JPH1131176A - Lost article recovery method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the recovery rate of lost articles by smoothly and reasonably mediating between a person who loses an article and a person who picks it up. SOLUTION: At least key money between delivery fee of an article 1 and the key money is deposited to a lost article dealer, also, the characteristics of the article 1 is registered to the lost article dealer, and also an effect that the article 1 is registered is shown on the article 1. When the article 1 is lost, and when a person who picks up the article 1 takes it to the lost article dealer or notifies that he picks up the article 1, the deposited key money is paid to the person who picks it up after it is confirmed that the article 1 picked up is the article 1 that is registered.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for effectively recovering lost items and a method for recovering lost items for rational payment of troublesome rewards.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, it is customary to report lost items to a nearest police box or station. If the lost item is a high-priced item or something that is important to the lost item, the lost item is often paid to the finder when the lost item is found, but the amount is often lost. It is usually said that rewards are 10% of the lost items, but especially if the lost items are expensive items, the rewards are high and it is difficult to pay smoothly. In addition, in addition to the rewards, in addition to the rewards, some kind of confectionery is often given in addition to the rewards, and the selection of the confectionery is quite troublesome as it requires considerable care.

[0003] In addition, we do not want to think that the founder also delivered the lost item for the purpose of reward, so even if he offered a reward, he might refuse it without hesitation. Even if they find something, they often do not deliver it and leave it alone. Therefore, the recovery rate of lost items is also lower.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to increase the recovery rate of lost items by smoothly and rationally handling lost and found items.

[0005]

[Claim 1] "Claim 1" refers to an article
At least the key money of the delivery fee and key money of (1) shall be deposited with the lost property dealer, and the characteristics of the article (1) shall be registered with the lost property dealer and proof that the registered property has been registered. The item (1) is displayed on the display, and if the item (1) is lost, when the locator informs the lost-item dealer of the fact that the item (1) is brought or found, the found item ( Articles (1) pertaining to registration (1)
And then pay the founder's key money to the finder. "

According to this, when a person finds a lost item (1), the lost item handling company, which is a registered trader of the article (1), is registered based on the statement that the article (1) has been registered. When bringing or contacting the trader, the key money paid to the bring or contact person is paid in advance from the key money deposited with the lost property dealer, so that the lost person and the finder can exchange the key money without meeting each other. It is very reasonable and smooth exchange of key money without needing to be awkward or overly concerned, and invites the finder to actively send the lost item (1) It will be useful for improving the recovery rate of lost items (1). Also, since at least the key money out of the delivery fee and the key money is deposited with the lost property dealer, if the registered item (1) is not lost, the money will be the deposit of the lost property dealer and the operation during that time Benefits can be obtained by the trader. If the delivery fee is also deposited, return the lost item (1) using the delivery fee.

[0007] Here, the lost-item handling company is a concept that includes both a company having a delivery means and a company that does not have a delivery means but can use a third party having a delivery means. Details will be described later. Note that the description that the article (1) has been registered will be described in detail later, but it is indicated by a stamp (2) describing the notification or by direct engraving or printing on the article (1). There are cases.

Claim 2 states that "the registration fee of the article (1) is paid to the lost property dealer, and at least the delivery fee and the key money are deposited, and the characteristics of the article (1) are changed. The article (1) is registered with the dealer and certifies that the article (1) has been registered, and if the article (1) is lost, the locator will replace the article (1) with the lost item. When you inform the handling company of the fact of bringing or finding, the found item (1) is the registered item (1)
And then pay the founder's key money to the finder. " In this case, since a "registration fee" can be collected in addition to the above-described functions and effects, a great benefit is provided to the registered lost and found dealer. The same applies to lost and found dealers.

[Claim 3] is an example of the lost-item handling company according to claim 1 or 2, and is a case where "the lost-item handling company has a delivery means". In the case of "the lost-item handling company described in claim 1 or 2 is a person who does not have a delivery means but can use a third party who has a delivery hand". "Person having delivery means" means, for example, a courier service, a post office, a newspaper delivery service, a department store, a supermarket, or a tiscount store,
Mainly refers to companies that have delivery means such as liquor stores,
Naturally, not only these, but also those who have delivery means are not limited to the above-mentioned cases, and naturally include new entrants of different industries.
"A person who does not have a delivery means but can use a third party who has a delivery means" means a person other than the above, and lost and recovered by requesting a third party who has a delivery means (1) Includes all who can return to the owner.

Claim 5 is a method for confirming that a found item (1) is an article (1) to be registered. There is a case in which confirmation is performed by receiving confirmation, or a case in which confirmation is performed by both of them. "By using both data collation and confirmation by the owner, a confirmation mistake can be reliably prevented.

"Claim 6" refers to an example of the indication on the registered article (1) according to claims 1 to 5, wherein "Registered article"
The indication on (1) is a means for specifying the article (1), such as a barcode attached to the registered article (1) or an IC chip carrying the registration information. " Details of the confirmation method using a barcode or an IC chip will be described later.

Claim 7 states that in the lost-item recovery method according to claims 1 to 6, the power of attorney for a right to recover a lost item is provided by a requester to the lost-item dealer when registering the item. This will allow third parties to engage in the legal recovery of lost or lost items of others.

[0013]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. The article (1) to which the method of the present invention is applied may be of any kind as long as its contents can be specified and registered with a lost-and-found article handling company. In this embodiment, an example of an 8 mm video is shown.

[0014] Lost and found dealers include those who have delivery means and those who do not have delivery means but can use third parties who do not have delivery means themselves but have delivery means. "A company having a delivery means (hereinafter, simply referred to as a delivery company)" means a courier service, a post office, a newspaper delivery company, a department store, a supermarket or a tiscount store, a liquor store, or any other company having a delivery service. Not only these, but also those who have delivery means are not limited to the above cases, and naturally include new entrants of different industries. "A person who does not have a delivery means but can use a third party who has a delivery means" means a person other than the above, and lost and recovered by requesting a third party who has a delivery means (1) Includes all who can return to the owner. Of course, it can be performed independently or as a group, regardless of a corporation or an individual.

As a means for notifying the finder of whether or not the lost item (1) has been registered, a certificate stamp (2) is generally used. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Methods such as engraving can also be adopted. Here is a stamp
The case where (2) is used will be described as a representative example. The stamp (2) contains a notice that the found item (1) has been registered, the destination of the found item (1) (address and telephone number of the company that has the delivery means), A bar code and other necessary information for checking the data and found item (1) are described. An adhesive is applied to the back surface of the certificate stamp (2) so that it can be easily attached to the target article (1). The certificate stamp (2) is preferably a seal-like material that is difficult to replace. Further, it is preferable to include in the contract contents that the delivery company is not liable at all even if the found item (1) is damaged. Also, if only the contact information of the delivery company and the verification number are described in the certificate stamp (2), it is effective to protect the privacy of the owner.

Also, an extremely thin seal-shaped IC chip for writing the registration data of the certificate stamp (2) (of course, the shape is not limited to the above-mentioned shape, but can be attached to the article (1). Anything can be used if it exists.) On the surface of this sealed IC chip, find the same as above
Is registered, and the address of the found item (1) (address and telephone number of the company that has the delivery means) is described. Information necessary for the collation (1) is built in the IC chip. The lost property dealer can use the device of the lost property dealer and read the information contained in the IC chip output in response to this. The relationship between the device owned by the lost and found dealer and the IC chip is based on the fact that the information is taken out by connecting the IC chip to a connector derived from the device as in the past, and the signal transmitted from the device. Various methods are conceivable, such as a method in which an IC chip responds and outputs a signal, and the signal is received by the device to read information of the IC chip.

First, an important item that should not be lost
The owner of (1) shall bring the article (1) to the nearest lost and found dealer and describe its value, variety, serial number and other necessary information on recording paper etc., and declare it. The information is input to a computer and registered. Of course, instead of inputting the data to the computer, a ledger may be created and file-managed as paper data. The data includes a photograph showing the appearance of the article (1). When using a photograph, if a digital camera is used and its video is digitized, it is easy to import it into a computer as data, which is convenient for management. Further, as described above, when an IC chip is used, detailed information can be written using a large storage capacity, so that quicker and simpler management can be performed.

After registration, a certificate stamp (2) provided with a reference number is affixed to each article (1) to clearly indicate that the article (1) is registered in the system of the present invention. If necessary, a contract is made between the depositor and the lost property dealer for a treatment in the event that the article (1) is lost, picked up by a third party and returned.

Also, in order to enable a third party company to legally engage in the recovery of lost items of another person, a power of attorney for a claim for the recovery of lost items must be registered with the registration of the item (1). If you do, the client will deliver it to the lost and found dealer. It is preferable to issue this power of attorney at the time of registration.
The lost item (1) may be confirmed and you may proceed by the time of payment of key money. In practice, it is desirable to include the wording of the delegation in the above-mentioned "contract for actions to be taken in case of being picked up and returned by a third party".

Lastly, the owner pays in advance the delivery fee and the key money to the founder to the lost / handling company when the article (1) is delivered from the lost / owned item handling company. Of course, the lost property dealer may collect a registration fee upon registration, and may pay postage or cash on delivery, in which case only the key money or the key money and the registration fee are paid in advance. The key money is paid according to a predetermined standard, taking into account the value of the article (1). The delivery fee is also paid in accordance with a predetermined fee. The paid delivery fee and key money or key money are pooled and stored by the lost property dealer. If a registration fee is collected, it will be the revenue of the lost property dealer when paid. It is not necessary for the owner to go to the lost and found dealer for registration, and the owner may call the lost and found dealer to have the lost and found dealer come for collection.

After registering the important item (1) in this way, if the item (1) is lost for any reason and a third party discovers the lost item (1), the third party Read the description on the certificate stamp (2) attached to the article (1), and deliver the lost and found business to be delivered (this is not necessarily limited to the registered business, but if you have a network Bring or contact the found item (1) to anyone. In case of contact, the lost and found dealer handles the item
We go to pick up (1). The lost / handled business operator outputs the data related to the article (1) from the reference number on the certificate (2) from the computer or refers to a ledger record, and checks the data with the brought or recovered article (1). Where the two coincide, it can be almost confirmed that the found item (1) is the same item as the lost item (1), and the lost item handling company delivers the item (1) to the owner. When the goods (1) are delivered to the owner and confirmed that the goods are lost (1), the key money previously received is paid to the finder. Of course, if verification by data alone is sufficient, a key money may be paid at the time of verification with data. The lost-and-found item handling company will receive the delivery fee if the item (1) has been delivered and received in advance. In the case of post-payment or cash-on-delivery, a fee is collected when the article (1) is delivered. The key money may be delivered by cash, check, or by transfer to the finder's account.

If the delivered item (1) is not a lost item or does not receive the item (1), it is returned to the lost item handling company and returned to the founder. In this case, no key money is paid.

The system of the present invention may be constituted solely by a lost and found dealer, or may be managed by an independent lost and found dealer through a network, or may be managed locally (of course, nationwide). Lost and found dealers of different business types may be connected to a host computer and managed centrally, in which case a wide range of search services is possible.

According to the method of the present invention, key money can be exchanged rationally and smoothly without awkward thoughts or excessive care. Helps improve the recovery rate of lost and found items.
A large amount of delivery fee, key money or key money or registration fee can be received in advance for the lost-item handling company, and can be operated until the lost item is collected.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an article to which a stamp according to the present invention is attached, and an enlarged view of the stamp.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1)… Articles, lost or found, (2)… certificate stamp

Claims (7)

[Claims] At least one of a delivery fee and a key money of an article is deposited with a lost property dealer, and the characteristics of the article are registered with the lost property dealer and the fact that the registered property has been registered is confirmed. Indicate on the item and, if the item is lost, confirm that the found item is the registered item when the finder brings the item to the lost or found dealer and informs the fact of finding. After that, the lost key money is paid to the finder. 2. A registration fee for the article is paid to the lost property dealer, and at least the key money of the delivery fee and the key money is deposited with the lost property dealer, and the characteristics of the article are registered with the lost property dealer. In addition, the fact that it is registered is displayed on the article, and if the article is lost, when the locator informs the lost or found dealer of the fact that the article has been brought or found, A lost and found item recovery method characterized by paying the founder's key money to the finder after confirming that the found item is a registered item. 3. A lost item recovery method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lost item handling trader is a person having a delivery means. 4. A lost-item handling company in the lost-item recovery method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the dealer has no delivery means but can use a third party having delivery means. And lost item recovery method. 5. The method of confirming that the found item is an article to be registered is performed by collating it with registered data of a lost and found dealer, or by confirming by the owner, or both. The lost item recovery method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the method is performed by confirming in (1). 6. The display on a registered article in the lost-item recovery method according to claim 1 may specify a bar code attached to the registered article or an IC chip carrying registration information. A lost item recovery method characterized by the means that can be used. 7. The lost item recovery method according to claim 1, wherein the requester issues a power of attorney for claiming the recovery of the lost item to a lost item dealer when registering the item. And lost item recovery method.