JP2002041894A - Ordering system using message function of portable telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten the order response time at a counter sales store among ordering, adjustment and transfer of commodities for every purchaser. SOLUTION: A purchaser can order his/her desired commodities before the purchaser stands in line at a counter by sending an ordering telegraphic message to a seller via the purchaser's portable telephone.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ordering method using a message function of a portable telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in counter sales of fast foods and the like, a series of exchanges of ordering, settlement, and delivery of goods have occurred for each purchaser.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, an order is placed in advance by using a message function of a mobile phone, thereby shortening the exchange time for each purchaser and reducing congestion at the counter. It is to try.

[0004]

An order message (3) created by a mobile phone of a purchaser (1) is transmitted to a seller (2) by transmission (4) through a public telephone line. In the computer system of the seller (2), the order message is received (5) and the order number is issued (6). The order number (8) is notified to the purchaser (1) by transmission (7) to the purchaser (1) to the telephone number of the purchaser (1) notified by transmission (4) through the public telephone line. You. The order number (8) is notified to the seller (2) by verbal communication (9), the order number is collated (10) by the computer system of the seller (2), and the receipt is printed (11). )I do. The purchaser (1) confirms the receipt (13) passed by hand (12), thereby completing the order.

[0005]

[Action] The order response time is shortened in the exchange of orders, settlements, and product exchanges for each purchaser.

[0006]

[Embodiment] The order menu of FIG. 2 and the order message format of FIG.
Disclose for reference by buyers. FIG. 4 shows a case where the purchaser is creating an order message of two products 1 (14) and one product 3 (15) on the screen of the mobile phone.
This is transmitted to the public telephone line I / O (18) of the seller's computer system. The computer system on the seller side catches this as an event and starts processing the order message shown in FIG. In receiving the order message (21),
The telephone number of the sender of the order message and the order message are stored.
In order record creation (22), the order message is changed to the order record format shown in FIG. 8 and written to the hard disk (20) as a table. At this time, an order number that does not overlap with the order number of the existing order record is generated and embedded. In order number issue (23),
This order number is transmitted to the telephone number of the sender of the order message stored in the reception of the order message (21). The purchaser informs the operator of the received order number at the store of the seller, and the operator starts processing the order shown in FIG.
In the order number input (24), the order number input from the keyboard (16) is stored. Search for order records (2
5), using the order number as a key, searches the order record table on the hard disk (20) and extracts a matching order record. Printing receipts (26)
Using the retrieved order record and the product abbreviation of this order record as a key, a product master table registered in the hard disk (20) in advance in the format of the product master shown in FIG. All necessary data is prepared and printed by the printer (17) as in the example of the receipt shown in FIG. This receipt is presented to the purchaser, and the purchaser confirms the order, thereby completing the order. According to a second aspect of the present invention, the order number is used as the mobile phone number of the purchaser, and the seller does not need to notify the purchaser of the order number.

[0007]

As the merchandise to be purchased can be determined at the place where the purchaser likes, the response time for each seller is shortened for the seller, and the merchandise can be determined slowly for the purchaser.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 Order procedure.

FIG. 2 Order menu.

Fig. 3 Order message format.

FIG. 4 is a screen of a mobile phone creating an order message.

FIG. 5 is a hardware configuration of a seller-side computer system.

FIG. 6 shows processing of an order message.

FIG. 7: Order processing.

FIG. 8: Order record format.

FIG. 9 is a format of a product master.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a receipt.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is the purchaser's side, 2 is the seller's side, 3 is the order message 4 is the transmission via public telephone line, 5 is the receipt of the order message 6 is the order number issuance, 7 is the transmission via public telephone line,
8 is order number 9 is verbal communication, 10 is order number collation, 11
Is the receipt printing 12 is handing, 13 is the receipt, 14 is the product 1,
15 is a product 3 16 is a keyboard, 17 is a printer, 18 is a public telephone line I / O 19 is a CPU, 20 is a hard disk, 21 is reception of an order message, 22 is creation of an order record, 23 is an order number issuance, and 24 is an order number. Input, 25: Search for order record 26: Print receipt

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An order number for identifying an order message received by a seller, wherein the buyer creates an order message indicating the type and quantity of a product on a mobile phone and transmits the message to the seller using a message function of the mobile phone. Is sent back to the purchaser using the mobile phone's message function, and the order is made using the mobile phone's message function, in which the purchaser gives the order number to the seller at the store and the order is completed. 2. A purchaser creates an order message indicating the type and quantity of a product on a mobile phone and transmits the message to a seller using a message function of the mobile phone. An ordering method that uses the message function of a mobile phone to place an order by giving information that specifies an order message, such as a mobile phone number.