JP2009271645A - User information registration method and distribution method of commodity information - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To propose a notification service system for new publication information, allowing user registration for using distribution service of the new publication information by an easy procedure. <P>SOLUTION: This notification service system 1 for the new publication information comprises a commodity management server 2, a cellphone 3 of a user 3A, and a communication line 4 connecting them. A transmission destination address on the commodity management server 2 side is attached to a publication 21 in a form of a two-dimensional bar code 22, and each transmission destination address is registered in a commodity database 9 in a form associated to a volume number of each publication. The transmission destination address 23 is read from the publication 21 by the cellphone 3, and a blank mail is transmitted to the transmission destination address 23. In the commodity management server 2, a commodity is specified from the transmission destination address of the blank mail, and a transmission source address of the blank mail and the commodity are associated and are registered in a user database 8. Thereafter, the new publication information related to the publication 21 is periodically distributed to the transmission source address. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a user registration method for easily and automatically registering user information about a product such as a publication, and distribution of product information for distributing product information such as a release date of a publication to a registered user. Regarding the method.

There is known a system for automatically notifying product information, for example, publication date information of a publication by mail delivery. For example, as shown in Non-Patent Document 1, a system is operated in which newly registered information that matches the keyword is notified to the user by e-mail when the user registers a keyword on the website. . A user registers a user according to the same procedure as a general electronic commerce site in which a user inputs a keyword such as a title of a publication of interest and an author on a website and inputs an e-mail address. .
"New publication information service to be worried about", Book. GBAN. jp, [Search April 25, 2008], Internet URL http://book.gban.jp/

  However, although the procedure of accessing the website, inputting necessary information and registering a user is general, it is a troublesome operation for the user.

  In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to propose a user information registration method capable of performing user registration regarding a product by an extremely simple operation.

  Another object of the present invention is to propose a product information distribution method for distributing new publication information and the like to users based on registered user information.

In order to solve the above problems, the user information registration method of the present invention includes:
Assign an email address for each product type,
Attach it to the corresponding product in an electronically readable form,
The user causes the destination address to be read by a reader that can electronically read the destination address,
The user reads the destination address read by the user into a user communication terminal having an e-mail function,
The user causes the user communication terminal to send an e-mail addressed to the destination address, preferably, a blank e-mail without a text or no subject,
The product management server receives the e-mail,
The product management server registers the source address of the e-mail together with the date and time of reception in the user database in a form associated with the product assigned to the destination address.

  Here, when the product is a publication of a book, an electronic publication such as a CD or a DVD, the transmission destination address is assigned for each kind of the publication and the number of volumes. In the user database, the date and time of reception, the source address, the type of publication, and the number of volumes of the publication are registered in association with each other.

  In addition, the transmission destination address can be attached to the product in the form of a two-dimensional barcode, and a mobile phone having a barcode reading function owned by the user can be used as the reader and the user communication terminal.

  In the user information registration method of the present invention, by reading a destination address such as a two-dimensional barcode attached to a product by a mobile phone or the like, by sending a blank e-mail to this destination address, The source address and the product are registered in a correlated form. Further, since a transmission destination address is assigned for each volume of a product such as a publication, volume information is also registered at the same time.

  In this way, a transmission destination address is assigned to each product information, which is received as a blank e-mail at the product management server, and a user database is automatically constructed. Therefore, the user only needs to read the transmission destination address and send a blank e-mail to the transmission destination address, and does not have to input a product name, volume number, or the like. Also on the merchandise management server side, merchandise information (such as merchandise type and volume) is assigned in advance to the destination address of the empty e-mail, so that the user database can be easily constructed or updated based on the address. Therefore, no input error occurs on either the user side or the management side, and a user database for individual products can be constructed.

Next, the present invention is a product information distribution method using such a user information registration method,
The product management server searches a product database in which information about the product is registered regularly, irregularly, or every time the registration information of the product database is updated,
The product management server creates an e-mail for delivering the product information registered in the user database to the source address associated with the product at a predetermined timing,
The created e-mail is distributed from the merchandise management server to the source address.

  When the product is a publication, the destination address is assigned for each type and volume of the publication, and the user database has the reception date and time, the source address, the type of publication, and the The number of publications is registered in an associated form. In the commodity database, the type of the publication, the current latest volume of the publication, and the release date of the future latest volume of the publication are registered. Then, the e-mail for notifying the sender address of the information on the release date is delivered to the sender address at a predetermined timing such as the day before or the day before the release date of the latest latest volume of the publication.

  Here, after registering the sender address in the user database, the merchandise management server returns an e-mail indicating registration completion to the user, and is registered in the user database when the e-mail is returned. In addition, when the number of volumes of the publication is not the current latest volume, it is desirable to transmit information on the current latest volume.

  Further, it is convenient to use a mobile phone having a barcode reading function owned by the user as the reader and the user communication terminal as the transmission destination address attached to the product in the form of a two-dimensional barcode.

  Further, as the transmission destination address, the transmission destination address is attached to the product in the form of a bar code, an IC chip storing the transmission destination address is attached to the product, or the transmission destination address is stored. RFID tags can be attached to the product.

  In the present invention, since a transmission destination address is assigned according to the type of product, the number of windings, etc., the commodity management server only receives a blank e-mail transmitted to the transmission destination address, and the user who is the sender Can be registered in the user database in a form in which the outgoing address is associated with the product. As a result, user registration can be easily performed for each product according to its type and volume, and based on the constructed user database, product information such as newly published information according to each product and its type and volume is provided to the user. Can be provided.

  Hereinafter, a new publication information notification service system for notifying the release date of a publication to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a new publication information notification service system according to the present embodiment. The newly published information notification service system 1 includes a product management server 2 operated by a product management company 2A which is a system operating source, a mobile phone 3 with a barcode reader owned by each user 3A, the product management server 2 and each The communication line 4 is used to send and receive electronic mail between the mobile phones 3.

  The product management server 2 has functions such as a mail transmission / reception unit 5, an information registration / update / search unit 6 and a mail creation unit 7, and also includes a user database 8 and a product database 9. User information is registered in the user database 5, and for each user 3 </ b> A, a mail reception date 12, a transmission source address 13 of each user, and publication information 14 are registered in association with each other. The publication information 14 includes information such as a title 15, a volume number 16, and a publisher 17. Publication information 14 (title 15, volume 16, publisher 17, etc.) is registered in the product database 9, and each publication 21 is assigned with a separate destination address 23 for each volume 16. be registered.

  For example, a transmission destination address 23 for specifying the publication 21 in the form of a two-dimensional barcode 22 is given to the publication 21 exhibited in a bookstore or an electronic bookstore on the Internet. For example, the two-dimensional barcode 22 is printed on the back display of the publication 21, and the two-dimensional barcode 22 is displayed adjacent to the display location of each publication 21 in the electronic bookstore.

  Next, FIGS. 2A and 2B are schematic flowcharts showing a user registration procedure and a new publication information distribution operation by the new publication information notification service system 1. For example, the user 3A reads the two-dimensional barcode 22 attached to the publication 21 purchased at a bookstore or the like with the camera of the mobile phone 3 (step ST1 in FIG. 2A). The mobile phone 3 recognizes and displays the transmission destination address 23 assigned to the publication 21 carried by the two-dimensional barcode 22 (step ST2 in FIG. 2A). The user 3A sends a blank e-mail with no text and no subject to the transmission destination address 23 read by the mobile phone 3 (step ST3 in FIG. 2A).

  When the commodity management server 2 receives a blank e-mail via the mail transmission / reception unit 5 (step ST11 in FIG. 2A), the registration / update / search unit 6 receives the source address 13 of the blank e-mail. The date and time 12 are registered in the user database 8 in a form associated with the publication information 14 of the publication 21 assigned to the transmission destination address 23 (steps ST12 and ST13 in FIG. 2A).

  Further, the registration / update / search unit 6 searches the registration information regarding the publication 21 from the product database 9 to determine whether the publication 21 to which the transmission destination address 23 is assigned is the latest publication at the present time. It discriminate | determines (step ST6). In the product database 9, the same publications with different numbers of volumes, or the numbers and series of periodic / non-periodic publications are registered in an associated form, and these can be searched. . In the case of the latest publication, the mail creation unit 7 creates a user registration completion mail and sends it back to the sender address 13 to complete the user registration procedure (steps ST14 to ST16 in FIG. 2A). When the publication 21 is not the latest publication, the user registration completion mail is returned to the source address 13 including a message indicating how many volumes the current latest publication is, and the user registration procedure is completed. (Step ST14 → ST15 → ST16 in FIG. 2A).

  Next, the registration / update / search unit 6 of the product management server 2 updates the product database 9 in which information related to each publication is registered regularly, irregularly, or update registration information of the product database. Search every time. For example, it searches every month. When a publication whose information is updated, for example, a publication whose new release date is newly registered in the product database 9 is searched, the user database 8 is searched for the publication, and a registered user exists. Investigate whether or not to do. For example, a list of new publications scheduled to be released in the next month and a list of registered user sender addresses for the publication are extracted (step ST21 in FIG. 2B).

  The mail creation unit 7 creates a new publication notice mail including information on the release date, number of volumes, contents, etc. of the new publication for the next month for each publication. The newly created notification mail is distributed from the mail transmitting / receiving unit 5 to each source address, that is, to each registered user (step ST22 in FIG. 2B).

  As described above, according to the new publication information notification service system 1, the user can basically distribute the latest version information of the purchased product by simply reading a two-dimensional barcode and sending one empty mail. User registration to receive the request is completed. Unlike conventional e-mail magazines, the product address embedded in the product address is given to the product in the form of a two-dimensional barcode, etc. Based on this, user registration can be done easily, and user registration Product information such as newly published information can be distributed.

(Other embodiments)
The above example relates to a new notice service system for publications, but the present invention can be used as a user registration system and information distribution system for products other than publications. For example, it is possible to construct a system that informs registered users of a scheduled sale date of a new product by e-mail distribution for food and drink (confectionery, soft drinks, etc.).

  In the above example, the destination address is attached to the publication in the form of a two-dimensional barcode. Instead, a contact type or non-contact type reader is used by supporting the destination address on the IC chip. The carrier information may be read out. Alternatively, a transmission destination address may be carried on an RFID tag or the like, and the carrying information may be read by a tag reader. In these cases, the transmission destination address information read by the reader may be supplied to a communication terminal such as a user's portable terminal or computer by wire or wireless.

  Furthermore, it is also possible to construct a system so that not only new publications etc. but also product purchase procedures can be performed simultaneously with the mail order system. It is also possible to distribute information such as a summary of publications at the time of user registration.

  Furthermore, it is possible to provide future product demand forecasts to product suppliers such as publishers and manufacturers based on the number of registered users, the number of new notification mails delivered for each publication, and the like. Based on the information provided, it is possible to adjust production volume, avoid loss of sales opportunities, reduce inventory risk, etc. more accurately than before.

  In the above example, newly published information is distributed by e-mail, but it is also possible to notify the user by a notification means other than e-mail, for example, a method such as mailing or telephone communication. In either case, the merchandise management server 2 creates a notification destination list and a new arrival information list based on the user database 8 and the merchandise database 9.

  Next, in the above example, a blank e-mail is transmitted at the time of user registration. As an alternative, you can take a picture of the publication and attach it to an e-mail. In this case, on the merchandise management server side, the attached photographic image may be analyzed so as to be recognized as “what many volumes”.

It is a schematic block diagram of the information service system of the new publication information to which this invention is applied. (A) And (b) is a schematic flowchart which shows the user registration operation | movement of the system of FIG. 1, and the delivery operation | movement of newly published information.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Newly announced information service system 2 Product management server 2A Product management company 3 Mobile phone 3A User 4 Communication line 5 Mail transmission / reception unit 6 Registration / update / search unit 7 Mail creation unit 8 User database 9 Product database 12 Reception date 13 Source Address 14 Publication information 15 Title 16 Volume 17 Publisher 21 Publication 22 Two-dimensional barcode 23 Destination address

Claims (9)

Assign an email address for each product type,
Attach it to the corresponding product in an electronically readable form,
The user causes the destination address to be read by a reader that can electronically read the destination address,
The user reads the destination address read by the user into a user communication terminal having an e-mail function,
The user causes the user communication terminal to send an e-mail to the destination address,
The product management server receives the e-mail,
The product management server registers a source address of the e-mail together with a reception date and time in a user database in a form associated with the product assigned to the transmission destination address. . In the user information registration method according to claim 1,
A user information registration method, wherein a blank e-mail without a subject and a body is transmitted as the e-mail. The user information registration method according to claim 2,
The product is a publication;
Assign the destination address for each type of publication and the number of volumes,
The user information registration method, wherein the reception date and time, the transmission source address, the type of the publication, and the number of volumes of the publication are registered in the user database. In the delivery method of the merchandise information according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The transmission destination address is attached to the product in the form of a two-dimensional barcode,
A user information registration method using a mobile phone having a barcode reading function owned by the user as the reader and the user communication terminal. A product information distribution method using the user information registration method according to claim 2,
The product management server searches a product database in which information about the product is registered regularly, irregularly, or every time the registration information of the product database is updated,
The product management server creates an e-mail for delivering the product information registered in the user database to the source address associated with the product at a predetermined timing,
A delivery method of product information, wherein the created e-mail is delivered from the product management server to the source address. The product information delivery method according to claim 5,
The product is a publication;
Assign the destination address for each type of publication and the number of volumes,
In the user database, the reception date and time, the source address, the type of publication, and the number of volumes of the publication are registered in association with each other,
In the product database, the type of the publication, the current latest volume of the publication, and the release date of the future latest volume of the publication are registered.
A product for delivering the e-mail for notifying the sender address of the information on the release date at a predetermined timing such as the day before or the day before the release date of the latest latest volume of the publication. Information distribution method. The product information delivery method according to claim 6,
The product management server returns an e-mail indicating registration completion to the user after registering the source address in the user database,
A merchandise information distribution method, wherein, when the electronic mail reply is made, if the number of volumes of the publication registered in the user database is not the current latest volume number, information on the current latest volume number is also transmitted. In the delivery method of the merchandise information according to any one of claims 5 to 7,
The transmission destination address is attached to the product in the form of a two-dimensional barcode,
A product information distribution method using a mobile phone having a barcode reading function owned by the user as the reader and the user communication terminal. In the delivery method of the merchandise information according to any one of claims 5 to 7,
Attach the destination address to the product in the form of a barcode,
Attach an IC chip storing the destination address to the product,
A product information delivery method, wherein an RFID tag storing the transmission destination address is attached to the product.

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