JP2008027330A - Article retrieval system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article retrieval system capable of recognizing whether desired articles are displayed, recognizing whether an acquired article coincides with a desired article, recognizing the positions of the displayed articles with high accuracy and retrieving article components suitable to a predetermined condition. <P>SOLUTION: The article retrieval system is provided with an IC tag reader device 3 for reading identification information of an IC tag attached to a displayed article 4, a server 1 having a storing part for storing at least article information of an article corresponding to the identification information of the IC tag, retrieving the article information on the basis of a predetermined retrieval condition and transmitting the retrieved article information, and a portable terminal 2 having a reader part and an operating part for reading the identification information of the IC tag to transmit and receive information to/from the server 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a product search system, and more particularly to a product search system using an IC tag.

  As a product search system using a conventional IC tag, for example, “a contactless IC tag storing product identification information and an IC tag attached to a displayed product reads the product identification information. Reading means, storage means for storing product identification information including product identification information read by the reading means, and position information relating to a position where the reading means is installed, and the storage means Search means for searching for product related information that matches the product search information entered by the user from among the stored product related information, and display means for displaying the product related information based on the search results of the search means Have been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-275863 (Claim 1)

However, a conventional product search system using an IC tag can know display position information where a product that meets the search condition is displayed based on information read by the IC tag. When the product is acquired, there is a problem that it is impossible to know whether the acquired product matches the searched product.
Further, when the user actually moves to the display position according to the display position information, there is a problem that it is impossible to know whether the display position matches the searched display position information.
Furthermore, the conventional product search system searches for products that meet a predetermined condition. For example, a product that is necessary for a beginner to purchase a product that uses a combination of products in a specialty store. There was a problem that the component items could not be known.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve such problems, and it can be known whether or not a desired product is displayed, and whether or not the acquired product matches the desired product. An object of the present invention is to provide a product search system that can know the position of a displayed product with high accuracy, and can search for product components that meet a predetermined condition. And

The product search system according to the present invention includes a storage unit that stores at least product information of a product corresponding to identification information of an IC tag attached to the product, searches the product information based on a predetermined search condition, An information processing device that transmits the searched product information, a reader unit that reads identification information of the IC tag and an operation unit, and a portable terminal that exchanges information with the information processing device. When the product information retrieved by the information processing apparatus is received, a shopping list including one or a plurality of products selected from the product information is generated by the operation of the operation unit, and the product is acquired The identification information of the IC tag of the product is read, and a predetermined display is performed based on the read identification information of the IC tag.
In the present invention, when a shopping list including one or a plurality of products selected by the user is generated from the product information searched based on a predetermined search condition, and the products included in the shopping list are acquired, The identification information of the IC tag is read, and a predetermined display is performed based on the read identification information of the IC tag. For this reason, the user can purchase a shopping list made up of one or more products selected by the user. It is possible to know whether or not it matches the product included in the item.

The product search system according to the present invention includes an IC tag reader device that reads identification information of an IC tag attached to a displayed product, and a storage unit that stores at least product information of the product corresponding to the identification information of the IC tag. An information processing device that searches for the product information based on a predetermined search condition, and an operation unit, and a portable terminal that exchanges information with the information processing device. When receiving the display position request of the product from the portable terminal, the display position request is based on the identification information of the IC tag read by the IC tag reader apparatus and the information on the installation position of the IC tag reader apparatus stored in advance. The display position of the displayed product is obtained and transmitted to the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal receives the product information searched by the information processing apparatus, and When the display position request for requesting the display position information of the selected product is transmitted and the display position information of the product is received from the information processing apparatus, the display regarding the display position of the requested product is displayed. Do.
In the present invention, by the display position request, the identification information of the IC tag attached to the displayed product is read, and the display position of the product is obtained from the read identification information and information on the installation position of the IC tag reader device. The display about the display position of the obtained product is performed. Therefore, the user can know whether or not the desired product for which the display position is requested is displayed, and can know the display position with high accuracy. be able to.

The product search system according to the present invention includes an IC tag reader device that reads identification information of an IC tag attached to a displayed product, and a storage unit that stores at least product information of the product corresponding to the identification information of the IC tag. An information processing device that searches the product information based on a predetermined search condition, transmits the searched product information, a reader unit that reads identification information of the IC tag, and an operation unit. And a portable terminal for exchanging information, and when the information processing apparatus receives a display position request for a product from the portable terminal, the identification information of the IC tag read by the IC tag reader apparatus is stored in advance. The display position of the product for which the display position is requested is obtained based on the information related to the installation position of the IC tag reader device and transmitted to the portable terminal. The portable terminal receives the product information searched by the information processing apparatus, generates a shopping list including one or a plurality of products selected from the product information by operating the operation unit, and operates the operation unit. When the display position request for requesting the display position information of the product selected from the shopping list is transmitted and the display position information of the product is received from the information processing apparatus, the display of the requested product is performed. When a product related to the position is displayed and a product included in the shopping list is acquired, the identification information of the IC tag of the product is read, and a predetermined display is performed based on the read identification information of the IC tag.
In the present invention, when a shopping list including one or a plurality of products selected by the user is generated from the product information searched based on a predetermined search condition, and the products included in the shopping list are acquired, The identification information of the IC tag is read, and a predetermined display is performed based on the read identification information of the IC tag. For this reason, the user can purchase a shopping list made up of one or more products selected by the user. It is possible to know whether or not it matches the product included in the item.
Also, the identification information of the IC tag attached to the displayed product is read by the display position request by the user's operation, and the display position of the product is obtained from the read identification information and information on the installation position of the IC tag reader device. The display about the display position of the obtained product is performed, so that the user can know whether or not the desired product for which the display position is requested is displayed, and the displayed position can be accurately determined. I can know.

In the product search system according to the present invention, the information processing device searches for a product component item that meets a predetermined search condition, and searches the product information for a product item selected from the product component item.
In the present invention, a product component item that matches a predetermined search condition is searched, and a product item selected from the product component item by a user operation is searched from the product information. In addition to being able to know the constituent items of products necessary for a predetermined condition, it is possible to select products to be purchased from the product information for each item.

In the product search system according to the present invention, the mobile terminal reads identification information of an IC tag of an arbitrary product among the displayed products, and transmits the read identification information of the IC tag to the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus searches for a product constituent item corresponding to the product using the product corresponding to the received identification information of the IC tag as the predetermined search condition, and the product of the item selected from the product constituent item Is searched from the product information.
In the present invention, a product component item corresponding to an arbitrary product acquired by the user is searched, and a product item selected by the user's operation from the product component item is searched from the product information. The user can know the product constituent items corresponding to any product and can select a product to be purchased from the product information for each item.

In the product search system according to the present invention, the IC tag reader device includes display means, and the information processing device displays a predetermined identification display on the display means based on the display position information of the product for which the display position is requested. Let
In the present invention, based on the display position information of the product for which the display position is requested, a predetermined identification display is made on the display means, so that the position where the desired product is displayed can be known with high accuracy.

The product search system according to the present invention includes a display shelf terminal having an IC tag reader device that reads identification information of an IC tag attached to a displayed product, a reader unit that reads the identification information of the IC tag, an operation unit, and the A storage unit that stores at least product information of a product corresponding to the identification information of the IC tag, and includes a mobile terminal that searches the product information based on a predetermined search condition, wherein the display shelf terminal includes the mobile terminal When the display position request for the product is received, the display position request is made based on the identification information of the IC tag read by the IC tag reader apparatus and the information on the installation position of the IC tag reader apparatus stored in advance. The display position of the product is obtained and transmitted to the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal is selected from the searched product information by operating the operation unit. Generating a shopping list composed of one or a plurality of products, and transmitting the display position request for requesting information on a display position of the product selected from the shopping list by operating the operation unit, and the display shelf terminal When the display position information of the product is received, the display about the display position of the product concerned is performed, and when the product included in the shopping list is acquired, the identification information of the IC tag of the product is read and read. A predetermined display is performed based on the identification information of the IC tag.
In the present invention, when a shopping list including one or a plurality of products selected by the user is generated from the product information searched based on a predetermined search condition, and the products included in the shopping list are acquired, The identification information of the IC tag is read, and a predetermined display is performed based on the read identification information of the IC tag. For this reason, the user can purchase a shopping list made up of one or more products selected by the user. It is possible to know whether or not it matches the product included in the item.
Also, the identification information of the IC tag attached to the displayed product is read by the display position request by the user's operation, and the display position of the product is obtained from the read identification information and information on the installation position of the IC tag reader device. The display about the display position of the obtained product is performed, so that the user can know whether or not the desired product for which the display position is requested is displayed, and the displayed position can be accurately determined. I can know.

In the product search system according to the present invention, the mobile terminal searches for a product component item that meets a predetermined search condition, and searches the product information for a product of an item selected from the product component item.
In the present invention, a product component item that matches a predetermined search condition is searched, and a product item selected from the product component item by a user operation is searched from the product information. In addition to being able to know the constituent items of products necessary for a predetermined condition, it is possible to select products to be purchased from the product information for each item.

In the product search system according to the present invention, the mobile terminal reads identification information of an IC tag of an arbitrary product among the displayed products, and selects a product corresponding to the read identification information of the IC tag as the predetermined information. As a search condition, a product component item corresponding to the product is searched, and a product item selected from the product component item is searched from the product information.
In the present invention, a product component item corresponding to an arbitrary product acquired by the user is searched, and a product item selected by the user's operation from the product component item is searched from the product information. The user can know the product constituent items corresponding to any product and can select a product to be purchased from the product information for each item.

In the product search system according to the present invention, the display shelf terminal includes display means, and the product corresponding to the identification information of the IC tag read by the display shelf terminal includes the product requested for the display position. Then, a predetermined display is displayed on the display means.
In the present invention, when the product corresponding to the identification information of the IC tag read by the display shelf terminal includes the product for which the display position is requested, a predetermined display is displayed on the display means, and the desired product is displayed. It is possible to know the current position with high accuracy.

In the product search system according to the present invention, at least a unique ID that uniquely identifies the IC tag is recorded in the IC tag.
In the present invention, a unique ID that uniquely identifies the IC tag is recorded on the IC tag, and a product to which the IC tag is attached can be identified.

In the product search system according to the present invention, the storage unit stores product information of a product corresponding to at least the unique ID of the IC tag.
In the present invention, the storage means stores the product information of the product corresponding to at least the unique ID of the IC tag, and can search the product information of the product to which the IC tag is attached.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a product search system according to the first embodiment. The product search system according to the present embodiment includes a server 1 installed in a store or at a predetermined position, a mobile terminal 2 that a plurality of customers (hereinafter referred to as users) who purchase products carry in the store, a store A plurality of merchandise display shelves 400 arranged in the interior or IC tag reader devices 3 arranged for each predetermined number. In FIG. 1, only one set of the portable terminal 2 and the IC tag reader device 3 is shown. The server 1 is an information processing device that searches for product information based on a predetermined search condition. The server 1 exchanges information with a plurality of mobile terminals 2 by wireless communication and is connected to the IC tag reader device 3. The mobile terminal 2 is a portable terminal device that has an IC tag reader and is portable. The mobile terminal 2 exchanges information with the server 1 by wireless communication, and the search condition of the product is input by the user. Based on the above, a shopping list of products to be purchased selected by the user is generated. The mobile terminal 2 is assigned a different terminal identification ID for each terminal, and the server 1 identifies each mobile terminal 2 based on the terminal identification ID and exchanges information. The IC tag reader device 3 is connected to the server 1 and reads information of an IC tag 40 (described later) attached to the product 4 displayed on the product display shelf 400 and outputs the information to the server 1, a red light, etc. Display lamp 31.

  This product search system searches for products based on the search conditions input by the user, generates a shopping list composed of products selected by the user based on the search results, and where the products included in the shopping list are located in the store. In addition to being able to search for the display, when the user obtains a product, a predetermined display is made on the shopping list. Details of the configuration of each device of such a product search system will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the product search system according to the first embodiment. In the figure, a server 1 performs key operation input by a control unit 10 that controls the entire server 1, an RF unit 11 that transmits and receives information by wireless communication, a display unit 12 that displays information by a display, a keyboard, and the like. The operation unit 13 includes a storage unit 14 in which product information corresponding to a unique ID (described later) that is identification information recorded in the IC tag 40 is stored. When a predetermined search condition is input by the operation unit 13 or received from the mobile terminal 2, the control unit 10 searches for product information based on the search condition and transmits the search result to the mobile terminal 2 by an operation described later. To do. Further, the display position of an arbitrary product 4 is specified based on the information of the unique ID recorded on the IC tag 40 input from the IC tag reader device 3.

  The mobile terminal 2 includes a terminal control unit 20 that controls the entire mobile terminal 2, an RF unit 21 that transmits and receives information by wireless communication, a display unit 22 that displays information using a liquid crystal panel, and an upper part of the liquid crystal panel of the display unit 22. An operation unit 23 that performs an input operation using a touch panel arranged on the product 4 and a reader unit 24 that reads information recorded on an IC tag 40 attached to the product 4.

  The IC tag reader device 3 is arranged for each product display shelf 400 on which the product 4 is displayed, and turns on or off the lamp according to an instruction from the server 30 and a reader unit 30 that reads information recorded on the IC tag 40. The display lamp 31 is comprised. The reader unit 30 reads the information on the unique ID recorded on the IC tag 40 attached to the product 4 displayed on the product shelf, and outputs the read information and the information on the position of the product shelf to the server 1. To do. Here, reading of the IC tag 40 by the reader unit 30 is performed using, for example, a reader and an IC tag within a communication range that can be read for all the products 4 displayed in the product display shelf 400 using an electromagnetic induction method. Is used. Details of the IC tag 40 and the reader units 24 and 30 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the IC tag and the reader unit according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the reader units 24 and 30 include a reader control unit 301 and a transmission / reception unit 302, and the IC tag 40 is a read-only or readable / writable IC tag (RFID). , A logic circuit 402 and a memory 403. The reader control unit 301 of the reader unit 30 generates a carrier wave having a predetermined frequency, generates an induction electromagnetic field in a loop coil included in the transmission / reception unit 302, and transmits and receives signals. The transmission / reception unit 401 of the IC tag 40 has a loop coil, and the logic circuit 402 generates an operating power source based on a signal induced in the transmission / reception unit 401, reads information stored in the memory 403, and transmits / receives it as a modulation signal. To the unit 401. Here, as the carrier wave used for the electromagnetic induction method, for example, 13.56 MHz or 135 Hz capable of communication with a communication range of about several tens cm to several m is used. In addition, the communication range of the reader unit 30 of the IC tag reader device 3 is within the communication range that the IC tag 40 of the product 4 displayed on the product display shelf 400 can read, and the reader unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2 is A device having a communication range that can be read by bringing the IC tag 40 close thereto is used. The transmission method of the IC tag information is not limited to this, and the information of the IC tag 40 may be read by other transmission methods. The memory 403 records at least a unique ID, which is identification information that uniquely identifies each IC tag, based on a standard (for example, ISO / IEC15963). This unique ID cannot be rewritten.
Details of the operation of the first embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.

  4 to 6 are flowcharts illustrating operations of the server and the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment, and FIGS. 7 to 10 are diagrams illustrating screen displays of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment. With regard to the operation in the first embodiment, taking the operation of searching for products displayed in the fishing gear store as an example, the operation when a beginner or the like prepares a fishing gear product set is as follows: (1) Shopping list generation, ( 2) Product display position display / product acquisition processing and (3) Shopping list matching processing will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(1) Shopping list generation In FIG. 4, the portable terminal 2 transmits the information on the product search start input by the operation of the operation unit 23 by the user to the server 1 (S1). The server 1 transmits information on the target fish list that is a fishing target (for example, carp, char, carp, etc.) as the first search condition (S2). The portable terminal 2 displays the received target fish list information as shown in FIG. The user selects a target fish using the operation unit 23 of the mobile terminal 2, and the mobile terminal 2 transmits information on the selected target fish to the server 1 as information on the first search item selection (S3).

  The server 1 transmits information (for example, bait fishing, lure fishing, fly fishing, etc.) of the fishing method list that is the second search condition corresponding to each target fish stored in advance to the mobile terminal 2 (S4). The mobile terminal 2 displays the received fishing method list information as shown in FIG. The user selects a fishing method using the operation unit 23 of the portable terminal 2, and the portable terminal 2 transmits information on the selected fishing method to the server 1 as second search item selection information (S <b> 5). The server 1 transmits to the mobile terminal 2 device information (for example, rod, thread, mark, weight, needle) that is a product component item corresponding to the target fish and fishing method stored in advance (S6).

  The mobile terminal 2 displays the received device information as shown in FIG. The user uses the operation unit 23 of the mobile terminal 2 to select an arbitrary item from the displayed structural items, and the mobile terminal 2 transmits information on the selected item to the server 1 (S7). The server 1 searches the product information of the selected item from the product information stored in advance, and stores the product information of the searched product and the unique ID information of the IC tag corresponding to the product in the mobile terminal 2 as a product list. Transmit (S8). As shown in FIG. 8A, the portable terminal 2 displays the received product list information. The user selects a product to purchase from the displayed product list using the operation unit 23 of the mobile terminal 2. The portable terminal 2 stores the product information of the selected product (S9).

  Next, the mobile terminal 2 determines whether or not the products of all the configuration items are selected among the configuration items of the device (S10), and the above steps S7 to S7 are performed until the product selection of all the configuration items is completed. Repeat S9. When it is determined in step S10 that the product selection for all the component items has been completed, the mobile terminal 2 generates a shopping list based on the stored product information, and as shown in FIG. Is displayed on the display screen and shopping list information is transmitted to the server 1 (S11).

  In the above description, the selection process is repeated until products of all the constituent items are selected. However, the product selection may be terminated by a predetermined input operation by the user, and a shopping list may be generated.

  Next, an operation of displaying the display position of the product selected by the user from the shopping list and reflecting the acquired product on the shopping list will be described with reference to FIG.

(2) Product Display Position Display / Product Acquisition Processing First, the user selects a product for displaying the display position in the store from the shopping list displayed on the mobile terminal 2, and the mobile terminal 2 selects the selected product. Is sent to the server 1 (S21). When the server 1 receives the display position request for the merchandise, the server 1 instructs all the IC tag reader devices 3 arranged in the store to read the IC tags 40 (S22). The IC tag reader device 3 reads the information of the unique ID recorded in the IC tag 40 for all the products 4 displayed on the product display shelf 400, the read information of the unique ID, and the IC tag reader device 3 Information on the installation position of the server 1 is output to the server 1. The server 1 uses the input information about the unique ID of the IC tag 40, the information about the installation position of the IC tag reader device 3, and the information about the unique ID stored in advance for each product for which the display position is requested. Is displayed (S23).

  Next, the server 1 transmits the information of the obtained display position to the portable terminal 2 (S24), and the display of the IC tag reader device 3 installed in the product display shelf 400 in which the product for which the display position is requested is displayed. The lamp 31 is turned on (S25). As illustrated in FIG. 9A, the mobile terminal 2 displays a layout diagram in the store on the display unit 22, and a display position request is made in the layout diagram in the store based on the received display position information. The display shelf display 201 on which the product is displayed is identified and displayed (S26). Here, the identification display blinks the display shelf display 201, for example.

  The user confirms the display position of the product for which the display position is requested in accordance with the identification display on the display unit 22 of the portable terminal 2 and the lighting of the display lamp 31 of the IC tag reader device 3, and puts the product into a shopping cart or the like. get. At this time, the user brings the acquired product 4 close to the communication range of the reader unit 24 of the portable terminal 2 and reads the information of the IC tag 40. The portable terminal 2 reads information on the unique ID recorded on the IC tag 40 (S27). The portable terminal 2 transmits the read unique ID information to the server 1 (S28). Based on the received information on the unique ID, the server 1 turns off the display lamp 31 of the IC tag reader device 3 installed on the product display shelf 400 for which the product 4 has been acquired (S29). The portable terminal 2 performs a shopping list matching process to be described later based on the read unique ID information of the IC tag 40 and the product information of the shopping list (S30).

  Next, the mobile terminal 2 determines whether or not all products in the shopping list have been acquired (S31), and repeats the above steps S27 to S30 until acquisition of all products is completed. In this iterative process, when the user performs an operation for requesting the display position of the product, the process proceeds to step S21 (not shown), and the display position of the product is displayed by the same operation. When it is determined in step S31 that acquisition of all products has been completed, the mobile terminal 2 displays the total price of the acquired products and prompts the checkout at the cash register as shown in FIG. 9B. Is displayed (S32).

In the above description, the case where the display position request for the product is made after the shopping list is generated is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the display position request for the product is made in the product list displayed in step S9. May be.
Further, in the above description, when all the products included in the shopping list are acquired, the total amount of the acquired products is displayed and a message prompting the settlement at the cash register is displayed. The acquisition completion determination process may be terminated, the total amount may be displayed, and a message prompting for payment at the cash register may be displayed. At this time, the portable terminal 2 transmits product acquisition completion information, and the server 1 turns off the lit display lamp 31.

  Next, the operation of the shopping list matching process in step S30 described above will be described with reference to FIG.

(3) Shopping List Matching Process The shopping list matching process is a process for matching the product in the shopping list with the acquired product 4 when the user acquires a product not included in the shopping list. By this process, for example, when the user picks up the actual product and purchases the product that is not in the shopping list, the matching between the shopping list and the purchased product can be achieved.

  First, the mobile terminal 2 determines whether or not the acquired product 4 is included in the shopping list based on the unique ID information read in step S27 and the product information of the shopping list (S41). . When it is determined that the acquired product 4 is included in the shopping list, as shown in FIG. 10A, the shopping list is displayed on the display unit 22, and the acquired product display 202 is displayed based on the read unique ID information. Is displayed (S42), and the amount of the acquired product is added to the total amount and displayed (S43).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the acquired product 4 is not included in the shopping list, a confirmation display is made as to whether or not the product 4 and the product in the shopping list are to be replaced (see FIG. 10B). S44). When replacement of the shopping list is selected by the user, the portable terminal 2 replaces the acquired product 4 with a product of the same item as the acquired product 4 in the shopping list (S45), and the above-described procedure. 42 and 43 are performed. When the user selects not to replace the shopping list, the mobile terminal 2 newly adds the acquired product 4 to the shopping list (S46), and performs the above-described procedures 42 and 43.

  In the above description, the case of replacing or adding a product that is not in the shopping list has been described, but any product in the shopping list may be deleted by an operation by the user.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the component of the product is searched based on the first and second search conditions, and the operation of the operation unit 23 is performed from the product list of the item selected from the product component. Since the desired product is selected and a shopping list composed of the selected product is generated, the user can know the constituent items of the product necessary for a predetermined condition, and from the product information for each item A product to be purchased can be selected.

  Further, the information on the unique ID of the IC tag 40 attached to the displayed product 4 is read in response to the display position request, and the information on the unique ID of the IC tag reader device 3 and the information on the installation position of the IC tag reader device 3 are read. The display position is obtained, and the display position of the obtained product 4 is identified and displayed on the display unit 22 and the display lamp 31 is turned on, so that the user can display the desired product for which the display position is requested. It is possible to know whether or not the display position is displayed with high accuracy.

  Further, when the product 4 included in the shopping list is acquired, the unique ID information of the IC tag 40 of the product 4 is read, and the acquired product identification display is displayed on the display unit 22 based on the read unique ID information. Therefore, the user can know whether or not the acquired product 4 matches the product included in the shopping list.

  Further, since it is determined whether or not the product 4 acquired by the user matches the product on the shopping list and the acquisition of the product on the shopping list is completed, it can be recognized that all necessary products are available. Moreover, since the shopping list can be replaced or added when the product 4 that is not in the shopping list is acquired, the product that the user actually purchases can be reflected in the shopping list.

  Furthermore, since the unique ID that uniquely identifies the IC tag 40 is recorded in the IC tag 40, and the product information of the product corresponding to at least the unique ID of the IC tag 40 is stored in the storage means 13, The display position of the product 4 to which the IC tag 40 is attached can be obtained, and the product information of the product 4 can be searched.

In the present embodiment, the connection between the server 1 and the portable terminal 2 is wireless, and the connection between the server 1 and the IC tag reader device 3 is wired. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the connection is wireless or priority. Information may be exchanged by
Further, a printer may be provided in the server 1 so that product information, display position, or product configuration item of any product can be printed by operating the operation unit 13 of the server 1 or the operation unit 23 of the mobile terminal 2. good.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, the search item was selected by operation 23 of the portable terminal 2 from the search conditions transmitted from the server 1, and the shopping list was produced | generated by the portable terminal 2, However, This invention is not limited to this. Instead, the search condition may be selected by operating the operation unit 13 of the server 1, the shopping list may be generated by the server 1, and the generated shopping list information may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 2.

  In the present embodiment, the product is identified based on the information of the unique ID recorded in the IC tag 40. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and information that can identify the product may be used. Product information may be written in the tag 40, and the product may be identified based on this.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the first embodiment, the configuration item of the product corresponding to the first and second search conditions is searched and the search result information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 2. In the second embodiment, the mobile terminal 2 Based on the information of the unique ID of the IC tag 40 read by the reader unit 24, information on the composing item of the product is searched. The system configuration and the configuration of each device in the second embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating operations of the server and the mobile terminal according to the second embodiment, and FIGS. 12 and 13 are diagrams illustrating screen displays of the mobile terminal according to the second embodiment. First, the user acquires an arbitrary product 4 displayed in the store, brings the acquired product 4 close to the communication range of the reader unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2, and reads the information of the IC tag 40. The portable terminal 2 reads information on the unique ID recorded on the IC tag 40 (S51). The portable terminal 2 transmits the read unique ID information of the IC tag 40 to the server 1 (S52). The server 1 recognizes the acquired product 4 based on the received information on the unique ID, and transmits a constituent item of the product corresponding to the acquired product 4 (S53). Here, for example, when a mountain stream foot is acquired by the user, the server 1 transmits a device (for example, a thread, a mark, a weight, a needle) corresponding to the mountain stream foot as a constituent item.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 12, the mobile terminal 2 displays the received information on the component items on the screen. The user selects an arbitrary item from the displayed structural items of the device by using the operation unit 23 of the portable terminal 2, and the portable terminal 2 transmits information on the selected item to the server 1 (S54). The server 1 searches the product information corresponding to the received item information from the product information stored in advance, and uses the product information of the searched product and the information of the unique ID corresponding to the product as a product list. (S55). The portable terminal 2 displays the received product list information as shown in FIG. The user uses the operation unit 23 of the mobile terminal 2 to select a product to be purchased from the displayed product list, and the mobile terminal 2 stores product information of the selected product (S56).

Next, the mobile terminal 2 determines whether or not the products of all the configuration items are selected from the configuration items of the device (S57), and the above steps S54 to S54 are performed until the product selection of all the configuration items is completed. S56 is repeated. When it is determined in step S57 that the product selection for all the component items has been completed, the mobile terminal 2 generates a shopping list based on the stored product information, displays the shopping list on the display screen, and stores the shopping list on the server 1. Is transmitted (S58).
In the above description, the selection process is repeated until products of all the constituent items are selected. However, the product selection may be terminated by a predetermined input operation by the user, and a shopping list may be generated.

  After the shopping list is generated, the product display position display / product acquisition process and the shopping list matching process are performed by the same operation as in the first embodiment.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, a product component item corresponding to an arbitrary product 4 acquired by the user is searched, and a user operation is performed from the product component item. Since the product of the item selected by the item is searched from the product information, the user can know the product constituent item corresponding to the arbitrary product 4 and can select the product to be purchased from the product information for each item. it can.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
In the first and second embodiments, the server 1 searches for the product 4 and specifies the display position of the product 4, but in the third embodiment, the product corresponding to the unique ID of the IC tag 40 in the portable terminal 2 The information is stored, and the IC tag reader device 3 is controlled by the display shelf terminal 5.

  FIG. 14 is a system configuration diagram of the product search system according to the third embodiment. As shown in the figure, in the third embodiment, the portable terminal 2 and the display shelf terminal 5 exchange information by wireless communication, and the portable terminal 2 searches for products and generates a shopping list. The display shelf terminal 5 is arranged for each product display shelf 400, reads information on the IC tag 40 of the product 4 displayed on the product display shelf 400, and transmits the read information to the mobile terminal 2.

  FIG. 15 is a control block diagram of the product search system according to the third embodiment. In addition to the configuration described in the first embodiment, the mobile terminal 2 includes a storage unit 25 in which product information corresponding to a unique ID that is identification information recorded in advance in the IC tag 40 is stored. The terminal 5 includes a terminal control unit 50 that controls the entire terminal, an RF unit 51 that transmits and receives information by wireless communication, and an IC tag reader device 3. The terminal control unit 50 receives information transmitted from the mobile terminal 2 received by the RF unit 51, and controls the IC tag reader device 3 based on the input information. Further, information of the IC tag 40 read by the IC tag reader device 3 is input, and the information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 2 via the RF unit 51. The configuration of the IC tag reader device 3 and the configuration of the IC tag 40 attached to the product 4 are the same as those in the first embodiment described above. Next, the operation of the third embodiment having such a configuration will be described.

  The portable terminal 2 reads and reads the information of the IC tag 40 of the arbitrary product 4 that is input by the operation of the operation unit 23 or based on the first and second search conditions described above or acquired by the user. Based on the information of the unique ID, the constituent items of the product are searched. The user selects an arbitrary item from the searched component items, and the portable terminal 2 searches for product information corresponding to the selected item, and displays a product list of the searched products. The user selects a product to be purchased from the displayed product list, and the mobile terminal 2 generates a shopping list based on the selected product information and displays it on the display screen. Product display position display / product acquisition processing for products in the shopping list generated by such an operation will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing operations of the display shelf terminal and the mobile terminal according to the third embodiment. After the generation of the shopping list is completed, the user selects a product for displaying the display position in the store from the shopping list displayed on the mobile terminal 2, and the mobile terminal 2 has a unique corresponding to the selected product. A display position request including ID information is transmitted to all display shelf terminals 5 (S61). When the display shelf terminal 5 receives the display position request, the IC tag reader device 3 reads the unique ID information recorded in the IC tag 40 for all the products 4 displayed on the product display shelf 400 ( S62) The unique ID information of the read IC tag 40 is compared with the unique ID information of the product whose display position is requested, and whether or not the product whose display position is requested is displayed on the product display shelf 400. Is determined (S63). When it is determined that the product for which the display position is requested is not displayed on the product display shelf 400, the display shelf terminal ends the process.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the product for which the display position is requested is displayed on the product display shelf 400, the display shelf terminal 5 transmits information on the position of the product display shelf 400 to the portable terminal 2 (S64), The display lamp 31 of the IC tag reader device 3 is turned on (S65). Based on the received information on the position of the merchandise display shelf 400, the mobile terminal 2 displays the merchandise whose display position is requested in the in-store layout diagram as shown in FIG. 9A described above. The shelf display 201 is identified and displayed (S66).

  The user confirms the display position of the requested product according to the identification display on the display unit 22 of the portable terminal 2 and the lighting of the display lamp 31 of the display shelf terminal 5, and obtains the product by putting it in a shopping cart or the like. To do. At this time, the user brings the acquired product 4 close to the communication range of the reader unit 24 of the portable terminal 2 and reads the information of the IC tag 40. The portable terminal 2 reads the unique ID recorded on the IC tag 40 (S67). The portable terminal 2 transmits the read unique ID information to the display shelf terminal 5 (S68). Based on the received unique ID information, the display shelf terminal 5 recognizes the completion of acquisition of the product requested for display position and turns off the display lamp 31 (S69). The portable terminal 2 performs the shopping list matching process described above based on the read unique ID information and the product information of the shopping list (S70).

  Next, the mobile terminal 2 determines whether or not all products in the shopping list have been acquired (S71), and repeats the above steps S67 to S70 until acquisition of all products is completed. In this iterative process, when the user performs an operation for requesting the display position of the product, the process proceeds to step S61 (not shown), and the display position of the product is displayed by the same operation. When it is determined in step S71 that the acquisition of all the products has been completed, the mobile terminal 2 displays the total amount of the acquired products, as shown in FIG. A prompt message is displayed (S72).

  The portable terminal 2 displays a message indicating that the product requested for the display position is not in the store when the display position information cannot be received from any of the display shelf terminals 5 after the display position request has been transmitted and a predetermined time has elapsed. To do.

  As described above, in the third embodiment, without providing the server 1, the mobile terminal 2 and the display shelf terminal 5 installed in each product display shelf 400 can generate a shopping list, display the product display position, and display the product. Since acquisition processing and shopping list matching processing can be performed, in addition to the effects of the first and second embodiments, the system configuration can be simplified.

1 is a system configuration diagram of a product search system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the product search system according to the first embodiment. 1 is a configuration diagram of an IC tag and a reader unit according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing operations of the server and the mobile terminal according to Embodiment 1. 3 is a flowchart showing operations of the server and the mobile terminal according to Embodiment 1. 3 is a flowchart showing operations of the server and the mobile terminal according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 shows a screen display of the mobile terminal according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 shows a screen display of the mobile terminal according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 shows a screen display of the mobile terminal according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 shows a screen display of the mobile terminal according to Embodiment 1. 9 is a flowchart showing operations of a server and a mobile terminal according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 shows a screen display of the mobile terminal according to the second embodiment. FIG. 6 shows a screen display of the mobile terminal according to the second embodiment. The system block diagram of the goods search system which concerns on Embodiment 3. FIG. FIG. 5 is a control block diagram of a product search system according to Embodiment 3. 9 is a flowchart showing operations of a display shelf terminal and a mobile terminal according to Embodiment 3.

Explanation of symbols

1 server, 2 portable terminal, 3 IC tag reader device, 4 product, 5 display shelf terminal, 10 control unit, 11 RF unit, 12 display unit, 13 operation unit, 14 storage unit, 20 terminal control unit, 21 RF unit, 22 display unit, 23 operation unit, 24 reader unit, 30 reader unit, 31 display lamp, 40 IC tag, 50 terminal control unit, 51 RF unit, 201 display shelf display, 202 product display, 301 reader control unit, 302 transmission / reception unit 400 product display shelf 401 transmission / reception unit 402 logic circuit 403 memory

Claims (12)

Information that stores at least product information of a product corresponding to identification information of an IC tag attached to the product, stores the product information based on a predetermined search condition, and transmits the searched product information A processing device;
A reader unit and an operation unit that read identification information of the IC tag, and a portable terminal that exchanges information with the information processing device;
The mobile terminal receives the product information searched by the information processing apparatus, generates a shopping list including one or more products selected from the product information by operation of the operation unit, and the product is A product search system that, when acquired, reads the identification information of the IC tag of the product and performs a predetermined display based on the read identification information of the IC tag. An IC tag reader device that reads identification information of an IC tag attached to a displayed product;
An information processing apparatus having storage means for storing at least product information of a product corresponding to the identification information of the IC tag, and searching for the product information based on a predetermined search condition;
An operation unit, and a portable terminal for exchanging information with the information processing apparatus,
When the information processing apparatus receives a display position request for a product from the portable terminal, the IC tag reader information read by the IC tag reader apparatus, and information on the installation position of the IC tag reader apparatus stored in advance, The display position of the product for which the display position is requested, and sending it to the mobile terminal,
The portable terminal receives the merchandise information searched by the information processing apparatus, transmits the display position request for requesting display position information of the selected merchandise by an operation of the operation unit, and the information processing When receiving the display position information of the product from an apparatus, the product search system displays the display position of the requested product. An IC tag reader device that reads identification information of an IC tag attached to a displayed product;
An information processing device having storage means for storing at least product information of a product corresponding to the identification information of the IC tag, searching the product information based on a predetermined search condition, and transmitting the searched product information;
A reader unit and an operation unit that read identification information of the IC tag, and a portable terminal that exchanges information with the information processing device;
When the information processing apparatus receives a display position request for a product from the portable terminal, the IC tag reader information read by the IC tag reader apparatus, and information on the installation position of the IC tag reader apparatus stored in advance, The display position of the product for which the display position is requested, and sending it to the mobile terminal,
The portable terminal receives the product information searched by the information processing apparatus,
By operating the operation unit, a shopping list including one or a plurality of products selected from the product information is generated,
Sending the display position request for requesting information on the display position of the product selected from the shopping list by the operation of the operation unit,
When receiving the display position information of the product from the information processing device, the display about the display position of the product is obtained, and when the product included in the shopping list is acquired, the identification information of the IC tag of the product is displayed. A merchandise search system that performs a predetermined display based on the read identification information of the IC tag.   4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing device searches for a product component item that meets a predetermined search condition, and searches the product information for a product of an item selected from the product component item. The product search system according to any one of the above. The mobile terminal reads the identification information of the IC tag of any product among the displayed products, and transmits the read identification information of the IC tag to the information processing device,
The information processing apparatus searches for a product constituent item corresponding to the product using the product corresponding to the received identification information of the IC tag as the predetermined search condition, and selects a product of the item selected from the product constituent item. The product search system according to claim 1, wherein the product information is searched. The IC tag reader device includes display means,
6. The commodity search system according to claim 2, wherein the information processing apparatus causes the display unit to perform a predetermined identification display based on the display position information of the commodity for which the display position is requested. . A display shelf terminal having an IC tag reader device for reading identification information of an IC tag attached to a displayed product;
A reader unit that reads the identification information of the IC tag, an operation unit, and a storage unit that stores at least product information of the product corresponding to the identification information of the IC tag, and searches the product information based on a predetermined search condition. A mobile device,
When the display shelf terminal receives a display position request for a product from the portable terminal, the identification information of the IC tag read by the IC tag reader device, and information on the installation position of the IC tag reader device stored in advance, The display position of the product for which the display position is requested, and sending it to the mobile terminal,
The mobile terminal generates a shopping list including one or a plurality of products selected from the searched product information by operating the operation unit,
Sending the display position request for requesting information on the display position of the product selected from the shopping list by the operation of the operation unit,
When receiving the display position information of the product from the display shelf terminal, the display about the display position of the product concerned is performed, and when the product included in the shopping list is acquired, the identification information of the IC tag of the product is displayed. A merchandise search system that performs a predetermined display based on the read identification information of the IC tag.   8. The product search according to claim 7, wherein the mobile terminal searches for a product component item that meets a predetermined search condition, and searches the product information for a product item selected from the product component item. system.   The mobile terminal reads the identification information of the IC tag of an arbitrary product among the displayed products, and uses the product corresponding to the read identification information of the IC tag as the predetermined search condition according to the product. The product search system according to claim 7, wherein a product component item is searched, and a product of an item selected from the product component item is searched from the product information.   The display shelf terminal includes a display unit, and when the product corresponding to the identification information of the IC tag read by the display shelf terminal includes the product requested for the display position, a predetermined display is displayed on the display unit. The commodity search system according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein   The commodity search system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein a unique ID that uniquely identifies at least the IC tag is recorded in the IC tag.   12. The product search system according to claim 11, wherein the storage means stores product information of a product corresponding to at least the unique ID of the IC tag.

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