CN106580031A - Mail box control system, mail box and door bell - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a mailbox control system, a mailbox and a doorbell, and relates to the field of intelligent electronic equipment. The mailbox of the control system includes a box body, a controllable door, a first man-machine interface circuit, a first communication circuit and a first control circuit; the doorbell includes an electronic bell, a second man-machine interface circuit, a second communication circuit, a second control circuit; the indoor access point includes a third communication circuit and a third control circuit coupled to each other; wherein, when the first man-machine interface circuit is triggered, the first control circuit communicates to the The second control circuit sends the first instruction, and the second control circuit responds to the first instruction to control the electronic ringer to send out the ringtone; the first control circuit receives the opening from the third control circuit through the first communication circuit and the third communication circuit. During the second instruction of the door control, the controllable door is controlled to open the cabinet. Through the above method, the present invention can realize safe, simple and fast collection of express mail even when there is no one at home.

Description

A mailbox control system, mailbox and doorbell

technical field

The invention relates to the field of intelligent electronic equipment, in particular to a mailbox control system, a mailbox and a doorbell.

Background technique

With the rapid development of online shopping, the express delivery industry is developing rapidly. However, many couriers often encounter the situation that the customer is not at home and cannot deliver the courier items when delivering the courier. If the courier items are placed in an ordinary home mailbox, the safety of the items cannot be guaranteed.

At present, in order to solve the problem that no one at home can receive express delivery, container-style express delivery receiving cabinets have appeared in some communities, but this type of receiving cabinet has two defects. First, the courier needs to store the items behind the receiving cabinet Notify the customer by phone or text message, and send the password to open the receiving cabinet to the customer. The customer picks up the package with the password. This operation is more troublesome, and the courier will incur additional communication costs; second, the customer needs to go to a specific place in the community when picking up the package (The location of the receiving cabinet), after picking up the courier and then going home, extra travel is required, which wastes the customer's pick-up time.

Contents of the invention

The technical problem mainly solved by the present invention is to provide a mailbox control system, a mailbox and a doorbell, which can realize safe, simple and rapid collection of express mail even when there is no one at home.

In order to solve the above technical problems, a technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide a mailbox control system, which includes: the mailbox includes a box body, a controllable door, a first man-machine interface circuit, a first communication circuit and a first The control circuit, the first control circuit is respectively coupled to the controllable door, the first man-machine interface circuit, and the first communication circuit.

The doorbell includes an electronic bell, a second human-machine interface circuit, a second communication circuit, and a second control circuit. The second control circuit is respectively coupled to the electronic bell, the second human-machine interface circuit, and the second communication circuit. The second communication circuit The circuit is connected to the first communication circuit.

The indoor access point includes a third communication circuit and a third control circuit coupled to each other, and the third communication circuit is respectively connected to the first communication circuit and the second communication circuit.

Wherein, when the first man-machine interface circuit is triggered, the first control circuit sends the first instruction to the second control circuit through the first communication circuit and the second communication circuit, and the second control circuit controls the electronic bell in response to the first instruction. Sounding a bell; the first control circuit controls the controllable door to open the cabinet when receiving the second instruction to open the controllable door from the third control circuit through the first communication circuit and the third communication circuit.

Wherein, the letterbox further includes a camera coupled to the first control circuit, and the shooting range of the camera includes at least a predetermined range in front of the letterbox. When the second control circuit does not receive a third instruction to open the door within a predetermined time after the electronic bell is sounded, Send the fourth instruction to start the camera to the first control circuit through the second communication circuit and the first communication circuit, the first control circuit controls the camera to shoot in response to the fourth instruction, and the image data obtained by shooting passes through the first communication circuit and the third communication circuit sent to the third control circuit, and then sent to the user equipment.

Wherein, the mailbox further includes a pickup coupled to the first control circuit. When the second control circuit does not receive the third instruction to open the door within a predetermined time after the electronic ringer is controlled to send out the ringing sound, the second control circuit sends a signal through the second communication circuit and the first communication circuit. Send the fifth instruction of opening the pickup to the first control circuit, the first control circuit controls the pickup to pick up sound in response to the fifth instruction, and the sound data obtained by picking up the sound is sent to the third control circuit through the first communication circuit and the third communication circuit, and then sent to the user's device.

Wherein, the letter box further includes a speaker coupled to the first control circuit.

Wherein, the control system further includes a camera device, the camera device includes a camera, a fourth communication circuit and a fourth control circuit, the fourth control circuit is respectively coupled to the camera and the fourth communication circuit, the camera shooting range includes at least a predetermined range in front of the mailbox, and the fourth communication circuit The circuits are respectively connected to the second communication circuit and the third communication circuit.

When the second control circuit does not receive the third instruction to open the gate within a predetermined time after the electronic bell is controlled to send out the ringtone, the fourth control circuit sends the fourth instruction to open the camera through the second communication circuit and the fourth communication circuit. The fourth control circuit controls the camera to shoot in response to the fourth instruction, and the captured image data is sent to the third control circuit through the fourth communication circuit and the third communication circuit, and then sent to the user equipment.

Wherein, at least one communication circuit including the first communication circuit, the second communication circuit, and the third communication circuit and its associated communication circuit are wireless communication circuits.

Wherein, the first communication circuit includes a Zigbee or WiFi chip.

In order to solve the above technical problems, another technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide a letter box, which includes: a box body, a controllable door, a man-machine interface circuit, a first communication circuit and a first control circuit, the first control The circuits are respectively coupled to the controllable door, the man-machine interface circuit and the first communication circuit.

Wherein, the first communication circuit is respectively connected to the doorbell and the indoor access point, the first control circuit sends a first instruction to the doorbell through the first communication circuit when the man-machine interface circuit is triggered, and the doorbell rings in response to the first instruction; A control circuit controls the controllable door to open the cabinet when receiving the second instruction to open the controllable door from the indoor access point through the first communication circuit.

Wherein, the letterbox further includes a camera coupled to the first control circuit, and the shooting range of the camera includes at least a predetermined range in front of the letterbox. When the doorbell does not receive a third instruction to open the door within a predetermined time after the doorbell rings, the doorbell sends a notification to the doorbell through the first communication circuit. The first control circuit sends a fourth command to turn on the camera, and the first control circuit responds to the fourth command to control the camera to shoot, and the captured image data is sent to the indoor access point through the first communication circuit, and then sent to the user equipment.

In order to solve the above technical problems, another technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide a doorbell, which includes: an electronic bell, a second man-machine interface circuit, a second communication circuit, a second control circuit, and a second control circuit respectively coupled to the electronic bell, the second human-machine interface circuit, and the second communication circuit, and the second communication circuit is connected to the mailbox; wherein, when the mailbox is triggered, the first instruction is sent to the second control circuit through the second communication circuit, and the second communication circuit is connected to the mailbox; The second control circuit responds to the first command and controls the electronic bell to sound the bell.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are: different from the situation of the prior art, the present invention utilizes the first communication circuit, the second communication circuit and the third communication circuit to connect the mailbox, the doorbell and the indoor access point, through the first control circuit, The second control circuit and the third control circuit control the opening of the mailbox. After the mailbox is connected to the doorbell, the electronic bell can be activated while triggering the mailbox start control system to determine whether there is anyone at home. After a predetermined time, if there is no one at home, it will enter the mailbox control system and enable the mailbox to receive express mail. The mailbox is connected to the indoor access point, so that the mailbox can receive network signals, and then receive instructions from the user equipment to control the opening of the mailbox, and then control the opening of the mailbox. Through the above method, it can be realized that express mails can be collected safely, simply and quickly even when there is no one at home. At the same time, the courier only needs to operate the mailbox to complete the delivery, and does not need to send notifications to customers, which saves the courier's time and improves delivery efficiency.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the control system of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the control system of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the mailbox of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a structural schematic diagram of another embodiment of the mailbox of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the doorbell of the present invention.

detailed description

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The invention provides a mailbox control system used for electronic mailboxes, electronic doorbells and the like. The material, size, and shape of the mailbox and the doorbell can be set according to different user preferences.

Please refer to FIG. 1 . FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the control system of the present invention. This embodiment includes: a mailbox 10 , a doorbell 11 and an indoor access point 12 .

Wherein, the mailbox 10 includes a box body, a controllable door 104, a first man-machine interface circuit 101, a first control circuit 102 and a first communication circuit 103, and the first control circuit 102 is respectively coupled to the controllable door 104, the first man-machine An interface circuit 101 and a first communication circuit 103 .

The doorbell 11 includes an electronic bell 114, a second man-machine interface circuit 111, a second control circuit 112, and a second communication circuit 113. The second control circuit 112 is respectively coupled to the electronic bell 114, the second man-machine interface circuit 111, the second Two communication circuits 113 , the second communication circuit 113 is connected to the first communication circuit 103 .

The indoor access point 12 includes a third control circuit 122 and a third communication circuit 123 coupled to each other, and the third communication circuit 123 is connected to the first communication circuit 103 and the second communication circuit 113 respectively.

Wherein, when the first man-machine interface circuit 101 is triggered, the first control circuit 102 sends the first instruction to the second control circuit 112 through the first communication circuit 103 and the second communication circuit 113, and the second control circuit 112 responds to the first instruction. The command controls the electronic bell 114 to sound a bell.

Wherein, the first human-machine interface circuit 101 can be externally connected to a keyboard-type console or a touch-screen console, and the first human-machine interface circuit 101 is triggered by pressing keys or touching the touch screen. For example: press the "ON" button directly, or touch the "ON" button after waking up the touch screen. In other implementation manners, other trigger operation methods such as voice control may also be used.

Specifically, when the courier presses the "open" button on the mailbox, the doorbell will also ring at the same time to determine whether there is anyone at home. Jump to the operation process of receiving express mail by mailbox.

Optionally, by triggering the second human-machine interface circuit 111, the second control circuit 112 controls the electronic bell 114 to sound the bell, and at the same time, transmits command, the first control circuit 102 starts the control system in response to the command. That is, the courier can also directly ring the doorbell. After the doorbell rings for a predetermined time, if no one responds, it will automatically jump to the mailbox to receive the express delivery.

The operation process of receiving express mail by mailbox is as follows.

When the first control circuit 102 receives the second instruction to open the controllable door 104 from the third control circuit 122 through the first communication circuit 103 and the third communication circuit 123 , it controls the controllable door 104 to open the cabinet.

Wherein, at least one communication circuit including the first communication circuit 103 , the second communication circuit 113 , and the third communication circuit 123 and its associated communication circuit are wireless communication circuits. The first communication circuit includes a Zigbee or WiFi chip, or other methods such as Bluetooth.

Specifically, the mailbox is connected to the indoor network, so that the mailbox can receive the instruction signal. After pressing the "open" button, the doorbell rings, and when no one opens the door within the predetermined time, the mailbox sends a request to the user's device through the network whether to open the controllable door 104, and the user sends a request to open the controllable door 104 through the network after receiving the request. The command of the control door 104 is used to open the control door 104 by remote control.

Optionally, the opening of the controllable door 104 can be automatically opened immediately after receiving the opening instruction, or it can be to send a password or a verification code to the communication terminal of the courier, and then open it after entering the correct password or verification code, wherein The password or verification code is a dynamic code, which will become invalid after one use or when it is not used within a predetermined time. If you want to reopen the controllable door 104, you need to obtain the password or verification code again.

Optionally, the letterbox further includes a camera coupled to the first control circuit 102, the shooting range of the camera includes at least a predetermined range in front of the letterbox, and the second control circuit 112 does not receive a message to open the door within a predetermined time after controlling the electronic bell 114 to sound the bell. During the third instruction, the second communication circuit 113 and the first communication circuit 103 send the fourth instruction to turn on the camera to the first control circuit 102, and the first control circuit 102 responds to the fourth instruction to control the camera to shoot, and the image data obtained by shooting is passed The first communication circuit 103 and the third communication circuit 123 send it to the third control circuit 122, and then send it to the user equipment.

Specifically, when the mailbox sends a request to the user to open the controllable door 104, the camera is turned on, and the captured images are sent to the user, so that the user can check whether there is really a courier, whether the express package is intact, and whether it is correct. If the package is damaged or the express is wrong, the user can choose to reject it, and the controllable door 104 will not be opened.

Wherein, the mailbox further includes a pickup coupled to the first control circuit 102, and when the second control circuit 112 does not receive the third instruction to open the gate within a predetermined time after the electronic bell 114 is controlled to sound the bell, the second control circuit 113, The first communication circuit 103 sends the fifth instruction of opening the pickup to the first control circuit 102, and the first control circuit 102 controls the pickup to pick up sound in response to the fifth instruction, and the sound data obtained by picking up the sound passes through the first communication circuit 103 and the third communication circuit 123 to the third control circuit 122, and then to the user equipment.

Specifically, the mailbox sends a request to the user to open the controllable door 104 while turning on the pickup, and the courier can explain the information about the express to the user through the pickup, so that the user can open the mailbox or know the contents of the received express in time. In other embodiments, an instruction for inputting express mail information may also be set, and the courier, after receiving the instruction, inputs express mail related information through the operating platform, and then notifies the user. In this embodiment, the mailbox can also function as a voicemail. If it is not the courier who presses the doorbell, but other visitors, if there is no one at home, the visitor can leave a message in the mailbox to inform the user that there is a visitor, and make an appointment for the next visit. Or leave a message about the purpose of your visit.

Wherein, the letter box further includes a speaker coupled to the first control circuit 102 .

Specifically, the mailbox can play the operation process instructions to the courier through the loudspeaker or the reasons for rejecting the express mail sent by the user.

Please refer to FIG. 2 . FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the control system of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the control system further includes an imaging device 20, and the imaging device 20 includes a camera 204, a fourth control circuit 202, and a fourth communication circuit 203, and the fourth control circuit 202 is respectively coupled to the camera 204, the fourth communication circuit 203, and the camera 204 The camera range includes at least a predetermined range in front of the mailbox, and the fourth communication circuit 203 is connected to the second communication circuit 113 and the third communication circuit 123 respectively.

When the second control circuit 112 does not receive the third command to open the door within a predetermined time after the electronic bell 114 is controlled to send out the bell, the second control circuit 113 and the fourth communication circuit 203 send a signal to the fourth control circuit 202 to open the camera 204 The fourth instruction, the fourth control circuit 202 responds to the fourth instruction to control the camera 204 to shoot, and the captured image data is sent to the third control circuit 122 through the fourth communication circuit 203 and the third communication circuit 123, and then sent to the user equipment.

Specifically, when the installed mailbox itself does not have a camera, other camera devices can be connected. For example, some users have already installed a camera device at their door, and only need to associate the camera device with the mailbox and the doorbell to realize the camera. For the purpose of monitoring, there is no need to install a mailbox with a camera, saving resource costs.

Please refer to FIG. 3 . FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a mailbox in the present invention.

In this embodiment, the mailbox 30 includes: a box body 31, a controllable door 32, a man-machine interface circuit, a first communication circuit and a first control circuit, and the first control circuit is respectively coupled to the controllable door 32 and the man-machine interface circuit , The first communication circuit.

Wherein, the first communication circuit is respectively connected to the doorbell and the indoor access point, the first control circuit sends a first instruction to the doorbell through the first communication circuit when the man-machine interface circuit is triggered, and the doorbell rings in response to the first instruction; A control circuit controls the controllable door 32 to open the box body 31 when receiving the second instruction to open the controllable door 32 from the indoor access point through the first communication circuit.

Wherein, the mailbox 30 further includes an operation controller 33 installed on the box body 31 or the controllable door 32 , and the operation controller 33 is coupled to the first man-machine interface circuit, the first communication circuit and the first control circuit. Wherein the operation controller 33 may be a keyboard type, a touch screen type, or the like. For specific applications, reference may be made to any implementation manner of the above-mentioned control system, which will not be repeated here.

The material, size, accommodating space setting, shape, etc. of the mailbox can be set according to different user preferences.

Please refer to FIG. 4 . FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of the mailbox of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the mailbox 40 includes a camera 41 coupled to the first control circuit. The camera range of the camera 41 includes at least a predetermined range in front of the mailbox. When the third instruction to open the door is not received within a predetermined time after the doorbell rings, the doorbell The first control circuit sends a fourth instruction to turn on the camera 41 to the first control circuit through the first communication circuit, and the first control circuit controls the camera 41 to shoot in response to the fourth instruction, and the image data obtained by shooting is sent to the indoor access point through the first communication circuit, and then sent to the user's device. For specific applications, reference may be made to the implementation manners of the above-mentioned control system, which will not be repeated here.

Please refer to FIG. 5 . FIG. 5 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of the doorbell of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 5, the doorbell 50 includes an electronic bell 51, a second man-machine interface circuit, a second communication circuit, and a second control circuit, and the second control circuit is respectively coupled to the electronic bell 51, the second man-machine interface circuit, The second communication circuit, the second communication circuit is connected to the mailbox; wherein, when the mailbox is triggered, the first instruction is sent to the second control circuit through the second communication circuit, and the second control circuit controls the electronic bell 51 to send out in response to the first instruction. ring.

Wherein, the doorbell 50 further includes an operation controller 52 installed anywhere outside the user's gate, and the operation controller 52 is coupled to the second man-machine interface circuit, the second communication circuit and the second control circuit. Wherein the operation controller 52 may be a button of any shape or the like. For specific applications, reference may be made to any implementation manner of the above-mentioned control system, which will not be repeated here.

The material, size, ringtone music, shape, etc. of the doorbell can be set according to different user preferences.

Through the above method, it can be realized that express mails can be collected safely, simply and quickly even when there is no one at home. At the same time, the courier only needs to operate the mailbox to complete the delivery, and does not need to send notifications to customers, which saves the courier's time and improves delivery efficiency.

The above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the description of the present invention and the contents of the accompanying drawings, or directly or indirectly used in other related technologies fields, are all included in the scope of patent protection of the present invention in the same way.

Claims (10)

1. a kind of mailbox control system, it is characterised in that include：

Mailbox, including casing, controllable gate, the first man-machine interface circuit, the first telecommunication circuit and first control circuit, described One control circuit is respectively coupled to the controllable gate, the first man-machine interface circuit, the first telecommunication circuit；

Doorbell, including electronics jingle bell, the second man-machine interface circuit, the second telecommunication circuit, second control circuit, second control Circuit is respectively coupled to the electronics jingle bell, the second man-machine interface circuit, the second telecommunication circuit, and second telecommunication circuit connects institute State the first telecommunication circuit；

Indoor access point, including the third communication circuit and the 3rd control circuit that are mutually coupled, the third communication circuit difference It is connected with first telecommunication circuit, the second telecommunication circuit；

Wherein, the first control circuit is when first man-machine interface circuit is triggered, by first telecommunication circuit, Second telecommunication circuit sends first and instructs to the second control circuit, and the second control circuit response described first refers to Make and control the electronics jingle bell and send the tinkle of bells；

The first control circuit is being received from the 3rd control by first telecommunication circuit, third communication circuit During the second instruction of the unlatching controllable gate of circuit, control the controllable gate and open the casing.

2. system according to claim 1, it is characterised in that also include：

The mailbox further includes the camera for coupling the first control circuit, and the camera image pickup scope at least includes Mailbox front preset range, the second control circuit is being controlled after the electronics jingle bell sends the tinkle of bells in the scheduled time not When receiving the 3rd instruction for opening gate, by second telecommunication circuit, the first telecommunication circuit to the first control circuit The 4th instruction for opening the camera is sent, the first control circuit response the described 4th instructs the control camera to clap Take the photograph, the view data for obtaining that shoots issues the 3rd control electricity by first telecommunication circuit, third communication circuit Road, and then send to user equipment.

3. system according to claim 2, it is characterised in that

The mailbox further includes the sound pick-up for coupling the first control circuit, and the second control circuit is described in control Electronics jingle bell is sent when not receiving the 3rd instruction for opening gate in scheduled time after the tinkle of bells, by second telecommunication circuit, First telecommunication circuit sends the 5th instruction for opening the sound pick-up to the first control circuit, and the first control circuit rings Answer the 5th instruction control sound pick-up pickup, the voice data that the pickup is obtained by first telecommunication circuit, Third communication circuit issues the 3rd control circuit, and then sends to user equipment.

4. system according to claim 3, it is characterised in that the mailbox further includes coupling the first control electricity The loudspeaker on road.

5. system according to claim 1, it is characterised in that

Picture pick-up device is further included, the picture pick-up device includes camera, fourth communication circuit and the 4th control circuit, institute State the 4th control circuit and couple the camera, fourth communication circuit respectively, the camera image pickup scope at least includes described Mailbox front preset range, the fourth communication circuit connects respectively second telecommunication circuit, the third communication circuit；

The second control circuit opens the of gate controlling not received in the scheduled time after the electronics jingle bell sends the tinkle of bells During three instructions, sent to the 4th control circuit by second telecommunication circuit, fourth communication circuit and open the shooting 4th instruction of head, the 4th control circuit response the described 4th instructs the control camera to shoot, and the shooting is obtained View data the 3rd control circuit is issued by the fourth communication circuit, third communication circuit, and then send to use Family equipment.

6. the system according to any one of claim 1-5, it is characterised in that lead to including first telecommunication circuit, second Letter circuit, third communication circuit are radio communication circuits in the telecommunication circuit of at least one interior telecommunication circuit and its cooperation.

7. system according to claim 6, it is characterised in that first telecommunication circuit includes Zigbee or WiFi cores Piece.

8. a kind of mailbox, it is characterised in that include：

Casing, controllable gate, man-machine interface circuit, the first telecommunication circuit and first control circuit, the first control circuit point Do not couple the controllable gate, man-machine interface circuit, the first telecommunication circuit；

Wherein, first telecommunication circuit connects respectively doorbell and indoor access point, and the first control circuit is described man-machine When interface circuit is triggered, send first to the doorbell by first telecommunication circuit and instruct, the door bell rings should be described First instructs and sends the tinkle of bells；

The first control circuit is being received described in the unlatching from the indoor access point by first telecommunication circuit During the second instruction of controllable gate, control the controllable gate and open the casing.

9. mailbox according to claim 8, it is characterised in that

The mailbox further includes the camera for coupling the first control circuit, and the camera image pickup scope at least includes Mailbox front preset range, does not receive the 3rd instruction for opening gate after the doorbell sends the tinkle of bells in the scheduled time When, the doorbell sends the 4th finger for opening the camera by first telecommunication circuit to the first control circuit Order, the first control circuit response the described 4th instructs the control camera to shoot, described to shoot the view data for obtaining Indoor access point is issued by first telecommunication circuit, and then is sent to user equipment.

10. a kind of doorbell, it is characterised in that include：

Electronics jingle bell, the second man-machine interface circuit, the second telecommunication circuit, second control circuit, the second control circuit difference The electronics jingle bell, the second man-machine interface circuit, the second telecommunication circuit are coupled, second telecommunication circuit connects mailbox；

Wherein, the mailbox sends first and refers to by second telecommunication circuit when being triggered to the second control circuit Order, the second control circuit response described first instructs and controls the electronics jingle bell and send the tinkle of bells.