JP2001282901A - Method for article delivery and method for displaying delivery request homepage - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that it takes a time because an address is rewritten and a charge is calculated after a person of a home delivery business comes to collect an article. SOLUTION: In an article delivering method, a delivery client inputs the address information of an article sending source and a sending destination to make a delivery request through a homepage. The person of a home delivery business prints the address information of the inputted article sending source and destination in a delivery slip and goes to the sending source to collect the delivery article. The delivery slip is attached to the delivery article to deliver the article to the sending destination.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method for delivering goods by using a homepage on the web by the so-called Internet,
This is a technique relating to a method of displaying a homepage in a delivery request.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art On a home page of a home delivery company, a delivery charge is displayed by inputting a positional relationship between a sender and a destination at a prefecture level and the weight and size of an article.

[0003] To request a delivery, tell your address on the phone,
When the courier arrives to receive the goods at that address, fill in the delivery slip with the goods sender address information and the goods destination address information, measure the size and weight of the goods on the spot, and settle the fee It is usually completed by doing.

[0004]

In the above delivery request,
It takes time because the courier enters the address and calculates the fee after the courier arrives to receive the goods. The fee calculation can be performed in advance by the client through the homepage of the home delivery company, but the address entry time cannot be shortened. From the viewpoint of the client, it is convenient if the delivery request can be simplified through the home page of the home delivery company without calling the home delivery company. Of course, entry on the homepage should not be troublesome.

[0005]

Therefore, a viewer who is a delivery requester requests delivery by inputting address information of a source and a destination of goods via a homepage displayed on a display. The courier prints the input address information of the source and destination of the goods on a delivery slip, and picks up the delivered goods at the sender. Then, an article delivery method of attaching the delivery slip to the delivery article and delivering it to the destination is performed. As a result, a delivery slip entry time for picking up a delivery item can be omitted.

On the other hand, since the burden of inputting the address information is imposed on the delivery requester, in order to reduce the burden, the address information of the goods sender is input through a homepage displayed on the display of the viewer who is the input user. And the article destination address information stored in the storage device, and when the same article source address information is input next time, the article destination address information previously input corresponding to the article source address information Is displayed on the above homepage in a list. Usually, the delivery destination of goods is fixed for individuals. Therefore, if the destination address sent so far is displayed, the input time can be omitted. In addition, inform the client of the customer number,
From the next time, if the format only needs to input the customer number, it is not necessary to re-input the address information of the client.

In many cases, the goods receiver sends the returned goods to the goods sender. Therefore, the goods sender address information and the goods destination address information input by the goods sender are stored in a storage device, and the goods are received. When a person inputs the same address information as the article destination address information into the article source address information input field on the homepage, the same address information is the article destination address information in the article destination address information input field on the homepage. The address information of the article sender, which is the address information of the article sender at the time, is displayed. As a result, the input time can be omitted when requesting a return product. Furthermore, if the customer number corresponding to the goods destination address information, which is the address of the recipient, is printed on the delivery slip of the baggage to be received, it is not necessary to re-enter the address information only with the customer number when requesting delivery of the returned goods. .

[0008] When making a payment decision using a credit card, since the address information is held by the credit card company, input of the sender address information at the time of a delivery request can be omitted by using this. If the address is registered in advance in this manner, the address information of the article destination input through the personally authenticated homepage is stored in the storage device, and the article stored address is stored the next time the homepage is accessed. It is only necessary to display the destination address information in the item destination address information input field.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) An operator of an article delivery request homepage holds a table or a formula relating to a delivery fee in a computer or a storage device (magnetic disk, semiconductor memory, or the like) managed by the operator. In the table and the calculation formula, the delivery fee is calculated using the source, destination, weight, and size of the article as parameters. Through the goods delivery request homepage displayed on the display of the computer etc. owned by the viewer, the viewer can read the sender's address (detailed address up to the address), name, weight and size of the delivered item, and the destination address (to the address) Detailed address), name,
The desired delivery time of the goods to be delivered is transmitted as electronic data to the computer or storage device of the homepage operator, and a delivery request is made. When a delivery request is made, the homepage operator's computer calculates the delivery fee using the above table or formula, and notifies the delivery requester of the delivery fee via the homepage. The courier prints the address data registered in the computer or the storage device on a delivery slip, and picks up the delivery item at the delivery requester at the sender address in accordance with the desired delivery item pickup time. The delivery fee is notified to the delivery requester in advance, and the name of the sender and the destination address are printed, so that the courier service does not take much time to receive the delivery fee and the delivery item. Then, the delivery slip is attached to the delivery item and delivered to the destination.

(Embodiment 2) Through a home page displayed on the display of the viewer, the viewer inputs the address information (including the name) of the article sender and the address information (including the name) of the article destination, and requests delivery of the article. I do. The homepage operator stores the input article source address information and the article destination address information in the storage device as a database in which they are associated with each other. The computer of the homepage operator searches the database for the same information as the article sending address information input on the homepage. When the same address information is detected, the address information associated with the detected address information is displayed in the article destination address information entry column. Thus, when the viewer inputs the same article sender address information on the home page next time, the article sender address information previously input corresponding to the article sender address information is listed on the home page. Can be displayed. When a plurality of pieces of destination address information are displayed, the viewer may select an address to be sent among them. Therefore, the address input time of the viewer is reduced.

In the case where a customer number is provided and stored in the database with respect to the address information of the article sending address, the customer number is notified to the above-mentioned viewer, and the customer number is input next time, so that the home page can be entered. In the item sender address information input field, the item sender address information previously input can be displayed. In this case as well, it is possible to display the article destination address information input up to the previous time in a list.

(Embodiment 3) The homepage administrator stores article sending address information and article sending address information in a storage device in association with each other as a database. And
When the viewer enters the address information in the address field of the article sender address information, the computer of the homepage operator also searches for the item of the article destination address information in the database. When the computer of the homepage operator detects the same address information as the address information entered in the address information entry field of the article destination, the address information of the item address of the article source address associated with the address information in the database is sent to the article transmission on the homepage. Displayed in the address information entry field. That is, if the same address information as the address entered in the article destination address information entry field so far is entered in the article destination address information entry field of the homepage, the same address information is entered in the article destination address information entry field of the website. Is displayed when the address information is entered as the article destination address information. This simplifies the delivery request when the side receiving the delivery item sends the returned item.

When a customer number is provided and stored in the database for the article destination address information, the customer number is printed on a delivery slip and notified to the recipient, and the customer number is input. The address information corresponding to the customer number can be displayed in the article sender address information input field on the homepage alone. In this case, it is also possible to display in a list the article destination address information that the recipient has input as the sender up to the previous time. Also, as in the second embodiment,
The article delivery address information when the address information corresponding to the customer number is the article delivery address information may be displayed in the article delivery address information input field on the homepage.

(Embodiment 4) Some homepages operated by credit card companies are browsed after personal authentication. In this case, the website operator already has personal information such as the address and name of the viewer. Therefore, it is not necessary to fill in the address information of the sender on the home page on which the personal authentication has been performed. Therefore, the storage device of the homepage operator stores the article destination address information input through the homepage as a database in association with the address information of the viewer. Then, the article delivery address information stored when the personal authentication homepage is accessed next time is displayed in the article delivery address information input column. Also in this case, it is possible to display the address information input up to the previous time in a list in the article destination address information input field.

What has been described in the third embodiment is also applicable to the present embodiment. In the case where the address information of an individual is registered by another person as address information for the destination of goods, the address information of the other person is replaced with the personal information of the individual. It will be displayed in the article destination address information input field of the authenticated homepage.

[0016]

As described above, the delivery receiving time of the home delivery company can be reduced. The delivery request input time through the website can be shortened.

Although the address information usually indicates an address and a name, only the information up to the postal code or the prefectural level may be used for the delivery charge calculation.

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A delivery slip which prints two address information inputted through a homepage displayed on a display of a viewer, picks up the delivery item at one of the two address information, and receives the delivery slip. An article delivery method for delivering the attached delivery article to the other of the two pieces of address information. 2. A delivery fee is displayed or notified to said viewer by using a predetermined table or a calculation formula based on said two address information, and said delivery item is picked up. Delivery method to receive the above delivery fee. 3. The browser according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined table or a calculation formula is used to take into account information on the weight and / or size of the delivery item input through the homepage, and Display or notify the delivery fee,
A delivery method for receiving the delivery fee when picking up the delivery item. 4. When the article sending address information and the article sending address information entered through the home page displayed on the display of the viewer are stored in the storage device, and the same article sending address information is inputted next time. A display method for displaying, on the home page, a list of the article destination address information input up to the previous time corresponding to the article source address information. 5. An article sender address information and an article destination address information entered through a home page displayed on a display of a viewer are stored in a storage device, and a customer number is provided for the article sender address information. Stores the customer number in the storage device and notifies the viewer of the customer number, and when the customer number is next input, the article sender address information previously input in the article sender address information input field of the home page Display method to display. 6. A display method according to claim 5, wherein said article destination address information input up to the previous time is displayed on said home page in a list. 7. An article sender address information and an article destination address information entered through a home page displayed on a display of a viewer are stored in a storage device, and the same address information as the article destination address information is stored on the home page. When the same address information is entered in the article destination address information input field, the article source address information when the same address information is the article destination address information is displayed in the article destination address information input field of the homepage. Method. 8. An article sender address information and an article destination address information entered through a home page displayed on a display of a viewer are stored in a storage device, and a customer number is provided for the article destination address information. A display method of storing address information corresponding to the customer number in an article sender address information input field of the home page when the customer number is input to a home page, stored in the storage device and printed on a delivery slip. 9. The article destination address information input field of the homepage when the address information corresponding to the customer number is the article destination address information according to claim 8. Display method. 10. An article destination address information input through a personally authenticated homepage is stored in a storage device, and the article destination address information stored the next time the homepage is accessed is replaced with the article destination address. Display method to be displayed in the information input field. 11. The display method according to claim 10, wherein the address information input up to the previous time is displayed in a list in the article destination address information input field. 12. When the address information of an individual is registered by another person as the address information of the article destination, the address information of the other person is displayed in the article address address entry field of the home page on which the individual of the individual has been authenticated. Display method.