JP2012123640A - Product retrieval system, server device, control method and program thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a product retrieval system, a server device, and a control method and a program thereof capable of product retrieval with consideration of a combination between a user's purchase purpose and a product.SOLUTION: According to a use purpose input by a user, product genres necessary for the use purpose are extracted. Corresponding products are identified from the extracted product genres and are displayed on a graph for respective product genres on a client terminal. A range specification is accepted on the displayed graph and the products of which ranges are specified are combined for respective genres. Only combinations that meet the user's use purpose are displayed.

Description

  The present invention relates to a product search system, a server device, a control method thereof, and a program capable of searching for products in consideration of a purchase purpose of a user.

  In recent years, various search methods have been considered with an increase in the amount of data. In particular, as represented by online shopping, the user can easily search for a product by accepting an operation through various user interfaces in order for the user to search for a desired product.

  If you are currently searching for products via online shopping, enter the product name of the target product in the input form for searching for products and accept the press of the search button to display detailed information on the corresponding product. . In some cases, a product genre (camera, printer, etc.) is selected from a large genre (camera, etc.) to a small genre (manufacturer, performance, etc.) to find a target product. The former search method is effective when the user knows one product that the user wants to search, and the latter search method is effective when searching for products that the user wants to purchase by vaguely narrowing down by product genre.

  As one of them, Patent Document 1 describes an Internet purpose search type purchase in which an administrator associates the purpose of use of a product that the administrator wants to recommend to the user with the product, and searches for the product corresponding to the purpose of use selected by the user. A system is disclosed.

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  However, the number of products to be searched is often not one depending on the purpose of use of the user. For example, when the user's purpose of use is “photo printing”, a camera for taking a photo and a printer for printing are required. In addition, a memory card for storing data photographed by the camera and a photo paper for printing by the printer are also required. Thus, there are many cases where a plurality of products are required for the purpose of use of the user.

  In addition, when selecting a plurality of products, since the products are selected separately, there are cases where the combination does not match the purpose of use of the user depending on the combination.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a product search mechanism in consideration of a user's purchase purpose and a product combination.

In order to achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to claim 1 is a product search system in which an information processing apparatus that receives a user operation and a server apparatus that manages product information are connected to be communicable. The information processing apparatus receives an input of a user's usage purpose, and is transmitted from the server device by a usage purpose transmission unit that transmits the usage purpose input by the user to the server device, and a product information transmission unit. Product information display means for receiving product information and displaying it for each product genre, and range designation receiving means for accepting selection for each product genre by specifying a range from the user for the product information displayed by the product information display means And combination means for combining the product information designated by the range designation receiving means for each different product genre, When the determination result is transmitted from the server device by the combination result transmission means and the determination result transmission means, the product information combined by the combination means is displayed. Combination result display means, wherein the server device stores the purpose of use and product information indicating detailed information of products necessary for the purpose of use in association with each product genre, and the purpose of use transmission. Based on the purpose of use transmitted by the means, product acquisition means for acquiring the product information stored in the storage means for each product genre, and product information acquired by the product acquisition means is transmitted to the information processing apparatus. The product information transmitting means and the combined product information transmitted by the combination transmitting means are used by the user. Determining means for determining whether or not matching the, by said determining means, if it is determined that meets the purpose is the determination result transmitting means for transmitting a determination result to the information processing apparatus,
It is characterized by providing.

  As described above, it is possible to search and combine products according to the user's purpose, and the user himself / herself does not need to think about the optimal product combination for the purchase purpose, and the product combination information efficiently. The effect that can be acquired.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the product search system in embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the various terminals in embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the module structure of the various terminals in embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the basic processing flow of the product search system in embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the basic processing flow of the product search system in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the detailed process sequence of a product search process. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of various tables stored in a Web server 102. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of various tables stored in a Web server 102. FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the purchase purpose selection screen 900 displayed on the client terminal 101, and the priority order selection screen 910. FIG. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a product selection screen 1000 and a product selection screen example 1010 displayed on the client terminal 101. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a product selection result screen 1100 and a product combination result screen 1110 displayed on the client terminal 101. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a product priority order change screen 1200 and a combination product detailed information screen 1210 displayed on the client terminal 101.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a product search system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The product search system 100 includes a client terminal 101 and a Web server 102 (information processing apparatus), and the client terminal 101 and the Web server 102 are connected to be communicable via a WAN (Wide Area Network) 103.

  The configuration of various terminals or servers connected to the network in FIG. 1 is an example, and it goes without saying that there are various configuration examples depending on the application and purpose. In this embodiment, the client terminal 101 and the product search server 102 are connected to be communicable via the LAN 103. However, the client terminal 101 includes the function of the product search server 102 and operates only on the client terminal 101. It is also possible to use a mechanism for performing this, or only the product search server 102 may be used. The WAN 103 may be a local area network (LAN) or another communication form as long as communication between the client terminal 101 and the product search server 102 is possible.

  The client terminal 101 is a device that communicates with the Web server 102 and receives an operation from the user. A product search instruction or the like is given to the Web server 102 through a screen displayed on the client terminal 101.

  The Web server 102 is a device that searches for and combines products according to instructions from the client terminal 101 and transmits them to the client terminal 101. The Web server 102 stores various product information, and performs searches and product combinations in response to instructions from the client terminal 101.

  Next, an example of the hardware configuration of the client terminal 101 and the Web server 102 will be described with reference to FIG.

The CPU 201 comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 204. The ROM 202 or the external memory 211 has a BIOS (Basic Input / BIOS) that is a control program for the CPU 201.
An output system, an operating system program (hereinafter referred to as an OS), and various programs described later that are necessary for realizing the functions executed by each server or each device are stored.

  The RAM 203 functions as a main memory, work area, and the like for the CPU 201. The CPU 201 implements various operations by loading a program necessary for execution of processing into the RAM 203 and executing the program.

  An input controller (input C) 205 controls input from a pointing device such as a keyboard 209 or a mouse (not shown). Note that an apparatus including a touch panel includes an input C205 on a CRT display (CRT) 210, which will be described later, and various operations can be performed by touching the CRT 210. A video controller (VC) 206 controls display on a display device such as a CRT display (CRT) 210. The display device may be a liquid crystal display as well as a CRT.

  The memory controller (MC) 207 is connected via an adapter to a hard disk (HD), a flexible disk, or a PCMCIA card slot that stores a boot program, browser software, various applications, font data, user files, editing files, various data, and the like. Controls access to an external memory 211 such as a connected CF memory.

  A communication I / F controller (communication I / FC) 208 is connected to and communicates with an external device via a network, and executes communication control processing in the network. For example, Internet communication using TCP / IP is possible. Note that the CPU 201 enables display on the CRT 210 by executing outline font rasterization processing on a display information area in the RAM 203, for example. In addition, the CPU 201 enables a user instruction with a mouse cursor (not shown) on the CRT 210.

  Various programs executed in the client terminal 101 and the Web server 102 for realizing the present invention are recorded in the external memory 211 and are executed by the CPU 201 by being loaded into the RAM 203 as necessary. Furthermore, definition files and various information tables on the client terminal 101 and the Web server 102 used by the program according to the present invention are stored in the external memory 211, and a detailed description thereof will be described later.

  Next, a functional configuration diagram showing module configurations of the client terminal 101 and the Web server 102 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the module configurations of the various terminals or servers in FIG. 3 are merely examples, and it goes without saying that there are various configuration examples depending on applications and purposes. For example, when the client terminal 101 is configured alone, the client terminal 101 includes various module configurations of the Web server 102 described below. In the case where only the Web server 102 is configured, the Web server 102 includes various module configurations of the client terminal 101 described below.

  The client terminal 101 includes a screen display unit 301 and a transmission / reception unit 302. The screen display unit 301 is a module for displaying various screens. The transmission / reception unit 302 is a module for communicating with the Web server 102 and transmitting / receiving various types of information.

  The Web server 102 includes a table storage unit 311, a transmission / reception unit 312, a product combination unit 313, a purpose determination unit 314, and a search unit 315. The table storage unit 311 stores a purpose table 700, a relation table 710 between the purpose and product, a priority order table 720, a camera table 800, a printer table 810, and a reference value table 820.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the table storage unit 311 in FIG. 4 is configured in the external memory 211 shown in FIG. 2, for example (including the case where it is configured in the external memory 211 after being configured in the RAM 203 once). .

  The purpose table 700 (see FIG. 7) includes a purpose ID 701, a purpose name 702, a paper size 703, a minimum required pixel 704 for 350 DPI printing, and a maximum pixel 705 for 350 DPI printing. The purpose-product relation table 710 (see FIG. 7) includes a purpose ID 711, a product genre 712, and a product genre 712. The priority order table 720 (see FIG. 7) includes a product ID 721, a product name 722, and a rank 723. The camera table 800 (see FIG. 8) includes a product ID 801, a camera name 802, a manufacturer name 803, a maximum number of pixels 804, and an amount 805. The printer table 810 (see FIG. 8) includes a product ID 811, a printer name 812, a manufacturer name 813, a maximum printable size 814, the number of ink colors 815, and an amount 816. The reference value table 820 includes a purpose ID 821, a purpose name 822, and 350 DPI printing necessary pixels 823.

  The configuration of the various tables is an example, and it goes without saying that there are various configuration examples depending on applications and purposes.

  The transmission / reception unit 312 is a module for communicating with the client terminal 101 and transmitting / receiving various types of information. The product combination unit 313 is a module for combining and displaying the products selected by the user. The purpose determination unit 314 is a module that determines whether the combination processed by the product combination unit 314 matches the purpose of use of the user. The search unit 315 is a module for searching for necessary information from various tables stored in the table storage unit 311. The configuration of various modules is not limited to this.

  Next, a description will be given of a processing procedure for searching for and combining products that match the user's purpose, which is executed by the product search system 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are flowcharts showing an example of processing procedures for searching and combining products that match the user's purpose by the product search system 100 shown in FIG. A program for causing the CPU 201 to execute this process is stored in the external memory 211. When an execution request for this process is received from the input C205, the CPU 201 loads the program into the RAM 203 and controls the loaded program. This processing is executed according to the above.

In step S101, the client terminal 101 displays a purchase purpose selection screen 900 (see FIG. 9) when the user searches for a plurality of products.

  In step S102, the client terminal 101 accepts input for various input forms on the purchase purpose selection screen 900 displayed in step S101.

  In step S <b> 103, the client terminal 101 acquires purchase purpose information of the product that has been accepted in step S <b> 102 and transmits it to the Web server 102.

  In step S104, the Web server 102 receives the user purchase purpose information. Next, in step S105, the Web server 102 refers to the purpose ID 711 in the relation table 710 for the purpose that matches the purpose ID 701 in the purpose table 700, and the necessary product for the user's purchase purpose accepted in step S102. Get the genre of. For example, when “Poster A3” is selected as the purchase purpose of the user, a camera is acquired for the product genre 1 and a printer is acquired for the product genre 2.

In step S106, the Web server 102 transmits the product genre acquired in step S105 to the client terminal 101.

  In step S107, the client terminal 101 receives the product genre transmitted in step S106. In step S108, the user's product genre received in step S107 is displayed on the priority order selection screen 910 (see FIG. 9). In step S109, an input to the displayed priority order selection screen 910 is accepted. Specifically, an input from the user is accepted to determine the priority among the displayed product genres.

  The priority order of products is obtained by combining a plurality of products desired by the user in step S125, which will be described later, and determining whether the product matches the purpose of purchase in step S126, which will be described later. In such a case, this process is necessary to enable one of the products to be searched again.

  For example, when a user performs a combination of a camera and a printer, the camera grasps the characteristics, merits, and demerits of each manufacturer, but the printer does not know which manufacturer's product can be combined at all. In some cases, it may be desirable to know which printer is combined with the camera to obtain the optimum combination result for the user's purpose. In order to correspond to the above example, in step S109, it is necessary to accept the priority order of the products in advance, perform a combination of two products in step S125 described later, and search again from a plurality of combination results obtained in step S126 described later. When there is, we get priority information on which product to search again.

  In step S <b> 110, the client terminal 101 transmits the received priority information of the product to the Web server 102.

  In step S111, the Web server 102 receives product priority information. In step S112, the order 723 of the priority order table 720 is updated based on the received priority order information. Here, when the camera is selected as the priority order and the printer is selected as the priority order 1 and the printer is selected as the priority order 2, the camera and printer are stored in the product name 722, and the priority order is stored in the order 723.

  In step S113, the Web server 102 refers to the table corresponding to the product genre extracted in step S106, and transmits the manufacturer name stored in the table to the client terminal 101. In this embodiment, referring to the camera table 800 and the printer table 810, the manufacturer name 803 and the manufacturer name 813 are acquired and transmitted to the client terminal 101 as manufacturer information.

  In step S114, the client terminal 101 receives the manufacturer information transmitted in step S113. In step S115, the product selection screen 1000 (see FIG. 10) is displayed using the received manufacturer information. Based on the manufacturer information, the manufacturer name is displayed on the product selection unit provided on the product selection screen 1000.

  In step S116, the client terminal 101 executes product search processing for each product. Details of the product search process are shown in FIG. The product search process is a process for selecting a range of products of a manufacturer designated by the user. The manufacturer's product that is the process can be selected by specifying the range. For example, when the camera and printer manufacturer names are selected from the product selection section displayed on the product selection screen example 1010 (FIG. 10), the products of each product are displayed in a graph on the right side.

  In step S117, the client terminal 101 determines whether or not all products have been searched in step S116. If it is determined that the process has been completed, the process proceeds to step S118. If not, the process returns to step S116 to search for an unprocessed product.

  In step S118, the client terminal 101 receives a product designation on the screen displayed in step S116. At that time, a range specification is accepted for the displayed graph. Specifically, as shown in the product selection result screen 1100, the range desired by the user can be selected without considering the model by selecting the range on the graph. The selected products are extracted as desired products to be combined and transmitted to the Web server 102.

  In step S119, the Web server 102 receives the product information transmitted in step S118 and performs product combination. When combining, all products are combined so that the camera and printer are combined.

  Next, the continuation of step S119 will be described with reference to FIG. In step S120, the Web server 102 determines whether or not there is a combination according to the purpose designated by the user. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the maximum printable size 814 of the printer among the products selected for combination matches the target paper size 703 selected by the user. In other words, since the user wants to create an A3 size poster, the user must be a printer capable of printing the A3 size. Therefore, by comparing with the maximum printable size 814, it is determined whether or not the printer is capable of A3 size printing. Also, it is determined whether or not the maximum number of pixels 804 of the camera selected by the user falls between the minimum required pixel 704 for 350 DPI printing and the maximum pixel 705 for 350 DPI printing. In other words, a suitable number of pixels is required for a camera for an A3 poster. If the camera has a very low number of pixels, it cannot print clearly, so the validity of the maximum number of pixels 804 is confirmed. If there is a combination of products that is determined to have no problem as a result of the two determinations, it is determined that there is a combination that meets the purpose specified by the user. If it is determined that there is a combination that matches the purpose designated by the user, the process proceeds to step S129, and if not, the process proceeds to step S121.

  In step S121, since there is no product combination that matches the user's purpose, the Web server 102 stores the highest order value 723 stored in the priority order table 720 in order to accept product reselection. The obtained product name 722 is acquired. The manufacturer name 813 of the table (the printer table 810 in this embodiment) indicated by the product name 722 is acquired and transmitted to the client terminal 101. That is, since the selection of the priority order is received from the user, the selection of the range of products with a low priority order is received again. Thereby, the flexible combination along a user's purpose can be performed.

  In step S122, the client terminal 101 receives the manufacturer information of the low priority product transmitted in step S121, and accepts it from the manufacturer selection of the low priority product in step S123. Specifically, it is as shown in the product priority order change screen 1200 (see FIG. 12). When step S123 ends, the process returns to step S116. In this way, the process can be repeated until a combination of products that meet the user's purpose is found. Note that reselection of priority may be accepted on the screen displayed in step S123. This is because it can be assumed that an appropriate combination cannot be found only by searching for a printer having a low priority.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S120 that it matches the purpose, in step S129, the Web server 102 transmits optimal range information indicating a range that matches the user's purpose to the client terminal 101. The optimum range information specifies a record corresponding to the purpose designated by the user from the purpose table 700. In the present embodiment, when “poster (A3)” is designated by the user, a record whose target name 702 is the poster (A3) is specified. Based on the paper size 703 of the record, the minimum required pixel 704 for 350 DPI printing, and the maximum pixel 705 for 350 DPI printing, optimal range information is generated.

  In step S130, the client terminal 101 receives the optimum range information transmitted in step S120, and displays it on the combination result display screen 1110 (see FIG. 11) in step S131. As shown in the combination result display screen 1110, the combination range suitable for the purpose is displayed from the received optimal range information. Accordingly, the combination can be explicitly selected from a plurality of combination candidates included in the range that matches the combination.

  In step S132, selection of any one of the combinations displayed on the combination result display screen 1110 displayed in step S131 is accepted. In step S133, the detailed information of the combination for which the selection has been received is displayed on the detailed information screen 1210 (see FIG. 12) of the combined product, and this series of processing ends.

  Next, a detailed processing procedure of the product search process will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure of product search processing. A program for causing the CPU 201 to execute this process is stored in the external memory 211. When an execution request for this process is received from the input C205, the CPU 201 loads the program into the RAM 203 and controls the loaded program. This processing is executed according to the above.

  In step S201, the client terminal 101 accepts designation of a manufacturer name for each product displayed on the product selection screen 1000 (see FIG. 10). In step S 202, the selected manufacturer name is transmitted to the Web server 102.

  In step S203, the Web server 102 receives the manufacturer information transmitted in step S202, and searches for the corresponding product from the manufacturer information in step S204. Specifically, a manufacturer name 803 or a manufacturer name 813 that matches the manufacturer information is extracted. The product name corresponding to the extracted manufacturer name 803 or manufacturer name 813 is acquired. In step S205, a product is identified from the extracted manufacturer information, and search result product information indicating the identified product information is transmitted to the client terminal 101.

  In step S206, the client terminal 101 receives the search result product information transmitted in step S205, and displays it on a product search result screen (not shown) in step S207. By repeating the above processing, the search result product information of all products is acquired and displayed on the screen.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to search and combine products according to the user's purpose, and the user himself / herself does not need to think about an optimal product combination for the purchase purpose. There is an effect that it is possible to efficiently obtain product combination information.

  Although the embodiment has been described in detail above, the present invention can take an embodiment as a method, a program, a recording medium, or the like.

  The program according to the present invention is a program that allows a computer to execute (read) each processing method, and the recording medium according to the present invention stores a program that allows the computer to execute each processing method.

  The program in the present invention may be a program for each processing method of each device.

  As described above, a recording medium that records a program that implements the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the program stored in the recording medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can also be achieved by performing reading.

  In this case, the program itself read from the recording medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the recording medium storing the program constitutes the present invention.

  As a recording medium for supplying the program, for example, a flexible disk, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM, EEPROM, silicon A disk or the like can be used.

Further, by executing the program read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an OS (operating system) operating on the computer based on an instruction of the program is actually It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the processing and the processing is included.

  Furthermore, after the program read from the recording medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion board or It goes without saying that the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  Further, the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of a single device.

  Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or apparatus. In this case, by reading a recording medium storing a program for achieving the present invention into the system or apparatus, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

  Furthermore, by downloading and reading a program for achieving the present invention from a server, database, etc. on a network by a communication program, the system or apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

  In addition, all the structures which combined each embodiment mentioned above and its modification are also included in this invention.

100 Product Search System 101 Client Terminal 102 Web Server 103 WAN

Claims (8)

A product search system in which an information processing device that accepts a user operation and a server device that manages product information are communicably connected,
The information processing apparatus includes:
A purpose-of-use transmitting means for receiving a purpose of use of the user and transmitting the purpose of use input by the user to the server device;
Product information display means for receiving product information transmitted from the server device by product information transmission means and displaying the product information for each product genre;
Range designation accepting means for accepting selection for each product genre by range designation from the user for the product information displayed by the product information display means;
Combination means for combining the product information designated by the range designation receiving means for each different product genre;
Combination transmission means for transmitting the product information combined by the combination means to the server device;
When a determination result is transmitted from the server device by the determination result transmission means, the apparatus includes a combination result display means for displaying product information combined by the combination means,
The server device
Storage means for storing the purpose of use and product information indicating detailed information of a product necessary for the purpose of use in association with each product genre;
Product acquisition means for acquiring product information stored in the storage means for each product genre based on the usage purpose transmitted by the usage purpose transmission means;
Product information transmitting means for transmitting product information acquired by the product acquiring means to the information processing apparatus;
Determining means for determining whether or not the combined product information transmitted by the combination transmitting means matches the purpose of use of the user;
A determination result transmitting means for transmitting a determination result to the information processing apparatus when the determination means determines that the purpose of use is met;
A product search system comprising: The information processing apparatus includes:
Of the product genres, further comprising priority order receiving means for receiving selection of priority order,
The range designation accepting unit accepts again the range designation of a product genre having a low priority accepted by the priority order accepting unit when the judging unit judges that the purpose of use is not met. The product search system according to claim 1. The storage means further stores manufacturer information indicating the manufacturer of the product,
The information processing apparatus receives the manufacturer information, receives specification of manufacturer information from a user, acquires product information corresponding to the specified manufacturer information from the server apparatus, and displays the product information. The product search system according to 1 or 2.   The product search system according to claim 1, wherein the product acquisition unit repeats the process until all the product genres are completed.   The product search system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein detailed information on a product selected by the user from among the combined product information displayed by the result display unit is displayed. For each product genre, a user purpose input unit that receives an input of a user purpose of use and transmits a purpose of use input by the user to the server device and product information transmitted from the server device by the product information transmission unit is received. Product information display means to be displayed, range designation accepting means for accepting selection for each product genre by the range designation from the user for the product information displayed by the product information display means, and designated by the range designation accepting means The combination means for combining the product information for different product genres, the combination transmission means for transmitting the product information combined by the combination means to the server apparatus, and the determination result transmission means from which the determination result is transmitted from the server apparatus. Product information combined by the combination means is displayed. A combination result display means that is communicably connected to an information processing apparatus that accepts a user operation, and associates the purpose of use with product information indicating detailed information of a product necessary for the purpose of use for each product genre. A server device having storage means for storing,
Product acquisition means for acquiring product information stored in the storage means for each product genre based on the usage purpose transmitted by the usage purpose transmission means;
Product information transmitting means for transmitting product information acquired by the product acquiring means to the information processing apparatus;
Determining means for determining whether or not the combined product information transmitted by the combination transmitting means matches the purpose of use of the user;
A determination result transmitting means for transmitting a determination result to the information processing apparatus when the determination means determines that the purpose of use is met;
A server device comprising: Information processing device that accepts user operations, storage means for storing user information indicating the purpose of use of the user and detailed product information necessary for the purpose of use in association with each product genre, and managing product information A method for controlling a product search system in which a server device to be communicably connected is provided,
A purpose-of-use transmitting unit of the information processing device accepts an input of a user's purpose of use and transmits a purpose of use input by the user to the server device; and
A product acquisition step in which the product acquisition unit of the server device acquires the product information stored in the storage unit for each product genre based on the usage purpose transmitted in the usage purpose transmission step;
A product information transmitting step in which the product information transmitting means of the server device transmits the product information acquired by the product acquiring step to the information processing device;
The product information display means of the information processing apparatus receives the product information transmitted from the server apparatus in the product information transmission step, and displays the product information display step for each product genre.
A range designation accepting step in which the range designation accepting unit of the information processing apparatus accepts selection for each product genre by the range designation from the user for the product information displayed by the product information display step;
A combination step in which the combination means of the information processing apparatus combines the product information designated by the range designation reception step for each different product genre;
A combination transmission step in which the combination transmission means of the information processing apparatus transmits the product information combined in the combination step to the server apparatus;
A determination step of determining whether or not the combined product information transmitted by the combination transmission step matches a user's purpose of use;
A determination result transmitting step of transmitting a determination result to the information processing apparatus when the determination result transmitting means of the server device determines that the purpose of use is determined by the determination step;
When the result display means of the information processing device transmits a determination result from the server device by a determination result transmission step, a combination result display step of displaying product information combined by the combination step;
A method for controlling a product search system comprising: Information processing device that accepts user operations, storage means for storing user information indicating the purpose of use of the user and detailed product information necessary for the purpose of use in association with each product genre, and managing product information A computer-readable program for causing a computer to execute a control method of a product search system that is communicably connected to a server device.
The information processing apparatus;
A purpose-of-use transmitting means for receiving a purpose of use of the user and transmitting the purpose of use input by the user to the server device;
Product information display means for receiving product information transmitted from the server device by product information transmission means and displaying the product information for each product genre;
Range designation accepting means for accepting selection for each product genre by range designation from the user for the product information displayed by the product information display means;
Combination means for combining the product information designated by the range designation receiving means for each different product genre;
Combination transmission means for transmitting the product information combined by the combination means to the server device;
When a determination result is transmitted from the server device by the determination result transmission unit, it functions as a combination result display unit that displays product information combined by the combination unit,
The server device,
Product acquisition means for acquiring product information stored in the storage means for each product genre based on the usage purpose transmitted by the usage purpose transmission means;
Product information transmitting means for transmitting product information acquired by the product acquiring means to the information processing apparatus;
Determining means for determining whether or not the combined product information transmitted by the combination transmitting means matches the purpose of use of the user;
A program that causes a function to serve as a determination result transmission unit that transmits a determination result to the information processing apparatus when the determination unit determines that the purpose of use is met.

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