JP6885253B2 - Information processing equipment, information processing methods and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method and a program capable of processing information related to a recipe of a restaurant menu.

Conventionally, a system capable of processing information on cooking recipes (cooking methods) has been known.

For example, in Patent Document 1 below, the similarity between a known recipe and an unknown recipe for each recipe word type is calculated based on the words extracted from the text data of the known recipe and the unknown recipe, and the recipe is applied to the similarity. By performing different weighting for each evaluation standard (taste, cooking time, health, cost, originality, etc.), the similarity between known recipes and unknown recipes for each recipe evaluation standard is calculated, and based on the similarity, A recipe evaluation device that recognizes a known recipe similar to an unknown recipe for each recipe evaluation standard and determines the score of the unknown recipe for each recipe evaluation standard based on the score of the recipe evaluation standard of the known recipe is disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-045606

However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, although the score of the unknown recipe can be determined based on the similarity between the unknown recipe and the known recipe and the score of the known recipe, the similarity with the known recipe is high, that is, originality. Since a recipe with low creativity is also registered and published on the recipe management system in the same way as a recipe with high creativity, the value of the recipe with high creativity in the system becomes relatively low.

In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device, an information processing method and a program capable of improving the value of a highly original recipe.

In order to achieve the above object, the information processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. The communication unit can communicate with a plurality of restaurant terminals or chef terminals. The storage unit includes at least an ingredient name, a seasoning name, each ingredient and the amount of each seasoning, is described in a predetermined format, and is similar to a plurality of recipe information created by a plurality of restaurants or chefs. Memorize the associated information about the ingredients and seasonings to be cooked. The control unit calculates the degree of similarity between the first recipe information stored in the storage unit and the second recipe information newly requested to be stored in the storage unit from the restaurant terminal or the cook terminal. , When the similarity is less than the first threshold value, the storage of the second recipe information is allowed.

With this configuration, the information processing device can easily publish recipes with low originality by storing only recipe information that does not resemble existing recipe information (uploading from a restaurant terminal or a chef terminal). Can be prevented and the value of highly original recipes can be improved. Here, the storage of the recipe information in the storage unit is performed, for example, for constructing a database for exchanging (buying and selling) the recipe information, but the present invention is not limited to this. Further, the first threshold value is a value such that when the similarity between the two recipe information to be compared is equal to or higher than the first threshold value, it is generally judged that the two recipe information is similar.

The recipe information includes a plurality of cooking steps, and the above-mentioned ingredient name, the above-mentioned seasoning name, and the above-mentioned amount may be stored in association with each cooking process. In this case, the control unit may calculate the similarity for each cooking step and allow the recipe information to be stored when the average similarity of the similarity of all the steps is less than the first threshold value.

As a result, the information processing apparatus can calculate the similarity between the recipe information with higher accuracy by calculating the similarity for each cooking process of one recipe.

The storage unit may store the basic ingredient name and the basic seasoning name for each recipe information, and the control unit excludes the basic ingredient name and the basic seasoning name from the calculation process of the similarity. May be good.

As a result, the information processing device excludes the ingredients and seasonings that are indispensable or frequently used in each recipe from the calculation of the similarity, so that the similarity between the more original recipe and other recipes can be further improved. It can be calculated with high accuracy.

The storage unit may store the identification information of the restaurant or the chef in association with the recipe information. In this case, when the identification information associated with the first recipe information and the identification information associated with the second recipe information are the same, the control unit has a similarity higher than that of the first threshold value. If it is less than a low second threshold value, the storage of the second recipe information may be allowed.

As a result, the information processing device lowers the threshold of similarity for allowing the above memory, that is, makes the condition of similarity for memory more stringent for recipe information created by the same restaurant or cook. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the restaurant or the cook from easily creating other recipe information whose memory can be tolerated, for example, by modifying the existing recipe information.

The communication unit generates a recipe information providing page containing menu names corresponding to the plurality of recipe information for the exchange of the above-mentioned restaurant or cooking person of the plurality of recipe information, and generates a restaurant terminal or a chef terminal. It may be transmitted in response to a request from. In such a configuration premised on the transfer of recipe information on the recipe information providing page, the control unit has the first recipe information corresponding to the first menu name posted on the recipe information providing page and the restaurant. The similarity with the second recipe information corresponding to the second menu name newly requested to be posted on the recipe information providing page from the terminal or the chef terminal is calculated, and the similarity is less than the first threshold. In some cases, the above-mentioned publication of the above-mentioned second menu name may be permitted.

As a result, the information processing device posts more highly original recipe information on the recipe information providing page for exchanging recipe information, thereby preventing less original recipe information from being easily exchanged and creating originality. The value of high-quality recipes can be improved.

The control unit generates a restaurant information providing page containing restaurant information including a menu name corresponding to the recipe information for each restaurant, and transmits the restaurant information in response to a request from the user terminal. When the terminal newly requests the posting of the second menu name on the restaurant information providing page, and the similarity is less than the first threshold value, the posting of the second menu name is permitted. You may.

As a result, the information processing device posts only the menu corresponding to the highly original recipe information on the restaurant information provision page, so that customers who come to the store for the purpose of the menu can enjoy the menu cooked with the highly original recipe. You can experience and spread the value.

Multiple recipe information, including at least the ingredient name, seasoning name, each ingredient and the amount of each seasoning, described in a predetermined format and created by multiple restaurants or cooks, and similar ingredients and seasonings. The associated information about the item is stored in the storage section,
The degree of similarity between the first recipe information stored in the storage unit and the second recipe information newly requested to be stored in the storage unit from the restaurant terminal or the chef terminal is calculated.
An information processing method that allows the storage of the second recipe information when the similarity is less than the threshold value.

For information processing equipment
Multiple recipe information, including at least the ingredient name, seasoning name, each ingredient and the amount of each seasoning, described in a predetermined format and created by multiple restaurants or cooks, and similar ingredients and seasonings. Steps to store the associated information about the item in the storage unit,
A step of calculating the degree of similarity between the first recipe information stored in the storage unit and the second recipe information newly requested to be stored in the storage unit from the restaurant terminal or the chef terminal.
A program that executes a step that allows the storage of the second recipe information when the similarity is less than the threshold value.

As described above, according to the present invention, the value of a highly original recipe can be improved. However, the effect does not limit the present invention.

It is a figure which showed the structure of the recipe information providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which showed the hardware configuration of the restaurant / recipe information providing server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which showed the structure of the database which the restaurant / recipe information providing server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention has. It is a flowchart which showed the flow of the recipe information posting process by the restaurant / recipe information providing server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which showed the example of the recipe information providing page generated by the restaurant / recipe information providing server in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which showed the example of the recipe information stored in the restaurant / recipe information providing server in one Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[System configuration]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a restaurant / recipe information providing system according to the present embodiment.

As shown in the figure, this system includes a restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 on the Internet 150, a plurality of user terminals 200, and a plurality of restaurant terminals 300.

The restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 is a web server that operates a restaurant information portal site containing information about restaurants and a recipe information portal site containing recipe information provided by the restaurant. The restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 is connected to the plurality of user terminals 200 and the restaurant terminals 300 of the plurality of restaurants via the Internet 150.

The restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 provides a restaurant information search system for the user of the user terminal 200 on the restaurant information portal site. Specifically, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 searches for restaurant information that matches the search conditions based on the search request from the user terminal 200, generates a Web page containing the search results, and generates the user terminal. Send to 200. Further, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 acts as a proxy for accepting reservations for any of the restaurants from the user terminal 200 of the user who browses the restaurant information.

Further, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 provides a recipe information trading system for the user (administrator) of the restaurant terminal 300 on the recipe information portal site. Specifically, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 posts the recipe information on the recipe information providing page on the recipe information portal site in response to the recipe information posting request from the restaurant terminal 300, and the recipe information is concerned. On the provided page, the recipe information buying and selling process and the accompanying settlement process are executed in response to the purchase request from the other restaurant terminal 300.

The user terminal 200 (200A, 200B, 200C ...) Is a terminal used by the user, and is, for example, a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet PC (Personal Computer), a notebook PC, a desktop PC, or the like. The user terminal 200 accesses the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100, receives a Web page from the restaurant information portal site, and displays it on the screen by a browser or the like.

The user terminal 200 determines the restaurant search conditions such as the location area and genre of the restaurant based on the user's operation, and transmits the restaurant search request based on the search conditions to the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100. To do. Then, the user terminal 200 can send a reservation request to any of the restaurants displayed as the search result to the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 based on the user's operation.

On the other hand, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 provides a restaurant information management screen (Web page) for restaurants (member stores) posted on the restaurant information portal site. The user of the restaurant terminal 300 edits and updates the restaurant information (content) on the web page provided to the general user as the search result via the management screen, and puts the web page on the portal site. You can upload it.

The restaurant terminal 300 (300A, 300B, 300C ...) is a terminal installed in each restaurant, and is a tablet PC, a notebook PC, a desktop PC, or the like. The restaurant terminal 300 can execute processing related to its own restaurant information, such as editing / updating the restaurant information, by communicating with the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100, based on the operation of the administrator. is there.

Further, the restaurant terminal 300 creates recipe information of the menu provided (or scheduled to be provided) at its own store, and requests the posting of the recipe information on the recipe information portal site of the restaurant / recipe information. It can be sent to the server 100.

In addition, the administrator of the other restaurant terminal 300 can purchase desired recipe information on the recipe information providing page of the recipe information portal site for the purpose of introducing it into the menu of his / her own store. The recipe information is uploaded on the recipe information portal site in a predetermined format and downloaded by the purchase.

In the present embodiment, when the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 receives a request from the restaurant terminal 300 to post the recipe information on the recipe information providing page, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 together with the recipe information posted on the recipe information providing page. , The degree of similarity with the recipe information of the subject of the posting request is calculated, and posting is permitted when the degree of similarity is less than a predetermined threshold. The details of the process will be described later.

[Hardware configuration of recipe information providing server]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100. As shown in the figure, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, an input / output interface 15, and these. A bus 14 connecting to each other is provided.

The CPU 11 appropriately accesses the RAM 13 and the like as necessary, and comprehensively controls each block of the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 while performing various arithmetic processes. The ROM 12 is a non-volatile memory in which firmware such as an OS, a program, and various parameters to be executed by the CPU 11 is fixedly stored. The RAM 13 is used as a work area of the CPU 11, and temporarily holds an OS, various applications being executed, and various data being processed.

A display unit 16, an operation reception unit 17, a storage unit 18, a communication unit 19, and the like are connected to the input / output interface 15.

The display unit 16 is a display device using, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an OELD (Organic ElectroLuminescence Display), a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), or the like.

The operation reception unit 17 is, for example, a pointing device such as a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, or other input device. When the operation reception unit 17 is a touch panel, the touch panel can be integrated with the display unit 16.

The storage unit 18 is, for example, a non-volatile memory such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a flash memory (SSD; Solid State Drive), or another solid-state memory. The OS, various applications, and various data are stored in the storage unit 18.

As will be described later, in particular, in the present embodiment, the storage unit 18 has a restaurant information database, a user information database, as well as programs such as applications required for the recipe information posting process (and recipe information buying / selling / settlement processing) described later. It has a recipe information database and an ingredient information database.

The communication unit 19 is, for example, various modules for wireless communication such as a NIC (Network Interface Card) for Ethernet and a wireless LAN, and is responsible for communication processing between the user terminal 200 and the restaurant terminal 300.

Although not shown, the basic hardware configuration of the user terminal 200 and the restaurant terminal 300 is substantially the same as the hardware configuration of the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100.

[Database configuration of recipe information providing server]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a database included in the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100.

As shown in the figure, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 has a restaurant information database 31, a user information database 32, a recipe information database 33, and a food material information database 34 in the storage unit 18.

The restaurant information database 31 contains, for each restaurant, the store name, location (address or latitude / longitude) information, location area information, access information (nearest station information, walking distance information from the nearest station) telephone number of the restaurant. ID that identifies the restaurant (store ID), category information of the restaurant's business type / service, information that introduces the restaurant (information that indicates the characteristics of the store such as the PR statement of the store, event information that the restaurant performs) Etc.), image data related to restaurants (introducing restaurants), menu information related to menus provided by restaurants, average budget information, business hours, information such as website URLs, etc. are stored. These pieces of information are input from the restaurant terminal 300 of each restaurant via the management screen provided by the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100.

The above menu information is information corresponding to the menu posted on the menu page of each restaurant on the above restaurant information portal site, and the menu names of a plurality of menus that can be provided by each restaurant are stored for each restaurant. doing. The menu information may be stored for each menu category such as appetizer / main, lunch / dinner / course, and the like. Further, as the menu information, in addition to text information indicating the menu name, price, description, etc., image information such as a photograph of the menu is also stored in association with each other.

The above area information is, for example, a prefecture unit, but the information may be stored in a narrower range unit such as a city, ward, town, or village. The above category information may include, for example, a main category such as Japanese food, Chinese food, Italian food, French food, and yakiniku, as well as more detailed subcategories such as yakitori / tempura in Japanese food and pasta / pizza in Italian food.

The user information database 32 provides information about a user (member) of a restaurant information service via the restaurant information portal site provided by the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 that owns the user terminal 200. Remember. Specifically, the user information database 32 stores information such as a user ID, password, name, e-mail address, telephone number, address, age (group), gender, and birthday for each user.

The recipe information database 33 stores a plurality of recipe information posted on the recipe information providing page of the recipe information portal site provided by the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100.

The recipe information includes at least the recipe name (menu name), the ingredient name, the seasoning name, each ingredient and the amount of each seasoning, is described by each restaurant in a predetermined format, and identifies each restaurant. It is stored in association with the ID. Further, the recipe information has a plurality of cooking process information, and the above-mentioned ingredient name, seasoning name, and information on the amount thereof are stored in association with each cooking process.

The recipe information corresponds to at least a part of the menu information (menu information in the restaurant information database 31) posted on the menu page of each restaurant on the restaurant information portal site. That is, each restaurant creates recipe information of a menu of its own restaurant, for example, a menu whose recipe is considered to have high value in the above format, and uploads it to the above recipe information providing page for sale. ..

The ingredient information database 34 stores the names of ingredients (basic ingredient names) and seasonings (basic seasoning names) that are indispensable or frequently used in the recipe (menu) for each of the above recipe information. doing.

Further, the foodstuff information database 34 is a string in which similar foodstuffs and seasonings (for example, foodstuffs and seasonings that do not make a big difference in taste and texture) among the foodstuffs and seasonings that can be used in each recipe are linked. I also remember the attached information.

Each of these databases is used by being referred to each other as necessary in the recipe information posting process by the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100, which will be described later.

[Operation of recipe information providing server]
Next, the operation of the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 configured as described above will be described. The operation is executed by the cooperation between the hardware such as the CPU 11 and the communication unit 19 of the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 and the software stored in the storage unit 18. In the following description, for convenience, the CPU 11 is the main operating body.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of the recipe information posting process by the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100.

As shown in the figure, the CPU 11 of the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 first determines whether or not a request for posting the recipe information on the recipe information providing page has been received from any of the restaurant terminals 300. (Step 41). In addition to the recipe information, the posting request may include the store ID of the restaurant that created the recipe information.

When it is determined that the recipe information posting request has been received (Yes), the CPU 11 refers to the recipe information database 33 and, from the posted recipe information, is the same as the recipe name (menu name) of the recipe information to be posted. And search for recipe information having a similar recipe name (step 42).

Subsequently, the CPU 11 extracts the ingredient name, the seasoning name, and their amounts from the recipe information to be posted and the searched recipe information for each cooking process (step 43).

Subsequently, the CPU 11 refers to the food material information database 34 and excludes the basic food material name and the basic seasoning name from the extracted food material name and seasoning name (step 44).

Subsequently, the CPU 11 determines the cooking process for each ingredient name, seasoning name, and amount of the recipe information to be posted and the same / similar recipe information that has been posted, excluding the above basic ingredient name and basic seasoning name. The similarity is calculated for each (step 45). The degree of similarity is, for example, the matching rate of ingredient names and seasoning names for each cooking process (including not only exact matching but also partial matching, notation fluctuation in fuzzy search and matching by synonyms), approximation rate of quantity, etc. Calculated by.

Subsequently, the CPU 11 calculates the average similarity of the similarity in each cooking process (step 46). The calculation process of the average similarity is repeated for the number of the same / similar recipe information posted above.

Subsequently, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the average similarity of any of the above is less than a predetermined threshold value (step 47). Here, the threshold value is, for example, 0.3, 0.5, etc. when the similarity is expressed in the range of 0 to 1, but is not limited thereto.

When it is determined that the average similarity is less than the threshold value (Yes), the CPU 11 stores the recipe information of the posting request target in the recipe information database 33 (step 48) and posts it on the recipe information providing page. (Step 49).

On the other hand, when it is determined that the average similarity is equal to or higher than the threshold value (No), the CPU 11 issues a posting refusal notice indicating that the recipe information subject to the posting request cannot be posted because the similar recipe information has already been posted. It is transmitted to the restaurant terminal 300 (step 50).

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a recipe information providing page generated by the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100.

As shown in the figure, the recipe information providing page has a plurality of recipe information posting columns 50. Each recipe information posting column 50 includes recipe name (menu name) information 51 that identifies each recipe information and the restaurant that provides the recipe information, selling price information 52 for purchasing the recipe information, and a photograph of the menu created by each recipe. It has information 53 and a purchase button 54 for transmitting a purchase request for each recipe information.

Each recipe name (menu name) corresponds to the menu name posted on the menu information page of any restaurant on the above restaurant information portal site. The price indicated by the selling price information 52 may be determined by the user of the restaurant terminal 300 who uploaded the recipe information, or may be determined by other predetermined rules.

This recipe information providing page is transmitted to the restaurant terminal 300 when the restaurant terminal 300 accesses the recipe information portal site, and is displayed on the display thereof. When the user of the restaurant terminal 300 presses (tap, clicks, etc.) any of the recipe information purchase buttons 54, a purchase request for the recipe information is transmitted to the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100.

In response to the purchase request, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 executes the settlement processing of the recipe information at the price corresponding to the selling price information 52. When the payment process is completed, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 extracts the corresponding recipe information from the recipe information database 33 and transmits it to the restaurant terminal 300 of the purchase source.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of recipe information stored in the recipe information database 33 by the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 and provided to the restaurant terminal 300 by the purchase process.

As shown in the figure, the recipe information includes, for example, a recipe name (menu name), a restaurant name of a recipe information provider, information indicating how many people or how many menus are served, a finished photograph, an ingredient name, and a seasoning. Includes price names, their quantities, and information about the cooking process.

Information (for example, cooking process No.) indicating in which cooking process they are used is associated with each ingredient name and seasoning name.

The recipe name (menu name), the restaurant name of the provider, and the completed photograph are the same as the information posted on the recipe information providing page shown in FIG. However, the above-mentioned ingredient names, seasoning names, and information on their amounts are not posted on the above-mentioned recipe information providing page, and cannot be viewed unless the recipe information is purchased.

In the figure, an example of recipe information of "Gyoza with shrimp" is shown. In the calculation process of similarity in the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, for example, "ground pork", "cabbage", "garlic", and "gyoza" which are indispensable for making "gyoza" or are frequently used. Ingredients such as "skin" and seasoning names such as "soy sauce", "sugar", "liquor", "kosho", and "weak flour" are stored and excluded as basic ingredient names and basic seasoning names in the above-mentioned ingredient information database 34.

On the other hand, "Muki shrimp" as an ingredient name and "Miso" as a seasoning name are not memorized as the above basic ingredient name and basic seasoning name, and are the same or similar ingredients or seasonings. The presence or absence will contribute to the calculation of similarity.

[Summary]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, only recipe information that does not resemble existing recipe information is posted on the recipe information providing page for buying and selling recipe information and is targeted for buying and selling, so that a recipe with low originality is used. Can be prevented from being easily distributed and the value of highly original recipes can be improved.

Further, the restaurant that sells the recipe information simply uploads the recipe information whose similarity is less than the threshold to the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100, and the sales paperwork is processed to the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100. Can be outsourced. In addition, restaurants that purchase recipe information can download recipe information simply by performing the purchase operation on the above recipe information provision page, which not only saves the trouble of both the seller and the purchase side of the recipe information, but also the recipe information. From uploading to before downloading, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 does not need to exchange data with the restaurant terminal 300 on either the selling side or the purchasing side, so that it is possible to prevent an increase in communication load. it can.

[Modification example]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present disclosure.

In the above-described embodiment, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 uses the recipe information posted in the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 to create a recipe that is the same as or similar to the recipe name (menu name) of the recipe information to be requested to be posted. The recipe information with a name was searched, and the recipe information for which the similarity was calculated was narrowed down from the posted recipe information. However, in order to prevent the recipe information of the same menu from being mistakenly excluded from the similarity calculation process depending on how the recipe name is described by the narrowing process by the recipe name (menu name), eating and drinking The store / recipe information providing server 100 may not execute the narrowing down process by the recipe name (menu name), but may execute the similarity calculation process with the recipe information of the posting request target for all the posted recipe information. ..

In the above-described embodiment, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 calculates the degree of similarity between the recipe information to be posted and the recipe information already posted for each cooking process, and determines whether or not to post the recipe information. However, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 calculates the similarity by comparing the ingredient name, the seasoning name, and their amounts in the entire recipe information, not for each cooking process, and whether the similarity is less than the threshold value. You may decide whether or not to publish depending on whether or not it is posted.

In the above-described embodiment, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 displays the restaurant information providing page (menu information page) of each restaurant on the restaurant information portal site via the management screen of the restaurant terminal 300. When a new menu name posting request is received from, the recipe information corresponding to the menu name has already been posted on the above recipe information providing page (that is, the recipe information is similar to other posted recipe information). Only when it is determined that the degree is less than the above threshold), the posting of the menu name on the above menu information page may be permitted. As a result, the information processing device posts only the menu corresponding to the highly original recipe information on the restaurant information provision page, so that customers who come to the store for the purpose of the menu can enjoy the menu cooked with the highly original recipe. You can experience and spread the value.

In the above-described embodiment, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 calculates the similarity between the recipe information of the posting request target and the posted recipe information, and the store ID associated with the recipe information of the posting request target. And the store ID associated with the posted recipe information is the same (that is, when the restaurant that created the posted recipe information creates other recipe information and sends a posting request). May set the posting conditions to be stricter than other restaurants. That is, when the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 includes recipe information in which the same store ID as the store ID associated with the recipe information to be posted is associated with the posted recipe information. The overall similarity of both recipe information or the average similarity of each cooking step is less than a predetermined threshold (second threshold) lower than the threshold (first threshold) used in step 47 of FIG. If this is the case, posting may be permitted (in this case, the same threshold value as in step 47 of FIG. 4 above is used for the similarity between recipe information whose store IDs do not match). As a result, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 lowers the threshold value of the similarity for allowing the above memory for the recipe information created by the same restaurant, that is, the similarity for allowing the publication. By making the conditions more stringent, it is possible to prevent the restaurant from easily creating other recipe information that can be allowed to be posted, for example, by modifying the existing recipe information.

In the above-described embodiment, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 calculates the degree of similarity between the posted recipe information and the posted recipe information for all the recipe information requested to be posted, and determines whether or not the posting is possible. .. However, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 has the above-mentioned similarity only when the store ID associated with the posted recipe information and the store ID associated with the recipe information subject to the posting request match. The calculation process and the determination process of whether or not to publish may be executed. That is, the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 unconditionally allows the recipe information to be posted on the recipe information providing page for the first time from the restaurant terminal 300 to the recipe information providing page. Regarding the posting request from the restaurant terminal 300 of the restaurant having a posting history, the similarity between the recipe information posted by the restaurant and the recipe information subject to the posting request is averaged for each cooking process as described above. It is calculated as the degree of similarity or the degree of similarity as a whole, and the posting of recipe information may be permitted only when the degree of similarity is less than the above threshold. As a result, if the highly original recipe information created by one restaurant (which does not depend on other recipes) happens to be similar to the posted recipe information created by another restaurant, the posting will be rejected. It is prevented that the recipe information created by the restaurant is slightly modified and is easily posted on the recipe information providing page as other recipe information and sold.

In the above-described embodiment, it was the restaurant terminal 300 that created the recipe information and uploaded it to the recipe information providing page, but instead of the restaurant or in addition to the restaurant, an individual cook (chef) , You may upload the recipe information created by yourself to the recipe information provision page from the terminal (chef terminal) used by the chef. In this case, information about the chef, such as the chef ID that identifies the chef, is stored in the restaurant / recipe information providing server 100 as in the restaurant information database 31. Further, not only the restaurant terminal of the restaurant that is open but also the restaurant terminal of the closed restaurant may upload the recipe information created before or after the store closes to the recipe information providing page.

Among the inventions described in the claims of the present application, the invention described as "information processing method" is such that at least one device such as a computer automatically performs each step by information processing by software. Yes, it is not something that humans do using devices such as computers. That is, the "information processing method" is an information processing method by computer software, not a method in which a human operates a calculation tool called a computer.

11 ... CPU
18 ... Storage unit 19 ... Communication department 31 ... Restaurant information database 32 ... User information database 33 ... Recipe information database 34 ... Ingredient information database 50 ... Recipe information posting column 100 ... Restaurant / recipe information providing server 200 ... User terminal 300 ... Restaurant terminal

Claims (8)

A communication unit that can communicate with multiple restaurant terminals or chef terminals,
Multiple recipe information, including at least the ingredient name, seasoning name, each ingredient and the amount of each seasoning, described in a predetermined format and created by multiple restaurants or cooks, and similar ingredients and seasonings. A storage unit that stores associated information about
The degree of similarity between the first recipe information stored in the storage unit and the second recipe information newly requested to be stored in the storage unit from the restaurant terminal or the cook terminal is calculated, and the degree of similarity is calculated. An information processing device including a control unit that allows storage of the second recipe information when is less than the first threshold value. The information processing device according to claim 1.
The recipe information includes a plurality of cooking steps, and the ingredient name, the seasoning name, and the amount are stored in association with each cooking step.
The control unit is an information processing device that calculates the similarity for each cooking process and allows storage of the recipe information when the average similarity of the similarity of all processes is less than the first threshold value. The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2.
The storage unit stores the basic ingredient name and the basic seasoning name for each recipe information, and stores the basic ingredient name and the basic seasoning name.
The control unit is an information processing device that excludes the basic food material name and the basic seasoning name from the similarity calculation process. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The storage unit stores the identification information of the restaurant or the chef in association with the recipe information.
When the identification information associated with the first recipe information and the identification information associated with the second recipe information are the same, the control unit has a degree of similarity lower than the first threshold value. An information processing device that allows storage of the second recipe information when it is less than two thresholds. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
The communication unit generates a recipe information providing page in which menu names corresponding to the plurality of recipe information are posted for the exchange of the restaurant or the cooking person of the plurality of recipe information, and the restaurant terminal or the chef. Send in response to a request from the terminal,
The control unit has the first recipe information corresponding to the first menu name posted on the recipe information providing page, and the second menu name newly requested to be posted on the recipe information providing page from the restaurant terminal. An information processing device that calculates the degree of similarity with the second recipe information corresponding to the above and allows the posting of the second menu name when the degree of similarity is less than the first threshold value. The information processing device according to claim 5.
The control unit generates a restaurant information providing page containing restaurant information including a menu name corresponding to the recipe information for each restaurant, transmits the restaurant information in response to a request from the user terminal, and transmits the restaurant information. When the terminal newly requests the posting of the second menu name on the restaurant information providing page, and the similarity is less than the first threshold value, the posting of the second menu name is permitted. Information processing device. Multiple recipe information, including at least the ingredient name, seasoning name, each ingredient and the amount of each seasoning, described in a predetermined format and created by multiple restaurants or cooks, and similar ingredients and seasonings. The associated information about the item is stored in the storage section,
The degree of similarity between the first recipe information stored in the storage unit and the second recipe information newly requested to be stored in the storage unit from the restaurant terminal or the chef terminal is calculated.
An information processing method that allows the storage of the second recipe information when the similarity is less than the threshold value. For information processing equipment
Multiple recipe information, including at least the ingredient name, seasoning name, each ingredient and the amount of each seasoning, described in a predetermined format and created by multiple restaurants or cooks, and similar ingredients and seasonings. Steps to store the associated information about the item in the storage unit,
A step of calculating the degree of similarity between the first recipe information stored in the storage unit and the second recipe information newly requested to be stored in the storage unit from the restaurant terminal or the chef terminal.
A program that executes a step of allowing the second recipe information to be stored when the similarity is less than the threshold value.

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