JPH0659853A - Presentation system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To reduce the trial and error required to present a design with specifications that match the user's taste, and improve the performance of the presentation system. [Configuration] A design information storage unit that stores design information in advance, a preference information storage unit that stores preference information in advance, and an association information storage unit that stores information that associates these preference information and design information with each other. Based on the user's preference data, a preference determining unit that determines the preference of the user to the preference information of the preference information storage unit and design information corresponding to the preference information determined by the preference determining unit are associated with the association information storage unit. A presentation system that presents a design that matches a user's taste by providing an information extraction unit that searches based on information and retrieves it from the design information storage unit.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a computer application system and, more particularly, to a presentation system suitable for efficiently outputting a product design that suits a user's taste and preference.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Computer-based systems include
For example, as described in pages 1961 to 2019 of “Electronic Information and Communication Handbook” edited by Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (1988, published by Ohmsha), many of them utilize the graphics function. By using the graphics function of such a computer, information can be provided visually and the user can easily understand the processing result.

An example of a system that utilizes the expressive power of graphics is a presentation system such as an electronic catalog. With this electronic catalog, it is possible to easily change the product design, such as the replacement of parts of the product or the replacement of colors, according to the customer's wishes at the site of the meeting with the customer. It is possible to accurately and quickly determine a high design. In this way, in product planning and design, and product sales,
At a sales office, a showroom, or a customer's house, the customer himself / herself can select a design that suits the taste and taste of the customer.

However, in the conventional presentation system represented by such an electronic catalog,
Before deciding the design of the product, what kind of image should be replaced with which part of the product, and what part should be replaced to bring it closer to the taste of the customer, However, it is necessary to repeat parts replacement and color change, such as what color should be replaced, what kind of image it should be, and what color should be replaced to bring it closer to the taste of the customer. Yes, it took a lot of time.

[0005]

The problem to be solved by the prior art is that, in the conventional technology, many trials and errors are made for designing to suit the taste of the user, which requires a lot of time and a large load on the operator. It is a point to be affected. An object of the present invention is to provide a presentation system that solves these problems of the prior art and that can efficiently create and present a design that suits the taste and taste of the user.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the presentation system according to the present invention (1) changes the design of the product displayed on the screen based on the operation of the operator so that the user's preference is improved. In a presentation system that presents a product design suitable for the above, the design information storage unit that stores a plurality of different design information in advance, the preference information storage unit that stores a plurality of different preference information in advance, and the preference information storage unit Based on the input information about the user's preference, the association information storage unit that stores information that associates each stored preference information with each design information stored in the design information storage unit, The preference determination unit that determines the preference information stored in the information storage unit and the preference information that is determined by this preference determination unit Design information, searching based on association information stored in the association information storage unit, and is characterized in providing an information extraction unit for taking out the design information storage unit.

[0007]

In the present invention, there is information about tastes, information about product designs, and information associating these two pieces of information. When the user inputs information about tastes, based on this information, Information about product designs is searched for, and product designs corresponding to user preferences are presented. In this way, the design according to the user's taste is automatically presented, so that the operator does not need to perform many trial and errors such as replacement of parts and color change.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a configuration according to the present invention of a presentation system according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is an input device for inputting information about preferences expressed by a user, such as a keyboard and mouse, and 2 is a CRT, for example.
A display device 3 configured by (Cathode Ray Tube, cathode ray tube) or the like for displaying characters and images, a preference information storage unit 4 for storing information related to a preference, and a design information storage unit 5 for storing information about a design. And a database having an associating information storage unit 6 for storing information associating information relating to taste and information relating to design, and 7, based on data relating to the user's preference inputted from the input device 1, Preference determination unit 8 that determines the preference information stored in the preference information storage unit 4
And an information extraction unit 9 that searches the design information corresponding to the preference information determined by the preference determination unit 8 based on the association information stored in the association information storage unit 6 and retrieves it from the design information storage unit 5. It is an information processing device that outputs design information corresponding to a user's preference to the display device 2.

In the present embodiment, the preference information storage unit 4 stores information about preferences such as "bright", "slow", and "simple" in the degree (1) of each preference information.
0%, 90%, etc.) are stored in a table format. Further, in the association information storage unit 6, the storage address in the design information storage unit 5 of the design information corresponding to each preference information is stored for each column number in the table of the preference information storage unit 4. The operation of the presentation system of this embodiment having such a configuration will be described below.

Items corresponding to preference information such as “bright”, “slow”, and “simple” are set in advance.
The information is displayed on the screen of the display device 2, and the operator selects each item and inputs the degree thereof via the input device 1. If, for example, the “brightness” is “20%”, the “fallen” is “80%”, the “simple” is “10%”, etc. The preference determination unit 8 of the device 7 searches the preference information storage unit 4 based on these preference data, and determines the preference information most similar to the input preference data. Here, the second column of the preference information storage unit 4 is fixed.

Then, the information extraction unit 9 searches the association information storage unit 6 and recognizes the storage address of the design information storage unit 5 at the position of the second column of the preference information storage unit 4,
The design information at this storage address, here product (2), is retrieved from the design information storage unit 5. The product (2) taken out in this way is displayed on the display device 2 as being suitable for the user's taste. In addition, when the displayed product (2) is different from the user's preference, the operator may input new preference information.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing an embodiment of the control procedure according to the present invention for the presentation system in FIG. The present embodiment is a processing procedure when applied to a workstation, for example, in a business negotiation at a sales office. First, from the data example regarding the preference displayed on the display device 2 of FIG. When the preference data suitable for the preference is selected and input via the input device 1 of FIG. 1 (step 101), the preference information determination unit 8 of FIG. 1 stores the preference information of FIG. 1 based on the preference data. The section 4 is searched to determine the most similar preference information (step 102). The information extracting unit 9 of FIG. 1 searches the association information storage unit 6 of FIG. 1 based on the determined preference information, and reads the storage address of the corresponding design information in the design information storage unit 5 of FIG. (Step 10
3), the design information at this storage address is retrieved from the design information storage unit 5 in FIG. 1 (step 10).
4). The information processing device 7 in FIG. 1 displays and outputs the design information extracted in this way on the display device 2 in FIG. 1 (step 105).

If the design information displayed on the display device 2 of FIG. 1 does not match the user's preference, the operator
New data regarding the taste is input via the input device 1 of FIG. 1 (step 106). Thereafter, steps 102 to 105 are repeated based on the new preference data and the preference data previously input. In this way, the operator can obtain the design information that matches the desired user preference only by inputting data relating to the user's preference, such as a “cool” feeling or a “simple” one. it can. In addition, by exemplifying the data regarding the taste on the screen of the display device in advance,
It becomes easy to input data regarding taste.

As described above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, in the presentation system of this embodiment, a design suitable for the user's taste is output based on the data concerning the user's taste inputted by the operator. To do. As a result, there is no need to perform a great deal of trial and error as in the conventional case.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. For example,
As the preference data, more specific items such as date of birth, sex, favorite color, etc. may be provided. Further, the preference information may also be determined based on the inputted preference data by using an inference mechanism or the like, instead of using the table of the degree of each preference information. Alternatively, when the displayed and output design is close to the user's preference but is slightly different, the conventional technique may be used to replace the parts or change the color instead of inputting new preference data.

[0016]

According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently present design information that suits the taste of a user by reducing trial and error, which takes a lot of time, such as replacement of parts and repetition of color change. , It is possible to improve the performance of the presentation system.

[0017]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a configuration relating to the present invention of a presentation system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a control procedure according to the present invention for the presentation system in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Input Device 2 Display Device 3 Database 4 Preference Information Storage Unit 5 Design Information Storage Unit 6 Association Information Storage Unit 7 Information Processing Device 8 Preference Determination Unit 9 Information Extraction Unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A presentation system for changing a design of a product displayed on a screen based on an operation of an operator and presenting a product design that matches a user's preference, and stores a plurality of different design information in advance. Design information storage means, preference information storage means for storing a plurality of different preference information in advance, each preference information stored in the preference information storage means, and each design information stored in the design information storage means. Associated information storage means for storing information for associating information, preference setting means for determining the preference of the user to the preference information stored in the preference information storage means based on the inputted data relating to the preference of the user, and the preference determination Design information corresponding to the preference information determined by the association information stored in the association information storage means. A presentation system comprising: an information extracting unit that searches based on information and retrieves from the design information storing unit.