JP2001306904A - Dress selecting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dress selecting system capable of selecting a rental wedding dress or the like, and reserving the selected dress or the like. SOLUTION: This dress selecting system is provided with a host computer 1, a terminal 2, and a public communication line network 3. Also, the unspecific number of terminal 2 are connected through the public communication line network 3 to the host computer. The host computer 1 is a server equipped with a terminal side program transmitting means 11, a dress related information storing means 12, a dress related information transmitting means 13, and a reservation information accepting means 14. The terminal 2 is provided with a terminal side program executing means 21 for executing the terminal side program 22, a display device 23, and an input device 24. It is possible to select a rental wedding dress or the like, and to reserve the selected dress by this dress selecting system.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a costume selection system for selecting an outfit. More specifically, the present invention uses an arbitrary terminal connected to a public communication network such as the Internet to select a rental wedding dress and the like,
The present invention relates to a costume selection system capable of making a reservation for a selected costume or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Rental wedding costumes used at wedding receptions and the like are prepared at a wedding hall where a wedding is held, and may be selected at the wedding hall. Also, there are dozens to hundreds, or in some cases, more than a thousand, rental wedding costumes held by wedding halls and the like. However, in reality, most of those who wish to wear cannot compare and see, and those who intend to wear can only select from limited examples presented in advance at wedding halls and the like. In addition, since the time for selecting the presentation example is limited, it is difficult to make a sufficient selection.

[0003] Further, when a wearer of a rental wedding dress selects a costume, the configuration of a room for a reception or the like (for example, decoration and furniture preparation) may be taken into consideration. It was difficult to grasp. Further, even if a wedding hall or the like has many rental wedding costumes, the number of costumes to be presented to the wearer at a time is limited, so that the advantage that the wearer can select many costumes cannot be utilized.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and uses an arbitrary terminal connected to a public communication network to select a rental marriage costume and the like. It is an object of the present invention to provide a costume selection system that can make a reservation for a completed costume or the like.

[0005]

A costume selection system according to the first aspect of the present invention is a costume selection system including a host computer and at least one terminal connected to the host computer via a public communication network, The host computer includes costume-related information storage means for storing costume-related information, and costume-related information transmitting means for transmitting the costume-related information stored in the costume-related information storage means to the terminal. A costume selecting means for selecting the costume and the like and requesting the costume related information transmitting means to transmit the information of the costume and the like, and storing and editing the costume related information transmitted from the costume related information transmitting means. And a display means for displaying the edited costume-related information.

[0006] As described in the first aspect, the "costume-related information" can include not only the costume information but also the costume-related information. Items related to the costume include an accessory, a hat, footwear, a bouquet, a hairstyle of a user wearing the costume, and a background (for example, a room pattern and furniture furniture) when the costume is worn. The costume-related information can be in any form, for example, an image of each costume or the like. Further, it can include numerical information such as price and size, character information such as comments, and additional information (for example, position information such as depth) for image synthesis. Among these, the costume-related information includes at least costumes, accessories,
It may include background image information.

The costume-related information transmitted from the costume-related information transmitting means may be all the costume-related information stored in the costume-related information storage means, or only the costume-related information selected by the costume etc. selecting means. You can also. Further, it can be the costume-related information expected to be selected by the costume selection means.

[0008] The display means, as shown in the third invention,
A wear image may be displayed in which the edited costume-related information and the appearance image of the user of the terminal stored in the terminal are combined. In addition, the user's appearance image can be stored in the terminal using any means,
For example, photographing using a digital camera, and acquiring photographs and videos taken in advance using a scanner, video capture, and the like can be mentioned. Further, the appearance image may be the whole, or a part of the head, face, or the like. The “wearing image” is an image expressing a state in which the user wears a costume or stays in a room to be used.

The means for selecting clothes and the like, the means for editing costume-related information, and the means for displaying provided in the terminal may be hardware and software configured in the terminal in advance. In addition, the means for selecting clothes and the like, the means for editing clothes-related information, and the means for displaying the terminal are, as shown in the fourth invention, a program obtained by downloading from the terminal-side program transmitting means provided in the host computer. Can be. Further, this program may acquire all at once, or may acquire only necessary parts. It is preferable to use a language that does not depend on the device, such as "JAVA (registered trademark)." In addition, the means for selecting costumes and the like and the means for editing costume related information can be processed in the host computer, and the terminal side can be used only as the display means.

[0010] The "public communication network" is only required to be able to connect a host computer and an arbitrary number of terminals, and can be arbitrarily selected. Examples of this include the Internet and mobile terminal networks (for example, networks such as mobile phones and PHS). Also, the “terminal” can be arbitrarily selected as long as the present costume selection system can be performed, and examples thereof include a personal computer, a portable information terminal, and a mobile phone.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the costume selection system, the terminal creates costume reservation information from the costume related information stored in the costume related information editing means, and stores the costume reservation information in the host computer. The host computer may include a reservation information receiving unit that receives and manages the costume reservation information transmitted by the reservation processing unit.

Further, the costume reservation information can include personal information of the user. This personal information is information on the user of the terminal, which is necessary for reserving the use of the selected costume-related information, and can be arbitrarily selected. Examples of this include the user's name and contact information (address, telephone number, etc.). Further, the personal information can be stored in the host computer in advance so that it can be referred to by a specific code, and the code can be included in the costume reservation information.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An outfit selection system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. This embodiment is a costume selection system for selecting a rental wedding costume.

1. 1. Configuration of Costume Selection System The costume selection system includes a host computer 1, a terminal 2, and a public communication network 3, as shown in FIG. An unspecified number of terminals 2 are connected to a host computer via a public communication network 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the host computer 1 includes a terminal-side program transmitting means 11, a costume-related information storing means 12, a costume-related information transmitting means 13, and a reservation information receiving means 14, and operates all day. WWW (World
Wide Web) server. The terminal 2 is a WWW client operating on a personal computer or the like, and
A program created in the A language can be executed. In addition, the terminal 2 includes a terminal-side program execution unit 21 that executes the terminal-side program 22, a display device 23, and an input device 24. Further, the terminal-side program 22
Includes a costume selecting means 221, a display means 222, a costume related information editing means 223, and a reservation processing means 224.

Hereinafter, details of each means will be described. (1) Host computer 1 The terminal-side program transmitting means 11 transmits the terminal-side program 22 stored in the host computer 1 in response to a request from the terminal 2 used in the present costume selecting system. 21.

The costume-related information storage means 12 is a means for storing all the costume-related information that can be selected and acquiring necessary costume-related information. In the present embodiment, a large number of costumes (for example, about 200 to 500, particularly preferably about 2000 to 5000), about 500 to 200
0 kinds of accessories (hairband, necklace, etc.), about 10
Stores costume-related information of 0 to 1000 types of accessories (flowers, etc.) and about 10 to 500 types of backgrounds (room patterns, furniture furniture, etc.). The costume includes a dress such as that shown in FIG. 4 and a costume such as a kimono as shown in FIG.
Further, each of the costume-related information includes a display image used for the wear image.

The costume-related information transmitting means 13 acquires the costume-related information requested from the costume-related information storage means 12 according to the request of the costume etc. selecting means 221 on the terminal 2 side, and the costume-related information editing means 223 of the terminal 1. Means to send to The reservation information receiving unit 14 is a unit that receives the costume reservation information transmitted from the reservation processing unit 224 of the terminal 2 and performs a reception process. It also manages the received costume reservation information.

(2) Terminal 2 The terminal program execution means 21 is a means for receiving the terminal program 22 transmitted from the terminal program transmission means 11 and executing the received terminal program 22. The display device 23 is a device that displays and prints an image created by the display unit 222, and includes a display such as a CRT and a liquid crystal display, and a device such as a printer. The input device 24 is used to perform a selection operation in the costume etc. selection means 221, an editing operation in the costume related information editing means 223, and a reservation operation in the reservation processing means 224, and includes a mouse, a keyboard, and the like.

(3) Terminal-side program 22 The costume etc. selecting means 221 displays a list of costumes etc. using the display means 222 as shown on the left side of FIG. And the like. Further, when the costume or the like is selected, the information of the selected costume or the like is requested to the costume-related information transmitting means 13.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, the display means 222 uses the display device 23 to display a list of costumes and the like of the costume etc. selection means 221 and the costume related information edited by the costume related information editing means 223. A means for displaying and printing.

The costume-related information editing means 223 sequentially stores the costume-related information transmitted from the costume-related information transmitting means 13. In addition, the stored costume-related information is combined with the terminal user's appearance image stored in the terminal 2 to synthesize a wearing image that simulates the user's costume wearing state, and outputs this to the display unit 222. Further, according to the input from the input device 24, the stored costume-related information is edited. This editing changes the display position and the depth of the costume related information (Fig. 6
, "Move to front" and "move to back". ), Enlargement or reduction of the display size, and deletion. Further, the outfit-related information stored in the reservation processing means 224 is transmitted.

The reservation processing means 224 processes the costume-related information received from the costume-related information editing means 223, a code for referring to the personal information of the terminal user input from the input device 24 or the like, and processes the costume. Create reservation information. In addition, this costume reservation information is transmitted to the reservation information receiving means 14 of the host computer 1.

(4) Public Communication Network 3 The public communication network 3 uses the Internet. Further, it is not necessary for the entire public communication network 3 to use the Internet, and a public telephone network or a network for a specific application can be routed halfway.

2. How to Use the Costume Selection System How to use the costume selection system having the above configuration will be described below. (1) First, a user of the costume selection system pays in advance a fee for using the costume selection system for a predetermined period (for example, three months), and sends personal information such as name and contact information to the host computer 1. By registering and acquiring a member ID corresponding to this personal information, the user becomes a member for using the present costume selection system. Further, the terminal 2 is connected to the host computer 1 via the public communication network 3, and the terminal-side program transmission means 11 is operated to start using the present costume selection system. With this operation, the terminal-side program 22 is transmitted from the terminal-side program transmission means 11 to the terminal-side program execution means 21 of the terminal 2.
The terminal-side program execution means 21 starts the terminal-side program 22.

(2) The outfit etc. selecting means 221 in the activated terminal side program 22 displays a list 4 of outfits etc. which can be selected using the display means 222 as shown on the left side of FIG. In addition, the costume-related information editing means 223 displays the appearance image of the user separately stored in the terminal 2 on the display means 222 as the wearing image 5, as shown on the right side of FIG.

(3) Next, the user enters the input device 24
Is used to select a required costume or the like from the costume etc. list 4.
When the selection is made, the costume etc. selecting means 221 transmits the selected costume related information to the costume related information transmitting means 13 of the terminal 1 via the public communication network 3 in order to acquire information on the selected costume etc. Request.

(4) After receiving the transmission request for the costume-related information, the costume-related information transmitting means 13 acquires the necessary costume-related information from the costume-related information storage means 12 and transmits the costume-related information via the public communication network 3. The information is transmitted to the related information editing means 223. After receiving the transmitted costume-related information, costume-related information editing means 223 accumulates the received costume-related information. Furthermore, by combining the accumulated costume-related information with the appearance image of the user, a wear image representing the user wearing the costume or staying in the room to be used is created and displayed. I do.

(5) By repeating the above (3) and (4), the user can select a plurality of costumes, accessories, backgrounds, and the like, for example, as shown in FIG. Further, the user edits the accumulated costume-related information by using the costume-related information editing means 223, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, and processes the position information and size of each costume-related information. You can delete the outfit related information. Also,
The created wearing image can be printed using a printer or the like and stored. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a plurality of wearing images can be displayed simultaneously to perform comparison.

(6) After selection of necessary costume-related information is completed, a reservation operation is performed using the input device 24 and reservation processing means 224 is used to reserve a costume rental. The reservation processing means 224 collects the stored selected costume-related information in addition to the member ID representing the personal information as reservation information, and transmits this to the reservation information receiving means 14 of the host computer 1. Further, the reservation information receiving means 14 of the host computer 1 receives the transmitted reservation information, confirms whether or not the reservation is duplicated, and then performs reception. The received reservation information is managed as a database.

2. Effect of Costume Selection System In such a costume selection system, a user operates the terminal 2 to select and reserve a rental wedding costume and the like. By connecting the terminal 2 to the host computer 1 via the Internet, which is a public communication network 3,
It is possible to select and reserve a costume or the like based on a single piece of costume-related information. Further, since all of the costumes and the like owned by the wedding hall and the like can be selected, the range of costume selection for the user can be expanded. Further, for a wedding hall or the like, it is possible to expect an effect of attracting customers by being able to present many options.

The host computer 1 can be connected to a plurality of terminals 2 and operates all day, so that many users can be connected at the same time and can be connected at night or early morning. As a result, the user can select costumes and the like only for a period desired by the user, and can make a sufficient selection until the user is satisfied. In addition, selection can be made while listening to advice of a plurality of persons or comparing materials and the like. Furthermore, at the time of costume selection, it is possible to check the state of wearing of accessories and the like as a wear image, so that it is possible to more easily select costumes and the like. In particular, since the wearing image is created using the appearance of the user, the selection can be made according to the appearance of the user.

Further, since the program for executing each means of the terminal 2 is obtained from the terminal-side program transmitting means 11 of the host computer 1, even if the terminal 2 is general-purpose, the present costume selecting system can be easily performed. Can be used. Furthermore, even if the costume-related information stored in the costume-related information storage means 12 is enormous, the costume-related information is acquired as much as necessary, so that the costume-related information can be acquired at a sufficient speed even if the public communication network 3 is slow. Can be used. In addition, since the costume selection system is a membership system, users of the system can be discarded.

Further, since there are provided a reservation processing means 224 for transmitting the selected costume-related information together with an ID indicating personal information as reservation information, and a reservation information receiving means 14 for receiving the reservation information, it is possible to avoid duplication of reservations. And reservation management can be easily performed.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but may be variously modified within the scope of the present invention according to the purpose and application. That is, in the present embodiment, the user's appearance image is stored in the terminal 2, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the user's appearance image is stored in the host computer 1.
It can be transmitted to the terminal 2 as needed. When a user's appearance image is not prepared, a wear image can be created using a model or other appearance image.

Further, in this embodiment, a list of costumes and the like is selected. However, this selection method can be arbitrarily selected, can be sequentially referred to, or can be classified by type. It can also be. Further, a database is created by classifying from the characteristics of each costume and the like, and the costume and the like can be selected by using an arbitrary search method based on this database. Examples of the search method include an interactive search method by repeating a question and an answer, a search method by inputting a keyword, and the like. Furthermore, by displaying additional information such as a comment (e.g., suitable accessory and degree of popularity) and a price for each of the costumes and the like when selecting the costumes and the like, reference information for the selection can be presented.

The terminal-side program 22 is not limited to the program transferred from the host computer 1 and executed, and a terminal-side program previously stored in the terminal 2 can be used. Also, floppy disks and CDs
-The terminal-side program stored in a medium such as a ROM or a semiconductor memory can be transferred to the terminal 2 and used. Further, the host computer 1 includes costume selection means 221 corresponding to a terminal-side program, display means 222, costume-related information editing means 223, and reservation processing means 224.
Each means can be performed in the host computer 1.

Also, when making a reservation for a costume for rent, etc., an estimate can be calculated and displayed and printed using the display means 222. Further, when making a reservation for a wedding dress to be rented by the reservation processing means 224, a reservation for a wedding or the like is made, an invoice for costs required for the costume selection system and related items is issued, and a receipt accompanying the receipt of costs is received. Can be issued. In addition, the cost of using this costume selection system is
The present invention is not limited to the prepayment for the designated period described in the embodiment, but may be based on the connection time, may be postpaid, or the like.

[0039]

According to the costume selection system of the present invention, all costumes and the like can be selected over an arbitrary time. Also, the usage time and the number of users are not limited. Further, as shown in the second aspect, it is possible to more easily select costumes and the like. Further, as shown in the third invention, it is possible to make a selection according to one's own appearance. Further, as shown in the fourth invention, the present costume selecting system can be easily used using a general-purpose terminal. Further, as shown in the fifth invention, it is possible to avoid duplication of reservations, and to easily perform reservation management.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a schematic configuration of the present costume selection system.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining details of the configuration of the present costume selection system.

FIG. 3 is an example of a display screen for explaining a situation immediately after the use of the present costume selection system is started.

FIG. 4 is a display screen example for explaining a state in which a costume is selected.

FIG. 5 is a display screen example for explaining a state in which different costumes are selected.

FIG. 6 is a display screen example for explaining how to edit accumulated costume information.

FIG. 7 is a display screen example for explaining a state in which a background or the like is selected.

FIG. 8 is a display screen example for explaining a state in which a plurality of wearing images are simultaneously displayed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1; host computer, 11; terminal-side program transmission means, 12; costume-related information storage means, 13; costume-related information transmission means, 14; reservation information receiving means, 2: terminal, 2
1; terminal-side program execution means, 22; terminal-side program, 221; costume selection means, 222; display means, 22
3: Costume related information editing means, 224; reservation processing means, 2
3; display device; 24; input device; 3; public communication network (Internet); 4; list of costumes, etc .;

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A costume selection system comprising a host computer and at least one terminal connected to the host computer via a public communication network, wherein the host computer stores costume-related information. Information storage means; and costume-related information transmitting means for transmitting the costume-related information stored in the costume-related information storage means to the terminal, wherein the terminal selects the costume or the like and transmits the costume-related information. Means for selecting means for requesting transmission of information on the selected clothes, etc. means; means for editing costume-related information for storing and editing the selected clothes-related information transmitted from the means for transmitting clothes-related information; A display means for displaying the edited costume-related information. 2. The costume-related information includes at least costumes,
2. The costume selection system according to claim 1, wherein the costume selection system includes image information of the accessories and the background. 3. The costume selection system according to claim 2, wherein said display means displays a wear image obtained by synthesizing the edited costume-related information and a portrait image of a user of the terminal stored in the terminal. . 4. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein said means for selecting clothes, etc., said means for editing clothes-related information and said display means of said terminal are programs obtained by downloading from a terminal-side program transmission means provided in said host computer. 3. The costume selection system described in 3. 5. The terminal comprises reservation processing means for creating costume reservation information from the costume-related information stored in the costume-related information editing means, and transmitting the costume reservation information to the host computer. The costume selection system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the computer includes a reservation information receiving unit that receives and manages the costume reservation information transmitted by the reservation processing unit.