JP2003346021A - Vehicle part selling support method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle part selling support technique easily and accurately ordering vehicle parts by referring to picture images. <P>SOLUTION: Part attribute information for searching out vehicle part information regarding vehicle parts is received. The vehicle part information basing on the part attribute information is searched out from a database. The vehicle part information is output. Vehicle part order receiving information including the vehicle part information is generated. The vehicle part order receiving information is output. Vehicle part order acceptance information basing on the vehicle part order receiving information is received. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a vehicle parts sales support technology.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when repairing a vehicle such as an automobile, an operator of a repair company checks the current state of the vehicle to be repaired before ordering necessary parts.

Normally, when ordering parts of the vehicle from the repair company, new parts are ordered with reference to a parts catalog or parts list created by an automobile manufacturer or a parts manufacturer.

In the case of used parts, the degree and state of the parts often differ depending on the individual parts.

For example, when purchasing a used part for an exterior part of a vehicle, a repair company needs information such as the color and condition of the coating of the exterior part, and the presence or absence and degree of scratches and rust.

When purchasing used parts related to the running of a vehicle, such as an engine and a suspension, a repairer needs information such as whether or not the vehicle parts are damaged or distorted or whether the accuracy is maintained. And had

In such a case, the repairer inquires a dealer dealing with used parts, such as an automobile dismantling dealer or a used parts dealer, by telephone or the like, or a worker of the repairer goes to a used parts dealer to obtain the actual product. I checked before purchasing.

[0008]

[0005] By the way, a specialized magazine that publishes a photographic image of a used part, or a used parts dealer can send used part image information to the Internet (TCP / IP: Tr).
published on the homepage of the data transfer network based on the Ansmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol)
It was trying to expand sales of used parts.

However, in the prior art, it is not easy for a repair shop to purchase a used part without actually confirming the actual product because the image size of the photographic image of the vehicle part is limited.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and aims to provide a vehicle parts sales support technology capable of easily and accurately ordering vehicle parts by referring to photographic images. That is the task.

[0011]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following means.

[0012] More specifically, it receives part attribute information for searching for vehicle part information relating to vehicle parts, searches for vehicle part information based on the part attribute information from a database, and outputs the vehicle part information. Generating vehicle part order reception information including part information, outputting the vehicle part order reception information, and receiving vehicle part order information based on the vehicle part order reception information.

Further, the vehicle part information and the vehicle part order receiving information may include photographic image information relating to vehicle parts.

Further, the present invention may be arranged such that a change in the image size of the photographic image information relating to the vehicle part is received, and the image size of the photographic image information is changed.

According to the present invention, a repairer can easily and accurately order vehicle parts by referring to photographic images.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a vehicle parts sales support method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, a vehicle parts sales support method according to the present invention is directed to a network having components including a server device using an information processing device such as a general-purpose computer, a repairer terminal, and a used parts distributor terminal. It is realized by.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a network according to the present embodiment.
Indicated by 00.

In this embodiment, each component is connected to the Internet (TCP / IP: Transmission Control P
It is connected to a general-purpose network such as a rotocol / Internet Protocol data transfer network.

Next, an example of the device configuration of the server device 100 will be described with reference to the schematic configuration diagram shown in FIG.

First, the server device 100 has a CPU (ce
ntral processing unit) 101 and main memory (MM)
And an arithmetic processing unit 103 configured to perform processing based on an application program.

A storage device 104 is connected to the arithmetic processing unit 103 via a bus 108. Note that a large-capacity storage medium such as a hard disk device is usually used for the storage device 104.

An operating system (OS) necessary for the server device 100 to function properly is installed in the storage device 104.

A general-purpose application program is installed in the storage device 104.

Further, in the storage device 104, a computer-executable vehicle parts sales support program created to realize the vehicle parts sales support method of the present invention is installed.

These programs are stored in a CD-ROM (not shown).
The CD-ROM drive 1 shown in FIG. 2 is provided to the server device 100 by being stored in a storage medium such as a ROM.
09 and the like, it is installed in the storage device 104 in an executable state.

Then, the CPU 101 loads (reads) the vehicle parts sales support program in the storage device 104 into the main memory 102 as needed, and sequentially executes the programs, thereby executing the vehicle parts sales support method according to the present embodiment. A part attribute information receiving means, a vehicle part information searching means, a vehicle part information output means, a vehicle part order receiving information generating means, a vehicle part order receiving information output means,
In addition, a vehicle part order information receiving means is realized.

The storage device 104 is provided with a database required to implement the vehicle parts sales support method of the present invention.

The database stores vehicle part information.

The vehicle part information stored in the database will be described more specifically.

The vehicle part information includes vehicle information, part attribute information, photographic image information, useful life information, distribution analysis information, insurance information, and the like.

The vehicle information includes information associated with the vehicle, such as vehicle manufacturer information, vehicle type information, vehicle model designation number information, and the like.

The part attribute information includes part name information, part number information, part classification information, price information, part name information, and the like.

The component name information includes, for example, information on component names such as a right front fender assembly and a front brake disk.

For example, in the case of the year 1989 of the grade name GTS-t with the car name S of the company N and the model number of the front brake disc, the model number information is △ × △ −13 ○ × △. It includes part number information on each individual part.

The part classification information includes the classification information of new parts and used parts and the classification information of genuine manufacturers and commercially available parts for individual parts.

The price information is based on the above-mentioned product number ○ × △ -13 ○○ ×
The price of the front brake disk indicated by Δ is 35,000 yen for a new genuine part, and 30,000 yen for a new commercial part of the maker A.

The part name information includes information on parts using individual components. For example, the part name information of the front brake disc includes both front wheel suspension portions of the vehicle,
And so on.

The photographic image information includes photographic images of individual parts. The photographic image can be freely changed in display size and shooting position on a screen such as a display.

The processing unit 1 of the server apparatus 100
03 is connected to input means and output means via a bus 108.

An example of the input means and output means of the server device 100 will be described.

First, an input device such as a keyboard 107 or a mouse for inputting various information is provided as input means. As an output unit, an output device such as the display 106 or the printer 105 is connected to the bus 10.
8 is connected to the arithmetic processing unit 103.

Next, a procedure for supporting vehicle parts sales by the server device 100 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, the server 100
(Graphical User Interface) for inputting commands by operating pictures and characters on the screen using a pointing device (image position pointing device) such as a mouse
Accept by.

In this embodiment, the server 1
00 returns a process corresponding to an instruction from each terminal by a CGI (Common Gateway Interface).

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for supporting vehicle parts sales by server apparatus 100 in the present embodiment.

First, the server apparatus 100 receives component attribute information on the component from the repairer terminal 200 installed at the repairer using the component (step 1 in FIG. 3, hereinafter abbreviated as S1). In the present embodiment, the component attribute information received by the server device 100 includes, for example, a content of requesting a new component of the front left fender of the vehicle name OO-GT.

The server device 100 is connected to the repair agent terminal 200
(S2). The vehicle information includes, for example, a 1993 model designation number, a classification number, and a paint color information of the vehicle name XX-GT.

In the present embodiment, the model designation number is a number given when the vehicle is approved by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and the category number is generally the grade of the vehicle (number of doors, sunroof, etc.). (Equipment setting).

The model designation number is, for example, the vehicle name XX-XXG
In the case of T, it is composed of a combination of four to five digits, such as 7584.

The model designation number is assigned a different number depending on the engine model, drive system and the like for each vehicle type. For this reason,
For example, a rough model name and grade of each vehicle type such as a four-wheel drive vehicle with a displacement of 2000 cc and a vehicle type name of ○ can be known.

The classification number is 001/004 /
It consists of a three-digit number such as 006, and by combining it with the model designation number, it is possible to know the grade and equipment type of each vehicle model.

The server device 100 retrieves vehicle part information of the vehicle from the database based on the received part attribute information and vehicle information (S3).

The server device 100 outputs the retrieved vehicle part information via output means such as a display of the repair agent terminal 200 (S4).

The server device 100 generates the vehicle part order receiving information corresponding to the vehicle part information (S5).

The server device 100 outputs the vehicle part order acceptance information via output means such as a display of the repair agent terminal 200 (S6).

FIG. 4 is an example of a vehicle part order reception screen in which vehicle part order reception information according to the present embodiment is output to a screen, and is indicated by reference numeral 500. Vehicle parts order acceptance screen 5
00 has vehicle image information 500a of the vehicle using the part.
Is displayed.

The repairer terminal 200 receives an instruction to select and display a part to be used on the vehicle part order reception screen 500 from a worker of the repairer, and transmits the part name information of the vehicle to the server device 100. I do.

The server apparatus 100 generates selected display part information in which a part to be used is selectively displayed based on the part name information, and outputs the selected display part information via an output means such as a display of the repair agent terminal 200. FIG. 5 is an example of a selected display component display screen that outputs the selected display component information, and is indicated by reference numeral 600.

The server apparatus 100 receives more specific part name information from the repair agent terminal 200 based on the selected display part display screen 600.

The server device 100 is connected to the repair agent terminal 200
A vehicle part order reception screen 700 shown in FIG. 6 is generated based on the part name information received from the
And output via output means such as a display. FIG.
Is a vehicle part order reception screen 700 according to the present embodiment.
This is an example.

On the vehicle part order reception screen 700, for example, the part attribute information 700a, the vehicle part photograph image information 70
0b, a vehicle part order information transmission instructing unit 700c, a vehicle part information change instructing unit 700d, a vehicle part order canceling instructing unit 700e, and the like are displayed.

The part attribute information 700a includes a vehicle type name, a paint color, a year, a part name, a part number information,
Parts classification information such as new parts and used parts is included.

The vehicle part photograph image information 700b displays photograph image information of the part. Photo image information 7
In step 00b, the image size can be changed by receiving an instruction from the repair agent terminal 200.

Further, the photographic image information 700b makes it possible to easily and accurately confirm the degree, state, paint color and the like of the part.

The vehicle parts order information transmission instruction section 700c
When ordering the part, an order instruction from the repair agent terminal 200 is received.

The vehicle part information change instructing unit 700d accepts a browse instruction from the repair agent terminal 200 when browsing other vehicle part information retrieved by the server device 100.

When the vehicle part order acceptance screen 700 is canceled to search for other vehicle part information, etc., the repair part terminal 200 sends the vehicle part order cancellation instruction unit 7
By instructing 00e, vehicle part information can be searched again.

The server device 100 is connected to the repair agent terminal 200.
Then, it is determined whether or not to order a vehicle part based on the vehicle part order reception screen 700 (S7).

If there is no instruction for ordering vehicle parts from repairer terminal 200, server apparatus 100 ends the vehicle parts sales support processing.

When an instruction to order a vehicle part is received from the repairer terminal 200, the server device 100 transmits the vehicle part order information of the part to the parts distributor terminal 300 via the network (S8).

By adopting such a configuration, the present invention can easily and accurately support vehicle parts sales.

[Other Embodiments] The vehicle parts sales support method of the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Of course.

For example, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained even with the configurations described in the following sections.

[Supplementary Note 1]: A step in which a server device that supports sales of vehicle parts and that can be connected to a database receives part attribute information for searching for vehicle part information on vehicle parts; Retrieving vehicle part information from the database based on the
Outputting the vehicle part information, generating vehicle part order reception information including the vehicle part information, and outputting the vehicle part order reception information,
Receiving the vehicle part order information based on the vehicle part order reception information.

[Supplementary Note 2]: The vehicle parts sales support method according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein the vehicle part information and the vehicle part order acceptance information include photographic image information on vehicle parts.

[Supplementary Note 3]: The server device according to Supplementary Note 2, wherein the server device executes a step of receiving a change in the image size of the photographic image information related to the vehicle component and a step of changing the image size of the photographic image information. Vehicle parts sales support method.

[Supplementary Note 4]: A step of receiving part attribute information for searching for vehicle part information relating to the vehicle part to a server device which supports sales of vehicle parts and which can be connected to a database; Retrieving vehicle part information from the database based on the
Outputting the vehicle part information, generating vehicle part order reception information including the vehicle part information, and outputting the vehicle part order reception information,
And accepting vehicle part order information based on the vehicle part order acceptance information.

[Appendix 5]: The vehicle parts sales support program according to Appendix 4, wherein the vehicle part information and the vehicle part order acceptance information include photographic image information on vehicle parts.

[Supplementary note 6]: The server apparatus according to Supplementary note 5, wherein the server device executes a step of receiving a change in the image size of the photographic image information relating to the vehicle component and a step of changing the image size of the photographic image information. Vehicle parts sales support program.

[Supplementary Note 7]: A server device that supports the sale of vehicle parts and that can be connected to a database, and that receives part attribute information for searching for vehicle part information on vehicle parts. Receiving means, vehicle part information searching means for searching vehicle part information based on the part attribute information from a database, vehicle part information output means for outputting the vehicle part information, and the vehicle part Vehicle part order receiving information generating means for generating vehicle part order receiving information including information; vehicle part order receiving information output means for outputting the vehicle part order receiving information; and And a vehicle part order information receiving means for receiving the vehicle part order information.

[Supplementary Note 8]: The server device according to Supplementary Note 7, wherein the vehicle part information and the vehicle part order receiving information include photographic image information on vehicle parts.

[Supplementary Note 9]: An image size change receiving means for the server device to receive a change in the image size of the photographic image information relating to the vehicle parts, and an image size for changing the image size of the photographic image information 9. The server device according to supplementary note 8, comprising a change unit.

In the present invention, the components described above can be combined as much as possible.

[0085]

As described above, according to the vehicle parts sales support method of the present invention, it is possible to obtain an excellent effect that it is possible to easily and accurately order vehicle parts by referring to a photographic image. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a device configuration of a server device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of supporting vehicle parts sales by a server device according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is an example of a vehicle part order reception screen in which vehicle part order reception information according to the present embodiment is output on a screen.

FIG. 5 is an example of a selected display component display screen that outputs selected display component information according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an example of a vehicle parts order reception screen according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 server device 101 CPU 102 Main memory 103 arithmetic processing unit 104 storage device 105 Printer 106 Display 107 keyboard 108 Bus 109 CD-ROM drive device 200 repairer terminal 300 Parts distributor terminal 500 Vehicle parts order acceptance screen 500a Vehicle image information 600 Selection display parts display screen 700 Vehicle parts order acceptance screen 700a Component attribute information 700b Photographic image information 700c Vehicle parts order information transmission instruction section 700d Vehicle part information change instruction section 700e Vehicle parts order cancellation instruction section

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A server device which supports sales of vehicle parts and which can be connected to a database, receives component attribute information for searching for vehicle part information on vehicle parts, based on the component attribute information. Searching vehicle part information from a database; outputting the vehicle part information; generating vehicle part order reception information including the vehicle part information; and outputting the vehicle part order reception information. And a step of receiving vehicle part order information based on the vehicle part order reception information. 2. The vehicle parts sales support method according to claim 1, wherein said vehicle parts information and said vehicle parts order reception information include photographic image information on vehicle parts. 3. The vehicle part according to claim 2, wherein the server device executes a step of receiving a change in the image size of the photographic image information relating to the vehicle part, and a step of changing the image size of the photographic image information. Sales support method. 4. A step of receiving part attribute information for searching for vehicle part information relating to a vehicle part to a server device which supports sales of vehicle parts and which can be connected to a database, based on the part attribute information. Searching vehicle part information from a database; outputting the vehicle part information; generating vehicle part order reception information including the vehicle part information; and outputting the vehicle part order reception information. And executing a step of receiving vehicle part order information based on the vehicle part order reception information. 5. A server device which supports sales of vehicle parts and which can be connected to a database, comprising: part attribute information receiving means for receiving part attribute information for searching for vehicle part information relating to vehicle parts; A vehicle component information retrieval unit for retrieving vehicle component information based on the component attribute information from a database; a vehicle component information output unit for outputting the vehicle component information; Vehicle part order reception information generation means for generating vehicle part order reception information, vehicle part order reception information output means for outputting the vehicle part order reception information, and vehicle parts based on the vehicle part order reception information A server device comprising a vehicle part order information receiving means for receiving order information.