Allergy determination apparatus, method, program, and system

Abstract

To provide an allergy determination device, method, program and system capable of easily and surely determining allergy without the need of carrying an IC card dedicated to allergy determination.SOLUTION: An electronic payment system includes a storage unit 21 that stores identification information for electronic payment and allergen information of a user of the identification information for electronic payment in association with each other, an electronic payment identification information acquisition unit 23 that acquires the identification information for electronic payment of the user read when the user purchases a predetermined product, and a determination unit 24 that acquires allergen information corresponding to the identification information for electronic payment based on the identification information for electronic payment acquired by the electronic payment identification information acquisition unit and determines whether or not the acquired allergen information is included in raw materials of the predetermined product.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an allergy determination device, method, program, and system for determining allergies to products. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, foods and the like that are sold have begun to be labeled with information about allergens contained in the foods.

[0003] However, the allergens listed on food products are limited to specific ingredients that are more likely to cause food allergy symptoms. For some consumers, substances other than the specific ingredients may be allergens.

[0004] In addition, it is troublesome to check the ingredients that you should be careful of for each product you purchase, and there is a risk that you may overlook them.

[0005] Therefore, for example, Patent Document 1 proposes a system in which allergen information is stored in an IC card owned by a product purchaser, and when purchasing a product, the allergen information is read from the IC card and compared with the product's ingredients. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-302076 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] However, storing allergen information on an IC card, as in Patent Document 1, requires the user to carry around an IC card specifically for allergy assessment, which is inconvenient. Furthermore, if the user forgets the IC card at home, allergy assessment cannot be performed, and there is a risk of accidentally purchasing a product containing an allergen.

[0008] In view of the above circumstances, the present invention aims to provide an allergy determination device, method, program, and system that can perform allergy determination easily and reliably without the need to carry an IC card dedicated to allergy determination. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The allergy determination device of the present invention comprises a memory unit that stores electronic payment identification information and allergen information of the user of the electronic payment identification information in association with each other; an electronic payment identification information acquisition unit that acquires the user's electronic payment identification information read when the user purchases a specified product; and a determination unit that acquires allergen information corresponding to the electronic payment identification information based on the electronic payment identification information acquired by the electronic payment identification information acquisition unit and determines whether the acquired allergen information is included in the ingredients of the specified product. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to the allergy determination device of the present invention, the user's electronic payment identification information is read when the user purchases a specified product, and based on the obtained electronic payment identification information, allergen information corresponding to the electronic payment identification information is obtained, and it is determined whether the obtained allergen information is included in the ingredients of the specified product.Therefore, there is no need to carry an IC card dedicated to allergy determination, and allergy determination can be performed easily and reliably. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1]FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a cashless payment system using an embodiment of the allergy determination device of the present invention. [Figure 2] A diagram showing an example of an allergen table [Figure 3] A flowchart illustrating the flow of processing in a cashless payment system using an embodiment of the allergy determination device of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] A cashless payment system using an embodiment of the allergy determination device of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a cashless payment system 1 of this embodiment.

[0013] As shown in FIG. 1, the cashless payment system 1 of this embodiment includes a POS terminal device 10 and an allergy determination device 20.

[0014] The POS terminal device 10 and the allergy determination device 20 are connected via a communication line. The communication line may be an internet line or a telephone line. The communication line may be wired or wireless.

[0015] First, the general operation of the cashless payment system 1 of this embodiment will be described.

[0016] The cashless payment system 1 of this embodiment is a system that allows a purchase of goods by electronic payment (cashless payment). When a purchaser purchases a specific product by electronic payment, the system determines whether the product's ingredients contain the purchaser's allergens, and if the allergens are contained, displays a warning on the POS terminal device 10.

[0017] Specifically, when a purchaser purchases a specific product, the POS terminal device 10 reads the JAN code of the product and also reads an IC card having, for example, a FeliCa (registered trademark) function.

[0018] The POS terminal device 10 then outputs the JAN code of the product and the electronic payment identification information stored in the IC card to the allergy determination device 20. The allergy determination device 20 identifies the ingredients contained in the product based on the input JAN code, and identifies the allergens of the purchaser (IC card user) based on the input electronic payment identification information. The allergy determination device 20 then compares the ingredients of the product with the allergens of the purchaser, and if the ingredients of the product contain the allergens of the purchaser, displays a warning on the POS terminal device 10.

[0019] The above is a rough outline of the processing flow of the cashless payment system 1 of this embodiment. Although only one POS terminal device 10 is shown in Fig. 1, the number of devices is not limited to one, and multiple devices may be provided.

[0020] Next, the details of each device constituting the cashless payment system 1 of this embodiment will be described.

[0021] The POS terminal device 10 is a so-called POS (Point of Sale) cash register installed in a retail store or the like, and is a terminal device having a POS system function. The POS terminal device 10 may be a PC type, a tablet type, or a handheld type.

[0022] The POS terminal device 10 of this embodiment includes a product management unit 11, a code reading unit 12, an electronic payment information reading unit 13, and a display unit 14.

[0023] The product management unit 11 manages purchased products, such as the quantity of purchased products, sales, and purchaser information.

[0024] The code reader 12 reads the JAN code of a product, and the electronic payment information reader 13 reads an IC card or terminal device for electronic payment. The display 14 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display, and displays information about the product whose JAN code has been read by the code reader 12, a warning about the allergy test result, etc.

[0025] The allergy determination device 20 determines whether the ingredients of the product purchased at the POS terminal device 10 contain allergens of the product purchaser (IC card user) based on the JAN code and electronic payment identification information output from the POS terminal device 10.

[0026] Specifically, the allergy determination device 20 includes a storage unit 21, a product identification information acquisition unit 22, an electronic payment identification information acquisition unit 23, and a determination unit 24.

[0027] The memory unit 21 stores an allergen table that associates the electronic payment identification information of the purchaser (user) of a product, the identification information (user ID) of that purchaser, and the allergen information of that purchaser, and an ingredient table that associates the JAN code of a specified product with the ingredients contained in that product.

[0028] The allergen table is set and registered in advance by the purchaser (user). Specifically, using a terminal device (not shown), such as the purchaser's PC or smartphone, the purchaser accesses the allergy determination device 20, performs user registration, and obtains a user ID. Next, the purchaser uses the terminal device to read his / her IC card for electronic payment, obtains the electronic payment identification information pre-stored in the IC card, and transmits it to the allergy determination device 20.

[0029] The electronic payment identification information is identification information acquired in advance for making an electronic payment. Examples of the electronic payment identification information include identification information for electronic money such as transportation electronic money such as Suica (registered trademark), SUGOCA (registered trademark), and PASMO (registered trademark), distribution electronic money such as WAON (registered trademark) and nanaco (registered trademark), credit card electronic money such as Rakuten Edy (registered trademark), iD (registered trademark), and QUICPay (registered trademark), identification information for credit cards, and identification information for QR code (registered trademark) payments such as PayPay (registered trademark) and Rakuten Pay (registered trademark).

[0030] The purchaser then sets and inputs his / her own allergen information on the terminal device, and transmits the allergen information to the allergy determination device 20.

[0031] The allergy determination device 20 associates the electronic payment identification information sent from the purchaser's terminal device with the purchaser's user ID and allergen information, and registers them in the allergen table. The purchaser can select any electronic payment identification information, and may select multiple electronic payment identification information and register them in the allergen table in association with the user ID and allergen information. Figure 2 shows an example of the allergen table, showing an example in which allergen information for user A and user B is registered.

[0032] The raw material table is set and registered in advance based on the raw material information for each product.

[0033] The product identification information acquisition unit 22 acquires the JAN code of the product to be purchased output from the POS terminal device 10.

[0034] The electronic payment identification information acquisition unit 23 acquires the electronic payment identification information stored in the purchaser's IC card for electronic payment output from the POS terminal device 10.

[0035] The determination unit 24 identifies ingredients contained in the product to be purchased by referring to the ingredient table based on the JAN code acquired by the product identification information acquisition unit 22. The determination unit 24 also acquires the allergen information of the purchaser by referring to the allergen table based on the purchaser's electronic payment identification information acquired by the electronic payment identification information acquisition unit 23.

[0036] The determination unit 24 then compares the ingredients contained in the product to be purchased with the allergen information of the purchaser, and determines whether the ingredients contain the allergen information of the purchaser.

[0037] If the ingredients of the product to be purchased contain the purchaser's allergen information, the determination unit 24 outputs an instruction control signal to the POS terminal device 10 to display a warning.

[0038] The allergy determination device 20 includes, as hardware, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), semiconductor memories such as ROM (Read Only Memory) and RAM (Random Access Memory), storage such as a hard disk, and a communication I / F (Interface).

[0039] An embodiment of the allergy determination program of the present invention is installed in the storage unit 21. When this allergy determination program is started by the CPU, each unit of the allergy determination device 20 functions.

[0040] Furthermore, it is preferable that the functions of each part of the allergy determination device 20 are realized by cloud computing.

[0041] Next, the processing flow of the cashless payment system 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

[0042] First, in a retail store or the like, a purchaser selects a product to be purchased, and a store clerk or the like at the retail store reads the JAN code of the product using the POS terminal device 10 (S10).

[0043] Next, the purchaser's IC card for electronic payment is read by the POS terminal 10 (S12), the price of the product, etc. is displayed on the POS terminal 10, and preparations for electronic payment are made (S14). Then, the JAN code read by the POS terminal 10 and the electronic payment identification information stored on the IC card are output from the POS terminal 10 to the allergy determination device 20 (S16).

[0044] The JAN code and electronic payment identification information output from the POS terminal device 10 are acquired by the allergy determination device 20 (S18). Then, based on the acquired JAN code, the allergy determination device 20 refers to an ingredient table to identify the ingredients contained in the product to be purchased (S20). Furthermore, based on the acquired electronic payment identification information, the allergy determination device 20 refers to a pre-registered allergen table to identify the allergen information of the purchaser associated with the electronic payment identification information (S22).

[0045] Next, the allergy determination device 20 compares the ingredients contained in the product to be purchased identified in S20 with the allergen information of the purchaser identified in S22 (S24).

[0046] If the ingredients of the product to be purchased contain the purchaser's allergen information (S26), the allergy determination device 20 outputs an instruction control signal to the POS terminal device 10 to display a warning (S28).

[0047] When the POS terminal device 10 receives a warning display instruction control signal output from the allergy determination device 20 (S30), it displays a warning message or the like on the display unit 14 indicating that the product to be purchased contains the purchaser's allergens (S32).

[0048] The purchaser sees the warning message and finally decides whether or not to purchase the product. If the purchaser decides not to purchase the product, the POS terminal 10 performs a cancellation process. If the purchaser decides to purchase the product, the POS terminal 10 completes the electronic payment process.

[0049] In the above embodiment, the case where an IC card is used for electronic payment has been described, but the means of electronic payment is not limited to IC cards. Electronic payment may also be made using a terminal device such as a smartphone that stores identification information for electronic payment. In this case, the POS terminal 10 reads the identification information for electronic payment from the terminal device, and performs electronic payment and allergy determination based on the identification information for electronic payment.

[0050] According to the cashless payment system 1 of the above embodiment, the electronic payment identification information of the user is read when the purchaser purchases a specified product, and based on the obtained electronic payment identification information, allergen information corresponding to the electronic payment identification information is obtained, and it is determined whether the obtained allergen information is included in the ingredients of the specified product.Therefore, there is no need to carry an IC card dedicated to allergy determination, and allergy determination can be performed easily and reliably.

[0051] Furthermore, in the cashless payment system 1 of the above embodiment, the ingredients of a product are identified using the conventionally used JAN code, so that the ingredients can be identified with a simpler configuration.

[0052] Furthermore, in the cashless payment system 1 of the above embodiment, allergy determination is performed using the POS terminal device 10, so that allergy determination can be performed using a conventional POS system, thereby reducing costs and enabling allergy determination to be performed in a more timely manner.

[0053] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the components can be modified and embodied in practice without departing from the spirit of the invention. Furthermore, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining the multiple components disclosed in the above-described embodiments. For example, all of the components shown in the embodiments can be appropriately combined. Naturally, various modifications and applications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[0054] The present invention further discloses the following supplementary notes.

[0055] (Appendix 1) The allergy determination device of the present invention comprises a memory unit that stores electronic payment identification information and allergen information of the user of the electronic payment identification information in association with each other; an electronic payment identification information acquisition unit that acquires the user's electronic payment identification information read when the user purchases a specified product; and a determination unit that acquires allergen information corresponding to the electronic payment identification information based on the electronic payment identification information acquired by the electronic payment identification information acquisition unit and determines whether the acquired allergen information is included in the ingredients of the specified product.

[0056] (Appendix 2) In the allergy determination device described in Appendix 1, the memory unit stores the identification information of a specified product in association with the ingredients contained in that product, and is equipped with a product identification information acquisition unit that acquires the identification information of the specified product read when a user purchases the specified product.The determination unit acquires information on the ingredients contained in the product based on the identification information of the specified product acquired by the product identification information acquisition unit, and can determine whether the allergen information is included in the ingredients of the specified product by comparing the acquired ingredients with the allergen information corresponding to the electronic payment identification information.

[0057] (Appendix 3) In the allergy determination device described in Supplementary Note 2, the product identification information can be a JAN code.

[0058] (Appendix 4) The allergy determination system of the present invention comprises the allergy determination device according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 3, and a terminal device that reads the electronic payment identification information and outputs it to the allergy determination device.

[0059] (Appendix 5) In the allergy determination system described in Supplementary Note 4, the terminal device may be a POS (Point of Sales) terminal device.

[0060] (Appendix 6) The allergy determination method of the present invention stores electronic payment identification information in association with allergen information of the user of the electronic payment identification information, obtains the user's electronic payment identification information read when the user purchases a specified product, obtains allergen information corresponding to the electronic payment identification information based on the obtained electronic payment identification information, and determines whether the obtained allergen information is included in the ingredients of the specified product.

[0061] (Appendix 7) The allergy determination program of the present invention causes a computer to execute the steps of: storing electronic payment identification information in association with the user's allergen information associated with the electronic payment identification information; acquiring the user's electronic payment identification information read when the user purchases a specified product; acquiring allergen information corresponding to the electronic payment identification information based on the acquired electronic payment identification information; and determining whether the acquired allergen information is included in the ingredients of the specified product. [Explanation of symbols]

[0062] 1. Cashless payment system 10. POS terminals 11 Product Management Department 12 Code reader 13 Electronic payment information reading unit 14 Display section 20 Allergy detection device 21 Memory section 22 Product identification information acquisition department 23 Electronic payment identification information acquisition unit 24 Judgment section

Claims

1. a storage unit that stores electronic payment identification information and allergen information of a user of the electronic payment identification information in association with each other; an electronic payment identification information acquisition unit that acquires the user's electronic payment identification information that is read when the user purchases a predetermined product; An allergy determination device comprising: a determination unit that acquires allergen information corresponding to the electronic payment identification information acquired by the electronic payment identification information acquisition unit based on the electronic payment identification information, and determines whether the acquired allergen information is included in the ingredients of the specified product.

2. the storage unit stores the identification information of the predetermined product in association with the ingredients contained in the product; a product identification information acquisition unit that acquires identification information of the predetermined product read when the user purchases the predetermined product; The allergy determination device of claim 1, wherein the determination unit acquires information about ingredients contained in a specified product based on the identification information of the specified product acquired by the product identification information acquisition unit, and determines whether the allergen information is contained in the ingredients of the specified product by comparing the acquired ingredients with allergen information corresponding to the electronic payment identification information.

3. 3. The allergy determination device according to claim 2, wherein the product identification information is a JAN code.

4. The allergy determination device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, and a terminal device that reads the electronic payment identification information and outputs it to the allergy determination device.

5. 5. The allergy determination system according to claim 4, wherein the terminal device is a POS (Point of Sales) terminal device.

6. storing the electronic payment identification information and the allergen information of the user of the electronic payment identification information in association with each other; Acquire the user's electronic payment identification information read when the user purchases a predetermined product; An allergy determination method that obtains allergen information corresponding to the acquired electronic payment identification information based on the acquired electronic payment identification information, and determines whether the acquired allergen information is included in the ingredients of the specified product.

7. storing the electronic payment identification information and allergen information of the user of the electronic payment identification information in association with each other; acquiring the user's electronic payment identification information read when the user purchases a predetermined product; acquiring allergen information corresponding to the electronic payment identification information based on the acquired electronic payment identification information; and a step of determining whether the acquired allergen information is contained in the ingredients of the specified product.

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