JPH07243112A - Costume data management apparatus and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a costume data management apparatus capable of easily evaluating the combination of items by displaying a combination of image data of selected items from a data base of the image data and the attribute data of items such as garments and accessories. CONSTITUTION:This management apparatus is provided with a controlling part 111 containing a CPU, etc., to transfer programs and data from a memory 115 to a RAM 113 when the power source is in the state of ON and store the data transferred from the RAM 113 into the memory 115 when the power source is turned off. The image data of an item such as garment is inputted from an image data input terminal 142, the attribute data of the item are inputted from the displayed image of a liquid crystal panel 132 by a pointing device 131 to obtain a data base, the image data of plural items are displayed from the data base on the liquid crystal panel and the image data of items selected from the displayed image data are displayed in combined state. Coordinators of various items can be evaluated by this apparatus.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clothing data management apparatus and method for managing various information relating to items such as clothes and accessories as a database.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to investigate a combination of items such as clothes, hats, shoes, bags, and accessories,
It is common to actually combine the items and judge the quality of the combination. Specifically, attach items to be combined on hangers, mannequins or human bodies, or spread the items on the floor etc. and arrange them,
For example, the quality of the combination was judged.

In addition, when an individual or a store manages an item that he or she owns, a general-purpose database software or a spreadsheet program that operates on a personal computer is often used. for that reason,
Individuals and stores have managed by inputting attributes such as names, materials, and types of owned items into personal computers and digitizing them.

[0004]

In the conventional method for checking the combination of items, each item stored in the storage place by folding must be taken in and out as needed. In addition, there is a problem that it cannot be examined at a place away from the storage place. Also, it was not possible to examine combinations that included items that the user did not own.

Further, with the above-mentioned conventional method for managing items, it has not been possible to easily retrieve when, where, with whom, when which item combination is worn, and the like.

Further, for an item which the user desires but does not own, the combination with the item owned by the user cannot be evaluated.

An object of the present invention is to provide an apparel data management device and method for easily evaluating a combination of items such as clothes.

Another object of the present invention is that the user can input the image data of the item and the attribute data of the item, and download the data of the item not owned by the user through a telephone line or the like, and the user can own the data. An object of the present invention is to provide an apparel data management device and a method thereof, which are capable of checking a combination with a worn item.

Another object of the present invention is to enter a combination of a schedule management program, when, where, with whom and when, what combination of items was worn, and how often each item is used. An object of the present invention is to provide a clothing data management device and method capable of obtaining statistics.

Further, another object of the present invention is to manage the clothing data by drawing an image of an item such as clothes desired by the user with a pointing device or the like, and evaluating a combination with an already entered item. An apparatus and a method thereof.

[0011]

[Means for Solving the Problems] Image data of items such as clothes, hats, shoes, bags, accessories, and the name, material, type, color, price, store name, purchase date, storage place of the item. Enter the attribute data such as date of washing, designer, country of origin, brand, and comment,
Register in the database and manage. Further, when the user selects a plurality of items, the image data of those items are combined and displayed.

A name is given to each combination of items, and the combination is also registered and managed in the database. For items, statistics are collected by attribute and the results are displayed in a graph.

Further, a program for managing the schedule is used to record the combination of items and the date and time of use or the date and time of use scheduled. As a result, it is possible to manage when, where, with whom, which item combination was worn, and to obtain statistics such as frequency of use for each item.

The image data of the item may be input using a video camera, an electronic camera, a scanner, or the like, but the image data drawn by the user may also be used.

Further, as the image data and the attribute data, it is possible to use the data obtained online or offline from an information providing service such as an item maker or a store. For example, data of items that the user does not own may be downloaded from an information providing service such as a store and used via a telephone line or the like. Also,
When the item is purchased, the image data and the attribute data of the item may be supplied off-line from a store through a medium such as a floppy disk.

The image data of the item may be image data in which only the main part of the item is significant and the background part is transparent so that the state when the item is layered can be evaluated.

[0017]

The image data and attribute data of various items can be registered and managed in the database, and the user can easily see the combined image data of a plurality of items. Can be easily evaluated. Further, by managing the image data and attribute data of the item, the combination data of the item data, and the schedule data in association with each other, it is possible to collectively manage the item data of the user, and You can also collect statistics.

Since the image data of the item may be drawn by the user himself, the user can try a combination using a desired item although he does not own it.
In addition, if you use image data and attribute data obtained online or offline from an information providing service such as an item maker or a store, you can try a combination that uses items that you do not own but are in the maker or store. it can.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, the configuration of the clothing data management apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, 131
Is a pointing device, 132 is a liquid crystal panel equipped with a touch sensor capable of obtaining horizontal and vertical coordinates when the pointing device touches, 133 is a speaker, 141 is an image output terminal, 142 is an image input terminal,
Reference numeral 143 is an audio output terminal, 144 is a communication terminal, and 145 is a power switch.

Further, 151 and 152 are TV monitors and video devices connected to the image output terminal 141, 155 and 156 are video cameras and electronic cameras connected to the image input terminal 142, 157 is an audio system connected to the audio output terminal 143, 158 is a telephone line connected to the communication terminal 144, 160
Indicates a store that provides data to the clothing data management apparatus of this embodiment via a telephone line.

In the clothing data management apparatus of this embodiment,
111 is a control unit including a CPU (central processing unit), 112
Is a read-only ROM (read only memory), 113 is a readable / writable RAM (random access memory), 114
Is an input unit for reading the coordinates indicated by the pointing device 131, and 115 is a storage unit such as a hard disk for storing programs executed by the control unit 111 and various data of items. When the power is turned on, the storage unit
Programs and data are transferred from 111 to RAM 113, and when the power is off, the data transferred from RAM 113 is stored in storage unit 111.
I am trying to save it.

Reference numeral 116 denotes an image output unit for D / A converting the image and outputting it to the liquid crystal panel 132 or the image output terminal 141.
Is A / D for the image data imported from the image input terminal 142.
An image input unit for converting and transferring to the RAM 113, a voice output unit 118 for outputting a voice signal to the speaker 133 and a voice output terminal 143, and a reference numeral 119 for a telephone line from the store 160 through the communication terminal 144.
Reference numeral 120 denotes a communication unit for fetching data via 158, and 120 denotes a battery for activating the clothing data management device of this embodiment.

An outline of the operation of the clothing data management apparatus of this embodiment will be described.

Image data of an item such as clothes is input from the image input terminal 142 using the video camera 155 and the electronic camera 156. Alternatively, the user obtains the image data of the item drawn on the liquid crystal panel 132 by using the pointing device 131. Further, using the display screen of the liquid crystal panel 132, the pointing device 131 is used to input the attribute data of the item.

From the communication terminal 144 through the telephone line 158,
It is also possible to download the image data and attribute data of an item provided from the store 160 or the like, and store the data in the RAM 113.

The image data of the plurality of items thus captured is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 132, and the image data of the item selected by the user from among them is displayed in combination. This allows the user to evaluate the combination (coordination) of various items. Further, the combination is input to the schedule, and a histogram of item usage frequency or the like is displayed on the liquid crystal panel.

The clothing data management apparatus of this embodiment has five display modes. There are five modes: input mode, coordinate mode, schedule mode, statistical mode, and information search mode. The user switches these display modes, displays the screen of each display mode on the liquid crystal panel 132, and performs the operation in each mode.

The input mode is a mode for inputting information about items. The coordination mode is a mode in which a combination of items is created and evaluated. The schedule mode is a mode for inputting and referring to the schedule and the combination used. The statistic mode is a mode for displaying various statistics. The information search mode is a mode for searching for and downloading information about items provided in the store 160 or the like. The processing in each of these display modes will be described later in detail.

Next, the clothing data management apparatus of this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 will be described in more detail. 2 to 6 show the liquid crystal panel 13 in each mode of the clothing data management device.
The following is a display example of 2. 7 and 8 show ROM 112 and RA
The structure of the data table of M113 is shown. 9 to 19 show
The operation procedure of the clothing data management device is shown, and more specifically, the flow of the program executed by the control unit 111 is shown.

Next, the read-only data table stored in the ROM 112 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 7A shows a data table for storing character strings of names corresponding to colors of items such as clothes.
The number is a number that specifies the color of the item, and the color name corresponding to that number is stored. This data table is used in the input mode (FIG. 2) and the color-based statistical mode (FIG. 5B) described later.

FIG. 7 (b) shows a data table for storing character strings of types of items such as clothes, for example, classification names such as jacket and skirt. The number is a number that identifies the type of item, and the type name corresponding to that number is stored. This data table is stored in the input mode (Fig. 2) and statistical mode (Fig. 5 (a),
Used in (b)).

FIG. 7 (c) shows a data table for storing character strings of the names of materials such as silk and cotton for items such as clothes. The number is a number that identifies the material of the item, and the material name corresponding to the number is stored. This data table is used in the input mode (FIG. 2) and statistical mode (FIG. 5 (a)) described later.

FIG. 7D shows a data table for storing font data used when displaying characters in all modes. ASCI for each character, for example each character
The bitmap data 752 of the font is stored corresponding to the I number.

Next, the data table stored in the RAM 113 will be described with reference to FIG. Image data and attribute data of the item are managed as a database using these data tables.

FIG. 8A is a table for storing each attribute of items such as clothes. The table in FIG. 8A is prepared for each item. The table for each item is accessed by the item number unique to the item. When registering a new item in input mode,
A unique item number is given to the item, the table area of FIG. 8A corresponding to the item number is secured, and various attributes are registered therein.

In FIG. 8A, 811 stores a character string indicating the name of the item. A number indicating the type of item is stored in 812. This number is shown in Fig. 7 (b).
Is the number of the type name table. The number indicating the material of the item is stored in 813. This number is
It is the number of the material name table in (c). A number indicating the color of the item is stored in 814. This number is
It is the number of the color name table in (a).

Reference numeral 815 is a character string of a comment about the item, and reference numeral 816 is a character string indicating the date of the last cleaning (a character string in which the year, month and day are separated by dots (.)).
However, 817 is the character string of the store or brand name that purchased the item, 818 is the number of items purchased, and 819
The character string of the place where the item is stored is stored in, and the image data of the item is stored in 820.

FIG. 8B is a table for storing a combination of a plurality of items such as clothes. The table of FIG. 8 (b) is prepared for each combination. The table for each combination is accessed by a unique coordination number for the combination. When registering a new combination in the coordinate mode, a unique coordinate number is given to the combination, the table area of FIG. 8 (b) corresponding to the coordinate number is secured, and various information regarding the combination is registered therein. It will be.

In FIG. 8B, a character string indicating the name of the combination is stored in 841, and the item numbers of the items to be combined are stored after 842 in the same number.

FIG. 8 (c) is a data table for storing data used in the schedule mode. 861 stores a numerical value obtained by converting the date written in the schedule into the number of days from a specified date. 86
2 is the character string representing the schedule of the above date, 863
Wear (or plan to wear) on the above date
Coordinate numbers representing combinations are stored.

Next, referring to FIG. 9, a processing procedure in the clothing data management apparatus of this embodiment will be described.

First, in step 911, the power switch
When the 145 is turned on, in step 912 the storage unit 11
The contents of 5 (in particular, each data table of FIG. 8) are transferred to the RAM 113, and the display mode MODE is initialized to 1 (input mode). MODE is a variable that represents the display mode.

Hereinafter, a variable name will also represent the contents of the variable. For example, “initialize the display mode MODE to 1” means to set 1 as the content of the variable MODE representing the display mode. The same applies to other variables.

The display mode MODE is changed according to the designation of the user in each mode routine of the input mode, the coordinate mode, the schedule mode, the statistical mode, and the information search mode. After step 912, the user turns off (MODE =
Repeat until 0).

In step 913, the display mode MODE is 1
In the case of (input mode), the input mode routine of step 914 (FIG. 10) is performed, and the process returns to step 913. If the display mode MODE is not 1 (input mode), step 915
Proceed to.

In step 915, the display mode MODE is 2
In the case of (coordination mode), the coordination mode routine of step 916 (FIG. 12) is performed, and the process returns to step 913. If the display mode MODE is not 2 (coordinate mode), the process proceeds to step 917.

In step 917, the display mode MODE is 3
In the (scheduled mode), the schedule mode routine of FIG.
Return to 3. Display mode MODE is 3 (schedule mode)
If not, proceed to Step 919.

In step 919, the display mode MODE is set to 4
In the (statistical mode), the statistical mode routine of step 920 (FIGS. 16 to 18) is performed, and the process returns to step 913. If the display mode MODE is not 4 (statistics mode),
Go to step 921.

In step 921, the display mode MODE is 5
In the (information search mode), the information search mode routine (FIG. 19) of step 922 is performed, and the process returns to step 913. When the display mode MODE is not 5 (information search mode), the process proceeds to step 923.

In step 923, the data in RAM 113
(In particular, each data table in FIG. 8) is stored in the storage unit 115, the power is turned off, and the process is ended.

Next, a display example on the liquid crystal panel 132 of FIG.
The processing procedure in the input mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step 1001, the item number Item
No is initialized to 1, the item data table (FIG. 8A) of the item number ItemNo is read, and the screen as shown in FIG. 2A is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 132.

In FIG. 2A, reference numeral 211 denotes a picture panel, which is the image data 82 of FIG. 8A.
This is the area where 0 is displayed. 251 is the display area of the item name 811, 214 is the display area of the item type 812, 215 is the display area of the material 813 of the item, 216 is the display area of the item color 814, and 217 is the comment 815 of the item. The display area, 218 is the display area of the date 816 when it was sent for cleaning, 219 is the display area of the shop or brand name 817 where it was purchased, 220 is the display area of the purchase price 818 of the item, and 221 is the storage area 818 of the item. This is the display area.

As described with reference to FIG. 8A, the type 812, the material 813, and the color 814 are represented by the numbers in the ROM data table of FIG. When displaying like this, the character string corresponding to the number is displayed.

Reference numeral 240 denotes a video input (VideoI) for instructing the acquisition of image data from the image input terminal 142.
nput) button, 241 is a draw button for the user to instruct the picture panel 211 to draw a picture,
212 is the left arrow button for decrementing the item number ItemNo and displaying the contents of the item data table of the previous item, 213 is the item number
A right arrow button for instructing to increment the ItemNo and displaying the contents of the item data table of the next item, 261 is a new item button for securing a new item number and an area of the item data table ( New).

Reference numeral 260 is a mode selection button for changing the display mode. Since it is currently in input mode, "In
“Put Mode” is displayed.

Referring again to FIG. 10, after step 1001, in step 1002, pointing device 13
Wait until 1 touches LCD panel 132.

When the pointing device 131 touches the picture panel 211 in step 1011, the size of the image displayed on the picture panel 211 is changed in step 1012. First, the distance between the coordinates when the pointing device 131 touches the picture panel 211 and the center coordinates of the picture panel 211 is calculated, and S1 is calculated.
And Next, the device waits until the pointing device 131 separates from the liquid crystal panel 132, calculates the distance between the coordinates immediately before leaving and the center coordinates of the picture panel 211, and sets it as S2. Then, the image data currently displayed on the picture panel 211 is multiplied by S2 / S1, stored in the image data field 820 of the data table of FIG. 8A, and redrawn on the picture panel 211.

If the video input button 240 was selected in step 1013, then in step 1014
The image signal taken from the image input terminal 142 of FIG. 1 to the image input unit 117 is A / D converted and stored in the field 820 of the image data of the data table of FIG. 8A. Further, the stored image data is redrawn on the picture panel 211.

In step 1015, the draw button 241
Is selected, in step 1016, the pointing device 131 causes the user to select the picture panel 211.
The image data of the picture drawn above is stored in the image data field 820 of the data table of FIG. The drawing process of step 1015 is repeated until the draw button 241 is selected again.

If the item name display area 251 is selected in step 1017, the item name is input in step 1018 and stored in the item name field 811 of the data table of FIG. 8A. As will be described later, the input of characters is performed by using the display panel of FIG. 2C according to the processing procedure of FIG.

If the item type display area 214 is selected in step 1019, the user is prompted to select the item type in step 1020. Specifically, first, using the data table of FIG. 7B, the data table of FIG.
Display a list of the types shown in as a popup menu. It then waits until the pointing device 131 selects one of the types on this list. The number of the selected type is stored in the item type field 812 of the data table of FIG. 8 (a).

If the item material display area 215 is selected in step 1021, the user is prompted to select the item material in step 1022. Specifically, first, using the data table of FIG. 7 (c), FIG. 2 (e)
A list of materials as shown in is displayed as a pop-up menu. Next, it waits until any material on this list is selected by the pointing device 131. The number of the selected material is stored in the item material field 813 of the data table of FIG. 8 (a).

If the item color display area 216 is selected in step 1023, then in step 1024,
Let the user select the color of the item. Specifically, first, using the data table of FIG. 7A, a list of colors as shown in FIG. 2F is displayed as a pop-up menu. It then waits until the pointing device 131 selects any of the colors on this list. The selected color number is stored in the item color field 814 of the data table of FIG.

If the comment display area 217 for the item is selected in step 1025,
At 1026, enter a comment about the item,
Comment field 815 of the data table in FIG. 8 (a)
To store. For inputting characters, as will be described later, FIG.
Using the display panel of (c), the processing procedure of FIG. 11 is performed.

If the display area 218 for the date of cleaning is selected in step 1027, step 10
In 28, enter the date when the item was last cleaned as a character string delimited by dots (.) And store it in the field 816 of the date sent for cleaning in the data table of FIG. 8 (a). . For inputting characters, as will be described later, the display panel of FIG.
The processing procedure is as follows.

When the display area 219 for the purchased store or brand name is selected in step 1029, step
In 1030, enter the store or brand name where the item was purchased, and enter the field 817 of the data table in FIG. 8 (a).
To store. For inputting characters, as will be described later, FIG.
Using the display panel of (c), the processing procedure of FIG. 11 is performed.

When the item purchase amount display area 220 is selected in step 1031, the item purchase amount is input in step 1032 and stored in the purchase amount field 818 of the data table of FIG. 8A. . As will be described later, the numerical value is input by using the display panel of FIG. 2 (c) and the processing procedure of FIG.

If the display area 221 of the place where the item is stored is selected in step 1033, step
In 1034, enter the location where the item is stored,
Field 819 of the storage location of the data table in FIG. 8 (a)
To store. For inputting characters, as will be described later, FIG.
Using the display panel of (c), the processing procedure of FIG. 11 is performed.

In step 1035, the left arrow button 212
Is selected, in step 1036, if the item number ItemNo is not 1, the item number ItemNo is decremented, the item data table of the item number ItemNo is read, and the screen is redrawn.

In step 1037, the right arrow button 213
Is selected, in step 1038, if the item number ItemNo is not the maximum value, the item number ItemNo
Is incremented, the item data table of the item number ItemNo is read, and the screen is redrawn.

When the new item button 261 is selected in step 1039, a new item number is assigned to the item number ItemNo in step 1040 to secure the area of the item data table corresponding to the item number, and the screen is displayed. Redraw. Since it is a new item data table, each data has not been set yet,
Picture panel 211, name 251, each attribute display 214 ~
All 221 are blank.

At step 1090, a mode selection button
If 260 is selected, then in step 1091, FIG.
A pop-up menu as shown in (b) is displayed, a mode is selected (display mode MODE value), and the process ends.

Next, a procedure for inputting characters and numerical values will be described with reference to FIGS.

At step 1110, rtnString, which is a variable for storing the character string to be returned to the activation source, is initialized, and then, as shown in FIG.
Display the screen as shown in. In FIG. 2 (c), 281
Is the display area of the character string being created and edited, 282 is the OK button,
283 is a cancel button, 284 is a character panel for selecting a character, and 285 is a numerical panel for selecting a numerical value.

In step 1111, the character string before editing is copied to the RAM 113 for backup. Next, in step 1121, the pointing device 13
Wait until 1 touches LCD panel 132.

In step 1122, if any character in the character panel 284 or the numerical value panel 285 is selected,
In step 1123, add the selected character or number to the variable rtnString. Then, the contents of the variable rtnString are displayed in the display area 281.

In step 1124, cancel button
If 283 is selected, in step 1125 the character string copied to RAM 113 in step 1111 is changed to the variable rtnStr.
Substitute in ing and finish processing.

When the OK button 282 is selected in step 1126, the contents of the variable rtnString are returned to the starting source,
Finish the process.

The rtnString obtained by the above processing is used as the result of character input.

Next, a display example on the liquid crystal panel 132 of FIG.
The processing procedure in the coordinate mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

At step 1210, the coordinate number coordinateNo is initialized to 1, and the coordinate data table of the coordinate number coordinateNo (see FIG. 8) is initialized.
(b)) is read out and the screen as shown in FIG. 3 (a) is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 132.

In FIG. 3A, 314 is a display area for the name of the combination (coordination) (841 in FIG. 8B),
A combination panel 315 is a display area of the combined items. The combination panel 315 is shown in FIG.
The images of the items of the item numbers 841, 842, ... Stored in the coordinate data table of are displayed in combination.

Reference numerals 311 (a) to 311 (d) are four picture panels displaying items by type for selecting items to be combined. 316 and 317 are up arrow buttons and down arrow buttons for changing the types of items displayed in the picture panels 311 (a) to 311 (d). 312
Is a left arrow button for decrementing the coordinate number coordinateNo and displaying the previous combination, and 313 is a right arrow for instructing to increment the coordinate number coordinateNo and displaying the next combination. Arrow buttons, 321 is a new coordinate number and a new coordinate button (New) to secure the area of the coordinate data table.
Is.

Reference numeral 322 is a mode selection button for changing the display mode. Since it is currently in the coordinate mode, the display is "Co-ordinate Mode".

Referring again to FIG. 12, after step 1210, in step 1211, pointing device 13
Wait until 1 touches LCD panel 132.

If any one of the four picture panels 311 (a) to 311 (d) is selected in step 1221, step 1222 will be described later with reference to FIG.
The panel is used to prompt the user to select an item to be combined in the procedure shown in FIG. Then, the image data of the selected item is displayed on the picture panel 311 (the picture panel selected in step 1221) and also on the combination panel 315.

In step 1223, the up arrow button 316
If is selected, in step 1224, the types of items displayed in the four picture panels 311 (a) to 311 (d) are decremented and displayed. That is,
Currently, four types of items are displayed on the picture panels 311 (a) to 311 (d), respectively, but these are displayed again on the preceding four types of items.

In step 1225, the down arrow button 317
If is selected, in step 1226, the item types displayed in the four picture panels 311 (a) to 311 (d) are incremented and displayed. That is, the four types of items currently displayed in the picture panels 311 (a) to 311 (d) are displayed again in the next four types of items.

In step 1227, the combination panel
If 315 is selected, in step 1228, the position 315 of each item displayed in the combination panel 315 is moved and displayed again based on the dragged distance of the pointing device 131.

In step 1229, the left arrow button 312
If is selected, in step 1230, if the coordinate number coordinateNo is not 1, the coordinate number coordinateNo is decremented, the coordinate data table of the coordinate number coordinateNo is read, and the screen is redrawn.

At step 1231, the right arrow button 313.
If is selected, in step 1232, if the coordinate number coordinateNo is not the maximum value, the coordinate number coordinateNo is incremented, the coordinate data table of the coordinate number coordinateNo is read, and the screen is redrawn.

If the coordinate name display area 314 is selected in step 1233, step 1234
Enter the name of the coordinate and enter the coordinate name field 84 in the data table of FIG. 8 (b).
Store in 1. Input of characters is performed by the processing procedure of FIG. 11 using the display panel of FIG.

When the new coordinate button 321 is selected in step 1235, a new coordinate number is assigned to the coordinate number coordinateNo in step 1236 to secure the area of the coordinate data table corresponding to the coordinate number, and the screen is displayed. Redraw. Since this is a new coordinated data table and each data has not been set yet, the display of the combination panel 315 and the name 314 is blank.

At step 1290, a mode selection button
If 322 is selected, in step 1291, as shown in FIG.
A pop-up menu as shown in (b) is displayed, a mode is selected (display mode MODE value), and the process ends.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 3 (b) and 13, the processing procedure for item selection in step 1222 of FIG. 12 will be described.

First, in step 1310, a screen as shown in FIG. 3B is displayed. This screen shows the four picture panels 311 (a) to 311 (a) selected in step 1221 of FIG.
It is a screen which displays a plurality of items of one type among 311 (d). In this example, select the picture panel 311 (c) whose item type is hat in Figure 3 (a),
In Fig. 3 (b), eight items of type are displayed.

For each item, image data (for example, 382 in FIG. 3B) and the name of the item (for example, 383 in FIG. 3B) are displayed. 381 is a type button for selecting the type to be displayed. Currently,
Since the hat item is displayed, it is displayed as "Hat". Reference numerals 385 and 386 are up arrow buttons and down arrow buttons for scrolling the display of items.

Referring again to FIG. 13, after step 1310, in step 1311, pointing device 13
Wait until 1 touches LCD panel 132.

At step 1321, the type button 381
If is selected in step 1322, as shown in FIG.
Display the type list shown in as a pop-up menu and let the user select the type. Items of the selected type are listed by using the item data table, and as shown in 382 and 383 of FIG. 3 (b), the image data and names of eight items are displayed.

When the up arrow button 385 or the down arrow button 386 is selected in steps 1323 and 1324, the item display is scrolled in step 1324 or step 1326.

In step 1390, when one item is selected from the eight items displayed as shown in FIG. 3B, in step 1391, the item number of the item is changed from 842 in FIG. To the screen of FIG. 3 (a).

Next, a display example on the liquid crystal panel 132 of FIG.
The processing procedure in the schedule mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step 1410, the screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the liquid crystal panel. In FIG. 4, 451 is a mode selection button for changing the display mode. Since it is currently in schedule mode, "Schedule Mod
"e" is displayed. 441 and 442 are arrow buttons for turning the page of the schedule. 421 is a schedule item that describes the schedule, and 431 is a coordinate item that describes the coordination.

Referring again to FIG. 14, in step 1411 after step 1410, pointing device 13
Wait until 1 touches LCD panel 132.

In step 1421, the schedule item 42
When 1 is selected, in step 1422, the schedule content character string is input. The input is shown in Fig. 2 (c).
11 is performed by using the display panel of FIG. The input schedule content character string is stored in the schedule content field 862 of the schedule data table of FIG. 8C and displayed in the schedule item 421 of FIG.

In step 1423, the coordination item
If 431 is selected, in step 1424 a list of coordinate names is displayed in a pop-up menu. The list of coordinate names can be obtained by referring to the coordinate data table of FIG.
When the user selects a coordinate worn or scheduled to be worn on the corresponding date from the list of coordinate names, the coordinate number is
It is stored in the coordinate number field 863 of the schedule data table of FIG. 8C, and the coordinate name is displayed in the coordinate item 431 of FIG.

When the arrow buttons 441 and 442 are selected in steps 1425 and 1427, steps 1426 and 1428 are selected.
Then, decrement / increment the schedule page and redisplay the screen.

At step 1490, a mode selection button
If 451 is selected, in step 1491, as shown in FIG.
A pop-up menu as shown in (b) is displayed, a mode is selected (display mode MODE value), and the process ends.

Next, the processing procedure in the statistical mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The statistics mode has six sub modes for collecting various statistics. Statistical mode by material, statistical mode by color, statistical mode by frequency of use,
There are six statistical modes by store, one by price, and one by statistics for cleaning. In order to distinguish these sub modes, a variable called sub mode subMode is provided.

First, in step 1510, the submode
Initialize subMode to 1 (statistical mode for each material), and
The screen shown in is displayed on the liquid crystal panel. The screen of FIG. 5A will be described in the material-based statistical mode routine.

Hereinafter, the submode subMode is changed in each submode routine of each material, each color, each usage frequency, each store, each price, and cleaning. The following steps 1521 to 1532 are repeated until the user ends the statistical mode (subMODE = 0).

In step 1521, the submode subMod
When e is 1 (statistical mode for each material), a statistical mode routine for each material (FIG. 16A) is performed in step 1522, and the process returns to step 1521.

In step 1523, the submode subMod
When e is 2 (color-wise statistical mode), the color-wise statistical mode routine (FIG. 16 (b)) is performed at step 1524, and step 1
Return to 521.

In step 1525, the submode subMod
If e is 3 (statistical mode by frequency of use), step 152
In step 6, the statistical mode routine for each use frequency (FIG. 17A) is performed, and the process returns to step 1521.

In step 1527, the submode subMod
When e is 4 (statistical mode for each store), the statistical mode routine for each store (FIG. 17 (b)) is performed in step 1528, and step 1
Return to 521.

In step 1529, the submode subMod
If e is 5 (statistical mode by price), the statistical mode by price routine (FIG. 18 (a)) is performed in step 1530, and the process returns to step 1521.

In step 1531, the submode subMod
If e is 6 (cleaning statistics mode), step 1
Statistic mode routine for each cleaning in 532 (Fig. 18 (b))
And return to step 1521.

Next, the material-based statistical mode routine will be described with reference to the display example on the liquid crystal panel 132 of FIG. 5A and the flowchart of FIG. 16A.

In step 1610, the screen as shown in FIG. 5A is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 132. In FIG. 5A, 510 is a mode selection button for changing the display mode. Since it is currently in statistical mode, "Statistick
s Mode ”is displayed. 511 is a submode selection button for changing the submode. Since it is currently in the material-based statistical mode, "Material" is displayed.

Reference numeral 512 is a type button for selecting the type of item for which statistics are taken. Blouse is currently selected, so "Blouse" is displayed. 513
Is a histogram display in which the number of items of the selected type (blouse in this case) is summarized by material. Such a histogram can be obtained by referring to the item data table of FIG.
514 and 515 are arrow buttons for scrolling the histogram.

Referring again to FIG. 16 (a), step 1610
Then in step 1611, pointing device
Wait until 131 touches LCD panel 132.

At step 1621, the type button 512
If is selected, in step 1622, as shown in FIG.
Display a pop-up menu as shown in, and let the user select the type. Then, the name of the selected type is displayed on the type button 512, and the histogram by material of the item of that type is displayed on 513.

In steps 1623 and 1625, the arrow button 5
If 14,515 is selected, the histogram display 513 is scrolled in steps 1624 and 1626.

When the sub mode selection button 510 is selected in step 1627, in step 1628
Display the popup menu as shown in Fig. 5 (g),
Let the user select a submode. The submode subMode is set according to the user's selection, and the material-based statistical mode routine is ended.

At step 1640, the mode selection button
If 510 is selected, in step 1641, as shown in FIG.
A pop-up menu as shown in (b) is displayed to allow the user to select a mode (display mode MODE value). Then, in step 1642, the submode subMode is set to 0, and the processing is ended.

Next, the color-wise statistical mode routine will be described with reference to the display example on the liquid crystal panel 132 of FIG. 5B and the flowchart of FIG. 16B.

In step 1660, the screen as shown in FIG. 5B is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 132. In FIG. 5B, 520 is a mode selection button for changing the display mode. 511 is a submode selection button for changing the submode. Since it is currently in the color-wise statistical mode, it is displayed as "Color".

522 is a type button for selecting the type of item for which statistics are taken. Since the jacket is currently selected, "Jacket" is displayed. 523
Is a histogram display in which the number of items of the selected type (jacket in this case) is summarized by color. Such a histogram can be obtained by referring to the item data table of FIG.
524 and 525 are arrow buttons for scrolling the histogram.

Referring again to FIG. 16B, step 1660
Then in step 1661, pointing device
Wait until 131 touches LCD panel 132.

At step 1671, the type button 522
If is selected in step 1672 of FIG.
Display a pop-up menu as shown in, and let the user select the type. Then, the name of the selected type is displayed on the type button 522, and the histogram for each color of the items of that type is displayed on 523.

The processing of steps 1673 to 1692 is as shown in FIG.
Since it is the same as steps 1623 to 1642, the description thereof will be omitted.

Next, with reference to the display example on the liquid crystal panel 132 of FIG. 5C and the flow chart of FIG. 17A, the statistical mode routine for each frequency of use will be described.

In step 1710, the screen as shown in FIG. 5C is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 132. In FIG. 5C, 530 is a mode selection button for changing the display mode. 531 is a submode selection button for changing the submode. Since it is currently in statistical mode by frequency of use, it is displayed as "Frequency".

Reference numeral 532 is a date input area for designating a period for collecting statistics on the frequency of use. There are two areas, one for entering the start date (entered as "93.1.1" in this figure) and one for entering the end date (entered as "93.8.27" in this figure). There is.

Reference numeral 533 is a histogram display showing the frequency of use of the items used (or scheduled to be used) during the designated period. "A Skirt" and "Y jacket"
Is the name of the item. To calculate the frequency of use like this, the coordinate number used during the designated period can be found from the schedule data table of FIG. 8 (c).
Since the item used for coordination is known from the coordination data table of (b), it can be calculated by totaling them. 534 and 535 are arrow buttons for scrolling the histogram.

Referring again to FIG. 17A, step 1710
Then, in step 1711, pointing device
Wait until 131 touches LCD panel 132.

If the area for inputting the start date is selected in step 1721, the user is prompted to input the start date in step 1722. For the input, the display panel of FIG. 2C is used to input the date as a character string delimited by dots (.) In the processing procedure of FIG. 11. Furthermore, the usage frequency of the items included in each coordinate number used during the period from the input start date to the input end date is totaled and displayed again in 533.

If the area for inputting the end date is selected in step 1723, the user is made to input the end date in step 1724. For the input, the display panel of FIG. 2C is used to input the date as a character string delimited by dots (.) In the processing procedure of FIG. 11. Further, the usage frequency of the items included in each coordinate number used during the period from the start date to the input end date is totaled and displayed again in 533.

The processing of steps 1725 to 1742 is as shown in FIG.
Since it is the same as steps 1623 to 1642, the description thereof will be omitted.

Next, with reference to the display example on the liquid crystal panel 132 of FIG. 5D and the flow chart of FIG. 17B, the store-specific statistical mode routine will be described.

At step 1760, a screen as shown in FIG. 5D is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 132. In FIG. 5D, 540 is a mode selection button for changing the display mode. 541 is a submode selection button for changing the submode. Since it is currently in store-based statistics mode, it is displayed as "Shop". 543 is a histogram display in which items are aggregated according to the stores where they are purchased. Such a histogram can be obtained by referring to the item data table of FIG.
544 and 545 are arrow buttons for scrolling the histogram.

Referring again to FIG. 17B, step 1760
Then, in step 1761, pointing device
Wait until 131 touches LCD panel 132.

The processing of steps 1771 to 1791 is shown in FIG.
Since it is the same as steps 1623 to 1642, the description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the price-based statistical mode routine will be described with reference to the display example on the liquid crystal panel 132 of FIG. 5E and the flow chart of FIG. 18A.

In step 1810, the screen as shown in FIG. 5E is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 132. In FIG. 5 (e), 550 is a mode selection button for changing the display mode. 551 is a submode selection button for changing the submode. Since it is currently in the price-based statistical mode, it is displayed as "Price".

Reference numeral 552 is a type button for selecting the type of item for which statistics are taken. Blouse is currently selected, so "Blouse" is displayed. 553
Is a histogram display in which the number of items of the selected type (here, blouse) is summarized by price. Such a histogram can be obtained by referring to the item data table of FIG.
554 and 555 are arrow buttons for scrolling the histogram.

Referring again to FIG. 18 (a), step 1810
Then in step 1811, pointing device
Wait until 131 touches LCD panel 132.

At step 1821, the type button 552
If is selected in step 1822, as shown in FIG.
Display a pop-up menu as shown in, and let the user select the type. Then, the name of the selected type is displayed on the type button 552 and the histogram by price of the items of that type is displayed on 553.

The processing of steps 1823 to 1842 is as shown in FIG.
Since it is the same as steps 1623 to 1642, the description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the cleaning-specific statistical mode routine will be described with reference to the display example on the liquid crystal panel 132 of FIG. 5 (f) and the flowchart of FIG. 18 (b).

At step 1860, a screen as shown in FIG. 5 (f) is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 132. In FIG. 5 (f), reference numeral 560 is a mode selection button for changing the display mode. 561 is a submode selection button for changing the submode. Since it is currently in the cleaning-specific statistical mode, "Cleaning" is displayed.

Reference numeral 562 is a type button for selecting the type of item for which statistics are taken. Since the jacket is currently selected, "Jacket" is displayed. 563
Is a histogram display of items of the selected type (jacket in this case), which are summed up by the cumulative number of days from the date of last cleaning to the present. "1y-" means that the cumulative number of days is one year or more, "6m-1"
"y" indicates 6 months or more and less than 1 year, "3m-6m" indicates 3 months or more and less than 6 months, and "2m-3m" indicates 2 months or more and less than 3 months. Such a histogram can be obtained by referring to the item data table of FIG. 564 and 565 are arrow buttons for scrolling the histogram.

Referring again to FIG. 18 (b), step 1860
Then, in step 1861, pointing device
Wait until 131 touches LCD panel 132.

At step 1871, the type button 562
If is selected in step 1872, as shown in FIG.
Display a pop-up menu as shown in, and let the user select the type. The name of the selected type is displayed on the type button 562, and the items of that type are totaled according to the cumulative number of days from the date of the last cleaning to the present, and the histogram is displayed on 563. .

The processing of steps 1873 to 1892 is shown in FIG.
Since it is the same as steps 1623 to 1642, the description thereof will be omitted.

Next, a display example on the liquid crystal panel 132 of FIG.
The processing procedure of the information search mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step 1910, the screen as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 132. In addition, the voice signal of the telephone line 158 input from the communication terminal 144 of FIG. 1 is transferred to the voice output unit 118, and the speaker 133 or the voice output terminal 14 is transmitted.
3 to be able to be monitored by an external audio system 157.

In FIG. 6, reference numeral 610 is a mode selection button for changing the display mode. Since it is currently in the information search mode, "Information Mode" is displayed. Reference numeral 611 indicates a ten-key pad, and 612 indicates a message display area.

After step 1910, in step 1911, the process waits until the pointing device 131 touches the liquid crystal panel 132.

If one of the ten keys 611 is selected in step 1912, the dial tone of each numeral is transferred to the telephone line 158 through the communication terminal 144 in step 1921. That is, the clothing data supply device of the store 160 is called via the telephone line 158. The clothing data supply device of the called store 160 sends the first voice guidance through the telephone line 158, as described later with reference to FIG. This voice guidance is output by the speaker 133 or the audio system 157.

Then, in step 1922, the process waits until the pointing device 131 touches the liquid crystal panel 132. If the # key is selected from among the ten keys 611 in step 1923, the voice guidance sent from the store 160 is received by the communication section 119 in step 1924. The received voice guidance is output from the voice output unit 118. As a result, the voice guidance is output to the speaker 133 or the external audio system 157.

In step 1923, if any of the ten keys 611 other than the # key is selected, it means that the service number has been input. Therefore, the store 160 encodes the information corresponding to the service number into an acoustic signal. Send.
At step 1925, the information from the store 160 is decrypted, and stored in the table in the RAM 113 as necessary.

For example, in the case of a service that downloads image data and attribute data relating to items owned by a store, those image data and attribute data received in step 1925 are stored in the item data table of FIG. 8 (a). .

Next, in step 1926, the line is disconnected. When the mode selection button 610 is selected in step 1990, a pop-up menu as shown in FIG. 2B is displayed in step 1991, a mode is selected (display mode MODE value), and the process ends.

Next, the information providing service by the store 160 (FIG. 1) or the like that can be accessed from the information search mode described above will be described.

FIG. 20 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the device (clothing data supply device) on the side of the store 160 called from step 1921 of FIG. 19 in the above-mentioned clothes data management device.

In step 2005, the telephone line 158 waits for a call from the user's clothing data management device. When there is a call, the following processing is performed.

[0171] In step 2010, as the first voice guidance, for example, "This is ○○. Please press the service number.""Please press # when you want to listen to the service content." It is sent to the user's clothing data management device through the line 158.

Next, in step 2011, the process waits until a push sound is transmitted from the user. In step 2012, if the push sound from the user is the sound corresponding to #, the process proceeds to step 2013 to send the voice guidance regarding the service content. In step 2013, the user is informed by voice what kind of information providing service and which push button is to be obtained, and the process returns to step 2010. Figure 1 shows the voice guidance for step 2013.
It is received at step 1924 of 9.

If the push sound from the user is a sound other than # in step 2012, it means that the service number has been input. Therefore, in step 2017, the service of the specified service number is started. For example, if you are a service that sends image data and attribute data related to items, send a voice guidance to the user such as "I will send information""Please press # when ready", and after confirming that # is pressed , Performs processing of transmitting the data.

After step 2017, the line is disconnected in step 2050, and the process ends.

Next, with reference to FIG. 21, a modification in which image data of an item such as clothes is fetched when the video input button 240 is selected in the input mode of FIG. 2A will be described.

FIG. 21 (a) is a blue hanger 2110, FIG.
21B is a blue cloth 2120 that can be hung on the hanger 2110 of FIG. 21A, and FIG. 21C is a blue cloth 213 larger than the cloth 2120.
Indicates 0.

As shown in FIG. 21 (d), first, a hook 2142 on which the hanger 2110 can be hung is attached to the wall 2141. Next, attach a large cloth 2130 to the wall, hang the blue cloth 2120 on the hanger 2110, and hang the clothes 2143 you want to capture as data. With this hooked on the hook 2142,
Capture images with a video camera. The blue part of the captured image data is converted to transparent and stored in the image data storage field 820 of the item data table of FIG. 8A.

By the above method, for example, FIG.
By overwriting the data 2171 of the jacket etc. on the data 2172 of the shirt as shown in Fig. 3, the combination panel 315 in the coordinate mode of Fig. 3 displays the combination in a state very close to the case of actually wearing the layers. Can be evaluated.

In the case of a hat, shoes, or the like that is difficult to hang on a hanger, put the item to be captured as data on a blue base 2151 as shown in FIG. By placing this in front of the blue cloth 2162 as shown in g), the same treatment can be performed.

[0180]

According to the present invention, it is possible to register and manage the image data and the attribute data of the input items such as clothes in the database and display the image data of the selected item in combination. , The combination of various items can be easily evaluated.
In addition, the user can input the image data of the item and the attribute data of the item, and the data of the item not owned by the user can be downloaded through the telephone line and the combination with the item owned by the user can be checked. You can also do things. Furthermore, the user can draw an image of an item such as desired clothes by himself or herself with a pointing device or the like, and evaluate the combination with the item already input.

Also, since a combination of items can be input in association with schedule data, it is possible to
When meeting with whom, it is possible to manage which item combination is worn (or is planned to be worn), and obtain statistics such as frequency of use for each item.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily and collectively manage databases related to clothing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a clothing data management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example of an input mode.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example of a coordination mode.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of a schedule mode.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of a statistical mode.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of an information search mode.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a data table stored in a ROM.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a data table stored in RAM.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart of the clothing data management device of the present embodiment,

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of input mode.

[Fig. 11] Flowchart of character input

[Fig. 12] Flow chart of the coordination mode

[Fig. 13] Flow chart of item selection

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the schedule mode.

[Fig. 15] Flow chart of statistical mode

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of the material-based statistical mode and color-based statistical mode.

FIG. 17 is a flow chart of a statistical mode by use frequency and a statistical mode by store.

FIG. 18 is a flow chart of price-based statistical mode and cleaning statistical mode.

FIG. 19 is a flow chart of the information search mode.

[Fig. 20] Flow chart of information providing service

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram of a process of importing an image of an item.

[Explanation of symbols]

111 ... Control unit, 112 ... ROM, 113 ... RAM, 114 ... Input unit, 115
... storage section, 116 ... image output section, 117 ... image input section, 118 ...
Audio output unit, 119 ... Communication unit, 120 ... Battery, 131 ... Pointing device, 132 ... Liquid crystal panel, 133 ... Speaker, 141 ... Image output terminal, 142 ... Image input terminal, 143 ... Audio output terminal, 144 ... Communication terminal, 145 ... Power switch, 151
… Television monitor, 152… Video device, 155… Video camera, 156… Electronic camera, 157… Audio system, 158
… Telephone lines, 160… stores.

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. An image data input means for inputting image data of items such as clothes, hats, shoes, bags, and accessories, and the name, material, type, color, price, store name, purchase date of the item. Attribute data input means for inputting attribute data such as storage place, date of washing, designer, country of origin, brand, comment, etc., image data of item input by the image data input means and the attribute data input means Managing means for registering and managing the attribute data of the item input by the database in the database, means for selecting a plurality of items from the items managed by the managing means, and image data of the selected item A clothing data management apparatus comprising: a means for displaying. 2. The clothing data according to claim 1, further comprising an input unit for inputting a name for a combination of the plurality of items, and the management unit also registers and manages the combination in a database. Management device. 3. The item according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a unit for collecting statistics by the attribute of an item managed by the managing unit, and a unit for displaying the result in a graph. Clothing data management device. 4. The clothing data management device according to claim 2, further comprising means for recording the information for identifying the combination of the items together with the date and time when the combination is used or the date and time when the combination is scheduled to be used. 5. A means for calculating the frequency of use of the items included in the combination of the items used within a predetermined period by using the recording by the means for recording and a means for displaying the result in a graph. The clothing data management apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising: 6. The image data input means includes means for inputting an image with a video camera or an electronic camera, means for inputting an image with a scanner, or means for inputting an image drawn by a user. The clothing data management device according to item 1. 7. The image data input means and the attribute data input means input image data and attribute data obtained through an online or offline from an information providing service such as a manufacturer or a store of the item. The clothing data management device according to claim 1. 8. A clothing data management apparatus, wherein the image data input by the image data input means is image data in which only the main body portion of the item is significant and the background portion is transparent. 9. Image data of items such as clothes, hats, shoes, bags, accessories, and the name, material, type, color, price, shop name of purchase, date of purchase, storage place, year of washing of the item. Date, designer, country of origin, brand,
A fashion data management method characterized by inputting attribute data such as comments and managing the data as a database, selecting a plurality of items from the input items, and displaying image data of the selected items in combination. 10. The clothing data management method according to claim 9, wherein a name for a combination of the plurality of items is input, and the combination is also registered and managed in a database. 11. The information for identifying the combination of the items is recorded together with the date and time when the combination is used or the date and time when the combination is scheduled to be used.
Clothing data management method described in. 12. The clothing data management method according to claim 9, wherein the image data of the item is image data in which only the main body portion of the item is significant and the background portion is transparent. 13. A clothing data supply device provided for a manufacturer or a store that supplies items such as clothes, hats, shoes, bags, and accessories, and image data of the item, and the name, material, and type of the item. A clothing data supply device that supplies attribute data such as color, price, store name, date of purchase, date of purchase, storage location, date of washing, designer, country of origin, brand, and comment online or offline, A clothing data management system comprising: a clothing data management device that receives image data and attribute data supplied from a clothing data supply device and manages the data as a database.