JPS6223347B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention provides an ordering method for purchasing goods that eliminates the need for purchase slips when purchasing goods by cleverly combining an optical character reading device and a facsimile transmission system. .

For example, when a company purchases goods, it usually creates a purchase invoice and sends it to the supplier, or the supplier comes to pick up the purchase invoice and sends it from the invoice to the supplier. It took a considerable number of days to cross the border, and depending on the item, purchasing just one low-priced item may require an invoice fee that is several dozen times the unit price, making it uneconomical. It was hot.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to efficiently combine an optical character reading device and a facsimile transmission system, so that
To provide an ordering method for purchasing goods that eliminates the need for purchase slips by shortening the period from issuing an invoice to delivering it to a supplier.

According to the present invention, the purchaser side is provided with an optical character reading device that reads the necessary items for purchasing goods including the supplier's name written on the purchase sheet, and the supplier's name read by the optical character reader. Provided with a transmitter that reads and transmits the items necessary for purchasing goods written on the purchase sheet, which is equipped with a telephone number conversion table that converts into a telephone number and an auto-dial device that automatically dials the telephone number, The supplier side is equipped with a facsimile receiver that receives information sent from the buyer side, and when the supplier's name is read by the optical character reader, the transmitter reads the information from the telephone number conversion table. It is characterized by converting the supplier's name into a telephone number, automatically dialing the telephone number by the above-mentioned auto-dial device, and transmitting the information read by the above-mentioned optical character reading device when the line is connected to the supplier side. An ordering method for purchasing goods can be obtained.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

In this embodiment, a purchase sheet as shown in FIG. 2 is used instead of a purchase slip. This sheet includes the sub number, product name, specification, delivery quantity, delivery deadline,
Information necessary for purchasing goods, such as the supplier and notes, is entered. The above specified column contains a code indicating the orderer.

As shown in FIG. 1, the purchaser side is provided with a transmitter 1 that reads and transmits the information necessary for purchasing the article written on the sheet. This transmitter 1 is an optical character reader (hereinafter abbreviated as OCR) 2 that reads the information necessary for purchasing the above-mentioned goods.
is connected to the OCR2 control unit (not shown in the diagram).
A telephone number conversion table 3 that converts the supplier name read by the OCR 2 into a telephone number, and an auto-dial device (hereinafter abbreviated as NCU) that automatically dials the telephone number sent from the telephone number conversion table 3. It is equipped with On the other hand, the supplier side is provided with facsimile receivers 5', 5'', and 5, respectively, for receiving information sent from the purchaser side. 6 is a public line switching network.

The purchaser has OCR2 read the sheet shown in Figure 2. When the supplier name is read by the OCR 2, the transmitter 1 converts the supplier name into a telephone number using the telephone number conversion table 3, and transmits the telephone number to the NCU.
4 automatically dials, and when the line is connected to the supplier's side, the facsimile receiver 5', 5'', 5 on the supplier's side becomes ready for reception, while the OCR
The data on the sheet read by 2 is transmitted. The supplier receives the data through the facsimile receivers 5', 5'', and 5, and can learn delivery conditions such as product name and quantity.

For example, when the first line of subnumber 1 on the sheet in Figure 2 is read by OCR 2, supplier name TCVA is converted to a telephone number by conversion table 3, and NCU 4 automatically sends a dial pulse based on the telephone number. and is connected via a switching network 6 to a receiving facsimile receiver, for example 5'. After the line is connected, the photoelectrically converted bit pattern stored in a buffer memory (not shown) is transmitted to 5'.

Next, when the second line of sub-number 2 is read by OCR 2, the supplier name FJTU is similarly converted to a telephone number and the bit pattern of the character information on the second line is transmitted to, for example, 5''. In the same way, the data on the sheet is divided into rows for each supplier 5',
5'', 5, so the suppliers can know their respective delivery conditions.

As described above, according to the present invention, there is no need for the conventionally used ordering slip, and since a single sheet can be used to issue orders for many suppliers, the present invention not only has the advantage of significantly reducing the issuing cost. , it can also shorten the time it takes to get the product to the supplier.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the components of a data transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a purchase sheet used in FIG. 1. 1...Transmitter, 2
...OCR (optical character reader), 3...conversion table, 4...NCU (auto dialing device),
5', 5'', 5...facsimile receiver owned by the supplier, 6...public communication line switching network.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. On the purchaser's side, an optical character reader that reads the necessary items for purchasing goods, including the supplier's name written on the purchase sheet, and converts the supplier's name read by the optical character reader into a telephone number. A transmitter equipped with a telephone number conversion table and an auto-dial device that automatically dials the telephone number is installed to read and transmit the items necessary for purchasing goods written on the purchase sheet, and the supplier side A facsimile receiver is provided to receive the information sent from the purchaser, and when the supplier's name is read by the optical character reader, the transmitter transmits the supplier's name to the phone using the telephone number conversion table. A method of purchasing goods characterized by converting the telephone number into a telephone number, automatically dialing the telephone number by the above-mentioned auto dialing device, and transmitting the information read by the above-mentioned optical character reading device when the line is connected to the supplier side. ordering method for