JP2002366825A - Information providing system using electronic mail - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To structure no Web site to provide information on coupons, etc., for a user and to provide specific information on coupons, etc., for the user through single operation. SOLUTION: Electronic mail sent from an enterprise 40 to terminals 10-1 to 10-n is represented in HTML format and coupons which can be used at stores 20-1 to 20-N and wherein identification information for identifying users of the terminals 10-1 to 10-n is entered in bar code are entered into the electronic mail represented in HTML format and sent to the terminals 10-1 to 10-n.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information providing system for providing information via a public network such as the Internet, and more particularly to an information providing system using e-mail for providing information using e-mail.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in stores that sell products, etc., coupons that enable consumers to purchase products, etc. at specified discounted prices and to acquire specific products, etc., free of charge are distributed to consumers. As a result, commercial laws have been implemented to increase the number of customers visiting the store.

[0003] Coupons used in such commercial law are:
It is distributed to consumers as a flyer or attached to a product purchased by the consumer such as a magazine. The consumer who has obtained the coupon goes to the store with the coupon, and receives benefits such as discounts and free offers described in the coupon at the store.

In recent years, with the rapid spread of the Internet and personal computers, a method of distributing the above coupons to consumers via the Internet has been performed.

[0005] In distributing coupons via the Internet, coupons are posted in advance on sites operated by stores that provide products and the like. The consumer accesses the site operated by the store using a personal computer or the like, displays the coupon on the screen of the personal computer or the like, checks the content of the coupon, and then prints out the coupon and brings it to the store. In a store, when a consumer presents a coupon, a privilege such as a discount or free offer described in the coupon is given to the consumer. Also, if you use a mobile device, do not print out the coupon,
By displaying the coupon on the screen of the mobile terminal and presenting this screen at the store, the benefit described in the coupon is given to the consumer.

[0006] Here, in a store that sells products and the like, by collecting information on consumers using the distributed coupons, it becomes possible to formulate future product planning, strategies, and the like. Knowing whether a person has used a coupon is an effective means in corporate strategy.

However, in the coupon distribution method using a site on the Internet as described above,
Because an unspecified number of consumers can access the site, any consumer who can access the site can obtain a coupon, and furthermore, only by presenting the obtained coupon, a certain privilege Is given to the consumer, and it is not possible to know at the store what consumer used the coupon.

[0008] Therefore, the coupon as described above is posted on a site that can be accessed only by a specific customer.
In the coupon, when printing out, an area for describing a member number, name, etc. previously given to the consumer is provided, thereby distributing the coupon only to a specific consumer, furthermore, There is a way to know which consumer used the coupon.

When a pre-registered consumer obtains a coupon, the specified site is accessed using a personal computer or the like, and the coupon is displayed on a screen of the personal computer or the like.
Check the contents of the coupon and print it out. The coupon printed out has an area for entering the member number and name given to the consumer in advance, and the consumer writes his / her member number and name in this area, By bringing a coupon with a number or name etc. to the store and presenting the coupon at the store,
You will receive benefits such as discounts and free offers listed on the coupon.

However, in such a method of distributing and using a coupon, when a consumer receives a privilege using a coupon, his or her member number or name must be described in a predetermined area provided in the coupon. This is not practical because it takes time and effort to do so, resulting in omission of entry.

[0011] Therefore, information that can identify the consumer is described in the coupon distributed to the consumer, the coupon is posted on a predetermined site, and the consumer accesses the site to give the consumer the consumption information. A coupon distribution method for distributing a coupon in which information for identifying a person is described has been performed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional information providing system, showing an example of a system for distributing coupons to specific consumers via the Internet and managing users of the coupons.

In this prior art example, as shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of user terminals 110-1 to 110-n which can be connected to the Internet 130 and operated by a user as a consumer, and a terminal 121 which can be connected to the Internet 130. -1 to 121-N
Stores 120-1 to 120- that provide products and the like to users operating the user terminals 110-1 to 110-n.
N and stores 120-1 to 120-N, and stores information on the users of the user terminals 110-1 to 110-n, and sends e-mails to the user terminals 110-1 to 110-n via the Internet 120. And a company 140 that performs transmission and reception of Web pages and provides a Web site. The company 140 also has the user terminal 110
A customer information database 141 in which the names, ages, genders, e-mail addresses, and the like of the users, which are information on the users -1 to 110-n, are registered in association with the member ID given to the user in advance; Using the information on the user registered in the customer information database 141, the user terminal 110-1 to 110-n is connected to the Internet 13
In addition to transmitting an e-mail through the user terminal 110-1 to 110-n or the terminal 121-1 to 12-1.
1-N, a mail server 142 for receiving the e-mail, and a Web site provided to the user terminals 110-1 to 110-n via the Internet 130 are provided for each user of the user terminals 110-1 to 110-n. Using the registered Web server 144 and information on the user registered in the customer information database 141, the Web
b. A site (URL) (Uniform Resource Locators) for constructing and registering the site and registering the same on the Web server 144 and specifying the Web site registered on the Web server 144
An information management unit 143 is provided for creating an e-mail with "." Attached thereto and managing information using the e-mail received by the mail server 142. The e-mail created by the information management unit 143 is transmitted by the mail server 142 to the user terminals 110-1 to 110-n.

An information providing method in the information providing system configured as described above will be described below.
The company 140 provides the user terminal 110-1 with a coupon capable of receiving a predetermined privilege at 1-120-N, and the user of the user terminal 110-1 uses the coupon at the store 120-1 to obtain a predetermined coupon. A case where a benefit is received will be described as an example.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an information providing method in the information providing system shown in FIG.

First, in the company 140, users of the user terminals 110-1 to 110-n store
A web site on which a coupon for receiving a predetermined privilege at 20-N is posted is a user terminal 110-1 to 110-1.
10-n users (step S10)
1). The website constructed by the company 140 includes information indicating the contents of the benefits that the users of the user terminals 110-1 to 110-n can receive at the stores 120-1 to 120-N. -1 to 110
A coupon in which identification information such as a member ID capable of identifying the −n user is described by a barcode or the like is posted and registered in the Web server 144. At this time, Web
Each of the websites registered in the server 144 is provided with a URL that is information indicating the location of the website.

After the Web site is registered in the Web server 144, the information management unit 143 in the company 140
An e-mail with a URL for designating a Web site registered in the Web server 144 is created for each user, and the e-mail created by the information management unit 143 in the mail server 142 is stored in the customer information database. 141 through the Internet 130 in accordance with the e-mail address registered in the user terminals 110-1 to 110-1.
10-n (step S102). here,
The e-mail transmitted from the company 140 to the user terminals 110-1 to 110-n is expressed in a text format, and can be accessed by specifying the URL pasted on the e-mail. Stores 12
User terminals 110-1 to 110-0 at 0-1 to 120-N
-N indicates that a coupon that allows a user to receive a predetermined privilege is posted.

The e-mail sent from the company 140 is
The data is received by the user terminals 110-1 to 110-n and displayed on the screen (step S103). In the following description, only processing using the user terminal 110-1 among the user terminals 110-1 to 110-n will be described.

The URL pasted on the e-mail displayed on the screen of the user terminal 110-1 is displayed on the user terminal 11-1.
When the user 0-1 designates by clicking or the like (step S104), the Web server 1 in the company 140
Out of the web sites registered in step S44, step S10
4 is transmitted from the Web server 144 to the user terminal 110-1 via the Internet 130 (step S1).
05).

Web sent from Web server 144
The site is received by the user terminal 110-1 and displayed on the screen (Step S106). Here, a Web site transmitted from the Web server 144 and displayed on the screen of the user terminal 110-1 includes a store name where the user of the user terminal 110-1 can receive a privilege, a discount of a product, and a free service. In addition to information such as the contents of the benefits such as the coupon and the use period of the coupon, a coupon in which identification information such as a member ID capable of identifying the user of the user terminal 110-1 is described by a barcode or the like is posted. .

When the user of the user terminal 110-1 intends to use the coupon to receive the benefit described in the coupon at the store 120-1, the user terminal 110-1
Prints out the coupon displayed on the screen of the user terminal 110-1 (step S107),
Bring it to store 120-1.

In the store 120-1, the store 120-
The terminal 121-1 provided in the terminal 1 reads the identification information posted on the coupon brought by the user of the user terminal 110-1 (step S 108), and gives the user the benefit described in the coupon (step S 10).
9).

The identification information read by the terminal 121-1 is transmitted to the company 140 via the Internet 130 (step S110). At the same time, information identifying the coupon and information identifying the store 120-1 are also transmitted from the terminal 121-1 to the company 140.

The information transmitted from the terminal 121-1 is received by the mail server 142 in the company 140 (step S111), and thereafter, in the information management unit 143, based on the information received by the mail server 142, The user of the user terminal 110-1 transmits the coupon posted on the website transmitted to the user terminal 110-1 to the store 12
It is recognized that it has been used at 0-1 and managed as customer information (step S112). Further, the coupon itself may be collected at the store 120-1, and thereafter, the company 140 may manage the information based on the information described in the coupon collected at the store 120-1.

[0025]

However, in the conventional information providing system as described above, a Web site on which a coupon is posted must be constructed for each user in association with a database in which customer information is registered. Therefore, there is a problem that it takes time and effort.

Further, since a Web server in which a Web site is registered in conjunction with a database in which customer information is registered is required, there is a problem that the entire system becomes large-scale.

Also, a user who can receive the privilege specified by the company sees the e-mail sent from the company, and if the user receives the privilege described in the e-mail, the user pastes the e-mail. Web where the coupon for receiving the benefit is specified.
There is a problem that it is necessary to have the company send the site b, and a coupon for receiving the privilege cannot be obtained by one operation. This is because if barcode information or image information is included in the coupon, such information cannot be transmitted by e-mail expressed in text format.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the conventional technology, and is intended for a case where a user receives a predetermined privilege or the like using information such as a coupon provided by a company. Web to provide users with information such as coupons while being able to manage
It is an object of the present invention to provide an information providing system using an e-mail that can provide a user with predetermined information such as a coupon by a single operation without building a site.

[0029]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a plurality of terminals connectable to a public network, and a plurality of terminals connectable to the public network, via the public network. In an information providing system using an electronic mail having at least an information providing source for providing predetermined information to the plurality of terminals by using an electronic mail, the information providing source converts the electronic mail into an HTML format. And the predetermined information represented by a barcode, and the predetermined information represented by the barcode is described in an e-mail represented in the HTML format and transmitted to the plurality of terminals. I do.

[0030] Further, the predetermined information includes information capable of identifying a destination of the predetermined information.

Further, the barcode is a two-dimensional barcode.

The electronic mail transmitted from the information providing source can be processed based on the contents described in the area by designating the area at the terminal to which the electronic mail is transmitted. An area for transmitting an e-mail for requesting the information to the information provider is provided.

Also, a plurality of terminals configured to be connectable to a public network, and a plurality of terminals configured to be connectable to the public network, wherein predetermined information is transmitted to the plurality of terminals via the public network using electronic mail. In an information providing system using an e-mail having at least an information provider that provides the information, the information provider expresses the e-mail in an HTML format and includes image data in the predetermined information, It is characterized in that predetermined information including image data is described in the e-mail expressed in the HTML format and transmitted to the plurality of terminals.

(Operation) In the present invention configured as described above, when predetermined information represented by a bar code is provided from an information provider to a plurality of terminals via a public network, the information is represented in an HTML format. The specified information represented by the barcode is described in the e-mail and transmitted. As described above, since the e-mail transmitted from the information provider to the plurality of terminals is expressed in the HTML format, predetermined information expressed by a bar code is described in the e-mail and the It can be provided to multiple terminals. This eliminates the need to build a website on which the predetermined information is posted in order to provide the predetermined information from the information provider to a plurality of terminals,
Users of a plurality of terminals can acquire predetermined information represented by a barcode provided from the information provider only by a single operation of opening an e-mail transmitted from the information provider.

[0035]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of an information providing system according to the present invention. An example of a system for providing a coupon to a specific consumer using an electronic mail and managing users of the coupon is provided. Is shown.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of user terminals 10-1 to 10-n which can be connected to the Internet 30 by a user who is a consumer,
Stores 20-1 to 20-N, which are provided with terminals 21-1 to 21-N that can be connected to the terminal 0 and provide products and the like to users operating the user terminals 10-1 to 10-n; ~ 2
0-N, and user terminals 10-1 to 10-10.
-N, which holds information about users and
0 and a company 40 that is an information provider that sends and receives e-mails to and from the user terminals 10-1 to 10-n. The company 40 also has a user terminal 10
-1 to 10-n, such as the user's name, age, gender, e-mail address, preference information, address, or the purchase history of merchandise in the stores 20-1 to 20-N; The number of points given to the user when purchasing a product or the like in -1 to 20-N is stored in the customer information database 41 and the customer information database 41 registered in association with the member ID given to the user in advance. An e-mail is transmitted to the user terminals 10-1 to 10-n via the Internet 30 using the information on the registered users, and the user terminal 10-n.
User terminals 10-1 to 10-n or user servers 10-1 to 10-n using the mail server 42 that receives the e-mail transmitted from the terminals 21-1 to 21-N and the user information registered in the customer information database 41. -N HTML (Hyper Text Markup Lang)
uage) format, and an information management unit 43 that manages information using the e-mail received by the mail server 42. In addition,
The e-mail created by the information management unit 43 is transmitted by the mail server 42 to the user terminals 10-1 to 10-n via the Internet 30.

The information providing method in the information providing system configured as described above will be described below with reference to the store 20-1.
To the user terminal 10-1 from the company 40, and the user of the user terminal 10-1 can use the coupon at the store 20-1 to receive the predetermined privilege. This will be described by taking an example of receiving the request.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining an information providing method in the information providing system shown in FIG.

First, in the company 40, the information management unit 4
3, an e-mail containing a coupon that allows the users of the user terminals 10-1 to 10-n to receive predetermined benefits at the stores 20-1 to 20-N is sent to the user terminal 1
The e-mail created for each of the users 0-1 to 10-n is sent to the user terminal 10-1 to 10-n via the Internet 30 according to the e-mail address registered in the customer information database 41 in the mail server 42.
-N (step S1). Here, the company 40
The e-mail created by the user and transmitted to the user terminals 10-1 to 10-n includes a privilege that the users of the user terminals 10-1 to 10-n can receive at the stores 20-1 to 20-N. Of the user terminals 10-1 to 10-1
The coupon includes a coupon in which identification information such as a member ID capable of identifying the 10-n user is described by a barcode or the like.

The e-mail transmitted from the company 40 is received by the user terminals 10-1 to 10-n and displayed on the screen (step S2). In the following description, among the user terminals 10-1 to 10-n, the user terminal 1
Only the process using 0-1 will be described.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the information providing system shown in FIG.
It is a figure which shows an example of the electronic mail displayed on the screen of 0-n, (a) is a figure which shows the coupon contained in an electronic mail, (b) is the user terminal 1 managed by the company 40.
It is a figure which shows the point information which the user of 0-1 has acquired.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the e-mail displayed on the screen of the user terminal 10-1 in this embodiment includes:
In addition to information such as the store name where the user of the user terminal 10-1 can receive the privilege, the details of the privilege such as product discount and free service, and the usage period of the coupon, the user of the user terminal 10-1 The identification information such as a member ID capable of identifying is described by a bar code or the like. In addition, information such as a POS code capable of identifying a product or the like to be discounted is also described by a bar code or the like. It is also conceivable that an ID for specifying the type of the coupon is described.

As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the electronic mail displayed on the screen of the user terminal 10-1 in the present embodiment includes information on purchase of a product or the like in the stores 20-1 to 20-N. The number of points that are given to the user and the user is currently acquiring, and a list of products that can be exchanged for the points are described. The product names that can be exchanged for points are written so that the user can specify them by clicking or the like. Alternatively, a predetermined icon may be displayed adjacent to the product name for each product that can be exchanged for points, and the product may be selectable by designating the icon by clicking or the like.

When the user of the user terminal 10-1 intends to use the coupon to receive the benefit described in the coupon at the store 20-1, the user of the user terminal 10-1 is required to 1 is printed out (Step S3), and the store 20-1 is printed.
Bring to.

In the store 20-1, a terminal 21-1 provided in the store 20-1 has a user terminal 10-
The member ID and the POS code posted on the coupon brought by the first user with the barcode information or the like are read (step S4), and the privilege posted on the coupon is given to the user (step S5). In addition, stores 20-1 to 20-
In N, information on benefits such as discounts and free provisions of products and the like identified by the POS code is notified from the company 40 in advance, and registered in the terminals 21-1 to 21-N, respectively.

Information such as a member ID and a POS code read by the terminal 21-1 is transmitted to the company 40 via the Internet 30 (step S6). Also,
The information read by the terminal 21-1 is the Internet 3
0, the information identifying the store 20-1, the date and time when the coupon was used, the information identifying the coupon, and the like are also transmitted from the terminal 21-1 to the enterprise 40. .

The information transmitted from the terminal 21-1 is the company 4
0 (Step S)
7) Then, in the information management unit 43, based on the information received by the mail server 42, the user terminal 10-
It is recognized that one user has used the coupon described in the e-mail transmitted to the user terminal 10-1 at the store 20-1, and is managed as customer information (step S8). In addition, predetermined points are further given to the user according to the privilege given to the user using the coupon. Further, the coupon itself may be collected at the store 20-1, and thereafter, the company 40 may manage the information based on the information described in the coupon collected at the store 20-1.

Thus, the information management unit 43 in the company 40
In the above, the user terminal 10-1 is described in an e-mail.
It is possible to recognize and manage when, where, and which user has used the coupon transmitted to 10-n.

When it is recognized that the coupon has been used, the information management unit 43 checks the user terminal 10-1.
It is also conceivable that, of the coupons transmitted to 10-n, the used coupon is used and cannot be used again. In this case, the information that the coupon cannot be used is notified from the company 40 to the stores 20-1 to 20-N, and the terminals 21-1 to 21-N of the stores 20-1 to 20-N.
Registered in.

Further, the user of the user terminal 10-1 looks at the point information shown on the screen of the user terminal 10-1 as shown in FIG. If the user wants to exchange the specified product by clicking on the product name of the product to be exchanged (step S10), the user terminal 10-1 can be identified to the effect that the exchange of the specified product has been requested. The information is provided and transmitted by e-mail from the user terminal 10-1 to the company 40 (step S11).

The e-mail transmitted from the user terminal 10-1 is received by the mail server 42 of the company 40 (step S12), and the product designated by the user is sent to the user (step S13), and the customer information database The number of points in 41 is updated (step S1)
4). Here, when the user terminal 10-1 transmits to the company 40 that the exchange of the product specified by the user has been requested, information that can identify the user terminal 10-1 is also transmitted to the company 40. The company 40 has a user terminal 10-
Customer information database 4 as information on one user
The shipping destination of the product is determined based on the user's address registered in 1 and the product is shipped to this shipping destination.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the coupon to be provided to the user is described in the e-mail and transmitted to the user. Therefore, there is no need to construct a Web site on which the coupon is posted. The coupon can be obtained with only one operation of opening the e-mail. In addition, the coupon is provided to the user when the e-mail is transmitted, and the coupon is promptly provided to the user.

In the present embodiment, the member ID or P which can identify the user of the user terminal 10-1 described in the e-mail transmitted from the company 40 to the user terminal 10-1 is used.
Although information such as the OS code is represented by a barcode, in the present invention, it may be represented by other means such as a two-dimensional barcode.

In this embodiment, the stores 20-1 to 20-1
In the company 40 that manages 20-N, an e-mail containing a coupon is created and the user terminals 10-1 to 10-10 are created.
-N, and receives information read from the coupon at the terminals 21-1 to 21-N in the stores 20-1 to 20-N, and relates to the users of the user terminals 10-1 to 10-n. The information management system has been described.
A company different from the company 40 that manages -1 to 20-N may acquire the customer information database 41 from the company 40 and perform the same processing as the company 40 in the present embodiment.

Further, the coupon described in the e-mail sent from the company 40 to the user terminal 10-1 can be transferred to another user terminal 10-2 to 10-n, a mobile phone (not shown), or a FA.
X (not shown).

In this case, the user terminal 10-
An area for designating a transfer destination is provided in the e-mail sent to the user 1, and when the user of the user terminal 10-1 specifies the transfer destination using this area, the company 40 A coupon having the same content as the coupon described in the e-mail sent to the user terminal 10-1 from
Transferred to the destination specified by the user. The company 40
When the coupon described in the e-mail transmitted from the user to the user terminal 10-1 is transferred to the mobile phone, the mobile phone cannot display the e-mail expressed in the HTML format. It is conceivable that the information is posted on a specific site and the URL or the like of the site is transferred to a mobile phone.

(Other Embodiments) In the above embodiment, the user terminal 10-1 to 10-n is sent from the company 40.
The user sends the e-mail to the store 20-1 to 20-2.
Although the coupon which can receive a predetermined privilege when presented by 0-N is described as an example, a member who can receive a predetermined service as a member by presenting the user is described. It is also conceivable to put the testimony in an e-mail.

When the user makes an application for membership by mail or other means, the application company or the like creates and sends a regular membership card, and waits until the regular membership card reaches the user. An e-mail in which information as a temporary membership card is written is transmitted to the user.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of an e-mail transmitted from a company in the information providing system shown in FIG. 1 and displayed on a screen of a user terminal. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the e-mail sent to the user, the name of the user and the member number of the user are described so as to be visible, and information such as the member number for identifying the user is displayed in a bar. Since the membership card described by the code information etc. is included, the user prints out the membership card described in the e-mail and transmitted,
Until the regular membership card arrives, the printed membership card can be handled in the same manner as the regular membership card.

Thus, even after the user has applied for membership, and before the membership card is sent to the user by mail, the user can use the membership card described in the e-mail and transmitted. You can receive services as a member.

[0063]

As described above, in the present invention,
E-mail sent to multiple terminals from the information provider
It is expressed in the TML format, and the predetermined information expressed by the barcode is described in the e-mail expressed in the HTML format, and the predetermined information is provided to a plurality of terminals. When providing predetermined information from an information provider to a plurality of terminals, it is not necessary to construct a Web site on which the predetermined information is posted, and users of the plurality of terminals are transmitted from the information provider. With a single operation of opening an e-mail, it is possible to acquire predetermined information represented by a barcode provided from an information provider.

Further, predetermined information is provided to the user when the electronic mail is transmitted, and the predetermined information can be promptly provided to the user.

In the case where predetermined information provided from an information provider to a plurality of terminals includes information capable of identifying a destination of the predetermined information, when the predetermined information is used by a user. By reading predetermined information at the time of use, it is possible to recognize which user has used the predetermined information.

Also, by designating the area of the e-mail transmitted from the information provider at the terminal of the destination of the e-mail, a request based on the contents described in the area is requested from the information provider. Provided an area for sending an e-mail to the information provider for providing the information at the destination of the predetermined information to perform processing according to the contents described in the e-mail sent from the information provider When the request is originally made, it is possible to request the information providing destination by e-mail by simply designating the area in which the content is described.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of an information providing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining an information providing method in the information providing system shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an e-mail transmitted from a company and displayed on a screen of a user terminal in the information providing system shown in FIG. 1, wherein (a) shows a coupon included in the e-mail; (B) is a diagram showing point information acquired by a user of a user terminal managed by a company.

4 is a diagram showing another example of an e-mail transmitted from a company and displayed on a screen of a user terminal in the information providing system shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a conventional information providing system.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an information providing method in the information providing system illustrated in FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 10-1 to 10-n User terminal 20-1 to 20-N Store 21-1 to 21-N terminal 30 Internet 40 Company 41 Customer information database 42 Mail server 43 Information management unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of terminals configured to be connectable to a public network, and predetermined information configured to be connectable to the public network, and using the e-mail to the plurality of terminals via the public network. An information providing system using an e-mail having at least an information providing source that provides: the information providing source expresses the e-mail in an HTML format and expresses the predetermined information by a bar code;
The predetermined information represented by the barcode is stored in the HTML
An information providing system using electronic mail, wherein the information is described in an electronic mail expressed in a format and transmitted to the plurality of terminals. 2. The information providing system using electronic mail according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined information includes information capable of identifying a destination of the predetermined information. Information providing system. 3. The information providing system using electronic mail according to claim 1, wherein the barcode is a two-dimensional barcode. 4. The information providing system using an electronic mail according to claim 1, wherein the electronic mail transmitted from the information providing source includes a terminal to which the electronic mail is transmitted. A region in which an e-mail for requesting the information provider to perform processing based on the content described in the region by designating the region is provided to the information provider. Information providing system using e-mail. 5. A plurality of terminals configured to be connectable to a public network, and predetermined information configured to be connectable to the public network, and using the electronic mail to the plurality of terminals via the public network. An information providing system using an e-mail having at least an information providing source that provides: the information providing source expresses the e-mail in an HTML format and includes image data in the predetermined information; An information providing system using e-mail, wherein predetermined information including image data is described in the e-mail expressed in the HTML format and transmitted to the plurality of terminals.