Information provision system and food products

Abstract

To provide an information provision system and food products, which enhance consumer confidence in food products and allow consumers to comfortably choose food products.SOLUTION: A food product A consisting of a plastic bottle 2 having a tea drink 1 hermetically sealed therein includes an identification information 4 shown on the plastic bottle 2. The identification information 4 enables access to a website with information on catechin content of the tea drink 1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information provision system and a food product, and more particularly to an information provision system and a food product that enable consumers to select products with confidence. [Background technology]

[0002] Traditionally, consumers have focused on the safety of products, especially food, and when choosing a product, they have become interested in the product itself and the ingredients of the product.

[0003] Therefore, product providers provide their products by listing information about the products they offer, such as the ingredients and origin of the raw materials used in the products, and the date of manufacture, on labels affixed to the product packaging or by recording it on an IC tag.

[0004] However, simply providing written or recorded information attached to products makes it easy to tamper with or falsify that information, and in fact, falsification and falsification of information has been practiced in some cases. This has led to low consumer trust and made it difficult for consumers to select products with confidence.

[0005] Therefore, the inventor of the present invention has proposed a technology in which food is provided by attaching a sample of raw material powder made from powdered ingredients, rather than simply attaching written or recorded information to the food (see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-5656 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] The quality of various products, including food, is strongly influenced by various factors that occur during the process of delivering the product to the consumer.

[0008] Therefore, although food ingredient powder samples are a factor that can provide information about the quality of food, they are only one factor, and the technology described in Patent Document 1, in which food is provided with an ingredient powder sample attached, may not be sufficient to achieve the goal of allowing consumers to select products with confidence.

[0009] The present invention was devised in consideration of the above points, and aims to provide an information provision system and food products that allow consumers to select products with even greater peace of mind. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the information provision system of the present invention is an information provision system that outputs information about the catechins in foods made from tea leaves in response to a request from a consumer, and is equipped with: a tea leaf information recording means that records tea leaf information including information about the tea leaf variety, the cultivation conditions of the tea leaves, and the time of picking of the tea leaves; a catechin content determination means that, on the condition that a request for output of catechin information in the food is received from the consumer's terminal, determines the catechin content of the food using a machine learning model based on information for identifying the food sent from the consumer's terminal and the tea leaf information recorded in the tea leaf information recording means; and an information output means that outputs information on the catechin content of the food determined by the catechin content determination means to the consumer's terminal.

[0011] In addition, the information provision system of the present invention is an information provision system that outputs information on catechins in foods made from tea leaves in response to a request from a consumer, and is equipped with: a tea leaf information recording means for recording tea leaf information including information on the tea leaf variety, the cultivation conditions of the tea leaves, and the time of picking of the tea leaves; a catechin information recording means for recording information on the catechins in the food; a catechin information selection means for selecting information on the catechins in the food that is to be output as a candidate from the information on the catechins in the food recorded in the catechin information recording means, based on information for identifying the food sent from the consumer's terminal and the tea leaf information recorded in the tea leaf information recording means, on the condition that a request for output of information on the catechins in the food has been received from the consumer's terminal; and an information output means for outputting the information on the catechins in the food selected by the catechin information selection means to the consumer's terminal.

[0012] Furthermore, the information provision system of the present invention is an information provision system that outputs information about catechins in foods made from tea leaves in response to a request from a consumer, and is equipped with: a tea leaf information recording means that records tea leaf information including information about the tea leaf variety, the cultivation conditions of the tea leaves, and the time of picking of the tea leaves; a catechin information search means that, upon receiving a request from the consumer's terminal to output information about catechins in the food, searches for information about catechins in the food based on information for identifying the food sent from the consumer's terminal and the tea leaf information recorded in the tea leaf information recording means; and an information output means that outputs the information about catechins in the food searched for by the catechin information search means to the consumer's terminal.

[0013] In addition, the information provision system of the present invention is an information provision system that outputs information on catechins in foods made from tea leaves in response to a request from a consumer, and is equipped with: a tea leaf information recording means for recording tea leaf information including information on the variety of the tea leaves, the cultivation conditions of the tea leaves, and the time of picking of the tea leaves; a search signal output means for outputting a search signal to a specified catechin information search means to search for information on catechins in the food based on information for identifying the food sent from the consumer's terminal and the tea leaf information recorded in the tea leaf information recording means, on the condition that a request for output of information on catechins in the food has been received from the consumer's terminal; and an information output means for outputting information on catechins in the food searched for by the catechin information search means to the consumer's terminal.

[0014] In addition, the information provision system of the present invention is an information provision system that outputs information about catechins in foods made from tea leaves in response to a request from a consumer, and is equipped with: a tea leaf information recording means for recording tea leaf information including information about the tea leaf variety, the cultivation conditions of the tea leaves, and the time of picking of the tea leaves; a catechin information generation means for generating information about catechins in the food based on information for identifying the food sent from the consumer's terminal and the tea leaf information recorded in the tea leaf information recording means, on the condition that a request for output of information about catechins in the food is received from the consumer's terminal; and an information output means for outputting the information about catechins in the food generated by the catechin information generation means to the consumer's terminal.

[0015] In addition, the information provision system of the present invention is an information provision system that outputs information about catechins in foods made from tea leaves in response to a request from a consumer, and is equipped with: a tea leaf information recording means for recording tea leaf information including information about the tea leaf variety, the cultivation conditions of the tea leaves, and the time of picking of the tea leaves; a generation signal output means for outputting a generation signal to a specified catechin information generation means to generate information about the catechins in the food based on information for identifying the food sent from the consumer's terminal and the tea leaf information recorded in the tea leaf information recording means, on the condition that a request for output of information about the catechins in the food has been received from the consumer's terminal; and an information output means for outputting the information about the catechins in the food generated by the catechin information generation means to the consumer's terminal.

[0016] In addition, the information provision system of the present invention is an information provision system that outputs information about catechins in foods made from tea leaves in response to a request from a consumer, and is equipped with: a tea leaf information recording means for recording tea leaf information including information about the tea leaf variety, the cultivation conditions of the tea leaves, and the time of picking of the tea leaves; instruction information that is input to a specified catechin information generation means, on the condition that a request for output of information about catechins in the food is received from the consumer's terminal, an instruction information creation means for creating the instruction information for the catechin information generation means to generate information about the catechins in the food based on information for identifying the food sent from the consumer's terminal and the tea leaf information recorded in the tea leaf information recording means; and information output means for outputting the instruction information created by the instruction information creation means to the consumer's terminal.

[0017] Incidentally, catechins contained in tea leaves have anti-cancer, anti-bacterial and anti-arteriosclerotic effects, and the effects of these catechins are attracting attention (for example, people may actively drink tea in the hope of receiving the effects of catechins), so it is important to provide consumers with "information on the catechin content" and "information on catechins (information not limited to catechin content)."

[0018] Furthermore, since the catechin content is strongly influenced by the "tea leaf variety," "tea leaf cultivation conditions," and "tea leaf harvest time," the information provision system of the present invention uses various means to output catechin information based on the "tea leaf variety," "tea leaf cultivation conditions," and "tea leaf harvest time," thereby conveying sufficient catechin information to consumers, allowing them to make food selections with even greater peace of mind.

[0019] Here, if the information provision system is equipped with a "catechin content determination means" that determines the catechin content using a machine learning model, the "catechin content information" can be output from the information output means to the consumer's terminal.

[0020] Furthermore, if the information provision system is equipped with a "catechin information recording means" for recording information about catechins, the "catechin information" can be output from the information output means to the consumer's terminal without exchanging the "catechin information" with the outside (outside the information provision system).

[0021] Furthermore, if the information providing system is equipped with a "catechin information search means" for searching for information on catechin, even if the "catechin information" is not recorded within the information providing system, the "catechin information" can be exchanged with the outside (outside the information providing system) and output from the information output means to the consumer's terminal.

[0022] Similarly, if the information providing system is equipped with a "search signal output means" that outputs a search signal for searching for catechin information to a specified catechin information search means, even if the "catechin information" is not recorded within the information providing system, the "catechin information" can be output from the information output means to the consumer's terminal by cooperating with an external catechin information search means and exchanging "catechin information" with the outside (outside the information providing system).

[0023] Here, when the catechin information search means searches for "catechin information" recorded in an external information recording means separate from the information providing system (for example, when searching a recording means that records only "catechin information"), the search target is limited, thereby enabling a quick search and smooth searching of "catechin information."

[0024] Furthermore, when the catechin information search means searches for "catechin information" published on the Internet, it is possible to search through a vast amount of information, including the latest "catechin information," and it is expected that "catechin information" that meets the consumer's needs will be found.

[0025] Furthermore, when the catechin information search means searches for "catechin information" recorded in an Internet information recording means that records information that has been made public on the Internet, the search only targets information recorded in the Internet information recording means, and therefore, compared to when the search targets "catechin information (information made public on the Internet, not limited to information recorded in the Internet information recording means)" made public on the Internet, the amount of information to be searched is inferior, but search results can be obtained more quickly by creating a search index.

[0026] Furthermore, if the information provision system is equipped with a "catechin information generation means" that generates information on catechins, the "catechin information" can be generated even if the "catechin information" is not recorded within the information provision system or externally (outside the information provision system), and the "catechin information" can be output from the information output means to the consumer's terminal.

[0027] Similarly, if the information providing system is equipped with a "generation signal output means" that outputs a generation signal for generating catechin information, even if the "catechin information" is not recorded within the information providing system or externally (outside the information providing system), the "catechin information" can be generated in cooperation with an external catechin information generation means, and the "catechin information" can be output from the information output means to the consumer's terminal.

[0028] Similarly, even if the information providing system is equipped with an "instruction information creation means" that creates instruction information for generating catechin information, and even if the "catechin information" is not recorded within the information providing system or externally (outside the information providing system), the "instruction information for generating 'catechin information'" can be output from the information output means to the consumer's terminal.

[0029] In addition, when the reference information generating means generates reference information (reference information for "catechin information") based on selection criteria information, it is possible to obtain reference information to be referred to when selecting "catechin information" to be output from the "catechin information" generated by the catechin information generating means.

[0030] In addition, the reference information generated by the reference information generation means may be referred to not only when selecting the "catechin information" to be output from the "catechin information" generated by the catechin information generation means, but also when selecting the "catechin information" to be output from the "catechin information" searched by the catechin information search means or the "catechin information" selected by the catechin information selection means.

[0031] Furthermore, when the information selection means selects the "catechin information" to be output based on reference information ("reference information generated by the reference information generation means" or "reference information sent from the consumer's terminal"), the "catechin information" to be output can be selected based on the information sent by the consumer ("selection criteria information" or "reference information"), even if the consumer does not select a specific "catechin information." The "catechin information" to be output selected by the information selection means may be singular or plural.

[0032] Furthermore, when a consumer sends selection criteria information as the "criteria for the information they want to select," the reference information generated based on the selection criteria information (the criteria for the information they want to select) can be considered "model information to be output (i.e., the information the consumer wants to select)." Therefore, when transmitting selection criteria information as "criteria for information to be selected," "catechin information" that has a high similarity to the reference information (model information) will be selected.

[0033] Similarly, when a consumer submits reference information as "reference information for information to be selected," the consumer will select "catechin information" which has a high similarity to the reference information (model information).

[0034] On the other hand, when a consumer sends selection criteria information as "criteria for information that the consumer does not want to select," the reference information generated based on the selection criteria information (criteria for information that the consumer does not want to select) can be considered "information that serves as a negative example for the information to be output (i.e., information that the consumer does not want to select)." Therefore, when transmitting selection criteria information as "criteria for information not to be selected," "catechin information" that has a low similarity to the reference information (bad example information) will be selected.

[0035] In addition, compared to sending "criteria for information you do not want to select" as selection criteria information, sending "criteria for information you want to select" as selection criteria information allows you to more directly identify the information that the consumer wants to select, so in terms of fully reflecting the consumer's wishes, it is preferable to send "criteria for information you want to select" as selection criteria information.

[0036] Similarly, in order to more directly identify the information that the consumer wants to select and fully reflect the consumer's wishes, it is preferable to send "reference information for the information that the consumer wants to select" as reference information.

[0037] Furthermore, when the catechin information generation means reads the "identification information displayed on the food" or the "identification information displayed corresponding to the food" on the consumer's terminal, identifies the food based on the information sent from the consumer's terminal, and generates "catechin information" used in the identified food, the "target food" can be identified based on the information sent from the consumer's terminal, even if the consumer does not identify the "target food (food that generates "catechin information")." In other words, consumers can identify the "target food" simply by reading the identification information.

[0038] Similarly, when the "catechin information selection means" reads the "identification information displayed on the food" or the "identification information displayed corresponding to the food" on the consumer's terminal, identifies the food based on the information sent from the consumer's terminal, and selects the "catechin information" used in the identified food, the consumer can identify the "target food" simply by reading the identification information.

[0039] Similarly, when the "catechin information search means" reads the "identification information displayed on the food" or the "identification information displayed corresponding to the food" on the consumer's terminal, identifies the food based on the information sent from the consumer's terminal, and searches for "catechin information" used in the identified food, the consumer can identify the "target food" simply by reading the identification information.

[0040] Furthermore, when the "generation signal output means" reads the "identification information displayed on the food" or the "identification information displayed corresponding to the food" on the consumer's terminal, identifies the food based on the information sent from the consumer's terminal, and outputs a generation signal to generate "catechin information" for the identified food, the consumer can identify the "target food" simply by reading the identification information.

[0041] Similarly, if the "search signal output means" reads "identification information displayed on a food product" or "identification information displayed corresponding to a food product" on the consumer's terminal, identifies the food product based on the information sent from the consumer's terminal, and outputs a search signal to search for "catechin information" for the identified food product, the consumer will be able to identify the "target food product" simply by reading the identification information.

[0042] In addition, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the food product of the present invention is a food product comprising a food made from tea leaves and identification information displayed on the food, wherein the identification information is accessible to a website that lists information on the catechin content of the food.

[0043] In addition, the food product of the present invention is a food product comprising a food made from tea leaves and identification information displayed on the food, wherein the identification information allows access to a website that lists information about the catechins in the food.

[0044] Here, if the information is provided with identification information that allows access to a website that lists the "catechin content information," it is possible to inform consumers of the "catechin content of food." Furthermore, if the information includes identification information that allows access to a website that lists the "catechin information," the "catechin information in food products" can be made known to consumers. Furthermore, by informing consumers about the "catechin content of foods" and "information about catechins in foods," consumers will be able to make food selections with even greater confidence.

[0045] By the way, "foods made from tea leaves" here includes not only "raw tea leaves" and "tea leaves" but also tea bags, bottled tea, and tea sold in cup vending machines. [Effects of the Invention]

[0046] The information providing system and food products of the present invention allow consumers to select products with peace of mind. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0047] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a food product. [Figure 2] 1 is a schematic diagram (1) for explaining a configuration example of a food information providing system. [Figure 3] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining how to use the food information providing system. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram (2) for explaining a configuration example of a food information providing system. [Figure 5] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram (3) for explaining an example of the configuration of a food information providing system. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram for explaining a modified example. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0048] Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the invention (hereinafter referred to as "embodiments") will be described in the following order. 1. First embodiment 2. Second embodiment 3. Third Embodiment 4. Fourth Embodiment

[0049] <1. First embodiment> [Configuration Description] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a food product to which the present invention is applied, and the food product A shown here is a plastic bottle 2 in which a tea drink 1 is sealed.

[0050] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, the plastic bottle 2 displays identification information 4 (for example, a two-dimensional barcode) that allows access to "information on the catechin content of the tea beverage 1."

[0051] The identification information 4 (two-dimensional barcode, etc.) here has a URL recorded in it, and by reading the identification information 4 with a consumer terminal such as a smartphone, it is possible to access a website via the Internet that lists the "catechin content of tea drink 1."

[0052] Here, the "catechin content of tea beverage 1" is the result of a determination made by a predetermined catechin content determination means based on the information of tea beverage 1 at the time the identification information 4 displayed on the PET bottle 2 is read by a consumer terminal.

[0053] Furthermore, the website accessible via the identification information 4 also contains information about the catechins contained in the tea beverage 1 (information other than the amount contained).

[0054] In the example of a food product to which the present invention is applied described above, the "catechin content" can be communicated to consumers by being posted on a website accessed via identification information 4, allowing consumers to select food product A with even greater confidence, thereby improving the reliability of the food product.

[0055] <2. Second embodiment> [Configuration Description] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of the configuration of a food information providing system, which is an example of an information providing system to which the present invention is applied.

[0056] The food information providing system 11 shown in FIG. 2 is configured to be able to exchange various information with a consumer terminal 13 used by a consumer via the Internet 12.

[0057] The food information providing system 11 also has a food information recording means 14, a catechin content determination means 15, a catechin information recording means 16, a catechin information selection means 17, a selection criteria information recording means 18, a model information generation means 19, an information selection means 20, an information output means 21, and a tea leaf information recording means 22.

[0058] Here, the food information recording means 14 records information about the tea beverage 1 sent from the consumer terminal 13 used by the consumer.

[0059] In addition, the tea leaf information recording means 22 records information on the "variety," "cultivation conditions," and "harvesting time" for various types of tea leaves (specifically, tea leaves whose catechin content is output by the food information providing system 11). The information recorded in the tea leaf information recording means 22 (information on the "variety," "cultivation conditions," and "harvesting time" of each type of tea leaf) is referred to as "tea leaf information."

[0060] In addition, the catechin content determination means 15 determines the "catechin content" of tea beverage 1 based on the "information on tea beverage 1" recorded in the food information recording means 14 and the "tea leaf information on tea beverage 1" recorded in the tea leaf information recording means 22. Specifically, it is determined based on a machine learning model which "catechin content" the "information on tea beverage 1" sent from consumer terminal 13 corresponds to.

[0061] Furthermore, the catechin information recording means 16 records information about catechins (hereinafter referred to as "catechin information"). For example, it records "the effects (benefits) of catechins," "tea that contains a lot of catechins," "tea that does not contain catechins," "factors that affect the catechin content," and "foods that contain catechins."

[0062] In addition, the catechin information selection means 17 selects output candidate "catechin information" from the "catechin information" recorded in the catechin information recording means 16 based on the "tea beverage 1 information" recorded in the food information recording means 14 and the "tea leaf information for tea beverage 1" recorded in the tea leaf information recording means 22.

[0063] Furthermore, the selection criteria information recording means 18 records "selection criteria information for selecting information on catechins (hereinafter simply referred to as "selection criteria information")" transmitted from the consumer terminal 13 used by the consumer. In this embodiment, the selection criteria information recording means 18 records "criteria for information on catechins that consumers want to select" as selection criteria information.

[0064] Moreover, the model information generating means 19 generates model information of catechin information (hereinafter simply referred to as "model information"). The model information generating means 19 is an example of "reference information generating means".

[0065] Here, when selection criteria information is recorded in selection criteria information recording means 18, model information generating means 19 inputs the "selection criteria information" into a general-purpose generative AI (generation AI) (not shown) and obtains the output result of the generation AI, thereby generating model information. Note that when new model information is generated, it is registered in place of (overwrites) the previous model information.

[0066] For example, the selection criteria information may include: (1) Explanations are given in simple terms, without using technical terms. (2) Explanations are given using concrete data (3) The explanation of the effects on pregnant women is included. If the above information is recorded, the contents of (1) to (3) are input into the generation AI to generate model information.

[0067] In addition, when model information is generated, the information selection means 20 selects, from the "catechin information" selected by the catechin information selection means 17, "catechin information" that has a high similarity to the "model information."

[0068] That is, when the "selection criteria information" is recorded, the model information generation means 19 generates model information, and then the information selection means 20 selects "catechin information" that has a high similarity to the model information as the output target.

[0069] Furthermore, the information output means 21 outputs the information on the “catechin content” determined by the catechin content determination means 15 and the “catechin information” selected by the information selection means 20 to the consumer terminal 13 . Specifically, information on the "catechin content" determined by the catechin content determination means 15 and "catechin information" selected by the information selection means 20 are posted on a website that can be accessed by the consumer terminal 13 by reading the identification information 4.

[0070] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of how to use the food information providing system 11 described above. In the following description, it is assumed that the consumer (new customer) 40 has collected information when considering whether or not to receive food product A from the food provider 10.

[0071] [1. Recording of various information] In one example of a method of using the food information providing system 11 of the present invention, in order for consumers 40 to obtain information on catechins, various pieces of information need to be recorded in the food information providing system 11. For this purpose, the recording of various pieces of information in the food information providing system 11 will be described below.

[0072] In one example of a method of using the food information providing system 11 of the present invention, first, the food provider 10 uses a food provider terminal (not shown) to send "tea leaf information" and "catechin information" to the food information providing system 11 (step indicated by symbol (1) in Figure 3).

[0073] Specifically, the "variety," "cultivation conditions," and "harvesting time" of each type of tea leaf are transmitted to the tea leaf information recording means 22, and "catechin information" is transmitted to the catechin information recording means 16.

[0074] After recording the various information as described above, it becomes possible to provide the various information to the consumer 40.

[0075] Note that, here, we have only explained the case of recording various information about food product A provided by food provider 10, but the information recorded in food information provision system 11 does not only relate to "food product A provided by food provider 10," but also includes information about "other foods provided by food provider 10" and "foods provided by food providers other than food provider 10." That is, in this embodiment, an example will be given in which a consumer 40 obtains information about food product A provided by food provider 10 (specifically, information about the catechins in tea beverage 1) (described later), but the food information providing system 11 can also provide information about "food other than food product A provided by food provider 10" or "food provided by a food provider other than food provider 10."

[0076] [2. Provision of various information] A consumer 40 who wishes to receive various information related to food product A (tea beverage 1) provided by food provider 10 uses a consumer terminal 13 (not shown in Figure 3) to access food information provision system 11 via the Internet 12 (step indicated by symbol (2) in Figure 3).

[0077] Specifically, when the identification information (identifier such as a two-dimensional barcode or color code) 4 displayed on the PET bottle 2 of food product A (here, meaning food A on display in a store) is read by the consumer terminal 13, information about food product A (tea drink 1) is sent from the consumer terminal 13 to the food information providing system 11, and the sent information about food product A (tea drink 1) is recorded in the food information recording means 14. Based on the information transmitted to food information providing system 11 (information recorded in food information recording means 14), the tea beverage 1 about which consumer 40 wants information is identified.

[0078] Next, when information about food product A (tea beverage 1) is recorded in food information recording means 14, catechin content determination means 15 determines the "catechin content" based on the recorded information about food product A (tea beverage 1) and the "tea leaf information for tea beverage 1."

[0079] Furthermore, when information on food product A (tea beverage 1) is recorded in food information recording means 14, based on the recorded information on food product A (tea beverage 1) and the "tea leaf information for tea beverage 1", catechin information selection means 17 selects "catechin information (output candidate catechin information)" as an output candidate from the "catechin information" recorded in catechin information recording means 16.

[0080] Next, when the identification information 4 is read by the consumer terminal 13, the "selection criteria information" pre-recorded in the consumer terminal 13 is transmitted to the food information providing system 11 and recorded in the selection criteria information recording means 18. For example, selection criteria information such as "(1) explanations are given in simple terms without using technical terms, (2) explanations are given using concrete data, and (3) explanations of the effects on pregnant women are included" are sent.

[0081] If the "selection criteria information" is not recorded in the consumer terminal 13, when the identification information 4 is read, the consumer terminal 13 will be prompted to input the "selection criteria information."

[0082] Next, when the "selection criteria information" is recorded in the selection criteria information recording means 18, the model information generating means 19 generates the model information, and the information selecting means 20 selects the "catechin information" to be output from the "output candidate catechin information."

[0083] Then, when the information selection means 20 selects "catechin information," the information output means 21 outputs the "catechin information" to be output together with "catechin content information" (the "catechin information" and "catechin content information" are posted on the website and displayed on the consumer terminal 13).

[0084] Thereafter, when the consumer 40 receives food product A from the food provider 10 (when purchasing food product A from the food provider 10), the food provider 10 provides food product A to the consumer.

[0085] [effect] In the food information providing system 11 to which the present invention is applied described above, when a consumer requests information on catechins in tea beverage 1, "catechin content information" and "catechin information" are output, thereby fully conveying "catechin information in tea beverage 1" to the consumer, allowing the consumer to select foods with even greater confidence.

[0086] Furthermore, the consumer 40 only needs to send the "selection criteria information" and the information selection means 20 will select "catechin information" that is highly similar to the "catechin information that the consumer 40 wants to select," so the consumer does not need to select a specific "catechin information" from multiple "catechin information." Furthermore, since the information selection means 20 can select the most appropriate "catechin information" (i.e., in line with the consumer's 40 selection intention), it is expected that the "catechin information in tea drink 1" will be communicated to the consumer more fully.

[0087] [Variation 1] In the second embodiment described above, an example is given in which "selection criteria information" is transmitted from the consumer terminal 13 and the model information generation means 19 generates model information, but the "model information" may also be transmitted from the consumer terminal 13. In this case, a "model information recording means" is provided instead of the "selection criteria information recording means 18 and model information generating means 19," the "model information" sent from the consumer terminal 13 is recorded in the model information recording means, and the information selection means 20 selects "catechin information" based on the "model information" recorded in the model information recording means.

[0088] [Variation 2] In the above-described second embodiment, the explanation is given using an example in which the information selection means 20 selects "catechin information" based on "model information," but the information output means 21 may output the "catechin information" selected by the catechin information selection means 17. That is, instead of selecting from among the "output candidate catechin information", the information output means 21 may output all of the "output candidate catechin information".

[0089] [Variation 3] In the second embodiment described above, the tea beverage 1 is identified by reading the identification information 4 displayed on the PET bottle 2, but it is sufficient if the tea beverage 1 can be identified, and the method is not limited to reading the identification information 4, and a consumer 40 who accesses the food information providing system 11 may select food product A (tea beverage 1). Specifically, by accessing the food information providing system 11 from the consumer terminal 13, a list of food providers that can provide information is displayed on the consumer terminal 13, and the consumer 40 selects "food provider 10" from the displayed list. Then, when "food provider 10" is selected, a list of foods provided by the food provider 10 is displayed, and the consumer 40 selects "food product A (tea drink 1)" from the displayed list.

[0090] [Variation 4] In the second embodiment described above, the example is given of selling a PET bottle 2 (food product A as shown in Figure 1) with identification information 4 displayed on it, but the identification information 4 does not necessarily have to be displayed on the PET bottle 2. For example, as shown in Figure 6, a vending machine B that sells plastic bottles 2 may display identification information 4 corresponding to each plastic bottle 2 (the identification information 4 may be displayed on the vending machine B, not on the plastic bottle 2). Note that Figure 6 shows a vending machine that sells plastic bottles 2 or cans, but a cup-type vending machine may also be used.

[0091] <3. Third Embodiment> [Configuration of the present invention] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of the configuration of a food information providing system, which is another example of an information providing system to which the present invention is applied. In the following, the differences from the second embodiment will be mainly described, and a description of the points common to the second embodiment will be omitted.

[0092] The food information providing system 31 shown in Figure 4 has a catechin information search means 32 (instead of the ``catechin information recording means 16'' and ``catechin information selection means 17'' of the second embodiment, the third embodiment has a ``catechin information search means 32'').

[0093] Here, the catechin information search means 32 is configured to be able to access a catechin information recording means 33 provided separately from the food information providing system 31 . The catechin information recording means 33 records information on various catechins (the catechin information recorded in the "catechin information recording means 16" in the second embodiment), and the catechin information search means 32 accesses the catechin information recording means 33 and searches for "catechin information."

[0094] That is, when a consumer requests "catechin information" for tea beverage 1 (specifically, when the identification information 4 shown in Figure 1 is read), the catechin information search means 32 searches for output candidate "catechin information (output candidate catechin information)" from the "catechin information" recorded in the catechin information recording means 33 based on the "information on food product A (tea beverage 1)" and the "tea beverage 1 tea leaf information."

[0095] [effect] In the food information providing system 31 to which the present invention is applied as described above, the catechin information search means 32 can search for "catechin information," so even if "catechin information" is not recorded in the food information providing system 31, the information output means 21 can output "catechin information" to the consumer terminal 13.

[0096] <4. Fourth embodiment> [Configuration of the present invention] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of the configuration of a food information providing system, which is yet another example of an information providing system to which the present invention is applied. In the following, the differences from the second embodiment will be mainly described, and a description of the points common to the second embodiment will be omitted.

[0097] The food information providing system 41 shown in Figure 5 has a catechin information generating means 42 (instead of the ``catechin information recording means 16'' and ``catechin information selection means 17'' of the second embodiment, the fourth embodiment has a ``catechin information generating means 42'').

[0098] Here, the catechin information generating means 42 is configured to be able to access a generating AI 43 provided separately from the food information providing system 41.

[0099] For example, for "information on catechins in tea drink 1," "information on the name of tea drink 1," "information on the variety of tea leaves in tea drink 1," "information on the cultivation conditions of the tea leaves in tea drink 1," and "information on the harvesting time of tea leaves in tea drink 1" are input as input information into a general-purpose generative AI (generation AI) 43, and the output result of generation AI 43 is obtained to generate "information on catechins in tea drink 1." Note that by adding information (preferences) of the consumer who is the recipient (output destination) of "information on catechins in tea drink 1" to the input information, it is possible to generate "information on catechins" that is more in line with the consumer's needs.

[0100] That is, when a consumer requests information on the catechins in tea beverage 1 (specifically, when the identification information 4 shown in Figure 1 is read), the catechin information generation means 42 generates output candidate "catechin information (output candidate catechin information)" based on "information on food product A (tea beverage 1)" and "tea leaf information on tea beverage 1."

[0101] [effect] In the food information application system 41 to which the present invention is applied as described above, the catechin information generation means 42 can generate "catechin information," so that even if "catechin information" is not recorded inside or outside the food information provision system 41, the information output means 21 can output "catechin information" to the consumer terminal 13.

[0102] [Variation 5] In the above-described fourth embodiment, an example is given in which the catechin information generating means 43 outputs the generated "catechin information," but the catechin information generating means 43 may also output instruction information (prompt) for generating the "catechin information." Consumers can input instruction information (prompts) into a general-purpose generative AI and obtain "catechin information" as the output result of the generative AI. [Explanation of symbols]

[0103] 1 tea drinks 2 plastic bottles 4. Identification Information 10 Food provider 11 Food Information System 12. Internet 13 Consumer Devices 14 Food information recording means 15. Catechin content determination means 16 Catechin information recording means 17 Catechin information selection means 18. Selection criteria information recording means 19 Model information generation means 20 Information Selection Methods 21 Information output means 22 Tea leaf information recording means 31 Food Information System 32 Catechin information search tool 33 Catechin information recording means 41 Food Information System 42 Catechin information recording means 43 Generation AI

Claims

1. An information providing system that outputs information on catechins in foods made from tea leaves in response to a request from a consumer, a tea leaf information recording means for recording tea leaf information including the variety of the tea leaves, the cultivation conditions of the tea leaves, and information on the time of picking of the tea leaves; a catechin content determination means for determining the catechin content of the food using a machine learning model based on information for identifying the food transmitted from the consumer's terminal and the tea leaf information recorded in the tea leaf information recording means, on the condition that a request for output of catechin information of the food is received from the consumer's terminal; and an information output means for outputting information on the catechin content of the food determined by the catechin content determination means to a terminal of the consumer. Information provision system.

2. An information providing system that outputs information on catechins in foods made from tea leaves in response to a consumer request, a tea leaf information recording means for recording tea leaf information including the variety of the tea leaves, the cultivation conditions of the tea leaves, and information on the time of picking of the tea leaves; a catechin information retrieval means for retrieving information on catechins in the food based on information for identifying the food transmitted from the consumer's terminal and the tea leaf information recorded in the tea leaf information recording means, on the condition that a request for output of information on catechins in the food is received from the consumer's terminal; and an information output means for outputting the information on the catechins of the food searched by the catechin information search means to the terminal of the consumer. Information provision system.

3. An information providing system that outputs information on catechins in foods made from tea leaves in response to a consumer request, a tea leaf information recording means for recording tea leaf information including the variety of the tea leaves, the cultivation conditions of the tea leaves, and information on the time of picking of the tea leaves; a search signal output means for outputting a search signal to a predetermined catechin information search means, on the condition that a request for output of catechin information of the food is received from the consumer's terminal, based on information for identifying the food transmitted from the consumer's terminal and the tea leaf information recorded in the tea leaf information recording means; and an information output means for outputting the information on the catechins of the food searched by the catechin information search means to the terminal of the consumer. Information provision system.

4. An information providing system that outputs information on catechins in foods made from tea leaves in response to a consumer request, a tea leaf information recording means for recording tea leaf information including the variety of the tea leaves, the cultivation conditions of the tea leaves, and information on the time of picking of the tea leaves; a catechin information generating means for generating information on the catechins in the food based on information for identifying the food transmitted from the consumer's terminal and the tea leaf information recorded in the tea leaf information recording means, on the condition that a request for output of information on the catechins in the food is received from the consumer's terminal; and an information output means for outputting the information on catechins in the food generated by the catechin information generation means to a terminal of the consumer. Information provision system.

5. An information providing system that outputs information about catechins in foods made from tea leaves in response to a consumer request, a tea leaf information recording means for recording tea leaf information including the variety of the tea leaves, the cultivation conditions of the tea leaves, and information on the time of picking of the tea leaves; a generation signal output means for outputting a generation signal to a predetermined catechin information generation means, based on information for identifying the food transmitted from the consumer's terminal and the tea leaf information recorded in the tea leaf information recording means, on the condition that a request for output of the catechin information of the food is received from the consumer's terminal; and an information output means for outputting the information on catechins in the food generated by the catechin information generation means to a terminal of the consumer. Information provision system.

6. An information providing system that outputs information on catechins in foods made from tea leaves in response to a consumer request, a tea leaf information recording means for recording tea leaf information including the variety of the tea leaves, the cultivation conditions of the tea leaves, and information on the time of picking of the tea leaves; instruction information to be input to a predetermined catechin information generating means on the condition that a request for output of catechin information of the food is received from the consumer's terminal, the instruction information generating means generating the instruction information for the catechin information generating means to generate the information of catechins of the food based on information for identifying the food transmitted from the consumer's terminal and the tea leaf information recorded in the tea leaf information recording means; and an information output means for outputting the instruction information created by the instruction information creation means to the consumer's terminal. Information provision system.

7. A reference information generating means for generating reference information for the information on catechins in the food based on selection criteria information transmitted from the consumer's terminal, the selection criteria information being for selecting information on catechins in the food; and and an information selection means for selecting, based on the reference information generated by the reference information generation means, information on catechins of the food to be output from the information on catechins of the food generated by the catechin information generation means, The information output means The information selection means outputs information about catechins in the selected food.

6. The information providing system according to claim 4 or 5.

8. An information selection means for selecting information on catechins of the food to be output from the information on catechins of the food generated by the catechin information generation means based on reference information transmitted from the consumer's terminal, the reference information being for selecting information on catechins of the food; The information output means The information selection means outputs information about catechins in the selected food.

6. The information providing system according to claim 4 or 5.

9. The catechin information generating means The identification information displayed on the food or the identification information displayed corresponding to the food is read by the consumer's terminal, and the food is identified based on the information transmitted from the consumer's terminal, and information on the catechins in the identified food is generated. The information providing system according to claim 4.

10. The generated signal output means: The identification information displayed on the food or the identification information displayed corresponding to the food is read by the consumer's terminal, and the food is identified based on the information transmitted from the consumer's terminal, and a generation signal for generating information on the catechins of the identified food is output. The information providing system according to claim 5 .

11. A catechin content determination means is provided which, on condition that a request for output of catechin information of the food is received from the consumer's terminal, determines the catechin content of the food using a machine learning model based on information for identifying the food transmitted from the consumer's terminal and the tea leaf information recorded in the tea leaf information recording means, The information output means outputs information about the catechin content of the food determined by the catechin content determination means.

6. An information providing system according to claim 2, claim 3, claim 4 or claim 5.

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