JP2002163249A - Distributed matter creation processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a distributed matter creation processing system for conducting the processing in creating distributed matter such as a direct mail, an electronic mail, a pamphlet and the like, capable of manufacturing related distributed matter in one business by editing and creating process in each individual unit and conducting creation processing for enough exhibiting the function of the distributed matter. SOLUTION: A DM manufacture support system 11 extracts a format template, a model sentence, suitable image information from the respective information 26 to 29 of an information storing means 30 according to an access from a designated branch terminal, and sequentially transmits a screen file to the concerned subject branch terminal by a delivery means 22. The editing means 23 conducts editing processing for DM contents according to a select signal from the concerned subject branch terminal, a distribution subject person is specified by an ordering/order receipt managing means 24, and the information on the cost is calculated and displayed. A print file is created and printed in a DM manufacturing system 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a distributed material creation processing system that performs processing when creating a distributed material such as a direct mail, an electronic mail, and a pamphlet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, for example, direct mail (DM) has been actively sent to customers to promote sales of predetermined products, and the spread of electronic mail by a personal computer using the Internet has become popular. It is also becoming popular to provide information on products and the like.
Therefore, it is desired to be able to individually and easily edit and create the contents of DMs and e-mails for guiding products and the like.

Conventionally, for example, in a case where a predetermined business entity sends a DM for sales promotion to a customer, an e-mail content common to each customer is determined, and the number of copies corresponding to the number of customers to be sent is printed. In general, this is sent out to each customer by delivery means such as mailing or home delivery. In this case, the contents of the e-mail are determined based on the fact that the costs from printing to delivery are paid within the budget.

[0004]

However, in the case of a business entity having a predetermined number of branches, it is desirable that each branch in charge of the customer can understand the needs of the customer, so that it is desirable to create a DM that meets the needs. However, as described above, there is a problem that it is difficult to sufficiently exert the DM function with uniform contents.

[0005] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-2000 discloses a print ordering system in which the orderer proofreads and edits the contents of a printed matter such as a business card using an image editing program provided in a terminal or the like and a computer network, and causes the selected printing company to print. −
Although these are disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 155666, they do not correspond to the production of a DM or the like appropriately including a greeting card or an attached pamphlet, and information for delivery to a predetermined number of customers (such as an address and a management number). Since the system is not linked to the processing of (information), it cannot be applied to the creation of distribution materials, and there is a problem in that it is not possible to perform processing for fully exerting its functions when creating a DM or the like. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and enables the production of related distribution items in one business by performing an editing and creating process for each individual unit, thereby enabling the functions of the distribution items to be fully exhibited. It is an object of the present invention to provide a distribution product creation processing system for performing a creation process.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, a predetermined business entity terminal is connected to a computer network to which at least a predetermined number of related terminals in the business entity are connected. A connected matter creation processing system including at least a support system that performs processing for creating a delivered matter, wherein the support system includes a predetermined number of format templates for configuring the delivered matter. Information, a predetermined number of sentence example information to be embedded in the format template, and information storage means for storing at least quantitative information of the structured distribution material; and the information storage means according to an access from the predetermined related terminal. A predetermined format template and a predetermined sentence example are extracted to be selected at least, and are extracted in accordance with a selection signal from the target related terminal. An editing unit that edits the contents of the cloth to create an editing file, and specifies the distribution target of the distribution product, and includes the information storage unit based on the editing file created by the editing unit. Order management means for performing order processing for calculating at least one of information on the cost and file capacity by referring to the quantitative information of the distributed material, and when editing by the editing means, In addition to creating and transmitting a sequentially corresponding screen file, after editing, a print file for printing the distribution is created from the edited file and transmitted to a predetermined print processing system, and calculated by the order management means. Distribution means for displaying the obtained information on the target related terminal,
It has composition which has.

[0008] In the inventions of claims 2 to 4, the information storage means has image information constituting an editing file created by the editing means. A predetermined number of customer terminals to be delivered are connected, and the delivery unit creates an e-mail file based on an edit file created by the editing unit together with the print file or in place of the print file. E-mail file creating means for distributing the e-mail file to the target customer terminal, and the order management means refers to the quantitative information stored in the information storage means to determine the capacity of the created e-mail file. Calculated and displayed on the target-related terminal by the distribution means ", and" at least the print file created by the distribution means Zui and, to prepare the distribution by performing printing, encapsulating each of the distribution in the sealing member comprises a print processing system for sealing "is configured.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a distribution creation processing system in which a predetermined number of business entity terminals are connected and a predetermined number of related terminals for each business entity are connected to at least a connected computer network. Claim 1
3. The support system according to at least one of 3 is provided for each of the business entities, and a predetermined related terminal can freely access the support system corresponding to the business entity.

[0010] In the invention according to claim 6, the distribution is produced by performing printing based on at least the print file created by any of the support systems, and each of the distributions is sealed in a sealing body. This is a configuration including a print processing system.

As described above, the format template, the sentence example,
The image information is extracted as appropriate, and the screen file is sequentially transmitted from the distribution unit to the target related terminal, the contents of the distribution are edited according to the selection signal from the target related terminal, and the edited file is created, and the order is received. The distribution target is specified by the management means, and at least one of the cost and the file capacity is calculated and displayed on the target-related terminal by the distribution means. In addition, a print file and / or an e-mail file are created based on the edited file and distributed to a print processing system and a target customer terminal as appropriate. In other words, it is possible to edit and create a related distribution product in one business operation of the business entity, for example, for each branch unit, and to fully exert the function of the distribution product to the corresponding customer from each branch. It is possible.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a direct mail (hereinafter, abbreviated as DM) printed as a distribution material and an e-mail to be distributed on a computer network are shown as examples.

FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram on a computer network to which the distribution creation processing system of the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, a DM production support system 11 which is a support system and a DM production system 12 which is a print processing system are, for example, LAN (Local Area N).
The DM creation support system 11 is connected to a computer network 13 such as the Internet or an intranet. here,
DM production support system 11 and DM production system 12
, The DM creation system 12 may be separate from the distribution creation system.

The computer network 13
Is connected to the business entity terminal 14 and a predetermined number of related terminals in the business entity. For example, the business entity terminal 14 is a terminal under the jurisdiction of the head office, and the related terminals are a predetermined number of branch terminals 15A to 15N. In addition, the business entity has a predetermined number of customers who distribute DMs and the like (jurisdiction on a branch-by-branch basis).
16N is connected to the computer network 13.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a direct mail (DM) creation support system as a distribution creation processing system according to the present invention. FIG. 2A is a block diagram of the entire DM production support system, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a distribution unit included in the DM production support system 11.

A DM production support system 1 shown in FIG.
1 is incorporated in, for example, a server computer. In addition to a control unit (not shown) for controlling the entire system, a network data input / output unit 21 and a distribution unit 2
2. Editing means 23, order receiving / managing means 24, information managing means 25, template 2 which is information of a format template
6, order information 29 which is quantitative information of the distribution information composed of editing information 27, image information 28, and the distribution. The template 26, the editing information 27, the image information 28, and the order information 29 are stored in the information storage unit 30. The network data input / output means 21 includes an authentication means 31 and an authentication table 32, and the order management means 24
Is connected to a customer level table 33.

The network data input / output means 21
Are the business entity terminal 14 and branch terminals 15A to 15N.
The authentication means 31 authenticates whether or not the access is authorized by referring to the authentication table 32 in response to the access request from the user and edit data (and distribution means) transmitted between the accessed branch terminal and the editing means 23. Input / output of the exchange of the screen file created in step S22). Further, when printing a distribution, the print file created by the distribution unit 22 is sent to the DM production system 12. Further, when an e-mail is created by the distribution unit 22, the e-mail is distributed to the target customer terminals (16A to 16N), and the distribution unit 2
The order information file created in step 2 is transmitted to the business entity terminal 14.

Although the order is different, the template 26 stored in the information storage means 30 stores a predetermined number of templates in a format (a format including a fixed text) such as a greeting card, a questionnaire, various kinds of guidance, and the like. Editing information 2
7 stores a predetermined number of sentence example information to be embedded in the predetermined format according to the format. The image information 28 stores a predetermined number of images, such as photographs of products and pamphlets, which make up an edit file (distribution) as appropriate. The order information 29 stores quantitative information in which the weight of the printing paper, the production cost, and the cost required for delivery are associated when the distribution is printed, and the file capacity is reduced when the distribution is distributed by e-mail. Stores associated quantitative information. Then, the information management unit 25 manages extraction and update of various types of information stored in the information storage unit 30.

[0019] The editing means 23, at least in response to access from predetermined branch terminals (15A to 15N),
Template 26 and editing information 2 of information storage means 30
7 to extract at least a predetermined format template and a predetermined sentence example so as to be selected, edit the contents of the distribution according to the selection signal from the target branch terminal, and create an edited file.

The order management unit 24 refers to the customer level table 33 to specify a distribution target person of the distribution, and based on the edited file created by the editing unit 23, orders the information storage unit 30. An ordering process for calculating at least one of the cost and the file capacity is performed with reference to the quantitative information of the distribution material constituted by the information 29. In the customer level table 33, for example, all customers managed by the business entity (managed for each branch by customer ID) are assigned a level according to, for example, a purchase history. Is a table associated with.

The distribution means 22 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2B.
5A to 15N), and creates and transmits a screen file corresponding to each of them, and after editing, creates a print file for printing a distribution from the edited file to create a DM print system 12 which is a predetermined print processing system. And the information calculated by the order management means 24 is displayed on the target branch terminals (15A to 15N). In addition, an e-mail file is created based on the edited file created by the editing unit 23 together with or instead of the print file, and distributed to the target customer terminal.

Here, in FIG.
2 is data input / output means 41, screen file creation means 4
2. A print file creating unit 43, an e-mail file creating unit 44, an order information file creating unit 45, and an address table 46 are provided as appropriate. Data input / output means 4
Reference numeral 1 denotes the network data input / output unit 21, the editing unit 23, the order management unit 24, and the DM production system 1.
2 input and output data and files.

The screen file creating means 41, when edited by the editing means 23, outputs the target branch terminal (15A to 15A).
A screen file corresponding to N) is sequentially created. The print file creation unit 43 creates a print file for printing by the DM creation system 12 based on the edit file created by the edit unit 23. The e-mail file creating means 44 is used for the target customer terminals (16A to 16N) based on the edited file created by the editing means 23.
In this case, an address table 46 in which a customer (customer ID) is associated with a mail address is referred to.

The transmission / reception information file creating means 45 sends the target branch terminal (15A to 15N) to any customer to transmit what kind of DM,
Create an ordering information file indicating whether the e-mail was distributed.

FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of a DM production system added to the distribution production system of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the DM production system 12 includes a print content specifying unit 51, a printing unit 52, a sealing unit 5
3. Sorting means 54 and customer database (DB) 55
As appropriate. Based on the print file 56 sent from the DM production support system 11, the print content specifying unit 51 refers to the customer DB 55 from the customer ID and acquires information for delivery such as the address and name of the customer to be distributed. To specify the final print contents. The customer DB 55,
It is obtained in advance as customer information from the target business entity, and the address, name,
Age, gender, occupation, telephone number, etc. are stored.

The printing means 52 includes a print content specifying means 5
According to the print content specified in step 1, printing is performed on a predetermined sheet (the size and weight of the sheet are stored in the order information 29). It is to be produced. The enclosing and enclosing means 53 is a predetermined enclosing body for the produced DM (when mailed, the size and weight of the envelope as an envelope are set to the order information 29).
And stored. The sorting means 54 is provided as appropriate, and sorts the sealed body in which the DM is enclosed, for each of the distribution destinations. Appropriately sorted sealed bodies are sent to each target customer.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a screen file transmitted to a target terminal by the DM production support system of FIG. FIG. 4 (A) shows a predetermined branch terminal (15A to 15A).
N) is a screen file to be transmitted to the target branch terminal by the network data input / output means 21 when an access request is made from the target branch terminal, and allows the user to input an ID (customer ID) and a password assigned in advance on the target branch terminal. And send (send button). Based on the ID and the password, the authentication unit 31 refers to the authentication table 32 to authenticate whether the access is authorized or not.

FIG. 4B shows a screen file for selecting the level and distribution method of a customer who distributes a DM (e-mail).
After the authentication, the screen file creation unit 42 of the distribution unit 22 creates the screen file. Here, for example, A to
It is divided into five levels up to E.
Also, a selection field of print distribution and e-mail distribution (both can be selected) is displayed as a distribution method. When the target branch terminal is checked and sent (send button),
The order management means 24 refers to the customer level table 33 based on the level signal to obtain the number of persons and the information of the customer (customer ID). The ID is used as a reference for specifying the distribution destination of the printed DM.

FIG. 4C shows a screen file for allowing the target branch terminal to select a format format. The editing unit 23 reads out the format format stored in the information storage unit 30 from the template 26 and distributes it. The screen file creation means 42 of the means 22 creates it. For example,
"Greeting card 1 for product promotion", "Greeting card 2 for promotion to the store",
A template containing a fixed phrase such as "greeting card 3 for new customers" is displayed. Along with a "select" button, if there is more than one screen display, "next" (in the next screen, " In the case of the last screen, only the button of "return" is displayed. The selection is made, for example, by clicking the displayed format portion.

FIG. 4D is a screen file displaying a selected template (for example, “greeting card 2 for promotion to visit”) in two frames. In the right frame, a template text and a template image are displayed. At the same time, an area in which text examples such as a greeting, a product guide, and a seminar guide are embedded is displayed. In the left frame, for example, a text example embedded in the greeting text area is selected by a pull-down method, a text example embedded in the product information area is selected by a pull-down method, and a text example embedded in the seminar information area is selected by a pull-down method. Is made.

The sentence example is stored in the editing information 27, and is extracted by the editing means 23 via the information management means 25. In the right frame, a “pamphlet attachment” button is displayed when a pamphlet is attached, and a “fix” button is displayed when editing including the pamphlet is completed.

FIG. 4E shows a screen file for brochure selection displayed when the “attach brochure” button is clicked in FIG. 4D, and is acquired from the image information 28 by the editing means 23. This brochure selection screen is displayed in an overlapping manner on a plurality of pamphlets (A, B...), And each button of “Next”, “Contents display”, “Confirm”, “Cancel” Is displayed.

The "next" button is a button for displaying the next screen. The "confirm" button is clicked after the pamphlet image is clicked and the attached pamphlet is confirmed, and the display shown in FIG. Return. Also,
The "cancel" button is for canceling the attachment of the pamphlet, and when clicked, the button shown in FIG.
Return to Then, when the “contents display” button is clicked after clicking the corresponding pamphlet image, a screen display shown in FIG. 4F is made.

FIG. 4F shows a screen file for displaying the contents of the selected pamphlet, which is extracted from the image information 28 by the editing means 23. A “next page” button (including “previous page” for the next screen, only “previous page” for the last screen) is displayed when there are multiple selected pamphlets, and a “return” button is displayed. You. Clicking the “return” button returns to FIG. 4D.

FIG. 4 (G) shows a screen file of the whole editing displayed when the “confirm” button is clicked in FIG. 4 (D), in which the distribution method is print distribution.
The format selected and edited in (D) and the whole of the attached pamphlet appropriately selected are displayed. Further, the printing fee for the DM produced by printing all the pages and the total cost for the number of people in the delivery fee for the total weight according to the number of sheets are displayed. 29.

Further, a "return" and "order" button are displayed. The “return” button returns to FIG. 4E as a function to cope with, for example, reducing the number of attached pamphlets when the budget is over in the cost display. The “order” button is used to change the text example edited on the overall editing screen and the attached pamphlet into a DM.

FIG. 4H shows a screen file of the whole editing when the distribution method is the electronic mail distribution, in which the file capacity is displayed instead of the charge display of FIG. 4G. For example, the burden on the recipient when the file size is large in mail distribution is considered, and the file size can be reduced by changing or canceling the attached pamphlet. 4 (G) and FIG.
(H) may be combined, that is, the charge display and the file capacity display may be mixed as a case where both the print distribution and the electronic mail distribution are selected.

Next, FIGS. 5 and 6 show flowcharts of the creation processing in the DM creation support system of FIG. In FIG. 5, first, predetermined branch terminals (15A to 1A)
5N) via the computer network 13 (step (S) 1), the network data input / output means 21 sends an ID as shown in FIG.
A screen file requesting a password is transmitted to the target branch terminal (S2). Then, when the ID and password are obtained from the target branch terminal, the authentication means 31 performs authentication processing as to whether or not the access is authorized by referring to the authentication table 32 (S
3).

As a result of the authentication (S4), if the access is not authorized, a screen file requesting an ID or the like is transmitted to the target branch terminal again. Also, in the case of a legitimate access, the screen file creation means 42 of the distribution means 22 is
A screen file for selecting a distribution target customer level and a distribution method as shown in (B) is created and transmitted to the target branch terminal (S5). After receiving the signal of the customer level and the distribution method from the target branch terminal, the editing means 23 acquires a plurality of format formats from the template 26 and obtains the format shown in FIG.
Is created by the screen file creation means 42 and transmitted to the target branch terminal (S6).

Therefore, the order management means 24 refers to the customer level table 33 to specify the customer to be distributed by the customer ID and also specifies the quantity (number of copies) (S7).
On the other hand, when a signal in which a predetermined format (template) is selected is received from the target branch terminal, the editing unit 23 embeds a text example editing screen file for embedding a content sentence in the template as shown in FIG. Is created and transmitted by the screen file creation means 42 of the distribution means 22 (S8).

On the screen shown in FIG. 4D by the target branch terminal side, the editing means 23 extracts and transmits from the editing information 27 in response to the sentence example selection pull-down button determined as described above (S9). Wait until either the "OK" button or the "Attach brochure" button is clicked (S1
0). When the target branch terminal receives a signal indicating that the “pamphlet attachment” button is clicked, the editing unit 23 reads the pamphlet image from the image information 28 and
A screen file for selecting a pamphlet as shown in (E) is created and transmitted (S11).

On the pamphlet selection screen shown in FIG. 4E, the user waits for any button to be clicked and input (S12). In response to the content display request by the "content display" signal, the image information 28 is displayed. The pamphlet image files for all pages are acquired and transmitted (13), and the screen file shown in FIG. 4 (F) is sequentially transmitted in response to the display request on the target branch terminal side. Thereafter, when a "return" signal (FIG. 4F) is received (S14), or in FIG.
When the "cancel" signal shown in FIG. 4 is received, a text example editing screen file in which the content sentence shown in FIG. 4D is embedded is transmitted (S15).

Therefore, in S10 and S15, when the “confirmation” signal is received in the screen file in which the sentence example shown in FIG. 4D is embedded, the edited data to which the pamphlet is attached and the distribution target customer specified in S7 , Based on the distribution quantity obtained above (S1
6) In the case of print distribution, the order management means 24 calculates the delivery fee from the total amount (total weight) by referring to the order information 29 from the selected text example, the number of pamphlets, and according to the number of distribution target customers. The total fee including the printing fee is calculated (S17). In S16, the case of e-mail distribution will be described with reference to FIG.

Then, the editing means 23 creates a screen file for displaying all pages to be printed and a fee display as shown in FIG. 4G and transmits the screen file to the target branch terminal (S18). In the screen display shown in FIG.
It is determined whether the “return” button is selected on the target branch terminal side (S19), and if the “return” button is selected, the process returns to S11.

When the "order" button is selected, the editing means 23 creates an edit file based on the edit data, and the print file creation means 43 of the distribution means 22 creates a print file based on the edit file. And DM
At the same time, the order information file creating means 45 of the distribution means 22 creates an order information file and sends it to the business entity terminal 14 (S
20).

On the other hand, in FIG. 6, in the case of e-mail distribution in S16, the total file capacity of the file of the selected sentence example in FIG. Is calculated with reference to the order information 29 (S21). Then, the editing means 23 creates a screen file of all page display and full file capacity display as shown in FIG. 4 (H) and transmits it to the target branch terminal (22).

Therefore, it is determined whether or not the "return" button is selected on the target branch terminal side (S23). If the "return" button is selected, the process returns to S11. When the "order" button is selected, the editing means 23 creates an editing file based on the editing data, and the editing file is transmitted to the e-mail file creating means 44 of the distribution means 22.
Sent to

The e-mail file creation means 44 specifies the e-mail address of the distribution target customer in the address table 46, and attaches a pamphlet (S
24), an e-mail file for attaching the selected pamphlet is created and each target customer terminal (16A to 16A) is created.
N) (S25). In addition, an e-mail file displaying a URL for specifying the site for browsing the pamphlet file is created without attaching the pamphlet, and is delivered to each target customer terminal (S26).

Although the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 show a case where either the print distribution or the e-mail distribution is selected, it is also possible to select both.
The processing of both S17 to S20 and S21 to S26 is performed.

Next, FIG. 7 shows a processing flowchart of the DM production system of FIG. In FIG. 7, first, DM
The print content specifying means 51 of the production system 12 acquires the print file 56 sent from the DM production support system 11 (S31), and the customer ID indicated in the print file
Based on the information, at least information on the address and name of the customer is extracted and acquired from the customer DB 55 (S32).

Therefore, the printing means 52 sets the print file 56
Prints the address, name, and customer ID as appropriate on the address portion of the envelope (in the case of mailing), and prints the sentence example including the acquired name and the pamphlet attached as appropriate. Is performed (S33). Then, in the enclosing / sealing means 53, the printed document and pamphlet are sealed in the envelope (S3).
4). Thereafter, the sorting means 54 sorts each envelope for each shipping area (S35).

As described above, the business of distributing a distribution product such as a direct mail in the business entity can be independently edited and created as a distribution product related to each branch unit. The function of the distribution to the customer can be fully exhibited. In addition, the cost and the file capacity can be grasped in editing.

Next, FIG. 8 shows a configuration diagram of another embodiment to which the distribution production system of the present invention is applied. FIG.
It corresponds to FIG. 1, and one business entity, for example, LAN 13A
, The business entity terminal 14A and the affiliated branch terminals 15A-1
5N form a network and are connected to a computer network (Internet) 13 for each of a predetermined number of business entities. In this case, a web application server 61 is connected to the computer network 13, and the web application server 61 includes DM creation support systems 11A to 11N as servers for each business entity. Also, DM
The production system 12 includes customer DBs 56A-
56N are provided.

In this case, for example, each branch terminal of the company A accesses the company A server DM production support system 11A dedicated to the company A.
A obtains information about the distribution target customer and creates a DM. A unique editing for creating a DM can be performed from each branch terminal of a plurality of business entities.

[0055]

As described above, according to the first, fourth to sixth aspects of the present invention, a format template, a sentence example, and image information are appropriately extracted and distributed from the information storage means in response to access from a predetermined related terminal. Means to sequentially transmit the screen file to the target related terminal, edit the contents of the distribution according to the selection signal from the target related terminal, create an edited file, and specify the distribution target person by the order management means Then, by calculating the cost information and displaying it on the target related terminal via the distribution means, and by creating a print file based on the edited file and printing it appropriately with a print processing system, the business entity can For example, it is possible to edit and create related distribution products within one business, for example, for each branch unit, and to understand the cost etc. in editing,
The function of the distribution to the corresponding customer from each branch can be fully exhibited.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, by making the information storage means include the image information constituting the editing file created by the editing means, it is possible to produce a distributed product having image information in printing and e-mail. And the functions of the distribution can be fully demonstrated.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, an e-mail file is created as the edited distribution material and distributed to the target customer terminal, while the file size of the e-mail is calculated, whereby The functions can be realized by e-mail, and the distribution on the optimal network can be controlled by calculating the file size.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram on a computer network to which a distribution creation processing system of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a direct mail (DM) creation support system as a distribution creation processing system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a DM production system added to the distribution production processing system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a screen file transmitted to a target terminal by the DM production support system of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart (1) of a creation process in the DM creation support system of FIG. 2;

6 is a flowchart (2) of a creation process in the DM creation support system of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a processing flowchart of the DM production system of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of another embodiment to which the distribution production processing system of the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Direct mail (DM) production support system 12 DM production system 13 Computer network 14 Business entity terminal 15 Branch terminal 16 Customer terminal 21 Network data input / output means 22 Distribution means 23 Editing means 24 Order management means 25 Information management means 26 Template 27 Editing information 28 Image information 29 Order information 30 Information storage means 33 Customer level table 42 Screen file creation means 43 Print file creation means 44 E-mail file creation means 45 Ordering information file creation means 52 Printing means 53 Enclosure and sealing means 54 Sorting means 56 Print file

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A support system to which a predetermined business entity terminal is connected and a predetermined number of related terminals in the business entity are connected to at least a connected computer network, and at least a process for producing a distribution is provided. A distribution product creation processing system comprising: a support system comprising: information of a predetermined number of format templates for configuring the distribution product; a predetermined number of text example information to be embedded in the format template; An information storage unit in which at least quantitative information is stored; and extracting, in order to select at least a predetermined format template and a predetermined sentence example from the information storage unit in response to access from the predetermined related terminal, Editing means for editing the contents of the distribution according to a selection signal from a related terminal and creating an editing file The addition to specifying the distribution target's distribution, based on the editing files created by the editing means, the cost with reference to the quantitative information of the distribution that is configured from the information storing means,
Order management means for performing order processing for calculating at least any one of the information of the file size, and, at the time of editing by the editing means, sequentially create and transmit a corresponding screen file to the target related terminal,
After editing, a distribution unit that creates a print file for printing the distribution from the edited file, transmits the print file to a predetermined print processing system, and displays the information calculated by the order management unit on the target related terminal. A distribution creation processing system, comprising: 2. A distribution creation processing system according to claim 1, wherein said information storage means includes image information constituting an editing file created by said editing means. system. 3. The distribution creation processing system according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined number of customer terminals to which the distribution is distributed are connected to the computer network. E-mail file creating means for creating an e-mail file based on the edited file created by the editing means together with the print file or in place of the print file and distributing the created e-mail file to the target customer terminal, Means for calculating the capacity of the created e-mail file with reference to the quantitative information stored in the information storage means, and displaying the capacity of the created e-mail file on the target related terminal by the distribution means; Object creation processing system. 4. A distribution creation processing system according to claim 1, wherein the distribution is created by performing printing based on at least a print file created by the distribution unit. And a print processing system for enclosing and sealing each of the deliverables in a sealed body. 5. A distribution creation processing system in which a predetermined number of business entity terminals are connected, and a predetermined number of related terminals for each business entity are connected to at least a connected computer network. And a support system provided for each of the business entities, wherein a predetermined related terminal can freely access the support system corresponding to the business entity. 6. The distribution creation processing system according to claim 5, wherein the distribution is created by performing printing based on at least a print file created by any of the support systems. And a print processing system for enclosing and sealing each in a sealed body.