JP2004054690A - Electronic image work ordering management device and its management method - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to allow a user to easily order a desired designer for creating an electronic image work, and to efficiently manage each process from ordering to delivery.
An order management server (20) receives an input of an electronic image work creation request from a user's computer (42) via a network (30), and transmits an order instruction to a designer computer (44) specified in the received creation request. , An electronic image work created by the designer, and the received electronic image work is transmitted to the computer 42 of the user. As a result, the user can easily order the creation of the electronic image work from a desired designer, and the processes from ordering to delivery can be efficiently managed.
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Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an order management apparatus for electronic image works, a management method therefor, and a program used for the same. It relates to the program used for this.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a user who wants an electronic image work such as a calendar or a poster has ordered the creation of an electronic image work to a selected designer based on past transaction results and word-of-mouth information of the same company. On the other hand, electronic image designers distribute sales pamphlets and the like of their own works in order to receive orders for electronic image works.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, some users who order electronic image works have limited means for knowing the designer, and must select an ordering party from a limited number of designers. In this case, it is not possible to place an order with a designer who can create an electronic image work according to one's own image, and a satisfactory work may not be obtained. On the other hand, designers cannot accept orders even if there is a user who wants an electronic image work that they are good at, because there are certain geographical and temporal restrictions on personal sales activities. You have lost the opportunity to receive orders.
[0004]
An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic image work order receiving / ordering management apparatus and a management method therefor, so that a user who orders an electronic image work can easily order a desired designer. Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic image work order receiving / ordering management device and a management method therefor, which enable a designer of an electronic image work to easily and more appropriately receive an order for an electronic image work.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems and Their Functions and Effects]
The electronic image work order receiving / ordering management apparatus, the management method thereof, and the program used in the present invention employ the following means in order to achieve at least a part of the above object.
[0006]
The ordering management device of the present invention,
An order management device for managing the order of electronic image works performed via a network,
Creation request receiving means for receiving, from the registered user, a creation request for the electronic image work including work creation information related to creation of an electronic image work and designer selection information for designer selection via the network,
Order instruction transmitting means for transmitting an order instruction for the electronic image work including the work creation information in the creation request to the designer selected based on the designer selection information in the accepted creation request,
Work accepting means for accepting the electronic image work created by the selected designer based on the transmitted order instruction from the designer via the network;
Work transmission means for transmitting the received electronic image work to the user pertaining to the creation request via the network,
The gist is to provide
[0007]
In the order management device of the present invention, an order instruction including work creation information is transmitted to a designer selected based on designer selection information in a request for creation of an electronic image work received from a registered user via a network, The electronic image work created by the designer is received via the network and transmitted to the user. Therefore, an electronic image work can be ordered to a desired designer based on the designer selection information. The “work creation information” includes the use of the electronic image work and the image of the electronic image work.
[0008]
In the order management device of the present invention, the creation request receiving means is a means for receiving a creation request for the electronic image work via a creation request reception screen on which the work creation information and the designer selection information can be input. It can also be. In the order management apparatus according to the aspect of the present invention, the creation request reception screen displays designer information on a plurality of registered designers and displays the designer selected based on the displayed designer information in the designer selection information. The order instruction transmitting means may be a means for transmitting the order instruction to the selected designer. In this way, a designer can be selected with reference to the information on the registered designer. As a result, an electronic image work can be ordered to a more appropriate designer.
[0009]
In the order management apparatus according to the aspect of the invention, in which the designer information is displayed on the creation request reception screen, the designer information is information including the number of electronic image works of the designer received in the past by the work reception unit. Alternatively, the designer information may be information including at least one image of an electronic image work of the designer previously received by the work receiving means. In this way, a designer can be selected with reference to the number of electronic image works created in the past and image images.
[0010]
Further, in the order management device of the present invention, a material storage means for storing an image material used for creating the electronic image work, and an image material requested by the designer is extracted from the material storage means and provided to the designer. And a material providing unit that performs the processing. In this way, the image material can be provided to the designer.
[0011]
Further, in the order management device of the present invention, the electronic image work created by the designer may be provided with billing processing means for performing a billing process for the user based on the electronic image work created by the designer. Payment processing means for performing a fee payment process to the designer based on the fee may be provided. In this way, a fee billing process and a fee payment process can be performed based on the created electronic image work.
[0012]
The program for the order management apparatus of the present invention is a computer that executes the order management apparatus of the present invention in any one of the above-described modes, that is, basically, receives and orders electronic image works performed via a network. An order management device for managing, including a creation request for receiving, from a registered user, a creation request of an electronic image work including work creation information related to creation of an electronic image work and designer selection information related to selection of a designer via the network. Request receiving means, and order instruction transmitting means for transmitting, via the network, an order instruction for the electronic image work including the work creation information in the creation request to a designer selected based on the designer selection information in the received creation request. And the electronic image work created by the selected designer based on the transmitted order instruction. To function as an order management device comprising: a work receiving means for receiving the electronic image work from the user via the network; and a work transmitting means for transmitting the received electronic image work to the user who has requested the creation via the network. And
[0013]
In the program for the order management apparatus according to the present invention, the computer is caused to function as the order management apparatus according to any one of the above-described embodiments. Therefore, the effects of the order management apparatus according to the present invention, such as designer selection information, The effect of ordering an electronic image work to a desired designer based on the information, the effect of providing an image material to the designer, and the billing processing and the payment processing based on the created electronic image work And the like.
[0014]
The order management method of the present invention comprises:
An order management method for managing ordering of electronic image works performed via a network,
(A) receiving, from the registered user, a request for creating an electronic image work including work creation information relating to creation of an electronic image work and designer selection information relating to designer selection via the network;
(B) transmitting an ordering instruction for the electronic image work including the work creation information in the creation request to the designer selected based on the designer selection information in the received creation request, via the network;
(C) receiving an electronic image work created by the selected designer based on the transmitted order instruction from the designer via the network;
(D) transmitting the received electronic image work to the user associated with the creation request via the network.
[0015]
In the order management method of the present invention, an order instruction including work creation information is transmitted to a designer selected based on designer selection information in a request for creation of an electronic image work received from a registered user via a network, The electronic image work created by the designer is received via the network and transmitted to the user. Therefore, an electronic image work can be ordered to a desired designer based on the designer selection information.
[0016]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described using examples. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a system configuration including an order management server 20 functioning as an order management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the order management server 20 according to the embodiment performs ordering of electronic image works such as calendars and posters between a user's computer 42 and a designer's computer 44 connected via the Internet 30. An image material database 22 configured as an order management server for managing and storing image materials used for creating an electronic image work, a work database 24 storing information on the electronic image work created by the designer, An order management database 26 for storing information for managing the order of works.
[0017]
Next, the operation of the order management server 20 of the embodiment configured as described above will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an ordering process executed by the ordering management server 20 according to the embodiment when a request for creation of an electronic image work is issued from the computer 42 of the user.
[0018]
In the ordering process, first, an input of a request to create an electronic image work is received (step S100). In the embodiment, the reception of the creation request is performed by outputting a creation request reception screen on which a user can input information related to the creation request of the electronic image work on a monitor of the computer 42 of the user, and creating the screen via the displayed output creation request reception screen. The request was accepted. An example of the creation request reception screen 50 is shown in FIG. As shown, the creation request reception screen 50 is configured so that user information for specifying a user and creation request information relating to the creation request can be input, and the input information is registered in the order management database 26. . Here, the creation request information includes a use image of the electronic image work requested to be created (for example, a poster), an image of the work indicating the impression of the electronic image work requested to be created, and a desired delivery date of the electronic image work. And designation of a designer requesting creation of an electronic image work. Note that the designer is specified and input by using a designer specification screen that is displayed and output when the “reference” button 52 is pressed. The designer designation screen 60 illustrated in FIG. 4 is configured to display a list of designers registered in the ordering management server 20 in advance, and the designer can be selected by checking a check box. As shown in the figure, the designer list displays information such as the name of the designer, the number of works created in the past by the designer, and thumbnails (reduced image images) of representative works among works created in the past by the designer. Is displayed. In the embodiment, the designer list is displayed in descending order of the number of works created in the past (in descending order of the number of works). Here, the work created in the past by the designer is an electronic image work created in response to a creation request received in the past, and the electronic file transmitted by the designer in the work delivery process described below. It is an image work, and its electronic file is stored in the work database 24. Also, a maximum of four representative works are displayed as thumbnails, and the latest four works created by the designer are displayed as representative works.
[0019]
When the request for creating the electronic image work is received in this way, an order instruction is transmitted to the designer specified in the received request for creation (step S110), and the order receiving process ends. In the embodiment, the transmission of the order instruction is such that an e-mail describing information such as the creation request information input via the creation request reception screen 50 is transmitted to the designated designer. FIG. 5 shows an example of the content of the e-mail sent to the designer. As shown in the figure, the e-mail sent to the designer describes the order number of the electronic image work, information on the user who has made the creation request, information on the requested electronic image work, and the like. The order number is a number for uniquely identifying the received creation request, and is automatically issued by the order management server 20 when the input of the creation request is received in step S100, and the order management database 20 26 is registered.
[0020]
Next, a description will be given of an image material providing process executed by the order management server 20 of the embodiment when there is a request from the designer to provide an image material used for creating an electronic image work. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the image material providing process. In the image material providing process, first, selection of an image material is received (step S200). In the embodiment, the selection of the image material is performed by displaying the image material providing screen on the monitor of the designer's computer 44 and accepting the selection of the image material via the displayed image material providing screen. An example of the image material providing screen 70 is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the image material providing screen 70 displays a plurality of image materials stored in the image material database 22, and allows the user to select a check box from among the displayed image materials to select an image material. it can.
[0021]
When the image material is selected in this way, the selected image material is transmitted to the computer 44 of the designer (step S210), and the image material providing process ends. In the embodiment, when the “download” button 72 on the image material providing screen 70 is pressed, the image material whose check box is checked is extracted from the image material database 22 and transmitted to the computer 44 of the designer.
[0022]
Next, a work delivery process executed by the order management server 20 of the embodiment when there is a request for delivery of an electronic image work created by a designer will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the work delivery process. In the work delivery process, first, an electronic image work created by a designer is received (step S300). In the embodiment, the reception of the electronic image work is performed by displaying the electronic image work reception screen on the monitor of the computer 44 of the designer and receiving the electronic image work through the displayed and output electronic image work reception screen. The electronic image work reception screen 80 illustrated in FIG. 9 is configured so that an order number of a creation request corresponding to the created electronic image work and a file name of the created electronic image work can be input. Then, by inputting the order number and the file name and pressing the “upload” button 82, the electronic image work is transmitted to the order management server 20 as an electronic file and registered in the work database 24.
[0023]
When the electronic image work is received in this way, the amount of money charged to the user and the amount of payment to the designer are calculated based on the received electronic image work (step S310). In the embodiment, the calculation of the billing amount and the payment amount is such that these calculation rules are predetermined and registered in the order management server 20, and the billing amount and the payment amount are calculated in accordance with the registered calculation rules. . In the embodiment, the usage fee is determined for each image material provided in the above-described image material providing process and stored in the image material database 22, and the usage fee of the image material used for the received electronic image work is reduced. The sum was added to calculate the billing amount and the payment amount.
[0024]
Next, the user is notified of the information on the billing amount and the electronic image work is transmitted (step S320). In the embodiment, the electronic image work transmission screen is displayed and output on the monitor of the user's computer 42, the information regarding the billing amount is notified through the displayed and output electronic image work transmission screen, and the electronic image work is transmitted. . An example of the electronic image work transmission screen 90 is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the electronic image work transmission screen 90 displays billing information such as the billing amount calculated in step S310 and displays an image of the electronic image work created by the designer. When the “download” button 92 is pressed, the electronic image work is transmitted to the user's computer 42 as an electronic file.
[0025]
Then, the information about the payment amount is transmitted to the designer (step S330), and the work delivery process ends. In the embodiment, an e-mail describing payment information such as the payment amount calculated in step S310 is transmitted to the computer 44 of the designer.
[0026]
According to the order management server 20 of the embodiment described above, an order instruction for an electronic image work is transmitted to the designer specified in the request for creation of the electronic image work received from the user via the Internet 30. Therefore, an electronic image work can be ordered from a desired designer. In addition, since information on the designer's past works can be referred to on the designer designation screen 60, an electronic image work can be ordered to a more appropriate designer.
[0027]
In the order management server 20 of the embodiment, the request for creation of an electronic image work is received via the creation request reception screen displayed and output on the monitor of the computer 42 of the user. As long as it can be accepted, for example, an electronic mail describing information such as the use of the electronic image work, the work image, and the designation of the designer may be transmitted to the order management server 20 and accepted.
[0028]
In the order management server 20 of the embodiment, the designer designation screen 60 displays information such as the number of works created in the past by the designer and thumbnails of works created in the past by the designer. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and information about other designers may be displayed. In the creation request reception screen 50, the use of the electronic image work and the work image are input as the creation request information. However, the present invention is not limited to such information, and other information regarding the electronic image work requested to be created is input. It does not matter.
[0029]
In the order management server 20 of the embodiment, the order instruction is transmitted to the designer specified on the creation request reception screen 50. However, the order instruction may be transmitted to a designer defined by other designer selection information. . For example, a designer who transmits an ordering instruction may be determined according to a use (for example, a poster or a calendar) of the electronic image work input as the creation request information. In this case, a designer who can instruct an order for each use of the electronic image work is determined in advance and registered in the order management server 20, and a designer who can instruct an order from the use of the electronic image work in the received creation request is determined according to a predetermined rule. And send the order instruction. Alternatively, the designer may transmit an ordering instruction for a creation request selected by the designer from the received creation request. That is, a creation request selection screen 100 capable of displaying a list of accepted creation requests as illustrated in FIG. 11 is displayed and output to the designer's computer 44, and the created creation request selected via the displayed and output creation request selection screen 100 is displayed. The ordering instruction may be transmitted to the designer. In this way, the designer can receive a more appropriate order for the electronic image work.
[0030]
The order management server 20 according to the embodiment executes the image material providing process when the designer requests to provide the image material used to create the electronic image work, but does not perform the image material providing process. But it doesn't matter.
[0031]
In the order management server 20 of the embodiment, the billing amount to the user and the payment amount to the designer are calculated based on the electronic image work received from the designer, but the billing amount and the payment amount may not be calculated. Absent. In this case, only the accepted electronic image work may be transmitted to the user.
[0032]
In the embodiment, the order management server 20 manages the order of electronic image works such as calendars and posters performed between a user's computer 42 and a designer's computer 44 connected via the Internet 30. However, the form of a management method for managing the ordering of similar electronic image works, the form of a program that causes a computer to function as the order management server 20 of the embodiment, and the order management of similar electronic image works are managed. The management method to be performed may be in the form of a program for using a computer. In the case of a program form, the steps of the ordering process, the image material providing process, and the work delivery process illustrated in FIGS. 2, 6, and 8 may be programmed using an appropriate programming language.
[0033]
As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described using the examples. However, the present invention is not limited to these examples, and may be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist of the present invention. Obviously you can get it.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a system configuration including an order management server 20 functioning as an order management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an ordering process.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a creation request reception screen 50.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a designer designation screen 60.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the content of an e-mail transmitted to a designer.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an image material providing process.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image material providing screen 70.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a work delivery process.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an electronic image work reception screen 80.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an electronic image work transmission screen 90.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a creation request selection screen 100 according to a modified example.
[Explanation of symbols]
Reference Signs List 20 order management server, 22 image material database, 24 work database, 26 order management database, 30 Internet, 42 user computer, 44 designer computer, 50 creation request reception screen, 52 "reference" button, 60 designer designation screen , 70 image material providing screen, 72 “download” button, 80 electronic image work reception screen, 82 “upload” button, 90 electronic image work transmission screen, 92 “download” button, 100 creation request selection screen.

Claims (11)

An order management device for managing the order of electronic image works performed via a network,
Creation request receiving means for receiving, from the registered user, a creation request for the electronic image work including work creation information related to creation of an electronic image work and designer selection information for designer selection via the network,
Order instruction transmitting means for transmitting an order instruction for the electronic image work including the work creation information in the creation request to the designer selected based on the designer selection information in the accepted creation request,
Work accepting means for accepting the electronic image work created by the selected designer based on the transmitted order instruction from the designer via the network;
Work transmission means for transmitting the received electronic image work to the user pertaining to the creation request via the network,
An order management device comprising: 2. The order management device according to claim 1, wherein the creation request receiving unit is a unit that receives a creation request for the electronic image work via a creation request reception screen on which the work creation information and the designer selection information can be input. The order management device according to claim 2,
The creation request reception screen is a screen that displays designer information on a plurality of registered designers and allows a designer selected based on the displayed designer information to be input as the designer selection information,
The order management device, wherein the order instruction transmitting unit transmits the order instruction to the selected designer. 4. The order management device according to claim 3, wherein the designer information is information including the number of electronic image works of the designer received in the past by the work receiving means. The order management device according to claim 3, wherein the designer information is information including at least one of the image images of the electronic image work of the designer received by the work receiving unit in the past. 6. The order management device according to claim 1, wherein the work creation information is information including at least one of a use of the electronic image work and an image of the electronic image work. The order management device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
Material storage means for storing an image material used to create the electronic image work,
Material providing means for extracting the image material requested by the designer from the material storage means and providing the image material to the designer,
An order management device comprising: 8. The order receiving / managing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a billing processing unit for billing said user based on an electronic image work created by said designer. The order management device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising payment processing means for performing fee payment processing for the designer based on the electronic image work created by the designer. A program that causes a computer to function as the order management device according to any one of claims 1 to 9. An order management method for managing ordering of electronic image works performed via a network,
(A) receiving, from the registered user, a request for creating an electronic image work including work creation information relating to creation of an electronic image work and designer selection information relating to designer selection via the network;
(B) transmitting an ordering instruction for the electronic image work including the work creation information in the creation request to the designer selected based on the designer selection information in the received creation request, via the network;
(C) receiving an electronic image work created by the selected designer based on the transmitted order instruction from the designer via the network;
(D) an order management method for transmitting the received electronic image work to the user who has requested the creation via the network.

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