Fashion information server device and fashion information management method

• US 20040054752A1
• Filed: 12/17/2002
• Published: 03/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Muramoto, Takeshi, Takagi, Miho, Katano, Takeshi
• Application Number:
  US10/311,665
• Publication Number:
  US 20040054752A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

The object of the invention is to integrate management of information on the user'"'"'s own furnishings and furnishings information provided by apparel makers, shops, and magazines thereby easily obtaining and effectively providing furnishings-related information.

In the invention, on the network are provided a management server for managing furnishings-related information, an apparel maker database for storing information from apparel makers, a magazine database for storing information carried by magazines, a shop database for storing information from shops, and a personal database for storing information on the user'"'"'s own furnishings and the user'"'"'s personal information. It is possible to create coordination information where the user'"'"'s own furnishings and information-provided furnishings are combined and user-tailored catalog information based on the provided information from apparel makers, shops and magazines and user information from each user, and browse such information on the user terminal.

Claims

1. Furnishings information server apparatus comprising:

a provided information storage section for storing provided information including information on furnishings provided by at least one of the apparel maker supplying furnishings on to the market, shop selling furnishings, and book carrying information on furnishings;

a user information storage section for storing user information including information on the user'"'"'sown furnishings; and

an information management section for outputting furnishings-related information in response to a request from the user or information provider based on said provided information and said user information.

2. Furnishings information server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said user information includes information on the user'"'"'s own furnishings representing features of furnishings including at least one of the item name, color, shape, size and design group, as well as the images of the user'"'"'s own furnishings.

3. Furnishings information server apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said user information includes personal information including at least one of the body shape, taste, age and furnishings purchase history of said user.

4. Furnishings information server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said provided information includes provided furnishings information representing features of furnishings including at least one of the item name, color, shape, size and design group, as well as the images of the furnishings provided by the information provider.

5. Furnishings information server apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said provided information further includes furnishings purchase information including at least one of the price of the furnishings, furnishings supply source, stock state, and information such as catalogs from the information source provided by said information provider.

6. Furnishings information server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein furnishings coordination information including a combination of information on the user'"'"'s own furnishings in said user information, information on the furnishings provided by the information provided in said provided information and both information on the furnishings is created as said furnishings-related information, and the furnishings coordination information is output in response to a request from the user or information provider.

7. Furnishings information server apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said coordination information is created by extracting and combining furnishings which fit the target user based on the personal information including the taste of said user.

8. Furnishings information server apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said coordination information is variably created by using a combination of furnishings in accordance with the instruction input of said user or information provider.

9. Furnishings information server apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said coordination information is created by extracting and combining furnishings from said provided information provided by a plurality of information providers.

10. Furnishings information server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein catalog information related to furnishings in said provided information provided by the information provider is created as said furnishings-related information, and said catalog information is output in response to a request from the user or information provider.

11. Furnishings information server apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said catalog information is created by extracting furnishings which fit the target user based on the personal information including the taste of said user.

12. Furnishings information server apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said catalog information is created by combining said provided information provided by a plurality of information providers.

13. Furnishings information server apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a purchase settlement section for performing settlement on the purchase of the corresponding furnishings in accordance with the instruction input from the user executed concerning said furnishings-related information.

14. Furnishings information server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein user characteristics information on the user'"'"'s own furnishings or furnishings to be purchased based on said user information is created as said furnishings-related information, and said user characteristics information is output to the information provider.

15. Furnishings information server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein benefit information for the target user based on said user information is created as said furnishings-related information, and said benefit information is output to the user.

16. A furnishings information management method comprising the steps of:

a provided information storing step for storing provided information including information on furnishings provided by at least one of the apparel maker supplying furnishings onto the market, shop selling furnishings, and book carrying information on furnishings;

a user information storing step for storing user information including information on the user'"'"'s own furnishings; and

an information management step for outputting furnishings-related information in response to a request from the user or information provider based on said provided information and said user information.

17. A furnishings information management method according to claim 16, wherein said user information includes information on the user'"'"'s own furnishings representing features of furnishings including at least one of the item name, color, shape, size and design group, as well as the images of the user'"'"'s own furnishings.

18. A furnishings information management method according to claim 17, wherein said user information includes personal information including at least one of the body shape, taste, age and furnishings purchase history of said user.

19. A furnishings information management method according to claim 16, wherein said provided information includes provided furnishings information representing features of furnishings including at least one of the item name, color, shape, size and design group, as well as the images of the furnishings provided by the information provider.

20. A furnishings information management method according to claim 19, wherein said provided information further includes furnishings purchase information including at least one of the price of the furnishings, furnishings supply source, stock state, and information such as catalogs from the information source provided by said information provider.

21. A furnishings information management method according to claim 16, wherein furnishings coordination information comprising a combination of information on the user'"'"'s own furnishings in said user information, information on the furnishings provided by the information provided in said provided information and both information on the furnishings is created as said furnishings-related information, and the furnishings coordination information is output in response to a request from the user or information provider.

22. A furnishings information management method according to claim 21, wherein said coordination information is created by extracting and combining furnishings which fit the target user based on the personal information including the taste of said user.

23. A furnishings information management method according to claim 21, wherein said coordination information is variably created by using a combination of furnishings in accordance with the instruction input of said user or information provider.

24. A furnishings information management method according to claim 21, wherein said coordination information is created by extracting and combining furnishings from said provided information provided by a plurality of information providers.

25. A furnishings information management method according to claim 16, wherein catalog information related to furnishings in said provided information provided by the information provider is created as said furnishings-related information, and said catalog information is output in response to a request from the user or information provider.

26. A furnishings information management method according to claim 25, wherein said catalog information is created by extracting furnishings which fit the target user based on the personal information including the taste of said user.

27. A furnishings information management method according to claim 25, wherein said catalog information is created by combining said provided information provided by a plurality of information providers.

28. A furnishings information management method according to claim 16, further comprising a purchase settlement step for performing settlement on the purchase of the corresponding furnishings in accordance with the instruction input from the user executed concerning said furnishings-related information.

29. A furnishings information management method according to claim 16, wherein user characteristics information on the user'"'"'s own furnishings or furnishings to be purchased based on said user information is created as said furnishings-related information, and said user characteristics information is output to the information provider.

30. A furnishings information management method according to claim 16, wherein benefit information for the target user based on said user information is created as said furnishings-related information, and said benefit information is output to the user.

31. A program used by a computer to execute a furnishings information management method according to any one of claims 16 through 30.