JP2002189844A - Display control device and product design system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display control device enabling a general user to freely customize the color of parts of a product through a communication line network, and provide a user participating new product development system in which designed goods created by the user are registered on a home page to execute open popularity vote, and the popular goods are manufactured as a product. SOLUTION: This product design system is provided with a part image select means for selecting an arbitrary part image from among plural part images displayed on a part image display part, a first color display control means for displaying plural colors corresponding to the part images on a color display part, a color select means for selecting an arbitrary color from among plural colors displayed on the color display part, and a second color display part for displaying a region corresponding to a part image selected by the part image select means in the whole image display part in color selected by the color select means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display control apparatus for customizing parts and colors of goods presented by a trader by freely combining them using a communication network such as the Internet, and a customized display control apparatus. Product design system that makes publicly available product designs on the homepage and commercializes popular product designs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, merchandise which is not made to order but is widely commercialized has generally been designed and manufactured and sold unilaterally by traders. As a result, when it comes to a product that resembles or approaches,
In some cases, it was out of user's preference and could not be sold.

[0003] In recent years, the exchange of information between a company and a company, between a company and an individual, and between an individual and an individual using the Internet or the like has been active. Then, by bidirectional information exchange between a company and an individual, it is realized that a general user participates in a sales plan of the company. As one mode of such an Internet sales system using the Internet, a user is provided with several types of parts prepared by a trader, and the user selects and orders the parts from a browser and places an order for a combined product. Custom-made systems are known. Therefore, by using the custom-made system, the user can design the product desired by the user himself, the purchase motivation of the product is aroused, and sales promotion can be expected.

[0004]

By the way, in product design, color is particularly important as one factor that influences a user's willingness to purchase. However, in the above-mentioned custom-made system, since only the selected parts are combined, it is difficult for the user to freely coordinate the color combination of each part. In addition, the product design created in the above-mentioned custom-made system suits the taste of a specific user, but if it is a general sale product, it becomes uneasy for a company whether or not it suits the taste of another user. There was also a problem that he had to hesitate to commercialize the product.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a display control apparatus suitable for a general user to freely customize the color of each part of a product via a communication network, and a display control apparatus suitable for the user. It is an object of the present invention to provide a user-participation type product design system in which created design products are registered on a homepage, public popularity voting is performed, and the popular products are commercialized.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is, for example, a component for displaying a plurality of component images constituting a product as shown in FIGS. An image display unit (for example, A2, A3, etc.), an entire image display unit (for example, A1) for displaying a product overall image formed by combining each component image, and a color display unit for displaying a plurality of colors for each component image (For example, A5 or the like), and a component image selecting unit (for example, a display unit 23) for selecting an arbitrary component image from a plurality of component images displayed on the component image display unit. For example, an input unit 24), first color display control means (for example, CPU 31a) for displaying a plurality of colors corresponding to the component image selected by the component image selection means on the color display unit, and For control of 1 color display control means A plurality of color selection means for selecting an arbitrary color among the colors displayed Ri (e.g., input unit 24, etc.)
Second color display control means (for example, CPU 31a) for displaying, in the whole image display section, a portion corresponding to the component image selected by the component image selection means in the color selected by the color selection means. And the like.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when an arbitrary part image is selected from the plurality of part images displayed on the part image display unit by the part image selecting means, a plurality of colors corresponding to the part image are selected. Is displayed on the color display unit by the first color display control unit, and when an arbitrary color is selected from the plurality of colors displayed on the color display unit by the color selection unit, the component image selection Since the part corresponding to the part image selected by the means is displayed in the color selected by the color selection means, it is possible to easily switch the color of the parts and change the combination of colors of each part. Therefore, it is possible to more easily coordinate a color suitable for one's taste.

That is, according to the present invention, component selection and color selection are separately performed, and when a component is selected, a color corresponding to the selected component is sequentially changed to easily find a color that the user likes. In addition, since the part of the component is displayed in the selected color on the entire image display unit, it is possible to understand the balance with the color of the other component, and it is possible to select a better color.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the display control device according to the first aspect, when an arbitrary component image is selected by the component image selecting means, the component image corresponds to the component image in the whole image display section. First blinking display control means (for example, CPU 31a
Etc.).

According to the second aspect of the invention, it is needless to say that the same effect as that of the first aspect is obtained. In particular, when an arbitrary part image is selected by the part image selecting means, Since the part corresponding to the part image in the whole image display unit is blinked and displayed by the first blinking display control means, the user can determine which part in the whole product image the currently selected part corresponds to. This allows the user to easily understand the color and can quickly select the color without making a mistake.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the display control device according to the first or second aspect, when an arbitrary component image is selected by the component image selecting means, the component image is displayed on the color display section. A second blinking display control means (for example, the CPU 31a) for blinking and displaying a part corresponding to the color of the part image set in the corresponding part image is provided.

According to the third aspect of the invention, it is needless to say that the same effects as those of the first or second aspect can be obtained. In particular, an arbitrary part image is selected by the part image selecting means. In this case, since the part corresponding to the color of the part image set for the part image in the color display part is flashed by the second flashing display control means, the user can display the part on the color display part. Of the colors that have been
Since the currently selected color is known, the color can be selected quickly without making a mistake.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the display control device according to any one of the first to third aspects, the component image selecting means includes a pointing device (for example, an input unit 24).
And the like, and moving the pointer on the screen with the pointing device to a display area where an arbitrary component image is displayed among the plurality of component images in the component image display unit. First balloon display control means (for example, C
PU 31a).

[0014] According to the invention described in claim 4, claims 1 to 1 are provided.
Needless to say, the same effect as that of the invention described in any one of 3 is obtained. In particular, in a display area where an arbitrary component image is displayed among a plurality of component images in the component image display unit,
Based on moving the pointer on the screen with the pointing device, the component name of the component image is displayed in a balloon by the first balloon display control means.
The user can understand the component name, and can select the color without making a mistake.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the display control device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the color selection means is a pointing device (for example, an input unit 24 or the like).
A pointer on a screen is moved by the pointing device to a display area where an arbitrary color is displayed among a plurality of colors in the color display unit, and the color name is displayed in a balloon. It is characterized by including two balloon display control means (for example, CPU 31a).

According to the invention described in claim 5, claims 1 to 1 are provided.
Needless to say, the same effects as those of the invention described in any one of 4 are obtained.
The color name is displayed in a balloon by the second balloon display control means based on moving the pointer on the screen by the pointing device in the display area where an arbitrary color is displayed. Can be grasped, and color selection can be performed without mistake.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in a product design system, design information on a product that can be provided to a user and software for performing control for designing a product design based on the design information are stored on a net. Design registration for receiving and registering a plurality of product design information created by a user using providing means (eg, CPU 31a, transmission control unit 31f, etc.) provided by the providing means, and design information and software provided on the net by the providing means. Means (for example, CPU 31a, etc.) and display control means (for example, C) for publicly displaying a plurality of product design information registered by the design registration means on a net.
PU31a, etc.) and popularity voting reception means (for example, CPU31a, etc.) for receiving popularity voting for a plurality of product design information displayed under the control of the display control means.
And ordering means (for example, CPU 31a, production management server 34, etc.) for ordering a real product corresponding to product design information based on the popularity vote received by the popularity vote receiving means. And

According to the invention described in claim 6, a plurality of product design information designed by the user are registered and released on the Internet, and a popularity vote is made. Then, an actual product corresponding to the product design information is ordered based on the popularity vote. Therefore, the side providing the system can provide sellable products to the market without spending design development and marketing costs.

That is, whether or not a product design made by a user is generally accepted can be determined by looking at the result of the popularity voting. By manufacturing only a popular product design as a general sale product, only the best-selling products can be obtained. Can be manufactured and sold.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a display control device that enables a user to design a watch to be customized on a homepage by specifying a target to be designed by the user, and a watch that is customized by the user via the display control device. Register and publish on the homepage, perform general popularity voting, and explain as a watch customization design system that commercializes popular watches. Hereinafter, a watch customization design system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

First, the configuration will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a watch customization design system according to the present invention. The watch customization design system 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a user terminal 2 on the user side and a watch customization design device 3. The user terminal 2 and the watch customization design device 3 are connected by a communication network 4 such as the Internet. Have been.

The user terminal 2 is, for example, a personal computer as shown in FIG.
It comprises an AM 22, a display unit 23, an input unit 24, a printing unit 25, a transmission control unit 26, a storage unit 27 and a storage medium 28, and each unit except the storage medium 28 is connected by a bus 29.

The CPU 21 reads a program, a WWW browser, and the like stored in the storage unit 27, temporarily stores data in the RAM 22, performs control of each unit, data transfer, and various operations.

The RAM 22 forms a storage area for temporarily storing programs, data, and the like in various processes executed by the CPU 21, a work area processed by input instructions and input data, and the like.

The display unit 23 is provided as a display means, for example,
It is composed of a CRT, LCD, etc., and displays various display data and images input from the CPU 21.

The input unit 24 functions as a component image selecting unit, a color selecting unit, etc., and includes, for example, a mouse (pointing device), a keyboard, a scanner, etc., and is displayed on the screen of the display unit 23 by operating the mouse and the keyboard. By moving a pointer, a cursor, or the like, the user can select and specify the specified information displayed on the screen of the display unit 23, or input desired specified information or an image.

The printing section 25 prints print data and images output from the CPU 21.

The communication control unit 26 is constituted by a modem, a terminal adapter, a router, or the like, and via a communication line such as a telephone line, an ISDN line, or a dedicated line, for example, as in the wristwatch customization design device 3 of the present invention. In addition, it performs control for performing communication with an external device.

The storage unit 27 has a storage medium 28 in which programs, data, and the like are stored in advance, and the storage medium is a magnetic or optical storage medium or a semiconductor memory. The storage medium 28 is fixedly provided in a storage device or is detachably mounted. The storage medium 28 includes various application programs such as a WWW browser corresponding to the user terminal,
Each processing program, data processed by the processing program, and the like are stored.

A part or all of the programs, data, and the like stored in the storage medium 28 are received from the transmission control unit 26 via a transmission medium such as a network line from another device such as the watch customizing design device 3. The storage medium 28 may be a storage medium of a server of an external device constructed on a network.

As shown in FIG. 3, the watch customizing and designing apparatus 3 includes, for example, a WWW server 31 and a mail server 3.
2. It is composed of an authentication / settlement server 33, a production management server 34 and the like. And each server is L
They are connected by an AN (Local Area Network). In addition, a firewall (not shown) is provided at a boundary between the external communication network such as the Internet and the LAN to prevent unauthorized intrusion from outside.

The WWW server 31 is a device for directly exchanging data with the user terminal 2. The WWW server 31 acquires necessary data from various databases based on command information requested from the user terminal 2, and performs HTML. It is a device that converts the data and transmits the HTML-converted data to the user terminal 2.

More specifically, the WWW server 31 has a CGI (Common Gateway Interface) (not shown).
ace). Then, the user enters the URL (Un
When requesting an i.e. Resource Resource Locator, etc., the CPU 31a sends the C
The GI program 311a is executed. And this C
The GI program 311a allows other servers and storage units 3
The external program stored in 1g is executed, and a target process such as a search of a database is performed under the control of the CPU of the server or the like. And WW
The W server 31 converts the processing result data into HTML, transmits the data to the user terminal 2, and causes the WWW browser to display the data on the display unit 23. Thus, an interactive function is realized between the user terminal 2 and the watch customization design device 3.

Further, the WWW server 31 performs a clock design / synthesis process and controls the operation of various servers of the entire clock customization design apparatus. The WWW server 31 includes, for example, a CPU 31a, a RAM 31b, a display unit 31c, an input unit 31d, an output unit 31e, a transmission control unit 31f, a storage unit 31g, a storage medium 31h, and the like as shown in FIG.

The CPU 31a reads the program stored in the storage unit 31g to control each unit, transfer data,
Various calculations, temporary storage of data in the RAM 31b, and the like are performed.

The CPU 31a executes the corresponding CGI program 311a in response to a URL request from the user terminal 2. Then, the CGI program 311a executes various external programs stored in the storage unit 31g and various servers and the like, and according to the program, the CPU of each server searches information in various databases (described later). And transmission of the relevant information to the WWW server 31. And the WWW server 31
CPU 31a converts the received information into HTML, and transmits the information to the user terminal 2 via the transmission control unit 31f.

Further, the CPU 31a operates the display unit 23 of the user terminal 2 in accordance with the design program 311b and the DB management program 311c stored in the storage unit 31g.
Control of the design screen, and the control of the design process of combining the parts selected by the user and changing the color. Also, it controls operations such as information search of the design DB 313. Then, the processing result data is subjected to HTML conversion and transmitted to the user terminal 2 via the transmission control unit 31f.

The CPU 31a updates the information of the watch customizing / designing device 3. For example, the material / stock DB 341 stored in the storage unit 34g of the production management server 34 is periodically inquired about the stock information of the parts, and the information is updated so that the latest information on the stock availability is presented to the user on the homepage. Do.

The RAM 31b forms a temporary storage area for programs, data, and the like in various processes executed by the CPU 31a, and also forms a work area for the CPU 31a.

The display unit 31c is, for example, a CRT, an LCD,
And various data are displayed on the screen in accordance with the display control by the CPU 31a.

The input section 31d is composed of, for example, a mouse and a keyboard, and is used as information input means for updating information. The output unit 31e is configured by, for example, a printing machine, and performs processing such as printing out user design information.

The transmission control unit 31f is connected to a LAN, WAN (Wi-
de Area Network) or an interface connectable to a transmission medium connected to various networks such as the Internet. Here, the transmission medium includes a telephone line, a metal wire, a coaxial cable, an optical fiber cable, and the like, and forms the above-described network by being connected to various devices. The transmission control unit 31f includes:
It is composed of a modem (MODEM: Modulator / DEModulator), a terminal adapter (TA: Terminal Adapter) or a router, etc., and has a telephone line, ISD
Control for performing communication with an external device through a communication line such as an N line or a dedicated line is performed.

The storage section 31g has a storage medium 31h in which programs, data, and the like are stored in advance, and the storage medium 31h is constituted by a magnetic or optical recording medium or a semiconductor memory. The storage medium 31h is fixedly provided in the storage device, or is detachably mounted. The storage medium 31h includes:
HTML-related system programs (not shown) required for the processing of the present invention, application programs such as a CGI program 311a corresponding to each processing,
And the results processed by each processing program are stored.

The program, data, and the like stored in the storage medium 31h may be configured to be received and stored from another device connected via a communication line or the like.
A storage device provided with the storage medium 31h is provided on another device connected via a communication line or the like.
May be used via a communication line.

Specifically, the storage unit 31g and the storage medium 31h
The application program DB 311, the HTML document DB 312, the design DB 3
13, a parts DB 314, a user design DB 315, a popularity vote DB 316, and the like.

Application program DB 311
Is a program of the operation of the watch customization design system of the present invention, and the CGI program 31
1a, a design program 311b used by the user to customize the clock, a database management program 311c for managing various databases, a popularity voting program 311d, and a system program (not shown) relating to HTML in the present invention.

The CGI program 311a is for executing an external program on a homepage. Specifically, the CGI program 311a is stored in the storage unit 31g of the WWW server 31, the authentication / settlement server 33, the production management server 34, and the like. For example, the stored design program 311b, database management program 311c, popularity voting program 311
d, a program incorporating execution of the authentication settlement program 333 and the like. These programs are programmed to execute a process of accessing a database stored in the same server or the like and extracting relevant information using, for example, SQL.

The design program 311b corresponds to the CPU 31
This is application software using CAD for performing a customized design of the watch by combining parts or colors selected by the user on the screen of the display unit 23 of the user terminal 2 under the control of a. Specifically, design DB
313, a design process in clock customization, such as image synthesis of a selected component, using information stored in the component DB 314.

The design program 311b is a CGI
This is a program executed by the program 311a, which is used for receiving a user's selected part information, executing a CAD design in an online state, and transmitting a synthesized design drawing to the user terminal 2.

Further, the design program 311b performs display control when the user selects a part on the screen. Although specific contents will be described later, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, when a part image is selected, a part corresponding to the part image in the whole image display unit (A1) blinks to blink. When the display control and the part image are selected, the part corresponding to the color of the part image set for the part image in the color display unit (A5) blinks and displays the part image. Based on moving a mouse pointer on the screen with a mouse, a part name of the part image is displayed in a balloon in a display area where an arbitrary part image is displayed among a plurality of part images in the part (A2). The balloon display control, based on moving a mouse pointer with a mouse to a display area where an arbitrary color is displayed among a plurality of colors in the color display unit, Perform, such as balloon display control to the balloon display.

It should be noted that the design program 311a is downloaded from a Web screen via a communication line or through a storage medium or the like.
May be used offline and all or part of the customization design of the clock may be performed on the user terminal 2.

The database management program 311c is
For example, RDBMS (Relational Data)
Base Management System) is used, and SQL (Structured Query) is used.
Language DB) via a design DB 31 to be described later
3, a program for operating a relational database such as a parts DB 314, a user design DB 315, and a popularity voting information DB 316.

The popularity voting program 311d controls the registration of watch design data designed by various users, the control of displaying a list of images based on the registered watch design data on the web, Is a program that allows other users to vote on their favorite wristwatches, and controls the tallying of voting data.

The design DB 313 is a database that stores basic design data for a user to perform a custom design of a watch component. Specifically, for example, CAD
In this case, the information on the combination of the parts and the parts when the parts and the parts selected by the user are combined and designed by the design program 311b is stored.

The part DB 314 is a database that stores information on parts used for customizing the timepiece and digital information of parts such as images. Specifically, the component information is a type, a part number, a size, a color, a design, and the like of the clock. In particular, a selectable color and design are stored in association with each component.

The user design DB 315 is a database that is customized and designed by the user's selection and stores registered clock data. Clock information and images stored in this database are posted on a homepage in a popularity voting program, and are listed as candidates for popularity voting. The user design DB 315 also stores personal information of the user who designed and registered. The personal information includes, for example, gender, address, mail address, nickname, design naming, and image file name as shown in the figure.

The popularity voting DB 316 is a database that stores, for example, results of popularity voting on popular voting candidates stored in the user design data DB 315.

The mail server 32 is a device for transmitting and receiving e-mails to and from the user terminal 2. For example, the mail server 32 informs a user who has designed a clock that has been commercialized as a result of a popularity vote. User's terminal 2 to send e-mail etc.
Send to Further, for example, an impression mail or the like about the completed product is received from the user side.

The authentication / settlement server 33 is a device that performs user authentication processing and settlement processing in order processing of a watch that has been actually commercialized as a result of popularity voting after online design. CPU 33a, RAM 33b, display unit 33c, input unit 33d, output unit 33e, transmission control unit 33
f, a storage unit 33g, a storage medium 33h, and the like, and are each connected to the CPU 33a via a bus except for the storage medium 33h. Here, the function of each configuration is WW
Since it is almost the same as that of the W server 31, detailed description will be omitted, and only characteristic portions will be described.

In particular, the CPU 33 a
The authentication processing and the accounting settlement processing are controlled by the authentication and settlement program 33 executed according to the CGI program 311a.

In the authentication process, the CPU 33a authenticates that the accessed user is "a person authorized to use" according to the authentication settlement program 333 for providing the service. Specifically, the CPU 33a checks the information input by the user with the information in the personal authentication DB 331 according to the authentication and settlement program 333, determines whether or not the information is correct, and, if the identity is confirmed, identifies the user. The request information is transmitted to the user terminal. If the request cannot be confirmed, the user terminal 2 is notified that personal authentication has failed.

The storage unit 33g stores the personal authentication D
B331, accounting settlement DB332, authentication settlement program 3
33 are stored.

The authentication and settlement program 333 is software in which the operations of the authentication processing and the charge settlement processing in the present invention are programmed. Specifically, the software is WW
A program executed by the CGI program 311a of the W server 31,
It operates under the control of U33a.

Also, for example, the SS of the encryption communication protocol
L (Secure Sockets Layer) and SET (Secure Electronic), a protocol for securely processing credit card payments.
An electronic commerce mechanism that performs user authentication and data encryption of payment information input on a WWW browser of a user terminal using Transactions, etc., and transmits the encrypted information to the WWW server 31. It is.

The authentication and settlement program 333 is also programmed to search and read data and the like stored in the personal authentication DB 331 and the billing and settlement DB 332 using the above-described SQL and RDBMS.

The personal authentication DB 331 is a database for collectively managing user names, passwords, and the like, which are used to confirm whether a user who accesses a computer via a network has been registered.

The billing settlement DB 332 stores billing settlement data used for billing settlement processing of an ordered watch.
It is a database to be managed. Specifically, payment data of a payment type such as credit card formation, bank transfer, cash on delivery, and electronic payment, and input screen data corresponding to the type are stored.

The authentication and settlement server 33 may be installed in, for example, a financial institution, a card settlement company, or the like, and may be configured to perform authentication and settlement in a distributed environment.

The production management server 34 is a device for managing and controlling the actual production process based on the received clock data stored in the customer order DB 343 of the storage unit 34g.
Sends instructions to NC machine tools at manufacturing sites such as factories.

The production management server 34 has a CPU 34 inside.
a, a RAM 34b, a display unit 34c, an input unit 34d, an output unit 34e, a transmission control unit 34f, a storage unit 34g, a storage medium 34h, and the like. Except for the storage medium 34h, each is connected to the CPU 34a via a bus. Each function is substantially the same as that of the WWW server 31. Therefore, detailed description is omitted, and only the characteristic portions will be described.

In particular, the CPU 34a controls the WWW server 31
Control of the production process according to the request from the CPU 31a. Specifically, based on the order data transmitted from the WWW server 31, a design instruction and a production instruction are transmitted to a production machine or the like. In addition, it controls not only production but also packing and delivery arrangement processing.

The storage unit 34g or the storage medium 34h
Stores a material / inventory DB 341, an assembly / manufacturing DB 342, and a customer order DB 343.

The material / stock DB 341 is a database for managing the stock status of parts, and stores the stock information in association with the information of the parts.

The assembly / manufacturing DB 342 is an actual part.
This is a database that stores and manages basic information for assembling and manufacturing products, and is used to derive assembly and manufacturing information corresponding to design data of an ordered watch transmitted from the WWW server 31.

The customer order DB 343 is a database for storing and managing design data of watches ordered by customers and personal information for delivery after the products are completed.

The production management server 34 may be installed in an external environment such as a watch factory, for example, and may transmit and receive data to and from the WWW server 31 via a communication network.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. First, the user terminal 2
Is connected to the watch customizing / designing device 3 on the trader side via a communication network 4 such as the Internet.
The CPU 31a of the W server 31 reads a predetermined program from the storage unit 31g, and executes various processes according to the read program.

Specifically, the CPU 21 of the user terminal 2
The trader sends a URL for calling a publicly available watch customization design homepage to the watch customization design device 3 (step S1).

Then, the CPU 31a of the WWW server 31 which has received the URL transmits the HTML document of the first screen to the user terminal 2 (step S2).

Then, the first screen is displayed on the display unit 23 of the user terminal 2. Then, on the screen, the user is prompted to download the software required for the customization design of the present invention, so that the user whose software is not installed on his / her own terminal transmits a download request to the WWW server 31 (step S3). .

Next, the WWW server 31 which has received the software download request or a software providing server (not shown) which is an external device downloads the requested software to the user terminal 2 (step S4).

Here, the software is specifically Sh
software such as an okwave movie (trademark of Macromedia). When the software is plugged in to the user terminal 2, a customized design screen is displayed on the display unit 23 of the user terminal 2, and the design creation process is enabled.

Next, a watch customization design design process is performed. Here, the details of the operation of the watch customization design design process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

As a premise, the WWW server 31 has a CGI
The CGI program 311a is operated via the PC, and the design program is operated to start the customized design design processing.

First, a selection screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display unit 23 of the user terminal 2 at the beginning of the customization design screen.

The three wristwatch images T1 to T3 in FIG. 7 are selection buttons, and the left and center images T1 and T2 are displayed.
Is a selection image of the type of clock to be customized and designed, and the image T3 on the right is a deletion selection image of the registered design clock image.

Then, for example, the user operates the input unit 2
When the CPU 31a of the WWW server 31 that has received the click signal receives the click signal and follows the CGI program 311a, for example, the DB management program 311
Using c, the part information DB 314 is accessed to obtain part selection screen data corresponding to the selected clock type of the entire screen, and the part selection image data is transmitted to the user terminal 2 via the WWW server 31. Then, for example, the component selection screen shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display unit 23 of the user terminal 2 (step S501).

As shown in FIG. 8, in the component selection screen, an overall image display section (A1), which is a composite view of a customized clock, is displayed in a rectangle on the right side of the screen. A component image display section (A2) is provided on the left and right sides, and component images A2a to A2n selected by the user are displayed in a vertical line, and the component images A2a to A2n to be selected are displayed on a portion where the selected component images A2a to A2n are displayed. The mouse pointer MP is moved up and down with the mouse, and one of the component images A2a to A2n can be selected by clicking. Here, the selected component image A2 in the component image display section (A2)
The display area where a to A2n is displayed blinks. In the overall image display unit (A1), the selected component images A2a to A2n (in the example of FIG.
2a, A2a) Image parts corresponding to A2a to A2n
Flashes similarly.

In the center of the circular box at the lower left of the screen, there is provided a selected part display section (A3) for enlarging and displaying the part selected in the part image display section (A2) on the right side of the screen. Arrows (A4) are provided on the left and right sides of the region where the components of the selected component display section (A3) are displayed, and the arrow (A4) has a component selection function.
4) When clicked, the selected part displayed on the selected part display part (A3) changes, and accordingly, the blinking part of the selected part in the part image display part (A2) moves, and the whole image display part (A1) blinks. The parts move as well.

At the lower left of the screen, at the upper end of the circular portion,
A color pattern selection display section (A5) is provided, and a plurality of selection buttons A5a to A5n are displayed.

The color / material / design options displayed on the color / symbol selection / display section (A5) are the options corresponding to the selected component displayed on the component image display section (A2) and the selected component. Therefore, the content is updated each time the selected part changes.

The above components will be described in detail. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, when the component images A2a and A2b, which are band materials, are selected and blinking in the component image display section (A2), The component images A2a and A2b of the band portion of the image display unit (A1) blink, and the selected component display unit (A
The band material is selected and displayed in 3), and material type selection buttons A5a to A5n that can be selected with the band material are displayed in the color pattern selection display section (A5).

Further, a symbol display section (A6) for displaying a selected symbol of an EL spencer to be attached to the display glass of the watch is provided above the selected component display section (A3). As the symbol displayed on the symbol display section (A6), the symbol selected on the color symbol selection display section (A5) is displayed. Further, a zoom button (A7) is provided above the symbol display section (A6). This zoom button (A7)
When the button is clicked, an enlarged image of the main body 81 of the watch is displayed on the enlarged image display section (A8) at the center of the screen as shown in FIG.
Will be displayed. The enlarged image display section (A8) displays a color image selected for each component, and is easier to see than the entire image display section (A1).

A key selection unit is provided at the lower right of the screen. More specifically, from the left, a save key (A9) for saving the preview screen in the user terminal 2, a design registration key (A10) for registering the preview screen in the watch customizing design device, and a reset key (A11) for resetting the edited contents. ), And a Help key (A12) for displaying an explanation of each display section (A1 to A11).

On this component selection screen, a watch customization design process is performed. For example, as shown in FIG.
In the part image display unit (A2) of FIG.
When the mouse pointer MP is placed on the image display area (B1) of the desired component image (for example, the component image A2c outside the case) from among a to A2n and clicked to select the component (the component image A2c outside the case). (Step S50
2), the CPU 31a of the WWW server 31 receiving the click signal accesses the component information DB 314,
The relevant data is extracted (step S503), the data is transmitted to the user terminal 2, and the relevant data is displayed on the display unit (step S504). At this time, the following display control is performed by the display control program of the design program 311b.

More specifically, the display unit (B1) outside the case (the component image A2c outside the case) of the component image display unit (A2).
Flashes. Similarly, the corresponding part (B2) (part image A2c outside the case) of the whole image display part (A1) blinks,
The selection display section (A3) displays an image outside the case, and the color pattern selection display section (A5) displays selection buttons A5a to A5, which are color palettes from which the outside of the case can be selected.
n are displayed in a list, and the portion of the color currently selected (the selection button A5a in this example) blinks. Also, the component image display area (B) of the component image display section (A2)
When the mouse pointer MP is moved to 1), the display control of the balloon display unit (B11) is performed with the name of the component (for example, outside the case). Similarly, color pattern selection display section (A5)
When the mouse pointer MP is moved to the display area (B2), the display control of the balloon name display section (B11) of the color name (for example, red) and the symbol name of the display area is also performed.

Next, the user operates the color pattern selection display section (A
A desired color is selected from the color choices of 5) and transmitted to the watch customizing / designing device 3 (step S60).
5). Specifically, when the mouse pointer MP is moved over the option (B2) in the color symbol selection display section (A5), the color information (for example, red) is transmitted to the watch customization design device 3.

[0098] The CP of the WWW server 31 receiving the color designation
U31a again executes the design information D according to the design program 311b executed by the CGI program 311a.
B313 is accessed, data is extracted, and a color combining process is performed (step S506). Then, the resulting design screen is transmitted to the user terminal 2 (step S50).
7).

Then, the composite screen of the whole image display section (A1) of the customization design screen displayed on the display section 23 of the user terminal 2 is updated, and as shown in FIG. The entire preview in which A2c is red is displayed.

Next, when the user does not like the color by looking at the preview of the entire image display section (A1) (step S50).
8: No), the process returns to step S503, and the color and the like are selected again.

For example, when the color outside the case is determined to be red (step S508: Yes), and the next part is selected (step S509: Yes), the process proceeds to step S509.
Returning to 502, the same processing is performed. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the component image A2k of the protector is made the selected component (A2) next to the component image A2c outside the case, and an operation of selecting blue in the color pattern selection display section (A5) is performed. That is, the user terminal 2 and the wristwatch customizing / designing apparatus 3 repeatedly perform the processes from step S502 to step S507 until the user finishes selecting / designating the materials or colors of all parts. Then, if the next part is not selected (step S509: No) and it is determined that the final design drawing is sufficient (step S510: Ye)
In s), the process returns to step S6 in FIG. On the other hand, if the final design drawing is not OK (step S51)
If 0: No), the process returns to step S602.

Then, when the user finishes the customization design processing and moves to step S6, the user clicks the save key (A9) using the input unit 24 as shown in FIG.

Then, the CPU 31a of the WWW server 31, which has received the request to save the user terminal 2, controls the CPU 21 of the user terminal 2 to perform the process of saving the completed design drawing (step S7).

Next, when the user registers the design drawing in the watch customizing design device 3 and desires a popular vote candidate, he or she clicks the design registration key (A10). Then, the CPU 31a of the WWW server 31 receiving the design registration request transmits a registration information input screen as shown in FIG. 13 to the user terminal 2 via the transmission control unit 31f. Then, the registration information input screen is displayed on the user terminal 2.
Is received and displayed on the display unit 23, the user inputs necessary items using the input unit 24, and transmits the required items to the watch customization design device 3 (step S8). Here, the necessary items are, for example, gender, address, mail address, nickname, design naming, image file name, and the like.

CPU 31 of WWW server 31 that has received the design data and the registered data such as the personal data of the designer.
a is stored in the user design registration data DB 315, and the design blueprint is displayed on the popularity voting screen and is made publicly available on a homepage (step S9).

The popularity voting screen is, for example, a screen as shown in FIG. 14, and a general user including a registrant can use the registered voting screen among the registered completed design images G1 to G3 stored in the user design registration data DB 315. Then, the user clicks the square check box 141 below the favorite clock image and presses the voting button 142 to perform voting (step S1).
0, step S10 '.

Here, this popularity voting process is performed in accordance with a popularity voting program 311d started by the CGI program 311a of the watch customizing / designing device 3. For example, the popularity voting is closed and the popularity voting is stopped for a certain period of time. The results are totaled (step S11).

The voting results such as the number of votes for each design and the data of candidate designs are stored in the popular voting information DB 316 according to the popular voting program 311d.

Next, as shown in FIG. 15, the result of the popularity voting is disclosed on the homepage, and the top design (for example, “1st place” in the completed design images G1 to G3) is displayed.
(A real product corresponding to the design G1) is commercialized and produced (step S12).

At this time, the designer of the design decided to be commercialized is sent to the mail address entered by the registered user on the registration screen shown in FIG. send an email.

Then, the CPU 31a of the WWW server 31
Transmits the design data of the design determined to be commercialized stored in the popularity voting information DB 316 to the production management server 34.
Send to

Upon receiving the design data, the CPU 34a of the production management server 34 makes the production order data DB 343.
And a material / inventory DB 341 and an assembly / manufacturing DB 3
According to the information of 42, controlling the manufacturing equipment such as the factory site,
Perform manufacturing.

The product manufactured in this way is published on the homepage by the watch customizing / designing device 3, and a sales order is accepted (step S13).

[0114] The user who wants to purchase inputs personal information and payment information into the product purchase order and transmits it to the WWW server 31 (steps S14 and S14 ').

The WWW server 31 that has received the order form,
According to the authentication settlement program 333 executed by the GI program 311a, the authentication settlement server 33 is caused to perform the authentication settlement processing (step S15).

Specifically, the CP of the authentication / settlement server 33
In accordance with the authentication / settlement program 333, the U33a pulls out the information of the personal impression DB 331 and the billing / settlement DB 332, and performs an individual authentication process of the ordering user, for example, a credit card settlement process.

Then, the order confirmation screen is displayed on the WWW server 3
1 is transmitted to the user terminal 2 and displayed on the display unit 23, so that the user confirms and transmits an order confirmation to the watch customizing / designing device 3 (step S16).
As a result, the product order processing is completed, and the product is delivered to the destination specified by the user (step S17), whereby the operation of the embodiment of the present invention ends.

The above embodiment is merely an example, and can be appropriately changed. That is, the present invention is not limited to the custom design of the wristwatch, but may be anything as long as its constituent parts can be selected. For example, the target product may be a mobile phone, a mobile personal computer, a scientific calculator, or the like.

[0119] For example, a user who has designed a design that has been ranked high and has been commercialized by a popularity vote is given a prize money, a gift of a design product, or the like, to show the user's willingness to design. The system may be enhanced.

[0120]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when an arbitrary part image is selected by the part image selecting means from the plurality of part images displayed on the part image display section, a plurality of parts images corresponding to the selected part image are displayed. Is displayed on the color display unit by the first color display control unit, and when an arbitrary color is selected from the plurality of colors displayed on the color display unit by the color selection unit, the component Since the part corresponding to the part image selected by the image selecting means is displayed in the color selected by the color selecting means, it is possible to easily switch the color of the parts and change the combination of colors of each part. As a result, it is possible to coordinate the colors more simply and more suitable for one's taste.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is needless to say that the same effect as that of the first aspect can be obtained. In particular, when an arbitrary part image is selected by the part image selecting means, Since the part corresponding to the part image in the whole image display unit is blinked and displayed by the first blinking display control means, the user can determine which part in the whole product image the currently selected part corresponds to. Since the user can easily grasp the color, the color selection can be performed accurately and quickly.

According to the third aspect of the invention, it is needless to say that the same effects as those of the first or second aspect can be obtained. In particular, an arbitrary part image is selected by the part image selecting means. In this case, since the part corresponding to the color of the part image set for the part image in the color display part is flashed by the second flashing display control means, the user can display the part on the color display part. Of the colors that have been
By knowing the currently selected color, color selection can be performed accurately and quickly.

According to the invention described in claim 4, claims 1 to 1 are provided.
Needless to say, the same effect as that of the invention described in any one of 3 is obtained. In particular, in a display area where an arbitrary component image is displayed among a plurality of component images in the component image display unit,
Based on moving the pointer on the screen with the pointing device, the component name of the component image is displayed in a balloon by the first balloon display control means.
The user can understand the component name, and can accurately perform color selection.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention,
Needless to say, the same effects as those of the invention described in any one of 4 are obtained.
The color name is displayed in a balloon by the second balloon display control means based on moving the pointer on the screen by the pointing device in the display area where an arbitrary color is displayed. Can be grasped, and the color selection can be performed accurately.

According to the invention described in claim 6, a plurality of product design information designed by the user are registered and released on the Internet, and a popularity vote is made. Then, an actual product corresponding to the product design information is ordered based on the popularity vote. Therefore, the side providing the system can provide sellable products to the market without spending design development and marketing costs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a watch customization design system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the user device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the watch customization design apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is the first half of a flowchart for explaining the watch customization design system.

FIG. 5 is a second half of the flowchart of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining in detail a design creation process in the flowchart of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of an initial screen of a selection screen in a design creation process.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example of a component / color selection screen in a design creation process.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a component / color selection screen in a design creation process.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a component / color selection screen in a design creation process.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a component / color selection screen in a design creation process.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a component / color selection screen in a design creation process.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display example of a personal information input screen at the time of image registration.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a display example of a popularity voting screen of a watch design.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a display example of a popularity vote totaling result screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 watch customization design system 2 user terminal 3 watch customization design device 4 communication network 23 display unit (display unit) 24 input unit (selection unit) 31 WWW server 31 a CPU (control unit) 31 f transmission control unit (providing unit) 33 Production management server A1 Overall image display A2 Parts image display A3 Selected image display A5 Color pattern selection display

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A component image display unit for displaying a plurality of component images constituting a product, a whole image display unit for displaying a product entire image formed by combining the component images, and a plurality of component image for each component image. A display unit having a color display unit that displays a color; a component image selection unit that selects an arbitrary component image from a plurality of component images displayed on the component image display unit; and the component image selection unit A first color display control unit for displaying a plurality of colors corresponding to the component image selected by the first color display unit on the color display unit; and any of a plurality of colors displayed by the control of the first color display control unit. A color selection unit for selecting a color of the component image, and a second part of the whole image display unit, wherein a part corresponding to the component image selected by the component image selection unit is displayed in a color selected by the color selection unit. Color display control means, Display control apparatus characterized by comprising. 2. The display control device according to claim 1, wherein when an arbitrary component image is selected by the component image selecting means, a portion corresponding to the component image in the whole image display unit is displayed by blinking. A display control device comprising a first blinking display control means for causing the display to blink. 3. The display control device according to claim 1, wherein when an arbitrary component image is selected by the component image selecting unit, the component image is set for the component image in the color display unit. A display control device, comprising: a second blinking display control means for blinking and displaying a portion corresponding to the color of the component image. 4. The display control device according to claim 1, wherein the component image selecting unit includes a pointing device, and an arbitrary component image among a plurality of component images in the component image display unit. A first balloon display control unit that balloon-displays a component name of the component image based on moving a pointer on a screen by the pointing device in a display area where is displayed. Display control device. 5. The display control device according to claim 1, wherein the color selection unit includes a pointing device, and an arbitrary color among a plurality of colors in the color display unit is displayed. A display control device, comprising: a second balloon display control unit that balloon-displays the color name based on moving a pointer on a screen by the pointing device in a display area. 6. A providing means for providing design information on a product that can be provided to a user and software for performing control for designing a product design based on the design information on a net; Registration means for receiving and registering a plurality of product design information created by a user using the design information and software provided to the user; and displaying the plurality of product design information registered by the design registration means on the net publicly A display control unit, a popularity vote receiving unit that receives a popularity vote for a plurality of product design information publicly displayed under the control of the display control unit, and a product design information based on the popularity vote received by the popularity vote reception unit. Ordering means for ordering the corresponding real product. Product design system that.