JP2006053746A - Address print service system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an address print service system capable of facilitating entry of an address to a delivery and inquiry of winning of a delivery with lottery. <P>SOLUTION: When a person B receives a new year's card from a person A, a two-dimensional code printed on the new year's card from the person A is read by a user terminal of the person B to acquire address information of the person A (step S30). The address information of the person A is transmitted from the user terminal of the person B to an order receiving server (step S38). In the order receiving server, layout image data for address writing are formed from the address information of the person A (step S40), and print image data for new year's card response are acquired (step S42). Printing of the print image data and the address of the person A that is a sender to a new year's card is instructed from the order receiving server to a printer (step S44). According to this, the new year's card from the person B is returned to Mr. A. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an address printing service system.

Conventionally, when ordering a New Year's card or a summer greeting card, etc., from a printing company, it was a text-only printing request, so the client had to write a name after the printing was completed. In order to solve such a problem, a system that can place an order for printing including a destination (recipient) has been developed. For example, Patent Document 1 has an address book providing server including a database, and the address book providing server records destination data sent from the user terminal via the communication network in the database, and from the user terminal. In response to the address book request information, the corresponding destination data is extracted from the database, address book information is created and displayed on the user terminal, and the shipping request information created based on the displayed address book information is the user. When it is sent from the terminal, it extracts the destination data corresponding to the destination data included in the shipping request information from the database, creates the shipping destination information, and connects the communication network to the corporate server of the affiliated company where the user places an order. An address book service system to be sent via the Internet is disclosed. According to the address book service system according to Patent Document 1 described above, when postcards having the same contents are sent to a plurality of people as in New Year's cards, there is an advantage that it is possible to save the trouble of address writing.
JP 2001-318994 A

  However, the address book service system disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a problem that it takes time because the user needs to input the destination data from the user terminal to the address book providing server in advance. In addition, if only address printing or the like is used, the user can easily do this at home by using a home printer or personal computer.

  By the way, when sending New Year's cards, it is common to use New Year's card postcards with New Year's cards. However, if there are many New Year's postcards that are received or left over, there is a problem that it takes time to inquire about winning tickets. .

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides an address printing service system that makes it easy to fill in the address of a delivery and to easily make an inquiry about the winning of a delivery with a lottery. For the purpose.

  To achieve the above object, an address printing service system according to claim 1 inputs an order receiving server for accepting an order for address delivery printing of delivery and address information of a sender and a recipient of the delivery to the order receiving server. Address information input means, printing means for generating a two-dimensional code including the input sender address information, and printing the input recipient address information and the two-dimensional code on a delivery, and the sending 2D code reading means for reading the two-dimensional code when the recipient receives the delivery on which the two-dimensional code including the address information of the sender is printed, and the order receiving server that sends the address information of the read sender. A recipient terminal comprising a sending means for sending to the sender, the printing means sends the address information of the read sender when the recipient sends a return delivery to the sender. Characterized in that it printed on the serial reply deliveries.

  According to the address printing service system according to claim 1, it is possible to easily print the address of the reply destination when sending a reply to a New Year's card or a summer greeting, a thank-you letter for a gift, a congratulatory return, or the like.

  The address printing service system according to claim 2 generates a two-dimensional code including an order receiving server that accepts an order for address printing of a postcard for a New Year's postcard or a summer greeting card with a lottery, and a lottery number attached to the postcard, Printing means for printing the two-dimensional code on the postcard, and two-dimensional code reading means for reading the lottery number from the two-dimensional code when a recipient receives a postcard printed with the two-dimensional code including the lottery number And a receiver terminal that transmits the read lottery number to the order receiving server, wherein the order receiving server compares the lottery number list with the lottery number transmitted, and The winner is judged and the recipient is notified of the winner of the lottery.

  According to the address printing service system according to claim 2, it is possible to easily make an inquiry about the winning of postcards and other new year postcards.

  An address printing service system according to claim 3 receives an order for address printing of a delivery item, and assigns a lottery lottery lot number related to the delivery of the delivery item to the delivery item, and the assigned server When a recipient receives a delivery means for generating a two-dimensional code including a lottery number and printing the two-dimensional code on a delivery, and a delivery on which the two-dimensional code including the lottery number is printed, the 2 Two-dimensional code reading means for reading a lottery number from a dimension code, and a recipient terminal comprising a transmission means for transmitting the read lottery number to the order receiving server, wherein the order receiving server includes a winning lot number list and the winning lot number list The lottery number transmitted is collated to determine whether or not the lottery is successful, and the recipient is notified of the winning of the lottery.

  According to the address printing service system according to claim 3, it is possible to provide not only a new year postcard with a lottery but also a unique prize service.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the address printing service system according to the second or third aspect, the notifying unit notifies the sender of the delivery of the winning of the lottery.

  According to the address printing service system according to the fourth aspect, in addition to the above-described effect, it is possible to give an incentive to participate in the lottery by sending the delivery to not only the recipient but also the sender.

  According to the address printing service system of the present invention, it is possible to easily place a print order for a reply address when sending a reply to a New Year's card or a summer greeting, a thank-you letter for a gift, or a congratulatory return. In addition, when a delivery such as a New Year postcard with lottery is received, it is possible to easily make an inquiry about the winning of the lottery.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of an address printing service system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a procedure for sending and replying a New Year's card by an address printing service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, in the address printing service system 10 of the present embodiment, a sender (Mr. A) who orders address printing and sends a New Year's card, a service center 12 (printer) which provides the address printing service, and receipt of the New Year's card (Mr. B) is shown.

  Next, the configuration of the service center 12 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the service center 12.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the service center 12 includes an input device 14, an order receiving server 16, a printing device 18, and a communication I / F 20.

  The input device 14 is a device for inputting a print order from a user (Mr. A, Mr. B). The order receiving server 16 is a device for receiving a print order from a user in response to an input from the input device 14.

  In FIG. 2, the input device 14 is installed at the service center 12, but may be installed at a counter of a partner store such as a convenience store, a supermarket, or a DPE store, for example.

  The communication I / F 20 is a device for communicating with the user terminal 24 via the communication line network 22. The user terminal 24 is, for example, a personal computer owned by each user or a mobile phone with a communication function. As described above, the user can place a print order from the input device 14 installed in the service center 12 and can place a print order from the user terminal 24 to the order receiving server 16 via the communication network 22.

  Next, a method for performing address printing of New Year's cards by the address printing service system 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an address printing method when a New Year's card is sent.

  First, order information is input to the order receiving server 16 from the input device 14 or the user terminal 24 (step S10). Here, the order information is information such as address information (name, address, zip code, etc.) of a sender (Mr. A) and a destination (Mr. B), a text to be printed, a layout, and the like.

  Next, the order receiving server 16 issues an order ID (step S12) and a lottery ID (step S14) for each order information input in step S10. Here, the lottery ID is assigned in association with the lottery number of the New Year's card. The order information, order ID and lottery ID are recorded in the database of the order receiving server 16 (step S16).

  Then, the order receiving server 16 generates a two-dimensional code (for example, a QR (Quick Response) code) in which the address information and lottery number of the sender (Mr. A) are recorded (step S18), and prints from the order receiving server 16 The apparatus 18 is instructed to print the address information of the recipient B and the QR code generated in step S18 on a New Year's card (step S20). As a result, a New Year's card on which a QR code in which the address information of the sender (Mr. A) is recorded is printed is sent to the recipient B.

  In FIG. 3, the service center 12 prints a New Year's card and sends it to the recipient Mr. B. For example, a New Year's postcard with only the address printed is sent to the sender A. The sender A may fill in the text other than the address.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an address printing method when a New Year's card is returned. First, when the recipient Mr. B receives a New Year's card from Mr. A, the QR code printed on the New Year's card from Mr. A is read by Mr. B's user terminal (mobile phone with camera, etc.) 24, and Mr. A's address Information is acquired (step S30).

  Next, the order receiving server 16 is accessed from the user terminal 24 of Mr. B (step S32), and authentication is performed with a user ID, a password, and the like (step S34). If the user ID, password, etc. input from Mr. B's user terminal 24 do not match those registered in the order receiving server 16 in advance and are not authenticated, an authentication error will occur in Mr. B's user terminal 24. Is displayed (step S36). On the other hand, if authenticated, the address information of Mr. A acquired in step S30 from the user terminal 24 of Mr. B is transmitted to the order receiving server 16 (step S38).

  Then, the order receiving server 16 creates address image layout image data from the address information of Mr. A (step S40). Further, the storage area of the order receiving server 16 is searched with the user ID of Mr. B, and print image data for New Year's card reply is acquired (step S42). The layout image data and print image data may be created or selected by the user (recipient B) at the user terminal 24.

  Next, the order receiving server 16 instructs the printing device 18 to print the print image data acquired in step S42 and the address of the sender A on a New Year's card (step S44). In step S44, a QR code including the address information of the recipient B who returns the New Year's card may be printed on the New Year's card. As a result, New Year's card from Mr. B is returned to Mr. A.

  Next, a description will be given of a method for inquiring about winning of New Year's cards with lottery by the address print service system 10 of the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a procedure for sending a lottery New Year's card with the address printing service system 10 and inquiring about winning of the lottery, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a method for inquiring about winning of the lottery.

  First, when the recipient Mr. B receives a New Year's card from Mr. A, the QR code printed on the New Year's card from Mr. A is read by Mr. B's user terminal (mobile phone with camera, etc.) 24, and a lottery ID is obtained. (Step S50).

  Next, the order receiving server 16 is accessed from the user terminal 24 of Mr. B (step S52), and authentication is performed with a user ID, a password, etc. (step S54). If the user ID, password, etc. input from Mr. B's user terminal 24 do not match those registered in the order receiving server 16 in advance and are not authenticated, an authentication error will occur in Mr. B's user terminal 24. Is displayed (step S56). On the other hand, if authenticated, the lottery ID acquired in step S50 from Mr. B's user terminal 24 is transmitted to the order receiving server 16 (step S58).

  Next, the sent lottery ID is checked against the winning lottery ID list to determine whether or not it is won (step S60). If the lottery ID is out of place (step S60), a message indicating “out” is displayed on Mr. B's user terminal 24 (step S62).

  On the other hand, when the lottery ID is won (step S60), the storage area of the order receiving server 16 is searched by the lottery ID, and information on the winner of the selected New Year's card (Mr. A) is acquired (step S64). The winner (Mr. A) is notified of the winning (e.g., e-mail, postcard, etc.) (step S66), and a message indicating “winning” is displayed on the user terminal 24 of Mr. B (step S68). ). This completes the lottery inquiry.

  In the above, the address printing service is targeted for New Year's cards (new year postcards with lotteries), but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, postcards for summer greetings with lotteries and other courier services It may be a delivery item such as. In this case, similar to FIG. 4, it is possible to easily return a summer greeting, send a thank-you gift, give a congratulatory return, etc.

  In addition, when the address printing service system 10 of the present invention is applied to deliverables other than postcards with lotteries, a sender or a service center 12 (printer) may host a lottery drawing. In this case, the order receiving server 16 assigns a lottery number for each delivery item, performs a lottery lottery, and makes a winning inquiry in the same manner as in FIG.

  Further, in a normal lottery postcard with lottery, etc., a prize is given only to the recipient B, but a predetermined prize may also be given to the sender A.

The figure which shows typically the procedure which sends and returns a New Year's card by the address printing service system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. Block diagram showing the configuration of the service center 12 Flow chart showing address printing method when sending New Year's cards Flow chart showing the address printing method when replying New Year's cards The figure which shows typically the procedure of sending the New Year's card with a lottery by the address printing service system 10, and inquiring about the winning of the lottery Flow chart showing how to query lottery wins

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Address printing service system, 12 ... Service center, 14 ... Input device, 16 ... Order receiving server, 18 ... Printing device, 20 ... Communication I / F, 22 ... Communication network (Internet), 24 ... User terminal

Claims (4)

An order receiving server that accepts orders for address printing of deliverables;
Address information input means for inputting address information of a sender and a recipient of the delivery to the order receiving server;
Printing means for generating a two-dimensional code including the input sender address information, and printing the input recipient address information and the two-dimensional code on a delivery;
When a recipient receives a delivery on which a two-dimensional code including the address information of the sender is printed, the two-dimensional code reading means for reading the two-dimensional code and the address information of the read sender are A recipient terminal comprising a transmission means for transmitting to the order receiving server,
The address printing service system, wherein the printing means prints the read address information of the sender on the reply delivery when the recipient sends the reply delivery to the sender. An order receiving server that accepts orders for address printing of lottery New Year's cards or postcards for summer greetings;
Printing means for generating a two-dimensional code including a lottery number attached to the postcard, and printing the two-dimensional code on the postcard;
When a recipient receives a postcard on which a two-dimensional code including the lottery number is printed, a two-dimensional code reading unit that reads the lottery number from the two-dimensional code and transmits the read lottery number to the order receiving server A recipient terminal comprising a transmitting means for
The order receiving server compares the winning lot number list with the lottery number transmitted, determines whether the lottery has been won, and notifies the recipient of the winning of the lottery. An order receiving server that accepts an order for printing a delivery address of the delivery, and assigns a lottery number for lottery related to the delivery of the delivery to the delivery;
Printing means for generating a two-dimensional code including the assigned lottery number and printing the two-dimensional code on a delivery;
When a recipient receives a delivery on which a two-dimensional code including the lottery number is printed, a two-dimensional code reading means for reading the lottery number from the two-dimensional code, and the read lottery number to the order receiving server A recipient terminal comprising a transmitting means for transmitting,
The order receiving server compares the winning lot number list with the lottery number transmitted, determines whether the lottery has been won, and notifies the recipient of the winning of the lottery.   4. The address printing service system according to claim 2, wherein the notifying means notifies a sender of the delivery of the winning of the lottery.

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