JP2001350926A - Data inputting method from different input environments - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data inputting method capable of compositing plural sets of information inputted from different input environments. SOLUTION: In the method for compositing and inputting data from a plurality of input environments through the Internet, the first information is inputted from the first input environment to store the inputted first information and to impart identification information for specifying the inputted first information to the first information, also the second information and the identification information are inputted from the second input environment to specify the previously inputted first information on the basis of the inputted identification information, thereby compositing the composite input data from the first information and second information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a case where a user who uses the Internet inputs information described in a vehicle verification together with personal information when using an automobile insurance or an inspection service. An input environment in which a plurality of information input devices are used to input all input data for providing a service from a specific information input environment due to various circumstances. And different methods of inputting composite input data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Information providing services for providing prices for car insurance and vehicle inspection services are provided on Internet homepages. In this case, it is necessary to input not only personal information such as the address, age, and accident calendar of the user, but also information described in the vehicle verification of the owning vehicle.

[0003] However, since it is necessary to keep the car verification in the car, it is troublesome to go to the parking lot and take the car verification. There is a case where the input cannot be performed completely because the information is not available and the service cannot be used. In this case, it is necessary for the user to obtain the information of the vehicle verification and then perform the input again, which makes the access reluctant. This is a serious problem in information providing services that provide prices for car insurance and vehicle inspection services on Internet homepages.

[0004] Further, this problem is not necessarily limited to the information providing service which provides the price of the automobile insurance and the inspection service, etc., and all input data cannot be collectively input from a specific information input environment. For example, this is a common problem in a situation where it is necessary to divide and input information into a plurality of information input environments.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has as its object to provide a data input method which can combine input information from different input environments. Things.

[0006]

The technical means adopted by the present invention to achieve the above object is a method of compound inputting data from a plurality of input environments via the Internet, wherein The first information is input, and the input first information is stored, and identification information for specifying the input first information is added, and the second information is input from the second input environment. The identification information is input, the first information that has already been input is specified based on the input identification information, and composite input data is configured from the first information and the second information. I have.

The different input environments mean that a plurality of input environments are physically separated from each other. In a preferred embodiment, one is a fixed terminal and the other is a mobile terminal (more preferably, a mobile terminal). It is. The fixed terminal is typically a personal computer installed in an office or home, and is a browser environment of the personal computer. The means for connecting to the Internet is not limited, and may be any means such as a dial-up IP connection, a dedicated line IP connection, and a CATV connection. From the fixed terminal, information that can be input irrespective of a place such as an address and a name is mainly input.

The mobile terminal is typically a mobile mobile terminal, more preferably a mobile mobile terminal directly connectable to e-mail and the Internet. In a preferred example, the mobile terminal is an iMode (NTT mobile communication system) of a mobile phone. It is a browser environment of Net Corporation. The means for connecting to the Internet is not limited to a means for directly connecting from a portable terminal. For example, a means for connecting a small portable computer to a mobile device or a computer mounted in a vehicle may be used. From the mobile terminal, for example, information that is difficult to input from the fixed terminal, such as information on vehicle verification and the number of the vehicle in the car (the car number may be input from the fixed terminal in some cases), is preferable. Is entered.

[0009] The different input environment is not limited to the combination of the fixed terminal and the mobile terminal, but may be, for example, two fixed terminals physically separated from each other.
Further, the number of different input environments is not necessarily limited to two, but may be three different input environments. Further, information input from one input environment may be input in several divided steps.

[0010] The identification information is given when the first information is input, and the first input information can be specified later based on the identification information. For example,
The identification information is an ID issued when the first information is input
It is. For example, if the identification information forms the file name of the last part of the URL, the U
By specifying the RL, it is possible to access a specific Web page for which input has not been completed. It is also possible to use the e-mail address of the user's mobile phone as the identification number.

In one preferred embodiment, when the first information is input, an ID as identification information is automatically issued from the server side, and the ID is stored in the U
Construct the file name of the last part of the RL. Further, in the first input environment, an e-mail address that can be used in the second input environment is input. Then, when there is an uninput item in the first input environment, a URL having an ID as identification information is automatically transmitted to an e-mail address that can be used in the second input environment. I do. In the second input environment, when URL information including identification information is received by e-mail and the URL is hyperlinked, a screen for an uninput item is displayed. If an uninput item (second information) is input and transmitted to the server, the input information composed of the first information and the second information is constituted by the server and stored.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described as a preferred example applied to a car insurance quote site. In the car insurance quote site, personal information,
Although it is necessary to input vehicle information and vehicle inspection information, the system of the present invention allows personal information and vehicle inspection information to be input at different timings, and provides an automobile insurance cost estimate based on the input information.

[Overall Configuration of Auto Insurance Cost Estimation Site] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of an automobile insurance estimation support system. The user of the information provider accesses the homepage of the information provider from the home or office personal computer (fixed terminal) via the Internet. The user's computer has a modem, browser software, and communication software, and can access the Internet. The user accesses the server of the information provider by designating the URL of the information provider in the WWW browser of the computer, and obtains the desired WWW.
Get an eb page. Web page input screen (Fig. 2
See)), the user decides which conditions are important in choosing insurance,
And the screening conditions are input and transmitted (). In the present embodiment, the conditions to be emphasized in selecting insurance are those relating to the insurance product itself, a support system (system not directly included in the product, such as an accident response system), and financial contents of the insurance company (preferably rating). In addition, the criteria for insurance products themselves are divided into price and compensation details. Based on the transmitted data, evaluation of the screening conditions and ranking with reference to the evaluation table are performed. In the screening, it is determined whether or not the insurance contract can be underwritten. Then, the items remaining in the screening are ranked based on the evaluation table (). The screening result and the evaluation result are displayed on the screen. A plurality of insurance companies that meet the conditions are selected and displayed in a list by the support system (). Next, other personal conditions, vehicle conditions, insurance conditions and the like are transmitted (). These input information are stored in the customer database (). After inputting the predetermined conditions, the customer selects one or a plurality of insurance companies from the list display and collectively transmits the quote request (). That is, an estimate request can be made to a plurality of car insurance companies at the same time. The insurance company creates a quote according to the quote request (). The quote will be mailed from the insurance company (). The input method according to the present invention is used when inputting information necessary for an automobile insurance quote request.

[Overall Configuration of Data Input Method from Different Input Environments] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of the present invention. As a preferred embodiment, input on the Web page is performed by a fixed terminal and a mobile terminal. This shows what is performed from the terminal. That is, the user first uses the personal computer at home or office to
The user specifies the URL from the W browser to access the Web page and inputs the first information, and cancels the input operation at that stage. Next, the user accesses the Web page from inside the car via a mobile phone and inputs the second information. The server that receives the first information and the second information combines the two information into one piece of input information and stores it in the database.

[Input Screen] FIG. 4 shows an input screen on a Web page, in which personal information and vehicle information are input. The personal information includes the name of the owner of the car, the e-mail address of the mobile phone, and the like. The vehicle information includes a manufacturer name, a car name, a model, a registration number, and the like. In the vehicle information, the model and the registration number are items that are generally input while checking the vehicle verification.

[Input from Fixed Terminal] A user of information provision accesses a homepage of the information provider from a personal computer (fixed terminal) at home or office via the Internet and obtains a desired Web page. An input screen for inputting composite input data is provided on the Web page, and the input screen is displayed on the screen of the user's computer. The user uses a computer keyboard to input a name, a mobile phone e-mail address, a maker name of a car to be used, and a car name on an input screen.

[Assignment of Identification Information] When the vehicle verification information (model and registration number) is to be entered, there is no vehicle verification at hand, so the screen that has been input halfway through must be closed. Must. In the present invention, when information is first input to the Web server, the input information or the already input screen is specified by the identification number. The identification number may be automatically assigned from the server, or may be determined and input by the user. For example, when closing the input screen, when the identification number is I
It is given as a D number. Alternatively, it is also possible to input the e-mail address of the user's mobile phone and use it as the identification number. In a preferred form, the identification information is
Used as the file name located at the end of the URL of the page. The server stores the information that has been input halfway, and calls it using the URL exemplified below. http://www.bang.co.jp/cgi-bin/iMode/input.exe&ID=9
[01234567] In the illustrated example, when an item referring to vehicle verification is not input, a URL including identification information is transmitted by e-mail based on the input e-mail address information of the mobile phone.

[Input from Mobile Terminal] In the dashboard of a car of a user who is parked in a parking lot, car verification is always provided. The user goes to the car with a mobile phone that can connect to the Internet and connects to the Internet. For example, in a mobile phone having an iMode function, a URL is specified from an iMode browser environment via the Internet to access a Web server of an information provider.

Here, when the e-mail and the iMode function cooperate, i.e., by just clicking on the URL described in the e-mail received by the mobile phone, the iMode function is clicked.
Http://www.bang.co.jp/cgi-bin/iMode/input.ex
If you send an e-mail to your mobile phone that describes the URL that starts the server's CGI and incorporates identification information, such as e & ID = 901234567, the mobile phone receives the email and the user receives the email. By just clicking on the address, control is transferred to the iMode, and the web page of the web server is accessed by a hyperlink. A screen for inputting uninput items such as vehicle inspection information to be input is output and displayed, and vehicle verification information and the like are input on the screen. When the input of the second input information is completed, the first input information,
The composite information composed of the second input information is completed and the input is completed.

[Case of First Input from Mobile Terminal] A case has been described where a name, an address, etc. are first input from a fixed terminal, and then vehicle verification information is input. However, the reverse is also possible. For example, for a user driving a car, FM
Advertise in. For example, "Come on, you're listening to this broadcast! Now it's on service!
Go to bang.co.jp and just enter the vehicle verification information! ".

The user can access the iMode (in the case of a next-generation mobile terminal, access based on the URL received by the mobile phone and display it on the screen of the navigation in the car using BlueTooth). ), Input the vehicle inspection information while checking the mail address operated on the personal computer at home and the vehicle verification in the vehicle (first input information). And
The vehicle inspection information is input to the server, and a URL including the identification number is transmitted to a personal computer at home by e-mail. In the home personal computer, when the URL in the mail is clicked, a screen for inputting an address or the like based on the identification information is displayed, and a predetermined item is input (second input information). Then, the first input information and the second input information are combined and stored in the database of the server.

[0022]

According to the present invention, when all input data cannot be collectively input from a specific information input environment or the like, it is necessary to divide the input data into a plurality of information input environments and input them. Can be effectively dealt with. In particular, in an information providing service that provides prices for automobile insurance and vehicle inspection services, it is necessary to input information described in a vehicle verification (owned in the vehicle) of a car owned by the user together with personal information of the user. In some cases, it is extremely useful.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a car insurance quote support system.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an input screen of the system shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an input method according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an input screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an input screen in the mobile phone terminal.

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A method for compound input of data from a plurality of input environments via the Internet, wherein the first information is input from a first input environment, and the input first information is stored. The identification information for specifying the input first information is given, the second information and the identification information are input from the second input environment, and the input information is already input based on the input identification information. A method for inputting data from different input environments, comprising specifying first information that is present, and forming composite input data from the first information and the second information. 2. The data input method according to claim 1, wherein one of the first input environment and the second input environment is a fixed terminal and the other is a mobile terminal. 3. The data input method according to claim 2, wherein the information input via the Internet includes information on a vehicle, and at least the vehicle verification information is input from a mobile terminal. 4. The data input method according to claim 1, wherein the server stores the input first information, and the first information is specified by a URL including identification information. Method. 5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the second input environment can use e-mail, and a URL including identification information is transmitted from the first input environment to the second input environment by e-mail. , In the second input environment, the U
A data input method characterized by hyperlinking to a desired Web page based on RL. 6. An input screen in the first input environment according to claim 5, wherein an e-mail address usable in the second input environment is input, and when there is uninput information in the first input environment, A URL including identification information is transmitted to the second input environment. 7. A first terminal, a second terminal, and a server, wherein when the first information is input from the first terminal via the Internet and transmitted to the server, the first information is transmitted to the server. Is stored in the server, and the server assigns identification information for specifying the stored first information, and transmits the second information and the identification information from the second terminal via the Internet. When input and transmitted to the server, the server specifies the first information based on the identification information, and forms composite input data from the first information and the second information. Data entry system. 8. The method according to claim 7, wherein when the first information is input, an e-mail address that can be used by the second terminal is input, and the identification is performed via the e-mail address. A data entry system, wherein a URL having a number is transmitted to the second terminal, wherein the second terminal is configured to hyperlink from the URL to a server.