JP2004038792A - Original product providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an original commodity created by participation of a customer by communicating via a communication line connecting a customer terminal and a product provider web site. <P>SOLUTION: A web page of the product provider web site is read into a customer computer, an image selected from a group of raw images is processed by a processing menu provided by the web page, and it is sent to the product provider web site. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides an original product for each customer in which the customer and the product provider communicate information on the product using a communication line such as the Internet so that the customer is involved in the creation of the product. About the method.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, on a web page of a server of a product provider's website, various designs and forms prepared in advance by the product provider for each product are placed, and when a customer requests browsing of the web page, It is well known that the customer is sent to a computer terminal of the customer of the web page, and the customer selects and places an order by clicking a mouse button on a desired one among various designs published on the web page.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the conventional original product providing method, a customer selects and orders one from various materials, various colors, various forms, various patterns, etc. of a product provided by a product provider. However, even if it is a customer's original product, the combination of the selection becomes a predetermined limited number, and it is not a product having the originality of each customer. An object of the present invention is to propose a product providing method in which a customer can actively participate in creation in order to increase the originality of the customer as much as possible.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides
A step in which the customer inputs the customer's first and last name, height, weight, product handling level, and the like from the computer of the customer terminal and sends the product to the product provider's website;
A product provider displaying a plurality of product processing patterns and a creative processing menu of the product processing patterns on a web page of a web site managed by the product provider;
The customer loads the product provider's web page into the customer terminal computer, processes the commercialization pattern posted on the web page based on the creative processing menu of the product processing pattern, and processes the product. Sending the web page to the web server of the product provider's web site;
When the product provider is unacceptable in terms of processing technology or performance based on the received processed web page, it informs the customer terminal that the product is unacceptable. Steps to
A step of, if the product is acceptable based on the processed web page sent from the customer, confirming an order for the product and manufacturing the product.
[0005]
Further, according to the present invention, when a product processing pattern desired by a customer does not exist among a plurality of product processing patterns posted on a web page of a product provider web site taken into a customer terminal, the customer terminal , Incorporating a customer's unique product processing pattern into a computer via a digital camera, an image reader, etc., forming a product pattern based on a creative processing menu posted on the product provider's web page, sending to a web site.
[0006]
According to the present invention, the customer takes in the parts of the product displayed on the web page of the product provider's web site into the computer terminal, processes the product part, and sends it to the product provider's web server. You can get original products for each customer.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The method for providing a product of the present invention will be described for a case where a snowboard is provided.
[0008]
In FIG. 1, a personal computer 10 of a customer terminal 1 is connected to a web server 31 of a website 3 of a product provider via a communication line 2 such as the Internet.
[0009]
First, the personal computer 10 of the customer terminal 1 inputs data of the customer's first and last name, height, weight, the handling level of the product, for example, the skill level, and the skiing type, and transmits the data to the product provider's website 3 via the Internet. The product provider transmits the standard processing pattern suitable for the customer for the snowboard to the customer terminal 1 from the web site 3 by combining the material, the shape, and the like. The customer takes in the form displayed on the web page 32 of the website 3 of the product provider into the personal computer 10 of the customer terminal 1 and processes it. Next, it is created and processed by the customer terminal 1 and transmitted to the web site 3 of the product provider. Of course, the product provider transmits to the customer terminal 1 from the web server 31 that the performance is unacceptable if there is a problem in the strength, for example. If the product is acceptable based on the processed web page sent from the customer, the product provider confirms the order of the product and manufactures the product.
[0010]
Next, in the case of painting as an example of snowboard processing, a description will be given as to whether the customer decides that the product provider uses the painting item displayed on the web page 32 of the web site 3 to obtain the customer's desired original design.
[0011]
FIG. 2 shows a web page 32 of the website 3 of the product provider. The customer takes this web page 32 into the personal computer of the customer terminal 1. First, referring to FIG. 2, a case will be described in which a customer selects and draws a desired base pattern on the surface 200 of the board. First, the user selects and clicks on the PAINT symbol 201 that allows the user to draw a base pattern. Next, the spray symbol 202 is selected, and either the non-mist spray state or the spray state is selected. The click switching switches the state from the non-mist spray state to the spray state. When the symbol 203 is moved left and right along the line 204 and positioned to select a processing pattern figure in an area surrounded by a square of 205-1 to 205-6, for example, an area 205-1, You can determine the size of the circle. Clicking the NEXT> symbol above the area 205 displays the areas 205-7 to 205-11.
[0012]
When the symbol 203 is positioned on the rightmost side of the line 204, the size is adjusted to the largest circular figure, and the symbol 203 is gradually reduced by shifting the symbol 203 toward the left side of the line 204. By adjusting the position of the symbol 207 on the line 206, the figure in the area 205 can be rotated in the range of 0 ° to 360 °. The square region 208 is arranged horizontally from the hue of various colors, that is, red, orange, yellow, yellow-green, green, blue, and purple, from left to right, and the saturation of the color is vertically increased from the top. They are arranged such that the saturation increases downward. When the symbol 209 is selected at the illustrated position and clicked, a blue color having a saturation of 5 is selected.
[0013]
The lightness is determined by selecting the symbol 210 and positioning it along the vertical line 211, and the color of the lightness hue at that time is displayed in the square area 212.
[0014]
Now, a method of creating and processing an undercoating pattern on the surface of the snowboard 200 will be described.
[0015]
(1) Determine the color and saturation of the hue to be colored by adjusting the position of the symbol 209 using a mouse. (2) Determine the lightness of the selected hue by adjusting the position of the symbol 210 on the line 211. (3) Determine the figure of the processing pattern to be drawn on the snowboard by selecting one of the areas 205 (4) Determine the enlargement ratio of the figure in the area 205 by adjusting the position of the symbol 203 on the line 204 (5) The number of rotations of the figure in the area 205 around its center is determined by adjusting the symbol 207 on the line 206.
[0016]
(6) After setting as described above, for example, the circle figure of the area 205-1 is set at a desired position on the surface of the snowboard 200 with the mouse, and the circle figure 213-1 is drawn. Next, by moving the same drawing to another position on the surface of the snowboard 200 and clicking on it, circular figures 213-2 and 213-3 can be drawn.
[0017]
(7) Further, in order to draw a circle figure of the same circle figure with a large enlargement ratio on the snowboard, adjust the size adjustment symbol 203 to the right on the line 204 and position the pointer on the snowboard surface 200 with the mouse. By clicking and clicking, a large size circular figure 213-4, 213-5 can be drawn. Further, for example, by moving the circular figure 213-4 to the right while holding down the mouse at a desired position on the surface of the snowboard 200, a figure in which the circular figure is elongated into an oval can be drawn.
[0018]
Furthermore, a square figure of another area, for example, 205-2, can be drawn on the surface of the snowboard 200 similarly, for example, as 214-1. In this case, as is apparent from the figure, the square figure can be drawn around the center point by adjusting the position of the symbol 207 on the line 206 by drawing over the circular figure in the area 205-1. Angle of rotation. Although a simple geometric figure has been described below as the base pattern, any pattern may be used.
[0019]
As is clear from the above description, a base material that matches the taste of the customer can be drawn on the snowboard surface by the customer's own creation or by processing the image material provided on the web page of the product provider.
[0020]
In addition, the image material not displayed on the web page of the product provider, that is, the web page of the web site of the product provider captured on the computer terminal of the customer, is displayed on the web page of the customer via the digital camera, image reader or computer. The web page can be processed so as to use the image material created by the user, and a base pattern of various designs can be drawn on the surface of the snowboard 200.
[0021]
Next, a case will be described in which a customer draws an upper pattern image that the customer wants to artistically express on a base pattern on the snowboard surface 200.
[0022]
In this case, when the CLIPART symbol 300 on the web page of the product provider taken into the personal computer 10 of the customer terminal 1 in FIG. 2 is clicked, an image of the area 301 is displayed as shown in FIG. Next, when the genre symbol 302 is clicked, the image areas 307-1 to 307-10 of the color image group of the petal and insect genres are displayed. Clicking on the NEXT> symbol displays image areas 307-11 to 307-20 of various color image groups of this genre.
[0023]
When the animal genre symbol 303 is clicked, the image of the area 301 is switched as shown in FIG. 4, and an image area of a group of animal color images is displayed. Clicking on the vehicle genre symbol 304 displays an image area of a group of vehicle color images as shown in FIG. 5, and clicking on the girl genre symbol 305 displays a girl color image as shown in FIG. Are displayed. When the symbol 306 of another genre is clicked, an image area of a group of other color images is displayed.
[0024]
In FIG. 3, by adjusting the position of the size symbol 309 on the line 308, the enlargement ratio of the size of the image selected from the image group of each genre can be determined. For example, by shifting the symbol 309 toward the right side of the line 308 using a mouse, the enlargement ratio can be increased.
[0025]
Further, by selecting the position of the rotation symbol 311 on the line 310, the rotation of the image selected from the image group of each genre around the image center point can be selected from 0 ° to 360 °. Can be.
[0026]
By adjusting the position of the lightness symbol 313 on the line 312 using a mouse, it is possible to adjust the lightness of the image in the image region of the color image group of each genre.
[0027]
Next, the procedure for drawing an upper pattern on the snowboard surface that has undergone the base treatment is as follows: (1) Click the CLIPART symbol 300; (2) Click the flower or insect genre symbol 302; Click the image 307-2. (4) Adjust the position of the size symbol 309 on the line 308 with the mouse to select the size of the image 307-2 on the snowboard surface 200. (5) Select the selected group. With respect to the middle image 307, the position of the rotation symbol 311 on the line 310 around the center of the image is adjusted with the mouse and selected at 315 °. (6) The brightness of the color image of the image 307-2 is adjusted with the mouse 7 is selected. (7) The pointer is set on the snowboard surface 314 with the mouse and clicked, as shown in FIG. 315 ° is rotated image 307-2 is enlarged and displayed in brightness 7.
[0028]
(8) After the size symbol 309 on the line 308 is set to the left side and the size of the image 307-2 is slightly reduced with the mouse, the pointer is set to 315 on the surface of the snowboard and clicked. An image of a butterfly is displayed at the corner.
[0029]
(9) Next, when the image 307-9 of the image group of the same genre is selected, the image size symbol 309, the rotation symbol 311 and the brightness symbol 313 are adjusted, and the pointer is positioned at the position 316 on the snowboard surface and clicked. The image 307-9 is displayed centering on the position 316.
[0030]
(10) As described above, the image of the image group of the flower and insect genre is displayed on the snowboard surface. As shown in FIG. 4, the genre symbol 303 is clicked to display the animal image of the image group on the snowboard. Of course, the two images can be combined on the snowboard surface displaying the image selected from the genre symbol 302, or the image from the image group displayed by clicking the vehicle genre symbol 304 as shown in FIG. 4, the image and the like from the image group displayed by clicking the symbol 305 of the girl genre shown in FIG. 6 can be mixed and drawn as depicted on the surface of the snowboard 200 in FIG.
[0031]
Images created by the customer using a digital camera or an image reader are taken into the image groups of the respective genres as images in the image groups of the respective genres. It is also possible to draw an image processed by a processing menu such as on the snowboard surface.
[0032]
As described above, the customer fetches the web page of the product provider's website into the customer's computer terminal, and converts the material image provided by the product provider into a processing menu indicated on the product provider's web page. Therefore, the original product of the customer, who exists only one in the world, can be viewed as an image on the customer computer terminal.
[0033]
The web page processed in this way is sent to the website of the product provider, and the product provider provides the customer with the product based on the web page.
[0034]
Although the above description has been made with reference to the surface painting of snowboard as an example, it is apparent that the present invention can be applied to the provision of original products such as surfing, roller boards, skis, and chairs.
[0035]
In addition, it is possible to easily provide customers' original products applicable to not only painting but also sculpture processing and pottery pattern processing.
[0036]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, since a customer creates and processes a material image provided by a product provider on a web page using a processing menu also provided on the web page, it is possible to provide an original product full of customer personality, and There is an additional effect that the customer can check the image of the finished product of the product on the customer's computer screen, and the customer's motivation to create is improved.
[0037]
Furthermore, in addition to the material images provided by the product provider, the customer's own material images are inserted into the customer's computer via a digital camera or an image reader into a web page taken from the product provider, and the product supplier By creating and processing using the processing menu provided on the Web page of, an original product with more individuality of the customer can be obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing components related to communication when performing the method of the present invention via a communication line.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a screen obtained by processing a web page of a web site of a product provider by importing it into a customer computer.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a processing screen on a customer computer.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a processing screen on a customer computer.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a web page screen of a web site of a product provider.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a processing screen on a customer computer.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Customer Terminal 2 Internet 3 Product Provider Web Site 10 Personal Computer 11 Image Reader 31 Web Server 32 Web Page 200 Snowboard Surface 201 PAINT Symbol 300 CLIPART Symbol 302 Flower, Bug Genre Symbol 303 Animal Genre Symbol 304 Vehicle Genre Symbol 305 Girl Genre Symbol 306 Other genre symbol 307 Image group 309 Size symbol 311 Rotation symbol 313 Lightness symbol

Claims (2)

An original product providing method in which a customer participates in product creation by communicating between a web site of a product provider and a customer terminal connected via a communication line such as the Internet,
A step in which the customer inputs the customer's first and last name, height, weight, product handling level, and the like from the computer of the customer terminal and sends the product to the product provider's website;
A product provider displaying a plurality of product processing patterns and a creative processing menu of the product processing patterns on a web page of a web site managed by the product provider;
The customer loads the web page of the product provider into the customer terminal computer, processes the commercialization pattern posted on the web page based on the creative processing menu of the product processing pattern, and processes the product. Sending the web page to the web server of the product provider's web site;
When the product provider is unacceptable in terms of processing technology or performance based on the received processed web page, it informs the customer terminal that the product is unacceptable. Steps to
Checking the order of the product if the product is acceptable based on the processed web page sent from the customer, and manufacturing the product. Delivery method. If the product processing pattern desired by the customer does not exist among the plurality of product processing patterns described on the web page of the product provider web site taken into the customer terminal, a digital camera and an image are stored in the computer of the customer terminal. A customer-specific product processing pattern is incorporated through a reader or the like, a product pattern is formed based on a creative processing menu posted on the product provider's web page, and the processed web page is displayed on the product provider's web page. 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of sending the original product to a site.

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