JP2003346049A - Construction material electronic catalog system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an construction material electronic catalog system capable of integrating makers with different commodity classifications for ordering and receiving an order. <P>SOLUTION: According to control by a control part 103 in a catalog server 100 receiving designation information sent from a terminal device 130, a code generation part 104 combines ordering code parts shown by data stored in a subtopic of option information on the basis of data stored in ordering code generation information of a commodity record, and then, generates an ordering code for a combination of each selected option and a selected door. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an electronic building material catalog system for building materials.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Exterior materials such as roofs and outer wall materials, interior materials such as doors and floor stairs, and building members such as kitchens and baths are provided by:
The number of products was very large, and the number of booklet catalogs issued by each manufacturer was large for each member.
Further, since one member has many series and many parts, a catalog book of one member is prepared for each series, and each member has several hundred pages.

In such a situation, first, in order to select a member, the merchandise is checked over a large number of pages in a catalog book for each of a plurality of manufacturers and series.
Also, in order to select a desired product and order the selected member, an order code for specifying the selected product is required. By the way, one member is composed of a plurality of parts, there are many optional parts, and in order to be able to identify them, the ordering code is a combination of individual codes provided for each part. ing.
Therefore, in order to obtain the order code, it is necessary to check the codes of all the parts constituting the selected member (product).

[0004]

At present, there has been proposed a technology of an electronic building material catalog system in which the above-mentioned catalog of building materials is digitized and can be browsed on a web of a network such as the Internet. However, in these electronic building material catalog systems, only purchaseable commodities are introduced, and it is very difficult to specify an ordering code. Conventionally, it has not been easy to generate an order code because information of each part constituting a building material is dispersed in different databases and the classification is different for each manufacturer.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and has as its object to provide an electronic building material catalog system that integrates manufacturers having different product classifications and enables ordering. .

[0006]

An electronic building material catalog system according to the present invention comprises: merchandise information describing a merchandise, a merchandise code provided for each merchandise, an attribute characterizing the merchandise, and basic parts constituting the merchandise. And part information indicating the name of a selected part that can be replaced with the basic part and an additional part that can be attached to the product, partial codes provided for each of the basic part, the selected part, and the additional part, and code generation information. Generates an order code by combining a product database that stores multiple product records, a product code that has a product record, and a partial code of a part selected in the product record, a selected part, and an additional part based on code generation information. And a code generating means for performing the above.
According to this system, information on optional parts and additional parts as options are prepared in the product record along with the product information, and only the information prepared in the product record is used to store the options of the product indicated by the product record. An order code including the parts and additional parts is generated.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a configuration example of an electronic building material catalog system according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, the present system uses the catalog server 100
And a terminal device 130 connected via a network 120 such as the Internet. The catalog server 100 includes a product database 101 and a search unit 1
02, control unit 103, code generation unit 104, and transmission / reception unit 1
The transmission / reception unit 105 is connected to the terminal device 130 via the network 120.

The product database 101 stores product information describing the product, product codes provided for each product, attributes characterizing the product, component codes of the components constituting the product, and additional components attachable to the product, and code generation. Stores multiple product records including information. Search unit 102
Retrieves a product record having attribute information corresponding to the designated attribute information from the product database 101 and extracts it.

The control unit 103 controls the search unit 102 based on the request transmitted from the terminal device 130 and received by the transmission / reception unit 105 via the network 120, and retrieves information from the product database 101. Further, the code generation unit 104 extracts a product code and a part code from the information extracted from the product database 101, and combines the codes based on the code generation information provided in the product record having the product code and the part code to place an order code. Generate
The information extracted from the product database 101 and the order code generated by the code generation unit 104 are transmitted to the network 120 via the transmission / reception unit 105 by the control unit 103.

Next, the product record stored in the product database 101 will be described in more detail. Hereinafter, a door will be described as an example. For example, a product record indicating a door, as shown in FIG. 1, first has "product information", "search attribute", "installation attribute", "option information", and "order code generation information" as major items. . These major items are common to all products.

The "product information" includes "key information", "display name information", "product information", and "product list display anchor information" as middle items, and the "search attribute" has "middle item" as a middle item. "Color tone", "design", "installation attributes"
Has "opening direction" and "wall thickness" as middle items, and "selection option" has "basic set", "selection option" and "additional option" as middle items.

The "key information" has "maker name" as a small item, the "display name information" has "product name" as a small item, and the "product information" has "product code" and " “Standard unit price” and “dimension (height)” are provided. “Product list display anchor information” is provided with “color variation” as a small item. “Search attribute” is “dark” and “middle” as a small item. , "Light", and "design" are sub-items "plane", "decoration", "glass"
"Opening direction" is a small item "right opening",
“Wall thickness” includes “thin wall”, “medium thick wall”, and “thick wall” as small items, and “handle” includes “handle A” and “handle” as small items. B ”and“ Kusuturi ”
Has "Type A" and "Type B" as small items.

As described above, predetermined data is stored in each of the small items of the product record having the items. For example, “XX company” is stored in the small item “manufacturer name”. In the middle item “product information”, “DH-15 standard door” is stored in the small item “product name”, “DH-15-ST” is stored in the small item “product code”,
“70000” is stored in the small item “standard unit price”, “200” is stored in the small item “dimension (height)”, and “DB / DW / DR” is stored in the small item “color variation”.
Is stored. In addition, by adopting an item unique to a building material maker in the “product information” portion, the product database 101 can be configured from product records indicating products of different manufacturers, and search across manufacturers can be performed. .

For example, "1" is stored in the small item "dark", "1" is stored in the small item "middle", "0" is stored in the small item "light", and The item “plane” stores “1”, the small item “decoration” stores “0”, and the small item “glass” stores “0”. The small items in these large items “search attributes” store attribute information for searching this product record.

In this case, for example, a search using “dark” as a color tone and “plane” as a design as a search element,
This product record is a search target with a search using “middle” as the color tone and “plane” as the design as search keywords.
"1" stored in each small item of the large item "search attribute"
Alternatively, the attribute of this product record is determined by “0”. In other words, the product (door) indicated by the product name in this product record has a color ranging from dark to middle, and the flat design has been described in the “search attribute”
Are indicated by the values stored in the sub-items.

Similarly, the attribute of the product record is determined by “1” or “0” stored in the small item of the large item “installation attribute”. In this case, for example, a search using “right opening” as the opening direction and “thin wall” as the wall thickness, or a search using “right opening” as the opening direction and “medium wall” as the wall thickness Then, this product record is a search target. The product indicated by the product name in this product record is a door that opens to the right, indicating that the product can be installed on thin or medium-thick walls by the value stored in the small item of “installation attribute”. Have been.

Next, the "option information" will be described in more detail. As shown in FIG. 2, the “option information” includes “basic set”, “selection option”, and “additional option” as middle items. The “basic set” is a basic part that constitutes the product of the product record, for example, a door body, a frame, and a handle. The “selection option” is necessary for the product of the product record, but indicates information on a plurality of types of selectable parts. "Additional options"
Indicates information of parts that are not necessary for the product of this product record but can be attached.

In the example shown in FIG. 2, as described above, there are "main body", "frame", and "handle" indicating constituent parts as small items of the middle item "basic set". This is the case where the product is a door as an example, and the configuration is different for other products. Each of these sub-items has “display codes”, “parts”, “parts codes”, “option codes”, and “presence / absence” as subordinate items. These items are similarly provided for all the components (small items) in the “basic set” constituting the “option information”.

The item “display code” below the “basic set” stores data indicating the order code of the parts of the basic set that constitute the product of this product record.
The item “part” stores data indicating the names of the components of the basic set. The item “part code” stores data indicating a part part. Item "option code"
Stores data indicating the distinction of this part in the “basic set”. The “option code” is provided in the “body”, “frame”, and “handle”, for example, by serial numbers 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The part can be specified by the "part code" and the "option code", including the parts of the "selection option" and the parts of the "additional option" described below. The item “selection” stores data indicating the presence or absence of a selection option in this part.

The subitems of the middle item "selection option" include "frames" and "handles" indicating selectable components, and the subitems of the middle item "additional options" indicate parts that can be added. There is a "Kusuturi", which is a case where a product is a door as an example, and has a different configuration when another product is used. Each of these sub-items has “part”, “part code”, and “option code” as subordinate items, and “selection code”, “part number”, “part number”, Items such as "conditions" are provided.

Data indicating the name of this optional part is stored in the item “part” below “selection option” and “additional option”. "Part code"
Data indicating a part part is stored. The “option code” stores data indicating the distinction of this part in the “selection option” or the “additional option”. These are, for example, common items in the options of “frame”, “handle”, and “shootsuri”. The "display code" provided for each option stores data indicating the order code of this optional part. The "display attribute" indicates whether or not this option is compatible with the installation attribute. Data indicating an attribute related to display based on the data is stored.

Next, the "order code generation information" will be described in more detail. "Order code generation information"
As shown in FIG. 3, “order code generation information” is provided as a middle item, basic “method” and “order code template” are provided as small items, and a “basic set”
“Details of conversion” are provided for each sub-item (part) of “selection option” and “additional option”. Therefore, FIG.
In the case shown in FIG. 7, there are six conversion details.

The sub-item "method" stores data for specifying a generation pattern of an order code. For example, data for specifying a pattern such as a fill-in type, a connection type, a list type, or a combination thereof is stored. In the example of FIG. 3, the product record specifies that an order code is generated by combining a fill-in-the-blank expression and a connection expression. The “order code template” is data that defines a generation pattern of a fill-in order code. In the example of FIG.
After H-15-ST ", it is specified that the order code is generated by embedding three of $ 1, $ 2, and $ 3.

The sub-item “conversion details” is subordinate to “option type”, “option code”, “processing type”, “template replacement character”, “connection character”,
It has a “connection order”. "Option type"
Data for distinguishing a part to be generated into a basic set and an option (selection option, additional option) is stored. The “option code” stores data that specifies which part of the basic set or option is indicated by the data of “option type”. For example, in the case of FIG. 3, "conversion details 1"
Indicates that the "option type" is a basic set, and indicates that the "option code" is detailed conversion information on the first part in the basic set.

In the "processing type", each "conversion details"
The data which designates the arrangement form in the order code of the code of the part indicated by is stored. In the case of FIG.
It is shown that the code of the part designated by “conversion details 1” is generated in a fill-in-the-blank manner. The “template replacement character” stores data specifying the location of each part constituting the order code in the order code. FIG.
In the case of (1), it is specified that the code of the part (part of the basic set) specified by “conversion details 1” is arranged in the portion of # 1.

The "connection character" stores data designating a connection character for connecting each part constituting the order code. In the case of FIG. 3, it is shown that the code of the part (additional optional part) specified by “Conversion details 6” is connected and arranged by “+” after the data shown in “Order code template”. Have been. In the “connection order”, data for specifying the arrangement order of codes to be additionally arranged is stored.

A typical operation example of the above-described system will be described. First, from the terminal device 130, for example,
Upon receiving a request for data relating to the door in the building material catalog information, the catalog server 100
, The retrieval unit 102 extracts a product record having data of “search attribute” matching the selection condition from the product database 101 based on the received selection condition.

When the retrieval unit 102 retrieves the product record, the control unit 103 controls the transmission / reception unit 105 to transmit the data of “product information” and “option information” in the retrieved product record to the terminal via the network 120. Send to device 130. About "selection option" and "additional option" in "option information",
Data of a portion where the attribute data stored in the “display attribute” matches is transmitted.

The transmitted data is received by the terminal device 130 and displayed on a display unit (not shown) in a predetermined form.
As a result, the user who operates the terminal device can browse the information on the door displayed on the display unit. In this state, when one of the displayed options is selected and specified by an operation of the terminal device 130 by the user, the specified information is transmitted from the terminal device 130 to the catalog server 100.

In the catalog server 100 that has received the designation information transmitted from the terminal device 130, the code generation unit 104 controls the data stored in the “order code generation information” of the product record under the control of the control unit 103. Originally, combine the order code part indicated by the data stored in the sub-item "Display code" of "Option information", and set the order code when combining each option selected for the selected door. Generate.

For example, in the merchandise record shown in FIG. 2, when the basic set is selected for the main body and the frame, the handle A is selected in the “selection option”, and the shoe slide type A is selected in the additional option, first, The display code of the main unit is "D0
1, the display code of the frame is "W01", the display code of handle A is "T03", and the display code of Kutsuzuri type A is "K0".
1 ". In addition, the main body, in the "basic set",
Since the "option code" is "1", the arrangement of the display codes on the main body is defined by "conversion details 1" shown in FIG.

Similarly, the frame in the “basic set”
Since the “option code” is “2”, the layout of the display codes in the frame is defined by “conversion details 2” shown in FIG. For the handle A, since the "option code" in the "selection options" is "2", the arrangement of the display code of the handle A is defined by the "conversion details 4" shown in FIG. A is an “additional option”
Since the "option code" is "1", it is defined by "conversion details 6" shown in FIG.

As described above, the basic set is selected for the main body and the frame, the handle A is selected in the “selection option”,
When the Kutsuzuri type A is selected as an additional option, the code generation unit 104 outputs “DH-15-STD01W01T”.
03 + K01 ”as an order code. As described above, according to the present embodiment, an order code can be generated using only data included in a product record.

By the way, each information which is to be extracted by the above-mentioned method can be transmitted to, for example, another business system for sales and construction management interconnected by a network. Good. In addition, a user storage unit that collectively stores the retrieved product information for each user is provided, and among the related parties such as owners, contractors, design offices, building materials dealers, etc. Thus, information such as specifications and items of each product already selected may be linked and taken over. By doing so, it is possible to collaborate on the selection of building materials among the owner, the contractor, the design office, and the building material dealer.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Information prepared in the product record, which contains information on the basic set that constitutes the product and information on selected parts and additional parts that are optional, along with the code for generating the product code, in the product record Only with this, it becomes possible to generate an order code including parts such as options and additional parts in the product indicated by the product record. In addition, since the information of the basic set and optional parts and additional parts constituting the product prepared together with the code for generating the product code is a common item in each product record, the product classification is different. An order code can be generated in a state where manufacturers are unified, and an electronic building material catalog system capable of ordering can be easily provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a configuration example of an electronic building material catalog system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing some details of a product record stored in a product database 101 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing some details of a product record stored in a product database 101 of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

100: Catalog server, 101: Product database,
Reference numeral 102: search unit, 103: control unit, 104: code generation unit, 105: transmission / reception unit, 120: network, 130
... Terminal device.

   ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page    (72) Inventor Toru Otani             1-6, Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo d             NT Communications Co., Ltd.             In the formula company

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Product information for explaining a product, a product code provided for each product, an attribute characterizing the product, basic components of the product, and a selection component replaceable with the basic component. A product storing a plurality of product records including component information indicating a product name of an additional component attachable to the product, a partial code provided for each of the basic component, the selected component, and the additional component, and code generation information. A database, and a code generation unit that generates an order code by combining a product code having the product record and a partial code of a part selected in the product record, a selected part, and an additional part based on the code generation information. An electronic building material catalog system characterized by comprising: