JP2835242B2 - Textile data processor - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a textile data processing apparatus used in the planning, production, and transaction of textiles (fabrics) for small-quantity production of many items, such as luxury women's clothing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the planning and production of textiles, an apparel company that plans and produces clothes and a textile company that has a business relationship with the apparel company.
The clothes designed by the apparel company decided what kind of textiles would fit and how much it would sell, and the representatives of the two companies discussed and decided based on their intuition and experience. Alternatively, a textile company alone planned a textile that would sell well in consideration of fashion and other factors, and produced it according to the expected number of orders. As described above, conventionally, in the planning and production of textiles, what textiles are produced and how much are determined based on human intuition and experience.

[0003]

However, designs and textiles are very susceptible to trends, and the expected plans and order quantities are often not sold as planned. Things were often wasted. In particular, for high-end women's clothing, which is the largest in small-lot production of many items,
This tendency is strong because the product cycle is short. Conversely, what could sell was very good, the textiles were scarce, and we couldn't make enough clothes to sell.

[0004] That is, in the conventional textile planning and production method based on human intuition and experience, there is a risk that the textile company will have unsold textiles, and from the apparel company side, the clothes that are sold due to lack of textiles. However, there was a problem that additional production was not possible.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and in the planning and production of textiles, which have conventionally relied heavily on human intuition and experience, have made decisions based on data, An object of the present invention is to provide a textile data processing device for enabling production and repetitive ordering.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a textile data processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a textile data storage means in which data of multiple items of textiles provided by different subscribers is stored for each individual article. (Textista
DB) 1 (see FIG. 1A, the same applies hereinafter), and transaction result data storage means (transaction result DB) 2 in which transaction result data is stored corresponding to the single item, and are sequentially input. Based on the transaction data, the transaction result data storage means 2
Updating means 3 for updating the transaction result data stored in the
The textile data and the contents of the storage means 1, the transaction result data storage means and the second retrieval means 4 for retrieving the information based on the content, the subscriber said retrieval means 4 associated therewith
When performing an information search by using
Subscriber specifying means 5 for specifying the subscriber who is
In accordance with the subscriber specified by the subscriber specifying means 5
Textile data storage means 1 described above
Search range limiting means 6 for limiting the search range of
Display means 7 for displaying a search result by the search means 4 within the search range limited by the range limit means 6 .

[0007]

That is, in the textile data processing apparatus of the present invention, data of textiles of many items provided by different subscribers, for example, different textile companies are stored as a database in the textile data storage means 1 for each individual article, and transaction is performed. Transaction result data is stored in the result data storage means 2 corresponding to the single item, and the transaction result data stored in the transaction result data storage means 2 is updated based on the transaction data sequentially inputted. To be updated. For example, when a textile data search is performed by a subscriber of an apparel company, a textile company, or the like, the subscriber specifying means 5 performs the search.
Identify subscribers trying to search for
Limiting means 6 is a search means corresponding to the specified subscriber.
4 in the search range of the textile data storage means 1
Restrict. Therefore, the search unit 4, in addition to the content of the textile data storage means 1, searches the information based on the contents of the transaction result data storage unit 2 associated with it, although displayed on the display means 7 the search result , Its search
At this time, regarding the textile data storage means 1,
Within the search range limited by the search range limiting means 6
Search only by . Therefore, the sales status of the searched textiles can be understood, and the production and ordering of textiles according to the fashion can be performed in a timely and prompt manner, and important information does not flow to competitors.
Can be set as follows .

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention, in which a plurality of apparel companies (A, B, C,...) 10 and a plurality of textile companies (A, B, C,. To
An information management company 30 is deployed, and an information service network is deployed.

The information management company 30 has modems 31A, 3A.
1B, an apparel company 10 via a public telephone line
And a host computer 32 coupled to the textile company 20. This host computer 3
2 includes a textile database (DB) 33 as shown in FIG. 3 and a transaction record D as shown in FIG.
B34 and an apparel design DB35 in which design images used by the apparel company 10 are stored. Further, a workstation-level terminal 36 including a keyboard, a high-resolution display, a printer, and the like is connected to the host computer 32, and a scanner 37 is further connected to the terminal 36.

Each apparel company 10 has an information terminal 12 connected to a host computer 32 of an information management company 30 by a modem 11. The terminal 12 is at a workstation level including a keyboard, a high-resolution display, a printer, and the like.
As shown in (B), a plurality of windows 14, 15, and 16 are opened on the display screen 13 to display merchandise information in characters, display textile image information, and the like.
Processing such as fitting can be performed in accordance with the design of the clothes created by the design CAD. As for the clothing design, the design image stored in the apparel design DB 35 of the information management company 30 can be read and used.

Each textile company 20 is a company that performs textile planning and production instructions. Here, similarly to the apparel company 10, the textile company 20 is connected to the host computer 32 of the information management company 30 via a public telephone line by a modem 21A. A combined terminal 22 is located. Although the terminal 22 cannot perform the fitting process like the terminal 12 of the apparel company 10, it can change or create a textile design or the like.

Each textile company 20 has a modem 21B
And a production company group (A, B, C, etc.) such as a dye company 41, a yarn company 42, a textile company 43, and a fabric company 44, which are connected to each other through a public telephone line to perform actual textile production.
…) 40 is under its umbrella. The textile company 20 issues production instructions online to these production companies to perform actual production. Although only one production company 41 to 44 is shown in this drawing, a plurality of production companies may be included in practice.

The textile DB 33 of the information management company 30
Is roughly divided into image information D as shown in FIG.
B33A, a product information DB 33B, and a processing information DB 33C. The image information DB 33A stores, for each registered textile, a product number code and the still image information of the textile in association with each other.

The merchandise information DB 33B stores, for each individual item, a part number code and various information on textiles such as selling time, target season, color, pattern, material, weave, ordering conditions, standard price, handling company, etc., as character information. It is remembered as.

The processing information DB 33C stores information necessary for producing the textile, such as a part number code, necessary materials required for the textile of the part number, a processing procedure, a handling company, and the like. Based on the information retrieved from the processing information DB 33C, the textile company 20 makes a production plan and issues a processing instruction to the group of production companies 40 under its control.

The transaction record DB3 of the information management company 30
4, as shown in FIG. 4A, when an order is placed, or when the order is canceled, etc., for each part number code, the quantity is sequentially updated each time. Has become.

Next, the operation in the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 5 which is a processing flowchart of the host computer 32 of the information management company 30. The host computer 32 is connected to the terminal 36 or the modem 3
1A, or a terminal 22 of a textile company 20 via a modem 31B.
When the user code for identifying the terminal is received, the user code is analyzed to determine which company is trying to access the database (step S1).

Thereafter, when a command is given from the identified terminal, the instruction content of the command is analyzed (step S2). As a result of this analysis, the host computer 3
2 in the registration mode from the input terminal 36 (step S
3) If the mode is the textile data registration mode (step S4), the mode is set to the textile data registration mode. Then, the information of the external database is registered as it is or arranged in the textile DB 33 (Step S).
5). Alternatively, the textile data of textiles planned and sample-produced by the textile company 20 is transmitted to the terminal 3.
6 and the sample is read by the scanner 37 and input as image data.
33 (step S6). If all the registration processes have been completed (step S7), the above-described step S7 is performed.
Returning to step 2, the next command is analyzed.

If the mode is not the textile registration mode but the design registration mode (step S8), the information of the external database or the design picture of the clothes planned and designed by the apparel company 10 is similarly registered in the apparel design DB 35. (Step S9). When all the registration processes have been completed (step S10), the process returns to step S2 to analyze the next command.

In the search mode (step S1)
1), an apparel company 10 or a textile company 20
In response to the request from the host computer 32, the host computer 32 executes the textile DB 33, the transaction record DB 3 according to the search condition.
4. Search the apparel design DB 35 (step S
12) Send the result to each company. Then, when all the search processing is completed (step S13), the process returns to step S2, and the next command is analyzed.

In this search, the apparel company 1
0 or the terminals 11 and 22 of the textile company 20 can view textile product information and transaction result data that match the search conditions (sellers are known by referring to them), and textile images as needed.

For example, the apparel company 10 has its terminal 1
1, the design data registered in the apparel design DB 35 of the information management company 30 is read out, and FIG.
Is displayed in the window 16 shown in FIG. Based on this,
Modify or change the design. Also, in order to select a textile that matches this design, enter search conditions,
A search is performed from the textile DB 33. Then, actual image data is extracted from some selected textiles and displayed as an image on the window 15. At this time, the transaction result data retrieved from the transaction DB 34 is also displayed on the window 14. And look at this, this is O
If it becomes K, an order is placed (that is, proceed to ordering mode).

According to an order request from the apparel company 10,
When it is determined that the order mode is set (step S1).
4) The contents of the transaction result are updated based on the order data (order quantity) (step S15). When all the order processing is completed (step S16), the process returns to step S2 to analyze the next command.

In the textile company, the order number of the textile thus received is known, so that detailed processing information can be obtained by accessing the textile DB 33 (processing information DB 33C) of the item number. Then, a production plan is made based on the processing information, and the production instruction information and the processing information are transmitted to the production factories 41 to 44 of the respective members. Each factory performs production based on the production instruction information.

The search process in step S12 is performed as shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is, if it is a textile search from the apparel company 10 (steps S21 and S22), the textile DB
33, the image information DB 33A and the product information DB 33
Login (accessible) only to B (step S
23), and search is performed (step S24). Then, if a transaction result search is also instructed (step S25), the transaction result DB 34 is searched (step S26), and the search result is output to the apparel company 10 (step S2).
7).

If it is a design search from the apparel company 10 (step S28), the apparel design DB
35 (step S29), and outputs the search result to the apparel company 10 (step S27).

If the search is from the textile company 20 (step S30), the textile DB 33A and the product information DB 33B in the textile DB 33 and the textile supplied by the information management company 30 in the processing information DB 33C and the textile company The user logs in (accessible) only to the 20 registered textile portions (step S31) and performs a search (step S32).
Then, if a transaction history search is also instructed (step S33), the transaction history DB 34 is searched (step S3).
4) The search result is output to the textile company 20 (step S35).

If the search is from the information management company 30 (step S36), the user logs in (accesses) all of the textile DB 33 (step S37).
A search is performed (step S38). Then, if a transaction result search is also instructed (step S39), the transaction result D
B34 is searched (step S40), and the search result is output to the terminal 36 of the information management company 30 (step S4).
1).

As described above, by changing the search range of the textile DB 33 depending on which company performs the information search, it is possible to prevent important information (processing information) from flowing to competitors.

The process of updating the transaction record DB 34 in step S15 is performed as shown in FIG. That is, in the order mode (step S51), the order quantity a is received (step S52), and the order quantity a
Is output to the ordering apparel company 10 for confirmation (step S53). Then, the total order amount X of the textile is read from the transaction record DB 34 (step S5).
4) The order quantity a is added to the total quantity X, and the transaction result DB 34 is updated with the result as a new total order quantity X (step S55).

In the order receiving mode (step S5)
6) Upon receiving the order quantity b (step S57), the order quantity b is output to the corresponding apparel company 10 and textile company 20 (step S58). Then, the total order quantity Y of the textile is read from the transaction result DB 34 (step S59), the order quantity b is added to the total quantity Y, and the result is set as a new total order quantity Y, and the transaction result DB is set.
34 is updated (step S60).

As described above, the number of orders depends on the apparel company 10
The number of orders received is calculated by the textile company 20 based on the information on the production company group 40 side, and the order quantity is transmitted to the information management company 30.
The information management company 30 inputs the information into the transaction result DB 34.

The transaction results searched by the transaction result search in step S26 are displayed at the lower part of the window 14 as shown in FIG. For this display, for example, a real number may be displayed as shown in FIG. 4B, but a rough guideline is displayed as shown in FIG. As shown, the sales history of the past several months may be processed and displayed such as a graph.

FIG. 8A is a flowchart showing the operation for performing the display as shown in FIG. 4C.
That is, the retrieved total order quantity X is received (step S).
71), if this is equal to or more than the quantity α (for example, 10,000) preset by the information management company 30 (step S)
72) [Large] is displayed (step S73). If the total order quantity X is equal to or larger than the quantity β (for example, 1,000) (step S74), “medium” is displayed (step S7).
5) Otherwise, [Small] is displayed (Step S)
76). The display of the number of orders can be performed in the same manner.

In order to enable the display as shown in FIG. 4D, the above steps S52 to S55 are performed.
The change is made as shown in FIG. That is, first, it is determined whether or not Z month (current month) +1 day, that is, the next month (step S81), and if it is still month Z (step S8).
2) Upon receiving the order quantity a from the apparel company 10 via the information management company 30 (step S83), the order quantity a is output to the ordering apparel company 10 for confirmation (step S84). Next, the total order amount x of the textile in month Z is read from the transaction record DB 34 (step S).
85) The order quantity a is added to the total quantity x to calculate a new order total quantity x (step S86). Then, the total order quantity x for month Z is stored in the transaction result DB 34 (step S8).
7) Further, the order total amount x for month Z is updated in the table configured in the transaction result DB 34 (step S88).

If it is the next month (step S8)
1), the value of Z is updated (step S89), and the updated total order quantity x of Z month, that is, "0" is stored in the transaction result DB3.
4 (step S87), and furthermore, the transaction result DB3
4 is updated (step S8).
8).

In the above embodiment, the information control company 30
Although the host computer 32 has all the textile data, the apparel company 10 and the textile company 20 may have the textile image data as a distributed type.

Hereinafter, this dispersion type will be described in the second aspect of the present invention.
This will be described as an example. FIGS. 9A and 9B are diagrams showing the configuration. Conduct online textile transactions between the apparel company 10 and the textile company 20. Each apparel company 10 and textile company 20
, Small computers 13 and 23 are arranged, and processing related to ordering of textiles is performed. Further, in order to conduct a transaction between a plurality of apparel companies 10 and a plurality of textile companies 20, a large computer 38 of the information management company 10 is placed between them. The computer 38 manages the textiles sold by a plurality of companies in one database, and also performs distribution processing of the textile ordering data, so that the ordering is smoothly performed. Here,
The distribution means that when the apparel company 10 places an order for a plurality of textiles and the order extends over a plurality of textile companies 20, the order data is distributed to the 20 textile companies.

In the machine of each apparel company 10, there is a textile DB 14 for having a catalog function of the textile to be traded, a sales record DB 15 of each textile in the textile DB 14, and a textile to the apparel design when selecting the textile. It has an apparel design DB 16 for performing a simulation to fit. These DBs are DB33 of the information management company 30,
In the mappings of 34 and 35, necessary information is added or maintained online as needed from the information management company. However, for the image information DB having a large data capacity in the textile DB, data addition or maintenance may be performed offline, for example, by regular distribution of an optical disk or the like.

On the other hand, in the machine of each textile company 20, there are a textile DB 24 having textile data provided by the company in the network, and a sales record DB 25 of each textile.

The machine of the information management company 30 has a textile DB 33 for registering all textiles participating in the network and starting textiles to be sold (20 textiles) and a DB 34 for sales performance of each textile. These are provided as needed for each apparel company 10 whenever necessary. Furthermore, the apparel design registered by each apparel company 10 is also made into a database and has the apparel design DB 35.

FIG. 1C shows a search screen 17 when a textile is selected on the machine of the apparel company 10. In one screen 17, textile image 17
A and the character information 17B of the attribute and the transaction result data 17C of the displayed textile are also displayed.
Furthermore, in order to select a textile, an apparel design is selected from the apparel design DBs 16 and 35, and a simulation of inserting the textile into the apparel design 17D is performed.
Can also be performed.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the processing in the apparel company 10. That is, when any process is selected by the apparel company 10 (step S91), if it is an update process of the textile DB 14 (step S91).
92), Textile DB 33,
The data of the sales record DB 34 is received (Step S9)
3), the corresponding DB1 of the machine in the apparel company 10
4 and 15 are updated (steps S94 and S95). The process selection in this case may be performed by the operator at any time, or may be performed periodically by a timer.

In the case of a search process for selecting a textile (see FIG. 1C) (step S96),
A textile is selected and displayed from the textile DB 14 and the sales record DB 15 (Steps S97 and S97).
98), an apparel design is selected, and a textile fitting simulation is performed thereon (step S9).
9).

In the case of a process for ordering a textile (step S100), when an order is entered (step S101), the order is sent to the information management company 30 (step S102), and the company's transaction results (order The accumulation update of the transaction result DB 15 is performed (step S10).
3).

In the case of the apparel design registration process (step S104), an in-house apparel design is created and input (step S105), and is sent to the information management company 30. Is received (step S106). Then, the transmitted / received data is stored and updated in the in-house apparel design DB 16 (step S107).

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the processing in the textile company 20. That is, when any process is selected by the textile company 20 (step S11)
1) If it is registration processing of textile data to be provided and sold to the network (step S112),
The textile is input (step S113), and the data of the textile is transmitted to the information management company 30 (step S114), and the textile DB 24 in the company is entered.
Is updated (step S115). If the search processing is for the textile DB 24 (step S116), the textile DB 24 is searched (step S117).

If it is a process for receiving an order for textile (step S118), when textile order data is received from the apparel company 10 (step S119), an input indicating that it has been received is input (step S120). And
The transaction result data is retrieved from the transaction result DB 25, updated based on the order data, creates new transaction result data, and transmitted to the information management company 30 (step S121). The result DB 25 is updated to the new transaction result data (step S12).
2). Further, the production instruction is also given to each production company (processing factory) 41, 42, 43 for dyeing, yarn, weaving, etc. under contract (step S123). If the process is a textile production management process (step S124), the process is performed (step S125).

In this distributed embodiment, the transaction results may be displayed as shown in FIGS. 4B to 4D. Also, the display at the apparel company 10 may be such that the windows are overlapped and displayed as shown in FIG.

[0050]

As described in detail above, in the planning and production of textiles, which conventionally relied heavily on human intuition and experience, it is possible to judge based on data, and to produce small quantities of many items and repeat orders. A textile data processing device for the above can be provided.

In other words, according to the present invention, since it is possible to search for the textile data for each single item of a plurality of different companies and the transaction record of the textile data which is sequentially updated, the ordering of the textiles matching the trend can be made in a timely manner. And it can be done quickly. Further, as an attendant effect, timely ordering can be performed, thereby enabling quick production of many kinds and small quantities. Furthermore, by giving the textile data processing information, faster production is possible. Also, depending on which subscriber performs the information search,
By making the search range of style data different,
Can be set so that important information does not flow to competitors
It works.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a functional block diagram for explaining the configuration of the present invention, and FIGS. 1B and 1C are searches in an apparel company in the first and second embodiments of the present invention, respectively. It is a figure showing a display state at the time.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a textile database.

4A is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a transaction result database, and FIGS. 4B to 4D are diagrams illustrating display examples of transaction results; FIG.

FIG. 5 is a processing flowchart of a host computer.

FIG. 6 is a detailed flowchart of a search process in step S12 in FIG.

7 is a transaction record DB in step S15 in FIG.
6 is a detailed flowchart of the update process of FIG.

8A is a flowchart showing an operation for performing a display as shown in FIG. 4C, and FIG. 8B is a flowchart showing an operation for performing a display as shown in FIG. It is a flowchart.

FIGS. 9A and 9B are an overall schematic diagram showing the configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention and a diagram showing the configuration of each company, respectively.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a process in an apparel company in a second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a process performed by a textile company in the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Textile data storage means (textile database (DB), 2 ... transaction result data storage means (transaction result DB), 3 ... update means, 4 ... search means, 5 ...
Setting means, 6 ... search range limiting means, 7 ... display means, 10 ...
Apparel company, 12, 22, 36 ... Terminal, 13, 23 ...
Small computer, 20: Textile company, 30: Information management company, 32: Host computer, 14, 24,
33: Textile DB, 33A: Image information DB,
33B: product information DB, 33C: processing information DB, 15,
25, 34: Transaction record DB, 16, 35: Apparel design DB, 38: Large computer, 40: Production company group.

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-1-66729 (JP, A) JP-A-1-259488 (JP, A) JP-A-3-127260 (JP, A) JP-A-1-295364 (JP) , A)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. Multi-item texts provided by different subscribers
Textile data in which tile data is stored for each item
Data storage means, and a transaction in which transaction result data is stored corresponding to the single item.
Based on the result data storage means and the sequentially input transaction data,
For updating the transaction result data stored in the data storage means
Means, contents of the textile data storage means, and relations therewith
Information based on the contents of the transaction result data storage means
Search means for searching for;When a subscriber searches for information using the search means described above,
Subscribers who are trying to retrieve information for
Identification means, Corresponding to the subscriber identified by the above subscriber identification means
Means for storing the textile data by means of the search means
Search range limiting means for limiting the search range of Within the search range limited by the above search range limiting means
of Display means for displaying a search result by the search means; and a textile data processing apparatus comprising:
Place.