JP2007304967A - Information communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information communication system capable of easily transmitting information for specifying the application contents without mistake and without requiring time and labor when service provision is applied from a user terminal with an e-mail to the server. <P>SOLUTION: The information communication system comprises an address generating means 3 for generating a mail address having an account name including application content information for specifying the application contents of the service and a domain name for specifying the server; an address output device 4 for outputting the generated mail address; a user terminal 6 capable of transmitting the e-mail to the output mail address via the Internet; and a control server 2 for receiving the transmitted e-mail based on the domain name, specifying the application content information from the account name of the received e-mail, and storing it in association with the mail address of the transmission origin. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information communication system, and more particularly to an information communication system in which a server accepts an application for service provision based on an electronic mail transmitted from a user terminal via the Internet.

  In recent years, with the remarkable development of information communication over the Internet, an increasing number of servers provide services on demand in response to application from users. And with the widespread use of portable user terminals such as mobile phones and PDAs that can send and receive e-mail over the Internet, information that allows users to easily apply for service provision regardless of location or time Various information communication systems via electronic mail have been proposed as communication systems.

  Here, in order for the user to apply for service provision to the server, it is necessary to transmit information necessary for receiving the service provision to the server. Therefore, the conventional application for providing services by e-mail is performed by inputting the e-mail address for accepting the application of the server as the e-mail address, and inputting the contents of the application in the subject and text and transmitting it. .

  Also, in recent years, by sending an e-mail that does not enter a subject and body text with an e-mail address for accepting an application, so-called “blank mail”, the URL of the web page on which the input form is posted is sent by e-mail. There is an information communication system in which a reply is made.

  The above prior art is publicly implemented, and the applicant has not found a document describing this prior art at the time of filing this application.

  However, it is very troublesome and troublesome to input the contents of the application as the subject or body of the e-mail. In addition, there is a shortage or error in the description of the user, and the application content may not be specified on the server side. Furthermore, since the way of expressing contents by the user varies, there is a problem that it is not suitable for automatic processing.

  In addition, according to the conventional information communication system using so-called “blank mail”, there is an advantage that the input items are guided by a certain form, so that there are no omissions in the items to be input. This is the same as the conventional case in that the user has to input. In addition, in order to apply for the service, there was a problem that it took time and effort to send the first empty mail and input the input form based on the reply. .

  Therefore, in view of the above circumstances, the present invention, when applying for service provision from a user terminal by an e-mail addressed to a server, does not erroneously specify information specifying the application content, and does not take time and effort. An object of the present invention is to provide an information communication system that can be easily transmitted to a server.

  In order to solve the above problems, an information communication system according to the present invention is an information communication system in which a server accepts an application for provision of a service based on an e-mail transmitted from a user terminal via the Internet, Address generation means for generating an email address having an account name including application content information capable of specifying the service application content and a domain name for specifying the server, and the mail generated by the address generation means An address output device for outputting an address, a user terminal capable of transmitting an e-mail attached with a source mail address via the Internet, with the mail address output from the address output device as a destination, and from the user terminal The sent email is based on the domain name And Shin, identifying the application content information from the account name of the e-mail received, the transmission in correspondence with the original mail address is configured by including the a server "for storing.

  The “user terminal” is a communication terminal used by a user, and is a mobile phone, a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System) terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) capable of transmitting an e-mail compatible with a mail system on the Internet. A terminal and a general-purpose personal computer can be exemplified. In addition, “a user terminal capable of transmitting an e-mail attached with a source e-mail address” means a communication operated by control of general e-mail software that automatically attaches a source e-mail address to an e-mail to be transmitted It is a terminal.

  “Application content information” is information that can specify the content that is applied to the server by the user in order to receive the provision of the service. For example, when waiting for the order to use the facility, When applying for a service that receives an e-mail notification when the person approaches, the name of the facility, the user's reception number, the reception date, and the like correspond to “application content information”. In addition, when a user applies for registration on the server, such as member registration, the user's name, address, telephone number, and the like correspond to “application content information”.

  The “account name” is a part before “@” of the mail address, and the “domain name” indicates a part after “@” of the mail address. Normally, an account name is a part for identifying an individual e-mail delivery destination. In the present invention, the application name information is included in the account name, and such an e-mail address is generated by an “address generating means”. Generated. Here, the “address generating means” is software that encodes application content information based on a certain rule, and an “address output device” to be described later is connected even if the server provides a service. Even if it is installed in the computer, it may be installed directly in the address output device itself. Moreover, what is installed in a server owned by an ASP (Application Service Provider) may be used through the Internet.

  The “address output device” can be configured by a printer that prints the mail address generated by the address generation means, or a monitor that displays it on the screen.

  The “server” mainly includes a main storage device, a central processing device that performs processing according to a program stored in the main storage device, a communication device such as a modem that transmits and receives data via the Internet, and a storage device such as a hard disk. It can consist of computers. Normally, emails received by a server specified by a domain name are distributed to mailboxes corresponding to individual account names. However, the server of the present invention uses received emails as account names. Regardless of the process, the application information is specified from the account name.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, by generating the mail address by including the application content information in the account name, the server can identify the application content information from the mail address of the received e-mail destination. Moreover, from the user's side, the trouble of inputting the application content information as the text of the e-mail is reduced, and it is possible to apply for service provision with a simple operation. In addition, it is possible to reduce the fear that erroneous information is transmitted or that necessary information cannot be specified.

  In addition, unlike the conventional system in which the URL of the web page on which the input form is posted is returned, if the user sends an e-mail once, the application procedure is completed with a single action, so the trouble is reduced. You can apply for service very quickly without paying.

  Moreover, the information communication system according to the present invention further includes, in addition to the above-described configuration, “an operator terminal connected to the server via the Internet, and the server reads and reads the stored application content information. It is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied based on the applied application content information and the input information input from the business operator terminal, and when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the sender email address is set as the destination The notification e-mail is sent to the user terminal via the Internet ”.

  A “service provider terminal” is a communication terminal used by a service provider that provides some service to the user, in addition to the service provided by the server to the user, via a central processing unit, a storage device, and the Internet. It can be configured by a computer provided with a communication device or the like for transmitting and receiving data.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, in addition to data transmission / reception between the server and the user terminal, data transmission / reception is also performed between the server and the operator terminal, so that the information communication system can be applied to more complicated services. For example, in the above, the case where the information communication system of the present invention is applied in order to “subscribe” a service for receiving notification by e-mail when the order approaches when the facility is waiting for the order of use of the facility is shown. Furthermore, it is possible to apply the information communication system of the present invention in order to “be notified by e-mail when one's turn approaches”.

  In this case, if the communication terminal on the facility side is the “business terminal” and, for example, if it is set in advance to be notified when “the order of how many of the users” is reached, The point in time when the order is reached is “the point in time when the predetermined condition is satisfied”. And as "input information from the operator terminal" that is the basis for determining whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied, information on the number of people using the facility at that time, information on the reception number of the person who has finished using the facility Can be illustrated.

  As another application example, the information of the present invention includes a service that receives a notification when a package requested for delivery is delivered to the destination, and a service that receives a notification when an item requested to a cleaning store is available. The case where a processing system is applied can be mentioned. In this case, the communication terminal of the delivery company or the cleaning shop corresponds to the “business terminal”. For example, the identification number of the package, the store number, etc. corresponds to the “application content information” and is generated including these information. It is possible to provide a system in which a slip printed with the mail address printed is delivered to the user at the store. In this case, “the time when the package is delivered to the destination” or “the time when the cleaning is completed” corresponds to “the time when the predetermined condition is satisfied”, for example, from the operator terminal to the server. If a signal indicating that “the parcel has been delivered” or “cleaning is completed” is sent, the signal corresponds to “input information from the business operator”.

  The user can receive the notification e-mail from the server when the predetermined condition as described above is satisfied. Thereby, the user does not need to make an inquiry to the business operator himself, and can receive notification only by waiting. In addition, by using the information processing system of the present invention, a business operator can reliably deliver a package that he / she wants to use effectively while waiting while avoiding the complexity of responding to inquiries from multiple users each time. It is possible to respond to the user's request such as confirming that the user wants to receive the cleaning product as soon as possible.

  Furthermore, the information communication system according to the present invention is as follows: “The address generation unit generates the mail address as a two-dimensional barcode, and the user terminal reads the two-dimensional barcode and reads the two-dimensional barcode read. "Has a function capable of sending an e-mail with a destination e-mail address".

  There are various types of “two-dimensional barcodes” of the matrix type and the stack type, but the matrix type QR code (registered trademark) is widely used for mobile phones with a function of reading as an email address. Is particularly preferred.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, an e-mail address can be input without performing character input by generating a mail address as a two-dimensional barcode and using a user terminal that can read the mail address as a mail address. it can. As a result, there is no input error in the destination, and it is possible to apply for the provision of the service very easily without taking time and effort. Further, by using a two-dimensional barcode as the mail address, it is possible to include complicated information in the mail address.

  As described above, as an effect of the present invention, when applying for service provision from a user terminal by e-mail addressed to a server, the information for specifying the application content can be easily and without error and time and effort. An information communication system that can be transmitted to a server can be provided.

  Hereinafter, an information communication system which is the best embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, the information communication system of the present invention is applied to a notification service that receives a notification from the management server when a user (observer) waiting for a medical examination is approaching his turn. To do. Here, FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an overall configuration of the information communication system of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration related to transmission / reception of application content information in the information communication system of FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the management server in the information communication system of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the hospital side terminal in the information communication system of FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the management server of the information communication system of FIG. 1, and FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a specific embodiment example in a hospital in the information communication system of FIG.

  First, as shown in FIG. 1, the information communication system 1 of the present embodiment provides a service for notifying a user who is waiting for a hospital visit via the Internet, and also receives hospital wait information. Sending and receiving e-mails between the management server 2 disclosed on the web page, the hospital terminal 5 connected to the management server 2 via the Internet, and the management server 2 via the mail server 9 connected to the Internet And a user terminal 6 capable of supporting the above. The management server 2 corresponds to the “server” of the present invention, and the hospital side terminal 5 corresponds to the “provider terminal” of the present invention.

  The management server 2 mainly includes a main storage device, a central processing unit that performs processing in accordance with a program stored in the main storage device, and a communication device such as a modem that transmits and receives data via the Internet. It is composed of a general-purpose computer. The management server 2 has a function as a web server and a function as a mail server in addition to the function of managing the information communication system 1. Hereinafter, the functional configuration of the management server 2 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The management server 2 includes a server communication control unit 10 that controls transmission / reception of data via the Internet by a communication device, a mail reception unit 21 that receives an electronic mail transmitted from the user terminal 6, and an email of the received electronic mail. Information specifying means 15 for specifying application content information from the address, application terminal information storage means 32 for storing the specified application content information in a database together with the transmission source e-mail address of the transmission source user terminal 6 that applied for the notification service; , New reception signal detection means 11 and incoming signal detection means 12 for detecting a signal input from the hospital-side terminal 5, and the examination waiting information such as the number of waiting for examination at that time is updated based on the detected signal. Information about the examination waiting information updating means 13 and the notification timing set in advance for each hospital is made into a database. Based on the notification timing information storage means 34 to be stored, the examination waiting information and the application content information, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition for notifying the user terminal 6 is satisfied, and a notification e-mail is sent when the condition is satisfied A notification management means 16 for creating a mail, a mail transmission means 22 for sending the created notification e-mail to the user terminal 6, and a consultation waiting information storage means 31 for storing the examination waiting information of a plurality of hospitals in a database. And web page management means 26 for managing the disclosure of a plurality of hospital waiting information on the web page.

  In addition, the management server 2 of the present embodiment includes an address generation unit 3 that generates an email address based on the application content information, and an address generation rule storage unit 33 that stores a rule that is a basis for generating the email address. ing.

  On the other hand, the hospital-side terminal 5 is composed of a general-purpose computer mainly including a main storage device, a central processing unit, and a communication device that transmits and receives data via the Internet. In addition, an input device such as a keyboard and a pointing device and an output device such as a display are connected to the hospital side terminal 5, but in this embodiment, the input touch panel and the display are combined in the reception counter and the examination room. The reception input / output device 56 and the examination room input / output device 57 are provided, respectively, and a display as a waiting room output device 58 is provided in the waiting room. In addition, an address output device 4 for printing the mail address generated by the address generation means 3 is connected to the hospital terminal 5 and is installed in the reception counter.

  Next, the functional configuration of the hospital terminal 5 will be described with reference to FIG. The hospital-side terminal 5 receives the mail address generated by the hospital-side communication control means 50 that controls transmission / reception of data via the Internet by the communication device and the address generation means 3 and sent from the management server 2 to the address output device 4. An address output control means 54 for controlling and outputting, a new reception signal input means 51 for sending a new reception signal to the management server 2 via the hospital side communication control means 50 based on an input operation in the reception input / output device 56, An incoming signal input means 52 for sending an incoming signal to the management server 2 via the hospital side communication control means 50 based on an input operation in the medical examination room input / output device 57 when the next patient is called into the examination room; The reception input / output device 56, the examination room input / output device 57, and the waiting room output device 58 are controlled to display the examination waiting information sent from the management server 2. It is configured by including the examination waiting information output control section 53 for displaying the ray screen. The call-in signal corresponds to “input information from the operator terminal” of the present invention.

  As the user terminal 6, a mobile phone, a PDA, a general-purpose personal computer, or the like that can send and receive e-mails to and from the management server 2 via the Internet are variously used by the user. In the present embodiment, the user terminal 6 having a function of reading a two-dimensional barcode as an e-mail address is desirable, but the user terminal 6 that does not have such a function can also be a configuration of the information communication system 1.

  Next, the flow of processing in the management server 2 of the information communication system 1 will be described. The information communication system 1 is a system that can be constructed with a plurality of hospital-side terminals 5 and a plurality of user terminals 6 as described above, but in the following, for convenience of explanation, The flow of processing in the relationship is illustrated.

  First, the flow of processing when a user visits and accepts a diagnosis will be described mainly with reference to FIG. The reception of the examination is performed using the reception input / output device 56 installed in the reception counter. For example, when the user visits, a screen as illustrated in FIG. 8A is displayed on the display 56 a of the reception input / output device 56. Here, if the end number of the reception number that has already been issued to the user is N, and the reception number of the user who was last called into the examination room is n, the number of patients waiting for the examination at that time is N−n, In the example of FIG. 8A, N = 36, n = 27, and N−n = 9. Here, when the user touches the reception button 56b of the touch panel display 56a, a new reception signal is sent from the hospital side terminal 5 to the management server 2. In addition, although the input by a touch panel is illustrated, it can input by well-known means, such as a keyboard, an infrared sensor, and a magnetic card. Further, the operation of the reception button 56b may be performed by the user himself or by a hospital staff.

  When the new reception signal sent from the hospital-side terminal 5 is detected by the new reception signal detection means 11 of the management server 2 (YES in step S1), the examination waiting information update means 13 causes the examination waiting information storage means 31 to present the current time. N of hospital A is read (step S2). Here, the examination waiting information storage unit 31 stores N, n, and N-n as a database as examination waiting information for each of a plurality of hospitals. The medical examination waiting information update unit 13 that has read N of hospital A adds 1 to N and rewrites the data in the medical examination waiting information storage unit 31 (step S3). N = 37 reception numbers are given to the user who is currently performing the reception procedure at the hospital A, and this N is output to the hospital side terminal 5 (step S4). Further, the web management means updates the web page that discloses the examination waiting information of a plurality of hospitals based on the updated examination waiting information (step S5).

  On the other hand, information such as the updated N, hospital name, reception date, and examination time zone (these correspond to the “application content information” of the present invention for the user currently performing the reception procedure at the A hospital) Based on the above, a mail address is generated by the address generation means 3 (step S6). For example, the information of the reception number 037 in the morning examination time zone (01) of Hospital A (identification number 0123) on April 10, 2006 can be expressed as “060410-0123-01-037”. The address generation means 3 encrypts this information and generates a mail address based on a certain rule stored in the address generation rule storage means 33. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, if an e-mail address “Axh93ka0elnkAK2Ym92zsQp2B@junban.jp” is generated, the application content information is included in the account name “Axh93ka0elnkAK2Ym92zsQp2B” before “@”. Here, “junban.jp” after “@” is a domain name that identifies the management server 2. Furthermore, the address generation means 3 of this embodiment also generates a mail address including the above information as a two-dimensional barcode.

  The mail address generated by the address generation means 3 is output from the management server 2 to the hospital side terminal 5 (step S7), and is output from the address output device 4 under the control of the address output control means 54 of the hospital side terminal 5. For example, it is printed as a receipt slip 61 as shown in FIG. When a new user comes to the hospital, the above process is repeated. The receipt slip 62 may be output at the same time and attached to the chart.

  When the user who has completed the reception wants to wait outside the hospital until his turn comes, he / she applies to the management server 2 to provide a notification service that receives notification from the management server 2 by e-mail when his turn approaches. Next, the process in which the management server 2 accepts the notification service application from the user terminal 6 will be described mainly with reference to FIG.

  The user who has received the receipt slip 61 transmits an e-mail to the mail address printed on the receipt slip 61. At this time, if the user terminal 6 used by the user has a function capable of reading a two-dimensional barcode as an e-mail address, the two-dimensional barcode 65a (see FIG. 8B) of the receipt slip 61 is read. The destination mail address can be input to the user terminal 6 only by operation. Alternatively, the user terminal 6 that does not support two-dimensional barcodes is used, such as when the user returns home and sends an e-mail from a personal computer at home, or a mobile phone that does not have a two-dimensional barcode reading function. In this case, an email address 65b composed of numbers and alphabets can be input manually, or OCR (Optical Character Reader) software that identifies characters from images read by a scanner or digital camera and converts them into character strings can be used. You can also use and enter. As described above, since this e-mail address already includes application content information such as a receipt number, it is not necessary to input anything as a subject or text in the e-mail.

  When the user transmits an e-mail from the user terminal 6, the transmitted e-mail is delivered to the management server 2 specified by “junban.jp” via the Internet via the mail server 9 with which the user contracts. The mail is received by the mail receiving means 21 (YES in step S11). According to a normal mail server, received e-mails are distributed to mailboxes corresponding to individual account names. However, e-mails received by the mail receiving means 21 of the present embodiment are batched. Then, it is used for processing by the information specifying means 15. Here, the information specifying means 15 refers to the rules stored in the address generation rule storage means 33 and, as shown in FIG. 2, from the account name of the e-mail destination mail address, the user's receipt number, hospital name The information regarding the reception date and the examination time zone is specified (step S12). Then, the identified information is made into a database in correspondence with the transmission source mail address of the transmission source user terminal 6 automatically attached to the electronic mail, and stored in the application terminal information storage means 32 (step S13). ).

  Next, the flow of processing when the management server 2 notifies the user terminal 6 will be described mainly based on FIG. In the examination room of the hospital, when the examination proceeds and the next patient is called into the examination room, an input operation is performed in the examination room output / input device. As a result, when an incoming signal is sent from the hospital side terminal 5 to the management server 2 and detected by the incoming signal detection means 12 of the management server 2 (YES in step S21), the examination waiting information update means 13 waits for the examination. The current n of hospital A is read from the information storage means 31 (step S22). Then, 1 is added to n to rewrite the data in the examination waiting information storage means (step S23), the updated examination waiting information is output to the hospital side terminal 5 (step S24), and the web page is further updated. (Step S25).

  On the other hand, the notification management means 16 determines the presence / absence of the user terminal 6 to be notified at the present time based on the updated n. First, the notification management means 16 reads the notification timing number of the hospital A from the notification timing information storage means 34 (step S26). Here, the number of people at the notification timing is the number of people to be notified when the order comes, and is determined in advance by taking into consideration the average time required for medical examination and the size of the hospital. Is stored in the notification timing information storage means 34. If the notification timing number of the hospital A is set to five, the notification management unit 16 searches the data stored in the application terminal information storage unit 32, and the user terminal 6 having an acceptance number of 5 + n or less is searched. Then, it is confirmed whether or not it is stored as the user terminal 6 that has applied for provision of the notification service (step S27). If the corresponding user terminal 6 exists (YES in step S27), a notification e-mail is created based on the stored transmission source mail address and transmitted to the user terminal 6 via the mail transmission means 22 and the Internet. (Step S28). Thereafter, the information related to the user terminal 6 is deleted from the application terminal information storage means 32 by the end of the notification service for the user (step S29).

  In addition, the user who received the receipt slip 61 can wait for his turn in the waiting room. Here, the examination waiting information updated to the latest information in steps S3 and S23 and output to the hospital side terminal 5 in steps S4 and S24 is received / input / output device under the control of the examination waiting information output control means 53. 56, the examination room input / output device 57, and the waiting room output device 58 are displayed on the display screen. Therefore, the user can wait in the vicinity of the waiting room or the reception counter while watching the display screen that is sequentially updated.

  Further, the examination waiting information updated to the latest information is reflected in the public contents on the web page managed by the management server 2 in steps S5 and S25. Therefore, a user who is waiting for a diagnosis in an environment where a web page can be viewed can know that his / her turn has approached on the web page. In addition, a user who has not yet visited the hospital and has not performed a reception procedure can also check on the web page how busy the hospital is.

  As described above, according to the information communication system 1 of the present embodiment, an e-mail address is generated including application contents information such as the hospital name, reception number, reception date and time, examination time zone, etc. necessary for receiving the notification service. Thus, it is possible to apply for the notification service only by an operation of sending an e-mail from the user terminal 6 to the management server 2 with this as a destination. Accordingly, it is possible to easily apply for service provision without taking time and effort. Further, there is almost no fear that wrong information is transmitted or necessary information cannot be specified. Furthermore, since the application procedure is completed with a single act of sending an e-mail once, it is possible to apply for service provision very quickly.

  In addition, since the address generation means 3 of this embodiment also generates a mail address as a two-dimensional barcode, character input is performed by using a user terminal 6 that can read the two-dimensional barcode as a mail address. This eliminates the need for it, reduces labor and time, and makes it very easy to apply for notification service. In addition, an input error does not occur at the input destination.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the application address information is specified by analyzing the mail address generated by being encrypted according to a certain rule, based on the same rule. Therefore, the management server 2 can easily identify an e-mail having an account name that is not generated according to this rule. As a result, it is possible to easily eliminate e-mails that do not depend on the intention to apply for service provision, so-called “junk mails”.

  Moreover, according to this embodiment, the hospital side does not need to perform any exchanges with a plurality of users, and the waiting time can be reduced by simply transmitting and receiving data between the hospital side terminal 5 and the management server 2. It is possible to meet the demands of users who want to use it effectively and do not want to wait for a long time in the hospital.

  In addition, in the information communication system 1 of the present embodiment, a plurality of hospital-side terminals 5 and the management server 2 are connected via the Internet, so that the management server 2 can grasp the waiting information for each hospital collectively. Even if the user does not go to the hospital, the user can check the congestion of each hospital using the web page.

  The present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various improvements can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention as described below. And design changes are possible.

  For example, in this embodiment, the case where the reception input / output device and the examination room input / output device are configured separately and the examination waiting information is updated and managed based on each input operation is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited thereto. . For example, as a configuration that does not have an examination room input / output device, an input operation is performed from the reception input / output device during the procedure at the reception counter after completion of the examination, and a visitor who is called into the examination room Instead of the information related to the information, the information about the patient who has completed the diagnosis can be sent to the management server so that the information waiting for the diagnosis can be managed.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the address generation unit has the configuration of the management server is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the address generation unit is directly installed in the hospital terminal or the address output device. Also good.

  Furthermore, although the case where it applied to the notification service was illustrated in said embodiment, the information communication system of this invention is applicable also to another kind of service. For example, when a business operator sends a direct mail soliciting membership registration to a certain party, the user who intends to register as a member in response to this will normally submit an application that describes his / her name, address, etc. Send the letter to the operator. On the other hand, if the information communication system of the present invention is applied, a mail address including the name and address of the user to whom the direct mail is sent is generated beforehand as a two-dimensional barcode by the address generating means on the business side. It can be output by the address output means and printed or attached to the direct mail. As a result, the user can apply for membership registration by sending information such as name and address to the server by only reading the two-dimensional barcode on the user terminal and sending an e-mail.

  Or, in a magazine in which store information, travel information, etc. are posted, information for identifying each article, for example, an e-mail address including store or travel article name, magazine name, posted page, etc. It can be printed on a magazine as a barcode. As a result, a user who wants to receive a service that provides more detailed information about an article receives the desired information as a reply mail from the server only by reading this two-dimensional barcode on the user terminal and sending an e-mail. be able to.

  In the above description, the e-mail transmitted from the user terminal to the server is exemplified by the case where characters are not input in the subject or text. However, when information is input in the subject or text, the server can process the information. Can also be configured. Even in this case, by including the application content information in the e-mail address, the information to be input as the subject and text can be reduced, and the input effort and the required time can be reduced.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the whole structure of the information communication system of this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure in connection with transmission / reception of the application content information in the information communication system of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the management server in the information communication system of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the hospital side terminal in the information communication system of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the management server of the information communication system of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the management server of the information communication system of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in the management server of the information communication system of FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the example of a concrete implementation in the hospital in the information communication system of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Information Communication System 2 Management Server (Server)
3 Address generation means 4 Address output device 5 Hospital side terminal (company terminal)
6 User terminal

Claims (3)

An information communication system in which a server accepts an application for service provision based on an email sent from a user terminal via the Internet,
An address generation means for generating an email name having an account name including application content information capable of specifying the application content of the service, and a domain name specifying the server;
An address output device for outputting the mail address generated by the address generation means;
A user terminal capable of transmitting an e-mail attached with a source e-mail address via the Internet, with the e-mail address output from the address output device as a destination;
A server that receives the e-mail transmitted from the user terminal based on the domain name, specifies the application content information from the account name of the received e-mail, and stores it in correspondence with the transmission source e-mail address An information communication system comprising: Further comprising an operator terminal connected to the server via the Internet;
The server reads the stored application content information, determines whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied based on the read application content information and the input information input from the operator terminal, and the predetermined The information communication system according to claim 1, wherein a notification e-mail addressed to the transmission source e-mail address is transmitted to the user terminal via the Internet when the condition is satisfied. The address generation means generates the email address as a two-dimensional barcode,
The user terminal has a function of reading the two-dimensional barcode and capable of transmitting an e-mail using the read two-dimensional barcode as a destination mail address. Information communication system.

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