JP2019144791A - Virtual space simulation apparatus, program, and confirmation writing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To ensure that tools for simulating buildings are effectively used in sales activities such as building sales.SOLUTION: A virtual space simulation apparatus comprises: a simulation unit for simulating a building space for the case that texture data associated with the selected interior and exterior material is applied to the interior and exterior material based on selections of building interior and exterior materials; and a confirmation output unit for outputting a confirmation used to confirm the selected interior and exterior materials, including an image of the building space with the texture data reflected.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a virtual space simulation apparatus, a program, and a confirmation note creation method.

  A technique for drawing interior / exterior materials based on information on the texture of a material is known for reproducing a virtual space in a room according to an actual floor plan of a building such as a house by computer graphics (for example, patents) Reference 1).

JP 2017-33314 A

  By presenting, for example, the client with a simulated image of the building space as described above, the client can accurately grasp the atmosphere of the house without experiencing the actual housing space. it can. Such a tool for simulating the space of a building can be used, for example, by a dealer who sells a house in a business activity to a client who is a customer. In consideration of such a situation, a tool for simulating a building is required to be used more effectively in business activities than simply presenting an image that simulates the space of a building.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to enable a tool for simulating a building to be effectively used in sales activities such as building sales.

  One aspect of the present invention that solves the above-described problems is a building space when texture data associated with the selected interior / exterior material is applied to the interior / exterior material in accordance with the selection of the interior / exterior material of the building. A virtual space simulation apparatus comprising: a simulation unit that performs a simulation of the image; and a confirmation document output unit that outputs an confirmation document that includes an image of a building space that reflects the texture data and that is used to confirm the selected interior / exterior material It is.

  In addition, according to one aspect of the present invention, a computer can be used to create a building space when texture data associated with a selected interior / exterior material is applied to the interior / exterior material according to the selection of the interior / exterior material of the building. It is a program for functioning as a simulation part that performs a simulation and a confirmation letter output part that outputs a confirmation letter that includes an image of a building space that reflects the texture data and that is used for confirmation of a selected interior / exterior material.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, a simulation of a building space including a selected interior / exterior material is performed using texture data associated with the selected interior / exterior material according to the selection of the interior / exterior material of the building. This is a confirmation document creation method for outputting a simulation image of a building space in which a selected interior / exterior material is reflected and information indicating a product as a selected interior / exterior material.

  As described above, according to the present invention, there is an effect that a tool for simulating a building can be effectively used in sales activities such as building sales.

It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the house sales model in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the house virtual space screen in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the confirmation document in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the house virtual space simulation apparatus in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the basic theme information in this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a process sequence which the house virtual space simulation apparatus of this embodiment performs in relation to the display of a house virtual space screen, and confirmation note output. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a process sequence which the housing virtual space simulation apparatus of this embodiment performs corresponding to a product sample shipment request. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a process sequence which the housing virtual space simulation apparatus of this embodiment performs corresponding to interior / exterior material designation | designated.

[Overview of home sales model]
FIG. 1 shows an outline of a home sales model in the present embodiment. In the housing sales model of the figure, a home dealer is a trader who sells a house (an example of a building) to a client (customer).
A home dealer uses a home virtual space simulation device 100 (an example of a virtual space simulation device) for business activities for selling homes to owners. The residential virtual space simulation device 100 may be, for example, a terminal such as a personal computer in which a residential virtual space simulation application is installed.
The following description of FIG. 1 will be made in accordance with the procedure numbers shown in FIG.

The house virtual space simulation device 100 displays a virtual space (house virtual space) in a house to be sold. Various interior and exterior materials are used in a house. Specifically, the “interior / exterior material” of the house in the present embodiment may include the following. That is, the interior and exterior materials may include interior materials such as wallpaper, floor materials, and ceiling materials. Further, the interior and exterior materials may include exterior materials such as outer walls, and joinery materials such as indoor doors, entrance doors, and eaves. Further, the interior / exterior material may include construction materials such as a baseboard, a long press, a waist wall, and a staircase. The interior / exterior material may include residential equipment such as a kitchen and a bath. Further, the inner and outer materials may include outer materials such as outer walls and louvers.
Among such interior and exterior materials, there is one that forms a decorative surface pattern by printing. The decorative pattern is formed on the surface of the interior / exterior material by printing, for example, and refers to a pattern including a color pattern, gloss, texture, etc. on the decorative surface of the interior / exterior material. The decorative pattern includes a natural pattern that reproduces, for example, wood grain or stone grain. In addition, the decorative pattern of the interior and exterior materials includes cloth, grain, Japanese paper pattern, etc. The decorative pattern of the interior and exterior materials includes a design such as a hand-drawn pattern or a CG (Computer Graphics) pattern. Patterns with a mark are included.
In addition, the mode of the decorative pattern of the interior / exterior material in the present embodiment is not particularly limited, but the decorative pattern in the present embodiment may be, for example, a solid color of a single color or a monochrome such as white or black. A handle or the like may also be included.

The person in charge of the house dealer who is an operator (operator) of the house virtual space simulation apparatus 100 is applied to the actual interior / exterior material corresponding to the interior / exterior material used in the displayed house virtual space. It is possible to perform an operation of designating a decorative face pattern. In designating the decorative surface pattern, for example, the interior / exterior material is designated (selected) in units of products. In the present embodiment, for example, even if the interior / exterior material before applying the decorative pattern is common, it is treated as a different product for each applied decorative pattern. In addition, even if it is used for the same application and has the same decorative surface pattern, if the standards such as flame retardancy and durability are different as the standard of the interior and exterior materials before the decorative surface pattern is applied, different products Are treated as
Further, the operator of the house virtual space simulation apparatus 100 can perform an operation of designating a product as a household item in the displayed house virtual space. Household goods may include fabrics such as curtains and carpets. Household goods may include furniture, lighting, light electrical appliances, interior accessories, and the like.
The housing virtual space simulation apparatus 100 displays the housing virtual space by performing drawing so as to reproduce the designated product. That is, the house virtual space simulation apparatus 100 draws the interior / exterior material so as to reproduce the decorative pattern of the designated interior / exterior material. Moreover, the housing virtual space simulation apparatus 100 displays the housing virtual space by performing drawing so that the designated household goods are arranged at the designated position.
That is, the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can perform simulation on the decorative surface pattern of the interior / exterior material and the household goods installed in the house.
Such a virtual house space simulation apparatus 100 can be used to check what kind of atmosphere the house space will have depending on the decorative pattern of the interior and exterior materials and the selection of household items.

For example, the interior / exterior materials used in the housing that the owner purchases may have a plurality of types of decorative surface patterns even if the dimensions and materials are the same. . Such a decorative surface pattern can be selected according to the preference of the owner after the standards of the interior and exterior materials used for the house are determined. The atmosphere in the house changes depending on which product is selected according to the difference in the decorative pattern of the interior and exterior materials in the house. The atmosphere of the house also changes depending on the household goods installed in the house. For this reason, what kind of decorative face pattern product is selected for the interior / exterior material is one of the relatively important decisions for the client.
Therefore, the owner examines what the product in the house (decorative pattern of the interior / exterior material and household goods) should be in consultation with the person in charge of the house dealer (procedure 1: product examination). . Thus, when examining the product in the house, the person in charge of the house dealer uses the house virtual space simulation device 100 to appropriately select the product or household item as the interior / exterior material, and is selected. In addition, display the virtual space inside the house when introducing interior and exterior products and household goods, and study the product with the owner.

  When simulating the virtual space of the house reflecting the selection of the product by the housing virtual space simulation apparatus 100, no product is specified or set for any of the interior and exterior materials, and what is the household property? However, it is not efficient to select products from a state where they are not installed.

Therefore, the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment stores basic theme information including information indicating a combination of products corresponding to a basic theme (interior / exterior material and household goods) in advance. Although the structure of the basic theme information will be described later, for example, a structure in which information on products (interior / exterior materials, household goods, etc.) is associated with each predetermined theme of the virtual house space may be used.
Regarding the interior and exterior materials, if the basic theme information of this embodiment, as long as the identification information of the interior and exterior materials used in the house can be acquired, any house can be based on the basic theme information. It is possible to draw a residential virtual space where a decorative pattern is applied to the interior and exterior materials. The house virtual space simulation apparatus 100 uses house design data indicating the design contents of a house when displaying the house virtual space. The interior design data includes interior / exterior material identification information for each interior / exterior material used in the house. For this reason, the housing virtual space simulation apparatus 100 can present a housing virtual space having the same atmosphere according to the theme, even if the housing has different design contents, by using basic theme information common to the houses.

When the owner and the person in charge of the house dealer first consider the atmosphere of the indoor space, for example, the person in charge of the house dealer uses a plurality of basic theme information based on the basic theme information in the house virtual space simulation device 100. A list of basic housing space models is presented to the client. The list of basic housing space models may be, for example, an arrangement in which images obtained by observing each of the basic housing space models from a certain predetermined viewpoint are arranged.
The owner selects a basic housing space model that suits his / her preference, lifestyle, etc. from the presented list. The person in charge of the home dealer operates the home virtual space simulation apparatus 100 to display a basic home virtual space corresponding to the home space basic model selected by the client. The owner and the person in charge of the house dealer appropriately change the selection of products and household goods as interior and exterior materials based on the displayed basic house virtual space. Along with the change of selection, the makeup pattern applied to the interior / exterior material after the change is reflected in the virtual space of the house, or the household goods for the change are installed. The owner and the person in charge of the house dealer can make a specific examination while considering the atmosphere in the house displayed as the house virtual space.

In addition, the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 can input an answer to a predetermined questionnaire item for the client, such as the client's favorite color, room type, lifestyle, etc., in response to the selection of the house space basic model. Also good.
For example, the person in charge of the home dealer asks the owner a question corresponding to the questionnaire item, and performs an operation of inputting an answer according to the answer from the owner to the question.
The residential virtual space simulation device 100 determines basic theme information that is suitable for the client based on the content of the input answer (an example of the attribute of the client). In order to make it possible to determine such basic theme information, for example, for each basic theme information, a keyword corresponding to a color, a room format, and a lifestyle is set, and the set keyword is associated with the basic theme information. You may do it. Further, the association between the keyword and the basic theme information can be determined in accordance with an association rule using, for example, brain science, sensitivity engineering, psychology, or the like.
Then, the residential virtual space simulation device 100 presents basic theme information determined to be suitable for the client and outputs a residential virtual space based on the basic theme information.
In the present embodiment, the output of the house virtual space is displayed as a screen (house virtual space screen) including an image of the house virtual space. In the following description, a house virtual space screen including an image of a basic house virtual space is referred to as a basic house virtual space screen.
In this way, by displaying the basic residential virtual space screen that is considered to be suitable for the client based on the contents of the questionnaire responses to the client, for example, the atmosphere suitable for the client's preference, lifestyle, etc. Residential virtual space can be presented as default. Based on the residential virtual space presented in this way, it becomes easy for the owner to examine products to be introduced into the house (that is, interior and exterior materials and household goods with a decorative surface pattern).

  FIG. 2 shows an example of a house virtual space screen displayed by the house virtual space simulation apparatus 100 of the present embodiment. The housing virtual space screen is a screen that includes an image of the housing virtual space and allows an operation to select a product (interior / exterior material or household property) in the housing virtual space.

In the residential virtual space screen of the figure, a residential virtual space area AR11 and an operation area AR12 are arranged.
The housing virtual space area AR11 is an area for displaying the housing virtual space. As an operation corresponding to the residential virtual space area AR11, an operation for changing the viewpoint can be performed. When the viewpoint is changed by the viewpoint changing operation, in the residential virtual space area AR11, the display of the residential virtual space is changed so as to be observed from the changed viewpoint.

The operation area AR12 is an area where an operator performs an operation. In the operation area AR12, necessary operation images are appropriately displayed according to the operation. Note that the operation area AR12 may be displayed so as to overlap with a part of the residential virtual space area AR11. In this case, by setting a predetermined transparency in the operation area AR12, a display mode in which a portion of the residential virtual space area AR11 located below the operation area AR12 can be seen through may be used.
In the operation area AR12 of the figure, a state in which a product classification selection operation area AR121 and a product selection operation area AR122 are arranged is shown.

  Product category selection operation area AR121 is an area operated when selecting (specifying) the product category to be changed from the products of the house displayed in the house virtual space. For example, in response to a predetermined operation on the product category selection operation area AR121, a product category selection screen for selecting the classification of interior and exterior materials such as floors, walls, and ceilings or the classification of household goods such as sofas, tables, and beds is displayed. The operator selects the classification of the product to be changed by an operation on the product classification selection screen.

The product selection operation area AR122 is an area in which an operation for selecting a product from the product classification currently selected as a change target is performed.
In the product selection operation area AR122 of the figure, an example in which icons Icn1 to Icn8 are arranged is shown. The icons Icn1 to Icn8 are described as icons Icn unless otherwise distinguished.
Icons Icn1 to Icn8 respectively indicate products that can be selected based on the product classification currently selected as the change target. For example, if the selected product category is an interior / exterior material, icons Icn1 to Icn8 display images of decorative face patterns serving as options corresponding to the interior / exterior material in the corresponding product category. For example, if the selected product category is a sofa in a household item, the icons Icn1 to Icn8 display images of sofas as options.
When there are many selectable products, for example, an icon displayed when the operator performs operations such as horizontal or vertical scrolling and page turning on the product selection operation area AR122. You may be able to change the set.
The operator can perform an operation of selecting one icon Icn from the icons Icn arranged in the product selection operation area AR122. In the example shown in the drawing, the icons Icn are arranged in a rhombus orientation as indicated by Icn1, Icn2, Icn4 to Icn8, etc. under a non-selected state. On the other hand, when the icon Icn is in a selected state, the icon Icn changes so as to be arranged in a square orientation as shown as an icon Icn3. Further, the icon Icn in the selected state is highlighted in a predetermined manner. Further, when a household item is selected as a product by an operation on the icon Icn, for example, although not shown, a screen for specifying the arrangement of the household item is displayed, and an operation for specifying the arrangement of the household item is performed on the screen. be able to.

  When the product selected by the operation on the product selection operation area AR122 is a household property, the display is performed so that the selected household property is arranged in the residential virtual space displayed in the residential virtual space area AR11.

Further, when the product selected by the operation on the product selection operation area AR122 is the decorative pattern of the interior / exterior material, the corresponding interior / exterior material portion in the residential virtual space displayed in the residential virtual space area AR11. Is displayed with a makeup pattern corresponding to the icon Icn selected in the product selection operation area AR122.
For example, when an operation for selecting another icon Icn other than the icon Icn3 is performed from the state shown in FIG. 5, the interior / exterior material portion selected in the residential virtual space has a decorative face pattern corresponding to the selected icon Icn. To change.
Thus, the housing virtual space simulation device 100 of the present embodiment can easily change the decorative surface pattern of the interior and exterior materials in the housing virtual space. Thereby, for example, the owner or the person in charge of the house dealer can easily check the atmosphere of the house space according to the change of the interior and exterior materials in the house.

In addition, in the present embodiment, when drawing the decorative pattern of the interior / exterior material as described above, print data used for printing on the actual interior / exterior material is used.
For example, if the decorative pattern of the grain of wood is taken as an example, the print data is of high quality so that it cannot be distinguished from the grain of actual wood even though it is printed on the actual interior / exterior material.
For this reason, by using the print data for drawing the decorative pattern of the interior / exterior material, the realism of the decorative pattern of the interior / exterior material in the virtual space can be improved. In the present embodiment, print data used for printing the actual interior / exterior material is used for drawing the interior / exterior material in the virtual space. For this reason, it is possible to draw the decorative pattern of the interior / exterior material with high quality without taking the trouble of newly creating drawing data.

  The print data includes texture information related to gloss, unevenness and the like for expressing the texture of the decorative pattern formed by printing. When drawing the interior / exterior material, the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 uses the texture information included in the print data to reflect, for example, the reflection of light incident on the decorative surface pattern of the interior / exterior material. Reproduce the appearance of the material.

In the present embodiment, the print data used for the actual interior / exterior material as described above is used for drawing the interior / exterior material in the virtual house space. In the present embodiment, for drawing the interior / exterior material in the residential virtual space so that the decorative surface pattern of the interior / exterior material as a product corresponding to a certain product identifier is reflected, for example, the following mode is used: Can be taken.
For example, a decorative surface pattern corresponding to a partial region of the unit print region corresponding to the print data can be drawn on the interior / exterior material portion in the house virtual space. In addition, a decorative surface pattern obtained by arranging a plurality of unit print areas PS can be drawn on the interior / exterior material portion in the virtual house space. Alternatively, a tile image corresponding to a predetermined dimension based on the print data can be generated and drawn so that the tile image is arranged on the interior / exterior material portion in the house virtual space.

Returning to FIG.
By conducting a study using the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 as described above, finally, a product (interior / exterior material or household article to which a decorative surface pattern is applied) to be introduced into the house is determined by the owner.
When the product is determined, the person in charge of the home dealer creates a confirmation document, for example, a document for confirming the determined product between the home dealer and the owner, and passes it to the owner (procedure) 2: Confirmation issued). In this embodiment, the person in charge of the home dealer creates a confirmation as a document by outputting a confirmation using the home virtual space simulation apparatus 100.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a confirmation printed using the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100. The confirmation note in FIG. 11 includes a virtual space capture image area AR21, a product area AR22, an estimate field area AR23, and a signature field AR24.

In the virtual space captured image area AR21, a captured image of the residential virtual space at the stage when a product to be introduced into the house is determined is printed. Such a captured image of the residential virtual space is obtained, for example, when the operator of the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 performs an operation of instructing image capture after designating a viewpoint for observing the residential virtual space. May be. The captured image of the housing virtual space may be obtained by the housing virtual space simulation apparatus 100 capturing an image of the housing virtual space according to a predetermined viewpoint when printing on the confirmation note. Good.
Specifically, as exemplified by the virtual space capture image area AR21 in the figure, the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 obtains a captured image from a viewpoint corresponding to the height of the person's eye for each room. May be. Moreover, the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 may be configured to obtain a captured image from a viewpoint that looks down on the entire floor plan of one floor (or a part of the floor plan may be omitted), for example, by omitting the interior and exterior materials of the ceiling. . In such a captured image, for example, a decorative surface pattern of interior / exterior materials other than the ceiling in each room on one floor and household goods to be arranged in each room can be confirmed.

In the product area AR22, an image corresponding to each product determined to be introduced is printed. In the product area AR22, a unit product area AR221 corresponding to each product determined to be introduced is arranged. In the unit product area AR221, the determined product is printed together with the name of the corresponding product.
The products printed in the unit product area AR221 are interior / exterior materials and household goods that have been determined to be introduced into the house. When the product to be printed is an interior / exterior material, a decorative surface pattern corresponding to the corresponding product is printed in the unit product area AR221.
Depending on the decorative pattern, the print data may include data that expresses irregularities. If it is difficult to reproduce such irregularities on paper, check the data that expresses irregularities. It may not be used for printing on a book. For example, the print data corresponds to printing in a layer structure for reproducing a color pattern or unevenness. When printing on the confirmation note, layer data corresponding to a reproducible color pattern or the like may be selected and used in the print data.
As described above, the decorative surface pattern of the interior / exterior material is represented by printing, so that the texture of the product as the interior / exterior material can be confirmed in a state close to the real product. When the product to be printed is household goods, for example, an image in which the household goods are arranged so as to be as large as possible within the size of the unit product area AR221 is printed. As a result, the details of individual household items can be confirmed.

In the estimate column area AR23, the estimated amount of the house according to the determined product is printed.
The signature column AR24 is a column for signing and sealing when the owner agrees with the contents of the product decision shown in the confirmation document.

  By looking at such a confirmation document, the owner can easily determine what the decorative pattern of the interior / exterior materials and household goods are as the products he has decided and what the atmosphere of the residential space will be. Can be grasped. When the owner confirms that there is no problem in the determined contents of the product shown in the confirmation document, the owner signs and seals in the signature column AR24. The contents of the order for products such as interior and exterior materials and household goods are confirmed by signing and stamping the confirmation document (Procedure 3: Product order details confirmed). The client gives a confirmation of signing and sealing to the signature column AR24 to the person in charge of the home dealer.

  In addition, you may print the document used as a copy of a confirmation letter and hand it over to the client. Thereby, even after giving the confirmation letter to the person in charge of the home dealer, the owner can determine the texture of the interior / exterior material determined by the virtual space capture image area AR21 and the product area AR22 in the document to be reserved, You can check the atmosphere of the residential space.

The confirmation form is not limited to the embodiment shown in FIG. In the figure, an example is shown in which each of the virtual space capture image area AR21, the product area AR22, the estimate field area AR23, and the signature field AR24 is stored on one sheet. However, the confirmation form is such that the virtual space capture image area AR21, the product area AR22, the estimate field area AR23, the signature field AR24, and the like are appropriately assigned to predetermined pages by using, for example, a plurality of sheets (a plurality of pages). May be printed. In this case, for example, regarding the estimate field area AR23, not only the total amount but also a breakdown of the total amount including the price for each product may be shown.
In addition, the confirmation note may be composed of a plurality of pages. For example, on the first page (cover), the signature column AR24 is printed together with the property name corresponding to the target house. From the second page onwards, for example, a floor plan page of a house, a page of a floor plan, a page that summarizes the virtual space capture image area AR21 and the product area AR22 for each room, a page of a catalog of determined household goods, a house A page of a process manual up to delivery to the owner may be printed.

Returning to FIG. When the person in charge of the home dealer receives the signed and sealed confirmation, the home dealer accepts an order for products such as interior and exterior materials and household goods from the owner.
In addition, under the home sales model of this embodiment, as a service from the home dealer for the owner who has confirmed the order of the product, a product sample of the interior / exterior material with a decorative pattern is mailed (product sample) Mail service).
The product sample format to be mailed may be, for example, a sample sheet in which the same decorative surface pattern as that printed on the actual interior / exterior material is actually printed on a mount or the like. Further, it may be in the form of a catalog in which such sample sheets are bound.

In the case of the product sample mailing service, the person in charge of the home dealer receives a signed and sealed confirmation, and then requests the product sample to be sent to the interior / exterior material provider (step 4: product sample shipping request). ). The interior / exterior material provider is a company that manufactures and sells interior / exterior materials.
The residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 has a function of requesting shipment of a product sample via a network, for example. The operator of the housing virtual space simulation apparatus 100 performs an operation for designating a target customer of the product sample mailing service in order to make a product sample shipping request, and then an operation for instructing a product sample shipping request (product sample shipping request) Command operation). In response to such an operation, the residential virtual space simulation device 100 generates product sample shipment request information corresponding to the designated client. The product sample shipping request information includes mailing address information (mailing address information) corresponding to the designated client and information (decided product information) indicating a product as an interior / exterior material used in a house.
The residential virtual space simulation device 100 transmits product sample shipment request information to a network terminal device owned by an interior / exterior material provider via a network.

The interior / exterior material provider confirmed the content of the determined product information in the product sample shipment request information received by the network terminal device, and printed the decorative pattern for each interior / exterior material as the product indicated by the determined product information. Create a sample sheet.
In creating the sample sheet, the interior / exterior material provider prints a decorative pattern on the sample sheet using the same print data as used when printing on the interior / exterior material. That is, the creation of the sample sheet and the drawing of the interior / exterior material on the virtual space screen in the house virtual space simulation apparatus 100 are performed using the same print data.
The interior / exterior material provider mails the created sample sheet to the mailing address indicated by the mailing address information in the product sample shipping request information (procedure 5: product sample shipping). In the figure, the product sample is mailed to the owner from the interior / exterior material provider. For example, the interior / exterior material provider once delivers the product sample to the home dealer by mail, transportation, etc. You may make it deliver a product sample to a client from a provider by mail, transportation, or personal delivery.
The owner who has received the product sample can confirm the actual decorative pattern of the product as the interior / exterior material determined by himself / herself.

Further, the home dealer specifies the interior / exterior material to be used in the house to the contractor in response to the confirmation of the order contents of the interior / exterior material, which is a product (procedure 6: interior / exterior material designation).
The residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 has a function of specifying interior / exterior materials via a network. The operator of the housing virtual space simulation apparatus 100 designates a house to be designated as an interior / exterior material, and then performs an operation for instructing execution of interior / exterior material designation (interior / exterior material designation instruction operation).
In response to the interior / exterior material designation instruction operation, the house virtual space simulation apparatus 100 generates interior / exterior material designation information corresponding to the designated house. The interior / exterior material designation information includes information indicating a designated house, and designated interior / exterior material information indicating a manufacturer, a product number, an applied decorative pattern, and the like for each interior / exterior material used in the house. In addition, when different product numbers are given to the interior / exterior materials of the same standard depending on the decorative surface pattern, the decorative surface pattern may also be indicated by the product number of the interior / exterior material in the designated interior / exterior material information.
The house virtual space simulation device 100 transmits the interior / exterior material designation information to the network terminal device owned by the contractor via the network.

  The contractor orders the interior / exterior material specified by the interior / exterior material designation information received by the network terminal device from the interior / exterior material provider. When ordering interior / exterior materials, a decorative surface pattern for each interior / exterior material to be ordered is also specified. The interior / exterior material provider delivers the ordered interior / exterior material to the contractor in accordance with the order received from the contractor (procedure 7: interior / exterior material ordering). For example, information such as a delivery date between a contractor and an interior / exterior material provider may be managed by a home dealer.

  Further, although not shown in the figure, the home dealer may order the household goods for which the order has been confirmed from the corresponding dealer.

[Example of configuration of residential virtual space simulation device]
FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 of the present embodiment. A residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 in FIG. 1 includes a communication unit 101, a data interface unit 102, a control unit 103, a storage unit 104, an operation unit 105, and a display unit 106.

  The communication unit 101 performs communication via a network. Communication via the network by the communication unit 101 may be wired or wireless. Further, the communication unit 101 may perform short-range wireless communication corresponding to a predetermined communication method, for example.

  The data interface unit 102 transmits / receives data to / from an external device via a data interface corresponding to a predetermined standard.

The control unit 103 executes various controls in the residential virtual space simulation device 100. The function as the control unit 103 is realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) provided in the house virtual space simulation apparatus 100 executing a program.
The control unit 103 shown in the figure includes a simulation unit 131, an estimation unit 132, a confirmation note output unit 133, a product sample shipment request unit 134, and an interior / exterior material designation unit 135.

The simulation unit 131 applies the decorative pattern according to the product as the selected interior / exterior material according to the selection of the product to be introduced into the house, or arranges the selected household goods. Perform a simulation. That is, the simulation unit 131 executes processing related to the display of the residential virtual space screen illustrated in FIG. The simulation unit 131 displays the house virtual space screen on the display unit 106.
The simulation unit 131 receives a product selection operation performed on the house virtual space screen. The simulation unit 131 draws the residential virtual space in the residential virtual space area AR11 so that the selected product is reflected.

The estimation unit 132 executes a cost estimation process when the selected product is introduced.
The confirmation note output unit 133 outputs a confirmation note. The confirmation document is a document used for confirming the selected product, including an image of the building space that reflects the selected product (interior / exterior materials and household goods). The confirmation note output unit 133 outputs a confirmation note by printing on paper.
Note that the confirmation note output unit 133 may output the confirmation note by other than printing, for example, outputting a confirmation note as an electronic document used on the network.

The product sample shipment request unit 134 executes processing corresponding to the product sample shipment request shown as procedure 4 in FIG.
The interior / exterior material designation unit 135 executes processing corresponding to the interior / exterior material designation shown as procedure 6 in FIG.

  The storage unit 104 stores various information used by the control unit 103. The storage unit 104 in the figure includes a client information storage unit 141, a house design data storage unit 142, a print data storage unit 143, a basic theme information storage unit 144, and a product selection information storage unit 145.

  The owner information storage unit 141 stores information on each owner (owner information). The owner information includes information on the owner's name and contact information (address, telephone number, etc.).

  The house design data storage unit 142 stores house design data indicating the design contents of the house. The house design data stored in the house design data storage unit 142 is, for example, for a house to be sold by a house seller.

  The print data storage unit 143 stores print data. The house design data stored in the house design data storage unit 142 includes, for example, interior / exterior material usage information indicating standards and product classifications for interior / exterior materials used in the structure of a house. The print data storage unit 143 stores print data that can be used for printing on the interior / exterior material indicated by the interior / exterior material use information included in the house design data stored in the house design data storage unit 142.

The simulation unit 131 acquires print data (an example of texture data) used for printing the designated interior / exterior material in accordance with the designation of a product as the interior / exterior material. That is, in the present embodiment, when drawing the decorative pattern of the interior / exterior material in the residential virtual space, print data for printing the decorative pattern of the actual interior / exterior material is used. The simulation unit 131 acquires print data from the print data storage unit 143 in the storage unit 104.
When the simulation unit 131 draws the house virtual space, the interior and exterior materials in the house virtual space are drawn using the print data acquired by the simulation unit 131.

The basic theme information storage unit 144 stores basic theme information. The basic theme information is information indicating a basic product introduction pattern that is predetermined for each theme. The basic theme information storage unit 144 stores a basic theme information table including basic theme information for each basic theme, for example.
FIG. 5 shows an example of the basic theme information table. One line (one record) in the basic theme information table is basic theme information corresponding to one basic theme. Basic theme information corresponding to one basic theme has a structure in which a theme name and theme configuration information are associated with a basic theme information identifier.
The basic theme information identifier is an identifier that uniquely indicates the basic theme. The theme name is a name given to the corresponding basic theme. The theme configuration information is information indicating products introduced in the corresponding basic theme.

The theme composition information includes interior / exterior material information and household property information, as shown in FIG.
The interior / exterior material information has a structure in which an interior / exterior material identifier, a product identifier, and a print data identifier are associated with each other for each classification of the interior / exterior material. Such a structure of the interior / exterior material information determines a product for each interior / exterior material classification corresponding to one basic theme.
The household goods information has a structure in which a product identifier indicating a product as household goods is associated with each classification of household goods. Such a structure determines a product for each household category corresponding to one basic theme.

  Using the basic theme information, the simulation unit 131 can generate a housing space basic model for a house to be purchased, and can display a list of the generated housing space basic models. Moreover, the simulation part 131 can display the housing virtual space screen which drew the housing virtual space corresponding to the housing space basic model selected from the list of housing space basic models in the housing virtual space area AR11.

  Returning to FIG. The product selection information storage unit 145 is information indicating a product to be introduced into a house selected by an operation on the house virtual space screen corresponding to each owner.

  The price information storage unit 146 stores price information indicating the price for each product. For example, regarding the interior / exterior material, even if it is an interior / exterior material of the same standard, the price may differ because it is treated as a different product depending on the applied decorative pattern.

  The operation unit 105 collectively indicates operation devices included in the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100. The operation unit 105 may include an operation device connected to the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 such as a mouse, a keyboard, a pen tablet, and the like. In addition, when the home virtual space simulation apparatus 100 includes a touch panel, the operation unit 105 includes the touch panel.

  The display unit 106 displays an image according to the control of the control unit 103. The display device corresponding to the display unit 106 may be fixedly provided in the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100, or may be an external display device that can be connected to the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100. .

In the figure, a printing apparatus 200 is shown. The printing apparatus 200 is connected to the data interface unit 102. The printing apparatus 200 performs printing on a sheet according to the control of the control unit 103. In the present embodiment, the printing apparatus 200 prints a confirmation note in accordance with the control of the confirmation note output unit 133. The connection between the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 and the printing apparatus 200 by the data interface unit 102 may be wireless or wired.
Further, instead of the printing apparatus 200, the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 may include a printing unit having a printing function.

[Example of processing procedure]
With reference to the flowchart of FIG. 6, the example of the process sequence which the housing virtual space simulation apparatus 100 of this embodiment performs in relation to the display of a house virtual space screen and confirmation note output is demonstrated. Further, in the explanation of the figure, a case where the house virtual space simulation device 100 displays the basic house virtual space screen in response to an input of a questionnaire response to the client is taken as an example.

  Step S101: The person in charge of the house dealer performs an operation of inputting an answer to a predetermined questionnaire item made to the owner to the house virtual space simulation apparatus 100. In the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100, the simulation unit 131 receives an input of an answer in accordance with an operation.

Step S102: In addition, the person in charge of the home dealer performs an operation to instruct the home virtual space simulation apparatus 100 to display a basic home virtual space screen that matches the input questionnaire.
In response to an operation for instructing display of the basic residential virtual space screen, the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 executes the following processing. In other words, the home virtual space simulation device 100 is the basic theme information that most closely matches the contents of the answer to the questionnaire received in step S101 from the basic theme information stored in the basic theme information storage unit 144. It is determined whether or not. The residential virtual space simulation device 100 is, for example, which is the most suitable basic theme information based on the degree of coincidence between the keyword previously associated with the basic theme information and the content of the answer input in step S101. It may be determined.
Step S103: The simulation unit 131 causes the display unit 106 to display a basic house virtual space screen based on the basic theme information determined in step S102.

  As described above, instead of steps S101 and S102, as described above, candidates for a basic housing virtual space based on basic theme information prepared in advance are presented, and from among the presented basic housing virtual spaces, You may make it select the basic housing virtual space used for examination of the product introduced into a house. In this case, depending on step S103, the basic house virtual space screen of the basic house virtual space selected from the candidates by the operation is displayed.

Step S104: Under the state in which the house virtual space screen is displayed after step S103, by performing an operation of selecting a product (interior / exterior material or household item), the interior / exterior material or household item on the house virtual space screen is selected. Can be changed.
When an operation for selecting a product is performed, the simulation unit 131 performs drawing so that the selection of the product by the operation is reflected in the residential virtual space area AR11 (product selection handling process). Further, the simulation unit 131 updates the product selection information stored in the product selection information storage unit 145 so that the product selected by the operation is reflected as the product selection handling process. At this time, for the interior / exterior material, the simulation unit 131 draws the cosmetic pattern using print data associated with the cosmetic pattern identifier corresponding to the selected product as the interior / exterior material.
After the basic housing virtual space screen is displayed in step S103, when the product selection handling process in step S104 is executed for the first time, the housing virtual space screen in which the housing virtual space area AR11 is changed from the basic housing virtual space screen It becomes.
Under the state where the residential virtual space screen is displayed, the operation for selecting a product can be performed any number of times. Each time the operation for selecting a product is performed, the simulation unit 131 executes a product selection handling process in step S104.

  Note that the application of the residential virtual space simulation may be terminated at a stage before the processing related to the issuance of the confirmation note after step S105 is performed. Thus, at the stage where the application of the residential virtual space simulation is terminated at the stage before the processing related to the issuance of the confirmation letter is performed, the product selection information indicating the product selection state at the termination stage is the product selection information storage unit. It is stored at 145. When the product selection information is stored in this way, when the next application of the virtual home space simulation is started, the last time of the application is based on the product selection information as the last memory information. A residential virtual space screen of similar products can be displayed.

  Step S105: As described above, when the decision of the owner is made with respect to the products examined so far, the person in charge of the home dealer performs the home virtual space simulation device as described as procedure 2 in FIG. Operate 100 to issue a confirmation. Residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 accepts a confirmation note issuance instruction operation in response to an operation for instructing the issuance of confirmation note (confirmation note issuance instruction operation) being performed.

  Step S106: Upon receiving the confirmation note issuance instruction operation, the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 executes a confirmation note issuance process as follows. For example, the confirmation note output unit 133 of the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 first acquires a captured image of the residential virtual space that reflects the current product selection.

  Step S107: Also, the confirmation note output unit 133 generates an image (product area image) of the product area AR22 by using the product selection information indicating the current product selection. In the process of step S107, the confirmation note output unit 133 uses the product selection information to generate an image of the unit product area AR221 corresponding to each interior / exterior material used in the house. In generating the image of the unit product area AR221, the decorative pattern of the interior / exterior material is selected from the print data stored in the print data storage unit 143 and the print data associated with the corresponding decorative pattern. Then, the image portion of the decorative pattern is drawn using the layer data that can be printed on the paper as the confirmation document.

  Step S108: Moreover, the estimation part 132 performs the estimation of the expense about a house at the time of introducing the selected product. The estimation unit 132 uses the product selection information indicating the current product selection and the price information stored in the price information storage unit 146 in estimating the cost.

  Step S109: The confirmation note output unit 133 executes control so that the confirmation note is printed by the printing apparatus 200. At this time, the confirmation note output unit 133 generates print data so that the captured image of the virtual space screen acquired in step S106 is printed as the virtual space captured image area AR21. In addition, the confirmation note output unit 133 generates print data so that the product area image generated in step S107 is printed as the product area AR22. Further, the confirmation note output unit 133 generates print data so that the cost estimate obtained in step S108 is printed in the estimate field area AR23. In addition, the confirmation note output unit 133 generates print data using the owner information stored in the owner information storage unit 141 so that the portion of the signature column AR24 is printed.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the house virtual space simulation apparatus 100 changes the product as an interior / exterior material on which a decorative surface pattern is applied, household goods, etc. in the house virtual space while changing the product to be introduced into the house. Can be considered. Then, according to the determination of the product, a confirmation can be printed by the house virtual space simulation device 100 and delivered from the house seller to the owner. Thereby, after the product to be introduced into the house is determined, it is possible to smoothly proceed the process from the owner to the order contents such as the interior and exterior materials being confirmed. In other words, in the present embodiment, the house virtual space simulation which is a tool for simulating a house by not only presenting the house virtual space by the house virtual space simulation apparatus 100 but also outputting a confirmation note. The apparatus 100 can be effectively used in sales activities such as home sales.

Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7, an example of a processing procedure executed by the house virtual space simulation apparatus 100 in response to a product sample shipping request corresponding to the procedure 4 of FIG. 1 will be described.
Step S201: As described in the procedure 4 in FIG. 1, the person in charge of the home dealer makes a product sample shipping request instruction to the home virtual space simulation apparatus 100 when making a request for shipping the product sample to the interior / exterior material provider. Perform the operation.
The product sample shipment requesting unit 134 of the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 receives a product sample shipment request instruction operation performed on the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100.

Step S202: In response to the reception of the product sample shipment request instruction operation in step S201, the product sample shipment request unit 134 displays the owner information of the owner specified in the product sample shipment request instruction operation. 141.
Step S203: Further, the product sample shipment requesting unit 134 acquires product selection information corresponding to the client designated at the time of the product sample shipment requesting instruction operation from the product selection information storage unit 145. In acquiring product selection information in step S203, product sample shipment request unit 134 may exclude information indicating selection of household goods.

  Step S204: The product sample shipping request unit 134 transmits a product sample shipping request to the network terminal device of the interior / exterior material provider. The product sample shipment request transmitted in step S204 includes the mailing address information reflecting the name and address of the client indicated by the client information acquired in step S202 and the contents of the product selection information acquired in step S203. And the reflected determined product information.

Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 8, an example of a processing procedure executed by the house virtual space simulation device 100 in response to the interior / exterior material designation corresponding to the procedure 6 of FIG. 1 will be described.
Step S301: As described in step 6 of FIG. 1, the person in charge of the home dealer performs an interior / exterior material designation instruction operation on the housing virtual space simulation apparatus 100 when designating the interior / exterior material to the contractor. .
The interior / exterior material designation unit 135 of the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 accepts an interior / exterior material designation instruction operation performed on the residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100.

  Step S302: In response to the reception of the interior / exterior material designation instruction operation in step S301, the interior / exterior material designation unit 135 selects a product associated with the owner or the house designated during the interior / exterior material designation instruction operation. Information is acquired from the product selection information storage unit 145. In obtaining product selection information in step S302, product sample shipment request unit 134 may exclude information indicating selection of household goods.

  Step S303: The interior / exterior material designation unit 135 transmits the interior / exterior material designation information to the network terminal device of the contractor. The interior / exterior material designation information transmitted in step S303 includes information on the house designated in the interior / exterior material designation instruction operation and the product selection information acquired in step S302.

Note that the product sample mailing service corresponding to the procedure 4 and the procedure 5 in FIG. 1 is performed for the owner at the stage before the order contents of the interior and exterior materials are confirmed in the procedure 3, for example. May be. In this case, the owner can examine the decorative surface pattern of the interior / exterior material after confirming the actual color and texture of the interior / exterior material from the mailed product samples.
Note that the result of the cost estimation process that is obtained when the confirmation note is issued may be used for purposes other than printing on the confirmation note. For example, when the home dealer manages the estimated amount for each owner, the estimated cost result obtained when the confirmation document is issued may be used.
Note that the target of the virtual space simulation in the present embodiment may be a building other than a house, such as a commercial facility.

  Data (texture data) used by the housing virtual space simulation apparatus 100 for drawing the decorative pattern of the interior / exterior material on the virtual space screen and printing the decorative pattern on the confirmation sheet is the actual interior / exterior The print data may be other than the same print data used for printing the decorative pattern on the material. For example, it may be drawing data created based on the above print data for drawing the decorative pattern of the interior / exterior material on the virtual space screen.

  Note that a program for realizing the function as the above-described residential virtual space simulation apparatus 100 is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read into a computer system and executed. You may perform the process as the above-mentioned house virtual space simulation apparatus 100. FIG. Here, “loading and executing a program recorded on a recording medium into a computer system” includes installing the program in the computer system. The “computer system” here includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices. Further, the “computer system” may include a plurality of computer devices connected via a network including a communication line such as the Internet, WAN, LAN, and dedicated line. The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a storage device such as a flexible medium, a magneto-optical disk, a portable medium such as a ROM and a CD-ROM, and a hard disk incorporated in a computer system. As described above, the recording medium storing the program may be a non-transitory recording medium such as a CD-ROM. The recording medium also includes a recording medium provided inside or outside that is accessible from the distribution server in order to distribute the program. The code of the program stored in the recording medium of the distribution server may be different from the code of the program that can be executed by the terminal device. That is, the format stored in the distribution server is not limited as long as it can be downloaded from the distribution server and installed in a form that can be executed by the terminal device. Note that the program may be divided into a plurality of parts, downloaded at different timings, and combined in the terminal device, or the distribution server that distributes each of the divided programs may be different. Furthermore, the “computer-readable recording medium” holds a program for a certain period of time, such as a volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that becomes a server or a client when the program is transmitted via a network. Including things. The program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Residential virtual space simulation apparatus, 101 Communication part, 102 Data interface part, 103 Control part, 104 Storage part, 105 Operation part, 106 Display part, 131 Simulation part, 132 Estimation part, 133 Confirmation document output part, 134 Product sample shipment Request section, 135 Interior / exterior material designation section, 141 Owner information storage section, 142 Housing design data storage section, 143 Print data storage section, 144 Basic theme information storage section, 145 Product selection information storage section, 146 Price information storage section, 200 Printing device

Claims (5)

In accordance with the selection of the interior / exterior material of the building, a simulation unit that performs simulation of the building space when the texture data associated with the selected interior / exterior material is applied to the interior / exterior material,
A virtual space simulation apparatus comprising: a confirmation note output unit that includes an image of a building space in which the texture data is reflected and outputs a confirmation note used for confirmation of the selected interior / exterior material. The apparatus further includes an estimation unit that executes a cost estimation process corresponding to the selected interior / exterior material,
The virtual space simulation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the confirmation note output unit includes a result of the estimation processing by the estimation unit in the confirmation note. The simulation unit
From the plurality of basic theme information indicating the interior and exterior materials provided in the house corresponding to the basic theme, based on the input attribute of the owner, the basic theme information that matches the owner is determined,
3. The virtual space simulation according to claim 1, wherein, in performing the simulation of the building space, the interior and exterior materials are drawn using texture data associated with the interior and exterior materials indicated in the determined basic theme information. apparatus. Computer
A simulation unit for simulating a building space when texture data associated with the selected interior / exterior material is applied to the interior / exterior material according to the selection of the interior / exterior material of the building,
A program for causing an image of a building space reflecting the texture data to function as a confirmation document output unit that outputs a confirmation document used to confirm the selected interior / exterior material. According to the selection of the interior / exterior material of the building, the simulation of the building space provided with the selected interior / exterior material is performed using the texture data associated with the selected interior / exterior material,
A confirmation document creation method for outputting a simulation image of a building space in which a selected interior / exterior material is reflected and information indicating a product as the selected interior / exterior material.

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