JP2003263546A - Information evaluation system, information evaluation method, its program, and information evaluation device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To evaluate a combination of different clothing items on purchase of them for finding the optimum combination of items and forming an image the combination state for displaying it. <P>SOLUTION: This information evaluation system is provided with a combination evaluation means accumulating information about the items dealt in a shop and referring to a combination information database accumulating information of quality of the combination of the items for determining quality of the combination of items selected by the user, an evaluation result outputting means outputting an evaluation result made by the combination evaluation means, and an image information synthesizing means synthesizing an image of a combination state of the items selected by the user. <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 system for presenting an optimum combination when purchasing an item such as clothes,
The present invention relates to a method and a device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, online shopping using the Internet has become popular. Online shopping is very beneficial to both sellers and buyers in terms of increasing shopping opportunities because they can be shopped regardless of time and place. Especially in the case of clothing, it is particularly useful because many items can be listed and comparison and examination are easy. However, since it is not possible to determine whether a combination of items, for example, a combination of jacket and pants is correct or looks good, the invention of Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-331694 synthesizes images of selected items according to the user's body shape. The problem is solved by displaying the expected figure when it is displayed and coordinated.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, although it is possible to confirm the state of wearing selected items in combination, it is possible to check the state in which the items are already worn, for example, There was a problem that it was not possible to check the combination state of the jacket stored in the closet at home and the skirt that was considered for purchase.

Further, even if the selected item is displayed in a worn state, it must be determined by the purchaser himself whether the item is really suitable or whether it is in accord with the current fashion. However, there was a problem that accurate advice and judgment criteria were not provided.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the information evaluation system according to claim 1 is an information evaluation system which evaluates a combination of items and assists the user in selecting an item. The storage management means stores and manages the information of the items being stored, and the combination evaluation means that evaluates the combination of two or more items among the items stored in the storage management means.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the information evaluation method according to claim 2 is an information evaluation method for evaluating the combination of items and assisting in the selection of the items. A stock information storage management step for storing and managing information, a combination information storage management step for storing and managing information on a combination of items, and a combination of two or more items of the items stored in the stock information storage and management step. And a combination result evaluation step of notifying the user of the evaluation result of the combination evaluation step.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the information evaluation method according to claim 3 is an information evaluation method for evaluating a combination of items and assisting in the selection of items.
An ownership information accumulation management step of accumulating and managing information of items owned by at least one or more users, and an inventory information accumulation management step of accumulating and managing information of items in stock at at least one store, One of the items accumulated in the combination information accumulation management step of accumulating and managing the information about the combination of items, the possession information accumulation management step, and the inventory information accumulation management step, which is accumulated and managed in each accumulation management step. The above items are configured to have a combination evaluation step of evaluating the combination and an evaluation result notification step of notifying the user of the evaluation result of the combination evaluation step.

In order to solve the above problems, in the information evaluation method according to claim 4, in addition to the information evaluation method according to claim 3, the item combination information accumulated in the combination information accumulating step is plural. It is characterized in that the content is changed according to the statistical information of the proprietary information accumulated in the proprietary information accumulation management step of the user.

In order to solve the above problems, in the information evaluation method according to claim 5, in addition to the information evaluation method according to claim 3, the item combination information accumulated in the combination information accumulation step is It is characterized in that the content is changed according to the proprietary information accumulated in the proprietary information accumulation management step of the user.

In order to solve the above problems, in the information evaluation method according to claim 6, in addition to the information evaluation method according to claims 2 and 3, the inventory information storage management step further includes an item to be stored and managed. Is an item related to clothing, and information about at least one of the type, color, material, image, size, pattern data, and computer graphic generation model data of each item is stored and managed. ing.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the information evaluation method according to claim 7, in addition to the information evaluation method according to claims 2 to 3, further, in the evaluation result notifying step, at the same time with the evaluation result. It is characterized in that an image in the case of combining the items is generated and output.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the information evaluation apparatus according to claim 8 is an information evaluation apparatus for evaluating the combination of items and assisting in the selection of items, and A combination evaluation means for evaluating the combination of an item information database for accumulating and managing information, a combination information database for accumulating and managing information about combinations of items, and two or more items of the items accumulated in the item information database. And an evaluation result output means for notifying the user of the evaluation result of the combination evaluation means.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the information evaluation device according to claim 9 is an information evaluation device for evaluating a combination of items and assisting in the selection of an item, wherein at least one or more users. Owned item information database that accumulates and manages information on items owned by, and item information database that accumulates and manages information about items in stock at at least one store, and manages information about combinations of items A combination information database, and a combination evaluation means for evaluating the combination of one or more items stored and managed in each of the items stored in the owned item information database and the item information database. , The evaluation result of the combination evaluation means It is configured to have an evaluation result output means for notifying the user.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the information evaluation device according to claim 10, in addition to the information evaluation method according to claims 8 to 9, the evaluation result output means further comprises: It is characterized in that an image in the case of combining the items is generated and output.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the information evaluation device according to claim 11, in addition to the information evaluation method according to claim 8 or 9, further has condition input means, and an item to be combined. It is characterized in that it is possible to set the condition of.

In order to solve the above problems, the program according to claim 12 is a program for evaluating a combination of items and supporting selection of an item,
Two or more items out of the items accumulated in the item information database for accumulating and managing the information of items in stock, the combination information database for accumulating and managing the information about the combination of items, and the item information database , The combination evaluation means for evaluating the combination and the evaluation result output means for notifying the user of the evaluation result by the combination evaluation means.

Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the program according to claim 13 is a program for evaluating whether a combination of items is good or bad and supporting selection of an item, using at least one or more computers. Information on the combination of items and the owned item information database that accumulates and manages the information of items owned by a person, the item information database that accumulates and manages the information of items in stock at least at one or more stores, etc. Combination evaluation means for evaluating a combination of a combination information database to be managed and one or more items stored and managed in each of the items stored in the owned item information database and the item information database. And the combination It is made to function as the evaluation result output means for notifying a review of a valence means to the user.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an information evaluation system which is an embodiment of the first invention. In FIG. 1, 101 is an item information database that stores information about items handled at retail stores, 102 is a combination information database that stores information about the quality of combinations of items, and 1 is an item information database. Item information registration means for registering item information in 101, 2 is an item selection means for the user to select arbitrary item information from the items registered in the item information database 101, and 3 is a combination of items selected by the user The combination evaluation means 4 for judging whether the combination is good or bad is an evaluation result output means for outputting the result evaluated by the combination evaluation means 3, and 5 is an image information combining means for combining the images of the combination state of the items selected by the user. is there.

Further, in this embodiment, an in-store terminal 2001 in which these components are integrated as hardware will be described as an example.

The operation of the information evaluation system that operates in the system configured as described above will be described. In the description, an evaluation system of item combinations will be described as an example with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

(Preparation) First, item information is registered in the item information database 101 in advance. The item here refers to clothes. For registration, the clerk inputs various information about the item such as item number, item name, classification, color, material, size, and stock quantity from an interface device such as a keyboard connected to the item information registration means 1. Alternatively, the bar code attached to the item tag may be input to the item information registration means 1 by a bar code reader. Or
Floppy (registered trademark) when the item supplier delivers
The item information registration unit 1 reads the data about the delivered item recorded on a recording medium such as a disk or a memory card, so that the item information database 1
You may register to 01. Alternatively, the data about the delivered item may be downloaded by a communication means (not shown).

As shown in Table 1, the information about the items registered in the item information database 101 in this way includes item number, item name, classification, color, material, size, computer graphic generation data,
Items such as the number of stocks are recorded.

The computer graphic generation data mentioned here is numerical data of a pattern, three-dimensional coordinate data, texture data and the like.

[0025]

[Table 1]

(Steps A1, A2) The user selects the desired item by the item selecting means 2.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the item selecting means 2. In the figure, 1001 is a selection screen, and the user first selects the category of the desired item with the category selection button 1002 of FIG. Selection is made with an input device such as a touch panel or a mouse. Here, for example, “jacket” is selected. Then, as shown in 1003 of FIG. 3B, item information such as the color, size, and photograph of the selected category item is displayed. The user selects the desired item, if any. If there is no desired item, the paging button 1004 is selected to display information about another jacket.

When one item is selected, the screen shown in FIG.
Return to (a) and select another item you want to combine in the same manner. For example, select "shirt".

The above operation is repeated until all items to be combined are selected.

(Step A3) Next, the combination evaluation means 3
In, the quality of the combination of the selected items is evaluated.

A specific evaluation method here will be described later.

(Steps A4, A5) Next, the evaluation result output means 4 outputs the evaluation result of the combination evaluation means 3 to the display device. Further, the image information combining means combines the images selected by the user with the image information combining means, and outputs the combined image to the display device.

FIG. 4 shows an output result as an evaluation result screen. In the figure, 1005 is an output result, 1006 is a result of combination evaluation, and 1007 is an image in a state in which items are combined.

The evaluation result display of 1006 may be a text display as in this example, or may be a color signature display. In this case, "blue" means a good combination, "yellow" means a reasonable combination, and "red" means a bad combination.
Similarly, it may be displayed by a human face. In this case, "laughing" is a good combination, "normal face" is a good combination,
"Crying" means a bad combination. Alternatively, it may be expressed by the number of stars.

(Step A6) If the contents of the item are to be selected again for evaluation, the process returns to step A1. If the user wants to end the evaluation, the series of processes is ended.

Next, the evaluation method of the quality of the item combination in the step A3 will be concretely described.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the procedure of combination evaluation in the combination evaluation means 3. Less than,
A description will be given based on this figure.

(Preparation) First, information on the goodness of the combination is prepared in the combination information database 102 in advance. This information is prepared according to the attributes registered in the item information database 101. In the case of the item information database 101 as already shown in Table 1, with respect to attributes such as color and material, an expert prepares an evaluation table regarding the quality of the combination of each attribute.

Table 2 is an evaluation table of good and bad combinations of "color" when a jacket and a shirt are combined. The color of the shirt is arranged on the horizontal axis and the color of the jacket is arranged on the vertical axis, and the evaluation value is shown by a value between 0 and 1. For example, in the case where the jacket is gray and the shirt is brown, the results are shown in Table 2 as 1 and the combinations are extremely different. When the jacket is red and the shirt is blue, the evaluation is low, 0.3. Such a table should be prepared for all combinations such as jacket and pants combinations, jacket and skirt combinations, etc.

[0040]

[Table 2]

Similarly, Table 3 shows the goodness and badness of the combination of the respective materials of the jacket and the shirt.

[0042]

[Table 3]

The evaluation table as described above is prepared for each combination of item categories and for each attribute.

This evaluation table may be directly registered by an expert such as a fashion coordinator, or may be made to function by mounting the one recorded on the recording medium. Alternatively, it may be configured to download from outside the system by a communication unit (not shown).

(Step S1) The evaluation attribute is set to the first one. For example, if there are two evaluation attributes, "color" and "material", first set to "color".

(Step S2) The evaluation value of the combination is obtained by referring to the color evaluation table of the combination information database 102. In the case of a combination of a jacket and a shirt, Table 2 above corresponds to that. When the user has selected "brown hair jacket" and "blue cotton shirt", the evaluation value for color is 0.6 from Table 2.

(Steps S3, S4) If there is an evaluation attribute that has not been evaluated, the evaluation attribute is set to the following. In this example, there are two evaluation attributes, "color" and "material", and the evaluation of "material" has not been done yet.
Set to.

(Step S2) The evaluation value of the combination is obtained by referring to the material evaluation table of the combination information database 102. In the case of a combination of a jacket and a shirt, Table 3 above corresponds to that. When the “brown hair jacket” and the “blue cotton shirt” in this example are selected, the evaluation value for the material is 0.9 from Table 3.

(Steps S3, S4) If there is an evaluation attribute that has not been evaluated, the evaluation attribute is set to the following. In this example, since the evaluation has been completed for all the attributes, the process proceeds to step S5.

(Step S5) An overall evaluation value of the combination is obtained. This is obtained by summing the evaluation values obtained for each attribute in step S2. In this example,
Since the evaluation value for "color" was 0.6 and the evaluation value for the material was 0.9, it can be seen that the overall evaluation value is 1.5 out of 2.0.

(Step S6) The comprehensive evaluation result obtained in step S5 is output. The output result is step S
The value itself obtained in 5 may be used, or the value converted into 100 points may be used. Also, instead of the value itself, a predefined evaluation grade may be output. That is, out of 2.0 points, 1.5 points or more are “good combination”, less than 1.5 points and 1.0 points or more are “decent”.
A score of less than 1.0 is a “bad combination”.

As described above, the quality of the item combination selected by the user is evaluated.

As described above, in the information evaluation system according to the embodiment of the present invention, by providing the item information database 101, the combination information database 102 and the combination evaluation means 3, it is possible to evaluate the quality of the item combination. It has become possible.

In the present embodiment, the combination evaluation of clothes has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to all fashion items such as hats, shoes, watches and accessories. .

In this embodiment, the information evaluation system in the actual store has been described as an example, but since the actual product exists in the store, the image information synthesizing means 5 is used.
Is not necessarily required.

Further, the information evaluation system at the store has a store terminal 2 in which all the system configuration requirements of FIG. 1 are integrated.
Although described as 001, the present invention does not limit that they are integrated as a device as long as the respective constituent elements of FIG. 1 are satisfied.

For example, FIG. 6 is composed of the same components as in FIG. 1, but the server device 20 is connected to the store terminal 2001 by a communication line 301 such as the Internet or a public telephone network.
02 is a device configuration. In this example, all the databases are included in the server device 2002.

In the example of FIG. 7, the store terminal 2001 and the server device 2002 are provided as in the case of FIG. 6, but the store terminal 2001 side has an item information registration means 1 and an item related to an interface of information input / output. Only the selection means 2 and the evaluation result output means 4 are provided, and the database device and the combination evaluation means 3 and the image information synthesizing means 5 that require processing are provided in the server device 2002.

In the example of FIG. 8, the user terminal 2003 having only the item selecting means 2 and the evaluation result outputting means 4 which are the input / output means for the user communicates with the store terminal 2001 or the server device 2002 by communication. It is a configuration for performing.

In the configuration of the user terminal 2003 and the store terminal 2001 of this example, when the user stops at the store, the user operates the personal portable terminal carried by the user.

Further, the configuration of the user terminal 2003 and the server device 2002 in this example provides a form of online shopping in which the user does not have to visit the store.

In FIG. 9, the user terminal 2003 is provided with only the item selection means 2 which is an input interface, the store terminal 2001 is provided only with the evaluation result output means 4 which is an output interface, and all other means are the server device 2002. This is a configuration provided for.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the combination image of the selected items synthesized by the image information synthesizing means 5 is output from the evaluation result output means 4 and displayed,
It may be displayed as a three-dimensional stereoscopic display using a glasses-type display or a hologram.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the contents registered in the item information database 101 are not limited to the attributes shown in Table 1, but may relate to the characteristics of the item or related to the item. Any attributes are acceptable as long as they are present. Similarly, the description method of the attribute value for the attribute can be freely set.
For example, although the attribute value for the attribute "color" is the name of a color such as "red" or "blue" in Table 1, it may be described as an average RGB value, for example.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the contents registered in the combination information database 102 are shown in Table 2.
Further, the evaluation value table of a combination regarding a certain attribute as illustrated in Table 3 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and information necessary for evaluating the combination may be registered. It is a thing. Along with this, as a concrete method of the combination evaluation by the combination evaluation means 3, a method according to the contents of the combination information database 102 may be adopted.

For example, in 102, the information about the combination is described by the expert rules of if-then-type, and the combination evaluation means 3 may drive the rule to judge whether it is good or bad.

Similarly, a fuzzy rule is described in 102, and a method of performing fuzzy inference in the combination evaluation means 3 is also possible.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the evaluation of the combination is explained using two items as an example.
It does not matter how many items are one or more. For example, a three-point evaluation of jacket, shirt and pants is also possible. In this case, select 2 items out of 3 items, calculate the evaluation value, do this for all combinations (3 items for 3 items), and use the average value of the evaluation values as the final comprehensive evaluation value. To do.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the item information database 101 is described as one, but a plurality of item information databases 101 may exist. For example, there are item information databases 101 for store inventory, warehouse inventory, inventory of other stores, etc., which are connected by a communication line or the like, and when performing item combination evaluation, all of these item information databases 101 You may use the item of.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 10 is a system configuration diagram of an information evaluation system according to an embodiment of the second invention.

Regarding the constituent elements in FIG. 10, those already described are given the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

101 is an item information database, 10
2 is a combination information database, 1 is an item information registration means, 2 is an item selection means, 3 is a combination evaluation means, 4 is an evaluation result output means, 5 is an image information composition means, and 6 is a condition for selecting an item. There is a condition input means for inputting.

Further, in the present embodiment, an in-store terminal 2001 in which these components are integrated as a device will be described as an example.

The operation of the information evaluation system that operates in the system configured as described above will be described. In the description, the evaluation system of the combination of items will be described as an example with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

(Preparation) Similar to the first embodiment, first, item information is registered in the item information database 101 in advance. The detailed registration method is the same as that in the first embodiment, and therefore will be omitted.

(Step B1) The user selects the desired item by the item selecting means 2. This is the same as step A1 in FIG. Here, it is assumed that one jacket is selected, for example.

(Step B2) The condition inputting means 6 inputs conditions for other items that the user wants to combine. For example, since the jacket has already been selected in step B1, the shirt is selected as an item to be combined with it. For selection, for example, as in step B1, the input screen as shown in FIG.

(Steps B3 to B6) Items to be combined with the item selected in Step B1, Step B2
Select the most suitable one among those that satisfy the conditions entered in.

In this example, the optimum "shirt" is selected in combination with the jacket selected in step B1.

First, one "shirt" is selected from the item information database 101 as an item to be combined in step B3.

Subsequently, in step B4, the user performs step B
The suitability of the combination of the jacket selected in 1 and the shirt selected in step B3 is evaluated. As the evaluation method, the method described in FIG. 5 is used for evaluation, and the evaluation result is stored.

Next, in step B5, if there is an item in the "shirt" that has not been evaluated for the combination, the process returns to step B3 to continue the evaluation of the combination. If there are no unrated items, the process proceeds to step B6.

(Steps B6, B7) In step B4, the combination evaluation is performed, and the item having the highest evaluation result is selected and displayed.

Further, a composite image in which items are further combined is displayed.

FIG. 12 is an example of a display screen showing the result of the combination.

The evaluation result screen 1008 is composed of an evaluation result display sentence 1009, a jacket 1010 selected by the user, a shirt 1011 judged by the system to be suitable for combination with it, and a combination of the jacket 1010 and the shirt 1012. The image 1012 is displayed.

(Step B8) If the contents of the item are to be selected again for evaluation, the process returns to Step B1, and if the evaluation is to be ended, the series of processes is ended.

As described above, the information evaluation system of the embodiment of the present invention includes the item information database 101, the combination information database 102 and the combination evaluation means 3, and the user inputs one item and the combination condition. By doing so, it became possible to present an item suitable for being combined with the item selected by the user.

In the present embodiment, the shop terminal 2001 in which all the system constituents in FIG. 10 are integrated has been described, but if the respective constituents in FIG. 10 are satisfied, they must be integrated as a device. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Therefore, in the first embodiment, the store terminal 2001, the server device 2002, and the user terminal 2003.
10, the same effects can be obtained as long as the constituent elements of FIG. 10 are present in any part of 2001 to 2003 as long as they are logically equivalent to the block diagram of FIG. It is possible.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 13 is a system configuration diagram of an information evaluation system which is an embodiment of the third invention.

In FIG. 13, the constituent elements in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 10 are given the same numbers as those already described, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

101 is an item information database, 10
2 is a combination information database, 1 is an item information registering means, 2 is an item selecting means, 3 is a combination evaluating means, 4 is an evaluation result outputting means, 5 is an image information synthesizing means, 6 is a condition inputting means, and 103 is a user. An owned item information database that stores information about owned items, 7 is owned item information registration means that registers item information in the owned item information database 103, and the home information server 2004 is the owned item The information database 103 and the owned item information registration means 7 are provided, the in-store terminal 2001 is provided with other means and a database, and the communication line 3 between the home information server 2004 and the in-store terminal 2001 is provided.
It is tied with 01.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information evaluation system operating in the system configured as described above.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

(Preparation) Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2
Similarly, first, in advance, the item information database 10
Item information is registered in 1. The detailed registration method is the same as that in the first embodiment, and therefore will be omitted.

Further, the owned item information database 10
The item information owned by the user is also registered in advance in 3.

Registration is performed by using an interface device such as a keyboard connected by the user to the owned item information registration means 7 with various kinds of information about the item number, item name, classification, color, material, size, etc. of the owned item. Enter from. Alternatively, the bar code attached to the item tag may be input to the owned item information registration means 7 by a bar code reader. Alternatively, the item data purchased by the user online may be written via the communication line 301 when the item is purchased at the store by a communication means (not shown).

As for the information about the items thus registered in the possessed item information database 103, the same items as in Table 1 are recorded.

(Step B1) The user selects the desired item by the item selecting means 2. Here, it is assumed that one jacket is selected, for example.

(Step B2) The condition inputting means 6 inputs conditions for other items that the user wants to combine. For example, select a shirt as an item to be combined.

(Steps B3 'to B6) Items to be combined with the item selected in Step B1, Step B3
Select the most suitable one from the ones satisfying the conditions entered in 2.

Here, the embodiment of the present invention is different from the embodiment of the second invention in that the item to be combined is not searched only from the item information database 101, but in addition to the item information database 101, the owned item information database is added. This is also a point to find from 103.

First, one "shirt" is selected from the item information database 101 as an item to be combined in step B3.

Subsequently, in step B4, the user performs step B
The suitability of the combination of the jacket selected in 1 and the shirt selected in step B3 is evaluated. As the evaluation method, the method described in FIG. 5 is used for evaluation, and the evaluation result is stored.

Next, in step B5, if there is an item in the "shirt" that has not been evaluated for the combination, the process returns to step B3 to continue the evaluation of the combination. If there is no unevaluated item, then the data of "shirt" in the owned item information database 103 is similarly repeated. If there is no unevaluated item in the owned item information database 103, the process proceeds to step B6.

The item combination evaluation in step B4 is performed based on the evaluation table regarding the combination registered in the combination information database 102. It is also possible to reflect user preferences. For example, owned item information database 1
From 03, it is determined that the user has a lot of blue shirts and likes blue shirts, and the evaluation value for “blue” is increased from the values in the evaluation table of the combination information database 102 at a constant rate. Such a combined evaluation that reflects the preferences of individual users is also possible. Further, the method is not limited to that shown in this example, and any method may be used as long as it is based on the contents of the possessed item information database 103.

(Steps B6 and B7) In step B4, the combination evaluation is performed, and the item having the highest evaluation result is selected and displayed.

Further, a combined image in which items are further combined is displayed.

(Step B8) If the contents of the item are to be selected again for evaluation, the process returns to Step B1. If the user wants to end the evaluation, the series of processes is ended.

As described above, the information evaluation system of the embodiment of the present invention includes the item information database 101, the combination information database 102 and the combination evaluation means 3, and the user inputs one item and the combination condition. By doing so, it became possible to find out and present an item suitable for combination with the item selected by the user from the items in the store and the items owned by the user himself.

Further, not only is an item suitable for matching the item in the store searched for, but an item already owned by the user registered in the owned item information database 103 is selected as an item to be selected in step B1. You can also use it to find out the item that matches the item you are doing from the items in the store.

In the present embodiment, the system configuration requirements of FIG. 13 have been described as provided in the store terminal 2001 and the home information server 2004, but if the respective configuration requirements of FIG. May be realized as any device.

Therefore, in the first embodiment, the in-store terminal 2001, the server device 2002, and the user terminal 2003.
13 is similar to that shown in FIG. 13, no matter in which part of the components 2001 to 2003 and the home information server 2004, the components of FIG. 13 are logically equivalent to the block diagram of FIG. It is possible to get the same effect.

For example, in FIG. 15, three devices, that is, an in-store terminal 2001, a user terminal 2003, and a home information server 2004 satisfy the same constituent elements as in FIG. FIG. 16 is a punch picture of this configuration, in which the home information server 2004 is located at the user's home and the owned items are managed. The user has the user terminal 2003, selects items and sets conditions for combination items at the store, and the result is displayed on the display of the store terminal 2001.

[0115] In the present embodiment, an example in an actual store is described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and includes all forms having the components shown in FIG.
For example, online shopping that does not stop at stores is naturally included.

(Embodiment 4) FIG. 17 is a system configuration diagram of an information evaluation system according to an embodiment of the fourth invention.

In FIG. 17, the constituent elements in the third embodiment shown in FIG. 13 are given the same numbers as those already described, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

101 is an item information database, 10
2 is a combination information database, 103 is an owned item information database, 1 is item information registration means, 2 is item selection means, 3 is combination evaluation means 4, evaluation result output means, 5 is image information synthesis means 6, and condition input means 7 is Is the owned item information registration means, and the home information server 2004 is the owned item information database 10
3 and the owned item information registration means 7, the in-store terminal 2001 includes other means and a database, the in-home information server 2004 and the in-store terminal 200.
1 is connected by a communication line 301.

Furthermore, the home information server 2 other than the user
Similarly, 005 is connected by a communication line 301.

In the present embodiment, basically, similar to the third embodiment, a combination of an item under consideration for purchase at a store and an item owned by the user himself / herself is evaluated. However, the difference from the third embodiment is that the home information server 2005 other than the user and the combination information database 102 are connected by the communication line 301 here.

As a result, the current fashion, trend, etc. can be known by statistically handling what kind of items many users connected by the communication line 301 actually own. In consideration of such statistical information, the value of the combination evaluation table of the combination information database 102 is corrected to realize the combination evaluation in consideration of the current fashion.

For example, if it is found that a large number of hair jackets are owned by accessing the possessed item information database 103 in the home information server of each user and collecting those statistics, it is assumed that the hair jackets are owned. Judges that it is the current fashion, and increases the evaluation value for “hair jacket” from the values in the evaluation table of the combination information database 102 at a constant rate. This makes it possible to perform a combination evaluation that reflects the trends of the world.

Note that, in this embodiment, the system configuration requirements of FIG. 17 are that the in-store terminal 2001, the home information server 2004, and the home information server 2005 other than the user.
However, as long as the respective constituents of FIG. 17 are satisfied, they may be realized as any device.

Therefore, in the first embodiment, the in-store terminal 2001, the server device 2002, and the user terminal 2003.
17 shows various configuration examples according to FIG. 17, the components shown in FIG. 17 may exist in any part of the home information server 2005 other than the users 2001 to 2004 and the user in FIG.
The same effect can be obtained if the configuration is logically equivalent to the block diagram of FIG.

For example, FIG. 18 shows an example in which all of them are installed in the store terminal 2001 and realized as an integrated device. In this example, the in-store terminal 2001 is provided with the owned item information database 103 of each user, the item information sold at the store is directly reflected in the owned item information database 103 of the user, and the contents are centrally managed. Is what you are doing.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the method of changing the value of the combination evaluation table registered in the combination information database 102 according to the statistical information of the owned item information database 103 of the user has been described. User owned item information database 1
There is also a method of accumulating not only the stock situation of the user's house but also the purchase history information or combination example information indicating the combination of the data when the purchase is made at the store. In this case, the combination information database 102 includes the user's owned item information database 1
It is possible to accumulate a large number of combination examples widely collected from 03 and judge what kind of combination of items is selling well, that is, whether it is a fashion.

(Fifth Embodiment) FIG. 19 is a system configuration diagram of an information evaluation system according to an embodiment of the fifth invention.

In FIG. 19, the constituent elements in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are given the same numbers as those already described, and the detailed description will be omitted.

101 is an item information database, 10
2 is a combination information database, 1 is an item information registering means, 2 is an item selecting means, 3 is a combination evaluating means, 4 is an evaluation result outputting means, 5 is an image information synthesizing means, and 8 is the combination information database 102. At this time, it is a charging means for charging the usage fee to the user, and these are integrated in the store terminal 2001.

In this embodiment, the charging means 8 is added to the first embodiment. When the user requests evaluation of a combination of items and accesses the combination information database 102, the charging means 8 charges the user a predetermined fee. The charged usage fee is collected as an advice fee when the item is sold.

Further, in FIG. 20, the in-store terminals 2001 are connected to each other through the communication line 301 so that the combination information database 102 can be accessed each other. With such a configuration, the combination information database 102 uniquely constructed for each store can be used mutually. With such a configuration, the combination information database 102
At the same time as charging the user for access,
For access between different stores, there is also a method of charging each store as a database usage fee according to the number of times of use.

Further, in FIG. 21, the store terminal 20 of the store is shown.
In 01, the combination information database 102 is not provided, but the external server device 2002 is provided with 102. In this case, the operator of the server device 2002 can also charge the combination information database 102 usage fee to each store by charging by the charging means 8 according to the access frequency from each store terminal 2001.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the first invention of the information evaluation system of the present invention, by providing the item information database 101, the combination information database 102 and the combination evaluation means 3, the combination of items Since it is possible to evaluate the quality of the item, when the user purchases the item, the quality of the combination of the plurality of items selected by the user is determined in advance and the item of the appropriate combination is purchased. The effect is that it becomes possible.

Further, according to the second embodiment of the information evaluation system of the present invention, the item information database 101, the combination information database 102 and the combination evaluation means 3 are provided, and one item from the user is regarded as one item. , By inputting combination conditions, it became possible to present items suitable for combination with the item selected by the user, so it is possible to select an appropriate combination without the user having to select all the items to be combined by himself. This has the effect of making it possible to purchase items.

According to the third embodiment of the information evaluation system of the present invention, the item information database 101, the combination information database 102 and the combination evaluation means 3 are provided, and one item is given by the user. By inputting the combination condition, it is possible to find and present an item suitable for combination with the item selected by the user from the items in the store and the items owned by the user himself / herself. . Similarly, by first selecting the item owned by the user,
There is also an effect that it can be used to search for items that match the items already owned by the items in the store.

Furthermore, there is also an effect that it is possible to perform a combined evaluation that reflects the preferences of individual users.

According to the fourth embodiment of the information evaluation system of the present invention, the owned item information database 103 of a plurality of users is connected to the combination information database 102 by the communication line 301, and the owned item information is held. Since the statistical information in the database 103 can be used, there is an effect that it is possible to perform a combination evaluation that reflects the current fashion.

Finally, the fifth aspect of the information evaluation system of the present invention.
According to the embodiment of the invention, there is an effect that the charging means 8 is provided, and the charging based on the frequency of use of the combination information database 102 can be made to the user or the store.

As described above, according to the information evaluation system of the present invention, it is provided with the storage management means for storing and managing the information of the items in stock, and the combination evaluation means for evaluating the combination of each item. By doing so, it is possible to evaluate the goodness of the combination of items, so when the user purchases the item, the goodness of the combination of the plurality of items selected by the user is determined in advance, and it is appropriate. It will be possible to purchase a combination of items.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of a first invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the embodiment of the first invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a selection screen according to the embodiment of the first invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an evaluation result screen according to the embodiment of the first invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of evaluation processing according to the embodiment of the first invention.

FIG. 6 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of an embodiment of the first invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of an embodiment of the first invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an embodiment of the first invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an embodiment of the first invention.

FIG. 10 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of the second invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the embodiment of the second invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an evaluation result screen according to the embodiment of the second invention.

FIG. 13 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of the third invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the embodiment of the third invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of an embodiment of a third invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a usage image of the embodiment of the third invention.

FIG. 17 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of the fourth invention.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of an embodiment of the fourth invention.

FIG. 19 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of the fifth invention.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of an embodiment of the fifth invention.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of an embodiment of the fifth invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Item information registration means 2 Item selection means 3 Combination evaluation means 4 Evaluation result output means 5 Image information composition means 6 Condition input means 7 Owned item information registration means 8 Billing means 101 Item information database 102 Combination information database 103 owned item information database 301 communication line 1001 selection screen 1002 Category selection button 1003 items (jacket) 1004 Page feed button 1005 output result 1006 Combination evaluation result 1007 Item composite image 1008 Evaluation result screen 1009 Evaluation result display statement 1010 jacket 1011 shirt 1012 Item composite image 2001 store terminal 2002 server device 2003 user terminal 2004 Home information server 2005 Home information server other than users 2004 Home information server

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. An information evaluation system for evaluating a combination of items to assist a user in selecting an item, the storage evaluation unit accumulating and managing information on in-stock items, and accumulating in the accumulation management unit. An information evaluation system, comprising: a combination evaluation unit that evaluates a combination of two or more items among the items that are stored. 2. An information evaluation method for evaluating a combination of items and supporting selection of an item, comprising: an inventory information storage management step of storing and managing information of in-stock items; and information about a combination of items. A combination information accumulation management step of accumulation management, a combination evaluation step of evaluating a combination of two or more items of the items accumulated in the inventory information accumulation management step, and an evaluation result of the combination evaluation step. An information evaluation method comprising: an evaluation result notifying step of notifying a user. 3. An information evaluation method for evaluating a combination of items and supporting selection of an item, comprising: a proprietary information storage management step of storing and managing information of items owned by at least one or more users. , An inventory information accumulation management step of accumulating and managing information of items in stock at at least one store, a combination information accumulation and management step of accumulating and managing information about a combination of items, the ownership information accumulation and management step and the Of the items accumulated in the inventory information accumulation management step, a combination evaluation step of evaluating a combination of one or more items accumulated and managed in each accumulation management step, and an evaluation result in the combination evaluation step To notify the user of the evaluation result notification step, and Characterizing information evaluation method. 4. The content of the item combination information accumulated in the combination information accumulating step is changed according to the statistical information of the possession information accumulated in the possession information accumulating and managing step of a plurality of users. The information evaluation method according to claim 3. 5. The content of the item combination information accumulated in the combination information accumulating step is changed according to the possession information accumulated in the possession information accumulating and managing step of the user. The information evaluation method according to item 3. 6. In the inventory information storage management step, the items to be stored and managed are items related to clothing, and for each item, its type, color, material, image,
4. The information evaluation method according to claim 2, wherein information on at least one of size, pattern data, and computer graphic generation model data is stored and managed. 7. The information evaluation method according to claim 2, wherein in the evaluation result notifying step, an image of a combination of the items is generated and output simultaneously with the evaluation result. 8. An information evaluation device for evaluating combinations of items and supporting selection of items, comprising: an item information database for storing and managing information on in-stock items; and information for managing combinations of items. A combination evaluation database that evaluates the combination of two or more items stored in the combination information database and the item information database, and an evaluation result output that notifies the user of the evaluation result of the combination evaluation module. An information evaluation device comprising: 9. An information evaluation device for evaluating a combination of items and supporting item selection, comprising an owned item information database for accumulating and managing information of items owned by at least one or more users, An item information database that stores and manages information on items in stock at at least one store, a combination information database that manages information about combinations of items, and a storage in the owned item information database and the item information database Combination evaluation means for evaluating the combination of one or more items accumulated and managed in each database among the stored items, and an evaluation result output for notifying the user of the evaluation result by the combination evaluation means. Means characterized by having Report evaluation device. 10. The information evaluation apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the evaluation result output means generates and outputs an image when the items are combined together with the evaluation result. 11. The information evaluation apparatus according to claim 8 or 9, further comprising condition input means, wherein conditions of items to be combined can be set. 12. A program for evaluating a combination of items and supporting selection of an item, comprising: an item information database for accumulating and managing information of in-stock items; A combination information database for accumulation management, a combination evaluation means for evaluating a combination of two or more items among the items accumulated in the item information database, and a user of the evaluation result by the combination evaluation means An evaluation result output means to be used, and a program to function as. 13. A program for evaluating whether a combination of items is good or bad and supporting selection of an item, wherein a computer stores and manages information on items owned by at least one or more users. An item information database, an item information database that stores and manages information on items in stock at least one or more stores, a combination information database that manages information about combinations of items, the owned item information database, and the item Of the items stored in the information database, combination evaluation means for evaluating the combination of one or more items stored and managed in each database, and the user of the evaluation results by the combination evaluation means Evaluation result output means , The program to function as.