Delivery-information management method and delivery-information management program
First Claim
1. A delivery-information management method for managing a delivery time of an article to be delivered, by using a computer, comprising the steps of:
- (a) recording a delivery information item in a database when the delivery information item is input, where the delivery information item includes a delivery date and time of an article to be delivered and a telephone number and an e-mail address of a recipient;
(b) transmitting an e-mail to said e-mail address, where the e-mail contains said delivery date and time and a telephone number for confirmation communication;
(c) receiving a telephone call to said telephone number for confirmation communication, and acquiring an originating telephone number which indicates a number assigned to a telephone line through which said telephone call is made; and
(d) setting in said delivery information item a flag indicating that a delivery date and time are confirmed, when said telephone number of the recipient coincides with said originating telephone number.
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Abstract
A delivery-information management method which enables designation of a reception date and time by easy manipulation of a terminal or the like. Delivery information is recorded in a database. Next, an e-mail containing a scheduled delivery time and a telephone number for confirmation communication is transmitted to an e-mail address included in the delivery information. Thereafter, a telephone call to the telephone number for confirmation communication is received, and an originating telephone number which indicates a number assigned to a telephone line through which the telephone call is made is acquired. When the originating telephone number coincides with the telephone number of a recipient, a flag indicating that the delivery date and time are confirmed is set in the delivery information.
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7 Claims
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1. A delivery-information management method for managing a delivery time of an article to be delivered, by using a computer, comprising the steps of:
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(a) recording a delivery information item in a database when the delivery information item is input, where the delivery information item includes a delivery date and time of an article to be delivered and a telephone number and an e-mail address of a recipient;
(b) transmitting an e-mail to said e-mail address, where the e-mail contains said delivery date and time and a telephone number for confirmation communication;
(c) receiving a telephone call to said telephone number for confirmation communication, and acquiring an originating telephone number which indicates a number assigned to a telephone line through which said telephone call is made; and
(d) setting in said delivery information item a flag indicating that a delivery date and time are confirmed, when said telephone number of the recipient coincides with said originating telephone number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A delivery-information management program which makes a computer perform processing for managing a delivery time of an article to be delivered, said processing comprising the steps of:
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(a) recording a delivery information item in a database when the delivery information item is input, where the delivery information item includes a delivery date and time of an article to be delivered and a telephone number and an e-mail address of a recipient;
(b) transmitting an e-mail to said e-mail address, where the e-mail contains said delivery date and time and a telephone number for confirmation communication;
(c) receiving a telephone call to said telephone number for confirmation communication, and acquiring an originating telephone number which indicates a number assigned to a telephone line through which said telephone call is made; and
(d) setting in said delivery information item a flag indicating that a delivery date and time are confirmed, when said telephone number of the recipient coincides with said originating telephone number.
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6. A pickup-and-delivery management server for managing a delivery time of an article to be delivered, comprising:
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recording means which records a delivery information item in a database when the delivery information item is input, where the delivery information item includes a delivery date and time of an article to be delivered and a telephone number and an e-mail address of a recipient;
transmitting means which transmits an e-mail to said e-mail address, where the e-mail contains said delivery date and time and a telephone number for confirmation communication;
receiving means which receives a telephone call to said telephone number for confirmation communication, and acquires an originating telephone number which indicates a number assigned to a telephone line through which said telephone call is made; and
setting means which sets in said delivery information item a flag indicating that a delivery date and time are confirmed, when said telephone number of the recipient coincides with said originating telephone number.
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7. A computer-readable recording medium storing a delivery-information management program which makes a computer perform processing for managing a delivery time of an article to be delivered, said processing comprising the steps of:
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(a) recording a delivery information item in a database when the delivery information item is input, where the delivery information item includes a delivery date and time of an article to be delivered and a telephone number and an e-mail address of a recipient;
(b) transmitting an e-mail to said e-mail address, where the e-mail contains said delivery date and time and a telephone number for confirmation communication;
(c) receiving a telephone call to said telephone number for confirmation communication, and acquiring an originating telephone number which indicates a number assigned to a telephone line through which said telephone call is made; and
(d) setting in said delivery information item a flag indicating that a delivery date and time are confirmed, when said telephone number of the recipient coincides with said originating telephone number.
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