JPH10171905A - Electronic slip system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic slip system which uses an electronic medium and also has an evidence capability. SOLUTION: An electronic slip system consists of terminals 11 (11A and 11B) and card media 13 which are provided with an IC chip and a write once optical recording part. A person who performs an action that becomes an object to create a slip, i.e., a performer activates his own terminal 11A and sets his own card medium 13 and a card medium 13 which is owned by a performed person or is sent to the performed person to the terminal 11. Then, the performer inputs a desired slip information. When the input is completed, the terminal 11A records the inputted slip on an optical recording part of both card media 13. This slip information includes a print of seal that is read from the performer's card medium, fingerprint data, etc., as legal basis information in the slip.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technology for digitizing slips, and more particularly, to a technology for digitizing slips associated with the dispatch, delivery and receipt of articles and an electronic slip system using the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a process from a product purchase request to a payment is performed by a process involving a large number of slips.
For example, assuming that Company A purchases product C from Company B, Company A sends a request form describing the requested items to Company B. Company B prepares a product C based on the request form, prepares a slip such as a delivery note, a delivery note, an invoice, and a receipt, and sends out the product C together with the slip.

[0003] Upon receiving the product C, the company A stamps a receipt. The carrier takes the receipt back to Company B. Company A,
Company B binds each slip to an appropriate file.

[0004]

As described above, in the conventional distribution system, a large number of documents are used in the distribution process. For this reason, there is a problem that resources are consumed in a large amount, office work is complicated, and management of slips and forms is difficult.

In order to solve such a problem, it is conceivable to digitize a slip. However, simply changing the medium of the voucher from carbon paper to an electronic medium can falsify the digitized voucher, which reduces the reliability of the contents of the voucher and increases the efficiency of paperwork. Cannot be achieved.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide an electronic voucher system using an electronic medium and having an evidential ability. Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic slip system that enables efficient distribution.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, an electronic slip system according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises a plurality of recording media and a plurality of terminals for processing the recording media. In each of the recording media, information unique to the owner is recorded in advance, and the terminal is a recording unit that records in advance the act information on the scheduled act on the recording medium of the person who intends to act; Means for reading the act information and the owner-specific information from the recording medium on which the act information is stored, and recording the legal basis information on the recording medium of the perpetrator. Features.

According to this configuration, for example, when an act of delivering a product is performed, a delivery note and a receipt are recorded in advance on a recording medium of the deliverer as action information relating to the act, and after delivery, The act information and the information unique to the owner can be read out and recorded on the recording medium of the recipient. Therefore, it is possible to transfer, store, and manage information corresponding to a conventional slip or the like using an electronic medium. Moreover,
Since the information unique to the owner recorded on the recording medium of the actor is also recorded on the recording medium of the perpetrator, it can also function as a proof medium.

In order to achieve the above object, a second aspect of the present invention is provided.
The electronic voucher system according to the aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of recording media and a terminal that processes the recording media, and information unique to the owner is recorded on each of the recording media in advance. After a certain act in the actor, means for recording act information on the act on the recording medium of the actor and the actor, and information unique to the owner stored in the recording medium of the actor as legal basis information Means for recording on the recording medium of the offender.

According to the present invention, for example, when an act of purchasing (or selling) merchandise at a store is performed, receipts related to these acts and their copies are recorded on the recording medium of the actor and the actee, respectively. Can be recorded. Therefore, it is possible to transfer, store, and manage information corresponding to a conventional slip or the like using an electronic medium. In addition, since the information unique to the owner recorded on the recording medium of the actor is also recorded on the recording medium of the perpetrator, it can function as an evidence medium.

[0011] It is noted that not only the information unique to the owner stored in the recording medium of the actor is recorded on the recording medium of the actor, but also the information unique to the owner stored in the recording medium of the actor. It may be recorded on the recording medium of the actor. In this way, the information unique to the owner of the actor is recorded on the recording medium of the actor, and the information unique to the owner of the actor is recorded on the recording medium of the actor. Therefore, the reliability of the recorded action information can be improved.

The terminal may include, for example, means for compressing the action information and adding a digital signature obtained by encrypting the action information with a secret key to the action information. By decrypting the digital signature using the public key, and further decompressing the digital signature to determine whether or not it matches the original action information, it is possible to determine whether or not the action information has been falsified.

The recording medium may be, for example, a medium such as an IC card held by the actor and the actor, or a terminal provided by the actor or the actor, such as a PO.
An S terminal, a hard disk device incorporated in a personal computer, an optical disk device, or the like may be used.

It is desirable that the recording medium is one in which information is additionally recorded, such as an optical recording section of an optical hybrid IC card. The terminal can refer to the action information in the write-once type recording section so that the action history can be referred to. It is desirable to record additionally.

[0015] An electronic slip system according to a third aspect of the present invention comprises a plurality of recording media respectively held by an actor and an actor, and processing means for processing the recording media. The processing means is a recording means for pre-recording the act information on the act of the actor in the recording medium of the actor, and the act information and the owner-specific information from the recording medium in which the act information is stored in advance. Means for reading and recording on the recording medium of the culprit.

According to such a configuration, for example, when an act of delivering a product is performed, a delivery note and a receipt are recorded in advance on a recording medium of the deliverer as action information on the act, and Thereafter, the act information and the information unique to the owner can be read out and recorded on the recording medium of the recipient. Therefore, it is possible to transfer, store, and manage information corresponding to a conventional slip or the like using an electronic medium. In addition, since the information unique to the owner recorded on the recording medium of the actor is also recorded on the recording medium of the perpetrator, it can function as an evidence medium.

Further, an electronic slip system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention comprises: a plurality of recording media respectively held by an actor and an actor; and processing means for processing the recording media. Owner-specific information is recorded on each of the recording media, and the processing means records, after a certain act in the actor, act information on the act on the recording medium of the actor and the actor And means for recording information unique to the owner read from the recording medium of the actor on the recording medium of the actor.

According to this configuration, the processing means records information on a certain act, that is, slip information, on the recording medium of the actor and the actee. Therefore, the actor and the defendant can hold substantially the same information regarding the act, that is, slip information. Moreover, since the unique information of the actor is recorded on the recording medium of the perpetrator, this unique information can be used as a legal basis or the like.

[0019] The processing means may further include means for recording information unique to the owner stored in the recording medium of the actor on the recording medium of the actor. With this configuration, the information unique to the owner of the actor is stored in the recording medium of the actor, and the information unique to the owner of the actor is stored in the recording medium of the actor. Therefore, the contents can be confirmed by comparing the two recording media.

[0020] The recording medium may further include a write-once history recording unit for storing a history of the action information, and the processing unit may additionally record the action information in the history recording unit of the recording medium. You may comprise. With such a configuration, by confirming the contents of the write-once recording unit, it can be used as evidence of past transactions.

The processing means may include, for example, means for compressing the action information and adding a digital signature obtained by encrypting the action information using a secret key to the action information.

The information unique to the owner includes an imprint of the owner's mark, data indicating physical characteristics, and the like.

The recording medium includes, for example, a semiconductor chip and a write-once recording unit, and the slip information is stored in the write-once type recording unit. By storing the action information in the write-once type recording unit, the reliability and evidential ability of the action information can be improved.

The recording medium comprises, for example, an optical IC hybrid card provided with a semiconductor chip and a write-once optical recording unit, and the slip information is stored in the optical recording unit. By storing the action information in the write-once type optical recording unit, it is possible to enhance the reliability and evidence capacity of the action information.

An electronic slip system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is an electronic slip system for managing distribution of articles comprising a plurality of recording media and a plurality of terminals, wherein the recording medium comprises: A first recording unit for storing data in a rewritable manner, and a second recording unit for storing data in a substantially non-rewritable manner, wherein shipping data for specifying shipping contents is written by a terminal of the sending source. Delivering the recording medium together with the delivered item, reading out the shipping data stored in the recording medium by the terminal on the receiving side, and determining whether or not the shipping data and the received delivered item substantially match. When it is determined that they match, the terminal records receipt data certifying receipt in the second recording unit of the recording medium on the medium, and returns the recording medium to the sending source. To.

In the electronic voucher system of the present invention,
The shipping data, that is, the contents of the conventional shipping slip and the like are recorded in the first storage medium and delivered together with the delivered items. Therefore,
The slip can be digitized and used repeatedly. In addition, since the received data is stored in the write-once second storage medium, the recording medium can be used as a certificate that the delivered item has been received.

When it is determined that the contents of the shipping data stored in the first recording section substantially match the received article, the terminal on the receiving side stores the received data in the second recording section. In addition, the information may be recorded on a recording medium that is substantially non-rewritable of the terminal and recorded on the recording medium.

[0028] The terminal may further include a write-once recording device and means for writing the received data to the write-once recording device. According to this configuration, the received data is also written in the write-once type recording unit, so that the received data stored in the write-once type recording device and the received data recorded on the second recording unit of the recording medium are compared with each other, so that The validity of the data can be confirmed.

[0029] The terminal may include imprint data storage means for storing the imprint of the received seal, and means for reading the imprint data from the imprint data storage means and including it in the received data. According to this configuration, since the received data includes the imprint data, the recording medium can be used as evidence.

[0030] The terminal may include means for transmitting an e-mail specifying the contents of the item to be sent to the destination, and means for transmitting an e-mail indicating that the item has been received to the source. According to such a configuration, it is possible to notify the sending and receiving status of the article to the other party by e-mail.

[0031]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an electronic slip system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the following description, a “slip” is a document or document serving as a legal basis for supporting an act, and means substantially the same document stored by the actor and the acted person. .

For example, as shown schematically in FIG. 1, a “slip” is a document (first slip) to be issued when an actor performs any act (first act) on an actor. ), Which includes a certificate such as a seal or signature of the actor (issuer). The copy of the first slip is stored by the actor himself, and the slip body is sent to the offender and stored by the offender. Generally, after confirming the act of the actor, the perpetrator issues a voucher (second voucher) proving that the act has been confirmed, sends the second voucher to the actor, Hold. The actor receiving the second slip saves it.

In the event that any trouble occurs with respect to the “act” at a later date, the actor and the defendant individually check and match the vouchers stored by the actor and the acted person, thereby confirming the presence or absence of the act, its legitimacy, etc. As well as legal evidence.

Taking the case where X requests Y to send out the article Z, the actor X issues a request as a slip, saves a copy of the request, and sends the request to the actor Y. I do. Next, the requested Y prepares the article Z as the actor and sends it out to the actor X. Actor Y issues a delivery note or the like as a slip, saves a copy, and
Send the delivery note to X confirms the delivered item Z as an actor, issues a receipt as a slip, and sends it to Y, the actor.

Next, an embodiment of an electronic slip system in which such slips are digitized will be specifically described. (First Embodiment) As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic voucher system of this embodiment comprises a plurality of terminals 11 and a card medium 13. Each terminal 11 includes an input unit 21, a display unit 23, card processing units 25 and 27, and a fingerprint reader 29, as shown in FIG.

The input unit 21 includes a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, and inputs arbitrary data, instructions, and the like. The display unit 23
Displays input data, instructions, etc. Card processing unit 2
As shown in FIG. 4, 5 and 27 each include a chip processing unit (chip interface) and an optical processing unit (auxiliary recording reader / writer), and access (read and write data) to an IC chip 31 described later and Based on the information read from the chip 31, access to the optical recording unit 33 (reading and writing data) to be described later is performed.

The fingerprint reading device 29, as shown in FIG.
An image acquisition unit 41 that scans an image (a fingerprint image) in a reading window and acquires image data, a Fourier transform unit 42 that performs a Fourier transform on (a waveform of) the image data acquired by the image acquisition unit 41, and a Fourier transform A phase information extraction unit 43 for extracting only the phase information of the Fourier series acquired by the unit 42;
A synthesizing unit 44 for synthesizing the phase information read from the memory 313 of the IC chip 31 and the phase information generated by the phase information extracting unit 43, and a Fourier transform for obtaining the correlation strength by Fourier transforming the phase information synthesized by the synthesizing unit 44 The comparison unit 45 compares the correlation strength obtained by the Fourier transformation unit 45 with a threshold value,
The determination unit 46 determines whether the operator is a valid person.

Each card medium 13 is, as shown in FIG.
An optical IC hybrid card including an IC chip 31 and an optical recording unit 33 is provided. The optical recording section 33 is a section in which pits are formed by laser light or the like and data is written.
This is a recording unit that can be additionally written but cannot be rewritten. The optical recording section 33 is divided into a plurality of recording blocks. The IC chip 31 includes a processing unit (processor) 311 and a rewritable memory 313.

As shown in FIG. 6, the memory 313 accesses the card ID; personal identification data for certifying the owner (name / name, password, fingerprint data, imprint, etc.), and the optical recording unit 33. (The start address of each recording block, the last position address indicating the last write position, etc.), and the format information of each slip. The fingerprint data includes, for example, phase information extracted after Fourier-transforming an image of the fingerprint of the holder. The slip information is recorded in the optical recording section 33 as shown in FIG.

Next, the operation of the electronic slip system configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. First, a person who has committed an act to be created document, namely, (hereinafter referred to A) actors mounts its own card media 13 _A to the card processing unit 25 is to launch its own terminal 11 _A. Terminal 11 _A
Indicates that a finger should be placed on the fingerprint reader 29 while the password is being input. According to this display, actor A inputs the password, and furthermore, fingerprint reader 2
Put your finger on 9. Terminal 11 _A reads the password and fingerprint data from the memory 313 of the mounted card medium 13 _A.

The terminal 11 _A compares the read entered password password to determine whether or not they match each other. If it is determined that they match, it is further determined whether the fingerprint data read by the fingerprint reader 29 matches the fingerprint data read from the memory 313 or not. If a matching and is determined, to allow the use of the terminal 11 _A.

Next, the terminal 11 _A reads a plurality of slip formats stored in the memory 313 of the card medium 13 _A and displays a list on the display unit 23. Actor A
Select a desired slip format from the displayed list. Then, according to the format of the selected voucher,
Enter information. When the input is completed, the actor A, the actors which had been prepared beforehand (hereinafter, B to) of the card medium 13 (hereinafter referred to as 13 _B) mounted to the card processing unit 27, a registration key Manipulate. In response to this operation, the terminal 11 _A, the contents of the input document, the card processing unit 2
Card media 1 of actor A and actor B via 5, 27
3 in the optical recording section 33 _A and 13 _B are recorded as slip information as shown in FIG.

At this time, the terminal 11 includes the seal imprint and fingerprint data (or the fingerprint data read by the fingerprint reader 29) read from the card medium 13A of the actor _A as evidence information in the slip information. It should be noted that only the slip information stored in the _B card medium 13B may include the imprint and fingerprint data of the actor A. The slip information (copy) stored in the card medium 13 _A of _A includes the card ID of the card medium of B
And the address information indicating the storage location of the corresponding slip, and the slip information (original) stored in the _B card medium 13B
Contains address information indicating the storage position of the slip corresponding to the card ID of the card medium 13A of _A.

When the actor B receives the card medium 13 storing the slip information, the actor B confirms the act of the actor A, activates his terminal 11 _B, and activates his card medium 13 _B
Is mounted on the card processing unit 25. This card medium 13 _B
May be sent from A or may be another medium owned by B. Terminal 11 _B displays that should put a finger on the fingerprint reader 29 inputs the password. According to this display, the defendant B inputs the password and places his / her finger on the fingerprint reader 29. Terminal 11 _B reads the password and fingerprint data from the memory 313 of the mounted card medium 13 _B.

The terminal 11 _B compares the read entered password password to determine whether or not they match each other. If it is determined that they match, it is further determined whether the fingerprint data read by the fingerprint reader 29 matches the fingerprint data read from the memory 313 or not. If a matching and is determined, to allow the use of the terminal 11 _B.

Next, the terminal 11 _B reads a plurality of slip formats stored in the memory 313 of the card medium 13 _B and displays a list on the display unit 23. Defendant B
(Also an actor of the confirmation act) selects a desired slip format from the displayed list. Subsequently, information is input according to the format of the selected slip.

When the input is completed, the actor transfers the card medium 13 _A of actor A prepared in advance to the card processing unit 2.
7 and operate the registration key. In response to this operation, terminal 11 _B is a card medium 13 _A and 13 optical recording unit 33 of the _B of the contents of the input document through the card processing unit 25, 27 actors A and the actors B Record as slip information. At this time, the terminal 11 stores the card medium 13
_The stamp and fingerprint data read from _B (or fingerprint data read by the fingerprint reader 29) are included in the slip information as evidence information. Note that only the slip information stored on the card medium 13A of the actor _A may include the imprint and fingerprint data of the actor B.

Defendant _B saves its own card medium 13 _B and sends card medium 13 _A to actor A. Actor A and Defendant B store the slip information stored in the card medium in a database in which the act and the confirmation act are associated with each other.

It is assumed that it is necessary to confirm the slip at a later date. First, let us consider a case where a complaint has been made from the actor B to the actor A that a predetermined act has not been performed. In this case, the actor A searches his or her database, and searches for a card ID of a card medium in which a confirmation note relating to the act is stored. Next, the card medium 13 _A to which the retrieved card ID is attached is taken out, set in the card processing unit 25 of the terminal 11 _A of the own device, and the recorded contents of the optical recording unit 33 are determined. When it is confirmed that the confirmation data is recorded in the optical recording unit 33, the contents of the confirmation data and the card ID included in the confirmation data are set to the offense B
Notify. The actors B which has received the notification, by checking the contents of the optical recording portion 33 of the card medium 13 _B whose ID number is assigned, it can be confirmed that it has confirmed the action.

Further, in the case where the actor A requests a charge from the actor B to the actor B despite the fact that the actor B has not acted, the actor B does not act based on the contents of the own database. Is confirmed, and actor A is notified of this. Actor A checks his database,
Moreover, the card medium 13 _A that stores the optical recording unit 33
The fact can be confirmed by checking the contents of the record.

In the case where the actor B does not pay the actor A, the actor A uses the card medium 13 on which a slip concerning the act and its confirmation are recorded from his own database.
The card ID of _B is determined, and the information is notified to the offender B. Defendant B uses the stored card medium 13
By checking the recorded contents of the optical recording unit 33 of _B , it is possible to judge that the user has already confirmed the act and recognize the necessity of payment.

As described above, according to the first embodiment,
The "slip" can be registered and stored in the optical recording unit of the card medium of the actor and the actor. In addition, these slips are written on a non-rewritable, write-once recording medium, and are provided with the imprint of the actor's mark and the fingerprint data. That is, the slip can be digitized, and moreover, can have the ability as evidence.

Each terminal 11 may attach a digital signature to the slip in order to prevent the falsification of the slip. For example, each terminal 11 has a secret key K _S and a public key K _P , as shown in FIG. 8A, digitally compresses a slip (plaintext), encrypts the slip using the secret key K _S, and signature {document (zipped)} to create a K _S, in addition to document (plain text),
The information is recorded in the optical recording unit 33.

When confirming that the slip is legitimate, each terminal 11 compresses the digital signature using the public key K _P of the terminal that created the slip, as shown in FIG. 8B. Is converted into a voucher, which is further decompressed and decrypted into a plaintext voucher. Subsequently, the voucher is compared with the decrypted voucher, and if they match, it can be confirmed that the voucher is valid.

It is desirable that each slip is encrypted so that it cannot be read by a third party. In this case, for example, the processing unit 311 of the IC chip 31 generates an encryption key based on a random number or the like when writing a slip. Each terminal 11 encrypts the slip using the encryption key and records the encrypted slip in the optical recording unit 33. Further, the decryption key corresponding to the encryption key and the optical recording unit 33 in which the slip is stored are stored. The address is stored in the memory 313 of the IC chip 31.

For example, as schematically shown in FIG. 9, slips 1, 2, and 3 encrypted with encryption keys K1, K2, K3,.
.. Are recorded in the optical recording unit 33 and their decryption keys K
1 ', K2', K3 ',...
.. May be stored in the memory unit 313 of the IC chip 31. Further, the processing unit 311 of the IC chip 31
It is more desirable to make only the decryption key and address of the last slip accessible from the outside and keep the other decryption keys and addresses private.

(Application Example of the First Embodiment)
The electronic slip system according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 10 in a case where A requests product C from B. First,
Requester A is attached its own card media 13 _A to the card processing unit 25 is to launch its own terminal 11 _A. The terminal 11 _A inputs a password and operates the fingerprint reader 2
9 indicates that a finger should be placed. According to this display, the requester A inputs the password, and further puts a finger on the fingerprint reader 29. Terminal 11 _A reads the password and fingerprint data from the memory 313 of the mounted card medium 13 _A.

[0059] The terminal 11 _A compares the read entered password password to determine whether or not they match each other. If it is determined that they match, it is further determined whether the fingerprint data read by the fingerprint reader 29 matches the fingerprint data read from the memory 313 or not. If a matching and is determined, to allow the use of the terminal 11 _A.

Next, the terminal 11 _A reads a plurality of slip formats stored in the memory 313 of the card medium 13 _A , and displays a list on the display unit 23. Requester A
Select the request form from the displayed list. Subsequently, information is input according to the format of the selected slip. When the input is completed, the requester A
Equipped with a card medium 13 _B of the request destination B to the card processing unit 27, operating the registration key. In response to this operation, the terminal 1
_1A stores the contents of the input slip in the card processing unit 25,
Card medium 13 _A of actor A and actor B via 27
When 13 is recorded as slip information in the optical recording unit 33 of the _B. At this time, the terminal 11 _A are doer seal image and the fingerprint data read from the card medium 13 _A of the A (or fingerprint data read by the fingerprint reader 29) included in the document information as evidence information.

The request form (copy) stored in the card medium 13 _A of _A contains the card ID of the card medium 13 _B of _B.
In the request form (original) stored in the card medium 13 _B of _B , the address information indicating the storage position of the slip corresponding to the card ID of the card medium of A is included. Is included. A digital signature may be attached to the slip.

A indicates that the input card medium 13 _B is
Deliver to

Upon receiving the card medium 13 _B storing the slip information, the request destination B confirms the request contents of the requester A, activates its own terminal 11 _B, and processes the card medium 13 _{B of} itself. It is attached to the unit 25. This card medium 13 _B may be the one sent from A or another medium owned by B.

The terminal 11 _B inputs a password and displays that a finger should be placed on the fingerprint reader 29.
According to this display, the person in charge of the request destination B inputs the password, and further puts a finger on the fingerprint reader 29. Terminal 11 _B reads the password and fingerprint data from the memory 313 of the mounted card medium 13 _B.

The terminal 11 _B compares the read password with the input password and determines whether they match. If it is determined that they match, it is further determined whether the fingerprint data read by the fingerprint reader 29 matches the fingerprint data read from the memory 313 or not. If a matching and is determined, to allow the use of the terminal 11 _B.

Next, the terminal 11 _B reads a plurality of slip formats stored in the memory 313 of the card medium 13 _B and displays a list on the display unit 23. The request destination (shipping source) B selects a desired shipping slip from the displayed list. Subsequently, information is input according to the format of the selected shipping slip. When the input is complete, B is equipped with a card medium 13 _A Requester A prepared in advance in the card processing unit 27, operating the registration key. In response to this operation, terminal 11 _B is recorded as packing slip contents of the input document through the card processing unit 25 and 27 in the card medium 13 _A and 13 optical recording unit 33 of the _B of A and B . At this time, the terminal 11 includes the seal imprint and the fingerprint data (or the fingerprint data read by the fingerprint reader 29) read from the _B card medium 13B as evidence information in the slip information. In addition, only the shipping slip stored in the card medium 13 _A of _A ,
The imprint and the fingerprint data of the sender B may be included.

B stores its own card medium 13 _B ,
The product C is sent to the client _A together with the card medium 13A.

Upon receiving the product C and the card medium 13 _A , the requester A determines whether the contents of the receipt stored in the product C and the card medium 13 _A are correct. If correct, the terminal 11 _B reads a plurality of document formats stored in the memory 313 of the card medium 13 _A, on the display unit 23 a list. The requester A selects a slip of the receipt from the displayed list. Subsequently, the information of the receipt is input according to the displayed format.

When the input is completed, A inserts the B card medium 13 _B prepared in advance into the card processing section 27 and operates the registration key. In response to this operation, the terminal 1
_1A transmits the contents of the received receipt to the card processing unit 25,
Recording is performed on the optical recording units 33 of the card media 13 _A and 13 _B of A and B via the recording medium 27. At this time, the terminal 11 _A can seal image and the fingerprint data read from the card medium 13 _B of the B (or fingerprint data read by the fingerprint reader 29) included in the receipt as proof information. Note that only the shipping slip stored in the _B card medium 13B may include the imprint of A and the fingerprint data.

_A saves its own card medium 13 _A ,
The card medium 13 _B storing the receipt is sent to B. A
And B correspond to the slips stored in the card media 13 _A and 13 _B , respectively, and make them into a database, record them on an optical disk or the like, and use them for later retrieval.

As described above, according to this application example, a “slip” required for ordering and delivering goods can be recorded and stored in the optical recording unit 33 of the card medium 13. In addition, since these slips are written on a non-rewritable write-once recording medium, and have an imprint of the actor's mark and fingerprint data added thereto, they also have the ability as evidence. That is, the slip can be digitized, and moreover, can have the ability as evidence.

The method of sending and receiving slips can be arbitrarily changed, and for example, can be changed as follows. First, requester A is delivered to the B store request form in its card medium 13 _A, B writes the request form that is stored in the card medium 13 _A in the card medium 13 _B. B prepares the product C and prepares a shipping slip, and writes it in the optical recording unit 33 of the card media 13 _A and 13 _B of _A and _B. B is
Card media 13 _A and 13 _{B on} which the shipping slip has been written
And send it to A. A is product C and card medium 1
When 3 _A and 13 _B are received, it is determined whether or not the contents of the received product C, the request slip, and the shipping slip substantially match,
If they match, a receipt is created and the card medium 13 _A
And _{13B in} the optical recording section 33. A saves its card medium 13 _A and returns the card medium 13 _B to B.

Further, the scene using the electronic slip is not limited to such a scene. For example, if A is its own terminal 11
Stored in advance invoice and receipt in its card medium 13 _A with _A, actors bring the card media 13 _A with product. If the actors B confirms the delivery contents, the electronic terminal 11 sets the card medium 13 _A and its card medium 13 _B to _B, copies the receipt and delivery note in the card medium 13 _B of B, the card medium 13 contains the information specific to the card medium 13 _B to _a, it may further contains the information specific to the card medium 13 _a in the card medium 13 _B. With such a configuration, the same document to the card medium 13 _A and 13 _B (delivery notes and receipt)
And add the unique information of B to the card medium 13 _A ,
It can be added with unique information A into the card medium 13 _B.

When the actor A makes a purchase at the store B, the actor A is placed on the terminal 11 _B which also functions as a POS terminal.
And the receipt (receipt) and its copy are stored in the card media 13 _A and 13 _B of the actor _B , respectively, and furthermore, the unique information of the store B is included in the receipt, and the unique information of the actor A is included in the copy. It is also possible to make it.

(Second Embodiment) In the first embodiment, the card medium 13 is used to transmit a slip between the actor and the acted person. It is also possible to use a card medium (hereinafter, referred to as a passing medium) 51 dedicated to transmitting a slip between persons.

The operation of the electronic slip system using the passing medium 51 will be described below with reference to FIG. 11 taking as an example the case where A requests B for goods C. The communication medium 51 is configured by an optical IC hybrid card, and includes an IC chip 31 and an optical recording unit 33. However, the information of the owner is not stored.

First, A activates its own terminal 11 _A and mounts its own card medium 13 _A in the card processing section 25. Terminal 11 _A displays that should put a finger on the fingerprint reader 29 inputs the password. According to this display, A inputs the password, and further puts a finger on the fingerprint reader 29. Terminal 11 _A reads the password and fingerprint data from the IC chip 31 of the mounted card medium 13 _A.

The terminal 11 _A compares the password read from the IC chip 31 with the input password and determines whether or not they match. If it is determined that they match, the fingerprint data read by the fingerprint reader 29 and the IC chip 3
It is determined whether or not the fingerprint data read from No. 1 matches. If a matching and is determined, to allow the use of the terminal 11 _A.

Next, the operator A displays an input screen for a request form on the display unit 23, and inputs information according to the display. When the input is completed, the operator A attaches the passing medium 51 to the card processing unit 27 and operates the registration key. In response to this operation, the terminal 11 _A, the contents of the input request sheet via the card processing section 25 and 27 card medium 13 _A, is recorded on the optical recording section 33 of the returnable medium 51. The request form includes the imprint of A and the fingerprint data read from the card medium 13A of _A. Next, A saves its own card medium 13 _A and sends the passing medium 51 to B.

[0080] B, upon receiving a returnable medium 51, the fingerprint along with its contents up its own terminal 11 _B in order to confirm, fitted with its own card medium 13 _B to the card processing unit 25, inputs the password A finger is placed on the reading device 29. Terminal 11 _B reads the password and fingerprint data from the IC chip 31 of the card medium 13 _B. Terminal 11 _B is,
Read password and comparing the entered password, if a match with the judgment, determines whether the fingerprint data matches read from the fingerprint reader 29 with the fingerprint data and the card medium 13 _B read. If a matching that determined, to allow the use of the terminal 11 _B.

Next, B attaches the medium 51 to the card processing unit 27 and checks the contents of the request stored in the optical recording unit 33 of the medium 51. Once verification is complete,
The contents of the request form, its card medium 13 optical recording portion 3 of the _B
Write to 3.

Thus, the optical recording section 33 of the card medium 13 _A of _{A and} the optical recording section 33 of the card medium 13 _B of _B have
Substantially the same slip (request form) is written.

According to the slip, B prepares a product C. Also displays an input screen for packing slip (or delivery note) for creating on the display unit 23 of the terminal 11 _B. B follows this screen and sequentially inputs the contents of the shipping slip.

When the input is completed, the operator B operates the registration key. In response to this operation, terminal 11 _B is the content of the packing slip which is input via the card processing section 25 and 27 attend a card medium 13 optical recording unit 33 of the _B and B medium 51
Is recorded in the optical recording section 33. This shipping slip includes the fingerprint data and the seal imprint of B read from the card medium 13B of _B who is the actor.

_B saves its own card medium 13 _B and sends the passing medium 51 to A together with the product C.

When A receives the commodity C and the passing medium 51, it reads out the shipping slip from the optical recording unit 33 of the passing medium 51 via the card processing unit 25, and the received goods and the contents of the shipping slip are substantially changed. Check whether they match. When the confirmation is completed, A attaches his / her own card medium 13 _A to the card processing unit 27, and sends the shipping slip to its own card medium 13A.
_A is written to the optical recording unit 33 of _A.

As a result, substantially the same delivery slip is written in the optical recording section 33 of the B card medium 13 _{B and} the optical recording section 33 of the A card medium 13 _A.

[0088] Next, A displays an input screen for creating a receipt on the display unit 23 of the terminal 11 _A. A sequentially inputs the contents of the receipt in accordance with this screen.

When the input is completed, the operator A operates the registration key. In response to this operation, the terminal 11 _A, the contents of the input receipt through the card processing unit 25 and 27 is recorded on the optical recording section 33 of the card medium 13 _A and returnable medium 51. This receipt is the card medium 13 of the actor A
Including fingerprint data and imprints A read from the _A.

_A saves its own card medium 13 _A and sends the passing medium 51 to B. B is the passing medium 51
Is received, the contents of the receipt stored in the optical recording unit 33 are checked, and if the contents are correct, the own card medium 13 _B
Write its contents to

In this embodiment, the communication medium 51 does not have to include the optical recording section 33. That is, IC
A slip may be recorded on the chip 31. In addition, the passing medium 5
The document recorded in the first optical recording portion 33 card medium 13 _A
Or after writing the 13 _B, for example, it may be deleted by forming pits on all bits in the laser.

(Third Embodiment) In the first and second embodiments, the slip is recorded on the optical recording section of the card medium, but the medium for recording and storing the slip is arbitrary. For example, it is also possible to record on a write-once optical disk or the like.

An electronic slip system using an optical disk as a slip recording medium will be described below.

This electronic voucher system uses the terminal 1 on the requesting side.
More composed and 1 _A, the sending side of the terminal 11 _B, a plurality of card media 13 which is processed by the terminal 11 _A and 11 _B. Terminal 11 _A, for example, establishments purchasing goods (hereinafter, the request-source A) is disposed, as shown in FIG. 12, the input unit 21
, A display unit 23, a card processing unit 25, an optical disk processing unit 61, and an imprint storage unit 63. Terminal 11
_B is, for example, a business that sells and ships products (hereinafter referred to as
An input unit 21, a display unit 23,
It includes a card processing unit 25, an optical disk processing unit 61, and an imprint storage unit 63.

The configurations of the input unit 21, the display unit 23, and the card processing unit 25 are the same as those in the first embodiment. The optical disk processing unit 61 is composed of an optical disk device or the like, and writes data on a write-once optical disk or reads data from the optical disk. Imprint storage unit 63 is disposed only on the terminal 11 _A of the requester, and stores the print image of the article receipt stamp.

Next, in the distribution system using this system, the requester _A having the terminal 11A installed is the terminal 1A.
The described example if ordered products C to Dispatch B of 1 _B is installed.

First, the requester A requests (orders) the product C from the sender B by facsimile, telephone, mail or the like.

Upon receiving the request, the shipping source B prepares the product C and also prepares the card medium 13 functioning as a slip. The person in charge of creating the slip puts the card medium 13 in the terminal 1
On the display unit 23 of the terminal 11 _B as well as set the card processing section 25 of the 1 _B, and displays the document information input screen of a predetermined format.

Next, data for creating a slip is input from the input unit 21 in accordance with the contents of the request. The input data includes, for example, the following items. i) Type of slips, for example, invoice, delivery note, invoice ii) Requester (orderer), for example, company name (A), address iii) Request information For example, name, contact information, Request number, product name, product code, quantity iv) Recipient information For example, company name (B), address, name of person in charge, contact information, unit price, total (invoice amount), contract number

When the input is completed, the operator instructs writing to the card medium 13. In response to this instruction, the terminal 11 _B transmits the input slip data to the memory 31 of the IC chip 31 of the card medium 13 via the card processing unit 25.
3 is written as shown in FIG.

The terminal 11 _B is connected to the optical disk processing unit 6.
1, via the shipping number, order number, slip number, date, etc.
The card ID of the IC card is written on the optical disk.

When the writing process is completed, as shown in FIG. 14, the card medium 13 is sent to the requester A together with the product C as a slip.

The delivery member or the carrier delivers the card medium 13 to the request source A together with the product C. The person in charge of Requester A is
The card medium 13 attached to the card processing unit 25 of the own terminal 11 _A, by operating the input unit 21, IC chip 31
The contents of the slip recorded in the memory 313 are displayed. The person in charge confirms that there is no error in the recorded contents and confirms that the received product C is the one requested (ordered).

When the confirmation is completed, the person in charge instructs the completion of the confirmation by a predetermined input operation. Respond to this instruction,
The terminal 11 _A reads the address information from the memory 313 of the IC chip 31, and receives, at the position next to the final writing position, reception data for certifying that the product C has been received, via the card processing unit 25. As shown in FIG. 15, writing is performed on the optical recording unit 33.

The received data includes a slip name, a receiving date, a slip number, an order number, a contract number, delivery contents (product name, code, quantity), billing information (unit price, total amount), and an imprint storage unit 6.
3, the identification data (ID) of the terminal that has processed the card medium 13, and the like. Terminal 11 _A
Writes the received data on the optical disk by the optical disk processing unit 61.

When a series of processing is completed, the person in charge returns the card medium 13 to the delivery person. The deliverer brings the card medium 13 back to the sender B.

When the requested product is different from the delivered product, the person in charge writes return data to return the product to the IC chip 31 and returns the product C and the card medium 13 to the delivery person. The deliverer takes these back to the company, confirms them, and performs the shipping process again.

The card medium 13 itself can be used repeatedly by rewriting the contents stored in the IC chip 31 and appending it to the optical recording unit 33 until the recording data of the optical recording unit 33 becomes full. . The unusable card medium 13 is stored for a predetermined period.

It is assumed that it is necessary to confirm the slip at a later date. First, let us consider a case where a complaint has occurred from the request source A, such as the product C not having arrived. In this case, the sending source B searches the optical disc using the order number or the like as a key and searches for the corresponding card ID according to the claim from the requesting source A. Next, the card medium 13 search out card ID is attached is taken out, and set in the card processing unit 25 of the terminal 11 _B, to determine the contents recorded in the optical recording section 33. When it is confirmed that the received data is recorded in the optical recording unit 33,
The requester A is notified of the contents of the received data. Upon receiving the notification, the requester A can confirm that the merchandise has been received by checking the recorded contents of his or her optical disk.

[0110] Further, when the price is requested from the sending source B even though the product C has not been received, the requesting source A confirms from the content of its own optical disc that the product has not been received. Then, the fact is notified to the sending source B. The shipping source B is the optical recording unit 33 of the stored card medium 13.
By checking the contents of the record, it is possible to determine that the requester A has not received the product C or the like.

As described above, according to the third embodiment, the card medium 13 is used as the slip recording medium, the sending source puts the slip information in the IC chip 31, and the receiving side sends the receiving data to the IC chip 31. It is stored in the optical recording unit 33. Therefore, the slip can be switched from the paper base to the electronic medium base, and resources can be saved and the slip data can be reused.
The optical recording section 33 is for recording data by forming pits or the like with a laser beam or the like. That is, tampering with data is substantially impossible. In addition, the reception data includes the seal imprint of the reception stamp. Therefore, it can function as evidence at a later date.

In this embodiment, the IC chip 3
Among the information stored in No. 1, only a part of the information was recorded in the optical recording unit 33 as reception data.
All bills and the like may be recorded in the optical recording unit 33. Further, the reception data recorded on the optical recording unit 33 and the reception data recorded on the optical disk need not be the same data.

[0113] When writing the slip data on the IC chip 31 at the sending source B, the slip data may also be recorded on the optical recording unit 33.

In order to facilitate understanding, the terminal 11 _A
Has been described as the requesting side, and the terminal _11B has been described as the sending side. However, each terminal has functions of the requesting side and the sending side, and in some situations, functions as the requesting side terminal, and in other cases, as the sending side terminal. It may be configured to function. Further, three or more terminals may be arranged.

In this embodiment, in addition to the seal, the operator's fingerprint or digital signature may be added to the slip.

(Fourth Embodiment) In the first to third embodiments, each of the terminals 11 is of a stand-alone type. However, as shown in FIG. May be connected to each other. In this case, for example, it is possible to make a request by e-mail or the like and mutually confirm that the product has been sent out by using an e-mail or the like.

For example, consider a case where the request source A requests the terminal 11 _B of the sending source B for a product C by electronic mail from the terminal 11 _A. In response to an e-mail, sending the original B sets the card medium 13 made of a light-IC hybrid card to the terminal 11 _B together to prepare the goods along the request content, to enter the document information. Terminal 11 _B notifies the card ID of the document number and the card medium 13 by e-mail or the like writes the form information inputted to the IC chip 31 and the optical disc of the card medium 13 to the terminal 11 _A.

Thereafter, the sending source B sends the card medium 13 to the requesting source A together with the product C. Upon receiving the product C and the card medium 13, the requester A transfers the card medium 13 to the terminal 1.
1 Set in the card processing unit 25 of _A. Next, the slip data stored in the IC chip 13 is displayed on the display unit 23, and it is confirmed that the content of the slip data matches the received product C and further matches the request content. Furthermore, the slip data is compared with the shipping information notified in advance by e-mail, and it is confirmed that they substantially match.

Upon confirming that they substantially match, the requester A stores the received data on the optical recording unit 33 and the optical disk. Further, the requester A notifies the sender B of the receipt information by e-mail. The sending source B stores the received reception information on its own optical disk. In addition, card medium 1
3 is returned to the shipping source B by a carrier or the like.

According to such a distribution system, since the sending information is notified by e-mail to the requesting party A at the stage of shipping the goods, the requesting party A can expect the arrival of the goods. And
If the merchandise cannot be received even though the e-mail has been received, it is possible to make an inquiry to the shipping source B.
In addition, since the sender B can receive the receipt information by e-mail, even if the card medium 13 is lost in the middle of returning, it is possible to prove that the client A has received the product.

(Fifth Embodiment) In the fourth embodiment, it is also possible to arrange a computer for comprehensively managing the distribution process. FIG. 17 shows an example of a network system for a distribution management system having such a configuration. In this configuration, the management server 73 is connected to the network 71 together with the plurality of terminals 11.

Here, it is assumed that the requester A requests the goods C from the sender B. The terminal 11 _A of the request source A transmits an e-mail specifying the request number and the request content to the dispatch source B. At this time, the terminal 11 _A is automatically, also to the management server 73 an electronic mail having the same content. Management server 7
3 receives this e-mail and stores the request number and the contents of the request.

[0123] sending the original B, in response to an e-mail, along with providing a commodity C in line with the request contents, and set the card medium 13 to the terminal 11 _B, to enter the document information. Terminal 1
1 _B is an electronic mail writes the form information inputted to the IC chip 31 of the card medium 13, manages the card ID of the request number and the check number and the card medium 13 server 73
Notify. The management server 73 stores these data in association with the request data using the request number as a key.

The sending source B sends the card medium 13 storing the slip information to the requesting source A together with the product C.

[0125] requesting A, upon receipt of the product C and the card medium 13, sets the card medium 13 in its own terminal 11 _A, reads the document data stored in the IC chip 31. The requester A confirms that the contents of the request, the slip data, and the received product substantially match. When the confirmation is completed, the requester A stores the received data on the optical recording unit 33 and the optical disk. Further, it notifies the management server 73 of the received data.

The management server 73 stores the received reception data in association with the request information and the slip information using the request number as a key.

When the sending source B receives the card medium 13 from the requesting source A, it sets it on the terminal 11 _B , and
The received data recorded in No. 3 is confirmed, and if the content is correct, it is written to its own optical disk. Further, the terminal 11 _B
Transmits a process completion notification to the management server 73. The management server 73 stores the processing completion notification in association with the request information, the slip information, and the reception data, using the request number as a key.

According to such a configuration, the recorded contents of the management server 73 are examined when the product does not arrive despite the request, or when the card medium 13 is not returned even though the product has been sent. By doing so, it is possible to determine at which stage the product, the card medium 13 is lost, and the like from the stored contents of the management server 73.

A payment function may be added to this distribution management system. In this case, a center computer 75 of a financial institution is connected to the network 71 as shown in FIG. The center computer 75 has an account of a subscriber of the distribution management system.

In this configuration, for example, when the terminal 11 _A of the requester A stores the received data in the optical recording unit 33, the “total amount” included in the received data is changed from the account of A to the account of B. To the center computer 75. With this message, the financial institution transfers the designated amount from the account of A to the account of B. With such a configuration, payment can be automatically performed.

In the above description, the optical IC hybrid card is used as the card medium 13 or the like. However, the first recording unit that can change the recording data relatively easily and the first recording unit that can not substantially rewrite the recording data are used. Any medium having two recording units can be used. The size, shape, etc. of the card medium are arbitrary.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified and applied. For example, information (imprints, fingerprint data, ), And is widely applicable when this slip is stored in two write-once storage media.

[0133]

As described above, according to the present invention, a slip can be digitized and managed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a flow of a slip processing.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic slip system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a terminal and a card medium.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a fingerprint reading device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining information recorded on an IC chip of a card medium and an optical recording unit.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a slip.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a digital signature.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example in which a decryption key is stored in an IC chip and an encrypted slip is stored in an optical recording unit.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for describing an application example of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic slip system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a terminal according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a configuration of a card medium and information recorded on an IC chip.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a state in which a card medium is attached to a product and shipped.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a card medium and information recorded on an optical recording unit.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a configuration of an electronic slip system according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a modification of the distribution management system shown in FIG.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a modification of the distribution management system shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 11 terminal 13 card medium 21 input unit 23 display unit 25 card processing unit 27 card processing unit 29 fingerprint reader 31 IC chip 33 optical recording unit 51 passing medium 61 optical disk processing unit 63 imprint storage unit 71 network 73 management server 75 center computer

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Claims (18)

[Claims] 1. A recording medium comprising: a plurality of recording media; and a plurality of terminals for processing the recording media. Each of the recording media is pre-recorded with information unique to an owner. Recording means for pre-recording the act information on the act on the recording medium of the person who intends to act, and after the scheduled act is performed, the act information and the owner-specific information from the recording medium on which the act information is stored And a means for reading the information as legal basis information on the recording medium of the perpetrator. 2. A recording medium comprising: a plurality of recording media; and a terminal for processing the recording media. Each of the recording media is pre-recorded with information unique to an owner. After the act, the actor and the actor record the act information related to the act on the recording medium of the actor, and the owner-specific information stored in the actor's recording medium is used as the legal basis information. Means for recording on said recording medium. 3. The terminal according to claim 1, further comprising means for recording information unique to the owner stored in the recording medium of the offender as legal basis information on the recording medium of the actor. The electronic slip system according to claim 1. 4. The electronic voucher system according to claim 1, wherein said terminal includes means for applying a digital signature to said action information. 5. The electronic slip system according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium includes a recording medium arranged in the terminal. 6. The recording medium further includes a history recording unit that additionally stores the action information, and the terminal additionally records the action information in the history recording unit of the recording medium. The electronic slip system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: 7. An image processing apparatus comprising: a plurality of recording media for holding an actor and an actor; and processing means for processing the recording medium. Recording means for pre-recording the act information on the recording medium of the person, means for reading the act information and the information unique to the owner from the recording medium in which the act information is stored in advance, and recording the act information and the owner-specific information on the recording medium An electronic voucher system comprising: 8. An information processing system comprising: a plurality of recording media for holding by an actor and an defendant; and processing means for processing the recording media. Each of the recording media stores information unique to an owner. The processing means includes means for recording, after a certain act in the actor, act information related to the act on the recording medium of the actor and the acted person, and an owner-specific information read from the actor's recording medium. Means for recording the above information on the recording medium of the perpetrator. 9. The processing means according to claim 7, wherein said processing means further comprises means for recording information unique to the owner stored in said recording medium of said actor on said recording medium of said actor. 9. The electronic slip system according to 8. 10. The recording medium includes a write-once history recording unit for storing a history of the action information, and the processing unit additionally records the action information in the history recording unit of the recording medium. The electronic slip system according to claim 7, 8 or 9, wherein: 11. The electronic voucher system according to claim 7, wherein said processing means includes means for attaching a digital signature to said action information. 12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information unique to the owner includes at least one of an imprint of the mark of the owner and data indicating physical characteristics. Electronic slip system. 13. The recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is composed of a hybrid IC card having a semiconductor chip and a write-once recording unit, and the action information is stored in the write-once recording unit. An electronic slip system according to any one of the preceding claims. 14. An electronic voucher system for distribution management of articles, comprising a plurality of recording media and a plurality of terminals, wherein the recording medium stores data in a rewritable manner.
And a second recording unit for storing data in a substantially non-rewritable manner, wherein shipping data for specifying the contents of the shipment is written to the first recording unit by the terminal of the sender, and Together with the delivery of the recording medium, the terminal on the receiving side reads out the shipping data stored in the recording medium, and determines whether or not the shipping data and the received delivery substantially match. When the discrimination is made, the terminal records receipt data certifying receipt in the second recording unit of the recording medium, and returns the recording medium to the sending source. 15. When the terminal on the receiving side determines that the contents of the shipping data stored in the first recording section substantially match the received article, the terminal on the receiving side converts the received data into the second data. 15. The electronic voucher system according to claim 14, wherein the information is recorded on a recording medium of the terminal and is recorded on a substantially non-rewritable recording medium of the terminal. 16. The electronic slip system according to claim 14, wherein said terminal further comprises a write-once recording device, and means for writing the received data to said write-once recording device. 17. The terminal according to claim 1, further comprising: imprint data storage means for storing an imprint of a received seal; and means for reading imprint data from the imprint data storage means and including the data in the received data. Item 17. An electronic slip system according to Item 14, 15 or 16. 18. The terminal according to claim 18, further comprising means for transmitting an e-mail specifying the contents of the shipment of the article to the receiving side, and means for transmitting an e-mail indicating that the article has been received to the sender. The electronic slip system according to claim 14, 15, 16, or 17, wherein