JP7583682B2 - Merchandise sales method and product sales system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a product sales method and a product sales system.

Conventionally, there has been an unmanned vending machine in which products such as vegetables and fruits are stored in a storage locker, and consumers can insert coins to remove the products from the storage locker and purchase the products.

However, such unmanned vending machines are devices that allow consumers to select and purchase the products they wish to purchase. Therefore, while some products sell easily in unmanned vending machines, others do not. If products that do not sell well remain in the unmanned vending machine for a long time, the manufacturer may discard such products. Therefore, products may go to waste in unmanned vending machines.

For example, the following technology exists regarding unmanned vending machines. In an unmanned vending system that includes an unmanned vending machine with a label scanning module installed in each vending box and a server, when the module detects that a product label has been torn, it sends product order information to the server. The server then deducts the product price from the user's account based on the product order information. This technology is said to be able to prevent purchasing fraud.

In addition, there is a technology in which, in an ingredient management system equipped with a refrigerator, a server, and a terminal device, the server refers to stored ingredient information received from the refrigerator, proposes recipes according to a preset policy recipe, and transmits information on the proposed recipe to the terminal device. This technology is said to be able to propose recipes according to the current ingredient storage situation, and effectively support the user's cooking activities.

Special Publication No. 2010-522069 JP 2021-89105 A

However, in some cases, producers can promote their products themselves, which can increase consumer willingness to purchase the products and promote sales of the products housed in the unmanned vending machine.

The unmanned sales system described above is a system in which consumers purchase products of their own volition, and does not promote products that producers want. Therefore, this technology relies solely on the consumer's will, and may not be able to increase consumers' willingness to purchase products or promote sales of products stored in the unmanned sales device.

The food ingredient management system described above also only transmits recipes for products stored in the refrigerator to the terminal device, and does not have the producer's intention to sell the products, nor does it promote the products that the producer desires.

Therefore, one aspect of the present invention is to provide a product sales method and a product sales system that promotes the products that producers want, increases consumer purchasing motivation, and promotes product sales.

The product sales method according to the first aspect is a product sales method in a product sales system having an unmanned sales device that stores products to be sold, a server, and a terminal device. The product sales method includes a step in which the server acquires recipe information related to a cooking recipe based on inventory information of the product transmitted from the unmanned sales device and conditions desired by the producer of the product. The product sales method also includes a step in which the server transmits the recipe information and the inventory information to the terminal device. The product sales method further includes a step in which the terminal device displays the recipe information and the inventory information on a display unit.

The product sales system according to the second aspect is a product sales system having an unmanned sales device that stores the products to be sold, a server, and a terminal device. In the product sales system, the server has a processing unit that acquires recipe information related to a cooking recipe based on inventory information of the product transmitted from the unmanned sales device and conditions desired by the producer of the product, and a communication unit that transmits the recipe information and the inventory information to the terminal device. In the product sales system, the terminal device has a display unit that displays the recipe information and the inventory information.

According to one embodiment, producers can promote their desired products, increasing consumer willingness to purchase and promoting product sales.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a product sales system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 illustrates an example of the configuration of a server according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a terminal device according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen according to an embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation according to an embodiment.

[First embodiment]
A first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same or similar parts are denoted by the same or similar reference numerals.

(Example of product sales system configuration)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a product sales system 10 according to an embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the product sales system 10 includes an unmanned sales device 100, a server 200, and a terminal device 300. The unmanned sales device 100, the server 200, and the terminal device 300 are connected to a network 400 and can communicate with each other via the network 400.

Note that while Figure 1 shows an example of one unmanned vending machine 100, there may be multiple machines.

The unmanned vending machine 100 is a machine that stores products such as vegetables and fruits and sells the stored products without any human intervention. The unmanned vending machine 100 may be a storage device that stores products. The unmanned vending machine 100 may have multiple storage lockers. In this case, the unmanned vending machine 100 can store products in each storage locker by the producer or seller. In addition, the unmanned vending machine 100 can allow consumers to take out products from the storage lockers. The product may be taken out by the consumer inserting coins into the slot of the unmanned vending machine 100, or by the consumer inserting bills. In addition, the product may be taken out by an unmanned electronic payment system that allows the consumer to make a payment by holding their smartphone over a display screen provided on the unmanned vending machine 100. This allows the consumer to purchase the desired product. The unmanned vending machine 100 is installed in a predetermined location, for example, along a road. The unmanned vending machine 100 may be a showcase installed in a supermarket or a convenience store.

The unmanned vending machine 100 may not have a storage locker. In this case, the unmanned vending machine 100 may be an unmanned convenience store. Specifically, the unmanned vending machine 10 may be an unmanned payment system in which a consumer makes a payment by holding their smartphone over a display screen installed at the entrance of the unmanned convenience store.

Furthermore, the unmanned sales device 100 may be an unmanned direct sales outlet.

The unmanned vending device 100 can transmit inventory information indicating the presence or absence of a product to the server 200. If the unmanned vending device 100 is a showcase or an unmanned direct sales store, the inventory information may be transmitted to the server 200 by a camera installed near the unmanned vending device 100. In the following, even in this case, it may be described as if the unmanned vending device 100 transmits the inventory information.

As described above, the unmanned vending device 100 can store goods either by the producer or by the seller. However, in the following, it will be explained that the producer stores the goods. Also, the person who stores the goods in the unmanned vending device 100 may be the producer, and the person who sells the goods on the unmanned vending device 100 may be the seller, and storage and sales may be carried out by different persons. In the following, it may be explained that the person who stores and sells the goods on the unmanned vending device 100 is the producer.

The server 200 is a server that manages the unmanned vending machine 100. The server 200 can also transmit inventory information of the unmanned vending machine 100 and recipe information related to cooking recipes to the terminal device 300. In other words, the server 200 searches for recipes based on the inventory information of the unmanned vending machine 100 and the conditions desired by the producer. The server 200 then transmits the inventory information and recipe information to the terminal device 300. Details will be described later.

The server 200 may be separate servers, an inventory information management server that manages the inventory information of the unmanned sales device 100, and a recipe information management server that manages the recipe information. In the following, a single server 200 will be described as managing both the inventory information and the recipe information.

The server 200 may be a cloud server. In this case, some of the resources of the server 200 may be allocated to a terminal device (or a producer).

The terminal device 300 is a terminal device used by a consumer. The consumer can operate the terminal device 300 to access the server 200 and open the display screen to display inventory information and recipe information for the unmanned vending machine 100. FIG. 4 is an example of the display screen. Details will be described later. The consumer can check the inventory of products stored in the unmanned vending machine 100 on the display screen, and then visit the unmanned vending machine 100 to purchase the products.

Returning to FIG. 1, in order to provide such a service to the terminal device 300 (or the user operating the terminal device 300), the server 200 may transmit link information to a pre-registered user. When the consumer clicks on the link information displayed on the terminal device 300, the terminal device 300 may display a specified screen.

When registering as a user, the consumer can operate the terminal device 300 to register consumer information in the server 200. The consumer information includes, for example, the consumer's gender and age. The terminal device 300 transmits the consumer information to the server 200. The server 200 may search for recipes based on the consumer information in addition to inventory information and conditions desired by the producer.

(Regarding product registration procedures and inventory information)
When the producer stores the product in the unmanned vending machine 10, the producer can use a terminal device that the producer owns to carry out a registration procedure for the product. The producer carries out the registration procedure, for example, as follows.

That is, when the producer stores a product in the unmanned vending machine 100, he operates the terminal device to display the registration screen. The producer operates the terminal device to move the icon of the stored product to the display frame. This completes the registration procedure, and the terminal device transmits the registration information to the server 200. Based on the registration information, the server 200 can register in a DB (Data Base) (vegetable inventory management DB) what products are registered in the unmanned vending machine 100. This completes the registration procedure.

Note that the producer may also use the camera of the terminal device to perform the product registration procedure. In this case, the consumer uses the camera to take a picture of the product to be stored, and the terminal device transmits the photographed data to the server 200. The server 200 may then use artificial intelligence or the like to recognize the photographed product based on the photographed data, and register information about the product in the DB, thereby completing the registration procedure.

As described above, the unmanned vending machine 100 transmits inventory information to the server 200. The server 200 can delete information about products stored in the unmanned vending machine 100 by deleting the information about the corresponding products from the vegetable inventory management DB based on the inventory information. This allows the server 200 to know what products are currently stored (or remain) in the unmanned vending machine 100.

(Server configuration example)
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the server 200 according to an embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, the server 200 has a communication unit 210, a processing unit 220, and a memory unit 230.

The communication unit 210 is capable of communicating with the unmanned vending machine 100 and with the terminal device 300. The communication unit 210 receives registration information transmitted from a terminal device held by the producer, and outputs the received registration information to the processing unit 220. The communication unit 210 also receives inventory information from the unmanned vending machine 100, and outputs the received inventory information to the processing unit 220. The communication unit 210 also receives consumer information transmitted from the terminal device 300, and outputs the received consumer information to the processing unit 220.

The processing unit 220 registers in the vegetable inventory management DB 231 of the memory unit 230 what products are registered in each storage locker 110 of the unmanned vending device 100 based on the registration information. The processing unit 220 also deletes the information of the corresponding products registered in the vegetable inventory management DB 231 based on the inventory information. This allows the processing unit 220 to know what products are currently stored in each storage locker 110 in the unmanned vending device 100.

Furthermore, the processing unit 220 acquires recipe information related to cooking recipes based on the product inventory information transmitted from the unmanned vending device 100 and the conditions desired by the product producer. Specifically, the processing unit 220 reads out the products currently stored in the unmanned vending device 100 from the vegetable inventory management DB 231, and searches the recipe DB 232 for recipes using products that meet the conditions desired by the producer among those products.

The conditions desired by the producer can be input into the product sales system 10 using a terminal device held by the producer, for example, when the producer carries out the registration procedure for the product. The terminal device transmits the input conditions desired by the producer to the server 200.

Here we will explain some specific examples of the conditions that producers desire.

The conditions desired by the producer may be the product that the producer wishes to sell. In this case, the processing unit 220 searches the recipe DB 232 for a recipe that uses the product that the producer wishes to sell among the products stored (remaining) in the unmanned vending device 100. This makes it possible to appeal to consumers, for example, the products that the producer wishes to sell among the products stored in the unmanned vending device 100.

The conditions desired by the producer may also be a combination of easy-selling and hard-selling products. In this case, the processing unit 220 searches the recipe DB 232 for recipes that combine easy-selling and hard-selling products among the products stored (remaining) in the unmanned vending device 100. This allows, for example, a producer who wishes to sell hard-selling products among the products stored in the unmanned vending device 100 to appeal to consumers.

Furthermore, the conditions desired by the producer may be conditions based on the harvest yield of the product. The conditions based on the harvest yield of the product may be products with a harvest yield of a predetermined amount or more, or products with a harvest yield of a predetermined amount or less. The processing unit 220 may search the recipe DB 232 for recipes for products with a harvest yield of a predetermined amount or more among the products stored (remaining) in the unmanned vending device 100. The processing unit 220 may also search the recipe DB 232 for recipes for dishes using products with a harvest yield of a predetermined amount or less among the products stored (remaining) in the unmanned vending device 100. This allows, for example, a producer who wishes to sell products with a harvest yield of a predetermined amount or more or products with a harvest yield of a predetermined amount or less among the products stored in the unmanned vending device 100 to appeal to consumers.

Furthermore, the condition desired by the producer may be a condition based on the period of storage in the unmanned vending device 100. The condition based on the period of storage in the unmanned vending device 100 may be a product that has been stored in the unmanned vending device 100 for a predetermined period or more, or may be a product that has been stored in the unmanned vending device 100 for a predetermined period or less. The processing unit 220 may search the recipe DB 232 for a recipe using a product that has been stored in the unmanned vending device 100 for a predetermined period or more among the products stored (remaining) in the unmanned vending device 100. The processing unit 220 may also search the recipe DB 232 for a recipe using a product that has been stored in the unmanned vending device 100 for a predetermined period or less among the products stored (remaining) in the unmanned vending device 100. This allows, for example, a producer who wishes to sell a product that has been stored in the unmanned vending device 100 for a predetermined period or more, or a product that has been stored in the unmanned vending device 100 for a predetermined period or less, to appeal to consumers.

Furthermore, the conditions desired by the producer may be conditions based on the expiration date of the product. The conditions based on the expiration date of the product may be a product whose expiration date is more than a predetermined period, or a product whose expiration date is less than a predetermined period. The processing unit 220 may search the recipe DB 232 for a recipe using a product whose expiration date is more than a predetermined period among the products stored (remaining) in the unmanned vending machine 100. The processing unit 220 may also search the recipe DB 232 for a recipe using a product whose expiration date is less than a predetermined period among the products stored (remaining) in the unmanned vending machine 100. This allows, for example, a producer who wishes to sell a product whose expiration date is more than a predetermined period or a product whose expiration date is less than a predetermined period among the products stored in the unmanned vending machine 100 can appeal to consumers.

The conditions desired by the producers mentioned above are just examples, and other conditions may be acceptable.

Another condition may be a new product (e.g., newly grown vegetables). Another condition may be a product that is not very familiar in the location or area where the unmanned vending device 100 is installed. By selling new or unfamiliar products together with recipe information, it is possible to increase the desire to purchase and increase awareness of the new or unfamiliar product, thereby encouraging continued purchases.

Another condition may be time. For example, it is a time when it is desired to sell products remaining in the unmanned vending machine 100 after a certain time. For example, in an unmanned vending machine 100 that closes at 8 p.m., by setting the time condition to 6 p.m., it becomes possible to appeal to consumers about products remaining after 6 p.m. and recipes that can be made with those products. As the store approaches closing time, producers want to get rid of unsold products, so by setting a time condition, it becomes possible to sell such products appropriately.

Furthermore, the conditions desired by the producer may be a combination of the above conditions.

The processing unit 220 may search for a relevant recipe from the recipe DB 232 based on the consumer information in addition to the inventory information and the conditions desired by the producer. For example, the processing unit 220 may search the recipe DB 232 for multiple recipes that use products that the producer wishes to sell among the products stored (remaining) in the unmanned vending device 100. The processing unit 220 may then search the recipe DB 232 for recipes that match the consumer's gender and/or age.

The consumer information may include the consumer's past browsing history. For example, the processing unit 220 stores the recipe information searched as described above in the memory unit 230 together with the consumer's identification information. Then, when the consumer accesses the server 200 again, the terminal device 300 transmits the consumer's identification information. On the other hand, when the processing unit 220 finds that the consumer's identification information stored in the memory unit 230 matches the consumer's identification information received from the terminal device 300, it reads out the recipe information previously searched as the past browsing history from the memory unit 230. The processing unit 220 may search for recipes from the recipe DB 232 based on the recipe information previously searched, the inventory information described above, and the conditions desired by the producer.

In addition to the inventory information and the conditions desired by the producer, the processing unit 220 may also search for a relevant recipe from the recipe DB 232 based on at least one of the temperature, weather, and season when the consumer purchases the product.

The processing unit 220 may obtain the temperature when the consumer purchases the product from a temperature sensor provided in the unmanned vending device 100. In addition, the processing unit 220 may obtain the time from a timer provided in the unmanned vending device 100 and access a server that checks the weather based on the time to obtain the current weather from the server. In addition, the processing unit 220 may obtain the date from a timer provided in the unmanned vending device 100 and obtain the season based on the obtained date to obtain the season when the consumer purchases the product.

In the manner described above, the processing unit 220 acquires recipe information related to the recipe of the dish, and outputs the recipe information and inventory information to the communication unit 210. At this time, the processing unit 220 reads information related to the display screen of the consumer-oriented site (e.g., an inventory check screen) from the storage unit 230, and transmits this information together with the recipe information and inventory information to the terminal device 300 via the communication unit 210. This enables the terminal device 300 to display the recipe information and inventory information at a specified position on the consumer-oriented site.

(Example of terminal device configuration)
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a terminal device 300 according to an embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device 300 has a communication unit 310, a processing unit 320, a display unit 330, and a memory unit 340.

The communication unit 310 communicates with the server 200 via the network 400.

The processing unit 320 controls the communication unit 310, the display unit 330, and the storage unit 340. The processing unit 320 generates consumer information in response to the consumer's operation on the display unit 330, and transmits the generated consumer information to the server 200 via the communication unit 310. The processing unit 320 also receives recipe information and inventory information transmitted from the server 200 via the communication unit 310, and controls the display unit 330 to display the recipe information and inventory information. At this time, when the processing unit 320 receives information related to the display screen of the consumer-oriented site transmitted from the server 200, it controls the display unit 330 based on the information so that the recipe information and inventory information are displayed at a predetermined position on the consumer-oriented site.

The display unit 330 displays recipe information and inventory information under the control of the processing unit 320. The display unit 330 also displays recipe information and inventory information at a specified position on the consumer-oriented site under the control of the processing unit 320.

Figure 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen according to one embodiment. Figure 4 shows an example of recipe information 331 and inventory information 332 displayed on display unit 330. Figure 4 also shows an example of the display of a consumer-oriented website. As shown in Figure 4, recipe information 331 and inventory information 332 are displayed in a prominent position on the consumer-oriented website. As also shown in Figure 4, recipe information 331 includes the name of a dish ("curry rice") and a photo of the dish (photo of curry).

Note that recipe information 331 may include site information for a recipe site. When a consumer clicks on the portion of the screen of display unit 330 where recipe information 331 is displayed, the display screen can be moved from the consumer site to the recipe site. On the recipe site, for example, specific cooking methods for a dish are displayed.

Returning to FIG. 3, the storage unit 340 is a memory. The storage unit 340 may function as a working memory.

(Example of operation)
Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an operation according to an embodiment. The example of the operation shown in Fig. 5 is mainly executed by the processing unit 220 of the server 200. Note that it is assumed that the vegetable inventory management DB 231 has already registered what products are stored in each storage locker 110 of the unmanned vending machine 100 based on the registration information.

As shown in FIG. 6, in step S10, the processing unit 220 starts processing.

In step S11, the processing unit 220 acquires the inventory information of the product transmitted from the unmanned vending device 100. The processing unit 220 deletes the information of the product stored in the storage locker 110 corresponding to the inventory information from the vegetable inventory management DB 231.

In step S12, the processing unit 220 acquires the conditions desired by the producer. For example, the processing unit 220 acquires the conditions by receiving the conditions transmitted from a terminal device held by the producer.

In step S13, the processing unit 220 acquires the consumer information. For example, the processing unit 220 acquires the consumer information by receiving the consumer information transmitted from the terminal device 300.

In step S14, the processing unit 220 acquires recipe information related to a cooking recipe based on the product inventory information transmitted from the unmanned vending device 100 and the conditions desired by the product producer. For example, the processing unit 220 acquires a recipe (or recipe information) using a product that matches the conditions among the products stored in the unmanned vending device 100 based on the inventory information and the conditions from the recipe DB 232. The processing unit 220 outputs the acquired recipe information and inventory information to the communication unit 210.

As described above, the processing unit 220 may obtain recipe information based on inventory information, the conditions, and further consumer information.

In step S15, the communication unit 210 transmits the recipe information and inventory information to the terminal device 300.

In step S16, the communication unit 310 of the terminal device 300 receives the recipe information and the inventory information, and the display unit 330 displays the recipe information and the inventory information.

Then, in step S17, the processing unit 220 ends the series of processes.

(Effects of the embodiment)
In this way, the product sales system 10 takes into consideration the conditions desired by the producer and displays recipe information on the terminal device 300. Therefore, the product sales system 10 can appeal to consumers the products desired by the producer among the products stored in the unmanned vending device 100. This allows the product sales system 10 to increase consumers' desire to purchase and promote product sales. Furthermore, by promoting product sales, the product sales system 10 can also eliminate waste, such as the disposal of products.

In addition, the product sales system 10 can further increase consumers' desire to purchase the products stored in the unmanned sales device 100 by displaying recipe information on the display unit 330 of the terminal device 300.

(Modification)
In the above example, the producer inputs the conditions desired by the producer one by one using the terminal device. For example, the producer may input a plurality of conditions desired by the producer as one mode. For example, the "mode in which the producer wants to sell the product on the day" includes products sold by the producer, products whose expiration date is within a predetermined period of time, and products whose stay time is also within a predetermined period of time. When the producer registers the products stored in the storage locker 110 in the server 200, the "mode in which the producer wants to sell the product on the day" is displayed on the registration screen of the terminal device, and the producer selects this mode to set the above conditions. The processing unit 220 of the server 200 can search for recipes using products that meet the above conditions as the "mode in which the producer wants to sell the product on the day" among the products stored in the unmanned sales device 100. Note that there may be a plurality of such modes. This makes it possible to reduce the producer's effort in inputting the conditions desired by the producer.

In the above example, the vegetable inventory management DB 231 that manages the inventory of vegetables has been described as an example. For example, a fruit inventory management DB that manages the inventory of fruits, which are products other than vegetables, may be stored in the storage unit 230 of the server 200. Also, for example, a product inventory management DB that manages the inventory of products without distinguishing between vegetables and fruits may be stored in the storage unit 230 of the server 200.

[Other embodiments]
A program for causing a computer to execute each process according to the above-described embodiment may be provided. The program may be recorded in a computer-readable medium. Using the computer-readable medium, it is possible to install the program in the computer. Here, the computer-readable medium on which the program is recorded may be a non-transient recording medium. The non-transient recording medium is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM. Such a recording medium may be the storage unit 230 of the server 200 or the storage unit 340 of the terminal device 300. The processing unit 220 of the server 200 and the processing unit 320 of the terminal device 300 may realize the functions described in the above-described embodiment by reading and executing the programs from the storage units 230 and 340, respectively. Therefore, the processing units 220 and 320 may be processors or controllers such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a DSP (Digital Signal Processor).

Although the embodiments have been described in detail above with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to the above, and various design changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. In addition, the embodiments can be combined together without causing any contradictions.

10: Product sales system 100: Unmanned sales device 110 (110a, 110b, ..., 110i): Storage locker 120 (120a, 120b, 120c, ...): Sensor 130 (130a, 130b, 130c, ...): Communication unit 200: Server 210: Communication unit 220: Processing unit 230: Memory unit 231: Vegetable inventory management DB 232: Recipe DB
250: Inventory display screen 300: Terminal device 310: Communication unit 320: Processing unit 330: Display unit 340: Storage unit

Claims (11)

A method for selling goods in a goods selling system having an unmanned vending machine that stores goods to be sold, a server, and a terminal device, comprising:
The server acquires recipe information related to a recipe for a dish based on inventory information of the product transmitted from the unmanned vending machine and conditions desired by a manufacturer of the product;
The server transmits the recipe information and the inventory information to the terminal device;
a step of causing the terminal device to display the recipe information and the inventory information on a display unit;
A product sales method comprising: A product sales method as described in claim 1, wherein in the acquiring step, when the unmanned vending device stores multiple products, the server acquires recipe information regarding the cooking recipe using the product that is determined in accordance with the conditions among the inventory indicated by the inventory information, based on the inventory information for each of the multiple products transmitted from the unmanned vending device and the conditions desired by the producers of the multiple products for identifying the sales priority among the multiple products. 3. A product sales method as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the acquiring step includes a step in which the server acquires the recipe information and the inventory information based on consumer information regarding the consumer who purchases the product in addition to the inventory information and the conditions. 3. The method for selling merchandise according to claim 1, wherein the condition is a first merchandise that a producer desires to sell. 5. The merchandise sales method according to claim 4 , wherein the condition is a combination of a second merchandise that sells well and a third merchandise that sells poorly. 3. The method for selling merchandise according to claim 1, wherein the condition is based on a harvest yield of the merchandise. The product selling method according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the condition is based on a period during which the product has been stored in the unmanned vending machine. 3. The method for selling a product according to claim 1, wherein the condition is based on a best-before date of the product. The product sales method according to claim 3 , wherein the consumer information is at least one of the consumer's past browsing history, the consumer's age, and the consumer's sex. The product sales method according to claim 1 , wherein the recipe information includes a name of the dish and a photograph of the dish. an unmanned vending device that stores products to be sold;
A server;
A product sales system having a terminal device,
The server,
A processing unit that acquires recipe information related to a recipe for a dish based on inventory information of the product transmitted from the unmanned vending machine and conditions desired by a manufacturer of the product;
a communication unit that transmits the recipe information and the inventory information to a terminal device;
The terminal device has a display unit that displays the recipe information and the inventory information.
Product sales system.

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