Stock management system

Abstract

To make it easy to identify from which mother stock a child stock, which is sold by division like Agave, has been divided, thereby enhancing the safety of transactions by enthusiasts.SOLUTION: A stock management system is provided, comprising: a stock database 21 that manages stock information in an identifiable manner; stock information reception means 42 that receives registration of stock information; address information disclosure means 43 that issues a public address that allows external reference to individual stock information; and page transmission means 44 that transmits a web page containing corresponding stock information in response to access to the public address. The stock information includes a stock relationship record that enables reference to the stock information of the mother stock of the relevant stock, and video address information that allows access to a video source showing the extraction of the relevant stock from the mother stock. The stock information reception means 42 is capable of accepting either the upload of the video source or the input of an external address of an externally accessible video source. The page transmission means 44 includes, in the web page, a link to the video source.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a system for managing agave stocks and subsidiaries.

Background Art

[0002] It is common to buy and sell angiosperms in pots, and it is also common to sell them at the seedling stage. However, at the seedling stage, it is impossible to completely predict what kind of growth will occur, and it is not certain whether they will grow as expected. In some cases, they may even be grown while mistakenly believing they are a different variety.

[0003] For this reason, it has been considered to attach identification codes to seedlings at the time of sale for management. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes providing a database in which cultivation management information is registered together with the varieties of cultivated plants, printing a QR code (registered trademark) that enables acquisition of this cultivation management information, attaching it to a plant marker, and inserting it into the soil in a planter as a seedling tag. As cultivation management information, it has been proposed to include information such as the cultivation start date, variety information, and the dates of cultivation operations such as watering.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] Among foliage plants, there is a species called Agave. It is a type of succulent plant known by the Japanese name Ryuuzetsuran and grows to develop magnificent-shaped leaves. When propagating, the mother plant is removed and divided into parts for vegetative propagation, or the offshoots that have grown separately from the mother plant are collected and grown. However, it is difficult to distinguish the variety in the state of offshoots, and it takes time in years until a variety with a shape clearly having the characteristics of the mother plant can be confirmed. Taking advantage of this time lag, there has been fraud in selling Agave offshoots by falsifying the variety and the shape of the mother plant, which has troubled enthusiasts.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily determine from which mother plant the offshoots sold by vegetative propagation such as Agave are separated, and to enhance the safety of transactions by enthusiasts.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] As a first solution means, the present invention has a stock database that manages stock information of plants capable of vegetative propagation in an identifiable manner, stock information reception means for receiving registration of the stock information of the plants capable of vegetative propagation, address information disclosure means for issuing a public address that enables external reference to individual stock information, page transmission means for transmitting a web page including the corresponding stock information in response to access to the public address, and the stock information in the stock database has a stock relationship record that can refer to the stock information of the mother plant of the stock, and video address information that enables access to the video source when the stock is removed from the mother plant, and the stock information reception means can receive the upload of the video source or the input of the external address of an accessible external video source, the page transmission means includes a link to the video source in the web page, and the stock management system has solved the above problems.

[0008] As a second solution means of the stock management system according to the present invention, in addition to the first solution means, it has an account database for managing account information for identifying users, In the stock information receiving means, a solution means of associating the account of the user who registered the stock information can be adopted.

[0009] As a third solution means of the stock management system according to the present invention, in addition to the first or second solution means, The solution means that the stock database has an owner record based on account information for at least one generation of owners can be adopted.

[0010] As a fourth solution means of the stock management system according to the present invention, in addition to the first to third solution means, The solution means that the address information disclosure means issues an image as a two-dimensional code encoding the public address can be adopted.

[0011] As a fifth solution means of the stock management system according to the present invention, in addition to the first to fourth solution means, The stock information receiving means can register photographic information of each stock as the stock information, The solution means that the page transmission means can include the photographic information in the web page can be adopted.

Advantages of the Invention

[0012] The stock management system according to the present invention registers each stock information together with an image when extracting a daughter stock from a parent stock in a stock-divisible plant such as agave, and can be referred to from the stock-by-stock address issued. Therefore, when printing on a tag or the like and assigning a stock-by-stock address during stock transfer, sale, storage, etc., it is possible to confirm from the stock-by-stock address from which parent stock the stock was separated. As a result, at the time of transaction, it can be carried out after confirming the parent stock of the stock, and fraud such as misrepresentation of the variety and parent stock shape can be prevented.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0014] Hereinafter, the stock management system according to the present invention will be described together with specific embodiments. The stock management system according to the present invention registers, manages, and makes it possible to refer to information about each stock of stock-dividable plants that can be propagated by stock division. When used for plants that can be stock-divided and are mainly sold in small portions as foliage plants, the fraud prevention effect according to the present invention is preferably exerted. Examples of such foliage plants that can be stock-divided include, for example, the genus Agave. There is a group of enthusiasts who love the shape of the leaves of Agave, and since the offspring plants can be purchased expecting the shape of the parent plant, the effect of the present invention that guarantees that the offspring plants are stock-divided from a reliable parent plant and the shape of the parent plant is confirmed is fully exerted. It should be noted that the plants managed in the present invention are not limited to foliage plants, nor are they limited to Agave, and any plant that has a need to confirm the shape of the parent plant can be preferably used in the same manner.

[0015] The stock management system according to the present invention may be implemented by a single server, or by a plurality of servers, or by a combination of a server and a terminal, or on a cloud server. The processor to execute may be one, or a plurality of processors, or may be implemented by computing power realized on the cloud. In the following description, an embodiment implemented on the server 10 shown in FIG. 1 will be mainly described, but the embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto.

[0016] The stock management system according to the present invention has a stock database 21 that manages the stock information of the stock-dividable plants in an identifiable manner. An example of this stock database 21 is shown in the table of FIG. 2. The stock information has identification information ( "ID" in the table) that identifies each stock. This identification information is unique for each stock to be registered. On top of that, each stock information has a stock relationship record that can refer to the stock information of the parent stock. At least the parent stock from which the stock has been divided can be identified. The information of the parent stock may be recorded, for example, with the above-mentioned identification information. At least the information of the direct parent stock needs to be recorded. In addition to the direct parent stock, information about the further parent stock (grandparent stock) of that parent stock may also be recorded. However, even if the information of the grandparent stock is not directly recorded in the individual stock information, it is sufficient if it can be referred to by referring to the information of the parent stock and going back generations in the form of the information of the further parent stock of that parent stock.

[0017] The stock database 21 has video address information that can access the video source when extracting the stock from its parent stock. This video source is a photo or a video, and preferably a video from the perspective of reliability. The video source may be recorded in the video storage 23 within the server 10, or may refer to an external media server 31. Examples of the external media server 31 include photo sharing sites and video sharing sites available on the Internet. When referring to this information, it is preferable that the address that can call the video source on those sites is recorded as the video address information. When storing in the video storage 23 within the server 10, it is not forcibly deleted from the outside during management, and the preservation of the video is enhanced. However, since the load on the server 10 increases, it is desirable to use the external media server 31 from the perspective of reducing the load.

[0018] The stock database 21 may contain information other than the above. Examples include information on the variety of the stock, the registration date, the latest update date of the information, the registration date of the withered information, the owner's information based on the account information registered in the account database 22 described later, and photo information recording the growth process after registration. It is desirable that the owner's information records not only the current information but also the information of previous owners even when the owner changes. This is because the credibility as the parent stock is enhanced by the credibility of the previous owners. By retaining the history of the owner, it is possible to prevent the stock that follows the line of ancestor stocks such as the grandparent stock and the great-grandparent stock from being replaced by another stock midway. Also, in the case of a stock that is purchased without knowing the parent stock and newly registered in the stock database 21, it may be possible to register the selling company or the store name.

[0019] The photo information included in the stock database 21 may be such that the files held in the video storage 23 within the server 10 can be referred to by the ID for each file, or may be recorded as an address that can specify the photo files recorded in an external media server. FIG. 2 shows an example of recording the photo ID of the photo recorded in the video storage 23.

[0020] Furthermore, the stock database 21 may preferably include information on the web pages for viewing generated when registering stock information. The information on the web pages for viewing may be an independent HTML file, but it is preferable that it is held in the form of data referred to when generating the web pages, as it can be output as appropriate in response to updates. Also, it is preferable that the address for accessing the generated web pages is included, as it can be easily referred to immediately.

[0021] It is desirable that the stock information in the stock database 21 is retained without being deleted even if the stock withers. This is because the information of the parent stock may be referred to from the stock information of the daughter stocks of that stock, and the significance of the information continues to remain even if it becomes a grandparent stock or a great-grandparent stock.

[0022] The stock management system according to the present invention preferably has an account database 22 that manages account information for identifying the users who use the system. By identifying the individual users who register stock information in the above-mentioned stock database 21, the reliability of each piece of information can be enhanced based on the reliability of the user who provided the stock information of the parent stock and the video source. Also, from the perspective of creating and managing the web pages described later, it is desirable that the users can be individually identified and an environment where work can be done for each account can be provided.

[0023] The account information held by the account database 22 may include, in addition to authentication information such as an account and a password, and a registration date, records such as stock information registered in the stock database 21, stock information currently owned as an owner, photo data uploaded to the video storage, and text information such as a cultivation diary.

[0024] The share management system according to the present invention has account management means 41 that issues an account for each user, registers it in the account database 22, and manages it. After the user registers for the first time, authentication is performed using the account and the corresponding authentication information to identify the user and provide the following services. Each individual user basically accesses the server 10 etc. from an external user terminal 11 via a network such as the Internet.

[0025] The user terminal 11 used by a user who uses the share management system according to the present invention can employ a general information processing terminal having a network function such as a personal computer, a smartphone, or a tablet. Here, the address of the server 10 may be specified and accessed from the web browser of these user terminals 11, and operations such as registration, reference, and modification may be enabled through authentication by the account management means 41. Also, a dedicated application (program, app) for this share management system may be installed on the user terminal 11, and the share management system according to the present invention may be made available by accessing the server 10 via that application and passing through authentication.

[0026] The share management system according to the present invention has share information reception means 42 that receives the registration of share information of share-divisible plants. The share information received here is information that can be registered in the share database 21. When registering share information, after authentication of the user's account by the account management means 41, it is received in a state where the account can be discriminated, and the user's account is linked and registered as the current owner of the share information at that time, so that the current owner becomes clear.

[0027] In particular, the stock information reception means 42 can receive the upload of the video source or the input of the external address of an accessible external video source. When registering stock information, it is desirable to make the upload of these video sources or the input of the external address of the external video source as essential input information. Also, when the stock information of the parent stock has already been registered in the stock database 21, it is desirable to make the identification information of the parent stock an essential input. This enables tracing the information of the parent stock and ancestral stocks from the registered stock information.

[0028] Also, when registering stock information in the stock information reception means 42, it is preferable that the photographic information of each stock can be registered in association with the stock information. It is more preferable that not only the photo immediately after stock division but also photos after cultivation over time can be appropriately added as this photographic information. As the photographic information, photo data can be uploaded to the web storage of the server 10 and specified, or photos of an external media server 31 can be called.

[0029] Furthermore, when registering stock information in the stock information reception means 42, it is advisable to limit it to the current owner of the parent stock. Although user convenience is improved if non-owners can register at the stage of transfer, there is a possibility of fraudulent registration. Limiting registration so that only the owner of the parent stock can register new stocks created by stock division can prevent fraud. As a method of allowing only the owner of the parent stock to register, for example, a list of stock information of the current owner is displayed as a page for that account on the terminal 11 of the user authenticated by the account, and the parent stock to be newly divided and registered can be selected from among them. However, it is not particularly limited to this.

[0030] The share management system according to the present invention has address information disclosure means 43 for issuing a public address that enables external reference to individual share information. Being able to refer to share information from the outside means being able to display it as a web page by specifying an address via an open network such as the Internet. By default, all share information may be made referable, but it is desirable to make it referable by allowing the current owner of each share to arbitrarily change the setting. This is to accommodate both users who desire disclosure and those who do not. Also, it is desirable that the current owner be able to set which information among the share information is to be disclosed. However, as will be described later, when making the share information of a single share referable, at least the above-mentioned video source is set to be disclosed. This is because the credit of the share is guaranteed by being able to confirm the scene of the share split from the parent share in video.

[0031] As the access right to the public address, not only should a user with an account be able to refer to it after logging in, but also an external user without an account should be able to refer to it from a general web browser or a dedicated application, etc. If it is limited to users with an account, a service usage fee can be widely obtained for the use of information. On the other hand, if external users can refer to it, it can be used as an infrastructure for general transactions.

[0032] The share management system according to the present invention has page transmission means 44 that operates based on the address information disclosure means 43. As its operation, the address information disclosure means 43 may generate an HTML file that can be referred to and store it in the web storage 24 so that the page transmission means 44 can transmit it in response to an access. Also, the page transmission means 44 may read out some information from the share database 21 in response to an access by a server-side program such as PHP, generate a web page, and transmit it.

[0033] When the address information disclosure means 43 issues a public address, it is desirable to display it on the user terminal 11 so that the address can be copied. In addition to issuing the text address, it is particularly desirable to output and disclose it as an image in which the address is embedded in a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark) so that the user who wishes to disclose it can print it. An example of a specific usage form of this is shown in FIG. 3. Print an image including this two-dimensional code 53 and insert it into the soil part 52 of the pot 51 in which the stock 50 is planted as a tag 54 and display it. A person who wishes to purchase the stock reads the two-dimensional code printed on the tag attached to the pot by the camera function of the user terminal 11 or the external user terminal 11a. That is, the two-dimensional code is decoded to extract the address, and the address is accessed. The page transmission means 44 transmits a web page on which the publicly disclosed stock information of the stock is displayed. At this time, video address information that can access the video source is always included. However, the method of including the video address information is not limited. For example, the address may be simply described with a link, and the video source may be called by selecting the link. Also, a video playback screen may be directly displayed in the web page by a function such as an inline frame.

[0034] An example of a web page displaying stock information transmitted by the page transmission means 44 is shown in FIG. 4. The top part is the variety name, and the ID is the identification number in the stock database 21. The place of origin, import date, registration date, first sale date, etc. are optional information that may be included in the stock information of the stock database 21. Since the name of the first owner is described and the name of the second owner is blank, it can be determined that the user with the name of the first owner is the current owner. Note that although this owner name describes a person's name, it may be an account name according to the account information, an ID, or a corporate name. A link is described as "stock split video", and this is a link to the video source. By clicking on this link, a video of the stock split is displayed, and the parent stock from which this stock was split can be confirmed together with the video. "Parent stock display" is a link to a web page that displays the stock information of the parent stock of this stock (for T000631A in FIG. 2, it is T000301A). "Child stock display" is a link to a web page that displays the stock information of the child stocks split from this stock.

[0035] By checking the photo of the parent stock displayed from the parent stock display together with the stock split video, it is possible to determine to some extent what form the child stocks will grow into. A person who intends to purchase a stock reads the two-dimensional code 53 on the note 54 and checks this information, so that it is possible to confirm, together with information such as what parent stock this stock was split from and the information of the owner, and make a decision on whether to proceed with the purchase after seeing the expected form after the growth of the child stocks.

Explanation of symbols

[0036] 10 Server 11 User terminal 11a External user terminal 21 Stock database 22 Account database 23 Video storage 24 Web storage 31 Media server 41 Account management means 42 Stock information reception means 43 Address information disclosure means 44 Page transmission means

Claims

1. A stock database that manages stock information of dividable plants in an identifiable manner, having stock information reception means for receiving registration of stock information of the dividable plants, address information disclosure means for issuing a public address that makes each stock information referable from the outside, and page transmission means for transmitting a web page including corresponding stock information in response to access to the public address, and the stock information in the stock database includes a stock relationship record that can refer to the stock information of the parent stock of the stock, and video address information that can access a video source when extracting the stock from the parent stock, and the stock information reception means can receive upload of the video source or input of an external address of an accessible external video source, and the page transmission means includes a link to the video source in the web page, a stock management system.

2. having an account database that manages account information for identifying a user, and in the stock information reception means, linking the account of the user who registered the stock information, the stock management system according to Claim 1.

3. The stock database has an owner record based on account information for at least one generation of owners, the stock management system according to Claim 1.

4. The stock management system according to Claim 1, wherein the address information disclosure means issues an image in the form of a two-dimensional code obtained by encoding the public address.

5. the stock information reception means can register photographic information of each stock as the stock information, and the page transmission means can include the photographic information in the web page, the stock management system according to Claim 1.

6. A program for causing a computer to execute as the stock management system according to any one of Claims 1 to 5.

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