JPH05307561A - Textile data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To plan and produce textiles by judgement based on data. CONSTITUTION:Data of many items of textiles provided by different texture companies 20 are stored in a texture data base DB 33 of an information integrating company 30 with each item as the unit, and transaction actual result data corresponding to each item is stored in a transaction actual result DB 34, and this DB 34 is updated based on transaction data successively inputted from apparel companies 10 or textile companies 20. At the time of retrieval of textile data from an apparel company 10 or a textile company 20, a host computer 32 retrieves not only contents of the textile DB 33 but also sales information based on contents of the transaction actual result DB 34 related to these contents of the DB 33 and displays the retrieval results on a terminal 12 or 22.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a textile data processing device used for planning, producing and trading textiles (fabric) for small quantity production of many items such as high-end women's clothing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the planning and production of textiles, between an apparel company that plans and manufactures clothes and a textile company that has a business relationship with the apparel company,
The people in charge of both companies discussed with each other what kind of textiles this apparel company planned and what sales would fit, and decided based on the intuition and experience of each person in charge. Alternatively, the textile company alone planned textiles that could sell, taking into account trends and other factors, and produced according to the expected number of orders. As described above, conventionally, in the planning and production of textiles, what kind of textile and how much to produce have been determined based on human intuition and experience.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, designs, textiles, etc. are very fashion-sensitive, and there are many cases in which the planned projects and the number of orders cannot be sold as planned. Things were often wasted. In particular, for those that target high-end women's clothing, which is the largest of many items in small quantities,
This tendency is strong because the product cycle is short. On the other hand, there was a thing that sold things were very good, and the textiles were lacking, so we couldn't make enough clothes.

That is, in the conventional textile planning and production method based on human intuition and experience, there is a risk that the textile company will be unsold from the textile company's side, and from the apparel company's side, there is a shortage of textiles and the clothing sold. There was a problem that it could not be produced additionally.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and in the planning and production of textiles which have hitherto largely depended on human intuition and experience, judgment was made based on the data, and a large number of small items It is an object of the present invention to provide a textile data processing device for enabling production and repeated orders.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the textile data processing device of the present invention is a textile data storage means in which data of textiles of many items provided by different subscribers are stored for each individual item. 1 (see (A) of FIG. 1, the same applies hereinafter), and transaction record data storage means 2 in which transaction record data corresponding to the above single item is stored.
And update means 3 for updating the transaction record data stored in the transaction record data storage means 2 based on the transaction data sequentially input, the contents of the textile data storage means 1, and the transaction record data related thereto. Storage means 2
It is characterized by comprising a search means 4 for searching information based on the contents of the above, and a display means 5 for displaying a search result by the search means 4.

[0007]

That is, in the textile data processing device of the present invention, data of textiles of a large number of items provided by different subscribers, for example, different textile companies are stored as a database in the textile data storage means 1 for each individual item, and transactions are performed. Transaction record data is stored in the record record data storage unit 2 in correspondence with the single item, and the record record data stored in the transaction record data storage unit 2 is updated based on the transaction data sequentially input. It will be updated by. Then, for example, when the textile data is searched from a subscriber such as an apparel company or a textile company, the searching means 4 has the contents of the textile data storing means 1 and the transaction record data storing means 2 related thereto. Information based on the contents of is searched, and the search result is displayed on the display means 5. Therefore, it is possible to know the sales situation of the searched textiles, and to carry out the planned production of the textiles suitable for the fashion or the ordering and receiving in a timely and swift manner.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention, which is between a plurality of apparel companies (A, B, C, ...) 10 and a plurality of textile companies (A, B, C, ...) 20. To
An information management company 30 is arranged to develop an information providing service network.

The information management company 30 has a modem 31A, 3
1B, apparel company 10 via public telephone line
Also, a host computer 32 connected to the textile company 20 is installed. This host computer 3
2 includes a textile database (DB) 33 as shown in FIG. 3 and a transaction record D as shown in FIG. 4 (A).
B34 and an apparel design DB 35 in which design images used by the apparel company 10 are stored are connected. Further, a workstation-level terminal 36 including a keyboard, a high-resolution display, a printer, etc. is connected to the host computer 32, and a scanner 37 is further connected to the terminal 36.

Each apparel company 10 has an information terminal 12 connected to a host computer 32 of an information management company 30 by a modem 11. This terminal 12 is of a workstation level including a keyboard, high resolution display, printer, etc.
As shown in (B) of FIG. 2, a plurality of windows 14, 15 and 16 are opened on the display screen 13 to display product information in characters or to display textile image information.
In addition, processing such as fitting can be performed according to the design of clothes created by design CAD. Regarding the clothing design, the design image stored in the apparel design DB 35 of the information management company 30 can be read and used.

Each textile company 20 is a company for designing and instructing the production of textiles, and similarly to the apparel company 10, the modem 21A is used by the host computer 32 of the information management company 30 via the public telephone line. A combined terminal 22 is arranged. However, although this terminal 22 cannot be fitted in like the terminal 12 of the apparel company 10, it is possible to change or create a textile design or the like.

Each textile company 20 has a modem 21B.
Group of production companies (A, B, C, etc.) such as a dyeing company 41, a yarn company 42, a textile company 43, a fabric company 44, etc.
…) I have 40 under my umbrella. The textile company 20 issues a production instruction to these production companies online to perform actual production. Although only one production company 41 to 44 is shown in the figure, each production company may actually include a plurality of production companies.

Textile DB 33 of information control company 30
Is roughly divided into image information D as shown in FIG.
It is composed of three information databases, B33A, product information DB 33B, and processing information DB 33C. The image information DB 33A stores the product number code and the static image information of the textile in association with each other for each registered textile.

The product information DB 33B is, for each individual product, a product number code and various information relating to textiles such as sales time, target season, color, pattern, material, weave, ordering condition, standard price, handling company, etc. I remember as.

The processing information DB 33C stores a product number code and necessary information for producing the textile such as necessary materials required for the textile of the product number, processing procedures, handling companies, and the like. Based on the information retrieved from the processing information DB 33C, the textile company 20 makes a production plan, and issues a processing instruction to the production company group 40 under its control.

Also, the transaction record DB 3 of the information management company 30.
As shown in FIG. 4 (A), 4 indicates that the quantity of each product number code is sequentially input and updated each time an order is placed or canceled or the order is canceled. Is becoming

Next, with reference to FIG. 5 which is a processing flowchart of the host computer 32 of the information management company 30, the operation in the above-mentioned configuration will be described. The host computer 32 uses the terminal 36 or the modem 3
From terminal 12 of apparel company 10 via 1A or terminal 22 of textile company 20 via modem 31B.
Then, when the user code for identifying the terminal is received, the user code is analyzed to determine which company is trying to access the database (step S1).

Thereafter, when a command is given from the identified terminal, the instruction content of the command is analyzed (step S2). As a result of this analysis, the host computer 3
In the registration mode from the second input terminal 36 (step S
3) If it is the textile data registration mode (step S4), the textile data registration mode is set. Then, the information in the external database is registered as it is or after being arranged in the textile DB 33 (step S).
5). Alternatively, the textile data of the textile produced by the textile company 20 that has been planned and sampled can be sent to the terminal 3
6 and the sample is read by the scanner 37 and input as image data.
33 (step S6). If the registration process is completed (step S7), the above step S
Return to 2 and analyze the next command.

If the mode is not the textile registration mode but the design registration mode (step S8), similarly, the information of the external database or the plan of the apparel company 10 and the design image of the designed clothes are registered in the apparel design DB 35. (Step S9). When the registration process is completed (step S10), the process returns to step S2 to analyze the next command.

In the search mode (step S1)
1), 10 apparel companies or 20 textile companies
In response to a request from the host computer 32 according to the search conditions, the host computer 32 stores the textile DB 33 and the transaction record DB 3
4, Search the apparel design DB35 (step S
12), The result is transmitted to each company. Then, when all the search processing is completed (step S13), the process returns to step S2, and the next command is analyzed.

At the time of this search, the apparel company 1
0 or at the terminals 11 and 22 of the textile company 20, it is possible to see the textile product information that matches the search condition, the transaction record data (the selling point can be seen by referring to this), and the textile image as required.

For example, the apparel company 10 has its terminal 1
1, the design data registered in the apparel design DB 35 of the information management company 30 is read out, and FIG.
It is displayed on the window 16 shown in. Based on this,
Modify or change the design. Also, enter search criteria to select the textile that fits this design,
The textile DB 33 is searched. Then, the actual image data is drawn out from some selected textiles and displayed as an image on the window 15. At this time, the transaction record data retrieved from the transaction DB 34 is also displayed in the window 14. And look at this, this is O
If K, the order is placed (that is, the ordering mode is entered).

According to the order request from the apparel company 10,
When it is determined that the ordering mode is set (step S1)
4) The contents of the transaction record are updated based on the order data (order quantity) (step S15). Then, when all the order receiving / ordering processing is completed (step S16), the process returns to step S2 and the next command is analyzed.

The textile company knows the product number of the textile thus ordered, and therefore detailed processing information can be obtained by accessing the textile DB 33 (processing information DB 33C) of the product number. Then, based on the processing information, a production plan is made, and the production instruction information and the processing information are transmitted to the production factories 41 to 44 of the respective members. Each factory produces based on the production instruction information.

The search process in step S12 is performed as shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is, if it is a textile search from the apparel company 10 (steps S21 and S22), the textile DB
Image information DB 33A and product information DB 33 out of 33
Login (accessible) only to B (step S
23), and a search is performed (step S24). Then, if the transaction record search is also instructed (step S25), the transaction record DB 34 is searched (step S26), and the search result is output to the apparel company 10 (step S2).
7).

If it is a design search from the apparel company 10 (step S28), the apparel design DB
35 is searched (step S29), and the search result is output to the apparel company 10 (step S27).

If it is a search from the textile company 20 (step S30), the textile supplied by the information management company 30 in the image information DB 33A and the product information DB 33B in the textile DB 33 and the textile company concerned. Only the textile portion of 20 registrations is logged in (accessible) (step S31) and a search is performed (step S32).
If the transaction record search is also instructed (step S33), the transaction record DB 34 is searched (step S3).
4) The search result is output to the textile company 20 (step S35).

If it is a search from the information management company 30 (step S36), all the textile DB 33 is logged in (accessible) (step S37).
A search is performed (step S38). If the transaction record search is also instructed (step S39), the transaction record D
B34 is searched (step S40), and the search result is output to the terminal 36 of the information management company 30 (step S4).
1).

In this way, the search range of the textile DB 33 is made different depending on which company searches for information to prevent important information (processing information) from flowing to competitors.

The transaction record DB 34 updating process in step S15 is performed as shown in FIG. That is, in the ordering mode (step S51), the ordering quantity a is received (step S52), and the ordering quantity a is received.
Is output to the ordering apparel company 10 for confirmation (step S53). Then, the total order quantity X of the textile is read from the transaction record DB 34 (step S5).
4) Then, the order quantity a is added to this total quantity X, and the transaction result DB 34 is updated with the result as a new order total quantity X (step S55).

If it is the order receiving mode (step S5)
6) Upon receiving the ordered quantity b (step S57), the ordered quantity b is output to the corresponding apparel company 10 and textile company 20 (step S58). Then, the total order quantity Y of the textile is read from the transaction result DB 34 (step S59), the order quantity b is added to the total quantity Y, and the result is set as a new total order quantity Y, and the transaction result DB is obtained.
34 is updated (step S60).

In this way, the number of orders is 10 for apparel companies.
The number of orders is calculated by adding the number of orders, and the number of orders is determined by the textile company 20 by grasping the information on the production company group 40 side, and transmitting the order quantity to the information management company 30.
The information management company 30 inputs it to the transaction record DB 34.

The transaction record retrieved by the transaction record retrieval in step S26 is displayed at the bottom of the window 14 as shown in FIG. 1 (B). For this display, for example, a real number may be displayed as shown in FIG. 4B, but a rough guideline may be displayed as shown in FIG. 4C or a real number may be displayed as shown in FIG. 4D. As shown in the figure, the sales history of the past several months may be displayed in a graph so as to be processed and displayed.

FIG. 8A is a flowchart showing the operation for performing the display as shown in FIG. 4C.
That is, the past total order quantity X retrieved is received (step S
71), if this is greater than or equal to the quantity α (for example, 10,000) preset by the information management company 30 (step S
72) [Large] is displayed (step S73). If the total order quantity X is greater than or equal to the quantity β (for example, 1,000) (step S74), "medium" is displayed (step S7).
5) Otherwise, [Small] is displayed (step S)
76). The display of the number of orders can be performed in the same manner.

In order to enable the display as shown in FIG. 4D, the above steps S52 to S55 are
The change is made as shown in FIG. That is, first, it is determined whether or not it is Z month (current month) +1 day, that is, the next month (step S81), and if it is still Z month (step S8).
2) Upon receiving the order quantity a from the apparel company 10 via the information management company 30 (step S83), the order quantity a is output to the ordering apparel company 10 for confirmation (step S84). Next, the total order quantity x for the month Z of the textile is read from the transaction record DB 34 (step S
85), the order quantity a is added to the total quantity x to calculate a new order quantity x (step S86). Then, the total order quantity x for the month Z is stored in the transaction record DB 34 (step S8).
7) Further, the total order quantity x for month Z in the table configured in the transaction record DB 34 is updated (step S88).

If the next month has come (step S8)
1), the value of Z is updated (step S89), and the updated total order quantity x of Z month, that is, "0" is set to the transaction record DB3.
4 (step S87), and further transaction record DB3
4 is updated (step S8)
8).

In the above embodiment, the information management company 30
Although the host computer 32 has all the textile data, it may be distributed so that the apparel company 10 and the textile company 20 have the textile image data.

Hereinafter, regarding this dispersion type, the second aspect of the present invention will be described.
This will be described as an example. 9A and 9B are diagrams showing the configuration. Conducts online textile trading between apparel company 10 and textile company 20. 10 apparel companies and 20 textile companies
In this case, small computers 13 and 23 are arranged to perform processing relating to ordering and receiving of textiles. Further, since transactions are carried out between a plurality of apparel companies 10 and a plurality of textile companies 20, the large computer 38 of the information management company 10 is placed between them. The computer 38 manages the textiles sold by a plurality of companies in one database, and also distributes the textile ordering / ordering data to smoothly execute the ordering / ordering. Here,
Distributing means that when the apparel company 10 orders textiles of a plurality of product numbers and the textiles are spread over a plurality of textiles companies 20, the ordering data is distributed to each textiles company 20 company.

In the machine of each apparel company 10, a textile DB 14 for having a catalog function of textiles for conducting transactions, a sales record DB 15 of each textile in this textile DB 14, and textiles for apparel design when selecting a textile It has an apparel design DB 16 for performing a fitting simulation. These DBs are the DB 33 of the information management company 30,
With the mappings of 34 and 35, data addition or maintenance is performed online by the information management company as needed for necessary parts. However, for the image information DB having a large data capacity in the textile DB, offline data addition or maintenance may be performed by periodic distribution of an optical disk or the like.

On the other hand, in the machine of each textile company 20, there is a textile DB 24 having textile data provided by the company in the network, and a sales record DB 25 of each textile.

In the machine of the information management company 30, there is a textile DB 33 for registering the start of all textiles participating in the network and the textiles 20 to be sold) and a sales record DB 34 for each textile. Further, these are provided for each apparel company 10 as needed whenever necessary. Further, the apparel design registered by each apparel company 10 is also stored in the database as an apparel design DB 35.

FIG. 1C shows a search screen 17 when a textile is selected on the machine of the apparel company 10. Image 17 of textile in one screen 17
Character information 17B of A and its attributes, and transaction record data 17C of the displayed textile are also displayed.
Furthermore, in order to select the textile, the apparel design is selected from the apparel design DBs 16 and 35, and the textile fitting simulation 17D is performed on this.
You can also do

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the processing in the apparel company 10. That is, when some process is selected by the apparel company 10 (step S91), if it is the update process of the textile DB 14 (step S91).
92), the textile DB 33 from the information management company 30,
Data of the sales record DB 34 is received (step S9
3), DB1 corresponding to the machine in the apparel company 10
4, 15 are updated (steps S94, S95). The process selection in this case may be performed by the operator at any time, or may be performed periodically by a timer.

Further, in the case of a retrieval process for selecting a textile (see (C) of FIG. 1) (step S96),
Textiles are selected and displayed from the textile DB 14 and the sales record DB 15 (steps S97, S
98), select an apparel design and perform a textile fitting simulation on it (step S9).
9).

In the case of processing for placing an order for textiles (step S100), when an order is entered (step S101), it is sent to the information management company 30 (step S102), and the transaction record of the company (order remaining). ) Is stored and updated in the transaction record DB 15 (step S10).
3).

Further, in the case of the apparel design registration processing (step S104), the apparel design in-house is created and input (step S105), and it is sent to the information control company 30 and also sent from the information control company 30. And receives the necessary design data (step S106). Then, the transmitted / received data is accumulated and updated in the in-house apparel design DB 16 (step S107).

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the processing in the textile company 20. That is, when some processing is selected by the textile company 20 (step S11).
1) If it is a registration process of textile data to be provided to the network and sold (step S112),
The textile is input (step S113), the data of the textile is transmitted to the information management company 30 (step S114), and the textile DB 24 in the company
Is updated (step S115). If it is a search process for the textile DB 24 (step S116), the textile DB 24 is searched (step S117).

In the case of processing at the time of receiving an order for textiles (step S118), when the ordering data for textiles arrives from the apparel company 10 (step S119), the fact that this has been received is input (step S120). And
The transaction record data is fetched from the transaction record DB 25, updated based on the order data, new transaction record data is created, and this is transmitted to the information management company 30 (step S121), and the transaction within the company is performed. The result DB 25 is updated with the new transaction result data (step S12).
2). Further, the production instruction is also given to each manufacturing company (processing factory) 41, 42, 43 for dyeing, thread, weaving, etc. with a contract (step S123). If it is a textile production management process (step S124), it is performed (step S125).

Even in the distributed embodiment, the transaction record may be displayed as shown in FIGS. 4 (B) to 4 (D). Further, the display at the apparel company 10 may also be the overlap display of windows as shown in FIG.

[0050]

As described in detail above, in the planning and production of textiles, which conventionally depended largely on human intuition and experience, it is possible to make judgments based on data, to produce multiple items in small quantities, and to make repeated orders. It is possible to provide a textile data processing device for doing so.

In other words, according to the present invention, since it is possible to retrieve the textile data for each individual product of a plurality of different companies and the transaction record of the textile data that is sequentially updated, it is possible to timely place and receive the textile orders matching the trend. And it can be done quickly. In addition, as an attendant effect, ordering can be done in a timely manner, which enables quick production of a wide variety of products in small quantities. Further, by adding processing information to the textile data, quicker production is possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1A is a functional block diagram for explaining the configuration of the present invention, and FIGS. 1B and 1C are searches by an apparel company in the first and second embodiments of the present invention, respectively. It is a figure which shows the display state at the time.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a structure of a textile database.

FIG. 4A is a diagram showing a configuration of a transaction record database, and FIGS. 4B to 4D are diagrams showing display examples of transaction records.

FIG. 5 is a processing flowchart of a host computer.

FIG. 6 is a detailed flowchart of search processing in step S12 in FIG.

FIG. 7: Transaction record DB in step S15 in FIG.
5 is a detailed flowchart of the update processing of FIG.

8A is a flowchart showing an operation for performing a display as shown in FIG. 4C, and FIG. 8B shows an operation for performing a display as shown in FIG. 4D. It is a flowchart.

9A and 9B are respectively an overall schematic diagram showing a configuration of a second embodiment of the present invention and a diagram showing a configuration of each company.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a process in an apparel company in the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the processing in the textile company in the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... textile data storage means (textile database (DB)), 2 ... transaction record data storage means (transaction record DB), 3 ... update means, 4 ... search means, 5 ... display means, 10 ... apparel company, 12,22, 36 ... Terminal, 1
3, 23 ... Small computer, 20 ... Textile company, 30 ... Information management company, 32 ... Host computer,
14, 24, 33 ... Textile DB, 33A ... Image information DB, 33B ... Merchandise information DB, 33C ... Processing information DB, 15, 25, 34 ... Transaction record DB, 16, 35 ...
Apparel design DB, 38 ... Large computer, 40
… Production companies.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Textile data storage means in which data of textiles of multiple items provided by different subscribers is stored for each individual item, and transaction result data storage means in which transaction result data is stored corresponding to the individual item. , Update means for updating the transaction record data stored in the transaction record data storage means based on the transaction data sequentially input, contents of the textile data storage part, and contents of the transaction record data storage part related thereto A textile data processing apparatus, comprising: a search means for searching information based on the above; and a display means for displaying a search result by the search means.