JPH04190451A - Merchandise ordering system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the maintenance of a data base regarding data on merchandise dealers by receiving order slips of merchandises by an automatic acceptance terminal device and sending order slips to a post office which controls order destinations by FAX. CONSTITUTION:A customer inputs data on merchandise names to the terminal equipment of the automatic acceptance terminal device 10 to issue an order slip P with the electronic data. Then the FAX number of a collection and delivery post office among collection and delivery post offices A - C in respective districts is retrieved in the data base 42 according to the zip code of the order destination data written in the order slip P. With this retrieved FAX number, the order slip is sent to a FAX reception part 90 as the FAX receiving means of the collection and delivery post office concerned through a telephone line from a FAX reception part 90. The collection and delivery post office concerned which receives the order slip P delivers the order slip P to a merchandise dealer 100 as postal matter.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a product ordering system for automatically receiving and delivering order slips for products such as produce delivered directly from the farm.

“Conventional technology” Recently, in response to customer requests, facsimile (hereinafter referred to as FAX)
New services that utilize the following are becoming widespread.

Conventionally, in this type of product ordering system, the orderer (
When a customer (customer) orders a product from a vendor, for example, all of the vendor's data is directly entered into a database in a terminal that handles catalog sales, and the data is stored there, and the customer then orders directly from the vendor. is the current situation.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] However, in such a conventional product ordering system, it is necessary to secure all the data of an unknown number of product sellers all over the country.
There was a problem in that it was difficult to maintain data on vendors, phone numbers, and addresses that changed frequently.

[Purpose of the Invention] The purpose of the invention is to provide a product ordering system that automatically and easily performs home delivery procedures based on orders for products by sending a FAX to the collection and delivery post office in charge of the product seller. Our goal is to provide the following.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention receives an order slip for a product into an automatic underwriting terminal device, and sends the order slip by FAX to the post office that has jurisdiction over the place of order. A product ordering system in which the post office delivers the order slip to the order destination, the automatic underwriting terminal device comprising:
an importing means for importing the order slip; a database storing postal codes and fax numbers of post offices corresponding to the postal codes; and searching for a fax number from this database based on the postal code written on the order slip. The present invention is characterized by comprising a search means for searching, and a transmission means for transmitting the order slip by FAX using the FAX number searched by the search means.

[Function] In other words, the present invention receives an order slip for a product into an automatic acceptance terminal device, and sends the order slip by FAX to the post office that has jurisdiction over the place of order, so that the post office can process the order slip. In order to make delivery first, the order slip received at the post office is delivered as a regular order mail to the product seller who is the order destination.
The actual data of a product seller is limited to the post office that has jurisdiction over it, and even if the data of an unknown number of companies exists, or even if the phone number or address changes frequently,
If only about 5,500 post offices are covered, there is no need to maintain them.

In addition, since the product seller directly delivers the order form mail to the customer according to the order contents, which is delivered as ordinary mail, the customer feels as if the product is delivered directly to the product seller, which is the final destination. Operations such as ordering become possible.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to an illustrated example.

As shown in FIG. 2, numeral 1 in the figure is an automatic underwriting terminal device as a terminal device constituting the product ordering system according to the present invention.

This automatic underwriting terminal device l has an insertion slot 2 arranged on the upper front surface into which an order slip P is inserted as necessary, a coin slot 3 arranged on the front side of the top surface on one side, and a banknote slot arranged on one side of the front surface. A charge input slot 4 is provided, and a screen display section 5 as a screen display means made of a CRT is formed on the top surface of the charge slot 4. This screen display section 5 is equipped with a touch panel 5a. There is.

The touch panel 5a is of a capacitive type, an infrared type, or an electromagnetic induction type, and all operations by the customer are performed by touching the screen.

In addition, 6 in the figure is the coin slot 3 of the automatic underwriting terminal device 1.
7 is a document emergency return button placed near the coin slot 3, 8 is a fee return slot located below the bill slot 4, and 9 is a button located near the coin slot 2. This is an opening for issuing payment confirmation documents such as receipts placed below.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an automatic underwriting unit 10 that constitutes an electronic mail automatic underwriting system built into the automatic underwriting terminal device 1. As shown in FIG.

This automatic underwriting unit 10 includes a control device 2 such as a personal computer (hereinafter abbreviated as a personal computer), etc.
This control device 20 is equipped with a control means consisting of 0
The C, RT screen display section 5 is connected to the C, RT screen display section 5, and the touch panel 5a of the screen display section 5 is connected to the boat 21, which is a control section thereof.

The control device 20 is composed of a FAX transmitter 30 as a FAX transmitter, and a hard disk 40 as a data storage means for operating all software. Contains memory data 43.

゛The software 41 is the program itself, and the database 42 stores the post office names and postal codes of approximately 5,500 collection and delivery post offices throughout the country, as well as the fax numbers of the post offices corresponding to the postal codes. ing.

The storage data 43 records the data of the order slip from the customer as it is, and is called up when retransmission is necessary.
When a signal is received that has definitely arrived at the destination station (destination station), it is normally discarded by the operation of the station staff.

In this case, the data of the order slip from the customer recorded in the storage data 43 is automatically destroyed after a certain period of time.

Further, the boat 21 includes an order slip reading section 5o which is an order slip importing means, a money processing section 60 which is an input fee discriminating means, and a document issuing section 7 which is a document issuing means.
0 are respectively connected and controlled.

The document issuing unit 70 is composed of a printer 71 and a printer control circuit 72, and sends a payment confirmation such as a receipt to the device itself, which confirms the payment of the product price, home delivery fee, and postal delivery fee for the order slip. It is published to the issue port 9 of 1 and has the function of a journal.

In addition, 80 in the figure is a power supply device consisting of a DC power supply. This power supply device 80 is connected to a power source via an uninterruptible device 81.

Next, the product ordering system according to the present invention will be explained based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the customer searches for and decides on a desired product from a predetermined catalog, and obtains the order destination data such as the name of the product seller, postal code, address, and telephone number.

After obtaining the order destination data in this way, the customer enters the selected product name, the number of products, the presence or absence of a label in the case of a gift, and the shipping address on the automatic underwriting terminal device 1. and the orderer's address and name, and then input the corresponding price, that is, the product price, product delivery fee, and postal delivery fee, into the coin slot 3 and bill slot 4 of the automatic acceptance terminal device 1. An order slip P is created using electronic data by inserting the money into the charge slot.

Next, the order slip P created based on this electronic data
Based on the postal code in the order data listed in the database 42, the collection and delivery post office A of each region
Search for the post office fax number of the collection and delivery post office under the jurisdiction of ~C.

Using the retrieved FAX number, the order slip is transmitted from the FAX transmitting section 30 through the telephone line to the FAX receiving section 9o, which is the FAX receiving means of the collection and delivery post office in charge.

Then, the competent collection and delivery post office that receives the order slip P puts the order slip P in an envelope or the like and delivers it to the product seller 100 as a normal order mail.

The product seller 100 directly delivers the mailed order form to the customer in accordance with the order details.

In the above embodiment, the order slip was created using electronic data entered into a terminal, but it is also possible to prepare a predetermined order slip form P and enter the desired order details in the customer entry field. , insert this predetermined order slip form P into the insertion slot 2 of the automatic underwriting terminal device main body 1, and fax it via the order slip reading section 50, which is an order slip importing means.
The transmitter 30 may automatically transmit the information.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, the present invention receives an order slip for a product into an automatic underwriting terminal device, and transmits the order slip by fax to the post office that has jurisdiction over the order destination. Since the post office will deliver the order slip to the order destination, the order slip received at the post office will be delivered as an ordinary purchase order mail to the product seller who is the order destination. The actual data on product sellers only comes from the post office that has jurisdiction over them, and even if there are an unknown number of companies, or even if their phone numbers and addresses change frequently, there are only about 5,500. If only the post offices are covered, there is no need to maintain them.

Furthermore, since the product seller directly delivers the order form to the customer in accordance with the order details of the order form, which was delivered as ordinary mail, the customer feels as if the product is delivered directly to the product seller, which is the final destination. Operations such as placing an order can be performed, thereby simplifying and ensuring database maintenance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 shows a product ordering system according to the present invention - Fig. 2 is an external view of an automatic underwriting terminal device, and Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an automatic underwriting unit. ...Automatic underwriting unit, 2'O...Control device, 30...Fax transmission means, 40...Data storage means, 42...Database, 50...Order slip importing means, 90... FAX receiving means, 100...Product seller, P...Order slip, A to C...Collection and delivery post office.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) The automatic acceptance terminal device receives the order slip for the product and sends the order slip by facsimile to the post office that has jurisdiction over the order destination, so that the post office delivers the order slip to the order destination. A product ordering system, wherein the automatic acceptance terminal device includes: an importing means for importing the order slip; a database storing a postal code and a facsimile number of a post office corresponding to the postal code; and a database for receiving the order from the database. A product order comprising: a search means for searching a facsimile number based on the postal code written on the slip; and a sending means for facsimile transmitting the order slip using the facsimile number searched by the search means. system.