Electronic billing method, electronic billing server and programming product

Abstract

The object of the present invention is to provide an electronic accounting system which allows a recipient to make an accounting for a delivery charge of a package without paying cash to a delivery person, when receiving the package. A server according to the present invention comprises an accounting request receiver 53 configured to receive an accounting request for the delivery charge of a package from a mobile terminal 10 of a recipient; an accounting request transmitter 54 configured to determine a financial institution system 40 which makes an accounting for the delivery charge in accordance with an invoice number included in the received accounting request, and to transmit the accounting request to the determined financial institution system 40; an accounting completion notification transmitter 56 configured to convert an accounting completion notification received from the financial institution system 40 into a symbol-formed accounting completion notification, and to transmit the symbol-formed accounting completion notification to the mobile terminal 10 of the recipient; an inquiry request receiver 57 configured to receive an inquiry request for the accounting completion notification recognized and decoded by a mobile terminal 20 of a package delivery person; and an inquiry result transmitter 58 configured to transmit the inquiry result in accordance with the inquiry request.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a non-cash electronic accounting method, a non-cash electronic accounting server, and a programming product used therein. Background technique [0002] Traditionally, a payment method for providing delivery-billing based package delivery services is known. [0003] However, in conventional package delivery services, the recipient pays the sender for delivering the package with cash, credit card or debit card, depending on the package received. [0004] Therefore, a problem with conventional package delivery services is that if the recipient receives the package without cash, credit card or debit card, and cannot pay for the delivery, the deliverer has to return with the package. Contents of the invention [0005] This application is based on and claims priority to Japanese Priority Patent Application No. P2002-151419 filed on May 24, 2002, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. [0006] In view o...

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[0003] However, in a traditional package delivery service, the receiver pays the sender to deliver the package with cash, credit card or debit card depending on the package received

[0004] Therefore, a problem with traditional package delivery services is that if the receiver receives the package without cash, credit card or debit card, and cannot pay for the delivery, the deliverer has to return with the package

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