JP2001350989A - Reception and originating management system and server - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily grasp the transmission/reception situation of information. SOLUTION: A reception/originating management server 1 is connected to a plurality of terminal units 3...3 which are arranged in the respective departments of a general contractor via an intranet 2. The server 1 is connected to a mirror server 5 via a firewall 4 which is realized by software and the mirror server 5 is connected to a plurality of terminal units 7...7 to be operated by the respective subcontractors via the Internet 6 so as to be communication possible. When information is exchanged between the terminal units 3...3 and the terminal units 7...7, the history is stored in the server 1. When a request is performed from the terminal units 3 or 7, the history is released.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the reception of information suitable for managing the ordering of products (equipment and materials, etc.) and services (construction, transportation, etc.) between an orderer and an orderee. Transmission control systems and servers, especially in information transmission / reception systems that transmit quote requests from suppliers to suppliers and quotes from suppliers to suppliers via communication lines such as the Internet. By managing history information related to transmission and reception, the information transmission and reception status can be easily grasped.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recent information technology (information technology)
technology), before that, mail, telephone,
2. Description of the Related Art Orders for products, services, and the like that have been made using faxes and the like have come to be made through electronic communication means using computers and the Internet. As a result, distance and time barriers between the ordering party and the ordering party are reduced, so that the speed of each procedure required for ordering can be increased, and more efficient ordering can be performed.

[0003]

The present inventor and the like have also been working to replace the contents of their business with the latest system using information technology.
The following problems were found. That is, when trying to replace the entire business contents with the latest system using electronic communication means, it is natural that not only exchanges within the company but also with related companies are performed via electronic communication means. . However, if the company is the ordering party and the related supplier is the supplier, the rough process up to the final contract is as follows:-Send the quote request form from the supplier to the candidate supplier-Place the order from the candidate supplier Send estimate to the originator ・ Consider the estimate at the orderer and select the supplier. ・ Send the order to the supplier selected by the orderer. ・ The supplier who received the order forms a confirmation and places an order. Sent to the originator ・ After the acknowledgment arrives at the ordering source, it is common to conclude a contract between the ordering source and the supplier, and there is much exchange between the supplier and the supplier. Further, since there are usually a plurality of potential suppliers, procedures such as transmission of a quote request and transmission of a quote are performed by the number of vendors registered as potential suppliers.

[0004] It is actually difficult to shorten the time required to reach a formal contract only by introducing electronic communication means. After an e-mail has been sent and the appropriate time has passed, the person in charge of the ordering party sends a telephone call to the candidate supplier and sends a request to create an estimate. In many cases, a conventional communication means such as a telephone is used in spite of using e-mail.

[0005] For this reason, the trouble of making a telephone call other than e-mail is useless, and the communication cost for that is a considerable amount due to the large number of procedures. The present invention has been made in view of such technical problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a transmission / reception management system and a server capable of efficiently receiving and ordering products and services.

[0006]

To achieve the above object, a transmission / reception management system according to the first aspect of the present invention comprises:
A management server that manages the transmission and reception of information, and a plurality of terminal devices, which are connected via a communication line, and wherein the management server sends outgoing information to the plurality of terminal devices; A storage unit for storing that the terminal device has received the transmission side information, and a disclosure unit for making the storage contents of the storage unit a state that can be referred to by a transmission side terminal device connected to the management server. Equipped.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the receiving and transmitting management system according to the first aspect, the plurality of terminal devices include receiving side information transmitting means for transmitting receiving side information to the management server. The storage means of the management server also stores that the transmitting-side terminal device connected to the management server has received the reception-side information, and the disclosure means of the management server includes the storage means Among the stored contents of the plurality of terminal devices, information on whether or not the transmitting terminal device has received the receiving side information can be referred to by the terminal device that has transmitted the receiving side information among the plurality of terminal devices. It has become.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transmission / reception management system for managing transmission / reception of information associated with ordering of products and services. A management server managed by the orderer and a plurality of terminal devices that can be operated by each of the plurality of candidate suppliers are connected via a communication line, and the management server includes:
An estimate request information transmitting means for transmitting the estimate request information to the plurality of terminal devices; a fact that the terminal device has received the estimate request information (first type history information) for each of the candidate suppliers; Means for storing the fact that the person in charge has received the transmitted estimate information (second type history information), and stores the first type history information stored in the storage means in the charge of the order source. A first disclosing means for making a state that can be referred to by the user, and creating the quotation information relating to the second kind history information among the plurality of candidate suppliers from the second kind history information stored in the storage means. And a second disclosing means for making the referrer candidate operable by the terminal device operable, wherein the plurality of terminal devices include a quotation information transmitting means for transmitting quotation information to the management server. Was.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the transmission / reception management system according to the third aspect, the management server further includes a person in charge of the ordering source among the plurality of candidates for the ordering destination. Order information transmitting means for transmitting order information to the terminal device of the selected prospective contractor; the fact that the prospective contractor has received the order information by the terminal device (third type history information); Storage means for storing each of the received order confirmation information (fourth type history information), and the third type history information stored in the storage means, A third disclosing unit that allows a person in charge to refer to the fourth type of history information stored in the storage unit; Disclosure means and Wherein the plurality of terminal devices, including an order 請 information transmitting means for transmitting the order 請 information to the management server.

[0010] On the other hand, in order to achieve the above object, a transmission / reception management server according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is a management server for managing transmission / reception of information, and is connected to a plurality of terminal devices via a communication line. Connected, transmitting-side information transmitting means for transmitting transmitting-side information to the plurality of terminal devices, storage means for storing that the terminal device has received the transmitting-side information, and storage contents of the storage means. And a disclosing unit that can be referred to by an originating terminal device connected to the management server.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the transmission / reception management server according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the storage means of the management server comprises: a plurality of transmission-side terminal devices connected to the management server; Also, it is configured to store the fact that the transmitting side information received from the terminal device has been received. The information on whether or not the information has been received can be referred to by the terminal device that has transmitted the receiving side information among the plurality of terminal devices.

[0012] In order to achieve the above object, a transmission / reception management server according to the invention according to claim 7 is a server for managing transmission / reception of information associated with ordering of products and services. A quotation request information transmitting unit connected to a plurality of terminal devices operable by each of the plurality of candidate suppliers via a communication line, and transmitting quotation request information to the plurality of terminal devices; That the quotation request information has been received by the terminal device for each of the
Storage means for storing the type history information) and the fact that the person in charge of the order has received the quotation information transmitted from the terminal device (second type history information); and A first disclosure unit that makes the first type history information a state in which the person in charge of the order source can refer to the second type history information stored in the storage unit; And second disclosure means for making the reference information operable by the terminal device that can be operated by the supplier candidate who created the estimate information related to the second type history information.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the receiving and transmitting management server according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, there is further provided a prospective contractor selected by the person in charge of the ordering from among the plurality of candidates for the ordering. Order information transmitting means for transmitting order information to the terminal device, that the prospective contractor has received the order information by the terminal device (third type history information), and Storage means for storing receipt of order confirmation information transmitted from the terminal device of the prospective contractor (fourth type history information);
A third disclosing unit that makes the third type history information stored in the storage unit a state in which the person in charge of the order source can refer to the fourth type history information, and a fourth type history information stored in the storage unit.
And a fourth disclosing unit that makes the terminal device operable by the prospective contractor a reference state.

Here, in the invention according to the first and fifth aspects, since the management server is provided with the storage means and the disclosure means, the person in charge of the transmitting side operating the transmitting side terminal device must be the receiving side. Can easily know that the terminal device operated by the person in charge has received the transmission information, and in the case of the invention according to claims 2 and 6, further, the person in charge on the receiving side sends the information to the management server. It is possible to make it easy for the person in charge of the transmitting side to receive the transmitted receiving side information (reply information for the transmitting side information) by the transmitting side terminal device.

According to the third and seventh aspects of the present invention, since the management server is provided with the storage means and the first disclosing means, the person in charge of the ordering party can request each candidate of the ordering party to make an estimate request. You can easily know that you have received the information. Further, since the management server includes the storage means and the second disclosure means, the supplier candidate can easily know that the person in charge of the order has received the quotation information transmitted by itself.

Further, in the invention according to the fourth and eighth aspects, since the storage means and the third disclosure means are provided, the person in charge of the ordering party can confirm that each candidate of the ordering party has received the order information. Can be easily known. In addition, the management server
Since the storage device and the fourth disclosure device are provided, the supplier candidate can easily know that the person in charge of the order has received the order confirmation information transmitted by the candidate.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a transmission / reception management system and a server according to the invention are applied to an order management system in the construction industry. It is.

That is, a general contractor (so-called general contractor)
The order management server 1 is installed in the office of the company, and the order management server 1 is installed in each section (branch, work place, etc.) of the general contractor via the intranet 2 (see FIG. 1). 1, only three of them are shown.)
, 3 are connected. The order management server 1 is connected to a mirror server 5 via a firewall 4 implemented by software.
The mirror server 5 is a server that functions substantially in the same manner as the order management server 1, and updates the storage data of the order management server 1 and the mirror server 5 at predetermined time intervals (for example, 15 minute intervals). Each time it is copied mutually.

The mirror server 5 is connected to a plurality of (only three of which are shown in FIG. 1) terminal devices 7,... Communication is possible. here,
The order management system according to the present embodiment is a system used by a person in charge of each section of a general contractor to request an estimate for a construction scheduled to be ordered from an external contractor. However, the process of requesting and ordering a quote from the general contractor to the specialist contractor, and the procedure from the specialist contractor to the general contractor, such as estimating and ordering, were carried out by fax or mail. This is the same as the conventional ordering. Further, in such a system, the above-described procedures for requesting an estimate, ordering, estimating, and order confirmation are performed by using an electronic mail, which is the same as a normal electronic mail system.

On the other hand, the order management server 1 and the mirror server 5 store a program required for managing the order, and the processing by the program is executed, whereby the person in charge of the general contractor is executed. , And 3 operated by the person in charge of the specialized construction contractor and the terminal devices 7,... Operated by the person in charge of the specialized construction contractor.

The outline of the processing executed by the order management server 1 and the mirror server 5 is as shown in the flowchart of FIG. The contents of the flowchart shown in FIG. 2 are limited to the quotation request procedure, the quotation presentation procedure, the order procedure, and the order acknowledgment procedure. Since they are the same, they are omitted here.

That is, the process shown in FIG. 2 is a subroutine executed as an interrupt process at a predetermined time interval during the execution of a main routine (not shown). It is determined whether or not a request has been input from any of the terminal devices 3,..., 3 within the contractor to send estimate request information to a predetermined specialized contractor, and if the judgment is “NO”, Proceeds to step 102, and determines whether or not a request to transmit order information to a predetermined specialized construction contractor has been input from any of the terminal devices 3,.

If the determination in step 102 is also "NO", the process proceeds to step 103, and it is determined whether the estimate information has been transmitted from any of the terminal devices 7,. And the judgment is "N
If "O", the process proceeds to step 104, where it is determined whether the order confirmation information has been transmitted from any of the terminal devices 7,.

Then, the determination in step 104 is "NO".
In the case of, the process of FIG. 2 is terminated, the process returns to the main routine (not shown), and when the next interrupt timing comes, the process of FIG. 2 is disclosed again. Therefore, steps 101 to 10
Until the determination becomes “YES” in any of the processes of FIG. 4, the process of FIG. 2 is substantially in a standby state. Here, assuming that one of the terminal devices 3,..., 3 has transmitted a request for transmission of the quotation request information to the ordering management server 1, the determination in step 101 is “YES”, and the process proceeds to step 105. I do. In step 105, from the terminal device 3 that has transmitted the request for sending out the quote request information, the quote request information and information for specifying the professional construction contractor (candidate supplier) as the transmission destination are read. If the order management server 1 stores the names, types of business, and contact information (e-mail addresses) of all the special contractors capable of dealing with this general contractor, the special The information specifying the contractor may be the code number of each contractor.

When the process of step 105 is completed, the process proceeds to step 106, where the request for quotation is transmitted to the professional contractor designated as the transmission destination in step 105. When the transmission process in step 106 is completed normally, the process proceeds to step 107, and the fact that the transmission has been completed is stored in a predetermined storage area together with the management number of the quote request information and the name of the transmission destination company. Step 10
After finishing the process of FIG. 7, the process of FIG. 2 is ended.

If one of the terminal devices 3,..., 3 transmits a request for transmitting order information to the order management server 1, the determination in step 102 becomes "YES", and the process proceeds to step 108. Transition. In step 108,
From the terminal device 3 which has transmitted the request for transmitting the order information, the order information and information for specifying the special contractor (planned contractor) to which the order information is transmitted are read. Since the processing of step 108 is executed at the stage of transmitting the order information, the information for specifying the special contractor to which the order information is to be transmitted is not an unspecified business name or the like, but the name or code of the specific contractor. Number. When the processing of step 108 is completed, step 106
Then, in step 108, the order information is transmitted to the professional contractor designated as the transmission destination. Step 1
If the transmission process in step 06 is completed normally, step 1
The process proceeds to step 07, and the fact that the transmission has been normally completed is stored in a predetermined storage area together with the management number of the order information and the name of the destination company. When the process of step 107 is completed, the process of FIG. 2 is ended.

On the other hand, assuming that one of the terminal devices 7,..., 7 has transmitted the quotation information to the order management server 1, the determination in step 103 becomes "YES", and the process proceeds to step 109. In step 109, the management number of the estimation request information included in the estimation information is used to determine which of the terminal devices 3,... 3 the received estimation information corresponds to the estimation request information. And so on. Then, the process proceeds to step 110, and notifies the terminal device 3 determined in step 109 that the quote information has been received to the order receiving / managing server 1. When the process of step 110 is completed, the process of FIG. 2 is ended.

If it is assumed that one of the terminal devices 7,..., 7 has transmitted the order quotation information to the order management server 1, the determination in step 104 becomes "YES" and the process proceeds to step 111. I do. In step 111,
If the received order confirmation information is any of the terminal devices 3,.
3 is determined based on the order information management number or the like included in the order confirmation information. Then, the process proceeds to step 110, and notifies the terminal device 3 determined in step 111 that the order acceptance information has arrived to the order receiving / managing server 1.
When the process of step 110 is completed, the process of FIG. 2 is ended.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the contents of another subroutine executed as an interrupt process in the order management server 1 and the mirror server 5 in the same manner as the process of FIG. 2, and when the process is started. First, step 20
In 1, it is determined whether or not any of the terminal devices 3,..., 3 of the general contractor has requested the receipt of the quotation information in response to the notification of step 110 in FIG. 2, and the determination is “NO”. In step 202, the process proceeds to step 202, and it is determined whether any of the terminal devices 3,..., 3 has requested receipt of the order confirmation information in response to the notification at step 110 in FIG.

If the determination in step 202 is "NO", the process proceeds to step 203, and a notification is received from one of the terminal devices 7,... It is determined whether the order information has been received, and if the determination is “NO”, the process proceeds to step 204, and a notification that the order information has been received from any of the terminal devices 7,. Is determined.

Then, the determination in step 204 is "NO".
In the case of, the process of FIG. 3 is terminated, the process returns to the main routine (not shown), and the process of FIG. 3 is disclosed again at the next interrupt timing. Therefore, steps 201 to 20
Until the determination becomes “YES” in any of the processes of FIG. 4, the process of FIG. 3 is substantially in a standby state. Here, assuming that one of the terminal devices 3,..., 3 has transmitted a request to receive the quotation information to the order management server 1, the determination in step 201 is “YES”, and Move to 205. In step 205, the terminal device 3 that is determined to have transmitted the request in step 201 among the quotation information stored in the order management server 1.
, And the estimated information transmitted from any of the terminal devices 7,..., 7 to the terminal device 3. Then, the process proceeds to step 206, and as a result of transmitting the specific quotation information to the terminal device 3, it is determined that the terminal device 3 has received the specific quotation information (the second type history information).
It is stored in a predetermined storage area. When the process of step 206 is completed, the process of FIG. 3 is ended.

If it is assumed that one of the terminal devices 3,..., 3 has transmitted a request to receive order confirmation information to the order management server 1, step 202
Is "YES", and the routine goes to step 207. In step 207, of the order confirmation information stored in the order management server 1, any one of the terminal devices 7,..., 7 is sent to the terminal device 3 determined to have transmitted the request in step 202. The transmitted order confirmation information is transmitted to the terminal device 3. Then, the process proceeds to step 206, and as a result of transmitting the specific order confirmation information to the terminal device 3, the fact that the terminal device 3 has received the specific order confirmation information (fourth type history information) is stored in a predetermined storage. Store in the area. When the process of step 206 is completed, the process of FIG. 3 is ended.

On the other hand, if one of the terminal devices 7,..., 7 has notified the order management server 1 that the specific quotation request information has been received, the determination in step 203 is "YES". The process proceeds to step 206, and the fact that each of the specialized construction contractors as the potential suppliers has received the specific quotation request information via the terminal device 7 (first type history information) is stored in a predetermined storage area. . Step 2
When the process of step 06 is completed, the process of FIG. 3 is ended.

Further, assuming that one of the terminal devices 7,..., 7 has notified the order management server 1 that the specific order information has been received, the determination in step 204 is "YES". Then, the process proceeds to step 206, and the fact that each of the special contractors as the contract prospector has received the specific order information through the terminal device 7 (third type history information) is stored in a predetermined storage area. When the process of step 206 is completed, the process of FIG. 3 is ended.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the contents of another subroutine executed as an interruption process in the order management server 1 and the mirror server 5 in the same manner as the processes of FIGS. 2 and 3, and the process is started. Then, first, in step 301, it is determined whether or not any of the terminal devices 3,..., 3 has requested the order management server 1 to disclose the history of the quotation request information. If the determination is "NO", the flow shifts to step 302, where it is determined whether any of the terminal devices 3,..., 3 has requested the order management server 1 to disclose the history of the order information. I do.

If the determination in step 302 is "NO", the process proceeds to step 303, in which the history of the quotation information is disclosed from any of the terminal devices 7,. It is determined whether or not a request has been received. If the determination is "NO", the flow shifts to step 304, and the history of the order confirmation information is transmitted from any of the terminal devices 7,. It is determined whether a request for disclosure has been received.

Then, the determination in step 304 is "NO".
In the case of, the process of FIG. 4 is terminated, the process returns to the main routine (not shown), and the process of FIG. 4 is disclosed again at the next interrupt timing. Therefore, steps 301 to 30
Until the determination becomes “YES” in any of the processes of FIG. 4, the process of FIG. 4 is substantially in a standby state. Here, assuming that one of the terminal devices 3,... 3 has requested the order management server 1 to disclose the history of quote request information.
The determination in step 301 is “YES”, and step 3
Move to 05.

In step 305, a process of disclosing the history of the quote request information issued from the terminal device 3 that has issued the disclosure request to the terminal device 3 is executed. The history of the quotation request information includes the transmission completion information stored in step 107 in FIG. 2 and the first type history information stored in step 206 after step 203 in FIG. As a method of disclosing the history of the quote request information, for example, the control number of the quote request information and the name of the professional contractor to which the quote request information is transmitted are separated by the symbol "/" before and after the transmission is completed. A method is conceivable in which a character or a symbol indicating whether or not the message is displayed and a character or a symbol indicating the content of the type 1 history information (that is, whether or not the estimation information is received) are displayed on the rear side. More specifically, the word "public" indicates that the call has been completed, the word "unpublished" if the call has not been completed, the word "received" if the call has been received, In this case, if blank is displayed, ・ Estimation request management number ○○○○ AAA industry “public / received” BBB industry “public /” CCC industry “non-public /” This example is from the AAA Industry and BBB
Transmission of quote request information to the industry has been completed,
It has not yet been sent to the CCC industry, and the AAA industry has received the quote request information, but the BBB industry has not received it. When the process of step 305 is completed, the process of FIG. 4 is ended.

If one of the terminal devices 3,..., 3 requests the order management server 1 to disclose the history of order information, the determination in step 302 is "YE
S ”, and proceeds to step 306. Step 30
In 6, the process of disclosing the history of the order information issued from the terminal device 3 that has issued the disclosure request to the terminal device 3 is executed. The order information history includes the transmission completion information stored in step 107 in FIG. 2 and the third type history information stored in step 206 after step 204 in FIG.
As a method of disclosing the history of order information, the same method as the disclosing method in step 305 described above can be applied. When the process of step 306 is completed,
Is completed.

On the other hand, if one of the terminal devices 7,..., 7 has requested the order management server 1 to disclose the history of the quotation information, the determination in step 303 is "YE
S ”, and proceeds to step 307. Step 30
In 7, the process of disclosing the history of the estimation information issued from the terminal device 7 that has issued the disclosure request to the terminal device 7 is executed. The history of the quotation information includes information on whether or not the transmission of the quotation information from the terminal device 7 to the order management server 1 is completed, and the second type history stored in step 206 through steps 201 and 205 in FIG. Information is included. The method of disclosing the history of the quotation information is described in step 30 described above.
5, the same method as the disclosure method can be applied. When the process of step 307 is completed, the process of FIG. 4 is ended.

Further, assuming that one of the terminal devices 7,..., 7 has requested the order management server 1 to disclose the history of order confirmation information, the determination in step 304 is "YES", Move to step 308. In step 308, a process of disclosing the history of the order confirmation information issued from the terminal device 7 that has issued the disclosure request to the terminal device 7 is executed. The history of the order confirmation information includes information on whether or not the transmission of the order confirmation information from the terminal device 7 to the order management server 1 has been completed, and information on steps 202 and 20 in FIG.
7, the fourth type history information stored in step 206 is included. As a method of disclosing the history of the order confirmation information, the same method as the disclosing method in step 305 described above can be applied. When the process of step 308 is completed, the process of FIG. 4 is ended.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the outline of the processing executed by the terminal device 3, and shows only the processing relating to the exchange of information with the order management server 1. FIG.
Is started, first, in step 401, it is determined whether or not the operator of the terminal device 3 has requested transmission of quote request information or order information. If not, the process proceeds to step 402. Transfer, order management server 1
Then, it is determined whether or not a notification that the quotation information and the order confirmation information have arrived has been sent. This step 40
If the determination of step 2 is also “NO”, the process proceeds to step 403, and it is determined whether the operator has requested disclosure processing of the history of the quotation request information or the history of the order information stored in the order management server 1. If the determination in step 403 is also “NO”, the process of FIG. 5 is terminated.

When the operator of the terminal device 3 requests transmission of the quote request information or the order information,
The determination in step 401 becomes “YES” and the process proceeds to step 404, where the terminal device 3 sends the quotation request information or order information to the order management server 1 via the intranet 2,
In addition, a process of transmitting information for specifying those transmission destinations is performed. When this process is executed, the determination in step 101 or 102 in FIG. 2 becomes “YES”, and the process proceeds to step 105 or 108. When the process of step 404 is completed, the process of FIG. 5 is ended.

If the order management server 1 executes the processing of step 110 in FIG. 2 and, as a result, it receives a notification that quotation information or order confirmation information has arrived, step 405 Move to Step 405
Now, in response to the operator selecting the incoming call processing,
The determination in step 201 or 202 in FIG. 3 is “YES” and the process proceeds to step 205 or 207, where the process of receiving the quotation information or order confirmation information from the order management server 1 is executed, and the process proceeds to step 206. Then, the type 2 history information or the type 4 history information is updated.

When the receiving process in step 405 is completed, or when the operator does not select the incoming call process, the process of FIG. 5 is terminated. If the process is terminated for the latter reason, In the next process of FIG. 5 as well, the determination in step 402 is “YES”. Further, when the operator of the terminal device 3 requests the disclosure process of the history of the quotation request information and the history of the order information stored in the order management server 1, the determination in step 403 is “YES”. In step 406, the terminal device 3 executes a process of requesting the order management server 1 to disclose the history of quote request information or the history of order information via the intranet 2. When this process is executed, the determination in step 301 or 302 in FIG. 4 becomes “YES”, and the process proceeds to step 305 or 306 to perform disclosure processing of the history of quote request information or the history of order information.
When the processing of step 406 is completed, the processing of FIG. 5 is ended.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the outline of the processing executed by the terminal device 7, and shows only the processing relating to the exchange of information with the order management server 1. FIG.
Is started, in step 501, it is determined whether or not quote request information or order information has been transmitted from the order management server 1, and if not, the process proceeds to step 502. Then, it is determined whether or not the operator of the terminal device 7 has requested transmission of the quotation information and the order confirmation information. If it is determined that the request has not been made, the process proceeds to step 503, and the operator of the terminal device 7 performs the disclosure processing of the history of the quotation information and the history of the order confirmation information stored in the order management server 1. Is determined, and if this determination is also “NO”, the process of FIG. 6 is terminated.

Then, in the order management server 1, FIG.
As a result of the execution of the process of step 106, when the order request information or the order information is transmitted from the order management server 1 to the terminal device 7 through the Internet 6,
When the determination in step 501 is “YES”, the process proceeds to step 504, where the receiving process of the quotation request information or the order information is executed.
The process proceeds to 5 and the receipt of the quotation request information or the order information is transmitted to the order management server 1 via the Internet 6. When this process is executed, the process of step 203 or 204 in FIG. 3 becomes “YES” and the process proceeds to step 206, where the type 1 history information or the type 3 history information is updated. When the processing of step 505 is completed, the processing of FIG. 6 is ended.

If the operator of the terminal device 7 has requested transmission of quote information or order confirmation information, the determination in step 502 becomes “YES”, and
The process proceeds to step 6 in which the terminal device 7 transmits the quote information or the order confirmation information to the order management server 1 via the Internet 6. When this process is executed, the determination in step 103 or 104 in FIG. 2 becomes “YES”, and the process proceeds to step 109 or 111. When the process of step 506 is completed, the process of FIG. 6 is ended.

Further, when the operator of the terminal device 7 requests the disclosure processing of the history of the quotation information and the history of the order acknowledgment information stored in the order management server 1, the judgment in step 503 is ""YES" and step 507 is reached.
The terminal device 7 executes a process of requesting the order management server 1 through the Internet 6 to disclose the history of the quotation information or the history of the order confirmation information. When this process is executed, the determination in step 303 or 304 in FIG. 4 becomes “YES”, and the process shifts to step 307 or 308 to perform a disclosure process of the history of the quote information or the history of the order confirmation information. When the process of step 507 is completed, the process of FIG. 6 is ended.

In the present embodiment, the above-described processing is executed in the order management server 1, the mirror server 5, the terminal devices 3,..., And the terminal devices 7,. It is possible to smoothly perform the ordering process regarding the special construction and the like between the person in charge of each section in the general contractor and the person in charge of the special contractor by using the e-mail system.

In particular, in the present embodiment, for each of the quotation request information, the quotation information, the order information, and the order acknowledgment information, the history such as the completion of the shipment and the receipt of the information is stored, and Since the history is disclosed in response to the request, for example, the person in charge of the general contractor who transmitted the estimate request information does not need to separately confirm the incoming call to the specialized contractor using a telephone or the like. There is an advantage. As a result, the labor of the person in charge is reduced, and the communication cost for confirmation is also reduced.

In this embodiment, the order management server 1 and the mirror server 5 correspond to the management server, the terminal devices 7,... 7 correspond to the terminal devices, and the Internet 6 corresponds to the communication line. The processing in step 106 in FIG. 2 corresponds to the transmitting side information transmitting means, and the processing in step 20 in FIG.
6 correspond to the storage means, the terminal devices 3,..., 3 correspond to the calling terminal devices, and steps 305 to 308 in FIG.
2 corresponds to the disclosure means, the processing of step 506 in FIG. 6 corresponds to the reception-side information transmission means, and corresponds to step 10 in FIG.
The processes of 1, 105, and 106 correspond to the estimate request information transmitting unit, the process of step 305 in FIG. 4 corresponds to the first disclosure unit, the process of step 307 corresponds to the second disclosure unit,
The processes of 502 and 506 in FIG. 6 correspond to the estimate information transmitting unit, the processes of steps 102, 108 and 106 in FIG. 2 correspond to the order information transmitting unit, and the process of step 306 in FIG. 4 corresponds to the third disclosure unit. Correspondingly, the processing in step 308 is the fourth
The processing of steps 502 and 506 in FIG. 6 corresponds to the order confirmation information transmitting means.

In the above embodiment, the transmission / reception management system and server according to the present invention are applied to an order management system in the construction industry. The present invention can be applied, or a transmission / reception management system used for purposes other than ordering can be naturally applied.

[0054]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The history of receiving and sending information is stored and disclosed, so that the person who sent the information does not need to confirm the incoming call to the other party using a telephone, etc., reducing labor and communication costs. There is an effect that is achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an outline of a process in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an outline of another processing in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of another process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an outline of another processing in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of another process according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Incoming / outgoing call management server 2 Intranet 3 Terminal device (originating terminal device) 5 Mirror server 6 Internet (communication line) 7 Terminal device

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Hiroyuki Yamamoto 1-25-1, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Taisei Construction Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hajime Kunimi 1-25-1, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Taisei Corporation (72) Inventor Kazumi Ochiai 1-25-1, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Taisei Corporation (72) Inventor Tokuaki Nakanishi 1-25-1, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Taisei Construction Inside (72) Inventor Masahiro Takeshita Taisei Construction Co., Ltd. 1-25-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Taisei Construction Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Akira Morinaga 1-1-25-1, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Taisei Corporation F-term (reference) 5B049 AA06 CC05 FF01 GG02

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A management server that manages transmission and reception of information.
A plurality of terminal devices are connected via a communication line, and the management server is configured to transmit calling side information to the plurality of terminal devices, and the terminal device receives the calling side information. Receiving / transmitting management system, comprising: a storage unit for storing the information stored in the storage unit; and a disclosing unit for making the storage content of the storage unit accessible by a transmitting terminal device connected to the management server. . 2. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of terminal devices include a receiving-side information transmitting unit that transmits receiving-side information to the management server, and the storage unit of the management server includes a transmitting-side terminal device connected to the management server. Is also configured to store that the receiving side information has been received, and the disclosing means of the management server determines whether or not the transmitting side terminal device has received the receiving side information among the contents stored in the storage means. 2. The transmission / reception management system according to claim 1, wherein the information relating to the information is set to a state that can be referred to by a terminal device that has transmitted the reception side information among the plurality of terminal devices. 3. A system for managing transmission and reception of information associated with ordering of products, services, etc., comprising: a management server managed by an orderer; and a plurality of operable by each of a plurality of candidate suppliers. The management server connects the terminal device to the plurality of terminal devices, and the management server includes: a quotation request information transmitting unit that transmits quotation request information to the plurality of terminal devices; and the terminal device for each of the candidate suppliers. Storage means for storing the fact that the quotation request information has been received (type 1 history information) and the fact that the orderer has received the transmitted quotation information (type 2 history information), A first disclosing unit that sets the first type history information stored in the storage unit to a state in which the person in charge of the order source can refer to the second type history information; Multiple order destinations A second disclosing unit that makes it possible to refer to by the terminal device that can be operated by the supplier candidate who has created the estimate information related to the second type history information among the plurality of terminal devices; A transmission / reception management system, comprising: a quotation information transmitting unit that transmits quotation information to the management server. 4. The order information transmitting means for transmitting order information to the terminal device of a prospective contractor selected by the person in charge of the ordering from among the plurality of candidates for the ordering destination, the management server further comprising: That the prospective contractor has received the order information by the terminal device (third type history information) and that the person in charge of the orderer has received the transmitted order confirmation information (fourth type history information) ), A third disclosing means for making the third type history information stored in the storing means accessible to the person in charge of the ordering source, and a third disclosing means for storing the third type history information stored in the storing means. And a fourth disclosing means for making the fourth type history information referable by the terminal device operable by the prospective contractor, wherein the plurality of terminal devices store order confirmation information for the management. Order sent to server Incoming and outgoing management system according to claim 3, further comprising an information transmission means. 5. A management server for managing information transmission / reception, connected to a plurality of terminal devices via a communication line and transmitting transmission side information to the plurality of terminal devices. And storage means for storing that the terminal device has received the caller information, and disclosure means for making the storage contents of the storage means a state that can be referred to by a caller terminal device connected to the management server, A transmission / reception management server, comprising: 6. The storage means of the management server also stores that the transmission-side terminal device connected to the management server has received transmission-side information transmitted from the plurality of terminal devices. The disclosing means of the management server, among the storage contents of the storage means, information on whether the transmitting side terminal device has received the receiving side information, the receiving side of the plurality of terminal devices, 6. The receiving / transmitting management server according to claim 5, wherein the receiving / transmitting management server can be referred to by a terminal device that has transmitted the information. 7. A server for managing transmission and reception of information associated with ordering of products, services, etc., via a communication line to a plurality of terminal devices operable by each of a plurality of candidate suppliers. Connected, and an estimate request information transmitting means for transmitting the estimate request information to the plurality of terminal devices; and receiving the estimate request information by the terminal device for each of the candidate suppliers (first type history information ) And a storage unit for storing the fact that the person in charge of the order has received the quotation information transmitted from the terminal device (second type history information); and the first type stored in the storage unit. First disclosure means for making history information in a state that can be referred to by the person in charge of ordering; and second type history information stored in the storage means,
A second disclosing unit that allows the ordering candidate who has created the estimation information according to the second type history information to be in a state that can be referred to by the terminal device that can be operated, among the plurality of ordering candidates;
A transmission / reception management server, comprising: 8. An order information transmitting unit for transmitting order information to the terminal device of a prospective contractor selected by the person in charge of the ordering from the plurality of candidate suppliers, the contract schedule That the orderer has received the order information through the terminal device (third type history information) and that the person in charge of the orderer has received the order confirmation information transmitted from the terminal device of the prospective contractor (No. Storage means for storing each of the four types of history information); third disclosure means for making the third-order history information stored in the storage means a state in which the person in charge of the order source can refer to the storage means; 8. The transmission / reception management server according to claim 7, further comprising: fourth disclosure means for making the fourth type history information stored in the means readable by the terminal device operable by the prospective contractor.