JPH06278815A - House distribution system and search device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a system to distribute documents such as catalogue, letter, etc., through utilization of a house distribution system which has been already established separately from the postal system. CONSTITUTION:To a computer 6, an input means 4 for entry of the address information on houses, to which distribution is to be made, and a sorting file which has been turned into a data base upon putting the code of each retailer in correspondence to the address information managed by the applicable retailer, are connected. When any address to which distribution is to be made is entered, a program installed in this computer 6 is actuated, and the applicable retailer code is sought from the sorting file 5 and given to the output device 7, and thereupon house distribution is made from this retailer.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a home delivery system and apparatus for individually delivering documents such as the same catalog or guide to a large number of individuals or companies.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the mail has often been used to individually deliver the same catalogs, guides, and other documents from a client to a large number of individuals or companies. In addition, as shown in the table below, there was a coded address.

[0003]

However, there is a problem in that the cost borne by the client has increased with the increase in postage. It was unrealistic to build a new original delivery system in terms of utilization efficiency. Further, even if an original delivery system is constructed, there is a problem that a database file corresponding to a delivery terminal and its delivery area must be newly created.

Therefore, in the present invention, a system for delivering documents such as catalogs and invitations is provided by using the home delivery system of a home delivery company which has already constructed and operated a home delivery system separate from the mail system. The purpose is to do.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a home delivery system for delivering an article via a delivery place located in each area, which includes delivery place identification information of each delivery place and delivery range of the delivery place. If you enter the address information of the delivery destination of the document to be delivered to the home by storing it in a file in association with the address information,
The file is searched based on the input address information, the corresponding delivery place identification information is output, the delivery item is sorted into the delivery place corresponding to the delivery place identification information, and the delivery place is passed through this delivery place. Configured by the method of home delivery.

[0006] Further, in a retrieval device for a home delivery system for delivering an article via a delivery place located in each area,
A file that associates the delivery place identification information of each delivery place with the address information of the delivery range of the delivery place, the address input means for inputting the address information of the delivery destination, and the file based on the input address information And a search means for outputting the corresponding delivery place identification information.

[0007] Further, a file in which a store code of a newspaper store located in each region and address information of a delivery range of the store are associated with each other, and address input means for inputting address information of a delivery destination, A means is provided for searching the file based on the inputted address information and outputting a corresponding store code. The address information of the delivery destination is in the form of a file, which may be read by the address input means.

[0008]

In the home-delivery system according to the present invention for delivering goods via the delivery offices located in each region, the delivery-place identification information of each delivery place and the address information of the delivery range of the delivery place are provided. Correspond and store in a file. And if you enter the address information of the delivery destination of the document to be delivered,
Since the file is searched and the corresponding delivery place identification information is output based on the input address information, the delivery item is sorted into the delivery place corresponding to the delivery place identification information,
It will be delivered via this delivery place.

Further, in a retrieval device for a home delivery system for delivering goods via homes located in each area, delivery place identification information of each delivery place and address information of the delivery range of the delivery place. The file corresponding to is configured as a database. Then, when the address information of the delivery destination attached to the document to be delivered is entered by the address input means,
The search means operates to search the file based on the input address information and output the corresponding delivery place identification information. If the documents to be delivered are sorted according to the delivery place identification information, they can be delivered via the delivery place.

Further, in order to use the network of newspaper dealers located in each region, a file in which the dealer code of the newspaper dealer and the address information of the delivery range of the dealer are associated is constructed as a database. Incidentally, when the address information of the delivery destination attached to the document to be delivered is entered by the address input means, the search means operates and the file is searched based on the entered address information and the corresponding store is searched. Since the code is output, it is possible to know which store should be used for home delivery.

The database file is characterized in that the delivery place under the jurisdiction can be surely searched even if the division of the address and the jurisdiction range of the delivery place are different.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The home delivery system of the present invention and its search device will be described below. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of the home delivery system. In the figure, 1 is a shipping center, 21,22,2
3, ... is each store, 311,312,313, ... is the delivery destination of an individual or company with an address within the jurisdiction of the store 21, 321,32
2,323, ... is the delivery address of an individual or company with an address within the jurisdiction of the dealer 21, 331,332,333, ... is the delivery address of an individual or company with an address within the jurisdiction of the dealer 21, etc. is there.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the home delivery system search device provided in the shipping center 1. In FIG. 2, 4 is an input means for inputting the address information of the delivery destination, and 5 is a database in which the store code of each of the stores 21, 22, 23, ... And the address information under its jurisdiction are associated with each other. It is a sorting file. Reference numeral 6 is a computer connected to the file 5, and includes a program P as a search means and an output device 7. The outline of the program P is shown in FIG.
5 and 6.

In the sorting file 5, as shown in FIG. 3, the address and the store under the jurisdiction are stored in association with each other. In FIG. 3, D1 is upper address data representing a prefecture name, D2 is middle-level address data such as a city / ward name, D3 is lower address data such as a town name, a character name, or a common name, and D4 is an address or a specific address. It is subdivided address data indicating a housing complex, a house, and the like.

D5 is the name data of the newspaper dealer who has jurisdiction over the area, D6 is the code number of the newspaper dealer, and D
7 is an address code. In this way, even if the same chome has different street addresses, different shops may be sold, or the same shop may be in charge of a plurality of shops, so such a database file is necessary.

For a client who plans to deliver a large number of documents 11, 12, 13, ... such as catalogs to the home, address data A1, A2, A3 ,. From the customer's own file or the like to generate the delivery address file AF as shown in FIG. Then, the delivery address file AF is delivered to the delivery center 1.

In the above construction, the delivery center 1 reads the delivery address file AF from the input means 4 to obtain the address data A1, A2, A3, ....

Based on the read address data, FIG.
By the programs shown in 5 and 6, the upper address data D1 of the file 5 is searched, and then the middle address data D2 and the lower address data D3 (subdivided address data D4 if necessary) are sequentially searched to correspond to the address data. Distributor code D
Get 6. For example, address data A1 “Ota-ku, Tokyo
The store code C1 "13409" for "Sakuraoka 1-chome 2-11 Tokyo Taro" and the store code C2 "for address data A2" Ota-ku, Tokyo Ota-ku 2-3-12 Sakuraoka " 13410 ", address data A3
The store code C3 "13411" is associated with "4-11 Sakuragaoka, Ota-ku, Tokyo Shiro Okada".

At this time, for the specific address data, when the medium address data D2 is searched, a reading error occurs and the corresponding store code D6 can be specified. Further, in the case of the address data for which no corresponding store exists, a reading error occurs, and the process is switched to a process for delivery using another delivery system, such as mail.

When searching the file 5 on the basis of the address data, if the store code D6 cannot be specified even by searching the lower address data D3, it is determined that there is a lower address division to be searched. It is indicated by a flag f, and it is determined whether the lower address category is further searched or the search is terminated and the store code D6 is determined according to the value of the flag f.

As the delivery address file AF, a file uniquely constructed for each condition of the client is used. The sorting file 5 is not limited to a file having a newspaper sales office as a delivery point, but can be configured according to various delivery agents, such as a file having a sales office such as a delivery agent as a delivery point.

In this way, a list of destinations to be delivered to each newspaper sales office is generated. Based on this list, in the output device 7, a label sheet on which an address and a name are printed is created.
Attached to 2,13, ..., distributed to each newspaper sales office and delivered to the home. The address may be directly printed on the document to be put in the envelope.

If each newspaper sales office has a list of destinations, it can be delivered to the home without attaching an address to the documents to be delivered.

[0024]

As described above, according to the home delivery system and the retrieval apparatus for the home delivery system of the present invention, the home delivery system can be used for home delivery without using mail.
Moreover, since it does not build its own delivery system, it will piggyback on the route of the existing newspaper dealer or the route of the courier, etc., so it is possible to construct an extremely efficient delivery system and deliver it at low cost. Of.

Further, according to the home delivery system search device of the present invention, the delivery place identification information corresponding to the input address information is retrieved and output, so that the home delivery can be performed from the delivery place in charge. Further, when the home delivery is performed from the store corresponding to the input address information, the home delivery system can be configured without disposing a new delivery place.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a home delivery system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the home delivery system search device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing delivery place identification information of each delivery place, a configuration of a sorting file, and a delivery address file AF.

FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a program P as a search means.

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a program P as a search means.

FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a program P as a search means.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Shipping center 21,22,23, ・ ・ ・ Each store 311,312,313, ・ ・ ・ Delivery destination 321,322,323, ・ ・ ・ Delivery destination 331,332,333, ・ ・ ・ Delivery destination 4 Input means for entering address information of delivery destination 5 Sorting file 6 Computer P Program as a search means 7 Output device D1 Upper address data representing prefecture name D2 Medium address data such as city / district name D3 Lower address data such as town / village name or common name D4 Chome or street address Subdivided address data indicating a specific housing complex, house, etc. D5 Newspaper store name data D6 Newspaper store code number D7 Address code

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A home delivery system for delivering an article via a delivery place located in each area, in which a delivery place identification information of each delivery place and address information of the delivery range of the delivery place are associated with each other to form a file. When the address information of the delivery destination of the document to be delivered and stored is entered, the file is searched based on the entered address information and the corresponding delivery place identification information is output, and the delivery item is delivered to the delivery place. A delivery system characterized in that the delivery service is sorted into a delivery place corresponding to the identification information and is delivered via this delivery place. 2. A retrieval device for a home delivery system for delivering goods via a delivery place located in each area, which associates the delivery place identification information of each delivery place with the address information of the delivery range of that delivery place. The file, the address input means for inputting the address information of the delivery destination, and the searching means for searching the file based on the input address information and outputting the corresponding delivery place identification information. Characteristic home delivery system search device. 3. A file in which a store code of a newspaper store located in each region and address information of a delivery range of the store are associated with each other, and address input means for inputting address information of a delivery destination, A search device for a home delivery system, comprising: a search unit that searches the file based on the input address information and outputs a corresponding store code.