System and method for supporting purchaser

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD [Detailed description of the invention]

【0001】

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

The present invention relates to a purchaser support system and a purchaser support method, and more particularly to a purchase support system and a purchase support method for obtaining purchase information via a communication network.

【0002】

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, when a purchaser who purchased a product fills in a household account book, the receipt or receipt received at the time of purchasing the product has been used. Recently, household account book software that creates a household account book on a computer has become widely used, but input to this household account book software was also entered using the keyboard while looking at receipts and receipts. Therefore, there were transcription mistakes, input mistakes, and journal entry mistakes.

【0003】

In order to solve these problems, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-190583 proposes a technique for encoding purchased product information and writing it on a receipt. However, the amount of information that can be written on the receipt is limited, and there is a problem that various product information cannot be included. In addition, this proposed technology only achieves the effect of facilitating entry into the household account book by receipt, and cannot be used for marketing on the store side, and has no merit.

【0004】

Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-53650 discloses a technique for transmitting receipt information by e-mail. However, in this proposed technology, since the transmission is performed by e-mail, the purchaser needs to present the registration ID barcode card to the clerk at the time of purchasing the product and the clerk needs to read it, which requires a complicated procedure.

【0005】

On the other hand, when a buyer purchases ingredients, he / she needs to decide what kind of menu to make. In that case, he / she takes the step of selecting the menu at home and purchasing the ingredients of the selected menu. It will be. On the other hand, even if you find cheap ingredients in a supermarket and decide to purchase them, you have to come up with a new menu if it is not necessary for the selected menu.

【0006】

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

As described above, in the conventional technique, it is necessary for the purchaser to obtain the purchase information for the purpose of entering the household account book, etc., which requires a complicated procedure, and it is not easy to purchase the foodstuff.

【0007】

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a purchaser support system that efficiently provides purchasers with information on purchases.

【0008】

[Means for solving problems]

The purchaser support system according to the present invention is a purchaser support system for a user to obtain purchase information of a product or service via a communication network, and is a receipt generated based on the purchase of the user's product or service. From the receipt using a means for adding unique purchase identification information for each purchase, a purchase information storage means for storing the purchase information in association with the purchase identification information added to the receipt, and a reading means for the user's terminal. A means for receiving the purchase identification information read and transmitted via the communication network, a means for extracting the corresponding purchase information from the purchase information storage means based on the received purchase identification information, and a means for extracting the extracted purchase information. It is provided with a means for transmitting to the user's terminal via a communication network. As a result, purchasing information can be efficiently provided to the purchaser.

【0009】

In the above-mentioned purchaser support system, a means for converting the purchase information into household account book information and a means for transmitting the household account book information to the user's terminal via a communication network may be further provided. This makes it extremely easy to enter the household account book.

【0010】

Further, a means for adding journal information to the purchase information based on the purchase information and a means for journalizing the purchase information based on the journal information and creating household account book information may be provided. As a result, journal entries can be made and it becomes easy to enter the household account book.

【0011】

Preferably, a means for generating an order form for placing an order for goods or services based on the purchase information and a means for transmitting the generated order form to the user's terminal via a communication network are further provided. .. This makes it easy to place an order when reordering a product purchased in the past.

【0012】

Further, a means for receiving the user identification information that identifies the user, the user's terminal, or the user's reading means together with the purchase identification information that is read from the receipt using the reading means of the user's terminal and transmitted via the communication network. And the user information storage means that stores the user identification information and the user attribute information in association with each other, and the user attribute information is extracted from the user information storage means based on the received user identification information, and the purchase analysis is executed. It may be provided with means for doing so. As a result, consumer purchasing analysis can be performed in a timely and detailed manner.

【0013】

On the other hand, another purchaser support system according to the present invention is a purchaser support system for providing a user with a cooking recipe based on cooking ingredients, and is a bar code printed on the product or the packaging of the product. The recipe is searched based on the means for receiving the barcode information obtained by scanning the user's terminal from the user's terminal via the communication network, the means for converting the barcode information into the product information, and the product information. A means for transmitting the searched recipe to a user's terminal via a communication network is provided. This makes it possible to refer to recipes that can be cooked when selecting products.

【0014】

Further, another purchaser support system according to the present invention is a purchaser support system for providing a user with a cooking recipe based on cooking ingredients, and is generated based on the purchase of a user's goods or services. The above-mentioned means using the means for adding the purchase identification information peculiar to each purchase to the receipt, the purchase information storage means for storing the purchase information in association with the purchase identification information added to the receipt, and the reading means of the user's terminal. A means for receiving the purchase identification information read from the receipt and transmitted via the communication network, and a means for extracting the corresponding purchase information from the purchase information storage means based on the received purchase identification information, and extracted. It is provided with a means for searching for a recipe based on purchase information and a means for transmitting the searched recipe to a user's terminal via a communication network. As a result, a recipe that can be cooked from the purchased ingredients can be easily obtained.

【0015】

The purchaser support method according to the present invention is a purchaser support method for a user to obtain purchase information of a product or service via a communication network, and is a receipt generated based on the purchase of the user's product or service. The step of adding unique purchase identification information for each purchase, the step of storing the purchase information in the purchase information storage means in association with the purchase identification information added to the receipt, and the reading means of the user's terminal are used. A step of receiving the purchase identification information read from the receipt and transmitted via the communication network, a step of extracting the corresponding purchase information from the purchase information storage means based on the received purchase identification information, and an extracted purchase. It includes a step of transmitting information to the user's terminal via a communication network. As a result, purchasing information can be efficiently provided to the purchaser.

【0016】

The above-mentioned purchaser support method may further include a step of converting the purchase information into household account book information and a step of transmitting the household account book information to the user's terminal via a communication network. This makes it extremely easy to enter the household account book.

【0017】

It is also desirable to include a step of adding journal information to the purchase information based on the purchase information and a step of journalizing the purchase information based on the journal information and creating household account book information. As a result, journal entries can be made and it becomes easy to enter the household account book.

【0018】

Further, it includes a step of generating an order form for placing an order for goods or services based on the purchase information, and a step of transmitting the generated order form to the user's terminal via a communication network. You may do it. This makes it easy to place an order when reordering a product purchased in the past.

【0019】

Preferably, the user identification information that identifies the user, the user's terminal, or the user's reading means is received together with the purchase identification information that is read from the receipt using the reading means of the user's terminal and transmitted via the communication network. The step, the step of associating the user identification information with the user attribute information and storing it in the user information storage means, and the step of extracting the user attribute information from the user information storage means based on the received user identification information and purchasing. It includes steps to perform the analysis. As a result, consumer purchasing analysis can be performed in a timely and detailed manner.

【0020】

Another buyer support method according to the present invention is a buyer support method for providing a user with a cooking recipe based on cooking ingredients, and scans a bar code printed on a product or a product packaging. A step of receiving the barcode information obtained by the above from the user's terminal via the communication network, a step of converting the barcode information into product information, and a step of searching the recipe based on the product information. And a step of transmitting the searched recipe to the user's terminal via the communication network. This makes it possible to refer to recipes that can be cooked when selecting products.

【0021】

Another purchaser support method according to the present invention is a purchaser support method for providing a user with a recipe for cooking based on cooking ingredients, and is used for a receipt generated by the purchase of a user's goods or services. The above-mentioned step using the step of adding the purchase identification information peculiar to each purchase, the step of storing the information about the purchase in the purchase information storage means in association with the purchase identification information added to the receipt, and the reading means of the user's terminal. A step of receiving the purchase identification information read from the receipt and transmitted via the communication network, and a means of extracting the corresponding purchase information from the purchase information storage means based on the received purchase identification information, and extracted. It is provided with a means for searching a recipe based on purchase information and a means for transmitting the searched recipe to a user's terminal via a communication network. As a result, a recipe that can be cooked from the purchased ingredients can be easily obtained.

【0022】

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the purchaser support system according to the present invention. This purchaser support system mainly consists of a server 1 and a database 2 connected to the server. The server 1 is connected to the product management center 3 via the communication network 7, and the product management center 3 is further connected to the POS terminal 4 through a communication line such as a dedicated line. The server 1 is also connected to the user's terminal 5 via the communication network 7.

【0023】

The server 1 operates the system independently and is composed of a server, a computer, and the like. However, it does not have to be physically single, and may be configured to be processed in a distributed manner. The server 1 has a control unit 11 and a WEB engine 12, and various programs are stored in storage means such as a hard disk and a memory.

【0024】

The control unit 11 has a function of executing various controls based on various programs stored in the storage means, and has a central processing unit (CPU), a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), and an input. It is realized by the output port (I / O) etc.

【0025】

The WEB engine 12 performs a process of causing a store or a user to browse a web page necessary for executing this system.

【0026】

The various programs stored in the storage means include user registration processing program 13, bar code processing program 14, purchasing information processing program 15, household account book processing program 16, recipe processing program 17, order form processing program 18, and point processing program 19. Is included. In addition, the server 1 includes a communication connection means for performing communication, a communication processing program, an input device such as a keyboard, and an output device such as a display, but this description is omitted in order to avoid complication.

【0027】

The user registration processing program 13 is a program that executes processing related to user registration. The user registration is executed by the user's terminal 5 via the communication network 7, and the user registers attribute information such as name, age, address, gender, hobby, and e-mail address. The registration information of these users is associated with the reader ID, which is the identification information of the barcode reader 6. In addition, the user may collect the information by filling out the necessary information in writing in exchange for the barcode reader at the store. In this case, the system operator or the store side inputs the information to the server 1 based on the information entered in the document.

【0028】

The barcode processing program 14 is a program that executes processing related to barcodes, such as converting barcode information into product information. The purchase information processing program 15 is a program that acquires purchase information from the POS terminal 4 via the product management center 3 and executes processing related to the purchase information such as storage in the database 2 and analysis of the purchase information. The household account book processing program 16 is a program that executes processing related to the household account book, such as creating a household account book based on purchase information. The recipe processing program 17 is a program that executes processing related to a recipe, such as acquiring ingredient information and providing a cooking recipe to a user. The order form processing program 18 is a program that executes processing related to the order form used when the user orders the purchase of goods, services, and the like. The point processing program 19 is a program that executes processing related to points given by the user by using this system.

【0029】

Database 2 includes user registration information DB21, purchase information DB22, barcode-product conversion DB23, recipe information DB24, and point information DB25.

【0030】

The user registration information DB 21 stores the user registration information, and the user attribute information is stored in association with the reader ID which is the identification information of the barcode reader 6. The purchase information DB 22 stores purchase information that is information for identifying the fact that the user has purchased a product or service in a supermarket or the like. The barcode-product conversion DB23 stores the barcode information and the product information in association with each other. The recipe information DB24 stores the ingredient information and the recipe information, which are the ingredients of the dish, in association with each other. The point information DB25 stores the point information of each user.

【0031】

The product management center 3 generally has functions such as a function of grasping and totaling the sales status of products through a POS terminal 4 and a function of executing an order for a shortage of products, and is composed of a computer and a database. FIG. 2 shows a configuration example of the product management center 3 according to this embodiment. The product management center 3 is composed of a computer 31 and a database 32. The computer 31 has various stored programs such as a control unit 311 composed of a CPU and the like, a memory, and a hard disk. The various programs include a journal code addition program 312 and a purchase information processing program 313. Database 32 includes product information-journal code information DB321 and purchasing information DB322.

【0032】

The journal code addition program 312 of the computer 31 executes processing such as adding a journal code to the product information included in the purchase information for creating a household account book. The purchase information processing program 313 executes processing such as storing the purchase information generated when the user purchases a product or service in the purchase information DB 322.

【0033】

Product information in database 32-Journal code information DB321 stores product information such as product classification number and product name and journal code in association with each other. The purchase information DB322 stores the purchase information generated when the user purchases a product or service.

【0034】

The POS terminal 4 is installed in a store that sells products and provides services, and has a function of reading barcode information printed on the product or the packaging of the product and executing sales / billing processing of the product. FIG. 3 shows a configuration diagram of the POS terminal 4. The POS terminal 4 shown in this example includes a computer 41, a database 42, a barcode reader 43, an input key 44, and a receipt output means 45.

【0035】

The computer 41 has a control unit 411 composed of a CPU and the like, and various processing programs stored in a memory or a hard disk. The various processing programs include a product barcode processing program 412, an identification information generation program 413, and a barcode generation program 414. The product barcode processing program 412 executes processing such as searching for product information from the barcode information printed on the product or the packaging of the product. The identification information generation program 413 executes a process of generating purchase identification information generated in a purchase unit when a user purchases a product or the like. The barcode generation program 414 executes a process of converting the purchase identification information generated by the identification information generation program 413 into barcode data.

【0036】

Database 42 contains product information DB421. In the product information DB 421, the barcode information printed on the product or its packaging, the product classification number, the product name, and the amount information are stored in association with each other.

【0037】

The bar code reader 43 has a function of reading the bar code information of the product or the product printed on the packaging of the product and outputting it to the computer 41. The barcode reader 43 uses, for example, a sensor that reads a barcode image and converts it into an electrical signal, a decoding unit that converts an electrical signal output from the sensor into character data, and a bus that character data converted by the decoding unit. It is equipped with a data transmission unit that transmits data to the computer 41 via such means.

【0038】

The input key 44 includes a quantity key 441 and a checkout key 442. The quantity key 441 is an input key for inputting the quantity of purchased products, and the settlement key 442 is a key for pressing and performing settlement when the purchase is completed.

【0039】

The receipt output means 45 is, for example, a printer such as a thermal printer or an inkjet printer, and has a function of printing barcode information on the receipt.

【0040】

The user's terminal 5 includes, for example, the user's personal computer (PC) 51 and the user's mobile phone 52. The PC51 has a browser and a barcode resolver program installed. The mobile phone 52 is a mobile phone that can connect to the Internet and has a built-in barcode reader. The barcode resolver program is installed. In addition, when a mobile terminal or a game terminal also includes a function described in detail later, it can be the user's terminal 5 in the present invention.

【0041】

The barcode reader 6 has a function of reading the barcode printed on the receipt and the barcode printed on the product or the packaging of the product and outputting the barcode to the user's terminal 51. The barcode reader 6 has, for example, a sensor that reads a barcode image and converts it into an electrical signal, a decoding unit that converts an electrical signal output from the sensor into character data, and a bus that character data converted by the decoding unit. It is provided with a data transmission unit that transmits data to the user's terminal 51 via the like.

【0042】

The communication network 7 is a communication network such as the Internet and a public network.

【0043】

Les of the POS terminal 4 which is provided in a store such as a supermarket 4 by the sheet output unit 45 shows an example of a receipt which the bar code is printed. On the receipt according to this example, a barcode is printed at the bottom in addition to the generally printed product information, price information, and the like. In addition, a message such as the fact that a household account book can be created by scanning the barcode is also printed. The printing position of the barcode is not limited to the bottom, but may be the top or the back, and is not particularly limited.

【0044】

Here, the barcode printed on the receipt includes identification information unique to each purchase including the purchased product printed on the receipt (hereinafter, purchase identification information). The purchase identification information is unique information that differs for each receipt. The information can also be represented, for example, numerically. In that case, the store number and the POS terminal unique number may be included. Then, even if the number is generated and assigned independently inside the POS terminal 4, the store number and the POS terminal unique number are included, so that the information is unique. In the example shown in FIG. 4, one purchase identification information is assigned to the purchase of "rice, gum, battery, sweater", and the purchase identification information is printed on the receipt.

【0045】

Subsequently, processing related to the purchase of goods or services will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. As a premise of this process, a user who purchases a product or the like executes user registration in this system. Therefore, the reader ID of the barcode reader 6 and the attribute information of the user are stored in the user registration information DB21 in association with each other.

【0046】

First, a user who is a purchaser of a product or the like puts the product or the like to be purchased in a basket and presents it to the cash register. The store clerk takes out the product in the basket and reads the barcode printed on the product by the POS terminal 4 using the barcode reader 43 (S501). In the POS terminal 4, the product barcode processing program 412 reads the product classification number, product name, and amount information from the product information DB421 based on the barcode information (S502). The processing of steps S501 and S502 is executed for all the products included in the purchase unit. At that time, when purchasing the same product more than once, the clerk presses the quantity key 441 according to the quantity. When the processing is completed for all the products included in the purchase unit, the clerk presses the settlement key, calculates the total amount, and displays it on the display (S503) of the POS terminal 4 (not shown).

【0047】

The user who is the purchaser pays the price of the product or the like by cash or a credit card or the like according to the presentation of the total amount by the clerk (S504). When the payment process is completed, the purchase identification information for the purchase of the product or the like is generated according to the input of the clerk. The purchase identification information is generated by the identification information generation program 413.

【0048】

Next, the bar code generation program 414 converts the purchase identification information into bar code information, prints the bar code related to the purchase identification information on the receipt, and outputs it (S506). This receipt is handed to the user who is the purchaser.

【0049】

On the other hand, the purchase identification information and the purchase information associated with the purchase identification information are transmitted from the POS terminal 4 to the product management center 3 (S507). This purchase information includes at least the product classification number, the product name, the amount information, the purchased product quantity information, and the purchase time information.

【0050】

The product management center 3 receives the purchase identification information and the purchase information (S508), and stores the received information in the purchase information DB322 by the purchase information processing program 313 (S509). Then, the journal code addition program 312 reads the purchase information stored in the purchase information DB322, searches the product information-journal code information DB321 based on the product classification number and / or the product name, and extracts the corresponding journal code. To do. Then, the extracted journal code is added to the purchase information stored in the purchase information DB (S510).

【0051】

Next, the product management center 3 reads the purchase identification information, the purchase information, and the journal code stored in the purchase information DB 322 by the purchase information processing program 313 and transmits them to the server 1 via the communication network 7 (S511). The server 1 receives the purchase identification information, the purchase information, and the journal code by the purchase information processing program 15 (S512) and stores them in the purchase information DB 22 (S513). In this purchase information DB 22, purchase information is stored in an area for storing information that has not yet been accessed by the user and an area for storing information that has been accessed by the user. At the stage shown in S513, the purchase identification information, purchase information, and journal code are stored in an area for storing information that has not yet been accessed by the user.

【0052】

Next, with reference to FIG. 6, a process in which a user who purchases a product or the like and receives a receipt scans a barcode printed on the receipt and creates a household account book will be described. First, the user operates his / her terminal 5 to start the browser (S601). Then, in the browser, the URL of the homepage related to the household account book (Uniform Resource) By inputting Locator), the server 1 is requested to send the homepage related to the household account book (S602). The server 1 receives the transmission request of the household account book page (S603), and transmits the household account book page via the communication network 7 by the WEB engine 12 (S604). The user's terminal 5 receives the household account book page (S605) and displays the household account book page on the screen of the display by the browser (S606). Figure 7 shows an example of screen display on the household account book page. On page 701 of the household account book in FIG. 7, a message showing a method for inputting the household account book and a message for browsing the household account book are displayed. When entering the household account book, scan the barcode printed on the receipt as shown in this message. On the other hand, to view the household account book, click the button labeled "Click" on the right side of this message.

【0053】

On the user's terminal 5, after displaying the household account book page (S606), the barcode resolver program is started (S607). Then, the user scans the barcode printed on the receipt with the barcode reader 6 (S608). The barcode information and reader ID read by scanning are transmitted from the barcode reader 6 to the user's terminal 5 (S609). The user's terminal 5 receives the barcode information and the reader ID (S610) and transmits the barcode information and the reader ID to the server 1 via the communication network 7 (S611).

【0054】

The server 1 receives the barcode information and the reader ID (S612). Then, the server 1 extracts the purchase identification information from the barcode information by the barcode processing program 14. Then, using this purchase identification information as a key, the purchase information DB22 is searched and the purchase information and the journal code are extracted (S613). In addition, the user registration information DB21 is searched based on the reader ID, and the user ID of the user is extracted. Then, based on this user ID, the accessed purchase information of the user stored in the purchase information DB 22 is extracted. Generate a household account book output page based on the extracted purchase information and journal code (S614). In creating this household account book output page, the product classification number, product name, amount information, purchased product quantity information and purchase time information, and journal code included in the purchase information are used.

【0055】

Then, the household account book output page is transmitted from the server 1 to the user's terminal 5 (S615). The user's terminal 5 receives the household account book output page and displays the household account book output page on the display by the browser (S616). Figure 7 shows an example of the screen display of this household account book output page. On the household account book output page 702, items corresponding to the items described in the normal household account book are displayed. Specifically, in order to perform such display, the purchase time is extracted from the purchase time information and input in the date field. Also, convert the product classification number to the product type name and enter it in the description field. Furthermore, enter it in the expenditure field from the amount information. Furthermore, based on the journal code, it is determined and input which journal of the expenditure statement belongs to, such as food expenses, clothing, and housing.

【0056】

Subsequently, a process of ordering a product or the like will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the user operates his / her terminal 5 to start the browser (S801). Then, by inputting the URL of the homepage related to the order (order) into the browser, the server 1 is requested to send the homepage related to the order (S802). The server 1 receives the transmission request of the order page (S803), and the WEB engine 12 transmits the order page via the communication network 7 (S804).

【0057】

The user's terminal 5 receives the household account book page (S805) and displays the household account book page on the screen of the display by the browser (S806). Figure 9 shows an example of the screen display of the order page. On the order page 901 in FIG. 9, a message showing a method for inputting the order contents by a receipt and a message of a method for manually inputting the order contents are displayed. If entered by receipt, scan the barcode printed on the receipt as shown in this message. On the other hand, if you want to enter manually, click the "here" part to display the web page for manual entry.

【0058】

On the user's terminal 5, after displaying the order page (S806), the barcode resolver program is started (S807). Then, the user scans the barcode printed on the receipt with the barcode reader 6 (S808). The barcode information and reader ID read by scanning are transmitted from the barcode reader 6 to the user's terminal 5 (S809). The user's terminal 5 receives the barcode information and the reader ID (S810), and transmits the barcode information and the reader ID to the server 1 via the communication network 7 (S811).

【0059】

The server 1 receives the barcode information and the reader ID (S812). Then, the server 1 extracts the purchase identification information from the barcode information by the barcode processing program 14. Then, using this purchase identification information as a key, the purchase information DB22 is searched and the purchase information is extracted (S813). In addition, the user registration information DB21 is searched based on the reader ID, and the user information of the user is extracted. Then, based on the extracted purchase information and user information, the order form processing program 18 generates an order form (S814). Specifically, the extracted purchase information, that is, the same product as the product or service printed on the receipt, is provisionally entered on the order form. The order form is transmitted from the server 1 to the user's terminal 5 via the communication network 7.

【0060】

The user's terminal 5 receives the order form (S816) and displays it on the display by the browser (S817). An example of the order form is shown in Fig. 9. The order form 902 shows the product name, quantity, amount and total amount to be ordered. The user corrects this tentatively filled-in order form and confirms the final order contents by clicking the button displayed as "Order". As a result, the order details information is transmitted to the server 1 via the communication network 7 (S819). The server 1 receives the order content information (S820) and executes the order to the store or the like (S821).

【0061】

Subsequently, a process of displaying a recipe of a dish that can be cooked by the product by scanning the product barcode printed on the product or the packaging of the product will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. In this example, the recipe is displayed by the mobile phone 52 with an Internet connection function.

【0062】

First, the user inputs a URL using his / her mobile phone 52 and sends a recipe page transmission request to the server 1 (S1001). The server 1 receives the transmission request of the recipe page (S1002), and transmits the recipe page by the WEB engine 12 (S1003). The user's mobile phone 52 receives the recipe page (S1004) and displays it on its display (S1005).

【0063】

A screen display example is shown in FIG. On this recipe page 1101, an area for selecting and inputting a dish type and a message for selecting a search method for the recipe page are displayed. There are two methods for searching the recipe page: a method of scanning the product barcode printed on the product or the packaging of the product, and a method of scanning the barcode printed on the receipt. The flowchart shown in FIG. 10 describes a method of scanning a product barcode.

【0064】

First, the user inputs the type of dish, that is, the selection information (S1006), and sends it to the server 1 (S1007). Server 1 receives the selection information (S1008) and temporarily stores it (S1009). After that, the barcode resolver program is activated on the user's mobile phone 52 (S1010), and the barcode printed on the product or the product packaging is scanned (S1011). The barcode information read by scanning is transmitted to the server 1 via the communication network 7 (S1012).

【0065】

The server 1 receives the barcode information (S1013), searches the barcode-product conversion DB23 by the barcode processing program 14, and converts it into product information (S1014). Subsequently, the recipe processing program 17 searches the recipe information DB24 for the recipe information based on the product information and the temporarily stored selection information (S1015). Then, the recipe of the dish that matches the selection information and uses the product is searched, and the recommended recipe page is generated (S1016).

【0066】

Then, the WEB engine 12 transmits the recommended recipe page to the user's mobile phone 52 via the communication network 7 (S1017). The user's mobile phone 5 receives the recommended recipe page (S1018) and displays it on the display by the browser (S1019). A display example is shown in FIG. On this recommended recipe page 1102, five kinds of cooking names are displayed when the product is tomato.

【0067】

Further, suppose that the user's terminal 52 scans the barcode of another product in order to narrow down the recipe (S1020). In this example, we are scanning the barcode of spaghetti (pasta). The barcode information obtained by scanning is transmitted from the user's terminal 52 (S1021) and received by the server 1 via the communication network (S1022).

【0068】

Then, based on the received barcode information, the barcode processing program 14 searches for the barcode-product conversion DB23 and converts it into product information (S1023). Subsequently, the recipe processing program 17 searches the recipe information DB24 for the recipe information based on the product information and the temporarily stored selection information (S1024). Then, the recipe of the dish that matches the selection information and uses the product is searched, and the recommended recipe page is generated (S1025). At this time, the burden of the search process can be reduced by searching from the information related to the first search result (S1015) instead of re-searching from all the information in the recipe information DB24.

【0069】

Then, the WEB engine 12 transmits the recommended recipe page to the user's mobile phone 52 via the communication network 7 (S1026). The user's mobile phone 5 receives the recommended recipe page (S1027) and displays it on the display by the browser (S1028). A display example is shown in FIG. On this recommended recipe page 1104, five types of cooking names are displayed when the products are tomato and spaghetti.

【0070】

Subsequently, the process of searching for a recipe by scanning the product or the product barcode printed on the product packaging will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

【0071】

First, the user launches the browser of his terminal 5 (S1201). Then, the user inputs the URL using his / her mobile phone 52 and sends the recipe page transmission request to the server 1 (S1202). The server 1 receives the transmission request of the recipe page (S1203), and transmits the recipe page by the WEB engine 12 (S1204). The user's mobile phone 52 receives the recipe page (S1205) and displays it on its display by a browser (S1206). A screen display example is shown on the recipe page 1101 in FIG.

【0072】

The user inputs the type of dish, that is, the selection information (S1207), and sends it to the server 1 (S1208). Server 1 receives the selection information (S1209) and temporarily stores it (S1210).

【0073】

After that, the barcode resolver program is started on the user's terminal 5 (S1211), and the barcode printed on the receipt is scanned by the barcode reader 6 (S1212). The barcode information and reader ID read by scanning are transmitted from the barcode reader 6 to the user's terminal 5 (S1213). The user's terminal 5 receives these barcode information and the reader ID (S1214) and transmits them to the server 1 via the communication network 7 (S1215).

【0074】

The server 1 receives the barcode information and the reader ID (S1216), searches the purchase information DB22 by the barcode processing program 14, extracts the purchase information, and extracts the product information from the purchase information (S1217). .. This product information is the product information printed on the receipt. Further, the user registration information DB21 is searched based on the reader ID, the user ID is extracted, and the user ID is stored in the purchase information DB22 in association with the purchase information. A product selection page is created based on this product information, and is transmitted from the server 1 to the user's terminal 5 via the communication network 7 (S1218).

【0075】

After receiving the product selection page, the user's terminal 5 displays it on the screen by the browser (S1220). A screen display example is shown in FIG. The user selects the foodstuff to be used for cooking from the foodstuff (product) included in the receipt by using an input means such as a keyboard (S1221). At this time, using the journal information added to the product information, only the products that can be used as foodstuffs may be selected and displayed. Not only the journal information but also the products that can be directly used as ingredients or the products that are covered as recipes may be extracted and displayed from the product name. When the user clicks the submit button, the selection information of the product is submitted (S1222).

【0076】

The server 1 receives the selection information of the product (S1223), and searches the recipe information in the recipe information DB 24 by the recipe processing program 17 based on the product selection information and the selection information such as the type of food (S1224). ). Then, it searches for cooking recipes and generates a recommended recipe page (S1225). Then, the WEB engine 12 transmits the recommended recipe page to the user's mobile phone 52 via the communication network 7 (S1226). The user's mobile phone 5 receives the recommended recipe page (S1227) and displays it on its display by a browser (S1228).

【0077】

In order to promote the utilization of such a purchaser support system, points may be given each time a user reads a receipt and creates a household account book. The point processing program of the server 1 realizes the processing for this together with the control unit 11. The point information of each user is stored in the point information DB 25 of the database 2.

【0078】

In the above example, the ID of the barcode reader 6 is transmitted together with the barcode information read from the receipt, but the user ID assigned at the time of user registration may be transmitted.

【0079】

Further, in the above example, the purchase information includes the product classification number, the product name, the amount information, the purchased product quantity information, and the purchase time information, but other information may be included. For example, there is information indicating the specific performance and properties of the product, production area, manufacturing factory, production date, expiration date, list price information, material, ingredient, and the like. By including such information, the user who is a consumer can individually and specifically know the information about the purchased product only by scanning the receipt, and can obtain extremely effective information.

【0080】

Further, in the above example, the browser is started once, the homepage of this system is accessed, and then the barcode is scanned. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the homepage of this system is accessed according to the barcode scanning. You may try to do it.

【0081】

Further, in the above example, the barcode is printed on the receipt, but the barcode may be a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode. It is also possible to use a carla code. Further, the identification information itself may be composed of characters, symbols, etc. and read by OCR.

【0082】

Further, the various processes executed in the server 1, the product management center 3, and the POS terminal 4 described above may be processed in a distributed manner by changing the subject of the processes. [0083]

In the above example, various programs installed in a server, a computer of a product management center, a computer of a POS terminal, a hard disk of a user's terminal, a storage means such as a memory, etc. are stored in various types of storage media. Is possible, and it can be transmitted via a communication medium. Here, the storage medium includes, for example, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk, a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD, a ROM cartridge, a RAM memory cartridge with a battery backup, a flash memory cartridge, and a non-volatile RAM cartridge. Etc. are included. Further, the communication medium includes a wired communication medium such as a telephone line, a wireless communication medium such as a microwave line, and the like, and also includes the Internet.

【0084】

[Effect of the invention]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a purchaser support system that efficiently provides purchasers with information on purchases.

[Simple explanation of drawings]

[Figure 1]

It is a system block diagram of the purchase support system which concerns on this invention.

[Figure 2]

It is a block diagram of the product management center which concerns on this invention.

[Fig. 3]

It is a block diagram of the POS terminal which concerns on this invention.

[Fig. 4]

This is an example of a receipt according to the present invention.

[Fig. 5]

It is a flowchart which shows the process in the purchase support system which concerns on this invention.

[Fig. 6]

It is a flowchart which shows the process in the purchase support system which concerns on this invention.

[Fig. 7]

It is a figure which shows the screen display example in the purchase support system which concerns on this invention.

[Fig. 8]

It is a flowchart which shows the process in the purchase support system which concerns on this invention.

[Fig. 9]

It is a figure which shows the screen display example in the purchase support system which concerns on this invention.

[Fig. 10]

It is a flowchart which shows the process in the purchase support system which concerns on this invention.

[Fig. 11]

It is a figure which shows the screen display example in the purchase support system which concerns on this invention.

[Fig. 12]

It is a flowchart which shows the process in the purchase support system which concerns on this invention.

[Fig. 13]

It is a figure which shows the screen display example in the purchase support system which concerns on this invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Server 2 Database 3 Product Management Center 4 POS Terminal 5 User's terminal 6 Bar code reader 7 Communication network