Supplement purchasing system

Abstract

We provide a supplement purchasing system that allows patients or caregivers of sick animals to efficiently and reliably purchase supplements recommended by doctors. [Solution] A supplement purchasing system 1 has a server 2 connected to multiple doctor terminals 3, each owned by multiple doctors, which are capable of sending and receiving information. The server 2 performs the following processes: assigning a unique doctor barcode to each of the multiple doctors; preparing multiple supplement sales sites associated with each of the multiple doctor barcodes based on each doctor's specialty; displaying a supplement purchase screen based on a patient reading the doctor's barcode of the doctor who has been examined by the doctor; and reporting the purchase status on the supplement purchase screen by the corresponding patient based on inquiries from multiple doctor terminals.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a supplement purchase system for providing supplements recommended by a doctor to a patient or a diseased animal.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, as a technique for attaching a two-dimensional barcode to a prescription slip handed over by a doctor to a patient, a drug information processing system described in Patent Document 1 is known. In this drug information processing system, the work at a pharmacy based on a prescription slip prescribed at a medical institution is accurately and quickly streamlined. On the prescription slip, predetermined prescription slip description items corresponding to each patient are described as character information, and a two-dimensional barcode obtained by converting the character information is attached.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] By the way, in recent years, in addition to prescribing medicine as part of medical practice, doctors (so-called physicians, dentists) may recommend so-called supplements that are preferably taken daily to adjust the patient's physical condition. There has been no conventional system that allows patients to efficiently and reliably obtain such supplements recommended by doctors. In addition to human patients, for diseased animals that are the subject of medical treatment by doctors (so-called veterinarians), similarly to the above, doctors may recommend supplements to adjust the physical condition of the diseased animals. In such cases, there is also the same problem that there is no system that allows managers (so-called owners, breeding staff, etc.) who manage the diseased animals to efficiently and reliably obtain the supplements recommended by doctors.

[0005] The objective of the present invention is to provide a supplement purchasing system that enables patient or animal caregivers to efficiently and reliably purchase supplements by providing them with a barcode for accessing sales sites of supplements recommended by doctors. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides a supplement purchasing system having a server connected to a plurality of doctor terminals, each owned by a plurality of doctors, which are capable of sending and receiving information, wherein the server performs a barcode assignment process that assigns a unique doctor barcode to each of the plurality of doctors; a supplement site generation process that prepares a plurality of supplement sales sites associated with the plurality of doctor barcodes, based on the specialty fields of each of the plurality of doctors; a purchase screen display process that accepts access to the corresponding supplement sales site and displays a supplement purchase screen based on the reading of the doctor's barcode by a patient who has been examined by the doctor, or the manager of a patient who has been examined by the doctor; and a purchase status reporting process that reports the status of supplement purchases made on the supplement purchase screen by the corresponding patient or manager based on inquiries from the plurality of doctor terminals. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, a doctor's barcode assigned to each doctor is associated with a website selling supplements recommended by that doctor, and this is provided to the caregiver of the patient or animal. By simply scanning the provided doctor's barcode, the caregiver can easily purchase the supplements recommended by the doctor, thus enabling efficient, reliable, and safe purchase of the supplements.

[0008] Furthermore, by implementing a purchase status reporting process that reports the supplement purchase status of patients or their caregivers, doctors can learn about the subsequent supplement purchases of patients or their caregivers, enabling them to provide optimal treatment and health guidance at follow-up visits, thereby contributing to the provision of comprehensive medical services. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0009] [Figure 1] This is a schematic system configuration diagram of a supplement purchasing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] This is a flowchart showing the processing of a supplement purchasing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] This figure shows an example of a supplement purchase screen when a QR code (registered trademark) given by a doctor to a patient is scanned in the supplement purchasing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] This figure shows an example of a supplement purchase screen when a QR code (registered trademark) given by another doctor to another patient is scanned in the supplement purchasing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] This figure shows an example of a screen displaying the supplement purchase status in a supplement purchasing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] This is a flowchart showing the processing of a supplement purchasing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] This figure shows an example of an input screen for medical examination results in a supplement purchasing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0010] In this specification, the term "physician" includes all medical professionals whose responsibility is to prevent, diagnose, treat, and promote public health for human (patient) illnesses and injuries based on medicine; "dentists" whose responsibility is to prevent, diagnose, treat, and promote public health for human (patient) illnesses and injuries based on dental medicine; and "veterinarians" who diagnose and treat diseases of animals other than humans (livestock).

[0011] (First embodiment of the present invention) Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 5. Note that the embodiments described below are for illustrative purposes only and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention. Therefore, those skilled in the art can adopt embodiments in which each of the following components is replaced with equivalent components, and these are also included within the technical scope of the present invention. Furthermore, in the following description, explanations of non-essential known technical matters will be omitted or simplified as appropriate to facilitate understanding of the present invention. The first embodiment is an example in which a physician or dentist, as described above, performs the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of injuries and illnesses in humans (patients).

[0012] Figure 1 is a schematic system configuration diagram of the supplement purchasing system according to this embodiment. The supplement purchasing system 1 comprises a server 2, a plurality of doctor terminals 3, and a patient terminal 4. These can send and receive information from each other via a communication network 5, such as the Internet.

[0013] In the supplement purchasing system 1, a supplement sales website is provided on server 2 for selling supplements recommended by doctors, and a QR code (registered trademark) containing the URL of the supplement sales website is provided for each doctor. Each doctor downloads the QR code (registered trademark) on their doctor's terminal 3 and provides it to the patient during the consultation. The patient uses their own patient terminal 4 to scan the QR code (registered trademark) to access the supplement sales website and purchase the supplements listed on the displayed supplement purchase screen. This allows patients to efficiently, reliably, and safely obtain the supplements recommended by their doctor.

[0014] Server 2 in the supplement purchasing system 1 is a server operated or managed by the operator of the supplement purchasing system 1, and is configured to communicate with the doctor's terminal 3 and the patient terminal 4. Server 2 comprises a communication unit 22, a storage unit 23, and a CPU 21. The communication unit 22 is an interface that communicates with the doctor's terminal 3 and the patient terminal 4, etc., via the communication network 5. The CPU 21 is an example of a control unit and executes information processing in Server 2. The storage unit 23 stores data necessary for processing executed by the CPU 21 and the supplement purchasing program 24. The supplement purchasing program 24 is an example of a software tool that implements the purchase of supplements recommended by doctors.

[0015] The memory unit 23 may be configured to function within the server 2, or it may be an external device or cloud storage. Furthermore, the server 2 may be a server device owned by the operator, or it may be a cloud server.

[0016] The doctor terminals 3 are a plurality of terminals respectively owned by a plurality of doctors, such as general-purpose personal computers of desktop or notebook type, or tablet-type terminals. Each doctor terminal 3 includes a display unit 31, a control unit 32, an operation unit 33, a storage unit 34, and a communication unit 35. The display unit 31 is, for example, a display or the like. The control unit 32 is, for example, a CPU and executes various information processes. The operation unit 33 is, for example, a keyboard, a touch panel, buttons, or the like. The storage unit 34 is a storage means such as a RAM, a ROM, or a hard disk, and stores various data and programs. This storage unit 34 may be configured to use cloud storage as in the case of the server 2. The communication unit 35 is an interface that communicates with at least the server 2 via the communication network 5. Also, each doctor terminal 3 is network-connected to a printer 30 either wired or wirelessly, and performs printing on paper media according to the processing of the control unit 32.

[0017] The patient terminal 4 is a terminal owned by a patient who has received a medical examination from a doctor, and is a portable terminal having a camera function such as a tablet or a smartphone. This patient terminal 4 can transmit and receive information to and from at least the server 2 via a communication network 5 such as the Internet.

[0018] Hereinafter, the processing of the supplement purchase system 1 will be described in detail with specific examples. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the processing of the supplement purchase system according to the present embodiment. First, a doctor operates the operation unit 33 of the doctor terminal 3 to input his / her basic information and recommended supplement information. The control unit 32 of the doctor terminal 3 transmits the input information to the server 2 via the communication unit 35. The CPU 21 of the server 2 receives the doctor's basic information and recommended supplement information via the communication unit 22 and registers them in the storage unit 23 (S1).

[0019] The CPU 21 of server 2 assigns a unique QR code (registered trademark) to each of the registered doctors, and stores it in the storage unit 23 in association with the basic information of the doctor (S2). The QR code (registered trademark) assigned here contains at least the information of the URL of the supplement sales site that sells the supplements recommended by the doctor as described later. The QR code (registered trademark) is an example of a doctor's barcode, and the process of S2 is an example of barcode assignment processing.

[0020] The CPU 21 of server 2 associates the supplement information registered in the storage unit 23 in S1, which is recommended by each of the registered doctors based on their specialty, with the QR code (registered trademark) assigned to each doctor, and generates one or more supplement sales sites (S3). The information regarding the generated supplement sales site is stored in the storage unit 23 in association with the above QR code (registered trademark). The process of S3 is an example of supplement site generation processing.

[0021] Each registered doctor operates the operation unit 33 of their doctor's terminal 3, and according to this operation, the control unit 32 of the doctor's terminal 3 downloads the QR code (registered trademark) assigned to each doctor from the storage unit 23 of server 2 (S4). The download of the QR code (registered trademark) from server 2 to doctor's terminal 3 is performed via the communication unit 22 and the communication unit 35.

[0022] When each doctor examines the patients under their care, they introduce orally or in writing the supplements they recommend to the patients. At that time, they hand over the QR code (registered trademark) downloaded in S4 to the patients. The QR code (registered trademark) handed over to the patients may be a paper medium printed by the printer 30 according to the control unit 32 of the doctor's terminal 3. Also, for example, the QR code (registered trademark) may be handed over via tools such as email or SNS.

[0023] Upon receiving a QR code (registered trademark), the patient operates the patient terminal 4 to scan and read the QR code (registered trademark) given by the doctor using the camera function of the patient terminal 4, and accesses the corresponding supplement sales website (S5). The CPU 21 of the server 2 receives the access information from the patient terminal 4 via the communication unit 22, reads the information on the supplement purchase screen from the information on the corresponding sales site stored in the memory unit 23, and returns it to the patient terminal 4 (S6). In other words, the supplement purchase screen corresponding to the QR code (registered trademark) read by the patient terminal 4 is displayed on the screen of the patient terminal 4. The process in S6 is an example of the purchase screen display process.

[0024] When the supplement purchase screen is displayed on the patient terminal 4, the patient operates the patient terminal 4 to purchase the desired supplements from the supplement purchase screen. The CPU 21 of the server 2 executes the supplement purchase process according to the purchase procedure information transmitted from the patient terminal 4 (S7). At this time, when the supplement purchase procedure is performed from the patient terminal 4, the CPU 21 of the server 2 writes information that the purchase procedure has been performed from the patient terminal 4 to the storage unit 23 as purchase history.

[0025] Here, we will explain the supplement purchase screen with specific examples. Figures 3 and 4 show examples of supplement purchase screens in the supplement purchasing system according to this embodiment. Figure 3 is an example of a supplement purchase screen when a QR code (registered trademark) given by one doctor to one patient is scanned, and Figure 4 is an example of a supplement purchase screen when a QR code (registered trademark) given by another doctor to another patient is scanned. One doctor and the other doctors are doctors with different areas of expertise, and the supplements they recommend are also different. Furthermore, one patient is a patient with one disease examined by one doctor, and the other patients are patients with other diseases examined by other doctors. Therefore, the nutrients and other requirements of one patient and the other patients are different.

[0026] In Figure 3, when a patient uses the camera function of their patient terminal 4 to scan a QR code (registered trademark) given to them by their doctor and accesses a supplement sales website, the supplement purchase screen for the supplement recommended by the doctor is displayed on the patient terminal 4's screen. In the example of the supplement purchase screen in Figure 3, a first display area 51 displays information about supplement A recommended by the doctor, and a second display area 52 displays information about supplement B. The first and second display areas 51 and 52 include an image of the supplement's appearance, product name, brief description of its features, price, a quantity input area 53, and a purchase button 54. The patient operates the patient terminal 4 to enter the desired quantity of supplement in the quantity input area 53 and presses the purchase button 54 to proceed with the purchase. The purchase process includes shipping and payment procedures. Since this purchase process is similar to that of general mail-order sales, a detailed explanation is omitted.

[0027] As shown in Figure 3, a doctor recommends taking supplements A and B based on their expertise in their field. Specifically, in process S1, the doctor registers supplements A and B as recommended supplements along with their basic information. Then, in process S2, the QR code (registered trademark) shown in Figure 3 is assigned to the doctor, and in process S3, a supplement sales site, including a supplement purchase screen, is generated in association with this QR code (registered trademark). A patient who receives the QR code (registered trademark) from the doctor scans the QR code (registered trademark) and accesses the site, displaying the supplement purchase screen recommended by the doctor on the patient's terminal 4, as shown in Figure 3.

[0028] Similarly, in Figure 4, when another patient uses the camera function of their patient terminal 4 to scan a QR code (registered trademark) given to them by another doctor and accesses a supplement sales website, the supplement purchase screen for the supplement recommended by the other doctor is displayed on the display of the patient terminal 4. In the example of the supplement purchase screen in Figure 4, a third display area 61 displays information about supplement C recommended by the other doctor, and a fourth display area 62 displays information about food for specified health uses A. The third display area 61 and the fourth display area 62 include an image of the supplement, product name, brief characteristic information, price, a quantity input area 53, and a purchase button 54. The other patient operates the patient terminal 4 to enter the desired quantity of supplement in the quantity input area 53 and proceeds with the purchase by pressing the purchase button 54.

[0029] As shown in Figure 4, other doctors recommend taking supplement C and food A (a specified health food) based on their expertise in their respective fields. Specifically, in process S1, the other doctors register supplement C and food A as recommended supplements along with their basic information. Then, in process S2, the QR code (registered trademark) shown in Figure 4 is assigned to the other doctors, and in process S3, a supplement sales site, including a supplement purchase screen, is generated in association with this QR code (registered trademark). When another patient receives the QR code (registered trademark) from another doctor, they scan the QR code (registered trademark) and access the site, and as shown in Figure 4, the supplement purchase screen recommended by the other doctor is displayed on the patient terminal 4.

[0030] As shown in Figures 3 and 4, each doctor displays a supplement purchase screen on the patient terminal 4 to encourage the purchase of the supplements they have examined, and each patient can efficiently and reliably obtain the supplements recommended by the doctor who examined them from the supplement purchase screen displayed on the patient terminal 4.

[0031] Returning to Figure 2, after the supplement purchase procedure is completed from the patient terminal 4, the doctor can, at any time, operate the control unit 33 of the doctor's terminal 3 to inquire with the server 2 about the supplement purchase status (S8). Based on the inquiry from the doctor's terminal 3, the CPU 21 of the server 2 calculates the supplement purchase status on the supplement purchase screen by the patient examined by the doctor associated with the doctor's terminal 3 that made the inquiry, i.e., the patient who provided the QR code (registered trademark), based on the purchase history information in the storage unit 23, and returns the result to the doctor's terminal 3 (S9). In other words, the doctor's terminal 3 displays a result showing the supplement purchase status. The process in S9 is an example of a purchase status reporting process.

[0032] Here, we will explain a specific example of the results screen that shows the supplement purchase status. Figure 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen that displays the supplement purchase status in the supplement purchasing system according to this embodiment. In the example in Figure 5, the patient list display area 71 on the left side of the screen displays a list of patients under the doctor's care, that is, a list of patients to whom the doctor has given a QR code (registered trademark). The purchase status display area 72 on the right side of the screen displays the basic information 73, recommended supplement name 74, and purchase history information 75 of the patient selected in the patient list display area 71. Supplementary information 76 may be displayed as needed.

[0033] In Figure 5, the patient's basic information 73 is displayed based on information previously registered in the storage unit 23 of server 2. The purchase history information 75 (purchased / not purchased) is displayed based on the purchase history written to the storage unit 23 of server 2 during processing S7. The supplementary information 76 is information that can be pre-registered in the storage unit 23 of server 2, and in the example in Figure 5, information on possible side effects is displayed.

[0034] Returning to Figure 2, once processes S8 and S9 are performed at any given time, the processes from S4 onward are repeated. Note that processes S8 and S9 do not necessarily need to be executed every time the process is repeated; as mentioned above, they can be performed by the doctor operating the doctor's terminal 3 at any time. Furthermore, if the doctor's basic information is changed, or if recommended supplements are changed, added, or deleted, the process will be restarted sequentially from S1.

[0035] Furthermore, the QR code (registered trademark) and the supplement sales website may be associated on a one-to-one basis, or on a one-to-many basis. In the latter case, the patient terminal 4 may be able to access all associated supplement sales websites, or, as described later in the second embodiment, it may be possible to prioritize access to particularly recommended supplement sales websites.

[0036] Furthermore, in the processing of displaying the purchase screen for S6 by the CPU 21 of Server 2, as described above, each doctor may display the purchase screen of a supplement sales site that sells specific supplements that they recommend verbally or in writing to patients during consultations in their respective specialty fields.

[0037] Furthermore, in the processing of displaying the purchase screen for S6 by the CPU 21 of Server 2, it is also possible to display the purchase screen for supplements from a supplement sales site that sells specific supplements that each doctor recommends along with medication when prescribing medicine to patients.

[0038] Furthermore, while the above explanation used QR codes (registered trademark) to illustrate the codes assigned to each doctor, the system is not limited to QR codes; for example, it could also be a barcode or the URL text itself.

[0039] As described above, the supplement purchasing system 1 according to this embodiment is a supplement purchasing system 1 having a server 2 that is connected to a plurality of doctor terminals 3 each owned by a plurality of doctors and is capable of sending and receiving information. The server 2 performs a barcode assignment process that assigns a unique QR code (registered trademark) to each of the plurality of doctors, a supplement site generation process that prepares a plurality of supplement sales sites associated with the plurality of QR codes (registered trademarks) based on the specialty fields of each of the plurality of doctors, a purchase screen display process that accepts access to the corresponding supplement sales site and displays the supplement purchase screen based on the reading of the doctor's QR code (registered trademark) by the patient who has been examined by the doctor, and a purchase status reporting process that reports the supplement purchase status on the supplement purchase screen by the corresponding patient based on inquiries from the plurality of doctor terminals 3. As a result, patients can easily purchase supplements recommended by their doctor simply by reading the QR code (registered trademark) given to them by their doctor during the examination, and can obtain supplements efficiently and reliably. Furthermore, because the supplements are recommended by the doctor who is diagnosing them, it becomes possible to purchase supplements that are highly reliable and safe. On the other hand, doctors can improve medical services by knowing how patients purchase supplements after being recommended them, enabling them to provide appropriate treatment and health guidance at follow-up visits.

[0040] Furthermore, as needed, the supplement purchasing system 1 according to this embodiment has a one-to-one correspondence between one QR code (registered trademark) and one supplement sales website, so patients can easily and reliably purchase supplements recommended by their doctor.

[0041] Furthermore, if necessary, the supplement purchasing system 1 according to this embodiment allows the server 2 to display a supplement purchase screen in the purchase screen display process for a supplement sales site that sells specific supplements that each doctor recommends to patients verbally or in writing during consultations in their respective specialty fields. As a result, patients can easily and reliably purchase the supplements recommended by their doctor.

[0042] Furthermore, if necessary, the supplement purchasing system 1 according to this embodiment may, in the purchase screen display process, have the server 2 display a supplement purchase screen from a supplement sales site that sells specific supplements that each doctor recommends along with the medicine when prescribing medicine to patients. This allows patients to easily purchase supplements that doctors recommend in addition to the medicine prescribed by the doctor, expecting them to play a supplementary role to the medicine.

[0043] (Second embodiment of the present invention) A second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to Figures 6 and 7. The embodiments described below are for illustrative purposes only and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention. Therefore, those skilled in the art can adopt embodiments in which each of the following components is replaced with equivalent components, and these are also included within the technical scope of the present invention. Furthermore, in the following description, in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, explanations of unimportant known technical matters and explanations that overlap with the first embodiment will be omitted or simplified as appropriate. The second embodiment, like the first embodiment described above, is an example of a physician or dentist performing the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of injuries and illnesses in humans (patients).

[0044] In this embodiment, the supplement purchasing system 1 controls the server 2 to display the most appropriate supplement sales site (which may be a sales page, sales tab, or sales list) based on, for example, keyword information entered by a doctor, information entered in an electronic medical record, or the content of a conversation between a doctor and a patient, when multiple supplement sales sites are associated with a single QR code (registered trademark).

[0045] Figure 6 is a flowchart showing the processing of the supplement purchasing system according to this embodiment. First, in the processing of S1, as in the case of Figure 2, the doctor inputs basic information and recommended supplement information from the doctor's terminal 3 and registers it in the storage unit 23 of the server 2. In this embodiment, however, one or more recommended supplements are registered, divided into multiple categories (S1). Specifically, for example, if the doctor is an internist, the supplements are registered divided by organ such as stomach, liver, intestines, and kidneys, or by system such as the circulatory system or digestive system. In addition to this, depending on the symptoms, for example, supplements that should be taken when suffering from food poisoning or supplements that should be taken when seeking mental stability are registered in each category.

[0046] The S2 process is the same as in Figure 2, where each doctor is assigned a unique QR code (registered trademark). In the S3 process, a supplement sales site is generated in association with the QR code (registered trademark), and a separate supplement sales site is generated for each supplement categorized and registered in S1. The supplement sales site referred to here includes pages, tabs, lists, etc., for each category categorized in S1. In other words, the URL indicated by the QR code (registered trademark) leads to a main supplement sales site, from which pages, tabs, lists, etc., for each category can be accessed.

[0047] The process in S4 is the same as in Figure 2, where a QR code (registered trademark) assigned to each doctor is downloaded to the doctor's terminal 3. The doctor examines the patient while possessing their assigned QR code (registered trademark), and the examination results are entered via the doctor's terminal 3, for example, into the electronic medical record, or written to the storage unit 23 of the server 2. The server 2 acquires the contents of the electronic medical record entered via the doctor's terminal 3 and the contents written to the storage unit 23, and extracts and registers characteristic keywords from them (S5). The extraction of characteristic keywords may be based on whether they match or are similar to a set of pre-registered keywords, or they may be extracted based on the judgment of an AI that has learned keywords related to the patient's symptoms or types of supplements through machine learning. The process in S5 is an example of keyword input acceptance processing, or an example of medical record input acceptance processing.

[0048] Here, we will explain with specific examples the screens on which each doctor writes to the electronic medical record or server 2 via the doctor's terminal 3. Figure 7 shows an example of an input screen for examination results in the supplement purchase system according to this embodiment. Figure 7(A) shows an example of an input screen for the electronic medical record, and Figure 7(B) shows an example of an input screen to be registered on server 2.

[0049] The electronic medical record shown in Figure 7(A) is created and entered every time a doctor examines a patient. It displays the patient's basic information and also inputs information such as the patient's symptoms, findings, and treatment plan (medication prescription). Since this electronic medical record system in Figure 7(A) is an external system to the supplement purchasing system 1, the input content is imported into the storage unit 23 of the server 2 by linking the server 2 and the electronic medical record system.

[0050] Furthermore, the input screen in Figure 7(B) allows the doctor to input information that may be important for recommending supplements, including information that would be recorded in the electronic medical record. In the example in Figure 7(B), the screen is used to input the doctor's findings, necessary nutrients (nutrients that appear to be deficient), and the names of supplements that the doctor would like to recommend. The display of the input screen in Figure 7(B) can be done as part of the internal system processing of the supplement purchasing system 1, so the input content is directly imported into the storage unit 23 of the server 2.

[0051] Note that the input screen shown in Figure 7 is merely an example, and other input screens that allow for various types of information input and simple operations may also be used.

[0052] The CPU 21 of Server 2 extracts characteristic keywords, as described above, from the input information in Figure 7(A) taken from the electronic medical record system and the input information entered on the input screen in Figure 7(B), and registers them in the memory unit 23 for each patient. Specifically, for example, keywords such as "stomach ache," "fever," and "nausea," as well as keywords related to symptoms and body parts, such as "feeling sluggish," "lack of motivation," and "drowsiness," are extracted and registered.

[0053] The process in S6 is the same as the process in S5 in Figure 2, where the patient who receives the QR code (registered trademark) operates the patient terminal 4 to access the supplement sales site. At this time, as described above, in this embodiment, recommended supplements are registered for multiple categories in the process of S1. Therefore, the CPU 21 of the server 2 performs the process of selecting the category appropriate for the patient who has accessed the supplement sales site (S7).

[0054] For example, in the case described above, characteristic keywords such as "stomach ache," "fever," and "nausea" suggest the possibility of an internal organ disease (especially the stomach) or an acute illness such as food poisoning. Therefore, supplements that restore or regulate gastrointestinal function, or supplements that help with hydration to prevent dehydration, are particularly recommended. In other words, the category of supplements that should be taken when experiencing food poisoning, registered in S1, can be determined to be the appropriate category for the patient, and CPU21 selects that category.

[0055] Furthermore, characteristic keywords such as "feeling sluggish," "lack of motivation," and "drowsiness" suggest the possibility of a stress-induced mental illness, and supplements that reduce anxiety and relieve tension are particularly recommended. In other words, the category of supplements that should be taken when seeking mental stability, as registered in S1, can be determined to be the appropriate category for the patient, and CPU21 selects that category.

[0056] The processes from S8 to S11 are the same as the processes from S6 to S9 in Figure 2. Through these processes, the supplement purchasing system according to this embodiment makes it possible to recommend and encourage the purchase of supplements that are particularly suitable for the patient being examined, from among the supplements recommended by the doctor.

[0057] In the process shown in Figure 6, keyword extraction was described as being performed from the contents of the electronic medical record entered via the doctor's terminal 3 and the input information written to the storage unit 23 of the server 2. However, it is also possible to acquire the content of the conversation between the doctor and the patient using speech recognition (conversation recognition processing) and extract keywords from the acquired speech information. In this case, the audio from the examination is acquired from the microphone built into the doctor's terminal 3 or from a separately prepared microphone, and the audio data is sent to the server 2. The CPU 21 of the server 2 may extract the keywords as described above from the received audio data or the text data obtained by converting the audio data into text.

[0058] As described above, in the supplement purchasing system 1 according to this embodiment, one QR code (registered trademark) is associated with multiple supplement sales websites. Server 2 performs a keyword input acceptance process to receive keywords corresponding to the patient's symptoms from each doctor via the corresponding doctor's terminal 3. In the purchase screen display process, it displays the supplement purchase screen of the supplement sales website that sells the specific supplement corresponding to the keyword received in the keyword input acceptance process, from among the multiple supplement sales websites. Therefore, when multiple supplement sales websites are associated with one QR code (registered trademark), the screen of the purchase website for the specific supplement corresponding to the keyword entered by the doctor can be displayed from among those multiple sites, so that the patient can reliably purchase the supplement recommended by the doctor.

[0059] Furthermore, as needed, the system executes a medical record input acceptance process to receive input from each doctor into the patient's electronic medical record via the corresponding doctor's terminal 3. In the purchase screen display process, it displays the supplement purchase screen of a supplement sales site that sells a specific supplement corresponding to the input result into the electronic medical record received during the medical record input acceptance process, even if multiple supplement sales sites are associated with a single QR code (registered trademark). This allows the system to display the screen of the site where the doctor purchased the specific supplement corresponding to the information entered into the electronic medical record, ensuring that the patient can reliably purchase the supplement recommended by their doctor.

[0060] Furthermore, if necessary, Server 2 performs a conversation recognition process to acquire the content of conversations between each doctor and the corresponding patient using speech recognition. In the purchase screen display process, it displays the purchase screen of a supplement sales site that sells a specific supplement corresponding to the conversation content recognized by the conversation recognition process. Therefore, if multiple supplement sales sites are associated with a single QR code (registered trademark), the screen of the purchase site for the specific supplement corresponding to the conversation content between the doctor and the patient can be displayed from among those multiple sites, so that the patient can reliably purchase the supplement recommended by the doctor.

[0061] In the embodiments described above, a system was explained in which a physician or dentist, acting as a doctor for human patients, recommends supplements to patients. However, the system is not limited to this, and may also be applied when a veterinarian, acting as a doctor for animal patients, recommends supplements to the caretaker of the animal. However, in that case, the above descriptions shall be interpreted as follows: (a) The "caretaker of the affected animal" will communicate with the veterinarian (who is a medical doctor) in various ways (such as receiving recommendations for supplements or being provided with QR codes®) on behalf of the patient. (b) The person who operates the patient terminal 4 (or a terminal equivalent thereto) to make various communications and purchase supplements is the "caretaker of the sick animal" on behalf of the patient. (c) In Doctors Terminal 3, the "caretaker of the patient" is listed or displayed instead of the patient mentioned above. (d) The animal that receives an examination from a veterinarian, who is a doctor, is referred to as the "patient" in the same way as the patient mentioned above. (e) The medical record will contain the symptoms of the "patient," while the management information will contain various pieces of information about the "patient's manager." (f) Supplements improve the symptoms of the "sick animal".

[0062] Furthermore, this invention is applicable not only to doctors but also to pharmacists, medical staff, and other healthcare professionals who recommend supplements. Moreover, the recommendations by these doctors and healthcare professionals are not limited to supplements; they may also include hygiene products such as masks or medical devices.

[0063] Furthermore, the procedure described above is merely an example, and at least some of the above procedure may be deleted or modified, or other procedures may be added. In addition, the order of at least some of the above procedures may be changed, or multiple procedures may be combined into a single procedure.

[0064] Furthermore, in addition to what has already been described above, the methods described in the above embodiments and their respective modifications may be used in appropriate combinations.

[0065] Furthermore, although not to be exemplified individually, the present invention may be implemented with various modifications without departing from its spirit. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0066] 1. Supplement Purchasing System 2 servers 3. Doctor's terminal 4. Patient terminal 5. Communication Network 21 CPU 22 Communications Department 23 Memory section 24 Supplement Purchase Program 31 Display section 32 Control Unit 33 Operation section 34 Storage section 35 Communications Department 51 1st display area 52 2nd display area 53 Input field for the number of items to purchase 54 Purchase button 61 Third display area 62 4th display area 71 Patient list display area 72 Purchase Status Display Area 73 Basic information 74 Recommended Supplement Names 75 Purchase History Information 76 Supplementary Information

Claims

1. A supplement purchasing system having a server connected to multiple doctor terminals, each owned by multiple doctors, which are capable of sending and receiving information, The aforementioned server, A barcode assignment process that assigns a unique doctor's barcode to each of the aforementioned multiple doctors, A supplement site generation process that prepares multiple supplement sales sites, each associated with one of the multiple doctor barcodes based on the respective specialty fields of the multiple doctors mentioned above, Based on the reading of the doctor's barcode by a patient who has been examined by the aforementioned doctor, or by the manager of a patient who has been examined by the aforementioned doctor, access to the corresponding supplement sales site is accepted, and a purchase screen display process is performed to display the supplement purchase screen. Based on inquiries from the aforementioned multiple doctor terminals, a purchase status reporting process is performed to report the status of supplement purchases made by the corresponding patient or administrator on the supplement purchase screen. A supplement purchasing system characterized by performing the following actions.

2. In the supplement purchasing system according to claim 1, One of the aforementioned doctor's barcodes and one of the aforementioned supplement sales websites are associated on a one-to-one basis. A supplement purchasing system characterized by the following features.

3. In the supplement purchasing system according to claim 2, In the process of displaying the purchase screen, the server shall The website displays a supplement purchase screen for the supplement sales site, which sells specific supplements that each doctor recommends verbally or in writing to the patient or administrator during a consultation in their respective specialty. A supplement purchasing system characterized by the following features.

4. In the supplement purchasing system according to claim 3, In the process of displaying the purchase screen, the server shall The website displays a supplement purchase screen for the supplement sales site, which sells the specific supplements that each doctor recommends along with the medicine when prescribing medicine to the patient or animal. A supplement purchasing system characterized by the following features.

5. In the supplement purchasing system according to claim 1, One of the aforementioned doctor's barcodes is associated with multiple of the aforementioned supplement sales websites. The aforementioned server further Keyword input acceptance process: Accepts input of keywords corresponding to the symptoms of the patient or animal by each doctor via the corresponding doctor's terminal. Execute, In the purchase screen display process, the purchase screen of the supplement sales site that sells the specific supplement corresponding to the keyword received in the keyword input acceptance process is displayed among the multiple supplement sales sites. A supplement purchasing system characterized by the following features.

6. In the supplement purchasing system according to claim 1, One of the aforementioned doctor's barcodes is associated with multiple of the aforementioned supplement sales websites. The aforementioned server further, A medical record input acceptance process that accepts input from each doctor into the electronic medical record of the patient or animal via the corresponding doctor's terminal. Execute, In the purchase screen display process, the purchase screen of the supplement sales site that sells a specific supplement corresponding to the input result into the electronic medical record received in the medical record input acceptance process is displayed. A supplement purchasing system characterized by the following features.

7. In the supplement purchasing system according to claim 1, One of the aforementioned doctor's barcodes is associated with multiple of the aforementioned supplement sales websites. The aforementioned server further, Speech recognition process that acquires the content of conversations between each doctor and the corresponding patient or administrator through speech recognition. Execute, In the purchase screen display process, the purchase screen of the supplement sales website is displayed, which sells a specific supplement corresponding to the conversation content recognized in the conversation recognition process. A supplement purchasing system characterized by the following features.

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