Patent ID: 6690775
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A delivery-information management method for managing a delivery time of an article to be delivered, by using a computer, comprising the steps of:(a) recording a delivery information item in a database when the delivery information item is input, where the delivery information item includes a delivery date and time of an article to be delivered and a telephone number and an e-mail address of a recipient; (b) transmitting an e-mail to said e-mail address, where the e-mail contains said delivery date and time and a telephone number for confirmation communication; (c) receiving a telephone call to said telephone number for confirmation communication, and acquiring an originating telephone number which indicates a number assigned to a telephone line through which said telephone call is made; and (d) setting in said delivery information item a flag indicating that a delivery date and time are confirmed, when said telephone number of the recipient coincides with said originating telephone number.