Plan-board generation device, plan-board generation method, and program

Abstract

To provide a plan-board generation device for generating a plan-board image for easily confirming a selected dwelling building material.SOLUTION: A plan-board generation device 1, which is capable of accessing a plurality of pieces of dwelling building material information in which a dwelling building material identifier for identifying a dwelling building material, a type of the dwelling building material, and detailed information of the dwelling building material are associated with each other, includes a storage unit 11 that stores correspondence information in which a layout image of a house and a plurality of pieces of selection information including a position in the layout image and a dwelling building material identifier for identifying a selected dwelling building material provided at the position are associated with each other, a reception unit 12 that receives the type of the dwelling building material, a generation unit 13 that generates a plan-board image in which detailed information of the dwelling building material identified by the dwelling building material identifier corresponding to the received type of the dwelling building material in the selection information is displayed in association with a position corresponding to the dwelling building material identifier in the layout image, and an output unit 14 that outputs the plan-board image.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a planning board generating device for generating a planning board image. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, in order to propose housing equipment and building materials, a paper plan board was used that displayed selected housing equipment and building materials in association with a floor plan of the house. In addition, data for such a plan board is sometimes generated and displayed using a computer (for example, see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2006-185204 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] When generating and displaying plan board data using a computer, compared to paper plan boards, there is an advantage in that the selected housing equipment and building materials can be easily changed and the plan board data after the change can be displayed immediately. On the other hand, the display of plan board data was basically the same as that of paper plan boards.

[0005] The present invention has been made in response to the above circumstances, and aims to provide a plan board generation device, etc., that can generate a plan board image that allows selected home appliances and building materials to be more easily confirmed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a plan board generation device according to one aspect of the present invention is a plan board generation device that can access a plurality of residential building material information that corresponds a residential building material identifier that identifies a residential building material, which is at least one of a home appliance and a building material, and a type of residential building material and detailed information of the residential building material, and is equipped with a memory unit that stores correspondence information that corresponds a floor plan image of a house with a position in the floor plan image and a plurality of selection information including a residential building material identifier that identifies the selected residential building material provided at the position, a reception unit that receives the type of residential building material, a generation unit that generates a plan board image that displays detailed information of the residential building material identified by the residential building material identifier corresponding to the type of residential building material received in the selection information in correspondence with the position corresponding to the residential building material identifier in the floor plan image, and an output unit that outputs the plan board image generated by the generation unit. With this configuration, it is possible to display only specific types of residential building materials in the plan board image. Therefore, for example, it is possible to generate a plan board image that displays window decorations such as curtains and blinds, or a plan board image that displays flooring materials. As a result, by referring to the output plan board image, it becomes possible to easily confirm the selection target for a specific residential building material.

[0007] In addition, in a plan board generation device according to one aspect of the present invention, the reception unit also receives specification of detailed information in the plan board image, the output unit outputs a plurality of detailed information associated with the same type of residential building material as the specified detailed information, and the reception unit also receives selection of detailed information from the output plurality of detailed information, and may further include a modification unit that changes the residential building material identifier included in the selected information corresponding to the specified detailed information to the residential building material identifier corresponding to the selected detailed information. This configuration allows the selected residential building materials to be easily changed.

[0008] In addition, in a planning board generation device according to one aspect of the present invention, the detailed information includes one or more visual attributes selected from the color, pattern, and taste of the residential building material, and when the output unit outputs multiple detailed information associated with the same type of residential building material as the specified detailed information, the output unit may preferentially output detailed information from the multiple selected information that includes visual attributes that match visual attributes included in the detailed information corresponding to the residential building material identifier included in the selected information that is not to be changed. This configuration makes it easier to select a building material with visual attributes that match the visual attributes of the building material previously selected, making it easier to match the visual attributes of the selected building materials.

[0009] In addition, in a planning board generation device according to one aspect of the present invention, the detailed information includes a price range of residential building materials, and when the output unit outputs multiple detailed information associated with the same type of residential building materials as the specified detailed information, the output unit may preferentially output detailed information from the multiple selected information that includes a price range that matches the price range included in the detailed information corresponding to the residential building material identifier included in the selected information that is not to be changed. This configuration makes it easier to select building materials in a price range that matches the price range of the building materials previously selected, that is, building materials in the user's preferred price range.

[0010] In addition, in a plan board generation device according to one aspect of the present invention, the memory unit also stores multiple contact correspondence information that matches the type of residential building material with a contact point related to the residential building material corresponding to the type of residential building material, and when the selection information is changed by the change unit, the device further includes a transmission unit that transmits information regarding the change to a contact point corresponding to the type of residential building material identified by the residential building material identifier included in the selection information, and a receiving unit that receives suitability information including the suitability of the change to the selection information from the contact point in response to the transmission to the contact by the transmission unit, and the change unit adds the received suitability information to the changed selection information, and when the selection information includes suitability information, the generation unit may generate a plan board image that displays the suitability information together with detailed information. With this configuration, when the selection of the housing construction material is changed, for example, it is possible to know whether the change is appropriate or not as judged by an expert of each type of housing construction material. Therefore, for example, if the change of the selection of a certain housing construction material is inappropriate, it becomes possible to change it again.

[0011] In addition, in the planning board generation device according to one aspect of the present invention, the suitability information including the fact that a change to the selected information is inappropriate may also include an alternative proposal for the change. With this configuration, when a change in the selection of a certain residential building material is inappropriate, it becomes possible to easily learn about an appropriate residential building material.

[0012] In addition, in the planning board generating device according to one aspect of the present invention, the selection information may also include the type of residential building material to be installed at the position included in the selection information. With this configuration, even if the initial value of the residential building material identifier included in the selection information is blank, for example, it is possible to specify the type of residential building material selected by the selection information.

[0013] In addition, a plan board generation method according to one aspect of the present invention is a plan board image generation method that is processed using a memory unit in which correspondence information is stored that corresponds a floor plan image of a house with a position in the floor plan image and a plurality of selection information including a home improvement material identifier that identifies a home improvement material that is at least one of a selected home equipment and a building material provided at the position, a reception unit, a generation unit that can access a plurality of home improvement material information that corresponds a home improvement material identifier that identifies a home improvement material, a type of home improvement material, and detailed information of the home improvement material, and an output unit, and includes a step in which the reception unit receives the type of home improvement material, a step in which the generation unit generates a plan board image that displays detailed information of the home improvement material identified by the home improvement material identifier corresponding to the type of home improvement material received in the selection information in correspondence with a position corresponding to the home improvement material identifier in the floor plan image, and a step in which the output unit outputs the generated plan board image. Effect of the Invention

[0014] According to the planning board generating device and the like according to one aspect of the present invention, a planning board image can be generated that allows selected residential building materials to be more easily confirmed. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] A flowchart showing the operation of the plan board generation device according to the embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of residential building material information in the embodiment; [Figure 4A] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of correspondence information according to the embodiment; [Figure 4B] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of correspondence information according to the embodiment; [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of contact correspondence information in the embodiment; [Figure 6] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a plan board image in the embodiment; [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the appearance of a computer system according to the embodiment; [Figure 8] FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of a computer system according to the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0016] The plan board generating device and the plan board generating method according to the present invention will be described below using the embodiments. In the following embodiments, the components and steps with the same reference numerals are the same or equivalent, and the description may be omitted. The plan board generating device according to this embodiment can generate a plan board image that displays a specific type of residential building material.

[0017] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information processing system 100 according to the present embodiment. The information processing system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a plan board generating device 1 and a plurality of information processing terminals 2 communicably connected via a wired or wireless communication line 500. The communication line 500 may be, for example, the Internet, an intranet, a public telephone line network, or the like. The information processing terminal 2 may be, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like. In addition, the information processing terminal 2 may be, for example, a portable terminal or may not be such a terminal. In the latter case, the information processing terminal 2 may be, for example, a desktop personal computer.

[0018] As shown in FIG. 1, the plan board generating device 1 according to the present embodiment generates a plan board image, and includes a storage unit 11, a reception unit 12, a generation unit 13, an output unit 14, a change unit 15, a transmission unit 16, and a reception unit 17. The generated plan board image may be, for example, an image of a plan board at the time of new construction, or an image of a plan board at the time of renovation. Note that FIG. 1 shows a case where the plan board generating device 1 is a server device in a server-client system, but the plan board generating device 1 may be a standalone device. When the plan board generating device 1 is a standalone device, for example, the reception unit 12 may receive information from an input device, and the output unit 14 may perform output such as display or printing. In addition, the plan board generating device 1 may be, for example, a general-purpose device such as a computer, or may be a dedicated device for generating plan board images.

[0019] The storage unit 11 stores a plurality of pieces of residential construction material information and one or more pieces of corresponding information. The residential construction material information is information related to residential construction materials, and is information that associates a residential construction material identifier for identifying a residential construction material, the type of the residential construction material, and detailed information of the residential construction material. The corresponding information is information that associates a floor plan image of a house with a plurality of pieces of selection information.

[0020] The residential building materials are at least one of housing equipment and building materials. The residential building materials may be, for example, the interior and exterior of a house displayed on a plan board. The types of residential building materials may be, for example, window decorations including curtains, blinds, and roller screens, wall materials, floor materials, home appliances including lighting and air conditioning, doors, windows, shutters, system kitchens, toilets, bathrooms, washbasins, etc. The residential building material identifier is not particularly limited as long as it is information that can identify the residential building materials, and may be, for example, the name of the residential building material, a character string assigned to each residential building material, etc.

[0021] The detailed information of the residential building materials may include, for example, a photographed image of the residential building materials and explanatory information of the residential building materials. The photographed image of the residential building materials may be, for example, an exterior photograph of the residential building materials. The detailed information may include one or more photographed images. The explanatory information of the residential building materials may include, for example, a document explaining the residential building materials, visual attributes, and a price range, and may include specifications such as size and weight. The visual attributes are attributes that can be grasped visually, and may be, for example, one or more selected from the color, pattern, and taste of the residential building materials. That is, the visual attributes may include one or more pieces of information of the color, pattern, and taste. The color may indicate, for example, a color tone such as blue, red, or yellow. The pattern is a surface pattern, and may be, for example, a wood grain, a marble pattern, or a single color (no pattern). The taste may indicate a direction of the design, and may be, for example, casual, profound, modern, Nordic, or Japanese style.

[0022] The floor plan image of the house may be an image of a floor plan, which is a plan view showing the arrangement of rooms in the house and the positions of windows, doors, stairs, storage spaces, etc. The house may be, for example, a detached house or an apartment building or other collective housing. If the house is a collective housing, the floor plan image may show an area corresponding to one household in the collective housing. If the house has multiple floors, such as the first floor and the second floor, the floor plan image for each floor may be associated with multiple selection information. This floor plan image is similar to the floor plan image used in a conventional plan board.

[0023] The selection information includes a location in the floor plan image corresponding to the selection information, the type of the residential building material to be installed at that location, and a residential building material identifier that identifies the selected residential building material to be installed at that location. The selected residential building material, the location where the residential building material is installed, and the type of the residential building material are indicated by the residential building material identifier, location, and type of the residential building material included in the selection information. The location in the floor plan image is not particularly limited as long as it is information that can identify the location in the floor plan image, and may be, for example, a coordinate value in the coordinate system of the floor plan image. The type of the residential building material identified by the residential building material identifier included in the selection information is assumed to match the type of the residential building material included in the selection information. For example, if the selection information regarding the residential building material that is lighting includes the location of the kitchen in the floor plan image, the type of the residential building material "lighting," and the residential building material identifier "B123," it is indicated that the lighting fixture identified by the residential building material identifier "B123" has been selected as the lighting fixture to be installed in the kitchen.

[0024] The location and the type of the residential building material included in the selection information may be set in advance by a plan provider such as a house manufacturer or a remodeling contractor. As an example, the correspondence information that associates the floor plan image with the multiple selection information may be CAD data used in the design of the house, or may be information imported from the CAD data. The initial value of the residential building material identifier included in the selection information may be, for example, a residential building material identifier that identifies the residential building material selected by the plan provider, or may be blank (Null). The selection information may include other information than the above. For example, the selection information may include suitability information described later, and the residential building material identifier included in the selection information may include at least a part of the detailed information associated by the residential building material information.

[0025] In addition, in the correspondence information, the floor plan image and the selection information may be associated with a user identifier that identifies a user. In this case, for example, a plurality of correspondence information that associates a user identifier, a floor plan image, and a plurality of selection information may be stored in the storage unit 11. The floor plan image and the plurality of selection information associated with a certain user identifier may be a floor plan image of a house of a user identified by the user identifier, and selection information indicating a building material selected for the house. In this case, the plan board generation device 1 is able to generate plan board images for a plurality of users.

[0026] The storage unit 11 may also store a plurality of contact correspondence information that associates, for example, a type of residential building material with a contact for the residential building material corresponding to the type of residential building material. The contact may be, for example, an email address, an address used in a communication tool such as a chat tool or a message tool, or other addresses. It is preferable that the contact for the residential building material associated with a certain type of residential building material is the contact of a person who has specialized knowledge about that type of residential building material.

[0027] The process by which information is stored in the storage unit 11 is not important. For example, information may be stored in the storage unit 11 via a recording medium, information transmitted via a communication line or the like may be stored in the storage unit 11, or information inputted via an input device may be stored in the storage unit 11. In addition, the storage unit 11 is preferably realized by a non-volatile recording medium, but may also be realized by a volatile recording medium. The recording medium may be, for example, a semiconductor memory or a magnetic disk.

[0028] In this embodiment, a plurality of pieces of residential building material information are stored in the storage unit 11 of the plan board generation device 1, and as a result, the plan board generation device 1 is able to access a plurality of pieces of residential building material information. However, the plurality of pieces of residential building material information may be managed by an external device of the plan board generation device 1. Even in this case, the plan board generation device 1 is assumed to be able to access a plurality of pieces of residential building material information managed by an external device.

[0029] The reception unit 12 receives the type of the residential building material. The type of the residential building material specifies the type of the residential building material to be included in the plan board image. That is, the type of the residential building material to be displayed in the plan board image is received. The reception unit 12 may receive one type of the residential building material, or may receive two or more types. The reception of the type of the residential building material may be performed, for example, by receiving the selection of one or more types in the list of types of the residential building material. When the floor plan image or the selection information is associated with the user identifier in the correspondence information, the reception unit 12 may receive the type of the residential building material and the user identifier. In this case, the plan board image may be generated using the floor plan image or the selection information corresponding to the accepted user identifier.

[0030] The reception unit 12 may also receive, for example, the designation of detailed information in the output plan board image. The designation may be any information as long as the designated detailed information can be identified as a result. For example, the selection of the position of the displayed detailed information by a pointing device may be received, the selection of the position of the displayed detailed information by tapping on a touch panel may be received, information indicating the display position of the designated detailed information may be received, or a home construction material identifier corresponding to the designated detailed information may be received.

[0031] The reception unit 12 may also receive a selection of detailed information from the multiple pieces of detailed information that have been output. The selection of detailed information will be described later. The reception unit 12 may also receive information other than those described above.

[0032] The reception unit 12 may, for example, receive information input from an input device (e.g., a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, etc.), or may receive information transmitted via a wired or wireless communication line. The reception unit 12 may or may not include a device for receiving the information (e.g., an input device, a communication device, etc.). The reception unit 12 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives a specific device.

[0033] When the type of residential building material is accepted by the accepting unit 12, the generating unit 13 generates a plan board image that displays detailed information of the residential building material identified by the residential building material identifier corresponding to the type of the accepted residential building material in the selection information in association with the position corresponding to the residential building material identifier in the floor plan image. The plan board image may include, for example, a floor plan image, detailed information, and a figure or information that links the detailed information to a position in the floor plan image. The plan board image is not particularly limited as long as it is an object that can display the content equivalent to a plan board, and may be, for example, an image of raster data, an image of vector data, or an image described in a markup language or the like. In the selection information, the residential building material identifier corresponding to the type of residential building material may be the residential building material identifier included in the selection information including the type of the residential building material. In this way, the multiple pieces of information included in the selection information may be, for example, information that correspond to each other. The position corresponding to the residential building material identifier may be a position included in the selection information including the residential building material identifier. The detailed information of the residential building material identified by the residential building material identifier may be detailed information associated with the residential building material identifier in a plurality of pieces of residential building material information.

[0034] In addition, when the reception unit 12 receives a user identifier and a type of residential building material, the generation unit 13 may generate a plan board image using a floor plan image associated with the received user identifier and a plurality of selection information. In addition, the generation unit 13 may generate a plan board image including all information of the detailed information included in the residential building material information, or may generate a plan board image including only a part of the detailed information. As an example, even if the detailed information includes a price range, the generation unit 13 may generate a plan board image that does not include the price range. In addition, even if the residential building material identifier included in the selection information is blank, the generation unit 13 may generate a plan board image including the detailed information of the blank according to the selection information. In this way, it becomes possible to change the selection of the residential building material according to the specification of the detailed information of the blank.

[0035] More specifically, the generating unit 13 may generate the plan board image as follows. The generating unit 13 may specify selection information including the type of the accepted residential building material, and may acquire pairs of the position and the residential building material identifier included in the specified selection information. Next, the generating unit 13 may use a plurality of pieces of residential building material information to acquire detailed information corresponding to the residential building material identifier included in the acquired set, and may acquire a plurality of sets of the position and the detailed information. After that, the generating unit 13 may arrange a floor plan image near the center of the plan board image, generate a predetermined figure (e.g., a circular figure, etc.) indicating the position at the position of the floor plan image included in a certain set, arrange the detailed information (e.g., a photo and explanatory information, etc.) included in the set at a position around the floor plan image and close to the figure, and generate a leader line connecting the figure and the detailed information. The generating unit 13 may perform this process for all of the plurality of sets. In this manner, the plan board image may be generated.

[0036] The correspondence between the detailed information and the position may be performed using a method other than a leader line. For example, the same numbers or character strings may be displayed in the position and the detailed information, respectively, to link the two. In this case, the figure indicating the position may be a figure of numbers or character strings. In addition, when the selection information also includes suitability information, the generation unit 13 may generate a plan board image that displays the suitability information together with the detailed information. For example, when the generation unit 13 generates a plan board image using certain selection information, if the selection information includes suitability information, the generation unit 13 may generate a plan board image that displays the suitability information included in the selection information together with detailed information corresponding to the home building material identifier included in the selection information, or in association with the detailed information. In addition, in the plan board image, the home building material identifier corresponding to the detailed information may also be displayed together with the detailed information.

[0037] The output unit 14 outputs the plan board image generated by the generation unit 13. In addition, when the designation of detailed information in the plan board image is accepted by the acceptance unit 12, the output unit 14 may output a plurality of detailed information associated with the same type of residential building material as the designated detailed information. The type of residential building material as the designated detailed information may be, for example, the type of residential building material associated with the designated detailed information by the residential building material information. When the designated detailed information can be specified, the output unit 14 may specify the type of residential building material corresponding to the detailed information, for example, by using the residential building material information. In addition, when the position corresponding to the designated detailed information can be specified, the output unit 14 may specify the type of residential building material corresponding to the position, for example, by using selection information corresponding to the plan board image. The selection information corresponding to the plan board image may be selection information associated with the floor plan image included in the plan board image, and may be selection information used in the generation of the plan board image. In addition, the output unit 14 may acquire and output detailed information corresponding to the specified type of residential building material using a plurality of residential building material information after specifying the type of residential building material. The detailed information to be output may or may not include, for example, the detailed information displayed in the current plan board image. From the viewpoint of outputting the detailed information for changing the selection of the residential building materials, the latter is more preferable. The output unit 14 may output the residential building materials identifier corresponding to the detailed information together with the detailed information. When the output unit 14 outputs a plurality of detailed information, the reception unit 12 may, for example, receive the selection of any of the detailed information included in the plurality of output detailed information. The reception of the selection may, for example, be the reception of the selected detailed information itself, or the reception of the residential building materials identifier corresponding to the selected detailed information.

[0038] In addition, the output unit 14 may preferentially output a specific piece of detailed information when outputting a plurality of pieces of detailed information. In the case where the detailed information also includes a visual attribute, the output unit 14 may preferentially output, for example, detailed information including a visual attribute that matches a visual attribute included in the detailed information corresponding to the home building material identifier included in the selection information that is not the object of change, among the plurality of pieces of selection information, when outputting a plurality of pieces of detailed information associated with the same type of home building material as the specified detailed information. In addition, in the case where the detailed information also includes a price range, the output unit 14 may preferentially output, for example, detailed information including a price range that matches a price range included in the detailed information corresponding to the home building material identifier included in the selection information that is not the object of change, among the plurality of pieces of selection information, when outputting a plurality of pieces of detailed information associated with the same type of home building material as the specified detailed information, among the plurality of pieces of selection information.

[0039] The selected information that is not subject to change may be, for example, selected information corresponding to the floor plan image included in the plan board image that does not include the home building material identifier or position corresponding to the specified detailed information. For example, the output unit 14 may obtain a score according to the degree of match between the visual attributes and price range included in the detailed information to be output and the visual attributes and price range included in the detailed information corresponding to the home building material identifier included in the selected information that is not subject to change, for each detailed information to be output, and may output detailed information with a high score preferentially. For example, the detailed information may be output in descending order of score in order of the highest score. As an example, the information with a higher score may be output so as to be displayed at the top.

[0040] The score for one detailed information to be output may be obtained, for example, as follows. Here, for the sake of simplicity, a case will be described in which the visual attribute includes only hues such as red, blue, and yellow. First, the output unit 14 may identify each of the visual attributes included in the detailed information corresponding to the home building material identifier included in one or more selection information that is not the object of change. The one or more visual attributes identified in this way are set as first visual attributes. Next, the output unit 14 may identify a visual attribute included in one detailed information to be output. The visual attribute identified in this way is set as second visual attribute. Thereafter, the output unit 14 may compare one or more first visual attributes with one second visual attribute, and if the first and second visual attributes match, perform a process of adding a predetermined score (for example, a score of "1") to the detailed information to be output for all the identified first visual attributes. The score obtained in this way becomes the score for one detailed information to be output. For example, if the identified second visual attribute for a certain piece of detailed information is the shade of "red" and the identified first visual attribute includes three instances of the shade of "red," the score for that piece of detailed information may be "3." The output unit 14 performs such processing for all of the detailed information to be output, thereby obtaining a score for each piece of detailed information.

[0041] In addition, when the visual attributes include multiple pieces of information, for example, three pieces of information, color, pattern, and taste, the output unit 14 may use the sum of the scores obtained for each piece of information as the final score. In addition, when the score is obtained using the visual attributes and the price range, the final score may be the sum of the score obtained using the visual attributes and the score obtained using the price range in the same manner. In addition, although a case has been described in which a predetermined score is added if the colors match and no score is added if they do not, this is not necessary. A score according to the degree of matching of the visual attributes and the price range may be added. For example, when the price ranges match, such as when one of the comparison targets has a price range of "high" and the other has a price range of "high", the highest score of "1" is added; when the price ranges are one level apart, such as when one of the comparison targets has a price range of "medium" and the other has a price range of "high", a medium score of "0.3" is added; and when the price ranges are two levels apart, such as when one of the comparison targets has a price range of "low" and the other has a price range of "high", no score may be added. When a score according to the degree of matching of visual attributes or price ranges is used, the score may be specified, for example, using multiple score correspondence information that associates two visual attributes of the comparison targets with scores corresponding thereto. For example, for the pattern of visual attributes, the score correspondence information may indicate that the score between "wood grain" and "marble" is "0", and the score between "wood grain" and "solid color" is "0.3".

[0042] In addition, the selection information that is not subject to change may be, for example, the selection information corresponding to the floor plan image included in the plan board image, which does not include the home building material identifier or position corresponding to the specified detailed information, and may also be the selection information including the type of a specific home building material. The specific home building material is the main home building material in the house, and may be, for example, a system kitchen.

[0043] In addition, in this embodiment, when the score is calculated as described above, for example, when detailed information of a home building material with a low score is selected, the fact may be added to the selection information including the home building material identifier corresponding to the selected detailed information. Then, for example, a plan board image that displays the low score together with the detailed information may be generated. For example, when the generation unit 13 generates a plan board image using certain selection information, if the selection information includes a low score, the generation unit 13 may display the low score included in the selection information together with the detailed information corresponding to the home building material identifier included in the selection information, or may generate a plan board image that displays the low score in association with the detailed information.

[0044] Here, the output by the output unit 14 may be, for example, a display on a display device (for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display), may be transmitted to a predetermined device via a communication line, may be printed by a printer, or may be handed over to another component. In this embodiment, a case where the output unit 14 transmits information to be output will be mainly described. The output unit 14 may transmit, for example, a plan board image or multiple pieces of detailed information to the source of the type of residential building material received by the reception unit 12. The output unit 14 may or may not include a device that performs output (for example, a display device, a communication device, a printer, etc.). The output unit 14 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives those devices.

[0045] The change unit 15 may change the home equipment building material identifier included in the selection information corresponding to the detailed information specified in the plan board image to the home equipment building material identifier corresponding to the detailed information selected from the output multiple detailed information. The home equipment building material identifier included in the selection information corresponding to the detailed information may be the home equipment building material identifier associated with the detailed information in the multiple home equipment building material information, and may be the home equipment building material identifier included in the selection information. In this way, the home equipment building material identifier in the selection information is changed. In addition, when the selection information is changed by the change unit 15, for example, the plan board image after the change may be generated and output. In addition, as described later, when the suitability information is received, the change unit 15 may add the received suitability information to the changed selection information.

[0046] When the selection information is changed by the change unit 15, the transmission unit 16 may transmit information on the change to a contact corresponding to the type of residential building material included in the selection information. The change in the selection information may be a change in the residential building material identifier included in the selection information. In addition, the information on the change may be any information that can tell the change content of the selection information. As an example, the information on the change may be information including the changed correspondence information itself, or information that can identify the changed correspondence information (e.g., a user identifier, etc.) and information indicating the changed selection information (e.g., a changed residential building material identifier included in the changed selection information, etc.). In this case, the destination of the information on the change can confirm the changed detailed information in the plan board image generated using the changed correspondence information. When the plan board generation device 1 is a standalone device, it is preferable that the changed correspondence information itself is transmitted. The changed correspondence information may be correspondence information that associates the changed selection information with a floor plan image. Furthermore, the transmission target transmitted by the transmission unit 16 may include information for identifying the changed selection information (for example, it may be a user identifier and a changed residential building material identifier).

[0047] The transmitting unit 16 may transmit the information regarding the change by, for example, email, or may transmit the information by using a communication tool other than email. The transmitting unit 16 may or may not include a transmitting device (for example, a modem or a network card) for transmitting the information. The transmitting unit 16 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives the transmitting device.

[0048] The receiving unit 17 may receive suitability information including suitability of the change of the selection information from the contact in response to the transmission to the contact by the transmitting unit 16. For example, the suitability information including the fact that the change of the selection information is inappropriate may also include an alternative for the change. The alternative may include, for example, a home building material identifier after the change to make the change appropriate. The alternative included in the suitability information may be, for example, one or more. For example, the suitability information includes an alternative, and the suitability information including the alternative is also displayed on the plan board image, so that the user can easily make an appropriate selection by selecting the home building material corresponding to the alternative.

[0049] For example, when changing an electric shutter installed on a window, it may not be possible to install a specific electric shutter depending on the type of window. Therefore, when such an unselectable housing construction material is selected, suitability information including a notice that the housing construction material is unsuitable may be received.

[0050] The receiving unit 17 may receive information specifying the changed selection information together with the suitability information, for example. In this case, the selection information to which the suitability information is to be added can be specified by the information.

[0051] The receiving unit 17 may or may not include a wired or wireless receiving device (such as a modem or a network card) for receiving. The receiving unit 17 may be realized by hardware or software such as a driver that drives the receiving device.

[0052] Next, the operation of the planning board generating device 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. (Step S101) The reception unit 12 judges whether or not the type of residential building material has been received. If the type of residential building material has been received, the process proceeds to step S102, and if not, the process proceeds to step S104.

[0053] (Step S102) The generating unit 13 generates a plan board image according to the type of the received home building material using a plurality of home building material information and corresponding information. In addition, when the selection information used in generating the plan board image includes suitability information, the plan board image including the suitability information may be generated.

[0054] (Step S103) The output unit 14 outputs the generated plan board image.

[0055] (Step S104) The receiving unit 17 judges whether or not the suitability information has been received. If the suitability information has been received, the process proceeds to step S105, and if not, the process returns to step S101. Note that, for example, together with the suitability information, information specifying the changed selection information may also be received.

[0056] (Step S105) The change unit 15 adds the suitability information received in step S104 to the selection information corresponding to the suitability information. Then, the process returns to step S101. For example, the change unit 15 may add the received suitability information to the selection information specified by using information for specifying the selection information received together with the suitability information.

[0057] (Step S106) The reception unit 12 judges whether or not the designation of detailed information is received in the plan board image. If the designation of detailed information is received, the process proceeds to step S107, and if not, the process proceeds to step S111.

[0058] (Step S107) The output unit 14 outputs a plurality of detailed information items associated with the same type of residential building material as the specified detailed information items.

[0059] (Step S108) The reception unit 12 judges whether or not the selection of the detailed information has been received according to the output of step S107. If the selection of the detailed information has been received, the process proceeds to step S109. If not, the process of step S108 is repeated until the selection of the detailed information is received. Note that if the selection is not received even after a predetermined time has elapsed since multiple pieces of detailed information were output, a timeout may occur and the process may return to step S106.

[0060] (Step S109) The change unit 15 changes the residential facility building material identifier included in the selection information corresponding to the specified detailed information to the residential facility building material identifier corresponding to the selected and accepted detailed information.

[0061] (Step S110) The transmission unit 16 transmits information regarding the change of the selection information in step S109 to the contact address corresponding to the type of residential building material included in the selection information. Then, the process returns to step S102, and a planning board image in which the selection of the residential building material has been changed is generated.

[0062] (Step S111) The receiving unit 17 judges whether or not suitability information has been received. If suitability information has been received, the process proceeds to step S112, and if not, the process proceeds to step S113. Note that, for example, together with the suitability information, information specifying the changed selection information may also be received.

[0063] (Step S112) The change unit 15 adds the suitability information received in step S111 to the selection information corresponding to the suitability information. Then, the process returns to step S102, and a plan board image is generated that displays the suitability information to which the suitability information has been added. Note that the change unit 15 may add the received suitability information to the selection information specified using information that specifies the selection information received together with the suitability information, for example.

[0064] (Step S113) The generating unit 13 judges whether to end the generation of the plan board image according to the type of the residential building material received in step S101. If the generation is to end, the process returns to step S101, otherwise, the process returns to step S106. Note that the generating unit 13 may judge to end the generation of the plan board image when, for example, the receiving unit 12 receives an instruction to end the generation of the plan board image.

[0065] The processes shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2 may be executed in parallel. In this way, for example, multiple users can view the plan board image at the same time. The order of the processes in the flowchart of FIG. 2 is an example, and the order of each step may be changed as long as the same results can be obtained. In the flowchart of FIG. 2, the process ends when the power is turned off or an interrupt is generated to end the process.

[0066] Next, the operation of the planning board generating device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described using a specific example. In this specific example, it is assumed that the storage unit 11 stores a plurality of pieces of home building material information shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of pieces of correspondence information shown in FIG. 4A, and a plurality of pieces of contact correspondence information shown in FIG. 5.

[0067] The residential building material information shown in FIG. 3 includes a residential building material identifier, a type of residential building material identified by the residential building material identifier, and detailed information about the residential building material. The detailed information includes a photographed image and explanatory information. The explanatory information includes the name, visual attributes, and price range of the residential building material. The explanatory information may also include, for example, a document explaining the residential building material and the specifications of the residential building material. In this specific example, the visual attribute is color. The first residential building material information in FIG. 3 shows that the type of residential building material identified by the residential building material identifier "B001" is "window decoration", the photographed image of the residential building material is "P001", the name is "ABC curtain", and the color and price range are "blue" and "medium".

[0068] The correspondence information shown in FIG. 4A includes a user identifier, a floor plan image of the house of the user identified by the user identifier, and selection information indicating the residential building material selected in the house. The selection information is information including a position in the floor plan image, the type of the residential building material provided at that position, and a residential building material identifier that identifies the selected residential building material provided at that position. The first correspondence information in FIG. 4A indicates that the floor plan image of the house of a user identified by a user identifier "U001" (hereinafter, also referred to as "user U001") is "G001", a residential building material identified by a residential building material identifier "B001" is arranged at a position (X11, Y11) in the floor plan image, and the type of the residential building material is "window decoration".

[0069] The contact information shown in Fig. 5 includes the type of building material and a contact. In this specific example, the contact is an email address. The first contact information in Fig. 5 indicates that the contact corresponding to the type of building material "window decoration" is "D001@abc...co.jp".

[0070] First, the user U001 operates the information processing terminal 2 to select the type of residential building material "window decoration" from the list of types of residential building materials, and inputs an instruction to generate a planning board for the selected "window decoration". Then, the type of residential building material "window decoration" and the user identifier "U001" are transmitted from the information processing terminal 2 to the planning board generating device 1.

[0071] The transmitted type of residential building materials is received by the reception unit 12 of the plan board generation device 1, the user identifier and the type of residential building materials are passed to the generation unit 13, and the user identifier is passed to the change unit 15 (step S101). When the type of residential building materials is received, the generation unit 13 acquires the floor plan image "G001" from the correspondence information including the received user identifier "U001" in the multiple correspondence information shown in FIG. 4A stored in the storage unit 11, and identifies four selection information including the type of the received residential building materials "window decoration" from the selection information included in the correspondence information, and acquires four pairs of positions and residential building material identifiers from the identified four selection information. Next, the generation unit 13 acquires detailed information corresponding to the residential building material identifiers included in each of the acquired four pairs using the multiple residential building material information stored in the storage unit 11, and acquires pairs of positions, residential building material identifiers, and detailed information. Then, the generating unit 13 places the acquired floor plan image "G001" at the center, and for the acquired first group, places a figure indicating the position at the position of the floor plan image included in the group, places the detailed information included in the group near the figure, and places a leader line linking the figure and the detailed information. For the second to fourth groups, the generating unit 13 performs the same process to generate a plan board image and transfers it to the output unit 14 (step S102). In addition, the generating unit 13 also generates information that associates the area of ​​the detailed information in the plan board image with the home construction material identifier corresponding to the area of ​​the detailed information using four groups of the position, the home construction material identifier, and the detailed information, and transfers it to the output unit 14.

[0072] When receiving the plan board image, the output unit 14 transmits the received plan board image to a transmission source such as a user identifier (step S103). The transmitted plan board image is received and displayed by the information processing terminal 2 of the user U001. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the plan board image displayed on the information processing terminal 2. As shown in FIG. 6, in the plan board image 100 of the window decoration, a floor plan image 101 is arranged near the center, four detailed information 102a to 102d are arranged around the floor plan image 101, four figures 103a to 103d are arranged on the floor plan image 101, and leader lines 104a to 104 that link the detailed information 102a to 102d and the figures 103a to 103d are arranged. In this way, it becomes possible to know the window decorations such as curtains and blinds selected for the windows of each room in the floor plan image 101.

[0073] Then, the user U001 specifies detailed information 102a in the planning board image of Fig. 6. Then, the information processing terminal 2 transmits information indicating the specified position in the planning board image to the planning board generating device 1. The transmitted information is received by the reception unit 12 of the planning board generating device 1 and passed to the output unit 14 (step S106).

[0074] The output unit 14 uses the position of the plan board image indicated by the received information and the information received from the generation unit 13 that associates the area of ​​detailed information in the plan board image with the residential building material identifier corresponding to the area of ​​the detailed information to identify that the detailed information corresponding to the residential building material identifier "B001" has been specified, and passes the residential building material identifier "B001" to the change unit 15. The output unit 14 also acquires multiple pairs of detailed information and residential building material identifiers associated with the type of residential building material "window decoration" corresponding to the residential building material identifier "B001" from multiple residential building material information and transmits them to the information processing terminal 2 (step S107). Note that the multiple pairs of detailed information and residential building material information to be transmitted may not include the pair of detailed information and residential building material identifier "B001" corresponding to the residential building material identifier "B001". Also, multiple pairs of detailed information, etc. may be transmitted to the transmission source of the information received by the reception unit 12. Note that when transmitting detailed information, etc., preferential transmission using visual attributes or price range may be performed.

[0075] A plurality of pairs of detailed information and home building material information are received by the information processing terminal 2 of the user U001, and the plurality of detailed information are displayed. Then, if the user U001 selects the detailed information corresponding to the home building material identifier "B107", the information processing terminal 2 of the user U001 transmits the home building material identifier "B107" corresponding to the selected detailed information to the plan board generating device 1. It is assumed that the home building material identified by the home building material identifier "B107" is a roller blind.

[0076] The transmitted home equipment building material identifier is received by the reception unit 12 of the plan board generating device 1 and is passed to the change unit 15 (step S108). The change unit 15 uses the user identifier "U001" previously received from the reception unit 12, the home equipment building material identifier "B001" included in the selection information to be changed previously received from the output unit 14, and the home equipment building material identifier "B107" received from the reception unit 12 to identify the selection information including the home equipment building material identifier "B001" associated with the user identifier "U001" in the multiple correspondence information stored in the storage unit 11, and changes the home equipment building material identifier "B001" of the identified selection information to the home equipment building material identifier "B107" (step S109). In addition, the change unit 15 passes the changed home equipment building material identifier "B107" and the user identifier "U001" previously received from the reception unit 12 to the transmission unit 16.

[0077] When the transmission unit 16 receives the changed residential building material identifier "B107" and the user identifier "U001" from the change unit 15, the transmission unit 16 transmits the information as information regarding the change of the selected information (step S110). The destination of this information is the contact "D001@abc...co.jp" associated with the type of residential building material "window decoration" corresponding to the residential building material identifier "B107".

[0078] After that, a plan board image is generated and transmitted again according to the changed selection information, and the changed plan board image is displayed on the information processing terminal 2 of the user U001 (steps S102, S103). As a result, the user U001 can see the plan board image after changing the selection of the residential building materials on the information processing terminal 2.

[0079] The information transmitted from the transmission unit 16 is received by an information processing terminal of an expert who has specialized knowledge about window decoration. The expert operates the information processing terminal to access the plan board generating device 1, views the plan board image of the user "U001", and judges whether the selection of the home building material identified by the home building material identifier "B107" is appropriate. In this specific example, it is assumed that the curtain, which is the window decoration on the side of a busy road, has been changed to a roll screen. It is assumed that the change is inappropriate because the interior of the room is completely visible when the roll screen is rolled up. As a result, it is assumed that suitability information indicating inappropriateness and information specifying the changed selection information including the user identifier "U001" and the changed home building material identifier "B107" are transmitted from the information processing terminal of the expert to the plan board generating device 1.

[0080] The transmitted information is received by the receiving unit 17 of the plan board generating device 1 and passed to the change unit 15 (step S111). Then, the change unit 15 adds suitability information indicating inappropriateness to the selection information including the received changed residential building material identifier "B107" among the selection information associated with the received user identifier "U001" (step S112). As a result, the correspondence information may be as shown in FIG. 4B. After that, a plan board image including the added suitability information indicating inappropriateness is generated and transmitted, and the changed plan board image is displayed on the information processing terminal 2 of the user U001 (steps S102, S103). In this way, the user U001 can know that the change to the roller blind is inappropriate.

[0081] As described above, according to the plan board generating device 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to display only specific types of residential building materials in the plan board image. Therefore, for example, it is possible to generate a plan board image that displays window decorations such as curtains and blinds, and a plan board image that displays water-related items such as toilets, bathrooms, and washstands. As a result, by referring to the output plan board image, the user can easily confirm the selection target for a specific residential building material.

[0082] In addition, the home building materials to be selected can be changed by accepting the specification of detailed information in the plan board image and outputting multiple detailed information accordingly. In addition, when changing, detailed information including visual attributes and a price range that match the visual attributes and price range of the selected home building materials that are not to be changed is preferentially output, so that detailed information of home building materials with visual attributes and a price range that match the selected home building materials that are not to be changed can be more easily selected. As a result, the user's convenience is improved.

[0083] In addition, when the residential building materials to be selected are changed, the appropriateness of the change can be confirmed by a third party by sending information about the change. In the confirmation, by sending information about the change to a contact point corresponding to the type of the changed residential building materials, it is possible to request confirmation from an expert for each type of residential building materials, and the judgment result of the appropriateness will be more appropriate. In addition, by including suitability information indicating the suitability in the plan board image, the user can confirm whether the change in the selection of the residential building materials was appropriate. In addition, when the suitability information includes alternatives, it becomes possible to easily select the appropriate residential building materials accordingly.

[0084] In this embodiment, when the selection of the building materials is changed, information on the change is transmitted and the suitability information is received in response to the transmission. However, this is not necessarily the case. When it is not necessary to check the contents of such changes, the planning board generating device 1 may not include the transmitting unit 16 and the receiving unit 17.

[0085] In addition, in this embodiment, the case where the user can change the selection of the residential building materials has been mainly described, but this is not necessarily the case. In the case where the user does not need to be able to change the residential building materials, the plan board generating device 1 does not need to be provided with the change unit 15.

[0086] In addition, in the present embodiment, the case where one floor plan image is displayed for each user has been mainly described, but this is not necessary. For example, two or more floor plan images may be displayed for each user. In this case, the reception unit 12 may also receive information indicating the floor plan image to be included in the plan board image, and a plan board image including the floor plan image indicated by the received information may be generated. For example, when floor plan images of multiple floors corresponding to a certain user are stored in the storage unit 11, a plan board image including a floor plan image corresponding to information indicating the floor (for example, "1st floor", "2nd floor", etc.) received by the reception unit 12 may be generated.

[0087] In addition, in the present embodiment, the case where the selection information includes the type of the residential building material has been described, but for example, the selection information does not need to include the type of the residential building material. This is because, even if the selection information does not include the type of the residential building material, the type of the residential building material corresponding to the selection information can be specified using the residential building material identifier included in the selection information. More specifically, when the selection information includes a position and a residential building material identifier, the type of the residential building material corresponding to the selection information can be specified by using the residential building material information to specify the type of the residential building material associated with the residential building material identifier. Therefore, each process described in the present embodiment can be performed by using the type of the residential building material corresponding to the selection information instead of the type of the residential building material included in the selection information. Note that, when the selection information does not include the type of the residential building material, it is preferable that the initial value of the residential building material identifier included in the selection information is not blank. This is because, when the initial value of the residential building material identifier included in the selection information is blank, the type of the residential building material corresponding to the selection information cannot be specified.

[0088] When the selection information does not include the type of the residential building material, the generation unit 13 may, for example, specify the type of the residential building material for each selection information by using the residential building material identifier included in the selection information used in generating the plan board image and the multiple pieces of residential building material information. This specification may be performed by specifying the type of the residential building material associated with the residential building material identifier included in the selection information by the residential building material information. In this case, the generation unit 13 can generate the plan board image in the same manner as described above, except that the type of the residential building material included in the selection information becomes the type of the residential building material specified for the selection information.

[0089] In addition, if the selection information does not include the type of residential building material, the output unit 14 may, as an example, use the selection information to identify a residential building material identifier corresponding to the specified detailed information, and use the residential building material information to identify the type of residential building material corresponding to the identified residential building material identifier, thereby identifying the type of residential building material that is the same as the specified detailed information.

[0090] Furthermore, if the selection information does not include the type of residential building material, the transmission unit 16 may transmit information regarding the change to a contact corresponding to the type of residential building material identified by the residential building material identifier included in the selection information when the selection information is changed by the change unit 15. More specifically, the transmission unit 16 may identify the type of residential building material identified by the residential building material identifier included in the changed selection information by using the residential building material information to identify the type of residential building material corresponding to the changed residential building material identifier.

[0091] In addition, in the above embodiments, each process or function may be realized by centralized processing in a single device or a single system, or may be realized by distributed processing in multiple devices or multiple systems.

[0092] In addition, in the above embodiments, the transfer of information between each component may be performed, for example, by one component outputting information and the other component receiving information if the two components transferring the information are physically different, or, if the two components transferring the information are physically the same, by shifting from a processing phase corresponding to one component to a processing phase corresponding to the other component.

[0093] In the above embodiment, information related to the processing performed by each component, such as information accepted, acquired, selected, generated, transmitted, or received by each component, and information such as thresholds, formulas, and addresses used by each component in processing, may be temporarily or long-term stored in a recording medium (not shown) even if not specified in the above description. Furthermore, each component or a storage unit (not shown) may store information in the recording medium (not shown). Furthermore, each component or a reading unit (not shown) may read information from the recording medium (not shown).

[0094] In the above embodiment, if the information used by each component, such as the thresholds, addresses, and various setting values ​​used by each component in processing, may be changed by the user, the user may be able to change the information as appropriate, even if not specified in the above description. If the information is changeable by the user, the change may be realized, for example, by a reception unit (not shown) that receives a change instruction from the user, and a change unit (not shown) that changes the information in response to the change instruction. The reception unit (not shown) may receive the change instruction from an input device, may receive information transmitted via a communication line, or may receive information read from a predetermined recording medium.

[0095] In addition, in the above embodiment, when two or more components included in the plan board generation device 1 have a communication device, an input device, etc., the two or more components may have a physically single device, or may have separate devices.

[0096] In the above embodiment, each component may be configured by dedicated hardware, or a component that can be realized by software may be realized by executing a program. For example, each component may be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or semiconductor memory. During execution, the program execution unit may execute the program while accessing the storage unit or recording medium. The software that realizes the plan board generation device 1 in the above embodiment is a program such as the following. In other words, this program may be a program to cause a computer that can access a plurality of pieces of residential building material information that correspond to a residential building material identifier that identifies a residential building material, which is at least one of residential equipment and building materials, a type of residential building material, and detailed information of the residential building material, and that can access a memory unit in which correspondence information that corresponds a floor plan image of a house to a position in the floor plan image and a plurality of selection information including a residential building material identifier that identifies a selected residential building material provided at the position, to function as a reception unit that accepts the type of residential building material, a generation unit that generates a plan board image that displays detailed information of the residential building material identified by the residential building material identifier corresponding to the accepted type of residential building material in the selection information in correspondence with a position corresponding to the residential building material identifier in the floor plan image, and an output unit that outputs the plan board image generated by the generation unit.

[0097] In addition, in the above program, the functions realized by the program do not include functions that can only be realized by hardware, such as a modem or an interface card in a reception unit that receives information, a reception unit that receives information, an output unit that outputs information, a transmission unit that transmits information, and the like, which can only be realized by hardware, are not included in the functions realized by the above program.

[0098] This program may be executed by being downloaded from a server or the like, or may be executed by reading out a program recorded on a predetermined recording medium (for example, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM, a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, etc.). This program may be used as a program constituting a program product.

[0099] Furthermore, the program may be executed by a single computer or a plurality of computers. That is, the program may be executed by centralized processing or distributed processing.

[0100] 7 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the appearance of a computer that executes the above program to realize the plan board generation device 1 according to the above embodiment. The above embodiment can be realized by computer hardware and a computer program executed thereon.

[0101] In FIG. 7, computer system 900 comprises a computer 901 including a CD-ROM drive 905 , a keyboard 902 , a mouse 903 and a monitor 904 .

[0102] Fig. 8 is a diagram showing the internal configuration of a computer system 900. In Fig. 8, the computer 901 includes, in addition to a CD-ROM drive 905, an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) 911, a ROM 912 for storing programs such as a boot-up program, a RAM 913 connected to the MPU 911 for temporarily storing instructions of application programs and providing a temporary storage space, a hard disk 914 for storing application programs, system programs, and data, and a bus 915 for mutually connecting the MPU 911, the ROM 912, etc. Note that the computer 901 may include a network card (not shown) for providing a connection to a LAN, a WAN, etc.

[0103] A program for causing the computer system 900 to execute the functions of the plan board generation device 1 according to the above embodiment may be stored on a CD-ROM 921, inserted into the CD-ROM drive 905, and transferred to the hard disk 914. Alternatively, the program may be transmitted to the computer 901 via a network (not shown) and stored on the hard disk 914. The program is loaded into the RAM 913 when executed. The program may be loaded directly from the CD-ROM 921 or the network. The program may also be read into the computer system 900 via another recording medium (e.g., a DVD) instead of the CD-ROM 921.

[0104] The program does not necessarily include an operating system (OS) or a third-party program that causes the computer 901 to execute the functions of the plan board generating device 1 according to the above embodiment. The program may include only an instruction portion that calls appropriate functions or modules in a controlled manner to obtain a desired result. How the computer system 900 operates is well known, and a detailed description will be omitted.

[0105] The above-mentioned embodiments are merely examples for specifically implementing the present invention, and are not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention. The technical scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims, not by the description of the embodiments, and is intended to include modifications within the literal scope of the claims and the scope of equivalent meanings. [Explanation of symbols]

[0106] 1 Plan board generator 11 Storage section 12 Reception 13 Generation part 14 Output section 15 Changes 16 Transmitter 17 Receiving section

Claims

1. A plan board generating device that can access a plurality of pieces of residential equipment building material information that associates a residential equipment building material identifier that identifies a residential equipment building material that is at least one of a housing facility and a building material, a type of the residential equipment building material, and detailed information of the residential equipment building material, A storage unit that stores correspondence information that associates a floor plan image of a house with a position in the floor plan image and a plurality of selection information including a home improvement material identifier that identifies a selected home improvement material to be provided at the position; a reception unit for receiving the type of building material; A generation unit that generates a plan board image that displays detailed information of the home building material identified by a home building material identifier corresponding to the type of the home building material received in the selection information in association with a position corresponding to the home building material identifier in the floor plan image; An output unit that outputs the plan board image generated by the generation unit.

2. The reception unit also receives designation of detailed information in the plan board image, The output unit outputs a plurality of pieces of detailed information associated with the same type of residential building material as the specified pieces of detailed information; The reception unit also receives a selection of detailed information from the plurality of output detailed information, 2. The planning board generating device according to claim 1, further comprising a change unit that changes a residential building material identifier included in the selection information corresponding to the specified detailed information to a residential building material identifier corresponding to the selected detailed information.

3. The detailed information includes visual attributes selected from one or more of a color, a pattern, and a taste of the building material; The planning board generation device of claim 2, wherein when the output unit outputs multiple detailed information associated with the same type of residential building material as the specified detailed information, the output unit preferentially outputs detailed information among the multiple selected information that includes visual attributes that match visual attributes included in the detailed information corresponding to the residential building material identifier included in the selected information that is not to be changed.

4. The detailed information includes a price range of building materials, The planning board generation device of claim 2, wherein when the output unit outputs multiple detailed information associated with the same type of residential building material as the specified detailed information, the output unit preferentially outputs detailed information among the multiple selected information that includes a price range that matches the price range included in the detailed information corresponding to the residential building material identifier included in the selected information that is not to be changed.

5. The storage unit also stores a plurality of contact information items that correspond to types of home improvement materials and contact information related to the home improvement materials corresponding to the types of home improvement materials, a transmission unit that, when the selection information is changed by the change unit, transmits information regarding the change to a contact corresponding to a type of residential building material identified by a residential building material identifier included in the selection information; a receiving unit that receives, in response to the transmission to the contact by the transmitting unit, suitability information including suitability of the change of the selected information from the contact, The change unit adds the received suitability information to the changed selection information; The plan board generating device according to claim 2 , wherein the generating unit generates a plan board image that displays the suitability information together with the detailed information when the selection information includes suitability information.

6. 6. The planning board generating device according to claim 5, wherein the suitability information including the fact that the change of the selection information is inappropriate also includes an alternative plan for the change.

7. 7. The planning board generating device according to claim 1, wherein the selection information includes a type of residential building material to be installed at the position included in the selection information.

8. A plan board image generating method, which is processed using a storage unit that stores correspondence information that associates a floor plan image of a house with a position in the floor plan image and a plurality of selection information including a home improvement material identifier that identifies a home improvement material that is at least one of a selected home equipment and a building material that is provided at the position, a reception unit, a generating unit that can access a plurality of home improvement material information that associates a home improvement material identifier that identifies a home improvement material, a type of the home improvement material, and detailed information of the home improvement material, and an output unit, The receiving unit receives a type of the building material; The generating unit generates a plan board image that displays detailed information of the home building material identified by the home building material identifier corresponding to the type of the home building material received in the selection information in association with a position corresponding to the home building material identifier in the floor plan image; The output unit outputs the generated plan board image.

9. A computer is provided which is capable of accessing a plurality of pieces of home equipment information that associates a home equipment identifier that identifies a home equipment that is at least one of a home equipment and a building material, the type of the home equipment, and detailed information of the home equipment, and which is capable of accessing a storage unit in which correspondence information that associates a floor plan image of a house with a position in the floor plan image and a plurality of pieces of selection information including a home equipment identifier that identifies a selected home equipment provided at the position is stored. A reception section for receiving the types of building materials; A generation unit that generates a plan board image that displays detailed information of a home building material identified by a home building material identifier corresponding to the type of the home building material received in the selection information in association with a position in the floor plan image that corresponds to the home building material identifier; A program for causing the output unit to function as an output unit that outputs the plan board image generated by the generation unit.

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