WO2020246326A1 - 個品管理装置、制御方法、システム、及びプログラム - Google Patents

個品管理装置、制御方法、システム、及びプログラム Download PDF

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WO2020246326A1
WO2020246326A1 PCT/JP2020/020853 JP2020020853W WO2020246326A1 WO 2020246326 A1 WO2020246326 A1 WO 2020246326A1 JP 2020020853 W JP2020020853 W JP 2020020853W WO 2020246326 A1 WO2020246326 A1 WO 2020246326A1
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  • the present invention relates to the purchase of a product.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a system for selling a product in a virtual store.
  • products are displayed as images in a virtual store.
  • the user can browse the image of each product while moving in the virtual store by a method such as key operation.
  • the product number, price, specifications, etc. of the product are displayed.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and one of the purposes thereof is to provide information on each individual product when the purchaser purchases the product using a computer system.
  • the individual product management device of the present invention has 1) an acquisition unit that acquires product identification information and user preference information, and 2) acquired preference information and attribute information of each individual product specified by the acquired identification information. Based on the above, the product has a generation unit that generates output information including captured images related to one or more individual products of the product.
  • the control method of the present invention is executed by a computer.
  • the control method is based on 1) an acquisition step of acquiring product identification information and user preference information, and 2) acquired preference information and attribute information of each individual product specified by the acquired identification information. It has a generation step of generating output information including captured images of one or more individual items of the product.
  • the system of the present invention includes a user terminal and an individual product management device.
  • the user terminal 1) accepts input for selecting a product from the user, outputs identification information of the selected product to the individual product management device, and 2) accepts input of preference information related to the user's preference, and inputs the preference. Output the information to the individual product management device.
  • the individual product management device 1) acquires the identification information of the selected product and the user's preference information from the user terminal, and 2) the acquired preference information and the attributes of each individual product of the product specified by the acquired identification information. Based on the information, output information including captured images about one or more individual items of the product is generated.
  • the program of the present invention causes a computer to execute each step of the control method of the present invention.
  • each block diagram unless otherwise specified, each block represents a functional unit configuration rather than a hardware unit configuration.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an outline of the individual product management device of the present embodiment. Note that FIG. 1 is an example for facilitating the understanding of the individual product management device 2000, and the functions of the individual product management device 2000 are not limited to those shown in FIG.
  • the individual product management device 2000 is used for purchasing products using a computer system.
  • at least one product purchased using the individual product management device 2000 includes individual products that belong to the same product but may differ in their properties and states.
  • Individual items are individual items that belong to products managed by the same identification information (for example, JAN (Japanese Article Number) code).
  • JAN Japanese Article Number
  • each of these 20 cabbage is an individual product of a product called "cabbage produced in prefecture A".
  • the identification information assigned to the product is referred to as product identification information
  • the identification information assigned to the individual product is referred to as individual product identification information.
  • the identification information assigned to each of the 20 cabbage is the individual product identification information
  • the identification information assigned to the product "cabbage produced in prefecture A" is the product identification information.
  • the individual product management device 2000 outputs information according to the preference of the person (user 20) who purchases the product using the individual product management device 2000. Specifically, first, the individual product management device 2000 acquires the preference information 30 for the user 20. The preference information 30 indicates information regarding the preference of the user 20. Further, the individual product management device 2000 acquires the product identification information 10 of the target product.
  • the target product is, for example, a product that the user 20 is interested in (wants to purchase).
  • the individual product management device 2000 generates output information 40 based on the acquired preference information 30 and the attribute information of each individual product of the product (that is, the target product) specified by the product identification information 10.
  • the output information 40 includes a captured image (individual product image) relating to one or more individual products of the target product.
  • the individual product management device 2000 identifies an individual product having an attribute similar to the attribute indicated by the preference information 30 of the user 20 from a plurality of individual products of the target product, and displays the individual product image of the specified individual product.
  • the output information 40 including the output information 40 is generated.
  • the individual product management device 2000 acquires the product identification information 10 of "pork produced in A prefecture” and the preference information 30 indicating the meat attribute of "less fat”. Then, the individual product management device 2000 identifies an individual product having less fat from a plurality of individual products of the product "pork produced in A prefecture", and generates output information 40 including an individual product image of the specified individual product. To do.
  • the individual product management device 2000 is not limited to the so-called BtoC (Business to Consumer) use, and may be used in the BtoB (Business to Business).
  • BtoC Business to Consumer
  • BtoB Business to Business
  • the wholesaler uses the individual item management device 2000 to provide the goods to the retailer.
  • the retailer purchases the individual items that he / she wants to sell to the consumer at the store or the like from the wholesaler using the individual item management device 2000.
  • output information 40 regarding one or more individual products of the target product is generated based on the product identification information 10 of the target product and the preference information 30 of the user 20.
  • the individual product management device 2000 generates output information 40 so that information about individual products that suits the taste of the user 20 is output with priority.
  • the user 20 can focus on the individual product that suits his / her taste and select the individual product, so that the convenience of the individual product management device 2000 is improved.
  • the output information 40 includes an image of an individual item. Therefore, the user 20 can visually grasp the characteristics of each individual product. Therefore, the user 20 can more easily select an individual item that suits his / her taste.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the functional configuration of the individual product management device 2000 of the first embodiment.
  • the individual product management device 2000 has an acquisition unit 2020 and a generation unit 2040.
  • the acquisition unit 2020 acquires the product identification information 10 and the preference information 30 of the user 20.
  • the generation unit 2040 is the output information including the captured image about one or more individual products of the product based on the acquired preference information 30 and the attribute information of each individual product of the product specified by the acquired product identification information 10. Generate 40.
  • Each functional component of the individual product management device 2000 may be realized by hardware that realizes each functional component (eg, a hard-wired electronic circuit, etc.), or a combination of hardware and software (eg,). : It may be realized by a combination of an electronic circuit and a program that controls it).
  • a case where each functional component of the individual product management device 2000 is realized by a combination of hardware and software will be further described.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a computer 1000 for realizing the individual product management device 2000.
  • the computer 1000 is an arbitrary computer.
  • the computer 1000 is a stationary computer such as a personal computer (PC) or a server machine.
  • the computer 1000 is a portable computer such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal.
  • the computer 1000 may be a dedicated computer designed to realize the individual product management device 2000, or may be a general-purpose computer.
  • the computer 1000 has a bus 1020, a processor 1040, a memory 1060, a storage device 1080, an input / output interface 1100, and a network interface 1120.
  • the bus 1020 is a data transmission line for the processor 1040, the memory 1060, the storage device 1080, the input / output interface 1100, and the network interface 1120 to transmit and receive data to and from each other.
  • the method of connecting the processors 1040 and the like to each other is not limited to the bus connection.
  • the processor 1040 is various processors such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array).
  • the memory 1060 is a main storage device realized by using RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like.
  • the storage device 1080 is an auxiliary storage device realized by using a hard disk, an SSD (Solid State Drive), a memory card, a ROM (Read Only Memory), or the like.
  • the input / output interface 1100 is an interface for connecting the computer 1000 and the input / output device.
  • an input device such as a keyboard and an output device such as a display device are connected to the input / output interface 1100.
  • the network interface 1120 is an interface for connecting the computer 1000 to the communication network.
  • This communication network is, for example, LAN (Local Area Network) or WAN (Wide Area Network).
  • the method of connecting the network interface 1120 to the communication network may be a wireless connection or a wired connection.
  • the storage device 1080 stores a program module that realizes each functional component of the individual product management device 2000.
  • the processor 1040 realizes the function corresponding to each program module by reading each of these program modules into the memory 1060 and executing the program module.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of processing executed by the individual product management device 2000 of the first embodiment.
  • the acquisition unit 2020 acquires the product identification information 10 of the target product (S102).
  • the acquisition unit 2020 acquires the preference information 30 of the user 20 (S104).
  • the generation unit 2040 generates output information 40 including captured images of one or more individual products of the target product based on the product identification information 10 of the target product and the preference information 30 of the user 20 (S106).
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a more specific flow of purchasing a product using the individual product management device 2000.
  • a terminal operated by the user 20 accesses the individual product management device 2000 (S202).
  • access to the individual product management device 2000 means logging in to a virtual store or a shopping site, which will be described later.
  • the individual product management device 2000 outputs information (for example, a product selection screen) prompting the user terminal to input the selection of the target product (S204).
  • the user terminal receives an input from the user 20 for selecting the target product. (S206).
  • the user terminal transmits the product identification information 10 of the selected product to the individual product management device 2000 (S208).
  • the acquisition unit 2020 acquires the product identification information 10 transmitted by the user terminal as the product identification information 10 of the target product (S102).
  • the individual product management device 2000 outputs information (for example, a preference selection screen) that prompts the user terminal to input the preference of the user 20 (S210).
  • the user terminal receives input from the user 20 representing the preference of the user 20 (S212).
  • the user terminal transmits the received information to the individual product management device 2000 (S214).
  • the acquisition unit 2020 acquires the information transmitted by the user terminal as the preference information 30 (S104).
  • the preference information 30 may be registered in advance for each user 20 instead of being input each time the target product is selected.
  • the individual product management device 2000 acquires the preference information 30 stored in the storage device. A variation of the method for acquiring the preference information 30 will be described later.
  • the individual product management device 2000 generates output information 40 based on the acquired product identification information 10 and preference information 30 (S106).
  • the individual product management device 2000 outputs the output information 40 to the user terminal (S216).
  • the user terminal acquires the output information 40 and displays it based on the output information 40 (S218).
  • the output information 40 includes only the information of the individual products specified by the product identification information 10 that has a high degree of relevance to the preference information 30.
  • the output information 40 includes only the information of the individual product specified by the product identification information 10 that has a high degree of relevance to the preference information 30.
  • the user terminal only the information of the individual product that matches the taste of the user 20 is displayed.
  • the individual product management device 2000 provides the user 20 with a store in a virtual space (hereinafter, a virtual store).
  • the user 20 can shop by moving around the virtual store in the virtual space. By doing so, the user 20 can shop as if he / she is shopping at the actual store without going to the actual store.
  • a technology for providing the user with a feeling of moving around in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional virtual space an existing technology related to VR (Virtual Reality) can be used.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an individual product management device 2000 that provides a virtual store and its usage environment.
  • the individual product management device 2000 is realized by the server 70.
  • the server 70 provides the user 20 with a site (for example, a web site) where the virtual store can be used.
  • the user 20 uses the virtual store by accessing this site using the user terminal 60 (for example, a mobile terminal owned by the user 20).
  • the user terminal 60 can be realized by various computers whose hardware configuration is illustrated in FIG.
  • the individual product management device 2000 may provide the user 20 with an operation capable of more easily moving to a desired sales floor.
  • the individual product management device 2000 provides a function of selecting a sales floor from a map of a virtual store. When a sales floor is selected on this map, the position of the user 20 in the virtual store is changed to the selected sales floor.
  • the individual product management device 2000 may provide a product search function and change the position of the user 20 to the sales floor of the product specified by the search.
  • product information included in the screen displayed on the display device of the user terminal 60 (that is, the field of view of the user 20 in the virtual space) is displayed.
  • the user 20 selects a desired product from the products displayed on the screen.
  • the individual product management device 2000 acquires the product identification information 10 of the product selected here as the product identification information 10 of the target product.
  • the individual product management device 2000 acquires the preference information 30 of the user 20 and generates the output information 40 based on the product identification information 10 of the target product and the preference information 30 of the user 20.
  • the individual product management device 2000 acquires the preference information 30 of the user 20 and generates the output information 40 based on the product identification information 10 of the target product and the preference information 30 of the user 20.
  • the user 20 can select products and their individual items while moving around in the virtual store as if they were shopping in a real store.
  • one of the advantages of shopping at an actual store is that each individual item can be compared and a desired individual item can be selected.
  • individual items can be selected, so that the user can shop with the same feeling as when shopping at an actual store.
  • the individual product management device 2000 does not necessarily have to provide a virtual store.
  • the individual product management device 2000 provides a shopping site where a desired product can be searched by following a menu or performing a keyword search. Even in this case, the individual product management device 2000 can be realized as the server 70.
  • the user 20 can select the desired individual item.
  • the information of the individual item provided on the shopping site (the output information 40 described above) is generated by using the preference information 30 of the user 20.
  • the user 20 finds a desired product by a method such as following a menu and inputs to select the product.
  • the individual product management device 2000 acquires the product identification information specified here as the product identification information 10 of the target product. Then, the individual product management device 2000 outputs the output information 40 regarding each individual product of the target product. As a result, a screen showing the content of this output information is displayed on the shopping site.
  • the individual product management device 2000 outputs output information 40 including only information about individual products that meet the tastes of the user 20 among the individual products of the target product. Therefore, on the shopping site, only the information of the individual items that suits the taste of the user 20 is displayed, not the information of all the individual items of the target product.
  • individual items can be selected at the shopping site provided by the individual item management device 2000. Therefore, the user 20 can select a site that is more suitable for his / her taste as compared with a general shopping site that can only select a product unit. Further, since the output information 40 including the information of the individual product is generated based on the preference information 30, the selection of the individual product becomes easier.
  • the user terminal 60 is not limited to the terminal owned by the user 20.
  • a terminal installed in an actual store can be used.
  • a customer who visits an actual store does not have an individual item that suits his / her taste in the store's sales floor
  • he / she uses the user terminal 60 installed in the store to use a virtual store or a shopping site (hereinafter, virtual store, etc.).
  • make access to As will be described later, for example, in a virtual store or the like, individual items placed in the backyard of an actual store can be browsed. By doing so, the customer can search for individual items that suit his taste not only from the individual items lined up in the sales floor but also from the individual items placed in the backyard.
  • the individual item When an individual item placed in the backyard is selected at a virtual store or the like, the individual item may be delivered to the user 20 at the store or delivered to the user 20's home or the like. .. In the former case, for example, information about an individual item selected by the user 20 via a virtual store or the like is notified to a terminal installed in the backyard. Then, the clerk who grasps this notification takes out the selected individual item from the backyard and hands it to the user 20.
  • the individual items handled by the individual item management device 2000 can be purchased not only through the individual item management device 2000 but also at an actual store. However, if individual items placed in the sales floor of an actual store can be purchased with the individual item management device 2000, the clerk will perform the work of picking the individual items purchased through the individual item management device 2000 from the sales floor (so-called picking). It is possible that the individual item has already been taken from the sales floor by a customer who visited the actual store when he tried to do so.
  • the individual item management device 2000 handles individual items (in other words, individual items that have not yet been placed in the sales floor) that are placed in the backyard of the actual store.
  • individual products are handled as follows. First, while the individual item is placed in the backyard, the individual item is made available for purchase via the individual item management device 2000. That is, the output information 40 can include information about the individual product. On the other hand, when the individual item is moved from the backyard to the sales floor of the store, the individual item cannot be purchased through the individual item management device 2000. That is, the information of the individual items transferred to the sales floor is not included in the output information 40. The method of managing whether or not individual items can be purchased will be described later.
  • the ability to easily select individual products that suit the taste in this way is particularly suitable for products that are prone to variation among individual products.
  • a product in which variation is likely to occur for each individual product there is a product made by hand (so-called handmade product).
  • Specific examples include furniture, stuffed animals, shoes, bags, pottery, and works of art (paintings, sculptures, etc.).
  • fresh foods fruits and vegetables, meat, seafood, etc.
  • a living thing can be mentioned as a product in which variation among individual products is likely to occur.
  • pets sold at pet stores fish such as Nishikigoi and goldfish, and plants such as bonsai and potted plants can be mentioned.
  • various parts used for assembling and manufacturing products can be mentioned as products that are likely to vary from one product to another.
  • the product for which individual products can be selected via the individual product management device 2000 may be any product in which a plurality of individual products exist, and is not limited to products in which individual products are likely to vary.
  • the individual product information includes at least product identification information, individual product identification information, individual product images (captured images of individual products), and attribute information (information representing the attributes of individual products).
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating individual product information in a table format.
  • the table of FIG. 7 is called a table 200.
  • the table 200 has four columns: product identification information 202, individual product identification information 204, individual product image 206, and attribute information 208.
  • Product identification information 202 is identification information of the product to which the individual product belongs.
  • the individual product identification information 204 is information for distinguishing an individual product from other individual products.
  • the individual product image 206 is an captured image obtained by photographing the individual product with a camera.
  • Attribute information 208 indicates the attribute value of each individual item for one or more attributes (features). One of the uses of the attribute information 208 is to determine whether or not the individual product suits the taste of the user. As the attribute shown in the attribute information 208, various information representing the characteristics of the individual product can be adopted. For example, as the attributes of meat and seafood, the amount (the number of grams of meat, the number of fish fillets, etc.), the amount of fat, the size per piece, the amount of streaks, the water content, and the like can be adopted. In addition, for example, sugar content, water content, size, maturity degree, and a large amount of darkening can be adopted as the attributes of fruits and vegetables.
  • the color depth and the size and amount of wood grain can be adopted as the attributes of furniture.
  • facial expressions (“laughing”, “crisp”, etc.), hardness, and touch feeling can be adopted as the attributes of the stuffed animal.
  • a pattern, a size, and the like can be adopted as the attributes of the pet.
  • a feature related to the storage state of the individual item can be adopted.
  • the temperature, humidity, and illuminance around the individual product are treated as attributes of the individual product.
  • the temperature of the storage place may change. Therefore, for the attribute value of the attribute related to these storage states, for example, the history of the values measured by the sensor (list of measured values) may be used, or the statistical value of the measured values (mean value, etc.) may be used. Good.
  • attributes of individual products characteristics related to time such as manufacturing date (in the case of living things, the number of days elapsed after birth), delivery date, expiration date, warranty period, etc. can be adopted.
  • the presence or absence of scratches can be adopted as an attribute of the individual product.
  • the output information 40 includes information on individual items of furniture that have scratches, while "even if there are scratches".
  • the individual item information may include a selectable flag indicating whether or not the individual item is available for purchase. For example, if an individual item has not yet been purchased and the individual item is placed in the backyard, the selectable flag for that individual item is set to "selectable”. Then, if the individual item is purchased or moved from the backyard to the sales floor, the value of the selectable flag of the individual item is changed from “selectable” to "non-selectable”. ..
  • the individual product management device 2000 includes only the individual products whose selectability flag indicates that they can be selected via the individual product management device 2000 in the output information 40. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the products already purchased by other users and the individual products arranged in the sales floor of the store from being selected via the individual product management device 2000.
  • the clerk uses some kind of terminal (for example, a mobile terminal owned by the clerk) to perform a process of identifying an individual item to be moved to the sales floor (for example, a process of reading a tag in which individual item identification information is recorded).
  • this terminal will be referred to as a clerk terminal.
  • the clerk terminal transmits the read individual item identification information to the individual item management device 2000.
  • the individual product management device 2000 changes the selectable flag of the individual product information indicating the individual product identification information received from the clerk terminal to non-selectable.
  • the method of identifying individual items to be moved to the sales floor is not limited to the method of using the clerk terminal.
  • a reader that reads individual item identification information attached to an individual item is installed at the exit of the backyard or the sales floor. By doing so, the individual item identification information of the individual items that have passed through the exit of the backyard and the individual items that are lined up in the sales floor can be read by the reader. Then, by transmitting the individual item identification information read by this reader to the individual item management device 2000, it is possible to select each individual item transferred to the sales floor without the clerk performing an explicit operation. The flag can be changed to non-selectable.
  • the device that performs the process of updating the selectable flag is not limited to the individual product management device 2000.
  • the selectable flag can be updated by any device that can access the storage device in which the individual item information is stored.
  • an individual product is delivered from a manufacturer of the individual product to a place where the individual product can be selected via the individual product management device 2000 (hereinafter referred to as an individual product management place).
  • the individual item management place is the backyard of a store.
  • individual product information is generated through inspection work of individual products delivered to the individual product management location. Specifically, individual product information is generated when a worker who inspects the product (hereinafter referred to as an inspection worker) inputs information about the inspected product.
  • the inspection worker reads the product identification information of the individual product to be inspected by using the terminal used for the inspection work (hereinafter referred to as the inspection terminal).
  • the inspection terminal used for the inspection work
  • an existing technique can be used as a method for reading the product identification information of the individual product to be inspected.
  • the product identification information can be read by reading the barcode attached to the individual product with a barcode reader.
  • the inspection worker adds the individual item identification information of the individual item to the individual item to be inspected.
  • individual product identification information is added to an individual product by storing the individual product identification information in a storage medium (IC tag, etc.) that can be attached to the individual product and attaching the storage medium to the individual product. To do. A detailed method for adding individual product identification information to individual products will be described later.
  • the inspection worker uses the camera provided in the inspection terminal to take an image of the individual item to be inspected.
  • the captured image generated by this is used as an individual image.
  • the imaging of the individual product may be performed automatically instead of the manual work by the worker. For example, when an individual item flows on a belt conveyor, a camera for photographing the individual item is installed at a predetermined position on the belt conveyor so that the individual item can be automatically imaged by the camera.
  • Existing technology can be used as a technology for automatically performing imaging by a camera.
  • the attribute information of individual products is input by, for example, an inspection worker.
  • attributes that can be determined by appearance may be specified by image analysis of individual image.
  • an inspection worker uses the sensor to measure an individual item to be inspected, and the measured value is an attribute.
  • the measurement by the sensor may be performed automatically.
  • a sensor is installed at a predetermined position on a belt conveyor through which individual products flow, so that measurement is automatically performed when the individual product passes through that location.
  • Existing technology can be used for the technology that enables the measurement by the sensor to be performed automatically.
  • Individual product information is stored in a storage device accessible from the individual product management device 2000.
  • a database for managing individual item information is created, and individual item information of each individual item is registered in the database.
  • the registration of individual product information is performed by the inspection terminal.
  • individual product identification information is added to each individual product.
  • Various methods can be adopted as a method of adding individual product information to individual products.
  • individual product identification information is stored in a storage medium that can be attached to an individual product such as an IC tag. Then, a storage medium in which the individual product identification information of the individual product is stored is attached to the individual product. In this case, the individual product can be identified by reading the individual product identification information from the storage medium attached to the individual product.
  • individual product identification information may be converted into a code such as a barcode or QR code (registered trademark), and a medium (seal, etc.) on which the code is printed may be attached to the corresponding individual product.
  • a code reader or the like by reading the code attached to the individual product with a code reader or the like, the individual product identification information of the individual product can be read.
  • a medium such as a sticker
  • a character string representing individual product identification information may be attached to the individual product.
  • the individual product identification information of the individual product can be specified by photographing the medium attached to the individual product with a camera and performing character recognition on the obtained captured image.
  • Information other than the individual product identification information may be added to the individual product in the same manner.
  • the individual product image is also added to the individual product by the same method as the individual product identification information and the like.
  • an individual image of the individual product is stored in a storage medium attached to the individual product.
  • the method of generating individual product information is not limited to the method of generating it during inspection work.
  • the manufacturer of the product may generate individual product information.
  • individual product information is generated by a worker who prepares the individual product to be shipped when it is shipped from the manufacturer, or when the individual product is transported on a conveyor in the manufacturing process. It may be generated by taking an image of the product.
  • the specific generation method the same method as the method through the above-mentioned inspection work can be adopted.
  • the individual product image generated by the manufacturer's manufacturer can also be used for the inspection work by the manufacturer's manufacturer. For example, it is conceivable to inspect each individual product by comparing the image of each individual product with the reference image.
  • the individual product information generated by the manufacturer's manufacturer is managed, for example, in a storage device managed by a server provided by the product manufacturer's manufacturer.
  • the individual product management device 2000 can acquire the individual product information of each individual product by accessing this server.
  • the individual product information may be managed in a manner that can be acquired by the individual product management device 2000, and the storage location of the individual product information is not limited to the above-mentioned example.
  • each individual product is delivered to the individual product management location in a state in which the individual product identification information of the individual product is added (for example, a state in which the IC tag in which the individual product identification information is stored is attached).
  • the acquisition unit 2020 acquires the product identification information 10 of the target product (S102).
  • the target product is a product selected by the user 20 among the products that can be selected by using the individual product management device 2000.
  • the method by which the acquisition unit 2020 acquires the product identification information 10 of the target product is arbitrary.
  • the individual product management device 2000 provides the user terminal 60 with a selection screen on which products can be selected (S204).
  • the user 20 selects a product by performing a predetermined operation on the selection screen displayed on the user terminal 60.
  • the user terminal 60 transmits information representing the selected product to the individual product management device 2000 (S206, S208).
  • the product selected here is treated as the target product. Therefore, the acquisition unit 2020 acquires the product identification information 10 of the selected product.
  • the acquisition unit 2020 provides the user terminal 60 with a screen showing the products in the field of view of the user 20 in the virtual store (S204).
  • the user 20 selects a product by performing a predetermined operation on the screen displayed on the user terminal 60.
  • the user terminal 60 transmits information representing the selected product to the individual product management device 2000 (S206, S208).
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a screen on which products can be selected in a virtual store.
  • the screen 110 represents the scenery included in the field of view of the user 20 in the virtual store.
  • the field of view of the user 20 includes the product A and the product B. Therefore, a pop-up indicating that the product A and the product B exist is displayed on the screen 110.
  • the user 20 can select a product by selecting this pop-up by an operation such as tapping or clicking. For example, when the user 20 selects the pop-up of the product A, the product A is treated as the target product.
  • the operation of selecting a product is not limited to the operation of selecting a pop-up.
  • the product may be selected depending on the location of the product in the center of the user 20's field of view. That is, the user 20 moves the field of view so that the product to be selected comes to the center of the field of view.
  • a mark representing the center of the field of view may be displayed on the screen 110, and a product overlapping the mark may be selected.
  • the usage pattern of the individual product management device 2000 is not limited to the form of providing a virtual store.
  • the acquisition unit 2020 provides the user 20 with a screen on which products can be searched by keywords and a screen on which products can be selected by following a hierarchical menu (S204).
  • the user 20 selects a product using these screens.
  • the user terminal 60 transmits information representing the selected product to the individual product management device 2000 (S206, S208).
  • existing technology can be used for a specific technology that enables a product to be selected by a keyword search and a specific technology that enables a product to be selected by following a hierarchical menu.
  • the acquisition unit 2020 acquires the preference information 30 of the user 20.
  • the preference information 30 of the user 20 is stored in advance in a storage device accessible from the individual product management device 2000.
  • the user 20 performs user registration.
  • user information including various information about the user is generated and stored in a storage device accessible from the individual product management device 2000.
  • the user information includes the identification information of the user 20 (hereinafter referred to as the user identification information) and the preference information 30 of the user 20.
  • the device that accepts user registration may be the individual product management device 2000, or may be a device other than the individual product management device 2000.
  • the individual product management device 2000 is used for user registration.
  • the individual product management device 2000 accepts input of information regarding the preference of the user 20.
  • the individual product management device 2000 provides the user terminal 60 with an input screen for making various selections regarding preferences.
  • the user 20 inputs an input for designating his / her own preference on the input screen displayed on the user terminal 60.
  • the individual product management device 2000 generates user information in which the preference information 30 generated based on the input result and the user identification information of the user 20 are associated with each other, and stores the user information in the storage device.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a screen (preference input screen) for inputting the preference of the user 20.
  • an input interface for selecting a preference for the product is displayed for each type of product.
  • a radio button is displayed in which a preference for the amount of fat and the amount of muscle can be input.
  • the preference (that is, the attribute value) that the user 20 can specify for one attribute may be one or a plurality.
  • the preference for an attribute whose attribute value can be expressed numerically, such as size and quantity, may be specified by one or more numerical values or a range of numerical values.
  • the acquisition unit 2020 acquires the preference information 30 corresponding to the user identification information of the user 20.
  • the user registration is performed in this way, the user 20 logs in when using the individual product management device 2000. Therefore, the acquisition unit 2020 can grasp the user identification information of the logged-in user 20.
  • the preference information 30 does not necessarily have to be registered in advance.
  • the individual product management device 2000 provides the user terminal 60 with an input screen for receiving an input representing the preference of the user 20 when or before or after receiving the selection of the target product from the user 20 (S210).
  • the user terminal 60 receives an input of preference from the user 20 on the input screen (S212).
  • the user terminal 60 transmits the input information to the individual product management device 2000 (S214).
  • the individual product management device 2000 may accept the input of the preference information 30 when the user 20 starts using the individual product management device 2000 (when logging in to a virtual store or a shopping site).
  • the preference input screen can input only the preference related to the selected target product.
  • the selected product is cabbage
  • a preference input screen is provided in which only the tastes related to cabbage (for example, the tastes related to fruits and vegetables) can be input.
  • the generation unit 2040 generates output information 40 regarding individual products of the target product based on the preference information 30 (S106). For example, the generation unit 2040 identifies a product that matches the taste of the user 20 represented by the preference information 30 from each individual product of the target product, and provides information about the specified individual product (for example, the individual product of the individual product). The output information 40 including the entire information) is generated. In this case, for example, the generation unit 2040 compares the attribute information included in the individual item information of the individual item with the preference information 30 of the user 20 for each individual item of the target product, and thereby, the degree of association with the preference information 30. Identify an individual item having high attribute information (that is, an individual item that suits the taste of the user 20).
  • the generation unit 2040 calculates the degree of association between the attribute information and the preference information 30 for each individual item (the calculation method of the degree of association will be described later). Then, the generation unit 2040 identifies the attribute information having a high degree of association with the preference information 30 based on the calculated degree of association. For example, the generation unit 2040 identifies the attribute information whose relevance to the preference information 30 is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value, and sets the individual product having the attribute information as the individual product having the attribute information having a high relevance to the preference information 30. Treat as.
  • the generation unit 2040 identifies the attribute information within a predetermined order in descending order of the degree of association with the preference information 30, and the individual item having the attribute information has a high degree of association with the preference information 30. Treat as an individual item with attribute information.
  • the generation unit 2040 generates the output information 40 so that the information that matches the preference of the user 20 represented by the preference information 30 is preferentially displayed. For example, the generation unit 2040 calculates the degree of association between the attribute information and the preference information 30 for each individual product as described above. Then, the generation unit 2040 generates the output information 40 so that the individual items corresponding to the attribute information having a high degree of relevance to the preference information 30 are displayed with priority. For example, it is assumed that the generation unit 2040 includes the individual product information of each individual product in the output information 40. In this case, the generation unit 2040 includes the individual item information of each individual item in the output information 40 in descending order of the degree of association between the attribute information of the individual item and the preference information 30.
  • the individual item information included in the output information 40 may be a part of the individual item information, not all of the individual item information.
  • the generation unit 2040 calculates the degree of association between the attribute information of the individual product and the preference information 30.
  • the degree of relevance is determined by the following mathematical formula (1).
  • s represents the preference information 30 of the user 20, and i represents the attribute information of the individual product.
  • r (s, i) represents the degree of association between preference information s and attribute information i.
  • a is an attribute whose attribute value is shown in both the preference information 30 and the attribute information.
  • s (a) is the attribute value of the attribute a in the preference information s.
  • i (a) is the attribute value of attribute a in the attribute information i.
  • f is a function that calculates the degree of relevance of the attribute values to be contrasted. Therefore, f (s (a), i (a)) represents the degree of association between the attribute value s (a) and the attribute value i (a).
  • the method of calculating the degree of relevance of two attribute values is determined in advance according to the type of attribute. For example, if the contrasting attribute values match, the value of f () should be greater than 0, and if the contrasting attribute values do not match, the value of f () should be 0 or less. ..
  • the preference information 30 may indicate a numerical range for the attribute. In this case, for example, when the attribute value i (a) of the individual item is included in the numerical range s (a) indicated by the preference information 30 for the attribute a, the value of f () is set to be larger than 0, and the numerical value is set. If the attribute value i (a) is not included in the range s (a), the value of f () should be 0 or less.
  • the degree of association between the preference information 30 and the attribute information is calculated as the sum of the degree of association between the attribute value indicated by the preference information 30 and the attribute value indicated by the attribute information of the individual item. ..
  • the method of calculating the degree of relevance between the preference information 30 and the attribute information is not limited to the method using the equation (1), and various methods for calculating the degree of relevance of the two pieces of information to be compared can be adopted. it can.
  • the degree of relevance may be calculated in consideration of the degree of importance (weight) of each attribute.
  • the preference information 30 indicates the importance of the attribute in addition to the attribute value of each attribute. Then, in the mathematical formula (1), the degree of association between the attribute value s (a) and the attribute value i (a) is multiplied by the weight of the attribute a shown in the preference information 30 to obtain the preference information s and the attribute. The degree of relevance of information i is calculated.
  • the output information 40 can include various information about individual products.
  • the individual item information included in the output information 40 may be all the information included in the individual item information of the individual item, or may be only a part of the information included in the individual item information.
  • the output information 40 includes various information related to the individual product in association with the individual product identification information (or a pair of the product identification information and the individual product identification information).
  • the output information 40 includes an individual image.
  • the user 20 can browse the individual product image output based on his / her taste, so that the user 20 can more accurately identify the individual product that suits his / her taste.
  • the output information 40 includes attribute information of individual products. By looking at the attribute information for each individual item, the user 20 can more accurately identify the individual item that suits his / her taste.
  • the output information 40 may include only a part of the information that the user 20 wants to view.
  • the individual product management device 2000 causes the user 20 to select the individual product image.
  • the user terminal 60 transmits the individual product identification information corresponding to the individual product image to the individual product management device 2000.
  • the individual product management device 2000 further outputs other information (attribute information and the like) related to the individual product specified by the received individual product identification information to the user terminal 60.
  • the size of the output information 40 can be reduced by outputting the attribute information and the like only for the individual items selected by the user 20. Therefore, the response of the individual product management device 2000 to the access from the user terminal 60 or the like can be accelerated.
  • the information about the group may be output for each group of individual items that match or are similar with respect to the preference shown in the preference information 30.
  • the preference information 30 indicates a preference regarding the size of the product.
  • a plurality of individual items having the same size can be grouped into one group.
  • a plurality of individual products having the same size are grouped into one group. May be done. Even when the individual items are grouped together in this way, the information of each individual item may be further included in the output information 40 in addition to the group information.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an individual product management device 2000 having an output unit 2060.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a screen on which the contents of the output information 40 are displayed.
  • the screen 130 displays an individual image included in the output information 40.
  • the user 20 can perform an input operation for selecting an individual product image (for example, an operation of tapping the individual product image).
  • an individual image is selected, the selected individual image is enlarged and displayed.
  • the user 20 can browse detailed information (attributes of the individual product, etc.) about the individual product by further performing an input operation such as tapping on the enlarged individual product image.
  • the product is added to, for example, the purchase schedule list described in the embodiment described later.
  • product information is displayed in groups on the screen 130.
  • one individual image is displayed for each group.
  • the individual image of the group for example, the individual image of any of the individual items included in the group is used.
  • This individual item may be randomly selected from the group or may be selected according to a predetermined criterion.
  • the predetermined criteria are, for example, the criteria for individual product identification information (the smallest or largest numerical value, etc.) and the criteria for the attributes that were focused on when grouping (the closest to the statistical values of the attribute values calculated for the group). Criteria such as (having attribute values, etc.) can be used.
  • the individual product management device 2000 may be realized as a system in which the user terminal 60 and the server 70 are combined. In this case, a part of the functions of the individual product management device 2000 is provided in the user terminal 60.
  • the server 70 provides the user terminal 60 with information about all the individual products of the target product selected by the user 20, and the user terminal 60 is made to generate the output information 40 using the preference information 30. Be done.
  • a specific example will be given.
  • the user terminal 60 accepts an input for selecting a target product and transmits the product identification information of the selected product to the server 70.
  • the server 70 transmits information about all the individual products of the product specified by the received product identification information to the user terminal 60.
  • the information transmitted here is a combination of "individual item identification information, attribute information, and individual item image" for all individual items of the target product.
  • the user terminal 60 uses the acquired information and the preference information 30 to generate output information 40 regarding individual products of the target product. For example, the user terminal 60 generates output information 40 including only the individual image of the individual item that matches the taste of the user 20 among the individual image acquired from the server 70.
  • the same method as the method for the generation unit 2040 to generate the output information 40 can be adopted.
  • the user terminal 60 outputs the generated output information 40.
  • the user terminal 60 displays the screen 130 and the like described above on the display device of the user terminal 60.
  • the preference information 30 used by the user terminal 60 may be registered in advance as described above, or may be input before and after the selection of the product. However, the preference information 30 is stored in a storage device accessible from the user terminal 60. The user terminal 60 acquires and uses the preference information 30 from this storage device.
  • FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating the functional configuration of the individual product management device 2000 of the second embodiment. Except for the points described below, the individual product management device 2000 of the second embodiment has the same functions as the individual product management device 2000 of the first embodiment.
  • the individual product management device 2000 of the second embodiment has a second acquisition unit 2080 and a purchase processing unit 2100.
  • the second acquisition unit 2080 acquires the individual item identification information of the individual item (individual item purchased by the user 20) selected by the user 20 after the individual item shown in the output information 40. However, when the product identification information is also required to identify the individual product, the second acquisition unit 2080 acquires a pair of the individual product identification information and the product identification information.
  • the purchase processing unit 2100 performs purchase processing for the individual items specified by the individual item identification information acquired by the second acquisition unit 2080 (that is, the individual items included in the purchase schedule list).
  • the second acquisition unit 2080 outputs information (for example, screen 130 in FIG. 11) prompting the user terminal 60 to input for selecting an individual item to be purchased.
  • the user terminal 60 receives an input for selecting an individual item to be purchased from the individual items shown in the output information 40.
  • the user 20 performs an operation of putting one or more individual items into a list of individual items to be purchased (hereinafter, a purchase schedule list).
  • the purchase schedule list can also represent shopping carts.
  • the second acquisition unit 2080 acquires the individual item identification information of the individual item that has been put into the purchase schedule list, and adds the individual item identification information to the purchase schedule list.
  • output information 40 may be generated for a group of individual products.
  • the user 20 may be able to select a group of individual items without selecting a specific individual item as a purchase target.
  • the second acquisition unit 2080 acquires the information that identifies the selected group. Further, the second acquisition unit 2080 adds the individual identification information of any individual item included in the group to the purchase schedule list. Any criterion can be adopted as a criterion for selecting one from a plurality of individual items included in the group.
  • the second acquisition unit 2080 extracts a specified number of individual items from the selected group and adds the individual item identification information of those individual items to the purchase schedule list. By doing so, the user 20 can easily purchase a desired number of individual items that suit his / her taste.
  • the purchase processing unit 2100 After the user 20 finishes selecting the individual items and products to be purchased, the purchase processing unit 2100 performs the purchase processing for the individual items included in the purchase schedule list. In addition, the purchase process for the product represented by the set of the product identification information and the number of purchases is also performed.
  • payment processing for individual items and products in the purchase schedule list is performed. For example, in the case of a purchase using a credit card, the payment is made using the credit card after the pre-registered credit card is selected and the credit card information is input.
  • the individual product management device 2000 outputs a confirmation screen to the user terminal 60. It is preferable to include an individual image of each individual product in this confirmation screen. By doing so, the user 20 can visually reconfirm the characteristics of the product to be purchased.
  • the confirmation screen shows the latest (current) state of the individual product instead of the individual product image included in the output information 40 (that is, the individual product image included in the individual product information). Images may be included.
  • the user 20 can confirm the latest state of the selected individual item. Therefore, the user 20 can more accurately confirm that the selected individual item suits his / her taste.
  • An image showing the latest state of an individual item (hereinafter referred to as the latest individual item image) can be obtained, for example, by having a camera installed in the individual item storage location take an image of the individual item.
  • a device hereinafter referred to as a picking device
  • the picking device is composed of, for example, a robot arm that automatically moves to a designated position, grips an object at that position, and moves the object to a predetermined position.
  • a camera that generates the latest individual image is provided on the robot arm or the like of this picking device.
  • the individual item identification information of the individual item included in the purchase schedule list is transmitted to the picking device corresponding to the individual item.
  • the picking device moves the robot arm or the like to the position of the individual item specified by the received individual item identification information, and causes the above-mentioned camera to take an image of the individual item. Then, the picking device transmits the obtained latest individual product image to the purchase processing unit 2100.
  • the purchase processing unit 2100 outputs a confirmation screen including the latest individual product image to the user terminal 60.
  • the user 20 browses the latest individual item image displayed on the user terminal 60 and determines whether or not to continue the purchase procedure of the corresponding individual item. Therefore, the user terminal 60 accepts an input for selecting whether or not to continue the purchase procedure on the confirmation screen including the latest individual product image.
  • the user terminal 60 transmits information representing the result of the received input to the individual product management device 2000.
  • the purchase processing unit 2100 When the information received from the user terminal 60 indicates the continuation of the purchase procedure, the purchase processing unit 2100 performs the purchase process by performing the above-mentioned payment process or the like. On the other hand, if the information received from the user terminal 60 does not indicate the continuation of the purchase procedure, the purchase processing unit 2100 suspends the payment process. In this case, for example, the individual product management device 2000 transitions to a state of further accepting selection of individual products, a state of accepting deselection of the selected individual product, and the like.
  • the video of the current individual product may be included in the confirmation screen.
  • the video camera as the camera and having the video camera image the individual product, it is possible to acquire the image of the individual product.
  • the purchase processing unit 2100 changes the selectable flag indicated by the individual item information of the individual item for which the purchase process has been completed to be non-selectable.
  • FIG. 3 The hardware configuration of the computer that realizes the individual product management device 2000 of the second embodiment is shown in FIG. 3, for example, similarly to the hardware configuration of the computer that realizes the individual product management device 2000 of the first embodiment.
  • the storage device 1080 included in the computer 1000 that realizes the individual product management device 2000 of the second embodiment stores a program module that realizes the functions of the functional components of the individual product management device 2000 of the second embodiment. There is.
  • FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of processing executed by the individual product management device 2000 of the second embodiment.
  • the second acquisition unit 2080 acquires the individual item identification information of the individual item to be purchased, and adds the acquired individual item identification information to the purchase schedule list (S302). ).
  • the purchase processing unit 2100 performs purchase processing based on the purchase schedule list (S304). It is preferable that the processes S102 to S302 are repeatedly executed until the selection of all the individual items and products to be purchased is completed.
  • the end of selection of individual items or the like can be detected according to, for example, that a predetermined operation has been performed on the user terminal 60 (for example, a button for specifying to proceed to the purchase process has been pressed). it can.
  • the individual item management device 2000 may be used by the user 20 who visits the actual store to search for the individual item placed in the backyard (use form 3 of the first embodiment). In this case, the individual item management device 2000 performs a process for providing the selected individual item to the user 20 in the store, instead of performing the purchase process for the selected individual item. Specifically, the individual item management device 2000 picks the selected individual item (individual item included in the above-mentioned purchase schedule list) from the backyard after the individual item selection by the user 20 is completed, and gives the user 20 an individual item. Perform the process for passing.
  • the individual item management device 2000 When picking of individual items is performed by a clerk, the individual item management device 2000 transmits information on the individual items selected by the user 20 (individual item identification information and individual item images) to the clerk terminal. The clerk who possesses the clerk terminal that has received this information picks the individual item selected by the user 20 and provides it to the user 20. For example, a counter for receiving the selected product using the individual product management device 2000 is prepared in the store, and the individual product is delivered by the counter.
  • Picking of individual items may be performed automatically by the picking device described above.
  • the individual product management device 2000 transmits the individual product identification information of each individual product selected by the user 20 to the picking device.
  • the picking device picks the individual item corresponding to the received individual item identification information.
  • the picked individual item is provided to the user 20 at the counter described above, for example.
  • the individual item management device 2000 changes the selectable flag indicated by the individual item information of the individual item delivered to the user 20 to be non-selectable.
  • FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating the functional configuration of the individual product management device 2000 according to the third embodiment. Except for the points described below, the individual product management device 2000 of the third embodiment has the same function as the individual product management device 2000 of the second embodiment.
  • the individual product management device 2000 of the third embodiment has an update unit 2120.
  • the update unit 2120 updates the preference information 30 of the user 20 based on the information about the individual items purchased by the user 20 based on the output information 40.
  • the update unit 2120 updates the preference information 30 of the user 20 based on the attribute information of the individual item purchased by the user 20.
  • the preference information 30 is stored in the storage device.
  • the update unit 2120 calculates the statistical value of the attribute value of the individual item purchased by the user 20 for each attribute indicated by the preference information 30, and updates the attribute value of the preference information 30 with the calculated statistical value.
  • the statistical value may be calculated by giving a larger weight to the attribute value of the newly purchased individual item.
  • the update unit 2120 may update the preference information 30 by using machine learning. That is, for each attribute of the preference information 30, a learning model for learning the attribute value is defined in advance. For each attribute of the preference information 30, the update unit 2120 inputs the attribute value of the individual item purchased by the user 20 into the learning model corresponding to the attribute. By doing so, the attribute value of each attribute of the preference information 30 is updated. Any model can be used as the learning model. Further, the learning models used for learning each attribute may be the same or different. Here, the existing technology can be used for the learning itself using the learning model.
  • the individual item image may be used for updating the preference information 30.
  • the update unit 2120 calculates the attribute value of each attribute that can be calculated from the appearance (that is, the feature amount for that attribute obtained from the image) by analyzing the individual image, and uses the calculated attribute value.
  • the preference information 30 is updated.
  • a method of updating the preference information 30 with the calculated attribute value a method of updating with the above-mentioned statistical value, a method of updating by machine learning, or the like can be adopted.
  • FIG. 3 The hardware configuration of the computer that realizes the individual product management device 2000 of the third embodiment is shown in FIG. 3, for example, similarly to the hardware configuration of the computer that realizes the individual product management device 2000 of the first embodiment.
  • the storage device 1080 included in the computer 1000 that realizes the individual item management device 2000 of the third embodiment stores a program module that realizes the functions of the respective functional components included in the individual item management device 2000 of the third embodiment. There is.
  • FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of processing executed by the individual product management device 2000 of the third embodiment.
  • S402 to S406 are loop processes A executed for each attribute for which an attribute value is obtained from information (individual item information, individual item image, etc.) related to the individual item purchased by the user 20.
  • the update unit 2120 determines whether or not the loop process A has been executed for all the attributes for which the attribute values can be obtained. If the loop process A has already been executed for all the attributes, the process of FIG. 15 ends. On the other hand, if there is an attribute that is not yet the target of the loop process A, the purchase processing unit 2100 selects one of them.
  • the selected attribute is referred to as attribute i.
  • the purchase processing unit 2100 updates the attribute value of the attribute i indicated by the preference information 30 of the user 20 by using the attribute value of the attribute i obtained from the information about the individual item purchased by the user 20 (S404). Since S406 is the end of the loop processing, the loop processing of FIG. 15 returns to S402.
  • An acquisition unit that acquires product identification information and user preference information, A generator that generates output information including a captured image of one or more individual products of the product based on the acquired preference information and the attribute information of each individual product specified by the acquired identification information.
  • Individual product management device with. 2.
  • the generation unit identifies one or more individual products having attribute information related to the acquired preference information from a plurality of individual products of the product specified by the acquired identification information, and the specified individual product. 1. Generate the output information including the captured image of.
  • the generation unit determines the output order of each individual product of the product specified by the acquired identification information based on the degree of association between the acquired preference information and the attribute information of the individual product, and determines the output order of the individual products. 1. Generates the output information in which the captured images are output in the determined output order.
  • the individual product management device described in. 4. Among the individual items shown in the output information, a second acquisition unit that acquires the identification information of the individual item selected by the user, and 1. It has a purchase processing unit that performs purchase processing of individual items specified by the acquired identification information. To 3. The individual product management device described in any one. 5. The purchase processing unit For the individual product selected by the user, the captured image generated after the selection is output.
  • the individual item selected by the user the captured image generated after the selection is generated by the camera provided in the device for removing the individual item from the storage location.
  • the update unit calculates attribute values for one or more attributes of the individual product from the captured image of the individual product that has been purchased, and updates the preference information of the user with the calculated attribute values. , 7.
  • one or more individual products having attribute information related to the acquired preference information are specified from a plurality of individual products of the product specified by the acquired identification information, and the specified individual product is specified. Generate the output information including the captured image of the above.
  • the output order is determined based on the degree to which the acquired preference information and the attribute information of the individual product are related, and the individual products are determined. 2. Generate the output information in which the captured images are output in the determined output order.
  • the purchase processing step For the individual product selected by the user, the captured image generated after the selection is output.
  • the purchase process of the individual item is executed.
  • the captured image generated after the selection is generated by a camera provided in a device for removing the individual items from the storage location.
  • the control method described in. 15. 12. It has an update step of updating the preference information of the user based on the attribute of the individual item purchased by the purchase processing step.
  • attribute values for one or more attributes of the individual product are calculated from the captured image of the individual product for which the purchase process has been performed, and the preference information of the user is updated with the calculated attribute values. , 15.
  • a system that includes a user terminal and an individual product management device.
  • the user terminal is It accepts input for selecting a product from the user, outputs the identification information of the selected product to the individual product management device, and outputs the product.
  • the input of the preference information regarding the user's preference is received, and the input preference information is output to the individual product management device.
  • the individual product management device is The identification information of the selected product and the preference information of the user are acquired from the user terminal.
  • a system that generates output information including a captured image of one or more individual products of the product based on the acquired preference information and attribute information of each individual product of the product specified by the acquired identification information. 18.
  • the user terminal is The output information is acquired and a display based on the output information is output.
  • the input for selecting the individual item shown in the output information is received, and the identification information of the selected individual item is output to the individual item management device.
  • the individual product management device is Obtaining the identification information of the individual product from the user terminal, 4. Perform the purchase process of the individual item specified by the acquired identification information.
  • the system described in. 19. 9. To 16. A program that causes a computer to execute each step of the control method described in any one of them.
  • Product identification information 20 User 30 Preference information 40 Output information 60 User terminal 70 Server 110 Screen 120 Preference input screen 130 Screen 200 Table 202 Product identification information 204 Individual identification information 206 Individual image 208 Attribute information 1000 Computer 1020 Bus 1040 Processor 1060 Memory 1080 Storage device 1100 Input / output interface 1120 Network interface 2000 Individual product Management device 2020 Acquisition unit 2040 Generation unit 2060 Output unit 2080 Second acquisition unit 2100 Purchase processing unit 2120 Update unit

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