Design support system, design support method, and program

Abstract

To provide a design support system capable of supporting grasping the preference of a user regarding buildings.SOLUTION: A design support system 10 includes: a preference acquisition unit 44 which acquires preference information indicating the preference of a user; a generation unit 45 which inputs the acquired preference information to a generative AI to generate a building image, which is an image of interior or exterior of a building; an evaluation acquisition unit 46 which acquires information on evaluation made by the user for the generated building image; and an output unit 48 which outputs support information for supporting designing a building, the support information being formed by associating the generated building image with the acquired evaluation information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a design support system, a design support method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a design specification determination support system that uses an interactive format to accurately and quickly select and determine design specifications that satisfy customer requirements from among a wide variety of design specifications. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 8-30674 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Incidentally, in the construction or renovation of a building such as a house, it is difficult for a user (such as a client) to accurately convey his or her preferred image to a designer or the like.

[0005] The present invention provides a design support system, a design support method, and a program that can support a building designer or the like in understanding a user's preferences regarding a building. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A design support system according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a preference acquisition unit that acquires preference information indicating a user's preferences, a generation unit that generates a building image which is an image of the interior or exterior of a building by inputting the acquired preference information into a generative AI (Artificial Intelligence), an evaluation acquisition unit that acquires the user's evaluation information regarding the generated building image, and an output unit that outputs support information for supporting the design of a building, which corresponds the generated building image with the acquired evaluation information.

[0007] A design support method according to one embodiment of the present invention is a design support method executed by a computer, and includes the steps of acquiring preference information indicating a user's preferences, generating a building image which is an image of the interior or exterior of a building by inputting the acquired preference information into a generative AI, acquiring evaluation information of the user regarding the generated building image, and outputting support information for assisting in the design of a building, which corresponds to the generated building image and the acquired evaluation information.

[0008] A program according to one aspect of the present invention is a program for causing the computer system to execute the design support method. Effect of the Invention

[0009] The design support system, design support method, and program of the present invention can support a building designer or the like in understanding a user's preferences regarding buildings. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a design support system according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram (first half) of an operation example of the design support system according to the embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram (second half) of an example of the operation of the design support system according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the image selection screen. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of visualized support information. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiments described below are all comprehensive or specific examples. The numerical values, shapes, materials, components, component arrangement and connection forms, steps, and order of steps shown in the following embodiments are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, among the components in the following embodiments, components that are not described in the independent claims will be described as optional components.

[0012] In addition, each drawing is a schematic diagram and is not necessarily a precise illustration. In addition, in each drawing, the same reference numerals are used for substantially the same configuration, and duplicated explanations may be omitted or simplified.

[0013] (Embodiment) [composition] First, the configuration of a design support system according to an embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the design support system according to an embodiment.

[0014] The design support system 10 is a system that presents an image of a building that is presumed to be preferred by a user (in other words, a client) who is considering building or renovating a building, and can provide the presented image to a designer as support information for actually designing the building. The building is, for example, a detached house, but may also be an apartment building or a shared facility such as an office building. The designer is, for example, a designer who belongs to a house manufacturer or a construction company. Specifically, the design support system 10 includes a first information terminal 20, a second information terminal 30, an information processing server 40, and an SNS (Social Networking Service) server 50.

[0015] The first information terminal 20 is an information terminal used by the user as a user interface. The first information terminal 20 is, for example, a portable information terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, but may also be a stationary information terminal such as a personal computer. The first information terminal 20 includes an operation receiving unit 21, a display unit 22, a communication unit 23, an information processing unit 24, and a storage unit 25.

[0016] The operation reception unit 21 receives operations required for the user to receive a presentation of an image of a building from the user. The operation reception unit 21 is realized by, for example, a touch panel. When the first information terminal 20 is a stationary information terminal, the operation reception unit 21 is realized by, for example, a mouse or a keyboard.

[0017] The display unit 22 displays an image of a building that is presumed to be preferred by the user. The display unit 22 is realized by a display panel such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) panel.

[0018] The communication unit 23 is a communication circuit for the first information terminal 20 to communicate with the information processing server 40, the SNS server 50, etc. The communication unit 23 performs communication using a wide area communication network 60 such as the Internet. The communication unit 23 is a wireless communication circuit that performs wireless communication, but may also be a wired communication circuit that performs wired communication.

[0019] The information processing unit 24 performs display processing for displaying the image of the building. The information processing unit 24 is realized, for example, by a microcomputer, but may also be realized by a processor. The functions of the information processing unit 24 are realized, for example, by the microcomputer or processor constituting the information processing unit 24 executing a computer program stored in the storage unit 25.

[0020] The storage unit 25 is a storage device that stores information necessary for the display process. The information stored in the storage unit 25 includes a computer program executed by the information processing unit 24. The computer program is, for example, a dedicated application program for the design support system 10 that is installed in advance in the storage unit 25 by a user. The storage unit 25 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory.

[0021] The second information terminal 30 is an information terminal used by the designer as a user interface. The second information terminal 30 is, for example, a portable information terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, but may also be a stationary information terminal such as a personal computer. The second information terminal 30 includes an operation receiving unit 31, a display unit 32, a communication unit 33, an information processing unit 34, and a storage unit 35. The configuration of the second information terminal 30 is similar to that of the first information terminal 20, and therefore a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

[0022] The information processing server 40 is a cloud server that presents an image of a building to a user via the first information terminal 20, and provides support information including the presented image of the building to a designer via the second information terminal 30. Specifically, the information processing server 40 includes a communication unit 41, an information processing unit 42, and a storage unit 43.

[0023] The communication unit 41 is a communication circuit for the information processing server 40 to communicate with the first information terminal 20, the second information terminal 30, the SNS server 50, etc. The communication unit 41 performs communication using, for example, a wide area communication network 60. The communication unit 41 may be a wired communication circuit that performs wired communication, or a wireless communication circuit that performs wireless communication.

[0024] The information processing unit 42 performs information processing for presenting an image of a building to a user and information processing for providing support information to a designer. The information processing unit 42 is realized, for example, by a microcomputer, but may be realized by a processor. The information processing unit 42 includes, as functional components, a preference acquisition unit 44, a generation unit 45, an evaluation acquisition unit 46, an issuing unit 47, an output unit 48, and a selection unit 49. The functions of the preference acquisition unit 44, the generation unit 45, the evaluation acquisition unit 46, the issuing unit 47, the output unit 48, and the selection unit 49 are realized, for example, by a microcomputer or a processor constituting the information processing unit 42 executing a computer program stored in the storage unit 43. The functions of the preference acquisition unit 44, the generation unit 45, the evaluation acquisition unit 46, the issuing unit 47, the output unit 48, and the selection unit 49 will be described in detail later.

[0025] The storage unit 43 is a storage device that stores information necessary for the information processing performed by the information processing unit 42, computer programs executed by the information processing unit 42, etc. The storage unit 43 is realized by, for example, a HDD, but may also be realized by a semiconductor memory or the like.

[0026] The storage unit 43 stores a computer program equivalent to generative AI (Artificial Intelligence). The generative AI is a machine learning model that learns the relationship between an image showing a building and text information (also called a prompt, etc.) that represents the image and is assigned to the image. The image showing a building may be an image showing the interior of the building or an image showing the exterior of the building.

[0027] It is not essential that a computer program equivalent to the generative AI is stored in the storage unit 43. For example, the design support system 10 may include another server (not shown) in which a computer program equivalent to the generative AI is stored, and the information processing server 40 (generator 45) may cooperate with the other server and request the other server to generate a building image (described later).

[0028] In addition, another server (not shown) may store a standard machine learning model provided by a third party, and the memory unit 43 may store a program that interfaces with the standard machine learning model via API and fine-tunes the standard machine learning model.

[0029] The text information indicates at least one of the following: the angle of the building shown in the image (e.g., from above), the time of day when the building shown in the image was photographed (e.g., morning), the architectural style of the building (e.g., modern), the type of room (e.g., living room), the size of the room (e.g., spacious), the painting style (e.g., photograph, watercolor), the color (e.g., white), the weather when the building shown in the image was photographed (e.g., sunny), the season (e.g., spring), the lighting conditions (e.g., bright, dark), the texture used in the building (e.g., wood, brick), and affective words (e.g., neat).

[0030] The SNS server 50 is a cloud server to which images (photos) taken by an unspecified number of SNS users are uploaded. In other words, the SNS server 50 manages (stores) images taken by an unspecified number of SNS users. In the following embodiment, the SNS server 50 is described as a server that provides an SNS specialized in images of the interior (indoor space) of a building, for example, and as a server that manages images of the interior of the building (hereinafter also referred to as candidate images).

[0031] [Example] The generative AI described above can generate a new image (hereinafter also referred to as a building image) showing a building using text information or an image as input. Specifically, the building image is an image such as a photograph or CG (Computer Graphics). The design support system 10 uses the generative AI to present a building image to a user and provides the presented image to a designer. FIGS. 2 and 3 are sequence diagrams of an example of the operation of the design support system 10.

[0032] When the user performs a predetermined operation on the first information terminal 20, the information processing unit 24 displays an image selection screen on the display unit 22 based on the predetermined operation accepted by the operation accepting unit 21 (S11). Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the image selection screen.

[0033] The information processing server 40 and the SNS server 50 are affiliated (linked), and the image selection screen is displayed on the display unit 22, for example, by the first information terminal 20 communicating with at least one of the information processing server 40 and the SNS server 50. On the image selection screen, for example, a large number of candidate images (photos) stored in the SNS server 50 are displayed.

[0034] The user performs an operation to select at least one candidate image, and the operation receiving unit 21 receives the operation. The information processing unit 24 transmits to the information processing server 40 a display request including identification information of one or more selected images selected by the user from among the multiple candidate images displayed on the selection screen (S12).

[0035] The communication unit 41 of the information processing server 40 receives the display request. The preference acquisition unit 44 acquires one or more selected images from the SNS server 50 based on the identification information of the one or more selected images included in the received display request (S13). More specifically, the preference acquisition unit 44 acquires the selected images by communicating with the SNS server 50 using the communication unit 41. The selected images are an example of information indicating the preferences of the user. Note that, in the selection screen of FIG. 4, a citation history may be reflected for the selected image. For example, in the selection screen, the number of times the image has been selected may be displayed for each candidate image. This can improve the motivation of the SNS contributor to post to the SNS.

[0036] The generation unit 45 generates a building image (in this case, an image of the interior of a building) by inputting the one or more acquired selected images to the generation system AI (S14). The generation unit 45 generates, for example, a plurality of building images, but it is sufficient to generate at least one building image. At this time, the generation system AI (or the generation unit 45) performs preprocessing (for example, processing to convert an image into text information using a preprocessing AI) to convert each of the one or more selected images into text information as necessary. The text information may also be called a prompt, etc.

[0037] The output unit 48 uses the communication unit 41 to transmit (output) to the first information terminal 20 the display information for displaying the multiple building images generated in step S14 (S15).

[0038] The communication unit 23 of the first information terminal 20 receives the display information. The information processing unit 24 displays a plurality of building images on the display unit 22 based on the received display information (S16).

[0039] The user performs a subjective evaluation on each of the multiple building images displayed, and performs an input operation of the evaluation result. The operation receiving unit 21 receives the input operation of the evaluation result. The evaluation result includes, for example, a five-level evaluation value ranging from evaluation value 1 (not preferred) to evaluation value 5 (extremely preferred). The evaluation based on the evaluation value may be performed in four levels or less, or may be performed in six or more levels. In addition, the user may give an evaluation comment, which is the evaluation result, to each of the multiple building images by performing an input operation of the evaluation comment.

[0040] When the input operation of the evaluation result is accepted, the information processing unit 24 transmits the evaluation information to the information processing server 40 using the communication unit 23 (S17). The evaluation information is information including at least one of the evaluation value (any of 1 to 5) of each of the multiple building images and the evaluation comment (based on the above content).

[0041] The communication unit 41 of the information processing server 40 receives the evaluation information, and the evaluation acquisition unit 46 acquires the received evaluation information and generates support information in which the building image generated in step S14 is associated with the evaluation information acquired in step S18. The generated support information is stored in the storage unit 43. The issuing unit 47 issues a two-dimensional code (specifically, a QR code (registered trademark) or the like) for accessing the support information stored in the storage unit 43 (S19). The two-dimensional code indicates, for example, a URL for accessing the support information, but may also indicate the user ID of the user who has been presented with the building image. In this case, the support information is associated with the user ID in the storage unit 43. The two-dimensional code may be a code that corresponds to and indicates the support information.

[0042] The output unit 48 uses the communication unit 41 to transmit (output) to the first information terminal 20 (S20) two-dimensional code display information for displaying the two-dimensional code issued in step S19.

[0043] The communication unit 23 of the first information terminal 20 receives the two-dimensional code display information. The information processing unit 24 stores the received two-dimensional code display information in the storage unit 43.

[0044] After that, the user goes to the office of the house manufacturer or construction company and asks the designer to design the building or remodeling of the building. At that time, the user performs a predetermined operation to display the two-dimensional code. The operation reception unit 21 receives the predetermined operation, and the information processing unit 24 displays the two-dimensional code on the display unit 22 based on the received predetermined operation and the two-dimensional code display information stored in the storage unit 43 (S21).

[0045] The designer reads the displayed two-dimensional code with a camera (not shown) of the second information terminal 30 (S22). The information processing unit 34 uses the communication unit 33 to transmit an information request for the support information indicated by the two-dimensional code read by the camera to the information processing server 40 (S23).

[0046] The communication unit 41 of the information processing server 40 receives (acquires) the information provision request. When the information provision request is received (acquired), the output unit 48 reads out the support information from the storage unit 43 and transmits (outputs) the read support information to the second information terminal 30 using the communication unit 41 (S24).

[0047] The communication unit 23 of the first information terminal 20 receives the support information. The information processing unit 24 displays (visualizes) the received support information on the display unit 22 (S25). That is, the information processing unit 24 displays a plurality of building images together with the evaluation information on the display unit 22. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the visualized support information.

[0048] By visualizing the support information in this way, designers can easily understand what kind of interior space the user wants to create through the construction or renovation of a building, and can use this information when designing the construction or renovation of a building.

[0049] As described above, the design support system 10 outputs support information in which evaluation information is associated with a plurality of building images generated using a generative AI. The building images generated by the current generative AI may include images that are not intended by the user (are not to the user's taste). By associating evaluation information with the building images, the design support system 10 can assist the designer who has checked the support information in accurately grasping the user's preferences.

[0050] [Select from multiple AI generators] In the above operational example, it was described that one generation system AI is used by the generation unit 45 of the information processing server 40, but the generation unit 45 may selectively use multiple generation system AIs to generate a building image.

[0051] For example, a generative AI (A) constructed using images selected by person A and images of buildings designed by person A as learning data can generate so-called person A-like building images, such as images of buildings that person A likes and images of buildings that look as if they were designed by person A.

[0052] Therefore, in the information processing server 40, multiple generative AIs are prepared for each person (also referred to as a producer) who provides learning data, and when the user selects an image in steps S11 to S12 above, the user selects (specifies) the producer's identification information (specifically, "Mr. A", etc.) in addition to the image.

[0053] In step S14, the selection unit 49 selects a generative AI that corresponds to the identification information of the specified producer from among the multiple generative AIs, and the generation unit 45 generates a building image by inputting the selected image to the generative AI selected by the selection unit 49. As a result, in step S16, the user can be presented with building images that the specified producer would like and building images that look as if they were designed by that producer.

[0054] The producer may be, for example, a famous architect (architectural designer), a non-architectural designer, an artist, a TV personality, or a stylist.

[0055] It is not essential that multiple generative AIs are prepared for each producer. For example, multiple generative AIs may be prepared for each architectural style of a building, or multiple generative AIs may be prepared for each type of room. In addition, the selection screen (not shown) for multiple generative AIs may display the number of times each of the multiple generative AIs has been used. This can improve the motivation of producers and also allow users to know popular producers.

[0056] [Variations] In step S13 of the above operation example, the SNS server 50 may count the number of times each of the multiple candidate images was selected based on the identification information of one or more selected images provided to the information processing server 40, and display on the SNS which candidate image was selected with a high frequency. Also, which candidate image was selected with a high frequency may be displayed on the selection screen displayed in step S11.

[0057] In the above operation example, the information processing server 40 cooperates with the SNS server 50, but it is not essential that the information processing server 40 cooperates with the SNS server 50. For example, the information processing server 40 may independently store a plurality of candidate images in the storage unit 43, and the preference acquisition unit 44 may acquire a selected image from the storage unit 43.

[0058] Also, in step S14 of the above operation example, a selected image is input to the generative AI to generate a building image, but it is not essential that a selected image is input to the generative AI. For example, in steps S11 to S12, the user may input text information instead of selecting an image, and in step S14, the text information may be input to the generative AI. Also, the user may input questionnaire information that is a response to questions prepared in advance, and in step S14, the questionnaire information (or text information determined by the questionnaire information) may be input to the generative AI. The preference acquisition unit 44 may acquire preference information indicating the user's preferences, such as the selected image, text information, or questionnaire information.

[0059] In addition, in the above operation example, a method is adopted in which a two-dimensional code is displayed on the user's first information terminal 20 in order to provide support information to the designer, but it is not essential that a two-dimensional code is displayed (issued). For example, in the above step S18, a URL of a location where support information that is not two-dimensionally coded is stored, or identification information of support information that is not two-dimensionally coded, etc. may be provided to the first information terminal 20 (user).

[0060] Also, in step S19, the output unit 48 may transmit (output) support information to the first information terminal 20 instead of the two-dimensional code, and the user may go to the business premises of the house builder or construction company and present the first information terminal 20 with the support information displayed to the designer. Also, the output unit 48 may transmit (output) the support information to the second information terminal 30 without issuing a two-dimensional code.

[0061] Furthermore, in the above operational example, the building image has been described as an image of the inside (interior) of a building, but it may be an image of the outside (exterior) of a building.

[0062] [Effects, etc.] Hereinafter, examples of inventions that can be obtained from the disclosure of this specification will be given, and the effects and the like that can be obtained from the exemplified inventions will be described.

[0063] Invention 1 is a design support system 10 including a preference acquisition unit 44 that acquires preference information indicating a user's preferences, a generation unit 45 that generates a building image which is an image of the interior or exterior of a building by inputting the acquired preference information into a generative AI (Artificial Intelligence), an evaluation acquisition unit 46 that acquires user evaluation information on the generated building image, and an output unit 48 that outputs support information for assisting in the design of a building, by associating the generated building image with the acquired evaluation information.

[0064] Such a design support system 10 can output support information in which evaluation information is associated with a building image, thereby assisting a designer who has checked the support information to accurately grasp the user's preferences for the building.

[0065] Invention 2 is the design support system 10 of Invention 1, in which the evaluation acquisition unit 46 acquires evaluation information including at least one of an evaluation value and an evaluation comment.

[0066] Such a design support system 10 can assist designers in accurately understanding users' preferences for buildings by outputting support information in which at least one of an evaluation value and an evaluation comment is associated with a building image.

[0067] Invention 3 is the design support system 10 of Invention 1 or 2, in which the preference acquisition unit 44 acquires a selected image selected by a user from among a plurality of candidate images as preference information, and the generation unit 45 generates a building image by inputting the acquired selected image to a generation system AI.

[0068] Such a design support system 10 can generate a building image to be presented to the user based on the user's image selection results.

[0069] Invention 4 is a design support system 10 of Invention 3, in which the preference acquisition unit 44 acquires a selected image from an SNS server 50 that manages multiple candidate images, and the output unit 48 outputs support information to a second information terminal 30 used by the building designer.

[0070] Such a design support system 10 can eliminate the effort of preparing (collecting) candidate images by linking with an SNS server 50 that manages a plurality of candidate images.

[0071] Invention 5 is a design support system 10 of any of Inventions 1 to 4, further comprising a selection unit 49 that selects one of a plurality of generative AIs based on a user's specification, and the generation unit 45 generates a building image by inputting the acquired preference information to the generative AI selected by the selection unit 49.

[0072] Such a design support system 10 can generate building images by switching between a plurality of generation system AIs.

[0073] Invention 6 is a design support system 10 of Invention 5, in which each of the multiple generative AIs is associated with identification information of a producer who provides learning data for constructing the generative AI, and a selection unit 49 selects one of the multiple generative AIs based on a user's specification of the producer's identification information.

[0074] Such a design support system 10 can generate a building image that shows a building as if it had been designed by a producer designated (selected) by the user.

[0075] Invention 7 is a design support system 10 of any of Inventions 1 to 6, further comprising a memory unit 43 in which support information is stored, and an issuing unit 47 that issues a code corresponding to the support information stored in the memory unit 43, and an output unit 48 that reads out and outputs the support information from the memory unit 43 when an information request based on reading the issued code is obtained.

[0076] Such a design support system 10 can output support information to an information terminal that reads the code.

[0077] Invention 8 is a design support method executed by a computer, including a step S13 of acquiring preference information indicating a user's preferences, a step S14 of generating a building image which is an image of the interior or exterior of a building by inputting the acquired preference information into a generative AI, a step S17 of acquiring user evaluation information on the generated building image, and an output step S24 of outputting support information for assisting in the design of a building, which corresponds to the generated building image and the acquired evaluation information.

[0078] Such a design support system 10 can output support information in which evaluation information is associated with a building image, thereby assisting a designer who has checked the support information to accurately grasp the user's preferences for the building.

[0079] The ninth aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute the design support method of the eighth aspect of the present invention.

[0080] According to such a program, the computer can output support information that associates evaluation information with a building image, thereby assisting a designer who has checked the support information to accurately grasp the user's preferences for the building.

[0081] (Other embodiments) Although the embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

[0082] For example, in the above-described embodiments, the design support system may be realized by one device or by multiple devices. For example, the design support system may be realized as a single device corresponding to an information processing server. When the design support system is realized by multiple devices, the components (particularly functional components) of the design support system may be distributed in any manner among the multiple devices. For example, some of the components of the information processing server may be provided by the first information terminal or the second information terminal, and some of the processing described as being executed by the information processing server may be executed by the first information terminal or the second information terminal.

[0083] Furthermore, the method of communication between the devices in the above-described embodiment is not particularly limited. In addition, a relay device (not shown) may be involved in the communication between the devices.

[0084] In the above embodiment, the processes executed by a specific processing unit may be executed by another processing unit. The order of multiple processes may be changed, or multiple processes may be executed in parallel.

[0085] In the above embodiment, each component may be realized by executing a software program suitable for each component. Each component may be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU or a processor reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.

[0086] Furthermore, each component may be realized by hardware. For example, each component may be a circuit (or an integrated circuit). These circuits may form a single circuit as a whole, or each may be a separate circuit. Furthermore, each of these circuits may be a general-purpose circuit, or a dedicated circuit.

[0087] Furthermore, the general or specific aspects of the present invention may be realized as a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, or a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, or may be realized as any combination of a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, and a recording medium.

[0088] For example, the present invention may be realized as a method executed by a computer such as the design support system of the above-mentioned embodiment, or as a program (computer program product) for causing a computer to execute the method. Furthermore, the present invention may be realized as a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium on which such a program is recorded.

[0089] In addition, the present invention also includes forms obtained by applying various modifications to each embodiment that a person skilled in the art may think of, or forms realized by arbitrarily combining the components and functions of each embodiment without departing from the spirit of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0090] 10 Design Support System 20 First information terminal 21, 31 Operation reception area 22, 32 Display section 23, 33 Communications Department 24, 34 Information Processing Section 25, 35 Storage section 30 Second information terminal 40 Data Processing Server 41 Communications Department 42 Information Processing Section 43 Storage section 44 Preference acquisition part 45 Generation part 46 Evaluation Department 47 Publishing Department 48 Output section 49 Selection section 50 Social Networking Server 60 Wide Area Communication Network

Claims

1. A preference acquisition unit that acquires preference information indicating a user's preference; a generation unit that generates a building image, which is an image of the inside or outside of a building, by inputting the acquired preference information to a generation system AI (Artificial Intelligence); an evaluation acquisition unit that acquires evaluation information of the user regarding the generated building image; and an output unit that outputs support information for supporting the design of a building, in which the generated building image is associated with the acquired evaluation information. Design support system.

2. The evaluation acquisition unit acquires the evaluation information including at least one of an evaluation value and an evaluation comment. The design support system according to claim 1 .

3. the preference acquisition unit acquires, as the preference information, a selected image selected by the user from among a plurality of candidate images; The generation unit generates the building image by inputting the acquired selected image to the generation system AI. The design support system according to claim 1 .

4. The preference acquisition unit acquires the selected image from a social networking service (SNS) server that manages the plurality of candidate images; The output unit outputs the support information to an information terminal used by a building designer. The design support system according to claim 3.

5. Further, a selection unit is provided for selecting one of a plurality of generative AIs based on the user's designation, The generation unit generates the building image by inputting the acquired preference information to the generation system AI selected by the selection unit. The design support system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. Each of the plurality of generative AIs is associated with identification information of a producer who provides learning data for constructing the generative AI; The selection unit selects one of the plurality of generation system AIs based on the user's designation of the producer's identification information. The design support system according to claim 5 .

7. moreover, A storage unit in which the support information is stored; an issuing unit that issues a code corresponding to the support information stored in the storage unit, The output unit reads the support information from the storage unit and outputs the support information when an information provision request based on reading the issued code is acquired. The design support system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

8. 1. A computer-implemented design support method, comprising: acquiring preference information indicating a user's preference; A step of generating a building image, which is an image of the inside or outside of a building, by inputting the acquired preference information into a generation system AI; acquiring evaluation information of the user regarding the generated building image; and an output step of outputting support information for supporting the design of a building, in which the generated building image is associated with the acquired evaluation information. Design support method.

9. A program for causing the computer to execute the design support method according to claim 8.

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