Tent support management device, tent support management method, and program

Abstract

To support changing the design of a tent in accordance with a request from a user while suppressing a cost.SOLUTION: A tent support management apparatus 1 includes: a request design condition recognition unit 12 which receives request design condition information indicating a request design condition for an upper sheet 60, the information supporting the use of a tent 50 configured by separating a sheet stretched over frames 51, 52 into a lower sheet 61 including a bottom surface and the upper sheet 60 including a top surface, and transmitted from a user terminal 40 used by a user U, and recognizes the request design condition; and an upper sheet procurement unit 13 which executes an upper sheet procurement process for providing the upper sheet 60 designed according to the request design condition, to the user U.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a tent support management device, a tent support management method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there has been known a tent unit with a floor that is equipped with multiple jacks that support the floor frame structure at a predetermined height above the ground at the site, allowing it to be set up regardless of the terrain conditions of the site (see, for example, Patent Document 1). There is also known a mail-order system that accepts product orders from customers via the Internet, processes the orders, handles payments, and arranges for product delivery (see, for example, Patent Document 2). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2003-328598 A [Patent Document 2] JP 2011-237937 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Conventionally, tents are sold as a set of parts, including the frame that constitutes the framework and the sheet that covers the framework. Therefore, when a user who purchased a tent gets tired of the design of the tent, they have no choice but to search for a tent with a design they like and buy a new one. In this case, it is inconvenient for the user to take the time to search for a tent with a design they like, and to bear the cost of replacing the tent. The present application has been made in consideration of the above background, and aims to provide a tent support management device, a tent support management method, and a program that can support changes to tent designs in accordance with users' wishes at low cost. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] As a first aspect for achieving the above object, a tent support system is provided that supports the use of a tent in which a sheet stretched over a frame is separated into a lower sheet including a bottom surface and an upper sheet including a top surface, the system comprising: a desired design condition recognition unit that receives desired design condition information indicating desired design conditions for the upper sheet transmitted from a user terminal used by a user of the tent, and recognizes the desired design conditions; and an upper sheet arrangement unit that executes an upper sheet arrangement process to provide the user with the upper sheet designed in accordance with the desired design conditions; and a candidate design providing unit that transmits candidate design information indicating a plurality of candidate designs for the upper sheet to the user terminal, wherein the desired design condition indicates any one of the candidate designs selected by the user from among the plurality of candidate designs in response to reception of the candidate design information by the user terminal, and the candidate design providing unit transmits to the user terminal the candidate design information indicating the candidate design that, when used for a plurality of the tents, constitutes a cohesive design overall by combining the plurality of the tents. A tent support management device is included.

[0006] In the above-mentioned tent support management device, the framework of the tent may be formed by assembling a plurality of frame frames, the upper sheet and the lower sheet of the tent may be stretched between the frame frames, and the tent may have a support frame that supports the bottom surface at a position higher than a base surface on which the tent is placed.

[0009] In the above-mentioned tent support management device, the upper sheet may be composed of a plurality of sub-sheets, the desired design conditions may indicate a desired design for the sub-sheets, and the upper sheet arrangement unit may be configured to execute the upper sheet arrangement process to provide the sub-sheets designed in accordance with the desired design conditions to the user.

[0010] In the above tent support management device, the corners of the frame may be provided with claw portions that extend outward from the tent and are used to hook and secure the upper sheet.

[0011] As a second aspect for achieving the above object, a tent support management method executed by a computer to support the use of a tent in which a sheet stretched over a frame is separated into a lower sheet including a bottom surface and an upper sheet including a top surface, the method comprising: a desired design condition recognition step of receiving desired design condition information indicating desired design conditions of the upper sheet transmitted from a user terminal used by a user of the tent and recognizing the desired design conditions; and an upper sheet arrangement step of executing an upper sheet arrangement process to provide the user with the upper sheet designed in accordance with the desired design conditions. and a candidate design providing step of transmitting candidate design information indicating a plurality of candidate designs for the upper sheet to the user terminal, wherein the desired design condition indicates any one of the candidate designs selected by the user from among the plurality of candidate designs in response to reception of the candidate design information by the user terminal, and the candidate design providing step transmits to the user terminal the candidate design information indicating the candidate design that, when used for a plurality of the tents, constitutes a cohesive design overall by combining the plurality of the tents. Tent support management methods include:

[0012] As a third aspect for achieving the above object, in order to support the use of a tent in which a sheet stretched over a frame is separated into a lower sheet including a bottom surface and an upper sheet including a top surface, a computer is provided, which comprises: a desired design condition recognition unit that receives desired design condition information indicating desired design conditions for the upper sheet transmitted from a user terminal used by a user of the tent, and recognizes the desired design conditions; and an upper sheet arrangement unit that executes an upper sheet arrangement process to provide the user with the upper sheet designed in accordance with the desired design conditions. The device functions as a candidate design providing unit that transmits candidate design information indicating a plurality of candidate designs for the upper sheet to the user terminal, the desired design condition indicating any one of the candidate designs selected by the user from among the plurality of candidate designs in response to reception of the candidate design information by the user terminal, and the candidate design providing unit transmits to the user terminal the candidate design information indicating the candidate design that, when used for a plurality of the tents, constitutes a cohesive design overall by combining the plurality of the tents. Programs include: Effect of the Invention

[0013] According to the above-mentioned tent support management device, tent support management method, and program, it is possible to support changes in tent design according to the user's wishes at a reduced cost. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a tent support management device. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a flow chart of the top sheet providing process. [Diagram 3]FIG. 3 is a detailed explanatory diagram of the tent configuration. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the claw portions provided at the corner portions of the frame. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is an illustration of a first example of a number of tents with a cohesive overall design. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is an illustration of a second example of a plurality of tents with a cohesive overall design. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] [1. Configuration of the tent support management device] The configuration of a tent support management device 1 for a tent according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. The tent support management device 1 executes a process for supporting a user U in making a desired change to the design of a tent 50 used by the user U. Note that the tent according to this disclosure includes, in addition to general tents, frame structures such as tarps and sunshades that are assembled by stretching a sheet over a frame.

[0016] A user U travels with a bag 45 containing frame members, sheets, and other parts for assembling a tent 50, and assembles and uses the tent 50 at a destination. The tent 50 is assembled by stretching an upper sheet 60 and a lower sheet 61 over a framework (upper framework 51, lower framework 52) assembled from multiple frame members. A support frame 53 is attached to the lower framework 52. As shown by A in the figure, a cushion 70 is attached to the lower framework 52. The upper framework 51 and the lower framework 52 are formed by assembling multiple frameworks.

[0017] The upper framework 51 with the upper sheet 60 stretched over it and the lower framework 52 with the lower sheet 61 stretched over it can be separated as shown by A. In this way, by dividing the sheet stretched over the tent 50 into the upper sheet 60 and the lower sheet 61, the design of the tent 50 can be easily changed by replacing only the upper sheet 60 with one with a different design. In this case, the user U can easily change the design of the tent 50 at a lower cost than by purchasing a new tent with a different design.

[0018] The tent support management device 1 is a computer system including a processor 10, a memory 20, a communication unit 30, etc. The tent support management device 1 communicates with a user terminal 40 used by a user U, a tent maker server 210, etc., via a communication network 200 using the communication unit 30. The user terminal 40 is a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, etc.

[0019] The tent maker server 210 is operated by a manufacturer or distributor of the tent 50, and is provided with a design DB (database) 211 in which design data for the upper sheet 60 is recorded. The tent maker server 210 accepts orders for replacement (change-over) upper sheets 60 for the tent 50, and provides a sales or rental service.

[0020] A program 21 for controlling the tent support management device 1 is stored in the memory 20. The processor 10 reads and executes the program 21 to function as a candidate design providing unit 11, a desired design condition recognizing unit 12, and an upper sheet arranging unit 13. The process executed by the desired design condition recognizing unit 12 corresponds to a desired condition recognizing step in the tent use support method of the present disclosure, and the process executed by the upper sheet arranging unit 13 corresponds to an upper sheet arranging step in the tent use support method of the present disclosure.

[0021] The user U accesses the tent support management device 1 by executing a tent equipment purchasing application (application program) installed in the user terminal 40, and uses the tent equipment sales service provided by the tent support management device 1. The user U may also use the tent equipment sales service provided by the tent support management device 1 by accessing a tent equipment purchasing site using a browser installed in the user terminal 40.

[0022] The candidate design providing unit 11 transmits candidate design information Cdi for selecting a design of the upper sheet 60 to the user terminal 40. In the user terminal 40 that has received the candidate design information Cdi, a design selection screen 41 shown in balloon B in Fig. 1 is displayed by a tent goods purchasing app. The user U operates the design selection screen 41 to select a candidate design for the desired upper sheet 60, and performs an order operation for the upper sheet 60 with the selected candidate design.

[0023] In response to an order operation by the user U, the user terminal 40 transmits desired design condition information Rdi indicating candidate designs to be ordered to the tent support management device 1. The desired design condition recognition unit 12 receives the desired design condition information Rdi transmitted from the user terminal 40, and recognizes the candidate designs indicated by the desired design condition information Rdi as the desired design conditions of the user U.

[0024] The upper sheet arrangement unit 13 transmits sheet arrangement request information Sai, which requests the arrangement of an upper sheet according to the desired design conditions (candidate designs ordered by the user U) recognized by the desired design condition recognition unit 12, to the tent maker server 210 (upper sheet arrangement process). In the tent maker server 210 that has received the sheet arrangement request information Sai, a process of arranging an upper sheet 60 according to the desired design conditions and providing it to the user U is started.

[0025] [2. Provision of upper sheet] The procedure of the process of providing the upper sheet 60 to the user U executed by the tent support management device 1 in the above-mentioned situation of FIG. 1 will be described according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

[0026] Steps S1 to S3 in Fig. 2 are processes performed by the candidate design providing unit 11. In step S1, when the tent support management device 1 is accessed from the user terminal 40, the candidate design providing unit 11 advances the process to step S2. In step S2, the candidate design providing unit 11 accesses the design DB 211 of the tent maker server 210 to acquire sheet design information Sdi indicating the design of the upper sheet 60 that can be ordered.

[0027] In the next step S3, the candidate design providing unit 11 transmits candidate design information Cdi indicating the design of the upper sheet 60 indicated by the sheet design information Sdi as a candidate design to the user terminal 40. As a result, the design selection screen 41 shown in FIG. 1 is displayed on the user terminal 40, and the user U performs an operation to select a candidate design for the upper sheet 60.

[0028] The subsequent steps S4, S5, and S10 are processes by the desired design condition recognition unit 12. Due to the loop processes of steps S4 and S5, the desired design condition recognition unit 12 advances the process from step S4 to step S5 when it receives the desired design condition information Rdi from the user terminal 40, and advances the process from step S10 to step S7 when the access from the user terminal is terminated (when the user U has not requested the arrangement of the upper sheet 60).

[0029] In step S5, the desired design condition recognition unit 12 recognizes the candidate design selected by the user U, which is the desired design condition indicated by the desired design condition information Rdi. The following step S6 is processed by the upper sheet arrangement unit 13. In step S6, the upper sheet arrangement unit 13 accesses the tent maker server 210 and transmits sheet arrangement request information Sai requesting arrangement of an upper sheet 60 designed in accordance with the desired design conditions of the user U. This completes the arrangement of the upper sheet 60 with the desired design arranged by the user U.

[0030] [3. Details of tent configuration] The configuration of tent 50 will be described in detail with reference to Figures 3 and 4. Figure 3 is a front view of tent 50, showing the following configuration. As shown in Figure 3, the bottom surface of tent 50 is supported by support frame 53 at a position h higher than the base surface (ground, floor surface, etc.) on which tent 50 is placed. (3-1. Claws provided at the corners of the frame) The upper frame 51 has four corners provided with claws 80a to 80d. The front claws 80a and 80b protrude outward in front of the tent 50. As shown in FIG. 4, the user U can pull the upper sheet 60 in the forward direction F and hook it onto the claw 80a to fix the upper sheet 60 to the upper frame 51 with tension applied to the upper sheet 60. The same applies to the claw 80b. The rear claws 80c and 80d protrude outward in the rear R direction of the tent 50. The user U can easily attach the upper sheet 60 to the upper frame by hooking the four corners of the upper surface of the upper sheet 60 onto the claws 80a to 80d. In this case, there is no need to provide a separate member such as a hook-and-loop fastener for fixing the upper sheet 60 to the upper frame 51.

[0031] (3-2. Opening and closing the upper sheet 60a on the rear side) The upper sheet 60a on the back can be separated from the upper sheets 60b, 60c on the sides by a fastener, etc. As shown in Fig. 3, the upper sheet 60a on the back can be removed from the upper sheets 60b, 60c on the sides to open the back, thereby improving the breathability of the tent 50.

[0032] (3-3. Installing the cushion) The cushion 70 is attached by being inserted into a cushion frame 54 connected to the lower framework 52. The cushion frame 54 may be formed integrally with the lower framework 52.

[0033] [4. Example of upper sheet design] 5 and 6 are examples of the design of the upper sheet 60 that, when used with multiple tents 50, forms a cohesive design as a whole. In the example of FIG. 5, five tents 50 are lined up, so that the word "DREAM" written on the upper sheet 60b on the side of the tent 50 can be read. In the example of FIG. 6, the word "DREAM" written on the upper sheet 60a on the back of the five tents 50 can be read. In addition, for example, assuming that the tent 50 will be used at an event venue, a cohesive design that evokes the theme, performers, sponsors, etc. of the event to be held can be adopted, which is expected to have the effect of enhancing the sense of unity among multiple users who bring the tents 50 to participate in the event.

[0034] 5. Other embodiments In the above embodiment, the candidate design providing unit 11 transmits candidate design information Cdi indicating candidate designs for the upper sheet 60 to the user terminal 40, and the user U selects a desired design from among the candidate designs. In another embodiment, the user U may specify desired conditions for the upper sheet 60. For example, the user U may specify the use of a favorite character or a photograph taken by the user U as a desired design condition.

[0035] In addition, the organizer of an event may request the arrangement of upper sheet 60 with a design that reflects the theme of the event as a desired design condition, and the upper sheet 60 with a design that reflects the theme of the event may be sold at the event venue or provided to participants as a novelty item.

[0036] In the above embodiment, the upper sheet 60 may be configured with a plurality of sub-sheets (for example, the upper sheet 60a on the back side and the upper sheets 60b and 60c on the sides as shown in FIG. 3) so that each sub-sheet can be replaced (changed). This is expected to reduce the cost required to change the design of the tent 50 compared to replacing the entire upper sheet 60 as a unit.

[0037] 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the tent support management device 1 divided according to the main processing contents in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and the tent support management device 1 may be divided in other ways. Furthermore, the processing of each component may be executed by one hardware unit or by multiple hardware units. Furthermore, the processing of each component shown in FIG. 2 may be executed by one program or by multiple programs.

[0038] [6. Configuration supported by the above embodiment] The above embodiment is a specific example of the following configuration.

[0039] (Configuration 1) A tent support system that supports the use of a tent in which the sheet stretched over a frame is separated into a lower sheet including the bottom surface and an upper sheet including the top surface, the tent support management device comprising: a desired design condition recognition unit that receives desired design condition information indicating the desired design conditions of the upper sheet sent from a user terminal used by the user of the tent and recognizes the desired design conditions; and an upper sheet arrangement unit that executes an upper sheet arrangement process to provide the user with the upper sheet designed in accordance with the desired design conditions. According to the tent support management device of configuration 1, it is possible to support changes in tent design according to the user's wishes at a reduced cost.

[0040] (Configuration 2) A tent support management device as described in Configuration 1, wherein the framework of the tent is formed by assembling a plurality of frame frames, the upper sheet and the lower sheet of the tent are stretched between the frame frames, and the tent has a support frame that supports the bottom surface of the tent at a position higher than a base surface on which the tent is placed. According to the tent support management device of configuration 2, the tent can be easily carried by being divided into multiple frame members, and the support frame supports the tent at a position higher than the base so that it is easy to sit on the bottom. This makes it possible to support changes to the tent design in accordance with the user's wishes at low cost.

[0041] (Configuration 3) A tent support management device as described in Configuration 1 or Configuration 2, comprising a candidate design providing unit that transmits candidate design information indicating multiple candidate designs for the upper sheet to the user terminal, and the desired design conditions indicate one of the candidate designs selected by the user from among the multiple candidate designs in response to receipt of the candidate design information by the user terminal. According to the tent support management device of configuration 3, candidate tent designs are presented to the user, making it easier for the user to decide on a desired tent design.

[0042] (Configuration 4) A tent support management device described in any one of configurations 1 to 3, wherein the candidate design providing unit transmits to the user terminal the candidate design information indicating the candidate designs that, when used on multiple tents, form a cohesive overall design when combined with multiple tents. According to the tent support management device of configuration 4, multiple users gathering in the same place can feel a sense of unity by using tents with an overall cohesive design.

[0043] (Configuration 5) A tent support management device described in any one of configurations 1 to 4, wherein the upper sheet is composed of a plurality of sub-sheets, the desired design conditions indicate a desired design for the sub-sheets, and the upper sheet arrangement unit executes the upper sheet arrangement process to provide the sub-sheet designed in accordance with the desired design conditions to the user. According to the tent support management device of configuration 5, it is possible to change the design of the tent by replacing part of the upper sheet (top, side, back, etc.), thereby reducing the cost of design changes.

[0044] (Configuration 6) A tent support management device according to any one of configurations 1 to 5, wherein a claw portion is provided at the corner portion of the frame, protruding toward the outside of the tent, for hooking and fixing the upper sheet. According to the tent support management device of configuration 6, the upper sheet can be easily fixed to the framework under tension by applying tension to the upper sheet and hooking it onto the claws. Also, hook-and-loop fasteners or the like for fixing the upper sheet to the framework can be eliminated.

[0045] (Configuration 7) A tent support method executed by a computer to support the use of a tent in which the sheet stretched over a frame is separated into a lower sheet including the bottom surface and an upper sheet including the top surface, the tent support management method including a desired design condition recognition step of receiving desired design condition information indicating the desired design conditions of the upper sheet transmitted from a user terminal used by the user of the tent and recognizing the desired design conditions, and an upper sheet arranging step of executing an upper sheet arranging process to provide the upper sheet designed in accordance with the desired design conditions to the user. By executing the tent support management method of configuration 7 by a computer, the same effects as those of the tent support management device of configuration 1 can be obtained.

[0046] (Configuration 8) In order to support the use of a tent in which the sheet stretched over a frame is separated into a lower sheet including the bottom surface and an upper sheet including the top surface, a program that causes a computer to function as a desired design condition recognition unit that receives desired design condition information indicating the desired design conditions of the upper sheet sent from a user terminal used by the user of the tent and recognizes the desired design conditions, and an upper sheet arrangement unit that executes an upper sheet arrangement process to provide the upper sheet designed in accordance with the desired design conditions to the user. By executing the program of configuration 8, the configuration of the tent support management device of configuration 1 can be realized. [Explanation of symbols]

[0047] 1...tent support management device, 10...processor, 11...candidate design providing section, 12...desired design condition recognition section, 13...upper sheet arrangement section, 20...memory, 21...program, 30...communication unit, 40...user terminal, 41...design selection screen, 50...tent, 51...upper framework, 52...lower framework, 53...support frame, 54...frame for cushion, 60...upper sheet, 61...lower sheet, 70...cushion, 80a to 80d...claw section, 200...communication network, 210...tent manufacturer server, 211...design DB, U...user.

Claims

1. A tent support system that supports the use of a tent in which a sheet stretched over a frame is separated into a lower sheet including a bottom surface and an upper sheet including a top surface, a desired design condition recognition unit that receives desired design condition information indicating desired design conditions of the upper sheet transmitted from a user terminal used by a user of the tent and recognizes the desired design conditions; an upper sheet arrangement unit that executes an upper sheet arrangement process for providing the upper sheet designed according to the desired design conditions to the user; a candidate design providing unit that transmits candidate design information indicating a plurality of candidate designs for the upper sheet to the user terminal; Equipped with The desired design condition indicates any one of the candidate designs selected by the user from among the plurality of candidate designs in response to reception of the candidate design information by the user terminal, The candidate design providing unit transmits, to the user terminal, the candidate design information indicating the candidate designs that, when used on a plurality of the tents, constitute a cohesive design as a whole by combining the plurality of the tents. Tent support management device.

2. The framework of the tent is formed by assembling a plurality of frame members; The upper sheet and the lower sheet of the tent are stretched between the frame, The tent has a support frame that supports the bottom surface at a position higher than a base surface on which the tent rests. The tent support management device of claim 1 .

3. The upper sheet is composed of a plurality of sub-sheets, the desired design condition indicates a desired design of the sub-sheet, The upper sheet arrangement unit executes the upper sheet arrangement process for providing the sub-sheet designed according to the desired design conditions to the user. A tent support management device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The corners of the frame are provided with claws that extend outward toward the outside of the tent and are used to hook and secure the upper sheet. A tent support management device according to claim 1 or 2.

5. A tent support management method executed by a computer to support the use of a tent in which a sheet stretched over a frame is separated into a lower sheet including a bottom surface and an upper sheet including a top surface, the method comprising: a desired design condition recognition step of receiving desired design condition information indicating desired design conditions of the upper sheet transmitted from a user terminal used by a user of the tent and recognizing the desired design conditions; an upper sheet arrangement step of executing an upper sheet arrangement process for providing the upper sheet designed in accordance with the desired design conditions to the user; a candidate design providing step of transmitting candidate design information indicating a plurality of candidate designs for the upper sheet to the user terminal; Including, The desired design condition indicates any one of the candidate designs selected by the user from among the plurality of candidate designs in response to reception of the candidate design information by the user terminal, The candidate design providing step transmits, to the user terminal, the candidate design information indicating the candidate designs that, when used on a plurality of the tents, constitute a cohesive design as a whole by combining the plurality of the tents. Tent support management methods.

6. In order to support the use of a tent in which a sheet stretched over a frame is separated into a lower sheet including a bottom surface and an upper sheet including a top surface, a desired design condition recognition unit that receives desired design condition information indicating desired design conditions of the upper sheet transmitted from a user terminal used by a user of the tent and recognizes the desired design conditions; an upper sheet arrangement unit that executes an upper sheet arrangement process for providing the upper sheet designed according to the desired design conditions to the user; a candidate design providing unit that transmits candidate design information indicating a plurality of candidate designs for the upper sheet to the user terminal; and make it work. The desired design condition indicates any one of the candidate designs selected by the user from among the plurality of candidate designs in response to reception of the candidate design information by the user terminal, The candidate design providing unit transmits, to the user terminal, the candidate design information indicating the candidate designs that, when used on a plurality of the tents, constitute a cohesive design as a whole by combining the plurality of the tents. program.

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