JP4570476B2 - Document creation support system, server, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a document creation support system that centrally manages product information in a database using a network and creates a document in PDF format from the product information, and relates to a sales promotion support function based on product arrangement information.

  In recent years, when creating catalogs, with the spread of computers, product data to be put on catalogs has been used as a database. Collaborating with a database, catalog creation work is performed by desktop publishing (DTP) or the like, and the efficiency has been improved. For example, a database that stores product information and the like, a database that manages database information, and that is provided with a server that provides functions such as input / output, search, and browsing of database information, and a database that operates on the Web. There is a system that creates a predetermined printed matter according to an instruction by using a system or a database for storing and managing product information and the like via a network (for example, Patent Document 1).

  Conventionally, the latest merchandise information is often proposed to agents and customers in charge of salesmen using flyers or booklet catalogs.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-91189

  However, in sales promotion activities for paper-based catalogs, product information tends to become obsolete while the catalog production time elapses, and it is difficult to propose the latest product information to customers in real time.

  In addition, in the system described in Patent Document 1, product information (text information such as product specifications and product images used in catalog production) is centrally managed in a database, and a printed matter is created using the database. However, the latest product information can be reflected in the printed material, but in this case, the latest product information is appealing to the customer because there are many parts that depend on the skills of the sales person in charge, and they are inexperienced and not familiar with their products. There has been a problem that it is difficult for new salesmen and the like to appeal recommended products to customers (select products and create new leaflets themselves on the spot).

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points. Document creation support that makes it possible to create an effective PDF format document based on product arrangement information using product information centrally managed in a database. The purpose is to provide a system.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the first invention is a database connected to a registered user's terminal device via a network for storing and managing product information and purchase history information of products associated with the product information. An arrangement frame that creates a PDF-format document from the product information and saves it in the database, and defines at least one arrangement frame that fits the product information and corresponds to a background portion of the document retains at least one template having information from an existing document, each template used, the sales information of the commodity corresponding to the commodity information placed in each layout frame, layout frame based on the purchase history information of the commodity acquired every, based on the sales information, sales order of the layout frame of the template for each layout frame In accordance with a new document creation request from the terminal device, the sales order of each layout frame calculated for the selected template is retrieved from the database pasted on each layout frame and the database. In accordance with a transmission means for transmitting product information to the terminal device and a paste instruction from the terminal device, the product information to be pasted is fitted into the placement frame based on the placement frame information of the template, A server comprising: a creating unit that creates a PDF document; and a providing unit that provides the created PDF document to the terminal device.

  In addition, it is desirable to provide holding means for associating the template information of the created document with the product information inserted in each layout frame and holding the information as document information in the database.

  A server according to a first aspect of the present invention is connected to a registered user's terminal device via a network, has a database for storing and managing product information and purchase history information of products associated with the product information. A document in PDF format is created, stored in the database, and at least one template having arrangement frame information that defines at least one arrangement frame into which product information is inserted, corresponding to the background portion of the document, is retained, and an existing document The sales order of the products corresponding to the product information placed in each placement frame is aggregated based on the purchase history information of the product, and selected according to the new document creation request from the terminal device. The template and data that pasted the sales order of the products aggregated in the template into each layout frame The product information retrieved from the source is transmitted to the terminal device in PDF format, and the product information to be pasted is determined based on the placement frame information of the template in accordance with the paste instruction from the terminal device. The PDF format document is created, and the created PDF format document is transmitted to the terminal device.

"Product information" is material information including character information of products or image information of the products.
“Product purchase history information” includes the sales amount of the product, the total number of sales, the characteristics of the customer who purchased the product, and the like.
“Document” is document data in PDF format, and “document creation history information” is managed in the database together with “document”. “Document creation history information” includes a document ID, a document name, a creation date, a creator, a template name, and the like.
The “template” corresponds to the background portion of the document, and includes product information (product value set such as character information and image information) including template information such as a template ID, template name, creation date, and decorations such as characters and images. Information) and placement data that defines at least one placement frame to be inserted, and template data including decorations such as characters and images.

In the first invention, the server centrally manages product information (text information such as product specifications and product images used in catalog production) in a database, maintains product information through the Internet, and downloads it as a PDF document. Therefore, it is possible to distribute small and light files through the network, print the latest product information in front of the customer, and appeal the product.
In addition, the order of the arrangement frames in which the products are best sold in the existing PDF document is aggregated from the product purchase history information, and the optimum arrangement order of the product value pairs having a high product appeal is displayed. However, it is possible to easily apply the value set of the recommended product to the arrangement frame of the template and to create an effective flyer.

The second invention has a database for storing and managing a registered user's terminal device, product information, and purchase history information of products associated with the product information, and creates a PDF document from the product information. And a server connected to the database stored in the database, the server defining an arrangement frame that defines at least one arrangement frame into which the product information is inserted, corresponding to a background portion of the document. retains at least one template having information from an existing document, each template used, the sales information of the commodity corresponding to the commodity information placed in each layout frame, layout frame based on the purchase history information of the commodity acquired every, based on the sales information, sales order of the layout frame of the template for each layout frame In accordance with a new document creation request from the terminal device, the sales order of each layout frame calculated for the selected template is retrieved from the database pasted on each layout frame and the database. In accordance with a transmission means for transmitting product information to the terminal device and a paste instruction from the terminal device, the product information to be pasted is fitted into the placement frame based on the placement frame information of the template, Creating means for creating a document in PDF format; and providing means for providing the created PDF format document to the terminal device, wherein the terminal device is searched product information sent from the server, and each arrangement Display means for displaying a template in which the sales order of each arrangement frame is pasted on a frame; and the displayed product information on the template Is a document creation support system characterized by comprising an instruction unit for transmitting the instruction pasted into the layout frame of bets on the server, the.
The second invention displays the server of the first invention, the searched product information sent from the server, and a template in which the sales order of the products in the layout frame is pasted to each layout frame. The present invention relates to a document creation support system including a terminal device that transmits an instruction for fitting a product information template into each layout frame to a server.

A third invention is a program for causing a computer to function as the server of the first invention.
4th invention is the recording medium which recorded the program which functions a computer as a server of 1st invention.

  The above-mentioned program may be held and distributed on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, or the program can be transmitted and received via a communication line.

  The present invention can provide a document creation support system that enables effective document creation based on product arrangement information using product information that is centrally managed in a database.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a document creation support system and the like according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals are given to components having substantially the same functional configuration, and redundant description is omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a document creation support system 100 according to the present embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is an example of a document creation support system 100. As shown in FIG. 1, the document creation support system 100 is configured by connecting a server 101, a plurality of client terminals 103, and the like via a network 109. The The document creation support system 100 is a configuration diagram when implemented using WWW (World Wide Web) technology.

  The network 109 is a network such as the Internet, a local area network (LAN), or an in-house LAN, and may be wired or wireless.

  The server 101 is a server computer or the like, and the document creation support unit 111 including the WWW server 110, the document creation support unit 111, the database server 112, and the like is called from the WWW server 110, and the product information database is transmitted via the database server 112. A document in PDF (Portable Document Format) format is created and saved with the product information 301 and transmitted to the client terminal 103. Further, the existing document information stored in the product information database 301 is transmitted to the client terminal 103. The database server 113 manages information in the product information database 301, and performs input / output, search, browsing, and the like of the database information.

  The client terminal 103 is a personal computer, a portable terminal (Personal Digital Assistant), or the like. The client terminal 103 is equipped with a WWW browser 120. The client terminal 103 accesses the WWW server 110 of the server 101 via the WWW browser 120, transmits an operation request for the product information database 301, a document creation instruction, and the like, and a PDF document created from the product information in the product information database 301 Receive.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the server 101 will be described. FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of the server 101.

  The server 101 is configured by connecting a control unit 201, a storage unit 202, a media input / output unit 203, a communication control unit 204, an input unit 205, a display unit 206, a printing unit 207, and the like via a system bus 209.

  The control unit 201 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like.

The CPU calls a program stored in the storage unit 202, ROM, recording medium or the like to a work memory area on the RAM, executes it, controls the drive of each device connected via the system bus 209, and is performed by the server 101. Various processes described later (see FIGS. 6, 7, and 8) are realized.
The ROM is a non-volatile memory and permanently holds a computer boot program, a program such as BIOS, data, and the like.
The RAM is a volatile memory, and temporarily stores a program, data, and the like loaded from the storage unit 202, ROM, recording medium, and the like, and includes a work area used by the control unit 201 for performing various processes.

The storage unit 202 is an HDD (hard disk drive), and stores a program executed by the control unit 201, data necessary for program execution, an OS (operating system), and the like. As for programs, a control program 391 corresponding to an OS (operating system), an application program 392 corresponding to processing to be described later performed by the server 101 to which the computer is applied, and the like are stored.
Each of these program codes is read by the control unit 201 as necessary, transferred to the RAM, read by the CPU, and executed as various means.

  The media input / output unit 203 (drive device) performs data input / output, for example, floppy disk drive, PD drive, CD drive (-ROM, -R, -RW, etc.), DVD drive (-ROM, -R, etc.) -RW etc.) and media input / output devices such as MO drives.

  The communication control unit 204 includes a communication control device, a communication port, and the like, and is a communication interface that mediates communication between the server 101 and the network 109. Communication control between the server 101 and the client terminal 103 is performed via the network 109. I do.

The input unit 205 inputs data and includes, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse, and an input device such as a numeric keypad.
An operation instruction, an operation instruction, data input, and the like can be performed on the server 101 via the input unit 205.

  The display unit 206 includes a display device such as a CRT monitor and a liquid crystal panel, and a logic circuit (such as a video adapter) for realizing a video function of the computer in cooperation with the display device.

  A printing unit 207 is a printer and performs print output processing.

  The system bus 209 is a path that mediates transmission / reception of control signals, data signals, and the like between the devices.

  Next, information stored in the storage unit 202 of the server 101 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating information stored in the storage unit 202.

  In the storage unit 202, a plurality of product information databases 301, a template database 302, a control program 391, an application program 392, and the like are stored.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of the product information database 301.
As shown in FIG. 4, the product information database 301 includes a plurality of product information 310, a management table group 320, a plurality of product purchase history information 330, document information 340, and the like. Note that a plurality of product information databases 301 managed by the server 101 may exist as necessary.

The product information 310 includes character information 311 such as product specifications, image information 312 which is product material information, and the like.
The management table group 320 includes various tables that manage the product information 310.

  The merchandise purchase history information 330 is information used for a company's sales promotion strategy and the like, and includes information such as a merchandise information ID, the sales amount of the merchandise, the total number of sales, and the characteristics of customers who have purchased the merchandise.

The document information 340 includes a document 341, document creation history information 342, and the like.
The document 341 is document body data in the created PDF format.
The document creation history information 342 is document management information, and includes information such as a document ID, a document name, a creation date, an update date, a creator, a template name, and a product information ID associated with each layout frame (see FIG. 14). Will be described later).
The data configuration of the product information database 301 is not limited to this configuration.

The template database 302 includes at least one or more template information 350. The template information 350 is information corresponding to the background portion of the document 341, and includes template management information such as a template ID, a template name, and a creation date, and product information 310 (product value set information such as character information 311 and image information 312). It is composed of layout frame information that defines at least one layout frame that fits and template body data including decorations such as characters and images.
Note that the data structure of the template database 302 is not limited to this structure.

The control program 391 is a program that drives and controls each component of the server 101, and corresponds to an OS (operating system).
The application program 392 is an executable program corresponding to the processing described later (see FIGS. 6, 7, and 8) performed by the server 101, and corresponds to the WWW server 110, the document creation support unit 111, the database server 112, and the like. It is.

  Next, the hardware configuration of the client terminal 103 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a hardware configuration diagram of the client terminal 103.

The client terminal 103 is connected to a control unit 401, a storage unit 402, a communication control unit 403, a media input / output unit 404, an input unit 405, a display unit 406, a printing unit 407, and the like via a system bus 409.
The hardware configuration of the client terminal 103 is the same as that of the server 101 described above with reference to FIG.

  Next, the processing operation of the PFD document creation processing of the server 101 having the function of totalizing and displaying the sales order of the product information to be arranged will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 are flowcharts showing the processing procedure of the PFD document creation processing of the server 101. FIG.

A document creation support program that is an application program 392 is installed in the storage unit 202 of the server 101. The following processing of the server 101 is performed by the control unit 201 of the server 101 according to the control of the document creation support program.
Further, the WWW browser 120 as the application program 392 is installed in the storage unit 402 of the client terminal 103, and the following processing of the client terminal 103 (access to the server 101 via the WWW browser 120, access to the server 101) The instruction and the like are performed by the control unit 401 of the client 103.

The control unit 401 of the client terminal 103 accesses the server 101 and makes a request for starting a document creation support tool corresponding to the document creation support unit 111 that creates a PDF document (step S601).
For example, the server 101 is accessed by specifying a predetermined URL of the server 101 from the WWW browser 120 of the client terminal 103.

  The control unit 201 of the server 101 activates the document creation support program and transmits login screen data to the client terminal 103 via the WWW server 110 (step S602).

The control unit 401 displays the login screen 10 via the WWW browser 120 (step S603).
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the login screen 10.
The user designates the user ID 12, the password 13, and, if necessary, the server name 11 when there are a plurality of servers 101. The control unit 401 transmits the input user ID 12, password 13, and server name 11 to the server 101 (step S604).

The control unit 201 of the server 101 receives the user ID 12, the password 13, and the like, and performs user authentication (step S605).
When the user is correctly authenticated, the control unit 201 sets the product information database 301 corresponding to the designated server name 11 (step S606).
The control unit 201 creates document list data from the document creation history information 342 of the document information 340 in the product information database 301 (step S607), and transmits the created document list screen data to the client terminal 103 (step S608). .

  The control unit 401 of the client terminal 103 displays the received document list screen 20 (step S609).

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the document list screen 20.
As shown in FIG. 10, on the document list screen 20, a document list 21, a "create new document" button 28, a "document narrow search" button 29, and the like are displayed.
The document list 21 includes document creation history information 342 such as a document ID 22, a document name 23, a creator 24, a creation date 25, an update date 26, and a template name 27 of an existing PDF format document 341.

  The control unit 401 of the client terminal 103 transmits a new document creation request by pressing the “create new document” button 28 (step S610).

The control unit 201 of the server 101 creates template list data including a plurality of templates 37 from the template information 350 of the template database 302 (step S611).
The control unit 201 transmits new document creation screen (template selection) data including template list data (step S612).

  The control unit 401 of the client terminal 103 displays the new document creation (template selection) screen 30 (step S613).

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a new document creation (template selection) screen 30.
As shown in FIG. 11, a new document creation (template selection) screen 30 includes a “template selection” button 31, a “tree search” button 32, a “keyword search” button 33, a “product search” button 34, and a “basket display”. ”Button 35, various function selection buttons such as“ create layout ”button 36, template list 39, and the like are displayed.
The template list 39 includes a plurality of templates 37-1, 37-2, 37-3, 37-4, a selection button 38, and the like.

The user selects a desired template 37 (for example, template 37-4) from the template list 39 (step S701).
The user instructs a product search condition of “product selection”, and the control unit 401 transmits a product selection request together with the product search condition (step S702).

The control unit 201 of the server 101 searches the product information database 301 based on the product search condition from the product information database 301 (step S703).
The control unit 201 transmits product information list data including search result data (step S704).

The control unit 401 of the client terminal 103 displays a new document creation screen (product selection) 40 (step S705).
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a new document creation (product selection) screen 40.
The new document creation (product selection) screen 40 displays a product information list 41 that is a list of products that have been searched, an “add to product basket” button 45, and the like. The product information list 41 includes a plurality of product information records 43, check boxes 42, and the like.

  The user selects the product information record 43 from the product information list 41 by using the check box 42, puts it in the product basket by using the “add to product basket” button 45, and selects the product information 310 to be published in the document (step S706).

  The control unit 401 transmits a layout creation request when the “layout creation” button 36 is pressed (step S707).

Based on the product purchase history information 330 of the product information database 301, the control unit 201 of the server 101 aggregates and calculates the order 52 of the product placement frames of the selected template 37 according to the sales order (order) of the product. (Step S708).
The control unit 201 creates document layout screen data from the product value set information list data including the product value set information 54 of the selected product information 310, the template information 350, the order 52 of the totaled arrangement frames, and the like. The screen data is transmitted (step S709).

  The control unit 401 of the client terminal 103 displays the document layout screen 50 (step S710).

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a document layout screen 50.
The document layout screen 50 includes a selected template 37, a product value set information list 53, a “PDF display” button 55, a “layout save” button 56, various toolbars, and the like.
The template 37 displays at least one arrangement frame 51, arrangement frame order 52, and the like.
In the product value set information list 53, product value set information 54 of at least one selected product information 310 is displayed.

The user makes a request for pasting the merchandise value set information 54 to the arrangement frame 51 in accordance with the arrangement frame order 52 (step S711).
The control unit 201 inserts the merchandise value set information 54 into the selected arrangement frame 51 based on the template information 350 and transmits it (step S712).

The control unit 401 displays the created PDF document by pressing the “PDF display” button 55.
The control unit 401 transmits a layout saving request by pressing the “layout saving” button 56 (step S713).

  The control unit 201 of the server 101 stores the created document in the document information 340 of the product information database 301 (step S714). The control unit 201 converts document data composed of product information corresponding to template information and product value set information into a document 341, information such as the document ID 22, document name 23, creator 24, creation date 25, template name 27, etc. of the document 341. Is registered and stored in the document creation history information 342.

Next, with reference to FIG. 8, the counting process for counting the arrangement frame order 52 in the template 37 in step S708 will be described in detail. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the totaling processing of the arrangement frame order 52 in the template 37. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a flow of processing for counting the arrangement frame order 52 in the template 37.
The tabulation processing of the arrangement frame order 52 in the template 37 is performed by the control unit 201 of the server 101.

The control unit 201 extracts the document 341 of the selected template 37 from the document creation history information 342 in the product information database 301 (step S801).
As illustrated in FIG. 14, for example, when “template B” is selected, based on the document creation history information 342, existing documents 341-1, 341-2, 341-2, 341-3, “template B”, 341-4 (document ID “100007”, document ID “100005”, document ID “100003”, document ID “100002”, etc.) is extracted.

  The control unit 201 determines whether or not the totalization processing for all the extracted documents 341 has been completed (step S802).

If the counting process has not been completed (No in step S802), the control unit 201 arranges each extracted arrangement frame 51 of the document 341 based on the product purchase history information 330 of the product information database 301. The sales information (sales amount, total sales, etc.) of the product corresponding to the product information 310 is acquired, and the sales order (rank) of the arrangement frame 51 is calculated according to the sales information (step S803).
The control unit 201 adds and tabulates the sales order of the arrangement frames 51 of the document 341 as the sales order of the arrangement frames 51 of all the documents 341 (step S804). The process advances to step S802 to perform a counting process for the next existing document.

  When the counting process is completed (Yes in step S802), the control unit 201 sets the optimal arrangement frame order 52 in accordance with the sales order of the total arrangement frames 51 (step S805).

  For example, a product (“product a”, “product b”, “product c”, “product d”, “product e”, “product f”) arranged in the arrangement frame with respect to the document 341-1 of “template B”. The sales order of the products is calculated based on the product purchase history information 330 such as “ Similarly, for the documents 341-2, 341-3, and 341-4, the sales order of the products in the arrangement frame is calculated and tabulated. According to the sales order (ranking) of the arranged arrangement frames, the arrangement frame order 52 (the arrangement frame 51-1 order “2”, the arrangement frame 51-2 order “5”, and the arrangement frame 51-3 order “4”. The order “6” of the arrangement frame 51-4, the order “1” of the arrangement frame 51-5, the order “3” of the arrangement frame 51-6, etc.) are set.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 201 of the server 101 includes the product information database 301 that centrally manages the product information 310, the product purchase history information 330, the document information 340, and the product information. A template database 302 that holds at least one template information 350 for placing at least one placement frame that fits 310; obtains and selects a template of the document 341 to be created in response to an instruction from the client terminal 103; Based on the product purchase history information 330, the sales order of the products corresponding to the placed product information 310 is tabulated from the existing document information 340 using the template, for each placement frame. The template in which the arrangement frame order 52 is pasted on each arrangement frame and the product information 310 retrieved from the product information database 301 are transmitted to the client terminal 103. In response to a pasting instruction from the client terminal 103, the control unit 201 of the server 101 inserts the product information 310 into the arrangement frame 51 on the template and creates a PDF document 341.

  As a result, product information (text information such as product specs and product images used when creating catalogs) is centrally managed in a database, product information is maintained through the Internet, and downloaded as a PDF document. Can be distributed through the network, and the latest product information can be printed in front of the customer to appeal the product.

  In addition, the order of the arrangement frame where the product is the best selling in the existing PDF document is aggregated from the product purchase history information, and the optimal arrangement order of the product value pairs with high product appeal is displayed. The user can easily apply the value set of the recommended product to the arrangement frame of the template, and can create an effective flyer. In addition, even a new salesman who is not familiar with the company's products can create highly appealing flyers.

  In the present embodiment, the server 101 includes the document creation support unit 111, the database server 112, and the like, and the document creation support tool corresponding to the document creation support unit 111 on the server 101 is activated from the client terminal 103. The document creation support program equivalent to the document creation support means 111, the template database 302, etc. are downloaded in advance to the client terminal 103 side, the document creation support tool on the client terminal 103 is activated, and the database server 112 on the server 101 side is started. A PDF document may be created while accessing the merchandise information database 301.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the order in which the products are sold is totaled from the product purchase history information (sales amount, total sales, etc.) and displayed as the order of the arrangement frames. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, information such as “customer characteristics of products purchased” may be weighted for each customer, and the order of arrangement frames may be totaled.

  In this embodiment, the product information database 301 that stores product information, image information, and the like is used as the database. However, the present invention is not limited to product information, image information, and the like.

  Note that the program for performing the processing shown in FIGS. 6, 7, 8, etc. may be stored in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM and distributed, or the program may be transmitted / received via a communication line.

  The preferred embodiments of the document creation support system and the like according to the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or modifications can be conceived within the scope of the technical idea disclosed in the present application, and these naturally belong to the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

The figure which shows schematic structure of the document preparation assistance system 100 which concerns on this Embodiment. Hardware configuration diagram of server 101 The figure which shows the information which the memory | storage part 202 hold | maintains The figure which shows the data structure of the merchandise information database 301 Hardware configuration diagram of the client terminal 103 The flowchart which shows the process sequence of the document preparation process of the PFD format of the server 101 The flowchart which shows the process sequence of the document preparation process of the PFD format of the server 101 The flowchart which shows the process sequence of the total process of the order 52 of the arrangement frame in a template. Diagram showing login screen 10 The figure which shows the document list screen 20 The figure which shows the new document creation (template selection) screen 30 The figure which shows the new document creation (product selection) screen 40 The figure which shows the document layout screen 50 The figure which shows the flow of a process which totals the order 52 of the arrangement frame in a template.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ......... Document creation support system 101 ......... Server 103 ......... Client terminal 109 ......... Network 110 ......... WWW server 111 ......... Document creation support means 112 ......... Database server 120 ......... WWW browser 201, 401 ... Control unit 202, 402 ... Storage unit 301 ... Product information database 310 ... Product information 311 ... Text information 312 ... Image information (material information)
320 ......... Management table group 330 ......... Product purchase history information 340 ......... Document information 341 ......... Document 342 ......... Document creation history information 302 ......... Template database 350 ......... Template information 37 ......... Template 51 ......... Arrangement frame 52 ......... Order of arrangement frame 54 ......... Product value set information

Claims (8)

Connected to a registered user's terminal device via a network, and has a database for storing and managing product information and purchase history information of products associated with the product information, and creates a document in PDF format from the product information A server for storing in the database,
Holding at least one template having placement frame information defining at least one placement frame into which the product information is inserted, corresponding to a background portion of the document;
From the existing document, for each template used, the sales information of the product corresponding to the product information placed in each placement frame is obtained for each placement frame based on the purchase history information of the product, and based on the sales information, A counting means for counting the sales order of each layout frame of the template for each layout frame;
In response to a new document creation request from the terminal device, the sales order of each layout frame selected for the selected template is pasted to each layout frame, and the product information retrieved from the database is the terminal. Transmitting means for transmitting to the device;
In accordance with a pasting instruction from the terminal device, creation means for creating a PDF format document by fitting product information to be pasted into the placement frame based on the placement frame information of the template;
Providing means for providing the created PDF document to the terminal device;
A server comprising: A holding means for associating the template of the created document with the product information fitted in each layout frame and holding the information as document information in the database;
The server according to claim 1, further comprising: The product information is
The server according to claim 1, wherein the server is character information of a product and / or image information of the product. The purchase history information of the product is
2. The server according to claim 1, wherein the server is at least one of the sales amount of the product, the total number of sales, the characteristics of the customer who purchased the product, and the like.   The server according to claim 1, wherein the server is a Web server, and the terminal device functions as a Web browser. It has a database for storing and managing the terminal device of the registered user, product information, and purchase history information of products associated with the product information, and creates a PDF document from the product information and stores it in the database A system connected to a server via a network,
The server
Holding at least one template having placement frame information defining at least one placement frame into which the product information is inserted, corresponding to a background portion of the document;
From the existing document, for each template used, the sales information of the product corresponding to the product information placed in each placement frame is obtained for each placement frame based on the purchase history information of the product, and based on the sales information, A counting means for counting the sales order of each layout frame of the template for each layout frame;
In response to a new document creation request from the terminal device, the sales order of each layout frame selected for the selected template is pasted to each layout frame, and the product information retrieved from the database is the terminal. Transmitting means for transmitting to the device;
In accordance with a pasting instruction from the terminal device, creation means for creating a PDF format document by fitting product information to be pasted into the placement frame based on the placement frame information of the template;
Providing means for providing the created PDF document to the terminal device;
With
The terminal device
Displaying means for displaying the retrieved product information sent from the server and a template in which the sales order of each placement frame is pasted on each placement frame;
Instruction means for sending an instruction to paste the displayed product information to each placement frame of the template to the server;
A document creation support system comprising:   A program that causes a computer to function as the server according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   6. A recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to function as the server according to claim 1 is recorded.

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