JP2003002413A - Internet connecting method for parcel delivery box system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To set an IP address of a controller of a parcel delivery box using a password inputting means essentially disposed in a parcel delivery box system. SOLUTION: The password inputting means 80 having ten-keys 81 and setting buttons 82 is used to set the IP address of the controller 83 of the parcel delivery system.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a home delivery box system utilizing the Internet and relates to a method for connecting the home delivery box system to the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an apartment house such as an apartment, a plurality of delivery boxes are installed side by side, and a plurality of parcels such as parcels are installed side by side even when the resident of the delivery destination is absent. Put it in one of the delivery boxes and store it, and the resident of the delivery destination who came home can open the corresponding delivery box and take out the package by entering the secret code given to each room in which the resident lives Often a home delivery box system that is built like this is provided.

Such a delivery box system is managed by an administrator of an apartment house or an external system management company, but confirms that the delivery box is loaded, confirms that the delivery stamp has been received, etc. It is necessary to accurately grasp and manage the change in the usage state due to the arrival of the delivery box, and the change in the usage state due to the receipt of the package from the delivery box. It is known to manage the use state of such a home delivery box via the Internet.

By the way, when using the Internet in an apartment house, in most cases, an IP address is set to each device by DHCP (a system in which a local address is automatically assigned from a device such as a router). For this reason, even when the delivery box is connected to the Internet, if the delivery box is connected to the network, the setting items become software that automatically sets the IP address required for network connection. There is.

However, there are cases where it is necessary to set a fixed IP address or the like for each device without using DHCP depending on the installation environment of an apartment house or the like. In such a case, if a fixed IP address or the like is set in the interface unit (communication unit) for connecting to the Internet attached to the controller of the delivery box, a display device and an input device for displaying numerical values are required. . Even if such a device is mounted in the home delivery box as a standard, it is used only when the home delivery box is delivered and is initially set and when maintenance is performed. When the above-mentioned device is mounted for such a case where the use opportunity is small, there is a problem that the cost is increased and a failure is caused.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and a secret code corresponding to a room number required to open a delivery box at the time of taking out a package which is originally included in the delivery box system. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for connecting to the Internet of a home delivery box system, which can easily set the IP address of a home delivery box controller by using a personal identification number input means for inputting a number.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a method of connecting a home delivery box system to the Internet according to the present invention is a delivery box 1 for storing home delivery items.
And a personal identification number input means 80 for inputting a personal identification number corresponding to a room number required for opening the delivery box 1 at the time of taking out a package, and for registering the personal identification number input by the personal identification number input means 80. A registration unit 17, a delivery box state storage unit 3 that stores the use state of the delivery box 1, a home page creation unit 4 that creates a home page that stores the storage use state of the delivery box state storage unit 3,
The home page storage unit 5 stores the home page created by the home page creation unit 4, and the WWW server 6 that enables the home page storage unit 5 to browse the home page in response to an access from the Internet terminal device 15. Multiple devices including 83
It is connected to the AN and can be accessed from the Internet terminal device 15 to browse the usage status of the home delivery box 1 on the home page, and the personal identification number input means 8
0 has a ten-key 81 and a set button 82. Enter the room number with the ten-key 81 and press the set button 82, then enter the password with the ten-key 81 and press the set button 82 to enter the room. Register the corresponding personal identification number 1
In the home delivery box system configured to be registered in No. 7, when setting the IP address of the controller 83 of the home delivery system, the first number other than the room number is input using the numeric keypad 81 by using the personal identification number input means 80. Press the set button 82, and then the IP address 3
By inputting a numerical value in which the first 8 bits of the 2-bit numerical value are divided into 4, and pressing the set button 82, the numerical value in which the first 8 bits are expressed in the decimal number is registered in the registration unit 17. Then, enter the second numerical value other than the room number and the first numerical value with the ten keys 81, press the set button 82, and then divide the 32-bit numerical value of the IP address into four. The second 8 bits out of 1
By inputting a numerical value expressed in a decimal number and pressing the set button 82, a numerical value expressed in a decimal number for the second 8 bits is registered in the registration unit 1.
No. 7 and then the third key other than the room number and the above-mentioned first number and the second number other than the room number is input by the ten-key 81, and the set button 82 is pressed.
Numerical value that represents the third 8 bits in decimal by inputting the numerical value that represents the third 8 bits in decimal of the 32 bits of the P address divided into 4 and pressing the set button 82. Is stored in the registration unit 17, and then the numeric keypad 8
Input a fourth numeric value other than the room number, the first numeric value, the second numeric value and the third numeric value other than the third numeric value by 1 and press the set button 82, and then 32 bits of the IP address. Enter the numeric value that represents the fourth 8 bits of the number in 4 in decimal, and then press the set button 8
It is characterized in that by pressing 2 the numerical value in which the fourth 8 bits are represented by a decimal number is stored in the registration unit 17 and the IP address is set.

By adopting such a method, a personal identification number input means for inputting a personal identification number corresponding to a room number required for opening the home delivery box 1 at the time of taking out a package originally provided in the home delivery box system. 80
Is used to set the IP address of the controller 83 of the home delivery box 1.

Further, by using the personal identification number input means 80, IP
After setting the address, when setting the IP address, it is preferable to erase the data for inputting the IP address input by the personal identification number input means 80 and leave only the generated IP address data.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described below based on the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

The home delivery box system of the present invention is used for delivery of the home delivery box 1 and delivery box 1 via the Internet.
It notifies and monitors the usage status of.
That is, the home page of the usage state of the delivery box 1 is created, the home page is browsed from the Internet terminal device 15, the usage state is monitored, and the delivery box 1 can be managed.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of a home delivery box system of the present invention. In the embodiment of FIG. 1, an intranet system and each intra-net system between each dwelling unit and a manager / management company, etc. This is an example in which the home delivery box system of the present invention is incorporated into a condominium (so-called Internet condominium) in which a dwelling unit is preliminarily installed with an Internet system capable of freely connecting to the external Internet.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 15 denotes an internet terminal device. As this internet terminal device 15, a management internet terminal 15 used by a manager.
a, an Internet terminal 15b for each dwelling unit, an external management Internet terminal 15c, a mobile Internet terminal 15d such as a mobile phone or PHS, and an external Internet terminal 15e.

Here, in an apartment house, the WWW server 6 and the management Internet terminal 15 used by the manager.
a, the Internet terminal 15b for each dwelling unit, the controller 83 of the home delivery box 1, and the device of the image pickup means 2 described later are L
It is connected to the AN and is connected to the external Internet through the router 90. The Internet terminal device can access the WWW server 6 to browse the usage state of the home delivery box 1 on the home page.

A plurality of home delivery boxes 1 installed in a housing complex are arranged side by side, and the plurality of home delivery boxes 1 are commonly used in all households of the housing complex.
The delivered parcel is stored in any vacant parcel delivery box 1 among the plurality of parcel delivery boxes 1 and locked, and the delivered parcel can be taken out by the resident of the delivery destination for each room in which the resident lives. By inputting the provided personal identification number, the corresponding delivery box 1 can be opened to take out the package.

Therefore, in the home delivery box system of the present invention, a unique personal identification number is set for each room number (housing unit number) in the collective housing.

As shown in FIG. 1, a delivery box 1 is provided with a control box 1a, and a controller 83 is housed in the control box 1a. The control box 1a is provided with an opening / closing door, and when the opening / closing door is opened, the operation panel 1b as shown in FIG. 2 is exposed. The operation panel 1b is provided with a personal identification number input means 80. The personal identification number input means 80 is a ten-key pad 8 as shown in FIG.
1, set button 82, password setting start button 85, clear button 86, room number input start display lamp 87, password input start display lamp 88, room number display section 8
It is composed of 9 or the like.

An individual password is set for each room number in the following manner. First, the personal identification number setting start button 85 is turned on. As a result, the room number input start display lamp 87 is turned on. next,
Operate the ten keys 81 to input the room number, and press the set button 8
2 is operated and the personal identification number input start indicator lamp 88 is turned on. Next, by operating the ten key 81 to input the personal identification number and operating the set button 82, the personal identification number unique to the corresponding room number is entered. The number is registered in the registration unit 17. Similarly, a unique PIN code for each room number of the housing complex using the home delivery box 1 is registered in the registration unit 17 provided in the controller 83 of the home delivery system, and unique for each room number set in this way. Will be given to the resident of the room.

Here, it is necessary to set an IP address in the controller 83 of the home delivery system which is LAN-connected in the apartment house, but in the present invention, the personal identification number input means 80 provided in the home delivery box 1 is used. A program is created so that the IP address of the controller 83 of the home delivery system can be set.

That is, the "IP address" is a 32-bit numerical value used to uniquely identify a host on an IP network, and is usually divided into four, for example, "192.168.0." .1 ”, each bit is represented by a dot notation that is represented by a decimal number.

Therefore, in the present invention, when setting the IP address of the controller 83 of the home delivery system (for example, it is assumed that the IP address assigned to the controller 83 of the home delivery system is "192.168.76.15"). In this case, when setting the IP address), the personal identification number input means 80 is used to set the IP address as follows.

First, input the first numerical value (for example, 9501 in the embodiment) other than the room number with the ten keys 81, press the set button 82, and then divide the 32-bit numerical value of the IP address into four. By inputting a numerical value (0192 in the embodiment) in which the first 8 bits of 10 are represented by a decimal number and pressing the set button 82, a numerical value in which the first 8 bits are represented by a decimal number (that is, 192) is stored in the registration unit 17. Let Then, using the numeric keypad 81, a second numerical value other than the room number and other than the first numerical value (for example, 950 in the embodiment).
2) is input and the set button 82 is pressed, and then the second 8 bits of the 32-bit numerical value of the IP address divided into 4 are expressed in decimal numbers (016 in the embodiment).
By inputting 8) and pressing the set button 82, a numerical value (ie 168) representing the second 8 bits in decimal is stored in the registration unit 17, and then the numeric keypad 81 is used to store a value other than the room number and the above 1 Input a third numerical value other than the second numerical value and a second numerical value (for example, 9503 in the embodiment), press the set button 82, and then divide the 32-bit numerical value of the IP address into four. By inputting a numerical value (0076 in the embodiment) in which the third 8 bits of 10 are expressed in decimal, and pressing the set button 82, a numerical value in which the third 8 bits are expressed in decimal (that is, 76) is registered in the registration unit 17 Then, the ten keys 81 are used to store a fourth numerical value other than the room number, the first numerical value, the second numerical value, and the third numerical value (for example, 950 in the embodiment).
4) is input and the set button 82 is pressed, and then the fourth 8 bits of the 32-bit numerical value of the IP address divided into 4 are expressed in decimal (001 in the embodiment).
By inputting 5) and pressing the set button 82, a numerical value (that is, 15) that represents the fourth 8 bits in decimal number (that is, 15) is stored in the registration unit 17, and the IP address “192.168.76.15” is stored. Set it.

Similarly, the personal identification number input means 80 is used to input the net mask, the default router, and the http proxy address of the controller 83 of the home delivery system.

FIG. 3 shows a setting example in which the above-mentioned IP address, netmask, default router, and HTTP proxy address are set by using the personal identification number input means 80. In FIG. 3, “9501”, “9502”,
"9503", "9504", "9601", "960"
2 ”,“ 9603 ”,“ 9604 ”,“ 9701 ”,
"9702", "9703", "9704", "980
1 "," 9802 "," 9803 "," 9804 ",
"9805" is a numerical value other than the room number,
For example, since the number "9XXX" is not normally used as a room number, the numerical value "9XXX" is used as an embodiment in the present invention. If the number "9XXX" is now a virtual room number (a virtual room number that is not used as a normal room number), the relationship between the setting target item and the virtual room number used in FIG. , IP address (XXX.XXX.XX.XX) 9501-9504 Netmask (XXX.XXX.XXX.X) 9601-9504 Default router (XXX.XXX.XX.X) 9701-9704 HTTP proxy address (XXX.XXX) .XX.X.XXXX) 9801 to 9705.

In other words, in the present invention, the virtual room number which does not actually exist is the ten-key 8 of the password input means 80.
By inputting 1 and pressing the set button 82, then by inputting the numerical value of the setting target item corresponding to the personal identification number with the ten keys 81 and pressing the set button 82, the personal identification number is input and set for each room. By repeating the same operation, IP address, netmask, default router, http
This is for inputting a proxy address, which allows setting of an IP address, a netmask, a default router, and an HTTP proxy address using the existing personal identification number input means 80 which is an essential function for the home delivery box 1. It is not necessary to add an input / display device for the Internet connection environment which is generally rarely used to the box 1, and to add the input / display device for the Internet connection environment to the delivery box 1. It is possible to avoid unnecessary cost increase and failure of the input / display device due to.

When inputting and setting the IP address, the net mask, the default router, and the HTTP proxy address by the personal identification number input means 80, a virtual room number other than the actual room number in which the personal identification number is set is, for example, "9". However, of course, if it is a numerical value other than the room number that does not actually exist in the corresponding housing complex where the delivery box 1 is installed,
Numerical values other than "9XXX" may be used as the virtual room number.

Further, by using the personal identification number input means 80, the IP
After setting the address, the I input by the personal identification number input means 80 in setting the IP address as described above.
Automatically erase the data to generate the P address,
The program is created so that only the generated IP address data is left.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a configuration for browsing the usage state of the home delivery box 1 on the home page in the home delivery box system of the present invention.

In order to make the usage status of the home delivery box 1 available on the home page in the home delivery box system, as shown in FIG. 4, the home delivery box status storage unit 3, homepage creation unit 4, homepage storage unit 5, WWW server. 6. It has the image pickup means 2 as a main component.

The delivery box state storage unit 3 stores the information on the use state of the delivery box 1 and the image information of the vicinity of the delivery box 1 picked up by the image pickup means 2 when the use state of the delivery box 1 changes. is there. The usage states of the delivery box 1 include the loaded state of the delivery box 1, the open / closed state of the delivery box 1, the locked / unlocked state of the delivery box 1, and the abnormal state of the delivery box 1. These are delivered to each delivery box 1. It is stored in the box state storage unit 3.

That is, the WWW server 6 constantly monitors the delivery box 1 side via the communication section 20, and a state change signal is sent to the communication line connecting the WWW server 6 and the control microcomputer on the delivery box 1 side. When it occurs, WWW
The server 6 determines whether or not the content needs to be imaged, and the information that does not need to be imaged is stored in the delivery box state storage unit 3 as it is. If the state change signal generated on this communication line has a content that requires imaging, the WWW server 6 side makes an image request to the imaging means 2 such as a WWW camera through fetching. When the image request reaches the image pickup unit 2, the camera unit provided in the image pickup unit 2 picks up an image, and the picked-up image is W.
The captured image is sent back to the WW server 6 side, and the captured image is combined with the “contents of status change, date and time” information and the delivery box status storage unit 3
Memorized in. At that time, a serial number is added to the name of the image file.

The homepage creating section 4 is for creating a homepage (referred to as a usage state homepage) for displaying the information on the usage state of the delivery box 1 and the image information stored in the above-mentioned home delivery box state storage section 3. The storage unit 5 stores the homepage created by the homepage creating unit 4.

Each time there is a change in the usage status of each delivery box 1, the storage usage status of the delivery box status storage unit 3 is updated, and not only the current usage status is stored in the delivery box status storage unit 3. The history of changes in usage status is also stored, and this is also stored on the home page.

The home page is created by the home page creating section 4 based on the home page template (HTML template information) stored in the template storage section 25, for example.

The WWW server 6 is created / updated by the home page creating section 4 and the home page storing section 5 is created.
The state-use home page stored in the above can be always browsed in response to an access from the Internet terminal device 15. A predetermined URL is set in the usage status homepage.

Now, the usage status home page is browsed mainly by the administrator for management purposes. Therefore, it is preferable that the usage status home page is formed in a description form suitable for the management of each home delivery box 1. , Using the Internet terminal device 15 and inputting a predetermined URL, the usage status of the homepage storage unit 5 that can be browsed via the WWW server 6 is used to collectively monitor the usage status of each home delivery box 1 on the homepage. It is possible (details will be described later). Also, if the screen information of the usage status homepage includes information for periodically recalling your URL, you can automatically browse the usage status homepage continuously and constantly monitor the latest usage status. It is possible. Here, the manager means a manager of an apartment house in which this home delivery box system is installed or an external management company.

The delivery state of the delivery box 1 and the unloading state include, for example, loading / empty of the delivery box 1 according to the package detection by the package detection sensor 12, marking / unmarked according to the receipt stamp by the marking device 13, It includes various operations / states related to the delivery box 1 at the time of loading or unloading, such as presence / absence of a secret code setting, arrival time and removal time. Further, the open / closed state is opening / closing of the door of the delivery box 1, and the locking / unlocking state is locking / unlocking of the key.

From these information, if a delivery box 1 is in an empty / unlocked / unmarked state, the delivery box 1 is in a normal unused state, and if it is in a loaded / locked / unmarked state. If the delivery box 1 is in use without marking, and if it is loaded, locked, or marked,
It can be confirmed that the delivery box 1 is in a normal use state. For example, during normal use (normal storage)
Unlocked without inputting the security code, opening the door of the delivery box 1, or entering the incorrect security code many times, etc. will be displayed as an abnormal condition on the usage status homepage. Is. The storage time of the parcel can also be grasped from the arrival time and the unloading time, and if the storage time is longer than a predetermined time, an abnormal state of long-term retention will occur. The administrator who confirms these abnormal states on the usage state homepage can take appropriate measures suitable for each abnormal state. In addition, it is possible to grasp the usage tendency for each delivery box or each recipient from the history of changes in the usage state.

Then, when the use state of the delivery box 1 changes, for example, when the delivery box is loaded from a normal unused state (for example, the luggage detection sensor 12 detects that a package is loaded in the empty delivery box 1). Marking device 1
3 when the marking operation is performed), when unlocked by inputting the personal identification number from the number input device 14 in a normal use state (during normal storage), and when in an abnormal state, the image pickup means 2 respectively.
It is possible to browse the imaging information captured by the usage status homepage, and in addition to the information indicating the state of the delivery box 1 as described above, the imaging information is also viewed on the usage status homepage so that the home delivery can be performed. Box 1 can be monitored and managed more accurately.

By the way, since it is an access to the home page via the Internet, it is not preferable in terms of security that anyone can access it. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, an access authentication information storage unit 70 for storing access authentication information, The homepage storage unit 5 further includes an access authentication unit 72 for confirming a match between the input access authentication information and the stored access authentication information stored in the access authentication information storage unit 70 and performing access authentication. A possible home page is stored and can be browsed via the WWW server 6. As a result, the access authentication unit 72 determines that the access authentication information input from the Internet terminal device 15 on the access home page and the stored access authentication information in the access authentication information storage unit 70 match, and if they match, go to the home page. After the access is authenticated, the user can jump to the desired homepage to browse and perform various input / settings.

Next, the manager (manager or external management company)
The order in which the user browses the in-use state homepage using the Internet terminal device 15 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 9.

First, the administrator sets the Internet terminal device 1
5 (administrator Internet terminal 15a or external management Internet terminal 15c) is used to enter a predetermined URL and access the access homepage of the homepage storage section 5 via the WWW server 6, the administrator's Internet terminal 15 An access homepage screen 26 as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display. Administrator ID input section 26 of screen 26 of this access homepage
a, the administrator ID and the personal identification number, which are the access authentication information, are respectively input to the personal identification number input section 26b to log in, and the administrator's Internet terminal device 15 displays the home delivery box, which is the home page shown in FIG. The status display page 27 is displayed. The status display page 27 of the delivery box is provided with a current status display section 28, and the "box number", "consignment status" attached to the plurality of delivery boxes 1 to be monitored on the current status display section 28, The "last updated time" is displayed so that the current state of each delivery box 1 can be confirmed. Further, since the history of changes in the past usage status including the current status of each delivery box 1 is displayed on the history display unit 29, the history of changes in the usage status of each delivery box 1 can be confirmed. .

The history display section 29 has each home delivery box 1
There is a column of "occurrence time", "recipient's room number", "contents", and "image" of the status change that occurred in each, and the "occurrence time" and "recipient's room number" at which the event occurred respectively. , "Contents" are displayed. Therefore,
Looking at FIG. 6, for example, “at 17:49 on August 11, the delivery to the recipient whose room code is 0201 is box number 01.
It was put in the home delivery box and stamped. ”
Then, when you click the "image" part at the right end of the corresponding event, the image corresponding to the corresponding event is displayed as shown in Fig. 7. By looking at this image, it is possible to see who was stamped with the receipt. Can be confirmed at. Also, referring to FIG. 6, it was found that "the recipient of room number 0201 received from the delivery box of box number 01 at 13 o'clock on August 12th", and clicked the "image" part at the right end of the corresponding event. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, an image corresponding to the corresponding event is displayed, and by viewing this image, it is possible to confirm at a glance who has taken out the parcel from the corresponding home delivery box 1. Therefore, it is possible to confirm at a glance to whom the parcel was put in the delivery box 1 and the receipt was stamped, and who took out the delivery.

Also, the delivery box status display page 27
9 is clicked, the current image near the current home delivery box 1 is captured and generated by the image capturing means 2 as shown in FIG. 9, and the generated current image is stored in the administrator's Internet terminal device 15. Displayed on the display, you can manage the current situation.

By the way, the information on the use state of the delivery box 1 and the image information are stored in the delivery box state storage section 3 until a certain amount of information is stored, which is displayed on the history display section 29 of the use state homepage. The information on the usage state of the delivery box 1 and the image information are stored in the delivery box state storage unit 3 until a certain amount of information is reached, and when the certain amount of information is reached, the stored old information is deleted and replaced with new information. It can be rewritten,
For example, assign a serial number to the saved information each time an event occurs,
Serial numbers 1 to 500 are stored in the delivery box state storage unit 3, and when the 501th event occurs, the old 1st event is deleted and 501 is deleted.
The second event is rewritten so as to have a new first event. Therefore, the old 1st event is deleted in the history display area 29, and the 501st event is newly updated.
It is displayed as a turn. By doing so, it is not necessary to increase the capacity of the delivery box state storage unit 3.

The data including the image data stored in the delivery box state storage unit 3 may be transferred to and stored in a personal computer connected via a LAN or the Internet.

The above-mentioned usage status can be notified and managed not only by browsing the home page but also by distributing information by e-mail.

The home delivery box system in this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, includes an electronic mail creating section 40, an electronic mail address storage section 41, and an electronic mail transmitting section 42 as main constituent elements. Mail composer 40
An email is created that stores the usage status of the home delivery box 1, and the email sending unit 42 sends the email to the email address of the administrator read from the email address storage unit 41. As in the above, the usage state includes the loaded state of the delivery box 1, the open / closed state of the delivery box 1, the locking / unlocking of the delivery box 1, the abnormal state of the delivery box 1, and the like. Regarding the e-mail notification to this administrator, a notification that emphasizes the abnormal status among these statuses (only the notification of the abnormal status is acceptable)
It is preferable to perform the function as an alarm of the delivery box 1 by this, and the manager or the management company who is the manager opens the door 8 pryingly (opens the door while locking) and holds the luggage for a long time (predetermined). It is possible to instantly grasp an abnormal state such as storage for more than a time), abnormal opening of the door 8 (opening of the door for a predetermined time or more), or failure (no reaction of the delivery box 1 at all). In this case, the administrator accesses the usage status homepage from the Internet terminal device 15 by the notification of the e-mail, and clicks the "current image display" button on the status display page 27 of the delivery box, so that the imaging means 2 causes the vicinity of the delivery box 1 to be displayed. The current image can be taken and the current image can be viewed on the display of the Internet terminal device 15 of the administrator, whereby the abnormal state can be accurately grasped and the abnormal state can be appropriately dealt with.

Next, the function of notifying the recipient by e-mail of the arrival in the home delivery box 1 provided in the home delivery box system of the present invention will be described.

When a parcel is deposited (put in) in one of a plurality of parcel delivery boxes 1 arranged in parallel, the electronic mail composing section 40 automatically composes an e-mail indicating arrival at the parcel delivery box 1. This automatic e-mail creation is started, for example, in accordance with the operations of the package detection sensor 12 and the marking device 13 provided in the home delivery box 1. Specifically, when the baggage detection sensor 12 detects that a parcel is put in the delivery box 1, the e-mail creation unit 40 automatically creates an e-mail, or the marking device 13 is provided in the delivery box 1. In such a case, the delivery person of the courier usually receives the reception stamp by the marking device 13. Therefore, when the reception marking operation of the marking device 13 is performed, the electronic mail creation unit 40 automatically creates the electronic mail. Has become. Of course, the luggage detection sensor 12 and the marking device 1
3 may be provided in the home delivery box 1, and in this case, for example, even if the baggage detection sensor 12 does not operate due to a failure or the like, automatic e-mail creation is surely performed in accordance with the receipt marking operation of the marking device 13. You will be told.

The electronic mail automatically created by the electronic mail creating unit 40 needs to be sent to the recipient of the package, but this sending is performed by the electronic mail address storage unit 41 and the electronic mail sending unit 42. The electronic mail sending unit 42 first reads the electronic mail address of the corresponding recipient from the electronic mail address storage unit 41 in which the electronic mail address of each recipient is stored in advance. This reading is performed based on, for example, the recipient identification information from the delivery box 1, and more specifically,
For example, when the delivery person inputs the identification information of the recipient of the parcel with the number input device 14 of the home delivery box 1, the recipient identification information is given to the electronic mail transmission unit 42, and the electronic mail transmission unit 42 receives the recipient identification information. The corresponding recipient identified by is selected from the electronic mail address storage unit 41, and the electronic mail address is read. As the recipient identification information, for example, the room number of the recipient's house can be used. In this case, the electronic mail address storage unit 41 stores the electronic mail address for each recipient's house.

The electronic mail indicating the arrival is automatically transmitted to the electronic mail address selected and read as described above, and the recipient receives the Internet terminal 15b for the dwelling unit shown in FIG. Mobile phones and PHS
The electronic mail is received by the mobile terminal 15d such as the mobile Internet terminal 15d or the external terminal 15e such as the external Internet terminal 15e, and the parcel addressed to itself is delivered to the home delivery box 1
You can certainly know that it is stored in.

In this e-mail, the delivery home delivery box number, that is, the identification number of the home delivery box 1 in which the parcel is deposited is described. As the delivery home delivery box number, for example, the one input to the number input device 14 by the delivery person is given to the electronic mail creating unit 40, and is described in the electronic mail by the electronic mail creating unit 40.

By the way, when the parcel is taken out, the personal identification number is input to each room (that is, each recipient) by using the personal identification number input means 80 as described above, and the personal identification number is registered in the registration unit 17, and the recipient By inputting the password of the recipient identified by the identification information, the home delivery box 1 is unlocked and the home delivery item is taken out from the home delivery box 1.

An unlocking system in which the following temporary PIN is combined with the above fixed PIN (fixed PIN) may be used.

That is, the personal identification number is automatically created randomly at the time of creating an electronic mail for notification by electronic mail, and this personal identification number (it is called a temporary personal identification number because it is a temporary personal identification number). ) In the email. Since the temporary personal identification number randomly changes every time an electronic mail is created, a different personal identification number is required every time (for each arrival), and high security can be ensured. This temporary personal identification number is created by the temporary personal identification number creation unit 18 in FIG.
It will be sent to 0 and will be described in the e-mail. When unlocking the delivery box 1, enter the temporary security code registered in the e-mail together with the fixed security code registered for each room mentioned above. It is a system that unlocks the delivery box 1 in the above, and this system has double security. This is a very high security feature that requires the input of two personal identification numbers, and is a very effective security system against the increase of expensive home deliveries due to recent Internet mail order, for example.

[0057]

As described above, according to the present invention, when setting the IP address of the controller of the delivery box, the personal identification number corresponding to the room number required for opening the delivery box at the time of taking out the package is input. Since it is set using the personal identification number input means for, the IP address can be set using the existing personal identification number input means, which is an indispensable function for the home delivery box. It is not necessary to add an input / display device, and thereby, unnecessary cost increase does not occur, and it becomes difficult to break down.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a home delivery box system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an operation panel having a personal identification number input means for inputting a personal identification number for each room in the above home delivery box system.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing setting of an IP address, a net mask, a default router, and an HTTP proxy address of a controller of a delivery box by using the above-mentioned personal identification number input means.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a configuration for browsing a usage state of a home delivery box of the present invention on a home page.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a login page screen of the above-mentioned usage state home page.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a status display page of the home delivery box of the above.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an example in which an image is displayed on the status display page of the home delivery box of the above.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an example in which another image is displayed on the status display page of the delivery box of the above.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of an example in which a current image is displayed on the status display page of the home delivery box of the above.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of transmitting the use state of the home delivery box by electronic mail.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 home delivery box 3 Delivery box status storage 4 Homepage creation department 5 Homepage storage section 6 WWW server 15 Internet terminal 17 Registration Department 80 PIN input means 81 numeric keypad 82 set button 83 controller

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A delivery box for storing a delivery, a PIN input means for inputting a PIN corresponding to a room number required for opening the delivery box when taking out a package, and a PIN input means. A registration unit for registering the personal identification number entered by the user, a delivery box state storage unit that stores the use state of the delivery box, and a home page creation unit that creates a home page that stores the storage use state of the delivery box state storage unit A plurality of devices including a homepage storage unit for storing the homepage by the homepage creation unit, a WWW server for enabling the homepage storage unit to browse the homepage in response to an access from the Internet terminal device, and a controller for the delivery box Is connected to the LAN, and the The usage status of the delivery box can be viewed on the home page, and the personal identification number input means is equipped with a numeric keypad and a set button. Enter the room number with the numeric keypad and press the set button, and then the numeric keypad. In the home delivery box system configured to register the personal identification number corresponding to the room by inputting the personal identification number and pressing the set button, set the above-mentioned personal identification number when setting the IP address of the delivery box controller. Input the first numerical value other than the room number with the numeric keypad using the input means, press the set button, and then divide the 32-bit numerical value of the IP address into four parts by dividing the first 8 bits by a decimal number. Enter the indicated value and press the set button to store the first 8 bits in decimal notation in the registration section, then use the numeric keypad to Enter the second numerical value other than the shop number and the above first numerical value, press the set button, and then set the second 8 bits of the 32-bit numerical value of the IP address into 4 to 10 By inputting the numerical value expressed in a decimal number and pressing the set button, the second numerical value expressing the 8 bits in a decimal number is stored in the registration section, and then the number other than the room number and the above-mentioned first numerical value are stored. And enter a third number other than the second number, press the set button, and then divide the 32-bit number of the IP address into four and set the third 8 bits to 10.
By inputting the numerical value expressed in a decimal number and pressing the set button, the numerical value in which the third 8 bits is expressed in a decimal number is stored in the registration section, and then the number other than the room number and the above-mentioned first numerical value are stored. And the fourth numerical value other than the second numerical value and the third numerical value is input, the set button is pressed, and then I
Enter the numerical value in decimal notation for the fourth 8 bits of the 32-bit numerical value of the P address, and press the set button to display the numerical value in decimal for the fourth 8 bits. An Internet connection method for a home delivery box system, which stores the IP address in a registration unit. 2. After setting the IP address using the personal identification number input means, when setting the IP address, the data for generating the IP address input by the personal identification number input means is erased, and only the generated IP address data is stored. The method for connecting to the Internet of the home delivery box system according to claim 1, wherein the method is left.