JP2000099567A - Product ordering/supplying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a product ordering/supplying device which can efficiently order and supply a product. SOLUTION: In a product ordering/supplying device, a terminal for customer 1 and a preservation device 2 are installed on a customer-side and a terminal for dealer 6 on a dealer-side. A product is stored in the preservation device. The terminal for customer outputs data on the name of ordered product, quantity and the name of a customer. Data of the name of the ordered product, quantity and the name of the customer are inputted to the terminal for dealer from the terminal for customer. The preservation device is provided with a door, a locking device and a password input device. When a password is inputted to the number input device of the preservation device, a control means collates the password with an unlocking password for storage, which is set. When they are matched, the door is unlocked and a storage signal is outputted to the terminal for customer when the product is stored in the preservation device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product order delivery device capable of ordering a product and delivering the product to an absence house or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when ordering products, such as products directly sent to a production area, foods, cooked foods, lunches, etc., orders are made by mail or telephone. The receipt of the ordered goods is performed by a person at home. In addition, a storage box such as a large mail box may be provided for an answering machine.

[0003]

By the way, there is no device for managing the ordering of goods and the receipt of delivered goods in a lump. Therefore, buyers could not efficiently manage the ordering and receiving of goods.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a product ordering and delivery device capable of efficiently ordering and delivering a product.

[0005]

In the merchandise order delivery device of the present invention, a customer terminal (1) and a storage device (2) are installed on the purchaser side, while a seller terminal (1) is installed on the seller side. 6) is installed, and the goods ordered by the customer terminal are delivered to the storage device. The product order delivery device includes a customer terminal for outputting data of the name of the ordered product, the quantity, and the name of the customer, and an order product connected to the customer terminal by communication means and from the customer terminal. A terminal for the seller to which the data of the name, the quantity, and the name of the customer are inputted, and a door (42, 56) connected to the terminal for the customer by communication means, and a locking device (38) for locking the door. , 58) and a password input device (33, 34,
57) and a control device (13, 3).
1). When a password is input to the password input device of the storage device, the control unit collates the input password with a preset unlock code for delivery, and when they match, The door of the storage device is unlocked, and a delivery signal is output to the customer terminal when the product is delivered to the storage device.

[0006] An unlock code for delivery is set in the terminal for the purchaser of the commodity order delivery device, and the control means inputs the unlock code for delivery and the password to the unlock code input device of the storage device. The password is compared with the password, and when they match, the locking device is unlocked, and when the product is delivered to the storage device, the refrigerator (39) is operated. .

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of a commodity ordering / delivery apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a network for explaining a product order delivery device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a system diagram of a customer terminal. FIG. 3 is a system diagram of a dealer terminal. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the storage device. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the storage device with the door removed. FIG. 6 is a control circuit diagram of the storage device. 7A and 7B are explanatory diagrams of the product order table, in which FIG. 7A is a diagram before entry and FIG. 7B is a diagram after entry.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the ordering of goods. FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the product shipment. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the product delivery. FIG. 11 is a flowchart for receiving goods. In FIG. 1, solid arrows indicate the flow of communication data, and broken arrows indicate the flow of goods.

FIG. 1 shows a communication network such as the Internet, and a customer terminal 1 made up of a personal computer or the like is installed indoors at a customer's house for purchasing a product. Home delivery cooling storage (so-called refrigerated post) 2 as a storage device for receiving products outdoors
Is installed. The customer terminal 1 is connected to a server computer 3 such as a provider via a communication line such as a telephone line. The server computer 3 such as this provider is provided in a large number of meshes, and is connected to a server computer 4 of a mail order dealer, a terminal 6 for a seller such as a food company, a production center, a restaurant and a restaurant, and the like. . There is also a seller terminal 6 connected to the server computer 4 of the mail order dealer. A large number of terminals 1 for customers, cooling storage units 2 for home delivery, server computers 3 and 4, and terminals 6 for dealers are provided, and necessary software such as communication, ordering and shipping is installed as appropriate.

[0009] The customer terminal 1 shown in FIG.
As described above, it is composed of a personal computer or the like, and has a system bus 11, a network interface 12, a central processing unit (CPU) 13 as a control means, a memory 14 such as a RAM, a hard disk (HDD) 16, a display device 17, An input device 18 including a numeric keypad, a mouse, a keyboard, and the like, an input / output device 19 for connecting an external device including a LAN board, and the like are connected. The network interface 12 is connected to the communication network 2
0, that is, connected to the server computer 3 of the provider by a communication line.

The terminal 6 for the seller is shown in FIG. 3 and, like the terminal 1 for the customer, is composed of a personal computer or the like. The system bus 21 has a network interface 22, a central processing unit as a control means. Device (CPU)
23, memory 24 such as RAM, hard disk (H
DD) 26, a display device 27, an input device 28 including a numeric keypad, a mouse, a keyboard, and the like, a printer 29, and the like are connected. The network interface 22 is connected to the communication network 20, that is, the server computers 3 and 4 via communication lines.

[0011] Delivery cooling storage 2 shown in FIGS. 4 to 6
Is provided with a control device 31 as a control means composed of a microcomputer or the like.
An external device connection input / output device 32 such as a board is connected so as to be able to input and output, and a barcode reader 33
An input key 34 such as a numeric keypad and a door sensor 36 for detecting opening and closing of the door 42 are connected to an input side, and a display device 37 such as a liquid crystal, a locking device 38 and a refrigerator 39 are connected to an output side. Bar code reader 33 and input key 34
Has a function as a password input device. Then, the input / output device 3 for connecting the external device of the home delivery cooling storage 2
2 is an input / output device 19 for connecting an external device of the customer terminal 1
Are connected by a data transmission cable or the like. In this way, the home delivery cooling storage 2 is connected to the customer terminal 1 by communication means.

The main body of the home delivery cooling storage 2 is composed of a heat insulating box 41 having an open front, and the front opening of the heat insulating box 41 is closed by a heat insulating door 42 so as to be openable and closable. Further, the internal space of the refrigerated storage 2 for home delivery,
Is partitioned into a plurality of spaces by two substantially horizontal partition walls 44, an upper portion of which is a freezing compartment 46, a central portion is an ice temperature compartment 47, and a lower portion is a refrigerating compartment 48. The refrigerating compartment 48 is divided by a substantially vertical partition wall 49 into a right refrigerating compartment 48a and a left refrigerating compartment 48b. The interior 43 is cooled by the refrigerator 39 described above. The door 42 is locked by the locking device 38 described above. Further, the display 42, the barcode reader 33, and the input key 34
Is provided.

The commodity ordering / delivery apparatus configured as described above performs the ordering, shipping, delivery, receipt, settlement and the like of the commodity. The ordering, shipping, delivery, and receipt of a product will be described below. The explanation of the settlement is omitted. In addition, the customer terminal 1 can access the server computers 3 and 4 to obtain information such as food information, menu items, and cooking methods.

A flowchart for ordering a product will be described with reference to FIG. In step 1, when placing an order for a product, the purchaser operates the input device 18 of the customer terminal 1 so that the purchaser operates as shown in FIG.
The order table shown in (a) is read from the hard disk 16 and displayed on the display device 17. In this order table, at least the product name and unit price of the order are displayed, and a blank column for the number of orders is provided. The data of this order table is previously downloaded to the hard disk 16 as the latest data from a homepage on the Internet or a CD-ROM as a storage medium.

Next, in step 2, the purchaser operates the input device 18 to input the number of orders to the order table as shown in FIG. 7 (b). When the input of the order quantity is completed, an operation to the effect that the input has been completed is performed by the input device 18 (for example, an execution key is pressed). Then, the customer terminal 1 reads out data (particularly address data) of the ordering party from the hard disk 16 based on the data of the product name.

In step 3, since the customer terminal 1 is provided with random number generating means by software, the customer terminal 1 uses the random number generating means to execute the delivery for each delivery unit (ie, the same unit). An unlock code for delivery is assigned to each package), set and stored in the hard disk 16. This assignment is automatically performed by the customer terminal 1. For example,
In the order table of FIG. 7, the beef and the pork are packaged in the same manner, so that the beef and the pork constitute one delivery unit, and the beef and the pork have one unlock code for delivery (for example, “4356”).
, And the oranges are packaged separately. Therefore, another unlock code for delivery (for example, “8234”) is added and set.

Next, in step 4, the customer terminal 1 receives the address data of the ordering party, the name of the ordered product, the number, the unlock code for delivery for each delivery unit, the name of the customer, the address of the customer, and the address of the customer. Is encrypted and output to the communication network 20. The name of the customer, the address of the customer, the password for authentication, and the like are stored in the hard disk 16 of the customer terminal 1 in advance, or are input using the input device 18 when ordering. Then, in step 5, the order is terminated. Then, based on the address data of the ordering party, based on the address data of the ordering party, the data of the ordered product name, the number, the unlock code for delivery for each delivery unit, the customer name, the address of the customer and the authentication password are Server computer 4
Or to each dealer terminal 6. This data is stored in the network interface 22 and the system bus 2.
1 is stored in the hard disk 26 of the distributor terminal 6.

Each seller performs a shipping operation based on the transmitted data. A flowchart of this dispatch will be described with reference to FIG. In step 1, the seller operates the input device 28 of the seller terminal 6 to enter the order product name, the number, the unlock code for delivery for each delivery unit, the name of the customer, the address of the customer, and the address for authentication. The data of the personal identification number is read out from the hard disk 26 and the
In step 2, it is determined whether or not the purchaser name and the authentication password match. This determination can be made automatically by the dealer terminal 6. If they match, in step 3, a confirmation of the order is returned to the orderer, ie, the customer, and in step 4
go to. On the other hand, if they do not match, the ordering error is returned to the orderer, and the shipping operation is terminated.

Then, in step 4, the product is packed, and in step 5, the unlock code for delivery and the product number are printed in a bar code format on the sticker by the printer 29 of the terminal 6 for the seller. The product number is set to “00” when all the ordered products are packed, and “01” for each delivery unit, starting from the product on the order table, for each delivery unit. "02" is set. In the case of the order table shown in FIG. 7B, beef is “01” and pork is “02”. Then, the sticker on which the bar code is printed is attached to the side surface of the packed box. Then, in step 6, the packed product is entrusted to a home delivery company, and in step 7, the shipment is terminated. At the time of this shipping work, a delivery slip, an invoice, and the like are produced based on the data of the shipped goods.

The home delivery company delivers the packed goods to the purchaser. This delivery is performed by storing the product in the cooling storage 2 for home delivery of the purchaser. A flowchart of this delivery will be described with reference to FIG. In step 1,
The courier who has arrived at the purchaser's home reads the barcode of the packed product into the barcode reader 3 of the refrigerated storage for home delivery 2.
Have 3 read. Then, the barcode reading device 33
Reads the unlock code for delivery and the product number from the bar code, and in step 2
Is output to the control device 31. The control device 31 outputs this data to the customer terminal 1. Then, in step 3, the customer terminal 1 determines whether or not the delivery unlocking code assigned at the time of ordering matches the delivery unlocking code read by the barcode reader 33. .
If they do not match, the customer terminal 1 outputs a signal of rejection of reception to the home delivery cooling storage 2 and the display device 37.
Is displayed, and the delivery operation is terminated. On the other hand, if they match, the name of the product to be delivered is known from the unlock code for delivery and the product number. At the same time, the product name to be delivered is displayed on the display device 17. For example, when the delivery unlock code “4356” and the product number “00” are input, it is determined that beef and pork have been delivered. And
Go to step 4.

Next, in step 4, the customer terminal 1 outputs a refrigerator operation signal and an unlock signal to the control device 31 of the home delivery cooling storage 2 to operate the refrigerator 39, and in step 5, Then, the locking device 38 is unlocked. Then, the home delivery company opens the door 42, delivers the product to a predetermined position in the warehouse 43, and closes the door 42 after delivery. In step 6, the opening / closing of the door 42 is detected by the door sensor 36, and this detection signal is output to the customer terminal 1 via the control device 31, and the delivery of the customer terminal 1 is completed. I judge. Then, in step 7, the locking device 38 is locked, and in step 8, the delivery ends.

In this manner, when the product is delivered to the refrigerated storage 2 for home delivery, an indication that the product has been delivered is displayed on the display device 17 of the customer terminal 1. The purchaser sees this display and receives the delivered goods. It should be noted that an unlock password for reception is set in the customer terminal 1 in advance. Next, a flowchart of this reception will be described with reference to FIG. In step 1, the purchaser enters a password using the input key 34 of the home delivery cooling storage 2. In step 2, the input personal identification number data is stored in the control device 31 of the home delivery cooling storage 2 or the input / output device 3 for connecting the external device.
The data is output to the customer terminal 1 via the terminals 2, 19 and the like.

Next, in step 3, the customer terminal 1 collates the data of the personal identification number with the unlocking personal identification number for reception. If they do not match, an error is displayed on the display device 37 via the external device connection input / output devices 19 and 32 or the control device 31, and the receiving operation is completed. On the other hand, if they match, the process proceeds to step 4, and the customer terminal 1 outputs an unlocking signal to the control device 31 of the home delivery cooling storage 2 to unlock the locking device 38. Then, the purchaser opens the door 42, takes out the product from the storage 43, and closes the door 42 after taking out the product. In step 5, the opening / closing of the door 42 is detected by the door sensor 36,
This detection signal is output to the customer terminal 1 via the control device 31 of the home delivery cooling storage 2, and the customer terminal 1 determines that the reception has been completed. Then, in step 6, the customer terminal 1 outputs a refrigerator stop signal to the control device 31 of the home delivery cooling storage 2 to stop the refrigerator 39, and in step 7, the locking device 38 is locked. Then, in step 8, the reception ends. Then, after confirming the goods received, the customer
By operating the customer terminal 1, the receipt is transmitted to the ordering party via the server computer 3, 4, or the like. In this way, the ordering, shipping, delivery, and receipt of a product are performed. Clearing is done by credit card at the time of ordering, or by bank transfer or withdrawal after ordering or receiving goods.

As described above, in this embodiment,
Since the customer terminal 1 sets the unlock code for delivery in association with the delivered product, when the unlock code for delivery is input to the refrigerated storage 2 for home delivery, the delivered product is substantially identified. Moreover, the fact that the unlock code for delivery has been entered,
The data is output from the home delivery cooling storage 2 to the customer terminal 1, and the customer terminal 1 can confirm that the ordered product has been delivered.

When the unlock code for delivery is input to the refrigerated storage 2 for home delivery, the refrigerator 39 is operated. On the other hand, when the unlock password for reception is input to the refrigerated storage 2 for home delivery, Since the refrigerator 39 is stopped, the operation of the refrigerator 39 when there is no product in the refrigerator 43 can be prevented as much as possible. In this way, the unlock code for delivery is
It has a function as a delivery signal that outputs that the product has been delivered to the home delivery cooling storage 2, while the unlocking password for reception outputs that the product has been taken out from the home delivery cooling storage 2. It has a function as a product take-out signal. The control means operates the refrigerator when the delivery signal is input, and stops the refrigerator when the product removal signal is input. In addition, the unlocking PINs such as the unlocking PIN for delivery and the unlocking PIN for receiving are set in the customer terminal 1, and the purchaser can use the terminal 1 for the buyer.
Thus, the unlock password can be centrally managed.

Next, another embodiment of the installation structure of the home delivery cooling storage 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a schematic view of an installation structure of a home delivery cooling storage 2 according to another embodiment. The customer terminal 1 is installed indoors, while the home delivery cooling storage 2 is installed in a state penetrating the outer wall 51 of the house, and the home delivery terminal 1 and the home delivery cooling storage 2 are The transmission cables 52 are connected to each other.
The home delivery cooling storage 2 is provided with an indoor door 54 facing the indoor and an outdoor door 56 facing the outdoor, which can be opened and closed. Incidentally, 57 is an input key, and 58 is a locking device. And the outdoor door 56 is a door for delivery,
It is operated in the same manner as the door 42 of FIG. On the other hand, the indoor door 54 is for purchasers, and by opening and closing the indoor door 54, the purchaser can receive goods without going outside.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above in detail.
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment,
Within the gist of the present invention described in the claims,
Various changes can be made. Modification examples of the present invention are exemplified below. (1) In the embodiment, the ordered product is meat or fruit, but for example, lunch, souvenir, seafood, frozen food,
Various products such as cooked foods and semi-processed products can be handled. (2) In the embodiment, the commodity ordering / delivery device is for home use only, but can also be used for business use, and can be used for delivery of goods during holidays or closing stores.

(3) In the embodiment, the unlocking PIN is divided into the unlocking PIN for delivery and the unlocking PIN for reception. It is also possible to use the same unlocking code as the receiving unlocking code. Further, the delivery unlocking code is set for each delivery unit, but may be set for each delivery company. Further, it is also possible to make all the same regardless of the delivery unit and the home delivery company and to use one unlocking PIN. (4) In the embodiment, the unlock code for delivery is
Although the data is input to the home delivery cooling storage 2 by the barcode reading device 33, the input can also be made by the input keys 34 such as a ten key. It is also possible to input using a storage medium such as an IC card or a magnetic card.

(5) After opening the door 42 of the refrigerated storage 2 for home delivery, it is also possible to input a product number to be delivered. (6) In the embodiment, the unlock code for delivery is
If it is set in the customer terminal 1 but is not specified in the claims, the unlock code for delivery is stored in the control device 31 of the refrigerated storage for home delivery 2 or is directly set. It is also possible.

(7) The refrigerator 39 only needs to be operated at least when the article to be cooled is stored in the inside 43 of the home delivery cooling storage 2. For example, when an item requiring cooling is stored, the refrigerator 39 is operated.
That is, when an item that does not require cooling is delivered, the refrigerator 39 can be stopped. With this configuration, power can be saved, and the refrigerator can be easily operated with a power source such as a solar power source or a storage battery. Further, the refrigerator 39 need not always be provided unless otherwise specified in the claims. (8) The customer terminal 1 can be provided in a home electric appliance such as a home refrigerator. The structure, configuration, format, and the like of the customer terminal 1, the seller terminal 6, the home delivery cooling storage 2, and the like can be changed as appropriate. For example, if a memory device is used as a storage device, a hard disk is not necessarily used. Not necessary.

(9) The refrigerated storage for home delivery 2 divides the interior 43 into a plurality of rooms, provides a door 42 for each room,
Each door 42 may be provided with a locking device. (10) In the embodiment, a password input device is used as a means for generating a delivery signal and a product takeout signal, an unlock code for delivery is used as a delivery signal, and an unlock code for receipt is used as a product takeout signal. However, it is also possible to determine the presence or absence of a product in the refrigerator 43 by other means. For example, a product detection sensor can be provided in the storage.

[0032]

According to the present invention, a buyer terminal and a storage device are installed on the buyer side, while a seller terminal is installed on the seller side, and the goods ordered by the buyer terminal are placed. Delivered to storage device. Therefore, the purchaser can easily order the product at the customer terminal, and the product is delivered to the storage device even when the user is away. Further, the storage device is provided with a locking device, so that mischief of the delivered product or the storage device can be prevented as much as possible. In addition, when a product is delivered to the storage device, a delivery signal is output to the customer terminal, and ordering and delivery management can be centrally performed at the customer terminal.

Further, an unlock password for delivery for opening the locking device is set in the terminal for the purchaser of the product order delivery device. Therefore, the purchaser's terminal can place an order for a product and can also manage the unlock password of the locking device of the storage device. As a result, it is not necessary to go to the storage device for setting the unlock code for delivery. Moreover, since the control means operates the refrigerator when the product is delivered to the storage device, when the product is delivered, forgetting to turn on the refrigerator and the refrigerator stops. Can be prevented as much as possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a network for explaining a product order delivery device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system diagram of a customer terminal;

FIG. 3 is a system diagram of a dealer terminal.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a storage device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the storage device with a door removed.

FIG. 6 is a control circuit diagram of the storage device.

FIGS. 7A and 7B are explanatory diagrams of a product order table, in which FIG. 7A is a diagram before entry and FIG. 7B is a diagram after entry.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a product order.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart of a product shipment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of commodity delivery.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of receiving goods.

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of an installation structure of a home delivery cooling storage 2 according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Purchaser terminal 2 Home delivery cooling storage (storage device) 6 Seller terminal 13 Central processing unit (control means) 31 Control device (control means) 33 Barcode reader (password input device) 34 Input key (password) Number input device) 38 Locking device 39 Refrigerator 42 Door 56 Outdoor door 57 Input key (PIN number input device) 58 Locking device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A buyer terminal and a storage device are installed on the buyer side, while a seller terminal is installed on the seller side, and goods ordered by the buyer terminal are delivered to the storage device. A product order delivery device, which is a customer terminal that outputs data of the name of the ordered product, the quantity, and the name of the customer, connected to the customer terminal by communication means, and the product ordered from the customer terminal. A terminal for the seller to which the data of the name, the quantity and the name of the customer are inputted, a door connected to the terminal for the customer by communication means, a door, a locking device for locking the door and a password input device; When the security code is input to the storage device and the security device input device of the storage device, the input security code is compared with a preset unlock code for delivery to be matched. In the case of storage devices Together to unlock the door closing, when a product is delivered to the storage device, by which merchandise ordering delivery device and a control means for outputting a delivery signal to the purchase the customer terminal. 2. A buyer terminal and a storage device are installed on the buyer side, while a seller terminal is installed on the seller side, and the goods ordered by the buyer terminal are delivered to the storage device. Commodity order delivery device, which outputs data of the ordered product name, quantity, and customer name, and is connected to the customer terminal to which the unlock code for delivery is set by a communication means with the customer terminal. The terminal for the seller, to which the data of the ordering product name, quantity, and the name of the customer from the terminal for the customer is inputted, and the terminal for the customer, which are connected by communication means, the opening and closing door, and the opening and closing door A storage device including a locking device for locking the storage device and a password input device; a refrigerator for cooling the interior of the storage device; and a password input to the password input device of the storage device when the password is input. Password and the previous Control means that checks the delivery unlock code and, if they match, unlocks the storage device open / close door and operates the refrigerator when the product is delivered to the storage device. A product ordering and delivery device comprising: