JP2003011548A - Printed matter for ordering, ordering device and ordering method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply conduct an ordering work in a convenience store or the like. SOLUTION: A stuff conducts an ordering work by using a portable telephone 20 and an ordering pamphlet 20. The access to an order receiving center 10 is conducted through the portable telephone 20 and, thereafter, bar codes b1, b2, b3 are scanned by the bar code reader of the portable telephone 20 to input an issuing version, an orderer ID, an order pattern or the like and a commodity is specified employing the bar code b4 of the fundamental information on the commodity, then, the amount of the commodity is inputted through a key to input an ordering content sequentially and the ordering content is further confirmed again and, thereafter, an ordering data is transmitted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printed matter for ordering used when placing an order for merchandise, services, etc., and an ordering technique using the printed matter for ordering.

[0002]

[Background Art] In convenience stores, it is important to increase the turnover ratio of products, and inventory is reduced because the sales floor area is relatively small. For that reason, we place detailed orders for products. A special ordering terminal is required for ordering merchandise, and information processing is also required by the store computer. The ordering information sent from the store is VA
It is sent to an N (value-added net) trader, the VAN trader purchases the supplier, arranges delivery, and finally is delivered to the store. In addition, ordering and delivery of merchandise is fairly frequent. For example, bento, bread, etc. are done three times a day, confectionery,
Beverages and processed foods are held three times a week, and sundries and daily necessities are held once a week.

As described above, a large amount of system investment is required for ordering merchandise at convenience stores, and running costs such as communication costs are also a burden. Further, the staff of the store must confirm the stock and consider the selling items when placing an order, and it is difficult to accurately grasp the product information and place the order accurately in a short time.

Further, not only convenience stores but also any situation, it becomes difficult to accurately place an order when the number of products and services increases.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an ordering system which enables simple and reliable ordering of commodities, and has low system investment and running cost. I am trying.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the structure as described in the claims is adopted. Here, before describing the invention in detail, the description of the claims will be supplementarily described.

[0007] That is, according to one aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a bar code representing a created version of an ordered print product, which is created regularly, and an explanation of an ordering object, A bar code provided to the ordering object and arranged in the vicinity of the description of the ordering object is carried.

In this configuration, the issued version can be easily entered by a bar code, and the validity of the description content of the ordered printed matter can be easily determined.

Further, according to another aspect of the present invention, in the printed matter for ordering, a bar code indicating information related to the person in charge of ordering, a description of the ordering object, and an explanation of the ordering object given to the ordering object. And a barcode arranged in the vicinity of.

In this configuration, the person in charge of ordering or the ordering store can be immediately identified by the bar code of the ordering booklet.

Further, according to still another aspect of the present invention, in the printed matter for ordering, a bar code representing information relating to a store that receives the ordered product, a description of the ordering object, and the above-mentioned object added to the ordering object are provided. It carries a barcode arranged near the description of the ordering object.

In this structure, the receiving store can be easily designated by the bar code of the order booklet.

Further, according to still another aspect of the present invention, in an order printed matter, a bar code indicating a business operator involved in the creation of the order printed matter body, a description of the order subject, and the order subject are given. A bar code arranged near the order description is carried.

In this configuration, it is possible to immediately identify the business operator involved in the creation of the ordered printed matter main body based on the order data entered by the bar code, and to adopt the scheme of paying the consideration based on the actual order receipt. .

It should be noted that one bar code may be provided for each piece of information, or a plurality of pieces of information may be represented by a single bar code, or together with information that is not related to the present invention. It may be represented by one bar code.

The bar code of the present invention is preferably a small area bar code project and is ordered using a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, but is not limited to this.

The present invention can be realized not only as a printed matter for ordering, a display device for ordering, an order receiving and ordering apparatus or a system, but also as a method. Further, it goes without saying that a part of such an invention can be configured as software. Further, it goes without saying that a software product (recording medium) used for causing a computer to execute such software is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

The above aspects of the invention and other aspects of the invention are set forth in the appended claims and are described in greater detail below using examples.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

[First Embodiment] First, a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a situation where an order is placed from a store such as a convenience store will be described.

FIG. 1 shows the overall system environment in which the first embodiment is realized. In this figure, the order center 10 and the mobile phone 20 of the store 200 can be connected by various communication infrastructures. . Specifically, the packet network 30 provided by the mobile communication carrier,
Mobile telephone center 40, gateway 401, leased line 5
The mobile phone 20 and the order receiving center 10 are connected via 0. The Internet 60 may be used instead of the leased line 50.

The order receiving center 10 receives the order data from the orderer and delivers the transaction data to a desired customer such as a product manufacturer or a product delivery company.
It is called N business. The order receiving center 10 does not use a dedicated communication infrastructure or terminal, but uses a web-based function (204,
2) is used to receive order data from the orderer. In this example, the order receiving center 10 includes a web server 101, an application server 102, a database management system 103, a router 104, and the like. The resources of these systems are the local area network (LA).
N) 105. It should be noted that no particular description is given regarding the transmission / reception of data between the product manufacturer and the product delivery company. Any usual method can be adopted. Data may be exchanged by a POST request using the web server 101.

The application server 102 performs order receiving processing and the like, and the database management system 103
Manages various databases. In this example, a supplier database 106 that holds information on suppliers (such as product manufacturers), a store database 107 that holds information about stores, a product database 108 that holds information about products, and an order history database that holds order history. Various order receiving processes are performed by using the 109 or the like.

The mobile phone 20 is used by the staff of the store 200 when placing an order, and has a built-in bar code reader. The staff uses the web browsing function 204 of the mobile phone 20 to use the web server 101 of the order receiving center 10.
(URL of the order receiving program) is accessed to send the order data to the order receiving center 10. The order processing is performed while using the order input web page of the web server 101 and reading the bar code of the order booklet 70 using the bar code reader of the mobile phone 20. The order booklet 70 will be described in detail later.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the mobile phone 20. In the example of FIG. 2, the mobile phone 20 has a key operation unit 201 and a display unit 202. In addition to the call function 203, the mobile phone 20 has a web browsing function 204 and a mail browsing function 205. The browsing site can be designated from the key operation unit 201. Further, the browsing function can be easily designated by the bookmark function 207. Further, the mail browsing function 205 has a web access function 206 for accessing a web page from the URL display in the mail text.

Specifically, the URL registered in the bookmark can be selected using a predetermined scroll key or the like to easily browse the Web. In addition, you can create and send emails and view emails. When browsing an email, the URL included in the body of the email can be selected to easily browse the web.

When the mobile phone 20 does not have a built-in bar code reader, the bar code reader 208 may be connected to the connector of the mobile phone 20.

FIG. 3 shows interactions between the store 200, the order receiving center 10 and the business partners. Order Center 10
Processes the order data sent from the store 200 using the mobile phone 20 and sends the transaction data to the customer. The business partner ships the product and also delivers the product, so that the product can be delivered to the specified store at the specified time.

FIG. 4 shows the order booklet 70 in a closed state (front cover is up). The order booklet 70 describes product information over a plurality of pages, and has a size that allows a staff member to store it in a breast pocket or the like. The paper size of the order booklet 70 is, for example, A6 size.
A new booklet will be distributed weekly from the convenience store headquarters. It may be produced and distributed by an agent.
In this example, under the title "New product information",
The weekly version has been published. "I like CVS"
Is the name of the convenience store headquarters.

Since the order booklet 70 is compact and the mobile phone 20 used for ordering is also compact,
The staff can easily carry both, and can easily place an order while on site.

FIG. 5 shows a state in which the front cover of the order booklet 70 is turned over.
Bar codes b1, b2, and b3 corresponding to the description of the ordering person ID and the ordering pattern are provided. The barcodes b1, b2, b3, etc. may be printed, or the corresponding seals may be clothed.

The issued version indicates the week of the booklet, and the ordering person ID is the orderer's identifier. The identifier is, for example, an identification number, and the name is also provided. The ordering pattern is the flight number for delivery, and if there are three flights per day, for example, "1 flight", "2 flights", "3"
It is specified in distinction from "flight".

Since the booklet 70 has a small size, a bar code having a smaller area than a normal bar code is adopted. For example, one that complies with the ITF barcode standard is adopted. As a result, the area can be reduced to 1/20 to 1/30 as compared with the conventional one. The barcode reader itself can be small.

FIG. 6 shows the page of the product description text in a two-page spread, and the page on the left side shows basic information of the product (see FIG. 7).
Is described, and notes or advice on product selection are described on the right page. In addition to the text of the product description, it is preferable to provide a calendar part useful for sales promotion and an example part of a product array sample (for each section of the product sales floor).

FIG. 7 shows an example of the basic information page of a product. In this example, different basic information of a product is described or arranged in each of the six areas. The basic information area includes a product image area, basic data (name, price, weight, etc.) area and a barcode area.
A barcode b4 is printed in the barcode area.
The barcode b4 is also a small-sized barcode like the barcodes b1, b2, and b3 in FIG.

When the staff places an order, the order center 10 is accessed by the mobile phone 20 as described above, and then the issued version, the orderer ID, the ordering pattern and the like are bar codes b1, b2, b3. Then, the product is specified using the basic information bar code b4 as shown in FIG. 7, the quantity is entered by the key, the order contents are sequentially entered, and the order contents are confirmed. Then, the order data is transmitted.

According to this configuration, since the issue version, the orderer information, and the ordering pattern (delivery pattern) can be input as the information related to the ordering by the bar code, a simple process becomes possible. Whether or not the issued version is valid can be immediately determined on the ordering center 10 side. The orderer information is
The ID of the store may be used instead of the ID of the orderer. Also, personal identification may be performed using the subscriber number or device ID of the mobile phone 20.

[Embodiment 2] Next, the member receives an order from the order center 10
Second Embodiment A second embodiment will be described in which a product is ordered at (or mail order by telephone) and the product is received at the nearest store (for example, a convenience store) (may be simultaneously settled).

FIG. 8 shows the entire system environment in which the second embodiment is realized. In this figure, the parts corresponding to those in FIG. 1 are designated by the corresponding reference numerals. In FIG. 8, it has a member database 110. When conducting electronic commerce, membership registration is done by the usual method. of course,
It may be configured to perform member registration or electronic commerce.

The user (member) places an order using the mobile phone 20 and the order booklet 80.

FIG. 10 shows a form of the cover of the order booklet 80. In this case, the name of the store (“Kakikuke store”) is described.

FIG. 11 shows a state in which the front cover of the order booklet 80 is turned over, and the issued version, the store ID, and the receiving pattern are displayed together with the corresponding bar code on the right page of the spread. Using this bar code, the user can designate a predetermined store (designated by the store ID) as a recipient, and can designate a receiving time and the like. By designating the issue version, it is possible to know the validity or invalidity of the booklet 80. The product information text is almost the same as in FIG.

The user can place an order by immediately specifying the receiving store, the receiving time, the product, etc. by the bar code using the mobile phone 20 and the order booklet 80. As shown in FIG. 9, the order receiving center 10 receives an order, exchanges it with a customer, arranges product shipment / delivery, and delivers the product to a desired store. The user goes to the store at the designated time to receive the product, and if necessary, makes a payment using the payment mechanism of the store.

The order booklet 80 is distributed by the staff of the store at the store or on the street. When the user places an order using this booklet 80, he or she goes to the store and receives the product, so that the opportunity can be used to promote the product sales.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, in addition to the issue version of the booklets 70, 80, orderer information, ordering pattern, receiving store information, and receiving time information, various information related to ordering can be displayed as a bar code and transmitted to the order receiving center 10. . For example, the business information of the planner or producer of the order booklet may be entered as a barcode (or as part of the barcode data). In this case, it is possible to pay the consideration to the planner or the producer depending on the order amount specified by the business entity information.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, information of an ordering booklet may be incorporated in a portable device such as personal digital assistants, and data may be input using a bar code displayed on its display. .

Further, although the booklet for ordering is used in the above-mentioned example, any form of printed matter may be used. In short, it suffices that the printed matter carry the product information and the related bar code display.

Further, an intelligent fixed telephone may be used instead of the mobile telephone, and various information terminals (including intelligent household electric appliances) such as a personal computer may be used.

[0049]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily place an order for merchandise.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention as a whole.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the mobile phone 20 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a flow from ordering to receiving a product according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an order booklet 70 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an order booklet 70 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an order booklet 70 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an order booklet 70 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention as a whole.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a flow from ordering to receiving a product according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an order booklet 70 according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an order booklet 70 according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a modified example of the first embodiment or the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Order Center 20 mobile phones 30 packet network 40 Mobile Telephone Center 50 dedicated line 60 Internet 70 Order booklet 80 Order booklet 101 Web server 102 Application server 103 database management system 104 router 105 LAN 106 Business Partner Database 107 store database 108 product database 109 Order History Database 110 Member Database 200 stores 201 key operation part 202 display 203 Call function 204 Web browsing function 205 Mail browsing function 206 Web access function 207 Bookmark function 208 Bar Code Reader 401 gateway b1, b2, b3, b4 barcode

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A regularly created barcode carrying a created version of a bar code, a description of the order object, and a bar code assigned to the order object and located near the order object description. Printed material for ordering. 2. The printed matter for ordering according to claim 1, wherein the barcode is printed on a main body of the printed matter. 3. The ordered printed matter according to claim 1, wherein the printed matter main body is composed of a booklet formed by binding sheets of plural pages. 4. The printed matter for ordering according to claim 1, further comprising a bar code indicating information related to an ordering person. 5. The printed matter for ordering according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, further comprising a bar code indicating a type of ordering. 6. The printed matter for ordering according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, wherein the barcode is formed by a barcode plan which occupies a smaller area than a normal barcode. 7. A printed matter for ordering, which carries a bar code representing information related to an ordering person, a description of an ordering object, and a bar code provided to the ordering object and arranged in the vicinity of the description of the ordering object. . 8. The printed matter for ordering according to claim 1, a barcode reader for reading the barcode, a mobile phone for transmitting data output from the barcode reader, and the mobile phone. An ordering apparatus comprising: a receiving unit that receives the ordering information transmitted from the ordering unit and a unit that transmits the received ordering information to a trading partner who handles the ordering object. 9. An order printed matter according to claim 1, a bar code reader for reading the bar code, and a mobile phone for receiving data output from the bar code reader. And a step of transmitting the received ordering information to a customer who handles the ordering target. 10. A bar code representing information related to a store that receives an ordered product, a description of an order target, and a bar code provided to the order target and arranged near the order target. Printed material for ordering. 11. The printed matter for ordering according to claim 10, further comprising a bar code indicating a desired reception time. 12. A bar code representing a business operator involved in the production of a printed matter for ordering, a description of an ordering object, and a bar code attached to the ordering object and arranged in the vicinity of the description of the ordering object. Printed material for ordering. 13. A display of a bar code representing the created version, a display of an ordering target description, and a bar code display provided near the display of the ordering target description given to the ordering target. A display device for ordering, the contents of which are regularly changed. 14. A bar code provided near a display of a bar code indicating information related to the person in charge of ordering, a description of ordering target, and a display of the description of ordering target given to the ordering target. Display device for ordering that carries the display of.