EP1368769A2 - Datenverarbeitungsvorrichtung zur bereitstellung eines in gestalt einer graphikdatei vorliegenden warenkataloges - Google Patents
Datenverarbeitungsvorrichtung zur bereitstellung eines in gestalt einer graphikdatei vorliegenden warenkatalogesInfo
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- G06Q30/00—Commerce
- G06Q30/02—Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
Definitions
- Data processing device for providing a goods catalog in the form of a graphic file
- the invention relates to a data processing device for providing a goods catalog in the form of a graphic file on the Internet for its direct use for carrying out orders.
- the Internet is increasingly being used as an advertising and ordering platform for companies selling goods.
- applications are known which are implemented in data processing devices which allow a user of a computer connected to the Internet to fill so-called shopping baskets with the goods desired by him.
- the problem here is that these applications are database applications that do not simply work together with the known catalogs on paper.
- the website has to enter the relevant data separately into the one specified by the data processing device. Structure required. This is costly and goes beyond the budget available to small and medium-sized companies. At least therefore only a partial offer is often entered in order to be present on the Internet at all.
- a solution of the prior art is the scanning of the complete catalog on paper and its representation as a graphic file and / or text file or the generation of individual websites directly from so-called desktop publishing programs or from word processors on individual websites which are as in a book can be selected from a table of contents,.
- the customer makes a note of the data required for the order (order number, color codes, pack sizes, etc.) on paper and then selects an order page that, for example, as part of a CGI application or Java applet, etc., provides the familiar interface for entering the said data provides.
- the invention has for its object to provide a method and an apparatus of the type mentioned, which and which allow the provider of goods / services based on paper catalog in a simple manner, the content of his catalog to the recipient of the To provide goods / services on the Internet.
- this object is achieved for a method in that the graphic file or text file is divided into a plurality of sections, which correspond to catalog pages of the goods catalog, and that in each section a number of fields corresponding to graphic areas of a catalog page are provided, the field content consisting of one element the group of page numbers, rubric headings, product images, product names, keywords, product description, secondary properties, order number, price or other product-specific properties corresponds to the fact that the content of the said fields is stored in a database either as a graphic area or by analysis into alphanumeric characters and that The content of or part of the said fields is displayed on a website intended for the execution of an order and this website is further provided with hyperlinks for selecting and placing an order.
- graphic area is generally understood to mean an area or area in the graphic file or text file. the .
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of an example of a catalog page to clarify the necessary and / or optional content for a product / product / service on such a catalog page
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram of an example of the representation of a catalog page on a website 3
- FIG. 4 a schematic diagram of an example of the representation of a catalog page on a website according to an exemplary embodiment according to the invention
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of an example of a catalog page 1 to clarify the content necessary and / or optional for a product / product / service on such a catalog page 1.
- Most of the catalogs are still in paper form today.
- the paper form is the reference and reflects the goods / services catalog offered by the catalog creator.
- Customers on the Internet also appreciate the opportunity to work in the mostly available paper version of the catalog.
- catalog pages 1 which contain more or less standardized information, which are preferably always arranged in the same place on each page. On the one hand, these are page numbers 2 and possibly heading 3. All of this written information is indicated by dashes.
- Each page also contains a more or less large number of products. These are shown in Figure 4, for example. There is information about this product in a certain relation to this image 4, represented by a rectangle. These include, not necessarily in this arrangement, name / key word 5, description 6, additional properties 7 such as color or packaging, order number 8 and price 9. In addition to the information mentioned here, other elements can be referenced. Order number 8 and price 9 are essential.
- a picture 4 may exist or be missing. If it is missing, a name / keyword 5 is necessary for the product and a description 6 is desirable.
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram of an example of the representation of a catalog page 1 on a website according to the prior art.
- Catalog page 1 has been scanned and is available in a graphic format or in a text file.
- this will be a file 41 which is in a known format which is inherent in many browsers or which is understood by a so-called plug-in.
- These can be examples but not exclusive: TIFF, GIF, JPEG, PDF (from Adobe Systems).
- the creation of the database can also start from other formats such as HTML, XML or print formats.
- a graphics file 41 is to be understood as any file which can be represented and evaluated graphically, in short every file with which graphic information can be represented.
- catalog page 1 In addition to the display of catalog page 1 as a single graphic file 41, there are exemplary hyperlinks that allow one page to be scrolled forward, 31 that allow one page to be scrolled backward, 32 that allows the jump to an order form, 33.
- An exemplary embodiment of the data processing device for providing a goods catalog in the form of a graphic file on the Internet for its direct use for carrying out orders works as follows and is first described in connection with FIG. 3.
- FIG. 3 shows a graphic mask for use with a catalog page according to FIG. 1 when carrying out the method according to the invention.
- the data processing device comprises a first database in which one or more graphic masks 10 for each different catalog page 1 are stored for each catalog it manages. A graphics file which corresponds to a catalog page is now transmitted to the data processing device. Either .
- the data processing device recognizes the mask 10 to be used by referring to the page number, heading number or by means of a graphical comparison of certain features of the graphics file.
- the mask 10 comprises a series of fields 12 to 19 which, in the order of reference numerals for the page number 2, heading heading 3, pictures 4, name / keyword 5, description 6, secondary properties 7, order number 8 and price 9 correspond.
- These fields 12 to 19 are represented by rectangles, since they span a two-dimensional space into which they read the corresponding graphic content of catalog page 1.
- Picture 4 is taken over in field 14.
- the other fields 12, 13 and 15 to 19 are converted into alphanumeric characters by an OCR method known per se (in the case of a graphics file).
- the data contents of all fields are stored in the data processing device in correspondingly defined database fields of a second database that includes the catalog.
- the order number 8 or article number can always be in a specific column and / or be arranged in a specific area, with the further details then, for example, at certain intervals this starting point.
- the page number 2 which is preferably provided as a reference feature for the classification of the catalog page 1, can be provided with or without letters in addition to continuous numerical counting. It is also possible that individual catalog pages are pure information pages that are not included in the online catalog.
- the provider advantageously provides a database with order numbers and e.g. prices included so that the database constructed by the data processing device from the graphic file or text file can be checked.
- an index database is built up by compiling the headings 3, names of the products 5 or keywords 5 and certain words from the description for a search query. So-called non-search words such as pronouns and verbs are deleted from this set of words. Furthermore, characters such as binding characters (word break), quotation marks and closing characters etc. can be recognized and deleted.
- colloquial words or regionally used words can be added from a synonym word table
- the content of the second database can be called up by a user's browser when the user calls up the website of the catalog provider via the data processing device.
- the data contained in the second database are then transmitted, for example in accordance with the illustration in FIG. 4.
- 4 shows a schematic diagram of two such examples of the representation of a catalog page 1 on a website according to exemplary embodiments according to the invention. In practice, one or the other solution will advantageously be implemented on a website.
- the file 44 created from the picture 4 is shown.
- the database also contains the fields product name 45, description 46, secondary properties 47, order number 48 and price 49.
- a box 50 will preferably be provided, the click of which includes adding the respective product to a shopping cart.
- the other procedure is the representation of a complete or cut file 54, which contains image and other information graphically, in addition to which the product name 55 (or the order number 58), the price 59 and a clickable box 60 from the database are provided in a corresponding arrangement ,
- the image 54 can have one or more so-called hotspots 70.
- a graphic page can be displayed directly in the appropriate height, ie not starting at the top of the page.
- the product pages are completely recorded in the database, a large number of hits can be displayed directly on a website, since pictures 4 and other elements are then stored in the database as separate elements.
- the catalog is in an online version.
- the data processing device advantageously has a further processing option.
- the provider of said catalog can send new catalog pages 1 to the data processing device at any time. This recognizes, for example, from the number of pages that it is a replacement page or a new page, reads it into the database and supplements, corrects or replaces data records for products.
- the graphic pages are shown in full and the database contains order numbers 8 and an indication of the location of the graphic page. This makes it possible to provide so-called hotspots 70 in these areas on the website, so that the mouse pointer changes when moving over these areas as a sign that the associated product can be ordered by clicking.
- the item prices 9 can also be taken over instead of or additionally from a separate database supplied by the provider. Then a graphic element can also be shown in the original graphic file if the price shown on the graphics page does not match the price shown in the database. For a language area, it is also possible to replace prices in other currencies with corresponding graphic elements or text elements or to adopt these elements from an external database. In principle, it is technically possible to change every graphic or text element for a user group down to an individual user (identified by a password).
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