JPH07210089A - Storage medium sheet for customer management - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a storage medium sheet for customer management which enables a purchase customer of a customer management system to be specified on the customer side through easy operation. CONSTITUTION:An FD seal 11 and a serial number seal 12 are formed on an FD sheet 10 by punching and cutting so that they can be peeled off base paper 10a together with a layer of an adhesive applied to their reverse surfaces. The FD seal 11 is stuck on the top surface of an FD purchased by the customer on the side of the customer who is to purchase the software stored on the FD, and the seal number seal 12 is stuck on a user registration postcard on the user side prior to the registration of the purchaser of the software to the maker side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention manages customers who have purchased software stored in a storage medium such as a floppy disk (hereinafter referred to as FD) or CDROM used in various information processing devices such as computers and word processors. In particular, the present invention relates to a customer management storage medium sheet used together with a return postcard from the purchasing customer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of customer management system, for example, an FD sticker to be attached to an FD storing software and a number sticker to be attached to a return registration postcard are both detachably attached. The formed FD sheet is prepared, and the same number for specifying the software and the customer who purchased the software is printed on the FD sticker and the number sticker, respectively. Then, in the manufacturing process, the FD seal and the number seal are peeled from the FD sheet, and the FD seal and the number seal thus peeled are respectively F
Attach to D and postcard for registration. Prior to packing the FD and the registered postcard for return, the F attached to the FD
The print number of the D sticker is collated with the print number of the number sticker attached to the registration card for return, and when they match, the FD and the registration post card for return are housed in a plastic bag or the like and packed.

[0003]

However, in such a customer management system, the print number of the FD sticker attached to the FD as described above and the print number of the number sticker attached to the return registration postcard are collated. However, there is a problem that a collation error often occurs because the operator of the manufacturing and sales company views it. On the other hand, the FD sticker that does not have the print number printed is peelably attached to the FD sheet, and the FD seal is peeled off and attached to the FD.
Is sold in a plastic bag or the like together with a number sheet with a number of peelable stickers attached and a registration postcard for return, and the customer peels off each number sticker from the number sheet at the time of purchase A system is also conceivable in which the postcard for registration is returned to the manufacturer / sales company after being attached to the postcard for registration for return.

However, in such a case, both the FD sheet and the number sheet must be prepared separately, although the above-mentioned collation error does not occur. Therefore,
There is a problem that the number of sheets to be prepared becomes two, resulting in an increase in cost.
Further, since the number sticker is usually thin and small, there is a risk that the number sticker may be damaged or lost when the customer sticks each number sticker. Therefore, the present invention intends to provide a customer management storage medium sheet in which the customer side of the customer management system can be identified by a simple operation in order to deal with such a situation. It is a thing.

[0005]

In solving the above problems, the structural feature of the present invention is that a system for managing a customer who purchases software stored in a storage medium is used with a postcard returned from the customer. In the storage medium sheet for customer management, a symbol for identifying the customer in relation to the software is printed and a storage medium seal for sticking on the surface of the storage medium; The symbol sticker for sticking to the return postcard is formed so that it can be peeled off.

[0006]

[Operation / Effect] In the present invention thus constructed,
As described above, since the storage medium seal and the symbol seal are releasably attached and formed on the customer management storage medium sheet, only one customer management storage medium sheet is required, and therefore the cost is reduced. It leads to reduction. Further, before packing and shipping to the customer, a symbol for identifying the customer is printed on the storage medium seal and the symbol seal with the same symbol. Then, after the storage medium, the printed storage medium sheet and the return postcard are packed in a plastic bag or the like and shipped, the customer who receives the shipping package unpacks the package and the customer side Since the storage medium seal and the symbol seal are peeled off from the storage medium sheet and the storage medium and the return postcard are attached to the predetermined fields, the manufacturer / seller can store the storage medium and return it before packing for shipping. After sticking to the storage medium sticker and number sticker on the postcard, it is unnecessary to print the customer-specific symbol on the storage medium sticker and the symbol sticker and collate both print symbols, and as a result, mistakes when collating There is no trouble caused by. Further, on the customer side, the above-mentioned pasting work is easy, and the customer management system on the manufacturer's side can be effectively utilized by such simple work, which is convenient. In addition, since the symbol seal can have a sufficient width, the seal will not be broken or lost when the customer attaches the symbol seal.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a customer management FD used in a customer management system for managing customers who have purchased software.
A sheet 10 (corresponding to a customer management storage medium sheet) is shown. This FD sheet 10 is formed by sticking a seal forming top paper 10b on the front surface of a mount 10a so that the back surface thereof can be peeled off. In such a case, the adhesive is applied in layers on the back surface of the top paper 10b, while the surface paper quality of the mount 10a is such that the top paper 10b can be separated from the surface of the mount 10a together with the adhesive layer applied on the back surface thereof. It has been selected.

Next, the structure of the main part of the present invention will be described. The upper paper 10b of the FD sheet 10 has a rectangular F shape.
A D-seal 11 (corresponding to a storage medium seal) and both wide strip-shaped serial number stickers 12 and 13 (corresponding to both symbol seals) are mounted on the backing sheet 10a together with an adhesive layer applied on the back surface thereof.
It is formed by punching so that it can be peeled off. The FD seal 11 is an FD purchased by a customer.
The software stored in the FD 20 is attached to the surface of the FD 20 (see FIG. 2) to identify it.
On the surface of the D-sticker 11, a character 11a "Serial No. (serial number)" and a character 11b representing the name of the software are printed at the position shown in FIG. In such a case, the character 11a, that is, "Serial
No. ", The serial number for identifying the customer who purchased the software is printed.

The serial number sticker 12 is to be attached to a customer registration postcard before registering the customer who purchases the software with the manufacturing and sales company. The serial number sticker 12 has a "Serial No. ．
The character 12a "(serial number)" is printed at the position shown in FIG. In such a case, after the character 12a, that is, "Serial No.", a number identifying the customer who purchased the software (the same as the serial number printed after the character 11a described above) is printed.

The serial number sticker 13 is a spare for sticking to a manual or the like purchased with the software, and the surface of the serial number sticker 13 is called "Serial No. (serial number)". The character 13a is printed at the position shown in FIG. In such a case, the character 13a is followed by the character 1 described above.
The same serial number as the number printed after 1a is printed. In the present embodiment configured as described above, a customer who purchases a personal computer, an FD (indicated by reference numeral 20 in FIG. 3) storing a software used for the personal computer, and a manual is a sales company (for example, in FIG. 3). FD sheet 1
A customer management system that manages 0 and return customer registration postcards (indicated by reference numeral 30 in FIG. 3) will be described.

The manufacturing and sales company ABC, according to the customer's order,
The above-mentioned personal computer, FD 20, manual, FD sheet 10 and customer registration postcard 30 for return are prepared. In such a case, the FD seal 11 of the FD sheet 10
And letters 11a, 1 on each serial number sticker 12, 13
After 2a and 13a, a serial number for identifying the purchasing customer is printed with the same number (for example, 123). After that, FD20, manual, FD with print
The sheet 10 and the customer registration postcard 30 for return are stored in a plastic bag or the like, packed together with the above-described personal computer, and shipped to the customer. When packaging the personal computer, the same number as the serial number is also displayed on the personal computer and the customer registration postcard 30 (“Product Serial No.” in FIG. 3).
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The customer who has received the shipment unpacks the shipment and takes out the personal computer, the FD 20, the manual, the printed FD sheet 10 and the return customer registration postcard 30. After that, the customer peels off the FD seal 11 from the FD sheet 10 and affixes it to the surface of the FD 20 (see the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 2), and also removes the serial number sticker 12 from the FD sheet 10 to register the customer for return. Postcard 30 Surface "Software Serial
No. (Software serial number) "(see the chain double-dashed line in Fig. 3). Then, the customer posts the return customer registration postcard 30 as a mail, and upon receipt of the return customer registration postcard 30, the manufacturing / sales company ABC manages the customer with the printing number of the attached serial number sticker 12. If the customer has serial number sticker 1
If 3 is peeled from the FD sheet 10 and attached to the cover of a manual or the like, the relationship between the manual and the software can be identified at all times.

As described above, the FD seal 11 and the both serial number seals 12 and 13 are formed so as to be releasable by punching and forming into a single sheet called the FD sheet 10, so that a single FD sheet is sufficient. Therefore, it leads to cost reduction. In addition, as described above, prior to packing and shipping to the customer, the FD seal 11 and both serial number seals 12,
The same serial number is printed on the number 13 for identifying the customer. And, as mentioned above, a personal computer,
After packing and shipping the FD 20, the manual, the printed FD sheet 10 and the customer registration postcard 30 for return, the customer who receives the shipping package unpacks the FD sheet 10 and the FD sheet is sealed by the customer. Peel off 11
The “Software Se” on the surface of the customer registration postcard 30 for return that should be attached to the surface of the D20, peel off the serial number sticker 12 from the FD sheet 10, and be returned to the manufacturer / distributor side.
rial No. Since it was asked to attach it in the column of "," the manufacturer / distributor should FD beforehand before packing for shipping.
It is not necessary to affix it to the FD sticker and attach a number sticker to the return registration postcard in advance, print the customer specific number on the FD sticker and the number sticker, and collate both print numbers. No trouble will occur. Further, since it is not necessary to collate both print numbers, the FD 20, the manual, and the printed FD sheet 10 can be used without waiting for the completion of the production of the personal computer.
The customer registration postcard 30 for return and the postcard 30 are collectively housed in a plastic bag or the like, and the personal computer may be packed together with the personal computer when the manufacturing of the personal computer is completed thereafter. 10 and the customer registration postcard 30 for returning are not left unpacked, which is convenient for management of handling.

Further, it is convenient for the customer side because the above-mentioned attachment work is simple and the customer management system of the manufacturing and sales company side can be effectively utilized by such simple work. As for the number of serial number stickers, the number required for one customer is sufficient.
A sufficient width can be secured for the punched shape of the D seal. Therefore, when the customer attaches each serial number sticker, the sticker will not be broken or lost. In the above embodiment, the manufacturer / distributor uses a personal computer with an FD20, a manual, a printed F
Although the example of selling with the D sheet 10 and the customer registration postcard 30 for return has been described, instead of selling the personal computer, the FD 20 storing the software is printed on the FD sheet 10 and the customer registration for return customer registration. Even in the customer management system that is sold together with the postcard 30, even when the present invention is applied and carried out, it is possible to achieve substantially the same operational effects as the above-mentioned embodiment.

Further, in implementing the present invention, the customer management system is not limited to the example of selling the software through the FD in the above-described embodiment, but in the case of selling the software through various storage media such as CDROM. The present invention may be applied to the customer management storage medium sheet (corresponding to the customer management FD sheet in the above-described embodiment) used in (1). Further, in the above embodiment, the FD seal 11 and both serial number seals 12 and 13 are used.
The example in which the serial number for identifying the customer is printed is explained. However, as long as the customer can be specified, the serial number is not particularly limited, and a discontinuous number may be used, and various symbols may be used instead of the serial number. Further, in the above embodiment,
Although the example shown in FIG. 1 is adopted as the customer registration postcard, the present invention is not limited to this, and the predetermined items (software Se
rial No. A postcard for returning may be displayed. Further, in carrying out the present invention, the number of serial number stickers is not limited to two, and may be one or three or more, provided that the width of the stickers can be properly secured. But it's okay.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an FD.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a customer registration postcard.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... FD sheet, 11 ... FD seal, 12,
13 ... Serial number sticker, 20 ... FD, 30
・ ・ ・ Customer registration postcard.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A storage medium sheet for customer management, which is used together with a return postcard from a customer in a system for managing a customer who purchases software stored in a storage medium, wherein the customer is associated with the software. A storage medium seal for printing a symbol for specifying and pasting on the surface of the storage medium, and a symbol seal for printing the symbol and pasting on the return postcard are formed so as to be peelable. A storage medium sheet for customer management, characterized in that