EP1272355A1 - Invoicing system for collecting information about the distribution of letters or packages - Google Patents

Invoicing system for collecting information about the distribution of letters or packages

Info

Publication number
EP1272355A1
EP1272355A1 EP01921466A EP01921466A EP1272355A1 EP 1272355 A1 EP1272355 A1 EP 1272355A1 EP 01921466 A EP01921466 A EP 01921466A EP 01921466 A EP01921466 A EP 01921466A EP 1272355 A1 EP1272355 A1 EP 1272355A1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
distribution
slip
sheet
delivery
intended
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP01921466A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Inventor
Sylvain Lambert
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
La Poste (Exploitant Public)
Original Assignee
La Poste (Exploitant Public)
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by La Poste (Exploitant Public) filed Critical La Poste (Exploitant Public)
Publication of EP1272355A1 publication Critical patent/EP1272355A1/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D15/00—Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
    • B42D15/0053—Forms specially designed for commercial use, e.g. bills, receipts, offer or order sheets, coupons

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to the processing of information relating to the distribution of postal or courier objects. It applies to all 'cases where a signature is required from the recipient to constitute proof of delivery, that is to say to registered items with and without acknowledgment of receipt.
  • these slips to bundle have a number of disadvantages which are in particular: their high cost price; their multiplicity in the context of postal applications where there is a specific slip for each particular service; the impossibility of automating their processing when sending and returning acknowledgments of receipt; the lack of reliability in the return of acknowledgments of receipt, the address often being there, due to their positioning at the bottom of the bundle, incorrectly duplicated and unusable; and their fragility and lightness making them subject to degradation or loss.
  • the invention therefore consists, within the framework of a computerized monitoring of objects, of a new system of slip, intended for the management of information of
  • agents ensuring distribution which are documents formed from a single sheet, the front of which comprises, to be assigned to an object, a region subdivided into compartments, including a strain intended to remain on said sheet, and receiving by printing the information concerning said object in the form of a code, and a detachable dual-purpose compartment to remain on the document as proof of distribution, or else to be detached therefrom to form a transit advice note label; and
  • each of said regions has an additional compartment intended to constitute a second detachable receipt notice label, a cardboard notice of receipt being also provided, which is personalized by affixing in a reserved frame. for this purpose of said second label.
  • said distribution slip comprises a plurality of regions in the form of rectangles juxtaposed vertically; said sheet constituting the distribution slip is an adhesive complex comprising a support back and a detachable self-adhesive film; said sheet has a standard format in order to facilitate its archiving, just as it may include on one of its sides perforations for its filing in a binder.
  • FIGS. 4 to 6 are plan views of a withdrawal slip carton and a receipt notification carton, respectively, intended for use with the distribution slip of FIG. 1;
  • Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are plan views illustrating respectively by way of example the same slip as it appears before the departure of the distributing agent on tour, on his return from tour, and after treatment on return from tour ;
  • Figs. 7 and 8 are plan views of a passage advice label and a reception advice label respectively, which have been extracted from the slip of FIGS. 4 to 6 to be stuck respectively on a card of withdrawal slip and a cardboard of acknowledgment of receipt.
  • the list system shown in the drawings is intended to be used in the context of computerized tracking of registered mail items where they are initially marked directly or by through a label of a code, being here a bar code, which contains their identification and all the information useful for their delivery under the conditions provided.
  • the agents have a portable terminal used to process the information relating to their intervention, by means of the aforesaid code present on the objects and with the slip system object of the present invention. This comprises a slip 'distribution itself, Fig.
  • the withdrawal card box 2 has on its front a second frame 21 for receiving the coordinates of the post office, and conventional information to be completed by the distributing agent, including the reason for non-distribution and indications relating to withdrawal.
  • the front of the receipt notification cardboard 3 also has a second frame 31 here "for receiving the date of distribution, and furthermore a lower indexing frame 32 intended for computer processing of reforwarding.
  • Cartons 2 and 3 are advantageously at format of letter cards, and differentiated by their colors which, in practice, can be those of their counterparts in current bundles, with reserved in white, said frames 20, 21, 30-32 and other parts intended to receive personalized information and annotations.
  • the receipt notification card 3 has on one side a self-adhesive strip 33 from which it is detachable by tearing along a line of perforations.
  • the sheet 1 which constitutes it is advantageously of a standard format (21 and 29.7 cm) and formed in an adhesive complex comprising a support back and a self-adhesive film detachable from the latter . In the present case, this will be precut as illustrated by the solid lines, so as to selectively allow the removal of the aforementioned labels 12 and 13, while its other parts must remain on the back of the support.
  • Sheet 1 is in fact a distribution slip for a plurality of shipments, four in number in the embodiment shown; and for this purpose, it has four superimposed rectangular zones 10, each intended to be assigned to a shipment.
  • the upper part of the form above zones 10 is reserved for useful information for the distribution agent and relating to his route, such as his identification number, his total number of objects, the number assigned to the slip and the number of objects to which it applies.
  • the part bottom of the slip below fields 10 contains information, such as reason for non-delivery codes and their meaning. As a variant, and with a view to better adaptability to the possibilities of evolution, this information may only be entered at the stage of the final printing of the slip.
  • the sheet 1 has on one side perforations 15 for its filing in a binder.
  • Each zone 10 is subdivided into three compartments, namely a compartment 11 with a function of stump intended to remain on the document, a compartment corresponding to the label 12 intended for transit advice or proof of distribution, and a corresponding compartment on label 13 for acknowledgment of receipt.
  • the strain 11 is a rectangle elongated in the upper left of the region 10, and divided into two boxes, the largest of which receives the barcode of the corresponding object, as well as possibly the clear transcription of its number d 'identification.
  • the other box 111 contains the printed mention "Reason for non-distribution" with a space below for annotation by the distributing agent of the code corresponding to the reason for non-distribution. This annotation allows the distributor agent to carry out a return tour control, and to carry out a deferred data entry in the event of a breakdown of his portable terminal.
  • the compartment 12 intended for transit advice or proof of distribution occupies the rest of the space in zone 10 below the strain 11. It comprises the words "Associated services”, "against payment” (francs and euros), “Date and sign when withdrawing” and "Presented on”.
  • compartment 12 When the slip is printed, compartment 12 receives the following information from the bar code: the object identification number, the nature of the object, the nature of the service associated with the object, the names and address of the recipient, and the possible value of the cash on delivery; and in the event of an anomaly in the code, they can then be entered manually. In addition to this information, compartment 12 also receives the date of presentation, the time being entered during its passage by the distributor. During the tour, if compartment 12 is dated and signed by the recipient, it remains in place on the slip to constitute proof of distribution. There may also remain for some of the reasons for non-distribution, routing incident for example, which are then indicated in the associated strain 11. Otherwise, it is detached as an unsigned stick-on label on a cardboard box 2 as illustrated in FIGS.
  • the compartment 13 intended for acknowledgment of receipt occupies the entire space of the zone 10 to the right of the stump 11 and of the compartment 12.
  • the compartment 13 is empty of inscriptions, except for lines defining three boxes 130 , 131, 132.
  • the information it contains when used is the object's barcode and the transcription of its identification number in clear in box 130; the address of the recipient of the original item crossed out diagonally in box 131; the date of presentation, a customer reference, the wording "Date and sign" and the address of the recipient of the acknowledgment of receipt in box 132.
  • the compartment 13 When used, the compartment 13 is peeled off from the slip as a label to be affixed to a notice card 3, as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 8. If it has been previously dated and signed, the box is then returned. Otherwise, the cardboard is glued by its strip 33 to the corresponding object which has not been distributed.
  • compartments 12 and 13 are also advantageously differentiated by a color, preferably with the reservation in white of the spaces intended to receive annotations from the distributing agent and the recipient.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an example of use of the distribution slip of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 4 it appears as it leaves after printing, following entry by means of a portable terminal of the codes of all the shipments belonging to the same route. It corresponds to a tracking object called "dilipack" in second position, and three recommended objects including those in first and fourth position are with acknowledgment of receipt, compartment 13 being therefore "__ested free of printing for the second and third.
  • the distribution proceeds with its portable terminal to record in real time the distribution of objects, or their non-distribution, specifying the reason.
  • compartment 12 of proof of distribution normally includes the dated signature of the recipient, as well as compartment 13 for the fourth object.
  • FIG. 6 presents the distribution slip ready for archiving, after the acknowledgment labels 13 for the first and fourth objects have been removed for affixing to acknowledgment boxes 3, one of which is then stuck on the first object remained undistributed, while the other corresponding to the fourth object is redirected.
  • the distribution agent When returning from the tour, the distribution agent will be able to check, using his portable terminal, the state of his distribution according to the objects he has left and the annotations on the distribution slips, after which these will be sent to an archiving and data entry center in a "database where the information relating to the boxes of withdrawal vouchers issued will be supplemented on a delayed basis; which database will allow considerably reduced search times in comparison of what they are currently, and will also allow, by capturing and storing images of the slip and withdrawal vouchers, to restore a signed proof of distribution in electronic form.
  • the invention is clearly up to the objectives, by providing, among other things: a significant reduction in consumable (knowing in particular that a distribution slip will replace twelve bundle sheets), and therefore a significant reduction in material cost, to which will also be added a reduction in preparation costs; increased possibilities for mechanization during the transport of objects and acknowledgments of receipt; improvements in distribution work, such as the computerized organization of the schedule according to the order of tour, the harmonization of procedures since the same schedule will be common to a very wide range of types of objects, and a significant reduction in weight ; as well as a great flexibility of evolution to meet new needs and new demands.

Landscapes

  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
  • Making Paper Articles (AREA)

Abstract

The invention concerns a check list system for managing feedback data concerning the delivery of postal objects or messages delivered to their addressee in exchange for evidence of delivery, comprising delivery check lists for the delivery agents, consisting of a single sheet (1) whereof the recto includes, to be assigned to an object, a zone (10) subdivided into sections, whereof a stub (11) designed to remain on the sheet and to receive in print data concerning said object in code form, and a detachable section (12) serving two purposes: either to remain on the document as evidence of delivery, or to be detached therefrom to constitute non-delivery notice; and withdrawal order cards which are customised by affixing said non-delivery notice tag.

Description

SYSTEME DE BORDEREAU POUR LE RETOUR D'INFORMATIONS SUR LA DISTRIBUTION D'OBJETS POSTAUX OU DE MESSAGERIE BORDEREAU SYSTEM FOR THE RETURN OF INFORMATION ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF POSTAL OR MESSAGING OBJECTS
La présente invention concerne le traitement d'informations relatives à la distribution d'objets postaux ou de messagerie. Elle s'applique à tous les' cas où une signature est exigée du destinataire pour constituer une preuve de distribution, soit particulièrement aux envois recommandés avec et sans accusé de réception.The present invention relates to the processing of information relating to the distribution of postal or courier objects. It applies to all 'cases where a signature is required from the recipient to constitute proof of delivery, that is to say to registered items with and without acknowledgment of receipt.
Le retour d'informations sur la distribution, par le biais de moyens informatiques, est une tendance dominante du marché du transport. L'invention a été réalisée pour s'inscrire dans ce cadre, c'est-à-dire dans un système de suivi informatique des objets où, lors du dépôt, toutes les informations utiles pour le transport sont transcrites en code à barres, lisibles et enregistrables par des terminaux de distribution portables dont sont équipés les personnels concernés.Feedback on distribution, via IT, is a dominant trend in the transportation market. The invention was made to fit into this framework, that is to say in a computer tracking system for objects where, when deposited, all the information useful for transport is transcribed in bar code, readable and recordable by portable distribution terminals with which the personnel concerned are equipped.
Actuellement, la gestion du retour d'informations sur la distribution est assurée au moyen de bordereaux en liasse, tel le bordereau pour envoi postal d'unCurrently, the management of feedback on distribution is ensured by means of bundled slips, such as the slip for postal delivery of a
> objet'" recommandé qui comprend sur un dos autocollant trois feuillets, respectivement de preuve de dépôt, d'avis de passage et de preuve de distribution, plus optionnellement un feuillet supplémentaire d'accusé de réception.>'' recommended object which includes on a self-adhesive back three sheets, respectively of proof of deposit, advice of delivery and proof of distribution, plus optionally an additional sheet of acknowledgment of receipt.
Tels qu'ils sont exploités à ce jour, c'est-à-dire de façon essentiellement manuelle, ces bordereaux à liasse présentent un certain nombre d'inconvénients que sont notamment : leur prix de revient élevé ; leur multiplicité dans le cadre des applications postales où il existe un bordereau spécifique pour chaque service particulier ; l'impossibilité d'automatiser leur traitement à l'envoi et au retour des accusés de réception ; le manque de fiabilité au niveau du retour des accusés de réception, l'adresse y étant souvent, du fait de leur positionnement en fond de liasse, incorrectement dupliquée et inexploitable ; et leur fragilité et légèreté les rendant sujets à dégradation ou à perte. Ces inconvénients, dont l'énurαération ci-dessus n'est pas exhaustive, plus le fait qu'il aurait fallu repenser ces liasses pour les adapter au traitement informatique précité, ont conduit à une réflexion beaucoup plus radicale en vue de les supprimer pour les remplacer par un produit entièrement nouveau constituant une réponse globale plus satisfaisante, tout en étant particulièrement conçu pour un traitement informatique de suivi d'objets, et compte tenu des possibilités d'évolution de ce traitement informatique. L'invention consiste donc, dans le cadre d'un suivi informatisé d'objets, en un nouveau système de bordereau, destiné à la gestion des informations deAs they are used to date, that is to say essentially manual, these slips to bundle have a number of disadvantages which are in particular: their high cost price; their multiplicity in the context of postal applications where there is a specific slip for each particular service; the impossibility of automating their processing when sending and returning acknowledgments of receipt; the lack of reliability in the return of acknowledgments of receipt, the address often being there, due to their positioning at the bottom of the bundle, incorrectly duplicated and unusable; and their fragility and lightness making them subject to degradation or loss. These drawbacks, whose enurαeration above is not exhaustive, plus the fact that these bundles would have had to be rethought to adapt them to the aforementioned computer processing, have led to a much more radical reflection with a view to eliminating them for replace with an entirely new product constituting a more satisfactory overall response, while being particularly designed for a computer processing of object tracking, and taking into account the possibilities of evolution of this computer processing. The invention therefore consists, within the framework of a computerized monitoring of objects, of a new system of slip, intended for the management of information of
... I retour sur la distribution d'objets postaux ou de messagerie remis à leur destinataire en échange d'une preuve de distribution telle que signature, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend :... I return on the distribution of postal or courier objects delivered to their recipient in exchange for a proof of distribution such as signature, characterized in that it includes:
- des bordereaux de distribution pour les agents assurant la distribution, lesquels sont des documents formés d'une feuille unique dont le recto comporte, pour être affectée à un objet, une région subdivisée en compartiments, dont une souche destinée à rester sur ladite feuille et à recevoir par impression les informations concernant ledit objet sous forme de code, et un compartiment détachable à double vocation de rester sur le document en tant que preuve de distribution, ou bien d'en être détachée pour former une étiquette d'avis de passage ; et- distribution slips for the agents ensuring distribution, which are documents formed from a single sheet, the front of which comprises, to be assigned to an object, a region subdivided into compartments, including a strain intended to remain on said sheet, and receiving by printing the information concerning said object in the form of a code, and a detachable dual-purpose compartment to remain on the document as proof of distribution, or else to be detached therefrom to form a transit advice note label; and
- des cartons de bon de retrait, lesquels sont personnalisés par apposition dans un • cadre réservé à cet effet de ladite étiquette d'avis de passage.- withdrawal voucher boxes, which are personalized by affixing in a • space reserved for this purpose the said transit advice note label.
Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, chacune desdites régions comporte un compartiment supplémentaire à vocation de constituer une seconde étiquette détachable d'avis de réception, un carton d'avis de réception étant également prévu, qui est personnalisé par apposition dans un cadre réservé à cet effet de ladite seconde étiquette.According to another characteristic of the invention, each of said regions has an additional compartment intended to constitute a second detachable receipt notice label, a cardboard notice of receipt being also provided, which is personalized by affixing in a reserved frame. for this purpose of said second label.
Selon d'autres caractéristiques préférentielles et/ou avantageuses de l'invention : ledit bordereau de distribution comporte une pluralité de régions sous forme de rectangles juxtaposés verticalement ; ladite feuille constituant le bordereau de distribution est un complexe adhésif comportant un dos de support et une pellicule détachable auto-adhésive ; ladite feuille a un format standard en vue de faciliter son archivage, de même qu'elle peut comporter sur un de ses côtés des perforations pour sa mise en classeur. Ces caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention, ainsi que d'autres, apparaîtront plus clairement dans la description suivante, faite en relation avec les dessins joints, dans lesquels : la Fig. 1 est une vue en plan d'un bordereau de distribution selon l'invention avant usage, prévu pour l'envoi d'objets postaux suivis et remis contre signature ; les Figs. 2 et 3 sont des vues en plan d'un carton de bon de retrait et d'un carton d'avis de réception, respectivement, prévus pour être utilisés avec le bordereau de distribution de la Fig. 1 ; les Figs. 4, 5 et 6 sont des vues en plan illustrant respectivement à titre d'exemple un même bordereau tel qu'il se présente avant le départ en tournée de l'agent distributeur, à son retour de tournée, et après traitement au retour de tournée ; et les Figs. 7 et 8 sont des vues en plan de respectivement une étiquette d'avis de passage et une étiquette d'avis de réception, qui ont été extraites du bordereau des Figs. 4 à 6 pour être collées respectivement sur un carton de bon de retrait et un carton d'avis de réception.According to other preferred and / or advantageous features of the invention: said distribution slip comprises a plurality of regions in the form of rectangles juxtaposed vertically; said sheet constituting the distribution slip is an adhesive complex comprising a support back and a detachable self-adhesive film; said sheet has a standard format in order to facilitate its archiving, just as it may include on one of its sides perforations for its filing in a binder. These characteristics and advantages of the invention, as well as others, will appear more clearly in the following description, given in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a plan view of a distribution slip according to the invention before use, intended for sending postal items tracked and delivered against signature; Figs. 2 and 3 are plan views of a withdrawal slip carton and a receipt notification carton, respectively, intended for use with the distribution slip of FIG. 1; Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are plan views illustrating respectively by way of example the same slip as it appears before the departure of the distributing agent on tour, on his return from tour, and after treatment on return from tour ; and Figs. 7 and 8 are plan views of a passage advice label and a reception advice label respectively, which have been extracted from the slip of FIGS. 4 to 6 to be stuck respectively on a card of withdrawal slip and a cardboard of acknowledgment of receipt.
Lé système de bordereau représenté dans les dessins est destiné à être utilisé dans le cadre d'un suivi informatisé d'envois postaux recommandés où ceux- ci sont initialement marqués directement ou par l'intermédiaire d'une étiquette d'un code, s 'agissant ici d'un code à barres, qui contient leur identification et toutes les informations utiles à leur acheminement dans les conditions prévues. Au stade de la distribution, les agents disposent d'un terminal portable leur servant à traiter les informations relatives à leur intervention, au moyen du susdit code présent sur les objets et avec le système de bordereau objet de la présente invention. Celui-ci comporte un bordereau ' de distribution proprement dit, Fig. 1, sous la forme d'une feuille 1, dont une particularité est que certaines parties sont détachables pour constituer des étiquettes 12 et 13, lesquelles sont alors destinées à être collées sur des cartons standard de bon de retrait 2 et d'avis de réception 3 auxquels elles apportent toutes les informations utiles sur les envois concernés.The list system shown in the drawings is intended to be used in the context of computerized tracking of registered mail items where they are initially marked directly or by through a label of a code, being here a bar code, which contains their identification and all the information useful for their delivery under the conditions provided. At the distribution stage, the agents have a portable terminal used to process the information relating to their intervention, by means of the aforesaid code present on the objects and with the slip system object of the present invention. This comprises a slip 'distribution itself, Fig. 1, in the form of a sheet 1, a peculiarity of which is that certain parts are detachable to constitute labels 12 and 13, which are then intended to be affixed to standard boxes of withdrawal slip 2 and of acknowledgment of receipt 3 to which they provide all the useful information on the items concerned.
Comme le montrent les Figs. 3 et 4, les cartons 2 et 3 sont non personnalisés avant de recevoir leur étiquette dans le cadre qui leur est réservé, respectivement 20 et 30. Le carton de bon de retrait 2 présente sur son recto un second cadre 21 pour recevoir les coordonnées du bureau de poste, et des informations classiques à compléter par l'agent distributeur, dont le motif de non distribution et des indications relatives au retrait. Le recto du carton d'avis de réception 3 présente ici également un second cadre 31 pour "recevoir la date de distribution, et de plus un cadre inférieur d'indexation 32 destiné au traitement informatique de réexpédition. Les cartons 2 et 3 sont avantageusement au format des cartes-lettres, et différenciés par leur couleurs qui, en pratique, peuvent être celles de leurs homologues des liasses actuelles, avec réservés en blanc, lesdits cadres 20, 21, 30-32 et autres parties destinées à recevoir les informations personnalisées et annotations. A noter en outre que le carton d'avis de réception 3 comporte sur un côté une bande auto-adhésive 33 dont il est détachable par déchirement le long d'une ligne de perforations. Considérant à nouveau la Fig. 1 représentant le bordereau de distribution, la feuille 1 qui le constitue est avantageusement d'un format standard (21 et 29,7 cm) et formée dans un complexe adhésif comprenant un dos de support et une pellicule auto- adhésive détachable de celui-ci. Dans le cas présent, celle-ci sera prédécoupée comme illustré par les lignes en trait fort, de manière à permettre sélectivement le retrait des étiquettes 12 et 13 précitées, tandis que ses autres parties devront rester sur le dos de support .As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the boxes 2 and 3 are not personalized before receiving their label in the frame reserved for them, respectively 20 and 30. The withdrawal card box 2 has on its front a second frame 21 for receiving the coordinates of the post office, and conventional information to be completed by the distributing agent, including the reason for non-distribution and indications relating to withdrawal. The front of the receipt notification cardboard 3 also has a second frame 31 here "for receiving the date of distribution, and furthermore a lower indexing frame 32 intended for computer processing of reforwarding. Cartons 2 and 3 are advantageously at format of letter cards, and differentiated by their colors which, in practice, can be those of their counterparts in current bundles, with reserved in white, said frames 20, 21, 30-32 and other parts intended to receive personalized information and annotations. It should also be noted that the receipt notification card 3 has on one side a self-adhesive strip 33 from which it is detachable by tearing along a line of perforations. Again considering FIG. 1 representing the distribution slip, the sheet 1 which constitutes it is advantageously of a standard format (21 and 29.7 cm) and formed in an adhesive complex comprising a support back and a self-adhesive film detachable from the latter . In the present case, this will be precut as illustrated by the solid lines, so as to selectively allow the removal of the aforementioned labels 12 and 13, while its other parts must remain on the back of the support.
La feuille 1 est en fait un bordereau de distribution pour une pluralité d'envois, au nombre de quatre dans la forme de réalisation représentée ; et à cet effet, elle présente quatre zones rectangulaires superposées 10, destinées à être affectées chacune à un envoi. La partie supérieure du bordereau au-dessus des zones 10 est réservée à des informations utiles pour l'agent distributeur et relatives à sa tournée, tels le numéro d'identification de celle-ci, son nombre total d'objets, le numéro attribué au bordereau et le nombre d'objets auxquels il s'applique. De même, la partie inférieure du bordereau au-dessous des zones 10 comporte des informations, tels des codes de motif de non distribution et leur signification. En variante, et en vue d'une meilleure adaptabilité face aux possibilités d'évolution, ces informations peuvent n'être inscrites qu'au stade de l'impression finale du bordereau. D'autre part, la feuille 1 comporte sur un côté des perforations 15 pour son archivage en classeur. Chaque zone 10 est subdivisée en trois compartiments, à savoir un compartiment 11 à fonction de souche destiné à rester sur le document, un compartiment correspondant à l'étiquette 12 à vocation d'avis de passage ou de preuve de distribution, et un compartiment correspondant à l'étiquette 13 à vocation d'accusé de réception.Sheet 1 is in fact a distribution slip for a plurality of shipments, four in number in the embodiment shown; and for this purpose, it has four superimposed rectangular zones 10, each intended to be assigned to a shipment. The upper part of the form above zones 10 is reserved for useful information for the distribution agent and relating to his route, such as his identification number, his total number of objects, the number assigned to the slip and the number of objects to which it applies. Similarly, the part bottom of the slip below fields 10 contains information, such as reason for non-delivery codes and their meaning. As a variant, and with a view to better adaptability to the possibilities of evolution, this information may only be entered at the stage of the final printing of the slip. On the other hand, the sheet 1 has on one side perforations 15 for its filing in a binder. Each zone 10 is subdivided into three compartments, namely a compartment 11 with a function of stump intended to remain on the document, a compartment corresponding to the label 12 intended for transit advice or proof of distribution, and a corresponding compartment on label 13 for acknowledgment of receipt.
La souche 11 est un rectangle allongé dans le haut à gauche de la région 10, et divisé en deux cases dont la plus grande 110 reçoit le code à barres de l'objet correspondant, ainsi qu'éventuellement la transcription en clair de son numéro d'identification. L'autre case 111 comporte la mention imprimée "Motif de non distribution" avec un espace au-dessous pour annotation par l'agent distributeur du code correspondant au motif de non distribution. Cette annotation permet à l'agent distributeur d'effectuer un contrôle de retour de tournée, et d'effectuer une saisie informatique différée en cas de panne de son terminal portable.The strain 11 is a rectangle elongated in the upper left of the region 10, and divided into two boxes, the largest of which receives the barcode of the corresponding object, as well as possibly the clear transcription of its number d 'identification. The other box 111 contains the printed mention "Reason for non-distribution" with a space below for annotation by the distributing agent of the code corresponding to the reason for non-distribution. This annotation allows the distributor agent to carry out a return tour control, and to carry out a deferred data entry in the event of a breakdown of his portable terminal.
Le compartiment 12 à vocation d'avis de passage ou de preuve de distribution occupe le reste de l'espace de la zone 10 au-dessous de la souche 11. Il comporte les mentions "Services associés", "contre paiement" (francs et euros) , "Dater et signer lors du retrait" et "Présenté le".The compartment 12 intended for transit advice or proof of distribution occupies the rest of the space in zone 10 below the strain 11. It comprises the words "Associated services", "against payment" (francs and euros), "Date and sign when withdrawing" and "Presented on".
Lors de l'impression du bordereau, le compartiment 12 reçoit les informations suivantes issues du code à barres : le numéro d'identification de l'objet, la nature de l'objet, la nature du service associé à l'objet, les nom et adresse du destinataire, et la valeur éventuelle du contre remboursement ; et en cas d'anomalie au niveau du code, elles peuvent alors être inscrites manuellement. Outre ces informations, le compartiment 12 reçoit également la date de présentation, l'heure étant inscrite lors de son passage par l'agent distributeur. En cours de tournée, si le compartiment 12 est daté et signé par le destinataire, il reste en place sur le bordereau pour constituer une preuve de distribution. Il peut également rester pour certains des motifs de non distribution, incident d'acheminement par exemple, qui sont alors indiqués dans la souche 11 associée. Sinon, il est détaché en tant qu'étiquette à coller non signée sur un carton 2 comme l'illustrent les Figs. 2 et 7, le carton étant ensuite déposé dans une boîte aux lettre en tant que bon de retrait. Le compartiment 13 à vocation d'avis de réception occupe tout l'espace de la zone 10 à droite de la souche 11 et du compartiment 12. Sur le document viergej le compartiment 13 est vide d'inscriptions, hormis des lignes définissant trois cases 130, 131, 132. Les informations qu'il contient lorsqu'il est utilisé sont le code à barres de l'objet et la transcription de son numéro d'identification en clair dans la case 130 ; l'adresse du destinataire de l'envoi d'origine barrée en diagonale dans la case 131 ; la date de présentation, une référence client, le libellé "Dater et signer" et l'adresse du destinataire de l'accusé de réception dans la case 132.When the slip is printed, compartment 12 receives the following information from the bar code: the object identification number, the nature of the object, the nature of the service associated with the object, the names and address of the recipient, and the possible value of the cash on delivery; and in the event of an anomaly in the code, they can then be entered manually. In addition to this information, compartment 12 also receives the date of presentation, the time being entered during its passage by the distributor. During the tour, if compartment 12 is dated and signed by the recipient, it remains in place on the slip to constitute proof of distribution. There may also remain for some of the reasons for non-distribution, routing incident for example, which are then indicated in the associated strain 11. Otherwise, it is detached as an unsigned stick-on label on a cardboard box 2 as illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 7, the cardboard then being placed in a letter box as a withdrawal slip. The compartment 13 intended for acknowledgment of receipt occupies the entire space of the zone 10 to the right of the stump 11 and of the compartment 12. On the blank document, the compartment 13 is empty of inscriptions, except for lines defining three boxes 130 , 131, 132. The information it contains when used is the object's barcode and the transcription of its identification number in clear in box 130; the address of the recipient of the original item crossed out diagonally in box 131; the date of presentation, a customer reference, the wording "Date and sign" and the address of the recipient of the acknowledgment of receipt in box 132.
Lorsqu'il est utilisé, le compartiment 13 est décollé du bordereau en tant qu'étiquette à coller sur un carton d'avis de réception 3, comme l'illustrent les Fig. 3 et 8. S'il a été préalablement daté et signé, le carton est ensuite réexpédié. Sinon, le carton est collé par sa bande 33 sur l'objet correspondant resté non distribué.When used, the compartment 13 is peeled off from the slip as a label to be affixed to a notice card 3, as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 8. If it has been previously dated and signed, the box is then returned. Otherwise, the cardboard is glued by its strip 33 to the corresponding object which has not been distributed.
Les compartiments 12 et 13 sont d'autre part avantageusement différenciés par une couleur, avec de préférence réservation en blanc des espaces destinés à recevoir des annotations de l'agent distributeur et du destinataire.The compartments 12 and 13 are also advantageously differentiated by a color, preferably with the reservation in white of the spaces intended to receive annotations from the distributing agent and the recipient.
Les Figs. 4 à 6 illustrent un exemple d'utilisation du bordereau de distribution de la Fig. 1. A la Fig. 4, il apparaît tel qu'il sort après impression, suite à une saisie au moyen d'un terminal portable des codes de l'ensemble des envois appartenant à une même tournée. Il correspond à un objet suivi dit "dilipack" en deuxième position, et trois objets recommandés dont ceux en première et quatrième position sont avec accusé de réception, le compartiment 13 étant donc "__esté exempt d'impression pour les deuxième et troisième . Bien entendu, au cours de sa tournée, en plus des annotations qu'il inscrit sur le bordereau, l'agent de distribution procède avec son terminal portable à l'enregistrement en temps réel de la distribution des objets, ou de leur non distribution en précisant le motif. Le même bordereau au retour de tournée, Fig. 5, a ses étiquettes d'avis de passage 12 manquantes pour les premier et troisième objets, indiquant donc qu'elles ont été collées, sur un carton 2 pour constituer un bon de retrait, et que les objets n'ont pas été distribués. Les deux autres objets ont été distribués, et le compartiment 12 de preuve de distribution comporte normalement la signature datée du destinataire, de même que le compartiment 13 pour le quatrième objet.Figs. 4 to 6 illustrate an example of use of the distribution slip of FIG. 1. In FIG. 4, it appears as it leaves after printing, following entry by means of a portable terminal of the codes of all the shipments belonging to the same route. It corresponds to a tracking object called "dilipack" in second position, and three recommended objects including those in first and fourth position are with acknowledgment of receipt, compartment 13 being therefore "__ested free of printing for the second and third. Of course , during his tour, in addition to the annotations he writes on the slip, the distribution proceeds with its portable terminal to record in real time the distribution of objects, or their non-distribution, specifying the reason. The same slip on return from tour, Fig. 5, has its missing transit advice labels 12 for the first and third objects, thus indicating that they have been stuck on a cardboard box 2 to constitute a withdrawal slip, and that the objects have not been distributed. The other two objects have been distributed, and compartment 12 of proof of distribution normally includes the dated signature of the recipient, as well as compartment 13 for the fourth object.
Enfin, la Fig. 6 présente le bordereau de distribution prêt pour son archivage, après que les étiquettes d'avis de réception 13 pour les premier et quatrième objets ont été retirées pour apposition sur des cartons d'avis de réception 3, dont l'un est ensuite collé sur le premier objet resté non distribué, tandis que l'autre correspondant au quatrième objet est réexpédié.Finally, FIG. 6 presents the distribution slip ready for archiving, after the acknowledgment labels 13 for the first and fourth objects have been removed for affixing to acknowledgment boxes 3, one of which is then stuck on the first object remained undistributed, while the other corresponding to the fourth object is redirected.
En retour de tournée, l'agent distributeur pourra donc vérifier, au moyen de son terminal portable, l'état de sa distribution en fonction des objets qui lui restent et des annotations portées sur les bordereaux de distribution, suite à quoi ceux-ci seront envoyés à un centre d'archivage et de saisie dans une base "de données où viendront les compléter en différé les retours d'informations relatives aux cartons de bon de retrait émis ; laquelle base de données permettra des temps de recherche considérablement diminués en comparaison de ce qu'ils sont actuellement, et permettra également, du fait de saisir et mémoriser des images du bordereau et des bons de retrait, de restituer une preuve de distribution signée sous forme électronique.When returning from the tour, the distribution agent will be able to check, using his portable terminal, the state of his distribution according to the objects he has left and the annotations on the distribution slips, after which these will be sent to an archiving and data entry center in a "database where the information relating to the boxes of withdrawal vouchers issued will be supplemented on a delayed basis; which database will allow considerably reduced search times in comparison of what they are currently, and will also allow, by capturing and storing images of the slip and withdrawal vouchers, to restore a signed proof of distribution in electronic form.
Outre ces avantages et ceux déjà mentionnés, dont une fiabilité de suivi nettement accrue, il apparaîtra maintenant que l'invention se situe nettement à la hauteur des objectifs visés, en apportant, entre autres : une nette réduction de consommable (sachant notamment qu'un bordereau de distribution remplacera douze feuillets de liasse) , et donc une nette réduction de coût matière à laquelle s'ajoutera également une réduction des coûts de préparation ; des possibilités accrues pour la mécanisation en cours d'acheminement des objets et des accusés de réception ; des améliorations dans le travail de distribution, telles l'organisation informatisée du bordereau selon l'ordre de tournée, l'harmonisation des procédures puisque le même bordereau sera commun à une gamme très large de types d'objets, et une diminution de poids sensible ; ainsi qu'une souplesse d'évolution très grande pour répondre à de nouveaux besoins et de nouvelles demandes . In addition to these advantages and those already mentioned, including a significantly increased reliability of monitoring, it will now appear that the invention is clearly up to the objectives, by providing, among other things: a significant reduction in consumable (knowing in particular that a distribution slip will replace twelve bundle sheets), and therefore a significant reduction in material cost, to which will also be added a reduction in preparation costs; increased possibilities for mechanization during the transport of objects and acknowledgments of receipt; improvements in distribution work, such as the computerized organization of the schedule according to the order of tour, the harmonization of procedures since the same schedule will be common to a very wide range of types of objects, and a significant reduction in weight ; as well as a great flexibility of evolution to meet new needs and new demands.

Claims

REVENDICATIONS
1) Système de bordereau, destiné dans le cadre d'un suivi informatisé d'objets à la gestion des informations de retour sur la distribution d'objets postaux ou de messagerie remis à leur destinataire en échange d'une preuve de distribution telle que signature, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend :1) List system, intended as part of a computerized tracking of objects for the management of return information on the distribution of postal or courier items delivered to their recipient in exchange for proof of distribution such as signature , characterized in that it comprises:
- des bordereaux de distribution pour les agents assurant la distribution, lesquels sont des documents formés d'une feuille unique (1) dont le recto comporte, pour être affectée à un objet, une région (10) subdivisée en compartiments, dont une souche (11) destinée à rester sur ladite feuille et à recevoir par impression les informations concernant ledit objet sous forme de code, et un compartiment (12) détachable à double vocation de rester sur le document en tant que preuve de distribution, ou bien d'en être détachée pour former une étiquette d'avis de passage ; et- distribution slips for the agents ensuring the distribution, which are documents formed from a single sheet (1) the front of which comprises, to be assigned to an object, a region (10) subdivided into compartments, including one strain ( 11) intended to remain on said sheet and to receive by printing the information concerning said object in the form of code, and a detachable compartment (12) with dual purpose of remaining on the document as proof of distribution, or else of be detached to form a transit advice note; and
- des cartons de bon de retrait (2) , lesquels sont personnalisés par apposition dans un cadre (20) réservé à cet effet de ladite étiquette d'avis de passage (12).- withdrawal voucher boxes (2), which are personalized by affixing in a frame (20) reserved for this purpose said transit advice label (12).
2) Système de bordereau selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que chacune desdites régions (10) comporte un compartiment supplémentaire (13) à vocation de constituer une seconde étiquette détachable d'avis de réception, un carton d'avis de réception (3) étant également prévu, qui est personnalisé par apposition dans un cadre (30) réservé à cet effet de ladite seconde étiquette.2) List system according to claim 1, characterized in that each of said regions (10) comprises an additional compartment (13) intended to constitute a second detachable receipt notice label, a cardboard notice of receipt (3 ) being also provided, which is personalized by affixing in a frame (30) reserved for this purpose of said second label.
3) Système de bordereau selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que ledit bordereau de distribution (1) comporte une pluralité de régions (10) sous forme de rectangles juxtaposés verticalement.3) slip system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said distribution slip (1) comprises a plurality of regions (10) in the form of rectangles juxtaposed vertically.
4) Système de bordereau selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que ladite feuille (1) constituant le bordereau de distribution est un complexe adhésif comportant un dos de support et une pellicule détachable auto-adhésive.4) Slip system according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said sheet (1) constituting the distribution slip is an adhesive complex comprising a support back and a detachable self-adhesive film.
5) Système de bordereau selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que ladite feuille (1) a un format standard en vue de faciliter son archivage.5) List system according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said sheet (1) has a standard format in order to facilitate its archiving.
6) Système de bordereau selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que ladite feuille (1) comporte sur un de ses côtés des perforations (15) pour sa mise en classeur. 6) slip system according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said sheet (1) has on one of its sides perforations (15) for its filing.
EP01921466A 2000-04-14 2001-04-04 Invoicing system for collecting information about the distribution of letters or packages Withdrawn EP1272355A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR0004807 2000-04-14
FR0004807A FR2807708B1 (en) 2000-04-14 2000-04-14 BORDEREAU SYSTEM FOR THE RETURN OF INFORMATION ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF POSTAL OR MESSAGING OBJECTS
PCT/FR2001/001002 WO2001078998A1 (en) 2000-04-14 2001-04-04 Check list system for feedback data concerning delivery of postal objects or messages

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1272355A1 true EP1272355A1 (en) 2003-01-08

Family

ID=8849254

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP01921466A Withdrawn EP1272355A1 (en) 2000-04-14 2001-04-04 Invoicing system for collecting information about the distribution of letters or packages

Country Status (6)

Country Link
US (1) US20030014374A1 (en)
EP (1) EP1272355A1 (en)
AU (1) AU4845501A (en)
CA (1) CA2376713A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2807708B1 (en)
WO (1) WO2001078998A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2383011A (en) * 2001-09-07 2003-06-18 John Kay Stirling Florists order card with detachable greeting card

Family Cites Families (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4340810A (en) * 1980-03-07 1982-07-20 Marvin Glass Method and apparatus for merchandise distribution control
GB2191463B (en) * 1986-06-11 1990-05-02 Instance Ltd David J A label
US4796180A (en) * 1986-10-14 1989-01-03 R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. Method of monitoring mail delivery
CA1319012C (en) * 1988-03-22 1993-06-15 Moore U.S.A., Inc. Multi-piece shipping label
CA2077103C (en) * 1992-08-28 2003-06-10 Moore U.S.A. Inc. Multipurpose label construction
US5299979A (en) * 1993-05-11 1994-04-05 Moore Business Forms, Inc. Shipping form with label
US5520990A (en) * 1994-06-10 1996-05-28 Printing For Systems, Inc. Shipping label
EP2110732A3 (en) * 1995-02-13 2009-12-09 Intertrust Technologies Corporation Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See references of WO0178998A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CA2376713A1 (en) 2001-10-25
FR2807708B1 (en) 2002-06-28
FR2807708A1 (en) 2001-10-19
AU4845501A (en) 2001-10-30
US20030014374A1 (en) 2003-01-16
WO2001078998A1 (en) 2001-10-25

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US6021942A (en) Bar-coded label for "attempt to deliver" parcels
KR100688285B1 (en) Advertisement Printed Waybill for Express
EP1272355A1 (en) Invoicing system for collecting information about the distribution of letters or packages
KR200397725Y1 (en) Waybill with advertisement
KR100872785B1 (en) A sticker label with document holder
JP5910041B2 (en) Shipping seal
JPH11282988A (en) Bar code label and management method for article stock or customer using the same
JP3152921B2 (en) Delivery slip
JPH08295407A (en) Physical distribution control method and physical distribution management system
CA2589552A1 (en) Improvements in or relating to tickets
JP2000132105A (en) Delivery label with return label
JP3027040U (en) Invoice for transportation luggage
JP2005132013A (en) Ordering postcard form with duplicate
JP3114532U (en) Member-only product order postcards in mail order and private postal letters
JPH0916736A (en) Slip for transformation
US20050131841A1 (en) Stamp book with order information carrier
JP4109337B2 (en) Card application documents
JP2002219887A (en) Delivery slip
KR100757159B1 (en) Ponit of sales invoice for delivery service
JP5929212B2 (en) Delivery seal and method of use
JP2818853B2 (en) Logistics slip
JP3395851B2 (en) Delivery slip
JP3675685B2 (en) Delivery management slip
JP6048121B2 (en) Shipping seal, usage of shipping seal, identification seal, usage of identification seal
JPH10310120A (en) Device for issuing and sticking delivery slip

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20020315

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Free format text: AL;LT;LV;MK;RO;SI

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN

18W Application withdrawn

Effective date: 20080709