Home delivery method, home-delivery server and recording medium

• US 20020032572A1
• Filed: 02/08/2001
• Published: 03/14/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Mori, Masanori, Shinomura, Akihiro, Ikemori, Takashi
• Application Number:
  US09/778,917
• Publication Number:
  US 20020032572A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/083 Shipping

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).

Claims

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.

2. The home-delivery method according to claim 1, wherein the parcel information includes information about contents, weight and dimensions of the parcel, and the receiver designates the consignment relay station by selecting a place for receiving a parcel from a group including at least the receiver'"'"'s home and working place.

3. The home-delivery method according to claim 1, wherein the registering step includes the steps of transmitting a map of the area selected by the receiver to the receiver'"'"'s terminal from the home-delivery server, and selecting a consignment relay station displayed on the receiver'"'"'s terminal by the receiver.

4. The home-delivery method according to claim 3, wherein information about a privilege is displayed, the privilege being given to the receiver when the receiver receives the parcel at the designated day and time in the displayed consignment relay station.

5. A home-delivery server used in a home-delivery system for a receiver to receive a parcel, comprising:

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.

6. The home-delivery server according to claim 5, further comprising means for transmitting a map including a consignment relay station in the area selected by the receiver for the receiver to designate a consignment relay station.

7. The home-delivery server according to claim 5 or claim 6, further comprising means for informing the receiver of a message at a timing before the day and time designated by the receiver, the message being for inviting the receiver to receive the parcel.

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:

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.