JP7082089B2 - Feed management equipment, feed management methods and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to feed management devices, feed management methods and programs.

Generally, in farms and the like, feed tanks are used for storing feed. The feed tank is often provided with a window (this window is also referred to as a "perspective window") in which the feed in the tank can be visually recognized, and the person in charge of feed management etc. can see the feed tank from this window. We check the remaining amount of feed in the window and place orders for feed as needed.

However, for example, due to the existence of many feed tanks in the ranch, there are cases where the confirmation of the remaining amount of feed is omitted or forgotten. In addition, it may be difficult to check the remaining amount of feed because the window of the feed tank becomes dirty. For these problems, a technique for detecting that the remaining amount of feed in the feed tank has decreased to a certain amount with a sensor and delivering the required amount of feed to the feed tank has been conventionally known. (See, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 6-316336

Here, it is considered that various information can be obtained by analyzing the remaining amount of feed in the feed tank on various axes. For example, by analyzing the decrease in a specific feed in chronological order, it is possible to detect the possibility of deterioration of the health condition of livestock (for example, cattle) from the decrease in the decrease in feed, or feed to the taste of livestock. It is thought that it is possible to detect the possibility that they do not match. Further, for example, by analyzing the amount of decrease in feed between a plurality of farms in chronological order, it is considered that efficient feed delivery timing and delivery method can be known.

Therefore, by providing this information to ranches, distributors (wholesale traders who are entrusted with feed sales activities by feed makers), feed makers, delivery companies, etc., it is possible to support more efficient operation and management of ranches. It will be possible.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to support the operation and management of a ranch.

In order to achieve the above object, the embodiment of the present invention is a storage means for storing the received feed remaining amount data in the storage unit when the feed remaining amount data representing the remaining amount of the feed stored in the feed tank is received. A totaling means for creating aggregated data in which the remaining amount represented by the remaining amount of feed data stored in the storage unit is aggregated by a predetermined data item, and an aggregated data created by the aggregated means by a predetermined analysis method. It is characterized by having an analysis means for analysis and a notification means for transmitting a predetermined notification to a predetermined terminal according to the analysis result by the analysis means.

It can support the operation and management of the ranch.

It is a figure which shows an example of the whole structure of the feed management system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the feed remaining amount data. It is a figure which shows an example of the feed tank information data. It is a figure which shows an example of a ranch information data. It is a figure which shows an example of the notification destination information table. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the process executed by the feed management apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the change of the fluctuation tendency of the remaining amount. It is a figure which shows an example of the feed order screen.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. In the embodiment of the present invention, the efficiency of the operation management of the ranch is improved by providing the information obtained by analyzing the remaining amount of the feed in the feed tank on various axes to the ranch, the distributor, the feed maker, the delivery company and the like. The feed management system 1 that can be supported will be described.

In this embodiment, it is assumed that cattle are bred in a barn in the ranch and the feed in the feed tank installed in the ranch is fed to the cattle. However, the livestock raised on the ranch is not limited to cattle, and the present embodiment can be similarly applied to any livestock to which the feed in the feed tank is fed.

<Overall configuration>
First, the overall configuration of the feed management system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the feed management system 1 according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the feed management system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a feed management device 10, a sensor 20, a relay device 30, and a terminal 40.

The sensor 20 is a device for measuring the remaining amount of feed in the feed tank. In the present embodiment, the sensor 20 is attached to the upper part of each feed tank, and the remaining amount of the feed is measured by measuring the distance to the feed by, for example, infrared rays or the like. However, the method for measuring the remaining amount of feed is not limited to this, and any method can be adopted as long as the remaining amount of feed can be measured.

Then, the sensor 20 transmits the feed remaining amount data including the information indicating the remaining amount of the feed in the feed tank to the relay device 30 by wireless communication such as a wireless LAN (Local Area Network). When a plurality of feed tanks are installed in one ranch, sensors 20 are attached to each of the plurality of feed tanks.

When the relay device 30 receives the feed remaining amount data from the sensor 20, the relay device 30 transmits the feed remaining amount data to the feed management device 10 via a communication network such as the Internet. In addition, one relay device 30 may be installed for one ranch, or a plurality of relay devices 30 may be installed for one ranch.

The terminal 40 is a terminal device used by a ranch manager (including a person in charge of managing feed), a person in charge of a distributor, a person in charge of a feed maker, a person in charge of a delivery company, and the like. Hereinafter, the terminal 40 used by the ranch manager is referred to as the "ranch manager terminal 40A", the terminal 40 used by the person in charge of the distributor is referred to as the "special agent terminal 40B", and the terminal 40 used by the person in charge of the feed maker is referred to as "terminal 40". The feed maker terminal 40C ”and the terminal 40 used by the person in charge of the delivery company are also referred to as“ delivery company terminal 40D ”. As the terminal 40, various information processing terminals such as a PC (personal computer), a tablet terminal, and a smartphone can be used. The terminal 40 is not limited to the terminal device used by each of the above-mentioned persons in charge, but is a terminal device used by a person involved in feed management, and it is useful or necessary to notify the analysis result described later. As long as it is a device, it may be any terminal device.

The feed management device 10 manages the feed remaining amount data received from the relay device 30 installed in each ranch. Further, the feed management device 10 aggregates and analyzes the feed remaining amount data on various axes. Then, the feed management device 10 notifies one or more of the ranch manager terminal 40A, the distributor terminal 40B, the feed maker terminal 40C, and the delivery company terminal 40D of the predetermined contents according to the analysis result. do. For example, the feed management device 10 notifies the ranch manager terminal 40A that the health condition of the cattle may have deteriorated according to the analysis result of the feed remaining amount data, or orders the feed to the distributor terminal 40B. , Information useful for feed development and improvement is notified to the feed maker terminal 40C, and information useful for efficient delivery of feed is notified to the delivery company terminal 40D.

The configuration of the feed management system 1 shown in FIG. 1 is an example, and may be another configuration. For example, the feed management system 1 may not include the relay device 30. In this case, each sensor 20 may directly transmit the feed remaining amount data to the feed management device 10.

Here, the feed management device 10 according to the present embodiment has a feed management processing unit 110 and a storage unit 120. The feed management processing unit 110 is realized by processing one or more programs installed in the feed management device 10 to be executed by a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit). Further, the storage unit 120 can be realized by using a storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive), for example. The storage unit 120 may be realized by using a storage device or the like connected to the feed management device 10 via a communication network.

The feed management processing unit 110 aggregates and analyzes the feed remaining amount data received from the relay device 30, and gives a notification or the like according to the analysis result. Here, the feed management processing unit 110 includes a receiving unit 111, an aggregation unit 112, an analysis unit 113, a specific unit 114, and a notification unit 115.

The receiving unit 111 receives the feed remaining amount data from the relay device 30, and stores the received feed remaining amount data in the storage unit 120.

The totaling unit 112 creates data (aggregated data) in which the feed remaining amount data stored in the storage unit 120 is aggregated on various axes. Here, the axis is a data item (or an item in which the data item is abstracted or refined) to be aggregated. Specific examples of the axes to be aggregated include, for example, "day", "week", "month", "feed tank", "feed type", "feed manager", "ranch", and "region". And so on. At this time, the number of axes to be aggregated is not limited to one, and may be two or more.

For example, when the feed remaining amount data is aggregated with the axes to be aggregated as "day" and "feed tank", the data representing the daily feed remaining amount for each feed tank (that is, the latest feed remaining amount for each feed tank). Data) is obtained as aggregated data. Similarly, for example, when the feed remaining amount data is aggregated with the axes to be aggregated as "day" and "ranch", the data representing the daily feed remaining amount for each ranch (that is, for each ranch, in this ranch). Data obtained by calculating the latest total amount of feed remaining in each installed feed tank) is obtained as aggregated data.

The analysis unit 113 analyzes the aggregated data created by the aggregate unit 112. For example, the analysis unit 113 analyzes whether or not there is a feed tank in which the remaining amount of feed is below a predetermined threshold value by using the aggregated data representing the daily remaining amount of feed for each feed tank. In addition, for example, by using aggregated data showing the daily remaining amount of feed for each region and each feed tank, efficient feed delivery is possible when there is a feed tank in which the remaining amount of feed is below a predetermined threshold. (For example, whether or not there are a plurality of feed tanks in the same area (in the area where simultaneous delivery is possible) in which the remaining amount of feed is below a predetermined threshold) is analyzed.

The specifying unit 114 identifies the notification content and the notification destination terminal 40 according to the analysis result by the analysis unit 113. For example, when it is analyzed that there is a feed tank in which the remaining amount of feed is below a predetermined threshold, the specific unit 114 indicates that the content of the notification is "the remaining amount of feed is low" and the terminal 40 of the notification destination is "the feed tank". Is specified as the ranch manager terminal 40A of the ranch where is installed. At this time, the specifying unit 114 identifies the notification destination terminal 40 and the notification content according to the analysis result with reference to the notification destination information table described later.

The notification unit 115 notifies the specified notification destination terminal 40 of the notification content specified by the specific unit 114.

The storage unit 120 stores various data. The data stored in the storage unit 120 includes feed remaining amount data, feed tank information data, ranch information data, and the like. In addition, the notification destination information table is also stored in the storage unit 120. The feed remaining amount data is stored in the storage unit 120 each time it is received from the relay device 30. On the other hand, the feed tank information data, the ranch information data, and the notification destination information table are created in advance and stored in the storage unit 120. The feed tank information and the ranch information data are data related to the registered contents of the feed tank and the ranch, respectively, and are updated as appropriate when the registered contents are changed.

<Feed remaining amount data>
Here, the feed remaining amount data stored in the storage unit 120 will be described with reference to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of feed remaining amount data.

As shown in FIG. 2, the feed remaining amount data includes "date and time", "ranch ID", "tank ID", and "remaining amount" as data items.

In the data item "date and time", the date and time when the remaining amount of feed is measured by the sensor 20 (or the date and time when the relay device 30 transmits the remaining amount of feed data to the feed management device 10) is set. The data item "date and time" may be set to the date and time when the feed management device 10 receives the feed remaining amount data.

In the data item "ranch ID", the ID (identification information) of the ranch where the feed tank whose feed remaining amount is measured by the sensor 20 is installed is set.

In the data item "tank ID", the ID (identification information) of the feed tank whose remaining amount of feed is measured by the sensor 20 is set.

The remaining amount of the feed tank (remaining amount of feed) is set in the data item "remaining amount". The unit of the remaining amount is capacity (liter, etc.), weight (gram, etc.), percentage (%), feed height from the bottom of the feed tank (meter, etc.), distance from the sensor 20 to the feed (meter, etc.). Etc.), etc. may be used.

As described above, the feed remaining amount data includes the date and time, the ranch ID, the tank ID, and the remaining amount. Therefore, the storage unit 120 stores the feed remaining amount data as time-series data representing the feed remaining amount for each ranch and each feed tank.

The feed remaining amount data received from the relay device 30 may include the ID (sensor ID) of the sensor 20 instead of the farm ID and the tank ID. In this case, the feed management device 10 may convert the sensor ID into the ranch ID and the tank ID with reference to a predetermined table or the like.

<Feed tank information data>
Next, the feed tank information data stored in the storage unit 120 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of feed tank information data. The feed tank information data is, for example, created in advance by the ranch manager terminal 40A and stored in the storage unit 120.

As shown in FIG. 3, the feed tank information data includes data items such as "ranch ID", "tank ID", "installation location", "tank maker", "capacity", and "feed type". , "Responsible person", "special agent", "feed maker", and "delivery company".

A ranch ID is set in the data item "ranch ID". The ID of the feed tank is set in the data item "tank ID". Information indicating the location in the ranch where the feed tank is installed (for example, "west side", "east side", "back side of the main building", etc.) is set in the data item "installation place".

Information indicating the manufacturer of the feed tank is set in the data item "tank maker". The maximum capacity of the feed tank is set in the data item "capacity". Generally, the shape of the feed tank differs depending on the tank manufacturer.

In the data item "feed type", information indicating the type of feed stored in the feed tank is set.

The name of the person in charge of the feed tank is set in the data item "person in charge". The person in charge of the feed tank is, for example, a person who discharges a predetermined amount of feed for cattle from the feed tank on a daily basis. In some feed tanks, the amount of feed discharged can be specified, but in some cases, the amount of feed must be adjusted manually. Therefore, the amount of emissions may differ depending on the person in charge, or even the same person in charge may have different amounts of emissions depending on the day.

In the data item "special agent", information indicating the special agent of the feed stored in the feed tank is set. In the data item "feed maker", information indicating the feed maker stored in the feed tank is set. In the data item "delivery company", information representing a delivery company that delivers the feed stored in the feed tank is set.

As described above, the feed tank information data includes various information such as the type of feed stored in the feed tank, the person in charge, and the maximum capacity. In addition to the above data items, the feed tank information data may include, for example, data items such as "date and time". By including the data item "date and time" in the feed tank information data, for example, when the person in charge of a certain feed tank or the type of feed is changed at a certain date and time, it is possible to perform analysis before and after this change. It becomes.

The feed remaining amount data is associated with the feed tank information data by the farm ID and the tank ID.

<Ranch information data>
Next, the ranch information data stored in the storage unit 120 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of ranch information data. The ranch information data is created in advance by, for example, the ranch manager terminal 40A and stored in the storage unit 120.

As shown in FIG. 4, the ranch information data includes "ranch ID", "ranch name", "company name", "representative name", "contact information", and "address" as data items. "And" region "are included.

A ranch ID is set in the data item "ranch ID". The name of the ranch is set in the data item "ranch name". For example, the name of the operating company of the ranch is set in the data item "company name". In the data item "representative name", for example, the representative name of the operating company or the representative name of the ranch is set. For example, the contact information of the operating company or the ranch is set in the data item "contact information". The address of the ranch is set in the data item "address". Information indicating the area to which the ranch belongs is set in the data item "area".

The information representing the area set in the data item "region" may be an area divided by administrative divisions, an area having the same or similar climate, or a delivery company. It may be an area representing the same delivery range, or it may be an area divided by any other geographical area. Specifically, for example, "○○ city", "○○ prefecture", "Southern part of ○○ prefecture", "Southeastern Kyushu region" and the like can be mentioned.

As described above, the ranch information data includes various information such as the area to which the ranch belongs. The feed remaining amount data is associated with the farm information data by the farm ID.

<Notification destination information table>
Next, the notification destination information table stored in the storage unit 120 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a notification destination information table.

As shown in FIG. 5, one or more notification destination information data is stored in the notification destination information table. Further, each notification destination information data includes "analysis result", "notification unit", "notification destination terminal", and "notification content" as data items.

The data item "analysis result" is set to the analysis result by the analysis unit 113. In the data item "notification unit", an interval for notifying the terminal 40 of the notification content according to the analysis result is set. In the data item "notification destination terminal", information (for example, terminal ID or the like) of the notification destination terminal 40 for notifying the notification content is set. Information indicating the notification content (for example, a wording, a sentence, a code, etc. representing the notification content) is set in the data item "notification content". In the data item "notification content", information indicating the notification content may be set according to the notification destination terminal 40 (that is, for example, different notification content may be set depending on the notification destination terminal 40). The information to be shown may be set.).

As described above, one or more notification destination information data is stored in the notification destination information table, and each notification destination information data includes information on the notification destination terminal according to the analysis result. As a result, the feed management device 10 can specify the terminal 40 for notifying the notification content and notify the corresponding notification content according to the analysis result. For example, when the analysis result is "there is a feed tank whose remaining amount is below the threshold value", the feed management device 10 notifies the ranch manager terminal 40A and the distributor terminal 40B on a daily basis. You can notify the contents. Similarly, for example, when the analysis result is "there is a feed tank capable of delivering feed at the same time", the feed management device 10 notifies the delivery company terminal 40D of the corresponding notification content on a daily basis. Can be done.

<Processing flow>
Hereinafter, the flow of processing executed by the feed management device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described. First, a case will be described in which the aggregated data is analyzed after the aggregated feed amount data is aggregated to create the aggregated data. Further, after this explanation, as another example, a case where an analysis method for analyzing aggregated data is selected and then aggregation is performed according to the selected analysis method will be described.

The flow of the process executed by the feed management device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow of processing executed by the feed management device 10 according to the present embodiment.

The receiving unit 111 of the feed management processing unit 110 receives the feed remaining amount data from the relay device 30 (step S101). Then, the receiving unit 111 of the feed management processing unit 110 stores the feed remaining amount data received in the above step S101 in the storage unit 120 (step S102). These steps S101 and S102 are repeatedly executed each time the feed remaining amount data is transmitted from the relay device 30.

Subsequent steps S103 to S106 are repeatedly executed at predetermined time intervals. Examples of such a predetermined time include several hours, daily (24 hours), and the like.

The totaling unit 112 of the feed management processing unit 110 uses the feed remaining amount data stored in the storage unit 120, the feed tank information data, and the ranch information data, and the remaining amount included in these feed remaining amount data. Create aggregated data (step S103). Then, the aggregation unit 112 stores the created aggregation data in the storage unit 120. Here, an example of the aggregation method will be described below.

(Aggregation method 1) One axis to be aggregated (for example, "day", "week", etc.)
-For example, when the items to be aggregated are aggregated by "day", the aggregation unit 112 aggregates the remaining amount included in each feed remaining amount data on a daily basis (that is, aggregates on a daily basis for each feed tank). Aggregate data) is created. In this case, as the remaining amount of the aggregated data, among the remaining amount included in the feed remaining amount data belonging to the same day, the remaining amount included in the feed remaining amount data with the latest date and time is used.

For example, when the date and time are expressed by the year, month, day and hour, the data is aggregated daily by the item "year, month and day" which is an abstraction of the data item "date and time" of each feed remaining amount data. It means to aggregate the item values of the item "remaining amount".

-For example, when the items to be aggregated are aggregated by "week", the aggregation unit 112 aggregates the remaining amount included in each feed remaining amount data on a weekly basis (that is, aggregates by the feed tank unit on a weekly basis). Aggregate data) is created. In this case, as the remaining amount of the aggregated data, among the remaining amount included in the feed remaining amount data belonging to the same week, the remaining amount included in the latest feed remaining amount data (or the remaining amount of feed belonging to the same week). The average value of the remaining amount contained in the data) is used.

(Aggregation method 2) There are two axes to be aggregated (for example, "day" and "ranch")
For example, when the items to be aggregated are aggregated by "day" and "ranch", the aggregation unit 112 creates aggregated data in which the remaining amount included in each feed remaining amount data is aggregated daily for each ranch. In this case, the remaining amount of the aggregated data is the total value of the remaining amount included in the feed remaining amount data having the latest date and time among the remaining amount included in the feed remaining amount data belonging to the same day, totaled by the same ranch ID. Is used.

In the above aggregation method 2, the items to be aggregated are "day" and "ranch", but for example, even if the items to be aggregated are "day" and "person in charge", the same person in charge should add up. Can be aggregated in the same way. Similarly, totaling by the same distributor may be aggregated by "day" and "special agent", or totaling by the same delivery company may be aggregated by "day" and "delivery company". , By totaling in the same area, it may be totaled by "day" and "region", or by totaling by the same feed type, it may be totaled by "day" and "feed type".

(Aggregation method 3) Three or more axes to be aggregated For example, when the items to be aggregated are aggregated by "month", "region" and "feed type", the aggregation unit 112 is included in each feed remaining amount data. Create aggregated data that aggregates the remaining amount monthly for each region and feed type. In this case, as the remaining amount of the aggregated data, among the remaining amount included in the feed remaining amount data of the same area and the same feed type and belonging to the same month, the remaining amount included in the latest feed remaining amount data with the date and time ( Alternatively, the average value of the remaining amount included in the feed remaining amount data belonging to the same month) is used.

In addition, in the above-mentioned aggregation method 3, three or more items to be aggregated are "month", "region" and "feed type", but four or more items to be aggregated (for example, "month", "month", " It may be "delivery company", "region", "feed type", etc.).

In addition, the aggregation method shown in the above (aggregation method 1) to (aggregation method 3) is an example, and the aggregation unit 112 is an arbitrary axis (data item) of feed remaining amount data, feed tank information data, and ranch information data. , Or an item in which the data item is abstracted or detailed) can be used as the item to be aggregated to create aggregated data.

Next, the analysis unit 113 of the feed management processing unit 110 analyzes the aggregated data created in step S103 above (step S104). That is, the analysis unit 113 analyzes the aggregated data by various methods using the aggregated data created in step S103, the feed tank information data, and the ranch information data. Here, an example of analysis of aggregated data will be described below. The analysis can be mainly classified into "analysis related to ordering and delivery" and "analysis related to fluctuation of feed increase / decrease ratio in feed tank".

(Analysis related to ordering and delivery: Analysis method 1) Of the aggregated data (aggregated data aggregated by the above aggregated method 1) aggregated daily for each feed tank, the remaining amount represented by the latest aggregated data and the predetermined amount. It is analyzed (determined) whether or not the remaining amount is below the first threshold value by comparing with the first threshold value.

(Analysis related to ordering and delivery: Analysis method 2) Whether or not there is a feed tank that can deliver feed at the same time among the feed tanks for which the remaining amount is determined to be below the first threshold value in the above analysis method 1. To analyze. When feed can be delivered at the same time, for example, there is a geographical relationship in which the delivery companies that deliver feed between multiple feed tanks are the same and these multiple feed tanks can be delivered at the same time (for example, within the same area). There is) such as the case. By delivering feed to these multiple feed tanks at the same time, it is possible to improve the efficiency of feed delivery.

(Analysis related to ordering and delivery: Analysis method 3) The remaining amount is below the first threshold value in the feed tank determined by the above analysis method 1 that the remaining amount is not below the first threshold value. Whether or not there is a feed tank that can be delivered at the same time as the feed is delivered to the feed tank and the remaining amount is below the second threshold value (however, the second threshold value> the first threshold value). analyse.

A feed tank whose remaining amount is not below the first threshold but is below the second threshold is not necessarily a feed tank that requires replenishment of feed, but is a delivery of feed to another feed tank. It means a feed tank that can improve the efficiency of feed delivery by delivering feed at the same time.

The above-mentioned first threshold value to the third threshold value may be set to appropriate values according to, for example, a feed tank, a ranch, and various other conditions (for example, time, season, climate, etc.).

(Analysis related to changes in the rate of increase / decrease in feed in the feed tank: Analysis method 4) Changes in the remaining amount of feed using daily, weekly, and monthly aggregated data for each feed tank, ranch, and region. Analyze changes. For example, when the daily aggregated data for each feed tank is as shown in FIG. 7, the analysis unit 113 analyzes the aggregated data to indicate that "the speed at which the feed is reduced has slowed down" or "the feed has been reduced". It detects that "the speed of decrease in feed has increased", "the frequency of feed replenishment has increased", "the feed has not been replenished", and the like.

By analyzing the changes in these fluctuation trends, it becomes possible to provide useful information for farm operation management and feed development.

For example, if it is obtained as an analysis result that "the speed at which the feed is reduced has slowed down", it is considered that the cause is that the feed composition is not preferable, which is useful information for the feed development of the feed maker. Further, in this case, for example, the condition of the cow is considered to be bad, the environment of the barn is bad, and the like, which is useful information for the effective ranch management of the ranch manager and the person in charge.

In addition, for example, when the analysis result shows that "the speed at which the feed is reduced has increased", it is considered that the reason is that the feed composition is appropriate, which is useful information for feed development of the feed manufacturer. Become.

Further, for example, when it is obtained as an analysis result that "the frequency of feed replenishment has increased", it is considered that it is necessary to order the feed even if there is a remaining amount. In this case, for example, the ranch manager can know that the feed was replenished before the vacation due to a long vacation of a distributor, a delivery company, or the like.

Further, for example, when it is obtained as an analysis result that "the feed is no longer replenished", it is considered that the feed tank is no longer used. For example, the delivery company that delivers and replenishes the feed is the feed tank. It is possible to make a decision such as stopping delivery and replenishment to.

Next, the specifying unit 114 of the feed management processing unit 110 identifies the notification content and the notification destination terminal 40 according to the analysis result in step S104 above (step S105). At this time, the specifying unit 114 refers to the notification destination information table stored in the storage unit 120 to specify the notification destination terminal 40.

For example, when it is analyzed that the remaining amount represented by the latest aggregated data of a certain feed tank is below the first threshold as a result of the above analysis method 1 (that is, the remaining amount is below the threshold). When it is analyzed that there is ”), the specifying unit 114 refers to the notification destination information table and specifies the notification destination and the notification content. For example, in this case, the specifying unit 114 identifies the notification destinations as "ranch manager terminal 40A" and "special agent terminal 40B" from the first notification destination information data in the notification destination information table shown in FIG. ..

In addition, the specific unit 114 specifies the content of the notification according to these notification destinations. Specifically, for example, for the notification destination "ranch manager terminal 40A", the notification content is specified as "there is a feed tank whose remaining amount is a threshold value", etc., and for the "special agent terminal 40B". The content of the notification is specified as "Insufficient feed for XX ranch." Thereby, for example, the ranch manager using the ranch manager terminal 40A can order the feed. Further, for example, the person in charge of using the distributor terminal 40B can notify the feed maker or the delivery company of the feed delivery and replenishment of the relevant feed tank.

Further, for example, when it is analyzed that there is a feed tank capable of delivering feed at the same time as the feed tank in which the feed is delivered and replenished as a result of the above analysis method 2 (that is, "a feed tank capable of delivering feed at the same time" (When analyzed as "yes"), the specific unit 114 refers to the notification destination information table and specifies the notification destination and the notification content. In this case, the specifying unit 114 specifies the notification destination as the "delivery company terminal 40D" from the second notification destination information data in the notification destination information table shown in FIG. Further, the specifying unit 114 specifies the content of the notification according to the notification destination. Specifically, for example, "There is a feed tank that can deliver feed at the same time." As a result, the person in charge of using the delivery company terminal 40D can efficiently deliver the feed.

At this time, the specifying unit 114 may specify the notification destination as the "special agent terminal 40B". As a result, the person in charge of using the distributor terminal 40B can notify the feed maker or the delivery company of the feed delivery and replenishment of the relevant feed tank.

Further, for example, in the feed tank in which the remaining amount is determined not to be below the first threshold value as a result of the above analysis method 3, the feed to the feed tank to which the remaining amount is below the first threshold value is charged. When it is analyzed that there is a feed tank that can be delivered at the same time as delivery and the remaining amount is below the second threshold value, the specific unit 114 refers to the notification destination information table and the notification destination and Identify the content of the notification. In this case, the specifying unit 114 specifies, for example, the notification destination is the "special agent terminal 40B" (and the "delivery company terminal 40D"), and the notification content is "ordering feed" or the like. By notifying the distributor terminal 40B (and the delivery company terminal 40D) of the content of this notification, the feed delivery and replenishment of the corresponding feed tank is notified to the feed maker and the delivery company via the distributor, and a plurality of feed tanks are notified. It is possible to deliver feed to at the same time.

Further, for example, the specific unit 114 analyzes that as a result of the above analysis method 4, "the speed at which feed A decreases has slowed down" or "the speed at which feed B decreases at ranch A has slowed down". If so, the specifying unit 114 refers to the notification destination information table and specifies the notification destination and the notification content. For example, when the analysis result is "the speed at which the feed A is reduced has slowed down", the specifying unit 114 specifies the notification destination as the "feed maker terminal 40C". In addition, the specific unit 114 specifies the content of the notification as, for example, "the speed at which the feed A is reduced is slow." On the other hand, for example, when the analysis result is "the speed at which the feed B is reduced in the ranch A has slowed down", the specifying unit 114 specifies the notification destination as the "ranch manager terminal 40A". Further, the specifying unit 114 specifies the content of the notification as, for example, "the speed at which the feed B is reduced is slowing down in the entire ranch." As a result, the manager of the ranch, the developer of the feed maker, the person in charge of the delivery company, etc. can be used for efficient management of the ranch, effective development of feed, efficient delivery, and the like.

Next, the notification unit 115 of the feed management processing unit 110 notifies the terminal 40 of the specified notification destination of the notification content specified in step S105 above (step S106). At this time, the notification unit 115 may notify arbitrary information (for example, information indicating the latest remaining amount of all feed tanks in the ranch) together with the notification content.

As an example, when the latest remaining amount of all feed tanks in a certain ranch and a message indicating that the feed in a certain feed tank is insufficient are notified to the ranch manager terminal 40A as notification contents. FIG. 8 shows a screen displayed on the ranch manager terminal 40A. On the screen 1000 shown in FIG. 8, various information including the latest remaining amount of all the feed tanks in the ranch is displayed in the remaining amount list 1001. Further, the message 1002 prompting to order the feed is displayed on the screen 1000 shown in FIG. 8, and the ranch manager can order the feed by pressing the “Yes” button 1003, for example. In the message 1002, for example, a message such as "There is a possibility that the feed may run out after ○ days due to the tendency of the feed to decrease" may be displayed.

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As described above, the feed management system 1 according to the present embodiment collects the feed remaining amount data from the sensor 20 for measuring the feed remaining amount in the feed tank installed in the ranch, and variously collects the collected feed remaining amount data. Create aggregated data aggregated on various axes. Then, the feed management system 1 according to the present embodiment analyzes the created aggregated data and notifies the terminal 40 of the contents corresponding to the analysis result.

As a result, for example, the ranch manager can efficiently manage the ranch, the feed maker can develop effective feed, and the delivery company can be efficient. It will be possible to deliver feed. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that there is a distributor as a wholesaler entrusted with the feed sales activity by the feed maker, but the distributor may not be present. If there is no distributor, feed orders and the like are made directly to the feed maker (feed maker terminal 40C).

The feed management device 10 according to the present embodiment has described the case where the predetermined notification content is notified to the predetermined terminal 40 according to the analysis result, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the feed management device 10 is not limited to this, for example, depending on the access from the terminal 40. The analysis result may be viewable on this terminal 40. At this time, depending on the type of the terminal 40 (for example, which of the ranch manager terminal 40A, the distributor terminal 40B, the feed maker terminal 40C, and the delivery company terminal 40D), the analysis result that the terminal 40 can browse and the analysis result The display mode of the analysis result may be different. Specifically, when the terminal 40 is the distributor terminal 40B, the information about the feed tank that needs to be ordered is highlighted and displayed, while when the terminal 40 is the ranch manager terminal 40A, the health of the cow is displayed. Information related to the state is highlighted and displayed.

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Here, the feed management device 10 according to the present embodiment aggregates the feed remaining amount data on various axes (step S103 in FIG. 6), and then analyzes the aggregated results by various analysis methods (step S104 in FIG. 6). ), But it is not limited to this. For example, as another example, the feed management device 10 according to the present embodiment has a feed residue for performing analysis by these analysis methods when one or more analysis methods are selected from a plurality of analysis methods. After aggregating the quantity data on a predetermined axis, the aggregated result may be analyzed by the analysis method selected. As a result, only the aggregation necessary for performing the analysis by the selected analysis method is performed, so that the feed management device 10 according to the present embodiment can efficiently perform the aggregation and analysis.

When selecting two or more analysis methods from a plurality of analysis methods, for example, in order to analyze whether or not "there is a feed tank that can be delivered at the same time" (in other words, "feed that can be delivered at the same time"). If there is a "tank", if you want to be notified to that effect, etc.), you can select the above analysis method 1 and analysis method 3. In this case, for example, only the aggregation necessary for the analysis of the analysis method 1 and the analysis method 2 is performed, and the aggregation and analysis can be efficiently performed.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment disclosed specifically, and various modifications and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of claims.

1 Feed management system 10 Feed management device 20 Sensor 30 Relay device 40 Terminal 110 Feed management processing unit 111 Reception unit 112 Aggregation unit 113 Analysis unit 114 Specific unit 115 Notification unit 120 Storage unit

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When the feed remaining amount data indicating the remaining amount of feed stored in the feed tank is received, the storage means for storing the received feed remaining amount data in the storage unit, and
The remaining amount represented by the feed remaining amount data stored in the storage unit is divided into the feed tank unit, the ranch unit in which the feed tank is installed, or the area unit in which the ranch is located, daily, weekly, or. Aggregation means to create aggregated data aggregated monthly ,
An analysis means for analyzing changes in the fluctuation tendency of the remaining amount using the aggregated data created by the aggregate means, and an analysis means.
When the analysis result by the analysis means indicates that the speed at which the feed is reduced has slowed down, it is possible that the health condition or the breeding environment of the livestock to which the feed is fed may be deteriorated. , The notification means for notifying the first terminal used by the livestock manager ,
A feed management device characterized by having. The notification means is
When the analysis result of the change in the fluctuation tendency indicates that the rate of decrease of the feed has slowed down, the feed development person in charge of the feed manufacturer utilizes the fact that the formula of the feed is not appropriate. The feed management device according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal of 2 is further notified . The notification means is
When the analysis result of the change in the fluctuation tendency indicates that the rate of decrease of the feed has increased, the second terminal is notified that the formulation of the feed is appropriate. The feed management device according to claim 2. The notification means is
When the analysis result of the change in the fluctuation tendency indicates that the replenishment frequency of the feed has increased, the first terminal is notified that it is necessary to order the feed. The feed management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the feed management device is characterized. The notification means is
When the analysis result of the change in the fluctuation tendency indicates that the feed is no longer replenished, the person in charge of delivering and replenishing the feed indicates that the delivery and replenishment of the feed to the feed tank should be stopped. The feed management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the feed management device is notified to a third terminal used by the user. When the feed remaining amount data indicating the remaining amount of feed stored in the feed tank is received, the storage procedure for saving the received feed remaining amount data in the storage unit and the storage procedure.
The remaining amount represented by the feed remaining amount data stored in the storage unit is divided into the feed tank unit, the ranch unit in which the feed tank is installed, or the area unit in which the ranch is located, daily, weekly, or. Aggregation procedure to create aggregated data aggregated monthly and
An analysis procedure for analyzing changes in the fluctuation tendency of the remaining amount using the aggregated data created in the aggregated procedure, and an analysis procedure.
If the analysis result in the analysis procedure indicates that the speed at which the feed is reduced has slowed down, there is a possibility that the health condition of the livestock to which the feed is fed may be deteriorated or the breeding environment may be deteriorated. To the first terminal used by the livestock manager, and the notification procedure.
A feed management method characterized by a computer performing. A program for making a computer function as each means in the feed management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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