JPH08272870A - Catalog management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a catalog management system which is capable of performing the the inventory control of catalog and the customer management such as distribution status of catalog, etc., collectively. CONSTITUTION: This system is the catalog management system managing catalog information and the customer information related to the catalog information, and is composed of a central processing unit 1, an output means with this unit (a display device 3, a printer 4), an input device 5, processing parts 6 (a catalog preparation means 9, a catalog edition means 10 and a selection means 11) and a storage device 2 connected with this processing part 6. The storage device 2 stores catalog information and customer information by relating to each other. The output means outputs the stored catalog information and customer information. The selection means 11 selects designated catalog information from the stored catalog information. The central processing unit 1 designates catalog information based on an inputted instruction and makes the output means output the catalog information selected by the selection means 11 and the customer information related to this information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a catalog management system for managing catalog information and customer information related thereto.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Catalogs are widely used to introduce products, business contents, and the like. One of the advantages of this catalog is that text information and drawing information can be written at the same time on the paper which is the providing medium. For example, it is possible to clearly convey what you want to advertise by visually displaying with pictures, diagrams and graphs and explaining the details in sentences. Paper is easy to carry and convenient for both distributors and receivers.

Another advantage of the catalog is that it is possible to easily compare some products, jobs, etc. by arranging the catalogs side by side. Aligning this catalog is very efficient when introducing several products with different functions or when introducing products that combine several products to form one system.

Since a large amount of the above-mentioned catalogs are created, in order to prevent the once-distributed catalogs from being redistributed or the catalogs that the customer does not need to be distributed, the catalog distributors are required to The catalog is managed as follows.

Catalogs are usually printed according to products and business contents, and are classified and stored on shelves or the like. The person who distributes the catalog selects the catalog deemed necessary from this storage shelf and distributes it to the distribution destination. For example, the person in charge of the distribution source selects a catalog from the storage shelf, brings it to the distribution destination, and distributes the catalog required at the meeting. If there are several distribution destinations, similarly distribute the catalog and return to work.
After returning to the office, record which catalogs were distributed to where and for each catalog, and use it as a reference for subsequent catalog distribution.
In this way, what kind of catalog is distributed to the customer is managed.

By the way, the catalog is necessary when the product itself is changed, when a new product is added to the product group, or when the product itself is not changed but the product price, the design of the catalog, or the like is changed. Will be revised accordingly. When a new product is made, a new catalog is created. In such cases, this revised catalog,
The newly created catalog will be distributed to customers. The distribution of the catalog includes distribution to fixed customers and general unspecified customers. Especially, if the fixed customers are listed, the revised distribution destination can be efficiently determined. In most cases, distribution is based on the address book.

[0007]

A catalog, which is a printed matter, is convenient for introducing merchandise, business contents, and the like. However, as the number of catalogs and the number of copies increase, a storage place becomes necessary, and management such as classification becomes complicated.

Further, as described above, the distribution list of the catalog indicating where and how much each catalog has been distributed must be recorded by the person in charge of distribution, and substantially requires human management. I was there.

Further, when the inventory of the catalog is insufficient on the catalog storage shelf, it is necessary to increase the amount of the catalog and store it. However, since this storage is manually managed, the inventory is sometimes kept. It may happen that it is lost and cannot be distributed.

There has been no catalog management system for solving the above-mentioned problems, and it has been desired to provide a catalog management system capable of collectively managing catalogs.

An object of the present invention is to provide a catalog management system capable of collectively managing catalog inventory management and customer management of distribution status and the like.

[0012]

A catalog management system of the present invention is a catalog management system for managing catalog information and customer information related to the catalog information, and a storage means for storing the catalog information and the customer information in association with each other. Output means for outputting the catalog information and customer information stored in the storage means, selection means for selecting designated catalog information from the catalog information stored in the storage means, and an input instruction based on the input instruction. And a control unit for designating catalog information and causing the output unit to output the catalog information selected by the selection unit and the customer information associated with the catalog information.

In this case, the storage means may store the distribution status of the catalog as customer information.

Further, it may further include catalog information creating means for creating catalog information, and the storing means may store the catalog information created by the catalog information creating means.

Further, it further comprises catalog information editing means for editing the catalog information selected by the selecting means,
The control means may update the catalog information stored in the storage means based on the catalog information edited by the catalog editing means.

[0016]

In the catalog management system of the present invention, the catalog information and the customer information are associated with each other and stored in the storage means. When the desired catalog information is specified by the user,
The designated catalog information is selected by the selection means from the catalog information stored in the storage means, and the output means outputs the selected catalog information and the customer information associated therewith. As a result, the user can obtain the catalog to be distributed and the customer information related to the catalog. In this case, if the distribution status of the catalog is stored as customer information, the distribution status of the catalog can be obtained by simply specifying the catalog to be distributed.

In the present invention having the catalog information creating means for creating the catalog information, the catalog information created by the catalog information creating means is stored in the storing means, so that new catalog information can also be managed. it can.

In the present invention having the catalog information editing means, since the catalog information stored in the storage means can be edited by the catalog editing means, the catalog information can be updated.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

<Embodiment> The catalog management system of the present embodiment is a system capable of managing catalog management and customer management in association with each other.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a catalog management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the catalog management system is
It comprises a central processing unit 1, a display unit 3 such as a display connected to the central processing unit 1, a printing unit 4, an input unit 5, a processing unit 6, and a storage unit 2 connected to the processing unit 6.

The central processing unit 1 controls the processing in each connected device and processing unit.

The storage device 2 is a device equipped with a storage device (not shown) such as a hard disk drive or an optical disk drive, and is a catalog for storing catalog-related information (catalog contents, catalog identification number, revision number, product name, etc.). It has an information storage unit 7 and a customer information storage unit 8 for storing customer-related information (customer identification number, name, company name, affiliation, identification number of distributed catalog, etc.). The catalog-related information stored in the catalog information storage unit 7 and the customer-related information stored in the customer information storage unit 8 are associated with each other to form a database. As the database, for example, a relational database that manages data in a vertical and horizontal table format and associates and operates a number of tables based on the relationship between the data in the tables can be used. In this embodiment, the management of the catalog related information and the customer related information is performed by the central processing unit controlling the storage device 2.

The display device 3 is a display or the like,
A processing screen (input screen), a processing result, and the like when performing catalog management processing and customer management processing described later are displayed.

The printing device 4 prints the contents of the screen displayed on the display device 3 and the processing results.

The input device 5 is a keyboard, a mouse, an image scanner or the like, and a user inputs instructions and data.

The processing unit 6 includes a catalog creating unit 9 for creating a new catalog, a catalog editing unit 10 for editing the structure of an existing catalog (a catalog stored in the catalog information storage unit 7), and an input device 5. The selection means 11 selects the corresponding catalog from the catalog information storage unit 7 based on the user's input instruction. The selecting means 11 can also select the corresponding customer from the customer information storage unit 8 based on the input instruction, similarly to the selection of the catalog.

Next, the operation of this catalog management system will be described.

In this catalog management system, processing relating to catalog management as the management processing (catalog management processing)
There are two processes, that is, a process related to customer management (customer management process). Selection items of these management processes are designated by the user, and the processing of the designated items is executed by the central processing unit 1. Hereinafter, the catalog management process and the customer management process will be described separately for the sake of simplicity.

(1) Catalog Management Process FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the catalog management process of the management processes performed by the catalog management system shown in FIG.

First, when the user specifies an item of the catalog management process from the selection items of the management process displayed on the display means 3, a screen for selecting the contents of the catalog management process (recording the distribution status of the already distributed catalog) is displayed. The "recording process" item for performing the process and the "distribution process" item for selecting the catalog to be distributed from now are displayed on the display unit 3 (step 10).
1). Then, the user selects "distribution process" or "recording process" from the displayed screen (step 10).
2).

When the "recording process" is selected in step 102, the following process (steps 103 to 107) for recording the distribution status of the already distributed catalog is performed.

First, the entire list of catalogs stored in the catalog information storage means 7 of the storage device 2 is displayed on the display device 3 (step 103). An example of the display screen of the display means 3 at this time is shown in FIG. A catalog list window 31 is displayed in the display screen 30, and a list of catalogs stored in the catalog information storage means 7 of the storage device 2 as a catalog list table (catalog identification number, product). A catalog list consisting of items such as name, revision number, creation date, and distribution destination) is displayed. The catalog list window 31 is provided with scroll buttons so that a catalog that is not currently displayed can be displayed. The customer identification number is displayed in the column of the item of the distribution destination among the items of the list displayed in the catalog list window 31.
This customer identification number is read from the customer management information storage unit 8. Further, in this display screen 30, a "Cancel" button for canceling the data (data before being updated) input according to the input items in the screen, and the processing screen displayed on the screen are terminated. An "end" button for displaying is displayed.

When the entire list of catalogs is displayed on the display device 3, the catalog whose information is to be updated is selected from the catalogs in the list (step 104). The selection of the catalog at this time can be performed, for example, by using the mouse to specify the column of the catalog to be selected (when selecting the catalog of the identification number 4, place the cursor on the column of the identification number). specify). When the catalog for which the information is to be updated is selected, the user waits for data input, and, for example, the user recognizes the identification number NO. No. 4 of the customer identification number. When distributed to the customer of No. 8, the customer identification number NO. Enter 8 (Step 10
5). Customer identification number NO. When "8" is input, the customer identification number NO. Is entered in the column of the distribution destination item in the list displayed in the catalog list window 31. 8 is displayed. At this point, you can freely rewrite the data. In addition, this process can be canceled by specifying "Cancel".

When data is input for the catalog for which information is desired to be updated, a process for updating the input data is subsequently performed (step 106). The updating of the information at this time can be performed by designating the "end" button (or inputting the execution command), and is stored in the catalog information storage unit 7 and the customer information storage unit 8 based on the update data. The existing data is updated (step 106).

When the data update processing is performed, it is then determined whether there is another catalog for updating the information (step 106). If you have other catalogs that update information,
Returning to the processing of step 104 described above, if there is no other catalog to update the information, the processing ends.

On the other hand, when the "distribution process" is selected in step 102, the following process for selecting a catalog to be distributed from now on (steps 108 to 1)
12) is performed.

First, the entire list of catalogs stored in the catalog management section 9 of the storage device 2 is displayed on the display device 3 and the catalog to be distributed is selected (step 108,
Step 109). An example of the display screen of the display means 3 at this time is shown in FIG.

The display screen 30 'has a catalog detail window 32 and a catalog image window 33 in the display screen 30 shown in FIG.
Is a screen on which is displayed some detailed information about the catalog in order to select a catalog to be distributed.

In the catalog details window 32, there is a column for inputting and displaying the identification number of the catalog, a column for displaying the product name, revision number, and date of creation of the catalog with the input and displayed identification number, and the catalog. A distribution destination display column 32a for displaying the distribution destination of the catalog and a related catalog display column 32b for displaying the catalog related to the catalog are displayed. In the distribution destination display field 32a, the customer identification number, the distribution date, and the number of copies of the catalog are displayed, and in the related catalog display field 32b, the identification number of the related catalog, the product name,
The revision number is displayed. These display windows are also provided with scroll buttons.

In the catalog image window 33, there is a column for inputting and displaying the identification number of the catalog, and "previous" and "next" for changing the identification number displayed in the column to numbers before and after that number. ”Button, a window for displaying the image of the catalog of the input identification number, and“ previous page ”and“ next page ”buttons for displaying the previous and next pages of the catalog displayed in the image display window. It is displayed.

It is to be noted that the catalog designation in the list display window 31, the catalog detail window 32 and the catalog image window 33.
The input of the identification number of the catalog is linked to each other. For example, the identification number NO. When 4 is specified, the identification number NO. Is displayed in the catalog detail window 32 and the catalog image window 33. Catalog details and images for 4 (same image as output catalog)
Is displayed.

When a catalog to be distributed is selected,
Then, the detailed contents of the selected catalog are displayed (step 110). Here, as described above, the list display window 3
1 or by inputting the catalog identification number in the catalog detail window 32 and the catalog image window 33, detailed information and image data relating to the designated or input catalog are displayed in the catalog management unit 9 and It is read from the customer management unit 10 and displayed in the catalog detail window 32 and the catalog image window 33. With this display, it is possible to see the distribution date to the distribution destination, the number of copies, or the catalog information of another product related to the product, and the catalog image.

When the detailed information of the catalog to be distributed and the image data are displayed, it is determined whether or not to output (print) the subsequently displayed catalog (step 111). When outputting (printing) the displayed catalog, printing is performed by the printing device 4 (step 112),
Then, it is determined whether there is another catalog to be distributed (step 113). When no output (print) is performed, the determination in step 113 is made without printing.

If there is another catalog to be distributed in step 113, the process returns to step 108, and if there is no catalog to be distributed, the process ends.

By the processes of steps 101 to 107 described above, when the data is distributed to a place different from the planned distribution, or when it is not distributed to the planned distribution, the recorded contents can be easily corrected. Further, by the processing of steps 108 to 113 described above, it is possible to confirm where the information has already been distributed before distributing the catalog, and it is possible to prevent duplicate distribution of the same catalog to customers.

(2) Customer Management Processing Customer management is to record customer information about the customer to whom the catalog is distributed, catalog information, or other information, which is useful for later advertising and sales.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the procedure of customer management processing of the management processing performed by the catalog management system shown in FIG.

First, when the user specifies a customer management process item from the management process selection items displayed on the display means 3, whether the customer is a process for a new customer or a process for a customer already registered. Is displayed on the display means 3 (step 121). Here, the user selects whether the customer is a new customer or a customer who has already been registered (step 122).

When the process for a new customer is selected in step 122, the following process (steps 123 to 126) is performed as a process for a new customer.

First, a new customer registration screen is displayed on the display means 3 (step 123). An example of the display screen of the display means 3 at this time is shown in FIG. A customer registration screen 41 is displayed in the display screen 40, and a "Cancel" button and a screen for canceling the data (data before being updated) input according to the input items in the screen are displayed on a part of the screen. An "end" button for ending the displayed processing screen is displayed. In the customer registration screen 41, a field for inputting a customer number (customer identification number), a name, a company name, an affiliation, and a field for registering the distribution status of the catalog are displayed. The distribution status of the catalog is registered. A scroll button is provided in a part of the column. In the column for registering the distribution status of the catalog, it is possible to record the distribution date, the number of copies of the distributed catalog, and a memo at the meeting.

When the new customer registration screen is displayed on the display means 3, the data (customer number, name, company name, affiliation, distribution status of the catalog) relating to the new customer is then input (step 124). At this point, you can freely rewrite the data. In addition, this process can be canceled by specifying "Cancel". In this case, the screen displayed in step 121 will be displayed.

When all the data have been input, data registration processing is subsequently performed (step 125). The data registration process can be performed by designating the “end” button (end of the process) or inputting an execution command. After the registration process, the input data is stored in the storage device 2.
The customer information storage unit 8 is stored in association with the customer information storage unit 8, and the contents are reflected in a catalog distribution destination of the catalog list window 31 shown in FIG. 3 or a customer list (see FIG. 7) described later.

When the data registration processing is performed, it is subsequently determined whether or not there is another new customer registration (step 1126). If there is another new customer registration, the process returns to step 123 described above, and if there is no new customer registration, the process ends.

On the other hand, when the process for the customer already registered is selected in the above step 122, the following processes (steps 127 to 132) are performed as the process for the already registered customer.

First, a list of all the customers stored in the customer information storage unit 8 of the storage device 2 is displayed on the display device 3,
A customer to be updated is selected (step 127, step 128). FIG. 7 shows an example of the display screen of the display means 3 at this time.

A customer list window 51 and a customer history screen 52 are displayed in the display screen 50, and the data (data before being updated) input according to the input items in the screen is canceled in a part of the screen. "Cancel" button for closing and a "End" button for ending the processing screen displayed on the screen are displayed.

In the customer list window 51, customer-related information (name, name, etc.) stored in the customer information storage unit 7 of the storage device 2 is stored.
Company name, affiliation, catalog distribution status) are displayed for each item. The customer list window 51 is provided with a scroll button so that a catalog that is not currently displayed can be displayed. When a customer is designated in the customer list window 51, the customer can be designated by a mouse or the like as in the catalog designation in the catalog list window 31 shown in FIG.

In the customer registration screen 52, a column for displaying and inputting the customer number (customer identification number), name, company name, and affiliation,
A column for displaying and inputting the distribution status of the catalog is displayed, and in the column for registering the distribution status of the catalog, the distribution date and number of copies of the catalog distributed as information that can not be obtained from the customer list, and a memo at the meeting Etc. are displayed, and a scroll button is provided in part of them. Further, a "previous customer" / "next customer" button for displaying customers before and after the displayed customer is provided in a part of the screen 52. On the customer registration screen 52, by inputting the customer number (customer identification number), information about the customer having the input customer number is displayed.

The customer designations on the customer list display window 51 and the customer registration screen 52 described above are interlocked with each other. For example, the customer identification number NO. 12
If the customer identification number NO. Customer information for 12 is displayed.

When the customer to be updated is selected in step 128, the history of the selected customer is subsequently displayed (step 129). Here, by specifying (or inputting) a customer in the customer list display window 51 (or the customer registration screen 52) as described above, information about the specified (or input) customer is stored in the customer information of the storage device 2. The customer history read out from the storage unit 8 is displayed on the customer registration screen 52.

When the customer history to be updated is displayed, the update data is subsequently input (step 130). At this point, the update data can be changed freely. Further, this process can be canceled by designating "cancel", and in this case, the process returns to the customer selection state of step 128.

When the update data is input, the data update process is subsequently performed (step 131). The data update process can be performed by designating the “end” button (end of the process) or inputting an execution command. By this data update processing, the data stored in the customer information storage unit 8 of the storage device 2 is rewritten with the input update data, and for example, the catalog list window 3 shown in FIG.
The content is reflected in 1 and the customer list.

When the data updating process is performed, it is subsequently determined whether another customer registration is selected (step 13).
2). If you choose another customer registration, step 1 above
Returning to the processing of 27, if no selection is made, the processing ends.

In the customer management process described above, if a switch or button called "new registration" is arranged in the customer management screen so that the registration process can be performed at any time,
First, when the registered customer screen is selected and the customer list is browsed, and it is later found that the customer is not registered, the registration operation can be immediately started.

As described above, in the catalog management system of this embodiment, if the distribution destination column of the catalog list is changed in the catalog management process, the display of the distribution catalog column of the customer list is changed in conjunction with the change. As described above, the data on the catalog management side and the data on the customer management side are associated with each other.

Next, the catalog creating / editing process and batch process, which are preliminary functions of the catalog management system of this embodiment, will be briefly described.

(1) Catalog Creation Process The catalog creation process is a process of revising a catalog or creating a new catalog such as a catalog of new products. The central processing unit 1 uses the catalog creating means according to an input instruction from the user. 9 is started, and a catalog is created by combining text data (simple character string data), image data, and the like by using, for example, a desktop publishing (DTP) function.

When the user inputs that a new catalog is to be created, the catalog creating means 9 is activated and a screen having the function for creating a new catalog (displaying function items) is displayed on the display device 3. To be done. The user inputs text data and image data using a keyboard or an image scanner according to the function items on the displayed screen, and combines these data using a mouse to create a catalog having a desired configuration.

In the catalog management system of this embodiment, for example, the product E in the catalog list window 31 shown in FIG.
A new function is added to renew the catalog, and when the new catalog is created as described above, the created catalog is stored in the catalog information storage unit 7 of the storage device 2. It This stored new catalog is displayed on the catalog list window 31 or the catalog detail screen 3
2 etc.

(2) Catalog editing process The catalog editing process is a process of editing the document, layout, etc. of the catalog already stored in the catalog information storage unit 7 of the storage device 2, and when the product specifications are partially changed. It is done when you replace the picture of a product. This catalog editing process is performed by the central processing unit 1 according to an input instruction from the user.
Is performed by activating the catalog editing means 10.

When the user inputs that the catalog is to be edited, the catalog editing means 10 is activated, and a screen having a function for editing the catalog (displaying function items) is displayed on the display device 3. The user uses one of the function items on the displayed screen to display the catalog to be edited from the catalogs stored in the catalog information storage unit 7. The selection of the catalog may be performed by designating using the catalog list as described above, and in any case, the selection unit 11 selects the catalog. To edit the displayed document and layout of the catalog, use the keyboard and mouse. When replacing the product picture, use the image scanner to input the image data of the picture to be replaced. Then, by combining these data, a catalog having a desired structure is edited. The catalog stored in the catalog information storage unit 7 of the storage device 2 (the catalog before editing) is updated based on the edited catalog.
With this update, the edited catalog is referred to on the catalog list window 31 or the catalog detail screen 32.

Further, by utilizing the catalog editing process as described above, it is possible to provide the following dedicated catalog for specific customers. For example, when presenting a computer catalog to a customer, selecting from the catalog list two computer models, two monitor models, one keyboard model, a mouse model, and three memory devices will usually result in catalogs for each product. Are read out from the catalog information storage unit 7 and these catalogs are printed respectively. However, if the above-mentioned editing process is performed, each product is introduced as a page structure in which only the main body of the computer and the monitor are continuous. It is possible to print a catalog, and to provide a catalog that is easy to read by consolidating the combination examples and detailed product specifications on the rear page. Furthermore, it is possible to provide a more easy-to-read catalog with a list display in the table of contents on the first page.

(3) Batch processing For example, when it is desired to distribute a price list to a customer once a month for a product whose price changes drastically, or when a new product is frequently updated like a catalog of a book, new product information is regularly provided. There is a case where you want to distribute the guidance of to the customer. In such a case, if the catalog of the items required by the customer is automatically output (printed) and distributed to the customer, both the distributor and the customer can provide the latest information without fail. Can be obtained. Such a process can be automatically performed by using a batch process (a process of automatically performing a fixed continuous process). In the present embodiment, this batch process is performed using the selection means 11 as follows.

For example, catalog items required by the customer are registered in the customer information storage unit 8 and the latest information is always input to the catalog information storage unit 7. Then, the selecting means 11 selects the catalog related to the catalog item registered in the customer information storage unit 8 from the catalog of the latest information stored in the catalog information storage unit 7 on a regular basis. The selected catalog is printed by the printing device 4. By performing the batch processing in such a procedure, it is possible to improve work efficiency. It should be noted that when the catalog is pulled out, a weight process may be applied and a process of editing by the catalog editing means 10 may be added.

As described above, the catalog management system of the present embodiment is provided with the catalog creating means 9 and the catalog editing means 10, so that the management concerning the creation, editing and distribution of the catalog can be performed consistently. Possible,
You can print the catalog in any format you want, when you need it. Further, problems such as waste of inventory and shortage of inventory are also solved.

<Other Embodiments> Next, a network is constructed using the above-described catalog management system of this embodiment,
An application example that enables multiple users will be briefly described.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a network using the catalog management system shown in FIG.

The server 61 is the catalog management system shown in FIG. 1, and is connected to a plurality of clients 62 via a communication line 63 (LAN or the like). The client 62 can access the catalog management system of the server 61. This network is in-house
It may be an AN or a network using a general telephone line.

In the case of the in-house LAN, the client 62
Are assigned to each department. All clients 6
2 can access the catalog management system of the server 61, so that the catalog can be freely retrieved from any department. If you build such an in-house LAN,
The catalogs managed by each department can be managed collectively, and the storage location and cost can be reduced.

In the case of a network configuration using a general telephone line, a new catalog can always be retrieved at an agent by connecting the agent to an agent handling the company's product.

It should be noted that although the printed matter medium has been described as a catalog in the present specification, the present invention is not limited to the printed matter medium. For example, a floppy disk or C
It can be easily inferred that the electronic catalog using a D-ROM or the like can be supported.

[0084]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

According to the first and second aspects, the catalog can be obtained only by designating the catalog information to be distributed, so that the problem of waste of inventory or lack of inventory can be solved. . Further, since the customer information related to the catalog to be distributed can be obtained, it is possible to easily know the distribution status of the catalog to be distributed, and the catalog once distributed can be distributed again.
This has the effect of preventing distribution of a catalog that the customer does not need. further,
Since the required number of copies are printed when needed, there is no need for a catalog storage location, and the cost can be reduced.

According to the third and fourth aspects, since the catalog can be created and edited on the system, the catalog tailored to the customer can be created, and the best catalog for both the distribution source and the distribution destination can be obtained. The effect is that it can be provided and obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a catalog management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure of catalog management processing of management processing performed by the catalog management system shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a display unit 3 when a recording process is selected.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a display unit 3 when a distribution process is selected.

5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of customer management processing of the management processing performed by the catalog management system shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a display unit 3 when a process for a new customer is selected.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a display unit 3 when a process for a customer who has already been registered is selected.

8 is a configuration diagram of a network using the catalog management system shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 central processing unit 2 storage device 3 display device 4 printing device 5 input device 6 processing unit 7 catalog information storage unit 8 customer information storage unit 9 catalog creating unit 10 catalog editing unit 11 selecting unit 30, 30 ', 40, 50 display screen 31 Catalog list window 32 Catalog details window 32a Distribution destination display column 32b Related catalog display column 33 Catalog image window 41 Customer registration screen 51 Customer list window 52 Customer history screen 61 Server 62 Client 63 Communication line

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A catalog management system for managing catalog information and customer information related to the catalog information, wherein the catalog information is stored in association with the customer information and the catalog information stored in the storage means. Output means for outputting information and customer information, selecting means for selecting designated catalog information from the catalog information stored in the storage means, and catalog information designated based on the input instruction, and the output means A catalog management system comprising: a control unit that outputs the catalog information selected by the selection unit and customer information associated with the catalog information. 2. The catalog management system according to claim 1, wherein the storage means stores the distribution status of the catalog as customer information. 3. The catalog management system according to claim 1, further comprising catalog information creating means for creating catalog information, wherein the storing means stores the catalog information created by the catalog information creating means. A featured catalog management system. 4. The catalog management system according to claim 1, further comprising a catalog information editing unit that edits the catalog information selected by the selecting unit, and the control unit edits the catalog information by the catalog editing unit. A catalog management system characterized by updating the catalog information stored in the storage means based on the catalog information obtained.