Design support system, design support device, and design support program

Abstract

To provide a design support system, a design support device, and a design support program allowing utilization of an easy-to-use user interface.SOLUTION: An operation device 2 having a display unit and an input unit and a design support device 1 are communicably connected. The design support device 1 causes the display unit to display a floor plan selected from a plurality of building floor plans based on input from the input unit, causes the display unit to display a list of display objects included in attributes selected from a plurality of display objects attributes related to a building based on input from the input unit, causes the display unit to display display objects selected from the list by superimposing them on the floor plan based on input from the input unit, and causes a display position or a display direction of a display object superimposed on the floor plan to be changed based on input from the input unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a design support system, a design support device, and a design support program for supporting the design of a building. [Background technology]

[0002] Various systems have been proposed to reflect the user's intentions when designing a building. For example, the applicant of the present application has invented a method for displaying a building renovation plan using CG images (see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 3866469 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] As proposed in Patent Document 1, there is a demand for a system that has a user interface that can easily reflect the user's intentions when designing a building.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its main object to provide a design support system with an excellent user interface.

[0006] Another object of the present invention is to provide a design support device used in the design support system according to the present invention.

[0007] A further object of the present invention is to provide a design support program executed by the design support system according to the present invention. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to solve the above problems, the design support system disclosed in the present application is a design support system that uses an operation device having a display unit and an input unit, and a design support device that supports the design of a building, and that connects the operation device and the design support device so that they can communicate with each other, and is characterized in that the design support device comprises: means for displaying a floor plan selected from a plurality of floor plans of a building on the display unit based on input from the input unit; means for displaying a list of display objects included in attributes selected from a plurality of attributes of display objects related to the building on the display unit based on input from the input unit; means for displaying the display object selected from the list superimposed on the floor plan on the display unit based on input from the input unit; and means for changing the display position or display direction of the display object superimposed on the floor plan on the basis of input from the input unit.

[0009] In the design support system, the attributes include at least one of the partitions, interior decoration, and built-in facilities of the building.

[0010] In the design support system, the attributes include an object to be placed indoors or outdoors.

[0011] In the design support system, the attributes include a person or a character.

[0012] In the design support system, the design support device further comprises means for creating a pseudo-three-dimensional image of a building in which a display object is displayed on a floor plan.

[0013] In the design support system, the display object may include an illustration of an item or person related to an attribute.

[0014] Furthermore, the design support device disclosed in the present application is a design support device that can communicate with an operating device having a display unit and an input unit and supports the design of a building, and is characterized by comprising: means for displaying a floor plan selected from a plurality of floor plans of a building on the display unit based on input from the input unit; means for displaying a list of display objects included in attributes selected from a plurality of attributes of display objects related to the building on the display unit based on input from the input unit; means for displaying the display object selected from the list superimposed on the floor plan on the display unit based on input from the input unit; and means for changing the display position or display direction of the display object superimposed on the floor plan on the basis of input from the input unit.

[0015] Furthermore, the design support program disclosed in the present application is a design support program that causes a computer having a display unit and an input unit to support the design of a building, and is characterized in that the computer executes the following steps: displaying a floor plan selected from among a plurality of floor plans of a building on the display unit based on input from the input unit; displaying a list of display objects included in attributes selected from a plurality of attributes of display objects related to the building on the display unit based on input from the input unit; displaying the display object selected from the list superimposed on the floor plan on the display unit based on input from the input unit; and changing the display position or display direction of the display object superimposed on the floor plan based on input from the input unit. [Effects of the Invention]

[0016] In the present invention, a design support device capable of communicating with an operation device displays a floor plan of a building on a display unit of the operation device based on input from the operation device, and displays a display target superimposed on the floor plan, thereby achieving excellent effects such as the ability to provide such an excellent user interface. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an overview of a design support system disclosed in the present application. [Figure 2] 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a design support device used in a design support system disclosed in the present application. [Figure 3] 1 is an explanatory diagram conceptually illustrating an example of recorded contents of a display object master included in a design support device used in the design support system disclosed in the present application; [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram conceptually illustrating an example of the recorded contents of a floor plan database included in a design support device used in the design support system disclosed herein. [Figure 5] 1 is an explanatory diagram conceptually illustrating an example of recorded contents of a user database provided in a design support device used in the design support system disclosed herein; [Figure 6] 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an operation device used in the design support system disclosed in the present application. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a floor plan selection process of the design support device and the operation device used in the design support system disclosed in the present application. [Figure 8] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed on a display unit of an operation device used in the design support system disclosed herein; [Figure 9] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed on a display unit of an operation device used in the design support system disclosed herein; [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a display object arrangement process of the design support device and the operation device used in the design support system disclosed in the present application. [Figure 11] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed on a display unit of an operation device used in the design support system disclosed herein; [Figure 12] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed on a display unit of an operation device used in the design support system disclosed herein; [Figure 13] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed on a display unit of an operation device used in the design support system disclosed herein; [Figure 14] FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a floor plan recording process of a design support device and an operation device used in the design support system disclosed in the present application. [Figure 15] 10 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a pseudo-stereoscopic image request process of the design support device and the operation device used in the design support system disclosed in the present application. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0018] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following describes in detail preferred embodiments of the present invention. Note that the following preferred embodiments are merely examples of the present invention and are not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention.

[0019] <Application example> FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an overview of a design support system disclosed herein. The design support system disclosed herein includes a design support device 1 using a computer such as a web server computer, and an operation device 2 capable of communicating with the design support device 1 via a communication network NW such as the Internet. A user can operate the operation device 2, for example, at home, access a web page provided by the design support device 1 via the communication network NW, and perform operations such as building design. A construction company managing the design support device 1 provides users with a website to support building design. The building design support service is a service that reflects the user's intentions in the building design by, for example, arranging various display objects such as interior decoration, built-in equipment, and placement objects on a floor plan in the form of a floor plan.

[0020] <Device configuration example> Next, an example of the hardware configuration of each device included in the design support system disclosed herein will be described. Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a design support device 1 used in the design support system disclosed herein. The design support device 1, which is configured using a computer such as a web server computer, includes various components such as a control unit 10, a recording unit 11, and a communication unit 12. In this embodiment, an embodiment in which the design support device 1 is configured using one computer will be described, but the design support device 1 may also be configured by linking multiple computers.

[0021] The control unit 10 includes various circuits such as an information processing circuit, a clock circuit, and a register circuit, and is a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes processing to control the entire device.

[0022] The recording unit 11 is a device configured using nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk, a solid-state drive (SSD), a redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID), or a flash memory, and volatile memory such as various random access memories (RAMs). The recording unit 11 stores programs such as a basic program (OS: Operating System) and application programs that run on the basic program. The recording unit 11 also stores a first design support program PRG1 for a server written in a language such as JavaScript (registered trademark), Ruby, Python (registered trademark), or PHP. A computer such as a web server computer functions as the design support device 1 disclosed herein by executing the first design support program PRG1 stored in the recording unit 11 under the control of the control unit 10. The recording unit 11 also stores design support information including a second design support program PRG2 to be transmitted to the operation device 2 as a web page. The design support information including the second design support program PRG2 is written for the client in languages ​​such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (registered trademark), and the operation device 2 executes the design support information including the second design support program PRG2 as a web page on a browser. Furthermore, part of the recording area of ​​the recording unit 11 is used as various databases such as a display object master 110, a floor plan database 111, and a user database 112.

[0023] The communication unit 12 is a device such as a communication adapter and a control circuit that connects to the communication network NW and communicates with other devices via the communication network NW.

[0024] FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram conceptually illustrating an example of the recorded contents of the display object master 110 included in the design support device 1 used in the design support system disclosed herein. The display object master 110 is a database that records various display objects to be arranged in a floor plan. The display object master 110 records primary attributes, secondary attributes, and display objects in association with each other. The primary attributes indicate major classifications of display objects, and in this embodiment, are categorized into attributes such as furniture, home appliances, interior design, floors and walls, gardens, people, and speech bubbles and sticky notes. The secondary attributes indicate smaller classifications obtained by further classifying the primary attributes. For example, this embodiment discloses an example in which the secondary attributes of the primary attribute, furniture, are classified into attributes such as chairs and sofas, tables and counters, chests and lowboards. Furthermore, this embodiment discloses an example in which the secondary attributes of the primary attribute, home appliances, are classified into attributes such as kitchens and washbasins, cupboards, and home appliances. Furthermore, this embodiment discloses an example in which display objects are recorded in association with each secondary attribute. The display objects are image information, such as specific illustrations, to be arranged in a floor plan. Among the main attributes, speech bubble sticky notes are attributes that include illustrations of speech bubbles showing text and illustrations, and are associated with display targets that combine text such as "KIDS space," "WORK space," "study," and "library" with illustrations corresponding to the text.

[0025] Specific examples of attributes recorded in the display object master 110 will be further described. As attributes relating to the partitions or interior of a building, a primary attribute such as "floor / wall" is set, and secondary attributes such as "floor material" and "wall partition" are set. These attributes are associated with display objects such as floor material, wall partition, and curtains. As attributes relating to built-in facilities, a primary attribute such as "housing equipment" is set, and secondary attributes such as "kitchen / bathroom," "cupboard," and "home appliances" are set. As attributes relating to objects to be placed indoors or outdoors, primary attributes such as "furniture," "interior," and "garden" are set, and secondary attributes such as "chair / sofa," "plant," "interior accessories," and "table" are set. As attributes including people, a primary attribute such as "person" is set, and secondary attributes such as "person sitting," "person standing," and "child" are set. As an attribute including text, a "speech bubble sticky note" is set.

[0026] 4 is an explanatory diagram conceptually illustrating an example of the recorded contents of the floor plan database 111 provided in the design support device 1 used in the design support system disclosed herein. The floor plan database 111 is a database that records floor plan information indicating designed floor plans. The floor plan database 111 stores, in association with each other, a floor plan ID that identifies the floor plan information, the floor plan information, and instruction information such as a universal resource locator (URL) that indicates the recording location on the communication network NW required to view the floor plan information.

[0027] 5 is an explanatory diagram conceptually illustrating an example of the recorded contents of the user database 112 provided in the design support device 1 used in the design support system disclosed herein. The user database 112 is a database that records information about users who use the services provided by the design support system disclosed herein. Various information such as name, contact information, address, gender, year of birth, and negotiation status with the construction company is recorded in association with a floor plan ID that identifies the floor plan information.

[0028] Various databases such as the display object master 110, floor plan database 111, and user database 112 may be stored in the recording area of ​​the recording unit 11 provided in the design support device 1, or may be stored in the recording area of ​​another database server computer accessible from the design support device 1.

[0029] 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the operation device 2 used in the design support system disclosed in the present application. The operation device 2 is configured using a computer such as a personal computer, tablet computer, or highly functional mobile phone (so-called smartphone) that can access a web page provided by the design support device 1 via the communication network NW. The operation device 2 includes various components such as a control unit 20, a recording unit 21, an input unit 22, a display unit 23, and a communication unit 24.

[0030] The control unit 20 is a processor such as a CPU that controls the entire device.

[0031] The recording unit 21 is a device configured using non-volatile memory and volatile memory. Programs such as basic programs and application programs are recorded in the recording unit 21. As an application program, a browser for viewing web pages is recorded. The operation device 2 can access the design support device 1, download design support information including the second design support program PRG2 provided as a web page, and execute it on the browser.

[0032] The input unit 22 is a device such as a keyboard, mouse, or touch panel that accepts user operations. The display unit 23 is a device such as a liquid crystal display that displays images. The input unit 22 and the display unit 23 may be configured as a liquid crystal touch panel in which a thin plate-like touch panel and a liquid crystal display are stacked and integrated.

[0033] The communication unit 24 is a device such as a communication adapter for wired communication or an antenna for wireless communication, and a control circuit for the antenna.

[0034] <Device software processing> The processing of the various devices configured as described above will now be described. Fig. 7 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a floor plan selection process of the design support device 1 and the operation device 2 used in the design support system disclosed herein. The floor plan selection process is a process in which the user starts using the design support system disclosed herein and selects a floor plan of a building to be designed. A user who uses the services provided by the design support system disclosed herein operates the operation device 2 to request access to a website provided by the design support device 1. The control unit 20 of the operation device 2 receives the user's request from the input unit 22 (S101), accesses the design support device 1 that provides the website from the communication unit 24 via the communication network NW, and requests design support information to be displayed as a web page (S102).

[0035] The design support device 1, which has received the request at the communication unit 12, transmits the design support information from the communication unit 12 to the operation device 2 via the communication network NW under the control of the control unit 10, which executes the first design support program PRG1 (S103). The design support information transmitted in step S103 includes the second design support program PRG2. Note that the design support information may be configured to include display object information indicating the display object recorded in the display object master 110.

[0036] The control unit 20 of the operation device 2 executing the second design support program PRG2 receives the design support information at the communication unit 24, loads the received design support information into a browser, and displays it on the display unit 23 as a web page (S104).

[0037] FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display unit 23 of the operation device 2 used in the design support system disclosed herein. FIG. 8 shows an example of a web page displayed on the display unit 23 based on the design support information in step S104. The web page shown in FIG. 8 is the front page of a website provided by the design support device 1, and displays an image with the words "View saved floor plans" and an image with the words "Create floor plan." A user can design a building floor plan by operating the input unit 22 and inputting an input to select one of the images. First, the processing when "Create floor plan" is selected as the start operation will be described.

[0038] 7, the control unit 20 of the operation device 2 receives input of a start operation from the input unit 22 (S105), and displays a plurality of floor plans of a building that will be the basis of the design on the display unit 23 (S106). After viewing the plurality of floor plan candidates displayed on the display unit 23, the user inputs to the input unit 22 to select the floor plan that will be the basis of the design.

[0039] The control unit 20 receives an input for selecting a floor plan from the input unit 22 (S107), and displays the floor plan selected from among the floor plans of the plurality of buildings on the display unit 23 based on the input from the input unit 22 (S108).

[0040] Fig. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display unit 23 of the operation device 2 used in the design support system disclosed herein. Fig. 9 shows an example of a web page displayed on the display unit 23 in step S108. The web page shown in Fig. 9 displays a building floor plan near the center. The building floor plan displays a floor plan for the first floor on the left and a floor plan for the second floor on the right.

[0041] In this manner, the floor plan selection process is executed by the design support device 1 and the operation device 2 used in the design support system disclosed in the present application. Note that, in the present embodiment, the floor plan selection process is exemplified as a series of processes from accessing the design support device 1 to displaying the selected floor plan, but the operation device 2 can repeatedly execute only the process of selecting a floor plan after displaying the web page.

[0042] In the image displayed on the display unit 23 shown in FIG. 9 , a list of primary attributes of display objects that can be superimposed on the floor plan is displayed near the top. In the example of FIG. 9 , the list of primary attributes includes "furniture," "home appliances," "interior," "floor / wall," "garden," "people," "speech bubble / sticky note," and "drawing." The user performs an input operation to select one primary attribute from the list of primary attributes, and a list of secondary attributes included in the selected primary attribute is displayed on the display unit 23. In the example of FIG. 9 , "furniture" is selected as the primary attribute, and a list of secondary attributes included in the primary attribute "furniture" includes "chairs / sofas," "tables / counters," "chests / lowboards," "storage furniture," and "beds / furniture sets." Furthermore, the user can view display objects included in the selected secondary attribute by inputting a secondary attribute from among the displayed multiple secondary attributes. FIG. 9 shows an example in which "chairs / sofas" is selected from multiple secondary attributes. Display object arrangement processing is executed from the image shown in FIG. 9 .

[0043] 10 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a display object arrangement process of the design support device 1 and the operation device 2 used in the design support system disclosed in the present application. The control unit 20 of the operation device 2 executing the second design support program PRG2 included in the web page accepts an input to select an attribute from a plurality of attributes (primary attribute and secondary attribute) related to the building from the input unit 22 (S201), and requests a list of display objects included in the selected attribute from the communication unit 24 via the communication network NW to the design support device 1 (S202).

[0044] The control unit 10 of the design support device 1, which has received the request for the list of display objects via the communication unit 12, accesses the display object master 110 and extracts a plurality of display objects included in the selected attribute (S203). The control unit 10 transmits display object list information indicating a list of the extracted plurality of display objects from the communication unit 12 to the operation device 2 via the communication network NW (S204).

[0045] The control unit 20 of the operation device 2, which has received the display object list information via the communication unit 24, displays a list of display objects on the display unit 23 based on the received display object list information (S205). In step S205, based on the input from the input unit 22 in step S201, the display unit 23 displays a list of display objects included in an attribute selected from a plurality of attributes of display objects related to buildings.

[0046] FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display unit 23 of the operation device 2 used in the design support system disclosed herein. FIG. 11 shows an example of a web page displayed on the display unit 23 in step S205. The web page shown in FIG. 11 displays a list of display objects associated with the item "furniture" indicating the main attribute. Note that FIG. 11 shows an example in which there are so many display objects that they cannot all be displayed on one screen. The list of display objects can be scrolled to display all of the display objects in sequence. The user can view the list of display objects and select the display object to be placed by inputting a command to select the display object.

[0047] Returning to the sequence diagram of FIG. 10, the control unit 20 of the operation device 2 receives an input for selecting a display target from the input unit 22 (S206), and requests the selected display target from the communication unit 24 via the communication network NW (S207).

[0048] The control unit 10 of the design support device 1, which has received the request for the display object via the communication unit 12, accesses the display object master 110 to extract the selected display object (S208), and transmits display object information indicating the extracted display object from the communication unit 12 to the operation device 2 via the communication network NW (S209).

[0049] The control unit 20 of the operation device 2, which has received the display target information via the communication unit 24, displays the display target indicated by the received display target information on the display unit 23 in a manner superimposed on the floor plan (S210).

[0050] FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed on the display unit 23 of the operation device 2 used in the design support system disclosed herein. FIG. 12 shows an example of a web page displayed on the display unit 23 in step S210. As illustrated in FIG. 12, an illustrated image I of a sofa, which is the selected display object, is displayed near the center of the image, superimposed on the floor plan image. The user can change the display position and display direction of the display object by pointing to the display object and performing a predetermined operation. By inputting to point to the display object, the display object is surrounded by a thick frame, as illustrated in FIG. 12, and command icons for changing the operation direction, such as "rotate left," "rotate right," and "flip," and a command icon for deleting the display object are displayed at the bottom of the screen. For example, to change the display position of the display object, the user left-clicks the mouse, which is the input unit 22, at the position where the display object is to be pointed to, to specify the display object, and then drags it to the desired position. For example, when changing the display orientation of a display object, the user specifies the display object and inputs a command icon for "rotate right," "rotate left," or "flip" displayed at the bottom of the screen shown in FIG. 12.

[0051] Returning to the sequence diagram of FIG. 10 , the control unit 20 of the operation device 2 receives, from the input unit 22, an operation to specify a display target (S211), and receives an operation to change the display position of the specified display target (S212). The control unit 20 changes the display position of the display target superimposed on the floor plan based on the operation input from the input unit 22 (S213). Furthermore, the control unit 20 receives, from the input unit 22, an operation to specify a display target (S214), and receives an operation to change the display direction of the specified display target (S215). The control unit 20 changes the display direction of the display target superimposed on the floor plan based on the operation input from the input unit 22 (S216).

[0052] Fig. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display unit 23 of the operation device 2 used in the design support system disclosed herein. Fig. 13 shows an example of a web page after the display position and display direction of the display object have been changed in steps S213 and S216. As shown in Fig. 12, image I, an illustration of a sofa that is the display object displayed near the center in Fig. 11, has been changed in direction and is now displayed in the southeast (lower right) corner of the living room on the first floor.

[0053] In the above manner, the display object arrangement process of the design support device 1 and the operation device 2 used in the design support system disclosed herein is executed. The various processes, such as selecting a display object, changing its display position, and changing its display direction, exemplified in this embodiment, can be executed multiple times as independent processes. That is, the display object selection process can be executed repeatedly to select and arrange various display objects. Furthermore, the display position change process and the display direction change process can be executed on a designated display object each time an already-placed display object is designated. Furthermore, transmission of the display object from the design support device 1 to the operation device 2 can be appropriately designed, for example, as the initial web page transmission process in step S103 of the floor plan selection process illustrated in FIG. 7 . Furthermore, the operation device 2 may record the display object once received in its own recording unit 21 and, from the second time onward, read out the display object recorded in its own recording unit 21.

[0054] 9, the "Draw" item at the right end of the list of main attributes displayed near the top is a command for the user to create and arrange a display object rather than displaying a preset display object. For example, the operation device 2 receives a selection of a basic shape such as a circle, a rectangle, or a line segment based on an input from the input unit 22, and executes processing such as arranging, moving, or coloring the shape.

[0055] While using a service related to design support via a webpage, a user can record the design status of a floor plan that is being created by performing a predetermined operation. Fig. 14 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a floor plan recording process of the design support device 1 and the operation device 2 used in the design support system disclosed herein. The control unit 20 of the operation device 2 that executes the second design support program PRG2 included in the webpage accepts an input operation to record the floor plan in the design status from the input unit 22 (S301), and transmits floor plan information indicating the floor plan that is being created from the communication unit 24 to the design support device 1 via the communication network NW (S302).

[0056] The control unit 10 of the design support device 1, which has received the floor plan information via the communication unit 12, generates a floor plan ID to be associated with the floor plan information (S303), and generates instruction information such as a URL indicating the recording location of the floor plan information (S304). Furthermore, the control unit 10 associates the generated floor plan ID, the instruction information, and the received floor plan information, and records them in the floor plan database 111 (S305). Furthermore, the control unit 10 transmits the floor plan ID generated in step S303 and the instruction information generated in step S304 from the communication unit 12 to the design support device 1 via the communication network NW (S306).

[0057] The control unit 20 of the operation device 2 that has received the floor plan ID and the instruction information via the communication unit 24 displays the received floor plan ID on the display unit 23 (S307).

[0058] The user checks the displayed floor plan ID and instruction information and records them by operations such as text copying. If the user wants to continue work from the design state of the recorded floor plan, the user selects the banner "View saved floor plan" from the front page illustrated in FIG. 8 and inputs the floor plan ID. The operation device 2 transmits the input floor plan ID to the design support device 1. The design support device 1 transmits floor plan information associated with the floor plan ID to the operation device 2. The operation device 2 displays a floor plan based on the received floor plan information on the display unit 23. The operation device 2 can also directly access the recording location indicated in the instruction information, and can also publish the instruction information via an information sharing service (so-called SNS: Social Networking Service) using another application program. The user can continue design work from the floor plan displayed on the display unit 23.

[0059] In this manner, the floor plan recording process is executed by the design support device 1 and the operation device 2 used in the design support system disclosed in the present application.

[0060] When a user completes the design of a building with display objects arranged in the floor plan, the user can request the creation of a pseudo-stereoscopic image (3D simulation image) of the designed building. FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a pseudo-stereoscopic image request process of the design support device 1 and the operation device 2 used in the design support system disclosed herein. The control unit 20 of the operation device 2 executing the second design support program PRG2 included in the web page accepts an input operation requesting a pseudo-stereoscopic image from the input unit 22 (S401), and displays a user information input request requesting input of user information about the user on the display unit 23 (S402). The user information requested to be input in step S402 includes information such as name, contact information, address, gender, year of birth, and negotiation status with the construction company.

[0061] The user, upon viewing the user information input request displayed on the display unit 23, inputs the user information from the input unit 22.

[0062] The control unit 20 of the operation device 2 receives input of user information from the input unit 22 (S403), and transmits the received user information and floor plan information of the completed building from the communication unit 24 to the design support device 1 via the communication network NW (S404).

[0063] The control unit 10 of the design support device 1 receives the user information and floor plan information via the communication unit 12, records the user information in the user database 112 (S405), and creates a pseudo-3D image of the building based on the floor plan information (S406). The pseudo-3D image in step S406 is created using, for example, a technique such as the method for displaying a renovation plan described in Japanese Patent No. 3866469.

[0064] The control unit 10 transmits the created pseudo-stereoscopic image from the communication unit 12 to the operation device 2 via the communication network NW (S407).

[0065] The control unit 10 of the operation device 2 receives the pseudo-stereoscopic image via the communication unit 24 and displays the pseudo-stereoscopic image on the display unit 23 (S408).

[0066] In this manner, the pseudo-stereoscopic image request process of the design support device 1 and the operation device 2 used in the design support system disclosed in the present application is executed.

[0067] As described above in detail, the design support system disclosed in the present application displays an image in which a display target is superimposed on a floor plan of a building on the display unit 23 of the operation device 2, based on an input from the operation device 2 that accesses the design support apparatus 1. This has excellent effects, such as making it possible to provide an easy-to-use user interface to a user who operates the operation device 2 at home.

[0068] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be embodied in various other forms. Therefore, these embodiments are merely illustrative in all respects and should not be interpreted as limiting. The scope of the present invention is defined by the claims and is not limited in any way by the text of the specification. Furthermore, all modifications and variations that fall within the equivalent range of the claims are within the scope of the present invention.

[0069] For example, in the above embodiment, the design support device 1 executes the first design support program PRG1 and the operation device 2 executes the second design support program PRG2. However, the processes executed by the design support device 1 and the operation device 2 can be assigned as appropriate. For example, various forms are possible, such as the design support device 1 executing a process of superimposing a display object on a floor plan, transmitting an image resulting from the process to the operation device 2, and displaying it on the display unit 23 of the operation device 2. That is, various forms are possible as long as the design support device 1 and the operation device 2 communicate with each other via a communication network NW, and a web page provided by the design support device 1 displays a floor plan selected from a plurality of building floor plans on the display unit 23 of the operation device 2, displays a list of display objects included in attributes selected from a plurality of attributes of the display objects related to the building, superimposes the display object selected from the list on the floor plan, and changes the display position or display direction of the display object superimposed on the floor plan. [Explanation of symbols]

[0070] 1 Design support equipment 10 Control Unit 11 Recording section 110 Display target master 111 Floor Plan Database 112 User Database 12 Communications Department 2 Control device 20 Control Unit 21 Recording Section 22 Input section 23 Display section 24 Communications Department NW communication network PRG1 First Design Support Program PRG2 Second Design Support Program

Claims

1. A design support system using an operation device having a display unit and an input unit, and a design support device that supports the design of a building, the operation device and the design support device being communicatively connected, The design support device a means for displaying a floor plan selected from a plurality of building floor plans on the display unit based on an input from the input unit; a means for displaying on the display unit a list of display objects included in an attribute selected from a plurality of attributes of display objects related to buildings based on an input from the input unit; a means for displaying, on the display unit, a display target selected from the list, superimposed on the floor plan based on an input from the input unit; a means for changing the display position or display direction of the display object superimposed on the floor plan based on an input from the input unit; Equipped with The attribute is: It is structured hierarchically, The main attributes include a display target in the form of a speech bubble that combines a word and an illustration corresponding to the word, and a person. The secondary attributes below the primary attribute of a person include the state and / or type of the person. A design support system characterized by:

2. 2. The design support system according to claim 1, The attributes include at least one of the building's partitions, interior decoration, and built-in facilities. A design support system characterized by:

3. 3. The design support system according to claim 1 or 2, The attributes include an object to be placed indoors or outdoors. A design support system characterized by:

4. 4. The design support system according to claim 1, The design support device The display device further includes a means for generating a pseudo-stereoscopic image of a building in which the display object is displayed on the floor plan. A design support system characterized by:

5. 5. The design support system according to claim 1, The display object includes an illustration of an item or person related to the attribute. A design support system characterized by:

6. A design support device that can communicate with an operation device having a display unit and an input unit and supports the design of a building, a means for displaying a floor plan selected from a plurality of building floor plans on the display unit based on an input from the input unit; a means for displaying on the display unit a list of display objects included in an attribute selected from a plurality of attributes of display objects related to buildings based on an input from the input unit; a means for displaying, on the display unit, a display target selected from the list, superimposed on the floor plan based on an input from the input unit; a means for changing the display position or display direction of the display object superimposed on the floor plan based on an input from the input unit; Equipped with The attribute is: It is structured hierarchically, The main attributes include a display target in the form of a speech bubble that combines a word and an illustration corresponding to the word, and a person. The secondary attributes below the primary attribute of a person include the state and / or type of the person. A design support device characterized by:

7. A design support program that causes a computer having a display unit and an input unit to support the design of a building, On the computer, a step of displaying a floor plan selected from a plurality of building floor plans on the display unit based on an input from the input unit; a step of displaying, on the display unit, a list of display objects included in an attribute selected from a plurality of attributes of display objects related to buildings, based on an input from the input unit; a step of displaying, on the display unit, a display target selected from the list superimposed on the floor plan based on an input from the input unit; a step of changing a display position or a display direction of a display object superimposed on the floor plan based on an input from the input unit; It is designed to execute The attribute is: It is structured hierarchically, The main attributes include the display target of the speech bubble shape that combines the wording and the illustration corresponding to the wording, and the person, The secondary attributes below the primary attribute of a person include the state and / or type of the person. A design support program characterized by:

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