IP Library Granted Patent US 12688484
Granted Patent B2
US 12688484 · App. 18/274,173 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Product management apparatus, product management method, and non-transitory storage medium

Inventors: Rina Tomita (Tokyo, JP); Yuji Tahara (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
G06Q10/087
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Patent No.
US 12688484
App. No.
18/274,173
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The acquisition unit ( 110 ) acquires target period information that can determine a first period. The first period is a period being a setting target of a preparation plan of a product cooked at a target store. The screen display unit ( 120 ) displays a first screen on a display. The first screen includes an input field of a preparation number of the product by a plurality of kinds of the products. Then, an arrangement order of the input field associated with each of the two or more products described above on the first screen is the same as an arrangement order of the two or more products described above on the display shelf.

Claims (50)

1 . A product management apparatus comprising:

at least one memory configured to store one or more instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to:

acquire target period information that can determine a preparation time of a product cooked at a target store;

display, on a display, a first screen including a plurality of products including the product, and an input field of a number of the product to be prepared; and

store, in a storage, a numerical value input to the input field, in association with a combination of the product associated with the input field and a period indicated by the target period information, wherein

the plurality of products are displayed on a display shelf in the target store,

an arrangement order of the input field associated with each of the plurality of products on the first screen is a same as an arrangement order of the plurality of products on the display shelf,

the preparation time is based on an attribute including at least one of a day of a week, whether it is a holiday, presence or absence of a sale at the target store, and presence or absence of an event around the target store,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:

display, on the display, a second screen indicating at least one performance value of a preparation number, a sales number, and a disposal number of the product at the target store by a second period having the attribute and being selectable on the second screen,

store, in the storage, the attribute of the second period selected on the second screen, and,

before acquiring the target period information, selectably display a plurality of first periods, determine the attribute of the second period stored in the storage, and display, on the display, the first period associated with the attribute in a different manner from other of the plurality of first periods.

2 . The product management apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the input field includes at least one of an image, a picture, and a mark of the product associated with the input field.

3 . The product management apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first screen includes a recommended value of the number of the product to be prepared.

4 . The product management apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

the recommended value is based on a performance value of the number of the product to be prepared at a store different from the target store.

5 . The product management apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:

when the attribute of the first period, and the attribute of the second period stored in the storage coincide with each other, display, on the display, the input field associated with the first period in a different manner from a case where the attribute of the first period and the attribute of the second period do not coincide with each other.

6 . The product management apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the second period is a month and a day,

at least one time period can be selected from a plurality of time periods during a day on the second screen,

the at least one processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to store, in the storage, a time period selected on the second screen, together with the attribute,

on the first screen, a first period is in a unit of days and the input field is provided by the plurality of time periods, and

the at least one processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to display, in the different manner on the display, the input field associated with the time period being stored in the storage of the input field associated with the first period.

7 . A product management method comprising,

by a computer executing:

acquiring target period information that can determine a preparation time of a product cooked at a target store;

displaying, on a display, a first screen including a plurality of products including the product, and an input field of a number of the product to be prepared; and

storing, in a storage, a numerical value input to the input field, in association with a combination of the product associated with the input field and a period indicated by the target period information, wherein

the plurality of products are displayed on a display shelf in the target store,

an arrangement order of the input field associated with each of the plurality of products on the first screen is a same as an arrangement order of the plurality of products on the display shelf,

the preparation time is based on an attribute including at least one of a day of a week, whether it is a holiday, presence or absence of a sale at the target store, and presence or absence of an event around the target store, and

wherein the computer further executing:

display, on the display, a second screen indicating at least one performance value of a preparation number, a sales number, and a disposal number of the product at the target store by a second period having the attribute and being selectable on the second screen,

store, in the storage, the attribute of the second period selected on the second screen, and,

before acquiring the target period information, selectably display a plurality of first periods, determine the attribute of the second period stored in the storage, and display, on the display, the first period associated with the attribute in a different manner from other of the plurality of first periods.

8 . A non-transitory storage medium storing a program causing a computer to:

acquire target period information that can determine a preparation time of a product cooked at a target store;

display, on a display, a first screen including a plurality of products including the product, and an input field of a number of the product to be prepared; and

store, in a storage, a numerical value input to the input field, in association with a combination of the product associated with the input field and a period indicated by the target period information, wherein

the plurality of products are displayed on a display shelf in the target store,

an arrangement order of the input field associated with each of the plurality of products on the first screen is a same as an arrangement order of the plurality of products on the display shelf,

the preparation time is based on an attribute including at least one of a day of a week, whether it is a holiday, presence or absence of a sale at the target store, and presence or absence of an event around the target store,

wherein the program further causing the computer to:

display, on the display, a second screen indicating at least one performance value of a preparation number, a sales number, and a disposal number of the product at the target store by a second period having the attribute and being selectable on the second screen,

store, in the storage, the attribute of the second period selected on the second screen, and,

before acquiring the target period information, selectably display a plurality of first periods, determine the attribute of the second period stored in the storage, and display, on the display, the first period associated with the attribute in a different manner from other of the plurality of first periods.