JP2002251547A - Commodity coordinate device, method, program, storage medium recording the program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To coordinate a commodity without depending on the personal capability of a salesman. SOLUTION: A commodity coordinate device 2 for selecting a coordinate commodity having a color adaptable to the color of a specified basic commodity is provided with a commodity combination DB 27 storing a plurality of commodity combination information each including the basic commodity attribute information including the color information of the basic commodity and the coordinate commodity attribute information including the color information of the coordinate commodity respectively for a combination of the basic commodity and the coordinate commodity, and a coordinate means 20 including a condition input means inputting the condition on the basic commodity attribute information, a retrieving means retrieving the combination information adaptable to the inputted condition from the storage content of the commodity combination DB 27, and a commodity presenting means presenting the information on the coordinate commodity based on the coordinate commodity attribute information included in the retrieved combination information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a commodity coordinating apparatus, method, and program for selecting a coordinated commodity to be combined with a certain basic commodity, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a salesperson selects a tie as a coordinated product to be combined with a jacket as a basic product for a specific individual, for example,
It goes as follows. (1) While grasping the personal attributes such as the clothes of the individual when visiting the store and the taste (calmness, fancy feeling, etc.),
The product attributes (color, pattern, shape, size, material, etc.) of the jacket selected as the basic product by the individual are grasped. (2) Next, based on the grasped contents, a tie having a product attribute suitable for the individual is selected from the ties in the store.

[0003]

However, the product attributes of basic products and coordinated products provided by each manufacturer are as follows:
Standards differ from manufacturer to manufacturer and are often not uniform. For this reason, there is a problem that the grasp of each product attribute depends on the personal perception ability of each salesperson, and there is a variation depending on the ability of each salesperson.

[0004] In addition, what kind of attribute is selected as a coordinated product suitable for the specific individual depends on the personal experience, sensitivity, knowledge, etc. of the salesperson. Then, there is a problem that the sales of the seller greatly depends on whether or not a skilled sales person having such personal ability can be trained or secured.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a commodity coordinating apparatus, method, and program which do not depend on the personal ability of a salesperson, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a commodity coordinating apparatus according to the present invention is a commodity coordinating apparatus for selecting a coordinated commodity having a color that matches a color of a designated basic commodity. So,
For a combination of the basic product and the coordinated product, basic product attribute information including color information of the basic product,
Merchandise combination information storage means for storing a plurality of merchandise combination information each including coordinated merchandise attribute information including color information of the coordinated merchandise; condition input means for inputting a condition relating to the basic merchandise attribute information; Search means for searching the combination information that matches a condition from the storage content of the combination information storage means, and product presentation means for presenting information about coordinate products based on the coordinate product attribute information included in the searched combination information And

Further, the commodity coordinating apparatus of the present invention is a commodity coordinating apparatus for selecting a coordinated commodity having a color matching the color of a designated basic commodity so as to suit a specific individual. The combination of the product and the coordinated product includes personal attribute information of an individual targeted by the combination, basic product attribute information including color information of the basic product, and coordinated product attribute information including color information of the coordinated product, respectively. Product combination information storage means for storing a plurality of product combination information, condition input means for inputting conditions relating to the personal attribute information and the basic product attribute information, and the combination information matching the input condition Search means for searching from the storage contents of the storage means, and the search means included in the searched combination information And a product presenting means presenting the information about the coordination product based on the coordination product attribute information that.

In the commodity coordinating apparatus, the commodity combination information includes timing attribute information of a timing targeted by the combination, and the condition input means is configured to input the condition including the timing attribute information. Can be exemplified.

The commodity coordinating apparatus includes a correction condition input means for inputting a correction condition, and a correction means for correcting the coordinated commodity attribute information included in the retrieved combination information based on the correction condition. The product presenting means can exemplify a mode configured to present information on coordinate products based on the corrected coordinate product attribute information.

[0010] Further, a commodity coordination method of the present invention is a commodity coordination method for selecting a coordination commodity having a color that matches a color of a designated basic commodity, wherein a combination of the basic commodity and the coordination commodity is selected. Using commodity combination information storage means for storing a plurality of commodity combination information each including basic commodity attribute information including color information of the basic commodity and coordinate commodity attribute information including color information of the coordinate commodity; A condition inputting step of inputting a condition relating to the product attribute information; a searching step of searching for the combination information matching the input condition from the storage content of the combination information storage means; Coordinated product information based on coordinated product attribute information And a Shimesuru merchandise presentation stage.

[0011] Further, the commodity coordination method of the present invention is a commodity coordination method for selecting a coordinated commodity having a color that matches the color of a designated basic commodity so as to suit a specific individual. The combination of the product and the coordinated product includes personal attribute information of an individual targeted by the combination, basic product attribute information including color information of the basic product, and coordinated product attribute information including color information of the coordinated product, respectively. Using a product combination information storage unit that stores a plurality of product combination information, inputting conditions relating to the personal attribute information and the basic product attribute information; A retrieval step of retrieving from the contents stored in the combination information storage means, and the retrieved combination information And a product presentation step of presenting the information about the coordination product based on the coordination product attribute information included.

[0012] In the commodity coordination method, the commodity combination information includes time attribute information of a time targeted by the combination, and the condition inputting step is configured to input the condition including the time attribute information. Can be exemplified.

The commodity coordination method includes a correction condition inputting step of inputting a correction condition, and a correction step of correcting the coordinated commodity attribute information included in the retrieved combination information based on the correction condition. The product presentation stage can exemplify a mode configured to present information on coordinate products based on the corrected coordinate product attribute information.

[0014] The product coordination program of the present invention is a product coordination program for selecting a coordination product having a color that matches a color of a designated basic product, wherein a combination of the basic product and the coordination product is selected. Using commodity combination information storage means for storing a plurality of commodity combination information each including basic commodity attribute information including color information of the basic commodity and coordinate commodity attribute information including color information of the coordinate commodity; A condition input procedure for inputting a condition relating to the product attribute information, a search procedure for searching for the combination information matching the input condition from the storage content of the combination information storage means, Coordinate products based on coordination product attribute information And a merchandise presentation procedure of presenting the information to be.

[0015] The product coordination program of the present invention is a product coordination program for selecting a coordination product having a color matching the color of a designated basic product so as to suit a specific individual,
For the combination of the basic product and the coordinated product, the personal attribute information of the individual targeted by the combination, the basic product attribute information including the color information of the basic product, and the coordinated product attribute information including the color information of the coordinated product Using a product combination information storage means for storing a plurality of product combination information each including, said personal attribute information,
A condition input procedure for inputting a condition relating to the basic product attribute information, a search procedure for searching for the combination information matching the input condition from the storage contents of the combination information storage means, And a product presentation procedure for presenting information about the coordinated product based on the coordinated product attribute information.

In the product coordination program, the product combination information includes time attribute information of a time period targeted by the combination, and the condition inputting step is configured to input the condition including the time attribute information. Can be exemplified.

The commodity coordination program includes a correction condition input procedure for inputting a correction condition, and a correction procedure for correcting the coordinated commodity attribute information included in the retrieved combination information based on the correction condition. The product presentation procedure can exemplify a mode configured to present information on coordinate products based on the corrected coordinate product attribute information.

Further, the computer readable recording medium of the present invention stores any one of the commodity coordination programs described above.

In the above, the mode of setting the product combination information is not particularly limited, but the following modes can be exemplified. (1) An aspect that is set based on a combination that is frequently adopted in the sales history information when the basic product and the coordinated product are actually sold in combination. (2) An aspect set based on the attributes of the commodity such as the color, pattern, shape, or material of the basic commodity and the coordinated commodity. (3) An aspect set based on the know-how of the salesperson. (4) An aspect set based on fashion.

The basic product is not particularly limited, but examples include a product owned by the seller, a product sold by the seller in the past, or a product specified by the customer.

The product attribute of the basic product or the coordinating product is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include the color, pattern, shape, size, and material of the product.

The time attribute information is not particularly limited, but may be an age, a trend, a season, and the like.

Each piece of information stored in the merchandise combination information storage means is not particularly limited, but is not limited to the case where it is directly stored in the merchandise combination information storage means and also relates to the storage contents of the merchandise combination information storage means. This also includes the case where the information is stored indirectly, such as the case where the information is stored in another storage means attached.

[0024]

1 to 10 show a commodity coordinating apparatus and system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention embodied in these apparatuses and systems will be described with reference to the drawings, together with a method, a program, and a recording medium on which the programs are implemented using the apparatuses and systems. As shown in FIG. 1, this product coordination system 1 provides a coordination service for selecting a coordination product having a color matching the color of a designated basic product so as to suit a customer as a specific individual. It includes a merchandise coordination device 2 and a customer terminal 3 of a customer, and these devices are connected to each other via the Internet 4 as a communication network. The customer terminal 3 is configured using a known computer and includes means for transmitting and receiving information to and from the commodity coordinating apparatus 2 via the Internet 4. To access the commodity coordinating device 2. For example, the commodity coordinating device 2 is connected to a WWW (World Wide W
eb) While being configured as a server, the customer terminal 3
The configuration as a WW client can be exemplified.

The commodity coordinating apparatus 2 is constituted by using a known computer, and as shown in FIG. 2, a control section 10 for controlling the entire operation thereof, and a display for displaying a guide message, progress of processing, and the like. The control unit includes an input unit 12 for inputting an instruction to the control unit, and a communication unit 13 for connecting to the Internet 4.

The control unit 10 includes a coordination means 20 for providing a coordination service and a sales history totaling means 2 for extracting merchandise combination information from the sales history.
1 and D for maintaining each database (hereinafter, “database” is abbreviated as “DB”), which will be described later.
B maintenance means 22. Details of these means will be described later.

The control unit 10 includes a product master DB 25, a customer attribute DB 26, a product combination DB 27 as product combination information storage means, and a sales history DB 28 as DBs used in these means.

The programs for realizing the units 20 to 22 of the control unit 10 and the DBs 25 to 28 are stored in a storage device (not shown) built in the control unit 10. The storage contents of the storage device can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a magneto-optical disk or a compact disk (including a computer-readable recording medium and a computer-readable recording medium). And
These programs are “commodity coordination programs”, and the computer-readable recording medium on which these programs are recorded is “computer-readable recording medium on which commodity coordination programs are recorded”.

The product master DB 25 includes a set of records 30 including product attribute information on attributes of each product that is a basic product or a coordinated product. As shown in FIG. 3, each record 30 includes an item 31 for storing a product code for identifying a product, an item 32 for storing a product type indicating a type of the product (for example, a suit, a shirt, a tie, and the like), An item 33 for storing color information of the product;
An item 34 for storing the pattern information of the product, an item 35 for storing the material information of the product, an item 36 for storing the seasonal information in which the product is used as the time attribute information, and an item 37 for storing the maker information of the product And an item 38 for storing price information of the product. The item 33 for storing the color information of a product includes the first to n-th items in the order of the area used for the product.
For each of the colors up to (n is an arbitrary integer), an item for storing each hue group, an item for storing a tone group, and an item for storing an occupation ratio, which is a ratio of the color to the product area, are included. Contains. In addition, for example,
When the tone group is configured to be expressed by saturation and lightness, instead of the item storing the tone group,
Include items that store saturation and lightness.

The method for extracting the color information of the product is not particularly limited. For example, the color information can be extracted from the image of the product as follows. That is, first, an area is designated in the product image, and n frequently-collected color groups are extracted according to the group distribution of hue and tone (saturation, lightness) in the area, and the occupation ratio of each color group is extracted. To determine. Then, the first to n-th colors are set in descending order of the occupation ratio. The method of determining the occupancy ratio is not particularly limited. However, it is preferable that the occupancy ratio is not a ratio of the physical area, but rather a number of 10 if the whole is 10 in human appearance.

The customer attribute DB 26 includes a set of records 40 including personal attribute information on the attributes of each customer. As shown in FIG. 4, each record 40 includes an item 41 for storing a customer code for identifying a customer, an item 42 for storing name information of the customer, an item 43 for storing gender information of the customer, and an item 43 for storing gender information of the customer. Item 44 for storing date of birth information
An item 45 for storing customer address information, an item 46 for storing customer telephone number information, an item 47 for storing customer workplace information, and an item 48 for storing customer preference information.
And item 4 for storing a password for authenticating the customer
9 is included.

The product combination DB 27 includes a set of records 50 including product combination information on a combination of a basic product and a coordinated product. As shown in FIG. 5, each record 50 includes an item 51 for storing the category of the product combination information, an item 52 for storing the personal attribute information of the individual targeted by the combination, and the color information of the target basic product. And an item 54 for storing coordinated product attribute information including the color information of the coordinated product to be processed.

The sales history DB 28 includes a set of records 60 including sales history information. As shown in FIG. 6, each record 60 includes an item 61 for storing the sales date and time when the product was sold, and an item 6 for storing the customer code of the sold customer.
2 and item 6 for storing the product code of the sold basic product
3 and an item 64 for storing the product code of the sold coordinated product.

Next, the processing contents of each means of the commodity coordinating apparatus 2 will be described. In the following,
When the user inputs “X” from the customer terminal 3, guide display information for prompting the user to input “X” is transmitted from the product coordinating device 2 to the customer terminal 3, and the customer terminal 3
Prompting input by displaying a guide on
This means that “X” input to the customer terminal 3 based on the guide display is received from the customer terminal 3 via the Internet and is input to the product coordination device 2. Further, "X" is displayed on the customer terminal 3,
This means that “X” is transmitted from the commodity coordinating device 2 to the customer terminal 3 and displayed on the customer terminal 3. Further, in this example, the customer who uses the commodity coordinating apparatus 2 for simplifying the explanation has the customer attribute D
It is assumed that the information is registered in advance in B26, and the description of the part for registering a new customer is omitted.

In the coordinating means 20, first, as shown in FIG. 7, a customer code and a password are input from the customer terminal 3 via a screen shown in FIG.
By comparing the input contents with the contents of the customer attribute DB 26, it is verified that the person operating the customer terminal 3 is a customer, the customer is specified, and the personal attribute information is extracted (step S101). Next, product master D
Product attribute information about the products that can be handled is extracted from B25 and, for example, a product code for displaying a list on the customer terminal 3 and specifying a basic product from the customer terminal 3 via the screen shown in FIG. Is input (step S102). Next, the specification of the product type of the coordinated product to be combined with the specified basic product is input from the customer terminal 3 via, for example, the screen shown in FIG. 10C (step S103). On this screen, a selection button 9 for designating the type of any coordinated product
By pressing 0, the same type is designated. Above steps S101, S102, and S103
Are condition input means for inputting conditions relating to personal attribute information, basic product attribute information, and coordinated product attribute information, respectively.

Next, a correction condition for correcting the coordination is input from the customer terminal 3 via, for example, a screen shown in FIG. 10D (step S104). This step S104 is the correction condition input means. On this screen, the mood at the time of using the customer as a correction condition for the sense or feeling of the individual (for example, want to be flashy, want to be slightly flashy, want to be slightly sober, want to be sober, etc.)
, And an area 92 for inputting various other information (such as correction conditions for fashion during use).

Next, a coordinated commodity search process (step S112, described later) is executed (step S10).
5) As a result, the presentation of the product attribute information about the searched one or more coordinated products is performed on the customer side terminal 3.
Is displayed on the screen shown in FIG. 10E, for example (step S106). This step S106 is a product presentation means for presenting information on coordinate products based on the coordinate product attribute information included in the searched combination information. The screen shown in FIG. 10E is provided with an area 93 for displaying a basic product and an area 94 for displaying a list of searched coordinating products, and any of the coordinating products displayed in the area 94 is provided. Is configured to be selectable. For example, when one of the coordinated products is selected and the overlap display button 95 is pressed, for example, as shown in FIG. Product Image 9
7 and an image 98 of the coordinating product are displayed in a superimposed manner (in the same figure, both images 97 and 98 are displaced in order to clearly show that they are superimposed. , And is not limited to this embodiment.) When the return button 99 is pressed on this screen, the screen returns to the screen shown in FIG.

Next, in step S105, for example, when one or two or more coordinated products are selected on the screen shown in FIG. 10E and the settlement button 96 is pressed to determine the coordinated product, this processing is executed. Upon completion (step S107), a settlement means (not shown) for settingtle the coordinated product is executed. When the selected product is finally settled (sold), the information is stored in the sales history DB.
28.

This means is executed, for example, in step S10
In step 2 to step S106, the procedure can be changed as appropriate, such as returning to the previous step so that the customer can redo operations such as input and selection.

Coordinate product search processing (step S)
In 112), as shown in FIG. 8, first, the merchandise combination DB 27 is stored based on the personal attribute information of the customer, the merchandise attribute information of the specified basic merchandise, and the search key including the merchandise type of the specified coordinated merchandise. Search (Step S1
13). This step S113 is a search means for searching the storage contents of the product combination DB 27 for combination information matching the input condition. What kind of information is used for the search key is not particularly limited and can be freely set. For example, a mode in which the following information is used is given.

(1) A mode in which the hue group and the tone group (coloring pattern) of the designated basic product and the product type of the designated coordinated product are adopted. In this aspect, it is possible to search for a coordinated product having a coloration pattern that matches the coloration pattern by paying attention only to the coloration pattern of the basic product. (2) A mode in which a product code is adopted in addition to (1). In this aspect, (1) can be narrowed down to combinations of the same basic product as the designated basic product. (3) A mode in which the customer code of the customer is adopted in addition to (2). In this aspect, the above (2) can be narrowed down to a combination of a color scheme preferred by the customer. (4) In addition to the above, a mode in which the age and occupation of the customer are adopted.

Next, regarding the product attribute information of the coordinated product included in the searched product combination information,
Counts are counted for each piece of product attribute information, and product attribute information of one or more coordinating products is adopted in ascending order of frequency (step S114). At this time, it is preferable to search the sales history DB 28 and exclude products having the same product attributes as coordinating products sold in the past to the customer.

Next, each of the employed merchandise attribute information is corrected by a correction condition (step S115). This step S115 is a correcting means for correcting based on the coordinated product attribute information correction condition included in the searched combination information. For example, when “slightly flashy” is specified as the mood, the condition is such that the hue difference between the basic product and the coordinated product in the combination adopted by the customer in the past is slightly increased from the sales history DB 28. Product attribute information is corrected as described above.

Next, the commodity master DB 25 is searched based on the corrected commodity attribute information, and a coordinated commodity having the commodity attribute information is extracted (step S11).
6), return to the caller of this processing (step S11)
7).

The sales history totaling means 21 is for extracting a combination having a high frequency of adoption from the sales history information when a basic product and a coordinated product are actually sold in combination. As shown in (1), first, a condition for which information is to be totaled out of information that can be derived from the information stored in the record 60 of the sales history DB 28 is input from the input unit 12 (step S121). For example, by summarizing the hue group and tone group of the basic product and the age of the customer, a pattern preferred by a certain age group for the hue and tone of the basic product, the hue group and the tone group of the basic product, and the occupation of the customer can be obtained. , It is possible to obtain a pattern of a product preferred by a certain profession for the hue / tone of the basic product. Next, based on the input conditions, the coordinate patterns are totaled (step S122), and the result is displayed on the display unit 11 (step S123). Next, looking at the result, when a characteristic tendency of the specific pattern (such as a high occurrence rate of the specific pattern) is found (step S124), the product combination information is configured based on the pattern aggregation result. ,
The product combination information is registered in the product combination DB 27 (step S125). At this time, the configuration may be such that weighting is performed in accordance with the occurrence rate of each pattern and registered in the product combination DB 27. This weighting can be used for weighting the frequency when counting the frequency of the product attribute information of the coordinated product in step S114 of the coordinated product search process.

The DB maintenance means 22 is provided for each DB 25
This is a means for correcting the contents of Nos. To 28, and adding or deleting information. By using this means,
For example, know-how information of a salesperson and information on trendy colors and designs can be registered in the product combination DB 27.

As described above, according to the present invention, merchandise attribute information in which the attributes (especially colors) of each merchandise are read and classified on the basis of a unified standard is registered in the merchandise master DB 25, and the merchandise is registered based on the information. Since they are configured to coordinate with each other, it is possible to eliminate variations in product attributes and obtain a stable coordinate result, unlike the related art.

For a combination of a basic product and a coordinated product, a plurality of pieces of basic product attribute information including the color information of the basic product and a plurality of product combination information including the coordinated product attribute information including the color information of the coordinated product are stored. Is provided so as to select a coordinated product to be combined with the basic product based on the stored contents of the product combination DB 27, so that the coordinated product can be selected without depending on the personal ability of the salesperson. Can be selected.

Further, since the product combination DB 27 includes personal attribute information of an individual targeted by each product combination information, the product combination DB 27 is searched based on the personal attribute information of a specific individual. Thus, it is possible to select a coordinated product suitable for the individual.

Further, since the product attribute information of the coordinated product included in the product combination information of the product combination DB 27 is corrected based on the correction conditions such as the mood and the weather at the time of use of the customer, the configuration of the customer is corrected. Coordinated products can be selected according to the mood, weather, and the like at the time of use.

Since the sales history totalizing means 21 is provided, it is possible to extract the product combination information based on the sales results accumulated in the sales history DB 28 and register it in the product combination DB 27. In addition, it is possible to specify, as the aggregation condition, elements that seemingly have no relation to the color of the product, such as the customer's age and the place of work, and extract the correlation between such elements and the combination of the products, and register the correlation in the product combination DB 27. To be able to. For this reason, it is possible to select a coordinated product with a color that matches the color of the basic product by specifying an element that does not seem to be related to the color of the product at first glance. Can be attached).

Further, since the database maintenance means 22 is provided, the know-how information of the sales staff and the information on the trendy colors and designs are registered in the product combination DB 27, so that the information can be reflected in the coordination. .

Next, a commodity coordination system according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The merchandise coordination system of the present embodiment is configured such that conditions relating to color information can be input before step S105 in the coordination means 20 of the first embodiment, and a search key for searching for coordination merchandise. The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment mainly in that a condition relating to input color information is adopted. Therefore, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

The mode for inputting the condition relating to the color information of the present embodiment is not particularly limited.
Is displayed on the customer-side terminal 3, and a color-related condition for selecting a coordinated product for the selected basic product is input from the customer-side terminal 3.

The screen 70 includes an image display unit 71 for displaying a simulation image of a basic product and a coordinate product to be combined with the basic product, a condition input unit 72 for inputting a coordinate condition, and A hue / saturation / brightness difference display section 76 that displays the state of the hue difference, saturation difference, and brightness difference of the basic product and the coordinated product according to the input content, a sample hue display section 77, A sample tone display section 78 and an execute button 79 for executing coordination are provided. The condition input unit 72 is a direct input item 7 for directly inputting hue and tone for the color of the coordinated product.
3. A hue pattern coordinate item 74 for selecting a hue pattern or a tone coordinate item 75 for selecting a tone pattern is selected and input. In the direct input item 73, one of a plurality of types (24 types in this example) of hues and one of a plurality of types (17 types in this example) of tones are directly designated. For the specification of the hue and the tone, the numbers displayed on the sample hue display 77 and the sample tone display 78 respectively displayed at the bottom of the screen are input. In the hue pattern coordinate item 74, any hue pattern is selected from the drop-down list 74a. In the drop-down list 74a, for example, the same hue (hue difference 0), adjacent hues (hue difference 1 in this example),
Similar hue (hue difference 2-3 in this example), medium difference color (hue difference 4-7 in this example), control hue (hue difference 8-1 in this example)
0), and complementary hues (hue differences 11 to 12 in this example) are displayed. In the tone coordinate item 75, any tone pattern is selected from a drop-down list 75a. The drop-down list 75a includes, for example, the same tone color scheme, similar tone color scheme (lightness match, saturation similarity), similar tone color scheme (lightness similarity,
Saturation match), similar tone color scheme (lightness and saturation similarity), control tone color scheme (lightness match, saturation control), control tone color scheme (lightness control, saturation match), control tone color scheme (lightness and saturation control) Is displayed.

According to this embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, a coordinated product can be selected by directly specifying the relationship between the color of the basic product and the color of the coordinated product.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but may be embodied with appropriate modifications without departing from the spirit of the invention, for example, as described below. (1) When three or more types of products are combined, basically, two types of products are processed in combination as follows. (A) First, two kinds of goods among three or more kinds of goods are coordinated. (B) Generate a virtual product attribute that combines the attributes of two coordinated products. For example, if a dark blue suit and a white shirt are combined, and if the area ratio of the combined suit and shirt is 7: 3, the virtual product is dark blue and white, and their area is It is assumed that a product attribute having a ratio of 7 to 3 is provided. (C) Another product is coordinated with the virtual product. (D) The above (b) and (c) are repeated as appropriate according to the number of types of products to be combined.

(2) When merchandise sold in the past is used as a basic merchandise, sales information is searched from the sales history DB 28, and a coordinated merchandise is selected using the search result.

(3) When a product owned by a customer is used as a basic product, an image of the product is input via the Internet 4, color information is extracted from the image, and coordinates are made based on the color information. Be configured to select products.

(4) Instead of having the customer specifically specify the conditions for coordinating, the coordinating product based on some representative coordinating patterns is presented, and the customer is allowed to select a product from the coordinating product. I do. Then, when any one of the products is selected, a representative coordinated product with further narrowed conditions is presented in the coordinate pattern. Instead of the customer specifying the coordination conditions specifically, the coordination condition is gradually narrowed down by selecting coordination products in stages.

(5) Coordinated merchandise is selected using a randomly extracted coordination pattern from the coordination patterns selected by combining some attributes of the customer with the basic merchandise. thing. In this way, it is possible to soften the impression that a coordinated product is mechanically selected.

(6) When selecting a coordinated product, refer to a recent sales history for a customer, and make adjustments such that the sales history is the same, slightly shifted, or slightly shifted.

(7) When a combination of a basic product and a coordinated product is specifically designated, a pattern similar to the combination pattern is searched from the product combination DB 27,
A configuration for presenting a combination change example based on the searched product combination information.

(8) Instead of the customer terminal 3, a terminal having the same function is installed in the store. Then, when the commodity coordinating apparatus 2 is in the same store, for example, the terminal is connected to the commodity coordinating apparatus 2 via a local area network instead of the Internet 4.
It can also be configured to connect to. The operator of this terminal is not particularly limited, but may be a clerk, a customer, a visitor, or the like.

(9) When searching the product combination DB 27, the product combination DB 27 should be configured to be able to target only product combination information belonging to any one of the sections 51 or two or more sections.

(10) The condition input means is configured to input a condition including time attribute information. Thereby, by searching the product combination DB 27 based on a specific time, it is possible to select a coordinated product suitable for the time.

[0067]

According to the merchandise coordinating apparatus, method and recording medium storing the merchandise coordinating program of the present invention, a color matching the color of the designated basic merchandise without depending on the personal ability of the salesperson can be obtained. It has an excellent effect that it is possible to select a coordinated product provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a product coordination system including a product coordination device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a commodity coordinating apparatus of the system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a record configuration of a product master database of the product coordination device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a record configuration of a customer attribute database of the commodity coordinating apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a record configuration of a product combination database of the product coordination device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a record configuration of a sales history database of the commodity coordinating apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of a coordinating means of the commodity coordinating apparatus.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of a coordinated product search process of the product coordinate device.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing of a sales history totaling means of the commodity coordinating apparatus.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen example of the commodity coordinating apparatus.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of a customer terminal of the product coordination system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Product coordination system 2 Product coordination device 3 Customer side terminal 4 Internet 10 Control part 11 Display part 12 Input part 13 Communication part 20 Coordination means 21 Sales history totaling means 22 DB maintenance means 25 Product master DB 26 Customer attribute DB 27 Product combination DB 28 Sales History DB

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A commodity coordinating apparatus for selecting a coordinated commodity having a color matching a color of a designated basic commodity, wherein color information of the basic commodity is provided for a combination of the basic commodity and the coordinated commodity. Basic product attribute information including
Product combination information storage means for storing a plurality of product combination information each including coordinated product attribute information including color information of the coordinated product; condition input means for inputting a condition relating to the basic product attribute information; Search means for searching the combination information that matches a condition from the storage content of the combination information storage means; and commodity presentation means for presenting information about coordinate goods based on the coordinate commodity attribute information included in the searched combination information. And a product coordination device including: 2. A commodity coordinating apparatus for selecting a coordinated commodity having a color matching a color of a designated basic commodity so as to be suitable for a specific individual, wherein a combination of the basic commodity and the coordinated commodity is selected. A plurality of product combination information each including personal attribute information of an individual targeted by the combination, basic product attribute information including color information of the basic product, and coordinated product attribute information including color information of the coordinated product. Merchandise combination information storage means; condition input means for inputting conditions relating to the personal attribute information and the basic merchandise attribute information; and searching for the combination information matching the input conditions from the storage contents of the combination information storage means. Search means, and the coordinated product attribute information included in the searched combination information Commodity coordination apparatus including a merchandise presentation means for presenting the information about the coordination goods Zui. 3. The product combination information includes timing attribute information of a timing targeted by the combination, and the condition input unit is configured to input the condition including the timing attribute information. Or the commodity coordinating apparatus according to 2. 4. A correction condition input unit for inputting a correction condition, and a correction unit for correcting the coordinated product attribute information included in the searched combination information based on the correction condition. The product coordinating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, configured to present information on the coordinated product based on the corrected coordinated product attribute information. 5. A product coordination method for selecting a coordinated product having a color that matches a color of a designated basic product, wherein color information of the basic product and the combination of the coordinated product are provided. Basic product attribute information including
A condition inputting step of inputting a condition relating to the basic product attribute information, using a product combination information storage means for storing a plurality of product combination information each including coordinated product attribute information including color information of the coordinated product; A retrieval step of retrieving the combination information that meets the searched condition from the storage content of the combination information storage means; and a product presenting information about the coordinate product based on the coordinate product attribute information included in the retrieved combination information. A product coordination method including a presentation stage. 6. A commodity coordinating method for selecting a coordinated commodity having a color matching a color of a designated basic commodity so as to be suitable for a specific individual, wherein a combination of the basic commodity and the coordinated commodity is provided. A plurality of product combination information each including personal attribute information of an individual targeted by the combination, basic product attribute information including color information of the basic product, and coordinated product attribute information including color information of the coordinated product. A condition inputting step of inputting a condition relating to the personal attribute information and the basic product attribute information using a product combination information storage means, and the combination information conforming to the input condition is obtained from the storage content of the combination information storage means A search step for searching; and the coordinated commodity attribute included in the searched combination information Commodity coordinated way, including and product presentation stage to present the information about the coordination goods on the basis of the broadcast. 7. The product combination information includes timing attribute information of a timing targeted by the combination, and the condition inputting step is configured to input the condition including the timing attribute information. Or the product coordination method described in 6. 8. A correction condition input step of inputting a correction condition, and a correction step of correcting the coordinated commodity attribute information included in the retrieved combination information based on the correction condition. The product coordination method according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein information on the coordination product is presented based on the corrected coordination product attribute information. 9. A product coordination program for selecting a coordinated product having a color that matches a color of a designated basic product, wherein color information of the basic product is provided for the combination of the basic product and the coordinated product. Basic product attribute information including
A condition inputting step of inputting a condition relating to the basic product attribute information, using a product combination information storage means for storing a plurality of product combination information each including coordinated product attribute information including color information of the coordinated product; A retrieval procedure for retrieving the combination information that meets the searched condition from the storage content of the combination information storage means, and a commodity that presents information about the coordinated commodity based on the coordinated commodity attribute information included in the retrieved combination information. Product coordination program including presentation procedure. 10. A product coordination program for selecting a coordinated product having a color that matches a color of a designated basic product so as to be suitable for a specific individual, wherein a combination of the basic product and the coordinated product is provided. A plurality of product combination information each including personal attribute information of an individual targeted by the combination, basic product attribute information including color information of the basic product, and coordinated product attribute information including color information of the coordinated product. A condition inputting step of inputting a condition relating to the personal attribute information and the basic product attribute information using a product combination information storing means; and A search procedure for searching, and the coordinates included in the searched combination information Commodity coordinated program that includes a merchandise presentation procedure for presenting the information about the coordination goods on the basis of the article attribute information. 11. The product combination information includes timing attribute information of a timing targeted by the combination, and the condition inputting step is configured to input the condition including the timing attribute information. Or the product coordination program described in 10. 12. A correction condition input procedure for inputting a correction condition, and a correction procedure for correcting the coordinated product attribute information included in the retrieved combination information based on the correction condition. The product coordination program according to any one of claims 9 to 11, configured to present information on a coordination product based on the corrected coordination product attribute information. 13. A computer-readable recording medium on which the commodity coordinating program according to claim 9 is recorded. 14. The merchandise combination information is set based on a combination that is frequently adopted in sales history information when the basic merchandise and the coordinated merchandise are actually combined and sold. The commodity coordinating device according to any one of claims 4 to 4, the commodity coordinating method according to any one of claims 5 to 8, and the commodity coordination method according to any one of claims 5 to 8.
A computer-readable recording medium on which the product coordination program according to any one of claims 12 to 13 is recorded.