JP2002123674A - Application blank applying method and its system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an application form applying method and its system by which a membership application blank can be easily obtained by applying the application blank via a network in the case of acquisition of the membership application blank of a credit card, etc. SOLUTION: A person to desire the acquisition of the membership application blank accesses an application of application blank acceptance server 1 from an applicant terminal 3 (S1), displays a picture for application (S2) and inputs personal information of himself/herself (S3). In the application of application blank acceptance server 1, the received personal information is registered (S4), a prescribed application blank form is simultaneously selected and the membership application blank at a state that the personal information is printed on the application form is outputted (S5). The outputted membership application blank is transmitted to the applicant (S6).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an application form application system for acquiring a registration application form such as a credit card via a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the number of issued credit cards has been rapidly increasing even in Japan. Such credit card application forms are set up at banks, ATMs, credit card issuer stores, etc. Applicants wishing to obtain the application form should obtain the application form from the installation location and fill out the necessary information. Subscription application is made by mailing to the card issuing company.

[0003]

As described above, since the application form is set up in a store or the like, the applicant for subscription needs to go to the installation location and obtain the application form. However, it is difficult to obtain the application form when it is not set up close or when it is not known where it is set up.

[0004] In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide an application form application system that can easily obtain a subscription application form by applying for an application form via a network. .

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the user inputs his / her personal information at an applicant terminal and transmits the input personal information to an application form application reception server. Based on the form selection information included in the personal information, a corresponding application form is extracted from an application form database in which a plurality of types of subscription forms are recorded, and the extracted application form and the personal information are used. And outputting a subscription application on which personal information is printed, and sending the output subscription application to the applicant. According to the invention described in claim 1, the applicant (subscriber) can apply for a subscription application form by inputting his / her personal information at the terminal and transmitting it to the server. According to the information, a predetermined form is selected, a subscription application with personal information printed is output and sent to applicants,
Applicants can obtain the application form without having to go to the place where the application form is set up, and can also save the trouble of filling in the necessary items.

In the invention according to claim 2, an application form application receiving system for receiving an application for an application form and an application terminal for applying for an application form are connected via a network line. In addition, the application form application receiving server includes an application form database that stores a plurality of types of application forms, an application form database that records personal information of the application form,
Means for registering the personal information transmitted from the applicant terminal in the application form applicant database, means for extracting an application form determined by the personal information from the application form database, and the extracted application form And a printing means for outputting a subscription form on which personal information is printed based on the personal information. According to the invention described in claim 2, the applicant terminal and the application form application receiving server are connected by a network line, and the application form application receiving server receives the application form from the application form database based on the personal information transmitted from the applicant terminal. The form was extracted and the printing form was used to output a subscription form with personal information printed on this form, so based on personal information from the applicant's terminal, an application form that was automatically used was It is decided and it is performed until printing.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, there is further provided a means for inputting personal information printed on a subscription application form returned from a subscriber, A subscriber database to be recorded, an application applicant database in which personal information of the application applicant is recorded, and personal information recorded in the subscriber database and personal information recorded in the application applicant database are compared. And a means for calculating the collection rate of the subscription application form. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the personal information printed on the application form returned from the applicant is inputted, and the personal information in the subscriber database and the personal information in the application applicant database obtained by this are input. Since the collection rate of the subscription application form is calculated by comparing with the above, the distribution efficiency of the subscription application form using the application form application system can be confirmed.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an application form application system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an application form application reception server, 2 denotes a card company host computer, 3 denotes an applicant terminal, and 4 denotes the Internet. The application form application server 1, card company host computer 2, and applicant terminal 3 are all connected to the Internet 4.
It is connected to the.

The application form application receiving server 1 is installed in a management center that collectively receives application form applications, prints out the application form, mails, etc., and manages two databases as shown in FIG. ing. The application form database 11 records an application form with no entry fields, and records a plurality of types of application forms that differ depending on the type of card. The application form applicant database 12 records the information of the individual who has applied for the application form and other information input when applying for the application form. The printing unit 13 is for printing a subscription application, and it is preferable to apply a digital printing machine capable of color printing. Further, in the present embodiment, the application form application receiving server 1
It also functions as a server, and the application screen is prepared in advance as a homepage.

[0010] The card company host computer 2 is a host computer managed by the card issuing company, manages the information of the person who actually subscribed to the card, and manages the application form application managed by the application form application receiving server 1. Has a function of receiving information from the user database 12.

The applicant terminal 3 is a computer terminal having a function of transmitting and receiving data to and from the application form application receiving server 1 via the Internet 4. If a Web browser is installed on the personal computer and the environment is such that the Internet can be used, the applicant terminal 3
Available as

Next, the processing operation of the application form application system of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, a person who wishes to issue a credit card uses a W
After starting the web browser, the UR for accessing the homepage prepared by the credit card issuer
L is entered to access the application form application reception server 1 (step S1).

When connected to the application form application receiving server 1, a home page prepared in advance is displayed on the applicant terminal 3. Further, by performing a predetermined operation, a subscription application form application screen having a subscription applicant information input field is displayed on the applicant terminal 3 (step S2).

The applicant of the application form inputs necessary information on the application screen (step S3). When the input is completed, a registration instruction for this information is issued, so that the input personal information is transmitted to the application form application receiving server 1.

The application form application server 1 registers the received personal information in the application form applicant database 12 as application form applicant information (step S4). Here, an example of the application form applicant information registered in the application form applicant database 12 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the left side is an item relating to the individual applicant, and the item relating to the family structure is linked to detailed information relating to the family as shown on the right side. The family information on the right is to be entered only if the applicant is a minor or a student. In the information on the applicant on the left side, the applicant ID is an ID for identifying the applicant, and is automatically added when registering in the application applicant database 12. The card type indicates the type of card that can be issued by this card company, and is used as form selection information when selecting one from a plurality of application forms recorded in the application form database 11. Function. Depending on the type of card, the form of the subscription application differs.

The application form application receiving server 1 registers the applicant information in the application form applicant database 12 and
A form of a subscription application form corresponding to the card type of the applicant information is read from the application form database 11, and the applicant information is poured into this form. The application form and the applicant information are passed to the printing means 13 and printed. As a result, an entry form in which the information of the applicant has been entered is output (step S5). The printing of the application form in step S5 does not necessarily have to be performed at the same time as the registration, and may be performed collectively periodically (for example, once a day) using the information registered in the application form applicant database 12. May be.

The output application form is enclosed together with an envelope on which the address of the card company is printed, and is sent to the applicant of the application form by mail or the like (step S6).

As described above, a person who wishes to issue a card can obtain a subscription application simply by inputting necessary information into a personal computer at home without having to go to the installation location of the subscription application. become. Since the necessary items have already been described in this application form as described above, it is possible to save troublesome entry. However, the application for a credit card requires a handwritten signature and seal.
Make a seal. After signing and sealing, put the application form in the envelope with the address of the enclosed card company and mail it to the card company. The card company receives this application form,
The application procedure is completed.

Here, the host computer 2 in the card company will be described. The host computer 2
As shown in FIG. 5, two databases are managed.
The subscriber database 21 is a database in which information on persons who have subscribed to cards issued by this card company is registered. This information is generated by confirming the contents of the mailed application form and entering information about a card that is authorized to be issued. Instead of directly inputting the information, the application form applicant database 12 may be searched by the applicant ID, the corresponding personal information may be extracted therefrom, and registered in the subscriber database 21. The structure of the database is the same as that of the application form applicant information shown in FIG.

Also, the application form applicant database 22
It records the same contents as the application form applicant database 12 managed by the application form application reception server 1 shown in FIG. Since the contents of the application form applicant database 12 are transmitted from time to time to the card company host computer 2 via the Internet 4, the same data is recorded in the application form applicant database 22.

In the card company host computer 2, the subscription rate can be confirmed by comparing the personal information of the subscriber database 21 with the personal information of the application applicant database 22. Specifically, the matching is performed by the applicant ID of the personal information in both databases, and the ratio is obtained by calculating the ratio of how many of the application applicants actually joined. At this time, by inputting the information of the person who returned the application form (including the person who was not actually permitted to join) as the personal information to be registered in the subscriber database 21, the collection rate of the application form can be reduced. Can also be calculated.

Further, the application form application receiving server 1 and the card company host computer 2 can perform various analyzes based on the obtained information. For example, the URL for accessing the application form application acceptance server
It is also possible to investigate the effect of the advertising medium by inputting information such as where the user knew about.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, in FIG. 1, the application form application receiving server 1 and the card company host computer 2 are both connected to the Internet 4 and are managed in different places. May be. In this case, the host computer 2 does not need to be connected to the Internet,
It is sufficient that either one of the application form applicant databases 12 and 22 has one.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The applicant (subscriber) enters his / her personal information at the terminal and sends it to the server, so that he / she can apply for a subscription application, and the server selects a predetermined form according to the received personal information, Since the application form with the personal information printed is output and sent to applicants, the applicant can obtain the application form without going to the place where the application form is installed. Also, it is possible to save the trouble of filling in necessary items. As a result, it is possible for the card issuing side to promote the application of the subscriber.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing details of an application request receiving server 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an application form application method according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a structure of personal information managed by application form applicant databases 12 and 22 and a subscriber database 21;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing details of a card company host computer 2.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ・ ・ ・ Application form application reception server 2 ・ ・ ・ Card company host computer 3 ・ ・ ・ Applicant terminal 4 ・ ・ ・ Internet 11 ・ ・ ・ Application form database 12,22 ・ ・ ・ Application form applicant database 13 ・..Printing means 21 ... Subscriber database

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A step of inputting own personal information at an applicant terminal, a step of transmitting the input personal information to an application request receiving server, and a plurality of types based on form selection information included in the personal information. Extracting a corresponding application form from an application form database that records the form of the enrollment application form, and using the extracted application form and the personal information to output a subscription form printed with personal information. A method for applying for an application form, comprising the steps of: sending the output application form to an applicant; 2. An application form application system, wherein an application form application receiving server for receiving an application for an application form and an application terminal for applying for an application form are connected through a network line. The reception server includes an application form database that stores a plurality of types of application forms, an application form database that records personal information of the application form, and a personal information transmitted from the applicant terminal. Means for registering in the certificate applicant database;
Means for extracting an application form determined by the personal information from an application form database, and printing means for outputting a subscription form on which personal information is printed based on the extracted application form and the personal information And an application form application system having: 3. A means for inputting personal information printed on a subscription application returned from a subscriber, a subscriber database for recording the entered personal information, and recording personal information of the applicant for the application. An application form applicant database, comprising means for comparing the personal information recorded in the subscriber database with the personal information recorded in the application form applicant database to calculate the collection rate of the enrollment application form. The application form application system according to claim 2, wherein the application form is applied.