JP2003316866A - Method of providing internet physical distribution service and computer program for server - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a method of providing Internet physical distribution service for providing information related to a cargo to be transported to a consigner, a delivery company, and a consignee through the Internet. <P>SOLUTION: A Web page accessible by the consigner, delivery company and consignee by use of terminals 2, 3 and 4 is opened in a server 1 connected to the Internet. In the Web page, the consigner registers shipping information, and prints a tag from a printer 8 connected to the terminal 2 of the consigner based on the shipping information. Based on shipping information for delivery company obtained by processing the shipping information, an invoice is printed from a printer 9 connected to the terminal 3 of the delivery company. Cargo tracking information is generated based on cargo information collected from a mobile terminal or the like carried by each person in charge of delivery of the delivery company, and the collation result of a cargo state collation is transmitted from the terminals 2, 3, or 4 of the consigner, delivery company or consignee based on the cargo tracking information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of providing an Internet logistics service for providing information on a package to be transported to a shipper, a shipping company and a consignee via the Internet, and a server used in the method. Regarding computer programs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional physical distribution system, generally, a shipper (shipper) manually creates a shipping tag or invoice for each shipping company and affixes it to a package. Amid the intensifying competition for baggage between shipping companies, some shipping companies provide services such as in-house development of a tag terminal for printing a tag or an invoice (or a tag and invoice) to lend to the shipper. As a result, the labor of the shipper is reduced, and the labor of the invoice registration at the shipping company is reduced by using the information input by the shipper to the tag terminal.

In addition, the shipping company has EDI with a large-scale shipper.
(Electronic data exchange) system has been built to strengthen the relationship with the shipper, and the shipping information acquired from the shipper has been used to reduce the labor (office work cost) required for printing and registering invoices. .

However, in order for the shipping company to pick up information from the shipper terminal, the collector / deliverer must use a floppy (registered trademark).
When collecting the disks, the troublesome work of the collector and the collector will increase. For the collector, the additional work (collection of floppy disks, etc.) other than the collection of luggage will increase, and the burden will increase.

Further, when the EDI system is used to obtain shipping information from a shipper online, the communication cost increases. Further, it is difficult to control the printer from the Internet and print the tag or the invoice.

On the other hand, there is a strong demand from the shipper to the freight company for a reduction in the freight cost, and for the freight company, further reduction of administrative costs is a major issue. Under such circumstances, it is becoming difficult for the shipping company to construct an EDI system for each shipper at its own expense.

[0007] When the shipping company confirms the shipping status of a package (also called freight) in response to an inquiry from the shipper or consignee, the shipping is passed from the company's own transportation to a shipping company of another company by means of a so-called mercenary. Sometimes it may be necessary to check the shipping status of a package. If the EDI system is established between the shipping companies, the status of the package can be grasped in a short time by exchanging data, but if the EDI system is not built, the person in charge of pick-up and delivery will contact the carrier to confirm the status of the shipment. Confirm. Therefore, it takes time to reply to the inquiry, which is an obstacle to improving customer service. Further, when the transportation company pays the relay fee or the hire fee, it takes time to check the contents of the invoice from the relay company or the hire destination.

[0008]

In the conventional physical distribution service as described above, the main problems for the shipper (shipper) are as follows. When a shipper who has contracts with a plurality of shipping companies lends a shipping tag terminal from each shipping company, a space for installing the shipping tag terminal and the printer for each shipping company is required. Also, the registration work for each shipping company is troublesome. In the case of a shipper who has an EDI system constructed with a plurality of shipping companies, the work of sending the shipping information for each shipping company is still troublesome. If the transmission to only one location is sufficient, the labor of the transmission work is reduced and the communication cost is reduced. Further, the shipper needs to check whether or not the invoice sent from the shipping company is correct for each shipping company, but the work is cumbersome and time-consuming.

On the other hand, the main problems for the shipping company are as follows. The time and effort required for the shipping company to obtain the shipping information for each shipper using the EDI system or to obtain the shipping information registered in the shipper terminal for each unit are not small. I want to reduce this effort as much as possible. In addition, the information acquired by the EDI system is often inconsistent for each shipper, and the shipping company needs to develop a system for capturing the information and performing processing including printing of invoices and fare calculation for each shipper. is there. In addition, the shipping company, after collecting the parcel, attaches a label identifying the sorting destination (arrival code etc.) to the destination to transport it to the destination, or writes the sorting destination on the parcel, but this work is done on site The burden on the collector is heavy. Furthermore,
Efficiently grasping the status of baggage transportation (tracking baggage) is important, and relying on human resources to do this cannot win the tough competition. The same applies to data coordination with mobile terminals and management of daily crew reports of collectors. It is also important to efficiently collect and manage package information and settlement information between shipping companies.

Further, there are cases where the consignee wants to accurately grasp the arrival date and time of the package to be received. For example, there is a case where the next work process is affected if the package (parts or materials) is not received. In such cases, it is common to make inquiries about the transportation status of the package by telephone to the shipping company, but in some cases such inquiries need to be made individually to multiple shipping companies, which is troublesome. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and a method for providing a logistics service for reducing the labor of a shipper, a shipping company and a consignee using the Internet, and The purpose is to provide a server and a computer program used for such a service.

[0012]

An internet distribution service providing method according to the present invention is an internet distribution service providing method for providing information on a package to be transported to a shipper, a shipping company and a consignee via the internet. Then, a web page accessible by a shipper, a shipping company, and a consignee using a terminal is opened on a server connected to the Internet, and in the web page,
The shipper registers shipping information, based on the shipping information, a shipping tag is printed from a printer connected to the terminal of the shipper, and shipping information for the shipping company is obtained by processing the shipping information. Based on the above, the invoice is printed from the printer connected to the terminal of the shipping company.

With such a configuration, the consignor is relieved from the trouble of conventionally performing the shipping registration and printing the tag by using the shipper terminal different for each shipping company. Further, it is not necessary to install a plurality of shipper terminals, and the space can be effectively used. Further, for the shipping company, the time and effort of collecting the shipping information from the shipper terminal of each shipper are reduced, and the burden of the person in charge of collection and delivery and paperwork is reduced.

In a preferred embodiment, the internet distribution service providing method generates freight tracking information and collection / delivery record information based on a mobile terminal carried by each person in charge of collection / delivery of a shipping company, and freight information collected from the terminal of the shipping company. A step of transmitting the pickup and delivery record information to the terminal of the shipping company as data for printing the daily crew report, and a cargo from the terminal of the shipper, the shipping company, or the consignee based on the cargo tracking information. And sending the query results for the status query. With such a configuration, freight tracking information can be collected with a small amount of labor, and a quick response service to the shipper and the consignee who are the customers of the shipping company becomes possible.

In another preferred embodiment, the internet distribution service providing method includes a step of registering fare information from a terminal of a shipping company and a fare inquiry from a terminal of a shipper based on the registered fare information. And transmitting the inquiry result. With such a configuration, a quick response service to the fare inquiry of the shipper can be provided at a low cost.

Further, the computer program according to the present invention causes a server connected to the Internet to execute the computer program for providing information regarding a package to be transported to the shipper, the shipping company and the consignee via the Internet. A step of supporting registration of shipping information performed by the shipper in a web page accessible from the shipper's terminal, which is a program, and the terminal of the shipper is based on the registered shipping information. A step of printing a tag from a connected printer, and a step of printing an invoice from a printer connected to a terminal of the shipping company based on shipping information for the shipping company obtained by processing the shipping information Is characterized by.

Such a computer program is supplied in a state of being recorded in a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, and is installed and executed in the computer from the recording medium. Thereby, for example, a personal computer can be used to easily start up a server for Internet distribution service.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of an internet distribution service system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The Internet distribution service system according to the present embodiment includes a server 1 installed in a service center, a shipper terminal (shipper terminal) 2 used by a shipper, a shipping company terminal 3 installed in a shipping company,
The consignee terminal 4 and the like used by the consignee.

The server 1 and each of the terminals 2 to 4 are constructed by using a computer system such as a personal computer and have a function of connecting to a network (Internet) 5. A dedicated program for providing the Internet distribution service is installed in the server 1. The dedicated program is supplied in a state of being recorded in a recording medium 6 such as a CD-ROM (optical disk), and is installed in the auxiliary storage device (HDD) 13 of the computer main body 10 via the reading device 7.

The dedicated program installed in the auxiliary storage device 13 is loaded into the main memory 12, and the processing device 1
4 is executed. The computer main body 10 includes, in addition to the main memory 12, the auxiliary storage device 13 and the processing device 14,
The input processing unit 15a, the display processing unit 16a, and the communication unit 17 are provided. An input device 15 such as a keyboard and a mouse is connected to the input processing unit 15a, and C is connected to the display processing unit 16a.
A display device 16 such as RT (cathode ray tube) or LCD (liquid crystal display device) is connected. The communication unit 17 is connected to the network (Internet) 5.

The shipper terminal 2, the shipping company terminal 3 and the consignee terminal 4 also have the same configuration as the server 1 and can be connected to the Internet 5. Web browser software for browsing a web page via the Internet 5 and exchanging data with the web server (server 1) is installed in each terminal. Further, the shipper terminal 2 is connected to a printer 8 for printing out a tag or the like. The shipping company terminal 3 is connected to a printer 9 for printing out an invoice, a sorting label, and various forms. Although the consignee mainly browses the information acquired from the server 1 on the display screen, the consignee may be equipped with a printer for performing print output.

Note that the above system configuration is an example, and the method for providing an Internet distribution service of the present invention can be implemented in various forms. For example, instead of one server 1 executing all service provisions, a plurality of servers may be used to share various service provisions. The web server and the server for providing various services may be configured by separate computer systems.

FIG. 2 is a table showing an example of a menu of the Internet distribution service. FIG. 2A is a menu of services for the consignor or consignee. The consignor or the consignee uses the consignor terminal 2 or the consignee terminal 4 to execute the server 1
The user can access the web page provided by and select the desired service from the menu displayed in the browser as illustrated in FIG. Figure 2 (b)
Is a menu of services for shipping companies. The shipping company uses the shipping company terminal 3 to access the web page provided by the server 1 and is displayed on the browser.
A desired service can be selected from the menu illustrated in (b). Details of each service will be described later.

3 and 4 are charts showing main data used in the Internet distribution service. In FIG. 3, (a) is shipping information, (b) is distribution control information, and (c).
Indicates user information, and (d) indicates transportation-related information.
In FIG. 4, (a) shows freight tracking information, (b) shows collection and delivery record information, (c) shows bill payment information, and (d) shows record information. Items included in each information and their contents are described in each chart. In the freight tracking information of FIG. 4A, the invoice information (freight information) is information relating to the invoice, and is a combination of the respective information listed in the table.
Further, the tracking information includes work information (vehicle, person, time). In the collection and delivery record information of FIG. 4B, the collection information and the delivery information each include the freight tracking information registered by the worker from the handy terminal.

First, the process performed by the shipper (shipper) or the consignee using the shipper terminal 2 or the consignee terminal 4 will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing such as registration of shipping information performed using the shipper terminal. The shipper terminal 2 may be constantly connected to the Internet 5 for operation, or may be an operation mode in which the shipper terminal 2 is connected to the Internet 5 only when transmitting / receiving data. Further, since the shipping company can obtain and use the shipping information input by the shipper using the shipper terminal 2, the shipper terminal 2 has a function as an input terminal of each shipping company. Also, the shipper's shipping information,
The printer 8 connected to the shipper terminal 2 can perform the registration of the address of the shipper, the printing of the shipping tag of each shipping company, and the printing of the common shipping tag. Further, if necessary, the printer 8 can also send slips, invoices, invoices and other slips related to transportation.
Can be printed from.

In step # 11 of FIG. 5, the shipper is
The shipping information is input from the web screen of the browser using the shipper terminal 2. As the registration method, normal registration, continuous registration, batch registration, etc. can be selected. Input contents are checked in step # 12, and if there is an error (step #
13) returns to step # 11, and if there is no error (No in step # 13), the input information is updated and printed in the following step # 14.

Update of the input information means update of the database stored in the auxiliary storage device 13 of the server 1 or the like.
As a printing method, batch printing, range designation printing, immediate printing after input, or the like can be selected. The shipping company is judged from the input information and the tag is printed. The type of the printer 8 connected to the shipper terminal 2 is determined on the server 1 side, and if necessary, printing is performed via a driver that controls the printer. Printer 8
If is a special printer such as a printer dedicated to label printing, it is necessary to prepare a driver for controlling the printer in advance.

The input information is transmitted in the next step # 15. In the case of an operation that is not always connected in order to suppress the communication cost, the input information transmission processing is performed after the connection processing to the Internet.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of the cargo tracking process. In step # 21, the shipper or consignee is
Using the shipper terminal 2 or the consignee terminal 4, one or more numbers to be inquired are input from the screen of the browser.
As an input method, a normal inquiry, a collective inquiry, or the like can be selected.

In the following step # 22, communication with the server 1 is performed, in step # 23 the inquiry content is edited, and in step # 24, the inquiry result is output. Normally, the inquiry result is displayed on the browser screen, but it can be printed from the printer 8. Alternatively,
You can also receive the inquiry results by email.
In that case, the destination mail address can be designated. The shipper or the consignee can make an inquiry without being aware of the distinction between the shipping companies.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the fare information providing process. The shipper can inquire the fare he / she wants to know from the shipper terminal 2 when sending the package. Step # 3
In 1, the shipper uses the shipper terminal 2 to input one or a plurality of pieces of transportation information regarding the fare to be known from the screen of the browser. As an input method, a normal inquiry, a collective inquiry, or the like can be selected.

In the subsequent step # 32, communication with the server 1 is performed, in step # 33 the fare information is edited, and in step # 34, the inquiry result is output. Normally, the inquiry result is displayed on the browser screen, but it can be printed from the printer 8. Alternatively, the inquiry result can be received by email. In that case, the destination mail address can be designated. The shipper can make an inquiry without being aware of the distinction of the shipping company that sent the package.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the billing information providing process. The shipper can acquire the billing information from the shipping company using the function of the shipper terminal, and in this case as well, the billing information can be acquired without being aware of the distinction of the shipping companies. In step # 41, the shipper uses the shipper terminal 2 to request billing information from the shipping company on the screen of the browser. In the subsequent step # 42, communication with the server 1 is performed, in step # 43, the billing content editing process is performed, and in step # 44, the result is output.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the bill matching process. The shipper can collate the billing information obtained from the shipping company with the payment record of the company, and check whether there is a discrepancy between the two. Step # 51
In step # 52, the fare payment information managed by the shipper (shipper) is prepared, and when the operation is performed according to the instruction on the browser screen in step # 52, the matching process is executed in step # 53. The result can be output in the following step # 54. Also in this case, the shipper can perform the matching process with the data managed by the shipper without being aware of the distinction between the shipping companies.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the added value providing process. The shipper can acquire and manage or analyze value-added information such as the actual results and statistical information held by the shipping company in the transportation of the package. In step # 61, the shipper uses the shipper terminal 2 to request value-added information from the browser screen. In the subsequent step # 62, communication with the server 1 is performed, in step # 63, the value-added information is edited, and in step # 64, the edited result is displayed on the screen or output as a printed matter (form). The information collected from the shipper, the shipping company, and the consignee as the evaluation information is the server 1
It is stored in the database of and provided on demand.

The information exchanged using the shipper terminal 2 as described above can be transmitted and received using an existing EDI system. Such information includes shipping information of the shipper, freight tracking information from the shipping company, freight information and billing information, matching results of billing information, and value-added information such as transportation records, statistical information, evaluation information, etc. Be done.

Next, a center process in the Internet distribution service, that is, a process mainly executed by the server 1 will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the shipping information registration process executed by the server. The server 1 registers the shipping information 21 based on the information from the shipper terminal 2 (step # 71). It is also possible to obtain shipping information by the conventional EDI system (step # 72). The server 1 prints the tag based on the shipping information 21 (step # 73). The label printing is performed by controlling the printer 8 connected to the shipper terminal 2 by batch processing or real-time processing. Also, the server 1 uses the distribution control information 2
The shipping information is processed based on 2 (Step # 7
4) It is stored as shipping company shipping information 23. The shipping company shipping information 23 is used for arrival calculation processing and fare calculation processing, which will be described later.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the invoice and assortment label issuing process executed by the server. Server 1
Performs print processing of the invoice using the shipping company shipping information 23 (step # 81). The invoice printing is performed by controlling the printer 9 connected to the shipping company terminal 3 by batch processing or real-time processing. Also,
The original document information 28 created by the processing described below is converted to the conventional E
Send to the shipping company using the DI system (step # 8
2) It is also possible to store shipping information 24 at the shipping company and print the invoice for individual shippers using the existing system of the shipping company. Further, the server 1 uses the shipping company terminal 3 in batch processing or real-time processing, as in the case of invoice printing.
The sorting label is printed by controlling the printer 9 connected to the printer (step # 83).

FIG. 13 is a flow chart of the cargo tracking process executed by the server. The server 1 collects freight information from the mobile terminal (handy terminal with communication function, PDA, mobile phone, etc.) 25 carried by each person in charge of collection and delivery of the shipping company by mobile information cooperation processing (step # 91). Further, the freight information is collected from the freight company terminal 3 by the freight information registration process (step # 92). Further, the freight tracking information 26 accumulated in the shipping company is collected by the freight EDI cooperation process (step # 93).
The collected information is stored as cargo tracking information / collection / delivery record information 27 after the processing / reflection processing (step # 94). In addition, relay information for collection and delivery vehicles and main line transportation is also collected and accumulated from each shipping company.

Accumulated cargo tracking information / collection and delivery record information 2
7 is used in the daily crew print process (step # 95),
The daily crew report is printed from the printer 9 connected to the transportation company terminal 3. Alternatively, it is sent to the shipper by the EDI system and stored as the cargo tracking information 28. Further, the server 1 executes the freight status inquiry processing (step # 96) using the freight tracking information / collection and delivery record information 27. The result data (freight tracking information) is stored in the shipper terminal 2 and the shipping company terminal 3.
Are transmitted in the form of screen display data, print data, EDI data or electronic mail.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the fare management process executed by the server. Based on the collection and delivery record information 27 (a part of the freight tracking information / collection and delivery record information 27), the server 1 executes the arrival calculation fare calculation process and the original document information creation process (step # 101) to generate the original document information 28. This original document information 28 is processed as described above (step # 82 in FIG. 12).
Used in. Further, the fare information registration process (step # 102) is executed from the shipping company terminal 3. Further, the fare information 29 accumulated in the shipping company is collected by the EDI cooperation process (step # 103). The registered or collected fare information is accumulated as fare information (file) 30 of the server 1 and transmitted to the shipper terminal 2 in response to a fare inquiry from the shipper.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of the clearing process of the collection and delivery vehicle and the main transportation fee executed by the server. The server 1 executes the merchandise clearing process based on the freight tracking information and the collection and delivery record information 27 (step # 111), and the bill payment information 3
1 is generated. Further, the bill payment information providing process is executed based on the bill payment information 31 (step # 11).
2), billing payment information is screen display data, print data, E
It is transmitted to the shipping company terminal 3 in the form of DI data or electronic mail.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of the hire car bill matching process executed by the server. The payment information uploaded from the shipping company terminal 3 of the shipping company A is accumulated as the fare payment information 32, and the shipping company B on the hire side
The billing information uploaded from (transportation company terminal 3) is accumulated as billing provision information 33. The server 1 executes the hire vehicle bill payment matching process of collating the accumulated fare payment information 32 and the billing provision information 33 (step # 121). The matching result 34 is the screen display data,
It is transmitted to the shipping company terminals 3 of the shipping companies A and B in the form of print data, EDI data or electronic mail. The matching processing can also be executed on the client side (transport company terminal 3).

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of a process for supporting the billing affairs of the shipping company to the shipper. In the billing information collecting process (step # 131), the server 1 receives the billing information 35 from the transportation company by the EDI system and generates the billing information storage file 36. Billing processing is executed based on this billing information storage file (step # 13).
2), the billing provision information 37 is generated. The bill provision information 37 is transmitted to the consignor terminal 2 of the consignor by the bill information acquisition process (step # 133).

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of the bill matching process executed by the server. The server 1 executes the freight charge payment matching process (step # 141) of matching the freight payment information 32 uploaded from the shipper terminal 2 with the above-mentioned billing provision information 37. The matching result 38 is transmitted to the shipper terminal 2 in the form of screen display data, print data, EDI data or electronic mail. The matching process can also be executed on the client side (shipper terminal 2).

FIG. 19 is a flowchart of the added value information management process executed by the server. Value-added information (evaluation information) is registered from the shipper terminal 2, the shipping company terminal 3, and the consignee terminal 4 (step # 151). By the value-added information registration processing, the freight tracking information / collection / delivery record information 27 is updated, and the transportation record / statistical information / evaluation information 39 is generated. The server 1 executes the value-added information use processing (step # 152) based on these pieces of information, and the value-added information is transmitted to the shipper terminal 2, the shipping company terminal 3, and the consignee terminal 4.

FIG. 20 is a flow chart of the package arrival information providing processing to the consignee executed by the server. Server 1
Is the cargo tracking information 40 (cargo tracking information / collection / delivery record information 27
Processing (step # 161)
Is executed to generate the consignee freight provision information 41. Furthermore,
An information providing process (step # 162) is executed based on the consignee cargo provision information 41, and the arrival information is transmitted to the consignee terminal 4 in the form of screen display data, print data, EDI data or electronic mail.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above together with the modified examples, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be implemented in various forms. (Supplementary Note 1) An internet logistics service providing method for providing information about a package to be transported to a shipper, a shipping company, and a consignee via the Internet, wherein the server and the carrier are connected to the server. The company and the consignee open a web page that can be accessed using a terminal, and on the web page, the shipper registers shipping information, and based on the registered shipping information, the shipper's terminal Internet logistics characterized by printing a tag from a connected printer and printing an invoice from a printer connected to a terminal of the shipping company based on shipping information for the shipping company obtained by processing the shipping information Service provision method. (Supplementary Note 2) A mobile terminal carried by each person in charge of collection and delivery of the shipping company, a step of generating freight tracking information and collection and delivery performance information based on the freight information collected from the terminal of the transportation company, and the daily collection report of the collection and delivery performance information. Sending the inquiry result as a data for printing to the terminal of the carrier, and sending the inquiry result to the cargo status inquiry from the terminal of the shipper, the carrier, or the recipient based on the cargo tracking information. An Internet distribution service providing method according to appendix 1, further comprising: (Supplementary Note 3) The method further comprises the steps of registering the fare information from the terminal of the shipping company, and transmitting the inquiry result to the fare inquiry from the terminal of the shipper based on the registered fare information. The internet distribution service providing method according to appendix 1 or 2, characterized in that (Supplementary Note 4) A merchandise vehicle that collates the fare payment information acquired from the terminal of the first transportation company with the billing provision information acquired from the terminal of the second transportation company used as the merchandise of the first transportation company. Performing a billing payment matching process,
And a step of transmitting the results of the matching process for billing and payment of hire car to the terminals of the first and second shipping companies, respectively. .

(Supplementary Note 5) A step of accumulating the billing information collected from the shipping company, a step of processing the accumulated billing information to generate billing provision information, and a step of responding to a request from the terminal of the shipper. And a step of transmitting the billing information.
The method for providing an internet distribution service according to 2, 3, or 4.

(Supplementary Note 6) A step of executing a fare bill payment matching process for collating the fare payment information acquired from the terminal of the shipper with the bill providing information; The method for providing an Internet physical distribution service according to appendix 5, further comprising a step of transmitting to the sender's terminal.

(Supplementary Note 7) A step of accumulating value-added information including transport results and evaluation information for each shipping company based on information collected from the terminals of the shipper, the terminals of the shipping company, and the terminals of the recipient. And a step of transmitting the value-added information in response to a request from a terminal of a shipper, a terminal of a shipping company, and a terminal of a consignee. Distribution service provision method.

(Supplementary Note 8) A computer program to be executed by a server connected to the Internet in order to provide information regarding a package to be transported to the shipper, the shipping company and the consignee via the Internet, A step of supporting registration of shipping information performed by the shipper on a web page accessible from the shipper's terminal; and a printer connected to the shipper's terminal based on the registered shipping information. A computer having a step of printing a tag and a step of printing an invoice from a printer connected to a terminal of the shipping company based on shipping information for the shipping company obtained by processing the shipping information. program. (Supplementary note 9) A computer readable recording computer program executed by a server connected to the Internet in order to provide information regarding a package to be transported to a shipper, a shipping company and a consignee via the Internet. A recording medium, the computer program supporting registration of shipping information performed by the shipper on a web page accessible from the terminal of the shipper, and based on the registered shipping information. A step of printing a tag from a printer connected to the terminal of the shipper, and an invoice from the printer connected to the terminal of the carrier based on the shipping information for the shipping company obtained by processing the shipping information. A recording medium having a step of printing.

[0053]

As described above, according to the internet distribution service providing method of the present invention and the computer program for the server used in the method, the shipper is different for each shipping company as in the conventional case. This frees you from the hassle of printing shipment tags by registering shipments using the shipper terminal. Also, there is no need to install multiple shipper terminals,
The space can be effectively used. Further, for the shipping company, the time and effort of collecting the shipping information from the shipper terminal of each shipper are reduced, and the burden of the person in charge of collection and delivery and paperwork is reduced.

Further, by the cooperation control with the mobile terminal and the terminal of the shipping company, the shipping company which does not have the transportation system can carry out the freight tracking and the transportation management work by using this Internet logistics service.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of an internet distribution service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a chart showing an example of a menu of an Internet distribution service.

FIG. 3 is a chart (1) showing main data used in the Internet distribution service.

FIG. 4 is a chart (2) showing main data used in the Internet distribution service.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing such as registration of shipping information performed using the shipper terminal.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a cargo tracking process.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a fare information providing process.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a billing information providing process.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a bill matching process.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a value added providing process.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a shipping information registration process executed by a server.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of invoice and assortment label issuing processing executed by the server.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a cargo tracking process executed by the server.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a fare management process executed by the server.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of a clearing process for a collection and delivery vehicle and a main transportation fee executed by the server.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of a hire car bill matching process executed by the server.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of a process of supporting a billing affair to a shipper of a shipping company.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of a bill matching process executed by the server.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart of value-added information management processing executed by the server.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart of a batch arrival information providing process for a consignee executed by the server.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 server 2 Shipper's terminal (shipper's terminal) 3 shipping company terminals 4 consignee terminal 5 Internet (network) 6 recording media 8,9 printer

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An Internet logistics service providing method for providing information regarding a package to be transported to a shipper, a shipping company, and a consignee via the Internet, wherein the shipper uses a server connected to the Internet. The shipping company and the consignee open a web page that can be accessed using a terminal, and on the web page, the shipper registers shipping information, and based on the shipping information, is connected to the shipper's terminal. Internet shipping service, characterized in that the shipping label is printed from the printer and the invoice is printed from the printer connected to the terminal of the shipping company based on the shipping information for the shipping company obtained by processing the shipping information. Method. 2. A mobile terminal carried by each person in charge of collection and delivery of a shipping company, a step of generating freight tracking information and collection and delivery performance information based on freight information collected from the terminal of the transportation company, Transmitting to the terminal of the carrier as data for daily report printing, and transmitting the inquiry result to the cargo status inquiry from the terminal of the shipper, the carrier, or the consignee based on the cargo tracking information. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of: 3. The method further comprises the step of registering the fare information from the terminal of the shipping company, and the step of transmitting the inquiry result to the fare inquiry from the terminal of the shipper based on the registered fare information. The internet distribution service providing method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that. 4. A computer program executed by a server connected to the Internet to provide information regarding a package to be transported to a shipper, a shipping company and a consignee via the Internet, Supporting the registration of shipping information performed by the shipper in a web page accessible from the sender's terminal; and based on the registered shipping information, a shipping tag from a printer connected to the shipper's terminal. A computer program comprising: a step of printing; and a step of printing an invoice from a printer connected to a terminal of a shipping company based on shipping information for the shipping company obtained by processing the shipping information. 5. A computer-readable recording computer program that causes a server connected to the Internet to execute information for providing information regarding a package to be transported to a shipper, a shipping company, and a consignee via the Internet. A possible recording medium, the computer program supporting registration of shipping information performed by the shipper on a web page accessible from the terminal of the shipper, and based on the registered shipping information Printing the tag from the printer connected to the terminal of the shipper, and based on the shipping information for the shipping company obtained by processing the shipping information, the invoice from the printer connected to the terminal of the shipping company. And a step of printing the recording medium.