ES2386573A1 - System for design and manufacture of furnishings to measure under demand and method associated to such system (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

System for design and manufacture of custom furniture on demand and method associated with said system. The system comprises a furniture store server (1), a plurality of customer equipment (2) and a furniture manufacturer server (4), with memory means (40), which are connected through a first communication link (3) and a respective second communication link (5). The store server additionally comprises a first database (bd1) with files (cm) of predetermined furniture compositions and first tables of valuation (tv1) of the predetermined compositions; a second database (bd2) containing files (em) of furniture elements, characteristics tables (tca) on characteristics (ca) of the furniture elements and second assessment tables (tv2) of said furniture elements; a third database (bd3) with files (tu) of downloadable design tutorials and template files (apl) of a set of templates (jpl) with drawing templates (pld) and elevations and scale plants (ple) of the furniture items stored. In addition, an application for coloring with a set of available colors (jcd) the furniture elements stored in said second database is loaded into the store server. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

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System for design and manufacturing measured on demand and method associated with of furniture to said system.

Ambit

Y technique previous

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The invention generally relates to a system for designing and manufacturing custom furniture on demand of a user through communication links that connect users or customers with a furniture store server and a furniture manufacturer server. Additionally, the invention relates to a method for designing and manufacturing furniture associated with the system. With the increasing development of the so-called electronic commerce through the global network of computers, numerous virtual stores are available for the purchase of articles and products of all kinds such as for example furniture items that, prior selection, can be acquired by a user with the e-commerce features available on the network. From what is currently known to the applicant, it is only possible to select from one catalog provided by the virtual store one or more items of certain characteristics, such as measures, finishes, colors, etc., and a possible buyer who has no knowledge Interior decoration and architecture techniques can choose

articles with measures and other characteristics that do not adapt appropriately to the dimensions and easements of the cabin to be equipped; In addition, during the selection procedure a prospective buyer has no opportunity to appreciate what the appearance of his cabin would be, equipped with the furniture items he has selected for purchase.

Object of the invention

It is the purpose of the invention to develop a

system

Y method of the kind indicated in a principle that

allow

sort out the problems from the technique

previous.

According

to invention, East objective be achieves in

as for the system, it is referred to according to the characteristics indicated in claim 1 Other features and additional advantages of the system are achieved through its dependent claims.

Additionally another objective of the invention is achieved through the method indicated in claim 4 and its dependent claim.

According to the invention, the system for the design and manufacture of custom-made furniture on demand comprises:

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a furniture store server with memory media and a processor;

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a plurality of client terminal equipment with data input / output media, presentation media, memory media and a processor; Y

a furniture manufacturer server, with memory media;

the client terminal equipment and the furniture store server being connected through a first communication link; Y

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the manufacturer server being connected to the furniture store server through a second communication link, and it is characterized in that said furniture store server additionally comprises:

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a first database containing files relating to furniture compositions for predetermined interior equipment and first assessment tables of each of the predetermined furniture compositions;

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a second database containing files relating to furniture elements, tables of characteristics on a plurality of characteristics of the furniture elements and second valuation tables of said furniture elements;

-a third database that contains, on the one hand, files related to downloadable design tutorials on taking measurements and drawing up floor plans of a cabin to be equipped with the furniture elements, and on the other hand containing template files relating to a set of templates with drawing templates as well as elevations and scale plants of each of the furniture items stored in the second database; and where in the aforementioned store server an application is loaded that allows coloring with a set of available colors the furniture elements stored in said second database.

According to the invention it is provided that the communication links (3, 5) are implemented in an information exchange network such as the Internet.

Additionally according to another feature in the system of the invention, the feature tables stored in the second database contain measurement values and identification codes of the furniture elements.

According to the invention, the method for designing and manufacturing custom furniture on demand to be implemented in the system consists of the following

stages:

establishment

from a link from communication

between

he server from store Y to the less a team

terminal

from client to through from a first link from

communication;

selection

by a client from, to the less, a

file contained in the first database for display in the presentation media of the client terminal equipment of at least one furniture composition including its valuation table;

selection by a customer of at least one file contained in the second database for display in the presentation media of the client terminal equipment of at least one furniture item with its characteristics and rating tables;

-download in a client terminal equipment of at least one file on design tutorials and on the other hand of at least one template file contained in the third database for display in the presentation media of the team

at least one client terminal, at least, tutorials on taking measurements and drawing up plans at the level of a passenger compartment to be equipped with at least one furniture item included in the second database and on the other hand of a set of templates with drawing templates and templates of elevations and floor plans of at least one furniture item included in the second database;

run on the client terminal equipment an application available on the store server that allows coloring with a set of available colors, at least one item of furniture selected on the client terminal equipment;

transmission by the client to the store server of data on a user-designed cabin design with the help of stored tutorials and sets of templates stored in the third database of the store server and containing data on measures of the elaborated design and data on the furniture elements selected in said elaborated interior design, and including said transmission a request for design validation

from

passenger compartment Elaborated;

verification

by he server from store of the

design

from passenger compartment Elaborated transmitted by he

client

Y Shipping by he server from store from a

request of

first authentication of client;

reception

by he server from store from the

first

authentication from client Y Shipping by he

Store server to customer data on a confirmed cabin design, including files with photos and check plans, with detailed indication

about selected items including design

of checked cabin, being stored in memory

Store server design information

confirmed and sent;

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-Send a request from the store server

second client authentication;

reception by the store server of the

second client authentication and sending by the

store server to the manufacturer server through

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of the second communication link of a part of the

information stored the store server about the

design confirmed and sent, including said part of

Information manufacturer references

furniture elements included in the design

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confirmed.

According to an additional feature of the

invention in this method the first and

second client authentication include an operation

of payment through the trade functionalities

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Electronic on the web.

Brief description of the drawings

Other features and advantages of the invention

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will result more clearly from the description that follows

made with the help of the attached drawings, referred

to an example of non-limiting execution and in which:

Figure 1 shows a block diagram of a

custom furniture design and manufacturing system

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   on demand according to the invention.

Figure 2 illustrates a block diagram with details of a user terminal and the system store server according to figure l.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the link between a store server and the system manufacturer server according to Figure 1.

Figure 4 shows a flow chart of the method according to the invention.

Detailed description of a preferred embodiment

As shown in Figure 1, the system for the design and manufacture of custom-made furniture on demand consists essentially of a furniture store server 1, a plurality of client terminal equipment 2 and a furniture manufacturer server 4, which are respectively connected through a first communication link 3 and a second communication link 5.

As can be seen in Figures 2 and 3, the store server 1 is provided, at least, with memory means 10 and a processor 11; it can also be seen that each client terminal equipment 2 is provided at least with data input / output means 2O, display media 21, memory media 22 and a processor

2. 3;

Y While that he server from maker from

furniture

4, is provided to the less with media from

memory

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Doing

reference from new to the figure 2, be

observe

server from store from furniture one be

they find

implemented bases from data BDl to BD3 with

Files as will be explained in detail below.

The first database BD1 contains CM files

relating to furniture compositions for

predetermined cabin equipment as well as

first TV1 rating tables related to each

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one of these furniture compositions

predetermined

In turn, the second database BD2 contains

EM files that refer to furniture items,

and TCA feature tables on a plurality of

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CA features of furniture items as well

as second TV2 rating tables of said

furniture items. These tables of

TCA features contain measurement values and

identification codes of the elements of

fifteen

furniture.

In turn, the third database BD3 contains

a part TU files related to design tutorials

downloadable on taking measurements and lifting

scale plans of a passenger compartment to be equipped with

twenty

furniture items, and on the other hand archives of

APL template relating to a set of JPL templates

with PLD drawing templates as well as elevations and

PLE scale plants of each of the elements of

furniture stored in the second database BD2.

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Also in the aforementioned store server 1 is

loaded an application that allows coloring with a

JCD color set available the elements of

furniture stored in the aforementioned second base of

data.

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Referring now to figure 4, the method

it consists of a first stage of establishment 100 of

   a communication link between the store server 1

and at least one client terminal equipment 2 through a first communication link 3.

Next, a customer 2 selects a CM file contained in the first database BD1 in step 101 so that said customer can display at least one furniture composition that includes its valuation table TV1.

In addition, the client selects in step 102, when

less,

a archive EM from the second base from data BD2

for

So visualize, to the less, a Article from

furniture

with their boards from character istics Y from

assessment

TCA, TV2.

Then the client 2 downloads in step 103 for one part of at least one TU file and on the other hand, of at least one APL template file of the third database BD3. In this way in the client equipment 2, at least one tutorial can be visualized on the taking of measurements and drawing up plans at scale of a cabin to be equipped with at least one furniture item included in the second database and additionally visualize a set of JPL templates with PLD drawing templates and elevation and plant templates at PLE scale of at least one furniture item included in the second BD2 database; additionally in step 1 or 4, an application available on store server 1 is executed that allows coloring with a set of available colors, at least one item of furniture selected.

From which the user prepares a DHE cabin design that contains data on measures of the elaborated design and data on the elements of

selected furniture in said interior design

elaborated that are transmitted to the store server in transmission stage 105 which includes a request for PV validation of the DHE elaborated cabin design.

Then, in the store server 1, a verification stage 1 or 6 of the elaborated passenger compartment design DHE transmitted by the client is carried out and the store server sends a request for first client authentication 2.

When the store server receives in step 107 the first client authentication sends data on a DHC confirmed cabin design to the customer that files with photos and check planes, with detailed indication on the selected items including the DHC checked cabin design whose data is stored in memory 10 of the store server.

The store server then sends a request for second client authentication in step 108.

Once the second client authentication is received by the store server in step 109, the store server sends part of the information stored by the store server about the DHC confirmed design to the manufacturer server 4 via the second communication link 5 which includes the manufacturer references of the furniture elements included in the confirmed design.

As will be easily understood by people versed in art, the above described is merely illustrative of an embodiment

preferred of the invention so that technical modifications of all kinds are possible. Sufficiently, the object of the invention has been described, it only remains to be noted that

5 embodiments derived from changes in shape, dimensions and the like, as well as those resulting from an application of the above disclosed, should be considered included in its scope, so that the invention will only be limited by the scope of

10 the following claims.

Claims (2)

one.-

System for design Y manufacturing from

furniture

to measure low demand that understands:

a

server from store from furniture (one) with

media

from memory (10) Y a processor (eleven);

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a plurality teams terminals from client (2)

with data input / output media (2 O), presentation media (21), memory media (22) and a processor (23); Y

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a furniture manufacturer server (4), with memory means (40);

the client terminal equipment and the furniture store server being connected through a first communication link (3); Y

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the manufacturer server being connected to the furniture store server through a second communication link (5), wherein said furniture store server further comprises:

a first database (BD1) containing files (CM) relating to furniture compositions for predetermined interior equipment and first assessment tables (TV1) of each of the predetermined furniture compositions; a second database (BD2) containing files (EM) relating to furniture items, feature tables (TCA) on a plurality of features (CA) of the furniture items and second rating tables (TV2) of said items of furniture;

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a third database (BD3) that contains, on the one hand, files (TU) related to downloadable design tutorials on taking measurements and drawing up plans at the level of a cabin to be equipped with the furniture elements, and containing on the other hand Template files (APL) relating to a set of templates (JPL) with drawing templates (PLD) as well as elevations and scale plants (PLE) of each of the furniture items stored in

1 Or the second database; and where in the aforementioned store server an application is loaded that allows coloring with a set of available colors (JCD) the furniture elements stored in said second database. 2. System according to claim 1, wherein the communication links (3, 5) are implemented in an information exchange network such as the Internet. 3. System according to claim 1, wherein 20 the tables of characteristics (TCA) stored in the second database (BD2) contain measurement values and identification codes of the furniture elements. 4.-Method for furniture design and manufacturing 25 tailored on demand to be implemented in the system according to claim 1, wherein the following steps are provided: establishment (100) of a communication link between the store server (1) and at least 30 a client terminal equipment (2) through a first
communication link (3); selection (101) by a client of at least one file (CM) contained in the first database (BD1) for display in the presentation media of the client terminal equipment of at least one furniture composition including its valuation table (TV1); selection (102) by a customer of at least one file (EM) contained in the second database (BD2) for display in the presentation media

of the

team terminal from client from, to the less, a

Article

from furniture with their boards from

features and

from assessment (TCA, TV2);

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download (103) on a client terminal equipment of at least one file (TU) and another part of at least one template file (APL) contained in the third database (BD3) for visualization in the presentation media of the client terminal equipment on the one hand, at least, tutorials on taking measurements and drawing up plans at scale of a cabin to be equipped with at least one furniture item included in the second base of data and on the other hand of a set of templates

(JPL) with drawing templates (PLD) and elevation templates and scale plants (PLE) of at least one furniture item included in the second database;
- Execute (104) on the client terminal equipment an application available on the store server that allows coloring with a set of available colors, at least one item of furniture selected on the client terminal equipment;

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transmission (105) by the client to the store server, of data on an elaborate cabin design (DHE) by the user with the help of stored tutorials and template sets stored in the third database of the store server and containing data on measures of the elaborated design and data on the furniture elements selected in said elaborated interior design,

and

including bliss transmission a petition from

validation

(PV) of the design from passenger compartment Elaborated;

-verification

(106) for him server of store of the

design

from passenger compartment Elaborated transmitted by he

client

Y Shipping by he server from store from a

request of

first authentication of client;

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reception (107) by the store server of the first client authentication and sending by the store server to the client data on a confirmed cabin design, including files with photos and check plans, with detailed indication on the selected items included the checked cabin design (DHC), the design information confirmed and sent stored in the memory (10) of the store server;

sending (108) by the store server a request for second client authentication;
-reception (109) by the store server of the second client authentication and sent by the store server to the manufacturer server through the second communication link of a part of the information stored by the store server about the confirmed design and sent, including said part of information the manufacturer references of the Furniture items included in the confirmed design. 5. Method according to claim 4 in which the first and second authentication stages of the client include a payment operation through the
e-commerce features on the web.