JP7406293B1 - Information processing system, information processing method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an information processing system, etc. that can further support quality improvement in the preparation of quotations. According to one aspect of the present invention, an information processing system is provided. This information processing system includes a processor capable of executing programs to perform the following steps. In the first acquisition step, quantity information indicating the quantity of predetermined symbols included in at least a part of the area of the floor plan is acquired. In the first output step, estimate information indicating the estimated cost of purchasing furniture or fixtures is output based on the quantity information. Here, the furniture or equipment is a product that is scheduled to be placed at a position corresponding to a predetermined symbol. [Selection diagram] Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses "an interior plan creation support system that can reduce the time required to create interior plan proposals and estimates and improve the quality of the proposals." This system uses a screen display device 1 that displays a screen and an information processing device 2 to create an interior plan proposal 3 on which selection results of products that will be predetermined interior components of a building are displayed. It has a template search means 10 for searching a template 21 of a proposal according to search conditions from a template registration means 18. It also includes a product search means 13 for searching and displaying a product database 20, and a product replacement means 14 for replacing the displayed product display 25 with the product display 25A of the proposal under preparation 23.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2002-259496

However, there is still room for development of a system for improving quality in the preparation of estimates and the like.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides an information processing system and the like that can further support quality improvement in the preparation of quotations.

According to one aspect of the present invention, an information processing system is provided. This information processing system includes a processor capable of executing programs to perform the following steps. In the first acquisition step, quantity information indicating the quantity of predetermined symbols included in at least a part of the area of the floor plan is acquired. In the first output step, estimate information indicating the estimated cost of purchasing furniture or fixtures is output based on the quantity information. Here, the furniture or equipment is a product that is scheduled to be placed at a position corresponding to a predetermined symbol.

According to the above aspect, it is possible to further support quality improvement in the preparation of quotations.

1 is a configuration diagram showing an information processing system 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of an information processing device 2. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a user terminal 3. FIG. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the functions of the information processing device 2. FIG. 2 is an activity diagram showing an example of the flow of information processing executed in the information processing system 1. FIG. An example of a count screen 5 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 for calculating the number of office furniture and fixtures from the floor plan IM is shown. It is a schematic diagram of item management table T1. An example of the item selection screen 6 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 is shown. An example of a list screen 7 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 is shown. An example of an estimate presentation screen 8 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 is shown. 2 is an activity diagram showing an example of the flow of information processing executed in the information processing system 1. FIG. An example of a recommendation screen 9 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 is shown. An example of the automatic count screen 10 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 is shown.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Various features shown in the embodiments described below can be combined with each other.

By the way, the program for implementing the software appearing in this embodiment may be provided as a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, or may be downloaded from an external server. The program may be provided in a manner that allows the program to be started on an external computer and the function thereof is realized on the client terminal (so-called cloud computing).

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the term "unit" may include, for example, a combination of hardware resources implemented by circuits in a broad sense and software information processing that can be concretely implemented by these hardware resources. . In addition, various types of information are handled in this embodiment, and these information include, for example, the physical value of a signal value representing voltage and current, and the signal value as a binary bit collection consisting of 0 or 1. It is expressed by high and low levels or quantum superposition (so-called quantum bits), and communication and calculations can be performed on circuits in a broad sense.

Further, a circuit in a broad sense is a circuit realized by at least appropriately combining a circuit, a circuit, a processor, a memory, and the like. That is, Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), programmable logic device (for example, Simple Programmable Logic Device (SPLD)), Complex Programmable Logic Device (Complex Pr) ogrammable Logic Device: CPLD), and field This includes a field programmable gate array (FPGA) and the like.

1. Hardware configuration This section explains the hardware configuration.

<Information processing system 1>
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an information processing system 1. As shown in FIG. The information processing system 1 includes an information processing device 2 and a user terminal 3. The information processing device 2 and the user terminal 3 are configured to be able to communicate through a telecommunications line. In one embodiment, the information processing system 1 is comprised of one or more devices or components. For example, if the information processing system 1 is composed of only the information processing device 2, the information processing system 1 can be the information processing device 2. These components will be explained below.

<Information processing device 2>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the information processing device 2. As shown in FIG. The information processing device 2 includes a communication bus 20, a communication section 21, a storage section 22, and a processor 23. The communication unit 21, the storage unit 22, and the processor 23 are electrically connected via the communication bus 20 inside the information processing device 2.

<Communication Department 21>
Although the communication unit 21 is preferably a wired communication means such as USB, IEEE1394, Thunderbolt (registered trademark), wired LAN network communication, etc., it is also suitable for wireless LAN network communication, mobile communication such as 3G/LTE/5G, and BLUETOOTH (registered trademark). Communication etc. may be included as necessary. That is, it is more preferable to implement it as a set of these plurality of communication means. That is, the information processing device 2 may communicate various information from the outside via the communication unit 21 and the network.

<Storage unit 22>
The storage unit 22 stores various information defined by the above description. This may be used, for example, as a storage device such as a solid state drive (SSD) that stores various programs related to the information processing device 2 executed by the processor 23, or as a temporary storage device related to program calculations. It can be implemented as a memory such as a random access memory (RAM) that stores necessary information (arguments, arrays, etc.). The storage unit 22 stores various programs, variables, etc. related to the information processing device 2 executed by the processor 23.

<Processor 23>
The processor 23 processes and controls overall operations related to the information processing device 2 . The processor 23 is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) not shown. The processor 23 implements various functions related to the information processing device 2 by reading predetermined programs stored in the storage unit 22. That is, information processing by software stored in the storage unit 22 is specifically implemented by the processor 23, which is an example of hardware, and can be executed as each functional unit included in the processor 23. These will be explained in more detail in the next section. Note that the processor 23 is not limited to a single processor, and may be implemented so as to have a plurality of processors 23 for each function. It may also be a combination thereof.

<User terminal 3>
The user terminal 3 is a terminal owned by a user. In this embodiment, a case will be described in which the user terminal 3 is a terminal operated by a user who is an employee of a furniture manufacturer. The user terminal 3 may be of any type, such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a computer, or any other device as long as it can access the information processing device 2 through a telecommunications line.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the user terminal 3. The user terminal 3 will be explained below as an example. The user terminal 3 includes a communication bus 30, a communication section 31, a storage section 32, a processor 33, a display section 34, and an input section 35. The communication section 31 , the storage section 32 , the processor 33 , the display section 34 , and the input section 35 are electrically connected via the communication bus 30 inside the user terminal 3 . Descriptions of the communication unit 31, storage unit 32, and processor 33 are the same as those of each unit in the information processing device 2, and will therefore be omitted.

<Display section 34>
The display unit 34 displays a graphical user interface (GUI) screen that can be operated by the user. The display unit 34 may be included in the casing of the user terminal 3 or may be externally attached. Specifically, the display unit 34 may be implemented as a display device such as a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or a plasma display. It is preferable that these display devices be used differently depending on the type of user terminal 3.

<Input section 35>
The input unit 35 receives operational inputs made by the user. The operation input is transferred to the processor 33 via the communication bus 30 as a command signal. The processor 33 can perform predetermined control and calculations based on the transferred command signal as necessary. The input unit 35 may be included in the housing of the user terminal 3 or may be externally attached. For example, the input section 35 may be integrated with the display section 34 and implemented as a touch panel. When the input unit 35 is implemented as a touch panel, the user can input a tap operation, a swipe operation, etc. to the input unit 35. As the input unit 35, a switch button, a mouse, a QWERTY keyboard, etc. can be used instead of a touch panel.

2. Functional configuration This section explains the functional configuration. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the functions of the information processing device 2. As shown in FIG. As described above, the information processing by the software stored in the storage unit 22 is concretely realized by the hardware (specifically, the processor 23), so that it can be executed as each functional unit included in the processor 23. In other words, the information processing system 1 includes each functional unit in the program.

Specifically, the processor 23 includes a reception section 231, an acquisition section 232, a specification section 233, an output section 234, and a display control section 235 as each functional section.

The reception unit 231 is configured to receive various information as a reception step. Specifically, the reception unit 231 is configured to receive information via the communication unit 21 or the storage unit 22 and to be able to read the information into the working memory. Preferably, the reception unit 231 receives input of the item information IF2 via the user terminal 3.

The acquisition unit 232 is configured to acquire various information as an acquisition step. Specifically, the acquisition unit 232 acquires quantity information IF1 indicating the quantity of predetermined symbols SY included in at least a part of the area of the floor plan IM.

The specifying unit 233 is configured to specify various information as a specifying step. Specifically, the identifying unit 233 identifies the quantity of the symbol SY on the floor plan IM based on the quantity information IF1 acquired by the acquiring unit 232. Details will be described later.

The output unit 234 is configured to output various information as an output step. Specifically, the output unit 234 outputs estimate information IF5. Details will be described later.

As a display control step, the display control unit 235 displays various information stored in the storage unit 32 in a manner that is visible to the user. For example, the display control unit 235 may display a screen containing various information in a manner that can be viewed on a terminal such as the user terminal 3. As a result, various types of information are presented to various users who operate terminals such as the user terminal 3. The display control unit 235 also controls visual information such as screens, images, icons, messages, etc. to be displayed on the display of the terminal. The display control unit 235 may generate only rendering information for displaying visual information on the terminal.

3. Regarding the operation of the information processing system 1 In this section, the flow of the information processing method executed by the information processing system 1 will be explained with reference to the drawings. As shown below, the information processing method includes the following steps. Note that the order of the processes can be changed as appropriate, a plurality of processes may be executed simultaneously, or some processes may be omitted.

3.1. Overview of Information Processing FIG. 5 is an activity diagram showing an example of the flow of information processing executed in the information processing system 1. As shown in FIG. As an example, a case will be described in which a user who is an employee of a furniture manufacturer creates an estimate for a customer who is a purchaser of office furniture or equipment (hereinafter referred to as office furniture, etc.).

First, as a display control step, the display control unit 235 causes the office floor plan IM to be displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 so as to be visible to the user (activity A101). Preferably, the office floor plan IM may be a floor plan that includes an area where office furniture and the like that the customer plans to purchase will be placed. As an example, the display control unit 235 may display the floor plan IM on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 in response to uploading of a file including information indicating a floor plan.

Subsequently, as a reception step, the reception unit 231 receives from the user an operation for arranging the symbol SY on the floor plan IM (activity A102). Specifically, the reception unit 231 receives from the user an operation for arranging the symbol SY at a planned position of furniture on the floor plan IM. Details will be described later.

Subsequently, the acquisition unit 232 acquires quantity information IF1 as an acquisition step. Here, the quantity information IF1 is information indicating the type and quantity of the symbol SY whose operation was accepted from the user in the activity A102. In other words, as a first acquisition step, the acquisition unit 232 acquires quantity information IF1 indicating the quantity of predetermined symbols SY included in at least a part of the area of the floor plan IM. Further, as a specifying step, the specifying unit 233 specifies the type and quantity of the symbol SY based on the quantity information IF1 (activity A103).

Subsequently, as a reception step, the reception unit 231 receives a selection input of office furniture, etc. for the symbol SY from the user via the user terminal 3 (activity A104). In other words, as a first reception step, the reception unit 231 receives input of item information IF2 related to office furniture and the like from the user. Here, the item information IF2 is information regarding the furniture or fixtures related to the quantity information IF1. Furthermore, input is made by selecting item information IF2 from a preset database. Note that the reception unit 231 may accept selections of office furniture and the like from the user for each type of symbol SY. Details will be described later.

Subsequently, as a specifying step, the specifying unit 233 specifies information (hereinafter referred to as item information IF2) regarding the office furniture, etc. that has been selected by the user via the user terminal 3 (activity A105). The item information IF2 may include information regarding product numbers of office furniture and the like. Preferably, the item information IF2 may also include information regarding specifications of office furniture and the like. In this embodiment, the item information IF2 will be described as specifying a product number.

Next, a case will be described in which information regarding recommended products (hereinafter referred to as recommendation information IF3) exists regarding the office furniture or the like whose product number was specified in activity A105. If the recommendation information IF3 is not included in the office furniture or the like, the information processing proceeds to activity A108. As a display control step (an example of a presentation step), the display control section 235 displays the recommendation information IF3 on the display section 34 of the user terminal 3 so that it can be presented to the user (activity A106).

Here, the recommended products related to the recommendation information IF3 will be explained. The recommended product is a product recommended to the user, which is different from the office furniture or the like selected by the user. The recommended products may be associated with office furniture and the like. For example, recommended products may be determined for products that are preferably used in conjunction with arbitrary office furniture or the like. Further, for example, recommended products may be determined for items that are required when using arbitrary office furniture or the like. Furthermore, recommended products may be determined based on other users' purchase histories and the like. Specifically, a product that tends to be purchased together with any office furniture or the like may be determined as a recommended product for the office furniture or the like.

Furthermore, if the user also adds the recommendation information IF3 related to the recommended product to the estimate, the reception unit 231 receives a selection input for the recommended product from the user as a reception step (activity A107). Further, in response to the receiving unit 231 receiving a selection input for the recommended product from the user, the specifying unit 233 specifies recommendation information IF3 related to the recommended product as a specifying step. The specifying unit 233 adds the recommendation information IF3 to the estimate. On the other hand, if the recommended product is not added to the quotation, the information processing proceeds directly to activity A108.

Subsequently, as an output step, the output unit 234 transmits an inquiry regarding the price of office furniture, etc. (an example of quotation request information IF4) to the manufacturer of the office furniture, etc. that has received the selection. In other words, as a second output step, the output unit 234 outputs quotation request information IF4 that requests the manufacturer or seller to present the price of the furniture or fixtures based on the item information IF2 received from the user. Specifically, for example, the specifying unit 233 classifies the item information IF2 selected by the user in activities A104 to A107 using the manufacturer or seller as the classification axis. Further, as an output step, the output unit 234 transmits an inquiry regarding the price of the classified products (item information IF2) to each manufacturer or seller.

Subsequently, as an acquisition step, the acquisition unit 232 acquires price information indicating the price of office furniture, etc. from the manufacturer or seller whose price was inquired about in activity A108 (activity A109). Furthermore, the specifying unit 233 specifies the selling price of office furniture, etc. based on the acquired price information.

Here, the estimate request information IF4 sent to each manufacturer in activity A108 is preferably in a format that can be directly downloaded by each manufacturer. In other words, the estimate request information IF4 is configured to be downloadable by the manufacturer or seller via the information processing system 1. Note that the estimate request information IF4 may include price information input from each manufacturer and the like.

Then, as a first output step, the output unit 234 outputs estimate information IF5 indicating an estimate of the cost required to purchase the furniture or fixtures based on the quantity information IF1. Here, the furniture or equipment is a product scheduled to be placed at a position corresponding to a predetermined symbol SY.

To summarize the above, the information processing method executed by the information processing system 1 includes a processor capable of executing programs to perform the following sections. In the first acquisition step, quantity information IF1 indicating the quantity of predetermined symbols SY included in at least a part of the area of the floor plan IM is acquired. In the first output step, based on the quantity information IF1, estimate information IF5 indicating the estimated cost for purchasing furniture or fixtures is output. Here, the furniture or equipment is a product scheduled to be placed at a position corresponding to a predetermined symbol SY.

According to such an aspect, an estimate can be created based on accurate quantities for each piece of furniture or fixtures. Furthermore, for example, since there is no need for the user to directly input the product number, the accuracy of the estimate can be improved. Furthermore, it is possible to easily request a quote from each manufacturer or seller.

3.2. Details of Information Processing Details of the information processing described above will be explained with reference to FIGS. 6 to 10.

(Count screen 5)
FIG. 6 shows an example of the count screen 5 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 for calculating the number of office furniture and fixtures from the floor plan IM. Count screen 5 is an example of a screen displayed in activity A102 in FIG. The count screen 5 includes a floor plan IM, a specific area IM1, areas 51a to 53a, areas 51b to 53b, operation buttons 54a and 54b, and a first symbol SY1 and a second symbol SY2.

The floor plan IM is an area where a floor plan is displayed. The floor plan IM is, for example, a drawing showing the floor plan of an office in which furniture purchased by the purchaser, such as office furniture, is to be placed.

The specific area IM1 is an area where the reception unit 231 has received a selection of an arbitrary area in the floor plan IM from the user. In this embodiment, the specific area IM1 is a portion corresponding to a "conference room" on the floor plan IM. The method for identifying the specific area IM1 will be detailed later.

The receiving unit 231 receives from the user an operation for displaying the symbol SY at a predetermined location in the specific area IM1. Here, the arbitrary location is, for example, a location where office furniture or the like is planned to be placed. As an example, the reception unit 231 receives from the user an operation for displaying the first symbol SY1 at a location where a chair is planned to be placed in the specific area IM1. Similarly, the receiving unit 231 receives an operation for displaying the second symbol SY2 at a location where a desk is planned to be placed in the specific area IM1. Note that it is preferable that the display control unit 235 displays the first symbol SY1, which is the object for which selection of office furniture or the like is accepted, in a manner distinguishable from the second symbol SY2.

Note that, as shown in FIG. 6, in the floor plan IM, a figure indicating the office furniture or the like may be drawn in advance at a place where the office furniture or the like is planned to be placed. The user may perform an operation to display the symbol SY based on the icon described on the floor plan IM.

In the example of FIG. 6, when the user performs an operation on the location where chairs and desks are placed in the specific area IM1, the display control unit 235 causes the display control unit 235 to place the first The symbol SY1 and the second symbol SY2 are displayed. At the same time, the acquisition unit 232 acquires the number of times operations have been accepted from the user via the reception unit 231, that is, the quantity information IF1 of the first symbol SY1 and the second symbol SY2. In other words, as a first acquisition step, the acquisition unit 232 acquires the quantity information IF1 by adding a quantity in response to receiving an operation on a predetermined symbol SY on the floor plan IM from the user. The area 51a is an area where the quantity of the first symbol SY1 is displayed. Further, the area 51b is an area where the quantity of the second symbol SY2 is displayed. Moreover, it is preferable that the symbol SY has different aspects depending on the type of office furniture or the like. For example, it is preferable that the first symbol SY1 and the second symbol SY2 have different aspects. According to this aspect, the type and quantity of office furniture, etc. can be accurately grasped when creating an estimate.

Here, the symbol SY is at least one of a character, a character string, a symbol, and an icon. The symbol SY is displayed in the floor plan IM at a position where office furniture and the like are to be placed. The display mode is not particularly limited. It is preferable that the symbol SY has a different form depending on the type of office furniture or the like arranged in the floor plan IM. According to this aspect, the user can grasp the quantity of each piece of office furniture or the like in a manner that allows the user to distinguish each type of furniture or fixtures arranged in the floor plan IM.

Further, the area 52a is an area where the appearance of the furniture whose selection has been accepted for the first symbol SY1 is displayed. Furthermore, the area 53a is an area where a description of the furniture whose selection has been accepted for the first symbol SY1 is displayed. In FIG. 6, since the reception unit 231 is not accepting the selection of office furniture etc. for the first symbol SY1, the display control unit 235 displays the appearance of the furniture and the furniture for the area 52a and the area 53a. No explanation displayed. Details regarding the selection of office furniture, etc. will be described later. Moreover, the description of the region 52b and the region 53b is the same as that of the region 52a and the region 53b, so a description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, the display control unit 235 displays "8" as the quantity information IF1 of the first symbol SY1 on the operation button 54a. This corresponds to the number of symbols SY displayed in the specific area IM1, and the quantity information IF1 acquired by the acquisition unit 232 in activity A103 in FIG. 5 may be automatically input. Further, the display control unit 235 may display the quantity information IF1 in a changed manner in response to receiving an input operation on the operation button 54a from the user. Here, the quantity information IF1 displayed in the area 51a and the quantity information IF1 displayed on the operation button 54a may be different quantities. That is, the quantity information IF1 displayed in the area 51a and the quantity information IF1 displayed on the operation button 54a may be configured not to be linked. The area 51b and the operation button 54b may also have a similar configuration. According to such an aspect, it is possible to improve the accuracy regarding quantities when creating estimates for office furniture and the like. The same applies to the operation button 54b.

(Item management table T1)
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the item management table T1. The item management table T1 is a lookup table showing information on office furniture and the like. The display control unit 235 causes the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 to display objects for selecting office furniture, etc., based on the information stored in the item management table T1. Item management table T1 includes item information IF2. Specifically, the item information IF2 may include information regarding the product number and price of each piece of office furniture.

For example, the item management table T1 may include information such as product number T11, manufacturer name T12, product name T13, size T14, color T15, price T16, delivery date T17, and recommended product T18. For example, when office furniture or the like has the same product name but has different detailed specifications, it is preferable to have a product number for each item. For example, office furniture that has multiple color variations preferably has a different product number for each color.

The manufacturer name T12 is information indicating, for example, the manufacturer or seller of office furniture or the like. As an example, the database that is the item management table T1 is configured to include furniture or fixtures from a plurality of different manufacturers or sellers. According to this aspect, the user can select equipment or furniture across equipment manufacturers.

Further, the recommended product T18 is an ID indicating furniture or equipment related to each office furniture or the like. For example, in FIG. 7, the recommended product "EF-XX-WW" is linked as office furniture etc. related to the desk set with the product number "DE-XX-WW". For example, in the activity A104 of FIG. 5, when the reception unit 231 receives from the user the input of item information IF2 regarding the desk set with the product number T11 "DE-XX-WW", in the activity A106, the display control unit 235 The recommendation information IF3 related to the recommended product "EF-XX-WW" related to the desk set "-XX-WW" is displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3.

(Item selection screen 6)
FIG. 8 shows an example of the item selection screen 6 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. Item selection screen 6 is an example of a screen displayed in activity A104 in FIG. The item selection screen 6 includes an area 61, an operation button 62, an area 63, and a first symbol SY1.

Area 61 is an area for displaying the title of the estimate to be created. The operation button 62 is a button for selecting an area for creating an estimate. For example, the specifying unit 233 may specify an area for creating an estimate by accepting a selection input to the operation button 62 from the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, by receiving a selection input to the operation button 62 from the user, the specifying unit 233 may specify an area corresponding to the conference room as the specific area IM1. Note that the specific area IM1 may be stored in advance in association with a name for identifying the area.

Area 63 is an area for accepting selections of office furniture and the like from the user. Area 63 includes objects 631-633. For example, by receiving an input from the user for any one of the objects 631 to 633, the specifying unit 233 specifies item information IF2 related to office furniture or the like selected by the user. The present embodiment will be described assuming that selection of the object 633 is accepted from the user.

Here, the selection of office furniture etc. is configured to be accepted for each symbol SY. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, when the user selects office furniture or the like for the first symbol SY1, the receiving unit 231 receives an input from the user for any one of the objects 631 to 633. The same applies to the case where office furniture or the like is selected for the second symbol SY2.

(List screen 7)
FIG. 9 shows an example of the list screen 7 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. List screen 7 is an example of a screen displayed in activities A104 to A107 in FIG. The list screen 7 includes an area 75, an area 76, an operation button 77, a specific area IM1, a first symbol SY1, and a second symbol SY2.

The area 75 is an area (an example of a list) in which item information IF2, such as office furniture, whose selection is accepted for each symbol SY in the activity A104 of FIG. 5 is displayed. Area 75 includes areas 751 to 753, areas 755 to 757, operation button 754, and operation button 758.

The areas 751 to 753 and the operation button 754 are areas where information whose selection is accepted for the first symbol SY1 is displayed. The area 751 is an area where an image showing the external appearance of the office furniture, etc., selected for the first symbol SY1 is displayed. The area 752 is an area where item information IF2 for which selection has been accepted for the first symbol SY1 is displayed. The area 753 is an area where the price of the office furniture, etc. whose selection has been accepted for the first symbol SY1 is displayed.

The operation button 754 is a button for accepting selections regarding the quantity of office furniture and the like. The display control unit 235 causes the operation button 754 to display "8", which is the quantity information IF1 of the first symbol SY1. This corresponds to the number of symbols SY displayed in the specific area IM1, and the quantity information IF1 acquired by the acquisition unit 232 in activity A103 in FIG. 5 is automatically input. When the operation button 754 receives an input from the user to change the quantity, the specifying unit 233 can change the quantity information IF1 of office furniture, etc.

The areas 755 to 757 and the operation button 758 are areas where information for which selection has been accepted for the second symbol SY2 is displayed. A description of these components will be omitted because they are similar to the descriptions of the areas 751 to 753 and the operation button 754.

Furthermore, in response to the acceptance unit 231 receiving an operation for an arbitrary area in the area 76 from the user, the display control unit 235 highlights and displays the symbol SY of the specific area IM1 corresponding to the area. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, in response to the reception unit 231 accepting an operation for the area 76 from the user, the display control unit 235 replaces the second symbol SY2 in the specific area IM1 with another symbol SY. The symbol SY1 is displayed with greater emphasis than the symbol SY1. In other words, as a first display control step, the display control unit 235 displays a list including the item information IF2 for which the input has been accepted so that it can be visually recognized by the user. When the user selects at least one item information IF2 included in the list, the selected item information IF2 is defined as specific item information IF21. Furthermore, the display control unit 235 displays fixtures or furniture associated with the specific item information IF21 on the floor plan in a distinguishable manner.

Further, the operation button 77 is a button for creating an estimate based on the contents included in the list screen 7. For example, the display control unit 235 transitions the content displayed on the display unit 34 from the list screen 7 in FIG. 9 to the estimate presentation screen 8 in FIG. 10 by accepting an input to the operation button 77 from the user.

According to this aspect, it is possible to confirm the type and number of office furniture, etc. related to the item information IF2 corresponding to the symbol SY. Therefore, the user can further improve the accuracy of the estimate.

(Estimate presentation screen 8)
FIG. 10 shows an example of the estimate presentation screen 8 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. The estimate presentation screen 8 is an example of a screen displayed in activity A110 in FIG. The estimate presentation screen 8 includes an area 81, an area 82, and operation buttons 83.

Area 81 and area 82 are areas where estimate information IF5 for each area specified by the user is displayed. As shown in FIG. 10, estimate information IF5 for the specific area IM1 "conference room", which is the area designated by the user, is displayed in the area 82. That is, as a second reception step, the reception unit 231 receives from the user a designation of at least a part of the area on the floor plan IM. When the designated area is defined as a designated area (for example, specific area IM1), the output unit 234 outputs estimate information IF5 based on quantity information IF1 of fixtures or furniture to be placed in the designated area.

Here, when the receiving unit 231 receives a selection from the user for an arbitrary area in the floor plan IM, the specifying unit 233 specifies the received arbitrary area as the specific area IM1. The reception unit 231 may receive a selection of an arbitrary area from the user, for example, by accepting the specification of an arbitrary area by a click operation, a drag operation, or the like by the user. The method by which the reception unit 231 receives an arbitrary area from the user is not limited to this.

The operation button 83 is a button for switching the display mode of the estimate information IF5 displayed in the area 82. For example, in response to receiving an input from the user using the operation button 83, the display control unit 235 collapses the estimate information IF5 displayed in the area 82 and changes it to a hidden state. In addition, in response to receiving an input from the user via the operation button 83 again, the display control unit 235 changes the estimate information IF5 from the hidden state to the state where the estimate information IF5 is displayed again.

Further, the area 82 is an area in which an estimate table T2 indicating estimate information IF5 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 10, the estimate table T2 displayed in the area 82 is No. It includes T21, name T22, product number T23, specifications (W*D*H) T24, unit price T25, quantity T26, amount T27, and area name T28.

Further, region 82 includes region 821. The area 821 is an area where the sum of the amounts T27 in the estimate table T2 is displayed. According to this aspect, it is possible to grasp the estimate information IF5 for each area received from the user. Specifically, it is possible to grasp the details of office furniture, etc. that have been selected for each area, and the estimated total price for each area.

According to this aspect, it is possible to grasp the estimate information IF5 for each area received from the user.
4. Second embodiment

In this section, an information processing system 1 according to a second embodiment (hereinafter referred to as the present embodiment) will be described. However, descriptions of configurations and functions that are substantially the same as those of the information processing system 1 according to the first embodiment will be omitted. The figures newly referred to in this section are as follows.

FIG. 11 is an activity diagram showing an example of the flow of information processing executed in the information processing system 1. As shown in FIG. This embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that office furniture and the like are presented to the user according to the budget information IF6 received from the user.

Activities A201 to A203 are similar to activities A101 to A103 in FIG. 5, and therefore will be omitted.

As a second acquisition step, the acquisition unit 232 acquires budget information IF6 indicating the cost budget (activity A204). Here, the budget information IF6 may be information indicating the budget for the entire floor. Moreover, the budget information IF6 may be information indicating a budget for each arbitrary area on the floor.

Subsequently, as a second display control step, the display control unit 235 displays information regarding the recommended item information IF2 or the combination of the item information IF2 according to the budget information IF6 (activity A205). Here, the item information IF2 is preferably displayed in a format corresponding to the symbol SY. Details will be described later with reference to FIG.

Subsequently, the receiving unit 231 receives from the user a selection of the item information IF2 presented to the user in Activity A205 (Activity A206). Hereinafter, activities A207 to A209 are the same as activities A108 to A110 in FIG. 5, and therefore will be omitted.

According to this aspect, the burden of creating a written estimate can be further reduced.

(Recommendation screen 9)
FIG. 12 shows an example of the recommendation screen 9 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. Recommendation screen 9 is an example of a screen displayed in activity A205 in FIG. 11. The recommendation screen 9 includes a first symbol SY1, a second symbol SY2, an operation button 93, and an area 95.

The operation button 93 is a button for accepting input of budget information IF6 regarding the purchase of office furniture and the like. The display control unit 235 displays "500,000 yen" as the budget information IF6. This is information input from the user. When the operation button 93 receives an input from the user for setting the budget information IF6, the specifying unit 233 specifies the budget information IF6. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the budget information IF6 is the budget for the specific area IM1 "conference room". The budget information IF6 may be information indicating a budget for the entire floor.

The area 95 is an area where item information IF2 regarding office furniture, etc. (hereinafter referred to as recommended items) extracted based on the budget information IF6 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 12, the recommended item corresponding to the second symbol SY2 is displayed in the area 95. In this way, it is desirable that recommended items be extracted for each symbol SY and presented to the user. According to this aspect, the user can understand the recommended items presented according to the budget, and it is possible to reduce the burden of proposing office furniture, etc. to the purchaser.

Area 95 further receives selection of recommended items from the user. Area 95 further includes an object 951a, an area 952a, an object 951b, and an area 952b. The object 951a is an area where an image showing the appearance of the recommended item corresponding to the second symbol SY2 is displayed. The area 952a is an area indicating item information IF2 of the recommended item. The object 951b and the area 952b are similar to the object 951a and the area 952a, so a description thereof will be omitted.

For example, by receiving input from the user for the object 951a or the object 951b, the specifying unit 233 specifies item information IF2 related to the recommended item selected by the user. As a result, the specified item information IF2 is added to the estimate information IF5.

According to such an aspect, the user can further reduce the burden of proposing office furniture, etc. to the purchaser and creating an estimate. Users can select office furniture from recommended items presented according to their budget. Therefore, the burden of preparing estimates can be further reduced.

5. Modifications The above information processing mode is just an example, and is not limited to this.

In activity A103 of FIG. 5, an example has been described in which the acquisition unit 232 acquires the quantity information IF1 by accepting an operation on the symbol SY, but this is not the case.

FIG. 13 shows an example of the automatic count screen 10 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. The automatic count screen 10 includes a selection area IM2 and a pop-up area 102.

As shown in FIG. 13, when the reception unit 231 receives a selection from the user for an arbitrary area (hereinafter referred to as selection area IM2), the identification unit 233 determines which areas, such as office furniture, are included in the selection area IM2. The type and quantity information IF1 may be specified.

Subsequently, in response to the specifying unit 233 specifying the quantity information IF1 of office furniture, etc. included in the IM2, the display control unit 235 causes the pop-up area 102 to be displayed. Further, the display control unit 235 may display the symbol SY in a superimposed manner on office furniture or the like included in the selection area IM2. According to this aspect, the user can easily grasp the quantity information IF1.

The pop-up area 102 includes an operation button 1021, an operation button 1022, and an operation button 1023.

The display control unit 235 displays the specified quantity information IF1 on the operation button 1021 and the operation button 1022. As shown in FIG. 13, quantity information IF1 of chairs included in selection area IM2 is displayed on operation button 1021. Similarly, quantity information IF1 of desks included in selection area IM2 is displayed on operation button 1022.

If the quantity information IF1 displayed on the operation button 1021 and the operation button 1022 is checked and there is no correction, the reception unit 231 accepts an input operation on the operation button 1023. On the other hand, if correction is required, a selection operation on the operation button 1021 or 1022 is accepted from the user, and then an input operation on the operation button 1023 is accepted. The operation button 1023 is a button for accepting confirmation of quantity information IF1 of office furniture, etc. in the selection area IM2.

According to this aspect, it is possible to reduce errors regarding the number of selected office furniture, etc. when creating an estimate. On the other hand, since it is possible for the user to manually correct the quantity information IF1 before finalizing the quantity information IF1, it is possible to further reduce errors regarding the number of office furniture, etc.

In the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which an employee of a furniture manufacturer who is a user creates an estimate for a purchaser, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a purchaser of office furniture or the like may use his or her own purchaser terminal. Specifically, a purchaser may perform this for the purpose of simulating the price for purchasing office furniture or the like. Further, the information processing device 2 may accept an operation from the user while presenting the information to the purchaser. In other words, the user may perform a simulation regarding the purchase of office furniture or the like for the purchaser by presenting information to the purchaser while the user operates. This allows the purchaser to more easily consider purchasing office furniture and the like.

Furthermore, in FIG. 9, in response to the reception unit 231 accepting an operation for an arbitrary symbol SY from the user in the specific area IM1, the display control unit 235 displays images and items of office furniture and the like corresponding to the symbol SY. The area where the information IF2 is displayed may be displayed in a manner that is distinguishable from other areas. According to this aspect, it is possible to confirm the type and number of the selected office furniture, etc. in a state in which the symbol SY is associated with the corresponding item information IF2 of the office furniture, etc. Therefore, the user can further improve the accuracy of the estimate.

Further, in FIG. 6, the reception unit 231 first receives from the user an operation for arranging the symbol SY on the floor plan IM (activity A102), and then receives a selection of office furniture, etc. for the symbol SY. Although an example has been described, the invention is not limited to this. The reception unit 231 may first accept the selection of office furniture, etc., and then associate the symbol SY with the received office furniture, etc., and accept an operation from the user to arrange the symbol SY. .

The information processing device 2 may be in an on-premises form or may be in a cloud form. The cloud-based information processing device 2 may provide the above-mentioned functions and processing, for example, in the form of SaaS (Software as a Service) or cloud computing.

In the embodiment described above, the information processing device 2 performs various storage and control operations, but instead of the information processing device 2, a plurality of external devices may be used. That is, various information and programs may be distributed and stored in a plurality of external devices using blockchain technology or the like.

Another aspect of the embodiment may be a program. The program causes the computer to perform each step.

It may be provided in each of the following embodiments.

(1) An information processing system, comprising a processor capable of executing a program to perform each of the following steps, and in the first acquisition step, a predetermined symbol included in at least a part of the floor plan drawing is acquired. Quantity information indicating the quantity is acquired, and in the first output step, based on the quantity information, estimate information indicating the estimated cost when purchasing the furniture or equipment is outputted, and here, the quantity information indicating the furniture or the equipment is outputted. is a product to be placed at a position corresponding to said predetermined symbol.

According to this aspect, it is possible to create an accurate quantity estimate.

(2) In the information processing system according to (1) above, in the first acquisition step, the quantity is added in response to receiving an operation for the predetermined symbol on the floor plan from the user. A system that obtains quantity information.

According to this aspect, it is possible to improve the accuracy of adding quantities of office furniture, etc.

(3) In the information processing system according to (1) or (2) above, further in the first reception step, input of item information is received from the user, and the item information is the furniture related to the quantity information. Alternatively, the system is information regarding the equipment, and the input is performed by selecting the item information from a preset database.

According to this aspect, furniture or equipment can be selected for each arbitrary category specified by the user.

(4) The information processing system according to (3) above, wherein the database is configured to include the furniture or fixtures from a plurality of different manufacturers or sellers.

According to this aspect, the user can select equipment or furniture across equipment manufacturers.

(5) In the information processing system according to (4) above, further in the second output step, based on the item information received from the user, the manufacturer or the seller is notified of the furniture or the equipment. A system that outputs quotation request information requesting price presentation.

According to this aspect, the burden of preparing estimates can be further reduced.

(6) The information processing system according to (5) above, wherein the estimate request information can be downloaded by the manufacturer or the seller via the information processing system.

(7) In the information processing system according to any one of (3) to (6) above, further in the first display control step, the list including the item information for which the input has been accepted is made visible to the user. and here, when the user selects at least one item information included in the list, the selected item information is defined as specific item information, and the item information is associated with the specific item information. A system for displaying the fixtures or the furniture on the floor plan in a distinguishable manner.

According to this aspect, it is possible to reduce errors in adding the number of selected products.

(8) In the information processing system according to any one of (3) to (7) above, in the second acquisition step, budget information indicating the cost budget is acquired, and further a second display control In the step, the system displays information regarding the recommended item information or combination of the item information according to the budget information.

According to this aspect, it is possible to easily consider the furniture layout for the office floor.

(9) In the information processing system according to any one of (1) to (8) above, the second reception step further includes accepting from the user a designation of at least a part of the area on the floor plan drawing; The system defines the designated area as a designated area, and in the output step outputs the estimate information based on the quantity information of the equipment or the furniture to be placed in the designated area.

According to this aspect, it is possible to create an estimate for the area of the floor plan arbitrarily specified by the user.

(10) An information processing method, comprising each step in the information processing system described in any one of (1) to (9) above.

(11) A program that causes a computer to execute each step in the information processing system described in any one of (1) to (9) above.
Of course, this is not the case.

Finally, although various embodiments according to the present disclosure have been described, these are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The new embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. The embodiment and its modifications are included within the scope and gist of the invention, and are included within the scope of the invention described in the claims and its equivalents.

1: Information processing system 2: Information processing device 3: User terminal 5: Count screen 6: Item selection screen 7: List screen 8: Estimate presentation screen 9: Recommendation screen 10: Automatic count screen 20: Communication bus 21: Communication department 22 : Storage part 23 : Processor 30 : Communication bus 31 : Communication part 32 : Storage part 33 : Processor 34 : Display part 35 : Input part 51a : Area 51b : Area 52a : Area 52b : Area 53a : Area 53b : Area 54a : Operation Button 54b: Operation button 61: Area 62: Operation button 63: Area 75: Area 76: Area 77: Operation button 81: Area 82: Area 83: Operation button 93: Operation button 95: Area 102: Pop-up area 231: Reception section 232: Acquisition unit 233: Specification unit 234: Output unit 235: Display control unit 631: Object 632: Object 633: Object 751: Area 752: Area 753: Area 754: Operation button 755: Area 756: Area 757: Area 758: Operation button 821: Area 951a: Object 951b: Object 952a: Area 952b: Area 1021: Operation button 1022: Operation button 1023: Operation button IF1: Quantity information IF2: Item information IF21: Specific item information IF3: Recommendation information IF4: Request for quotation Information IF5: Estimate information IF6: Budget information IM: Floor plan IM1: Specific area IM2: Selection area SY: Symbol SY1: First symbol SY2: Second symbol T1: Item management table T2: Estimate table

Claims (9)

An information processing system,
comprising at least one processor;
The processor is configured to execute a program such that the following steps are performed;
In the first acquisition step, quantity information indicating the quantity of a predetermined symbol included in at least a part of the area of the floor plan is acquired;
In the first reception step, input of item information is accepted from the user, and here
The item information is information regarding furniture or equipment related to the quantity information,
The furniture or the equipment is a product scheduled to be placed at a position corresponding to the predetermined symbol,
The input is performed by selecting the item information from a preset database,
In the first display control step,
A list including the item information for which the input has been accepted is visually displayed to the user, and when the user selects at least one item information included in the list, the selected item information is displayed. Defined as specific item information,
displaying the equipment or the furniture associated with the specific item information on the floor plan in a distinguishable manner;
In the first output step, the system outputs estimate information indicating an estimate of the cost to purchase the furniture or the fixtures based on the quantity information. The information processing system according to claim 1,
In the first acquisition step, the system acquires the quantity information by adding a quantity in response to receiving an operation on the predetermined symbol on the floor plan from the user. The information processing system according to claim 1 ,
The system, wherein the database is configured to include the furniture or fixtures from a plurality of different manufacturers or sellers. The information processing system according to claim 3 ,
Furthermore, in a second output step, the system outputs quotation request information requesting the manufacturer or the seller to present a price of the furniture or equipment based on the item information received from the user. The information processing system according to claim 4 ,
The system is configured such that the quotation request information can be downloaded by the manufacturer or the seller via the information processing system. The information processing system according to claim 1 ,
Furthermore, in the second acquisition step, budget information indicating the cost budget is acquired,
Further, in the second display control step, the system displays information regarding the recommended item information or combination of the item information according to the budget information. The information processing system according to claim 1 ,
Furthermore, in the second reception step, a designation of at least a part of the area in the floor plan drawing is received from the user, and the designated area is defined as a designated area;
In the output step, the system outputs the estimate information based on the quantity information of the equipment or the furniture to be placed in the specified area. An information processing method,
A method comprising each step in the information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7 . A program,
A program that causes a computer to execute each step in the information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7 .