JP2002056311A - Method for confirming recipient when delivering commodity - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for confirming a recipient when delivering a commodity. SOLUTION: The debit card number of a person and the password number corresponding to the debit card number are recorded in a financial agency 5 in advance. When a transaction contract of the commodity is made between the purchase side and the sale side of the commodity, the purchase side 4 is informed of the identification data for identifying the commodity. The identification data, the debit card number, and the password number are accepted 3 from the recipient wanting to receive the commodity. Whether the debit card number and the password number accepted from the recipient correspond to the debit card number and the password number recorded in the financial agency or not is judged. If they are judged to correspond, the recipient is judged as a legitimate one, the commodity indicated by the identification data is delivered to the recipient. If they are judged not to correspond, the commodity is not delivered to the recipient.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a method for confirming a recipient when a sold product is delivered.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, sites provided on a communication network such as the Internet include sites for selling products. The overall procedure of a sales transaction between a sales site (seller) and a user (buyer) to explain the conventional delivery method of goods sold through such a site (sales site). An example will be described.

[0003] A user accesses a sales site (a server on the sales site side) using an information processing device such as a personal computer. When there is a desired product, the user inputs data necessary for purchasing the product from the information processing device of the user to the sales site. This data includes, for example, information for identifying a user, information for identifying a product, information indicating a transaction condition, and the like. When the sales site receives the data input by the user and the sales contract is concluded, the sales site generates identification data for identifying the sales contract, that is, identification data (order number data) for identifying the sold product. Order number data
For example, a combination of alphabets and numbers. The sales site stores the order number data in association with data such as the purchaser's personal information, the name of the sold product, the quantity, the date of sale, and the delivery method. Buyer address,
The personal information including the name and the like may be recorded on the sales site in advance (in the case of a membership site or the like) or may be input by the buyer when purchasing the product. Next, the sales site sends the order number data and data such as the product name, quantity, sales date, and delivery method of the sold product to the information processing device of the purchaser. The purchaser receiving these data records at least the order number on paper or the like.
Here, the term “product” refers to a deliverable product including, for example, an article and a document.

[0004] As a method of delivering goods, there are a method of directly delivering the goods to the purchaser's address, a method of delivering the goods at a specific goods delivery place, and the like. The specific goods delivery location is a place where goods are sent from a seller and a place where a buyer goes to receive goods. An example of the delivery location is a convenience store.

[0005] When it is determined at the time of a sales contract that a product is to be delivered at a specific delivery location, the seller delivers the product to the delivery location. The buyer goes to the delivery place to receive the goods within a predetermined period. At the delivery location, the purchaser indicates the order number to personnel at the delivery location. Personnel at the delivery site confirm that the order number indicated by the person who received the product matches the order number attached to the product sent from the seller, and if they match, the order number Give the goods to the recipient.

[0006]

In the delivery of goods in the conventional sales transaction as described above, the goods are delivered to the person who has indicated the order number at the delivery location. That is, it is not confirmed whether or not the person indicating the order number is a valid receiver (a person who should receive the goods). Therefore, there is a disadvantage that the product may be delivered to a person other than the authorized recipient of the product.

[0007] Further, in the case where the same commodity sales transaction is performed without using the above-mentioned sales site and the information processing apparatus, that is, an arbitrary method (for example, the sales Sends a product catalog to the buyer, and the buyer makes a sales contract by letter or facsimile, etc.), and the seller specifies the order number of the product for which the sales contract has been established by any method (for example, , Telephone, facsimile, letter, etc.) to the buyer, and then the buyer goes to the designated delivery location, gives the order number to the delivery location personnel, and receives the goods with the order number. Also have the same disadvantages as above. That is, regardless of whether or not the person indicating the order number at the delivery location is a valid recipient, the product is delivered to that person, so the product may be delivered to a person other than the valid recipient. There are drawbacks.

[0008] It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for identifying the recipient of a product which ameliorates the above disadvantages. It is another object of the present invention to quickly and accurately confirm the recipient of a product.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of confirming a recipient of a product, comprising the steps of:
(1) First data associated with an individual and second data associated with the first data and secret to a third party,
Recording in advance, and (2) informing the purchase side of identification data for identifying the product when a sales contract is concluded between the purchase side and the sale side of the product. (3) The first data received from the recipient at the time of delivery of the product based on the first data and the second data recorded at the step (1) at the time of delivery of the product. Determining whether or not the second data corresponds; (4) determining in step (3) that the first data and the second data received from the recipient correspond to each other; It is determined that the recipient is the individual, and when the product is delivered, it is determined that the product indicated by the identification data received from the recipient is to be delivered to the recipient, and in the step (3), Correspondingly When the Most is determined, and determining that do not pass the products.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the method according to the first aspect, when the goods are delivered, the goods are identified by the identification data received from the recipient when the goods are delivered. Determining whether the product is present or not, and, when it is determined that the product is not present, notifying the recipient that the product is not present and ending the delivery process.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the method according to the first or second aspect, when the sales contract of the commodity is concluded, the first data indicated by the purchasing side is converted to the first data. A step of recording in association with the product; and a step of: (a) when the sales contract is concluded, the first data recorded in association with the product when the sales contract is concluded; Determining whether the first data received from the recipient matches the first data; and (b) the first data recorded in association with the product and the recipient upon delivery of the product. If it is determined that the first data received from
Deciding not to deliver the product to the recipient, and ending the delivery process.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the method according to any one of the first to third aspects, the first data is a debit card number of a debit card and the second data is a debit card number. The personal identification number of the debit card.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the method according to any one of the first to third aspects, the first data is a credit card number of a credit card and the second data is a credit card number. The personal identification number of the credit card.

[0014]

FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration of an apparatus for confirming a recipient of a product according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0015] The overall configuration of this device includes a merchandise sales site (sales site) 1 established on a communication network (for example, the Internet), and sales data for managing data on purchased and sold products and sales transactions. The management device 2 and the information processing device 3 installed at the product delivery location
A user's information processing device 4, a financial institution 5 that records and manages data relating to the debit card, and a communication control device 6 that controls data communication between the information processing device 3 and the financial institution 5. included.

The sales site 1 is connected to a sales data management device 2 via a communication line. In this embodiment, the sales site 1 and the sales data management device 2 are shown as separate devices. However, by realizing the sales data management device 2 using the function of the server supporting the sales site 1,
The sales site 1 and the trading data management device 2 can be integrated.

The trading data management device 2 controls the operation of the trading data management device 2 by transmitting and receiving unit 21 for communicating data with the sales site 1 and the information processing device 3, storage unit 22 for storing data. And a control unit 23. The trading data management device 2 and the information processing device 3 are connected via a communication line. The communication line may be any type of line that allows data communication between the sales data management device 2 and the information processing device 3, such as the Internet, a telephone line, and a dedicated line.

The information processing device 3 has the same configuration as the conventional information processing device, that is, a control unit (processing unit) 31 and a storage unit 3.
2. A display unit 33 for displaying data as images such as characters and graphics; an input unit 34 such as a keyboard for inputting data; a transmitting / receiving unit 35 for transmitting / receiving data; and a printing unit such as a printer for outputting data in the form of a hard copy. 36
Etc. are provided. Further, the information processing device 3 includes a reading unit 37 for reading data recorded on the magnetic stripe of the debit card, a dedicated input unit 38 for inputting a password and an order number data of the debit card, and a debit card. And a dedicated transmission / reception unit 39 for transmitting data such as a card number and a personal identification number to the financial institution 5 and for receiving data from the financial institution 5. When the password and the order number data of the debit card are composed of a set of numbers from 0 to 9, the dedicated input unit 38 is a small keyboard provided with numeric keys and some function keys. It may be.

The transmission / reception unit 39 of the information processing device 3 is connected to the financial institution 5 via a dedicated communication line and the communication control device 6. The communication control device 6 controls data communication via the dedicated communication line. In this embodiment, the communication control device 6 is a CAFIS system of NTT Data Corporation. The CAFIS system is a system that controls data communication between financial related companies (for example, financial institutions such as banks). The dedicated communication line is CAFIS
Is a communication line whose communication is controlled by.

The information processing device 4 of the user is a device such as a personal computer which can access the sales site 1 and communicate data with the sales site 1. The information processing device 4 and the sales site 1 are connected via a communication network such as the Internet, for example.

The financial institution 5 is a financial institution such as a bank that issues a debit card. The financial institution 5 corresponds to the personal information (address, name, age, etc.) of the user who has an account with the financial institution, the debit card number of the debit card issued to the user, and the debit card number. Is recorded in association with the personal identification number.
The PIN is assumed to be confidential to the user and to some other person (ie, a third party) within the financial institution. The debit card number represents an account number of a user account provided at the financial institution.

In order to use the apparatus for confirming the recipient of a product of the present invention, a precondition is that the recipient of the product has a debit card. 2, 3 and 4
5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the device for confirming the recipient of the product. The flowchart of FIG. 2 continues to the flowchart of FIG. 3, and the flowchart of FIG. 3 continues to the flowchart of FIG.

The operation of the device for confirming the recipient of the product will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4.
In step 1 of FIG. 2, the user accesses a sales site (a server on the sales site side) using an information processing device such as a personal computer. When there is a desired product, the user inputs data necessary for purchasing the product from the information processing device of the user to the sales site. The data input here includes data such as user identification data, product identification data, product quantity data, delivery method data, settlement method data, and debit card number data of the user's debit card.

The user identification data is data indicating personal information (address, name, etc.) of the user. However, for example, when this sales site is a membership system, personal information of the user is recorded in the sales site in advance, and a password is given to the user, this password is input as user identification data. The sales site 1 records a user's password and personal information in association with each other.

The product identification data is data for identifying a product purchased by the user, and the product number data is data indicating the number of purchased products. The delivery method data is data indicating a method of delivering the goods, and (1) delivers the goods by directly delivering the goods to the address of the buyer, or (2) delivering the goods.
Specific delivery location (for example, convenience store)
Indicates whether to deliver. In this embodiment, the user
It is assumed that (2) is selected as the delivery method. When the user selects (2), the sales site 1 allows the user to select one delivery place from a plurality of predetermined delivery places.
Data indicating the selected delivery location (delivery location data) is included in the delivery method data. The storage unit 22 of the trading data management device 2 stores in advance the delivery location data and data (information processing device identification data) for identifying the information processing device 3 installed at the delivery location identified by the delivery location data. The sales data management device 2 associates and stores the address of the information processing device 3 installed at the delivery location based on the delivery location data received from the information processing device 4 of the user via the sales site 1. Identify.

The settlement method includes, for example, a method of paying with a credit card at the time of a sales contract, a method of paying for goods at a delivery place, and a method of transferring money to an account of a bank or the like designated by the seller. And any method determined between the buyer and the buyer. Since the settlement method is not included in the characteristic configuration of the method and apparatus for confirming the recipient of the present invention, the description of the steps related to the settlement is omitted.

In step 2, the sales site 1 checks the data entered by the user for errors. Also, for example, if payment is to be made with a credit card, the user is required to enter a credit card number,
Check whether the credit card can be used. In the case of a membership-based sales site, it is also checked whether the user is on the blacklist of the sales site.

If the sales site 1 determines that the data input by the user is appropriate and that a sales transaction with the user is possible, the sales site 1 decides to sell the product to the user, that is, the buyer. (Conclude a sales contract). When the sales contract is established, the sales site 1 generates data for identifying the sales contract, that is, data (order number data) for identifying the product to be sold. The order number data is, for example, a combination of alphabets and numbers.

In step 3, the sales site 1 stores the order number data, the product name, quantity, sales date, product delivery method (delivery location data), and sales site identification information (data for identifying the sales site) of the sold product. ) Is sent to the information processing device 4 of the purchaser (user). The purchaser who has received the order number data and the additional data records at least the order number on paper or the like. Here, the term “commodity” refers to various deliverables including, for example, articles and documents.

In step 4, the sales site 1 converts the order number data into the purchaser's personal information, the product name, quantity, sales date, delivery method (delivery location data), debit card number, and sales site of the sold product. It is associated with data such as identification information (information for identifying a sales site) and transferred to the trading data management device 2. The transmission / reception unit 21 of the trading data management device 2 receives these data. The control unit 23 stores the received data as trading data in the storage unit 22 for each trading transaction.

In step 5, the control unit 23 of the trading data management device 2 reads the delivery location data from the trading data received from the sales site 1, and identifies the information processing device identification data corresponding to the delivery location data, ie, the user. The data indicating the address of the information processing device 3 installed at the delivery location selected by the above is read out from the storage unit 22. Next, the control unit 23 of the trading data management device 2 sends the order number data received from the sales site 1, the name of the sold product, the number, the sales date, the delivery method (delivery) to the information processing device 3 having the address. A copy of the sales data including the location data), the debit card number, and the sales site identification information is transferred from the transmission / reception unit 21.

The information processing device 3 is a trading data management device 2
Is transmitted / received by the transmitting / receiving unit 35. The control unit 31 of the information processing device 3 stores the received trading data in the storage unit 32.

When the above procedure is completed, the sales site 1 packs the goods purchased by the purchaser (user) in a box and stores data for identifying the goods (order number, product name, quantity, sales date, delivery date). Method, etc.) and ship it to the delivery location selected by the buyer.

The purchaser goes to the selected delivery location to receive the goods within a predetermined period determined with the sales site 1 at the time of the sales contract. At this time, the buyer, that is, the legitimate recipient of the goods, brings the debit card to the delivery place.

In step 6, the user who is the recipient of the goods presents the debit card at the delivery location. Personnel at the delivery site cause the reading unit 37 of the information processing device 3 to read data (magnetic stripe data) recorded on the magnetic stripe of the debit card through the debit card. The magnetic stripe data includes debit card number data. Next, the staff at the delivery place causes the recipient to input the personal identification number and order number data of the debit card from the dedicated input unit 38. The control unit 31 stores the card number, the password number, and the order number in the input magnetic stripe data in the storage unit 32.

The flowchart continues from step 6 in FIG. 2 to step 7 in FIG. In step 7, the control unit 31 of the information processing apparatus 3 stores the order number data input in step 6 in the sales data received from the sales data management apparatus 2 in step 5 and stored in the storage unit 32. Check if there is trading data that includes matching order number data.

If the storage unit 32 of the information processing device 3 does not store the trade data including the order number data that matches the order number input by the recipient, the process proceeds to step S8. In step 8, the control unit 31 of the information processing device 3
Displays on the display unit 33 a message indicating that "trading data including the order number data input by the recipient is not stored". The fact that the sales data including the order number data input by the recipient is not stored in the storage unit 32 of the information processing device 3 means that the sales transaction corresponding to the order number data has not occurred. That is,
That is, there is no product corresponding to the order number at the delivery location. The staff at the delivery place informs the person who has come to receive the goods that there is no record of the goods that the person is trying to receive and that the goods cannot be delivered, and ends the goods delivery processing.

If the storage unit 32 of the information processing device 3 has stored trade data including order number data matching the order number input by the recipient, the process proceeds from step 7 to step 9.

In step 9, the control section 31 of the information processing device 3 selects and reads out the trade data from the storage section 32. The operation steps are from step 9 to step 10
Proceed to.

In step 10, the control unit 31 controls the debit card number data (debit card number data input from the information processing device 4 when the purchaser purchases the product) contained in the sales data read in step 9 When,
The debit input from the reading unit 37 of the information processing device 3
It is checked whether the card number data matches.

If the debit card number data included in the sales data does not match the debit card number data input from the reading unit of the information processing device 3, the processing step proceeds to step 11 in FIG. move on. The fact that the debit card numbers do not match means that the person who has received the merchandise has used the debit card used in the information processing device 3 and the purchaser purchased the merchandise from the information processing device 4 to the sales site 1. That is, the debit card corresponding to the debit card number is different. Therefore, it is determined that there is a high possibility that the recipient is not a valid recipient (purchaser).

In step 11 of FIG. 4, the control section 31 of the information processing apparatus 3 displays, on the display section 33, "the debit card number read by the reading section matches the debit card number recorded at the time of the sales contract. No "message is displayed. Upon receipt of this message, the person at the delivery place asks the person who has come to receive the merchandise that the debit card used by the person in the information processing device 3 will go to the sales site 1 when the purchaser has purchased the merchandise. Debit input
That it is not a debit card corresponding to the card number,
The user is notified that the product he or she is trying to receive cannot be delivered, and the product delivery process ends.

If the debit card number data included in the sales data matches the debit card number data input from the reading unit 37 of the information processing device 3,
The process proceeds from step 10 in FIG. 3 to step 12 in FIG.

In step 12 of FIG. 4, the control unit 31 of the information processing apparatus 3 transmits the debit card number and the password input by the person who has Communication line and communication control device (C
The data is transmitted to the financial institution (information processing device of the financial institution) 5 via the AFIS system 6. The financial institution 5 checks whether or not the received debit card number and personal identification number correspond to each other, and sends the determination data indicating the result to the information processing device 3 via the dedicated communication line and the communication control device 6. Is transmitted to the transmitting / receiving unit 39.

In step 13, the control unit 31 of the information processing apparatus 3 determines whether the received determination data indicates that the debit card number and the personal identification number “correspond” or “not correspond”. Is determined.

If the judgment data indicates "not corresponding", the process proceeds to step S14. The fact that the debit card number does not correspond to the personal identification number means that the person who used the debit card at the location where the goods were delivered to
It is likely that you are not the legitimate owner of the card,
It is highly likely that the recipient is not a valid recipient (purchaser).

In step 14, the control section 31 of the information processing apparatus 3 displays a message indicating that "the debit card number and the password do not correspond" on the display section 33. Upon receipt of this message, the person at the delivery place asks the person who has received the goods the debit card number of the debit card used by the person at the delivery place and the person who inputs the information to the information processing device 3. The fact that the personal identification number does not correspond to the password input from the unit 38 and that the person cannot deliver the product that he / she wants to receive are notified, and the delivery process is terminated.

It should be noted that even if the person who came to receive the goods is a valid recipient (a valid owner of the debit card),
When inputting the personal identification number, the key may be pressed incorrectly, or the personal identification number of another card owned by the person may be erroneously input. When receiving the determination data indicating that the card number and the password do not correspond to each other, the password may be re-input.

If the judgment data indicates that "the debit card number and the password correspond", step 13
From step to step 15. The correspondence between the debit card number and the personal identification number means that the person who used the debit card at the pick-up location can be determined to be the legitimate owner of the debit card and, therefore, It can be determined that the recipient (purchaser).

In step 15, the control unit 31 of the information processing apparatus 3 displays a message indicating that “the debit card number and the password correspond” on the display unit 33, and Displays data (including order number, product name, quantity, sales date, delivery method, debit card number, sales site identification information, etc.).
Personnel at the delivery location who saw this message read the order number in the sales data displayed on the display, searched for a box with a label with the same order number recorded on the box, and contacted the recipient. hand over.

When delivering the merchandise to the recipient, the staff at the delivery place prints the receipt of the merchandise from the printing unit 36 of the information processing device 3 and receives the recipient's receipt stamp or signature on the receipt. To Thereafter, the personnel at the delivery place inputs data (delivery completion data) indicating that the delivery has been completed via the input unit 34 of the information processing device 3. Control unit 31
Adds the delivery completion data to the sales data stored in the storage unit 32. Next, the control unit 31 sends the delivery completion data together with the order number data from the transmission / reception unit 35 to the transmission / reception unit 21 of the trading data management device 2. The control unit 23 of the trading data management device 2 selects the trading data including the order number data received from the information processing device 3 from the trading data recorded in the storage unit 22, and transfers the delivery data to the trading data. And records that the delivery of the product is completed.

With the above, the operation of the apparatus for confirming the recipient of the product ends. A program for executing the above steps is stored in each storage unit of the sales site 1, the trading data management device 2, the information processing device 3, and the financial institution 5.

In the above embodiment, the information processing device 3 at the delivery location is configured as one device.
It is also possible to configure so that the respective functions performed by the respective units are executed by a plurality of devices.

In place of the information processing device 3, an information processing device such as a personal computer (hereinafter, referred to as a computer) and a debit card terminal can be used. An embodiment in that case will be briefly described.

A debit card terminal is located at a store or the like that is affiliated with a debit card system (for example, there is a system called “Jadebit” currently operated by many financial institutions), Is a terminal device used when performing settlement with a debit card. The debit card terminal has a reading unit (corresponding to the reading unit 37) for reading magnetic stripe data (debit card number data) of the debit card, and an input unit (for inputting a password of the debit card and a payment amount). And the like, and is connected to an information processing device of a financial institution via a dedicated communication line and CAFIS.

When a debit card terminal is used in the apparatus of the present invention, the debit card terminal checks whether the debit card number and the password correspond to the financial institution from the debit card terminal to the financial institution. Add a function that allows you to request. The financial institution also has a function of, in response to an inspection request from the debit card terminal, inspecting whether the debit card number and the password correspond to each other and returning the inspection result to the debit card terminal. To do.

The computer is not connected to the financial institution 5 and the debit card terminal, but is connected only to the trading data management device 2. The computer is a trading data management device 2
Receive purchase and sale data including order number data, product name, quantity, sales date, seller's personal information, delivery method (delivery location data), debit card number, sales site identification information, etc. Then, the sales data is stored in the storage unit (corresponding to the storage unit 33) for each sales transaction.

When a person comes to the delivery place to receive the goods, the personnel at the delivery place inputs the order number presented by the person who has received the goods from the input section (corresponding to the input section 34) of the computer. I do. The computer searches the stored trade data for trade data including the input order number data. If there is no sales data including the input order number data, the computer displays this fact on the display unit (corresponding to the display unit 33). The personnel at the delivery place who saw the display informs the person who came to receive the product that there is no product corresponding to the order number, and ends the delivery process. When there is sales data including the order number data, the computer reads the sales data and displays it on the display unit.

When the sales data is displayed on the display unit of the computer, the person at the delivery site visually reads the debit card number written on the debit card presented by the person who came to receive the goods and displays it. Compare with the debit card number displayed in the section. If the debit card numbers do not match, the staff at the delivery location informs the person who has received the goods of that fact and ends the delivery process. If the debit card numbers match, the reading section of the debit card terminal reads the debit card number data recorded on the magnetic stripe of the debit card, and sends the debit card to the person presenting the debit card. The user is required to input a password from the input unit of the terminal.

The debit card number and the password input from the debit card terminal are sent to a financial institution via a dedicated communication line and a CAFIS system. The financial institution checks whether the debit card number corresponds to the personal identification number, and sends the result (result data) to the debit card terminal. Personnel at the delivery site visually check the result data displayed on the display unit of the debit card terminal. When a message indicating "corresponding" is displayed on the display unit, it is determined that the person who has received the product is a valid recipient, and the product is delivered.

The above is one embodiment in which an information processing device such as a personal computer and a debit card terminal are used in place of the information processing device 3. Further, the above embodiment is an example in which the present invention is applied to confirmation of a recipient of a product in a case where trading is performed using a sales site and an information processing device. The present invention can also be applied to a case where trading is carried out without carrying out. That is, the seller and the buyer enter into a sales contract with the seller by an arbitrary method (for example, the seller sends a product catalog to the buyer, and the buyer places an order using facsimile). Communicates the order number of the product for which the sales contract has been concluded to the buyer by any method (for example, telephone, facsimile, letter, etc.), and then the buyer goes to a predetermined delivery place, and then communicates the order number to personnel at the delivery place ,
The method of confirming the recipient of the present invention can also be applied to the case where the product with the order number is received. One embodiment is briefly described below.

A debit card terminal is installed at a place where goods are delivered. This debit card terminal is provided with a function that enables the debit card terminal to request a financial institution to check whether the debit card number and the password correspond to each other. Financial institutions also have
In response to an inspection request from a card terminal, a function is provided for inspecting whether a debit card number and a password correspond to each other and returning an inspection result to the debit card terminal.

When the purchaser has purchased the product, the buyer transmits the debit card number of the debit card to the seller by an arbitrary method. The seller attaches a label or the like indicating the order number and the debit card number to the product and sends it to the delivery location. At the delivery location, the recipient presents the debit card and the order number on paper or the like to personnel at the delivery location. Personnel at the delivery site visually read the order number and the debit card number printed on the debit card, and read them into the debit card number and order number printed on the label attached to the product. Compared to
Check for a match. If they match, the debit card terminal is used to read the debit card number data recorded on the magnetic stripe of the debit card and prompt the recipient to enter a personal identification number.

The debit card number and the password input from the debit card terminal are sent to a financial institution via a dedicated communication line and CAFIS. The financial institution checks whether the debit card number corresponds to the personal identification number, and sends the result (result data) to the debit card terminal. Personnel at the delivery site visually check the result data displayed on the display unit of the debit card terminal.
When a message indicating “corresponding” is displayed on the display unit, it is determined that the person who has received the product is a valid recipient, and the product is delivered.

The above is one embodiment in which the present invention is applied to the confirmation of the recipient in the case where the trading is performed without using the sales site and the information processing device. Further, in the above embodiment, when a product is sold, an order number (identification data) and a debit card number are recorded in association with the product. However, if the recipient does not necessarily need to be the purchaser himself / herself as long as he / she has an identification card, it is not necessary to record the sold product in association with the debit card number. In this case, the debit card will be used as identification of the person who came to receive the goods,
The goods shall be delivered to the person who presented the order number and identification card at the delivery place. That is, at the delivery location, the order number and the debit card are presented by the person who has received the goods, the debit card number of the debit card, and the password input by the person from the input device at the delivery location. If it is determined that と matches, it is considered that the identity of the person has been clarified, and the goods are given to the person.

In the above embodiment, a debit card is used to confirm a recipient, but a credit card can be used instead of a debit card. In that case, the credit card number and the password of the credit card are used instead of the debit card number and the password of the debit card. In this case, the credit card company performs the operation performed by the financial institution 5. It is also possible to use a normal cash card (a card without a debit card function) used for withdrawing and depositing money at an ATM or the like of a financial institution.

In addition to a financial institution and a credit card company, there is also a system for recording data associated with an individual (data that can be used in place of a debit card number) and a personal identification number corresponding to the data. In addition, if it is possible to request the system to check whether the data associated with the individual and the personal identification number correspond to each other from the place where the goods are delivered, the system may be used. It is possible.

The storage unit 22 of the trading data management device 2
The sales data stored in the storage unit 32 of the information processing device 3 may be configured to be used for inventory management of products held by the sales site 1.

[0069]

According to the present invention, the personal identification number (second data) is
Only the individual identified by the card number (first data) (and the person who records and manages the individual's first data and second data) knows, not a third party. Therefore, by checking whether the debit card number and the password correspond to each other, there is an effect that the recipient of the product can be confirmed accurately and quickly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration of an apparatus for confirming a recipient of a product according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of the apparatus for confirming a recipient of a product according to an embodiment of the present invention, and this flowchart is continued from the flowchart of FIG. 3;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the apparatus for confirming the recipient of the product according to the embodiment of the present invention, which is continued from FIG. 2, and this flowchart is continued from the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the apparatus for confirming the recipient of the product according to the embodiment of the present invention continued from FIG. 3;

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A method of confirming a recipient of a product, comprising: (1) first data associated with an individual and second data associated with the first data and secret to a third party;
(2) notifying the purchase side of identification data for identifying the product when a sales contract for the product is concluded between the purchaser and the seller of the product; (3) At the time of delivery of the product, based on the first data and the second data recorded in the step (1),
Determining whether or not the first data and the second data received from the receiver at the time of delivery of the goods correspond to each other; (4) the step (3): When it is determined that the first data and the second data correspond to each other, it is determined that the recipient is the individual, and the product indicated by the identification data received from the recipient when the product is delivered. And deciding not to deliver the item if it is determined in step (3) that the item does not correspond. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein upon delivery of the product, it is determined whether or not the product identified by the identification data received from the recipient upon delivery of the product is present. And a step of, if it is determined that the product is not present, notifying the recipient that the product is not present, and terminating the delivery process. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein when a sales contract for the product is concluded, the first data indicated by the purchaser is recorded in association with the product. (A) the first data recorded in association with the product when the sales contract is concluded; and the first data received from the recipient when the product is delivered. (B) determining whether the first data recorded in association with the product matches the first data received from the recipient at the time of delivery of the product. If not, determining not to deliver the product to the recipient and ending the delivery process. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first data is a debit card number of a debit card, and the second data is a password of the debit card. Method. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first data is a credit card number of a credit card, and the second data is a password of the credit card. Method.