JP2003044712A - System and method for supporting art gallery dealer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide art gallery dealer supporting system and method capable of corresponding to the needs to images of a type of art works by using the images of art works as targets of commercial transactions on a network as merchandise. SOLUTION: A database 2 preliminarily stores the images of art works such as paintings and calligraphic works and paintings presented by authors. A terminal 1 releases the images stored in the database 2 on the network. An evaluation processing part 3 performs evaluation based on voting about the released images on the network. A price setting processing part 4 processes procedures related to commercial transactions of the images of the art works by reflecting the evaluation results.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gallery commerce support system and method for supporting commercial transactions of art works such as paintings and calligraphy on a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, it is customary to directly sell realistic photographic prints such as a photo album directly at a store, but there is a demand to expand needs by other sales channels. In particular, the elderly and the real age group have a preference for painting, calligraphy, and Japanese painting, and there is an urgent need to expand the needs for these images. In order to respond to such expanding needs,
Conventionally, a system for presenting an image has been proposed. For example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-235385,
A "panorama image display system" is disclosed, and according to this technique, a realistic landscape of an gallery or an exhibition can be displayed by a panoramic image. In addition, JP-A-9-1
Japanese Patent No. 38860 discloses "a system for capturing an actual image in a virtual image space", in which a captured image and scale information are collectively captured by a server. Further, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-209254,
An "information providing system" that reduces the load on the database server is disclosed.

[0003]

By the way, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No.
According to the conventional technology disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 0-235385, it is not limited to simply displaying a panoramic image, and is not for providing the image itself to a consumer as a product,
It is not possible to meet the growing needs for works of art. Further, according to the conventional technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-138860, although it is possible to deal with catalogs and mail order, it is not possible to directly handle art works and images thereof as merchandise. It is not suitable for finding new writers or online malls. Furthermore, JP-A-200
According to the related art of Japanese Patent Publication No. 0-209254, although it is possible to obtain conference information and to have a function of totaling voting information such as voting in a conference, it is possible to handle voting information for works of art. Nor is it possible to directly trade works of art or their images. Therefore, these conventional techniques cannot meet the increasing needs of art works.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and is an art gallery capable of effectively responding to the expanding needs for this type of image by making an image of a work of art as a product of commercial transaction on a network. An object is to provide a commerce support system and method.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following constitution. The gallery commerce support system according to the invention of claim 1 is an image storage unit (for example, a component corresponding to a database 2 described later) for storing an image of an art work such as a painting or a calligraphy submitted by an artist, and the image. An image disclosing means for disclosing the image stored in the storing means on the network (for example, the terminal 1 described later).
Component corresponding to the function), an evaluation unit that performs an evaluation based on a vote for the image published by the image disclosure unit (for example, a component corresponding to an evaluation processing unit 3 described later), and an evaluation performed by the evaluation unit. And a procedure processing unit (for example, a component corresponding to the function of the terminal 1 and the price setting processing unit 4 which will be described later) for processing the procedure related to the commercial transaction of the image of the art work by reflecting the result. .

According to a second aspect of the invention, in the gallery commerce support system according to the first aspect, one or more images for which a commercial transaction is established in the procedure processed by the procedure processing means are read from the image storage means. It is characterized by further comprising a printing means for printing. According to a third aspect of the invention, in the gallery commerce support system according to the second aspect, the printing means prints an image of a work of art submitted by the writer in actual size. According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the gallery commerce support system according to the second aspect, the printing means reduces the plurality of works of art submitted by the artist and prints them as images or an art book. To do.

The gallery commerce support method according to the invention of claim 5 is: (a) a step of storing an image of an art work such as a painting or a calligraphy submitted by an artist; and (b) a network of the stored image. The steps to publish above,
(C) including a step of performing a vote or an evaluation based on sales amount with respect to the published image, and (d) a step of processing a procedure relating to a commercial transaction of the image of the artwork by reflecting the result of the evaluation. Is characterized by.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, a gallery commerce support system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This gallery dealer support system virtually constructs a gallery that handles art works such as paintings and calligraphy on a network, and supports transactions of gallery dealers. In the following explanation, it is constructed on this network. The art gallery is called "Net Gallery".

A. Configuration of Embodiment FIG. 1 schematically shows the configuration of an gallery commerce support system according to this embodiment. In the figure, the terminal 1 constitutes the main body of this system and is connected to an external network such as the Internet (not shown). A homepage of the Internet gallery is opened on the terminal 1, and the images of works of art are opened to the public. The database 2 functions as an image storage means for storing images of works of art such as paintings and calligraphy submitted by artists of works of art.

The evaluation processing section 3 functions as an evaluation means for making an evaluation based on a vote for the published image. The price setting processing unit 4 sets the price of the image according to the evaluation, and reflects the result of the evaluation by the evaluation processing unit 3 together with the function of the terminal 1 to perform the procedure relating to the commercial transaction of the image of the artwork. Functions as a procedure processing means for processing.
The terminal 1, database 2, evaluation processing unit 3, and price setting processing unit 4 are connected to each other via a bus 5.
Although not particularly shown, a printer is connected to the terminal 1 via the bus 5. This printer reads out an image (an image of a work of art submitted by a writer) from a database 2 for which a transaction has been completed in the procedure processed by the procedure processing means, and prints it. Print large or small. Although the database 2, the evaluation processing unit 3, and the price setting processing unit 4 are separate from the terminal 1 in this embodiment, they may be realized as a part of the functions of the terminal 1. The evaluation process may be performed by evaluation based on sales instead of voting.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the top page 10 which is a home page opened on the above-mentioned terminal 1 and the pages linked to it. The top page 10 has links to page 20 for "Inquiry email form", page 30 for "Ranking", page 40 for "Your work subscription corner", and page 50 for "Painter name list". Has been. Page 30
Includes page 31 on "Comprehensive evaluation (by author)",
Links are provided on a page 32 regarding "by genre" and a page 33 regarding "by size". Page 40
Includes a page 41 about the "application form",
The page 42 related to “content confirmation” and the page 43 related to messages such as “thank you” are hierarchically linked. Page 50, page 5 by artist
1, a page 52 regarding purchase, a page 53 regarding “confirmation of contents”, and a page 54 regarding messages such as “thank you” are hierarchically arranged.

On the top page 10, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), a message such as "Welcome to the Internet Gallery" is displayed and "Exhibitor Name List",
There are anchors for the "participation corner" and "ranking corner". By clicking these anchors, the viewer can link to the page 30 mentioned above.
It is possible to move to each page of ~ 50.
In addition, this page 10 contains the purpose of this homepage and precautions for browsing (for example, precautions regarding copyright). The top page 10 has the capacity suppressed as much as possible so that it does not take time to display.

An anchor for directly activating the mailer is set on the page 20 regarding the "inquiry mail form". By clicking this anchor, an inquiry can be made without inputting the destination. It is possible to send an email. Also, on page 30 regarding "Ranking",
As shown in an example in FIG. 3B, an anchor is provided to move to each page of “Comprehensive evaluation section (by painter)”, “Genre section”, and “Size section”. Details of this page will be described later.

Also, page 5 regarding the "painter name list"
As shown in FIG. 3 (c), “0” indicates “exhibitor painter A”, “exhibitor painter B”, which correspond to the artists (painters, calligraphers, etc.) of art works exhibited in this Internet gallery. "Exhibitor Painter C"
Anchors such as are provided. By clicking these anchors, the page 51 for each painter is moved. The array of anchors representing writers is arranged in the order of Japanese syllabary, for example. When an anchor representing a writer is clicked on page 51, the page moves to the writer's page 52. This page provides a form for displaying multiple small images of the artist's work and allowing the viewers who wish to purchase this image to enter the frame and number of images. Then, when the purchase button is clicked, it moves to page 52.

On page 52, a list of pictures (images) to be purchased, which are input on page 51, is displayed. In the case of purchasing a plurality of sheets at the same time, when the number of sheets is changed, it is possible to return to page 51 with the "return" button. In addition, in this page, in preparation for the second and subsequent purchases by the same purchaser, the ID number and password are issued to the purchaser and are registered in the system side. The purchaser's mail address may be used as the ID number. By issuing the ID number in this way, the purchaser does not have to enter personal information such as an address as long as he / she inputs the ID number (or email address) and password during the second and subsequent purchase procedures. It can be omitted. When the procedure on this page 52 is completed, the next page 53 will be described later on page 42.
The order contents are confirmed in the same manner as in, and a message such as "Thank you" is displayed on page 54, as in page 43 described later.

In addition, on page 40 of the "Your work subscription corner", as shown in FIG. 4 (a), to accept registration of an artist who is newly joining (exhibiting) this internet gallery. "Application Form" section is provided. An input form by CGI is used as this "application form", and the writer who is a subscriber fills in the necessary items in this form and clicks on the "application button". When this "application button" is clicked, the page 41 is moved to the "contents confirmation" page 42.

On the "Confirm Contents" page 42, FIG.
As shown in an example in (b), a message prompting the user to confirm the details entered in the above-mentioned "application form" and "notes on application, terms and conditions" are displayed. When the subscriber reads these and clicks the "Agree" button, the subscriber moves to the next page 43. On page 43,
As shown in FIG. 4C, the fact that the confirmation mail of the joining procedure has been sent is displayed by the auto mail responder to the mail address registered by the writer. For example, a cautionary note "If you do not remember the application, please return it as it is" is added to this sent mail. This eliminates mischief and chilling.

Next, FIG. 5 (a) shows details of the page 30 relating to the "ranking" shown in FIG. 3 (b).
Click the anchors for "Comprehensive evaluation (by artist)", "Ranking by genre", and "Ranking by size" shown in the figure to select "Comprehensive evaluation (by author)", "By genre", and "By size". Move to each page 31-33. Here, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the pages related to “comprehensive evaluation (by author)” include “Gold” and “Sil
The names of writers (artists) ranked in "ver" and "Bronze" and their work images are displayed.

On the page 32 of "By genre",
As shown in FIG. 6, "Watercolor painting department", "Oil painting department",
Divided into "Pastel Drawing", "Gold", "Si"
The names of writers (artists) ranked in "lver" and "Bronze" are displayed. Also, "by size"
As shown in FIG. 7, page 33 of “Postcard size section”, “Colored paper size section”, “Poster size section”
It is divided into “Gold”, “Silver”, and “Br”.
The names of writers (artists) ranked "onze" and their work images are displayed.

B. Operation of Embodiment Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. (1) Registration of work When a writer who intends to exhibit a work of art in the Internet gallery accesses the terminal 1 via the network, the top page 10 is displayed on the writer's terminal (not shown). The writer follows the pages 41 to 43 to perform the joining procedure as described above. At this time, the writer may transmit the image of his / her work to the terminal 1 side via the network, or may go to the presidency side of the net gallery and hand it over directly. The image of this work is stored in the database 2 shown in FIG.

(2) Purchase of works When a viewer of the Internet gallery accesses the terminal 1 via the network, the home page 10 of the Internet gallery is displayed on the terminal side of the viewer (not shown). Here, when the viewer browses the works exhibited in the Internet gallery, for example, if there is an artist who is interested in advance, he / she moves to the page 50 regarding the “painter name list” and the artist who is interested in it. Is specified, the page for displaying the work of the painter is opened from the page 51 for each painter. Then, if there is a work to be purchased on that page, the order procedure is performed by following pages 52 to 54.

Further, for example, if the viewer does not have a particular writer, he / she moves to page 30 regarding "ranking" and moves to any one of pages 31-33 to decide a writer and a work. Then, as in the case described above, the user moves to page 50 and follows pages 52 to 54 to perform the order procedure. An image of the ordered work is printed and sent to the purchaser. This image is printed by a high-quality printer, and has the same size (actual size) as the actual product and the same color impression, and the image is printed and output on paper quality close to the actual product. At this time, when an order is received as an art book, the plurality of images designated by the purchaser are reduced and printed. The image data of the work may be directly transmitted to the purchaser side.

(3) Setting of selling price On the pages 31 to 33, the purchaser can vote on the favorite works and writers on the page. Voting is done by artist, genre, and size. The result of this voting is statistically processed by the evaluation processing unit 3 described above, and is reflected in the rank of each work shown in FIGS. The price setting processing unit 4 resets the selling price of each work (image) by reflecting the evaluation result of the evaluation processing unit 3.

The price setting processing section 4 also revises the selling price in accordance with the order receipt record in addition to the voting result. That is, the price setting unit 4 revises the selling price (selling price) of the work, for example, once a month according to the number of orders received in the previous month. That is, the price setting unit 4
Calculates the order amount based on the order data. Based on the result of this aggregation, pages 31-33 related to the above ranking
Will be updated automatically. The order amount is calculated based on the number of sheets ordered on the system and the selling price at the time of receiving the order. Since unspecified number of viewers browse, the specific sales amount and number of pages will not be disclosed. As will be described later, the result of totaling the order amount is used as an evaluation standard for revising the selling price, and is reflected in the selling price of the work.

(4) Specific examples of assessment criteria Specific examples of assessment criteria for revising the selling price (sale price) of a work are shown below. a) Each work has the attributes of "standard price" and "minimum price", and the "standard price" is the "selling price" when it is first published in the Internet gallery. b) If the number of orders for each work reaches the prescribed number between the previous “assessment date” and this “assessment date”,
Add the amount obtained by multiplying the "standard price" by a certain percentage, and use this as the selling price for the month.

C) On the other hand, for works for which the number of orders has not reached the prescribed number, the amount obtained by multiplying the "standard price" by a certain ratio is reduced and used as the selling price for this month. d) However, the selling price is the "lowest price" set for each work.
Never falls below. e) The price assessment is, for example, for works that are more than 4 weeks old after being posted on the page. If the work is posted for less than 4 weeks, it will be assessed from the next time. f) The number of orders received and the rate of price increase / decrease based on the assessment standard can be changed by the authority of the administrator (sponsor of the Internet gallery).

(5) Effects of the Embodiment According to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. That is, it is possible to set a price that is fair and free of emotions. Also, since it does not go through the conventional art gallery,
You can easily publish works by emerging artists. Also, images of various genres widely provided by professional and amateur writers or art schools in Japan are stored in a database as images digitized by a digital camera or scanned and published on a network such as the Internet. It becomes possible.

Further, it is possible to sell on the net an image printed with the same size as the actual product, the same color impression, and a paper quality close to that of the actual product. In addition, if there is an original picture that the purchaser wants to buy, if an agreement is obtained from the writer, it is possible to mediate the sales contract at the final price by conducting an online auction. It should be noted that it is possible to add a function of selling articles such as recommended art supplies and instructional software, and planning a travel trip.

C. System Features The main features of the system according to this embodiment are summarized below. a) A method of evaluating works by voting based on the evaluation of the general public is realized, and an automatic statistical processing function is provided to implement this evaluation method. b) A printing means is provided for supplying a high quality image print comparable to the actual work. In addition, even if you try to print out directly from the network, it has a protect function so that you cannot print out the work itself. c) It has an auction function suitable for image printing comparable to an actual work.

D. Internet Gallery Operating Terms Below is an example of the rules for operating this Internet Gallery for reference. (1) Target Image The target images of this net gallery are photographs, pictures (watercolor paintings, sumi-e, prints, drawings), books, designs, illustrations, posters, and others (valued as images).

(2) Net gallery presidency and its role The role of the net gallery presidency is as follows. a) Contract work with authors Conduct negotiations and contract work to obtain images from professional and amateur writers in Japan (also recruit images on the Internet). At that time, check the following contents and conditions. Writer's name, contact information and history, member organization name and teacher name, consideration by size and payment method, registration period, comment on image (art materials used, preparation procedure, etc.), search index, copyright agreement, original image sales right Agreement, minimum auction price.

B) Converting images into files and maintaining and managing the images: Digitizing images, creating a database, maintaining and maintaining them, and performing a series of maintaining and managing operations such as deleting old digital images. At the same time, we will report the registered image situation to the author. c) Exhibiting images and goods, original images, photographic images, photo albums, making goods available on the website for selling goods, explaining how to purchase them, soliciting them, and accepting purchases. To do. The input items at that time are, for example, name, information about the card (type, card number, personal identification number), image number, article number, original image purchase request, art book request, size, paper quality designation,
The total amount of money and the price for purchasing the original picture. The search method may be any of genre, search index, author name, organization name, teacher name, and year / month.

D) If there is a request to create a photo book, an original picture, a proxy contract for goods, a delivery, a handing work book, or a purchase of a book, check the contents of the application (in the unlikely event that the card number or amount was incorrect. Check with email immediately if necessary), search the database for digital images, and promptly print and deliver. If there is a request to purchase the original picture and the writer agrees to sell the original picture, put it on an auction for a limited time on the net, decide the selling conditions such as price, make a contract, and after witnessing both parties After getting the contract and receiving the payment on the spot,
Hand over the original picture. If you wish to purchase goods, check the application details (if the card number or amount is incorrect, check it immediately by e-mail) and consign the delivery to the vendor. The above delivery troubles will also be made via email.

E) Collection of payment, payment to the writer After deduction from the account for the payment of the work, the writer and the author are deducted from the fee of the presiding officer (basically the original image, the photographic image, the photo album and the selling price of the goods). Pay the judge. that time,
A series of forms such as contract confirmation notices and receipts are automatically output and sent to the writer or judge. f) Activation of online art gallery, sales promotion work For example, the top 1 artists with a large sales volume by the end of the year
0 people are selected as promising newcomers and the prize is awarded.

(3) Rights and obligations of the writer a) Rights of the writer A fixed number of images (for example, 20) can be registered. If the image or original is sold, you can get a price. You can enter a comment for the image. You can open an "Internet Solo Exhibition" for members of the same group or for students of the same teacher, and you can have an unspecified number of judges selected by the presidency judge for free. When the writer designates a specific judge, the author will negotiate on behalf of the judge designated by the presidency and the writer will pay the examination fee.

B) Obligation of the writer Regarding the falsification problem and plagiarism problem of the image, the author does not take any responsibility, and the writer handles it with responsibility. If the registered items are changed, the change notification will be immediately sent to the presidency. The writer shall be responsible for delays in notification and trouble caused by mistakes. A fee is paid under the name of "registration fee" for digitization and database creation at the time of image registration.

(4) Purchaser's Rights and Obligations a) Purchaser's Rights Any photographic image, photo book, and article posted on the "Internet Gallery" can be purchased. Also, it is possible to know the order of the purchaser. Furthermore, the author has the right to participate in an auction for purchase and purchase the original picture that the author has authorized to sell. You can make proposals and requests for improvement to the online gallery. You can participate in the work on the part of the president. However, it is responsible for maintenance. If you receive the wrong product, you have the right to replace it. However, if there is no replacement target, the contract will be destroyed. If selected as a judge at the request of the president, he / she has the right to a judge.

B) Obligation of Purchaser Do not copy purchased photographic images or photo albums for commercial purposes. We take full responsibility for any troubles caused by incorrect information entered at the time of purchase. Payment for the purchase request and shipping fee shall be paid without delay (basically payment by credit card or account settlement.
Supports electronic money in the future).

(5) Consideration and distribution method for image provider (writer) Regardless of genre and writer, the consideration is a fixed amount determined by size, and the writer receives the price after deducting the fee of the president. When the purchaser deposits money, a payment confirmation notice is automatically sent to the writer, and after the writer accepts the contents of this notice, the reminder is automatically sent. Due to accounting, the presidency side outputs and leaves a remittance certificate during automatic remittance.

(6) Search Index Contents Indexes for each genre are used and added as needed. (7) Unauthorized copy prevention On the Internet, the image is displayed together with the letters "Sample". Therefore, even if printed, it will be of no value as a work. Therefore, even if the image on the net is a clear and clear image,
Can be protected from unauthorized copying. If you purchase it, an image without the words "Sample" will be provided, which will add value as a product. (8) Image storage period A fixed period (for example, half a year). The operating contract has been described above, but the operating contract is merely an example and does not limit the essence of the present invention.

[0041]

As described above, according to the present invention,
An image storage means for storing an image of an art work such as a painting or a calligraphy submitted by a writer, an image disclosure means for disclosing the image stored in the image storage means on a network, and an image disclosure means Since the evaluation means for performing an evaluation based on a vote for the image and the procedure processing means for processing the procedure relating to the commercial transaction of the image of the art work by reflecting the evaluation result by the evaluation means are provided, the image of the art work is sold as a product. As a result, it becomes possible to deal with the expanding needs for this kind of image as a target of commerce on the network.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an art gallery commerce support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of a homepage established on the gallery merchant support system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining details of pages (top page, ranking, artist name) according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a page according to the present embodiment (subscription corner,
It is a figure for explaining the details of (content confirmation).

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining details of pages (pages related to ranking and pages related to comprehensive evaluation) according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining details of pages (by genre) according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining details of pages (by size) according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Terminal 2 Database 3 Evaluation Processing Unit 4 Price Setting Processing Unit 5 Bus 10, 20, 30, 31, 32, 33, 40, 41, 4
Pages 2, 43, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An image storage unit for storing an image of an art work such as a painting or a calligraphy submitted by a writer, an image disclosure unit for disclosing the image stored in the image storage unit on a network, and the image disclosure. An evaluation means for performing an evaluation based on a vote with respect to the image released by the means; and a procedure processing means for processing the procedure relating to the commercial transaction of the image of the artwork by reflecting the evaluation result by the evaluation means. Characteristic gallery commerce support system. 2. The printing device according to claim 1, further comprising a printing unit that reads out one or more images for which a commercial transaction is completed in the procedure processed by the procedure processing unit from the image storage unit and prints the images. The supported gallery commerce support system. 3. The gallery commerce support system according to claim 2, wherein the printing means prints an image of a work of art submitted by the artist in actual size. 4. The gallery commerce support system according to claim 2, wherein the printing unit reduces a plurality of works of art submitted by the artist and prints them as an image or an art book. 5. (a) a step of storing an image of a work of art such as a painting or a calligraphy submitted by a writer, (b) a step of releasing the stored image on a network, and (c) the releasing. A gallery that includes a step of performing a vote or an evaluation based on a sales amount of the created image, and (d) processing a procedure relating to a commercial transaction of the image of the artwork by reflecting the result of the evaluation. Business support method.