Home delivery method, home-delivery server and recording medium
First Claim
1. A home-delivery method for a receiver to receive a parcel, comprising the steps of:
- registering consignment information of the parcel to be received by the receiver in a home-delivery server;
transmitting parcel information from the home-delivery server to a receiver'"'"'s terminal after the consignment information is registered in the home-delivery server and before the parcel is delivered;
receiving information by the home-delivery server, the information being about a day, a time and a consignment relay station that the receiver designates for receiving the parcel; and
delivering a collected parcel to the consignment relay station that is designated by the receiver.
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Abstract
A home-delivery method is provided in which the efficiency of delivering parcels can be improved, and a receiver can receive a parcel at a convenient day and time in a convenient place. The method comprises steps of registering consignment information of a parcel to be received by a receiver in a home-delivery server (#14), transmitting parcel information from the home-delivery server to a terminal of the receiver after the consignment information is registered in the home-delivery server and before the parcel is delivered (#15), receiving information about a day, a time and a convenience store that the receiver designates for receiving the parcel by the home-delivery server (#16), and delivering a collected parcel to the convenience store that is designated by the receiver (#17).
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8 Claims
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1. A home-delivery method for a receiver to receive a parcel, comprising the steps of:
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registering consignment information of the parcel to be received by the receiver in a home-delivery server;
transmitting parcel information from the home-delivery server to a receiver'"'"'s terminal after the consignment information is registered in the home-delivery server and before the parcel is delivered;
receiving information by the home-delivery server, the information being about a day, a time and a consignment relay station that the receiver designates for receiving the parcel; and
delivering a collected parcel to the consignment relay station that is designated by the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A home-delivery server used in a home-delivery system for a receiver to receive a parcel, comprising:
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a database for registering consignment information about the parcel to be transmitted to the receiver;
means for transmitting parcel information to a receiver'"'"'s terminal after the consignment information is registered in the home-delivery server and before the parcel is delivered;
means for receiving information about a day, a time and a consignment relay station that the receiver designates for receiving the parcel; and
means for instructing the consignment relay station designated by the receiver to deliver the parcel. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program executed by a computer in a home-delivery system for a receiver to receive a parcel, the program comprising the steps of:
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registering consignment information in a database of a home-delivery server;
transmitting parcel information to a receiver'"'"'s terminal after the consignment information is registered in the database and before the parcel is delivered;
receiving information about a day, a time and a consignment relay station that the receiver designates for receiving the parcel; and
instructing the consignment relay station designated by the receiver to deliver the parcel.
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Specification