EP3039632A1 - Method for documenting the delivery process for objects, in particular packages or letters - Google Patents
Method for documenting the delivery process for objects, in particular packages or lettersInfo
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- EP3039632A1 EP3039632A1 EP14755635.1A EP14755635A EP3039632A1 EP 3039632 A1 EP3039632 A1 EP 3039632A1 EP 14755635 A EP14755635 A EP 14755635A EP 3039632 A1 EP3039632 A1 EP 3039632A1
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06Q10/00—Administration; Management
- G06Q10/08—Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
- G06Q10/083—Shipping
- G06Q10/0833—Tracking
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- G06F16/00—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
- G06F16/20—Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor of structured data, e.g. relational data
- G06F16/22—Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
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- the invention relates to a method for documenting the Zustellvorgangs objects, in particular packages or letters, the objects detected in the in the time period between receipt of the objects for the purpose of transport and the final delivery of the objects at the destination each indi ⁇ vidually and in each case in form a data set in egg ⁇ ner database is stored and in each case the object in the supplied arrange ⁇ th record is marked as delivered during or after delivery of each object at the destination.
- the use of bar codes and ID tags is known with which the objects are kiert each uniquely mar-.
- the barcodes or the ID tags are read out by means of handheld devices, and it is the respective barcode or ID tag a recipient receipt, eg. In the form of a signature.
- the invention has for its object to provide a reliable method for documenting the delivery of objects that comes from ⁇ without the use of barcodes or ID tags. This object is achieved by a method having the features according to claim 1.
- Advantageous embodiments of the method according to the invention are specified in subclaims.
- respective destination geodata which define the respective destination are added to the respective data record when the objects are delivered to the destination location.
- location respectively Zustellgeo stylist that define the place of delivery be determined by means of a mobile detection device, and the assignment of the respective object to one of the data sets stored in the database at least also requires that the destination geodata correspond to the delivery geodata.
- geodesics here digital information is understood, to which a certain spatial Liehe position can be assigned on the earth's surface. For the address "Nonnendammallee 101 in Berlin” would be the corresponding
- Geodesics in Keyhole Markup Language (KML) format for example, "52.537455, 13.262857".
- KML Keyhole Markup Language
- a significant advantage of the method according to the invention is the fact that this allows an assignment of objects to be delivered to an individually assigned record that documents the delivery of the respective object, even without the use of barcodes or ID tags. In many cases, an unambiguous assignment of the objects can already be easily achieved on the basis of the destination geodata and the delivery geodata.
- the image ⁇ comparison between the captured in the delivery at the destination further image and thessenmerkma ⁇ len stored in the database records image features restricts Scheme- effected, exclusively with image features of such records, which in the database destination geodata are stored, which correspond to the respective delivery geodata.
- the assignment of each delivered object to a stored in the database records is performed vorzugswei ⁇ se only if at least the image features of the prepared for delivery of the object at the destination further image identical to image features of one of istspei- cherten in the database records, or at least sufficiently are similarities ⁇ Lich and correspond the target spatial data with the Zustellgeo stylist.
- delivery geodata and destination geodata are considered to correspond if the delivery geodata define a delivery location that is within a predetermined distance from the destination defined by the destination geodata.
- the target spatial data with the Zustellgeoda ⁇ th and despite a comparison of image features If no clear assignment of objects is possible, it is considered before ⁇ geous if overall in the event of ambiguity in the assignment of a property to the database stored records all those data sets that come due to the image comparison, in particular the limited image comparison, in question, or at least the Jardinmerk ⁇ male these candidate records on the mobile recording device at the delivery location are displayed.
- the assignment of the respectively delivered object to one of the data records stored in the database preferably takes place on the basis of a selection signal which least a deliverer that delivers the object is entered into the mobile device after the detection of the display due to the Ambiguous ⁇ ness candidate objects.
- each of the recipient name is added to the respective record and in the case of ambiguity in the assignment of the respective object to the data stored in the database records all those records , which come into question on the basis of the image comparison, in particular of the limited image comparison, or at least in each case the recipient name stored in these data records are displayed on the mobile recording device at the delivery location.
- the allocation of the per ⁇ wells undelivered item is reported to be one of the database the stored records preferably using actionsig ⁇ Nalles, the part of the object that delivers the mail carrier in the mobile recording device after viewing the result of the ambiguity in question incoming recipient name is entered.
- the objects are identified by means of a mobile detection device. Accordingly, it is considered advantageous if, prior to the start of a delivery process involving a plurality of objects, the data sets stored in the database for these objects are transferred to the mobile acquisition device to be used when they are delivered and stored there.
- the comparison in particular the mono- geuckede image comparison, with a computing device of the mobile device based on the detection on the mobile Erfas ⁇ sungs réelle stored data records is performed.
- an image comparison can also take place outside the mobile detection device, for example in a central device ; Accordingly, it is provided in an alternative embodiment of the method that the image features of the captured from the detection device further images and preferably also the Geozustellarian are transmitted to this central device and the image comparison, in particular the limited image comparison, based on the image characteristics of the captured by the detection device further images in the central facility takes place.
- the invention further relates to a mobile He ⁇ -making device for documenting a Zustellvorgangs Ob ⁇ projects, particularly packages or letters.
- the detection device has a Or ⁇ processing device for generating Zustellgeopetit.
- the advantages of the detection device according to the invention reference is made to the above explanations in connection with the method according to the invention, because the advantages of the method according to the invention essentially correspond to those of the detection device according to the invention.
- the Erfas ⁇ sungs réelle further comprises: an image pickup device, can be ⁇ manufactured with the respectively an image of a document to be served object is, a storage device, the true loading thereto is, records to a plurality of objects, the in a database of a central device are stored and their delivery is to be detected by the detection device to receive and store, and a computing device which is adapted to perform based on the data stored on the mobile Erfas- sungs réelle an image comparison, in particular a limited image comparison ,
- the invention further relates to a device for documenting a delivery process of objects, in particular parcels or letters, with at least one mobi ⁇ len detection device, as described above, and an object detection device, which is suitable in the period between receipt of Objects for the purpose of transport and the final delivery of the objects at the destination to collect the objects individually and each ⁇ eously in the form of a record in a database to gee ers.
- 1 shows an example of how objects 0, moved past Zieladres ⁇ sen ZA, which are preferably each given in an on the object be ⁇ -sensitive address field A with a transport ⁇ medium TB along a transporting direction TR under a cam- era K while be scanned.
- the camera K forms part of an object detection device OEE, which includes a data processing system DVA in addition to the camera K.
- the images Bl taken by the camera K are transmitted to the data processing system DVA.
- the data processing system DVA first determines the destination addresses ZA of the objects 0 by automated readout of the address fields A recognizable in the recorded images B1. Subsequently, for each of the destination addresses ZA of the objects 0, the corresponding destination geodata GD are determined which correspond to the respective destination addresses ZA, namely by means of a geo target database GZ in communication with the data processing system DVA. In the geo target database GZ, the corresponding target geodata GD are stored for a plurality of destination addresses ZA, so that the data processing installation DVA can determine the appropriate destination geodata GD for the respective destination address ZA for each object 0 by a suitable readout of the geo ⁇ target database GZ , A suitable Geozielda ⁇ tenbank GZ example by the Google service
- the data processing system evaluates the DVA supplied by the camera K for each object image Bl 0 ⁇ out clearly the image features or object characteristics, and extracting image features ⁇ hiert FP with which the relevant object can be identified 0th
- the data processing installation DVA thus generates image features FP, destination addresses ZA as well as destination geodata GD, which are stored by the data processing installation DVA in an object-specific data record D, respectively.
- the data sets D are transmitted from the data processing system to a central database ZD and stored there.
- the objects 0 are transported by means of one or more means of transport T, which may be, for example, airplanes, trucks or trains, to a sorting center SZ, which is in the vicinity of a group of object targets Z is located.
- a sorting center SZ there the transported objects are 0 distributed to delivery vehicles ATF transport, each of which receives a subset of the instrument and the objects 0 ⁇ wells transported to a partial group of object locations Z.
- the delivery driver delivering transport vehicles ATF drive within their respective delivery round AT to the respective subset of object targets so that the fi nal ⁇ delivery of objects can be done 0th
- the mode of operation of the sorting center SZ is shown by way of example in more detail in FIG.
- partial data TD is read out of the central database, containing, inter alia, the records D for all objects 0 which are to be placed in the off ⁇ delivery tour AT.
- the partial data TD with the records D are in an internal database IDB of a mobile recording device HH obtainspei ⁇ chert.
- the mobile detection device HH For storing the partial data TD or for storing the internal database IDB, the mobile detection device HH has a memory device HHS which is connected to a computing device HHR of the mobile detection device HH. Ne ⁇ ben the memory device HHS and the computing device HHR the mobile capture device HH is equipped with a Schmaidein ⁇ direction HHB (for example in the form of a camera), and egg ⁇ ner locating device HHO.
- the locating device HHO is a GPS locating device which can receive GPS signals from GPS satellites GS and determine the respective location of the mobile detecting device HH by forming delivery data AGD.
- the locating device can also determine in another way the respective location of the mobile detection device HH and form the delivery geodata AGD, for example by evaluating signals from mobile masts.
- the mobile detection device HH is carried by the Ausriessfah ⁇ rer of the next transport vehicle ATF during the off ⁇ delivery tour AT, so that the delivery driver at each delivery location by means of the locating device HHO ermit- the delivery location or the matching Zustellgeo Scheme AGD stuffs can.
- the-delivery ⁇ driver will contact the image recording device HHB a picture of each to be delivered object, namely preferential example of the page with the address field A.
- the captured by the image ⁇ receiving means HHB image B2 arrives at the computing device HHR, which can evaluate the image B2 and extract image features FP2 of the image B2.
- the computing device is for example as follows:
- the computing device HHR compares the respective delivery geodata AGD with the destination geodata GD of all data sets that are available for the objects to be delivered in the internal data Bank IDB are stored, and checks whether the Zielgeo stylist ei ⁇ nes of the objects Ol, 02, 03 and 04 correspond to the Zustellgeortz AGD at the respective delivery location.
- the computing device HHR will depart therefrom, for example, if the allocation data AGD defines a delivery location which lies within a predefined distance from the destination defined by the destination geodata GD of one of the data sets D1 to D4.
- the computing device HHR determines, for example, that only the destination geodata of a data record, for example that of the data record D3 for the object 03, correspond to the delivery geodata AGD at the delivery location, then it assumes that the object just delivered is the object 03 han ⁇ delt, and will generate a delivery receipt AQ, with which the delivery of the object 03 is confirmed.
- the off ⁇ delivery receipt AQ is preferably added to the data D3 of the object 03.
- the Zustellgeo Scheme AGD alone no clear Alloc ⁇ planning, becomes a single data set Dl, D2, D3 or D4 allow, for example, if two records D2 and D3 correspondent pondierende target spatial data GD have it one to ⁇ Order the just delivered object 0 to make one of the records D2 or D3 preferably based on the image features FP2. For example, it will compare the image features FP2 extracted from the image B2 with the image features FP of the two data sets D2 and D3 and select the data set in which the image features FP are most similar to the image features FP2. For example, in this way it will select the data record D3 for the object 03 and Create a delivery receipt AQ, with which the delivery of object 03 is confirmed. The delivery acknowledgment AQ is preferably added to the data D3 of the object 03 toward ⁇ .
- the delivery receipts AQ or the data sets D supplemented by the delivery receipts AQ can be transmitted by the mobile registration device HH immediately after delivery of the respective objects 0 to the central database ZD, for example by mobile radio.
- the delivery receipts AQ or the data sets D supplemented by the delivery receipts AQ can be stored first in the storage device HHS of the mobile registration device HH and to transmit the delivery receipts AQ stored in the storage device HHS or the delivery acknowledgments AQ added records D to the central database ZD takes place only when the mobile detection device HH has again reached the sorting center SZ after completion of the delivery tour AT.
- a mapping of each ⁇ wells delivered object can be made to a program stored in the database record ZD D outside the mobile recording device HH, for example in a cen- ral sensible ZE.
- the mobile detection device HH can transmit the Zustellgeortz AGD together with the associated image features FP2 of the image B2 to the central device ZE with each delivery of an object; the assignment to the respectively associated data record D of the central database ZD and the generation of the delivery receipt AQ is then carried out in the central device ZE.
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