JP2004334586A - On-line settlement method and system using facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-line settlement method and system for allowing a user to use on-line settlement in any place other than his/her house without any anxiety. <P>SOLUTION: The on-line settlement method comprises a step for transmitting order information from a communication terminal 10 through the Internet 2 to a convenience settlement service system 32, a step for transmitting base point designation information for designating a convenience store C as a facsimile data receiving base point from the communication terminal 10 of an orderer through the Internet 2 to a convenience store settlement service system 32 and a step for transmitting FAX data for on-line settlement on which at least order charge is printed as a bar code B readable by a POS terminal 30 when the data are outputted by each facsimile terminal 31 through a public network 2 to an FAX terminal 31 set in the designated convenience store C as its destination from the transmitted settlement information and base point designation information in the system 32. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, a user can set a price of a product or a service ordered online, for example, to an EC (Electric Commerce) site, for example, at a plurality of bases each including a plurality of online payment data reading devices, for example, at a convenience store, and The present invention relates to a method and system for making an online payment using a plurality of fax machines connected to a communication network.
[0002]
[Prior art]
EC sites that have emerged due to the development of IT, for example, WWW (World Wide Web) sites that allow customers to order products and services online via the Internet, are now becoming popular with ordinary face-to-face stores.
[0003]
In this EC site, payment for ordered goods or services can be done by so-called cash on delivery (in the case of goods, payment method in exchange for the goods) or credit card payment (data such as the credit card number can be sent online by EC. A method of transmitting the fee to the site side and performing a fee deduction process based on the data on the EC site side) has been used before.
[0004]
Further, in recent years, a service that allows online payment has been provided in a store that can be used by unspecified persons, such as a convenience store that is open 24 hours.
[0005]
An online payment service using this store uses a POS terminal that can read data (for example, a bar code) in a predetermined format provided in the store.
[0006]
That is, the EC site converts the identification information of the product or service ordered by the user, the order quantity, the order fee thereof, and the like into the above-mentioned barcode, and forms slip data (payment slip) (payment slip) describing the barcode data. An online payment slip and an online slip are created, and the created slip data is transmitted online to the user's communication terminal.
[0007]
At this time, the communication terminal of the user receives the transmitted online slip, and prints out a payment slip on which a barcode corresponding to the online slip is printed via a printer connected to the communication terminal.
[0008]
Then, the user brings the printed payment slip to the store where the POS terminal is installed, and the store reads the barcode of the brought payment slip with the POS terminal, and reads the read content (ordered product or product). Payment is performed on the basis of service fees) (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0009]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent No. 3,322,673
[0010]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the above-described online payment, the user receives an online slip via a home communication terminal, for example, a personal computer, and prints out the received online slip via a home printer to obtain an actual payment slip. ing.
[0011]
Therefore, the user who can use the online slip is limited to the owner of the printer, and there is a problem that the users of the online payment method using the online slip are limited.
[0012]
In particular, in recent years, mobile terminals that can be connected to the Internet, such as mobile phones, have become widespread, and an increasing number of people do not have a home-installed communication terminal or printer such as a personal computer at home. , The desire to provide online payments was strong.
[0013]
Furthermore, since the place where the payment slip is printed out is the user's home and not the place where the actual payment is made, the payment slip once printed out may be lost, which is a factor that hinders the spread of online payment. Had become.
[0014]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and provides an online payment method and system that enables even a printer non-owner, a mobile terminal user, and the like to easily use the online payment at a place other than home. Its purpose is to:
[0015]
Another object of the present invention is to provide an online payment method and system that can acquire a payment slip at a place where a fee is actually paid, in view of the above-mentioned circumstances.
[0016]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to the present invention, a charge for goods or services ordered by an orderer is installed at a base provided with a data reader for online payment and connected to a communication network. A method of performing online payment using a fax machine that has been set up and a computer system for online payment capable of performing fax communication with the fax device via the communication network, wherein the product or service is provided by a communication terminal. Transmitting the order information including the orderer's identification information, the product or service identification information and the order fee to the online payment computer system via the communication network; andfrom the orderer's communication terminal, Communication of site designation information that designates a site as a fax data receiving site Transmitting to the online payment computer system via a network, the online payment computer system, based on the transmitted payment information and location designation information, at least the order at the time of output by the fax machine. Fax data for online payment, in which a fee is printed as payment data readable by the online data reading device, is transmitted to the communication network by using a fax device installed at a fax data receiving site specified by the site specifying information as a destination. Via a fax machine provided with a fax machine.
[0017]
Further, in the present invention described in claim 2, the communication terminal of the orderer is a portable mobile terminal, and the communication network includes a mobile communication network for the mobile terminal. Includes a content server for providing information content to the mobile terminal, wherein a plurality of bases are present in a current area corresponding to a current position of the communication terminal of the orderer; The transmitting step, from among the identification information of each of the plurality of bases included in the current area provided from the content server for the communication terminal of the orderer according to the current area of the communication terminal of the orderer, This is a step of selecting the identification information of any one base and transmitting the identification information of the selected base.
[0018]
Further, in the present invention described in claim 3, the step of transmitting the location designation information includes, as location history information, at least one identification of the location designated as a fax data receiving location in the past as location history information, And when displaying the fax data receiving location, displaying the location history information stored in the memory on the display of the communication terminal; and displaying the location history information displayed on the display of the communication terminal. Determining the fax data receiving location based on the identification information of at least one of the locations as described above, and transmitting the determined fax data receiving location identification information to the online payment computer system via the communication network; It has.
[0019]
In particular, in the present invention described in claim 4, the plurality of bases are provided, and the fax machines are respectively installed in the plurality of bases, and the computer system for online payment includes the plurality of fax machines. A plurality of fax numbers representing destinations via the respective communication networks and conversion information in which unique serial numbers respectively corresponding to the plurality of fax numbers are associated with each other; Is a step of designating any one of the plurality of locations as a fax data receiving location, and transmitting a serial number of the designated fax data receiving location as the location specifying information via the communication network, The transmitting fax data for online payment step, Serial based on the serial number has been transmitted, including the step of the fax number corresponding to the serial numbers extracted from among the conversion information, and transmits the online payment for fax data extracted fax number as the destination.
[0020]
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, each of the facsimile apparatuses includes a buffer for storing information, an input section for inputting information, and an output section for printing and outputting the online settlement fax data as a fax document. The online payment fax data transmitting step includes adding the orderer authentication information corresponding to the order information to the online payment fax data, and adding the added authentication information to the order Transmitting the fax data for online payment to which the authentication information has been added to the communication terminal of the other party via the communication network, and sending the fax data to the fax device installed at the fax data receiving base as a destination. In the fax machine installed at the fax data receiving base, the transmission The received fax data for online payment is stored in the buffer, and when the authentication information is input via the information input unit, the input authentication information is stored in the authentication information added to the fax data for online payment. And only when the input authentication information matches the authentication information added to the online payment fax data, reads out the online payment fax data stored in the buffer, and reads the read online payment. And printing out the fax data for use via the output unit as a payment slip on which at least the settlement data is described.
[0021]
Further, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention as set forth in claim 6 is a system for setting the price of goods or services ordered by an orderer at a base provided with a data reader for online payment and a communication network. An online payment system using a plurality of fax devices connected to the, the identification information of the orderer, transmitted from the communication terminal of the product or service provider through the communication network, Order information receiving means for receiving order information including identification information of a product or service and an order area; and designating the base, which has been transmitted from the communication terminal of the orderer via the communication network, as a fax data receiving base. Location designation information receiving means for receiving location designation information, based on the received settlement information and location designation information The fax data for online payment, in which at least the order fee is printed as payment data readable by the online data reading device at the time of output by the fax device, is installed at the fax data receiving site specified by the site specifying information. An online payment system using a fax device, comprising: a fax data transmission unit for online payment for transmitting the fax device to the destination via the communication network.
[0022]
In the present invention described in claim 7, the communication terminal of the orderer is a portable mobile terminal, and the communication network includes a mobile communication network for the mobile terminal. Includes a content server for providing information content to the mobile terminal, a plurality of the bases are present in a current area corresponding to a current position of the communication terminal of the orderer, and the base specifying information is A site selected from the identification information of each of the plurality of sites included in the current area provided from the content server to the orderer's communication terminal according to the current area of the orderer's communication terminal Is identification information.
[0023]
In the present invention described in claim 8, the communication terminal stores, as base history information, identification information of at least one of the bases designated as a fax data receiving base at least once in the past as base history information. Display means for displaying the base history information stored by the base history information storage means when the fax data receiving base is designated; and at least one base identification information as the displayed base history information. Transmitting means for transmitting the determined identification information of the fax data receiving point via the communication network.
[0024]
Further, according to the present invention as set forth in claim 9, the plurality of bases are provided, and the fax machines are respectively installed at the plurality of bases, and the plurality of fax machines are connected to each other via the communication network. A plurality of fax numbers representing destinations and a conversion information storage unit for storing conversion information in which unique serial numbers respectively corresponding to the plurality of fax numbers are associated with each other; The serial number of the fax data receiving site, and the online settlement fax data transmitting means, when the serial number is transmitted as the site specifying information, based on the transmitted serial number, Extract the fax number corresponding to the The fax number is a means for transmitting the online payment for fax data as the destination.
[0025]
According to the present invention described in claim 10, each of the facsimile apparatuses includes a buffer for storing information, an input section for inputting information, and an output section for printing and outputting the online settlement fax data as a fax document. The online payment fax data transmitting means adds orderer authentication information corresponding to the order information to the online payment fax data, and sends the added authentication information to the order Means for transmitting the online settlement fax data to which the authentication information has been added to the communication terminal of the user via the communication network, and sending the fax data to the fax device installed at the fax data receiving base as a destination. And the fax machine installed at the fax data receiving base receives the transmitted on The fax data for in-payment is stored in the buffer, and when the authentication information is input through the information input unit, the input authentication information is compared with the authentication information added to the fax data for online payment. Only when the input authentication information matches the authentication information added to the online payment fax data as a result of the comparison, the online payment fax data stored in the buffer is read out, and the read online payment fax data is read out. Means for printing out via the output unit at least as a facsimile document in which the settlement data is described.
[0026]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 illustrates an on-line payment method and system using a fax device according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0027]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an online order payment system 1 including an online payment system using a fax device (hereinafter, a fax is also described as a facsimile and a fax device is also described as a fax terminal).
[0028]
As shown in FIG. 1, the online order settlement system 1 includes multimedia data in a format corresponding to a communication protocol such as TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) / IP (Internet Protocol; IP packet creation protocol). The Internet 2 is provided as a part of a communication network capable of relaying {for example, WWW content or the like}.
[0029]
The online order settlement system 1 includes an EC site 3 communicably connected to the Internet 2 and having a plurality of WWW servers for establishing a plurality of online stores via the Internet 2.
[0030]
Further, the online order settlement system 1 is provided with user use terminals 10, 11, 12 that can communicate with the Internet 2 and can be used by users.
[0031]
The user terminals 10, 11, and 12 are equipped with software (such as a WWW browser) capable of browsing WWW contents and the like that can be relayed via the Internet 2 and requesting dynamic processing, and a communication state with the Internet 2 has been established. In this state, browse the WWW contents for introduction / order of at least one of the products and services uploaded to the plurality of WWW servers (hereinafter, referred to as products for ease of description), and if necessary, the products (E.g., product code number, product name, etc.), order quantity, and the like, and an order for the specified product can be transmitted to the EC site 3 online.
[0032]
For example, the user use terminal 10 according to the present embodiment is a personal use computer including a personal computer (CPU, memory, display, input unit, communication interface (I / F), etc.) installed at the user's home; The user terminal 11 is a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone (a terminal including a CPU, a memory, a display, an input unit, a communication I / F, a voice communication unit, an antenna, and the like).
[0033]
The user terminal 12 is a communication terminal including a FAX CPU, a memory, a display, an input unit, a communication I / F, a voice communication unit, an information reading unit (scanner), and the like having an Internet connection function at the user's home; Hereafter, it is described as a fixed telephone Internet compatible FAX.
[0034]
The mobile terminal 11 can be connected to a content server 17 having a gateway function for the Internet 2 via a nearest base station 16 on a mobile communication network 15, and via the content server 17, a content on the EC site 3 is provided. Various WWW contents on the Internet 2 including WWW contents or a plurality of contents uploaded to the contents server 17 can be accessed.
[0035]
Reference numeral 18 denotes a printer communicably connected to the user terminal 10.
[0036]
The fixed telephone Internet compatible FAX 12 includes a public network (general telephone network) 20, a gateway (GW) 21, and a fixed telephone Internet communication network 22 as a part of a communication network including a nearest access point. And is connected to the Internet 2 via a gateway (GW) 23 and accesses various WWW contents on the Internet 2 including the WWW contents of the EC site 3 or a plurality of contents uploaded to the contents server 17. I can do it.
[0037]
The EC site 3 has an order receiving server (computer) 25 for receiving online orders for products transmitted from the user terminals 10, 11, and 12 via the Internet 2, and a convenience store settlement system described later. And an inquiry server 26 for inquiring storage information indicating storage of an order fee corresponding to the received order and application information indicating application of accounts receivable generated by the order.
[0038]
On the other hand, the online order settlement system 1 according to the present embodiment is a terminal that allows an unspecified number of people to use the order accepted by the order acceptance server 25 and that can read online settlement data such as barcode data. Is established as a system for online payment at a convenience store (abbreviated as a convenience store) C, which is a base where is installed.
[0039]
In each of the plurality of convenience stores C, a POS terminal 30 having the barcode data reading function and a convenience store-installed FAX terminal 31 capable of transmitting and receiving FAX data via the public network 20 are installed.
[0040]
The online payment system 1 includes a convenience store payment service system 32 connected to the POS terminal 30 via a dedicated line.
[0041]
The convenience store settlement service system 32 is capable of communicating with the Internet 2, transmitting an online slip corresponding to the order received by the order receiving server 25 to the user terminal 10 via the Internet 2, A convenience store payment server (computer) 40 having a function of generating FAX data for online payment corresponding to an order is introduced.
[0042]
Further, the convenience store settlement service system 32 provides, when the bar code data is read via the POS terminal 30, a quick notification that the payment of the order fee corresponding to the read bar code data has been stored. A convenience store VAN (Value Added Network) system 41 having a function of receiving the bulletin information and transmitting the received bulletin information to the convenience store settlement server 40 is introduced.
[0043]
Further, in the convenience store settlement service system 32, a FAX server 42 that can communicate with the convenience store settlement server 40 and that can transmit and receive FAX data via the public network 20 is installed.
[0044]
In the FAX server 42, identification information (name, address, telephone number, etc.) of a large number of stores including a plurality of convenience stores C and FAX numbers of the corresponding stores are associated with each other and stored as a FAX number database DB. I have.
[0045]
When the order fee stored via the POS terminal 30 of the convenience store C is actually transferred from the convenience store C to the finance company F, confirmation information indicating the result of collecting the order fee from a communication terminal (not shown) of the finance company F is displayed. The information is transmitted to the convenience store payment server 40 and is managed through the convenience store payment server 40.
[0046]
On the other hand, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the convenience-installed FAX terminal 31 installed in the convenience store C shown in FIG.
[0047]
As shown in FIG. 2, a convenience store-installed FAX terminal 31 includes a controller 50, an information reading unit 51 that reads characters and image information of a medium placed on a medium placing unit (not shown) and converts the information into digital data. A communication I / F 52 having a communication interface function for the network 20, a buffer 53 for temporarily storing FAX data transmitted through the communication I / F 52, and a user inputting information to the controller 50 An information input unit 54, an information output unit 55 for printing out information, and a display 56 for displaying information. The controller 50 includes an information reading unit 51, a communication I / F 52, and a buffer 53. , The information input unit 54, the information output unit 55, and the display 56 can be controlled collectively.
[0048]
Next, the overall processing of the present embodiment will be described.
[0049]
Now, of the user use terminals 10, 11, and 12, for example, the user use terminal 11 (portable terminal 11) has downloaded the WWW content for introduction and order in the EC site 3, and the software ( With a browsing display function based on a WWW browser, WWW contents for product introduction and order are displayed via the display of the terminal 11.
[0050]
At this time, the user of the user use terminal 11 specifies a desired product via the input unit and inputs an order request including the quantity of the desired product (in this specification, the user who made the order is also referred to as an orderer). . At this time, the user use terminal 11 transmits the input order information to the corresponding order reception server 25 of the EC site 3 via the mobile communication network 15 including the nearest base station 16 (FIG. 3; step). S1).
[0051]
The order receiving server 25 receives the transmitted order request (step S2), and transmits the order information including the product identification information, the quantity, the orderer identification information, and the order fee corresponding to the received order request to the Internet 2 or the like. Is transmitted to the convenience store payment server 40 of the convenience store payment service system 32 via the Internet (step S3).
[0052]
On the other hand, if the orderer (user) of the user use terminal 11 who has ordered the product wants to receive the payment slip of the ordered product at a desired convenience store, the orderer (user) includes the FAX number of the desired convenience store C. Reception destination designation information having the convenience store as a FAX reception base is transmitted to the convenience store payment server 40 of the convenience store payment service system 32 via the Internet 2 or the like (step S4).
[0053]
At this time, the convenience store settlement server 40 receives the transmitted order information and destination specification information (step S5), and, based on the order information and the destination specification information, the product identification information, the order quantity, and the order fee in the order information. Is encoded as barcode data (step S6).
[0054]
Next, the convenience store settlement server 40 randomly sets the receiving password, and based on the set receiving password, the generated barcode data and the identification information (name, etc.) of the orderer, the barcode data and the identification information of the orderer. Generates FAX data for the orderer configured to be printed at the time of printout at the FAX terminal (step S7).
[0055]
Then, the convenience store settlement server 40 associates the set reception password with the order information and transmits it to the orderer's user terminal 11 via the Internet 2 and the public network 20 (step S8).
[0056]
At this time, the user terminal 11 receives the transmitted receiving password and displays it on the display (step S9). As a result, the orderer can recognize the receiving password randomly set for his own order.
[0057]
On the other hand, the convenience store settlement server 40 transmits the FAX data and the recipient designation information generated in the process of step S8 to the FAX server 42 (step S10).
[0058]
The FAX server 42 receives the transmitted FAX data and the destination designation information, acquires the FAX number of the destination designation information, that is, the FAX number of the convenience store C by searching the FAX number database, and acquires the acquired FAX number. The fax data is transmitted to the convenience store-installed fax terminal 31 via the public network 20 with the received fax number as the destination (step S11).
[0059]
At this time, (the controller 50 of) the convenience store-installed FAX terminal 31 receives the transmitted FAX data via the communication I / F 52 (step S12) and stores it in the buffer 53 (step S13).
[0060]
On the other hand, in order to pay the above-mentioned order fee, the orderer comes to the convenience store C designated as a recipient when he / she desires, and operates the information input unit 54 of the convenience store-installed FAX terminal 31 so as to operate the convenience store-installed FAX terminal. For 31, an FAX output request and a reception password corresponding to the payment slip are input.
[0061]
At this time, the convenience store-installed FAX terminal 31 receives the input output request and the input password (step S14), and checks whether the input password matches the reception password included in the FAX data stored in the buffer 53. It is determined whether or not it is (step S15).
[0062]
If the result of determination in step S15 is that FAX data corresponding to the received password that matches the input password is not stored in the buffer 53, the result of determination in step S15 is NO (N), and the The terminal 31 displays an error message with a different password on the display 56, and waits for a password input again (step S16).
[0063]
On the other hand, if the result of the determination in step S15 is that FAX data corresponding to the received password that matches the input password is stored in the buffer 53, the result of the determination in step S15 is YES (Y), and the convenience store The FAX terminal 31 reads out the FAX data corresponding to the received password that matches the input password stored in the buffer 53 and, based on the FAX data, sends a FAX document via the information output unit 55, that is, the FAX document, The payment slip corresponding to the order information ordered by the processing is printed out (step S17).
[0064]
The printed fax document (payment slip) H has a barcode B corresponding to the order information, identification information of the orderer, and the like printed thereon.
[0065]
As a result, the orderer gives the printed payment slip H to, for example, a clerk, and reads the barcode B via the POS terminal 30 by the clerk's operation. Can be grasped via the POS terminal 30.
[0066]
Therefore, the orderer can pay the order fee to the clerk.
[0067]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, even when the orderer uses the user terminal 11 which is a portable terminal, the orderer can place his or her own order via the convenience-installed FAX terminal 31 of the convenience store C. A FAX document (payment slip) H corresponding to the information can be received.
[0068]
As a result, for example, even if the orderer does not have a printer or is a user with only a mobile terminal, it is possible to use online payment, and it is possible to contribute to an increase in online payment users.
[0069]
Further, according to the present embodiment, since a number of convenience stores C are installed everywhere, the orderer can specify the desired convenience store C not only at home but also by himself / herself as the recipient, and thereby can pay the payment slip H. You can receive.
[0070]
For this reason, the payment slip H can be received when the user himself / herself wants to pay the fee, and the possibility of loss can be reduced as compared with a case where the user prints out and brings it at home.
[0071]
Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the payment slip H can be fax-output at a store where the POS terminal 30 that can read the barcode B for online payment corresponding to the order information, which is a convenience store C, is installed. , The payment can be made immediately at the convenience store C, and the convenience for the user can be further improved.
[0072]
Then, according to the present embodiment, when the orderer inputs the reception password passed from the convenience store payment server 40, the FAX document (payment slip) is output for the first time.
[0073]
For this reason, the orderer can receive the FAX document (payment slip) at the desired time and timing by himself / herself, and furthermore, there is no fear that another person will receive the FAX document (payment slip), and online payment with excellent security can be performed.
[0074]
In the present embodiment, the FAX server 42 directly transmits the FAX data transmitted from the convenience store payment server 40 to the FAX number designated as the recipient, but the present invention is limited to this configuration. Not something.
[0075]
For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the FAX server 42 stores the FAX data transmitted from the convenience store payment server 40 in the server 42 (step S18a).
[0076]
Then, the FAX server 42 determines whether or not an output request including a password has been received from the plurality of FAX terminals 31 installed at a convenience store (step S18b).
[0077]
At this time, in order to pay the above-mentioned order, the orderer comes to the convenience store C designated as a recipient when he / she desires, and operates the information input unit 54 of the convenience-installed FAX terminal 31 so as to operate the convenience-installed FAX. It is assumed that a facsimile output request and a reception password corresponding to the payment slip are input to the terminal 31.
[0078]
The convenience store installed FAX terminal 31 transmits the input output request and the input password to the FAX server 42 (step S18c).
[0079]
At this time, the determination in step S18b is YES, and the FAX server 42 reads out the FAX data corresponding to the reception password that matches the reception password stored in the server 42, and sends the FAX data to the corresponding reception destination. A fax number of a certain convenience store C is transmitted to the convenience store installed fax terminal 31 via the public network 20 as a destination (step S18d).
[0080]
The convenience store-installed FAX terminal 31 prints out a FAX document, that is, a payment slip corresponding to the order information ordered in step S1 via the information output unit 55 based on the transmitted FAX data (step S17). reference).
[0081]
As a result, the orderer can obtain the FAX document (payment slip) H printed out at the convenience store C.
[0082]
That is, according to the present modification, since the authentication process using the password can be performed without storing the FAX data in the FAX terminal 31 installed in the convenience store, the security is improved and the buffer of the FAX terminal 31 on the convenience store C side is improved. Free space can be increased.
[0083]
Further, in the present embodiment, the orderer has designated the convenience store C that he / she wishes to receive, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration.
[0084]
For example, in the process of step S4 shown in FIG. 3, when the orderer uses the user terminal 11, which is a portable terminal, as shown in FIG. If the location of C is unknown, the content server 17 accesses the content server 17 on the mobile communication network 15 via the user terminal 11 and sends a FAX information provision request (FIG. 4; step S4a1).
[0085]
At this time, the content server 17 specifies the current area of the user terminal 11 from the area to which the corresponding base station 16 belongs, and identifies the plurality of convenience stores C included in the area (for example, name, address, FAX). The list screen content such as a number) is transmitted to the user terminal 11 (step S20).
[0086]
The user use terminal 11 displays the transmitted identification information of the plurality of convenience stores C on the display, and the orderer selects one desired convenience store C while viewing the identification information of the convenience store C. The user use terminal 11 transmits the selected convenience store C as recipient designation information (step S4a3).
[0087]
Hereinafter, the processing after step S5 is executed.
[0088]
That is, according to the present modification, an order is placed for the user use terminal 11 using the function of the user use terminal 11 which is a portable terminal (the function of detecting the area of the terminal 11 by the nearest base station to be accessed). The identification information of a plurality of convenience stores C belonging to the area of the current position of the user can be provided to the orderer via the user use terminal 11.
[0089]
As a result, even if the orderer uses the online payment service using the convenience store-installed FAX terminal 31 at an unknown location, the orderer does not need to find the nearest convenience store C by himself, thereby further improving the convenience of the orderer. Can be done.
[0090]
Further, in the process of step S4 shown in FIG. 3 in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the orderer operates the input unit of the user use terminal (for example, user use terminal 10) to make the terminal 10 On the other hand, it requests the display of the convenience store designated history information.
[0091]
At this time, in the user terminal 10, since the identification information of the once designated convenience store C is stored in the memory as the history information, the user terminal 10 determines the past based on the history information stored in the memory. A list (convenience store history list) of the identification information (name, address, FAX number, etc.) of all the convenience stores C specified in (1) is displayed on the display (step S4b1).
[0092]
The orderer selects one desired convenience store C while browsing the convenience store history list. The user use terminal 11 transmits the selected convenience store C as recipient designation information (step S4b3).
[0093]
Hereinafter, the processing after step S5 is executed.
[0094]
That is, according to the present modification, when the orderer designates the convenience store C which has been designated as the receiver in the past as the receiver, the orderer does not input the identification information of the convenience store C without himself / herself. Can be specified as the recipient.
[0095]
Therefore, the convenience of the orderer at the time of designation of the recipient can be improved.
[0096]
Further, as a modification of the present embodiment, the FAX number database DB of the FAX server 42 corresponds to the FAX numbers of the plurality of FAX terminals 31 installed at the convenience stores C and the FAX numbers respectively. Conversion information in which unique serial numbers are associated with each other is further stored.
[0097]
It is also assumed that the orderer knows the serial number of each of the plurality of convenience store installed FAX terminals 31 installed in the plurality of convenience stores C.
[0098]
At this time, the orderer operates the input unit of the user use terminal (for example, the user use terminal 10) to receive the serial number set in the FAX terminal 31 of the convenience store C to be designated as the receiver. The fax server 42 transmits the destination designation information (step S4c), receives the destination designation information transmitted via the processing of steps S5 to S10 of the convenience store payment server 40, and corresponds to the serial number. The fax number is converted to a fax number, and fax data is transmitted with the converted fax number as a destination (step S11a).
[0099]
Hereinafter, the processing after step S12 is executed.
[0100]
That is, according to this modification, the orderer can use the online payment using the convenience-installed FAX terminal 31 without knowing the FAX number of the convenience-installed FAX terminal 31 of each convenience store C.
[0101]
Therefore, it is possible to prevent, for example, mischief FAX from a part of the user. Further, even if the FAX number of the FAX terminal 31 at the convenience store is changed, it can be dealt with only by rewriting the database DB on the FAX server 42 side.
[0102]
In this embodiment, the user terminal is the terminal 11 which is a portable terminal. However, the same applies to other terminals (the personal computer 10 and the fixed telephone Internet-compatible terminal 12).
[0103]
Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the FAX terminal 31 is installed in the convenience store C has been described. However, the order received by the order receiving server 25 can be used by an unspecified number of people and the data for online payment is used. For example, a station, a convenience store, a gas station, an Internet cafe, or another base may be used as long as a terminal that can read bar code data is installed.
[0104]
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the order target is a product, but the present invention is also applicable to a case where a service or both a product and a service are ordered.
[0105]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the online payment method and system using the fax device according to the present invention, according to the streaming content distribution request reception control system, the orderer can receive the information at the receiving base designated via the communication terminal. The user can receive a fax document (payment slip) corresponding to his / her order information by using the fax machine installed in the company.
[0106]
As a result, for example, even if the orderer does not have a printer or a user who only has a portable terminal, it is possible to use online payment, thereby contributing to an increase in online payment users.
[0107]
Further, according to the online payment method and system using the fax device according to the present invention, the orderer can receive the payment slip by designating the desired receiving base, so that the orderer himself can pay the fee for the order information. A pay slip can be received when desired, and the possibility of losing the pay slip can be reduced as compared with a case where the pay slip is printed out at home and brought.
[0108]
Further, according to the online payment method and system using the fax device according to the present invention, the payment slip is fax-output at the base where the online data reading device capable of reading the payment data corresponding to the order information is installed. Therefore, payment can be made immediately at the base, and the convenience of the orderer can be further improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an online order settlement system including an online settlement system using a fax device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a convenience-installed FAX terminal installed in the convenience store shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart showing an example of processing of the online order settlement system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;
FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart illustrating an example of processing of a user use terminal and a FAX server according to a modification of the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart showing an example of processing of a user use terminal according to a modification of the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart illustrating an example of processing of a user use terminal and a FAX server according to a modification of the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1. Online order settlement system
2. Internet
3. EC site
10 ... User use terminal
11 ... User use terminal
12 ... User use terminal
15. Mobile communication network
16 ... Base station
17 ... Content server
20 public network
25 ... Order reception server
26 ... Inquiry server
30 POS terminal
31 ... FAX terminal
32 ... Convenience store payment service system
40 ... convenience store payment server
42 ... FAX server
50 ... Controller
51 Information reading unit
52 Communication interface
53 ... buffer
54 ... Information input section
55 ... information output unit
56 ... Display

Claims (10)

A fax device installed at a base provided with a data reading device for online payment and connected to a communication network, and a fax communication to the fax device via the communication network with the product or service fee ordered by the orderer. A method of making an online payment using a possible online payment computer system,
Transmitting order information including the orderer's identification information, the product or service's identification information, and an order fee from the communication terminal of the product or service provider to the online payment computer system via the communication network; When,
Transmitting, from the communication terminal of the orderer, site designation information that designates the site as a fax data receiving site to the online payment computer system via the communication network;
In the online payment computer system, at least the order fee is printed as payment data readable by the online data reading device when output by the fax device, based on the transmitted payment information and base designation information. Transmitting the fax data for online payment to the fax device installed at the fax data receiving site specified by the site specifying information, via the communication network;
An online payment method using a fax machine, comprising: The communication terminal of the orderer is a portable mobile terminal, and the communication network includes a mobile communication network for the mobile terminal, and the mobile communication network includes a content for providing information content to the mobile terminal. Server is included, in the current area corresponding to the current position of the orderer's communication terminal, there are a plurality of the bases,
The location specifying information transmitting step includes, according to a current area of the communication terminal of the orderer, identification information of each of the plurality of locations included in the current area provided from the content server to the communication terminal of the orderer. 2. The online payment method using a fax machine according to claim 1, further comprising the step of selecting the identification information of any one of the sites from among the above, and transmitting the identification information of the selected site. Transmitting the identification information of at least one of the locations designated as the fax data receiving location at least once in the past as location history information in the memory of the communication terminal;
Displaying the site history information stored in the memory on a display of the communication terminal when specifying the fax data receiving site;
Determining the fax data receiving location based on the identification information of at least one of the locations as the location history information displayed on the display of the communication terminal; and transmitting the determined fax data receiving location identification information via the communication network. Transmitting to the online payment computer system;
An online payment method using a fax machine according to claim 1, further comprising: The base is a plurality, the fax machine is installed at each of the plurality of bases,
The computer system for online payment may include a conversion in which a plurality of fax numbers representing destinations of the plurality of fax devices via the communication network and a unique serial number corresponding to each of the plurality of fax numbers are associated with each other. Remembers the information,
The location designation information transmitting step designates any one of the plurality of locations as a fax data reception location, and a serial number of the designated fax data reception location as the location designation information via the communication network. Sending,
The online payment fax data transmitting step extracts a fax number corresponding to the serial number from the conversion information based on the transmitted serial number, and sends the extracted fax number as a destination to the online payment fax. 2. The online payment method using a fax machine according to claim 1, further comprising a step of transmitting data. Each of the fax devices has a buffer for storing information, an input unit for inputting information, and an output unit for printing and outputting the online settlement fax data as a fax document,
The online payment fax data transmitting step adds, to the online payment fax data, orderer authentication information corresponding to the order information, and transmits the added authentication information to the orderer communication terminal. Transmitting the fax data for online payment to which the authentication information is added, transmitting the fax data via the communication network, to a fax device installed at the fax data receiving base as a destination,
In the fax machine installed at the fax data receiving base, the transmitted fax data for online payment is stored in the buffer, and when the authentication information is input via the information input unit, the received fax data is stored in the buffer. The received authentication information is compared with the authentication information attached to the online payment fax data, and as a result of the comparison, the buffer is used only when the input authentication information matches the authentication information added to the online payment fax data. Reading out the fax data for online payment stored in the storage unit, and printing out the read fax data for online payment via the output unit at least as a payment slip in which the payment data is described. An online payment method using the fax machine according to claim 1. . A system for online payment of a commodity or service fee ordered by an orderer using a plurality of fax machines installed at a base provided with an online payment data reading device and connected to a communication network,
Order information receiving means for receiving the order information including the identification information of the orderer, the identification information of the product or service, and the order area transmitted from the communication terminal of the provider of the product or service via the communication network. When,
Location designation information receiving means for receiving location designation information that has been transmitted from the orderer's communication terminal via the communication network and designates the location as a fax data receiving location,
On the basis of the received payment information and the base designation information, at the time of output by the fax device, at least the order fee is printed as payment data readable by the online data reading device, the online payment fax data, Fax data transmitting means for online payment transmitting via the communication network to a fax machine installed at a fax data receiving site specified by the site specifying information,
An online payment system using a fax machine, comprising: The communication terminal of the orderer is a portable mobile terminal, and the communication network includes a mobile communication network for the mobile terminal, and the mobile communication network includes a content for providing information content to the mobile terminal. Server is included, in the current area corresponding to the current position of the orderer's communication terminal, there are a plurality of the bases,
The location designation information is included in the identification information of each of the plurality of locations included in the current area provided from the content server to the orderer's communication terminal according to the current area of the orderer's communication terminal. 7. An online payment system using a facsimile apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the identification information is information of a base selected from the following. The communication terminal, a base history information storage unit that stores, as base history information, identification information of at least one base specified at least once as a fax data receiving base,
A display unit that displays the base history information stored by the base history information storage unit when the fax data receiving base is designated;
Transmitting means for transmitting the identification information of the facsimile data receiving base determined based on the identification information of at least one of the bases as the displayed base history information via the communication network;
7. An online payment system using a fax machine according to claim 6, comprising: The base is a plurality, the fax machine is installed at each of the plurality of bases,
Conversion information storage means for storing conversion information in which a plurality of fax numbers representing destinations of the plurality of fax devices via the communication network and unique serial numbers respectively corresponding to the plurality of fax numbers are associated with each other. With
The site designation information is a serial number of the designated fax data receiving site,
When the serial number is transmitted as the site designation information, the online settlement fax data transmitting unit converts the fax number corresponding to the serial number into the conversion information based on the transmitted serial number. 7. An online payment system using a fax machine according to claim 6, wherein the means is a means for transmitting the fax data for online payment with the fax number extracted from the inside as a destination. Each of the fax devices has a buffer for storing information, an input unit for inputting information, and an output unit for printing and outputting the online settlement fax data as a fax document,
The online payment fax data transmitting means adds orderer authentication information corresponding to the order information to the online payment fax data, and sends the added authentication information to a communication terminal of the orderer. Means for transmitting via the communication network, the fax data for online payment with the authentication information added thereto, with a fax device installed at the fax data receiving base as a destination,
The fax device installed at the fax data receiving base stores the transmitted online payment fax data in the buffer, and when the authentication information is input via the information input unit, the received fax data is input. The authentication information is compared with the authentication information added to the online payment fax data, and as a result of the comparison, the input buffer information is stored in the buffer only when the input authentication information matches the authentication information added to the online payment fax data. Means for reading out the stored online payment fax data and printing out the read online payment fax data via the output unit as a fax document in which at least the payment data is described. An online payment system using the fax machine according to claim 6. .

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