JP2005108134A - Article or service information providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article or service information providing system enabling one to browse a large capacity of information on a variety of articles or services via an IC tag at a communication terminal such as a portable telephone. <P>SOLUTION: The communication terminal having a read function reads information to specify the articles or services recorded in the IC tags, and sends it via a communication network to a server where the article or service information is accumulated in advance. Then, the article or service information coincided with the information is retrieved by the server and read, and displayed to the communication terminal by the server so that it can be browsed. Thus, a large capacity of information on a great variety of articles or services can be browsed in the communication terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

    The present invention relates to a product or service information providing system in which a consumer of a product or service can browse the product or service information via an IC tag attached to an object used for providing the product or service from a communication terminal.

    In recent years, RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification), that is, an IC tag, has attracted attention as a product identification code instead of a barcode system. IC tags recognize data carriers in a non-contact manner using radio waves, but they can update and add information compared to conventional barcodes, and the amount of data is around 20 bytes of the barcode system. On the other hand, it has various applicability such as a dramatic increase from 64 to several hundred bytes. At present, specifically, the price of goods, the date of arrival, and the production number are recorded on the IC tag, so that it can be used for batch reading of cash register settlement, automation of inventory inventory, or prevention of counterfeit theft. Can be considered.

  As the amount of data increases, the IC tag can record various product information in addition to the price of goods, the date of arrival, and the production number. In addition, a reader for reading the data recorded on the IC tag is necessary. However, in recent years, an ultra-small reader / writer has been developed and can be attached to, for example, a mobile phone.

  Therefore, for example, conventionally, information such as an ID number, a manufacturer, a product name, a material type, a manufacturing date, a manufacturing number, incidental information, and product specifications is recorded on an IC chip for an IC tag. There has been proposed a cellular phone to which a function of reading information from the IC chip is added (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

If a product purchaser uses a mobile phone with an IC chip information reading function, the information recorded on the IC chip can be immediately displayed on the mobile phone, so it is easy to check whether this product is genuine. And prevent counterfeit goods from being purchased at unreasonably high prices.
JP 2003-115907 A

  For product buyers (including when the IC chip itself is embedded in the product), the need for product information that can be read from the IC tag includes not only information used to determine whether the product is authentic, but also a wide variety of items. There should be.

  For example, there are a wide variety of usage methods, production location information, dimensions, coordination examples, and the like. In addition, since the merchandise sales side is not always able to deal with the merchandise purchasers who come to the store on a one-on-one basis, if it is possible to supplement the place where the store clerk can not cope with this IC tag information, It also leads to cost savings and service improvement.

  However, it is impossible to record all the above information on an IC tag of about several hundred bytes. In particular, there is a possibility that information that must be explained with a moving image cannot be recorded on the IC tag itself.

  The above-mentioned problem is related to products, but there is a similar problem with service information. For example, a beauty salon or the like usually does not know the atmosphere of the store or the state of the staff unless it enters the store, but the reality is that it cannot enter the store only to decide whether to use it.

  Therefore, in view of the above problems, the present invention has an object to provide a product or service information providing system in which a large variety of products or service information can be viewed on a communication terminal such as a mobile phone via an IC tag. To do.

  In order to solve the above problems, a system according to the present invention records information on a product or service on an IC tag, and reads the information on the product or service with an IC tag reader and displays it. An IC tag attached to an object used for providing goods or services, a communication terminal having a function of reading information recorded on the IC tag and connectable to a communication network such as the Internet, Or a server that stores service information and is connectable to the communication network, and the IC tag includes at least an identification code for identifying a product or service, an address of the server on the communication network, and a transfer execution file. Are recorded as information, and the IC tag is recorded at the communication terminal. When another code is read and this identification code is transmitted to the address of the server by the transfer execution file via the communication network, the server is the product or service information stored in advance and matches the identification code. What is to be searched is retrieved and displayed on the communication terminal so that information relating to the product or service can be browsed.

  According to this configuration, if the identification code, the server address, and the transfer execution file are recorded in the IC tag itself, a large-capacity product or service information can be viewed from the communication terminal via the IC tag. Can do.

  Instead of the IC tag, an IC chip in which an identification code for identifying a product or service, an address on the communication network of the server, and a transfer execution file is recorded is embedded or pasted in an object used for providing the product or service. May be.

  The transfer execution file may be provided in the communication terminal in advance.

  If you want to view product and service information on a communication terminal that is different from the communication terminal that has read the identification code, add the address information of the destination communication terminal along with the identification code from the communication terminal, and send it to the server. The product or service information may be transferred and displayed from the server to the transfer destination communication terminal via the communication network.

  The communication terminal may be, for example, a mobile phone having a reader / writer function of an IC tag or an IC chip.

  The above product or service information includes the name of the product or service, the price of the product or service, the date of arrival of the product, the product serial number, the product manufacturer, the material type of the product, the date of manufacture of the product, the product Specifications, product usage, product production location information, coordination examples, inventory information of other stores of the same brand, and site maps of other stores. In addition to text information, audio information, image information Is also provided by.

  As is clear from the above description, the product or service information providing system according to the present invention can be viewed on a communication terminal such as a mobile phone via an IC tag even for large-capacity product or service information. It becomes possible to meet the needs of consumers accurately.

  Even if there are few shop assistants who cannot hear explanations about products or services on the spot, or because they don't have cash, they may be reluctant to ask for explanations about goods or services. Service information can be obtained.

  By making it possible to provide inventory information of other stores of the same brand and site maps of other stores as product or service information in advance, for example, when a customer wants a product of a different color that is not placed in the store where the customer visited, Even if you don't know, you can search by yourself.

  Furthermore, it is possible to read only the identification code at each store or the like for similar products that are desired to be compared, and to actually compare the images side by side on a personal computer at home or the like, so that a satisfactory shopping can be realized.

  On the other hand, if the product or service provider cannot respond to the customers who come to the store on a one-on-one basis, the system will be able to supplement the place where the store clerk cannot handle, thus saving labor costs and improving the service. Connected.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a product or service information providing system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, a system in the case of selling the product clothes 11 with the IC tag 12 is illustrated, but information related to a service may be provided in addition to the product.

  Reference numeral 1 denotes a manufacturer that attaches an IC tag 12 to a garment 11 before shipping. In this embodiment, the IC tag 12 has a tag shape. However, an IC chip may be embedded in or attached to a product.

  Information about the clothes 11 is registered in the server 2 before or simultaneously with the shipment of the clothes 11. The information registered in the server 2 is, for example, the product name, the price of the product, the date of arrival, the production number, the manufacturer, the material type, the production date, the product specification, the usage method, the production location information, the coordination example, the same Stock information of other stores in the brand and site maps of other stores.

  The clothes 11 to which the IC tag 12 is attached by the manufacturer 1 are displayed at the store in the retail store 3.

  A customer who has visited the retail store 3 reads the information on the IC tag 12 by the mobile phone 4 with the reader 41 that reads the information on the IC tag 12. The reader 41 may be built in the mobile phone 4 or may be an external one. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the mobile phone 4 is exemplified, but a mobile information terminal such as a PDA or a communication terminal of a personal computer installed in the retail store 3 may be used. In the case of the provided personal computer, it is only necessary to bring a product and read the information of the IC tag 12 with a reader.

  The above information of the IC tag 12 read by the mobile phone 4 is transmitted to the server 2 via the Internet network 5. In order to connect the mobile phone 4 to the Internet network 5, a mobile network and a provider (not shown) are actually interposed.

  The server 2 that has received the information searches the information recorded in the IC tag 12 to request which information registered in the server 2 in advance, and reads the information about the matching clothes 11. The read information on the clothes 11 is transmitted to the mobile phone 4 via the Internet network 5 and displayed. Therefore, the customer can browse the information on the clothes 11 at any time with his / her mobile phone 4 regardless of time and place.

  The server 2 may be operated by a third party that accepts registration of product information of a plurality of vendors, in addition to those operated by a single vendor such as the manufacturer of the clothes 11.

  Product information displayed on the mobile phone 4 includes product name, product price, arrival date, serial number, manufacturer information, etc., usage, coordination examples, maps of other stores, etc. There is also audio information such as image information including music content or music content.

  Furthermore, if a hyperlink is provided in the provided information, related information can be accessed.

  By the way, when the customer desires to browse with a communication terminal 6 such as a personal computer that can be connected to the Internet network 5 installed at home or the like without browsing with the mobile phone 4, information of the IC tag 12 transmitted with the mobile phone 4. In addition, the address information of the transfer destination communication terminal 6 may be added.

  FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of information recorded in the IC tag 12. In view of the fact that the product or service information is a large amount of data including a moving image or the like, the product or service information is not directly recorded on the IC tag 12. In this embodiment, an identification code for identifying a product or service (clothes 11 in this embodiment) from another product or service, an address of the server 2, and a transfer execution file for transferring data to the server 2 to these. It is composed of Further, although not shown, if the information to be browsed accompanying the identification code is classified for each item and only the information of the item designated by the customer is transmitted to the server 2, Of the product or service information registered in the server 2, only desired information is displayed.

  If an online shopping system is connected to the server 2, the customer who has obtained the product or service information can also pay for it from the same mobile phone 4.

  In addition, the customer data or service information is browsed and the customer data is entered when the customer browses. The customer data is stored in a database and the data is aggregated and used as marketing information. it can.

  It can be used in the information industry that provides customers with information on products sold in stores.

Configuration diagram of the product or service information system according to the present invention Configuration diagram of information recorded on IC tag

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Manufacturer 2 Server 3 Retail store 4 Mobile phone 5 Internet network 6 Transfer destination communication terminal

Claims (6)

    In a product or service information providing system in which information related to a product or service is recorded on an IC tag, and the information related to the product or service is read and displayed by an IC tag reader, the information is attached to an object used for providing the product or service. An IC tag, a function of reading information recorded on the IC tag, a communication terminal that can be connected to a communication network such as the Internet, and goods or service information can be stored and connected to the communication network A server, and the IC tag stores at least an identification code for identifying a product or service, an address on the communication network of the server, and a transfer execution file as information. Read the code and use this identification code When the transmission execution file is transmitted to the address of the server via a network, the server searches for and reads the product or service information stored in advance that matches the identification code, and the communication A product or service information providing system that displays information related to the product or service on a terminal so that the information can be browsed.   Instead of the IC tag, an IC chip in which an identification code for identifying a product or service, an address on the communication network of the server, and a transfer execution file is recorded is embedded or pasted in an object used for providing the product or service. The product or service information providing system according to claim 1.   The product or service information providing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the transfer execution file is provided in the communication terminal.   When the address information of the transfer destination communication terminal is added from the communication terminal together with the identification code and transmitted to the server, the product or service information is transferred from the server to the transfer destination communication terminal via the communication network. The product or service information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the product or service information providing system is displayed.   5. The product or service information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the communication terminal is a mobile phone having an IC tag or IC chip reader / writer function.   The above product or service information includes the name of the product or service, the price of the product or service, the date of arrival of the product, the product serial number, the manufacturer of the product, the material type of the product, the date of manufacture of the product, the specification of the product , Including product usage information, product production location information, coordination examples, inventory information of other stores of the same brand, and site maps of other stores, in addition to text information, audio information and image information The product or service information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the product or service information providing system is provided.

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