JP2002094450A - Bar code distribution system utilizing internet function of portable information terminal (including portable telephone) - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To overcome the problem of a prior art such that a bill of utility charge or mail order sale or a service ticket with a benefit of discount is not carried at all times and it may be lost and an enormous cost may be required when a mail is utilized. SOLUTION: A portable information terminal 1 (including a portable telephone) is designed to be carried out at all times and when a bar code 2 is transmitted utilizing the mail function or the internet function thereof, payment operation is simplified resulting in cost reduction.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electronic settlement using a barcode that can be settled at a convenience store or the like to a portable information terminal (including a mobile phone) where a person who provides a bill and a service can use a homepage or an e-mail. The conventional invoicing system, which is a system and its business form, mainly uses mail and facsimile to present the amount to the customer and settle it at a bank or a convenience store. Since you rarely carry a slip, payment may not be fulfilled. In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to pay attention to the functions of portable information terminals (including mobile phones) that will be carried at all times, and to actively adopt Internet technology for settlement and services and provide them to end users. A bar code (in the figure) is displayed on the liquid crystal screen (in the figure) of the portable information terminal (including the mobile phone). In this case, depending on the type of the portable information terminal (including the mobile phone), a bar code (in the figure) and a description (in the figure) are written as text as detailed information, but the information may not always be displayed on the same screen. When the user who needs payment downloads the information on a portable information terminal (including a mobile phone) from the Internet, the payment can be made at a convenience store or the like. When displaying a barcode on the liquid crystal screen, apply the line type of the minimum unit constituting the barcode to one pixel of the liquid crystal on the screen so as not to enlarge or reduce the barcode and read the barcode information with a barcode reader. As described above, according to the present invention, a bill and service information are transmitted to a portable information terminal (including a mobile phone) of an end user. In addition, the cost of mailing can be significantly reduced, and the corresponding waste of resources is prevented. Further, there is an advantage that the information receiving side can always receive the information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a portable information terminal (including a mobile phone) in a state where a barcode is received.

Drawing: The minimum unit (pixel) for enlarging a liquid crystal part and displaying a barcode

[Explanation of Signs] Barcode, which is a liquid crystal screen part of a portable information terminal (including a cellular phone) Any text deemed necessary for billing Enlargement in FIG.

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. Using a mail function of a mobile information terminal (including a mobile phone), a bar code incorporating a billing amount and user information is distributed to the mobile information terminal to substitute for a bill at the time of payment. system. 2. A system that downloads barcode-coded images of product information on a homepage to a mobile information terminal (including a mobile phone) and uses it as a discount coupon or ticket. 3. An application for mail order and the like is used from a portable information terminal (including a mobile phone), and a request for payment or the like is made using the mail function of the portable information terminal (including a mobile phone) at the time of payment. A system to replace books.