Food loss notification-linked agricultural product utilization support system

Abstract

To provide an agricultural product utilization support system which registers information on excess and unsold agricultural products in the cloud, suggests candidate consumers based on the information, and makes a usage proposal notification in the form of dialogue by an AI character.SOLUTION: In an agricultural product utilization support system, a notification control module analyzes food items, quantities, storage conditions, expiration dates, shipping origins, etc., and a recommendation module selects and presents optimal consumers. The system also records selections and refusals by users to improve notification accuracy.SELECTED DRAWING: None

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a notification support system for effectively utilizing surplus or unsold agricultural products that occur after shipping or processing, and in particular to a configuration that includes an interactive notification mechanism via an AI character and a demand suggestion function. [Background technology]

[0002] In agricultural fields and food distribution processes, there are many cases where surplus crops generated after harvesting and processing, as well as food with approaching expiration dates, are discarded, making food waste a serious social problem. For small and medium-sized farmers and individual shippers in particular, proposing uses for surplus products and finding places to sell or donate them is time-consuming and there is a lack of information available. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP2021054879A discloses an AI proposal system for shipping adjustments, but does not support food waste use suggestions or notification UX. [Patent Document 2] WO2020015796A1 discloses a system for supporting food distribution, but does not include interactive notification functions using AI characters or multi-notification control. [Patent Document 3] US20220027774A1 discloses the logistics structure related to food redistribution, but it lacks a user interface and notification suggestion function, and does not take into consideration collaboration with individual farmers or local facilities. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] With conventional technology, when there was a surplus or unsold agricultural produce, farmers had to make decisions and notify the appropriate person to donate it, which resulted in many cases of the produce being discarded without being put to effective use.In addition, proposals for support recipients and sales destinations were uniform and did not address local circumstances or the goal of reducing food waste. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] This invention is a crop utilization support system that registers information on surplus and unsold agricultural products in the cloud, suggests potential buyers based on that information, and notifies users of use suggestions in an interactive format using an AI character. The notification control module analyzes the food item, quantity, storage condition, expiration date, shipping source, etc., and the recommendation module selects and presents the most suitable buyer. In addition, the system records user selections and refusals and uses this information to improve notification accuracy.

[0006] Furthermore, the system is equipped with a dynamic adjustment function that controls notification priority and repeat notifications depending on the state and urgency of food waste, as well as a usage adjustment function based on regional characteristics, past performance, etc. When a usage is carried out, the recipient's execution record is reflected in the next proposal, realizing continuous collaboration.

[0007] The notifications use a conversational AI character to promote user understanding and psychological acceptance. The UX module also helps to optimize the character's personality and tone of voice, which can increase the implementation rate of usage suggestions. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] This invention can help reduce food waste by automatically collecting and analyzing information on surplus and unsold agricultural products, and proposing and notifying appropriate uses and recipients. Furthermore, the effectiveness of the proposals can be improved by dynamic notification control that takes into account user operations and regional characteristics.

[0009] In addition, the guidance provided by the AI ​​character reduces the psychological barrier to receiving notifications, increasing the rate at which operations and suggestions are accepted. Notifications can also be delivered to groups that have traditionally been difficult to reach with support, such as households and small-scale farmers, promoting the use of agricultural products throughout the region.

[0010] By integrating notification, proposal, execution, and history storage, the reliability and transparency of support is ensured, making it possible to utilize the system for support activities that require social trust. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] The agricultural crop utilization support system of the present invention is mainly composed of a cloud history management mechanism, a notification control module, a demand recommendation module, and a UX-optimized AI character notification mechanism. Surplus product information is registered from user terminals, smart agricultural machinery, store terminals, etc. and is centrally managed on a server.

[0012] The notification control module automatically sets priorities based on item, quantity, deadline, etc., and adjusts repeat notifications and emergency alerts, etc. Potential demand sources include school lunches, welfare facilities, supermarkets, restaurants, donation organizations, and overseas partners, and the recommended order changes based on past performance and the degree of match.

[0013] The UX control module switches between character personalities depending on the user's age, occupation, and region, achieving both familiarity and ease of use.Interactive notifications can be selected from voice, screen pop-up, and simple chat formats, and can be received on home devices and smartwatches.

[0014] When a usage proposal is made, the demand party registers the record, which AI uses to optimize the next proposal. The history is stored on a blockchain or similar platform, enabling reliable history sharing among all parties involved.

[0015] It is also possible to automatically tally the amount of food waste reduced by implementing the proposals, the number of people supported, and donation results, and visualize them as an evaluation score or link them to a reward system.

Claims

1. This is a support system that obtains information on surplus or unsold agricultural products that occur after the shipment or processing of agricultural products, and makes use-proposal and notification suggestions based on that information. The system is equipped with a cloud history management mechanism, a notification control module, a demand-destination recommendation module, and an interactive AI character mechanism. The notification control module issues use-proposal notifications to users or related parties based on information such as the surplus food item, quantity, storage condition, expiration date, and shipping origin. The demand-destination recommendation module selects and presents appropriate uses from potential demand destinations such as institutional meals, welfare delivery, local support, food sales, and overseas exports. The AI ​​character mechanism provides notification content and proposal results by voice or on-screen display. This agricultural product utilization support system is characterized by the following:

2. The agricultural crop utilization support system according to claim 1, further comprising a mechanism that allows a user to select or reject a suggestion in response to the notification content, and records the results of the operation on the cloud.

3. 3. The agricultural crop utilization support system according to claim 1, further comprising a mechanism for dynamically controlling the priority, time period, and number of repetitions of notifications according to the state or urgency of surplus food.

4. 4. The agricultural product utilization support system according to claim 1, further comprising a mechanism for automatically adjusting the use proposal by taking into account the characteristics of the region, demand history, donation destination information, etc. in the notification content.

5. An agricultural crop utilization support system as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, which is equipped with a feedback control mechanism that, when a proposed use is carried out, records the results of the execution and the food arrival status at the demand side and reflects this in the next notification.

6. The agricultural product utilization support system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which is configured to automatically calculate the food waste reduction effect, the degree of local return, the support achievement results, etc. as evaluation indicators and use them for visualization or reward awarding.

7. The agricultural crop utilization support system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the notification function includes a UX control module that optimizes the personality, tone of voice, and speech content of the AI ​​character according to the situation.

8. The agricultural product utilization support system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which is equipped with a multi-notification collaboration mechanism that identifies relevant parties such as providers of surplus agricultural products, deliverers, recipients, and supporters, and notifies, shares, and confirms the information to each party.

9. 9. The agricultural product utilization support system according to claim 1, further comprising a configuration that allows for the acceptance of surplus product registrations from small-scale shippers such as households and individual stores, and for supporting the provision of such products to food banks and the like.

10. A crop utilization support system as described in any one of claims 1 to 9, including a configuration that records a series of information such as notification history, use selection history, receipt history, evaluation results, etc. in a blockchain or the like, and enables it to be stored as a reliable history.