JP2002251544A - Commodity proposal generation method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a commodity proposal generation method and a system capable of easily generating a proposal selecting the optimum commodities among many kinds of proposable commodities and clearly showing a layout of a floor plan and the information of the commodities. SOLUTION: Layout marks specifying the layout positions of commodities are put on the floor plan of an introduced house, then the commodities to be installed at the layout marks are selected. Layout conditions including a plurality of items are set in a set column 111. When a determination button is clicked after the setting, the floor plan and commodity images are arranged according to the set layout conditions, and the layout marks and the commodity images are connected by leader lines.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and system for selecting an optimum product for a customer from among a large number of products that can be proposed and preparing a product proposal for making a proposal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when selling a product to a customer, a seller selects a product suitable for the customer, posts the selected product on a proposal, and makes a proposal using the proposal. That is being done. In particular, when making a proposal to install a product such as a lighting fixture in a building such as a house, a floor plan of the customer's house is posted, and a proposal indicating the position of the lighting fixture in the floor plan is used. .

[0003]

However, when such a proposal is made, not only does it take much effort to select the product, but also how to arrange the photographic images of the selected product, Trial and error have been conducted to determine whether the layout will be easy to understand, and it will take a lot of effort to complete the layout.

In view of the above points, the present invention selects an optimum product from a variety of products that can be proposed, and easily creates a proposal in which a floor plan and product information are laid out in an easy-to-understand manner. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and a system for creating a product proposal that can perform the product proposal.

[0005]

According to the first or fourth aspect of the present invention, a floor plan of a building is read and a product is installed on the read floor plan. A mark indicating a position is provided, a product to be installed is selected for each provided mark, layout conditions in a product proposal are set, and a floor plan of a building and a product image are arranged according to the set layout conditions. It is characterized by doing so. According to the first or fourth aspect of the present invention, a product is selected for each mark given on the floor plan, a layout condition is set, and the floor plan and the product image are set based on the set layout condition. Since it is arranged, it is possible to effectively create a product proposal for proposing a product to a customer.

According to the second or fifth aspect of the present invention, the product selection in the first or fourth aspect of the invention is determined by setting spatial information in the house for each of the provided marks. This is performed by setting the structural features of the space that has been set, and searching for products to be arranged based on the set spatial information and the structural features. According to the invention described in claim 2 or claim 5, the selection of a product to be published in the proposal is performed by searching based on the features of the space, so that the product optimal for the space is selected. Can be selected.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in setting the layout conditions in the first aspect of the present invention, display / non-display of a leader line is set. On the other hand, the same number as the number given to the corresponding mark is displayed. According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the leader line connecting the mark and the product image is not displayed, each of the arranged product images is displayed with the same number as the corresponding mark. Therefore, even if the lead lines are eliminated so as not to complicate the proposal, the correspondence between the product image and the corresponding mark can be accurately grasped.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a product proposal creation system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a server,
2 is a client, 3 is drawing input means, and 4 is a printer.

The server 1 has a product information storage unit 1a storing information on all products, a condition weight storage unit 1b storing "weight" according to the order of selection support conditions (described later), a product selection result and a proposal. It has a function of managing the proposal plan storage unit 1c in which plan information is recorded, and exchanging data with the client 2 via the network.

The product information storage section 1a stores information on all products (in this example, lighting equipment).
This is realized by a storage device such as a large-capacity hard disk connected to the server 1. When a new luminaire is released, its product information is registered in the product information storage unit 1a via the server 1, and the luminaire whose sale has been canceled is deleted from the product information storage unit 1a. The merchandise information in the merchandise information storage section 1a is updated as needed at any time. FIG. 2 shows an example of the product information in the product information storage unit 1a. In FIG. 2, the “product number” is a product-specific number, and the product can be specified by the “product number”. The “space name” indicates a place in a house where the product is attached, that is, space information. "Area" indicates how many tatami mats are suitable for the product. “Ceiling shape” indicates what type of ceiling the product can be attached to. `` Light color type ''
Is a conceptual classification of the light color of the product.
"Product shape" indicates the shape of the product.
“Recommended”, “Recruitment results”, and “Regional characteristics” are items used as selection condition items at the time of search. "Recommended" indicates the degree to which a manufacturer or a seller wants to strengthen sales, that is, strongly recommends to a customer, and the higher the sales are, the higher the numerical value is given. The “employed result” indicates the result that the lighting planner has adopted, and the more times the product has been adopted,
High numbers are given. The numerical value of the “result of adoption” is increased at a predetermined timing according to the number of times the product is selected. "Regional characteristics" are given higher values as they are preferred in the region. In the example of FIG. 2, there are only three selection condition items, but any number can be added. The product information also has a photographic image of the product corresponding to each product number.

The condition weight storage unit 1b stores "weight" which is multiplied by the value of the selection condition item designated as the selection support condition in accordance with the order of the designated selection support condition. FIG. 3 shows an example of the weight information in the condition weight storage unit 1b. In FIG. 3, columns “recommended”, “results of adoption”, and “regionality” are selection condition items, and the selection condition items included in the product information in the product information storage unit 1a shown in FIG. Yes, it is. The columns “first condition”, “second condition”, and “third condition” arranged side by side indicate the order of the selection support conditions. In the example of FIG. 3, when “recommended” is specified as the “first condition”, the value of “recommended” which is a selection condition item of the product information is multiplied by “20”, and the “second condition” is set. If it is specified as, "10" is multiplied by the value of "recommended" of the product information, and if it is specified as "third condition", "5" is added to the value of "recommended" of the product information Indicates that they are multiplied.

The proposal plan storage unit 1c stores the client 2
And a proposal plan information created using the selected product. The product information storage unit 1a and the condition weight storage unit 1b, as well as a large-scale product connected to the server 1. This is realized by a storage device such as a hard disk having a large capacity. When a registration instruction is given for the product selection result created by the client 2,
Each time, the product selection result in the proposal plan storage unit 1c is added via the server 1.

The client 2 performs a search by combining a plurality of selection support conditions, thereby selecting an optimum lighting fixture that matches the condition from among the lighting fixtures recorded in the product information storage unit 1a and selecting the lighting fixture. It has a function of creating arrangement information for each room, and a function of creating a proposal plan in which a floor plan of a house and a photographic image of a lighting fixture to be installed in each room are arranged based on the created arrangement information. This is realized by installing a dedicated program in a computer terminal to which a display, a keyboard, a mouse, a hard disk, and the like are connected. The created proposal plan information is stored in the proposal plan storage unit 1c.

(Initial Screen) Next, the processing operation of the product proposal creation system shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to a screen transition diagram shown in FIG. First, when this system is started in the client 2, an initial screen D1 (details not shown)
Is displayed. In this initial screen D1, login is performed from the client 2. Specifically, a user who creates a proposal plan inputs a user code, a password, and the like for identifying itself. When the start button is clicked on with a mouse, the client 2 collates the user code and password with the server 1. If it matches the user code and password registered in advance, a basic information screen D2 is displayed on the display of the client 2. FIG. 4 shows the details of the basic information screen D2.
Shown in As shown in FIG. 4, the basic information screen D2 roughly includes four areas: a main menu display area 10, a property information editing area 41, a plan processing status display area 42, and a plan search area 43. .

(Main Menu) As shown in FIG. 4, the main menu display area 10 includes plan selection buttons of "free plan" and "simple plan", and "basic", "drawing", "selection", and "layout". , "Board" processing selection buttons. This main menu display area 10
Is always displayed in the upper left corner not only in the basic information screen D2 but also in other processing screens, and a different processing screen can be displayed by clicking a processing selection button. For example, when the “basic” button of the process selection button is clicked, the basic information screen D2 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. The process selection buttons in the main menu display area 10 are arranged from left to right in accordance with the flow of the process. If there is an item that is required to be input in the process on the left and there is an uninput item, it is also selected by clicking the process selection button on the right The screen corresponding to the processing is not displayed. For example, if there is an uninput item on the basic information screen D2,
Clicking the “Drawing” button will open the drawing / placement screen D3.
Does not transition to In addition, the plan selection button selects either a “free plan” that is performed while setting the layout when creating a proposal plan, or a “simple plan” that selects the desired one from a plurality of predetermined templates It is supposed to. When the “free plan” is selected, the “layout” and “board” processing selection buttons become available. When the “simple plan” is selected, the “layout” button becomes unavailable.

(Basic Information Screen) The basic information screen D2 shown in FIG. 4 is used for inputting, modifying, and searching for property information, and for confirming the plan processing status. In the property information editing area 41, property information can be input and selection support conditions can be set. Property information includes owner name, property name,
Phone numbers, district codes, budgets, reception departments, sales departments, and board templates can be entered. The “budget” here is the total budget allocated to the lighting equipment installed in this house. The selection support conditions can be input up to the third condition. In each condition input field, it is possible to directly input, but by clicking with the mouse, a list of selection condition items of product information is displayed in a list,
By selecting one of them, selection condition items can be input. FIG. 4 shows a state in which “recommended degree” has been input as the first condition and “employment result” has been input as the second condition.

In the plan processing status display area 42, the current processing status of the selected plan is displayed. This corresponds to each processing item that can be selected in the main menu display area 10. The progress status of each processing of the basic, drawing, selection, layout, and board is indicated by “」 ”,“ △ ”, and“ × ”. Shown in three stages. As the progress status, "○" indicates that the work has been completed, "△" indicates that the work has been started but is not completed, "x"
Indicates an unprocessed state, that is, a state in which work has not been started.

In the plan search area 43, it is possible to input conditions for calling a proposal plan created in the past and registered in the proposal plan storage unit 1c. Five search items are provided: owner name, property name, telephone number, basic information registration date, and planner. In the present embodiment, there are only five search items. However, it is of course possible to make a search from all items registered in the proposal plan storage unit 1c by design. When a condition is entered in a search item and a search button is clicked, a search result list is displayed below the list in a one-by-one format. For each searched plan, the owner name, the property name, and the planner are displayed, as well as the basic, drawing, selection, layout, and processing status of the board.

Click a row of a plan to be confirmed from the list and select it, and click a reference button at the bottom to display a plan detail screen. The plan detail screen (not shown) displays the contents of each item shown in the property information editing area 41.
On the plan detail screen, the same adoption button as that displayed at the bottom of the plan search area 43 is provided.
By clicking this adoption button, the searched plan information is poured into the property information editing area 41. The contents input to the basic information screen D2 can be modified and saved or saved as a new plan. When an instruction to save is made, the proposal plan is registered in the proposal plan storage unit 1c.

(Drawing / Arrangement Screen) After the essential items are entered on the basic information screen D2, when the drawing button is clicked in the main menu display area 10, the drawing screen shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, from the basic information screen D2 to the drawing / placement screen D3
Move to FIG. 5 shows details of the drawing / arrangement screen D3.
The drawing / arrangement screen D3 includes a main menu display area 10
In addition, the plan outline display area 50 and the floor selection area 5
1, a drawing / arrangement button group 52 and a drawing display area 53 are displayed. In the floor selection area 51, the number of floors (floor)
Can be set. When a floor name is set in the floor selection area 51, all buttons in the drawing / arrangement button group 52 (details are not shown) can be used. For example, when a floor name is set as “1st floor”, a drawing (floor plan) can be input for the floor name. Here, by selecting the “plan view scanner input” and “plan view file reading button” prepared in the drawing / arrangement button group 52 in accordance with the prepared drawing format, the drawing input is performed. Will be
The drawing input means 3 shown in FIG. 1 is used for inputting the drawing. As the drawing input means 3, a scanner can be used when the drawing to be input is a paper medium, and when the drawing to be input is an electronic medium. Can use reading means adapted to the format.

The input drawing is displayed in the drawing display area 53, and the layout work can be performed on this drawing. More specifically, when a part of the floor plan displayed in the drawing display area 53 on which the lighting fixture is to be placed is clicked, a circle mark is displayed at the clicked place, and a layout editing window as shown in FIG. W3 is displayed. In the layout editing window W3, it is possible to input a numerical value of a space code, select a space from a space list, input a display space name, and set a mark color for the set mark. In FIG. 6C, “20” at the left end is a space code, which indicates “living” here. The right side of the space code has three tiers, and from the top is the large classification, small classification, and display space name of the space. The large classification and the small classification of the space are automatically determined by designating the space code, but can be selected from pull-down lists as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b). The display space name is for displaying the space name on the floor plan, and if not set, the space name is displayed as it is. The information set here is registered as attribute information of the mark in the proposal plan storage unit 1c in association with the mark.

The displayed mark can be moved by dragging it on the floor plan in the drawing display area 53. This mark can be duplicated. Specifically, click on the mark you want to duplicate and press the right mouse button, then "duplicate", "delete",
Each process of “edit” is displayed in a menu format, and is performed by selecting “duplicate” from the menu. The duplicated mark is connected to the original mark by a dotted line. The type of the connection line can be changed to other types such as a solid line and a dashed line. In addition, a line shape can be specified for the connection line. As the line shape, a key line, a straight line, or the like can be specified. When a mark is copied, its attribute information is also copied at the same time. To delete a mark, select "Delete" in the above menu. When a mark is deleted, its attribute information is also deleted at the same time. When "edit" is selected in the above menu, an arrangement editing window W3 as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed, and the arrangement information can be corrected. Buttons for “duplicate”, “delete”, “edit”, etc. of the mark can be prepared in the drawing / arrangement button group 52.

(Product Selection Screen) When a selection button is clicked in the main menu display area 10, the screen shifts from the drawing / arrangement screen D3 to a product selection screen D4 as shown in FIG. FIG. 7 shows the details of the product selection screen D4. In the product selection screen D4, in addition to the main menu display region 10 and the plan outline display region 50, a drawing / arrangement region 71, a product selection region 72, an arrangement list display region 73, a selection support button group 74, a selected product photograph display region 75, a related material display area 76 is displayed. The drawing / arrangement area 71 is shown in FIG.
Is reduced and displayed, and the layout work on the drawing can be performed like the drawing / layout screen D3.

In the product selection area 72, layout information is edited for product selection. FIG. 8 shows the product selection area 72. In FIG. 8, the space column displays a space code, a large space classification, a small space classification, and a display space name. This is the same as that set in the layout editing window W3 shown in FIG. Further, the product selection area 72
In, the size, the ceiling (shape), and the product (shape), which are structural features of the space, are set. Although it is possible to directly input the size, product, and ceiling, it is also possible to click and display a pull-down list, and set by selecting from the list. The part number can be directly input in the part number input field, or a part number can be displayed by inputting a few characters from the beginning and selecting the part number by clicking the part number from the list. In the example of FIG.
Since "ABC1" is entered in the part number input box, "ABC1"
A list of product numbers starting with "C1" is displayed. When the product number is specified, a product photograph is displayed on the right. In addition, the part number, price, and wattage are displayed below the photo. When the adoption button is clicked, the contents are displayed in the arrangement list display area 7
3, and the photograph of the selected product is displayed in the selected product photo display area 75.

When a list button in the product selection area 72 is clicked, a product photo list screen (details not shown) is displayed. At this time, if a character is entered in the product number field on the product selection area 72, a product corresponding to the input is searched for and displayed. The photos displayed on the product photo list screen can be sorted by price, wattage, etc. At the bottom of each product photograph, the product number, standard price, wattage, total amount at the time of adoption, and the like are displayed. When a product to be adopted is found, when the adoption button below the product photograph is clicked, the content is reflected in the light distribution list display area 73 and the photograph of the selected commodity is displayed in the selected product photograph display area 75. Further, on the product photograph list screen, a product search can be performed from the product number column.

Here, the arrangement list display area 73 is shown in FIG. Here, a list of arrangement information, that is, arrangement numbers and their attribute information is displayed. Describing each item, the numbers enclosed by the squares at the left end indicate the arrangement numbers, and correspond to the mark numbers shown in FIG. On the right side, a space code and a space name are displayed as spaces. This space is set in the layout editing window W3 shown in FIG. 6 or the product selection area 72 shown in FIG. The size, product, ceiling, product number, and quantity are set in the product selection area 72 shown in FIG. The price is extracted from the product information storage unit 1a according to the set product number. Subtotals are automatically calculated based on price and quantity.

From the arrangement list displayed in the arrangement list display area 73, the arrangement to be selected is clicked so as to be highlighted, and one of the selection support buttons 74 is selected.
When one of the favorite buttons is clicked, a favorite search screen 100 as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed. On this screen, first, either private or public is selected. Private is a list of products unique to the planner who is working and can be created by each planner. Public is a product list that can be used by all planners. Select either private or public, and select the one you want to use from the favorite names displayed in the pull-down menu. Then
A list of group names belonging to the selected favorite is displayed. Select a group name further. In the example of FIG. 10, a state is shown in which, after the private is selected, 8-10 tatami mats are selected as the group name. When a group name is selected, a photo list of products corresponding to the selected group is displayed. That is, in the example of FIG. 10, a list of product photos corresponding to 8-10 tatami mats is displayed. In the lower part of each product photograph, the product number, the standard price, the wattage, the number of tatami mats, and the total price at the time of adoption are displayed as in the case of the product number search result. Also here, the order can be sorted by price and wattage. When the adoption button is further clicked, the content is reflected in the arrangement list display area 73 and the photograph of the selected commodity is displayed in the selected commodity photograph display area 75.

On the product selection screen D4, it is possible to select a product using the selection support conditions. To do this,
In the basic information screen D2 shown in FIG. 4, it is necessary to set selection support conditions in advance. With the selection support conditions and the input items of the product selection area 72 set,
After clicking on the arrangement for which selection support is to be used from the arrangement list display area 73 and then clicking on the selection support button of the selection support button group 74, the product information storage section 1a is searched according to the conditions and the lighting equipment is automatically selected. You. A specific method of selecting a product using such selection support conditions will be described later.

In the product selection screen D4, accessories can be added to the product. More specifically, in the arrangement list display area 73, the arrangement to which the accessory is to be added is clicked and highlighted, and then the selection support button group 74 is displayed.
Click the accessory button. Then, a list of accessories (accessory screen) is displayed. In the lower part of each accessory photograph, the product number, the standard price, the wattage, and the total amount at the time of adoption are displayed as in the case of the product photograph. Also here, the order can be sorted by price and wattage. When the adoption button is further clicked, the content is reflected in the arrangement list display area 73 and the photograph of the selected accessory is displayed in the selected commodity photograph display area 75. When the accessory is added, as shown in FIG.
One line is provided below the arrangement of 3, and a mark indicating an accessory and a part number, a price, a quantity, and a subtotal of the accessory are displayed. Further, a delete button is displayed on the right side, and only the accessory is deleted by clicking the delete button.

Further, when a product is selected for each arrangement, related materials (construction example photographs, characteristic photographs) can be added. Specifically, in the arrangement list display area 73, the arrangement to which the related material is to be added is clicked and highlighted, and then the related material button of the selection support button group 74 is clicked. Then, a photo list (related material screen) of related materials related to the selected product is displayed. When the adoption button below the photograph to be adopted is clicked, the photograph of the selected related material is displayed in the related material display area 76.

In the arrangement list display area 73, when it is desired to adopt the same product as the already selected product in another space, the product can be duplicated by dragging and dropping with the mouse. Also, in the arrangement list display area 73, after clicking the arrangement to be deleted and highlighting it,
By clicking the layout deletion button of the selection support button group 74, the layout can be deleted similarly to the drawing / layout area 71. Here, when the arrangement is deleted, FIG.
The mark of the corresponding number is also deleted on the drawing / arrangement screen D3 shown in FIG.

(Layout Screen) After the product is selected as described above, next, various conditions for preparing a proposal are set. There are two types of proposals: a free plan created in a relatively free format and a simple plan created by selecting from patterns that have a certain fixed format. Which form is to be created is determined by selecting either “free plan” or “simple plan” in the main menu display area 10. "Free Plan"
Is selected, the main menu display area 1
At 0, the layout button is enabled. When the layout button is clicked, the screen shifts from the product selection screen D4 to the layout screen D5 as shown in FIG. FIG. 11 shows details of the layout screen D5. Also on the layout screen D5, a main menu display area 10 and a plan outline display area 50 are displayed at the top. In the lower part, the setting column 111 is on the left and the layout display column 112 is on the right. As layout conditions, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, five items of related material arrangement, space name, leader line, mark number, and image interval are set. The related material arrangement determines how to arrange the related materials on the layout, and allows selection of “to the right of the product” or “to be combined at the lower end”. The space name is used to select whether to display the space name at the upper left of the product image.
The leader line is used to select whether or not to display a leader line drawn between the product image and the mark. The mark number selects whether to display the number in the mark or not. The image interval specifies the shortest margin between adjacent product images.

In the “collective display of the same product” at the bottom of the setting column 111, it is set whether or not to display the product images collectively when the same product is selected in a different space. In the example of FIG. 11, the product with the product number "EFG155" is placed.
No. 3 and arrangement No. 23 are selected. The unique number mark is set when a product image is displayed only in any one space. The set number mark set here is displayed at the upper right of the product image in the space where the product image is displayed, and is displayed at the upper right of the arrangement mark in the space where the product image is not displayed. If the check box is selected in the all display column on the right side of the number mark, the product image is displayed in the entire space.

When a decision button at the bottom of the setting column is clicked, a floor plan and a product image are displayed in the layout display column 112 according to the set conditions. Specifically, when the decision button is clicked, the floor plan stored in the proposal plan storage unit 1c is extracted,
It is arranged at the center of the layout display field 112. A mark is also displayed on this floor plan. The product information selected as part of the proposal plan information is stored in the product information storage unit 1a.
From the layout display field 112
It is displayed around the floor plan inside. At this time, the display position of each item of product information is determined by the angle and distance of the position of each mark from the center of the floor plan. For example, in the example of FIG. 11, among the ten marks, the commodity information corresponding to the five marks whose coordinate values in the floor plan are located on the upper side is displayed on the upper side, and corresponds to the five marks located on the lower side. Display product information at the bottom. The left and right display orders of the upper five product information and the lower five product information are determined by the horizontal coordinate values on the floor plan of the corresponding mark. When the vertical position and the horizontal order in which the product information is arranged are determined, the product information is arranged so as to keep the image interval set in the setting column 111 in consideration of the width of the product information on the screen. When the arrangement position of the product information is determined, a leader line is created. Leader lines connect each mark and corresponding product information, and there are various ways to draw them. In the present embodiment, the leader lines are created by connecting line segments parallel to the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. In the example of FIG. 11, in the case where there is a related material (in the figure) according to the setting column 111, the related material is arranged on the right side of the product image, the space name is not displayed, and the leader line (mark and product image) is displayed. Are displayed, and a number is displayed in the mark.

FIG. 12 shows an example in which the layout conditions in the setting column 111 are changed. In the example of FIG. 12, the related material arrangement is “collected at the lower end”, the space name is “display”,
The condition is set as "non-display" for the leader line. With this setting, the related material is displayed in the related material display field 113 together with the space name, as shown in FIG. Further, in the layout display section 112, it can be seen that the space name is displayed at the upper left of each product image and the leader line has disappeared.

(Free Plan / Board Edit Screen) After the layout conditions are set, when the board button is clicked in the main menu display area 10, the screen shifts from the layout screen D5 to the board edit screen D6 as shown in FIG. FIG. 13 shows details of the board edit screen D6. The screen for creating the proposal is the board edit screen because the proposal is sometimes pasted on the board and treated as a proposal board. The only difference between a proposal and a proposal board is whether the material is paper or plate,
There is no change in the content. The main menu display area 10 and the plan outline display area 50 are also displayed on the board edit screen D6 shown in FIG. Further, the operation button group 131 and the layout display field 11 on the right side of the layout screen D5 shown in FIG.
A layout display column 132 similar to that in the second example is displayed.
However, on the board editing screen D6, the floor plan and the product image are displayed for all floors, and the screen can be scrolled in the left-right direction. In the example shown in FIG. 13, the floor plan of the first floor is displayed on the left side, and the floor plan of the second floor is displayed on the right side. Here, only a part of the floor plan of the second floor is displayed, but by scrolling to the right, the entire floor plan is displayed. Also,
The operation button group 131 includes buttons for changing a display magnification, operating an object (a floor plan, a product image, a leader line, an arrangement mark, and the like), and printing and saving a board. However, detailed illustrations thereof are omitted here. . By clicking these buttons, the operator can correct the proposal contents such as the position and size of the leader line and the product image.

With respect to the leader line, by specifying and dragging the leader line to be corrected with the mouse, the vertical position of the leader line can be changed. In the left-right direction, when the product information itself is moved, the lead line is redrawn in accordance with the movement.

(Simple plan) On the other hand, when the "simple plan" mode is selected, the layout button is not available in the main menu display area 10, and when the board button is clicked, the layout is changed as shown in FIG. Then, the screen shifts from the appliance selection screen D4 to the template selection screen D7. On the template selection screen D7, a template selection screen for creating a board is displayed. Several selectable templates are displayed on the template selection screen. FIG. 14 shows an example of the template. In the simple plan, as the name suggests, the board finally created is simple. For this reason, it is not possible to make detailed settings such as the display position of the image as in the free plan, but only to select a desired one from the fixed templates. Figure 1
In the example of No. 4, three display sections for floor plan and nine display sections for merchandise are prepared. In the upper center, the total price of the selected product is displayed, and in the lower center, a list of the selected product and spatial information is displayed.

(Preparation of Proposal) The proposal plan prepared as described above is used as a proposal as a printer 4 shown in FIG.
And is used when making a proposal to a customer.

(Specific Method of Product Selection) The outline of the process for creating a proposal using the present system has been described with reference to the screen transition diagram. Here, the specific method of product selection using the selection support conditions is described. The processing will be described. For example, FIG.
Let us consider a state in which a product is not determined for the arrangement No. 1 shown in FIG. In such a state, the selection support button group 74
When the selection support button is clicked, the product information storage unit 1a is searched under these conditions, that is, the space is “living room”, the size is “8 tatami”, the product is “ceiling”, and the ceiling is “normal”. . When the product information shown in FIG. 2 is searched under these conditions, "ABC001", "A
“BC003” and “ABC005”.

In this case, further narrowing down is performed according to the budget of each space. This budget is automatically calculated for each room and equipment from the set total budget by taking into account the number of spaces in the house. The details of this budget calculation will be described later. For example, it is assumed that a budget “80,000 yen” is allocated to the space of the arrangement No. 1.
Then, since “ABC005” is out of the condition, “ABC005”
BC001 "and" ABC003 ".

The selection support condition is applied to the remaining two. As shown in FIG. 4, in this example, “recommended” is set as the first condition, and “employed result” is set as the second condition. Referring to the condition weight storage unit 1b, FIG.
As shown in (2), “recommended” is “× 20” when set as the first condition, and “employment result” is “× 3” when set as the second condition. Based on this, when calculating the points of the remaining two products, "ABC001"
Is 5 × 20 + 2 × 3 = 106, and “ABC003” is
2 × 20 + 5 × 3 = 55. Therefore, "ABC001" having a larger point is selected, and the product number, price, and subtotal are displayed as shown in FIG.

(Details of Budget Calculation) Here, the budget calculation of each space will be described. First, information necessary to determine the budget allocated to each space is obtained. Necessary information is three points of “number of rooms”, “number of facilities”, and “rate of number of rooms”.
Living rooms include living room, living room, living room, guest room,
Bedroom, Japanese-style room, dining room, dining room, Western room, children's room
It is a kind of space. All spaces other than the living room will be provided as facilities. The number of living rooms is a ratio of the number of living rooms to the total number of spaces. Subsequently, the budget allocation of the living room is determined by the following (Formula 1).

(Equation 1) [room budget] = ([total budget] × (2 × [room number rate] − [room number rate] ² )) However, a fraction of 10,000 yen or less is rounded up.

The equipment budget is obtained by subtracting the room budget from the total budget. Once your room and equipment budgets are calculated,
Calculate the budget for each room and equipment for each space. The space-specific budget of the living room is calculated by the following (Equation 2).

(Equation 2) [Budget for each room (room)] = [Budget for each room] x [Budget cost for each space] / Σ [Budget cost for all spaces], rounded to the nearest 100 yen

As the budget cost for each space in (Equation 2), for example, the living room = 40, the living room = 36, the living room = ...
And so on. On the other hand, the space-specific budget of the equipment is calculated by the following (Equation 3).

(Equation 3) [Budget (equipment) by space] = [equipment budget] / [number of equipment] However, fractions of 100 yen or less are rounded up.

Here, the method of obtaining the budget for each space from the set total budget in a state where no product is selected has been described. However, the product has already been selected in some spaces. In such a case, the above-described method may be performed on the remaining space, with the total budget obtained by subtracting the total price of the selected product from the total budget.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, in the above embodiment, the present system is a server-client type system, but these functions may be realized by one computer, or the server 1 may be provided with a WWW server function, It may be configured to be accessible from the Internet.

[0051]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Read the floor plan of the building, add a mark on the read floor plan to indicate the location where the product will be installed,
For each mark given, the product to be installed is selected, the layout conditions in the product proposal are set, and the floor plan of the building and the product image are arranged according to the set layout conditions. There is an effect that a product proposal for proposing a product can be effectively created. In addition, for the selection of products to be installed, for each given mark, set spatial information in the house, set the structural features of the set space,
By searching for a product to be arranged based on the set space information and structural features, it is possible to select a product optimal for the space. Further, in the setting of the layout condition, display / non-display of the leader line is set, and when the display is set to the non-display, the same number as the number assigned to the corresponding mark is displayed for each product image. Therefore, even if the lead lines are eliminated so as not to complicate the proposal, an effect is obtained that the correspondence between the product image and the corresponding mark can be accurately grasped.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating an embodiment of a product proposal creation system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of product information in a product information storage unit 1a.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of weight information in a condition weight storage unit 1b.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a basic information screen D2.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a drawing / arrangement screen D3.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an arrangement editing window W3.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a product selection screen D4.

8 is a diagram showing a product selection area 72. FIG.

FIG. 9 shows an arrangement list display area 73 and a selection support button group 7
FIG.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a favorite search screen 100.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a layout screen D5.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a state in which a leader line is not displayed on a layout screen D5.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a board edit screen D6.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a template.

FIG. 15 is a screen transition diagram of the product proposal creation system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Server 1a ... Product information storage part 1b ... Condition weight storage part 1c ... Proposal plan storage part 2 ... Client 3 ... Drawing input means 4 ... Printer

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Naotake Kurume 1-1-1, Ichigaya-Kaga-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Inside Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masahisa Murata 1-1-1, Ichigaga-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo No. 1 Inside Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hidenori Kiso 1-1-1, Ichigaya Kagacho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Inside Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A step of reading a floor plan of a building, a step of providing a mark on the read floor plan that indicates a location at which a product is to be installed, and selecting a product to be installed for each of the provided marks. A product selection step, a layout condition setting step of setting a layout condition in the product proposal, and a step of arranging a floor plan and a product image of a building according to the layout condition. How to make. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of selecting goods includes setting spatial information in the house for each of the provided marks;
Setting a structural feature of the set space;
2. The product proposal creating method according to claim 1, comprising a product search step of searching for a product to be arranged based on the set spatial information and structural features. 3. In the layout condition setting step, display / non-display of a leader line is set, and when the display is set to non-display, the same number as the number assigned to the corresponding mark is assigned to each product image. 2. The method for creating a product proposal according to claim 1, further comprising the step of: 4. A product information storage means for storing information on a product, a drawing input means for reading a floor plan of a house, a display means for displaying the read floor plan on a screen, and a display means for displaying the floor plan. On the floor plan, a mark providing means for providing a mark by designating an arrangement position where a product is to be installed, a product selecting means for selecting a product to be installed for each provided mark, and a layout condition in a product proposal A product proposal creation system, comprising: a layout condition setting unit that sets a floor plan of a building and a product image according to the set layout condition. 5. The product selecting means, spatial information setting means for setting spatial information in a house for each of the provided marks, and spatial structure setting means for setting structural features of the set space. 5. The product proposal creating system according to claim 4, further comprising: and a product search unit that searches the product information storage unit based on the set spatial information and structural features. 6.