Selection set evaluation device and sale management device

• US 8,229,793 B2
• Filed: 02/23/2009
• Issued: 07/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Minakuchi, Mitsuru
• Primary Examiner(s): Frenel, Vanel
• Application Number:
  US12/391,033
• Publication Number:
  US 20090228334A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,247 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26.14, 705/26.4, 705/10, 705/14, 705/21
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/202 Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0256 User search
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0611 Request for offers or quotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation

Abstract

A selection set evaluation device comprises selection item storage means (201) where information concerning selection items are stored, selection item presenting means (202) for presenting selection items to a user, selection item selection means (203) for allowing the user to select one or more of the presented selection items, evaluation criterion storage means (207) where evaluation criterion used for evaluating a selection set constituting of the one or more selection items selected by the user; and selection set evaluating means (209) for evaluating the selection set on the basis of the evaluation criterion stored. Thus a selection set evaluation device for evaluating a selection set which is a combination of selection items selected by the user on the basis of predetermined evaluation criteria.

Claims

1. A selection set evaluation device, by which a selection set constituted of one selection item or a plurality of selection items selected by a selecting user is evaluated by another user wherein each selection item representing a commercial product constituting a product set, and the selecting user selects the selection item subjectively freely according to a specific theme, comprising:

selection item memory storing information concerning the selection item;

selection item display indicator for indicating the selection item to a selecting user;

selection item selecting input device by which the selecting user selects the selection item, that has been indicated, so as to make the selection set;

selection set display indicator for indicating the selection set, that has been made by the selecting user, to a plurality of evaluating users; and

evaluation input area by which each of the evaluating users inputs an evaluation of the selection set that has been indicated, the evaluation is the evaluation user'"'"'s subjective evaluation about how excellent the selection set is as a representation of the specific theme.

2. The selection set evaluation device as set forth in claim 1, further comprising total evaluation deriving calculator for deriving a total evaluation in accordance with a plurality of evaluations of the selection set, said evaluations having been inputted by said plurality of evaluating users.

3. The selection set evaluation device as set forth in claim 1, further comprising:

evaluation result informing output for informing evaluation results, that have been inputted by the plurality of evaluating users, to a user using the evaluation results;

evaluation result adequacy setting input device by which the user using the evaluation results sets adequacy of the evaluation results that have been informed by the evaluation result informing output; and

total evaluation deriving calculator for deriving a total evaluation in accordance with (a) the evaluations that have been inputted by said plurality of evaluating users and (b) the adequacy that has been set by the evaluation result adequacy setting input device.

4. The selection set evaluation device as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a basis for each evaluation is inputted together via the evaluation input area.

5. A product selling device, comprising the selection set evaluation device as set forth in claim 1.

6. A communication supporting device, comprising the selection set evaluation device as set forth in claim 1.

7. A selection set evaluating method performed by one or more computers having memory, of which a computer is a selection set evaluating device, by which a selection set constituted of one selection item or a plurality of selection items selected by a selecting user is evaluated by another user, wherein each selection item representing a commercial product constituting a product set, and the selecting user selects the selection item subjectively freely according to a specific theme, comprising the steps of:

indicating information concerning the selection item to a selecting user;

indicating the selection set made by the selecting user to an evaluating user; and

allowing the evaluating user to input an evaluation of the selection set that has been indicated, the evaluation is the evaluating user'"'"'s subjective evaluation about how excellent the selection set is as a representation of the specific theme.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing a program for carrying out the selection set evaluating method as set forth in claim 7.

9. A selection set evaluating method, by which a selection set constituted of one selection item or a plurality of selection items selected by a selecting user is evaluated, wherein each selection item representing a commercial product constituting a product set, and the selecting user selects the selection item subjectively freely according to the specific theme, comprising the steps of:

(i) evaluating the selection set, in accordance with an evaluation rule to evaluate the selection set that has been made by a user making the selection set, so as to output an evaluation result;

(ii) indicating the selection set to an evaluating user;

(iii) accepting the evaluating user to input an evaluation of the selection set that has been indicated, the evaluation the evaluating user'"'"'s subjective evaluation about how excellent the selection set is as a representation of the specific theme; and

(iv) deriving a total evaluation result in accordance with (a) the evaluation result obtained in the step (i) and (b) the evaluation inputted in the step (iii), so as to output the total evaluation result, wherein a program causes a computer to carry out the steps.

10. A selection set evaluating system, comprising:

a selection set evaluation result collecting device, which collects an evaluation result with respect to a selection set constituted of one selection item or a plurality of selection items selected by a selecting user, wherein each selection item representing a commercial product constituting a product set, and the selecting user selects the selection item subjectively freely according to a specific theme, said evaluation result being made by an evaluating user, said selection set evaluation result collecting device including

selection item transmission controller for controlling transmission of information concerning the selection item to a first terminal operated by the user selecting the selection item so as to make the selection set,

selection item transmission/reception controller for controlling (a) reception of the selection set from the first terminal and (b) transmission of the selection set to a second terminal operated by the evaluating user, and

selection set evaluation reception controller for controlling reception of an evaluation of the selection set from the second terminal;

a selection set making device, connected to the selection set evaluation result collecting device, by which a selection set constituted of one selection item or a plurality of selection items is made, said selection set making device including

selection item selecting input device by which a user making the selection set selects the selection item, that has been indicated by the selection set evaluation result collecting device, so as to make the selection set, and

selection set transmitter for transmitting the selection set, that has been made by the user, to the selection set evaluation result collecting device; and

a selection set evaluation inputting device, connected to the selection set evaluation result collecting device, by which an evaluation with respect to a selection set constituted of one selection item or a plurality of selection items is inputted, said selection set evaluation inputting device including

evaluation input device by which an evaluating user inputs the evaluation of the selection set indicated by the selection set evaluation result collecting device, the evaluation is the evaluation user'"'"'s subjective evaluation about how excellent the selection set is as a representation of the specific theme, and

evaluation transmitter for transmitting the evaluation inputted by the evaluation input device to the selection set evaluation result collecting device.

11. A selection set evaluating system, comprising:

a selection set evaluation result collecting device, which collects an evaluation result with respect to a selection set constituted of one selection item or a plurality of selection items selected by a selecting user, wherein each selection item representing a commercial product constituting a product set, and the selecting user selects the selection item subjectively freely according to a specific theme, including

selection set transmission/reception controller for (a) receiving the selection set, that has been made by a first terminal operated by the user making the selection set, from the first terminal, and (b) transmitting the selection set to a second terminal operated by an evaluating user,

evaluation rule memory for storing an evaluation rule to evaluate the selection set,

selection set evaluation calculator for evaluating the selection set, that has been received from the first terminal, in accordance with the evaluation rule stored in the evaluation rule memory, so as to output an evaluation result,

selection set evaluation reception controller for controlling reception of an evaluation of the selection set from the second terminal, and

total evaluation deriving calculator for deriving a total evaluation result in accordance with (a) the evaluation result made by the selection set evaluation calculator and (b) the evaluation received by the selection set evaluation reception controller;

a selection set making device, connected to the selection set evaluation result collecting device, which makes a selection set constituted of one selection item or a plurality of selection items, including

selection item memory for temporarily or continuously storing information concerning the selection item,

selection item display indicator for indicating the selection item to a user making the selection set,

selection item selecting input device by which the user selects the selection item, that has been indicated, so as to make the selection set, and

selection set transmitter for transmitting the selection set, that has been made, to the selection set evaluation result collecting device; and

a selection set evaluation inputting device, connected to the selection set evaluation result collecting device, by which an evaluation of a selection set constituted of one selection item or a plurality of selection items is inputted, including

evaluation input device by which an evaluating user inputs the evaluation of the selection set that has been indicated by the selection set evaluation result collecting device, the evaluation is the evaluation user'"'"'s subjective evaluation about how excellent the selection set is as a representation of the specific theme, and

evaluation transmitter for transmitting the evaluation, that has been inputted by the evaluation inputting means, to the selection set evaluation result collecting device.