JP2002024339A - System and method for deliverying article - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article delivery system for reading an address and a name, which are relatedly stored based on inputted abbreviated information, and recording them as the delivery source and the delivery destination of an article when a user inputs abbreviated information on the addresses/names of the delivery source and the delivery destination when the article including mail is transmitted. SOLUTION: Since the system has a storage means 32 storing the address/ name relating with abbreviated information on the address/name, an input means 12 inputting abbreviated information on the address/name and a recording means (information processing means 30) reading the address/name which are associatively stored in the storage means 32 based on inputted abbreviated information and recording them as the delivery source and the delivery destination of the article, the user can easily register the delivery source and the delivery destination of the article only by inputting abbreviated information. And also, the delivery business of the article can be automated and can be made efficient.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article delivery system and an article delivery method, and more particularly to an article delivery system and method for delivering an article in accordance with information on a delivery source and a delivery destination of an article including postal matter input by a user. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a terminal device for obtaining various kinds of information on a street or in a store or enjoying a service for preparing a New Year's card. These terminal devices are known to have a function of inputting a delivery destination of an article in order to implement a service of delivering a mail or an article, or to have a function of creating a mail itself or creating a delivery slip. Have been. When recording the address of the delivery destination of these articles, the user has input or described in detail one by one.

[0003]

However, when a mail or article delivery service is provided, a delivery destination (destination) is required.
If there are multiple items, it takes time and trouble to input, and as a result of inputting the destination, if the address name of the destination is incorrect, the delivery service of the goods becomes impossible. .

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and when a user inputs abbreviated information relating to a delivery source and a delivery destination address when delivering an article including mail, the input is performed. It is an object of the present invention to provide an article delivery system and a method thereof, in which an address and name stored in association with each other based on the shortened information can be easily read and recorded as a delivery source and a delivery destination of the article.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided an article delivery system for automatically recording a delivery source and a delivery destination of an article including a postal matter. A storage unit for storing a name, an input unit for inputting shortened information relating to the address name, and an address name stored in association with the storage unit based on the input shortened information, and a delivery source of the article and Recording means for recording as a delivery destination.

According to the present invention, storage means for storing an address name in association with shortened information on an address name, input means for inputting the shortened information on the address name, and storage means based on the input shortened information Recording means for reading out the address and name stored in association with the product and recording it as the delivery source and destination of the article, so that the user can easily enter the delivery source and delivery destination of the article only by inputting the shortening information. Can be recorded.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of an article delivery system and method according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an article delivery system constituted by a store terminal device and a portable telephone.

Referring to FIG. 1, the article delivery system includes a portable terminal 10 such as a portable telephone and a store terminal 20.

The portable terminal 10 includes an input unit 12 for a user to input or select abbreviated information on an address and a name, a display unit 14 for displaying the input result and information on an address and a name, Alternatively, there is provided a wireless or wired communication means 16 for reading the address and name stored in association with the storage means based on the input shortened information and transmitting the read name to another communication device.

On the other hand, the in-store terminal device 20 includes input means 22 (including a function of a kind input means) constituted by a touch panel or the like for a user to select an article (commodity) or to input permission for delivery. A display means 24 for displaying and notifying a user of information about an article or displaying an input result, and receiving abbreviated information such as a telephone number and information such as an address name transmitted by another communication device such as the mobile terminal 10. Wireless or wired communication means 26, and a printer 28 (printing means) for printing photographs, mailing addresses and the like.

FIG. 2 shows a portable terminal 10 and an in-store terminal device 2.
0 shows a block diagram.

The portable terminal 10 converts the collected sound into digital sound collection information, converts sound digital data for sound generation into sound, and converts the name of the address in association with the shortened information on the name of the address. A storage means 18 for storing and storing various kinds of information, and for controlling the entire portable terminal 10 and reading out the address and name stored in association with the storage means based on the input shortened information and transmitting the read name to another communication device And an information processing means 19 for giving an instruction to perform.

The control unit of the in-store terminal device 20 shown in FIG. 2 stores an address name in association with information processing means (CPU) 30 for performing overall processing of the in-store terminal device 20 and shortened information on the address name. In-store terminal device 20
A public line transmits and receives information to and from a storage means 32 for storing various operation programs and a work area of the information processing means 30 and a server storing the address and name in association with shortened information (telephone number and the like) on the address and name. And a public line communication means 36 which can be carried out through the Internet.

The printer of the point-of-sale terminal device 20 includes an interface for communicating with the control unit to receive image and address data, a RAM serving as a storage unit serving as a work area of the information processing device of the printer 28, and a power supply. A print engine that feeds printing paper from a paper section and discharges the printing paper to an output tray after printing.

The in-store terminal device 20 is disposed, for example, in a store or the like, and is used as a device for providing a service for purchasing a new year's card, purchasing and delivering articles by self-operation. In addition,
In accordance with the type of the article to be purchased, the user specifies the article and the delivery destination according to the following procedure.

When a new year's card, a summer greeting, a greeting card, a postcard, etc. are created and delivery is instructed, the user prepares a desired one from the design or message already prepared in the store terminal device 20 and displayed on the display means 24. The content is selected and selected and designated using the input means 22. In addition, the user may transmit an image photographed by an electronic camera or the like or a message created by the user to the store terminal device 20 for use.

After the text has been created, the address and name of the delivery source and destination are recorded. The user operates the input unit 12 of the portable terminal 10 owned by the user himself to display a list of telephone numbers including the delivery destination stored in the storage unit of the portable terminal 10 on the display unit 14. When the user selects a desired delivery destination telephone number using the input unit 12 and instructs transmission of the telephone number, the communication unit 16 starts transmission of the specified telephone number. At this time, the telephone number of the user indicating the delivery source may be transmitted together. At this time, the user may directly input the telephone number using the input unit 12 instead of selecting the telephone number.

The communication means of the in-store terminal device 20 receives the information of the telephone number, and receives the received telephone number (shortened information).
The information on the address and name stored in association with the storage means 32 is read out based on the information and recorded as the address and name of the delivery source and destination. When the creation of the text and the recording of the delivery source and the destination address are completed, the printer 28 prints the address and the name together with the text, and outputs the mail to be delivered.
The output mail may be directly posted by the user, or a specialized trader may create and post the mail.

As described above, the store terminal device 20 stores the storage means 3 based on the received telephone number (abbreviated information).
Instead of reading the information on the address and name stored in association with No. 2, the communication with the external server is performed via the public line communication means 36 and the received telephone number is transmitted, and the server transmits the received telephone number based on the telephone number. The information on the address and name stored in association with the address is read and transmitted to the in-store terminal device 20,
The point-of-sale terminal device 20 may be configured to record the received address name as the address name of the delivery source and the destination address.

Hereinafter, a method of using the article purchase and delivery system will be described.

When purchasing and delivering an article, the user selects a desired article from articles or catalogs already prepared in the in-store terminal device 20 and displayed on the display means 24, and uses the input means 22. To select. After the article to be delivered is determined, the address and name are recorded by specifying the delivery source and delivery destination.

The designation of the delivery source and the delivery destination may be the same as the method of designating the delivery source and the delivery destination of the mail described above.
In the following, the portable terminal 10 stores the address of the delivery source and the address of the delivery destination in association with the telephone number, and the portable terminal 10 transmits the name of the address of the delivery source and the delivery destination, and the delivery source and the address received by the in-store terminal device 20 side. A method of recording the address and name of the delivery destination will be described.

The user operates the input means 12 of the portable terminal 10 owned by the user to display a list of telephone numbers including the delivery destination stored in the storage means of the portable terminal 10 on the display means 14. Each of the telephone numbers is stored in the storage unit 18 of the mobile terminal 10 in association with the address and the name. When the user selects a desired delivery destination telephone number using the input means 12 and instructs transmission of the address and name, the communication means 16 of the portable terminal 10 stores the telephone number based on the input telephone number (shortened information). The address and name stored in association with the means 18 are read and transmitted to another communication device (store terminal device 20).

The communication means 26 of the point-of-sale terminal device 20 receives the information on the address name, and the recording means (information processing means 30) of the point-of-sale terminal device 20 stores the received address name information in the address of the delivery source and the destination. Record as full name.

When the selection of the article and the recording of the name of the delivery source and the address of the delivery destination are completed, the store terminal 20 notifies the delivery service company or the delivery service system of the information. The delivery service provider or delivery service system that has received the notification dispatches the specified article. In addition, at least one of the price of the goods to be delivered, the delivery charge, and the use charge of the goods delivery system is sent to the charge notifying means (the information processing means 30) via the public line communication means 36 by a financial institution or the like. May be notified. When receiving the notice of the fee, the financial system pays the fee to the notification source based on the notified fee and receives the fee from the user. At this time, if necessary, the in-store terminal device 20 may perform charging and collecting with cash or a credit card.

This method of delivering goods is an effective method not only when the user himself purchases the goods, but also when delivering gifts.

The delivery source and delivery destination for delivery of Takkyubin (registered trademark) are also specified in the same manner as the method of designating the delivery source and delivery destination of the article including the mail. Record the address and name. When the in-store terminal device 20 finishes recording the address names of the delivery source and the delivery destination, the printer 28 prints a delivery slip and outputs a delivery slip in which the sender and the delivery destination address are described. The delivered delivery slip is attached to the article to deliver the courier service. The delivery fee may be calculated from the area information of the sender of the courier service and the information of the destination of the courier service and notified to the user.

As described above, by specifying abbreviated information such as a telephone number as a delivery source and a delivery destination of an article, labor savings can be made at a convenience store, for example, in describing a delivery slip and notifying / claiming a usage fee. It is possible to improve the efficiency and efficiency of operations.

[0030]

As described above, according to the article delivery system and the method thereof according to the present invention, the storage means for storing the address name in association with the shortened information relating to the address name and the shortened information relating to the address name are inputted. Since the input means and the recording means for reading out the address and name stored in association with the storage means based on the inputted shortened information and recording the same as the delivery source and the delivery destination of the article are provided, By simply inputting information, it is possible to easily record the delivery source and delivery destination of the article. Further, it is possible to automate and improve the efficiency of the article delivery business.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an article delivery system configured by a store terminal device and a mobile phone;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a portable terminal and a store terminal device.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 portable terminal, 12 input means, 14 display means, 1
6 communication means, 17 voice conversion means, 18 storage means,
19 information processing means, 20 point-of-sale terminal device, 22 input means, 24 display means, 26 communication means, 28 printer, 30 information processing means, 32 storage means, 36 public line communication means

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat II (reference) G06F 19/00 300 G06F 19/00 300G

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An article delivery system for automatically recording a delivery source and a delivery destination of an article including a postal matter, comprising: storage means for storing an address name in association with shortened information on an address name; Input means for inputting, and recording means for reading out the address and name stored in association with the storage means based on the input shortened information and recording the same as the delivery source and destination of the article. Goods delivery system. 2. The article delivery system according to claim 1, wherein said recording means includes printing means for printing a delivery source and a delivery destination of the article on a delivery slip of the article, a mail, or the like. 3. A charge notifying unit for notifying at least one of a price of the article, a delivery charge, and a charge for using the article delivery system, and a charge is notified based on the charge notified from the charge notification means. 3. The goods delivery system according to claim 1, further comprising: a financial system for paying a fee and collecting a fee from a user. 4. Displaying the input information,
4. The article according to claim 1, further comprising: display means for displaying an article name to be delivered or an image of the article to be delivered, and a kind input means for selecting an article or inputting an article name. Delivery system. 5. An article delivery system for automatically recording a delivery source and a delivery destination of an article including a postal matter, comprising: input means for inputting abbreviated information relating to an address name of the delivery source and a delivery destination; First to send information to another communication device
A communication terminal, comprising: a portable terminal comprising: a communication terminal; a second communication unit configured to receive the shortened information transmitted by another communication device; a storage unit configured to store the address name in association with the shortened information related to the address name; A store terminal device comprising: a storage unit that reads an address and a name stored in association with a storage unit based on the shortened information and records it as a delivery source and a delivery destination of the article. Goods delivery system. 6. An article delivery system for automatically recording a delivery source and a delivery destination of an article including a postal matter, comprising: storage means for storing an address name in association with shortened information relating to an address name; A mobile terminal comprising: input means for inputting; and first communication means for reading an address and name stored in association with the storage means based on the input shortened information and transmitting the address and name to another communication device. A point-of-sale terminal device comprising: second communication means for receiving an address name transmitted by another communication device; and recording means for recording the received address name as a delivery source and a delivery destination of the article. An article delivery system, characterized in that: 7. The article delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the shortened information on the address and name is a telephone number. 8. An article delivery method for automatically recording a delivery source and a delivery destination of an article including a postal matter, comprising: storing an address name in association with shortened information relating to an address name; inputting the shortened information relating to the address name; An article delivery method, wherein an address name stored in association with a storage unit is read out based on the input shortened information and recorded as a delivery source and a delivery destination of the article.