JP2002203167A - Information providing device and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain information about fashion of a consumer and to rapidly provide the obtained information for a person requiring it. SOLUTION: A member A, a commodity registrant B, and an information providing device 1 are connected one another via a network N. A member registration part 2 in the information providing device 1 registers an individual inputting personal information as a member A. The commodity registration part 4 obtains information about a commodity including image information from a commodity registrant B and registers the commodity. In a fitting part 6, according to the selection by the member A, an image wearing the commodity is formed by using the commodity information. In a preservation/purchase part 7, according to the direction by the member A, reservation, purchase, or estimation of the selected commodity is carried out. An information providing part 9 provides at least a part of the personal information of the member A to the commodity registrant B registering the commodity information used by the member A on the basis of a usage history in the information providing device 1 for the member A.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for acquiring information such as a request (needs) from a consumer regarding a product related to clothing such as clothing and shoes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A retailer who sells clothing obtains information such as requests for clothing from consumers and strives to reflect the information in future product designs and inventory management.

[0003]

However, acquiring such information from consumers who have actually visited a store or the like and reflecting the information in product design and inventory management requires a time change because of a rapid change in fashion. It was difficult. In addition, there is a problem that information that can be obtained from a visiting customer or the like is qualitatively and / or quantitatively insufficient, so that it is difficult to realize.

[0004] In view of the above problems, while enhancing information on the demands of consumers regarding clothing, etc., qualitatively and quantitatively,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a system capable of obtaining a large number.

[0005]

The present invention is based on an apparatus or a method for exchanging information via a network. The information providing device according to one aspect of the present invention includes:
A member registration unit for registering information about the member as member information; a product registration unit for registering information including image information and the like of a product related to clothing as product information based on a request from a product registrant; Based on your choice,
There is provided a try-on means for creating an image in which the product is tried on, and an information providing means for providing, to the product registrant who has requested registration of the selected product, member information of a member who has selected the product.

A member who is interested in a product and selects the product for creating a fitting image can be considered as a prospective customer for a product registrant who has registered the product.
The information providing unit provides information on the prospective customer to the product registrant. The product registrant can use the provided information for inventory management based on the number of potential customers or for product design based on the customer's personality. In addition, since such information can be quickly collected via a network, it is possible to quickly respond to changes in fashion.

[0007] In the above-mentioned structure, the apparatus further comprises a request acquisition unit for acquiring information on the product from the member, wherein the information providing unit sends the product registrant requesting registration of the product information to the product registrant. The related information may be provided. Thereby, the product registrant can quickly acquire the consumer's request regarding the product registered by himself / herself. Here, the information providing unit may further provide the product registrant with member information regarding the member who has input information about the product.

Further, in the above-mentioned configuration, a media information registering means for registering information posted on a mass transmission medium as media information, and when the registered information is included in the media information, the media information and the registered information are registered. And a publishing unit for publishing the media information to an arbitrary person (a person who accesses the media information through a network). According to the instructions of the person
Product information on a product included in the media information may be provided to the arbitrary person by referring to the media information based on the reference relationship. As a result, it becomes possible to advertise the product by the mass media and the publicizing means, and it is possible to expect a further advertising effect.

[0009] In the above configuration, the information providing means may further process member information on the member based on the usage history of the member, and provide a processing result to the product registrant. Many members and many product registrants can use the information providing device to acquire information serving as a basis for statistics. By providing the statistical processing result of these pieces of information to the product registrant, it becomes possible for the product registrant to obtain materials for considering future product designs and the like.

[0010] Further, merchandise information such as category, genre, color, price and the like of the merchandise selected by the member and information on comments and the like sent to the merchandise are stored as a use history,
The information providing unit obtains information on the preference for the product for each member by statistically processing the stored usage history by associating the stored usage history with the member information, and based on the acquired information on the preference, Providing product information on a product presumed to be incompatible with the preference may be suppressed, and product information on a product presumed to be in accordance with the member's preference may be provided preferentially. Further, in the above configuration, the information providing means further comprises an advertisement registering means for registering information on the advertisement of the product and information on a condition of a distribution target of the information based on a request of the product registrant, Alternatively, information on the advertisement may be distributed to members who use the product image and satisfy the conditions of the distribution target. As a result, the product registrant can effectively carry out advertising activities for members considered as prospective customers.

[0011] In the above configuration, the information providing means may further include questionnaire registration means for registering information on the contents of the questionnaire and information on the conditions of the questionnaire, based on the request of the product registrant. The questionnaire may be carried out to members who use the image and satisfy the conditions for the questionnaire. Thereby, it is possible to effectively conduct a questionnaire to members considered as prospective customers. Further, the above-described problem can be solved by a method including a process of a process performed by each configuration of the present invention. Further, from a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform the same control as the function performed by each configuration of the present invention,
The above-described problem can also be solved by causing a computer to read and execute the program.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. An information providing device according to an embodiment of the present invention collects and provides information on a product (hereinafter, referred to as a product) related to a wearable object such as clothes, shoes, and a hat. FIG. 1 shows a configuration of an information providing apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the information providing apparatus 1 includes members A,
The product registrant B and the news media C (hereinafter referred to as mass media) are connected to each other via a network N. LAN such as a dedicated line as network N
(Local Are Network), a telephone line, a WAN (Wide Area Network) such as the Internet, and the like. In addition,
In FIG. 1, the networks N are separately described, but may be the same network. The product registrant B and the news registrant C may each have a contract in advance as a registrant for registering information in the information providing apparatus 1.

Each member A registers personal information in the information providing device 1 as member information, and receives a try-on / reservation / purchase service of a product. Member A may be able to receive these services basically free of charge. Each product registrant B
Registered product information, which is information on a product, in the information providing device 1 and tried on, purchased, or reserved the product registered by the user from the information providing device 1, in other words, used the product information registered by the user. Receive at least a part of the member information and the use history of the member A. Product registrant B
The information providing device 1 can also conduct a questionnaire to the member A who has tried on its own product. The product registrant B may be an apparel maker, a designer, a student at a fashion college, or the like.

The mass media C registers information on clothes and the like among the information posted on the media. The information providing device 1 publishes the registered information to the member A,
For the mass media C, there is an advantage that by registering information in the information providing device 1, the advertising effect of the information posted on the media is enhanced.

The information providing apparatus 1 includes a member registration unit 2, a media information registration unit 3, a product registration unit 4, a disclosure unit 8, a fitting unit 6,
Reservation / purchase unit 7, information providing unit 9, DM / questionnaire registration unit 10, member file 11, media information file 1
2, product file 13, usage history file 14, DM
A questionnaire file 15 is provided. Note that DM is an abbreviation for direct mail, that is, an address advertisement. In the information providing apparatus 1, information is basically exchanged via the network N.

The member registration unit 2 registers the accessed individual or the like as a member. When registering as a member, the member registration unit 2 acquires member information including information such as the address, name, and size of the member, and stores the member information in the member file 11. The media information registration unit 3 receives information taken up by a magazine, a television or the like from a mass media C such as a magazine or a television, and stores the information in the media information file 12 as media information.
For example, if the media is a magazine, as media information,
A paper image, a stylist's comment, or the like can be considered. In the case of a television program, as the media information, a part of a television image, which scene of the program is the image, and the like can be considered.

The merchandise registration section 4 receives information on merchandise from the merchandise registrant B, and stores the merchandise file 1 as merchandise information.
3 is stored. As the product information, for example, a maker, a genre, a category, a price, a color, a size, a stock status, a comment, and the like can be considered. As the genre, for example, traditional, business, outdoor, formal, inner, and the like can be considered. As the categories, for example, jackets, coats, hats, shirts, blouses, skirts, and the like can be considered. As the size, S, M, L, LL, etc., and for a woman, for example, JIS standard Nos. 5, 7, 9 and the like can be considered. JIS (Japanese Industrial Standa
rd) means Japanese Industrial Standard.

The reference relation generation unit 5 generates a reference relation between the media information and the product information on the registered product with respect to the media information on the product. More specifically, a link to product information is stored in the media information. Thereby, for example, when the member A is browsing the published media information, the user selects a product introduced in the media information (for example, when the input device used by the member A is a pointing device, (Click), the member A can immediately access the product information on the product.

The fitting unit 6 creates an image in which the product selected by the member A is put on the mannequin image and provides the image to the member A. Hereinafter, a process of creating an image in which the product selected by the member A is put on the mannequin image and providing the image to the member A is referred to as “try-on”. The reservation / purchase unit 7 arranges reservation and purchase of the designated product based on the instruction of the member A. Try-on part 6 and reservation
The purchase unit 7 acquires the history of the try-on, reservation, purchase, quote, and purchase of the product of each member A, and stores the history in the use history file 14. In addition, the above-mentioned try-on / reservation / purchase services are
In principle, this is done for member A.

The publishing unit 8 publishes media information and product information to at least the member A, and collects requests from persons who browse the product information. The disclosure may not be limited to the member A. In addition, the disclosure unit 8 may search for a product that satisfies the condition based on conditions specified by the accessor, such as size information, a price range of the product, and a product genre, and may provide the search result to the accessor.

At the time of the try-on processing of a product, at the time of reservation / purchase, or at the time of publication, impressions and requests regarding the product may be obtained from the member A or the like. The input information is stored in the usage history file. The information providing unit 9 provides the product provider B with a part or all of the member information of the member A and the result of analyzing the member information. For example, product registrant B
May be selected based on the conditions input by the product registrant B from the member information of the member A who tried on the product registered by the product registrant B. .

The DM / questionnaire registration unit 10 receives a questionnaire or a direct mail (hereinafter referred to as DM) to be carried out from the product registrant B to the member A who has tried on the product, and receives the DM / questionnaire as questionnaire information or DM information. Store it in a file. The target of the questionnaire or DM registered by the product registrant B is selected from members A who have tried on the products registered by the product registrant B based on the conditions of the target entered by the product registrant B. Is done.

The data structure of each file will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 2, the member file 11 stores member information. Member information includes member identification information for identifying member A, password for confirming member A, personal information of member such as name, gender, date of birth, address, e-mail address, occupation, industry, size of each part of body,
And a flag indicating the necessity of the questionnaire DM and the member A
Contains items such as the name of a product registrant who wishes to receive a DM. Among the member information, the member identification information for identifying the member A is attached by the member registration unit 2. Other information is based on the information entered when registering as a member. Also, the name of the product registrant that the member A desires to receive the DM may be based on information input when trying on, making a reservation, purchasing, or inputting a request or the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, the media information file 12 stores media information for each medium (for example, for each magazine, each program, etc.). For example, when the media is a magazine, the media information includes registrant identification information for identifying a registrant, a password for confirming a registrant, a magazine name as a media name, image data on paper, and article data of an article published on paper. Is stored in each item. The registrant identification information is attached by the information providing device 1 when the mass media C is the information registrant of the information providing device 1. Enter your password at any time.
The media changes. Other information is based on information input when the mass media C registers the media information. Further, when the product introduced on the paper is registered in the information providing apparatus 1, the reference relation generating unit 5 stores a link to product information on the product in the image data. Thereby, when the member A who browses the image data selects (clicks) an area corresponding to the product in the image data, the product information of the product can be browsed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the product file 13 is
Product information is stored for each product registrant B. The product information includes registrant identification information of the product registrant B, a password for confirming the registrant, product identification information for identifying the product, a maker name or a designer name of the product registrant B for registering the product, such as men's / women's clothing. / Includes items such as children's clothing, product genre, product category, price, color, available size, stock status, comments from product registrant B to member A, product image data, and the like. Among the product information, the product identification information is attached to each product when the product registration unit 4 registers the product information. Further, the product registrant B may attach the product identification information. The registrant identification information is given by the information providing device 1 when the product registrant B is the information registrant of the information providing device 1. The password is changed by the mass media at any time. Other information is based on information input by the product registrant B at the time of product registration.

As shown in FIG. 5, the usage history file 14
Stores the usage history using the information providing device for each member A. The usage history includes member identification information, date and time of usage, usage status, used products and other information, and items of stock. For example, when the member A1 inputs a request for a product as other information, the input request can be considered. The stock is an item stored so that the member A can immediately call up the product information for himself, and stores the product identification information. When trying on or browsing products,
According to the instruction of the member A, the fitting unit 6 and the reservation / purchase unit 7 store the product identification information of the specified product at any time. Also,
For a reserved / purchased product, the reservation / purchase unit 7 may automatically store the product identification information of the product in the stock.

The DM / questionnaire file 15 stores DM information and questionnaire information relating to the DM and the questionnaire requested by the registrant (not shown). The questionnaire information includes registrant identification information, distribution destination conditions, questionnaire contents, responses from members, and the like. The DM information includes items such as registrant identification information, distribution destination conditions, and DM contents.

Hereinafter, the processing performed by the information providing apparatus will be described. In the following description, it is assumed that the input device used by the member A is a mouse, but this is not intended to limit the input device. Other input devices such as a keyboard, a trackball, and a cross key may be used.

First, registration of each product information, media information and product information will be described. First, the information providing device 1
Receives the member information from the member A, the media information from the mass media C, and the product information from the product registrant B, and stores them in the member file 11, the media information file 12, and the product file 13, respectively. In the case of member registration,
The member information is added to the member information and stored in the member file 11, and the member identification information is transmitted to the member. When the mass media C and the product registrant B register information,
Prior to registration, the information providing apparatus 1 confirms that the user is a registrant using registrant identification information and a password.

Here, when the product information of the product introduced by the registered media information is registered in the information providing apparatus 1, the product identification information of the introduced product is included in the item of the product identification information of the media information. The information is further stored. The reference relationship generation unit 5 stores a link to the product information of the product based on the product identification information.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a screen for inputting member information when the access person is a male. As shown in FIG. 6, name, gender, date of birth, address, e-mail address, occupation, industry, size of each part of body, questionnaire and DM
A field for inputting the necessity of the above is displayed on the screen. In addition,
The upper half of the screen may be displayed first, and the lower half of the screen, the part for inputting the size of each part of the body, may be displayed corresponding to the gender after the gender is input.

A person registered as a member A inputs information according to instructions on the screen. At the time of this registration, the accessor is DM
When the member registration unit 2 receives the input, the member registration unit 2 may store the registration identification information of all the product registrants in the DM item of the member information. If the minimum information for contacting, for example, a name, an e-mail address, etc., has been input, the member registration may be performed without inputting all the information.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a screen for inputting product information. As shown in FIG. 7, product registrant name, product genre, category, price, color, size type, stock status, comment to members, image data and target person (for men / women / children) Is displayed on the screen.
A person who registers product information inputs information according to instructions on the screen. An example of a screen for inputting media information is omitted. In the case of a screen for inputting media information, for example, columns for inputting each item of media information shown in FIG. 3, that is, media names, image data, article data, and product identification information may be displayed.

The flow of processing when the information providing apparatus 1 provides a service to a member will be described below with reference to FIG. First, the member A accesses the information providing device 1 using the member identification information and the password (not shown). Through this processing, the information providing apparatus 1 acquires the member identification information of the member A.

Subsequently, the member A decides whether to try on (step S1) or make a reservation / purchase (step S2).
Whether to browse the media information (step S3) is selected. If none of the three (steps SS1, S2
And No in S3), the process ends.

When trying on (Step S1: Ye)
s) The fitting unit 6 instructs the member A to input a search condition for searching for a product to be tried on (step S4). FIG. 9 shows an example of a screen for inputting a product search condition. FIG.
As shown in the figure, columns for inputting a category, classification of men's / women's / children's clothing, color, price range, genre, and product identification information are displayed on the screen as conditions for searching for a product.
Member A must have at least one of the conditions for searching for the product.
Enter one.

When the search condition is input, the fitting section 6 refers to the product file 13 to search for product information that matches the input search condition, and displays a product image on the fitting screen based on the searched product information. (Not shown). FIG. 10 shows an example of the fitting screen. As shown in FIG. 10, the search condition is displayed on the upper left of the screen, and the result of searching for a product based on the search condition is displayed on the right side of the screen. A mannequin image is displayed in the center of the screen. When the member A selects an image of a product to be tried on from the searched image of the product, the member A
Creates an image of a mannequin image wearing a product using the image of the selected product. Thereby, the member A tries on the selected product (actually, the mannequin) (step S
5). For example, this fitting may be performed by dragging an image of a product and dropping it on the mannequin image. Alternatively, for example, a product menu may be displayed by clicking an image of a product to display a click menu, and selecting a “try-on” item from the click menu (see FIG. 11).

Here, the mannequin image may be an image suitable for the body shape of the member A based on information on the size of each part of the body of the member included in the member information of the member A. For example, in the case of a large man, the mannequin image of the large man may be used at the time of fitting.

The stock room displayed in the middle left of FIG. 10 corresponds to the item “stock” in the product file shown in FIG. The member A can select an arbitrary product and allow the member A to immediately call the product information for himself (hereinafter, this process is referred to as stock). For example, the member A can stock the product by dragging the image of the product and dropping it on the image of the stock room. The details of the stock will be described later. Although not shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8, as shown in the lower left of FIG.
A transition to a reservation / purchase screen may be made.

FIG. 11 shows an example of screen transition when member A selects an image of a product. In FIG. 11, a product image 30 is displayed at the left end. When the member A places a pointer on a product image and clicks (selects) it, the fitting section 8 displays a click menu 31. The click menu includes items such as "try on" and "enter a request" along with some of the product information such as the manufacturer name, price, availability of stock, and color type. Thus, member A
Can easily browse the product information of the searched product. In FIG. 11, the item for inputting the request is displayed as "a word for this outfit". By selecting this item, the member A can input a request for a product or the like in the following manner when trying on the product.

When the member A places a pointer on an item for inputting a request on the click menu and clicks (selects) the member A,
The fitting unit 6 further displays a request input column 32. Member A
Inputs a request or the like relating to the selected product in the request input field 32. The fitting unit 6 converts the information input in the request input field into
It is stored in the use history file 14 of the member A together with the input date and time and the product identification information of the selected product. Also, the fitting section 6
When the distribution is required based on the result of the selection of the necessity of the information distribution shown in the request input column 32 of FIG. And if the distribution is not required, delete the maker name.

When the fitting is completed, the fitting section 6 stores the use date and time, the usage status as “try-on”, and the product identification information of the tried-on product in the use history of the member A. Further, when a request or the like is input at the time of fitting, the request and the like are further input to the member A's usage history in the columns of “input” as the date and time of use and the usage status, and the product identification information of the tried-on product and other information. Is stored, and the process proceeds to step S11.

When reservation / purchase is selected (step S
2: Yes), the reservation / purchase unit 7 instructs the member A to input a condition for searching for a product to be reserved / purchased. The screen at this time is the same as in FIG. The reservation / purchase unit 7 displays the search result and instructs the member A to input information necessary for reservation / purchase, for example, product identification information of a desired product, a delivery method, a settlement method, etc. (not shown). When the necessary information is input, the reservation / purchase unit 7 obtains the price of the product from the product information based on the input product identification information, estimates the price, and instructs the member A to confirm the estimation result. . If Member A confirms, the reservation /
A purchase procedure is performed (step S8). Reservation / Purchasing Department 7
Stores “reservation / purchase” as the use date and time and the use status, and the product identification information of the reserved / purchased product in the use history of the member A. When a request or the like is input at the time of reservation / purchase, processing is performed in the same manner as at the time of fitting, and the process proceeds to step S11.
Further, the reservation / purchase unit 7 may add the product identification information of the reserved / purchased product to the stock room item of the use history of the member A stored in the use history file 14. As a result, the member A can immediately browse the product information of the obtained product.

If browsing of the media information is selected (step S3: Yes), the publishing unit 8 instructs the member A to select a media name to be browsed (step S9),
The media information file 12 is referred to using the selected media name as a search key, and image data included in the searched media information is displayed on the screen. FIG. 12 shows an example of a display screen for media information. The media information includes, for example, magazine pages, celebrity gravure, and clothing coordination by the coordinator. In FIG. 12, as an example, a person 40 wearing clothes coordinated by a coordinator is displayed. FIG. 12 also shows a screen transition on the display screen of the media information. For example, FIG.
In, when a dress worn by a person is selected, the disclosure unit 8 displays a click menu 41 on the screen. The contents of the click menu 41 are the same as the description of FIG. The disclosure unit 8 refers to the link to the product information stored in the selected media information, acquires the product information of the selected one-piece, and displays a part of the product information on the click menu. Further, similarly to FIG. 12, even when browsing the media information, it is possible to input a try on product, a request, and the like.

As a result, the member browses, for example, information on fashion magazines, examples of coordination of products by coordinators, and gravures of celebrities, and obtains information on listed products, and tries on, reserves, and purchases products. It becomes possible. As a result, it is possible to enhance the effect of advertising a product by a magazine or the like, thereby contributing to further sales promotion.

After browsing in step S10, the publishing unit 8 stores the use history of the member A in the use history file 14 in the same manner as in the case of trying on a product (step S6), and
11 to end the processing or proceed to branch B1. As described above, the information providing device provides the service to the member A and acquires the usage history. The accessor is a member A
If not, the disclosure unit 8 discloses the product information and the media information to the accessor. An accesser who is not a member A may not be able to receive a service such as fitting. This is because it becomes difficult to acquire the usage history for each member A.

A process for outputting an image of a product stocked in a stock room to a screen will be described with reference to FIG. The stock room displays an image of a product specified so that the member A can immediately call it. In FIG. 10, when the stock room is selected (not shown), the fitting section 6
The use history of the member A is acquired with reference to the use history file 14 using the member identification information of the member A as a search key (step S21).

Subsequently, the fitting unit 6 acquires the product identification information of the stocked product from the item of the stock room in the acquired use history (step S22). The fitting section 6 refers to the product file 11 using the product identification information as a search key, and obtains product information of the stocked product (step S23). The fitting unit 6 outputs an image of a stocked product on the screen using the image data included in the obtained product information (step S24). FIG.
An example of the stock room screen is shown below. At the upper right of FIG. 14, a button labeled "To try on" is displayed. When the member A presses the “go to fitting” button, the fitting section 6 outputs a fitting screen shown in FIG. At that time, instead of the search condition and the like displayed on the left side of the fitting screen shown in FIG. 10, an image of the stocked product is displayed.

The product registrant B can obtain a part or all of the usage history and the member information via the information providing device 1. Hereinafter, an example of a flow of providing information to the product registrant B will be described with reference to FIG. First, it is assumed that a certain person has registered as a member as an age 22 years old, a woman, a XX prefecture resident, a student, and a small size. Thereby, "age 22 years old, female, XX prefecture resident, student, size 7 (size is based on information such as height entered at the time of registration or member input)" is obtained as member information 51 of member A1. Can be Member A
Assume that the user 1 tries on and purchases the product X of the apparel maker B1, which is also a product registrant, using the information providing device 1 (arrow 61). Then, for example, “the member A1 has tried on and purchased the product X of B1” is obtained as the use history 52.

The information providing unit 9 stores the member information 51 of the member A1.
And analyzing the use history 52 of the member A1 (arrow 62) and providing the apparel maker X with information 53 that a 22-year-old female student living in Saitama tried on and purchased the product Y of the apparel maker X. I do. With this, apparel maker X
Can obtain information on member A1 as a prospective customer. In the case of reservation / purchase, the information provided from the information providing unit 9 to the product registrant B includes information necessary for arranging the delivery of the product.

The try-on section 6 and the reservation / purchase section 7 are provided by the “member A
1 tries on and purchases the product Y of the apparel maker X at the date of year, month, day, day x ”in the use history file 14 (arrow 63). The stored use history is used by the information providing apparatus 1 for operation and development of the site, for example, issuance of a mail magazine (arrow 64).

Further, the information providing unit 9 reads “information that the member A1 is a prospective customer of the apparel maker X” and the member A1.
Using the accumulated use history of the apparel maker X as a cross (arrow 65), information 54 about the use tendency of the information providing apparatus 1 for the member A1 who is a prospective customer of the apparel maker X is created, and the apparel maker X provide. The information on the usage tendency includes, for example, the content of “when and by what product registrant B the member A1 performed what product”.

The information providing unit 9 analyzes the usage history of each member A and the product information of each product, and provides the analysis result to each product registrant (arrow 66). For example, the information providing unit 9
By segmenting the member information of each member A based on each item included in the product information, for example, color, age, gender, product genre, product category of member A, etc.,
The information 55 of “How many women are aged 24 to 28 who tried on a traditional red shirt” is created and provided to each product registrant B. Each product registrant B
The information can be used for product development, consumer trends, inventory management, and the like.

In a field where the trend is rapidly changing, such as clothing,
Old information can be of little value. In the information providing apparatus 1, information is exchanged quickly via a network. Therefore, the time delay from the information collection to the provision of the information to the product registrant B can be shortened. Also,
Since information is collected via a network, it is possible to collect a large amount of information over a wide range.

The information providing unit 9 stores the stored member A
By statistically processing the product information acquired based on the usage history and the product identification information stored in the usage history, information on the preference of the member A1 can be obtained. For example, the information providing unit 9 acquires the product identification information of the product reserved and purchased by the member A1 based on the usage history of the member A1, and sets the price range, genre, and price of the product identified by the acquired product identification information. By performing statistics on colors, etc., members A1 can reserve / purchase products from 10,000 to 15,0
It is possible to acquire information on a preference, such as a price range of “between 00 yen” and a corresponding genre of “Traditional”.

The information providing unit 9 may provide the information on the preferences of the member A1 obtained in this way to the product registrant B who has registered the products reserved and purchased by the member A1. Thereby, the product registrant B can perform more effective sales promotion activities. Further, the information providing unit 9 may preferentially provide the member A1 with product information on a product that is presumed to match the preference of the member A1, based on the information on the preference of the member A1 and the product information. Conversely, the information providing unit 9 may suppress providing the member A1 with product information on a product that is presumed not to match the taste of the member A1. As a result, the information providing apparatus 1 can provide a more comfortable service such as fitting to the member A1.

The above description is an example. For example,
Various other information can be obtained in various other segments. The information providing apparatus 1 can acquire information serving as a basis for statistical processing by accepting product registration from many product registrants B and providing services to many members A. The information providing unit 9 can create and provide various information that the product registrant B deems necessary by performing statistical processing using the member information, the member use history, and the product information.

According to the information providing apparatus 1, the product registrant B can conduct a questionnaire to the member A,
Or can be sent. Hereinafter, the process of distributing the DM will be described with reference to FIG. First, the product registrant B accesses the information processing apparatus 1 using the product registrant name and the password. Thereby, the information processing device 1
Obtains the product registrant name. Subsequently, the DM / questionnaire registration unit 10 sets the DM distribution conditions and the contents of the DM as DM information based on the information input by the product registrant B.
-Store in the questionnaire file 15 (step S3
1).

FIG. 17 shows an example of a screen on which the product registrant B registers DM information. As shown in FIG. 17, the age group, the address, the gender, the category of the product information used by the member A, the individual products, and the use period are displayed as the conditions of the member A who distributes the DM. On the screen, in addition to the distribution conditions, a column for inputting the content of the DM is displayed. The product registrant B inputs the condition of the member A who wants to distribute the DM and the content of the DM according to the display on the screen. As the contents of the DM, for example, provision of information on a new product, special event information such as a bargain sale, and the like can be considered.

The information providing unit 9 refers to the use history file 14 using the registrant identification information of the product registrant B included in the DM information as a search key, and obtains the information of the member A using the product information registered by the product registrant B. Acquire usage history (step S3
2). The information providing unit 9 refers to the acquired use history, and determines items included in the history information in the set distribution conditions, such as a category of a used product, identification information of an individual product, a use period, and the like. Acquire the member identification information of the members satisfying the distribution condition. As a result, it is possible to extract, from the members A using the product information registered by the product registrant B, members who satisfy the distribution conditions for the items included in the use history.

For example, if the product registrant B has set the delivery condition of “identification information of individual products” and “try-on” within “last three months”, the information providing unit 9 sets the date and time of use of the history information from the current time. If the date and time up to three months ago is registered, "Try on" is registered in the usage status, and "Product identification information entered as a condition" is registered in the item of the used product, the distribution condition is satisfied become. This process is not performed when the product registrant sets “all products” as the distribution condition and does not set the use period (step S
33).

Subsequently, the information providing unit 9 acquires the member information corresponding to the member identification information by referring to the member file 11 using the acquired member identification information, and refers to the acquired member information. Items included in member information in distribution conditions,
For example, the registrant identification information of the product registrant B who satisfies the distribution conditions for the age group, address, and gender and has registered the DM in the DM field of the member information is stored (that is,
The member identification information of the member A (which can receive the DM) is acquired. (Step S34).

The contact information of the member A, for example, an e-mail address is obtained from the member information including the obtained member identification information (step S35), and the contents of the DM are transmitted to the member A selected as the distribution destination (step S35). Step S36). The screen in the case of conducting a questionnaire is almost the same, but the column for describing the contents of the DM changes to a column for describing the contents of the questionnaire, and a column for inputting the period for conducting the questionnaire is further added.

As a result, of the members A who are considered to be prospective customers of the product registrant B, the DM is effectively distributed to the member A corresponding to the person image desired by the product registrant B, and a questionnaire is conducted. It is possible to do. FIG.
2 shows a flow of transfer of information and money performed through the information providing apparatus. As shown in FIG. 18, the member A registers the member information in the information providing device 1, receives services such as try-on, reservation, and purchase of the product from the information providing device 1, and further receives the stock information of the product, the DM, and the like. I do.

The member A applies for the reservation / purchase of a product to the information providing apparatus 1, and the information providing apparatus 1 converts the reservation / purchase information received from the member A into the product for which the reserved / purchased product is registered. Sent to apparel makers and fashion colleges, etc., who are registrants. The product registrant who has received the reservation / purchase information sends the product to the member A, and the member A
Receive payment from The information providing device 1 can receive a margin from a product registrant.

The product registrant B sends the product information and the stock information to the information providing device 1. The information providing device 1 processes the received product information and stock information as necessary, and stores the processed product information and stock information in the product file 13. The information providing apparatus 1 can receive a processing fee for product information from the product registrant B.

The information providing apparatus 1 stores a usage history using product information by each member A performing a try-on, purchase, reservation, request input, etc., and provides a registrant who has registered used product information to the registrant. The information of each member A or the result of processing the information of each member A is provided. In addition, the product registrant B transmits the content of the questionnaire and the content of the DM to the information providing device 1 together with the condition of the member A to be distributed. The information providing device 1 selects a member A that satisfies the conditions from among members A using the product information registered by the product registrant as a distribution destination, and distributes a questionnaire or DM to the selected member A. . Delivery is
E-mail or fax. Further, it may be character information for a mobile phone. Information providing device 1
Can receive a member information provision fee of a member using product information from a product registrant. The provision fee may be a flat-rate system or a pay-as-you-go system.

The information providing device 1 and the terminals (not shown) of the member A, the product registrant B, and the mass media C described in this embodiment use an information processing device (computer) as shown in FIG. Can be configured. FIG.
The information processing device 70 includes a CPU 71, a memory 72, an input device 73, an output device 74, an external storage device 75, a medium drive device 76, and a network connection device 77, which are connected to each other by a bus 78.

The memory 72 is, for example, a ROM (Read Onl
y Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), etc., and stores programs and data used for processing.
The CPU 71 performs necessary processing by executing a program using the memory 72.

Each device and each unit constituting the information providing apparatus 1 and each terminal shown in FIG. 1 is stored as a program in a specific program code segment of the memory 72. The input device 73 is, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device, a touch panel, or the like, and is used for inputting an instruction or information from a user. The output device 74 is, for example, a display, a printer, or the like, and is used to output an inquiry to a user of the information processing device 70, a processing result, and the like.

The external storage device 75 is, for example, a magnetic disk device, an optical disk device, a magneto-optical disk device, or the like. The above-described program and data can be stored in the external storage device 75, and can be used by loading them into the memory 72 as needed.

The medium driving device 76 drives the portable recording medium 79 and accesses the recorded contents. Portable recording medium 7
9 includes a memory card, a memory stick, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a CD-ROM (Compact
A recording medium that can be read by any information processing device, such as an sc Read Only Memory, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, and a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), is used. The above-described program and data can be stored in the portable recording medium 79, and can be used by loading them into the memory 72 as necessary.

The network connection device 77 is a LAN, W
An external device is communicated via an arbitrary network (line) such as an AN, and data conversion accompanying the communication is performed. Further, if necessary, the program and data described above can be received from an external device, and loaded into the memory 22 for use.

FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining a recording medium and a transmission signal which can be read by an information processing apparatus capable of supplying a program and data to the information processing apparatus 70 of FIG. It is also possible to cause a general-purpose information processing device to perform a function corresponding to each device described in the above embodiment. For this purpose, in the flowcharts shown in the drawings described in the embodiments, a program for causing the information processing device 70 to perform the same processing as that performed by each device is stored in a recording medium 7 readable by the information processing device.
9, the program is read from the recording medium 79 by the information processing device 70 as shown in FIG. 20, and is temporarily stored in the memory 72 or the external storage device 75 of the information processing device 70. The CPU 71 of the information processing device 70 may be configured to read out and execute the stored program.

The transmission signal itself transmitted via the line 81 (transmission medium) when the program is downloaded from the database 80 of the program (data) provider to the information processing apparatus 20 is also implemented by the above-described embodiment of the present invention. A function corresponding to each device described in the embodiment can be performed by a general-purpose information processing device.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various other modifications are possible. For example, the fitting section
By storing information about the mannequin's body shape and hairstyle, and the like, the member A can make a selection from among them and synthesize various mannequin images to create a mannequin image according to the taste and appearance of the member A. This makes it possible to provide a more detailed fitting service.

Further, for example, information on actual appearance such as a face photograph and a whole body photograph may be acquired from the member A, and a mannequin image exclusively for each member may be created based on the acquired information. In this case, money may be obtained from the member A as a price for the service.

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As described in detail above, the present invention provides
Accepting product information from a product registrant, providing a service for members to try on the product virtually via a network, and providing information on the member who received the service to the product registrant who registered the product This makes it possible to quickly obtain information that the product registrant deems necessary and provide it to the product registrant.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an information providing device.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of a member file.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of a media information file.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of a product file.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of a usage history file.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a member information input screen.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an input screen for product information.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a process when the information processing apparatus provides a service to a member.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen for inputting a condition for searching for a product.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a try-on screen of a product.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen transition when a request or the like regarding a product is input.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen for media information.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a process of outputting an image of a stocked product to a screen.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of a stock room.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a flow of a process of providing information to a product registrant.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating DM distribution processing.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a DM information registration screen.

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating the flow of information and money transfer via the information providing device.

FIG. 19 is a configuration diagram of an information processing apparatus.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a recording medium and a transmission signal that can supply a program and data to an information processing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information provision apparatus 2 Member registration part 3 Media information registration part 4 Merchandise registration part 5 Relation relation generation part 6 Try-on part 7 Reservation / purchase part 8 Publication part 9 Information provision part 10 DM / questionnaire registration part 11 Member file 12 Media information file 13 Product file 14 Usage history file 15 DM / questionnaire file A Member B Product registrant C Mass media

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A member registration means for registering information about a member as member information, and a product registration means for registering information including image information and the like of a product relating to clothing as product information based on a request from a product registrant. Try-on means for creating an image of the product on a try-on basis based on the selection of the member; Providing member information of the member who selected the product to the product registrant who requested registration of the selected product. An information providing device, comprising: 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a request acquisition unit for acquiring information on the product from the member, wherein the information providing unit provides information on the product to the product registrant requesting registration of the product information. The information providing device according to claim 1, wherein 3. Media information registration means for registering information posted on a mass transmission medium as media information, and when the registered information is included in the media information, a product related to the media information and the registered product. A reference relation generating means for generating a reference relation with the information; and a publishing means for publishing the media information to an arbitrary person, wherein the publishing means is based on the reference relation according to an instruction of the arbitrary person. The information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the member is provided with product information on a product included in the media information by referring to the media information. 4. The information providing means further processes member information on the member based on the use history of the member, and provides a processing result to the product registrant. 4. The information providing device according to any one of claims 3 to 3. 5. The information providing means further obtains information on the preference of the member by processing member information on the member based on the use history of the member, and obtains information on the preference of the member based on the information on the preference. The method according to claim 4, wherein providing the member with product information of a product that does not match the taste of the member is suppressed, and the member is preferentially provided with product information of a product that matches the taste of the member. Information providing device as described. 6. An advertisement registering means for registering information relating to an advertisement of the commodity and information relating to a condition of a distribution target of the information based on a request of the commodity registrant, wherein the information provision means comprises: The information providing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein information on the advertisement is delivered to members who use the product information registered by the product registrant and satisfy the conditions of the delivery target. . 7. A questionnaire registration means for registering information on the contents of the questionnaire and information on the condition of the questionnaire based on a request of the product registrant, wherein the information providing means is registered by the product registrant. The information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the questionnaire is conducted to members who satisfy the conditions of the questionnaire among members who use the obtained product information. 8. Registering information relating to a member as member information, registering information including image information and the like regarding a product related to clothing based on a request from a product registrant as product information, and based on the member's selection. An image of trying on the product, and providing the product registrant requesting registration of the selected product with member information of a member who has selected the product. 9. Acquiring information on the product from the member, and providing the product registrant requesting registration of the product information with the information on the product obtained from the member. An information providing method according to claim 8. 10. Registering information posted on a mass transmission medium as media information, and when the media information includes the registered product, a reference relationship between the media information and product information on the registered product. According to the instructions of any person who browses the media information,
The information providing method according to claim 8 or 9, wherein product information on a product included in the media information is provided to the arbitrary person by referring to the media information based on the reference relationship. 11. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to perform control for providing information by causing the computer to execute is provided. Registering information including image information and the like regarding the product relating to the product as product information, creating an image of trying on the product based on the selection of the member, and requesting registration of the selected product. A program for causing a computer to perform control including: providing member information of a member who has selected the product.