JP2024044938A - A system that allows you to generate and transmit two-dimensional codes when purchasing digital greetings and items purchased on an EC site or in a brick-and-mortar store at the same time, and to bundle and deliver the printed publications and use the digital greetings as a catalog. - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] In cooperation with an EC site, company, store, etc., a digital greeting service system is provided that converts digital greetings into two-dimensional codes and prints or otherwise packages and delivers together or simultaneously delivers them with the products or gifts to customers who have purchased them. [Solution] When a customer purchases a product 1 at an EC site or a brick-and-mortar store, etc., and simultaneously purchases a digital greeting and makes a payment 5, the system instantly generates a two-dimensional code and transmits the information to a logistics center that will ship the product or to the brick-and-mortar store where the purchase was made. The logistics center or store that receives this prints the two-dimensional code and the parcel information to be packaged together on a ticket 7, slip, sticker, etc. using a printer, receipt printer, etc. The product is packaged together with the ticket, slip, sticker, etc. with the two-dimensional code printed on it 8, allowing them to be sent together 9 or handed over simultaneously 10. The system also enables anyone to easily create a scrolling digital greeting catalog. [Selected Figure] Figure 2

Description

This invention applies to digital greeting cards, greeting cards, etc. on which messages can be entered, when the digital greeting card, greeting card, etc. Greeting information is converted into a two-dimensional code, immediately transmitted to the logistics center for shipping the product, and simultaneously delivered to the destination.The two-dimensional code is printed on a ticket, slip, sticker, plastic, etc., and is included in the package at the same time. Delivery (hereinafter referred to as "combined delivery").
When purchasing at a physical store, printed items are delivered at the same time.
Additionally, it can be used as a digital catalog by utilizing this digital greeting system.

Traditionally, digital message cards were often sent individually via email or SMS.

Previously, the only options that could be attached to products purchased on e-commerce sites were a message on the invoice, or a short text selected from several designs, but long text, images, videos, etc. It can contain a lot of other information such as dimension codes.

There was no digital message card with many options for each occasion, or a two-dimensional code bundling system that sent long greetings along with gifts.

At the distribution center, two-dimensional codes generated individually for tickets, slips, stickers, etc. are printed using standard printers and transmitted immediately after payment is made, and after printing, they are delivered together with any products purchased at the same time.

The recipient receives a two-dimensional code such as a ticket, receipt, or sticker along with the product, which can be read using a device to receive a message along with the product.

The message part can be scrolled to read, and it can also handle long messages, so it can be used to convey the intent of the gift to the recipient, or it can be used as a digital catalog containing a lot of information. .

Since the resources that would have been used for analog greeting cards and catalogs are reduced, non-resources such as tickets and slips are unnecessary, so it is environmentally friendly and has the effect of reducing greenhouse gas emissions without using resources. It can be part of protection.

Patent Publication 2003-122376 JP2010-250423 Mito 3176725 Patent Publication No. 2020-027664

The current gift services provided by various companies' e-commerce sites and physical stores only allow you to choose from several types, but they are not sufficient to convey the intention of sending the item as a gift. .

To do this, a large amount of resources must be used, including gift wrapping, gift tags, bags, ribbons, and cards, but people often continue to use these items even if they do not like them.

In order for the sender to send a satisfactory message, they had to either order the product they had purchased on an e-commerce site, insert an analog card, and send it again, or send a digital greeting card separately from the product, or prepare the card in advance when purchasing in a physical store.

Traditionally, the most common way to send digital message cards was to attach them to emails or send them via SMS or other means separately.

There have been complaints about gifts arriving with wrapping paper pasted upside down, but this is thought to be due to a lack of knowledge about gift-giving among the young people and foreign workers in charge of shipping the gifts, and is not a job that anyone could do.
However, since they are an important labor force during the mid-year and year-end gift-giving seasons, the situation is unavoidable and it is difficult to change the current situation.

Each company offered a messaging service, but this was limited to the message being printed in small letters in a corner of the shipping label, meaning that the contents could easily be seen by anyone.

Since there was no scrolling function to read long texts, images, videos, and other information, it was not possible to easily create message cards or catalogs, which required technology, resources, and labor.

Greeting card services were provided by many companies, but consumers were relatively unsatisfied due to the fact that they were not delivered together with the product or gift, or even if they were delivered with the product, there was a limit on the number of characters in the message, and there was a lack of variety in designs. It is difficult to get customers to repeat the service, and the service has not been continued and has been discontinued one after another.

A two-dimensional code for a digital greeting card is generated for each customer order.
After payment for the product and card has been completed, the 2D code data is sent to the logistics center that delivers the products to be bundled. The data is then printed on paper or a shipping label and distributed together with the product, or it can be handed over at the same time as the purchase in a physical store.

Recipients can open a digital greeting by reading digital data or two-dimensional codes on tickets, slips, stickers, etc. with their devices, and receive text, images, videos, etc.

When sending products from e-commerce sites, etc., I was not satisfied with the limited wrapping services, etc., but I chose from among several methods available, but the message was a fixed text, a limit on the number of characters, and a number of designs to choose from. Even if you were dissatisfied with the product, if you wanted to send a message with the product, you had no choice but to use that service.
With this service, you can enter the same number of characters as a letter, choose from a large number of high-quality designs, and scroll to read the text, so you can fully convey what you want to say, as well as images, videos, and other information. It is also possible to attach.
This results in a high sense of satisfaction for both the sender and the recipient.

In addition, with the type of invoice with a message attached to one corner of the invoice, it was inevitable that the message could be read during delivery or by someone other than the person in question, but this problem is almost eliminated.

It is a simple system that is easy to understand for the various people working at the logistics center of the EC site, and involves simply picking up the tickets, slips, stickers, etc. that have been sent and have individual two-dimensional codes printed on them along with the products.

At the logistics center, digital greeting tickets, slips, stickers, etc. can be printed and distributed together with the product, so the process of delivering a message along with the product can be completed with a single arrangement and delivery.

Analog greeting cards are prone to deterioration and loss, but digital greeting cards can be preserved almost permanently.

When purchasing at a physical store, a slip of paper with a two-dimensional code printed on it is issued along with a receipt at the time of payment, making it easy to obtain a digital greeting, and it is also expected to reduce resources that would have been used if a card had been analog.

When specifying it as a catalog, it is easy to create and can save a large amount of resources that would otherwise be required by printing a catalog.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the outline of digital greeting, product ordering, card creation, and payment according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of issuance and bundling of two-dimensional code tickets and the like according to the present invention. It is a diagram of physical store purchasing, two-dimensional code issuance, and simultaneous delivery and simultaneous delivery according to the present invention. It is a figure of the example of two-dimensional code reading of this invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing how to view the greeting card of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flow diagram showing a purchase process on an EC site according to the present invention. This is a flowchart of the present invention when purchasing at a physical store.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated.
This system collaborates with e-commerce sites, companies, stores, etc., and converts a digital greeting to a customer who has purchased a product (1) or gift into a two-dimensional code, and prints (6) the same digital greeting as the product (1) or gift. We provide services that allow packaging (8), simultaneous delivery (10), or simultaneous delivery (8).

A customer selects a product (1) and a digital greeting (2) when shopping at an EC site affiliated with this service, places them in a cart, and then proceeds to the gift service of each site, where the customer inputs a message into the greeting card selected by this system (4) to complete the digital greeting.
When purchasing an item at a physical store, you select a digital greeting at the store (2), enter a message, and then (4) complete the digital greeting.
The customer pays for the product and the digital greeting at the same time (5).

The service of this system is that after a customer completes their order payment (5), it transmits the two-dimensional code and information about the enclosed products (1) to the logistics center that will deliver the order.
Based on the information provided, the logistics center prints the tickets (7), slips, stickers, etc.
In the case of services at a brick-and-mortar store, the amount is printed on a ticket (7), slip, sticker, etc. together with a receipt upon completion of payment (5).

The product (1) and the ticket (7) or slip are picked up, packed together in the same package (8) and delivered (9).
In a physical store, the product (1) and the ticket (7) or receipt are handed over or delivered at the same time.
The recipient receives the package (10), reads the ticket (7) or the two-dimensional code on the slip, card, etc. with various devices (11), and can read and view the entire text by scrolling (12).

When using this service as a catalog, information on return gifts, etc. can be placed on a digital greeting, converted into a two-dimensional code, printed on postcards or paper (6), and distributed. Alternatively, digital information can be distributed via email, SMS, SNS, etc.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. (1) When purchasing gifts on e-commerce sites, etc. for year-round occasions such as New Year's Eve, Mother's Day, Father's Day, etc., digital greetings are also purchased at the same time. By encoding it and printing it on tickets (7), slips, stickers, etc. (6), it is possible to simultaneously deliver a message along with a gift with less resources and effort.

When giving not only products (1), but also travel tickets, beer tickets, gift certificates, and catalog gifts, you can also send (9) digital greetings printed on tickets (7), slips, and stickers.

For wedding congratulations, wedding favors, gifts in return for Buddhist ceremonies, and get well gifts (1), which are essential for daily life, two-dimensional code tickets (7) can be handed out without using many materials.

If digital greetings are used as an alternative to pamphlets that send thank you cards and greeting cards together with return gifts (1) for hometown tax donations, many resources can be saved and greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced. It leads to deterrence.
Digital greetings can contain a lot of information such as text, images, videos, and attachments of two-dimensional codes, so there is no need to include printed materials, and two-dimensional code tickets with the same content can be issued at low cost. In addition to reducing the cost of printed matter, it is also an effective means from the perspective of environmental conservation activities of various public organizations.

If the partner wishes, we can provide the partner's OEM digital greeting, which can improve the image of the partner's product (1) and create an image of valuing resources. It can be used effectively as a catalog.

Printing slips and stickers for tickets (7) is easy because each company can provide existing printers or multifunction devices at their partner logistics centers or physical stores, or the system's Wi-Fi compatible receipt printer (6). The system can be introduced to

Product (1) can be purchased not only on e-commerce sites but also at partner physical stores, and if you access the digital greeting system and purchase the digital greeting at the same time, the store will receive the ticket (7) along with the receipt. It is possible to print it out from a printer and use it along with the product.

The system's two-dimensional code can also be attached to gifts in each company's SNS system, and in this case no printed tickets or slips are used; instead, digital data of the two-dimensional code is issued immediately after payment is completed, and the customer can send it to the destination at the same time as the gift.

Although we have carefully preserved the meanings of noshi and packaging, which are a people with a unique gift culture that places emphasis on craftsmanship, it is difficult for young people to understand the meaning of how to tie mizuhiki, and they are no longer familiar with foreign cultures or IT. Nowadays, gift wrapping has become widespread, and there have been reports of gifts on e-commerce sites being given upside down and being delivered upside down.
However, the feeling of giving remains the same regardless of age, and this system, which allows you to express that feeling in your own text in a designed digital greeting, is an effective communication tool that meets the needs of modern people.

1. Products purchased at e-commerce sites, physical stores, etc. 2. Example of selecting a digital greeting 3. Cart for purchasing products that can be paid at the same time as a digital greeting 4. Example of creating a digital greeting card to be given along with the product 5. Payment for the product and digital greeting at the same time and communication example 6 Example of issuance of two-dimensional code tickets, slips, stickers, etc. 7 Example of ticket 8 Example of bundling of products and tickets 9 Example of bundling and shipping 10 Example of receiving bundled parcels 11 2 Example of dimensional code reading 12 Example of how to read a digital greeting card

Claims (4)

When a digital greeting is sold at the same time as a product or gift certificate at a partner's e-commerce site or physical store, and payment is made at the same time, a two-dimensional code is generated for each case, and that information is used at the logistics center that ships the products sold at the same time. Or, it is sent to a device such as a register at the store where the purchase was made, a two-dimensional code is printed, and it becomes a ticket, slip, sticker, plastic piece, etc., and is packed together with the products that were paid for at the same time for each case, making it a single package. The message that the sender wants to send can be delivered at the same time as the product.When purchasing at a physical store, the product and its ticket are given to the customer at the same time, and the recipient reads the two-dimensional code on the ticket with their own device. , a service that allows you to read and view messages, images, videos, and a variety of other information using a scrolling function. Part of the system can also be used as a digital catalog for hometown tax return items, catalog gifts, etc. It is a digital greeting service system. The digital greeting service system according to claim 1, wherein the merchandise paid for at the same time and the text and attached information of the digital greeting are instantly sent to a logistics center, which prints them on a ticket or the like in a manner appropriate to each environment and distributes them together with the merchandise paid for at the same time. The recipient receives a ticket with two-dimensional code information at the same time as a gift, etc., and can read and view messages, images, and other information on their own device, and can deliver the gift and message to the recipient at the same time. The digital greeting service system according to claim 1. The digital greeting service system of claim 1, which uses part of the digital greeting system to create catalogs of return gifts for hometown tax donations, corporate catalogs, etc., allows anyone to easily create vertically scrolling catalogs that are easy to view on a smartphone, and also allows two-dimensional coded items to be mailed by postcard or distributed via email, SMS, SNS, etc., can be expected to reduce many of the resources that would be used in issuing analog catalogs.