KR100805607B1 - Method for online marketplace for interior design materials - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for an online design marketplace for interior materials is provided to enable designers and general users to upload designs about the interior materials easily, and enable buyers to search the desired design among the uploaded designs and pay the selected design easily. A server receives the designs for the interior materials from the designers, and stores the uploaded designs, a keyword for the uploaded design, image data extracted by analyzing the uploaded design, and a sale price set to the uploaded design by the designer to a design database. The server searches the designs from the design database by using the keyword or the design received from the buyer, and displays the searched designs to the buyer(S220). The server provides an editing tool to the buyer when the buyer wants to correct the searched design(S250). The server generates/displays appearance of the interior materials applying the selected or corrected design(S260). The server calculates/displays the sale price and a material cost of the selected design, and a sale amount according to quantity/fee of the selected design(S280).

Description

Method for Online Marketplace for Interior Design Materials}

1 is a flow chart of the interior material manufacturing process according to the prior art,

2 is a block diagram of a system for implementing an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a homepage according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart of a process of uploading a design by a design producer in an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method of extracting metadata from an uploaded design;

6 is a conceptual diagram for explaining association between designs;

7 is a flow chart of a process for a design purchaser to purchase a design in one embodiment of the present invention;

8 is an exemplary view of an editing tool screen in an embodiment of the present invention;

9A-9D are exemplary views of a display viewer in an embodiment of the present invention, and

10 is a flow chart of a process for a design purchaser to purchase a design in one embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a method for an interior material design online market, and more specifically, a design producer may upload a design for an interior material such as a pattern, a photo, or a picture created by the user, and a design buyer may upload a design from among the uploaded designs. It relates to a method for an online design market for interior materials that allows users to search for and purchase a desired design.

In the prior art, interior materials, including surface materials such as furniture, electronics, chassis, doors, wallpaper, closet, ceiling materials, flooring, etc., are mass-produced for mass production by specialists and the consumer chooses from the interior materials already produced. As a result, buyers who want to purchase interior materials have a limited choice.

1 is a flow chart of the interior material supply process according to the prior art. Referring to Figure 1, the interior material supply method according to the prior art is briefly as follows.

(1) Design Planning: Select target markets for interior materials and analyze existing products. Analyze current trends and collect information such as exhibitions.

(2) Design Concept Setting: Determine the concept of the product. Determine image motifs, colors, and textures.

(3) Artwork creation: Create artwork according to the determined concept. Select patterns, colors, etc. for interior materials design.

(4) Prototype Production: Produce prototypes that reflect the artwork. That is, the selected unit pattern is redesigned for mass production. Prototypes such as surface materials, wallpaper, wall coverings, ceiling materials, and flooring materials are produced to reflect selected patterns and colors by making printing rollers for gravure printing. Such rollers are large and expensive to manufacture.

(5) Prototype Evaluation and Release: Evaluate the prototypes produced and select interior materials that are expected to sell well. Currently, about 20% of the prototypes produced by interior manufacturers are selected for mass production. The selected interior materials are listed in the sample book and the sample book is distributed to the distributor. The consumer selects the interior material from the sample book distributed to the dealer, and the selected interior material is supplied to the consumer.

In the prior art, interior materials are produced through this process, and so far, the design of interior materials such as surface materials, wallpaper, closet, ceiling materials, and floor materials has been possible only by designers who belong to or are commissioned by interior material manufacturers. . Of the designs created by designers, only those designs that were judged to be commercially available by experts belonging to the interior material manufacturer are released to the market, and the rest are lost. In other words, only about 20% of the designs created by manufacturers are released to the market, and about 80% of them are dead. Even if any of the dead designs are desired by the consumer, this need cannot be met.

On the other hand, even if the general public or the interior contractor design the interior material, not the interior material manufacturer, such design cannot be released to the market without going through the interior material manufacturer and is dead.

And consumers cannot actively participate in the production process and reflect their opinions on design.

However, it is now possible to produce small quantities of multi-products according to the needs of consumers, rather than mass-producing interior materials using digital printing technology. Thus, it is possible to produce a small amount of interior materials reflecting not only all designs created by the interior material provider but also designs designed by the public or interior contractors. In addition, the consumer can select a design created by an interior material provider, an interior contractor, and the general public, thereby expanding the range of choice. In addition, with the development of the Internet, consumers can select a design through online rather than seeing a sample book or the like at a dealership.

The present invention provides a design online market for interior materials design makers such as designers, the general public, easily upload their own designs, and the buyers who want to purchase the designs can easily search, pay, and purchase their own designs. Its purpose is to provide a method for this.

In addition, the present invention aims to provide a classification and retrieval method for classifying a design uploaded by a design maker, searching for a similar design, and allowing a design buyer to easily search for a desired design.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a display method that allows a design purchaser to easily determine the suitability of a design displayed in units of patterns.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a method for distributing design prices paid by design buyers to design producers.

Further objects of the present invention will be described in more detail in the following configuration of the invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is (A) extracted from the image analysis of the design for the interior material uploaded by the design producer, the search term specified by the design producer for the uploaded interior material design, the uploaded interior material design Storing the image data and the sales amount designated by the design maker for the uploaded interior material design in the design database; (B) searching for a design for interior materials corresponding to a search term or search design input by the design buyer in a design database, and providing the design buyer with the design for interior materials searched by the design buyer; And (E) calculating and proposing a purchase amount based on the sales amount of the interior material design selected by the design buyer, the material cost of the interior material, and the production quantity and commission of the interior material required by the design buyer. It provides a method for the interior material design online market comprising a.

In step (A-1), (A-1) previously stored design data for interior materials corresponding to image data extracted from search terms specified by design makers and image analysis of uploaded interior materials designs for uploaded interior materials designs. Automatically searching in a database; (A-2) comparing the uploaded interior material design with the automatically searched interior material design to determine similarity; And (A-3) if it is determined that the uploaded interior material design and the automatically searched interior material design are not similar, storing the uploaded interior material design in a database.

Step (B) may provide a design automatically searched in step (A-1) for the design searched by the design buyer together with the design searched by the design buyer.

The image data includes at least one of average color, color distribution, sharpness, and borderline shape of the interior material design.

The method for the interior material design online market according to the present invention may further include providing editing tools to the design purchaser when the design purchaser modifies the interior material design provided in step (C) and (B). Can be. The method may further include generating and displaying a state in which the design for the interior material provided in (D) and (B) is applied to the interior. Alternatively, the method may further include generating and displaying a state in which the design for the interior material modified in step (D ′) and (C) is applied to the interior.

The purchase amount may be calculated as the sum of the sales amount specified by the design maker, the material cost of the interior material, and the server usage fee, multiplied by the production amount of the interior material required by the design buyer.

The interior material may be any one of furniture, electronics, a chassis, a surface material such as a door, a wallpaper, a closet, a ceiling material, and a flooring material.

In addition, the present invention, (A ') design design for the interior material uploaded by the design producer, search terms specified by the design producer for the uploaded interior material design, image data extracted from the image analysis of the uploaded interior material design, and upload Storing, in a design database, auction periods and auction start times designated by the design maker for a design for an interior material; (B ') Search for the interior material corresponding to the search term or search design entered by the design buyer in the design database, and for interior materials currently available for auction based on the auction period among the interior material designs searched by the design buyer. Providing the design to the design buyer; And (F) transferring the design for the interior material to the successful bidder when the auction period ends and a successful bidder among the auction participants pays the auction successful bid price for the interior material design. It provides a method for

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

<System configuration>

2 is a block diagram of a system for implementing an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to the homepage server 110, the homepage server 110 connected to the Internet and operating the design market, and connected to the homepage server 110. Connected to the user database server 120 that stores the user's information, the homepage server 110 and the design database server 130 that stores the pattern design uploaded by the design creator, the homepage server 110, and the amount of the design purchase. An operating system server 140 that automatically calculates, pays, and connects to a production company, and a producer PC 150 that is connected to the homepage server 110 via the Internet and uploads a design created by a design maker. And a purchaser PC 160 connected to the homepage server 110 through the Internet and the design purchaser searching for the design and transmitting a purchase order.

The homepage server 110 configures a homepage so that a producer or a buyer connected by using the producer PC 150 or the purchaser PC 160 may work.

3 is a block diagram of a homepage 200 driven by the homepage server 110.

Referring to FIG. 3, the homepage 200 includes a common page 210, a producer page 220, and a buyer page 230.

The common page 210 is a page used by the design maker and the design buyer in common and displays personal information of the design maker and the design buyer. The common page 210 leads to a login management page 211 through which a design producer or design purchaser can join or log in to the system. Design producers or buyers who have subscribed or logged in to the system on the login management page 211 may inquire information on designs uploaded or purchased by the upload / purchase history page 212 so far.

The producer page 220 is a page for uploading a design created by a design producer who signs up or logs in to the system in the login management page 211. The producer page 220 is connected to a design upload page 221 for uploading a design created by him. The design upload page 221 is connected to the upload information input page 222 for inputting information about the uploaded design. The upload information input page 222 is connected to a billing method / amount input page 223 for inputting a billing method and an amount of money for the uploaded design.

The purchaser page 230 is a page for a design purchaser who has registered or logged in to the system in the login management page 211 to search for and purchase a design desired by the purchaser. The buyer page 230 is linked to a search page 231 for entering a search term for searching for a design. The search page 231 is connected to a search result page 232 for displaying designs corresponding to the input search word. The search result page 232 may be connected to an editing tool page 233 for modifying and editing a design selected by a design buyer among searched designs. The search result page 232 and the editing tool page 233 may link to a display page 234 that displays the design selected by the design buyer or the design edited by the buyer among the searched designs. The search results page 232, the editing tool page 233, and the display page 234 can be linked to an automatic amount calculator 235 that calculates the amount for the design that the design buyer chose to purchase. The automatic amount calculator 235 leads to a payment page 236 where the design buyer makes a payment.

Referring back to FIG. 2, the user database server 120 stores personal information of a user who has subscribed to the system 100 through the homepage server 110. The contents stored in the user database server 120 are published through the upload / purchase history page 212.

The design database server 130 stores a design archive 131 in which a design uploaded by a design maker, design information, a billing method / amount, and the like are stored. The design database server 130 also stores a search engine 132 that searches for designs stored in the design archive 131.

The operating system server 140 calculates the amount and processes the payment when the design purchaser purchases the design. In addition, the operating system server 140 may be connected to the interior material manufacturer 141 to produce the interior material reflecting the design purchased by the design buyer.

The maker PC 150 is a PC of a design maker who created a design such as a design, a picture, a picture, or the like. The producer PC 150 may be connected to an input device 151 such as a scanner for inputting a design created by a design maker.

The buyer PC 160 is the PC of the design buyer who wants to purchase the design.

The following describes a method for an interior materials design online market using the system 100 described above.

1. Rental sales

<Upload design>

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of uploading a design such as a picture, a picture, a picture, etc. created by a design maker in an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the design maker first uploads a design created by the user through the homepage server 110 after logging in (S110).

In addition, the design maker inputs a search word or a tag for a design uploaded by the design maker (S120). For example, if a design uploaded by a design maker uses colorful pink roses as a unit pattern, the design maker may input 'splendor', 'pink', 'rose', 'flower' and the like as a search word.

In addition, the design maker determines and inputs a sales method for the uploaded design (step S130). There are two types of sales methods: a lease-type sales method that distributes a certain amount of sales to a design maker according to the sales of interior material design, and an exclusive sales method that transfers ownership to a design buyer and gives an exclusive right by selling the design of the interior material as an auction method. In the present embodiment, a description will be given of the rental-type sales method that determines the sales amount. The design maker selects a sales method as a rental type sales method and determines and enters a sales amount.

The uploaded design, design search word, and design sales amount are temporarily stored in the homepage server 110 or the design database server 130.

The design uploaded by the design maker is image analyzed (step S140). Image analysis extracts metadata such as the color of the design drawing, the color of the background, the ratio of the area between the drawing and the background, the sharpness of the border, and the shape of the border.

Reference is made to FIG. 5 to describe one example of a method of extracting metadata. Referring to FIG. 5, a design uploaded by a design maker is a design in which yellow roses are repeatedly arranged on a white background. The image of FIG. 5 is image-analyzed, the color of the design pattern and the color of the background are judged through color histograms, and the area ratio of the pattern to the background is determined from the pixel ratio of the pattern and the background, and the sharpness between the pattern and the background is determined. , The shape of the boundary line, etc. are calculated. This metadata is stored temporarily with the uploaded design.

The relevant search is searched for among the designs previously stored in the design database server 130 by using the extracted metadata of the search word input by the design maker and the uploaded design with respect to the uploaded design. The retrieved design is linked to the uploaded design.

6 is a view for explaining an example of a similar design searched by such a search. Referring to FIG. 6, a design (II) in which at least one search word matches a search word of design (I) uploaded by a design creator, rose, pink, and flower is searched, and at least one metadata is analyzed by image of the design (I). The design III contained within the predetermined threshold is retrieved from the metadata by. In addition, a design IV with similar metadata and similar metadata is searched for. The retrieved design is determined to be more relevant as the number of matching search terms and the number of similar metadata is higher. The retrieved designs are linked to the uploaded designs in associative order.

It is determined by the operator of the system 100 whether the design uploaded by the design maker is similar to or similar to the existing design by comparing the design uploaded with the related design. If it is determined that the uploaded design is the same or similar to the existing design (YES in step S160), the uploaded design is a design that cannot be sold by copyright and the like, and data such as a temporarily stored design is deleted and the design uploading process is terminated. do. If it is determined that the uploaded design is different from the existing design (NO in step S160), the temporarily stored data is stored in the design database server 130 (step S170), and the design upload process is terminated. The system operator assigns a management code to a design stored in the design database server 130, and then transmits a purchase history by the design buyer to the design maker.

On the other hand, it is also possible for the system operator to classify designs according to the maturity level of whether the design is complete or whether the design buyer enters or changes what is left. That is, they are classified according to whether the uploaded design is completely completed or partially completed and has only basic frames. If partially completed, the purchaser completes the design in step S250 to be described later.

On the other hand, the search was made by a design maker who subscribed to the system 100 among the previously uploaded designs to determine copyright infringement, but the design database server 130 was additionally created by a design maker who did not subscribe to the system 100. It can further include the existing design. This design is not traded by the system 100 but can be used to determine copyright violations.

As described above, the design database server 130 includes the uploaded design, the search word input by the design producer for the design, the metadata extracted from the image analysis of the design, the sales amount input by the design producer for the design, and the search result. Information about the relevant design is stored.

When the design upload is completed to the design database server 130, the design upload information is updated to the design maker information of the user database server 120.

<Purchase design>

7 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a design purchaser purchases a desired design in an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, first, a design buyer inputs a search word or a search design after logging in (S210). The design database server 130 searches for and displays a design corresponding to the search word or search design inputted by the design buyer (S220).

When the design purchaser inputs a search design such as a picture taken by himself or herself, the search design is image analyzed and metadata is extracted similarly to the above-described step S140. In this case, a design with metadata similar to the search design is retrieved and displayed.

The design buyer selects a desired design among the searched designs (step S230). For the selected design, the related designs found in step S150 are displayed together. The design purchaser may select the relevant design again if the design related to the design is more in accordance with the design desired than the design selected by the design buyer.

The design purchaser determines whether the selected design needs to be modified (step S240). If the design purchaser determines that the modification is necessary (YES in step S240), the design purchaser may modify the selected design using an editing tool (step S250).

8 shows an example of an editing tool screen. Referring to FIG. 8, a design shopper displays a design selected by a user in a window, and then enlarges / reduces a design, designates a range, changes a color, deletes a part, moves a pattern, adds text, Editing can be performed such as adding a simple drawing. To facilitate design buyers' edits, editing tools are tools that recognize color / shape borders, provide color information and color recognition tools, and allow cross-editing by importing different images. Tools may be further included.

The design purchaser may execute the display viewer to determine whether the design selected in step S230 or the design modified in step S250 is appropriate (step S260). Display viewers include a continuous array display viewer, an enlarged display viewer, an interior application display viewer, and the like. It may be difficult for a design buyer to determine the shape of the entire interior material, the appearance when it is applied to the actual interior, and the unit pattern of the design for the interior material alone. .

9A shows the unit pattern design selected by the design buyer.

The design purchaser may use the continuous array display viewer (FIG. 9B) in which the unit patterns of FIG. 9A are continuously arranged in order to view the interior materials to which the unit patterns of FIG. 9A are generally applied.

Alternatively, the design purchaser may use the enlarged display viewer (FIG. 9C) to view the detailed view of the unit pattern of FIG. 9A.

Alternatively, the design purchaser may use the interior application display viewer (FIG. 9D) to see how the unit pattern of FIG. 9A is applied to the actual interior. When using an interior application display viewer, first, a plurality of standardized interior environments (for example, a plurality of bedrooms, a living room, a toilet, a kitchen, etc.) are provided, and a design buyer selects the desired environment from among them. Design buyers apply the design of their choice by drag & drop to the desired position such as wallpaper, ceiling, flooring, closet, surface material. Then, the design buyer can see the selected design is applied to the environment selected.

If the design buyer determines the design to be purchased through the above-described process, the purchase amount is calculated (step S270). The design buyer enters the design and the type and quantity (area) of the interior material that confirmed the purchase. Then, a value obtained by multiplying the sum of the sales amount per unit area designated by the design maker of the design for which the purchase is confirmed, the material cost per unit area of the interior material, and the fee for use of the system 100 is multiplied by the area of the interior material is calculated as the purchase amount. Such purchases may also be calculated in other ways, depending on the intention of the operator or design producer of system 100.

If the design buyer determines that the calculated purchase amount is reasonable, the purchaser decides the purchase and makes a payment (step S280).

2. Proprietary (Auction) Sale Method

<Upload design>

Referring back to FIG. 4, the design upload process in the exclusive sales method is the same as the rental sale method described above, except that the sales method determination step (step S130) is different.

In step S130, the design maker sells by way of auction, and selects an exclusive sales method of transferring ownership to the design buyer and giving exclusive rights. In addition, the design buyer inputs an auction start time and an auction start price consisting of an auction start time and an auction end time.

When the design upload process is completed, the design database server 130 includes an uploaded design, a search term input by the design producer for the design, metadata extracted from image analysis of the design, and an auction start input by the design producer for the design. Information about the auctionable period consisting of time and auction end time, auction start price, and related design by the search results is stored. Such a design may be stored in the design database server 130 and searched for related designs and may be disclosed to the operator of the system 100 as data for determining the same or similar to the existing design (steps S150 and S160).

<Purchase design>

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a design buyer purchases a desired design exclusively through an auction in an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, first, a design buyer inputs a search word or a search design after logging in (S310).

The design database server 130 searches for a design corresponding to a search word or a search design input by the design buyer (S320).

When the design purchaser inputs a search design such as a picture taken by himself or herself, the search design is image analyzed and metadata is extracted similarly to the above-described step S140. In this case, a design with metadata similar to the search design is retrieved.

Of the search results, only the designs that are currently auctionable as the current time is after the auction start time and before the auction end time are displayed to the design buyer (step S330). That is, a design that can participate in the auction is presented to the design buyer, but a design that cannot participate in the auction before the start of the auction or the auction ends is not presented to the design buyer.

The design buyer selects a desired design from among the searched and published designs (step S340). The selected design is displayed together with the auction participation design among the related designs found in the above-described step S150. The design purchaser may select the relevant design again if the design related to the design is more in accordance with the design desired than the design selected by the design buyer.

The design buyer participates in the auction of the design selected by the user (step S350). If the winning bidder is determined after the auction ends, the winning bidder pays the winning bid and transfers the design. A design buyer can use the design exclusively.

When a design buyer searches, a design whose winner is determined after the end time has elapsed is not disclosed to the design buyer because the design is not a searchable period. However, such a design is disclosed to the operator of the system 100 to determine whether the design uploaded by the design creator is the same or similar to the existing design.

In the above-described embodiment, the leased sales method and the exclusive sales method are separately described, but the design buyer selects a desired design from the search results and proceeds in the order of FIG. 7 or the order of FIG. 10 according to the sales method of the selected design. Can be.

The present invention provides a design online market for interior materials design makers such as designers, the general public, easily upload their own designs, and the buyers who want to purchase the designs can easily search, pay, and purchase their own designs. It provides a method for

In addition, the present invention provides a classification and retrieval method for classifying a design uploaded by a design maker, searching for a similar design, and allowing a design buyer to easily search for a desired design.

In addition, the present invention provides a display method that allows a design purchaser to easily determine whether or not the design displayed in the pattern unit.

The present invention also provides a method for distributing the design price paid by the design buyer to the design maker.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with the above-described preferred embodiments, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, all such changes and modifications being attached It is obvious that it belongs to the scope of the claims.

Claims (10)

As a method for the design online market for interior materials running on servers accessible via a network, The interior material design is a flat design, The method, (A) the server, the design for the interior material uploaded by the design maker, the search word specified by the design maker for the uploaded interior material design, the image data extracted from the image analysis of the uploaded interior material design, and Storing the sales amount designated by the design maker for the uploaded interior material design in a design database; (B) the server searching for the interior material design corresponding to the search word or search design inputted by the design buyer in the design database and displaying the interior material design searched by the design buyer to the design buyer; And (E) the server based on the sales amount of the design for the interior material selected by the design buyer among the designs for the interior material searched by the design buyer, the material cost of the interior material, the production amount and the fee of the interior material requested by the design buyer. Calculating and displaying a purchase amount; a method for an interior material design online market comprising: a. The method of claim 1, Step (A) is (A-1) In the database in which the interior material design corresponding to the search word specified by the design maker for the uploaded interior material design and the image data extracted from the image analysis of the uploaded interior material design is stored in advance. Automatically searching; (A-2) comparing the uploaded interior material design with the automatically searched interior material design to determine similarity; And (A-3) if it is determined that the uploaded interior material design is not similar to the automatically searched interior material design, storing the uploaded interior material design in the database; For interior materials design online market. The method of claim 2, In the step (B), the design online market for the interior material, characterized by displaying the design automatically searched in the step (A-1) for the design searched by the design buyer together with the design searched by the design buyer. Way for you. The method of claim 1, And said image data comprises at least one of an average color, color distribution, sharpness, borderline shape of an interior material design. The method of claim 1, (C) if the design buyer to modify the design for the interior material provided in the step (B), further comprising providing an editing tool to the design buyer for the interior material design online market for Way. The method of claim 1, And (D) generating and displaying a state in which the interior material design provided in step (B) is applied to the interior. The method of claim 5, wherein And (D ') generating and displaying a state in which the design for interior materials modified in step (C) is applied to the interior. The method of claim 1, The purchase amount is the sum of the sum of the sales amount specified by the design maker, the material cost of the interior material, and the server usage fee, and the manufacturing amount of the interior material required by the design buyer. Way. The method of claim 1, The interior material is any one of furniture, electronics, chassis, doors and other surface materials, wallpaper, closet, ceiling materials, flooring materials for the interior materials design method for the online market. As a method for the design online market for interior materials running on servers accessible via a network, The interior material design is a flat design, The method, (A ') the server, the design for the interior material uploaded by the design maker, the search word specified by the design maker for the uploaded interior material design, the image data extracted from the image analysis of the uploaded interior material design, And storing, in the design database, an auction period and an auction starting price designated by the design maker for the uploaded interior material design. (B ') the server searches the design database for an interior material design corresponding to a search term or search design inputted by the design buyer, and based on the auction-available period of the interior material design searched by the design buyer; Displaying a design for an interior material that is currently auctionable to the design buyer; And (F) displaying, by the server, that the design for interior materials has been transferred to the successful bidder when the auction period ends and a successful bidder among a plurality of auction participants pays the auction bid price of the design for interior materials; A method for designing interior materials for the online market comprising.

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