JP2018077665A - Information processing system, information processing apparatus, display device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing system and the like capable of easily grasping display locations of products in stores.SOLUTION: An information processing system comprises: a plurality of display units provided in each of a plurality of display racks installed in a store; a storage unit for storing information about products displayed on the display racks and display positions of the products while associating them with each other; a transmitting unit for referring to the storage unit to transmit the information about the products provided at the store to a terminal device owned by a user; a receiving unit for receiving, from the terminal device, designation of a product to be guided to the user; and an output unit for referring to the storage unit, and outputting a command signal to display notification indicating the display position of the product to the display unit corresponding to the display position of the designated product when the receiving unit receives the designation of the product.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing device, a display device, and a program.

  In recent years, the use of digital signage technology has progressed. For example, by installing a display device for digital signage in place of a bulletin board or the like in a place where information was conventionally presented by paper media, such as a bulletin board installed on the street or in a facility, paper by humans It is not necessary to replace the medium, and information can be presented by moving images.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a customer guidance system that performs route guidance in a store by causing a display device attached to a display shelf installed in the store to perform guidance display. According to Patent Document 1, the display device is an electronic shelf label attached to a display shelf, and displays the price of the product displayed on the display shelf. In addition, a reception terminal is installed at the entrance of the store, and the reception terminal receives designation of a product and transmits it to an external server device. The server device generates a guide route for guiding the specified product based on the map information in the store, and notifies the display data to the electronic shelf label located on the route. Thereby, each electronic shelf label on the route blinks and guides the route to the user.

Japanese Patent No. 5341847

  However, the invention according to Patent Document 1 cannot be said to be highly convenient because the user must complete reception in advance at the reception terminal installed at the entrance of the store.

  This invention is made | formed by such a situation, The place made into the objective is to provide the information processing system etc. which can grasp | ascertain easily the display place of the goods in a shop.

  The information processing system according to the present invention associates a plurality of display units provided in each of a plurality of display shelves installed in a store, information on products displayed on the display shelves, and display positions of the products. A storage unit that stores information, a distribution unit that refers to the storage unit, distributes information on the product provided in the store to a terminal device possessed by the user, and the product that guides the user from the terminal device An accepting unit that accepts designation of the product, and when the accepting unit accepts designation of the product, the display of the product is displayed on the display unit according to the designated display position of the product with reference to the storage unit And an output unit that outputs a command signal for performing a notification display for notifying the position.

  The information processing system according to the present invention is characterized in that the distribution unit distributes common information common to a plurality of the products to the terminal device, and the reception unit receives designation for the plurality of products.

  In the information processing system according to the present invention, the output unit outputs a command signal that changes a display mode of the notification display on the display unit according to the terminal device that is an input source of the designated input received by the receiving unit. It is characterized by doing.

  The information processing system according to the present invention includes a notification unit that notifies the terminal device of a display mode of a notification display that varies depending on the terminal device.

  In the information processing system according to the present invention, the storage unit stores the product and a recommended product recommended to be purchased together with the product, and the distribution unit receives the designation of the product when the receiving unit receives the designation of the product. The unit distributes the information on the recommended product to the terminal device.

  In the information processing system according to the present invention, the display unit is built in a rail-shaped display surface extending along a shelf front end portion of the display shelf, and is built in the shelf plate, and an image is displayed on the display surface. And a projector for projecting.

  In the information processing system according to the present invention, the display unit divides the display surface into a plurality of display areas according to display positions of the products on the display shelf, and displays the image. A command signal for performing notification display in the display area corresponding to the displayed position of the product is output.

  The information processing system according to the present invention associates a plurality of display units provided in each of a plurality of display shelves installed in a store, information on products displayed on the display shelves, and display positions of the products. And a storage unit that stores the reading result, a receiving unit that receives a reading result obtained by reading a code pattern for specifying the product, and when the receiving unit receives the reading result, the reading result is referred to the storing unit. And an output unit that outputs a command signal that causes the display unit according to the display position of the product specified by the display unit to perform notification display for notifying the display position of the product.

  An information processing apparatus according to the present invention refers to a storage unit that stores information related to a product displayed on each of a plurality of display shelves installed in a store and a display position of the product in association with each other, and refers to the storage unit A distribution unit that distributes information on the product provided in the store to a terminal device possessed by the user, a reception unit that receives designation of the product to be guided to the user from the terminal device, and the reception unit includes the When designation of a product is received, a notification display for notifying the display position of the product is performed on the display device provided on the display shelf related to the display position of the designated product with reference to the storage unit And an output unit that outputs a command signal to be output.

  A display device according to the present invention is a display that is provided on any of a plurality of display shelves installed in a store and displays an image on a display surface that extends in a rail shape along the front end of the shelf of the display shelf. And an acquisition unit that acquires a command signal to notify that the display position of the product should be displayed, and when the acquisition unit acquires the command signal, the display unit displays the product The display surface is divided into a plurality of display areas according to the position, and notification display is performed in the display area corresponding to the display position of the product specified by the command signal.

  The program according to the present invention stores information related to products displayed on each of a plurality of display shelves installed in a store and display positions of the products in a storage unit in association with each other, and specifies the products to be guided to the user When the designation of the product is accepted, the storage unit is referred to and a notification for notifying the display position of the product is displayed on the display device provided on the display shelf related to the designated display position of the product. The computer is configured to execute a process of outputting a command signal for performing display.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the display place of the goods in a shop can be grasped | ascertained easily.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of an information processing system. It is explanatory drawing which shows the internal structure of a shelf board. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of a server. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of signage. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of a terminal. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the record layout of goods DB. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the guidance screen of goods. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the alerting | reporting process in signage. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the change process of the display mode according to a user. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the division | segmentation display process in a display surface. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process sequence which an information processing system performs. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the record layout of goods DB which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a guidance screen according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure executed by the information processing system according to the second embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the record layout of goods DB which concerns on Embodiment 3. FIG. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for describing a notification process according to a third embodiment. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure executed by the information processing system according to the third embodiment. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information processing system according to a fourth embodiment. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure executed by the information processing system according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a signage according to Embodiment 5. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure executed by the information processing system according to the fifth embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows operation | movement of the server of the form mentioned above.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments thereof.
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information processing system. In the present embodiment, an information processing system that notifies a user of a display position of a product displayed on a display shelf on a display shelf of a retail store such as a supermarket will be described as an example. The information processing system includes an information processing device 1, display devices 2, 2, 2... And a terminal device 3. Each device communicates via a network N such as the Internet.

The information processing apparatus 1 is an information processing apparatus that stores various types of information and transmits and receives information via the network N. The information processing apparatus 1 is, for example, a server computer or a personal computer. In the present embodiment, the information processing apparatus 1 is assumed to be a server computer and is read as the server 1. The server 1 controls the display device 2 in response to a request from the terminal 3 and causes the user to perform notification display for notifying the display position of the product.
Although FIG. 1 illustrates a state in which the server 1 is installed outside the store, the server 1 may be installed in the store.

  The display device 2 is a display device that communicates with the server 1 to display content images related to product prices, advertisements, and the like, and is, for example, a digital signage device. Hereinafter, the display device 2 is read as signage 2. The signage 2 is provided on a display shelf of merchandise installed in the retail store that provides the merchandise. For example, a plurality of display shelves are installed in the store, and the signage 2 is provided on the shelf plate of each display shelf. For example, the signage 2 is a projector device built in each of a plurality of shelf boards included in the display shelf, and projects an image on a display surface 25 provided at the front end of each shelf board. That is, the signage 2 has a screen at a position corresponding to a so-called price rail, and displays an image on the screen. In addition to the projector device, the signage 2 may be a liquid crystal display or the like. For example, the signage 2 displays a price tag image indicating the product name, price, etc. of the displayed product instead of the paper price tag. In the present embodiment, the signage 2 not only displays the product name, price, etc., but also displays a notification in response to a command from the server 1.

  The terminal device 3 is an information processing terminal that performs various information processing and transmits and receives information. For example, the terminal device 3 is a portable terminal that is carried by a user who visits a store, such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the terminal device 3 is a smartphone, and in the following description, the terminal device 3 is read as the terminal 3 for the sake of brevity. The terminal 3 receives and displays information on each product distributed from the server 1 for each product provided in the store. The terminal 3 accepts an operation related to a designation input in which the user designates each product, and returns the designated content to the server 1.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the internal structure of the shelf board. Here, the direction in which the display shelf faces the store visitor is the front direction, and the opposite side is the back direction. Moreover, let the direction which goes to the ceiling from the installation surface of a display shelf be an upward direction, and let the other side be a downward direction. FIG. 2 schematically illustrates the inside of the display shelf as viewed from above. As described above, the signage 2 is provided inside the shelf of the display shelf.

  The signage 2 includes a projector 20 that projects an image and a display surface 25 that displays an image projected from the projector 20. The projector 20 is a projector main body, and is provided on the back side inside the shelf board. The projection lens of the projector 20 is located approximately at the center in the lateral direction of the shelf board, and projects an image toward the front side. Specifically, the projection lens is a linear Fresnel lens having a saw-like cross section along the horizontal direction, and diffuses light emitted from the light source along the horizontal direction. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 2, the projector 20 projects an image radially toward the front.

  The display surface 25 is a screen for displaying an image projected from the projector 20. The display surface 25 is provided in a rail shape along the front end of the shelf. Specifically, the display surface 25 has a rectangular shape elongated in the horizontal direction when viewed from the front, and has a vertical width that is substantially the same as the thickness of the shelf plate in the vertical direction (see FIG. 1). Extend with the same width. Thereby, the display surface 25 is formed on the entire surface of the front end portion of the shelf board. The image light emitted radially from the projector 20 is incident on the entire back surface of the display surface 25. The display surface 25 has a configuration in which a diffusion plate is laminated in front of a LAF (Louver Array Film). The image light incident on the display surface 25 is emitted so that the viewing angle is adjusted by LAF and parallel to the front direction. Thereby, the image projected from the projector 20 is displayed on the display surface 25.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the server 1. The server 1 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a communication unit 13, and a mass storage device 14.
The control unit 11 includes arithmetic processing devices such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and an MPU (Micro-Processing Unit), and performs various information processing and control processing related to the server 1. The storage unit 12 includes memory elements such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a ROM (Read Only Memory), and stores a program P or data necessary for the control unit 11 to execute processing. The storage unit 12 temporarily stores data and the like necessary for the control unit 11 to execute arithmetic processing. The communication unit 13 includes a processing circuit for performing processing related to communication, and transmits and receives information to and from the signage 2 and the like via the network N.

The large-capacity storage device 14 is a large-capacity storage device including, for example, a hard disk. The mass storage device 14 stores a product DB 141 and the like. The product DB 141 stores information on each product displayed on the display shelf and the display position of each product. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 12 and the mass storage device 14 may be configured as an integrated storage device. Further, the mass storage device 14 may be constituted by a plurality of storage devices. The mass storage device 14 may be an external storage device connected to the server 1.
In the present embodiment, the server 1 is not limited to the above configuration. For example, an input unit that receives an operation input, a display unit that displays information related to the server 1, a reading unit that reads information stored in a portable storage medium, and the like May be included.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the signage 2. The signage 2 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, a communication unit 23, a projection unit 24, and a display surface 25.
The control unit 21 includes an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU and MPU, and performs various information processing, control processing, and the like related to the signage 2 by reading and executing a program stored in the storage unit 22. The storage unit 22 includes memory elements such as a RAM and a ROM, and stores programs or data necessary for the control unit 21 to execute processing. The storage unit 22 temporarily stores data and the like necessary for the control unit 21 to execute arithmetic processing. The communication unit 23 includes an antenna, a communication processing circuit, and the like, and transmits and receives information to and from the server 1 and the like via the network N. The projection unit 24 includes the above-described projection lens, light source, image processing circuit, and the like, and projects an image on the display surface 25.
In the present embodiment, the signage 2 is not limited to the above configuration, and may include, for example, a speaker for outputting audio.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the terminal 3. The terminal 3 includes a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, a communication unit 33, a display unit 34, and an input unit 35.
The control unit 31 includes an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU and an MPU, and performs various information processing, control processing, and the like related to the terminal 3 by reading and executing a program stored in the storage unit 32. The storage unit 32 includes memory elements such as RAM and ROM, and stores programs or data necessary for the control unit 31 to execute processing. The storage unit 32 temporarily stores data and the like necessary for the control unit 31 to execute arithmetic processing. The communication unit 33 includes an antenna, a communication processing circuit, and the like, and transmits and receives information to and from the server 1 and the like via a network. The display unit 34 has a screen such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, and displays an image given from the control unit 31. The input unit 35 is a touch panel or a push button provided on the display unit 34 and receives an operation input by the user.
In the present embodiment, the terminal 3 is not limited to the above-described configuration, and may include, for example, a microphone and a speaker for inputting and outputting audio.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a record layout of the product DB 141. The product DB 141 includes a product ID column, a product name column, a price column, a sale information column, and a display position column. The product ID column stores a product ID for identifying each product. The product name column stores the product name in association with the product ID. The price column stores the price of each product in association with the product ID. The special sale information column stores special sale information related to the product in association with the product ID. The sale information is information such as a discount rate of a product, a product image, and the like. The display position column stores the display position of each product in association with the product ID. For example, the display position is the number of the display shelf in which each product is displayed among the plurality of display shelves installed in the store, the number of shelves on which the product is displayed on the display shelf, It is represented by the column number in which the product is displayed. The column number indicates the order in which the products are displayed in the horizontal direction on the shelf board.

Below, the outline | summary of the process which an information processing system performs is demonstrated. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, the processing subject of the server 1 is the control unit 11, the processing subject of the signage 2 is the control unit 21, and the processing subject of the terminal 3 is the control unit 31.
The control unit 21 of the signage 2 performs image display on the display surface 25 in accordance with an image display command signal output from the server 1. For example, the control unit 21 displays the price tag image of each product on the display surface 25 as described above. That is, the control unit 11 of the server 1 generates a price tag image based on the product name, price, etc. of each displayed product stored in the product DB 141. The control unit 11 transmits the generated price tag image of the product to the signage 2 of the display shelf on which each product is displayed. When the price tag image data is received, the control unit 21 of the signage 2 drives the projection unit 24 to project the price tag image on the display surface 25.

  Further, the control unit 11 of the server 1 not only displays the price tag of the product on the signage 2, but also performs processing related to the following notification display on the signage 2 in order to guide the display position of the product to the user who has visited the store. Let it be done.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a product guidance screen. For example, the control unit 11 of the server 1 guides a product designated by the user himself / herself. For example, the control unit 11 distributes, in advance, information on products provided at the store, that is, information on products displayed on the display shelf, to the user's terminal 3. The information is, for example, sale information on products. The control unit 11 refers to the product DB 141 and distributes the sale information on the product to the terminal 3. When the sale information is received, the control unit 31 of the terminal 3 displays the guidance screen shown in FIG.

  The guidance screen is a screen that displays, for example, a list of product names, discounted prices, discount ratios, and the like for each sale item. The control unit 31 displays a list of information on each special sale item on the display unit 34. Note that the guidance screen illustrated in FIG. 7 is an example, and for example, the control unit 31 may display a flyer image related to a special sale item. Further, the start button 72 indicated by reference numeral 72 in FIG. 7 will be described later.

  For each product displayed on the guidance screen, the control unit 31 accepts designation of a product for which the user desires sales floor guidance. For example, the control unit 31 receives a touch input to the information column 71 of each sale item through the input unit 35. The user performs a touch operation on the information column 71 in order to register in advance the product desired to be purchased with reference to the special sale information. When the touch input to the information column 71 is received, the control unit 31 stores in the storage unit 32 the specified content of the product by the touch input, for example, the product ID of the specified product.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a notification process in the signage 2. Below, the case where a user visits a store is considered. For example, the server 1 and the signage 2 start product guidance based on a product guidance start instruction at the terminal 3. For example, when receiving a touch input to the start button 72 on the guidance screen illustrated in FIG. 7, the control unit 31 of the terminal 3 generates a request signal indicating that the guidance process should be started and transmits the request signal to the server 1. The request signal includes the designated content of the product stored in the storage unit 32, identification information for identifying the terminal 3, and the like.

  The control unit 11 of the server 1 receives a request signal from the terminal 3, receives designation of a product to be guided to the user, and starts a guidance process. Specifically, the control unit 11 causes the signage 2 to perform notification display for notifying the user of the display position of the product in order to notify the user of the display position of the product.

  For example, the control unit 11 reads the designated content included in the request signal and identifies the designated product from the product DB 141. Furthermore, the control unit 11 specifies the display position of the product from the product DB 141.

  The control unit 11 outputs a command signal to the signage 2 installed at the specified display position to display the notification. For example, the control unit 11 causes the signage 2 to blink. In FIG. 8, a state where the display surface 25 of the signage 2 is blinking is indicated by hatching. When the terminal 3 accepts designation of a plurality of products, the control unit 11 of the server 1 outputs a command signal to the signage 2, 2, 2,... Of each display shelf on which each designated product is displayed. Display a blinking image. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 8, the screen blinks in the signage 2. Although FIG. 8 shows only one signage 2 blinking, the control unit 11 blinks and displays on the signage 2 corresponding to the display position of each product when receiving designations for a plurality of products. To do. The user can easily grasp the position of the desired product by the blinking display.

  In the above, the signage 2 is notified by blinking display. However, the notification mode is not limited to blinking display. For example, the signage 2 is notified by changing luminance, chromaticity, and the like related to image display. Also good.

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the display mode changing process according to the user. Here, consider a case where a plurality of users receive product guidance at the same time. In this case, since the signage 2 blinks and displays at the display position of the product specified by each user, the user may confuse the position of the product specified by the user with the position of the product specified by another user. Therefore, the signage 2 changes the display mode related to the notification display according to the user who receives the guidance.

  Specifically, the control unit 11 identifies each terminal 3 that is an input source related to the designated input of the product, and changes the display mode according to the identified terminal 3. As described above, the control unit 11 acquires identification information (ID unique to each terminal 3) for identifying the terminal 3 at the time of accepting the designation of the product. The control unit 11 identifies the terminal 3 based on the identification information, and performs separate display for the product designated by each terminal 3.

  For example, the control unit 11 performs different notification display by changing the display color of the blinking display in the signage 2. When generating a command signal for the signage 2, the control unit 11 determines a display color according to the identification information of the terminal 3. The control unit 11 generates a command signal including the determined display color and outputs it to the signage 2. Thereby, the control part 21 of each signage 2 displays a blink image by a separate display color. In FIG. 9, the manner in which blinking display is performed with different display colors is illustrated by different types of hatching. By changing the display color, the user can easily distinguish the guidance for the user.

  The control unit 11 of the server 1 notifies the terminal 3 of the display color determined for each user. The control unit 31 of the terminal 3 displays information related to the display color notified from the server 1 on the display unit 34. Thereby, the user can easily grasp which color should be used as a mark.

  Moreover, although the control part 11 decided to change a display mode by changing a display color above, this Embodiment is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 11 may allocate a guide number for each user and display the guide number on the signage 2. Further, for example, the control unit 11 may present a mark to the user by causing the signage 2 to display a so-called eye catch image or a predetermined image reminiscent of being a guidance target. Thus, the display mode of the notification display is not particularly limited as long as each display is distinguished.

  In the above description, the server 1 automatically assigns display colors for each user. For example, the server 1 accepts designation of display colors via the terminal 3 and notifies the signage 2 with the designated display colors. It is good also as making it display.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining split display processing on the display surface 25. FIG. 8 illustrates a state in which the control unit 21 of the signage 2 performs blinking display over the entire horizontally long display surface 25. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, blinking display may be performed only on a part of the display surface 25. That is, the control unit 21 blinks the screen only in the part corresponding to the designated display position of the product, and does not perform blinking display in the other parts.

  For example, the control unit 11 of the server 1 refers to the column number of the product on the shelf board from the product DB 141 and causes the signage 2 to perform notification display only at the display position related to the column number. As described above, the column number indicates the order in which the products are displayed on the shelf board in the horizontal direction. The control unit 11 refers to the column number and determines a display area on the display surface 25 on which the notification display is to be performed. For example, the control unit 11 receives an input in advance about the display width (horizontal row width) of each product displayed on the shelf plate of each display shelf, and stores an input value related to each display width. When the designation of the product is received from the terminal 3, the control unit 11 specifies the display position of the product, that is, the shelf number, the number of steps, and the column number from the product DB 141. The control unit 11 reads out the input value of the display width of each product for the shelf plate related to the specified shelf number and the number of stages, that is, the shelf plate on which the designated product is displayed. Thereby, the control part 11 discriminate | determines the horizontal width of each of several display area about the display surface 25 of the said shelf board. The control part 11 determines the display area which should perform notification display based on the column number specified above. The control unit 11 generates a command signal including coordinate information on the image so that the signage 2 can identify the determined display area, and outputs the command signal to the signage 2.

  Based on the command signal, the control unit 21 of the signage 2 divides the display surface 25 into a plurality of display areas, and performs notification display in the display area corresponding to the display position of the designated product. That is, the control unit 21 drives the projection unit 24 based on the coordinate information included in the command signal, and projects a blinking image only on the display area indicated by the coordinate information. In FIG. 10, a state in which the display surface 25 is divided into a plurality of display areas is illustrated by dotted lines. As described above, only a partial area of the display surface 25 corresponding to the display position of the product designated by the user blinks, and the user can more easily grasp the position of the product.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure executed by the information processing system. Based on FIG. 11, processing contents executed by the information processing system will be described.
The control unit 11 of the server 1 refers to the product DB 141 and distributes product information provided in the store to the terminal 3 (step S11). For example, the control unit 11 generates a guide screen showing a list of special sales items based on the special sale information stored in the product DB 141 and distributes the information to the terminal 3. The control unit 31 of the terminal 3 receives the information (Step S12).

  The control unit 31 displays the received product information on the display unit 34 (step S13). For example, the control unit 31 displays a guidance screen generated by the server 1. The guidance screen displays, for example, a list of product names, discount prices, etc. of each special sale item. The control part 31 receives the designation | designated input by a user about each displayed goods (step S14). For example, the control part 31 receives the designation input of a special sale item by receiving the touch input to the information column 71 which shows the information of each goods in a guidance screen. The control unit 31 temporarily stores the input designation content in the storage unit 32.

  The control unit 31 determines whether or not sales floor guidance by the signage 2 is started (step S15). For example, the control unit 31 determines whether an operation input for instructing the start of the guidance process is received via the input unit 35. When it determines with not starting a guidance display (S15: NO), the control part 31 waits for a process. When it determines with starting a guidance display (S15: YES), the control part 31 performs the process request to the effect of starting a guidance display with respect to the server 1 (step S16). Specifically, the control unit 31 generates a request signal including the designated content of the product input in step S <b> 14, the identification information of the terminal 3, and transmits the request signal to the server 1.

  The control unit 11 of the server 1 receives the request signal including the specified content of the product, and accepts the specification of the product (Step S17). The control unit 11 refers to the product DB 141 and specifies the display position of the designated product (step S18). For example, the control unit 11 specifies information on the display position represented by the shelf number, the number of stages, the column number, and the like of the display shelf from the product DB 141. The control part 11 determines the display area of the display surface 25 corresponding to the specified display position (step S19). For example, the control unit 11 receives in advance the display width (horizontal row width) of each product displayed on the shelf of each display shelf, and stores an input value related to each display width. The controller 11 refers to the input value and determines the width of each display area. The control part 11 determines the display area which should perform alerting | reporting display based on the column number of the goods specified by step S18.

  The control unit 11 determines the display mode of the notification display in the signage 2 so as to differ depending on the terminal 3 that is the input source of the designated input (step S20). For example, the control unit 11 separately assigns the display color of the notification image displayed on the signage 2 according to the identification information of each terminal 3 included in the request signal acquired in step S17. The control unit 11 notifies the determined display mode to the terminal 3 that is the input source of the designated input (step S21). The control part 31 of the terminal 3 receives the notification which concerns on a display mode from the server 1 (step S22). The control part 31 displays the information which concerns on the display aspect of alerting | reporting on the display part 34 (step S23). For example, the control unit 31 displays information related to the display color assigned by the server 1. The control unit 31 ends the series of processes.

  After executing the processing of step S21, the control unit 11 of the server 1 generates a command signal for performing notification display for notifying the user of the display position of each product, and according to the display position of each product specified in step S18. Output to each signage 2 (step S24). The command signal includes, for example, information such as the display area determined in step S19 and the display mode determined in step S20.

  The control unit 21 of the signage 2 acquires a command signal related to the notification display from the server 1 (step S25). In accordance with the command signal, the control unit 21 performs notification display for notifying the user of the display position of the product (step S26). For example, the control unit 21 displays a blinking image on the display surface 25. In addition, the control part 21 performs alerting | reporting display by the display mode which the server 1 determined in step S20 according to a command signal. Further, the control unit 21 divides the display surface 25 into a plurality of display areas, and performs notification display only in the display area corresponding to the display position of the product included in the command signal. That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the control unit 21 projects the blinking image only on a part of the display surface 25 and does not project the blinking image on the other part. Thereby, the user can grasp | ascertain the display position of goods more correctly. The control unit 21 ends the series of processes.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to easily grasp the display place of the product in the store.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, product information that is highly convenient for the user can be provided by transmitting / receiving information related to product information distribution, product specification, and the like via the terminal 3.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, the display mode of the notification display in the signage 2 is changed according to the terminal 3 that is the input source of the designated input, so that guidance is provided for each user who receives guidance in different modes. Can avoid confusion between products.

  Moreover, according to this Embodiment 1, a user's convenience can be improved by notifying beforehand the display mode of the alerting display according to each user.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, the signage 2 has the display surface 25 that extends in a rail shape along the shelf front end. That is, unlike the conventional electronic shelf label, the signage 2 is not attached to the shelf board but formed integrally with the shelf board. In addition, the signage 2 does not display an image on a part of the price rail as in a conventional electronic shelf label, but displays an image on the entire price rail, thereby controlling the display position and display range of the image. Information can be presented at a desired position. As described above, the signage 2 does not need to be attached to the price rail like a conventional electronic shelf label, and has a high degree of freedom in image expression.

  Moreover, according to this Embodiment 1, the user can grasp | ascertain the display position of goods more easily by performing notification display only on a part of display area on the display surface 25 of the signage 2.

(Embodiment 2)
In the present embodiment, a mode in which guidance is provided for a plurality of products based on common information common to the plurality of products will be described. In addition, about the content which overlaps with Embodiment 1, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.
FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a record layout of the product DB 141 according to the second embodiment. The product DB 141 according to the present embodiment includes a common information string. The common information column stores common information common to a plurality of products in association with the product ID. For example, when the product is food, the common information is cooking recipe information. Note that the common information is not limited to recipe information, and may be content common to a plurality of products.

  FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a guidance screen according to the second embodiment. In the present embodiment, the control unit 31 of the terminal 3 receives distribution of common information, not bargain information, from the server 1 and displays the common information on the guidance screen. For example, when the common information is recipe information, the control unit 31 displays a recipe for cooking as shown in FIG. Specifically, the control unit 31 displays a plurality of cooking recipes on the guidance screen. On the guidance screen, a cooking image, a cooking name, a material name, a material cost, etc. are displayed in the information column 131 related to each cooking recipe.

  In addition, the control unit 31 displays a designation button 133 in the information column 131. The control unit 31 receives a designation for each cooking recipe in response to a touch input to the designation button 133. Thereby, the control part 31 receives designation | designated input about the some goods shared in common information (recipe information). That is, the control part 31 receives designation | designated collectively about the goods used for the said cooking.

  The control unit 11 of the server 1 performs sales floor guidance for the user based on the above-described designation content in the terminal 3. That is, the control unit 11 acquires the specified content from the terminal 3 as in the first embodiment, and outputs a command signal related to the notification display to the signage 2 corresponding to the display position of each specified product. Thereby, each signage 2 performs the blinking display for alert | reporting the display position of goods. As described above, the user can receive efficient sales floor guidance based on common information.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure executed by the information processing system according to the second embodiment. Based on FIG. 14, processing contents executed by the information processing system according to the present embodiment will be described.
The control unit 11 of the server 1 refers to the product DB 141 and distributes common information common to a plurality of products to the terminal 3 (step S201). The common information is content common to a plurality of products. For example, when the product is food, the common information is recipe information for cooking. In the product DB 141, common information is stored in association with each product. The control unit 11 reads the common information from the product DB 141 and transmits it to the terminal 3 of each user.

  The control unit 31 of the terminal 3 receives the common information from the server 1 (Step S202). The control unit 31 displays the received common information on the display unit 34 (step S203). For example, the control unit 31 displays a plurality of cooking recipes on the display unit 34 as shown in FIG. The control unit 31 receives a designation input for a plurality of commodities common in the common information (step S204). For example, the control unit 31 receives a designation input for designating the displayed cooking recipe. Thereby, the control part 31 receives designation | designated collectively about each goods common in a cooking recipe. The control unit 31 moves the process to step S15. As a result, the server 1 receives the specified content from the terminal 3 and causes the signage 2 to perform notification display, thereby providing sales floor guidance for each product.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, the user can perform shopping with reference to common information, and at the same time, can receive efficient sales floor guidance for each common product.

(Embodiment 3)
In the present embodiment, a mode for notifying recommended products recommended by the store will be described.
FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a record layout of the product DB 141 according to the third embodiment. The product DB 141 according to the present embodiment includes a recommended product string. The recommended product column stores information on recommended products recommended for purchase together with the product indicated by the product ID in association with the product ID. For example, the recommended product column stores the product ID of the recommended product.

  FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a notification process according to the third embodiment. In the present embodiment, the control unit 11 of the server 1 notifies the terminal 3 of recommended products recommended for purchase together with the products based on the products specified by the user. The control unit 11 also accepts designation of the recommended product via the terminal 3 and causes the signage 2 to perform notification display.

  For example, when receiving a product designation input on the guidance screen illustrated in FIG. 7, the control unit 31 of the terminal 3 requests the server 1 to distribute data for a recommended product recommended for purchase together with the designated product. Specifically, the control unit 31 generates a request signal including the product ID of the designated product and transmits the request signal to the server 1. The control unit 11 of the server 1 specifies a recommended product associated with the product in the product DB 141 based on the product ID included in the request signal. The control unit 11 extracts data such as the product name, price, and sale information related to the specified recommended product from the product DB 141 and distributes the data to the terminal 3. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 16, when the product A is designated on the terminal 3, the server 1 distributes information on the recommended products C and D associated with the product A to the terminal 3.

  When the recommended product information is received, the control unit 31 of the terminal 3 displays the same guidance screen as in FIG. 7 for the recommended product. The control unit 31 accepts a designation input related to the recommended product on the guidance screen. That is, the user can pre-register the notified recommended product. The control unit 31 requests the server 1 for guidance processing for each specified product including the recommended product. The server 1 specifies the display position for each product including the recommended product, and causes each signage 2 to perform notification display.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure executed by the information processing system according to the third embodiment. After executing the process of accepting the designation input for the product displayed on the guidance screen (step S14), the control unit 31 of the terminal 3 executes the following process.
The control unit 31 makes a distribution request to the server 1 regarding the recommended product information (step S301). For example, the control unit 31 generates a request signal including the product ID of the specified product and transmits the request signal to the server 1.

  The control unit 11 of the server 1 receives a request signal from the terminal 3 (step S302). The control unit 11 refers to the request signal and identifies a recommended product recommended for purchase together with the product specified in the terminal 3 from the product DB 141 (step S303). For example, the control unit 11 reads the product ID of the recommended product stored in the product DB 141 in association with the product ID included in the request signal. The control unit 11 refers to the product DB 141 and distributes information related to the specified recommended product to the terminal 3 (step S304). For example, the control unit 11 transmits the data related to the product name, price, sale information, etc. stored in association with the product ID of the recommended product read out to the terminal 3 that is the transmission source of the request signal according to step S302. Send.

  The control unit 31 of the terminal 3 receives information related to recommended products from the server 1 (step S305). The control unit 31 displays the received information regarding the recommended product on the display unit 34 (step S306). For example, the control unit 31 displays the product name, price, sale information and the like of each recommended product on the guidance screen.

  The control unit 31 determines whether or not to start merchandise guidance according to the presence / absence of touch input to the start button 72 (step S307). When it determines with not starting merchandise guidance (S307: NO), the control part 31 returns a process to step S14, and receives designation | designated input about the recommended goods currently displayed on the guidance screen. When it determines with starting product guidance (step S307: YES), the control part 31 makes the process request | requirement with respect to each server containing the recommended product designated in step S14 to the server 1 to start. This is performed (step S308). As a result, the server 1 causes the signage 2 to display a notification for each product including the recommended product.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, efficient sales promotion can be performed for the store side, and at the same time, the user can be presented with the product and guided to the product location according to his / her selection.

(Embodiment 4)
In the present embodiment, a mode using a barcode reader will be described.
FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information processing system according to the fourth embodiment. The information processing system according to the present embodiment includes a store terminal 3a, a reading device 4, and an accounting device 5.

  The accounting device 5 is a so-called register, and is installed at a predetermined location in the store. The accounting device 5 performs an accounting process for the product in accordance with an operation by an employee (user) and outputs the processing result to the store terminal 3a.

  The store terminal 3a is a terminal device that performs information processing such as accounting, office work, and inventory management in the store. The store terminal 3 a is connected to the reading device 4 and the accounting device 5 by, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) and connected to the server 1 via the network N. The store terminal 3a acquires the processing result of the accounting process from the accounting device 5 and stores it. Further, for example, the store terminal 3a performs management related to the number of products displayed on the display shelf. For example, when a store employee replenishes merchandise on the display shelf, the store employee inputs the number of merchandise displayed on the store terminal 3a. Store terminal 3a memorizes the number of inputted displays.

  The reading device 4 is a reading device that reads a code pattern for specifying a product, and is, for example, a bar code reader. When replenishing merchandise to the display shelf, the employee performs the replenishment work after reading the bar code (not shown) of the merchandise by the reading device 4. The reading device 4 transmits the barcode reading result to the store terminal 3a.

  The server 1 according to the present embodiment controls the signage 2 in accordance with the barcode reading result in the reading device 4 to display the notification. Specifically, the reading device 4 reads a barcode printed on a product packaging by an operation of an employee. The code pattern attached to the product may be a QR code (registered trademark) or the like. The reading device 4 transmits the barcode reading result to the store terminal 3a.

  The store terminal 3a determines the number of displays for the product specified from the reading result. For example, the store terminal 3a refers to the accounting process result output from the accounting device 5 to determine the number of products sold. The store terminal 3a subtracts the number of sales from the number of displays stored in advance, and determines the current number of displays. The store terminal 3a determines whether or not the number of displays has decreased by determining whether or not the determined number of displays is equal to or less than a threshold value. When the number of displays is equal to or less than the threshold value, the store terminal 3a transfers the reading result to the server 1.

  The control unit 11 of the server 1 receives a barcode reading result from the store terminal 3a. The control unit 11 specifies a product based on the reading result, and outputs a command signal to the signage 2 corresponding to the display position of the product. Specifically, as in the first embodiment, the signage 2 receives a command signal and performs blinking display. As described above, the employee can easily grasp the display position of the product simply by reading the barcode using the barcode reader when performing the replenishment work of the product on the display shelf.

  In the above, the notification process is performed using the number of displayed products as a trigger. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this, and when the barcode is read by the reading device 4, the notification display is automatically performed. You may make it perform.

  Moreover, although the shop terminal 3a discriminate | determined the number of display of goods by accepting input operation by an employee above, this Embodiment is not limited to this. For example, a sensor device such as an infrared sensor that detects a gripping operation for picking up a product from the display shelf and a placement operation for placing the product on the display shelf is provided on the display shelf, and the display is automatically performed according to the detection result of the sensor device. The number may be determined.

  Moreover, although the store terminal 3a performed the calculation process which concerns on the number of displays in the above, the said process may of course be performed by the server 1.

  In addition, the present embodiment may be combined with the first to third embodiments, and the information processing system according to the first to third embodiments may perform the notification process based on the code pattern reading result.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure executed by the information processing system according to the fourth embodiment. Based on FIG. 19, processing contents of the information processing system according to the present embodiment will be described.
The store terminal 3a is attached to the product, and acquires a reading result obtained by reading a code pattern for specifying the product from the reading device 4 (step S401). For example, the store terminal 3a acquires the reading result of the barcode printed on the product packaging or the like.

  The store terminal 3a determines whether or not the display number of the product specified from the read result is equal to or less than a threshold value (step S402). For example, the store terminal 3a accepts an input of the number of items displayed in advance and stores the number of items displayed. The store terminal 3a acquires the result of the accounting process from the accounting device 5, and determines the number of products sold. The store terminal 3a subtracts the number of sales from the stored number of displays to determine the current number of displays. The store terminal 3a determines whether or not the number of displayed products has decreased by determining whether or not the determined number of displays is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold. When it determines with the number of displays not being below a threshold value (S402: NO), the shop terminal 3a returns a process to step S401. When it determines with the number of display being below a threshold value (S402: YES), the shop terminal 3a transfers the data which concern on a reading result to the server 1 (step S403).

  The control unit 11 of the server 1 receives the above data from the store terminal 3a, and accepts the code pattern reading result (step S404). The control unit 11 specifies a product based on the reading result (step S405). Furthermore, the control part 11 specifies the display position of the said goods about the specified goods (step S406). The control part 11 outputs the command signal which performs the alerting | reporting display which alert | reports the display position of the said goods with respect to the signage 2 corresponding to the specified display position (step S407). For example, the control part 11 produces | generates the command signal to the effect of performing blink display similarly to Embodiment 1, and transmits to the signage 2 corresponding to a display position.

  The control unit 21 of the signage 2 acquires a command signal from the server 1 (step S408). The control unit 21 performs notification display according to the command signal (step S409), and ends a series of processes.

  In addition, although the form for employees was described above, this Embodiment is not limited to this, You may utilize a code pattern for a store visitor. For example, the terminal 3 according to Embodiment 1 captures a QR code printed on an advertisement leaflet advertising a product in a store with a camera, and transfers data obtained by reading the captured image to the server 1. The server 1 performs guidance based on the data. As described above, the information processing system according to the present embodiment only needs to perform the notification process based on the reading result obtained by reading the code pattern, and the processing content related to reading the code pattern is not particularly limited.

  As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, it is possible to easily grasp the display position of a product with a simple operation.

(Embodiment 5)
In this embodiment, a notification display end process will be described.
FIG. 20 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the signage 2 according to the fifth embodiment. The signage 2 according to the present embodiment includes a short-range communication unit 26 and a time measuring unit 27. The short-range communication unit 26 is a communication module that performs wireless communication according to a communication standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or Wi-fi (registered trademark). The time measuring unit 27 is a timer for measuring time, and notifies the control unit 21 of the time measured.

  The control unit 21 of the signage 2 according to the present embodiment determines whether the user has arrived at the display shelf. For example, the control unit 21 transmits a search signal for searching for the terminal 3 from the short-range communication unit 26. The control unit 21 acquires identification information for identifying the terminal 3 from the server 1 in advance. The control unit 21 transmits a search signal including the identification information. For example, the control unit 21 transmits a search signal within a range of several meters from the display shelf.

  The control part 31 of the terminal 3 receives the search signal transmitted from the signage 2 when the own apparatus is located within a predetermined range from the display shelf. The control unit 31 collates the identification information included in the search signal with the identification information of the own device. When the identification information matches, control unit 31 returns a response signal for the search signal to signage 2. When receiving the response signal, the control unit 21 of the signage 2 determines that the user has arrived at the display shelf. In this case, the control unit 21 ends the notification display. Specifically, the control unit 21 ends the blinking display on the display surface 25 and displays the price tag image of the displayed product on the display surface 25.

  For example, the control unit 21 forcibly ends the notification display when no response signal is received even after a predetermined time has elapsed since the notification display was started. Specifically, when the control unit 21 starts notification display, the control unit 21 starts measuring time by the time measuring unit 27. When the response signal is not received even after the predetermined time has elapsed, the control unit 21 ends the blinking display and displays the price tag.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure executed by the information processing system according to the fifth embodiment. After executing the process of performing notification display for notifying the user of the display position of the product (step S26), the control unit 21 of the signage 2 executes the following process.
The control unit 21 starts timing by the timing unit 27 (step S501). The control unit 21 determines whether or not the user has arrived near the display shelf (step S502). For example, the control unit 21 transmits a search signal from the short-range communication unit 26. The control unit 21 receives a response signal to the search signal from the terminal 3 to determine whether the terminal 3 is located within a predetermined distance from the signage 2.

  When it is determined that it has not arrived near the display shelf (S502: NO), the control unit 21 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of time measurement (step S503). When it determines with predetermined time not having passed (S503: NO), the control part 21 returns a process to step S502.

When it is determined that the user has arrived near the display shelf (S502: YES), or when it is determined that a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of time measurement (S503: YES), the control unit 21 ends the notification display. (Step S504). For example, the control unit 21 ends the display of the blinking image,
The price tag image of the product is displayed on the display surface 25. The control unit 21 ends the series of processes.

  In addition, although the signage 2 determined the timing which complete | finishes alerting | reporting display by searching the terminal 3 by near field communication by the above, this Embodiment is not limited to this. For example, a mechanical button may be provided at a predetermined position on the display shelf, and the signage 2 may determine the arrival of the user depending on whether or not the button is pressed. Further, for example, the signage 2 may be a display device with a touch panel, and the arrival of the user may be determined according to the presence or absence of a touch operation on the touch panel. That is, the signage 2 only needs to be able to determine whether the user has arrived near the display shelf.

  As described above, according to the fifth embodiment, the guidance based on the notification display can be terminated at an appropriate timing.

(Embodiment 6)
FIG. 22 is a functional block diagram showing the operation of the server 1 in the above-described form. When the control unit 11 executes the program P, the server 1 operates as follows. The storage unit 221 stores information related to the products displayed on each of the plurality of display shelves installed in the store and the display position of the products in association with each other. The distribution unit 222 refers to the storage unit 221 and distributes the product information provided at the store to the terminal device possessed by the user. The accepting unit 223 accepts designation of the product to be guided to the user from the terminal device. When the receiving unit 223 receives the designation of the product, the output unit 224 refers to the storage unit 221 with respect to the display device provided on the display shelf related to the designated display position of the product. A command signal for performing notification display for notifying the display position of the product is output.

  The sixth embodiment is as described above, and the other parts are the same as those of the first to fifth embodiments. Accordingly, the corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The embodiment disclosed this time is to be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the meanings described above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

1 server (information processing equipment)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Control part 12 Storage part P Program 13 Communication part 14 Mass storage device 2 Signage (display device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 Control part 22 Memory | storage part 23 Communication part 24 Projection part 25 Display surface 26 Short-range communication part 27 Timekeeping part 3 Terminal (terminal device)
31 control unit 32 storage unit 33 communication unit 34 display unit 35 input unit 3a store terminal 4 reading device 5 accounting device 71, 131 information column 72 start button 133 designation button

Claims (11)

A plurality of display units provided in each of a plurality of display shelves installed in the store;
A storage unit that stores information related to products displayed on the display shelf and display positions of the products in association with each other;
A distribution unit that refers to the storage unit and distributes information on the product provided in the store to a terminal device possessed by the user;
A receiving unit that receives designation of the product to be guided to the user from the terminal device;
When the accepting unit accepts the designation of the product, the display unit according to the designated display position of the product is displayed on the display unit with reference to the storage unit to notify the display position of the product. An information processing system comprising: an output unit that outputs a command signal to be output. The distribution unit distributes common information common to a plurality of the products to the terminal device,
The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the reception unit receives designation for the plurality of products. The said output part outputs the command signal which changes the display mode of the alerting | reporting display in the said display part according to the said terminal device which is the input source of the designation | designated input which the said reception part received. Alternatively, the information processing system according to claim 2. The information processing system according to claim 3, further comprising: a notification unit that notifies the terminal device of a display mode of the notification display that varies depending on the terminal device. The storage unit stores the product and the recommended product recommended to be purchased together with the product,
The said delivery part delivers the information of the said recommended goods to the said terminal device, when the said reception part receives designation | designated of the said goods. The Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Information processing system. The display unit
A display surface extending in a rail shape along the front end of the shelf of the display shelf;
The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising: a projector that is built in the shelf plate and that projects an image on the display surface. The display unit displays an image by dividing the display surface into a plurality of display areas according to a display position of the product on the display shelf,
The information processing system according to claim 6, wherein the output unit outputs a command signal for performing notification display in the display area corresponding to a display position of the designated product. A plurality of display units provided in each of a plurality of display shelves installed in the store;
A storage unit that stores information related to products displayed on the display shelf and display positions of the products in association with each other;
A receiving unit that receives a reading result obtained by reading a code pattern for specifying the product;
When the accepting unit accepts the reading result, a notification for notifying the display unit according to the display position of the product specified from the reading result with reference to the storage unit An information processing system comprising: an output unit that outputs a command signal for performing display. A storage unit that stores information relating to products displayed on each of a plurality of display shelves installed in a store, and display positions of the products in association with each other;
A distribution unit that refers to the storage unit and distributes information on the product provided in the store to a terminal device possessed by the user;
A receiving unit that receives designation of the product to be guided to the user from the terminal device;
When the reception unit receives the designation of the product, the display unit of the product is notified to the display device provided on the display shelf related to the display position of the designated product with reference to the storage unit An information processing apparatus comprising: an output unit that outputs a command signal for performing notification display. A display unit that is provided in any of a plurality of display shelves installed in a store, and that displays an image on a display surface that extends in a rail shape along a shelf front end of the display shelf;
An acquisition unit for acquiring a command signal indicating that a notification display for notifying a display position of the product is to be performed,
When the acquisition unit acquires the command signal, the display unit divides the display surface into a plurality of display areas according to the display position of the product, and the display position of the product specified by the command signal A display device that performs notification display in the display area corresponding to the above. Storing information on the products displayed on each of the plurality of display shelves installed in the store in association with the display position of the products in the storage unit,
Accepts designation of the product to be guided to the user;
When designation of the product is received, the storage unit is referred to and a notification display for notifying the display position of the product is performed on the display device provided on the display shelf related to the display position of the designated product. A program for causing a computer to execute a process for outputting a command signal to be executed.

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