JP2015114774A - Code system, terminal equipment, and code reading device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To output even temporarily output code information as new code information by summarizing it with the other already output information or non-output information afterwards, and to reconstitute and re-output the temporarily summarized code information.SOLUTION: The code system includes: an execution information storage part for storing execution information indicating the implementation obligation or/and beneficiary right of a user; a selection part for selecting one execution information stored in the execution information storage part; a code information generation part for generating one code information in association with the selected execution information; a code information output part for outputting the generated code information; a reselection part for selecting a plurality of execution information from the execution information associated with the already output or/and non-output code information or/and the execution information whose code information has not been generated: a code information regeneration part for regenerating one code information in association with the plurality of execution information selected by the reselection part; and a code information re-output part for outputting the regenerated code information.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for conveniently performing a transaction using a plurality of pieces of code information.

  Conventionally, there are businesses that provide services to customers for a certain period of time, such as public services such as electricity, gas, and water, infrastructure systems such as telephone and Internet, and distance learning. In addition, there are electronic commerce and mail-order sales that accept user orders using the Internet, telephone, postcard, etc., and provide products and services.

  All of these businesses take a transaction form in which the business operator and the user do not face each other when performing business. For this reason, payments for payments in these cases include electronic payments via networks, automatic debits from bank accounts, credit card payments, and cash payments at collection counters such as convenience stores. It was taken.

  The cash payment in a convenience store etc. is demonstrated among the said payment methods. Usually, when this payment method is adopted, the business operator or the price storage agent issues a payment slip on which a barcode, which is code information including information such as transaction contents, price payment amount, and payment destination, is printed. The user obtains the payment slip by mail or print output from a printer, and pays the price by bringing it to a convenience store with cash. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a conventionally known payment slip. In the payment slip shown in the figure, a one-dimensional bar code is printed as code information in addition to character information such as a price and a due date. At convenience stores, etc., the barcode printed on the payment slip is read using a device such as a reader, and the price is collected by receiving payment from the user. ”1210 is stamped with the price receipt, separated from the payment slip, and delivered to the user. After that, the convenience store or the like remits the collected money to the storage agent or the operator based on the information such as the payment destination included in the barcode.

  The user may use a plurality of such payment slips to make payment at a convenience store or the like. For example, before a specific date and time (for example, the end of every month, 25th, etc.) such as the due date for various public charges, the use timing of payment slips by a plurality of users overlaps, and a store clerk at a convenience store or the like performs the above-mentioned office processing. There was a situation that could lead to customer complaints, such as being lined up at the cash register and being lined up at the cash register.

  In this respect, Patent Document 1 collects billing information from one or a plurality of billers, generates one billing list, and prints out information such as the total billed amount on the list as barcode information. Thus, a technique is disclosed that makes it possible to make a batch payment using the barcode. By using the technology to settle a plurality of payments at once, the amount of office work at a cash register such as a convenience store is reduced, and complaints from customers can be avoided.

JP 2003-187159 A

  However, according to the prior art described in Patent Document 1, the requested data as enforcement information is printed after being collected together, which is sufficient for the user's needs to pay only a part of the price. It was not possible to meet. Specifically, if a payment slip is issued that combines multiple billing information such as electricity and gas into a single barcode, only some of the bills will be paid due to lack of cash on hand. The user who wants to request issuance of a bar code corresponding to only a part of the request, has the payment slip printed out with the barcode printed, or waits for the payment slip to be mailed. It was a complicated process.

  In order to solve the problems as described above, the present invention provides an enforcement information holding unit that holds enforcement information indicating a user's performance obligation or / and beneficiary authority, and one enforcement held in the enforcement information holding unit. A selection unit for selecting information; a code information generation unit for generating one piece of code information in association with the selected enforcement information; a code information output unit for outputting the generated code information; The enforcement information associated with the output code information and / or the code information is associated with the re-selection unit that selects a plurality of enforcement information from the ungenerated enforcement information, and the plurality of enforcement information selected by the re-selection unit. A code system having a code information regenerator for regenerating the code information and a code information reoutput unit for outputting the regenerated code information is proposed.

  In addition, a reading apparatus that acquires code information output from the code system and generates and displays an optical reading code is proposed.

  In addition, a code reading device that reads the optical reading code displayed on the reading device, obtains and displays enforcement information associated with the code information that generated the optical reading code, and responds to the code system is proposed. To do.

  According to the present invention mainly configured as described above, even code information that has been output once may be output as new code information later together with other previously output information or unoutput information. The collected code information can be reconstructed and output again, thereby reducing the amount of paperwork of the code information handler and improving the convenience of the user.

Conceptual diagram of the code system of the first embodiment The figure which shows an example of the functional block of the code system of Embodiment 1. The figure which shows an example of enforcement information holding | maintenance in the enforcement information holding part of the code system of Embodiment 1. The figure which shows an example of the selection process in the selection part of the code system of Embodiment 1. The figure which shows an example of the selection process in the re-selection part of the code system of Embodiment 1. The figure which shows an example of the functional block of the terminal device of Embodiment 1. The figure which shows an example which displays an optical reading code on the display part of the terminal device of Embodiment 1. Schematic which shows an example of the structure at the time of implement | achieving the functional structure of the said apparatus at the time of implement | achieving the code system of Embodiment 1 with one apparatus as hardware Schematic which shows an example of a structure at the time of implement | achieving the functional structure of the terminal device of Embodiment 1 as hardware. The figure which shows an example of the flow of a process in the code system of Embodiment 1. The figure which shows an example of the flow of a process in the terminal device of Embodiment 1. The figure which shows an example of the payment slip with the barcode issued under the prior art The figure which shows an example of the functional block of the code reader of Embodiment 2. The figure which shows an example of the functional block of the code system of Embodiment 2. Schematic which shows an example of a structure at the time of implement | achieving the functional structure of the code reader of Embodiment 2 as hardware. The figure which shows an example of the flow of a process in the code reader of Embodiment 2. The figure which shows an example of the flow of a process in the code system of Embodiment 2. The figure which shows an example of the correlation with the code information produced | generated in the code information production | generation part of the code system of Embodiment 1, and enforcement information The figure which shows an example of the optical reading code production | generation in the optical reading code production | generation part of the terminal device of Embodiment 1. The conceptual diagram which shows an example of the optical reading code production | generation in the optical reading code production | generation part of the terminal device of Embodiment 1 in more detail.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The mutual relationship between the embodiment and the claims is as follows. First, the first embodiment mainly corresponds to claims 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21 and the like. The second embodiment mainly corresponds to claims 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, and the like. The third embodiment mainly corresponds to claims 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, and the like. The fourth embodiment mainly corresponds to claims 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, and the like. In addition, this invention is not limited to these embodiments at all, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the scope of the invention.

<< Embodiment 1 >>

<Overview>
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the code system of this embodiment. As shown in the figure, “Code System” holds “Enforcement Information” 0110 that represents the user's performance obligations and / or beneficiary authority, etc., and selects one of the enforcement information to implement the enforcement A process of generating one “code information” 0120 in association with the information is performed, or an output process of the code information is performed. After that, the execution information or / and code information associated with the code information that has already been output or / and not output is selected from the execution information that has not been generated, and “multiple enforcement information” 0121 is selected and correlated with each other to obtain one code. The information is regenerated and the “regenerated code information 1” 0130 is output. Further, “regenerated code information 1” 0130 is associated with “enforcement information not generated with code information” 0111 and execution information associated with code information that has not been output, and “regenerated code information 2”. "0140" may be output.

  The code information is output to a user terminal device or the like, and the terminal device generates a single optical reading code based on the acquired code information and displays the optical reading code. Here, the code information and the optical reading code may be the same, and FIG. 1 shows an example in which the code information and the optical reading code are the same.

<Functional configuration>

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the code system according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the “code system” 0200 of the present embodiment includes an “enforcement information holding unit” 0201, a “selection unit” 0202, a “code information generation unit” 0203, and a “code information output unit” 0204. A “reselection unit” 0205, a “code information re-generation unit” 0206, and a “code information re-output unit” 0207.

  Note that each function block of each device, terminal device, and code reading device constituting the code system described below can be realized as hardware, software, or both hardware and software. Specifically, if a computer is used, a CPU, a main memory, a GPU, an image memory, a graphic board, a bus, or a secondary storage device (a storage medium such as a hard disk, a nonvolatile memory, a CD, a DVD, and the like) Media reading drive), input devices used for information input, touch panel, printers, scanner devices such as barcode readers, and other hardware components such as external peripheral devices, and interfaces and communications for the external peripheral devices Interface, a driver program for controlling the hardware, and other application programs. Then, by the arithmetic processing of the CPU in accordance with the program developed on the main memory, the data input from the input device or other interface etc. and held in the memory or hardware is processed and accumulated, or each of the hardware And commands for controlling the software are generated. Here, the program may be realized as a plurality of modularized programs, or may be realized as a single program by combining two or more programs.

  The code system of the present invention can be realized as a system by combining with one or a plurality of devices. Specifically, it can be realized by a system in which each functional block is distributed between a server and a terminal device as a client, or can be realized by aggregating the functional blocks on one server. It is. A part of such an apparatus can be configured as software. Further, a recording medium on which such software is recorded is naturally included in the technical scope of the present invention (the same applies throughout the present specification, not limited to the present embodiment).

  The “enforcement information holding unit” 0201 is configured to hold execution information representing the user's performance obligations and / or authority such as benefits. As a specific example of a user's performance obligation, firstly, a payment obligation of money can be considered. As illustrated in FIG. 1, a payment obligation of “1,800 yen”, a payment obligation of “3,800 yen”, etc. Can be mentioned. As an example of the enforcement information in this case, in addition to the enforcement information ID for identifying individual enforcement information, the billing cost ID for identifying the payment amount, the date and time of billing, and the billing cost item (mail order fee, gas fee, etc.) , Payment deadline, claimant ID, claimant name, and other information necessary to specify the performance obligation.

  As a specific example of authority such as beneficiary, it is conceivable to have authority to receive privileges (coupons, points) that can be used when purchasing products or using services, and authority to exchange with products / services using the privileges. As illustrated in FIG. 1, it is possible to give a right to receive a discount of “50 yen”, a point of “3000 points”, or a right to exchange with “1 dozen” of soft drinks. As the enforcement information in this case, discount start date / time, discounter ID, discounter name, sales price, expiration date, and other information necessary for specifying authority such as beneficiary can be considered.

“Retain enforcement information” means to accept and retain the transmission of enforcement information from those who impose performance obligations or who grant authority such as benefits (sometimes these are collectively referred to as “service providers”). In addition to the configuration, a configuration is possible in which enforcement information is generated and held at each terminal managed by the service provider, and the enforcement information holding unit holds only the enforcement information ID associated with the enforcement information. That is, even if it is the structure which hold | maintains only enforcement information ID, as long as the said enforcement information ID is linked | related with the enforcement information currently hold | maintained in the external terminal, it can be said that the structure is "holding enforcement information." With this configuration, even if the content of enforcement information is frequently updated, the enforcement information ID associated with the enforcement information remains retained without being updated. In the system, the real-time property of enforcement information can be maintained and secured.
Enforcement information may be held in association with a service provider ID given to each service provider, and the service provider ID referred to here may constitute a part of the enforcement information. FIG. 3 is an example of enforcement information holding in the enforcement information holding unit, but the enforcement information is a user ID given to each user as shown in the figure (in the case of the figure, ID: 0123456). Corresponding to the performance obligation and beneficiary authority, etc., and are identified and retained by the enforcement information ID.

  For example, if the date and time stored in the “Payment due date” field or the “Expiration date” field has passed, or the date and time is approaching (for example, one day before), the service provider or It may be configured to output an alarm prompting the user to enforce the content of the enforcement information. More specifically, it may be possible to notify the user that the due date for payment of money, which is enforcement information, or the expiration date of the discount is imminent. It is also possible to inform the service provider of the expiration of the payment deadline and to decide whether or not to extend the discount expiration date. By adopting these configurations, it is possible to not only hold enforcement information but also manage it, and provide useful information to both users and service providers.

  The “selection unit” 0202 is configured to directly or indirectly select one enforcement information held in the enforcement information holding unit. Specifically, according to a predetermined program, the computer performs selection processing according to the order in which the input of the enforcement information is received and various dates and times included in or accompanying the enforcement information. More specifically, the selection is made in the order in which the input is accepted, or in the order in which the billing date is early or the expiration date is approaching. “Directly” selecting one enforcement information means selecting the enforcement information itself, and “indirectly” selecting one enforcement information means selecting an enforcement information ID. Regardless of which configuration is adopted, code information, which will be described in detail later, can be quickly output without delay.

  The selection of enforcement information may be performed in response to a selection request from a user. Here, FIG. 4 is shown and an example of the process of a selection part is demonstrated concretely. Shown in the figure is a display of a portable terminal operated by a user identified by a user ID (ID: 0123456). The user operates the web browser and application software, inputs the user ID and password, etc., and displays a list of enforcement information that is linked to the user and held in the enforcement information holding unit on the display Can be made. The user can select one of the enforcement information. The user arbitrarily specifies one enforcement information from the display, and requests the selection unit to select the identified enforcement information. If the said structure is taken, the user can select the enforcement information which he wants to enforce instead of the order of an expiration date and a billing date, and can acquire postscript code information. Here, the display display of the mobile terminal is used as an example, but the terminal that performs the display need not be a mobile terminal, and may be a stationary terminal device.

  The “code information generation unit” 0203 is configured to generate one piece of code information in association with the selected enforcement information. Examples of “generate one code information in association with enforcement information” include simple numbers and alphabets, character codes based on ASCII, Unicode, or any other standard, one-dimensional codes such as barcodes Or generating a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark). In the case of the example described above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3, “13,000 as an electricity bill for a service provider whose user ID is 0123456 and a service provider whose service provider ID is ccy1192. It is conceivable that code information associated with “Yen payment obligation” is generated. By adopting this configuration, the person who has received the optical reading code generated based on the code information or the code information at the time of enforcement of the contents of the enforcement information can easily grasp the enforcement information. In the case of the example described with reference to FIG. 3, when the code information is generated, the status column is the previous one as in the enforcement information whose enforcement information ID is “A0002”, “A0003”, or “B0002” in the same figure. It is changed from “not generated” to “generated”.

  FIG. 18 is shown here. The figure shows the association between one or a plurality of enforcement information exemplified in FIG. 3 and code information generated by the ASCII character code. For example, the enforcement information identified by the enforcement information ID “A0001” is associated with the code information “4989885611213 6561512132”. When associating a plurality of pieces of enforcement information with code information, a set of the enforcement information is specified by “regeneration ID”. The code information includes the generation date and time of the code information, the expiration date of the generated code information, the name of the billing agent or storage agent, and the name of the corresponding organization as described in “Additional related information” in FIG. (“Eighty-even”, “Losan”, etc.), storage agency fee (“210 yen including tax”), details of the target product / service (“Mug present when paying”), multiple enforcement information specified by re-selection Information that is not included in the enforcement information, such as an enforcement information ID (such as “A0004 + A0005”) and other special notes, can also be associated. By adopting this configuration, it is possible to appropriately perform information management even in the case where processing other than a service provider and a user is performed.

  The “code information output unit” 0204 is configured to output the generated code information. As a specific output destination, the user terminal device described above with reference to FIG. 4 can be cited, but in addition to this, it is a display output on a display or an output to a printing device such as a printer. Or a storage medium such as a tag such as an RFID chip including a non-contact ID chip. In the case of display output to a display, display output in the form of electronic paper using a display format corresponding to various displays such as liquid crystal or organic EL or an electrophoresis method may be considered.

  Furthermore, it is good also considering the store terminal installed in stores, such as a convenience store used as the usage destination of the said code information, as an output destination of code information. Even if the code information is output directly to the store terminal instead of the user terminal, which is a terminal device managed by the user, for example, only optical reading codes that are difficult to read on the user terminal due to various circumstances can be displayed. Then, an optical reading code is generated from the code information at the store terminal, and the optical reading code can be displayed and read. Incidentally, as a method of outputting code information to the store terminal, a method of bringing a portable terminal equipped with a non-contact IC chip or IC tag storing code information in a housing close to a reader connected to the store terminal is conceivable. Further, the store terminal ID, which is its own terminal ID, is transmitted from the store terminal to the mobile terminal, and a request for transmitting predetermined code information from the mobile terminal that has received the ID to the store terminal specified by the store terminal ID. A method is also conceivable in which code information is output to a store terminal that receives the transmission request from the code system.

  Information related to the output, such as the fact that the code information is output, the output date and time, and the number of times of output, are held as enforcement information associated with the code information or code information or in association with the enforcement information. In FIG. 3, “already output” in the status column of the enforcement information whose enforcement information ID is “A0004” or “A0005” means that the code information associated with each enforcement information has already been output. ing. The status column of the enforcement information whose enforcement information ID is “B0001” also has “already output”, and a flag is set in the “enforcement flag” column. This means that the content of the enforcement information has already been implemented. By performing the process of setting the flag, it is possible to accurately manage whether or not the contents of the enforcement information and a plurality of enforcement information associated with the regenerated code information to be described later are enforced. The handling of the output code information will be described in detail later.

  The “re-selection unit” 0205 directly or indirectly outputs a plurality of enforcement information from enforcement information that has not been generated, or enforcement information or / and code information associated with already output or / and non-output code information. Configured to select. Selecting “directly” means selecting the plurality of enforcement information itself, and selecting “indirectly” is associated with enforcement information such as enforcement information ID and code information of each enforcement information. It means to select information. “Execution information associated with code information of“ already output ”” is enforcement information associated with the code information output from the code information output unit, and is selected once by the reselection unit, and the postscript code The plurality of enforcement information associated with the code information regenerated by the information regeneration unit also corresponds to the enforcement information associated with the already output code information. By adopting such a configuration, the code information once collected can be further collectively output, so that it is possible to perform processing more convenient for the user.

  “Enforcement information associated with unoutput code information” and “Enforcement information without code information generated” are associated with the “enforcement information associated with already output code information” by the same user ID. However, it is also possible to select enforcement information linked by different user IDs. In this case, it is desirable to allow the selection to be made only when the consent process for making the selection from all the users specified by the different user IDs has been processed. . In any case, by adopting this configuration, for example, it is also possible to output code information for paying together multiple enforcement information that includes payment obligations for mobile phone usage fees of each parent and child, For the convenience of the person. By enforcing enforcement information associated with unoutput code information together with other enforcement information to generate one code information, for example, enforcement information associated with code information generated by a stationary terminal device It is possible to associate with other enforcement information together and output the associated code information to a portable terminal or the like.

  Any combination of enforcement information that can be selected is possible, such as “select multiple enforcement information”. For example, enforcement information associated with one already output code information and enforcement information associated with one unoutput code information or / and enforcement information without code information generation may be selected. The enforcement information associated with two or more already output code information may be selected.

  The mode of selection in the reselection unit is basically the same as the content described in the selection unit, but the selection unit selects one enforcement information, whereas the reselection unit selects a plurality of enforcement information. Is different. Here, a specific mode of selection in the reselection unit will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a diagram showing an example in which a selection request for reselection is made by a terminal device similar to the example described with reference to FIG. In the same figure, a list of enforcement information associated with the user whose user ID is 0123456 is displayed, but whether or not code information associated with each enforcement information is generated and whether or not generated code information is output. The display is visible. The user arbitrarily specifies a plurality of enforcement information (for example, electricity bill payment and gas bill payment) from the display, and requests the reselecting unit to select the plurality of specified selection information. In response to the selection request, a plurality of enforcement information is selected by the reselection unit.

  The “code information regenerating unit” 0206 is configured to regenerate one code information in association with a plurality of enforcement information selected by the reselecting unit. The specific mechanism of code information regeneration is basically the same as the code information generation described in the code information generation unit.

  In addition, after regenerating code information, code information associated with a plurality of enforcement information associated with the regenerated code information is generated, that is, a plurality of enforcement information is converted into one code information. It is also possible to perform processing for eliminating the summary. It is conceivable that the process for canceling the summarization is executed when a signal requesting the cancellation of the summarization transmitted from the user using the terminal device is received. In this case, in the code system according to the present embodiment, when the signal is received, processing for setting an invalidation flag for invalidating the code information associated with the plurality of enforcement information is performed. In addition, for code information that was generated in association with individual enforcement information that had been flagged as invalid due to the output of the regenerated code information as described later, the invalid flag is deleted and valid. You may perform the process handled as a thing. By adopting this configuration, it becomes possible to separate the code information once compiled into individual code information or enforcement information, for example after regenerating the code information " It is possible to respond flexibly and promptly to the user's circumstances, such as “We will postpone only the gas fee payment until next week because there was a sudden expense”.

  The “code information re-output unit” 0207 is configured to output the re-generated code information. Specific functions such as an output destination and an output mode are basically the same as the functions of the code information output unit already described. The code information output by the code information re-output unit is generated in association with the enforcement information associated with the non-output code information and the enforcement information associated with the already-output code information. In some cases, it is desirable to perform processing for invalidating the already generated code information. Specifically, a process of setting an invalidation flag for invalidating the already output code information from the time when the code information specified by the regeneration ID as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 18 is generated. Or do. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to effectively output a plurality of pieces of code information for one piece of enforcement information, and to avoid a situation in which confusion over handling of the mutual code information occurs.

<Specific configuration>

  FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a configuration when the functional configuration of the device when the code system of the present embodiment is realized by one device is realized as hardware. As shown in this figure, the code system of this embodiment includes a “CPU” 0801, a “storage device (storage medium)” 0802, a “main memory” 0803, and an “output interface” for executing various arithmetic processes. "0804", "Input interface" 0805, and "Internet communication interface" 0806, and send and receive information to and from external peripheral devices such as "Keyboard" 0807 and "Display" 0808 via the input / output interface Do. In addition, information is transmitted / received to / from the “service provider terminal” 0870, the user terminal “terminal device” 0880, the “code reading device” 0890, and the like via the Internet communication interface. The specific mode of the Internet communication interface is not limited to wired or wireless, and therefore the code system of this embodiment can be provided in the form of so-called cloud computing. The storage device stores various programs as described below, and the CPU reads these various programs into the work area of the main memory, and develops and executes them. These components are connected to each other via a data communication path such as “system bus” 0809 to transmit / receive information and process information.

(Specific processing of the selection unit)
The CPU reads the “selection program” 0810 from the storage device and executes it, and performs processing for selecting one enforcement information from the enforcement information transmitted from the service provider terminal or the like and held in the database. At this time, the selection process is performed based on, for example, a selection request signal received from the user terminal device.

(Specific processing of the code information generator)
The CPU reads the “code information generation program” 0820 from the storage device into the main memory and executes it, generates one code information in association with the one enforcement information selected by the execution of the selection program, and the processing result Is stored at a predetermined address in the main memory. As for the relationship between the code information and the enforcement information, one piece of enforcement information and one piece of code information may be uniquely associated, or one piece of enforcement information may be associated with a plurality of pieces of code information.

(Specific processing of the code information output unit)
The CPU reads “code information output program” 0830 from the storage device into the main memory and executes it, and performs processing to output code information obtained by executing the code information generation program to the terminal device. The terminal device here is normally assumed to be a terminal device that is identified by the user ID associated with the code information and is the transmission source of the selection request.

(Specific processing of the reselection unit)
The CPU reads the “reselection program” 0840 from the storage device into the main memory and executes it, and among the enforcement information held in the database, the enforcement information associated with the already output code information and / or the unoutput code A process of selecting a plurality of enforcement information from the enforcement information that has not been generated with the enforcement information associated with the information and / or the code information is performed. At this time, the selection process is performed based on, for example, a selection request signal received from a user terminal device.

(Specific processing of the code information regeneration unit)
The CPU reads the “code information regeneration program” 0850 from the storage device into the main memory and executes it, regenerates one piece of code information in association with a plurality of enforcement information selected by execution of the reselection program, and The processing result is stored at a predetermined address in the main memory.

(Specific processing of the code information re-output unit)
The CPU reads the “code information re-output program” 0860 from the storage device and executes it, and executes the process of outputting the code information obtained by executing the code information re-generation program to the terminal device. The terminal device here is usually the same as the terminal device output by executing the code information output program.

<Specific processing flow>
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing flow in the code system of the present embodiment. The flow of processing in the figure consists of the following steps. First, in step S1001, it is determined whether or not only one held enforcement information is to be selected. If it is determined that the selected enforcement information is selected, one enforcement information is selected in step S1002 (selection step). If it is determined that the selection is not made, the subsequent processing is not performed. In step S1003, one piece of code information is generated in association with the selected one piece of enforcement information (code information generation step), and in step S1004, it is determined whether or not the generated code information is to be output. If it is a judgment result to output, the process proceeds to step S1005, and the generated code information is output (code information output step). If it is determined that the data is not output, the processing returns to step S1001 or the subsequent processing is not performed. In S1006, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to select new code information associated with a single enforcement information. If it is determined that there is a selection instruction, the process returns to Step S1002. If it is determined that there is no selection instruction, the process proceeds to step S1013.
In step S1013, it is determined whether or not to end the process without performing the subsequent process. If it is determined that the process is to be ended, the process is ended. If it is determined that the process is not to be ended, the process proceeds to step S1007. Transition. In step S1007, it is determined whether or not only one piece of enforcement information is to be selected. If it is determined that the enforcement information is to be selected, the process proceeds to step S1002. If it is determined that the selection is not to be performed, it is determined whether or not the enforcement information is to be reselected in step S1008. If it is a determination result of reselection, the process proceeds to step S1009, and enforcement information associated with already output code information or / and enforcement information associated with unoutput code information, and / or A plurality of enforcement information is selected from code information that has not been generated with code information (reselection step). If it is determined that the selection is not performed again, the process proceeds to step S1013. In step S1010, one piece of code information is regenerated in association with the plurality of enforcement information selected in the reselection step (code information regeneration step). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the regenerated code information is output in step S1011, and if the determination result is the content to be output, the process proceeds to step S1012, and if the determination result is that it is not output, Then, the process returns to step S1008 or the subsequent process is not performed. In step S1012, the regenerated code information is output (code information re-output step), and then the process proceeds to step S1013.

<Other configurations>
Note that the selection unit and the reselection unit that have been described so far do not preclude an embodiment in which the functional blocks are combined to form a single functional block. That is, the selection unit is directly or indirectly selected regardless of whether the selection unit is one or more unimplemented enforcement information held in the enforcement information holding unit and has been selected or not selected. It is also conceivable to configure the In this case, when re-selecting one selected enforcement information, the code output unit outputs the code information using the already generated code information as it is, or newly generates code information again. Whether to output the newly generated code information or to make it impossible to reselect one piece of enforcement information that has already been implemented is a design matter.
In this case, the code system according to the present embodiment includes an enforcement information holding unit that holds enforcement information representing a user's performance obligations and / or beneficiary authority, and one or more unenforced enforcements held in the enforcement information holding unit. Information that is either selected or not selected, regardless of whether it is selected directly or indirectly, and one code information is generated in association with one or more selected enforcement information And a code information output unit that outputs the generated code information.

  When the configuration in which the selection unit and the reselection unit are combined as described above is employed, the operation method of the code system is as follows. In other words, enforcement information that represents the held user's performance obligations and / or beneficiary authority, etc., and one or more unimplemented enforcement information, regardless of whether it has been selected or not. A selection step for accepting a selection made in or indirectly by the code system, a code information generation step for generating one code information in the code system in association with one or more enforcement informations for which the selection was accepted, and a generated code A code information output step of outputting information from the code system.

  Furthermore, when adopting a configuration in which the selection unit and the re-selection unit are combined, the content of the program to be executed by the code system that is a computer is an implementation that represents the held user's performance obligations and / or authority such as benefits A selection step in which the code system accepts a selection made directly or indirectly, whether information is one or more unenforced enforcement information, whether selected or unselected; It comprises a code information generation step for generating one code information in the code system in association with one or more accepted execution information, and a code information output step for outputting the generated code information from the code system.

<Effect>
Even if the code information is once output by the code system having the configuration, it can be output later as new code information together with other output information or non-output information. It becomes possible to reconfigure and re-output, and it is possible to reduce the amount of clerical work of the code information handler, and at the same time improve the convenience of the user.

<< Embodiment 2 >>

<Overview>
The terminal device of the present embodiment is characterized in that it receives code information via the code system described in the first embodiment and a network, and generates and displays an optical reading code based on the code information. By providing the feature, code information associated with one or a plurality of enforcement information can be displayed in a state recognizable by a reader such as an optical reader.
<Functional configuration>
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the terminal device according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the “terminal device” 0610 of the present embodiment includes a “code information acquisition unit” 0611, an “optical reading code generation unit” 0612, and a “display unit” 0613, and includes a code system. Send and receive information over the network.

  The “code information acquisition unit” 0611 is configured to acquire code information output from the code system.

  The “optical reading code generation unit” 0612 is configured to generate an optical reading code based on the acquired code information. Specifically, it may be generated as separate information associated with the acquired code information, or may be the same as the acquired code information as already described. When the code information is generated separately from the acquired code information, it may be generated in association with information such as the acquisition date and time of the code information in addition to the acquired code information. An “optical reading code” is a code that can be read by various optical devices such as a code reader and a scanner, and the type and standard of the optical reading code are recognized by the code reading device to be associated with the code information. As long as it is possible, you may set suitably. Specifically, it may be a character code that can be read by an optical reader or a bar code expressed in one or two dimensions. By adopting the configuration in which the type and standard of the optical reading code can be set as appropriate, it is possible to cope with an optical device that supports only the optical reading code of a specific type or standard.

  Here, an example of optical reading code generation in the optical reading code generation unit will be described with reference to FIG. A plurality of pieces of code information are described in the left column of the figure, and an optical reading code generated corresponding to each is described in the right column. As shown in the figure, for example, when the code information is represented by the character code “123”, the character code “123” may be used as the optical reading code as it is, or is represented by the character code. A character code (for example, “12345”) generated by adding and subtracting a predetermined value to the value, or a character code (for example, “1004596”) that is a value determined based on a predetermined rule may be used as the optical reading code. When the code information is a barcode, a new barcode having a configuration different from that of the barcode may be generated as the optical reading code. Furthermore, it is conceivable that the optical reading code is generated in a mode different from the code information, and the bar code may be generated from the character code (for example, “123”) shown in FIG.

An example of the optical reading code generation will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. This figure is a conceptual diagram showing a flow of processing for acquiring code information by a terminal device and generating an optical reading code based on a predetermined rule. In the figure, two patterns are shown. In pattern 1, an optical reading code is generated using a function, and in pattern 2, a table is used.
First, pattern 1 is an example in which a function of “x = 100 × a + 10 × b + c” and “f (x) = a × 1004 + b × (30-1) + c × 2” is defined. Substitute “3”, which is the first digit of the code information indicated by the character code, into “c”, “2”, which is the second digit, and “1”, which is the third digit, into “a”. Ask. If the value of x is substituted into the function, a character code “1004596” is generated as an optical reading code.
In pattern 2, another character code having a predetermined number of digits is assigned to one character code, and the code information “123” also has “100” in “1” and “1004” in “2”. “6” is assigned to “59” and “3”, respectively. By applying the assignment, a character code “1004596” is generated as an optical reading code.

  The “display unit” 0613 is configured to display the generated optical reading code. Specifically, the optical reading code is displayed and output on the display of the terminal device, but it is possible to appropriately set in what display format the optical reading code generated here is displayed. For example, the display position on the display, display mode such as vertical / horizontal / diagonal, liquid crystal display, organic EL element, electrophoretic method using microcapsule, etc. Content such as whether to perform output can be arbitrarily set. With this configuration, it is possible to display the optical reading code on various terminal devices including various display output means such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, and an electronic book terminal.

  FIG. 7 is shown here. The figure shows an example of displaying an optical reading code on the display unit of the terminal device of the present embodiment. A “display unit” 0701 in the drawing is a liquid crystal display, and an “optical reading code” 0702 is a one-dimensional barcode, and shows a state in which the one-dimensional barcode is displayed at the center of the display. Display output may be performed so that the total cost amount collected, the number of collected code information, and the breakdown thereof can be understood.

<Specific configuration>

  FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a configuration when each functional configuration of the terminal device of the present embodiment is realized as hardware. As shown in this figure, the code system of this embodiment includes a “CPU” 0901, a “storage device (storage medium)” 0902, a “main memory” 0903, and an “output interface” for executing various arithmetic processes. "0904", "Input interface" 0905, and "Internet communication interface" 0906. An input device such as "Touch panel" 0907 and a display device such as "Display" 0908 via the input / output interface, and Sends and receives information to and from an external peripheral device such as “Code Reader” 0980. Specifically, the optical reading code is displayed on a display so that it can be read by the code reading device. In addition, information is transmitted / received to / from the “code system” 0990 via the Internet communication interface. The storage device stores various programs as described below, and the CPU reads these various programs into the work area of the main memory, and develops and executes them. These components are connected to each other by a data communication path such as “system bus” 0909, and perform transmission / reception and processing of information.

(Specific processing of the code information acquisition unit)
The CPU reads the “code information acquisition program” 0910 from the storage device into the main memory and executes it, performs processing for acquiring the code information output from the code system, and stores the processing result at a predetermined address in the main memory. To do. The code information here may be output in response to a selection request signal from the terminal device, or may be output without a selection request signal. A specific output format may be a format such as e-mail, SMS (short message service), or other forms of packet communication. Furthermore, the code information itself may be output, or the URL of a web site from which the code information can be acquired may be output.

(Specific processing of the optical reading code generation unit)
The CPU reads the “optical reading code generation program” 0920 from the storage device and executes it, and performs a process of generating one optical reading code based on the code information obtained by executing the code information acquisition program, The processing result is stored at a predetermined address in the main memory.

(Specific processing of the display unit)
The CPU reads “display program” 0930 from the storage device into the main memory and executes it, and performs processing to display and output the optical reading code obtained by executing the optical reading code generation program.

<Specific processing flow>
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process flow in the terminal device of the present embodiment. The flow of processing in the figure consists of the following steps. First, in step S1101, it is determined whether to acquire code information. If the determination result is that the code information is acquired, the code output from the code information output unit or code information re-output unit of the code system in step S1102 Information is acquired (code information acquisition step). Thereafter, in step S1103, one optical reading code is generated based on the acquired code information (optical reading code generation step). In step S1104, the generated optical reading code is displayed and output.

<Other configurations>
In addition, when the configuration in which the selection unit and the reselection unit of the code system are combined as described in the first embodiment, the terminal device acquires the code information output from the code system having such a configuration. A code information acquisition unit that performs the operation, an optical reading code generation unit that generates an optical reading code based on the acquired code information, and a display unit that displays the generated optical reading code.

  When the configuration in which the selection unit and the reselection unit are combined as described above is employed, the operation method of the code system according to the present embodiment is as follows. That is, a code information acquisition step of acquiring code information output from the code system by the operation method of the code system of Embodiment 1 adopting a configuration in which the selection unit and the reselection unit are combined, and the acquired code An operation method comprising an optical reading code generation step for generating an optical reading code on a terminal device based on information, and a display step for displaying the generated optical reading code on a terminal device.

  Furthermore, when adopting a configuration in which the selection unit and the reselection unit are combined, the contents of the program to be executed by the code system which is a computer are as follows. That is, the code for acquiring the code information output from the code system in the terminal device by the execution by the code system of the program for causing the code system of the first embodiment to adopt the configuration in which the selection unit and the reselection unit are combined The information acquisition step includes an optical reading code generation step for generating an optical reading code on the terminal device based on the acquired code information, and a display step for displaying the generated optical reading code on the terminal device.

<Effect>
By using the terminal device having the above configuration, it is possible to display code information associated with one or a plurality of enforcement information in a state recognizable by a reader such as an optical reader.

<< Embodiment 3 >>

<Overview>
The code reading device according to the present embodiment reads the optical reading code displayed on the terminal device, and transmits a response to the code system according to the fourth embodiment to be described later according to the reading. Then, one or more enforcement information associated with the optical reading code or code information is acquired and the enforcement information is displayed. By having the above features, it is possible to grasp the contents of enforcement information that the user wants to enforce and accept the enforcement.

<Functional configuration>

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the code reading apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the “code reading device” 1300 of this embodiment includes a “reading unit” 1301, a “response transmission unit” 1302, an “enforcement information acquisition unit” 1303, and an “enforcement information display unit” 1304. And having. Basically, it is a device installed in a performance obligation place or / and a beneficiary place where the contents of enforcement information are enforced. Specifically, a user visits for payment as a performance obligation. An example is a terminal device managed at a convenience store or the like.

  The “reading unit” 1301 is configured to read the optical reading code displayed on the display unit of the terminal device. Specifically, it is determined whether or not there is an optical reading code displayed at a predetermined position in the display unit using a hand scanner, a CCD camera or other code reader corresponding to the type or standard to which the optical reading code conforms. When the determination is made and the existence is recognized, the reading process is performed. “Whether or not an optical reading code exists” may be appropriately set according to the standard, color, output form, etc. of the optical reading code. For example, in the case of a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode, a predetermined area is used. The presence of the optical reading code is recognized according to the arrangement position and interval of a plurality of white and color ground lines or points, and the thickness and size of the lines or points.

  The “response transmission unit” 1302 is configured to transmit, as a response, identification information that uniquely identifies the optical reading code read by the reading unit to the response reception unit of the code system. “Uniquely identifying the optical reading code read by the reading unit” means that the optical reading code and the identification information are associated with each other. The specific contents of the response here include that the optical reading code associated with the specific code information has been read and the request for transmission of one or more enforcement information associated with the code information. It can be a signal. By taking this configuration, it is possible to prompt the code system to transmit enforcement information in response to the request.

  The content of the response is not limited to the request for enforcement information as described above, but may be related to the enforcement result. Specifically, it is a signal that requests the transmission of the enforcement result whether the enforcement information associated with the code information has already been enforced, or the enforcement information is enforced on the code reader side It may be a signal indicating that the processing has been completed. By transmitting a response of these contents and displaying it, it becomes possible to notify the code system of the processing result in the code reader in real time.

  The “enforcement information acquisition unit” 1303 is configured to acquire one or more enforcement information associated with the code information that generated the optical reading code based on the optical reading code read by the reading unit. . As an example of a specific aspect of “obtaining one or more enforcement information associated with code information that generated the optical reading code based on the optical reading code”, a code that has received a response from the response transmission unit The structure which receives the enforcement information of 1 or 2 or more linked | related with the said code information from a system is mentioned. If the optical reading code is generated based on code information generated in association with only one enforcement information, the enforcement information to be acquired is one and is regenerated in association with two or more different enforcement information. If the code information is generated based on the code information, there are a plurality of pieces of enforcement information to be acquired.

  The enforcement information to be acquired may be information associated with the code information associated with the read optical reading code, and the enforcement information may be acquired before reading the optical reading code. Specifically, for enforcement information associated with a large number of users (for example, a 50 yen discount for all users), the enforcement information may be acquired in advance by a code reader. By taking this, it becomes possible to display the enforcement information as soon as the optical reading code is read.

  The “enforcement information display unit” 1304 is configured to display one or more acquired execution information. Specifically, display output on one or more displays can be considered, and the contents of the enforcement information can be visually recognized by the operator of the code reading apparatus including the user himself / herself through the display output. For example, by displaying the price and expense as enforcement information on the display, it becomes possible for the user himself to finally confirm what and how much payment he / she has to pay, It is possible to grasp the nature of the price to be paid from now on, and to respond after the fact (for example, a specific business operator who issues a special receipt by pressing a receipt stamp if paying a utility bill. Make it easier to get a limited-time gift.

  In the enforcement information display part, it is not always necessary to display all of the acquired enforcement information. Taking the enforcement information shown in FIG. 3 as an example, it is possible to omit the enforcement information ID, status, billing date and time, etc., because it is not necessary to display them. In addition, display output of different contents may be performed on a plurality of displays. For example, only the expense item ID and the total price are displayed on the display arranged on the user side who is the operator of the code reading device, and the expense item ID and the expense item ID are displayed on the display arranged on the operator side of the code reading device. In addition to the price, the payment deadline, expiration date, and the price for each piece of enforcement information may be displayed. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to avoid a possibility that the privacy protection of the user is harmed by displaying a detailed breakdown of the price and the expense item on the display arranged on the user side.

  In addition, according to the content of the response transmitted by the response transmission unit, it is possible to adopt a configuration that receives the enforcement result. In this case, an “enforcement result acquisition unit” that acquires the enforcement result. It is also possible to provide 1305. The enforcement result here is the enforcement result transmitted from the code system. In some cases, the enforcement result can be displayed on the enforcement information display section. By taking this configuration, the enforcement result can be visually recognized by the user or the operator of the code reader.

<Specific configuration>

  FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a configuration when each functional configuration of the code reading device of the present embodiment is realized as hardware. As shown in this figure, the code system of the present embodiment includes a “CPU” 1501, a “storage device (storage medium)” 1502, a “main memory” 1503, and an “output interface” for executing various arithmetic processes. "1504", "input interface" 1505, and "Internet communication interface" 1506. For example, "optical reading code scanner" 1507, "display" 1508, "terminal device" 1509, etc. via the input / output interface Send and receive information to and from external peripherals. In addition, information is transmitted / received to / from the “code system” 1590 via the Internet communication interface. The specific mode of the Internet communication interface is not limited to wired or wireless, and therefore the code system of this embodiment can be provided in the form of so-called cloud computing. The storage device stores various programs as described below, and the CPU reads these various programs into the work area of the main memory, and develops and executes them. These components are connected to each other via a data communication path such as a “system bus” 1510 to transmit / receive information and process information.

(Specific processing of the reading unit)
The CPU reads the “reading program” 1510 from the storage device into the main memory and executes it to identify whether or not the optical reading code is displayed on the display unit of the terminal device. Perform the code reading process. As a specific example, an optical reading code reading process is performed through an optical reading code scanner.

(Specific processing of response transmitter)
The CPU reads the “response transmission program” 1520 from the storage device and executes it, generates identification information for identifying the optical reading code obtained by executing the reading program, and generates the identification information. Is transmitted as a response to the response receiver of the code system. As an example of the identification information here, it is conceivable that the obtained optical reading code is code information expressed using an inverse function or other types of information.

(Specific processing of the enforcement information acquisition department)
The CPU reads the “enforcement information acquisition program” 1530 from the storage device into the main memory and executes it. Based on the optical reading code obtained by executing the reading program, the CPU associates with the code information that generated the optical reading code. Alternatively, two or more pieces of enforcement information are acquired and each of them is stored at a predetermined address in the main memory.

(Specific processing of the enforcement information display section)
The CPU reads the “enforcement information display program” 1540 from the storage device into the main memory and executes it, and displays and outputs the enforcement information obtained by executing the enforcement information acquisition program.

<Process flow>
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing flow of the code reading apparatus according to the present embodiment. The flow of processing in the figure consists of the following steps. First, in step S1601, it is determined whether the optical reading code can be read from the display unit of the terminal device. If the determination result here is readable, the optical reading code is read in step S1602 (reading step). If it is not readable, the process of step S1601 is continued until it is determined that reading is possible. In step S1603, identification information for uniquely identifying the read optical reading code is transmitted as a response to the response receiver of the code system (response transmission step), and whether or not enforcement information corresponding to the response is received in step S1604. Judging. If it is a determination result that it has been received, one or more enforcement information associated with the code information that generated this optical reading code is acquired based on the optical reading code read in step S1605 (enforcement information acquisition step). If not, the process of step S1604 is continued. In step S1606, the acquired one or more enforcement information is displayed and output (enforcement information display step). Of the above steps, the response transmission step may be executed immediately after the reading step, immediately after the enforcement information acquisition step, or immediately after the enforcement information display step.

<Other configurations>
As described in the first embodiment, when the configuration in which the selection unit and the reselection unit of the code system are combined is adopted, the code reading device reads the optical reading code displayed on the display unit of the terminal device. An enforcement information acquisition unit that acquires one or more enforcement information associated with the code information that generated the optical reading code based on the optical reading code read by the reading unit, and the acquired one Or a postscript that employs a configuration in which a selection unit and a reselection unit are combined in response to an enforcement information display unit that displays two or more enforcement information and identification information that uniquely identifies the optical reading code read by the reading unit. And a response transmission unit that transmits to the response reception unit of the code system according to the fourth embodiment.

  In addition, when the configuration in which the selection unit and the reselection unit of the code system are combined is adopted, the operation method of the code reading apparatus of the present embodiment is as follows. That is, the optical reading code displayed on the display unit of the terminal device by the operation method of the terminal device is read by the code reading device, and the optical reading is performed based on the optical reading code read by the reading step. Enforcement information acquisition step for acquiring enforcement information associated with the code information that generated the code with one or more code readers, and enforcement information display for displaying the acquired one or more enforcement information with the code reader And a response transmission step of transmitting, from the code reader as a response, identification information for uniquely identifying the optical reading code read in the reading step, corresponding to the response receiving step in the operation method of the code system of the fourth embodiment described later And an operation method comprising:

  Furthermore, when adopting a configuration in which the selection unit and the reselection unit of the code system are combined, the contents of the program to be executed by the code reading device which is a computer are as follows. That is, a reading step for reading an optical reading code displayed on the display unit of the terminal device by execution of the program for causing the terminal device described in Embodiment 2 to be executed by the terminal device, and the reading step A response transmission step of transmitting from the code reader in response to a response reception step in the operation method of the code system described in the fourth embodiment as a response, the identification information uniquely identifying the optical reading code read in step 4, and a reading step An enforcement information acquisition step of acquiring enforcement information associated with the code information that generated the optical reading code based on the optical reading code read by the code reading device, and the acquired one or more obtained The enforcement information display step of displaying the enforcement information of

<Effect>
By using the code reader configured as described above, it is possible to grasp the content of enforcement information that the user wants to enforce and accept the enforcement.

<< Embodiment 4 >>

<Overview>
The code system according to the present embodiment is basically the same as the code system according to the first embodiment. However, the response according to the acquisition of the output code information is an embodiment such as a user's performance obligation place and / or beneficiary place. 3. One or two or more enforcement information associated with the code information related to the response is identified based on the received response received from the code reading device according to 3. When the code system having the configuration corresponds to the response from the code reading device, the content of the enforcement information and the enforcement result can be recognized by the code reading device, and the enforcement of the enforcement content can be accepted from the user. It becomes possible.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the code system according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the “code system” 1400 of this embodiment includes an “enforcement information holding unit” 1401, a “selection unit” 1402, a “code information generation unit” 1403, and a “code information output unit” 1304. A “response receiving unit” 1408, an “enforcement information identifying unit” 1409, a “reselection unit” 1405, a “code information regenerating unit” 1406, and a “code information re-output unit” 1407. Since the basic configuration is the same as that of the code system described with reference to FIG. 2 of the first embodiment, the functions of “response receiving unit” and “enforcement information identifying unit” which are different points will be described below.

  The “response receiving unit” 1408 is configured to receive a response corresponding to the acquisition of the output code information from a code reading device such as a place of performance obligation and / or beneficiary place of the user. The specific content of the response to be received is the same as the content described above in the response transmission unit.

  The “enforcement information identification unit” 1409 is configured to identify one or more enforcement information associated with the code information related to the response based on the received response. As an example of “identifying enforcement information”, a process for determining the association between code information associated with an optical reading code and enforcement information can be considered. Specifically, the table shown in FIG. 18 is used. The determination process is performed. If the association between the optical reading code and the enforcement information can be grasped as a result of the processing, further processing according to the content of the response is performed. For example, it may be enforcement information whose payment deadline or expiration date has passed, or the response destination may be a code reader managed by an institution that is not a supportable organization that is the content of the enforcement information. For example, if a signal indicating that the enforcement information cannot be enforced is sent to the code reader, or if each of the deadlines has not passed and the response has been sent from an available agency The identified enforcement information is transmitted to the code reader. In some cases, depending on the response content that enforcement of enforcement information has been completed, a process of setting a flag in the enforcement flag column of the enforcement information may be performed.

  As a result of identifying the enforcement information as described above, there may be a configuration in which only the enforcement information ID is transmitted to the code reading device side. For example, for enforcement information that can be processed uniformly for a plurality of users (for example, a 50 yen discount for all users), the enforcement information is held on the code reader side and the above enforcement is performed. By receiving the transmission of the information ID, it is possible to perform the enforcement processing of the contents of the enforcement information on the code reading device side. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to perform enforcement processing of the contents of enforcement information without receiving transmission of all enforcement information, and it is possible to reduce the communication processing burden in the code system.

<Specific configuration>

  The hardware configuration of the apparatus when the code system of the present embodiment is realized by one apparatus is basically the same as the hardware configuration of the apparatus configuring the code system of the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. It is. Therefore, in the following, specific processing of the “response receiving unit” and “enforcement information identifying unit” that have not been described so far will be described.

(Specific processing of response receiver)
The CPU reads and executes a “response reception program” from the storage device to the main memory, and performs a process of receiving a response transmitted from the code reading device by executing the response transmission program.

(Specific processing of the enforcement information identification unit)
The CPU reads out the “enforcement information identification program” from the storage device to the main memory and executes it, and based on the response obtained by executing the response reception program, generates one or two optical reading codes associated with the response. The above code information and enforcement information are identified, and a predetermined process is executed for each identified enforcement information.

<Process flow>
FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing flow of the code system of the present embodiment. The flow of processing in the figure consists of the following steps. First, in step S1701, it is determined whether a response transmitted from the code reader is received. If it is a determination result that it has been received, the process proceeds to step S1702. If the determination result indicates that it has not been received, the same processing is performed or the subsequent processing is not performed until the determination result indicates that it has been received. In step S1702, one or more enforcement information associated with the code information related to the response is identified based on the received response (enforcement information identification step).

<Other configurations>
In the present embodiment, as described in the first embodiment, the selection unit and the reselection unit do not disturb the embodiment in which the functional blocks are combined to form a single functional block. In this case, the code system according to the present embodiment includes an enforcement information holding unit that holds enforcement information representing a user's performance obligations and / or beneficiary authority, and one or more unenforced enforcements held in the enforcement information holding unit. Information that is either selected or not selected, regardless of whether it is selected directly or indirectly, and one code information is generated in association with one or more selected enforcement information A code information generating unit that outputs the generated code information, and a response according to the acquisition of the output code information from the code reading device such as the user's performance obligation place and / or beneficiary place A response reception unit that receives the response information and an enforcement information identification unit that identifies one or more enforcement information associated with the code information related to the response based on the received response.

  When the configuration in which the selection unit and the reselection unit are combined as described above is employed, the operation method of the code system according to the present embodiment is as follows. In other words, enforcement information that represents the held user's performance obligations and / or beneficiary authority, etc., and one or more unimplemented enforcement information, regardless of whether it has been selected or not. A selection step for accepting a selection made in or indirectly by the code system, a code information generation step for generating one code information in the code system in association with one or more enforcement informations for which the selection was accepted, and a generated code A code information output step for outputting information from the code system; a response reception step for receiving a response according to acquisition of the output code information from a code reader such as a user's performance obligation or / and a beneficiary location; An enforcement information identification step for identifying one or more enforcement information associated with the code information related to the response based on the received response. That.

  Furthermore, when adopting a configuration in which the selection unit and the reselection unit are combined, the contents of the program to be executed by the code system which is a computer are as follows. In other words, enforcement information that represents the held user's performance obligations and / or beneficiary authority, etc., and one or more unimplemented enforcement information, regardless of whether it has been selected or not. A selection step for accepting a selection made in or indirectly by the code system, a code information generation step for generating one code information in the code system in association with one or more enforcement informations for which the selection was accepted, and a generated code A code information output step for outputting information from the code system; a response reception step for receiving a response according to acquisition of the output code information from a code reader such as a user's performance obligation or / and a beneficiary location; An enforcement information identification step for identifying one or more enforcement information associated with the code information related to the response based on the response.

<Effect>
When the code system having the above configuration responds to a response from the code reader, the content of the enforcement information and the enforcement result can be recognized by the code reader, and the enforcement of enforcement content is accepted from the user. Is possible.

  0200: Code system, 0201 ... Enforcement information holding unit, 0202 ... Selection unit, 0203 ... Code information generation unit, 0204 ... Code information output unit, 0205 ... Reselection unit, 0206 ... Code information regeneration unit, 0207 ... Code information reproduction Output unit, 0610 ... terminal device, 0611 ... code information acquisition unit, 0612 ... optical reading code generation unit, 0613 ... display unit, 1300 ... code reading device, 1301 ... reading unit, 1302 ... enforcement information acquisition unit, 1303 ... enforcement information Display unit, 1304 ... response transmission unit

Claims (24)

An enforcement information holding unit that holds enforcement information representing the user's performance obligations and / or authority such as benefits;
A selection unit that directly or indirectly selects one enforcement information held in the enforcement information holding unit; and
A code information generation unit that generates one code information in association with the selected enforcement information;
A code information output unit for outputting the generated code information;
A reselection unit that directly or indirectly selects a plurality of enforcement information from enforcement information that has not been generated and / or code information that is associated with already output or / and non-output code information;
A code information regenerator that regenerates one piece of code information in association with a plurality of enforcement information selected by the reselector;
A code information re-output unit for outputting the re-generated code information;
Having a code system. A response receiving unit that receives a response according to acquisition of the output code information from a code reading device such as a user's performance obligation place or / and a beneficiary place;
An enforcement information identifying unit that identifies one or more enforcement information associated with the code information related to the response based on the received response;
The code system according to claim 1, further comprising: A code information acquisition unit that acquires code information output from the code system according to claim 1 or 2;
An optical reading code generation unit that generates an optical reading code based on the acquired code information;
A display unit for displaying the generated optical reading code;
A terminal device. A reading unit for reading the optical reading code displayed on the display unit of the terminal device according to claim 3;
An enforcement information acquisition unit that acquires one or more enforcement information associated with the code information that generated the optical reading code based on the optical reading code read by the reading unit;
An enforcement information display unit that displays one or more acquired enforcement information; and
A response transmission unit that transmits identification information uniquely identifying the optical reading code read by the reading unit to the response reception unit of the code system according to claim 2;
A code reader. An enforcement information holding unit that holds enforcement information representing the user's performance obligations and / or authority such as benefits;
One or more unenforced enforcement information held in the enforcement information holding unit, a selection unit that selects directly or indirectly regardless of whether it is selected or unselected, and
A code information generating unit that generates one code information in association with one or more selected enforcement information;
A code information output unit for outputting the generated code information;
Having a code system. A response receiving unit that receives a response according to acquisition of the output code information from a code reading device such as a user's performance obligation place or / and a beneficiary place;
An enforcement information identifying unit that identifies one or more enforcement information associated with the code information related to the response based on the received response;
The code system according to claim 5, further comprising: A code information acquisition unit for acquiring code information output from the code system according to claim 5;
An optical reading code generation unit that generates an optical reading code based on the acquired code information;
A display unit for displaying the generated optical reading code;
A terminal device. A reading unit for reading the optical reading code displayed on the display unit of the terminal device according to claim 7;
An enforcement information acquisition unit that acquires one or more enforcement information associated with the code information that generated the optical reading code based on the optical reading code read by the reading unit;
An enforcement information display unit that displays one or more acquired enforcement information; and
A response transmitter for transmitting, as a response, identification information for uniquely identifying the optical reading code read by the reading unit to the response receiver of the code system according to claim 6;
A code reader. A selection step in which the code system accepts a selection to make directly or indirectly a piece of enforcement information that represents a held user's performance obligation or / and beneficiary authority, etc .;
A code information generation step for generating one code information by the code system in association with the selected enforcement information;
A code information output step for outputting the generated code information by a code system;
The code system accepts the choice of making multiple enforcement information directly or indirectly from enforcement information associated with already output and / or not output code information or / and code information. A selection step;
A code information regenerating step for regenerating one code information by the code system in association with a plurality of enforcement information accepted in the reselection step;
A code information re-output step for outputting the regenerated code information by the code system;
A method of operating a code system comprising: A response reception step of receiving a response according to the acquisition of the output code information from a code reading device such as a user's performance obligation area or / and a beneficiary area;
An enforcement information identification step for identifying one or more enforcement information associated with the code information related to the response based on the received response;
The operation method of the code system according to claim 9, further comprising: A code information acquisition step of acquiring, at a terminal device, code information output from the code system by the operation method of the code system according to claim 9 or claim 10;
An optical reading code generating step for generating an optical reading code in the terminal device based on the acquired code information;
A display step of displaying the generated optical reading code on the terminal device;
A method of operating a terminal device having A reading step for reading the optical reading code displayed on the display unit of the terminal device by the code reading device by the operation method of the terminal device according to claim 11;
A response transmission step of transmitting identification information uniquely identifying the optical reading code read in the reading step as a response from the code reading device in response to the response receiving step in the method of operating the code system according to claim 9;
Enforcement information acquisition step of acquiring at least one or more code readers with enforcement information associated with the code information that generated the optical reading code based on the optical reading code read in the reading step;
Enforcement information display step for displaying the acquired one or more enforcement information on the code reader;
A method for operating a code reading device comprising: Enforcement information that represents the held user's performance obligations and / or beneficiary authority, etc., and whether or not one or more unenforced enforcement information is selected directly or not. A selection step in which the code system accepts an indirect selection;
A code information generation step of generating one code information in the code system in association with one or more enforcement information that has accepted the selection;
A code information output step for outputting the generated code information from the code system; and
A method of operating a code system comprising: A response reception step of receiving a response according to the acquisition of the output code information from a code reading device such as a user's performance obligation area or / and a beneficiary area;
An enforcement information identification step for identifying one or more enforcement information associated with the code information related to the response based on the received response;
The method of operating a code system according to claim 13, further comprising: A code information acquisition step of acquiring code information output from the code system by the operation method of the code system according to claim 13 or claim 14 at a terminal device;
An optical reading code generating step for generating an optical reading code in the terminal device based on the acquired code information;
A display step of displaying the generated optical reading code on the terminal device;
A method of operating a terminal device having A reading step for reading the optical reading code displayed on the display unit of the terminal device by the code reading device by the operation method of the terminal device according to claim 15;
A response transmission step of transmitting identification information uniquely identifying the optical reading code read in the reading step as a response from the code reading device in response to the response receiving step in the method of operating the code system according to claim 9;
Enforcement information acquisition step of acquiring at least one or more code readers with enforcement information associated with the code information that generated the optical reading code based on the optical reading code read in the reading step;
Enforcement information display step for displaying the acquired one or more enforcement information on the code reader;
A method for operating a code reading device comprising: A selection step in which the code system accepts a selection to make directly or indirectly a piece of enforcement information that represents a held user's performance obligation or / and beneficiary authority, etc .;
A code information generation step for generating one code information by the code system in association with the selected enforcement information;
A code information output step for outputting the generated code information by a code system;
The code system accepts the choice of making multiple enforcement information directly or indirectly from enforcement information associated with already output and / or not output code information or / and code information. A selection step;
A code information regenerating step for regenerating one code information by the code system in association with a plurality of enforcement information accepted in the reselection step;
A code information re-output step for outputting the regenerated code information by the code system;
A program that causes a code system that is a computer to execute. A response reception step of receiving a response according to the acquisition of the output code information from a code reading device such as a user's performance obligation area or / and a beneficiary area;
An enforcement information identification step for identifying one or more enforcement information associated with the code information related to the response based on the received response;
The program according to claim 17, further comprising: A code information acquisition step of acquiring, at a terminal device, code information output from the code system by execution by the code system of a program for causing the code system according to claim 17 or claim 18 to be executed;
An optical reading code generating step for generating an optical reading code in the terminal device based on the acquired code information;
A display step of displaying the generated optical reading code on the terminal device;
A program for causing a terminal device that is a computer to be executed. A reading step for reading, by a code reading device, an optical reading code displayed on the display unit of the terminal device by execution of the program for causing the terminal device of claim 19 to be executed by the terminal device;
A response transmission step of transmitting identification information uniquely identifying the optical reading code read in the reading step as a response from the code reading device in response to the response receiving step in the method of operating the code system according to claim 9;
Enforcement information acquisition step of acquiring at least one or more code readers with enforcement information associated with the code information that generated the optical reading code based on the optical reading code read in the reading step;
Enforcement information display step for displaying the acquired one or more enforcement information on the code reader;
A program for causing a code reader which is a computer having Enforcement information that represents the held user's performance obligations and / or beneficiary authority, etc., and whether or not one or more unenforced enforcement information is selected directly or not. A selection step in which the code system accepts an indirect selection;
A code information generation step of generating one code information in the code system in association with one or more enforcement information that has accepted the selection;
A code information output step for outputting the generated code information from the code system; and
A program for causing a code system that is a computer to be executed. A response reception step of receiving a response according to the acquisition of the output code information from a code reading device such as a user's performance obligation area or / and a beneficiary area;
An enforcement information identification step for identifying one or more enforcement information associated with the code information related to the response based on the received response;
The program according to claim 21, further comprising: A code information acquisition step of acquiring, at a terminal device, code information output from the code system by execution by the code system of a program to be executed by the code system according to claim 21 or claim 22;
An optical reading code generating step for generating an optical reading code in the terminal device based on the acquired code information;
A display step of displaying the generated optical reading code on the terminal device;
A program for causing a terminal device that is a computer to be executed. A reading step for reading, with a code reading device, an optical reading code displayed on the display unit of the terminal device by execution by the terminal device of a program for causing the terminal device to execute according to claim 23;
23. A code reader corresponding to a response receiving step in the execution of a program for causing the code system according to claim 21 to execute identification information for uniquely identifying the optical reading code read in the reading step as a response. A response sending step to send from,
Enforcement information acquisition step of acquiring at least one or more code readers with enforcement information associated with the code information that generated the optical reading code based on the optical reading code read in the reading step;
Enforcement information display step for displaying the acquired one or more enforcement information on the code reader;
A program for causing a code reader which is a computer having

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