JP7078833B2 - Information processing device, control method of information processing device, and program - Google Patents

Description

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

In retail stores such as supermarkets and drug stores, POP (Point of purchase) advertisements showing product names, prices, and other product information are posted near the products.

A retailer worker creates this POP advertisement using the advertisement printing application software installed on the PC. Also, in the case of a chain store of a large supermarket or drug store that has multiple branches, the headquarters that controls the main store and chain stores does not create POP advertisements on the store side, but the same content for all stores. We are creating POP advertisement data for each product. It is common practice to send POP advertisement data created at the headquarters to each store.

Therefore, in Patent Document 1, as a method of creating a POP advertisement, order data of products is transmitted from each terminal in a store to the headquarters. Based on the order data of the product received from the store and the ordering source identification code, the mechanism for creating the advertisement data of the ordered product for each store at the headquarters and transmitting it to the store is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-195173

By the way, when a project such as a special sale for a limited time is held at a store, an advertisement dedicated to the project including information on the project name, the period of the project, and the product to be planned is sent from the headquarters that controls the main store and chain stores. The data is delivered to the store. As a result, they are often instructed to hold a project.

However, when trying to print from the advertisement data of the project sent from the headquarters, the headquarters side sends the advertisement data of the same project to all the stores at once. Therefore, among the products to be planned, advertisements for products that are not handled by the store or products that are out of stock are included in the advertisement data. Therefore, it is very troublesome for the workers at each store to print the POP advertisement by selecting each product in their own store while referring to the advertisement data list of the project sent from the headquarters. ..

An object of the present invention is to reduce the time and effort of a user and easily create advertising data for a product of a specific store among a plurality of stores.

In order to achieve the above object, the information processing apparatus of the present invention
An information processing device that controls the generation of advertising data for advertisements used in stores.
Advertisement data for generating advertisements in multiple stores, based on the first advertisement data including the start date of a specific project and multiple product information, and the order information that manages the products ordered by the store. , The specific product so as to include the information of the product managed as the product ordered by the specific store by the order information among the plurality of products corresponding to the plurality of product information included in the first advertisement data. Has a control means to control the generation of the second advertising data of the store of
The control means is set as a date set separately from the start date, and is set as a date on which the first advertisement data is released to a device that performs processing for printing an advertisement used in a store with a printing device. An information processing apparatus characterized in that the control is performed according to the arrival of the specified date .

According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the trouble of the user and easily create the advertisement data of the product of a specific store among a plurality of stores.

It is a figure which shows an example of the system configuration of the advertisement creation system. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware composition of the server apparatus 101, the information processing apparatus 102-1, and the information processing apparatus 102-2. It is a figure which shows an example of the functional structure of the server apparatus 101, the information processing apparatus 102-1, and the information processing apparatus 102-2. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of accepting the publication of the advertisement plan created by the headquarters. It is a figure which shows the screen example of the public process selection screen 500. It is a figure which shows the screen example of the reservation date input screen 600. This is an example of a reservation table generated when a public reservation is accepted. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of the process of linking planning instruction data and ordering master (ordering information) in 1st Embodiment, and generating advertisement data. (A) This is an example of planning instruction data. (B) This is an example of an ordering master. (C) This is an example of a store-specific selling price master. It is a figure which shows an example of advertisement data. It is a flowchart explaining the flow at the time of outputting the generated advertisement data. It is a figure which shows the screen example of a plan selection screen 1100. (A) It is a figure which shows the screen example of the store advertisement creation screen 1200 before the advertisement data is reflected. (B) It is a figure which shows the screen example of the store advertisement creation screen 1200 after the advertisement data is reflected. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of process which generates advertisement data by linking a plan instruction data, an ordering master, and inventory master (inventory information) in the 2nd Embodiment. This is an example of the inventory master 1500. It is a figure which shows an example of a warning screen 1600.

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of an information processing system (advertisement creation system) in the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention presents the server device 101, the information processing device 102-1 installed in, for example, the headquarters of a supermarket, the information processing device 102-2 installed in each branch office, and each store. There is a printing device 103 that can be used in the above. They are connected to each other so as to be capable of data communication via a network 105 such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or a WAN (Wide Area Network).

It goes without saying that the configurations of various terminals or servers connected on the network 105 of FIG. 1 are examples, and there are various configuration examples depending on the use and purpose.

The server device 101 can manage a limited-time project such as "Valentine sale" and various databases such as product information and POP layout corresponding to the project. Such various databases can be created by the person in charge at the headquarters, or can be created by the employees of each store. By managing plans on such a server device 101, POPs can be used using common plans, common product information, and common POP layouts according to access from the information processing device 102-2 of each store. You can create ads. It is also possible to manage planning, product information, POP layout, etc. by the information processing device 102-2 of each store without providing the server device 101.

In the information processing device 102-1 (client terminal), the plan creator of the headquarters that controls supermarkets, etc. creates a manuscript of the plan of the POP advertisement (product advertisement) and data instructing the plan, and sends it to the server device 101. It is a terminal that can be used. This is a terminal installed in the headquarters that controls the stores.

The information processing device 102-2 is a terminal that can be used by an employee of a store such as a supermarket when giving an instruction to create a POP advertisement (printing instruction), and is a terminal provided for each store. Employees of each store can access the server device 101 from the information processing device 102-2 and log in to the POP advertisement creation system to use a mechanism for creating and printing a POP advertisement. The information processing device 102-1 and the information processing device 102-2 have the same functions and can perform the same movement, but in the present embodiment, the information processing device on the headquarters side is 102-1. The information processing device installed on the store side will be described as 102-2. The description common to 102-1 and 102-2 will be described as the information processing apparatus 102.

The printing device 103 is a printer capable of printing POP advertisements provided in each store, and may be either an inkjet printer or a laser printer. The printing device 103 can not only print in response to a printing request from each store, but also accept and print a printing instruction from the headquarters. Further, the printing device 103 may be installed only in the headquarters and operated so that the POP advertisements for all the stores are printed in response to the printing instructions from each store.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server device 101 and the information processing device 102.

The CPU 201 comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 204.

Further, the ROM 202 or the external memory 211 (storage means) has a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System) and an operating system program (hereinafter, OS) which are control programs of the CPU 201. Further, various programs and the like, which will be described later, necessary for realizing the functions executed by the information processing apparatus 102 and the server apparatus 101 are stored. The RAM 203 functions as a main memory, a work area, and the like of the CPU 201.

The CPU 201 realizes various operations by loading a program or the like necessary for executing a process into the RAM 203 and executing the program.

Further, the input controller (input C) 205 controls an input from a pointing device such as a keyboard or a mouse (not shown) or an input device 209 such as a touch panel.

The video controller (VC) 206 controls the display on a display such as the display 210. The type of display is assumed to be a CRT or a liquid crystal display, but is not limited to this.

The memory controller (MC) 207 controls access to an external memory 211 such as a boot program, browser software, various applications, font data, and user files. Further, it controls access to an external memory 211 such as a hard disk (HD) or a flexible disk (FD) for storing an edited file, various data, or a card type memory connected to a PCMCIA card slot via an adapter.

The communication I / F controller (communication I / FC) 208 connects and communicates with an external device via a network, and executes communication control processing on the network. For example, Internet communication using TCP / IP is possible.

The CPU 201 enables display on the display 210 by, for example, executing an outline font expansion (rasterization) process in the display information area in the RAM 203. Further, the CPU 201 enables a user instruction with a mouse cursor or the like (not shown) on the display 210.

Various programs and the like used by the server device 101 and the information processing device 102 of the present invention to execute various processes described later are recorded in the external memory 211, and are executed by the CPU 201 by being loaded into the RAM 203 as needed. Is to be done.

Further, the definition file and various information tables used by the program according to the present invention are stored in the external memory 211.

Next, an example of the functional configuration of the server device 101 and the information processing device 102 will be described with reference to FIG. The functional configurations of the server device 101 and the information processing device 102 in FIG. 3 are examples, and there are various configuration examples depending on the application and purpose.

The server device 101 includes a storage unit 301, a deployment control unit 302, a communication control unit 303, a display control unit 304, and a date management unit 305 as functional units.

The storage unit 301 is a functional unit for storing information on various tables and masters, which will be described later, and information constituting various screens. Add / update / delete information as needed (memory means).

The expansion control unit 302 is a functional unit for linking various data tables stored in the storage unit 301 of the server device 101 with various information received from the information processing device 102 or an external storage device. In the present embodiment, creating advertisement data by linking the planning instruction data and the product data received from the store such as the ordering master or the inventory master will be described as the expansion process of the planning instruction data. The expansion control unit 302 is a functional unit for performing this expansion processing. The planning instruction data, the ordering master, and the inventory master will be described later.

The communication control unit 303 is a functional unit for controlling communication between the server device 101 and the information processing devices 102-1 and 102-2. The communication control unit 303 controls the transmission / reception of information between the server device 101 and the information processing device 102.

The display control unit 304 is a functional unit for controlling the display for controlling the display of the display 210 communicably connected to the server device 101. When a display instruction such as a screen is given from the display control unit 304, the display instruction is transmitted to the display 210 via the video controller 206. Then, when the display 210 receives this instruction, it displays a screen or the like according to the instruction (display control means).

The date management unit 305 is a functional unit that manages the date on which various data tables controlled by the expansion control unit 302 are expanded. The date management unit 305 determines the relationship between the reservation date for expanding the data managed by the reservation table 700, which will be described later, and the current date, and the reservation date is the same as the current date, or the current date is reserved. If it is determined that the date is after the date, the expansion instruction is transmitted to the expansion control unit 302.

The information processing apparatus 102 includes a storage unit 306, a communication control unit 307, and a display control unit 308 as functional units.

The storage unit 306 is a functional unit for storing information constituting various screens described later. Add / update / delete information as needed. The storage unit 306 also has a function of storing information received by the communication control unit 307, which will be described later.

The communication control unit 307 is a functional unit for controlling communication between the server device 101 and the information processing devices 102-1 and 102-2. The communication control unit 303 controls the transmission / reception of information between the server device 101 and the information processing device 102.

The display control unit 308 is a functional unit for controlling the display for controlling the display of the display 210 of the information processing apparatus 102. When a display instruction such as a screen is given from the display control unit 304, the display instruction is transmitted to the display 210 via the video controller 206. Then, when the display 210 receives this instruction, it displays a screen or the like according to the instruction.

Next, the flow of accepting the publication of the advertisement plan created by the headquarters will be described using the flowchart of FIG. In addition, "public" here means to make the advertisement data in a state where it can be output. In order to make the advertisement data outputable by the information processing device 102-2 of the store, it is necessary to perform the expansion process described later, and in the present embodiment, the advertisement data cannot be output before the expansion process. ..

First, in step S401, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 102-1 receives the disclosure request instruction of the plan. In the present embodiment, the advertisement creation system installed in the information processing apparatus 102-1 is first activated. When the advertisement creation system is started, a menu screen (not shown) is displayed on the information processing apparatus 102-1 by the function of the display control unit 308, and a button for starting advertisement creation (not shown) is displayed on one of the menu screens. When the button for starting the advertisement creation is pressed, the publication process selection screen 500 of FIG. 5 is displayed. When the user presses the button on the public processing selection screen 500, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 102-1 receives a public request instruction for the project. The term "planning" as used herein refers to advertisement generation data including product information for generating an advertisement, which indicates a sales plan such as a special sale event of a product for a limited time (hereinafter referred to as "planning instruction data").

The disclosure process selection screen 500 of FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen displayed on the information processing apparatus 102-1 and accepting a method of publishing planning instruction data. The publishing process selection screen 500 includes a reservation publishing button 501 and an immediate publishing button 502. The reservation release button 501 accepts a reservation for a date on which the planning instruction data is released when it is determined that the button is pressed. When the immediate release button 502 determines that the button is pressed, the immediate release button 502 publishes and expands the planning instruction data at the timing when the button is pressed. The expansion process will be described later.

In step S402, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 102-1 determines whether or not the publication request instruction received in step S401 is immediate publication (immediate generation of advertisement data). When the immediate publication button 502 is pressed and it is determined that the immediate publication instruction has been accepted, the process proceeds to step S403. If the immediate publication button 502 is not pressed and it is not determined that the immediate publication instruction has been accepted, the process proceeds to step S404 (reception means).

In step S403, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 102-1 transmits an expansion instruction of the planning instruction data to the server apparatus 101 by the function of the communication control unit 303. When the process of step S403 is completed, the process proceeds to step S804 of FIG. Step S804 will be described later.

In step S404, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 102-1 determines whether or not the reservation release button 501 has been pressed. When the reservation release button 501 is pressed and it is determined that the reservation release instruction has been accepted, the process proceeds to step S405. If the reservation release button 501 is not pressed and it is not determined that the reservation release instruction has been accepted, the process returns to step S402. In this embodiment, two options for publication processing are described, immediate publication and reservation publication. However, a processing for canceling the reservation is prepared, and a button for canceling the publication reservation of the planning instruction data that has already been performed is immediately published. A button may be provided in addition to the reservation disclosure.

In step S405, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 102-1 accepts the input of the reservation date for publishing the planning instruction data. Specifically, when it is determined in step S404 that the reservation release button 501 is pressed, the reservation date input screen 600 of FIG. 6 is displayed by the function of the display control unit 308. When the reservation date is input to the reservation date input screen 600 and the execution button 604 of the reservation date input screen 600 is pressed, the planning instruction data to be disclosed and the reservation information thereof are written in the reservation table 700 in the server device 101. The reservation date input screen 600 and the reservation table 700 will be described later (processing reservation receiving means).

The reservation date input screen 600 of FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen that accepts the input of the reservation date of the planning instruction data to be published. The reservation date input screen 600 includes a reservation year input field 601, a reservation month input field 602, a reservation date input field 603, and an execution button 604. When the execution button 604 is pressed after inputting the date in the reservation field, the received reservation date information is transmitted to the server device 101.

The reservation table 700 of FIG. 7 is a table for managing a file of planning instruction data for which a public reservation has been made. The reservation table 700 includes a reservation ID 701, a file name 702, and a public reservation date 703. The reservation ID 701 indicates unique identification information assigned to each file of the planning instruction data for which a public reservation has been made. The file name 702 indicates the file name of the planning instruction data for which the reservation for publication is set. The public reservation date 703 indicates a reservation date for which input is accepted on the reservation date input screen 600.

In step S406, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 102-1 uses the function of the communication control unit 307 to set the reservation disclosure instruction of the planning instruction data received in step S404 and the reservation date received in step S405 as a server. It is transmitted to the device 101. When the process of step S405 is completed, the process proceeds to step S801 of FIG. Step S801 will be described later.

Next, the processing flow of the first embodiment in which the planning instruction data and the ordering master are linked to generate the advertisement data will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Here, the process of linking the planning instruction data and the ordering master, acquiring the information necessary for the advertising data, and enabling the generation of the advertising data is referred to as "development", and is described as the expansion process of the planning instruction data. The flowchart of FIG. 8 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

In step S801, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 receives the public reservation instruction and the reservation date information transmitted from the information processing device 102-1 by the function of the communication control unit 303.

In step S802, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 receives the reservation instruction from the information processing device 102-1 in step S802, and writes the file in which the reservation date and the reservation are specified to the reservation table 700. A reservation ID is assigned to the written file and written to the reservation ID 701.

In step S803, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 determines whether the current date is the date of the reserved date written in the reservation table or whether the current date is a date after the reserved date by the function of the date management unit 305. do. If it is determined that the current date is the date of the reservation date or the current date is the date after the reservation date, that is, the date when the public reservation is set has been reached or the reservation date has passed, the process is performed in step S804. To proceed. If it is determined that the current date is not the date written in the reservation table or the date after the reservation date, that is, the date for which the public reservation is set has not been reached, or the reservation date has not passed, the setting is made. The process of step S803 is repeated until the reserved date is reached. Here, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 does not start the advertisement data expansion process until the reservation date is reached or the reservation date has passed. Since the expansion process is not performed until the reservation date is reached, the advertisement data is not generated before the reservation date, and the advertisement data is not transmitted to the information processing apparatus 102.

In step S804, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 refers to the planning instruction data managed by the function of the storage unit 301 in the server device 101. In some cases, the reservation for publication is not accepted and the instruction for immediate publication is accepted in step S402. In that case, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 refers to the planning instruction data transmitted from the information processing device 102-1 by the disclosure of the planning instruction data transmitted from the information processing device 102-1 and the expansion instruction. With reference to the planning instruction data, the expansion processing is performed by the function of the expansion control unit 302 based on the information of the planning instruction data.

The planning instruction data of FIG. 9A shows a data table that manages information for creating an advertisement, including planning information such as a special sale event for a limited time. The planning instruction data in FIG. 9A includes a planning number 901, a planning name 902, a start date 903, an end date 904, a layout 905, a paper 906, a number of sheets 907, a product code 908, and a product name. It is equipped with 909, a manufacturer name 910, and a sales copy 911. The project number 901 indicates a unique identification number assigned to each project. The project name 902 indicates the name of each project. The start date 903 indicates the date when the project is started. The end date 904 indicates the date when the project ends. Layout 905 indicates layout information displayed in the output advertisement. Paper 906 indicates the paper size for printing the advertisement. The number of sheets 907 indicates the number of sheets for printing the advertisement. The product code 908 indicates unique identification information assigned to each product. The product name 909 indicates the name of the product. The manufacturer name 910 indicates the manufacturer information of the product. Sales copy 911 indicates a sales copy attached when printing an advertisement. In this embodiment, the description will be made on the assumption that the POP advertisement is printed, but the advertisement data may be displayed on the screen as in the electronic POP. Further, the item of the planning instruction data in FIG. 9A in this embodiment is an example, and information may be included in addition to this.

In step S805, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 acquires the planning number and the product code from the planning instruction data being referenced. More specifically, the records of the planning instruction data in FIG. 9A are referred to in order from the top, the planning number is acquired from the planning number 901, and the product code 908 corresponding to the acquired planning number is acquired.

In step S806, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 searches the order master of FIG. 9B for a record that holds the plan number and the product code acquired in step S805 in the plan number 912 and the product code 914.

The ordering master of FIG. 9B is one of the product data received from the store, and shows a master for managing the ordering information of the ordered products. The ordering master of FIG. 9B includes a plan number 912, a store code 913, a product code 914, an ordering date 915, and an ordering quantity 916. The project number 912 indicates a unique identification number assigned to each project as in the project number 901. The store code 913 indicates unique identification information assigned to each store. The product code 914, like the product code 908, indicates unique identification information assigned to each product. The order date 915 indicates the date when the employee of the store ordered the product. The order quantity 916 indicates the quantity in which one kind of product is ordered. In the method of acquiring the order master of FIG. 9B, first, the data ordered by the store is stored in the external storage device or the information processing device 102-2 of the store. Then, at a predetermined timing determined in advance, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 may request the acquisition of order data and periodically acquire the order data. In addition, the order data may be accepted each time the order data is sent from the store.

In step S807, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 searches for a record holding the plan number and the product code from the order master in step S806, and determines whether or not there is a record corresponding to the plan number and the product code. If it is determined that the record corresponding to the plan number and the product code is in the order master, the process proceeds to step S808. If it is not determined that the record corresponding to the plan number and the product code is in the order master, the process proceeds to step S814.

In step S808, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 acquires the store code from the record found in step S807. Specifically, the plan number, the product code, and the store code acquired in step S805 are stored in the external memory 211 by the function of the storage unit 301.

In step S809, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 acquires the product information corresponding to the planning number and the product code acquired in step S805 from the planning instruction data. The product information refers to the project name 902, the start date 903, the end date 904, the layout 905, the paper 906, the number of sheets 907, the product name 909, the manufacturer name 910, and the sales copy 911 included in the project instruction data. These product information included in the plan instruction data and corresponding to the plan number and the product code are stored in the external memory 211 by the function of the storage unit 301.

In step S810, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 sets the store-specific special selling price 920 corresponding to the plan number and product code acquired in step S805 and the store code acquired in step S808 to the store-specific selling price master in FIG. 9 (c). Get from. The acquired selling price for each store is stored in the external memory 211 by the function of the storage unit 301.

The store-specific selling price master in FIG. 9C is a master showing the special selling price of the product for each store. The store-specific selling price master of FIG. 9C includes a plan number 917, a store code 918, a product code 919, and a store-specific selling price 920. The project number 917 indicates a unique identification number assigned to each project as well as the project number 901 and the project number 912. The store code 918, like the store code 913, indicates unique identification information assigned to each store. The product code 919 indicates unique identification information assigned to each product like the product code 914 and the product code 908. The special sale price by store 920 indicates the special sale price of the product by store applied at the special sale event for a limited time or the like. Even if the same product is planned for the same bargain sale, the price set for each store may differ, so that information is managed at the bargain sale price 920 for each store.

In step S811, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 generates advertisement data by combining the acquired data. Specifically, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 generates the advertisement data 1000, which is a data table of the advertisement data, creates a record in the generated advertisement data 1000, and obtains the information acquired in the processes from step S805 to step S810. Write to the record. If the advertisement data 1000 has been generated in the past and exists, a new data table is not created, and various acquired information is written in the record (generation means).

The advertisement data 1000 in FIG. 10 is a product included in a plan such as a bargain sale event, and shows advertisement data for outputting an advertisement for a product ordered by a store. The advertisement data 1000 includes a store code 1001, a project number 1002, a project name 1003, a start date 1004, an end date 1005, and a layout 1006. The paper 1007, the number of sheets 1008, the product code 1009, the product name 1010, the maker brand name 1011, the special selling price for each store 1012, and the sales copy 1013 are provided. The store code is the same as the store code 913 and the store code 918 in FIG. 9, and indicates unique identification information assigned to each store. The project number 1002 indicates a unique identification number assigned to each project as well as the project number 912 and the project number 901. The project name 1003 indicates the name of each project as well as the project name 902. The start date 1004 indicates the date when the project is started, like the start date 903. The end date 1005 indicates the date when the project ends, like the end date 904. The layout 1006 shows the layout information displayed in the output advertisement as in the layout 905. Paper 1007, like paper 906, indicates the paper size for printing an advertisement. The number of sheets 1008 indicates the number of sheets when printing an advertisement like the number of sheets 907. The product code 1009, like the product code 908, indicates unique identification information assigned to each product. The product name 1010 indicates the name of the product as well as the product name 909. The maker brand name 1011 indicates the maker information of the product as well as the maker name 910. The store-specific special sale price 1012 indicates the special sale price of the product for each store, which is applied at the special sale sale event for a limited time as well as the store-specific special sale price 920. The sales copy 1013, like the sales copy 911, indicates a sales copy attached when printing an advertisement. As described above, the advertisement data 1000 is associated with the information acquired from the planning instruction data of FIG. 9 (a), the order master of FIG. 9 (b), and the store-specific selling price master of FIG. 9 (c). Write to.

In step S812, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 determines whether or not there is an order from the next store. Specifically, in step S806, the record holding the plan number and the product code is searched from the order master, specified, and the store code currently being referenced in the record of the order master corresponding to the plan number and the product code. Determines if there is a store code different from. When it is determined that there is a store code, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 returns the process to step S808, and repeats the processes from step S808 to step S812 as long as the store code exists. If it is not determined that there is a store code, the process proceeds to step S813.

In step S813, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 determines whether or not all the product information of the product corresponding to the plan number has been acquired from the plan instruction data currently being referenced. If it is determined that all the product information of the product corresponding to the plan number has been acquired, the process proceeds to step S814. If it is determined that all the product information corresponding to the project number has not been acquired, the process is returned to step S805.

In step S814, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 determines whether or not there is the next planning instruction data. Specifically, whether or not there is planning instruction data that accepts the expansion processing instruction from the information processing device 102-1, or a file recorded in the reservation table that reaches the reservation date and should be expanded. Determine if there is. If it is determined that there is planning instruction data to be expanded, the processing is returned to step S804, and the next planning instruction data is referred to. The CPU 201 of the server device 101 repeats the processes from step S804 to step S814 until there is no plan instruction data to be processed. If it is not determined that there is planning instruction data to be expanded, the expansion process is terminated. In the present embodiment, the planning instruction data and the ordering master are linked to generate the advertisement data, but the data linked with the planning data is not limited to the ordering master. If the data is necessary for the store to create an advertisement, the advertisement data is generated using other masters and data (product data) related to the store's products, such as the inventory master (inventory data) showing the inventory of the store's products. You may. In addition, advertisement data may be generated using both the ordering master and the inventory master.

Next, the flow when the generated advertisement data is output by the information processing device 102-2 or the like installed on the store side will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the flowchart of the present embodiment, the processes of the information processing device 102-2 and the server device 101 are collectively described, but the information processing device 102-2 and the server device 101 are processed independently. ing.

First, in step S1101, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 102-2 displays the plan to be output identifiable for each plan on the plan selection screen 1200, and accepts the selection of the plan to be output. The project to be output here refers to advertising data. The information processing device 102-2 installed on the store side acquires advertisement data from the server device 101 by the function of the communication control unit 307, generates a plan selection screen based on the information, and functions of the display control unit 308. Display by. The plan selection screen is displayed when the information processing device 102-2 on the store side accepts a login to the advertisement creation system (display control means).

The plan selection screen 1200 of FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the screen of the information processing apparatus 102-2 so that the advertisement data generated based on the order master of the store can be selected and output. be. The plan selection screen 1200 includes a plan name field 1201, a plan search button 1202, a plan print button 1203, a publication period 1204, a keyword input field 1205, and a search button 1206. The project name column 1201 is a column for displaying the project name of each advertisement data. The in-plan search button 1202 is a button for searching the advertisement data of a specific product from the advertisement data. The plan print button 1203 is a button for printing advertisement data. The publication period 1204 is a column indicating a period for planning and selling a bargain sale or the like, and is a period during which advertising data can be output. The keyword input field is a field for inputting a project name, a product name, etc. of the advertisement data when searching for specific advertisement data. The search button 1206 is a button for executing a process of searching for advertisement data using a word input in the keyword input field. By displaying this plan selection screen, the store can easily select, print, and edit the product information in the advertisement data and the advertisement data.

In step S1102, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 102 transmits the output request of the advertisement data of the plan for which the selection was accepted in step S1101 to the server apparatus 101 by the function of the communication control unit 307. More specifically, the output instruction of the advertisement data, which is instructed by pressing the plan print button 1203 on the plan selection screen 1200, is transmitted to the server device 101.

In step S1103, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 receives the advertisement data output request from the information processing device 102-2 by the function of the communication control unit 303.

In step S1104, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 acquires the store code of the store that has received the advertisement data output request. Specifically, the login ID is acquired from the login information to the advertisement creation system of the store that received the advertisement data output request. In the present embodiment, the login ID when the store logs in to the advertisement creation system is the same as the store code of the store. Obtain the store code by reading the login ID information. The store code is not always read from the login information of the store. The store information may correspond to the advertisement data, or the store information may be transmitted from the information processing device 102-2 to the server device 101 together with the output request of the advertisement data. The method of acquiring the store code may be other than the login information.

In step S1105, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 searches the advertisement data based on the store code acquired in step S1104, and extracts the advertisement data corresponding to the acquired store code.

In step S1106, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 transmits the advertisement data extracted in step S1106 and the POP design file stored in the server device 101 to the information processing device 102-2 by the function of the communication control unit 303. Specifically, the POP advertisement design file, which is a template for the POP advertisement, is stored in the server device 101 in advance in the external memory 211 by the function of the storage unit 301. The server device 101 transmits the POP advertisement design file and the advertisement data for the store extracted by the store code to the information processing device 102-2. The POP advertisement design file may be stored in the information processing device 102-1 instead of the server device 101, and the server device 101 may transmit only the advertisement data to the information processing device 102-2 (transmission). means).

In step S1107, the CPU 201 of the information processing device 102-2 receives the advertisement data for the store extracted by the store code and the POP advertisement design file from the server device 101 by the function of the communication control unit 307.

In step S1108, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 102-2 generates POP print data from the received advertisement data and the POP design file. Specifically, the advertisement data is combined with the POP design file received from the server device 101, and the print data including the POP advertisement layout 1303 reflecting the advertisement data is generated.

In step S1109, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 102-2 outputs the print data of the POP advertisement generated in step S1109. In the present embodiment, the POP advertisement is printed by the printing device, but the data generated by the electronic advertisement or the like may be displayed on the screen.

In step S1110, the CPU 201 of the information processing apparatus 102-2 determines whether or not there is the next advertisement data. Specifically, it is determined whether or not there is advertisement data including a plan number different from the advertisement data output to the advertisement data acquired from the server device 101. If it is determined that there is the next advertisement data, the process is returned to step S1108, and the processes of steps S1108 to S1110 are repeated until the acquired advertisement data is output. If it is not determined that the next advertisement data exists, the series of processes is terminated.

The store advertisement creation screen 1300 of FIG. 13A is a diagram showing an edit screen of a product POP advertisement. The store advertisement creation screen 1300 includes an edit screen 1301, an advertisement data input field 1302, and a POP advertisement layout 1303. The edit screen 1301 shows the entire screen for accepting advertisement creation and editing. The advertisement data input field 1302 indicates a field that accepts the input of the advertisement data. In the present embodiment, the received advertisement data is automatically reflected in the advertisement data input field, but the advertisement data may be directly manually input. The POP advertisement layout 1303 shows a screen on which the design when the advertisement is actually printed is displayed, which reflects the data input in the advertisement data input field. The store advertisement creation screen 1300 of FIG. 13A shows a screen in the state of the template before the advertisement data is input, and the store advertisement creation screen 1300 of FIG. 13B is the store advertisement creation screen 1300 in which the advertisement data is input and is used as a template. Shows the screen with the data reflected.

In the flowchart of FIG. 11, the POP advertisement design file, which is an advertisement template, and the advertisement data extracted from the store code are received from the server device 101. Then, the information processing device 102-2 generates print data from the POP advertisement design file and the advertisement data, but the server device may generate print data and send the generated print data to the information processing device 102-2.

This is the end of the description of the first embodiment.

Next, the second embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment, the process in which the CPU 201 of the server device 101 links the planning data and the ordering master on the accepted reservation date and generates the advertisement data of the planned product for the amount ordered by the store has been described. In the second embodiment, the inventory master is linked in addition to the planning instruction data and the ordering master, and a warning is displayed when there is a product that is the target of planning but is in stock at the store and has not been ordered. Will be described with reference to FIG. The series of processes of FIG. 14 may be executed by the server device 101 at the same time as the expansion process of FIG. 8, or may be periodically executed separately from the expansion process.

In step S1401 of FIG. 14, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 refers to the planning instruction data and the ordering master managed by the function of the storage unit 301.

In step S1402, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 identifies a product code that is not included in the ordering master also referred to in step S1401 from the product codes of the planning instruction data referred to in step S1401. That is, the product code of the product to be planned included in the planning instruction data and not ordered from the store is specified.

In step S1403, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 refers to the inventory master stored by the function of the storage unit 301.

FIG. 15 shows an example of an inventory master showing the inventory of products in a store. The inventory master 1500 includes a store code 1501, a product code 1502, an inventory confirmation date 1503, an inventory quantity 1504, and a disposal date 1505. The store code 1501 indicates unique identification information assigned to each store. The product code 1502 indicates unique identification information assigned to each product. The inventory confirmation date 1503 indicates the date and time when the status such as the inventory quantity of the product is confirmed and registered as data. The inventory quantity 1504 indicates the quantity of the inventory of the product corresponding to each product code. The disposal date 1505 indicates the date on which the product should be disposed of. As for the method of acquiring the inventory master 1500, the data acquired and confirmed at the store is first stored in the external storage device or the information processing device 102-2 of the store as in the ordering master. Then, at a predetermined timing determined in advance, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 may request the acquisition of the inventory master and periodically acquire the inventory master. Further, the inventory master may be accepted each time the inventory master is sent from the store.

In step S1404, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 determines whether or not the product code specified in step S1402 is included in the inventory master. That is, it is determined whether or not the product to be planned but not ordered from the store is included in the inventory master of the store. If it is determined that the product code specified in step S1402 is included in the inventory master, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 proceeds to step S1405. If it is not determined that the product code specified in step S1402 is included in the inventory master, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 ends a series of processes in the second embodiment. The case where the product code specified in step S1402 is not included in the inventory master corresponds to the case where the corresponding product is not handled in the store or all the products to be planned have been ordered.

In step S1405, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 acquires the corresponding product code when it is determined in step S1404 that the product to be planned but not ordered from the store is included in the inventory master of the store. do.

In step S1406, when the CPU 201 of the server device 101 determines that there is a corresponding product code in step S1404, it warns that the advertisement data is not generated because there is a product that has not been ordered among the products to be planned. Notify. At this time, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 may display the product code acquired in step S1405 on the warning screen.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of the warning screen 1600. The warning screen 1600 includes a "Yes" button 1601 and a "No" button 1602, and can accept the selection of whether or not to generate the advertisement data of the unordered product that is the target of the project. The warning screen 1600 does not accept the selection of whether or not to generate the advertisement data, and may notify only the message that the advertisement data of the unordered product is not generated. By displaying or notifying this warning screen, the advertisement data for the amount ordered at the store is generated, and the advertisement data for the product that was not ordered because it is in stock but needs to be created is generated. Is possible.

In step S1407, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 determines whether or not the instruction to generate the advertisement data has been accepted. More specifically, it is determined whether or not the "Yes" button 1601 is accepted on the warning screen 1600 of FIG. If it is determined that the advertisement data generation instruction has been accepted, the process proceeds to step S1408. If it is not determined that the advertisement data generation instruction has been accepted, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 ends a series of processes of the second embodiment.

In step S1408, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 acquires the store code from the inventory master and stores it in the external memory 211.

Since steps S1409 to S1411 are the same processes as steps S809 to S811 in FIG. 8, the description thereof will be omitted.

In step S1412, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 determines whether or not all the product information of the product corresponding to the plan number has been acquired from the plan instruction data currently being referenced. If it is determined that all the product information of the product corresponding to the plan number has been acquired, the process proceeds to step S1413. If it is not determined that the product information of the product corresponding to the plan number has been acquired for all products, the process is returned to step S1409, and the CPU 201 of the server device 101 from step S1409 to step S1412 until the advertisement data of all products is generated. Repeat the process.

In step S1413, the CPU 201 of the server device 101 determines whether or not there is the next planning instruction data. Specifically, whether or not there is planning instruction data that accepts the expansion processing instruction from the information processing device 102-1, or the file recorded in the reservation table, the reservation date should be reached and the expansion processing should be performed. Determine if there is a kimono. When the CPU 201 of the server device 101 determines that there is the next planning instruction data, the process returns to step S1401 and repeats the processing of steps S1401 to S1413 for the number of minutes of the planning instruction data. If it is not determined that the next planning instruction data exists, the series of processes shown in FIG. 14 is terminated.

According to this embodiment, even for a product for which advertisement data could not be created in the first embodiment because the user did not order the product due to inventory, the advertisement data required for each store while reducing the user's trouble. Can be generated. This is the end of the description of the second embodiment.

As described above, in the embodiment, among the products targeted for event planning, the effect that the POP advertisement of the product required by the store can be easily created can be obtained.

The present invention can be, for example, an embodiment as a system, an apparatus, a method, a program, a storage medium, or the like, and specifically, may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices, or 1 It may be applied to a device consisting of two devices.

The present invention includes a software program that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiment, which is directly or remotely supplied to a system or an apparatus. The present invention also includes a case where the information processing device of the system or the device is also achieved by reading and executing the supplied program code.

Therefore, in order to realize the functional processing of the present invention in the information processing device, the program code itself installed (installable) in the information processing device also realizes the present invention. That is, the present invention also includes the computer program itself for realizing the functional processing of the present invention.

In that case, as long as it has a program function, it may be in the form of an object code, a program executed by an interprinter, script data supplied to the OS, or the like.

Examples of the recording medium for supplying the program include a flexible disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, MO, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a CD-RW, and the like. There are also magnetic tapes, non-volatile memory cards, ROMs, DVDs (DVD-ROM, DVD-R) and the like.

In addition, as a method of supplying the program, the browser of the client computer is used to connect to the homepage of the Internet. Then, it can also be supplied by downloading the computer program of the present invention itself or a compressed file including an automatic installation function to a recording medium such as a hard disk from the homepage.

It can also be realized by dividing the program code constituting the program of the present invention into a plurality of files and downloading each file from different homepages. That is, the present invention also includes a WWW server that causes a plurality of users to download a program file for realizing the functional processing of the present invention in the information processing apparatus.

In addition, the program of the present invention is encrypted, stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, and distributed to users, and the key information for decrypting the encryption is downloaded from the homepage to the user who clears the predetermined conditions. Let me. Then, by using the downloaded key information, it is also possible to execute an encrypted program and install it in the information processing device.

Further, the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by the information processing apparatus executing the read program. In addition, based on the instruction of the program, the OS or the like running on the information processing apparatus performs a part or all of the actual processing, and the function of the above-described embodiment can be realized by the processing.

Further, the program read from the recording medium is written to the memory provided in the function expansion board inserted in the information processing device and the function expansion unit connected to the information processing device. After that, based on the instruction of the program, the function expansion board, the CPU provided in the function expansion unit, or the like performs a part or all of the actual processing, and the function of the above-described embodiment is also realized by the processing.

It should be noted that the above-described embodiments are merely examples of embodiment of the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed in a limited manner by these. That is, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the technical idea or its main features.

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Claims (15)

An information processing device that controls the generation of advertising data for advertisements used in stores.
Advertisement data for generating advertisements in multiple stores, based on the first advertisement data including the start date of a specific project and multiple product information, and the order information that manages the products ordered by the store. , The specific product so as to include the information of the product managed as the product ordered by the specific store by the order information among the plurality of products corresponding to the plurality of product information included in the first advertisement data. Has a control means to control the generation of the second advertising data of the store of
The control means is set as a date set separately from the start date, and is set as a date on which the first advertisement data is released to a device that performs processing for printing an advertisement used in a store with a printing device. An information processing apparatus characterized in that the control is performed according to the arrival of the specified date . The control means extracts from a plurality of products corresponding to the plurality of product information included in the first advertisement data, a product managed as a product ordered by the specific store based on the order information. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information of the extracted product is controlled to be included in the second advertisement data. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control means also performs the control in response to an operation instructing the user to generate the second advertisement data. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control means performs the control even in response to an instruction to publish the first advertisement data. The control means is characterized in that the control is performed without the operation of a user who selects one of a plurality of products corresponding to the plurality of product information included in the first advertisement data. The information processing apparatus according to any one of 4 . The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , further comprising an acquisition means for acquiring the first advertisement data and the ordering information. Further, the control means is based on the selling price information that manages the selling price of the product for each store, and the information of the selling price of the product included in the second advertisement data of the specific store is the selling price for each store of the specific store. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the information processing apparatus is controlled so as to be. Further, the control means is based on the inventory information that manages the inventory of the products of the store, and among the plurality of products corresponding to the plurality of product information included in the first advertisement data, the specific store is selected by the ordering information. Control to generate the second advertisement data of the specific store so as to include the information of the product managed as the product in stock in the inventory information even if the product is not managed as the ordered product. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the information processing apparatus is to be performed. Further, the control means is based on the inventory information that manages the inventory of the products of the store, and among the plurality of products corresponding to the plurality of product information included in the first advertisement data, the specific store is selected by the ordering information. Any of claims 1 to 8 , wherein when there is a product that is not managed as an ordered product and is managed as a product that is in stock in the inventory information, it is controlled to warn. The information processing device according to item 1. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9 , wherein the first advertisement data is data managed by a server accessible from each store. The first advertising data includes period information regarding a limited-time sales plan corresponding to a specific product.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10 , wherein the control means is controlled to generate the second advertisement data including the period information. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising a display control means for controlling the second advertisement data generated by the control by the control means so as to be identifiable for each period information. .. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 12 , wherein the advertisement is a POP advertisement. It is a control method of an information processing device that controls the generation of advertisement data for advertisements used in stores.
Advertisement data for generating advertisements in multiple stores, based on the first advertisement data including the start date of a specific project and multiple product information, and the order information that manages the products ordered by the store. , The specific product so as to include the information of the product managed as the product ordered by the specific store by the order information among the plurality of products corresponding to the plurality of product information included in the first advertisement data. Has a control step that controls the generation of secondary advertising data for the store in
The control means is set as a date set separately from the start date, and is set as a date on which the first advertisement data is released to a device that performs processing for printing an advertisement used in a store with a printing device. A control method for an information processing apparatus, characterized in that the control is performed according to the arrival of the date . A program for making a computer function as each means of the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 13.

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