JP5467904B2 - Crop management method and crop management apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a crop management method for managing various crops in order to sell various crops, and in particular, implements a crop management method for managing a growing crop that has been reserved for purchase by a prospective purchaser, and the method. The present invention relates to an agricultural product management apparatus.

  In recent years, with the rapid spread of the Internet, various crop sales systems using the Internet have been proposed. For example, Patent Literature 1 includes a product posting server that can post product information, product history information, and production environment information, and a client terminal. The client terminal accesses the product posting server, and the product posting server posts it. A sales system that can select and order products based on product information, product history information, and production environment information is disclosed. According to this sales system, the purchaser can refer to the product history information and the production environment information in addition to the product information, so that the purchaser can place an order for the product while obtaining a sense of realism at the production site.

  Patent Document 2 provides the purchaser with product image data that is a product sample indicating the shipment state of the crop and production plan data that represents the date from the sowing date to the shipment date of the crop via the Internet. A sales system for receiving an order from a purchaser is disclosed. According to this sales system, it is possible to make a production plan corresponding to various purchase conditions such as the quantity desired by the purchaser and the desired date, so that it is possible to realize order production of agricultural products.

JP 2003-256679 A JP 2005-78238 A

  According to the conventional sales system as described above, it is possible to make a reservation for the purchase of agricultural products using the Internet. However, in these sales systems, the purchaser only confirms an image or the like as a product sample, and cannot make a reservation for purchase after confirming the crop to be actually purchased. For this reason, there is a problem in that the crop delivered to the purchaser at a later date and the crop that the purchaser imagined at the time of reservation may be greatly different.

  In order to eliminate such inconvenience, a sales system that presents images of the harvested crops that are actually delivered to the purchaser in the form of images, etc. can be considered, but in this case the period from harvesting to delivery to the purchaser However, it is difficult to provide fresh produce.

  In consideration of the above, it is desirable to be able to make a reservation for purchase of an agricultural product that is actually purchased and that is not yet harvested. However, when it is possible to make a purchase reservation for a crop before harvesting in this way, when the purchaser goes to the farm and harvests the crop, the harvested crop is related to the reservation. The problem that it is difficult to confirm whether or not is present may arise.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a main purpose thereof is to implement a crop management method capable of confirming whether or not a harvested crop is reserved, and a method thereof. Is to provide a crop management apparatus.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a crop management method according to one aspect of the present invention is a crop management method for managing a crop that is growing in a farm using a computer, wherein the computer is in or around the farm. Based on the image data stored in the storage unit, the storage unit storing image data including the growing crops obtained by the imaging process of the imaging unit installed in the storage unit A step of determining whether or not the already-purchased crop among the growing crops has been harvested by a purchase-scheduled person who has made the purchase reservation, and the computer includes harvest information indicating a result of the determination. Outputting.

  In the crop management method of the above aspect, the computer further includes a step of determining whether or not the prospective purchaser has entered the farm, and determines whether or not the growing crop is harvested. In the step, the computer may determine whether or not the crop for which the purchase reservation has been made has been harvested by the prospective purchaser based on the determination result of whether or not the user has entered.

  In the step of outputting the harvest information in the crop management method of the aspect, the crop for which the purchase reservation has been made by the computer determining whether the growing crop is harvested is not harvested. When the prospective purchaser who has entered the farm leaves the farm, the harvest information may be notified to the prospective purchaser.

The crop management apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention is a crop management apparatus that manages a growing crop in a farm, and is obtained by the imaging unit that images the growing crop and the imaging unit. Based on the image data stored in the storage unit that stores image data and the image data stored in the storage unit, the already purchased crop of the growing crops is harvested by the purchaser who has made the purchase reservation. Harvest determination means for determining whether or not the output has been obtained, and output means for outputting harvest information indicating a determination result by the harvest determination means.

  The crop management apparatus according to the aspect further includes an entrance determination unit that determines whether or not the prospective purchaser has entered the farm, and the harvest determination unit is based on a determination result by the entrance determination unit, It may be configured to determine whether or not the crop for which the purchase reservation has been made has been harvested by the prospective purchaser.

  Further, in the crop management apparatus according to the aspect, the output unit determines that the crop for which the purchase reservation has been made is not harvested by the harvest determination unit, and the purchaser who has entered the plantation May be configured to notify the prospective purchaser of the harvest information when leaving the plantation.

  Moreover, the crop management apparatus of the said aspect WHEREIN: The said output means may be comprised so that the said harvest information may be transmitted with an email with respect to the said prospective purchaser.

  Furthermore, in the crop management apparatus of the above aspect, the output means may be configured to output the harvest information by voice.

  According to the crop management method and the crop management apparatus according to the present invention, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the harvested crop is reserved.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the crop management apparatus of embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which shows the installation aspect of the camera which images a crop. The figure which shows an example of the layout of member information DB provided in the crop management apparatus of embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the layout of crop information DB provided in the crop management apparatus of embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the layout of reservation information DB provided in the crop management apparatus of embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the layout of image information DB provided in the crop management apparatus of embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the crop information update process which the crop management apparatus of embodiment of this invention performs. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the harvest information update process which the crop management apparatus of embodiment of this invention performs. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the process at the time of entrance which the crop management apparatus of embodiment of this invention performs. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display of the crop management apparatus 1 of embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display of the crop management apparatus 1 of embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the reservation member harvest determination process which the crop management apparatus of embodiment of this invention performs. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the process at the time of leaving which the crop management apparatus of embodiment of this invention performs.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below exemplify methods and apparatuses for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and the technical idea of the present invention is not limited to the following. . The technical idea of the present invention can be variously modified within the technical scope described in the claims.

[Configuration of crop management device]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a crop management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the crop management apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a CPU 10, a main storage device 11, an auxiliary storage device 12, an input / output interface (I / F) 13, and an image output interface ( I / F) 14. The CPU 10, the main storage device 11, the auxiliary storage device 12, the input / output I / F 13 and the image output I / F 14 are connected by a bus.

  The CPU 10 executes a computer program stored in the auxiliary storage device 12. Thereby, the crop management apparatus 1 can execute various processes described later while controlling operations of various devices.

  The main storage device 11 is configured by SRAM, DRAM, or the like, and is used for reading a computer program stored in the auxiliary storage device 12. The main storage device 11 is also used as a work area for the CPU 10 when the CPU 10 executes a computer program.

  The auxiliary storage device 12 is configured by a nonvolatile storage device such as a flash memory or a hard disk, and stores various computer programs to be executed by the CPU 10, data used for executing the computer programs, and the like. The auxiliary storage device 12 is provided with a member information database (DB) 12A, a crop information database (DB) 12B, a reservation information database (DB) 12C, and an image information database (DB) 12D. Details of these databases will be described later.

The input / output I / F 13 is an interface device for connecting the CPU 10 and various external devices. The input / output I / F 13 includes a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary
A plurality of cameras 3, 3... Configured by an image sensor such as Metal Oxide Semiconductor) are connected. The crop management apparatus 1 receives image data from the cameras 3, 3,... Via the input / output I / F 13.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing how the cameras 3, 3,... Are installed. In FIG. 2, the code | symbol F has shown the plantation. In the farm F, a plurality of cocoons H, H,... Are formed in parallel. A plurality of cucumber seedlings 10A, 10A,..., And a plurality of tomato seedlings 10B, 10B are formed along the longitudinal direction of each cocoon H. ,..., And a plurality of seedlings 10 C, 10 C,. As described above, in the present embodiment, a plurality of seedlings are planted in the cocoon H formed in the soil, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is planted in, for example, a cultivation bed for hydroponics. May be. In this embodiment, seedlings of a plurality of types of fruit vegetables are planted in the farm F, but one type may be used.

  As shown in FIG. 2, two cameras 3 and 3 fixed at an appropriate height by the support 3 </ b> A are arranged side by side along the longitudinal direction of the ridge H, and two cameras fixed in the same manner are also provided. Cameras 3 and 3 are juxtaposed along the parallel direction of 畝 H, H,. These cameras 3, 3,... Are attached to the support 3 </ b> A so that the installation angle can be adjusted, and the imaging range can be adjusted appropriately by adjusting the installation angle.

  In this embodiment, four cameras 3, 3,... Are provided, but the number is not limited to this number. Also, the positions where the cameras 3, 3,... Are installed are not limited to those shown in FIG.

  In addition to the cameras 3, 3,..., The input / output I / F 13 is connected to an input unit 4 constituted by a keyboard or a touch panel and a speaker 5 for outputting various audio information. The input unit 4 is installed in or around the farm F and is operated by a purchaser who has visited the farm F. Similarly, the speaker 5 is provided in or around the farm F, and the sound output from the speaker 5 is recognized by a person in or around the farm F.

  The image output I / F 14 is an interface device for communicating with the display 6 constituted by an LCD or the like, and outputs a video signal corresponding to image data given from the CPU 10 to the display 6. The display 6 displays an image according to the input video signal. The display 6 is installed in or around the farm F. When a prospective purchaser visits the farm F in order to harvest a crop that is growing in the farm F and for which purchase reservation has been made, the prospective purchaser confirms the display 6 on the display 6.

Next, the member information DB 12A, the crop information DB 12B, the reservation information DB 12C, and the image information DB 12D will be described.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the layout of the member information DB 12A provided in the crop management apparatus 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the member information DB 12A stores a member ID field 101 for storing a member ID for identifying each member, a name field 102 for storing the name of each member, and an e-mail address of each member. An e-mail address field 103, an address field 104 in which each member's address is stored, and an entry field 105 in which information indicating whether each member has entered the farm F is stored.

  The information stored in the member information DB 12A described above is generated based on the contents received from each user at the time of pre-registration for using the crop management apparatus of the present embodiment. The user who has completed this pre-registration becomes a member who can harvest the crop using the crop management apparatus 1 of the present embodiment. The information stored in the entry field 105 is updated each time each member enters the farm F and leaves the farm F. In the present embodiment, the entrance field 105 stores “◯” when the member is entering, and “X” when the member is not entering.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the layout of the crop information DB 12B provided in the crop management apparatus 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the crop information DB 12B stores a crop ID field 111 that stores a crop ID for identifying each crop, a crop name field 112 that stores the name of each crop, and a seeding date of each crop. Sowing date field 113, size field 114 in which information indicating the size (size) of each crop is stored, saturation field 115 in which information on the surface color of each crop is stored, information indicating the growth state of each crop Is stored, a scheduled harvest date field 117 in which the planned harvest date of each crop is stored, a reserved field 118 in which information indicating whether each crop is reserved is stored, and each crop in the farm A position field 119 in which position information indicating the position is stored, and whether each crop has already been harvested. And a harvest field 120 to harvest the information is stored.

  In the present embodiment, the size field 114 stores information of any one of “L (large)”, “M (medium)”, and “S (small)” according to the size of the crop. The saturation field 115 stores either “dark” or “light” information according to the saturation of a specific color (for example, red when the crop is tomato, green when cucumber is used). The The status field 116 stores information on “good”, “normal”, and “bad” in accordance with the growth state of the crop.

  In the position field 119, alphabet characters for identifying each cocoon, numbers for identifying the position of the seedling in each cocoon, and the position of the fruit (agricultural product) that is the seedling are identified. Position information composed of a combination with numbers is stored. In the example shown in FIG. 4, position information such as “B1-3” is stored in the position field 119. “B1-3” in this example is “B” indicating a specific cocoon, “1” indicating one of a plurality of seedlings planted along the longitudinal direction of the cocoon, and the seedling. It consists of a pair with “3” indicating one of the plurality of fruits. Here, “1” represents the first seedling counted from a specific reference position (for example, one end of the cocoon), and “3” counted from the lower side (root side) to the upper side (tip side) of the seedling. It may be possible to represent the fruit that is third. The position information stored in the position field 119 may be manually input based on the contents confirmed by human eyes or the like, and edge extraction is performed on the image data acquired by the cameras 3, 3,. The crop management apparatus 1 may automatically generate the image by performing predetermined image processing such as the above.

  Further, the harvest field 120 stores “completed” when harvested, and “not yet” when not harvested. Here, “finished” is stored not only when it is artificially harvested by the harvesting operation but also when it naturally falls off the seedling for some reason.

  Information stored in the crop information DB 12B described above is appropriately updated based on image data acquired by the cameras 3, 3,. Details of the processing will be described later.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the layout of the reservation information DB 12C provided in the crop management apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the reservation information DB 12C includes a reservation ID field 121 that stores a reservation ID for identifying each reservation made by a member, a reservation date and time field 122 that stores the date and time when each reservation was made, It has a member ID field 123 in which the member ID of the member who made the reservation is stored, and a crop ID field 124 in which a crop ID for identifying each reserved crop is stored. The reservation information stored in the reservation information DB 12C is updated each time a member makes a reservation.

  The image information DB 12D stores image data including crops obtained by the cameras 3, 3,. The cameras 3, 3,... Repeatedly perform imaging processing at preset time intervals (for example, every 3 hours). Then, a plurality of image data obtained as a result is stored in the image information DB 12D together with information such as the imaging date and time. Specifically, it is stored as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the layout of the image information DB 12D provided in the crop management apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the image information DB 12D includes an image ID field 131 for storing an image ID for identifying each image data, an imaging date / time field 132 for storing the imaging date / time of each image data, and the auxiliary storage device 12. The image data field 133 stores information indicating the storage position of the image data, and the crop ID field 134 stores the crop ID of the crop included in the image data. In the example shown in FIG. 6, only one crop ID is stored in the crop ID field 134, but when a plurality of crops are included in the imaging range, a plurality of crop IDs are stored. become. The association between the image data and the crop ID may be performed manually while the operator confirms the content of the image data, or may be determined in advance based on the imaging range of each camera 3 or the like. Moreover, the crop management apparatus 1 may perform automatically by performing predetermined image processing.

[Operation of crop management system]
Next, operation | movement of the crop management apparatus 1 comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated, referring a flowchart etc. FIG. The main processing executed by the crop management apparatus 1 of the present embodiment includes (1) crop information update processing for updating crop information, and (2) harvest information indicating whether the crop has been harvested. (3) Admission processing executed when the member enters the farm F, (4) Whether the member who made the purchase reservation has harvested the crop related to the reservation There are reserved member harvest determination processing for determination, and (5) exit processing that is executed when a member leaves the farm F. Details of each of these processes will be described below.

(1) Crop information update processing FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of crop information update processing executed by the crop management device 1 of the present embodiment. Note that the following crop information update processing is repeatedly executed at a predetermined timing, for example, every time the imaging processing by the cameras 3, 3,.

  The crop management apparatus 1 first determines the crop ID of the crop that is the target of the crop information update process according to a predetermined rule (for example, in ascending order of number) (S101). Next, the crop management apparatus 1 accesses the image information DB 12D and reads image information including the crop ID of the crop to be processed (S102). Thereby, for example, 10 pieces of image data obtained by the latest 10 imaging processes are acquired. It should be noted that “10” here is an example, and other numbers may be used. However, as will be described later, two or more pieces of image data are required to perform image data comparison processing.

  Next, the crop management apparatus 1 specifies the size of the crop by performing predetermined image processing such as edge extraction on the newest image data (S103). For example, when the crop is a tomato, the diameter of the tomato is calculated and ranked in three stages of “L”, “M”, and “S” according to the numerical value.

  Further, the crop management apparatus 1 obtains color information regarding the color of the surface of the crop by performing predetermined image processing on the newest image data, and analyzes the color information (S104). For example, when the crop is a tomato, it is determined whether the color of the surface of the crop to be processed is “deep” or “light” depending on whether the saturation of red is higher than a predetermined value.

  Furthermore, the crop management apparatus 1 executes a process of comparing the acquired ten image data (S105). As a result, it is possible to measure temporal changes such as the size of the crop (fruit) to be processed and the size of the seedlings that bear the fruit, and the degree of growth of the crop can be calculated based on the temporal change. it can.

  Next, the crop management apparatus 1 determines the growth state of the crop 3 based on the information on the size of the crop identified in step S103, the analysis result in step S104, the degree of growth of the crop obtained as a result of step S105, and the like. By ranking the stages, the growth state of the crop is determined (S106). This determination process may be performed based on the score given as follows. High scores are given in the order of “L”, “M”, and “S”, and a high score is given when the surface color is judged as “dark” compared to a case where it is judged as “light”. To do. In addition, statistical data indicating the average value of the degree of growth of agricultural products is stored, and as a result of comparison with the statistical data, a high score is given when the degree of growth is above the average, and a low score is given when the degree of growth is below the average. Like that. Then, the growth state is determined by ranking “good”, “normal”, and “bad” in descending order of the total score of these scores.

  Next, the crop management apparatus 1 estimates the harvest date of the crop to be processed based on the growth state determined in step S106 (S107). Specifically, for each type of crop, data on the best time to harvest (for example, three months after the sowing date) is stored, and when the growth state is “good”, it is 2 The harvest date is reached earlier in the week, when the growth state is “normal”, the harvest date is reached according to the appropriate harvest date data. By judging, the harvest date of the crop to be processed is estimated.

  Further, the crop management apparatus 1 checks whether or not the position information already stored in the position field 119 of the crop information related to the crop to be processed is correct (S108). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the position of the processing target crop represented by the newest image data is the position represented by the position information. Here, when it is determined that the position is different (for example, since the root side has a new fruit, it is necessary to change the position information from “B1-3” to “B1-4”. When the position information needs to be changed from “B1-3” to “B1-2” because the fruits of the fruit are harvested), the crop management apparatus 1 generates the correct position information.

  Next, the crop management apparatus 1 updates the crop information DB 12B by storing the information obtained in the above steps in each field of the crop information DB 12B (S109). Specifically, any of “L”, “M”, and “S” information obtained in step S103 is stored in the size field 114, and any of “deep” and “light” obtained in step S104 is stored. Such information is stored in the saturation field 115, and any of “good”, “normal”, and “bad” information obtained in step S106 is stored in the status field 116, and the harvest date estimated in step S107. Is stored in the expected harvest date field 117, and if it is determined in step S108 that the position information is incorrect, the correct crop information DB 12B is updated by storing the correct position information in the position field 119.

  Next, the crop management apparatus 1 determines whether or not the crop information update process has been executed for all the crops in the farm F (S110). Here, when it is determined that there are crops that are not yet processed (NO in S110), the crop management apparatus 1 returns to step S101, and executes subsequent steps S102 to S109. On the other hand, when it is determined that the crop information update process has been performed for all the crops (YES in S110), the crop management apparatus 1 ends the process.

(2) Harvest Information Update Process FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the harvest information update process executed by the crop management apparatus 1 according to this embodiment. The following harvest information update processing is repeatedly executed at a predetermined timing, for example, every time the above-described crop update processing is executed.

  The crop management apparatus 1 first determines the crop ID of the crop that is the target of the harvest information update process according to a predetermined rule (for example, in ascending order of the number) (S111). Next, the crop management apparatus 1 accesses the image information DB 12D and reads image information including the crop ID of the crop to be processed (S112). Thereby, the newest image data is acquired.

  Next, the crop management apparatus 1 performs predetermined image processing such as edge extraction on the acquired image data to determine whether or not the crop to be processed exists in the image data, that is, whether or not the crop has been harvested. Is determined (S113). If it is determined that the crop has been harvested (YES in S113), the crop management apparatus 1 stores the crop information DB 12B in the harvest field 120 of the crop information to be processed by storing “done” indicating that fact. Update (S114). On the other hand, when it determines with it not having been harvested (it is NO at S113), the crop management apparatus 1 progresses to step S115, without performing step S114.

  Next, the crop management apparatus 1 determines whether or not the harvest information update processing has been executed for all the crops in the farm F (S115). Here, when it is determined that there is a crop that has not yet been processed (NO in S115), the crop management apparatus 1 returns to step S111, and executes subsequent steps S112 to S114. On the other hand, when it is determined that the harvest information update process has been performed for all the crops (YES in S115), the crop management apparatus 1 ends the process.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, it is determined whether or not the crop is harvested based on one piece of image data. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the latest image data is compared with the previous image data which is the previous image data, and the crop included in the previous image data is not included in the latest image data, the crop is You may make it determine with having been harvested.

  Based on the contents of the crop information DB 12B updated by the above (1) crop information update processing and (2) harvest information update processing, the following (3) entrance time processing, (4) reserved member harvest determination processing, and (5 ) The exit process is executed.

(3) Entrance process FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the entrance process executed by the crop management apparatus 1 of the present embodiment. The following admission processing is executed when a prospective purchaser who has made a reservation for the purchase of a crop goes to the farm F himself to perform harvesting work for the crop.
When a member who is a prospective purchaser enters the farm F, he / she inputs the member ID using the input unit 4 provided in or around the farm F. When the crop management apparatus 1 accepts an input of a member ID from a member (S121), after accessing the member information DB 12A and confirming that a member with the member ID exists, the entry field 105 of the member information of the member The member information DB is updated by storing “◯” indicating that the user has entered (S122). Next, the crop management apparatus 1 reads the reservation information relating to the member from the reservation information DB 12C using the member ID as a search key (S123), and further from the crop information DB 12B using the crop ID in the read reservation information as a search key. The crop information relating to the reserved crop (hereinafter referred to as “reserved crop”) is read (S124).

  Next, the crop management apparatus 1 determines whether or not the reserved crop has been harvested by referring to the harvest information stored in the harvest field 120 of the crop information read in step S124 (S125). . Here, when it is determined that the harvest has been completed (YES in S125), the crop management apparatus 1 has already harvested information (for example, “IDXX”) indicating that the reserved crop of the member who is about to enter is already harvested. The tomato of the watch has fallen by nature or is harvested by someone ”is output by the speaker 5 (S126). As a result, this member can know that the crop he or she is trying to harvest has already been harvested by another person (or has fallen naturally due to wind and rain). Note that the crop management apparatus 1 may store the date and time when the harvest information is updated to information indicating that the harvest has been completed, and change the contents of the harvested information according to the date and time. (For example, “ID No. XX tomato has fallen naturally after being closed yesterday or harvested by someone”). Further, instead of such voice output, or together with voice output, a printed matter on which a list of crops in the farm F (a list in which the crop ID, the type of crop, the position of the crop, and the like are printed) is printed is the crop management apparatus. 1 may be generated and handed over to the member who enters.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S125 that the crop has not been harvested (NO in S125), the crop management apparatus 1 reads the image information relating to the reserved crop from the image information DB 12D using the crop ID as a search key, and then the image information. Then, based on the crop information read in step S124, position specifying information for specifying the position of the reserved crop is generated (S127). Specifically, information relating to the crop name, sowing date, growth state, size, scheduled harvest date included in the crop information and reservation ID, and position specifying information including image data included in the image information are generated. . The crop management apparatus 1 displays the position specifying information generated in this way on the display 6 (S128).

  FIG.10 and FIG.11 is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display 6 of the crop management apparatus 1 of this Embodiment. Here, FIG. 10 shows an example of a screen for specifying the position of the seedling, and FIG. 11 shows an example of a screen for specifying the position of the reserved crop that is the seedling. In addition, the example shown in FIG.10 and FIG.11 may be represented on one screen, and may be represented on a separate screen.

  In the example shown in FIG. 10, a plurality of seedlings planted in a plurality of ridges in the farm F are displayed as images, and a rectangular frame F0 surrounding the seedlings that are reserved farm products is displayed. Yes. The position of the frame F0 is determined based on the position information in the crop information. By confirming such a display, the prospective purchaser can easily know which seedling should be harvested.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 11, an image including one seedling, an enlarged image of a reserved crop (actual) that is a seedling in the image, and various types of information regarding the reserved crop are associated with each other. It is displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 11, information on the crop name, sowing date, growth state, size, scheduled harvest date, and reservation ID are displayed as various types of information on the reserved crop. By confirming such a display, the prospective purchaser can know where the reserved crop is located, what kind of growth the reserved crop is, and the like.

  The member who entered the farm F checks the display screen of the display 6 and then heads to the harvesting site in the farm F. Thereby, since the member can easily grasp which crop is the reserved crop, that is, which crop should be harvested, the reserved crop can be reliably harvested.

(4) Reserved Member Harvest Determination Process FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the reserved member harvest determination process executed by the crop management apparatus 1 according to this embodiment. This reserved member harvest determination process is repeatedly executed at an appropriate timing, for example, at the opening time of the farm F.

  Whether or not the crop management apparatus 1 has updated the harvest information from information indicating that it has not been harvested (“not yet”) to information indicating that it has been harvested (“completed”) by repeatedly referring to the crop information DB 12B. Is monitored (S131). If it is determined that the harvest information has been updated to information indicating that the harvest has been completed (YES in S131), the crop management apparatus 1 stores information indicating that the reservation has been completed in the reservation field 118 of the crop information including the harvest information. It is determined whether or not the updated harvest information relates to the reserved crop (S132).

  If it is determined that the harvest information updated in step S132 is not related to the reserved crop (NO in S132), it is considered that the crop that has not been reserved by someone has been harvested. Therefore, the crop management apparatus 1 uses the speaker 5 to display the first warning information indicating that the unreserved crop has been harvested (for example, “the unreserved ID #XX tomato has been harvested”). Audio is output (S133). With this as an opportunity, the person in the farm F will confirm whether or not the unreserved crop has been harvested by mistake.

  If it is determined that the harvest information updated in step S132 relates to the reserved crop (YES in S132), the crop management apparatus 1 refers to the reservation information DB 12C and determines the member ID that reserved the reserved crop. At the same time, it is determined whether or not the member with the specified member ID has entered the farm F with reference to the member information DB 12A (S134). Here, when it is determined that the member, that is, the reserved member has entered the farm F (YES in S134), it is considered that the reserved crop was correctly harvested by the reserved member. Therefore, the crop management apparatus 1 generates harvested information indicating that the reserved crop has been harvested by the reserved member (S135), and sends it to the e-mail address included in the reserved member's member information. Then, an electronic mail including the generated harvested information is transmitted (S136). Thereby, the reserved member can confirm that the correct harvest was performed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the member reserved in step S134 has not entered the farm F (NO in S134), it is considered that the reserved crop has been harvested by a person who has not made a reservation. Therefore, the crop management apparatus 1 uses the second warning information indicating that the reserved crop has been harvested by another person who is not the reserved member (for example, “a person other than the reservation person mistakenly harvests the tomato with ID XXX number. If you are aware, please contact the office. ") Is output through the speaker 5 (S137). Thereby, the reserved member can know that his reserved crop has been harvested by others. In addition, other persons in the farm F confirm whether or not the crops not reserved have been harvested by mistake.

(5) Exit processing FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a procedure of reserved member harvest determination processing executed by the crop management apparatus 1 of the present embodiment.
When the member who has entered the farm F leaves the farm F, the member ID is input using the input unit 4 provided in or around the farm F. When the crop management apparatus 1 receives an input of a member ID from a member (S141), after accessing the member information DB 12A and confirming that a member with the member ID exists, the entry field 105 of the member information of the member The member information DB 12A is updated by storing "x" indicating that the user has not entered (S142). Next, the crop management apparatus 1 reads the reservation information relating to the member from the reservation information DB 12C using the member ID as a search key (S143), and further from the crop information DB 12B using the crop ID in the read reservation information as a search key. The crop information relating to the reserved crop (hereinafter referred to as “reserved crop”) is read (S144).

  Next, the crop management apparatus 1 determines whether or not the reserved crop has been harvested by referring to the harvest information stored in the harvest field 120 of the crop information read in step S144 (S145). . Here, when it is determined that the harvest has been completed (YES in S145), the crop management apparatus 1 determines that the member who is about to leave has correctly harvested the reserved crop, and provides audio information such as “Thank you”. After output from the speaker 5, the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S145 that the reserved crop has not been harvested (NO in S145), the crop management apparatus 1 indicates that there is a reserved crop that the member who is about to leave has forgotten to harvest. Forgotten information (for example, “Member ID XX, ID XX tomato suitable for harvesting has not been harvested. Please check”) is output by voice through speaker 5 (S146). Further, the crop management apparatus 1 reads image information related to the reserved crop from the image information DB 12D using the crop ID of the reserved crop as a search key, and tries to leave based on the image information and the crop information read in step S144. The position specifying information for specifying the position of the reserved crop that a member has forgotten to harvest is generated (S147). Specifically, information relating to the crop name, sowing date, growth state, size, scheduled harvest date included in the crop information and reservation ID, and position specifying information including image data included in the image information are generated. . The crop management apparatus 1 displays the position specifying information generated in this way on the display 6 (S148). This position specifying information is the same information as the position specifying information in the admission process.

  The member who is going to leave confirms the display screen of the display 6 and goes to the harvesting site in the farm F again. This prevents the reserved member from leaving the farm F without harvesting the reserved crop.

  In the present embodiment, image data is used as information for specifying the position of a crop to be presented to a member who is a prospective purchaser, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a map in the farm may be prepared, and information for specifying the position of the crop may be added to the map to present the position of the crop to be purchased to the prospective purchaser. Moreover, the aspect which notifies the position of crops with an audio | voice etc. may be sufficient.

  In this embodiment, various kinds of information such as the first warning information and the second warning information are output as sound by the speaker 5. Instead of or together with this, the information is displayed on the display 6. You may make it do.

  The crop management apparatus according to the present embodiment can be used regardless of whether the crop is cultivated outdoors or indoors. It can also be used in so-called plant factories, in which case there are advantages such as easy installation and maintenance of the camera.

  The crop management method and crop management apparatus of the present invention are useful as a crop management method and crop management apparatus that manage various crops such as vegetables and fruits that are growing and before harvesting.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Agricultural crop management apparatus 3 Camera 3A Support | pillar 4 Input part 5 Speaker 6 Display 10A, 10A Seedling 10B, 10B Seedling 10C, 10C Seedling 11 Main storage device 12 Auxiliary storage device 12A Membership information database 12B Agricultural product information database 12C Reservation information database 12D Image information The database

Claims (8)

In a crop management method for managing crops growing in a farm using a computer,
The computer includes a storage unit for storing image data including the growing crop obtained by an imaging process of an imaging unit installed in or around the farm;
Based on the image data stored in the storage unit, whether or not the computer has already been reserved for purchase among the growing crops has been harvested by the prospective purchaser who has made the purchase reservation. A determining step;
The computer has a step of outputting harvest information indicating the determined result. The computer further comprises the step of determining whether the prospective purchaser has entered the farm,
In the step of determining whether or not the growing crop has been harvested, whether or not the computer has been harvested by the prospective purchaser based on the determination result of whether or not the computer has entered the computer It determines whether, crop management method according to claim 1. In the step of outputting the harvest information, when the computer determines that the crop for which the purchase reservation has been made is not harvested by the step of determining whether or not the growing crop is harvested, The crop management method according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein when the prospective purchaser who entered the farm leaves the farm, the harvest information is notified to the prospective purchaser. A crop management device for managing crops growing in a farm,
Imaging means for imaging the growing crops;
A storage unit for storing image data obtained by the imaging unit;
Harvest determination means for determining, based on the image data stored in the storage unit, whether or not the already-purchased crop among the growing crops has been harvested by the prospective purchaser who has made the purchase reservation. When,
A crop management apparatus, comprising: output means for outputting harvest information indicating a determination result by the harvest determination means. An entrance determination means for determining whether or not the prospective purchaser has entered the farm,
The harvest determination means, based on a determination result of the admission judgment unit, the purchase reservation is made crops is configured to determine whether the harvested by the buyer, according to claim 4 Crop management equipment. When the output means determines that the crop for which the purchase reservation has been made has not been harvested by the harvest determination means, and the purchaser who has entered the farm leaves the farm, the purchase It is configured to notify the harvesting information to prospective crop management apparatus according to claim 4 or 5. It said output means is configured to transmit the harvest information by e-mail to the buyer, crop management apparatus according to any one of claims 4 to 6. The crop management apparatus according to any one of claims 4 to 7 , wherein the output unit is configured to output the harvest information by voice.

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