KR20100055956A - Method and system for postage generation and postage validation - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An issuing stamps service providing method, a post stamp integrity check method and a system for implementing the same for supplying an internet postage issuing service and minimizing complexity are provided to increase the convenience of a user by performing the charge payment. CONSTITUTION: An image area extracting module(103) selects one of images. An information calculating module(104) generates a first information field based on a postal matter information inputted from the user system. The information system acid module generates first verification data on data of the first information field. A postage generating module(105) generates the stamp image through the image calculation.

Description

How to provide stamp issuance service, stamp verification method and system performing the same {Method and system for postage generation and postage validation}

The present invention relates to a method for providing a stamp issuance service, a stamp verification method and a system for performing the same. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for providing a stamp issuing service through the Internet, a stamp verification method and a system for performing the same.

The present invention is derived from a study conducted as part of the postal technology development project of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy and the Ministry of Information and Communication Research and Development. [Task management number: 2006-X-001-03, Task name: Real-time postal logistics operation technology development].

Fees for postal items in the postal sector are settled by stamping. In the case of parcel posts, a separate invoice shall be attached to the post and the charge shall be settled at the reception of the post office or by the visit.

Recently, in order to solve the problem of requiring a lot of time and effort for the reception at the window when generating a large amount of letters, methods for utilizing stamps in the Internet environment have been proposed. However, most of the schemes provide a conceptual level specification for Internet stamps, and present many problems for practical use.

In addition, to check the authenticity of the postage stamp issued to check the postage and billing information on the online system to perform the problem of high communication cost and error rate.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a method for providing a postage stamp service, a stamp verification method, and a system for performing the same to minimize the complexity and low cost.

Stamp issuing system according to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object,

An image region extraction module for selecting one of at least one image; An information calculation module for generating data of a first information area based on postal mail information input from a user system connected through a network, and generating first verification data based on data of the first information area; And a stamp generation module for generating a stamp image by performing image operation on the data of the selected image, the data of the first information area, and the first verification data.

In addition, a method for providing a stamp issuing service in conjunction with a user system connected to the network issuing stamp issuing system according to another aspect of the present invention,

Selecting an image corresponding to an image area from at least one image; Generating data of an information area based on mail information input from the user system; Generating a verification data by bitwise calculating data of the information area; And generating a stamp image by performing an image operation on the data of the image area, the data of the information area, and the verification data.

In addition, the stamp issuing system according to another feature of the present invention verifies a stamp in conjunction with a network-connected connection device,

Receiving a postage stamp image obtained from a mail item from the access device; Extracting data and a plurality of first verification data of a plurality of information areas corresponding to the postal information of the postal matter from the stamp image; Generating second verification data by bit-operating data of the plurality of information areas; And comparing the first verification data and the second verification data to verify the stamp image.

According to the present invention, it is possible to perform the billing of a large amount of mail in real time on the Internet has the effect of increasing the convenience of the user.

In addition, it is possible to check whether stamps are normally issued in real time by using stamp images printed on the mail, so that stamps can be verified efficiently and the costs incurred by stamp verification using an online system can be reduced. .

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, without excluding other components unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, the term "module" described in the specification means a unit for processing at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software.

Hereinafter, a method for providing a stamp issuing service, a stamp verification method, and a system for performing the same according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the following, a provider providing a delivery service of a postal service such as a courier company or a post office is called a 'delivery service provider', and a system providing a delivery service is called a 'delivery service providing system'. In addition, a user who uses a stamp issuing service by accessing a stamp issuing system through the Internet is called a 'user', and a terminal such as a computer or PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) used by the user to use a stamp issuing service is called a 'user system'. It is named and used.

1 is a structural diagram showing a system for providing a stamp issuing service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the stamp issuing system 100 includes an image upload module 101, an information input module 102, an image region extraction module 103, an information calculation module 104, a stamp generation module 105, and information extraction. Module 106 and information verification module 107.

The image upload module 101 receives a user image input from a network connected user system or receives a service provider image input from a delivery service providing system. Here, the user image and the service provider image are images that the user or the delivery service provider intends to use as the background image of the stamp image, and the service provider image may include a courier logo, a post office logo, and the like.

The information input module 102 receives mail information from a user system that wants to use a stamp issue service. Here, the mail information includes mail type, mail sender and recipient information, service type information, and the like.

The image region extraction module 103 selects an image to be used as a background image of a stamp image among the images received through the image upload module 101. Here, the image region extraction module 103 selects an image based on the user's image selection information input from the user system, or selects an image based on the mail information input by the user. The data of the selected image corresponds to the image area of the stamp, that is, the first layer (Layer 1).

The information calculation module 104 calculates data and verification data corresponding to a plurality of information areas corresponding to the image selected by the image area extraction module 103, based on the mail information input through the information input module 102. The data thus calculated corresponds to the second layer (Layer 2) of the stamp image. In this case, the verification data is calculated by bitwise calculating data corresponding to the plurality of information areas.

The stamp generation module 105 performs a bit operation (for example, XOR) on the stamp of the image area selected by the image area extraction module 103 and the data and verification data of the information area calculated by the information calculation module 104 to perform a stamp. Create an image. The stamp image thus generated is transmitted to the user system. Meanwhile, the stamp generation module 105 transmits the delivery service provider name and the fee information together with the stamp image to the user system so that the delivery service provider name and the fee information are outputted in the form of text, an image, a barcode, etc. at the bottom of the stamp image. Accordingly, the user outputs and uses a stamp image, a delivery service provider name, and a fee information received through the user system through an output device such as a printer.

Meanwhile, the stamp generation module 105 may set the first layer and the second layer to have different resolutions when outputting a stamp image through an output device. As such, when the first layer and the second layer are output at different resolutions, when one of the two layers is partially lost when copying or scanning the printed stamp for fraudulent purposes, one of the two layers is prevented from being used illegally. It can work.

The information extraction module 106 receives a postage stamp image of the mail from a network-connected receiving device at the time of receiving the mail or processing the mail. Here, the receiving apparatus acquires an image of a stamp attached to the corresponding mail item using a scanner or the like and transmits the image to the information extraction module 106. The information extraction module 106 that receives the stamp image from the receiving device extracts data and verification data corresponding to the information area from the stamp image.

The information verification module 107 bit-operates the data of the information region extracted by the information extraction module 106 to generate verification data, and compares the verification data extracted by the information extraction module 106. If the two verification data do not match, it is determined that the stamp is not issued normally.

Figure 2 shows an example of the structure of a stamp issued in the stamp issuing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the stamp image 204 issued by the stamp issuing system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes data of the image area 201 corresponding to the first layer and a plurality of pieces of information corresponding to the second layer. The data of the areas (area 1 to area 7) 202 and the verification data (area 8) 203 are generated by bitwise operation. Here, the data of the image area means a user image or a service provider image selected by the stamp issuing system 100. Further, the data of the plurality of information areas correspond to the dispatch member number, the reception number, the receiving station / logistic center serial number, the delivery station / logistic center serial number, the service type, the mail type and the charge, respectively, and the verification data 203 is a plurality of It is a value calculated by bit-wise computing data in the information area. An embodiment of the present invention will be described by taking an example in which seven information areas corresponding to a dispatching member number, a reception number, a receiving station / logistic center serial number, a delivery station / logistic center serial number, a service type, a mail type, and a charge are included. However, the present invention is not limited to this and it is possible to include more or fewer information areas.

Meanwhile, the stamp issuing system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention uses the data of the image area 201, the data of the information area 202, and the lower end of the stamp image generated using the verification data 203 as described above. In operation 205, information such as a delivery service provider name and price information may be output. Therefore, when a user prints a stamp issued by the stamp issuing system 100, information such as a delivery service provider name and a fee is output together with a stamp image. Meanwhile, in the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a case in which bit operations are used to generate the stamp image 204 will be described as an example. However, the present invention may also generate the stamp image 204 using another type of image operation. Do.

3 illustrates an example in which a stamp issued by the stamp issuing system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is output.

Assuming that an image of a comb pattern is output when outputting an image area that is a first layer, and an image having a text form of 'table' is output when outputting an information area and verification data that is a second layer, according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown on the right side of 3, the two layers have different resolutions and are output.

Therefore, if the stamp image outputting the first layer and the second layer at different resolutions is copied or scanned with the intention of wrong, some data of the first layer may be destroyed. Accordingly, in order to verify the copied stamp in the stamp issuing system 100, wrong data is extracted during data extraction to discriminate the stamp as a fake stamp, thereby preventing the illegal use of the stamp.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a stamp issuing service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the user system accesses the stamp issuing system 100 through the Internet at the request of a user who wants to use a stamp issuing service (S101). When the user is connected to the stamp issuing system 100, the user logs in using a member ID and a password in the case of a user registered in the stamp issuing system 100, and inputs a social security number if the user is not a registered user.

Thereafter, the user system transmits the mail information input from the user to the stamp issuing system 100 (S102), and the stamp issuing system 100 transmits the calculated fee information to the user system (S103).

Accordingly, when the user checks the fee information (S104), the user system performs a fee payment process in association with the stamp issuing system 100 based on the user's control (S105). When the bill payment process is normally completed, the stamp issuing system 100 generates a stamp image based on the mail information input from the user system, and prints the delivery service provider name and the fee information together with the generated stamp image. Transfer to (S106).

The user system receiving this outputs the stamp image, the delivery service provider name and the fee information in the form of an image by using the output device (S107).

Meanwhile, upon receipt of a large amount of mail, the stamp issuing system 100 repeatedly performs a process of generating a stamp image as much as the number of mails after completion of the bill payment process. In this case, the user may receive and output a plurality of stamp images at once or one by one through a user system. In addition, in the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a case where the stamp generation process is performed after the payment is completed is described as an example. However, the present invention may also generate the stamp before the fee is calculated.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a stamp issuing method of the stamp issuing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, the stamp issuing system 100 selects one image from the user image and the service provider image received by the image upload module 101 through the image region extraction module 103 as data of the image region (S201). ).

In addition, the stamp issuing system 100 generates data of the information area based on the mail information input from the user system through the information calculation module 104, and generates the verification data by bitwise computing the data of the generated information area ( S202). In operation S203, a stamp image may be generated by performing image operation on data and verification data of the information region generated by the stamp generation module 105 with data of the image region selected by the image region extraction module 103.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of generating a stamp image by the stamp issuing system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, when a stamp image acquired from a mail item is input through a receiving apparatus (S301), the stamp issuing system 100 receives data and verification data of an information area from the stamp image through the information extraction module 106. Extract (S302). Then, the data of the extracted information area is bit-operated to generate verification data (S303).

Thereafter, the stamp issuing system 100 performs a comparison process between the verification data extracted from the stamp image and the newly generated verification data through the information verification module 107 (S304). Then, if the two verification data match, it is determined that the stamp image is normal to notify it to the receiving device to complete the mail reception (S305). On the other hand, if the two verification data do not match, it is determined that the stamp image is not issued normally and warns the occurrence of an error to the receiving device (S306).

Meanwhile, in the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the stamp issuing system 100 does not match the two verification data, the case in which an error is immediately warned by the reception apparatus will be described as an example, but the present invention does not match the two verification data. In this case, a verification process may be performed by re-receiving a corresponding stamp image more than once a predetermined number of times through the reception apparatus. In this case, there is an effect of preventing an error in determining that a normally issued stamp is not normal due to an error in the process of acquiring a stamp image using the reception device.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are not only implemented by the apparatus and method but may be implemented through a program for realizing the function corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention or a recording medium on which the program is recorded, The embodiments can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art from the description of the embodiments described above.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

1 is a structural diagram showing a system for providing a stamp issuing service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 shows an example of the structure of a stamp issued in the stamp issuing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 illustrates an example of outputting a stamp issued by a stamp issuing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a stamp issuing service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a stamp issuing method of a stamp issuing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of generating a stamp image in a stamp issuing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (13)

An image region extraction module for selecting one of at least one image; An information calculation module for generating data of a first information area based on postal mail information input from a user system connected through a network, and generating first verification data based on data of the first information area; And A stamp generation module for generating a stamp image by performing image calculation on data of the selected image, data of the first information area, and the first verification data. Stamp issuing system comprising a. The method of claim 1, An image upload module that receives the at least one image from the user system or a delivery service provider system Stamp issuance system comprising more. The method of claim 1, An information input module for receiving the mail information including at least one of mail type, sender and recipient information, and service type information from the user system; Stamp issuance system comprising more. The method of claim 1, The stamp generation module, the stamp issuing system for delivering the stamp image, delivery service provider name and fee information in the form of printable data to the user system. The method of claim 4, wherein The stamp generation module is configured to output a different resolution of the image and the resolution of the first information area and the first verification data when the stamp image output. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, An information extraction module for extracting the data of the second information area and the second verification data from the stamp image acquired and delivered from the mail by the receiving apparatus connected through the network; And An information verification module for generating third verification data by using the data of the second information area, and comparing the second verification data with the third verification data to verify a stamp image obtained from the mail. Stamp issuance system comprising more. In the stamp issuing system provides a stamp issuing service in conjunction with a networked user system, Selecting an image corresponding to an image area from at least one image; Generating data of an information area based on mail information input from the user system; Generating a verification data by bitwise calculating data of the information area; And Generating a stamp image by performing image operation on the data of the image area, the data of the information area, and the verification data. The stamp issuing service providing method further comprising. The method of claim 7, wherein Receiving the at least one image from a delivery service providing system and a user system connected through a network; The stamp issuing service providing method further comprising. The method of claim 7, wherein And the data in the information area corresponds to at least one of a dispatching member number, a reception number, a receiving station / logistic center serial number, a delivery station / logistic center serial number, a service type, a mail type, and a charge. The method of claim 7, wherein Delivering the delivery service provider name and the fee information to the user system in the form of printable data with the stamp image The stamp issuing service providing method further comprising. In a method of verifying a stamp by linking a stamp issuing system with a networked connection device, Receiving a postage stamp image obtained from a mail item from the access device; Extracting data and a plurality of first verification data of a plurality of information areas corresponding to the postal information of the postal matter from the stamp image; Generating second verification data by bit-operating data of the plurality of information areas; And Verifying the stamp image by comparing the first verification data and the second verification data Stamp verification method comprising a. The method of claim 11, The verifying step, If the first verification data and the second verification data coincide, determining that a stamp corresponding to the stamp image is normally issued and completing reception of a mail item Stamp verification method comprising a. The method of claim 11, If the first verification data and the second verification data do not coincide with each other, repeatedly performing the receiving, extracting, generating and verifying steps a predetermined number of times. Stamp verification method further comprising a.

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