JP2005133228A - Mobile coordinate service method, mobile coordinate service system, and matching program used therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile coordinate service method which enables the coordination of user's apparel with an ornament to inspect the coordinated whole image. <P>SOLUTION: This mobile coordinate service method comprises up-loading the data of the apparel and the ornament of a user 10 in the DB (data base) of an apparel maker or the private information DB4 of the server system 6 of a service agency 1 from the portable information communication terminal 9 or information communication terminal 11 of the user 10, accessing to the DB, reading out the image of the possessed apparel or the ornament, and collecting the apparel image or ornament image of the apparel maker, a retail store or EC (electronic commerce) site by key work retrieval. The server system 6 (matching software 5) coordinates the image of the user's apparel or the ornament with the apparel image or ornament image of the apparel maker, retail shop or EC site, and downloads the image in the portable information communication terminal or the information communication terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile coordinate service method, a mobile coordinate service system, and a mobile coordinate service system for coordinating and providing a user with a piece of clothing or decoration owned by a user and a piece of clothing or decoration provided by a clothing manufacturer or retail store. It relates to the matching program used.

  When a user purchases clothing or ornaments such as women's clothing or men's clothing, for example, a combination of upper and lower clothing such as jacket and pants or trousers or skirt, and a combination of clothing such as necklace and ring or brooch Or, purchases are made in consideration of combinations of shoes and bags, etc., but it was difficult to make a purchase by appropriately judging the quality of the combination (coordination).

  The reason for this is that the user's belongings (such as clothing or decorations) are not clearly stored when they are away from home, and it is not possible to grasp them completely as an image. This is due to not knowing which retail store is selling it.

  Conventionally, there has been a system for supporting coordination using an IP network, but there has been no service for coordinating clothing or ornaments on the go that is most needed by users.

  As related documents, there is JP-A-2002-215770 (Patent Document 1) “Coordination Service Method, Service Center and Program”. This is a method of acquiring item data including images from a user terminal, registering it in a DB (Data Base), creating coordinate information indicating combination contents in combination with a clothing item, and supplying the coordinate information to the user terminal.

  Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-74038 (Patent Document 2) “Product acquisition method and product acquisition device, and model determination method and model determination device” includes a model that automatically matches the body shape of the user. Each model is stored in the memory with all the products that are listed on the homepage on the Internet, and the model image with the goods is selected from the memory. Is a way to determine.

JP 2002-215770 A JP 2002-74038 A

  However, only the apparel or ornaments owned by the user can be coordinated, and the user collects inventory apparel information in the retail store through keyword search based on metadata, Upload the ID number attached to the price tag after finding clothes or decorations from a mobile phone or PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) or other mobile information communication device to the service provider, and the user has it It was not possible to view the entire image coordinated with the clothing or ornaments that were in place.

  In addition, there was no system for grasping the inventory status of merchandise at retail stores or clothing manufacturers, obtaining new information on the latest trends of clothing manufacturers, and purchasing clothing and accessories in total, including server systems for service providers. .

  Therefore, the present invention enables a user to view his / her own clothing or decoration from a portable information communication terminal or information communication terminal such as a mobile phone or a PDA in real time from anywhere on the go. And providing a mobile coordination service method, a mobile coordination service system, and a matching program used therefor, which allow the user to coordinate with the clothing and decorations possessed by the user and to view the entire coordinated image. It is aimed.

In order to achieve the above object, the mobile coordination service method of the present invention comprises:
A mobile coordination service method using a clothing manufacturer's server, a clothing manufacturer's DB (Data Base), a service provider's server system, a retail store's DB, and the user's portable information communication terminal or information communication terminal The personal information of the server system that the apparel manufacturer's DB or service provider has the apparel data or apparel data owned by the user using the user's portable information communication terminal or information communication terminal Uploading to the DB, accessing the personal information DB of the clothing manufacturer or the server system from the portable information communication terminal or the information communication terminal, reading out the image of the clothing or decoration owned by the user, Metadata of clothing or decoration images from manufacturers, retail stores or EC sites Collecting by keyword search based on the above, images of clothing or decorations owned by the read user in the server system possessed by the service provider, and collected clothing manufacturers or retail stores or EC (Electronic Commerce) sites And a step of coordinating the clothing image or the ornament image of the image, and a step of downloading image information of the clothing or the ornament coordinated from the server system of the service provider to the portable information communication terminal or the information communication terminal. (Claim 1).

  Furthermore, it has the step which accesses DB of a clothing manufacturer or personal information DB of a server system from a portable information communication terminal or this information communication terminal, and reads and displays the image of the clothing or decoration which the said user owns It is characterized (claim 2).

  Further, the apparel manufacturer and the apparel data obtained by photographing the apparel and ornaments that are not stored in the DB of the apparel manufacturer or retail store with a digital camera are transmitted from the portable information communication terminal or the information communication terminal. It has the step which uploads and registers into this DB of a retail store (Claim 3).

  In addition, the inventory information of clothing or decoration is collected by keyword search based on the metadata of the clothing or decoration of the clothing manufacturer or retail store or EC site using a portable information communication terminal or information communication terminal. (Step 4).

  In addition, a step of uploading the ID number attached to the price tag of clothing and ornaments to be purchased at the retail store from the portable information communication terminal or the information communication terminal to the matching software of the server system of the service provider, and the matching software It has the step which discriminate | determines the corresponding retail store from ID number, and searches the image data of clothing or decorations from DB of this retail store (Claim 5).

  Furthermore, according to a request from a device of a clothing manufacturer or retail store, a coordinated example of the clothing or decoration by the latest trend and the clothing or decoration owned by the user is generated to create a portable information communication terminal or information communication. It has the step which introduces with respect to a terminal (Claim 6).

  The mobile coordination service system of the present invention includes a clothing manufacturer server, a clothing manufacturer DB, a service provider server system, a retail store DB, and a user portable information communication terminal or information communication terminal. The mobile information service terminal or the information communication terminal of the user includes the apparel manufacturer's DB or the service provider having the apparel data or the apparel data owned by the user. The means for uploading to the personal information DB of the server system, the DB of the clothing manufacturer or the personal information DB of the server system are accessed, and the image of the clothing or decoration owned by the user is read, and the clothing manufacturer or retail store or Metadata of clothing or decoration images on EC sites The server system possessed by the keyword search based on the keyword search and the service provider has the image of the clothing or decoration owned by the user and the clothing manufacturer or retail store or EC site clothing collected. It comprises means for coordinating an article image or an ornament image, and means for downloading image information of the coordinated clothing or ornament to a portable information communication terminal or an information communication terminal (claim 7).

  Furthermore, the portable information communication terminal or the information communication terminal has means for accessing the clothing manufacturer DB or the personal information DB of the server system, and reading out and displaying an image of the clothing or decoration owned by the user. (Claim 8).

  Furthermore, the apparel manufacturer and the apparel data obtained by photographing the apparel and ornaments not stored in the DB of the apparel manufacturer or retail store with a digital camera are sent from the portable information communication terminal or the information communication terminal to the apparel manufacturer or the It has means for uploading and registering in the DB of a retail store (claim 9).

  In addition, the inventory information of clothing or decoration is collected by keyword search based on the metadata of the clothing or decoration of the clothing manufacturer or retail store or EC site using a portable information communication terminal or information communication terminal. It has the means to do (claim 10), It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Further, there is a means for uploading the ID number attached to the price tag of clothing and ornaments to be purchased at a retail store from the portable information communication terminal or the information communication terminal to the matching program of the server system of the service provider, and a matching program It has a means for discriminating a corresponding retail store from the ID number and searching for image data of clothing or decoration from the DB of the retail store (claim 11).

  Furthermore, when there is a request from a device of a clothing manufacturer or retail store, a coordinated example of the clothing or decoration by the latest trend and the clothing or decoration owned by the user is generated, and the portable information communication terminal or the information It has a means to send to a communication terminal (Claim 12).

  A matching program according to the present invention, a matching program executed by a server system of a service provider in the mobile coordinate service system according to claim 11, wherein images of clothing or ornaments in the personal information DB and the inventory DB are metadata. Based on the user information with the function to search based on the ID, the function to search based on the ID number attached to the price tag of clothing or decorations, and the image of the clothing or decorations collected by the search A function to coordinate the doll, a function to optimize and transmit the image information of the coordinated doll according to the receiving capability of the receiving terminal, and accurately represent the user from the face photo and body shape information registered by the user Ability to create dolls and clothing images held by clothing manufacturers or clothing taken by users Recognizing the characteristics of the image, and realizes the function of creating a low-level visual descriptors (e.g. color) to automatically detect metadata (claim 13).

  When purchasing clothing or ornaments, women are particularly troubled by coordination and searching for clothing or ornaments, but the present invention solves such problems. Specifically, there are the following effects.

(A) Apparel and decoration information owned by users can be freely and freely viewed in real time from anywhere with a mobile information communication terminal or information communication terminal such as a mobile phone or a PDA, and decorations of retail stores or decoration manufacturers Product inventory information such as goods or decorations can be easily searched using metadata, and the user's shopping and promotion of electronic commerce market can be made possible by coordinating with the clothes and decorations possessed by the user. Become a promotion to.

(B) By using this coordination service by a plurality of users, sales of clothing manufacturers such as clothing and ornaments or retail stores and electronic commerce sites are promoted.

(C) Users can collect preference information on clothing and accessories from retail stores and apparel manufacturers and the latest trendy clothing and accessories from anywhere on the go or at the user's home and view the coordinated overall image can do.

(D) Apparel manufacturers or retail stores such as apparel or ornaments can obtain targeted advertising tailored to users' hobbies and preferences by obtaining information on apparel and ornaments such as user preferences and fashion. can do.

(E) If you are unable to purchase clothing or decorations directly from your family, disabled person, or family who are assigned on an overseas business trip, etc. It is possible to purchase a product from a retail store or a clothing manufacturer by requesting an acquaintance.

  In the present invention, the user uploads the ID number attached to the price tag of the clothing item or decoration item that he / she wants to purchase on the go to the matching software of the server system of the service provider by the portable information communication terminal or the information communication terminal. Thus, the matching software retrieves the image data of the corresponding clothing or decoration from the price tag ID number and enables coordination with the clothing or decoration owned by the user. By searching for the inventory information of the ornaments based on the keyword based on the metadata, the inventory information of the ornaments or the ornaments can be collected and the coordinates with the ornaments or ornaments owned by the user can be viewed.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a mobile coordination service system according to the present invention.

  As shown in the figure, the mobile coordination service system of this embodiment is a service provision business comprising an IP network 17, a service provider 1, a server 2, an inventory information DB 3, a personal information DB 4, and a matching software 5. The server system 6 of the wearer 1, the clothing manufacturer 14, the server 15 of the clothing manufacturer 14, the DB 16 of the clothing manufacturer 14, the retail store 12, the DB 13 of the retail store 12, the user 10, and the use A mobile information communication terminal 9 such as a mobile phone 7 or PDA 8 of the person 10 and an information communication terminal 11 are included.

  The user 10 uses the portable information communication terminal 9 such as the mobile phone 7 or the PDA 8 of the user 10 and the information communication terminal 11 to send the clothing or decorations owned by the user 10 to the DB 16 of the clothing manufacturer 14 or a service providing business. Upload to the personal information DB 4 of the server system 6 of the person 1. This can be viewed later. Also, the body photo of the user 10 such as the face photo, height, bust, waist, etc. is uploaded to the server system 6 and registered in the personal information DB 4.

  Retail stores 12 that sell apparel and ornaments, for example, create metadata for apparel or ornament content that is sold to expand sales, create inventory list data for inventory information, and target ads tailored to taste preferences. And the like are stored in the DB 13 and transmitted to the inventory information DB 3 of the server system 6 of the service provider 1 for storage.

  Apparel manufacturer 14 creates metadata of apparel content such as the latest trend apparel or apparel shape, color and pattern for sales of its own brand products, and stores it in server 15 of apparel manufacturer 14, The information is transmitted to the server 2 of the server system 6 of the service provider 1 and registered in the inventory information DB 3 and the personal information DB 4.

  The service provider 1 has an inventory information DB 3 that manages an inventory list for each retail store 12, a personal information DB 4 that manages personal information of the user 10 and owned clothing data or ornament data, A function for searching for an image of clothing or decoration from the information DB 3 based on metadata or ID number, a function for freely changing a collected doll image on a doll created based on the information of the user 10, etc. And a server system 6 including a matching program (hereinafter referred to as “matching software” in the figure for the sake of simplicity) 5, and a coordinated service from the user 10, the clothing manufacturer 14, and the retail store 12. We collect usage fees and provide coordinated services.

  The clothing manufacturer 14 adds metadata such as the shape of the clothing item = jacket, the color = black, the pattern = none, and the size = M to the content of the clothing item.

  The user 10 matches the search in the server system 6 for a keyword for requesting the clothing or decoration information based on the metadata from the DB 16 of the clothing manufacturer 14 or the inventory information DB 3 in the server system 6 of the service provider 1. By entering into the software 5, information on clothing items with the corresponding metadata is collected, the personal belongings DB 4 user's 10 clothing data is searched, and images coordinated with the corresponding clothing items are on the go Thus, it is possible to immediately browse from the portable information communication terminal 9 such as the cellular phone 7 and the PDA 8 or the information communication terminal 11 (claim 7).

  Further, according to the embodiment of the mobile coordinate service method of the present invention, the IP network 17, the service provider 1, the server 2 of the service provider 1, the inventory information DB 3, the personal information DB 4, and the matching software 5 are provided. Server system 6, apparel manufacturer 14, server 15 of apparel manufacturer 14, DB 16, retail store 12, DB 13, user 10, mobile information communication terminal 9 such as mobile phone 7 or PDA 8 of user 10, and information communication terminal 11 In the mobile coordination service method including the above, the user 10 uses the coordinated service system shown in FIG. 1 so that the portable information communication terminal 9 and the information communication terminal 11 such as the mobile phone 7 and the PDA 8 can be real-time from anywhere on the go. Access to clothing or decoration information by accessing from The clothing manufacturer 14 adds metadata such as the color of the clothing item = black, shape: jacket, pattern = none, size = M, etc. to the content of the clothing item. From the DB 16 or the inventory information DB 3 in the server system 6 of the service provider 1, the metadata such as the shape of the clothing / article / apparel = jacket, color = black, pattern = none, size = M, or the metadata of the ornamental product By inputting a keyword search based on ID into the matching software 5, information on clothing items having the corresponding metadata is collected, searched with the clothing item data of the user 10 in the personal information DB 4, and coordinated with the corresponding clothing item It is possible to view the image immediately from the mobile information communication terminal 9 such as the mobile phone 7 and the PDA 8 or the information communication terminal 11 on the go. (Claim 1).

  The user 10 can access the mobile phone 7 or the PDA 8 or other mobile information communication terminal 9 such as the mobile phone 7 or the PDA 8 and the information communication terminal 11 in real time and browse the clothing or decoration information owned by the user 10. (Claims 2 and 8).

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of the server system 6 that the service provider 1 provides coordinated services.

  As shown in the figure, the server system 6 of the service provider 1 has a server 2, a personal information DB 4, an inventory information DB 3, and a matching software 5. The personal information DB 4 includes a plurality of users. 10 personal belongings or decoration data, personal information of the user 10 such as height, bust, waist, etc., image data of the clothing or decoration owned by the user 10, and the clothing selected by the user 10 Sales product data information 19 of sales products of the manufacturer 14 is stored. The personal information DB 4 has a built-in function linked to the matching software 5.

  In the inventory information DB 3, inventory list information for each clothing store sold by a plurality of retail stores 12 is downloaded and stored, and the shape of the clothing product of the clothing manufacturer 14 selected by the user 10 is a jacket. Sales merchandise data 19 such as color: black and pattern: none and size: M is downloaded and stored. In addition, the inventory information DB 3 has a function linked to the matching software 5.

  The matching software 5 has many coordinating functions, and the user 10 searches the personal information DB 4 and the DB 13 of the retail store 12 for keywords such as clothing or ornaments based on metadata or ID numbers. The function, the function of freely changing the collected garment image or decoration image to the doll 21 created based on the information of the garment or decoration of the user 10, and the image information of the doll 21 that has been dressed A function of optimizing the resolution and the like according to the reception capability of the mobile information communication terminal 9 or the information communication terminal 11 such as the mobile phone 7 or the PDA 8 of the user 10, and a facial photograph and body type information registered by the user 10 The function of creating the doll 21 that accurately represents the user 10, the image of the clothing or decoration held by the clothing manufacturer 14, and the user 10 on the go A feature that recognizes the characteristics of digitally photographed clothing images and automatically extracts low-level visual descriptors (visual descriptors represented by fewer bits, such as “colors”) to create metadata. (Claim 13)

  Here, “metadata” in the present invention is data regarding content data, and information from various viewpoints is given to the content. The contents are symbolized in some form, and are data that can be subjected to advanced computer processing by handling the symbolized data. In this case, the user 10 searches for metadata such as the shape of the clothing item: jacket, color: black, pattern: none, size: M, etc. by keyword search using metadata from the sales product data 19 of the clothing manufacturer 14 or the DB 13 of the retail store 12. Can be input to the matching software 5 and searched, and a coordinated image of the clothing corresponding to the request of the user 10 can be viewed.

  The matching software 5 in the server system 6 and the portable information communication terminal 9 or the information communication terminal 11 of the user 10 store a doll 21 based on a face photograph and body shape data, and based on the individual face photograph and body shape data. The doll 21 can be dressed and coordinated.

  When using this service, the user 10, the retail store 12, and the clothing manufacturer 14 register the use of the coordinated service with the service provider 1, and pay the coordinated service fee used monthly or periodically. 10 is withdrawn from a financial institution such as a bank or a credit company, and the service provider 1 can obtain service revenue.

  In FIG. 2, the user 10 uses the mobile information communication terminal 9 such as the mobile phone 7 or the PDA 8 or the information communication terminal 11 from the outside to store the inventory information of clothing or decoration items such as the retail store 12 or the EC site as metadata. Based on keyword search, inventory information can be collected, and it is possible to view a coordinated overall image that matches the clothing or ornaments owned by the user 10 and the body shape of the user 10 . In the keyword search embodiment based on metadata, the clothing manufacturer 14 or the service provider 1 adds metadata such as shape, color, size, and pattern to the image of the clothing item or the decorative item. This operation can be automatically executed by the matching software 5.

  Metadata is created and stored in the DB 13 of the retail store 12 together with images of clothing or decorations, and metadata of clothing and decorations in the retail store 12 is also registered in the inventory information DB 3 of the service provider 1. Has been.

  The user 10 inputs metadata keywords such as the shape of the clothing item = jacket, color = black, pattern = none, size = M, etc. to the matching software 5 of the server system 6, and the matching software 5 corresponds to the input keyword. The image of the clothing item having the metadata to be searched is searched, the user 10 coordinates with the clothing item registered in the personal information DB 4 and presents the entire image that meets the request of the user 10. Can be browsed (claims 4 and 10).

  The user 10 can send and receive clothing items or clothing images according to the image display capability of the portable information communication terminal 9 such as the mobile phone 7 or the PDA 8 and the information communication terminal 11. As a function of recognizing the portable information communication terminal 9 or the information communication terminal 11 and changing and transmitting the clothing image, the service provider 1 prepares a plurality of images with different sizes and resolutions for one clothing image. .

  When the user 10 accesses, selecting and transmitting an optimal image from a plurality of images of different sizes and resolutions prepared by the service provider 1 based on the network and type of use of the portable information communication terminal 9 and the information communication terminal 11 Can do.

  The clothing manufacturer 14 or the retail store 12 attaches to the price tag an identifier for uniquely identifying the clothing or decoration, and the identifier is a portable information communication terminal 9 or a portable information communication terminal such as a PDA. The ID number is easily accessible from 9.

  The apparel maker 14 or the retail store 12 attaches an ID number to the price tag when the apparel or the ornament is produced, and the apparel product 14 DB 16 or the retail store 12 DB 13 is assigned a unique ID number to the apparel image. Yes.

  The components of the price tag ID number are a value indicating the retail store 12 and a value indicating the clothing item uniquely shaken in the retail store 12.

  The user 10 finds his / her favorite clothing or ornaments he / she wants to purchase at the retail store 12 on the go, and the matching software 5 of the server system 6 in which the service provider 1 has the ID number attached to the price tag of the clothing items. Are accessed from the portable information communication terminal 9 such as the cellular phone 7 or the PDA 8 and input to the matching software 5.

  The matching software 5 discriminates the retail store 12 based on the price tag ID number from the centrally managed retail store 12 and the table indicating the ID number, and the clothing with the corresponding ID number from the DB 13 of the retail store 12 Search for product images.

  Coordinates with the clothing items of the user 10 in the personal information DB 4 and presents the entire image that meets the user's 10 request so that the user 10 can view the entire image on the go (billing) Item 5, 11).

  When there is a clothing item or decoration item that is not registered in the DB 16 of the clothing manufacturer 14 or the DB 13 of the retail store 12, the user 10 can use his digital camera or digital video device to select his favorite clothing item or decoration item that matches his body shape. The captured image is uploaded to the DB 16 of the clothing manufacturer 14 or the DB 13 of the retail store 12 from the portable information communication terminal 9 or the information communication terminal 11 such as the mobile phone 7 or the PDA 8, and the clothing data or the decoration data is uploaded. It can be registered, and can be stored in the portable information communication terminal 9 or the information communication terminal 11. (Claims 3 and 9)

  The clothing manufacturer 14 or the retail store 12 sends the latest fashionable clothing or decorations that match the latest trend to the server system 6 of the service provider 1, registers them in the inventory information DB3, and the users in the personal information DB4. It is possible to coordinate the clothes or decorations owned by 10 with the clothes or decorations that match the latest trend, and introduce the user to the actual example of the entire image.

  The fashion maker 14 or the retail store 12 can increase sales promotion by introducing and coordinating with the latest fashionable clothes or decorations that match the latest trend and purchasing by the user 10.

  Further, by providing the latest trend information, user preferences and information are obtained, so that the retail store 12 or the clothing manufacturer 14 is a service method capable of realizing an advertisement that matches the hobby preference. (Claims 6 and 12)

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a coordinated service for clothing or ornaments.

(A) First, the flow created by the personal information DB 4 of the service provider 1 will be described (the top row in FIG. 3).
(A) The user 10 searches the DB 16 of the clothing manufacturer 14 and collects clothing and decorative images. In addition, the service provider 1 collects images of clothing and ornaments from the DB 16 of the clothing manufacturer 14.

(B) The clothing manufacturer 14 downloads clothing and decorative images.
(C) The user 10 uploads images of clothing and ornaments that are not in the DB 16 of the clothing manufacturer 14 or the DB 13 of the retail store 12.
(D) Register the clothing and decorations owned by the user 10 in the personal information DB 4 of the service provider 1.

(B) Next, a flow created by the inventory information DB 4 of the service provider 1 will be described (middle of FIG. 3).
(E) The retail store 12 collects images of clothing and ornaments based on inventory from the DB 16 of the clothing manufacturer 14. Further, the service provider 1 collects images of clothing and accessories from the DB 16 of the clothing manufacturer 14.

(F) The clothing manufacturer 14 downloads images of clothing and accessories to the service provider 1.
(G) The retail store 12 registers the inventory information in the inventory information DB 3 of the service provider 1.

(C) A flow in which the user 10 searches for clothing and accessories from the mobile communication terminal 9 such as the mobile phone 7 or the PDA 8 and the information communication terminal 11 at the user's home or away from home (bottom part of FIG. 3) will be described. .

(C-1) This is a case where the user 10 searches for clothes and accessories at the user's home and coordinates them.
(H) The user 10 inputs the requested clothing item and the keyword of the ornament into the matching software 5 of the server system 6.

(I) The server system 6 of the service provider 1 coordinates the search by searching the inventory information DB 3 by the matching software 5 and changing the corresponding clothing item or ornament image to the doll.
(J) The service provider 1 downloads to the mobile information communication terminal 9 and the information communication terminal 11 of the user 10 a coordinated image of the clothing or decoration requested by the user 10.

(C-2) Next, the flow in the case where the user 10 searches for clothes and decorations on the go and coordinates them (the bottom row in FIG. 3) will be described.
(K) The user 10 inputs the price tag ID number attached to the clothing or decoration price tag of the retail store 12 or the decoration maker 14 to the matching software 5.

(L) The server system 6 of the service provider 1 coordinates the search of the inventory information DB 3 by the matching software 5 and the garment of the corresponding clothing item or ornament image.
(M) The service provider 1 downloads a coordinated image of clothing or decoration requested by the user 10 to the mobile information communication terminal 9 and the information communication terminal 11 of the user 10.

  The inventory information DB 3 owned by the service provider 1 does not have to store the image data of clothing or decoration directly as an image, and is an index linked to the DB 16 of the clothing manufacturer 14 or the DB 13 of the retail store 12. In some cases, download is performed with a reduced capacity by a management method using identifiers such as.

  Further, the above-described processing, particularly the matching software (matching program) 5 stored in the server system 6 of the service provider 1 is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, FD, DVD, etc. It can be distributed or distributed to users via the Internet.

It is a schematic diagram of the Example of the mobile coordination service system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the specific structure of the server system which a service provider performs coordination service. It is a flowchart figure which shows the coordination service of clothes or decorations.

Explanation of symbols

1: Service provider 2: Server of service provider 3: Inventory information DB of server system of service provider
4: Personal information DB of server system of service provider
5: Server system matching software (matching program)
6: Server system of service provider 7: User's mobile phone 8: User's PDA
9: User's portable information communication terminal 10: User 11: User's information communication terminal 12: Retail store 13: Retail store DB
14: Apparel manufacturer 15: Apparel manufacturer server 16: Apparel manufacturer DB
17: IP network 18: Inventory list by retail store in inventory information DB 19: Sales merchandise data of clothing manufacturer 20: Personal information in personal information DB and clothing or decoration data owned by user 21: Server User dolls registered in the system matching software

Claims (13)

A mobile coordination service method using a clothing manufacturer's server, a clothing manufacturer's DB (Data Base), a service provider's server system, a retail store's DB, and the user's portable information communication terminal or information communication terminal Because
Using the user's portable information communication terminal or information communication terminal, the clothing manufacturer's DB or the service provider has the personal information DB of the server system that has the clothing data or the decoration data owned by the user. Upload to,
Accessing the DB of the clothing manufacturer or the personal information DB of the server system from the portable information communication terminal or the information communication terminal, reading out the image of the clothing or decoration owned by the user, and the clothing manufacturer or retailer Collecting store or EC site apparel images or apparel images by metadata-based keyword search;
In the server system possessed by the service provider, the image of the clothing or decoration owned by the read user and the clothing clothing image or decoration of the collected clothing manufacturer or retail store or EC (Electronic Commerce) site The step of coordinating the product images,
And a step of downloading image information of the coordinated accessories or accessories from the server system of the service provider to the portable information communication terminal or the information communication terminal. The mobile coordination service method according to claim 1, further comprising:
Accessing the DB of the clothing manufacturer or the personal information DB of the server system from the portable information communication terminal or the information communication terminal, and reading and displaying an image of the clothing or decoration owned by the user. Mobile coordination service method characterized by The mobile coordination service method according to claim 1, further comprising:
The apparel manufacturer and the apparel data obtained by photographing the apparel and ornaments not stored in the DB of the apparel manufacturer or the retail store with a digital camera are sent from the portable information communication terminal or the information communication terminal to the apparel manufacturer. Alternatively, the method includes a step of uploading and registering in the DB of the retail store. The mobile coordinate service method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:
Collecting inventory information of clothing or decorations by keyword search based on metadata of clothing or decorations at the clothing manufacturer, retail store, or EC site using the portable information communication terminal or the information communication terminal A mobile coordination service method comprising the steps of: The mobile coordinate service method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:
Uploading the ID number attached to the price tag of clothing and ornaments that the retail store wants to purchase from the portable information communication terminal or the information communication terminal to the matching software of the server system of the service provider; A mobile coordination service method comprising the steps of: matching software discriminating a corresponding retail store from the ID number, and searching for image data of clothing or ornaments from a DB of the retail store. The mobile coordinate service method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising:
In response to a request from the apparel manufacturer or the retail store device, a coordinated example of the apparel or ornaments according to the latest trend and the apparel or ornaments owned by the user is generated, and the portable information communication terminal or the A mobile coordination service method comprising a step of introducing an information communication terminal. A mobile coordination service system comprising a clothing manufacturer server, a clothing manufacturer DB, a service provider server system, a retail store DB, and a user portable information communication terminal or information communication terminal,
The user's portable information communication terminal or information communication terminal uploads the clothing data or decoration data owned by the user to the DB of the clothing manufacturer or the personal information DB of the server system owned by the service provider. Access to the clothing manufacturer DB or the personal information DB of the server system to read out the image of the clothing or decoration owned by the user, and the clothing manufacturer or retail store or EC site clothing Means for collecting images or decoration images by keyword search based on metadata;
The server system of the service provider includes an image of clothing or decoration owned by the read user, and the collected clothing image or decoration image of the clothing manufacturer, retail store, or EC site. A mobile coordination service system, comprising: means for coordinating; and means for downloading image information of the coordinated clothes or ornaments to the portable information communication terminal or the information communication terminal. The mobile coordination service system according to claim 7, further comprising:
Access to the clothing manufacturer's DB or the personal information DB of the server system from the portable information communication terminal or the information communication terminal, and to read and display an image of the clothing or decoration owned by the user. Mobile coordination service system characterized by The mobile coordination service system according to claim 7 or 8, further comprising:
The apparel manufacturer and the apparel data obtained by photographing the apparel and ornaments not stored in the DB of the apparel manufacturer or the retail store with a digital camera are sent from the portable information communication terminal or the information communication terminal to the apparel manufacturer. Alternatively, a mobile coordinate service system comprising means for uploading and registering in the DB of the retail store. The mobile coordinate service system according to any one of claims 7 to 9, further comprising:
Collecting inventory information of clothing or decorations by keyword search based on metadata of clothing or decorations at the clothing manufacturer, retail store, or EC site using the portable information communication terminal or the information communication terminal Mobile coordinate service system characterized by having means for The mobile coordinate service system according to any one of claims 7 to 10, further comprising:
Means for uploading an ID number attached to a price tag of clothing and accessories to be purchased at the retail store from the portable information communication terminal or the information communication terminal to a matching program of the server system of the service provider; A mobile coordination service system, characterized in that the matching program has means for determining a corresponding retail store from the ID number and searching for image data of clothing or decoration from a DB of the retail store. The mobile coordinate service system according to any one of claims 7 to 11, further comprising:
When requested by the apparel manufacturer or the retail store apparatus, the mobile information communication terminal generates a coordinated example of the apparel or ornaments according to the latest trend and the apparel or ornaments owned by the user. Alternatively, a mobile coordinate service system comprising means for sending to the information communication terminal. A matching program executed in the server system of the service provider in the mobile coordinate service system according to claim 11,
A function of searching for images of clothing or decorations in the personal information DB and inventory DB based on metadata, a function of searching based on an ID number attached to a price tag of the clothing or decorations, A function to coordinate a doll created based on user information with images of clothing or ornaments collected by searching, and a function to optimize and transmit the resolution of the image information of the coordinated doll according to the receiving capability of the receiving terminal And the function of creating a doll that accurately represents the user from the facial photo and body shape information registered by the user, and the features of the clothing image held by the clothing manufacturer or the clothing image taken by the user A matching program that recognizes and automatically detects low-level visual descriptors and creates metadata.

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