JP2019028854A - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the value of a highly original recipe. An information processing device has a communication unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. The communication unit can communicate with a plurality of restaurant terminals or cook terminals. The storage unit includes at least an ingredient name, a seasoning name, each ingredient and the amount of each seasoning, is described in a predetermined format, and is similar to a plurality of recipe information created by a plurality of restaurants or cooks. Memorize the associated information about the ingredients and seasonings to be used. The control unit calculates the degree of similarity between the first recipe information stored in the storage unit and the second recipe information newly requested to be stored in the storage unit from the restaurant terminal or the cook terminal. However, when the similarity is less than the first threshold value, the second recipe information is allowed to be stored. [Selection diagram] FIG. 4

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of processing information related to a restaurant menu recipe.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, systems capable of processing information related to cooking recipes (cooking methods) are known.

  For example, Patent Document 1 below calculates the similarity between a known recipe and an unknown recipe for each recipe word type based on the words extracted from the text data of the known recipe and the unknown recipe, By performing different weighting for each evaluation criterion (taste, cooking time, health, cost, originality, etc.), the similarity between the known recipe and the unknown recipe for each recipe evaluation criterion is calculated, and based on the similarity, A recipe evaluation device that recognizes a known recipe similar to an unknown recipe for each recipe evaluation criterion and determines the score of the unknown recipe for each recipe evaluation criterion based on the score of the recipe evaluation criterion of the known recipe is disclosed.

JP 2006-045606 A

  However, although the technique described in Patent Document 1 can determine the score of an unknown recipe based on the similarity between the unknown recipe and the known recipe and the score of the known recipe, the similarity to the known recipe is high, that is, the original recipe. Recipes with low creativity are registered and published on the recipe management system in the same way as recipes with high creativity, so that the value of highly creativity recipes in the system becomes relatively low.

  In view of the circumstances as described above, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of improving the value of a highly original recipe.

  In order to achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a communication unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. The communication unit can communicate with a plurality of restaurant terminals or chef terminals. The storage unit includes at least the ingredients name, seasoning name, each ingredient and the amount of each seasoning, is described in a predetermined format, and is similar to a plurality of recipe information created by a plurality of restaurants or cooks The linking information relating to the ingredients and seasonings to be stored is stored. The said control part calculates the similarity degree of the 1st recipe information memorize | stored in the said memory | storage part, and the 2nd recipe information which had the memory | storage request | requirement to the said memory | storage part newly from the said restaurant terminal or the chef terminal. When the similarity is less than the first threshold, storage of the second recipe information is permitted.

  With this configuration, the information processing apparatus stores only recipe information that is not similar to existing recipe information as a target for storage (upload from a restaurant terminal or a chef terminal), so that a low-creativity recipe can be easily disclosed. Can improve the value of highly creative recipes. Here, the storage of the recipe information in the storage unit is performed, for example, for the construction of a database for exchange (trading) of the recipe information, but is not limited thereto. The first threshold value is a value such that when the similarity between two comparison target recipe information is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, it is determined that both recipe information are generally similar.

  The recipe information may include a plurality of cooking steps, and the ingredient name, the seasoning name, and the amount may be stored in association with the cooking steps. In this case, the control unit may calculate the similarity for each cooking process, and allow storage of the recipe information when the average similarity of all processes is less than the first threshold.

  Thereby, the information processing apparatus can calculate the similarity between recipe information with higher accuracy by calculating the similarity for each cooking process of one recipe.

  The storage unit may store a basic ingredient name and a basic seasoning name for each recipe information, and the control unit excludes the basic ingredient name and the basic seasoning name from the similarity calculation process. Also good.

  As a result, the information processing apparatus excludes ingredients and seasonings that are essential or used frequently in each recipe from the calculation of the similarity, thereby increasing the similarity between a more original recipe and another recipe. It can be calculated with high accuracy.

  The storage unit may store the identification information of the restaurant or the chef in association with the recipe information. In this case, when the identification information associated with the first recipe information and the identification information associated with the second recipe information are the same, the control unit determines that the similarity is greater than the first threshold value. The storage of the second recipe information may be allowed when the value is less than the low second threshold.

  As a result, the information processing apparatus lowers the similarity threshold for allowing the above-mentioned memory for recipe information created by the same restaurant or cook, that is, the conditions for the similarity for memory are more stringent. By doing so, for example, it is possible to prevent a restaurant or a cook from easily creating other recipe information that can be stored by modifying existing recipe information.

  The communication unit generates a recipe information providing page in which menu names corresponding to the plurality of recipe information are posted for the exchange of the plurality of recipe information by the restaurant or the cook, and the restaurant terminal or the chef terminal You may transmit according to the request | requirement from. In such a configuration based on the premise that the recipe information is exchanged on the recipe information providing page, the control unit includes the first recipe information corresponding to the first menu name already posted on the recipe information providing page, and the restaurant. The degree of similarity with the second recipe information corresponding to the second menu name that has been newly requested to be posted on the recipe information provision page from the terminal or the cook terminal is calculated, and the degree of similarity is less than the first threshold value. In some cases, the posting of the second menu name may be allowed.

  In this way, the information processing device posts more highly original recipe information on the recipe information providing page for the exchange of recipe information, thereby preventing easy transmission of recipe information with low originality. The value of high recipes can be improved.

  The said control part produces | generates the restaurant information provision page which posted the restaurant information containing the menu name corresponding to the said recipe information for every said restaurant, and transmits according to the request | requirement from a user terminal, The said restaurant When the terminal is newly requested to post the second menu name on the restaurant information providing page, if the similarity is less than the first threshold, the posting of the second menu name is allowed. May be.

  As a result, the information processing apparatus only displays a menu corresponding to highly creative recipe information on the restaurant information providing page, so that a customer who visits the store for the purpose of the menu can create a menu prepared with a highly original recipe. You can experience and spread the value.

At least ingredients name, seasoning name, each ingredient and the amount of each seasoning, described in a predetermined format, and a plurality of recipe information created by a plurality of restaurants or cooks, and similar ingredients and seasonings And store the linking information about
Calculating the similarity between the first recipe information stored in the storage unit and the second recipe information newly requested to be stored in the storage unit from the restaurant terminal or the chef terminal;
An information processing method that allows storage of the second recipe information when the similarity is less than a threshold value.

In the information processing device,
At least ingredients name, seasoning name, each ingredient and the amount of each seasoning, described in a predetermined format, and a plurality of recipe information created by a plurality of restaurants or cooks, and similar ingredients and seasonings Storing the association information on the storage unit,
Calculating the similarity between the first recipe information stored in the storage unit and the second recipe information newly requested to be stored in the storage unit from the restaurant terminal or the chef terminal;
A program for allowing storage of the second recipe information when the similarity is less than a threshold.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the value of a highly original recipe can be improved. However, this effect does not limit the present invention.

It is the figure which showed the structure of the recipe information provision system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the hardware constitutions of the restaurant / recipe information provision server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the structure of the database which the restaurant / recipe information provision server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention has. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the recipe information publication process by the restaurant / recipe information provision server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the example of the recipe information provision page which the restaurant / recipe information provision server produced | generated in one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the example of the recipe information which a restaurant / recipe information provision server memorize | stores in one Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[System configuration]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a restaurant / recipe information providing system according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, this system includes a restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 on the Internet 150, a plurality of user terminals 200, and a plurality of restaurant terminals 300.

  The restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 is a web server that operates a restaurant information portal site that posts information about restaurants and a recipe information portal site that lists recipe information provided from restaurants. The restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 is connected to the plurality of user terminals 200 and the restaurant terminals 300 of the plurality of restaurants via the Internet 150.

  The restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 provides a restaurant information search system for the user of the user terminal 200 in the restaurant information portal site. Specifically, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 searches for restaurant information that matches the search condition based on a search request from the user terminal 200, generates a Web page on which the search result is posted, and generates a user terminal. 200. In addition, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 performs a reservation reception process for any restaurant from the user terminal 200 of the user who browsed the restaurant information.

  In addition, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 provides a recipe information trading system for the user (administrator) of the restaurant terminal 300 in the recipe information portal site. Specifically, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 posts recipe information on a recipe information providing page on the recipe information portal site in response to a recipe information posting request from the restaurant terminal 300, and the recipe information On the provided page, in response to a purchase request from another restaurant terminal 300, a recipe information buying and selling process and a settlement process associated therewith are executed.

  The user terminal 200 (200A, 200B, 200C ...) is a terminal used by a user, and is, for example, a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet PC (Personal Computer), a notebook PC, a desktop PC, or the like. The user terminal 200 accesses the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100, receives a web page from the restaurant information portal site, and displays it on a screen by a browser or the like.

  The user terminal 200 determines a restaurant search condition such as a restaurant location area or genre based on a user operation, and transmits a restaurant search request based on the search condition to the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100. To do. The user terminal 200 can transmit a reservation request for any of the restaurants displayed as the search result to the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 based on the user's operation.

  On the other hand, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 provides a restaurant information management screen (Web page) for the restaurant (member store) posted on the restaurant information portal site. The user of the restaurant terminal 300 edits / updates restaurant information (content) on the Web page provided to the general user as the search result via the management screen, and puts the Web page on the portal site. Can be uploaded.

  The restaurant terminal 300 (300A, 300B, 300C ...) is a terminal installed in each restaurant, and is a tablet PC, a notebook PC, a desktop PC, or the like. The restaurant terminal 300 can execute processing related to its own restaurant information such as editing and updating of the restaurant information through communication with the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 based on the operation of the manager. is there.

  Furthermore, the restaurant terminal 300 creates recipe information of a menu provided (or planned to be provided) at its own store, and provides the restaurant / recipe information with a request for posting the recipe information on the recipe information portal site. It can be transmitted to the server 100.

  Moreover, the administrator of the other restaurant terminal 300 can purchase desired recipe information on the recipe information providing page of the recipe information portal site for the purpose of introduction into the menu of the own restaurant. The recipe information is uploaded on the recipe information portal site in a predetermined format and downloaded by the purchase.

  In this embodiment, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100, when there is a request for posting recipe information from the restaurant terminal 300 to the recipe information providing page, The similarity with the posting request target recipe information is calculated, and the posting is permitted when the similarity is less than a predetermined threshold. Details of this processing will be described later.

[Hardware configuration of recipe information providing server]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100. As shown in the figure, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, an input / output interface 15, and these. A bus 14 connected to each other is provided.

  CPU11 accesses RAM13 grade | etc., Suitably as needed, and controls the whole each block of the restaurant / recipe information provision server 100, performing various arithmetic processing. The ROM 12 is a non-volatile memory in which an OS to be executed by the CPU 11, firmware such as programs and various parameters are fixedly stored. The RAM 13 is used as a work area for the CPU 11 and temporarily holds the OS, various applications being executed, and various data being processed.

  A display unit 16, an operation receiving unit 17, a storage unit 18, a communication unit 19, and the like are connected to the input / output interface 15.

  The display unit 16 is a display device using, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an OELD (Organic ElectroLuminescence Display), a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), or the like.

  The operation reception unit 17 is, for example, a pointing device such as a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, and other input devices. When the operation reception unit 17 is a touch panel, the touch panel can be integrated with the display unit 16.

  The storage unit 18 is a non-volatile memory such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a flash memory (SSD; Solid State Drive), or other solid-state memory. The storage unit 18 stores the OS, various applications, and various data.

  As will be described later, particularly in the present embodiment, the storage unit 18 includes a restaurant information database, a user information database, a program such as an application necessary for a recipe information posting process (and a recipe information transaction / settlement process) described later, It has a recipe information database and an ingredient information database.

  The communication unit 19 is a module for wireless communication such as an NIC (Network Interface Card) for Ethernet or a wireless LAN, for example, and performs communication processing between the user terminal 200 and the restaurant terminal 300.

  Although not shown, the basic hardware configuration of the user terminal 200 and the restaurant terminal 300 is substantially the same as the hardware configuration of the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100.

[Database configuration of the recipe information providing server]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a database included in the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100.

  As shown in the figure, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 has a restaurant information database 31, a user information database 32, a recipe information database 33, and a food material information database 34 in the storage unit 18.

  The restaurant information database 31 includes, for each restaurant, the store name, location (address or latitude / longitude) information, location area information, access information (nearest station information, walking distance information from the nearest station), telephone number, ID (store ID) for identifying the restaurant, category information of the restaurant business type and service, information for introducing the restaurant (information indicating the store characteristics such as a PR statement of the store, event information performed by the restaurant Etc.), image data relating to restaurants (introducing restaurants), menu information relating to menus provided by restaurants, average budget information, business hours, website URL information, and the like. These pieces of information are input from the restaurant terminal 300 of each restaurant via a management screen provided by the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100.

  The menu information is information corresponding to a menu posted on the menu page of each restaurant on the restaurant information portal site, and stores menu names of a plurality of menus that each restaurant can provide for each restaurant. doing. The menu information may be stored for each menu category such as appetizer / main and lunch / dinner / course. As the menu information, in addition to character information indicating the menu name, price, description, etc., image information such as a photograph of the menu is also stored in association with each other.

  The area information is, for example, in units of prefectures, but information may be stored in units of a narrower range such as municipalities. The category information may include, for example, main categories such as Japanese food, Chinese, Italian, French, and yakiniku, and more detailed subcategories such as yakitori and tempura in Japanese food, pasta and pizza in Italian, and the like.

  The user information database 32 includes information on a user who owns the user terminal 200 and is a user (member) of the restaurant information service through the restaurant information portal site provided by the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100. Remember. Specifically, the user information database 32 stores information such as a user ID, a password, a name, an e-mail address, a telephone number, an address, an age (layer), a sex, and a birthday for each user.

  The recipe information database 33 stores a plurality of recipe information posted on the recipe information providing page of the recipe information portal site provided by the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100.

  The recipe information includes at least a recipe name (menu name), an ingredient name, a seasoning name, each ingredient and the amount of each seasoning, and is described by each restaurant in a predetermined format and identifies each restaurant It is stored in association with the ID. Moreover, the said recipe information has several cooking process information, The information regarding the said foodstuff name, seasoning name, and those quantity is matched and memorize | stored with each said cooking process.

  The said recipe information respond | corresponds with at least one part among the menu information (menu information in the said restaurant information database 31) published on the menu page of each restaurant of the said restaurant information portal site. That is, each restaurant creates, for example, recipe information of a menu that seems to have a high value in its own menu in the above format, and uploads it to the recipe information providing page for sale. .

  The ingredient information database 34 stores the name of the ingredient (basic ingredient name) and the name of the seasoning (basic seasoning name) that are essential in the recipe (menu) or frequently used for each recipe information. doing.

  In addition, the food material information database 34 is a string in which similar foods and seasonings (for example, foods and seasonings that do not have a great difference in taste and texture) among the foods and seasonings that can be used in each recipe. Attached information is also stored.

  These databases are used by referring to each other as needed in the recipe information posting process by the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 described later.

[Recipe information server operation]
Next, operation | movement of the restaurant / recipe information provision server 100 comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated. The operation is executed by cooperation between the hardware of the CPU 11 and the communication unit 19 of the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 and the software stored in the storage unit 18. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, the CPU 11 is an operation subject.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the recipe information posting process by the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100.

  As shown in the figure, the CPU 11 of the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 first determines whether or not a request for posting recipe information on the recipe information providing page has been received from any of the restaurant terminals 300. (Step 41). The posting request may include the store ID of the restaurant that created the recipe information in addition to the recipe information.

  When it is determined that the request for posting recipe information has been received (Yes), the CPU 11 refers to the recipe information database 33 and uses the same recipe name (menu name) as the recipe information to be posted from the posted recipe information. And the recipe information which has a similar recipe name is searched (step 42).

  Subsequently, the CPU 11 extracts the name of the ingredient, the name of the seasoning, and the amount of each from the recipe information to be posted and the retrieved recipe information for each cooking process (step 43).

  Subsequently, the CPU 11 refers to the food material information database 34 and excludes the basic food material name and the basic seasoning name from the extracted food material name and seasoning name (step 44).

  Subsequently, the CPU 11 performs the cooking process for each ingredient name, seasoning name, and quantity of the recipe information subject to publication request and the same / similar recipe information already published, excluding the basic ingredient name and basic seasoning name. The degree of similarity is calculated every time (step 45). The degree of similarity is, for example, the match rate of ingredients and seasonings for each cooking process (including not only perfect match but also partial match, notation fluctuation in fuzzy search and match by synonym), approximate rate of quantity, etc. Is calculated by

  Then, CPU11 calculates the average similarity of the similarity in each cooking process (step 46). The calculation process of the average similarity is repeated by the number of the same / similar recipe information that has been posted.

  Subsequently, the CPU 11 determines whether any of the above average similarity is less than a predetermined threshold (step 47). Here, the threshold is, for example, 0.3, 0.5, etc. when the similarity is expressed in a range of 0 to 1, but is not limited thereto.

  If the CPU 11 determines that the average similarity is less than the threshold (Yes), the CPU 11 stores the posting request target recipe information in the recipe information database 33 (step 48) and posts it on the recipe information providing page. (Step 49).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the average similarity is equal to or greater than the threshold (No), the CPU 11 issues a placement refusal notification indicating that the recipe information subject to placement cannot be placed because similar recipe information has already been placed. It transmits to the restaurant terminal 300 (step 50).

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a recipe information provision page generated by the restaurant / recipe information provision server 100.

  As shown in the figure, the recipe information providing page has a plurality of recipe information posting columns 50. Each recipe information publishing column 50 has recipe name (menu name) information 51 for identifying each recipe information and a restaurant of the providing source, sales price information 52 for purchasing recipe information, and a picture of a menu created by each recipe. It has a purchase button 54 for transmitting information 53 and a purchase request for each recipe information.

  Each recipe name (menu name) corresponds to the menu name posted on the menu information page of any restaurant on the restaurant information portal site. The price indicated by the selling price information 52 may be determined by the user of the restaurant terminal 300 who uploaded the recipe information, or may be determined by other predetermined rules.

  The recipe information providing page is transmitted to the restaurant terminal 300 when the restaurant terminal 300 accesses the recipe information portal site, and is displayed on the display. When the user of the restaurant terminal 300 presses down the purchase button 54 for any recipe information (tap, click, etc.), a request for purchasing the recipe information is transmitted to the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100.

  In response to the purchase request, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 executes settlement processing for the recipe information at a price corresponding to the selling price information 52. When the settlement process is completed, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 extracts corresponding recipe information from the recipe information database 33 and transmits it to the restaurant terminal 300 of the purchase source.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of recipe information stored in the recipe information database 33 by the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 and provided to the restaurant terminal 300 by the purchase process.

  As shown in the figure, recipe information includes, for example, a recipe name (menu name), a restaurant name from which the recipe information is provided, information indicating how many or how many menus, a completed photo, an ingredient name, a seasoning Includes information about the names of the charges, their quantities, and the cooking process.

  Each food name and seasoning name is associated with information (for example, cooking process No.) indicating in which cooking process they are used.

  The recipe name (menu name), the restaurant name of the provider, and the completed photo are the same as the information posted on the recipe information providing page shown in FIG. However, the information on the names of the ingredients, the seasonings, and their quantities are not posted on the recipe information providing page, and cannot be viewed unless the recipe information is purchased.

  In the figure, an example of recipe information of “shrimp dumplings” is shown. In the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, in the similarity calculation process, for example, “pork minced meat”, “cabbage”, “leek”, “gyoza” that is essential when making “gyoza” or used frequently. Ingredients such as “skin” and seasoning names such as “soy sauce”, “sugar”, “sake”, “pepper”, and “weak flour” are stored and excluded as basic ingredient names and basic seasoning names in the ingredient information database 34.

  On the other hand, “Muki Shrimp” as the name of the ingredients and “Miso” as the name of the seasoning are not stored as the names of the basic ingredients and the basic seasonings, and the same or similar ingredients or seasonings Presence / absence contributes to the calculation of similarity.

[Summary]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, only recipe information that is not similar to existing recipe information is posted on the recipe information offer page for buying and selling recipe information, and the recipe is low in originality. Can be easily prevented, and the value of highly creative recipes can be improved.

  Also, a restaurant that sells recipe information simply uploads the recipe information whose similarity is less than the threshold value to the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100, and performs the sales paperwork to the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100. Can be entrusted. Moreover, since the restaurant where the recipe information is purchased can download the recipe information simply by performing a purchase operation on the above-mentioned recipe information providing page, not only the labor of both the recipe information sales side and the purchase side is saved, but also the recipe information Since the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 does not need to exchange data with the restaurant terminal 300 on either the sales side or the purchase side from before uploading to before downloading, it is possible to prevent an increase in communication load. it can.

[Modification]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

  In the above-described embodiment, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 uses the recipe shown in the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 to create a recipe that is the same as or similar to the recipe name (menu name) of the recipe information to be posted from the posted recipe information. The recipe information having the name is searched, and the recipe information for calculating the similarity is narrowed down from the posted recipe information. However, in order to prevent the recipe information of the same menu from being erroneously excluded from the similarity calculation process depending on how the recipe name is described by the narrowing process based on the recipe name (menu name), The shop / recipe information providing server 100 may execute the similarity calculation process with the recipe information to be posted on all the posted recipe information without executing the narrowing process based on the recipe name (menu name). .

  In the above-described embodiment, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 calculates the similarity between the posting request target recipe information and the posted recipe information for each cooking process and determines whether or not the posting is possible. However, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 calculates the similarity by comparing the names of ingredients, the names of seasonings, and their quantities in the entire recipe information, not for each cooking process, and whether the similarity is less than the threshold. Whether or not the publication can be made may be determined depending on whether or not the publication is made.

  In the above-described embodiment, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 connects the restaurant terminal 300 to the restaurant information providing page (menu information page) of each restaurant on the restaurant information portal site via the management screen. When a request for posting a new menu name is received from the recipe information corresponding to the menu name has already been posted on the recipe information provision page (that is, the similarity between the recipe information and other published recipe information) Only when the degree is less than the threshold value), the menu name may be allowed to be posted on the menu information page. As a result, the information processing apparatus only displays a menu corresponding to highly creative recipe information on the restaurant information providing page, so that a customer who visits the store for the purpose of the menu can create a menu prepared with a highly original recipe. You can experience and spread the value.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 calculates the similarity between the posting request target recipe information and the posted recipe information, the store ID associated with the posting request target recipe information. And the store ID associated with the posted recipe information are the same (that is, when the restaurant that created the posted recipe information creates another recipe information and sends a posting request). May set the posting conditions more strictly than other restaurants. That is, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 has recipe information in which the same shop ID as the shop ID associated with the recipe information targeted for publication is present in the posted recipe information. The total similarity of these recipe information or the average similarity of each cooking process is less than a predetermined threshold (second threshold) lower than the threshold (first threshold) used in step 47 of FIG. In this case, publication may be permitted (in this case, the same threshold value as in step 47 of FIG. 4 is used for the similarity between recipe information items whose store IDs do not match). Thereby, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 lowers the similarity threshold for allowing the storage for the recipe information created by the same restaurant, that is, the degree of similarity for posting permission. By making the conditions stricter, it is possible to prevent other restaurants from easily creating other recipe information that can be allowed to be posted, for example, by changing the existing recipe information.

  In the above-described embodiment, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 calculates the degree of similarity between all recipe information requested to be posted and the posted recipe information, and determines whether or not the posting is possible. . However, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 has the similarity degree only when the store ID associated with the posted recipe information matches the store ID associated with the recipe information targeted for publication. You may perform a calculation process and the determination process of publication permission / inhibition. In other words, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 allows the posting of recipe information unconditionally for the first recipe information posting request from the restaurant terminal 300 to the recipe information providing page, and sends the recipe information to the recipe information providing page. As for the posting request from the restaurant terminal 300 of a restaurant with a history of posting, the similarity between the recipe information that the restaurant has already been posted and the recipe information that is the subject of the posting request is the average for each cooking step as described above. It may be calculated as the similarity or the similarity as a whole, and only when the similarity is less than the threshold value, the posting of recipe information may be permitted. As a result, if a highly original (not based on other recipes) recipe information created by a restaurant is similar to an already-created recipe information created by another restaurant, the posting is rejected. In addition to being prevented from being sold, it is possible to slightly modify the posted recipe information created by the restaurant itself and easily post it on the recipe information providing page as other recipe information for sale.

  In the above-described embodiment, it is the restaurant terminal 300 that creates recipe information and uploads it to the recipe information provision page. However, instead of a restaurant or in addition to a restaurant, a chef (chef) individual The recipe information created by the user may be uploaded to the recipe information providing page from a terminal (cooker terminal) used by the cook. In this case, information about the cook, such as a cook ID for identifying the cook, is stored in the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 in the same manner as the restaurant information database 31. Moreover, not only the restaurant terminal of the restaurant in operation, but also the restaurant terminal of the closed restaurant may upload the recipe information created before or after closing to the recipe information providing page.

  Among the inventions described in the claims of the present application, the invention described as “information processing method” is such that each step is automatically performed by at least one device such as a computer by information processing by software. Yes, it is not performed by humans using devices such as computers. That is, the “information processing method” is an information processing method using computer software, and is not a method in which a human operates a computing tool called a computer.

11 ... CPU
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 18 ... Memory | storage part 19 ... Communication part 31 ... Restaurant information database 32 ... User information database 33 ... Recipe information database 34 ... Ingredient information database 50 ... Recipe information publication column 100 ... Restaurant / recipe information provision server 200 ... User terminal 300 ... Restaurant terminal

Claims (8)

A communication unit capable of communicating with a plurality of restaurant terminals or chef terminals;
At least ingredients name, seasoning name, each ingredient and the amount of each seasoning, described in a predetermined format, and a plurality of recipe information created by a plurality of restaurants or cooks, and similar ingredients and seasonings A storage unit for storing association information about
The similarity between the first recipe information stored in the storage unit and the second recipe information newly requested to be stored in the storage unit from the restaurant terminal or the chef terminal is calculated, and the similarity An information processing apparatus comprising: a control unit that allows storage of the second recipe information when is less than a first threshold value. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The recipe information includes a plurality of cooking steps, and the ingredient name, the seasoning name, and the amount are stored in association with each cooking step,
The said control part calculates the said similarity for every said cooking process, and when the average similarity of the similarity of all the processes is less than the said 1st threshold value, the memory | storage device of the said recipe information is permitted. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:
The storage unit stores a basic ingredient name and a basic seasoning name for each recipe information,
The control unit excludes the basic ingredient name and the basic seasoning name from the similarity calculation process. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The storage unit stores identification information of the restaurant or the chef in association with the recipe information,
When the identification information associated with the first recipe information and the identification information associated with the second recipe information are the same, the control unit is configured such that the similarity is lower than the first threshold value. An information processing apparatus that permits storage of the second recipe information when the number is less than two thresholds. An information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The communication unit generates a recipe information providing page on which menu names corresponding to the plurality of recipe information are posted for the reception of the restaurant or the cook of the plurality of recipe information, and the restaurant terminal or the cook Send in response to a request from the device,
The control unit includes first recipe information corresponding to a first menu name already published on the recipe information provision page, and a second menu name for which a new posting request has been made on the recipe information provision page from the restaurant terminal. An information processing apparatus that calculates the similarity with the second recipe information corresponding to, and permits the posting of the second menu name when the similarity is less than the first threshold. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5,
The said control part produces | generates the restaurant information provision page which posted the restaurant information containing the menu name corresponding to the said recipe information for every said restaurant, and transmits according to the request | requirement from a user terminal, The said restaurant When the terminal is newly requested to post the second menu name on the restaurant information provision page, the posting of the second menu name is allowed when the similarity is less than the first threshold. Information processing device. At least ingredients name, seasoning name, each ingredient and the amount of each seasoning, described in a predetermined format, and a plurality of recipe information created by a plurality of restaurants or cooks, and similar ingredients and seasonings And store the linking information about
Calculating the degree of similarity between the first recipe information stored in the storage unit and the second recipe information newly requested to be stored in the storage unit from the restaurant terminal or the chef terminal;
An information processing method that allows storage of the second recipe information when the similarity is less than a threshold value. In the information processing device,
At least ingredients name, seasoning name, each ingredient and the amount of each seasoning, described in a predetermined format, and a plurality of recipe information created by a plurality of restaurants or cooks, and similar ingredients and seasonings Storing the association information on the storage unit,
Calculating the degree of similarity between the first recipe information stored in the storage unit and the second recipe information newly requested to be stored in the storage unit from a restaurant terminal or a chef terminal;
And allowing the storage of the second recipe information when the similarity is less than a threshold.

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