JP2023097341A - Voucher processing system, voucher processing method, and voucher processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a voucher processing system for allowing a user to process a voucher more simply, a voucher processing method, and a voucher processing program.SOLUTION: A voucher processing system includes: an account information registration unit which receives, from a user terminal, account information for accessing an affiliated system that provides voucher data relating to a transaction; a voucher data acquisition unit which acquires, from the affiliated system, the voucher data on the basis of the account information, to be stored in a voucher data storage unit; a token addition unit which stores, in the voucher data storage unit, token information for preventing alteration of voucher data to be generated on the basis of the voucher data in accordance with acquisition of the voucher data, in association with the voucher data; and an accounting data generation unit which stores, on an accounting data storage unit, accounting data for accounting processing regarding the transaction, in association with the voucher data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a voucher processing system, a voucher processing method, and a voucher processing program.

In electronic commerce, which is becoming popular with the progress of information communication technology, vouchers are electronically transmitted and received via networks such as the Internet. Electronically created vouchers can be easily copied. is being given to.

For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-200002 describes an apparatus that performs a process of adding a time stamp to evidenced image data uploaded by a user in accordance with a user's instruction.

Japanese Patent No. 6891746

However, in Patent Literature 1, since it is assumed that a user's instruction is given when giving a time stamp, there is a problem that a burden is imposed on the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a voucher processing system, a voucher processing method, and a voucher processing program that allow users to process vouchers more easily.

A voucher processing system according to an aspect of the present invention includes an account information registration unit that receives account information from a user terminal for accessing a linked system that provides voucher data related to transactions, and an account information from the linked system based on the account information. A voucher data acquisition unit that acquires voucher data and stores it in a voucher data storage unit. and an accounting data generating unit for storing accounting data for accounting processing related to transactions in the accounting data storage unit in association with the voucher data.

In a voucher processing method according to an aspect of the present invention, a computer accepts account information from a user terminal for accessing a linked system that provides voucher data related to transactions,
Acquires voucher data from the linked system based on the account information, stores it in the voucher data storage unit, and according to the acquisition of the voucher data, a token to prevent falsification of the voucher data generated based on the voucher data The information is stored in the voucher data storage unit in association with the voucher data, and the accounting data for accounting processing for the transaction is stored in the accounting data storage unit in association with the voucher data.

A voucher processing program according to an aspect of the present invention includes an account information registration unit that receives account information from a user terminal for accessing a linked system that provides voucher data related to a transaction, and a linkage based on the account information. A voucher data acquisition unit that acquires voucher data from the destination system and stores it in the voucher data storage unit, and a token information that prevents falsification of the voucher data that is generated based on the voucher data according to the acquisition of the voucher data. , a token granting unit that associates with the voucher data and stores it in the voucher data storage unit, and an accounting data generation unit that associates the accounting data for performing accounting processing related to the transaction with the voucher data and stores it in the accounting data storage unit. make it happen.

In addition, in the present invention, "part" does not simply mean physical means, but its "
It also includes the case where the function of the "part" is realized by software. In addition, even if the function of one "section" or device is realized by two or more physical means or devices, the functions of two or more "sections" or devices are realized by one physical means or device. may

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a voucher processing system, a voucher processing method, and a voucher processing program that allow users to process vouchers more easily.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a voucher processing system 100 that is an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in an account information storage unit 112; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in a voucher data storage unit 123; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in a documented document information storage unit 125. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in a transaction statement data storage unit 132; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in an accounting data storage unit 142; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in an accounting data storage unit 142; FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the voucher processing system 100; 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the voucher processing system 100; 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the voucher processing system 100;

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a voucher processing system 100 that is an embodiment of the present invention.

The voucher processing system 100 is a system that is communicatively connected to user terminals 200 (200a, 200b) and cooperation destination systems 300 (300a, 300b) via a network such as the Internet.

The voucher processing system 100 connects to the linked system 300 based on the user's account information.
This is a system that acquires voucher data related to transactions from a customer, stores token information for preventing falsification of the voucher data in correspondence with the voucher data, and stores the token information in the voucher data storage unit in accordance with the acquisition of the voucher data. Then, the voucher processing system 100 stores the accounting data for performing the transaction-related accounting processing in the accounting data storage unit in association with the voucher data. The details of the voucher processing system 100 will be described later.

The user terminal 200 is a computer used by a user, such as a smart phone, tablet terminal, or personal computer. In FIG. 1, as an example of the user terminal 200,
Although two user terminals 200a and 200b are shown, the number of user terminals 200 is not limited to this.

The cooperation destination system 300 is an information processing system capable of providing at least one of documented evidence data and transaction statement data to a user via a network such as the Internet. The linked system 300 is, for example, an e-commerce site, a website of a credit card company, or an e-mail management system for managing e-mails related to transactions. Although two cooperation destination systems 300a and 300b are shown as examples of cooperation destination systems 300 in FIG. 1, the number of cooperation destination systems 300 is not limited to this.

Details of the voucher processing system 100 will be described. The voucher processing system 100 includes an account information registration unit 111, an account information storage unit 112, a voucher data acquisition unit 121, a token granting unit 122, a voucher data storage unit 123, a voucher description information generation unit 124, a voucher description information storage unit 125, a transaction A detailed data acquisition unit 131 , a transaction detailed data storage unit 132 , an accounting data generation unit 141 , and an accounting data storage unit 142 are provided. A computer constituting the voucher processing system 100 includes a processor and a storage area. Each unit shown in FIG. 1 can be realized by using a storage area or by causing a processor to execute a program stored in the storage area, for example.

The account information registration unit 111 receives account information for accessing the cooperation destination system 300 from the user terminal 200 and stores it in the account information storage unit 112 .

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the account information storage unit 112. As shown in FIG. Information stored in the account information storage unit 112 includes, for example, a user ID, a partner ID, and account information.

A user ID is user identification information that identifies a user who uses the voucher processing system 100 . The user ID may be information generated by the voucher processing system 100.
Alternatively, other information such as an e-mail address may be used. The linked ID is the voucher processing system 1
00, it is cooperation destination system identification information for identifying the cooperation destination system 300 . The account information is information such as an ID and a password for the user to access the cooperation destination system 300 .

The voucher data acquisition unit 121 acquires voucher data by accessing the linked system 300 based on the account information, and stores the voucher data in the voucher data storage unit 123 .

The evidence data is data that serves as evidence of the fact of the transaction, and is information indicating evidence such as an invoice, a receipt, an estimate, etc., for example. A single voucher may relate to multiple transactions.
Voucher data can be images, PDF (Portable Document Format), HTML (Hyper Te
xt Markup Language).

If the linked system 300 is an e-commerce site or a website of a credit card company, the voucher data acquisition unit 121 may use, for example, web scraping or API (Application
Voucher data can be acquired from the linked system 300 using the ion Program Interface).

If the linked system 300 is an email management system that manages emails, the voucher data acquisition unit 121 can acquire voucher data included in emails from the email management system. That is, the evidenced data acquisition unit 121 can analyze the email stored in the email management system and acquire the evidenced data based on the text of the email or a file attached to the email.

Also, the voucher data acquisition unit 121 can acquire voucher data from the user terminal 200 . In this case, for example, the user uploads the voucher data to the voucher processing system 100 through the user terminal 200, so that the voucher data acquisition unit 121 acquires the voucher data.

Upon acquisition of the voucher data, the token granting unit 122 stores token information for preventing falsification of the voucher data in the voucher data storage unit in association with the voucher data.

The token information is information for preventing falsification of the evidenced data, and is, for example, time stamp information proving that the evidenced data existed at a certain time and has not been falsified since then. The time stamp information includes, for example, a value (eg, hash value) generated by inputting voucher data into a predetermined function and information indicating time.

The token information that the token granting unit 122 associates with the voucher data is the token granting unit 12
2, or may be token information generated by an external information processing system. In this case, the token granting unit 122, for example,
Voucher data or predetermined information (for example, a hash value) corresponding to the voucher data can be provided to an external information processing system, and token information generated by the external information processing system can be obtained.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the voucher data storage unit 123. As shown in FIG. Information stored in the voucher data storage unit 123 includes, for example, voucher IDs, partner IDs, file information, and token information. The voucher ID is voucher identification information for identifying vouchers processed by the voucher processing system 100 . The file information is information (for example, byte string information, etc.) indicating the substance of the voucher data.

The voucher description information generation unit 124 generates voucher description information relating to part or all of the text included in the voucher corresponding to the voucher data based on the voucher data stored in the voucher data storage unit 123, and stores the voucher description information. Stored in section 125 .

The voucher description information is information relating to a part or all of the text included in the voucher, and is information relating to text indicating items of transaction details (for example, transaction date, transaction partner, transaction amount, and transaction details). Since the voucher contains information about the details of the transaction, the voucher description information generating unit 124 generates information about the text about the details of the transaction based on the voucher data.

The voucher description information generation unit 124 uses image recognition technology, for example, to generate transaction details (for example,
date of transaction, counterparty, amount of transaction, details of transaction), and generate documented information. The voucher description information generation unit 124 also analyzes the HTML format voucher data, extracts information on transaction details (for example, transaction date, transaction partner, transaction amount, transaction content), and generates voucher description information.

Note that the voucher description information generation unit 124 does not have to extract information on all items of transaction details, and may generate voucher description information in which some items are missing.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the documented document information storage unit 125. As shown in FIG. Information stored in the voucher description information storage unit 125 includes, for example, a voucher ID, type information, transaction date information, client information, amount information, and transaction content information. The information stored in the voucher description information storage unit 125 is
All information may be stored for each voucher ID, or part of the information may be missing.

The type information is information indicating the type of voucher, and includes, for example, "bill", "receipt", and "estimate". The transaction date information is information indicating the date on which the transaction corresponding to the voucher was made. The customer information is information indicating the counterparty of the transaction corresponding to the voucher. The amount information is information indicating the amount of transaction corresponding to the voucher. The transaction content information is information indicating the content of the transaction corresponding to the voucher, for example, information indicating the traded product or service. Note that the transaction details information may include information indicating a plurality of products or services.

The transaction statement data acquisition unit 131 acquires transaction statement data indicating transaction details from the linked system 300 and stores the transaction statement data in the transaction statement data storage unit 132 . Transaction statement data acquisition unit 131
can acquire transaction statement data from the linked system 300 using, for example, web scraping or API. The transaction statement data is information indicating the details of the transaction, and includes, for example, transaction date, transaction partner, transaction amount, and transaction content.

When storing the transaction statement data in the transaction statement data storage unit 132, the transaction statement data acquisition unit 131 can store the documented evidence data of the transaction corresponding to the transaction statement data in association with the transaction statement data. In this case, the transaction detail data acquisition unit 131 has already
The voucher data associated with the transaction statement data in 00 may be stored in association with the transaction statement data.

Further, the transaction detail data acquisition unit 131 evaluates the degree of matching between the contents of the transaction detail data and the contents of the voucher data based on the information written on the voucher, and determines whether the contents of the transaction detail data and the voucher data match. If there is, the voucher data may be stored in association with the transaction statement data. In this case, the transaction statement data acquisition unit 131 uses, for example, a learning model that receives transaction statement data and voucher data or information written on voucher as input and outputs the degree of matching between the contents of the transaction statement data and the contents of the voucher data, and processes the transactions. The degree of matching between the contents of the detailed data and the contents of the voucher data may be evaluated.

Further, the transaction statement data acquisition unit 131 may store the voucher data in association with the transaction statement data based on the user's operation through the user terminal 200 . In this case, for example, the user may associate the transaction statement data and the evidence data by selecting the corresponding transaction statement data and evidence data from the transaction statement data and evidence data displayed on the user terminal 200. Also, when the transaction statement data and the evidence data are displayed on the user terminal 200, for example, the transaction statement data and the evidence data or the information written on the voucher are input, and the degree of matching between the contents of the transaction statement data and the contents of the evidence data is output. Based on the results of the model, one or more combinations of transaction statement data and voucher data with a high degree of matching may be displayed on the user terminal 200 as candidates for selection by the user.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the transaction statement data storage unit 132. As shown in FIG. Information stored in the transaction statement data storage unit 132 includes, for example, statement ID, partner ID, transaction date information,
Includes client information, amount information, transaction details information, and voucher ID. Here, the statement ID is transaction statement data identification information for identifying transaction statement data.

The accounting data generation unit 141 generates accounting data for performing accounting processing for transactions based on at least one of the voucher data, the voucher description information, and the transaction details data, and stores the accounting data storage unit 142 in association with the voucher data. store in Accounting data is, for example, journal data and expense reimbursement data.

Specifically, the accounting data generation unit 141 can generate accounting data based on the partner ID included in the voucher data and the acquisition date and time of the voucher data. The accounting data generation unit 141 may also generate accounting data based on transaction date information, client information, amount information, transaction details information, etc. included in the documented document information or transaction statement data.

FIG. 6A is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the accounting data storage unit 142. As shown in FIG. Illustrated in FIG. 6A is an example of journal data. Information stored in the accounting data storage unit 142 includes, for example, journal data and a voucher ID. The journal data includes, for example, transaction date information, amount information, summary information, and account item information. Summary information is information that indicates the content of the journal entry. For example,
This is information indicating products or services. Account item information is information used at the time of journal entry,
For example, information indicating the nature of the transaction.

FIG. 6B is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the accounting data storage unit 142. As shown in FIG. Illustrated in FIG. 6B is an example of expense reimbursement data. Information stored in the accounting data storage unit 142 includes, for example, expense reimbursement data and a voucher ID. Expense reimbursement data includes, for example, date information, amount information, content information, and expense item information. The date information is information indicating the date, for example, information indicating the transaction date. The content information is information indicating the content of expenses, for example,
This is information indicating products or services. Expense item information is information used when reimbursing expenses, and is, for example, information indicating the nature of a transaction.

Note that the accounting data generation unit 141 does not need to set items that are not included in the voucher data, the voucher description information, and the transaction statement data, or items that are difficult to extract. In addition, the accounting data generation unit 141 generates information corresponding to the item (for example, account item information, expense item information, etc.) based on a predetermined rule, even if the item is not included in the voucher data, the documented information on the voucher, or the transaction statement data. information, etc.).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the voucher processing system 100. As shown in FIG. Figure 7
is an example of processing when the voucher processing system 100 acquires voucher data and transaction statement data already associated with each other in the linked system 300 .

First, the account information registration unit 111 receives and registers account information from the user terminal 200 (S701). The voucher data acquisition unit 121 and the transaction statement data acquisition unit 131 acquire the already associated voucher data and transaction statement data from the linked system 300 based on the account information (S702). The token granting unit 122 associates the token information with the voucher data in accordance with the acquisition of the voucher data (S703).

The accounting data generation unit 141 generates accounting data based on the transaction details data (S704
), and stored in the accounting data storage unit 142 in association with the voucher data (S705). In addition, S
At 704 , the accounting data generator 141 may generate accounting data based on the voucher data or the voucher written information generated by the voucher written information generator 124 .

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the voucher processing system 100. As shown in FIG. Figure 8
is an example of processing when the voucher processing system 100 acquires voucher data and transaction statement data that are not associated with each other in the linked system 300 .

First, the account information registration unit 111 receives and registers account information from the user terminal 200 (S801). The voucher data acquisition unit 121 and the transaction statement data acquisition unit 131 respectively acquire the voucher data and the transaction statement data from the linked system 300 (S
802). At this time, voucher data and transaction statement data are not associated. The token granting unit 122 associates the token information with the voucher data in response to the acquisition of the voucher data (
S803).

Next, the voucher description information generation unit 124 generates voucher description information based on the voucher data (
S804). The transaction statement data acquisition unit 131 stores the transaction statement data in the transaction statement data storage unit 132 in association with the voucher data based on the documented document information (S805). The accounting data generation unit 141 generates accounting data based on the transaction details data (S806), and stores it in the accounting data storage unit 142 in association with the voucher data (S807). Note that in S806, the accounting data generation unit 141 may generate accounting data based on the voucher data or the information written on the voucher.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in the voucher processing system 100. As shown in FIG. Figure 9
is an example of processing when the voucher processing system 100 acquires voucher data from the user terminal 200 .

First, the voucher data acquisition unit 121 acquires voucher data from the user terminal 200 (S9
01). The token granting unit 122 associates the voucher data with the token information in response to the acquisition of the voucher data (S902). The voucher description information generation unit 124 generates voucher description information based on the voucher data (S903). The accounting data generation unit 141 generates accounting data based on the information on the voucher (S904), and stores it in the accounting data storage unit 142 in association with the voucher data (S905).

An embodiment of the present invention has been described above. The voucher processing system 100 acquires voucher data from the linked system 300 based on the account information, stores the token information in correspondence with the voucher data in the voucher data storage unit according to the acquisition of the voucher data, and stores the accounting data. It can be stored in the accounting data storage unit 142 in association with voucher data. As a result, it is possible to automatically acquire voucher data, provide token information, and perform accounting processing based on account information.

Also, the voucher processing system 100 can acquire transaction statement data from the linked system 300 and store the transaction statement data in association with the voucher data. Accordingly, accounting processing can be performed based on the associated transaction statement data and voucher data.

Also, the voucher processing system 100 can associate the voucher data with the transaction statement data based on the voucher description information generated from the voucher data. As a result, even if the voucher data and the transaction detail data are not associated with each other in the linked system 300, the transaction detail data can be stored in association with the voucher data, and accounting processing can be performed.

Also, the voucher processing system 100 can access the email management system, which is the cooperating system 300, to acquire the voucher data contained in the email. This allows the user to use the voucher processing system 100 even when vouchers are exchanged by e-mail.

Also, the voucher processing system 100 can acquire voucher data from the user terminal. As a result, the user can process the voucher processing system 100 even if it is a voucher issued by an institution that is not registered as a linked system.

In addition, this embodiment is for facilitating understanding of the present invention, and is not for limiting and interpreting the present invention. The present invention may be modified/improved without departing from its spirit, and the present invention also includes equivalents thereof.

100 Voucher Processing System 111 Account Information Registration Unit 112 Account Information Storage Unit 121 Voucher Data Acquisition Unit 122 Token Granting Unit 123 Voucher Data Storage Unit 124 Voucher Description Information Generation Unit 125 Voucher Description Information Storage Unit 131 Transaction detailed data acquisition unit 132 transaction detailed data storage unit 141 accounting data generation unit 142 accounting data storage unit 200 user terminal 300 cooperation destination system

Claims (13)

an account information registration unit that receives account information from a user terminal for accessing a linked system that provides evidence data related to transactions;
a voucher data acquisition unit that acquires the voucher data from the linked system based on the account information and stores the voucher data in a voucher data storage unit;
a token granting unit that, in response to acquisition of the evidenced data, stores token information for preventing falsification of the evidenced data generated based on the evidenced data in the evidenced data storage unit in association with the evidenced data; ,
an accounting data generation unit that stores accounting data for performing accounting processing related to the transaction in an accounting data storage unit in association with the voucher data;
voucher processing system. 2. The voucher processing system according to claim 1, wherein said accounting data is generated based on said voucher data. a transaction detail data acquisition unit that acquires transaction detail data indicating the content of the transaction from the linked system, associates the transaction detail data with the voucher data, and stores the transaction detail data in a transaction detail data storage unit;
the accounting data is generated based on the transaction statement data;
The voucher processing system according to claim 1 or 2. The transaction detail data acquisition unit acquires the transaction detail data associated with the voucher data in the linked system from the linked system, and converts the associated transaction detail data to the voucher data. 4. The voucher processing system according to claim 3, wherein the transaction statement data storage unit stores the data in association with the transaction statement data storage unit. further comprising a voucher description information generation unit that generates voucher description information about a part or all of the text included in the voucher corresponding to the voucher data, based on the voucher data;
The transaction statement data acquisition unit, based on the transaction statement data and the documented information,
5. The voucher processing system according to claim 3, wherein said transaction detail data is associated with said voucher data and stored in said transaction detail data storage unit. 6. The accounting data according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the accounting data is generated based on the voucher data when the transaction detail data does not contain information on some items of the accounting data. voucher processing system. 6. The voucher processing system according to claim 5, wherein said accounting data is generated based on said voucher description information when said transaction detail data does not contain information relating to some items of accounting data. . further comprising a voucher description information generation unit that generates voucher description information indicating information about a part or all of the text contained in the voucher corresponding to the voucher data, based on the voucher data;
The accounting data is generated based on the documented information,
The voucher processing system according to claim 1 or 2. The linked system is an email management system that manages emails containing the voucher data,
The evidenced data acquisition unit acquires the evidenced data included in the email from the email management system;
The voucher processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 8. Claims 1 to 3, wherein said evidenced data acquisition unit acquires said evidenced data from said user terminal
10. The voucher processing system according to any one of 9. The voucher processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein said accounting data is journal data or expense reimbursement data. the computer
Receives account information from the user terminal for accessing the linked system that provides voucher data related to transactions,
Acquiring the voucher data from the linked system based on the account information and storing it in the voucher data storage unit;
storing token information for preventing falsification of the voucher data generated based on the voucher data in correspondence with the voucher data in a voucher data storage unit in response to acquisition of the voucher data;
accounting data for performing accounting processing for the transaction is associated with the voucher data and stored in an accounting data storage unit;
Evidence processing method. to the computer,
an account information registration unit that receives account information from a user terminal for accessing a linked system that provides evidence data related to transactions;
a voucher data acquisition unit that acquires the voucher data from the linked system based on the account information and stores the voucher data in a voucher data storage unit;
a token granting unit that, in response to acquisition of the evidenced data, stores token information for preventing falsification of the evidenced data generated based on the evidenced data in the evidenced data storage unit in association with the evidenced data; ,
an accounting data generation unit that stores accounting data for performing accounting processing related to the transaction in an accounting data storage unit in association with the voucher data;
Evidence processing program to realize.

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