JP2006119763A - System, method and program for supporting appraisal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To quickly support the appraisal of an article on the basis of an image of the article. <P>SOLUTION: An imaging information database 2042 stores the imaging information being the information indicating an imaging method of the article by associating it with the article. An imaging information acquisition part 1062 acquires the imaging information associated with an appraisal object article, which is the article to be appraised, from the imaging information database 2042. An appraisal article imaging request part 1063 requires the imaging of the appraisal object article according to the acquired imaging information. An appraisal article image acquisition part 1064 acquires an article image picked up on the basis of the request. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an appraisal support system, an appraisal support method, and an appraisal support program that can support appraisal of an article quickly based on an image of the article.

  Conventionally, it has been necessary to appraise the authenticity of goods that pass through customs and police evidence goods. For example, customs stores sample data such as images of authentic articles in a paper file to determine the authenticity of the article, and the person in charge at the customs office stores the sample data stored in the paper file and the article that passes the customs. Were verified visually. However, there are a wide variety of goods that pass through customs, such as credit cards, gift certificates, securities, vehicle verifications, official certificates, branded goods, intellectual property, etc. It was difficult for customs officers to appraise goods quickly.

  In addition, it is difficult for customs officers to appraise suspicious items, so expert appraisers traveled to customs to conduct appraisals. Therefore, it takes time until the appraiser makes a business trip to customs, and the appraisal cannot be performed quickly. In view of this, there has been disclosed a prior art relating to an appraisal support system that can automate the appraisal of an article as much as possible and assist it to be performed quickly.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a conventional technique in which a brand code is identified by reading a business code from an IC tag attached to an article and comparing it with a business code stored in advance. Patent Document 2 discloses a conventional technique in which a mobile terminal or the like reads a barcode or an IC tag attached to an article and transmits it to a server, and the server verifies the article.

JP 2003-196360 A JP 2004-21558 A

  However, as in the prior arts of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, it is difficult to attach barcodes, IC tags, etc. to all articles, and adding barcodes, IC tags, etc. to articles increases costs. There was a problem of becoming. Accordingly, there has been a demand for an appraisal support system that supports the rapid appraisal of articles without relying on bar codes, IC tags, or the like.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and provides an appraisal support system, an appraisal support method, and an appraisal support program capable of assisting in quickly appraising an article based on an image of the article. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention is an appraisal support system that supports appraisal of an article based on an article image that is an image of the article, and instructs an imaging method of the article An imaging information database for storing imaging information as information in association with the article, and imaging information acquisition means for acquiring imaging information associated with an appraisal target article that is an article to be appraised from the imaging information database; And appraisal article imaging request means for requesting imaging of the appraisal object according to the acquired imaging information, and appraisal article image acquisition means for acquiring the article image captured based on the request. Features.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the appraisal article imaging request means requests imaging of the appraisal object according to a screen display for assisting imaging of the article.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the imaging information database is any one of display data used for the screen display, an imaging location of the article, an imaging direction, an imaging distance, an image size of the article image, and a resolution. Is stored in association with the article.

  Moreover, this invention is the appraiser which is the appraisal server apparatus which provides the imaging information of the said articles | goods, and the appraiser who appraises the said articles | goods in the said invention, the said appraisal support system is provided with the said imaging information database An appraisal requester terminal device, which is a terminal device of an appraisal requester who requests the appraiser to appraise the item, comprising a terminal device, the imaging information acquisition means, the appraisal article imaging request means, and the appraisal article image acquisition means It is characterized by having.

  Further, the present invention provides the appraisal support system according to the above invention, wherein the appraisal support system is an appraiser terminal device that is an appraiser terminal device appraising the article, the imaging information database, the imaging information acquisition means, and the appraisal article imaging request And an appraisal article image acquisition means, and an appraisal requester terminal device which is a terminal device of an appraisal requester who requests the appraiser to appraise the article.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the appraiser terminal device transmits imaging information of the article to the appraisal server device, and imaging information registration requesting means for requesting registration of the imaging information to the imaging information database. The appraisal server device further includes an imaging information registration unit that accepts a request for registration of the imaging information from the appraiser terminal device and registers the imaging information in the imaging information database.

  Further, the present invention is the imaging information registration request according to the above invention, wherein the appraiser terminal device transmits imaging information of the article to the appraiser requester terminal device, and requests registration of the imaging information in the imaging information database. The appraisal requester apparatus further includes imaging information registration means for accepting a request for registration of the imaging information from the appraiser terminal device and registering the imaging information in the imaging information database. And

  Further, the present invention is an appraisal support method for supporting appraisal of the article based on an article image which is an image of the article, and associates imaging information which is information indicating an imaging method of the article with the article. An imaging information acquisition step for acquiring the imaging information associated with the appraisal target article that is the article to be appraised from the stored imaging information database, and imaging of the appraisal article according to the acquired imaging information And an appraisal article image acquisition request process for acquiring the article image imaged based on the request.

  Further, the present invention is an appraisal support program that supports appraisal of the article based on an article image that is an image of an article, and associates imaging information that is information instructing an imaging method of the article with the article. An imaging information acquisition procedure for acquiring the imaging information associated with the appraisal target article that is the article to be appraised from the stored imaging information database, and imaging of the appraisal article in accordance with the acquired imaging information The computer executes an appraisal article imaging request procedure for requesting an image and an article image acquisition procedure for acquiring the article image captured based on the request.

  According to the present invention, the imaging information associated with the appraisal target article, which is the article to be appraised, is acquired from the imaging information database that stores the imaging information that is the information for instructing the imaging method of the article in association with the article. Since it is configured to request imaging of the appraisal object according to the acquired imaging information and acquire the image of the image captured based on the request, the appraisal of the article based on the image of the article is performed quickly. The effect is that it can be supported.

  In addition, according to the present invention, since it is configured to request imaging of the appraisal target article according to the screen display that assists imaging of the article, it is possible to quickly acquire the article image of the appraisal target article without omission. Play.

  Further, according to the present invention, imaging information including any one of display data used for screen display, imaging location of an article, imaging direction, imaging distance, article image size, and resolution is stored in association with the article. Since it comprised so, there exists an effect that the goods image of the goods for judgment can be acquired quickly, without exposing appraiser's appraisal know-how.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the appraisal support system stores the imaging information, which is information instructing the imaging method of the article, in association with the article, and appraises the article with the appraisal server device that provides the imaging information of the article. Imaging information associated with an appraisal target article, which is an article to be appraised, is obtained from the appraiser terminal apparatus, which is the appraiser's terminal apparatus, and imaging information stored in association with the article, and the obtained imaging Appraisal requester terminal device, which is a terminal device of an appraisal requester who requests imaging of an appraisal object according to information, acquires an image of the image captured based on the request, and requests an appraiser to appraise the product Since it has comprised, there exists an effect that it can assist so that the appraisal of the goods based on the image of an article can be performed rapidly.

  Further, according to the present invention, the appraisal support system stores an appraiser terminal device that is an appraiser's terminal device that appraises an article and imaging information that is information that instructs an imaging method of the article in association with the article. The imaging information associated with the appraisal target article, which is the article to be appraised, is acquired from the imaging information stored in association with the article, and imaging of the appraisal object according to the acquired imaging information is requested. Since it is configured to have an appraisal requester terminal device that is a terminal device of an appraisal requester who acquires an image of an article imaged based on a request and requests an appraiser to appraise the product, There is an effect that it is possible to support the appraisal of the article quickly.

  According to the present invention, the appraiser terminal device transmits imaging information of the article to the appraisal server device, requests registration of the imaging information to the imaging information database, and the appraisal server device captures the imaging information from the appraiser terminal device. Since the imaging information is registered in the imaging information database in response to the registration request, the appraiser can freely register the imaging information without disclosing the appraisal know-how.

  Further, according to the present invention, the appraiser terminal device transmits imaging information of the article to the appraiser client terminal device, requests registration of the imaging information in the imaging information database, and the appraiser client device includes the appraiser terminal device. Since the imaging information registration request is received from the imaging information database and the imaging information is registered in the imaging information database, the appraiser can register imaging information freely without disclosing the appraisal know-how. Play.

Embodiments 1 and 2 of the appraisal support system according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In these examples, an appraisal support system that supports appraisal of articles passing through customs will be described.
(1) In Example 1, an appraisal support system including a customs terminal device, an appraisal server device, and an appraiser terminal device will be described.
(2) In the second embodiment, an appraisal support system including a customs terminal device and an appraiser terminal device will be described.
In addition, this invention is not limited by these Examples.

  In the first embodiment, an appraisal support system including a customs terminal device, an appraisal server device, and an appraiser terminal device will be described. Here, (1-1) the outline and main features of the appraisal support system, (1-2) the configuration of the appraisal support system, (1-3) a specific example of the image input device, (1-4) display of imaging information (1-5) The appraisal support procedure and the article image acquisition procedure of the appraisal support system will be described in this order.

(1-1) Overview and Main Features of the Appraisal Support System First, an overview of the appraisal support system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an overview of the appraisal support system 1 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the appraisal support system 1 according to the first embodiment includes a customs terminal device 10 that is a customs terminal device that requests an appraiser to appraise an article, and imaging information that is information that instructs an imaging method for the article. The appraisal server device 20 that provides the appraisal and the appraiser terminal device 30 that is the appraisal terminal device that appraises the article, and supports the rapid appraisal of the article based on the article image that is the image of the article. It is characterized by being able to.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, in the imaging information database 2042 of the appraisal server device 20, imaging information is registered in advance by an appraiser in association with articles. The imaging information is information including at least one of screen display for assisting imaging of the article, imaging location of the article, imaging direction, imaging distance, image size of the article image, and resolution.

  First, (1) when the customs terminal device 10 receives an article appraisal request from a person in charge of customs, the customs terminal device 10 is an object to be appraised from the imaging information database 2042 of the appraisal server device 20 based on the accepted appraisal request for the article. The imaging information associated with a certain appraisal object is requested, and (2) the requested imaging information is acquired. Further, (3) the customs terminal device 10 requests the image input device 12 to image the appraisal object according to the acquired imaging information, and (4) acquires the image of the image captured based on the request. Then, (5) the customs terminal device 10 transmits the acquired article image to the appraiser terminal device 30.

  Further, when the appraisal terminal device 30 receives the article image transmitted from the customs terminal device 10, the appraiser terminal device 30 assists the appraiser to perform the appraisal based on the received product image and create an appraisal document. For example, it supports document creation, such as providing an appraisal format. Then, the appraiser terminal device 30 transmits the created appraisal to the customs terminal device 10. The appraiser is an appraiser or a manufacturer / seller of goods. Finally, (6) the customs terminal device 10 receives the appraisal result from the appraiser terminal device 30. Therefore, since the appraisal system 1 can quickly acquire an article image without omission based on the appraisal information registered in advance by the appraiser and associated with the article, the appraisal of the article is quickly performed based on the image of the article. Can help.

(1-2) Configuration of Appraisal Support System Next, the configuration of the appraisal support system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating the configuration of the appraisal support system 1 according to the first embodiment. As shown in the figure, the appraisal support system 1 is a system that supports appraisal of articles that pass through customs, and is a customs terminal device 10, image input devices 12, 32, image output devices 13, 34, and an appraisal server device 20. The appraiser terminal device 30 and the customs terminal device 10, the appraisal server device 20, and the appraiser terminal device 30 are connected.

  The customs terminal device 10 is a terminal device installed at customs that requests appraisal of goods, and the configuration thereof will be described separately in detail. Further, the image input devices 12 and 32 are input devices that image or scan an article and input an image of the article to the customs terminal device 10 or the expert terminal device 30, and will be described in detail separately. The image output devices 13 and 34 are devices that output image data from the customs terminal device 10 or the expert terminal device 30 and are printers or the like.

  The appraisal server device 20 is a server device that provides imaging information, which is information for instructing an article imaging method, and the configuration thereof will be described in detail separately. The appraiser terminal device 30 is a terminal device of an appraiser who appraises an article, and the configuration thereof will be described separately in detail. The network 40 is a network such as the Internet, a LAN, and a dedicated line, and can transmit at least an article image that is an image of the article.

  Next, the configuration of the customs terminal device 10 will be described in detail. The customs terminal device 10 includes an input unit 101, a display unit 102, IF units 103 and 104, a storage unit 105, and a control unit 106. The input unit 101 is an input device for inputting a request or instruction of a person in charge of customs, and is a keyboard, a mouse, or the like. The display unit 102 is a display device that displays an article image, which is an image of an article, and is an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like.

  The IF unit 103 is a communication interface unit that communicates with the appraisal server device 20 or the appraiser terminal device 30 via the network 40, and is a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like. The IF unit 104 is an input / output interface unit related to data input / output between the customs terminal device 10 and the image input device 12 and the image output device 13.

  The storage unit 105 is a storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), and includes an authentication code storage unit 1051, an appraisal article image storage unit 1052, and an appraisal result storage unit 1053. The authentication code storage unit 1051 is a storage unit that stores the authentication code of the customs terminal device 10 when acquiring imaging information from the appraisal server device 20.

  The appraisal article image storage unit 1052 is a storage unit that stores an article image that is an image of an article. The appraisal result storage unit 1053 is a storage unit that stores an appraisal result that is a result of appraising an article by an appraiser, and stores, for example, an appraisal document.

  The control unit 106 is a control unit that controls the entire customs terminal device 10, and is an appraisal request reception unit 1061, an imaging information acquisition unit 1062, an appraisal article imaging request unit 1063, an appraisal article image acquisition unit 1064, and an appraisal article image transmission unit. 1065 and an appraisal result receiving unit 1066. The appraisal request accepting unit 1061 is an accepting unit that accepts an appraisal request for an article from a person in charge of customs. In addition, the imaging information acquisition unit 1062 requests imaging information associated with an appraisal target article, which is an article to be appraised based on the accepted appraisal request, from the appraisal server apparatus 20 and captures an image from the appraisal server apparatus 20. It is an acquisition part which acquires information.

  The appraisal article imaging request unit 1063 is a request unit that requests imaging of the appraisal target article according to the acquired imaging information. The appraisal article image acquisition unit 1064 is an acquisition unit that acquires an article image captured based on a request. The appraisal article image transmission unit 1065 is a transmission unit that transmits the acquired article image to the appraiser terminal device 30. The appraisal result receiving unit 1066 is a receiving unit that receives an appraisal result, for example, an appraisal report, which is a result of appraisal by the appraiser based on the transmitted article image.

  Next, the configuration of the appraisal server device 20 will be described in detail. The appraisal server device 20 includes an IF unit 203, a storage unit 204, and a control unit 205. The IF unit 203 is a communication interface unit that communicates with the customs terminal device 10 or the expert terminal device 30 via the network 40, and is a NIC or the like.

  The storage unit 204 is a storage device such as an HDD, and includes an appraiser client database 2041 and an imaging information database 2042. The appraisal client database 2041 is a database that stores the identification information of the appraiser and the authentication code in association with each other. The imaging information database 2042 is a database that stores imaging information, which is information for instructing an imaging method of an article, in association with the article. Specifically, a screen display for assisting imaging of the article, an imaging location of the article Imaging information including at least one of imaging direction, imaging distance, image size of article image, and resolution is stored in association with the article.

  Here, an example of the imaging information database 2042 of the appraisal server device 20 shown in FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the imaging information database 2042 of the appraisal server device 20 illustrated in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, imaging such as reference images for assisting imaging of GLORY-back-A101, image resolutions A and B, imaging distances F1 to F5, and instructions for using adapters A, B, and C that are imaging assisting tools. It is a database that stores information in association with articles. In addition, information such as the imaging location of the article, the imaging direction, and the size of the article image can be read from the reference image. The imaging information will be described in detail separately.

  As described above, the imaging information database 2042 stores imaging information including at least one of the reference image, the imaging location of the article, the imaging direction, the imaging distance, the image size of the article image, and the resolution in association with the article. Therefore, it is possible to quickly acquire an article image of an article to be appraised without disclosing the appraisal know-how of the appraiser.

  Returning to the description of FIG. 2, the control unit 205 is a control unit that controls the entire appraisal server device 20, and includes an imaging information acquisition reception unit 2051, an imaging information transmission unit 2052, and an imaging information registration unit 2053. The imaging information acquisition reception unit 2051 is a reception unit that receives an acquisition request for imaging information from the customs terminal device 10, and includes an appraiser requester authentication unit 2051a and an imaging information search unit 2051b.

  The appraiser authentication unit 2051a is an authentication unit that authenticates an appraiser requesting acquisition of imaging information, and performs authentication by comparing the authentication code of the appraiser with the authentication code stored in the appraiser database 2041. Do. In addition, the imaging information search unit 2051b is a search unit that searches the imaging information database 2042 for imaging information based on an accepted imaging information acquisition request. The imaging information transmission unit 2052 is a transmission unit that transmits the retrieved imaging information to the customs terminal device 10.

  The imaging information registration unit 2053 receives a request for registration of imaging information from the appraiser terminal device 30 and stores the imaging information in the imaging information database 2042. Alternatively, the imaging information database 2042 is updated with the latest imaging information.

  As described above, the appraisal server device 20 accepts a request for registration of imaging information from the appraiser terminal device 30 and registers the imaging information in the imaging information database 2042, so that the appraiser discloses the know-how on the appraisal. The imaging information can be freely registered without doing so.

  Next, the configuration of the expert terminal device 30 will be described in detail. The expert terminal device 30 includes an input unit 301, a display unit 302, IF units 303 and 304, a storage unit 305, and a control unit 306. The input unit 301 is an input device for inputting an appraiser's request or instruction, and is a keyboard or a mouse. The display unit 302 is a display device that displays an article image or the like, and is an LCD or the like.

  The IF unit 303 is a communication interface unit that communicates with the customs terminal device 10 or the appraisal server device 20 via the network 40, and is a NIC or the like. The IF unit 304 is an input / output interface unit related to data input / output between the expert terminal device 30 and the image input device 32 and the image output device 34.

  The storage unit 305 is a storage device such as an HDD, and includes an imaging information storage unit 3051 and an appraisal article image storage unit 3052. The imaging information storage unit 3051 is a storage unit that stores imaging information that is information that instructs an imaging method of an article. The appraisal article image storage unit 3052 is a storage unit that stores an article image that is an image of an article.

  The control unit 306 is a control unit that controls the entire approver terminal device 30, and includes an imaging information registration request unit 3061, an appraisal article image reception unit 3062, an appraisal document creation support unit 3063, and an appraisal result transmission unit 3064. The imaging information registration request unit 3061 is a request unit that transmits imaging information of an article to the appraisal server device 20 and requests registration of imaging information from the imaging information database 2042.

  As described above, the appraiser terminal device 30 transmits the imaging information of the article to the appraisal server device 20 and requests the imaging information database 2042 to register the imaging information, so that the appraiser discloses the know-how on the appraisal. The imaging information can be freely registered without doing so.

  The appraisal article image receiving unit 3062 is a receiving unit that receives an article image transmitted from the customs terminal device 10. The appraisal document creation support unit 3063 is a support unit that assists in creating an appraisal document by collecting the results of appraisal by the appraiser based on the article image as appraisal results. For example, it supports document creation, such as providing an appraisal format. Further, the appraisal result transmission unit 3064 is a transmission unit that transmits the appraisal result to the customs terminal device 10.

(1-3) Specific Example of Image Input Device Next, an example of the image input device 12 shown in FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the image input device 12 illustrated in FIG. As shown in the figure, a three-dimensional scanner or a two-dimensional scanner is connected to the customs terminal device 10 as an image input device 12.

  The three-dimensional scanner is a device that simultaneously captures and acquires dimensions of an article having a three-dimensional structure and inputs the same to the customs terminal device 10. In addition, the 3D scanner rotates an article placed on a transparent glass or glass epoxy turntable, for example, the bag, and images the bag from above, diagonally upward, laterally, and below, and simultaneously images the bag. The external dimensions of the bag can be measured from the image. Therefore, the appraisal article image acquisition unit 1064 can input the bag image from the three-dimensional scanner, display it on the display unit 102, and store it in the appraisal article image storage unit 1052.

  The two-dimensional scanner is a device that captures an image of a two-dimensional article and inputs it to the customs terminal device 10. For example, when appraising the authenticity of a document or the handwriting of characters written on a document, the image of the document is displayed. Scan and input to the customs terminal device 10. Therefore, the appraisal article image acquisition unit 1064 can input an image of a document from the two-dimensional scanner, display it on the display unit 102, and store it in the appraisal article image storage unit 1052.

  Although not shown in FIG. 4, it is also possible to connect a camera to the customs terminal device 10 alone and input the captured article image to the customs terminal device 10. Also, as shown in FIG. 4, the camera can be disconnected from the customs terminal device 10 and input to the customs terminal device 10 via a memory in which data of the captured article image is recorded.

(1-4) Specific Example of Display of Imaging Information Next, a specific example of display of imaging information on the display unit 102 of the customs terminal device 10 of FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of display of imaging information displayed on the display unit 102 of the customs terminal device 10 of FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating another example of the display of the imaging information displayed on the display unit 102 of the customs terminal device 10 of FIG.

  The customs terminal device 10 requests imaging information from the appraisal server device 20 and acquires the image information from the appraisal server device 20. Specifically, first, as shown in FIG. 5, a web screen of an imaging information database in which an appraiser name, an article name of an article, and an appearance photograph of the article are associated with each other is displayed on the display unit 102 of the customs terminal device 10. When the name of the appraiser is clicked, the address information of the appraiser is displayed. When the appearance photograph of the article is clicked, as shown in FIG. 6, imaging information, which is information for instructing the article imaging method, is displayed on the display unit 102 of the customs terminal device 10 together with the article reference image.

  Further, FIG. 6 will be described in more detail. In the left half of FIG. 6, reference images are displayed in the order of an inner surface photograph, an inner surface partial photograph, a metal fitting photograph, and a trademark mark photograph. On the other hand, a frame of a photo of the object to be verified is displayed on the right half. The appraisal article image acquisition unit 1064 displays the article image of the appraisal target article acquired from the image input device 12 in this frame.

  Then, when the confirmation button at the bottom of FIG. 6 is pressed, the appraisal article image acquisition unit 1064 compares the image of the appraisal object article with the image of the reference article to determine whether each of the size, resolution, and focus is appropriate. Is displayed in OK / NG. For example, if the image of the appraisal object is not in focus, the appraisal article image acquisition unit 1064 turns on the focus and NG to display that the image of the appraisal object is not in focus. Along with this, warnings such as “The size is different. Please match the maximum and minimum values.”, “The resolution is different”, “The focus is not in focus” are displayed. The appraisal article image acquisition unit 1064 lights OK when the size, resolution, and focus are all appropriate.

  Next, an example of a reference image displayed on the camera shown in FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a reference image displayed on the camera shown in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 7, the appraisal article image acquisition unit 1064 extracts the reference image from the imaging information acquired from the appraisal server device 20 and captures the extracted reference image when the article image of the article is captured by the camera. Send to. Then, the camera displays the transmitted reference image on the camera monitor, transparently superimposes the image of the article, and captures the image. Further, the camera can switch the display of the reference image as shown in FIG. 7 in the form of a front photograph-> back photograph-> top photograph-> bottom photograph.

  As described above, the appraisal article image acquisition unit 1064 requests the image input device 12 to image the appraisal object according to the reference image that assists the imaging of the article, so that the image of the appraisal object is not leaked. Can get quickly.

(1-5) Appraisal Support Procedure and Article Image Acquisition Procedure of Appraisal Support System Next, the appraisal support procedure of the appraisal support system 1 shown in FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the appraisal support procedure of the appraisal support system 1 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the appraisal request accepting unit 1061 of the customs terminal device 10 confirms whether or not an appraisal request for goods has been received from a person in charge of customs (step S901). As a result, when there is no appraisal request for goods from the person in charge of customs (No in step S901), the appraisal request reception unit 1061 waits until there is an appraisal request from the person in charge of customs.

  On the other hand, when there is an appraisal request from the person in charge of customs (Yes in step S901), the appraisal request reception unit 1061 receives an appraisal request for an article (step S902). Then, the imaging information acquisition unit 1062 transmits the authentication code stored in the authentication code storage unit 1051 and requests the appraisal server device 20 for imaging information of the article for which the appraisal request reception unit 1061 has received the appraisal request (step). S903).

  On the other hand, the imaging information acquisition receiving unit 2051 of the appraisal server device 20 receives a request for imaging information from the customs terminal device 10 together with the authentication code, and the authentication requester authentication code stored in the appraiser client database 2041 Collation is performed (step S904), and the appraiser requesting unit 2051a determines whether or not to authenticate the appraiser. As a result, when it is determined that the appraiser is not authenticated (No at Step S905), the appraiser requester authentication unit 2051a ends this procedure.

  On the other hand, if it is determined to authenticate the appraisal requester (Yes at step S905), the imaging information search unit 2051b searches the imaging information database 2042 for imaging information of the article received by the imaging information acquisition reception unit 2051 (step S906). ). Then, the imaging information transmission unit 2052 transmits the imaging information searched by the imaging information search unit 2051b to the customs terminal device 10 (step S907).

  On the other hand, the appraisal article image acquisition unit 1064 of the customs terminal device 10 acquires an article image of the article from the image input device 12 based on the imaging information received from the appraisal server device 20 (step S908). And the appraisal article image transmission part 1065 transmits the article image acquired based on imaging information to the appraiser terminal device 30 (step S909).

  In contrast, the appraisal article image receiving unit 3062 of the appraiser terminal device 30 receives the article image from the customs terminal device 10 and displays the article image on the display unit 302 (step S910). Then, the appraisal document creation support unit 3063 assists the appraiser gathering the appraisal results based on the displayed article image and creating an appraisal document (step S911). Furthermore, the appraisal result transmission unit 3064 transmits the appraisal document created by the appraiser to the customs terminal device 10 as the appraisal result (step S912).

  On the other hand, the appraisal result receiving unit 1066 receives the appraisal from the approver terminal device 30 and displays it on the display unit 102 (step S913) and stores it in the appraisal result storage unit 1053 (step S914).

  Through the series of processes, the customs terminal device 10 acquires imaging information associated with the appraisal target article, which is an article to be appraised, from the imaging information database 2042, and the appraisal article according to the acquired imaging information. An image is acquired, and the acquired article image is transmitted to the appraiser terminal device 30. On the other hand, the appraiser terminal device 30 receives the product image of the appraisal target product from the customs terminal device 10, supports the appraisal based on the received product image, and transmits the appraisal result to the customs terminal device 10. As a result, it is possible to assist the rapid appraisal of an article based on the image of the article.

  In the first embodiment, the customs terminal device 10 has been described so as to directly transmit and receive the article image and the appraisal result with the appraisal terminal device 30, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the customs terminal device 10 This can be applied to the case where an article image and an appraisal result are transmitted to and received from the appraisal terminal device 30 via the appraisal server device 20.

  Next, the article image acquisition procedure shown in FIG. 8, step S908, will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining in more detail the article image acquisition procedure shown in FIG. 8, step S908.

  The imaging information acquisition unit 1062 of the customs terminal device 10 acquires imaging information from the appraisal server device 20 (step S1001), and displays the imaging information on the display unit 102 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 (step S1002). ), The appraisal article imaging request unit 1063 transmits the reference image extracted from the imaging information to the image input device 12, for example, a camera, and requests imaging of the appraisal target article (step S1003).

  On the other hand, the image input device 12 displays the reference image received from the customs terminal device 10 on the monitor as shown in FIG. 7 (step S1004). Then, the image input device 12 sets a shooting method according to the reference image (step S1005). Further, the image input device 12 captures an article image based on the reference image capturing method (step S1006). Then, the image input device 12 transmits the photographed article image to the customs terminal device 10 (step S1007).

  On the other hand, the appraisal article image acquisition unit 1064 receives the article image from the image input device 12, displays the image on the display unit 102, and stores it in the appraisal article image storage unit 1052 (step S1008). Then, the appraisal article image acquisition unit 1064 determines whether or not shooting of the article image has ended based on the imaging information (step S1009).

  As a result, if the shooting of the article image has not been completed (No at Step S1009), the appraisal article image acquisition unit 1064 returns to Step S1003 and repeats the procedure from Step S1003 to Step S1008. On the other hand, when shooting of the article image is completed (Yes at step S1009), the appraisal article image acquisition unit 1064 ends this procedure.

  Through the above series of processing, the appraisal support system 1 corresponds to the appraisal target article that is an article to be appraised from the imaging information database 2042 that stores the imaging information that is information instructing the imaging method of the article in association with the article. The attached imaging information is acquired, the imaging of the appraisal object according to the acquired imaging information is requested, and the article image is acquired by imaging the requested appraisal object. Can be obtained quickly.

  In the first embodiment, the case where the appraisal support system 1 is a system that supports the appraisal of articles passing through the customs has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, The present invention can be applied to other appraisal support systems such as an appraisal support system that supports appraisal of articles to be exhibited at a network auction, and an appraisal support system that approves evidence seized by the police.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, the imaging information acquisition unit 1062 becomes an object of appraisal from the imaging information database 2042 that stores imaging information that is information instructing an imaging method of an article in association with the article. The imaging information associated with the appraisal target article which is an article is acquired, the appraisal article imaging request unit 1063 requests imaging of the appraisal target article according to the acquired imaging information, and the appraisal article image acquisition unit 1064 Since the article image picked up based on the request is acquired, it is possible to assist the rapid identification of the article based on the article image.

  Further, the appraisal support system 1 includes an imaging information database 2042 that stores imaging information, which is information instructing an imaging method of an article, in association with the article, the appraisal server device 20 that provides imaging information of the article, and the article The appraiser terminal device 30 which is a terminal device of the appraiser who performs the appraisal, and the imaging information acquisition unit 1062 which acquires the imaging information associated with the appraisal target article which is the appraisal target article from the imaging information database 2042 are acquired. Customs for requesting appraisal of an article, including an appraisal article imaging request unit 1063 that requests imaging of an appraisal article according to the imaging information, and an appraisal article image acquisition unit 1064 that acquires an article image captured based on the request The customs terminal device 10 which is the terminal device of the product, so that the appraisal of the article based on the image of the article can be supported quickly. Can.

  In the first embodiment, the appraisal support system 1 including the customs terminal device 10, the appraisal server device 20, and the appraiser terminal device 30 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the customs terminal device 11 It can be applied to the appraisal support system 2 including the appraiser terminal device 30. In the second embodiment, an appraisal support system 2 including a customs terminal device 11 and an appraiser terminal device 30 will be described. In the following, (2-1) the configuration of the appraisal support system, (2-2) the appraisal support procedure of the appraisal support system, and the article image acquisition procedure will be described in this order. Note that the description common to the first embodiment is omitted.

(2-1) Configuration of Appraisal Support System First, the configuration of the appraisal support system 2 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram illustrating the configuration of the appraisal support system 2 according to the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, the appraisal support system 2 is a system that supports appraisal of articles passing through customs, and is a customs terminal device 11, image input devices 12, 32, image output devices 13, 34, and an appraiser terminal device. 30, and a network 40 that connects the customs terminal device 11 and the expert terminal device 30. Among these, since the customs terminal device 11 is different from the configuration of the appraisal support system of the first embodiment, the customs terminal device 11 will be described here.

  The customs terminal device 11 is a terminal device installed at the customs office, and includes an input unit 111, a display unit 112, IF units 113 and 114, a storage unit 115, and a control unit 116. Among these, since the storage unit 115 and the control unit 116 are different from the configuration of the customs terminal device 10 of the first embodiment, the storage unit 115 and the control unit 116 will be described here.

  The storage unit 115 is a storage device such as an HDD, and includes an imaging information database 1151, an appraisal article image storage unit 1152, and an appraisal result storage unit 1153. The storage unit 115 includes the imaging information database 2042 that the appraisal server device 20 has in the first embodiment. Further, since the imaging information database 1151, the appraisal article image storage unit 1152, and the appraisal result storage unit 1153 are the same as the imaging information database 2042, the appraisal article image storage unit 1052, and the appraisal result storage unit 1053 of the first embodiment, detailed description will be given. Is omitted.

  The control unit 116 is a control unit that controls the entire customs terminal device 11, and is an appraisal request reception unit 1161, an appraisal article imaging request unit 1162, an appraisal article image acquisition unit 1163, an appraisal article image transmission unit 1164, and an imaging information registration unit. 1165 and an appraisal result receiving unit 1166. The appraisal request accepting unit 1161 is an accepting unit that accepts an appraisal request for an article from a person in charge of customs, and includes an imaging information search unit 1161a. The imaging information search unit 1161a is a search unit that searches for imaging information from the imaging information database 1151 based on an accepted appraisal request for an article.

  The appraisal article imaging requesting unit 1162 is a requesting unit that requests imaging of an appraisal target article according to the searched imaging information. The appraisal article image acquisition unit 1163 is an acquisition unit that acquires an article image captured based on a request. Further, the appraisal article image transmission unit 1164 is a transmission unit that transmits an article image acquired based on the imaging information to the appraiser terminal device 30.

  Further, the imaging information registration unit 1165 is a registration unit that receives a registration request for imaging information from the appraiser terminal device 30 and registers the imaging information in the imaging information database 1151. As described above, in the customs terminal device 11, the imaging information registration unit 1165 accepts a request for registration of imaging information from the appraiser terminal device 30 and registers the imaging information in the imaging information database 1151. Imaging information can be registered freely without disclosing the know-how on the appraisal.

(2-2) Appraisal Support Procedure and Article Image Acquisition Procedure of Appraisal Support System Next, with reference to FIG. 11, the appraisal support procedure of the appraisal support system 2 shown in FIG. 10 will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the appraisal support procedure of the appraisal support system 2 shown in FIG. Steps S1205 to S1211 in the flowchart in FIG. 10 are the same as steps S908 to 914 in the flowchart in FIG. 8, so steps S1201 to S1204 will be described.

  As shown in the figure, the appraisal request accepting unit 1161 of the customs terminal device 11 confirms whether or not an appraisal request for goods has been received from a person in charge of customs (step S1201). As a result, when there is no appraisal request for goods from the person in charge of customs (No in step S1201), the appraisal request reception unit 1161 waits until there is an appraisal request from the person in charge of customs.

  On the other hand, if there is an appraisal request from a person in charge at the customs (Yes at step S1201), an appraisal request for the article is accepted (step S1202). The imaging information search unit 1161a searches the imaging information database 1151 for imaging information based on the accepted article identification request (step S1203), and acquires imaging information (step S1204). Thereafter, the procedure from step S1205 to step S1211 is performed.

  Through the above-described series of processing, the customs terminal device 11 searches the imaging information database 1151 for imaging information associated with an appraisal target article that is an article to be appraised, and the article of the appraisal article according to the searched imaging information. An image is acquired, and the acquired article image is transmitted to the appraiser terminal device 30. On the other hand, the appraiser terminal device 30 receives the product image of the appraisal object from the customs terminal device 11, supports the appraisal based on the received product image, and transmits the appraisal result to the customs terminal device 11. As a result, it is possible to assist the rapid appraisal of an article based on the image of the article.

  Next, FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the article image acquisition procedure shown in FIG. 11, step S1205 in more detail. In the first embodiment, the customs terminal device 10 acquires imaging information from the imaging information database 2042 of the appraisal server device 20 and performs an article image acquisition procedure based on the acquired imaging information. The customs terminal device 10 searches for imaging information from the imaging information database 1151 stored therein, and executes an article image acquisition procedure based on the searched imaging information. However, the article image acquisition procedure performed based on the imaging information searched by the customs terminal device 10, steps S1301 to S1308, are the same as steps S1002 to S1009 of the article image acquisition procedure (FIG. 9) of the first embodiment. Therefore, further explanation is omitted here.

  Through the series of processes described above, the appraisal support system 2 corresponds to the appraisal target article that is the appraisal target article from the imaging information database 1151 that stores the imaging information that is information instructing the imaging method of the article in association with the article. The attached imaging information is searched, the imaging of the appraisal object according to the searched imaging information is requested, and the article image captured based on the request is acquired. Can be obtained.

  In the second embodiment, the case where the appraisal support system 2 is a system that supports the appraisal of articles passing through customs has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the appraisal support system 2 The present invention can be applied to other appraisal support systems such as an appraisal support system that supports appraisal of articles to be exhibited in a network auction, and an appraisal support system that approves evidence seized by the police.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, the appraisal support system 2 receives the appraiser terminal device 30 which is a terminal device of an appraiser who appraises an article, and imaging information which is information instructing an imaging method of the article. An imaging information database 1151 stored in association with the article, an imaging information search unit 1161a that searches the imaging information database 1151 for imaging information associated with an appraisal target article that is an article to be appraised, and the searched imaging information It is a customs terminal device that includes an appraisal article imaging requesting unit 1162 that requests imaging of the subject appraisal object, and an appraisal article acquisition unit 1163 that acquires an article image captured based on the request, and requests appraisal of the article. Since the customs terminal device 10 is provided, it is possible to support the rapid appraisal of the article based on the image of the article.

  In the second embodiment, the customs terminal device 10 stores the imaging information database 1151 and the customs officer searches the imaging information database 1151 for imaging information. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. This can be applied when the appraiser terminal device 30 stores the imaging information database and the person in charge of customs acquires imaging information from the imaging information database of the appraiser terminal device 30.

  As described above, the appraisal support system according to the present invention is useful for appraisal support systems that support appraisals of articles, and is particularly suitable for appraisal support systems used in customs, network auctions, police, and the like.

It is explanatory drawing explaining the outline | summary of the appraisal assistance system which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the appraisal assistance system which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the imaging information database of the appraisal server apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the image input device shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display of the imaging information displayed on the display part of the customs terminal apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows another example of a display of the imaging information displayed on the display part of the customs terminal apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the reference image displayed on the camera shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the appraisal support procedure of the appraisal support system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the article image acquisition procedure shown in FIG. 8 in further detail. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the appraisal assistance system which concerns on Example 2. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the appraisal support procedure of the appraisal support system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the article | item image acquisition procedure shown in FIG. 11 in detail.

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1, 2 Appraisal support system 10, 11 Customs terminal device 12, 32 Image input device 13, 34 Image output device 20 Appraisal server device 30 Appraisal terminal device 40 Network 101 Input unit 102 Display unit 103 IF unit 104 IF unit 105 Storage unit 1051 Authentication code storage unit 1052 Appraisal article image storage unit 1053 Appraisal result storage unit 106 Control unit 1061 Appraisal request reception unit 1062 Imaging information acquisition unit 1063 Appraisal article imaging request unit 1064 Appraisal article image acquisition unit 1065 Appraisal article image transmission unit 1066 Appraisal result Reception unit 111 Input unit 112 Display unit 113 IF unit 114 IF unit 115 Storage unit 1151 Imaging information database 1152 Appraisal article image storage unit 1153 Appraisal result storage unit 116 Control unit 1161 Appraisal request reception unit 1161a Imaging information search unit 162 Appraisal article imaging request part 1163 Appraisal article image acquisition part 1164 Appraisal article image transmission part 1165 Imaging information registration part 1166 Appraisal result reception part 203 IF part 204 Storage part 2041 Appraisal requester database 2042 Imaging information database 205 Control part 2051 Acquisition information acquisition Acceptance unit 2051a Appraisal requester authentication unit 2051b Imaging information search unit 2052 Imaging information transmission unit 2053 Imaging information registration unit 301 Input unit 302 Display unit 303 IF unit 304 IF unit 305 Storage unit 3051 Imaging information storage unit 3052 Appraisal article image storage unit 306 Control unit 3061 Imaging information registration request unit 3062 Appraisal article image reception unit 3063 Appraisal document creation support unit 3064 Appraisal result transmission unit

Claims (9)

An appraisal support system that supports appraisal of the article based on an article image that is an image of the article,
An imaging information database that stores imaging information, which is information instructing an imaging method of the article, in association with the article;
Imaging information acquisition means for acquiring imaging information associated with an appraisal target article that is an article to be appraised from the imaging information database;
Appraisal article imaging request means for requesting imaging of the appraisal object according to the acquired imaging information;
An appraisal article image acquisition unit that acquires the article image picked up based on the request.   The appraisal support system according to claim 1, wherein the appraisal article imaging requesting unit requests imaging of the appraisal target article according to a screen display that assists imaging of the article.   The imaging information database corresponds to imaging information including at least one of display data used for the screen display, imaging location of the article, imaging direction, imaging distance, image size of the article image, and resolution. The appraisal support system according to claim 1, wherein the appraisal support system stores the information. The appraisal support system
An appraisal server device comprising the imaging information database and providing imaging information of the article;
An expert terminal device that is a terminal device of an expert who appraises the article;
An appraisal requester terminal device, which is the appraisal requester's terminal device that requests the appraiser to appraise the item, the imaging information acquisition means, the appraisal article imaging request means, and the appraisal article image acquisition means. The appraisal support system according to claim 1, 2, or 3. The appraisal support system
An expert terminal device that is a terminal device of an expert who appraises the article;
An appraisal requester terminal, which is the appraisal requester's terminal device that requests the appraiser to appraise the item, comprising the imaging information database, the imaging information acquisition means, the appraisal article imaging request means, and the appraisal article image acquisition means The appraisal support system according to claim 1, wherein the appraisal support system includes an apparatus. The expert terminal device
Further comprising imaging information registration request means for transmitting imaging information of the article to the appraisal server device and requesting registration of the imaging information in the imaging information database;
The appraisal server device
5. The appraisal support system according to claim 4, further comprising imaging information registration means for accepting a request for registration of the imaging information from the appraiser terminal device and registering the imaging information in the imaging information database. The expert terminal device
Further comprising imaging information registration request means for transmitting imaging information of the article to the appraisal requester terminal device, and requesting registration of the imaging information in the imaging information database;
The appraiser device is
6. The appraisal support system according to claim 5, further comprising imaging information registration means for receiving a request for registration of the imaging information from the appraiser terminal device and registering the imaging information in the imaging information database. An appraisal support method for supporting appraisal of the article based on an article image that is an image of the article,
Imaging that acquires the imaging information associated with the appraisal target article that is the article to be appraised from the imaging information database that stores the imaging information that is information indicating the imaging method of the article in association with the article Information acquisition process;
An appraisal article imaging requesting step for requesting imaging of the appraisal target article according to the acquired imaging information;
An appraisal article image acquisition step of acquiring the article image picked up based on the request. An appraisal support program that supports appraisal of the article based on an article image that is an image of the article,
Imaging that acquires the imaging information associated with the appraisal target article that is the article to be appraised from the imaging information database that stores the imaging information that is information indicating the imaging method of the article in association with the article Information acquisition procedure;
Appraisal article imaging request procedure for requesting imaging of the appraisal article according to the acquired imaging information;
An appraisal support program that causes a computer to execute an article image acquisition procedure for acquiring the article image captured based on the request.

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