Information provision system

Abstract

To allow one visitor to easily acquire information of food that another visitor is eating or a drink that another visitor is drinking.SOLUTION: An information provision system of present invention includes a first portable terminal 12 of a first visitor 10 of an amusement park 80 and a server 40 for communicating with the first portable terminal 12, and provides information of a food and / or a drink 52 provided by the amusement park 80. The server 40 includes a database 46 storing an image of the food and / or the drink 52 and information of the food and / or the drink 52 in relation to each other. When the first visitor 10 takes a picture of a food and / or a drink 24 that a second visitor 20 is having and updates the picture, the server 40 specifies the food and / or the drink 24 in the picture with reference to the database 46, and sends the information of the specified food and / or drink 24 to the first portable terminal 12 of the first visitor 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information providing system that provides visitors to a specified area with information about food, drink, and goods that are being offered in the specified area. [Background technology]

[0002] Methods have been proposed for recognizing food and drink based on images captured by a camera and performing various processes based on the recognition results. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a method for recognizing whether or not a food or drink is present based on an image captured by a camera, and for displaying calorie information for the food or drink if it is recognized as food or drink. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2020-42401 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Recently, various tourist facilities have been constructed. In a designated area of ​​such a tourist facility, it is important that visitors have a good time and come back again and again.

[0005] While walking through a designated area, visitors may see delicious-looking food and drink being eaten by other visitors. Similarly, while walking through a designated area, visitors may see other visitors carrying nice goods. In this case, visitors often wonder what the food and drink or goods are, and would like to immediately obtain information such as their names, where they are available in the designated area, and their prices. However, it is often difficult to directly ask other visitors who are unfamiliar with the food and drink or goods, and it is not easy to obtain such information.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enable visitors to a specified area to easily obtain information about the food and drink that other visitors are eating and the goods that other visitors are carrying. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The information providing system of the present invention comprises: a mobile terminal of a visitor to a predetermined area; a server that communicates with the mobile terminal; Other mobile terminals of other visitors communicating with the server and providing information on a plurality of foods and drinks provided in the specified area or a plurality of goods provided in the specified area, the portable terminal of the visitor is capable of taking a photograph and uploading the photograph to the server, the server includes a database that associates images of the foods and drinks provided in the specified area or the goods provided in the specified area with the information on the foods and drinks or the goods, and the server allows the visitor to access information on the other visitors. With the consent of the other visitors When a photo of a food or drink being consumed or a good owned by another visitor is taken and uploaded to the server, the server refers to the database to identify the food or good in the uploaded photo, and transmits the information about the identified food or good to the mobile terminal of the visitor. and when the visitor orders the one food or drink eaten by the other visitor or the one item owned by the other visitor based on the information transmitted to the mobile terminal, giving points that can be used within the specified area to the other mobile terminal of the other visitor who has permitted the photograph to be taken; It is characterized by:

[0008] This allows visitors to easily obtain information about the food and drinks other visitors are eating, or the items they are carrying, by simply taking and uploading photos. In addition, by giving points to other visitors, the repeat visit rate of the other visitors can be increased. Also, the giving of points motivates other visitors to actively advertise food, drink, and goods, and other visitors become advertisements for the food, drink, and goods in a given area. This can increase the repeat visit rate of visitors.

[0009] In the information provision system of the present invention, the information is the name, location, and price of the identified food or drink or merchandise, and the server may transmit the information and the image of the identified food or drink or merchandise stored in the database to the visitor's mobile terminal.

[0010] In this way, the server transmits the name, location, price, and image of a food or drink that another visitor is eating or a good that another visitor has, so that the visitor can immediately go and buy the food or drink or good.

[0013] In the information provision system of the present invention, when the visitor's mobile device takes a photo of the one food or drink or the one good, a one-tap button is displayed on the display of the mobile device, and when the visitor presses the one-tap button, the photo is uploaded to the server, and the server refers to the database to identify the one food or drink or the one good in the uploaded photo, and makes a reservation for the identified one food or drink, or the identified one good.

[0014] This allows a visitor to easily reserve a certain food or drink that another visitor is eating or a certain item that another visitor has. Effect of the Invention

[0015] The present invention enables visitors to a specified area to easily obtain information about the food and drink that other visitors are eating and the goods that other visitors are carrying. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0016] [Figure 1] 1 is a system diagram showing a configuration of an information providing system according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the information providing system according to the embodiment. [Diagram 3] 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the information providing system according to the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0017] Hereinafter, a case where the information provision system 100 is applied to a theme park 80, which is a predetermined area, will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in Fig. 1, the information provision system 100 is composed of a first mobile terminal 12 of a first visitor 10 at the theme park 80, a second mobile terminal 22 which is another mobile terminal of a second visitor 20 who is a visitor different from the first visitor 10, a server 40, a food and drink store 50, and a goods store 55.

[0018] Here, the theme park 80 is a tourist facility whose entirety is based on a specific theme such as a culture, country, story, movie, or era. The theme park 80 is provided with a facility that stages a scene from a specific movie or the like, and offers attractions that allow visitors to feel as if they are one with the characters from the movie. The theme park 80 also includes a food and drink store 50 that offers multiple foods and drinks 52, and a goods store 55 that sells multiple goods 57 such as souvenirs featuring characters.

[0019] The first and second visitors 10 and 20 have first and second mobile terminals 12 and 22, respectively. The first and second mobile terminals 12 and 22 communicate with a server 40 via a communication line 30 such as the Internet or a telephone line. The first and second mobile terminals 12 and 22 each have a built-in camera for taking photographs.

[0020] The server 40 is a computer including a CPU 42, which is a processor that performs information processing, and a memory 44 that stores programs, operation data, etc. In the memory 44, a database 46 is stored.

[0021] The database 46 stores images of a plurality of foods and drinks 52 provided in the theme park 80 or a plurality of goods 57 provided in the theme park 80 in association with information on the foods and drinks 52 or goods 57. Here, the information includes the name, the place where the foods and drinks 52 or goods 57 are provided, and the price at which they are provided.

[0022] Next, the operation of the information provision system 100 configured as above will be described with reference to Fig. 2. In the following description, it is assumed that the second visitor 20 is eating a certain food or drink 24 in the theme park 80, and the first visitor 10 passes by and feels that the food or drink 24 eaten by the second visitor 20 looks delicious.

[0023] The first visitor 10 asks the second visitor 20 whether it is OK to photograph the food and drink 24, and when the second visitor 20 gives consent, he or she takes a photo of the food and drink 24 with the first mobile terminal 12 and uploads it to the server 40.

[0024] As shown in step S101 of Fig. 2, the server 40 waits until the photo is uploaded, and when the photo is uploaded, the server 40 judges YES in step S101 of Fig. 2 and proceeds to step S102 of Fig. 2. In step S102 of Fig. 2, the server 40 compares the uploaded photo with images of multiple foods and drinks 52 stored in the database 46, and if the images match, the server 40 identifies the food and drink photographed in the uploaded photo as the food and drink 24 corresponding to the image. If the food and drink photographed in the photo can be identified, the server 40 judges YES in step S103 of Fig. 2 and proceeds to step S104 of Fig. 2.

[0025] 2, the server 40 reads from the database 46 the name, serving location, and price of the food or drink 24 that are stored in the database 46 in association with the image. The server 40 then transmits the read name, serving location, and price of the food or drink 24 and the image of the food or drink 24 stored in the database 46 to the first mobile terminal 12 of the first visitor 10.

[0026] The name, serving location, serving price, and image of the transmitted food and drink 24 are displayed on the display of the first mobile terminal 12. This allows the first visitor 10 to check the information and image of the food and drink 24 eaten by the second visitor 20, and to order the food and drink 24 from the first mobile terminal 12.

[0027] When the first visitor 10 performs an operation to order food and drink 24 based on the information about the food and drink 24 transmitted from the server 40 , an order request is transmitted from the first mobile terminal 12 to the server 40 .

[0028] As shown in step S105 of Fig. 2, when the server 40 receives an order request from the first mobile terminal 12 of the first visitor 10 within a predetermined time, it judges YES in step S105 of Fig. 2 and proceeds to step S106 of Fig. 2. In step S106 of Fig. 2, the server 40 transmits the order data to the food and drink store 50 that is providing the food and drink 24 that it read out from the database 46 earlier.

[0029] The food and drink sales store 50 that receives the order data cooks and prepares the ordered food and drink 24, and when the first visitor 10 arrives at the food and drink sales store 50, sells the food and drink 24 to the first visitor 10.

[0030] 2, the server 40 grants points that can be used in the theme park 80 to the second mobile terminal 22 of the second visitor 20 who is consuming food and drink 24 and has given permission to the first visitor 10 to take a photograph. The second visitor 20 can use these points to enter attractions in the theme park 80 and to purchase goods 57 such as souvenirs.

[0031] On the other hand, if no order is made within a specified time after the server 40 sends information and an image of the food and drink 24 to the first mobile terminal 12 of the first visitor 10, the server 40 judges NO in step S105 of Figure 2, skips steps S106 and S107 of Figure 2, and terminates the processing.

[0032] Furthermore, if there is no image stored in database 46 that matches the photograph in step S102 of Fig. 2, server 40 determines NO in step S103 of Fig. 2 and proceeds to step S108 of Fig. 2. Then, server 40 transmits a message to first mobile terminal 12 of first visitor 10 that the food or drink in the photograph is not provided in theme park 80.

[0033] The above explanation has been given of the operation of the information provision system 100 when the first visitor 10 takes and uploads a photo of a food or drink 24 that the second visitor 20 is eating. However, the operation of the information provision system 100 when the first visitor 10 takes and uploads a photo of a piece of merchandise related to the theme park 80 owned by the second visitor 20 is the same as when uploading a photo of the food or drink 24, except that the order data from the server 40 is sent to the merchandise store 55.

[0034] As described above, in the embodiment of the information provision system 100, the first visitor 10 can simply take and upload a photo of the food or drink 24 that the second visitor 20 is eating or the goods that he or she owns, and receive the name, location, price, and image of the food or drink 24 or the goods, and easily purchase the food or drink 24 or the goods.

[0035] Furthermore, when the first visitor 10 orders food, drink, or goods based on the information about the food, drink, or goods received from the server 40, the server 40 grants points that can be used in the theme park 80 to the second mobile terminal 22 of the second visitor 20 who has given permission to take photos of the food, drink, or goods, thereby increasing the repeat visit rate of the second visitor 20. Furthermore, the granting of points motivates the second visitor 20 to actively advertise the food, drink, or goods 57, and the second visitor 20 becomes an advertiser for the food, drink, or goods 52 of the theme park 80. This increases the repeat visit rate of the first visitor 10.

[0036] Next, another operation of the information providing system 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 3. An icon for performing a specific operation is displayed on the display of the first mobile terminal 12 of the first visitor 10. When the first visitor 10 clicks or taps on this icon, the first visitor 10 enters a photographing mode in which the first visitor 10 takes a photo of the food and drink 24 being eaten by the second visitor 20. Then, when the first visitor 10 takes a photo of the food and drink 24 of the second visitor 20 with the first mobile terminal 12, the first mobile terminal 12 judges YES in step S201 of FIG. 3, proceeds to step S202 of FIG. 2, and displays a one-tap button on the display. The one-tap button may be, for example, a button on which the word "Like" is displayed.

[0037] Then, when the first visitor 10 taps the one-tap button, the first mobile terminal 12 judges YES in step S203 of Fig. 3 and proceeds to step S204 of Fig. 3 to upload a photo of the food or drink 24 to the server 40. The server 40 receives the photo and, similar to step S102 shown in Fig. 2 of the previous operation, refers to the database 46 in step S205 of Fig. 3 to identify the food or drink 24. Then, when the server 40 has identified the food or drink 24, the server 40 judges YES in step S206 of Fig. 3 and proceeds to step S207 of Fig. 3 to transmit information and an image of the identified food or drink 24 to the first mobile terminal 12, similar to step S104 of Fig. 2 of the previously described operation.

[0038] Then, the server 40 proceeds to step S208 in FIG. 3 and transmits reservation data for the food and drink 24 to the food and drink sales establishment 50 that is providing the food and drink 24.

[0039] On the other hand, if the food or drink 24 cannot be identified in step S205 of Figure 3, server 40 judges NO in step S206 of Figure 3 and, in step S209 of Figure 3, sends a message to first mobile terminal 12 of first visitor 10 that the food or drink in the photograph is not available in theme park 80, similar to step S108 of Figure 2 in the operation described above.

[0040] Also, if the first visitor 10 performs a normal upload operation without pressing the one-tap button, the first mobile terminal 12 judges NO in step S203 of FIG. 3 and proceeds to step S210 of FIG. 3. Then, it judges YES in step S210 of FIG. 3 and proceeds to step S102 of FIG. 2. Then, steps S102 to S107 of FIG. 2 are executed, and the server 40 identifies the food or drink 24, and if identified, the server 40 transmits information and an image of the food or drink 24 to the first mobile terminal 12. Also, if an order signal is input from the first mobile terminal 12, the server 40 transmits the order data to the food or drink store 50.

[0041] On the other hand, if the one-tap button is not pressed within the specified time and the normal upload operation is not performed, the first mobile terminal 12 judges NO in both steps S203 and S210 in FIG. 3 and terminates operation without uploading the photo.

[0042] Similar to the operation described above, the operation of the information provision system 100 when a first visitor 10 takes a photograph of merchandise related to the theme park 80 owned by a second visitor 20 is the same as when a photograph of food and drink 24 is taken, except that the reservation data from the server 40 is sent to a merchandise store 55.

[0043] In the other operations described above, the first visitor 10 can automatically upload a photo and reserve the food and drink 24 of which the photo was taken by simply pressing a one-tap button displayed on the display of the first mobile terminal 12, so that the first visitor 10 can reserve the food and drink 24 that the second visitor 20 is eating in a simple manner. Here, the reservation may be, for example, a reservation for tomorrow's lunch.

[0044] Although the above describes a case where the information provision system 100 is applied to a theme park 80, which is a predetermined area, the information provision system 100 can also be applied to areas other than the theme park 80. For example, the information provision system 100 may be applied to sports facilities such as baseball stadiums and soccer stadiums, where various goods related to professional athletes and teams are sold, and where drinks and the like are sold during the viewing of the games. The information provision system 100 may also be applied to event venues, where goods related to the events are sold, and food and drink are also sold. [Explanation of symbols]

[0045] 10 first visitor, 12 first mobile terminal, 20 second visitor, 22 second mobile terminal, 24, 52 food and drink, 30 communication line, 40 server, 42 CPU, 44 memory, 46 database, 50 food and drink store, 55 goods store, 57 goods, 80 theme park, 100 information system.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal of a visitor to a specified area; A server that communicates with the mobile terminal; An information providing system that includes other mobile terminals of other visitors that communicate with the server and provides information on a plurality of foods and drinks provided in the specified area or a plurality of goods provided in the specified area, The mobile device of the visitor is capable of taking photos and uploading the photos to the server; the server includes a database in which images of the food and drink provided in the specified area or the goods provided in the specified area are associated with information on the food and drink or the goods; When the visitor, with the consent of the other visitor, takes a photo of a food or drink consumed by the other visitor or a product owned by the other visitor and uploads the photo to the server, Identifying the one food or drink or the one good in the uploaded photo by referring to the database, and transmitting the information of the identified one food or drink or the one good to the mobile terminal of the visitor; When the visitor orders the one food or drink eaten by another visitor or the one item owned by the other visitor based on the information transmitted to the mobile terminal, points that can be used within the specified area are given to the other mobile terminal of the other visitor who has permitted the photograph to be taken; An information provision system characterized by the above.

2. The information providing system according to claim 1, The information is the name, the place where the food or drink or the good is provided, and the price of the food or drink or the good. The server transmits the information and the image of the identified food or drink or the identified item stored in the database to a mobile terminal of the visitor; An information provision system characterized by the above.

3. The information providing system according to claim 1, When the visitor's mobile device takes the photo of the food or drink or the item, a one-tap button is displayed on the display of the mobile device, When the visitor presses the one-tap button, the photo is uploaded to the server; the server refers to the database to identify the one food or drink or the one good in the uploaded photo, and makes a reservation for the identified one food or drink, or the identified one good; An information provision system characterized by the above.

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