JP2006079143A - Try-on photographing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a try-on photographing system efficiently and surely managing commodities and a photographed image for sufficiently attaining sales promotion effect while lowering an equipment cost. <P>SOLUTION: In this try-on photographing system, a photographing means 2 photographing a person trying commodity on, a try-on person registration means 3 inputting a try-on person specification data, and a try-on commodity registration means 6 constructed of an electronic tag reading means 5 reading commodity specification data stored in an electronic tag 4a attached to a commodity, are installed in a photographing area. The try-on photographing system is also provided with: an image database 10 storing the photographed image data associated with the try-on person specification data and the commodity specification data; a commodity information database 11 storing commodity information; an image edition means 12 editing the commodity information obtained from the commodity information database into print data based on the image data and the commodity specification data stored in the image database; and an image output means 13 printing out the print data edited by the image edition means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for photographing a fitting state of accessories such as apparel products, bags, shoes, and accessories.

When purchasing a product at an apparel shop, etc., it is often judged whether to purchase the product by fitting it into the mirror and judging whether it will fit or appear in the mirror. It is difficult to do. Also, it is not possible to seek the impression of a third party who is not there. Therefore, photographing means for photographing the service user at an arbitrary place, storage means for inputting and storing image information photographed by the photographing means, and the mobile terminal of the service user for storing the image information stored in the storage means And a try-on state photographing system that includes a photographing device in a fitting room, displays a plurality of photographed images on a display device, and prints out product information together with the photographed images. Yes.
JP 2002-325160 A JP 2002-207802 A

  However, the above-described conventional try-on state photographing system is configured to photograph a try-on state for sales promotion and display it on a display device, or to enable simple printout. If this is installed, there is an inconvenience that the use of other customers is restricted because the fitting room is crowded. If the photographing means is installed outside the fitting room, it is necessary to prepare a photographing area for that purpose. Therefore, there is a disadvantage that it is difficult to secure such an area in one store.

  Therefore, an apparel specialty store or department store where multiple stores are operating on one floor can conceivably have a system for securing a common shooting area and sharing a try-on shooting system. In such cases, try on the shooting area. When the number of customers who take pictures of images increases, management of the photographed image becomes complicated, and inconveniences such as try-on products moving variously in the sales floor and management of the products become complicated.

  In view of the above-described conventional problems, the object of the present invention is to enable efficient and reliable management of products and management of captured images, and a fitting state in which a sufficient sales promotion effect can be obtained while reducing equipment costs. The point is to provide a photographing system.

  In order to achieve the above object, a first feature configuration of a try-on state photographing system according to the present invention is, as described in claim 1 of the claims, a photographing means for photographing the try-on, and a try-on The fitting room registration means for inputting specific data, and the try-on product registration means composed of the electronic tag attached to the product and the electronic tag reading means for reading the product specific data stored in the electronic tag are different from the fitting room. An image database that is installed in a photographing area and stores image data photographed by the photographing means in association with the fitting person specifying data and the commodity specifying data, and a commodity information database in which commodity information including the fitting commodity is stored. The product information obtained from the product information database based on the image data stored in the image database and the product specifying data is pre-processed. Image editing means for editing as data, image output means for printing out the print data edited by the image editing means, print management means for managing the image editing means and the image output means based on a customer order , And a product management means for reading the product specifying data stored in the electronic tag and managing the movement of the try-on products.

  According to the above-described configuration, the photographed image by the photographing means can be stored in the image database in association with the data registered by the try-on person registration means and the try-on product registration means installed on the spot. Can be managed in an identifiable state, and it can be printed with contents reflecting the customer's intention while including product information related to try-on products by image editing means. It can be provided not only as a product information guide, but also as a system with added values as a fashion album that can be saved as a commemorative photo. Since the position of the product can be managed by the product management means, it captures how the try-on product is moving in the sales floor It is made possible to manage, including the theft prevention.

  In the second feature configuration, as described in claim 2, in addition to the first feature configuration described above, the print management unit obtains related image data from the image database based on the fitting person specifying data. It is configured to search and edit the print data.

  According to the above-described configuration, when the fitting shooting is completed and the image is confirmed, the necessary captured image can be uniquely searched from the plurality of image data stored in the image database based on the fitting person specifying data. There is no need to use inefficient methods such as checking in order after shooting, and editing work while confirming the demands of customers who have already taken photos while continuously shooting customers waiting in turn Can be done.

  In the third feature configuration, as described in claim 3, in addition to the first or second feature configuration, the image editing unit includes a plurality of templates that define a layout of the image data and the product information. Template storage means for storing data, and image display means for displaying the image data and the product information in a layout based on an arbitrary template stored in the template storage means, and displayed on the image display means Is configured to edit the layout.

  According to the above-described configuration, since the layout is determined based on the template data set in advance when editing the photographed image, the photographed image and product information to be arranged on the template are viewed while viewing the display image by the image display means. By a simple operation of selecting, a print that satisfies both the customer and the store can be obtained easily and quickly.

  In the fourth feature configuration, as described in claim 4, in addition to any of the first to third feature configurations described above, the product information database includes link information to a plurality of product information that can be coordinated with each other. Is added, and the print management means is configured to capture product information on the try-on product and other products that can be coordinated with the try-on product from the product information database as print data.

  According to the above-described configuration, not only product information such as product number, price, and different color product for try-on products, but also a plurality of product information that can be coordinated with try-on products can be searched based on link information. By capturing the image data in the print data, the store side can increase the sales opportunity, and the product purchase information useful for the customer can be obtained.

  In the fifth feature configuration, as described in claim 5, in addition to any of the first to fourth feature configurations described above, the product information database stores the try-on products registered by the try-on product registration means. It is in the point which is comprised so that the try-on frequency may be managed.

  According to the above configuration, by managing the try-on frequency of try-on products, it becomes possible to grasp the state of reduced value as a product for sale, so complaints such as dirt and tears from customers who purchased the product This increases the possibility of avoiding the occurrence of the product in advance, and makes it possible to manage products such as collecting products tried on a predetermined number of times and placing them on other sales routes such as outlets.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently and surely manage merchandise and photographed images, and provide a try-on state photographing system that can sufficiently obtain a sales promotion effect while reducing the equipment cost. I was able to do that.

  The fitting state photographing system according to the present invention will be described below. As shown in FIG. 1, the try-on state photographing system is constructed in a shared manner in an apparel specialty store or a department store operated by a plurality of stores S1 to SP8 on one floor, and a customer displays a product display at each store S1 to SP8. It was provided on the side of the center escalator E after taking out the desired product from the products displayed on the shelf (indicated by a rectangular frame in the figure) and trying it on in the fitting room FR (see FIG. 2). The system moves to the photographing area 8 and repeats the operation of photographing the fitting state with the camera 2 once or a plurality of times, and then confirms the photographed image in the reception area R and orders a photographic print if necessary.

  The photographing area 8 is surrounded by a curtain, and photographing means 2 for photographing a try-on state of the try-in person 1, a try-on registration means 3 for inputting the fitting person specifying data, an electronic tag 4 a attached to a product 4, and the electronic device A try-on merchandise registering means 6 comprising an electronic tag reading means 5 for reading the merchandise specifying data stored in the tag 4a is provided. A photographing stand is installed in the center of the photographing area 8, and a digital still camera as photographing means 2 is arranged in front of and behind the photographing stand so that a try-on state from front and rear or from the left and right can be photographed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the dresser registration means 3 is composed of an ID card reader 3 for reading an ID card held by a customer who is a try-on, and the ID card is pre-registered at each store and issued to the customer. Magnetic recording card. An electronic tag 4a made of an IC chip is attached to the product 4 displayed in the store, and the electronic tag 4a is connected to an antenna provided in the electronic tag reading means 5 installed at the lower part of the photographing stand. A transmission circuit is provided that accumulates electromagnetic wave energy to be transmitted and transmits product management information stored in the electronic tag 4a by the electric power. The electronic tag reading means 5 is provided with a receiving circuit for individually identifying products based on product management information transmitted from the electronic tag 4a.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a try-on who has moved to the above-described shooting area 8 causes his / her ID card to be read into the ID card reader 3 based on the guidance display on the monitor screen installed in the shooting area 8 (S1). After that, when it moves to the photographing stand (S2), the commodity management information is automatically read by the try-on commodity registration means 6 (S3), and photographing by the camera becomes possible. A remote release switch unit (preferably a wireless unit) is lent to the try-on, and a pose is determined while checking the monitor screen (S4), and the shooting process is completed by turning on the release switch (S5). S6).

  The image data taken by the camera is associated with the image date management data and the image input means 20 in association with the product specifying data which is the product management information of the try-on goods and the try-on person specifying data which is the ID code of the try-in. 10a and stored in the image data storage unit 10b (S7). That is, the image database management means 10a and the image data storage unit 10b constitute the image database 10.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the reception area R described above includes a sublimation photographic printer as the image output means 13, an image editing means 12 for editing a photographic image to be output to the sublimation photographic printer, and a customer. A print management means 14 for managing the image editing means 12 and the image output means 13 and an ID card reader 3 are installed. Here, the print management means 14 can be configured by a personal computer in which the application program is installed.

  The print management means 14 includes the ID card reader 3, the image database 10, a customer database (consisting of a customer database management means 7a and a customer data storage unit 7b) 7, and a product information database (product information database management). 11 (comprising means 11a and product information storage unit 11b) is connected to the network, the customer who has finished trying on moves to reception area R and presents the ID card to the attendant, and the attendant presents the ID card to ID card reader 3. When read, customer information such as a customer ID, name, age, and address from the customer management means 7a based on the ID code, and image data associated with the ID code from the image database management means 10a to the print management means 14, respectively. Sent. Further, the print management unit 14 collects product information about the product from the product information database management unit 11a based on the product management information added to the received image data.

  The product information database 11 is configured by adding link information to a plurality of product information that can be coordinated with each other, and the print management unit 14 can coordinate the try-on product and the try-on product from the product information database 11. The product information for the product is fetched as print data.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 5, customer information is captured from the customer database 7 using the customer ID read by the ID card reader 3 as a key, a captured image is captured from the image database 10, and the captured image is further captured. The product information (manufacturer, model, price, etc.) of the try-on product is added using the added product management information (product ID) as a key, and the product information of the related product is captured using the related product that can be coordinated with the try-on product. It is.

  The print management unit 14 further includes a template storage unit 16 that stores a plurality of template data that defines the layout of the captured image data and product information, and an arbitrary template stored in the template storage unit 16. And a liquid crystal monitor 17 as an image display means for displaying the image data and the product information in a layout, and the image editing means 12 edits the layout displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 17 based on the customer's request. It is configured.

  The procedure will be described below with reference to FIG. When the customer's ID card is inserted into the ID card reader 3 and read by the clerk (S1, S2), as described above, photographic images, product information, etc. are downloaded from the respective databases 7, 10, 11 and photographed with respect to the customer. All of the images thus displayed are displayed as thumbnail images on the liquid crystal monitor (S3).

  When the customer visually inspects the liquid crystal monitor 17 to instruct a staff member to select a thumbnail image to be printed, and the staff member selects the thumbnail image with the mouse (S4), the product information about the try-on product and the product information of the related product that can be coordinated. Here, catalog information such as product number, price, product photo, etc. is displayed on the monitor 17 (S5), and necessary information (information that needs to be printed out) is similarly selected from the product information. (S6), the type of an arbitrary template stored in the template storage means 16 is then displayed. When a favorite template is selected and operated (S7), the template, the thumbnail image, and the product information are displayed. The thumbnail image and the product information are pasted and edited on the template by a drag and drop operation (S8). As a result, for example, when the layout as shown in FIG. 8 is completed, a print file based on the layout screen is generated (S9). When the same operation is repeated for each selected thumbnail image and a necessary print file is generated (S10), the editing operation is terminated, and a photo print is output from the sublimation photo printer 13 in exchange for payment (see FIG. 10). S11).

  The above-mentioned photo prints may be provided by binding (binding) a plurality of sheets like an album book. The image output means 13 may be an ink jet printer other than the sublimation type photographic printer, or may be a silver salt type photographic printer. In the case of a silver salt type photo printer, the print file may be transmitted to an external lab shop via a network and handed to a customer or mailed at a later date.

  The photo finished in this way is not only used to determine the fitting condition, but can also be used as a commemorative photo and as a reference album for the next purchase. For example, as a guide photo for a birthday gift from a grandfather or grandmother when it is a child's try-on photo (a photo for judging what manufacturer's product) Can also be used.

  Now, the electronic tag reading means 15b similar to the electronic tag reading means 5 for reading the product specifying data stored in the electronic tag 4a provided in the try-on goods 4 is not arranged only in the photographing area 8, As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the product management information installed at the entrance and exit of the fitting room FR and in the vicinity of the escalator E and read by the electronic tag reading means 15b as shown in FIG. The identification information of the tag reading means 15b is sent to the product management means 15 installed in the security room or the like.

  The merchandise management means 15 is connected to the merchandise information database 11, and as shown in FIG. 5, the identification information of the detected electronic tag reading means 15b is stored in the location information field of the record specified by the corresponding merchandise ID. Thus, it is configured to be able to monitor the nearest position where each product is located at the sales floor. That is, it becomes the product management means 15 that reads the product specifying data stored in the electronic tag 4 a and manages the movement of the try-on products 4. It is also possible to provide an anti-theft alarm device or the like on the electronic tag reading means 15b installed in the vicinity of the escalator E so as to function as an anti-theft device.

  In addition, every time the detection is performed by the electronic tag reading means 15b installed at the entrance of the fitting room FR by providing a try-on frequency information field in the record specified by the product ID in the product information database 11, the try-on frequency information of the product. It is configured to count up the field data, that is, to manage the number of try-ons, so that the trend of popular products can be grasped, and products with a high number of try-ons can be removed from the sales floor and shipped to the outlet. Product management like this is possible.

  Hereinafter, another embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the above-described embodiment, the system has been constructed in an apparel specialty store or department store where a plurality of stores operate on one floor, but it is also possible to apply to an apparel shop with a large store space in a single store. .

The top view of the store where the fitting state photographing system by this invention was constructed Illustration of the vicinity of the fitting room System configuration diagram of try-on state photographing system according to the present invention System configuration diagram of main parts Configuration diagram of records managed by database Flow chart showing the procedure for trying on Flow chart showing photo print editing work Illustration of the print image after editing

Explanation of symbols

1: try-on 2: shooting means 3: try-on registration means 4: try-on goods 4a: electronic tag 5: electronic tag reading means 6: try-on goods registration means 8: shooting area 10: image database 11: product information database 12: image Editing means 13: Image output means 14: Print management means 16: Template storage means

Claims (5)

  An imaging means for photographing the try-on, a try-on registration means for inputting the try-on specific data, an electronic tag attached to the product, and an electronic tag reading means for reading the product specifying data stored in the electronic tag. A fitting product registration means is installed in a photographing area different from the fitting room, and an image database storing image data photographed by the photographing means in association with the fitting person specifying data and the product specifying data, and the fitting product Product information database storing product information including, image editing means for editing product information obtained from the product information database based on the image data stored in the image database and the product specifying data as print data, An image output means for printing out the print data edited by the image editing means; Thus, the image editing means and the image output means, and the try-on state photographing comprising: a print management means for managing the image output means; and a product management means for reading the product specifying data stored in the electronic tag and managing the movement of the try-on products. system.   2. The try-on state photographing system according to claim 1, wherein the print management means is configured to search related image data from the image database based on the try-on person specifying data and edit the print data.   The image editing means is based on a template storage means in which a plurality of template data defining a layout of the image data and the product information is stored, and an arbitrary template stored in the template storage means. The try-on state photographing system according to claim 1, further comprising an image display unit configured to display product information in a layout, and configured to edit a layout displayed on the image display unit.   The merchandise information database is configured by adding link information to a plurality of merchandise information that can be coordinated with each other, and the print management unit is configured to apply the try-on merchandise and other merchandise that can be coordinated with the try-on merchandise from the merchandise information database. The try-on state photographing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the commodity information is captured as print data.   The try-on state photographing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the product information database is configured to manage a try-on frequency of try-on products registered by the try-on product registration unit.

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