CN113256206A - Method and system for automatically picking up and sending articles - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses an automatic sending and taking system and method. The automatic sending and pickup system comprises: the sending client receives a user sending request; acquiring an available waybill number; the sending cabinet is provided with a plurality of sending units for storing the express mails, and the door of the corresponding sending unit is opened under the control of the client; the weighing equipment is used for acquiring the weight of the express mail; the printing equipment is used for printing express information and the waybill number; the server provides an available waybill number and stores the waybill number and express information; when the sending cabinet meets the condition of taking the mail, informing a delivery site client side and returning the information of a deliverer nearest to the sending cabinet; the delivery site client requests the server for the information of the deliverer closest to the sender cabinet after receiving the message that the sender cabinet is full, and notifies the deliverer to take the mail according to the information of the deliverer obtained by the request; and the distribution all-in-one machine is used for identifying the position information of the distributor and carrying out message interaction with the distribution site client.
Description
The application is a divisional application of an original application 'a method and a system for automatically picking and sending a mail', wherein the application date of the original application is 2015, 08 and 26 days, and the application number is 201510531564.2.
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of internet, in particular to a method and a system for automatically picking and sending a mail.
Background
With the development of internet technology and the rise of the electronic commerce industry, express delivery service is more and more important. For the delivery service industry, competition depends primarily on the experience of the sender and the speed of delivery. The experience and speed of express delivery is improved and is continuously optimized for each company with delivery services. At present, the method for handing over express packages is mainly that a sender sends the packages to an express receiving point and sends the packages to an express company receiver or a distributor to get the packages from home. The method has the advantages of high requirements on manpower, high cost and poor real-time performance.
In the prior art, when a sender goes to an express receiving point to deliver an express package, the distribution of the express receiving point is sparse, and if the sender is far away from the express receiving point, the sender can consume time and physical strength when sending the package by himself, so that the sending experience is influenced; under the condition that a distributor gets the express delivery by visiting, the distributor needs to go to a plurality of addresses in one area to receive the express deliveries respectively, and the time cannot be guaranteed; the express information entry personnel need to manually enter the express information into the system, wasting time and labor cost.
If an automatic method is adopted, a sender does not need to go to a special express receiving point personally, and couriers do not need to go to the door one by one to take the express, the experience of the sender is greatly improved, the time and the physical strength of the two parties are greatly saved, the delivery efficiency is improved, and the labor cost is saved.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the present invention provides a method and a system for automatically picking up and sending a mail, so as to improve the customer experience and reduce the labor cost.
According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided an automatic mail system comprising:
the express mail sending client receives a user express mail sending request and acquires the weight of the express mail from the weighing equipment; acquiring an available current waybill number, and transmitting express mail information and the acquired current waybill number to a server;
the sending cabinet is provided with a plurality of sending units for storing the express mails, and the door of the corresponding sending unit is opened under the control of the sending client;
the weighing equipment is used for acquiring the weight of the express mail;
the printing equipment is used for printing express information and the waybill number;
and the server stores the state information of the mail sending cabinet, provides an available waybill number for the mail sending client, and stores the waybill number and corresponding express information.
Wherein the system further comprises:
the payment equipment is used for providing an interface for paying the mailing cost for the user and returning a payment state;
the sending expense is calculated by the sending client, and the sending client transmits the sending expense to a server for storage after receiving the payment state of the payment equipment for the current invoice number.
After the sending client side successfully pays the sending expense, the sending cabinet is controlled to open an idle sending unit cabinet door.
After receiving a user sending request, the sending client determines whether an idle sending unit exists in the sending cabinet or not, and if not, prompts the user that the sending cannot be performed.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic pickup system comprising:
the server is used for managing the information of the mail cabinet, informing the client side of the distribution site when the mail cabinet meets the pickup condition, and returning the information of the distributor nearest to the mail cabinet according to the request of the client side of the distribution site;
the delivery site client requests the server for the information of the deliverer closest to the sender cabinet after receiving the message that the sender cabinet meets the pickup condition, and notifies the deliverer to pick up the delivery according to the information of the deliverer obtained by the request;
and the distribution all-in-one machine is used for identifying the position information of the distributor and carrying out message interaction with the distribution site client.
And the distributor sends a message that the pickup is finished or cannot be finished to the server through the distribution all-in-one machine.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic mail sending method, comprising:
receiving a mail sending request of a user, and acquiring the weight of a mail sent by the user from a weighing device;
acquiring an available waybill number from a server, and transmitting the waybill number and the information of the express to the server; meanwhile, the information of the waybill number and the express is transmitted to printing equipment for printing;
inquiring a server about idle sending units in a sending cabinet, and controlling the sending cabinet to open a cabinet door of one idle sending unit;
and receiving a signal of closing the door of the mail sending unit, and informing a server of updating the state of the mail sending unit.
The method further comprises the following steps:
calculating the expense of the sent express, and correspondingly storing the expense, the freight note number of the express and the express information to a server;
informing the user to pay the express fee through the payment device;
and after receiving a message that the payment of the express mail expense is successful, which is sent by payment equipment, controlling the mail sending cabinet to open the cabinet door of the idle mail sending unit.
The method further comprises the following steps:
after receiving a user sending request, the client determines whether an idle sending unit exists in the sending cabinet, and if not, the client prompts that the user cannot send the item.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic pickup method, comprising:
the method comprises the steps that a server obtains state information of a mail cabinet, informs a delivery site client when the mail cabinet meets a mail taking condition, and returns information of a deliverer nearest to the mail cabinet according to a request of the delivery site client;
after receiving the message that the sending cabinet meets the pickup condition, the client of the delivery site requests the server for the information of the deliverer closest to the sending cabinet, and notifies the deliverer to pick up the pickup according to the information of the deliverer obtained by the request;
and the client of the distribution site reports the information of the completion of the pickup to the server or inquires new information of the distributor again according to the pickup result information returned by the distribution all-in-one machine held by the distributor.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic mail and pickup system, comprising:
the express mail sending client receives a user express mail sending request and acquires the weight of the express mail from the weighing equipment; acquiring an available current waybill number, and transmitting express mail information and the acquired current waybill number to a server;
the sending cabinet is provided with a plurality of sending units for storing the express mails, and the door of the corresponding sending unit is opened under the control of the client;
the weighing equipment is used for acquiring the weight of the express mail;
the printing equipment is used for printing express information and the waybill number;
the server is used for storing the state information of the mail cabinet, providing an available waybill number for the mail cabinet, and storing the waybill number and corresponding express information; when the sending cabinet meets the condition of taking the mail, notifying a delivery site client, and returning the information of a deliverer nearest to the sending cabinet according to the request of the delivery site client;
the delivery site client requests the server for the information of the deliverer closest to the sender cabinet after receiving the message that the sender cabinet meets the pickup condition, and notifies the deliverer to pick up the delivery according to the information of the deliverer obtained by the request;
and the distribution all-in-one machine is used for identifying the position information of the distributor and carrying out message interaction with the distribution site client.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of automatically sending and retrieving articles, comprising:
the method comprises the following steps that a sending client receives a sending request of a user, and obtains the weight of a sent express mail of the user from a weighing device;
the consignment client acquires an available waybill number from a server and transmits the waybill number and the information of the express to the server; meanwhile, the information of the waybill number and the express is transmitted to printing equipment for printing;
the sending client inquires a server about idle sending units in a sending cabinet and controls the sending cabinet to open a cabinet door of the idle sending unit;
the server updates the state of the sending unit, informs a delivery site client when the sending cabinet meets a sending condition, and returns the information of a deliverer closest to the sending cabinet according to the request of the delivery site client;
after receiving the message that the sending cabinet meets the pickup condition, the client of the delivery site requests the server for the information of the deliverer closest to the sending cabinet, and notifies the deliverer to pick up the pickup according to the information of the deliverer obtained by the request;
and the client of the distribution site reports the completion of the pickup or inquires new information of the distributor to the server according to the pickup result information returned by the distribution all-in-one machine held by the distributor.
By the aid of the scheme, express information does not need to be specially input by distribution company personnel, distribution efficiency can be improved, and labor cost can be reduced. In addition, the sender can flexibly select the time for sending the express according to the time of the sender and send the express nearby, so that the express sending experience is greatly improved, and the method is simpler and more convenient. The deliverer receives the express delivery in the mail cabinet is unified, and does not need to go to every sender to get the mail, so that the time and physical strength of the deliverer are saved, and the labor cost and the whole delivery speed are reduced. Express delivery information does not need a courier or an entry person to enter a system manually, and time and labor cost are saved to a great extent.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an automated mail system provided by the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an automatic pickup system provided by the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an automatic mail sending and picking system provided by the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a flow chart of an automatic mail sending method provided by the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a flow chart of an automatic pickup method provided by the present invention;
fig. 6 is a flow chart of the automatic sending and receiving method provided by the invention.
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In order that the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent, the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with the following specific embodiments.
As shown in fig. 1, the present invention provides an automatic mail system, which includes:
the sending client 101 receives a user sending request and acquires the weight of the express from the weighing equipment; acquiring an available current waybill number, and transmitting express mail information and the acquired current waybill number to a server;
a sending cabinet 102, which has a plurality of sending units for storing express mails, and opens the cabinet doors of the corresponding sending units under the control of the sending client;
the weighing device 103 is used for acquiring the weight of the express item;
a printing device 104 for printing express mail information and a waybill number;
and the server 105 stores the state information of the mail cabinet, provides an available waybill number for the mail cabinet, and stores the waybill number and corresponding express information.
Preferably, the mail client 101 is specifically disposed on the mail cabinet 102 or at the periphery thereof, and the mail client 101 may provide an input interface for user input. Specifically, the input interface includes a touch screen input or a keyboard input, and the mail client 101 further includes a display screen. When a user needs to send a mail, a mail sending request is submitted through a corresponding client program on the mail sending client 101, the mail sending client 101 prompts the user to put the mail to a weighing device 103 according to the request of the user, the weighing device 103 can be an electronic scale or other devices convenient for weighing, and the weighing device 103 and the mail sending client 101 can be communicated with each other; after the user places the mailpiece on the weighing device 103, the weighing device 103 is triggered automatically or by the user through a button or the like, so that the weighing device 103 transmits the weighed amount to the mailpiece client 101 through a communication interface. Here, an interface may be disposed on the weighing device 103, so that the mail client 101 can read the weighing device 103 through the interface, where the interface may be a network interface or a common communication interface such as a serial port. And the mail client 101 calculates the freight rate according to the weight of the express mail and prompts the user to pay the freight rate. The freight can be paid through payment equipment arranged on the mail client or on the periphery, and also can be paid through a payment platform such as a payment treasure, a WeChat and the like. The payment status is directly transmitted to the server 105, if the payment is not successful, the server 105 notifies the mail client 101, and the mail client 101 prompts that the user does not pay successfully and pays again.
After receiving a user sending request, the sending client 101 needs to acquire an available invoice number from the server 105, distribute the acquired invoice number to the user, transmit the express mail information and the invoice number to a printing device, and print the express mail information and the invoice number by the printing device; the express mail information comprises a sender address, a sender telephone, a receiver address, a receiver telephone, express mail weight, payment fee and the like input by a user, and the printing device 104 can be integrated on the mail client 101 or separately installed around the mail client; after printing is finished, the sending client prompts a user to take the printed express bill away and pastes the printed express bill on the sent express.
The consignment client 101 correspondingly stores the invoice number and the express mail information at the same time, and also transmits the invoice number and the express mail information to the server 105, and the server 105 sets the invoice number to be in a used state.
After receiving the payment fee of the user for the express mail, the sending client 101 notifies the printing device to print a corresponding express mail list, and meanwhile, queries a server for an idle sending unit in the sending cabinet 102. The mail cabinet 102 is provided with a plurality of mail units for storing the express mails; after inquiring the idle sending unit, the sending cabinet client 101 sends a control message for opening the idle sending unit to the sending cabinet 102, and the sending cabinet 102 opens the corresponding sending unit according to the control message. After the user puts the express mail pasted with the express mail list into the idle mail sending unit, the cabinet door is closed, the cabinet door can be automatically locked, and a message of closing and locking the door is reported to the mail sending client. Optionally, if the mail client does not receive the message of locking the door after a predetermined time, an alarm may be issued to remind the user to close the door. Meanwhile, the sending client 101 reports the message that the idle sending unit of the sending cabinet is occupied to the server 105, and the server 105 updates the state of the corresponding sending unit in the stored sending cabinet.
Optionally, the sending cabinet 102 has a sending cabinet control system, and a single chip microcomputer is used as a controller to manage the cabinet doors. The cabinet lock is controlled by the solenoid valve, and when sending a customer end 101 notice singlechip and open or close the cabinet door, the singlechip sends corresponding signal, and the corresponding solenoid valve of controlling the lock cabinet door can open or close the cabinet door.
Alternatively, the mail client 101, the mail cabinet 102, the weighing device 103, the printing device 104, and the payment device may be integrated into a whole or may be separately provided. When separately configured, the mail cabinet 102, the weighing device 103, the printing device 104, and the payment device may all communicate with the mail client 101.
Optionally, the weighing device 103 communicates with the sending client 101 through a serial port; by adopting an RS232 serial port communication mode, the COM port on the mail sending client can be utilized, the weighing equipment 103 and the mail sending client always keep a data sending state, and the communication mode adopts a master-slave mode query response mechanism.
Alternatively, the printing apparatus 104 and the mail client 101 communicate via USB.
Optionally, the server 105 is configured to manage distribution of each consignment client, consignment cabinet, express mail information, and waybill number. When receiving an express mail, the sending client 101 needs to query the server 105 to obtain an available waybill number, and then sends express mail information corresponding to the waybill number to the server 105 for storage management; meanwhile, the sending client 101 also informs the sending cabinet sending unit corresponding to the waybill number to the server 105. The server 105 also manages the status of the cabinet and the status of each mail unit. The server 105 notifies the courier to take the courier in the mail cabinet when the status of the mail cabinet is full or after a predetermined period, which will be described in detail in the pickup system to be received below.
Optionally, after initially receiving the user request, the sending client 101 queries the state of the sending cabinet from the server, and rejects the sending request of the user if the sending cabinet is full.
Optionally, after receiving the notification that the mail cabinet is full, the mail client 101 displays a message that the mail cabinet is full on the screen, and rejects any operation of the user.
Optionally, after receiving the message that the user pays the fee successfully from the server, the sending client 101 notifies the printing device to print the corresponding express delivery receipt, and meanwhile, queries the server for an idle sending unit and opens a cabinet door of the idle sending unit.
As shown in fig. 2, the present invention further provides an automatic pickup system, which includes:
the server 201 is used for managing the information of the mail cabinet, notifying the delivery site client 202 when the mail cabinet meets the pickup condition, and returning the information of the deliverer closest to the mail cabinet according to the request of the delivery site client 202;
a delivery site client 202, configured to request, after receiving the message that the mail cabinet meets the pickup condition, the server 201 for information of a deliverer closest to the mail cabinet, and notify the deliverer of pickup according to the information of the deliverer obtained by the request;
and the distribution all-in-one machine 203 is used for identifying the position information of the distributor and carrying out message interaction with the distribution site client 202.
The server 201 is configured to manage the information of the sending cabinet, including the status information of each sending cabinet, the last time of taking the mail from the sending cabinet, and the like.
Optionally, the pickup condition of the mail cabinet specifically includes: a predetermined time period elapses from the last pickup time; or the state information of the mail cabinet is full.
The server 201 is also used for managing and monitoring the information and state of the distribution all-in-one machine 203. The distribution all-in-one machine can be a handheld terminal which is carried by a courier, has a positioning function, can receive a pickup task, inquire and change the state of an express bill, and completes daily distribution work. The server 201 stores the information of the distribution all-in-one machine and the information corresponding to the courier, and monitors the position information of the distribution all-in-one machine in real time. The server 201 also stores the position information of each sending cabinet; when the server 201 monitors that a certain sending cabinet meets the condition of taking a mail, the server notifies a delivery site client 202 to which the sending cabinet belongs; the server 201 searches the nearest distributor information according to the location information of the mail cabinet according to the request of the distribution site client 202, and sends the nearest distributor information to the distribution site client 202; the delivery site client 202 notifies the delivery staff of the pickup according to the information of the delivery staff; the dispenser's location information is obtained via a PDA that is held by the dispenser.
The delivery site client 202 is configured to manage the delivery cabinet, request the server 202 to query information of a delivery person nearest to the delivery cabinet when receiving a notification that the delivery cabinet meets the delivery condition from the server 201, and notify the delivery person to take the delivery after querying the information of the delivery person nearest to the delivery cabinet. Specifically, the delivery site client 202 may transmit a pickup message to the delivery kiosk 203.
The distribution all-in-one machine 203 has a positioning function, and reports the position information to the server 201 in real time. After receiving the pickup message of the delivery site client 202, the delivery all-in-one machine 203 prompts the courier to go to a corresponding delivery cabinet for pickup; optionally, the distribution all-in-one machine 203 may be provided with map information for indicating the location of the delivery cabinet of the courier.
The courier can send a pickup completion message to the delivery site client 202 through the delivery all-in-one machine 203; or sending a message that the pickup cannot be completed to the delivery site client 202 under the condition that the courier cannot go to pick up the delivery.
Optionally, after receiving the message that the pickup is completed or cannot be performed, the delivery site client 202 reports the message to the server 201; when the pickup is completed, the server 201 updates the state of the sending cabinet to be empty, and sends a message that the sending cabinet is empty to the sending client; in the case of incomplete pickup, the server 201 re-queries the information of other couriers closest to the delivery cabinet and transmits the information to the delivery site client 202.
In the automatic mail sending system and the automatic mail taking system, the servers can be the same server or different servers, but the servers have the function of mutual communication, and the information of the mail cabinet can be mutually exchanged between the servers.
According to the above, the present invention also provides an automatic sending and receiving system, as shown in fig. 3, including:
the sending client 301 receives a user sending request and acquires the weight of the express from the weighing equipment; acquiring an available current waybill number, and transmitting express mail information and the acquired current waybill number to a server;
a sending cabinet 302, which has a plurality of sending units for storing express mails, and opens the doors of the corresponding sending units under the control of the client;
the weighing device 303 is used for acquiring the weight of the express item;
a printing device 304 for printing express mail information and a waybill number;
the server 305 is used for storing the state information of the mail cabinet, providing an available waybill number for the mail cabinet, and storing the waybill number and corresponding express information; when the sending cabinet meets the condition of taking the mail, notifying a delivery site client, and returning the information of a deliverer nearest to the sending cabinet according to the request of the delivery site client;
a delivery site client 306, configured to request, after receiving the message that the mail cabinet meets the pickup condition, the server for the information of the deliverer closest to the mail cabinet, and notify the deliverer of pickup according to the information of the deliverer obtained by the request;
and the distribution all-in-one machine 307 is used for identifying the position information of the distributor and performing message interaction with the distribution site client.
The functions of the above devices in the system are described in detail in the description of the automatic pickup system and the automatic mail sending system, and are not described herein again.
Correspondingly, the present invention further provides an automatic mail sending method, as shown in fig. 4, which includes:
step 401: receiving a mail sending request of a user, and acquiring the weight of a mail sent by the user from a weighing device;
step 402: acquiring an available waybill number from a server, and transmitting the waybill number and the information of the express to the server; meanwhile, the information of the waybill number and the express is transmitted to printing equipment for printing;
step 403: inquiring a server about idle sending units in a sending cabinet, and controlling the sending cabinet to open a cabinet door of one idle sending unit;
step 404: and receiving a signal of closing the door of the mail sending unit, and informing a server of updating the state of the mail sending unit.
The method further comprises the following steps:
calculating the expense of the sent express, and correspondingly storing the expense, the freight note number of the express and the express information to a server;
informing the user to pay the express delivery fee through the payment equipment;
and after receiving the message that the express fee payment sent by the payment equipment is successful, controlling the mail cabinet to open the cabinet door of the space unit.
The method further comprises the following steps:
after receiving a user sending request, the client firstly inquires whether an idle sending unit exists in the sending cabinet, and if not, the client prompts the user that the sending cannot be completed.
Further, the present invention also provides an automatic pickup method, as shown in fig. 5, which includes:
step 501: the method comprises the steps that a server obtains state information of a mail cabinet, informs a delivery site client when the mail cabinet meets a mail taking condition, and returns information of a deliverer nearest to the mail cabinet according to a request of the delivery site client;
step 502: after receiving the full message of the sending cabinet, the client of the delivery site requests the server for the information of the deliverer nearest to the sending cabinet, and notifies the deliverer to take the delivery according to the information of the deliverer obtained by the request;
step 503: and the client of the distribution site reports the completion of the pickup or inquires new information of the distributor to the server according to the pickup result information returned by the distribution all-in-one machine held by the distributor.
Further, the present invention also provides an automatic sending and receiving method, as shown in fig. 6, including:
step 601: the method comprises the following steps that a sending client receives a sending request of a user, and obtains the weight of a sent express mail of the user from a weighing device;
step 602: the consignment client acquires an available waybill number from a server and transmits the waybill number and the information of the express to the server; meanwhile, the information of the waybill number and the express is transmitted to printing equipment for printing;
step 603: the sending client inquires a server about idle sending units in a sending cabinet and controls the sending cabinet to open a cabinet door of the idle sending unit;
step 604: the server updates the state of the mail sending unit, informs a delivery site client when the state information of the mail sending cabinet is full, and returns the information of a deliverer nearest to the mail sending cabinet according to the request of the delivery site client;
step 605: after receiving the full message of the sending cabinet, the client of the delivery site requests the server for the information of the deliverer nearest to the sending cabinet, and notifies the deliverer to take the delivery according to the information of the deliverer obtained by the request;
step 606: and the client of the distribution site reports the completion of the pickup or inquires new information of the distributor to the server according to the pickup result information returned by the distribution all-in-one machine held by the distributor.
The specific details of the above method can be referred to the description of the corresponding system, and the specific details are not repeated herein.
The above-described system and method of the present invention are described below in terms of more specific embodiments.
After a sender arrives at a sending cabinet, express information such as sender information and recipient information is filled in an electronic touch screen of a sending client by using fingers or other media (such as a capacitance pen), a next button is clicked after filling is completed, the sending client prompts the sender to place an express package on an electronic scale of the sending cabinet, the electronic scale transmits weight data to the sending client through a data acquisition module, the sending client can automatically calculate express fee according to the weight of the package and an initial city of express, an express waybill number is obtained from a server, the server stores the information of the waybill and marks the waybill number as preoccupation, and the sending client transmits the express information containing the express fee and the express waybill number to printing equipment. And the printing equipment prints the express waybill after receiving the data, and prints the express waybill number in two formats, namely a bar code and a character string.
If the delivery cabinet is full, the screen of the delivery client prompts the user and stops receiving the express delivery.
The sender pays express fee (cash or card swiping) through a sending cash register, after payment is successful, the sending client transmits a payment completion state to the server, the server can store the payment state and payment information, an idle sending unit of the sending cabinet is inquired, then a first empty cabinet is selected to notify the sending client, the sending client controls the sending cabinet to open a cabinet door and change the state of the cabinet door into use, the state is transmitted to the server, the sender puts a parcel and a printed express bill into the cabinet and then closes the cabinet door, and the cabinet door is automatically locked after being closed.
If the payment is not successful, the server transmits the payment status to the mail client, the mail client invites the client to pay again, the payment can be tried for 4 times at most, if the 4 times of payment fail, the flow of the mail is terminated, and the sender is asked to operate the mail again.
The method comprises the steps that a site appoints a distributor to go to a mail cabinet twice every morning and afternoon to get a mail, if the mail cabinet is full, a mail client notifies a server, the server notifies the delivery site client that the mail cabinet is full, the delivery site client inquires the server that the state closest to the mail cabinet is a distributor capable of taking the mail, and sends a notification to a delivery all-in-one machine of the distributor, prompts the distributor to go to the mail cabinet to take the mail, and then distributes task information to the server synchronously. The delivery person arrives and posts and gets the piece behind the cabinet, gets to post through the delivery all-in-one update after the piece is accomplished and posts the cabinet state and accomplish for getting the piece, and the delivery all-in-one passes information to the server application and will post the cabinet state update and accomplish for getting the piece, and the server update is posted the cabinet state and is updated all cabinet door states and be empty to post the cabinet with the result of updating the state.
If the deliverer of the distributed task can not pick up the delivery, the deliverer refuses to pick up the delivery through the delivery all-in-one machine, the server continuously inquires the deliverer (according to the positioning system of the PDA) nearby the delivery point, and then the task is distributed to another deliverer. If there are no dispatchers available to pick up the parts, the server will send a message to the forwarder of the nearby site, which will assign the dispatchers to pick up the parts.
The automatic sending and pickup system provided by the invention also has the function of inquiring express information by a user. The user can inquire express information through the mobile phone number. The specific mode is as follows:
the user inputs the mobile phone number through the web or the app, the server inquires corresponding information of the user, and if the mobile phone number exists, the server sends the verification code to the mobile phone. And after receiving the verification code, the user inputs and submits the verification code through the web or the app. The user query module can verify the verification code, and if the verification code is correct, the express delivery information is returned.
The user can also inquire express information through the express waybill number, and the specific mode is as follows:
the user inputs the express waybill number, the server inquires whether the waybill number is stored, and if the waybill number is stored, express information can be returned.
By the aid of the scheme, express information does not need to be specially input by distribution company personnel, distribution efficiency can be improved, and labor cost can be reduced. In addition, the sender can flexibly select the time for sending the express according to the time of the sender and send the express nearby, so that the express sending experience is greatly improved, and the method is simpler and more convenient. The deliverer receives the express delivery in the mail cabinet is unified, and does not need to go to every sender to get the mail, so that the time and physical strength of the deliverer are saved, and the labor cost and the whole delivery speed are reduced. Express delivery information does not need a courier or an entry person to enter a system manually, and time and labor cost are saved to a great extent.
The above-mentioned embodiments are intended to illustrate the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention in further detail, and it should be understood that the above-mentioned embodiments are only exemplary embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.
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1. An automatic pickup system comprising:
the server is used for managing the information of the sending cabinet, storing the information of the distribution all-in-one machine and the information corresponding to the distributor and monitoring the position information of the distribution all-in-one machine; when the sending cabinet meets the condition of taking the mail, notifying a delivery site client, and returning the information of a deliverer nearest to the sending cabinet according to the request of the delivery site client;
the delivery site client is used for managing the sending cabinet, requesting the server for the information of a delivery person closest to the sending cabinet after receiving the information that the sending cabinet meets the pickup condition, and notifying the delivery person to pick up the pickup according to the information of the delivery person obtained by the request;
and the distribution all-in-one machine is used for identifying and reporting the position information to the server and carrying out message interaction with the distribution site client.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein:
the mail cabinet information comprises at least one of the following: state information of each sending cabinet, position information of each sending cabinet and last sending time of each sending cabinet; and/or
The pickup condition of the mail cabinet comprises: a predetermined time period elapses from the last pickup time; or the state information of the mail cabinet is full.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein:
the server is also used for managing and monitoring the information and the state of the distribution all-in-one machine; and/or
The distribution all-in-one machine comprises a handheld terminal machine and is used for executing at least one of the following functions: positioning function, receiving a pickup task, inquiring and changing the state of the express bill.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein:
the distribution all-in-one machine is also used for sending a message that the pickup is finished or the pickup cannot be finished to the server; and/or
And map information is set on the distribution all-in-one machine and used for indicating the courier to send the position of the cabinet.
5. An automatic pickup method, comprising:
the method comprises the steps that a server acquires state information of a sending cabinet, informs a delivery site client when the sending cabinet meets a sending condition, and returns the information of a deliverer nearest to the sending cabinet according to a request of the delivery site client, wherein the server manages the information of the sending cabinet, stores information of a delivery all-in-one machine and information of a corresponding courier, and monitors position information of the delivery all-in-one machine; the position information of the distributor is determined by the identification of the distribution all-in-one machine held by the distributor and the position information reported to the distribution all-in-one machine;
after receiving the message that the sending cabinet meets the pickup condition, the client of the delivery site requests the server for the information of the deliverer closest to the sending cabinet, and notifies the deliverer to pick up the pickup according to the information of the deliverer obtained by the request;
and the client of the distribution site reports the information of the completion of the pickup to the server or inquires new information of the distributor again according to the pickup result information returned by the distribution all-in-one machine held by the distributor.
6. An automated mail and pickup system comprising:
the express mail sending client receives a user express mail sending request and acquires the weight of the express mail from the weighing equipment; acquiring an available current waybill number, and transmitting express information and the acquired current waybill number to a server, wherein the express information comprises express weight;
the express delivery cabinet is provided with a plurality of express delivery units for storing express mails, the cabinet doors of the corresponding express delivery units are opened under the control of a client, the cabinet doors of the corresponding express delivery units are closed after express mails pasted with express mail lists are placed in the cabinet doors, and the express mail lists are provided with the express mail information and the waybill numbers;
the weighing equipment is used for acquiring the weight of the express mail;
the printing device is used for printing the express note;
the server is used for storing the state information of the sending cabinet, providing an available waybill number for the sending cabinet, storing the waybill number and corresponding express mail information, storing the information of the distribution all-in-one machine and the information corresponding to a distributor, and monitoring the position information of the distribution all-in-one machine; when the sending cabinet meets the condition of taking the mail, notifying a delivery site client, and returning the information of a deliverer nearest to the sending cabinet according to the request of the delivery site client;
the delivery site client is used for managing the sending cabinet, requesting the server for the information of a delivery person closest to the sending cabinet after receiving the information that the sending cabinet meets the pickup condition, and notifying the delivery person to pick up the pickup according to the information of the delivery person obtained by the request;
and the distribution all-in-one machine is used for identifying and reporting the position information to the server and carrying out message interaction with the distribution site client so that the distribution site client reports the pickup completion or re-inquires new distributor information to the server according to the pickup result information returned by the distribution all-in-one machine held by the distributor.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein the system further comprises:
the payment equipment is used for providing an interface for paying the mailing cost for the user and returning a payment state;
the sending expense is calculated by the sending client, the sending client transmits the payment state of the payment equipment for the current waybill number to a server for storage after receiving the payment state, and the sending client controls the sending cabinet to open a free sending unit cabinet door after the sending expense is paid successfully.
8. The system of claim 6, wherein:
after receiving a user sending request, the sending client determines whether an idle sending unit exists in the sending cabinet or not, and if not, prompts the user that the sending cannot be performed; and/or
And the distribution all-in-one machine sends a message that the pickup is finished or the pickup cannot be finished to the server.
9. A method of automatically sending and retrieving items, comprising:
the method comprises the following steps that a sending client receives a sending request of a user, and obtains the weight of a sent express mail of the user from a weighing device;
the consignment client acquires an available waybill number from a server and transmits the waybill number and the information of the express to the server; meanwhile, the waybill number and the information of the express are transmitted to printing equipment to be printed to obtain an express bill, wherein the information of the express comprises the weight of the express;
the sending client inquires a server about idle sending units in a sending cabinet, and controls the sending cabinet to open a cabinet door of the idle sending units so as to store the express mails pasted with the express mail sheets;
the server updates the state of the sending unit, informs a delivery station client when the sending cabinet meets a sending condition, and returns the information of a deliverer nearest to the sending cabinet according to the request of the delivery station client, wherein the server manages the information of the sending cabinet, stores the information of the delivery all-in-one machine and the information of a corresponding courier, and monitors the position information of the delivery all-in-one machine; the position information of the distributor is determined by the identification of the distribution all-in-one machine held by the distributor and the position information reported to the distribution all-in-one machine;
after receiving the message that the sending cabinet meets the pickup condition, the client of the delivery site requests the server for the information of the deliverer closest to the sending cabinet, and notifies the deliverer to pick up the pickup according to the information of the deliverer obtained by the request;
and the client of the distribution site reports the completion of the pickup or inquires new information of the distributor to the server according to the pickup result information returned by the distribution all-in-one machine held by the distributor.
10. A computer system, comprising:
one or more processors;
storage means for storing executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, implement the method of claim 5 or 9.
11. A computer readable storage medium storing executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement the method of claim 5 or 9.
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