Mass customization community system and computer program

Abstract

To provide a mass customization community system that supports selecting or customizing the appearance of an article or a service.SOLUTION: A mass customization community system includes: a database unit 306 which records one or more selected from among color data obtained by actual measurement, texture data of a material, and finish data of a surface; a request receiving unit 301 which receives a request from a client 1, selected from among an article, a service, a color, the texture of the material, the finish of the surface, and the appearance of the article or the service; a proposal receiving unit 302 which receives a proposal selected from among the article, the service, the color, the texture of the material, the finish of the surface, and the appearance of the article or the service; a data selection unit 303 which selects one or more selected from among the article, the service, the color, the texture of the material, the finish of the surface, and the appearance of the article or the service; a sample preparation unit 304 which prepares the sample of the article or the service; and a display unit 305 which displays the prepared sample in a virtual space.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a mass customization community system that supports the selection and / or customization of the appearance of goods and / or services by applying one or more selected from color, material texture, and surface finish to all or part of the goods and / or services in a virtual space accessible to multiple users via a communication line, and a computer program that causes a computer to function as the mass customization community system. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, in product design, "CMF," which stands for color (C), material (M) and finish (F), has been raised as a keyword as it determines the impression and value of goods and / or services. CMF is a term that indicates three elements: color (C), which represents the hue; material (M), which represents the texture of the material; and (F), which represents the surface finish (processing: FINISH), and they play an important role in the appearance and feel of goods and / or services. However, in the past, when planning and developing products and / or services, the color, texture of the material, and surface finish were often considered after the shape design and function were finalized. Therefore, there was almost no design and development that focused on CMF in the design and development of products and / or services. Since CMF is closely related to not only the appearance of goods and / or services, but also quality improvement, surface protection, concept expression, functionality improvement, and consumer purchasing motivation, CMF has a significant impact not only on the purchase of goods and / or services, but also on the possession and use of the goods and / or services after purchase.

[0003] However, consumers of goods and / or services are often faced with situations where they want to choose a CMF that suits their tastes but are unable to find it, do not know what CMF suits their tastes, or only see goods and / or services with specific CMFs, and are therefore not fully satisfied in all cases when purchasing goods and / or services. On the other hand, providers of goods and / or services use their own manufacturing and processing technologies, material capabilities, various data, etc., for limited goods and / or services. However, because commercial flows and practices are fixed, there has been insufficient expansion to other goods and / or services, and it has not been possible to fully expand the goods and / or services and customer contact points of services. For this reason, although the manufacturing and processing technologies, material capabilities, and various data are excellent in themselves, they may remain dormant within each company, and it has not been possible to say that the potential of the manufacturing and processing technologies, material capabilities, etc. has been fully utilized. In addition, those who design products and / or services have to base their designs on a limited range of manufacturing and processing technologies, material capabilities, and various data, which limits the designs.

[0004] With regard to consulting on matters related to the color of goods and / or services, the following techniques have been known so far. Patent Document 1 discloses a color consulting system that enables a user to easily obtain color information specific to the user based on color classification, and that utilizes this color information to select products and receive information. Patent Document 2 discloses a color diagnosis method that allows users to easily receive color coordination without restrictions on time or place. Reference 3 discloses a system and method for electronically communicating, coordinating, and distributing product designs, specifications, manufacturing-related data, and the like among multiple parties in order to develop color-related products. Cited Document 4 discloses a system and method capable of evaluating the color design of a comfortable interior space taking into account the color of lighting and the coloring of interior facilities. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] JP 2004-118444 A [Patent Document 2] JP 2006-40105 A [Patent Document 3] JP 2009-193594 A [Patent Document 4] JP 2020-91591 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] The inventor began his research based on the hypothesis that "it might be possible to create a service that is more in touch with the people involved, including those who request and provide colors." He then established the concept of "Color as a Service (mass customization community of color)" by building a system that matches consumers of goods and / or services with providers of goods and / or services (providers / proposers of color information, providers / proposers of goods and / or services, creators (designers of goods and / or services), etc.) through "color," a common component of products in various fields. "Color as a Service" aims to build new relationships between consumers of goods and / or services and the various providers of goods and / or services, and to provide a new user experience (UX) that accompanies this. A servicer that supports the selection of goods and services through real color experiences in a virtual space will support consumers in selecting the goods (products) and services they want, and in updating the colors of those goods and services, based on color.

[0007] One of the problems that the present invention aims to solve is to provide a mass customization community system that easily connects and matches consumer requesters who are looking for CMF goods and / or services to their liking with CMF proposers that correspond to the requesters, thereby supporting the selection and / or customization of the appearance of the goods and / or services by applying one or more selected from color, material texture, and surface finish to a part or all of the goods and / or services. One of the problems that this invention aims to solve is to provide a mass customization community system that enables a new relationship to be built between a requester and a proposer, enables the requester to be provided with a new user experience (UX), and enables the proposer to expand new customer contact points based on the knowledge that the requester possesses. One of the problems that the present invention aims to solve is to provide a mass customization community system that supports the selection and / or customization of the appearance of goods and / or services through the application in a virtual space of one or more selected from color, material texture, and surface finish, each of which is obtained by actual measurement. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] As a result of intensive research into solving the above-mentioned problems, the inventors have discovered that the above-mentioned problems can be solved by (i) a mass customization community system having a specific configuration, which supports selection and / or customization of the appearance of goods and / or services by applying one or more selected from color, material texture, and surface finish to all or part of the goods and / or services in a virtual space accessible to multiple users via a communication line, and (ii) a computer program that causes a computer to function as the mass customization community system, and have thus completed the present invention. That is, the present invention provides a mass customization community system shown in Items 1 to 15 below and a computer program shown in Item 16 below.

[0009] [Item 1] A mass customization community system that supports the selection and / or customization of the appearance of goods and / or services by applying one or more selected from color, material texture, and surface finish to a part or all of the goods and / or services in a virtual space accessible to multiple users via a communication line, A database unit including one or more databases, the database unit including at least one database including one or more selected from color data obtained by actual measurement, texture data of a material obtained by actual measurement, and surface finish data obtained by actual measurement; a request receiving unit for receiving requests from a client included in the users regarding one or more items selected from the items, services, colors, textures of materials, surface finishes, and appearances of the items and / or services; A proposal receiving unit that receives one or more proposals selected from the items, services, colors, textures of materials, surface finishes, and appearances of items and / or services corresponding to the request received by the request receiving unit from a proposer included in the users and / or a trained first artificial intelligence; a data selection unit that selects, from data stored in a database included in the database unit, one or more items selected from the items, services, colors, textures of materials, surface finishes, and appearances of items and / or services that match the request received by the request receiving unit and / or the proposal received by the proposal receiving unit; a sample preparation unit that prepares at least one sample of an item and / or service based on the data obtained by the data selection unit; a display unit that displays at least one sample prepared by the sample preparation unit in the virtual space; A mass customization community system that provides: [Item 2] The mass customization community system described in Item 1, wherein the database unit includes a database of the proposers connected via an API (Application Programming Interface). [Item 3] A mass customization community system as described in Item 1 or 2, wherein the data selection unit selects one or more of the data recorded in the database included in the database unit using the trained first artificial intelligence and / or the trained second artificial intelligence based on requests and / or suggestions in the form of one or more of text information, image information, and audio information. [Item 4] A mass customization community system according to any one of items 1 to 3, in which information including an environmental score for commercialization and a degree of color universal design compatibility is assigned to each sample produced in the sample production unit. [Item 5] A mass customization community system according to any one of items 1 to 4, wherein the display unit displays the sample using a physical rendering technique based on surface spectral data. [Item 6] A mass customization community system according to any one of items 1 to 5, wherein the display unit is capable of displaying samples under conditions desired by a user. [Item 7] A mass customization community system described in any one of items 1 to 6, comprising a selection unit that enables a requester to select one or more desired samples from the at least one sample displayed in the virtual space. [Item 8] A mass customization community system described in any one of items 1 to 7, comprising an NFT recording unit that records the sample selected by the selection unit as data including a non-fungible token that can be traded on a blockchain. [Item 9] A mass customization community system described in any one of items 1 to 8, comprising a matching unit that matches one or more of the requesters with one or more of the proposers based on the samples selected by the selection unit. [Item 10] A mass customization community system described in any one of items 1 to 9, comprising an inquiry unit that confirms matters including estimates and / or purchase conditions with proposers of samples that match the client's requests. [Item 11] A mass customization community system according to any one of items 1 to 10, wherein the request accepted by the request accepting unit includes purchase conditions and / or manufacturing conditions desired by the requester. [Item 12] A mass customization community system described in any one of Items 1 to 11, comprising an additional request receiving unit that receives additional requests to the proposer when there is no sample that matches the request from the client or when there are corrections to be made to the sample. [Item 13] A mass customization community system according to any one of items 1 to 12, further comprising a request / proposal recording unit that records requests received by the request receiving unit, proposals received by the proposal receiving unit, and additional requests received by the additional request receiving unit. [Item 14] A mass customization community system according to any one of items 1 to 13, comprising a billing unit that performs billing processing and payment confirmation processing for users of the mass customization community system. [Item 15] A mass customization community system according to any one of items 1 to 14, which is a competition format in which two or more proposals are pitted against each other in response to a request from a client. [Item 16] A computer program that causes a computer to function as the mass customization community system described in any one of items 1 to 15. Effect of the Invention

[0010] The present invention provides a mass customization community system that easily connects and matches a client seeking a CMF product and / or service of his / her choice with a proposer of the corresponding CMF, thereby supporting the selection and / or customization of the appearance of the product and / or service by applying one or more selected from color, material texture, and surface finish to a part or all of the product and / or service. The present invention provides a mass customization community system that enables a new relationship to be built between a requester and a proposer, enables the requester to be provided with a new user experience (UX), and enables the proposer to expand new customer contact points based on the knowledge that the requester possesses. The present invention provides a mass customization community system that supports the selection and / or customization of the appearance of goods and / or services through the application in a virtual space of one or more selected from color, material texture, and surface finish, each of which is obtained by actual measurement.

[0011] In the mass customization community system of the present invention, requesters can customize desired objects by applying their preferred CMF in a virtual space, and proposers can monetize by providing and developing their own products, services, and knowledge using the CMF as a starting point, and in doing so, they can reproduce the CMF in the virtual space based on data obtained from actual measurements. The mass customization community system of the present invention is capable of proposing CMFs that match the client's intentions (user needs), is capable of upgrading the CMFs, and is capable of proposing goods and / or services linked to the selected or proposed CMF. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1]FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration of a mass customization community system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operation of a mass customization community system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] A sequence diagram showing another example of the operation of the mass customization community system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] A sequence diagram showing another example of the operation of the mass customization community system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] A sequence diagram showing another example of the operation of the mass customization community system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] A sequence diagram showing another example of the operation of the mass customization community system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] A sequence diagram showing another example of the operation of the mass customization community system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] A sequence diagram showing another example of the operation of the mass customization community system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] A sequence diagram showing another example of the operation of the mass customization community system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] A diagram showing a requester viewing, in a virtual space, an item to which one or more of the following has been applied, selected from color, material texture, and surface finish, at least in part, in a mass customization community system according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 11] A diagram showing how the appearance of goods and / or services can be selected and / or customized in a virtual space in a mass customization community system according to one embodiment of the present invention by applying one or more of color, material texture, and surface finish to at least a portion of the goods. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0013] Hereinafter, the mass customization community system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, but includes various modified examples that are implemented within the scope that does not deviate from the gist of the present invention.

[0014] [Outline of "Color as a Service" (Mass Customization Community of Color)] The outline of "Color as a Service," which is the basic concept of the mass customization community system according to the present invention, can be explained as follows, for example. "Color as a Service" is a mass color customization community centered around service providers that support the selection of things and events through real color experiences in a virtual space, matching consumers of goods and / or services (companies and individual consumers) with providers of goods and / or services (color information providers / proposers such as paint companies and ink companies, goods and / or service providers / proposers / processors, creators (designers of colors, goods and services), and others related to color-based products and services).

[0015] The servicer may be a professional administrator, or one or more of the providers of goods and / or services may play a central role and act as a whole as the servicer. Providers of goods and / or services, such as color information providers / proposers, providers and proposers of goods and / or services, creators (designers of goods and / or services), etc., will fulfill their role as servicers by providing and / or proposing to the servicer their own areas of expertise, such as color-related information, color data, color-related products, color-related services, products linked to color, and services linked to color, or by utilizing such items themselves.

[0016] The servicer performs one or more of the following for businesses and individuals who are consumers of goods and / or services: propose colors that match requests, requests, and needs; provide upgradeable color designs; propose "goods and services" based on the selected colors; visualize the status of "things and events" in real time; and provide services without delay even from remote locations. In addition, for individuals, the servicer improves the experience value of the economic sphere by providing a consumption destination through a payment platform, and also sends consumers to them. Furthermore, through these activities, the servicer is able to obtain corporate behavior data from the consumer businesses and consumer behavior data from the consumer individuals.

[0017] The servicer may provide the acquired corporate behavior data and consumer behavior data to providers of goods and / or services free of charge or for a fee. In addition, companies and individuals who are consumers will receive one or more of the following services from the servicer, for a fee: (a) color suggestions that match requests, requests, and needs, (b) upgradeable color designs, (c) suggestions for "products and services" based on the selected colors, (d) real-time visualization of the status of "things and events," and (e) provision of services without delay even in remote locations.

[0018] This will enable participants in the "Color as a Service" community to refine their products or services and their own user experience (UX) based on their own behavioral data.

[0019] [Users of mass customization community systems, etc.] Users of the mass customization community system of the present invention include consumers of goods and / or services, and providers of goods and / or services in the above-mentioned "Color as a Service." At least one of the users is a requester who makes a request to select and / or customize the appearance of the goods and / or services by applying one or more selected from color, material texture, and surface finish to at least a part of the goods and / or services in the virtual space. In FIG. 1, the requester is one person, but may include a first requester, a second requester,... an nth requester. The requesters include companies and individuals looking for goods and / or services related to one or more of the following: color, texture of material, and surface finish. Typically, the requesters are equivalent to consumers of goods and / or services in the "Color as a Service" community.

[0020] At least one of the users is a proposer who makes a proposal for selecting and / or customizing the appearance of the goods and / or services by proposing one or more selected from color, material texture, and surface finish for at least a part of the goods and / or services designated by the client in the virtual space. The proposer may be one person, or may include, for example, a first proposer, a second proposer,..., an nth proposer as shown in FIG. 1. Proposers include companies, designers, individuals, etc. who propose goods and / or services related to one or more of the following: color, material texture, and surface finish. Typically, proposers are equivalent to each provider of goods and / or services in the "Color as a Service" community.

[0021] The system administrator in the mass customization community system of the present invention corresponds to the servicer in the above-mentioned "Color as a Service." The system administrator is responsible for the management and maintenance of the system, management of data, etc., and handling of participants.

[0022] [Mass Customization Community System System Configuration Example] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of the configuration of a mass customization community system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mass customization community system shown in Figure 1 comprises a requester 1, a first proposer 2a, a second proposer 2b, a management and operation system 3, and a blockchain B, which are connected via a communication line N, and further comprises a virtual space M.

[0023] The requester 1 is connected to the mass customization community system via a requester terminal 10, and through the requester terminal 10, requests are made, sent, applications are processed, decisions are made, and the virtual space M is viewed and operated. The first proposer 2a is connected to the mass customization community system via the first proposer terminal 20a, and has a database 21a as necessary. The first proposer 2a creates proposals, transmits them, and views the virtual space through the first proposer terminal 20a. The same applies to the second proposer 2b. Blockchain B has an NFT recording unit 401.

[0024] The management / operation system 3 at least comprises a request receiving unit 301, a proposal receiving unit 302, and a display unit 305. In addition, as necessary, it may comprise a data selection unit 303, a sample creation unit 304, a first artificial intelligence 317, a billing unit 311, an additional request receiving unit 312, a selection unit 313, a matching unit 314, an inquiry unit 315, a request / proposal recording unit 316, a second artificial intelligence 317, and a database unit 306. The database unit 306 may include a first database 306x. In addition, it may comprise a manager / operator terminal 30. The display unit 305 in the management and operation system 3 displays various information in the virtual space M formed in the mass customization community system.

[0025] In Figure 1, a requester 1, a first proposer 2a, and a second proposer 2a are shown as multiple users participating in the mass customization community system, but the requester and proposer are not limited to the example shown in Figure 1, and there may be one or more of each. In addition, there are one or more administrators who manage the mass customization community system, although they are not shown in Figure 1.

[0026] The mass customization community system of the present invention supports the selection and / or customization of the appearance of goods and / or services by applying one or more of color, material texture, and surface finish to part or all of the goods and / or services.

[0027] The article in the mass customization community system of the present invention can be a tangible object that physically occupies a part of space and has a tangible existence. Also, in the present invention, the article is not limited to a solid, and can be, for example, a liquid, gas, or light with a specific color or texture. Services in the mass customization community system of the present invention can include, for example, services for providing information on the color and texture of an item, and on the manufacturing and processing methods of the item, etc. Furthermore, the services can include, for example, the presentation of colors and the like in spaces such as homes, stores, cities and towns, and the presentation of colors and the like in events such as concerts, weddings, funerals, ceremonies, and sporting events.

[0028] The color in the mass customization community system of the present invention is information about commonly known colors. For example, L * a * b * Color space color system, L * c * h * Color space color system, Munsell color system, XYZ color system, It is possible to use color information based on color systems such as the RGB color system, the Hunter Lab color system, etc. In addition, by clarifying the correlation with general color systems, it is also possible to use color information based on language.

[0029] The texture of a material in the mass customization community system of the present invention refers to the texture of the material itself, for example, the texture of wood grain, etc. for wood, the change in visible light reflectance depending on the angle for metal, the metallic grain feel and glittering feel for powdered metal, etc. For example, the texture felt when observing the surface of a coating film containing a lustrous pigment to be measured is information on macro-luster feeling, which is the texture perceived by macroscopic observation, micro-luster feeling, which is the texture perceived by microscopic observation, depth sensation (depth sensation), clarity, etc.

[0030] Examples of macro-brilliance include the multi-angle spectral reflectance obtained by irradiating the surface to be measured with uniform light, receiving the reflected light at each angle, and measuring the color. In addition, examples of macro-brilliance include the FF value (flip-flop value) which represents the flip-flop phenomenon in which the color (brightness, saturation, hue) changes depending on the lighting and observation angle when the surface to be measured is observed from a long distance, the IV value (intensity value) which represents the visual brightness of the highlight side at an opening angle of 10 degrees to 25 degrees from the regular reflected light that appears on the opposite side of the incident light, the SV value (scatter value) which represents the brightness of the front of the highlight side, the cFF value, the metallic index, the deepness index, the clarity, and the gloss value which represents the gloss. The macro-brilliance can be obtained directly by using, for example, a multi-angle spectrophotometer, a laser-type metallic feeling measuring device, a variable angle spectrophotometer, a gloss meter, etc., and can also be calculated from these.

[0031] The micro-brightness sensation is a sensation related to two-dimensional non-uniformity of brightness, such as a glittering sensation or a grainy sensation, which is manifested by the bright pigment in the surface to be measured when the surface to be measured is observed from a close distance. The micro-brilliance can be obtained using a micro-brilliance measuring instrument. Examples of the micro-brilliance measuring instrument include a micro-brilliance measuring instrument equipped with a light irradiation device that irradiates light onto the bright coating surface, a CCD camera that forms an image by photographing the irradiated coating surface at an angle where the irradiated light is not incident, and an image analyzer that is connected to the CCD camera and analyzes the image.

[0032] The "sparkle" of a bright coating film can be quantitatively expressed by the sparkle value BV determined by the method described in Japanese Patent No. 6703639, for example, and a high correlation can be achieved between the sparkle value BV and the sensory evaluation of the "sparkle" by visual observation.

[0033] The graininess can be expressed, for example, by the MGR value determined by the method described in Japanese Patent No. 6703639. The MGR value is one of the scales of micro-brilliance, which is the texture when observed microscopically, and is a parameter that expresses the graininess in highlights (when a multi-layer coating film is observed from near the specular reflection of incident light). A suitable method for quantitatively measuring the "graininess" is to photograph the illuminated bright coating surface with a CCD camera to obtain a two-dimensional image, and then subject this two-dimensional image to a two-dimensional Fourier transform to obtain a spatial frequency spectrum, from which the power of the low spatial frequency components is integrated and normalized by the DC component to obtain a two-dimensional power spectrum integral value, and the graininess of the coating film is quantitatively evaluated from this two-dimensional power spectrum integral value.

[0034] The sense of depth represents the sense of depth given by the luminous pigment, and is calculated from the spectral reflectance at the representative angle. * c * The L* and c* values ​​in the h color system are * R and c * R, and using these, * R / L * For example, the sense of depth of shade obtained by the method described in Japanese Patent No. 6703639 can be mentioned. The clarity is the same as the above L * R and c * For example, the clarity is determined by the method described in Japanese Patent No. 6703639 using R.

[0035] The surface finish in the mass customization community system of the present invention is information on how to finish the surface of an article. For example, the surface finish state can be a glossy surface, a matte surface, a hairline surface, etc.

[0036] The appearance of the goods and / or services in the mass customization community system of the present invention is an element for adjusting the appearance and feel of the goods and / or services based on one or more selected from color, material texture, and surface finish, thereby evaluating the value of the goods and / or services as a whole. The appearance of such goods and / or services carries a very large weight when purchasing goods and / or services.

[0037] <Communication lines and user terminals> The mass customization community system of the present invention allows multiple users to participate by connecting to multiple user terminals via communication lines.

[0038] The communication line is not particularly limited as long as it is a communication path that allows data to be transmitted and received. For example, one or more types of communication networks such as a direct connection dedicated line (dedicated cable), a LAN (Local Area Network), a telephone communication network, a cable network, and the Internet can be mentioned. The communication method in the communication line is wired and / or wireless.

[0039] The user terminal is not particularly limited as long as it is a terminal capable of transmitting and receiving data, and examples thereof include a personal computer, a portable information terminal, and a mobile phone (smartphone).

[0040] <Virtual Space> The virtual space is accessible to a plurality of users of the mass customization community system via a communication line. The virtual space is, for example, a space formed by 3D CG technology that creates three-dimensional images in real time, and is called the "metaverse." In the virtual space, information synthesized by a computer or the like is shown to human sensory organs such as vision, hearing, and touch, and the user can immerse himself in the virtual space and experience it based on the information. The virtual space is displayed on a display device such as a head-mounted display, a mobile phone, or a display that covers the user's field of vision as shown in FIG. 10, and the user who watches it can feel as if he or she is immersed in the virtual space. In the present invention, the user's sense of immersion in the virtual space can be enhanced by having an avatar corresponding to the user exist in the virtual space.

[0041] <Database Department> The mass customization community system of the present invention includes a database unit including one or more databases. The database unit includes at least a database that stores one or more data selected from color data obtained by actual measurement, texture data of materials obtained by actual measurement, and surface finish data obtained by actual measurement. The mass customization community system of the present invention uses one or more selected from color data obtained by actual measurement, material texture data obtained by actual measurement, and surface finish data obtained by actual measurement to make one or more selected from color, material texture, and surface finish applied to a part or all of an article and / or service closer to reality. This makes it possible to select and / or customize the appearance of an article and / or service based on an appearance that is closer to reality.

[0042] The database section is composed of one or more databases, as shown in Figure 1. In Figure 1, the database section is provided in the management and operation system, but it may be independent of the management and operation system, or may be provided by a user such as a proposer. The database unit may include a database owned by the administrator of the mass customization community system. It may also include a database of a proposer connected via API (Application Programming Interface). The proposer's database may be a database that contains one or more selected from color data obtained by actual measurement, texture data of a material obtained by actual measurement, and surface finish data obtained by actual measurement. For example, in FIG. 1, the first owner database owned by the first proposer may be a database that contains one or more selected from color data obtained by actual measurement, texture data of a material obtained by actual measurement, and surface finish data obtained by actual measurement, and may be configured to be connected via API (Application Programming Interface). By connecting the database via API (Application Programming Interface), participants of the mass customization community system (particularly the proposer and the manager / operator) can access the database.

[0043] <Request Reception Department> The mass customization community system of the present invention includes a request receiving unit that receives requests from clients included in the users. As shown in Figure 1, the request receiving unit is included in the management and operation system of the mass customization community system. The request receiving unit is for receiving requests from a client regarding one or more items selected from the items, services, colors, textures of materials, surface finishes, and appearances of the items and / or services. The request receiving unit can receive data specified by the client, such as material data, 2D object data, and 3D object data. The request from the client may be a request using natural language, images, and the like. The request receiving unit may include purchase conditions and / or manufacturing conditions desired by the client.

[0044] The request from the requester received by the Request Reception Unit may be made public through the management and operation system by appropriate means in order to solicit proposers. One or more proposers who have confirmed the publication will prepare various proposals in accordance with the request from the requester. The request from the requester received by the Request Reception Unit may be sent from the management and operation system to one or more specific proposers. The proposers who receive the request will prepare a proposal that meets the request. The request from the client accepted by the request acceptance unit may be sent to the trained first artificial intelligence provided in the management and operation system, and the trained first artificial intelligence that receives the request can create a proposal that meets the request. The trained first artificial intelligence can create a proposal by specifying the corresponding color data, material texture data, surface finish data, and various parameters related to appearance from the request from the client using natural language, images, etc., or the request from the client described intuitively. By using any one or more of these methods, a proposal is created in response to a request from a client received by the request receiving unit.

[0045] <First trained artificial intelligence> The mass customization community system of the present invention may be equipped with a first trained artificial intelligence that creates one or more proposals selected from goods, services, colors, material textures, surface finishes, and appearances of goods and / or services in response to a request from a client received by the request receiving unit. In Figure 1, the trained first artificial intelligence is provided within the management and operation system, but it may also be, for example, an artificial intelligence possessed by one or more proposers.

[0046] The machine learning data used for the training (machine learning) of the trained first artificial intelligence is created from database data in which character information, image information, and voice information are associated with color data, material texture data, surface finish data, and appearance data. For example, machine learning data created using (i) database data in which various color data are associated with color names and color photos, (ii) database data in which various material textures, their expressions, and texture photos are associated with each other, (iii) database data in which various surface finish data are associated with finishing methods, finish photos, etc. can be input. The artificial intelligence in the trained first artificial intelligence can be composed of something that can become a trained artificial intelligence by performing machine learning using one or more machine learning algorithms selected from the group consisting of decision trees using gradient boosting, linear regression, logistic regression, simple perceptron, MLP, neural network, support vector machine, random forest, Gaussian process, Bayesian network, k-nearest neighbor method, deep learning, transformer, CLIP, diffusion model, generative adversarial network, etc.

[0047] <Proposal Reception Department> The mass customization community system of the present invention includes a proposal receiving unit that receives proposals from a proposer and / or a trained first artificial intelligence created in response to a request from a client. The proposal receiving unit can receive data owned by the proposer, such as material data, 2D object data, and 3D object data. The proposal receiving unit is provided in a management and operation system, and by grasping the acceptance of a proposal in the proposal receiving unit, the management and operation system can grasp the status of the proposal in response to the request from the client. When it is necessary to select data in the data selection section from among the proposals accepted by the proposal acceptance section, the proposal data is sent to the data selection section. Of the proposals received by the proposal receiving unit, those in which the proposer has decided to go as far as producing samples can be used as data for progress management, etc. The proposal data received by the proposal receiving unit can be sent to the client as necessary or at the request of the client, and measures can be taken to prevent mismatches.

[0048] <Data Selection Division> The mass customization community system of the present invention includes a data selection unit that selects, from data stored in a database included in the database unit, one or more items selected from the items, services, colors, textures of materials, surface finishes, and appearances of items and / or services that match the request received by the request receiving unit and / or the proposal received by the proposal receiving unit.

[0049] The data selection unit is not particularly limited as long as it can select data that matches the request received by the request reception unit and / or the proposal received by the proposal reception unit. For example, by selecting data from a database that includes one or more of color data obtained by actual measurement, material texture data obtained by actual measurement, and surface finish data obtained by actual measurement, which are included in the database unit, data related to more realistic goods and / or services can be acquired. In addition, new data related to color, material texture, surface finish, and appearance that have never been seen before can be selected from a database that includes data derived by computer graphics or calculation. In the present invention, it is preferable to select data from a database that contains one or more of color data obtained by actual measurements contained in the database section, texture data of materials obtained by actual measurements, and surface finish data obtained by actual measurements.

[0050] The data selection unit may select one or more of the data recorded in the database included in the database unit using a trained first artificial intelligence and / or a trained second artificial intelligence based on requests and / or suggestions in the form of one or more of text information, image information, and audio information.

[0051] The trained first artificial intelligence is a trained first artificial intelligence that creates one or more proposals selected from goods, services, colors, material textures, surface finishes, and appearances of goods and / or services in response to a request from a client received by the request receiving unit, as described above in <Trained first artificial intelligence>. The machine learning data used for training (machine learning) the trained first artificial intelligence was created from data in a database in which text information, image information, and audio information are stored in association with color data, material texture data, surface finish data, and appearance data.

[0052] The trained second artificial intelligence may select one or more of the data stored in a database included in the database unit based on requests and / or suggestions in the form of one or more of text information, image information, and audio information.

[0053] The machine learning data used for the training (machine learning) of the trained second artificial intelligence may be the same as that used for the training (machine learning) of the trained first artificial intelligence, and is created from database data in which character information, image information, and voice information are associated with color data, material texture data, surface finish data, and appearance data. For example, machine learning data created using (i) database data in which various color data are associated with color names and color photos, (ii) database data in which various material textures, their expressions, and texture photos are associated with each other, and (iii) database data in which various surface finish data are associated with finishing methods, finish photos, etc., can be input.

[0054] The artificial intelligence in the trained second artificial intelligence can be composed of something that can become a trained artificial intelligence by performing machine learning using one or more machine learning algorithms selected from the group consisting of decision trees using gradient boosting, linear regression, logistic regression, simple perceptron, MLP, neural networks, support vector machines, random forests, Gaussian processes, Bayesian networks, k-nearest neighbors, deep learning, transformers, CLIP, diffusion models, generative adversarial networks, etc.

[0055] In Figure 1, the trained first artificial intelligence and the trained second artificial intelligence are provided within the management and operation system, but for example, one or more of the trained first artificial intelligence and the trained second artificial intelligence may be artificial intelligence possessed by one or more proposers.

[0056] The data selection unit easily selects one or more items selected from the items, services, colors, textures of materials, surface finishes, and appearances of items and / or services that match the request received by the request receiving unit and / or the proposal received by the proposal receiving unit from the data stored in the database included in the database unit. This makes it possible to easily create samples that match the client's wishes.

[0057] <Sample Production Department> The mass customization community system of the present invention includes at least one sample creation unit that combines a proposal created in accordance with a requester's request with various data stored in a database to create samples that are concrete examples of goods and / or services that correspond to the requester's request and are shown in a virtual space. Although the sample production section is provided in the management and operation system in Fig. 1, it is not limited to the management and operation system, and may be provided in the mass customization community system. For example, the proposer may have a sample production section in order to also produce samples, or a person who only produces samples may have a sample production section. In the present invention, each sample produced in the sample production section is preferably provided with information including an environmental score and a color universal design compatibility level when commercializing. By providing an environmental score when commercializing, it is possible to demonstrate consideration for the global environment, which is required of all companies. By providing a color universal design compatibility level when commercializing, it is possible to promote commercialization that takes into consideration the diversity of color vision and is conscious of providing goods, environments, services, and information that are easy for many people to use.

[0058] <Display section> The mass customization community system of the present invention includes a display unit. The display unit displays at least one sample created by the sample creation unit in a virtual space. The display unit may include a display-related data recording means for recording various data that may include data for rendering the virtual space, data related to at least one sample created by the sample creation unit, data related to an avatar active in the virtual space, data for a physical rendering method, and the like. A plurality of types of these data may be used for each virtual space, or different types may be used for each virtual space. Devices for viewing a virtual space include displays, head-mounted displays, personal digital assistants, mobile phones, and personal computers.

[0059] The display may display the samples using a physical rendering technique based on the spectral data of the surface. Surface spectral data is a large amount of data obtained by analyzing the surface of an article using various analytical methods. Surface spectral data is used to quantify surface conditions such as surface color, surface gloss, surface shape, and surface material. Physically Based Rendering is a 3DCG rendering technique that approximates the behavior of light in the real world, simulating realistic textures and lighting to produce a more accurate and natural look. By using spectral data of the surface as a basis, and based on the necessary data from the large amount of data obtained by analyzing and quantifying the surface of an object from multiple angles, samples with realistic CMFs can be displayed in virtual space using a physical rendering technique that can simulate realistic textures and lighting to achieve a more accurate and natural appearance.

[0060] The display unit may be capable of displaying the sample under conditions desired by the user, such as conditions under which the item can be viewed from any angle, lighting conditions, conditions under which at least some of the CMFs can be changed, etc. The display unit may be capable of displaying samples based on data designated by a client, such as material data, 2D object data, and 3D object data. The display unit may be capable of displaying samples based on data owned by the proposer, such as material data, 2D object data, and 3D object data. Furthermore, the display unit may be capable of displaying samples based on data designated by users including the requester and the proposer or on data owned by the users.

[0061] <Management and Operation System> The mass customization community system of the present invention may be connected to a management and operation system of the mass customization community system via a communication line. The management and operation system may include a management and operation terminal. The management and operation terminal allows the management and operation of the mass customization community system, including various settings, control, operation instructions, and operation checks. The management and operation system comprises at least the request receiving unit, the proposal receiving unit, and the display unit. The management and operation system may include the data selection unit, the sample preparation unit, the display unit, and the database unit, and may further include a billing unit, a matching unit, an additional request receiving unit, a selection unit, an inquiry unit, and a request / proposal recording unit.

[0062] (Billing Department) The management and operation system for the mass customization community system of the present invention may be provided with a billing unit that performs billing processing and payment confirmation processing for users. The billing process can be performed on the requester and / or the proposer at a timing that the administrator / operator deems necessary. For example, (i) billing only the proposer, (ii) billing when the requester and the proposer log in to the system, (iii) billing when a transaction is concluded between the requester and the proposer, (iv) billing the requester and the proposer when matching is concluded, (v) billing the requester when checking samples in the virtual space, (vi) billing at the time of joining, etc. In addition to billing at the time of use, billing may be on an annual or monthly contract basis. The specific means of billing process may be the same as those generally used in commercial transactions over communication lines. The payment confirmation process can be carried out by confirming a notice from a payment institution or the like that the payment has been completed, or by confirming that the payment has been made to a bank account. The payment method for the charge is not particularly limited, and may be one or more of the following: credit card payment, electronic money payment, direct debit payment, advance payment, cash on delivery payment at the time of delivery of the product, etc.

[0063] (Additional Requests Reception Department) The management and operation system for the mass customization community system of the present invention may include an additional request receiving unit. The additional request receiving unit is for receiving additional requests such as changed requests, modified requests, and modifications to proposals and samples when there is no sample that matches the request from the requester or when there are corrections to the sample. By including the additional request receiving unit, it is possible to make proposals and samples that are closer to the request from the requester, thereby increasing satisfaction with the mass customization community system.

[0064] (Selection section) The management and operation system for the mass customization community system of the present invention may include a selection unit. The selection unit enables the requester to select one or more desired samples from one or more samples displayed in the virtual space that are created based on the proposals of the proposers. The proposer of the sample selected by the requester may be notified of the selection. If necessary, the sample selected by the selection unit can be recorded in the NFT recording unit in the blockchain as data including a non-fungible token (NFT) that can be traded on the blockchain. In addition, based on the sample selected in the selection section, an inquiry for purchase or the like can be started with the proposer.

[0065] (Matching section) The management and operation system for the mass customization community system of the present invention may include a matching unit. The matching unit performs matching so that one or more requesters are connected to one or more proposers based on the samples selected by the requesters in the selection unit. This enables the matched requesters and proposers to negotiate and enter into a contract for the purchase of samples, commercialization of the samples, etc.

[0066] (Inquiries Department) The management and operation system for the mass customization community system of the present invention may include an inquiry unit for the requester to inquire of the proposer about matters including matters related to commercialization of the sample. The matters that the requester inquires of the proposer include, for example, one or more of the estimated price when the sample is commercialized, the purchase conditions when the sample is commercialized, the delivery date, the number of products that can be produced, etc. Through the inquiry department, clients and proposers can negotiate and enter into contracts for the purchase of samples and commercialization of samples. The inquiry section may use any communication means to connect between the requester and the proposer. If the matching section matches one or more requesters with one or more proposers, the requester and the proposer can communicate with each other without going through the inquiry section. In addition, inquiries about the system and actual transactions can be made to the administrator / manager.

[0067] (Requests and Proposal Records Department) The management and operation system of the mass customization community system of the present invention may include a request and proposal recording unit. The request and proposal recording unit records at least a part of the requests received by the request receiving unit, the proposals received by the proposal receiving unit, and the additional requests received by the additional request receiving unit. Specifically, the request and proposal recording unit is configured by recording in a database provided in the management and operation system, a hard disk memory of a computer provided in the management and operation system, a cloud system, various recording media, etc.

[0068] The data in the request and proposal recording section includes request data and proposal data from users. The administrator may organize and analyze these data as necessary, and construct a system to provide and publish data in response to requests. For example, request data from requesters among users may be used to create behavioral data of requesters, and proposal data from proposal data from proposers among users may be used to create behavioral data of proposers, and these data may be provided to those who request them, with or without charge. This allows accurate understanding of behavioral data related to colors, designs, consumer goods, etc. that consumers are looking for, and accurate understanding of behavioral data related to colors, designs, consumer goods, etc. that proposers (manufacturers) are considering or are good at. Furthermore, by analyzing and utilizing these data using artificial intelligence, etc., it is possible to improve the satisfaction of requesters and / or proposers in the mass customization community system, and the completeness and reliability of the mass customization community system can be further improved.

[0069] <Blockchain> The mass customization community system of the present invention includes a blockchain. The blockchain includes an NFT recording unit that records the sample selected by the requester as data including a non-fungible token that is tradable on the blockchain.

[0070] Blockchain applies encryption technology to multiple computers that make up a distributed network to synchronize and record data. Data generated within a certain period of time is organized into blocks, which are then mutually verified between computers to link and store correct records like a chain. In blockchain, even if data is tampered with on some computers, the correct data is selected by majority vote among the other computers, making it possible to prevent data tampering and fraudulent transactions.

[0071] A non-fungible token is a token that has a unique value and is issued based on the Ethereum (registered trademark) standard ERC721. It is sometimes abbreviated as NFT, which stands for "Non-Fangible-Token." NFT is a token that can have unique data that cannot be replaced, and is stored, accumulated, and preserved in the NFT record section on the blockchain. The issued NFTs can be owned by individuals and are also transferable, allowing requesters to objectively and electronically prove their ownership of the samples they obtain through the mass customization community system.

[0072] [Mass Customization Community System: Example of System Operation] 2 to 9 are sequence diagrams showing an example of the operation of the mass customization community system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a mass customization community system according to one embodiment of the present invention, in which a client is viewing, within a virtual space, an item and / or service to which one or more of the following has been applied to at least a portion of the item: color, material texture, and surface finish. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a mass customization community system according to one embodiment of the present invention, illustrating the selection and / or customization of the appearance of an item and / or service by applying one or more of color, material texture, and surface finish to at least a portion of the item and / or service within a virtual space. The details will be explained below.

[0073] <Sequence diagram shown in Figure 2> FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operations of a requester, a management and operation system, a first artificial intelligence, and a first proposer from the time a requester makes a request to the time a sample is displayed in a virtual space in a mass customization community system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0074] A requester creates a request for one or more of the following items: goods, services, colors, textures of materials, surface finishes, and appearance of goods and / or services, and transmits the request to the management and operation system.

[0075] The management and operation system receives a request from a requester at the request receiving section and performs one or more of the following: (i) transmits the request to the trained first artificial intelligence, (ii) transmits the request to the first proposer, or (iii) publishes the request within the mass customization community system.

[0076] The first proposer who has received a request from the management and operation system and / or who has confirmed the published request, after confirming or receiving the request from the client, prepares a proposal for one or more items selected from the items, services, color, texture of materials, surface finish, and appearance of the items and / or services in accordance with the request, and transmits the prepared proposal to the management and operation system.

[0077] The trained first artificial intelligence, upon receiving a request from the management and operation system, creates a proposal regarding one or more items selected from goods, services, colors, material textures, surface finishes, and appearances of goods and / or services in accordance with the request, and transmits the created proposal to the management and operation system.

[0078] The data selection unit of the management and operation system that receives proposals from the first proposer and the trained first artificial intelligence selects one or more items selected from the items, services, colors, textures of materials, surface finishes, and appearances of items and / or services that match the request and / or proposal from the data stored in the database included in the database unit. At that time, if necessary, data can be selected from the database of another party connected via API (Application Programming Interface). Note that, although the data selection unit exists only in the management and operation system in FIG. 1, it may also be possessed by the first proposer, in which case the data selection is performed by the first proposer.

[0079] After selecting the data, the management and operation system creates at least one sample in the sample creation section. The created sample is displayed in the virtual space by the display section of the management and operation system. The requester and the first proposer receive a notification from the management and operation system that the sample has been displayed, and check the sample displayed in the virtual space as necessary.

[0080] <Sequence diagram shown in Figure 3> Fig. 3 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operations of a requester, a management and operation system, and a first proposer from when the requester makes a request to when a sample is displayed in a virtual space in a mass customization community system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In Fig. 3, the first artificial intelligence is not used.

[0081] A requester creates a request for one or more of the following items: goods, services, colors, textures of materials, surface finishes, and appearance of goods and / or services, and transmits the request to the management and operation system.

[0082] The management and operation system receives a request from a requester in the request receiving section, and performs one or more of the following: sending the request to the first proposer and / or publishing the request within the mass customization community system.

[0083] The first proposer who has received a request from the management and operation system and / or who has confirmed the published request will, after confirming or receiving the request from the client, prepare a proposal for one or more items selected from the items, services, colors, texture of materials, surface finish, and appearance of the items and / or services in accordance with the request and transmit the prepared proposal to the management and operation system. At that time, the first proposer will also notify the client that they will continue to make samples. The management and operation system accepts the proposal from the first proposer at the proposal acceptance section.

[0084] The first proposer shall use its own data selection unit to select one or more items that match the request and / or proposal, selected from the items, services, colors, textures of materials, surface finishes, and appearances of items and / or services, from the data stored in the database included in the database unit. In doing so, if necessary, the first proposer may select data from the databases of other parties connected via API (Application Programming Interface).

[0085] After selecting the data, the first proposer will create at least one sample in its own sample creation unit and send it to the management and operation system. The sent sample will be displayed in the virtual space by the display unit of the management and operation system. The requester and the first proposer will receive a notification from the management and operation system that the sample has been displayed, and will check the sample displayed in the virtual space as necessary.

[0086] <Sequence diagram shown in Figure 4> Figure 4 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operations of a requester, a management and operation system, a first artificial intelligence, a second artificial intelligence, and a first proposer from the time a requester makes a request to the time a sample is displayed in a virtual space in a mass customization community system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0087] A requester creates a request for one or more of the following items: goods, services, colors, textures of materials, surface finishes, and appearance of goods and / or services, and transmits the request to the management and operation system.

[0088] The management and operation system receives a request from a requester at the request receiving section and performs one or more of the following: (i) transmits the request to the trained first artificial intelligence, (ii) transmits the request to the first proposer, or (iii) publishes the request within the mass customization community system.

[0089] The first proposer who has received a request from the management and operation system and / or who has confirmed the published request, after confirming or receiving the request from the client, prepares a proposal for one or more items selected from the items, services, color, texture of materials, surface finish, and appearance of the items and / or services in accordance with the request, and transmits the prepared proposal to the management and operation system.

[0090] The trained first artificial intelligence, upon receiving a request from the management and operation system, creates a proposal regarding one or more items selected from goods, services, colors, material textures, surface finishes, and appearances of goods and / or services in accordance with the request, and transmits the created proposal to the management and operation system.

[0091] The data selection unit of the management and operation system that receives proposals from the first proposer and the trained first AI instructs the trained first AI and the trained second AI to select one or more items selected from the items, services, colors, textures of materials, surface finishes, and appearances of items and / or services that match the request and / or proposal from the data stored in the database included in the database unit. At that time, if necessary, data can be selected from the database of another party connected via API (Application Programming Interface). Note that, although the data selection unit is present only in the management and operation system in FIG. 1, it may also be possessed by the first proposer, in which case the data selection is performed by the first proposer.

[0092] After selecting the data, the management and operation system creates at least one sample in the sample creation section. The created sample is displayed in the virtual space by the display section of the management and operation system. The requester and the first proposer receive a notification from the management and operation system that the sample has been displayed, and check the sample displayed in the virtual space as necessary.

[0093] <Sequence diagram shown in Figure 5> Figure 5 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operations of a requester, a management and operation system, a first artificial intelligence, and a first proposer in a mass customization community system according to one embodiment of the present invention, from when a requester makes a request to when a sample selected by the requester is recorded as data including a tradable non-fungible token (NFT) on the blockchain and the NFT is issued.

[0094] In FIG. 5, the operations from when the requester makes a request until when the requester and the first proposer, if necessary, check at least one sample displayed in the virtual space are the same as those shown in FIG. 2.

[0095] The requester checks at least one sample displayed in the virtual space, selects one or more samples that satisfy the request, and notifies a selection unit in the management and operation system. Furthermore, the requester requests the management and operation system to record the selected sample as data including a tradable non-fungible token (NFT) on the blockchain and issue the NFT. The management and operation system, which receives an NFT issuance request from a requester, sends the data of the sample selected by the requester to the blockchain and requests the issuance of an NFT. The blockchain registers the received data of the sample selected by the requester as an NFT, issues the NFT, and notifies the management and operation system of this. The management and operation system, which receives the notification of the NFT issuance, notifies the requester of this.

[0096] <Sequence diagram shown in Figure 6> FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operations of a requester, a management and operation system, a first proposer, and a second proposer in a mass customization community system according to one embodiment of the present invention, from when a requester makes a request to when a sample selected by the requester is produced as a product and delivered to the requester.

[0097] A requester creates a request for one or more of the following items: goods, services, colors, textures of materials, surface finishes, and appearance of goods and / or services, and transmits the request to the management and operation system.

[0098] The management and operation system receives a request from a requester at the request receiving section and performs one or more of the following: (i) transmits the request to the first proposer and / or the second proposer; and (ii) publishes the request within the mass customization community system.

[0099] Based on the request of the client sent from the management and operation system and / or the request of the client published in the mass customization community system, the first proposer and / or the second proposer prepares a proposal for one or more items selected from the goods, services, colors, textures of materials, surface finishes, and appearances of goods and / or services in accordance with the request, and transmits the prepared proposal to the management and operation system.

[0100] The data selection section of the management and operation system that has received proposals from the first proposer and the second proposer will select one or more items selected from the items, services, colors, textures of materials, surface finishes, and appearances of items and / or services that match the request and / or the proposal of the first proposer from the data stored in the database included in the database section. At that time, if necessary, data may be selected from the databases of other parties connected via API (Application Programming Interface).

[0101] After selecting the data, the management and operation system creates at least one sample in the sample creation section. The created sample is displayed in the virtual space by the display section of the management and operation system. The requester and the first proposer receive a notification from the management and operation system that the sample has been displayed, and check the sample displayed in the virtual space as necessary.

[0102] On the other hand, the second proposer transmits a proposal to the management and operation system, then produces a sample based on his / her proposal, and transmits data of the sample to the management and operation system after production. In Figure 6, the trained first artificial intelligence is not used, but the request received by the request receiving unit can be sent to the trained first artificial intelligence, and in a similar manner to that shown in the sequence diagram in Figure 2, the management and operation system can create samples in the sample creation unit based on suggestions from the trained first artificial intelligence, and the samples can be used as candidates when the requester selects a sample that satisfies the request.

[0103] The sample created based on the proposal of the first proposer and the sample created based on the proposal of the second proposer are displayed in the virtual space by the display unit of the management and operation system. The requester, the first proposer, and the second proposer receive a notification from the management and operation system that the samples have been displayed, and check the samples displayed in the virtual space as necessary.

[0104] The requester checks at least one sample displayed in the virtual space, selects one or more samples that satisfy the request, and notifies the selection unit in the management and operation system. The management and operation system matches the requester with the proposers of the samples selected by the requester in the matching unit. After matching, the requester inquires of the proposer about matters including matters related to commercialization of the sample to the management and operation system. The proposer (the second proposer in Fig. 6) who receives a response from the management and operation system sends a response to the inquiry to the management and operation system, and the management and operation system sends the response from the proposer to the requester.

[0105] The requester makes a decision based on the answers to the confirmation items, etc., and submits a purchase offer to the management and operation system, which then notifies the proposer that a purchase offer has been made. In addition, at the time the purchase offer is made, billing is performed on the requester and / or the proposer. Note that billing may occur at any stage. In FIG. 6, billing can be performed on the requester and / or the proposer at the time matching is achieved and steps are taken towards commercialization. Once payment for the billing process has been confirmed, the process will proceed to contract creation, the start of product production, delivery, and payment. Although FIG. 6 does not show how NFTs are assigned to the selected samples, NFTs may be assigned in a manner similar to the sequence of NFT assignment in FIG. 5.

[0106] <Sequence diagram shown in Figure 7> Figure 7 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operations of a requester, the management and operation system, the first proposer, and the second proposer in a mass customization community system according to one embodiment of the present invention, from when a requester creates a request, to when the requester makes modifications / additions to the sample that has been created and displayed in the virtual space, to when all requests and proposals are finally recorded in the request / proposal recording section of the management and operation system.

[0107] In FIG. 7, the operations from when the requester makes a request until when the requester, the first proposer, and the second proposer check at least one sample displayed in the virtual space, if necessary, are the same as those shown in FIG. 6.

[0108] The requester checks at least one sample displayed in the virtual space. If (i) there are any corrections required for the selected sample, or (ii) at least one of the samples displayed in the virtual space does not meet the request, the requester will send additional requests to the proposer or requests for corrections to the sample to the management and operation system.

[0109] (i) If there are any corrections to be made to the selected sample, the corrections etc. made by the requester are accepted by the additional request acceptance section of the management and operation system and are sent to the second proposer in Figure 7. The second proposer then creates a corrected sample based on the additional requests etc. and sends it to the management and operation system. The management and operation system displays the corrected sample in the virtual space. The requester and the second proposer receive a notification from the management and operation system that the corrected sample has been displayed, and check the sample displayed in the virtual space as necessary. This response to additional requests and corrections can be made until a sample that satisfies the requester is obtained.

[0110] (ii) If at least one of the samples displayed in the virtual space does not satisfy the request, the requester sends corrections or additions to the management and operation system, and the management and operation system repeats the steps from making a proposal to displaying the sample. This response to requests and corrections can be repeated until a sample that satisfies the requester is obtained.

[0111] Finally, when a sample that satisfies the client is obtained, all requests and suggestions are recorded in the requests and suggestions record section of the management and operation system, and the data is utilized as necessary.

[0112] <Sequence diagram shown in Figure 8> Figure 8 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operation of a requester, a management and operation system, and a first proposer in an example of a billing process for a requester and / or a proposer in a mass customization community system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0113] When a client starts using the mass customization community system of the present invention, the client makes a login request to the management and operation system. The management and operation system performs login authentication and confirms billing and payment. Billing can be performed for each login, or as a membership fee. If a membership fee is charged, it is also possible to perform authentication using, for example, the ID and password issued at the time of registration. When a proposer (the first proposer in FIG. 8) starts using the mass customization community system of the present invention, the proposer can perform billing processing similar to that performed for the requester.

[0114] In Figure 8, after the requester and the first proposer log in to the mass customization community system, the operations from when the requester makes a request to when a sample is displayed in the virtual space are the same as those shown in Figure 3.

[0115] <Sequence diagram shown in Figure 9> Figure 9 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operations of a client, a management and operation system, a first proposer, and a second proposer in an example of a competition format in which a proposal and sample of a first proposer competes with a proposal and sample of a second proposer in response to a request from a client in a mass customization community system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0116] A requester creates a request for one or more of the following items: goods, services, colors, textures of materials, surface finishes, and appearance of goods and / or services, and transmits the request to the management and operation system.

[0117] The management and operation system receives a request from a requester at the request receiving section and performs one or more of the following: (i) transmits the request to the first proposer and / or the second proposer; and (ii) publishes the request within the mass customization community system.

[0118] Based on the requester's request sent from the management and operation system and / or the requester's request published in the mass customization community system, the first proposer creates a proposal 1 for one or more items selected from goods, services, colors, material textures, surface finishes, and appearances of goods and / or services in accordance with the request, and transmits the created proposal to the management and operation system. The second proposer, like the first proposer, creates Proposal 2 in line with the requests and transmits the created proposal to the management and operation system.

[0119] In Fig. 9, the management and operation system selects data and creates at least one sample 1 based on Proposal 1 from the first proposer. Meanwhile, the second proposer selects data and creates at least one sample 2 based on his / her own Proposal 2, and transmits the data of the created sample 2 to the management and operation system.

[0120] After Sample 1 and Sample 2 are prepared, the management and operation system displays the samples in a competition format in the virtual space and notifies the requester, the first proposer, and the second proposer of this fact.

[0121] The requester checks the samples displayed in the virtual space, selects one or more samples that meet his / her requirements, and notifies the management and operation system of the results of the competition. The management and operation system notifies each proposer of the results of the competition that it has accepted.

[0122] <Figure 10> Fig. 10 is a diagram showing how a client 1 checks a displayed sample 60 of an article and / or service (a hat sample in Fig. 11) using a client display device (head mounted display) 50 in a virtual space M. Fig. 10 shows how a part of the displayed sample 60 of an article and / or service is enlarged and one or more aspects selected from the color, the texture of the material, and the surface finish are observed. In FIG. 10, the client 1 is observing a part of the product and / or service sample 60 in the virtual space M by enlarging it. However, the client 1 can freely enlarge the part, rotate the whole, reduce, transform, etc.

[0123] <Figure 11> FIG. 11 shows how a client 1 and a first proposer 2a meet and interact within a virtual space M to select and / or customize the appearance of an item and / or service by applying one or more of color, material texture, and surface finish to at least a portion of a sample 60 of the item and / or service (in FIG. 11, a portion of a hat). The virtual space M displays samples 60 of goods and / or services (in FIG. 11, a sample hat), as well as a requester display device (head-mounted display) 50 showing the requester 1, a first avatar 70a that is a member of the first proposer 2a, and a first avatar 70b that is a member of the first proposer 2a.

[0124] A request for a sample 60 of goods and / or services is displayed in the form of a speech bubble from a requester display device (head mounted display) 50 representing the requester 1, and responses from the first avatar 70a and the second avatar 70b are displayed in the form of text in speech bubbles. These may also be conveyed by voice. A portion of the virtual space M is provided with an adjustment section 801 for adjusting the color, material texture, and surface finish of the goods and / or services, and one or more of the color, material texture, and surface finish of a portion of the goods and / or service sample 60 are adjusted to meet the client's requests.

[0125] The adjustment section 801 for adjusting the color, material texture, and surface finish of the product or service can be made to cover the entire screen or can be made not to be displayed, as necessary. In addition, by designating one of the first avatar 70a and the second avatar 70b as the second proposer 2b, it is also possible to have the proposals compete in a competitive format in the virtual space M.

[0126] [Computer Program] The computer program according to the present invention is for causing a computer to function as the mass customization community system. The computer may be a personal computer, a mobile phone terminal (smartphone), or a portable information device. This allows users to easily participate in the mass customization community system from their own computer terminals via a communication line. The computer program can be distributed by downloading from the cloud and installed on a computer, or can be distributed in a state stored on an appropriate medium and installed on a computer.

[0127] The above-described embodiments are merely examples in all respects, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Various other embodiments are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0128] 1. Requester 10. Client terminal 2a First proposer 20a First proposer terminal 21a First Proposer Database 2b 2nd proposer 20a Second proposer terminal 20b Second Proposer Database N Communication Line M Virtual Space 3 Management and Operation System 30 Administrator / operator terminal 301 Request Reception Department 302 Proposal Reception Department 303 Data Selection Department 304 Sample Production Department 305 Display section 306 Database Department 306x First Database 307 The First Artificial Intelligence 311 Billing Department 312 Additional Requests Reception Department 313 Selection Section 314 Matching Department 315 Inquiry Department 316 Requests and Proposals Record Section 317 Second Artificial Intelligence B Blockchain 401 NFT Recording Section 50 Client display device (head mounted display) 60 Samples of goods and / or services 70a First Avatar (Proposer) 70b 2nd Avatar (Proposer) 801 Adjustment of the color, texture and surface finish of goods or services

Claims

1. A mass customization community system that supports the selection and / or customization of the appearance of goods and / or services by applying one or more selected from color, material texture, and surface finish to a part or all of the goods and / or services in a virtual space accessible to a plurality of users via a communication line, a database unit including one or more databases, the database unit including at least a database including one or more selected from color data obtained by actual measurement, texture data of a material obtained by actual measurement, and surface finish data obtained by actual measurement; a request receiving unit for receiving requests from a client included in the users regarding one or more items selected from the items, services, colors, textures of materials, surface finishes, and appearances of the items and / or services; A proposal receiving unit that receives one or more proposals selected from an item, a service, a color, a texture of a material, a surface finish, and an appearance of an item and / or a service, corresponding to the request received by the request receiving unit, from a proposer included in the user and / or a trained first artificial intelligence; a data selection unit that selects, from data stored in a database included in the database unit, one or more items selected from the items, services, colors, textures of materials, surface finishes, and appearances of the items and / or services that match the request received by the request receiving unit and / or the proposal received by the proposal receiving unit; a sample preparation unit that prepares at least one sample of an item and / or service based on the data obtained by the data selection unit; a display unit that displays at least one sample prepared by the sample preparation unit in the virtual space; A mass customization community system that provides the above.

2. 2. The mass customization community system according to claim 1, wherein the database unit includes a database of the proposers connected via an API (Application Programming Interface).

3. The mass customization community system of claim 1, wherein the data selection unit selects one or more of the data stored in the database included in the database unit using the trained first artificial intelligence and / or the trained second artificial intelligence based on requests and / or suggestions in the form of one or more of text information, image information, and audio information.

4. The mass customization community system according to claim 1 , wherein each sample produced in the sample production section is provided with information including an environmental score for commercialization and a degree of color universal design compatibility.

5. 2. The mass customization community system according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the samples using a physical rendering technique based on spectral data of a surface.

6. 2. The mass customization community system according to claim 1, wherein said display unit is capable of displaying samples under conditions desired by a user.

7. 2. The mass customization community system according to claim 1, further comprising a selection unit that enables a requester to select one or more desired samples from the at least one sample displayed in the virtual space.

8. The mass customization community system of claim 1 , further comprising an NFT recording unit that records the sample selected by the selection unit as data including a non-fungible token that can be traded on a blockchain.

9. The mass customization community system according to claim 1 , further comprising a matching unit that matches one or more of the requesters with one or more of the proposers based on the samples selected by the selection unit.

10. 2. The mass customization community system according to claim 1, further comprising an inquiry unit for confirming matters including estimates and / or purchase conditions with a proposer of a sample that matches the request of the client.

11. 2. The mass customization community system according to claim 1, wherein the request received by said request receiving unit includes purchase conditions and / or manufacturing conditions desired by the requester.

12. 2. The mass customization community system according to claim 1, further comprising an additional request receiving unit that receives additional requests to the proposer when there is no sample that matches the request from the client or when there are corrections to be made to the sample.

13. The mass customization community system according to claim 1 , further comprising a request / proposal recording unit that records requests received by the request receiving unit, proposals received by the proposal receiving unit, and additional requests received by the additional request receiving unit.

14. 2. The mass customization community system according to claim 1, further comprising a billing unit for performing billing processing and payment confirmation processing for users of the mass customization community system.

15. 2. The mass customization community system according to claim 1, wherein the system is in a competitive format in which two or more proposals are made to compete against each other in response to a request from a client.

16. A computer program causing a computer to function as the mass customization community system according to claim 1.

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