JP2022118540A - Program, information processing method and information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a program etc., capable of providing information on a coordinated item suitable for a user.SOLUTION: A program causes a computer to execute steps of: receiving registration of an image related to a plurality of fashion articles owned by a user; displaying a reception screen for receiving selection of a target fashion article desired to be coordinated from a list of images related to the plurality of registered fashion articles; receiving the selection of the target fashion article via the reception screen; acquiring a coordinated item for the selected target fashion article and information related to a purchase screen for the coordinated article; and outputting information related to the image of the target fashion article, the coordinated item, and the purchase screen in association with each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

The present invention relates to a program, an information processing method, and an information processing apparatus.

Conventionally, in the field of merchandise sales, a sales method of proposing coordination of clothing or the like according to the user's wishes and promoting the purchase of merchandise has been widely practiced, and techniques for proposing coordination are being developed. .

For example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-100002, the system supports the selection and purchase of coordinating products such as cosmetics, clothing, shoes, etc. according to the user's "impression type" determined from the user's facial skin color, hair, facial features, and the like. A coordination support system that facilitates coordination is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-24203

The coordination support system described in Patent Literature 1 is a technology that focuses on providing coordinated items according to the impression type based on the user's appearance, and does not necessarily provide information on coordinated items suitable for the user.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a program or the like capable of providing information on coordinated items suitable for a user.

A program according to an aspect of the present disclosure accepts registration of images related to a plurality of furnishings owned by a user, and selects target furnishings desired to be coordinated from a list of registered images related to the plurality of furnishings. display a reception screen for accepting the above, receive selection of the target furnishings through the reception screen, acquire coordinated items for the selected target furnishings and information on the purchase screen of the coordinated goods, and The computer is caused to execute a process of correlating and outputting the image of the target furnishings, the coordinated item, and the purchase screen.

An information processing method according to an aspect of the present disclosure receives registration of images related to a plurality of furnishings owned by a user, and selects a target furnishings desired to be coordinated from a list of registered images related to the plurality of furnishings. display a reception screen for accepting the selection of, receive the selection of the target furnishings via the reception screen, and acquire the coordinated items for the selected target furnishings and information on the purchase screen for the coordinated goods. , the image of the target furnishings, the coordinated item, and the information on the purchase screen are output in association with each other.

An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a first acquisition unit that acquires images related to a plurality of furnishings owned by a user, and stores the images related to the plurality of furnishings acquired by the first acquisition unit. and a first output for outputting information of a reception screen for accepting selection of target furnishings desired to be coordinated from a list of images relating to the plurality of furnishings stored in the first storage unit. a second acquisition unit that acquires a target furnishings item whose selection is accepted via the reception screen; a coordinated item for the target furnishings item acquired by the second acquisition unit; and information about a purchase screen for the coordinated item. and a second output unit that associates and outputs the image of the target furnishings with the information about the coordinated item and the purchase screen that are specified by the specifying unit.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide information on coordinated items suitable for the user.

1 is a schematic diagram of an information processing system according to a first embodiment; FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of an information processing apparatus. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a record layout of a user DB; FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a record layout of a closet DB; It is explanatory drawing which illustrates the record layout of coordination DB. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a record layout of a brand DB; FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a terminal device. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of acquisition processing of coordinated goods information. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure of output processing of a coordinated item. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a reception screen. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a reception screen. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a display screen. It is a flow chart which shows an example of a procedure of acquisition processing of user coordinates in a 2nd embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a creation screen. 9 is a flow chart showing an example of a processing procedure executed by the information processing system of the second embodiment; FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining different examples of display screens; FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on a display unit of a terminal device according to the third embodiment; FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing an example of a processing procedure executed by an information processing system according to a fourth embodiment; FIG.

The present disclosure will be specifically described with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments thereof.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an information processing system 100 according to the first embodiment. The information processing system 100 includes an information processing device 1 , a plurality of terminal devices 2 and a plurality of EC servers 3 . The information processing device 1 and each of the terminal device 2 and the EC server 3 are connected for communication via a network N such as the Internet.

The information processing device 1 is, for example, a server computer. In response to an inquiry from the terminal device 2, the information processing device 1 provides information on coordinated items suitable for furnishings owned by the user, such as jackets and skirts.

The terminal device 2 is, for example, an information terminal device such as a personal computer, a smart phone, or a tablet terminal. The terminal device 2 is a device used by a user who receives information on coordinated items using the closet service. The terminal device 2 can transmit and receive data to and from the information processing device 1 through communication. In this embodiment, it is assumed that there are multiple users and each of the multiple users owns a terminal device 2 .

The EC server 3 is a web server that provides an EC site of a company that sells coordinated items (furnishings). Each EC server 3 can transmit and receive data to and from the information processing device 1 through communication. Each EC site sells various branded accessories, which can be purchased via the Internet. The EC server 3 may sell furnishings of multiple companies. Note that the EC server 3 may be included in the information processing device 1 as part of the functions of the information processing device 1 .

A user of the closet service uses the terminal device 2 to register in advance image data of a plurality of furnishings owned by the user. The user can receive, from the information processing apparatus 1, information on coordinated items of the registered items of furnishings for which the user wishes to propose coordination. The information processing device 1 communicates with the EC server 3 of a company that sells furnishings to acquire furnishings (coordinated goods) suitable for combination with the target furnishings selected by the user, and stores the acquired coordinated goods, Proposal information including purchase screen information for the coordinated item and the like is transmitted to the terminal device 2 . The terminal device 2 displays the proposal information transmitted from the information processing device 1 . This allows the user to easily know information on coordinated items suitable for the furnishings owned by the user.

The configuration and detailed processing contents of such an information processing system 100 will be described below.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information processing device 1. As shown in FIG. The information processing device 1 includes a control unit 10 , a storage unit 11 and a communication unit 12 . The information processing apparatus 1 may be a multicomputer composed of a plurality of computers, or may be a virtual machine virtually constructed by software.

The control unit 10 is a processor using one or more CPU (Central Processing Unit) or GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and uses memories such as built-in ROM (Read Only Memory) and RAM (Random Access Memory), Each component is controlled to execute processing.

The communication unit 12 is a communication device for realizing communication via the network N. FIG. The control unit 10 can transmit and receive information between the terminal device 2 and the EC server 3 via the network N using the communication unit 12 . The control unit 10 acquires information on the selected target furnishings from the terminal device 2 via the communication unit 12, and outputs proposal information on coordinated items suitable for the acquired target furnishings.

The storage unit 11 includes a non-volatile storage medium such as a hard disk or SSD (Solid State Drive). The storage unit 11 stores programs and data referred to by the control unit 10, including the program 1P. The control unit 10 causes the general-purpose server computer to function as an information processing apparatus unique to the present disclosure by reading and executing the program 1P. The storage unit 11 further stores a user DB (Data Base) 111, a closet DB 112, a coordination DB 113, and a brand DB 114.

The program 1P stored in the storage unit 11 may be recorded on a recording medium so as to be computer-readable. The storage unit 11 stores a program 1P read from the recording medium 1A by a reading device (not shown). Alternatively, the program 1P may be downloaded from an external computer (not shown) connected to a communication network (not shown) and stored in the storage section 11 . Note that the storage unit 11 may be configured by a plurality of storage devices, or may be an external storage device connected to the information processing device 1 .

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram exemplifying the record layout of the user DB 111. As shown in FIG. The user information DB 111 is a database that stores user information about users of the closet service. The user DB 111 associates and stores information such as user IDs and attribute information of each of a plurality of users, for example. A user ID is identification information that identifies a user of the closet service. Attribute information includes, for example, user name and age. The attribute information may further include information regarding the size of the user's clothing items, such as height, weight, size, and the like. The user information is collected when the user performs a registration operation on the terminal device 2 on a registration screen provided by the information processing device 1 when the user uses the service of the information processing system 100 for the first time.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a record layout of the closet DB 112. As shown in FIG. The closet DB 112 is a database that stores information about furnishings owned by users. The closet DB 112 includes a furnishings information table and a usage information table. Furnishings information and usage information are associated by furnishings ID, which is an item included in both tables.

Furnishings information stores, for example, user ID, furnishings ID, furnishings image, category, brand, color, purchase date, purchase price, season, size, and other information in association with each other. A user ID is identification information that identifies a user who owns furnishings. Furnishings ID is identification information for identifying furnishings. For example, the furnishings ID is unique data issued for each furnishings each time registration of a new furnishings is accepted. The image of the furnishings is image data of a still image or a moving image of the furnishings. A category is information indicating the use (kind) of furnishings, and for example, a category name divided into a plurality of categories is recorded. Category names may include skirts, jackets, pants, shoes, accessories, and the like. The brand is information identifying the brand to which the furnishings belong, and includes, for example, the brand name. Color is the primary color of the product. The purchase date and purchase price are the date and price when the user purchased the furnishings. A season is a time (season) suitable for using clothing and accessories. In the example of FIG. 4, either spring, summer, autumn, winter or oars corresponding to all seasons is recorded. The size is the size of the clothing item.

The usage information includes information about the usage history of furnishings, and stores information such as furnishings ID, date of use, scene, weather, and user coordination in association with each other. Furnishings ID is identification information for identifying furnishings. The date of use is the date of use of the furnishings. The scene is information relating to the usage scene of the furnishings, and for example, a scene name classified into a plurality of scenes is recorded. Scene names may include work, date, off, and so on. The weather is the weather in the usage scene of the furnishings. The weather includes, for example, weather information indicating atmospheric conditions. Weather may include temperature information that indicates the temperature of the atmosphere. Weather may include humidity information that indicates atmospheric humidity. As the temperature information and humidity information, for example, numerical values indicating temperature and humidity themselves may be recorded, or classification information classified into high, medium, low, etc. based on threshold values may be recorded. User coordination is information related to coordination using furnishings, and includes, for example, furnishings IDs and images of other furnishings combined with the furnishings on the date of use. User coordination is detailed in other implementations.

The user can use the terminal device 2 to register furnishings information and usage information in association with account information issued to the user. The information processing device 1 receives these pieces of information from the terminal device 2 and records them in the closet DB 112 . The closet DB 112 or the control unit 10 functions as a first storage unit that stores images of a plurality of furnishings owned by the user, and functions as a fourth storage unit that stores user coordination.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a record layout of the coordination DB 113. As shown in FIG. The coordination DB 113 is a database that stores coordination product information related to coordination products to be combined with target furnishings. The coordination DB 113 includes a same brand table 1131 that stores coordinated items of the same brand as the brand of the target furnishings and a different brand table 1132 that stores coordinated items of a different brand from the target furnishings. Each of the tables 1131 and 1132 stores information such as a coordination ID, a furnishings ID, and a coordination product in association with each other. The coordinated product information includes image data of the coordinated product, product name, selling price, information on the purchase screen, and the like. The information on the purchase screen (hereinafter also referred to as purchase screen information) is information for sending customers to the purchase screen of coordinated products. The purchase screen information includes, for example, information on the purchase screen itself displayed based on the program 2P, link information (e.g., URL) to the purchase screen of the EC site, hyperlink information, information on other application programs for purchasing the purchase screen, and the like. including.

The coordinated product information may include coordinated products in multiple categories. In the example of FIG. 5, the category of furnishings with furnishings ID x1 is skirts. As a set of coordinated item information for furnishings item IDx1, coordinated items classified into categories such as two types of tops, tops 1 and tops 2, shoes, and accessories are stored in association with coordinated item IDcd1. The information of each coordinate item may include an overall image such as a model image wearing all coordinate items related to the same coordinate ID. The information on coordinated items may be further classified and stored according to the user's physique or the like. For example, the coordinate ID cd1 stores a coordinate consisting of a combination of S size furnishings among the furnishings described above, and the coordinate ID cd2 stores a coordination formed of a combination of M size furnishings among the above furnishings. good too.

The coordinated items stored in the same brand table 1131 include furnishings extracted from furnishings of the same brand as the brand of the furnishings related to the furnishings ID. The coordinated products stored in the other brand table 1132 include furnishings extracted from furnishings of a brand different from the brand of the furnishings related to the furnishings ID.

The coordinated item information is collected by appropriately acquiring data from the coordinated data stored in the EC server 3 . The coordination DB 113 or the control section 10 functions as a second storage section or a third storage section.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a record layout of the brand DB 114. As shown in FIG. The brand DB 114 is a database that stores information related to group classification of brands. The brand DB 114 records brand names included in the group in association with a group ID that identifies the group. A brand name is information for identifying a brand. The brands to which the furnishings belong are grouped into a plurality of groups based on similarity in the fashion system based on, for example, the atmosphere, color, style, etc. of the furnishings. For example, the same group is made up of brands whose similarity in determination results with respect to a plurality of determination items such as the atmosphere, color, and style of furnishings is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.

The brand group may be generated by reflecting the brand of furnishings owned by the user, usage history, and the like. For example, based on furnishings information of a plurality of users stored in the closet DB 112, the control unit 10 of the information processing apparatus 1 stores the plurality of users in association with the user IDs of users who own furnishings of one brand. identify brands of clothing in The control unit 10 configures the same group of brands with a high ownership rate (high correlation) among a plurality of users. For example, when the percentage of users who own both brand aaa furnishings and brand bbb furnishings is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the control unit 10 groups brand aaa and brand bbb into the same group. Alternatively, a group dedicated to each user may be formed based on the brand of furnishings owned by the individual user, the brand with a high usage track record, or the like. By utilizing the information in the closet DB 112, it is possible to configure a group that is more suited to the actual usage of the user.

Note that the storage contents of each database described above are examples and are not limited.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the terminal device 2. As shown in FIG. The terminal device 2 includes a control section 20 , a storage section 21 , a communication section 22 , a display section 23 , an operation section 24 and an imaging section 25 .

The control unit 20 includes a processor such as a CPU or GPU, memory, and the like. The control unit 20 may be configured as one piece of hardware (SoC: System On a Chip) in which a processor, memory, storage unit 21, and communication unit 22 are integrated. Based on the program stored in the storage unit 21, the control unit 20 controls each component to execute processing.

The storage unit 21 includes, for example, nonvolatile memory such as flash memory. The storage unit 21 stores programs and data referred to by the control unit 20, including the program 2P. The control unit 20 executes various processes related to proposal of coordinated products based on the program 2P. The program 2P may be an application program that runs on a computer system, or a web application program that runs on a web browser.

The program 2P stored in the storage unit 21 may be recorded on a recording medium so as to be computer-readable. The storage unit 21 stores a program 2P read from the recording medium 2A by a reading device (not shown). Alternatively, the program 2P may be downloaded from an external computer (not shown) connected to a communication network (not shown) and stored in the storage unit 21 .

The communication unit 22 is a communication device that realizes communication with the information processing apparatus 1 via a network N including a public communication network or a carrier network. The control unit 20 can transmit and receive information to and from the information processing device 1 via the network N using the communication unit 22 . The control unit 20 outputs information on the selected target furnishings to the information processing device 1 via the communication unit 22, and acquires proposal information on coordinated items suitable for the target furnishings.

The display unit 23 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal panel and an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display. The display unit 23 displays screen information regarding coordinated items according to instructions from the control unit 20 .

The operation unit 24 is an interface that receives user operations, and includes, for example, a touch panel device with a built-in display, physical buttons, a speaker, a microphone, and the like. The operation unit 24 receives an operation input from the user and sends a control signal to the control unit 20 according to the operation content.

The photographing unit 25 is a photographing device having an image sensor such as a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) or a CCD (Charge Coupled Device). The photographing unit 25 photographs still images or moving images of furnishings based on control instructions from the control unit 20 .

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing an example of the procedure of acquisition processing of coordinated product information. For example, when the user selects the program 2P using the terminal device 2 and logs in using the account information in a state where the user information has been registered as described above, the following processing is started in the information processing system 100. be done.
The processing of the subsequent flowcharts is executed by the control unit 10 according to the program 1P stored in the storage unit 11 of the information processing device 1, and is executed by the control unit 20 according to the program 2P stored in the storage unit 21 of the terminal device 2. performed by Hereinafter, the step is abbreviated as S.

The control unit 20 of the terminal device 2 displays a registration screen for accepting registration of furnishings on the display unit 23, and accepts registration of furnishings information including images of furnishings (S11). Specifically, the control unit 20 acquires furnishings information by accepting registration of furnishings information by user's operation via the operation unit 24 . Note that the control unit 20 may receive registration screen information from the information processing apparatus 1 and display a registration screen based on the received registration screen information. For example, the control unit 20 receives a tap operation of a shooting button included in the registration screen, and acquires image data of the furnishings to be registered through the shooting unit 25 . The control unit 20 also receives information such as the category and brand of furnishings input from the operation unit 24 via input fields included in the registration screen. The control unit 20 acquires furnishings information in which the image of the furnishings and the information in the input field are associated with the user identification information.

The control unit 20 transmits the received furnishings information to the information processing device 1 (S12). Note that the control unit 20 may collectively accept registration of a plurality of furnishings.

The control unit 10 of the information processing device 1 receives the furnishings information (S13). The control unit 10 functions as a first acquisition unit that acquires images of furnishings via the communication unit 12 . The control unit 10 stores the acquired furnishings information in the closet DB 112 (S14). In this way, when the user registers the furnishings using the terminal device 2 , the data of the furnishings owned by the user is accumulated in the closet DB 112 . The closet DB 112 functions as a virtual closet that stores furnishings as data.

The control unit 10 transmits to the EC server 3 an inquiry about coordinated items for the acquired furnishings information (S15). Specifically, the control unit 10 identifies the EC server 3 that sells the branded furnishings included in the furnishings information to be inquired, and transmits an inquiry including the furnishings information to the identified EC server 3 . . The inquiry may include information necessary for specifying coordinated items, such as images, brands, and sizes, among the information included in the furnishings information.

The EC server 3 receives the inquiry (S16). The EC server 3 extracts coordinated items corresponding to the target furnishings (S17). For example, the EC server 3 identifies the article number of the furnishings by image analysis of the furnishings to be inquired. The EC server 3 refers to the recommended coordination information held by its own sales site, and extracts coordinated products belonging to the same brand that are suitable for combination with the specified product number. The EC server 3 transmits to the information processing device 1 coordinate product information including the extracted image of the coordinate product, the selling price, information on the purchase screen, and the like (S18). When coordinated items are classified by size, coordinated item information may be generated based on, for example, the height of the staff who wears the recommended coordinated items.

The control unit 10 acquires the coordinated product by receiving information on the coordinated product transmitted from the EC server 3 in response to the inquiry (S19). A coordinated item is, for example, a combination of furnishings extracted from furnishings of the same brand as the brand of the furnishings information to be inquired. If the brand of furnishings information to be queried is aaa and the category is skirts, the acquired coordinated items may include multiple items such as sweaters, jackets, innerwear, shoes, and accessories of brand aaa. . Also, the coordinated product may be related to a plurality of coordinated patterns.

The control unit 10 associates the acquired coordinated product information with the furnishings ID of the inquired furnishings, stores them in the same brand table 1131 of the coordination DB 113 (S20), and ends the series of processes.

For example, the user purchases new furnishings or receives a new furnishings and stores them in a closet or shoebox at home, and performs the above-described registration operation of the furnishings information using the terminal device 2 for the new furnishings. conduct. The control unit 10 executes the above-described processing each time a new furnishings registration is accepted via the terminal device 2 . As a result, coordinated items suitable for the registered furnishings are accumulated in the coordinate DB 113 . The coordinate DB 113 records coordinated items suitable for combination with furnishings owned by the user. Coordination products are extracted from products belonging to the same brand, so it is possible to propose coordination with a high sense of unity. Note that at the time of initial registration of the closet service, the registration operation may be performed collectively for a plurality of furnishings owned by the user.

After the furnishings are registered, the user can use the terminal device 2 to input usage information such as the date of use of the furnishings, the weather, and the like at any time. The information processing device 1 acquires the input usage information and stores the acquired usage information in the closet DB as needed.

In the above-described processing, the furnishings information is not limited to that acquired through the terminal device 2 by the user's registration operation. For example, when furnishings are purchased on the EC site of the EC server 3, the control unit 10 links the user identification information and the account information of the EC site to obtain the furnishings related to the purchased on the EC site. Furnishings information may be obtained from the EC server 3 . At this time, the control unit 10 may acquire user information based on the purchase history of the user. For example, based on the size of the furnishings purchased on the EC site, the control unit 10 may associate and acquire the user identification information and the information regarding the user's size, and store them in the user DB 111 .

In the above, an example of inquiring about coordinated items in response to reception of furnishings information has been described, but the timing of inquiring about coordinated items is not limited. The control unit 10 may collectively execute an inquiry about coordinated items for a plurality of newly registered furnishings at a predetermined timing. Further, the control unit 10 may periodically update the stored coordinated product information by periodically inquiring the EC server 3 every predetermined period. By periodically updating the coordination product information, it is possible to store the coordination product information that reflects the sales status and inventory status of the EC server 3 . It should be noted that the process of extracting a coordinated item is not limited to being executed by the EC server 3, and may be executed by the information processing apparatus 1 side.

In the above description, an example is described in which the brand of the clothing item to be inquired about (hereinafter also referred to as the target brand) and the brand of the coordinated item (hereinafter also referred to as the extracted brand) are the same. not to be The extracted brand may be a brand different from the target brand. That is, the coordinated item may include a combination of items extracted from furnishings of a brand different from the brand of the furnishings information to be inquired. In this case, it is preferable that the extracted brand has a high degree of similarity to the target brand, for example, in the fashion system based on the mood, color, style, etc. of the furnishings. By extracting coordinating items from items belonging to similar fashion brands, it is possible to increase the options of coordinating items while limiting to furnishings suitable for the user's taste.

At the time of inquiry, the control unit 10 refers to the group DB 114 and identifies brands belonging to the same group as the target brand as extracted brands. The control unit 10 transmits an inquiry including furnishings information such as an image, category, color, shape, etc. of the furnishings to the EC server 3 that sells furnishings of the specified extracted brand. The EC server 3 identifies furnishings having a high degree of similarity in terms of the received furnishings image, category, color, shape, etc., among the furnishings belonging to the extracted brand, and performs coordination including the identified furnishings having a high degree of similarity. It searches and transmits the search result to the information processing device 1 . The control unit 10 stores the coordinated product information acquired in response to the inquiry in the other brand table 1132 of the coordinated DB 113 .

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing an example of the procedure of output processing for a coordinated product. For example, when the user selects the program 2P using the terminal device 2 and logs in using the account information in a state where the user information has been registered, the information processing system 100 starts the following processing.

The control unit 10 of the information processing device 1 reads furnishings information including the image, category, etc. of the furnishings associated with the furnishings ID associated with the user identification information of the logged-in user from the closet DB 112 (S31). The furnishings information includes information on a plurality of furnishings owned by the user.

The control unit 10 generates reception screen information for receiving a selection of furnishings (target furnishings) for which the user wishes to propose a coordinated product from among a plurality of furnishings owned by the user (S32). The control unit 10 transmits information of the generated reception screen to the terminal device 2 (S33). The control unit 10 functions as a first output unit that outputs information on the reception screen via the communication unit 12 .

The control unit 20 of the terminal device 2 receives the information on the reception screen (S34). The control unit 20 displays the reception screen 231 based on the received reception screen information on the display unit 23 (S35). The control unit 20 receives the selection of the target furnishings on the reception screen via the operation unit 24 (S36). The control unit 20 transmits the information on the selected target furnishings and the user identification information to the information processing device 1 (S37). The information of the target furnishings to be transmitted may include, for example, the furnishings ID or the image of the furnishings.

The control unit 10 of the information processing device 1 receives the information on the target furnishings and the user identification information (S38). The control unit 10 functions as a second acquisition unit that acquires information on the target furnishings via the communication unit 12 . Based on the information recorded in the coordination DB 113, the control unit 10 identifies coordinated item information associated with the received furnishings ID of the target furnishings (S39). The coordinated product information includes information on the specified coordinated product and purchase screen information for the coordinated product. The control unit 10 functions as an identification unit.

The control unit 10 generates display screen information including the identified coordinated product information (S40). The control unit 10 transmits information of the generated display screen to the terminal device 2 (S41). The control unit 10 functions as a second output unit that outputs information on the display screen via the communication unit 12 .

The control unit 20 of the terminal device 2 receives the information on the display screen (S42). The control unit 20 displays the display screen 232 based on the received display screen information on the display unit 23 (S43), and ends the series of processes.

10 and 11 are schematic diagrams showing an example of the reception screen 231. FIG. FIG. 10 is an example of the first reception screen 231a, and FIG. 11 is an example of the second reception screen 231b. As shown in FIG. 10, the first reception screen 231a includes an image display section 2311 relating to a plurality of furnishings and an input button 2312 displaying "coordinate display". The image display unit 2311 displays a list of a plurality of image objects 2313 showing images of furnishings registered in association with the user ID. Each image object 2313 can be selected by an operation such as tapping. The control unit 10 of the information processing device 1 reads out the images related to all the furnishings IDs associated with the logged-in user ID from the closet DB 112, and displays the image display unit 2311 as a plurality of image objects 2313 associated with each furnishings ID. to display in a list.

When the input button 2312 is tapped while any image object 2313 is selected on the first reception screen 231a, the selection of the target furnishings is input via the operation unit . The control unit 20 of the terminal device 2 receives the selection of the target furnishings, and transmits information on the received target furnishings to the information processing device 1 .

Selection of the target furnishings is not limited to acceptance using the above-described first acceptance screen 231a. When any image object 2313 is selected on the first reception screen 231a, the information processing apparatus 1 may display the second reception screen 231b as shown in FIG. The second reception screen 231b includes detailed information on furnishings related to the selected image object 2313. FIG. The detailed information includes, for example, usage history information such as the number of times furnishings were used, the last date of use, and usage graphs, and information concerning details of furnishings, such as the category, brand, color, and purchase price of furnishings. ing. When the control unit 10 of the information processing apparatus 1 acquires the selection operation of the target furnishings, the control unit 10 reads the furnishings information and the usage information related to the furnishings ID of the target furnishings from the closet DB 112, and performs a second reception for displaying them. Information for the screen 231b is generated. The control unit 10 transmits the generated information of the second reception screen 231 b to the terminal device 2 . The terminal device 2 control unit 20 accepts the selection of the target furnishings by accepting the tap operation of the input button 2312 on the second acceptance screen 231b.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display screen 232. As shown in FIG. The display screen 232 includes a staff coordination display section 2321 including a plurality of coordinated item display sections 2322 . For example, when the reception screen 231 of FIG. 10 or 11 receives the selection of the image object 2313 of the target furnishings that is a skirt, as shown in FIG. A plurality of coordinated product display portions 2322 are displayed. Each coordinated product display section 2322 includes an image of the target furnishings, coordinated product information, and purchase screen information.

The coordinated item information includes, for example, an image of the coordinated item worn by the staff of the brand shop and an image of each coordinated item. Also, in the example of FIG. 12, the purchase screen information is indicated by a link button displaying "Purchase". A link button related to the purchase screen of each coordinated product is displayed in association with each image of the coordinated product. The link button contains link information to the purchase screen. The purchase screen is, for example, a web page for purchasing the coordinated item provided by the EC server 3 . The user can check the purchase screen by tapping a link button or the like, and can perform purchase procedures for coordinated items. It should be noted that the purchase screen information is not limited to what is visibly displayed on the display screen 232 . The purchase screen information may be output in the form of, for example, hyperlink information embedded in the image of each coordinated item. The user can move to the purchase screen by tapping the image of the coordinated item that the user wishes to purchase.

The control unit 10 of the information processing device 1 refers to the coordination DB 113 to identify the coordination ID associated with the furnishings ID of the target furnishings, and reads the coordinated product information related to the identified coordination ID. The coordinated product information includes coordinated product images, sales prices, purchase screen information, overall images, and the like. The control unit 10 causes the coordinate product display unit 2322 to display the coordinate product information and the image of the target furnishings in association with each other. The control unit 10 displays coordinated product information for each of a plurality of coordination IDs associated with the furnishings ID of the target furnishings. Note that the staff coordination display section 2321 is not limited to displaying a plurality of pieces of coordination product information in parallel. For example, the staff coordinate display unit 2321 may selectively display a set of coordinated items, and sequentially display different coordinated items according to a swipe operation or the like of the operation unit 24 by the user. That is, the display screen 232 may display the coordination by each coordinated product in a selectable manner.

When information such as size is included in the coordinated product information, the control unit 10 specifies the size according to the height, weight, etc. of the user stored in the user DB 111 based on the user identification information of the logged-in user. The control unit 10 may read the coordinated product information corresponding to the specified size and generate the display screen information including the coordinated product information of the size corresponding to the physique of the user.

Although FIG. 12 shows an example in which only coordinated items of the same brand as the target brand are displayed, the content of the display screen 232 is not limited. For example, the control unit 10 determines whether or not different brands are included in the coordinated products to be displayed according to the setting information of the display contents associated with the user account. When different brands are included, the control unit 10 reads coordinate product information from both the same brand table 1131 and the other brand table 1132 of the coordinate DB 113 . The control unit 10 may read coordinated product information only from the other brand table 1132 . If different brands are not included, the control unit 10 reads coordinated product information only from the same brand table 1131 of the coordinated DB 113 .

The display screen 232 may include a user coordination display section 2323 that displays user coordination created by the user. The user coordinate display section 2323 will be described in detail in other implementations.

In the above description, the furnishings information includes information about the furnishings owned by the user. may include In other words, the furnishings information may include information about furnishings that the user plans to own. In this case, the control unit 10 generates display screen information that displays whether the target furnishings have been owned or are to be owned in an identifiable manner.

According to the present embodiment, based on the target furnishings owned by the user, the information of the coordinated items forming a suitable combination with the target furnishings is provided. Coordinating items are extracted from clothing items of the same or similar brands as the target clothing items owned by the user, so it is possible to provide coordinated information with high utility value that matches the user's fashion preferences and actual usage. Become. Further, in the information processing system 100, information on coordinated items is effectively provided by an application program including a function of managing furnishings owned by the user. Since it is possible to provide coordinated item information using scenes for registering and managing usage information related to daily furnishings, it is possible to display coordinated item information without the need for the user to proactively acquire coordinated items. can do. Furthermore, since the customer can be easily sent to the purchase screen through the display screen, it is possible to efficiently support the purchase of coordinated items.

(Second embodiment)
In the second embodiment, a configuration for displaying user coordination based on the user's usage history will be described.

The information processing apparatus 1 of the second embodiment uses the usage information of the closet DB 112 shown in FIG. 3 to propose user coordination according to the target furnishings. User coordination is coordination created by each user, and is composed of a combination of furnishings owned by the user, that is, furnishings for which image data is registered. The usage information of the closet DB 112 is stored in association with the furnishings ID included in the user's coordination, and the usage date, usage scene, weather, and user's coordination of the user's coordination. The user coordination stores furnishings IDs, images, etc. of furnishings included in the coordination. The usage information is collected by the user's registration operation using the terminal device 2 .

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the procedure of user coordination acquisition processing according to the second embodiment. For example, when the user selects the program 2P using the terminal device 2 and logs in using the account information in a state where the user information has been registered, the information processing system 100 starts the following processing.

The control unit 20 of the terminal device 2 displays a creation screen 233 for accepting creation of user coordination on the display unit 23 (S51). The control unit 20 uses the creation screen 233 to accept registration of user coordinates, weather, etc. (S52). The control unit 20 transmits usage information including the received coordination, weather, user identification information, etc. to the information processing apparatus 1 (S53).

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the creation screen 233. As shown in FIG. The creation screen 233 includes an image display section 2331 that displays images related to a plurality of furnishings in a selectable manner, and an input field 2332 . The image display unit 2331 superimposes and displays a plurality of image objects representing images of furnishings registered in association with the user ID and check boxes associated with the respective image objects. The check box can be selected by an operation such as tapping. The input field 2332 is an input field for accepting input of information regarding the use scene of the user's coordination.

When a check box for furnishings constituting user coordination is selected on the creation screen 233 , the control unit 20 of the terminal device 2 recognizes the selection of the furnishings via the operation unit 24 . Further, an input field 2332 receives detailed information such as character information or selection information input from the operation unit 24 . In the example of FIG. 14, the input field 2332 includes information for accepting input of the date of use of user coordination, the weather in the scene of use, scene of use (for example, work, date, etc.), and a memo (comment). After completing the series of inputs, the user taps the registration button on the display unit 23 . The control unit 20 receives a plurality of furnishings and detailed information included in the user's coordination, and transmits the received information to the information processing device 1 .

Returning to FIG. 13, the description continues. The control unit 10 of the information processing device 1 receives usage information including user coordination, weather, user identification information, and the like (S54). The control unit 10 functions as a third acquisition unit that acquires user coordinates via the communication unit 12 . The control unit 10 stores the acquired usage information in the closet DB 112 (S55). Through the above-described processing, user coordination is accumulated by combining furnishings according to the user's preference, weather conditions, usage scene, and the like.

In the above, an example of acquiring the weather from the terminal device 2 at the time of using the user's coordination has been described, but this embodiment is not limited. For example, the control unit 10 may refer to a table (not shown) that records dates and weather in association with each other, and automatically acquire the weather based on the date of use of the user's coordination. The control unit 10 receives a user's input operation via the operation unit 24, or uses a function such as a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiving device provided in the terminal device 2 to determine the date at the time of use of the user coordination. Weather may be identified by obtaining date and location information. That is, the control unit 10 may acquire information for identifying the weather when using the user's coordination in association with the user's coordination, and store the weather identified based on the acquired information in the closet DB 112 .

FIG. 15 is a flow chart showing an example of a processing procedure executed by the information processing system 100 of the second embodiment. Processes common to those in FIG. 9 of the first embodiment are assigned the same numbers, and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted.

The control unit 10 of the information processing device 1 transmits the information of the reception screen to the terminal device 2 by executing the processing from S31 to S33 shown in FIG. The information on the reception screen includes information for accepting selection of the target furnishings for which the user wishes to propose coordination and information specifying the weather at the time of use of the target furnishings.

The control unit 20 of the terminal device 2 receives the information on the reception screen (S34), and displays the reception screen on the display unit 23 (S35). The control unit 20 accepts the selection operation of the target furnishings on the acceptance screen via the operation unit 24 (S36). Further, the control unit 20 acquires information specifying the weather when the target furnishings are scheduled to be used (S361). For example, on the reception screen 231a shown in FIG. get. The control unit 20 may receive information such as a usage scene in addition to the scheduled usage date. It should be noted that, in the reception screen 231a shown in FIG. 10, when the selection operation of the input button 2312 displayed as "display coordination" is received, the control unit 20 acquires the operation reception date as the scheduled date of use. you can

The control unit 20 transmits the information on the target furnishings selected based on the operation, the scheduled date of use, and the user identification information to the information processing apparatus 1 (S362).

The control unit 10 of the information processing device 1 receives the information on the target furnishings, the scheduled date of use, and the user identification information (S363). Based on the information recorded in the coordination DB 113, the control unit 10 identifies coordinated item information associated with the received furnishings ID of the target furnishings (S364). Further, the control unit 10 identifies user coordination associated with the received furnishings ID of the target furnishings (S365). Specifically, the control unit 10 refers to a table (not shown) or the like that records dates and weather forecasts in association with each other to identify the weather on the scheduled date of use. Based on the information recorded in the closet DB 112, the control unit 10 extracts the user's coordination including the same weather as the weather on the scheduled date of use from among the user's coordination associated with the furnishings ID of the target furnishings. When the control unit 10 acquires information such as the usage scene in addition to the scheduled usage date, it may extract user coordinates having the same weather and usage scene on the scheduled usage date.

In the above, the control unit 10 may output user coordinates corresponding to the weather at the time of proposal without receiving information for specifying the weather at the time of scheduled use from the terminal device 2 . In this case, the control unit 10 may identify the weather based on the date and place of login.

If the weather is classified into a large number of types, user coordinates including the same or similar weather as the weather on the scheduled date of use may be extracted. For example, if the weather on the scheduled date of use is fine, temperature is high, and humidity is high, in addition to the same weather, user coordinates corresponding to fine, medium temperature, and high humidity may be extracted.

After that, the information processing device 1 and the terminal device 2 perform the processes of S40 to S43 shown in FIG. 9 to generate and display information on the display screen including the coordinated product information and the user's coordinated coordinates. On the display screen 232 displayed on the display unit 23 of the terminal device 2, as shown in FIG. 12, in addition to the staff coordination display unit 2321 that displays the coordinated items acquired from the EC server 3, the user coordinate created by the user is displayed. A user coordinate display section 2323 for displaying is included. Also, the scheduled date of use, the weather, etc. are displayed. The user coordination display section 2323 displays a plurality of user coordination including information such as images of furnishings related to user coordination and the number of times of use. The control unit 10 of the information processing apparatus 1 causes the user coordination display unit 2323 to display information such as the image of the furnishings included in the user coordination specified in S365 and the number of times the user coordination is used. It should be noted that the staff coordination display section 2321 and the user coordination display section 2323 may be switched between display/non-display according to the user's operation of selecting a display tab or the like.

Either the staff coordination display section 2321 or the user coordination display section 2323 may be selectively displayed according to the user's operation. 16A and 16B are explanatory diagrams illustrating different examples of the display screen 232. FIG. For example, in the example on the left side of FIG. 16, selection buttons 2315 and 2315 displayed as "staff coordination" or "past coordination" that can be selected by tapping or the like are displayed on the lower side of the second reception screen 231b. is displayed. When the control unit 10 of the information processing device 1 accepts a tap operation on the selection button 2315 displaying "staff coordination", it generates a display screen 232 including a staff coordination display section 2321 as shown on the right side of FIG. , is displayed via the display unit 23 of the terminal device 2 . Similarly, when the control unit 10 of the information processing device 1 accepts a tap operation of the selection button 2315 displayed as “past coordination”, the control unit 10 generates the display screen 232 including the user coordination display unit 2323 and is displayed through the display unit 23 of the

According to this embodiment, the user can consider selection and purchase of a new coordinated item by referring to a large amount of information including the user's past coordination. By extracting the user's coordination that reflects the weather that greatly affects the configuration of the coordination, it is possible to provide information on coordinated items that are more suitable for the user.

(Third embodiment)
In the third embodiment, a configuration for displaying coordination information of arbitrarily selected target furnishings will be described. FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen 234 displayed on the display unit 23 of the terminal device 2 according to the third embodiment. For example, the screen 234 is the top screen displayed first when logging in using the user account information. The screen 234 includes an image display section 2341 relating to a plurality of furnishings and a coordination display section 2342 that displays coordination including arbitrary furnishings. In the example shown in FIG. 17, the coordination display section 2342 displays one set of user coordination.

In response to login, the control unit 10 of the information processing apparatus 1 acquires any one furnishings ID determined according to a predetermined rule or randomly among the furnishings included in the user identification information. For example, the control unit 10 may acquire any one furnishings ID that is randomly selected from furnishings containing the same weather as the weather on the login date. The control unit 10 extracts user coordination including the acquired furnishings ID, and causes the coordination display unit 2342 to display it. The coordinate display unit 2342 may display any one of the user's coordinates selected from the plurality of extracted user's coordinates, or may sequentially display the plurality of user's coordinates according to a swipe operation or the like. Note that the coordination displayed in the coordination display section 2342 is not limited to the user's coordination. The coordinate display section 2342 may display coordinated items, or may display user coordinated items and coordinated items.

According to this embodiment, the user can more easily acquire coordination information according to furnishings. Since the target furnishings to be coordinated are randomly selected, it is possible to increase the number of proposals of coordination information for furnishings that are rarely selected by the user.

(Fourth embodiment)
In the fourth embodiment, a configuration for calculating a commission based on user's purchase information will be described.
FIG. 18 is a flow chart showing an example of a processing procedure executed by the information processing system 100 of the fourth embodiment. For example, when a coordinated product is purchased through a link button (purchase screen information) displaying "Purchase" on the display screen 232 shown in FIG. 12, the following processes are executed.

The control unit 20 of the terminal device 2 acquires purchase information indicating that the coordinated item has been purchased through the purchase screen information (S61). The purchase information may be obtained from a conversion tag, such as a thank you page on an EC site. The purchase information may include the user ID of the user who purchased the coordinated item, the product ID of the purchased coordinated item, the selling price, and the like. The control unit 20 transmits the acquired purchase information to the information processing device 1 (S62).

The control unit 10 of the information processing device 1 receives the purchase information (S63) and temporarily stores it in the storage unit 11. FIG. Note that the control unit 10 may acquire purchase information by communicating with the EC server 3 . Based on the received purchase information, the control unit 10 calculates a commission for the coordinated product sales company (S64). The calculation of the commission may be performed for each predetermined period (for example, once a week, once a month, etc.). The control unit 10 calculates a commission according to the number of purchases, the purchase amount, etc., based on a plurality of pieces of purchase information collected from a plurality of users within a predetermined period. The control unit 10 notifies the sales company of the calculated commission (S65), and ends the series of processes.

According to the present embodiment, it is possible to efficiently calculate the fee for the purchase of a coordinated item through the information processing system 100, and therefore it can be applied as a coordinated item purchase support system.

In each of the flowcharts described above, the subject of each process is not limited. For example, the terminal device 2 may execute part of the processing executed by the information processing device 1 . The order of each process may be changed as long as there is no contradiction.

In each of the above embodiments, Program 1P and Program 2P are each located on a single computer or at one site or distributed across multiple sites and multiple computers interconnected by a communication network. can be deployed to run on

The embodiments disclosed as described above are illustrative in all respects and are not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the scope of claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope of equivalence to the scope of claims. In addition, at least part of the above-described embodiments may be combined arbitrarily.

1 information processing device 2 terminal device 3 EC server 10, 20 control unit 11, 21 storage unit 12, 22 communication unit 23 display unit 24 operation unit 25 photographing unit 1P program 111 user DB
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Claims (12)

Receiving registration of images related to multiple furnishings owned by the user,
displaying a reception screen for accepting selection of target furnishings desired to be coordinated from a list of images related to the plurality of registered furnishings;
Receiving selection of target furnishings via the reception screen,
Acquiring a coordinated item for the selected target clothing item and information on a purchase screen for the coordinated item,
A program for causing a computer to execute a process of correlating and outputting information about the image of the target furnishings and accessories, the coordinated item, and the purchase screen. 2. The program according to claim 1, wherein the coordinated items include items extracted from furnishings of the same brand as the brand of the target furnishings. 2. The coordinated product includes an item extracted from furnishings of a brand different from the brand of the target furnishings and accessories and grouped into the same system group as the brand of the target furnishings. Or the program according to claim 2. Receiving registration of user coordination consisting of a combination of furnishings selected from the plurality of furnishings,
obtaining user coordination using the target furnishings from among the registered user coordination;
4. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein information relating to user coordination using the acquired target furnishings, an image of the target furnishings, the coordinated goods, and the purchase screen is output in association with each other. the user coordination and the weather at the time of use of the user coordination are associated,
5. The program according to claim 4, wherein among the registered user coordinates, the user coordinates using the target furnishings corresponding to the weather at the time of proposing the user coordinates are acquired. 6. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, outputting display screen information for selectively displaying a plurality of coordinates by the coordinated item. Receiving registration of images related to multiple furnishings owned by the user,
displaying a reception screen for accepting selection of target furnishings desired to be coordinated from a list of images related to the plurality of registered furnishings;
Receiving selection of target furnishings via the reception screen,
Acquiring a coordinated item for the selected target clothing item and information on a purchase screen for the coordinated item,
An information processing method for outputting information relating to an image of the target furnishings, the coordinated item, and the purchase screen in association with each other. calculating a fee when the coordinated item is purchased using the information on the purchase screen;
8. The information processing method according to claim 7, wherein the calculated commission is notified to a sales company of the coordinated goods. a first acquisition unit that acquires images related to a plurality of furnishings owned by a user;
a first storage unit that stores images related to the plurality of furnishings acquired by the first acquisition unit;
a first output unit for outputting information of a reception screen for accepting selection of target furnishings desired to be coordinated from a list of images related to the plurality of furnishings stored in the first storage unit;
a second acquisition unit that acquires the target furnishings whose selection is accepted via the reception screen;
an identifying unit that identifies a coordinated item for the target furnishings acquired by the second acquiring unit and information on a purchase screen of the coordinated item;
An information processing apparatus, comprising: a second output unit that associates and outputs an image of the target furnishings with information regarding the coordinated item and the purchase screen specified by the specifying unit. a second storage unit that stores images of the plurality of furnishings in association with coordinated items extracted from furnishings of the same brand as the brand of each furnishings,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the identifying unit identifies the coordinated item associated with the target furnishings from the coordinated items stored in the second storage unit. Each of the images of the plurality of furnishings and accessories, and a coordinated product extracted from the furnishings of a brand different from the brand of each furnishings and accessories grouped into the same system group as the brand of the target furnishings and accessories. A third storage unit that stores in association with
The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the identifying unit identifies the coordinated item associated with the target furnishings item among the coordinated items stored in the third storage unit. a third acquisition unit that acquires user coordination consisting of a combination of the plurality of images of furnishings;
A fourth storage unit that stores the user coordination acquired by the third acquisition unit,
The identifying unit identifies user coordination using the target furnishings from among the user coordination stored in the fourth storage unit,
9. The second output unit associates and outputs the user coordination using the target furnishings specified by the specifying unit, the image of the target furnishings, the coordinated product, and the purchase screen. 12. The information processing device according to any one of 11.

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