EP3320496A1

EP3320496A1 - Apparatus and method for flexibly collecting and/or delivering a shipment

Info

Publication number: EP3320496A1
Application number: EP16728920.6A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Ralph Wiechers
Original assignee: Deutsche Post AG
Current assignee: Deutsche Post AG
Priority date: 2015-07-08
Filing date: 2016-06-07
Publication date: 2018-05-16
Also published as: CN107851237A; US20180144300A1; DE102015111033A1; WO2017005437A1; US11423350B2; CN107851237B

Abstract

A method is disclosed that comprises the following: – using a control apparatus (100) of a vehicle (10) to obtain (301) a piece of collection and/or delivery position information for a collection/or delivery position for collecting and/or delivering a shipment, wherein the collection and/or delivery position is at least partly dependent on a position of a shipment recipient and/or shipment deliverer; – the control apparatus (100) bringing about (302) the at least partly autonomous movement of the vehicle (10) to the collection and/or delivery position; and – the control apparatus (100) bringing about (303) the provision of the shipment for collection and/or the holding, for obtainment, of the shipment at the collection and/or delivery position by the vehicle (10).

Description

Apparatus and method for flexible collection and / or delivery of a

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Exemplary embodiments of the invention relate to an apparatus and a method for the flexible collection and / or delivery of a shipment

Computer program, a vehicle and a system. background

In the prior art stationary packing stations are known, on which shipments can be picked up by a consignee and / or can be delivered by a consignee. Although the flexibility and comfort for the consignee and / or the consignee by this stationary

Packing stations compared to the collection and / or delivery in stores increased because the stationary packing stations allow collection and / or delivery even outside the store opening time. However, for example, a must

Consignee continue to pick up within a certain period of his intended shipment at the packing station, since this is not held there indefinitely. Accordingly, the collection and / or delivery of a shipment to a stationary packing station requires the cooperation of the

Consignee and / or consignor in order to avoid additional collection attempts and / or consignment attempts.

Summary of some exemplary embodiments of the invention The present invention has, inter alia, the task of overcoming these problems.

According to the invention, a method is disclosed, the method comprising

Receiving, on a control device of a vehicle, a pickup and / or Einlieferpositionsinformation a pickup and / or delivery position for picking up and / or delivery of a shipment, the pickup and / or Einlieferposition at least partially depending on a position of a consignee and or consignee is;

- causing, by the control device, the at least partially autonomous movement of the vehicle to the pick-up and / or delivery position; and

Effecting, by the controller, providing the shipment for pickup and / or keeping it ready to receive the shipment at the pickup and / or delivery position by the vehicle.

For example, the method is used for flexible collection and / or delivery of a shipment.

For example, the method according to the invention is carried out at least partially by the control device and / or by respective means of the control device, for example a control device of the vehicle.

According to the invention, a control device is disclosed which comprises:

Means set up to execute and / or control the

inventive method or respective means for execution and / or

Control the steps of the method of the invention (e.g., all steps not performed by a user).

For example, the device is used for flexible collection and / or delivery of a shipment. For example, the means of the control device according to the invention are arranged to execute and / or control the method according to the invention or its steps (for example, apart from the steps performed by a user). One or more of the steps of the method of the invention may also be carried out and / or controlled by the same means. For example, one or more of the means of the control device may be at least partially formed by one or more processors.

For example, the control device according to the invention comprises at least one processor and at least one memory which contains program code, wherein the memory and the program code are set up to cause the control device with the at least one processor to execute and / or control at least the method according to the invention. Either all steps of the method according to the invention can be controlled, or all steps of the

According to the method of the invention, or one or more steps are controlled and one or more steps are carried out.

A processor should be understood to mean, for example, a control unit, a microprocessor, a microcontroller such as a microcontroller, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a field-programmable gate arrangement (FIG. FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Array).

For example, the control device according to the invention is part of a vehicle, for example a control device of the vehicle and / or a user device of the vehicle (for example a navigation device for a vehicle, for example a fixed navigation device of a vehicle or a portable navigation device).

According to the invention there is disclosed a vehicle comprising:

- A control device according to the invention. According to the invention, a system is disclosed which comprises:

a vehicle according to the invention; and

a mobile user device.

According to the invention there is disclosed a computer program comprising: program instructions that cause a processor to execute and / or control the method of the invention when the computer program is run on the processor. The computer program according to the invention can be distributed, for example, via a network such as the Internet, a telephone or mobile radio network and / or a local network. The computer program according to the invention can be at least partially software and / or firmware of a processor. It may equally be at least partially implemented as hardware. The invention

Computer program, for example, on a computer-readable

Storage medium to be stored, e.g. a touchable, magnetic,

electrical, electromagnetic, optical and / or other

Storage medium. The storage medium may for example be part of the processor, for example a (non-volatile or volatile) program memory and / or main memory of the processor or a part thereof.

In the following, the properties of the method according to the invention, the control device according to the invention, the vehicle according to the invention, the system according to the invention and the computer program according to the invention are described - in part by way of example.

As disclosed above, the control device according to the invention is, for example, a control device for a vehicle. The control device is for example a factory-installed in the vehicle control device and controls a variety of functions and / or means of the vehicle. However, it is also conceivable that the control device can be retrofitted into the vehicle and, for example, only functions and controls means of the vehicle in connection with the method according to the invention.

Receiving, at the control device of the vehicle, a pickup and / or Einlieferpositionsinformation a pickup and / or delivery position for a collection and / or delivery of a consignment to be understood, for example, that the pickup and / or Einlieferpositionsinformation by

Communication means of the control device is received. For example, the pickup and / or delivery position information is from a (e.g., removed)

Device (e.g., a mobile user device and / or a device)

Delivery service device) received at the control device.

A mobile user device is, for example, a portable device of the mail recipient and / or mailer, for example a mobile phone (e.g., a smartphone), a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)

Media player (e.g., an iPod) incorporated in a garment

User device (e.g., a wearable and / or a connected wearable), a notebook computer, and / or a tablet computer. For example, a delivery service device is a server of one

Delivery service, for example, a back-end server of the delivery service. A delivery service is, for example, a postal service, a parcel service and / or a courier service. For example, the control device according to the invention comprises

Means of communication. The communication means of the invention

Control devices are configured, for example, with a device (e.g., remote) (e.g., a mobile user device and / or a mobile device)

Delivery service device) indirectly (eg via communication means of the vehicle) and / or to communicate directly and to send and / or receive information (eg the pick-up and / or delivery position information). An example of such communication means is a communication interface. For example, the communication means of the invention

Control device, a communication interface of a wireless and / or wired communication technology.

An example of a wireless communication technique is a local one

Radio network technology such as Radio Frequency Identification (RF1D) and / or Near Field Communication (NFC) and / or Bluetooth (for example Bluetooth Version 2.1 and / or 4.0) and / or Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). For example, RFID and NFC are specified in accordance with ISO standards 18000, 11784/11785 and ISO / IEC standards 14443-A and 15693. The Bluetooth specifications are currently available on the Internet at www.bluetooth.org. For example, WLAN is specified in the standards of the IEEE 802.11 family. Another example of a wireless

Communication technology is an over-the-air radio network technology, such as a mobile radio technology, for example Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and / or Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) and / or Long Term Evolution (LTE). The GSM, UMTS and LTE specifications are maintained and developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) and are currently available on the Internet at www.3gpp.com, among others.

Alternatively or additionally, the communication means of the control device according to the invention are arranged, for example, to communicate with the vehicle and / or with means of the vehicle. For example, the include

Communication means of the control device according to the invention a

Vehicle interface such as an interface of a vehicle bus and / or a vehicle diagnostic interface. By way of such a vehicle interface, the control device according to the invention can be connected, for example, to the vehicle and / or to means of the vehicle (for example to communication means of the vehicle). An example of a vehicle bus is a controller area network bus (CAN bus), a K-line bus, an L-line bus, and / or an IDB 1394 bus. An example for a vehicle diagnostic interface is a K-line interface, an L-line interface and / or an on-board diagnostic (OBD) interface.

Alternatively or additionally, the pick-up and / or delivery position information, for example, as a result of determining the pickup and / or

Delivery position can be obtained by the control device to the control device.

The pick-up and / or delivery position information includes, for example, a position specification and / or coordinate information of the pickup and / or

Einlieferpositionsinformation. Furthermore, a pick-up and / or

Delivery item information, for example, one of the pickup and / or

Submission of the shipment assignable identifier, such as an identifier of the shipment, the recipient / sender of the shipment.

The pick-up and / or delivery position is at least partially dependent on a position of a consignee and / or consignee. For example, the pickup and / or delivery position is determined at least in part depending on the position of the consignee and / or consignor. In this case, for example, the position of a mobile user device of the... Should under the position of the consignee and / or consignee

Consignee and / or consignment be understood. To the

For example, the consignee and / or consignor may effect the determination of the pickup and / or consignment position by a corresponding input on a mobile user device when it is at or near the desired pickup and / or delivery position. For example, in this example, the mobile user device determines the location of the mobile

User device and communicates the corresponding position information (e.g., as pick-up and / or delivery position information) to the invention

Control device and / or a delivery service device. Alternatively or additionally, the mobile user device may be in regular and / or irregular determine the position of the mobile user device and the corresponding position information (eg as pick-up and / or

Delivery position information) to the control device according to the invention and / or a delivery service device.

This has the effect that the pick-up and / or delivery position can be determined and changed very flexibly. Accordingly, the pickup and / or

Delivery can be flexibly scheduled and / or planned. Thereby, the program can be delivered to the broadcast receiver at or near a position where it is located (e.g., currently). The consignee can the

Make delivery of the consignment at or near such a position. A co-operation of the consignee and / or consignment vendor (such as in a pickup and / or delivery at a pickup and / or delivery position specified by the delivery service) is not necessary for this, for example. This ensures, among other things, that the consignee and / or consignee can actually reach the pick-up and / or delivery position, so that additional pick-up attempts and / or

Consignment attempts (eg due to the non-appearance of the consignee and / or consignee at the pick-up and / or delivery position) are avoided. Furthermore, the consignee and / or consignor are thereby spared additional ways (such as pickup and / or delivery to a pickup and / or delivery position specified by the delivery service) for the collection of the consignment and / or the delivery of the consignment. By effecting the at least partially autonomous movement of the vehicle to the pickup and / or delivery position, it should be understood, for example, that the control device sends off a corresponding control signal to cause the vehicle to move at least partially autonomously to the pickup and / or delivery position emotional. The vehicle is, for example, an at least partially autonomous driving

Land vehicle (e.g., a rail vehicle, a truck and / or a

Passenger car), an at least partially autonomously navigating watercraft (e.g., a cargo ship) and / or an at least partially autonomously flying one

Aircraft (e.g., a transport drone). This is advantageous, for example, in order to enable at least partially automated collection and / or delivery of the shipment (for example, at least by the delivery service).

For example, the vehicle is to be understood to be at least partially autonomous-moving when the vehicle is moving (e.g., driving and / or flying) on at least part of a given route and is navigating along the predetermined route. It is also conceivable that the vehicle moves (eg, drives and / or flies) automatically (e.g., without the driver's influence) along the entire route and navigates along the predetermined route. For example, the vehicle and / or means of the vehicle are set up to move the vehicle at least partially autonomously along a route predetermined by navigation means of the vehicle, for example to move automatically (eg without the influence of a driver) on a part of the route predetermined by navigation means of the vehicle (eg to drive and / or to fly) and to navigate along the given route (eg to steer). Accordingly, the control device, for example, a

Sending control signal to the navigation means of the vehicle to cause the pick-up and / or delivery position is taken into account as target or intermediate target position on the predetermined by the navigation means of the vehicle route and the vehicle at least partially autonomous to the pickup and / or delivery position emotional. As a result, for example, the scheduling and / or planning of the collection and / or delivery of the shipment is automated and takes place in particular without the influence of a vehicle driver of the vehicle. For example, the driver merely monitors the automatic movement and navigation of the vehicle on the part of the route on which the vehicle is traveling for example, automatically moves and navigates. Alternatively, for example, the vehicle may also be unmanned (eg, at least on this part of the route). The part of the route on which the vehicle, for example, automatically moves and navigates can, for example, be limited to certain areas in which such an automatic movement and / or navigation is possible. This may be, for example, areas with technical devices necessary for automatic movement and / or navigation of the vehicle (eg position transmitters,

Navigation marks, etc.). For land vehicles such as passenger and

For example, trucks can target these areas

Road sections and / or road types (e.g., motorways, highways,

Rural roads, county roads, city streets, etc.). Also, the part of the route on which the vehicle moves automatically and navigates, for example, limited to certain movement and navigation operations. For land vehicles such as passenger cars and trucks, these movement and navigation processes, for example, entry and / or Ausparkvorgänge,

Motorway rides, etc.

By causing the shipment to be provided for pick-up and / or ready to receive the shipment at the pick-up and / or delivery position by the vehicle, it is to be understood, for example, that the

Control device settles a corresponding control signal to cause the shipment is provided by the vehicle and / or by means of the vehicle for collection and / or can be obtained. This also achieves at least partial automation of the collection and / or delivery.

For example, the shipment is considered to be available for collection if it can be received by the consignee from the vehicle and / or means of the vehicle. The shipment may be delivered, for example, if it can be received by the vehicle and / or means of the vehicle. For example, the shipment is considered to be provided for pickup if you have one

A storage compartment of the vehicle is removable (for example, by a user as the broadcast receiver is removed) and / or if it can be output by output means of the vehicle (for example, output by the output means).

Accordingly, the vehicle, for example, is ready to receive the shipment if it is inserted into a receptacle of the vehicle (eg. By a user such as the consignment is inserted) and / or if it is receivable by receiving means of the vehicle (eg. Received by the receiving means ).

An example of output and / or recording means of the vehicle, for example, a gripping arm for gripping the shipment and / or a conveyor belt for conveying the shipment. An example of a receiving compartment of the vehicle is, for example, a compartment accessible through a housing and / or body opening of the vehicle and configured to receive the shipment. The housing and / or body opening is, for example, by a lockable by locking means door

closable. For example, in this example, the control device controls the locking means to cause the door to be unlocked and the shipment to be provided for collection and / or the shipment to be received for delivery and / or will.

A consignment is, for example, a package, a parcel, a package and / or a correspondence.

Further advantages of the disclosed invention will be described below

exemplary embodiments of the method, the control device, the vehicle, the system and the computer program are described, the

Disclosure for each category (method, device, system,

Computer program) should apply equally. According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the method further comprises determining the pick-up and / or delivery position at least partially depending on the position of the consignee and / or consignor (eg the current and / or last known position of the consignee and / or consignee), wherein the pickup and / or

Delivery position information of the pickup and / or delivery position is obtained as a result of the determination. As described above, this is advantageous, for example, in order to allow a flexible determination and change of the pick-up and / or delivery position.

For example, not every item is suitable as a pickup and / or delivery position. If the vehicle is a land vehicle such as a passenger car or a

If, for example, the truck is only a position on a road (for example in a parking and / or holding area), it can be determined as the pick-up and / or delivery position. Appropriate restrictions may also apply to rail vehicles,

Aircraft and watercraft result.

For example, the pickup and / or delivery position is determined to be within a predetermined distance from the position of the

Consignee and / or consignee. The predetermined distance is for example shorter than 3 km, preferably shorter than 1 km, particularly preferably shorter than 500 m. Accordingly, the determined pick-up and / or delivery position is, for example, within a radius of less than 3 km, preferably less than 1 km, particularly preferably less than 500 m, around the position of the consignee and / or consignee.

Alternatively or additionally, the pick-up and / or delivery position is determined, for example, such that it is located within as short a distance as possible from the position of the consignee and / or consignee. To the

For example, the specific pick-up and / or delivery position will have the lowest possible Distance to the position of the consignee and / or consignee on.

Furthermore, it is also possible that the pick-up and / or delivery position depends at least partially on the position of the consignee and / or

Consignment shipper and positions of further consignee and / or consignee is determined. For example, the pickup and / or delivery position is determined to be within as short a distance as possible to each of these positions and / or within a predetermined distance (eg, 3km, preferably 1km, most preferably 500m) of each of these positions located. This is advantageous, for example, in order to enable pick-up and / or delivery of multiple shipments at the pick-up and / or delivery position. Here, as described above, under the position of the consignee and / or consignee, for example, the position of a mobile

User device (e.g., the current and / or last through

Positioning means specific position of the mobile user device) of the consignee and / or consignment to be understood. This has the effect, for example, that the position of the consignee and / or

For example, by means of the mobile user device (eg positioning means such as a sensor of a satellite navigation system). The determination is made, for example, by the control device. For example, the mobile user device communicates position information about a position of the mobile user device (eg, the current position of the mobile user device) to the controller, and the controller receives this position information. Alternatively or additionally, the determination is carried out, for example, the mobile

User device. For example, the mobile user device communicates the pickup and / or delivery position information to the controller. Alternatively or additionally, the determination is carried out for example by a

Delivery service device. For example, the mobile communicates

User device position information about a position of the mobile

User device (e.g., the current position of the mobile user device) to the delivery service device and the delivery service device receives this position information. Then determines the

Delivery service device the pick-up and / or delivery position and

communicates the pickup and / or delivery position information to the

Control device. For example, the pick-up and / or delivery position is at least partially in

Dependence of the position of the consignee and / or consignor redetermined when the position of the consignee and / or

The consignee changes, for example, if the position of the

Consignee and / or consignee substantially changes. A significant change in the position of the consignee and / or

For example, if the position of the

The consignee and / or consignment changes by more than a predetermined distance, for example by more than 3 km, preferably more than 1 km, more preferably more than 500 m changes. This is advantageous, for example, in order to be able to adapt the pick-up and / or delivery position if the position of the consignee and / or consignee changes. As a result, additional retrieval attempts and / or attempted delivery can be avoided. A co-operation of the consignee and / or consignment (for example, in a pickup and / or delivery to a predetermined by the delivery service pickup and / or delivery position) this is for example not required. Alternatively or additionally, the pick-up and / or delivery position is at least partially dependent on the position of the consignee and / or

Consignee again determined when the position of the

The consignee and / or consignment changes such that the previously determined pick-up and / or delivery position outside a predetermined from the (changed) position of the consignee and / or

Consignment is located. For example, as described above, the predetermined distance is shorter than 3 km, preferably shorter than 1 km, especially

preferably shorter than 500 m. This is also advantageous, for example, to be able to adjust the pick-up and / or delivery position when the position of the

Consignee and / or consignment vendor changes.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the method further comprises obtaining, on the control device, a pickup and / or pickup

Delivery time information for collection and / or delivery of the shipment, and causing, by the control device, the at least partially autonomous movement of the vehicle to the pickup and / or delivery position at least partially depending on the obtained pickup and / or delivery time information. This is advantageous, for example, in order to dispose of and / or plan the collection and / or delivery in addition to the (spatial) position of the

Consignee and / or consignment also a time component such as the temporal availability of the consignee and / or consignee can be considered at this position.

Receiving, at the control device of the vehicle, a pickup and / or Einlieferpositionsinformation a pickup and / or Einlieferzeitinformation for a collection and / or delivery of the consignment to be understood, for example, that the pickup and / or Einlieferzeitinformation received by communication means of the control device becomes. For example, the pickup and / or

Delivery time information from a (eg remote) device (eg a mobile device) User device and / or a delivery service device) to the

Control device communicates.

By effecting the at least partially autonomous movement of the vehicle to the pick-up and / or delivery position at least partially as a function of the received pick-up and / or delivery time information, it should be understood, for example, that the control device sends off a corresponding control signal in order to cause the pick-up Vehicle at least partially autonomously and at least partially depending on the received pickup and / or Einlieferzeitinformation to the pickup and / or delivery position moves.

For example, the pickup and / or delivery time information includes a pickup and / or delivery period information and / or a pickup and / or pickup time information

Delivery time point information for collection and / or delivery of the shipment. For example, a pickup and / or delivery period information specifies a pickup and / or delivery period for the pickup and / or delivery of the shipment. For example, pick-up and / or delivery time information specifies a pick-up and / or delivery time for the pick-up and / or delivery of the shipment, for example, the latest possible time for pick-up and / or delivery

Delivery of the consignment at the pick-up and / or delivery position.

Accordingly, the control device causes, for example, that the vehicle is at least partially autonomous to the pickup and / or

Delivery item moves that it (at the latest) at the pickup and / or delivery time at the pickup and / or delivery position or in the pickup and / or delivery period at least temporarily at the pickup and / or

Delivery position is located.

For example, in addition to effecting the determination of the pickup and / or consignment position, the consignee and / or consignor may also effect the determination of the pickup and / or consignment time or the pickup and / or consignment period by a corresponding input on a mobile user device. For example, the consignee and / or consignor may indicate how long he will be at a particular location and receive or deliver the consignment at that location. For example, the mobile user device communicates the corresponding time information (eg, as pickup and / or delivery time information) to the control device and / or a

Delivery service device.

As described above, the vehicle and / or means of the vehicle are arranged to move the vehicle at least partially autonomously along a route predetermined by navigation means of the vehicle, for example on a part of the route predetermined by navigation means of the vehicle (e.g.

Influence of a driver) to move (e.g., to drive and / or fly) and to navigate (e.g., steer) along the predetermined route. Accordingly, the control device may, for example, issue a control signal to the navigation means of the vehicle to cause the pickup and / or

Delivery period information is taken into account in the predetermined by the navigation means of the vehicle route and the vehicle moves at least partially autonomously and at least partially depending on the obtained pickup and / or Einlieferzeitinformation to the pickup and / or delivery position. For example, the navigation means consider the pickup and / or

Einbeitzeitpunkt as arrival time and / or the pickup and / or

Delivery period as arrival time period for the arrival of the vehicle at the pickup and / or delivery position taken into account as the destination or intermediate destination position on the route predetermined by the navigation means of the vehicle.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the method further comprises notifying and / or effecting notification of

Consignee and / or consignor when the vehicle is at and / or in the vicinity of the pick-up and / or delivery position. For example, the controller communicates a corresponding notification to a mobile user device of the transceiver and / or consignee or causes communication of such notification when the vehicle is at and / or near the pick-up and / or delivery position.

The vehicle is located, for example, in the vicinity of the pick-up and / or

Delivery position if it is within a predetermined distance (for example 3 km, preferably 1 km, especially preferably 500 m) from the pick-up and / or delivery position and / or the pick-up and / or delivery position

expected to reach and / or reach within a given time (e.g., 3 minutes, preferably 10 minutes, more preferably 15 minutes). Corresponding information can query and / or receive the control device, for example, from the navigation means of the vehicle. This is advantageous, for example, to shorten the residence time / waiting time of the vehicle at the pickup and / or delivery position. According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, effecting the provision of the transmission and / or the reception of the transmission comprises obtaining, at the control device, an access authorization information, and effecting, by the control device, the unlocking of a door of the vehicle at least partially in response to the obtained access authorization information.

The access authorization information may be at the control device, for example by detecting a user input of the broadcast receiver and / or

Consignment to be received on user input means. For example, the control device according to the invention comprises corresponding

User input means (e.g., a keyboard, a touch screen such as a touch display, a microphone, and / or a camera). The

However, user input means may also be separate from the controller.

Alternatively or additionally, the access authorization information on the control device, for example, by receiving the

Access authorization information is obtained at the control device. To the For example, the conditional access information is communicated from a mobile user device of the mailer and / or mailer to the controller. As disclosed above, the controller may include corresponding communication means.

Under effecting the Entriegeins the door of the vehicle at least partially depending on the obtained access authorization information by the

Control device should be understood, for example, that the unlocking of the door of the vehicle at least partially in response to receiving the

Access authorization information is effected.

The door is closed, for example, a housing and / or body opening of the vehicle, through which a receiving compartment of the vehicle is accessible. For example, the control device is arranged to set a control signal to locking means of the door, for example, to effect unlocking and / or opening the door to allow access to the receiving compartment of the vehicle.

Accordingly, under the effect of the Entriegeins the door of the vehicle, for example, the driving of the locking means of the door through the

Control device are understood to effect a door through the locking means of the door.

An example of locking means of the door is an electronically controllable lock and / or an electronically controllable locking unit. For example, the control means of the control device are arranged to control such a lock and thus, for example, to be able to open the lock (i.e., unlock the door) and / or close the lock (i.e., lock the door). It is conceivable, for example, for the control device to comprise the locking means. However, the locking means of the door can also be separated from the

be inventive control device. For example, effecting the provision of the shipment and / or receiving the shipment further comprises deciding whether access for the collection of the shipment and / or the delivery of the shipment may be granted, at least in part depending on the obtained access authorization information, and effecting the shipment Entriegeins the door of the vehicle only if it was decided that access may be granted. This is advantageous, for example

to ensure that only the consignee receives access to the storage compartment containing a consignment for the consignee and / or to prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to the storage compartment.

By deciding whether access may be granted, it should be understood, for example, that it is checked whether the obtained access authorization information authorizes access (for example by the control device). For example, the control device comprises checking means arranged to check whether the obtained access authorization information authorizes access.

For example, the access authorization information entitles to access for the collection of the shipment and / or the delivery of the shipment. The access authorization information includes, for example, one or more conditional access parameters. This may, for example, a

(in particular unique) identifier for the control device and / or the

Vehicle, an (especially unique) identifier for the

Access authorization information itself, temporal validity information (eg in the form of a "non-pre-date", a "no-to-date", a "start time of the day" and an "end time of the day"), indicating within which days and within which Access time may be granted, for example, from 27.3.2014 00:00:00 clock to 28.3.2014 23:59:59 clock), a spatial

Validity information (e.g., in the form of a radius around a pickup and / or

Entry position in which access may be granted), an upper limit of the permitted uses of the access authorization information in order to gain access, and information on the extent to which access may be granted (for example, whether all doors of a vehicle may be opened, or only one or a particular group). At least one predefined set (eg all, or just a few) of the

Conditional access parameters are checked for respective reference information as to whether they each authorize access.

For example, the identifier for the control device as

Access authorization parameters are checked with respect to a stored in the control device identifier of the control device and at

Agreement that this conditional access parameter gives access. This is advantageous, for example, if the

Control device is a control device of a plurality of control devices, to ensure that the access authorization information only for access to the control device with the corresponding identifier authorized.

Access is thus granted, for example, if for at least a certain amount of the conditional access parameters has been determined to entitle them to access their respective reference information in the control device. If it is decided that access may be granted, for example, a corresponding control signal is output, for example to the locking means (e.g., the lock). Otherwise, for example, an optical and / or audible alarm and / or a warning are issued and / or corresponding information is communicated to a delivery service device.

For example, access is provided by causing the unlocking of the at least one door of the vehicle (eg, by the control device). As described above, the control means of the control device may be arranged to control a lock of the door and thus, for example, opening the lock (ie unlocking the lock) Door) and / or closing the lock (ie locking the door) to be able to effect.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the vehicle comprises one or more receiving compartments for receiving one or more consignments. For example, each of the receiving compartments is accessible through a respective body and / or housing opening of the vehicle, which is closable by a respective lockable door. For example, the control device is set up,

Locking means to control each of the doors to effect unlocking of the respective door. This is advantageous, for example, so that the vehicle can deliver and / or receive more than one shipment simultaneously on a route (for example, can provide for pickup). By the lockable doors, as described above, for example, ensures that only the consignee receives access to the receiving compartment in which there is a consignment for the consignee.

The storage compartments have different dimensions, for example. Alternatively, the storage compartments have the same dimensions. For example, the

Dimensions (width x depth x height) of at least one receiving compartment (eg all receiving compartments) of the receiving compartments not larger than 75 cm x 75 cm x 75 cm, preferably not larger than 50 cm x 50 cm x 50 cm, particularly preferably not larger than 30 cm x 30cm x 30cm. Advantageously, the size of the receiving compartments corresponds to the most common size and / or the most common sizes of a consignment in order to make optimum use of the space in the vehicle.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the vehicle comprises one or more cabins. The cabins are, for example, changing rooms. For example, each of the cabs is replaced by a respective body and / or body

Housing opening of the vehicle accessible, which can be closed by a respective lockable door. For example, the control device is set up, Locking means to control each of the doors to effect unlocking of the respective door.

The cabins have different dimensions, for example. Alternatively, the cabins have the same dimensions. For example, the dimensions (width x depth x height) of at least one cabin (eg, all cabins) of the cabins are not greater than 100 cm x 100 cm x 230 cm, preferably not greater than 90 cm x 90 cm x 230 cm, particularly preferably not larger than 80 cm x 80 cm x 230 cm. This is advantageous, for example, to give the consignee the opportunity to try on clothes contained in the consignment immediately and, if necessary, as

To return the return shipment.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the vehicle includes one or more user terminals. The user terminals are used, for example, to process payment transactions, delivery processes and / or delivery transactions with a user. For example, the user terminals are called

A data processing device having user input means (e.g., a keyboard, a touch screen such as a touch display, a microphone, a

Camera, etc.) and user output means (e.g., a screen, a speaker, etc.). For example, the user terminals are formed as self-service terminals.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the vehicle is an autonomous vehicle.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the vehicle is at least partially solar powered.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the system further comprises a delivery service device. The delivery service device is, for example, a server (eg, a backend server) of a delivery service that for example, the proper course of one or more

Collections / consignments monitored and / or supported and / or scheduled and / or planned. Further advantageous exemplary embodiments of the invention are given in the following detailed description of some exemplary embodiments of the present invention, in particular in conjunction with the figures. However, the figures enclosed with the application are intended only for the purpose of clarification but not for determining the scope of protection of the invention. The accompanying drawings are not necessarily to scale, and are intended merely to exemplify the general concept of the present invention. In particular, features included in the figures should by no means be considered as a necessary part of the present invention. Show it:

Fig. L is a block diagram of the electronic components of a

exemplary embodiment of a control device according to the invention;

2 shows an exemplary representation of a system according to the invention with an exemplary embodiment of a

vehicle according to the invention; Fig. 3 is a flowchart of an example of an inventive

Process.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of the invention

Control device 100 according to the invention. Processor 101 of control device 100 is designed in particular as a microcontroller or microprocessor. Processor 101 executes program instructions stored in program memory 102 and stores, for example

Intermediate results or the like in main memory 103. For example

Program memory 102 is a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory, a magnetic memory, an EEPROM memory, a persistent memory such as a ROM memory and / or an optical memory. Main memory 103 is, for example, a volatile or non-volatile memory, in particular a random access memory (RAM) such as a static RAM (SRAM), a dynamic RAM (DRAM), a ferroelectric RAM (FeRAM). and / or a magnetic RAM memory (MRAM).

Preferably, program memory 102 and main memory 103 are arranged together with processor 101 in a module.

In program memory 102, for example, program instructions are stored which, when the processor 101 executes the program instructions, cause the processor 101 to execute and / or to control at least partially the method illustrated in FIG.

For example, the optional wireless communication interface 104 is configured to communicate in accordance with one or more wireless communication techniques. In the following, it is assumed by way of example that the wireless communication interface 104 supports the communication via a local radio network and a mobile radio network. For example, the wireless will

Communication interface 104 at least partially formed by a transceiver of the local radio network technology, a transceiver of the mobile radio technology and one or more antennas. As disclosed above, an example of a local radio network technique RF1D, NFC, Bluetooth and / or WLAN; and an example of a mobile technology is GSM, UMTS and / or LTE. Optionally, the wireless

Communication Interface 104 only one of these wireless Support communication techniques or other wireless communication techniques.

The processor 101 may, for example, via the wireless

Communication interface 104 with other devices such as a

Delivery service device and / or a mobile user device communicate. For example, processor 101 is operative with the wireless

Communication interface 104 (e.g., via a bus). For example, wireless communication interface 104 may receive or interrogate information from other devices and forward it to processor 101 and / or receive and send information from processor 101 to other devices. For example, processor 101 at least partially controls communication interface 104. Processor 101 is further connectable to means of a vehicle (e.g., vehicle 10 in Fig. 2) via optional vehicle interface 105. The vehicle interface 105 is, for example, a vehicle diagnostic interface and / or an interface of a vehicle bus. For example, processor 101 is operative with

Vehicle interface 105 (e.g., via a bus). For example, the vehicle interface 105 is configured to communicate with a corresponding one

Interface of a vehicle bus to connect a vehicle and over the

Vehicle bus with means of the vehicle (e.g., door lock 106, navigation device 107 and / or wireless communication interface 108) to communicate. For example, the vehicle interface 105 may include information from means of the vehicle (e.g., door lock 106, navigation device 107, and / or wireless

Communication interface 108) and forward to processor 101 and / or receive information from processor 101 and to means of the vehicle (e.g., door lock 106, navigation device 107, and / or wireless)

Communication interface 108). For example, processor 101 at least partially controls vehicle interface 105. For example, optional door lock 106, optional navigation device 107, and optional wireless communication interface 108 are not part of

Control device 100, but a part of the vehicle (e.g., the vehicle 10 in Fig. 2). The boundary between the control device 100 and the vehicle is shown in FIG. 1 by the above the door lock 106, the navigation device 107 and the wireless

Communication interface 108 extending line A indicated. The processor 101 may include the door lock 106, the navigation device 107, and the wireless

Communication interface 108 communicate via the vehicle interface 105 and at least partially control these means of the vehicle via the vehicle interface 105.

The door lock 106 is, for example, an electronically controllable lock. The door lock 106 is, for example, a lock of a door of the vehicle (e.g., the door 11 of the vehicle 10 in Fig. 2). In addition to door lock 106, the processor 101 may be connected via the vehicle interface 105 with further door locks of the vehicle.

For example, the optional navigation device 107 is set up to provide a route for the vehicle, for example, taking into account a pickup and / or delivery position as the destination position or intermediate destination position on the route prescribed by the navigation device.

The optional wireless communication interface 108 is, for example, configured as the optional communication interface 104 and supports the

Communication via a local radio network and a mobile network. Optionally, the wireless communication interface 108 may only be one of these wireless ones

Support communication techniques or other wireless communication techniques.

For example, the processor 101 is operatively connected to the wireless communication interface 108 via the vehicle interface 105. The processor 101 may communicate with others via the wireless communication interface 108, for example Communicate devices. For example, the wireless

Communication interface 108 receive or interrogate information from other devices and forward via the vehicle interface 105 to processor 101 and / or information from processor 101 via the

Receive vehicle interface 105 and send to other devices. For example, processor 101 at least partially controls communication interface 108. The wireless communication interface 108 may be provided as an alternative or in addition to the wireless communication interface 104. 2 is an exemplary illustration of a system 2 according to the invention with an exemplary embodiment of a vehicle 10 according to the invention. The system 2 comprises the vehicle 10, a mobile user device 20 and optionally a delivery service device 30. The vehicle 10 is a truck and comprises the control device 100 according to the invention and a plurality of storage compartments, each being closed by a door. One of the doors of the receiving compartments is shown in Fig. 2 with the

Reference numeral 11 provided. This door 11 is comprised, for example, of the door lock 106. Optionally, the vehicle 10 further comprises a locker room closed to the door 12 and / or a user terminal 13. The vehicle 10 is an at least partially autonomously driving vehicle. For example, the vehicle and / or means of the vehicle are arranged to move the vehicle at least partially autonomously along a route predetermined by the navigation device 107 of the vehicle 10, for example on a part of the navigation device 107

automatically (e.g., without the intervention of a driver) to drive and navigate (e.g., steer) along the predetermined route.

The mobile user device 20 is, for example, a mobile phone. The control device 100 and the mobile user device 20 are connected to each other via the optional communication link 201. Hereinafter By way of example, it is assumed that the communication connection 201 comprises a wireless communication connection via a local radio network. The mobile user device 20 is configured in system 2, for example, with the

Communication interface 104 and / or the communication interface 108 via the communication link 201 to communicate, for example

Send information (e.g., conditional access information, position information and / or timing information) to the controller 100 and / or receive it from the controller 100. The optional delivery service device 30 is, for example, a delivery service server that, for example, monitors and / or supports and / or schedules and / or schedules the proper execution of one or more pick-ups / deliveries.

As disclosed above, the mobile user device 20 in system 2 is connected to the controller 100 via the optional communication link 201, for example. Alternatively or additionally, the mobile user device 20 in system 2 is via the optional communication link 202 with the

Delivery service device 30 connected. The following example assumes that the communication link 202 is a wireless

Communication connection via a mobile network comprises. For example, the mobile user device 20 may communicate over the communication link 202

Send and / or receive information (e.g., conditional access information, location information, and / or time information) from the delivery service device 30.

Furthermore, the delivery service device 30 in system 2 is connected to the control device 100, for example via optional communication link 203. The delivery service device 30 is configured in system 2, for example, to communicate with the communication interface 104 and / or the communication interface 108 via the communication link 203, for example Send information (eg, access authorization information, position information, and / or time information) to the controller 100 and / or receive it from the controller 100. The communication links 201, 202 and 203 are shown in FIG. 2 by way of example as wireless communication links. However, it is also possible for example that the communication connections 201, 202 and / or 203 do not exclusively comprise wireless communication connections, for example at least one of the communication connections 201, 202 and / or 203 comprises at least one wired communication connection and at least one wireless communication connection.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart 300 exemplifying the steps of FIG

represents the inventive method. The steps illustrated in the flowchart 300 are executed and / or controlled by means of the control device 100, for example. For example, the steps are at least partially executed and / or controlled by the processor 101 of the control device 100.

In a step 301, a pick-up and / or delivery position information of a pickup and / or delivery position for a

Pickup and / or delivery of a shipment received, the pick-up and / or Einlieferposition at least partially depending on a position of a

Consignee and / or consignee. In this case, for example, the position of a mobile user device of the consignee and / or should be under the position of the consignee and / or consignee

Consignment.

The pick-up and / or delivery position information comprises, for example, a position indication and / or position coordinates of the pickup and / or pickup position

Einlieferposition. For example, pick-up and / or delivery position information is received by the communication means 104 and / or the communication means 108 in step 301 and thus obtained at the control device 100. For example, the pickup and / or delivery position information is communicated from the mobile user device 20 to the control device 100 via the communication link 201. For example, the user may select the current location of the mobile user device 20 as a desired pickup and / or delivery location by a corresponding entry on the mobile

Determine user device 20 so that the mobile user device 20 determines a corresponding pickup and / or delivery position information based on the current position of the mobile user device 20 and communicates via the communication link 201 to the control device 100. The mobile user device includes, for example, positioning means, such as a satellite navigation system sensor, configured to determine the current position of the mobile user device.

Alternatively or additionally, the pick-up and / or delivery position information is communicated from the delivery service device 30 to the control device 100 via the communication link 203. For example, the

Delivery service device 30 the pick-up and / or delivery position at least partially depending on a received from the mobile user device 20 on the delivery service device 30 via the communication link 202 position information (e.g., a position information of a current position of the mobile user device 20). For example, the communicates

Delivery service device 30 a pick-up and / or delivery position information of the specific pickup and / or delivery position on the

Communication link 201 to the control device 100. Further, it is also possible, for example, that the control device 100, the pickup and / or delivery position in step 301 at least partially in response to a determined by the mobile user device 20 on the control device 100 via the communication link 201 position information (eg, a position information of a current position of the mobile user device 20) determines and receives the pickup and / or delivery position information as a result of determining.

The step 301 and / or the determination of the pick-up and / or delivery position at least partially depending on the position of the consignee and / or consignor is, for example, re-executed each time the position of the consignee and / or consignee changes,

for example, if the position of the consignee and / or

Consignment substantially changes. A significant change in the position of the consignee and / or consignee is, for example, when the position of the consignee and / or consignee changes by more than a predetermined distance, for example more than 3 km, preferably more than 1 km, more preferably more than 500 m changes.

In a step 302, the control device 100 causes the at least partially autonomous movement of the vehicle 10 to the pickup and / or delivery position.

For example, in step 302, the controller 100 controls the navigation device 107 of the vehicle 10 via the vehicle interface 105 to cause the pickup and / or delivery position to be at the target position or intermediate destination position on the route set by the navigation device 107 of the vehicle 10

is taken into account and the vehicle 10 at least partially moves autonomously to the pick-up and / or delivery position.

In a step 303, the controller 100 causes the shipment to be provided for pickup and / or ready to receive the shipment at the pickup and / or delivery position by the vehicle 10. For example, in step 303, first access authorization information is obtained at the control device 100. For example, the

Access authorization information obtained by the communication interface 104 or by the communication interface 108 and forwarded to the processor 101. For example, the access authorization information has been communicated from the mobile user device 20 to the control device 100 via the communication link 201.

The access authorization information entitles, for example, to access for the collection and / or delivery of the shipment.

Subsequently, the unlocking of the door 11 of the vehicle 10 is at least partially depending on the obtained access authorization information by the

Control device 100 causes. For example, unlocking the door 11 of the vehicle 10 is at least partially effected in response to the receipt of the access authorization information.

For example, the processor 101 is configured to transfer the door lock 106

To actuate vehicle interface 105 such that the door lock 106 is opened and the door 11 of the vehicle 10 is unlocked, so that the door 11 of the vehicle 10 can be opened by the consignee and / or consignee. After opening the door 11 of the consignee can, for example, a located in the receptacle and intended for the consignee consignment remove the receptacle to complete the pickup. The consignor can, however, insert the consignment to be delivered in the receptacle to complete the delivery.

For example, steps 302 and 303 are executed again each time a (eg different) pick-up and / or delivery position information is obtained in step 301. The exemplary embodiments of the present invention described in this specification are also to be understood as disclosed in all combinations with each other. In particular, the description of one of a

Embodiment covered feature - unless explicitly explained to the contrary - are not understood in this case that the feature for the function of the embodiment is essential or essential. The sequence of the method steps described in this specification in the individual flowcharts is not mandatory, alternative sequences of the method steps are conceivable. The method steps can be implemented in various ways, so an implementation in software (by program instructions), hardware, or a combination of both to implement the method steps is conceivable.

Terms used in the claims, such as "comprise", "comprise",

"include," "contain," and the like, do not exclude other elements or steps. The phrase "at least partially" includes both the "partial" and the "full" cases, and the phrase "and / or" shall be understood to mean that both the alternative and the case of "

Combination should be disclosed, so "A and / or B" means "(A) or (B) or (A and B)". A plurality of units, persons or the like means in

Context of this specification several units, persons or the like. The use of the indefinite article does not exclude a majority. A single device can perform the functions of several units or devices mentioned in the claims. Reference signs indicated in the claims should not be regarded as limitations on the means and steps employed.

Claims

P a n t a n s p r e c h e

A method, comprising:

Received (301), at a control device (100) of a vehicle (10), a pickup and / or delivery position information of a pickup and / or

Delivery position for a pickup and / or delivery of a shipment, wherein the pickup and / or delivery position is at least partially dependent on a position of a consignee and / or consignee;

Causing (302), by the control device (100), at least partially autonomous movement of the vehicle (10) to the pickup and / or

Einlieferposition; and

Effecting (303), by the controller (100), providing the shipment for pickup and / or keeping it ready to receive the shipment at the pickup and / or delivery position by the vehicle (10).

The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

Determining the pick-up and / or delivery position at least partially depending on the position of the consignee and / or

Consignment, wherein the pick-up and / or Einlieferpositionsinformation the pick-up and / or delivery position is obtained as a result of determining.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the pick-up and / or delivery position

is determined so that it is within the smallest possible and / or predetermined distance from the position of the consignee and / or consignee.

4. The method according to any one of claims 2 and 3, wherein the pick-up and / or delivery position at least partially depending on the position of the

Consignee and / or consignee is redetermined, at least if the position of the consignee and / or

Consignment substantially changes.

Method according to one of claims 1 to 4, the method further comprising: obtaining, at the control device (100), a pickup and / or

Delivery time information for collection and / or delivery of the shipment; Causing, by the control device (100), the at least partially autonomous movement of the vehicle (10) to the pick-up and / or

Einlieferposition at least partially depending on the received pickup and / or Einlieferzeitinformation.

A method according to claim 5, wherein the pick-up and / or

Delivery time information includes pick-up and / or delivery period information and / or collection and / or delivery date information for collection and / or delivery of the shipment.

The method of one of claims 1 to 6, the method further comprising: notifying and / or causing the notification of

Consignee and / or consignor when the vehicle (10) is at the pick-up and / or delivery position.

A method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, causing the provision of the transmission and / or the reception of the transmission comprising:

Obtained at the control device (100), one

Access authorization information, and

Causing, by the control device (100), the unlocking of a door (11) of the vehicle (10) at least partially in response to the obtained

Access authorization information. The method of claim 8, further comprising: providing the transmission and / or receiving the transmission further comprising:

Deciding whether access may be granted for the collection of the shipment and / or the delivery of the shipment, at least in part depending on the access authorization information received, and

Effecting the unlocking of the door (11) of the vehicle (10) only if it has been decided that access may be granted.

Method according to one of claims 8 and 9, wherein the

Access authorization information for access to the collection of the shipment and / or the delivery of the shipment entitled.

Method according to one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the vehicle (10) comprises one or more receiving compartments for receiving one or more consignments.

Method according to one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the vehicle (10) comprises one or more cabins.

Method according to one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the vehicle (10) comprises one or more user terminals.

Method according to one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the vehicle (10) is an autonomously driving vehicle.

Control device comprising:

Means (101-105) arranged to carry out the method according to one of claims 1 to 14 or comprising respective means (101-105) for carrying out the steps of the method according to one of claims 1 to 14.

A computer program comprising program instructions that cause a processor (101) to execute and / or control the method of any one of claims 1 to 14 when the computer program is run on the processor [101].