JP2001325349A - Rental system for work of art - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system which increases interest in art by giving general people a chance to appreciate works of art free or cheaply and prepare environment wherein artists grow by giving the artists a chance to exhibit works widely. SOLUTION: A user 3 sends a request to rent a work 5 of art from a homepage 9 through the Internet (STEP1). An administrator 1 extracts the work 5 of art with a management number 7 and sends the management number 7 and various data on the work of art to a transporter 2 (STEP2). A display showing that the work 5 is being rented is made in the homepage 9 (STEP3). The transporter 2 selects a corresponding storage bag for containing the work 5 of art to be transported according to the sent data and moves to the storage place 6 of the work 5 of art (STEP4). The transporter 2 after confirming the work 5 of art to be transported transports the work 5 to the place where the user 3 desires to rent it (STEP5).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for renting works of art such as paintings and photographs to the general public.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Art works such as paintings and photographs are expensive in art galleries and the like, and are not easily available to ordinary people. In addition, even though art works can be appreciated in museums and the like, art works cannot be incorporated into daily life. On the other hand, it was difficult for the artist to publicize the work widely to the public until it received some awards and gained fame.

[0003] By the way, ordinary people will also want to appreciate artworks at home or the like if they are inexpensive. In addition, artists may want their work to be widely known to the general public.

[0004] However, conventionally, there is no system that meets such demands of ordinary people and artists, and it is difficult for ordinary people to appreciate works of art at hand. It was difficult to get the opportunity to make the work widely known. Conventionally, under such circumstances, the general public has little interest in art, and there is no environment for talented artists to grow.

[0005]

An object of the present invention is to provide a place for distribution of works of art, and more specifically,
Give the general public the opportunity to appreciate the work of art, free or cheap, to increase their interest in the art, and to give the artist the opportunity to make the work widely available, thereby creating an environment in which talented artists can grow. The purpose is to provide a system that can do it.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a system for renting a work of art according to the present invention is characterized in that an administrator manages a work of art on behalf of an artist and requests a user to rent the work. When a user requests lending, the system lends the artwork requested by the user to the user via a transporter and has the following features. First, the manager assigns a management symbol to the artwork and stores the artwork in a predetermined storage location, creates image data of the artwork, and stores at least the management symbol and the image data on a homepage on a network. And ask for a loan from the user. Then, when a request for lending of the artwork specified by the management symbol is received from the user, the artwork corresponding to the management symbol is extracted from the storage location, and the transporter is notified of the management symbol. Call the carrier to the storage location. At that time, the management symbol received by the carrier is compared with the management symbol attached to the artwork extracted by the administrator, and when both the management symbols match, the artwork managed by the management number is determined. Have the user transported by the transporter. Thus, the artwork can be lent to the user for a predetermined period. On the other hand, the manager posts on the homepage that the artwork is being lent.

According to the artwork lending system of the present invention, a user can easily select an artwork on a homepage and borrow the artwork, and the procedure for borrowing the artwork is specified by the management code. Becomes easy and reliable. Therefore, the user can easily borrow and appreciate the work of art, thereby increasing the public's interest in the art. In addition, artists can open their works widely to the public, and excellent artists can increase their name recognition. Therefore, it is possible to prepare an environment where talented artists can grow. The form of commission from the artist includes loan, donation, purchase and purchase.

Further, according to the art work lending system of the present invention, the cost for operation is mainly generated only by the operation of the homepage, the storage and transportation of the work of art. As described above, according to the present invention, since the system can be operated at a small cost, for example, the user can be provided free of charge by covering the cost by advertising revenue generated by posting an advertisement on a homepage. It is also possible to rent works of art. In addition, by having the user bear the transportation costs and the like, and by obtaining the advertisement income, it is possible to purchase excellent works of art and the like, so that it is possible to train artists.

In the artwork lending system of the present invention, when the lending period of the artwork has elapsed, the manager notifies the carrier of the management symbol of the artwork and issues a collection instruction. Then, the management number instructed to be collected by the carrier is compared with the management symbol of the artwork lent to the user, and when both management numbers match, the artwork is recovered from the user. Is preferred. Thus, the management burden on the user is reduced by the manager managing the lending period of the work of art. In addition, since the transporter can confirm the artworks to be collected by the management symbol, it is possible to reliably collect the artworks to be collected.

[0010] In the artwork lending system of the present invention, the manager publishes, on the homepage, specification data including at least dimensions out of dimensions and weight of the artwork together with the image data. When a request for lending of a work of art specified by the control symbol is received from a person, or when the collection instruction is issued to the carrier, the specification data is notified to the carrier, and the carrier is notified. Preferably, the artwork is transported using a packaging member corresponding to the specification data.

[0011] In this way, by posting the specification data on the homepage, the user can grasp the dimensions and the like of the work of art. You can think of decorating. In addition, since the transporter can grasp the size of the artwork to be transported based on the specification data, for example, the transporter can determine the size of the truck used for transport and transport the artwork. A suitable packaging member can be used. Therefore, the work of art can be transported without any trouble at the time of transportation and the art work is surely protected.

In the artwork lending system of the present invention, the manager creates the returned image data of the artwork returned from the user, and combines the returned image data with the image data before lending. It is preferable to check the returned artworks for damage by comparing them with the image data. As described above, according to the present invention, the state of the artwork before and after lending can be confirmed, so that if the artwork has been damaged, the damage can be found immediately. At this time, in order to perform an accurate inspection, when creating the returned image data, it is preferable to create the image data under the same conditions as those for creating the image data before lending.

[0013] In the art work lending system of the present invention, when collecting a usage fee from the user, the manager confirms the intention to pay the usage fee from the user via the network. Preferably, the artwork is transported to the user by the transporter. As described above, considering the fostering of artists, it is preferable that the user bear the burden of transportation costs and the like, but at that time, the user is asked to pay on the homepage, for example, by credit card number or debit card, Alternatively, it is possible to easily collect the usage fee by confirming the intention to pay by other electronic money settlement and collecting the usage fee.

As described above, when collecting the usage fee from the user, the manager divides the artworks received from the artist into several levels according to an objective evaluation standard, quantifies the artworks, and bases the numeric values on the basis of the numerical values. It is preferable to calculate a rental fee and a selling price, which are fees for using the work of art, and post it on the homepage. In this way, the artworks are ranked according to the objective evaluation criteria and quantified, and the usage fee of the artworks is determined based on the numerical values. . Therefore,
For example, even when the system of the present invention is deployed in various parts of the country, it is possible to reduce variations in the evaluation of works of art in each region. In addition, since the use fee of the art work, that is, the rental fee and the selling price can be calculated based on the numerical value, the operation of the homepage becomes easy. The objective evaluation criteria include, for example, whether or not a prize has been obtained in a competition organized by a predetermined organization, and whether or not a so-called amateur who is unfamiliar with art can understand and see a certain viewpoint.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an example of an embodiment of a work lending system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a management number and a flow of a work of art when renting a work of art to a user according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 collects a work of art from the user according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a management number and a flow of a work of art in the second embodiment, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a management number and a flow of a work of art when renting a work of art to a user in the second embodiment. In the present invention, a work of art is a three-dimensional object such as a sculpture, an object, and the like, in addition to a two-dimensional object such as a painting including a print, a photograph, and the like, and an analog record, a cassette, a CD, an MD, a DVD, a video, and the like. Includes recording media recording music and video.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the system for renting works of art according to the first embodiment of the present invention, an administrator 1 and a transporter 2 and an administrator 1 and a user 3 are connected via the Internet. ing. In addition, the manager 1 deposits the artwork 5 from the artist 4 and keeps it in the storage location 6, and the transporter 2
Transports a work of art 5 between the manager 1 and the user 3 by means of a truck or the like.

The manager 1 first collects works of art 5 from the artists 4. The artist 4 may be an artist who has not become famous yet and has no place to publish his own work, or a person who has created a work of art at a culture center or the like but has no place to publish his work. . Also, works may be collected from professors or students of the art university.

When the administrator 1 deposits a work of art 5 from such an artist 4, the manager 1 assigns a management symbol to the work of art. In the present embodiment, a management number 7 consisting of numerals and barcode data corresponding to the management number are used as management symbols. The management number 7 and the barcode data are used for management when identifying the work of art 5. Then, the administrator 1 stores the work of art 5 to which the management number 7 is assigned in the storage location 6. As a storage method, for example, it is preferable that the user 3 can easily see the work of art 5 when he / she wants to see it directly.

Next, the manager 1 creates image data 8 of the work of art 5. At this time, the work of art 5 may be directly digitized by an image scanner (not shown), or a photograph may be created by still photography and the photograph may be digitized by the image scanner. Alternatively, the work of art 5 may be digitized by a digital camera (not shown). Then, the administrator 1 gives the image data 8 the management number 7 assigned to the artwork corresponding to the image data 8. Further, the manager 1 weighs the size and weight of the artwork and associates the information with the image data 8.

Next, the manager 1 publishes the image data 8 of the artwork 5, the management number 7, and the specification data of the dimensions and weight of the artwork on a home page 9 on the Internet. At this time, it is preferable to classify the artworks 5 by genre such as a portrait, a landscape, or an abstract so that the user 3 can easily select the artworks 5.

The transporter 2 is connected to the manager 1 via the Internet, and can receive a notification that the manager 1 has requested the lending of the art work 5 and that the collection time has come. It has become. The transporter 2 stores a plurality of types of packaging bags corresponding to the size of the work of art 5. The outside of the packaging bag is made of water-resistant and light-shielding fibers, and the inside is provided with a cushioning material for protecting works of art.

Next, the flow of the management number 7 and the artwork 5 in the artwork lending system of the first embodiment will be described. First, when the user 3 looks at the homepage 9 created by the manager 1 and decides to rent a work of art 5, the reception form 10 provided on the homepage 9 includes the address and telephone number of the user 3. Fill in the necessary information such as information, the management number of the work of art 5 you want to borrow, and the borrowing period.
The information such as the address and the telephone number of the user 3 may be entered as a membership number by registering the user 3, for example.

The user 3 receives a work of art 5 from the homepage 9
Is requested, the information entered in the reception form 10 is transmitted to the administrator 1 via the Internet (STEP 1). Based on the request, the manager 1 extracts a work of art 5 that the user 3 wants to rent by the management number 7. At the same time, the control number 7 and the data of the artwork are transmitted to the transporter 2 via the Internet (STEP 2). At the same time, the administrator 1 displays in the column of the image data 8 of the artwork 5 on the homepage 9 that the artwork 5 is being lent (STEP).
3).

When the management 1 sends the management number 7 and the specification data of the work of art 5 to the carrier 2, the management number 7 is input to a POS system (not shown) owned by the carrier 2. Further, the transporter 2 selects a corresponding packaging bag for packaging the artwork 5 to be transported from the received specification data, and heads to the storage location 6 of the artwork 5 (STEP 4).

In the storage location 6, the artworks 5 to be lent to the user 3 by the manager 1 are extracted. When the transporter 2 arrives at the storage location 6, the transporter 2 transfers the artworks 5 to the artworks 5 by the POS system. The control number 7 or the bar code data attached is read and collated as to whether the work is a work of art to be transported. Then, when the transporter 2 confirms the artwork 5 to be transported, the transporter 2 wraps the artwork 5 in the prepared packaging bag and transports it to the place where the user 3 wants to lend (STEP 5). As a result, the user 3 can obtain the work of art 5
Can be displayed at home, in an office, or the like, and an opportunity to appreciate the work of art 5 can be obtained.

Next, a procedure for collecting the lent works of art 5 will be described with reference to FIG. First, administrator 1
Manages the term of the loan of the work of art 5 when the work of art 5 is lent. When the lending period is over, the manager 1 gives the carrier 2 the management number 7 and the work of art 5.
And instructs the transporter 2 to collect the work of art 5 (STEP 6).

The transporter 2 stores the transmitted management number 7 in the POS
The user enters the system and heads to the place where the user 3 is decorating the artwork 5. Then, the transporter 2 reads the management number 7 or the bar code data of the artwork 5 owned by the user 3 by the POS system, and checks it against the management number 7 transmitted from the administrator 1 and input to the POS system. I do. Then, when the two management numbers 7 match, the artwork 5 is wrapped in a packaging bag and collected, and the collected artwork 5 is transported to the manager 1 (STEP 7).

The manager 1 creates image data of the collected work of art 5 again. At this time, the image data is created under the same conditions so that there is no difference between the image data before and after lending the work of art 5. Then, the image processing device (not shown) checks whether there is no change in the work of art 5 before and after lending. If there is no change in this check, the manager 1 stores the artwork 5 in the storage location 6.
If something has changed, clarify the cause of the change,
If the artwork 5 is damaged, the artwork 5 is restored. Further, the administrator 1 changes the display of the art work 5 on the homepage 9 during the lending, thereby enabling the lending (STEP 8).

As described above, according to the art work lending system of the present invention, the art work 5 can be lent by a simple system.
Like the cost of the operation, storage of art work 5 and transportation,
Can be operated at a fraction of the cost. Accordingly, it is possible to rent out the art work 5 to ordinary users free of charge by covering this cost with advertisement income on the homepage 9 or the like. In addition, since the Internet is used, the user can easily select and borrow a work of art from all over Japan, and can access the homepage 9 from all over the world.

In the first embodiment, the transporter 2 uses a packaging bag as a packaging member used for transporting the work of art 5, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a packaging box such as a wooden box or a cardboard box is used. A box may be used. Further, although the Internet has been described as an example of the network, other networks such as so-called personal computer communication may be used. Further, the contents of the homepage 9 may be posted on a magazine or an advertisement medium and distributed to places where people gather widely. According to this, for example, the user looks at the magazine and selects a favorite art work 5, accesses the homepage 9 with a portable terminal such as a mobile phone or a mobile computer, checks the lending status of the art work 5, and checks the lending status. You can also apply. Further, by specifying the management number 7 of the favorite work of art 5 and enabling the application for lending by telephone, even a user who cannot operate a computer, a mobile terminal, or the like, can use the system of the present invention. Can be used.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the second embodiment, the user 3 collects a usage fee including expenses such as a rental fee and a transportation cost of the work of art 5, and furthermore, publishes a company advertisement or the like on the homepage 9 to obtain advertisement income. Raise funds. And the artist 4 who produced the lent work 5
To return the funds to

The artwork lending system according to the second embodiment has an advertisement 11 on a homepage 9 as shown in FIG.
And collects advertisement fees from companies and the like that have posted the advertisement 11. In addition, on the reception form 10 of the homepage 9, a data input column 12 is provided for making a payment by a credit card or the like and collecting a usage fee from the user 3.

The manager 1 divides the artist 4 into classes according to the number of times the work is lent, and the prize that has been acquired, and determines a rental fee and a selling price usage fee generated by renting the work according to the class. For example, if there are no awards or loan achievements that have yet been obtained, the class is A. If there is no award but some award has been won, the class is B. In the case of, the artist 4 is divided into classes, such as C class, and works of the already famous artists are D class.

For the work of art 5, for example, a realistic picture and an abstract picture are classified and quantified, and a realistic picture is generally considered to be excellent even by an amateur. The ones and the ones that are not are ranked and quantified. In this way, by classifying or ranking the artworks 5 according to the objective evaluation criteria, the user can easily find the artwork 5 desired by the user.

Further, in the present embodiment, the numerical value quantified by classifying and ranking is used as a basis for calculating the usage fee, and the numerical value is input to a terminal for managing the homepage 9, whereby the work of art can be obtained. 5 is automatically calculated and posted on the homepage 9. As a result, the artist 4 obtains a prize and, as the number of rents of the work increases, the income obtained increases, so that the artist 4 can also motivate the artist 4 to create. Specifically, the work 5 is quantified according to the following table.

[0036]

[Table 1]

In Table 1 above, the production cost (c) is obtained by multiplying the cost of canvas, paint, and other materials by the man-hour coefficient (b), which is the degree of intellectual creation of the classified artist 4. The quotient coefficient (d) is the rank of the work of art 5 determined by the performance of the work and the acquired prize.
Then, the intra-member distribution (e) is a usage fee 13 for renting the artwork 5 obtained by multiplying the production cost (c) by the quotient coefficient (d). If there is a person who wants to purchase the work of art 5, the sale is performed at the retail price (f), which is a value obtained by multiplying the in-member distribution (e) by 2. Since the D-class artist 4 is already famous, it is intended only for trading.

Next, the flow of the management number 7, the artwork 5, and the usage fee 13 in the artwork lending system of the second embodiment will be described. First, when the user 3 looks at the homepage 9 created by the manager 1 and decides to rent a work of art 5, the reception form 10 provided on the homepage 9 includes the address and telephone number of the user 3. Fill in the necessary information such as information, the management number of the work of art 5 you want to borrow, and the borrowing period. Further, the user 3 selects a method of paying the usage fee 13 for renting the artwork 5 from the homepage 9. For example, when the user 3 wishes to make a payment by a credit card, the necessary information such as the credit card number is entered in the data input field 12 of the reception form 10 (S
TEP11).

When the manager 1 receives the request for lending the art work 5 from the user 3, the manager 1 confirms the collection of the usage fee 13 from the user 3. For example, in the case of payment by a credit card, a contact is made with a management company of the credit card to check whether the payment is possible. And usage fee 1
If it is determined that the collection of the artwork 3 is possible, the artwork 3 is lent to the user 3 as in the first embodiment (STE).
P12-15).

As described above, according to the art work lending system of the second embodiment, the user 3 collects the usage fee 13 and obtains the advertisement income through the advertisement 11 on the homepage 9. Thus, the manager 1 can manage the homepage 9 and manage the art work 5.
In addition, since a reward can be paid to the artist 4 according to the number of times the art work 5 has been lent out, the artist 4 can be useful for training. Further, if the funds are abundant, excellent art works 5 can be purchased, which can be useful for fostering artists.

On the other hand, in the case where the use fee 13 includes the transportation fee of the work of art 5 and the user 3 returns the work of art 5 directly to the manager 1, the user 3 A part of the fee may be returned, or may be stored in the manager 1 as a usage fee for the next loan.

In the first and second embodiments, the management number 7 is used as the management symbol. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and characters such as alphabets and other symbols may be used. Further, the instruction from the administrator 1 to the transporter 2 is given via the Internet, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a communication device such as a mobile phone, a normal telephone, or a fax may be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a management number and a flow of a work of art when renting a work of art to a user according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a management number and a flow of a work of art when collecting a work of art from a user in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a management number and a flow of a work of art when renting a work of art to a user in the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Administrator, 2 ... Transporter, 3 ... User, 4 ... Artist, 5
... Art work, 6 ... Storage location, 7 ... Management number (Management code), 8 ... Image data, 9 ... Homepage.

Claims (6)

[Claims] (1) An administrator manages an art work on behalf of an artist and requests a user to borrow the work, and when the user requests a loan, transports the art work requested by the user. A system for lending to a user via a user, wherein the manager assigns a management code to the artwork and stores the artwork in a predetermined storage location, creates image data of the artwork, and When at least the management symbol and the image data are posted on a homepage and a loan from the user is requested, and when the user receives a request for lending of the work of art specified by the management symbol, from the storage location A work of art corresponding to the control symbol is extracted, the transporter is notified of the control symbol, the transporter is called to the storage location, and the transporter receives the control symbol and the manager. When the two management codes match with each other by comparing the management code attached to the extracted artwork, the artwork managed by the management number is transported to the user by the transporter, and the user is given a predetermined period of time. A work lending system, wherein the work of art is lent and a notice that the work of art is being lent is posted on the homepage. 2. The manager, when the lending period of the work of art has elapsed, notifies the carrier of the management symbol of the work of art and issues a collection instruction. 2. The work according to claim 1, wherein the number is compared with a management code of a work of art lent to the user, and when both management numbers match, the work of art is collected from the user. A work lending system. 3. The artistic work specified by the user by the manager by posting the specification data including at least the dimensions of the size and weight of the artistic work together with the image data on the homepage, When receiving a request for lending, or when instructing the carrier to perform the collection instruction, notify the carrier of the specification data,
3. The artwork lending system according to claim 1, wherein the artwork is transported using a packaging member corresponding to the specification data notified to the transporter. 4. 4. The manager creates returned image data of the artwork returned from the user, compares the returned image data with the image data before lending, and returns the artwork. The artwork lending system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the artwork is inspected for damage. 5. The system according to claim 1, wherein when collecting the usage fee from the user, the manager confirms the intention to pay the usage fee from the user via the network, and uses the artwork by the transporter. The system for renting a work of art according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the system is transported to a person. 6. The manager divides the artworks received from the artist into numerical values by ranking them in several stages according to an objective evaluation standard, and based on the numerical values, a rental fee and a selling price, which are usage fees for the artworks. 6. The system for renting a work of art according to claim 5, wherein the calculated value is calculated and posted on the homepage.