JPH0778134A - Address information management system and method for retrieving zip code - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an address information management system capable of simply retrieving a new zip code consisting of 8 digits, e.g. from address information or simply obtaining necessary address information from a zip code. CONSTITUTION:A place name data base 3a for retrieving address information concerned and its zip code based upon place name information such as prefecture name data is prepared in an FDD 3. A CPU 1 retrieves the data base 3a based upon the place name information such as inputted prefecture name data and outputs a new zip code consisting of 8 digits corresponding to the address information concerned. On the other hand, the CPU 1 retrieves the data base 3a based upon a conventional zip code to be a part of the inputted new zip code and outputs address information corresponding to the new zip code.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an address information management system for managing address information including a zip code.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a Japanese word processor, personal computer, or the like, there is an address information management system that can create an address book using a database management system and obtain necessary address information from the created address book. is there.

By the way, it is general that the address information includes a postal code as well as a prefecture name, a municipality name, a town name, and an address table number (chome, issue, address, etc.). Postal code now consists of up to 5 digits,
It is a number that can be identified up to the post office level of the municipality that delivers the delivery. Therefore, for example, in the case of Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, the zip code is "100", but the same zip code is "100" even if the town name is different, such as Marunouchi and Kasumigaseki.
Is used.

In contrast to the conventional 5-digit zip code, a new zip code system is being studied, which consists of, for example, an 8-digit code that can be identified up to the town name level. The new postal code is composed of a conventional 5-digit postal code and a 3-digit town area code (hereinafter referred to as a user code) corresponding to a town name.

When such a new zip code system is adopted, it becomes possible to specify an address up to the level of a town name as well as a prefecture name and a municipality name by an 8-digit code. However, there are 120,000 street names nationwide. For this reason, if a zip code book is created that has a new zip code consisting of a conventional 5-digit zip code and a 3-digit user code corresponding to a town name, a zip code book with a considerable thickness will be obtained.

[0006]

If a new postal code system consisting of a conventional five-digit postal code and a three-digit user code is adopted, a postal code book with a considerable thickness is required, which is necessary. It is expected that the work of searching for a proper zip code will become difficult.

Therefore, there is a demand for a system that can easily retrieve a required new postal code from address information. Also,
It is very convenient if the required address information can be easily obtained from the postal code, and an object of the present invention is to provide an address information management system that can easily retrieve a new 8-digit new postal code from the address information. To provide. Another object of the present invention is to provide an address information management system that can easily obtain necessary address information from a postal code.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides address information management including a database storing means for storing a place name database for searching corresponding address information and postal code based on place name information such as prefecture name data. The system is provided with an input means for inputting place name information and a zip code output means for searching and outputting a zip code corresponding to the corresponding address information from the place name database by the input place name information. . Further, the present invention is a system including an input means for inputting a part of the postal code and an address information output means for outputting address information corresponding to the postal code.

[0009]

In the present invention, a place name database for searching the corresponding address information and postal code based on place name information such as prefecture name data is prepared. The postal code code output means searches the place name database with the input place name information such as prefecture name data and outputs the postal code corresponding to the corresponding address information. The address information output means searches the place name database with a part of the input zip code and outputs the address information corresponding to the zip code.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of an address information management system using, for example, a document creating apparatus according to the embodiment, FIGS. 2 to 4 are flowcharts for explaining the operation according to the embodiment, and FIG. It is a conceptual diagram for demonstrating the structure of the place name database concerning an Example.

The present system includes a central processing unit (CPU) 1, a ROM 2, an FDD 3, an input device 4, a display device 5, a printing device 6 and a RAM 7 for executing document creation / editing processing and address information management processing according to the present invention. Have.
The ROM 2 is a read-only memory, and stores information such as programs of the CPU 1 and character patterns in advance.

The FDD 3 is a floppy disk device, and is a file device for storing various files such as a place name database 3a created in advance, the address book data 3b after creation, and other document data. The input device 4 is a device for inputting various data, a cursor operation, etc., and is a keyboard or a tablet pen input device. The display device 5 is, for example, a liquid crystal display and has a display screen for displaying address information, postal code, and other document information according to the present invention.

The printing device 6 is, for example, a thermal transfer printer, and executes printing processing such as printing of an address book created by the CPU 1 and address printing of a postcard. The RAM 7 is a random access memory, and is a read / write memory that stores programs and data necessary for the processing of the CPU 1.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. First,
In this embodiment, the disc set in the FDD3 has
As shown in FIG. 5A, a place name database 3a created in advance is stored. This place name database 3a
Is a database that can search for a city name, a town name, a five-digit (or three-digit) postal code and a three-digit user code, using a place name information such as a prefecture name as a directory. Alternatively, the database is a database in which a corresponding five-digit (or three-digit) zip code is used as a directory and applicable address information and a three-digit user code are searched.

A new postal code is formed by combining the 5-digit (or 3-digit) postal code and the user code. As described above, the user code corresponds to the place name information of the town name in the prefecture name, the municipality name, the town name, and the address table number (chome, number, street address, etc.) that make up the address information, as described above. It is a digit area code.

The CPU 1 uses the place name database 3a to execute the address information management processing of the selected processing modes 1 to 4. That is, as shown in step S1 of FIG.
The CPU 1 displays the address information management menu on the display screen of the display device 5 and requests the selection of the processing modes 1 to 4.

When the processing mode 1 is selected by operating the cursor of the input device 4, the CPU 1 executes the processing for obtaining the new postal code from the inputted place name information (YES in step S2). That is, the CPU 1 displays a list of prefecture name data on the display screen of the display device 5 as shown in FIG. 4A (step S3). The list consists of all prefectures from Hokkaido to Okinawa.

When, for example, "Tokyo" is selected by operating the cursor of the input device 4 from this display screen, the CPU 1 uses the place name database 3a to display a list of the corresponding city / ward / town / village name data (step). S4). That is,
As shown in FIG. 4 (B), a list of city name data such as “Adachi Ward”, “Chiyoda Ward” and “Machida City” included in “Tokyo” is displayed on the display screen of the display device 5 here. indicate.

When "Chiyoda Ward" is selected from this display screen by operating the cursor of the input device 4, the CPU 1
Uses the place name database 3a to display a list of relevant town name data and new postal code (step S5). That is, as shown in FIG. 4C, a list of town name data such as “Marunouchi”, “Kasumigaseki”, and “Iwamotocho” included in “Chiyoda-ku” is displayed on the display screen of the display device 5. . From this display screen, as shown in FIG. 4C, the new postal code corresponding to each town name data is obtained (step S6).

Thus, for example, in the case of "Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo", the same postal code "100"
It is possible to obtain user codes “M8T” and “M8S” corresponding to “Marunouchi” and “Kasumigaseki”, respectively. Therefore, a new postal code that consists of the postal code and the user code can be obtained. Further, for example, in the case of “Machida City, Tokyo”, as shown in FIG. 5A, an 8-digit code consisting of a 5-digit postal code “194-02” and a 3-digit user code “Z9A” You can request a new postal code.

Next, when the processing mode 2 is selected by operating the cursor of the input device 4, the CPU 1 executes the processing for obtaining the address information by the inputted zip code (NO in step S2, YES in S7). That is, CPU1
Displays an instruction to enter the postal code in the display device 5
Is displayed on the display screen of. When the postal code is input from the input device 4, the CPU 1 searches the place name database 3a for the corresponding address information using the input postal code as a directory (steps S8 and S9).

Here, the directory is a three-digit or five-digit postal code that is a part of the new postal code. That is, for example, when the postal code "100" is input, the CPU 1 determines that the prefecture name corresponding to the postal code "100" is "Tokyo" and the municipality name is "Chiyoda-ku" from the place name database 3a. , And search for address information whose town name is "Marunouchi" or "Kasumigaseki".
The CPU 1 displays the retrieved address information on the display screen of the display device 5 (step S10).

Next, when the processing mode 3 is selected by operating the cursor of the input device 4, the CPU 1 executes the processing of printing the new postal code at the designated position on the paper such as a postcard (NO in step S7, (YES in S11). In this processing mode 3, the CPU 1 creates the address book data 3b, which should also be called a personal database (card database) consisting of the address information and the new postal code, by the above-mentioned processing using the place name database 3a and creates the FDD 3
It is assumed to be stored in. This address book data 3b
Is, for example, as shown in FIG. 5B, the address 50, the postal code 51, which is the destination in the card format of the postcard image,
User code 52, address table number (here, 1 chome,
No. 1, No. 1) 55 and name 53.

The CPU 1 obtains a new zip code consisting of the zip code 51 and the user code 52 from the created address book data 3b, and prints it at the designated position of the postcard as shown in FIG. 5 (B). Is executed (step S1
2, 13). Specifically, by using the conventional postcard printing mode, the new postal code is printed at the designated position on the postcard paper set in the printing device 6 based on the postcard image address book data 3b.

The processing mode 4 is a printing mode of the new postal code, similar to the processing mode 3, but the new postal code is not printed as it is, but the bar code corresponding to the new postal code is printed on a postcard or the like. Print.

That is, the CPU 1 obtains a new zip code including a zip code 51 and a user code 52 from the created address book data 3b (step S14). Further, the CPU 1 generates a bar code pattern corresponding to the obtained new postal code by using the table including the new postal code and the bar code prepared in advance in the FDD 3 (step S15). Then, the CPU 1 places the postcard paper set in the printing device 6 at the designated position (lower right 54).
The generated barcode pattern is printed (step S1)
6).

In this way, by inputting, for example, the three-digit postal code "100" which is a part of the new postal code, the prefecture name corresponding to the postal code "100" is input from the place name database 3a. Is "Tokyo"
With, you can search for address information with the name of the municipality being "Chiyoda-ku" and the town name being "Marunouchi" or "Kasumigaseki". At this time, only the partial code of the three-digit zip code "100" and the user code "M8T" 8
You can also ask for the entire code of the digit's new postal code.

Further, by using the conventional postcard printing mode, for example, all the codes of the new postal code obtained based on the place name database 3a can be printed at a designated position on the paper such as a postcard. In this case, it is possible to print the barcode at a designated position on the paper such as a postcard by providing a function of generating a barcode pattern corresponding to the new postal code.

[0029]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily retrieve, for example, a new eight-digit postal code corresponding to the address information from the place name information that constitutes the address information. Therefore, when the new zip code system is adopted, it is possible to simplify the work of searching the zip code corresponding to the address without using the zip code book which is considered to be considerably thick.

Further, the address information corresponding to the new postal code and all the new postal code can be easily obtained only by inputting a part of the new postal code. Therefore, it is possible to obtain all the address information and the new zip code even with only the conventional zip code, which is a part of the code. Therefore, it is possible to provide a very useful address management system.

Further, by using the conventional postcard printing mode, for example, all the codes of the new postal code can be printed at a designated position on the paper such as a postcard. Therefore, even when the new postal code system is adopted, it is possible to efficiently perform processing such as postcard address printing. Further, by utilizing the function of generating a bar code pattern corresponding to the new postal code, the bar code corresponding to the new postal code can be printed at a designated position on a paper such as a postcard. Therefore, if a bar code reading system is used, it is possible to easily construct a system for automatically inputting a new postal code and classifying postcards or the like according to destinations.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of an address information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining an operation according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an operation according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an operation according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the structure of a place name database according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... CPU, 2 ... ROM, 3 ... FDD, 3a ... Place name database, 4 ... Input device, 5 ... Display device, 6 ... Printing device.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. By the place name information which is a part of the address information,
Database storage means for storing a place name database for searching corresponding address information and postal code, input means for inputting the place name information, and the place name database by the place name information input by the input means An address information management system, comprising: a zip code output means for searching and outputting the zip code corresponding to the corresponding address information. 2. A database storing means for storing a place name database for searching the corresponding address information according to the place name information which is a part of the address information or the postal code corresponding to the address information, and the postal code. Input means for inputting, address information output means for searching and outputting the corresponding address information from the place name database by the zip code entered by the input means, and for inputting the place name information It is provided with an input means and a zip code output means for searching the zip code corresponding to the corresponding address information from the place name database and outputting the zip code according to the place name information input by the input means. Address information management system. 3. By the place name information which is a part of the address information,
In a system having a place name database for searching corresponding address information and zip code, a step of displaying a list of the prefecture name data in the place name information on a display screen, and the displayed prefecture name. The step of selecting and specifying the corresponding prefecture name data from the data, the step of displaying a list of the city name data corresponding to the selected and specified prefecture name data, and the displayed city name A step of selectively designating corresponding city / ward / town / village name data from the name data, and searching and outputting the postal code corresponding to the address information from the place / name database by the selected / designated city / town / village name data A zip code search method comprising the steps of: 4. By the place name information which is a part of the address information,
Database storage means for storing a place name database for searching corresponding address information and postal code, input means for inputting the place name information, and the place name database by the place name information input by the input means A zip code output means for searching for and outputting the zip code corresponding to the address information, and a printing means for printing the zip code output by the zip code output means at a designated position. An address information management system characterized by being provided. 5. By the place name information which is a part of the address information,
Database storage means for storing a place name database for searching corresponding address information and postal code, input means for inputting the place name information, and the place name database by the place name information input by the input means. A zip code output means for searching for and outputting the zip code corresponding to the address information from, and generating a bar code pattern corresponding to the zip code output by the zip code output means, An address information management system comprising: a printing unit that prints the barcode pattern at a designated position.