JP2002342353A - Device and system for converting term - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to easily transmit the specification information on a desired component to a component maker. SOLUTION: The user transmits the specification information on a desired component to an cooperative server 2 by using a user terminal 1. The cooperative server 2 convert the terms used for the received specification information into JIS terms and transmits them to a maker server 3 later. The component maker receives the specification information by the maker server 3 and after a component satisfying this specification information is retrieved, reply information containing a component number and a URL corresponding to this component is transmitted to the user terminal 1. The user receives the reply information by the user terminal 1, inserts the URL contained in this reply information to the Web browser of the user terminal 1 and accesses a component specification, on which the detailed specification of the desired component is described.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a term conversion apparatus and a term conversion system for converting terms of parts, and more particularly, to a term conversion apparatus and a term conversion system for converting terms of parts through a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, many parts manufacturers have started services for providing detailed parts specifications to users via the Internet. Therefore, many users use this service to purchase parts.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a conventional service for providing a component specification. Here, a conventional service will be described by taking as an example a case where a component specification of a capacitor is provided.

First, a user accesses a search screen shown in FIG. 7 using a user terminal (step S10).
1). Clicking the type selection column 101 displays a type list (hereinafter, pull-down menu), and selects a capacitor from the pull-down menu. And
After appropriately selecting the type selection field 102, a search button 103
Click. Thereby, the specification information specifying screen shown in FIG. 8 is displayed.

[0005] Next, the user determines whether or not the specification names (interelectrode capacity, maximum specification voltage, rated maximum voltage, operating temperature and external dimensions) on the specification information specifying screen are the specification names recognized by the user. (Step S102). If the specification name is recognized by itself, a desired specification is selected in the selection field 104 (step S103). Then, the transmission button 105 is pressed, and the specification information is transmitted to the component maker (step S104).

[0006] Next, the parts maker receives the specification information from its own server, searches for a part that satisfies the specification information, and returns a mail in which the part number of the searched part is described to the user ( Step S105).

Next, the user receives a mail in which the part number is described from the user terminal (step S10).
6). Then, based on this part number, a desired part specification is accessed (step S7), and after browsing this part specification, it is determined whether or not to purchase a part (step S108). When purchasing parts, the user starts purchasing activities such as price negotiation of parts (S109).
If it is determined that the purchase is not made, the process returns to step S101.

[0008]

However, step S
In 102, since the specification name recognized by the user is not listed on the specification information specifying screen, there are many cases where the specification of the component cannot be selected. This is because each component manufacturer publishes the specification name using a term unique to each manufacturer.

[0009] Therefore, when transmitting the specification information to the manufacturer, the user uses the standard document described in terms of the manufacturer of the access destination to change the specification name recognized by the user to the parts manufacturer of the access destination. The troublesome work of associating with the unique specification name had to be performed (step S
109).

[0010] Further, when the specification names cannot be associated with each other by using the standard document, a troublesome work of directly inquiring the specification names to the sales department of the parts maker by telephone must be performed (S110).

[0011] Even for components other than capacitors, the specification information specification screen displays specification names in terms unique to each company, so that the user must perform cumbersome operations such as reference to standards and inquiries by telephone. I had to.

In addition to the screens shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a screen for inputting specification information of a desired part by a user generally includes specification names using terms unique to each manufacturer. Therefore, when transmitting the specification information to the parts maker, the user must usually perform the above-mentioned troublesome work.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a term conversion apparatus and a term conversion system capable of easily transmitting specification information of a part desired by a user to a part maker.

[0014]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 comprises a storage means for storing terms used by each component maker in association with standard terms, Receiving means for receiving specification information from the terminal;
Conversion means for converting the terms used in the specification information received by the reception means into standard terms, and transmission means for transmitting the specification information converted to the standard terms by the conversion means to the component maker terminal. A term conversion apparatus characterized by comprising:

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in a term conversion system in which a term conversion device converts a term used in specification information received from a terminal into a standard term, a transmission section in which a user terminal transmits the specification information And the term converter is
Storage means for storing terms used by each component maker in association with standard terms, receiving means for receiving specification information from a user terminal, and specification information received by the receiving means A term conversion system comprising: a conversion unit that converts a term into a standard term; and a transmission unit that transmits specification information converted into a standard term by the conversion unit to a component maker terminal.

In the invention according to claims 1 and 6,
A storage unit for storing terms used by each component manufacturer in association with standard terms, a receiving unit for receiving specification information from a user terminal, and specification information received by the receiving unit. To convert the terms used in the term into standard terms, and transmitting means for transmitting the specification information converted to the standard terms by the converting means to the component maker terminal. The troublesome work of associating the recognized specification name with the specification name of the component manufacturer of the specification information transmission destination can be omitted.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of the overall configuration of a term conversion system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The term conversion system includes a user terminal 1, a search server 2, and a maker server 3.

A user terminal 1 is connected to an affiliate server 2 via a network 4. This network 4
Is, for example, a LAN such as an intranet (registered trademark).
(Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network)
k) or the Internet, and in the first embodiment of the present invention, the Internet.

The maker server 3 is connected to the affiliate server 2 via the network 5. The network 5 is, for example, an LA such as an intranet.
N, WAN, the Internet, or the like, and in the first embodiment of the present invention, the Internet. Here, the maker servers 3A, 3B and 3C
However, an example in which the maker server 3 is connected to the affiliate server 2 via the network 5 will be illustrated and described, but the number of maker servers 3 is not limited to this.
The maker servers 3A, 3B and 3C are the respective servers of the component manufacturers A, B and C.

The user terminal 1 is connected to a We
The terminal is capable of browsing page b and transmitting and receiving mails. In particular,
The user terminal 1 is a personal computer (hereinafter, a personal computer) in which a Web browser, e-mail software, and the like are installed. In the first embodiment of the present invention, an example in which one user terminal 1 is connected to the affiliate server 2 will be shown and described for convenience, but the number of user terminals 1 is not limited to this. Not something.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of the user terminal 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG.
The user terminal 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1
1. RAM (Random Access Memory) 12, ROM (Read
Only Memory) 13, a communication unit 14, an input unit 15, a storage unit 16, a display circuit 17, and a display unit 18.

The CPU 11 controls each unit in the user terminal 1 via the bus 19. The RAM 12 is a CPU 11
Is a RAM used as a work memory. R
The OM 13 stores a program and the like necessary for activation.
OM. The communication unit 14 communicates with the network 4 such as the Internet based on the control of the CPU 11. The input unit 15 is an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse. The storage unit 16 is a storage device such as a hard disk drive, and stores programs and data. The display circuit 17 converts a signal supplied via the bus 19 into a signal that can be displayed on the display unit 18 under the control of the CPU 11 and supplies the signal to the display unit 18. Display 1
8 performs display based on a signal supplied from the display circuit 17.

The partner server 2 has a database, in which terms of parts are stored. In the first embodiment of the present invention, this database stores terms unique to each component manufacturer and terms that are industry standard. Industry standard terms are common terms among manufacturers, and are specifically defined by JIS (Japanese Industry
ial Standards), IEC (International Electro
technical Commission) and other industry standard terms for each country. In the first embodiment of the present invention, the industry standard terms stored in the database are:
This is a JIS term.

The partner server 2 can convert the terms used in the specification information received from the user terminal 1 into standard terms based on the terms stored in the database, and then transmit them to the maker server 3. In addition, the affiliate server 2
The specification information is transmitted to a component maker registered in the partner server 2 in advance. Here, a part manufacturer A,
Company B and company C are registered in the affiliate server 2 in advance.

Further, the affiliate server 2 can convert the terms used in the reply information received from the maker server 3 into standard terms based on the terms stored in the database, and then transmit them to the user terminal 1. The reply information will be described later.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, the database is a relational database, and terms unique to each component manufacturer and terms standard in the industry are represented by a two-dimensional table. An example of this table is shown in Table 1 below.

[0027]

[Table 1]

As shown in Table 1, the items in this table consist of JIS terms, A company terms, B company terms, C company terms, and D company terms. The table also shows the correspondence between the terms of the component manufacturers and the JIS terms. In the first embodiment of the present invention, this table is created for each type of component.

The database of the partner server 2 also stores files described in languages such as HTML (HyperText Markup Language) or XML (eXtensible Markup Language).
These files are transmitted to the user terminal 1 in response to a request from the user terminal 1. A specification information input screen or the like is displayed on the Web browser of the user terminal 1 that has received these files.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the specification information input screen.
As shown in FIG. 3, the specification information input screen includes a type selection field 21, a type selection field 22, a plurality of specification name input fields 23, a plurality of specification input fields 24 and 25, and a transmission button 26.

The type selection field 21 is a pull-down menu type selection field for the user to select a desired type of component. In this pull-down menu, for example, product names such as capacitors, resistors, and coils are displayed. The type selection column 22 is a pull-down menu type selection column for selecting the type of component desired by the user. In this pull-down menu, a type corresponding to the type selected in the type selection field 21 is displayed. For example, type selection column 21
If a capacitor is selected in, type selection column 2
In 2, a type such as an electrolytic capacitor, a ceramic capacitor, or a film capacitor is displayed.

The specification name input column 23 is a column for the user to input a specification name of a desired part. The specification input fields 24 and 25 are fields for the user to input the specifications of the parts desired by the user.
, And the upper limit value is input in the specification input field 25. Here, it is also possible to input a numerical value into only one of the specification input fields 24 and 25 and limit only one of the upper limit value and the lower limit value.

The transmission button 26 is a button for transmitting the specification information to the affiliate server 2. Specifically, when the transmission button 26 is pressed, the specification input on the specification information input screen shown in FIG. The information is transmitted to the affiliate server 2.

Since the affiliate server 2 can be implemented with the same configuration as the above-mentioned user terminal 1, illustration and description of the configuration of the affiliate server 2 are omitted here.

The maker server 3 has a database, and the database stores component specifications of the component maker having the maker server 3. This part specification sheet describes detailed specifications of each part, and is described in a language such as HTML or XML. The maker server 3 can search for a part specification corresponding to the part number from the part specification stored in the database.

The maker server 3 is connected to the affiliate server 2
It is also possible to receive the specification information transmitted from.
Each component maker searches for a component that satisfies the specification information received by the maker server 3, creates reply information according to the search result, and sends it back to the partner server 2. In addition, each component maker can view its own component specifications,
Alternatively, a part that satisfies the specification information is searched by searching a part specification document stored in the database.

The reply information created by each component manufacturer includes at least a component number, for example, a component number, a URL (Uniform Resource Locators) corresponding to the component number,
Includes specification information and delivery date information. Here, the URL corresponding to the part number is a URL for accessing a part specification document in which detailed information of the part corresponding to the part number is posted. Therefore, the user who has received the reply information displays the UR included in the reply information on the Web browser of the user terminal 1.
When L is input, it is connected to the maker server 3 having the domain name included in this URL. The URL includes a part number in addition to the domain name, and the maker server 3 searches for a part specification corresponding to the part number and transmits it to the user terminal 1. The reply information is returned to the user by e-mail, for example.

Since the maker server 3 can be implemented with the same configuration as the above-mentioned user terminal 1, illustration and description of the configuration of the maker server 3 are omitted here.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a procedure from transmission of specification information to a component manufacturer to purchase of a component according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Here, the user transmits the specification information of the desired component to the component manufacturer using the terms of the company B shown in Table 1,
Reply information for this specification information is provided by Company A, Company B and C
An example of receiving from a company will be described. Here, a case where the desired component is a capacitor will be described.

First, the user uses the user terminal 1 to
The user accesses the specification information input screen shown in FIG. 3 (step S1). Then, the capacitor is selected from the type selection column 21 and the type of the capacitor is appropriately selected from the type selection column 22.

Next, the specification name input column 23 _1, and enter a specification name "rated maximum voltage" that the user is aware, and inputs appropriately desired spec specification input column 24 ₁ and 25 _1. Similarly, the specification name input fields 23 ₂ , 23 ₃ and 23
_4, specification name "interelectrode capacitance" user is aware, enter "maximum operating voltage" and "maximum operating current" and the like as appropriate, specifications input column 24 _2, 24 _3, 24 _4, 25 _2, 25
₃ and 25 ₄ to enter appropriate desired specifications (step S2). Then, the transmission button 26 is pressed, and the specification information is transmitted to the affiliate server 2 (step S3).

Next, the affiliate server 2 converts the terms used in the specification information received from the user terminal 1 into JIS terms based on the terms stored in the database (step S4). That is, the rated maximum voltage, the inter-electrode capacity, the maximum operating voltage and the maximum operating current are converted into the maximum operating voltage, capacitance, rated voltage and rated current, respectively. Then, the specification information obtained by converting the term is provided to the maker server 3A registered in advance in the affiliate server 2,
It transmits to 3B and 3C (step S5).

Next, after each part maker receives the specification information from the maker server 3 of each company and searches for a part that satisfies the specification information, the part number of the searched part, U
Reply information including the RL and the specification information (in terms unique to the component maker) is returned to the partner server 2 (step S).
6).

Next, based on the terms stored in the database, the partner server 2 converts the terms specific to the parts maker used in the reply information received from the maker server 3 into JIS terms, and (Step S7).

Next, the user receives reply information from the user terminal 1 (step S8). Then, the URL included in the reply information is inserted into the Web browser, a desired part specification is accessed (step S9), and after viewing this part specification, it is determined whether or not to purchase a part (step S9). Step S10). When purchasing parts, the user starts purchasing activities such as price negotiation of parts (step S11). If it is determined not to purchase, step S1
Return to

As described above, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the affiliate server 2 receives the specification information from the user terminal 1 and replaces the term used in the specification information with the standard term. After the conversion to the maker server 3, the user can omit troublesome work of associating the specification name recognized by the user with the specification name of the component maker to which the specification information is to be transmitted. Therefore, the user can easily transmit the desired component specification information to the component manufacturer. Further, the user can reduce the time conventionally spent for obtaining the component specification from the manufacturer.

Further, the partner server 2 receives reply information corresponding to the specification information from the maker server 3 and converts terms used in the received reply information into standard terms.
The transmission to the user terminal 1 allows the user to omit the troublesome work of associating the terms unique to each company used in the received reply information with the terms recognized by the user. Therefore, it is possible to shorten the time conventionally required to determine the purchase of parts after receiving the reply information.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 shows an example of the overall configuration of a term conversion system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the above-described first embodiment of the present invention, an example is shown in which the partner server 2 converts terms used in the specification information received from the user terminal 1 into standard terms and transmits the terms to the maker server 3. However, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the tie-up server 2 ′ changes the term used in the specification information received from the user terminal 1 to a standard term according to the destination country of the specification information. An example of conversion and transmission to the maker server 3 'will be described.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the case where the destination of the specification information is two is described for convenience. Specifically, a case where the specification information is transmitted to a country where JIS terms are used as standard terms, that is, Japan, and a country where IEC terms are used as standard terms is shown as an example.

The user terminal 1 is connected to the affiliate server 2 via the network 4. This network 4
Is, for example, a LAN such as an intranet, a WAN, the Internet, or the like. In the second embodiment of the present invention, the Internet is the Internet. In the second embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal 1 transmits and receives information in Japan.

The maker server 3 ′ is connected to the affiliate server 2 ′ via the network 5. This network 4 is, for example, an L such as an intranet.
An AN, a WAN, the Internet, or the like, and in the second embodiment of the present invention, the Internet. Here, the maker server 3'A is a server of a Japanese component manufacturer A, and the maker server 3'E is
It is a server of a component manufacturer E in a country where IEC terms are used as standard terms.

The affiliate server 2 'has a database,
This database stores terms of parts.
In the second embodiment of the present invention, the database stores terms used by parts manufacturers in various countries around the world and terms used as industry standards in each country or region. ing. In the second embodiment of the present invention, the database stores terms, JIS terms, and IEC terms that are used by Japanese component manufacturers A, B, C, and D independently of each other. I have.

Based on the terms stored in the database described above, the affiliate server 2 ′ converts the terms used in the specification information received from the user terminal 1 into standard terms corresponding to the destination country of the specification information. After the conversion, it can be transmitted to the maker server 3 '. Specifically, when the destination of the specification information is a Japanese component manufacturer A, the partner server 2 '
Converts the terms used in the specification information received from the user terminal 1 into JIS terms and then sends them to the maker server 3 '. On the other hand, when the destination of the specification information is the overseas parts manufacturer E, the partner server 2 ′ sets the term used in the specification information received from the user terminal 1 to
After being converted into IEC terms, it is transmitted to the maker server 3 '.

The affiliate server 2 ′ converts the terms used in the reply information received from the maker server 3 ′ into JIS terms based on the terms stored in the database, and then transmits them to the user terminal 1. it can. In the second embodiment of the present invention, the database is
This is a relational database, and terms unique to each component manufacturer and terms used in industry standards are represented by a two-dimensional table. An example of this table is shown in Table 2 below.

[0055]

[Table 2]

As shown in Table 2, the items in this table consist of JIS terms, A company terms, B company terms, C company terms, and D company terms, and terms unique to each company correspond to JIS terms and IEC terms. It is attached.

Since the configuration and functions of the partner server 2 'other than the above are substantially the same as those of the partner server 2 according to the above-described first embodiment, illustration and description are omitted here.
The configurations and functions of the user terminal 1 and the maker server 3 'are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment described above, so that illustration and description are omitted here.

The procedure from the transmission of the specification information to the parts maker to the purchase of the parts is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, so that the description is omitted here.

As described above, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the affiliate server 2 'receives the specification information from the user terminal 1, and converts the term used in the specification information into the specification information. In order to convert the specification name into a standard term according to the destination country and send it to the maker server 3 ′, the user translates the specification name that he / she recognizes into a foreign language,
The operation of associating the specification information with the specification name of the component manufacturer to which the specification information is transmitted can be omitted. Therefore, the user can easily transmit the specification information of the desired part to the overseas parts manufacturer. Further, the user can easily obtain the parts specification from overseas. Further, the user can obtain the part specification without knowing the standard term in the country to which the specification information is transmitted. That is,
Even a user who does not have special parts knowledge can easily obtain parts specifications from overseas parts manufacturers.

In addition, since the term conversion is automatically performed by the affiliate server 2 ', it is possible to prevent transmission of specification information due to a difference in language. That is, the user can accurately transmit the specification information of the desired part to the overseas parts manufacturer.

In addition, since the affiliate server 2 'converts terms used in the specification information into industry-standard terms corresponding to the country to which the specification information is transmitted, the user can select a desired part for each country. There is no need to check the specification name. In other words, the user can greatly reduce the time conventionally required for obtaining a part specification from overseas.

Further, since the specification information of the desired part is transmitted to the overseas parts maker via the Internet, the specification information of the desired parts can be transmitted to the overseas parts maker irrespective of the time difference. Therefore, the user can shorten the time conventionally required to transmit the specification information to the overseas parts manufacturer.

Further, the affiliate server 2 'receives reply information corresponding to the specification information from the maker server 3', and converts the term used in the received reply information into a standard term used in the user's country. In order to convert the terms into terms and send them to the user terminal 1, the user translates the terms used in the specification information included in the reply information into the native language, and recognizes the specification information included in the reply information by the user. The troublesome work of associating with the specification information that exists can be omitted. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the time required from receiving the reply information to deciding to purchase a part. In addition, the user does not need to know the terms and materials used by overseas parts manufacturers, and reply information received from overseas manufacturers.
Easy to read. That is, the user can easily read the reply information even if he is not familiar with the parts of the overseas parts manufacturer.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The overall configuration of the term conversion system according to the third embodiment of the present invention is the same as that of the term conversion system according to the above-described first embodiment, and is not shown. In the first embodiment described above, the affiliate server 2
Has shown an example in which the term of the specification information received from the user terminal 1 is converted into a standard term and transmitted to the maker server 3, but in the third embodiment of the present invention, the affiliate server An example in which the terms used in the specification information received from the company are converted into terms unique to the manufacturer of the transmission destination and transmitted.

The partner server has a database in which terms of parts are stored. In the third embodiment of the present invention, this database stores terms unique to each component manufacturer and terms that are industry standard. The industry standard term is a term common to each manufacturer, and specifically, is an industrial standard term of each country such as JIS term and IEC term. In the first embodiment of the present invention, industry standard terms stored in the database are JIS terms.

The affiliate server converts the terms used in the specification information received from the user terminal into terms according to the manufacturer to which the specification information is transmitted, based on the terms stored in the database described above. Can be sent to server. For example, when the destination of the specification information is Company A, the partner server converts the term used in the specification information received from the user terminal into a term unique to Company A,
Send it to the manufacturer server of Company A.

Further, the partner server can convert the terms used in the reply information received from the maker server into JIS terms based on the specification information stored in the database, and then transmit them to the user terminal. In the third embodiment of the present invention, the database is a relational database, and terms unique to each component manufacturer and terms standard in the industry are represented by a two-dimensional table. Since this table is the same as in the first embodiment,
Here, the description is omitted.

Since the configuration and functions of the partner server 2 other than the above are substantially the same as those of the partner server according to the above-described first embodiment, illustration and description are omitted here. The configurations and functions of the user terminal 1 and the maker server are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment described above, so that illustration and description are omitted here.

The procedure from the transmission of the specification information to the parts maker to the purchase of the parts is also substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description is omitted here.

As described above, according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the affiliate server receives the specification information from the user terminal 1 and uses the terms used in the specification information as:
In order to convert the specification information into a term corresponding to the manufacturer of the transmission destination and to transmit the term to the maker server, the user is troublesome in associating the specification information recognized by himself with the specification information of the component manufacturer to which the specification information is transmitted. Work can be omitted. Therefore, the specification information of the desired part can be easily transmitted to the part maker. Further, it is possible to reduce the time conventionally required for obtaining a part specification from a manufacturer.

Further, the user can send the specification information to all the manufacturers registered in the affiliate server simply by sending the specification information of the desired part to the affiliate server. That is, the user does not need to perform the work of associating the specification name recognized by the user with the specification name of the specification information transmission destination for each manufacturer. The time spent was greatly reduced.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been specifically described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible. .

For example, in the above-described first embodiment, an example is shown in which terms of component manufacturers are stored in association with JIS terms. However, terms of component manufacturers are associated with IEC terms. And stored.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the specification information is transmitted from the user to all the component manufacturers registered in the affiliate server, but the specification information is transmitted only to the manufacturer desired by the user. It may be done. Specifically, after the user inputs the specification information to the specification information input screen, a maker selection screen is displayed on the user terminal 1, and the user selects a component maker to transmit the specification information on this maker selection screen. It doesn't matter.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the affiliate server converts the term used in the reply information received from the maker server into a standard term and transmits the term to the user terminal. The server may directly transmit the reply information to the user terminal.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which a table regarding component terms is prepared for each type of component. However, a table regarding component terms may be prepared for each manufacturer. Absent. Also, a single table describing all terms may be created.

In the above embodiment, the operating company of the affiliate server may charge the user. Specifically, when a user purchases a part,
The user ID given to the user together with the part number is transmitted to the partner server, and the partner server receives the part number and the user ID. Then, based on the part number and the user ID, the operating company of the partner server debits the part fee and commission (intermediary fee) from the user's account and transfers the part fee to the part maker's account.

[0078]

As described above, according to the present invention, the term conversion device receives the specification information from the user terminal and converts the terms used in the specification information into standard terms. Since the user transmits the specification name to the component maker terminal, the user can omit troublesome work of associating the specification name recognized by the user with the specification name of the component maker to which the specification information is to be transmitted. Therefore, the specification information of the desired part is
It can be easily communicated to parts manufacturers. Further, it is possible to reduce the time conventionally required for obtaining a part specification from a manufacturer.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an overall configuration of a term conversion system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an example of a specification information input screen displayed on the user terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure from transmission of specification information to a component maker to purchase of a component according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a term conversion system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 provides a part specification via a network;
It is a flowchart for explaining the conventional service.

FIG. 7 is a conventional search screen displayed on a user terminal.

FIG. 8 is a conventional specification information specifying screen displayed on a user terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... user terminal, 2 ... affiliate server, 3 ... maker server, 4, 5 ... network

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A storage unit for storing terms used by each component maker in association with standard terms, a receiving unit for receiving specification information from a user terminal, and a receiving unit for receiving specification information from a user terminal. It is characterized by comprising conversion means for converting terms used in specification information into standard terms, and transmission means for transmitting the specification information converted into standard terms by the conversion means to a component maker terminal. Term conversion device. 2. The term conversion device according to claim 1, wherein the standard terms are JIS terms. 3. The term conversion device according to claim 1, wherein the standard terms are IEC terms. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the receiving means receives reply information corresponding to the specification information from the component maker terminal, and the converting means uses the reply information received by the receiving means. A term conversion device, wherein the terminator converts the term into a standard term, and the transmitting means transmits the reply information converted into the standard term by the converting means to the user terminal. 5. The term conversion device according to claim 4, wherein the standard term is a JIS term. 6. A term conversion system for converting a term used in specification information received from a terminal into a standard term, wherein the term conversion apparatus includes a transmission unit in which the user terminal transmits the specification information. Storage means for storing terms used by each component maker in association with standard terms; receiving means for receiving specification information from a user terminal; and the specification information received by the receiving means Conversion means for converting the terms used in the standard terms into standard terms, and transmission means for transmitting the specification information converted to the standard terms by the conversion means to a component maker terminal. Term conversion system. 7. The term conversion system according to claim 6, wherein the standard term is a JIS term. 8. The term conversion system according to claim 6, wherein the standard term is an IEC term. 9. The method according to claim 6, wherein the receiving means receives reply information corresponding to the specification information from the component maker terminal, and the conversion means uses the reply information for the reply information received by the receiving means. A term conversion system, wherein the transmitting means transmits the reply information converted to the standard term by the converting means to the user terminal. 10. The term conversion system according to claim 9, wherein the standard terms are JIS terms.