JP2010097398A - Device and method for displaying merchandise information - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a merchandise information display device and a merchandise information display method for guiding merchandise to a customer by displaying merchandise information to make a customer intuitively understand, and displaying the merchandise information which a store side wants to sell from among the merchandise extracted by the customer. <P>SOLUTION: The merchandise information display device includes: a storage part for rotationally storing a display part; a rotation detection part for detecting the direction of rotation and the angle of rotation of the storage part; a storage part for storing the position information and merchandise information of merchandise existing in the periphery of the display part; a merchandise information extraction part for extracting the merchandise information of the merchandise existing in the direction of rotation and at the angle of rotation of the display part based on the detection result of the rotation detection part from the storage part; and a display driving part for displaying the merchandise information extracted by the merchandise information extraction part at the display part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a merchandise information display device and a merchandise information display method for displaying merchandise in a direction directed to a display section from merchandise existing around a display section.

  In recent years, stores such as supermarkets and department stores have become very large, and a large number of products are displayed or displayed. This makes it difficult for customers to find desired products. On the other hand, the store side broadcasts information on product planning, displays an electronic POP (Point of Purchase), displays a signboard or bulletin board, or installs an information provision terminal. Or guide the event information. However, there is a problem that the guidance is fixed and not linked with the store data system. In addition, in the information broadcasting, product information is also provided to customers who do not need guidance, which may cause discomfort, feel that information is given (guided), or customers know independently There is a problem such as being unable to select the information you want. In addition, signs and bulletin boards cannot display moving images and cannot be linked to store data systems.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 2004-228561 discloses a guidance system for a product display place in a store.
Patent document 1 relates to a system for guiding customers where to display merchandise, and includes a display unit for displaying in-store sales floor guidance and a data file for storing merchandise data, floor data, operation menu image data, and the like. When a product to be sold is input and the sales floor of the product is searched from the data file, a screen for guiding the route from the customer position to the sales floor is displayed and printed.
Patent Document 2 is a device that guides a pedestrian to a facility or store in the traveling direction. When a user images his / her walking path with a camera, the image of the subject is reflected in the image. The guidance information of the guidance object that will be displayed is synthesized and displayed. Therefore, Patent Document 2 discloses an imaging unit that captures an image of a subject, a position detection unit that detects the position of the own device, an orientation detection unit that detects an orientation indicating the orientation of the imaging surface of the imaging unit, and each guidance object. And a storage unit that stores the attribute information and coordinate information in association with each other, specifies an imaging area based on the position and orientation of the own device, and one or a plurality of guides that indicate the position included in the specified imaging area The attribute and coordinate information of the object are extracted from the storage unit, and the character string in the extracted attribute information is synthesized at a predetermined position in the image.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-187738 JP 2006-59136 A

According to Patent Document 1, directions for guiding a desired merchandise store are displayed and printed, but the customer must go to the merchandise store while viewing the displayed or printed route guide map.
According to Patent Document 2, when the user captures the traveling direction, a character string is displayed in the captured image, but the attributes displayed in the captured image are stored in the imaging device owned by the user. Limited to the attributes of the guidance object.
The product information display device of the present invention solves the above problems, displays product information so that the customer can intuitively understand, and displays product information that the store wants to sell from the products extracted by the customer. Then, it aims at providing the merchandise information display device and merchandise information display method which guide a customer to the merchandise.

  In order to solve the above problems, a product information display device of the present invention includes a holding unit that rotatably holds a display unit, a rotation detection unit that detects a rotation direction and a rotation angle of the holding unit, and a product. Product information of products existing in the rotation direction and rotation angle of the display unit is extracted from the storage unit based on the detection result of the rotation detection unit A product information extracting unit and a display control unit for displaying the product information extracted by the product information extracting unit on the display unit are provided.

The product information display device of the present invention is installed so as to rotate left and right or up and down toward a place where the product is displayed in at least one direction. When the customer turns the display unit left and right or up and down, the product information in the direction in which the display unit is rotated is displayed. Therefore, the customer uses the display unit as a window to view the product information as if viewing the product from the window. Can be obtained. When the customer rotates the display unit and extracts products, the products with a large number of stocks are preferentially extracted and displayed, or the products are displayed in order of the current number of stocks for each product threshold, Instead of products that are likely to be sold out, other product sales places are guided.
The product information includes product name, price, time service time, product description, usage method, cooking method, ingredient, production area, producer name, manufacturer, image electronic POP, event information, and the like.
In addition, the order of the products with the largest number of stocks, the order in which the difference between the current number of stocks and the threshold is large, or the extraction of products that are likely to be sold out is obtained by sequentially collecting sales data of the POS terminals connected to the store server. be able to.

  In order to solve the above problems, according to another aspect, the present invention is a product information display method, wherein a display unit for displaying product information is rotatably held, and the rotation direction and rotation of the display unit A product information display method that operates on a computer connected to a holding unit capable of detecting an angle, and a rotation detection step of detecting a rotation direction and a rotation angle by a rotation detection unit provided in the holding unit. And based on the detection result, a product information extraction step of extracting product information of products existing in the rotation direction and rotation angle of the display unit from a storage unit that stores product information and position information of the products; A display driving step of displaying the extracted product information on the display unit.

According to the product information display device of the present invention, since the customer provides the product information in the direction in which the display unit is rotated, the product information required by the customer can be provided accurately. Moreover, since the product information in the direction facing the display unit is displayed, the customer can acquire the product information as if looking at the product from the window. Therefore, the customer can know the display direction of the product and the product information intuitively. In addition, according to the product information display device of the present invention, by constantly updating the product information, products with a large number of stocks are displayed preferentially, or displayed in order of the current number of stocks with respect to the threshold of each product. Instead of a product that is likely to be sold out, it is possible to guide to other products on the market, or to guide to a product with a large number of stocks, and to recommend a recommended product.

FIG. 1 shows an external view of a product information display device 1 of the present invention.
The merchandise information display device 1 of the present invention is installed in a place where merchandise is displayed in at least one direction in which the display screen is oriented. For example, the center of the store, the vicinity of the escalator, or a location adjacent to the store information center is most preferable. However, it may be in the vicinity of an elevator or a location adjacent to a poster or bulletin board posting location. In such a place, it is installed so that the customer can arbitrarily rotate the display device left and right or up and down. The merchandise information display device 1 of the present invention is used as a terminal for a customer to search for merchandise in a store, and is preferably installed in large numbers.

The product information display device 1 of the present invention includes a display device 11, and as shown in FIG. 1A, the display device 11 has a rotating shaft 12 that can rotate in the left-right direction and a rotating shaft that can rotate in the up-down direction. 13 is held. Further, the display device 11 may be held on a moving table (not shown) so that it can move back and forth. Instead of the rotary shafts 12 and 13 and the movable table, a holding unit that holds the display device 11 flexibly may be used. The display device 11 is suitably a liquid crystal display device, a plasma display device, or an organic EL display device, but may be a CRT.
It is preferable to hold | maintain the rotating shaft 12 of the left-right direction so that the angle range of the goods which exist around the place where the display apparatus 11 was installed can be rotated. Therefore, when a product exists only within the range of 90 degrees from the place where the display device 11 is installed, the display apparatus 11 is held so as to be able to rotate 90 degrees. FIG. 1B shows a state in which the display device 11 is rotated. The left display device 11 in FIG. 1B rotates to the right, and the right display device 11 rotates to the left. The rotary shaft 13 in the vertical direction is preferably rotatable so as to point at least from the floor surface of the floor to the ceiling. When the store has upper and lower floors on which the display device 11 is installed, it is preferable to rotate the floor so that the upper and lower floors can also be indicated.

  The rotation shaft 12 in the left-right direction and the rotation shaft 13 in the vertical direction are provided with rotation sensors 12a and 13a, respectively, and output rotation angle information. The rotation sensors 12a and 13a are constituted by variable resistors and output a change in resistance value as a voltage change. Alternatively, the rotation angle information may be output as the number of pulses using a rotary decoder. When the display device 11 is placed on the moving table, a slider resistance that is linked to the moving table is provided, and the movement of the display device in the front-rear direction can be detected by the slider resistance. Further, when the display device 11 is held by the flexible holding unit, by attaching an acceleration sensor to the display device 11, it is possible to detect the movement of the display device 11 in the left-right direction, the up-down direction, the front-rear direction, and the amount of movement. it can.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the product information display device 1. The rotation angle information of the rotation sensors 12 a and 13 a is input to the A / D converter 16 and processed by the processing device 17 to be rotated angle information of the display device 11. Used as The merchandise information display device 1 includes a processing device 17, a storage device 18, and a communication device 19 connected to a display device 11 having a display control unit. In addition to these, an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, or a tablet that displays input buttons on a display device so that the input buttons can be operated may be provided.
The storage device 18 includes a ROM and a RAM. The ROM stores a program of the product information display device 1, and the processing device 17 reads and sequentially executes the product information display method of the present invention to display the product information display. Realize the device. Further, the RAM of the storage device 18 stores the rotation direction and rotation angle information of the display device 11 obtained by the A / D conversion device 16, and the product information, inventory information, and sales information acquired from the store server. The processing device 17 creates product information to be displayed on the display device 11 from the rotation direction and rotation angle information, product information, inventory information, and sales information, and displays the product information on the display device 11.
The communication device 19 is connected to the store server via a LAN or the like, and the processing device 17 extracts and acquires the product information to be displayed on the display device 11 from the product information database stored in the store server.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the display device 11. FIG. 3A shows an example in which the product information 11a of the recommended product is displayed at the upper part of the screen, and the product information 11b to 11d of the popular best 3 is displayed at the lower part. Product information to be displayed here includes product name, price, time service time, product description, usage, cooking method, ingredients, production area, producer name, manufacturer, image electronic POP, event information, etc. In addition, various product information can be displayed. These product information can be arbitrarily selected and displayed in combination. FIG. 3B is a screen in which the customer touches a touch panel (not shown) on the display screen displaying the product image at the right end of the popular best 3 displayed in FIG. This is a case where the image is displayed on the entire surface. In this way, the customer can select a product displayed on the display device 11 and see more detailed product information.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the connection of the product information display device 1, the store server 2, and the POS terminal 3 of the present invention. The store server 2 is installed in a store backyard or the like, and manages sales information and product information of the entire store. However, the part which handles the merchandise information which should be displayed on the merchandise information display apparatus 11 of this invention is demonstrated here. As shown in FIG. 4, the store server 2 is interconnected with a large number of product information display devices 1 and a large number of POSs 3 of the present invention through a LAN.
The store server 2 includes a processing device 21, an input device 22, a storage device 23, a display device 24, a communication device 25, and the like as shown in the block diagram of FIG. The communication device is connected to the LAN and connected to the product information display device 1 and POS 3 of the present invention. The input device 22 includes a keyboard and a mouse, and inputs product information. A command is input to instruct and instruct the store server 2. The storage device 23 includes a ROM and a RAM, stores a program and product information for operating the store server in the ROM, and manages the products for the store server by the processing device 21 reading and sequentially executing the program. The RAM of the storage device 23 stores sales information, inventory information, and threshold values, and temporarily stores information for executing product management. The product information managed by the store server 2 includes product information, sales information, inventory information, placement information, threshold information, etc. for all products placed in the store. Further, the location information where the product information display device 1 of the present invention is installed is also stored.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the arrangement relationship between the display device A and the sales floor stored in the storage device 23 of the store server 2. FIG. 6A shows the arrangement of the display device A, the fresh fish section 111, and the meat section 112. The horizontal direction of Fig.6 (a) shows an X-axis, and a number shows a scale. The vertical direction indicates the Y axis, and the numbers indicate the scale. Therefore, the center position of the display device A is at the position (4, 2) of the XY coordinates, the center position of the fresh fish section 111 is at (4, 6), and the center position of the meat section 112 is (8, 6). It is in.
FIG. 6B is a table showing this. This table represents the XY coordinates where the fresh fish section 111 and the meat section 112 exist from the display apparatus A, and the angle from the display apparatus A. Although the angle may be measured and input, it can be calculated using the coordinates shown in FIG. That is, the direction in which the fresh fish section 111 exists from the display device A is arctan ((4-4) / (6-2)) = 0 °. The direction in which the meat shop 112 exists from the display device A is arctan ((8-4) / (6-2)) = 45 °.
FIG. 6C shows the arrangement of the storage device 23 of the store server 2, and stores the XY coordinates and angle information of the display device A, the fresh fish section 111, and the meat section 112 as fixed length data. Since the angle of the display device A is its own angle, “999” is input as dummy data.

FIG. 7A shows a flowchart generalizing the above calculation method. As shown in FIG. 7A, when this calculation is started, in step S1, since the first sales floor visible from the display device A is n, the process of 1 → n is performed. The sales floor may be classified broadly as a fresh fish section or a meat section, or the fresh fish section may be further divided into categories such as for making, near-sea fish, salted dried fish, frozen fish, etc. It may be subdivided. The meat shop may be classified as beef, pork, chicken, or yakiniku, and may be further classified as per price. Since these sales floors are respectively given X and Y coordinates, arctan ((X (n) −XA) / (Y (n) −YA)) → θ (n) is calculated in step S2. Here, X (n) and Y (n) are the X and Y coordinates of the sales floor to be calculated. XA and YA are the X and Y coordinates of the display device A.
Next, in step S3, n + 1 → n is performed. In the next step S4, N ≦ n is determined. That is, it is determined whether all sales floors visible from the display device A have been calculated. If the direction angles of all the sales floors have not been calculated, the process returns to step S2. When the direction angles of all the sales floors are calculated, this flow is finished.
FIG. 7B is a table showing the X and Y coordinates and the angle from the display device A for the sales floor visible from the display device A calculated by the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 8 illustrates a method for confirming the sales floor in the direction of the angle when the display device A is rotated and the rotation angle of the display device A is within a range of ± 10 ° of the angle. It is a flowchart. That is, the meat shop is located in the 45 ° direction of the display device A as shown in FIG. In this case, if the display device A is not correctly oriented in the direction of 45 °, if the meat shop is not displayed, it is difficult to rotate the display device. Therefore, according to the present invention, if the rotation angle θa (45 °) of the display device A is within a range of 45 ° ± 10 °, the display device A displays the meat shop as being suitable for the meat shop. In other words, if the rotation angle of the display device A is 40 °, the meat shop is 45 °, the rotation angle of the display device A is 40 ° 35 ° <40 ° <45 °, and 45 ° ± 10 °. Because it is in the range of, process to display the meat shop. In this description, the range of error is ± 10 °. However, such a range can be arbitrarily set. For example, when a large-scale sales floor is displayed or a sales floor with a large sales floor area is within the range. However, when displaying a sales floor with a small classification, a sales floor with a narrow interval between sales floors, or a sales floor with a small number of products, the range may be narrowed.

In the first step S11 of the flowchart, 1 → n. In the next step S12, θa ± 10 ° = θ (n) θ (n) −10 ° ≦ θa and θa ≦ θ (n) + 10 ° are determined. If Yes, the sales floor n determines that the display device A is ± 10 ° of the direction angle of the sales floor (n), and displays the information on the sales floor n in step S13. finish. However, if No, n + 1 → n is performed in step S14, and N ≦ n is determined in the next step S15. That is, it is determined whether or not all the sales floors N visible from the display device A have been processed. If all the sales floor direction angles have not been processed, the process returns to step S12. If all the sales floors have been processed, the process proceeds to step S16, and it is determined that there is no sales floor in the direction in which the display device A is facing. Then, for example, general information such as sales floor guidance for the floor is displayed.
In the above description, the angle of the center position is shown, but the angle range between the display device A and each sales floor may be calculated. FIG. 8B shows the display device A (1, 2,... N). It is a table | surface of the X, Y coordinate and angle from the display apparatus A.

Since the display device A can be rotated in the vertical direction, when the display device A is rotated in the vertical direction, the sales floor on the upper and lower floors of the floor where the display device A is installed is displayed. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the arrangement relationship between the display device A and the upper and lower floors stored in the storage device 23 of the store server 2. That is, in the floor where the display device A is installed, when the display device A is in the rotation range of + 5 ° upward and 5 ° downward, the sales floor on that floor is displayed. However, when the display device A is rotated upward in the range of + 5 ° to 15 °, it is determined that the display device A is directed to the floor on the first floor. Similarly, when the angle is in the range of + 15 ° to + 25 °, it is determined that the head is directed to the upper floor. When the display device A is rotated downward in a range of −5 ° to −15 °, it is determined that the display device A is directed to the floor one floor below. Similarly, when the angle is in the range of −15 ° to −25 °, it is determined that the head is directed to the second floor below.
As described above, when the display device A is rotated up and down, the sales floor in the rotated direction is displayed on the display device A. The product information displayed in this case is the product information of the entire floor, the sales floor layout, or the recommended product information in the floor.

Next, the storage status of the product information displayed on the display device A will be described.
The storage device 23 of the store server 2 stores product information as shown in FIG. FIG. 10A shows a database of fresh fish counters, and stores product names, current stock numbers, and threshold values in a list. The current inventory quantity is linked to the POS terminal, and indicates the number of inventory items of the current commodity displayed on the sales floor by subtracting the sales quantity from the inventory quantity every time sales are recorded at the POS terminal. . In addition, the number of stocks here can be the number displayed on the sales floor. The threshold value is a numerical value for setting the number of products in stock. By securing this threshold value, the out-of-stock condition is eliminated. Similarly, FIG. 10 (b) shows a meat section database.

FIG. 11 shows a state in which the data shown in FIG. 10 is arranged in the storage device 23. In other words, the storage device 23 is set so that the data area of the sales status for each product of each sales floor is stored with a fixed length such as 4 bits or 8 bits. Therefore, the storage device 23 stores the product of the fresh fish section and the sales status data in the name area of the product A, the current stock quantity area of the fresh fish A, the threshold area of the fresh fish A, the area of the difference between the current stock quantity of the fresh fish A and the threshold value, A pointer area to the image data of the fresh fish A is set.
Since the store server 2 is connected to the POS terminal 3 via the LAN in the current stock number area of the fresh fish A, the data of all the POS terminals 3 are totaled and the sales are recorded at the POS terminal from the stock quantity. Each time the number of sales is subtracted, the numerical value at which the fresh fish A is currently displayed is stored in the fresh fish section. The threshold area is an area for storing the number of stocks set for the fresh fish A, and the out-of-stock condition is eliminated by securing this threshold. The pointer area to the image data stores the address (for example, abc) to the fresh fish A. By reading this address, the data area (abc) for storing the saury image data can be accessed. Image data of fresh fish A (Saury) can be obtained.
Similarly, for fresh fish B, data is arranged and stored in the storage device 23.

  Below, the specific example which displays the merchandise information of the sales floor to which the merchandise information display apparatus was directed is demonstrated. When the customer intends to acquire the product information by pointing the product information display device of the present invention in the direction of the sales floor, the rotation direction and the rotation angle are detected by the rotation detection unit, and based on the direction and angle information. Then, the product existing in the direction is extracted from the storage unit 23 of the store server 2, and the product information of the product is extracted. And merchandise information is displayed on the display apparatus 11 by a display control part. In this case, the product name, price, time service time, product description, usage method, cooking method, ingredient, production area, producer name, manufacturer, electronic POP image, and event information are displayed. However, since the present invention is connected not only to such product information but also to the store server, the service is provided so as to guide customers in consideration of the sales of the product, and the store side also has an advantageous business. Is possible. That is, the store server 2 is connected to the POS terminal 3, and always grasps the current number of products in stock by updating the aggregation of the POS terminal. Therefore, (1) the recommended products are displayed in order of the unsold quantity. (2) The recommended products are displayed in order from the product with the largest number of inventory with respect to the threshold. (3) Products that are below the threshold are not displayed. (4) Products whose inventory quantity with respect to the threshold value is equal to or less than a predetermined value display products that are not less than other preset threshold values. The above (1) and (2) are exclusive, and either one is selected. The above (3) and (4) are options of the above (1) or (2). Whether to select (1) or (2) above or whether to determine (3) or (4) as an option can be determined as follows.

12-15 is a figure explaining the display of said (1)-(4).
FIG. 12 shows the sales in the fresh fish section, and there are fresh fish A to fresh fish D as product names, and the current number of stocks and threshold values are as shown in FIG. The above (1) is a case where the recommended products are displayed in the order of the unsold quantity. Therefore, in FIG. 12 (a), the fresh fish B is the most recommended product because the fresh fish B is the most. , Fresh fish C, fresh fish A. FIG. 12B shows a display screen.
FIG. 13 shows the sales of the fresh fish section, and the current number of stocks and threshold values of fresh fish A to D are as shown in FIG. The above (2) is a case where recommended products are displayed in order from products with a large number of stocks with respect to the threshold value. Therefore, fresh fish B is the recommended product because fresh fish B has the largest difference in FIG. The top three popular items are fresh fish C, fresh fish D, and fresh fish A. FIG. 13B shows a display screen.
FIG. 14 shows the sales of the fresh fish section, and the current number of fresh fish A to fresh fish D and the threshold values are as shown in FIG. The item (3) does not display products that are below the threshold. Therefore, fresh fish A is not displayed in FIG. 14A, and fresh fish B is the recommended product. FIG. 14B shows a display screen that displays fresh fish B, fresh fish C, and fresh fish D as popular best 32.
FIG. 15 shows the sales of the fresh fish section, and the current stock numbers and threshold values of fresh fish A to D are as shown in FIG. 15 (a). Therefore, products that do not fall below other preset threshold values are displayed. Therefore, in FIG. 15B, meat A is displayed as a recommended product in place of fresh fish. Meat C and Meat D are displayed.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining the processing of the specific example described above.
In FIG. 16, step S <b> 21 is “Measure the rotation angle of the display device”. Step S22 is "Check the sales area within the measured angle ± 10 °". Step S23 is “Check store server POS data of the sales floor”. Step S24 is “(1) Display as recommended products in order from products with larger unsold quantity. (2) Display as recommended products in order from products with a large number of inventory with respect to the threshold. (3) Products that are below the threshold are displayed. No. (4) If the fresh fish is about to be sold out, the information of the meat section is displayed even in the direction of the fresh fish section.
Note that the processes of step S21 and step S24 may be performed on the display device side or the store server side.

As shown in step S24, there are four determination methods for displaying a product, and (1) and (2) are exclusive, but (3) and (4) are the above (1). Or, it is an optional function of (2). Therefore, the setting of whether to select (1) or (2) and whether to provide (3) and (4) as options has the following modes.
(A) Fixedly determined by a program.
(B) For example, the store clerk sets on the screen of the POS terminal.
(C) If a predetermined condition (for example, a time setting such as 5:00 in the evening) is satisfied, the setting is made in advance.

Below, the flowchart in the case of said (B) is demonstrated.
FIG. 17 is a flowchart for determining which of the above (1) to (4) is set by the store clerk on the screen of the store server POS terminal.
First, in step S31, since the default is 0, SW1, SW2, and SW3 are set. Here, in SW1, the above (1) and (2) are exclusive, and the above (3) and (4) are switches for setting the optional function (1) or (2). SW2 is a switch for setting (3) and (4) as an optional function of (1) or (2). SW3 is a switch for setting the above (4), and if the fresh fish is about to be sold out, the information of the meat market is displayed even in the direction of the fresh fish market. In step S32, it is determined whether (1) or (2) has been selected at the POS terminal. If (1) is selected or not selected, the process proceeds to step S33, and the process of 0 → SW1 is performed in step S34. If (2) is selected, the process of 0 → SW1 is performed in step S34.
Next, the process proceeds to step S35, and it is determined whether or not the above (3) is selected at the POS terminal on the store server screen. If it is selected, the process of 1 → SW2 is performed in step S36. If not selected, the process of 0 → SW1 is performed in step S37.
Further, the process proceeds to step S38, and it is determined whether or not the above (4) is selected at the POS terminal on the store server screen. If it is selected, the process of 1 → SW3 is performed in step S39. If not selected, the process of 0 → SW3 is performed in step S40.
As described above, the store clerk can set the above (1) to (4) on the screen of the store server POS terminal.

Below, the flowchart of the whole merchandise information display apparatus of this invention is demonstrated including determination of the display order of said (1)-(4). FIG. 18 shows a flowchart of the entire merchandise information display device. When the operation is started, it is determined in step S41 whether or not the display device is facing the fresh fish section. If it is No, it will transfer to step S42 and it will be judged in step S42 whether the display device is suitable for the meat shop. If it is No, it will transfer to step S43 and it will be judged whether the display apparatus is facing the daily necessities counter in step S43. If it is No, it will transfer to step S44 and it will be judged whether the display apparatus is facing the cosmetics department in step S44. If it is No, it will transfer to step S45 and it will be judged in step S45 whether the display apparatus is facing the bread section. If No, the process proceeds to step S46, and in step S46, it is determined whether or not the display device faces the electrical product sales floor. Such operation processing is performed for all sales floors visible from the display device.

Next, if Yes in step S41, it is determined whether SW1 is 1 or 0 in step S47. That is, it is determined by SW1 whether (1) or (2) is selected and whether (3) or (4) is set as an optional function. If SW1 is 0, in step S48, as (1) above, display data to be displayed as recommended products in order from products with a large unsold volume is created. If SW1 is 1, in step S49, as (2), display data to be displayed as recommended products in order from products with a large difference from the threshold value is created.
Next, in step S50, it is determined whether SW2 is 1 or 0. That is, it is determined by SW2 whether (3) and (4) are set as optional functions (1) or (2). If it is 1, in step S51, new display data is created by deleting the data below the threshold from the display data created in step S48 or S49.
In step S52, it is determined whether SW3 is 1 or 0. That is, SW3 is a switch for setting the above (4), and the above (4) displays a product that is not lower than the other threshold instead of the product that is lower than the threshold, and therefore SW3 is 1. If so, it is determined in step S53 whether or not the fresh fish is likely to be sold out. If yes, in step S54, the created display data is replaced with display data for recommending meat, and new display data is created. Thereafter, in step S55, the created display data is displayed. If it is 0 in step S52 and NO in step S53, the process proceeds to step S55.

Next, if Yes in step S42, it is determined whether SW1 is 1 or 0 in step S56. That is, it is determined by SW1 whether (1) or (2) is selected and whether (3) or (4) is set as an optional function. If SW1 is 0, in step S57, display data to be displayed as recommended products in order from the product with the largest unsold quantity is created as (1). If SW1 is 1, in step S58, display data to be displayed as recommended products in order from products with a large difference from the threshold is created as (2) above.
Next, in step S59, it is determined whether SW2 is 1 or 0. That is, it is determined by SW2 whether (3) and (4) are set as optional functions (1) or (2). If it is 1, in step S60, new display data is created by deleting the data below the threshold from the display data created in step S48 or S49.
In step S61, it is determined whether SW3 is 1 or 0. That is, SW3 is a switch for setting the above (4), and the above (4) displays a product that is not lower than the other threshold instead of the product that is lower than the threshold, and therefore SW3 is 1. In this case, it is determined whether or not the meat is likely to be sold out in step S52. If yes, in step S63, the generated display data is replaced with display data recommending fresh fish, and new display data is generated. Thereafter, in step S64, the created display data is displayed. If it is 0 in Step S61 and No in Step S62, the process proceeds to Step S64.

If the answer is Yes in step S43, the daily necessities department information is displayed.
Moreover, in the said step S44, when it is Yes, the information of a cosmetics department is displayed.
Moreover, in the said step S45, when it is Yes, the bread shop information is displayed.
Moreover, in the said step S46, when it is Yes, the information of an electrical product counter is displayed.

It is an external view of the merchandise information display device of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the merchandise information display device of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the merchandise information display apparatus of this invention. It is a connection diagram of the product information display device of the present invention, a store server, and a POS terminal. It is a block diagram of a store server. It is explanatory drawing of the arrangement | positioning relationship between the display apparatus memorize | stored in the memory | storage device of a shop server, and a sales floor. It is a flowchart figure which calculates the direction of a display apparatus and a sales floor. It is a flowchart figure which confirms the sales floor of the angle direction, when the rotation angle of a display apparatus exists in the +/- 10 degree range. It is a table | surface which shows the arrangement | positioning relationship between a display apparatus and an up-and-down floor. It is explanatory drawing of the merchandise information memorize | stored in the memory | storage device of a shop server. It is a figure which shows a mode that the data of FIG. 10 are arranged in the memory | storage device. It is explanatory drawing in case the merchandise information display apparatus of this invention displays a recommended merchandise in order with the largest unsold quantity. It is explanatory drawing in case the goods information display apparatus of this invention displays a recommended goods in an order from the goods with many differences with a threshold value. It is explanatory drawing when the goods information display apparatus of this invention does not display the goods which are less than a threshold value. It is explanatory drawing when the goods information display apparatus of this invention displays the goods which are replaced with the goods which are less than a threshold value, and are not less than another threshold value. It is a flowchart figure in the case of processing the specific example of FIGS. It is a flowchart in case a salesclerk operates on the screen of a POS terminal. It is a flowchart figure of the merchandise information display apparatus of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Merchandise information display apparatus 2 Shop server 3 POS terminal 11 Display apparatus 12 Left-right rotation axis 12a Left-right rotation sensor 13 Up-down rotation axis 13a Up-down rotation sensor 16 A / D conversion apparatus 17 Processing apparatus 18 Storage apparatus 19 Communication device 21 Processing device 22 Input device 23 Storage device 24 Display device 25 Communication device 30 POS terminal 111 Fresh fish section 112 Meat section

Claims (7)

A holding unit that rotatably holds the display unit;
A rotation detection unit that detects a rotation direction and a rotation angle of the holding unit;
A storage unit for storing product position information and product information;
A product information extraction unit that extracts product information of products existing in the rotation direction and rotation angle of the display unit based on the detection result of the rotation detection unit from the storage unit;
A product information display device comprising: a display control unit that displays product information extracted by the product information extraction unit on the display unit.   The product information display device according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit further stores the number of stocks of each product, and the product information extraction unit preferentially extracts products with a large number of stocks.   The product information display device according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores a stock quantity of each product and a threshold value of each product, and the product information extraction unit extracts products in descending order of the stock quantity with respect to the threshold value.   The storage unit stores a stock quantity of each product and a threshold value of each product, and the product information extraction unit extracts another preset product when the stock quantity with respect to the threshold value is equal to or less than a predetermined value. Item 2. A product information display device according to Item 1.   The product information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the holding unit holds the display unit so as to be turnable in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction.   The product information display device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, connected to a store server, acquires the product information, stock quantity information, or information on a difference between the stock quantity and a threshold value from the store server, A product information display device stored in the storage unit. A product information display method that operates on a computer connected to a holding unit capable of detecting a rotation direction and a rotation angle of the display unit, rotatably holding a display unit that displays product information,
A rotation detection step of detecting a rotation direction and a rotation angle by a rotation detection unit provided in the holding unit;
Based on the detection result, product information extraction step of extracting product information of products existing in the rotation direction and rotation angle of the display unit from a storage unit that stores product information and position information of the products;
A product information display method comprising: a display driving step of displaying the extracted product information on the display unit.

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