JP2021047656A - Model commodity ordering system and model commodity ordering program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a model commodity ordering system and a program, which enable various consumers to easily order model commodities, in which the shape, size and operations are realized desirably, through an information network.SOLUTION: Provided is a system for ordering a model commodity having a three-dimensional shape through an information network. The system includes a model table that stores multiple three-dimensional parts models, model editing means for editing a desired three-dimensional model by combining parts models and outputting three-dimensional modeling data of the three-dimensional model, and ordering means for transmitting the three-dimensional modeling data to a supplier's order acceptance device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a model product ordering system and a model product ordering program for ordering model products having various shapes through an information communication network such as the Internet.

Today, with the spread of so-called 3D printers, by transmitting 3D modeling data obtained by scanning a desired shape to a supplier, a model product molded into a desired shape that reflects the modeling data is provided. A web-based custom-designed 3D printing service system is introduced (see Patent Document 1 below).
This is to provide a three-dimensional printing service for the design desired by consumers on a web platform, share content among users, and support mutual transactions.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-146972

However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1 (hereinafter referred to as "conventional technique"), there is a problem that the shape of a model product cannot be specified at the time of ordering unless there is an entity having a three-dimensional shape to be photographed by the photographing means. There is.
Further, the conventional technique is a system specialized for a so-called custom-made stationary model product, and is called a preformed model product, a model product in which preformed parts are combined, or a plastic model in which a mechanical member is attached to them. There is also a problem that it is difficult to order a model product or a model product in which a computer system is adopted as a mechanical member and a program is incorporated.

Such a model product may be a product with a predetermined movement, in which a device may be incorporated according to various uses such as for playing or learning.
Occasionally, students such as children, elementary school students, junior high school or high school students (hereinafter referred to as "children, etc.") become consumers, and when purchasing, etc., the children, etc. select the parts of the model product and the actual model product that combines them. You may want to verify the behavior of the product and consider purchasing it, but if it becomes possible for children, etc. to repeat the act of giving the desired behavior to the model product for which they have selected the parts, order it. Not only can the shape and movement of the model product be confirmed in advance, but it is also useful as a learning tool or practice tool for the child or the like.

On the other hand, in this way, in order to embody the desired form through the information and communication network without looking at the substance, it is important to be able to edit while feeling the sense of scale, but in the conventional technology, the pixel value and the actual size are numerical values. It is difficult to realize whether the size is the size that the consumer really wants, or whether the desired operation and appearance balance can be obtained in a given environment.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is a model in which various consumers can easily order model products in which a desired shape, size, and operation are realized through an information and communication network. The purpose is to provide a product ordering system and a model product ordering program.

The model product ordering system according to the present invention, which was made to solve the above problems, is a system for ordering model products having a three-dimensional shape through an information and communication network, and includes a parts table storing a plurality of three-dimensional parts models and a parts table. A model editing means for editing a desired three-dimensional model by combining the three-dimensional parts models and outputting the three-dimensional modeling data of the three-dimensional model, and an ordering means for transmitting the three-dimensional modeling data to a supplier's order receiving device. It is characterized by being prepared.
Here, the modeling data is data used when molding with a 3D printer or the like, and is position data, dimensional data, or the like that is indispensable for determining a specific shape of a three-dimensional model.
Further, the three-dimensional shape refers to a shape having three-dimensional dimensions necessary for forming an entity with a 3D printer or the like.

The model editing means is configured to include a comparison support means for outputting a comparison reference object capable of actual size comparison with the edited three-dimensional model to the edited image together with the edited three-dimensional model on the same scale. Can be done.
Here, the actual size contrast is to compare with another object (comparison reference object) that actually exists when the three-dimensional model is actually formed and becomes an entity on the editor. To tell.

An order for transmitting a mechanism table storing a plurality of mechanism members, a mechanism selection means for selecting a mechanism member to be combined with the three-dimensional model, a mechanism member selected by the mechanism selection means, or an identifier thereof to a supplier's order receiving device. It is possible to adopt a configuration including means.
Further, a program table storing a plurality of control programs for operating the mechanical member, a program selection means for selecting a control program for the mechanical member to be combined with the three-dimensional model, and a control program selected by the program selection means or the control program thereof. It is also possible to adopt a configuration including an ordering means for transmitting the identifier to the order receiving device of the supplier.

In addition to these, a simulation that outputs a moving image of the operation of the three-dimensional model edited by the model editing means, the mechanical member selected by the mechanism selecting means, and the model product determined by the program selected by the program selecting means. It is also possible to adopt a configuration including means.
Furthermore, these model product ordering systems are provided on a website on the Internet with an operation means for mediating an act in which a consumer selects a part by himself / herself and gives a desired operation to a model product in which the selected parts are combined. It can also be configured as a model product ordering system.

The model product ordering program according to the present invention, which has been made to solve the above problems, is characterized in that a computer functions as the model product ordering system according to any one of the above.

According to the model product ordering system and the model product ordering program according to the present invention, a three-dimensional model, a mechanical member or a control program having a desired shape is selected within the range of elements stored in the table, and the ready-made product or the consumer's own You can easily order the original model products.
In addition, if an operating means for editing, selecting, or performing other operations is placed on a website on the Internet, a desired model product can be ordered anywhere without choosing a place.

In addition, by providing the comparison support means, when editing a three-dimensional model intended by the consumer, the scale feeling of the three-dimensional model can be edited while being visually clearly perceived. It is possible to reduce the difference between the image at the time of editing and the finished product as compared with the editing work performed while estimating only by the scale.

In addition, a simulation means for outputting a moving image of the operation of the three-dimensional model edited by the model editing means, the mechanical member selected by the mechanism selecting means, and the model product determined by the program selected by the program selecting means. By providing, the consumer mediates the act (operation) of giving the desired motion to the model product that combines them while appropriately changing the selection of the exterior parts, mechanical members, and program of the model product, and images the actual motion. Can be verified with.
Then, if a child or the like becomes a consumer, such a simulation means can be used for learning or practicing the structure of a model product, the structure / principle of a mechanical member, or the entity in which they and a program cooperate. It can also be used as a tool.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the model product ordering system by this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware structure of the model product ordering system by this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the functional structure of the model product ordering system by this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the structure of the operation means in the model product ordering system by this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the module list of the program selection means of the model product ordering system by this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the model product constructed by the model product ordering system by this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the background (course) list of the simulation means of the model product ordering system by this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing by the simulation means of the model product ordering system by this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the model product ordering system according to the present invention will be described in detail.
The example shown in the figure is a system for ordering a model product having a desired three-dimensional shape from a supplier, a terminal device 1 operated by a consumer who desires to provide the model product, and a cloud managed by the supplier. It is a computer system composed of a server 2.

The terminal device 1 is a computer device provided with a communication means such as a PC, a tablet, or a smartphone, and is a model product order provided by the terminal device 1 or the terminal device 1 and the cloud server 2 from the cloud server 2. When the program is activated, each specific means of the model product ordering system functions, and the content for editing and transmitting the order contents and other model product ordering services is output (see FIG. 4).

The cloud server 2 is connected to the terminal device 1 via an information communication network 3 (hereinafter referred to as "Internet 3") such as the Internet, supplies a program to each terminal device 1, and shares the model product ordering service. It has a function to make it (see FIG. 2).
The cloud server 2 in this example has a model table that stores a plurality of three-dimensional parts models (hereinafter referred to as "parts models") and a consumer (hereinafter referred to as "parts model") for the three-dimensional model being edited as a function for sharing the model product ordering service. A scale table storing scale scales or scale models (contrast reference objects) for giving a sense of scale to the user), a mechanism table storing a plurality of drive system mechanical members, and a plurality of control programs for operating the mechanical members. A program table or the like is provided, and each part model, a mechanical member, and a program module are provided to the terminal device 1 (see FIG. 3).

The model table includes three-dimensional modeling data of a base model such as a sphere, a rectangular parallelepiped, a cone, and a pyramid, a standard model in which the base model is combined, and a model obtained by transforming the base model.
The scale table is a scale model (comparison standard) in which scale scales such as dimensions (cm, mm, inch, etc.) or pixel values, or a certain scale feeling such as cigarettes, postcards, or pencils are planted according to social conventions. It has image data of things).

The mechanism table includes a plurality of mechanical members having different specifications for each product category and shape. Information (specification information) related to each specification is associated with each device module as a clue when selecting.
The program table includes a plurality of program modules having different specifications for each device module. Information (specification information) related to each specification is associated with each program module as a clue when selecting.

The cloud server 2 further edits a desired three-dimensional model by combining the parts models as a function of sharing the model product ordering service, and the three-dimensional modeling data of the three-dimensional model (hereinafter referred to as "modeling data"). A model editing means for outputting the data, a mechanism selecting means for selecting a mechanism member to be combined with the three-dimensional model (hereinafter referred to as "device module"), and a program selecting means for selecting a control program for the device module to be combined with the three-dimensional model. And the ordering means for transmitting the modeling data, the device module selected by the mechanism selection means or its identifier, or the control program selected by the program selection means or its identifier to the order receiving device of the supplier, and the respective tables. An operating means for operating each of the specific means by using the terminal device 1 is provided to the terminal device 1 (see FIG. 3).

The operating means is an interface for operating each specific means using the tables, and is provided to a consumer who uses the terminal device 1 in the form of a website.
The website provides each of the specific means as the content of the website (see FIG. 4), and inputs information to the menus, editors, and switches prepared for each content by a keyboard, mouse, touch panel, or the like. By giving, an input operation to each of the specific means is performed.

The model editing means receives input information output from the operating means by the operation of the consumer, for example, opens a desired model table, and selects one or more of the listed base models or standard models. Load the base model or standard model into the editor, place each of the base model or standard model at the desired position defined by the position coordinates, and change the shape and dimensions (actual size and relative size) as necessary. Edits the three-dimensional model of the desired shape, outputs the modeling data, and saves it in the storage area.

The model editing means further includes a scale table, receives input information output from the operating means by the operation of the consumer, opens a desired scale table, and lists the scale scale or scale model (contrast reference). From the object), read the image data of one or more scale scales or scale models into the editor as part of the ruler or background data, and place those scale scales or scale models in the desired positions with the desired transparency. Can be placed with.
At that time, the model editing means displays the scale scale or the scale model on the same scale as the three-dimensional model being edited according to the scale set in the editing area.

The three-dimensional model assembled by the model editing means is, for example, a body such as a robot reve, a mini 4WD, a robot or a local character, or an attachment for connecting the body and other members (hereinafter referred to as "exterior parts"). Can be mentioned. Further, the number of members constituting those exterior parts may be one or more.

The mechanism selection means receives input information output from the operation means by the operation of the consumer, for example, opens a desired mechanism table or a mechanism table determined from a selected base model or standard model, and is listed there. Select one or more device modules from the device modules and save the identification code in the storage area.

The device module of this example integrates an actuator (drive system member), a control circuit, and a fixed frame or a movable frame that support them.
The model editing means receives the input information output from the operating means by the operation of the consumer, and reads the device module selected as described above into the editor.
At that time, the model editing means arranges the device modules to be incorporated into the exterior parts edited by the model editing means at desired positions determined by the position coordinates in a desired direction, and positions the movable parts of the device modules in the desired directions. The exterior parts are arranged at a desired position in a desired direction, and modeling data of the exterior parts reflecting the connection structure of each exterior part constituting the three-dimensional model and the device module is output.

The program selection means receives, for example, input information output from the operation means by the operation of the consumer, opens the program table, and selects one or a plurality of program modules from the listed program modules. Then, the selected program module is output and saved in the storage area (see FIG. 6).
The program selection means of this example receives the selection information of the device module selected by the mechanism selection means, and lists the program modules suitable for the control circuit and the actuator.

The program modules listed by the program selection means are classified into attributes such as speaking or moving, respectively, and also include specific actions of those attributes and branching conditions, repetitions, and executions to the specific actions. The program module to be executed is registered (see FIG. 5). Further, in each attribute, for example, for speaking, the voice data of words can be specifically registered in the voice table, and for moving, dancing, advancing / retreating, rotating, etc. can be specifically combined and registered. ..

In this example, as a function of sharing the model product ordering service, an exterior part edited by the model editing means, a device module selected by the mechanism selection means, and a program module selected by the program selection means are reflected. It is equipped with a simulation means that outputs a moving image of the operation of the product.
In this example, the website includes content that functions as the simulation means.

The simulation means gives the operation means given in the content a function of a controller for controlling the operation of the selected device module and the program module, and, in addition to the operation of the controller, the simulation image is desired. (See FIG. 5).
The simulation means of this example is guided by the simulation data including the background table and the course table, the calculation means that receives the control information output by the operation means and derives the virtual position information and the motion vector, and the calculation means. An image generation means for reading an image matching the position information and motion vector of the model product from the simulation data and generating a simulation image incorporated in the background image or the course image, and a terminal device 1 in which the consumer operates the simulation image. It is equipped with a simulation output means for outputting to the screen of.

The simulation means of this example is configured as described above, and for example, in response to the input information output from the operation means by the operation of the consumer, the background and the course are listed from the menu of the edited model product. Select the background or course to use for the simulation.
As for the selection of the background or the course, the background and the course determined by the combination of the device module and the program module may be selected.

Next, the calculation means further receives the input information output from the operation means by the operation of the consumer, and calculates the position and the motion vector of the model product in the background or the course.
In response to the position and motion vector output by the arithmetic means, the image generating means reads an image matching the position and motion vector of the model product from the simulation data, incorporates it into the simulation image, and operates the terminal device 1 by the consumer. Repeat the operation to output to the screen of.
The simulation means receives the input information output from the operation means by the operation of the consumer by repeating the detection of the input information from the operation means and the processing of the calculation means, the image generation means and the simulation output means. The movement of the model product and the background is controlled while continuously outputting an image in which the appearance of the edited model product (see, for example, FIG. 6) and the background consisting of the course and landscape (see, for example, FIG. 7) are continuously output. be able to.

When it is desired to change the model part, device module or program module, the operation means is operated to output end information from the operation means to end the processing of the simulation means, and the model editing means is made to function again. The model parts, device modules, or program modules can be changed. After making the change, the simulation means can be further activated.

The ordering means transmits the modeling data of the exterior parts edited by the model editing means to the cloud server (ordering device) 2 through the Internet 3 by the communication means of the terminal device 1.
At the same time, if there is a device module selected by the mechanism selection means or a program module selected by the program selection means, a name for identifying them and other identification information are also transmitted to the cloud server 2.

The administrator of the cloud server 2 (supplier of the model product) who received the order receives the transmitted modeling data, inputs it to a modeling device such as a three-dimensional printer, and transmits the modeling data or a device. A three-dimensional exterior part that reflects a module or program or a combination of both is manufactured, and a part or all of the device module, body, or attachment is shipped as a set to a destination specified by the consumer (see FIG. 1). ).
The program module can be downloaded by the consumer through the Internet 3.

1 terminal device, 2 cloud server, 3 information and communication network,

Claims (6)

A system for ordering model products with a three-dimensional shape through an information and communication network.
A model editing means that edits a desired three-dimensional model by combining a model table that stores a plurality of three-dimensional parts models and the three-dimensional parts model and outputs the three-dimensional modeling data of the three-dimensional model, and the three-dimensional modeling. A model product ordering system characterized by providing an ordering means for transmitting data to a supplier's order receiving device. The model editing means is characterized in that the edited image is provided with a comparison support means for outputting a comparison reference object capable of actual size comparison with the edited three-dimensional model together with the edited three-dimensional model on the same scale. The model product ordering system according to claim 1. An order for transmitting a mechanism table storing a plurality of mechanism members, a mechanism selection means for selecting a mechanism member to be combined with the three-dimensional model, and a mechanism member selected by the mechanism selection means or an identifier thereof to a supplier's order receiving device. The model product ordering system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the model product ordering system comprises means. A program table storing a plurality of control programs for operating the mechanical member, a program selection means for selecting a control program for the mechanical member to be combined with the three-dimensional model, and a control program or its identifier selected by the program selection means. The model product ordering system according to claim 3, further comprising an ordering means for transmitting to a supplier's order receiving device. A claim comprising a three-dimensional model edited by the model editing means, a mechanical member selected by the mechanism selecting means, and a simulation means for outputting a moving image of the operation of a model product determined by the program selected by the program selecting means. The model product ordering system according to 4. A model product ordering program characterized in that a computer functions as the model product ordering system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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