JP2004145865A - Method and system for electronic paperwork processing - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily perform negation processing of accounts receivable even if a plurality of billings are combined and then transferred, or some parts of billings are transferred. <P>SOLUTION: An electronic paperwork processing method with a computer network has a step for acquiring billing information from a vendor and storing the billing information, and a step for acquiring transfer information from a buyer and storing the transfer information, and for issuing a clearing key that links the transfer information to the billing information and transmitting the clearing key to the buyer. In addition, the method also has a step for transmitting the information linked to the clearing key to the vendor if required by the vendor who acquired the clearing key. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electronic paperwork processing system and an electronic paperwork processing method, and more particularly to a system and a method that can digitize paperwork after a sales transaction and automate reconciliation.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 1 shows a conventional business associated with trading, and the business is classified into (1) buying and selling, (2) delivery, and (3) back office processing. When buying and selling products and services, the trading parties exchange quotes and the like, and after obtaining approval through in-house approval and the like, make orders and confirm orders. The seller sends the goods and services to the buyer according to the order, and the buyer confirms the delivery and inspects the goods.
After confirming the acceptance, the buyer sends an acceptance note to the seller. The seller issues an invoice and mails it. In some cases, electronic billing may be used. After receiving the invoice, the buyer checks order / delivery status management against the invoice, and implements accounts payable management for identifying the invoice.
[0003]
At the time of identification with the invoice, it is matched up to the line item level. According to the invoice, the buyer prepares the accounting process for the payment and the transfer data, and executes the transfer to the house bank. In the case where there are a plurality of transfers of the same partner, the transfer amount is often added to reduce the transfer fee.
[0004]
The seller performs accounting processing based on the deposit information from the bank. The seller clears the receivable status based on the payment information. Since it is only the data of the transferee and the amount, it takes a lot of work until it is cleared. If the transferor (buyer) makes a transfer by adding up the transfer amounts, further work is required for the transfer.
[0005]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-92913 discloses an electronic transaction method capable of automating the reconciliation process. According to this, the reconciliation key added to the invoice issued by the creditor is automatically carried around until the payment notification, and the reconciliation process can be automatically executed. Further, the debtor-side processing device creates a payment guide by combining the received invoices and transmits the payment guide to the EDI center. The EDI center generates and assigns a unique matching key corresponding to the payment guide. And make a transfer request, store the correspondence between the application key and the matching key of multiple invoices in a table, and based on the matching key added to the payment notification from the bank, By adding the application key and notifying the creditor, it is possible to cope with the transfer of a plurality of bills at once.
[0006]
However, this method pays and applies based on the application key given by the creditor for each invoice, and cannot respond to the case where a part of the invoice is paid. is there.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention relates to (3) back-office processing in the above-mentioned business, and it may be the case that a transfer is made by summing up a plurality of invoices or that a part of the invoice has been transferred. It is an object of the present invention to be able to easily clear accounts receivable even in such cases.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A method adopted by the present invention to achieve this object is an electronic paperwork processing method using a computer network, comprising the steps of obtaining bill information from a seller, storing the bill information, and Acquiring the transfer information, storing the transfer information, issuing a clearing key for associating the transfer information with the bill information, transmitting the clearing key to the buyer, and receiving a request from the seller. Transmitting information associated with the clearing key to the seller.
[0009]
Further, the system adopted by the present invention is an electronic paperwork processing system using a computer network, the system includes a mediation server, a seller client, and a buyer client, and the mediation server is obtained from the seller client. Invoice information is stored, transfer information from the buyer client is stored, and a clearing key for associating the transfer information with the bill information is provided and transmitted to the buyer client. A clearing key is transmitted to the seller client, and the seller client obtains information associated with the clearing key by referencing the clearing key to the intermediary server, and erases the information from the obtained information and the payment information. It is configured to perform. Further, the present invention can be provided as a program for causing a computer to execute the electronic business processing method, and a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded.
[0010]
In a preferred embodiment, the transfer from the buyer client to the seller client is made via the firm banking system, and the clearing key is transmitted to the seller client as EDI information together with payment information (transfer data).
[0011]
In a preferred aspect, the intermediation server assigns a bill ID (bill header number) to the acquired bill information and a bill associated with the bill ID (bill header number) for each statement of the bill. A statement ID (invoice statement number) is given, and the invoice ID (invoice header number) and the invoice statement ID (invoice statement number) are returned to the seller client. Then, the bill ID (bill header number) and the bill detail ID (bill detail number) are transmitted to the buyer client via the mediation server or / and the seller client. The transfer information transmitted from the buyer client includes the invoice ID (invoice header number) and the invoice details ID (invoice details number). Therefore, the clearing key for associating the bill information and the transfer information includes the bill ID (bill header number) and the bill detail ID (bill bill number). The level can be erased. Therefore, not only when a plurality of invoices are combined and transferred, but also when a transfer corresponding to a part of the bills is made, the payment can be made.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
[Overall system configuration]
The system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of a business flow of the system of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an outline of a data flow of the system of the present invention. The system according to the present invention is a paperwork processing system related to trading business, and includes a seller (seller company), a buyer (buyer company), an intermediary, and a bank, which are connected via a computer network. It is connected. Specifically, the computer of the seller and the computer of the intermediary, the computer of the buyer and the computer of the intermediary, the computer of the buyer and the computer of the bank, the computer of the seller and the computer of the bank can be connected to each other via a computer network. It is possible. The means for connecting the computers is not particularly limited. For example, a means using a dedicated line or a method using the Internet may be used, and data can be exchanged between the computers. Just do it. The seller's computer and the buyer's computer are also connected via a computer network such as VAN or EDI net. The computer includes hardware resources such as a CPU, a storage device, an input device, and an output device.
[0013]
[Seller]
A seller is an entity that sells goods or provides services for a fee, and is a creditor. In the seller, sales and purchase management, accounts receivable management, and payment management occur along with the purchase and sale of goods and services, and these managements are performed with internal approval and confirmation as needed. The seller issues an invoice in connection with the sales transaction. These managements are mainly performed using a computer, and the seller's computer is referred to as a seller client in this specification. The seller client is composed of one or more computers, and is generally a group of computers. The seller client includes a communication terminal for exchanging data with the mediation server and the bank computer, respectively.
[0014]
[buyer]
The buyer is an entity that purchases commodities or receives services for a fee, and is a debtor. In the buyer, the sale and purchase management, accounts payable management, and payment / transfer management occur along with the purchase and sale of goods and services, and these managements are performed while obtaining internal approval and confirmation as necessary. Further, these managements are mainly performed using a computer, and in this specification, the buyer's computer is referred to as a buyer client. The buyer client is composed of one or more computers, and is generally a group of computers. The buyer client includes a communication terminal for exchanging data with the mediation server and the bank computer, respectively.
[0015]
[Mediator]
The intermediary stands between the seller and the buyer and mediates the delivery of bill information and payment / transfer information. Delivery of various types of information between the seller, the buyer and the intermediary is performed via a computer network. In the present specification, the computer of the intermediary is called an intermediary server, and the intermediary server is composed of one or a plurality of computers, and is generally a group of computers. The mediation server has a gateway that manages connection with seller clients and buyer clients, and a central server. The central server includes a billing information management DB (database) for storing billing information and a transfer information management DB (database) for storing transfer information. The billing DB and the transfer DB are operated by a clearing key described later. Associated. The central server further includes a debt information management DB (database). In the embodiment, data exchange between the seller client and the buyer client and the gateway is performed by an API (Application Program Interface), and data exchange between the gateway and the central server is performed in XML or other standard. Communication protocol is used.
[0016]
[Bank]
Payments from buyers to sellers are made through banks. Specifically, electronic remittance is performed from a buyer's bank (destination bank) to a seller's bank (destination bank) via a computer network between banks. When the destination bank and the destination bank are the same bank, remittance is performed via a computer network inside the bank. If the destination bank and the destination bank are different banks, remittance is performed via the Zengin Network. The seller client and the bank computer and the buyer client and the bank computer are connected by a farm banking system.
[0017]
[Business application control system tables]
FIG. 4 shows an outline of a business application control system table group in the mediation server. The table group includes a customer master table, an invoice transaction table, a debt processing log table, and a payment transaction table. The customer master table stores connection IDs, company names, addresses, contact information, and the like, and identifies the seller company or buyer company connected to the mediation server by the connection ID.
[0018]
The bill transaction table includes a bill (header) transaction table and a bill (detail) transaction table. The bill header is a data field for displaying a bill attribute set by the seller, and mainly holds a seller ID, a buyer ID, a total amount, a billing date, a scheduled payment date, and the like. The billing statement is a data field for displaying the billing statement set by the seller, and mainly holds the statement amount. The bill number given by the seller is set in the bill (header) transaction table as a bill identification ID. A unique invoice ID is assigned to the invoice received from the seller by the mediation server, and this invoice ID is used as an invoice header number in the invoice (header) transaction table and the invoice (detail) transaction table. Set. A billing statement ID is assigned to the billing statement in the mediation server, and the billing statement ID is set as a billing statement number in the billing (transaction) transaction table. If the invoice issued by the seller has already been numbered, the invoice detailed ID may use the numbered invoice detailed number as the invoice detailed ID. FIG. 5 exemplifies the items described in the bill, and the remarks indicate the relationship with the items in the bill transaction table.
[0019]
The debt processing log table includes a debt processing log (header) table and a debt processing log (detail) table. The debt processing log header is a data field for displaying a debt information attribute set by the buyer, and mainly holds a seller ID, a buyer ID, a total amount (payable amount), an invoice identification ID, an invoice date, a scheduled payment date, and the like. are doing. The debt processing log detail is a data field for displaying the detail of the debt set by the buyer, and mainly holds the detail of the debt information, and holds the bill (header) number and the bill (detail) number. I have. In the intermediary server, the debt information and the bill information are matched via a bill number (bill identification ID). Note that the debt information stored in the debt processing log table is information similar to the debt information registered in the company as debt management (account management) by the buyer company.
[0020]
The payment transaction table includes a payment (header) transaction table and a payment (detail) transaction table. The payment header is a data field for displaying a payment / transfer attribute set by the buyer, and mainly holds a seller ID, a buyer ID, a payment amount, and a payment date. The payment details are data fields for displaying the payment details set by the buyer, and mainly hold the billing details for the payment. In the payment (header) transaction table, a clearing key as a transfer ID for matching the payment header, the payment details, and the invoice details is set, and the clearing keys are the payment (details) transaction table and the invoice. It is also set in the (detail) transaction table. The clearing key is also an item of a bill (detail) transaction as a key field for identifying whether or not the credit has been applied by a transfer from the buyer. A bill (header) number (bill ID) and a bill (detail) number (bill detail ID) are set in the payment (detail) transaction table. Further, the payment (header) transaction table has items of a transfer fee burden classification and a transfer fee. The transfer fee burden classification is a flag for identifying whether the transfer fee is paid by the seller or the buyer. The payment (details) transaction table includes items of consumption tax classification, withholding income tax classification, withholding income tax amount, and withholding income tax content.
[0021]
[Flow of electronic paperwork]
The flow of the electronic paperwork will be described. When buying and selling goods and services, the seller and the buyer exchange quotes and the like between them, and after obtaining approval in the company, place an order and confirm the order. When a seller sells a product or service to a buyer, receivable management occurs along with the sale, and an invoice is issued. The invoice includes invoice information such as a billing address, an invoice number (assigned by the seller), a date, an amount, and a statement (invoice items are illustrated in FIG. 5). Issuance of a bill is performed via a computer, registered as an electronic bill, and bill information is transmitted to a mediation server via a computer network ((1)).
[0022]
Upon receiving the bill information from the seller (seller client), the mediation server stores the bill information as a database in the storage unit of the seller client. When storing the bill information in the database, a bill ID (bill header number) is assigned to each bill information. Accordingly, the bill information for one bill is specified by the bill number assigned by the seller and the bill ID (bill header number) assigned by the intermediary. Further, each statement included in the bill information is assigned a bill description ID (bill statement number). The billing statement ID (bill statement number) is associated with a bill ID (bill header number) containing the statement. The billing information to which the bill ID (bill header number) and the bill detail ID (bill detail number) are added is returned to the seller. It should be noted that the billing statement number may be previously numbered by the seller. In that case, the already assigned bill specification number may be used as the bill specification ID.
[0023]
The invoice information issued by the seller is transmitted to the buyer as electronic data from the seller or / and via the intermediary together with the invoice ID (invoice header number) and the invoice details ID (invoice details number) (▲ 2 ▼). In the figure, the bill information to which the bill ID and the bill detail ID are attached is transmitted to the buyer client via the mediation server, but the bill information with the bill ID and the bill detail ID is transmitted to the seller. It may be sent to the buyer client via the client.
[0024]
The buyer confirms the bill information and registers the accounts payable within the buyer client ((3), (4)). Accounts payable registration includes supplier (invoice source), invoice ID (invoice header number), invoice number (invoice identification ID), date, amount, item, invoice item ID (invoice item number), etc. Information is included. Further, the information of the accounts payable registration is transmitted as debt information from the buyer client to the mediation server via the computer network, and the debt information received by the mediation server is stored in the storage unit of the mediation server in the form of a debt processing log table. It is stored ((4)). The debt information stored in the storage unit of the mediation server is matched with the bill information similarly stored in the storage unit of the mediation server via the bill number (bill identification ID). When the accounts payable is registered, the bill information is transferred to the payment / transfer management ([4]). When the transfer is determined, the transfer information is transmitted from the buyer client to the mediation server via the computer network (application for a clearing key) ([5]). The clearing key application includes invoice ID (invoice header number), invoice details ID (invoice invoice number) to be transferred, and transfer information such as a payment method. More specifically, using the bill (header) number and bill (detail) number to be paid as a key, information on items of the payment (header) transaction table and individual payment (detail) transaction tables is transmitted to the intermediary server. Send.
[0025]
Upon receiving the clearing key application including the transfer information, the mediation server determines a clearing key that associates the received transfer information with the stored bill information, and provides the clearing key to the buyer client via the computer network. (6). More specifically, a clearing key is issued and cleared based on the received invoice (header) number, invoice (detail) number, payment (header) transaction table, and information on each payment (detail) transaction table of each item. Set the ring key in the payment (header) transaction table and (detail) transaction table. Since the transfer information also includes a billing statement ID (bill statement number) relating to the transfer, the clearing key is associated with the bill and each statement. Further, the transfer information includes “transfer fee burden classification / amount” and “withholding income tax classification / amount”. “Transfer fee burden classification / amount” is a measure to be taken in the case where a deposit is deducted from a bank fee. The “withholding income tax category / amount” is to cope with the fact that the deposit amount does not match the invoiced amount because the amount is withdrawn from the invoiced amount according to the tax type at a predetermined rate. This is advantageous for withholding of "royalties" etc. to non-resident accounts.
[0026]
Next, the buyer creates transfer data for firm banking. This data is basically similar to the transfer information transmitted to the mediation server, and the information includes a recipient name (seller company / supplier), a clearing key, a date, an amount, and the like. Then, the transfer data provided with the clearing key is transmitted as FB data to the destination bank via the computer network ([7]). The clearing key is transmitted as EDI data.
[0027]
The transfer data provided with the clearing key is transmitted from the destination bank to the destination bank via the computer network, and the seller receives the transfer data provided with the clearing key via the computer network via the destination bank ( (8). The transfer data is reported as payment information, and the payment information includes a transfer requester name (buying company / billing destination), a clearing key, a date, an amount, and the like. The contents of the payment are confirmed ((9)), and the clearing key is transmitted to the mediation server via the computer network for inquiry ((10)).
[0028]
The mediation server that has received the clearing key from the seller client transmits the bill information and the transfer information associated with the clearing key to the seller client ((11)). Since the clearing key is associated with the invoice ID (invoice header number) and the invoice details ID (invoice details number), the invoice information and the transfer information sent from the intermediary server to the seller client include the invoice ID ( An invoice header number) (invoice number) and an invoice detail ID (invoice detail number) (detail item) relating to the transfer are included. The seller client confirms the application information from the payment information, the received invoice information and the transfer information ((12)), and the automatic application of the accounts receivable is performed ((13)). Specifically, the mediation server that has acquired the clearing key extracts information on the payment (header) transaction table and the payment (detail) transaction table based on the clearing key. At the same time, the data of the invoice header table and the invoice details table are extracted using the invoice (header) number and the invoice (detail) number in the extracted payment (detail) transaction table as keys. Next, the clearing key received from the seller client is set in the item of “clearing key” in the bill statement table to manage the status of the payment status. The data of the extracted billing statement transaction table, payment (header) transaction table, and payment (detail) transaction table are transmitted to the seller client. Also, the status of the clearing data reception and transmission is managed using the clearing status key and the clearing status key.
[0029]
6 to 8 are flowcharts showing the electronic paperwork processing method according to the present invention. FIG. 6 shows steps until the buyer client acquires the bill information and the bill ID / billing statement ID. First, the seller client issues a bill and transmits bill information included in the bill to the mediation server (S1). The mediation server assigns a bill ID (bill header number) and a bill detail ID (bill bill number) to the received bill information, and also includes the bill information, bill ID (bill header number), and bill detail. The ID (bill statement number) is stored in the storage unit (S2). If the bill information received from the seller client is preliminarily provided with a bill specification ID (bill specification number), the previously provided bill specification ID (bill specification number) may be used. In any case, it is necessary that the invoice ID (invoice header number) and the invoice details ID (invoice details number) are associated with each other. The mediation server sends the bill information, the bill ID (bill header number) and the bill detail ID (bill detail number) to the seller client (S3). The invoice information, the invoice ID (invoice header number) and the invoice details ID (invoice details number) are transmitted from the seller client or / and the mediation server to the buyer client (S4).
[0030]
FIG. 7 shows the steps of issuing and acquiring a clearing key. The buyer client that has obtained the bill information transmits an application for a clearing key to the mediation server (S5). The clearing key application includes transfer information including a bill ID (bill header number) and a bill detail ID (bill detail number) related to the transfer. The mediation server issues a clearing key that associates the received transfer information with the stored bill information, and stores the clearing key and the transfer information in the storage unit (S6). The mediation server returns the clearing key to the buyer client (S7).
[0031]
The buyer client makes a transfer to the seller client using firm banking. At this time, the clearing key is included in the EDI information to transmit the clearing key together with the remittance (S8).
[0032]
FIG. 8 shows a step in which the seller client obtains the application information. The seller client that has acquired the clearing key together with the deposit information makes an inquiry about the clearing key to the mediation server via the computer network (S9). The mediation server returns the bill information and the transfer information associated with the inquired clearing key to the seller client (S10).
[0033]
The seller client performs an application process based on the bill information, transfer information, and payment information associated with the clearing key (S11). The bill information and the transfer information include a bill ID (bill header number) and a bill detail ID (bill detail number).
[0034]
Since the present invention is configured as described above, even when a plurality of invoices are combined and transferred (FIG. 11), or when a part of the invoice is transferred. In such cases (FIGS. 9, 10, and 12), the receivable can be easily cleared.
[0035]
In FIG. 9, the clearing key received along with the deposit data on August 10 by the computer (seller client) of YYY Corporation is the invoice 1 (invoice ID) and the invoice details 1 and 2 (invoice details ID). )), And the seller client compares the amount of money 200,000 yen of the payment data with the amount of money 200,000 yen of the invoice details 1 and 2 to perform the application. Also, the clearing key received along with the deposit data on August 30 by the computer (seller client) of YYY Co., Ltd. is converted into information of invoice 1 (invoice ID) and invoice details 3 to 10 (invoice detail ID). The reconciliation is performed by matching the amount of money 800,000 yen of the payment data with the amount 800,000 yen of the invoice details 3 to 10 at the seller client.
[0036]
In FIG. 10, the clearing key received along with the deposit data on August 10 by the computer (seller client) of YYY Corporation is the invoice 1 (invoice ID) and invoice details 1 and 2 (invoice detail ID). )), And the seller client compares the amount of money 200,000 yen of the payment data with the amount of money 200,000 yen of the invoice details 1 and 2 to perform the application. Also, the clearing key received along with the deposit data on August 30 by the computer (seller client) of YYY Co., Ltd. is converted into information of invoice 1 (invoice ID) and invoice details 3 to 10 (invoice detail ID). The seller client checks the amount of payment data of 750,000 yen against the amount of 800,000 yen of the invoice details 3 to 10 in the invoice data to perform the reconciliation, and 50,000 yen remains as receivable. The remaining amount of 50,000 yen is reflected in the billing transaction table, debt processing log table, and payment transaction table of the intermediary server. The clearing key received together with the deposit data on September 10 by the computer (seller client) of YYY Corporation is associated with the information of invoice 1 (invoice ID) and invoice details 3 to 10 (invoice detail ID). The seller client compares the payment data amount of 50,000 yen with the remaining amount of 50,000 yen of the invoice details 3 to 10 to perform the reconciliation.
[0037]
In FIG. 11, the clearing key received along with the deposit data on August 30 by the computer (seller client) of YYY Corporation is shown in Invoice 1 (Details 1 to 5) and Invoice 2 (Details 1 to 5). ), And the seller client compares the payment data amount of 1.8 million yen with the total amount of the invoices 1 and 2 of 1.8 million yen to perform the reconciliation.
[0038]
In FIG. 12, the clearing key received along with the deposit data on August 20 by the computer (seller client) of YYY Co., Ltd. is associated with the information of invoice 1 (specifications 1 to 5). The client performs collation by comparing the amount 900,000 yen of the deposit data with the total amount 900,000 yen of the invoice 1. Further, the clearing key received together with the deposit data on August 30 by the computer (seller client) of YYY Co., Ltd. is converted into information of invoice 2 (invoice ID) and invoices 1 to 3 (invoice details ID). The reconciliation is performed by comparing the amount of 400,000 yen of the deposit data with the amount of 400,000 yen of the details 1 to 3 of the invoice 2 in the seller client. Further, the clearing key received together with the deposit data on September 10 by the computer (seller client) of YYY Co., Ltd. is converted into information of invoice 2 (invoice ID) and invoices 4 and 5 (invoice details ID). The reconciliation is performed by comparing the amount of 500,000 yen of the payment data with the amount of 500,000 yen of the invoice details 4, 5 in the seller client.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing office work related to a sales transaction.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a business flow according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data flow according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a table group of a business application control system.
FIG. 5 is a diagram exemplifying bill entry items.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of a procedure for acquiring bill information and a bill ID and a bill detail ID.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of a procedure for issuing / acquiring a clearing key.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of a procedure for acquiring revocation information.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a case where a product is delivered 10 times, billed monthly, and paid twice.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a case where a product is delivered ten times, billed monthly, and paid three times.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a case of a two-time delivery of goods, individual billing, one payment, and a monthly accounts payable method.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a case of twice delivery of a product, individual billing, and three payments.

Claims (46)

An electronic business processing method using a computer network,
Obtaining invoice information from the seller client and storing the invoice information;
Acquiring the transfer information from the buyer client, storing the transfer information, issuing a clearing key for associating the transfer information with the bill information, and transmitting the clearing key to the buyer client;
Transmitting information associated with the clearing key to the seller client in response to a request based on the clearing key from the seller client that obtained the clearing key from the buyer client. The method of claim 1, wherein the transfer from the buyer client to the seller client is made via a firm banking system, and wherein the clearing key is received by the seller client along with deposit information as EDI information. The method according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the information associated with the clearing key transmitted to the seller client is bill information and / or transfer information. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the information associated with the clearing key includes detailed information of bill information. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising the step of assigning a bill ID to the acquired bill information, wherein the bill ID is associated with detailed information included in the bill information. Method. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the specification information of the bill information is specified by a bill specification ID assigned to each specification. 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein a bill ID is assigned to the acquired bill information, and a bill detail ID associated with the bill ID is given. 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the billing statement ID is included in billing information received from a seller client. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein a total bill amount is specified by the bill ID, and a bill detailed amount is specified by the bill ID. The method according to any of claims 6 to 9, comprising the step of returning the bill ID and the bill information having the bill detail ID to a seller client. The method according to any of claims 6 to 10, wherein the bill information is transmitted from the seller client to the buyer client together with the bill ID and the bill detail ID. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 10, wherein the bill information is transmitted to the buyer client together with the bill ID and the bill specification ID without passing through the seller client. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 12, wherein the transfer information includes the bill ID and the bill detail ID. 14. The method according to claim 6, wherein the information associated with the clearing key includes the bill ID and the bill detail ID. A program for causing a computer to execute the electronic business processing method according to claim 1. A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 15 is recorded. An electronic business processing system using a computer network,
The system includes a mediation server, a seller client, and a buyer client,
The intermediary server stores the bill information obtained from the seller client, stores the transfer information from the buyer client, and assigns a clearing key for associating the transfer information with the bill information to provide the buyer client with the clearing key. Send to
The buyer client makes a transfer to the seller client via the network and sends the clearing key to the seller client;
The seller client obtains information associated with the clearing key by inquiring the clearing key to the intermediary server, and performs an electronic clerk operation from the obtained information and payment information. Processing system. 18. The system according to claim 17, wherein the transfer from the buyer client to the seller client is performed via a firm banking system, and the clearing key is transmitted as EDI information to the seller client together with payment information. 19. The system according to claim 17, wherein the information transmitted to the seller client and associated with the clearing key is bill information and / or transfer information. The system according to any one of claims 17 to 19, wherein the information associated with the clearing key includes detailed information of bill information. In any one of claims 17 to 20, the mediation server assigns a bill ID to the acquired bill information, and the bill ID is associated with detailed information included in the bill information. System to do. 22. The system according to claim 21, wherein the specification information of the bill information is specified by a bill specification ID assigned to each specification. 23. The system according to claim 22, wherein the mediation server assigns a bill ID to the acquired bill information, and also assigns a bill detail ID associated with the bill ID. 23. The system according to claim 22, wherein the billing statement ID is included in billing information acquired from a seller client. The system according to any one of claims 22 to 24, wherein a total bill amount is specified by the bill ID and a bill detailed amount is specified by the bill ID. The system according to any one of claims 22 to 25, wherein the mediation server returns the bill ID and the bill information having the bill specification ID to a seller client. 27. The system according to any one of claims 22 to 26, wherein the bill information is transmitted from the seller client to the buyer client together with the bill ID and the bill detail ID. The system according to any one of claims 22 to 26, wherein the bill information is transmitted from the intermediary server to the buyer client together with the bill ID and the bill detail ID. The system according to any one of claims 22 to 28, wherein the transfer information includes the bill ID and the bill detail ID. The system according to any one of claims 22 to 29, wherein the information associated with the clearing key includes the bill ID and the bill detail ID. An intermediary server that performs electronic paperwork using a computer network,
The server obtains bill information from the seller client, stores the bill information,
While acquiring the transfer information from the buyer client and storing the transfer information,
Issue a clearing key that associates the transfer information with the bill information, send the clearing key to the buyer client,
An intermediary server configured to transmit information associated with the clearing key to the seller client in response to a request from the seller client that has acquired the clearing key from the buyer client. 32. The mediation server according to claim 31, wherein the information transmitted to the seller client and associated with the clearing key is bill information and / or transfer information. 33. The mediation server according to claim 31, wherein the information associated with the clearing key includes detailed information of bill information. In any one of claims 31 to 33, the mediation server assigns a bill ID to the acquired bill information, and the bill ID is associated with detailed information included in the bill information. Mediation server to do. 35. The mediation server according to claim 34, wherein the specification information of the bill information is specified by a bill specification ID assigned to each specification. 36. The mediation server according to claim 35, wherein the mediation server assigns a bill ID to the acquired bill information and a bill detail ID associated with the bill ID. 36. The mediation server according to claim 35, wherein the billing statement ID is included in billing information received from a seller client. 38. The mediation server according to claim 35, wherein the total billed amount is specified by the bill ID, and the billed amount is specified by the billed ID. 39. The mediation server according to claim 35, wherein the mediation server returns the bill ID and the bill information having the bill specification ID to a seller client. 40. The mediation server according to claim 35, wherein the bill information is transmitted from the seller client to the buyer client together with the bill ID and the bill detail ID. 40. The mediation server according to claim 35, wherein the mediation server transmits the bill information together with the bill ID and the bill detail ID to a buyer client. 42. The mediation server according to claim 31, wherein the transfer information includes the bill ID and the bill detail ID. 43. The mediation server according to claim 35, wherein the information associated with the clearing key includes the bill ID and the bill detail ID. 44. The mediation server according to any one of claims 35 to 43, wherein the clearing key specifies a bill ID and a billing ID associated with the transfer. 45. The mediation server according to claim 35, wherein the clearing key specifies transfer information. The mediation server according to any one of claims 31 to 45, wherein the clearing key is transmitted from a buyer client to a seller client as EDI information of a farm banking system.

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