JP5674261B2 - Paint blending information search system, search method therefor, and server device therefor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a paint blending information retrieval system for obtaining a desired paint color, a retrieval method thereof, and a server device therefor.

  When repairing an automobile outer plate by painting, it is important to match the color of the portion to be painted with the surrounding color. For this reason, it is necessary to prepare a toning paint so that a desired coating color can be obtained. The toning paint is prepared by mixing a plurality of primary color paints, coloring pigment pastes, glitter pigment pastes, gloss adjusting agents, additives and the like at various ratios. It is performed at an automobile repair factory and a toning factory (hereinafter referred to as a toning site). In the toning work, the operator refers to the color sample of the desired paint color, etc., and prepares the toning paint by trial and error in how to combine the primary color paints. Depends on the skill and experience of the person.

  Usually, a paint company accumulates blending information when preparing a toned paint and manages it as a database in the host computer. In addition, the database is constantly updated for reasons such as changes in the raw material conditions of primary color paints and the response to new paint colors. Currently, a system for a worker who performs a toning work at a toning site (hereinafter also referred to as a user) to refer to blending information accumulated in a database has already been put into practical use.

Patent Document 1 below discloses a blending information acquisition system. According to this blending information acquisition system, an operator who performs toning work inputs paint color information of a desired paint color to a portable information processing apparatus, and the portable information processing apparatus is connected to a server via a network. The paint color information is transmitted to the server, the database in the server is searched to obtain the blend information corresponding to the paint color information, and the obtained blend information is displayed on the portable information processing device. The operator can easily acquire blending information of the toning paint for obtaining a desired paint color.
JP 2007-314772 A

  However, even if the blending information is acquired by the blending information acquisition system described in Patent Document 1 and the toning paint is prepared based on the acquired blending information, the same paint color as the desired paint color is obtained completely. There is a problem that it is often not possible. This is because, for example, the paint has faded due to aging, and the paint film has changed from the original paint color indicated in the color sample, or a color sample with a new paint color is distributed to all toning sites. Since it is not easy to do this, it is considered that it is difficult to select a paint color closest to the desired paint color from the color sample. Therefore, in the toning site, as in the past, trial and error toning work that relies on the skill and experience of the worker is still being carried out, and in terms of work efficiency, a more accurate blending information search system Is required.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a paint capable of efficiently proceeding the toning work and retrieving and obtaining desired blending information with high accuracy. An object of the present invention is to provide a blending information search system, a paint blending information search method, and a paint blending information search server device.

  Here, for ease of understanding, reference numerals are given in parentheses, but the present invention is not intended to be limited.

  To achieve the above object, the paint blending information retrieval system according to the present invention includes a server (1) having a recording unit (12), an operation unit (24), a display device (26), and a network (3). A paint composition information retrieval system comprising a terminal device (2) having an interface unit (25) connected to the paint composition information, and paint composition information and optical data representing the color and texture of the paint color in the paint color information. Correspondingly recorded in the recording unit, the paint color information includes a paint type, a manufacturer name of a product to be painted, a paint color number that is a number for identifying the paint, and a plurality of the same paint color numbers. A first number for receiving from the terminal device a first search condition including at least the paint varieties and the manufacturer name and not including the paint color number. Step (S 2) and the second step (S23) in which the server creates a first search query from the first search condition, and the server searches the recording unit using the first search query. A third step (S25) of displaying a plurality of paint color numbers corresponding to the search condition on the display device; and the server includes a plurality of paint color numbers displayed on the display device by the operation unit. A fourth step (S26) of generating a second search query by receiving a desired paint color number selected from the terminal device, adding the received paint color number to the first search query, and And a fifth step (S24) in which the server searches the recording unit using the second search query and displays a combination number corresponding to a search condition on the display device. The server provides And features.

  The product to be painted may be an automobile, and the first search condition may further include a model of the automobile and a year type of the model or a main body color of the model.

  Further, the server receives a restriction on the optical data from the terminal device as a search condition for an approximate color that approximates the reference color, using the color for the combination number obtained by the combination number search function as a reference color. The server further provides an approximate color search function including: a sixth step of: and a seventh step of acquiring, from the recording unit, a paint color combination number that matches the approximate color search condition. May be.

  An eighth step in which the server receives the MAC address assigned to the interface unit from the terminal device; and a step in which the server determines whether the MAC address is recorded in the recording unit. 9th step, and when the MAC address is not recorded in the recording unit, a tenth step of recording the user ID and password input from the operation unit in the recording unit in association with the MAC address; The server may further provide a terminal authentication function including:

  Further, the blending information includes information for specifying a primary color paint, an instruction amount of the primary color paint, and a blending ratio of the primary color paint, and the server corresponds to the blending number obtained by searching from the terminal device. Receiving the remaining weight of the toning paint after the trial coating, based on the blending ratio of the primary color paint at the time of reception and the received remaining weight of the toning paint An eleventh step of calculating a blending amount of paint; and the server receives an instruction amount of the primary color paint from the terminal device, and the instruction amount is incremented with respect to the blending amount of the primary color paint at the time of reception. The received instruction amount is added to the blending amount at the time of reception, and the added result is newly used as the blending amount of the primary color paint, and the blending rate included in the blending information is based on the blending amount. First to fix A step, a compounding information correction functions including the server may provide further.

  Further, the terminal device further includes a weighing device having a display unit, the weighing device receives the combination information from the terminal device, and the primary color paint contained in the received combination information. The primary color paint name and the indicated amount may be displayed on the display unit.

  In addition, the server device for retrieving paint blending information according to the present invention includes a recording unit, and is connected to a terminal device having an operation unit, a display device, and an interface unit connected to the network via the network. The paint composition information is a server device, and paint composition information and optical data representing the color and texture of the paint color are recorded in the recording unit in association with the paint color information, and the paint color information is A product type, a manufacturer name of a product to be painted, a paint color number that is a number for identifying the paint, and a combination number that identifies each of a plurality of colors to which the same paint color number is assigned. A first step of receiving from the terminal device a first search condition including at least the paint type and the manufacturer name and not including the paint color number; and the server includes the first search condition. A second step of creating a first search query, and the server searches the recording unit using the first search query, and a plurality of paint color numbers corresponding to a search condition are stored in the display device. A third step of displaying, and the server receives from the terminal device a desired paint color number selected from a plurality of paint color numbers displayed on the display device by the operation unit; A fourth step of creating a second search query by adding a paint color number to the first search query, and the server searches the recording unit using the second search query, and a search condition And a fifth step of displaying a blending number corresponding to the number on the display device.

  Further, the method for retrieving paint blending information according to the present invention includes a server having a recording unit, an operation unit, a display device, and a terminal device having an interface unit connected to a network. The paint composition information and the optical data representing the color and texture of the paint color are recorded in the recording unit in association with the paint color information. Including a manufacturer name of a target product, a paint color number that is a number for identifying the paint, and a combination number that identifies each of a plurality of colors to which the same paint color number is assigned. A first step of receiving from the terminal device a first search condition that includes at least the manufacturer name and does not include the paint color number; and the server performs a first search from the first search condition. A second step of creating a query; and a third step in which the server searches the recording unit using the first search query and displays a plurality of paint color numbers corresponding to the search condition on the display device; The server receives, from the terminal device, a desired paint color number selected from a plurality of paint color numbers displayed on the display device by the operation unit, and receives the received paint color number as the first color number. A fourth step of creating a second search query in addition to the one search query, and the server searches the recording unit using the second search query, and sets a recipe number corresponding to the search condition A blend number search process including a fifth step of displaying on the display device.

  According to the present invention, the color sample is not created, but the paint color combination information stored in the database can be easily acquired, so that the toning operation can be efficiently performed.

  Further, according to the present invention, an approximate color search can be performed when searching for a paint color combination number close to a desired paint color from the database, so that a desired paint color combination number can be searched with high accuracy. The blending information corresponding to the blending number can be easily obtained.

  Further, according to the present invention, even if the paint color number is unknown among the paint color information, it is possible to search for the desired paint color composition number and easily obtain the composition information corresponding to the composition number. be able to.

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

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a paint blending information retrieval system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The paint blending information search system according to the present embodiment includes a server 1 and a terminal device 2, and the server 1 and the terminal device 2 are connected to a wide area network 3. The server 1 includes a CPU 10 that performs data processing to be described later, a memory 11 that is used as a data processing work area, a recording unit 12 that records processing data, a bus 13 that transmits data between the units, external devices, and the like. Interface unit 15 (hereinafter referred to as I / F unit) for inputting / outputting the data. Similar to the server 1, the terminal device 2 includes a CPU 20, a memory 21, a recording unit 22, a bus 23, and an I / F unit 25. Further, the terminal device 2 is operated by an operator. A unit 24 and a display device 26 for displaying the processing result are provided. Further, the printing device 4 and the weighing device 5 are connected to the terminal device 2 via the connection cable 6.

  The server 1 displays the blending information when the toning paint is prepared (for example, including the primary color paint number, the primary color paint name, the instruction amount, and the blending ratio described in step S41 described later), and the color and texture of the paint color. The data to be represented is recorded in advance in the recording unit 12 as a database in association with paint color information (see Table 1 described later), and a paint blending information search service is provided in the form of a website. The terminal device 2 transmits data such as search conditions input from the operation unit 24 to the server 1, and displays processing result data such as search results received from the server 1 on the display device 26. Therefore, in the following description, when the server 1 displays the processing result data, the server 1 transmits the processing result data to the terminal device 2, and the terminal device 2 transmits the received processing result data to the display device 26. It means to display. The printing device 4 receives the blending information obtained by searching the database in the server 1 from the terminal device 2 and prints the received blending information. The weighing device 5 has a display unit, receives the blending information obtained by searching the database in the server 1 from the terminal device 2, and displays the type and instruction amount of the primary color paint included in the received blending information. Display on the display.

  2-5 is a flowchart which shows the process which the coating material blending information search system which concerns on embodiment of this invention performs. Hereinafter, the processing performed by the paint blending information search system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  The outline of the operation of the paint blending information search system according to the present embodiment will be described as follows. First, the server 1 performs processing (S11 to S15) for authenticating the terminal device 2 between the server 1 and the terminal device 2, and then, based on the search condition input to the terminal device 2, the server 1 Processing (S21 to S26) for searching for the combination number is performed. Further, when receiving an instruction from the user, the server 1 searches for the approximate color of the paint color corresponding to the selected combination number based on the approximate color search search condition input to the terminal device 2 (S31). To S33). Further, when receiving an instruction from the user, the server 1 performs processing (S41 to S45) for correcting the paint color composition information corresponding to the selected composition number. Finally, the terminal device 2 performs a process of outputting the blending information of the blending number obtained as a result of the search to the printing device 4 or the weighing device 5.

  In the following description, the processing performed by the server 1 and the terminal device 2 actually means processing performed by the CPUs 10 and 20 of the server 1 and the terminal device 2. The CPUs 10 and 20 temporarily store necessary data (setting values, intermediate data during processing, etc.) using the memories 11 and 21 as work areas, and appropriately record data such as processing results in the recording units 12 and 22. Further, the CPUs 10 and 20 record the input from the operation unit 24 in the memories 11 and 21 or the recording units 12 and 22 and record in the memories 11 and 21 or the recording units 12 and 22 as necessary for processing. Based on the data, images, characters, and the like are displayed on the display device 26. In the terminal device 2, the recording unit 22 is an optional element. For example, when there is no data to be recorded after the power is turned off, the recording unit 22 may be omitted. The server 1 also includes a website for describing a program for performing the steps described below in, for example, an HTML language and a JAVA (registered trademark) language, and a database management system such as an Oracle (registered trademark) database. Is recorded in advance in the recording unit 12 in the form of a web application combined with and the server 1 uses the program recorded in the recording unit 12 by receiving input from the user via the operation unit 24. Process. Moreover, an example of the screen display of the display device 26 of the terminal device 2 in the paint blending information search system according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS.

Terminal authentication process (S11-S15)
FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of terminal authentication processing performed by the paint blending information search system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In step S <b> 11, the terminal device 2 accesses a predetermined URL on the server 1 via the wide area network 3, and the server 1 receives a hardware address (hereinafter referred to as “HW address”) from the terminal device 2. The HW address is a physical address unique to hardware, for example, a MAC address assigned to hardware for connecting to the wide area network 3 in the I / F unit 25. The terminal device 2 is uniquely identified in the wide area network 3 by the HW address. When the terminal device 2 accesses the server 1 via the wide area network 3, the terminal device 2 transmits a data packet including the HW address to the server 1, and the server 1 operates on the OS (operating operating system) running on the server 1. The HW address of the terminal device 2 that has received access can be acquired via the system.

  Next, in step S12, the server 1 determines whether or not the HW address transmitted from the terminal device 2 is recorded in the recording unit 12, that is, whether or not the terminal device is used for the first time. If recorded, the server 1 performs the process of step S15. If not recorded, the server 1 performs the process of step S13 for continuing user registration.

  In step S <b> 13, the terminal device 2 displays a screen prompting the user to input a user ID and password on the display device 26. The server 1 receives the user ID and password input from the operation unit 24 by the user from the terminal device 2.

  Next, in step S <b> 14, the server 1 records the user ID and password received from the terminal device 2 in the recording unit 12 as a database in association with the HW address received from the terminal device 2. Since the HW address, the user ID, and the password are recorded in the recording unit 12, the worker can omit complicated user ID and password input work from the next use.

  In step S <b> 15, the server 1 transmits the search site URL of the paint blending information search service provided by the system to the terminal device 2. The terminal device 2 accesses the received search site URL, and displays the search service top screen on the display device 26. FIG. 6 shows an example of the top screen of the search service. The server 1 continues the combination number search process (S21 to S26).

Compound number search process (S21-S26)
FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of the blend number search process performed by the paint blend information search system according to the embodiment of the present invention. Table 1 shows an example of database item names and values related to paint color information. In the following description, the value input from the operation unit 24 of the terminal device 2 includes both a numerical value and a text string.

  The paint color number is a number for identifying the paint painted on the automobile, and is assigned to each manufacturer. The combination number is a number that identifies each of a plurality of colors to which the same paint color number is assigned. For example, the blending number CK000 is given to the toning paint in which the primary color paint is blended based on the blending information announced by the manufacturer, and the blending information CK001 and CK002 is obtained by changing the raw material of the primary color paint or the toning site Based on the report from the worker who performs the color-matching work in Japan, the paint company gives the color-matched paint newly adjusted in the formulation. In addition, paint companies line up paints corresponding to paint color numbers for each paint type. Therefore, in order to search for a desired combination number from the paint color information database, it is necessary to specify the paint type, manufacturer name, and paint color number as search conditions. Of these search conditions, the paint color number of the car to be repaired may not be known. Therefore, in this system, as a search condition, a mode for directly specifying the paint color number, that is, a normal input from the operation unit 24 is used. In addition to the search mode (paint color number search mode), instead of the paint color number, for example, a plurality of different search modes (vehicle type search mode, component color search mode, and company color) that specify a vehicle type or company color as a search condition. Search mode) exists. The server 1 records in the recording unit 12 in advance a database having the paint type, manufacturer name, and paint color number as key items and the formulation number as a record. In addition, the server 1 records data such as blending information in the recording unit 12 in association with each blending number.

  In step S21, the server 1 receives an input of a search button. The search buttons 66, 67a to 67c in FIG. 6 are associated with the paint color number search mode, the vehicle type search mode, the component color search mode, and the company color search mode, respectively. The search mode is switched according to the pressed search buttons 66 and 67a to 67c.

  Next, in step S <b> 22, the server 1 receives a search condition for searching for a desired paint color from the terminal device 2. The search condition includes at least a paint type and a manufacturer name, and can further include a paint color number. These search conditions are input to the terminal device 2 when values (including text character strings) are set in the input fields 61 to 63 in FIG. 6, and transmitted to the server 1. Further, a value is set in the input field 64 in FIG. The created amount of the toning paint is used when a blending information correction process (S41 to S45) described later is performed. Further, by setting a value in the input field 65, information on whether or not to use the FC blended paint may be transmitted to the server 1 as a search condition. The FC blended paint is a paint containing a small amount of a colorant, that is, a paint having a lower concentration than that of a normal blended paint in order to facilitate fine adjustment of the blended amount when performing color matching. In the present embodiment, as an example, a case where color adjustment is performed using a normal blended paint without using an FC blended paint (in the case of normal blending) will be described.

  Next, in step S23, the server 1 switches the search mode in accordance with the pressed search button and creates a search query. For example, when the search button 66 corresponding to the paint color number search mode is pressed, the server 1 creates a search query including the paint color number in the search condition, performs the process of step S24, and performs the vehicle type search mode, component color. When any one of the search buttons 67a to 67c corresponding to the search mode or the company color search mode is pressed, the server 1 creates a search query that does not include the paint color number in the search condition, and performs the process of step S25. Do. Therefore, when any of the vehicle type search mode, the component color search mode, or the company color search mode is selected, the value of the paint color number is ignored.

  In step S <b> 24, the server 1 searches the database using a search query that includes the paint color number as a search condition, and displays the combination number corresponding to the search condition on the display device 26 of the terminal device 2. FIG. 7 shows an example of the combination number list screen. As shown in the display column 74 in FIG. 7, the terminal device 2 displays the paint type, manufacturer name, and paint color number, which are the search conditions received in step S <b> 22, on the display device 26. FIG. 7 shows a list of blending numbers corresponding to the search conditions (paint type = PGHB, manufacturer name = A company, coating color number = 051) for each coating layer type (color base or pearl base). Is displayed in the display column 71 together with the frequency of use (for example, expressed by the number of symbols such as stars) and the primary color paint number of the constituent primary colors. When the combination number of the paint color desired by the user is selected via the operation unit 24 on the screen of FIG. 7, the terminal device 2 displays the row of the selected combination number in the display field 71. For example, it is displayed in reverse video. Next, when the button 72 in FIG. 7 is pressed, the server 1 displays the paint color composition information corresponding to the selected composition number on the display device 26 (the display field of FIG. 9 described in step S41 described later). 91), when a predetermined button is pressed, a blending information correction process (S41 to S45) is performed for the paint color of the selected blending number. On the other hand, when the button 73 is pressed, the server 1 performs an approximate color search process (S31 to S33) for the paint color of the selected combination number.

  In step S23, when any one of the search buttons 67a to 67c corresponding to the vehicle type search mode, the part color search mode, or the company color search mode is pressed, in step S25, the server 1 searches the paint color number for the search condition. The database is searched using a search query that is not included, and the paint color number corresponding to the search condition is displayed on the display device 26 of the terminal device 2. A search query that does not include the paint color number in the search condition is, for example, in the vehicle type search mode, the search query includes information on the vehicle type and model year as a search condition in addition to the paint type and manufacturer name. In the case of the mode, the search query includes information on the business type and company name as a search condition. FIGS. 12 to 14 show examples of paint color number selection screens in the vehicle type search mode, the part color search mode, and the company color search mode. For example, in FIG. 12, the server 1 adds the paint type (PGHB) and the manufacturer name (Company A), the vehicle type (car A) set in the input fields 121 and 122, and the year of the car type (2008). As a result, a paint color number that matches the search condition is displayed in the display column 124. Similarly, in FIG. 13, in addition to the paint type (PGHB) and the manufacturer name (Company A), the server 1 includes the vehicle type (car A) set in the input fields 131 and 132 and the main body set to the car type. A refined search is performed using the text string of color (1C0) as an additional search condition. In FIG. 14, the server 1 performs a narrowing search using the business type (government office) and company name (fire department) set in the input fields 141 and 142 as search conditions.

  Next, in step S <b> 26, the server 1 receives the paint color number from the terminal device 2. The paint color number of the paint color that the user desires to search for the combination number is selected from the list of paint color numbers displayed in the display field 124 of FIG. 12 via the operation unit 24, and the button 123 in FIG. When pressed, the server 1 creates a search query using the paint type and manufacturer name, which are already received search conditions, and the selected paint color number as search conditions, and performs the process of step S24. Similarly, in FIG. 13, the paint color number of the paint color that the user desires to search for the combination number is selected from the list of paint color numbers displayed in the display field 134 via the operation unit 24, and the button 123 is displayed. When pressed, the server 1 creates a search query using the paint type and manufacturer name and the selected paint color number as search conditions, and performs the process of step S24. In FIG. 14, the paint color number of the paint color that the user desires to search for the combination number is selected from the list of paint color numbers displayed in the display field 144 via the operation unit 24, and the button 123 is pressed. Then, the server 1 performs the process of step S24.

Approximate color search process (S31 to S33)
FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of the approximate color search process performed by the paint blending information search system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 shows an example of the approximate color search screen.

In step S <b> 31, the server 1 receives from the terminal device 2 a search condition for searching for an approximate color of the paint color of the selected combination number. The search conditions for the approximate color search include an L ^* value representing brightness (lightness), an a ^* value and b ^* value representing color (chromaticity), and an HG value representing particle feeling (micro-brightness). Including. The L ^* value, the a ^* value, and the b ^* value are numerical values representing the color of the paint color, and the respective values in the front and skew directions are included in the search condition. The HG value is a numerical value representing the texture of the paint color, and the value in the front direction is included in the search condition. As these search conditions, for example, when a text character string is set in the input field 81 in FIG. 8, a predetermined numerical value corresponding to the text character string is input to the terminal device 2 and transmitted to the server 1. Based on the received predetermined numerical value, the server 1 restricts the search target of the approximate color search so as to satisfy the search condition represented by the text character string.

  Specifically, for example, when the input field 81 is realized by a pull-down menu button and the search condition for the brightness in the front direction is set by, for example, three types of “bright”, “dark”, and “not specified”, the pull-down menu Predetermined numerical values (for example, “bright” = 2, “dark” = 1, “not specified” = 0) corresponding to the three types of search conditions specified by the menu button are transmitted to the server 1. For example, when “bright” is set in the input field 81 for designating the brightness in the front direction, a predetermined numerical value “2” corresponding to the search condition “bright” is transmitted to the server 1. When the server 1 receives “2” as a predetermined numerical value, the server 1 searches for a set of colors whose brightness in the front direction is brighter than the brightness in the front direction of the color of the reference combination number. Perform approximate color search. Further, for example, when “not specified” is set in the input field 81 for specifying the brightness in the front direction, a predetermined numerical value “0” corresponding to the search condition “not specified” is transmitted to the server 1. Performs an approximate color search without any particular limitation on the brightness in the front direction.

Brightness in the direction of the sky (for example, “bright”, “dark”, and “not specified”), and the color in the front and the direction of the sky (for example, “red is strong”, “red is weak”, “yellow” Similarly, search conditions for “strong”, “weak yellow”, and “not specified”) and roughness in the front direction (eg, “rough”, “fine”, and “not specified”) are also searched. The restriction of the search condition can be specified by, for example, three types or five types, and a predetermined numerical value corresponding to each type is transmitted to the server 1. The server 1 limits the search condition when performing the approximate color search based on the received predetermined numerical value.
When the approximate color search button 82 in FIG. 7 is pressed, the server 1 performs the process of step S32.

  In step S32, the server 1 performs an approximate color search. As one form of the approximate color search, for example, the server 1 has a short distance from the reference among the paint colors that satisfy the search condition of the approximate color search with reference to the paint color of the selected combination number in the color space. For example, 5 cases are searched from the database. At this time, the server 1 determines the strength of the search condition of the approximate color search received in step S31 (ie, “bright” = 2, “dark” = 1, “not specified” = 0, as described above. Based on a predetermined numerical value), an approximate color is searched. In the example illustrated in FIG. 8, the server 1 performs an approximate color search based on the paint color of the formulation number CK000.

Next, in step S <b> 33, the server 1 displays the combination information and optical data of the combination number corresponding to the search condition for the approximate color search on the display device 26. For example, when the paint color with the composition number CK019 is retrieved as one of the paint colors approximate to the paint color with the composition number CK000 by the approximate color search, the composition information of the composition number CK019 is displayed in the display column 83 in FIG. (e.g., primary type of paint) displays, on the display section 84, the optical data of the recipe # CK019 (e.g., referenced to recipe # CK000, front ^{L *} value in the composition No. CK019, keyhole ^{L *} value, and a front The difference value of the HG value is displayed on one axis corresponding to each, and the difference value between the front a ^* value and the front b ^* value and the difference value between the scaly a ^* value and the scathe b ^* value are displayed in a two-dimensional plane. Display mapping on top). When the button 85 or the button 86 is pressed, the server 1 selects a combination number different from the color of the currently displayed combination number from, for example, five approximate colors obtained by the approximate color search. The combination information and optical data of the combination number are displayed on the display device 26.

  When the user determines that the paint color of the displayed composition number is a desired paint color based on the optical data displayed on the display device 26 of the terminal device 2, for example, the button 87 in FIG. When is pressed, the server 1 displays the paint color composition information corresponding to the selected composition number on the display device 26 (see the display column 91 of FIG. 9 described in step S41 described later), When the predetermined button is pressed, the blending information correction process (S41 to S45) is performed for the coating color of the selected blending number (that is, the blending number displayed in the display field 83). Otherwise, the server 1 repeats the process from step S31 again.

  Thus, since the server 1 can repeatedly perform the approximate color search processing shown in steps S31 to S33, the operator does not have a color sample using the paint color combination information in which the color sample exists as a clue. The paint color composition information can be acquired.

Recipe information correction process (S41-S45)
FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of the blending information correction process and the blending information output process performed by the paint blending information search system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 shows an example of the combination information correction screen.

  FIG. 9 is a screen that is first displayed in the blending information correction process, and the display column 91 in FIG. 9 displays the primary color paint number and the primary color paint name as the blend color blend information corresponding to the selected blend number. The indicated amount (unit g) and the blending rate (unit%) are displayed for each primary color paint included in the blending information. Here, among the displayed blending information, the primary color paint number, primary color paint name, and primary color paint blending ratio value are displayed as they are in the database, and the primary color paint indication amount is displayed. As the value, the value calculated by the following (Expression 1) is displayed. Further, the display column 95 displays the toning paint creation amount (for example, 100 g) instructed in step S22 of the combination number search process.

Indicated amount of primary color paint = blending ratio of primary color paint x creation amount of toning paint (Formula 1)
In step S41, the server 1 outputs blending information for the user to perform trial painting. The buttons 97a and 97b in FIG. 9 are associated with the output of the combination information. For example, when the button 97a is pressed, the server 1 transmits the combination information to the weighing device 5 via the terminal device 2. When the button 97b is pressed, the server 1 transmits the blending information to the printing device 4 via the terminal device 2. The printing device 4 and the weighing device 5 output blending information. The value of the primary color paint instruction amount output included in the blending information is a value calculated by (Equation 1) at the first execution of step S41, and will be described later at the second and subsequent executions. This is the value input in step S44.

  The measuring device 5 has a display unit and a measuring unit, and receives the mixing information separately from the function of the normal measuring unit for measuring the weight, and is the primary color mixed in the toning paint contained in the mixing information The paint name and the instruction amount are displayed on the display unit as work instructions. Further, when the necessary primary color paint is put into the container placed on the weighing unit by the operator, the weighing device 5 may display that effect by sound and / or lighting of the lamp. For the measuring device 5, for example, a scale JO'S3 (trade name, manufactured by Kansai Paint Co., Ltd., an online measuring instrument) can be used. The printing apparatus 4 has a function of receiving the blending information and outputting it to a medium such as paper. As the printing apparatus 4, a known printer such as a commercially available ink jet printer or laser printer can be used.

  Next, the user mixes the primary color paints based on the printed combination information, and creates a toning paint. Alternatively, the user creates a toning paint according to a work instruction displayed on the display unit of the weighing device 5. The user performs trial coating by actually using the created toning paint. When the button 96 in FIG. 9 is pressed, the server 1 determines each primary color paint based on the content of the composition information currently displayed in the display column 91 and the value of the instructed paint color creation amount. The blending amount is calculated (mixed) every time and displayed in the display column 91. FIG. 10 shows an example of the composition information correction screen after the button 96 is pressed. In the display column 91 in FIG. 10, the value of the blend amount of the primary color paint calculated by (Expression 2) is displayed.

Blending amount of primary color paint = Current blending amount of primary color paint + Indicated amount of primary color paint (Formula 2)
Here, the blending amount of the current primary color paint is a value recalculated from the remaining weight of the toning paint when Step S43 described later is executed. The instruction amount of the primary color paint is “increment (increase amount) with respect to the current primary color paint blending amount” designated when step S44 described later is executed. Note that immediately after the blending amount of the primary color paint is calculated and displayed according to (Equation 2), the indicated value of the primary color paint is set to a value of 0 and displayed.

  That is, when step S41 is executed for the first time (before Equation 2 is calculated for the first time), the current value of the primary color paint blending amount (that is, the initial value of the primary color paint blending amount) is zero. As a result, the indicated value of the primary color paint calculated by (Equation 1) is the same as the value of the primary color paint blending quantity (that is, the primary color paint blending quantity = primary color paint designated quantity). Thereafter, the server 1 performs the process of (Equation 2) each time the process of step S41 is repeatedly executed, and performs a process of adding the instruction amount of the primary color paint to the current primary color paint blending quantity.

  Further, the blending ratio of the primary color paint is recalculated after the button 96 is pressed even once, that is, every time the blend amount of the primary color paint is recalculated according to (Equation 2). At this time, the blending ratio of each primary color paint is calculated as a ratio (percentage) of the blending quantity of the primary color paint to the total blending quantity of all the primary color paints (specified by the blending number).

  As a result of the trial coating, when the user determines that the created toning paint has a desired color tone, for example, the button 99 in FIG. 10 is pressed, and the server 1 performs the process of step S45. As a result of the trial coating, when the user does not determine that the created toning paint has a desired color tone, the user thereafter performs the blending information correction processing shown in steps S42 to S44 as desired coating color. Can be repeated several times until is obtained.

  In step S42, the server 1 receives the remaining weight (unit: g) of the toning paint after the trial coating. The user can obtain the remaining weight of the toning paint by using the function of measuring the weight of the weighing device 5. When the button 98 in FIG. 10 is pressed, the server 1 displays on the display device 26 a dialog box that accepts input of the remaining weight of the toning paint, and the user enters the toning paint in the input field in the dialog box. Enter the remaining weight (for example, 69.9 g). The input remaining weight of the toning paint is transmitted to the server 1.

  In step S43, the server 1 recalculates the blending amount of the primary color paint, and obtains the blending amount of the primary color paint in the toning paint actually created as the paint. The server 1 calculates (mixes) the blending amount for each primary color paint based on the content of the blending information currently displayed in the display field 91 and the value of the remaining weight of the toned paint that has been input. The information is displayed on the display device 26. FIG. 11 shows an example of the composition information correction screen in this state. In the display column 91 in FIG. 11, the value of the blend amount of the primary color paint calculated by (Equation 3) is displayed.

Blending amount of primary color paint = blending ratio of primary color paint x remaining weight of toning paint (Formula 3)
As described above, the server 1 recalculates the blending amount of the primary color paint, so that the user can correct the blending amount of the primary color paint in the toning paint actually created as the paint during the operation of correcting the blending information (that is, The actual value of the blending amount) can be accurately grasped, and the toning work for obtaining the desired paint color by correcting the blending information can be smoothly advanced.

  In step S44, the server 1 corrects the combination information of the paint color corresponding to the combination number. The buttons 92 to 94 in FIG. 11 are associated with input of the primary color paint indication amount, addition of the primary color paint, and deletion of the primary color paint, for example, the primary color paint number of the primary color paint that the user desires to correct. However, when the terminal device 2 is selected via the operation unit 24 on the screen of FIG. 11, for example, the row of the selected primary color paint number in the display column 91 is displayed in reverse video. Next, when the button 92 in FIG. 11 is pressed, an instruction amount of the selected primary color paint can be input. At this time, as described in step S41, the designated amount of the primary color paint is designated by an increment (increase amount) with respect to the current blend amount of the primary color paint. When the button 97a or 97b in FIG. 11 is pressed, the server 1 performs the process of step S41. Note that the deletion of the primary color paint by the button 94 means that only the color for which the addition of the primary color paint is designated is deleted on the screen.

  In step S45, the server 1 records the corrected formulation information together with the HW address. The server 1 uses the contents of the blending information currently displayed in the display column 91 (including the blending ratio) and the value of the remaining weight of the instructed toning paint as user-specific blending information. A recipe number (for example, UK000) is assigned automatically or by user designation, and is recorded in the recording unit 12 in association with the HW address. Furthermore, the server 1 receives an arbitrary character string (for example, a number described on the license plate of the corresponding vehicle) input from the operation unit 24 for identifying the combination information, The data may be recorded in the recording unit 12 as a database in association with the received arbitrary character string.

  Further, the terminal device 2 receives the corrected blending information from the server 1 and transmits it to the printing device 4 or the weighing device 5. The printing device 4 and the weighing device 5 output the blending information as in step S41. Also good.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated by specific embodiment, this invention is not limited to above-described embodiment.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the color mixing is performed using a normal blended paint has been described. However, the color blending may be performed using an FC blended paint. In this case, the server 1 may use the indicated amount, the blending amount, and the blending rate of the primary color paint in proportion to the proportional concentration of the FC blended paint.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the blending ratio of the primary color paint is recalculated every time the blending amount of the primary color paint is recalculated by (Equation 2) in step S41 is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, every time the designated amount of the primary color paint is input in step S44, the blend amount of the primary color paint is calculated by (Equation 2), and the blend ratio of the primary color paint is recalculated based on the blend amount. Good.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the server 1 records the corrected combination information together with the HW address in step S45 has been described. However, this process is optional, and the server 1 does not record the corrected combination information. May be.

  In the above-described embodiment, the combination number corresponding to the search condition is displayed as a list, and the user has selected the combination number of the paint color desired to be toned from the displayed list. May directly enter the recipe number. Specifically, in step S21, when a combination classification (CK or UK) and a combination classification number (for example, a three-digit natural number starting from 000) are input in the input fields 68 and 69 in FIG. In addition to the paint number, manufacturer name, and paint color number, which are the search conditions for the recipe number, search the database by adding the recipe number to the search condition, and the paint color corresponding to the formula number obtained by the search For the blending information, the process of step S41 may be performed.

  Further, in the above embodiment, as shown in the display column 71 of FIG. 7, the case where the list of combination numbers corresponding to the search condition is displayed together with the primary color paint numbers of the constituent primary colors has been described. As shown in the example of the list screen, it may be displayed together with the information on the corresponding vehicle type, or as shown in the example of the combination number list screen of FIG. In that case, the server 1 should just record the information of the corresponding vehicle type and color tendency information corresponding to the combination number in the recording unit 12 in advance as a database in association with the combination number. For example, a list of combination numbers corresponding to the search condition is selected by selecting the display contents of the constituent primary colors, the corresponding vehicle types, or the color tendency by the pull-down menu button 75 in FIG. 7, FIG. 15, and FIG. Can be displayed on the display device 26 of the terminal device 2 with any of the selected display contents.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the motor vehicle was mentioned as a coating object product, it is not limited to this, For example, transportation apparatuses, such as a two-wheeled vehicle, an airplane, a ship, a train, may be sufficient.

In the above embodiment, the lightness and chromaticity of the L ^* a ^* b ^* color system are used as numerical values representing the color of the paint color. However, the Munsell color system, L ^* C ^* h color system, Lightness, chromaticity, saturation, spectral reflectance, etc., such as Hunter Lab color system and XYZ color system may be used.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although HG value showing a micro brightness was used as a numerical value showing the texture of a coating color, IV value showing the brightness in the regular reflection direction of a coating film, and the brightness in a skew direction are shown. From the relationship between the SV value, the IV value, and the SV value, a flip-flop value (FF value) indicating the orientation state of the glitter pigment in the coating film may be used.

It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the coating composition information search system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process which the coating composition information search system which concerns on embodiment of this invention performs. It is a flowchart which shows the process which the coating composition information search system which concerns on embodiment of this invention performs. It is a flowchart which shows the process which the coating composition information search system which concerns on embodiment of this invention performs. It is a flowchart which shows the process which the coating composition information search system which concerns on embodiment of this invention performs. It is a figure which shows an example of the top screen of the search service which the coating composition information search system which concerns on embodiment of this invention provides. It is a figure which shows an example of a mixture number list screen. It is a figure which shows an example of an approximate color search screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a mixing | blending information correction screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a mixing | blending information correction screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a mixing | blending information correction screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the coating color number selection screen at the time of vehicle type search mode. It is a figure which shows an example of the coating color number selection screen at the time of component color search mode. It is a figure which shows an example of the coating color number selection screen at the time of a company color search mode. It is a figure which shows an example of the mixture number list screen on which the information of a corresponding vehicle type is displayed. It is a figure which shows an example of the mixture number list screen on which the information of a color tendency is displayed.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Server 2 Terminal device 3 Wide area network 4 Printing device 5 Weighing device 6 Connection cable 10,20 CPU
11, 21 Memory 12, 22 Recording unit 13, 23 Bus 24 Operation unit 15, 25 Interface unit 26 Display device 61-65, 68, 69 Input field 66, 67a-67c Search button 71, 74 Display field 72, 73 button 75 Pull-down menu button 82 Approximate color search button 83, 84, 91, 95 Display field 85-87, 92-94, 96, 97a, 97b, 98, 99, 123 Button 81, 121, 122, 131, 132, 141, 142 Input field

Claims (6)

A server having a recording unit;
A paint blending information search system comprising an operation unit, a display device, and a terminal device having an interface unit connected to a network,
The paint composition information and the optical data representing the color and texture of the paint color are recorded in the recording unit in association with the paint color information,
The paint color information includes a paint type, a manufacturer name of a product to be painted, a paint color number that is a number for identifying the paint, and a combination number that identifies each of a plurality of colors to which the same paint color number is assigned. Including
The blending information includes information for identifying a primary color paint, an indicated amount of the primary color paint, and a blending ratio of the primary color paint,
A first step in which the server receives, from the terminal device, a first search condition that includes at least the paint type and the manufacturer name and does not include the paint color number;
A second step in which the server creates a first search query from the first search condition;
A third step in which the server searches the recording unit using the first search query and displays a plurality of paint color numbers corresponding to a search condition on the display device;
The server receives, from the terminal device, a desired paint color number selected from a plurality of paint color numbers displayed on the display device by the operation unit, and the received paint color number is the first color. A fourth step of creating a second search query in addition to the search query of
A fifth step in which the server searches the recording unit using the second search query and displays a combination number corresponding to a search condition on the display device;
The server provides a recipe number search function including
The server receives, from the terminal device, a restriction on the optical data as a search condition for an approximate color that approximates the reference color, using the color for the combination number obtained by the combination number search function as a reference color. 6 steps,
A seventh step in which the server obtains a paint color combination number that matches the approximate color search condition from the recording unit;
The approximate color retrieval functions including the server provides,
The server receives, from the terminal device, the remaining weight of the toned paint after the trial coating of the paint color corresponding to the blend number obtained by the search, and the blending ratio of the primary color paint at the time of the reception And an eighth step of calculating a blending amount of the primary color paint based on the received remaining weight of the toning paint,
The server receives an instruction amount of the primary color paint from the terminal device, the instruction amount is incremented with respect to a blending amount of the primary color paint at the time of reception, and the received instruction amount is obtained at the time of reception. A ninth step of adding to the blending amount, newly setting the blended result as the blending amount of the primary color paint, and correcting the blending rate included in the blending information based on the blending amount;
The paint composition information retrieval system , wherein the server provides a composition information correction function including The product to be painted is an automobile,
The paint combination information search system according to claim 1, wherein the first search condition further includes a model of the automobile and a year type of the model or a main body color of the model. A tenth step in which the server receives the MAC address assigned to the interface unit from the terminal device;
An eleventh step in which the server determines whether or not the MAC address is recorded in the recording unit;
If the MAC address is not recorded in the recording unit, a twelfth step of recording the user ID and password input from the operation unit in the recording unit in association with the MAC address;
The paint blending information search system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the server further provides a terminal authentication function including: The terminal device further includes a weighing device having a display unit,
The weighing device receives the combination information from the terminal device, and displays the primary color paint name and the instruction amount of the primary color paint included in the received combination information on the display unit. The paint composition information retrieval system according to claim 1 , wherein A server device including a recording unit, connected to the operation unit, the display device, and a terminal device having an interface unit connected to a network, through which the paint composition information is retrieved,
The paint composition information and the optical data representing the color and texture of the paint color are recorded in the recording unit in association with the paint color information,
The paint color information includes a paint type, a manufacturer name of a product to be painted, a paint color number that is a number for identifying the paint, and a combination number that identifies each of a plurality of colors to which the same paint color number is assigned. Including
The blending information includes information for identifying a primary color paint, an indicated amount of the primary color paint, and a blending ratio of the primary color paint,
A first step in which the server receives, from the terminal device, a first search condition that includes at least the paint type and the manufacturer name and does not include the paint color number;
A second step in which the server creates a first search query from the first search condition;
A third step in which the server searches the recording unit using the first search query and displays a plurality of paint color numbers corresponding to a search condition on the display device;
The server receives, from the terminal device, a desired paint color number selected from a plurality of paint color numbers displayed on the display device by the operation unit, and the received paint color number is the first color. A fourth step of creating a second search query in addition to the search query of
A fifth step in which the server searches the recording unit using the second search query and displays a combination number corresponding to a search condition on the display device;
Provides a recipe number search function including
The server receives, from the terminal device, a restriction on the optical data as a search condition for an approximate color that approximates the reference color, using the color for the combination number obtained by the combination number search function as a reference color. 6 steps,
A seventh step in which the server obtains a paint color combination number that matches the approximate color search condition from the recording unit;
It provides an approximate color search functions, including,
The server receives, from the terminal device, the remaining weight of the toned paint after the trial coating of the paint color corresponding to the blend number obtained by the search, and the blending ratio of the primary color paint at the time of the reception And an eighth step of calculating a blending amount of the primary color paint based on the received remaining weight of the toning paint,
The server receives an instruction amount of the primary color paint from the terminal device, the instruction amount is incremented with respect to a blending amount of the primary color paint at the time of reception, and the received instruction amount is obtained at the time of reception. A ninth step of adding to the blending amount, newly setting the blended result as the blending amount of the primary color paint, and correcting the blending rate included in the blending information based on the blending amount;
The server apparatus which searches the coating composition information characterized by providing the blending information correction function containing this. A server having a recording unit;
In a system including an operation unit, a display device, and a terminal device having an interface unit connected to a network, a method for searching for paint blending information,
The paint composition information and the optical data representing the color and texture of the paint color are recorded in the recording unit in association with the paint color information,
The paint color information includes a paint type, a manufacturer name of a product to be painted, a paint color number that is a number for identifying the paint, and a combination number that identifies each of a plurality of colors to which the same paint color number is assigned. Including
The blending information includes information for identifying a primary color paint, an indicated amount of the primary color paint, and a blending ratio of the primary color paint,
A first step in which the server receives, from the terminal device, a first search condition that includes at least the paint type and the manufacturer name and does not include the paint color number;
A second step in which the server creates a first search query from the first search condition;
A third step in which the server searches the recording unit using the first search query and displays a plurality of paint color numbers corresponding to a search condition on the display device;
The server receives, from the terminal device, a desired paint color number selected from a plurality of paint color numbers displayed on the display device by the operation unit, and the received paint color number is the first color. A fourth step of creating a second search query in addition to the search query of
A fifth step in which the server searches the recording unit using the second search query and displays a combination number corresponding to a search condition on the display device;
A recipe number search process including
The server receives, from the terminal device, a restriction on the optical data as a search condition for an approximate color that approximates the reference color using the color for the combination number obtained by the combination number search process as a reference color. 6 steps,
A seventh step in which the server obtains a paint color combination number that matches the approximate color search condition from the recording unit;
And the approximate color search process, including,
The server receives, from the terminal device, the remaining weight of the toned paint after the trial coating of the paint color corresponding to the blend number obtained by the search, and the blending ratio of the primary color paint at the time of the reception And an eighth step of calculating a blending amount of the primary color paint based on the received remaining weight of the toning paint,
The server receives an instruction amount of the primary color paint from the terminal device, the instruction amount is incremented with respect to a blending amount of the primary color paint at the time of reception, and the received instruction amount is obtained at the time of reception. A ninth step of adding to the blending amount, newly setting the blended result as the blending amount of the primary color paint, and correcting the blending rate included in the blending information based on the blending amount;
And a blending information correction process including the method of searching for paint blending information.