JPH09305359A - Electronic catalogue device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic catalogue device which makes even a consumer who is unfamiliar with computer operation have a less feeling of physical disorder in purchasing an article. SOLUTION: On a genre selection screen, the consumer selects the genre that a desired article belongs to (S1). An effect sound corresponding to the genre is generated (S2). Then when a desired item is selected on an item selection screen (S4), an effect sound matching the item is generated (S5). Consequently, even the consumer which is unfamiliar with computer operation can be familiar with an article purchase through the electronic catalogue device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic catalog device for displaying and selecting products on the screen of a computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, catalogs for ordering merchandise have been made by printing a photograph of the merchandise, a description, merchandise information such as merchandise name / price / size on paper. According to the sales method using this catalog, when clothes and the like that provide multiple sizes for one product are sold as the product, product photos of all sizes are posted, unlike when sold at a store. There is no need to list the size that can be provided for the product, and only one product photo is required. Therefore, a variety of sizes can be prepared for each product and presented to the consumer, and the options for purchasing the product can be increased.

Further, due to the recent improvement in the performance of personal computers and the development of personal computer communication represented by the Internet, instead of the above-mentioned paper medium product catalogs, products can be selected on the screen of the personal computer and communicated. Electronic catalog devices that automatically order products using lines are becoming popular. This electronic catalog device displays a photograph of a product or the like on a screen of a personal computer, similarly to a catalog of a paper medium, and allows a consumer to directly select a desired product for purchase on the screen. By using a personal computer, it has become possible to store a large amount of product information and display its details. For example, when selling cut fabric for sewing (sewing),
On the screen from the consumer side, the desired item, size, material,
A system has also been proposed in which a sewing fabric that is desired by a consumer is provided by designating a design or the like.

[0004]

However, according to the conventional electronic catalog device as described above, and the system for providing the sewing material desired by the consumer by the device, the consumer desires the desired product on the screen. The screen display is mechanically switched even if "etc." is selected. As a result, there are problems that consumers who are not accustomed to computer operations are not accustomed to purchasing products using the electronic catalog device, and that consumers feel that operations are difficult.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic catalog apparatus in which even a consumer who is not accustomed to computer operation will not feel any discomfort when purchasing a product. To aim.

[0006]

In order to achieve this object, an electronic catalog device according to claim 1 of the present invention selects a desired product by designating product information such as a displayed product image. An electronic catalog device for storing, storage means for storing product information and sound effect information corresponding to the product, voice generating means for emitting a sound based on the sound effect information, and display means for displaying the product information, Selection means for selecting a desired product from the product information displayed on the display means,
The control means controls the sound generation means to emit a sound based on the sound effect information corresponding to the product selected by the selection means.

According to the above structure, when the desired product is selected by the selection device from the product information displayed on the display device, the control device controls the sound generating device to produce the sound effect information corresponding to the product. Therefore, the sound effect gives the consumer a feeling of familiarity with the computer operation, and the computer operation is less shunned. Therefore, consumers who are not accustomed to computer operations can become familiar with product purchases using the electronic catalog device, and it is less likely that consumers will find it difficult to operate products. You can

The electronic catalog device according to a second aspect of the invention is the electronic catalog device according to the first aspect, wherein the selection means can select the product information of a plurality of product candidates as one product group information. The sound effect information corresponding to the product group information is stored in the storage means, and when the specific product group information is selected by the selection means, the control means generates sound effect information corresponding to the product group information by voice. The means is controlled so as to emit.

According to the above construction, when the selection means selects any product group information, the control means controls the sound generating means to generate the sound effect information corresponding to the product group. Since the sound effect is emitted from the stage of the operation before the product itself is specified, the consumer can be given a greater sense of familiarity with the computer operation.

An electronic catalog device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the electronic catalog device according to the first or second aspect, wherein a plurality of products are selected in the storage means by the selection means. The sound effect information for storing the sound effect is further stored, and the control means controls the sound generating means to emit sound based on the sound effect information when a plurality of products are selected by the selecting means.

According to the above construction, when a plurality of products are selected by the selection means, the control means controls the sound generation means to emit a sound based on the sound effect information for that case. If you select multiple products, you can hear different sound effects, and you do not have to hear the same sound effects as when you selected one product. Therefore, it is possible to give a more intimate feeling to the computer operation and further arouse the consumer's desire to purchase the product.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in an electronic catalog device for selecting products such as clothes will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an electrical block diagram of the electronic catalog device of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, in the electronic catalog device 10, a CPU (control means) 20 for controlling the entire device, a ROM 30, and
A display device 40 as a display unit, an external storage device 70 as a storage unit, a RAM 50, and a selection device 60 as a selection unit are connected. The ROM 30 stores an operation program such as a bootstrap program that operates immediately after the power switch is turned on. CR
The display device 40 such as T displays a product image, design / material information, operation buttons, etc. on the screen. The external storage device 70 stores product images, design / material information, etc. to be displayed on the display device 40.
The RAM 50 fetches a product image, design / material information, and the like from the external storage device 70 and expands them.
The selection device 60 is a device such as a mouse or a touch panel for designating a desired product on the screen of the display device 40.
It should be noted that the CPU 20 is also connected to a speaker 80 for producing a sound effect in response to an operation by a consumer.

The RAM 50 also includes an electronic catalog control program RAM area 51 and a design information RAM area 5.
2, product image information RAM area 53, and cloth information R
AM area 54, display RAM area 55, and audio information R
It is divided into an AM area 56. Furthermore, the external storage device 7
Reference numeral 0 corresponds to the RAM 50 and includes an electronic catalog control program area 71, a design information area 72, a product image information area 73, a cloth information area 74, and a voice information area 76.

Electronic catalog control program RAM area 5
1, a program for controlling the entire electronic catalog device 10 stored in the electronic catalog control program area 71 is developed. Detailed design information is stored in the design information area 72 and the design information RAM area 52.
Will be expanded to. In the product image information RAM area 53,
The product image information stored in the product image information area 73 is expanded. The product image information is image data of the entire clothes when a specific fabric is used for designing the product. Also, explanation of the material and feel of the fabric,
Image data etc. that enlarged the fabric are used as the fabric information.
It is stored in the cloth information area 74 and is expanded in the cloth information RAM area 54. The display RAM area 55 is for transferring an image to the display device 40. In the voice information area 76, a voice corresponding to a product and a product genre (a plurality of product candidates are presented as one product group), for example, a girl's laughing voice for a girl's clothes and an infant's laughing voice for an infant clothes Sound source information such as is stored in the voice information RAM area 56 as needed. These sounds are emitted from the speaker 80.

The operation of the electronic catalog device 10 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing for this operation, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example of the initial screen of the display device 40, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of the same genre selection screen, and FIG. 5 is the same product. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of an (item) selection screen. When the electronic catalog device 10 is powered on, the external storage device 7
The control program stored in the electronic catalog control program area 71 in 0 is transferred to the electronic catalog control program RAM area 51 of the RAM 50 and activated. By this control program, the design information, the cloth information, and the product image information stored in each area in the external storage device 70 are transferred to the corresponding areas of the RAM 50.
Further, when these are expanded in the display RAM area 55, after the initial screen (FIG. 3) is displayed on the display device 40,
The genre selection screen (FIG. 4) is displayed.

Here, when the consumer selects a genre to which a desired product belongs (S1), based on the audio information stored in the audio information area 76, a sound effect matched to the property of the product belonging to the genre. Is emitted from the speaker 80 (S2). In addition to the above-described examples, the sound effects include a voice when the boy is playing with the boy's clothes, a voice of the mother and the child talking with the parent-child pair clothes, and the like. Thereafter, the display device 40 displays the next screen, that is, a product (hereinafter referred to as item) selection screen (FIG. 5) (S3). Again, if the consumer selects the desired item (S
4) Based on the voice information stored in the voice information area 76, a sound effect matched with the property of the item is emitted from the speaker 80 (S5). Examples of this sound effect include the sound of a koto in Japanese clothes and popular songs in popular designs. After that, the display device 40 sequentially displays a list of candidates for the design of the selected item, the fabric used for the selected item, etc., and when the consumer selects the desired design or the like and the desired product is specified. Then, the order for the product is sent to the center (host computer).

As described above, according to the electronic catalog device 10 of the present embodiment, when the genre or item desired by the consumer is selected by the selecting device 60, the effect according to the selected genre or item is obtained. Since the sound is emitted, even a consumer who is not accustomed to operating a computer can become familiar with the product purchase by the electronic catalog device.

The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified. For example, in the above-described embodiment, when the consumer selects a desired genre or item, a sound effect is generated according to each of the selected genres or items. Or if an item is selected,
Depending on the selected combination of a plurality of genres or items, a sound effect different from that when a single genre or item is selected may be emitted.

[0019]

As is apparent from the above description,
According to the electronic catalog device according to claim 1 of the present invention,
When a desired product is selected, a sound effect corresponding to the product is emitted, and the sound effect gives the consumer a feeling of familiarity with the computer operation, and the computer operation is less shunned. As a result, it is less likely that consumers will find it difficult to operate, and consumers who are not accustomed to computer operations can become familiar with the purchase of products using the electronic catalog device, and motivate consumers to purchase products. You can

Further, according to the electronic catalog device of the second aspect, when a desired product group is selected, a sound effect corresponding to the product group is generated, so that before the consumer specifies the product itself. The sound effect is emitted from the operation step of, and it is possible to give the consumer a greater sense of familiarity with the computer operation.

Further, according to the electronic catalog device of the third aspect, when a plurality of products are selected, a sound effect for that case is emitted, so that if the consumer selects a plurality of products, another effect is produced. You can hear the sound, you do not have to listen to the same sound effect as when you select one product, you can give a more familiar feeling to the computer operation. In addition, it is possible to further motivate consumers to purchase products.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an electrical block diagram of an electronic catalog device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing for the operation of the electronic catalog device.

FIG. 3 illustrates a halftone image as a display example of an initial screen of a display device.

FIG. 4 shows a halftone image as a display example of a genre selection screen of a display device.

FIG. 5 illustrates a halftone image as a display example of a product (item) selection screen of the display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 electronic catalog device 20 CPU (control means) 40 display device (display means) 60 selection device (selection means) 70 external storage device (storage means) 80 speaker (sound generation means)

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An electronic catalog device for designating product information such as a displayed product image and selecting a desired product, wherein the storage device stores the product information and sound effect information corresponding to the product. A voice generation unit that emits a voice based on the sound effect information, a display unit that displays the product information, a selection unit that selects a desired product from the product information displayed on the display unit, and the selection unit An electronic catalog device, comprising: a control unit that controls the sound generation unit to generate a sound based on the sound effect information corresponding to the product selected in step 1. 2. The selection means is capable of selecting product information of a plurality of product candidates as one product group information, and the storage means stores sound effect information corresponding to the product group information, The control means controls, when the specific product group information is selected by the selection means, the sound generating means to emit sound effect information corresponding to the product group information. Electronic catalog device described. 3. The storage means further stores sound effect information when a plurality of products is selected by the selection means, and the control means selects a plurality of products by the selection means. In this case, the electronic catalog device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a voice based on the sound effect information is controlled to be emitted by the voice generation unit.