JP2024020129A - Information processing device, information processing method, information processing system, and information terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] It is possible to send and receive messages linked to bill data. An information processing device 20 includes a first communication unit 231 that receives bill data that is electronic data of a bill, an address specifying unit 232 that specifies a bill transmission destination address of the bill data, and a first communication unit 231 that receives bill data that is electronic data of a bill. a generation unit 233 that generates data identification information, a second communication unit 235 that transmits an electronic invoice in a format that can be transmitted and received over an electronic invoice network, and a notification unit 236 that notifies a business operator of invoice data identification information; The storage control unit 237 stores the bill data identification information and the bill destination address in association with each other in the storage unit, and upon receiving message data including the bill data identification information from the business operator, the bill data identification information is stored in the storage unit 237. and a message communication section 238 that transmits message data to a message address corresponding to the bill destination address stored in the storage section in association with the bill destination address. [Selection diagram] Figure 6

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, an information processing system, and an information terminal.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a fee payment system for sending bill data from a business operator to a customer via a communication line is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2002-7922

In conventional bill payment systems, when a payment deadline included in bill data approaches, a business operator can send a message such as an email to the customer to remind the customer to pay. However, in conventional bill payment systems, messages and bill data are not linked, so there is a problem in that it is difficult to determine which bill data a transmitted message corresponds to.

The present invention has been made in view of these points, and it is an object of the present invention to enable messages linked to bill data to be sent and received.

An information processing device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a first communication unit that receives bill data, which is electronic data of the bill, from a business entity that issues a bill; an address specifying unit that specifies a bill transmission destination address of the bill data based on an instruction, a generating unit that generates bill data identification information for identifying the bill data, and a generation unit that generates bill data identification information for identifying the bill data; a second communication unit that transmits an electronic invoice that includes information and the invoice destination address and is in a format that can be transmitted and received over an electronic invoice network; and a notification unit that notifies the vendor of the invoice data identification information. , a storage control unit that stores the bill data identification information and the bill destination address in association with each other in a storage unit; and upon receiving message data including the bill data identification information from the business operator, a message communication section that transmits the message data to a message address corresponding to the bill destination address stored in the storage section in association with bill data identification information.

The message communication unit transmits the message to the message address on the condition that the bill data identification information included in the message data is stored in the storage unit in association with the bill destination address. Data may also be sent.

The message communication unit generates the invoice data using the invoice data identification information, the sender identification information for identifying the vendor who sent the invoice, and the sender identification information corresponding to the invoice destination address. A hash value may be sent together with the message data.

An information processing device according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a first communication unit that receives bill data, which is electronic data of the bill, from a business entity that issues a bill; an address identification unit that identifies a bill transmission destination address of the bill data and a bill transmission source address of the bill data based on instructions from the bill data; and bill data identification information for identifying the bill data. a second communication unit that transmits an electronic invoice that includes the invoice data identification information and the invoice destination address and is in a format that can be transmitted and received in an electronic invoice network; a notification unit that notifies the vendor of identification information; a storage control unit that associates the bill data identification information with the bill sender address and stores it in a storage unit; and message data including the bill data identification information. is received from the information terminal corresponding to the bill transmission destination address, and the message address corresponding to the bill transmission source address stored in the storage unit in association with the bill data identification information is sent to the message address corresponding to the bill transmission source address. and a message communication unit that transmits message data.

An information processing method according to a third aspect of the present invention includes the steps of: receiving bill data, which is electronic data of the bill, from a business entity that issues a bill to a computer; a step of identifying a bill destination address of the bill data based on an instruction of the bill data; a step of generating bill data identification information for identifying the bill data; and a step of identifying the bill data identification information and the bill data. a step of transmitting an electronic invoice including an invoice destination address and in a format that can be transmitted and received over an electronic invoice network; a step of notifying the business entity of the invoice data identification information; and a step of notifying the business entity of the invoice data identification information. When the message data including the above message data is received from the business operator, the step of transmitting the message data to the message address corresponding to the bill destination address is executed.

An information processing method according to a fourth aspect of the present invention includes the steps of: receiving bill data, which is electronic data of the bill, from a business entity that issues a bill to a computer; a step of identifying a bill transmission destination address of the bill data and a bill transmission source address of the bill data based on instructions from the bill data; and generating bill data identification information for identifying the bill data. transmitting an electronic invoice that includes the bill data identification information and the bill destination address and is in a format that can be transmitted and received over an electronic invoice network; and transmitting the bill data identification information to the vendor. and receiving the message data including the bill data identification information from the information terminal corresponding to the bill destination address, the message data is sent to the message address corresponding to the bill source address. A step of transmitting message data is executed.

An information processing system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention includes an information processing device, a first information terminal, and a second information terminal, and the information processing device receives electronic data of a bill from the first information terminal. a first communication unit that receives bill data; and an address identification unit that specifies a bill transmission destination address of the bill data based on the bill data or an instruction from a business operator using the first information terminal. , a generation unit that generates bill data identification information for identifying the bill data, and an electronic invoice in a format that can be transmitted and received over an electronic invoice network, including the bill data identification information and the bill destination address. a second communication unit that transmits an invoice; a notification unit that notifies the first information terminal of the bill data identification information; and a storage unit that associates the bill data identification information with the bill destination address. a storage control unit for storing the bill data identification information, and the bill transmission destination stored in the storage unit in association with the bill data identification information by receiving message data including the bill data identification information from the first information terminal; a message communication unit that transmits the message data to a message address corresponding to the address; the first information terminal includes a bill transmission unit that transmits the bill data; a receiving unit that receives the corresponding bill data identification information from the information processing device; and a screen for creating the message data corresponding to the bill data when the vendor selects the bill data. a creation screen display unit that displays the message data, a message creation unit that creates the message data including the bill data identification information corresponding to the bill data, and a message transmission unit that transmits the message data to the information processing device. , the second information terminal includes an electronic invoice receiving unit that receives the electronic invoice via the electronic invoice network, and a message receiving unit that receives the message data from the information processing device. , a message display control unit that causes a display unit to display the message data in association with bill data corresponding to the electronic invoice corresponding to the bill data identification information included in the message data.

An information processing system according to a sixth aspect of the present invention includes an information processing device, a first information terminal, and a second information terminal, and the information processing device receives electronic data of a bill from the first information terminal. A first communication unit that receives bill data, and a bill transmission address of the bill data and a request for the bill data based on the bill data or instructions of the business operator using the first information terminal. an address specifying unit that identifies the invoice sender address; a generating unit that generates invoice data identification information for identifying the invoice data; and the invoice data identification information and the invoice destination address. , a second communication unit that transmits an electronic invoice in a format that can be transmitted and received over an electronic invoice network; a notification unit that notifies the first information terminal of the bill data identification information; and a notification unit that notifies the first information terminal of the bill data identification information; a storage control unit that causes the storage unit to associate the invoice sender address with the invoice data identification information; a message communication unit configured to transmit the message data to a message address corresponding to the bill sender address stored in the storage unit, and the first information terminal transmits the bill data. a receiving unit that receives the bill data identification information corresponding to the bill data from the information processing device; a message receiving unit that receives the message data from the information processing device; and a message receiving unit that receives the message data from the information processing device. a message display control unit that causes a display unit to display data in association with the bill data corresponding to the bill data identification information included in the message data; an electronic invoice receiving unit that receives the electronic invoice via an electronic invoice network; and a creation screen display unit that displays a screen for creating the message data regarding the invoice data corresponding to the electronic invoice. a message creation unit that creates the message data including the bill data identification information included in the electronic invoice; and a message transmission unit that transmits the message data to the information processing device.

The creation screen display section of the second information terminal further displays a screen for inputting the processing status of the invoice data, and the message transmission section of the second information terminal further displays the screen for inputting the processing status of the bill data, and the message transmission section of the second information terminal further displays the screen for inputting the processing status of the bill data. The message data including processing status information indicating the status of the processing is transmitted to the information processing device, and the message display control unit of the first information terminal transmits the message data including processing status information indicating the status of the processing, and the message display control unit of the first information terminal transmits the message data including processing status information indicating the status of the processing. The status may be displayed on the display unit in association with the bill data.

An information terminal according to a seventh aspect of the present invention includes a bill transmitting unit that transmits bill data, which is electronic data of a bill, to an information processing device, and bill data identification information for identifying the bill data. a receiving unit that receives message data from the information processing device; a creation screen display unit that displays a screen for creating message data corresponding to the bill data; and a creation screen display unit that displays the message data corresponding to the bill data selected on the screen. The information processing apparatus includes a message creation section that creates the message data including bill data identification information, and a message transmission section that transmits the message data to the information processing device.

An information terminal according to an eighth aspect of the present invention includes a bill transmitting unit that transmits bill data, which is electronic data of a bill, to an information processing device, and bill data identification information for identifying the bill data. a receiving unit that receives the bill data from the information processing device; a storage control unit that associates the bill data and the bill data identification information and stores them in a storage unit; A message received from a processing device, and a message displayed on a display unit in association with the bill data stored in the storage unit and the message data in association with the bill data identification information included in the message data. A display control unit.

An information terminal according to a ninth aspect of the present invention includes bill data identification information for identifying bill data that is electronic data of a bill via an electronic invoice network, an electronic invoice receiving unit that receives an electronic invoice in a format that can be transmitted and received; a message receiving unit that receives message data including the invoice data identification information; the message data; and the invoice included in the message data. and a message display control section that causes a display section to display the invoice data in association with the electronic invoice corresponding to the data identification information.

An information terminal according to a tenth aspect of the present invention includes bill data identification information for identifying bill data that is electronic data of a bill via an electronic invoice network, and the information terminal includes bill data identification information for identifying bill data that is electronic data of a bill, and an electronic invoice receiving unit that receives an electronic invoice in a format that can be transmitted and received; a creation screen display unit that displays a screen for creating message data corresponding to the invoice data; and an electronic invoice that is selected on the screen. The present invention includes a message creation section that creates message data including the bill data identification information corresponding to bill data, and a message transmission section that transmits the message data.

According to the present invention, it is possible to send and receive messages linked to bill data.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overview of an information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the flow of data in the information processing system 1. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an information terminal 10. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for creating message data. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displaying message data and bill data. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of an information processing device 20. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of business information stored in a storage unit 22. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of bill address information stored in a storage unit 22. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of message address information stored in a storage unit 22. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing sequence for transmitting bill data. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing sequence for transmitting message data.

<Overview of information processing system 1>
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overview of an information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment. The information processing system 1 is a system for businesses participating in the network N to exchange and process bill data and message data online. The information processing system 1 includes a network N, a plurality of information terminals 10 (a first information terminal 10-1, a second information terminal 10-2), an information processing device 20, an access point 30, an SMP (Service Metadata Publisher) 40, and an SML. (Service Metadata Locater) 50.

The network N includes a network (hereinafter referred to as "electronic invoice network") for exchanging electronic invoices compliant with PEPPOL (Pan-European Public Procurement Online) specifications. Network N includes other networks different from the electronic invoice network. Other networks are, for example, the Internet, an intranet, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), or a mobile communication network.

The information terminal 10 is, for example, a computer, and is an information processing terminal for performing accounting processes such as issuing, receiving, and sorting invoices. The information terminal 10 transmits issued invoice data to other information terminals 10 or sends the issued invoice data to other information terminals 10 in response to operations by employees in charge of accounting processing (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "users"). The electronic invoice corresponding to the bill data issued by is received from the access point 30. The information terminal 10 transmits a message to another information terminal 10 corresponding to the destination or source of the bill data, and receives a message from the other information terminal 10.

The information processing device 20 is, for example, a computer, and includes one or more physical servers or a cloud server. The information processing device 20 functions as an access point 20a and a message server 20b. The access point 20a converts the electronic invoice corresponding to the bill data received from the first information terminal 10-1 communicatively connected to the information processing device 20 into second information that is used by the business entity to which the bill is addressed. The information is transmitted to the access point 30 that is communicably connected to the terminal 10-2. The message server 20b transmits message data received from one of the first information terminal 10-1 and the second information terminal 10-2 to the other.

The access point 30 is a device having the same functions as the access point 20a. In FIG. 1, the access point 30 transmits the electronic invoice received from the access point 20a to the second information terminal 10-2.

The SMP 40 is a server for providing metadata assigned to a business operator to which an electronic invoice is to be sent, to the information processing device 20 that attempts to transmit the electronic invoice. The metadata includes, for example, the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the information processing device 20 or access point 30 that can be accessed by the information terminal 10 used by the business operator, the URL (Universal Resource Locator), information regarding security settings, and information used by the business operator. Contains possible transactions. Transaction details available to the business operator include, for example, information such as whether or not a bill can be accepted, whether immediate payment is supported, and whether advance payment is supported.

The SML 50 is a server that has a function of registering location information of the SMP 40, which stores metadata of businesses participating in the electronic invoice network, in a DNS (Domain Name System) server. The location information is, for example, information such as an IP address or a URL.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the flow of data in the information processing system 1. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, as an example, after the information processing device 20 transmits an electronic invoice corresponding to bill data issued by the first information terminal 10-1, message data created by the first information terminal 10-1 is shown. The operation of transmitting the information to the second information terminal 10-2 will be explained. In FIG. 2, the first information terminal 10-1, the second information terminal 10-2, and the information processing device 20 are shown to simplify the explanation.

First, the first information terminal 10-1 creates bill data according to the user's operation ((1) in FIG. 2), and transmits the bill data to the information processing device 20 ((2) in FIG. )). The information processing device 20 identifies the access point 30 to which the electronic invoice corresponding to the bill data received from the first information terminal 10-1 is to be sent. The information processing device 20 acquires, for example, location information of the SMP 40 that manages metadata corresponding to a destination business operator (hereinafter referred to as "destination business operator") included in the bill data from a DNS server (not shown). The information processing device 20 acquires metadata including the IP address of the access point 30 that is the transmission destination from the SMP 40 corresponding to the location information.

The information processing device 20 generates bill data identification information (hereinafter referred to as "bill data ID") for identifying the received bill data ((3) in FIG. 2). The information processing device 20 determines an address (hereinafter referred to as "bill destination address") for transmitting bill data to the destination business operator by referring to business information regarding the destination business operator stored in the storage unit. Identify. The information processing device 20 generates an electronic invoice that includes the bill data ID and the bill destination address and corresponds to the bill data ((4) in FIG. 2).

The information processing device 20 identifies the access point 30 to which the generated electronic invoice is to be sent. The information processing device 20 transmits the electronic invoice to the identified access point 30, and the access point 30 transmits the electronic invoice received from the information processing device 20 to the second information terminal 10-2 used by the destination business operator. ((5) in FIG. 2). The information processing device 20 transmits the bill data ID to the first information terminal 10-1 ((6) in FIG. 2).

The first information terminal 10-1 displays a screen for creating a message (hereinafter referred to as "message creation screen") in response to the user's operation to select bill data (see FIG. 2). (7)). The first information terminal 10-1 creates message data including a message created by the user and a bill data ID corresponding to the bill data ((8) in FIG. 2), and sends it to the information processing device 20. ((9) in Figure 2).

By referring to the message address information stored in the storage unit, the information processing device 20 determines the address for transmitting the message (hereinafter referred to as "message address") associated with the bill data ID included in the received message data. address). In FIG. 2, the information processing device 20 specifies the message address of the second information terminal 10-2, and transmits the received message data to the second information terminal 10-2 ((10) in FIG. 2). The second information terminal 10-2 displays the message data received from the information processing device 20 and the bill data corresponding to the bill data ID included in the message data ((11) in FIG. 2).

By operating the information processing system 1 in this manner, it is possible to send and receive message data linked to bill data, so a business operator using the information terminal 10 can easily know the bill data linked to the message data. be able to.
Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the information terminal 10 and the information processing device 20 will be explained in detail.

<Configuration of information terminal 10>
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the information terminal 10. The information terminal 10 includes an operation section 11, a communication section 12, a display section 13, a storage section 14, and a control section 15.

The operation unit 11 is an input device for receiving input operations from a user of the information terminal 10, and is, for example, a keyboard, a touch panel, a mouse, or a microphone. The communication unit 12 includes a communication device for transmitting and receiving information via the network N. The communication device is, for example, a LAN controller or a wireless LAN controller. The display unit 13 is a display device for displaying bill data and message data, and is, for example, a display.

The storage unit 14 includes a storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or an SSD (Solid State Drive). The storage unit 14 stores programs executed by the control unit 15. Furthermore, the storage unit 14 stores bill data and bill data ID in association with each other.

The control unit 15 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The control unit 15 executes the program stored in the storage unit 14 to control the operation reception unit 151, the bill creation unit 152, the bill transmission unit 153, the reception unit 154, the storage control unit 155, and the electronic invoice reception unit. 156, a creation screen display section 157, a message creation section 158, a message transmission section 159, a message reception section 160, and a message display control section 161.
The configuration of each unit realized by the control unit 15 will be described below.

The operation reception unit 151 receives a user's operation from the operation unit 11. The user's operation is, for example, an operation of creating a bill, an operation of sending a bill, an operation of creating a message, or an operation of sending a message. For example, when a user creates a bill, the operation reception unit 151 collects information regarding the bill, such as the name of the destination business, the business number assigned to the destination business in the electronic invoice network, and the billed amount. is received from the operation unit 11. The operation reception unit 151 receives the bill data ID and message content from the operation unit 11, for example, in an operation in which a user creates a message.

The bill creation unit 152 creates bill data, which is electronic bill data, based on the information regarding the bill that the operation reception unit 151 has received from the operation unit 11 . For example, the bill creation unit 152 generates a bill number corresponding to a bill, and creates bill data including the bill number. The bill number is a number assigned to each of a plurality of bills issued by a business operator, and a different number is assigned to each of the plurality of bills issued by the same business operator.

The bill transmitting unit 153 transmits bill data, which is electronic data of a bill, to the information processing device 20. The bill transmitter 153 transmits the bill data created by the bill creator 152, for example, to the information processing device 20 having an access point 20a communicably connected to the information terminal 10 in an electronic invoice network.

The receiving unit 154 receives from the information processing device 20 the bill data ID corresponding to the bill data that the bill transmitting unit 153 has transmitted to the information processing device 20 . As an example, the receiving unit 154 receives the bill data ID associated with the bill number included in the bill data from the information processing device 20.

The storage control unit 155 causes the storage unit 14 to store the bill data and the bill data ID in association with each other. For example, the storage control unit 155 identifies the bill number associated with the bill data ID received by the receiving unit 154. The storage control unit 155 stores the bill data including the specified bill number and the received bill data ID in the storage unit 14 in association with each other.

The electronic invoice receiving unit 156 receives electronic invoices via the electronic invoice network. The electronic invoice receiving unit 156 includes, for example, a bill data ID for identifying bill data, which is electronic data of a bill, in a format that can be transmitted and received on the electronic invoice network, for example. Receive e-invoices. The electronic invoice receiving unit 156 stores the bill data ID included in the electronic invoice and the bill data obtained by converting the electronic invoice in the storage unit 14 in association with each other.

The creation screen display unit 157 causes the display unit 13 to display a screen for creating message data corresponding to bill data. For example, in the first information terminal 10-1 (that is, the information terminal 10 used by the business that issued the bill) shown in FIG. , displays a screen for creating message data corresponding to the bill data.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for creating message data. The screen shown in FIG. 4 includes an area T for the user to select a bill, and an area M for the user to create a message. In area T, the bill number, issue date, business name, amount, and payment deadline of each of a plurality of bills are shown. In FIG. 4, the user has selected bill D corresponding to bill number "S1000224." In area M, there is an area N0 indicating the invoice number, an area N1 indicating the invoice data ID, an area N2 for inputting the contents of the message, an operation image N3 for sending the message, and the creation of the message is canceled. The image N4 for operation is included.

The creation screen display unit 157 displays the bill number and bill data ID corresponding to the bill selected by the user in the region T in the region N0 and the region N1, respectively. The creation screen display unit 157 displays the message created by the user by displaying the characters that the operation reception unit 151 receives from the operation unit 11 in the area N2. By operating the creation screen display section 157 in this manner, the user can easily send message data linked to bill data.

In the second information terminal 10-2 shown in FIG. Displays a screen for creating message data regarding the corresponding bill data. Incidentally, the business operator using the second information terminal 10-2 may wish to send information indicating the status of processing (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "processing status information") together with the input message. The processing status information is information indicating, for example, "the invoice has been received" or "the invoiced amount will be paid".

Therefore, the creation screen display unit 157 of the second information terminal 10-2 shown in FIG. 1 may further display a screen for inputting the processing status of the bill data. For example, the creation screen display unit 157 further displays a plurality of processing status information and radio buttons corresponding to each of the plurality of processing status information in the area M shown in FIG. 4, for example.

The message creation unit 158 creates message data including the bill data ID corresponding to the bill data. The message creation unit 158 creates message data including, for example, bill data identification information corresponding to the bill data selected in area T included in the screen shown in FIG. 4 and the message input in area N2. do. In the second information terminal 10-2 shown in FIG. 1, the message creation unit 158 creates message data including the bill data ID included in the electronic invoice received by the electronic invoice reception unit 156.

The message transmitter 159 transmits the message data created by the message creator 158 to the information processing device 20 . The message transmitter 159 transmits message data to the information processing device 20 when the user presses the operation image N3 shown in FIG. 4, for example. The message transmitter 159 transmits the message data to the information processing device 20, for example, via a network different from the electronic invoice network (for example, a network such as the Internet or an intranet included in the network N).

Further, in the second information terminal 10-2, if a radio button corresponding to processing status information is pressed on the message creation screen, the message transmitting unit 159 sends a processing status indicating the status of the processing input on the screen. Message data including information (that is, processing status information corresponding to the radio button pressed by the user) is transmitted to the information processing device 20. Since the message transmitter 159 transmits the message data including processing status information in this manner, the user who receives the message data can easily know the processing status of the bill associated with the message.

The message receiving unit 160 receives message data from the information processing device 20. The message receiving unit 160 receives message data including the bill data ID from the information processing device 20. The message receiving unit 160 receives message data from the information processing device 20, for example, via a network different from the electronic invoice network (for example, a network such as the Internet or an intranet included in the network N).

The message display control section 161 causes the display section 13 to display the message data received by the message reception section 160 and the bill data corresponding to the bill data ID included in the message data in association with each other. For example, the message display control unit 161 causes the display unit 13 to display the bill data stored in the storage unit 14 in association with the bill data ID included in the message data and the message data in association with each other.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displaying message data and bill data. A bill D and a message M are displayed on the screen shown in FIG. Invoice D includes the name of the destination business operator C1, the destination department name C2, the business number C3 of the destination business operator, the invoice number C4, the business name C5 of the issuing business operator that issued the invoice, and the name of the issuing business operator. Contains business number C6. The message M includes a display area N1 indicating the bill data ID and a display area N2 indicating the contents of the message.

In FIG. 5, the message display control unit 161 specifies the bill data ID "D001" included in the message data. The message display control unit 161 identifies the bill data associated with the bill data ID “D001” by referring to the storage unit 14, and displays the bill data and message data. By operating the message display control section 161 in this manner, the message display control section 161 can display bill data and message data in a linked manner. As a result, the user of the information terminal 10 can easily know the contents of the bill corresponding to the message data.

In the first information terminal 10-1, the message display control unit 161 causes the display unit 13 to display, for example, the status of the process indicated by the process status information included in the message data in association with the bill data. The message display control unit 161 displays the status of the process indicated by the process status information, for example, in an area different from the display area N1 and the display area N2 in the message M shown in FIG. 5.

In the second information terminal 10-2, the message display control unit 161 associates the message data with the bill data corresponding to the electronic invoice corresponding to the bill data ID included in the message data, and displays it on the display unit 13. to be displayed. For example, by referring to the storage unit 14, the message display control unit 161 selects the invoice data ID included in the message data among the plurality of invoice data obtained by converting the electronic invoice received by the electronic invoice reception unit 156. Identify associated billing data. The message display control unit 161 displays the specified bill data and the message data received by the message receiving unit 160 on the display unit 13.

<Configuration of information processing device 20>
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of the information processing device 20. As shown in FIG. The information processing device 20 includes a communication section 21, a storage section 22, and a control section 23.

The communication unit 21 includes a communication device for transmitting and receiving information via the network N. The communication device is, for example, a LAN controller or a wireless LAN controller.

The storage unit 22 includes a storage medium such as ROM, RAM, HDD, or SSD. The storage unit 22 stores programs executed by the control unit 23. The storage unit 22 also stores business information regarding businesses that use the electronic invoice network, bill address information regarding the destination address and source address of the bill, and message address information regarding the destination address of the message. I remember.

7 to 9 are diagrams showing examples of information stored in the storage unit 22. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of business information stored in the storage unit 22. The business information is, for example, information registered by a business operator in order to use the electronic invoice network, and is information acquired in advance from the information terminal 10 and stored in the storage unit 22. The company information shown in FIG. 7 includes a company number, a company name, a department name, a telephone number, and a user ID. The user ID is information for identifying a user in the electronic invoice network, and is, for example, PEPPOL Participant Identifiers.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of bill address information stored in the storage unit 22. The billing address information is created by the storage control unit 237, which will be described later. The billing address information shown in FIG. 8 is associated with a billing data ID, a billing source address, and a billing destination address. The bill sending address is the user ID of the business that issued the bill. The bill destination address is the user ID of the destination company.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of message address information stored in the storage unit 22. As shown in FIG. The message address information is information that is registered in advance in the information processing device 20 by a business that uses the electronic invoice network. In the message address information shown in FIG. 9, a billing address and a message address are associated. The billing address is the user ID of the business operator (that is, the billing source address or the billing destination address). The message address is, for example, an e-mail address or account information of an application program that sends and receives messages.

The control unit 23 is, for example, a CPU or a GPU (Graphical Processing Unit). The control unit 23 functions as an access point 20a and a message server 20b by executing a program stored in the storage unit 22. The access point 20a functions as a first communication section 231, an address identification section 232, a generation section 233, an electronic invoice creation section 234, a second communication section 235, a notification section 236, and a storage control section 237. The message server 20b functions as a message communication section 238.
The configuration of each unit realized by the control unit 23 will be described below.

The first communication unit 231 receives bill data, which is electronic data of a bill, from a business entity that issues a bill. In FIG. 1, the first communication unit 231 receives bill data, which is electronic bill data, from the first information terminal 10-1.

The address specifying unit 232 specifies the billing destination address of the billing data based on a character string included in the billing data or an instruction from the business operator. In FIG. 1, the address specifying unit 232 determines the billing destination address of the billing data based on a character string included in the billing data or an instruction from the business operator using the first information terminal 10-1. Identify. The operator's instruction is, for example, an instruction associated with the bill data received by the first communication unit 231, and is associated with information including the bill destination address.

For example, the address specifying unit 232 extracts the business number of the destination business (for example, business number C3 shown in FIG. 5) included in the bill data. The address specifying unit 232 specifies the user ID (that is, the bill destination address) associated with the extracted company number by referring to the company information shown in FIG.

The address specifying unit 232 specifies a bill transmission destination address of the bill data and a bill transmission source address of the bill data based on the bill data or an instruction from the business operator. In FIG. 1, the address specifying unit 232 determines the bill destination address of the bill data and the bill of the bill data based on the bill data or instructions from the business operator using the first information terminal 10-1. Identify the source address.

The address specifying unit 232 includes, for example, the operator number of the destination operator (for example, operator number C3 shown in FIG. 5) and the operator number of the operator that issued the bill (for example, the operator number C3 shown in FIG. The business operator number C6) shown in FIG. By referring to the business information shown in FIG. 7, the address identification unit 232 identifies the user ID associated with the business number C3 (i.e., bill destination address) and the user ID associated with the business number C6. (i.e., the billing address).

The generation unit 233 generates a bill data ID for identifying the bill data received by the first communication unit 231. The electronic invoice creation unit 234 creates an electronic invoice that can be transmitted and received over the electronic invoice network. For example, the electronic invoice creation unit 234 converts the invoice data received by the first communication unit 231 into a data format compliant with PEPPOL BIS (Business Interoperability Specification). The electronic invoice creation unit 234 generates an electronic invoice including the invoice data ID generated by the generation unit 233 and the invoice destination address specified by the address identification unit 232 in the invoice data whose data format has been converted. do.

The second communication unit 235 transmits an electronic invoice that includes a bill data ID and a bill destination address and is in a format that can be transmitted and received over an electronic invoice network. The second communication unit 235 requests, for example, the location information of the SMP 40 that manages the metadata of the destination provider from the DNS server, and obtains the location information. The second communication unit 235 acquires metadata including the IP address of the access point 30 shown in FIG. 1 from the SMP 40 corresponding to the acquired location information. The second communication unit 235 sends the electronic invoice created by the electronic invoice creation unit 234 to the acquired IP address as the destination.

The notification unit 236 notifies the business operator of the bill data ID. The business operator is the business operator that transmitted the bill data to the information processing device 20. In FIG. 1, the notification unit 236 notifies the first information terminal 10-1 of the bill data ID generated by the generation unit 233. The notification unit 236 may associate the bill number included in the bill data with the bill data ID and notify the first information terminal 10-1.

The storage control unit 237 causes the storage unit 22 to store the bill data ID and the bill transmission source address in association with each other. Furthermore, the storage control unit 237 associates the bill data ID and the bill destination address and stores them in the storage unit 22 as bill address information. The storage control unit 237 stores the bill data ID generated by the generation unit 233, the bill transmission source address, and the bill transmission address specified by the address identification unit 232, for example, as shown in the bill address information shown in FIG. It is stored in the storage unit 22 in association with the destination address.

The message communication unit 238 transmits and receives message data via another network different from the electronic invoice network. Other networks are, for example, the Internet, an intranet, a wireless LAN or a mobile communication network.

Upon receiving the message data including the bill data ID from the business operator, the message communication unit 238 sends the message address corresponding to the bill destination address stored in the storage unit 22 in association with the bill data ID. Send message data to. The business entity is the business entity that issued the invoice. In FIG. 1, upon receiving message data including the bill data ID from the first information terminal 10-1, the message communication unit 238 sends a bill stored in the storage unit 22 in association with the bill data ID. Send message data to the message address corresponding to the destination address.

The message communication unit 238 identifies the bill destination address associated with the bill data ID included in the message data, for example, by referring to the bill address information shown in FIG. The message communication unit 238 identifies the message address corresponding to the specified bill destination address by referring to the message address information shown in FIG. The message communication unit 238 transmits the message data received from the first information terminal 10-1 to the specified message address. By operating the message communication unit 238 in this manner, the message communication unit 238 can transmit message data linked to the bill to the business entity to which the bill is addressed.

The message communication unit 238 transmits the message data to the message address, for example, on the condition that the bill data ID included in the message data is stored in the storage unit 22 in association with the bill destination address. . For example, if the bill data ID included in the message data is not stored in the storage unit 22 in association with the bill destination address, the message communication unit 238 transmits the information to the business operator that transmitted the message data (i.e., the first information terminal Send a warning message to 10-1). By operating the message communication unit 238 in this manner, the message communication unit 238 can prevent message data from being sent to an incorrect destination.

Upon receiving the message data including the bill data ID from the information terminal 10 corresponding to the bill destination address, the message communication unit 238 transmits the bill data stored in the storage unit 22 in association with the bill data ID. Send message data to the message address corresponding to the original address. In FIG. 1, upon receiving message data including the bill data ID from the second information terminal 10-2, the message communication unit 238 sends a bill stored in the storage unit 22 in association with the bill data ID. Send message data to the message address corresponding to the sender address.

The message communication unit 238 identifies the bill transmission source address associated with the bill data ID included in the message data, by referring to the bill address information shown in FIG. 8, for example. The message communication unit 238 identifies the message address corresponding to the identified bill sender address by referring to the message address information shown in FIG. The message communication unit 238 receives data from the second information terminal 10-2 on the condition that the specified message address and the destination included in the message data (that is, the message address of the message destination) match. send the message data. By operating the message communication unit 238 in this manner, the message communication unit 238 can prevent sending a message to a wrong destination.

For example, if the specified message address and the destination included in the message data are different, the message communication unit 238 sends a warning message to the business that sent the message (ie, the second information terminal 10-2).

The message communication unit 238 includes the bill data ID, sender identification information for identifying the business entity that sent the bill (hereinafter referred to as "sender ID"), and destination identification information corresponding to the bill destination address. (hereinafter referred to as "destination ID") may be transmitted along with the message data. The sender ID and the sender ID are, for example, billing addresses or identification information agreed upon in advance between businesses that transmit and receive bills. The destination ID and the source ID are stored in the storage unit 22 in advance.

By the message communication unit 238 operating in this manner, the information terminal 10 that has received the message data uses the hash value, the sender ID, and the sender ID to generate the bill data ID included in the hash value. be able to. As a result, the information terminal 10 can determine that the message data has been correctly transmitted and received when the bill data ID included in the received message data and the generated bill data ID match. On the other hand, if the bill data ID included in the received message data and the generated bill data ID do not match, the information terminal 10 can determine that the message data has been sent and received in error, and can reply with a warning message. .

<Processing sequence in information processing system 1>
10 and 11 are diagrams showing examples of processing sequences in the information processing system 1. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing sequence for transmitting bill data. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a processing sequence for transmitting message data. In FIGS. 10 and 11, a first information terminal 10-1, a second information terminal 10-2, and an information processing device 20 are shown to simplify the explanation.

As shown in FIG. 10, in the first information terminal 10-1, the bill creation unit 152 creates bill data in response to the user's operation received by the operation reception unit 151 (S11). The bill transmitting unit 153 transmits the bill data created by the bill creating unit 152 to the information processing device 20 (S12).

In the information processing device 20, the address identifying unit 232 identifies the bill destination address of the bill data received by the first communication unit 231 from the first information terminal 10-1 (S13). The generation unit 233 generates the bill data ID of the bill data that the first communication unit 231 received from the first information terminal 10-1 (S14). The electronic invoice creation unit 234 converts the bill data into a format that can be transmitted and received over the electronic invoice network, and generates an electronic invoice with the bill destination address and bill data ID added (S15).

The second communication unit 235 identifies the access point 30 to which the electronic invoice generated by the electronic invoice creation unit 234 is to be transmitted. The second communication unit 235 transmits the electronic invoice to the identified access point 30, and the access point 30 transmits the received electronic invoice to the second information terminal 10-2 (S16). The notification unit 236 transmits the bill data ID generated by the generation unit 233 to the first information terminal 10-1 (S17).

In the second information terminal 10-2, the storage control unit 155 stores the bill data obtained by converting the electronic invoice in association with the bill data ID included in the electronic invoice in the storage unit 14 (S18). . In the first information terminal 10-1, the storage control unit 155 associates the bill data created by the bill creation unit 152 with the bill data ID received from the information processing device 20 by the reception unit 154, and stores it in the storage unit. 14 to be memorized.

As shown in FIG. 11, in the first information terminal 10-1, the operation reception unit 151 receives an operation by the user to select bill data (S21). The creation screen display unit 157 specifies the bill data ID associated with the bill data selected by the user by referring to the storage unit 14 (S22). The creation screen display unit 157 causes the display unit 13 to display a message creation screen including the bill D and the message M, as shown in FIG. 4, for example (S23). The message creation unit 158 creates message data including the message input by the user in the message M and the bill data ID (S24). The message transmitter 159 transmits the message data created by the message creator 158 to the information processing device 20 (S25).

In the information processing device 20, the message communication unit 238 receives message data from the first information terminal 10-1. The message communication unit 238 identifies the bill destination address associated with the bill data ID included in the message data by referring to the bill address information shown in FIG. The message communication unit 238 identifies the message address corresponding to the bill destination address by referring to the message address information shown in FIG. 9 (S26). The message communication unit 238 transmits the message data to the message address (that is, the address at which the second information terminal 10-2 can receive the message) (S27).

In the second information terminal 10-2, the message receiving unit 160 receives message data from the information processing device 20. The message display control unit 161 specifies the bill data associated with the bill data ID included in the message data by referring to the storage unit 14 (S28). The message display control unit 161 causes the display unit 13 to display the specified bill data and the received message data, as shown in the screen shown in FIG. 5, for example (S29).

<First modification example>
In the above description, the operation in the case where the information terminal 10 is constituted by one device has been illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. The information terminal 10 may include an accounting processing device such as a server for performing accounting processing, and an operation terminal such as a personal computer used by an employee in charge of accounting processing. In this case, the operating terminal transmits the details of the accounting process executed by the employee to the accounting processing device via the network N. The accounting processing device causes the operating terminal to display the results of accounting processing (for example, the contents of the bill data and the contents of the message data) received from the operating terminal via the network N.

For example, the operation reception unit 151 included in the accounting processing device receives an operation by an employee from the operation unit 11 included in the operation terminal via the communication unit 12 . The creation screen display unit 157 and message display control unit 161 of the accounting processing device display a message creation screen and a message display screen on the display unit 13 of the operation terminal via the communication unit 12.

<Second modification example>
In the above description, the operation in the case where the information processing device 20 has the access point 20a and the message server 20b was illustrated, but the operation is not limited to this. The access point 20a and the message server 20b may be different information processing devices.

<Effects of the information processing device 20>
As described above, the information processing device 20 includes an address specifying unit 232 that specifies a bill transmission destination address of bill data, a generating unit 233 that generates a bill data ID for identifying bill data, It has a second communication unit 235 that transmits an electronic invoice including a bill destination address and bill data ID. Then, upon receiving the message data including the bill data ID, the message communication unit 238 transmits the message data to the message address corresponding to the bill destination address associated with the bill data ID.

By configuring the information processing device 20 in this way, the information processing device 20 can transmit message data linked to bill data to the business operator to which the bill is addressed. As a result, the business that issued the bill and the business that is the destination of the bill can send and receive messages linked to the bill data.

Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the gist. be. For example, all or part of the device can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated into arbitrary units. In addition, new embodiments created by arbitrary combinations of multiple embodiments are also included in the embodiments of the present invention. The effects of the new embodiment resulting from the combination have the effects of the original embodiment.

1 Information processing system 10 Information terminal 11 Operation unit 12 Communication unit 13 Display unit 14 Storage unit 15 Control unit 20 Information processing device 20a Access point 20b Message server 21 Communication unit 22 Storage unit 23 Control unit 30 Access point 40 SMP
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151 Operation reception section 152 Bill creation section 153 Bill transmission section 154 Receiving section 155 Storage control section 156 Electronic invoice reception section 157 Creation screen display section 158 Message creation section 159 Message transmission section 160 Message reception section 161 Message display control section 231 First communication unit 232 Address identification unit 233 Generation unit 234 Electronic invoice creation unit 235 Second communication unit 236 Notification unit 237 Storage control unit 238 Message communication unit

Claims (13)

a first communication unit that receives bill data, which is electronic data of the bill, from a business entity that issues a bill;
an address specifying unit that specifies a bill destination address of the bill data based on the bill data or instructions from the business operator;
a generation unit that generates bill data identification information for identifying the bill data;
a second communication unit that transmits an electronic invoice that includes the bill data identification information and the bill destination address and is in a format that can be transmitted and received over an electronic invoice network;
a notification unit that notifies the vendor of the bill data identification information;
a storage control unit that associates the bill data identification information and the bill destination address and stores them in a storage unit;
Upon receiving the message data including the bill data identification information from the business operator, a message is sent to the message address corresponding to the bill destination address stored in the storage unit in association with the bill data identification information. a message communication unit that transmits the message data;
An information processing device having: The message communication unit transmits the message to the message address on the condition that the bill data identification information included in the message data is stored in the storage unit in association with the bill destination address. send data,
The information processing device according to claim 1. The message communication unit generates the invoice data using the invoice data identification information, the sender identification information for identifying the vendor who sent the invoice, and the sender identification information corresponding to the invoice destination address. transmitting a hash value together with the message data;
The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2. a first communication unit that receives bill data, which is electronic data of the bill, from a business entity that issues a bill;
an address identification unit that identifies a bill transmission destination address of the bill data and a bill transmission source address of the bill data based on the bill data or instructions from the business operator;
a generation unit that generates bill data identification information for identifying the bill data;
a second communication unit that transmits an electronic invoice that includes the bill data identification information and the bill destination address and is in a format that can be transmitted and received over an electronic invoice network;
a notification unit that notifies the vendor of the bill data identification information;
a storage control unit that stores the bill data identification information and the bill transmission source address in a storage unit in association with each other;
The bill transmission source address is stored in the storage unit in association with the bill data identification information by receiving message data including the bill data identification information from the information terminal corresponding to the bill transmission destination address. a message communication unit that transmits the message data to a message address corresponding to the message address;
An information processing device having: to the computer,
receiving bill data, which is electronic data of the bill, from a business that issues the bill;
identifying a billing destination address of the billing data based on the billing data or instructions from the business operator;
generating bill data identification information for identifying the bill data;
transmitting an electronic invoice that includes the bill data identification information and the bill destination address and is in a format that can be transmitted and received over an electronic invoice network;
Notifying the billing data identification information to the vendor;
Upon receiving the message data including the bill data identification information from the business operator, transmitting the message data to a message address corresponding to the bill destination address;
An information processing method that executes. to the computer,
receiving bill data, which is electronic data of the bill, from a business that issues the bill;
identifying a bill destination address of the bill data and a bill source address of the bill data based on the bill data or instructions from the business operator;
generating bill data identification information for identifying the bill data;
transmitting an electronic invoice that includes the bill data identification information and the bill destination address and is in a format that can be transmitted and received over an electronic invoice network;
Notifying the billing data identification information to the vendor;
Upon receiving the message data including the bill data identification information from the information terminal corresponding to the bill destination address, transmitting the message data to the message address corresponding to the bill source address. and,
An information processing method that executes. comprising an information processing device, a first information terminal, and a second information terminal,
The information processing device includes:
a first communication unit that receives bill data, which is electronic data of a bill, from the first information terminal;
an address specifying unit that specifies a bill transmission destination address of the bill data based on the bill data or an instruction from a business operator using the first information terminal;
a generation unit that generates bill data identification information for identifying the bill data;
a second communication unit that transmits an electronic invoice that includes the bill data identification information and the bill destination address and is in a format that can be transmitted and received over an electronic invoice network;
a notification unit that notifies the first information terminal of the bill data identification information;
a storage control unit that associates the bill data identification information and the bill destination address and stores them in a storage unit;
By receiving message data including the bill data identification information from the first information terminal, a message address corresponding to the bill destination address stored in the storage unit in association with the bill data identification information. a message communication unit that transmits the message data to;
has
The first information terminal is
a bill transmitter that transmits the bill data;
a receiving unit that receives the bill data identification information corresponding to the bill data from the information processing device;
a creation screen display unit that displays a screen for creating the message data corresponding to the invoice data when the business operator selects the invoice data;
a message creation unit that creates the message data including the bill data identification information corresponding to the bill data;
a message transmitter that transmits the message data to the information processing device;
has
The second information terminal is
an electronic invoice receiving unit that receives the electronic invoice via the electronic invoice network;
a message receiving unit that receives the message data from the information processing device;
a message display control unit that causes a display unit to display the message data in association with bill data corresponding to the electronic invoice corresponding to the bill data identification information included in the message data;
has,
Information processing system. comprising an information processing device, a first information terminal, and a second information terminal,
The information processing device includes:
a first communication unit that receives bill data, which is electronic data of a bill, from the first information terminal;
an address identification unit that identifies a bill transmission destination address of the bill data and a bill transmission source address of the bill data based on the bill data or an instruction from a business operator using the first information terminal; ,
a generation unit that generates bill data identification information for identifying the bill data;
a second communication unit that transmits an electronic invoice that includes the bill data identification information and the bill destination address and is in a format that can be transmitted and received over an electronic invoice network;
a notification unit that notifies the first information terminal of the bill data identification information;
a storage control unit that stores the bill data identification information and the bill transmission source address in a storage unit in association with each other;
Upon receiving message data including the bill data identification information from the second information terminal, a message address corresponding to the bill sender address stored in the storage unit in association with the bill data identification information. a message communication unit that transmits the message data to;
has
The first information terminal is
a bill transmitter that transmits the bill data;
a receiving unit that receives the bill data identification information corresponding to the bill data from the information processing device;
a message receiving unit that receives the message data from the information processing device;
a message display control unit that causes a display unit to display the message data and the bill data corresponding to the bill data identification information included in the message data in association with each other;
has
The second information terminal is
an electronic invoice receiving unit that receives the electronic invoice via the electronic invoice network;
a creation screen display unit that displays a screen for creating the message data regarding the invoice data corresponding to the electronic invoice;
a message creation unit that creates the message data including the bill data identification information included in the electronic invoice;
a message transmitter that transmits the message data to the information processing device;
has,
Information processing system. The creation screen display unit of the second information terminal further displays a screen for inputting the status of processing in the bill data,
The message transmission unit of the second information terminal transmits the message data including processing status information indicating the status of the processing input on the screen to the information processing device,
The message display control unit of the first information terminal causes the display unit to display the status of the process indicated by the process status information included in the message data in association with the bill data.
The information processing system according to claim 8. a bill transmitting unit that transmits bill data, which is electronic data of the bill, to the information processing device;
a receiving unit that receives bill data identification information for identifying the bill data from the information processing device;
a creation screen display unit that displays a screen for creating message data corresponding to the bill data;
a message creation unit that creates the message data including the bill data identification information corresponding to the bill data selected on the screen;
a message transmitter that transmits the message data to the information processing device;
An information terminal with a bill transmitting unit that transmits bill data, which is electronic data of the bill, to the information processing device;
a receiving unit that receives bill data identification information for identifying the bill data from the information processing device;
a storage control unit that associates the bill data and the bill data identification information and stores them in a storage unit;
a message receiving unit that receives message data including the bill data identification information from the information processing device;
a message display control unit that causes a display unit to display the bill data stored in the storage unit in association with the bill data identification information included in the message data and the message data;
An information terminal with An electronic invoice that receives, via an electronic invoice network, an electronic invoice that includes invoice data identification information for identifying invoice data that is electronic data of the invoice, and that is in a format that can be transmitted and received in the electronic invoice network. a voice receiving section;
a message receiving unit that receives message data including the bill data identification information;
a message display control unit that causes a display unit to display the message data in association with the bill data corresponding to the electronic invoice corresponding to the bill data identification information included in the message data;
An information terminal with An electronic invoice that receives, via an electronic invoice network, an electronic invoice that includes invoice data identification information for identifying invoice data that is electronic data of the invoice, and that is in a format that can be transmitted and received in the electronic invoice network. a voice receiving section;
a creation screen display unit that displays a screen for creating message data corresponding to the bill data;
a message creation unit that creates message data including the bill data identification information corresponding to the bill data selected on the screen;
a message transmitter that transmits the message data;
An information terminal with

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