JP2002150054A - Order receiving and placing method for tire and order receiving method for tire - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an order receiving and placing method for tire capable of speedily obtaining a tire of a performance demanded by a user at a low cost. SOLUTION: When a server presents the performance and specifications of a tire corresponding to a car model of the user to the user and the user selects the performance of the tire (S2), they proceed to purchase procedure (S4). When the specifications are selected (S2), the performance by the selected specifications is estimated and presented to the user (S7). When the user is satisfied with the performance, they proceed to the purchase procedure (S4). A tire plant singly produces the ordered tire by a BTO production method. Consequently, it becomes possible for the user to speedily obtain the tire of the desired performance at a low cost.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for ordering tires through a communication network such as the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Manufacturers of automobile tires determine new specifications on the basis of user performance requirements obtained from sales departments and the like, develop new products, and provide the products to users. The user selects a tire having the required performance from tires prepared by the manufacturer, and then places an order with a store or the like. As described above, conventionally, a user has not personally ordered a tire that satisfies his / her desired performance from a manufacturer.

This is mainly due to the following two reasons.
(1) Tires are mass-produced products, and in one-item production, labor is required for work and waste of material is increased. For this reason,
Small orders for individuals are expensive. (2) The performance of a tire is determined by changing the specifications of the constituent members. On the other hand, a normal user does not know how to express the performance of the tire he or she requests, and cannot determine the specifications for realizing the performance even if the performance is known.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present inventor has developed a method for producing a small number of tires quickly and at low cost (BTO production method, BTO: Built To Order) (Japanese Patent Application No. Hei 1 (1994)).
1-34809). As a result, one-piece production of tires becomes possible, and the problem (1) is solved. Therefore, if the problem of (2) above, in which a normal user cannot determine the specifications for realizing the performance of the tire he or she wants, is solved, the user must obtain a tire with the performance he or she wants. Can be done.

[0005] It is an object of the present invention to provide a tire ordering and ordering method by which a user can obtain a tire having required performance. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a tire order receiving method for quickly and inexpensively providing a tire having performance required by a user.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention achieves the above. The present invention is a method for ordering tires using a system in which a server of a tire manufacturer and a user terminal of a user are connected via a communication network, wherein the user accesses the server. , The server transmits to the user a screen for inputting the performance and specifications of the tire to be ordered,
When information on the performance of the tire is received from the user terminal, information on a tire purchase procedure is transmitted to the user terminal based on the information, and information on the specification of the tire is received from the user terminal. If so, a simulation of the performance of the tire is performed based on the information, information on the performance of the tire and information on the purchase procedure of the tire are transmitted to the user terminal, and the user displays the information on the user terminal. The server places an order for a tire based on the received information.

In the present invention, instead of the server transmitting a screen for inputting tire performance and specifications, it is also possible to transmit only a screen for inputting tire performance or a screen for inputting tire specifications. is there. The tire maker designs the tire based on the performance or specification of the tire ordered from the user, produces the number ordered according to the BTO production method, and delivers it to the user.

According to the present invention, a user can send a tire having a desired performance to a server quickly and at a low cost simply by transmitting the performance of the desired tire to a server without special knowledge about the tire. Can be obtained at Also,
If the user has specialized knowledge, the specifications of the components of the tire can be transmitted directly to the server to order a tire having desired performance. In this case, the server predicts the performance of the tire by simulation of the design, and displays the result on the user terminal. The user confirms the display and, if satisfied with the performance safety or the like, performs an operation for ordering a tire at the terminal.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a system for executing a tire ordering method. A user terminal 2 and a server 3 are connected to a communication network 1 such as the Internet. The user terminal 2 is a terminal owned by an individual user and used when ordering tires. The server 3 is a terminal managed by the tire production factory 4. In addition, the server 3 does not necessarily need to be installed in the tire production factory 4. When the server 3 receives an order for a tire, the tire production factory 4 produces one tire by the BTO production method. The produced tire is sent to the store 5 and delivered from the store 5 to the user.

The server 3 includes an input / output unit 6 connected to the communication network 1 and a CP for controlling the entire server 3.
U7 and a storage unit 8 for storing programs and various data. The storage unit 8 further includes information such as a vehicle type for identifying the vehicle owned by the user, information on the performance of the tire suitable for the vehicle type, information on the specifications of the components of the tire, and a simulation program for simulating the performance of the tire. Etc. are stored.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the server 3 of FIG. When the user accesses the server 3 using the user terminal 2, the processing in FIG. 2 is started. The server 3 transmits a screen for selecting a vehicle type to the user terminal 2 (Step S1). 3 to 5 show screens displayed on the user terminal 2 during the vehicle type selection processing.

FIG. 3 shows a screen prompting the user to input a vehicle type and a model year. When the user selects the model and year of the car owned by the user from the "model" and "year" fields, the server 3
A corresponding vehicle type is searched from the storage unit 8, and a screen shown in FIG. 4 for inquiring about a vehicle type is displayed. When the user inputs the type of the own vehicle, a screen shown in FIG. 5 for prompting the input of the tire size is displayed. When the user enters the tire size,
The server 3 ends the selection of the vehicle type and the like.

Returning to FIG. 2, when the selection of the vehicle type and the like is completed,
The server 3 transmits a screen for allowing the user terminal to select a tire ordering method (step S2). FIG. 6 shows a screen that allows the user to select a tire ordering method. On this screen, "recommended specifications" in which the user specifies the desired tire performance and "easy order" in which the user himself specifies the tire specifications are displayed.

In the "recommended specifications", a plurality of tire performances applicable to the vehicle type specified in step S2 are displayed. These performances are stored in the storage unit 8 for each vehicle type. If the user has no special knowledge about tires, he or she selects a desired performance from a plurality of performances displayed in the "recommended specifications" and selects a button of the corresponding performance. As described above, the performance applicable to the vehicle owned by the user is displayed as “recommended specifications”, so that even a user who does not have special knowledge of the performance of the tire can easily order the tire having the desired performance. can do.

If the user has expert knowledge of tires and wants to determine the specifications of the tire himself, he selects the "easy order" button. When the user selects any of the screens shown in FIG. 6, it is determined which of the "recommended specifications" and the "easy order" has been selected (step S3). When the "recommended specification" is selected, the procedure proceeds to the purchase procedure (step S4). The purchase procedure will be described later. In step S3, the user selects "easy order"
If is selected, a screen for allowing the user to select a specification is displayed (step S5).

FIG. 7 shows a screen for allowing the user to select a specification. On this screen, a plurality of specifications are displayed for the components of the tire such as "cap compound", "belt rigidity", and "bead rotation", and the user selects one specification for each component. Note that the components displayed here are not limited to the illustrated example, and other specifications can be displayed.

When the user completes the input on the screen shown in FIG.
The server 3 performs a simulation based on the input information, and predicts the performance of the tire. Where safety,
If it is predicted that there is a problem in durability, the process returns to step S5, and the user again selects a specification on the screen of FIG. If there is no problem, a screen showing the performance of the tire in a radar chart is transmitted to the user terminal 3 (step S6).

FIG. 8 is a radar chart showing the performance of the tire obtained according to the specification designated by the user. In this radar chart, each performance of the tire at this time is displayed as a relative value when the performance of the standard tire is set to 100. The illustrated example shows that importance is placed on grip stability and other performances such as fuel efficiency, ride noise, and wear are not emphasized.

The user examines the displayed performance and selects the next process displayed on the screen (step S7). If the user is satisfied with the displayed performance, he or she selects the “Price Estimate” button on the screen. Then
Proceed to the purchase procedure of step S4. If you are not satisfied,
For example, if the user is dissatisfied with the performance or the price, the user selects the “Return to specifications” button. Then, the process returns to step S5, and the user again selects a specification on the screen of FIG. When the "end" button is selected, the process ends here.

The purchase procedure (step S4) will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a screen for displaying a price and the like. Here, the price per tire and the delivery date of the tire for which the user has specified the performance and specifications are displayed, and a frame for inputting the number of ordered tires is displayed. When the user inputs the number of orders, the consumption tax and shipping fee are calculated, and the total amount is displayed.

Next, an order screen shown in FIG. 10 is displayed. If the user is satisfied with the performance, price, etc., the user selects the "order" button, and if the user wants to cancel the order, he selects the "do not order" button. If the user is dissatisfied with the performance or the like and wants to consult with a specialist, the user selects the “SPEC consultation” button. In this case, the screen shifts to an e-mail screen, and thereafter, an e-mail is
We will exchange emails to determine tire specifications.
Here, the description of the details of the subsequent processing is omitted.

When the "order" button is selected, a screen shown in FIG. 11 is displayed. Here, a column for inputting a user's address, name, and the like is provided in order to deliver the manufactured tire. Further, a column is provided for designating a retail store where the user desires to receive tires. If the user knows the name of the retail store, he selects the "designate" button and enters the name of the retail store. If you do not know the name of the retail store, select the "view map" button. If the user selects this button after entering the address, a map of a retail store near the user's address is displayed on the screen. The user selects a desired retail store name from this map.

After that, the screen shifts to a screen for a payment procedure, but the subsequent processing is not different from the ordinary processing, so that the description is omitted. As described above, when the user inputs the type of the car owned by the user (step S1), the performance suitable for the model is presented (step S2). As described above, the user is presented with the desired performance suitable for his / her vehicle type, so that the user can obtain a tire having the desired performance by a simple operation of simply selecting the desired performance from the desired performance. .

If the user has a certain degree of specialized knowledge, "easy order" is selected (step S3).
Then, the specifications of the components of the tire can be determined simply by selecting the presented specifications in accordance with the instructions on the screen (step S5). In this case, in the server 3,
Since the performance of the tire according to the specification determined by the user is predicted and displayed on the user terminal 2 (step S6), the user can order the tire after confirming the performance by seeing this display.

[0025]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a method for ordering tires that enables a user to obtain tires having required performance. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to provide the tire ordering method which provides the tire of the performance which a user requires quickly and at low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a system for implementing a tire order receiving method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing processing in the server of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a view showing a vehicle type input screen displayed in the processing of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a view showing a type input screen displayed in the process of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a view showing a tire size input screen displayed in the processing of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a view showing an ordering method selection screen displayed in the process of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a specification selection screen displayed in the process of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a radar chart screen displayed in the processing of FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a view showing a price display screen displayed in the process of FIG. 2;

FIG. 10 is a view showing an order screen displayed in the processing of FIG. 2;

FIG. 11 is a view showing a delivery destination designation screen displayed in the process of FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Communication network 2 ... User terminal 3 ... Server 4 ... Tire production factory 5 ... Distributor 6 ... Input / output unit 7 ... CPU 8 ... Storage unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A method for ordering tires using a system in which a server of a tire manufacturer and a user terminal of a user are connected via a communication network, wherein a user accesses the server. The server transmits, to the user, a screen for inputting the performance and specifications of the tire to be ordered; and if the user terminal transmits information on the performance of the tire, the server Based on the information, the information about the purchase procedure of the tire is transmitted to the user terminal.If the user terminal transmits the information on the specification of the tire, the server transmits the performance of the tire based on the information. Performing a simulation, transmitting information on the performance of the tire and information on the purchase procedure of the tire to the user terminal, Serial user, on the basis of the information displayed on the user terminal, to the server, ordering method of the tire, which comprises carrying out the orders of the tire. 2. A method for ordering tires in a server of a tire maker connected to a user terminal of a user via a communication network, comprising: transmitting a screen for inputting desired tire performance to the user terminal; Upon receiving information on the performance of the tire from the user terminal, based on the information, transmits information on a tire purchase procedure to the user terminal, and accepts an order for a tire from the user terminal. How to order tires. 3. A tire order receiving method in a server of a tire manufacturer connected to a user terminal of a user via a communication network, wherein a screen for inputting a specification of a desired tire is transmitted to the user terminal. From the user terminal, when receiving information on the specifications of the tire, perform a simulation of the performance of the tire based on the information, transmit information on the performance of the tire and information on the purchase procedure of the tire to the user terminal, A tire ordering method, comprising receiving an order for a tire from the user terminal. 4. A method for ordering tires in a server of a tire manufacturer connected to a user terminal of a user via a communication network, wherein a screen for inputting desired tire performance and specifications is transmitted to the user terminal. Then, when information on the performance of the tire is received from the user terminal, information on the purchase procedure of the tire is transmitted to the user terminal based on the information, and information on the specification of the tire is transmitted from the user terminal. , A tire performance simulation is performed based on the information, and information on the tire performance and information on the tire purchase procedure are transmitted to the user terminal, and an order for the tire from the user terminal is received. A tire ordering method characterized by receiving an order.