JP2011203793A - Electronic store system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic store system for selling commodities via a communication line.SOLUTION: This system includes: a publisher device 160 which is a device managed by a publisher of an information magazine placed with introduction articles of the commodities and which processes data related to the introduction articles of the commodities placed in the information magazine; a store device 140 which is a device managed by a related person of a store receiving and selling the commodities placed in the information magazine and which processes data related to the commodities sold in the store; provider devices 170 which are devices managed by dealers providing, to the publisher, information about the commodities placed in the information magazine, and shipping, to the store, the commodities whose information is provided to the publisher, and which provide the information to the publisher and process the data related to the commodities shipped to the store; and an electronic store device 110 generating an image of a virtual space simulating a three-dimensional space of the store in real time and providing an electronic store selling the commodities inside the virtual space.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic store system. In particular, the present invention relates to an electronic store system that sells products via a communication line.

  In recent information magazines, there are many lifestyle magazines that introduce products with high entertainment and hobbies. In general, in lifestyle magazines, the product name, price, product introduction article, etc., as well as the address and telephone number of the store selling the product, and the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the electronic store ) Etc. are described.

  When a consumer wants to purchase a product listed in the lifestyle magazine at a store, he or she makes a call to the store's phone number listed with the article's introduction article, etc. Depending on the store's address, you will go to the store. In addition, when a consumer intends to purchase a product listed in the lifestyle magazine at an electronic store, the consumer accesses the electronic store by relying on the URL of the electronic store described along with an article introducing the product. Will do.

  In the store, since the product can be picked up and viewed, it can be purchased after sufficiently checking the texture of the product. On the other hand, not all products that are introduced in lifestyle magazines are in stores. Therefore, when a consumer wants to compare a plurality of products introduced in the lifestyle magazine, the consumer has to go to a different store where each product is placed.

  On the other hand, in an electronic store, a photograph introducing a product is often rough and must be purchased without being able to fully check the texture of the product. Further, like the above-mentioned stores, not all products introduced in lifestyle magazines are sold at electronic stores. Therefore, when a consumer wants to compare a plurality of products introduced in the lifestyle magazine, the consumer has to access different electronic stores that sell each product.

  As a technique related to a plurality of electronic stores, a product search server that cross-searches product information of a large number of electronic stores operated on the Internet and notifies a search requester is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ). This product search server stores the location of the Web page exhibited by each online store server in association with the product description structure of the Web page. The product search server communicates with the search requester computer, delivers the screen composition data of the query entry form as desired, receives the query contents entered therein, and receives the search requester's mail address and The data is stored in the query storage unit in association with each other. Then, the product search server investigates the Web page exhibited by each electronic store server based on the product description structure, and the predetermined product related information described at a predetermined position on the page matches the query content. If there is, create a standard e-mail in which the location of the Web page and appropriate product-related information obtained from this page are written in the e-mail body, and send this e-mail to the e-mail address corresponding to the content of the query Send it.

JP 2002-015113 A

  According to the product search server described in Patent Literature 1, the consumer can save the trouble of accessing a plurality of electronic stores individually. However, the product information obtained by the consumer is simply a collection of information that matches the search keyword from information centered on a rough photograph of the product sold at each electronic store. For this reason, consumers are not only able to fully confirm the texture of each product, but also obtain valuable information that stimulates their desire to purchase, such as information introduced in lifestyle magazines. difficult.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to the first aspect of the present invention, an electronic store system that sells products via a communication line is managed by a publisher of an information magazine that posts articles about products. A publisher device that processes data related to product introduction articles published in information magazines, and a device that is managed by parties involved in stores that receive and sell products published in information magazines. By providing a merchant device that processes data related to products sold in the merchant, and information on the products to be published in information magazines to publishers, as well as by companies that ship products that provide information to publishers to merchants A managed device that provides information to publishers and processes data related to products shipped to the store, and generates in real time an image of the virtual space imitating the store's 3D space , And an electronic shop equipment to provide an electronic shop to sell goods in the virtual space.

  The electronic store apparatus includes three-dimensional graphics representing display means arranged in a store for displaying products, and position information indicating a position where the three-dimensional graphics should be arranged in a virtual space. By arranging the display means information storage section stored in association with each other and the three-dimensional graphics stored in the display means information storage section according to the position information stored in the display means information storage section, an image of the virtual space A virtual space generation unit that generates a real-time image, and an image data transmission unit that transmits data related to the image of the virtual space generated by the virtual space generation unit to a customer device used by a customer accessing the electronic store. You may have.

  The store apparatus includes an image capturing unit that captures the received product, and includes a product data input receiving unit that receives position information indicating a display position of the product displayed in the store, and an image capturing unit. An image data input receiving unit that receives input of image data of a photographed product, data related to a product that the product data input receiving unit has received, and image data that the image data input receiving unit has received input. A merchandise data transmission unit that transmits to the apparatus, and the electronic store apparatus is based on the product data receiving unit that receives data about the product and image data from the store apparatus, and the image data received by the product data receiving unit. And a merchandise graphics generation unit for generating three-dimensional graphics representing the merchandise of the image data. The virtual space generation unit of the device further arranges the three-dimensional graphics generated by the product graphics generation unit according to the position information indicating the display position of the product included in the data related to the product received by the product data receiving unit. Thus, an image of the virtual space may be generated in real time.

  The electronic store apparatus further includes a visual field operation data receiving unit that receives data related to an operation for changing the visual field in the virtual space from the customer device, and the virtual space generation unit of the electronic store apparatus is received by the visual field operation data receiving unit. The virtual space image may be generated in real time so that the visual field of the virtual space displayed on the display unit of the customer apparatus is changed according to the visual field changing operation indicated by the data.

  The provider device includes a product information data transmission unit that transmits data related to product information published in the information magazine to the publisher device, and the publisher device receives data related to product information from the provider device. Product information data receiving unit and an introductory article that sends data related to product introductory articles that have been edited based on the product information indicated by the data received by the product information data receiving unit and published in the information magazine to the online store device A data transmission unit, and the online store device receives data related to the product introduction article from the publisher device, and data related to an operation for selecting the three-dimensional graphics of the product in the virtual space. The selection operation data receiving unit received from the customer device and the introduction operation of the product indicated by the data received by the introduction article data receiving unit are selected. Including information introductory article item of the selected operation target indicated by the data that the data receiving unit receives the data about the product, it may further include a product data transmitting unit that transmits to the customer device.

  The introductory article data transmission unit of the publisher device further transmits data related to the introductory article of the product to the store apparatus, and the store apparatus further includes printing means for printing the information, and the data related to the introductory article of the product is An introductory article data receiving unit received from the publisher device, a POP ad data generating unit for generating data relating to a POP ad including an introductory article of the product indicated by the data received by the introductory article data receiving unit of the device, and a POP You may further have the POP advertisement data output part which outputs the data which the advertisement data generation part produced | generated to the printing means.

  The electronic store device is a purchase operation target indicated by the purchase operation data receiving unit that receives data related to an operation of purchasing a product sold in the electronic store from the customer device, and the data received by the purchase operation data receiving unit. And a sales processing unit that performs sales processing of the product.

  The online store device transmits the sales product data to the store device including data on the target product sold by the sales processing unit and information on the customer who has purchased the product. The store apparatus further includes an output unit that outputs information to a store official, information on a target product sold at the electronic store, and information on a customer who has purchased the product. Including the sales merchandise data receiving unit that receives the data related to the target product sold at the online store from the electronic store device, and the data received by the sales product data receiving unit is output to the output unit of the device And a sales product data output unit.

  When an event related to the product is planned, the product data input receiving unit of the store terminal receives input of data related to the product further including information on the event, and the product data transmitting unit of the electronic store device Data related to the product, which further includes event information related to the product included in the data received by the receiving unit, may be transmitted to the customer device.

  The sales merchandise data transmission unit of the electronic merchandise apparatus transmits data related to the merchandise subject to sales processing, which further includes information on the number of sales of the target merchandise sold by the sales processing section, to the merchant apparatus. A product information storage unit that stores information on products sold at a store in association with information on the number of stocks of the product, and the number of products received that accepts input of data related to the number of products received at the store The data input reception unit, the sales number data input reception unit that accepts input of data related to the number of products sold at the store, and the number of goods received and sales indicated by the data received by the arrival number data input reception unit Based on the number of products sold indicated by the data received by the number data input receiving unit, or the number of products sold included in the data received by the sales product data receiving unit A stock number updating unit that updates inventory information items stored in the product information storage unit may further include.

  The store apparatus further includes an inventory number data transmission unit that transmits to the electronic store apparatus data relating to the inventory number of the product after being updated by the inventory number update unit of the apparatus, and the electronic store apparatus sells at the electronic store. A product information storage unit that stores information on a current product and information on the number of stocks of the product in association with each other, a stock number data receiving unit that receives data on the number of stocks of products from the store apparatus, An inventory number updating unit that updates information on the number of products stored in the product information storage unit of the device so that the number of products indicated by the received data is the same as the number of products in stock It's okay.

  The store apparatus further includes a sales number data transmitting unit that transmits the data received by the sales number data input receiving unit to the provider device, and the provider device provides a service to the business operator who ships the product to the store. Including output means for outputting information, including data on the number of products sold, a sales number data receiving unit receiving from the store apparatus, and the number of products sold indicated by the data received by the sales number data receiving unit, You may further have the goods data output part which outputs the data regarding the information of the said goods to the output means of the said apparatus.

  The online store apparatus further includes a sales number data transmission unit that transmits data related to the number of sales of the target product sold by the sales processing unit to the provider device. You may further receive the data regarding the number of sales of this from an electronic store apparatus.

  In the store apparatus, the customer data input receiving unit that receives the input of data related to the customer including the dimension information of each part of the body of the customer obtained by measuring the customer, and the customer data input receiving unit received the input A customer data transmission unit for transmitting data to the electronic store device, and the product data input receiving unit of the store device is a product to be worn according to the dimensions of each part of the body, The electronic store device accepts the input of data related to the product further including information on the allowable value of the dimension of each part of the body that can wear the product, and the electronic store device receives the data related to the customer from the store device, and the electronic data Indicated by the authentication processing unit that performs authentication processing for customers who have accessed the store, and the data related to the customer authenticated by the authentication processing unit among the data received by the customer data receiving unit The customer can wear on the basis of the size of each part of the body of the customer and the tolerance of the size of each part of the body that can wear the product included in the data related to the product received by the product data receiving unit And a virtual space generation unit of the online store device that represents the product specified by the product specification unit when placing the three-dimensional graphics generated by the product graphics generation unit. An image of the virtual space may be generated in real time by arranging the three-dimensional graphics so that it can be understood that the product is a product that the customer can wear.

  The above summary of the invention does not enumerate all the necessary features of the present invention, and sub-combinations of these feature groups can also be the invention.

  As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a virtual space imitating a three-dimensional space of an actual store that receives and sells products published in an information magazine is generated in real time, Since it is decided to sell the product, it is possible to provide the product in which the texture and the like are expressed in three dimensions together with valuable information that stimulates the consumer's desire to purchase.

It is a figure which shows an example of the utilization environment of the online store system 100 which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the block configuration of the online store server. It is a figure which shows an example of the block configuration of the shop terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the block configuration of the publisher terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the block configuration of the provider terminal 170a. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation | movement sequence of the electronic store server 110, the store terminal 140, the publisher terminal 160, the provider terminal 170, and the customer terminal 190. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation | movement sequence of the electronic store server 110, the store terminal 140, the publisher terminal 160, the provider terminal 170, and the customer terminal 190. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation | movement sequence of the electronic store server 110, the store terminal 140, the publisher terminal 160, the provider terminal 170, and the customer terminal 190. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation | movement sequence of the electronic store server 110, the store terminal 140, the publisher terminal 160, the provider terminal 170, and the customer terminal 190. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation | movement sequence of the electronic store server 110, the store terminal 140, the publisher terminal 160, the provider terminal 170, and the customer terminal 190. It is a figure which shows an example of the information stored in the display means information storage part 111 of the electronic store server 110 in a table format. It is a figure which shows an example of the information stored in the merchandise information storage part 123 of the electronic store server 110 in a table format. It is a figure which shows an example of the information stored in the customer information storage part 130 of the electronic store server 110 in a table format. It is a figure which shows an example of the information stored in the merchandise information storage part 149 of the customer terminal 140 in a table format. It is a figure which shows an example of the information stored in the customer information storage part 157 of the customer terminal 140 in a table format. It is a figure which shows an example of the information stored in the introduction article information storage part 165 of the publisher terminal 160 in a table format. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of each of an electronic store server 110, a store terminal 140, a publisher terminal 160, and a provider terminal 170. FIG.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described through embodiments of the invention. However, the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the scope of claims, and all combinations of features described in the embodiments are included. It is not necessarily essential for the solution of the invention.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of a usage environment of an online store system 100 according to an embodiment. The online store system 100 is a system for selling products via a communication line. An electronic store in the electronic store system 100 is a website that sells products received from a provider in a virtual space imitating the three-dimensional space of the store. A store is a store that receives and sells products published in information magazines. Information magazines are publications that publish articles about products. The provider is a business operator that provides information on products to be published in the information magazine to the publisher of the information magazine, and ships the products for which information has been provided to the publisher to the store. Specifically, the provider is a manufacturer of a product, a wholesaler of the product, a store different from the above store, and the like.

  The electronic store system 100 includes an electronic store server 110, a store terminal 140, a publisher terminal 160, a plurality of provider terminals 170a, b, c,... (Hereinafter collectively referred to as a provider terminal 170), and a plurality of customers. Terminals 190a, b, c,... (Hereinafter collectively referred to as customer terminals 190) and a communication line 210 are provided.

  The communication line 210 includes a computer network such as the Internet, a core network of a communication carrier, and various local networks. The shop terminal 140, the publisher terminal 160, the provider terminal 170, and the customer terminal 190 include a mobile phone, a portable information terminal such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), and a personal computer.

  The online store server 110 is a computer that generates an image of a virtual space imitating a 3D space of a store in real time and provides an electronic store that sells products in the virtual space. Specifically, the online store server 110 is communicatively connected to the store terminal 140, the publisher terminal 160, the provider terminal 170, and the customer terminal 190 via the communication line 210. The electronic store server 110 may be an example of the “electronic store apparatus” in the present invention.

  The store terminal 140 is a computer managed by a store related person who receives and sells a product published in an information magazine, and processes data related to the product sold in the store. Specifically, the store terminal 140 is communicatively connected to the electronic store server 110, the publisher terminal 160, and the provider terminal 170 via the communication line 210. The store terminal 140 may be an example of a “store device” in the present invention.

  The publisher terminal 160 is a computer managed by a publisher of an information magazine that posts product introduction articles, and processes data related to product introduction articles that are published in the information magazine. Specifically, the publisher terminal 160 is connected to the electronic store server 110, the store terminal 140, and the provider terminal 170 via the communication line 210. The publisher terminal 160 may be an example of a “publisher device” in the present invention.

  The provider terminal 170 is a computer managed by a company that provides information on products to be published in information magazines to publishers and ships products that provide information to publishers to stores, and provides information to publishers. And process data related to products shipped to stores. Specifically, the provider terminal 170 is connected to the electronic store server 110, the store terminal 140, and the publisher terminal 160 via the communication line 210. The provider terminal 170 may be an example of the “provider device” in the present invention.

  The customer terminal 190 is a computer used by a customer who accesses an electronic store. Specifically, the customer terminal 190 is connected to the online store server 110 via the communication line 210. The customer terminal 190 may be an example of the “customer device” in the present invention.

  As described above, in the electronic store system 100, an image of a virtual space imitating a three-dimensional space of an actual store is generated in real time, and an electronic store that sells products in the virtual space is provided. Note that the products sold in actual stores and electronic stores are products in which introductory articles are published in information magazines. In addition, products sold in actual stores and electronic stores are products received from providers who have provided product information to publishers of information magazines.

  In the online store system 100, the online store server 110 should have 3D graphics representing display means arranged in the store for displaying products, and the 3D graphics should be placed in a virtual space. The position information indicating the position is associated with and stored in the external storage device. Then, the online store server 110 generates a virtual space image in real time by arranging the three-dimensional graphics stored in the external storage device in accordance with the position information stored in the external storage device. Then, the online store server 110 transmits data related to the image of the virtual space to the customer terminal 190 used by the customer who is accessing the online store.

  As described above, the electronic store system 100 provides a virtual space electronic store in which the three-dimensional graphics representing the display means are arranged in the same manner as the layout in an actual store.

  In the online store system 100, the store terminal 140 accepts input of data related to a product including position information indicating the display position of the product displayed in the store. In addition, the store terminal 140 receives input of image data of a product photographed by a digital camera. Then, the store terminal 140 transmits data relating to the product and image data to the online store server 110. When the electronic store server 110 receives data from the store terminal 140, the electronic store server 110 generates three-dimensional graphics representing a product of the image data based on the image data. Then, the online store server 110 generates an image of the virtual space in real time by further arranging three-dimensional graphics representing the product according to the position information indicating the display position of the product included in the data related to the product. .

  As described above, the electronic store system 100 provides a virtual space electronic store in which the three-dimensional graphics representing the products displayed in the store are arranged in the same manner as the display positions in the actual store. The digital camera may be an example of the “photographing unit” in the present invention.

  In the online store system 100, the online store server 110 receives from the customer terminal 190 data related to an operation for changing the field of view in the virtual space. And the online store server 110 produces | generates the image of virtual space in real time so that the visual field of the virtual space currently displayed on the display of the customer terminal 190 may be changed according to the visual field change operation.

  Thus, in the online store system 100, the field of view of the virtual space displayed on the display of the customer terminal 190 is changed according to the customer's operation at the customer terminal 190. The display may be an example of the “display unit” in the present invention.

  In the online store system 100, the provider terminal 170 transmits data related to information on products to be published in the information magazine to the publisher terminal 160. When the publisher terminal 160 receives data from the provider terminal 170, the publisher terminal 160 transmits data related to the article introduction article of the product edited based on the product information and published in the information magazine to the online store server 110. When the electronic store server 110 receives data from the publisher terminal 160, the electronic store server 110 receives data related to an operation for selecting the three-dimensional graphics of the product in the virtual space from the customer terminal 190. Then, the online store server 110 transmits, to the customer terminal 190, data relating to the product including information on the introduction article of the target product that has been selected and operated among the introduction articles of the product.

  As described above, in the online store system 100, when a product sold in the electronic store is selected by the customer, an introduction article when the selected product is published in the information magazine is displayed on the display of the customer terminal 190. Is displayed.

  In the electronic store system 100, the publisher terminal 160 further transmits data related to the article introduction article to the store terminal 140. When the store terminal 140 receives data from the publisher terminal 160, the store terminal 140 generates data related to the POP advertisement including the article introduction article and outputs it to the printer.

  As described above, in the online store system 100, a POP advertisement including an introduction article of a product when the product is published in the information magazine can be obtained as a POP advertisement for promoting the sale of the product displayed in the store. The printer may be an example of the “printing unit” in the present invention.

  In the online store system 100, the online store server 110 receives from the customer terminal 190 data related to an operation of purchasing a product sold in the online store. Then, the online store server 110 performs sales processing of the target product for which the purchase operation has been performed.

  In this way, in the online store system 100, products that are selected and operated by the customer among the products sold in the electronic store are sold.

  Also, in the online store system 100, the online store server 110 sends data related to the sales target product including information on the target product sold and information on the customer who purchased the product to the store terminal 140. Send. When the store terminal 140 receives data from the online store server 110, the store terminal 140 outputs the data to the display.

  In this way, in the online store system 100, the merchandise sold at the online store and the information of the customer who purchased the product are presented to the parties involved in the store. The display may be an example of the “output unit” in the present invention.

  In the online store system 100, when an event related to the product is planned, the store terminal 140 accepts input of data regarding the product further including information on the event. The online store server 110 transmits data related to the product, which further includes information on the event related to the target product for which the selection operation has been performed, to the customer terminal 190.

  As described above, in the online store system 100, when a product selected by the customer is selected in the online store, the product is planned in the actual store along with an introduction article when the product is published in the information magazine. Event information related to the product type is presented to the customer.

  Further, in the online store system 100, the online store server 110 transmits to the store terminal 140 data related to the target product for sale processing, which further includes information on the number of sales of the target product for sale processing. The store terminal 140 stores information on the products sold in the store and information on the number of stocks of the products in an external storage device in association with each other. Then, the store terminal 140 receives input of data related to the number of products received in the store. In addition, the store terminal 140 accepts input of data related to the number of products sold at the store. Then, the store terminal 140 updates information on the number of products in stock stored in the external storage device based on the number of products received, the number of products sold in the store, or the number of products sold in the electronic store.

  In this way, in the online store system 100, every time a product is received in an actual store or sold in an actual store or an electronic store, the items stored in the external storage device of the store terminal 140 are stored. The information on the stock quantity is updated.

  In the online store system 100, the store terminal 140 transmits data related to the number of stocks of products sold in the store to the online store server 110. The online store server 110 stores information on products sold at the online store and information on the number of stocks of the products in an external storage device in association with each other. Then, when receiving data from the store terminal 140, the online store system 100 updates the information on the number of products in stock stored in the external storage device so as to match the number of products in stock sold in the store.

  As described above, in the electronic store system 100, when the stock quantity of the product sold in the actual store fluctuates, the stock quantity of the product sold in the electronic store is also sold in the actual store accordingly. It fluctuates to be the same as the number of items in stock.

  In the online store system 100, the store terminal 140 transmits data related to the number of products sold in the store to the provider terminal 170. When the provider terminal 170 receives the data from the store terminal 140, the provider terminal 170 outputs data related to information on the product including the number of products sold in the store on the display.

  Thus, in the online store system 100, information such as the number of products sold in an actual store is provided to the provider who shipped the product. The display may be an example of the “output unit” in the present invention.

  Further, in the online store system 100, the online store server 110 transmits data relating to the number of sales of the target product subjected to the sales process to the provider terminal 170. The provider terminal 170 further receives data relating to the number of products sold from the online store server 110.

  In this way, in the online store system 100, information such as the number of products sold in the online store is provided to the provider who shipped the product.

  In the online store system 100, the store terminal 140 accepts input of customer-related data including information on the dimensions of each part of the customer's body obtained by measuring the customer, and transmits it to the online store server 110. . When the merchandise terminal 140 is a merchandise to be worn in accordance with the dimensions of each part of the body, the shop terminal 140 further includes information on tolerance values of the dimensions of each part of the body that can wear the merchandise. Accept input. The online store server 110 performs an authentication process on a customer who has accessed the online store. And the electronic store server 110 specifies the goods which a customer can wear based on the dimension of each part of a customer's body, and the tolerance value of the dimension of each part of the body which can wear a product. Then, the electronic store server 110 can understand that the customer can wear the 3D graphics expressing the product that the customer can wear when placing the 3D graphics that represents the product. By arranging, an image of the virtual space is generated in real time.

  In this way, in the online store system 100, for a product that must be worn in a size that matches the body, such as clothes and accessories, a product that matches the body size of the authenticated customer can be found. The 3D graphics of the product is displayed.

  In the present embodiment, for the purpose of preventing the explanation from becoming complicated, the configuration in which the electronic store system 100 includes the single electronic store server 100, the store terminal 140, and the publisher terminal 160 has been described. The online store system 100 may include a plurality of online store servers 100, a store terminal 140, and a publisher terminal 160.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of a block configuration of the online store server 110. The online store server 110 includes a display means information storage unit 111, a virtual space generation unit 112, an image data transmission unit 113, a product data reception unit 114, a product graphics generation unit 115, a visual field operation data reception unit 116, an introduction article data reception unit. 117, selection operation data reception unit 118, product data transmission unit 119, purchase operation data reception unit 120, sales processing unit 121, sales product data transmission unit 122, product information storage unit 123, inventory quantity data reception unit 124, inventory quantity update Unit 125, sales number data transmission unit 126, customer data reception unit 127, authentication processing unit 128, product identification unit 129, and customer information storage unit 130. Hereinafter, the function and operation of each component will be described.

  The virtual space generation unit 112 arranges the three-dimensional graphics stored in the display means information storage unit 111 according to the position information stored in the display means information storage unit 111, and the product data received by the product data reception unit 114 The virtual space image is generated in real time by further arranging the three-dimensional graphics generated by the product graphics generation unit 115 according to the position information indicating the display position of the product included in the related data. Specifically, when the virtual space generation unit 112 receives data related to the customer terminal 190 of the customer from the authentication processing unit 128, the virtual space generation unit 112 represents three-dimensional graphics representing display means arranged in a store for displaying products. The position information indicating the position where the three-dimensional graphics should be arranged in the virtual space is read from the display means information storage unit 111. In addition, the virtual space generation unit 112 reads, from the product information storage unit 123, three-dimensional graphics representing the product and position information indicating a display position where the product is displayed in the store. Then, the virtual space generation unit 112 arranges the three-dimensional graphics of the display means read from the display means information storage unit 111 in accordance with the position information of the three-dimensional graphics, and 3 of the products read from the product information storage unit 123. By arranging the three-dimensional graphics according to the position information of the three-dimensional graphics, an image of the virtual space is generated in real time. Then, the virtual space generation unit 112 sends the generated image data of the virtual space and data related to the customer terminal 190 of the customer to the image data transmission unit 113.

  The virtual space generation unit 112 also changes the virtual space so that the visual field of the virtual space displayed on the display of the customer terminal 190 is changed in accordance with the visual field change operation indicated by the data received by the visual field operation data receiving unit 116. Images in real time. Specifically, when the virtual space generation unit 112 receives, from the visual field operation data reception unit 116, data regarding an operation for changing the visual field in the virtual space and data regarding the customer terminal 190 of the customer who performed the visual field change operation, The three-dimensional graphics of the display means to be displayed with the changed visual field so that the visual field of the virtual space displayed on the display of the customer terminal 190 is changed in accordance with the visual field changing operation in the virtual space indicated by the data And the position information is read from the display means information storage unit 111. In addition, the virtual space generation unit 112 reads, from the product information storage unit 123, the three-dimensional graphics of the product to be displayed with the changed field of view and the position information thereof. Then, the virtual space generation unit 112 rearranges the three-dimensional graphics of the display means read from the display means information storage unit 111 according to the position information of the three-dimensional graphics, and stores the product information read from the product information storage unit 123. By rearranging the three-dimensional graphics according to the position information of the three-dimensional graphics, an image of the virtual space is regenerated in real time. Then, the virtual space generation unit 112 sends the regenerated virtual space image data and data related to the customer terminal 190 of the customer who performed the visual field change operation to the image data transmission unit 113.

  In addition, the virtual space generation unit 112 is a product that the customer can wear the three-dimensional graphics representing the product specified by the product specification unit 129 when arranging the three-dimensional graphics generated by the product graphics generation unit 115. The virtual space image is generated in real time by arranging so that it can be understood that. Specifically, when the virtual space generation unit 112 receives, from the product specification unit 129, data related to a product specified as a product that can be worn by the customer, the virtual space generation unit 112 reads out the 3D graphics of the product read from the product information storage unit 123. An image of the virtual space is generated in real time by arranging the three-dimensional graphics of the product indicated by the data received from the product specifying unit 129 so that the product can be worn by the customer. Then, the virtual space generation unit 112 sends the generated image data of the virtual space and data related to the customer terminal 190 of the customer to the image data transmission unit 113.

  The image data transmission unit 113 transmits data relating to the image of the virtual space generated by the virtual space generation unit 112 to the customer terminal 190 used by the customer who is accessing the online store. Specifically, when the image data transmission unit 113 receives the image data of the virtual space and the data related to the customer terminal 190 of the customer from the virtual space generation unit 112, the image data transmission unit 113 sends the virtual space to the customer terminal 190 indicated by the data. Send image data.

  The product data receiving unit 114 receives data related to the product and image data from the store terminal 140. Specifically, when the product data receiving unit 114 receives the data about the product and the image data from the store terminal 140, the product data receiving unit 114 stores each piece of information included in the data about the product in the product information storage unit 123, The image data is sent to the product graphics generation unit 115.

  The product graphics generation unit 115 generates 3D graphics representing the product of the image data based on the image data received by the product data reception unit 114. Specifically, when the product graphics generation unit 115 receives product image data from the product data reception unit 114, the product graphics generation unit 115 generates three-dimensional graphics representing the product based on the image data. Then, the product graphics generation unit 115 stores the generated 3D graphics in the product information storage unit 123.

  The visual field operation data receiving unit 116 receives data related to an operation for changing the visual field in the virtual space from the customer terminal 190. Specifically, when the visual field operation data receiving unit 116 receives data related to an operation for changing the visual field in the virtual space from the customer terminal 190, the data and data related to the customer terminal 190 of the customer who performed the visual field change operation are received. The data is sent to the virtual space generation unit 112.

  The introductory article data receiving unit 117 receives data related to the introductory article of the product from the publisher terminal 160. Specifically, when the introductory article data receiving unit 117 receives data on the introductory article of the product introduced in the information magazine from the publisher terminal 160, the introductory article data receiving unit 117 receives information on the introductory article of the product indicated by the data. 123.

  The selection operation data receiving unit 118 receives, from the customer terminal 190, data related to an operation for selecting the three-dimensional graphics of the product in the virtual space. Specifically, when the selection operation data receiving unit 118 receives, from the customer terminal 190, data related to an operation for selecting the three-dimensional graphics of the product in the virtual space, the customer and the customer of the customer who performed the product selection operation. Data relating to the terminal 190 is sent to the product data transmission unit 119.

  The product data transmission unit 119 is an introduction article of a target product that has been selected and indicated by the data received by the selection operation data reception unit 118 among the introduction articles of the product indicated by the data received by the introduction article data reception unit 117. Data relating to the product including the above information is transmitted to the customer terminal 190. In addition, the product data transmission unit 119 transmits data related to the product to the customer terminal 190 further including event information related to the product included in the data received by the product data reception unit 114. Specifically, the product data transmission unit 119 selects data related to an operation for selecting 3D graphics of a product in the virtual space and data related to the customer terminal 190 of the customer who performed the product selection operation. When the information is received from the product information storage unit 123, the product information storage unit 123 reads the information on the product, including the information of the introduction article of the target product for which the selection operation has been performed. Further, the product data transmission unit 119, when information on the event related to the target product selected and operated by the customer is stored in the product information storage unit 123, each item information including the event information is further included. Read from the product information storage unit 123. Then, the product data transmission unit 119 transmits the data related to each piece of information of the read product to the customer terminal 190 indicated by the data received from the selection operation data reception unit 118.

  The purchase operation data receiving unit 120 receives, from the customer terminal 190, data related to an operation for purchasing a product sold at an electronic store. Specifically, when the purchase operation data receiving unit 120 receives, from the customer terminal 190, data related to an operation for purchasing a product sold in an electronic store, the data and the customer terminal of the customer who performed the purchase operation of the product Data relating to 190 is sent to the sales processing unit 121.

  The sales processing unit 121 performs a sales process for the target product for which the purchase operation is indicated by the data received by the purchase operation data receiving unit 120. Specifically, the sales processing unit 121 receives, from the purchase operation data receiving unit 120, data related to an operation for purchasing a product sold in an electronic store and data related to a customer terminal 190 of a customer who has performed the product purchase operation. Upon receipt, the information of the target product for which the purchase operation is performed indicated by the data is read from the product information storage unit 123. Then, the sales processing unit 121 performs sales processing of the target product for which the purchase operation has been performed with the customer terminal 190 indicated by the data received from the purchase operation data reception unit 118. Then, the sales processing unit 121 stores data related to the target product subjected to the sales processing, including information on the target product for which sales processing has been performed, information on the number of sales of the product, and information on customers who have purchased the product. The data is sent to the data transmitter 122. In addition, the sales processing unit 121 sends data related to the number of sales of the target product for which sales processing has been performed to the sales number data transmission unit 126.

  The sales merchandise data transmission unit 122 includes information on a target product sold by the sales processing unit 121, information on the number of sales of the product, and information on customers who have purchased the product. The data regarding is transmitted to the shop terminal 140. Specifically, the sales merchandise data transmission unit 122 sells a target product that has been subjected to sales processing, including information on the target product that has been sold, information on the number of sales of the product, and information on customers who have purchased the product. When the data regarding the item is received from the sales processing unit 121, the data is transmitted to the store terminal 140.

  The stock quantity data receiving unit 124 receives data related to the stock quantity of the merchandise from the store terminal 140. Specifically, when the stock quantity data receiving unit 124 receives data related to the stock quantity of products sold at a store from the store terminal 140, the stock number data receiving unit 124 sends the data to the stock number updating unit 125.

  The stock quantity update unit 125 updates the information on the product stock number stored in the product information storage unit 123 so as to match the stock quantity of the product indicated by the data received by the stock quantity data receiving unit 124. Specifically, when the stock quantity update unit 125 receives data relating to the stock quantity of a product sold in a store from the stock quantity data receiving unit 124, the product quantity is matched with the stock quantity of the product indicated by the data. Information on the number of items in stock stored in the information storage unit 123 is updated.

  The sales number data transmission unit 126 transmits data relating to the number of sales of the target product sold by the sales processing unit 121 to the provider terminal 170. Specifically, when the sales number data transmission unit 126 receives data related to the sales number of the target product for which sales processing has been performed from the sales processing unit 121, the sales number data transmission unit 126 transmits the data to the provider terminal 170.

  The customer data receiving unit 127 receives data related to customers from the store terminal 140. Specifically, when the customer data receiving unit 127 receives data about the customer from the store terminal 140 including information on the dimensions of each part of the customer's body obtained by measuring the customer, the data is indicated by the data. Each piece of customer information is stored in the customer information storage unit 130.

  The authentication processing unit 128 performs authentication processing for a customer who has accessed the online store. Specifically, when the authentication processing unit 128 receives data related to the access request to the electronic store from the customer terminal 190, the authentication processing unit 128 reads the information stored in the customer information storage unit 130, and data related to the access request to the electronic store. The customer authentication process is performed with the customer terminal 190 that has transmitted. Then, if the customer cannot be authenticated, the authentication processing unit 128 sends the data regarding the customer terminal 190 that has transmitted the data regarding the access request to the online store to the virtual space generation unit 112. On the other hand, when the authentication processing unit 128 can authenticate the customer, the authentication processing unit 128 sends the data related to the customer terminal 190 that has transmitted the data related to the access request to the electronic store to the virtual space generation unit 112 and also relates to the authenticated customer. Data is sent to the product identification unit 129.

  The product specifying unit 129 relates to the size of each part of the customer's body indicated by the data related to the customer authenticated by the authentication processing unit 128 among the data received by the customer data receiving unit 127 and the product received by the product data receiving unit 114. The product that the customer can wear is specified based on the allowable value of the dimension of each part of the body that can wear the product included in the data. Specifically, when the product specifying unit 129 receives data regarding the authenticated customer from the authentication processing unit 128, the product specifying unit 129 reads out information on the dimensions of each part of the customer's body from the customer information storage unit 130, and wears the product. Information on the allowable value of the dimension of each part of the body to be obtained is read from the product information storage unit 123. And the goods specific | specification part 129 specifies the goods which a customer can wear based on these information. Then, the product identification unit 129 sends data related to the identified product to the virtual space generation unit 112.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a block configuration of the shop terminal 140. The store terminal 140 includes a product data input reception unit 141, an image data input reception unit 142, a product data transmission unit 143, an introductory article data reception unit 144, a POP advertisement data generation unit 145, a POP advertisement data output unit 146, and sales product data reception. Unit 147, sales product data output unit 148, product information storage unit 149, arrival number data input reception unit 150, sales number data input reception unit 151, inventory number update unit 152, inventory number data transmission unit 153, sales number data transmission unit 154, a customer data input reception unit 155, a customer data transmission unit 156, and a customer information storage unit 157. Hereinafter, the function and operation of each component will be described.

  The merchandise data input receiving unit 141 receives input of data related to merchandise including position information indicating the display position of the merchandise displayed in the store. Further, when an event related to the product is planned, the product data input receiving unit 141 receives an input of data regarding the product further including information on the event. In addition, when the product is a product to be worn according to the size of each part of the body, the product data input receiving unit 141 further includes information on the allowable value of the size of each part of the body that can wear the product. , Accepts input of data related to products. Specifically, when the product data input receiving unit 141 receives input of data related to a product, the product data input receiving unit 141 stores each piece of information included in the data in the product information storage unit 149.

  The image data input receiving unit 142 receives input of image data of a product photographed by a digital camera. Specifically, when the image data input accepting unit 142 accepts input of product image data taken by a digital camera, the image data input accepting unit 142 stores the image data in the product information storage unit 149.

  The merchandise data transmission unit 143 transmits to the online store server 110 the data related to the merchandise that the merchandise data input reception unit 141 has received and the image data that the image data input reception unit 142 has received the input. Specifically, when the information stored in the product information storage unit 149 is updated, the product data transmission unit 143 reads each piece of information including the updated information from the product information storage unit 149. Then, the product data transmission unit 143 transmits data related to the product including each piece of product information read from the product information storage unit 149 to the online store server 110.

  The introductory article data receiving unit 144 receives data related to the introductory article of the product from the publisher terminal 160. Specifically, when the introductory article data receiving unit 144 receives data related to an introductory article of a product published in an information magazine from the publisher terminal 160, the information indicated by the data is stored in the product information storage unit 149.

  The POP advertisement data generation unit 145 generates data related to the POP advertisement including the introduction article of the product indicated by the data received by the introduction article data reception unit 144. Specifically, the POP advertisement data generation unit 145 updates the updated information when the information of the article introducing the product published in the information magazine is updated among the information stored in the product information storage unit 149. Each information of the product that is included is read from the product information storage unit 149. Then, the POP advertisement data generation unit 145 generates data related to the POP advertisement including each piece of information of the read product. Then, the POP advertisement data generation unit 145 sends the generated data to the POP advertisement data output unit 146.

  The POP advertisement data output unit 146 outputs the data generated by the POP advertisement data generation unit 145 to the printer. Specifically, when the POP advertisement data output unit 146 receives data related to the POP advertisement from the POP advertisement data generation unit 145, the POP advertisement data output unit 146 outputs the data to the printer.

  The sales merchandise data receiving unit 147 stores data on the target merchandise sold at the electronic store, including information on the target merchandise sold at the electronic merchant and information on customers who purchased the merchandise. Receive from server 110. Specifically, the sales merchandise data receiving unit 147 includes information on the target merchandise sold at the electronic merchant, information on the number of sales of the merchandise, and information on customers who purchased the merchandise. When the data related to the product for which sales processing has been performed is received from the online store server 110, the data is sent to the sales product data output unit 148. In addition, the sales merchandise data receiving unit 147 includes, among the information included in the data received from the electronic store server 110, data including information on the number of sales of the target products sold at the electronic store, the stock quantity updating unit 152. Send to.

  The sales merchandise data output unit 148 outputs the data received by the sales merchandise data receiving unit 147 to the display. Specifically, the sales merchandise data output unit 148 includes information on the target merchandise sold at the electronic merchant, information on the number of sales of the merchandise, and information on customers who have purchased the merchandise. When data relating to the product for which sales processing has been performed is received from the sales product data receiving unit 147, the data is output to the display.

  The number-of-arrival data input receiving unit 150 receives input of data related to the number of goods received in the store. Specifically, upon receipt of input of data relating to the number of goods received in the store, the number-of-arrival data input receiving unit 150 sends the data to the inventory number updating unit 152.

  The sales number data input receiving unit 151 receives input of data related to the sales number of products sold at a store. Specifically, when the sales number data input accepting unit 151 accepts input of data related to the sales number of the product sold at the store, the sales number data input accepting unit 151 sends the data to the inventory number updating unit 152 and the sales number data transmitting unit 154.

  The stock quantity updating unit 152 is the number of goods received indicated by the data received by the number-of-arrival data input receiving unit 150, the number of products sold indicated by the data received by the sales number data input receiving part 151, or Based on the number of sales of products included in the data received by the sales product data receiving unit 147, the information on the number of products in stock stored in the product information storage unit 149 is updated. Specifically, when the stock quantity update unit 152 receives data relating to the number of goods received in the store from the arrival number data input reception unit 150, the stock quantity of the goods stored in the product information storage unit 149 is stored. Update the information. In addition, when the stock quantity update unit 152 receives from the sales quantity data input receiving unit 151 the data related to the sales number of the product sold at the store, the stock quantity updating unit 152 obtains information on the stock quantity of the product stored in the product information storage unit 149. Update. In addition, when the stock quantity update unit 152 receives data including information on the number of products sold at the online store from the sales product data reception unit 147, the stock number of the products stored in the product information storage unit 149. Update the information. Then, the inventory quantity update unit 152 sends data related to the updated inventory quantity of the product to the inventory quantity data transmission unit 153.

  The inventory quantity data transmission unit 153 transmits data regarding the inventory quantity of the product after the inventory quantity update unit 152 has updated to the online store server 110. Specifically, when the stock quantity data transmission unit 153 receives data related to the stock quantity of the product from the stock quantity update unit 152, the stock quantity data transmission unit 153 transmits the data to the online store server 110.

  The sales number data transmission unit 154 transmits the data received by the sales number data input reception unit 151 to the provider terminal 170. Specifically, when the sales number data transmission unit 154 receives data related to the sales number of a product sold at a store from the sales number data input reception unit 151, the sales number data transmission unit 154 transmits the data to the provider terminal 170.

  The customer data input accepting unit 155 accepts input of data related to a customer including information on dimensions of each part of the customer's body obtained by measuring the customer. Specifically, when the customer data input accepting unit 155 accepts input of data related to the customer including information on the dimensions of each part of the customer's body obtained by measuring the customer, the customer data input accepting unit 155 is included in the data. Each information is stored in the customer information storage unit 157.

  The customer data transmission unit 156 transmits the data received by the customer data input reception unit 155 to the online store server 110. Specifically, when the information stored in the customer information storage unit 157 is updated, the customer data transmission unit 156 reads each piece of customer information including the updated information from the customer information storage unit 157. Then, the customer data transmission unit 156 transmits data related to the customer including the customer information read from the customer information storage unit 157 to the online store server 110.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of a block configuration of the publisher terminal 160. The publisher terminal 160 includes a product information data receiving unit 161, a product information data output unit 162, an introduction article data input receiving unit 163, an introduction article data transmission unit 164, and an introduction article information storage unit 165. Hereinafter, the function and operation of each component will be described.

  The product information data receiving unit 161 receives data related to product information from the provider terminal 170. Specifically, when the product information data receiving unit 161 receives data related to information on products to be published in the information magazine from the provider terminal 170, the product information data receiving unit 161 sends the data to the product information data output unit 162.

  The merchandise information data output unit 162 outputs data relating to the information of the merchandise to be published in the information magazine to an output device such as a display or a printer. Specifically, when the product information data output unit 162 receives data related to information on products to be published in the information magazine from the product information data receiving unit 161, the product information data output unit 162 outputs the data to an output device such as a display or a printer.

  The introductory article data input receiving unit 163 receives input of data related to the introductory article of the product that is edited based on the provided product information and is published in the information magazine. Specifically, the introductory article data input accepting unit 163 is edited based on the provided product information and receives input of data related to the introductory article of the product published in the information magazine. Information is stored in the introductory article information storage unit 165.

  The introductory article data transmission unit 164 edits data related to the introductory article of the product, which is edited based on the information of the product indicated by the data received by the product information data receiving unit 161, and is published in the information magazine, and the online store server 110 and the store. Transmit to the terminal 140. Specifically, when the information stored in the introductory article information storage unit 165 is updated, the introductory article data transmission unit 164 displays each information of the introductory article including the updated information. Read from 165. Then, the introductory article data transmission unit 164 transmits data related to the introductory article of the product including the information of the introductory article read from the introductory article information storage unit 165 to the online store server 110 and the store terminal 140.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of a block configuration of the provider terminal 170a. The provider terminal 170a includes a product information data input receiving unit 171a, a product information data transmitting unit 172a, a sales number data receiving unit 173a, and a product data output unit 174a.

  The provider terminals 170b, c,... Other than the provider terminal 170a also have the same components as the components of the provider terminal 170a. In the following description, when distinguishing which provider terminal 170 is a constituent element of the provider terminal 170, the same subscripts (a, b) as the provider terminal 170 having each constituent element are used. , C,...) Are added to the end of each component to distinguish them. For example, the product information data input receiving unit 171a, the product information data input receiving unit 171b, and the product information data input receiving unit 171c are components of the provider terminal 170a, the provider terminal 170b, and the provider terminal 170c, respectively. Indicates.

  Further, in the following description, the function and operation of a component that is not given a subscript indicates the function and operation of any component that is assigned the same reference numeral. For example, the functions and operations described in the product information data input receiving unit 171 are the functions and operations of the product information data input receiving unit 171a, the product information data input receiving unit 171b, the product information data input receiving unit 171c,. Indicates. The function and operation of each component will be described below.

  The merchandise information data input accepting unit 171 accepts input of data relating to information on merchandise to be published in the information magazine. Specifically, when the product information data input accepting unit 171 accepts input of data related to information on products to be published in the information magazine, the product information data input accepting unit 171 sends the data to the product information data transmitting unit 172.

  The product information data transmission unit 172 transmits data related to information on products to be published in the information magazine to the publisher terminal 160. Specifically, when the product information data transmission unit 172 receives data related to information on products to be published in the information magazine from the product information data input reception unit 171, the product information data transmission unit 172 transmits the data to the publisher terminal 160.

  The sales number data receiving unit 173 receives data related to the number of sales of products from the online store server 110 and the store terminal 140. Specifically, when the sales number data receiving unit 173 receives data related to the sales number of the product from the online store server 110, the sales number data receiving unit 173 sends the data to the product data output unit 174. In addition, when the sales number data receiving unit 173 receives data related to the sales number of the product from the store terminal 140, the sales number data receiving unit 173 sends the data to the product data output unit 174.

  The product data output unit 174 outputs data relating to information on the product including the number of products sold indicated by the data received by the sales number data receiving unit 173 to the display. Specifically, when the product data output unit 174 receives data related to product information including the number of products sold at a store or an electronic store from the sales number data receiving unit 173, the product data output unit 174 outputs the data to the display. .

  6 to 10 show an example of an operation sequence of the electronic store server 110, the store terminal 140, the publisher terminal 160, the provider terminal 170, and the customer terminal 190.

  When the merchandise information data input accepting unit 171 of the provider terminal 170 accepts input of data related to the information of the merchandise to be published in the information magazine (S101), the data is sent to the merchandise information data transmitting unit 172. When the product information data transmission unit 172 receives data related to information on products to be published in the information magazine from the product information data input reception unit 171, the product information data transmission unit 172 transmits the data to the publisher terminal 160 (S102).

  When the product information data receiving unit 161 of the publisher terminal 160 receives data related to information on products to be published in the information magazine from the provider terminal 170, the product information data receiving unit 161 sends the data to the product information data output unit 162. When the product information data output unit 162 receives data related to information on products to be published in the information magazine from the product information data receiving unit 161, the product information data output unit 162 outputs the data to an output device such as a display or a printer (S103).

  When the introductory article data input receiving unit 163 of the publisher terminal 140 receives an input of data related to an introductory article of a product that is edited based on the provided product information and published in the information magazine (S104), Each piece of information shown is stored in the introductory article information storage unit 165.

  When the information stored in the introductory article information storage unit 165 is updated, the introductory article data transmission unit 164 of the publisher terminal 140 displays each information of the introductory article including the updated information. Read from 165. Then, the introductory article data transmission unit 164 transmits data related to the introductory article of the product including each information of the introductory article read from the introductory article information storage unit 165 to the online store server 110 and the store terminal 140 (S105, S106). .

  When the introductory article data receiving unit 117 of the online store server 110 receives data on the introductory article of the product introduced in the information magazine from the publisher terminal 160, the introductory article information of the product indicated by the data is stored in the product information storage unit. 123.

  When the introductory article data receiving unit 144 of the store terminal 140 receives data related to the introductory article of the product published in the information magazine from the publisher terminal 160, the information indicated by the data is stored in the product information storage unit 149.

  The POP advertisement data generation unit 145 of the store terminal 140 includes the updated information when the information of the article introduction article of the product published in the information magazine is updated among the information stored in the product information storage unit 149. , Each information of the product is read from the product information storage unit 149. Then, the POP advertisement data generation unit 145 generates data related to the POP advertisement including each piece of information of the read product (S107). Then, the POP advertisement data generation unit 145 sends the generated data to the POP advertisement data output unit 146. When the POP advertisement data output unit 146 receives data relating to the POP advertisement from the POP advertisement data generation unit 145, the POP advertisement data output unit 146 outputs the data to the printer (S108).

  Upon receipt of data relating to the number of goods received in the store (S109), the number-of-arrival data input receiving unit 150 of the shop terminal 140 sends the data to the inventory number updating unit 152. When the stock quantity update unit 152 receives the data related to the number of goods received in the store from the arrival number data input reception unit 150, the stock quantity update unit 152 updates the information on the stock quantity of the product stored in the product information storage unit 149. (S110). Then, the inventory quantity update unit 152 sends data related to the updated inventory quantity of the product to the inventory quantity data transmission unit 153. When the inventory quantity data transmission unit 153 receives data on the inventory quantity of the product from the inventory quantity update unit 152, the inventory quantity data transmission unit 153 transmits the data to the online store server 110 (S111).

  When the stock quantity data receiving unit 124 of the online store server 110 receives data related to the stock quantity of products sold in the store from the store terminal 140, the data is sent to the stock number updating unit 125. When the inventory quantity updating unit 125 receives data relating to the inventory quantity of a product sold at a store from the inventory quantity data receiving unit 124, the inventory quantity updating unit 125 stores the data in the product information storage unit 123 so as to match the inventory quantity of the product indicated by the data. Information on the number of stored items in stock is updated (S112).

  When the merchandise data input accepting unit 141 of the store terminal 140 accepts the input of the data related to the merchandise (S113), it stores each information included in the data in the merchandise information storing unit 149.

  When the image data input receiving unit 142 of the store terminal 140 receives the input of the image data of the product photographed by the digital camera (S114), the image data input receiving unit 142 stores the image data in the product information storage unit 149.

  When the information stored in the product information storage unit 149 is updated, the product data transmission unit 143 of the store terminal 140 reads each piece of information including the updated information from the product information storage unit 149. Then, the merchandise data transmission unit 143 transmits data regarding the merchandise including the information on the merchandise read from the merchandise information storage unit 149 to the online store server 110 (S115).

  When the product data receiving unit 114 of the online store server 110 receives the data related to the product and the image data from the store terminal 140, the product data receiving unit 114 stores each information included in the data related to the product in the product information storage unit 123. The image data is sent to the product graphics generation unit 115. Upon receiving the product image data from the product data receiving unit 114, the product graphics generation unit 115 generates 3D graphics representing the product based on the image data (S116). Then, the product graphics generation unit 115 stores the generated 3D graphics in the product information storage unit 123.

  When the customer data input accepting unit 155 of the shop terminal 140 accepts input of data related to the customer including information on the dimensions of each part of the customer's body obtained by measuring the customer (S117), the customer data input accepting unit 155 is included in the data. The stored information is stored in the customer information storage unit 157.

  When the information stored in the customer information storage unit 157 is updated, the customer data transmission unit 156 of the store terminal 140 reads each piece of customer information including the updated information from the customer information storage unit 157. Then, the customer data transmission unit 156 transmits data relating to the customer including the customer information read from the customer information storage unit 157 to the online store server 110 (S118).

  When the sales number data input receiving unit 151 of the store terminal 140 receives the input of the data related to the sales number of the product sold at the store (S119), the data is sent to the inventory number updating unit 152 and the sales number data transmitting unit 154. . When the stock quantity update unit 152 receives the data related to the sales number of the product sold at the store from the sales number data input reception unit 151, the stock quantity update unit 152 updates the information on the stock quantity of the product stored in the product information storage unit 149. (S120). Then, the inventory quantity update unit 152 sends data related to the updated inventory quantity of the product to the inventory quantity data transmission unit 153. When the inventory quantity data transmission unit 153 receives data relating to the inventory quantity of the product from the inventory quantity update unit 152, the inventory quantity data transmission unit 153 transmits the data to the online store server 110 (S121). When the sales number data transmission unit 154 receives the data related to the sales number of the product sold at the store from the sales number data input reception unit 151, it transmits the data to the provider terminal 170 (S122).

  When the stock quantity data receiving unit 124 of the online store server 110 receives data related to the stock quantity of products sold in the store from the store terminal 140, the data is sent to the stock number updating unit 125. When the inventory quantity updating unit 125 receives data relating to the inventory quantity of a product sold at a store from the inventory quantity data receiving unit 124, the inventory quantity updating unit 125 stores the data in the product information storage unit 123 so as to match the inventory quantity of the product indicated by the data. Information on the stock quantity of the stored product is updated (S123).

  When the sales number data receiving unit 173 of the provider terminal 170 receives data related to the sales number of the product from the store terminal 140, the data is sent to the product data output unit 174. When the product data output unit 174 receives data related to product information including the number of products sold at the store from the sales number data receiving unit 173, the product data output unit 174 outputs the data to the display (S124).

  Upon receiving the request for access to the online store, the customer terminal 190 transmits data relating to the request to the online store server 110 (S125).

  When the authentication processing unit 128 of the electronic store server 110 receives data related to the access request to the electronic store from the customer terminal 190, the authentication processing unit 128 reads the information stored in the customer information storage unit 130 and data related to the access request to the electronic store. The customer authentication process is performed with the customer terminal 190 that has transmitted (S126). Then, if the customer cannot be authenticated (S127: No), the authentication processing unit 128 sends the data regarding the customer terminal 190 that has transmitted the data regarding the access request to the online store to the virtual space generation unit 112. On the other hand, when the authentication processing unit 128 can authenticate the customer (S127: Yes), the data regarding the customer terminal 190 that has transmitted the data regarding the access request to the electronic store is sent to the virtual space generation unit 112, Data relating to the authenticated customer is sent to the product identification unit 129. When the product specifying unit 129 receives data on the authenticated customer from the product specifying unit 129, the product specifying unit 129 reads out information on the dimensions of each part of the customer's body from the customer information storage unit 130, and each part of the body that can wear the product The information on the allowable value of the dimension is read from the product information storage unit 123. And the goods specific | specification part 129 specifies the goods which a customer can wear based on these information (S128). Then, the product identification unit 129 sends data related to the identified product to the virtual space generation unit 112. When the virtual space generation unit 112 receives data related to the customer terminal 190 of the customer from the authentication processing unit 128, the virtual space generation unit 112 represents three-dimensional graphics representing display means arranged in the store for displaying the merchandise, and the three-dimensional graphics. The position information indicating the position where the cell is to be arranged in the virtual space is read from the display means information storage unit 111. In addition, the virtual space generation unit 112 reads, from the product information storage unit 123, three-dimensional graphics representing the product and position information indicating a display position where the product is displayed in the store. Then, the virtual space generation unit 112 arranges the three-dimensional graphics of the display means read from the display means information storage unit 111 in accordance with the position information of the three-dimensional graphics, and 3 of the products read from the product information storage unit 123. The virtual space image is generated in real time by arranging the three-dimensional graphics according to the position information of the three-dimensional graphics (S129). When the virtual space generation unit 112 receives, from the product specifying unit 129, data related to a product specified as a product that can be worn by the customer, the product specifying unit 129 out of the three-dimensional graphics of the product read from the product information storage unit 123. An image of the virtual space is generated in real time by arranging the three-dimensional graphics of the product indicated by the data received from the product so that the product can be worn by the customer. Then, the virtual space generation unit 112 sends the generated image data of the virtual space and data related to the customer terminal 190 of the customer to the image data transmission unit 113. When the image data transmission unit 113 receives the virtual space image data and the data related to the customer terminal 190 of the customer from the virtual space generation unit 112, the image data transmission unit 113 transmits the virtual space image data to the customer terminal 190 indicated by the data. (S130).

  When the customer terminal 190 receives an input of an operation to change the field of view in the virtual space, the customer terminal 190 transmits data relating to the operation to the online store server 110 (S131).

  The visual field operation data receiving unit 116 of the online store server 110 receives data related to the operation for changing the visual field in the virtual space from the customer terminal 190, and the data and the data related to the customer terminal 190 of the customer who performed the visual field changing operation. The data is sent to the virtual space generation unit 112. When the virtual space generation unit 112 receives, from the visual field operation data receiving unit 116, data regarding an operation for changing the visual field in the virtual space and data regarding the customer terminal 190 of the customer who has performed the visual field change operation, the virtual space generation unit 112 is indicated by the data. The three-dimensional graphics of the display means to be displayed with the changed visual field and the position information thereof are displayed so that the visual field of the virtual space displayed on the display of the customer terminal 190 is changed according to the visual field changing operation in the virtual space. Read from the display means information storage unit 111. In addition, the virtual space generation unit 112 reads, from the product information storage unit 123, the three-dimensional graphics of the product to be displayed with the changed field of view and the position information thereof. Then, the virtual space generation unit 112 rearranges the three-dimensional graphics of the display means read from the display means information storage unit 111 according to the position information of the three-dimensional graphics, and stores the product information read from the product information storage unit 123. By rearranging the three-dimensional graphics according to the position information of the three-dimensional graphics, an image of the virtual space is regenerated in real time (S132). Then, the virtual space generation unit 112 sends the regenerated virtual space image data and data related to the customer terminal 190 of the customer who performed the visual field change operation to the image data transmission unit 113. When the image data transmission unit 113 receives the virtual space image data and the data related to the customer terminal 190 of the customer from the virtual space generation unit 112, the image data transmission unit 113 transmits the virtual space image data to the customer terminal 190 indicated by the data. (S133).

  When the customer terminal 190 receives an input of an operation for selecting the three-dimensional graphics of the product in the virtual space, the customer terminal 190 transmits data relating to the operation to the online store server 110 (S134).

  When the selection operation data receiving unit 118 of the online store server 110 receives data from the customer terminal 190 regarding the operation for selecting the 3D graphics of the product in the virtual space, the customer and the customer of the customer who performed the product selection operation are received. Data relating to the terminal 190 is sent to the product data transmission unit 119. When the product data transmission unit 119 receives, from the selection operation data reception unit 118, data related to an operation for selecting the 3D graphics of the product in the virtual space and data related to the customer terminal 190 of the customer who performed the product selection operation, Each piece of product information including information on an introductory article of the target product that has been selected and indicated by the data is read from the product information storage unit 123. Further, the product data transmission unit 119, when information on the event related to the target product selected and operated by the customer is stored in the product information storage unit 123, each item information including the event information is further included. Read from the product information storage unit 123. Then, the product data transmission unit 119 transmits data regarding each piece of information of the read product to the customer terminal 190 indicated by the data received from the selection operation data reception unit 118 (S135).

  When the customer terminal 190 receives an input of an operation to purchase a product sold at the online store, the customer terminal 190 transmits data related to the operation to the online store server 110 (S136).

  When the purchase operation data receiving unit 120 of the online store server 110 receives data related to an operation of purchasing a product sold in the online store from the customer terminal 190, the data and the customer terminal of the customer who performed the purchase operation of the product Data relating to 190 is sent to the sales processing unit 121. When the sales processing unit 121 receives, from the purchase operation data receiving unit 120, data related to an operation of purchasing a product sold at an electronic store and data related to a customer terminal 190 of a customer who has performed the purchase operation of the product, the data. The information of the target product for which the purchase operation is indicated is read from the product information storage unit 123. Then, the sales processing unit 121 performs sales processing of the target product for which the purchase operation has been performed with the customer terminal 190 indicated by the data received from the purchase operation data reception unit 118 (S137). Then, the sales processing unit 121 stores data related to the target product subjected to the sales processing, including information on the target product for which sales processing has been performed, information on the number of sales of the product, and information on customers who have purchased the product. The data is sent to the data transmitter 122. In addition, the sales processing unit 121 sends data related to the number of sales of the target product for which sales processing has been performed to the sales number data transmission unit 126. When the sales number data transmission unit 126 receives the data related to the sales number of the sales target product from the sales processing unit 121, the sales number data transmission unit 126 transmits the data to the provider terminal 170 (S138). The sales merchandise data transmission unit 122 sells data related to the target merchandise subjected to the sales processing, including information on the target merchandise subjected to the sales processing, information on the number of sales of the merchandise, and information on customers who purchased the merchandise. When the data is received from the unit 121, the data is transmitted to the store terminal 140 (S139).

  When the sales number data receiving unit 173 of the provider terminal 170 receives the data related to the sales number of the product from the online store server 110, the data is sent to the product data output unit 174. When the product data output unit 174 receives data related to product information including the number of products sold at the online store from the sales number data receiving unit 173, the product data output unit 174 outputs the data to the display (S140).

  The sales merchandise data receiving unit 147 of the merchant terminal 140 is an electronic merchandise store including information on the target merchandise sold at the electronic merchant, information on the number of sales of the merchandise, and information on customers who purchased the merchandise. When data relating to the sale processed product is received from the online store server 110, the data is sent to the sale product data output unit 148. In addition, the sales merchandise data receiving unit 147 includes, among the information included in the data received from the electronic store server 110, data including information on the number of sales of the target products sold at the electronic store, the stock quantity updating unit 152. Send to. The sales merchandise data output unit 148 has received sales processing at the electronic store including information on the target product sold at the electronic store, information on the number of sales of the product, and information on customers who purchased the product. When data related to the product is received from the sales product data receiving unit 147, the data is output to the display (S141). When the stock quantity updating unit 152 receives data including information on the number of products sold at the online store from the sales product data receiving unit 147, the stock number information stored in the product information storage unit 149 is stored. Is updated (S142). Then, the inventory quantity update unit 152 sends data related to the updated inventory quantity of the product to the inventory quantity data transmission unit 153. When the inventory quantity data transmission unit 153 receives the data related to the inventory quantity of the product from the inventory quantity update unit 152, the inventory quantity data transmission unit 153 transmits the data to the online store server 110 (S143).

  When the stock quantity data receiving unit 124 of the online store server 110 receives data related to the stock quantity of products sold in the store from the store terminal 140, the data is sent to the stock number updating unit 125. When the inventory quantity updating unit 125 receives data relating to the inventory quantity of a product sold at a store from the inventory quantity data receiving unit 124, the inventory quantity updating unit 125 stores the data in the product information storage unit 123 so as to match the inventory quantity of the product indicated by the data. Information on the stock quantity of the stored product is updated (S144).

  FIG. 11 shows an example of information stored in the display means information storage unit 111 of the online store server 110 in a table format. The display means information storage unit 111 stores an ID (identifier), a path, coordinates, and a plurality of display positions A, B, C,. The file indicated by the path may be an example of “three-dimensional graphics representing display means arranged in a store for displaying products” in the present invention. The coordinates may be an example of “a position where the three-dimensional graphics representing the display means is to be arranged in the virtual space” in the present invention.

  The ID may be an identification code for uniquely identifying each piece of information stored in the display means information storage unit 111. The path may be a character string indicating the location of the three-dimensional graphics representing the display means in the external storage device. The coordinates may be coordinates for indicating the position of the three-dimensional graphics representing the display means in the virtual space. The display position may be a coordinate at which the three-dimensional graphics representing the product can be arranged in the three-dimensional graphics representing the display means.

  FIG. 12 shows an example of information stored in the product information storage unit 123 of the online store server 110 in a table format. The product information storage unit 123 stores an ID, a product name, a price, a provider name, an introduction article, a height, an event, an inventory quantity, a path, and a display position in association with each other. The introduction article may be an example of the “introduction article of the product published in the information magazine” in the present invention. Further, the height may be an example of “information on the allowable value of the dimension of each part where the product can be worn” in the present invention. Further, the event may be an example of “event information related to the product” in the present invention. The inventory quantity may be an example of “information on the inventory quantity of goods” in the present invention. The file indicated by the path may be an example of “image data of a product photographed by the photographing means” in the present invention. The display position may be an example of “position information indicating the display position of a product displayed at a store” in the present invention.

  The ID may be an identification code for uniquely identifying each piece of information stored in the product information storage unit 123. The product name may be a character string indicating the name of the product. The price may be a numerical value indicating the price of the product. The provider may be a character string indicating the name of the provider from which the product is shipped. The introductory article may be a character string indicating an introductory article of a product published in an information magazine. The height may be a numerical value indicating an allowable value of the height at which the product can be worn. The event may be a character string indicating an event related to the product. The inventory quantity may be a numerical value indicating the inventory quantity of the product. The path may be a character string indicating the location in the external storage device of the three-dimensional graphics representing the product. The display position may be information indicating the display position in the display means where the product is displayed in the store.

  FIG. 13 shows an example of information stored in the customer information storage unit 130 of the online store server 110 in a table format. The customer information storage unit 130 stores an ID, a password, a name, a height, a chest circumference, and a waist in association with each other. The height, chest circumference, and waist may be an example of “information on dimensions of each part of the customer's body” in the present invention.

  The ID may be an identification code for uniquely identifying each piece of information stored in the customer information storage unit 130. The password may be a secret character string used for identity verification in customer authentication of an electronic store. The name may be a character string indicating the name of the customer. The height may be a numerical value indicating the height of the customer. The chest circumference may be a numerical value indicating the length of the customer's chest circumference. The waist may be a numerical value indicating the length of the customer's waist.

The virtual space generation unit 112 of the online store server 110 generates an image of the virtual space in real time based on the information stored in the display means information storage unit 111 and the product information storage unit 123. For example, the virtual space generation unit 112 reads out three-dimensional graphics representing a display unit of ID “D001”, “D001.x”, in a folder “display” in the root directory. Then, the virtual space generation unit 112 arranges the three-dimensional graphics “D001.x” at the coordinates “(X ₁₀ , Y ₁₀ , Z ₁₀ )” in the virtual space. Further, for example, the virtual space generation unit 112 reads out three-dimensional graphics representing a product with an ID “G001”, “G001.x”, in a folder “goods” in the root directory. Then, the virtual space generation unit 112 converts the three-dimensional graphics “G001.x” to the coordinates “(X ₁₁ , Y ₁₁ , Z ₁₁ )” of the display position A of the three-dimensional graphics “D001.x”. Deploy.

  The merchandise data transmission unit 119 of the online store server 110 selects, based on the information stored in the merchandise information storage unit 123, the introduction article of the merchandise indicated by the data received by the introductory article data reception unit 117. The data related to the product including the information of the introduction article of the target product selected and indicated by the data received by the operation data receiving unit 118 is transmitted to the customer terminal 190. For example, the product data transmission unit 119 includes data related to an operation for selecting the 3D graphics “G001.x” of the product with the ID “G001” in the virtual space, and the IP of the customer terminal 190a of the customer who performed the product selection operation. When data indicating the address “xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” is received from the operation selection data receiving unit 118, the product name “Polo shirt”, the price “18600 (yen)” of the product with the ID “G001”, the provider name “A” The information of the company, the introduction article “elegantly ...”, the allowable height value “175 to 185 (cm)” and the event “sale” are read from the product information storage unit 123. Then, the product data transmission unit 119 transmits the Web page in which each piece of information of the read product is embedded to the customer terminal 190 having the IP address “xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx”.

  Based on the information stored in the product information storage unit 123, the sales processing unit 121 of the online store server 110 sells the target product for which the purchase operation is indicated by the data received by the purchase operation data receiving unit 120. Process. For example, the sales processing unit 121 includes data related to an operation of purchasing a product with an ID “G001”, data indicating the IP address “xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” of the customer terminal 190 of the customer who performed the purchase operation of the product, and Is received from the purchase operation data receiving unit 120, the information of the product name “Polo shirt” and the price “18600 (yen)” of the product with ID “G001” is read from the product information storage unit 123. Then, the sales processing unit 121 performs sales processing of the product with the ID “G001” with the customer terminal 190 with the IP address “xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx”.

  Based on the information stored in the customer information storage unit 130, the authentication processing unit 128 of the online store server 110 performs an authentication process on a customer who has accessed the online store. For example, when the authentication processing unit 128 receives data indicating that the ID “U001” and the password “RvXgvp5k” have been input from the customer terminal 190, the customer who uses the customer terminal 190 “Yusaku Shima” Authenticate that

  The product specifying unit 129 of the online store server 110 specifies a product that the customer can wear based on the information stored in the product information storage unit 123 and the customer information storage unit 130. For example, when the product specifying unit 129 receives data indicating the authenticated customer ID “U001” from the authentication processing unit 128, the name “Yusaku Shima” has a height of “180 (cm)” and a chest measurement of “102 (cm)”. , And information on the waist “90 (cm)” are read from the customer information storage unit 130. Then, the product identification unit 129 identifies a product that the name “Yusaku Shima” can wear from each piece of information stored in the product information storage unit 123. In the case of this example, the height of “Yusaku Shima” is “180 (cm)”, whereas the allowable height for wearing the “Polo shirt” with ID “G001” is “175 to 185 (cm)”. For this reason, the product identification unit 129 identifies “Polo shirt” with ID “G001” as a product that “Yusaku Shima” can wear.

  FIG. 14 shows an example of information stored in the product information storage unit 149 of the store terminal 140 in a table format. The product information storage unit 149 stores the ID, product name, price, provider name, introduction article, height, event, and inventory quantity in association with each other. The introduction article may be an example of the “introduction article of the product published in the information magazine” in the present invention. Further, the height may be an example of “information on the allowable value of the dimension of each part where the product can be worn” in the present invention. Further, the event may be an example of “event information related to the product” in the present invention. The inventory quantity may be an example of “information on the inventory quantity of goods” in the present invention.

  The ID may be an identification code for uniquely identifying each piece of information stored in the product information storage unit 149. The product name may be a character string indicating the name of the product. The price may be a numerical value indicating the price of the product. The provider may be a character string indicating the name of the provider from which the product is shipped. The introductory article may be a character string indicating an introductory article of a product published in an information magazine. The height may be a numerical value indicating an allowable value of the height at which the product can be worn. The event may be a character string indicating an event related to the product. The inventory quantity may be a numerical value indicating the inventory quantity of the product.

  FIG. 15 shows an example of information stored in the customer information storage unit 157 of the store terminal 140 in a table format. The customer information storage unit 130 stores an ID, a password, a name, a height, a chest circumference, and a waist in association with each other. The height, chest circumference, and waist may be an example of “information on dimensions of each part of the customer's body” in the present invention.

  The ID may be an identification code for uniquely identifying each piece of information stored in the customer information storage unit 157. The password may be a secret character string used for identity verification in customer authentication of an electronic store. The name may be a character string indicating the name of the customer. The height may be a numerical value indicating the height of the customer. The chest circumference may be a numerical value indicating the length of the customer's chest circumference. The waist may be a numerical value indicating the length of the customer's waist.

  The stock quantity update unit 152 of the store terminal 140 updates the information on the stock quantity of the product stored in the product information storage unit 149. For example, when the stock quantity update unit 152 receives the data indicating the number of arrivals “5” of the “Polo shirt” with the ID “G001” from the arrival number data input reception unit 150, the ID “ The stock quantity of the “Polo shirt” of “G001” is updated from “45” to “50”. Further, for example, when the stock quantity update unit 152 receives data indicating the sales number “5” of the “Polo shirt” with the ID “G001” sold at the store from the sales number data input reception unit 151, the product information storage unit 149 The stock quantity of “Polo shirt” with ID “G001” stored in “45” is updated from “45” to “40”. Further, for example, when the stock quantity update unit 152 receives data indicating the number of sales “5” of the “Polo shirt” with the ID “G001” sold at the electronic store from the sales product data reception unit 147, the product information storage unit 149 The stock quantity of “Polo shirt” with ID “G001” stored in “45” is updated from “45” to “40”.

  The POP advertisement data generation unit 145 of the shop terminal 140 generates data related to the POP advertisement based on the information stored in the product information storage unit 149. For example, the POP advertisement data generation unit 145 updates the information of the article “elegantly ...” of the “polo shirt” with the ID “G001”, the product name “polo shirt”, the price “18600 (yen)”, Each information of the provider name “Company A”, the introduction article “Elegantly ...”, the allowable height value “175 to 185 (cm)” that can be worn, and the event “Sale” is read from the product information storage unit 149. . Then, the POP advertisement data generation unit 145 generates data related to the POP advertisement including each piece of information of the read product.

  FIG. 16 shows an example of information stored in the introductory article information storage unit 165 in a table format. The introduction article information storage unit 165 stores IDs and introduction articles in association with each other. The introduction article may be an example of the “introduction article of the product published in the information magazine” in the present invention.

  The ID may be an identification code for uniquely identifying each piece of information stored in the introductory article information storage unit 165. The introductory article may be a character string indicating an introductory article of a product published in an information magazine.

  As described above, the electronic store system 100 can provide an electronic store that sells products in a virtual space imitating a three-dimensional space of an actual store. In addition, the electronic store system 100 can provide a business model for selling a product in which an introduction article is published in an information magazine at an actual store and an electronic store. In addition, the online store system 100 can provide a business model in which products received from a provider who has provided product information to publishers of information magazines are sold at actual stores and online stores.

  Further, the online store system 100 can provide a virtual space electronic store in which the three-dimensional graphics representing the display means are arranged in the same manner as the layout in an actual store.

  In addition, the electronic store system 100 can provide a virtual space electronic store in which three-dimensional graphics representing products displayed in the store are arranged in the same manner as the display positions in the actual store.

  Further, in the online store system 100, the field of view of the virtual space displayed on the display of the customer terminal 190 can be changed according to the customer's operation at the customer terminal 190.

  Further, in the online store system 100, when a product sold in the online store is selected by a customer, an introduction article when the selected product is published in an information magazine is displayed on the display of the customer terminal 190. be able to.

  Further, in the online store system 100, a POP advertisement including an introduction article of a product when the product is published in an information magazine can be obtained as a POP advertisement for promoting the sale of the product displayed in the store.

  In addition, the online store system 100 can sell products selected and operated by customers from among products sold at the online store.

  In addition, in the online store system 100, the products sold at the online store and the information of customers who have purchased the product can be presented to the parties concerned in the store.

  In addition, in the online store system 100, when a product selected in the electronic store is selected by a customer, the product planned in the actual store is introduced together with an introduction article when the product is published in an information magazine. Event information related to the type of event can be presented to the customer.

  Further, in the online store system 100, the number of products stored in the external storage device of the store terminal 140 every time a product is received in an actual store or sold in an actual store or an electronic store. Information can be updated.

  Further, in the electronic store system 100, when the stock quantity of the product sold in the actual store fluctuates, the stock quantity of the product sold in the electronic store is also in accordance with the change in the stock quantity of the product sold in the actual store. It can be changed to be the same as the stock quantity.

  In addition, the online store system 100 can provide information such as the number of products sold in an actual store to the provider who shipped the product.

  In addition, the online store system 100 can provide information such as the number of products sold in the online store to the provider who shipped the product.

  In addition, in the online store system 100, for products that have to be worn in a size that fits the body, such as clothes and accessories, the products that match the body size of the authenticated customer can be identified. Three-dimensional graphics can be displayed.

  FIG. 17 shows an example of a hardware configuration when the electronic store server 110, the store terminal 140, the publisher terminal 160, and the provider terminal 170 are each configured by an electronic information processing apparatus such as a computer. The online store server 110, the store terminal 140, the publisher terminal 160, and the provider terminal 170 each include a CPU (Central Processing Unit) peripheral unit, an input / output unit, and a legacy input / output unit. The CPU peripheral section includes a CPU 902, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 903, a graphic controller 904, and a display device 905 that are connected to each other by a host controller 901. The input / output unit includes a communication interface 907, a hard disk drive 908, and a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory) drive 909 connected to the host controller 901 by the input / output controller 906. The legacy input / output unit includes a read only memory (ROM) 910, a flexible disk drive 911, and an input / output chip 912 that are connected to the input / output controller 906.

  The host controller 901 connects the RAM 903, the CPU 902 that accesses the RAM 903 at a high transfer rate, and the graphic controller 904. The CPU 902 operates based on programs stored in the ROM 910 and the RAM 903 to control each unit. The graphic controller 904 acquires image data generated by the CPU 902 or the like on a frame buffer provided in the RAM 903 and displays the image data on the display device 905. Instead of this, the graphic controller 904 may include a frame buffer for storing image data generated by the CPU 902 or the like.

  The input / output controller 906 connects the host controller 901 to the hard disk drive 908, the communication interface 907, and the CD-ROM drive 909, which are relatively high-speed input / output devices. The hard disk drive 908 stores programs and data used by the CPU 902. The communication interface 907 is connected to the network communication device 991 to transmit / receive programs or data. The CD-ROM drive 909 reads a program or data from the CD-ROM 992 and provides it to the hard disk drive 908 and the communication interface 907 via the RAM 903.

  The input / output controller 906 is connected to a ROM 910, a flexible disk drive 911, and a relatively low-speed input / output device such as an input / output chip 912. The ROM 910 is a boot program executed when the electronic store server 110, the store terminal 140, the publisher terminal 160, and the provider terminal 170 are started, or the electronic store server 110, the store terminal 140, the publisher terminal 160, and the provider terminal. A program depending on the hardware of 170 is stored. The flexible disk drive 911 reads a program or data from the flexible disk 993 and provides it to the hard disk drive 908 and the communication interface 907 via the RAM 903. The input / output chip 912 connects various input / output devices via the flexible disk drive 911 or a parallel port, a serial port, a keyboard port, a mouse port, and the like.

  A program executed by the CPU 902 is stored in a recording medium such as a flexible disk 993, a CD-ROM 992, or an IC (Integrated Circuit) card and provided by a user. The program stored in the recording medium may be compressed or uncompressed. The program is installed in the hard disk drive 908 from the recording medium, read into the RAM 903, and executed by the CPU 902. The program executed by the CPU 902 includes the online store server 110, the display means information storage unit 111, the virtual space generation unit 112, the image data transmission unit 113, the product data reception unit 114, which have been described with reference to FIGS. Product graphics generation unit 115, visual field operation data reception unit 116, introduction article data reception unit 117, selection operation data reception unit 118, product data transmission unit 119, purchase operation data reception unit 120, sales processing unit 121, sales product data transmission Unit 122, product information storage unit 123, inventory quantity data reception unit 124, inventory quantity update unit 125, sales quantity data transmission unit 126, customer data reception unit 127, authentication processing unit 128, product identification unit 129, and customer information storage unit The merchandise terminal 140 functions as the merchandise terminal 130 and the merchandise terminal 140 inputs the merchandise data described with reference to FIGS. Attachment unit 141, image data input reception unit 142, product data transmission unit 143, introduction article data reception unit 144, POP advertisement data generation unit 145, POP advertisement data output unit 146, sales product data reception unit 147, sales product data output unit 148, product information storage unit 149, arrival number data input reception unit 150, sales number data input reception unit 151, inventory number update unit 152, inventory number data transmission unit 153, sales number data transmission unit 154, customer data input reception unit 155 , Function as a customer data transmission unit 156 and a customer information storage unit 157, and the publisher terminal 160 is connected to the product information data reception unit 161, the product information data output unit 162, and the introduction article described with reference to FIGS. It functions as a data input reception unit 163, an introduction article data transmission unit 164, and an introduction article information storage unit 165. The provider terminal 170, the product information data input accepting unit 171 described in relation to FIGS. 1 to 16, the product information data transmitting section 172, sales data receiving unit 173, and function as product data output unit 174.

  The program shown above may be stored in an external storage medium. As a storage medium, in addition to a flexible disk 993 and a CD-ROM 992, an optical recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) or a PD (Phase Disk), a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MD (MiniDisk), a tape medium, and an IC card A semiconductor memory or the like can be used. In addition, the online store system 100 may be provided as a program via a network by using a storage medium such as a hard disk or a RAM provided in a server system connected to a dedicated communication network or the Internet as a recording medium.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using embodiment, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be added to the above embodiment. It is apparent from the description of the scope of claims that embodiments with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Electronic store system 110 Electronic store server 111 Display means information storage part 112 Virtual space generation part 113 Image data transmission part 114 Product data reception part 115 Product graphic generation part 116 View operation data reception part 117 Introduction article data reception part 118 Selection operation Data reception unit 119 Product data transmission unit 120 Purchase operation data reception unit 121 Sales processing unit 122 Sales product data transmission unit 123 Product information storage unit 124 Inventory number data reception unit 125 Inventory number update unit 126 Sales number data transmission unit 127 Customer data reception Unit 128 authentication processing unit 129 product identification unit 130 customer information storage unit 140 store terminal 141 product data input reception unit 142 image data input reception unit 143 product data transmission unit 144 introduction article data reception unit 145 POP advertisement data generation unit 146 POP advertisement Data output unit 149 product information storage unit 150 arrival number data input reception unit 151 sales number data input reception unit 152 inventory number update unit 153 inventory number data transmission unit 154 sales number data transmission unit 155 customer data input reception unit 156 customer data transmission Unit 157 customer information storage unit 160 publisher terminal 161 product information data reception unit 162 product information data output unit 163 introduction article data input reception unit 164 introduction article data transmission unit 165 introduction article information storage unit 170 provider terminal 171 product information data input Reception unit 172 Product information data transmission unit 173 Sales number data reception unit 174 Product data output unit 190 Customer terminal 210 Communication line 901 Host controller 902 CPU
903 RAM
904 Graphic controller 905 Display device 906 Input / output controller 907 Communication interface 908 Hard disk drive 909 CD-ROM drive 910 ROM
911 Flexible disk drive 912 I / O chip 991 Network communication device 992 CD-ROM
993 Flexible disk

Claims (14)

An electronic store system for selling products via a communication line,
A device managed by a publisher of an information magazine that posts product introduction articles, and a publisher device that processes data relating to product introduction articles published in the information magazine;
An apparatus managed by a store official who receives and sells products published in the information magazine, and stores data about products sold in the store;
A device managed by a business operator that provides the publisher with information on products to be published in the information magazine and ships the product that has provided information to the publisher to the store. A provider device for providing and processing data relating to products shipped to the store;
An electronic store system comprising: an electronic store device that generates an image of a virtual space imitating a three-dimensional space of the store in real time and provides an electronic store that sells the product in the virtual space. The electronic store apparatus is
Corresponding 3D graphics representing display means arranged in the store for displaying the product and position information indicating a position where the 3D graphics should be arranged in the virtual space Display means information storage section for storing
A virtual space generation unit that generates an image of the virtual space in real time by arranging the three-dimensional graphics stored in the display unit information storage unit according to the position information stored in the display unit information storage unit When,
The electronic store according to claim 1, further comprising: an image data transmission unit configured to transmit data relating to an image of the virtual space generated by the virtual space generation unit to a customer device used by a customer accessing the electronic store. system. The store apparatus includes a photographing unit for photographing the received product,
A product data input receiving unit for receiving input of data relating to the product, including position information indicating a display position of the product displayed in the store;
An image data input accepting unit for accepting input of image data of a product photographed by the photographing means;
A product data transmitting unit that transmits data related to the product for which the product data input receiving unit has received an input and image data for which the image data input receiving unit has received an input to the online store device;
The electronic store apparatus is
A product data receiving unit for receiving data relating to the product and the image data from the store apparatus;
A product graphics generating unit that generates 3D graphics representing products of the image data based on the image data received by the product data receiving unit;
The virtual space generation unit of the electronic store apparatus has a three-dimensional graphic generated by the product graphics generation unit according to position information indicating a display position of a product included in data related to the product received by the product data reception unit. The electronic store system according to claim 2, wherein an image of the virtual space is generated in real time by further arranging a network. The electronic store apparatus is
A visual field operation data receiving unit for receiving data related to an operation for changing the visual field in the virtual space from the customer device;
The virtual space generation unit of the electronic store apparatus changes the visual field of the virtual space displayed on the display unit of the customer device according to the visual field changing operation indicated by the data received by the visual field operation data receiving unit. The electronic store system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the image of the virtual space is generated in real time. The provider device includes:
A product information data transmission unit for transmitting data related to information on products to be published in the information magazine to the publisher device;
The publisher device is:
A product information data receiving unit for receiving data related to the product information from the provider device;
An introductory article data transmitting unit that transmits data related to an introductory article of a product that has been edited based on information about the product indicated by the data received by the product information data receiving unit and published in the information magazine, to the electronic store device Have
The electronic store apparatus is
An introductory article data receiving unit for receiving data related to the introductory article of the product from the publisher device;
A selection operation data receiving unit for receiving, from the customer device, data relating to an operation for selecting a three-dimensional graphic of the product in the virtual space;
Among the introduction articles of the product indicated by the data received by the introduction article data receiving unit, the product includes information on the introduction article of the target product selected and indicated by the data received by the selection operation data receiving unit The online store system according to claim 4, further comprising: a product data transmission unit that transmits data related to the customer device. The introduction article data transmission unit of the publisher device further transmits data relating to the introduction article of the product to the store apparatus,
The store apparatus further includes printing means for printing information,
An introductory article data receiving unit for receiving data related to the introductory article of the product from the publisher device;
A POP advertisement data generation unit that generates data related to a POP advertisement, including an introduction article of a product indicated by the data received by the introduction article data reception unit of the device;
The electronic store system according to claim 5, further comprising a POP advertisement data output unit that outputs data generated by the POP advertisement data generation unit to the printing unit. The electronic store apparatus is
A purchase operation data receiving unit for receiving data related to an operation of purchasing a product sold in the electronic store from the customer device;
The electronic store system according to any one of claims 4 to 6, further comprising a sales processing unit that performs a sales process of a target product for which a purchase operation is performed indicated by data received by the purchase operation data receiving unit. The electronic store apparatus is
A sales merchandise data transmitting unit for transmitting, to the store apparatus, data relating to the target product for sale processing, including information on the target product sold by the sales processing unit and information on a customer who has purchased the product; Have
The store apparatus includes an output unit that outputs information to a person concerned in the store,
Sales that receive from the electronic store apparatus data related to the target product that has been processed at the electronic store, including information about the target product that has been processed at the electronic store and information about customers who have purchased the product. A product data receiver;
The online store system according to claim 7, further comprising a sales product data output unit that outputs data received by the sales product data reception unit to the output unit of the apparatus. The product data input acceptance unit of the store terminal accepts input of data related to the product further including information on the event when an event related to the product is planned,
The product data transmission unit of the electronic store device transmits data related to the product to the customer device further including event information related to the product included in the data received by the product data reception unit. The electronic store system according to any one of 5 to 8. The sales merchandise data transmission unit of the electronic store apparatus transmits data related to the target product for sale processing to the store apparatus further including information on the number of sales of the target product sold by the sales processing unit,
The store apparatus is
A product information storage unit that stores information on products sold in the store and information on the number of stocks of the products in association with each other;
A received number data input receiving unit that receives input of data relating to the number of received goods received in the store;
Sales number data input receiving unit for receiving input of data related to the number of sales of products sold at the store;
The number of products received indicated by the data received by the number-of-arrival data input receiving unit, the number of products sold indicated by the data received by the sales number data input receiving unit, or the sales product data receiving unit The inventory number update unit that updates information on the number of products in stock stored in the product information storage unit based on the number of products sold included in the received data. The electronic store system described in Crab. The store apparatus is
Further comprising an inventory quantity data transmission unit for transmitting data relating to the inventory quantity of the product after being updated by the inventory quantity update unit of the apparatus to the electronic store apparatus,
The electronic store apparatus is
A product information storage unit that stores information on products sold in the electronic store and information on the number of stocks of the products in association with each other;
A stock quantity data receiving unit for receiving data relating to the stock quantity of products from the store apparatus;
An inventory quantity updating unit for updating information on the inventory quantity of the product stored in the product information storage unit of the apparatus so as to match the inventory quantity of the product indicated by the data received by the inventory quantity data receiving unit; The electronic store system according to claim 10, further comprising: The store apparatus is
The sales number data input receiving unit further includes a sales number data transmitting unit that transmits the data received by the input to the provider device,
The provider device includes an output unit that outputs information to a company that ships a product to the store, and
Sales number data receiving unit for receiving data related to the number of sales of the product from the store apparatus;
The product data output part which outputs the data regarding the information of the said goods including the sales number of the goods shown by the data which the said sales number data receiving part received to the said output means of the said apparatus, It further has 10 or 11 The electronic store system described in 1. The electronic store apparatus is
The sales processing unit further includes a sales number data transmission unit that transmits data related to the number of sales of the target product sold by the sales processing unit to the provider device,
13. The online store system according to claim 12, wherein the inventory number data receiving unit of the provider device further receives data related to the number of products sold from the electronic store device. The store apparatus is
A customer data input acceptance unit that accepts input of data relating to the customer, including information on the dimensions of each part of the customer's body obtained by measuring the customer;
A customer data transmission unit that transmits the data received by the customer data input reception unit to the electronic store device;
When the product is a product to be worn in accordance with the dimensions of each part of the body, the product data input receiving unit of the store apparatus displays information on an allowable value of the size of each part of the body that can wear the product. In addition, it accepts input of data relating to the product,
The electronic store apparatus is
A customer data receiving unit for receiving data related to the customer from the store apparatus;
An authentication processing unit that performs an authentication process on a customer who has accessed the electronic store;
Included in the data related to the product received by the product data receiving unit and the dimensions of each part of the customer's body indicated by the data related to the customer authenticated by the authentication processing unit among the data received by the customer data receiving unit A product specifying unit for specifying a product that can be worn by the customer based on an allowable value of a dimension of each part of the body that can wear the product;
When the virtual space generation unit of the electronic store apparatus arranges the three-dimensional graphics generated by the product graphics generation unit, the customer displays the three-dimensional graphics representing the product specified by the product specification unit. The electronic store system according to any one of claims 3 to 13, wherein an image of the virtual space is generated in real time by disposing the product so that it can be understood that the product can be worn.

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