JP2001337591A - Technique improvement support system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support the improving of painting technique. SOLUTION: A server 10 receives history data being the production record of paintings produced by a student from a user terminal 30 via the Internet 100. In the server 10, paintings is reproduced based on the history data and a teacher prepares advice data including advice and comments with respect to the paintings and adds data (process data) which are to be additionally painted on the paintings to the history data. Then, the advice data and the history data are transmitted to the user terminal 30.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for supporting a user's technical improvement in a specific field via a network, and more particularly to a technology improvement support system for supporting, for example, an improvement in a technology for producing articles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, there has been no system that supports the improvement of technology for producing articles such as paintings on the Internet.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, a main object of the present invention is to provide a technology improvement support system capable of supporting the improvement of the technology for producing articles such as paintings on the net.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to history receiving means for receiving, from a user terminal, production history data in which process data indicating the content of each production process when an article is produced is recorded in the order of processes, A technical improvement support system comprising: a first reproducing unit that reproduces articles based on process data in order based on the process data; an input unit that inputs evaluation information for a production process; and a transmitting unit that transmits the evaluation information to a user terminal.

[0005]

With the technical improvement support system of the present invention, the user can be given evaluation information such as advice on articles (history data) such as paintings produced on a computer, for example. That is, first, the history receiving unit receives the production history data in which the production process of the article is recorded. Then, the first reproducing means reproduces the article based on the production history data. At this time, the first reproducing means can reproduce the articles step by step in process data units in the order of process data. Further, it is possible to input evaluation information on the production process of producing the article using the input means (for the article for each reproduced process). Then, the transmitting means transmits the evaluation information to the user terminal. Therefore, the user can receive guidance such as advice and comments on the produced article or the production process of producing the article.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a production tool for generating production history data of an article is recorded in a tool database, and the tool transmitting means transmits the production tool to a user terminal.

Further, it is preferable that the production history data received by the history receiving means is recorded in a history database, and the history transmitting means transmits the production history data recorded in the history database to the user terminal.

[0008] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the production tool, the second reproducing means reproduces the article stepwise based on the process data, and the evaluation information reproducing means reproduces the evaluation corresponding to the article reproduced stepwise. Play information.

The evaluation information may include additional process data that can be reproduced by the second reproducing means. In this case, a specific example of the production of the article can be given to the user, or the article can be modified.

In another preferred embodiment of the invention,
An article can be created using data of an existing article. That is, for example, feature data, which is a feature of an existing famous article such as a painting, is recorded in the work feature database, and the feature data transmitting unit transmits the feature data to the user terminal. Then, in the production tool, the process data generating means generates process data based on the characteristic data.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the article is a picture.

In another aspect of the embodiment of the present invention, a program relating to the production of an article is broadcast to provide guidance on the production of the article.
That is, the program data transmitting means transmits the program data to the user terminal, and reproduces the program data received by the program generating means in the production tool.

[0013] In still another aspect of the embodiment of the present invention,
The exhibition means makes it possible to refer to the reproduced form of the production history data recorded in the history database from the Internet.

[0014]

According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain, via the net, an article such as a picture created by a user or an evaluation of a comment or a comment on a production process when the article is produced. Therefore, the user will be advised,
The art of producing articles can be improved through guidance such as comments.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIG.
Functions as a technology improvement support system. The server 10 is connected to a plurality of user terminals 30 via the Internet 100.
30. The server 10 is specifically configured as shown in FIG. 2, and includes an input device 14, a communication circuit 16,
Monitor 18, HD (Hard Disc) 20, and Memory 22
Are connected to the bus 24, respectively, and are controlled by the CPU 12 also connected to the bus 24. In FIG. 2, the PC (Personal Computer) main body, the monitor 18 and the input device of FIG. 1 are integrally shown. The configuration of the user terminal 30 is the same as that of the server 10 as shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the article to be produced is a painting,
The technology improvement support system shall support the improvement of the technology for producing paintings. In the following, the technology improvement support system will be referred to as a painting classroom system.

In this painting classroom system, the user terminal 30
Is a student in the painting class, and an operator of the server 10 is a teacher in the painting class.

The user (student) has registered in advance to receive the service of the painting classroom, and the user information of the student is recorded in a user information database of the server 10 which will be described later. Further, a dedicated application for exchanging data with the server 10 when receiving the service of the painting classroom is downloaded to the user terminal 30 of the student.

When a student accesses the server 10 from the user terminal 30 via the Internet 100, a login window shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the monitor 38 of the user terminal 30. By inputting the user ID and the password in this window, the user can log in (participate) in the painting classroom implemented by the server 10. When the user logs in to the painting classroom, a service menu window as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the monitor 38 of the user terminal 30. As shown in Fig. 5, in the painting classroom, there is a “work creation” where you can create a painting using a painting creation tool, “teacher's advice” where you can receive advice from the teacher about the painting that has been or is in the process of being created. You can receive four services: "Exhibition Information" that allows you to exhibit your work in an exhibition on the Internet and "View Program" that allows you to watch a program about painting production. The detailed contents of each service will be described with reference to a flowchart processed by the CPU 12 of the server 10 and the CPU 32 of the user terminal 30.

The server 10 performs processing in response to a service request transmitted from the user terminal 30, and transmits the processing result to the user terminal 30 when necessary. As shown in FIG. 6, the server 10 receives each service request and attached data for fulfilling the request from the user terminal 30, and transmits a processing result (request response data) corresponding to the request to the user terminal 30. However, in the service of “teacher's advice” requested from the user terminal 30, the request from the user terminal 30 is recorded and stored in the database of the server 10. The operator (teacher) of the server 10 creates advice data as needed (at any time). Then, the advice data created when the student logs in again is downloaded to the user terminal 30.

In the following description, the processing performed by the user terminal 30 will be mainly described, and the processing of the server 10 will be described as necessary.

The CPU 32 of the user terminal 30 executes the processing shown in the flowcharts of FIGS.
The PU 12 executes the processing shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. Note that the CPU 32 of the user terminal 30 performs processing based on the application. First, user authentication is performed in step S1. The student enters the user ID and password in the login window of FIG. 4 and selects the OK button 100. As a result, the user terminal 30 transmits the login request and the user ID and password as attached data to the server 10. Note that user I
A keyboard 34a as an input device 34 is used to input D and a password, and a tablet 34b and a pointing device 34c are used to select buttons. The same applies to the server 10 below. Server 1
If it is 0, the CPU 12 determines in step S301 of FIG. 35 that the request is a login request, and performs user authentication in step S303. The HD 20 of the server 10 is configured as shown in FIG. 7, and the registered user ID and password are recorded in the user information database as shown in FIG. The user authentication is performed by confirming that the user ID and the password transmitted from the user terminal 30 match the user ID and the password recorded in the user information database.

When the user authentication is completed, the server 10
U12 checks in step S305 whether advice data for the advice request requested by the user has been created by the teacher, and if the advice data has been created, transmits a message to that effect to the user terminal 30 in step S307. I do.
Then, in step S309, the service menu window shown in FIG. Details of the advice data and its creation will be described later.

On the other hand, the user terminal 30 determines whether or not a message has been transmitted from the server 10 in step S3 of FIG. 26. If there is a message, a message indicating that there is advice from the teacher is displayed on the monitor 38 in step S5. Is displayed for a certain period of time. Then, in step S9, the service menu window of FIG. 5 received from the server 10 is displayed on the monitor 38.

The student operates the input device 14 to select a "work creation" button 102, a "teacher advice" button 104, and an "exhibition information" button 1 from the service menu of FIG.
06, select one of the "program viewing" button 108 and the "end" button 110. Then, the CPU 32 determines which menu is selected in steps S11, S15, S19, S23 and S27.

When "work creation" is selected, step S1
If a judgment is made in step 1, "work creation" is performed in step S13.
Execute the processing of The CPU 32 performs the processing in the “work creation” processing according to the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. First, the CPU 32 of the user terminal 30 transmits a “work list request” to the server 10 in step S31. At this time, the user ID is transmitted from the user terminal 30 to the server 10 together with the “work list request”. Upon receiving the "work list request", the CPU 12 of the server 10 determines in step S311 in FIG. 35 that the "work list request" is present. Then, in step S313, a list of works uploaded by the student (work selection menu) is generated, and in step S315, the work selection menu is transmitted to the user terminal 30. The user terminal 30 receives the work selection menu in step S33, and displays a window as shown in FIG. The student can select either a painting from the work selection menu in FIG. 9 to resume the production work or to produce a new painting.

When the student selects the "new production" button 112, the CPU 32 determines "new production" in step S43, downloads the painting production tool from the server 10 in step S45, and stores the H in the user terminal 30.
Record at D40. When downloading a painting production tool, a “tool request” is sent from the user terminal 30 to the server 1.
Sent to 0. The CPU 12 of the server 10 determines that there is a “tool request” in step S317 of FIG. 35,
In step S319, a painting production tool is acquired from the tool database (see FIG. 7) into a transmission buffer (not shown). Then, in step S321, the picture production tool in the transmission buffer is transmitted to the user terminal 30. After downloading the painting production tool, the CPU 32 of the user terminal 30 starts the process of "production work" of the painting in step S41.

On the other hand, when resuming the production of the painting under production, for example, the painting 1 is selected from the work selection menu in FIG. In the following, the hatching in the drawing indicates that the part has been selected. In step S35, the CPU 32
Determines that "work is continued" and determines in step S37 whether a work has been selected. If a work has not been selected, the process returns to step S35. When a work is selected, the painting (history data) and the painting production tool which are being produced in step S39 are downloaded from the server 10 and recorded in the HD 40. Then, in step S41, the process of "production work" of the painting is started. In addition,
The painting in progress is a painting in which the painting production started from “new production” is interrupted, and the production in progress is temporarily uploaded (saved) to the server 10.

Here, the painting created by the painting creation tool is not stored as image data, but the procedure for painting is stored. In other words, each drawing operation performed using a painting production tool when producing a painting is recorded as data indicating a painting production process.
Data indicating one drawing operation is called "process data (drawing data)", and a series of process data is called "history data". The history data has a configuration as shown in FIG. 10, for example, and a user ID, a work ID, a work name, and the like are recorded in a header provided at the head to identify the history data. Note that process numbers are assigned to the respective process data in the order of occurrence of the processes.

In the process of "production work" in step S41, the process is executed by the CPU 32 of the user terminal 30 in accordance with the procedure of the flowcharts shown in FIGS. First, in step S51, the CPU 32 activates a painting production tool as shown in FIG. This painting production tool has the same functions as conventional paint software, but records a painting as history data as described above.
Next, in step S53, "1" is set to the register n of the CPU 32. The register n is a counter for counting the process number. Next, in step S55, it is determined whether or not the process data (history data) exists, that is, whether it is "new production" or "continuation of work". When the process data exists, the process data of the process number n
Then, in step S59, the process of painting production is reproduced based on the process data and displayed as the painting 1 in FIG. Then, in step S61, the value of the register n is incremented by 1, and the process returns to step S55. As described above, the picture is reproduced by sequentially using the existing process data, and steps S55 to S61 are repeated until it is determined in step S55 that no process data exists.
As shown in FIG. 11, for example, when the reproduction of all the process data of the currently existing painting 1 is completed and the painting 1 being produced is displayed on the monitor 38, it is next determined in step S71 whether or not the painting production tool is operated. I do. If it is determined that there is an operation, steps S73, S81, S
At steps S91, S97 and S103, the operation content is determined.

When the student performs a drawing operation on the painting 1,
The CPU 32 determines in step S73 that it is a “drawing operation”, and in step S75, generates process data corresponding to the drawing operation and adds it to the history data.

The process data is configured, for example, as shown in FIG. The “process number” is an item indicating a number assigned to the process data in the order of generation. The “creator attribute” is an item indicating who created the painting of the process indicated by the process data, and has attributes of “student” and “teacher”. The “tool name” is an item indicating tools such as a brush tool, a brush tool, and a pen tool used for drawing a painting. The “attribute” is an item indicating whether the painting is “color” or “monochrome”.
“R, G, B” is an item indicating the color used for drawing. “Pattern” is an item indicating a texture pattern used for drawing. Details of this texture will be described later. “Size” is an item indicating the width of a trajectory drawn by the tool indicated by “Tool name”. “Mouse movement” is an item indicating the start point position and the end point position of the trajectory drawn in the process. However, the input device is not limited to a mouse, but may be a trackball, tablet 3
4b and an input device using the pointing device 34c. "Pressure" is a tablet 34b
When drawing using the pointing device 34c and the pointing device 34c, the pointing device 34c
4b is an item indicating the pressure when pressed against 4b. FIG.
As shown in (2), the process data produced by the painting production tool of the user terminal 30 has "creator attribute" of all "students".

After the process data is generated in step S75, in step S77, the drawing content indicated by the generated process data is reproduced and reflected on the picture 1 in FIG.
Then, in a step S79, the value of the register n is incremented by 1, and the process returns to the step S71. Thus, every time the student performs a drawing operation, the process data is generated and added to the history data.

By the way, in the painting classroom of this embodiment, when a painting is produced by the painting production tool, a material for painting production prepared in advance can be used. A material for painting production is a material of paintings extracted from excellent paintings created by renowned painters. Composition data that shows the composition of the painting with line drawings, etc., and typical colors used in paintings ( For example, there are palette data of 12 frequently used colors), texture (touch) data which is a feature of a painting, and the like. These material data are recorded in a material database (see FIG. 7) in the HD 20 of the server 10. The material data is identified by a material data ID in a material database. Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the material data can be downloaded from the server 10 by operating the “download” pull-down menu provided on the menu bar 108 of the painting production tool. For example, when the “download” pull-down menu is selected, a “material data” item is displayed as a second-layer pull-down menu. When, for example, an item “by artist” is selected from the pull-down menu of the second layer, “painter name 1”,
"Painter name 2", "Painter name 3" and the like are displayed. Then, when "painter name 3" is selected, a request for material data of "painter name 3" is made to the server 10. "Painter name 3"
In the material data request, characteristic composition data, pallet data, and texture data of the corresponding painter are requested.

When "painter name 3" is selected, the CPU 32 of the user terminal 30 determines "material request" in step S81 of FIG. 29, and specifies the ID of the selected material data in step S83. In step S85, the material data ID is transmitted to the server 10 together with the material request. The server 10 that has received the material request determines that there is a “material request” in step S331 of FIG. 36, and acquires material data from the material database according to the material data ID in step S333. Then, step S335
Transmits the material data to the user terminal 30. The user terminal 30 determines in step S87 whether or not the material data has arrived. If it is determined that the material data has arrived, the material data is loaded into the painting production tool in step S89. Then, the process returns to step S71. The material data taken into the picture production tool can be used as needed for picture production. For example, the composition data allows a line drawing indicating a composition to be temporarily superimposed and displayed on the painting 1, and a painting can be produced based on the line drawing. As the palette data, the colors included in the palette data are displayed on the palette 120 (see FIG. 11), and the colors displayed on the palette are sampled by a brush tool or the like, and can be used for painting. Then, the texture data displays a sample of the texture in the tool box 122 (see FIG. 11),
By selecting the displayed sample, a drawing such as a brush tool can form a texture. Note that the composition data, pallet data, and texture data may be individually downloadable from the server 10 as the material data.

In the painting classroom of this embodiment, the teacher can receive advice on the produced painting. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the menu bar 118 of the painting production tool
When the user selects the "Upload" pull-down menu provided in the menu and further selects the "advice request" item, the CPU 32 of the user terminal 30 executes Step S in FIG.
At 91, it is determined to be "advice request". In step S93, a question content entry window as shown in FIG. The student inputs the content of the question in the entry area 124 of the question content entry window, and selects the OK button 126. Then the CPU 32
In step S95, the server 1 transmits the contents of the question and the history data of the painting currently being produced together with the advice request in step S95.
0, and the process returns to step S71. The contents of the question are transmitted as text data. When the server 10 receives the advice request, it determines in step S337 of FIG.
At 39, the contents of the question and the history data are acquired. Then, in step S341, information about the advice request is recorded in the question database (see FIG. 7) of the server 10. The content of the advice request is stored in the question database as a question data list as shown in FIG. 1 item recorded in the question data list
The advice requests are referred to as “question data”. In the question data list, the date when the advice was requested, the user ID, the content of the question, the history data, and the like are recorded. The user ID is recorded in the header of the history data (see FIG. 10) as described above. The "question data" is provided with a processing flag. The processing flag is a flag indicating whether or not the advice processing has been performed by the teacher, and a value of “0” of the processing flag indicates that the advice processing has not been performed.

When ending the production of the painting, the history data of the painting being produced is transmitted to the server 10 (uploaded).
And save. As shown in FIG.
When "Upload work" is selected from the pull-down menu of "Upload", the CPU of the user terminal 30
In step S97 of FIG. 29, the CPU 32 determines that the "work upload request" is made, and displays an upload confirmation window shown in FIG. When the student selects the OK button 128 in the confirmation window, the history data is transmitted to the server 10 together with the work upload request in step S101, and the process returns to step S71. The server 10 determines in step S34 in FIG.
In 3, it is determined that there is a "work upload request". Then, the transmitted history data is acquired in step S345, and is recorded in the work database (see FIG. 7) in step S347. When a work is uploaded to the server 10 in this way, the next time a work is created in a painting classroom, the uploaded work is displayed in a work painting selection menu as shown in FIG.

When the user selects the item "end" (not shown) from the "file" pull-down menu provided in the menu bar 118, the CPU 32 of the user terminal 30 determines in step S103 that the process is to be ended, and determines whether to end. Are ended, and the process of “production work” in step S41 of FIG. 27 is ended.

As described above, in the painting classroom of this embodiment, a student produces a painting by using a painting production tool, and gives advice about the produced painting to the teacher (server 10).
Can be sought. Then, in response to an advice request from a student, the teacher (operator) gives advice at any time in the server 10.

When producing advice, the server 10
CPU 12 executes the processing of the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 39 and 40. When the teacher performs an operation of starting advice creation from the input device 14, the CPU 12 activates the advice creation tool in step S401, and displays a question data selection window shown in FIG. In this window, of the question data recorded in the question data list (see FIG. 16), the processing flag is "0".
Is displayed. The teacher selects, for example, the question data with the user ID “0001” and presses the OK button 130
Select Note that an ID may be set for each question data to specify the question data. The CPU 12 determines that question data has been selected in step S403, and acquires history data included in the question data from the question database and reads it into the memory 22 in step S405. Note that the history data acquired in this example is shown in FIG.
It is assumed that the data includes process data of process numbers 1 to 10 as shown in FIG. Next, in step S407, the display of the advice creation tool is switched to the mode shown in FIG. Further, in step S409, the number of process data included in the acquired history data is set in the register N of the CPU 12, and in step S411, the register n
Is set to 1. The register n is a counter for counting the process number of the process data.

In the advice creation tool shown in FIG.
When the play button 132 is selected, the CPU 12 determines in step S413 that the play button has been selected, and determines in step S415 whether the value of the register n is larger than the value of the register N. When the value of the register n is smaller than the value of the register N, that is, when there is process data, in step S417, the process number n
Is obtained from the memory 22 and the process data of step S41 is obtained.
The picture is reproduced based on the process data acquired in step 9 and displayed on the display unit 136. Next, in step S421, it is determined whether the comment button 138 has been selected. When it is determined that the comment button 138 has been selected,
In step S423, process comment data of process number n is generated as shown in FIG. 21 based on the character string input to the comment input unit 140. And step S
At 425, the value of the register n is incremented by 1 and the process returns to step S413. That is, the teacher can comment on the picture displayed on the display unit 136 for each process data. Then, step S415
Until it is determined that the value of the register n is larger than the value of the register N, the painting is reproduced based on the process data of the next process number every time the play button 132 is selected, and the comment button 138 is selected. At times, a process comment for the painting of the process is generated.

When the reproduction of the picture by all the process data (in this example, up to the process number 10) is completed, the display unit 13
The teacher can add to the picture displayed in 6 and give general advice. After determining in step S415 that all the process data created by the student has been processed, the CPU 12 determines in step S431 whether or not there is an operation of the advice creation tool. When the teacher rewrites the painting 1 displayed on the display unit 136 using the palette 146 and the tool box 148 in which tools for painting production are displayed as icons, the CPU 12 determines in step S433 that there is a rewriting operation. . Then, in step S435, process data corresponding to the content of the retouching operation is generated and added to the history data (process data after process number 11 in FIG. 20), and in step S437, the generated process data is reproduced. The drawing content is reflected on the painting 1 on the display unit 136. In addition, the process data generated by the advice creation tool has the creator attribute "teacher",
It is distinguished from the process data generated by the student's own drawing. Next, in step S439, it is determined whether the comment button 138 has been selected. If it is determined that the comment button 138 has been selected, step S4 is performed based on the comment input to the comment input unit 140.
At 41, the process comment data of the process number n is generated and added to the advice data as shown in FIG.
Then, in step S445, the value of the register n is set to 1
And the process returns to step S431. In this way, the teacher can comment on the added painting 1 as well.

When the general advice button 142 is selected, it is determined in step S447 that the general advice button has been operated, and the general advice input section 144 is selected.
The general advice data is generated on the basis of the character string input in (1), and is added to the advice data as shown in FIG.

When the user selects an "end" item (not shown) from the "file" pull-down menu provided on the menu bar of the advice creation tool, the CPU 12 determines in step S451 that the operation is ended. And step S
In 453, as shown in FIG. 17, the process flag of the question data (user ID is "0001") is set to "1", and the "advise creation" process ends. In addition,
As shown in FIG. 17, the history data and the advice data added with the process data by the teacher are stored together in the history data item of the question data.

As described above, in the painting classroom of this embodiment, when advice is requested from the student, a comment can be given and the teacher can add a brush to the painting produced by the student. The history data and the advice data recorded in the question database (question data) in this way are downloaded to the user terminal 30 when the student selects the “teacher advice” button 104 in the service menu window shown in FIG. "Teacher's advice"
When the button 104 is selected, the CPU of the user terminal 30
32 determines “advise display” in step S15 of FIG. 26 and “advise display” in step S17.
Is performed.

The "advise display" process is executed according to the procedure of the flowcharts shown in FIGS.
First, in step S111, the CP of the user terminal 30 is
U32 transmits the advice acquisition request to the server 10 together with the user ID.

In the server 10, the CPU 12 determines in step S351 of FIG. 37 that there is an "advice acquisition request". Then, in step S353, a question data list (question database) based on the user ID
Is specified, and history data and advice data are extracted from the specified question data in step S355. Then, in step S357, the history data and the advice data are transmitted to the user terminal 30.

In step S113, the user terminal 30 determines whether there is an incoming data. If it is determined that there is an incoming data, the history data and the advice data are taken into the painting production tool in step S115. In step S117, the register N of the CPU 32
Is set to the total number of process data included in the history data, and “0” is set to the register n in step S121. The register n is a counter for counting the process number of the process data. Next, the CPU 32
Displays an advice display window as shown in FIG. At this time, the general advice display section 1
In 62, the contents of the general advice data (see FIG. 21) included in the advice data are displayed.

When the reproduction button 156 is selected in the advice display window, the CPU 32 determines in step S123 that a reproduction operation has been performed, and further determines in step S125 whether another button operation has been performed. If it is determined that no other button operation has been performed, then in step S127, it is determined whether the value of the register n matches the value of the register N, that is, whether all the process data has been processed. If it is determined that there is unprocessed process data, step S
At 129, the value of the register n is incremented by one.
Then, in step S131, the process data of the process number n is obtained, and in step S133, the picture is reproduced based on the process data of the process number n and displayed on the display unit 150 (see FIG. 22). Next, in step S135,
It is determined whether or not the process comment data of the process number n exists in the advice data (see FIG. 21). In this embodiment, the process comment data of the process number 2 and the process number 11 exists. If it is determined that the process comment data does not exist, it is again determined whether or not there is a button operation in step S125. If it is determined that there is no button operation, the process proceeds to step S127 and thereafter, and the picture is automatically reproduced based on the process data of the next process number. On the other hand, when it is determined that the process comment data exists, step S
At 139, the contents of the process comment data are displayed on the comment display section 164, and the process returns to step S123. Then, it is determined whether or not the play button 156 has been operated, and the step S123 is repeated while the play button 156 is not operated. Therefore, when the process comment data exists, after the comment is displayed on the comment display section 164, the reproduction of the painting is temporarily stopped until the reproduction button is operated.

When the pause button 152, the reverse frame advance button 154, the forward frame advance button 158, and the end button 160 are operated while the play button 156 is operated and the picture is automatically reproduced, the CPU 32 proceeds to the step 32. S
At 125, it is determined that a button operation has been performed.
In S157, S165, S167 and S169, the operation content is determined.

If it is determined in step S141 that the forward frame advance operation has been performed, it is determined in step S143 whether the value of the register n and the value of the register N match.
In other words, it is determined whether or not there is unprocessed process data,
If it exists, the register n is set in step S145.
Is incremented by one. And step S
At step 147, the process data of the process number n is acquired, and at step S149, the picture is reproduced based on the process data. Thereafter, in step S151, it is determined whether or not the process comment data corresponding to the process number n exists. If the process comment data does not exist, the process returns to step S141. If the process comment data exists, the process returns to step S141 after displaying the comment in step S153. Therefore, when the forward frame forward button 158 is operated, after the picture is reproduced based on the next process data, the reproduction of the picture is temporarily stopped until another button is operated.

If it is determined in step S157 that the reverse frame advance button 154 has been operated, step S15
In step 9, it is determined whether or not the value of the register is "1", that is, whether or not there is process data that can be reproduced by going back the process number. When the value of the register n is "1", the process returns to the step S141, and when it is not "1", the process returns to the step S16.
At 1, the drawing reproduced by the process data of the process number n is deleted from the picture 1 on the display unit 150 (see FIG. 22). Then, in step S163, the value of the register n is decremented by "1", and in step S151, it is determined whether or not the process comment data corresponding to the process number n exists. When it is determined that the file does not exist, the process returns to step S141. When it is determined that the file does exist, the comment is displayed on the comment display unit 164 in step S153, and the process returns to step S141. Therefore, when the reverse frame advance button 154 is selected, the drawing for one process is canceled and the apparatus enters a pause state.

If the pause button 152 is operated during automatic reproduction of the painting, it is determined in step S165 that the image is to be paused, and the flow returns to step S123.
The reproduction of the painting is interrupted until it is determined at 23 that the play button 156 has been operated again.

Further, when the play button 156 is operated after the forward frame feed operation and the reverse frame feed operation are performed, it is determined in step S167 that the play button 156 has been operated, and the process returns to step S125. Thus, the automatic reproduction of the painting is restarted.

When the reproduction of all process data is completed by automatic reproduction or sequential frame advance, step S127 is performed.
Alternatively, it is determined in step S155 that the value of the register n matches the value of the register N, and the process of “overwrite confirmation” is performed in step S137 or S155. The "overwrite confirmation" process is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, in step S171, the creator attribute of the process data (the process data having the largest process number, that is, the process number having the process number N) is “teacher”.
Is determined. The fact that the creator attribute of the process data of the process number N is “teacher” indicates that the teacher has added a picture (history data) uploaded to the server 10 at the time of requesting the advice. If the creator attribute is not "teacher", the "overwrite confirmation" process is terminated. If it is "teacher", an overwrite confirmation box 166 as shown in FIG. 23 is displayed in step S173.

When the student selects the OK button 168 in the overwrite confirmation box 166, the process proceeds to step S175.
It is determined that K has been selected, and in step S177, the process number M of the process data whose creator attribute is “student” and the process number is the largest is specified. Then, step S17
At 9, the creator attribute of the process data of process numbers M + 1 to N is changed from “teacher” to “student”. On the other hand, when the NG button 170 is selected, it is determined in step S181 that NG has been selected, and in step S183, the process number M of the process data having the creator attribute “student” and the highest process number is specified. Then, in step S185, the display reproduced by the process data from the process number M + 1 to the process number N is displayed on the display unit 150.
Is deleted from the painting 1 displayed in Step S187.
In step 2, the process data from process number M + 1 to process number N is deleted from the history data. Further, step S18
In step 9, M is set in the register n and the register N, and the "overwrite confirmation" process ends. In this way, it is possible to select whether to add or discard the retouching of the painting added by the teacher as his own painting.

When the "advise display" process is terminated, when the end button 160 is operated, it is determined that the process is terminated in step S169, and after the termination process is performed, the "advise display" process is terminated.

In the painting classroom of this embodiment, the produced paintings can be exhibited in an exhibition. "Exhibition information" button 1 in the service menu window shown in FIG.
When "06" is selected, the CPU 32 determines that "exhibition information" is selected in step S19 of FIG. 19, and executes the processing of "exhibition information" in step S21. The processing of "exhibition information" is executed according to the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. First, in step S191, an exhibition information request is transmitted to the server 10 together with the user ID.

In the server 10, step S359 in FIG.
Is determined to be "exhibition information request", and the information of the exhibition to be held is stored in the exhibition information database (see FIG. 7).
To get from. Next, in step S363, a work selection menu for selecting a work to be exhibited in the exhibition is generated with reference to the work database (see FIG. 7). At this time, the work (history data) of the student (user) is specified based on the user ID transmitted together with the exhibition information request. Then, in step S365, the exhibition information and the work selection menu to be held are transmitted to the user terminal 30. The exhibition information includes an exhibition ID for identifying the exhibition, a description of the exhibition, and the like.

On the user terminal 30 side, step S193
In step S195, it is determined whether or not the exhibition information and the work selection menu have been received, and in step S195, the exhibition information and the work selection menu are acquired.
Then, in step S197, FIG.
An exhibition selection menu as shown in FIG.
8 is displayed. Select the exhibition to exhibit and press the OK button 1
If 72 is selected, it is determined in step S199 that an exhibition has been selected, and in step S221, the exhibition ID of the selected exhibition is obtained from the exhibition selection menu. Next, in step S223, a work selection menu window for selecting a work to be exhibited at the exhibition is displayed on the monitor 38 as shown in FIG.

When the student selects, for example, the painting 1 and selects the exhibit button 174, it is determined in step S225 that the exhibited work has been selected, and in step S227, the work ID of the exhibited work is obtained from the work selection menu window. In step S229, the exhibition ID and the work ID are transmitted to the server 10 together with the exhibition request. The server 10 determines in step S365 in FIG. 38 that there is an “exhibition request”, and acquires an exhibition ID and a work ID in step S367. In step S369, the history data recorded in the work database is specified based on the work ID. Then, in step S371, the specified history data is recorded in the exhibition database in association with the exhibition data specified by the exhibition ID.
Here, the exhibition data recorded in the exhibition database is data of the exhibition itself created in HTML (Hyper Text Mark-up Language) or the like, and the exhibition is browsed by a predetermined browser (Browser). It is data that can be done. When the history data is associated with the exhibition data, a picture reproduced from the history data by browsing with a browser is displayed in the exhibition.

In the painting classroom of this embodiment, an educational program aimed at improving the art of painting production is broadcast, and students (users) in the painting classroom can view this program. FIG.
When the "view program" button 108 is selected in the service menu window shown in FIG.
The PU 32 determines “program viewing” in step S23 of FIG. Then, "view program" in step S25.
Is performed. The process of “program viewing” is performed by the user terminal 30.
Is executed by the CPU 32 according to the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. First, in step S231, the CP
U32 transmits a program viewing request to server 10.

On the server 10 side, step S3 in FIG.
At 65, it is determined that the "program viewing request" has been made, and at step S367, it is determined whether or not it is the broadcast time of the program. Here, although not shown in the flowchart, the program data is generated in the server 10 during the broadcast time of the program, and the generation of the program data means that the program is being broadcast. Then, the generated program data is transmitted to the user terminal 30 in response to a program viewing request from the user terminal 30. When the program is being broadcast, transmission of the program data is started in step S369, and transmission is continued until it is determined in step S371 that the generation of the program data is completed. On the other hand, when the program is not being broadcast, a message to that effect is transmitted to the user terminal 30 in step S573.

On the user terminal 30 side, step S233
It is determined whether or not data from the server 10 has arrived. When data arrives, it is determined in step S235 and step S241 whether the received data is program data or message data.
If the received data is message data, a message indicating that the program is not currently being broadcast is displayed on the monitor 38 in step S243. If the received data is program data, reproduction of the program data is started in step S237. The reproduced program data is displayed on the monitor 38 as an image. And step S2
The program data continues to be reproduced until it is determined at 39 that the program data has ended. As the program data and the broadcast form of the program, the broadcast form and data of the program conventionally performed on the Internet can be applied as they are.
Note that the form of “program viewing” is not limited to the broadcast form, and may be a form in which the student appropriately downloads the program content data recorded on the HD 20 of the server 10. In this case, the student can view the program at a desired time and can repeatedly watch the program.

When the "end" button 110 is selected in the service menu window of FIG. 5, it is determined to be "end" in step S27 of FIG. 26, and the process ends by logging out of the painting classroom (Log Out).

According to the painting classroom of this embodiment, the user can receive advice on the produced painting or receive guidance on the production of the painting by directly adding to the painting. You can also receive guidance by watching painting production programs. Therefore, the user can efficiently learn the technique of painting production. In addition, since the created paintings can be exhibited at exhibitions on the Internet, the motivation for paintings can be increased and the art can be further improved.

In this embodiment, the article to be produced is described as a painting. However, the article is not limited to a painting, but the production process is recorded as history data (process data), and the work can be reproduced based on the history data. Anything that can be used may be used. Articles other than paintings include artistic works such as paintings, drawings, sculptures, and ceramics that are not included in paintings, and industrial products such as internal combustion engines. When the article is an industrial product or the like, a production tool (painting production tool) for generating history data is a tool having a simulator for product assembly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an illustrative view showing one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a server.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a user terminal.

FIG. 4 is an illustrative view showing one example of a login window;

FIG. 5 is an illustrative view showing one example of a main menu window;

FIG. 6 is an illustrative view showing transfer of data between a user terminal and a server;

FIG. 7 is an illustrative view showing one example of an internal configuration of a hard disk provided in the server 10;

FIG. 8 is an illustrative view showing one example of a data structure of a user database;

FIG. 9 is an illustrative view showing a menu for selecting a work painting;

FIG. 10 is an illustrative view showing one example of a data configuration of history data;

FIG. 11 is an illustrative view showing one example of a mode of a painting production tool;

FIG. 12 is an illustrative view showing a state of a menu bar of the painting production tool;

FIG. 13 is an illustrative view showing another state of the menu bar of the painting production tool;

FIG. 14 is an illustrative view showing one example of a question content entry window;

FIG. 15 is an illustrative view showing one example of a window for confirming upload of a work;

FIG. 16 is an illustrative view showing one example of a data configuration of a question data list;

FIG. 17 is an illustrative view showing another example of the data configuration of the question data list;

FIG. 18 is an illustrative view showing one example of a window for selecting question data;

FIG. 19 is an illustrative view showing one example of an aspect of an advice creating tool;

FIG. 20 is an illustrative view showing another example of the configuration of the history data;

FIG. 21 is an illustrative view showing one example of a configuration of advice data;

FIG. 22 is an illustrative view showing one example of an aspect of an advice display tool;

FIG. 23 is an illustrative view showing another mode of the advice display tool;

FIG. 24 is an illustrative view showing one example of an exhibition selection window;

FIG. 25 is an illustrative view showing one example of an exhibit selection window;

FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the processing performed by the CPU of the user terminal.

FIG. 27 is another flowchart showing the processing contents processed by the CPU of the user terminal.

FIG. 28 is another flowchart showing the processing performed by the CPU of the user terminal.

FIG. 29 is another flowchart showing the processing contents processed by the CPU of the user terminal.

FIG. 30 is another flowchart showing the processing performed by the CPU of the user terminal.

FIG. 31 is another flowchart showing the processing performed by the CPU of the user terminal.

FIG. 32 is another flowchart showing the processing performed by the CPU of the user terminal.

FIG. 33 is another flowchart showing the processing performed by the CPU of the user terminal.

FIG. 34 is another flowchart showing the processing contents processed by the CPU of the user terminal.

FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing the processing performed by the CPU of the server.

FIG. 36 is another flowchart showing the processing performed by the CPU of the server.

FIG. 37 is another flowchart showing the processing contents processed by the CPU of the server.

FIG. 38 is another flowchart showing the processing performed by the CPU of the server.

FIG. 39 is another flowchart showing the processing performed by the CPU of the server.

FIG. 40 is another flowchart showing the processing performed by the CPU of the server.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Server 12 ... CPU 14 ... Input device 16 ... Communication circuit 18 ... Monitor 20 ... HD (Hard Disc) 22 ... Memory 30 ... User terminal 100 ... Internet

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Jun Kurumizawa 2-2-2 Kodai, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto A / T ARL Intelligent Video Communications Laboratory (72) Inventor Keiko Nakao Soraku-gun, Kyoto 2-1-2, Seikacho Kodai Intelligent Video Communication Laboratory, Inc. (72) Inventor Yuichi Iwadate 2-1-2, Seikacho Kodaidai, Soraku-gun, Kyoto AT-2 Intelligent Video Co., Ltd. 2C028 AA12 BA01 BB04 BC02 BC04 BD01 CA13 DA03 5B049 AA06 BB21 GG02

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. History receiving means for receiving, from a user terminal, production history data in which process data indicating the contents of each production process when an article is produced using a technique is recorded in the order of processes, based on the production history data. A technology improvement support system comprising: a first reproducing unit that reproduces articles step by step in the order of the process data; an input unit that inputs evaluation information for the production process; and a transmitting unit that transmits the evaluation information to the user terminal. 2. The technical improvement support system according to claim 1, further comprising: a tool database for recording a production tool for generating the production history data; and a tool transmission unit for transmitting the production tool to the user terminal. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a history database for recording said production history data received by said history receiving means from said user terminal, and a history transmitting means for transmitting said production history data to said user terminal. Technology improvement support system. 4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the production tool reproduces the articles step by step in the order of process data based on the production history data.
4. The technical improvement support system according to claim 1, further comprising a reproducing unit. 5. The technical improvement support system according to claim 4, wherein said production tool further includes evaluation information reproducing means for reproducing said evaluation information corresponding to said step reproduced by said second reproducing means. 6. The technical improvement support system according to claim 1, wherein said evaluation information includes comment data for the article in said step. 7. The technical improvement support system according to claim 1, wherein said evaluation information further includes additional process data reproduced by said second reproducing means after reproducing said process data. 8. A work feature database for storing feature data of an existing article, and feature data transmitting means for transmitting the feature data to the user terminal, wherein the production tool performs the process data based on the feature data. The technology improvement support system according to claim 1, further comprising a process data generation unit configured to generate the step data. 9. An article according to claim 1, wherein said article is a picture.
The described technical improvement support system. 10. The technology improvement support system according to claim 9, wherein said feature data includes at least one of composition data, coloration data, and texture data of a famous painting. 11. The technical improvement support system according to claim 1, further comprising program data transmitting means for transmitting program data of a program relating to production of said article to said user terminal. 12. The technical improvement support system according to claim 11, wherein said production tool further includes program reproducing means for reproducing the program data transmitted by the program data transmitting means. 13. The technical improvement support system according to claim 2, further comprising exhibition means for enabling a reproduction mode of said production history data recorded in said history database to be referred to from the Internet.