JPH0721194A - Data offering system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the usability of a user by comparing a past retrieval result with a new retrieval result so as to simultaneously perform new data retrieval in a state where by the past retrieved data are held. CONSTITUTION:Once the user selects a 1st object by an object selection screen managing means 2, a data screen managing means 3 accesses a data storage means 1 on the basis of object discrimination information, and reads data on the object corresponding to the object discrimination information and displays it on a screen. When the user inputs a display instruction for an object selection screen, the data screen managing means 3 reactuates the object selection screen managing means 2 to display the object selection screen. When the user selects a 2nd object on the object selection screen, the data screen managing means 3 reads data regarding the 2nd object out of the data storage means 1 and displays the data on the screen. At this time, the data screen managing means 3 displays data on the same item with the 1st object among data regarding the 2nd object on the screen.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for providing a user with data concerning products such as automobiles as screen information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, with the improvement of information processing technology,
Systems have been developed that display data related to products on a screen. As this type of system, there is known a system that provides housing information, used car information, and the like.

Taking a system for providing used car information as an example, a message is provided that includes a display device and a keyboard (or a touch panel), and prompts the user to input conditions such as the price range of the used car and the type of car desired by the user on the display screen. Are sequentially displayed on the screen. Then, in response to each message, used car information that satisfies the condition input by the user is searched, and the search result is displayed on the screen of the display device.

In the case of a system for providing housing information, the price range, location area,
A message prompting the user to enter conditions related to floor plans, etc. is sequentially displayed on the display screen. Then, in response to each message, the housing information satisfying the condition input by the user is searched, and the search result is displayed on the screen. In some of these systems, the search result is displayed on the screen and printed out.

According to this system, the user has an advantage that he / she can obtain desired information easily without the need to extract desired information from a book or the like and to inquire the seller.
However, in the conventional system, when the user desires to obtain information about a plurality of products, the user has to perform an information search from the initial state for each product. In addition, if a wrong condition is input, the input must be redone from the initial state of the system, which takes time and trouble.

Further, there is a problem in that it is not always possible to return to the screen immediately before the currently displayed message screen, which is inconvenient.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is a system for searching and providing only the information desired by the user among the information on products such as automobiles. It is an object of the present invention to provide a highly convenient system by which a new data search can be performed while holding previously searched data, and at the same time a past search result and a new search result can be compared.

[0008]

Therefore, the present invention has the following constitution in order to solve the above problems. This will be described based on the principle diagram of FIG. That is, according to the present invention, a data storage unit 1 for storing data relating to individual properties, and a property selection screen management unit 2 for displaying a message prompting the user to select a desired property from a plurality of properties stored in the data storage unit 1. The data screen management means 3 is provided for displaying the data related to the property selected on the property selection screen for each item.

The data storage means 1 stores data on individual properties item by item. For example, property A
Data related to item 1, item 2, ..., n of item n
Divide into individual items and store. Property selection screen management means 2
Presents a plurality of properties on the screen and displays a message prompting the user to select the desired property from these properties.

The data screen management means 3 has a function of reading data related to the property selected by the user on the property selection screen from the data storage means 1 and displaying it on the screen.
Further, it has a function of activating the property selection screen management unit 2 when a display command of the property selection screen is input while the data related to the first property is displayed on the screen.

Here, when the user selects the second property on the restarted property selection screen, the data screen management means 3 selects the same item of data as the first property from the data related to the second property. It has a function to display on the screen. Further, the data screen management means 3 may be provided with a function of synthesizing the data regarding the first property and the data regarding the second property and simultaneously displaying them on one screen. Further, a function of simultaneously displaying data on three or more properties on one screen may be provided.

Further, the data screen management means 3 may be provided with an item-by-item data management unit 3a for displaying, for each item, data of only predetermined items among the data on each property. That is, when the data related to a predetermined property is divided into two items, the first item and the second item, and stored, the data screen management unit 3 includes an item-based data management unit 3a that displays the data of the first item on the screen. It has two itemized data management units 3a and an itemized data management unit 3a for displaying the data of the second item on the screen.

Property identification information for specifying the first property, property identification information for specifying the second property, item-based data management unit identification information for specifying the item-based data management unit 3a, property selection screen management means 2 The data history storage means 4 for storing the management unit identification information for identifying the above may be provided.

[0014]

In the data providing system of the present invention, the property selection screen management means 2 displays a message screen (property selection screen) for prompting the user to select a desired property from the properties stored in the data storage means 1. Here, when the user selects the first property, the property selection screen management unit 2 notifies the data screen management unit 3 of property identification information that identifies the first property.

The data screen management means 3 accesses the data storage means 1 based on the property identification information, reads the data of the property corresponding to the property identification information, and displays it on the screen. Here, when the user inputs a command to display the property selection screen, the data screen management unit 3 restarts the property selection screen management unit 2. And property selection screen management means 2
Displays the property selection screen again. When the user selects the second property on this property selection screen, the data screen management unit 3 reads the data regarding the second property from the data storage unit 1 and displays it on the screen.

At this time, the data screen management means 3 uses the second
The data of the same items as the first property among the data related to the property are displayed on the screen. In detail, when the data screen management means 3 restarts the property selection screen management means 2,
The management section identification information of the property selection screen management means 2 is stored in the data history storage means 1.

The property selection screen management means 2 monitors the data history storage means 3, and when the self management section identification information is stored,
Display the property selection screen. Here, when the user selects the second property, the data screen management means 3 is notified of property identification information that identifies the second property. The data screen management means 3 is based on the property identification information, and the data storage means 1
Access to the first of the data on the second property
Read the data of the same item as the property and display it on the screen.

By this, even if the user selects data on the first property and then wants to refer to data on another property, the property selection screen can be displayed again without ending the system. Further, the data history storage means 4
By holding the property identification information of the first property and the property identification information of the second property, the data relating to the first property can be immediately read out and displayed on the screen even after selecting the second property. .

Further, by providing the data screen management means 3 with a window function, the data relating to the first property and the second data
Data related to the property can be displayed on one screen, and the user can easily compare the two properties.

[0020]

EXAMPLE An example of the data providing system of the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall schematic configuration of the data providing system in this embodiment. In the present embodiment, an automobile will be described as an example of the property of the present invention.

The data providing system includes a CRT 6, a speaker 7, a touch controller 13, a CPU 8, a memory 9,
Input / output device (I / O) 10, interface unit 11,
It is composed of an external storage device 12 and a handset 14. Here, the CRT 6 is for displaying image data of an automobile on a screen. The speaker 7 outputs the procedure of using the data providing system and the explanation of the display screen of the CRT 6 by voice.

The handset 14 is used by the user during a call with an automobile dealer. The touch controller 13 has a function of converting a signal input by the user via the touch button on the CRT 6 into a signal form that can be processed by the data providing system.

The CPU 8 retrieves the data regarding the automobile desired by the user and outputs it from the CRT 6 and the speaker 7. The memory 9 stores a program that defines the operation procedure of the CPU 8. The I / O is for outputting the output from the CPU 8 to the external storage device 12 via the interface unit 11 and inputting the output from the external storage device 12 to the CPU 8 via the interface unit 11.

The external storage device 12 stores data relating to individual vehicle types item by item. A specific example of this is shown in FIG. The external storage device 12 of the present embodiment stores data regarding each vehicle type for each vehicle type code number that identifies the vehicle type of the automobile. Further, the data of each vehicle type is stored for each of a plurality of items. These items are common to all vehicle types.

Specifically, the data on each vehicle type is provided as an overview of each vehicle type, representative vehicle type, image film, main equipment,
It is divided into 8 items: color, customer testimonials, introduction of dealers, and questionnaire of new model cars. The outline item stores still image data such as exterior photographs and interior photographs of each vehicle type, and audio data that briefly describes the features of each vehicle type (see FIG. 6).

The representative vehicle type item stores still image data such as a simple explanatory diagram of a representative grade of each vehicle type, and voice data that briefly describes the characteristics of each grade and differences between the grades (see FIG. 7). reference). That is, in the case of an automobile, there are a plurality of grades in the same vehicle type depending on the displacement, power performance and equipment. For this reason, grades with the best power performance, grades with the most standard equipment, and bargain grades are sorted in advance, and the introduction information of these grades is stored. Further, in this representative vehicle type item, data for creating a quotation for each grade is stored (see FIGS. 8A and 8B).

In the item of image film, moving image data of each vehicle type as a subject and audio data corresponding to the moving image data are stored (see FIG. 9). Here, the image film is, for example, moving image data used in television commercials. The main equipment items include a list of equipment items that can be installed (see Fig. 10) for each grade of each vehicle type, still image data such as photographs of each equipment item, and audio data that explains the features of each equipment item. And are stored (see FIG. 11).

The color item stores body color information set for each grade of each vehicle type. In detail, still image data such as a photograph of an automobile of each body color, character data for explaining the color name of each body color, and the like are stored (see FIG. 12). Further, the introduction information of the interior color set corresponding to each body color is stored.

In the customer's voice item, the introduction of the owner who owns each vehicle type and the impression of the owner's car are stored as image data, character data, and voice data (see FIG. 13). In the item of introduction of dealers, the introduction information of the dealers handling each vehicle type is stored as image data, character data, and voice data (see FIG. 14).

The questionnaire item for the new model car stores the questionnaire question for the new model car and a message for prompting an answer to each question (see FIG. 15). The characteristic mechanism of the data providing system in this embodiment will be described below. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing, by function, a characteristic processing system of the data providing system.

This processing system displays a vehicle type selection screen management unit 23 that realizes property selection screen management means, and a message screen for selecting which item of the data classified into a plurality of items is desired. The item selection screen management unit 24 and the item-based data management unit 25 that detects and displays the data of the item selected on the item selection screen from the data of the vehicle model selected on the vehicle type selection screen.

The vehicle type selection screen management section 23 has a function of displaying a message prompting the user to select a desired vehicle type from the vehicle types stored in the external storage device 12, and a vehicle type code number of the vehicle type selected by the user. 9 and the function of storing in 9. When the first vehicle type is selected on the vehicle type selection screen, the item selection screen management unit 24 has a function of displaying a message screen prompting selection of a desired item from a plurality of data items related to this vehicle type. Furthermore, when the user selects a desired item, the management unit code of the management unit that manages this item is stored in the memory 9 as the activation source management unit code.

Here, a concrete example of the item selection screen is shown in FIG. In the figure, when the user touches the touch button I of a desired item from the touch buttons I having eight items, the item selection screen management unit 24 causes the item-based data management unit 25 of the item corresponding to the item of the touch button I. The management unit code is stored in the memory 9 as the activation source management unit code. The item-based data management unit 25 includes a management unit corresponding to each item of the external storage device 12 described above. That is, the summary introduction screen management unit 15, the representative vehicle type introduction screen management unit 16, the image film output management unit 17, the main equipment introduction screen management unit 1
8. Color introduction screen management unit 19, customer voice introduction screen management unit 20, dealer introduction screen management unit 21, new model car questionnaire screen management unit 22, item selection screen management unit 24 (hereinafter collectively referred to as these. It is referred to as an itemized data management unit 25).

Further, the representative vehicle type introduction screen management unit 16 includes a quotation screen management unit 16a, and the introduction screen management unit 2 of the dealer.
1 includes a call management unit 21a. Here, the item-by-item data management unit 25 monitors the memory 9 and starts operating when its own management unit code is stored in the activation source management unit code.
A function of storing the management unit code of the vehicle type selection screen management unit 23 in the memory 9 as the startup destination management unit code when the activation command of the vehicle type selection screen management unit 23 is recognized during operation of the own item data management unit 25. Equipped with.

The specific function of each item data management unit 25 will be described below. The overview introduction screen management unit 15
Data regarding the vehicle type selected by the user on the vehicle type selection screen is read from the item of the outline of the external storage device 12, and this data is output to the CRT 6 and the speaker 7. The representative vehicle type introduction screen management unit 16 reads out data relating to the vehicle type selected by the user from the representative vehicle type item of the external storage device 12,
Output to the CRT 6 and the speaker 7. Specifically, the introduction information of the major grades of each vehicle type is output.

When the user specifies a single grade on the representative vehicle type introduction screen, the representative vehicle type introduction screen management unit 16 activates the estimation screen management unit 16a. For example, when the user touches the touch button A of the desired grade on the representative vehicle type introduction screen shown in FIG. 7, the representative vehicle type introduction screen management unit 16 activates the estimation screen management unit 16a.

The quotation screen management unit 16a has a function of preparing a quotation for costs required for purchasing a vehicle of a grade designated by the user and displaying a quotation screen shown in FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b). Have. Next, the image film output management unit 1
7 reads out the image film of the vehicle type selected by the user from the item of the image film of the external storage device 12,
Output to the CRT 6 and the speaker 7. For example, the image film output management unit 17 first displays the image film selection screen shown in FIG. When the user touches any one of the touch buttons B, C, and D, the image film corresponding to each touch button is displayed on the screen. here,
When the touch button B is touched in FIG. 9, the exterior (exterior) photograph of the vehicle type selected by the user is displayed on the screen.

The main equipment introduction screen management unit 18 reads out a list of equipment which can be attached to the automobile selected by the user and information for explaining the characteristics of each equipment from the main equipment item of the external storage device 12. , CRT 6 and speaker 7. For example, when the user touches the touch button E on the main equipment introduction screen shown in FIG. 10, the main equipment introduction screen management unit 18 displays a screen explaining the features of the equipment along with a photograph of the equipment corresponding to the touch button. Display (see FIG. 11).

The color introduction screen management unit 19 has a function of accessing the color item of the external storage device 12, reading the information about the body color set for the vehicle type selected by the user, and outputting it to the CRT 6 and the speaker 7. . For example, when the user touches the touch button F on the color introduction screen shown in FIG. 12, a picture of a car of a body color corresponding to the color name of the touch button F is displayed on the screen.

The customer voice introduction screen management unit 20 accesses the customer voice item of the external storage device 12 and displays the introduction information of the owner who owns the vehicle model selected by the user and the owner's impression on the vehicle model. The data is read and output to the CRT 6 and the speaker 7. Introductory screen manager 21
Has a function of reading out the introduction information of the dealer handling the vehicle type selected by the user from the item of the introduction of the dealer of the external storage device 12 and outputting it to the CRT 6 and the speaker 7.
For example, when the user touches the touch button G on the shop introduction screen shown in FIG. 14, the shop introduction screen management unit 21 activates the call management unit 21a.

The call management unit 21a accesses the external storage device 12 based on the store name indicated by the touch button G,
Read the phone number of this store. Then, the call is made to the store based on this telephone number. Here, the name of each store and the telephone number are linked together, and the call management unit 21a
Makes it possible to immediately detect the telephone number from the store name selected by the user.

The new vehicle questionnaire screen management unit 22 determines whether the vehicle type selected by the user is a new vehicle.
Access the item of the new model car questionnaire, read out the questionnaire information about the car model, and output it to the CRT 6 and the speaker 7. For example, in the new model car questionnaire screen shown in FIG. 15, the user answers “Y” to the questionnaire question.
The question can be answered by touching the touch button H from either "ES" or "NO".

The control transfer process between the item-based data management unit 25 and the vehicle type selection screen management unit 23 will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, when the operation of the processing system is started, the vehicle type selection screen management unit 23 stores the vehicle type code number of the vehicle type A selected by the user in the memory 9, and the item selection screen management unit 24 manages the items selected by the user. It is assumed that the management unit code of the separate data management unit 25 is stored in the memory 9 as the activation source management unit code.

The item-specific data management unit 25 corresponding to the activation source management unit code is displaying the data of the item managed by the own item-specific data management unit 25 among the data on the vehicle type A (step 501). When the display command of the vehicle type selection screen is recognized (when the user touches the touch button J in FIG. 16) (step 502), the management unit code of the vehicle type selection screen management unit 23 is stored in the memory 9 as the activation destination management unit code. (Step 503).

The vehicle type selection screen management unit 23 monitors the memory 9 and recognizes that the startup destination management unit code stores the own management unit code (step 504), and outputs the vehicle type selection screen to the CRT 6 (step 505). When the user selects vehicle type B on the vehicle type selection screen (step 506),
The vehicle type selection screen management unit 23 stores the vehicle type code number of the vehicle type B in the memory 9 (step 507). Further, the vehicle type selection screen management unit 23 notifies the item type data management unit 25 corresponding to the activation source management unit code of the memory 9 of the vehicle type code number of the vehicle type B (step 508).

The item-based data management unit 25 accesses the external storage device 12 based on the vehicle type code number of the vehicle type B,
The data of the item managed by the own item data management unit 25 is read (step 509). Then, the read data is output from the CRT 6 and the speaker 7 (step 51).
0). In step 510 described above, the item-based data management unit 25 displays the screen data of the vehicle type B on the screen and simultaneously displays the vehicle type name of the vehicle type A as a touch button (see touch button K in FIG. 17). When the user touches the touch button of the vehicle type A, the vehicle type code number of the vehicle type A is read from the memory 9 and the external storage device 12 is accessed based on the vehicle type code number. Then, of the data on the vehicle type A, the data of the item managed by the own item-specific data management unit 25 is read. Then, the read data is output from the CRT 6 and the speaker 7. At this time, the item-based data management unit 25 displays the vehicle type name of the vehicle type B on the screen as a touch button.

As a result, the user can compare the data of the same item regarding different vehicle types. Further, after referring to the data of one vehicle type, another vehicle type can be selected and the data of the vehicle type can be referred to by a simple operation. That is, it is possible to save the trouble of starting the operation of the system from the beginning.

[0048]

As described above, according to the present invention, in a system for searching and providing only information desired by a user among information on products such as automobiles, a new data search can be performed while holding previously searched data. At the same time, you can compare past search results and new search results with a simple operation,
It is possible to provide a highly convenient system.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an overall schematic configuration of a data providing system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a specific example of an external storage device according to this implementation order.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the processing system of the data providing system by function.

FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of the data providing system according to this embodiment.

[Figure 6] Concrete example of the summary introduction screen

[Fig. 7] Concrete example of representative car model introduction screen

[Fig. 8] Concrete example of quotation screen and concrete example of quotation screen

FIG. 9: Specific example of image film selection screen

[Figure 10] Concrete example of the main equipment list introduction screen

[Figure 11] Specific example of the main equipment introduction screen

[Figure 12] Specific example of color introduction screen

[Fig. 13] A concrete example of the customer voice introduction screen

[Fig. 14] Specific example of the store introduction screen

[Fig.15] Concrete example of questionnaire screen for new model car

[Fig. 16] Concrete example of item introduction screen

FIG. 17 is a specific example of a data display screen after selecting a vehicle type.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Data storage means 2 ... Property selection screen management means 3 ... Data screen management means 3a ... Data management section by item 4 ... Data history storage means 6 ... CRT 7 ... Speaker 8 ... CPU 9 ...・ Memory 10 ・ ・ Input / output device (I / O) 11 ・ ・ Interface unit 12 ・ ・ External storage device 13 ・ ・ Touch controller 14 ・ ・ Handset 15 ・ ・ Summary introduction screen management unit 16 ・ ・ Representative model introduction screen management unit 16a ... Quotation screen management unit 17 ... Image film output management unit 18 ... Main equipment introduction screen management unit 19 ... Color introduction screen management unit 20 ... Customer voice introduction screen management unit 21 ... Distributor introduction screen Management unit 21a ... Call management unit 22 ... New vehicle survey screen management unit 23 ... Model selection screen management unit 24 ... Item selection screen management unit 25 ... Itemized data Management unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. In a system for selecting a desired property from a plurality of properties and providing data relating to the property as image data, data storage means (1) for storing data relating to each property item by item, Property selection screen management means (2) for displaying a message prompting the user to select a desired property from a plurality of properties, and data screen management means (3) for displaying the data related to the property selected on the property selection screen by item The data screen management means (3) restarts the property selection screen management means (2) when recognizing a display command of the property selection screen while the data related to the first property is displayed on the screen. The property selection screen management means (2) displays a message prompting the user to select a desired property from a plurality of properties stored in the data storage means (1). When the second property is selected in response to this message, the data screen management means (3) accesses the data storage means (1) again, and the data related to the second property is displayed. A data providing system characterized by reading data of the same item as the first property from the above, and displaying this data on a screen. 2. The data history storage means (4) according to claim 1, wherein the property identification information for identifying the first property and the property identification information for identifying the second property are provided. When the data screen management means (3) recognizes the data display command of the first property while displaying the data related to the second property, the data history storage means (4)
Read out the property identification information of the first property, access the data storage means (1) based on the property identification information, and select the same item as the second property from the data related to the first property. A data providing system characterized by reading data and displaying the data on a screen. 3. The data screen management means (3) according to claim 1, wherein the data related to the first property and the data related to the second property are combined and simultaneously displayed on one screen. Data provision system. 4. The data screen management means (3) according to claim 1, wherein each item has an itemized data management unit (3a) for displaying on screen only data of a predetermined item of the data on the property. However, the item-based data management unit (3a) manages the other item when it recognizes a display command of another item while displaying the data of the predetermined item on the screen.
The item-based data management unit (3a) that notifies the property identification information of the property to, and manages the other items,
The data storage means (1) based on the property identification information
A data providing system characterized by accessing to, reading out data of an item managed by the own item data management unit (3a), and displaying this data on a screen. 5. The property identification information of the first property and the property identification information of the second property according to claim 4,
Itemized data management section identification information for identifying the itemized data management section (3a), and the article selection screen management means (2)
A data history storage unit (4) for storing management unit identification information for identifying the property is provided, and the item-based data management unit (3a) displays the property selection screen when the data related to the first property is displayed on the screen. When the display command of is input, the management section identification information of the property selection screen management means (2) is stored in the data history storage means (4), and the property selection screen management means (2) stores the data history. When the storage means (4) is monitored and the storage of the self-management section identification information is recognized, a message prompting the user to select a desired property from a plurality of properties stored in the data storage means (1) is displayed on the screen. When the second property is selected for the message, the property selection screen management means (2) reads the item-specific data management part identification information from the data history storage means (4) and Data pipe The item-based data management unit (3a) corresponding to the department identification information is notified of the property identification information of the second property, and the item-based data management unit (3a) is based on the property identification information and stores the data. A data providing system characterized by accessing (1), reading out data of an item managed by a self-itemized data management unit (3a) from data on the second property, and displaying this data on a screen.