KR102402417B1 - Method for matching passenger of transportation with luggage information for transporting the luggage in distribution delivery service - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method for matching baggage information with a passenger of a passenger transportation means for baggage transport in a logistics delivery service, and a server operating the same. The baggage-passenger matching method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a baggage-passenger matching method for matching a passenger to carry a customer's baggage performed by a computing system, (a) a service request for baggage transport from a customer terminal and baggage receiving information; (b) collecting passenger boarding information for the passenger transportation means from the passenger terminal; and (c) determining whether the passenger can carry the baggage based on the baggage information and the passenger's boarding information.

Description

A method of matching passenger and baggage information of a passenger means of transport in a logistics delivery service and a server operating the same

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a technology for more efficiently servicing or brokering logistics delivery using a sharing economy method.

As part of the logistics delivery service, there are a quick service and a courier service. The quick service refers to the luggage transportation business using a two-wheeled vehicle or a light commercial vehicle.

The transportation methods of these quick services are usually divided into short-distance delivery and long-distance delivery. There is a method of transporting baggage in connection with

In the latter case, it is usually implemented by the same process as in FIG. 1 . 1 is a view of a logistics delivery system utilizing a conventional passenger transportation means. Specifically, the two-wheeled delivery driver picks up the baggage from the shipper's location (A), brings the baggage to the express reception area (A', eg, KTX express, etc.) linked to the passenger transportation means (first mile), and transports the passenger The baggage is moved (middle mile) to a predetermined location (B'), which is the settlement of the passenger transportation means, by the express service operated by the means. After that, the two-wheeled delivery driver goes through the process of last mile of the baggage from the passenger transportation settlement (B’) to the final destination (B).

However, in the case of passenger transportation means such as high-speed trains, the space for loading luggage is mixed with the luggage of ordinary passengers, so the express service is provided without special locking devices, and a small number of employees load a large number of items in the train within a short stop time. Therefore, problems such as damage/loss of baggage occur along with the reason for train delay. Such a problem may also occur in the case of buses and airlines in which passenger and cargo are loaded together.

Various embodiments of the present invention have been devised to solve the above problems based on the sharing economy, and the baggage of the delivery service provider is provided so that the passenger using the long-distance passenger transport can transport the baggage of the delivery service by a certain distance. The purpose is to implement a platform that can match certain passengers.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

Baggage-passenger matching method according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problems is a baggage-passenger matching method for matching a passenger to carry the customer's baggage performed by a computing system, (a) baggage from the customer terminal receiving a service request and baggage information for carriage; (b) collecting passenger boarding information for the passenger transportation means from the passenger terminal; and (c) determining whether the passenger can carry the baggage based on the baggage information and the passenger's boarding information.

In some embodiments, the step (c) may include determining further based on at least one of a passenger class or a reliability score of the passenger.

In some embodiments, the step (c) may include: checking whether the baggage information meets a matching condition set by the passenger; and determining whether the passenger, judging further based on the checked result, can carry the baggage.

In some embodiments, the step (c) includes: (c-1) checking whether a departure date included in the passenger's boarding information is the same as the date on which the baggage information is received; (c-2) checking whether a destination corresponding to the passenger's boarding information is the same as a destination corresponding to an address to which the baggage is to be delivered; and (c-3) when the departure date and the baggage information reception date are the same and the destination of the boarding information and the destination of the baggage delivery are the same, determining whether to match or not according to the destination information included in the passenger's boarding information may include the step of

In some embodiments, the step (c) may include (c-4) determining whether to match the baggage information further based on whether the baggage information meets a matching condition set in advance by the passenger.

In some embodiments, the step (c-3) comprises calculating a first section, which is the time from the baggage receipt time to the boarding time of the passenger, based on the boarding time of the passenger and the baggage receipt time of the baggage information step; calculating a second section, which is the time from the passenger's disembarkation time until the baggage arrives at a final destination, based on the first section, the required time of the passenger transportation means, and the total delivery time; classifying the passengers into persons capable of carrying the baggage when the second section is equal to or greater than a predetermined value; and determining that matching of the passenger with the baggage is impossible when the second section is less than the predetermined value.

In some embodiments, when the baggage-passenger matching method classifies the passengers as persons capable of carrying the baggage, (d) transmitting an inquiry message as to whether to carry the baggage to the passenger terminal ; and (e) matching the passenger with a person carrying the baggage when a signal for accepting the carriage of the baggage is received from the passenger terminal.

In some embodiments, the baggage information includes identification information of the customer sending the baggage, the address at which the baggage is to be picked up, contact information of the customer, identification information of the baggage consignee, the address of the baggage consignee, contact information of the consignee, the It may include at least one of size information of baggage, weight information of the baggage, item information of the baggage, time information when the baggage should arrive at a final destination, and payment information of the baggage transport.

A server according to an embodiment of the present invention is a server that matches a passenger to transport a customer's baggage, and includes at least one customer terminal requesting the transport of baggage and at least one passenger terminal used by a passenger using a passenger transportation means. a communication module for connecting to the server; and receiving a service request for baggage transport and baggage information from the customer terminal, collecting passenger boarding information for the passenger transportation means from the passenger terminal, and collecting the passenger's boarding information based on the baggage information and the passenger's boarding information It may include a matching unit that determines whether the baggage can be carried or not.

In some embodiments, the matching unit checks whether a departure date included in the passenger's boarding information is the same as the date on which the baggage information is received, and provides a destination corresponding to the passenger's boarding information and an address to which the baggage is to be delivered. Check whether the corresponding destinations are the same, and if the departure date and the baggage information are the same, and the destination of the boarding information and the baggage delivery destination are the same, the matching is performed according to the destination information included in the passenger's boarding information can decide whether

According to the baggage-passenger matching method according to the embodiment of the present invention, a platform service capable of more quickly and efficiently transporting baggage to be transported by a delivery service provider or a customer's baggage requesting delivery can be provided.

Effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a schematic diagram of a logistics delivery system utilizing a conventional passenger transportation means.
2 is a block diagram of a crowd logistics intermediary system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart of the operation of the crowd logistics intermediary system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart of an operation of matching baggage and passengers in a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart of an operation of determining whether to match according to a passenger's boarding time in a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is an exemplary diagram illustrating time information required for each offline section in the logistics delivery service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only the present embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully understand the scope of the present invention to those skilled in the art, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular also includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase. As used herein, “comprises” and/or “comprising” does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other components in addition to the stated components. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout, and "and/or" includes each and every combination of one or more of the recited elements. Although "first", "second", etc. are used to describe various elements, these elements are not limited by these terms, of course. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another. Accordingly, it goes without saying that the first component mentioned below may be the second component within the spirit of the present invention.

The term ‘passenger transport’ referred to in this document may be interpreted as a concept that includes not only trains, buses, and air, but also all forms of transport that passengers can board (eg, trams, subways, ships, etc.).

The 'passenger channel' referred to in this document may mean a passenger who is provided with a matching service by connecting to the server 200 through the passenger terminal 300, and may be interpreted in a singular or plural sense.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a block diagram of a crowd logistics intermediary system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the crowd logistics intermediary system 10 may include a terminal 100 , a server 200 and a passenger terminal 300 , and the configurations of FIG. 2 may communicate with each other through a network. This crowd logistics brokerage system 10 receives baggage information from the customer terminal 100, and performs a function of matching the passenger to carry the baggage based on the received baggage information and the passenger's boarding information.

The customer terminal 100 is an electronic device used by an individual or a company requesting delivery of a specific baggage, a delivery service provider or a transport driver who has received a request for delivery of the baggage from the individual or company. The delivery business operator may be, for example, a business operator that operates a delivery business such as a quick service or a courier service, and the transport driver may include a two-wheeled vehicle transporter or a freight car transporter. The customer terminal 100 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet, a mobile phone, a laptop personal computer, a netbook computer, a workstation, or a wearable device ( wearable device), but is not limited thereto.

According to one embodiment, the customer terminal 100 may be installed with an application (not shown) that can connect to the server 200 and execute the function of the cloud logistics intermediary system 10 . This application may be implemented as the same application as the application installed in the passenger terminal 300 to be described later, and a specific function may be provided depending on whether the subject to be authenticated is a customer or a passenger. It is also possible to be implemented as a separate application independent of the

The server 200 has a function of matching the baggage received from the customer terminal 100 through the network with a specific passenger terminal 300, management of passenger class in the course of performing a series of delivery services, determining whether to repack the baggage at the same destination, Functions such as reward calculation and transportation history management can be additionally executed. A detailed configuration of the server 200 will be described with reference to FIG. 3 below.

The passenger terminal 300 is an electronic device used by a passenger using a passenger transportation means. The passenger terminal 300 may use an electronic device identical to/similar to the hardware/software configuration of the aforementioned customer terminal 100 and may include the aforementioned application. In various embodiments of the present invention, a matching service in which a passenger purchases a ticket for a passenger transportation means such as a train, a bus, or an airline, and provides his/her boarding information to the server 200 to transport specific baggage under predetermined requirements can be provided. A detailed operation for this will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7 .

The external server may provide data related to passenger transportation to the server 200 or may be a target for which the server 200 collects (eg, crawls) data. The external server may be, for example, a server that manages information related to passenger transport in a government, public institution, or private institution, but is not limited thereto.

3 is a block diagram of a server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment, the server 200 includes a communication module 210 , a control unit 220 , a matching unit 221 , a passenger class management unit 223 , a repacking determining unit 225 , a reward calculating unit 227 , It may include a transportation history management unit 229 and a storage unit 230 . In various embodiments of the present invention, the server 200 is an electronic device that provides intensive services such as a function of matching baggage with passengers, management of passenger class, whether to determine whether to repack baggage at the same destination, calculation of rewards, and management of transportation history device or program.

For convenience of explanation, subjects performing respective roles in the server 200 are indicated in the form of ˜parts or ˜modules, but each part may be sub-program modules operating within the server 200 . These program modules are a concept that encompasses routines, subroutines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform respective operations or execute specific abstract data types, but are not limited thereto.

In addition, the matching unit 221 , the passenger class management unit 223 , the repacking determination unit 225 , the reward calculation unit 227 , and the transportation history management unit 229 are a configuration in which the control unit 220 is functionally classified. It may be configured to be integrated as the control unit 220 .

The communication module 210 may (communicate) connect the server 200 with at least one of the customer terminal 100 , the passenger terminal 300 , or an external server. The communication module 210 may include, but is not limited to, a network module, a base station module, and the like.

The controller 220 may perform a data processing function of processing data and controlling the overall operation such as controlling the power supply of the server 200 and the signal flow between the internal components of the server 200 . The controller 220 may include at least one processor.

The matching unit 221 performs a matching process between the baggage requested by the customer and the passenger to be transported through the passenger transportation means. The matching unit 221 may perform matching between the baggage and the passenger based on at least one of the customer's baggage information, the passenger's boarding information, the passenger class, the reliability score, and the matching condition set by the passenger. will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7, which will be described later.

The passenger class management unit 223 manages the class of passengers who can join the passenger channel pool through which the passenger can carry baggage, and based on the reliability score calculated in the passenger authentication process and baggage transport process, the passenger It performs the function of adjusting the grade. The passenger class management unit 223 transmits the passenger class information to the matching unit 221 to reflect the matching conditions, or transmits the passenger class information to the reward calculation unit 227 to reflect the passenger class in the reward to be paid to the passenger. For example, if the minimum passenger class is not met, the server 200 may not register the corresponding passenger in the passenger channel pool, and passengers not registered in the passenger channel pool may be excluded from baggage matching. In addition, passengers can receive different rewards according to their passenger class after performing the baggage transport mission.

According to an embodiment, the passenger class management unit 223 may calculate a passenger reliability score. This reliability score can be calculated by reflecting the passenger's authentication process and baggage transportation process, and can be used as a factor in determining the passenger class. The baggage transportation process includes, for example, whether the location function is activated in the passenger terminal 300 and whether location information is provided in the baggage delivery process by the passenger after matching, whether the baggage return time to the relevant base after the passenger's means of transport arrives at the destination, etc. may be included, but this document is not limited thereto. The passenger class management unit 223 may preset a plurality of passenger class sections that can be assigned to one user account (ie, a passenger account), and adjust the passenger class by reflecting the updated reliability score.

When a service request for baggage transport is received from the customer terminal 100 , the repacking determination unit 225 may automatically determine on the online system whether one matching passenger can carry two or more baggage items at once.

Specifically, the repacking determination unit 225 compares two or more pieces of baggage information based on the reception time, size information, weight information, longest side length, etc. to one baggage box (or bag) that the passenger can carry. It is possible to check whether the above two or more pieces of baggage can be repackaged. In addition, the repacking determining unit 225 may pre-calculate the threshold values of the sizes and weights of various boxes or bags that the passenger can carry, and based on the baggage information collected from the customer terminal 100, how It is possible to automatically calculate the specific loading type and number of repacking.

The manager of the crowd logistics brokerage system 10 confirms the repacking decision result and the loading method as visual data, and the employees when the actual baggage arrives at a specific base of the crowd logistics brokerage system 10 perform repacking immediately can do. Thereby, the crowd logistics brokerage system 10 can maximize the margin by minimizing the rewards for passengers to spend in plurality.

The reward calculation unit 227 is based on the baggage information received through the customer terminal 100 and transportation-related information collected through the passenger terminal 300 or the passenger class/reliability score calculated by the passenger class management unit 223 . You can calculate the reward to be paid to For example, the reward calculating unit 227 may calculate a reward based on various data such as the size and weight of the baggage, the transport distance of the passenger, and whether it is an emergency delivery case.

The transport history management unit 229 may generate and manage data on how the delivery of the baggage entrusted by the customer is being transported on the cloud logistics intermediary system 10 . For example, when the baggage picked up from the customer arrives at a specific base of the crowd logistics brokerage system 10, the server 200 or the manager terminal (not shown) provides identification information (eg, tag, QR code, etc.) and insert baggage information or matched passenger information into the identification information. In addition, the manager prints a tag, QR code, etc. so that the relevant identification information can be recognized at another point (e.g., destination base, etc.) so that the delivery-related information can be recognized. It can be attached to, but this document is not limited thereto.

The storage unit 230 may store data received or generated from other components of the control unit 220 , the server 200 , or the crowd logistics intermediary system 10 . The storage unit 230 may include, for example, a memory, a cache, a buffer, and the like, and may be composed of software, firmware, hardware, or a combination of at least two or more thereof.

According to an embodiment, the storage unit 230 may include an information DB 231 and a content DB 235 . The information DB 231 includes basic user information (eg, login information, identification information, etc.), passenger boarding information, customer baggage information, passenger class information, reliability score, matching history information, transportation history information, repacking information, etc. It is stored and may be updated or changed periodically or at any time. The content DB 235 stores various types of visualization data processed based on the default menu provided by the application of the customer terminal 100 or the passenger terminal 300 and data stored in the information DB 231 .

A delivery process according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4 through the configuration of the crowd logistics intermediary system 10 of FIG. 2 and the server 200 of FIG. 3 as described above. 4 is a flowchart of an operation performed in the crowd logistics intermediary system 10 . At least some of the steps in FIG. 4 may be omitted or performed by changing the mutual order, and the customer terminal 100 and the passenger terminal 300 have applications that can connect to the server 200 and receive matching services. Assuming it is installed.

First, the customer terminal 100 and the passenger terminal 300 may access the server 200 through an authentication process such as login or membership registration (S405 and S410). In this case, in the authentication process, multiple stages of authentication (eg, identification, company authentication, etc.) may be performed, including self-verification, and the passenger class and reliability score may be reflected accordingly. According to an embodiment, the server 200 may set a predetermined passenger class, and may arrange only passengers having the set passenger class in the passenger channel pool.

A passenger disposed in the passenger channel pool may input boarding information of a passenger transport that he/she wants to use through the passenger terminal 300 ( S415 ). The boarding information may include, but is not limited to, information such as, for example, the departure date, arrival date, departure time, arrival time, departure point, destination, type and grade of the passenger's transportation means.

On the other hand, the customer terminal 100 may input baggage information about the baggage to be sent together with the delivery request service (S420). According to an embodiment, the baggage information includes identification information of a customer sending the baggage, an address where the baggage is to be picked up, contact information of the customer, identification information of a baggage receiver, address of the baggage receiver, contact information of the receiver, and the It may include, but is not limited to, at least one of size information of baggage, weight information of the baggage, item information of the baggage, time information when the baggage should arrive at a final destination, and payment information of the baggage transport.

Next, the server 200 may classify the baggage on the server based on the collected baggage information and check whether repacking is possible (S425). For example, the server 200 may group the collected baggage information by destination, arrival time, and the like. And, the server 200 can check whether two or more pieces of baggage can be repackaged in one box, and if possible, can generate visual data on how to put a plurality of pieces of baggage in a specific box. .

Next, the server 200 may calculate a reward to be paid to the matched passenger based on the corresponding baggage information (S430). In this case, the server 200 may calculate a reward to be paid to a passenger by checking issues such as passenger class/reliability score, emergency delivery, etc. as well as baggage information. Rewards may be paid in currency (eg, cash, etc.) used in the actual trading market, but it is not limited thereto, and it is also possible to calculate as virtual points or coupons that can purchase or use various products and services online. . Furthermore, rewards may be calculated in virtual currency (eg, coins).

Next, the server 200 may perform a matching operation between the baggage and the passenger to carry it ( S435 ). However, the matching operation will be described in detail later with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7 .

As the matching process is performed, the server 200 may expose baggage information that the specific passenger can carry to the specific matching passenger terminal 300 . In contrast, when the passenger terminal 300 transmits a transport application reception signal indicating that the baggage is to be transported ( S440 ), the matching process is completed. However, the end time of this matching process is not limited to the time when the server 200 receives the transport application reception signal from the passenger terminal 300, and the server 200 can check and match the passengers who can match the baggage. The timing of exposing the message or the luggage list to the corresponding passenger terminal 300 can also be interpreted as the matching end time.

Next, the server 200 may provide guide information about the corresponding baggage to the matched passenger terminal 300 ( S445 ). According to an embodiment, the guide information may include, for example, information such as a place where a passenger should pick up baggage, baggage information, precautions, and an instruction to activate a location function of the passenger terminal 300, but is not limited thereto.

Through the above process, when a passenger comes to a specific base where baggage is to be picked up (eg, a specific store or a specific place within a KTX station), the matched baggage can be handed over online from the manager or staff of the specific base. To this end, the baggage ordered from the customer must be stored or moved to the specific base through a delivery driver such as a two-wheeled vehicle at the specific base. In this case, the baggage may be moved and loaded in a self-made box or bag, or may be repacked into one box or bag containing a plurality of baggage if predetermined conditions are met.

As described above, in the baggage delivery process, the server 200 may confirm that the baggage pickup by the passenger has been completed by the manager terminal or the employee terminal (S450). For example, the server 200 may receive a pickup confirmation signal input from the employee terminal or the passenger terminal 300 to update the location and delivery status of the corresponding baggage. For example, it may be recorded in the server 200 that the current location of the baggage is a KTX station, and that the baggage is delivered to the passenger. The pickup confirmation signal as described above may be generated by a user input by a passenger or an employee, but may be recognized as an operation such as scanning a QR code printed on a box or tagging using short-range wireless communication.

Then, the passenger boards the passenger transportation means corresponding to his/her boarding information and moves to the destination while providing the passenger terminal 300 or baggage movement information to the server 200 in real time, periodically or at any time. It can be (S455). Such movement information may be performed by, for example, transmitting a location providing function activated in the passenger terminal 300 to the server 200, but is not limited thereto, and the server 200 is not limited thereto through a GPS module provided in the box containing the luggage. ) may be collected. Through this, the tracking management function in the server 200 is performed (S460), and the server 200 may provide transportation history information by reporting it to the customer terminal 100 (S465). Accordingly, the customer can more easily understand where the baggage requested by the customer is currently being delivered.

When the passenger transportation means the passenger is boarding arrives at the destination of the boarding information, the passenger moves to the destination or a base located adjacent thereto and returns the baggage. In this process, the baggage drop check operation is performed and reported to the server 200 (S470). Baggage drop check operation can be processed by, for example, input information by an employee terminal of the corresponding destination point or by being scanned or tagged in the corresponding employee terminal.

When the server 200 confirms that the baggage drop in the passenger group is confirmed, the server 200 pays a reward to the passenger's account (S475), and updates the reliability score by reflecting the passenger's transportation activity (S480) Middle mile transportation through passengers is terminated. After that, the baggage is transported to the final destination by managing delivery to the destination or through a delivery driver who can deliver it.

5 to 7 below, the matching process will be described in more detail. 5 is a flowchart of an operation of matching baggage and passengers in the server 200 and may be a specific example of step S435 of FIG. 4 . 6 is a flowchart of an operation in which the server 200 determines whether to match according to a passenger's boarding time, and may be a specific example of step S560 of FIG. 5 . 7 is an exemplary view showing time information required for each offline section in the logistics delivery service according to an embodiment of the present invention, which will be described for reference in the description of FIGS. 5 and 6 . At least some of the respective steps in FIGS. 5 to 6 may be omitted or performed by changing the mutual order.

The server 200 may check the boarding information input through the passenger terminal 300 ( S510 ). In this case, the server 200 may extract information such as the departure date, arrival date, departure time, arrival time, departure point, destination, type and grade of the passenger transportation means of the passenger from the boarding information.

Then, the server 200 may perform an appropriate matching operation according to the purpose of the delivery service. According to one embodiment, if the delivery service is a quick service that must arrive at the destination within a predetermined time on the same day, the customer's service request and the passenger's boarding date should be the same, and the passenger's boarding time should also be considered.

To this end, the server 200 may check whether the date of the passenger's boarding information and the date of the service request received from the customer are the same (S520). If the dates are not the same, the server 200 may end the matching check of the passenger and check the boarding information of the other passenger (S530).

If the dates are the same, the server 200 may check whether the destination according to the passenger's boarding information and the recipient's destination belong to the same group (S540). The number of destinations in the passenger vehicle used by the passenger will be much smaller than the address of the recipient to which the actual baggage will arrive. For example, if the destination area of the passenger is ‘Gangneung’ and the address of the recipient is ‘Yanggu’, the destination itself will not be the same. In this case, the server 200 may identify regions that can be determined as the destination of the same category as the destination of the passenger transportation means 'Gangneung', and may identify 'Yanggu' in the corresponding regions.

According to an embodiment, destinations of the same category are classified on the same administrative district as each destination of the passenger transport (eg, the same 'city' or the same 'province', etc.), or within a predetermined distance or most It can be classified as a near-adjacent destination. Destinations of the same category are pre-database, and when the customer inputs baggage information, the destination of the passenger transportation method according to the corresponding delivery address can be checked, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the server 200 may receive a delivery address when a customer inputs baggage information, and may determine a destination of the nearest passenger transport by using various well-known positioning systems.

If the boarding information destination and the payee address do not belong to the same group, the server 200 terminates the matching check of the corresponding passenger and branches to step S530 to check another passenger. Conversely, if the destination and the payee address belong to the same group, the server 200 may check whether the matching condition set by the passenger is satisfied ( S550 ).

More specifically, the server 200 may set the range of baggage desired by the passenger according to the request of the passenger terminal 300 at any point in time. For example, the server 200 may receive from the passenger terminal 300 the size, weight, type, or reward range of the baggage that the passenger desires to be delivered, and limit the baggage range set as described above when searching for baggage. can be checked by Thereby, a customized delivery service can be performed in consideration of the age, gender, etc. of the passenger.

If the matching condition set by the passenger is not satisfied, the server 200 branches to step S530 to search for another passenger. On the other hand, if the matching condition set by the passenger is satisfied, the server 200 may determine whether to match according to the passenger's boarding time (S560).

Referring to the delivery service timeline 701 of FIG. 7 for a more detailed description of step S560, the server 200 determines the total delivery time (Tt) based on the baggage information input by the customer and the boarding information of the passenger who is currently checking matching. ), the passenger's boarding time, the reception time of the baggage service request, and the required time (Tm) of the passenger means of transport.

Here, the total delivery time Tt may be a total delivery time desired by the customer or a time determined by the manager of the server 200 according to its own policy. The required time (Tm) of the passenger transportation means can be calculated or confirmed based on the passenger's boarding information, and although errors may occur to some extent, it may be determined with reference to the average required time information 703 .

In the time line 701 , the first section T1 is the time taken from the time the baggage service request is received until the actual passenger boards the passenger transportation means, and the second section T2 is the time when the passenger It is the time taken from the time of disembarking from the means of transport until the baggage reaches its final destination (consignee). The second section (T2) is a relatively single process in which the local delivery driver delivers from the base where the passenger returns the baggage to the final destination, whereas the first section (T1) is the time required for repacking and the passenger picks up the baggage It is a process that combines the time it takes for passengers to board the passenger vehicle. Therefore, it will be necessary to check the matching of passengers with appropriate boarding times in consideration of the time required in the first section.

To this end, referring to FIG. 6 , when checking whether a specific passenger is matched, the server 200 may first calculate the first section T1 based on the passenger's boarding time and baggage reception time ( S610 ). . Then, the server 200 may calculate the second section based on the first section, the required time (Tm) to the destination of the corresponding passenger transportation means, and the total delivery time (Tt) ( 630 ).

Then, the server 200 may check whether the second section calculated as described above is greater than or equal to a predetermined or set value (S650). This predetermined value may be determined by an administrator or an internal setting of the server 200 . For example, the manager may set the required time of the second section T2 as 1 hour, but the time is not limited thereto, and different predetermined values may be set for different times or destinations.

When the second section is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the server 200 may classify the corresponding passenger as a matching number of persons (S670). Conversely, if the second section is less than a predetermined value, the server 200 may determine that the corresponding person cannot be matched ( S690 ). When the second section T2 is calculated based on the passenger's boarding time, if the value is less than a preset value from the second section T2 and there is no time to spare, the procedure in the first section T1 is more urgent. This is because baggage may not be delivered within the total delivery time because it has to be processed.

If the determination of whether to match is performed as described above, the server 200 returns to FIG. 5 to check whether there is another passenger who satisfies the matching condition (S570). If there are other candidates, the server 200 may branch to another step S530 to check other passengers. Alternatively, if there is no other passenger, the server 200 may provide the corresponding baggage information to the terminals of the passengers whose matching has been confirmed (S580).

In an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of passengers who can deliver one piece of baggage may be identified. In this case, the server 200 may provide baggage information to all of the corresponding passenger terminals 300, check the passenger terminals 300 that have transmitted the delivery request signal on a first-come, first-served basis, and select the corresponding passenger as the final matching target. . However, it is not limited to this first-come-first-served basis, and the server 200 may differentially impose priorities on passengers by additionally considering predetermined conditions.

For example, the server 200 may selectively provide baggage information to the passenger terminal 300 based on a passenger class or a reliability score. Even if there are a plurality of passengers who satisfy all the conditions up to step S560, the server 200 first sends a final delivery inquiry to the passenger terminal 300 in a high grade or high score based on the passenger grade or reliability score. can do. However, it is not limited to this method, and a plurality of groups are classified based on the passenger class/reliability score, priorities are made for each group, and an inquiry is made, and then by a combination method by a first-come-first-served reply method among passengers in the group. It is also possible to proceed with the matching operation.

Although each step of FIGS. 5 and 6 has been described for the purpose of same-day delivery and delivery within a predetermined time, various embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto. For example, in the case of a delivery service that takes some time, such as a courier service, the server 200 selects one of the date, destination, time, and matching conditions set by the passenger, user rating or reliability score extracted from baggage information and boarding information. Whether a predetermined condition (eg, a predetermined error range) is satisfied may be checked based on at least one, and baggage-passenger matching check may be performed based on the checked result.

Through the above-described embodiments of FIGS. 2 to 7 , a platform service based on a sharing economy that enables a delivery service provider to transport baggage to be transported or a customer's baggage requesting delivery more quickly and efficiently can be provided. Thereby, a virtuous cycle structure in which passengers share resources to create exchange value and to contribute to environmental improvement through resource conservation can be provided.

The steps of a method or algorithm described in relation to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented directly in hardware, as a software module executed by hardware, or by a combination thereof. A software module may contain random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), flash memory, hard disk, removable disk, CD-ROM, or It may reside in any type of computer-readable recording medium well known in the art to which the present invention pertains.

As mentioned above, although embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains know that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. you will be able to understand Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive.

10: crowd logistics brokerage system 100: customer terminal
200: server 300: passenger terminal

Claims (2)

A baggage-passenger matching method performed by a computing system to match a passenger to carry a customer's baggage, the method comprising:
(a) receiving a service request for baggage transport and baggage information from the customer terminal;
(b) collecting passenger boarding information for passenger transportation means from the passenger terminal; and
(c) determining whether the passenger can carry the baggage based on the baggage information and the passenger's boarding information,
Step (c) is,
determining whether to match based on the boarding time of the passenger, the required time of the passenger transportation means, and the baggage reception time of the baggage information;
Between steps (b) and (c),
(d) Classify the baggage based on the collected baggage information, and determine whether two or more pieces of baggage can be repacked in one box, so that the matched passenger can carry the two or more pieces of baggage at once. Baggage-passenger matching method, further comprising the step of verifying.
The method of claim 1,
After step (d),
(e) further comprising calculating a reward to be paid to a passenger matched with the baggage;
The reward is characterized in that calculated by checking the baggage information, passenger class and reliability score, baggage-passenger matching method.

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