JP2002024244A - Interior furniture information providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide information regarding interior furniture while unitedly managing the information. SOLUTION: A content sender 11 is equipped with a WWW server 21, an authentication server 22, and a database server 23 as managing servers. The database server 23 has an interior furniture information database 32 which stores interior furniture information 32a, a store information database 36 which stores shop information 36a, and a design office information database 37 which stores design office information 37a. Specific items are so set as to retrieve information meeting the needs of a user 12 and specific information is provided according to the specific items. Various information extracted according to the specification of the user 12 may be stored on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM 58 and then provided, and consequently an original catalog unique to the user 12 can easily be generated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an interior furniture comprehensive information system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a result of recent technological innovations, products can be freely combined in shape, pattern, color, material, etc.
A wide variety of interior furniture can be supplied.

[0003] As a sales form of interior furniture, a so-called "store sale" in which a user visits a showroom or the like and looks at a physical sample displayed there and purchases it is generally performed. In this over-the-counter sale, the user can select a product that suits his or her taste by checking the actual sample of the product to be purchased. It is widely used in the sales industries that handle it.

[0004] However, since the tastes of the users differ from user to user, and the number of products that can be displayed is limited due to the limitation of the exhibition space, it is a practical problem to satisfy the demands of all users in over-the-counter sales. As difficult as. Also, from the interior furniture product provider, for example, the maker side, it is necessary to secure exhibition space such as a showroom and secure and display actual samples for a certain period of time. There was a problem of bad.

[0005] Therefore, a catalog containing color photographs of various interior furniture and product information is prepared, and the user compares and examines products based on the catalog, and selects and purchases a product. "Sale" is widely performed. According to this catalog sales, the user's choice of merchandise can be theoretically expanded to the maximum, so that the user's various preferences can be satisfied. Further, from the merchandise provider's side, cost performance can be improved because a wide variety of physical samples are not exhibited and no cost is required for maintaining and managing the physical samples.

On the other hand, design offices, interior coordinators, and the like provide a layout proposal service using a so-called presentation board using the photos and the like described in this catalog. This presentation board attaches a floor plan of a house to a mount or the like, attaches a photograph of furniture used for the house, and can confirm the position and arrangement on the floor plan. By using this presentation board, the user can see at a glance what furniture is proposed for which part and what the price will be.

In recent years, multimedia technology capable of freely processing and presenting information of various attributes such as characters, images, and voices has been advanced.
As a means of providing product information, not only conventional paper media,
Providing means using various media other than paper have begun to spread. This multimedia technology has been actively adopted in the field of merchandise sales. Specifically, the provision of electronic catalogs using CD-ROM as a medium,
Advertising of product information is provided through the Internet as a medium.

[0008]

However, in catalog sales, interior furniture has a huge number of products,
Moreover, since catalogs are issued for each maker or brand, there is a problem that the number of catalogs themselves becomes enormous. Then, when a user or the like searches for a specific product from a catalog, it is necessary to search for each manufacturer, each brand, that is, for each catalog, which causes a problem that the search work is troublesome (for example, for each property). It takes about half a day to look for about 5 items if you look through the corners.) For this reason, it is impossible to check the products published in all the catalogs due to time restrictions, and as a result, even in catalog sales, the room for the user to select products is limited. Moreover, since it is not possible to actually confirm the product in catalog sales, the purchased product does not always meet the user's wishes, and may not satisfy the user's request.

[0009] Further, in a maker or the like who creates and provides a catalog, it is necessary to prepare the same catalog for all dealers and agents that sell interior furniture.
Also, due to its diversity, it is indispensable to introduce products using color photographs of interior furniture, so that there is a problem in that the production of catalogs is costly. So, in practice,
There is a situation in which only 300 to 1000 items of the latest product are listed, and not all products are listed in a catalog. Also, for example, when managing information such as production discontinuation, out of stock, new products, different colors and different materials, users, dealers, distributors, etc. need to collect information posted for each catalog of each company by themselves And the centralized management work was complicated.

[0010] Further, in a design office, an interior coordinator, and the like, it is necessary to collect catalogs of respective companies in order to attach the catalogs to a presentation sheet. However, there is a problem that the collection activity requires time and cost. And collecting all the catalogs of each company was difficult in practice. This problem causes a decrease in proposal power due to lack of information in a design office or the like, and on the other hand, causes a problem that a user receiving the service has less room for selecting products.

[0011] In addition, design offices and interior coordinators, etc., have difficulty in understanding the contents of work from an amateur, and there is not enough material for clearly judging competence, such as past performance, and there is no presentation of design fees and the like. Because of that, it is difficult to request.

[0012] On the other hand, in recent years, information providing means using the Internet has also been proposed, but since each manufacturer has established an HP (homepage), the name of the desired manufacturer or design office (maker / Unless the HP address (URL) of the office or the like is known, it is inefficient because it is impossible to reach the manufacturer's HP.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to centrally manage provision of information related to interior furniture for each maker, user, and design office. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an interior furniture comprehensive information system capable of providing interior furniture information corresponding to each need beyond the existing framework.

[0014]

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a management server which is accessed by a user via a communication network, and wherein the management server is provided via the management server. A database server for extracting and outputting specific information from a database in which information collected in advance is stored based on a user's specification, wherein the database stores at least product information of interior furniture. A first database to store, a second database to store information on dealers handling interior furniture, and a third database to store design office information.
A product information, a store information, or a design office information of the specific interior furniture based on the designation of the user.

[0015] With this configuration, provision of information related to interior furniture can be centrally managed and performed. In addition, since various types of information are output based on the designation of the user, information relating to a specific interior furniture desired by the user can be easily selected from interior furniture having high taste and a huge number of products. , And user convenience can be improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a management server accessed by a user via a communication network and information collected in advance based on the user's designation given via the management server are stored. An information providing system comprising a database server that extracts and outputs specific information from a database that is present, wherein the database server stores at least a first database that stores product information of interior furniture and a store information that handles interior furniture. A second database to be stored, wherein product information of specific interior furniture is output based on the specification of the user, and the product information of the interior furniture is output from the output product information of the interior furniture. Based on the new designation, information on the specific store handling the interior furniture is output Characterized in that it is configured urchin.

Since the product information or the store information of the specific interior furniture is output based on the user's designation, the user can select from among the interior furniture having a high preference and a huge number of products. It becomes easy to search for the product information and the store information on the desired specific interior furniture. In addition, based on the product information of the interior furniture output based on the user's specification, based on the new specification of the user, based on the new specification of the user, by configuring such that the specific store information handling the interior furniture is output, the user, It is possible to know at which stores the interior furniture is handled. Thereby, in selecting interior furniture with high preference, it is possible to provide an opportunity for a user to see a sample of interior furniture desired by the user. That is, this system functions as one mode of catalog sales,
It will complement catalog sales and serve as a bridge to in-store sales.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a management server accessed by a user via a communication network and information collected in advance based on the user's designation given via the management server are stored. And a database server for extracting and outputting specific information from a database, wherein the database has a database for storing product information of interior furniture, and based on the specification of the user, the specific interior furniture. Is output, and the output product information of the interior furniture is stored in a storage medium.

By storing in the storage medium the product information of the specific interior furniture extracted and output based on the user's specification, an original catalog that meets the needs of each user can be easily created. Further, since only the product information of the interior furniture designated by the user is stored in the recording medium, the information management work of each user is facilitated. Further, compared to a conventional paper catalog, the catalog maker can easily perform the work of managing the product information of the interior furniture and reduce the catalog production cost.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claims 1 to 3.
In the interior furniture information providing system according to any one of the above, the specification of the user is configured to be performed in accordance with a predetermined specification item.

By preliminarily setting a designated item suitable for the needs of the user and designating interior furniture in accordance with the designated item so that information can be provided, a specific interior can be selected from a product group having a large number of products. Furniture can be easily searched.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Note that in the present embodiment, the store refers to a store that actually owns and sells interior furniture, but here, it holds a sample of interior furniture, and the user 12 actually sees the sample of the interior furniture. It can include dealers, distributors, manufacturers, showrooms, their head offices, branches, etc. The design office actually refers to an organization that designs and coordinates interior furniture, but here, it includes individuals such as individual designers and interior coordinators.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the present system, a content sender 11 has a WW as a management server.
W server 21, authentication server 22, database server 2
3 is provided. The user 12 has a computer system (not shown).
A browser as application software for accessing the W server 21 and browsing information provided from the WWW server 21 is installed. The content sender 11 and the user 12 are connected via the Internet 13 as a communication network, and can communicate information bidirectionally.

The WWW server 21 is displayed on the computer screen of the user 12 and, based on information transferred from the user 12, the authentication server 22 and the database server 2
3 while receiving various information read by the authentication server 22 and the database server 23,
The information is transferred to the user 12. Various information transferred from the WWW server 21 is displayed on the computer screen of the user 12. Thus, the user 12 can obtain various information related to the interior furniture from the content sender 11.

The authentication server 22 has a user information database 31 for storing user information 31a of the user 12 who uses the present system.
Perform the authentication of 2. The user information database 31 has user information 31a divided into general users and member users.
Is stored, and the authentication server 22 performs authentication for each of the general user and the member user.

Here, the user information 31a is information on the user 12 who uses the present system, and specifically, the name, name, gender, date of birth, address,
Information such as a telephone number and an e-mail address is applicable.

The database server 23 includes an interior furniture information database 32 as a first database for storing interior furniture information 32a, and store information 36a.
, A store information database 36 as a second database for storing design office information 37a, a design office information database 37 as a third database for storing design office information 37a, and event information 38 related to interior furniture.
a, and a dead stock product information database 39 for storing dead stock product information 39a.

Also, the interior furniture information database 3
2 includes a product detailed information storage unit 33 for storing product detailed information 33a of interior furniture, a reference image storage unit 34 for storing reference image information 34a, and a detailed image storage unit 35 for storing detailed image information 35a. Have been. In addition,
Various kinds of information on the interior furniture stored in the interior furniture information database 32 are collected as digital information by the content transmitter 11 in response to a request from each manufacturer of the interior furniture.

As shown in FIG. 2, the detailed product information storage unit 3
The product detailed information 33a stored in 3 includes the style, size, material, finish, environment, maker, brand, product name, product number, import agent, designer,
Various types of information displayed in a document regarding a production place, stock, etc. correspond to the information.

As shown in FIG. 3, the reference image information 34a stored in the reference image storage section 34 corresponds to various kinds of image information such as reference pictures (for example, low-resolution JPEG format, thumbnails) of each interior furniture. I do.

As shown in FIG. 4, the detailed image information 35a stored in the detailed image storage unit 35 includes a detailed photograph (for example, a high-resolution JPEG format) of each interior furniture and a design drawing (for example, CAD-Data). And various kinds of image information such as a delivery example photograph (for example, JPEG format).

As shown in FIG. 5, the store information 36a stored in the store information database 36 includes a store name, a store address, a specialty field, a handling brand, a handling shop, a list of actual results, and an example of each store. Photo, contact name,
Information such as an e-mail address, a telephone number, a FAX number, and an HP address, which are displayed on various documents, and image information correspond to the information.

As shown in FIG. 6, design office information 37a stored in the design office information database 37
Is the company name (individual name) of the design office, prefecture,
Information displayed in various documents such as industry, specialty field, head office address, representative name, company profile, achievement list, actual photographs, staff, e-mail address, telephone number, FAX number, HP address, etc. and image information are applicable. .

As shown in FIG. 7, the event information 38a stored in the event information database 38 is the information and image displayed on these various documents such as new information of interior furniture, related new book information and event information. Information applies.

As shown in FIG. 8, dead stock product information 39a stored in the dead stock product information database 39 is information on dead stock products of each maker, for example, product name, product image, number of products handled, product The information displayed on these various documents and the image information, such as the status, the current status of the auction, the number of bids, and the bid price, correspond to the information.

The processing flow of this system is described below with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. <Authentication Permission of User 12 in Authentication Server 22> FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, when the user 12 accesses the WWW server 21 via the Internet 13 (step S
1), the WWW server 21 instructs the user 12 who has accessed the authentication server 22 to authenticate whether or not the user 12 is a registered user 12, and the authentication server 22 authenticates the user 12 ( Step S2). When the user 12 is authenticated by the authentication server 22, use of the present system is permitted (step S3).
On the other hand, if the user is not authenticated by the authentication server 22, the use of the present system is rejected.

Hereinafter, the user 1 in step S2 will be described.
The second authentication will be described in more detail. As shown in FIG. 10, a user 12 who uses the system for the first time,
First, user registration is performed (step S21). here,
As described above, this user registration can select general user registration or member user registration.

In this user registration, provision of the user information 31a is requested, and the authentication server 22 sets an ID code and a password for each user 12 based on the provision of the user information 31a from the user 12. (Step S22). The set ID code and password are stored in the user information database 31 of the authentication server 22.

Then, an ID code and a password are set, and when the user 12 inputs the ID code and the password (step S23), the authentication server 22
Determines from the ID code and the password whether the user 12 accessing the WWW server 21 is the user 12 registered in the user information database 31 (step S24). And. The authentication server 22 transfers the authentication permission / prohibition information as a result of the determination to the WWW server 21 (Step S25). Here, user registration is
It is possible to select a general user registration for a so-called ordinary person and a member user registration for a design office, an interior coordinator, and the like.

It should be noted that the user 12 who has once performed user registration
It is not necessary to perform user registration again, and the user can be authenticated by the authentication server 22 by inputting the ID code and password set at that time (step S23).

<Information Provision> The user 12 authenticated by the authentication server 22 can use the present system.
Specifically, it becomes possible to receive provision of interior furniture information, dealer information, design office information, event information, and dead stock product information.

As shown in FIG. 11, the user 12 designates desired information from the above various information, and makes a request to the WWW server 21 via the Internet 13 (step S31). Here, in the information provision of the interior furniture information, the store information, and the design office information, the user 12 can receive the information in accordance with a predetermined specific designated item.
Only specific information can be obtained.

WWW that has received a request from user 12
The server 21 stores the user 12 in the database server 23.
Is instructed to read the information based on the designation (step S32). The database server 23 that has received the instruction from the WWW server 21 reads the corresponding information from the various databases based on the instruction from the WWW server 21 (Step S33).

Here, the user 12 who has registered as a member user described above can read information from all databases provided in the database server 23. However, the user 12 who has registered as a general user has detailed images. Reading of information from the storage unit 35 is restricted (step S33).

The various information read by the database server 23 is transferred to the WWW server 21 and also transferred from the WWW server 21 to the user 12 (step S34).

Next, a procedure for using the present system by the user 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. <Login> As shown in FIG.
When the server 21 is accessed, an index screen of the interior furniture comprehensive information system is displayed. Where E
When the user selects and clicks on "inter41", a login screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 13, and input of a member ID and a password is prompted. When the member ID and password are entered on this login screen and the OK button 42 is clicked, authentication is performed by the authentication server 22 as described above, and a content selection screen is displayed as shown in FIG. For the user 12 who has not performed user registration, that is, the user 12 for whom a member ID and a password have not been set, the member ID and the password are set by inputting the user information 31a on this login screen.

<Shop Search> When the shop search 43 is selected and clicked on the content selection screen shown in FIG. 14, a shop search screen is displayed as shown in FIG. Here, the store search can be performed for each item set in advance. In the present embodiment, the store name, the prefecture, and the specialty are set so that the manufacturer information that meets the user's needs can be searched. The field, the brand of interior furniture that is handled, etc. are set as designated items.
Thereby, based on the specified item, the user 12 can, for example, search for a store near the home or a store that handles a specific interior furniture.

In this store search, the user 12 stores the store information 36a stored in the store information database 36, that is, the store name, store address, specialty field, brand, and shop of each store. It is possible to obtain information and image information to be displayed on various documents such as various documents such as a list of results, a photograph of an example, a person in charge, an e-mail address, a telephone number, a FAX number, and an HP address.

<Design Office Search> When the design office search 44 is selected and clicked on the content selection screen shown in FIG. 14, the design office search screen is displayed as shown in FIG. Here, the design office search can be performed for each item set in advance. In the present embodiment, the company name (personal name) is set so that manufacturer information that meets the needs of the user 12 can be searched. ), Prefecture, industry, and specialty are set as designated items. Thereby, based on the designated item, the user 12 can search for a design office near the home or search for a design office that is good at designing or coordinating specific interior furniture.

In this design office search, the user 12 enters the design office information database 3
7, the design office information 37a,
Design office company name (individual name), state, industry,
Area of specialty, head office address, representative name, company profile, performance list,
Example photo, staff, email address, phone number, F
Information such as an AX number and an HP address to be displayed on various documents and image information can be obtained.

<Interior Furniture Search> On the content selection screen shown in FIG. 14, when an interior furniture search 45 is selected and clicked, an interior furniture category selection screen is displayed as shown in FIG. On the interior furniture category selection screen, designation of a chair 49, a table 50, a storage 51, and a bed 52 is prompted. That is, in the present embodiment, the interior furniture is classified into four categories: chair, table, storage, and bed.
Search is possible for each category. Then, for example, when the table 50 is selected on the category selection screen, an interior furniture search screen for the table is displayed as shown in FIG. The chair 49,
A similar screen is displayed when the storage 51 and the bet 52 are selected and clicked. The interior furniture search is searchable for each item set in advance, and in the present embodiment, the style, size, material, finish, and so on can be searched for interior furniture that meets the needs of the user. Environment, brand, manufacturer,
Price etc. are set as specified items. This allows the user 12 to search for, for example, interior furniture made of a specific material or interior furniture of a specific brand based on the specified item.

The search result of the interior furniture can be selected from a list display screen as shown in FIG. 19 or an image display screen as shown in FIG. On the list display screen, bibliographic items of all searched interior furniture are displayed in a list format. Specifically, the product name 53, product detailed information 33a, reference image information 34a, and sales information of each interior furniture are displayed. The shop information 36a and the like are simply displayed. Further, on the image display screen, reference images of all the searched interior furniture owners are mainly displayed in a list, and specifically, the detailed product information 33a and the reference image information 34
a, the product detailed information 33a, etc. are simply displayed.

Further, on the list display screen and the image display screen, when a specific product name 53 is selected and clicked as a new designation by the user 12, a detailed display screen as shown in FIG. 21 is displayed. On this detailed display screen, for each interior furniture, product detailed information 33a, reference image information 34a, detailed image information 35a, and store information 3
6a and the like are displayed in detail.

The user 12 who has performed the general user registration
Cannot read information from the detailed image information 35a in the detailed image storage unit 35, so that information such as a detailed photograph, a design drawing, and a delivery example photograph cannot be received. Only the user 12 who has performed the member user registration can be obtained.

On the list display screen, the image display screen or the detailed display screen, a link is provided to the store information. Specifically, when the store information on the display screen is selected and clicked, the store information is displayed. The store information screen is displayed as displayed by the search. Thereby, the shop information 36a can be obtained based on the interior furniture information 32a, and the user 12 can know, for example, at which shop the interior furniture is held.

<Event Information> On the content selection screen shown in FIG. 14, when the event information 46 is selected and clicked, an event information display screen is displayed as shown in FIG.

As a result, the user 12 displays these various documents such as the event information 38a stored in the event information database 38, specifically, new work information of interior furniture, related new book information and event information. Information and image information can be obtained.

<Dead Stock Auction> When the dead stock auction 47 is selected and clicked on the content selection screen shown in FIG. 14, a dead stock product list screen is displayed as shown in FIG.
On this dead stock product screen, the dead stock product information 39a stored in the dead stock product information database 39 is simply displayed in a list format for each dead stock product.

When the product name 55 is selected and clicked on the dead stock product list screen, a dead stock product detail screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 24, and each dead stock product is displayed in the dead stock product information database 39. The stored dead stock product information 39a is displayed in detail. Specifically, the name of the dead stock product, product image, number of products handled, product status,
The current status of the auction, the number of bids, the bid price, and the like are displayed, and the user 12 can participate in the Internet auction.

<Original Catalog Creation> On the content selection screen shown in FIG. 14, when an original catalog creation 48 is selected and clicked, as shown in FIG. 25,
The original catalog creation screen is displayed. Here, the original catalog can be created by designating interior furniture for each preset item. In the present embodiment, styles, sizes, materials, finishes, environments, brands, manufacturers, and the like can be created so that an original catalog that meets the needs of the user 12 can be created.
Price etc. are set as specified items.

Then, the user 12 designates and inputs, for example, interior furniture having a specific material, interior furniture made by a specific maker, interior furniture of a specific brand made of a specific material, and the like, and presses an OK button 56. When clicked, an original catalog is created as shown in FIG. That is, based on the designation of the user 12, the database server 23 reads the corresponding interior furniture information 32a, the related store information 36a, the design office information 37a, and the like from various databases, and thus is read. The information is, for example, CD-RO
It is stored on a digital storage medium such as M58.

Therefore, in the creation of the original catalog, the interior furniture information database 32 (the store information database 36, the design office information database 37) which is classified and stored for each interior furniture is stored.
), A new database 57 classified according to the unique needs of each user 12 is reconstructed.

According to the above embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. -Interior furniture information 3 based on the designation of the user 12
2a, store information 36a, design office information 37a,
Event information 38a, dead stock product information 39a, and the like are provided. As a result, various types of information related to the interior furniture can be provided in a unified and efficient manner, and the burden on the user 12 in collecting information can be reduced. Moreover, the interior furniture information 32a, the store information 36a, and the design office information 37a can be searched for specific information based on the designation of the user 12, so that the interior having a high taste and a huge number of products In furniture, related various information can be provided more efficiently. This makes it possible to reduce the time required to search for information related to interior furniture as compared to the related art.

The user 12 can easily set the store information 36a suitable for his / her needs by setting the store name of the store, the prefecture, the field of specialty, the brand of the interior furniture being handled, and the like as the specified items. A search can be performed, and thereby, information on the store can be efficiently provided.

The company name (individual name) of the design office,
By setting the prefecture, industry, specialty field, and the like as designated items, the user 12 can easily search for the design office information 37a that meets his needs.
Thereby, the information provision of the design office can be performed efficiently.

The style and size of the interior furniture
By setting the material, finish, environment, brand, maker, price, and the like as designated items, the user 12 can easily search for interior furniture that meets his or her needs, thereby efficiently providing interior furniture information. 32
a can be provided. Moreover, since the shop information can be output from the product information of the interior furniture, the shop information dealing with the specific interior furniture can be easily obtained. Thus, the present system can be used by the user 12 in selecting interior furniture products having high preference.
In addition, it is possible to provide an opportunity to see a sample of the interior furniture.

The authentication of the user 12 in the authentication server 22 is divided into general user registration and member user registration, and the provided interior furniture information 32a is limited by the division of the user registration to provide information. I made it. That is, only the product detailed information 33a and the reference image information 34a are provided to the user 12 who has performed general user registration, and the detailed image information 35a is additionally provided to the user 12 who has registered as a member user. To offer. By limiting the contents to be provided in a hierarchical manner as described above, only the information required by each user 12 can be efficiently provided. Also, the user 12 who has performed the member user registration has the detailed image information 35a.
By using the detailed image information 35a, it is easier to create a presentation sheet and a layout plan of interior furniture as compared with the related art.

By storing the product information of specific interior furniture in the CD-ROM 58 based on the designation of the user 12, it is possible to easily create an original catalog that meets the needs of each user 12. In this original catalog, since only the product information of the interior furniture designated by the user 12 is stored in the CD-ROM 58, the information management work is facilitated, and the efficiency of the work of the user 12 using this system is improved. Can be achieved. In addition, compared to a conventional paper catalog, a catalog maker or the like can easily perform a work of managing product information of interior furniture and reduce a catalog production cost.

On the other hand, as described above, various pieces of information on the interior furniture stored in the interior furniture information database 32 are provided in accordance with the requests of the respective interior furniture manufacturers.
Collected by the content sender 11 as digital information that can be easily modified. Therefore, by specifying interior furniture stored in the interior furniture information database 32, each manufacturer of interior furniture can use the present system as information providing means (original format) that can be easily modified.

The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and may be embodied by arbitrarily changing the configuration of each unit without departing from the gist of the present invention.

Classifying the user registration into a plurality of layers and restricting information to be provided based on the classification. With this configuration, each user 12
Providing appropriate information corresponding to the needs of

Provision of the original catalog by other provision means. The recording medium is a CD-ROM 58
The present invention is not limited to this. For example, the program may be provided by using a DVD-ROM or a storage medium stored in the computer of the user 12 directly via the Internet by using download. By providing the original catalog in consideration of the convenience of the user 12, it is possible to further adapt to the needs of the individual user 12. In this case, by preparing the same database format as that of the present system in the computer of the user 12,
Further, the convenience of the user 12 can be improved.

Next, technical ideas other than the inventions described in the claims grasped from the above embodiments will be described below together with their effects. Extracting, based on a management server accessed by a user via a communication network and a specification of the user given via the management server, specific information from a database in which information collected in advance is stored and outputting the extracted information; In an information providing system including a database server, the database includes at least a first database that stores product information of interior furniture, a second database that stores information of a store that handles interior furniture, and design office information. A third database to be stored, wherein product information, store information or design office information of specific interior furniture is output based on the designation of the user, and the output information is stored in a storage medium. An interior furniture information providing system characterized by being configured to be provided.

Information related to specific interior furniture extracted and output based on the designation of the user, that is, information on interior furniture products, information on a store handling interior furniture, and information on a design office are stored in a storage medium. This makes it possible to easily create an original catalog that meets the needs of each user. Further, since only the information designated by the user is stored in the recording medium, the information management work of each user becomes easy.

[0075]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the provision of information related to interior furniture, which has been performed for each maker, user, and design office, is centrally managed and performed, so that each need is met. It can provide information on interior furniture that conforms to the requirements. Further, since various types of information are output based on the user's designation, information related to a specific interior furniture desired by the user is searched for in interior furniture having high taste and a huge number of products. It becomes easier.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, based on the product information of the interior furniture output based on the user's specification, the specific store information handling the interior furniture is output based on the new specification of the user. With such a configuration, it is possible to provide an opportunity for a user to see a physical sample of interior furniture desired by the user in selecting interior furniture with high preference.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the original catalog is easily created by storing the product information of the specific interior furniture extracted and output based on the user's designation in the storage medium, thereby facilitating the individual catalog. Can create a catalog that meets the needs of other users. In addition, since the information stored in the recording medium is only the information specified by the user, the information management work of each user becomes easy. In addition, compared to a conventional paper catalog, a catalog maker can easily perform a product management operation for interior furniture and reduce the cost of producing a catalog.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an image diagram showing detailed product information of interior furniture stored in a detailed product information storage unit.

FIG. 3 is an image diagram showing reference image information of interior furniture stored in a reference image storage unit.

FIG. 4 is an image diagram showing detailed image information of interior furniture stored in a detailed image storage unit.

FIG. 5 is an image diagram showing store information stored in a store information database.

FIG. 6 is an image diagram showing design office information stored in a design office information database.

FIG. 7 is an image diagram showing event information stored in an event information database.

FIG. 8 is an image diagram showing dead stock product information stored in a dead stock product information database.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the present system.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a user authentication procedure.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a procedure for transmitting various information.

FIG. 12 is an index screen of the interior furniture comprehensive information system.

FIG. 13 is a login screen.

FIG. 14 is a content selection screen.

FIG. 15 is a store search screen.

FIG. 16 is a design office search screen.

FIG. 17 is a category selection screen for interior furniture.

FIG. 18 is an interior furniture search screen.

FIG. 19 is a list display screen of interior furniture.

FIG. 20 is an image display screen of interior furniture.

FIG. 21 is a detail display screen of interior furniture.

FIG. 22 is an event information display screen.

FIG. 23 is an original catalog creation screen.

FIG. 24 is a dead stock product list screen.

FIG. 25 is a dead stock product detail screen.

FIG. 26 is an image diagram showing a configuration for creating an original catalog.

[Explanation of symbols]

12 ... user, 13 ... Internet as communication network,
21 WWW server as management server, 23 database server, 32 interior furniture information database as first database, 32a interior furniture information, 36 shop information database as second database, 36a shop information, 37: Design office information database as a third database, 37a: Design office information, 58: CD-RO as a storage medium
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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A management server accessed by a user via a communication network, and, based on a designation of the user given via the management server, specific information from a database in which information collected in advance is stored. In an information providing system including a database server that extracts and outputs, the database includes at least a first database that stores product information of interior furniture, and a second database that stores information of a store that handles interior furniture.
A third database storing design office information, wherein the product information, the store information or the design office information of the specific interior furniture is output based on the designation of the user. A featured interior furniture information providing system. 2. A management server accessed by a user via a communication network, and, based on a specification of the user given via the management server, specific information from a database in which information collected in advance is stored. In an information providing system including a database server that extracts and outputs, the database server includes at least a first database that stores product information of interior furniture and a second database that stores information of a store that handles interior furniture. The product information of the specific interior furniture is configured to be output based on the designation of the user, and from the output product information of the interior furniture, based on the new designation of the user, It is configured to output information of a specific dealer handling the interior furniture. Interior furniture information providing system characterized the door. 3. A management server accessed by a user via a communication network, and, based on a specification of the user given via the management server, specific information from a database in which information collected in advance is stored. In an information providing system including a database server that extracts and outputs, the database includes a database that stores product information of interior furniture, and product information of a specific interior furniture is output based on the specification of the user. An interior furniture information providing system, which is configured as described above, and is configured to store the output product information of the interior furniture in a storage medium. 4. The interior furniture information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the specification of the user is configured to be performed according to a predetermined specification item.