JP2013242634A - Electronic catalog editing apparatus, electronic catalog editing method, program and electronic catalog provision system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To create a presentation sheet that can freely perform layout and in which interlock with a merchandise sales system is maintained, on the basis of an electronic catalog interlocked with the merchandise sales system.SOLUTION: An electronic catalog editing apparatus 2 displays a paper surface display file 31 on a book viewer screen 25 (S1), and receives the designation of a cutout region (S2). The electronic catalog editing apparatus 2, when the cutout region includes a part of a listing region listed in a paper surface non-display file 32, associates a corresponding merchandise identification number with an image of the cutout region to store the correspondence into a data file (S3). The electronic catalog editing apparatus 2 receives an attachment instruction of the image of the cutout region (S4), creates a presentation sheet display file 36 (S5), and creates a presentation sheet non-display file 37 in which the listing region of the image of the cutout region and the correspondence of the merchandise identification number are listed while associating the presentation sheet non-display file 37 with the presentation sheet display file 36 (S6).

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic catalog editing device and the like for editing an electronic catalog.

  Conventionally, sales promotion activities using product catalogs have been performed when sales representatives of companies that handle various types of products perform face-to-face sales to customers. However, when the number of products becomes enormous, it becomes troublesome to search for pages on which recommended products are posted. For example, in the case of an electronic catalog, the search function can be used, but the search work is performed every time the browsed product changes, which is troublesome. Therefore, it would be very convenient if there was a mechanism that could easily create a presentation sheet in which catalog information of recommended products was previously collected.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a catalog editing apparatus for easily editing a choice catalog used for wedding gifts and the like and creating an original product catalog. In the catalog editing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, a search condition for searching for a product is received, a product database is searched according to the search condition, and product introduction information of a product corresponding to the search condition is stored in a predefined layout template. Pour. The product introduction information is a product image, a product name, a product specification, and an order number. The edited contents are bound and output as a paper medium or output as a PDF file.

JP 2009-145981 A

  However, since Patent Document 1 uses a predefined layout template, the layout is fixed.

  In addition, some electronic catalogs are capable of performing estimation processing and ordering processing in conjunction with a product sales system. In such an electronic catalog, as in Patent Document 1, when only product images, product names, product specifications, and order numbers are output, it becomes impossible to link with the product sales system.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its purpose is to freely layout based on an electronic catalog linked to a product sales system, It is an object to provide an electronic catalog editing device or the like that can create a presentation sheet in which the linkage is maintained.

  A first invention for achieving the above-described object is an electronic catalog editing apparatus that edits an electronic catalog linked to a product sales system, and the electronic catalog includes one or a plurality of product information for each page. A page display file that is displayed, and a page non-display file that describes a correspondence relationship between a product identification number that uniquely identifies a product in the product sales system and a publication area of the product information. A display unit that displays the page display file on the book viewer screen; an input unit that receives a clip region specification for the page display file displayed on the book viewer screen; and the input unit When the cutout area includes a part of the posting area described in the non-paper file, A control unit that associates the product identification number with the image of the cutout region and stores a correspondence relationship in a data file, and the input unit receives an instruction to paste the image of the cutout region on the presentation sheet screen, When the pasting instruction is received by the input unit, the control unit creates a presentation sheet display file by pasting the image of the cutout region on the presentation sheet screen, and associates it with the presentation sheet display file, The electronic catalog editing apparatus is characterized in that a presentation sheet non-display file is created in which a correspondence relationship between an image posting area of the cutout area and the product identification number stored in the data file is described. According to the first invention, the user can freely lay out the product information and create a presentation sheet in which the linkage with the product sales system is maintained.

  The control unit according to the first aspect of the present invention corresponds to the case where the cutout region specified by the input unit includes a part of the plurality of posting regions described in the paper non-display file. It is desirable to store a plurality of correspondence relationships in the data file by associating the product identification number with the image of the cutout region. As a result, the user can cut out a plurality of products by a single drag operation and create a presentation sheet in which the linkage with the product sales system is maintained.

  In the first invention, the input unit accepts an instruction to add a cart for a product specified by an image of the cutout region with respect to the presentation sheet display file displayed on the book viewer screen, and the control unit includes: When the instruction to add the cart is received by the input unit, the product identification number is identified with reference to the presentation sheet non-display file, the product with the product identification number is added to the cart, and the display unit It is desirable to display the added cart screen. As a result, the user can perform estimation processing and order processing in the product sales system from the presentation sheet as well as the electronic catalog.

  In the first invention, the input unit accepts a detailed display instruction of a product specified by an image of the cutout region with respect to the presentation sheet display file displayed on the book viewer screen, and the control unit includes: When the detailed display instruction is received by the input unit, the product identification number is identified with reference to the presentation sheet non-display file, the product with the product identification number is searched, and the display unit It is desirable to display the detailed display screen. As a result, the user can confirm the detailed information of the product from the presentation sheet as well as the electronic catalog.

  The second invention is an electronic catalog editing method for editing an electronic catalog linked to a product sales system, wherein the electronic catalog includes a page display file in which one or a plurality of product information is posted for each page; A product identification number for uniquely identifying a product in the product sales system, and a paper non-display file in which a correspondence relationship between the product information posting areas is described, and the display unit includes the paper surface A step of displaying a display file on the book viewer screen, a step of receiving an designation of a cut-out area for the paper display file displayed on the book viewer screen, and a control unit by the input unit When the specified cutout area includes a part of the posting area described in the paper non-display file Associating the corresponding product identification number with the image of the cutout area and storing the correspondence in a data file; and receiving the instruction to paste the image of the cutout area on the presentation sheet screen; When the pasting instruction is received by the input unit, the control unit creates a presentation sheet display file by pasting the image of the cutout area on the presentation sheet screen, and associates it with the presentation sheet display file, Creating a presentation sheet non-display file in which the correspondence between the image posting area of the cutout area and the product identification number stored in the data file is described. It is. According to the second invention, the user can freely lay out product information and create a presentation sheet in which the linkage with the product sales system is maintained.

  A third invention is a program for causing a computer to execute an electronic catalog editing method for editing an electronic catalog linked to a product sales system, wherein the electronic catalog contains one or more pieces of product information for each page. A page display file that is posted, and a page non-display file that describes the correspondence between the product identification number that uniquely identifies the product in the product sales system and the product information posting area. And the display unit displays the page display file on the book viewer screen, and the input unit accepts designation of a cut-out area for the page display file displayed on the book viewer screen. The control unit specifies that the cut-out area specified by the input unit is in the paper non-display file. A step of storing a corresponding relationship in a data file by associating the corresponding product identification number with an image of the cutout region when including a part of the posted region, and the input unit including a presentation sheet A step of receiving an instruction to paste an image of the cutout area on the screen; and when the paste is accepted by the input unit, the control unit pastes the image of the cutout area on the presentation sheet screen and presents a presentation sheet display file And a presentation sheet non-display file that describes the correspondence between the image display area of the cutout area and the product identification number stored in the data file in association with the presentation sheet display file. And a step for executing the program. The electronic catalog editing method of the second invention can be executed by installing the program of the third invention on a general-purpose computer.

  A fourth invention is an electronic catalog providing system in which a distribution server that distributes an electronic catalog linked to a product sales system and an electronic catalog editing device that edits the electronic catalog are connected via a network. The catalog describes a page display file in which one or a plurality of product information is posted for each page, a product identification number that uniquely identifies the product in the product sales system, and a correspondence relationship between the product information posting area. The distribution server searches for the electronic catalog in response to a request from the storage unit for storing the electronic catalog and the electronic catalog editing device. A first control unit and a first communication control unit for transmitting the electronic catalog to be searched to the electronic catalog editing device; The electronic catalog editing device is displayed on the book viewer screen, a second communication control unit that receives the electronic catalog from the distribution server, a display unit that displays the page display file on the book viewer screen, and An input unit that accepts designation of a cutout area for the page display file, and the cutout area specified by the input unit includes a part of the posting area described in the page non-display file Includes a second control unit that associates the corresponding product identification number with the image of the cutout region and stores the correspondence in a data file, and the input unit stores the image of the cutout region with respect to the presentation sheet screen. When the paste instruction is received, and the second control unit receives the paste instruction by the input unit, the second control unit A presentation sheet display file is created by pasting the image of the cutout area on the screen, and the product stored in the data area and the posting area of the image of the cutout area in association with the presentation sheet display file The present invention provides an electronic catalog providing system that creates a presentation sheet non-display file in which a correspondence relationship of identification numbers is described. According to the fourth invention, the user can obtain the latest electronic catalog at any time. Based on the latest electronic catalog, the user can freely lay out product information and maintain the presentation sheet maintained in conjunction with the product sales system. Can be created.

  The second communication control unit according to a fourth aspect of the invention transmits presentation sheet data configured by the created presentation sheet display file and the presentation sheet non-display file to the distribution server, and the first communication control unit Preferably, the presentation sheet data is received from the distribution server, and the storage unit stores the presentation sheet data. Thus, the user can obtain presentation sheet data created by other users at any time.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to create a presentation sheet that can be freely laid out and maintained linked to the product sales system based on an electronic catalog linked to the product sales system.

Diagram showing the overall configuration of the electronic catalog providing system Computer hardware configuration diagram Diagram showing screen transition The figure which shows the file structure of paper surface data and presentation sheet data The figure which shows an example of a paper non-display file The flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the electronic catalog editing apparatus 2 Figure showing an example of the book viewer screen Diagram showing an example of clip function operation (1) Diagram showing an example of clip function operation (2) Fig. 3 shows an example of clip function operation. Fig. 1 shows an example of operation of the presentation sheet creation (editing) function. Fig. 2 shows an example of operating the presentation sheet creation (editing) function. Fig. 3 shows an example of operating the presentation sheet creation (editing) function. The figure which shows an example of a presentation sheet screen and a cart screen Figure showing an example of the product details screen

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

  FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an electronic catalog providing system 1. As shown in FIG. 1, an electronic catalog providing system 1 is configured by connecting an electronic catalog editing device 2 and a distribution server 3 via a network 7. The electronic catalog is linked to the product sales system. The user can perform an estimate process and an order process in the merchandise sales system from the electronic catalog.

  The distribution server 3 is a server that distributes an electronic catalog. The distribution server 3 includes a product information DB (Database) 4, a catalog distribution DB 5, a presentation sheet DB 6, and the like. The product information DB 4 stores product data and the like published in the electronic catalog. The catalog distribution DB 5 stores paper data of the electronic catalog, data of users who use the electronic catalog, and the like. The presentation sheet DB 6 stores presentation sheet data and the like created by the user. The presentation sheet data is used when a sales person in charge of a product handling company conducts a proposal business to a customer.

  The electronic catalog editing device 2 is a desktop PC (Personal Computer), a notebook PC, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like. The electronic catalog editing device 2 functions as an electronic catalog browsing terminal and editing terminal. The electronic catalog editing device 2 receives the paper data of the electronic catalog from the distribution server 3 via the network 7 and displays it. The electronic catalog editing device 2 transmits the presentation sheet data to the distribution server 3 via the network 7 in accordance with an instruction from the user.

  The electronic catalog corresponds to an OS (Operating System) such as WINDOWS (registered trademark), ANDROID (registered trademark), and iOS, and can be viewed from various devices such as a PC, a smartphone, and a tablet terminal.

  FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of the computer. Note that the hardware configuration in FIG. 2 is an example, and various configurations can be adopted depending on the application and purpose.

  A computer for constructing the electronic catalog editing device 2 and the distribution server 3 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an input unit 13, a display unit 14, a communication control unit 15, and the like connected via a bus 16.

  The control unit 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. The CPU calls a program stored in the storage unit 12, ROM, recording medium, etc. to a work memory area on the RAM, executes it, drives and controls each device connected via the bus 16, and is described later by the computer. Realize processing. The ROM is a non-volatile memory and permanently holds a computer boot program, a program such as BIOS, data, and the like. The RAM is a volatile memory, and temporarily stores programs, data, and the like loaded from the storage unit 12, ROM, recording medium, and the like, and includes a work area used by the control unit 11 for performing various processes.

  The storage unit 12 is, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD) or a flash memory, and stores a program executed by the control unit 11, data necessary for program execution, an OS, and the like. As for the program, a control program corresponding to the OS and an application program for causing a computer to execute processing to be described later are stored. Each of these program codes is read by the control unit 11 as necessary, transferred to the RAM, read by the CPU, and executed as various means.

  The input unit 13 inputs data, and includes input devices such as a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse and a touch pen, a numeric keypad, a button, and a switch. The user can perform operation instructions, operation instructions, data input, and the like on the computer via the input unit 13. The display unit 14 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL, and a logic circuit or the like (video adapter or the like) for realizing the video function of the computer in cooperation with the display device. The input unit 13 and the display unit 14 may be integrated like a touch panel display.

  The communication control unit 15 includes a communication control device, a communication port, and the like, and is a communication interface that mediates communication between the computer and the network 7, and controls communication with other computers via the network 7. The network 7 may be wired or wireless. The bus 16 is a path that mediates transmission / reception of control signals, data signals, and the like between the devices.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating screen transition. The archive screen 21 is a screen for displaying a list of electronic catalogs, newly arrived electronic catalogs, and the like. The user can request the distribution server 3 to download the paper data of the electronic catalog on the archive screen 21 displayed on the display unit 14 of the electronic catalog editing device 2. In response to the download request, the control unit 11 of the distribution server 3 searches the catalog distribution DB 5, and the communication control unit 11 of the distribution server 3 transmits the page data of the electronic catalog to the electronic catalog editing device 2. As a result, the user can obtain the latest electronic catalog at any time, and based on the latest electronic catalog, the user can freely lay out product information and create a presentation sheet that maintains linkage with the product sales system. Can do. From the archive screen 21, it is possible to transition to the book viewer screen 25. Note that the archive screen 21, the bookshelf screen 22, the product search screen 23, and the presentation sheet screen 24 surrounded by dotted lines can be changed from each other by buttons arranged at the bottom of the screen.

  The bookshelf screen 22 is a screen for displaying a list of downloaded electronic catalogs and presentation sheets created by the control unit 11 of the electronic catalog editing device 2. The presentation sheet can be uploaded to the distribution server 3 and can be downloaded by other users. Thus, the user can obtain presentation sheet data created by other users at any time. The bookshelf screen 22 functions as a “my page” for each user. The bookshelf screen 22 displays a list of electronic catalogs and presentation sheets as thumbnails. If the downloaded electronic catalog or presentation sheet has been updated on the distribution server 3 side, a message to that effect is displayed on the bookshelf screen 22. From the bookshelf screen 21, it is possible to transition to the book viewer screen 25.

  The product search screen 23 is a screen for searching for products. In the product search screen 23, a category search function, a keyword search function, a search result display function, and the like can be used. The user can request a product search from the distribution server 3 on the product search screen 23 displayed on the display unit 14 of the electronic catalog editing device 2. In response to the product search request, the control unit 11 of the distribution server 3 searches the product information DB 4, and the communication control unit 15 of the distribution server 3 transmits product information data to the electronic catalog editing device 2. From the product search screen 23, it is possible to transition to a book viewer screen 25 and a product detail screen 26.

  The presentation sheet screen 24 is a screen for pasting paper data cutouts and pasting labels. The work result on the presentation sheet screen 24 is stored as presentation sheet data and uploaded to the presentation sheet DB 6 as necessary.

  The book viewer screen 25 is a screen for displaying paper data of an electronic catalog and presentation sheet data. In the book viewer screen 25, a page forward / backward function, a full text search function, a thumbnail display function for all pages, a scroll function, a table of contents function, a bookmark function, and the like can be used. From the book viewer screen 25, it is possible to transition to a product detail screen 26, a clip screen 27, and a cart screen 28.

  The product detail screen 26 is a screen for displaying detailed information on products. On the product detail screen 26, product images, prices, product specifications, related products, and the like are displayed. From the product detail screen 26, it is possible to transition to the book viewer screen 25 and the cart screen 28.

  The clip screen 27 is a screen for displaying a list of paper data cutouts displayed on the book viewer screen 25. As will be described later, the clip screen 27 is displayed so as to overlap the lower portion of the book viewer screen 25. From the clip screen 27, the book viewer screen 25 can be transitioned to.

  The cart screen 28 is a screen for displaying a list of products targeted for estimation processing and ordering processing. The user can change the number of orders on the cart screen 28. From the cart screen 28, it is possible to transition to a book viewer screen 25, an estimate request screen (not shown) or an ordering screen (not shown) of a product sales system linked to an electronic catalog.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the file structure of the page data and the presentation sheet data. As shown in FIG. 4, the page data 30 of the electronic catalog is composed of a page display file 31 and a page non-display file 32 for each page. The paper display file 31 includes one or more pieces of product information, and includes data displayed on the display unit 14 of the electronic catalog editing device 2. The paper non-display file 32 describes the correspondence between the product identification number that uniquely identifies the product in the product sales system and the product information posting area, and is displayed on the display unit 14 of the electronic catalog editing device 2. This data is not included. The page display file 31 is a file created by DTP (DeskTop Publishing) software or the like, and includes image data, text data, and the like. The paper non-display file 32 is, for example, an XML (eXtensible Markup Language) format file.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the presentation sheet data 35 includes a presentation sheet display file 36 and a presentation sheet non-display file 37. The presentation sheet display file 36 includes images and labels of one or a plurality of cutout areas, and includes data displayed on the display unit 14 of the electronic catalog editing device 2. In addition, the presentation sheet non-display file 37 describes the correspondence between the cut-out area image posting area and the product identification number in association with the presentation sheet display file 36, and the display unit 14 of the electronic catalog editing device 2. The data displayed in is not included. The presentation sheet display file 36 is a file created by the program of the present invention, and includes image data, text data, and the like. The presentation sheet non-display file 37 is a file created by the program of the present invention, and is, for example, an XML (eXtensible Markup Language) format file.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a paper non-display file. As shown in FIG. 5, in the page non-display file 32, a <productlink> tag is described for each product listed in the page display file 31. The <productlink> tag includes a <product> tag and an <area_pos> tag. The <product> tag includes at least a product identification number, and also includes a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) indicating the storage location of the product detail data as necessary. The <area_pos> tag includes coordinate data indicating a product information posting area. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the product information posting area is rectangular. The coordinate data indicating the posting area of the product information is a rectangular upper left coordinate and lower right coordinate.

  Below, the screen operation of a user is demonstrated taking the tablet terminal of a touch panel display as an example as the electronic catalog editing apparatus 2. FIG. For example, “tap” in a tablet terminal corresponds to “mouse click” in a PC. In addition, “drag” on the tablet terminal corresponds to “drag” (similar) on the PC.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the electronic catalog editing device 2. Below, it demonstrates centering on the flowchart of FIG. 6, and FIGS. 7-13 is referred as needed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the display unit 14 of the electronic catalog editing device 2 displays the page display file 31 on the book viewer screen 25 (S1).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a book viewer screen. On the book viewer screen 25, an archive button 41, a bookshelf button 42, a product search button 43, a presentation sheet button 44, and a setting button 45 are displayed at the bottom of the screen. When the archive button 41 is tapped, a transition to the archive screen 21 is made. When the bookshelf button 42 is tapped, the screen changes to the bookshelf screen 22. When the product search button 43 is tapped, a transition to the product search screen 23 is made. When the presentation sheet button 44 is tapped, the presentation sheet screen 24 is displayed. When the setting button 45 is tapped, a transition is made to a setting screen (not shown).

  The book viewer screen 25 shown in the example of FIG. 7 is displayed when a catalog is selected on the archive screen 21 or the bookshelf screen 22. When the catalog is selected, the bookshelf button 42 is selected. Below, description is abbreviate | omitted about the selection state of the archive button 41-setting button 45 so that description may not become complicated.

  The archive button 41 to the setting button 45 are always displayed at the bottom of the screen on any other screen. In any screen, the operation when each button is tapped is the same.

  The book viewer screen 25 shown in FIG. 7 includes, as the contents of the paper display file 41, an antique chair image 51, a dining chair image 52, a personal chair image 53, a design chair A image 54, and a design chair B image 55. , Design chair C image 56, Antique chair simple information 61, Dining chair simple information 62, Personal chair simple information 63, Design chair A simple information 64, Design chair B simple information 65, Design chair C simple information Information 66 and the like are laid out. In practice, an image of each product is displayed inside the dotted line in the figure. Further, the dotted line in the figure is shown to show the image posting region, and is not actually displayed. Hereinafter, similarly, the image posting area is indicated by a dotted line.

  Returning to the description of FIG. Next, the input unit 13 of the electronic catalog editing apparatus 2 accepts the designation of the cut-out area for the page display file 31 displayed on the book viewer screen 25 (S2). Next, the control unit 11 of the electronic catalog editing device 2 determines the corresponding product identification when the clipping region specified by the input unit 13 includes a part of the posting region described in the paper non-display file 32. The correspondence is stored in the data file by associating the number with the image in the cutout area (S3).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram (1) illustrating an operation example of the clip function. As shown in FIG. 8, when the user taps a clip button (not shown) in a toolbar displayed at the top of the book viewer screen 25 and the input unit 13 detects a tap operation, the electronic catalog editing device 2. The display unit 14 displays the clip screen 27 so as to overlap the lower part of the book viewer screen 25 under the control of the control unit 11.

  On the clip screen 27 shown in FIG. 8, at least a clip list display area 70 and a clip tab 71 are displayed. When one or more clipped region images already exist, a delete button 72 for each image and a clear all button 73 are displayed on the clip screen 27. In the example shown in FIG. 8, an image 81 of the design chair A and a delete button 72 for this image are displayed as an image of the cutout area.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram (2) illustrating an operation example of the clip function. As shown in FIG. 9, when the user taps any position in the book viewer screen 25 and the input unit 13 detects a tap operation, the display unit 14 of the electronic catalog editing device 2 is controlled by the control unit 11. Accordingly, only the clip tab 71 is left and the clip screen 27 is reduced and displayed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the user designates the start point and end point of the rectangular cut-out area by dragging the book viewer screen 25 while the clip screen 27 is displayed in a reduced size. Here, the user drags in the book viewer screen 25 so that the diagonal line of the rectangular cutout region is determined. Further, when the user taps the clip button 74 and the input unit 13 detects a drag operation and a button tap operation, the control unit 11 of the electronic catalog editing device 2 indicates that the clipping region is described in the paper non-display file 32. It is determined whether or not a part of the published area is included.

  When the cutout region includes a part of the posting region described in the paper non-display file 32, the control unit 11 of the electronic catalog editing device 2 associates the corresponding product identification number with the image of the cutout region, and the correspondence relationship. Is stored in the data file. Here, the data file is a shared memory area (so-called clipboard) in which data can be temporarily stored on a computer.

  In the book viewer screen 25 shown in FIG. 9, the cutout area 81 (shown by a thick line) includes most of the posting area of the image 56 of the design chair C. Therefore, the control unit 11 of the electronic catalog editing device 2 stores the correspondence relationship in the data file by associating the product identification number of the design chair C with the image of the cutout region.

  Further, when the cutout area includes a part of a plurality of placement areas described in the paper non-display file 32, the control unit 11 of the electronic catalog editing device 2 sets the corresponding product identification number to the cutout area. A plurality of correspondence relationships are stored in the data file in association with images. As a result, the user can cut out a plurality of products by a single drag operation and create a presentation sheet in which the linkage with the product sales system is maintained.

  Returning to the description of FIG. Next, the input unit 13 of the electronic catalog editing device 2 receives an instruction to paste an image of the cutout area on the presentation sheet screen 24 (S4).

  FIG. 10 is a diagram (3) illustrating an operation example of the clip function. As shown in FIG. 10, when the user taps an image in the clip list display area 70 while the clip screen 27 is normally displayed and the input unit 13 detects a tap operation, the electronic catalog editing device 2 The display unit 14 highlights the periphery of the tapped image in accordance with control by the control unit 11. Here, the highlighting means that the background of the image is displayed in a different color. In the example of FIG. 10, the periphery of the image 82 of the design chair C is highlighted.

  Thereafter, when the user taps any position in the book viewer screen 25 and the input unit 13 detects a tap operation, the control unit 11 of the electronic catalog editing device 2 receives the paste instruction by the input unit 13. Shall be.

  Returning to the description of FIG. Next, when the paste instruction is accepted by the input unit 13, the control unit 11 of the electronic catalog editing device 2 creates a presentation sheet display file 36 by pasting the image of the cutout area on the presentation sheet screen 24 (S 5). In addition, the control unit 11 of the electronic catalog editing device 2 associates the presentation sheet display file 36 with a presentation sheet in which the correspondence between the image posting area of the cutout area and the product identification number stored in the data file is described. A non-display file 37 is created (S6).

  FIG. 11 is a diagram (1) illustrating an operation example of the presentation sheet creation (editing) function. In the example shown in FIG. 11, the control unit 11 of the electronic catalog editing device 2 pastes the image of the cutout area on the presentation sheet screen 24 in response to the pasting instruction received by the input unit 13 and displays the presentation sheet display file 36. The created state is shown. In FIG. 11, an image 91 of the design chair C is shown on the presentation sheet screen 24. The initial posting position of the image 91 of the design chair C is, for example, the center of the presentation sheet screen 24. A label button 75 and a save button 76 are displayed at the bottom of the clip screen 27 in conjunction with the display of the presentation sheet screen 24. The label button 75 is a button for instructing addition of a label to the presentation sheet screen 24. The save button 76 is a button for instructing to save the work result on the presentation sheet screen 24.

  Although not shown in FIG. 11, the control unit 11 of the electronic catalog editing device 2 describes the correspondence between the posting area of the image 91 of the design chair C and the product identification number of the design chair C stored in the data file. A presentation sheet non-display file 37 is created.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram (2) illustrating an operation example of the presentation sheet creation (editing) function. As shown in FIG. 12, the placement area of the image 91 of the design chair C can be instructed by the user to change the position via the input unit 13. When the input unit 13 receives an instruction to change the position of the posting area, the control unit 11 of the electronic catalog editing apparatus 2 updates the posting area of the image of the cutout area described in the presentation sheet non-display file 37. In the example shown in FIG. 12, the position of the posting area of the image 91 of the design chair C is changed from FIG. In addition to changing the position, the user can also instruct to enlarge or reduce the image by dragging anchors (not shown) displayed at the four corners of the image.

  Further, the user can instruct to add a label by tapping the label button 75 via the input unit 13. In FIG. 12, the label button 75 is hatched and is in a selected state. Hereinafter, similarly, the selection state is illustrated by hatching. In the example shown in FIG. 12, a label 92 is added.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram (3) illustrating an operation example of the presentation sheet creation (editing) function. As shown in FIG. 13, a character can be input to the label. In the example illustrated in FIG. 13, the characters “New product! Reservation accepted!” Are illustrated for the label 92 added at the bottom of the image 91 of the design chair C. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 13, characters of “special price! Limited 30!” Are illustrated for the label 94 added at the bottom of the image 93 of the design chair A. The characters that can be entered in the label are not limited to this example, and data stored in the product information DB 4 can be inserted, or the user can freely enter it using a software keyboard (not shown) or the like. . The user can also instruct to change the label font, font size, and character color. Further, the user can add a page by pressing a page addition button (not shown), and the presentation sheet can be shaped like a booklet.

  When the user taps the save button 76 via the input unit 13 and the input unit 13 detects a tap operation, the control unit 11 of the electronic catalog editing apparatus 2 displays the work result on the current presentation sheet screen 24 as a presentation sheet. The data 35 is stored in the storage unit 12.

  Returning to the description of FIG. Next, when the communication control unit 15 of the electronic catalog editing apparatus 2 receives an instruction to upload the presentation sheet data 35 by the input unit 13, the presentation sheet data 35 stored in the storage unit 12 according to the control of the control unit 11. Is uploaded to the distribution server 3 (S7). The uploaded presentation sheet data 35 can be downloaded by other users as in the electronic catalog.

  Hereinafter, an example of using the created presentation sheet data 35 will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a presentation sheet screen and a cart screen. In FIG. 14, the contents of the presentation sheet data 35 stored in the storage unit 12 are displayed on the book viewer screen 25. As shown in FIG. 14, when the user taps any image in the book viewer screen 25 and the input unit 13 detects a tap operation, the display unit 14 of the electronic catalog editing device 2 is controlled by the control unit 11. The button 101 to put in the cart and the product detail button 102 are displayed around the tapped image. In the example of FIG. 14, a button 101 for adding to a cart and a product detail button 102 are displayed above the image 91 of the design chair C. Here, the cart means a function of software that allows a user to temporarily list products that the user wants to perform estimation processing or order processing.

  Here, a function executed by the button 101 to be added to the cart will be described. The input unit 13 accepts an instruction to add a cart for a product specified by the image of the cutout area to the presentation sheet display file 36 displayed on the book viewer screen 25. When the input unit 13 receives a cart addition instruction, the control unit 11 refers to the presentation sheet non-display file 37 to identify the product identification number and adds the product with the product identification number to the cart. The display unit 14 displays a cart screen 28 to which products are added. As a result, the user can perform estimation processing and order processing in the product sales system from the presentation sheet as well as the electronic catalog.

  FIG. 14 shows an example in which a personal chair has already been put in the cart and a design chair C is further added. At the bottom of the cart screen 28, a clear cart button 112, a total amount display field 113, and a purchase screen button 114 are displayed. On the cart screen 28, personal chair purchase information 115 and design chair C purchase information 116 are displayed. In addition, clear buttons 117 are displayed corresponding to the purchase information.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a product detail screen. FIG. 14 shows a state where the product detail button 102 is tapped on the presentation sheet screen shown in FIG.

  Here, the function executed by the product detail button 102 will be described. The input unit 13 accepts a detailed display instruction for a product specified by the image of the cutout region with respect to the presentation sheet display file 36 displayed on the book viewer screen 25. When the detailed display instruction is received by the input unit 13, the control unit 11 refers to the presentation sheet non-display file 37 to identify the product identification number and searches for the product with the product identification number. The display unit 14 displays a detailed display screen 25 of the searched product. As a result, the user can confirm the detailed information of the product from the presentation sheet as well as the electronic catalog.

  In FIG. 15, the detailed information of the design chair C is displayed. On the product detail screen 26, the image 121 of the design chair C, the product number 122, the price 123, the remarks 124, the button 125 to add to the cart, the button 126 in more detail, the reduced image 127 of the design chair A as the related product, and the design chair B A reduced image 128 is shown.

  As described above, according to the electronic catalog editing device in the embodiment of the present invention, the user can freely lay out product information and create a presentation sheet that is maintained in conjunction with the product sales system.

  The preferred embodiments of the electronic catalog editing device and the like according to the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or modifications can be conceived within the scope of the technical idea disclosed in the present application, and these naturally belong to the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

1 ... Electronic catalog providing system 2 ... Electronic catalog editing device 3 ... Distribution server 4 ... Product information DB
5 ... Catalog distribution DB
6 ... Presentation sheet DB
7 ……… Network 21 ……… Archive screen 22 ……… Book shelf screen 23 ……… Product search screen 24 ……… Presentation sheet screen 25 ……… Book viewer screen 26 ……… Product detail screen 27 ……… Clip Screen 28 ……… Cart screen 30 ……… Paper data 31 ……… Paper display file 32 ……… Paper non-display file 35 ……… Presentation sheet data 36 ……… Presentation sheet display file 37 ……… Presentation sheet non-display Display file

Claims (8)

An electronic catalog editing device for editing an electronic catalog linked to a product sales system,
The electronic catalog has a correspondence relationship between a page display file in which one or a plurality of product information is posted for each page, a product identification number that uniquely identifies a product in the product sales system, and a publication area of the product information. It is composed of the hidden page file that is described,
A display unit for displaying the page display file on a book viewer screen;
An input unit that accepts designation of a clipping region for the page display file displayed on the book viewer screen;
When the cutout area specified by the input unit includes a part of the posting area described in the paper non-display file, the corresponding product identification number is associated with the image of the cutout area. A control unit for storing the correspondence in a data file;
With
The input unit receives an instruction to paste an image of the cutout region on the presentation sheet screen,
When the pasting instruction is received by the input unit, the control unit creates a presentation sheet display file by pasting the image of the cutout region on the presentation sheet screen, and associates it with the presentation sheet display file, An electronic catalog editing apparatus that creates a presentation sheet non-display file that describes a correspondence relationship between an image posting area of the cutout area and the product identification number stored in the data file. When the cutout area specified by the input unit includes a part of the plurality of posting areas described in the paper non-display file, the control unit sets the corresponding product identification number respectively. The electronic catalog editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of correspondence relationships are stored in the data file in association with an image of a cutout region. The input unit accepts a cart addition instruction for a product specified by an image of the cutout region for the presentation sheet display file displayed on the book viewer screen,
When the cart addition instruction is received by the input unit, the control unit identifies the product identification number with reference to the presentation sheet hidden file, adds the product of the product identification number to the cart,
The electronic catalog editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays a cart screen to which a product is added. The input unit accepts a detailed display instruction of a product specified by an image of the cutout region for the presentation sheet display file displayed on the book viewer screen,
When the detailed display instruction is received by the input unit, the control unit identifies the product identification number with reference to the presentation sheet non-display file, searches for a product with the product identification number,
The electronic catalog editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays a detailed display screen of a searched product. An electronic catalog editing method for editing an electronic catalog linked to a product sales system,
The electronic catalog has a correspondence relationship between a page display file in which one or a plurality of product information is posted for each page, a product identification number that uniquely identifies a product in the product sales system, and a publication area of the product information. It is composed of the hidden page file that is described,
A display unit displaying the page display file on a book viewer screen;
An input unit accepting designation of a clipping region for the page display file displayed on the book viewer screen;
When the cutout area specified by the input unit includes a part of the posting area described in the paper non-display file, the control unit displays the corresponding product identification number as an image of the cutout area. Storing the correspondence in a data file in association with
The input unit receiving an instruction to paste an image of the cutout region on the presentation sheet screen;
When the pasting instruction is received by the input unit, the control unit creates a presentation sheet display file by pasting the image of the cutout area on the presentation sheet screen, and associates it with the presentation sheet display file, Creating a presentation sheet non-display file that describes the correspondence between the image posting area of the cutout area and the product identification number stored in the data file;
An electronic catalog editing method comprising: A program for causing a computer to execute an electronic catalog editing method for editing an electronic catalog linked to a product sales system,
The electronic catalog has a correspondence relationship between a page display file in which one or a plurality of product information is posted for each page, a product identification number that uniquely identifies a product in the product sales system, and a publication area of the product information. It is composed of the hidden page file that is described,
A display unit displaying the page display file on a book viewer screen;
An input unit accepting designation of a clipping region for the page display file displayed on the book viewer screen;
When the cutout area specified by the input unit includes a part of the posting area described in the paper non-display file, the control unit displays the corresponding product identification number as an image of the cutout area. Storing the correspondence in a data file in association with
The input unit receiving an instruction to paste an image of the cutout region on the presentation sheet screen;
When the pasting instruction is received by the input unit, the control unit creates a presentation sheet display file by pasting the image of the cutout area on the presentation sheet screen, and associates it with the presentation sheet display file, Creating a presentation sheet non-display file that describes the correspondence between the image posting area of the cutout area and the product identification number stored in the data file;
A program for running An electronic catalog providing system in which a distribution server that distributes an electronic catalog linked to a product sales system and an electronic catalog editing device that edits the electronic catalog are connected via a network,
The electronic catalog has a correspondence relationship between a page display file in which one or a plurality of product information is posted for each page, a product identification number that uniquely identifies a product in the product sales system, and a publication area of the product information. It is composed of the hidden page file that is described,
The distribution server
A storage unit for storing the electronic catalog;
A first control unit that searches the electronic catalog in response to a request from the electronic catalog editing device;
A first communication control unit that transmits the electronic catalog to be searched to the electronic catalog editing device;
With
The electronic catalog editing device includes:
A second communication control unit that receives the electronic catalog from the distribution server;
A display unit for displaying the page display file on a book viewer screen;
An input unit that accepts designation of a clipping region for the page display file displayed on the book viewer screen;
When the cutout area specified by the input unit includes a part of the posting area described in the paper non-display file, the corresponding product identification number is associated with the image of the cutout area. A second control unit that stores the correspondence in a data file;
With
The input unit receives an instruction to paste an image of the cutout region on the presentation sheet screen,
When the paste instruction is received by the input unit, the second control unit creates a presentation sheet display file by pasting the image of the cutout area on the presentation sheet screen and associates the presentation sheet display file with the image. An electronic catalog providing system for creating a presentation sheet non-display file in which a correspondence relationship between an image posting area of the cutout area and the product identification number stored in the data file is described. The second communication control unit transmits presentation sheet data constituted by the created presentation sheet display file and the presentation sheet non-display file to the distribution server,
The first communication control unit receives the presentation sheet data from the distribution server,
The electronic catalog providing system according to claim 7, wherein the storage unit stores the presentation sheet data.

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