JP7702750B2 - Product and information provision system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a product and information provision system. More specifically, it relates to a product and information provision system that can reduce the amount of waste of various products.

Traditionally, consumers have focused on the safety of products, especially food, and when choosing a product, they are increasingly interested in the product itself and the ingredients that make up the product.

Therefore, product providers provide their products by recording information about the ingredients and origin of the product's raw materials, the date of manufacture, etc., on labels affixed to the product's packaging or by recording it on an IC tag.

However, simply providing written or recorded information attached to products means that the information can easily be tampered with or forged, and in fact, this has been done in fact, resulting in low consumer trust and making it difficult for consumers to select products with confidence.

The inventor of the present invention has therefore proposed a technology in which food is provided by attaching a sample of the raw material powder made by powdering the food's ingredients, rather than simply attaching information written or recorded on it to the food (Patent Document 1).

JP 2009-5656 A

The technology described in Patent Document 1 makes it possible to "visualize" food quality, allowing consumers to select foods with peace of mind. However, this does not directly translate into reducing "food waste," which has become a problem in recent years.
Moreover, the need to reduce waste is not limited to food.

The present invention was devised in light of the above, and aims to provide a product and information provision system that can reduce waste.

In order to achieve the above object, the product of the present invention is a product that comprises a second product, which is a predetermined product, and identification information displayed on the second product, and when the predetermined deadline is defined as any one of the best-before date, shipping date, or date by which the number of days remaining until the expiration date is a predetermined number, the second product is a product that is provided together with a first product and has fewer days remaining until the predetermined deadline, and the identification information is accessible to a website that describes information on candidate products that may become the first product.

The product of the present invention is a product that includes a second product, which is a predetermined product, and identification information displayed on the second product, and the second product is a product that is provided together with the first product, and the predetermined deadline is defined as any one of the best-before date, shipping date, or date when the number of days remaining until the expiration date is a predetermined number of days, and when the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second product is not less than the predetermined number of days, the identification information is capable of accessing a website that lists information on one or more first candidate products that may become the first product as information on candidate products that may become the first product, and when the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second product is less than the predetermined number of days, the identification information is capable of accessing a website that lists information on one or more second candidate products that are different from the first candidate products as information on candidate products that may become the first product.

Furthermore, the product of the present invention is a product that includes a second product, which is a predetermined product, and identification information displayed on the second product, the second product being a product provided together with the first product, and the predetermined deadline is defined as any one of the best-before date, shipping date, or date when the number of days remaining until the expiration date is a predetermined number of days, and when the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second product is not less than the predetermined number of days, the identification information is capable of accessing a website on which information on a first candidate product, which is one or more products, is described as information on a candidate product that may become the first food product, and when the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second product is less than the predetermined number of days, the identification information is capable of accessing a website on which information on the first candidate product, which is one or more products, and information on a second candidate product, which is one or more products and different from the first candidate product, is described as information on a candidate product that may become the first product.

The product of the present invention is a product that includes a second product, which is a specified product, and identification information displayed on the second product, where the second product is provided together with a first product and does not satisfy a specified standard, and the identification information is capable of accessing a website that lists information on candidate products that may become the first product.

Here, by providing the second product together with the first product, consumers will be able to obtain both the first product and the second product, and this is expected to reduce unsold products.
In other words, consumers who wish to obtain (purchase) the second product will also obtain the first product in order to obtain the second product, and even if there are concerns that the first product will not sell on its own due to various reasons, it is expected that the first product will be more readily accepted by consumers by being offered together with the second product.

In addition, even if a product is "not expired (e.g., food whose best-before date has not passed)" at any given time, it is possible that it may become an "expired product (e.g., food whose best-before date has passed)" in the future, so stimulating consumer purchasing desire for "products that have not expired" is also important in order to reduce the amount of waste of various products.

In addition, the candidate products, which are products that can become the first product, can be made known to consumers by the identification information that allows access to a website that describes the candidate products.

Here, if the second product is a product whose remaining period until a specified deadline (the "best before date" or "shipping date" or "the date by which the remaining number of days until the expiration date is a specified number of days") is less than a specified number, the second product may be offered at a low price (discounted sale).
Similarly, when the second product is a product that does not meet a predetermined standard (a non-standard product), the second product may be offered at a low price (discounted sale).
Therefore, by offering the first product together with the second product to consumers who wish to obtain (purchase) the inexpensive second product, it is expected that the first product will be more readily accepted by the consumers.

In addition, if the identification information indicates that "the number of days until the specified deadline for the second product is not less than the specified number of days," a website containing information on the first candidate product can be accessed, and if the identification information indicates that "the number of days until the specified deadline for the second product is less than the specified number of days," a website containing information on the second candidate product can be accessed.In this case, the candidate product to be notified to the consumer can be different depending on whether "the number of days until the specified deadline for the second product is less than the specified number of days."
Furthermore, by creating a lineup in which the "second candidate product" is more attractive to consumers than the "first candidate product," it is expected that the second product will be more likely to be accepted by consumers even if "the number of days until the specified deadline for the second product arrives is less than the specified number of days."

Similarly, even if the identification information indicates that "if the number of days until the specified deadline for the second product is not below the specified number of days," a website containing information on the first candidate product can be accessed, and that "if the number of days until the specified deadline for the second product is below the specified number of days," a website containing information on the first candidate product and information on the second candidate product can be accessed, the candidate products notified to the consumer can be different depending on "whether the number of days until the specified deadline for the second product is below the specified number of days."
Furthermore, by creating a lineup in which the "second candidate product" is more attractive to consumers than the "first candidate product," it is expected that the second product will be more likely to be accepted by consumers even if "the number of days until the specified deadline for the second product arrives is less than the specified number of days."

In order to achieve the above object, the information provision system of the present invention is an information provision system for providing information on a candidate product that can be a first product to be provided together with a second product, and includes a product information recording means for recording information including information on a predetermined deadline, which is one of the product's best-before date, shipping deadline, or deadline when the number of days remaining until the expiration date is a predetermined number of days; a candidate product selection means for checking the information on the predetermined deadline recorded in the product information recording means, on the condition that a request for output of the candidate product information is received from a consumer's terminal, and selecting a first candidate product that is one or more products as the candidate product if the number of days remaining until the predetermined deadline of the second product is not less than the predetermined number of days, and selecting a second candidate product that is one or more products and different from the first candidate product as the candidate product if the number of days remaining until the predetermined deadline of the second product is less than the predetermined number of days; and an output means for outputting information on the candidate products selected by the candidate product selection means to the consumer's terminal.

Furthermore, the information provision system of the present invention is an information provision system for providing information on a candidate product that can be a first product to be provided together with a second product, and includes a product information recording means for recording information including information on a predetermined deadline, which is one of the product's best-before date, shipping date, or a deadline when the number of days remaining until the expiration date is a predetermined number of days; a candidate product selection means for checking the information on the predetermined deadline recorded in the product information recording means, on the condition that a request for output of the candidate product information is received from a consumer's terminal, and selecting a first candidate product, which is one or more products, as the candidate product if the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second product is not less than the predetermined number of days, and selecting the first candidate product and a second candidate product, which is one or more products and different from the first candidate product, as the candidate products if the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second product is less than the predetermined number of days; and an output means for outputting information on the candidate products selected by the candidate product selection means to the consumer's terminal.

Here, the candidate product selection means selects the first candidate product as the candidate product when "the number of days remaining until the specified deadline for the second product is not below the specified number of days," and selects the second candidate product as the candidate product when "the number of days remaining until the specified deadline for the second product is below the specified number of days," and can select a different candidate product depending on "whether the number of days remaining until the specified deadline for the second product is below the specified number of days."
Furthermore, considering that the output means outputs the candidate products selected by the candidate product selection means, by forming a lineup of products in which the "second candidate product" is more attractive to consumers than the "first candidate product," it is expected that the second product will be more likely to be accepted by consumers even when "the number of days until the specified deadline for the second product arrives is less than the specified number of days."

Similarly, when the candidate product selection means selects the first candidate product as the candidate product when "the number of days until the specified deadline for the second product is not below the specified number of days," and selects the first candidate product and the second candidate product as the candidate products when "the number of days until the specified deadline for the second product is below the specified number of days," the selected candidate product can be different depending on "whether the number of days until the specified deadline for the second product is below the specified number of days."
Furthermore, considering that the output means outputs the candidate products selected by the candidate product selection means, by forming a lineup of products in which the "second candidate product" is more attractive to consumers than the "first candidate product," it is expected that the second product will be more likely to be accepted by consumers even when "the number of days until the specified deadline for the second product arrives is less than the specified number of days."

In addition, the output means outputs information about the candidate products selected by the candidate product selection means to the consumer's terminal, thereby making the consumer aware of the candidate products, which is expected to lead to the provision (sale) of the candidate products.

Furthermore, when the candidate product selection means reads the identification information displayed on the second product at the consumer's terminal, identifies the second product based on the information transmitted from the consumer's terminal, and selects a candidate product that is a product that can become the first product to be provided together with the identified second product, the "second product" can be identified simply by reading the identification information, without the consumer having to identify the "second product."

By the way, "commodity" here includes both "primary products" and "secondary products."
Moreover, the term "product" herein may be singular or plural.

Furthermore, the term "commodity" here includes "food", and includes both "food (primary product)" and "food (secondary product)".
That is, it is intended to include not only foods and drinks (fresh foods, animal foods, plant foods, processed foods, frozen foods, luxury foods, seasoning materials, health foods, supplements, beverages, processed materials, etc.) intended for the intake of nutrients or for personal enjoyment, but also medicines and quasi-drugs. For example, herbal medicines are also included. It is also intended to include feed, aquaculture feed, dog food, and other products intended for fish and animals.

In this context, "food (primary products)" refers to unprocessed fresh foods, animal foods, and plant foods themselves, such as vegetables such as radishes and cabbage, and raw meat such as chicken and beef. Other examples include fruits, beans, shellfish, and fish.

Food (secondary products) here refers to products made from unprocessed fresh foods, unprocessed animal foods, or unprocessed plant foods, such as mochi (rice cakes), buns, pickles, stir-fried vegetables, steaks, hamburgers, ramen, bento boxes, bread, milk, cheese, beer, wine, sake, whiskey, frozen foods, canned foods, bottled tea and juice, coffee, and soft drinks.

Moreover, here, "secondary products" not only include secondary products processed using primary products as raw materials, but also secondary products processed using secondary products as raw materials. For example, it includes tamagoyaki (Japanese rolled eggs) made by purchasing seasoned eggs as raw materials and baking them. Moreover, here, "secondary products" also includes secondary products purchased using secondary products as raw materials. For example, it includes bento boxes packed with purchased tamagoyaki (Japanese rolled eggs) purchased as raw materials.

In addition, "providing both" in this case includes not only the case where the first product and the second product are sold in a brick-and-mortar store, but also the case where the first product and the second product are sold through internet sales or mail order sales and the first product and the second product are provided through home delivery services, etc.

In addition, with regard to "provided together," the "first product" may be singular or plural, and the "second product" may also be singular or plural.
In other words, "provided together" may mean any of the following combinations: (1) a combination of a "single first product" and a "single second product," (2) a combination of a "single first product" and a "multiple second products," (3) a combination of "multiple first products" and a "single second product," or (4) a combination of "multiple first products" and "multiple second products."

In addition, the combination of the "first product" and the "second product" here may be any of the following: (1) the same product, (2) products of the same type or category, or (3) different products.

"Same kind of product" means that the products are in a relationship where they can be "identified as products." For example, cream buns and jam buns have in common that they are both sweet buns, but they are not the same kind of product because they are different types of sweet buns. Cream buns are not the same kind of product if the cream is a different color. In other words, products with different exterior colors are not the same kind of product. Similarly, red wine and white wine cannot be said to be the same kind of product because they are not in a relationship where they can be "identified as products" even if they are made using the same farming methods and come from the same farm.

In addition, the "best before date" here means "the date by which the product can be eaten deliciously without any change in quality," and does not mean that the product becomes inedible immediately after the best before date.

In addition, the "best before" here means the date by which the food can be safely eaten, meaning that it is no longer edible after the best before date.

Furthermore, the "shipping deadline" here means the deadline by which a wholesaler or manufacturer can deliver to a retailer, and if the shipping deadline passes, commercial practice means that the product will be returned by the retailer to the wholesaler or manufacturer.
In addition, the "shipping deadline" is often "one third of the food's best-before date" in commercial practice (for example, if the food has a best-before date six months from the date of manufacture, the shipping deadline is two months from the date of manufacture), but the "shipping deadline" here may be "one fourth of the food's best-before date." It may also be "two months before the food's best-before date" or "one year before the food's expiration date."

The product and information provision system of the present invention can reduce the amount of waste of various products.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of a food product of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram (1) for explaining a description of a website. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram (2) for explaining a description of a website. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram (3) for explaining a description of a website. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of a food information providing system of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining a food information recording means.

Hereinafter, a mode for carrying out the invention (hereinafter, referred to as an "embodiment") will be described.
Here, in this embodiment, the explanation will be given based on April 21, 2022 as the base date, in other words, if the expiration date is before April 20, 2022, the expiration date has passed, and if the expiration date is after April 21, 2022, the expiration date has not yet arrived. The explanation will be given in the following order.
1. First embodiment 2. Second embodiment 3. Modification

1. First embodiment
[Configuration Description]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a food product, which is an example of a product to which the present invention is applied. The food product A shown here is constituted by including a food product 1.
Specifically, food product A is food 1B wrapped in vinyl 2 with sticker 3 affixed to vinyl 2.

Here, food 1B is a food that is not traded (sold) as a standalone food, but is provided (sold) together with food 1A.
That is, a consumer who wishes to obtain (purchase) food product 1B must also obtain (purchase) food product 1A.

As shown in FIG. 1, the sticker 3 also displays identification information 4 (such as a two-dimensional barcode) that allows access to information about the food product 1A.
The identification information 4 (e.g., a two-dimensional barcode) here has a URL recorded therein, and by reading the identification information 4 with a consumer terminal such as a smartphone, it is possible to access a website containing "information on food 1A" via the Internet.

Specifically, when the identification information 4 displayed on the sticker 3 is read by the consumer's terminal, a website containing information about the food product 1A, as shown in Figure 2, is displayed on the consumer's terminal.

Strictly speaking, the "information on Food 1A" listed on the website refers to information on candidate foods that consumers can select and purchase together with "Food 1B" as "Food 1A." In other words, it refers to foods that can become "Food 1A" if selected by consumers (candidate foods for Food 1A).

Here, if the expiration date of food product 1B is after April 21, 2022 (i.e., if the expiration date of food product 1B has not yet arrived), the website accessed via identification information 4 lists "information on food product aaa" and "information on food product bbb" as "information on food product 1A" (see Figure 2(a)).

Information on Food AAA includes information on the expiration date of Food AAA (specifically, "Expiration date: May 20, 2022"), information on the expiration date of Food AAA (specifically, "Expiration date: August 20, 2022"), and the price of Food AAA (specifically, "Price: 1,500 yen").

Information on food bbb includes information on the expiration date of food bbb (specifically, "Expiration date: May 19, 2022"), information on the expiration date of food bbb (specifically, "Expiration date: August 19, 2022"), and the price of food bbb (specifically, "Price: 800 yen").

In addition, if the expiration date of food product 1B is on or before April 20, 2022 (i.e., if the expiration date of food product 1B has passed), the website accessed via identification information 4 lists "information on food product eee" and "information on food product fff" as "information on food product 1A" (see FIG. 2(b)).

Information on Food eee includes information on the expiration date of Food eee (specifically, "Expiration date: August 20, 2022"), information on the expiration date of Food eee (specifically, "Expiration date: November 20, 2022"), and the price of Food eee (specifically, "Price: 1,000 yen").

Information on food fff includes information on the expiration date of food fff (specifically, "Expiration date: September 19, 2022"), information on the expiration date of food fff (specifically, "Expiration date: December 19, 2022"), and the price of food fff (specifically, "Price: 1,200 yen").

[effect]
In the above-mentioned example of a food product to which the present invention is applied, food 1B and food 1A are provided together, in other words, food 1B is provided (sold) only together with food 1A, so that when food 1B is provided, not only food 1B but also food 1A is inevitably provided. In this way, food 1A can be provided to consumers together with food 1B, and by preventing the waste of food 1A, a reduction in food waste can be achieved.

In one example of a food product to which the present invention is applied, the "information about food 1A" differs depending on whether or not the expiration date of food 1B has passed, and if "food eee" or "food fff" is a popular product, it can be expected that consumers who wish to obtain (purchase) "food eee" or "food fff" will be able to obtain (purchase) it, even if the expiration date of food 1B has passed.

2. Second embodiment
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining a configuration example of a food information providing system, which is an example of an information providing system to which the present invention is applied.
The system is for providing (selling) the food product A shown in FIG.

The food information system 11 shown in FIG. 3 is configured to be able to exchange various information with a consumer terminal 13 used by a person (consumer) who wishes to purchase a food product via the Internet 12.

The food information providing system 11 also has a food information recording means 14, an inventory information checking means 15, a candidate food selection means 16, and an information output means 17.

Here, the food information recording means 14 is an example of a "product information recording means" and is configured to be able to record "information on food 1B,""information on food aaa,""information on food bbb,""information on food ccc,""information on food ddd,""information on food eee," and "information on food fff."
Furthermore, based on past sales records, etc., it is known that "Food ddd,""Foodeee," and "Food fff" are popular products among consumers.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the best-before date, expiry date, list price, and stock quantity are recorded for food 1B under "control number 1."
Specifically, the information recorded is "1B" as the name, "April 25, 2022" as the expiration date, "July 25, 2022" as the expiry date, "1,000 yen" as the list price, and "30" as the stock quantity. Note that the stock quantity increases or decreases depending on the sale or purchase of food 1B.

Additionally, for food item aaa, the best before date, expiry date, list price, and stock quantity are recorded under "control number 2."
Specifically, information such as the name "aaa", the expiration date "May 20, 2022", the expiration date "August 20, 2022", the list price "1,500 yen", and the stock quantity "100" is recorded. Note that the stock quantity increases or decreases depending on the sale or purchase of food aaa.

Furthermore, for food bbb, the best before date, expiry date, list price, and stock quantity are recorded under "control number 3."
Specifically, the information recorded is "bbb" as the name, "May 19, 2022" as the expiration date, "August 19, 2022" as the expiry date, "800 yen" as the list price, and "20" as the stock quantity. Note that the stock quantity increases or decreases depending on the sale or purchase of food bbb.

In addition, for food ccc, the best before date, expiration date, list price, and stock quantity are recorded under "control number 4."
Specifically, the information recorded is the name "ccc", the expiration date "June 10, 2022", the use-by date "September 10, 2022", the list price "700 yen", and the stock quantity "0". Note that the stock quantity increases or decreases depending on the sale or purchase of the food product ccc.

In addition, for food ddd, the best-before date, expiration date, list price, and stock quantity are recorded under "control number 5."
Specifically, the information recorded is "ddd" as the name, "July 10, 2022" as the expiration date, "October 10, 2022" as the expiry date, "500 yen" as the list price, and "0" as the stock quantity. Note that the stock quantity increases or decreases depending on the sale or purchase of food ddd.

In addition, for food eee, the best-before date, expiry date, list price, and stock quantity are recorded under "control number 6."
Specifically, information such as the name "eee", the expiration date "August 20, 2022", the use-by date "November 20, 2022", the list price "1,000 yen", and the stock quantity "20" is recorded. Note that the stock quantity increases or decreases depending on the sale or purchase of the food eee.

In addition, for food item fff, the best before date, expiration date, list price, and stock quantity are recorded under "control number 7."
Specifically, the information recorded is "fff" as the name, "September 19, 2022" as the expiration date, "December 19, 2022" as the expiry date, "1200 yen" as the list price, and "50" as the stock quantity. Note that the stock quantity increases or decreases depending on the sale or purchase of the food fff.

In addition, the inventory information confirmation means 15 is configured to be able to confirm the inventory quantity recorded in the food information recording means 14 when a consumer requests information on the food 1A (specifically, when the identification information 4 shown in Figure 1 is read).
Specifically, the identification information 4 is read by the consumer terminal 13, and when information is received from the consumer terminal 13 indicating a desire to output information on food 1A, the inventory information for foods aaa to fff is accessed to confirm the inventory.

The inventory information confirmation means 15 checks "information on the stock quantity of foods aaa through fff" as well as "information on the expiration dates of foods aaa through fff." If the expiration date has passed, the means 15 determines that the food is out of stock.

In this embodiment, confirmation by the inventory information confirmation means 15 reveals that "food aaa,""foodbbb,""foodeee," and "food fff" are in stock.
Furthermore, confirmation by the inventory information confirmation means 15 reveals that none of the foods aaa through fff have passed their expiration date.

Furthermore, if the expiration date of food 1B has not yet arrived, the candidate food selection means 16 selects "food aaa,""foodbbb," and "food ccc" as foods (candidate foods) that could become food 1A.
On the other hand, if the expiration date of food 1B has passed, "food ddd,""foodeee," and "food fff" are selected as foods (candidate foods) that can become food 1A.

In this embodiment, since the expiration date of food 1B has not yet arrived, the candidate food selection means 16 selects the foods that are in stock ("Food aaa" and "Food bbb") from among "Food aaa", "Food bbb", and "Food ccc" as candidate foods.

In addition, the expiration date of food 1B will pass five days later on April 26, 2022, so the candidate food selection means 16 selects as candidate foods the foods that are in stock from among "food ddd," "food eee," and "food fff" (if the stock situation is as shown in FIG. 4 after five days, then "food eee" and "food fff").

Furthermore, the information output means 17 is configured to be able to output information to the consumer terminal 13 based on the selection results of the candidate food selection means 16 .
Specifically, the information output means 17 in this embodiment outputs information as shown in FIG.

[effect]
In the food information providing system 11 to which the present invention is applied as described above, when a consumer requests information on food 1A, information on candidate foods is output, thereby promoting sales of food 1A and reducing food waste by preventing the disposal of food 1A.

In addition, in the food information provision system 11 to which the present invention is applied, when food 1B has passed its expiration date, popular products such as "food eee" and "food fff" are selected as candidate foods, thereby promoting the sale of food 1B and reducing food waste by preventing the disposal of food 1B, which has passed its expiration date.

3. Modifications
[Modification 1]
In the first embodiment described above, an example is given of a case where, when food 1B has passed its expiration date, "information about food eee" and "information about food fff" are displayed instead of "information about food aaa" and "information about food bbb". However, it is sufficient if the consumer is made to want to obtain (purchase) food 1A, and, as shown in Figure 2(c), "information about food eee" and "information about food fff" may be displayed in addition to "information about food aaa" and "information about food bbb".

[Modification 2]
In the second embodiment described above, an example is given of selecting "Food eee" and "Food fff" instead of "Food aaa" and "Food bbb" when Food 1B has passed its expiration date; however, it is sufficient if the consumer is made to want to obtain (purchase) Food 1A, and in addition to "Food aaa" and "Food bbb", "Food eee" and "Food fff" may be selected.

[Modification 3]
In the first and second embodiments described above, the focus is on the "best before date," and an example is given in which popular foods ("food eee" and "food fff") are selected as candidate foods when "food 1B has passed its best before date" is used as the criterion for "expired (i.e., the number of days remaining until the expiration date is 0)," however, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, the criterion may be "the best before date is about to expire (e.g., 10 days left until the best before date)," or the criterion may be "shipping by" and the criterion may be "shipping by" or "the shipping by date is about to expire (e.g., 7 days left until the shipping by date)," or the criterion may be "the best before date is about to expire (e.g., 14 days left until the best before date)," and the criterion may be "the best before date is about to expire (e.g., 14 days left until the best before date)."

[Modification 4]
In the above-mentioned first and second embodiments, the case where the products handled are "food" is given as an example for explanation, but the products handled do not necessarily have to be "food" and may be "non-food" products.

1. Food 2. Vinyl 3. Sticker 4. Identification information (two-dimensional barcode)
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 11 Food information providing system 12 Internet 13 Consumer terminal 14 Food information recording means 15 Stock information confirmation means 16 Candidate food selection means 17 Information output means

Claims (5)

An information providing system for providing information on a candidate product which is a product that can be a first product to be provided together with a second product, comprising:
Information on a predetermined deadline, which is any one of the expiration date, shipping deadline, and deadline when the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second product is a predetermined number; and
Information on a first candidate product, which is one or more products;
Information on a second candidate product, which is one or more products, is a product different from the first candidate product and is more popular than the first candidate product; and
A product information recording means for recording information including the above.
a candidate product selection means for, on condition that a request for output of information on the candidate products is received from a consumer's terminal, checking information on the predetermined deadline recorded in the product information recording means, and selecting the first candidate product as the candidate product if the number of days remaining until the predetermined deadline for the second product is not less than a predetermined number of days, and selecting the second candidate product as the candidate product if the number of days remaining until the predetermined deadline for the second product is less than the predetermined number of days;
and an output means for outputting information on the candidate products selected by the candidate product selection means to a terminal of the consumer,
The candidate product selection means
By reading the identification information displayed on the second product with the consumer's terminal, the second product is identified based on the information transmitted from the consumer's terminal, and the candidate product which is a product that can become the first product to be provided together with the identified second product is selected.
Information provision system. An information providing system for providing information on a candidate product which is a product that can be a first product to be provided together with a second product, comprising:
Information on a predetermined deadline, which is any one of the expiration date, shipping deadline, and deadline when the number of days remaining until the expiration date of the second product is a predetermined number; and
Information on a first candidate product, which is one or more products;
Information on a second candidate product, which is one or more products, is a product different from the first candidate product and is more popular than the first candidate product; and
A product information recording means for recording information including the above.
a candidate product selection means for, on condition that a request for output of information on the candidate products is received from a consumer's terminal, checking information on the specified deadline recorded in the product information recording means, and selecting the first candidate product as the candidate product if the number of days remaining until the specified deadline for the second product is not less than a specified number of days, and selecting the first candidate product and the second candidate product as the candidate products if the number of days remaining until the specified deadline for the second product is less than the specified number of days;
and an output means for outputting information on the candidate products selected by the candidate product selection means to a terminal of the consumer,
The candidate product selection means
By reading the identification information displayed on the second product with the consumer's terminal, the second product is identified based on the information transmitted from the consumer's terminal, and the candidate product which is a product that can become the first product to be provided together with the identified second product is selected.
Information provision system. The product information recording means includes:
information on the number of stocks of the first candidate product and information on the number of stocks of the second candidate product are recorded;
The candidate product selection means
Select the first candidate product that is in stock and the second candidate product that is in stock.
The information providing system according to claim 1 or 2. The product information recording means includes:
information on the expiration date of the first candidate product and information on the expiration date of the second candidate product are recorded;
The first candidate product whose expiration date has passed is determined to be out of stock,
The second candidate product whose expiration date has passed is determined to be out of stock.
The information providing system according to claim 3. The first product and the second product are food products.
3. The information providing system according to claim 1 or 2.

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