JP2718395B2 - Railroad real estate information management system and its customer-operated information providing terminal - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a real estate information management system along a railway and a customer-operated information providing terminal thereof, and more particularly to a plurality of customer-operated information providing terminals installed at a railway station via a communication line. The present invention relates to a railway-side real estate information management system connected online to a center and a customer-operated information providing terminal thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional real estate information management system, a customer goes to a sub-center of a real estate information management center or a member store (refers to a store of a real estate agent who is a member of the real estate information management system; the same applies hereinafter) and manages real estate information. By searching for real estate information handled by all franchisees managed by the center using a dedicated terminal (hereinafter referred to as a franchise terminal), it is possible to save the cost and time for searching for real estate. there were.

For example, in a real estate information management system described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 57-204965, as shown in FIG. 5, a real estate information management center 20 and each member store terminal 30 are connected online via a communication line. Connected with.
The real estate information management center 20 is provided with a data processing device for a host computer, an auxiliary storage device for a database, and the like, and each member store terminal 30 is provided with a data input / output device and a display device. The customer goes to the sub-center or the member store, notifies the real estate information management center 20 of the search condition for the desired real estate using the member store terminal 30, and displays the search result from the real estate information management center 20 on the member store terminal 30. It is supposed to be.

[0004]

In the above-described conventional real estate information management system, the real estate information handled by all the affiliated stores is used by using the affiliated store terminal unless the employee goes to the subcenter of the real estate information management center or the affiliated store. Since the search could not be performed, it was very troublesome for the customer, and there was a problem that the cost and time for searching for real estate could not be saved sufficiently.

[0005] In view of the above-mentioned point, an object of the present invention is to install a customer-operated information providing terminal capable of searching for real estate information at a railway station so that anyone can freely search for real estate information along the railway. It is an object of the present invention to provide a railway real estate information management system which can be used.

Another object of the present invention is to enable a customer to directly search for real estate information from a real estate information management center by operating the same, and to provide a railroad to the nearest station of a member store that handles real estate as a result of the search. It is an object of the present invention to provide a customer-operated information providing terminal that enables easy purchase of a ticket.

[0007]

A real estate information management system along a railway according to the present invention is a real estate information management system in which real estate information is managed by a real estate information management center as a real estate information database. A plurality of customer-operated information providing terminals connected online through the is installed at the railway station, the customer-operated information providing terminal, a display for displaying information, and the contents operated by the customer according to the instructions on the display screen A touch panel to be read and a search condition for searching for real estate information desired by the customer are transmitted to the real estate information management center via a communication line, and the real estate information of the search result returned from the real estate information management center is received. Transmission control device, and the real estate information of the search result received from the real estate information management center Displayed on the display, when the customer operates the touch panel and indicates that the real estate information in the search result matches the customer's desire, sells a railway ticket to the nearest station of the real estate agent handling the real estate A ticket sales unit; and a printer unit for printing and outputting the search result real estate information on a sheet when the customer operates the touch panel to indicate that the search result real estate information matches the customer's desire.

[0008] Further, the customer operation type information providing terminal of the present invention includes a display for displaying information, a touch panel for reading the contents operated by the customer in accordance with the instructions on the display screen, and a search for real estate information desired by the customer. A transmission control device that transmits the search condition to the real estate information management center via a communication line, and receives the real estate information of the search result returned from the real estate information management center,
The real estate information of the search result received from the real estate information management center is displayed on the display, and when the customer operates the touch panel and indicates that the real estate information of the search result matches the customer's desire, the real estate is handled. A ticket sales unit that sells a train ticket to the nearest station of a real estate agent that has a real estate agent, and a real estate information of a search result when the customer operates the touch panel to indicate that the real estate information of the search result matches the customer's desire. And a printer unit that prints and prints on a sheet.

[0009]

According to the railroad real estate information management system of the present invention, a plurality of customer-operated information providing terminals installed at a railway station are connected online to a real estate information management center via a communication line. The display displays information, the touch panel reads the content operated by the customer according to the instructions on the screen of the display, and the transmission control device manages the real-estate information via a communication line for the search conditions for searching for the real-estate information desired by the customer. Send to the center,
The real estate information of the search result returned from the real estate information management center is received, the real estate information of the search result received from the real estate information management center by the ticket sales unit is displayed on the display, and the customer operates the touch panel to display the search result. If the real estate information indicates that it matches the customer's wishes, release a railway ticket to the nearest station of the real estate agent handling the real estate, and the printer unit operates the touch panel, and the real estate information of the search result is displayed by the customer. When it is instructed that it matches the customer's wish, the real estate information of the search result is printed out on paper and output.

Further, in the customer operation type information providing terminal of the present invention, the display displays information, the touch panel reads the content operated by the customer according to the instructions on the screen of the display, and the transmission control device reads the real estate information desired by the customer. The search condition for searching is transmitted to the real estate information management center via the communication line, the real estate information of the search result returned from the real estate information management center is received, and the ticket sales unit receives from the real estate information management center. The real estate information of the search result is displayed on the display, and if the customer operates the touch panel and indicates that the real estate information of the search result matches the customer's wish, the railway to the nearest station of the real estate agent handling the real estate The ticket was released and the printer unit operated by the customer using the touch panel. And print real estate information of the search result on the paper when it is instructed that it has matching output.

[0011]

Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a railway-side real estate information management system according to one embodiment of the present invention. In the real estate information management system along the railway according to the present embodiment, a plurality of customer-operated information providing terminals 10 and a plurality of member store terminals 30 are connected online to a real estate information management center 20 via a communication line. Unit is configured.

The customer-operated information providing terminal 10 is installed at a railway station, and has a control device 11 for controlling the entire customer-operated information providing terminal 10 and a touch panel for continuing the contents operated by the customer in accordance with screen instructions. A display unit 12 with a touch panel, which is a display device disposed in a ticket sales unit 13 that sells a railway ticket to a nearest station of a member store that handles a real estate property desired by a customer;
A printer unit 14 for printing the real estate information of the search result on a sheet 17 (see FIG. 2), and a real estate information management center 20
And a transmission control device 15 for controlling transmission and reception of search conditions, real estate information, and the like, and a magnetic disk device 16 for holding programs, information, and the like in a nonvolatile manner.

The real estate information management center 20 stores real estate information handled by all member stores in the real estate information database 2.
The host computer 21 searches the real estate information database 22 for real estate information corresponding to the search condition from the customer operation type information providing terminal 10, and transmits the real estate information of the search result to the customer operation via a communication line. The type information providing terminal 10 is notified.

FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating the appearance of the customer operation type information providing terminal 10. A display 12 with a touch panel is arranged in the upper half, a ticket selling unit 13 in the lower right half, and a printer unit 14 in the lower left half. The ticket sales unit 13 is provided with a coin insertion slot, a bill insertion slot, a ticket / change return port, and the like. Also, the printer unit 14
, The paper 17 on which the real estate information is printed is discharged.

Referring to FIG. 3, the processing by the customer operation type information providing terminal 10 includes a station selecting step S101, a property type selecting step S102, and a property condition selecting step S10.
3, a property inquiry step S104 based on search conditions, a search result display step S105, and a customer determination step S10
6, railway ticket purchase inquiry step S107, purchase instruction determination step S108, and payment prompting display step S1.
09, a payment confirmation step S110, a railway ticket selling step S111, a paper discharging step S112, and a search property name and ticket sale presence / absence notification step S113.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the exchange of messages between the customer operation type information providing terminal 10 and the real estate information management center 20. The search condition of the real estate information input by the customer is notified from the customer operation type information providing terminal 10 to the real estate information management center 20 via a communication line. The real estate information of the search result is notified from the real estate information management center 20 to the customer operation type information providing terminal 20. Further, the real estate information management center 20 is notified from the customer operation type information providing terminal 10 to the real estate information management center 20 about the searched property name and whether or not a ticket is sold.

Next, the operation of the thus constructed railway-side real estate information management system of this embodiment will be described.

A customer who is looking for real estate first goes to the nearest railway station and starts operating the customer operation type information providing terminal 10. Then, a screen for selecting a railway station is displayed on the display 12 with the touch panel, and the customer touches the display 12 with the touch panel to select the nearest railway station along the railway line where one wants to live (step S10).
1).

Next, the display 12 with a touch panel
Is displayed, the customer touches the display 12 with a touch panel to select the type of the property he wants to live in (detached house, condominium, apartment, purchase or lease) (step S102).

Subsequently, the display 1 with a touch panel
Since a property condition selection screen is displayed in FIG. 2, the customer touches the display 12 with a touch panel to select the property condition (price, rent, size) desired to live in (step S103).

When the input of the search condition to the customer operation type information providing terminal 10 by the customer in an interactive manner is completed, the customer operation type information providing terminal 10 sets the search condition of the real estate information desired by the customer. Inquiry to the real estate information management center 20 via the communication line (step S10
4).

In the real estate information management center 20, the host computer 21 searches the real estate information database 22 for real estate information corresponding to the search condition, and returns the real estate information to the customer operation type information providing terminal 10. If the relevant real estate information is not found, that fact is returned.

When the real estate information of the search result is returned from the real estate information management center 20, the customer-operated information providing terminal 10 displays the real estate information of the search result on the display 12 with a touch panel (step S105). When the customer is not satisfied with the property of the real estate information displayed on the display 12 with the touch panel, the customer instructs a re-search (No in step S106). Then, the customer operation type information providing terminal 10 returns the control to step S101, and repeats steps S101 to S106 until real estate information satisfying the customer is searched.

In step S106, if the customer is satisfied with the real estate information in the search result and instructs the display 12 with the touch panel to that effect, the customer operation type information providing terminal 10
Displays a question inquiring on the display 12 with a touch panel whether or not to purchase a railway ticket to the nearest station of the member store that handles the real estate (step S10).
7).

The customer touches the display 12 with the touch panel even if he / she purchases a railway ticket to go to the member store immediately or does not purchase a ticket because he cannot go to the member store immediately. I do.

If the customer has not instructed the purchase of the railway ticket (No in step S108), the customer-operated information providing terminal 10 shifts the control to step 112, and instructs the customer to purchase the railway ticket (step S108). (Yes in S108), the ticket price is displayed on the display 12 with the touch panel so as to be deposited in the ticket sales unit 13 (step S109).

The customer pays the ticket price to the ticket sales unit 13
Or touch the display 12 with a touch panel to cancel the purchase of a railway ticket.

If the purchase of the railway ticket has been canceled (No in step S110), the customer operation type information providing terminal 10 shifts the control to step S112, and if the ticket has been paid (in step S110). Yes), the railway ticket is sold by the ticket sales unit 13 (step S111).

Subsequently, the customer operation type information providing terminal 10
The paper 17 on which the real estate information is printed is discharged from the printer unit 14 (step S112). On the paper 17 on which the real estate information is printed, not only the information on the property but also the method (map, telephone number, time required until arrival, etc.) before going to the member store handling the property is printed.
The customer can visit the member store based on the information.

Finally, the customer operation type information providing terminal 10
Information such as the searched property name and whether or not a railway ticket is sold is notified to the real estate information management center 20 (step S11).
3), end the process. The information notified to the real estate information management center 20 is notified to the member store terminal 30 as needed, or is subjected to statistical processing at the real estate management center 20 and then processed and then contacted with the member store.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, the customer operation type information providing terminal is installed at the railway station, so that the real estate information can be searched without the customer having to go to the sub center or the real estate agent's store. There is an effect that can be. In particular, since the railway station is a place where people gather, it is convenient for customers and has the advantage that real estate agents can expect to attract customers.

If there is a property that matches the customer's wish, a ticket can be immediately purchased and the property can be viewed.
This has the effect of providing convenience to the user. If you use a customer-operated information terminal to search for a property and visit a real estate agent that handles the property, you can receive a discount or a full payment of the cost required to get there. If provided, it will lead to greater customer attraction.

Further, since the customer operation type information providing terminal is connected online by a communication line, the latest information on real estate can be provided to the customer, and the real estate agent can also obtain the latest information of the customer. it can. For example, by aggregating search results, it is possible to easily know popular railway stations, along the railway line, property types (detached houses, apartments, apartments, whether to purchase or rent), and property conditions (price, rent, size) It is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a railway-side real estate information management system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the appearance of the customer operation type information providing terminal in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing of a customer operation type information providing terminal in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing exchange of messages between the customer operation type information providing terminal and the real estate information management center in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a conventional real estate information management system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 Customer operation type information providing terminal 11 Control device 12 Display with touch panel 13 Ticket sales unit 14 Printer unit 15 Transmission control device 16 Magnetic disk device 17 Paper on which real estate information is printed 20 Real estate information management center 21 Host computer 22 Real estate information database 30 Merchant terminal

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A real estate information management system that manages real estate information as a real estate information database in a real estate information management center, wherein a plurality of customer operation type information providing terminals are connected online to the real estate information management center via a communication line. Installed at a railway station, the customer operation type information providing terminal, a display for displaying information, a touch panel for reading the content operated by the customer according to the instructions on the screen of the display, and a search for real estate information desired by the customer A transmission control device that transmits the search condition to the real estate information management center via a communication line and receives the real estate information of the search result returned from the real estate information management center; and a search received from the real estate information management center. The resulting real estate information is displayed on the display, and the customer operates the touch panel. When the real estate information in the search result indicates that it matches the customer's wish, a ticket sales unit that releases a railway ticket to the nearest station of the real estate agent handling the real estate, and the customer operates the touch panel And a printer unit for printing and outputting the real estate information of the search result on paper when the real estate information of the search result is instructed to match the customer's wish. 2. The railway-side real estate information management system according to claim 1, wherein the customer-operated information providing terminal inquires a customer interactively about search conditions including a railway station, a property type, and property conditions. 3. The railway-side real estate information management system according to claim 1, wherein the ticket sales unit inquires whether or not a railway ticket has been purchased, and prompts payment of the price when purchasing a railway ticket. 4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the printer unit also prints on a paper on which the real estate information of the search result is printed, a method up to a real estate agent handling the property. 5. The real estate information management system along the railway according to claim 1, wherein the customer-operated information providing terminal notifies the real estate information management center of the searched property name and whether or not a ticket is sold. 6. A display for displaying information, a touch panel for reading contents operated by a customer in accordance with instructions on a screen of the display, and a search condition for searching for real estate information desired by the customer via a communication line. A transmission control device that transmits to the information management center and receives the search result real estate information returned from the real estate information management center, and the search result real estate information received from the real estate information management center is displayed on the display, When a customer operates the touch panel and indicates that the real estate information in the search results matches the customer's wish, a ticket sales unit that releases a railway ticket to the nearest station of the real estate agent handling the real estate; Operates the touch panel and indicates that the real estate information in the search results matches the customer's wishes And a printer unit for printing and outputting real estate information as a search result on paper.