JP2006195624A - Commodity ordering system and ordering method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a commodity ordering system and ordering method for ordering a commodity by use of a digital pen in mail order service or the like. <P>SOLUTION: The commodity ordering system comprises a digital pen having at least a writing means, an imaging means, a storing means and a communication means, which is issued to a member from a mail order company side; a commodity catalog with an order sheet having a digital pen-specific dot pattern printed thereon; an order label attached to a commodity package or container, and having a digital pen-specific dot pattern printed thereon; a mail order server; a digital pen-specific server converting written image information on a digital pen system service company side to digital information; and a communication terminal having at least a communication means on the member side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a product ordering system and an ordering method, and more particularly to a product ordering system and an ordering method for ordering products using a digital pen in mail order sales or the like.

Conventionally, many safe and convenient techniques for ordering goods by mail order etc. have been proposed.
For example, the most orthodox method for manually inputting a product code from a terminal (for example, refer to Patent Document 1) or reading a barcode printed on a product or a catalog to input a product code, Techniques for automatic input have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 2 and 3).
Further, a system has been proposed in which barcodes proposed in Patent Documents 2 and 3 are two-dimensionally encoded and read by a dedicated reader connected to a mobile phone or a camera-equipped mobile phone (for example, Patent Documents). 4).

JP 2003-256683 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-114598 JP 2001-344532 A JP 2004-78573 A

For example, the technique proposed in Patent Document 1 described above requires time to input a member code and other necessary items, and includes a possibility of erroneous input.
In addition, the techniques proposed in Patent Document 2 and Patent Document 3 are effective in reducing the input time and preventing erroneous input in terms of the method of inputting the product code. And spending a lot of time inputting various information to access the application site.
In addition, the technique proposed in Patent Document 4 can record a large amount of information such as an access destination URL and other product identification information that could not be recorded due to a small recording capacity with a conventional barcode, Although the procedure has been simplified, the basic process has not changed.

  In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 of the commodity ordering system of the present invention has at least writing means, imaging means, storage means, and communication means, and is lent to a member from a mail order company. Digital pen, product catalog with order sheet printed with digital pen dedicated dot pattern, order label affixed to product package or container and printed with digital pen dedicated dot pattern, mail order server, digital pen system service company The digital pen dedicated server that converts the writing image information on the side into digital information, and the communication terminal that has at least communication means on the member side are characterized in that it is characterized by the following.

  Further, the invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the order label has at least one entry column and check box for any one of the product code, the order quantity, and the desired delivery date. It is characterized by.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the member identification information is recorded in the digital pen that is lent to the member from the mail-order company side so that it cannot be rewritten and can be transmitted. It is characterized by this.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the commodity ordering system according to the second to third aspects, the order information and the member identification information described on the order sheet or the order label by the digital pen are the communication means of the digital pen. Is transmitted to the sales promotion server through the digital pen dedicated server via the communication terminal.

  The invention according to claim 5 is a product ordering method using the product ordering system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein at least a mail order company sends a product catalog to a member. The member side orders the product, the mail order company side delivers the product with the order label affixed to the member and the digital pen on which the member identification information is recorded, and the member side is affixed to the digital pen and the product. The method includes a step of placing an order for a product using an order label and a communication terminal.

  Further, in the invention described in claim 6, in the invention described in claim 5, in the step of ordering the product, the product code, the order quantity, the desired delivery date of the order sheet or the order label attached to the product catalog. Order information is described in at least one of the items using a digital pen, and a check mark is described in a check box to order a product.

1) As described in claim 1, at least writing means, imaging means, storage means, communication means, a digital pen lent to a member from a mail order company, and a dot pattern dedicated to the digital pen are printed Product catalog with order sheet, order label affixed to product package or container and printed with dot pattern for digital pen, mail order server, digital pen system service company side digital pen that converts digital image information By using a dedicated server and a communication terminal on the member's side that has at least communication means, you can order items by a simple and natural process of writing the necessary items on the order sheet or order label with a digital pen. The order information written by hand can be left at hand.
2) In addition, as described in claim 2, in the invention described in claim 1, the order label includes at least one entry column and check box for any one of the product code, the order quantity, and the desired delivery date. As a result, when the product is consumed and a repeat order is placed, the product can be ordered without making a mistake. If the product code is printed on the order label, further labor is saved.
3) Further, as described in claim 3, in the invention described in claim 1, the member identification information is recorded in the digital pen lent to the member from the mail order company so as not to be rewritable and transmittable. Therefore, the member code is automatically transmitted just by writing it on the order label, and it is possible to prevent troubles caused by an input error of the member information.
4) Further, as described in claim 4, in the commodity ordering system according to claims 2 to 3, the order information and the member identification information described in the order sheet or the order label by the digital pen are By transmitting to the sales promotion server via the digital pen dedicated server via the communication terminal by the communication means, the member can place an order for the product simply by entering the product information on the order label.

  Hereinafter, a product ordering system and a product ordering method of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a device and medium for constructing the product ordering system of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of a dot pattern, and FIG. 3 is an example of an order label. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a product ordering method using the product ordering system of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a method for inputting an order label using a digital pen. .

In the present embodiment, the digital pen and the order label used are the anotopen developed by Anoto in Sweden and an order label printed with an anotopen dedicated dot pattern (hereinafter referred to as a digital pen dedicated dot pattern). This will be explained with an example.
Further, the side that provides the product will be explained with an example of a mail order company (hereinafter referred to as a mail order company), and the side that orders the product will be explained with an example of a member such as a credit card or a friend's association.

With reference to FIG. 1, an example of the apparatus and medium for constructing the product ordering system of the present invention will be described.
First, the merchandise catalog sending means on the mail order company side sends the mail order merchandise catalog 22 to the members. The mail order company is provided with a mail order server 4 for receiving orders for products from the communication terminal 3 of the member.
A member master 41 and a product master 42 are connected to the mail order server 4.
In addition, the mail order company side prepares the digital pen 1 that is associated with the member code, the digital pen 1 that is lent to the member, and the order label 21 that is attached to the product.
On the other hand, the merchandise catalog 22 on which an order sheet (not shown) is attached by binding is periodically delivered to the members.
A dot pattern dedicated to a digital pen is printed on the order label 21 attached to the product to be delivered and the order sheet attached to the product catalog 22.

When an order label on which a dot pattern dedicated to the digital pen is printed or a character is written on the order sheet with a digital pen and a check is entered in the check box, the digital pen 1 transmits writing information and digital pen identification information to the communication terminal 3. .
The communication terminal 3 transmits the writing information to the dedicated server A101 provided for processing the digital pen related information.
The dedicated server A101 decodes the received dot pattern, and returns the URL of the server that converts the product information written in handwriting into, for example, text data to the communication terminal 3.
The communication terminal 3 transmits the writing information and the digital pen identification information to the URL of the dedicated server B102 that has been returned. The information transmitted to the dedicated server B102 is converted into text data, for example, and transmitted to the mail order server 4 as writing data.

The digital pen 1 includes a writing unit with an ink cartridge, a digital camera unit that reads a dot pattern dedicated to the digital pen, a storage unit that stores writing information read by the digital camera, a communication unit that transmits written information to a communication terminal, and the like. The dot information mounted on the pen shaft and printed on the order label or the like is read by the digital camera unit, stored in the storage unit, and transmitted to the communication terminal 3 by the communication unit.
The interface with the outside corresponds to USB (Universal Serial Bus) and Bluetooth.

The communication terminal 3 is a personal computer, PDA (Personal Digital Assistance), or other device having a communication function, and can be substituted by a mobile phone or the like.
The communication terminal 3 receives the writing information and the digital pen identification information transmitted from the digital pen 1 via a USB or Bluetooth compatible interface, and transmits the received information to a dedicated server A101 called PLS (Paper Look-up Service).

The dedicated server A 101 reads the received dot pattern arrangement information and transmits the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the server (dedicated server B 102 shown in the figure) in charge of decoding the dot arrangement contents to the communication terminal 3.
The communication terminal 3 transmits the coordinate data of the writing information transmitted from the digital pen and the digital pen identification information to the URL of a dedicated server B102 called ASH (Application Service Handler) in charge of the application field.
The dedicated server B102 edits the handwritten data received from the communication terminal 3 using an application program, and transmits it to the mail order server 4 as text data, for example.

  The mail order server 4 designates a product corresponding to the received product code from the product master 42, reads customer information such as a member's address and name from the member master 41, and attaches quantity information and desired delivery date information. It transmits to the computer (not shown) of a goods delivery center.

With reference to FIG. 2, an example of dot pattern dedicated to digital pens from Anoto will be described.
Anotopen dedicated format (digital pen dedicated dot pattern) printing paper is a paper on which small dots as shown in Fig. 2a are printed. (The grid-like ruled lines shown in the figure are not printed).
In the digital pen dedicated dot pattern, one small dot (dot) is formed around a square with a side of 0.3 mm, and the square is spread over the paper surface in a grid pattern. It is printed with colored ink that can be recognized by the part.
FIG. b shows an example in which each dot of the digital pen dedicated dot pattern in FIG. a is converted into a numerical value.
In the system of Anoto, 36 dots (about 4 mm ² in terms of area) are handled as 1 unit information.

When you draw characters on the digital pen dot pattern paper with a digital pen, the pen tip moves by reading the dot pattern printed on the paper with the digital camera built in the digital pen, tracing the position of the pen tip. The locus of the information unit is recorded in the recording unit of the digital pen.
At least one application is managed so that the same dot pattern does not exist.
The PLS server (dedicated server A101) determines the application being used from the dot pattern information transmitted from the communication terminal, and uses the URL of the ASH server (dedicated server B102) that manages the application as the communication terminal. Send back to.
Depending on the area where the Anoto system is used, there may be a single PLS server and ASH server.

An example of an order label will be described with reference to FIG.
On the order label 21, the above-described dot pattern dedicated to the digital pen is printed, and the display characters of the product code entry field 211, the quantity entry field 212, the desired delivery date entry field 213, and the check box display frame 214 are printed on the dot pattern. ing.
In the product code entry field 211, the member himself or herself may enter the product code, or it may be printed in advance. If the product code is printed in advance, you can trace the symbols and characters printed on the digital pen, or recognize the product code when you check the check box display frame 214 (print the order label) It is also possible to associate them in advance when doing so.)
The order label 21 is affixed with an adhesive applied to the back side.

A product ordering method using the product ordering system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
First, an order sheet binding catalog is sent to the member from the mail order side (step 1; hereinafter referred to as S1).
Members who have never ordered a product before ordering the product by placing an order sheet in the catalog, listing the product name, quantity, desired delivery date, member code, member address, name, etc. A sheet is sent or a product is ordered using FAX or the like (S2).
The mail-order side delivers the ordered product and the digital pen recorded with the member information or the digital pen identification information to the address described by the member (S3).
The member consumes the product.
The member decides to purchase the same product again, and describes the order items such as the product code, quantity, and desired delivery date on the order label affixed to the container (S4).
The order label may be affixed to the product, affixed to the instructions, or affixed to the packaging material.
Further, the content printed on the order label may be printed on the manual or printed on the packaging material.
Order information is transmitted to the mail order server via the communication terminal on hand (S5).

With reference to FIG. 5, the input method to the order label with a digital pen is demonstrated.
The digital pen is connected to the communication terminal (S11). If the connection means is USB, it is wired, and if it is Bluetooth, it is connected to the communication terminal wirelessly and the described data is transmitted.
The digital pen is turned on (S12), and the product code is first written on the order label or order sheet (S13). Next, the order quantity is described (S14). Next, the desired delivery date is entered (S15). After confirming the description, a check box check mark is written (S16). The description data is transmitted to the communication terminal and an order is placed (S17).

  It can be used for various mail order systems.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the apparatus for constructing the goods ordering system of this invention, and a medium. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of a dot pattern. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of an order label. It is a figure for demonstrating the goods ordering method using the goods ordering system of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the input method to the order label by a digital pen.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Digital pen 2a Anoto pen exclusive dot pattern, digital pen exclusive dot pattern 2b Example of digitized dot pattern 3 Communication terminal 4 Mail order server 21 Order label 22 Product catalog 41 Member master 42 Product master 101, 102 (digital pen) dedicated server 211 Product Code entry field or product code display field 212 Quantity description field 213 Desired delivery date description field 214 Check box display frame

Claims (6)

A digital pen that has at least writing means, imaging means, storage means, and communication means and is lent to a member from a mail-order company, a product catalog with an order sheet printed with a digital pen dedicated dot pattern, and a product package or container An order label affixed to and printed with a dot pattern exclusively for digital pens, a mail order server,
A digital pen dedicated server that converts digital pen system service company writing image information into digital information,
A communication terminal having at least communication means on the member side;
A product ordering system characterized by comprising: 2. The product ordering system according to claim 1, wherein the order label has at least one entry column and check box for any one of the product code, the order quantity, and the desired delivery date. In the commodity ordering system according to claim 1,
A merchandise ordering system in which member identification information is recorded in a digital pen lent to a member from a mail order company so that it cannot be rewritten and transmitted. In the commodity ordering system according to claims 2 to 3,
Order information described on an order sheet or order label by a digital pen and member identification information are transmitted to a sales promotion server via a digital pen dedicated server via a communication terminal by a communication means of the digital pen. Product ordering system. A product ordering method using the product ordering system according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
At least the mail order company sends the product catalog to the member, the member orders the product, and the mail order company delivers the product with the order label affixed to the member and the digital pen on which the member identification information is recorded. And a step in which the member places an order with a digital pen and an order label affixed to the product and a communication terminal;
A product ordering method characterized by including: The product ordering method according to claim 5,
At the step of ordering the product, the order information is entered using a digital pen in at least one of the item code, order quantity, and desired delivery date on the order sheet or order label attached to the product catalog, and a check box A product ordering method characterized by placing a check mark on the product and placing an order for the product.

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