Deriving device, deriving method, and program

Abstract

The deriving device may comprise: an ethylene amount deriving unit that refers to first coefficient information indicating a first coefficient for each category, derives an ethylene amount that progresses the degree of maturity or degree of deterioration of an article during transportation on the basis of the first coefficient determined for the category indicated by the category information, the shipment amount of the article, the volume, and the transportation period, and derives an ethylene amount that progresses the degree of maturity or degree of deterioration of the article during transportation; the first coefficient represents the amount of ethylene per unit time and / or unit weight, which progresses the degree of maturity or the degree of deterioration of the article, among the amounts of ethylene generated by the article; and a usage amount deriving unit that derives the usage amount of the regulator to be used during transportation on the basis of the second coefficient determined for the category indicated by the category information and the derived ethylene amount by referring to second coefficient information indicating the second coefficient for each category, and that derives the usage amount of the regulator to be used during transportation on the basis of the derived ethylene amount and the second coefficient determined for each category indicated by the category information. The second coefficient represents a usage amount per unit ethylene amount of a regulator for regulating a degree of maturity or a degree of deterioration of an article progressed by ethylene generated from the article.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an export device, an export method and a program. Background Art

[0002] Patent document 1 states that "a vegetable and fruit distribution management system acquires ripening information, which includes information on whether vegetables and fruits stored in a storage warehouse 5 need to be ripened before a delivery date, and includes a ripening temperature for ripening vegetables and fruits when ripening is required. Furthermore, based on the acquired ripening information, the temperature inside the cold storage 1 when delivering vegetables and fruits from the storage warehouse 5 to the delivery destination 7 is determined as a ripening temperature or a storage temperature. Then, delivery instruction information indicating an instruction for delivery at the determined temperature is sent to a vehicle-mounted device mounted on the delivery vehicle."

[0003] Prior art literature

[0004] Patent Literature

[0005] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2020-30605 Summary of the invention

[0006] Problem that the invention aims to solve

[0007] A conditioner is known that inhibits the adsorption of ethylene gas to vegetables, fruits, and flowers to inhibit the ripening or deterioration of vegetables, fruits, and flowers. When such a conditioner is used in the transportation of vegetables, fruits, and flowers, it is desired to reduce the burden of determining the amount of the conditioner to be used.

[0008] Solutions for solving problems

[0009] The derivation device according to one embodiment of the present invention may include an acquisition unit that acquires category information indicating the category of an article, shipment information indicating the shipment amount of the article, volume information indicating the volume of a box containing the article, and transportation period information indicating the transportation period from the shipment source to the delivery destination of the article, wherein the article is a vegetable, fruit, or flower. The derivation device may include a first coefficient determination unit that refers to first coefficient information indicating a first coefficient for each category to determine a first coefficient related to the category indicated by the category information, the first coefficient indicating at least one of the amount of ethylene per unit time and per unit weight that progresses the degree of maturity or the degree of deterioration of the article among the amount of ethylene generated by the article. The derivation device may include a second coefficient determination unit that refers to second coefficient information indicating a second coefficient for each category to determine a second coefficient related to the category indicated by the category information, the second coefficient indicating the amount of use per unit ethylene of a regulator for regulating the degree of maturity or the degree of deterioration of the article progressing due to the ethylene generated by the article. The deriving device may include an ethylene amount deriving unit for deriving an ethylene amount that causes the maturity or deterioration of the article to progress during the transportation period based on the determined first coefficient, the shipment amount of the article, the volume, and the transportation period. The deriving device may include a usage amount deriving unit for deriving a usage amount of the conditioning agent used during the transportation period based on the derived ethylene amount and the determined second coefficient.

[0010] In the derivation device, the acquisition unit may acquire the category information and the shipment quantity information for each of the plurality of articles stored in the box. The ethylene quantity derivation unit may derive the ethylene quantity related to the box by summing up the ethylene quantities related to each of the plurality of articles. The usage quantity derivation unit may derive the usage quantity of the conditioning agent based on the ethylene quantity related to the box.

[0011] In any of the derivation devices, the acquisition unit may further acquire transportation temperature information indicating the temperature around the article until the article contained in the box is transported from the shipping source to the delivery destination. The first coefficient information may indicate a temperature adjustment coefficient corresponding to the temperature. The ethylene amount derivation unit may derive the ethylene amount based on the first coefficient adjusted using the temperature adjustment coefficient corresponding to the temperature indicated by the transportation temperature information.

[0012] In any of the derivation devices, the acquisition unit may further acquire ventilation information indicating a ventilation state of the box. The first coefficient information may indicate a ventilation adjustment coefficient corresponding to the ventilation state. The ethylene amount derivation unit may derive the ethylene amount based on the first coefficient adjusted using the ventilation adjustment coefficient corresponding to the ventilation state indicated by the ventilation information.

[0013] In any of the derivation devices, the acquisition unit may further acquire storage period information indicating a storage period from when the article is harvested to when the article is shipped. The first coefficient information may indicate a storage period adjustment coefficient corresponding to the storage period. The ethylene amount derivation unit may derive the ethylene amount based on the first coefficient adjusted by the storage period adjustment coefficient corresponding to the storage period indicated by the storage period information for the category indicated by the category information.

[0014] In any of the derivation devices, the acquisition unit may further acquire storage temperature information indicating the storage temperature from when the article is harvested to when the article is shipped. The first coefficient information may indicate a storage temperature adjustment coefficient corresponding to the storage temperature. The ethylene amount derivation unit may adjust the ethylene amount based on the first coefficient adjusted by the storage temperature adjustment coefficient corresponding to the storage temperature indicated by the storage temperature information for the category indicated by the category information.

[0015] In any of the derivation devices, the acquisition unit may further acquire degree information indicating the degree of maturity or degree of deterioration that the article should meet at the time of delivery to the delivery destination. The first coefficient information may indicate a degree adjustment coefficient corresponding to the degree of maturity or degree of deterioration that the article should meet at the time of delivery to the delivery destination. The ethylene amount derivation unit may derive the ethylene amount based on the first coefficient adjusted by the degree adjustment coefficient corresponding to the degree of maturity or degree of deterioration indicated by the degree information for the category indicated by the category information.

[0016] In any of the deriving devices, the second coefficient information may indicate a second coefficient corresponding to the category of the article for each type of the plurality of conditioners. The usage amount deriving unit may derive the usage amount corresponding to the category of the article for each of the plurality of conditioners. The deriving device may further include a determining unit that determines a conditioner whose usage amount satisfies a predetermined condition among the plurality of conditioners as the conditioner to be used for the article.

[0017] In any of the derivation devices, the determination unit may determine the regulator with the smallest usage amount among the plurality of regulators as the regulator that satisfies the predetermined condition.

[0018] In any of the derivation devices, the acquisition unit may further acquire en route information indicating the ethylene concentration in the box during the en route period before the article is transported from the shipping source to the delivery destination. When the ethylene amount based on the ethylene concentration indicated by the en route information is greater than the ethylene amount derived by the ethylene amount derivation unit, the usage amount derivation unit may further derive the additional usage amount of the conditioning agent to be added to the box based on the difference between the ethylene amount derived by the ethylene amount derivation unit and the ethylene amount based on the ethylene concentration indicated by the en route information.

[0019] In any of the derivation devices, the acquisition unit may further acquire en route information indicating the temperature in the box during the en route period before the article is transported from the shipping source to the delivery destination. The ethylene amount derivation unit may derive the ethylene amount in the box based on the first coefficient adjusted by the temperature adjustment coefficient corresponding to the temperature indicated by the transport temperature information, the shipment amount of the article, the volume, and the en route period, and derive the actual ethylene amount in the box based on the first coefficient adjusted by the temperature adjustment coefficient corresponding to the temperature indicated by the en route information, the shipment amount of the article, the volume, and the en route period. The usage amount derivation unit may further derive the additional usage amount of the conditioning agent to be added to the box based on the difference between the ethylene amount derived for the en route period and the actual ethylene amount when the actual ethylene amount is greater than the ethylene amount derived for the en route period by the ethylene amount derivation unit.

[0020] In any of the derivation devices, the acquisition unit may further acquire completion information indicating the ethylene concentration in the box at the time when the transportation of the article to the delivery destination is completed. The derivation device may further include a notification unit that notifies that the article does not meet the maturity or deterioration degree that should be met at the time of transportation to the delivery destination when the difference between the ethylene amount in the box based on the ethylene concentration indicated by the completion information and the ethylene amount derived by the ethylene amount derivation unit is greater than a threshold value.

[0021] In any of the outlet devices, the regulator may include 1-methylcyclopropene or 2,5-norbornadiene. The regulator may include activated carbon or zeolite.

[0022] A system according to one aspect of the present invention may include: any one of the derivation devices and a first terminal, wherein the first terminal includes a receiving unit that receives the usage amount of the conditioner derived by the usage amount derivation unit and a notifying unit that notifies the usage amount of the conditioner.

[0023] In the system, the first terminal may further include a transmission unit that transmits the volume information and the transportation period information to the export device. The system may further include a second terminal that includes a transmission unit that transmits the category information, the shipment volume information, and the delivery destination information indicating the delivery destination to the export device.

[0024] The derivation method according to one embodiment of the present invention may include the following steps: an acquisition unit acquires category information indicating the category of an article, shipment information indicating the shipment volume of the article, volume information indicating the volume of a box containing the article, and transportation period information indicating the transportation period until the article is transported from a shipment source to a delivery destination, wherein the article is a vegetable, fruit, or flower. The derivation method may include the following steps: a first coefficient determination unit refers to first coefficient information indicating a first coefficient for each category to determine a first coefficient related to the category indicated by the category information, the first coefficient indicating at least one of the amount of ethylene per unit time and per unit weight that progresses the degree of maturity or the degree of deterioration of the article among the amount of ethylene generated by the article. The derivation method may include the following steps: a second coefficient determination unit refers to second coefficient information indicating a second coefficient for each category to determine a second coefficient related to the category indicated by the category information, the second coefficient indicating the amount of use per unit of ethylene of a regulator for regulating the degree of maturity or the degree of deterioration of the article progressing due to the ethylene generated by the article. The derivation method may include the following steps: the ethylene amount derivation unit derives the ethylene amount that causes the maturity or degradation of the article to progress during the transportation period based on the determined first coefficient, the shipment amount of the article, the volume, and the transportation period. The derivation method may include the following steps: the usage amount derivation unit derives the usage amount of the regulator used during the transportation period based on the derived ethylene amount and the determined second coefficient.

[0025] A program according to one embodiment of the present invention can cause a computer to function as an acquisition unit that acquires category information indicating a category of an article, shipment information indicating a shipment amount of the article, volume information indicating a volume of a box containing the article, and transportation period information indicating a transportation period until the article is transported from a shipment source to a delivery destination, wherein the article is a vegetable, fruit, or flower. The program can cause a computer to function as a first coefficient determination unit that refers to first coefficient information indicating a first coefficient for each category, and determines a first coefficient related to the category indicated by the category information, the first coefficient indicating at least one of the amount of ethylene generated by the article per unit time and per unit weight that progresses the degree of maturity or the degree of deterioration of the article. The program can cause a computer to function as a second coefficient determination unit that refers to second coefficient information indicating a second coefficient for each category, and determines a second coefficient related to the category indicated by the category information, the second coefficient indicating the amount of use per unit of ethylene of a regulator for adjusting the degree of maturity or the degree of deterioration of the article that progresses due to the ethylene generated by the article. The program can cause the computer to function as an ethylene amount deriving unit that derives an ethylene amount that causes the maturity or deterioration of the article to progress during the transportation period based on the determined first coefficient, the shipment amount of the article, the volume, and the transportation period. The program can cause the computer to function as a usage amount deriving unit that derives a usage amount of the conditioning agent used during the transportation period based on the derived ethylene amount and the determined second coefficient.

[0026] In addition, the above summary of the invention does not list all the features of the present invention, and subcombinations of these feature groups may also constitute other inventions. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] Figure 1 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a system for deriving the amount of a regulator used.

[0028] Figure 2 This is a diagram showing an example of a functional block of a derivation device.

[0029] Figure 3 This is a diagram showing an example of ethylene coefficient information.

[0030] Figure 4 It is a diagram showing an example of the regulator coefficient information.

[0031] Figure 5 This is a diagram showing an example of functional blocks of an order terminal.

[0032] Figure 6This is a diagram showing an example of a functional block of a shipping terminal.

[0033] Figure 7 This is a diagram showing an example of functional blocks of a transportation terminal.

[0034] Figure 8 This is a diagram showing a series of processes from ordering to delivery of goods.

[0035] Fig. 9 This is a diagram showing an example of an order information input screen displayed on the order terminal.

[0036] Fig.10 This is a diagram showing an example of an order information screen displayed on shipping terminal 300 when an order for an item is accepted.

[0037] Fig.11 This is a flowchart showing an example of a process in which the derivation device determines the amount of the regulator to be used.

[0038] Fig.12 This is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The present invention will be described below by way of the embodiments of the invention, but the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims. In addition, the combination of features described in the embodiments is not necessarily all essential to the solution of the invention.

[0040] Figure 1 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a system 10 for deriving the amount of a regulator used. The system 10 includes a deriving device 100 , an ordering terminal 200 , a shipping terminal 300 , and a transport terminal 400 .

[0041] It is known that fruits and vegetables and flowers (cut flowers) produce ethylene gas and then absorb ethylene gas, which causes them to mature or deteriorate. Therefore, for example, the maturity of fruits and vegetables during transportation is predicted, and the maturity of fruits and vegetables before they reach the tasting period is shipped to adjust the maturity at the time of delivery.

[0042] On the other hand, it is known that 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) or 2,5-norbornadiene (NBD) and other regulators that inhibit the adsorption of ethylene gas to vegetables, fruits and flowers to inhibit the ripening or deterioration of vegetables, fruits and flowers, or activated carbon or zeolite that inhibits the adsorption of ethylene gas to vegetables, fruits and flowers by adsorbing ethylene gas to inhibit the ripening or deterioration of vegetables, fruits and flowers. If such a regulator can be used during transportation to inhibit the adsorption of ethylene gas to vegetables, fruits or flowers, the ripening or deterioration of vegetables, fruits or flowers can be inhibited during transportation. Therefore, by using such a regulator, it is possible to inhibit the vegetables and fruits from tasting past their shelf life at the delivery destination.

[0043] However, since the amount of ethylene generated and the ethylene sensitivity, which is an index indicating the ease of ethylene adsorption, differ for each type of vegetable, fruit, or flower, the amount of the regulator required for transportation differs for each type of vegetable, fruit, or flower. The amount of the regulator required for transportation also varies depending on the transportation period, ventilation conditions during transportation, etc. Therefore, it is not easy to derive the amount of the regulator used with high accuracy.

[0044] Therefore, in the system 10 according to the present embodiment, the usage amount of the conditioner used during transportation is derived with high accuracy according to the item being a vegetable, fruit or flower.

[0045] Figure 2 1 is a diagram showing an example of functional blocks of the derivation device 100. The derivation device 100 includes an acquisition unit 102, an ethylene coefficient determination unit 104, a modifier coefficient determination unit 106, an ethylene amount derivation unit 108, a usage amount derivation unit 110, a determination unit 112, a notification unit 114, and a storage unit 120.

[0046] The acquisition unit 102 acquires the delivery destination information indicating the place of the delivery destination, the category information indicating the category of the item as a vegetable, fruit or flower, and the shipment quantity information indicating the shipment quantity of the item from the order terminal 200 of the delivery destination of the item. The category of the item may be the variety of the vegetable, fruit or flower. The acquisition unit 102 may further acquire the delivery period information indicating the desired delivery date of the item, and the degree information indicating the degree of maturity or deterioration that the item should meet at the time of delivery to the delivery destination from the order terminal 200.

[0047] The acquisition unit 102 may also acquire volume information and transportation period information from the shipping terminal 300 of the shipping source of the item, wherein the volume information indicates the volume of the box containing the item when the item is transported to the delivery destination, and the transportation period information indicates the transportation period until the item is transported from the shipping source to the delivery destination. The shipping terminal 300 may acquire the delivery destination information, category information, shipment quantity information, and delivery period information from the ordering terminal 200 via the export device 100. The shipping terminal 300 may export the volume of the box when transporting the item and the transportation period when transporting the item to the delivery destination based on the delivery destination information, category information, shipment quantity information, and delivery period information, and provide them to the export device 100.

[0048] The storage unit 120 stores ethylene coefficient information indicating an ethylene coefficient for each category, the ethylene coefficient indicating at least one of the amount of ethylene per unit time and per unit weight that progresses the degree of maturity or the degree of degradation of the article, among the amount of ethylene generated by the article. The storage unit 120 also stores regulator coefficient information indicating a regulator coefficient for each category, the regulator coefficient indicating the amount of regulator used per unit ethylene for adjusting the degree of maturity or the degree of degradation of the article progressing due to the ethylene generated by the article. The ethylene coefficient is an example of the first coefficient, and the regulator coefficient is an example of the second coefficient.

[0049] The ethylene coefficient may include an ethylene generation coefficient (μL / kg·Hr) indicating the amount of ethylene generated per unit weight of vegetables, fruits, or flowers per unit time, and an ethylene sensitivity coefficient indicating the ease with which vegetables, fruits, or flowers mature or deteriorate due to the influence of ethylene. The ethylene generation coefficient and the ethylene sensitivity coefficient vary depending on the variety of vegetables, fruits, or flowers. The ethylene generation coefficient and the ethylene sensitivity coefficient may also vary depending on the maturity or deterioration of the vegetables and fruits at the time of shipment.

[0050] Figure 3 An example of ethylene coefficient information is shown below. The storage unit 120 stores ethylene coefficient information indicating an ethylene generation coefficient G and an ethylene sensitivity coefficient S for each article category as an ethylene coefficient.

[0051] The modifier coefficient includes a modifier volatility coefficient V indicating the amount of modifier volatilized per unit weight, and an adsorption coefficient A indicating the degree of adsorption of the modifier on vegetables, fruits or flowers. The modifier coefficient varies depending on the type of modifier and the variety of vegetables, fruits or flowers. In the case where the modifier is activated carbon or zeolite that adsorbs ethylene gas, the modifier coefficient may include an adsorption coefficient A indicating the degree of adsorption of ethylene by the modifier itself per unit weight, instead of the adsorption coefficient A indicating the degree of adsorption of the modifier on vegetables, fruits or flowers.

[0052] Figure 4 An example of the regulator coefficient information is shown. Figure 4 The regulator coefficient information shown indicates information related to the type of regulator adsorbed to the vegetable, fruit or flower. The storage unit 120 stores regulator coefficient information indicating the regulator volatility coefficient V and the adsorption coefficient A for each item category as the regulator coefficient. The regulator volatility coefficient V may be different for each category of the regulator. The adsorption coefficient A may be different according to the category of the regulator and the variety of the vegetable, fruit or flower.

[0053] The degree of maturity or deterioration of vegetables, fruits, or flowers can be experimentally observed for each category of vegetables, fruits, or flowers, and the ethylene generation coefficient G, ethylene sensitivity coefficient S, regulator volatility coefficient V, and adsorption coefficient A can be predetermined based on the observation results and stored in the storage unit 120.

[0054] The ethylene coefficient determination unit 104 determines the ethylene coefficient related to the type of the transported article by referring to the ethylene coefficient information stored in the storage unit 120. The ethylene coefficient determination unit 104 may determine the ethylene generation coefficient G and the ethylene sensitivity coefficient S as the ethylene coefficient related to the type of the transported article.

[0055] The conditioner coefficient determination unit 106 refers to the conditioner coefficient information stored in the storage unit 120 to determine the conditioner volatilization coefficient V and the adsorption coefficient A according to the type of the article to be transported, for the conditioner to be used.

[0056] The ethylene amount derivation unit 108 derives the amount of ethylene that causes the maturity or deterioration of the item to progress during transportation based on the determined ethylene generation coefficient G, ethylene sensitivity coefficient S, the shipment amount of the item, the volume of the box used to transport the item, and the transportation period. The ethylene amount derivation unit 108 derives the molar concentration of ethylene (mol / L) as the amount of ethylene per unit volume that causes the maturity or deterioration of the item to progress by using the ethylene generation coefficient G (μL / kg·Hr) × ethylene sensitivity coefficient S × transportation period (Hr) × shipment amount (kg) ÷ volume per mole of ethylene (μl / mol) ÷ volume of the box (L). The ethylene generation coefficient G may be a value that is shown in stages by the size of the ethylene generation of vegetables, fruits, or flowers. The ethylene generation coefficient G may include a coefficient G for the case where the ethylene generation of vegetables, fruits, or flowers is large. H , coefficient G for medium ethylene production M , Coefficient G when ethylene production is low L For example, G H Can be 2.0, G M It can be 1.0, G L It can be 0.8.

[0057] The usage amount deriving unit 110 derives the usage amount of the regulator used during transportation based on the ethylene amount, the determined regulator volatility coefficient V, and the adsorption coefficient A. The usage amount deriving unit 110 derives the usage amount U (kg) of the regulator so that the molar concentration (mol / L) of the regulator derived by the regulator volatility coefficient V×adsorption coefficient A×usage amount U (kg) of the regulator÷volume per mole of the regulator (μl / mol)÷volume (L) of the box is consistent with the molar concentration (mol / L) of ethylene derived by the ethylene amount deriving unit 108.

[0058] The amount of ethylene generated by vegetables, fruits, or flowers varies depending on the ambient temperature. Therefore, the ethylene amount derivation unit 108 can adjust the ethylene coefficient according to the temperature during transportation. Therefore, the acquisition unit 102 can also obtain transportation temperature information representing the ambient temperature of the items until the items contained in the box are transported from the shipping source to the delivery destination from the shipping terminal 300. The storage unit 120 can store ethylene coefficient information representing a temperature adjustment coefficient corresponding to the temperature. The temperature adjustment coefficient can be a coefficient that represents the relationship between the temperature during transportation of the items and the amount of ethylene generated by the items. In the case of vegetables, fruits, or flowers that tend to generate less ethylene regardless of whether the temperature is too low or too high, the temperature adjustment coefficient can include, for example, a coefficient T below 10°C. L , coefficient T at 10℃ to 20℃ M , coefficient T at 20℃ to 25℃ H , coefficient T at 25℃ to 35℃ M , coefficient T above 35℃ L Here, it can be T L <T M <T H The ethylene amount derivation unit 108 can derive the ethylene amount by multiplying the ethylene coefficient by the temperature adjustment coefficient T. The ethylene amount derivation unit 108 can derive the molar concentration (mol / L) of ethylene per unit volume that indicates the progress of the maturity or deterioration of the item by using the ethylene generation coefficient G (μL / kg·Hr)×ethylene sensitivity coefficient S×temperature adjustment coefficient T×transportation period (Hr)×shipping amount (kg)÷volume per mole of ethylene (μl / mol)÷volume of the box (L).

[0059] If the ventilation state of the box is different, the amount of ethylene that causes the maturity or deterioration of the items to progress will be different even if the shipment amount of the items is the same. For example, the amount of ethylene that causes the maturity or deterioration of the items to progress will be different depending on whether the box contains the items in a sealed state or contains the items while ventilating using a ventilation function. Therefore, the acquisition unit 102 can also acquire ventilation information representing the ventilation state of the box from the shipping terminal 300. The ventilation information can represent whether the box has a ventilation function as the ventilation state of the box. The storage unit 120 can store ethylene coefficient information representing the ventilation adjustment coefficient corresponding to the ventilation state. The ventilation adjustment coefficient can be a coefficient that represents the relationship between the ventilation function of the box and the amount of ethylene in the box. For example, it can be a value in which the ventilation adjustment coefficient is set to a small value when the ventilation function of the box is high and the ventilation adjustment coefficient is set to a large value when the ventilation function of the box is low. The ventilation adjustment coefficient can include a coefficient B when the box does not have a ventilation function. H The coefficient B when the box has ventilation function L For example, the coefficient B H Can be 1.0, coefficient B L It may be a value less than 1.0, i.e., 0.5, etc. The ethylene amount deriving unit 108 may derive the molar concentration (mol / L) of ethylene, which indicates the amount of ethylene per unit volume that progresses the degree of maturity or deterioration of the article, by using the ethylene generation amount coefficient G (μL / kg·Hr)×ethylene sensitivity coefficient S×temperature adjustment coefficient T×ventilation adjustment coefficient B×transportation period (Hr)×shipping amount (kg)÷volume per mole of ethylene (μl / mol)÷volume of the box (L).

[0060] If the storage period from when the vegetables, fruits or flowers are harvested to when the vegetables, fruits or flowers are shipped is different, the amount of ethylene generated and the amount of ethylene adsorbed by the vegetables, fruits or flowers during transportation will be different even if the transportation period is the same. Therefore, the acquisition unit 102 can also acquire the storage period information representing the storage period from when the item is harvested to when the item is shipped from the shipping terminal 300. The storage unit 120 can store ethylene coefficient information representing the storage period adjustment coefficient K corresponding to the storage period. The storage period adjustment coefficient K can be a coefficient that represents the relationship between the storage period and the amount of ethylene generated by the item. In the case of a category of vegetables, fruits or flowers in which there is a tendency that the amount of ethylene generated increases from when the item is harvested until a certain period has passed and decreases after a certain period has passed, the storage period adjustment coefficient can, for example, include the coefficient K when the period from harvest is 1 to 2 days. M 、The coefficient K when the period from harvest is 3 to 5 days H 、The coefficient K when the period from harvest is more than 6 days L Here, it can be K L <K M<K H The ethylene amount deriving unit 108 can derive the molar concentration (mol / L) of ethylene, which indicates the amount of ethylene per unit volume that progresses the degree of maturity or deterioration of the article, by using the ethylene generation coefficient G (μL / kg·Hr)×ethylene sensitivity coefficient S×temperature adjustment coefficient T×ventilation adjustment coefficient B×storage period adjustment coefficient K×transportation period (Hr)×shipping amount (kg)÷volume per mole of ethylene (μl / mol)÷volume of the box (L). The ethylene amount deriving unit 108 may not perform adjustment based on either the temperature adjustment coefficient T or the ventilation adjustment coefficient B.

[0061] If the temperature during the storage period from when the vegetables, fruits or flowers are harvested to when the vegetables, fruits or flowers are shipped is different, the amount of ethylene generated and the amount of ethylene adsorbed by the vegetables, fruits or flowers during transportation will be different even if the transportation period is the same. Therefore, the acquisition unit 102 can also acquire storage temperature information representing the storage temperature from when the vegetables, fruits or flowers are harvested to when the vegetables, fruits or flowers are shipped from the shipping terminal 300. The storage unit 120 can store ethylene coefficient information representing a storage temperature adjustment coefficient M corresponding to the storage temperature. The storage period temperature coefficient K can be a coefficient that represents the relationship between the temperature during the storage period of an item and the amount of ethylene generated by the item. The storage temperature adjustment coefficient M can, for example, include a coefficient M below 10°C. L 、Coefficient M at 10℃ to 20℃ M , Coefficient M above 20℃ H Here, it can be M L <M M <M H The ethylene amount derivation unit 108 can derive the molar concentration (mol / L) of ethylene per unit volume that indicates the degree of maturity or deterioration of the item by using the ethylene generation coefficient G (μL / kg·Hr)×ethylene sensitivity coefficient S×temperature adjustment coefficient T×ventilation adjustment coefficient B×storage period adjustment coefficient K×storage temperature adjustment coefficient M×transportation period (Hr)×shipping amount (kg)÷volume per mole of ethylene (μl / mol)÷volume of box (L).

[0062] The temperature adjustment coefficient T, the ventilation adjustment coefficient B, the storage period adjustment coefficient K, and the storage temperature adjustment coefficient M may be predetermined by experiments, etc. At least one of the temperature adjustment coefficient T, the ventilation adjustment coefficient B, the storage period adjustment coefficient K, and the storage temperature adjustment coefficient M may be predetermined for each type of vegetable, fruit, or flower.

[0063] The acquisition unit 102 may also acquire, from the ordering terminal 200, degree information indicating the degree of maturity or degree of deterioration that the vegetables, fruits, or flowers should meet at the time of delivery. The storage unit 120 may store ethylene coefficient information indicating the degree adjustment coefficient D corresponding to the degree of maturity or degree of deterioration that should be met at the time of delivery to the delivery destination. For example, the degree of maturity may include multiple stages. The degree of maturity may include three stages: hard, savory, and ripe. Each of these stages of maturity may be used in association with a code or a numerical value. The ethylene coefficient information may indicate the degree adjustment coefficient for each degree. The ethylene coefficient information may include a coefficient D indicating the degree of hardness. H , D, which indicates the degree of shelf life M , D for the degree of doneness L The harder the vegetables and fruits are at the time of delivery, the more the amount of ethylene that should be suppressed needs to be increased, so it can be D H >D M >D L The ethylene amount derivation unit 108 can derive the molar concentration (mol / L) of ethylene as the amount of ethylene that causes the maturity or deterioration of the item to progress by using the ethylene generation coefficient G (μL / kg·Hr)×ethylene sensitivity coefficient S×temperature adjustment coefficient T×ventilation adjustment coefficient B×storage period adjustment coefficient K×storage temperature adjustment coefficient M×degree coefficient D×transportation period (Hr)×shipping amount (kg)÷volume per mole of ethylene (μl / mol)÷volume of box (L).

[0064] The usage amount deriving unit 110 may derive the usage amount of the regulator corresponding to the category of the article as vegetables, fruits or flowers for each of the plurality of regulators indicated by the regulator coefficient information. The determining unit 112 may determine the regulator whose usage amount satisfies a predetermined condition among the plurality of regulators as the regulator to be used for the article. The determining unit 112 may determine the regulator with the smallest usage amount among the plurality of regulators as the regulator to be used for the article.

[0065] Sometimes, multiple types of vegetables, fruits, or flowers are contained in one box. In this case, the ethylene amount deriving unit 108 can derive the ethylene amount for each type of vegetables, fruits, or flowers contained in the box, and sum up the derived ethylene amounts to derive the ethylene amount related to one box. The ethylene amount deriving unit 108 can derive the molar concentration of ethylene for each type of vegetables, fruits, or flowers contained in the box, and sum up the derived molar concentrations of ethylene to derive the molar concentration of ethylene related to one box. The usage amount deriving unit 110 can derive the usage amount of the regulator used during transportation based on the ethylene amount related to one box derived by the ethylene amount deriving unit 108, the determined regulator volatility coefficient V, and the adsorption coefficient A. The usage amount derivation unit 110 can derive the usage amount U (kg) of the regulator so that the molar concentration (mol / L) of the regulator derived by the volatility coefficient of the regulator V×the adsorption coefficient A×the usage amount of the regulator U (kg) ÷ the volume per mole of the regulator (μl / mol) ÷ the volume of the box (L) is consistent with the molar concentration (mol / L) of ethylene in each box derived by the ethylene amount derivation unit 108.

[0066] In addition, due to the change of temperature etc. during transportation, the amount of ethylene generated by vegetables, fruits or flowers may be more than the expected amount of ethylene. In such a case, if the amount of the regulator can be added during transportation, the maturity or deterioration of the vegetables, fruits or flowers can be adjusted.

[0067] Therefore, a sensor for measuring ethylene concentration may be provided in the box. The transport terminal 400 may receive the molar concentration of ethylene from the sensor as the ethylene concentration. The acquisition unit 102 may also acquire en-route information indicating the molar concentration of ethylene in the box during the en-route period as the ethylene concentration from the sensor via the transport terminal 400 during the en-route period before the item is transported from the shipping source to the delivery destination.

[0068] When the amount of ethylene based on the ethylene concentration indicated by the en route information is greater than the amount of ethylene derived by the ethylene amount deriving unit 108, the usage amount deriving unit 110 may further derive the additional usage amount of the conditioning agent to be added to the box based on the difference between the amount of ethylene derived by the ethylene amount deriving unit 108 and the amount of ethylene based on the ethylene concentration indicated by the en route information. In this case, the comparison between the amount of ethylene derived by the ethylene amount deriving unit 108 and the amount of ethylene based on the ethylene concentration indicated by the en route information may be performed based on the comparison between the predicted amount of ethylene (E1) at the time when the en route information is acquired and the actual amount of ethylene (E2) based on the actual ethylene concentration indicated by the en route information. The predicted ethylene amount (E1) can be derived as the molar concentration of ethylene (mol / L) indicating the amount of ethylene per unit volume by ethylene generation coefficient G (μL / kg·Hr)×temperature adjustment coefficient T×ventilation adjustment coefficient B×storage period adjustment coefficient K×storage temperature adjustment coefficient M×period from the start of transportation to the time when the en route information is acquired (Hr)×shipping amount (kg)÷volume per mole of ethylene (μl / mol)÷volume of the box (L). The usage amount deriving unit 110 can further derive the additional usage amount of the regulator to be added to the box based on the difference between the usage amount of the regulator derived based on the ethylene amount derived by the ethylene amount deriving unit 108 and the usage amount of the regulator derived by the ethylene amount deriving unit 108 based on the ethylene concentration indicated by the en route information, the regulator volatility coefficient V, and the adsorption coefficient A. Furthermore, the usage amount deriving unit 110 can derive the additional usage amount of the conditioning agent to be added to the box when the difference between the predicted ethylene amount (E1) and the actual ethylene amount (E2) satisfies a predetermined condition (eg, exceeds a threshold value).

[0069] A sensor for measuring the temperature may be provided in the box. The transport terminal 400 may receive the temperature in the box from the sensor. The acquisition unit 102 may acquire en route information indicating the temperature in the box measured by the sensor during the en route period before the item is transported from the shipping source to the delivery destination via the transport terminal 400. The ethylene amount derivation unit 108 derives the predicted ethylene amount (E1) in the box based on the ethylene generation amount coefficient G, the ethylene sensitivity coefficient S, the temperature adjustment coefficient T corresponding to the temperature indicated by the transport temperature information, the en route period, the shipment amount of the item, and the volume of the box. Furthermore, the ethylene amount derivation unit 108 derives the actual ethylene amount (E2) in the box based on the ethylene generation amount coefficient G, the ethylene sensitivity coefficient S, the temperature adjustment coefficient T corresponding to the temperature in the box measured by the sensor, the adjustment period t' to which the temperature adjustment coefficient T is applied, the shipment amount of the item, and the volume of the box. In this case, the ethylene generation amount for each adjustment period t' may be derived using the temperature adjustment coefficient T corresponding to the temperature in the box, and the actual ethylene amount (E2) may be derived based on the sum of these. For example, the molar concentration (mol / L) of ethylene representing the amount of ethylene per unit volume in each adjustment period t' can be derived by the following equation: generation coefficient G (μL / kg·Hr)×temperature adjustment coefficient T×ventilation adjustment coefficient B×storage period adjustment coefficient K×storage temperature adjustment coefficient M×adjustment period t'(Hr)×shipment amount (kg)÷volume per mole of ethylene (μl / mol)÷volume of box (L), thereby deriving the actual amount of ethylene (E2) as the sum of these. When the amount of ethylene (E2) is greater than the amount of ethylene (E1), the usage amount deriving unit 110 can derive the additional usage amount of the conditioning agent to be added to the box based on the difference between the amount of ethylene (E1) and the amount of ethylene (E2). The usage amount deriving unit 110 can further derive the additional usage amount of the conditioning agent to be added to the box based on the difference between the usage amount of the conditioning agent derived based on the amount of ethylene (E1) and the usage amount of the conditioning agent derived based on the amount of ethylene (E2). Furthermore, the usage amount deriving unit 110 can derive the additional usage amount of the conditioning agent to be added to the box when the difference between the predicted ethylene amount (E1) and the actual ethylene amount (E2) satisfies a predetermined condition (eg, exceeds a threshold value).

[0070] If the amount of ethylene in the box predicted before shipment is different from the amount of ethylene in the box actually measured at the time of delivery, the maturity or deterioration of the goods expected by the delivery destination may be different from the maturity or deterioration of the goods actually delivered. By notifying the delivery destination or the source of shipment of such a difference from the expectation, it is possible to suppress delivery failures. In addition, it is possible to prevent the goods from being unusable due to reasons such as excessive maturity, and it is possible to suppress food losses, etc.

[0071] Therefore, the acquisition unit 102 may also acquire, via the transportation terminal 400, completion information indicating the ethylene concentration in the box at the time when the transportation of the article to the delivery destination is completed. The notification unit 114 may notify that the article does not meet the maturity or deterioration degree that should be met at the time of transportation to the destination of the previous article when the difference between the actual ethylene amount in the box based on the ethylene concentration indicated in the completion information and the predicted ethylene amount derived by the ethylene amount deriving unit 108 is greater than the threshold value. The notification unit 114 may notify that the maturity of the article has not progressed compared to the desired maturity when the predicted ethylene amount derived by the ethylene amount deriving unit 108 is greater than the actual ethylene amount in the box based on the ethylene concentration indicated in the completion information. The notification unit 114 may notify that the maturity of the article has progressed compared to the desired maturity when the predicted ethylene amount derived by the ethylene amount deriving unit 108 is less than the actual ethylene amount in the box based on the ethylene concentration indicated in the completion information.

[0072] Figure 5 An example of a functional block of the order terminal 200 is shown. The order terminal 200 may be a personal computer, a smart phone, or a tablet terminal. The order terminal 200 may include a receiving unit 202, a sending unit 204, and a display unit 206. The receiving unit 202 receives various information. The sending unit 204 sends various information. The receiving unit 202 and the sending unit 204 may exchange various information with other devices through wireless communication. The sending unit 204 may send the category information of the item to be delivered, the shipping volume information, and the delivery destination information indicating the delivery destination to the export device 100. The sending unit 204 may also send the degree information indicating the degree of maturity or deterioration that the item should meet at the delivery time point to the export device 100. The sending unit 204 may also send the delivery date information indicating the expected delivery date of the item to the export device 100. The display unit 206 displays various information. The display unit 206 may be a touch panel display. The display unit 206 may receive various operations from the user, and the sending unit 204 may send the information accepted according to the user operation to the export device 100.

[0073] Figure 6 1 shows an example of functional blocks of shipping terminal 300. Shipping terminal 300 may be a personal computer, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, etc. Shipping terminal 300 includes receiving unit 302, transmitting unit 304, and display unit 306. Receiving unit 302 and transmitting unit 304 can exchange various information with other devices through wireless communication.

[0074] The receiving unit 302 receives various information. The receiving unit 302 can receive ordering information from the ordering terminal 200 via the exporting device 100. The ordering information can indicate the type of the item to be delivered, the shipment amount, the desired delivery date, the delivery destination, and the degree of maturity or deterioration that the item should meet when delivered. The receiving unit 302 receives the usage amount of the conditioner derived by the usage amount exporting unit 110. The sending unit 304 sends various information. The sending unit 304 sends the harvest period information indicating the harvest period of the item to be delivered to the exporting device 100. In addition, the sending unit 304 can also send the storage period information indicating the storage period from the harvest of the item to the shipment of the item to the exporting device 100 instead of or in addition to the above information.

[0075] The display unit 306 displays various information. The display unit 306 may be a touch panel display. The display unit 306 may receive various operations from the user, and the transmission unit 204 may transmit the information received according to the user operation to the derivation device 100.

[0076] Figure 7 An example of functional blocks of a transport terminal 400 and a box 450 is shown. The transport terminal 400 may be a personal computer, a smart phone, or a tablet terminal. The box 450 includes an ethylene sensor 452 and a temperature sensor 454. The box 450 may include at least one of the ethylene sensor 452 and the temperature sensor 454. The ethylene sensor 452 and the temperature sensor 454 may be arranged in a storage space for storing items. The ethylene sensor 452 measures the ethylene concentration in the box 450. The temperature sensor 454 measures the temperature in the box 450. The transport terminal 400 may be a navigation terminal mounted on a vehicle for transporting items. The transport terminal 400 includes a receiving unit 402, a transmitting unit 404, and a display unit 406. The receiving unit 402 and the transmitting unit 404 may exchange various information with other devices through wireless communication. The receiving unit 402 may receive ethylene concentration information indicating the ethylene concentration in the box 450 from the ethylene sensor 452. The receiving unit 402 may receive temperature information indicating the temperature in the box 450 from the temperature sensor 454.

[0077] The transmitting unit 404 transmits at least one of the ethylene concentration information and the temperature information to the exporting device 100 as the en-route information indicating the environment in the box 450 during the transportation of the article. The display unit 406 displays various information. The display unit 406 may be a touch panel display. The receiving unit 402 receives the additional regulator information indicating the amount of regulator to be added during the transportation from the exporting device 100, and the display unit 406 displays the type of regulator indicated by the additional regulator information and the additional amount of regulator to be used.

[0078] Figure 8The diagram shows a series of processes from ordering to delivery of goods. Order terminal 200 transmits order information of desired goods to export device 100 according to instructions from the orderer (S100). Fig. 9 This is an example of an input screen F200 for order information displayed on the order terminal 200. The input screen F200 includes an area F210 for selecting the type of goods to be delivered, an area F212 for inputting the desired shipment quantity of the goods, an area F214 indicating the degree of maturity that the goods should meet at the time of inclusion, and an area F216 for inputting the desired delivery date. The input screen F200 also includes an order button F218 for outputting an instruction to order the goods at the time when the input of various information is completed.

[0079] The export device 100 receives order information from the order terminal 200 (S102). The export device 100 transmits the order information to the shipping terminal 300 (S104) in order to notify the shipping source of the order request. When the shipping terminal 300 receives the order information (S106), it exports the volume of the box when transporting the item and the transportation period when transporting the item to the delivery destination, and transmits it to the export device 100 together with the harvest period as transportation information (S108).

[0080] When receiving the harvest time from the shipping terminal 300 (S110), the derivation device 100 derives the amount of the conditioner used (S112). The derivation device 100 transmits the amount of the conditioner used together with the type of the conditioner to the shipping terminal 300 (S114).

[0081] When the shipping terminal 300 receives the type and amount of the conditioning agent from the export device 100 (S116), the conditioning agent is weighed (S118). The shipping terminal 300 can send the amount of conditioning agent used to a weighing device that weighs the conditioning agent, and the weighing device weighs the conditioning agent according to the amount of conditioning agent used. When the weighing is completed, the items are packed into a box (S120). During the packaging, the conditioning agent is also put into the box.

[0082] Fig.10An example of an order information screen F300 displayed on the shipping terminal 300 when an order for an item is accepted is shown. The order information screen F300 includes an area F310 indicating various information of the item ordered from the order terminal 200, and an area F312 for inputting the harvest period of the item. The order information screen F300 also includes a calculation button F314 for requesting the export of the amount of the regulator to be used after the input of the harvest period is completed. When the calculation button F314 is pressed, the harvest period information indicating the harvest period is sent to the export device 100. The order information screen F300 also includes an area F316 indicating the type of regulator and an area F318 indicating the amount of regulator used, as regulator usage information provided from the export device 100.

[0083] If the items are packaged, the box containing the items is loaded on a truck or the like for transportation (S120). At a predetermined timing during transportation, the transportation terminal 400 sends en route information indicating at least one of the ethylene concentration in the box and the temperature in the box to the derivation device 100 (S122). When the derivation device 100 receives the en route information (S124), the derivation device 100 derives the actual ethylene amount (E2) in the box based on the ethylene amount (E1) in the box predicted based on the assumed transportation information and the en route information. The usage derivation unit 110 derives the additional usage amount of the regulator to be added to the box based on the difference between the usage amount of the regulator derived based on the ethylene amount (E1) and the usage amount of the regulator derived based on the ethylene amount (E2). When it is necessary to add a regulator to the box, the derivation device 100 sends the additional regulator information indicating the additional usage amount of the regulator to be added to the box to the transportation terminal 400 (S126).

[0084] When the transport terminal 400 receives the additional conditioner information from the export device 100 (S128), the display unit 406 displays the need for additional conditioner and the required amount of conditioner. Then, the conditioner is added to the box according to the notification. The predetermined timing during transportation may be the time when the goods arrive at the transfer point where the goods are reloaded from the large truck to the medium / small truck. In addition, when the goods are transported by ship, the predetermined timing during transportation may be during sailing.

[0085] After that, the delivery of the article (S130) and the collection of the article (S132) are performed. At the time of delivery, the transport terminal 400 may transmit completion information indicating the ethylene concentration in the box at the time of delivery to the derivation device 100. The derivation device 100 may notify the ordering terminal 200 that the article does not meet the maturity or deterioration degree that should be met at the time of being transported to the destination of the previous article when the difference between the amount of ethylene in the box based on the ethylene concentration indicated in the completion information and the amount of ethylene derived by the ethylene amount derivation unit 108 is greater than the threshold value. The derivation device 100 may notify the ordering terminal 200 that the maturity of the article has not progressed compared to the desired maturity when the amount of ethylene derived by the ethylene amount derivation unit 108 is greater than the amount of ethylene in the box based on the ethylene concentration indicated in the completion information. The notification unit 114 may notify the ordering terminal 200 that the maturity of the article has progressed compared to the desired maturity when the amount of ethylene derived by the ethylene amount derivation unit 108 is less than the amount of ethylene in the box based on the ethylene concentration indicated in the completion information.

[0086] Fig.11 1 is a flowchart showing an example of a process in which the derivation device 100 determines the amount of the regulator to be used.

[0087] The acquisition unit 102 acquires order information indicating the type of goods to be delivered, the shipment quantity, the desired delivery date, the delivery destination, and the degree of maturity or deterioration that the goods should meet at the time of delivery from the ordering terminal 200 (S200). The acquisition unit 102 acquires transportation information indicating the volume of the box when transporting the goods, the transportation period when transporting the goods to the delivery destination, the harvest period, and the storage information indicating the storage period and storage temperature of the goods from the harvest until the goods are shipped from the shipping source from the shipping terminal 300 (S202).

[0088] The ethylene amount deriving unit 108 derives the ethylene amount that causes the maturity or deterioration of the article to progress during transportation based on the ethylene generation coefficient G, the ethylene sensitivity coefficient S, the shipment amount of the article, the volume of the box used for the transportation of the article, and the transportation period. The usage amount deriving unit 110 derives the usage amount of the regulator used during transportation for each of the regulators that can be used based on the ethylene amount, the determined regulator volatility coefficient V, and the adsorption coefficient A (S204). The ethylene amount deriving unit 108 can derive the molar concentration (mol / L) of ethylene as the ethylene amount that causes the maturity or deterioration of the article to progress by ethylene generation coefficient G×ethylene sensitivity coefficient S×temperature adjustment coefficient T×ventilation adjustment coefficient B×storage period adjustment coefficient K×storage temperature adjustment coefficient M×degree coefficient D×transportation period (Hr)×shipment amount (kg)÷ethylene per mole volume (μl / mol)÷box volume (L). The usage amount derivation unit 110 can derive the usage amount U (kg) of the regulator for each candidate regulator that can be used so that the molar concentration (mol / L) of the regulator derived by the regulator volatility coefficient V×adsorption coefficient A×regulator usage amount U÷regulator volume per mole (μl / mol)÷box volume (L) is consistent with the molar concentration (mol / L) of ethylene derived by the ethylene amount derivation unit 108.

[0089] The decision unit 112 decides the conditioner with the smallest usage amount U (kg) among the plurality of conditioners as the conditioner to be used for the article ( S206 ).

[0090] As described above, according to this embodiment, the amount of regulator used to suppress the progress of the maturity or degradation of vegetables, fruits, or flowers caused by ethylene, which is required to maintain the maturity or degradation of vegetables, fruits, or flowers during the transportation period, can be derived according to the type of vegetables, fruits, or flowers, the shipment volume, the transportation period, the maturity or degradation of the vegetables, fruits, or flowers at the time of delivery, etc. Therefore, the amount of regulator used can be easily grasped.

[0091] Fig.12 An example of a computer 1200 that can implement multiple modes of the present invention in whole or in part is shown. The program installed in the computer 1200 can cause the computer 1200 to function as an operation associated with the device involved in the embodiment of the present invention or one or more "parts" of the device. Alternatively, the program can cause the computer 1200 to perform the operation or the one or more "parts". The program can cause the computer 1200 to perform the process involved in the embodiment of the present invention or the stage of the process. Such a program can be executed by the CPU 1212 to cause the computer 1200 to perform specific operations associated with some or all of the blocks in the flowcharts and block diagrams described in this specification.

[0092] The computer 1200 according to the present embodiment includes a CPU 1212 and a RAM 1214, which are connected to each other via a main controller 1210. The computer 1200 also includes a communication interface 1222 and an input / output unit, which are connected to the main controller 1210 via the input / output controller 1220. The computer 1200 also includes a ROM 1230. The CPU 1212 operates according to the programs stored in the ROM 1230 and the RAM 1214, thereby controlling each unit.

[0093] The communication interface 1222 communicates with other electronic devices via a network. The hard disk drive can store programs and data used by the CPU 1212 in the computer 1200. The ROM 1230 stores therein a boot program executed by the computer 1200 when activated and / or a program that depends on the hardware of the computer 1200. The program is provided via a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a USB memory or an IC card, or a network. The program is installed in the RAM 1214 or the ROM 1230, which is also an example of a computer-readable recording medium, and is executed by the CPU 1212. The information processing described in these programs is read by the computer 1200, realizing the cooperation between the program and the various types of hardware resources described above. The device or method can be constructed by realizing the operation or processing of information as the computer 1200 is used.

[0094] For example, in the case where communication is performed between the computer 1200 and an external device, the CPU 1212 can execute a communication program loaded into the RAM 1214, and instruct the communication interface 1222 to perform communication processing based on the processing described by the communication program. The communication interface 1222 reads transmission data stored in a transmission buffer area provided in a recording medium such as the RAM 1214 or a USB memory under the control of the CPU 1212, transmits the read transmission data to the network, or writes reception data received from the network to a reception buffer area provided on the recording medium, etc.

[0095] In addition, the CPU 1212 can read all or a necessary part of a file or database stored in an external recording medium such as a USB memory or the like to the RAM 1214, and perform various types of processing on the data on the RAM 1214. Then, the CPU 1212 can write the processed data back to the external recording medium.

[0096] Various types of information such as various types of programs, data, tables, and databases can be stored in the recording medium and subjected to information processing. The CPU 1212 can perform various types of processing, including various types of operations specified by the instruction sequence of the program, information processing, conditional judgment, conditional branching, unconditional branching, information retrieval / replacement, etc., which are described in various places of this disclosure on the data read from the RAM 1214, and write the results back to the RAM 1214. In addition, the CPU 1212 can retrieve information in files, databases, etc. in the recording medium. For example, when multiple entries each having an attribute value of a first attribute associated with an attribute value of a second attribute are stored in the recording medium, the CPU 1212 can retrieve an entry that matches the condition specified for the attribute value of the first attribute from the multiple entries, read the attribute value of the second attribute stored in the entry, and thereby obtain the attribute value of the second attribute associated with the first attribute that satisfies the predetermined condition.

[0097] The program or software module described above may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium on or near the computer 1200. In addition, a recording medium such as a hard disk or a RAM provided in a server system connected to a dedicated communication network or the Internet can be used as a computer-readable storage medium, thereby providing the program to the computer 1200 via the network.

[0098] Computer-readable media may include any tangible device capable of storing instructions executed by an appropriate device. As a result, a computer-readable medium having instructions stored therein has a product that includes instructions that can be executed in order to generate a component for performing the operation specified by a flowchart or block diagram. As examples of computer-readable media, electronic storage media, magnetic storage media, optical storage media, electromagnetic storage media, semiconductor storage media, etc. may be included. As more specific examples of computer-readable media, floppy disks (registered trademarks), magnetic disks, hard disks, random access memories (RAM), read-only memories (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memories (EPROM or flash memory), electrically erasable programmable read-only memories (EEPROM (registered trademark)), static random access memories (SRAM), compact disk read-only memories (CD-ROM), digital versatile disks (DVD), Blu-ray (RTM) disks, memory sticks, integrated circuit cards, etc. may be included.

[0099] Computer readable instructions can include any one of the source code and the target code described by any combination of one or more programming languages. Source code or target code include existing program programming languages. Existing program programming languages ​​can be assembly instructions, instruction set architecture (ISA) instructions, machine instructions, machine-related instructions, microcode, firmware instructions, state setting data, or object-oriented programming languages ​​such as Smalltalk (registered trademark), JAVA (registered trademark), C++, and "C" programming language or the same programming language. Computer readable instructions can be provided to a processor or programmable circuit of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer or other programmable data processing device locally, via a wide area network (WAN) such as a local area network (LAN), the Internet, etc. A processor or a programmable circuit can execute computer readable instructions to generate a component for performing an operation specified by a flow chart or a block diagram. As an example of a processor, a computer processor, a processing unit, a microprocessor, a digital signal processor, a controller, a microcontroller, etc. are included.

[0100] The present invention has been described above using the embodiments, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It is obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes or improvements can be made to the above embodiments. According to the description of the claims, it is obvious that the method to which such changes or improvements are made can also be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

[0101] It should be noted that the execution order of each process such as actions, processes, steps and stages in the devices, systems, programs and methods shown in the claims, specifications and drawings can be implemented in any order as long as it is not specifically and clearly stated as "before...", "prior to", etc., and the output of the previous process is not used in the subsequent process. Even if the action flow in the claims, specifications and drawings is described using "first", "next", etc. for convenience, it does not mean that it must be implemented in this order.

[0102] Description of Reference Numerals

[0103] 10: system; 100: export device; 102: acquisition unit; 104: ethylene coefficient determination unit; 106: modifier coefficient determination unit; 108: ethylene amount export unit; 110: usage amount export unit; 112: determination unit; 114: notification unit; 120: storage unit; 200: ordering terminal; 202: receiving unit; 204: sending unit; 206: display unit; 300: shipping terminal; 302: receiving unit; 304: sending unit; 306: display unit; 400: transportation terminal; 402: receiving unit; 404: sending unit; 406: display unit; 450: box; 452: ethylene sensor; 454: temperature sensor; 1200: computer; 1210: main controller; 1212: CPU; 1214: RAM; 1220: input / output controller; 1222: communication interface; 1230: ROM.

Claims

1. A derivation device, characterized in that: have: an acquisition unit that acquires category information indicating a category of an article, shipment quantity information indicating a shipment quantity of the article, volume information indicating a volume of a box containing the article, and transportation period information indicating a transportation period until the article is transported from a shipment source to a delivery destination, wherein the article is a vegetable, fruit, or flower; a first coefficient determination unit for determining a first coefficient related to the category indicated by the category information, with reference to first coefficient information indicating a first coefficient for each category, the first coefficient indicating at least one of an amount of ethylene generated by the article per unit time and a unit weight that causes a degree of maturity or a degree of degradation of the article to progress; a second coefficient determination unit for determining a second coefficient related to the category indicated by the category information, with reference to second coefficient information indicating a second coefficient for each category, the second coefficient indicating a usage amount per unit amount of ethylene of a regulator for regulating a degree of maturity or a degree of degradation of the article progressing due to ethylene generated from the article; an ethylene amount deriving unit for deriving an ethylene amount that causes the maturity or degradation of the article to progress during the transportation period based on the determined first coefficient, the shipment amount of the article, the volume, and the transportation period; and A usage amount deriving unit derives a usage amount of the regulator used during the transportation based on the derived ethylene amount and the determined second coefficient.

2. The derivation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The acquiring unit acquires the category information and the shipment quantity information for each of the plurality of articles stored in the box. The ethylene amount deriving unit derives the ethylene amount related to the box by summing up the ethylene amounts related to each of the plurality of articles. The usage amount deriving unit derives the usage amount of the conditioner based on the amount of ethylene related to the box.

3. The derivation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The acquisition unit further acquires transportation temperature information indicating the temperature around the article until the article housed in the box is transported from a shipping source to the delivery destination. The first coefficient information indicates a temperature adjustment coefficient corresponding to temperature, The ethylene amount deriving unit derives the ethylene amount based on the first coefficient adjusted by the temperature adjustment coefficient corresponding to the temperature indicated by the transport temperature information.

4. The derivation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The acquisition unit further acquires ventilation information indicating a ventilation state of the box, The first coefficient information represents a ventilation adjustment coefficient corresponding to a ventilation state. The ethylene amount deriving unit derives the ethylene amount based on the first coefficient adjusted by the ventilation adjustment coefficient according to the ventilation state indicated by the ventilation information.

5. The derivation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The acquisition unit further acquires storage period information indicating a storage period from when the item is received to when the item is shipped, The first coefficient information indicates a storage period adjustment coefficient corresponding to the storage period. The ethylene amount deriving unit derives the ethylene amount based on the first coefficient adjusted by the storage period adjustment coefficient corresponding to the storage period indicated by the storage period information, for the category indicated by the category information.

6. The derivation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The acquisition unit further acquires storage temperature information indicating the storage temperature from when the article is harvested to when the article is shipped, The first coefficient information indicates a storage temperature adjustment coefficient corresponding to the storage temperature. The ethylene amount deriving unit adjusts the ethylene amount based on the first coefficient adjusted by the storage temperature adjustment coefficient corresponding to the storage temperature indicated by the storage temperature information, for the category indicated by the category information.

7. The derivation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The acquisition unit further acquires degree information indicating a degree of maturity or a degree of deterioration that the article should satisfy at the time of being delivered to the delivery destination. The first coefficient information indicates a degree adjustment coefficient corresponding to a maturity degree or a degradation degree that should be satisfied at the time of delivery to the delivery destination. The ethylene amount deriving unit derives the ethylene amount based on the first coefficient adjusted by the degree adjustment coefficient corresponding to the maturity degree or the degradation degree indicated by the degree information, for the category indicated by the category information.

8. The derivation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second coefficient information indicates a second coefficient corresponding to a category of the article for each type of a plurality of conditioning agents. The usage amount deriving unit derives the usage amount corresponding to the type of the article for each of the plurality of conditioners. The derivation device further includes a determination unit that determines, among the plurality of conditioners, a conditioner whose usage amount satisfies a predetermined condition as a conditioner to be used for the article.

9. The derivation device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The determination unit determines the regulator with the smallest usage amount among the plurality of regulators as the regulator that satisfies the predetermined condition.

10. The derivation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The acquisition unit further acquires en-route information indicating the ethylene concentration in the box during the en-route period before the article is transported from the shipping source to the delivery destination. When the amount of ethylene based on the ethylene concentration shown in the en route information is greater than the amount of ethylene derived by the ethylene amount deriving unit, the usage amount deriving unit further derives the additional usage amount of the regulator to be added to the box based on the difference between the amount of ethylene derived by the ethylene amount deriving unit and the amount of ethylene based on the ethylene concentration shown in the en route information.

11. The derivation device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The acquisition unit further acquires en-route information indicating the temperature inside the box during the en-route period before the article is transported from the shipping source to the delivery destination. The ethylene amount deriving unit derives the ethylene amount in the box based on the first coefficient adjusted by the temperature adjustment coefficient corresponding to the temperature indicated by the transport temperature information, the shipment amount of the article, the volume, and the transit period. The ethylene amount deriving unit derives the actual ethylene amount in the box based on the first coefficient adjusted by the temperature adjustment coefficient corresponding to the temperature indicated by the en route information, the shipment amount of the article, the volume, and the en route period. When the actual ethylene amount is greater than the ethylene amount derived by the ethylene amount deriving unit for the intermediate period, the usage amount deriving unit further derives an additional usage amount of the regulator to be added to the box based on the difference between the ethylene amount derived for the intermediate period and the actual ethylene amount.

12. The derivation device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The acquisition unit further acquires completion information indicating the concentration of ethylene in the box at a time when the transportation of the article to the delivery destination is completed, The export device also includes a notification unit, which notifies that the item does not meet the maturity or deterioration level that should be met at the time of being transported to the delivery destination when the difference between the amount of ethylene in the box based on the ethylene concentration shown in the completion information and the amount of ethylene exported by the ethylene amount export unit is greater than a threshold value.

13. A system, characterized in that: have: The derivation device according to any one of claims 1 to 12; and The first terminal includes a receiving unit that receives the usage amount of the conditioner derived by the usage amount deriving unit and a notifying unit that notifies the usage amount of the conditioner.

14. The system according to claim 13, characterized in that The first terminal further includes a transmitting unit configured to transmit the volume information and the transport period information to the export device. The system further includes a second terminal including a transmitting unit that transmits the category information, the shipment volume information, and delivery destination information indicating the delivery destination to the derivation device.

15. A method of exporting, characterized in that: The following phases are included: The acquisition unit acquires category information indicating the category of the article, shipment quantity information indicating the shipment quantity of the article, volume information indicating the volume of a box containing the article, and transportation period information indicating the transportation period until the article is transported from a shipment source to a delivery destination, wherein the article is a vegetable, fruit, or flower; A first coefficient determination unit determines a first coefficient related to the category indicated by the category information, referring to first coefficient information indicating a first coefficient for each category, the first coefficient indicating at least one of an amount of ethylene generated by the article per unit time and a unit weight that causes a degree of maturity or a degree of degradation of the article to progress; A second coefficient determination unit determines a second coefficient related to the category indicated by the category information, referring to second coefficient information indicating a second coefficient for each category, the second coefficient indicating a usage amount per unit amount of ethylene of a regulator for regulating a degree of maturity or a degree of degradation of the article due to ethylene generated from the article; an ethylene amount deriving unit deriving an ethylene amount that causes the maturity or degradation of the article to progress during the transportation period based on the determined first coefficient, the shipment amount of the article, the volume, and the transportation period; and The usage amount deriving unit derives a usage amount of the regulator used during the transportation based on the derived ethylene amount and the determined second coefficient.

16. A program for causing a computer to function as: an acquisition unit, which acquires category information indicating the category of the article, shipment quantity information indicating the shipment quantity of the article, volume information indicating the volume of a box accommodating the article, and transportation period information indicating the transportation period until the article is transported from a shipment source to a delivery destination, wherein The items are vegetables, fruits or flowers; a first coefficient determination unit for determining a first coefficient related to the category indicated by the category information, with reference to first coefficient information indicating a first coefficient for each category, the first coefficient indicating at least one of an amount of ethylene generated by the article per unit time and a unit weight that causes a degree of maturity or a degree of degradation of the article to progress; a second coefficient determination unit for determining a second coefficient related to the category indicated by the category information, with reference to second coefficient information indicating a second coefficient for each category, the second coefficient indicating a usage amount per unit amount of ethylene of a regulator for regulating a degree of maturity or a degree of degradation of the article progressing due to ethylene generated from the article; an ethylene amount deriving unit for deriving an ethylene amount that causes the maturity or degradation of the article to progress during the transportation period based on the determined first coefficient, the shipment amount of the article, the volume, and the transportation period; as well as A usage amount deriving unit derives a usage amount of the regulator used during the transportation based on the derived ethylene amount and the determined second coefficient.

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