WO2002050740A1 - Systeme de vente de marchandises personnalisees et son procede - Google Patents

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WO2002050740A1
WO2002050740A1 PCT/JP2001/009871 JP0109871W WO0250740A1 WO 2002050740 A1 WO2002050740 A1 WO 2002050740A1 JP 0109871 W JP0109871 W JP 0109871W WO 0250740 A1 WO0250740 A1 WO 0250740A1
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Hiro Honda
Mitsuru Nakamura
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Plat' Home Co., Ltd.
Villagecenter, Inc.
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  • the present invention relates to a merchandise sales system, and more particularly, to a custom-made merchandise sales system for selling a custom-made merchandise printed with a desired image of a consumer through the Internet.
  • a custom-made product is a product that allows consumers to produce basic design elements such as their shape, design, and function through their own design or choice.
  • a product is a product that has a design provided or selected by a consumer on a ready-made product as a prototype, and in general, a product that has been printed with images provided or selected by a consumer. Types include shirts, trainers, bags, tiles, mugs, dishes, mouse pads, and evening pastries.
  • the conventional method of selling custom-made products is based on the style of receiving images and other data brought in by consumers at stores, printing them on products using a printing machine in the store, and selling them on the spot. Was the majority.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and provides a custom-made product sales system capable of selling a custom-made product in which a desired image of a consumer is printed through the Internet, a method, and a record thereof.
  • the purpose is to provide media and servers.
  • the invention according to claim 1 is a consumer terminal capable of inputting / outputting information; provided image storage means for storing image data of provided images provided by an image provider; A processing server connected to the consumer terminal and the provided image storage means via an Internet connection network,
  • the processing server includes: a user image storage unit configured to store image data of a user image provided by a consumer; a product image storage unit configured to store image data of a product; and a search instruction from the consumer terminal, Provided image search means for searching the provided image storage means for images of provided images matching the search instruction; and image data of one or more provided images retrieved by the provided image search means.
  • An image or an image of one or more user images is read out from the provided image storage means or the user image storage means, and one or more images based on the image data are read out in a predetermined format.
  • Image display means for displaying the image on the consumer terminal, and image selection means for accepting selection of an image by the consumer from among the images displayed on the consumer terminal by the image display means.
  • a list of a plurality of products is displayed on the consumer terminal, a product selection unit that receives selection of a product by the consumer from the products, and an image display of an image selected by the image selection unit.
  • An image synthesizing unit configured to generate a composite image representing the image of the product on which the image is printed by processing the image of the product selected by the product selection unit in a predetermined manner;
  • Combined image display means for displaying the combined image generated by the image combining means on the consumer terminal, and a product represented by the combined image displayed on the consumer terminal
  • a merchandise order obtaining means for receiving an order for the item through the consumer terminal.
  • the invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the processing server transmits the image data of the user image provided by the consumer through the consumer terminal.
  • the image processing apparatus further includes a user image acquisition unit that acquires the image data, wherein the user image storage unit stores an image data of the user image acquired by the user image acquisition unit.
  • the invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the processing server transmits the image data of the image selected by the image selection means to the consumer terminal. It is characterized in that it further has an image editing means for editing through the.
  • the invention described in claim 4 is a consumer terminal capable of inputting / outputting information, provided image storage means for storing image data of an provided image provided by an image provider, and In a custom-made product sales method executed on a processing server connected via an internet, a step of storing an image of a user image provided by a consumer, and a step of storing an image of a product image. Steps to remember and the consumer terminal Retrieving, from the provided image storage unit, an image of a provided image that matches the search instruction in accordance with the search instruction from the user; and searching for one or more provided images retrieved by the provided image search unit.
  • Image data or image data of one or more user images is read from the provided image storage means or the user image storage means, and one or more images based on the image data are read out in the predetermined format by the consumer.
  • a composite image representing the image of the product on which the image is printed is generated.
  • the invention described in claim 5 is a consumer terminal capable of inputting / outputting information, provided image storage means for storing an image data of an provided image provided by an image provider, and an image storage device.
  • a step of displaying on the consumer terminal, by said image display means A step of receiving a selection of an image by the consumer from among the images displayed on the consumer terminal, and displaying a list of one or more products on the consumer terminal; A step of receiving a selection of a product by a consumer; a process of displaying an image of the image selected by the image selection unit; and a process of processing image data of the product selected by the product selection unit by a predetermined method.
  • the invention described in claim 6 is a consumer terminal capable of inputting / outputting information, provided image storage means for storing image data of an provided image provided by an image provider, and an image storage device.
  • a processing server connected via a network, wherein the step of storing the image data of the user image provided by the consumer; the step of storing the image data of the product; A step of searching the provided image storage means for an image of a provided image that matches the search instruction in accordance with the search instruction from the consumer terminal; and one or more services searched by the provided image search means
  • the image data of the image, or the image data of one or more user images is read out from the provided image storage means or the user image storage means, and one or more images based on the image data are read out.
  • FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart showing a processing flow of the processing server A 2 and the consumer terminal 16.
  • FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart showing the processing flow of the processing server A2, the processing server B11, and the consumer terminal 16, and is a continuation of FIG.
  • FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart showing a processing flow of the processing server A2 and the consumer terminal 16 and is a continuation of FIG.
  • Figure 5 is an image diagram of the “Main Menu” screen.
  • Fig. 6 is an image diagram of the "Members' area" screen.
  • FIG. 7 is an image diagram of a “character selection” screen.
  • FIG. 8 is an image diagram of a “character image confirmation” screen.
  • FIG. 9 is an image diagram of the “product selection” screen.
  • FIG. 10 is an image diagram of a “product sample” screen.
  • FIG. 11 is an image diagram of the “image combination product” screen.
  • Figure 12 is an image diagram of the “Predicted Completion” screen.
  • FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the system according to the present invention which is entirely represented as a merchandise sales system 1, includes a processing server A2, a database server (hereinafter referred to as a DB server) A3, a registered image data file 4, and a user image data file.
  • File 5 Product information file 6, Customer information file 7, Order information data file 8, Seller terminal 9, Image reading device A10, Processing server B11, DB server B12 , Provided image data file 13, image provider terminal 14, image reading device B 15, and consumer terminal 16.
  • the processing server A2 is a server that executes various functions related to the sale of custom-made products managed by the product seller (the “processing server” in the claims corresponds to this). Although not shown, the processing server A2 has storage means (HDD, RAM, etc.), program execution means (CPU, OS, etc.), and network connection means (LAN adapter, router, etc.). An application for executing a function based on various means or steps of the present invention is executed from an HDD storing the application.
  • the CPU is loaded into the RAM and executed by the CPU based on the command input through the network connection means.
  • the processing server A2 is connected to the DB server A3 and the seller terminal 9 by a LAN adapter, and is connected to the processing server B11 and the consumer terminal 1 via an inline connected by a router. Connected to 6.
  • the processing server A2 provides a Web site for providing a Web page for executing the functions of the various means or steps of the present invention (hereinafter, referred to as “the Web site”) on the WWW of the Internet. It also functions as a WWW server.
  • the network between the processing server A 2 and the seller terminal 9 may be an Internet connection.
  • DB server A 3 is a server that manages data managed by the merchandise seller.
  • DB server A 3 is connected to processing server A 2 by an adapter.
  • the DB server A 3 has storage means (HDD, RAM, etc.), It has program execution means (CPU, OS, etc.) and network connection means (LAN adapter, etc.).
  • the DB server A3 executes data management such as storage, reading, and operation of various data files related to sales of custom-made products mainly based on a request from the processing server A2.
  • the software of the database management system that executes the data management is loaded into the RAM from the HDD that stores it, and executed by the CPU with the OS as an intermediary.
  • the various data files to be managed include a registered image data file 4, a user image data file 5, a product information data file 6, a customer information data file 7, and an order information data file 8. included.
  • the registered image data file 4 is a data file containing the image data managed by the merchandise seller for printing on the merchandise. Such image data includes not only image files created by the merchandise seller itself, but also image files obtained by the merchant seller with the consent of the author.
  • the registered image data is used to generate an image to be printed on a product according to designation from the consumer terminal 16.
  • the registered image data file 4 indicates, for each registered image data file, the source (eg, the publisher name, book title, number of pages, etc., if the image is obtained from a book). Also includes attribute data.
  • the user image data file 5 is a data file containing the image data provided by the consumer (corresponding to the "user image storage means" in the claims). Consumers can send the image data to the custom-made product sales system 1 via the Internet, or send the floppy disk, MO disk, etc., with the image data recorded to the product seller by mail, etc.
  • the image data can be sent and stored in the user image data file 5.
  • the consumer sends a photograph or a last image to be used as image data to a merchandise seller by mail or the like, and causes the image reader A10 of the merchant merchant to read the image data so that the image data is generated. Can also be.
  • the user image data is used to generate an image to be printed on a product according to designation from the consumer terminal 16.
  • the product information data file 6 is a product image data file representing an image of a product and a data file containing specification information such as product number, size, color, price, etc.
  • the product image data is used to display a product image on the consumer terminal 16 as specified by the consumer terminal 16.
  • the specification information is used, for example, when displaying an order for a custom-made product through the consumer terminal 16 and displaying the specification of the product on the terminal.
  • the customer information file 7 is a file containing customer information such as name, address, mail address, user ID, and passcode of the consumer who is a registered customer. This customer information is used for user authentication, identification of the destination of the ordered products, and so on.
  • the order information data file 8 contains the order information such as the product number, size, color 'quantity' price, the image to be printed, the name of the consumer who placed the order, the address, etc. This is a file containing the data.
  • the order information is updated based on the order from the consumer, and is referred to when the ordered product is dispatched.
  • the seller terminal 9 is a terminal configured by a personal computer or the like for a product seller to access the processing server A2.
  • the seller terminal 9 is not individually illustrated, but includes input / output means (keyboard, mouse, CRT / LCD display, etc.), storage means (HDD, CD-ROMs RAM, etc.), program execution means (CPUs OS), network connection means (LAN adapter, etc.), and external interface (USB, SCSI interface, etc.).
  • the input / output means receives an operation command from a merchandise seller, outputs the result, and inputs various data. Applications to execute those functions are loaded from the HDD that stores them into RAM, and the CPU sets the OS as a middleman. Be executed.
  • the seller terminal 9 is connected to the processing server A2 by a LAN adapter.
  • the image reading device A10 is a color image scanner.
  • the image reading device A10 is used for reading a photograph, a printed matter, etc. provided by a merchandise seller or a consumer, and converting the same into an image.
  • the image reading device A 10 is connected to the seller terminal 9 via an external interface such as a USB or SCSI interface, and transmits the read image data to the seller terminal 9 through the interface. I do.
  • the seller terminal 9 can send the image data to the processing server A2 and store it in the registered image data file 4 or the user image data file 5 managed by the DB server A3.
  • the server B11 is a server managed by an image provider such as a publisher that provides a work image database, and mainly executes a function of providing the image server to the processing server A2.
  • the internal configuration and the basic operation of the processing server B 11 are the same as those of the processing server A 2 described above.
  • the processing server B11 is connected to the DB server B12 and the image provider terminal 14 by a LAN adapter, and the processing server A2 and the consumer are connected via an interface connected by a router. Terminal 16 is connected.
  • the processing server B 11 also functions as a WWW server that provides a Web page that provides an image data from a provided image data file 13 described later on the WW of the in-net.
  • the network between the processing server B 11 and the image provider terminal 14 may be an internet connection network.
  • the DB server B12 is a server that manages image data managed by the image provider.
  • the internal configuration and basic operation of the DB server B12 are the same as those of the above-described DB server A3.
  • the DB server B 12 manages the provided image data file 13.
  • the provided image data file 13 is a data file containing image data managed by an image provider such as a publisher (the “provided image storage means” in the claims corresponds to Do).
  • the image data includes images of famous characters. Normally, these images are not intended to be used exclusively for this custom-made product sales system 1, but the system does not allow them to be downloaded via the Internet. Processing server A2 is made available.
  • the provided image data file 13 includes, for each provided image data file, the source (eg, publisher name, book name, number of pages, etc. for images obtained from books). Also includes attribute data.
  • the image provider terminal 14 is a terminal configured by a personal computer or the like for the image provider to access the processing server B 11.
  • the internal configuration and basic operation of the image provider terminal 14 are the same as those of the seller terminal 9 described above.
  • the image provider terminal 14 is connected to the processing server B 11 by a LAN adapter.
  • the image provider accepts operation commands through the image provider terminal 14 and outputs the results, inputs various data, and the like.
  • the image reading device B15 is a blank image scanner.
  • the image reading device B15 is used for reading a photograph, a literary work, or the like provided by an image provider, and converting the image or image into an image.
  • Image reading device: B15 is connected to the image provider terminal 14 by an external interface such as USB, SCSI interface, etc., and the read image data is transmitted through the image provider terminal 1 through it. Send to 4.
  • the seller terminal 9 can send the image data to the processing server B 11 and store it in the provided image data file 13 managed by the DB server B 12.
  • the consumer terminal 16 is a terminal composed of a personal computer or the like, which allows the consumer to access the processing server A2 and receive the service of selling custom-made products.
  • the internal configuration and basic operation of the image provider terminal 14 are the same as those of the seller terminal 9 described above, except that the image provider terminal 14 has a dial-up IP connection means as a network connection means. Consumer terminals 16 are connected via dial-up IP connection means. The user can access this website provided by the processing server A2, which functions as a WWW server, through the connected Internet and receive services for selling custom-made products.
  • the processing server A2 and the processing server B11 function mainly as WWW servers, and the consumer terminal 16 functions as a WWW client, and they are respectively connected to the network via network connection means. It is connected.
  • a WWW client specifies a WWW server address (URL http: // host computer name / file name) and requests a file such as an HTML document representing a web page using a WWW browser, The request is forwarded over the Internet and the designated www server receives it. The www server then sends the requested file to the www client over the Internet.
  • the WWW client outputs (displays) the received HTML document file using a WWW browser.
  • the HTML document file contains a hyperlink with information on the next address to be accessed.
  • a request for a file at the corresponding address is made to the WWW server corresponding to the address through the Internet, and the WWW client sends another HTML document from the WWW server. Receive and display files.
  • the WWW client can display Web pages linked by hyperlinks one after another.
  • a description of a form that displays text fields can be embedded in an HTML document representing a Web page.
  • the HTML statement The input form is displayed on the www browser that receives the message, and the user can input data to the www server through the input form.
  • the processing server A2 operates as a WWW client and can also acquire files from the processing server B11.
  • the operation of the custom-made product sales system 1 will now be described based on the operation flow charts of FIGS.
  • the consumer connects the consumer terminal 16 to the Web site via the Internet by specifying a URL using a WWW browser running on the consumer terminal 16 (step S101).
  • the processing server A2 transmits a "main menu” screen to the consumer terminal 16 (step S102).
  • the consumer terminal 16 receives the “main menu” screen and displays it as shown in FIG. 5 (step S103).
  • a “Beginner” button for displaying an explanation to the person who uses this website for the first time, and a “Member” for registering a member to use this website "Registration” button, "Usage method” button for displaying explanations of how to use this website, and "Consumer registration” for consumers registered as members to receive services for selling custom-made products through this website "Members area” button 501, etc. are displayed.
  • the consumer selects the “member registration” button to display a screen for member registration, through which customer information such as address, name, user ID, passcode, etc. It is necessary to register as a member.
  • the customer information is stored in a customer information file 7 managed by DB server A3. It is memorized.
  • the consumer terminal 16 transmits the selection to the processing server A2, and the processing server A2 Receive that selection.
  • the processing server A 2 transmits the “member authentication j screen” to the consumer terminal 16 to display the screen, obtains the user ID and the password through the screen, and stores it in the customer information data.
  • the authentication of the member is executed by collating with the customer information stored in the file 7.
  • the processing server A 2 obtains the cookie variable from the consumer terminal 16 and identifies it with the terminal.
  • the processing server A2 transmits a "member-zero" screen to the consumer terminal 16 (step S105).
  • the consumer terminal 16 receives the "members area” screen and displays it as shown in FIG. 6 (step S106).
  • a description of the custom-made merchandise sales system 1 is displayed on the “Member Zeria” screen.
  • the type of image to be printed (provided image, registered image, user image) is selected.
  • the "Character Art Print” button 601 and the “Original Print” button 602 are displayed.
  • the “character-art print” button 6001 is a button for printing a commercial-based image such as a famous character image. Such images are treated as provided images or registered images, depending on the DB server that stores them.
  • the “Character — 'Art Print” button 600 is associated with the image of each category, and the “a gallery” , “B gallery”, and “c gear gallery” are further divided into areas of each category button. That is, when the “character print” button 600 is selected, one of the category buttons is actually selected. Will be selected.
  • the “original print” button 602 is a button for the consumer to print an image prepared by himself, and such an image is treated as a user image.
  • the consumer terminal 16 When the “character-art print” button 6001 or the “original print” button 602 for specifying the image type is selected from the consumer terminal 16 (step S107), the consumer terminal 16 The selection is transmitted to the processing server A2, and the processing server A2 receives the selection (step S108). The processing server A2 determines whether the received selection is for the "character print” button 601 or the "original print” button 602 (step S109).
  • step S109 if it is confirmed that the “original print” button 602 has been selected in step S107 and that the user image has been selected as the image type, the processing server A 2 branches the process to step S110
  • the “user image transfer” screen is transmitted to the consumer terminal 16.
  • the consumer terminal 16 receives the "user image transfer” screen and displays it (not shown) (step S111).
  • the “user image transfer” screen is a screen for transmitting to the processing server A2 a user image data prepared by the consumer for printing on a product.
  • There are various transmission methods of image data For example, by selecting the hyperlink part on the “user image transfer” screen, a newly created e-mail is displayed on the screen and consumed by the e-mail The user can transmit the user image data by replying with the user image data attached (step S112).
  • Processing server A 2 receives the user image data transmitted as an e-mail attachment and stores it in user image data file 5 managed by DB server A 3 (step S113).
  • the processing server A2 advances the processing to step S118.
  • the consumer mails a floppy disk, MO disk, etc., on which the image data is recorded, to the merchant, etc.
  • the image data can be stored in the user image data file 5.
  • a photograph or an illustration which is a source of the user image data, can be sent to the product seller in advance by mail or the like.
  • the merchandise seller creates the image data using the image reading device A10.
  • the created user image data is stored in the user image data file 5 managed by the DB server A 3 through the seller terminal 9.
  • step S109 if it is determined in step S109 that the “character-art print” button 601 has been selected in step S107 and that the user image has not been selected as the image type, The processing server A2 branches the processing to step S114.
  • the processing server A2 since the “character / art print” button 600 is further divided into category-type buttons such as “a gallery”, the processing server A 2 selects those category-type buttons. Receiving. According to the information on the image data corresponding to the selected category 1, the processing server A2 stores the image data belonging to the category 1 in the registered image data stored in the registered image data file 4. It is determined whether it is the evening or the provided image data stored in the provided image data file 13 (step S114).
  • step S114 If it is determined in step S114 that those image data are registered image data, the processing server A2 branches the process to step S115, and selects the selected category data. After searching the registered image data file corresponding to the above from the registered image data file 4, the process proceeds to step S118.
  • step S114 when it is determined in step S114 that the image data is provided image data, the processing server A2 branches the process to step S116.
  • Processing server A 2 A request is sent to the processing server B11 to search the provided image data 13 managed by the DB server B12 for the provided image data corresponding to the request, and the processing server B11 sends the request to the processing server B11.
  • search for provided image data step S116 (this function corresponds to “provided image search means” in the claims).
  • the processing server B11 transmits the retrieved provided image data to the processing server A2 (step S117). Then, the processing server A2 advances the processing to step S118.
  • the processing server A2 advances the processing to step S118.
  • the registered image data is set as described above.
  • Step S115 is executed, and for the provided image data, by executing the above-mentioned steps S116 to S117, each image data is searched, and then the process proceeds to step S118.
  • an “image search” screen for searching for images can be displayed on the consumer terminal 16.
  • the "Image Search” screen has input fields for search keys such as publisher name, book name, and number of pages.
  • search keys such as publisher name, book name, and number of pages.
  • the processing server A2 Upon receiving the search key conditions, the processing server A2 searches the registered image data file 4 for the registered image attributes that match the search key conditions from the registered image attribute data files. I do. If the registered image data that matches the conditions can be found, the processing server A2 obtains it and proceeds to step S118.
  • the processing server A 2 provides the provided image data that matches the search key condition by the DB server B 12.
  • a request is sent to the processing server B11 to search from the attribute data of the provided image in the image data file 13 in the evening, and the processing server B11 searches for the provided image data in response thereto. If the provided image data that matches the conditions can be found, the processing server A2 obtains it, and then proceeds to step S118. Proceed to
  • step S118 the processing server A2 checks the user image received from the consumer terminal 16 in step S113, the registered image searched in step S115, or the image of the provided image received from the processing server B11 in step S117. Configure a “character selection” screen that displays a sample in thumbnail format, and send it to the consumer terminal 16
  • the consumer terminal 16 receives the “character selection” screen and displays it as shown in FIG. 7 (step S119). On the “character selection” screen, an image sample of a user image, a registered image, or a provided image is displayed in a thumbnail format as a design candidate for printing on a product. The consumer can select the desired image as a design for printing by selecting an image swatch on the screen.
  • the processing server A2 receives the selection (this function corresponds to the “image selecting means” in the claims), it transmits a “character image confirmation” screen to the consumer terminal 16 (step S121). ). Consumer terminals 16
  • the “character image confirmation” screen is received and displayed as shown in FIG. 8 (step S122).
  • an image corresponding to the selected image sample 701 is displayed in the display area 802 at the center of the screen, and the consumer can confirm the details of the selected image.
  • the consumer can also modify the image.
  • the processing server A 2 executes a process for causing the consumer terminal 16 to perform an operation of changing the image.
  • the processing server A 2 displays a palette designation window for changing the color on the consumer terminal 16, and changes the color by specifying the color before the change and the color after the change there. be able to.
  • processing server A 2 has “Paint
  • Select “PRINT” button 8 0 1.
  • the consumer terminal 16 sends the selection to the processing server A2 (step S123).
  • the processing server A2 transmits a "product selection” screen to the consumer terminal 16 (step S124).
  • the consumer terminal 16 receives the “select product” screen and displays it as shown in FIG. 9 (step S125).
  • a list of products for printing the selected image is displayed on the “product selection” screen.
  • Products shown include T-shirts, mugs, mouse pads, and tiles.
  • the product name of each product displayed on the screen is also used as a button for selecting itself (“Product name” button). For example, for T-shirts, the “Product name” button on T-shirt 9 0 2 corresponds.
  • a “SAMPLE” button is displayed to the right of each “Product Name” button.
  • the “SAMPLE” button is a button for displaying the image of the corresponding product.
  • a “SAMPLE” button 9101 corresponding to the "product name” button 9102 of the T-shape is displayed on the right side.
  • the processing server A 2 searches the product information data file 6 for the product image data of the product “D-shirt” corresponding to the “SAMPLE” button 901.
  • the processing server A 2 transmits a “product sample” screen displaying the image represented by the retrieved product image data to the consumer terminal 16 (step S127).
  • the consumer terminal 16 receives the “product sample” screen and displays it as a separate window as shown in FIG. 10 (step S128).
  • the “Product sample” screen contains a front view of the product, The size of the product is displayed.
  • the “Product sample” screen can also be used to display a view from another angle of the product, such as a rear view, by operating buttons on the screen. Consumers can check the details of product specifications on the “Product sample_!” Screen.
  • Step S129 the processing server A 2 receives the selection (this function corresponds to “product selection means” in the claims), it transmits the “image combination product” screen to the consumer terminal 16 (step S129).
  • Consumer terminal 16 receives the “Image Combination Product” screen and displays it in Fig. 1.
  • step S131 The image of the image sample selected in step S120 and the product with the product name selected in step S129 are displayed on the ⁇ image, combination product '' screen in the display areas 8002 and 1103 in the center of the screen, respectively. Is done.
  • a bow I is displayed, followed by a “Product Name” button.
  • the selected product can be changed, and the image of the product displayed in the display area 802 also changes accordingly. Is done. Consumers can check the combination of the image to be printed and the product to be printed on this screen. After the confirmation, the consumer selects the “SAMPLE” button 901 corresponding to the selected product “Cha-sha” on the screen in order to confirm the image of the product actually printed.
  • the user terminal 16 transmits the selection to the processing server A2 (step S132).
  • the processing server A 2 Upon receiving the selection, the processing server A 2 searches the product information data file 6 for the product image data of the product “Cha-sha” corresponding to the “SAMPLE” button 901. You.
  • the processing server A2 superimposes the image of the image sample selected in step S120 on the image of the product with the product name selected in step S129 at an appropriate scale, thereby printing the image.
  • a composite image of the product is generated (this function corresponds to the “image compositing means” in the claims), and a “predicted finished image” screen including the image is configured to the consumer terminal. (Step S133) (This function corresponds to “composite image display means” in the claims).
  • the consumer terminal 16 receives the “predicted completion diagram” screen and displays it as a separate window as shown in FIG.
  • the “Predicted Completion” screen displays the image of the product on which the selected image is printed and information on the size (dimensions) of the product, and the position of the image to be printed on the product. Are displayed in a state that reflects the actual finish. Note that the position and size of the image printed on the product are determined by default in the product attribute defaults, but can be changed individually as follows.
  • the image displayed on the product is selected by a mouse operation, the image is selected, and the consumer terminal 16 displays a handle along the outline of the image. By dragging and dropping the handle, the position and size of the image can be freely changed on the screen.
  • the position and size of the image changed on the screen are transmitted to the processing server A2 (this function corresponds to “image editing means” in the claims).
  • Order data includes size, color, and order quantity. In the example of FIG. 11, input fields for the size and the number of orders are displayed. After inputting the order data, if the “order” button 1102 is selected, the consumer terminal 16 displays the entered order data. One night is sent to processing server A2.
  • the processing server A 2 receives the order data and updates the order information data file 8 managed by the DB server A 3 based on the received order data (this function corresponds to “commodity order obtaining means” in the claims) Do). As a result, the merchandise seller completes receiving the order from the consumer. After receiving the order, the processing server A2 sends an e-mail for confirmation to the ordering consumer. In the updated order information, the product number, size, color, quantity, name and address of the consumer who placed the order are transmitted to the product shipping department, and the product is shipped based on it. Order information, such as the total price of the product and the name and address of the consumer who placed the order, is transmitted to the billing department, and billing is performed based on the information.
  • the processing server A 2 can display the payment method selection screen on the consumer terminal 16 and receive the selection of the payment method through the screen. Payment methods include bank transfer, credit card settlement, and cash on delivery. If the credit card payment is selected by the consumer, the processing server A2 can also make a payment request to the computer of the credit card company via the network after accepting the order. Consumers can now select from custom-made products, such as selecting images to print, changing images to print, selecting products to be printed, checking the expected drawing, and ordering by specifying the number of orders. That is, a series of operations up to the order are executed.
  • custom-made products such as selecting images to print, changing images to print, selecting products to be printed, checking the expected drawing, and ordering by specifying the number of orders. That is, a series of operations up to the order are executed.
  • the inventions described in Claims 1, 4, 5, and 6 provide a consumer terminal and a provided image storage for storing an image of provided images provided by an image provider.
  • a processing server connected via the means and an in-net server stores the image data of the user image provided by the consumer, stores the image data of the product, and retrieves from the consumer terminal.
  • the image data of the provided image that matches the search instruction is provided.
  • the image data of one or more provided images retrieved from the image storage unit, or one or more user images are provided.
  • Read out the image data of the image, and 1 based on the image data One or more images are displayed on the consumer terminal in a predetermined format, an image selection by the consumer from the images displayed on the consumer terminal is accepted, and a list of one or more products is displayed on the consumer terminal.
  • the invention described in claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, further comprising: the processing server transmits the image data of the user image provided by the consumer through the consumer terminal. Consumers can send image data of user images prepared by themselves to the processing server easily while staying at home through the Internet, and order custom-made products on which the user images are printed. The effect is that it can be done.
  • the invention set forth in claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the processing server further transmits the image data of the selected image through a consumer terminal. Consumers can freely change the color and size of the image printed on the product according to their own preferences, so that they can customize the image printed on the product. Can be ordered.

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L'invention concerne un système permettant de commander par le biais de l'Internet, des marchandises munies d'une photo imprimée choisie par un consommateur. Un serveur de traitement (2) relié à un terminal consommateur (16) et un moyen dans lequel les données concernant une photo fournie par un fournisseur de photos sont mémorisées par l'Internet combine une photo choisie par le consommateur à partir d'une photo utilisateur fournie au consommateur ou une photo fournie par le fournisseur de photos, avec la photo de la marchandise sélectionnée par le consommateur afin de produire une image de synthèse et affiche l'image de synthèse sur le terminal (16) du consommateur et accepte ensuite la commande de la marchandise choisie munie de la photo retenue imprimée et indiquée par l'image de synthèse par le biais du terminal (16) du consommateur.
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