JP2010182051A - Coordinate proposal system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it unnecessary for an individual customer to input any additional information and unnecessary for an expert to create any coordinate for proposing a coordinate, and to propose the coordinate without depending on the fashion sense of the customer. <P>SOLUTION: The coordinate is extracted by storing item information in a database, storing combination pattern information showing whether or not the combination of items is permitted as a coordinate, and retrieving an item stored in a database on the basis of the combination pattern information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for proposing fashion / coordination combining clothes.

Conventionally, as a system for proposing fashion / coordination, a system in which image data of an item is synthesized (including a human body image if necessary), displayed, and selected by a customer is known. It was. For example, in Patent Document 1, when a user designates an item to be considered for purchase and inputs information on the body shape of the user, the system displays a state in which the item is worn by synthesizing an image of the human body and the image of the item Is not disclosed.
However, in this system, it is left to the customer to decide which item to select, and as a result, the coordination depends on the customer's own fashion sense. Therefore, it is not necessarily guaranteed that a good coordination can be obtained.

On the other hand, even if there is no item selection by the customer, if additional information such as the customer's personal information, the customer's favorite color, and the situation of using clothes is input, the item information is retained using the input additional information as a key There has been proposed a system for obtaining coordinates by searching a database. For example, Patent Document 2 discloses a system that uses weather information and the like at the time of wearing as additional information, and Patent Document 3 discloses a system that uses a personal color that matches a customer as additional information. According to these systems, since a coordinate that matches the input additional information is output from a good coordinate stored in advance by the system, a good coordinate can be obtained.
However, in these systems, it is indispensable for the operation of the system that the customer inputs additional information, and there is a customer's trouble in inputting this, and in the case of personal information, there is a psychological resistance of the customer.
Further, the additional information cannot determine the coordinates only by it. Coordination cannot be good without considering the type of clothing to be combined, color (color), collar shape, and sleeve shape. These systems have a good coordination in advance and propose a selection from them. In this method, when new clothing items are sold, the system does not maintain the coordinates that include the clothing items, and it is necessary to create a coordinate by an expert to present such coordinates. It is.
Furthermore, since it is essential to input additional information depending on the individual customer, it is difficult for the store to derive a coordinate that will be accepted by many customers using this system.

JP 2002-373266 A JP 2002-215770 A JP 2006-089883 A

  The problem to be solved is that it is necessary to input additional information depending on the individual customer and to create a coordinate by an expert in order to propose a coordinate. The problem to be solved together is that the selection of coordinates depends on the customer's fashion sense through the selection of items by the customer.

The coordinate proposal system of the present invention is
Item information is held in a database, one or more combination pattern information indicating whether or not a combination of items is permitted as a coordinate is held, and combinations of items held in the database based on the combination pattern information It is characterized by having a coordinate extracting means for extracting a coordinate which is.
Here, “item information” refers to information about single items of clothing (items) such as a jacket, a skirt, and a blouse. Item information includes “item classification” which is further classified into outer categories (jackets, sweaters, etc.), tops (blouses, shirts, etc.) and bottoms (skirts, hot pants, etc.), and item colors “ Information on "color", item collar shape, item sleeve shape may be included. Furthermore, the user category of the item such as “OL”, the impression given when the item such as “Gurley” is used, and the characteristics of other items may be included as the “category”. A combination of items in the same category is highly likely to constitute a good coordinate, and a combination of items from different categories is unlikely to constitute a good coordinate.
The coordination is usually a combination of one item each of outer, tops and bottoms.
Further, “combination pattern information” refers to information indicating whether or not the combination of outer, tops, and bottoms items is permitted as a coordination based on data included in the item information. The combination pattern information is typically a list of combinations that constitutes an allowed coordinate. The combination pattern information can be provided with “priority” information indicating whether the coordinates are good or not, and additional information such as adaptation age, adaptation height, adaptation body type, etc. for the coordination.
With this feature, the coordinate suggestion system of the present invention can configure the coordinate by selecting an item from the item information based on the combination pattern information. It is not necessary to input additional information that depends on the individual customer and to create a coordination by an expert. Also, the selection of coordinates through the selection of items by the customer does not depend on the fashion sense of the customer.

  The coordinate suggestion system of the present invention solves the problem by the above features. In addition to this, an additional effect can be obtained by the following features.

The coordinate proposal system of the present invention is
As combination pattern information, at least one of silhouette combination pattern information, color combination pattern information, collar combination pattern information, and sleeve combination pattern information is retained (may be retained)
The coordinate extracting means may be characterized by extracting only coordinates that are allowed based on all the held combination pattern information.
Here, “silhouette combination pattern information” refers to information indicating whether or not the combination is permitted as a coordinate based on only “item classification” in the combination pattern information. That is, it is information that defines the combination of item classifications.
“Color combination pattern information” refers to information indicating whether or not the combination is permitted as a coordinate based on only “color” in the combination pattern information. That is, it is information that defines the combination of item colors.
“Collar combination pattern information” refers to information indicating whether or not the combination is permitted as a coordinate based on only “collar shape” in the combination pattern information. That is, it is information that prescribes the combination of item collars.
“Sleeve combination pattern information” refers to information indicating whether or not the combination is permitted as a coordinate based on only “sleeve shape” in the combination pattern information. That is, it is information that defines the combination of sleeves of items.
With this feature, the coordinate suggestion system of the present invention can propose a coordinate in consideration of the type of clothing, color (color), collar shape and sleeve shape.

The coordinate proposal system of the present invention is
The category is included in the combination pattern information,
Coordinate extraction means is permitted based on all combination pattern information including silhouette combination pattern information, color combination pattern information, collar combination pattern information and sleeve combination pattern information, and only coordinates that can be given the same category. It can be characterized by extracting.
With this feature, the coordinate suggestion system of the present invention can propose a coordinate that unifies the user group and impression for all of the types of clothing, colors (colors), collar shapes, and sleeve shapes.

The coordinate proposal system of the present invention is
The user has an item limiting means for limiting items by their attributes;
The coordinate extraction means may be characterized by extracting only coordinates that include limited items.
In addition, the coordinate proposal system of the present invention is
An item selection means for the user to select one or more items,
The coordinate extracting means may be characterized by extracting only coordinates that include all of the selected items.
Furthermore, the coordinate proposal system of the present invention is
About the item held in the database, the result of extracting the coordinates when the user selects the item by the item selection means is held as a coordinate list by item,
The coordinate extracting means can extract the coordinates with reference to the item-specific coordinate list.
With these features, the coordination proposal system of the present invention can propose a good coordination using items owned by the user or items decided to be purchased in a short time.

The coordinate proposal system of the present invention is
Including additional information in at least one of the combination pattern information;
A user has additional information specifying means for specifying additional information;
The coordinate extracting means can extract only the coordinates that match all the additional information given based on any combination pattern information with the additional information specified by the additional information specifying means. .
The coordinate proposal system of the present invention is advantageous in that the input of additional information is not necessarily required. However, this feature makes it possible to propose a coordinate according to the input of additional information.

The coordinate proposal system of the present invention is
Coordinate presenting means for presenting the coordinates extracted by the coordinate extracting means to the user can be characterized in that the coordinate presenting means displays an image of each item included in the coordinates on the screen, or An image of each item included in the coordinate is synthesized and an image in a state where all items included in the coordinate are worn simultaneously is displayed on the screen.
In addition, the coordinate proposal system of the present invention is
Including priority in at least one of the combination pattern information;
The coordinate extraction means calculates the overall priority based on the priority given by each combination pattern information,
The coordinate presentation means may present the coordinates in order of overall priority.
With these features, the coordination suggestion system of the present invention can visually present the coordination to the user, and can better present the coordination.

The coordinate proposal system of the present invention is
A database and combination pattern information are provided in the server, and the coordinate presentation means presents the coordinate on a screen of a client connected to the server via the Internet.
With this feature, the coordination proposal system of the present invention can be utilized for Internet shopping.

The coordinate proposal system of the present invention is
The item information includes inventory information that indicates whether the item is in stock at the store,
The coordinate extraction means may be characterized by extracting only coordinates that are configured only from items in stock.
With this feature, the coordination proposal system of the present invention can propose a coordination that can be purchased by a customer at a store and used immediately.

  Since the coordination proposal system of the present invention selects items from item information based on the combination pattern information and configures the coordination, it does not require input of additional information depending on the individual customer and creation of coordination by an expert. There is an effect that the selection of coordinates does not depend on the fashion sense of the customer through the selection of items by.

In addition, the coordinate proposal system of the present invention can have the following effects.
Coordination can be proposed in consideration of the type of clothing, color (color), collar shape, sleeve shape, user group and impression.
It is possible to propose a good coordination using items that the user has or items that have been decided to purchase in a short time.
When additional information is input, it is possible to propose a coordinate that matches the additional information.
Coordinates can be presented visually to the user, and better coordination can be preferentially presented.
Can be used for internet shopping.
Coordinates that customers can purchase at the store and can be used immediately can be proposed.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the structure of programs and data. (Example 1) FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the contents of item information. (Example 1) FIG. 3 shows the contents of item classification. (Example 1) FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the contents of the silhouette combination pattern information. (Example 1) FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an input screen of the computer. (Example 1) FIG. 6 is a diagram showing silhouette coordination. (Example 1) FIG. 7 shows a coordinate list. (Example 1) FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the presented coordinates. (Example 1) FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the structure of programs and data. (Example 2) FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the contents of the temporary coordination list. (Example 2) FIG. 11 shows the contents of the coordination list. (Example 2) FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the structure of programs and data. (Example 3)

  The purpose of configuring the coordinates by selecting items from the item information based on the combination pattern information was realized by the program.

In this embodiment, a visitor looks for a coordinate that suits herself at a clothing store.
A personal computer is installed at the store, and a program for operating the coordinate proposal system of the present invention is installed in the computer and necessary data is held. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of the program and data.

(Explanation of data)
Item information 1 is held in the database. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the contents of item information in the present embodiment. Item information is held for each piece of clothing such as a jacket or blouse, and includes item number, brand, category, item sub-classification, color, collar and sleeve information, and inventory quantity. Here, the item small classification is classification of items such as a jacket, a blouse, and a T-shirt, and is information encoded as “10102” instead of a word such as “blouse”. Here, “1” at the head of “10101” represents an outer. The next “01” represents a standard outer and the last “02” represents a jacket. When searching, for example, by searching for items whose item classification starts with “1” by searching for items whose item classification starts with “101”, by searching for items whose item classification starts with “101” By searching for all items whose item category is standard outer, or by searching for items whose item category is “10102”, it is possible to inspect all items whose item minor category is jacket. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the contents of item classification in the present embodiment.
The color, collar and sleeve are coded in the same way.
In FIG. 2, for example, the item with the item number O01 at the head is a jacket manufactured by Company X, which is gray, the collar is a tailored collar, and the sleeve is a long sleeve. Such specific details for each item are not necessarily required for understanding the present invention, and will be described based on the data after encoding.

  As the combination pattern information 2, silhouette combination pattern information 21, color combination pattern information 22, collar combination pattern information 23, and sleeve combination pattern information 24 are held in the database. The combination pattern information 2 is held for each combination of items having excellent fashionability, and includes information specifying items and other information. Here, the information for specifying the item is information about the outer for the silhouette combination pattern information and the color combination pattern information, information about the tops and information about the bottoms, and information about the collar combination pattern information and the sleeve combination pattern information. Information about and tops. Other information includes age of adaptation, adaptation height, adaptation body shape, and priority. The priority is numerical data that takes a larger value for a combination having higher fashionability.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the contents of the silhouette combination pattern information 21 in the present embodiment. The silhouette combination pattern information 21 is combination pattern information in which information for specifying an item specifies an item through item classification. The specified item classification may be any of the item major classification, the item middle classification, and the item minor classification. As described above, the item classification in the item information is coded, and retrieval by any of the item major classification, the item middle classification, and the item small classification is possible.

  Similarly, the color combination pattern information 22, the collar combination pattern information 23, and the sleeve combination pattern information 24 are held based on the coded item classification. In addition, a collar and a sleeve are information about outer and tops, and bottoms do not have the information of a collar and sleeves. Therefore, the information specifying the item included in the collar combination pattern information and the sleeve combination pattern information is information about the outer and information about the tops, and does not include information about the bottoms.

(Operation by visitors)
Visitors operate the computer to search for coordinates that match their age.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an input screen of the computer. Here, the item designation area 31 realizes data input by the item limiting means 41, the item desired area 32 realizes data input by the item selection means 42, and the other information area 33 realizes data input by the additional information designation means 43. .
The visitor enters “42” in the age field in the other information area 33, selects “Receive at the store” in the product delivery request field, and enters the coordinate proposal execution button without entering anything else. Click 34.

(Program operation)
The data “42” input in the age column and “Receive at the store” selected in the product delivery request column are sent to the information distinction unit 44 by the additional information designation unit 43. The information discriminating means 44 converts the input information into information suitable for the program as necessary, and classifies the information into combination limited information 45 or item limited information 46.
The combination limitation information is as follows. For example, the information indicating the age limits what should be searched among the combination patterns by limiting the adaptive age of the combination pattern information. As described above, the information for limiting the combination pattern is the combination limitation information.
Item limited information is as follows. For example, the information specifying the brand limits the item to be searched among the items by limiting the brand of the item. As described above, information for limiting an item is item limitation information.
The information distinction means 44 converts “42” into data meaning “including 42 years of age for adaptation” and outputs the data as combination limited information 45. The information distinction means 44 converts “received now at store” into data meaning “inventory quantity is 1 or more”, and outputs it as item limited information 46.

  The silhouette pattern extraction means 511 searches the silhouette combination pattern information 21 with reference to the combination limitation information 45 and outputs a silhouette pattern 521 which is a pattern to be searched. As the combination limitation information, there is data indicating that “adaptation age includes 42 years old”. The silhouette pattern extraction means 511 searches the silhouette combination pattern information 21 under these conditions, and outputs the silhouette combination pattern shown in FIG. 4 excluding the number 4 (not suitable for 42 years old) as the silhouette pattern 521.

  Similarly, the color pattern extraction unit 512, the collar pattern extraction unit 513, and the sleeve pattern extraction unit 514 output the color pattern 522, the collar pattern 523, and the sleeve pattern 524, respectively.

The silhouette coordinate extraction means 531 searches the item information 1 for each of the outer, tops, and bottoms for each combination included in the silhouette pattern 521 using the item classification specified by the combination as a search condition. Thereafter, the silhouette coordinate extraction unit 531 refers to the item limitation information 46 and deletes items that do not match the item limitation information 46.
Hereinafter, the combination shown in the first line of the silhouette combination pattern information of FIG. 4 will be described. “101” is designated as the outer item, and the items whose middle classification is 101, O01, O02, and O03 are searched from the item information shown in FIG. The item limitation information 46 specifies that “the inventory quantity is 1 or more”, and the item O02 whose inventory quantity is 0 is deleted. As a result, O01 and O03 are extracted as outer. Similarly, T01 and T02 are extracted as tops, and B01 and B02 are extracted as bottoms.
The silhouette coordinate extraction means 531 obtains a direct product of a set of items of outer, tops and bottoms extracted as a result of the above processing. In the present embodiment, two outer, two tops and two bottoms are extracted, and a total of 8 (= 2 × 2 × 2) coordinates (combination of outer, tops and bottoms) is obtained. These combinations are those shown in the first eight rows of FIG.
The silhouette coordinate extraction means 531 performs the above processing for all the combinations included in the silhouette pattern 521, and outputs the resulting coordinate as a silhouette coordinate. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing silhouette coordination in the present embodiment.

  Similarly, the color coordinate extracting unit 532, the collar coordinate extracting unit 533, and the sleeve coordinate extracting unit 534 extract the color coordinate 542, the collar coordinate 543, and the sleeve coordinate 544, respectively. Here, the collar coordinates and the sleeve coordinates do not include bottoms information.

The coordinate list-up means 55 obtains coordinates commonly included in the silhouette coordinate 541, the color coordinate 542, the collar coordinate 543, and the sleeve coordinate 544, that is, the product set of these four coordinates, and sets it as a temporary coordinate list. At this time, the collar coordinates 543 and the sleeve coordinates 544 do not include bottoms information, but are handled as arbitrary bottoms are allowed.
The coordinate list-up means 55 extracts coordinates from the temporary coordinate list by limiting silhouette coordinates, color coordinates, collar coordinates and sleeve coordinates to the same category. Here, for coordinates having two or more categories, it is sufficient that one of these categories is the same as the other coordinate category.
If there is priority level data for the coordinate coordinates 541, the color coordinates 542, the collar coordinates 543, and the sleeve coordinates 544 that serve as the basis for each of the extracted coordinates, the coordinate list-up means 55 sets these priority values. Sum is the overall priority. If any of the silhouette coordinates 541, the color coordinates 542, the collar coordinates 543, and the sleeve coordinates 544 has no priority data, the priority value is treated as zero.
The coordinate list-up means 55 outputs the extracted coordinates as a coordinate list 6. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a coordination list in the present embodiment.
Comparing FIG. 7 to FIG. 6 (silhouette coordination), the list in FIG. 7 is a subset of silhouette coordination in FIG. 6 because it is a common part with color coordination, collar coordination and sleeve coordination and the category matches. ing. In addition, since the item O02 is not in stock, the coordinates including the item O02 are deleted. The total priority is a value different from the priority shown in FIG. 6 by adding the priority of color coordination, collar coordination and sleeve coordination.

  The presenting means 7 displays the coordinates included in the coordination list 6 as an image of each item in descending order of overall priority. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the presented coordinates. By clicking the “next” button 73, images of coordinates in the next order are displayed in the order of overall priority.

(Effect of this embodiment)
According to the present embodiment, it is possible to visually present coordinates that take into consideration the silhouette, color, collar, and sleeves and that meet the conditions specified by the visitors in the order of high fashionability. Thereby, coordination can be effectively proposed to the visitor at the store.
According to the present embodiment, a coordinate system composed only of items in stock at the store is proposed. Visitors can purchase their favorite coordinates on the spot.
In this embodiment, coordinates are extracted in consideration of silhouettes, colors, collars and sleeves, so that it is possible to prevent presenting coordinates that do not meet these requirements. In addition, since the silhouette, color, collar and sleeves are determined from the item information, there is no need to change the coordinate information even if there is an item change. Coordinates with excellent fashion are automatically extracted.

  In the present embodiment, similar to the first embodiment, the visitor searches for a coordinate that the visitor himself has at the store of the clothing store. In the present embodiment, the processing is speeded up by using the item designation coordinate information 56. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the configuration of programs and data in the present embodiment. Hereinafter, a description will be given centering on differences from the first embodiment.

In place of the combination pattern information 2, item designation coordinate information 56 is provided.
Coordinate information acquisition means 571 is provided in place of the silhouette pattern extraction means and the silhouette coordinate extraction means.
The selected item information 47 is provided as an output of the information distinction means, and the selected item information 47 is input to the coordinate information acquisition means 571.
The item information 1, the combination limitation information 45 and the item limitation information 46 are input to the coordination list-up means 55.

The item designation coordination information 56 is a designation of all items in the coordination list 6 that would be obtained when a visitor designated one item and did not designate another in the coordination proposal system of the first embodiment. Corresponding to the item, it is held in the database so that the item can be searched as a key. Prior to using the program, a coordinate list is extracted by the coordinate pre-extraction means 58 with reference to the item information 1 and the combination pattern information 2. The coordinate pre-extraction means 58 performs the same operation as the coordinate extraction means 5 in the first embodiment.
As long as there is no increase / decrease in item information, the coordinates that would be obtained if the visitor specified one item and did not specify another did not change. Therefore, it is only necessary to perform coordinate pre-extraction when there is an increase or decrease in item information such as addition of a new product.

(Operation by visitors)
Visitors found their favorite jacket at the store. The computer is operated in order to search for a coordinate of the same brand X that fits the jacket.
In the computer input screen shown in FIG. 5, the visitor inputs the item number (O01) of the favorite jacket in the item designation area, and enters the brand name (X) of the desired brand in the brand column of the item desired area. Then, “42” is entered in the age field in the other information area 33, “Receive at the store” is selected in the commodity delivery request field, and the coordination proposal execution button 34 is clicked.

(Program operation)
The item number input in the item designation area is sent to the information discriminating means 44 by the item limiting means 41 and the data “42” inputted in the age column is sent by the additional information specifying means 43.
The information distinction means 44 outputs the item number as selected item information 47. The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the information distinguishing means 44 outputs the item number sent from the item limiting means as selected item information.
The information distinction means 44 converts “42” into data meaning “includes 42 years of age for adaptation” and appropriately encodes the brand name as combination-limited information, and “receives now at store” It is converted into data meaning “1 or more” and output as item limited information.

The coordinate information acquisition means 571 searches the item designation coordinate information 56 using the item number as the selected item information 47 as a key, and obtains a temporary coordinate list 572. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the contents of the temporary coordination list in the present embodiment.
In FIG. 10, the outer is only O01 corresponding to the selected item information 47. Further, the first embodiment includes a combination based on the number 4 of the silhouette pattern of FIG. 4 that has been deleted based on the combination limitation information.

  The coordination list-up means 55 deletes the coordination that does not match the combination limitation information 45 and the item limitation information 46 from the temporary coordination list 572. This deletion process is performed based on the additional information included in the temporary coordination list 572, and item information is referenced as necessary. In this embodiment, coordinates that do not include 42 years old are deleted as the adaptation age. In addition, by referring to the item information, the item brand name is obtained and coordinates including items of other brand names are deleted, and it is determined whether the item is “stock quantity is 1 or more” and the stock quantity Delete coordinates that contain items with 0. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the contents of the coordination list in the present embodiment. When FIG. 11 is compared with FIG. 10, the second coordinate is deleted because the brand of the item B02 is not X in FIG. 10, and the third and fourth coordinates are deleted because they do not include 42 years old as the adaptation age. ing.

  The operations of the program not described above, such as the operation of the presenting means, are the same as in the first embodiment.

(Effect of this embodiment)
According to the present embodiment, the effects shown in the first embodiment can be obtained, and at the same time, the coordinated presentation when one item is designated can be performed at high speed, so the visit until the presentation is received Customer waiting time can be shortened.

  In this embodiment, a coordination proposal system is used in Internet shopping. The operation of the program is the same as in the first or second embodiment. By operating the coordinate extraction means, which is the core of the program, on the server and operating the user interface part on the client, it is possible to utilize it in Internet shopping. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the configuration of programs and data in the present embodiment.

The Internet server holds item information 1 and also holds at least one of combination pattern information 2 and item designation coordinate information 56. In the Internet server, information distinction means 44 and coordinate extraction means 5 are operating. The operations of the information distinction means 44 and the coordinate extraction means 5 are the same as those in the first or second embodiment. In the Internet server, the image presentation means 71 is operating.
In the Internet client, an item limiting unit 41, an item selecting unit 42, an additional information specifying unit 43, and an image display unit 72 are operating. The image display means 72 is a means for displaying the image transmitted from the image presentation means 71 on the screen of the client. The image display means 71 and the image display means 72 are combined to provide the presentation means 7 in the first or second embodiment. It corresponds to.

(User operations and server operations)
The user accesses the homepage of the coordination proposal system using the Internet. An input screen similar to that shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the screen of the Internet client used by the user. The user performs input corresponding to the user's request and clicks the coordinate proposal execution button 34.
The input by the user is transmitted to the information distinguishing means 44 of the Internet server through the Internet. In the Internet server, the coordinate list 6 is created in the same manner as in the first or second embodiment.
The image presenting means 71 generates an image about a coordinate with high priority, inserts it into a part of a homepage on the Internet, and transmits it to the image display means 72. The image display means 72 displays the transmitted image.
The item limiting unit 41, the item selecting unit 42, the additional information specifying unit 43, and the image display unit 72 may use the function of a commonly used Internet browser.

(Effect of this embodiment)
According to the present embodiment, the coordination proposal system can be provided as an Internet homepage, and a large number of users including customers who do not visit the store can be acquired.

(Extended example)
The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and other embodiments that extend the above-described embodiments are possible. An example of such extension is shown below.
The processing procedures and data structures shown in the embodiments are not limited to the above. You may make it obtain the result equivalent to an Example using another process sequence and data structure.
In Example 1 and Example 2, as shown in FIG. 8, the presentation unit displays the image of the item included in the coordinate for each item, but does not display the item for each item, and the image of the item and the image of the human body It is good also as the image which put together and put on coordinates. Further, a list of items included in the coordinates may be displayed as text or output to a file without displaying an image.
In the first embodiment, the information shown in FIG. 5 is input by the user, but other information may be input. In this case, the processing of the information distinction means 44 and the coordinate extraction means 5 is configured so that arbitrary information that constitutes a search condition for the combination or item is input and the search is performed according to the information.
The system configuration is different between the first embodiment and the second embodiment, but these systems may be used in combination. Specifically, a program that executes the process shown in the second embodiment when an item number is input from the item limiting unit 41, and executes the process shown in the first embodiment in other cases. Can be created.
In the second embodiment, the visitor operates, but the operation may be performed on the store side independently of the visitor's request. For example, an item that the store desires to expand sales, an item that conducts a campaign, or an item that has excess inventory may be specified, and the coordinate list may be output as a file. The store can promote the overall sales by referring to the file to find other items that make up the fashionable coordinates and displaying the items together. Here, the store may be retail or wholesale.

  Coordinates can be proposed based on item information, and can be usefully used in clothing store sales, Internet shopping, and clothing wholesaler item selection.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Item information 2 Combination pattern information 31 Item designation | designated area 41 Item limitation means 5 Coordinate extraction means 6 Coordination list 7 Presentation means

Claims (14)

  Item information is held in a database, one or more combination pattern information indicating whether or not a combination of items is permitted as a coordinate is held, and combinations of items held in the database based on the combination pattern information A coordinate suggestion system characterized by having a coordinate extraction means for extracting a coordinate that is Holding at least one of silhouette combination pattern information, color combination pattern information, collar combination pattern information and sleeve combination pattern information as the combination pattern information;
The coordinate suggestion system according to claim 1, wherein the coordinate extraction unit extracts only coordinates that are allowed based on all the held combination pattern information. As the combination pattern information, silhouette combination pattern information, color combination pattern information, collar combination pattern information and sleeve combination pattern information are all retained,
The coordinate extracting means extracts only coordinates that are allowed based on all combination pattern information including silhouette combination pattern information, color combination pattern information, collar combination pattern information, and sleeve combination pattern information. The coordinate proposal system of Claim 1 or Claim 2. The combination pattern information includes a category,
The coordinate extraction means is permitted based on all combination pattern information including silhouette combination pattern information, color combination pattern information, collar combination pattern information, and sleeve combination pattern information, and only coordinates that can be given the same category. The coordinate suggestion system according to claim 3, wherein the coordinate is extracted. The user has an item limiting means for limiting items by their attributes;
The coordinate suggestion system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the coordinate extraction unit extracts a coordinate including only limited items. An item selection means for the user to select one or more items,
The coordinate suggestion system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the coordinate extraction means extracts only coordinates that include all of the selected items. About the item held in the database, the result of extracting the coordinates when the user selects the item by the item selection means is held as a coordinate list by item,
The coordinate suggestion system according to claim 6, wherein the coordinate extraction unit extracts coordinates with reference to the item-specific coordinate list. At least one of the combination pattern information includes additional information,
A user has additional information specifying means for specifying additional information;
The coordinate extracting means extracts only coordinates in which all of the additional information given based on any combination pattern information matches the additional information specified by the additional information specifying means. The coordinate proposal system of any one of claim | item 1 -7.   The coordinate suggestion system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a coordinate presentation unit that presents a coordinate extracted by the coordinate extraction unit to a user.   The coordinate suggestion system according to claim 9, wherein the coordinate presentation unit displays an image of each item included in the coordinate on a screen.   The coordinate proposal according to claim 9, wherein the coordinate presentation means displays an image of a state in which all items included in the coordinate are worn simultaneously by combining images of items included in the coordinate on a screen. system. At least one of the combination pattern information includes a priority,
The coordinate extraction means calculates an overall priority based on the priority given by each combination pattern information,
The coordinate suggestion system according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the coordinate presentation means presents coordinates in order of overall priority.   13. The system according to claim 9, wherein the database and the combination pattern information are provided in a server, and the coordinate presentation unit presents coordinates on a screen of a client connected to the server via the Internet. Coordination proposal system according to item 1. The item information includes inventory information indicating whether the item is in stock in the store,
The coordinate suggestion system according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the coordinate extraction means extracts only coordinates that are configured only from items in stock.

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