JP2003242330A - Store monitoring system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a store monitoring system enabling a user to easily grasp a store condition by changing store display forms in a map in accordance with store condition information. <P>SOLUTION: This store monitoring system includes a storing means for making a store location correspond to store condition information for storage in each store, a display form switching means for switchingly determining the display form of a drawing representing the store in accordance with the store condition information, and a store displaying means for displaying the drawing in the display form switched by the display form switching means at the location of the store on a map. <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 store monitoring system for displaying a pictorial diagram representing a store at the location of the store on a map according to the state information of the store.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a map information system has been known in which a downtown area is displayed on a map and a store displayed on the map can be clicked to browse information on the store. The stores displayed in the map are
It is displayed as a store logo mark or symbol. Since such a map information system makes it easy to find a store and displays information related to the store, it is effective when going to the store for the purpose of eating or entertainment. However, when a chain store that manages a plurality of chain stores is to monitor the chain stores, it is necessary to display the information for each chain store and check the state of the displayed stores, which is a troublesome operation. It takes a lot of time, and it is not practical.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a store monitoring system capable of easily grasping the state of a store by changing the display form of the store on the map according to the state information of the store. To do.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a store monitoring system that stores, for each store, a storage unit that stores a location of a store and state information of the store in association with each other, and stores the state information of the store. Display form switching means for switching and determining the display form of the pictorial diagram representing the store according to the store display for displaying the pictorial diagram at the location of the store on the map in the display form switched by the display form switching means And means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the store monitoring system according to the first aspect, wherein the display form switching means is a pictorial diagram showing each store based on a relative relationship between status information of each store. The feature is that each display form is determined.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the store monitoring system according to the first or second aspect, the state information of the store includes sales, inventory of goods, profit, number of visitors, number of operations, and operating rate. It is characterized by including at least one of them.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the store monitoring system according to the third aspect, the state information of the store is
It is characterized in that it is provided with a notification means for notifying that a predetermined condition is satisfied.

A store monitoring system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the store display means displays the state information in association with the pictorial diagram. It is characterized by displaying characters.

A store monitoring system according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the system according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the display form that the display form switching means switches and determines is the pictorial diagram. At least one of large and small, color of the picture, lighting and blinking of the picture, and shape of the picture is at least one.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the store monitoring system according to the fourth aspect, when the status information is the inventory quantity of the article, and the inventory quantity is less than or equal to a set value,
The notification means displays a store to which the goods are ordered.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a store monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, as an example of a store, a game store (hereinafter referred to as a hall) in which a pachinko game machine, a slot machine, a medal type game machine, or the like is installed will be described as an example.

The store monitoring system 1 manages each hall terminal device provided in each hall (note that in each hall, game information, sales, inventory of goods such as gifts or merchandise, the number of visitors, the number of operations, etc. 2), a head office terminal device 3 provided in a management head office that manages and monitors a hall, and a center server 4 installed in an information management center. Each hall terminal device 2, the head office terminal device 3, and the center server 4 are connected to the Internet 5, respectively, so that data and the like can be transmitted and received. Note that FIG.
In FIG. 3, there are a plurality of holes, but only three stores, Hall A, Hall B, and Hall C, are shown as representatives.

Hall terminal device 2 provided in each hall
a, 2b, 2c are, for example, personal computers (personal computer main body,
Including display device, keyboard device, printer)
Composed of. The head office terminal device 3 of the management head office is, for example, a personal computer (including a personal computer body, a display device, a keyboard device, and a printer).

Although not shown, the center server 4 has a communication server and a storage device for a database, in addition to a control device such as a computer. In this embodiment,
The center server 4 is configured according to claim 1, that is, a storage unit that stores the location of each store and the state information of the store for each store, and a pictorial diagram that represents the store according to the state information of the store. The display mode switching means for switching and determining the display mode and the store display means for displaying the pictorial diagram at the location of the store on the map in the display mode switched by the display mode switching means.

The center server 4 includes the hall terminals 2
The state information in each hall is transmitted from a, 2b, and 2c at regular time intervals. The status information includes, for example, sales, the number of articles in stock, profits, the number of visitors, the number of operations, and the operation rate. Upon receiving the status information, the center server 4 stores the received status information in the storage device for each hall, performs arithmetic processing based on the stored status information, and responds to the browsing access request from the head office terminal device 3. The pictorial data for displaying the map screen is generated and stored in the storage device.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a map screen displayed on the display device (hereinafter simply referred to as a display screen) of the head office terminal device 3. On the map displayed on the screen (on the map)
Shows a pictorial diagram showing each hole corresponding to the location of each hole on the map. FIG. 2 shows an example in which pictorial diagrams showing the respective holes are displayed at the positions of the holes A, B, and C on the map in Aichi Prefecture.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the details of the pictorial diagram showing the holes displayed on the map. The name of the hall is displayed in characters on the pictorial diagram, and the pictorial diagram is displayed in the display form determined by the center server 4. In addition, in the present embodiment, all the pictorial diagrams are displayed as squares. Further, as one mode of switching and deciding the display form of the pictorial diagram representing the store according to the state information of the store, the display color of the pictorial diagram is switched and decided based on the result of comparison between the sales of the hall and the average value of the sales of all the holes. Further, in a part of the picture (display area of the stock quantity), the stock quantity of the article is updated and displayed (character display) at regular intervals. As for the stock quantity of the article, the display color is switched depending on whether the stock quantity is less than or equal to the set value.

The storage device of the center server 4 stores the total number of registered holes. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing stored data for each hole stored in the storage device of the center server 4. In addition, the example shown in FIG.
The stored data for hole A is shown. The contents of the stored data for each hole are the name of the hole, the position of the hole (for example, address or latitude / longitude data), and the position data on the map corresponding to the position of the hole (as shown in FIG. The horizontal direction is the X-axis direction, the vertical direction of the map screen is the Y-axis direction, the coordinates on the map of the hole determined by the X value and the Y value), time data (time when the state information is stored), It is composed of state information data. Further, in the present embodiment, the state information data is composed of sales data and article inventory data, and the hall sales data and article inventory data are updated and stored at regular intervals. As shown in FIG. 4, the position of the hole (position data on the map) and the state information of the hole are stored in association with each other. Further, in the present embodiment, as for the display of the pictorial diagram on the map, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper left corner of the pictorial image is displayed in conformity with the position data (X, Y) on the map.

Next, the display mode switching and the pictorial display processing for the pictorial diagram representing the hall by the center server 4 will be described. FIG. 5 to FIG. 6 are flowcharts showing the processing executed by the center server 4 for the display mode switching and the pictorial display regarding the pictorial diagram representing the hall. In the present embodiment, as an example, the process of switching the display mode of the pictorial diagram for the hall A and the pictorial diagram display will be described.

Each hall terminal device 2a, 2b, 2c, ...
Transmits to the center server 4 status information (for example, sales, the number of stocks of articles, etc.) in each hall at regular intervals. The center server 4 uses the hall terminal devices 2a, 2
It is determined whether there is a data reception request (status information reception request) from b, 2c, ... (Step S01),
When there is no data reception request, the process proceeds to step S11, while the status information transmitted each time there is a data reception request is received (step S02), and the received status information (for example, the time at which the status information is received as shown in FIG. 4 is received. At the same time, the sales and the number of items in stock are stored in the storage area for each hall (step S
03), the process proceeds to step S11.

When the center server 4 proceeds to step S11, the center server 4 determines whether or not a predetermined time has passed (step S).
11). The certain period of time is a timing at which the display mode of the picture is switched. If the center server 4 determines that the fixed time has not elapsed, that is, if it is determined that it is not time to switch the display mode related to the picture, the process returns to step S01.

On the other hand, when the center server 4 determines that the fixed time has elapsed, that is, when it is determined that it is time to switch the display mode for the picture, the process proceeds to step S12. When the center server 4 proceeds to step S12, it first calculates the average value of the sales of all the halls (step S12). To calculate the average value of sales for all holes, calculate the sales stored for each hole in the storage means.
It is calculated by sequentially reading and adding from the hole A to the final hole, and dividing the added value by the total number of holes.

Next, the center server 4 compares the sales of the hall A with the average of the sales of all the holes obtained in step S12 (step S13), and determines that the sales of the hall A is equal to or more than the average of the sales of all the holes. For example, while setting the display color of the picture to "blue" and proceeding to step S16 (step S14),
If the sales of the hall A are less than the average of the sales of all the holes, the display color of the picture is set to "red" and the process proceeds to step S16 (step S15).

Although only Hall A is shown in the figure, the sales of each hole and the average value of the sales of all the holes are compared not only for Hall A but also for each hole. Set the display color of the picture that represents the hole. In addition, comparing the sales value of each hole and the average value of the sales of all holes and setting the display color of the picture showing each hole based on the comparison result is based on the relative relationship between the status information of each store. , Which is an embodiment of determining the display form of a pictorial diagram representing each store.

At step S16, the center server 4
Reads the stored inventory quantity of hole A and sets it as the inventory quantity to be displayed on the picture (step S1).
6). Next, it is determined whether or not the inventory quantity of the hall A is less than or equal to a set value (for example, 10 or less) (step S1).
7). It should be noted that this set value is a value for prompting the replenishment of the target article before the target article is out of stock.

In step S17, the center server 4
Sets the display color of the display area of the stock quantity to "red" when the stock quantity of the hole A is less than or equal to the set value (step S1).
8) Set the hole name of the ordering destination and the inventory quantity of the hole which are predetermined in relation to the hole A (step S
19), the hole A is displayed in the display form (display color of the picture, the number of stocks of goods and the display color of the display area of the number of stocks) set on the map based on the position data on the map (step S20). Next, the center server 4 displays the fact that the stock quantity is small in characters (step S21), displays the hole name of the order destination and the stock quantity (step S22), and returns to step S01.

On the other hand, in step S17, the center server 4 determines that the inventory quantity of the hall A is not less than the set value,
The display color of the stock quantity display area is set to "blue" (step S23), and the display form set on the map based on the position data on the map (display color of the picture, stock quantity of the article, and stock quantity display) When the hole A is displayed in the display color of the area (step S24), the process returns to step S01.

In the above-described embodiment, only the hole A is shown, but not only the hole A but also all the holes displayed as a pictorial diagram on the map, the processing from step S13 to step S16, step S17. ~
Processing of step S22 and step S17-step S2
3-One of the processes configured in step S24 is executed.

Through the above processing, the center server 4 displays the map screen as shown in FIG. 2 on the display screen of the head office terminal device 3 in response to the access (browsing request) from the head office terminal device 3 of the management head office through the Internet 5. To display. Further, the pictorial diagram showing each hole displayed at the location of each hole on the map of the map screen is displayed in the following display form. First, if the sales of the hole is more than the average value of the sales of all holes, the picture showing the hole is displayed in "blue", and if the sales of the hole is less than the average value of the sales of all holes, The pictorial representation is displayed in "red". Further, in the stock quantity display area set as a part of the picture, the stock quantity of the articles in the hole is displayed in characters such as "remaining ** pieces".

Further, if the inventory quantity of the articles in the hall is not less than the set value, the inventory quantity display area is displayed in "blue". On the other hand, if the inventory quantity of the goods in the hall is less than the set value, the inventory quantity display area is displayed in "red", and the fact that the inventory quantity is low is displayed in text, and it is predetermined in relation to the hall. The name of the hall you are ordering and the number of items in stock are displayed. In addition, when the stock quantity of the store is below the set value, displaying that fact (the quantity of the stock is low) is displayed in the text, when the status information of the shop satisfies the predetermined condition, the fact is notified. This is an embodiment of what to do.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a pictorial diagram and a display example of the notifying means when the number of stocks of the article is below the set value. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the number of stocks in hall A is 10 and is below the set value. Two of the hall A1 and the hall A2 are displayed, and the inventory quantity of the hall A1 is 25 and the inventory quantity of the hall A2 is 20.
Shows an example in which is displayed. Regarding the relationship between the hole displayed in the pictorial diagram and the hole of the order destination, the hole in the short distance to the hole displayed in the pictorial diagram is selected as the order destination. Further, the order destination for the holes displayed in the picture is not limited to one hole, and a plurality of holes may be selected as the order destinations.

Since the state information data sent from each hole changes at regular intervals, the display form of the drawing showing each hole can be switched at each timing of switching the display mode for the drawing. Accordingly, on the display screen of the head office terminal device 3 of the management headquarters, a picture is displayed at the location of the hole on the map in a switched display form, so that the hole on the map is displayed according to the state information of the hole. Since the display mode of (Picture) is switched, even if you do not click the picture one by one to display the status information on the screen,
By looking at the map screen, you can easily understand the state of the store where the picture is displayed. Further, in this embodiment,
Since the display mode (color of the picture) of the hall (picture) on the map is switched according to the sales of the hall, just by looking at the map screen, the store sales are above the average, or the sales of the store meet the average. You can easily identify if there is no store. Furthermore, regarding the stock quantity of goods, a display area is provided in the drawing to display the stock quantity, and the display color of the stock quantity display area is switched depending on whether the stock quantity of the goods is less than or equal to the set quantity. You can check the current inventory quantity before it runs out. Furthermore, if the number of items in stock is less than or equal to the set number, it will be reported in text display, so that you can understand more clearly, and the name of the hole that is the candidate for the order of the item and its number in stock are also displayed. As a result, it can be used as a guide for selecting a store to receive the goods.

Further, in the map screen as shown in FIG. 2 displayed on the display screen of the head office terminal device 3, the state information of the hole is displayed on the screen in response to a click operation on the picture displayed on the map. It may be configured to be displayed in. In this case, the display area on the map of the pictorial diagram representing each hole is defined. For example, since the coordinates of the upper left corner of the drawing are displayed in conformity with the position data (X, Y) on the map, the size of the drawing (the size in the X-axis direction is α, Y).
If the size in the axial direction is defined as β), the coordinate point (x, y) in the display area of the picture on the map is X ≦ x ≦ in the X-axis direction.
The X + α and Y axis directions satisfy Y ≦ y ≦ Y + β. On the other hand, the coordinates of the point clicked on the map screen are defined as (a, b). And this coordinate (a, b)
If X ≦ a ≦ X + α and Y ≦ b ≦ Y + β are satisfied, it can be determined that the point clicked on the map screen is within the display area of the pictorial diagram.

As described above, the display area of the pictorial diagram on the map may be defined for each hole and stored in the storage data for each hole shown in FIG. 4, for example. Then, it is determined which picture display area the coordinates (a, b) of the point clicked on the map screen belongs to, and the state information data of the hole of the picture which is determined to belong to the display area is displayed on the screen. . FIG. 8 shows a display example of the state information data of the hole A displayed by clicking the pictorial diagram representing the hole A. In FIG. 8, the sales of Hall A are “1,000,00
It is indicated that the number of stocks of goods is "0" yen and "33".

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, in the above-described embodiment, the switching of the display mode of the pictorial diagram is configured to switch between different colors of the pictorial diagram. Different, different lighting and blinking of pictures,
It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the shape of the drawing is switched (for example, switching between circle and square). Further, in the above-described embodiment, sales and the number of stocks of goods are exemplified as the state information of the store, but in addition, profits of the store, profit margin, number of visitors, operating number, operating rate, etc. may be used. When the number of visitors is used, the number of visitors of other stores can be surveyed by heading and used for comparison with other stores. Also, when using the number of operations, by displaying the difference between the average operation of all stores and the average operation of the store over the past year on the map, is the increase or decrease in the current operation due to regional factors? It can be used as a criterion.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the hall is used as the store for explanation, but in addition, the restaurant,
This system can be applied to leisure facilities, department stores, accommodation facilities, financial institutions, etc.

In the above-described embodiment, the state information of each hall is collected by the center server 4 and processed by the center server 4. In some cases, the state information of the hall is directly collected and processed by the head office terminal device 3.

[0038]

According to the structure described in claim 1, for each store, the location of the store and the state information of the store are stored in association with each other, and a pictorial diagram representing the store is displayed according to the state information of the store. By switching and deciding the form and displaying the picture in the switched display form at the location of the store on the map, the display form of the store on the map changes according to the state information of the store. The state of the store at the place where the pictorial diagram is displayed can be easily grasped simply by looking.

According to the configuration of claim 2, since the display form of the pictorial diagram representing each store is determined based on the relative relationship between the state information of each store, the relative state information of the plurality of stores is determined. Since the display form of the pictorial diagram changes based on the relationship, it is possible to easily identify, for example, a store whose sales are above the average or a store whose sales are below the average, only by looking at the map screen.

According to the configuration of claim 3, when the status information includes sales, the sales status of the store at the place where the pictorial diagram is displayed can be easily grasped simply by looking at the map screen. When the status information includes the stock quantity of the goods, it is possible to easily grasp the status of the stock quantity of the goods in the store where the pictorial diagram is displayed, just by looking at the map screen, and the status information includes the profit. In this case, you can easily understand the profit status of the store where the picture is displayed by just looking at the map screen, and if the status information includes the number of visitors, you can see the picture just by looking at the map screen. It is possible to easily understand the state of the customers at the store displayed, and if the state information includes the operating count, just look at the map screen to see the operating state of the store where the picture is displayed. It can be easily grasped.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, when the state information of the store satisfies a predetermined condition, the fact is notified, so that the current state information of the store can be grasped more specifically.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the status information is displayed in text accompanying the picture, the status of the store can be more clearly understood by the text.

According to the configuration of claim 7, the fact is notified before the number of stocks of the article falls below the set value.
It is possible to confirm the current number of stocks before the stock runs out, and it can be used as a guide for selecting a store to receive the goods.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a store monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a map screen displayed on a display device of a head office terminal device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing details of a pictorial diagram showing holes displayed on a map.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing stored data for each hole stored in a storage device of a center server.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a part of the processing relating to the display mode switching and the pictorial display regarding the pictorial diagram representing the hall executed by the center server.

FIG. 6 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of a pictorial diagram and a notification means when the number of stocks of articles is below a set value.

FIG. 8 is a view showing one display mode of hole state information data displayed by clicking a pictorial diagram representing a hole.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 store monitoring system 2 hall terminal equipment 3 Headquarters terminal device 4 Center server 5 Internet

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A storage unit for storing, for each store, a location of the store and state information of the store in association with each other, and a display for switching and determining a display form of a pictorial diagram representing the store according to the state information of the store. A store monitoring system comprising: a form switching unit and a store display unit that displays the pictorial diagram in a display form switched by the display form switching unit at a location of the store on a map. 2. The display form switching means determines each display form of a pictorial diagram representing each store based on the relative relationship between the state information of each store.
Store monitoring system described in. 3. The state information of the store includes at least one of sales, inventory of goods, profit, number of visitors, operating number, and operating rate. Store monitoring system. 4. The store monitoring system according to claim 3, further comprising a reporting unit that reports when the state information of the store satisfies a predetermined condition. 5. The store monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the store display means displays the status information in a character in association with the pictorial diagram. 6. The display form switched and determined by the display form switching means is classified according to the size of the drawing, the color of the drawing,
6. At least one of different lighting / blinking of the pictorial diagram and different shape of the pictorial diagram.
The store monitoring system according to any one of the above. 7. The status information is the number of articles in stock, and when the number of articles in inventory is less than or equal to a set value, the notification means displays a store to which the articles are ordered. The store monitoring system according to claim 4.