JP7601438B2 - Supplement formulation support system and supplement formulation support method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a supplement blending support system and a supplement blending support method.

In recent years, as health consciousness has grown, the market for supplements has expanded as a means of maintaining health. However, determining the optimal combination of supplements to take requires specialized knowledge. In response to this issue, technologies have been proposed that suggest and even provide optimal supplement combinations to users.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a supplement blending support system that determines the blending of supplements by comparing information about the user, biometric information acquired by sensors and devices, and external environmental information with the user's purpose for taking supplements, such as the ideal intake amount of supplements, and the user's goals and other ideal conditions.

The supplement blending support system disclosed in Patent Document 1 can support users in blending optimal supplements to meet various health-related objectives and goals, such as nutrient supplementation and strengthening, disease prevention, fatigue recovery, beauty and dieting, etc. However, in order for users to achieve their health-maintenance objectives and goals, it is considered more effective to take a comprehensive approach that involves not only taking optimal supplements but also making various behavioral changes in the user's life, such as appropriate exercise, diet, and sleep.

For example, if a user's goal is to go on a diet, in addition to taking supplements with a suitable composition for dieting, the user can more effectively achieve their goal by maintaining their motivation and encouraging behavioral change through eating a lower-calorie diet, exercising regularly, and using consumer products and services related to dieting.

JP 2017-207819 A

Conventional technology has made it difficult to provide supplement formulation support with a more comprehensive approach to help users achieve their health goals and objectives.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide support for blending supplements with a more comprehensive approach to help users achieve their health objectives and goals.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the supplement blending support system of the present invention includes a first acquisition unit that acquires a supplement blend desired by a user, an identification unit that identifies the characteristic elements of the user that are associated with the supplement blend, a storage unit that stores information about products that have an association with the characteristic elements of the user, a search unit that searches the storage unit for information about products that have an association with the identified characteristic elements of the user, a calculation unit that determines supplement blending standard information from the supplement blend and the characteristic elements of the user, a supply unit that supplies supplements based on the supplement blending standard information determined by the calculation unit, and a display unit that displays information about the products.

The supplement blending support system according to the present invention may further include an adjustment unit that adjusts the supplement blending standard information based on the user's physical information, and the supply unit may supply supplements based on the supplement blending standard information adjusted by the adjustment unit.

In addition, in the supplement blending support system according to the present invention, the adjustment unit may further adjust the supplement blending standard information based on the tolerable upper limit amount information of the supplement blend for the user.

In addition, in the supplement blending support system according to the present invention, the characteristic elements of the user may include the user's purpose for taking the supplement blend, and the supplement blending standard information may be further adjusted based on the purpose for taking the supplement.

The supplement blending support system according to the present invention may further include an analogy unit that infers the user's purpose for taking the supplement blend from the user's physical information, lifestyle information, bioinformation acquired by a sensor, and external environment information, and the search unit may search for information about the product from the memory unit using the inferred purpose for taking the supplement.

The supplement blending support system according to the present invention may further include an evaluation reception unit that receives user evaluations of the product-related information displayed on the display unit, and the search unit may adjust search settings based on the received evaluations.

The supplement blending support system according to the present invention may further include a second acquisition unit that acquires information regarding the user's purchase of the information regarding the product displayed on the display unit, and the information regarding the product associated with the characteristic element of the user stored in the memory unit may be updated based on the acquired information regarding the purchase.

The supplement blending support system according to the present invention may also include a supplement supplying device, a user device, and a management server device, all connected to each other via a network, the supplement supplying device including the supply unit, the user device including the first acquisition unit and the calculation unit, the management server device including the memory unit and the search unit, and the supplement supplying device or the user device including the display unit.

In addition, in the supplement blending support system according to the present invention, the supplement supply device further includes a slot section for storing a plurality of cartridges containing supplements each having an IC chip that stores information on at least one of the supplement blend type and remaining amount, and the supplement blending standard information may be further adjusted based on the information stored in the IC chip.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the supplement blending support method according to the present invention includes a first acquisition step of acquiring a supplement blend desired by a user, a specification step of identifying the characteristic elements of the user that are associated with the supplement blend, a storage step of storing information about products that are associated with the characteristic elements of the user in a storage unit, a search step of searching the storage unit for information about products that are associated with the identified characteristic elements of the user, a calculation step of determining supplement blending standard information from the supplement blend and the characteristic elements of the user, a supply step of supplying supplements based on the supplement blending standard information determined in the calculation step, and a display step of displaying information about the products.

The supplement blending support method according to the present invention may further include an adjustment step in which the supplement blending standard information is adjusted based on the user's physical information, and the supply step may supply supplements based on the supplement blending standard information adjusted in the adjustment step.

In addition, in the supplement blending support method according to the present invention, the adjustment step may further adjust the supplement blending standard information based on information on the tolerable upper limit amount of the supplement blend for the user.

In addition, in the supplement blending support method according to the present invention, the characteristic elements of the user may include the user's purpose for taking the supplement blend, and the supplement blending standard information may be further adjusted based on the purpose for taking the supplement.

The supplement blending support method according to the present invention may further include an inference step of inferring the user's purpose for taking the supplement blend from the user's physical information, lifestyle information, bioinformation acquired by a sensor, and external environment information, and the search step may search for information about the product from the memory unit using the inferred purpose for taking the supplement.

The supplement blending support method according to the present invention may further include an evaluation reception step for receiving an evaluation by a user of the information related to the product displayed in the display step, and the search step may adjust search settings based on the received evaluation.

The supplement blending support method according to the present invention may further include a second acquisition step of acquiring information regarding the user's purchase of the information regarding the product displayed in the display step, and information regarding the product associated with the characteristic element of the user stored in the memory unit may be updated based on the acquired information regarding the purchase.

According to the present invention, the user's characteristic elements that are associated with the user's desired nutrient mix are identified, information about products that are associated with the user's characteristic elements is displayed, and supplements to be provided are determined based on the nutrient mix and the user's characteristic elements, thereby providing supplement mix support with a more comprehensive approach to achieving the user's health objectives and goals.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a supplement blending support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a management server device provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a user device provided in the supplement blending assistance system according to this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a supplement supplying device provided in the supplement blending assisting system according to this embodiment. FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing the configuration of a supplement supplying device provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. FIG. 6 is a front view of a supplement supplying device provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a user information table provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a user history table provided in the supplement blending assistance system according to this embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an ejection history table provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a supplement supply device management table provided in the supplement blending assistance system according to this embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a cartridge management table provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a supplement management table provided in the supplement blending assistance system according to this embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a button information table provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a tag information table provided in the supplement blending assistance system according to this embodiment. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a button association information table provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a management screen of the management server device provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a user-specific association management information table provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a product information table provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a product correlation information table included in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a management screen of the management server device provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. FIG. 21 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen provided in the supplement blending support system according to this embodiment. FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a user device provided in the supplement blending assistance system according to this embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
[Configuration of supplement blending support system]
First, an overview of a supplement blending support system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The supplement blending support system 1 identifies a user's characteristic elements based on a supplement blend desired by the user, displays information on products associated with the user's characteristic elements on a user device 200, and supplies a specified supplement from a supplement supply device 400 based on the supplement blend and the user's characteristic elements.

As shown in FIG. 1, the supplement blending support system 1 includes, for example, a management server device 100, a user device 200, a wearable device 300 worn by a user, and a supplement supply device 400. For example, the management server device 100, the user device 200, and the supplement supply device 400 are connected to each other via a network 2 such as the Internet. The network 2 may include a wireless network constructed by a wireless base station (not shown).

The user device 200 and the wearable device 300 are connected to each other via a short-range wireless communication network such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE, registered trademark, the same applies below). The user device 200 and the supplement supply device 400 are connected to each other via network 2, but are also connected to each other via a short-range wireless communication network such as BLE, RFID, or NFC.

The management server device 100 and the supplement supply device 400 may be configured not to be connected by the network 2, and the management server device 100 may communicate with the supplement supply device 400 via the user device 200 by short-range wireless communication.

The supplement supply device 400 may also be configured to operate as an offline standalone terminal.

[Configuration of Management Server Device]
The management server device 100 includes a processor 10, a memory 11, a storage 12, a communication interface 13, and an input/output interface 14, which are electrically connected to each other via a bus.

The management server device 100 is an information processing device used by a system administrator or the like when maintaining and managing the supplement blending support service. For example, a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or personal computer can be used. The management server device 100 maintains basic service information, master information, and management information related to the supplement blending support service, and provides various information to the user device 200, such as information related to the products that support supplement blending.

The processor 10 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and executes programs stored in the storage 12 and deployed in the memory 11 to achieve the necessary processing.

Memory 11 is a volatile storage device such as a dynamic random access memory (DRAM).

Storage 12 is a non-volatile storage device such as a hard disk drive (HDD). In addition to storing a user authentication program and a supplement blending support program, storage 12 may also contain a database such as tables 500 to 565, which will be described later.

The communication interface 13 is an interface circuit for network connection between the management server device 100 and various external electronic devices.

The input/output interface 14 includes information input devices such as a mouse and keyboard, an LCD display, etc.

[Configuration of user device]
The user device 200 includes a processor 20 , a memory 21 , a storage 22 , a communication interface 23 , an input/output interface 24 , a touch panel 25 , and a sensor unit 26 .

The user device 200 acquires the supplement combination desired by the user input by the user, identifies the user's characteristic elements that are associated with the supplement combination, and displays information about products associated with the identified characteristic elements. The user device 200 also determines, by calculation, supplement information that the user should take based on the supplement combination and presents it to the user. The user device 200 is also an information processing device that transmits the acquired supplement combination to the management server device 100 via the network 2. The user device 200 is also configured to notify the supplement supply device 400 of a supplement supply instruction. The user device 200 can be, for example, a mobile device that can be carried by the user, such as a smartphone, feature phone, PDA, or tablet computer.

The processor 20, memory 21, storage 22, and input/output interface 24 may be configured in the same manner as those provided in the management server device 100 described above.

The communication interface 23 is an interface circuit for network connection between the user device 200 and various external electronic devices. In addition to connecting to the management server device 100 and the supplement supply device 400 via the network 2, the communication interface 23 also connects to the wearable device 300 and the supplement supply device 400 via short-range wireless communication.

The touch panel 25 is an electronic component that combines an input unit 251 consisting of a touch pad or the like with a display unit 252 consisting of a liquid crystal display or the like. The input unit 251 has a function of detecting information on the screen position where a physical contact operation such as a touch operation by the user is input, and outputting a signal to the outside. The touch panel 25 may adopt any type of method, such as a capacitive type or a resistive film type.

The sensor unit 26 includes built-in sensors such as an acceleration sensor, a vibration sensor, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a proximity sensor, an illuminance sensor, a pressure sensor, and a GPS, and can function as an activity meter that measures the number of steps taken and the distance traveled by the user, for example.

[Wearable device configuration]
The wearable device 300 is an information processing device that is worn on the user's body, acquires various biological information, and provides the information to the user device 200 as input data when determining the combination of supplements to be provided to the user. The wearable device 300 also transmits to the user device 200 biological information that is additionally used when the management server device 100 searches for products related to the supplement combination desired by the user.

The wearable device 300 is configured as a terminal device that is worn on the user's wrist, arm, or part of the body, such as a wristband-type terminal, a clothing-type terminal, or a glasses-type terminal, and has the same hardware configuration as the user device 200 (not shown). The wearable device 300 further includes a sensor unit 36, which not only has the same configuration as the sensor unit 26 of the user device 200, but can also include a biosensor capable of acquiring bioinformation, such as an ECG (electrocardiogram) sensor or an electromyogram sensor, and other sensors such as a weather sensor.

[Configuration of supplement supply device]
The supplement supply device 400 includes a processor 40, a memory 41, a storage 42, a communication interface 43, an input/output interface 44, a touch panel 45, a sensor unit 46, a blending unit 47, and an ejection unit 48.

The supplement supply device 400 is a device that receives a supplement supply instruction from the user device 200, mixes the supplements based on the specified supplement type and amount, and supplies them to the user by spitting them out. The supplement supply device 400 has an external appearance with a housing as shown in Figure 5 (described later).

The processor 40, memory 41, storage 42, communication interface 43, input/output interface 44, and touch panel 45 can be configured in the same way as in the user device 200 or management server device 100.

Similar to the wearable device 300, the sensor unit 46 can include biosensors such as an ECG sensor and an electromyogram sensor, and weather sensors. In this specification, unless otherwise noted, the term biosensor collectively refers to each sensor implemented in the sensor units 26, 36, and 46, and the various information acquired from the biosensors collectively refers to bioinformation.

The blending unit 47 includes a drive unit that operates in response to a supplement supply instruction. When the drive unit is activated, a cartridge that has been installed as shown in FIG. 6 is rotated, and the supplements contained in the cartridge are extracted in the specified amount, and then blended.

The ejection unit 48 is configured to eject and output the blended supplements to the outside.

[Functional block of management server device]
2 is a functional block diagram of the management server device 100 having the above-mentioned hardware configuration. The management server device 100 includes an interface unit 120, a management unit 140, and a supplement blending support unit 160.

The interface unit 120 includes an input/output unit 122 and a transmission/reception unit 123 .
The management unit 140 includes a user information management unit 141 that manages basic information of the user, a user history management unit 142 that manages the user's usage history, a supplement supply device management unit 143 that manages the location and status of the supplement supply device 400, a cartridge management unit 144 that manages the serial number and supplement information of the cartridge, a supplement blending support management unit 145 that manages various information necessary for carrying out supplement blending support, a tolerable upper limit management unit 146 that manages the tolerable upper limit of the supplement, a tag information management unit 147 that manages information on tags that express associations, a product information management unit 148 that manages information on products and/or services that have associations, and an association evaluation management unit 149 that manages the evaluation of associations. The management unit 140 manages basic information required for processing in each management unit. The supplement blending support unit 160 (broken line portion) will be described later with reference to FIG. 3.

[User device functional block]
3 is a functional block diagram of the user device 200 having the above-mentioned hardware configuration. The user device 200 includes an interface unit 220, an authentication unit 240, and a supplement blending support unit 260.

The interface unit 220 includes an input/output unit 222 and a transmission/reception unit 224, as well as a usage history registration unit 225 that registers user usage history.

The authentication unit 240 includes a user authentication unit 242 that performs login authentication with the management server device 100 using a user ID/password, a supplement supply device authentication unit 244 that performs pairing with the supplement supply device 400 using short-range wireless communication such as BLE, and a wearable device authentication unit 246 that performs pairing with the wearable device 300 using BLE. It is understood that the authentication method in each authentication unit 242, 244, 246 is not limited to the above and may be any method.

The supplement blending support unit 260 includes an acquisition unit 261 that acquires various data from inside and outside the device through the interface unit 220, and a reference unit 265 that performs information processing by referring to various stored tables.

The acquisition unit 261 includes an input information acquisition unit (first acquisition unit) 262 that acquires input information regarding the user's purpose for taking supplements, the user's desired supplement combination, and the user's schedule information, a bioinformation acquisition unit 263 that acquires bioinformation from each biosensor, and a supplement supply availability information acquisition unit 264 that receives from the supplement supply device 400 supplement supply availability information regarding each cartridge provided in the supplement supply device 400.

The supplement composition is information that indicates nutrients and their amounts. The purpose of taking supplements refers to the purpose of maintaining health that the user hopes to improve or enhance by taking supplements. Furthermore, schedule information includes information about the user's behavior, such as information about the planned amount of physical activity in the user's daily life, and a specific example includes behavioral information such as doing desk work on weekdays and exercising on weekends.

The input information acquisition unit 262 accepts the user's desired supplement blend as well as input operations regarding the user's purpose for taking the supplement. In addition, the input information acquisition unit 262 can acquire the user's physical information and lifestyle habit information accepted by the user's input operations. Furthermore, it can also acquire information regarding products and services purchased by the user separately from the supplements. This information, together with the bioinformation acquired by the bioinformation acquisition unit 263, is used when acquiring products and the like related to the supplement blend to be supplied to the user, as described below.

The reference unit 265 includes an identification unit 266 that identifies the user's characteristic elements that are associated with the user's desired supplement blend, an inference unit 267 that infers the user's purpose for taking supplements from the user's physical information, lifestyle information, bioinformation acquired by a biosensor, and external environment information, a supplement blending standard information determination unit 268 that determines supplement blending standard information, a judgment unit 269 that judges whether the supplement blending standard information is available, and a supplement determination unit 270 that adjusts the supplement blending standard information and determines the supplements to be blended. The supplement blending standard information determination unit 268, the judgment unit 269, and the supplement determination unit 270 constitute a calculation unit.

[Function block of supplement supply device]
4 shows a functional block diagram of a supplement supplying device 400 having the above-mentioned hardware configuration. The supplement supplying device 400 includes an interface unit 420, a supply unit 440 that performs an operation for supplying supplements, and a supplement blending support unit 460.

In addition to the input/output unit 422 and the transmission/reception unit 424, the interface unit 420 includes a command unit 426 that issues a supply command to the supply unit 440 in response to a supply command from the user device 200, a usage history transmission unit 428 that transmits a usage history to the management server device 100 and the user device 200 via the network 2, a user identification unit 430 that is required when using the supplement supply device 400 offline, and a user authentication unit 431 that authenticates user information.

The supply unit 440 includes a slot unit 441 that accommodates a cartridge containing supplements, and a supplement output unit 445 that extracts and blends the supplements from the cartridge and supplies them to the outside.

The slot portion 441 includes a cartridge information reading portion (reader portion) 443 that reads cartridge-related information regarding the loaded cartridge, and a supplement remaining amount determination portion 444 that determines the remaining amount of supplement contained in the cartridge.

The supplement output unit 445 includes a drive unit 447 that drives a motor to rotate the cartridge in order to extract a predetermined amount of supplement in response to a command from the command unit 426, and an ejection processing unit 448 that actually blends the extracted supplements and ejects them to the outside. The supplement blending support unit 460 (indicated by a dashed line) is similar to the supplement blending support unit 260 in FIG. 3.

It should be noted that in the supplement blending support system 1 of this embodiment, the computer that executes the logic related to the process of blending and supplying supplements can be arbitrarily selected from the information processing devices including the above-mentioned management server device 100, user device 200, and supplement supply device 400. Similarly, the computer that executes the logic to identify the characteristic elements of the user based on the supplement blend desired by the user and present product information associated with the characteristic elements to the user can also be arbitrarily selected from the information processing devices including the above-mentioned management server device 100, user device 200, and supplement supply device 400.

In other words, the set of program modules that cause the supplement blending support units 160, 260, and 460 to function can be stored in any of the above elements and can be executed by the respective processors. In addition, the entire set of program modules may be centrally located in any of the above elements, or some of them may be distributed.

As one example, the main part of a set of program modules may be located in the user device 200, and the supplements to be supplied may be determined while interacting with the management server device 100 and the supplement supply device 400. As another example, all of the program modules may be centrally located in the supplement supply device 400, in which case the supplement supply device 400 will function offline as a standalone device.

Next, the structure of the supplement supplying device 400 will be described in more detail with reference to Figures 5 and 6. Figures 5 and 6 show the structure of the housing that realizes the supplement supplying device 400. Figure 5 shows the appearance of an example of the housing of the supplement supplying device 400. In this example housing, the blending section 47 occupies most of the housing in appearance, a display section 452 is provided on the front surface, a user authentication section 431 is provided below the display section 452, and a discharge section 48 is further disposed below the user authentication section 431.

The housing contains a processor 40, memory 41, storage 42, communication interface 43, etc., and also has a sensor unit 46 (all not shown) mounted on the surface. The sensor unit 46 is provided, for example, as a sensor electrode, and can obtain biometric information such as the heart rate by coming into contact with the user.

The user authentication unit 431 has, for example, a built-in camera and reads user information including a user ID indicated by a two-dimensional code such as a barcode displayed on the display unit 252 of the user device 200. The discharge unit 48 is provided with a discharge chute that extends downward, and the user can place a container such as a cup underneath it to receive the blended tablet supplement from the discharge outlet provided at the top.

Figure 6 shows the schematic structure of the inside of the compounding section 47 in Figure 5. The compounding section 47 has a multi-stage structure, a slot section 441 in which a removable cartridge 50 is mounted, and a drive section (motor) 447 that drives in response to a supplement supply instruction. An IC chip 51 is provided on any surface of each cartridge 50, such as the side or bottom surface, and a discharge hole for discharging the supplement is provided on the back (not shown). In addition, a well-known tablet feeder can be provided adjacent to the slot section 441 in which the cartridge 50 of the compounding section 47 is mounted, so that tablet supplements can be discharged. Furthermore, when discharging powder supplements, they can be discharged by rotating a spiral-structured auger section (not shown) adjacent to the slot section 441 in which the cartridge 50 is mounted.

The cartridge information reading unit 443 in the slot functions as a reader for the IC chip 51 and is capable of reading out various information from the cartridge 50. Specifically, one or more IDs (e.g., cartridge ID and contained supplement ID), the initial amount of contained supplements, and the amount of supplement discharged are stored in the memory unit of each cartridge, and this information can be read by the cartridge information reading unit 443. In addition, the remaining supplement amount identifying unit 444 in the slot can identify the remaining amount in the cartridge depending on the slot location.

As a non-limiting example, the remaining amount in the cartridge 50 can be associated with the motor rotation speed of the drive unit 447, and the cumulative motor rotation speed is stored in the memory unit of the IC chip 51. After the cartridge is inserted, the cumulative motor rotation speed, i.e., the number of rotations the motor has made, is read out and compared with the maximum number of rotations that corresponds to the initial amount of supplements to determine the remaining number of rotations possible, thereby determining the remaining amount of supplements at that time. Based on the information including the remaining amount of supplements thus determined using the IC chip 51, the supplement blending standard information determination unit 268 further adjusts the supplement blending standard information.

In addition, if the remaining amount of supplements is not detected by the IC chip 51 as described above, but the capacity of the cartridge 50 is stored in advance in the supply unit 440, and the fact that the cartridge 50 has been replaced is input to the supplement supply device 400 via the input unit 451, or if there is no need to detect the remaining amount of supplements, it is not necessarily necessary to have the IC chip 51 described herein or its reading unit. Note that the above-mentioned housings shown in Figures 5 and 6 are merely examples and are not limited to these.

7 to 12 show examples of tables referenced in the process of determining supplement supply information based on the supplement mix entered by the user. Examples of tables include the user information table 500 in FIG. 7, the user history table 510 in FIG. 8, the ejection history table 520 in FIG. 9, the supplement supply device management table 530 in FIG. 10, the cartridge management table 540 in FIG. 11, and the supplement management table 550 in FIG. 12.

FIGS. 13 to 15 and 17 to 19 show examples of tables referenced in the process of identifying the user's characteristic elements that are associated with the user's desired supplement mix and presenting the user with products and the like that are associated with the user's characteristic elements. Examples of tables include button information table 560 in FIG. 13, tag information table 561 in FIG. 14, button association information table 562 in FIG. 15, user-specific association management information table 563 in FIG. 17, product information table 564 in FIG. 18, and product association information table (storage unit) 565 in FIG. 19.

These tables are mainly managed in the memory 11 and storage 12 of the management server device 100. In addition, it is preferable to store the tables in the user device 200 and the supplement supply device 400 in synchronization with the management server device 100. In other words, the tables can be stored in any of the above elements and can be referenced locally and/or globally by each processor. The set of tables may also be partially distributed in an arbitrary manner. Note that the above tables are merely examples, and it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention should not be limited to the table configurations, types, items, data contents, data types, etc. listed here.

In the user-related tables 500, 510 illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8, information related to users of the supplement supply service, i.e., users who wish to take supplements, is managed. In the user information table 500 in Fig. 7, basic information of the user is managed by the user information management unit 141. The basic information of the user is initially registered when the user applies for the service. For example, the user ID, identifier, nickname, email address, and password are basic information used during user authentication, and the gender, date of birth (age), smoking status, pregnancy status, height, and weight are basic information used when adjusting the amount of supplements to be mixed, when identifying the user's characteristics, and even when inferring the user's purpose for taking supplements.

The user history table 510 shown in FIG. 8 is updated by the user history management unit 142, which adds a record for each user history ID each time the user receives a supply of supplements, storing and updating the history information. The user history ID is associated with the user ID, the ID of the supplement supply device used, the date and time of use, and the supply results, etc.

The ejection history table 520 shown in FIG. 9 stores the cartridge ID and ejection rotation amount of the cartridge that ejected the supplement, which are associated with the user history ID, for each ejection history ID. The ejection history table 520 can be updated by the user history management unit 142.

Tables 530 to 550 illustrated in Figs. 10 to 12 manage master information and basic information required for the provision of services by supplement supply service providers. In the supplement supply device management table 530 in Fig. 10, the supplement supply device management unit 143 manages installation information of the supplement supply device 400 to be installed in convenience stores, sports gyms, etc. That is, for example, the installation location of the supplement supply device, the installation facility, and the installation start date and installation end date (NULL if the device is still in use) are associated with a unique supplement supply device ID assigned to the supplement supply device.

In the cartridge management table 540 shown in FIG. 11, the cartridge management unit 144 manages information on cartridges that can be mounted on the supplement supplying device 400. The unique cartridge ID assigned to the cartridge is associated with the stored supplement ID of the supplement contained inside the cartridge, the manufacturing date of the cartridge, and the expiration date. The initial amount of the stored supplement may be associated and managed (not shown). Note that the cartridge ID and the stored supplement ID do not have to be separate. The cartridge can be distributed at a drug store, a convenience store, or via the Internet, or delivered directly to a contracted party by a specific company and mounted on the supplement supplying device 400. For example, a cartridge containing any supplement can be attached according to the selection of the person who maintains and manages the supplement supplying device 400. In other words, in the installed supplement supplying device 400, the maintenance manager of the supplement supplying device 400 can arbitrarily select which slot (for example, the end slot) of the slot section 441 is attached to which supplement (cartridge).

In the supplement management table 550 shown in FIG. 12, the supplement blending support management unit 145 manages the supplement type associated with the supplement ID that uniquely identifies the supplement. For example, "supplement ID: 1" is associated with "supplement type: vitamin C". The amount of extraction per cartridge revolution of the supplement type is also specified. This is because the powder density differs for each supplement, and it is necessary to associate the number of revolutions and the amount of extraction (mg) for each supplement type. As explained in FIG. 6, when the cartridge ID is read through the IC chip provided in the cartridge, the supplement supply device 400, or the user device 200 or the management server device 100 refers to the cartridge management table 540 and the supplement management table 550 to identify the cartridge installed in the slot unit 441.

The supplement management table 550 also stores the tolerable upper limit (mg) per day for each supplement ID. Note that the tolerable upper limit management unit 146 may be configured to manage the tolerable upper limit per day for each supplement according to the user's age and sex.

Next, in the button information table 560 shown in FIG. 13, for each button ID of a button selected by the user through a touch operation, information regarding the supplement blend ("title") and a cartridge ID are associated with each other.

For example, as shown in FIG. 13, button ID "1" is associated with "One Day's Worth of Vegetables" and cartridge ID "1, 2" as information (title) regarding the supplement blend. Data is stored and updated in button information table 560 by tag information management unit 147. Note that information regarding supplement blends may directly express the ingredients of the supplement as, for example, ornithine, caffeine, collagen, etc., or it may be possible to give examples of foods containing equivalent nutrients, such as the above-mentioned "One Day's Worth of Vegetables." Button information table 560 may also include information regarding the button design, such as the file path of text or image files to be displayed on the button, if such files are included.

For example, as shown in FIG. 22(b), a plurality of button types are arranged on the touch panel 25 constituting the input/output unit 222 of the user device 200. The user selects and presses a desired button from the text information or images indicating the nutrient combination displayed on these buttons.

The tag information table 561 shown in FIG. 14 is a table that stores, as tags, the user's characteristic elements that are conjured up from information about the supplement combinations associated with each button defined in the button information table 560. Data is stored and updated in the tag information table 561 by the tag information management unit 147. In the example of FIG. 25, "tag ID: 1" indicates the user's characteristic element "insufficient vegetable intake," and "tag ID: 2" indicates "weakened immunity."

The button association information table 562 shown in FIG. 15 is a table that stores the association between the information of each button stored in the button information table 560 and the tag information stored in the tag information table 561. The association is expressed, for example, as a numerical score ranging from 1 to 10, with the closer the value is to 10 the stronger the association. For example, if the supplement combination associated with button 1 pressed by a user is a day's worth of vegetables, it is possible that the user is hoping to resolve a lack of vegetable intake, a weakened immune system, rough skin, etc. The button association information table 562 quantifies the association between the supplement combination and the characteristic elements of the user that are associated with this, and stores them in a table.

In the example of FIG. 15, the information on the supplement combination indicated by "Button ID: 1" "A day's worth of vegetables" and the user's characteristic element indicated by "Tag ID: 1" "Lack of vegetable intake" have a relatively high "Relationship score: 10". In another example of FIG. 15, the information on the supplement combination indicated by "Button ID: 1" "A day's worth of vegetables" and the user's characteristic element indicated by "Tag ID: 2" "Decreased immunity" have a relatively low "Relationship score: 3". In other words, when a user presses the button related to "A day's worth of vegetables" and inputs the desired nutrient combination, it is possible that the user's purpose in taking supplements includes resolving "decreased immunity".

Here, the management screen for button-related settings of the input/output unit 122 provided in the management server device 100, shown in FIG. 16, will be described. The icons on the left side of the management screen shown in FIG. 16 indicate the nutrient combinations associated with buttons 1, 2, ... on the screen, and also indicate the user's characteristic elements that are associated with these buttons, i.e., the supplement combinations. These user's characteristic elements can be edited from the management screen browser shown in FIG. 16, for example, via HTTP communication. The button association information table 562 shown in FIG. 15 may be configured to update the contents according to the user's characteristic elements for the buttons edited in this way.

Next, the user-specific association management information table 563 shown in FIG. 17 is an example of a table that manages association scores for each user by referring to the button association information table 562 linked to the button selected by a user who wishes to take supplements on the button display screen of the input/output unit 222 in the user device 200 shown in FIG. 22(b) based on the type and number of times the button was selected.

For example, if a user presses the button for "One day's worth of vegetables" twice, the related score for "insufficient vegetable intake" corresponding to tag ID 1 will be counted as 10 twice, and adding these up will result in a "total related score" of 20. Note that in addition to tag ID 1, tag ID 2 "decreased immunity" and tag ID 5 "bad skin" are also affected. Here, an example of simple addition is shown, but the type of calculation can be selected arbitrarily and is not limited to this. Note that the conversion scores and related product recommendations in the user-specific related management information table 563 will be described later.

The product information table 564 shown in FIG. 18 is an example of a product information table 564 that stores information about products and/or services presented to a user based on the user's characteristic elements identified from the supplement combination desired by the user. As shown in FIG. 18, a product ID, category information related to the product or service, and product name are stored in association with each other. The product information table 564 may store not only the product category and product name, but also information such as product images, product reviews, and product coupons. Data is stored and updated in the product information table 564 by the product information management unit 148.

The product association information table 565 shown in FIG. 19 can be linked to the tag information stored in the tag information table 561, and holds associations between the user's characteristic elements that are associated with each product or service. Each product ID and tag ID can be configured to be edited from the management screen browser in the input/output unit 122 provided in the management server device 100 shown in FIG. 20. The data in the product association information table 565 is stored and updated by the product information management unit 148. In the example management screen in FIG. 20, product buttons are arranged on the left side of the screen, and each is displayed in association with a tag ID.

Here, the total association score in the user-specific association management information table 563 is updated by the association evaluation management unit (search unit) 149 every time the user takes a supplement. Based on the updated total association score stored in the user-specific association management information table 563, the tag with the highest association for the user can be evaluated. If the total association scores are the same, the tag with the lowest table ID number may be used, or it can be uniquely determined by referring to the average value of the total association scores of other users. The product and/or service with the highest association to this tag can be specified by referring to the product association information table 565 shown in FIG. 19. In this case, if the total association scores are the same, the same processing can be performed as in the case of tag evaluation. In this way, the association evaluation management unit 149 specifies the product and/or service to be recommended to the user and presents it to the user along with the history.

[Operation of supplement blending support system]
Next, the operation of the supplement blending support system 1 having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 21, first, the supplement remaining amount determination unit 444 of the supplement supplying device 400 determines the remaining amount in each cartridge and the status of the device itself (step S401). The determination result is transmitted from the transmission/reception unit 424 of the supplement supplying device 400 to the management server device 100 via the network 2. Next, the supplement supplying device management unit 143 of the management server device 100 updates the supplement supplying device information in the supplement supplying device management table 530 based on the remaining amount in the cartridge and the status of the supplement supplying device 400 in step S401 received from the transmission/reception unit 123 (step S101).

On the other hand, an application is started in the user device 200 (step S201), and the user authentication unit 242 refers to the user information table 500 to perform login processing between the user information management unit 141 of the management server device 100 (steps S202 and S102). More specifically, the login processing can be performed by having the user authentication unit 431 of the supplement supply device 400 read a barcode containing information unique to the user displayed on the display unit 252 of the user device 200. In addition, any login processing method can be adopted, such as wireless authentication using BLE, or displaying a one-time passcode on the display screen (input/output unit 422) of the supplement supply device 400 or the display unit 252 of the user device 200 and inputting the one-time passcode into the other device to perform authentication.

After login is complete, if the input information acquisition unit 262 of the user device 200 acquires the settings for the supplements the user desires to be supplied (step S203: YES), settings for the supply of supplements for each user are made, and the transmission/reception unit 224 sends the setting information to the management server device 100 via the network 2 (step S204). For example, as shown in FIG. 22(b), when the user selects the supplement combination he or she desires to be supplied in advance by operating the buttons on the touch panel 25 of the user device 200, the setting information is transmitted to the management server device 100 in step S204. Also, as shown in the example of FIG. 24(a), the purpose of taking the supplements displayed on the touch panel 25 may be selected by the user, acquired by the input information acquisition unit 262, and used additionally as setting information.

As shown in the example of FIG. 24(b), the display unit 252 may employ an input screen that accepts input of products purchased by the user other than supplements. The products, etc. input via the input screen of FIG. 24(b) may be transmitted to the management server device 100 as setting information and stored in a table (not shown) linked to a tag ID. By using such a configuration, in addition to the case where the user directly selects the desired supplement blend, data that increases or decreases the user's tag can be obtained and used as selection information for products and/or services that are related to the supplement blend described below.

Next, in the management server device 100, the settings of the supplements that the user wishes to receive can be saved, for example, in the user-specific association management information table 563 (step S103).

In step S203, if the input information acquisition unit 262 does not acquire the settings of the supplements the user desires to be supplied in advance (step S203: NO), the input/output unit 222 provides the user's identifier to the supplement supply device 400 (step S205). For example, the user device 200 can generate a barcode or QR code (registered trademark) including the identifier and provide it by performing short-range wireless communication with the supplement supply device 400.

Next, if the supplement supply device 400 is capable of supplying one or more types of supplements (step S402: YES), it acquires the provided identifier (step S403) and determines the identifier (step S404). Next, the supplement supply device 400 transmits the determined identifier and the device ID of its own device to the management server device 100 via the network 2 (step S405). In this case, the user device 200 can receive supplement supply availability information from the supplement supply device 400 via the transmission/reception unit 224 and the supplement supply availability information acquisition unit 264.

If the supplement supply device 400 is not able to supply one or more types of supplements (step S402: NO), it stops supplying and the process ends (step S409).

Then, the user information management unit 141 of the management server device 100 refers to the user information table 500 based on the received identifier and identifies the user information (step S104). Next, if the setting information has not been saved in step S103 (step S105: NO), the management server device 100 transmits the user information identified in step S104 to the supplement supply device 400 via the network 2 (step S106).

Next, when the supplement supply device 400 receives the user information, it displays supplements that the user can select on, for example, the touch panel 45, and accepts input operations from the user (step S406). On the other hand, if there is pre-existing setting information (step S105: YES), the management server device 100 transmits the user information together with the setting information to the supplement supply device 400 (step S107).

Next, the supplement supply device 400 supplies the set or selected supplements (step S407). More specifically, the supplement blending standard information determination unit 268 of the user device 200 refers to the supplement management table 550 based on the supplement blend desired by the user, which has been set in advance or accepted by the user's input operation, and obtains the maximum tolerable amount per day of the input supplement from user information such as age and sex, and determines blending standard information for the supplements to be blended.

Furthermore, the supplement determination unit (adjustment unit) 270 adjusts the supplement blending standard information based on the user's biometric information acquired by the biometric information acquisition unit 263 and/or the user's physical information stored in the user information table 500 and the user history table 510, etc. The user's physical information may be the user's height, weight, etc.

Furthermore, the supplement determination unit 270 adjusts the supplement blending standard information, which has been adjusted based on the user's physical information, based on the user's supplement intake purpose acquired from the input information acquisition unit 262. The user's supplement intake purpose is closely related to the tag information in the tag information table 561, and each intake purpose is included in the tag information, i.e., the user's characteristic elements (user characteristic data) that are evoked from the supplement blend.

The user's purpose for taking supplements can be inferred not only by the input information acquisition unit 262, but also by the analogy unit 267 from the user's physical information and lifestyle habit information acquired by the input information acquisition unit 262, the user's biometric information acquired by the biometric information acquisition unit 263, and external environment information acquired by other sensors. Examples of external environment information include information on the time of day, weather, season, etc.

For example, the inference unit 267 may use an arbitrary algorithm to infer the user's purpose for taking supplements from the relationship between the user's physical information, lifestyle information, biometric information, and external environment information and the user's purpose for taking supplements. By providing such an inference unit 267, it becomes possible to suggest more potential improvements for maintaining the user's health when the user's physical information, lifestyle information, and external environment information are taken into consideration.

Then, the determination unit 269 determines whether the supplement blending standard information is available. In this embodiment, for example, it is compared with the supplement supply available information received by the user device 200. As described above, which cartridge is installed in the supplement supply device 400 is left to the discretion of the maintenance manager and is optional. In this regard, the supplements in the cartridge that can actually be supplied may not necessarily correspond to the determined supplement blending standard information. For example, when a cartridge corresponding to the type of supplement is not installed, or when a cartridge is installed but the remaining amount is insufficient, particularly when the cartridge is empty. For this reason, the determination process is necessary. The determined supplement information to be blended can be displayed on the display unit 252 of the user device 200 and finally presented to the user. Based on the determined blend of supplements, the supplement output unit 445 of the supplement supply device 400 ejects the supplements.

Then, the usage history transmission unit 428 of the supplement supply device 400 transmits the supplement supply results to the management server device 100 (step S408). Next, the user history management unit 142 of the management server device 100 updates the supply results in the user history table 510 (step S108). Next, the association evaluation management unit 149 of the management server device 100 updates the association score total in the user-specific association management information table 563 to update the user characteristic data (step S109). Next, the association evaluation management unit (search unit) 149 searches the product association information table 565 to obtain products that are highly associated with the user's characteristic elements (step S110). Information on products that are highly associated with the user's characteristic elements, the supplement supply results, and the user's characteristic elements are transmitted from the management server device 100 to the user device 200 (step S111).

Next, the display unit 252 of the user device 200 displays information including products and/or services that are highly related to the received characteristic element of the user (step S206). FIG. 23(a) shows an example of information displayed on the display unit 252 of the user device 200. In the display example of FIG. 23(a), it is shown that the user's purpose for taking supplements is "fatigue recovery". Since the user selected "one day's worth of vegetables" as the desired supplement, the supplied supplements are displayed as "vitamin C: 200.0 mg" and "vitamin B6: 1.0 mg". Furthermore, based on the association between the user's desired supplement "one day's worth of vegetables" and the user's characteristic element (tag information), a coupon for "vegetable juice, 50 yen off" is displayed as product information recommended to the user. In addition, a user-specific EC is displayed as a link destination for products and/or services recommended to the user.

Figure 23(b) shows an example of a display of a link destination related to a user-only EC displayed on the display unit 252 in Figure 23(a). As shown in Figure 23(b), multiple product and/or service information can be displayed by product category in order of the strength of association with the user's characteristic elements, such as "Chinese rice bowl, 50 yen off" in addition to "vegetable juice" as a "recommended product," and "online gym, first month free" as a "recommended service."

As another example, if a certain user selects more energy drinks during the day on weekdays and more hangover prevention drinks in the evening, coupons for sweets that help produce energy can be displayed during the daytime, and coupons for snacks related to the type can be delivered in the evening.

Returning to FIG. 21, if the acquisition unit (second acquisition unit) 261 of the user device 200 detects that a purchase or application has been made for the product, etc. displayed in step S206 (step S207: YES), it transmits the purchase or application information to the management server device 100 (step S208). Next, the management server device 100 updates the user's characteristic elements from the received application information (step S112). Furthermore, based on the updated data, the table related to related products is updated, and the process ends (step S113). On the other hand, if there has been no purchase or application for the displayed product, etc. (step S207: NO), the process ends.

The information on the products and/or services displayed in step S206 can be obtained by tracking whether or not the products, etc. have been clicked on via HTTP communication. Alternatively, by linking with a POS system of a store linked with the management server device 100, it is possible to track whether or not the user actually viewed, purchased, or applied for the products and/or services (hereinafter, these are collectively referred to as "conversions").

In this way, when a conversion occurs, it is possible to identify the tag in which the conversion occurred by referring to the product association information table 565. Note that there may be multiple tags identified in this way. For the identified tag, the value can be updated as a conversion score in the user-specific association management information table 563. In identifying the product and/or service to be recommended to the user, not only the total association score in the user-specific association management information table 563 may be referred to, but also the product and/or service may be identified based on the correlation value with the conversion score.

For example, for a user with user ID "1" in user-specific association management information table 563, tag ID "1" is most advantageous based on the total relevance score alone, but tag ID "2" is most advantageous when looking at the value obtained by multiplying the conversion score and relevance score. In this way, it is possible to recommend products and/or services that have high conversion rates as well as features that are linked to the user's tags. Note that it is possible to arbitrarily set how the relevance score and conversion score are influenced.

The association scores in the button association information table 562 and the product association information table 565 may be changed based on the conversion scores in the user-specific association management information table 563. The logic used for this change may be a simple mathematical calculation, but it may also be calculations using artificial intelligence, machine learning, or the like.

In addition, in step S206, when related products and/or services are presented to the user, if the displayed product is purchased or applied for (step S207: YES), the input information acquisition unit (rating reception unit) 262 may acquire from the user the user's rating of the displayed product, etc., along with the purchase or application information. In this case, the acquired rating of the product, etc. is reflected in, for example, the product relationship information table 565, etc., and at the time of the next process, the settings in the search process are adjusted, such as excluding a specific product based on the rating or increasing its priority.

As described above, the supplement blending support system 1 according to this embodiment identifies the user's characteristic elements that are associated with the user's desired supplement blend, displays information about products that are associated with the user's characteristic elements, and determines supplements to be provided to the user based on the user's desired supplement blend and the user's characteristic elements. Therefore, in addition to the intake of supplements, it is possible to present information on consumer goods, actions, services, etc. to support behavioral changes according to the user's intake purpose. As a result, it is possible to more comprehensively support the blending of supplements in order to achieve the user's objectives and goals regarding maintaining their health.

In the embodiment described, the display screen that accepts the user's input of the supplement mix and the display screen that displays related products may be displayed on either the display screen of the user device 200 or the supplement supply device 400.

The above describes the embodiments of the supplement blending support system and supplement blending support method of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and various modifications that a person skilled in the art can imagine are possible within the scope of the invention described in the claims.

1...supplement blending support system, 2...network, 10, 20, 40...processor, 11, 21, 41...memory, 12, 22, 42...storage, 13, 23, 43...communication interface, 14, 24, 44...input/output interface, 25, 45...touch panel, 26, 36, 46...sensor unit, 47...blending unit, 48...ejection unit, 251, 451...input unit, 252, 452...display unit, 100...management server device, 200...user device, 300...wearable device, 400...supplement supply device.

Claims (14)

A first acquisition unit that acquires a supplement combination desired by a user;
An identification unit that identifies a characteristic element of the user associated with the supplement blending acquired by the first acquisition unit based on the characteristic element of the user associated with the supplement blending stored in the first storage unit;
a second storage unit that stores information about a product associated with a feature element of the user;
a search unit that searches the second storage unit for information about a product that is associated with the characteristic element of the identified user;
A supply unit that supplies supplements according to the supplement type and the amount of supplements indicated by the supplement blend acquired by the first acquisition unit;
A supplement blending support system comprising: a display unit that displays information about the product. In the supplement blending support system according to claim 1,
A calculation unit that determines supplement blending standard information based on the supplement type indicated by the supplement blending acquired by the first acquisition unit and the daily tolerable upper limit associated with the supplement type stored in the third storage unit;
Further comprising an adjustment unit that adjusts the supplement blending standard information based on the user's physical information;
The supplement blending support system is characterized in that the supply unit supplies supplements based on the supplement blending standard information adjusted by the adjustment unit. In the supplement blending support system according to claim 2,
The characteristics of the user include a purpose for which the user takes the supplement combination;
The supplement blending support system is characterized in that the supplement blending standard information is further adjusted based on the purpose of intake. In the supplement blending support system according to claim 3 ,
The method further includes an analogy unit that analogizes the user's purpose of taking the supplement blend from the user's physical information, lifestyle information, bioinformation acquired by a sensor, and external environment information based on a relationship between the user's physical information, lifestyle information, bioinformation acquired by a sensor, and external environment information and the purpose of taking the supplement;
The supplement blending support system is characterized in that the search unit searches for information about the product from the second memory unit using the inferred purpose of intake. In the supplement blending support system according to claim 1,
The display device further includes a rating receiving unit configured to receive a rating from a user regarding the information on the product displayed on the display unit,
The supplement blending support system, wherein the search unit adjusts search settings based on the received evaluation. In the supplement blending support system according to claim 1,
a second acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a purchase by the user of the information regarding the product displayed on the display unit;
A supplement blending support system characterized in that information regarding products associated with the user's characteristic elements stored in the second memory unit is updated based on the acquired purchase information. In the supplement blending support system according to claim 2,
The system includes a supplement supply device, a user device, and a management server device, which are connected to each other via a network;
The supplement supply device comprises:
The supply unit is provided,
The user device,
The first acquisition unit and the calculation unit,
The management server device,
The first storage unit, the second storage unit, the third storage unit, and the search unit,
The supplement blending support system is characterized in that the supplement supply device or the user device is equipped with the display unit. In the supplement blending support system according to claim 7 ,
The supplement supply device comprises:
The device further includes a slot for storing a plurality of cartridges each containing a supplement, the cartridge having an IC chip storing at least information on the type of supplement blend and the remaining amount,
The supplement blending support system is characterized in that the supplement blending standard information is further adjusted based on the information stored in the IC chip. A first acquisition step of acquiring a supplement combination desired by a user;
A step of identifying a characteristic element of the user associated with the supplement blending, which is stored in a first storage unit, and which is associated with the supplement blending, the characteristic element of the user being identified based on the supplement blending acquired in the first acquisition step;
a storage step of storing information on a product having an association with the characteristic element of the user in a second storage unit;
a searching step of searching the second storage unit for information on a product having an association with the characteristic element of the identified user;
A supply step of supplying supplements according to the supplement type and the supplement amount indicated by the supplement blend acquired in the first acquisition step;
A supplement blending support method comprising: a display step of displaying information about the product. In the supplement blending support method according to claim 9 ,
A calculation step of determining supplement blending standard information based on the supplement type indicated by the supplement blending obtained in the first acquisition step and the daily tolerable upper limit associated with the supplement type stored in the third storage unit;
Further comprising an adjustment step of adjusting the supplement blending standard information based on the user's physical information;
The supplement blending support method, wherein the supplying step supplies supplements based on the supplement blending standard information adjusted in the adjusting step. The method for supporting the blending of supplements according to claim 10 ,
The characteristics of the user include a purpose for which the user takes the supplement combination;
The supplement blending support method is characterized in that the supplement blending standard information is further adjusted based on the intake purpose. The method for supporting the blending of supplements according to claim 11 ,
The method further includes an analogy step of analogizing the user's purpose of taking the supplement blend from the user's physical information, lifestyle information, bioinformation acquired by a sensor, and external environment information based on a relationship between the user's physical information, lifestyle information, bioinformation acquired by a sensor, and external environment information and the purpose of taking the supplement;
The supplement blending support method, wherein the search step searches for information about the product from the second memory unit using the inferred purpose of intake. In the supplement blending support method according to claim 9 ,
The method further includes a rating receiving step of receiving a rating from a user for the information on the product displayed in the display step,
The supplement blending support method, wherein the search step adjusts search settings based on the received evaluation. In the supplement blending support method according to claim 9 ,
A second acquisition step of acquiring information regarding purchases by the user of the information regarding the product displayed in the display step,
A supplement blending support method characterized in that information regarding products associated with the user's characteristic elements stored in the second memory unit is updated based on the acquired purchase information.