JP2003058913A - Eyeglasses presentation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To expand customers and sales as avoiding tremendous investment such as security, expansion of exhibition spaces and inventory risk in a store selling eyeglasses. SOLUTION: The optimal eyeglasses can be selected, purchased as if actual eyeglasses are worn simply by accessing from a customer terminal 5a, etc., to a management server 1 and the store can also secure the exhibition space and avoid the inventory risk by installing a three-dimensional camera system 4a and recording lens specifications by optometry of a customer and the three- dimensional shape of the customer in a data base 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a spectacles providing system for presenting a stereoscopic image of a customer's face with spectacles to a customer terminal via a communication network to sell spectacles suitable for the customer's request.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Although glasses are originally used for correcting visual acuity and the like, since the impression of appearance greatly changes depending on the shape of the glasses, the type and shape of the glasses greatly depend on personal taste and fashion. It depends. Therefore, in the past, the mainstream of eyeglasses sales has been over-the-counter sales, where you can actually try on the eyeglasses and then select the one you like.

Nowadays, when fashions account for a large proportion of people's lives, glasses are also an important subject of fashion, and various stores are used widely in order to respond to diversified personal tastes and rapidly changing fashions. We always have more than 1000 eyeglasses in stock for sale.

[0004]

However, the conventional store sales had the following problems. Since it is necessary to always stock a wide variety of glasses, a large exhibition space must be secured and a large inventory risk must be incurred. In addition, fierce competition to open stores is taking place to increase demand, but enlarging the number of stores requires investment of a huge amount of money, which is accompanied by investment risks.

On the other hand, it is not possible to actually try on the glasses by mail order, so that it is not possible to fully meet the customer's wishes. In addition, as long as there is no new advantage for the store in the current competition of oligarchy, it is also possible to attach a new contract to display and sell its products to the existing store.
Just being a new product is difficult.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a system capable of presenting a stereoscopic image with glasses on the customer's face to a customer terminal via a communication network to sell glasses that meet the customer's wishes. To do.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, the eyeglasses providing system according to claim 1 is a three-dimensional camera system for creating three-dimensional shape data of a customer's face via a communication network. It has a management server connectable to a store terminal provided with, a customer terminal, and a manufacturer terminal. The management server has a database. When the stereoscopic shape data of the glasses provided by the manufacturer terminal is transmitted, the management server records the stereoscopic shape data of the glasses in the database. Further, when the store terminal transmits the three-dimensional shape data of the customer's face and the lens specification of the customer, the management server records the three-dimensional shape data of the customer's face and the lens specification in the database. Then, when there is a desire to purchase glasses from the customer terminal, the management server extracts the stereoscopic shape data of the customer's face and the stereoscopic shape data of the glasses from the database, and puts the glasses on the face of the customer. A stereoscopic image is created and presented to this customer terminal. Then, the management server is characterized in that, when there is an order instruction of predetermined glasses from the customer terminal, the management server transmits the order instruction to the manufacturer terminal.

Here, the three-dimensional camera system is a system capable of producing three-dimensional shape data of a customer's face from image data obtained by photographing the face of the customer from a plurality of angles and displaying a three-dimensional computer graphic screen on the terminal screen. Is a known technique. Further, the customer's lens specifications include the optical characteristics of the lens obtained by optometry and the like, as well as the frame shape and size of the eyeglasses suitable for the customer.

By configuring the invention in this way, the following operational effects can be obtained. That is, if the customer goes to the nearest store and inputs the three-dimensional shape data of his / her face and the lens specifications only once, the data is recorded in the database of the management server. Then, if necessary, the customer accesses the management server from the customer terminal at his / her own house and sends a request to purchase the glasses, and the three-dimensional image with the glasses suitable for the customer is presented to the customer terminal. . When the customer selects and orders the glasses they like,
Order instructions for the glasses are immediately sent to the manufacturer's terminal,
Appropriate eyeglasses are adjusted or manufactured based on the customer's lens specifications and sent to the customer.

Therefore, the customer can order his or her favorite glasses while staying at home by looking at the stereoscopic image with the glasses actually worn. Moreover, since it is less necessary to store the actual glasses in the store, there is no need to secure a large space for display, and the inventory risk is significantly reduced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the eyeglasses providing system.
It has a store terminal that can be connected to a customer terminal and a manufacturer terminal via a communication network. The store terminal is a three-dimensional camera system for creating three-dimensional shape data of the customer's face,
It has a database and. Then, when the stereoscopic shape of the glasses provided by the manufacturer terminal is transmitted, the store terminal records the stereoscopic shape data of the glasses in the database. Also, when the three-dimensional shape data of the customer's face and the lens specifications of this customer are input from the three-dimensional camera system, the store terminal stores the three-dimensional shape data of this customer's face and this lens specification in a database. Record. When the customer terminal desires to purchase glasses from the customer terminal, the store terminal extracts the three-dimensional shape data of the customer's face and the three-dimensional shape data of the glasses from the database, and the customer wears the glasses with the glasses on the face. An image is created and presented to this customer terminal. The store terminal is characterized by transmitting the order instruction to the manufacturer terminal when the customer terminal issues an instruction to order predetermined glasses.

That is, in the eyeglasses providing system according to the second aspect, in response to the access from the customer terminal, each store terminal creates a stereoscopic image with the eyeglasses on the customer's face, presents it to the customer terminal, and places an order. The operation and effect of the invention are basically the same as those of the invention of claim 1 except that the difference is received.

The spectacles providing system according to claim 3 is
The store terminal and the three-dimensional camera system according to claim 1 or 2, which are lent by a user of the manufacturer terminal.

By constructing the invention in this way, the following operational effects can be obtained. That is, if the spectacles providing system according to claim 1 or 2 is adopted, it is possible to increase the number of customers without widening the display space of the spectacles and without incurring the risk of inventory. Therefore, the offer of the user of the manufacturer terminal, that is, the manufacturer of the glasses, to rent the shop terminal and the three-dimensional camera system under advantageous conditions with less burden is a great advantage for the sales shop. On the other hand, for the manufacturer of eyeglasses, if the shop where the shop terminal and the 3D camera system are rented can be secured, the eyeglasses providing system of the present invention can be used without the risk of construction investment of a new shop. , You can win a big business opportunity. In addition, if the customer who inputs the three-dimensional shape of the face and lens specifications at the sales store receives a loan from the store terminal and the 3D camera system, a certain sales commission is distributed. By doing so, the profit of the sales store can be guaranteed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the eyeglasses providing system.
The management server according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The types and formats of eyeglasses ordered by the customer and the lens specifications are recorded and stored in a database, and when there is an instruction from the manufacturer terminal, the trend of orders for these is analyzed and the result is in a predetermined format in the manufacturer terminal. It is characterized by being presented to.

By constructing the invention in this way, the following operational effects can be obtained. That is, as described above, in today's era where customer preferences are diversifying and fashions are changing rapidly, it is extremely important for corporate strategy to quickly and accurately grasp order trends such as the type and type of glasses. . However, enormous cost and labor are required to quickly investigate such an order trend over a wide range. On the other hand, if the eyeglasses providing system according to the present invention is adopted, the order record and the data of the customer segment are automatically accumulated, and therefore the order trend can be easily and quickly obtained only by analyzing this data.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The eyeglasses providing system shown in FIG. 1 comprises three-dimensional camera systems 4a, 4b, 4c for producing three-dimensional shape data of a customer's face via the Internet 10, 11, 12, respectively. Store terminal 3a,
It has a management server 1 connectable to 3b and 3c, customer terminals 5a, 5b and 5c, and a manufacturer terminal 6. In addition,
The customer terminal 5b uses a portable computer, and the customer terminal 5c uses an Internet-compatible mobile phone.

Three-dimensional camera system 4a, 4b, 4c
Is composed of three digital cameras that capture the front and left and right sides of the customer's face. From the digital images captured by these cameras, the store terminals 3a, 3b, 3c generate three-dimensional shape data of the customer's face. Created. These three-dimensional camera systems 4a, 4b, 4c, store terminals 3a,
3b and 3c are rented to each store for free from the user of the manufacturer terminal, that is, the manufacturer of the glasses. The management server 1 also includes a database 2.

Next, the information processing of the eyeglasses providing system will be described with reference to FIG. When the manufacturer's terminal 6 transmits the stereoscopic shape data of the provided glasses (A), the management server 1 records the stereoscopic shape data of the glasses in the database (B). The three-dimensional shape data of the glasses is classified according to the type of glasses such as eyesight correction, sunglasses, and accessories, sex, and format such as rimless glasses and lens size.

The management server 1 includes store terminals 3a, 3b, 3
When the three-dimensional shape data of the customer's face and the lens specifications of the customer are transmitted from c (C), the three-dimensional shape data of the customer's face and the lens specifications are recorded in the database 2 (D). . The transmission (C) from the store terminals 3a, 3b, 3c requires a store ID number given in advance for each store terminal. And database 2
The customer data recorded (D) is distinguished by this store ID number so that it can be identified from which store terminal 3a, 3b, 3c the input was made. The customer is given a customer ID number when inputting the three-dimensional shape data of the face and the lens specifications of the customer. Then, the customer's address, e-mail address, sex, age, preferences regarding the type and format of glasses, etc. are also input as customer information and recorded (D) in the database 2.

The management server 1 includes customer terminals 5a, 5b, 5
From c, if there is a desire to purchase eyeglasses (E), the three-dimensional shape data of the customer's face and the eyeglass's three-dimensional shape data are extracted from the database 2 (F), and this eyeglass is attached to this customer's face. A three-dimensional image multiplied by is created and presented to this customer terminal (G).

FIGS. 3 to 5 show examples of stereoscopic images of glasses presented on the customer terminals 5a, 5b, 5c and stereoscopic images of the customer wearing the glasses. That is, when the customer accesses the management server 1 from the customer terminals 5a, 5b, 5c, first, a screen for confirming what kind of glasses, for example, for myopia correction, hyperopia correction, sunglasses, or accessory purchase is displayed. Is presented (FIG. 3). If you select the type of glasses you want from this screen, your customer ID
Based on the number, the customer's gender, age, preferences regarding the type and format of glasses, etc. are searched from the database 2, and based on these customer information, the format of glasses that is statistically considered to be appropriate for the customer. Is selected as a candidate for the provided glasses, and a stereoscopic image of the glasses is presented (FIG. 4). It should be noted that the stereoscopic image of the glasses can be displayed by changing the angle from side to side.

When the customer gives an instruction to display an image when wearing the presented glasses, a stereoscopic image as shown in FIG. 5 is presented, and the customer confirms the proper wearing of the glasses while confirming the actually worn state. Can be selected. This stereoscopic image can be displayed by changing the angle from side to side. Access to the management server 1 from the customer terminals 5a, 5b, 5c requires a customer ID number, and avoids congestion due to unnecessary access.

Now, returning to FIG. 2, the description will be continued. When the customer terminal 5a, 5b, 5c issues an order for predetermined glasses (H), the management server 1 transmits the order instruction to the manufacturer terminal 6 and records the order details in the database 2 ( I). The manufacturer who has received the order instruction selects an appropriate lens based on the customer's use of the lens recorded in the database 2, cuts the lens into the shape of the eyeglass selected by the customer, and records it in the database 2. Based on the three-dimensional shape data of the customer's face, the shape of the frame selected by the customer is set (J). In this way, the spectacles desired by the customer are molded so as to fit the shape of the customer's face correctly, and the spectacles are shipped to the customer (K).

When a customer receives an order for glasses, the shop ID recorded in the database 2 immediately identifies the shop where the customer inputs the three-dimensional shape of the face.
Therefore, when the manufacturer obtains the price, a fixed commission is distributed to the sales stores.

Further, according to this system, the eyeglasses ordered by the customer, the customer's preference for the eyeglasses, etc. are recorded and accumulated in the database 2 together with the customer information such as the order timing, the customer's sex, age and address area (D). , I). Therefore, by appropriately collecting and analyzing the accumulated data, it is possible to quickly and accurately grasp the trend of orders for glasses and the tendency of preference.

The management server 1 is not limited to the one owned by the eyeglass manufacturer, and may be rented. Further, the operation of the management server 1 is not limited to the case where the eyeglass manufacturer itself performs the operation, and the operation may be outsourced to another person. The Internets 11 and 12 may be dedicated lines such as intranets.

[0028]

[Effects of the Invention] For the customer, once he / she goes to the nearest eyeglasses store and receives the optometry and the three-dimensional shape data of the face, the management server is operated from the customer terminal at any time at any time thereafter. Just access
You can select and purchase the best glasses as if you were wearing real glasses.

Since the three-dimensional camera system and the store terminal are rented to the sales store under advantageous conditions, the use of this system eliminates the need to secure a wide space for displaying glasses and poses a huge inventory risk. Customers and sales can be expanded without incurring.

For the manufacturer, if the investment is made by renting out the three-dimensional camera system and the store terminal, a huge investment such as opening or expanding a store, or securing or expanding a new eyeglass display space for the existing store. Therefore, it is possible to increase sales with customers while avoiding labor. In addition, by operating this system, customer preferences and order trends are recorded and stored as they are, so future trends that are extremely important for companies can be predicted quickly and easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of the present system.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing information processing of this system.

FIG. 3 is a screen for selecting the type of glasses presented on the customer terminal.

FIG. 4 is a stereoscopic screen of glasses presented to a customer terminal.

FIG. 5 is a stereoscopic screen of a customer's face with glasses presented on the customer terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Management Server 2 Databases 3a, 3b, 3c Store Terminals 4a, 4b, 4c 3D Camera Systems 5a, 5b, 5c Customer Terminals 6 Manufacturer Terminals 10, 11, 12 Communication Net (Internet)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A store terminal equipped with a three-dimensional camera system for creating three-dimensional shape data of a customer's face via a communication network, and a management server connectable to a customer terminal and a manufacturer's terminal, The management server includes a database, the management server, when the stereoscopic shape data of glasses provided from the manufacturer terminal is transmitted, records the stereoscopic shape data of the glasses in the database, the management server is When the three-dimensional shape data of the customer's face and the lens specifications of the customer are transmitted from the store terminal, the three-dimensional shape data of the customer's face and the lens specifications are recorded in the database, and the management server If there is a request to purchase glasses from the customer terminal, the 3D shape data of the face of the customer and the 3D shape data of the glasses are stored in the database. Data is extracted, a stereoscopic image with the glasses on the face of the customer is created and presented to the customer terminal, and the management server, when there is an instruction to order predetermined glasses from the customer terminal,
A glasses providing system characterized by transmitting the order instruction to the manufacturer terminal. 2. A shop terminal that can be connected to a customer terminal and a manufacturer terminal via a communication network, wherein the shop terminal is a three-dimensional camera system for creating three-dimensional data of a customer's face. And a database, the store terminal, when the stereoscopic shape data of the glasses provided from the manufacturer terminal is transmitted, records the stereoscopic shape data of the glasses in the database, the store terminal, the three-dimensional When the three-dimensional shape data of the customer's face and the lens specifications of the customer are input from the camera system, the three-dimensional shape data of the customer's face and the lens specifications are recorded in the database, and the store terminal If the customer desires to purchase eyeglasses from the customer terminal, the three-dimensional shape data of the face of the customer and the three-dimensional shape data of the eyeglasses are retrieved from the database. After extracting, creating a stereoscopic image with this glasses on the face of this customer and presenting it to this customer terminal, the store terminal orders the specified glasses if the customer terminal orders them. An eyeglasses providing system characterized by transmitting an instruction to the manufacturer terminal. 3. The eyeglasses providing system according to claim 1, wherein the shop terminal and the three-dimensional camera system are lent by a user of the manufacturer terminal. 4. The management server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the management server records and stores in a database the type and format of the eyeglasses ordered by the customer and the lens specifications, and receives instructions from the manufacturer terminal. In the case of the above, an eyeglasses providing system characterized by analyzing these order trends and presenting the result in a predetermined format to this manufacturer terminal.