JP5592313B2 - Product attribute display system and operation method thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a product attribute display system and an operation method thereof.

  Digital signage that uses a TV-type screen for information presentation is known for advertising and sales promotion in commercial spaces where merchandise sales and service provision are performed, or for providing information in public spaces. Non-Patent Document 1 describes an information display that changes the contents of presentation in response to the situation around the information display. Moreover, there is an electronic pop or the like as a product information display device that is installed near a product and presents a price or the like. In such a product information display device, a device for displaying product information without changing the display form is known (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-156591

"Configuration Method of Situation-Responsive Digital Signage Interface by Moving People", IPSJ Multimedia Communication and Distributed Processing Workshop, December 2008

  Some conventional merchandise information display devices are capable of displaying merchandise information without changing the display form as in Patent Document 1.

  On the other hand, in order to classify products by attribute, the display form must be changed. To change the display form, salesclerks are required to operate, and there is a problem that it is not possible to classify products by a plurality of attributes at a time only by changing the display form.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a product attribute display system capable of notifying a customer of product attributes without changing the display form of the product and an operation method thereof. It is to provide.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the first aspect of the present invention includes a customer terminal used for a customer who visits a product sales floor, an indicator provided for each product, and a management device that controls the customer terminal and the indicator. In the commodity attribute display system, each indicator selects indicator information including a commodity code of a commodity provided with the indicator from the indicator table transmitted from the management device, and corresponds to the indicator ID in the indicator information The customer terminal displays the attribute value in each label information included in the label table transmitted from the management device and associates the attribute value with the attribute value in the corresponding label information. Display in a mode corresponding to the indicator ID, and the management device, for each of the plurality of products, Searching a product database having the trade records containing one or more attribute values for product code and quotient article goods, products record including the attribute values corresponding to the attribute name sent from the customer terminal from the product database reads the attribute values, a plurality of read out Indicating ID group unused Indicating ID group storage unit Indicating ID group is stored containing Indicating ID, unused selected from those the attribute value and the Indicating ID group Indicating Generate label information consisting of ID, generate a label table consisting of the label information, and send a label to the customer terminal, and a product code from all the product records retrieved from the product database by the label granting unit Corresponding to the attribute name transmitted from the customer terminal Read sexual value, the per item code, searches the label information with the attribute values from the label table, reads Indicating ID from the label information, generates Indicating information consisting the Indicating ID and the commodity code, A product attribute display system comprising: an indicator control unit that transmits an indicator table comprising the indicator information to each indicator.

  The second aspect of the present invention is a product attribute display system comprising a customer terminal used for a customer visiting a product sales floor, an indicator provided for each product, and a management device for controlling the customer terminal and the indicator, Each indicator selects the indicator information including the product code of the product provided with the indicator from the indicator table transmitted from the management device, and displays it in a mode corresponding to the indicator ID in the indicator information. The customer terminal displays the search condition in each label information included in the label table transmitted from the management apparatus and displays the search condition in a manner corresponding to the indicator ID in the corresponding label information in association with the search condition. The management device for each of the plurality of products, a product code of the product, and Attribute information including an attribute name and an attribute value for each set of a product database having a product record including one or more attribute values for the product and one or more attribute names and corresponding attribute values transmitted from the customer terminal And generating one or more search conditions including one or more of the attribute information, generating label information including the search condition and an indicator ID indicating the search condition for each search condition, and forming a label including the label information. Generate a table and send it to the customer terminal, and refine the product records in the product database to those containing attribute values that match any of the search conditions, and for each product record after filtering, A product code in the record and an indicator showing the strictest search condition that matches the attribute value in the product record among the search conditions It generates Indicating information consisting of D, and the solutions have a product attribute display system characterized in that it comprises an indicator controller for transmitting Indicating table consisting of the Indicating information to each indicator.

  A third aspect of the present invention is a product attribute display system including a customer terminal used for a customer visiting a product sales floor, an indicator provided for each product, and a management device that controls the customer terminal and the indicator, If each indicator detects that the customer has picked up the corresponding product, the product code of the corresponding product is transmitted to the management device, while the indicator is provided from the indicator table transmitted from the management device. Display information including the product code of the product, and display in a manner corresponding to the indicator ID in the indicator information, the customer terminal is included in each label table transmitted from the management device The search condition in the label information is displayed and the indicator ID in the corresponding label information is associated with the search condition. The management device displays a product database including a product record including a product code of the product and one or more attribute values for the product for each of the plurality of products, and the transmission Search the product database for the product record including the product code, read one or more attribute name and corresponding attribute value pairs from the product record, and generate attribute information including the attribute name and attribute value for each group; One or more search conditions composed of one or more of the attribute information are generated, and for each search condition, label information including the search condition and an indicator ID indicating the search condition is generated, and a label table including the label information is generated. And an attribute value that matches one of the search conditions with the label attaching unit to be transmitted to the customer terminal and the product record of the product database For each product record after narrowing down to include, product information in the product record and an indicator information including an indicator ID indicating the strictest search condition in which the attribute value in the product record matches among the search conditions The product attribute display system includes an indicator control unit that generates and transmits an indicator table including the indicator information to each of the indicators.

The fourth aspect of the present invention is an operation method of a product attribute display system including a customer terminal used by a customer visiting a product sales floor, an indicator provided for each product, and a management device that controls the customer terminal and the indicator. The management apparatus includes a product database having a product record including a product code of the product and one or more attribute values for the product for each of the plurality of products, and the operation method is performed by the customer terminal An attribute name is transmitted to the management device, and the management device retrieves a product record including an attribute value corresponding to the attribute name transmitted from the customer terminal from the product database, reads the attribute value, and a plurality of indicator IDs It reads Indicating ID group unused Indicating ID group storage unit Indicating ID group is stored including, those Attribute value and generates label information consisting Indicating unused ID selected from the Indicating ID group, generates a label table comprising said label information, and transmits to the client terminal, said management device, the label assignment module Reads out the attribute values corresponding to the product code and the attribute name transmitted from the customer terminal from all the product records searched from the product database by the label information having the attribute value from the label table for each product code The indicator ID is read from the label information, the indicator information including the indicator ID and the product code is generated, the indicator table including the indicator information is transmitted to each indicator, and the customer terminal Attribute value in each label information included in the table Display in association with the attribute value and corresponding to the indicator ID in the corresponding label information, and each indicator includes indicator information including a commodity code of the commodity provided with the indicator from the indicator table. The product attribute display system operating method is characterized in that it is selected and displayed in a manner corresponding to the indicator ID in the indicator information.

  A fifth aspect of the present invention is an operation method of a product attribute display system including a customer terminal used for a customer visiting a product sales floor, an indicator provided for each product, and a management device that controls the customer terminal and the indicator. The management apparatus includes a product database having a product record including a product code of the product and one or more attribute values for the product for each of the plurality of products, and the operation method is performed by the customer terminal A set of one or more attribute names and corresponding attribute values is transmitted to the management device, and the management device generates attribute information including the attribute name and attribute value for each set, and a search comprising the one or more attribute information One or more conditions are generated, and for each search condition, label information including the search condition and an indicator ID indicating the search condition is generated. Generate a label table and send it to the customer terminal, the management device narrows down the product records in the product database to those containing attribute values that match any of the search conditions, and for each product record after narrowing down, A product code in the product record and an indicator information including an indicator ID indicating the strictest search condition that matches an attribute value in the product record among the search conditions are generated, and an indicator table including the indicator information is generated in each of the indicator tables. Transmitted to the indicator, the customer terminal displays the search condition in each label information included in the label table and displays it in a manner corresponding to the indicator ID in the corresponding label information in association with the search condition, Each indicator is a product code of a product provided with the indicator from the indicator table. Select Indicating information including de, and solutions with the operating method of the product attribute display system, characterized in that the display is performed in the mode corresponding to the Indicating ID in the Indicating information.

  A sixth aspect of the present invention is an operation method of a product attribute display system including a customer terminal used for a customer visiting a product sales floor, an indicator provided for each product, and a management device that controls the customer terminal and the indicator. The management apparatus includes a product database having a product record including a product code of the product and one or more attribute values for the product for each of the plurality of products, and the operation method includes the one indicator. When the customer detects that the product has been picked up, the product code of the product is transmitted to the management device, and the management device searches the product database for a product record including the product code. , Read one or more pairs of attribute names and corresponding attribute values from the product record, and include attribute names and attribute values for each pair Generating one or more search conditions including one or more of the attribute information, generating label information including the search condition and an indicator ID indicating the search condition for each search condition, and generating the label information Generate a label table consisting of: and send to the customer terminal, the management device narrows down the product records in the product database to those containing attribute values that match any of the search conditions, and for each product record after narrowing down In addition, an indicator table including the product ID in the product record and an indicator ID indicating the strictest search condition that matches the attribute value in the product record in the search condition is generated, and an indicator table including the indicator information is generated. The customer terminal transmits a search condition in each label information included in the label table. In addition, display is performed in a manner corresponding to the indicator ID in the corresponding label information in association with the search condition, and each indicator selects indicator information including the commodity code of the commodity provided with the indicator from the indicator table. Then, the solution is provided by the operation method of the product attribute display system characterized in that the display is performed in a mode corresponding to the indicator ID in the indicator information.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the attribute of goods can be notified to a customer, without changing the display form of goods.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the goods attribute display system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of arrangement | positioning of each indicator. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a product information storage unit 11. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the indicator ID group memory | storage part. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the management apparatus 1 in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of a label table. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of an indicator table. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the customer terminal 3 in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the change of the screen of the customer terminal 3 in 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the indicator 2 in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the mode of a display of each indicator 2 when attribute name "price" is selected. It is a figure which shows an example of the mode of a display with each indicator 2 when attribute name "maker" is selected. It is a figure which shows an example of the mode of a display with each indicator 2 when two attribute names are selected. It is a figure which shows an example of the mode of a display with each indicator 2 when three attribute names are selected. It is a figure which shows the structure of the goods attribute display system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the management apparatus 1 in 2nd Embodiment. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of contents of an attribute information storage unit 16. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the customer terminal 3 in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the change of the screen of the customer terminal 3 in 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the indicator 2 in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the mode of a display with each indicator 2 at the time of narrowing down with attribute name "price", attribute name "maker", and attribute name "weight". It is a figure which shows the structure of the goods attribute display system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the management apparatus 1 in 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the customer terminal 3 in 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the indicator 2 in 3rd Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a product attribute display system according to the first embodiment.
The product attribute display system includes a management device 1, a plurality of information presentation devices (indicators) 2 connected to the management device 1 via a communication line, and a customer terminal 3 connected to the management device 1 via a communication line.

  A plurality of customer terminals 3 are usually prepared and given to each customer one by one. In the first embodiment and the second and third embodiments described later, customer terminals 3 are thus provided. When a plurality of customers 3 are used, for example, when a plurality of customers operate the customer terminals 3 at the same sales floor, it is necessary to control only one customer terminal 3, but this point is not taken into consideration. .

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the arrangement of the indicators 2.
The indicator 2 is installed at the sales floor of the product P (notebook type personal computer in the figure). In the figure, the product P is displayed on the shelves SH1 to SH3. The products P are of different model numbers. That is, the types of all products P are different. In such a sales floor, the indicator 2 is provided at the display position for each product P, that is, for each type. Similarly, the indicator 2 is also provided at the display position for each type of product in the sales floor of other products. Hereinafter, for convenience, the same type of product will be described as the same product.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the customer terminal 3 includes a display device 31 and an input device 32. The customer terminal 3 is, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a KIOSK terminal, or the like. Hereinafter, description will be made on the assumption that the customer terminal 3 is a mobile phone.

  The management device 1 includes a product information storage unit 11 in which information about products is stored, and an indicator ID group storage unit 12 in which an indicator ID group including indicator IDs indicating display modes performed by the indicator 2 and the customer terminal 3 is stored in advance. A label table storage unit 13 for storing a label table to be transmitted to the customer terminal 3, a label adding unit 14 for generating a label table and transmitting the label table to the customer terminal 3, and an indicator table to be transmitted to the indicator 2 And an indicator control unit 15 for transmitting to the indicator 2.

  Each indicator 2 reads the product code of the product at that location, is connected to a reader 2a (barcode reader or RFID tag reader), and obtains a product code via the reader 2a, and the obtained product code Is stored on the product code storage unit 22 and an indicator unit 23 for displaying on the display unit (not shown) of the indicator 2.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the product information storage unit 11.
The product information storage unit 11 includes a product database 111 and handled product information 112.

The product database 111 has a product record including a product code, a category name CT1, and a category name CT2 for each product. The product record includes (1) the manufacturer name of the product, that is, the attribute value corresponding to the attribute name “maker”, (2) the price of the product, that is, the attribute value corresponding to the attribute name “price”, (3) It includes a plurality of attribute values such as the weight of the product, that is, the attribute value corresponding to the attribute name “weight”.
The handled product information 112 includes a product code of each product handled at the store.

  Hereinafter, for convenience, the product database 111 will be described as having only a product record including the product code in the handled product information 112. In other words, the merchandise records of merchandise not handled at the store are ignored.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the indicator ID group storage unit 12. In the figure, the indicator ID is schematically shown.
The indicator ID group storage unit 12 includes: (1) an indicator ID group including indicator IDs indicating the colors “red”, “blue”, “yellow”, “green”, “purple”, and “brown”; ) An indicator ID group including an indicator ID indicating each of the numbers “1” to “6”; and (3) an indicator ID group including an indicator ID indicating each of the first to sixth patterns. Furthermore, other indicator ID groups may be stored.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the management apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment.
For example, the label assigning unit 14 of the management apparatus 1 reads a plurality of category names CT1 “PC”, “camera”, “TV”, and “audio” from the product database 111, and generates a category table CL1 including these. And transmitted to the customer terminal 3 (S1).

  When notified of the category name CT1, the label assigning unit 14 retrieves a product record including the category name CT1 from the product database 111, reads the category name CT2, and generates a category table CL2 including a plurality of category names CT2. It transmits to the terminal 3 (S3).

  When notified of the category name CT2, the label assigning unit 14 retrieves the product name including the category names CT1 and 2 from the product database 111, reads the attribute name, and stores the attribute name table AL including a plurality of attribute names in the product information. It produces | generates with the information in the memory | storage part 11, and transmits to the customer terminal 3 (S5).

The label assigning unit 14 waits for an attribute name, an attribute value, or an end request to be transmitted from the customer terminal 3 (S7).
When the attribute name is transmitted, the label assigning unit 14 reads one unused indicator ID group from the indicator ID group storage unit 12 and includes the category name CT1, 2 and the attribute value corresponding to the attribute name from the product database 111. Search for product records, read attribute values, generate label information including unused attribute IDs selected from the attribute value and the corresponding indicator ID group for each attribute value, and generate for each attribute value A label table (an example is shown in FIG. 6 (a). The indicator ID is schematically shown) including all the label information is generated, and the label table is stored in the label table storage unit 13. At the same time, it is transmitted to the customer terminal 3 (S9).

  Note that, when the attribute name is “price”, the label assigning unit 14 generates label information as follows. That is, the label assigning unit 14 retrieves an attribute value (price) corresponding to the category name CT1, CT2 and the attribute name “price” from the product database 111, reads the attribute value (price), and reads the price distribution range. For each area that is divided, the information (attribute value) that indicates the area by the upper limit value, the lower limit value, or the upper limit value and the lower limit value is created, and each attribute value is selected from the attribute value and the indicator ID group. The label information including the unused indicator ID is generated. FIG. 6B is an example of a label table generated based on such label information. The indicator ID is schematically shown.

  When the attribute name is “weight”, the attribute value is a numerical value, so that a similar attribute value is generated, and a label table including such an attribute value is generated.

  Next, the indicator control unit 15 reads the product code and the attribute value corresponding to the attribute name transmitted from the customer terminal 3 from all the product records searched in step S9, and reads the label table from the label table storage unit 13. For each product code, from the label table, if the attribute value (if the attribute name is “price”, etc., the read attribute value (price etc.) in the information (attribute value) indicating the area such as price is Is retrieved from the label information, the indicator ID is read out from the label information, and the indicator information including the indicator ID and the product code (an example is shown in FIG. 7) is generated for each product code. An indicator table including all the indicator information is generated, transmitted to each indicator 2 (S11), and the process returns to S7.

  When the termination request is transmitted, the indicator control unit 15 generates termination information including all the product codes included in the transmitted indicator table, and transmits the termination information to each indicator 2 (S15). The label table is deleted from the label table storage unit 13, and the process ends.

  When the attribute value is transmitted from the customer terminal 3 (S7: attribute value), the indicator control unit 15 searches for the product record having the attribute value from all the product records searched in step S9, and the product record from the product record. The code is read, a product code table including each product code is generated, transmitted to each indicator 2 (S13), and the process returns to S7. If the attribute value is information (attribute value) indicating an area such as price, the corresponding attribute value (price etc.) is searched from all the product records searched in step S9.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the customer terminal 3 in the first embodiment.
The customer terminal 3 waits for the category table CL1, CL2, the attribute name table AL, or the label table to be transmitted from the management apparatus 1 (T1).

  Upon receiving the category table CL1 or CL2, the customer terminal 3 displays it on the display device 31 (T3), and when the customer selects one category name in the category table by operation, the category name is transmitted to the management device 1. (T5) and return to T1.

  Upon receiving the attribute name table AL, the customer terminal 3 displays it on the display device 31 (T13). When the customer selects one attribute name in the attribute name table AL by operation, the customer terminal 3 transmits the attribute name to the management device 1. (T15), the process returns to T1.

  When the customer terminal 3 receives the label table, the customer terminal 3 reads the already received label table and performs the following display for each of these label tables. That is, the customer terminal 3 selects a part (undisplayed area) of the screen of the display device 31, selects a part of the undisplayed area (undisplayed column) for each label information of the label table, The left part is displayed in a manner corresponding to the indicator ID in the label information (for example, in red), and the attribute value in the label information is displayed in the right part of the undisplayed column (T23). Displays a button and an “Exit” button.

The customer terminal 3 waits for an operation from the customer (T25), and when the “return” button is selected, the customer terminal 3 returns to T13.
When one attribute value displayed by the customer is selected by the operation, the customer terminal 3 transmits the attribute value to the management apparatus 1 (T27), and returns to T1.
When the customer operates the “end” button, the customer terminal 3 transmits an end request to the management apparatus 1 (T29), and ends the process.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a change in the screen of the customer terminal 3 according to the first embodiment.
The customer terminal 3 displays the category table CL1. For example, when the category name “PC” is selected, the category table CL2 is displayed. When the category name “note” is selected, the attribute name table AL is displayed. For example, when the attribute name “price” is selected, the customer terminal 3 performs display according to the label table. That is, the attribute value is displayed, and the color corresponding to the attribute value is displayed in the adjacent area. The customer terminal 3 also displays a “return” button BT1 and an “end” button BT2.

  When the “return” button BT1 is operated, the attribute name table AL is displayed again, another attribute name is selected, and when the next label table is received, the two label tables are displayed.

  When the “return” button BT1 is operated again, the attribute name table AL is displayed again, and when another attribute name is selected and the next label table is received, display is performed using the three label tables.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the indicator 2 in the first embodiment.
The indicator 2 waits for the indicator table or product code table to be transmitted from the management device 1 (U1), and when receiving the indicator table, reads the product code from the product code acquisition unit 21 (U3) and has received it so far At least a part of the area of the screen is allocated to each of the indicator tables (U5).

  Next, the indicator 2 selects the indicator information including the read commodity code from the corresponding indicator table in each area, reads the indicator ID from the indicator information, and corresponds to the indicator ID (for example, in red). Display is performed (U7), and the process returns to U1.

  When the product code table is received, the indicator 2 reads the product code from the product code acquisition unit 21 (U13). If the product code is included in the product code table, the indicator 2 blinks for a certain period of time (U15). Return. Note that brightness may be increased instead of blinking.

  When the indicator 2 receives the end information, it reads the product code from the product code acquisition unit 21 (U23). If the read product code is included in the end information, the display 2 erases all the screen display (U25), and processing Finish.

  FIG. 11 shows a state of display by each indicator 2 when the attribute name “price” is selected. In this case, the customer can find a product of a desired price by color.

  FIG. 12 shows a state of display by each indicator 2 when the attribute name “maker” is selected. In this case, the customer can find a product of a desired manufacturer by color. When merchandise of the same manufacturer is displayed on the same shelf, the display mode is the same in the indicator 2 of the merchandise on the same shelf. Therefore, it can be seen that products of the same manufacturer are displayed on the same shelf.

  FIG. 13 shows a state of display by each indicator 2 when the attribute name “maker” and the attribute name “price” are selected. In this case, a product of a desired manufacturer and price can be found by color and number.

  FIG. 14 shows a state of display by each indicator 2 when the attribute name “maker”, the attribute name “price”, and the attribute name “weight” are selected. In this case, the customer can find a product of the desired manufacturer, price and weight by color, number and pattern.

  In the first embodiment, one indicator ID may be deleted from the label table, and the customer terminal 3 may not particularly display the label information. Alternatively, all the same indicator IDs may be deleted from the indicator table, and the indicator 2 may not be particularly displayed when corresponding to the indicator information. The same applies to the embodiments described later.

In each embodiment, the number N of indicator IDs in the same indicator ID group is assumed, and the number N + 1 is obtained by adding the number 1 corresponding to the case where the indicator ID is not used as described above to the number N + 1. N + 1 is preferably set as follows.
1) Set in the range of 7 ± 2 taking into account the characteristics of human short-term memory.
2) Set in the range of 3 to 4 in consideration of the characteristics of human savitizing.
When the number of objects to be classified by the indicator ID is N or more, it is preferable to classify by N−1 indicator IDs, and to assign one indicator ID collectively for the objects that could not be classified.
By setting the number N as described above, it is possible to list products with various attributes while preventing an increase in the customer's cognitive load.

  Further, when there are a plurality of customer terminals 3, different indicator ID groups are used for each customer terminal 3. A certain customer terminal 3 has a color indicator ID group, and a certain customer terminal 3 has a number indicator ID group. The terminal 3 may use a pattern indicator ID group.

  Therefore, according to the first embodiment, when the customer selects an attribute name at the customer terminal 3, the indicator 2 performs display according to the attribute value corresponding to the attribute name, thereby making it easy to find the target product. be able to. Further, when a plurality of attribute names are selected, the indicator 2 performs display in a mode in which attribute values corresponding to the attribute names are combined, so that the target product can be found more easily.

  In the first embodiment, a plurality of attribute names can be selected. However, only one attribute name may be selected.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the second embodiment, the same or similar apparatus and apparatus configuration as those in the first embodiment are used, and the same or similar elements are redundantly described by using the reference numerals used in the first embodiment. For brevity, the description will focus on matters different from the first embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a product attribute display system according to the second embodiment.
The management device 1 includes a product information storage unit 11, an indicator ID group storage unit 12, a label table storage unit 13, a label assignment unit 14, an indicator control unit 15, and an attribute information storage unit 16. The attribute information storage unit 16 stores attribute information including the attribute name and attribute value selected by the customer terminal 3.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the management apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment.
In the figure, S1, S3, and S5 are the same as those in the first embodiment.

The label assigning unit 14 waits for an attribute name, a search condition, or an end request to be transmitted from the customer terminal 3 (S20).
When the attribute name is transmitted, the label assigning unit 14 acquires a plurality of attribute values included in the label table in the first embodiment as in the first embodiment, and an attribute value table including these attribute values. A VL is generated and transmitted to the customer terminal 3 (S21).

  The label assigning unit 14 waits for an attribute value to be transmitted from the customer terminal 3 (S23), and when the attribute value is transmitted, generates attribute information including the attribute value and the received attribute name. The information is stored in the information storage unit 16 (S25).

  When the termination request is transmitted, the indicator control unit 15 generates termination information including all the product codes included in the transmitted indicator table, and transmits the termination information to each indicator 2 (S15). The label table is deleted from the label table storage unit 13, the attribute information is deleted from the attribute information storage unit 16, and the process ends.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents of the attribute information storage unit 16.
The figure shows a state in which attribute information consisting of an attribute name “price” and attribute values “¥ 150,000 to ¥ 200,000” and attribute information consisting of attribute names and attribute values received thereafter are stored. Yes.

  Returning to FIG. 16, the label assigning unit 14 reads one unused indicator ID group from the indicator ID group storage unit 12, and sets one or more search conditions including one or more attribute information stored in the attribute information storage unit 16. A label table including all label information generated for each search condition by generating label information including an unused ID selected from the search condition and the indicator ID group for each search condition. And the label table is stored in the label table storage unit 13 and transmitted to the customer terminal 3 (S27).

  Next, the indicator control unit 15 reads the label table from the label table storage unit 13 and narrows down all the product records searched in step S5 to those that match any of the search conditions of the label table (S29).

  For example, a product record that matches the search condition consisting only of attribute information consisting of the attribute name “maker” and the attribute value “F company” includes the attribute value “F company”.

  For example, a product that matches the search condition including the attribute information including the attribute name “maker” and the attribute value “F company” and the attribute information including the attribute name “price” and the attribute value “¥ 150,000 to ¥ 200,000”. The record includes an attribute value “Company F” and an attribute value “¥ 170,000”.

  Next, the indicator control unit 15 searches the label information having the strictest search condition (search condition including the most attribute information) that matches the content of the product record from the label table for each product record after narrowing down. The indicator ID is read from the label information, the indicator information including the indicator ID and the product code in the product record is generated, and the indicator table including all the indicator information generated for each product record is generated. , Transmitted to each indicator 2 (S31), and returns to S20.

  When the search condition is transmitted (S20: search condition), the indicator control unit 15 searches for the product record satisfying the search condition from all the product records searched in step S5, reads the product code, and reads from the product code. The product code table is generated and transmitted to each indicator 2 (S33), and the process returns to S20.

  When the end request is transmitted, the indicator control unit 15 generates end information including all the product codes included in the transmitted indicator table, transmits the end information to each indicator 2 (S15), and ends the process.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the operation of the customer terminal 3 in the second embodiment.
The customer terminal 3 waits for the category table CL1, CL2, the attribute name table AL, the attribute value table VL, or the label table to be transmitted from the management apparatus 1 (T1).

  The operations when the category tables CL1 and CL2 and the attribute name table AL are received are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  Upon receiving the attribute value table VL, the customer terminal 3 displays it on the display device 31 (T31), and when the customer selects one attribute value in the attribute value table VL by operation, the attribute value is sent to the management device 1. Transmit (T33) and return to T1.

  Upon receiving the label table, the customer terminal 3 selects a part of the screen (undisplayed column) for each label information in the label table, and in a mode corresponding to the indicator ID in the label information on the left side ( For example, the display condition is displayed (in red), the search condition in the label information is displayed in the right part of the undisplayed column (T41), and the “narrow down” button and the “end” button are displayed.

The customer terminal 3 waits for an operation from the customer (T43), and when the “return” button is selected, the customer terminal 3 returns to T13.
When the customer terminal 3 selects one search condition displayed by the customer by operation, the customer terminal 3 transmits the search condition to the management apparatus 1 (T45), and returns to T1.
When the customer operates the “end” button, the customer terminal 3 transmits an end request to the management apparatus 1 (T47) and ends the process.

FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a change in the screen of the customer terminal 3 in the second embodiment.
Although not shown in this figure, the category tables CL1 and CL2 are displayed as shown in FIG. 9, and when the category name “note” is selected, the attribute name table AL is displayed. When the attribute name “price” is selected, the attribute value table VL is displayed. When the attribute value “¥ 150,000 to ¥ 200,000” is selected, the customer terminal 3 performs display according to the label table. That is, the search condition is displayed, and the color is displayed in the adjacent area. In this case, the attribute information is only the attribute information including “price” and “¥ 150,000 to ¥ 200,000”, and only one search condition is displayed. The customer terminal 3 displays a “narrow down” button BT3 and an “end” button BT2.

  When the “narrow down” button BT3 is operated, the attribute name table AL is displayed again. When the attribute name “manufacturer” is selected, an attribute value table VL (not shown) of the manufacturer name is displayed and the attribute value “A” is displayed. When "Company" is selected and the next label table is received, the label table is displayed. In this case, since the attribute information is the attribute information consisting of the above-mentioned and “maker” and “Company A”, three search conditions are obtained from the two attribute information and displayed.

  When the “narrow down” button BT3 is operated again, the attribute name table AL is displayed again. When the attribute name “weight” is selected, an attribute value table VL (not shown) of weight is displayed, and the attribute value is displayed. When “1.5 kg to 2.0 kg” is selected and the next label table is received, display is performed by this label table. In this case, since the attribute information is the above-mentioned two and the attribute information consisting of “weight” and “1.5 kg to 2.0 kg”, six search conditions are obtained from the three attribute information, They are displayed.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the operation of the indicator 2 in the second embodiment.
The second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment (FIG. 10) except for the following points.

  In the second embodiment, the indicator 2 does not divide the screen into areas for each indicator table, and performs display according to one indicator table as a whole. That is, after reading the product code, the indicator 2 selects the indicator information including the product code from the indicator table, reads the indicator ID from the indicator information, and displays the screen in a mode corresponding to the indicator ID (for example, in red). Is displayed (U31), and the process returns to U1.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display state on each indicator 2 when narrowing down by the attribute name “price”, the attribute name “manufacturer”, and the attribute name “weight”.
Since the product indicator 2 that does not meet any of the search conditions is not displayed, it is possible to find a desired product by excluding such a product. In addition, since the display mode varies depending on the severity of the search condition, it is possible to know the degree of agreement with the customer's wishes.

  Therefore, according to the second embodiment, the customer can operate the customer terminal 3 to generate a plurality of search conditions, and the indicator 2 performs display according to the strictest search conditions. This makes it easier to find products.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the third embodiment, the same or similar devices and device configurations are used in the first and second embodiments, and the same or similar reference numerals used in the first and second embodiments are used for the same or similar devices. The overlapping explanation will be omitted, and the explanation will focus on matters different from the first and second embodiments.

FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a product attribute display system according to the third embodiment.
The indicator 2 is connected to a sensor 2b (photodiode, laser range sensor, pressure sensor, etc.) that detects that the customer has picked up the product, and a product acquisition detection unit that detects that the customer has picked up the product. 24 is further included.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the management device 1 according to the third embodiment.
The label assigning unit 14 waits for the search condition to be transmitted from the customer terminal 3, and the indicator control unit 15 waits for the product code to be transmitted from the indicator 2 (S41).
When the product code is transmitted, the indicator control unit 15 transfers it to the label attaching unit 14.

  The label assigning unit 14 searches the product database 111 for a product record including the product code, reads a plurality of pairs of attribute names and corresponding attribute values in the product record, and includes the attribute name and attribute value for each set. Attribute information is generated and stored in the attribute information storage unit 16 (S43). When the attribute name “price” is used, as in the first embodiment, information (attribute value) indicating a price area is generated and this attribute value is used.

  As in the second embodiment (step S27 in FIG. 16), the label assigning unit 14 generates a label table, stores the label table in the label table storage unit 13, and transmits the label table to the customer terminal 3 (S45). ).

  Next, the indicator control unit 15 reads the label table from the label table storage unit 13, includes all the product records in the product database 111 including the category names CT1 and CT2 of the product records read in step S43, and the label table. (S47).

  Next, the indicator control unit 15 uses each product record after narrowing down to generate an indicator table and transmit it to each indicator 2 (S49), as in the second embodiment (S31). Return to S41.

When the search condition is transmitted, the indicator control unit 15 is similar to the second embodiment,
A product code table is generated and transmitted to each indicator 2 (S51), and the process returns to S41.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the operation of the customer terminal 3 in the third embodiment.
The customer terminal 3 waits for the label table to be transmitted from the management device 1 (T51), and when receiving the label table, corresponds to the indicator ID as in the second embodiment (step T41 in FIG. 18). Display and search conditions are displayed (T53), and the process returns to T51.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the operation of the indicator 2 in the third embodiment.
The indicator 2 performs the following operation separately from the operation of FIG. 9 of the second embodiment.

  The product acquisition detection unit 24 waits for a notification of detection from the sensor 2b (U41). Upon receiving the notification, the product acquisition detection unit 24 reads the product code from the product code storage unit 22, transmits it to the management device 1 (U43), and returns to U41.

  Therefore, according to the third embodiment, when the customer picks up the product, the display is performed with the indicator of the product having the same attribute as the product, and the customer has the same attribute as the product taken in the hand. You can find goods with.

  A computer program for causing a computer to function as the management apparatus 1, the indicator 2, or the customer terminal 3 according to each embodiment is a computer-readable recording such as a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a magnetic tape. It can be recorded on a medium and can be widely distributed by being transmitted through a communication network such as the Internet.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Management apparatus 2 ... Indicator 2a ... Reader 2b ... Sensor 3 ... Customer terminal 11 ... Merchandise information memory | storage part 12 ... Indicator ID group memory | storage part 13 ... Label table memory | storage part 14 ... Label provision part 15 ... Indicator control part 16 ... Attribute information Storage unit 21 ... Product code acquisition unit 22 ... Product code storage unit 23 ... Indicator unit 24 ... Product acquisition detection unit 31 ... Display device 32 ... Input device 111 ... Product database 112 ... Handling product information AL ... Attribute name table CL1, CL2 ... Category Table P ... Product VL ... Attribute value table

Claims (7)

A product attribute display system comprising a customer terminal used for a customer visiting a product sales floor, an indicator provided for each product, and a management device for controlling the customer terminal and the indicator,
Each indicator selects the indicator information including the product code of the product provided with the indicator from the indicator table transmitted from the management device, and performs display in a mode corresponding to the indicator ID in the indicator information. Yes,
The customer terminal displays the attribute value in each label information included in the label table transmitted from the management device and displays the attribute value in association with the attribute ID in the corresponding label information in association with the attribute value. Is,
The management device
For each of the plurality of products, a product database having a product record including a product code of the product and one or more attribute values for the product;
A product ID group storage unit for retrieving product records including an attribute value corresponding to an attribute name transmitted from the customer terminal from the product database, reading the attribute value, and storing indicator ID groups including a plurality of indicator IDs from reading the Indicating ID group unused to generate label information consisting unused Indicating ID selected from those the attribute value and the Indicating ID group, it generates a label table consisting of said label information, to the customer terminal A labeling unit to transmit;
The attribute value corresponding to the product code and the attribute name transmitted from the customer terminal is read from all the product records searched from the product database by the label attaching unit, and the attribute value is read from the label table for each product code. An indicator control unit that retrieves the label information including the indicator ID from the label information , generates the indicator information including the indicator ID and the product code , and transmits the indicator table including the indicator information to each of the indicators. A product attribute display system comprising: A product attribute display system comprising a customer terminal used for a customer visiting a product sales floor, an indicator provided for each product, and a management device for controlling the customer terminal and the indicator,
Each indicator selects the indicator information including the product code of the product provided with the indicator from the indicator table transmitted from the management device, and performs display in a mode corresponding to the indicator ID in the indicator information. Yes,
The customer terminal displays a search condition in each label information included in the label table transmitted from the management device, and displays the search condition in association with the search ID in association with the search condition. Is,
The management device
For each of the plurality of products, a product database having a product record including a product code of the product and one or more attribute values for the product;
Attribute information including an attribute name and attribute value is generated for each set of one or more attribute names and corresponding attribute values transmitted from the customer terminal, and one or more search conditions including the attribute information are generated. A label adding unit that generates the label information including the search condition and an indicator ID indicating the search condition for each search condition, generates a label table including the label information, and transmits the label table to the customer terminal;
The product records in the product database are narrowed down to those including attribute values that match any of the search conditions, and for each product record after narrowing down, the product code in the product record and the product record in the search condition A product attribute display comprising: an indicator control unit that generates indicator information including an indicator ID indicating the strictest search condition that matches the attribute value of the indicator, and transmits an indicator table including the indicator information to each of the indicators. system. A product attribute display system comprising a customer terminal used for a customer visiting a product sales floor, an indicator provided for each product, and a management device for controlling the customer terminal and the indicator,
If each of the indicators detects that the customer has picked up the corresponding product, the indicator transmits the product code of the corresponding product to the management device, while the indicator is provided from the indicator table transmitted from the management device. Selecting the indicator information including the item code of the indicated item and displaying it in a mode corresponding to the indicator ID in the indicator information,
The customer terminal displays a search condition in each label information included in the label table transmitted from the management device, and displays the search condition in association with the search ID in association with the search condition. Is,
The management device
For each of the plurality of products, a product database having a product record including a product code of the product and one or more attribute values for the product;
Search the product database for the product record including the transmitted product code, read one or more attribute name and corresponding attribute value pairs from the product record, and generate attribute information including attribute name and attribute value for each group One or more search conditions including one or more of the attribute information are generated, and for each search condition, label information including the search condition and an indicator ID indicating the search condition is generated, and a label table including the label information is generated. Generating a label and sending to the customer terminal,
The product records in the product database are narrowed down to those including attribute values that match any of the search conditions, and for each product record after narrowing down, the product code in the product record and the product record in the search condition A product attribute display comprising: an indicator control unit that generates indicator information including an indicator ID indicating the strictest search condition that matches the attribute value of the indicator, and transmits an indicator table including the indicator information to each of the indicators. system. An operation method of a product attribute display system including a customer terminal used for a customer visiting a product sales floor, an indicator provided for each product, and a management device that controls the customer terminal and the indicator,
The management device
A product database having a product record including a product code of the product and one or more attribute values for the product for each of the plurality of products,
The operation method is as follows:
The customer terminal sends an attribute name to the management device,
The management device searches the product database for a product record including an attribute value corresponding to an attribute name transmitted from the customer terminal, reads the attribute value, and stores an indicator ID group including a plurality of indicator IDs. reading unused Indicating ID group from Indicating ID group storage unit, generates a label information consisting unused Indicating ID selected from those the attribute value and the Indicating ID group, generates a label table consisting of the label information , Send to the customer terminal,
The management device reads the product code and the attribute value corresponding to the attribute name transmitted from the customer terminal from all the product records searched from the product database by the label attaching unit, and for each product code, the label The label information having the attribute value is retrieved from the table, the indicator ID is read from the label information, the indicator information including the indicator ID and the product code is generated, and the indicator table including the indicator information is transmitted to each indicator. And
The customer terminal displays the attribute value in each label information included in the label table and displays it in a manner corresponding to the indicator ID in the corresponding label information in association with the attribute value,
Each indicator selects the indicator information including the item code of the item for which the indicator is provided from the indicator table, and performs display in a mode corresponding to the indicator ID in the indicator information. How the system works. An operation method of a product attribute display system including a customer terminal used for a customer visiting a product sales floor, an indicator provided for each product, and a management device that controls the customer terminal and the indicator,
The management device
A product database having a product record including a product code of the product and one or more attribute values for the product for each of the plurality of products,
The operation method is as follows:
The customer terminal sends a set of one or more attribute names and corresponding attribute values to the management device;
The management device generates attribute information including an attribute name and an attribute value for each set, generates one or more search conditions including one or more of the attribute information, and the search condition and the search condition for each search condition To generate label information consisting of an indicator ID indicating a label table consisting of the label information, and sending it to the customer terminal,
The management device narrows down the product records in the product database to those including attribute values that match any of the search conditions, and for each product record after narrowing down, the product code in the product record and the search condition To generate indicator information consisting of an indicator ID indicating the strictest search condition that matches the attribute value in the product record, and sending an indicator table consisting of the indicator information to each indicator,
The customer terminal displays a search condition in each label information included in the label table and displays it in a mode corresponding to the indicator ID in the corresponding label information in association with the search condition,
Each indicator selects the indicator information including the item code of the item for which the indicator is provided from the indicator table, and performs display in a mode corresponding to the indicator ID in the indicator information. How the system works. An operation method of a product attribute display system including a customer terminal used for a customer visiting a product sales floor, an indicator provided for each product, and a management device that controls the customer terminal and the indicator,
The management device
A product database having a product record including a product code of the product and one or more attribute values for the product for each of the plurality of products,
The operation method is as follows:
When the one indicator detects that the customer has picked up the corresponding product, the product code of the corresponding product is transmitted to the management device,
The management device retrieves a product record including the product code from the product database, reads one or more attribute name and corresponding attribute value sets from the product record, and includes attribute information and attribute values for each set. Is generated, and one or more search conditions including one or more of the attribute information are generated. For each search condition, label information including the search condition and an indicator ID indicating the search condition is generated, and includes the label information. Generate a label table, send it to the customer terminal,
The management device narrows down the product records in the product database to those including attribute values that match any of the search conditions, and for each product record after narrowing down, the product code in the product record and the search condition To generate indicator information consisting of an indicator ID indicating the strictest search condition that matches the attribute value in the product record, and sending an indicator table consisting of the indicator information to each indicator,
The customer terminal displays a search condition in each label information included in the label table and displays it in a mode corresponding to the indicator ID in the corresponding label information in association with the search condition,
Each indicator selects the indicator information including the item code of the item for which the indicator is provided from the indicator table, and performs display in a mode corresponding to the indicator ID in the indicator information. How the system works.   The computer program for functioning a computer as a management apparatus of the goods attribute display system in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 3.