JP2013168074A - Decorative tire order system and method for screen display - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a decorative tire order system capable of designing a decorative tire matching with a vehicle and wheels, and a method for screen display.SOLUTION: A decorative tire order system 1 comprises: a network 2; a server 3 connected to the network 2; and a user terminal 4 connected to the network 2, for ordering a decorative tire. When a user designs the decorative tire, the server 3 displays the external appearance of the decorative tire on a display screen of the user terminal 4 such that the user can check whether or not the decoration matches with the vehicle and the wheels, and also displays the external appearance of the decorative tire that is mounted on the vehicle, with a wheel mounted thereon, on the display screen of the user terminal 4.

Description

  The present invention relates to a decorative tire ordering system including a network, a server connected to the network, and a user terminal connected to the network for ordering a decorative tire, and a screen display method of the decorative tire ordering system.

  A system in which a user who wants to design decorations for products to be purchased by himself / herself accesses a vendor's site from the PC (Personal Computer) or the like through the Internet, designs the product, and orders the product. Proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a system for ordering a postcard on which a photograph taken by a user is printed via the Internet.

  By the way, as for tires, in order to enhance the fashionability of a car, there is an increasing demand from users who want to design tires with decoration (hereinafter referred to as decorative tires) themselves.

JP 2006-111242 A

  However, since the tire is mounted on the vehicle and on the wheel, when the user designs the decorative tire by himself / herself, it is necessary to confirm in advance whether or not the decoration matches the vehicle or the wheel. is there. Conventionally, since it was not easy to check whether the decoration harmonizes with your vehicle or wheel, after the decoration is applied to the tire and attached to the vehicle or wheel, the decoration does not harmonize. Could be discarded.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a decorative tire ordering system and a screen display method capable of designing a decorative tire that harmonizes with a vehicle and a wheel. It is in.

In order to achieve the above object, a decorative tire ordering system of the present invention comprises a network, a server connected to the network, and a user terminal connected to the network for ordering decorative tires. Includes a screen display means for displaying the appearance of the decorative tire on the display screen of the user terminal, and a wheel / vehicle on which a wheel is mounted and the appearance of the decorative tire mounted on the vehicle is displayed on the display screen of the user terminal. And an information acquisition means.
According to this system, when designing a decorative tire, the user can check whether or not the decoration is in harmony with the vehicle and the wheel. Therefore, the user can design the decorative tire in harmony with the vehicle and the wheel. it can.

  Here, the decorative tire is preferably designed by specifying the tire at the user terminal. In this case, the user can design a decorative tire by checking whether or not the decoration of the tire specified by the user matches the vehicle and the wheel.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the wheel and the vehicle are specified by the user terminal. In this case, the user can design a decorative tire by confirming whether or not the decorations of the wheel and the vehicle specified by the user are in harmony.

  The decorative tire ordering system of the present invention preferably further includes an order receiving terminal that accepts the order via the server. In this case, it is possible to immediately receive an order for a decorative tire designed by the user and provide the decorative tire to the user in a short period of time.

Next, an image display method of the present invention is directed to a user terminal in a decorative tire ordering system including a network, a server connected to the network, and a user terminal connected to the network for ordering decorative tires. In the image display method, the server displays the appearance of the decorative tire on the display screen of the user terminal, and the display of the user terminal displays the appearance of the decorative tire mounted on a vehicle with a wheel attached. And a procedure for displaying on a screen.
According to this method, when designing a decorative tire, the user can check whether or not the decoration is in harmony with the vehicle and the wheel, so that the decorative tire can be designed in harmony with the vehicle and the wheel. it can.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the decorative tire ordering system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the control structure of a server. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on a user terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen of the external appearance of the tire in the state with which the vehicle displayed on a user terminal was mounted | worn. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of the decorative tire order system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram explaining operation | movement of the decorative tire ordering system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a decorative tire ordering system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The decorative tire ordering system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is a system suitable for checking in advance whether or not the decoration is in harmony with his car or wheel when the user designs the decorative tire. is there.

  In this embodiment, the user means a person who designs and orders a decorative tire. In addition, the decoration applied to the tire includes printed colors, characters, figures, symbols including bar codes, patterns, etc., as well as forming irregularities on the tire surface and providing a seal or the like on the tire surface. Including that.

  The decorative tire ordering system 1 includes a server 3, a plurality of user terminals 4, and one or more order receiving terminals 5. The server 3 can communicate with each of the user terminals 4 and the order receiving terminal 5 via the network 2. Connected to.

  Examples of networks connecting the server 3, the user terminal 4, and the order receiving terminal 5 include the Internet and an intranet. The network may be a wireless network, a wired network, or a network in which wired and wireless are mixed. The interface between the server 3, the user terminal 4 and the order receiving terminal 5 is realized by, for example, the user terminal 4 and the order receiving terminal 5 having a Web browser, and the server 3 starts up the Web browser and communicates by HTTP or HTTPS be able to.

  The server 3 is a server that performs various processes so that the user can design a decorative tire on the user terminal 4 and manages the shape of various tires, order information of the decorative tire, and the like.

  The user terminal 4 is a terminal used by a user who designs a decorative tire. The user terminal 4 is, for example, a PC, a PDA, a mobile phone, or the like.

  The order receiving terminal 5 is a terminal used by a person in charge such as a tire factory or a dealer. The order receiving terminal 5 is, for example, a PC, a PDA, a mobile phone or the like.

(Server configuration)
As shown in FIG. 2, the server 3 includes screen display means 11, wheel / vehicle information acquisition means 12, order reception means 14, order information acquisition means 15, database 16, and information communication means 17.

  Each means is comprised so that the server 3 may have the function to display information on the display screen of the user terminal 4, the function to display the information of a wheel or a vehicle, and the function to receive an order for a decorative tire.

  The screen display unit 11 has a function of displaying various screen information on the display screen of the user terminal 4. The screen displayed on the user terminal 4 is, for example, a tire rotation simulation screen, an order receiving screen, etc. in addition to a decorative tire design screen as shown in FIG.

  The wheel / vehicle information acquisition means 12 has a function of acquiring wheel and vehicle appearance image information from the database 16 and displaying the wheel and vehicle appearance on the display screen of the user terminal 4. The screen displayed on the user terminal 4 is, for example, a screen of the appearance of a tire in a state where a wheel is mounted and the vehicle is mounted as shown in FIG.

  The order receiving means 14 has a function of receiving an order for a decorative tire designed by the user. The information received by the server 3 at the time of an order is, for example, personal information such as a tire type, model name, designed decoration, user name, address, and account number, and a tire receiving method.

  The order information acquisition means 15 is a function for a person in charge such as a tire factory or a store to acquire various types of information about the decorative tires that have been ordered.

  The database 16 stores various tire shapes, various wheel shapes, various vehicle shapes, order information, user personal information, and the like.

  The information communication means 17 is a function in which the server 3 communicates with the user terminal 4 and the order receiving terminal 5 via the Internet.

(Terminal configuration)
The user terminal 4 and the order receiving terminal 5 can be realized with the same configuration, and each includes an information communication unit and an information input / output unit (not shown).

  The information communication unit has a function of transmitting / receiving information to / from the server 3. A Web browser connectable to the Internet line can be used as the information communication means.

  The information input / output means has an information input function for the user to design and order decorative tires, and an information output function for confirming the results. As an information input / output unit, a PC having a display, a keyboard, a mouse, and a slot for a storage medium can be used.

(Design of decorative tires)
Next, the operation when the user designs a decorative tire using the decorative tire ordering system 1 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 5A and 5B. It is assumed that the user terminal 4 has established access to the server 3, and the database 16 of the server 3 stores various tire shapes, wheel shapes, vehicle shapes, and the like.

  In step 101, the user inputs a vehicle type, usage, size, model name, and the like on the user terminal 4 and specifies a decorative tire to be designed. The tire is specified by vehicle type (passenger car, truck, bus, etc.), application (eco tire, studless tire, etc.), size, model name, and the like. The information on the specified decorative tire is transmitted to the server 3, and the screen display unit 11 of the server 3 acquires the tire shape and the like from the database 16 and causes the user terminal 4 to display the appearance of the specified decorative tire.

  In step 102, the user designs a decorative tire on the user terminal 4. Specifically, image data such as a photograph can be used as a decoration of the side portion of the tire, an annular color line can be formed on the side portion, or characters can be attached. The user terminal 4 transmits the designed tire decoration to the server 3.

  In addition, when decorating the side portion with image data such as a photograph, the image conversion processing is performed in an arc shape (in the side portion, the outer side in the radial direction of the tire is longer than the inner side in the radial direction so that the outer side in the radial direction is longer). To decorate the side part as a panoramic image (annular image). The curvature is matched to the tire size.

  Alternatively, a plurality of decorative patterns may be stored in the database 16 of the server 3 and one of them may be selected to design a decorative tire. Further, the arrangement position and range of the decoration pattern may be selected from a plurality of patterns.

  In addition, the vehicle running speed and environmental conditions (clear weather, cloudy weather, nighttime, etc.) can be specified, and the decorative tire is rotated little by little around the rotation axis by the screen display means 11 so that the appearance of the tire when the vehicle is running can be obtained. A still image obtained by performing image processing by a rotational color mixing method on a moving image or a decorative tire may be created, and the created moving image or still image may be displayed on the user terminal 4.

  In step 103, the user inputs the wheel model name, the model of the vehicle used by the user, the body color of the vehicle, and the like on the user terminal 4, and the wheel to be mounted on the decorative tire and the decorative tire are Identify the vehicle to be installed. The specified wheel and vehicle information is transmitted to the server 3, and the wheel / vehicle information acquisition means 12 of the server 3 acquires the wheel shape and the vehicle shape from the database 16, and the user determines the vehicle body color. The appearance of the vehicle is displayed on the user terminal 4 with the body color input from the terminal 4 and wearing the decorative tire designed by the user. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of an appearance of a tire that is displayed on the user terminal 4 and is attached to a vehicle.

  In step 104, the user confirms the appearance when the decorative tire designed by the user is mounted on the vehicle on the user terminal 4. If the user determines that there is a problem with the appearance, the process returns to step 102 to correct the decoration of the decorative tire.

  As described above, the decorative tire ordering system according to the present invention displays the appearance of the vehicle on the user terminal together with the tire on which the wheel is mounted, so that when the user designs the decorative tire, the decoration is It is possible to confirm in advance whether or not to harmonize with your vehicle or wheel.

(Ordering decorative tires)
Next, the operation when the user orders a decorative tire using the decorative tire ordering system will be described.

  After the design of the decorative tire is completed, the user performs an ordering process for the decorative tire at the user terminal 4. Specifically, the user terminal 4 inputs personal information such as an address and name, a tire receiving method, and the like. The input order information and the design of the decorative tire are transmitted from the user terminal 4 to the server 3.

  In addition, in the case of a user who has already ordered a tire, at least a part of the input work can be made unnecessary by using information stored in the database 16 of the server 3.

  The server 3 stores the received order information in the database 16. Thereafter, the completion date and time of the decorative tire, the charge, etc. are obtained and displayed on the user terminal 4.

  The person in charge of the tire factory or dealer obtains the type name, decoration, personal information of the user, etc. from the database 16 of the server 3 with the order receiving terminal 5, and the screen of the order receiving terminal 5 Can be confirmed. Thereafter, the person in charge manufactures the decorative tire and provides it to the customer, or performs a service for decorating the tire brought in from the customer.

  As described above, by using the decorative tire ordering system of the present invention, when designing a decorative tire, the user confirms in advance whether the decoration matches the user's vehicle or wheel. Therefore, a decorative tire can be easily designed.

  In addition, the person in charge of the tire factory or dealer, etc. shall obtain information on the decorative tires that have been ordered from the order receiving terminal immediately after the user places an order, decorate the tires, and provide the user with the decorative tires. Can do.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Decorative tire ordering system 2 Network 3 Server 4 User terminal 5 Order receiving terminal 11 Screen display means 12 Wheel / vehicle information acquisition means 14 Order receiving means 15 Order information acquisition means 16 Database 17 Information communication means

Claims (5)

Network,
A server connected to the network;
A user terminal connected to the network for ordering decorative tires,
The server
Screen display means for displaying the appearance of the decorative tire on the display screen of the user terminal;
Wheel and vehicle information acquisition means for displaying the appearance of the decorative tire mounted on a vehicle on a display screen of the user terminal,
A decorative tire ordering system characterized by including:   The decorative tire ordering system according to claim 1, wherein the decorative tire is designed and specified by the user terminal.   The decorative tire ordering system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the wheel and the vehicle are specified by the user terminal.   The decorative tire ordering system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an order receiving terminal that receives the order via the server. An image display method on a user terminal in a decorative tire ordering system comprising a network, a server connected to the network, and a user terminal connected to the network for ordering decorative tires,
The server is
A procedure for displaying the appearance of the decorative tire on the display screen of the user terminal;
A procedure for displaying an appearance of the decorative tire mounted on a vehicle on a display screen of the user terminal,
A screen display method comprising:

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