JP2002063424A - Order receiving and selling method for made-to-order ribbon - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the rational order receiving and selling method of made-to- order ribbons for having a consumer demanding the ribbon directly access by an information communication means by the Internet, acquiring a customer in a pinpoint manner, receiving the order of the ribbon of design desired by the consumer and delivering it. SOLUTION: This method adopts the technical means of being provided with a server means 1 connected to the Internet 2, computer terminals 3 connectable with the server means 1 and a read means for transmitting an order menu element group regarding the ribbon inside the server means 1 to an accessing computer terminal 3, forming and displaying a simulation image P for which selected established order elements are combined on a terminal monitor 3a, transmitting the established order elements and/or simulation image P from the computer terminal 3 to the server means 1 as order information data and taking out the order information data from the server means 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for order-receiving and selling a product based on digital information processing technology for a manufacturer to directly manufacture a custom-made ribbon designed by a consumer. The consumer inputs and creates a desired design on a screen displayed via information communication means such as the Internet, and confirms the finished product in advance with a visual simulation image and transmits the transmitted original design information of the ribbon. The present invention relates to an order-made ribbon order receiving and selling method in which a ribbon manufacturer receives an order for a production request by receiving it.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Ribbons have been used as decorations since ancient times, and are used not only for decoration and decoration, such as tying hair and tying them to various parts of clothes, but also for decorating gifts when giving gifts. Such decorative ribbons are used in different colors, sizes, patterns, etc. according to the recipient and requirements, and in order for consumers to obtain the desired ribbon, They had to buy from a selection of ready-made ribbons.

However, since ready-made ribbons are uniform products that are mass-produced in factories, there is a limit to responding to the demands of consumers who can't stop searching for originality and differentiation from others. Was.

[0004] By the way, what actually designs the ribbon is a manufacturer or a specialized handling company that orders the manufacturer by reducing the cost by handling a large amount.
Original design ribbons at the individual level, which can be used in small quantities, require production time and cost even if ordered from the manufacturer, so it is not possible to order and create them frequently for each application. In most cases, they were content with the product.

[0005] The present inventor has been studying to improve the conventional ribbon ordering and selling method. According to the ribbon design desired by the consumer, the combination selected from the order menu provided by the manufacturer. If you can design an original ribbon, you can easily know the demands of consumers for ribbons, get the idea that consumers' demand will be expanded, and use the Internet to dramatically improve the effect I thought.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a consumer demanding a ribbon can directly access and acquire a customer in a pinpoint manner by means of information communication via the Internet without the intervention of an intermediary like a wholesaler. Moreover,
An object of the present invention is to provide a reasonable order-made sales method of a custom-made ribbon in which consumers can receive and receive a ribbon of a design desired in a reliable and speedy manner in real time.

[0007]

Means adopted by the present inventor to solve the above problems will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

That is, according to the present invention, an order menu element group A (A1
· A2 · A3 · · · B (B1 · B2 · B3 ...) · C (C
, A computer terminal 3 that can be connected to the server means 1 via the Internet 2, and an order menu relating to the ribbon in the server means 1. Element group A / B
An order menu transmitting means for transmitting to the computer terminal 3 which has accessed C ...; a fixed order element AX (X is 1 *) selected from the order menu element group A, B, C ... transmitted to the computer terminal 3 2.3 ...
At least one selected from the following): BX / CX ...
Image forming means for forming and displaying a simulation image P obtained by combining the above on the terminal monitor 3a; and / or using the confirmed order elements AX, BX, CX... And / or the simulation image P from the computer terminal 3 as order information data. A technical means comprising: a contract data return means for transmitting to the server means 1; and a reading means for taking out the order information data from the server means 1 is employed.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a computer terminal 3 in addition to the above means as necessary.
The server means 1 is equipped with required character font software corresponding to the character fonts of various typefaces specified by the user, and orders character text W to be displayed on the ribbon cloth input as an order menu element from any computer terminal 3 A technical means was adopted in which information could be received as an element of information data.

Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides, in addition to the above-mentioned means, if necessary, a color, width, length of the ribbon cloth, a font type of the character text W, The technical means of including at least one of size and color was adopted.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to the drawings.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the figure, the one designated by reference numeral 1 is a server means. The server means 1 is connected to the Internet 2 and stores order menu elements (hereinafter referred to as menus) A, B, C,... I have. This menu A, B, C in the present embodiment ...
Is composed of the color, width and length of the ribbon, the character text W, and the font type, size and color of the font of the character text W. 1a is a monitor (display)
It is. The menu stored in the server means 1 is registered in advance by the ribbon manufacturer, and is updated to the latest information as necessary.

The one designated by reference numeral 3 is a computer terminal. The computer terminal 3 has a terminal monitor (display) 3a, and can be connected to the server means 1 via the Internet 2. The server means 1 and the computer terminal 3 have the following functional means for constructing order information data of a custom ribbon ordered by a consumer.

"Functional means 1" Among the menus in the server means 1, the menu relating to the ribbon requested by the operation of the computer terminal 3 is read out, transmitted to the computer terminal 3 which has accessed it, and displayed on the terminal monitor 3a. Order menu transmission means.

"Functional means 2" A simulation image P is formed by combining fixed order elements selected by operating the computer terminal 3 from a menu displayed on the terminal monitor 3a of the computer terminal 3,
Image forming means for forming and displaying the simulation image P on the terminal monitor 3a.

"Functional means 3" From among the menus displayed on the terminal monitor 3a of the computer terminal 3, the confirmed order elements AX, BX, CX... Inputted by operating the computer terminal 3, and / or the simulation image P From the computer terminal 3 to the server means 1 as order information data.

"Functional means 4" Reading means for taking out the order information data from the server means 1.

Next, the flow of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. (A) When the computer terminal 3 accesses the server means 1 via the Internet 2, (b) the personalized ribbon home page registered in the server means 1 is transmitted to the computer terminal 3 via the Internet 2 and consumed. The home page for the custom-made ribbon displayed on the terminal monitor 3a (Fig. 3
See).

When (c) and (d) for layout construction are designated on this custom-made ribbon homepage, order menu elements (menus) A, B, C,...
Is read and transmitted to the computer terminal 3 via the Internet 2. The transmitted menu is displayed on the terminal monitor 3a.

As shown in FIG. 3, the menus A, B, C,... Read from the server means 1 include the color, width, and length of the ribbon. ... elements A1, A2, A3 ... are red, purple, navy, gold ... If menu B is a width type, elements B1, B2, B3 ... are 9m
m, 12 mm, 15 mm, etc. In addition, there is provided an input field for character text W to be displayed on the ribbon cloth that can be input by a consumer using input means such as a keyboard. In the present embodiment, a character “Congratulations” is input as the character text W. In addition, this character is displayed on the ribbon fabric by a printing process.

The consumer selects an order element AX (X is 1, 2, 3,...) Of a desired design from a menu such as a color, width, and length of the ribbon according to his / her own image. . BX, CX... Are selected by keyboard input or mouse operation, and an image can be created by combining these confirmed order elements.

In the displayed menu, the consumer can perform a change process as appropriate by specifying a cursor to be changed from a selection once by keyboard input or mouse operation.

(E) When the image pattern changing process is completed, a simulation image P combining the fixed order elements selected from the selected menu is formed and displayed on the terminal monitor 3a (see FIG. 4).

(F) By viewing the simulation image P on the terminal monitor 3a, the consumer can confirm his / her own image as an actual image. If the user does not like the image formed by the simulation ( (Selection of NO), the user can select the check box of "Redo" on the screen and return to the previous design stage (c) to perform the change process.

When the image of the ribbon to be ordered is completed (selection of YES), the check box of "confirmation" on the screen is selected, and (g) the simulation image P and the confirmed order element are used as order information data in the server means 1.
Send to At this time, the consumer's personal information (address, name, contact information, etc.) is input and registered in the computer terminal 3, and is transmitted as order information data in a form in which personal information is added to the simulation image P and the confirmed order element. Stored in server means 1.

In this way, the manufacturer receives the order information data transmitted from the computer terminal 3 via the Internet 2 from the server means 1. In this embodiment, order reception (order acceptance) is completed by automatically returning the receipt confirmation information data to the consumer's computer terminal 3 in order to reconfirm the consistency of the received order information data. The production process of the product can be started based on the order information data.

The present invention is generally configured as described above.
The present invention is by no means limited to the illustrated embodiment, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims. For example, order menu element groups A and B
C ... may include the material of the ribbon fabric and the shape of the ears, such as the presence or absence of frills, as other menus, and a method of displaying the text characters W on the ribbon fabric by printing processing is adopted. However, it may be displayed by embroidery or embossing.

The simulation image P is formed by the server means 1. When the menu is first sent from the server means 1 to the computer terminal 3, a program for creating a simulation image is sent from the server means 1 together with the menu. The simulation image P may be transmitted to the computer terminal 3 and formed on the computer terminal 3 side, and any of them belongs to the technical scope of the present invention.

[0029]

As described above with reference to the embodiments, according to the present invention, a computer terminal is switched from a menu provided by a manufacturer by exchanging information between a manufacturer and a consumer through a predetermined information communication means. Consumers themselves can easily design ribbons using them, and they can order ribbons that match the image. Also,
Since the consumer can confirm the finished product in advance using a visual simulation image, it is convenient to try various combinations one after another. In addition, since manufacturers receive orders directly from consumers, distribution costs can be reduced and overproduction can be suppressed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing flow in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a menu screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a simulation image according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Server Means 1a Monitor 2 Internet 3 Computer Terminal 3a Terminal Monitor W Character Text P Simulation Image

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An order menu element group A (A1, A2, A3) connected to the Internet 2 and associated with a ribbon.
…) ・ B (B1, B2, B3 ...) ・ C (C1, C2, C
3)); computer terminals 3.3 which can be connected to the server means 1 via the Internet 2; and order menu element groups A. relating to ribbons in the server means 1. .. An order menu transmitting means for transmitting to the computer terminal 3 which has accessed B.C .; a fixed order element AX (X is 1) selected from the order menu element group A.B.C. Image forming means for forming and displaying a simulation image P, which is a combination of BX, CX, etc., on the terminal monitor 3a; and the confirmed order element AX
· BX · CX ... and / or contract data return means for transmitting the simulation image P from the computer terminal 3 to the server means 1 as order information data; and read means for extracting the order information data from the server means 1 And a method for receiving and selling custom-made ribbons. 2. A required character font software corresponding to character fonts of various fonts designated on the computer terminal 3 side is provided in the server means 1, and a ribbon input as an order menu element from one of the computer terminals 3 is provided. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the character text W to be displayed on the fabric can be ordered as an element of the order information data. 3. The order menu element group includes at least one of a color, a width and a length of a ribbon material, a font type, a size and a color of a font of the character text W. How to make and sell custom ribbons.