Information processing system, information processing method and program

Abstract

To provide an information processing system, etc. capable of further supporting quality improvement in creation of a written estimate.SOLUTION: There is provided an information processing system. The information processing system includes a processor capable of executing a program so as to perform the following steps: a first receiving step of receiving from a user, specification of at least a part of an area in a floor plan and defining the specified area as a specified area; a second receiving step of receiving from the user, input of item information selected from a preset database, where the item information relates to at least one fixture or furniture to be disposed in the specified area; and a presentation step of presenting to the user, estimate information representing an estimated cost for purchasing the fixture or furniture to be disposed in the specified area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an "interior plan creation support system that can reduce the time required to create interior plan proposals and quotations and improve the quality of proposals." The system uses a screen display device 1 that displays a screen and an information processing device 2 to create an interior plan proposal 3 that displays a selection of products that will become predetermined interior components of a building. The system has template search means 10 that searches template registration means 18 for a proposal template 21 that matches search criteria. The system also has product search means 13 that searches a product database 20 and displays the product display 25, and product replacement means 14 that replaces the displayed product display 25 with a product display 25A in the proposal 23 being created. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-259496 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, there is still room for development of systems to improve the quality of the creation of estimates and other documents.

[0005] In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides an information processing system and the like that can further support quality improvement in the creation of estimates. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing system. The information processing system includes a processor capable of executing a program to perform the following steps: In a first reception step, a designation of at least a partial area of ​​a floor plan is received from a user; the designated area is defined as a designated area; In a second reception step, an input of item information selected from a pre-set database is received from the user; the item information is information regarding at least one fixture or piece of furniture to be placed in the designated area; In a presentation step, estimate information indicating an estimate of the cost of purchasing the fixture or furniture to be placed in the designated area is presented to the user.

[0007] According to the above aspect, it is possible to further support the improvement of quality in the creation of estimates. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating an information processing system 1. FIG. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an information processing device 2. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a user terminal 3. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing functions of the information processing device 2. [Figure 5] 1 is an activity diagram showing an example of the flow of information processing executed in the information processing system 1. FIG. [Figure 6] 1 shows an example of an area selection screen 5 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 for selecting an arbitrary area from the floor plan. [Figure 7] 1 shows an example of a furniture selection screen 6 and a specification selection screen 7 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of an item management table T1. [Figure 9] 1 shows an example of a recommendation display screen 8 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. [Figure 10]1 shows an example of a selected furniture display screen 9 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3, which shows furniture selected by the user for each area. [Figure 11] 1 shows an example of an estimate presentation screen 10 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Various features shown in the following embodiments can be combined with each other.

[0010] Incidentally, the program for realizing the software appearing in this embodiment may be provided as a non-transitory computer-readable medium, or may be provided so that it can be downloaded from an external server, or may be provided so that the program is started on an external computer and its functions are realized on a client terminal (so-called cloud computing).

[0011] In this embodiment, the term "unit" may also include, for example, a combination of hardware resources implemented by a circuit in the broad sense and software information processing that can be specifically realized by these hardware resources. In addition, various types of information are handled in this embodiment, and this information may be represented by, for example, physical values ​​of signal values ​​representing voltages and currents, high and low signal values ​​as a binary bit set consisting of 0 or 1, or quantum superposition (so-called quantum bits), and communication and calculations may be performed on a circuit in the broad sense.

[0012] In addition, a circuit in the broad sense is a circuit realized by at least appropriately combining a circuit, circuitry, a processor, a memory, etc. That is, it includes an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (e.g., a simple programmable logic device (SPLD), a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA)), etc.

[0013] 1. Hardware Configuration This section explains the hardware configuration.

[0014] <Information Processing System 1> FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an information processing system 1. The information processing system 1 includes an information processing device 2 and a user terminal 3. The information processing device 2 and the user terminal 3 are configured to be able to communicate with each other via a telecommunications line. In one embodiment, the information processing system 1 is made up of one or more devices or components. For example, if the information processing system 1 is made up of only the information processing device 2, the information processing system 1 can be the information processing device 2. These components will be described below.

[0015] <Information processing device 2> 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the information processing device 2. The information processing device 2 includes a communication bus 20, a communication unit 21, a storage unit 22, and a processor 23. The communication unit 21, the storage unit 22, and the processor 23 are electrically connected via the communication bus 20 inside the information processing device 2.

[0016] <Communications Department 21> The communication unit 21 is preferably a wired communication means such as USB, IEEE1394, Thunderbolt (registered trademark), wired LAN network communication, etc., but may also include wireless LAN network communication, mobile communication such as 3G / LTE / 5G, BLUETOOTH (registered trademark) communication, etc. as needed. In other words, it is more preferable to implement it as a collection of multiple communication means. In other words, the information processing device 2 may communicate various information from the outside via the communication unit 21 and the network.

[0017] <Storage section 22> The storage unit 22 stores various pieces of information defined above. This can be implemented, for example, as a storage device such as a solid state drive (SSD) that stores various programs and the like related to the information processing device 2 executed by the processor 23, or as a memory such as a random access memory (RAM) that stores temporarily required information (arguments, arrays, etc.) related to the program operations. The storage unit 22 stores various programs, variables, etc. related to the information processing device 2 executed by the processor 23.

[0018] <Processor 23> The processor 23 processes and controls the overall operations related to the information processing device 2. The processor 23 is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) not shown. The processor 23 realizes various functions related to the information processing device 2 by reading out predetermined programs stored in the storage unit 22. In other words, information processing by software stored in the storage unit 22 is specifically realized by the processor 23, which is an example of hardware, and can be executed as each functional unit included in the processor 23. These will be described in more detail in the next section. Note that the processor 23 is not limited to being single, and multiple processors 23 may be provided for each function. A combination of these may also be used.

[0019] <User terminal 3> The user terminal 3 is a terminal owned by a user. In this embodiment, a case will be described in which the user terminal 3 is a terminal operated by a user who is an employee of a furniture manufacturer. The user terminal 3 may be in any form, such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a computer, or any other device that can access the information processing device 2 via a telecommunications line.

[0020] 3 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the user terminal 3. The following description will be given taking the user terminal 3 as an example. The user terminal 3 includes a communication bus 30, a communication unit 31, a storage unit 32, a processor 33, a display unit 34, and an input unit 35. The communication unit 31, the storage unit 32, the processor 33, the display unit 34, and the input unit 35 are electrically connected via the communication bus 30 inside the user terminal 3. The description of the communication unit 31, the storage unit 32, and the processor 33 will be omitted as they are the same as the description of each unit in the information processing device 2.

[0021] <Display section 34> The display unit 34 displays a screen of a graphical user interface (GUI) that can be operated by the user. The display unit 34 may be included in the housing of the user terminal 3 or may be externally attached. Specifically, the display unit 34 may be implemented as a display device such as a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or a plasma display. It is preferable that these display devices are implemented by selectively using them depending on the type of the user terminal 3.

[0022] <Input section 35> The input unit 35 accepts operation inputs made by the user. The operation inputs are transferred as command signals to the processor 33 via the communication bus 30. The processor 33 can execute predetermined control or calculations based on the transferred command signals as necessary. The input unit 35 may be included in the housing of the user terminal 3 or may be externally attached. For example, the input unit 35 may be implemented as a touch panel integrated with the display unit 34. When the input unit 35 is implemented as a touch panel, the user can input tap operations, swipe operations, etc. to the input unit 35. Instead of a touch panel, a switch button, a mouse, a QWERTY keyboard, etc. can be used as the input unit 35.

[0023] 2. Functional configuration In this section, the functional configuration will be described. Fig. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the functions of the information processing device 2. As described above, information processing by software stored in the storage unit 22 can be specifically realized by hardware (specifically, the processor 23), and executed as each functional unit included in the processor 23. In other words, the information processing system 1 has each functional unit in a program.

[0024] Specifically, the processor 23 includes a receiving unit 231, an acquiring unit 232, an identifying unit 233, a display control unit 234, and a presenting unit 235 as functional units.

[0025] The receiving unit 231 is configured to receive various pieces of information as a receiving step. Specifically, the receiving unit 231 is configured to receive information via the communication unit 21 or the storage unit 22 and to be able to read this information into the working memory. Preferably, the receiving unit 231 receives input of item information via the user terminal 3.

[0026] The acquiring unit 232 is configured to acquire various pieces of information as an acquiring step. Specifically, the acquiring unit 232 acquires the item information received by the receiving unit 231.

[0027] The identification unit 233 is configured to identify various pieces of information as an identification step. Specifically, the identification unit 233 identifies information (e.g., product number) for identifying furniture selected by the user based on the item information acquired by the acquisition unit 232. Details will be described later.

[0028] As a display control step, the display control unit 234 displays various pieces of information stored in the storage unit 32 in a manner that is visible to the user. For example, the display control unit 234 may display a screen or the like containing various pieces of information in a manner that is visible to a terminal such as the user terminal 3. This allows various pieces of information to be presented to various users who operate terminals such as the user terminal 3. Furthermore, the display control unit 234 controls visual information such as screens, images, icons, and messages to be displayed on the display of the terminal. The display control unit 234 may generate only rendering information for displaying the visual information on the terminal.

[0029] In the presentation step, the presentation unit 235 presents various pieces of information stored in the storage unit 32 to the user. Specifically, the presentation unit 235 presents various pieces of information to the user based on the information received by the reception unit 231. The presentation unit 235 presents information relating to the five senses, such as visual information, audio information, and tactile information, to the user. The presentation unit 235 may also be configured to present a combination of visual information, audio information, tactile information, and the like (so-called multimodal information).

[0030] 3. Operation of Information Processing System 1 In this section, with reference to the drawings, the flow of the information processing method executed by the information processing system 1 will be described. As shown below, the information processing method includes the following steps. Note that the order of the processes can be changed as appropriate, multiple processes may be executed simultaneously, or some processes may be omitted.

[0031] 3.1. Overview of Information Processing 5 is an activity diagram showing an example of the flow of information processing executed in the information processing system 1. As an example, a case will be described in which a user who is an employee of a furniture manufacturer prepares an estimate for a customer who is a purchaser of office furniture or fixtures (hereinafter referred to as office furniture, etc.).

[0032] First, as a display control step, the display control unit 234 causes the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 to display a floor plan of the office so that it can be viewed by the user (activity A101). Preferably, the office floor plan may include an area in which office furniture, etc., that the customer plans to purchase, is to be placed. As an example, in response to uploading a file containing information showing the floor plan, the display control unit 234 may cause the display unit 34 to display the office floor plan.

[0033] Next, as a reception step, the reception unit 231 receives from the user a designation of an area on the floor plan displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 (activity A102). In other words, as a first reception step, the reception unit 231 receives from the user a designation of at least a partial area on the floor plan. Hereinafter, the designated area will be defined as a designated area RE1 in the following description. Preferably, the designated area RE1 may be an area on the floor plan where office furniture, etc., that the customer plans to purchase, is to be placed.

[0034] Next, as an identification step, the identification unit 233 identifies the designated area RE1 whose designation was accepted in the activity A102 (activity A103). Preferably, in response to the identification of the designated area RE1 by the identification unit 233, the display control unit 234 may display the designated area RE1 in a manner that allows it to be distinguished from other areas.

[0035] Next, the receiving unit 231 receives from the user an operation to select furniture for the designated area RE1 as a receiving step (activity A104). In other words, as a second receiving step, the receiving unit 231 receives from the user an input of item information IF1 selected from a preset database. Here, the item information IF1 is information about at least one piece of fixture or furniture to be placed in the designated area RE1. Preferably, the receiving unit 231 may receive the selection of item information IF1 from the user via an input for an object displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. This will be described in detail later.

[0036] Next, the receiving unit 231 receives from the user more detailed information for the item information IF1 received from the user in activity A104 (activity A105). Specifically, for the information on the office furniture, etc., for which the selection was received from the user in activity A104, the receiving unit 231 further receives from the user a selection of the color or size of the furniture as a detailed specification of the office furniture, etc. Preferably, the selection of the information on the color or size of the furniture may be received from the user via an input for an object displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. This will be described in detail later.

[0037] Next, the identification unit 233 identifies at least some of the product numbers of the office furniture, etc. selected by the user based on the item information IF1 selected by the user in activities A104 and A105 (activity A106). In other words, the identification unit 233 identifies item information IF1 by receiving multiple selection inputs from the user for one of the fixtures or furniture. Hereinafter, information related to the product numbers of the office furniture, etc. identified by the identification unit 233 in activity A106 is referred to as specific item information IF2. Preferably, the specific item information IF2 may include information related to the product numbers of the office furniture, etc. Also preferably, the specific item information IF2 may include information related to the price of the office furniture, etc. The storage unit 22 stores the specific item information IF2 identified in activity A106.

[0038] Next, a case will be described in which the specific item information IF2 identified in activity A106 includes information about a recommended product (hereinafter referred to as recommended information IF3). If the specific item information IF2 does not include recommended information IF3, information processing proceeds to activity A109. Preferably, the recommended information IF3 may include information about the product number of the recommended product. Also preferably, the recommended information IF3 may include information about the price of the recommended product. Details of recommended products will be described later.

[0039] The presentation unit 235 presents the recommendation information IF3 included in the specific item information IF2 to the user via the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 in a manner that is visible to the user (activity A107). In other words, the presentation unit 235 further presents to the user recommendation information IF3 that recommends items related to the specified fixtures or furniture.

[0040] Furthermore, if the user also adds recommended products related to recommended information IF3 to the estimate, the receiving unit 231 receives a selection input for the recommended products from the user (activity A108). Furthermore, in response to the receiving unit 231 receiving a selection input for the recommended products from the user, the identifying unit 233 identifies recommended information IF3 related to the recommended products. The identifying unit 233 further adds recommended information IF3 to the estimate. On the other hand, if the recommended products are not to be added to the estimate, the information processing proceeds directly to activity A109.

[0041] Next, the identification unit 233 calculates and identifies information indicating an estimate (hereinafter referred to as estimate information IF4) based on the item information IF1 corresponding to the product numbers identified in the activity A106 and the activity A108 (activity A109). Details will be described later.

[0042] Then, the presentation unit 235 presents the estimate information IF4 identified in activity A109 via the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 in a manner that is visible to the user (activity A110). In other words, the presentation unit 235 presents to the user the estimate information IF4 that indicates an estimate of the cost required to purchase the fixtures or furniture to be placed in the designated area RE1.

[0043] To summarize the above, the information processing method executed by the information processing system 1 includes the following steps: In a first reception step, a designation of at least a partial area of ​​the floor plan is received from the user. The designated area is defined as a designated area RE1. In a second reception step, an input of item information IF1 selected from a pre-set database is received from the user. The item information IF1 is information regarding at least one fixture or piece of furniture to be placed in the designated area RE1. In a presentation step, estimate information IF4 indicating an estimate of the cost of purchasing the fixture or furniture to be placed in the designated area RE1 is presented to the user.

[0044] According to this aspect, an estimate can be created for an area arbitrarily designated by the user. For example, after selecting furniture, the user can further select the color and size, allowing for step-by-step selection of specifications for office furniture, etc. Furthermore, product numbers can be specified according to the step-by-step selection of furniture specifications by the user. Furthermore, products related to the office furniture, etc. selected by the user can be easily added to the estimate.

[0045] 3.2 Details of data processing The above-mentioned information processing will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

[0046] (Area selection screen 5) Fig. 6 shows an example of an area selection screen 5 for selecting an arbitrary area from the floor plan, which is displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. The area selection screen 5 is an example of a screen displayed in activity A101 of Fig. 5. The area selection screen 5 includes an area 51, an area 56, and buttons 52 to 54.

[0047] Area 51 is an area where a floor plan is displayed. The floor plan is, for example, a drawing showing the layout of an office in which a purchaser of office furniture or the like plans to arrange the purchased furniture.

[0048] Button 52 is a button for selecting an arbitrary area from the floor plan displayed in area 51. For example, in response to receiving an input from the user to button 52, the reception unit 231 may be in a state where it can receive designation of an arbitrary area from the user by a click operation, a drag operation, or the like. In this way, in response to the reception unit 231 receiving the designation of an arbitrary area from the user, the identification unit 233 identifies the received area as designated area RE1. Specifically, for example, the identification unit 233 may identify information including position information corresponding to the designated area as designated area RE1.

[0049] The button 53 is a button for selecting office furniture or the like for the designated area RE1. Specifically, the button 53 is a button for selecting furniture to be placed in the designated area RE1, i.e., furniture to be purchased. For example, in response to receiving an input from the user using the button 53, the display control unit 234 transitions the content displayed on the display unit 34 from the area selection screen 5 to a furniture selection screen 6. Details of the furniture selection screen 6 will be described later.

[0050] The button 54 is a button for presenting details of the estimate information IF4 to the user. For example, in response to receiving input from the user using the button 54, the display control unit 234 transitions the content displayed on the display unit 34 from the area selection screen 5 to an estimate presentation screen 10. Details of the estimate presentation screen 10 will be described later.

[0051] The area 56 is an area for indicating a designated area RE1 selected by the user. Specifically, the area 56 includes a button 561 and a button 562. In this embodiment, the button 561 "Office" is associated with the area 511 included in the area 51, and similarly, the button 562 "Conference Room" is associated with the area 512 included in the area 51. In other words, as a second display control step, the display control unit 234 displays a list including multiple designated areas RE1 in a list viewable and visible to the user. Furthermore, in response to receiving an input from the user using the button 561 or 562, the display control unit 234 displays in the area 51 the designated area RE1 corresponding to the button that received the input. In other words, as a second display control step, when the user selects at least one area included in the list, the display control unit 234 displays, on the floor plan, the designated area RE1 corresponding to the item that is the selected area name. Preferably, the designated area RE1 selected by the user may be displayed in a manner that allows it to be distinguished from other areas on the floor plan. According to this aspect, the user can select furniture while understanding the area that the user has selected on the floor plan.

[0052] FIG. 7 shows an example of the furniture selection screen 6 and the specification selection screen 7 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3.

[0053] (Furniture selection screen 6) The furniture selection screen 6 is an example of a screen for receiving a selection of office furniture or the like from the user for the specified area RE1. The furniture selection screen 6 is an example of a screen displayed in activity A104 in Fig. 5. The furniture selection screen 6 includes areas 61 to 63.

[0054] Area 61 is a selection area RE2 for receiving a selection of office furniture or the like from the user. Area 61 includes objects 611 to 613. For example, by receiving an input for any of objects 611 to 613 from the user, the identification unit 233 identifies item information IF1 including information on the office furniture or the like selected by the user. In other words, as a first display control step, the display control unit 234 displays a selection area RE2 in which fixtures or furniture can be selected. The selection area RE2 includes a plurality of objects corresponding to fixtures or furniture. The identification unit 233 identifies item information IF1 by receiving a selection of objects from the user.

[0055] Preferably, the objects 611 to 613 are displayed in a manner that allows the user to grasp the office furniture, etc. This allows the user to select the office furniture, etc. in a visually graspable manner. In this embodiment, a case where an input for the object 613 is received from the user will be described.

[0056] Area 62 is an area where item information (hereinafter referred to as specific item information IF2) of office furniture or the like specified by accepting a selection in area 61 is displayed. In this embodiment, area 62 displays "series (AAA)" and "manufacturer name (BBB Co., Ltd.)" as specific item information IF2 corresponding to "desk set." However, information about the tabletop color and delivery date is not displayed. These will be described in detail later. As described above, area 62 may display at least a portion of the specific item information IF2.

[0057] Area 63 is an area where at least a part of the product number is displayed as specific item information IF2. That is, the product number "DE-XX" displayed in area 63 is information indicating the number corresponding to the "Desk Set (for 4-6 people)" displayed in object 613.

[0058] (Specification selection screen 7) After accepting the selection of an object from area 61, in response to accepting a scroll operation from the user, the display control unit 234 displays a specification selection screen 7 shown in FIG. 7 on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. The specification selection screen 7 is an example of a screen for accepting from the user the selection of detailed specifications for the furniture whose selection has been accepted on the furniture selection screen 6. The specification selection screen 7 is an example of a screen displayed in activity A105 of FIG. 5. The specification selection screen 7 includes areas 71 to 75 and a button 76.

[0059] Area 71 is an area for further accepting from the user a selection regarding detailed specifications of the office furniture, etc., selected by the user on the furniture selection screen 6. Area 71 includes objects 711 to 713. For example, by accepting input from the user regarding any of objects 711 to 713, the identification unit 233 further identifies specific item information IF2 regarding detailed specifications of the office furniture, etc., selected by the user. In this embodiment, a case where input regarding object 713 is accepted from the user will be described.

[0060] Area 72 is an area where specific item information IF2 specified by accepting a selection in area 71 is displayed. For the "Desk Set (for 4-6 people)" for which input was accepted from the user on furniture selection screen 6, information regarding the tabletop color has been further accepted, and as a result, information regarding the tabletop color has been added to the information displayed in area 72 in addition to the information displayed in area 62. Furthermore, as a result of accepting information regarding the tabletop color, information regarding the delivery date has also been added to area 72.

[0061] Area 73 is an area where a product number is displayed as specific item information IF2. As with area 72, by further receiving information regarding the tabletop color for the "Desk Set (for 4 to 6 people)" input received from the user, the product number displayed in area 73 is "DE-XX-WW," with "WW" added to the product number "DE-XX" displayed in area 62. In this embodiment, the reception unit 231 receives the selection of the office furniture "Desk Set (for 4 to 6 people)" on the furniture selection screen 6, and further receives the tabletop color "White" on the specification selection screen 7, so that the identification unit 233 identifies the product number and price of the selected desk set.

[0062] Area 75 is an area where price information for office furniture and the like selected by the user is displayed. In this embodiment, for example, when an input of "Desk set (for 4 to 6 people)" is received on furniture selection screen 6, and then an input of "white" as the desk set's tabletop color is further received on specification selection screen 7, the display control unit 234 displays the confirmed price of "250,000 yen" in area 75.

[0063] Button 76 is a button for adding the office furniture, etc., selected by the user, to the estimate information IF4. For example, by receiving input from the user using button 76, the identification unit 233 adds the specific item information IF2, selected from the area 71, to the estimate information IF4. The estimate information IF4 is information including the cost of purchasing the office furniture, etc., selected by the user. The estimate information IF4 may include, for example, the product number, quantity, and price of the office furniture, etc., selected by the user. Specifically, the estimate information IF4 preferably includes information contained in an estimate table T2, which will be described later.

[0064] According to this aspect, the user can select the type and specifications of furniture in stages, allowing the user to easily select office furniture, etc. Furthermore, the user can output an estimate without inputting the product number of the furniture, etc. Therefore, the user can reduce the time it takes to create an estimate. Furthermore, since there is no chance of inputting an incorrect product number, the quality of the estimate can be improved.

[0065] (Item management table T1) 8 is a schematic diagram of the item management table T1. The item management table T1 is a lookup table that shows information on office furniture, etc. The display control unit 234 displays objects for selecting office furniture, etc. on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3 based on the information stored in the item management table T1. The item management table T1 includes item information IF1. Specifically, the item information IF1 may include information on the product number and price of each piece of office furniture, etc.

[0066] For example, the item management table T1 may include information such as product number T11, manufacturer name T12, product name T13, size T14, color T15, price T16, delivery date T17, and recommended product T18. As an example, when office furniture or the like with the same product name has different detailed specifications, it is preferable to have a product number for each. For example, office furniture with multiple color variations preferably has a different product number for each color.

[0067] The manufacturer name T12 is information indicating the manufacturer or distributor of, for example, office furniture. As an example, the database, which is the item management table T1, is configured to include fixtures or furniture from multiple different manufacturers or distributors. This allows the user to select fixtures or furniture from a range of fixture manufacturers.

[0068] Furthermore, the recommended product T18 is an ID indicating furniture or fixtures related to each piece of office furniture, etc. For example, in FIG. 8, the recommended product "EF-XX-WW" is linked as office furniture, etc. related to the desk set with product number "DE-XX-WW." In this case, when input of item information IF1 related to the desk set with product number T11 "DE-XX-WW" is received from the user, the presentation unit 235 presents to the user recommendation information IF3 related to the recommended product "EF-XX-WW" related to the desk set with product number T11 "DE-XX-WW." Details will be described later.

[0069] (Recommendation presentation screen 8) 9 shows an example of a recommendation presentation screen 8 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. The recommendation presentation screen 8 is an example of a screen displayed in activity A107 in FIG. 5. The recommendation presentation screen 8 includes an area 81.

[0070] Area 81 is an area where recommendation information IF3 associated with specific item information IF2, such as office furniture, input from the user is displayed. For example, the display control unit 234 may display recommendation information IF3 related to the specific item information IF2 in area 81. According to this aspect, the specific item information IF2 to be added to the estimate information IF4 and the recommendation information IF3 associated with the specific item information IF2 are displayed on one screen. This allows the user to visually recognize recommendation information IF3 related to products related to the office furniture, etc., selected by the user. In this embodiment, the display control unit 234 displays information related to the recommended product "desk chair" as recommendation information IF3.

[0071] Here, recommended products will be described. Recommended products may be associated with office furniture, etc. As an example, recommended products are determined for products that are preferably used in combination with any piece of office furniture, etc. In this embodiment, the recommended product "desk chair" displayed in area 81 is specified as a recommended product for a desk set. Also, for example, recommended products may be determined based on the purchase history of other users, etc. Specifically, a product that tends to be purchased in combination with any piece of office furniture, etc. may be determined as a recommended product for that piece of office furniture, etc.

[0072] Furthermore, the recommendation information IF3 includes information related to the recommended product. Furthermore, the recommendation information IF3 may be stored in the recommended product T18 in the item management table T1 of Fig. 8. In this embodiment, in response to the identification unit 233 identifying the product number "DE-XX-WW" based on an input from the user, the presentation unit 235 presents the recommendation information IF3 related to the recommended product "EF-XX-WW" with the product number "DE-XX-WW" to the user.

[0073] The area 81 includes a button 811. The button 811 is a button for adding a recommended product related to the recommendation information IF3 to the estimate information IF4. For example, in response to receiving input from the user using the button 811, the identification unit 233 adds the recommendation information IF3 related to the button 811 to the estimate information IF4. In this embodiment, in response to receiving input from the user using the button 811, the identification unit 233 adds information about the recommended product "desk chair" to the estimate information IF4.

[0074] According to this aspect, the user can add related office furniture and the like together to the estimate.

[0075] (Selected furniture display screen 9) 10 shows an example of a selected furniture display screen 9 that shows the furniture selected by the user for each area, and is displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. The selected furniture display screen 9 is an example of a screen that can be displayed in activities A104 to A108 in FIG. 5. The selected furniture display screen 9 includes an area 91 and an area 92.

[0076] The area 91 includes a button 911 and areas 912 to 914. The button 911 is a button for accepting a selection of a designated area RE1. For example, in response to accepting a selection input from the user using the button 911, the display control unit 234 displays estimate information IF4 corresponding to the designated area RE1 for which a selection has been accepted from the user. The area selectable using the button 911 may correspond to the area list in the area 56 of FIG. 6. In other words, as a second display control step, the display control unit 234 displays estimate information IF4 corresponding to the floor plan of the displayed designated area RE1 when the user selects at least one area included in the list. The display control unit 234 may further display the designated area RE1 corresponding to the area for which a selection has been accepted via the button 911 in a manner that enables it to be distinguished from other areas.

[0077] In this embodiment, for the "Conference Room" area displayed in button 911, a "Desk Set" displayed in area 913 is selected. Also, as displayed in area 912, a quantity of "1" is specified for the desk set. Furthermore, a "Desk Chair" is similarly selected, and a quantity of "3" is specified for the desk chair.

[0078] Area 914 is an area where the total price of the office furniture, etc. selected for the designated area RE1 is displayed. In this way, the selected furniture display screen 9 displays the item information IF1 selected by the user in a manner that makes it easy to understand for each designated area RE1.

[0079] According to this embodiment, multiple designated areas RE1 received from the user and the estimate information IF4 indicating the estimate status of each designated area RE1 can be easily displayed for each designated area RE1, making it easy for the user to consider estimates across multiple designated areas RE1.

[0080] (Quote presentation screen 10) 11 shows an example of a quote presentation screen 10 displayed on the display unit 34 of the user terminal 3. The quote presentation screen 10 is an example of a screen displayed in activity A110 in FIG. 5. The quote presentation screen 10 includes an area 101, an area 102, and a button 103.

[0081] Areas 101 and 102 are areas in which the estimate information IF4 for each designated area RE1 is displayed. In this embodiment, the estimate information IF4 for the designated area RE1 "conference room" is displayed in area 102. Button 103 is a button for switching the display mode of the estimate information IF4 displayed in area 102. For example, in response to receiving input from the user using button 103, the display control unit 234 collapses the estimate information IF4 displayed in area 102 and transitions it to a hidden state. Furthermore, in response to receiving input from the user again using button 103, the display control unit 234 transitions the estimate information IF4 from the hidden state to a displayed state again.

[0082] 11, the estimate table T2 displayed in the area 102 includes a No. T21, a name T22, a product number T23, specifications (W*D*H) T24, a unit price T25, a quantity T26, a price T27, and an area name T28.

[0083] Furthermore, area 102 includes area 1021. Area 1021 is an area that displays the total amount of amounts T27 in estimate table T2. According to this embodiment, it is possible to grasp the estimate information IF4 for each designated area RE1 received from the user. Specifically, it is possible to grasp the breakdown of the office furniture, etc. selected for each designated area RE1 and the total estimated amount for each designated area RE1.

[0084] According to this embodiment, it is possible to grasp the estimate information IF4 for each designated area RE1 received from the user.

[0085] [others] The information processing system 1 may have the following configuration.

[0086] In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which an employee of a furniture manufacturer, who is the user, prepares an estimate for a purchaser, but this is not limited to this. For example, a purchaser of office furniture or the like may use his or her own purchaser terminal. Specifically, the purchaser may perform this for the purpose of simulating prices for purchasing office furniture or the like. Furthermore, the information processing device 2 may accept operations from the user while presenting information to the purchaser. In other words, the user may present information to the purchaser while operating the device, thereby allowing the purchaser to perform a simulation for purchasing office furniture or the like. This allows the purchaser to more easily consider purchasing office furniture or the like.

[0087] In the above-described embodiment, the receiving unit 231 receives a selection of the office furniture etc. from the user, and then receives a selection of the tabletop color as a detailed specification, but this is not limited to this. For example, the receiving unit 231 may receive a selection of either the size or material of the office furniture etc. as a detailed specification. Furthermore, the above-described detailed specifications may be arbitrarily combined and a selection may be received.

[0088] The information processing device 2 may be an on-premise type or a cloud type. As the information processing device 2 in the cloud type, the above functions and processes may be provided in the form of, for example, SaaS (Software as a Service) or cloud computing.

[0089] In the above embodiment, the information processing device 2 performs various storage and control operations, but multiple external devices may be used instead of the information processing device 2. That is, various information and programs may be distributed and stored in multiple external devices using block chain technology or the like.

[0090] Another aspect of the embodiment may be a program that causes a computer to execute each step.

[0091] It may be provided in the following manner.

[0092] (1) An information processing system comprising a processor capable of executing a program to perform the following steps: a first reception step receives from a user a designation of at least a partial area on a floor plan drawing, and defines the designated area as a designated area; a second reception step receives from the user input of item information selected from a pre-set database, wherein the item information is information regarding at least one fixture or piece of furniture to be placed in the designated area; and a presentation step presents to the user estimate information indicating an estimate of the cost of purchasing the fixture or piece of furniture to be placed in the designated area.

[0093] According to this aspect, it is possible to create an estimate for an area of ​​a floor plan that is arbitrarily designated by the user.

[0094] (2) In the information processing system described in (1) above, the database is configured to include the equipment or furniture from multiple different manufacturers or sellers.

[0095] According to this aspect, the user can select equipment or furniture from across equipment manufacturers.

[0096] (3) In the information processing system described in (1) or (2) above, a first display control step displays a selection area in which the equipment or furniture can be selected, wherein the selection area includes a plurality of objects corresponding to the equipment or furniture, and a determination step identifies the item information by accepting a selection of the object from the user.

[0097] According to this embodiment, an estimate can be created without inputting the product number of the furniture, etc. Therefore, the user can reduce the time it takes to create an estimate. Furthermore, since there is no chance of inputting an incorrect product number, the quality of the estimate can be improved.

[0098] (4) In the information processing system described in (3) above, in the identification step, the item information is identified by receiving multiple selection inputs from the user for one of the equipment or furniture.

[0099] According to this aspect, the user can determine the specifications of the furniture or the like in a stepwise manner, for example, furniture type → color → size.

[0100] (5) In the information processing system described in any one of (1) to (4) above, in the second display control step, a list including a plurality of the designated areas is displayed in a listable manner so that the user can see it, and when the user selects at least one item included in the list, the designated area corresponding to the selected item is displayed as the floor plan.

[0101] (6) In the information processing system described in (5) above, in the second display control step, when the user selects at least one item included in the list, the system displays the estimate information corresponding to the floor plan drawing in the displayed specified area.

[0102] According to this aspect, the display of the multiple areas selected by the user and the estimation status for each area can be easily switched for each area, making it easy to review the estimates for multiple areas at once.

[0103] (7) In the information processing system described in any one of (1) to (6) above, in the presentation step, recommendation information recommending items related to the identified equipment or furniture is further presented to the user.

[0104] According to this aspect, it is possible to purchase fixtures and the like related to the furniture and the like selected by the user all at once.

[0105] (8) An information processing method, comprising the steps of the information processing system according to any one of (1) to (7) above.

[0106] (9) A program that causes a computer to execute each of the steps described in any one of (1) to (7) above. Of course, this is not the case.

[0107] Finally, while various embodiments of the present disclosure have been described, they are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The novel embodiments may be embodied in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Such embodiments and modifications are intended to be included within the scope and spirit of the invention, as well as within the scope of the inventions and their equivalents as defined in the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0108] 1: Information processing system 2: Information processing equipment 3: User terminal 5: Area selection screen 6: Furniture selection screen 7: Specification selection screen 8: Recommendation display screen 9: Selected furniture display screen 10: Quotation presentation screen 20: Communication bus 21: Communications Department 22: Storage section 23: Processor 30: Communication bus 31: Communications Department 32: Storage section 33: Processor 34:Display section 35: Input section 51 :Area 52: Button 53: Button 54: Button 56 :Area 61 :Area 62 :Area 63 :Area 71 :Area 72 :Area 73 :Area 74 :Area 75: area 76: Button 81 :Area 91: area 92: area 101 :Area 102 :Area 103: Button 231: Reception 232: Acquisition Department 233: Specific part 234: Display control unit 235: Presentation section 511 :Area 512 :Area 561: Button 562: Button 611: Object 612: Object 613: Object 711: Object 712: Object 713: Object 811: Button 911: Button 912 :Area 913 :Area 914: area 1021 :Area IF1: Item information IF2: Specific item information IF3: Recommendation information IF4: Estimate information RE1:Specified area RE2: Selection area T1: Item management table T12: Manufacturer name T13:Product name T14: Size T15: Color T16: Price T17: Delivery date T18: Recommended products T2: Quote table T22 :Name T25: Unit price T26 :Quantity T27 :Amount T28: Area name

Claims

1. An information processing system, A processor capable of executing a program to perform the following steps: In the first receiving step, a designation of at least a part of an area of ​​the floor plan is received from a user, and the designated area is defined as a designated area; In a second receiving step, an input of item information selected from a preset database is received from the user, the item information being information regarding at least one fixture or piece of furniture to be placed in the designated area; In the presentation step, the system presents to the user estimate information indicating an estimate of the cost to be incurred in purchasing the fixtures or furniture to be placed in the designated area.

2. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, The system, wherein the database is configured to include the equipment or furniture from a plurality of different manufacturers or distributors.

3. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, In the first display control step, a selection area in which the fixture or the furniture can be selected is displayed, the selection area including a plurality of objects corresponding to the fixture or the furniture; In the identification step, the system identifies the item information by accepting a selection of the object from the user.

4. 4. The information processing system according to claim 3, In the identifying step, the system identifies the item information by receiving multiple selection inputs from the user for one of the fixtures or the furniture.

5. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, In the second display control step, displaying a list including a plurality of the designated areas in a list viewable manner to the user; When the user selects at least one item included in the list, the system displays the specified area corresponding to the selected item as the floor plan.

6. 6. The information processing system according to claim 5, In the second display control step, when the user selects at least one item included in the list, the system displays the estimate information corresponding to the floor plan drawing in the specified area displayed.

7. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, In the presenting step, the system further presents to the user recommendation information recommending items related to the identified fixtures or furniture.

8. 1. An information processing method, comprising: A method comprising the steps of: an information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7;

9. A program, A program causing a computer to execute each of the steps recited in any one of claims 1 to 7.

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