JP2002083154A - Accessory ordering information processor and accessory ordering method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an accessory ordering information processor and an accessory ordering method using a communication network for taking order for an accessory. SOLUTION: This accessory ordering information processor receiving an order for an accessory is provided with a design information database, a material information database, a design displaying means, a selected design receiving means, a material displaying means, a selected material receiving means, an estimation displaying means, and an order accepting means. On demand from a terminal, design information is provided by the design displaying means on the basis of the design information database, and material information is provided by the material displaying means on the basis of the material information database. On the basis of the design and the material received by the selected design receiving means and the selected material receiving means, an estimated price is calculated by the estimation displaying means so as to be displayed in the terminal, and then, an ordering signal is received from the terminal by the order accepting means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an accessory order information processing apparatus and an accessory order receiving method for receiving an order for an accessory by using a communication network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In any era, people, especially women, seek beauty and, as a method, wear personal accessories (jewelry and accessories). Accessories include, for example, rings, bracelets, brooches, necklaces, pendants, earrings, earrings, cuffs, tie closures, tie tacks, tiaras, combs and hairpins. Also,
Recently, the eyeglass frame also has fashionability and can be regarded as one of accessories.

Although there are mass-produced accessories, there are also many custom-made accessories. In custom-made production, customers have traditionally visited stores,
By selecting a design from various samples displayed at the storefront, or consulting with the designer, raising the three-dimensional drawing of the expected drawing, the design is decided,
Had produced. In the door-to-door sales, the design was determined and produced using a catalog of replica photos.

[0004] In such a conventional order-made production method, the customer and the seller are directly bought and sold in a relative relationship.
You can trust the seller and buy expensive accessories with confidence.

[0005]

By the way, the so-called Internet shopping has been progressing due to the rapid spread of the communication network in recent years. However, it is being sought to find out how it can be used for selling accessories. Then, when buying and selling accessories via a communication network, the customer is not able to know the seller directly and does not know what kind of finished accessories will be ordered, so expensive accessories will be used. Is easy to worry about buying. For this reason, there is a problem that it is difficult to conclude a sales contract.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an accessory order information processing apparatus and an accessory order receiving method for solving the above-mentioned problem by using a communication network in order to receive an accessory.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, in a jewelry order information processing apparatus for receiving an order for jewelry by transmitting / receiving a signal to / from a terminal through a communication network, a design image, Receives a design information database containing design information on design processing costs and design material amounts, a material information database containing material information on material names and prices for each material, and a design request signal requesting design images from terminals A design display means for outputting a design display signal for displaying a plurality of design images on the terminal from the design information database, and selecting a design image from among the plurality of design images on the terminal. Means for receiving a selected design signal corresponding to the selected design image, and A material display means for outputting a material display signal for displaying a plurality of material names on the terminal from the material information database when a material request signal for requesting material information from the terminal is received; When a material name is selected from among them, a selected material receiving means for receiving a selected material signal corresponding to the selected material name, and a selected design signal and a selected material signal when an estimation request signal is received from a terminal. Estimation display means for calculating the estimated price of accessories based on the processing cost of the design and the price of the material corresponding to, and outputting an estimate display signal for displaying the calculation result on the terminal, and applying for the purchase of the accessory from the terminal And an order receiving means for receiving an order receiving signal.

According to the present invention, in an accessory receiving method for receiving an order for purchase of an accessory using an information processing apparatus for transmitting / receiving a signal to / from a terminal via a communication network, the information processing apparatus is provided for each design of the accessory. , Design information database with design information on design cost, design processing cost and design material amount, and material information database with material name and price material information for each material, requesting design images from terminals Outputting a design display signal for displaying a plurality of design images on a terminal from a design information database when a design request signal to be received is received, and when a design image is selected from the plurality of design images on the terminal. Receiving a selected design signal corresponding to the selected design image; A step of outputting a material display signal for displaying a plurality of material names on a terminal from a material information database when a material request signal requesting material information from the end is received; When a material name is selected, a step of receiving a selected material signal corresponding to the selected material name; and, when an estimation request signal is received from a terminal, a selected design signal and a design corresponding to the selected material signal. Calculating an estimated price of the accessory based on the processing cost and the price of the material, and outputting an estimated display signal for displaying the calculation result on the terminal;
Receiving an order receiving signal requesting purchase of accessories from the terminal.

[0009] With this configuration, it is possible to sell accessories using a communication network, as in the case of over-the-counter sales and door-to-door sales. In addition, the present invention can be applied to a case where a jewelry is created or reformed (remodeled) using stones held by a customer or stones purchased by a customer through another route. Further, according to the present invention, in the accessory accessory information processing apparatus and accessory accessory method described above, stone information is displayed on a terminal, an estimated price is calculated based on the selected stone information, or customer information is accumulated and accessed by the customer. In this case, the terminal may display the previously selected design or the like.

[0010] In the present invention, in the accessory accessory information processing apparatus and the accessory accessory receiving method described above, a design created by a customer or a customer request may be accepted. Further, according to the present invention, in the above-described jewelry order information processing apparatus and jewelry order receiving method, after applying for the purchase of a replica, the purchase of the jewelry of the product may be applied. With this configuration, after checking with the replica whether or not the accessory looks good with the replica, whether or not it suits the user's preference, and whether or not it matches the image of the user, the accessory of the product is checked. It is possible to purchase expensive accessories with confidence because the user can apply for the purchase.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (Structure of Embodiment) This embodiment is an embodiment of a ring order receiving system according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a ring order receiving system.

In FIG. 1, the ring order receiving system includes a ring order receiving information processing apparatus 11, a plurality of customer terminals 12, and a communication network 15 connecting the ring order receiving information processing apparatus 11 and the customer terminal 12. . In the present embodiment, a case where five customer terminals 12 are connected is shown.

The communication network 15 is a communication medium such as a public line, and the ring order information processing apparatus 11 and the customer terminal 12
A signal containing each piece of information is transmitted and received via the communication network 15. Next, the configuration of the ring order information processing apparatus will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the ring order information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. 2, a ring order information processing apparatus 11 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 21, a storage device 22,
An interface 23, a recording medium input / output device 24, a display device 25, and an input device 26 are provided. For example, a computer as a server.

The CPU 21 is a microprocessor or the like, and is connected to the storage device 22, the interface 23, the recording medium input / output device 24, the display device 25, and the input device 26, and controls each device. The CPU 21 receives a ring order according to each program stored in the storage device 22 in response to various request commands output from each customer terminal 12 via the communication network 15 and the interface 23.

The storage device 22 is, for example, a semiconductor memory or a hard disk. The execution program, the stone information database, the design information database, the material information database, the customer information database, and the temporary storage during execution of each program according to the present invention. Data is stored. The stone information database includes, for each stone, items of a number, a jewel type, a size (size), a color, a quality, a price, and a stone material. The gem type is another type of gem such as diamond, opal, sapphire, ruby, and emerald. The quality is a degree of goodness indicating the presence or absence of a flaw. For example, in the case of diamond, VVS1, VS
1, VS2, etc. Stone materials are classified into natural stones, artificial stones, synthetic stones and imitation stones.

The design information database is provided with items of number, design image, processing cost, material amount, search word, and advice (advice) for each design. Since the processing cost and the difficulty of processing vary depending on the design, the processing cost is generally determined when the design is determined.
In the processing cost, a predetermined cost is set for each of the customer's original design and the composite design of the original design and the sample design. The amount of material also depends on the design, so the amount of material is determined when the design is determined. The search keyword is a keyword for search assigned to select the design. The advice is composed of the following items: a medium stone, a side stone, a material, and a similar design number suitable for the design.

The material information database is provided with items of number, material type, quality and unit price for each material. The material types are silver, gold, white gold and platinum. The grade is 100
Expressed as 0 fraction. For example, silver 950 becomes silver 95
% Is a binary alloy of 5% of copper or palladium, and platinum 900 is a binary alloy of 90% of platinum and 10% of palladium. In addition, although gold is also represented by 24 fractions, for example, K18 of 24 fractions is 1000 fractions,
750. The unit price is the price of precious metal per gram.

Here, since the price of the precious metal fluctuates every day, it may be updated at regular intervals (for example, at regular times every day) or when it fluctuates rapidly. The customer information database includes numbers, IDs, selected design information, personal information, and order status items. The ID is a symbol string for identifying a customer, and is issued when personal information is received from the customer terminal 12.
The selected design information is a design of the ring selected by the customer, and stores information of a stone, a design image, and a material. As the personal information, various information such as a customer's e-mail address, address, name, and telephone number are stored. The order status is a flag indicating whether the customer order is a real order for ordering the ring product or a tentative order for a replica ring product. For example, the order status flag is “1”. "" Indicates a real order, and if the order status flag is "2", it indicates a tentative order.

The interface 23 is, for example, a modem,
It is a communication device such as DSU and TA, and adjusts a communication protocol between the ring order information processing device 11 and the communication network 15. The recording medium input / output device 24 includes, for example, a flexible disk drive, a magneto-optical drive, and a CD-ROM.
It is an input / output device such as a drive, and reads and writes an execution program and each database recorded on an external recording medium such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, and a CD-ROM.

The display device 25 is, for example, a display device such as a CRT display or a liquid crystal display, and displays each display screen during execution of the execution program, information read from the storage device 22, and input information input from the input device 26. indicate. The input device 26 is, for example, an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse. By inputting a command and data from the input device 26, the manufacturer and seller of the ring installs an execution program, executes the program, The ring order information processing device 11 such as construction and update is operated.

The customer terminal 12 is, for example, a computer as a terminal, and includes a CPU, a storage device, an interface, a display device, and an input device. The customer terminal 12 receives the information from the ring order information processing apparatus 11 through the communication network 15.
Display various information received via the display device,
The instruction and information of the customer are transmitted from the input device to the ring order information processing device 11 via the communication network 15.

(Operation / Effect of Embodiment) Next, the operation of the ring order receiving system of this embodiment will be described together with the effect.
FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of the main menu and a display example. The ring order receiving system is started when a customer who wants to order a ring accesses the ring order information processing apparatus 11 from the customer terminal 12. For example, the customer inputs a URL from the customer terminal 12 to display a home page for ring orders.

Here, if the execution program of the ring order receiving system is not installed in the ring order receiving information processing apparatus 11, the manufacturer / distributor can read the execution program from a recording medium such as a CD-ROM to an external recording medium. The execution program is stored in the storage device 22 via the medium input / output device 24.
To install. In FIG. 3A, when access is received from the customer terminal 12, the C
The PU 21 transmits a signal for displaying the main screen on the customer terminal 12 (S101).

The customer terminal 12 receives the signal and displays the main screen (S201). The main menu on the main screen is “Select Stone”, “Select Design”, “Select Material”,
"Quotation request", "ID input", "Send" and "Order"
For example, a screen shown in FIG. 3B is displayed on the customer terminal 12. The customer selects and transmits a desired item from the customer terminal 12 (S202). For example, the customer places the cursor on a desired item with the mouse and then clicks on the item to select it and clicks "Send" to send it.

The CPU 21 analyzes the information contained in the received signal, and selects a stone (S104), a design (S105), a material (S106), an estimate request (S107), or a customer ID (S107). S108), order (S1)
09) or other than these. CPU2
1 activates a program for executing each process according to the determination result. Here, if other than these, the CPU
21 returns to the process of S101 (S103).

Next, each process will be described sequentially. First, the stone selection processing will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flowchart of stone selection and a display example. S1 in FIG. 3A
If it is determined in 03 that "stone selection", an execution program for stone selection is started. Stone selection is a process for the customer to select a stone that suits his or her taste.

In FIG. 4A, the CPU 21 searches a stone information database and stores one page of stone information in the customer terminal 12.
Is transmitted (S111). The customer terminal 12 receives the signal and displays the stone information screen (S
211). The stone information screen is configured to include items of “main menu”, “search keyword”, “next page”, “previous page”, “stone information”, “selection”, and “send”. For example, FIG. Is displayed on the customer terminal 12.

As described above, also in the stone selection, by making the main menu selectable, the stone selection can be interrupted and another selection can be made. The same applies to other processes such as design selection and quotation request. Search keywords are keywords for customers to search for their favorite stone from the stone information database. Each name of jewelry type, birthstone, constellation stone, numerical range of size, each name of quality, each color name and stone material Can be entered.

The stone information displays, for each stone, items of identification number, jewel type, size, quality, price and stone material assigned to each stone. The customer selects the “next page” when the next page of stone information is desired, and selects the “previous page” when the previous page of stone information is desired. Also,
When the customer wants to narrow down a favorite stone by a keyword, the customer inputs the keyword in the “search keyword” field. If the customer's favorite stone is included in the displayed stone information, the customer inputs the number of the desired stone in the “selection” column. After these processes, the customer selects the item of "transmission" from the customer terminal 12, and transmits the item to the CPU 21 of the ring order information processing apparatus 11 (S202).

The CPU 21 analyzes the information contained in the received signal (S113). If the result of the analysis indicates that the page is “next page”, the CPU 21 creates an instruction statement (for example, an SQL statement) for extracting the stone information corresponding to the next page from the stone information database for the page displayed on the customer terminal 12. , And returns to the processing of S111 (S114). SQL (st
ructured query language) is a query / operation language widely used for relational databases based on relational theory, and programs for creating SQL statements according to conditions are also generally known.

If "next page" is selected while the last page is displayed, the first page in the stone information database is displayed. If the result of the analysis indicates that the page is the "previous page", the CPU 21 creates an instruction to retrieve the stone information corresponding to the previous page from the stone information database for the page being displayed on the customer terminal 12, and returns to the processing of S111. (S115).

When "previous page" is selected while the first page is displayed, the last page in the stone information database is displayed. If the result of the analysis is “search”, the CPU 21 creates an instruction to retrieve stone information corresponding to the search keyword transmitted from the customer terminal 12 from the stone information database, and returns to the processing of S111 (S116). ). In this case, the stone information of the stone corresponding to the search condition is displayed.
Are not necessarily sequential numbers.

If the result of the analysis is “selection”, C
The PU 21 extracts the stone information of the selected stone from the stone information database based on the stone number transmitted from the customer terminal 12 (S117), and stores it in the storage device 22 as the selected stone information (S118). And the CPU 21
The process returns to S101 (S119). In this way, the customer can select a desired stone from the customer terminal 12.

Next, the design selection process will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flowchart of design selection. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of design selection.
When it is determined that “design is selected” in S103 of FIG. 3A,
An execution program for design selection is started. The design selection is a process for the customer to select a design that suits his or her preference by selecting from a plurality of sample design images or transmitting the customer's own original design.

In FIG. 5, the CPU 21 searches the design information database and transmits a signal for displaying one page of design images on the customer terminal 12 (S12).
1). The customer terminal 12 receives the signal and displays the design information screen (S221). The design information screen includes “main menu”, “search keyword”, “original”, “next page”, “previous page”, “design image”, “advice”, “select”, “OK”, “NO” and For example, a screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the customer terminal 12. The design image is, for example, a digital image corresponding to a three-dimensional view of a replica of the ring, and a number for identifying the design image is attached to an upper part of the design image. This number includes a number indicating the page and a number in the page. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, in the case of the third design image of the first page, the number is assigned as 1P-3. Is done. Also, for example, in the case of the seventh design image on the 25th page, it is attached as 25P-7. “Original” is an item for transmitting an original design devised by the customer to the ring order information processing apparatus 11. The original design may be the design of the entire ring or a part of the ring. “OK” and “NO” are items instructing approval / non-approval of the synthesized design as described later.

As in the case of the stone selection, the customer inputs a keyword or a numerical value in the column as needed, and then enters the “next page”, “previous page”, “search keyword”, “original”, “select”. , "OK", "NO" or click on the image. Then, the item of "transmission" is selected from the customer terminal 12, and the instruction of the customer is transmitted to the CPU 21 of the ring order information processing apparatus 11 (S222).

Here, the design is selected by designating the “previous page” or “next page” of a page in which a plurality of design images as shown in FIG. 6 are collected, and finding a favorite design while turning the page. Select and decide by clicking on the design image.

Since, for example, about 2,000 design images are prepared, it is not easy to search for a desired design that matches one's preference. Therefore, a desired design may be searched by a search keyword. The search can be performed for items of basic type, cut of center stone (center stone), stone fixing of medium stone, side stone and stone fixing of side stone.

The basic form is an item that determines the type of the entire ring, and its search keywords are, for example, simple, gorgeous, wide, narrow, flat, three-dimensional, antique,
Authentic (luxury), traditional (traditional), contemporary (individual), casual (daily) and texture can be specified. Note that arm types such as split arms, V-shaped arms, and twisted arms may be added to the search keyword.

The search keyword in the cut of Nakaishi is
For example, a facet cut or a cabochon cut can be designated. Furthermore, in facet cut, brilliant cut, step cut,
Emerald cut or mixed cut, cabochon cut, high cabochon, low cabochon, single cabochon or hollow cabochon can be designated as a stone buckle, for example, nail nail, You can specify framing and engraving. In addition, for example, two-point nails, three-point nails,
It is possible to specify the number of nails such as point nails and six-point nails, and nail shapes such as average nails, standing nails and crown nails. For the frame fastening, for example, a covered ring or a square covered ring can be designated. For the engraving, for example, five-light fastening or square fastening can be designated.

As a search keyword for a side stone, a jewel type such as diamond or emerald can be designated. Here, in the case of an engagement ring or the like, a birthstone is often arranged on a side stone, so a birthstone or a constellation stone may be displayed on a terminal, and a search keyword may be selected from the birthstone or the constellation stone.

The side stones can be designated as, for example, encircling, pave setting, mystery setting, railing, channel setting, cluster setting, and turtle clasp. In addition,
When a design image is clicked on the customer terminal 12, a three-sided view (top view, front view, side view) may be displayed on the customer terminal 12.

Returning to FIG. 5, the CPU 21 analyzes the information contained in the received signal (S123). If the result of the analysis is “click on the design image”, the CP
U21 creates an instruction to retrieve the advice on the design image transmitted from the customer terminal 12 from the design information database, transmits a signal for displaying the advice on the customer terminal 12, and returns to the process of S121 (S124). ).

As a result of the analysis, if it is “next page”, C
The PU 21 creates an instruction to retrieve a design image corresponding to the next page from the design information database for the page displayed on the customer terminal 12, and returns to the processing of S121 (S125). If the result of the analysis indicates that the page is the “previous page”, the CPU 21 creates an instruction to retrieve a design image corresponding to the previous page from the design information database for the page being displayed on the customer terminal 12, and returns to the processing of S121. (S126).

If the result of the analysis is “search”, C
The PU 21 creates an instruction to retrieve a design image corresponding to the search keyword transmitted from the customer terminal 12 from the design information database, and returns to the processing of S121 (S127). If the result of the analysis is “selection”, the CPU 21 extracts the design information of the selected design image from the design information database based on the design image number transmitted from the customer terminal 12 (S128). Is stored in the storage device 22 as selected design information (S130). The design information includes items of a design number, a design image, a processing cost, and a material amount.

Then, the CPU 21 determines whether or not "Original", which is a request for transmitting the original design image, has been transmitted (S131). As a result of the judgment, C
If the “original” has not been transmitted, the PU 21 branches the process to S140 and returns to the process of S101 (S140). On the other hand, as a result of the determination, if “original” is transmitted, the CPU 21 transmits the original design image from the customer terminal 12 to the ring order information processing apparatus 11.
A signal for displaying a screen to be transmitted to the customer terminal 12 is transmitted (S132).

Further, if the result of the analysis in S123 is "original", the CPU 21 performs the processing of S132 (S129). The customer terminal 12 receives the signal and displays an original design transmission screen (S223).
The original design transmission screen is, for example, a screen on which a file name of electronic data relating to an image of the original design devised by the customer can be input.
By inputting the file name of the original design from the customer terminal 12, the original design is transmitted to the ring order information processing apparatus 11 (S224).

The CPU 21 receives the electronic data of the image of the original design (S133). The CPU 21
It is determined whether or not the selected design information is stored in the storage device 22 (S134). If the result of the determination is that there is no selected design information, the CPU 21 branches the process to S137. On the other hand, if the result of the determination is that there is the selected design information, the CPU 21 combines the original design and the design image of the selected design information to create a new combined design image (S135). The CPU 21 transmits a signal for displaying the composite design image on the customer terminal 12 (S136).

The customer terminal 12 receives the signal and displays the composite design image (S225). By looking at this display, the customer determines whether or not the design is in accordance with his image. If this composite design is good,
If “OK” is transmitted to the ring order information processing apparatus 11 and the user wants to reconsider or change the design, “NO”
Is transmitted to the ring order information processing apparatus 11 (S226).

The CPU 21 receives the signal and determines whether it is "OK" to approve the composite design or "NO" to not approve the composite design (S13).
8). As a result of the determination, if “NO”, the CPU 21 returns the process to S121. If “OK”, the CPU 21 stores the combined design image as the selected design information in the storage device 22.
To be stored.

Then, the CPU 21 branches the process to S101 (S140). In this way, the customer can select a desired design from the sample design image from the customer terminal 12. Then, the customer can designate his own original design, and further, the customer can combine the design image of the sample with the original design image and designate a design that more closely matches the taste of the customer. Therefore, the ring order information processing device,
It is possible to provide a ring that better matches the taste of the customer.

When the customer notifies his / her original design to the ring order information processing apparatus 11,
The request information of the customer and the response information of the designer may be transmitted and received by using chat and e-mail, and the composite design may be modified while communicating between the designer of the manufacturer and the seller and the customer. A response to the customer's request is input from the input device 26, and the CPU 21 processes transmission and reception.

Next, the material selection process will be described.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a flowchart of material selection and a display example. If it is determined in step S103 of FIG. 3A that "material selection" has been performed, a material selection execution program is activated. The material selection is a process for the customer to select a material that suits his or her taste.

In FIG. 7A, the CPU 21 searches the material information database and transmits a signal for displaying one page of material information on the customer terminal 12 (S151).
The customer terminal 12 receives the signal and displays the material information screen (S251). The material information screen is configured to include items of “main menu”, “search keyword”, “next page”, “previous page”, “material information”, “selection”, and “send”. Is displayed on the customer terminal 12.

The search keyword is a keyword for the customer to search his or her favorite material from the material information database, and each name of material type and each name of quality can be input. For example, silver 925, 14K gold, 18K white gold, platinum 950, and the like. The material information displays, for each material, items of identification number assigned to each material, material type, quality, and unit price.

As in the case of stone selection, the customer inputs keywords and numerical values in the columns as necessary, and designates "next page", "previous page", "search keyword" or "selection". The item of "transmission" is selected from the customer terminal 12, and a customer instruction is transmitted to the CPU 21 of the ring order information processing apparatus 11 (S252). The CPU 21 analyzes information contained in the received signal (S153).

As a result of the analysis, if it is “next page”, C
The PU 21 creates an instruction for extracting the material information corresponding to the next page from the material information database for the page displayed on the customer terminal 12, and returns to the processing of S151 (S1).
54). If the result of the analysis indicates that the page is "previous page", the CPU
21 creates an instruction for extracting the material information corresponding to the previous page from the material information database for the page being displayed on the customer terminal 12, and returns to the processing of S151 (S15).
5).

If the result of the analysis is “search”, C
The PU 21 creates an instruction to retrieve material information corresponding to the search keyword transmitted from the customer terminal 12 from the material information database, and returns to the processing of S151 (S1).
56). If the result of the analysis is “selection”, the CPU
21 retrieves the material information of the selected material from the material information database based on the material number transmitted from the customer terminal 12 (S157), and stores it in the storage device 22 as the selected material information (S158). And CPU2
1 returns to the processing of S101 (S159).

In this way, the customer can select a desired material from the customer terminal 12. Next, the processing of the estimate request will be described. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the estimation request. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a display example of an estimate request.

If it is determined in step S103 of FIG. 3A that the request is an "estimate request," an estimate request execution program is started. The quotation request is a process for displaying the estimated price of the ring that the customer wants to order. In FIG. 8, the CPU 21
It is confirmed whether or not the selected stone information exists in the storage device 22 (S
161). As a result of the confirmation, when there is no selected stone information, the CPU 21 sets the customer to select a desired stone.
The process of stone selection is started and S111 is executed (S17)
5).

As a result of the confirmation, if there is the selected stone information,
The CPU 21 checks whether the storage device 22 has the selected design information (S162). As a result of the confirmation, if there is no selected design information, the CPU 21 activates a design selection process and executes S121 to have the customer select a favorite design (S176). As a result of the confirmation, when there is the selected design information, the CPU 21
It is confirmed whether or not the selected material information exists in the storage device 22 (S163). If there is no selected material information as a result of the confirmation, the CPU is used to ask the customer to select the desired material.
21 starts the processing of material selection and executes S151 (S177).

As a result of the confirmation, if there is the selected material information, the CPU 21 transmits a predicted completion diagram to the customer terminal 12 based on the selected stone information, the selected design information and the selected material information (S164). The expected drawing is
This is a design image, a composite design image, or an image of the customer's original design in the selected design information. The customer terminal 12 receives the signal and displays the expected completion diagram (S261).

The CPU 21 calculates an estimated price for the expected ring based on the selected stone information, the selected design information, and the selected material information, and transmits the estimated price to the customer terminal 12 (S165). The estimated price is calculated from the stone price, the processing cost depending on the selected design, and the material price.
Here, if there is a side stone, the stone price is the sum of the side stone price and the medium stone price. The processing cost and the material amount are also set in advance for the synthetic design and the customer's original design. The material price is obtained by multiplying the material amount depending on the selected design by the material unit price.

The customer refers to the expected drawing of the customer terminal 12 and the estimated price, and determines whether or not the design of the ring matches his / her preference and whether or not the estimated price is within a predetermined range. When purchasing the ring, the customer selects the item of “transmission” from the customer terminal 12 after inputting the personal information, and transmits the customer's personal information to the CPU 21 of the ring order information processing apparatus 11 (S263). ). The personal information is, for example, the name, e-mail address, address, telephone number, and credit number of the customer.

If the customer wishes to make and purchase the ring of the expected completion figure based on the selected stone information, the selected design information and the selected material information, he / she selects the item of “real order”, C of the ring order information processing device 11
The instruction of the customer is transmitted to the PU 21. Alternatively, the customer
If the user wants to purchase a replica of the ring of the expected drawing, the item “temporary order” is selected, and the customer's instruction is transmitted to the CPU 21 of the ring order information processing apparatus 11.

Note that, even if the stone material is a natural stone, the provisional order is manufactured by using a natural stone, for example, an imitation stone, excluding the natural stone. The replica may be made of artificial stone or synthetic stone. In addition, or if the customer wants to change the design of the ring, such as when the ring in the completed drawing does not match the image, does not match the taste, or the estimated price is out of the expected range, the item of "reselect" Is transmitted to the CPU 21 of the ring order information processing apparatus 11 (S264).

The display of the expected completion diagram, the display of the estimated price, the input display of personal information (customer information), and the input display of application / reselection may be made on the screen shown in FIG. 9A, for example. In FIG. 9A, “Main Menu”, “Predicted Completion”, “Gem Type”, “Stone Material”, “Material”, “Estimated Price”, “Processing Cost”, “Material Price”,
"Material Price", "Medium Stone Price", "Wakiishi Price", "Name", "E-mail Address (e-mail)", "Address",
Items such as “telephone number”, “credit number”, “temporary order”, “final order”, “reselect”, “send”, and “customer ID” are displayed.

The CPU 21 receives a signal containing personal information from the customer terminal 12 (S166), and further receives a signal containing application (provisional order, real order) and reselection (S167). The CPU 21 determines whether or not the personal information has been received. If the personal information has not been received, the process returns to S166. If the personal information has been received, the provisional order, the real order, and the It is determined whether or not the selection is made (S168).

The CPU 21 determines whether the order is a tentative order, a real order, or a re-selection (S169). If the result of the determination is that the design is to be re-selected, the CPU 21 proceeds to S1 in order to cause the customer to select the design again so as to perform the processing of S101.
The process branches to 74.

If the result of determination is that the order is a provisional order or a real order, the CPU 21 issues an identification number (customer ID) for identifying the customer to the received personal information, and
2 transmits a signal for displaying the customer ID. CP
U21 sets the order status flag to "1" if the order is a real order, and sets the order status flag to "2" if the order is a tentative order (S170).

Upon receiving the signal, the customer terminal 12 displays the issued customer ID (S265). This allows
The customer can obtain his or her customer ID. CP
U21 registers the personal information in the customer information database (S171). When the provisional order is received, the CPU 21 deletes the stone information of the selected stone from the stone information database because the selected stone is in the reserved state (S172).

A flag indicating the reservation state of the stone may be added to the stone information, and the reservation state may be managed based on the state of the flag. For example, when the flag is “1”, “not reserved” is indicated, and when the flag is “2”, “reserved” is indicated. Then, this reservation status may be added to the display screen for stone selection shown in FIG. 4B.

The CPU 21 transmits a signal for displaying on the customer terminal 12 that the order has been accepted (S17).
3). Upon receiving the signal, the customer terminal 12 displays the contents of the order, and displays an order acknowledgment, for example, "The order has been received. Thank you."
Display a message such as

The CPU 21 returns the process to S101 (S
174). In this way, the customer can order a ring of a desired design from the customer terminal 12, and the ring order information processing device 11 can receive an order from the customer terminal 12 via the communication network 15. After receiving the order, the manufacturer and seller will make a replica of the ring or this product according to the order status,
Ship the replica or this product to the customer.

It is also possible to have the CPU 21 print the address of the ordering destination on a printing machine. Then, the customer can place a tentative order to order the production of the replica (temporary sewing) before the final order. By once ordering and producing a replica in this way, it is possible to confirm the volume and texture of the real thing, which is difficult to predict from a design image.

Next, the processing of the customer ID will be described.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the customer ID.
If it is determined in S103 of FIG. 3A that the customer ID is "customer ID", an execution program for the customer ID is started. In FIG.
The CPU 21 searches whether or not the customer ID is registered in the customer information database based on the received customer ID (S181).

As a result of the search, if there is no customer ID, in order to have the customer select a desired design, S188
Branches to processing. As a result of the search, if there is a customer ID, the flow branches to the processing of S183 (S182). CPU2
1 retrieves information on the selected design, personal information and order status corresponding to the customer ID from the customer information database. The CPU 21 calculates an estimated price from the information on the selected design. Then, the CPU 21 transmits a signal for causing the customer terminal 12 to display the previously selected design, estimated price, order status, and personal information (S183).

Upon receiving the signal, the customer terminal 12 displays, for example, the previously selected design (predicted completion drawing), estimated price, order status, and personal information in the display shown in FIG. 9A. The order status column displays "tentative ordering" or "final ordering" according to the order status flag.

If the customer wants to make a ring of the expected completion figure based on the selected stone information, the selected design information and the selected material information and wishes to purchase the ring, he / she selects the item of “real order”, C of the ring order information processing device 11
The instruction of the customer is transmitted to the PU 21. Alternatively, the customer
If you want to select a new design and order a new ring or if there is a problem with the replica, select the item of "reselect" to select and change the design of the ring,
The instruction of the customer is transmitted to the CPU 21 of the ring order information processing apparatus 11 (S282).

The CPU 21 determines whether the order is a real order or a re-selection (S185). If the result of the determination is that the design is to be reselected, the CPU 21 branches to the process of S189 in order to cause the customer to select the design again, in order to perform the process of S101. As a result of the determination, if the order is a real order, C
The PU 21 sets the order status flag to “1”.
The CPU 21 updates the customer information database to update the order status flag (S186).

When the reservation status is managed by the flag indicating the reservation state of the stone, the stone is sold, and the stone information is deleted from the stone information database.
The CPU 21 transmits a signal for displaying on the customer terminal 12 that the order has been accepted (S187). Customer terminal 1
2 receives the signal and displays the order details,
A message of order acceptance is displayed (S283).

The CPU 21 returns the processing to S101 (S101).
188). In this way, when accessing the ring order information processing apparatus 11 again, the customer inputs and transmits the customer ID, thereby selecting the previously selected stone information,
The user can know the selected design information and the selected material information. In particular, by provisional order, the wearing condition of this product's ring,
For example, if you make a real order after confirming that it looks good on your finger, decorates yourself beautifully, decorates yourself elegantly, etc.,
This order can be placed without having to select design images and materials again.

Next, the order processing will be described. FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a flowchart of ordering. If it is determined that the order is “order” in S103 of FIG. 3A, an order execution program is started. The order is a process when the customer intends to make a provisional order or a real order. In FIG. 8, the CPU 21
Determines whether the customer ID has been received (S19)
1). If the result of the determination is that the customer ID has not been received, the CPU 21 branches the process to S195. If it is determined that the customer ID has been received, the CPU 21
Branches the process to S192 to search whether the customer ID is registered in the customer information database (S1).
92).

As a result of the search, if there is a customer ID, the process branches to S193, and further branches to S181 (S193). If there is no customer ID as a result of the search,
The process branches to S194, and further branches to S161 (S194). The CPU 21 returns the processing to S101 (S195). In this way, the customer can place an order directly from the main menu.

In the present embodiment, the configuration in which the stone information database is provided in the storage unit in the server has been described. However, the stone information database may be provided with information by linking to a jewel trade site in each country. . For example,
New York Diamond Exchange and Antwerp Diamond Exchange. In the present embodiment, the case of a ring has been described. However, in general, an accessory is produced with a price determined by selection of a stone (when there is a stone), selection of a design, and selection of a material. Is applicable to various accessories such as pendants, earrings, and earrings.

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According to the present invention, the use of a communication network enables non-store sales and reduction of sales personnel. For this reason, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce fixed costs and variable costs, and it is possible to sell accessories at lower cost than before. In the present invention, it is possible to place an order for a natural stone product after creating a replica using artificial stones, synthetic stones, and imitation stones and confirming whether or not the jewelry suits the user. For this reason, according to the present invention, the customer is given a sense of trust, and the customer can order an expensive accessory at ease.

In particular, an engagement ring or a wedding ring, which is a memory of a lifetime, can be made into a ring that matches the taste of one's own image, and can be purchased at low cost and with confidence. According to the present invention, the customer can access the server from the terminal anytime for 24 hours, so that the customer can select a convenient time. Therefore, an increase in sales volume can be expected. This is especially effective in today's diversified lifestyle, where life time is shifting at night.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a ring order receiving system.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a ring order information processing apparatus according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flowchart of a main menu and a display example.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flowchart of stone selection and a display example.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flowchart of design selection.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of design selection.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a flowchart of material selection and a display example.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a flowchart of an estimation request.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example of an estimate request.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a flowchart of a customer ID.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a flowchart of ordering.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Ring Order Information Processing Device 12 Customer Terminal 15 Communication Network 21 Central Processing Unit 22 Storage Device 22-1 Execution Program 22-2 Stone Information Database 22-3 Design Information Database 22-4 Material Information Database 22-5 Customer Information Database

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. An accessory order information processing apparatus for receiving an order for an accessory by transmitting / receiving a signal to / from a terminal via a communication network, comprising: a design image for each accessory design; A design information database comprising design information of the amount of material, a material information database comprising material information of material name and price for each material, and a design request signal for requesting a design image from the terminal, A design display unit that outputs a design display signal for displaying a plurality of design images on the terminal from a design information database; and when a design image is selected from the plurality of design images on the terminal, the selected design image is selected. A selected design receiving means for receiving a selected design signal corresponding to the design image; When receiving a material request signal requesting material information from the terminal, material display means for outputting a material display signal for displaying a plurality of material names on the terminal from the material information database, When a material name is selected from a plurality of material names, a selected material receiving means for receiving a selected material signal corresponding to the selected material name, and when receiving an estimate request signal from the terminal, Estimation display means for calculating an estimated price of an accessory based on a processing cost and a material price of a design corresponding to the selected design signal and the selected material signal, and outputting an estimated display signal for displaying the calculation result on the terminal. And an order receiving means for receiving an order receiving signal for applying for the purchase of an accessory from the terminal. 2. A stone information database including stone information of a gem type, a stone material, and a price for each stone; and a stone information request signal for requesting stone information from the terminal, the stone information database including: Stone display means for outputting a stone information display signal for causing a plurality of stone information to be displayed on the terminal; and when the stone information is selected from the plurality of stone information at the terminal, the selected stone information A selection stone receiving unit that receives a corresponding selection stone signal; and the estimation display unit further calculates an estimated price of the accessory based on a price of the stone corresponding to the selection stone signal. An accessory information processing device according to claim 1. 3. A customer information database including customer identification codes, design images, and material names for each customer, and when the order receiving signal is received, the customer identification code is issued and displayed on the terminal. Customer information adding means for adding customer information to the customer information database based on the issued identification code of the customer, the output of the selected design receiving means and the output of the selected material receiving means, and a customer from the terminal. Customer information display means for outputting a customer information display signal for displaying customer information on the terminal based on the customer information database when receiving an identification code signal indicating the identification code of 3. The accessory order information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 4. A customer design receiving means for receiving a customer design signal indicating a design image created by a customer from the terminal, wherein the estimate display means displays a customer design signal instead of the selected design signal. The accessory information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an estimated price of the accessory is calculated using the estimated value. 5. A combined design display for creating a combined design image by combining the selected design signal and the customer design signal, and outputting a combined design display signal for displaying the combined design image on the terminal. 5. The apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising: means.
An accessory information processing device according to item 1. 6. A request response means for transmitting / receiving signals corresponding to respective information of request information indicating a request of a customer regarding the design and response information responding to the request information. Item 6. An accessory order information processing apparatus according to any one of Items 5. 7. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a provisional order receiving means for receiving a provisional order reception signal for applying for a purchase of a replica of an accessory from the terminal. Jewelry order information processing device. 8. An accessory order receiving method for receiving an order for purchase of an accessory using an accessory order information processing apparatus that transmits and receives signals to and from a terminal via a communication network, wherein the information processing apparatus comprises: A design information database comprising design information of design images, processing costs of the design and material amounts of the design, and a material information database comprising material information of material names and prices for each material, and a design image from the terminal. Outputting a design display signal for displaying a plurality of design images on the terminal from the design information database when receiving a design request signal requesting When an image is selected, a selected design signal corresponding to the selected design image Receiving, and when receiving a material request signal for requesting material information from the terminal, outputting a material display signal for displaying a plurality of material names on the terminal from the material information database; When a material name is selected from the plurality of material names at the terminal, a step of receiving a selected material signal corresponding to the selected material name, and when an estimation request signal from the terminal is received, Calculating an estimated price of the accessory based on the selected design signal and the processing cost of the design corresponding to the selected material signal and the price of the material, and outputting an estimated display signal for displaying the calculation result on the terminal; Receiving an order receiving signal for applying for the purchase of the accessory from the terminal. 9. The information processing apparatus further includes a stone information database including stone information of a jewel type, a stone material, and a price for each stone, and receives a stone information request signal requesting stone information from the terminal. In the case, a step of outputting a stone information display signal for displaying a plurality of stone information from the stone information database on the terminal, and when stone information is selected from the plurality of stone information at the terminal, Receiving a selected stone signal corresponding to the selected stone information, wherein the estimated price further calculates an estimated price of the accessory based on the price of the stone corresponding to the selected stone signal. The method of receiving an accessory according to claim 8. 10. The information processing apparatus further comprises: a customer information database including customer identification code, design image, and material name customer information for each customer, and when the order receiving signal is received, the customer identification code. And displaying the same on the terminal, and adding customer information to the customer information database based on the issued identification code of the customer, the output of the selected design receiving means and the output of the selected material receiving means, Upon receiving an identification code signal indicating the identification code of the customer from the terminal, outputting a customer information display signal for causing the terminal to display customer information based on the customer information database. The accessory accessory receiving method according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the accessory order receiving method. 11. The method according to claim 11, further comprising: receiving a customer design signal from the terminal, the customer design signal indicating a design image created by a customer, wherein the estimated price is estimated using a customer design signal instead of the selected design signal. 11. The method according to claim 8, wherein the price is calculated.
An accessory order information processing device according to the item. 12. The method according to claim 12, further comprising the step of combining the selected design signal and the customer design signal to create a combined design image, and outputting a combined design display signal for displaying the combined design image on the terminal. The accessory accessory receiving method according to claim 11, wherein the accessory is provided. 13. The apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a step of transmitting and receiving each signal corresponding to each piece of request information indicating a customer's request regarding the design and response information responding to the request information. The accessory accessory receiving method according to any one of the above items. 14. The accessory accessory receiving method according to claim 8, further comprising a step of receiving a provisional order receiving signal for applying to purchase a replica of the accessory from the terminal. .