Dynamic Product Image Display for Inventory Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional techniques struggle to accurately convey inventory information and changes in stock levels at online shopping sites, making it difficult for both retailers and customers to comprehend product availability.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device that acquires inventory information and product images, generates web pages dynamically based on stock levels, and transmits these to terminal devices, allowing for visual representation of stock changes, including adjustments in image size, position, and display of alternative products or advertisements when stock is low.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If conventional techniques display product images without dynamic adjustment, then the system is simple and easy to implement, but inventory information cannot be accurately visualized and stock levels are difficult to comprehend
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the product image display adaptive and dynamic based on inventory levels. The system automatically adjusts image size, displays alternative images, or shows substitution suggestions according to real-time stock data, transforming a static display system into a dynamic one that responds to inventory conditions without requiring complex manual intervention
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an image setting means as an intermediary component that mediates between the inventory management system and the product display. This intermediary automatically selects and adjusts product images based on stock levels, acting as a bridge that translates inventory data into visual representations without requiring direct complex integration between inventory and display systems
2Ease of operation
If the system dynamically adjusts product images based on stock levels, then inventory visualization is improved, but the complexity of image management and web page generation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies self-service by enabling automatic image selection and adjustment based on inventory levels. The image setting means autonomously determines which product images to display and how to modify them according to stock conditions, eliminating the need for manual image management and making the system easy to operate without requiring complex user intervention
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by dynamically modifying image display parameters such as size, position, and selection based on inventory level thresholds. The system changes these visual parameters automatically according to stock data, providing intuitive stock level information without requiring complex manual configuration or management
3Adaptability or versatility
If alternative products are displayed when stock is low, then customer service is improved, but the web page generation process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies preliminary action by pre-preparing alternative product images and substitution suggestions that are ready to be displayed when inventory levels drop. The image setting means has advance knowledge of alternative products and their images, allowing seamless transitions without requiring complex real-time decision-making or manual intervention when stock runs low
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention includes: acquiring inventory information related to the number of stock of a product, from a product storage means which stores the inventory information and acquiring a product image showing an image related to the product, from a product image storage means which stores the product image (S1), generating a web page for causing the product image which changes in response to the number of stock to be displayed on a terminal device and transmitting the generated web page to the terminal device to display (S3 to S7).