JP7697707B2 - Management server and invoice creation support system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a management server and an invoice creation support system.

Traditionally, with the expansion of cross-border e-commerce, there has been an increasing trend for export and import goods to become smaller and to be produced in smaller quantities and with a wider variety of products, which has increased the effort and cost required to record the names of goods on invoices (purchase slips, packing lists) required for trade transactions and customs procedures.

JP 2012-118749 A

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an international shipping support system, an international shipping support method, and an international shipping support program for reducing the hassle involved in shipping products overseas.

However, Patent Document 1 does not intend to provide an HS code screen that displays the product name, etc., to be written on the invoice by analyzing the product image and category data obtained from the operator.

The objective of the present invention is to provide an HS code screen that displays the item name (description) and HS code of the product to be written on the invoice by analyzing the product image and category data obtained from the operator, thereby reducing the effort and cost involved in the operator writing the invoice.

A brief summary of the representative inventions disclosed in this application is as follows:

One embodiment of the present invention includes an operator terminal 100 and a management server 120 connected to the operator terminal 100 via a network, and includes a code DB 110 that stores code information 310. The management server 120 also includes a product data analysis unit 140 that extracts product data 210 included in the operator information 200 acquired from the operator terminal 100, generates an image recognition result 212 by performing image recognition on image data 211 included in the product data 210, updates the image recognition result 212 by referring to the contents of the category data 300 when the product data 210 includes category data 300, acquires code information 310 from the code DB 110, and generates an analysis result 600 by extracting an item name corresponding to the product from the code information 310 based on the generated or updated image recognition result 212 and the contents of the category data 300. The management server 120 also includes a description screen generation unit 150 that generates a description screen 800 based on the operator information 200 and the contents of the analysis result 600. The management server 120 also has a description screen providing unit 160 that provides the generated description screen 800 to the operator terminal 100.

According to the present invention, by analyzing the product image and category data obtained from the operator, an HS code screen is provided that displays the product name and HS code to be written on the invoice, thereby reducing the effort and cost involved in the operator writing the invoice.

1 is a diagram showing an outline of a configuration example of an invoice creation support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an overview of operator information stored in an operator information storage unit and product data stored in a product data storage unit of a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an overview of category data included in product data and code information stored in a code DB according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an overview of the entire process according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1A to 1C are diagrams illustrating an overview of an operator information acquisition process and an operator information storage process according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1A to 1C are diagrams illustrating an overview of image recognition results and analysis results according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an overview of a product data analysis process according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an overview of a description screen in one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an overview of a description screen generation process according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an overview of a description screen providing process according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an overview of an HS code screen in one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an overview of an HS code screen generation process according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an overview of an HS code screen providing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that this is merely an example, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to this example. In addition, in all the drawings for explaining the embodiment, the same parts are generally given the same reference numerals, and repeated explanations will be omitted.
<System Configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a configuration example of an invoice creation support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the invoice creation support system includes an operator terminal 100 and a management server 120 connected to the operator terminal 100 via a network. The management server 120 also includes an internal code DB 110. The code DB 110 may be implemented externally to the management server 120.

The operator terminal 100 refers to a terminal owned by an operator who uses this system. The code DB 110 refers to a server in which code information 310 (described later, FIG. 3) or big data is stored.

In this description, "operator" refers to a person who uses the system according to the present invention. Operators handle a large number of import and export products at trade sites, and are each responsible for a specific product. In other words, "products" in this description refer to the import and export products that the operator is responsible for trading.

The management server 120 has an operator information storage unit 130, a product data storage unit 131, an analysis result storage unit 132, a description screen storage unit 133, an HS code screen storage unit 134, a product data analysis unit 140, a description screen generation unit 150, a description screen provision unit 160, an HS code screen generation unit 170, and an HS code screen provision unit 180.

The operator information storage unit 130 stores operator information 200 (described below, FIG. 2). The product data storage unit 131 stores product data 210 (described below, FIG. 2). The analysis result storage unit 132 stores analysis results 600. The description screen storage unit 133 stores a description screen 800 (described below, FIG. 8). The HS code screen storage unit 134 stores an HS code screen 1100 (described below, FIG. 11).

The product data analysis unit 140 extracts product data 210 included in the operator information 200 acquired from the operator terminal 100, generates an image recognition result 212 by performing image recognition on image data 211 included in the product data 210, updates the image recognition result 212 by referring to the contents of the category data 300 if the product data 210 includes category data 300, acquires code information 310 from the code DB 110, and generates an analysis result 600 by extracting an item name corresponding to the product from the code information 310 based on the generated or updated image recognition result 212 and the contents of the category data 300.

The description screen generation unit 150 generates the description screen 800 based on the operator information 200 and the contents of the analysis result 600.

The description screen providing unit 160 provides the generated description screen 800 to the operator terminal 100.

The HS code screen generation unit 170 obtains the code information 310 from the code DB 110, extracts from the code information 310 the HS code and country detail code corresponding to the contents of the product name display area 810 entered by the operator on the description screen 800, and generates the HS code screen 1100 based on the extracted HS code and country detail code.

The HS code screen providing unit 180 provides the generated HS code screen 1100 to the operator terminal 100 .
<Operator Information Storage Unit>
FIG. 2A is a diagram showing an outline of an example of the configuration of operator information 200 stored in the operator information storage unit 130 of the management server 120 in one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2(a), the operator information 200 is composed of data items such as an operator ID, an operator name, contact information, transaction data, and product data 210.

The operator ID indicates a code used by the management server 120 to identify the operator. The operator name indicates the name or title of the operator. The contact information indicates the operator's contact information, such as a telephone number or email address.

The transaction data indicates basic information regarding the transactions of export and import goods that the operator is responsible for. For example, the transaction data indicates information such as the date and time when the transaction of the export or import goods was accepted, and the name and address of the sender of the export or import goods. The product data 210 indicates information regarding the export and import goods that the operator is responsible for, which is obtained by the operator terminal 100 by accepting input from the operator (details will be described later).

Figure 2(b) is a diagram showing an overview of an example configuration of product data 210 included in operator information 200 stored in the operator information storage unit 130 of the management server 120 in one embodiment of the present invention.

The product data 210 indicates information such as the product data ID, product name, delivery country, image data 211, and category data 300. The product data 210 is initially included in the operator information 200 when the operator terminal 100 accepts input from the operator, and is then stored in the product data information storage unit 131 after the management server 120 acquires the operator information 200.

The product data ID indicates a code used by the management server 120 to identify the product data 210.

The product name indicates the name of the product that the operator wishes to export or import. The destination country indicates the name of the country to which the operator wishes the product to be shipped. The destination country is indicated as, for example, "USA, Ireland, Germany," etc.

Image data 211 indicates image information showing the appearance of the product. Image data 211 is shown in a data format such as JPEG. Image data 211 is also image information about the appearance of the product photographed by an operator using a smartphone or the like.

The category data 300 indicates information about the category to which the product belongs (details will be described later).
<Category Data and Code DB>
FIG. 3A is a diagram showing an overview of category data 300 included in the product data 210 and code information 310 stored in the code DB 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3(a), the category data 300 is composed of data items such as a product data ID and a large category, a medium category, and a small category. The category data 300 is included as part of the product data 210 by the operator terminal 100 accepting input from the operator.

The major category indicates the largest area within the classification to which the product belongs, or the area into which the product is classified first. Examples of major categories are "cosmetics," "interiors," "apparel," etc.

A medium category indicates the next largest category to which a product belongs, or the second largest category to which a product belongs. Examples of medium categories are "skin care," "furniture," and "clothing."

A minor category is the next largest category after the medium category among the categories to which a product belongs, or the third largest category to which a product belongs. Examples of minor categories are "lotion," "wooden chairs," and "men's shirts."

That is, for example, the category data 300 for the product with product data ID: M0002 in FIG. 3(a) is shown as "Interior > Furniture > Wooden Chair" (large category > medium category > small category).

It is to be noted that there may be cases where the operator terminal 100 does not accept input from the operator regarding the category data 300. In such cases, the category data 300 is included in the product data 210 as "none." In other words, there may be cases where the category data 300 does not exist.

Figure 3(b) is a diagram showing an overview of an example of the configuration of code information 310 stored in code DB 110 in one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3(b), code information 310 indicates information about the export statistical commodity table (a cargo classification table established by customs). Code information 310 is composed of data items such as HS code, country detail code, and item name.

HS codes are code numbers created for the purpose of standardizing the names and classifications of international trade goods worldwide, and indicate the numbers used to classify items when importing and exporting goods. HS codes are expressed as six digits. For example, an HS code would look like this: "940360."

The country detail code is a number that adds four additional digits to the HS code to further subdivide items by country or region. The country detail code is a 10-digit number. For example, a country detail code might look like this: "9403600000." The additional four digits vary depending on the country or region. In other words, by referring to the country detail code, the operator can identify the country or region (shipping destination) of the trade item.

The item name indicates the name (or classification) of the international trade commodity. For example, the item name may be indicated as "Other wooden furniture."

HS codes, country detail codes, and item names correspond to each other. For example, the item name corresponding to "HS code: 940360" is "Other wooden furniture." Conversely, the HS code corresponding to "Other wooden furniture" is "940360."
<Overall processing>
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an outline of the overall processing in one embodiment of the present invention.

First, in S401, the management server 120 performs an operator information acquisition process and an operator information storage process (described later in FIG. 5).

Next, in S402, the management server 120 performs product data analysis processing (described later in Figures 6 and 7).

Next, in S403, the management server 120 performs a description screen generation process and a description screen storage process (described later in Figures 8 and 9).

Next, in S404, the management server 120 performs a description screen provision process (described later in FIG. 10).

Next, in S405, the management server 120 performs HS code screen generation processing and HS code screen storage processing (described later in Figures 11 and 12).

Next, in S406, the management server 120 performs an HS code screen providing process (described later with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14).
<Operator Information Storage Processing>
5A is a diagram showing an overview of the operator information storage process in one embodiment of the present invention. A method in which the management server 120 stores the operator information 200 will be described below.

First, in S501, the management server 120 provides an operator information input screen to the operator terminal 100. Next, in S502, the operator terminal 100 displays the operator information input screen on the display.

After that, when the operator uses the system according to the present invention for the first time or when the operator changes the product data 210, in S503, the operator terminal 100 accepts input of the operator information 200 from the operator. Note that the operator information 200 accepted from the operator at this time includes the product data 210.

Next, in S504, the operator terminal 100 transmits the operator information 200 inputted in S503 to the management server 120.

Next, in S505, the management server 120 receives the operator information 200 sent in S504, thereby acquiring the operator information 200.

Next, in S506, the management server 120 adds an operator ID to the acquired operator information 200 and stores it in the operator information storage unit 130. In addition, the management server 120 stores the product data 210 included in the received operator information 200 in the product data storage unit 131.
<Operator Information Acquisition Process>
5B is a diagram showing an overview of the operator information acquisition process in one embodiment of the present invention. A method in which the management server 120 acquires the operator information 200 will be described below.

When the operator uses the system according to the present invention for the second or subsequent time, in S507, the operator terminal 100 accepts input of the operator ID from the operator. The operator ID is included in the operator information 200.

Next, in S508, the operator terminal 100 transmits the operator ID input in S507 to the management server 120.

Thereafter, in S509, the management server 120 acquires, from the operator information storage unit 130, the operator information 200 corresponding to the key of the operator ID transmitted in S508.
<Image recognition and analysis results>
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an overview of the image recognition result 212 and the analysis result 600 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, first, the management server 120 receives operator information 200 from the operator terminal 100, which includes product data 210 about the import/export product that the operator has entered on a specific input screen (operator information input screen), and extracts image data 211 included in the product data 210.

Then, the management server 120 first performs image recognition using well-known techniques such as feature extraction of the image represented as the image data 211, thereby generating an image recognition result 212.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, if image data 211 included in product data 210 (product data ID: M0002) of an operator (operator ID: U0001) is an image of a "wooden chair," the management server 120 performs image recognition and generates an image recognition result 212 having content such as "stool, sculpture, metal furniture, wooden furniture, ...."

Next, if the category data 300 is included in the product data 210, the management server 120 refers to the contents of the category data 300 and refines and updates the contents of the image recognition result 212 to be more optimal.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, if the category data 300 is "major category: interior, medium category: furniture, small category: wooden chair", the management server 120 narrows down the contents of the image recognition result 212 to "wooden furniture" and updates the contents. That is, the management server 120 refers to the contents of the category data 300, and since it is particularly "small category: wooden chair", it discards "stools, carvings, metal furniture" from the image recognition result 212 and narrows down the remaining results to "wooden furniture".

Next, the management server 120 extracts the item name corresponding to the product from the code information 310 contained in the code DB 110 based on the image recognition result 212 and the contents of the category data 300, and generates the analysis result 600 by linking it to the product data ID.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, if the product obtained based on the image recognition result 212 and the contents of the category data 300 is "wooden furniture," the following item names corresponding to the product are extracted from the code information 310 contained in the code DB 110: "wooden furniture of the type used in offices, wooden furniture of the type used in kitchens, wooden furniture of the type used in bedrooms, and other wooden furniture," and these are generated as the analysis result 600.

In this way, the management server 120 generates an analysis result 600 from the contents of the product data 210 (including the image data 211 and category data 300), which ultimately indicates "candidate item names" (candidate descriptions) of the operator's trade products, such as "wooden furniture of the type used in an office, wooden furniture of the type used in a kitchen, wooden furniture of the type used in a bedroom, and other wooden furniture."

In addition, the management server 120 can also extract the item name corresponding to the product from the code information 310 contained in the code DB 110 based on the contents of the “product name” or “JAN code” contained in the product data 210, and generate the analysis result 600 by linking it to the product data ID.
<Product data analysis processing>
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an outline of the product data analysis process in one embodiment of the present invention.

First, in S701, the product data analysis unit 140 of the management server 120 acquires the operator information 200 from the operator information storage unit 130 and extracts the product data 210 contained in the operator information 200.

Next, in S702, the product data analysis unit 140 generates an image recognition result 212 by performing image recognition on the image data 211 contained in the product data 210 extracted in S701.

More specifically, the product data analysis unit 140 performs image recognition using well-known techniques such as feature extraction of the image represented as image data 211, thereby generating the image recognition result 212.

For example, if the image data 211 is an image such as "a wooden chair," the product data analysis unit 140 performs image recognition and generates an image recognition result 212 having content such as "a stool, a sculpture, metal furniture, wooden furniture, ..."

Note that the product data analysis unit 140 uses AI (artificial intelligence) to perform machine learning when performing image recognition. In other words, the product data analysis unit 140 generates a more accurate image recognition result 212 as the number of times the image recognition operation is performed increases.

Next, in S703, the product data analysis unit 140 determines whether the product data 210 extracted in S701 includes category data 300. If the product data 210 includes category data 300, the product data analysis unit 140 proceeds to step S704. If the product data 210 does not include category data 300, the product data analysis unit 140 proceeds to step S705.

When the product data 210 does not include the category data 300, the category data 300 is set to "none." In this case, the product data analysis unit 140 proceeds to step S705.

Next, in S704, the product data analysis unit 140 updates the image recognition result 212 generated in S702 by referring to the contents of the category data 300 included in the product data 210 extracted in S701.

For example, if the content of the category data 300 is "major category: interior, medium category: furniture, minor category: wooden chair," the management server 120 narrows down the content of the image recognition result 212 in the above example, "stool, sculpture, metal furniture, wooden furniture, ...," to "wooden furniture" by excluding "stool, sculpture, metal furniture" which does not match the content of the category data 300, and updates the image recognition result 212 with that content.

Next, in S705, the product data analysis unit 140 retrieves the code information 310 from the code DB 110.

Next, in S706, the product data analysis unit 140 extracts the item name corresponding to the product from the code information 310 obtained in S705 based on the image recognition result 212 generated in S702 (or updated in S704) and the contents of the category data 300, and generates the analysis result 600 by linking it to the product data ID.

For example, if the product obtained based on the image recognition result 212 and the contents of the category data 300 is "wooden furniture," the following item names corresponding to the product are extracted from the code information 310 contained in the code DB 110: "wooden furniture of the type used in offices, wooden furniture of the type used in kitchens, wooden furniture of the type used in bedrooms, and other wooden furniture," and these are linked to the product data ID (e.g., M0002) and generated as the analysis result 600.

In other words, since the analysis result 600 is linked to the product data ID, the management server 120 can extract the analysis result 600 from the analysis result storage unit 132 by referencing the product data ID in the description screen generation process described below.

The management server 120 can also extract the item name corresponding to the product from the code information 310 contained in the code DB 110 based on the contents of the "product name" or "JAN code" contained in the product data 210, and generate the analysis result 600 by linking it to the product data ID.

For example, if the product name included in the product data 210 is "ABC Rakuraku Chair" or the JAN code is "XXXX", a product having that product name or JAN code is searched for from the big data included in DB110, and "wooden furniture of the type used in offices, wooden furniture of the type used in kitchens, wooden furniture of the type used in bedrooms, and other wooden furniture" are extracted as the item names corresponding to the product, and these are linked to the product data ID (e.g., M0002) and generated as the analysis result 600.

Next, in S707, the product data analysis unit 140 stores the analysis result 600 generated in S706 in the analysis result storage unit 132.

Next, at S708, the product data analysis unit 140 requests the description screen generation unit 150 to perform a description screen generation process.

In this way, the management server 120 can generate the analysis result 600 by analyzing the product image and category data (or product name, JAN code) acquired from the operator, thereby enabling the operator to grasp the product item name (description) that should be written on the invoice. In other words, the management server 120 can generate the description screen 800 (described later) using the generated analysis result 600 and provide it to the operator.
<Description screen>
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an overview of a description screen 800 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the description screen 800 includes a product name display area 810 and a delivery destination country name display area 820. The description screen 800 is displayed on the operator terminal 100.

The product name display area 810 displays the contents of the analysis result 600 extracted (by the processing of step S902 described below). For example, the product name display area 810 displays "wooden furniture of the type used in an office, wooden furniture of the type used in a kitchen, wooden furniture of the type used in a bedroom, other wooden furniture," etc.

The product name display area 810 may use an auto-complete function when displaying the contents (candidate descriptions) of the analysis result 600. The product name display area 810 may also have a description normalization function that uses a similarity judgment between character strings.

Furthermore, the product name display area 810 may use CHATGPT (a chat function using artificial intelligence) to display the contents of the analysis results 600. Specifically, after the description screen 800 is provided to the operator by the process described below, the operator inputs a desired description candidate from the analysis results 600 displayed in the product name display area 810, and a response to the content is automatically generated using CHATGPT, causing the product name display area 810 to display an appropriate item name. Note that there is no particular limitation on the way the product name display area 810 is displayed.

The destination country name display area 820 displays the contents of the "destination country name" contained in the product data 210 acquired (by the processing of step S901 described below). In other words, the destination country name display area 820 displays the name of the country to which the operator imports and exports the product. For example, the destination country name display area 820 displays "Ireland (IE)" etc. There is no particular limitation on how the destination country name display area 820 is displayed.

In this way, since the description screen 800 has a product name display area 810 and a delivery country name display area 820, the management server 120 can easily provide the operator with the description screen 800 that displays the analysis result 600 indicating candidate item names of the operator's trade transaction product obtained by the product data analysis process, and the name of the delivery country of the desired product.
<Description screen generation process>
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an outline of a description screen generation process in one embodiment of the present invention.

First, in S901, the description screen generation unit 150 of the management server 120 retrieves the product data 210 required to generate the description screen 800 requested in S708 from the product data storage unit 131.

Next, in S902, the description screen generation unit 150 extracts from the analysis result storage unit 132 the analysis result 600 corresponding to the product data ID included in the product data 210 acquired in S901.

Next, in S903, the description screen generation unit 150 generates a description screen 800 based on the acquired product data 210 and the contents of the extracted analysis result 600.

More specifically, the description screen generating unit 150 generates the description screen 800 by configuring within the screen a "shipping country name display area 820" that displays the contents of the shipping country name contained in the acquired product data 210, and a "product name display area 810" that displays the contents of the extracted analysis result 600.

For example, the description screen generating unit 150 generates the description screen 800 by displaying "Ireland (IE)" in the delivery destination country display area 820 and displaying "Wooden furniture for use in offices, wooden furniture for use in kitchens, wooden furniture for use in bedrooms, and other wooden furniture" in the product name display area 810. Note that there is no particular limitation on how the product name display area 810 and the delivery destination country display area 820 are displayed.

Next, in S904, the description screen generation unit 150 stores the generated description screen 800 in the description screen storage unit 133.

Next, in S905, the description screen generating unit 150 requests the description screen providing unit 160 to provide the description screen 800.
<Description screen provision process>
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an outline of a configuration example of a description screen providing process in one embodiment of the present invention.

First, in S1001, the description screen providing unit 160 of the management server 120 accepts the request to provide the description screen 800 requested in S905.

Next, in S1002, the description screen providing unit 160 extracts the description screen 800 from the description screen storage unit 133.

Next, in S1003, the description screen providing unit 160 extracts the operator information 200 corresponding to the operator ID for which the description screen 800 is to be provided from the operator information storage unit 130.

Next, in S1004, the description screen providing unit 160 provides the description screen 800 extracted in S1003 to the operator terminal 100.

Next, in S1005, the operator terminal 100 displays the description screen 800 provided by the management server 120 in S1004 on the display of the terminal. The operator can select the desired item name from the content displayed in the product name display area 810 included in the provided description screen 800 and press the button to input. For example, if the operator desires "Other wooden furniture" from the content displayed in the product name display area 810, the operator selects "Other wooden furniture" in the product name display area 810 and presses the button to input.

Next, in S1006, the operator terminal 100 determines whether or not a press input on the product name display area 810 has been received from the operator. If a press input on the product name display area 810 has been received from the operator, the operator terminal 100 proceeds to step S1007. If a press input on the product name display area 810 has not been received from the operator, the operator terminal 100 ends this step.

Next, in S1007, the management server 120 requests the HS code screen generation unit 170 to generate the HS code screen 1100.

In this way, the management server 120 can provide the operator with a description screen 800 that displays the product data 210 acquired from the operator and the analysis results 600 obtained by analyzing the product image and category-related data.

That is, the operator can easily understand the item names of the products to be listed on the invoice just by looking at the provided description screen 800. This also reduces the operator's time and cost of having to look up the item names of the products to be listed on the invoice.
<HS code screen>
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an overview of an HS code screen 1100 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 11, the HS code screen 1100 includes an HS code display area 1110 and a country-specific detailed code display area 1120. The HS code screen 1100 is displayed on the operator terminal 100.

The HS code display area 1110 displays the HS code extracted (by the processing of step S1202 described below). More specifically, it displays the HS code corresponding to the contents of the product name display area 810 that was input by the operator in step S1006.

For example, when the operator selects "Other wooden furniture" in the product name display area 810 of the description screen 800 provided by the management server 120 and accepts this input, the HS code display area 1110 displays the HS code "940360" or the like that corresponds to this item name. Note that there is no particular limitation on how the HS code display area 1110 is displayed.

The country detail code display area 1120 displays the country detail code obtained (by the processing of step S1202 described below). More specifically, the country detail code corresponding to the HS code obtained as described above is displayed for the country displayed in the destination country name display area 820 of the description screen 800 provided by the management server 120 in step S1004.

For example, if the country name displayed in the delivery destination country name display area 820 of the description screen 800 provided by the management server 120 in step S1004 is "Ireland (IE)" and the HS code obtained as described above is "940360", the country detail code display area 1120 will display "9403600000" or the like. Note that "9403600000" is assumed to be the country detail code for Ireland that corresponds to the HS code "940360". There is no particular limitation on how the country detail code display area 1120 is displayed.

In this way, since the HS code screen 1100 has an HS code display area 1110 and a country-specific detail code display area 1120, the management server 120 can easily provide the operator with the HS code screen 1100 that displays the HS code corresponding to the item name of the operator's trade transaction product and the country-specific detail code that corresponds to the HS code in the delivery destination country of the product desired by the operator.
<HS code screen generation process>
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an outline of the HS code screen generation process in one embodiment of the present invention.

First, in S1201, the HS code screen generation unit 170 of the management server 120 obtains the code information 310 required to generate the HS code screen 1100 requested in S1007 from the code DB 110.

Next, in S1202, the HS code screen generation unit 170 extracts the HS code and country detail code corresponding to the contents of the product name display area 810, etc., input from the operator in S1006, from the code information 310 acquired in S1201.

Next, in S1203, the HS code screen generation unit 170 generates the HS code screen 1100 based on the contents of the HS code etc. extracted in S1202.

More specifically, the HS code screen generation unit 170 generates the HS code screen 1100 by configuring within the screen an "HS code display area 1110" that displays the HS code corresponding to the contents of the product name display area 810 input by the operator in step S1006, and a "country-specific detail code display area 1120" that displays the country-specific detail code corresponding to the HS code obtained as described above for the country displayed in the delivery destination country name display area 820 of the description screen 800 provided by the management server 120 in step S1004.

For example, the HS code screen generating unit 170 generates the HS code screen 1100 by displaying "940360" or the like in the HS code display area 1110 and "9403600000" or the like in the country detailed code display area 1120. Note that there is no particular limitation on how the HS code display area 1110 and the country detailed code display area 1120 are displayed.

Next, in S1204, the HS code screen generation unit 170 stores the generated HS code screen 1100 in the HS code screen storage unit 134.

Next, in S<b>1205 , the HS code screen generating unit 170 requests the HS code screen providing unit 180 to provide the HS code screen 1100 .
<HS code screen provision process>
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an outline of a configuration example of an HS code screen providing process in one embodiment of the present invention.

First, in S1301, the HS code screen providing unit 180 of the management server 120 accepts the request to provide the HS code screen 1100 requested in S1206.

Next, in S1302, the HS code screen providing unit 180 extracts the HS code screen 1100 from the HS code screen storage unit 134.

Next, in S1303, the HS code screen providing unit 180 extracts operator information corresponding to the operator ID to which the HS code screen 1100 is to be provided from the operator information storage unit 130.

Next, in S1304, the HS code screen providing unit 180 provides the HS code screen 1100 extracted in S1303 to the operator terminal 100.

Next, in S1305, the operator terminal 100 displays the HS code screen 1100 provided by the management server 120 in S1304 on the terminal display.

In this way, the management server 120 can provide the operator with an HS code screen 1100 that displays the HS code and country-specific detail code corresponding to the "product name" and "shipping country" input by the operator on the description screen 800 provided to the operator.

That is, the operator can easily grasp the HS code and country detail code corresponding to the item name of the product to be written on the invoice by simply looking at the provided HS code screen 1100. This also reduces the operator's time and cost of having to look up the HS code and country detail code to be written on the invoice.
<Effects of this embodiment>
According to the embodiment of the present invention described above, the management server 120 can provide an HS code screen that displays the item name and HS code of the product to be written on the invoice, by analyzing the product image and category-related data obtained from the operator.

In other words, the management server 120 can reduce the effort and cost required for operators to fill out invoices, which are necessary for trading export and import goods that are becoming increasingly diverse and in small quantities.

The invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described above based on an embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, the operator terminal includes not only smartphones, but also various types of operator terminals such as notebook PCs and tablet terminals.

The above-mentioned embodiments have been described in detail to clearly explain the present invention, and are not necessarily limited to those having all of the configurations described. It is also possible to replace part of the configuration of one embodiment with the configuration of another embodiment, and it is also possible to add the configuration of another embodiment to the configuration of one embodiment. It is also possible to add, delete, or replace part of the configuration of each embodiment with other configurations.

The above configurations, functions, and processing units may be realized in part or in whole by hardware (e.g., integrated circuits). The above configurations, functions, and processing units may be realized by installable software via a network or a storage medium such as a disk, in which a processor interprets and executes a program that realizes each function, or by a network application such as an ASP. Information such as the programs, tables, and files that realize each function can be stored in a memory, a recording device such as a hard disk or SSD (Solid State Drive), or a recording medium such as an IC card, SD card, or DVD.

100 Operator terminal 110 Code DB
120 Management server 130 Operator information storage unit 131 Product data storage unit 132 Analysis result storage unit 133 Description screen storage unit 134 HS code screen storage unit 140 Product data analysis unit 150 Description screen generation unit 160 Description screen provision unit 170 HS code screen generation unit 180 HS code screen provision unit 800 Description screen 1100 HS code screen

Claims (4)

A management server connected to an operator terminal via a network,
A code DB that stores code information;
a product data analysis unit that extracts product data included in operator information acquired from the operator terminal, generates an image recognition result by performing image recognition on image data included in the product data, updates the image recognition result by referring to contents of the category data when the product data includes category data, acquires the code information from the code DB, and generates an analysis result by extracting an item name corresponding to the product from the code information based on the generated or updated image recognition result and contents of the category data;
a description screen generating unit that generates a description screen based on the operator information and the content of the analysis result;
A description screen providing unit that provides the generated description screen to the operator terminal.
Management server. 2. The management server according to claim 1,
an HS code screen generating unit which acquires code information from the code DB, extracts from the code information an HS code and a country detail code corresponding to the content selected by an operator among the content of the image recognition result displayed in a product name display area provided on the description screen, and generates an HS code screen which displays the HS code and the country detail code based on the extracted HS code and the country detail code corresponding to the shipping destination country included in the product data;
and an HS code screen providing unit that provides the generated HS code screen to the operator terminal.
Management server. An invoice creation support system having an operator terminal and a management server connected to the operator terminal via a network,
The management server acquires and stores operator information from the operator terminal;
a step in which the management server extracts product data included in the operator information, generates an image recognition result by performing image recognition on image data included in the product data, updates the image recognition result by referring to the contents of the category data when the product data includes category data, acquires code information from a code DB, and generates an analysis result by extracting an item name corresponding to the product from the code information based on the generated or updated image recognition result and the contents of the category data;
generating a description screen based on the operator information and the content of the analysis result by the management server;
The management server provides the generated description screen to the operator terminal.
Invoice creation support system. 4. The invoice creation support system according to claim 3,
the management server acquires code information from the code DB, extracts from the code information an HS code and a country detail code corresponding to the content selected by an operator among the content of the image recognition result displayed in a product name display area provided on the description screen, and generates an HS code screen displaying the HS code and the country detail code based on the extracted HS code and the country detail code corresponding to the shipping destination country included in the product data;
The management server provides the generated HS code screen to the operator terminal.
Invoice creation support system.