JP2003227223A - Unit arranging method and unit arranging program to arranging place - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an unit arranging method and a unit arranging program capable of determining arrangement of a unit to an arranging place and the required unit number. <P>SOLUTION: A control computer records a shape and the size of a veranda, and a position and the size of an obstacle. The control computer forms a shape display 86 on the basis of input data on the shape and the size of the veranda, and sets the shape display in a unit tile lattice system 80 composed of a unit tile lattice corresponding to one tile. The control computer records a lattice flag 90 existing inside the shape display 86, and nonoverlapping with an obstacle display 95 among lattice points 84 of the unit tile lattice system 80. The control computer calculates the tile number and a cost required for arranging the tile on the unit tile lattice for recording the lattice flag 90 on the whole lattice points 84 of the four corners. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a unit placement method and a unit placement program at a placement location.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when laying tiles on a balcony, in order to obtain the required number of tiles in advance, the required number of tiles is calculated from the dimensions of each side of the balcony and the dimensions of each side of the tile. There is.

On the other hand, there are cases where the customer does the work himself and lays the tile on the balcony, and in such a case,
The customer purchases the required number of tiles by considering the tile arrangement. In addition, when the customer works on his own, the customer may actually arrange tiles without obtaining the required number of tiles in advance.

[0004]

However, in order to calculate the required number of tiles from the size of each side of the balcony and the size of each side of the tile, it is necessary to make a calculation formula individually and calculate. If the shape of the balcony is complicated, it will be a complicated task.

On the other hand, if the tile arrangement and the required number of tiles are obtained by actually laying the tiles on the balcony, the required number of tiles cannot be known in advance, so it is necessary to prepare a sufficient number of tiles. Have difficulty. For this reason, when the customer works on his own, there may be cases where he or she purchases additional tiles or runs out of tiles. As described above, when arranging units such as tiles on a veranda or the like, it is difficult to obtain the unit arrangement and the number of units in advance by the conventional method. Inconvenience occurs due to excess or deficiency.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a unit placement method and a unit placement program capable of finding the placement of units with respect to the placement location and the required number of units. To provide.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 relates to a unit information storage means for storing the size of a unit to be placed at a placement location and a computer for controlling the unit information storage means. Is a unit placement method for determining the placement of the unit with respect to the placement place, wherein the computer stores a placement location information recording step of recording the shape and size of the placement location, and the shape of the placement location. And a basic unit network setting step for setting a basic unit network composed of basic units based on the size of the unit for a figure based on the size, and a predetermined point corresponding to each basic unit of the basic unit network. Among them, a figure internal point extraction step of extracting the predetermined point located inside the figure corresponding to the arrangement location, and a predetermined point extracted in the figure internal point extraction step A basic unit specific step of identifying the basic unit based, and summarized in that and a number of units calculation step of calculating the number of identified elementary units as the number of units in the basic unit specific stage.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the unit arranging method according to the first aspect, the computer further comprises an obstacle information recording step of recording the position and size of the obstacle inside the arranging place. In addition to the above, the outline of extracting the points inside the figure is to extract the predetermined points excluding the portion corresponding to the obstacle.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2.
In the unit arranging method described in (1) above, in the basic unit network setting step, the setting of the basic unit network is moved with respect to the graphic corresponding to the arrangement location, and the computer performs the above-mentioned operation for the graphic corresponding to the arrangement location. The gist is that the method further includes a step of specifying the arrangement of units and the number of units when the number of calculated units is the largest for the setting of the basic unit network.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2.
In the unit arranging method described in (1) above, in the basic unit network setting step, the setting of the basic unit network is moved with respect to the graphic corresponding to the arrangement location, and the computer performs the above-mentioned operation for the graphic corresponding to the arrangement location. The gist of the present invention is to further include a step of specifying the arrangement of units and the number of units when the remainder obtained by dividing the calculated number of units by the number of units for the setting of the basic unit network is the smallest.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the unit arranging method according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, when the basic unit specified in the basic unit specifying step is not continuous, the basic unit The gist of the present invention is that the method further comprises the step of setting another basic unit network for one of the divided ones of the figures corresponding to the above-mentioned arrangement locations where the units are divided by the discontinuous portions.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the unit information storage means for storing the size of the unit placed at the placement location and the computer for controlling the unit information storage means are used to determine the placement of the unit with respect to the placement location. A unit placement program for storing the shape and size of the placement location in the computer, the location information recording means, and the size of the unit for the figure based on the shape and size of the placement location. Basic unit network setting means for setting a basic unit network composed of basic units based on, and among predetermined points corresponding to each basic unit of the basic unit network,
Graphic internal point extraction means for extracting the predetermined points located inside the graphic corresponding to the arrangement location, and basic unit identification for specifying the basic unit based on the predetermined points extracted by the graphic internal point extraction means The gist is to function as a unit and a unit number calculation unit that calculates the number of basic units specified by the basic unit specification unit as the number of units.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, in the unit arrangement program according to the sixth aspect, the computer further comprises obstacle information recording means for recording the position and size of the obstacle inside the arrangement place. In addition to functioning as, the above-mentioned figure internal point extracting means is made to function as a means for extracting the predetermined point excluding the portion corresponding to the obstacle.

The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to claim 6 or 7.
In the unit placement program according to claim 1, the basic unit network setting means is caused to function as a means for moving the setting of the basic unit network with respect to the graphic corresponding to the placement location, and the computer further includes the placement location. The gist of the present invention is to function as means for specifying the arrangement of units and the number of units when the number of units calculated for the setting of the basic unit network for the figure corresponding to is the largest.

The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to claim 6 or 7.
In the unit placement program according to claim 1, the basic unit network setting means is caused to function as a means for moving the setting of the basic unit network with respect to the graphic corresponding to the placement location, and the computer further includes the placement location. The function of the basic unit network for the figure corresponding to the above is to function as a unit for specifying the unit arrangement and the unit number when the remainder calculated by dividing the calculated unit number by the unit number is the smallest. .

The invention described in claim 10 is the invention as claimed in claims 6 to 9.
In the unit arrangement program according to any one of the above items, the computer further includes the arrangement in which, when the basic units specified by the basic unit specifying means are not continuous, the basic units are divided by a non-continuous portion. It is a gist to make one of the divided figures corresponding to the place function as a means for setting another basic unit network.

(Operation) According to the invention described in claim 1 or 6, the computer records the shape and size of the placement location of the unit, and the unit is added to the figure based on the shape and size of the placement location. Set up a basic unit network consisting of basic units based on the size of. Then, the computer extracts, from the predetermined points corresponding to each basic unit of the basic unit network, a predetermined point located inside the figure corresponding to the arrangement location, and specifies the basic unit based on the predetermined point. To do. Then, the computer calculates the number of specified basic units as the number of units. Therefore, it is possible to obtain the arrangement of the units with respect to the arrangement location of the units and the required number of units.

According to the invention described in claim 2 or 7, the computer records the position and size of the obstacle inside the place where the unit is arranged, and removes the portion corresponding to the obstacle. Extract a predetermined point of. Therefore, it is possible to determine the arrangement of the units and the required number of units by not disposing the units in the portions where the units cannot be arranged due to obstacles.

According to the third or eighth aspect of the invention, the computer moves the setting of the basic unit network with respect to the graphic corresponding to the location of the unit. Then, the computer calculates the number of units for each setting of the basic unit network for the graphic corresponding to the arrangement location of the units, and specifies the arrangement of units and the number of units when the number of units is the largest. Therefore, the unit can be arranged in a larger area.

According to the invention described in claim 4 or 9, the computer moves the setting of the basic unit network with respect to the graphic corresponding to the location of the unit. Then, the computer calculates the number of units for each setting of the basic unit network for the graphic corresponding to the arrangement location of the units, and divides the number of units by the number of units to determine the arrangement of units and the units. Identify the numbers and. Therefore, when the unit is provided in the unit number, the number of units not used can be reduced.

According to the invention of claim 5 or 10,
If the specified basic unit is not continuous, the computer sets another basic unit network for one of the divided figures corresponding to the arrangement location of the unit divided by the non-continuous portion. For this reason, when there is a part where the units are not arranged continuously in the place where the units are arranged, the units can be arranged efficiently in the parts where the units can be arranged.

[0022]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, when a tile as a unit is attached to a veranda as a placement location of a unit, a unit placement method and a unit placement program at a placement location for determining the placement of tiles and calculating the required number of tiles are described. To do.

As shown in FIG. 1, the business operator system 20
Is connected to a customer terminal 31 via the Internet 30. The customer terminal 31 is a terminal used by the customer, and when the tiles are arranged on the balcony, the company system 2 presents the tile arrangement and the required number of tiles.
Used when requesting 0. Therefore, the customer terminal 31
Performs data input, data transmission / reception with the business operator system 20, and data display. Therefore, the customer terminal 31 has a control unit (CPU) and a storage unit (R) not shown.
AM, ROM, hard disk, etc.), communication means, display control means (for example, monitor), and input means (for example, keyboard and mouse).

The business operator system 20 includes a management computer 21 as shown in FIG. The management computer 21 is a computer having a control unit (CPU), a storage unit (RAM, ROM, hard disk, etc.), a communication unit, etc., which are not shown. This management computer 21
Executes a unit placement program to perform a process of determining the placement of tiles and the number of tiles on the balcony. This unit placement program is
It is composed of various programs. By executing these various programs, data transmission / reception, data processing described later, and the like are performed. That is, in this embodiment, the management computer 21 functions as a basic unit network setting means, a graphic internal point extracting means, a basic unit specifying means, a unit number calculating means, and the like.

A veranda shape information storage unit 22, a tile information storage unit 23, and a tile number calculation information storage unit 24 as an arrangement location information recording unit and an obstacle information recording unit are connected to the management computer 21, respectively. There is.

In the balcony shape information storage unit 22, as shown in FIG. 2, a shape display 8 as a figure based on the shape and size of the arrangement location is set for each preset shape of the balcony.
Veranda shape information 22 for setting 6 (see FIG. 9)
0 is recorded. In the present embodiment, the balcony shape information 220 includes a shape a1 and a figure setting condition a2. The shape a1 indicates the shape of the balcony, and is “rectangle”, “L-shaped 1”, “L-shaped 2”, “concave”,
It consists of "convex shape", "trapezoid 1" and "trapezoid 2". The graphic setting condition a2 is a condition for setting the shape display 86 corresponding to the shape a1. The balcony shape information 220
Are set in advance prior to the processing of this embodiment.

In the tile information storage section 23, as shown in FIG. 3, tile information 230 is recorded for each type of tile laid on the balcony. In this embodiment, the tile information 230 includes a tile identifier b1, a vertical dimension b2, and a horizontal dimension b.
3, the design b4 and the price b5.
The tile identifier b1 is an identifier for identifying the type of tile. The vertical dimension b2 is the vertical length of the tile.
The lateral dimension b3 is the lateral length of the tile. In addition, in this embodiment, the tile is a quadrangle. The design b4 is a tile design. The price b5 is the price of one tile. This tile information 230 is set in advance prior to the processing of this embodiment.

In the tile number calculation information storage unit 24, as shown in FIG. 4, tile calculation information 240 is recorded for each request for tile layout presentation and tile number calculation. The tile calculation information 240 is composed of lattice system information 241, shape dimension information 242, obstacle information 243, lattice flag information 244, and tile laying information 245.

The grid system information 241 is information about the grid system as a basic unit network corresponding to the outer periphery of the tile. In this embodiment, a square tile is selected, and the grid system information 241 indicates the unit tile grid system 80 shown in FIG. 9 that corresponds to the outer periphery of the square tile. The unit tile grid system 80 is composed of a unit tile grid 85 as a basic unit corresponding to one selected tile, is composed of a horizontal line 81 and a vertical line 82, and the upper left end is the base point 8.
Set to 3. Then, a grid point 84 as a predetermined point, which is an intersection of the horizontal line 81 and the vertical line 82, is a unit tile grid 8
Corresponds to the four corner vertices of the tile corresponding to 5. In addition, since each tile is laid at a predetermined interval, the horizontal line 8
The interval of 1 and the interval of the vertical line 82 are larger than the vertical dimension b2 and the horizontal dimension b3 of the tile information 230 by a predetermined dimension. This grid system information 241 is the tile information 23 for the selected tile when the tile selection data is received for the tile selected by the customer.
It is recorded based on the vertical dimension b2 and the horizontal dimension b3 of 0.
Then, when the shape display 86 is set to the unit tile grid system 80, the information added with the information regarding the shape display 86 is recorded as the grid system information 241.

The shape dimension information 242 is information on the shape and size of the balcony, and is composed of a shape a1, a dimension (A) c1, a dimension (B) c2, a dimension (C) c3, .... The shape a1 indicates the shape of the balcony,
It corresponds to the shape a1 of the balcony shape information 220. The dimension (A) c1, the dimension (B) c2, the dimension (C) c3 ... Are the lengths of the sides of the veranda. This shape dimension information 242
Is set to the value input from the customer terminal 31. By storing the shape size information 242, the tile number calculation information storage unit 24 functions as an arrangement location information recording unit.

The obstacle information 243 is information on the position and size of the obstacle. If there is an obstacle, the tile cannot be laid at that position. Therefore, by designating the position and size of the obstacle in the obstacle information 243, the place where the tile cannot be laid is designated. This obstacle information 2
43 is composed of a position x coordinate d1, a position y coordinate d2, a vertical d3 and a horizontal d4. The position x-coordinate d1 and the position y-coordinate d2 respectively show the x-coordinate and the y-coordinate of the upper left end of the obstacle when the upper left end of the veranda shown on the plane is the origin. The vertical d3 and horizontal d4 indicate the vertical and horizontal lengths of the obstacle in that case, respectively. This obstacle information 2
In 43, the value input from the customer terminal 31 is set.
By storing the obstacle information 243, the tile number calculation information storage unit 24 functions as an obstacle information recording unit.

The grid flag information 244 indicates, for each grid point 84 of the unit tile grid system 80, whether or not each grid point 84 is located inside the shape display 86. It should be noted that at the grid points 84 located inside the shape display 86, the shape display 8
The grid points 84 located on the line 6 are also included. In the grid flag information 244, a grid flag 90 (see FIG. 10) is recorded for the grid point 84 located inside the shape display 86. This lattice flag information 244 is the customer terminal 3
When the layout of tiles and presentation of the required number of tiles are requested from 1, the result calculated by the management computer 21 is set.

The tile laying information 245 indicates whether or not to lay tiles for each unit tile grid 85 of the unit tile grid system 80. In the present embodiment, in each unit tile grid 85, if the grid flag 90 is set for all the grid points 84 at the four corners, it is determined that the tile is laid and the tile laying flag is set. The tile laying information 245 is set with the result calculated by the management computer 21 based on the lattice flag information 244 when the customer terminal 31 requests the tile arrangement and the required number of tiles to be presented.

Next, in the system configured as described above, FIG. 5 to FIG. 5 show the procedure when the management computer 21 performs processing in accordance with a request from the customer terminal 31 to arrange tiles and present the required number of tiles. 14 will be described.

First, the customer uses the customer terminal 31 via the Internet 30 to request the display of a shape selection screen for selecting the shape of the balcony, and the management computer 21.
Send to. When receiving this, the management computer 21
Transmits the shape selection screen display data for displaying the shape selection screen to the customer terminal 31.

When the shape selection screen display data is received, the display screen 40 shown in FIG. 6 is output to the customer terminal 31. Shapes 41 to 47 are displayed on the display screen 40. The shapes 41 to 47 exemplify the shapes of balconies, and by clicking any of the shapes 41 to 47, the shape a1 corresponding to the clicked shapes 41 to 47 is selected. Here, when the shape 46 for “trapezoid 1” is clicked, the customer terminal 3
1 transmits shape selection data having “trapezoid 1” as the shape a1 to the management computer 21. Upon receiving this, as shown in FIG. 5, the management computer 21 records the shape dimension information 242 in which the shape a1 is set based on the shape selection data in the tile number calculation information storage unit 24 (S1).
-1).

Next, the management computer 21 transmits the dimension input screen display data for displaying the dimension input screen for inputting the dimensions of the balcony and the obstacle to the customer terminal 31. When this dimension input screen display data is received, the display screen 50 shown in FIG. 7 is output to the customer terminal 31. The display screen 50 is adapted to be displayed according to the shape a1. Here, since the shape a1 is “trapezoid 1”, the corresponding display is performed.

On this display screen 50, a shape example 51, dimension designations 52a, 52b, 52c and a dimension input box 5 are shown.
3a, 53b and 53c are displayed. The dimension input boxes 53a, 53b, 53c are respectively designated by the dimension designation 52.
It is used to input values corresponding to a, 52b, and 52c. Further, on the display screen 50, regarding the obstacle, the shape 54 with the obstacle, the example 55 with the obstacle, the position x coordinate designation 56 of the obstacle, the y coordinate designation 57 of the obstacle position, the vertical dimension 58 of the obstacle, and the obstacle are displayed. A dimension horizontal designation 59 is displayed. In this embodiment, three obstacles can be input, and three sets of obstacle position x coordinate input box 60, obstacle position y coordinate input box 61, obstacle vertical dimension input box 62, obstacle horizontal dimension input box 63. Is displayed. The obstacle illustration 55 indicates an obstacle, and the obstacle illustration 55.
The position of the obstacle is indicated by the coordinates of the obstacle position 55a at the upper left end of the. The input boxes 60, 61, 62, 63 are
Used to enter values corresponding to designations 56, 57, 58 and 59, respectively. Further, on the display screen 50,
The OK button 69 is displayed.

Here, the size input boxes 53a, 53
"320", "120", and "2" in b and 53c, respectively.
Enter "40". Further, “190”, “40”, “70”, and “70” are input in the input boxes 60, 61, 62, and 63 for the first obstacle, respectively. Then, when the OK button 69 is clicked, the customer terminal 31 transmits the dimension input data having the value input on the display screen 50 to the management computer 21.

Upon receiving this, the management computer 21
Records the size of the veranda based on this size input data (S1-2). Specifically, the management computer 21 sets the dimension (A) c1, the dimension (B) c2, and the dimension (C) c3 of the shape dimension information 242 based on the data input in the dimension input boxes 53a, 53b, 53c. Record each. Further, the management computer 21 records the obstacle information 243 regarding the position and size of the obstacle based on the size input data (S1-3). Specifically, the management computer 21 uses the input boxes 60, 6
Based on the data input to 1, 62, 63, the position x
The coordinate d1, the position y coordinate d2, the vertical d3, and the horizontal d4 are recorded.

Next, the customer selects the tile to be used. Specifically, in response to a tile selection screen display request from the customer terminal 31, the management computer 21 sends tile selection screen display data for displaying a tile selection screen for selecting tiles to the customer terminal 31. Upon receiving this, a tile selection screen (not shown) is displayed on the customer terminal 31. Here, when the customer selects a tile, the customer terminal 31 transmits the tile selection data for the selected tile to the management computer 21. Upon receiving this, the management computer 21 generates the unit tile grid system 80 shown in FIG. 9 based on the shape and size of the tile, and records the grid system information 241 (S1-
4). Specifically, the management computer 21 uses the tile identifier b1 of the selected tile as the tile information storage unit 2
3, and the vertical dimension b2 and the horizontal dimension b3 are extracted. Then, the management computer 21 sets the horizontal line 81 at intervals of values obtained by adding predetermined values to the vertical dimension b2 and the horizontal dimension b3.
By arranging the vertical lines 82 and the unit tile grid system 8
0 is generated and the grid system information 241 is recorded.

Next, the management computer 21 sets the shape display 86 in the unit tile grid system 80, and displays the shape display 8
The grid points 84 inside 6 are extracted (S1-5). Specifically, the management computer 21 firstly determines the shape dimension information 2
42 of shape a1 and dimension (A) c1, dimension (B) c2,
The shape display 86 is generated based on the dimension (C) c3 ... And the figure setting condition a2 of the balcony shape information 220. Then, the management computer 21 sets the unit tile grid system 80 in the shape display 86 by setting the shape display 86 in the unit tile grid system 80 by matching the upper left end of the shape display 86 with the base point 83. Next, the management computer 2
1 determines whether or not the grid points 84 in the unit tile grid system 80 are located inside the shape display 86, respectively. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the management computer 21 sets the grid flag 90 for the grid point 84 located inside the shape display 86, and records the grid flag information 244 in the tile calculation information 240.

Next, the management computer 21 calculates the number of tiles as the number of units for the tiles in which the lattice flags 90 are recorded for all the lattice points 84 at the four corners in the unit tile lattice 85 (S1-6). . Specifically, the management computer 21 sets a tile laying flag on the assumption that tiles will be laid on the unit tile grid 85 in which the grid flags 90 are recorded at all the four grid points 84. Here, as shown in FIG. 11, the tile 91 is shown for the unit tile grid 85 in which the tile laying flag is set. On the other hand, although the grid flag 90 is recorded for any of the grid points 84 at the four corners of the unit tile grid 85, if the grid flag 90 is not recorded for all of the grid points 84 at the four corners, tiles are laid. do not do. Here, in this case, the mark 92 is shown. Then, the management computer 21 calculates the number of tiles by calculating the number of unit tile grids 85 with the tile laying flag set, that is, the number of tiles 91.

When the customer selects a tile,
On the tile selection screen, a combination of tiles having different designs can be selected. When arranging tiles having different designs in combination, the management computer 21
The number of tiles is calculated for each tile with a different design. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, when tiles 93 and 94 of different designs are arranged alternately, the management computer 21 calculates the number of tiles for each of the tiles 93 and 94. In this case, the grid flag information 2
When the tile laying flag is recorded as 44, which design tile is to be arranged for each unit tile grid 85 is recorded.

Next, the case where an obstacle is present will be described. As shown in FIG. 13, when there is an obstacle, the management computer 21 sets the obstacle display 95 as a portion corresponding to the obstacle in the unit tile grid system 80 in which the shape display 86 is set. Specifically, the management computer 21 determines the position x coordinate d1 and the position y of the obstacle information 243.
The position of the obstacle display 95 is determined by determining the position of the upper left end of the obstacle display 95 based on the coordinate d2. Next, the management computer 21 causes the obstacle information 243.
The size of the obstacle display 95 is determined based on the vertical d3 and the horizontal d4. When the position and size of the obstacle display 95 are determined in this way, the management computer 21 sets the obstacle display 95 to the unit tile grid system 80 in which the shape display 86 is set.

Then, as shown in FIG. 14, the management computer 21 sets the lattice flag 90 as in the case described above. At this time, the management computer 21 does not set the grid flag 90 at the grid point 84 in the portion corresponding to the obstacle display 95. Then, the management computer 21
Similar to the case described above, the tile laying flag is set for the unit tile grid 85 in which the grid flags 90 are recorded at all the grid points 84 at the four corners. Therefore, the grid points 84 located at the portions overlapping the obstacle display 95 are the grid points 84 at the four corners.
For the unit tile grid 85 corresponding to any of
The tile laying flag will not be set. As a result, when the tiles 93 and 94 of different designs are arranged alternately, the tiles 93 and 94 are laid as shown in FIG. Then, the management computer 21 uses the tiles 93,
The number of tiles is calculated for each of the 94.

After calculating the number of tiles in this way,
The management computer 21 calculates the cost and outputs the result (S1-7). Specifically, the management computer 21 calculates the cost of tiles laid on the balcony based on the calculated number of tiles and the price b5 of the tile information 230. Then, the management computer 21 transmits the calculation result screen display data for displaying the calculation result screen showing the calculation result to the customer terminal 31. Upon receiving this, the display screen 70 shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the customer terminal 31.

As shown in FIG. 8, on the display screen 70, the shape 71 of the balcony and the dimension display 7 of each side of the balcony are displayed.
2. An obstacle example 73 and an obstacle position dimension display 74 are displayed. Further, on the display screen 70, the tile arrangement display 7
5, the calculation result display 76 and the return button 79 are displayed. In the shape example 71, the shape of the veranda is illustrated based on the shape a1. In this shape example 71, the dimension of each side is a preset value regardless of the values of the dimension (A) c1, the dimension (B) c2, the dimension (C) c3, ... Of the shape dimension information 242. . The dimension display 72 is the shape dimension information 242.
Is displayed based on. In the obstacle illustration 73, the position and size of the obstacle are illustrated as preset positions and sizes regardless of the value of the obstacle information 243. In the obstacle position dimension display 74, the position and size of the obstacle are displayed based on the obstacle information 243. Tile layout display 75
Indicates the layout of tiles obtained by the management computer 21. The calculation result display 76 shows calculation results regarding the number of tiles and the cost. The button 79 is clicked when returning to the display screen 40. The customer confirms the tile arrangement, the number of required tiles, and the cost based on the tile arrangement display 75 and the calculation result display 76 on the display screen 70.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. In the above embodiment, the management computer 21 sets the shape display 86 in the unit tile grid system 80 based on the figure setting condition a2 of the veranda shape information 220 and the shape dimension information 242. Then, the management computer 21
The grid points 84 located inside the shape display 86 are extracted, the grid flags 90 are recorded, the unit tile grids 85 in which the grid flags 90 are recorded are specified for all the grid points 84 at the four corners, and the number is calculated. Therefore, the arrangement of tiles laid on the balcony and the required number of tiles can be calculated.

In the above-described embodiment, the management computer 21 extracts the grid points 84 located inside the shape display 86, except for the portion corresponding to the obstacle display 95 set based on the obstacle information 243. . Therefore, it is possible to determine the arrangement of tiles and the required number of tiles without laying tiles at the position of the obstacle.

In the above embodiment, the customer has the shape 4
Select the shape of the balcony from 1 to 47 and enter the dimensions of each side. Then, the management computer 21 records the shape dimension information 242 and the balcony shape information 220 based on the input data, and sets the shape display 86 based on this. Therefore, the input operation by the customer can be simplified.

In the above embodiment, the grid points 8 at the four corners
For each unit tile grid 85 in which the grid flag 90 is recorded for all 4, tile laying flags are recorded,
Unit tile grid 85 in which the tile laying flag is recorded
Was calculated. Therefore, the number of tiles can be calculated for tiles used in a perfect state.

In the above embodiment, the customer inputs from the customer terminal 31 via the Internet 30, and the management computer 21 obtains the tile arrangement and the required number of tiles and provides them to the customer. Therefore, the customer can easily obtain information about the arrangement of tiles and the required number of tiles.

In the above embodiment, when arranging tiles having different designs in combination, the required number of tiles for each tile having the arrangement and the different designs was obtained. Therefore, when arranging tiles in combination, it is possible to provide the customer with information about the arrangement of tiles and the required number of tiles for each tile having a different design.

The above embodiment may be modified into the following modes. -In the above-mentioned embodiment, when laying tiles on the balcony, the tile arrangement and the required number of tiles were obtained. Instead of this, when arranging another unit at another unit arrangement location, the arrangement of the unit and the required number of units may be obtained. For example, when a wallpaper is attached to a wall or a rug is laid on the floor, the arrangement of the wallpaper and the rug and the number thereof may be obtained.

In the above embodiment, the upper left end of the shape display 86 is set at the base point 83 of the unit tile grid system 80, and the shape display 86 is set at the unit tile grid system 80.
Instead of this, as shown in FIG. 15, the base point 83 and the upper left end of the shape display 86 are shifted so that the unit tile grid system 80
The shape display 86 may be set in the. In this case, the reference point 100 at the upper left end of the shape display 86 may be moved within the range of the base unit tile grid 103 that is the upper left unit tile grid 85. That is, the x coordinate of the reference point 100 is changed in the range from the base point 83 to the grid point 101, and the reference point 100
The y coordinate of may be changed in the range from the base point 83 to the grid point 102. As described above, as the position of the shape display 86 with respect to the unit tile grid system 80 is moved, the required number of tiles may be calculated when the shape display 86 is set at each position. Then, the arrangement of tiles and the number of tiles may be specified based on the number of tiles calculated when the shape display 86 is set at each position.

In this case, among the calculated number of tiles, the arrangement of tiles and the number of tiles when the required number of tiles is the largest may be specified. By doing so, tiles can be laid in a larger area.

When the tiles are sold for each unit number consisting of a plurality of tiles, the calculated required number of tiles is divided by the number of units when the tiles are sold. The arrangement and the number of tiles may be specified. By doing so, when a plurality of tiles are sold as one unit, the number of surplus tiles can be further reduced.

In the above embodiment, the shape display 86 is arranged for the unit tile grid system 80. Alternatively, when the place where tiles can be laid is divided, a unit tile grid system may be set for each divided portion.

For example, as shown in FIG. 16, when there is a large obstacle 110, the unit tile grid 85 in which the tile laying flag is recorded becomes discontinuous, and the places where tiles are laid are divided. In such a case, another unit lattice system may be set for one of the divided ones. For example,
As shown in FIG. 16, a unit tile grid system 120 different from the unit tile grid system 80 may be set on one side. In this unit tile grid system 120, horizontal lines 121 and vertical lines 12
2 are arranged in the same manner as the horizontal lines 81 and the vertical lines 82 of the unit tile grid system 80. At this time, according to the position and the size of the obstacle 110, regarding the part where the tile can be laid,
The position of the base point 123 of the unit tile grid system 120 may be determined. For example, the unit tile grid system 120 may be arranged by setting the base point 123 so that the horizontal line 121 passing through the base point 123 overlaps the boundary line with the obstacle 110. By doing so, when the place where the tile can be laid is divided, the tile can be laid in a larger area.

In the above embodiment, the customer is given the shape 4
The shape of the balcony was selected from 1 to 47. Alternatively, the shape of the balcony may be directly input from the customer terminal 31. By doing so, it is possible to cope with more complicated shapes.

In the above embodiment, the management computer 21 sets the tile information 230 about the selected tile.
A unit tile grid system 80 as a basic unit network was set based on the vertical dimension b2 and the horizontal dimension b3. Alternatively, the management computer 21 may store the basic unit network in advance. Further, the management computer 21 may store a part of a continuous part of the basic unit network in advance and set the basic unit network based on the part. By doing so, it is possible to deal with the case where tiles having a more complicated shape are arranged and the case where tile arrangement is more complicated.

In the above embodiment, square tiles are laid on the veranda, but the tiles may have any shape. For example, the tile shape may be rectangular, parallelogram, triangular or hexagonal. The tiles may be arranged in any manner as long as they correspond to the set basic unit network. For example,
The tiles may be arranged such that square tiles are shifted and arranged, or tiles of different shapes are combined and arranged.

In the above embodiment, the tiles are arranged in the unit tile grid system 80 when the grid points 84 at the four corners corresponding to the vertices of the tiles are located inside the shape display 86. Instead of this, for each unit tile grid 85 corresponding to each tile, some points on the unit tile grid 85 are extracted, and when all of them are located inside the shape display 86, the tiles are arranged. Good. Also,
For each unit tile grid 85 corresponding to each tile, when all the points on the unit tile grid 85 are located inside the shape display 86, tiles may be arranged. That is, the tiles may be arranged when all the sides of the unit tile grid 85 are located inside the shape display 86.

In the above-described embodiment, when the grid flags 90 are recorded for the grid points 84 at the four corners of the unit tile grid 85, the tile layout and the number of tiles are determined as laying tiles. Instead of this, when the grid flag 90 is recorded for any of the grid points 84 at the four corners of the unit tile grid 85, the tile layout and the number of tiles may be obtained as the tiles are laid. By doing so, it is possible to determine the tile arrangement and the number of tiles even when the tiles are divided and used for the tiles located at the edge of the veranda or the boundary with the obstacle.

In the above embodiment, the management computer 21 determines all tile arrangements and tile numbers.
Alternatively, for each tile, the customer may be able to select whether to lay the tile. For example, the unit tile grid system 80 and the shape display 8 are displayed on the customer terminal 31.
6 may be displayed and the unit tile grid 85 may be clicked to display or delete the display of tiles to select whether to arrange the tiles. By doing so, for example, with respect to the tiles located at the edge of the veranda or the boundary with the obstacle, the customer can individually select whether or not the tiles need to be laid.

In the above embodiment, the management computer 21 sets the upper left end of the shape display 86 at the base point 83 of the unit tile grid system 80, and sets the shape display 86 at the unit tile grid system 80. Instead of this, the position of the shape display 86 with respect to the unit tile grid system 80 may be changed by a customer operation. For example, the unit tile grid system 80 and the shape display 86 may be displayed on the customer terminal 31, and the customer may move the shape display 86 by dragging with the mouse. Also,
The shape display 86 for the unit tile grid system 80 may be rotatable. In this case, the shape display 86 may be rotated with respect to the unit tile grid system 80 by a customer operation on the customer terminal 31. By doing so, the arrangement of tiles and the number of tiles can be obtained by incorporating the customer's wishes.

In the above embodiment, the business operator system 20 and the customer terminal 31 are connected by the Internet 30, but a leased line, a public line, an intranet or an extranet (wide area network) may be used.

In the above embodiment, the storage units 22 to 24 are set in the business entity system 20, but each storage unit 22 to 24 is set.
24 may be divided and set in another place. The same processing may be performed by a dedicated machine in which the storage units 22 to 24 are set.

[0070]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to determine the placement of units with respect to the placement location and the required number of units.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of data stored in a balcony shape information storage unit.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of data stored in a tile information storage unit.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of data stored in a tile number calculation information storage unit.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a processing procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen output to a customer terminal.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen output to a customer terminal.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen output to a customer terminal.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of setting of shape display for a unit tile grid system.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a lattice flag.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of tile laying decision.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram when tiles having different designs are combined.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of arrangement of figures corresponding to obstacles.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of tile arrangement when an obstacle is present.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of tile arrangement when the unit tile grid system is moved.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of a tile arrangement when tile laying locations are divided.

[Explanation of symbols]

21 ... Management computer as a computer, 23 ...
A tile information storage unit as unit information storage means, 24
... tile number calculation information storage unit as arrangement location information recording means and obstacle information recording means, 80 ... unit tile grid system as a basic unit network, 84 ... grid points as predetermined points, 8
5 ... Unit tile grid as a basic unit, 86 ... Shape display as a figure based on the shape and size of the arrangement location, 90
… Lattice flags, 93, 94… Tiles as units,
95, 110 ... Obstacle display as a portion corresponding to an obstacle, 120 ... Unit tile grid system as another basic unit network.

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A unit placement method for determining the placement of the unit with respect to the placement location by using a unit information storage unit that stores the size of the unit placed at the placement location and a computer that controls the unit information storage unit. The computer is configured by a placement location information recording step of recording the shape and size of the placement location, and a basic unit based on the size of the unit for a figure based on the shape and size of the placement location. A basic unit network setting step of setting a basic unit network, and a figure for extracting the predetermined point located inside the figure corresponding to the arrangement location among predetermined points corresponding to each basic unit of the basic unit network An internal point extracting step, a basic unit specifying step of specifying the basic unit based on a predetermined point extracted in the figure internal point extracting step, and the basic unit And a unit number calculating step of calculating the number of basic units specified in the specifying step as the number of units. 2. The unit placement method according to claim 1, wherein the computer further comprises an obstacle information recording step of recording a position and a size of the obstacle inside the placement place, and the graphic internal point. The unit arranging method, wherein the extracting step extracts the predetermined point excluding a portion corresponding to the obstacle. 3. The unit arrangement method according to claim 1, wherein in the basic unit network setting step, the basic unit network setting is moved with respect to a graphic corresponding to the arrangement location, and The unit arrangement further comprising the step of specifying the unit arrangement and the unit number when the number of units calculated for the setting of the basic unit network for the graphic corresponding to the arrangement location is the largest. Method. 4. The unit placement method according to claim 1, wherein in the basic unit network setting step, the setting of the basic unit network is moved with respect to a graphic corresponding to the placement location, and The method further includes the step of specifying the arrangement of units and the number of units when the remainder obtained by dividing the number of units calculated for the setting of the basic unit network for the graphic corresponding to the arrangement location by the number of units is the smallest. A unit arrangement method characterized by the above. 5. The unit arranging method according to claim 1, wherein when the basic units specified in the basic unit specifying step are not continuous, the basic unit is divided by a discontinuous part. The unit placement method further comprising the step of setting another basic unit network for one of the divided figures corresponding to the placement location. 6. A unit placement program for determining the placement of the unit with respect to the placement location by using a unit information storage unit that stores the size of the unit placed at the placement location and a computer that controls the unit information storage unit. The computer is configured by a placement location information recording unit that records the shape and size of the placement location, and a basic unit based on the size of the unit for a figure based on the shape and size of the placement location. A basic unit network setting means for setting a basic unit network, a figure for extracting the predetermined point located inside the figure corresponding to the arrangement location among predetermined points corresponding to each basic unit of the basic unit network Internal point extracting means, basic unit specifying means for specifying the basic unit based on a predetermined point extracted by the graphic internal point extracting means, and A unit arrangement program for functioning as a unit number calculation means for calculating the number of basic units specified by the basic unit specification means as the number of units. 7. The unit placement program according to claim 6, further comprising causing the computer to function as obstacle information recording means for recording the position and size of an obstacle inside the placement location, and the graphic A unit arrangement program for causing an internal point extracting means to function as a means for extracting the predetermined point excluding a portion corresponding to the obstacle. 8. The unit arrangement program according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the basic unit network setting means functions as a means for moving the setting of the basic unit network with respect to a graphic corresponding to the arrangement location. For causing the computer to further function as means for specifying the arrangement of units and the number of units when the number of units calculated for the setting of the basic unit network for the graphic corresponding to the arrangement location is the largest. Unit placement program. 9. The unit placement program according to claim 6, wherein the basic unit network setting means functions as a means for moving the setting of the basic unit network with respect to a graphic corresponding to the placement location. The computer further specifies the unit arrangement and the number of units when the remainder obtained by dividing the number of units calculated for the setting of the basic unit network for the graphic corresponding to the arrangement location by the number of units is the smallest. A unit placement program for functioning as a means for performing. 10. The unit arrangement program according to claim 6, further comprising: the computer, the basic unit if the basic unit specified by the basic unit specifying unit is not continuous. A unit arrangement program for causing one of the divided ones of the figures corresponding to the arrangement location divided by the non-contiguous portion to function as means for setting another basic unit network.