JPH03219364A - Postal matter delivery management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the efficiency and reliability of delivering postal matter registering work by preparing a register number table obtained by converting the contents of a delivery number and a bar code label attached to a registered postal matter into codes to be easily read out by a person at the time of forming a registering file. CONSTITUTION:At the time of preparing a registering file for undelivered/ unserviced postal matters, the contents of a register number 16 and a bar code label 14 attached to a registered postal matter 3 are converted into a number to be read out by a person and code to be read out by a machine and written in the register number table 5. When the undelivered/unserviced postal matter 3 concerned is delivered/serviced or transferred/returned, the delivery completion of the postal matter 3 is registered and managed by mechanically reading out the mechanically readable code 17 corresponding to the register number 16 of the postal matter 3. Consequently, the registering work of delivered postal matters can be highly efficiently executed and the reliability of the registering work can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention utilizes paper on which a human-readable postal item registration number and a machine-readable code corresponding to the number are recorded to register the postal item. The present invention relates to a mail delivery management system that performs management.

Conventional technology Traditionally, registered mail has a nationwide registration number displayed in barcodes and human-readable characters, and the delivery and issuance of registered mail has been managed based on this registration number. This is done as follows.

Registered mail that was scheduled to be delivered from a post office or delivered at a post office counter, but was not delivered because the recipient was away, or was not delivered because the recipient did not come to the relevant post office counter. Items are collected from the own post office on the same day, and the undelivered registered mail is managed by manually entering the identification number of the undelivered or unissued registered mail in the registration ledger. When the delivery of a registered mail item is completed, a method is used in which the completion of delivery is manually entered in the corresponding record of the registration ledger.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the conventional delivery management of registered mail, when registering registered mail that has not been delivered or issued on the same day, it is difficult to It is necessary to collect the scattered undelivered or undelivered mail in one place and manually enter it into the registration ledger, which poses problems with the accuracy of tracking delivered mail and requires a lot of effort. Furthermore, there are management issues such as errors in posting deletions to the registration ledger.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention aims to improve the efficiency and reliability of the conventional delivery mail registration process by introducing a registration number list containing machine-readable codes. The purpose is to provide a goods delivery management system.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention converts the delivery bill number and the contents of the barcode label affixed to registered mail items into human-readable codes when creating a registration ledger. The structure is such that a list of registration numbers is created in which the registered items are listed.

Effect With the above configuration, when creating a registration ledger for undelivered/unissued mail, the registration number and the contents of the barcode label affixed to the registered mail are converted into a human-readable number and a machine-readable code. Create a list of registration numbers that lists the items that have been registered. When the corresponding undelivered/unissued postal item is completed delivery/issued or transferred/refunded, a machine-readable code corresponding to the registration number of the relevant postal item is read by a machine to register the postal item. By registering and managing the completion of delivery of registered mail, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the registration work and the reliability of registration of completed mail. I will explain about it.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a mail delivery management system in one embodiment of the present invention. Note that in this embodiment, a barcode is used as the machine-readable code.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 indicates an in-office control device that controls devices within the post office, 2 indicates a barcode reader connected to the in-office control device 1 via a connection cable 10, and 3 indicates a barcode reader taken to a post office for delivery or issuance. Registered mail, 4 is a registration number list output device connected to and controlled by the in-office control device 1 via a connection cable 9, 5 is a registration number list outputted from the registration number list output device 4, 6 is a reading device A registration number storage device 7 records the registration number read from 2, and a center control device 7 controls communication with the in-office control device 1 and the registration number storage device 6, and is installed at, for example, a central post office. , this center control device 7 can capture a registration number unique to the delivery/issuance office.

8 is a communication line connecting the in-office control device 1 and the center control device 7, and 11 is a delivery receipt affixed to the back of the registered mail 3 with glue.

Note that FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the registered mail 3 in FIG. 1. In FIG. 2, 12 is the addressee of the registered mail 3, 13 is a stamp, and 14 is a barcode label expressing the unique number of the registered mail 3.

Furthermore, FIG. 3 is a detailed diagram of the registration number list 5 in FIG. 1. In FIG. 3, 15 is a delivery receipt number unique to each delivery office, and 16 is a human-readable registration number for the mail to be delivered, which is common throughout the country. 17 represents the registration number 16 in a machine-readable barcode.

Finally, FIG. 4 is a detailed view of the delivery note 11 in FIG. In Figure 4, 18 is the receipt stamp of the mail recipient;
Reference numeral 19 indicates the date and time of creation of the delivery note 11. Further, 20 is a delivery receipt number, and 21 is an optical copy of the registered mail 3 in FIG. 1. Delivery receipt 11 affixed with glue to the back of registered mail 3
When the recipient's receipt stamp is obtained through delivery or issuance, the item is separated from the registered mail item 3 and used as proof of delivery at a later date. With the above configuration, the registered mail 3 to be delivered or issued at the counter first scans the attached barcode label 14 with the barcode reading device 2 connected to the in-office control device 1. The code information, that is, the registration number, is transmitted to the center control device 7 through the communication line 8, and the registered mail 3 is stored in the registration number storage device 6 as a delivered or issued mail.

Next, the station control device 1 controls the registration number list output device 4 to output a registration number list 5. The contents of the registration number list 5 to be output include, as shown in Figure 3, a human-readable registration number 16 that is common throughout the country, a barcode 17 corresponding to the registration number 16, and the registration number 16. The registration number list output device 4 outputs the delivery receipt number 15 unique to each delivery station, which has a one-to-one correspondence. This kind of work is performed for all registered mail items related to delivery or issuance of registered mail items.

Regarding delivery receipt number 15 in Registration Number List 5,
The contents of the delivery note number 20 on the delivery note shown in FIG. 4 may be transcribed by hand by a post office worker.

In this case, the function of the center control device 7 to capture the delivery receipt number, which is unique to the delivery/issuance station, can be omitted.

Next, the processing after delivery or counter issuance is performed as follows. Regarding the registered mail 3 that was delivered or issued at the counter, only the delivery receipt 11 remains.

Among the delivery note numbers 15 listed in the registration number list 5, the post office staff searches for the delivery note number 20 written on this delivery note 11 and issues the corresponding delivery note number 2.
The barcode 17 corresponding to 0 is read by the barcode reading device 2, and its contents are input. The read registration number is transmitted to the center control device 7 through the communication line 8 and stored in the registration number storage device 6 as a registered mail item that has been delivered or issued.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the registration number list 5 is delivered based on the delivery note number 20 written on the delivery note 11 of the registered mail item 3 that has been delivered or issued at the counter. Search for identification number 15 and find the corresponding barcode 17
By inputting , the delivery and issuance management of the registered mail 3 can be performed.

In addition, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
7 to be read by the barcode reading device 11, however, it is also possible to omit the barcode 17 and make the registration number 16 into machine-readable characters using OCR characters, dot codes, etc.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention is capable of converting the number and 1 of the delivery note and the contents of the barcode label affixed to the registered mail item into a human-readable code when creating a registration ledger. By creating a list of registration numbers, you can reduce the transcription work required when manually creating a registration ledger, improve the accuracy of tracking delivered mail, speed up processing, and even prevent lost registered mail. It can be expected to have the effect of avoiding such problems, and the effect is large.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 81 is a configuration diagram of a system incorporating an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a detailed diagram of registered mail J in Figure 1, and Figure 3 is a detailed diagram of registered mail J in Figure 1.
The figure shows the details of the registration number list in Figure 1! Figure 1, 4th
The figure is a detailed diagram of the delivery note J in FIG. 1. 1. In-station control device, 2 Barcode reading device, 3
・Registered mail, 4 Registration number list output device, 5 ・
Registration number list, 6. Registration number storage device, 7. Center control device, 8. Communication line, 9.10. Connection cable nope 11. Delivery note, 12. Address, 13. Stamp. , 14... Barcode, 15... Delivery receipt number, 16...
・Registration number, 17...Barcode, 18...Receipt stamp, 19...Date and time of creation, 20...Delivery receipt number, 21...Copy of registered mail 0

Claims (1)

[Claims] A registered mail item containing the recipient's name, sender's name, and coded registration number, a copy of this mail, a delivery receipt number unique to the delivery office, and a receipt confirmation field, and affixed to the mail. and an in-office control device that reads and stores the code before delivering the postal item, and outputs a registration number list in which the registration number, the delivery note number, and the code are listed, At the end of delivery of the above mail,
A mail delivery management system characterized in that undelivered mail items in the registration number list are extracted from the delivery receipt whose recipient has been confirmed.