JP2004318284A - Center device and method for managing individual address and its program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a center device for allowing a user to perform communication or article transfer with the other party without notifying his or her own true address to the other party. <P>SOLUTION: This center device is configured of an individual address acquiring means for acquiring an individual address being any address other than the real address of a user, which is made to correspond to the specific other party, a storing means for storing the address corresponding to the other party and the individual address by associating them with the user and a real address acquiring means for acquiring the real address corresponding to the user from the address corresponding to the other party and the individual address, at the time of receiving the address corresponding to the other party and the individual address from an external device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a technology that enables communication with another party and exchange of articles without notifying the other party of his / her true address.
[0002]
[Prior art]
It is a common practice to buy and sell goods and contents on the Internet. In such a case, usually the address of the customer (e-mail address, telephone number, address, etc.) is provided to the other party of the transaction as their contact or delivery address Will be told. By notifying the other party of his / her own address, the following problem may occur.
[0003]
First, the other party may use the address for a purpose other than the intended purpose. For example, there is a case where information or articles are sent without obtaining permission from the address provider. Also, the address may leak to a third party other than the other party, and the third party may use the address for an unintended purpose.
[0004]
As a solution to such a problem, various methods have been conventionally proposed, for example, a method using a temporary anonymous address (see Patent Documents 1 to 3).
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2003-54749 A
[0006]
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-2002-73475
[0007]
[Patent Document 3]
JP 2001-97513 A
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, according to the above-described conventional technology, there is a problem that anonymous mail cannot be trusted by a partner such as a company. Further, with the temporary address, the other party cannot know whether or not the person who made the contact has made a transaction before, and cannot carry out, for example, user retention and data mining.
[0009]
In addition, the person using the temporary address also has the inconvenience of having to issue a temporary address again when re-contacting the other party. In addition, there is a disadvantage that it is difficult to obtain a premium to be given to a specific customer if the address is temporary and anonymous.
[0010]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and enables communication and exchange of articles with the other party without notifying the other party of his / her own real address, and solves the conventional problems described above. It aims to provide technology.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The above-mentioned problem is solved by an individual address acquiring means for acquiring an individual address other than the real address of the user and corresponding to a specific counterpart, and storing the address corresponding to the counterpart and the individual address in association with the user. Storing means for obtaining a real address corresponding to the user from the address corresponding to the counterpart and the individual address when receiving the address corresponding to the counterpart and the individual address from an external device; And a center device having means.
[0012]
According to the present invention, the individual address is stored in association with the user, and the real address is acquired when the individual address is transmitted from an external device such as the other party, so that the other party is notified of his / her own real address. Communication with other parties and exchange of articles are possible without the need. Further, since the real address for the individual address is obtained by confirming the address corresponding to the other party and the individual address, there is an effect of preventing the use of the individual address by a person other than the other party. Further, it is not necessary to make the individual address temporary, and since the individual address corresponds to the other party and the user, the above-mentioned conventional problem is solved.
[0013]
The “address” has a meaning including an address of the apparatus, a code corresponding to the address, an address, a mail address, a telephone number, and the like. The “real address” is an address directly corresponding to the user, for example, the user's mail address, telephone number, address, and the like.
[0014]
The above center device may further include a unit for transmitting information to the user's device using the real address obtained by the real address obtaining unit. According to the present invention, for example, a mail addressed to an individual address can be transmitted to a real address.
[0015]
The apparatus may further include means for transmitting the real address obtained by the real address obtaining means to the external device. According to the present invention, a real address can be transmitted to an external device, and for example, it is possible to deliver an article to a user using the real address.
[0016]
Further, the storage means stores the availability information of the individual address in addition to the address and the individual address corresponding to the other party, and when the address corresponding to the other party and the individual address are received from an external device. By referring to the availability information, if the availability information is not available, the real address may not be obtained.
[0017]
According to the present invention, it is possible to determine whether to provide a real address in accordance with the availability information. In addition, by having means for setting the availability information from the user's device, the availability of the individual address can be controlled by the user's intention.
[0018]
Further, the individual address obtaining means may be configured to generate the individual address using at least a number corresponding to the user and a number corresponding to the other party. According to the present invention, it is possible to generate an individual address so that it is difficult to infer an individual address from other information.
Further, when receiving the information addressed to the other party including the real address from the user device, the real address may be converted to the individual address, and then the information may be transmitted. it can. According to the present invention, for example, when a mail is transmitted from a user's device to a partner via a center device, the partner is notified of an individual address instead of a real address.
[0019]
Further, when receiving information from the user device to the destination including the real address, the individual address obtaining means generates the individual address, and converts the real address into the individual address. A means for transmitting information may be provided.
[0020]
The above problem is a processing method in a center device having an individual address acquisition unit, a storage unit, and a real address acquisition unit, wherein the individual address acquisition unit is an address other than the user's real address and An individual address corresponding to the other party is acquired, and the storage means stores the address corresponding to the other party and the individual address in a storage device in association with the user, and stores the address corresponding to the other party and the individual address in an external device. The present invention can also be solved by a method in which the real address obtaining means obtains the real address corresponding to the user from the address corresponding to the other party and the individual address when the real address is received from the device.
[0021]
Further, the above-mentioned problem is solved by providing a computer with an individual address obtaining means for obtaining an address other than the real address of the user and an individual address corresponding to a specific counterpart, an address corresponding to the counterpart and the individual address corresponding to the user. Storage means for attaching and storing, when an address corresponding to the counterpart and the individual address are received from an external device, a real address corresponding to the user is acquired from the address corresponding to the counterpart and the individual address. The problem can also be solved by a program for functioning as a real address acquisition unit.
[0022]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention does not notify the other party of the real address, but instead issues an individual address different from the real address, notifies the other party of the individual address, and uses the individual address to exchange information with the other party. It exchanges and sends and receives goods. Although there are various forms of addresses, each embodiment will be described below by taking e-mail, VoIP, and article delivery as examples.
[0023]
(First Embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment, an e-mail will be described as an example.
[0024]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the system according to the first embodiment includes a user terminal 1 of a user A who makes a transaction with a service provider B which is a partner, a service provider system 2 of the service provider B, and a service provision. The service provider system 3 of the service provider C and the center system 4 are connected to the Internet 5. In the following, what is denoted by the letter A means that it corresponds to the user A. For example, address A means the address of user A. The same applies to symbols B and C. Also, the service provider may be referred to as a “counterpart”.
[0025]
The user terminal 1 is a general PC (personal computer). The center system 4 has a function server 41 and a storage device 42, and the function server has a Web function, an individual address issuing / managing function, an smtp function, and a POP function. The center system 4 may be configured by mounting a program for realizing the above functions on one computer, or may be configured using, for example, a plurality of computers for each function. The same applies to other embodiments in which the center system is realized by installing a program in a computer. The program may be distributed via the Internet or provided on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM. The center system 4 has a mail BOX function, and has a mail transmission / reception function of the user A. However, the center system 4 can be configured with a mail transfer function by utilizing the mail box already possessed by the user.
[0026]
Each of the service provider systems 2 and 3 is one or a plurality of computers having a mail transmission / reception function and a mail BOX function. It also has a Web site providing function of a service provider.
[0027]
The center system 4 stores the data shown in FIG. 2 for each user as data used by the individual address issuing / managing function. That is, user information 6 including an access key such as an ID and a password, and supplementary information on the user, and an address correspondence table 7 are stored for each user. The above user information 6 is stored, for example, when the user registers for the service of the present invention, and the information in the address correspondence table 7 is stored as needed. In addition, it has an error management box 8 for holding mail from an incorrect partner as an error mail. Hereinafter, the user A will be described.
[0028]
The address correspondence table is a table in which an address A of the user A (a mail address in the present embodiment) is associated with an individual address and a partner address for each partner. Whether or not each individual address can be used (○, ×) is set by the user A.
[0029]
Next, the operation of the system according to the first embodiment will be described. First, the operation from payment of an individual address to transmission of an email from user A to the other party will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0030]
First, the user A accesses the center system 4 by inputting a user ID and an access key from the user terminal 1 owned by the user A (step S1). The center system 4 authenticates whether the user is a registered user based on the user ID and the access key (step S2).
[0031]
Next, the user A sends, from the user terminal 1, the mail address of the other party B who is the sender / receiver of the mail to the center system 4, and the center system 4 transmits the mail address A of the user and the mail address B of the other party B. Are stored in association with each other (step S4).
[0032]
Subsequently, the user A requests the center system to pay out the individual address X for the partner B from the user terminal A (step S5).
[0033]
The center system 4 that has received the request to pay out the individual address X is sufficiently diffused based on the user ID and the issuer number in the system of the other party B, and the address paid out to others can be easily obtained. An address that cannot be guessed is paid out as an individual address X for the other party B and transmitted to the user terminal (step S6). The fact that the address paid out to another party cannot be easily guessed means that, for example, the address paid out to the operator C cannot be easily guessed.
[0034]
FIG. 4 shows an example of a method for generating an individual address. As shown in the figure, a sequential internal user number (k digits) corresponding to a user ID, an issuer number (1 digit) corresponding to a counterpart who intends to make a transaction or the like, and a sequential And the issue number (m digits) assigned to the. More specifically, an individual address is generated using a function that generates a natural number that is one-to-one with respect to a natural number of (k digits + l digits + m digits) and spread by + α digits. In this embodiment, since the individual address is generated as a mail address, the natural number generated as described above is appropriately converted to a mail address format to obtain the individual address X. The domain name portion of the individual address generated by the center system is the domain name of the center system.
[0035]
The method of generating the individual address is not limited to this, and various methods can be adopted. Further, the user A may specify an individual address to the center system 4. Further, the center system may present several individual address candidates to the user, and the user may select one individual address from the candidates.
[0036]
In addition to paying out the individual address X based on the request from the user A as described above, when the user terminal 1 first sends the mail of A to the other party B, the center system 4 The individual address X may be generated. In this case, the center system 4 confirms that the mail is from the user A by using the POP before smtp technology or the like, and then generates the individual address X. The center system is set as an smtp server in the user terminal 1 so that the mail for B passes through the center system 4.
[0037]
The availability setting of the individual address in the address correspondence table shown in FIG. 2 can be performed as follows.
[0038]
User A accesses the center system from the user terminal. After authenticating A with the ID and access key input by the user, the center system displays an address correspondence table for user A on user terminal 1. The user A performs settings such as valid / invalid, registration / change for each combination data of the individual address and the other party from the user terminal 1. Further, the user A can register a plurality of counterparts corresponding to one individual address, and can also spread the counterparts corresponding to one individual address to groups within the same domain.
[0039]
Next, notification of the individual address X paid out to the other party as described above will be described with reference to FIG.
[0040]
The user A can directly access the website of the partner system B and directly notify the partner system of the individual address by writing the individual address on a predetermined page of the website (step S7).
[0041]
Further, the user enters the address B of the partner system B in the destination of the mail (to column), enters the individual address X paid out as the sender (from column), and transmits the mail to send the mail. The address X can be directly notified to the other party B (step S8).
[0042]
It is also possible to notify by sending an e-mail to the partner system via the center system 4. In this case, the user terminal 1 specifies the center system 4 as an smtp server. Then, the user A sends an e-mail with the “from” column as the address A and the “to” column with the address B of the partner system B (step S9). That is, the mail is normally transmitted in the same manner as when the mail is transmitted to the other party B. Since the center system 4 is designated as the smtp server, the mail is transferred to the center system 4.
[0043]
The center system that has received the above mail refers to the address correspondence table corresponding to the user A, converts the source address from the address A to the individual address X (step S10), and transmits the mail to the other party B (step S10). Step S11).
[0044]
When there are a plurality of individual addresses of the user A for the other party B, the center system uses the individual addresses for which the availability is valid (indicated by ○). If there is no individual address for the other party B, or if there is no individual address for which availability is valid, the mail is stored in the error management box corresponding to the user A.
[0045]
Note that, in order to prevent the leakage of the address of the user A, when a mail with the source address being the address A is transmitted from the user A, the above address conversion is performed in principle.
[0046]
Next, the operation when the other party B system 2 transmits an e-mail to the user terminal 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0047]
As described above, the other party B can know the individual address X of the user A with respect to the other party B by the mail from the user A or the address registration to the own site by the A. The other party B sends a mail addressed to the user A with the individual address X as a destination.
[0048]
Since the center system 4 has a POP server function in the domain described in the individual address, the partner B sends a mail addressed to the individual address X (step S21), and the mail is sent to the center. The data is transmitted to the system 4 and temporarily stored in a mail box or the like of the center system 4.
[0049]
The center system refers to the correspondence table to determine whether the combination of the individual address X, which is the destination of the mail, and the address B, which is the transmission source, is correct, that is, whether the combination is registered in the address correspondence table. Check Further, it is confirmed whether the availability of the data of the combination is valid (有効) (step S22).
[0050]
If the combination is registered and the availability is valid, the center system refers to the address A in the correspondence table and transfers the mail from the partner B to the address A as it is (step S23). At this time, the destination field of the mail may be converted from the individual address X to the mail address A of the user A.
[0051]
It is also possible to check whether the combination of the individual address X and the address B of the transmission source is correct or if the validity is NG, save the mail received from the other party B in the error management box A. There is (step S24). Further, it is also possible to send an error mail to the other party B, which is the sender of the mail (step S25).
[0052]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, a contact e-mail address can be presented to a business operator without making his or her own real address clear, and contact can be made. Also, when an address is leaked, the individual address can be immediately stopped by using the availability setting function, and the center system 4 determines whether or not the address can be used based on the combination of the individual address and the mail transmission source. It is also possible to specify the destination. Furthermore, even if the real mail address leaks or is intentionally changed, it is possible to change only the real mail address while keeping all the relationships.
[0053]
(Second embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The second embodiment is directed to VoIP (Voice over IP). In the VoIP in the present embodiment, a case where SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is used as a call control protocol will be described. However, the present invention can be applied to a case where another protocol is used. SIP has a feature that messages are transmitted and received on a text basis, and that it has good compatibility with other protocols used on the Internet. For example, in SIP, the structure of an address for specifying a connection destination terminal is the same as the structure of a mail address on the Internet. Therefore, the present invention can be applied in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
[0054]
FIG. 7 is a system configuration diagram according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, in the system according to the second embodiment, the service provider terminal 9 of the service provider B, the partner center system 10, the user terminal 1 of the user A, and the center system 4 5 is connected.
[0055]
The user terminal 1 is a general PC (personal computer), which is connected to a telephone and has a VoIP program. The center system 4 has a function server 41 and a storage device 42, and the function server 41 has a Web function, an individual address issuing / managing function, and a SIP-compatible call processing function. Further, the partner center system 10 has a SIP-compatible call processing function. The center system 4 may be configured by mounting a program for realizing the above functions on one computer, or may be configured using, for example, a plurality of computers for each function. The service provider terminal 9 is, for example, a PC connected to a telephone and having a VoIP program.
[0056]
The center system 4 stores the data shown in FIG. 2 similar to the first embodiment. However, the “address” in the second embodiment is a connection destination address in SIP (the same format as a mail address). Payout to the individual address X in the second embodiment can be performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
[0057]
The operation for call connection when a call is transmitted from the user terminal 1 to the service provider terminal 9 will be described with reference to the sequence chart of FIG. It is assumed that the payout of the individual address X, which is the individual address for the user A for B, has already been completed.
[0058]
First, when making a call from the user terminal 1 to the service provider terminal 9, the user terminal 1 transmits a call request including the individual address X and its own address A to the center system 4 which is a server on a specific network. This requests the center system 4 to connect to the service provider terminal (step S31).
[0059]
The center system 4 checks the validity of the individual address X with reference to the address correspondence table (step S32). Subsequently, the center system 4 requests the destination center system 10 that has jurisdiction over the address B to make a connection using the individual address X as a logical source (a request to present the location of B) (step S33).
[0060]
The partner center system 10 that has received the request notifies the service provider terminal 9 of the individual address X assuming that a call request has been made from the individual address X (step S34).
[0061]
The service provider terminal 9 notifies the other party center system 10 that the incoming request from the individual address X has been accepted (step S35), and the other party center system 10 sends the service provider terminal 9 The location is notified (step S36). Then, the center system 4 notifies the user terminal 1 of the connection approval of the address B from the partner center system 10 and the location of the service provider terminal 9 (step S37). Thereafter, the user terminal starts VoIP communication with the service provider terminal (step S38).
[0062]
Next, the operation of the system when a call is transmitted from the other party B to the user A will be described with reference to FIG.
[0063]
First, when a call is sent from the service provider terminal 9 to the user terminal 1, the service provider terminal 9 sends a call request to the partner center system 10 with the address B as the source and the individual address X as the destination. Then, a call request is made to the individual address X (step S41).
[0064]
Since the individual address X is under the jurisdiction of the center system 4 that is under the jurisdiction of the user A, the partner center system 10 requests the center system 4 to present the location of the individual address X with the address B as the transmission source ( Step S42).
[0065]
The center system 4 confirms the consistency between the individual address X and the address B of the transmission source by referring to the address correspondence table, and confirms whether or not the address is valid (step S43). If confirmation is obtained, the center system notifies the user terminal of an incoming call request as a call request from address B (step S44).
[0066]
The user terminal 1 notifies the center system 4 that it has accepted the incoming call request from the address B (step S45), and the center system 4 notifies the partner center system 10 of the location of the user terminal 1 (step S46). . Then, the partner center system 10 notifies the service provider terminal 9 of the connection approval of the individual address X from the center system 4 and the location of the user terminal 1 (step S47). Thereafter, the service provider terminal 9 starts VoIP communication with the user terminal 1 (Step S48).
[0067]
In the case of VoIP, IP addresses are finally exchanged with each other, but there is no problem if the IP addresses are not fixed. In addition, even if the location is fixed, the communication of the direct IP address other than the case where the location is presented via the center system 4 may be suppressed on the VoIP terminal side. More specifically, a direct INVITE signal that does not pass through the center system 4 may not be accepted.
[0068]
As described above, also in the present embodiment, a contact address can be presented to a business operator without making his or her own real address clear, and contact can be made.
[0069]
Even if the VoIP address format is a general telephone number format, it is similarly applicable by associating it with a SIP address.
[0070]
(Third embodiment)
In the embodiments described so far, the case of mail and VoIP has been described. However, any system that can logically convert addresses can be configured by using the address correspondence table described above. The present invention can be applied to any of them.
[0071]
In a conventional telephone network, even when a telephone number and a physical accommodation position of a line are fixedly associated with each other, a center system 20 as shown in FIG. 10 may be provided in the telephone network. Thus, the individual address of the present invention can be used. The center system 20 shown in FIG. 10 includes a relay device 21 that loops back a line, a processing device 22 that performs authentication, conversion from an individual ID to a telephone number, and the like, and an individual information management device 23 that stores an address correspondence table. .
[0072]
That is, the address correspondence table as shown in FIG. 2 is stored in the individual information management device 23 shown in FIG. 10, and the processing device 22 performs number conversion. For example, when the user A makes a call to the company B, the user A inputs the caller ID of A or the individual ID for B paid out by the center system 20, so that the center system 20 Perform authentication. Then, a call is made to the ID or telephone number of the company B input by the user A. When notifying the company B of the ID of A, the center system 20 notifies the individual ID paid out by the center system 20.
[0073]
To make a call from company B to user A, company B makes a call using user A's B-specific ID. The center system 20 performs authentication using the originating ID of the company B and the individual ID for B, acquires the actual number of the user A from the individual ID for B of the user A, and establishes a connection.
[0074]
(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[0075]
The fourth embodiment is an example in which an actual address is used as an address. Regarding the address, there are a case where the address is used as one piece of information in relation to the customer and a case where the address is used as a destination for actually delivering goods and the like.
[0076]
The case where the address is used as one piece of information in relation to the customer is, for example, a case where the customer's address information is presented to the customer in the normal service even though the goods are not transported or the correspondence document is not directly exchanged with the customer. That is. FIG. 11 shows a configuration example of a system to which the present invention is applied in this case. As shown in FIG. 11, the system in this case has a configuration in which a user terminal 1, a service provider system 2, and a center system 4 are connected to the Internet 5. The center system 4 has a function server 41 and a storage device 42. The function server 41 has a Web function, an individual address issuing / managing function, and an individual address / other party address inquiry confirmation function. The center system 4 has an address correspondence table similar to the address correspondence table shown in FIG. However, the address of A is put in the supplementary information in the user information, and the name of B is put in the supplementary information corresponding to the individual address.
[0077]
The center system 4 pays out the individual address X for the other party B to the user A, for example, in the same manner as in the first embodiment. This individual address X may be used instead of the real address. In other words, by managing the user A as a service registrant, the operation supervisor of the center system 4 may pay out the individual address X to the service provider of the other party instead of the real address. As a result, the individual address can be used for determining the same customer, preventing impersonation of the service contractor, and responding to troubles in the service contract. In this case, the relationship between the address of the user A and the address of the other party B is made strict, and the simultaneously valid individual addresses are constantly kept at one in the relationship of AB. Also, the validity of the individual address can be confirmed from the partner B using the individual address / counter address inquiry confirmation function.
[0078]
Also, in consideration of the case where the service provider wants to obtain the customer's regional characteristics as marketing data, the function of responding to inquiries up to the municipal level under the consent of the user A is included in the individual address / other party address inquiry confirmation function. Can also be provided.
[0079]
Next, a case where an address is used as a delivery destination address will be described.
[0080]
FIG. 12 is a system configuration diagram in this case. As shown in FIG. 12, the system in this case includes a service provider system 2 of service provider B, a cooperative delivery company system 12 of cooperative delivery company C, a user terminal 1 of user A, and a center system 4. It is configured to be connected to the Internet 5.
[0081]
The center system 4 has a function server 41 and a storage device 42, and the function server 41 has a Web function, an individual address issuing / managing function, and an individual address / other party address inquiry confirmation function. The center system 4 has the information shown in FIG. 2, as in the above-described embodiments. However, in the present embodiment, the real address of the user is included in the supplementary information in each user information. The name of the other party is included in the supplementary information corresponding to the individual address. Further, when specifying a cooperative delivery company, the information is also included in the supplementary information corresponding to the individual address. “Address” in the address correspondence table shown in FIG. 2 corresponds to “address code” described later. The "address code" may be any code as long as it corresponds to the user or the other party, and may be, for example, a mail address.
[0082]
In the present embodiment, since a real address must be presented to the delivery company at least, a linked delivery company system 12 that cooperates with the center system 4 is provided. Note that the terminal and each system shown in FIG. 12 have a function of connecting to the Internet 5 and transmitting and receiving information to and from other terminals, systems, and the like.
[0083]
Next, the operation of the system shown in FIG. 12 will be described using the flowchart of FIG.
[0084]
First, the user A accesses the center system 4 by inputting a user ID and an access key from the user terminal 1 owned by the user A (step S51). The center system 4 authenticates whether the user is a registered user based on the user ID and the access key (step S52), and the user terminal 1 receives the payout of the address code A of the user A from the center system 4. (Step S53). Instead of receiving the payment of the address code A, the mail address A may be used as the address code.
[0085]
Then, the user A registers a home address corresponding to the address code A from the user terminal 1 in the center system (step S54). Further, the user A registers the address code B of the partner B corresponding to the address code A in the center system. The mail address of B may be used as the address code of B.
[0086]
Subsequently, the user A requests the center system 4 from the user terminal 1 to issue an individual address for the other party B (step S55).
[0087]
The center system 4 that has received the request for paying out the individual address is sufficiently diffused based on the user ID and the in-system issue number of the other party B in the same manner as in the method described in the first embodiment. The address which cannot be easily guessed is paid out as an individual address (individual address code X) for the other party B (step S56).
[0088]
Thereafter, the user A can transmit the address to the partner B by registering the individual address code X as the address of A in the server for address registration prepared by the partner B in the system of B (step S57). Further, the individual address code X may be transmitted to the other party B by e-mail by applying the first embodiment. The address code B registered by the user A is also notified to the other party B.
[0089]
After the individual address code X has been paid out as described above, the following processing is performed when the user A sends out the delivery to the other party B.
[0090]
When sending a delivery to the other party B, the user A describes the address of the other party B as the destination of the delivery and the individual address code X for A of B as the sender. As a result, it is possible to send the address in a format in which the user's address is not anonymous but hidden.
[0091]
Since the individual address code X is registered in the system of the partner B, the partner B can recognize that the delivery is from the user A. If the other party B is a user of the service according to the present invention, the user A can use the individual address code of B for A paid out to the other party B as a destination. is there.
[0092]
Next, an operation in the case of sending a delivery from the other party B to the user A will be described with reference to FIG.
[0093]
The other party B can know the individual address code X of the user A with respect to the other party B by e-mail or the like from the user A, registration from the user A to his / her own site, or communication in writing. Similarly, the other party B can know the address code of B for which the individual address code X is valid.
[0094]
The other party B specifies the individual address code X as the delivery destination of the delivery, the address code B of the other party B as the delivery source, and delivers the delivery to the delivery company C, thereby entrusting delivery to the delivery company C. .
[0095]
The linked delivery company C sends the individual address code X and the address code B to the center system 4 from the linked delivery company system 12 to inquire about the real address of the user A to the center system (step S61).
[0096]
The center system 4 confirms that the connection is from the cooperative delivery company system 12 based on the ID, password, and the like input from the cooperative delivery company system 12, and based on the input individual address code X and address code B, The validity of the combination and the availability of the individual address code X are confirmed (step S62), and the address of the user A and the name of B are transmitted to the associated delivery company system 12 so that confirmation of the unauthorized use is easy (step S63). . This allows the cooperative delivery company C to deliver the delivery to the address of the user A. It should be noted that it is also possible to apply a system in which the user A is again contacted and confirmed at the time of inquiry from the cooperative delivery company, and the delivery destination is specified separately.
[0097]
The individual address code X for the other party B of the user A can be reused at the other party B. Therefore, the individual address code X of the user A is registered as a customer in the system of the partner B, and is continuously used to improve the convenience of the customer A (such as a premium treatment). It is possible.
[0098]
On the other hand, there is a possibility that the user A receives an unwilling direct mail from the partner B. Also in this case, since the user A can control the validity / invalidity of the individual address code X at any time, this can be easily stopped.
[0099]
In the case where the individual address code X is lost to the third party from the other party B and is illegally used, not only can the use be stopped immediately, but also the source of the loss can be known from the address code B. Therefore, it is also possible to perform some kind of treatment on the other party B. Further, since the linked delivery company can know the name of B, this is also effective in preventing unauthorized use of the individual address code X by a third party. Further, even when the real address is changed, the user A continuously uses the individual address code X or the like only by changing the registered address of the center system without changing the address individually for each partner. Can do things. The individual address code may be the same as the individual mail address for convenience.
[0100]
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications and applications are possible within the scope of the claims.
[0101]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technology that enables communication and exchange of articles with the other party without notifying the other party of his / her own real address, and solves the conventional problems. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing data stored in a center system 4.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the system according to the first embodiment of the present invention (payout).
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method for generating an individual address.
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an operation of the system according to the first embodiment of the present invention (notification).
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the system according to the first embodiment of the present invention (mail transmission from the other party).
FIG. 7 is a system configuration diagram according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an operation of the system according to the second embodiment of the present invention (originating from a user terminal).
FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining an operation of the system according to the second embodiment of the present invention (originating from a partner terminal)
FIG. 10 is a system configuration diagram according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention (when goods are not delivered).
FIG. 12 is a system configuration diagram according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention (in the case of delivering goods).
FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention (payout).
FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention (delivery).
[Explanation of symbols]
1 User terminal
2,3 service provider system
4 Center system
5 Internet
6 User information
7 Address correspondence table
8 Error Management Box
9 Service provider terminals
12. Linked delivery company system
20 center system
21 Relay device
22 Processing equipment
23 Individual information management device
10 partner center system
41 Function Server
42 Storage

Claims (18)

Individual address acquisition means for acquiring an address other than the real address of the user and corresponding to a specific partner;
Storage means for storing the address corresponding to the other party and the individual address in association with the user,
Real address acquiring means for acquiring a real address corresponding to the user from the address corresponding to the other party and the individual address when the address corresponding to the other party and the individual address are received from an external device. A center device characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The center device according to claim 1, further comprising a unit that transmits information to the user device using the real address acquired by the real address acquiring unit. 2. The center device according to claim 1, further comprising a unit that transmits the real address acquired by the real address acquiring unit to the external device. The storage means stores the availability information of the individual address in addition to the address and the individual address corresponding to the other party,
The method according to claim 1, wherein when the address corresponding to the other party and the individual address are received from an external device, the availability information is referred to, and when the availability information is not used, the real address is not acquired. The center device as described. 5. The center apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising means for setting the availability information from a user apparatus. 2. The center apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the individual address acquisition unit generates the individual address using at least a number corresponding to the user and a number corresponding to the other party. 2. The center apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a unit configured to convert the real address into the individual address and then transmit the information when receiving information including the real address from the apparatus of the user and addressed to the other party. . When receiving the information addressed to the other party including the real address from the user's device, the individual address obtaining means generates the individual address, and converts the real address into the individual address. 2. The center device according to claim 1, further comprising a transmitting unit. A method of processing in a center device having an individual address acquisition unit, a storage unit, and a real address acquisition unit,
An individual address acquisition unit that acquires an individual address corresponding to a specific counterpart address other than the real address of the user,
Storage means for storing an address corresponding to the other party and the individual address in a storage device in association with a user;
When an address corresponding to the other party and the individual address are received from an external device, a real address acquiring unit acquires a real address corresponding to the user from the address corresponding to the other party and the individual address. The method characterized by the above. 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the center device transmits information to the user device using a real address acquired by the real address acquiring means. 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the center device transmits a real address obtained by the real address obtaining means to the external device. The storage means stores the availability information of the individual address in addition to the address and the individual address corresponding to the other party,
The center device refers to the availability information when the address corresponding to the other party and the individual address are received from an external device, and acquires the real address when the availability information is not available. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the method does not. 13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the center device causes the availability information to be set from a user device. The method according to claim 9, wherein the individual address acquiring unit generates the individual address using at least a number corresponding to the user and a number corresponding to the other party. 10. The center apparatus according to claim 9, wherein, when receiving information from the device of the user to the destination including the real address of the user, the center device converts the real address to the individual address and transmits the information. The described method. The center device, when receiving information from the user's device to the destination including the real address of the user, the individual address obtaining means generates the individual address, and stores the real address in the individual address. The method according to claim 9, wherein the information is transmitted after the conversion. Computer
Individual address acquiring means for acquiring an address other than the real address of the user and corresponding to a specific partner,
Storage means for storing an address corresponding to the other party and the individual address in association with a user,
When an address corresponding to the other party and the individual address are received from an external device, the function is made to function as a real address acquisition means for acquiring a real address corresponding to the user from the address corresponding to the other party and the individual address. Program for. A computer-readable recording medium recording the program according to claim 17.

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