JP3468511B2 - Construction site tour guidance system - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a construction site tour guide system capable of automatically generating a schedule for visiting a construction site of a building by a computer and issuing a tour guide.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Those who wish to construct a building are not satisfied simply by looking at the building catalog. For example, they visit a house exhibition hall or the like to check the interior and appearance of an actual building, and after receiving various explanations from a salesperson, decide the specifications and layout of the building. A system has also been developed for providing customers with information on floor plans of buildings through the Internet (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-35990). Building manufacturers may also hold tours of their buildings under construction. Building makers are striving for contracts by responding to customer demands by creating maps of their own buildings under construction and by attending tours with salespeople.

[0003]

By the way, the above conventional techniques have the following problems to be solved. A customer may wish to visit a building under construction.
There are various hopes depending on the customer, such as the site of foundation work or the site near completion. We want to guide the customer to the site in the desired condition as much as possible, but in many cases, we cannot get the satisfaction of customers at the tours that are planned and held at certain times. If we can make as many customers as possible to visit the desired site on the desired schedule, we will be able to fully inform the customers of the characteristics of the company's building and hope to increase the closing rate. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to generate and provide a site tour schedule suitable for each customer who desires a site tour.

[0004]

The present invention adopts the following constitution in order to solve the above points. <Structure 1> A memory that stores construction schedule data including information indicating the contents of a construction plan of each building under construction, data indicating the location of each building under construction and map information near the location. A list of equipment and construction to be visited, including a means to specify the type of construction you want to visit and input the desired date and time to visit, send it to the terminal through the network and display it on the terminal display To perform the processing for accepting the inputted information through the network, and the construction schedule data stored in the storage device and the tour application acceptance means are searched and displayed on the display of the terminal. From the type of construction specified by the tour application form, determine whether there is a site that is performing the construction If there is a process to perform and the corresponding construction site, generate a tour schedule table containing the information indicating the location of the building on the site stored in the storage device and the map information. A construction site tour guide system characterized by having a schedule generation means for outputting.

<Structure 2> In the construction site tour guidance system according to Structure 1, the schedule generation means sends a notice to the effect that a site tour application has been made to the terminal of the construction site staff who will guide the construction at the site. A construction site tour guide system characterized by automatic transmission.

<Structure 3> In the construction site tour guide system according to Structure 1, the tour application acceptance means collects information including the address of the visitor's home, and the schedule generation means departs from the visitor's home. A construction site tour guide system characterized by generating and outputting a tour schedule table that displays the route and time schedule from the end of the tour through the tour site to the end of the tour.

<Structure 4> In the construction site tour guide system according to Structure 1, the schedule generating means generates and outputs a tour schedule table displaying a weather forecast near the site, and a construction site tour guide. system.

<Structure 5> In the construction site tour guidance system according to Structure 1, the storage device stores site tour manual data including precautions for a tour of the building under construction, and the schedule generation means:
A construction site tour guide system characterized by generating and outputting a tour schedule table displaying the above site tour manual data.

<Structure 6> A computer is used to display construction schedule data including information indicating the contents of the construction plan of each building under construction, information indicating the location of each building under construction, and map information near the location. Sending a tour application form to the terminal through the network, which is a list of the storage means that stores the data including and the construction to be visited, including the means to specify the type of construction you want to visit and enter the desired date and time to visit. To display the work schedule data stored in the storage device on the tour application reception means for executing the process of displaying on the display of the terminal and the process of receiving the input information through the network. Perform the applicable construction from the type of construction specified by the above tour application form displayed on the display If there is a site that is carrying out the corresponding construction, the process of determining whether there is a site on the site and the information indicating the location of the building of the site stored on the storage device and the map information are stored. A program for functioning as a schedule generating means for generating and outputting a tour schedule table including.

<Structure 7> The structure 6 is characterized in that the schedule generating means automatically transmits a contact form to the terminal of a person in charge of the construction site who guides the construction at the site, stating that the application for the site visit has been made. The listed program.

<Structure 8> The tour application acceptance means collects information including the visitor's home address from the tour application form, and the schedule generation means passes through the tour place after leaving the visitor's home. 7. The program according to configuration 6, wherein a tour schedule table that displays a route and a time schedule until the tour ends is generated and output.

<Structure 9> The program according to Structure 6, wherein the schedule generating means generates and outputs a tour schedule table displaying a weather forecast near the site.

<Structure 10> The storage device stores the site tour manual data including the precautions for the tour of the building under construction, and the schedule generation means generates the tour schedule table displaying the site tour manual data. Configuration 6 characterized by outputting
The program described in.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to specific examples. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a specific example of a construction site tour guide system according to the present invention. In this system, the server 10 connected to the network 1
An application for a construction site tour is accepted from the customer's terminal 8 and a tour schedule is generated. The server 10 includes a display 2, a control unit body 3, a keyboard 4, and a storage device 5. The storage device 5, the tour application acceptance means 19, the schedule generation means 20 and the like may be incorporated in the control unit main body 3, but here they are expanded to the left to clarify their contents. Illustrated.

The storage device 5 stores information indicating the construction schedule 11 of the building under construction, information indicating the location 12 of each building, map information 13 around the construction site, weather forecast 14 around the construction site, and construction site. The contact information 15 to the person in charge, the site tour manual 16, the tour schedule information 17, the customer master 18, and the like are stored. The tour application acceptance unit 19 is a program that executes a process of accepting an application for a construction site tour from the customer's terminal 8 through the network 1. Further, the schedule generating means 20 is composed of a computer program that processes the tour applications received by the tour application accepting means 19 from a large number of customers and generates a schedule for the site visit.

When the customer's application is accepted and the schedule for the construction site tour is decided, a notice to that effect is automatically transmitted to the terminal 6 of the sales department or the terminal 7 in charge of the construction site to provide a tour guide, etc. Request. The terminals 6 and 7 may be connected to the server 10 via any network such as the Internet or a public network. The terminal 6 or the terminal 7 may print the notification received from the server 10 by a printer (not shown) or the like and use it. On the customer's terminal,
The tour schedule table 21 transmitted from the server is printed by the printer 9 and used for the tour.

FIG. 2A is an explanatory view showing an example of the construction schedule and map information stored in the storage device 5, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a site tour manual. The construction schedule 11 shown in this example includes data such as the location of the construction owner and the building, the contents of the construction plan, the name and contact information of the person in charge of the construction site, the name and contact information of the sales person, and the nearest station. Contains. That is, in this example, the information of the location 12 of the building shown in FIG. 1 is also included in the construction schedule 11. Further, the map information 13 near the location is linked to the data of this construction schedule 11. This information is the basic data for generating the tour schedule and does not need to be published through the network.
However, only the location of the building, the nearest station, and the map may be disclosed on the web page so that the customer's wishes can be heard.

Schedule generation means 20 shown in FIG.
However, by referring to this construction schedule 11, it is possible to distinguish the site where the foundation work can be observed, the site where the structural frame work can be observed, and the site where the floor plan of the almost completed building can be observed. be able to. In addition to the information shown in this figure, it is preferable to include information on peripheral facilities of the building under construction in association with the map information 13. Here, for example, facilities such as a park and a restaurant that are recommended to stop by when visiting the site are included. Providing such information to the visitor can make the site visit more enjoyable. For example, the whole family can visit the site and then enjoy recreation at a park or the like. This has the effect of increasing the number of site visitors and improving business results.

The information on the peripheral facilities is widely incorporated in the car navigation system together with the map information 13. It is also good to collect and maintain information before the start of construction work. In this way, by incorporating the map information into the tour schedule table of the site tour, it is possible to realize a new site tour method and site tour guide that have never existed before. The storage device 5 shown in FIG.
Information is included. This is a part for storing the daily weather forecast of the area including the building under construction in real time. The weather forecast near the site will be provided as information when issuing the tour schedule table 21 for site visits or by notification via e-mail on the day before the tour. Thereby, for example, the rain gear can be prepared.
This is also very effective as a means to get a comfortable on-site visit and leads to an increase in the number of on-site visitors.

Further, the server 10 (FIG. 1) automatically issues the guide for the site visit to the person in charge of the sales department or the construction site. This content will be described later. At the site, the manager in charge of the construction site who received the guide for the site tour, the carpenter who is actually doing the construction, and other staff give a concrete explanation to the customer who visited the site. By preparing to answer customer's questions properly, the customer can have a meaningful field tour.

In addition, even if the customer visits the site, he / she often does not know what to pay attention to and what the point is. Therefore, the site tour manual 16
Be prepared. This site tour manual 16 concretely shows which part should be viewed by the customer for each site. For example, the basic work is a work of what kind of contents, and the point that the meaning and the quality of the work can be judged by carefully watching is stored as information. The site tour manual 16 is included in the tour schedule table handed to the customer, for example.
The customer can now request the site visit with sufficient preparation.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a specific example of the application form for site visit. This site visit application form is shown in Figure 1.
The customer's terminal 8 shown in FIG.
It is displayed by connecting to 0 and browsing its home page. The site visit application form 30 may be stored in the storage device 5 in advance, but the site application acceptance means 19 refers to the construction schedule 11 to analyze the situation of the construction site that can be visited at present, and always keep the latest version. It is preferable to generate a thing and send it to the customer's terminal 8. In the field visit application form 30, first, the display of the site to be visited is listed. Here, for example, construction names such as foundation work, roof work, structural frame work, interior work, and floor work are displayed. The customer specifies the site he / she wants to visit by checking the check box to the left of each construction name.

In consideration of the address of the customer who operates the terminal 8, only constructions that can be visited in the near future within a certain area may be listed, or all constructions may be listed. You may make it enumerate. In the part of the tour method 32, methods such as how the customer visits the construction site and how to move when there are several objects to be visited are listed. It is also possible to accept the tour method desired by the customer. Also, if a sales representative or the like wants to pick up and drop off, the check box may be ticked so as to select that method. For example, if a customer wants to walk as much as possible,
You should enter that fact.

In the desired date and time 33 portion, the customer's desire to visit is input. Also, in this example,
The site visit application form 30 displayed on the display of the terminal 8 includes the customer's address and name when making an application.
A button 34 for inputting a contact information or the like is provided. When this button is clicked, various information of the customer is input through a personal information input page (not shown).
For example, a customer's request or other information may be collected by taking a questionnaire on the page for inputting personal information. If the tour application is not made, the cancel button 36 is clicked to end the processing.

FIG. 4 (a) is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a site tour guide sent to a person in charge of the construction site, and FIG. 4 (b) is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a site tour contact form sent to the person in charge of the sales department. Is. The guide 40 displays information on when and what kind of customer visits the person in charge of the construction site to visit. This is shipped to the construction manager, or a carpenter or other person in charge. It is sufficient if the person in charge is able to answer questions on the spot when the customer visits. This guidebook 4
0 is automatically transmitted from the server 10 shown in FIG. 1 to the terminal 7 in charge of the construction site through the network. Of course, information having similar contents may be transmitted by facsimile, voice mail, or other means.

When the tour route is determined and a number of customers collectively gather to conduct a site tour according to the tour route, the contact form 41 shown in (b) is sent to a sales representative or the like who guides the customer. This includes a list of all the customers who participate in the tour and information important to the customer regarding sales, that is, information that the sales person should know. This contact form 41 may also be automatically transmitted from the server 10 shown in FIG. 1 to the terminal 6 of the sales department through the network. Of course, this may also be transmitted by facsimile or voice mail.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the tour schedule table 50 given to the customer. Visit Schedule 5
0 is data transmitted from the server 10 after the customer operates the terminal 8 shown in FIG. 1 to make a tour application. Therefore, the customer can display this data on the terminal 8, print it with the printer 9 as necessary, and bring it to the site visit. The tour schedule table 50 includes a time schedule 51 for a site tour, a site tour manual 52 at each site, which has already been described, and a guide section 53 for displaying the name of the site guide person in charge. In addition, guide map display buttons 57, 58, 59, 60 for each site, respectively.
By clicking, a map of the area centering on the construction site is displayed.

A print button 54, a confirmation button 55, a cancel button 56, and a guide map display button 57 are provided at the bottom of the tour schedule table 50.
When the guide map display button 57 is clicked, a guide map for a site tour, which will be described later with reference to FIG. 6, is displayed.
When the print button 54 is clicked, the tour schedule table 50 and the guide map are printed. Confirm button 55
When is clicked, a confirmation message that the customer will participate in the tour according to this guide is transmitted to the server 10. As a result, the schedule of the site visit is fixed on the server 10 side. When the cancel button 56 is clicked, a message to cancel the application for the site visit is sent to the server 10.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a concrete example of a guide map for a site tour. In the guide map 61, the route from the nearest station of the home 62 to the sales office via the visit place desired by the customer is displayed. In addition, for example, as shown in the example of the figure, if the photographs of the A residence, B residence, C residence, and the appearance of the sales office are included, the guide becomes more friendly. This external photograph is shown in Figure 5.
If it is included in the guide 50 shown in, the object to be visited becomes clear. The guide map 61 may be generated by extracting necessary train route information and used road information from the map information included in the car navigation system or the like. Further, this guide map 61 includes information 72 or the like that recommends you to stop by after finishing the tour. In other words, after finishing the tour, you can make a guidebook to recommend cherry blossom viewing in the park in front of the nearest station. With the system as described above, the customer can freely select the tour contents and the tour site through the Internet, apply for the tour, and visit the construction site of the desired house. Moreover, you can enjoy not only the site visit, but also leisure activities in the surrounding area.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing a specific operation example of the above system. First, step S
1, the tour application is accepted from the customer's terminal 8 shown in FIG. 1 using the screen as shown in FIG. In step S2, the tour application acceptance means 19
Information entered by the customer is registered in the customer master 18. Then, in step S3, the construction schedule 11
Is searched to determine whether there is a corresponding target based on the type of construction requested by the customer. If there is a target, the process proceeds from step S4 to step S6. If there is no target,
Proceeding from step S4 to step S5, an apology message such as "there is no site where the desired construction is being done at present" is generated and displayed on the terminal.

If there is an object to be visited, the process proceeds to step S6, where the construction schedule 11 and the location 1 shown in FIG.
2, referring to the map information 13, the weather forecast 14, the site tour manual 16, etc., tour schedule data is generated in step S7. Subsequently, in step S8, the tour schedule table 21 illustrated in FIG. 5 and the guide map 61 described in FIG. 6 are generated and transmitted to the customer's terminal 8. When the customer confirms the guidance for the site visit, the process proceeds from step S9 to step S10. If canceled, the process ends in step S9. In step S10, as shown in FIG.
The e-mail for the person in charge of the site described with reference to (a) is generated and transmitted. Further, in step S11, the mail for sales representative described with reference to FIG. 4B is generated and transmitted. This completes the preparation for the site visit. Thus
To create a more attractive site visit tour for all customers, rather than a uniform site visit tour, to create a more attractive customer tour guide, and to help improve the contract rate. You can

Although the above processing is just an example, the server 10 can automatically generate on-site guidance and various contact operations for the customer by the above means. If a program that executes the above-described processing is registered in the server 10, it is possible to automatically generate a tour schedule table and the like. Further, for example, a map or the like can be generated in an orienteering format to enhance recreational elements. Further, by including the route and time schedule from the departure of the customer's home to the end of the visit in more detail, the customer can visit each site without hesitation.

The server shown in FIG. 1 may be composed of a plurality of computers that perform similar processing. Further, each functional block may be configured by a separate program module or an integrated program module. Further, all or part of these functional blocks may be configured by hardware by a logic circuit. In addition, each program module
It may be operated by incorporating it into an existing application program, or may be operated as an independent program. The computer program for implementing the present invention as described above can be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, installed, and used. It can also be downloaded and used in the memory of a computer via a network.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a specific example of a construction site tour guide system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2A is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a construction schedule and map information stored in a storage device 5, and FIG. 2B is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a site tour manual.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a specific example of a field tour application form.

FIG. 4A is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a site tour guide sent to a person in charge of a construction site, and FIG. 4B is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a site tour communication form sent to a person in charge of a sales department. .

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a tour schedule table 50 given to a customer.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of a guide map for a site tour.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a specific operation example of the system as described above.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 network 5 storage devices 6, 7, 8 terminals 10 servers 11 Construction schedule 12 Location 13 Map information 14 weather forecast 15 Contact information for construction site personnel 16 Site visit manual 17 Tour schedule information 18 Customer Master 19 Tour application acceptance means 20 Schedule generation means

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Claims (10)

(57) [Claims] [Claim 1] Indicates the content of the construction plan of each building under construction
Construction schedule data including information and each of the above construction
Information showing the location of the building and map information around the location
This is a list of storage devices that store data including
Including means to specify the type of construction and input the desired date and time to visit
Send the tour application form to the terminal via the network
And display it on the terminal display, and
The process of accepting the received information through the network and
And a construction schedule data stored in the storage device.
Search for and before it appeared on the display of the terminal
From the type of construction specified by the tour application form,
Determining if there is a construction site that does the work
There is a process to do and the site where the corresponding construction is done
When the building of the site is stored in the storage device.
Visits including information indicating the location of objects and the map information
Schedule generation means for generating and outputting a schedule table
A construction site tour guide system featuring
Mu. 2. A construction site tour guide system according to claim 1.
In the system, the schedule generation means guides the construction at the site.
The fact that there was an application for a site visit to the terminal of the person in charge of the construction site
Construction site tour characterized by automatically sending the contact information
Information system. 3. A construction site tour guide system according to claim 1.
On the system, the means for accepting tour applications is information including the home address of the visitor.
The information is collected and the schedule generation means starts from the visitor's home.
And the route from the tour site to the end of the tour
Create a tour schedule that displays the time schedule
Construction site tour guide system characterized by generating and outputting
Tem. 4. The construction site tour guide system according to claim 1.
In the system, the schedule generation means displays the weather forecast near the site.
It is characterized by generating and outputting a tour schedule table
A construction site tour guide system. 5. A construction site tour guide system according to claim 1.
In the system , the storage device is a site observation site that includes precautions for observing the building under construction.
It stores the manual data of the study and the schedule generation means
You can generate and output a tour schedule table that displays
A construction site tour guide system featuring. 6. A computer, construction, including the information that indicates the contents of the work plan of each building under construction
Schedule data and location of each building under construction
Data including information shown and map information around the location
It was a list of the storage means that we memorized and the construction to be visited.
Including means to specify the type of construction and input the desired date and time to visit
Send the tour application form to the terminal via the network
And display it on the terminal display, and
The process of accepting the received information through the network and
And a construction schedule data stored in the storage device.
Search for and before it appeared on the display of the terminal
From the type of construction specified by the tour application form,
Determining if there is a construction site that does the work
There is a process to do and the site where the corresponding construction is done
When the building of the site is stored in the storage device.
Visits including information indicating the location of objects and the map information
Schedule generator that generates and outputs a schedule table
A program to function as a step . 7. The schedule generating means is an on-site construction facility.
Request a site visit to the terminal of the person in charge of the construction site who will guide you about things.
It is characterized by automatically sending a notification that there is a crowd
The program according to claim 6, wherein [Claim 8] The application form for the tour application is
Information including the visitor's home address is collected from the inscription , and the schedule generation means departs from the visitor's home.
From the start to the end of the tour via the tour site
And a tour schedule that displays the time schedule
The process according to claim 6, wherein the process is generated and output.
Program. 9. The schedule generating means is a heaven near the site.
Generates and outputs a tour schedule table that displays the weather forecast.
The program according to claim 6, characterized in that: 10. A storage device is a note for visiting a building under construction.
Memorize the site tour manual data including your intentions and schedule
The tool generator displays the site tour manual data.
It is special to generate and output the tour schedule shown above.
The program according to claim 6, which is used as a signature.