JP2019125245A - Farm crop growing system and farm crop growing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a crop growing system and a crop growing method in which a user is involved in the growing of a crop and can receive the provision of the harvested crop. SOLUTION: When a user operates a user terminal 20 to make a contract for a breeding section (s1), a server 10 allocates a breeding section 40 of a breeding factory 30 to a user (s2), and the breeding section 40 The crop is acquired as a plot image (s3) and transmitted to the user terminal 20 (s4). Further, the training environment is changed by accepting the designation of the training conditions from the user terminal 20 (s5) and notifying the training factory 30 of the training information (s6). When the user operates the user terminal 20 to give an instruction for harvesting (s7), the server 10 instructs the harvesting of the assigned breeding section 40 (s8), and the actually produced crops are harvested, resulting in the result. It is provided to the user as a thing (s9). [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a crop cultivation system and a crop cultivation method for cultivating crops.

  BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, production efficiency of agriculture using IT (Information Technology) has been improved. For example, Patent Document 1 manages a plurality of small-scale farmland as a large-scale farmland in a virtual space, and also performs a plurality of small-scale exchanges between agricultural machines such as agricultural machines and agricultural machines such as agricultural machines or producers of agricultural products. By unifying management of farmland information as large-scale farmland in virtual space, we disclose a management system for agriculture that enhances the production efficiency of agricultural products.

  Also known is a technology that uses IT to provide enjoyment of agricultural production as a game. For example, in Patent Document 2, a player opens a dedicated virtual farm page set in a game program, and performs virtual farming work from an input terminal with reference to advice issued from an advisor character resident on the page screen. A crop cultivation game is disclosed which displays the quality of the crop grown by virtual farming when the crop is grown and the crop is in the harvest season.

JP, 2017-68869, A JP 2002-78975 A

  However, according to the prior art, general users who are not engaged in agriculture are involved in the cultivation of crops and can not receive provision of harvested crops. For example, the prior art represented by the above-mentioned patent documents 1 improves the convenience of the worker of agriculture, and a general user does not use. Moreover, although the prior art represented by said patent document 2 can display the quality of the crop grown by virtual farming, it can not obtain the real thing of a crop.

  General users may not only enjoy the cultivation of crops as a game, but also may desire to obtain real crops. It is because a higher sense of accomplishment can be obtained by the fact that the result of own training is obtained as a real thing. In addition, from the viewpoint of the safety and quality of agricultural products, there is a need to grow agricultural products on their own.

  However, conventional crop cultivation is not easy for general users because it is required to secure land and prepare agricultural tools, pesticides, etc., and also requires extensive know-how and continuous work. The These are barriers not only to cultivating agricultural products simply for pleasure, but also to newcomers who wish to engage in agriculture anew.

  If general users are involved in the cultivation of crops without making a large initial investment, etc. and can obtain harvested crops, they can provide new enjoyment for users, and new entry into agriculture Promotion can be expected.

  From these things, it is an important issue how to realize the system that general users who are not engaged in agriculture participate in the cultivation of crops and receive the provision of harvested crops. .

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides a crop cultivation system and a crop cultivation method in which a user can participate in the cultivation of a crop and receive provision of a harvested crop. The purpose is

  In order to solve the problems described above and achieve the object, the present invention relates to a control device for controlling the breeding environment of crops grown in a breeding area of crops provided in a predetermined breeding factory, and the control device and communication An agricultural product cultivating system having a management device connected in an enabling manner, wherein the management apparatus is configured to generate a predetermined breeding division for a user who grows a crop from among a plurality of breeding divisions forming the breeding region. Rearranging section allocation means for allocating, and rearing environment specifying means for specifying a rearing environment relating to the rearranging section allocated to the user in response to an instruction relating to the rearranging condition from the user terminal possessed by the user; And training information notifying means for notifying the control device of the breeding information related to the breeding environment specified by the breeding environment identification means.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the control device controls the breeding environment of the breeding section assigned to the user based on the breeding information notified from the management device.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above-mentioned invention, the management apparatus further comprises a breeding state information presenting means for presenting the breeding state information of the crops in the breeding section allocated to each user to the user terminal of the user. It is characterized by

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the management apparatus further includes a training support means for providing training support information for supporting selection of the training condition to the user terminal.

  Further, in the present invention according to the above-mentioned invention, the breeding support means determines whether or not the selection of the breeding condition of the crop received from the user terminal is appropriate, and when it is determined that the selection is not proper. And providing training support information for supporting selection of proper training conditions.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above-mentioned invention, the management apparatus further comprises a harvesting result presenting means for presenting the harvesting result of the crop in the growing section allocated to each user to the user terminal of the user. It features.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the management device further comprises a crop provision means for providing the crop with the crop harvested in the growing section assigned to each user.

  In addition, the present invention divides a predetermined farmland operated by the farmer into a plurality of breeding sections, and assigns a predetermined breeding section to the user, and a growing state information of crops in the plurality of growing sections. And a growing condition information acquiring device for obtaining the growing condition information acquiring device for obtaining the growing condition information of the grown products in the growing section allocated to each user on the user terminal of the user, wherein the management device is In response to an instruction relating to a breeding condition from a user terminal possessed by the user, virtual breeding zone generation means for generating a virtual breeding zone corresponding to the breeding zone allocated to the user, to the user And a virtual training environment control unit configured to control a training environment related to the virtual training section associated with each other.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above-mentioned invention, the management device associates and notifies growing condition information of a crop in the growing section and growing condition information of a virtual crop in the virtual growing section corresponding to the growing section. It is characterized by further having a breeding state information notification means.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above-mentioned invention, the virtual breeding environment control means reflects external factors generated in the breeding section regardless of the work of the farmer in the virtual breeding section corresponding to the breeding section. It is characterized by

  Further, the present invention provides the crop according to the above invention, wherein the management apparatus provides the crop harvested in the breeding section allocated to each user to the user according to the breeding result in the corresponding virtual breeding section. Characterized by further comprising means.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the crop provision means causes a user assigned to the growing section of the crop harvested in the growing section to obtain, purchase and / or sell. .

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the crop provision means causes the purchase and / or sale to be performed with a virtual currency.

  Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a crop having a control device for controlling a breeding environment of crops grown in a breeding region of crops provided in a predetermined breeding factory, and a management device communicably connected to the control device. A crop breeding method in a breeding system, wherein the management apparatus assigns a predetermined breeding division to a user who grows a crop from among a plurality of breeding divisions forming the breeding region; A fostering environment specifying step of identifying a fostering environment concerning a breeding section allocated to the user in response to an instruction concerning a breeding condition from the user terminal possessed by the user, The management apparatus includes a training information notification step of notifying the control device of training information related to the training environment specified in the training environment specifying step. .

  In addition, the present invention divides a predetermined farmland operated by the farmer into a plurality of breeding sections, and assigns a predetermined breeding section to the user, and a growing state information of crops in the plurality of growing sections. A crop cultivation method in a crop cultivation system for presenting the cultivation status information of the crop in the cultivation section allocated to each user, to the user terminal of the user. A virtual breeding area generation step of generating a virtual breeding area corresponding to a breeding area allocated to the user by the management apparatus; and an instruction concerning a breeding condition from a user terminal owned by the user by the management apparatus And a virtual training environment control step of controlling a training environment related to the virtual training section associated with the user.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a crop cultivation system and a crop cultivation method in which a user can participate in the cultivation of a crop and receive provision of a harvested crop.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a concept of a crop growing system according to a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram of the crop cultivation system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the operation of the crop cultivation system. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the server shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the server shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the training support information. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of accumulation and utilization of a breeding result. FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of the concept of the crop cultivation system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a system configuration diagram of a crop cultivation system according to a second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the server shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the server shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of a crop growing system and a crop growing method according to the present invention will be described in detail.

  First, the concept of the crop cultivation system according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a concept of a crop growing system according to a first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, in the crop growing system according to the first embodiment, a plurality of growing plants 30 are connected to the server 10 via a network.

  Each breeding factory 30 has a plurality of breeding sections 40 in a building, and the plurality of breeding sections 40 form a breeding area of crops. Since each breeding section 40 is provided indoors, it is not affected by the weather, and instead of sunshine, LEDs are used to adjust the temperature, supply water and fertilizer, etc. with a machine to grow the crop environment. It can control. The control of the breeding environment is performed by a control device provided in the breeding plant, and the details of this control device will be described later. Although a dedicated building may be used as the training plant 30, it is also possible to use a vacant house, an apartment with a vacant room, an empty space of an office or the like as the training plant 30.

  The server 10 is a management device capable of communicating with control devices provided in a plurality of breeding factories 30. Furthermore, the server 10 can communicate with the user terminal 20 used by the user, and can allocate the training section 40 of the training plant 30 to the user. Here, the user is a general user who is not engaged in agriculture, and the user terminal 20 is a portable terminal such as a smartphone or a computer.

  When the user operates the user terminal 20 to communicate with the server 10 and makes a contract for the breeding section (s1), the server 10 allocates the actual breeding section 40 of the breeding plant 30 to the user (s2). The breeding factory 30 images the crops of the assigned breeding section 40 and transmits it as a section image to the server 10 (s3). The server 10 transmits the section image received from the training plant 30 to the user terminal 20 as a section image of the training section of the user (s4).

  In addition, when the user operates the user terminal 20 to instruct the training condition (s5), the server 10 is assigned to the user in response to the command relating to the training condition from the user terminal 20. The control unit of the training plant 30 is notified of the training information pertaining to the identified breeding environment (s6). The training plant 30 controls the training environment of the training section assigned to the user based on the training information notified from the server 10. Here, control of the breeding environment is control relating to lighting by LEDs, adjustment of air temperature, supply of water and fertilizer, and the like.

  The processing from the transmission of the section image from the breeding plant 30 (s3) to the breeding information notification (s6) can be repeated at any timing by the user. That is, the user can participate in the cultivation of the crop by appropriately confirming the situation of the breeding section 40 allocated to the user and instructing the breeding conditions. Moreover, the division image transmitted to the user terminal 20 from the breeding plant 30 via the server 10 functions as breeding state information indicating the breeding state of the crop in the breeding division assigned to each user. In addition, you may use not only an image but the cultivation state information which shows the cultivation state of a crop by a numerical value, and may use the breeding state information containing a numerical value and an image.

  Then, when the user operates the user terminal 20 and instructs harvesting (s7), the server 10 instructs harvesting of the allocated growing section 40 (s8), and the actually produced crop is harvested Ru. This harvested crop can be provided to users as a product (s9).

  Provision of deliverables to users is made, for example, by the purchase of the users. That is, the user can surely purchase the product which he / she is involved and instructed to harvest. Users can also sell products to others rather than receiving them. Also, the product of the breeding section assigned to the user may be a contract that can be obtained by the user without additional cost. Thereafter, the case where the user receives the provision of the deliverable without additional cost is obtained, the case where the user pays for the provision of the deliverable is purchased, and the user delivers the deliverable to another person The case where you receive the compensation is called sales, and provision of deliverables to users includes acquisition, purchase, and sale.

  Thus, the server 10 communicates with the user terminal 20, assigns the breeding section 40 of the crop to the user, notifies the user terminal 20 of the breeding status information of the crop in the breeding section 40, and the user terminal 20 Is reflected to the breeding section 40, and the crop harvested in the breeding section 40 is provided to the user. According to this configuration, general users can participate in the cultivation of crops without making a large initial investment, etc., and can obtain harvested crops.

  Next, the system configuration of the crop growing system according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram of the crop cultivation system according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, a server 10, a plurality of user terminals 20, and a plurality of breeding control devices 50 are connected via a network.

  The breeding control device 50 is provided in the breeding plant 30, and is a device that controls the breeding plant 30 and controls the breeding environment. In addition, a worker terminal 60, a training device 70, a camera 80, etc. are installed in the training plant 30, and are connected to the training control device 50 so as to be communicable.

  The breeding equipment 70 is an LED lighting, an air conditioning facility, a supply facility of water and fertilizer, etc. provided for each breeding section 40, and the breeding control device 50 breeds when notified of the breeding environment information from the server 10. By controlling the device 70, the breeding environment is changed. Similarly, the camera 80 is provided for each breeding section 40, and the breeding control device 50 transmits the image of the breeding section 40 captured by the camera 80 to the server 10 as a section image.

  One or more worker terminals 60 are provided in the breeding factory 30, and are used for instructions to the workers. Operations that can not be performed by the breeding equipment 70, such as harvesting, are performed by the breeding control device 50 instructing the worker via the worker terminal 60.

  Next, the operation of the crop cultivation system will be described. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the operation of the crop cultivation system. The server 10 described above is managed and operated by the service provider who provides the breeding zone use service, and the user pays a monthly fee to the service provider when the user makes a contract for the breeding zone use service. It will be done. The server 10 is, for example, a WEB server, and can receive access from the user terminal 20 via the Internet or the like.

  When the user who has made the contract sets up the environment by designating the environmental conditions, the breeding plant 30 is notified of the environmental information, and the breeding equipment 70 changes the environment of the breeding section 40. Moreover, about the operation | work which can not be performed with the training apparatus 70, an instruction | indication is transmitted to the worker terminal 60, and it is performed by the worker who confirmed the instruction | indication by the worker terminal 60. FIG. Workers can be paid a service fee from the service provider. This work fee may be paid in a normal currency or in a virtual currency.

  The product harvested in the breeding section 40 can be purchased by the user involved in the breeding. In addition, users involved in training can also sell the deliverables to others. This purchase or sale may be performed in a normal currency or in a virtual currency. Moreover, it is also possible to constitute so as to enable barter exchange of deliverables with other users. If the contract is for the user to obtain the deliverables, the deliverables will be shipped to the user without making payments in the normal currency or virtual currency.

  Also, the currency may be a limited regional currency that can be used limitedly in the region where the breeding section 40 is located. The use of regional currency can be expected to stimulate the distribution of agricultural products in the region.

  The worker may be an employee of the training plant 30, or may be a temporary employer or a volunteer. Also, it may be a worker by recruiting new people who want to start farming. In this case, the service provider will provide the various facilities of the breeding plant 30 as a platform to new farmer's applicants, and therefore start farming without burdening the new farmer's initial investment. It can be done. In addition, it is also possible to provide various know-hows related to agricultural work to new employees who wish to work. Furthermore, the service provider can make a franchise agreement with the new farmer as a franchisee instead of hiring a new farmer.

  Next, the configuration of the server 10 will be described. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the server 10. As shown in FIG. 4, the server 10 includes a display unit 11, an operation unit 12, a communication unit 13, a storage unit 14, and a control unit 15.

  The display unit 11 is configured of a display device such as a liquid crystal panel, and is used for display output to the operator. The operation unit 12 is configured by an operation device such as a keyboard and a button, and is used to receive an operation from the operator. Further, the display unit 11 and the operation unit 12 may be integrally configured using a touch panel display or the like. The communication unit 13 is a communication interface that communicates with external devices such as the user terminal 20 and the breeding control device 50.

  The storage unit 14 is a storage device including a hard disk drive or a non-volatile memory, and stores the breeding factory management data 14a, the user management data 14b, the breeding support data 14c, and the like.

  The training plant management data 14a is data indicating the whereabouts of the training plant 30, the address of the training control device 50, the number and status of the training sections 40, and information on the workers. The user management data 14b is data indicating the name and address of the user, the address of the user terminal 20, the contract status of the breeding section utilization service, and the assigned breeding section and its state. The training support data 14c is data provided to the user in order for the user to perform appropriate environment setting and the like.

  The control unit 15 is a control unit that performs overall control of the server 10, and includes a breeding section allocation unit 15a, a breeding environment specifying unit 15b, a breeding information notification unit 15c, a breeding state information presentation unit 15d, a breeding support unit 15e, and a harvest result presentation It has a part 15f and a crop provision part 15g. In practice, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded onto a central processing unit (CPU) and executed to thereby create the breeding section allocation unit 15a. The breeding environment specifying unit 15b, the breeding information notification unit 15c, the breeding state information presentation unit 15d, the breeding support unit 15e, the harvest result presentation unit 15f, and the crop provision unit 15g execute the corresponding processes.

  The breeding segment allocation unit 15a manages the breeding segment 40 of the breeding factory 30 based on the breeding factory management data 14a, and assigns the breeding segment 40 to the user who has made a contract for the breeding segment use service.

  In response to an instruction relating to a training condition from the user terminal 20, the training environment specifying unit 15b performs processing of specifying a training environment related to the training section allocated to the user. In addition, when a harvest instruction is received from the user terminal 20, an instruction is given to harvest the crop in the growing section 40. The usage status by the user can be managed by updating the user management data 14 b as appropriate.

  The training information notification unit 15 c performs processing of notifying the training control device 50 of the training plant 30 on training information related to the training environment specified by the training environment identification unit 15 b.

  The breeding state information presentation unit 15 d performs a process of presenting the breeding state information of the crop by acquiring the section image of the breeding division 40 and transmitting it to the corresponding user terminal 20.

  The training support unit 15e is a processing unit that supports the selection of training conditions by the user. Specifically, when the user terminal 20 requests information to support training, the training support unit 15 e refers to the training support data 14 c and reads out and provides corresponding information.

  When the training support unit 15e receives a selection of training conditions from the user terminal 20, the training support unit 15e determines whether the selection of the training conditions received is appropriate or not. Provide training support information to support selection of training conditions.

  The harvest result presentation unit 15 f performs processing of presenting the crop result of the crop in the growing section assigned to each user to the user terminal of the user.

  The crop provision unit 15g performs processing for providing the crop harvested in the breeding section 40 as a product to the user to whom the breeding section 40 is assigned. When the user who has received the presentation of the harvest result by the harvest result presentation unit 15f performs a purchase operation, the crop provision unit 15g performs a process of delivering the purchased deliverable to the address of the user. In addition, when the user sells the deliverable to others, the deliverable is delivered to the seller. The crop provision unit 15g can purchase and sell the deliverables in a virtual currency. In addition, if the user is a contract for obtaining the product, the crop providing unit 15g performs a process of delivering the product to the address of the user without performing the settlement in the normal currency or the virtual currency.

  Next, the processing procedure of the server 10 will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the server 10. The breeding section allocation unit 15a communicates with the user terminal 20, and assigns a breeding section 40 to the user (step S102) when a contract for the breeding section use service is made (step S101). The breeding state information presentation unit 15d acquires the section image of the assigned breeding division 40 from the breeding control apparatus 50 (step S103), and transmits the section image to the corresponding user terminal 20 to provide it to the user (step S104).

  When the information for supporting the training is requested from the user terminal 20 (Step S105; Yes), the training support unit 15e refers to the training support data 14c and reads out and provides the corresponding information (Step S106). .

  After step S106, or when the information for supporting the breeding is not requested (step S105; No), the breeding environment identifying unit 15b determines whether or not the designation of the breeding conditions has been received from the user terminal 20 (step S107).

  When the designation of the breeding condition is received from the user terminal 20 (step S107: Yes), the breeding support unit 15e determines whether the received instruction concerning the setting of the breeding environment is appropriate (step S108). . As a result, when it is determined that the condition is not appropriate (Step S108; No), the training support unit 15e provides training support information for supporting selection of a proper training condition (Step S109).

  After step S109, or when the designation of the received breeding condition is appropriate (step S108; Yes), the breeding environment identification unit 15b identifies the breeding environment of the breeding section, and fosters the breeding information related to the identified breeding environment. The information notification unit 15c notifies the breeding control device 50 (step S110).

  After step S110, or when designation of the breeding conditions has not been received (step S107; No), the breeding environment identification unit 15b determines whether or not a harvest instruction has been received from the user terminal 20 (step S111).

  If a harvest instruction has not been received from the user terminal 20 (step S111; No), the process proceeds to step S103 to continue crop cultivation. Then, if a harvest instruction is received from the user terminal 20 (step S111; Yes), the harvest instruction is transmitted to the growth control device 50 (step S112), and the process is ended.

  Next, the training support information provided by the training support unit 15e will be described. The training support information provided by the training support unit 15 e does not have to be the same for all users, and can be different for each user. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the training support information.

  In FIG. 6, the type is set for the user, the request for support information is enabled for the user of “type A”, and the request for support information is disabled for the user of “type B”. The user of "Type A" is, for example, a user who has made a paid option contract for providing support information, and the user of "Type B" has not made a paid option contract for providing support information. It is a user.

  In the example shown in FIG. 6, since the user of “Type B” can not request support information, for example, in step S105 shown in FIG. S105; No) will be selected.

  On the other hand, even if it is a user of "type A", even a user of "type B" can avoid provision failure and receive provision of support information for securing a minimum harvest. . Therefore, if the breeding conditions received in step S107 shown in FIG. 5 are not appropriate, and it is expected that breeding will fail under the received breeding conditions, provision of support information for securing a minimum harvest is performed. It will be.

  Moreover, it is possible to make the contents of the training support information different, and the user of “type A” can receive provision of information to support better harvest, while the user of “type B” Only information that supports minimum harvest can be provided. For example, information that supports better harvest is such that shape, size, color, etc. meet a predetermined quality, and help to harvest more such products. On the other hand, information that supports minimum harvesting means that harvesting can be performed, but the level of quality, such as shape, size, color, etc., and the amount of harvesting do not matter.

  Such control of the training support information is merely an example, and for example, a user type capable of receiving a request for training information or information for supporting a better harvest only a predetermined number of times may be provided. You may provide the user classification by which provision is not performed at all.

  Next, accumulation and use of the breeding results will be described. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of accumulation and utilization of a breeding result. If the breeding environment was set or changed based on the breeding conditions specified by the user, and the product was obtained in the breeding section 40, the breeding environment used (at what stage what amount of water and illuminance were applied Etc.) and results (including the progress of training) can be associated and accumulated as a training know-how database.

  By using this training know-how database, more effective training know-how can be generated, for example, by machine learning, and training support data 14c can be updated, whereby more effective support information can be provided to the user. .

  As described above, in the crop cultivation system according to the first embodiment, the user terminal 20 used by the user and the server 10 communicate with each other to allocate the crop cultivation section 40 to the user, and the breeding section 40 The state of the crop in is notified to the user terminal 20 of the user to whom the growing section 40 is assigned, and the crop harvested in the growing section 40 is provided to the user to which the growing section 40 is assigned. For this reason, the user can be involved in the cultivation of the crop and receive the provision of the harvested crop.

  In addition, since the server 10 receives the designation of the cultivation condition of the crop from the user terminal 20 and controls the cultivation environment of the cultivation section 40, the user can directly participate in the cultivation of the crop in the cultivation section 40.

  Further, the server 10 can provide the user terminal 20 with training support information for supporting setting of the training environment. The provision of the training support information is performed based on the request from the user. In addition, it is determined whether or not the designation of the cultivation condition of the crop received from the user terminal 20 is appropriate, and providing the cultivation support information that supports setting of the appropriate cultivation environment when it is determined not to be appropriate. Is also possible.

  Further, in the crop growing system according to the first embodiment, it is possible to obtain, purchase, and sell the crop grown in the growing section 40 by the user to which the growing section 40 is assigned. In addition, virtual currency can be used for such purchases and sales.

  In the first embodiment, the crops are cultivated in the cultivation plant, and the configuration in which the user is directly involved in the cultivation of the crops is described. However, the present invention is applied to farms affected by weather conditions such as sunshine and rainfall. It is also possible.

  In the second embodiment, a case where the present invention is applied to a farm affected by weather conditions such as sunshine and rainfall will be described. In such farms, it is preferable for farmers who are full-time agricultural employees to carry out the entire work related to training, and it is difficult for users to be directly involved in training.

  Therefore, in the crop cultivation system according to the second embodiment, while allocating actual breeding divisions to the user, a virtual breeding division is generated on the server, and the user is involved in the cultivation of virtual crops in the virtual breeding division And deliver the actually harvested products according to the results.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of the concept of the crop cultivation system according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, in the crop growing system according to the second embodiment, a plurality of farms 130 are connected to the server 110 via a network.

  Each farm 130 has farmland formed by a plurality of breeding areas 140 outdoors. Since the breeding section 140 is provided outdoors, it is affected by weather conditions such as sunshine, rainfall, and temperature. In the second embodiment, as in these weather conditions, a factor that occurs regardless of the work of the farmer and affects the breeding section 140 is referred to as an external factor.

  The server 110 can communicate with the user terminal 20 used by the user in addition to the plurality of farms 130, assigns a breeding section 140 of the farm 130 to the user, and creates a virtual breeding section for breeding virtual crops. Can be generated and managed. Here, the user is a general user who is not engaged in agriculture, and the user terminal 20 is a portable terminal such as a smartphone or a computer.

  When the user operates the user terminal 20 to communicate with the server 110 and makes a contract for the breeding section (s11), the server 110 assigns the actual breeding section 140 of the farm 130 to the user (s12), A virtual rearing area, which is a virtual rearing area that can artificially grow agricultural products, is generated (s13). The farm 130 acquires the assigned external factor of the breeding section 140 by the sensor, and transmits it to the server 110 as external factor information (s14). The server 110 reflects the external factor information received from the farm 130 in the virtual rearing area, and transmits the image of the virtual rearing area to the user terminal 20 as a virtual area image (s15). In addition, when the user operates the user terminal 20 to instruct the training conditions (s16), the server 110 reflects the training environment of the virtual training area.

  Furthermore, the farm 130 images the crops of the assigned growing section 140, and transmits it as an actual section image to the server 110 (s17). The server 110 transmits the real area image received from the farm 130 to the user terminal 20 (s18). It is desirable that the real section image and the virtual section image be associated with each other and transmitted so that the user terminal 20 can compare the real section image and the virtual section image.

  The processing from transmission of external factor information from the farm 130 (s14) to transmission of a real section image (s17) is repeated as appropriate. That is, the user appropriately confirms the conditions of the real division and the virtual division allocated to him / her, and instructs the growth conditions of the virtual growth division to grow virtual crops.

  Then, when the harvest is performed in the growing section 140 of the farm 130, the harvested crop can be provided to the user as a product (s19). Here, the server 110 evaluates the nurturing result in the virtual nurturing section, and the user can receive provision of the product according to the result in the virtual section (s20). For example, if the output in the virtual partition is significantly lower than the output in the actual partition, only a portion of the output will be provided to the user.

  The provision of deliverables to users is similar to that of the first embodiment in that it can be obtained, purchased, and sold, and that a virtual currency can be used.

  In this manner, the server 110 communicates with the user terminal 20, allocates the growing section 140 of the crop to the user, generates a virtual growing section, and uses the state of the crop and the state of the virtual growing section in the growing section 140 Notification to the user terminal 20, reflecting the designation of the cultivation condition of the crop performed by the user terminal 20 in the virtual breeding section, and providing the user with the crop harvested in the breeding section 140 according to the result in the virtual breeding section Do. According to this configuration, a general user can virtually grow crops and obtain actually harvested crops.

  In addition, since external factors of the actual breeding section 140 are reflected in the virtual breeding section, the user can perform training in the virtual training section more realistically.

  Next, the system configuration of the crop growing system according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 9 is a system configuration diagram of a crop cultivation system according to a second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9, a server 110, a plurality of user terminals 20, and a plurality of breeding status information acquisition devices 150 are connected via a network.

  The breeding state information acquisition device 150 is a device that obtains the breeding state of crops and external factors and transmits the obtained to the server 110 which is a management device. In the farm 130, a sensor 170, a camera 180, and the like are installed, and are communicably connected to the breeding state information acquisition device 150, respectively. The breeding state information acquisition device 150 obtains the output of the sensor 170 or the camera 180 as breeding state information indicating the breeding state of the crop or as an external factor.

  A sensor 170 is provided for each breeding section 140 and detects sunshine, rainfall, temperature and the like. The breeding state information acquisition device 150 transmits the detection result of the sensor 170 to the server 110 as external factor information. Similarly, the camera 180 is provided for each breeding section 140, and the breeding state information acquisition device 150 transmits the image of the breeding section 140 captured by the camera 180 to the server 110 as a real section image, that is, breeding state information.

  Next, the configuration of the server 110 will be described. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of the server 110. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the server 110 includes a display unit 111, an operation unit 112, a communication unit 113, a storage unit 114, and a control unit 115.

  The display unit 111 is configured by a display device such as a liquid crystal panel, and is used for display output to the operator. The operation unit 112 is configured by an operation device such as a keyboard and a button, and is used to receive an operation from the operator. Further, the display unit 111 and the operation unit 112 may be integrally configured using a touch panel display or the like. The communication unit 113 is a communication interface that communicates with an external device such as the user terminal 20 and the breeding state information acquisition device 150.

  The storage unit 114 is a storage device including a hard disk drive or a non-volatile memory, and stores farm management data 114a, user management data 114b, virtual section management data 114c, and the like.

  The farm management data 114a is data indicating the whereabouts of the farm 130, the address of the breeding status information acquisition apparatus 150, the number and status of the breeding divisions 140, and the like. The user management data 114b is data indicating the name and address of the user, the address of the user terminal 20, the contract status of the virtual agricultural service, the allocated breeding section, and the status thereof. The virtual partition management data 114c is data for managing the state of a virtual breeding partition.

  The control unit 115 is a control unit that performs overall control of the server 110, and includes a virtual breeding area generation unit 115a, a virtual breeding environment control unit 115b, a breeding state information notification unit 115c, and a crop provision unit 115d. In practice, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded on a central processing unit (CPU) and executed to generate a virtual breeding section generation unit. A process corresponding to each of the virtual breeding environment control unit 115b, the breeding state information notification unit 115c, and the crop provision unit 115d is executed.

  The virtual breeding section generation unit 115a manages the breeding section 140 of the farm 130 based on the farm management data 114a, assigns the breeding section 140 to the user who has made a contract for virtual farming service, and corresponds to the assigned breeding section. The virtual breeding section is generated and registered in the virtual section management data 114c.

  The virtual training environment control unit 115b controls the training environment related to the virtual training section associated with the user, in response to an instruction relating to the training condition from the user terminal 20 possessed by the user. Do.

  In addition, the virtual breeding environment control unit 115b reflects the external factor information received from the breeding state information acquisition device 150 on the virtual breeding section, and updates the virtual section management data 114c.

  The training state information notification unit 115c transmits the image of the virtual training section to the user terminal 20 as a virtual section image. Further, the training state information notification unit 115 c transmits the real section image received from the training state information acquisition device 150 to the user terminal 20. Here, it is desirable to transmit the real section image and the virtual section image in association with each other.

  The crop provision unit 115 d is a processing unit that provides the crop harvested in the breeding section 140 allocated to each user to the user according to the breeding result in the corresponding virtual breeding section. The crop provision unit 115d notifies the information related to the deliverable to the corresponding user terminal 20, and performs processing of delivering the purchased deliverable to the address of the user when the user performs the purchase operation. In addition, when the user sells the deliverable to another person, the crop provision unit 115d performs a process of delivering the deliverable to the seller. The crop provision unit 115 d can purchase and sell the deliverables using a virtual currency. In addition, if the user is a contract for obtaining the product, the crop providing unit 15g performs a process of delivering the product to the address of the user without performing the settlement in the normal currency or the virtual currency.

  Here, the crop provision unit 115d evaluates the breeding result in the virtual breeding section, and provides the crop according to the result. That is, by evaluating the nurturing results of the virtual nurturing section, it is determined which of the deliverables the user can obtain, purchase and sell. In addition, if the situation where the training result in the virtual training section exceeds the result in the real section occurs, there is a possibility that the deliverables provided to the user may run short, but the external factor is reflected in the virtual training section. Because the farmer does the work in the real area, the possibility of such a situation is low. Further, in preparation for occurrence of such a situation, the breeding in the virtual breeding section may be controlled so that the breeding result in the virtual breeding section does not exceed the result in the real section. Specifically, the breeding in the virtual breeding section may be simulated with the state of the real section as the upper limit.

  Next, the processing procedure of the server 110 will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the server 110. The virtual breeding section generation unit 115a communicates with the user terminal 20, and when a contract for virtual farming service is made (Step S201), assigns the training section 140 to the user (Step S202), and the corresponding virtual training A section is generated (step S203). The virtual breeding environment control unit 115b reflects the external factor information received from the breeding state information acquisition device 150 in the virtual breeding section (step S204).

  Then, the breeding state information notification unit 115 c transmits the image of the virtual breeding division to the corresponding user terminal 20 by providing it to the user (step S 205), and the real division image received from the breeding state information acquisition device 150 is It provides by transmitting to the user terminal 20 (step S206).

  The virtual training environment control unit 115b determines whether designation of a training condition has been received from the user terminal 20 (step S207). If an instruction relating to setting of the breeding environment is received from the user terminal 20 (step S207: Yes), the virtual breeding environment control unit 115b changes the breeding environment of the virtual breeding section (step S208).

  After step S208, or when the instruction of the breeding conditions is not received (step S207; No), the virtual breeding environment control unit 115b determines whether or not the harvest has been performed in the breeding section 140 (step S209).

  If the harvest has not been performed in the growing section 140 (Step S209; No), the process proceeds to Step S204, and the growing of the crop is continued. Then, if the harvest is performed in the breeding section 140 (Step S209; Yes), the crop providing unit 115d evaluates the breeding result in the virtual breeding section (Step S210), and the process is ended.

  As described above, in the crop cultivating system according to the second embodiment, the user terminal 20 used by the user and the server 110 communicate with each other, and the crop breeding section 140 is allocated to the user while the virtual breeding section To notify the user terminal 20 of the condition of the crop in the breeding section 140 and the condition of the crop in the virtual breeding section to provide the crop harvested in the breeding section 140 to the user to whom the breeding section 140 is assigned. Do. For this reason, the user can be involved in the cultivation of the crop and receive the provision of the harvested crop.

  In addition, the server 110 can receive designation of the breeding conditions in the virtual breeding section from the user terminal 20, and set the breeding environment in the virtual breeding section based on the designation. Moreover, it is possible to provide agricultural products according to the breeding result in the virtual breeding section. Furthermore, the state of the crop in the growing section 140 and the state of the virtual crop in the virtual growing section can be notified in a contrastable manner, and the state of the corresponding growing section 140 can be reflected in the virtual growing section .

  In the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, provision of support information to the user may be enabled. The second embodiment is also similar to the first embodiment in that the support information to be provided can be made different by setting the user type and that the support information can be updated by accumulating and learning the training results.

  Further, in the above-described first embodiment and second embodiment, although a case where one breeding section is allocated to one user is described as an example, one breeding section is allocated to a plurality of users, and a plurality of users are assigned. May be configured to be able to train together.

  Further, in the above-described first embodiment, although the configuration in which the user can change the breeding environment has been described as an example, the contract for permitting the user to change the breeding environment and the change of the breeding environment by the user are permitted. It may be possible to select a contract that does not

  Further, in the above-described first embodiment, although the configuration in which the growth control device 50 is provided for each growth plant 30 has been described as an example, the growth control device 50 may be provided for each growth section 40, or a plurality of You may provide for every block which consists of the division 40. FIG. Further, the growth control device 50 may be configured to control the growth sections 40 of a plurality of growth plants 30.

  Moreover, although the above-mentioned Example 1 and Example 2 demonstrated the case where a virtual currency was used for buying and selling a work reward and a product, a virtual currency does not need to be used only with crop cultivation systems, and can be used for other uses It may be

  The above embodiment is merely an example and does not limit the present invention. Further, each configuration shown in the drawings is functionally schematic, and does not necessarily have to be physically configured as shown in the drawings. That is, the form of distribution and integration of each device is not limited to the illustrated one, and all or a part thereof is functionally or physically dispersed or integrated in any unit according to various loads, usage conditions, etc. It can be configured.

  As described above, the crop cultivation system and the crop cultivation method according to the present invention provide a crop cultivation system and a crop cultivation method in which a user can participate in the cultivation of a crop and receive provision of a harvested crop. Suitable for

10, 110 server 11, 111 display unit 12, 112 operation unit 13, 113 communication unit 14, 114 storage unit 14a breeding plant management data 14b, 114b user management data 14c breeding support data 15, 115 control unit 15a breeding section allocation unit 15b Breeding environment identification unit 15c Breeding information notification unit 15d Breeding status information presentation unit 15e Breeding support unit 15f Harvest result presentation unit 15g, 115d Crop provision unit 20 User terminal 30 Breeding plant 40, 140 Breeding division 50 Breeding control device 60 Worker Terminal 70 nurturing equipment 80, 180 camera 114a farm management data 114c virtual section management data 115a virtual nurturing section generating unit 115b virtual nurturing environment control section 115c nurturing state information notifying section 150 nurturing state information acquisition device 130 farm 170 sensor

In addition, the present invention divides a predetermined farmland operated by the farmer into a plurality of breeding sections, and assigns a predetermined breeding section to the user, and a growing state information of crops in the plurality of growing sections. A crop cultivation method in a crop cultivation system for presenting the cultivation status information of the crop in the cultivation section allocated to each user, to the user terminal of the user. A virtual breeding area generation step of generating a virtual breeding area corresponding to a breeding area allocated to the user by the management apparatus; and an instruction concerning a breeding condition from a user terminal owned by the user by the management apparatus And a virtual training environment control step of controlling a training environment related to the virtual training section associated with the user.
In addition, the present invention divides a predetermined farmland operated by the farmer into a plurality of breeding sections, and assigns a predetermined breeding section to the user, and a growing state information of crops in the plurality of growing sections. And a growing condition information acquiring device for obtaining the growing condition information acquiring device for obtaining the growing condition information of the grown products in the growing section allocated to each user on the user terminal of the user, wherein the management device is It is characterized by having provided the crop provision means which provides the crop with the crop harvested in the growing section assigned to each user.

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A crop growing system comprising: a control device for controlling a breeding environment of crops grown in a breeding region of crops provided in a predetermined breeding plant; and a management device communicably connected to the control device,
The management device is
A breeding section allocation unit for assigning a predetermined breeding section to a user who cultivates a crop among a plurality of breeding sections forming the breeding area;
A breeding environment specifying means for specifying a breeding environment concerning a breeding section assigned to the user in response to an instruction concerning a breeding condition from a user terminal possessed by the user;
And a breeding information notifying means for notifying the control device of breeding information related to the breeding environment specified by the breeding environment specifying means. The controller is
The crop growing system according to claim 1, wherein the breeding environment of the breeding division assigned to the user is controlled based on the breeding information notified from the management device. The management device is
The crop cultivation according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising breeding state information presenting means for presenting the breeding state information of the crop in the breeding section allocated to each user to the user terminal of the user. system. The management device is
The crop cultivation system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a breeding support means for providing breeding support information for supporting selection of the breeding conditions to the user terminal. . The training support means is
It is determined whether or not the selection of the cultivation condition of the crop received from the user terminal is appropriate, and when it is determined that the selection is not appropriate, the provision of the cultivation support information for supporting selection of the proper cultivation condition The crop cultivation system according to claim 4, characterized in that The management device is
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising: a harvest result presentation means for presenting on a user terminal of the user the harvest result of the crop in the growing section assigned to each user. Crop cultivation system. The management device is
The crop growing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising crop provision means for providing the crop with the crop harvested in the growing section assigned to each user. A management apparatus that divides a predetermined farmland operated by an farmer into a plurality of breeding divisions and assigns a predetermined breeding division to a user, and breeding state information for acquiring breeding state information of crops in the plurality of breeding divisions A crop cultivation system comprising an acquisition device and presenting, to a user terminal of the user, the breeding state information of the crop in the breeding section allocated to each user,
The management device is
Virtual rearing area generating means for generating a virtual rearing area corresponding to the rearranging area allocated to the user;
Virtual breeding environment control means for controlling a breeding environment according to the virtual breeding section associated with the user in response to an instruction concerning a breeding condition from the user terminal possessed by the user; Crop cultivation system characterized by The management device is
The system further comprises a breeding state information notifying means for associating and reporting the breeding state information of the crop in the breeding division and the breeding state information of the virtual crop in the virtual breeding division corresponding to the breeding division. The crop cultivation system according to Item 8.   10. The virtual breeding environment control means is characterized in that an external factor generated regardless of the work of the farmer in the breeding division is reflected in the virtual breeding division corresponding to the breeding division. The crop cultivation system described in. The management device is
The method according to any one of claims 8 to 10, further comprising crop provision means for providing the user with the crop harvested in the growing section allocated to each user according to the growing result in the corresponding virtual growing section. The crop cultivation system according to any one of the above.   The crop cultivation according to claim 7 or 11, wherein the crop provision means causes a user assigned to the cultivation division to obtain, purchase and / or sell the crop harvested in the cultivation division. system.   The crop cultivation system according to claim 12, wherein the crop provision means causes the purchase and / or sale to be performed in a virtual currency. A crop cultivation method in a crop cultivation system having a control device for controlling the breeding environment of crops grown in a crop breeding area provided in a predetermined breeding plant, and a management device communicably connected to the control device And
A growing section allocation step of allocating a predetermined growing section to a user who grows crops among the plurality of growing sections forming the growing area;
A fostering environment specifying step of identifying a fostering environment concerning a breeding section allocated to the user, in response to an instruction concerning a breeding condition from a user terminal carried by the user, the management apparatus;
A growing information notification step of notifying the control device of the breeding information related to the breeding environment specified in the breeding environment specifying step. A management apparatus that divides a predetermined farmland operated by an farmer into a plurality of breeding divisions and assigns a predetermined breeding division to a user, and breeding state information for acquiring breeding state information of crops in the plurality of breeding divisions A crop cultivating method in a crop cultivating system, comprising: an acquiring device; and presenting, to a user terminal of a user of a user of the user, a breeding state information of a crop in a breeding section allocated to each user,
A virtual rearing area generation step of generating a virtual rearing area corresponding to the rearranging area allocated to the user by the management apparatus;
A virtual training environment control step of controlling the training environment according to the virtual training area associated with the user in response to an instruction relating to the training condition from the user terminal possessed by the user, A method for cultivating agricultural products characterized by including and.

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