JP2011118612A - Newspaper home delivery box and newspaper home delivery system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a resident get a newspaper that the resident wants whenever the resident desires. <P>SOLUTION: A newspaper home delivery system provide the home delivery of newspapers to residents of a housing complex. The newspaper home delivery system includes a newspaper home delivery box 1 placed in the housing complex, and a management device 2 for managing the newspaper home delivery box 1. A plurality of boxes for storing different kinds of newspapers are formed in the newspaper home delivery box 1. A first opening/closing unit opens and closes a first opening of the box. A second opening/closing unit opens and closes a second opening of the box. A first locking device 51 locks the first opening/closing unit in a closed state, and unlocks the first opening/closing unit according to an unlocking operation at an operation unit 52. A second locking device 53 locks the second opening/closing unit in a closed state. When a resident is authenticated by an authentication unit 56, a control unit 57 unlocks the second locking device 53 of the box storing the newspaper selected through a selection unit 54. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a newspaper delivery box provided in an apartment house for delivering newspapers to residents of the apartment house, and a newspaper delivery system using the newspaper delivery box.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a receiving box provided with a plurality of mail box bodies into which mail items are inserted is known (for example, see Patent Document 1). This receiving box is provided in an apartment house, and each post box is assigned to a different resident.

  By the way, a resident of an apartment house usually needs to subscribe to a specific newspaper dealer when he / she wants to deliver a newspaper and read the newspaper in his / her residence. In this case, the newspaper dealer puts the newspaper every day in the mail box body assigned to the resident.

JP 2009-100844 A

  However, even if the resident is absent for a long time, the conventional inbox has a subscription contract between the resident and the newspaper dealer, so the newspapers put in the absence are mailed. There was a problem of collecting in the box body.

  Residents could not meet the desire to read their favorite newspapers whenever they want because they can subscribe to certain newspaper dealers and only read certain newspapers. .

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a newspaper delivery box capable of acquiring a favorite newspaper when a resident likes it, and a newspaper delivery system using the newspaper delivery system. There is to do.

  The invention of the newspaper delivery box according to claim 1 is a newspaper delivery box provided in the apartment house for delivering newspapers to residents of the apartment house, each of which stores different types of newspapers A plurality of box bodies formed with a first opening for storing the newspaper and a second opening for the resident to take out the newspaper, and the first openings for different box bodies, respectively. A plurality of first opening / closing parts attached to open / close the part and a plurality of second opening / closing parts attached to open / close the second opening to different box bodies, respectively. A plurality of first locking devices that lock the first opening / closing part in a closed state, and a first lock that is operated when unlocking any of the plurality of first locking devices and corresponds to the unlocking operation. Operation to unlock the device A plurality of second locking devices that lock the different second opening and closing units in a closed state, and a selection unit for selecting one of the newspapers stored in each of the plurality of box bodies, An authentication unit that authenticates the resident using identification information individually assigned to the resident, and when the resident is authenticated by the authentication unit, the newspaper selected by the selection unit is stored. And a controller for unlocking the second locking device of the box body.

  The invention of the newspaper delivery system according to claim 2 is characterized in that a sales price of a newspaper stored in the box body is set for each box body of the newspaper delivery box of claim 1 and the newspaper delivery box, and the selection A billing unit that charges a resident who has been authenticated by the authentication unit for the price of the newspaper selected by the unit.

  The invention of the newspaper delivery system according to claim 3 manages the sales quantity of each newspaper housed in the newspaper delivery box of claim 1 and each box body of the newspaper delivery box, and according to the sales quantity of each newspaper. And a determining unit that determines the correspondence between the newspaper and the position of the box body in which the newspaper is stored.

  According to the invention of claim 1, since the resident can select and acquire a newspaper based on the authentication procedure, the resident has a specific newspaper subscription contract with a newspaper dealer. Unlike, you can get your favorite newspaper whenever you want.

  According to the invention of claim 2, there is a case where the resident has not subscribed to the newspaper dealer by charging the resident for the newspaper fee every time the newspaper is selected and acquired. However, it is possible to charge the resident for the newspaper fee for the resident.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since the ease of selection by the resident is generally different depending on the position of the box body in which the newspaper is stored, the newspaper with high sales is managed by managing the sales quantity of each newspaper. It can be stored in a box body at a position that is easily selected by the resident. Thereby, since a newspaper with a lot of sales can be prioritized, the sales willingness of a newspaper dealer can be heightened.

It is a block diagram which shows the newspaper sales system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a newspaper sales box concerning the same as above, (a) is a front view of the outdoor side, (b) is a side view, and (c) is a front view of the indoor side. It is a figure which shows the selection part of the newspaper sales box which concerns on the same as the above. It is a partially expanded view of the newspaper sales box which concerns on the same as the above.

  The newspaper delivery system according to the embodiment of the present invention is a system that delivers and sells newspapers to residents of the apartment house A (see FIG. 2). As shown in FIG. 1, the newspaper delivery system according to the present embodiment includes a newspaper delivery box 1 provided in an apartment house A and a management device 2 that manages the newspaper delivery box 1. The newspaper delivery box 1 and the management device 2 are each connected to a network (for example, the Internet) 3. As the housing complex A, for example, there is a rental apartment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the newspaper delivery box 1 is installed by being embedded in a wall (outer wall) serving as a boundary between a security area (indoor) and an outside security area (outdoor) of the apartment house A. The newspaper delivery box 1 includes a newspaper unit 4. The newspaper unit 4 includes a plurality (seven in the illustrated example) of box bodies 41, 41..., A plurality (seven in the illustrated example) of first opening / closing parts 42, 42. The second opening / closing portions 43, 43... Are provided in the illustrated example. The newspaper unit 4 may be configured by combining a plurality of unit units, or may be configured by one unit unit.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the newspaper delivery box 1 includes a plurality of first lock devices 51, 51..., A plurality of operation units 52, 52. 53, a selection unit 54, a reading unit 55, an authentication unit 56, a control unit 57, a communication unit 58, and a storage unit 59.

  The plurality of box bodies 41, 41... Are storage spaces formed so that different types of newspapers can be stored. In each box body 41, a plurality of newspapers are stacked on the bottom surface of the box body 41 (see FIG. 4). Each box body 41 is formed with a first opening 411 and a second opening 412. The first opening 411 and the second opening 412 are formed at positions facing each other. The first opening 411 is an opening for a newspaper dealer to store a newspaper in the box body 41. The second opening 412 is an opening for the resident to take out the newspaper from the box body 41.

  In the newspaper delivery box 1 of the present embodiment, the selling price of the newspaper stored in the box body 41 is set for each box body 41. The correspondence between the box body 41 and the sales price of the newspaper is stored in the storage unit 59. The storage unit 59 is composed of, for example, a computer storage device.

  The plurality of first opening / closing portions 42, 42... Are attached to open / close the first opening 411 with respect to the different box bodies 41. Each first opening / closing part 42 is a door formed in a size capable of closing the first opening 411, and the left side is a side part of the box body 41 through a hinge (not shown) or the like. The right side is rotatable about the left side as an axis. Each first opening / closing part 42 may be a door whose right side is attached to the side part of the box body 41, and whose upper side or lower side is a lid attached to the upper or lower part of the box body 41. There may be.

  The plurality of second opening / closing parts 43, 43... Are attached to open and close the second opening part 412 with respect to different box bodies 41. Each of the second opening / closing parts 43 is a door formed in a size capable of closing the second opening 412, and the left side is a side part of the box body 41 through a hinge (not shown) or the like. The right side is rotatable about the left side as an axis. Each second opening / closing part 43 may be a door whose right side is attached to the side part of the box body 41, and whose upper side or lower side is a lid attached to the upper surface part or lower surface part of the box body 41. There may be.

  The plurality of first locking devices 51, 51... Are associated with different first opening / closing parts 42, and are provided on the right side of the associated first opening / closing part 42. Each first locking device 51 locks the associated first opening / closing part 42 in a closed state, and unlocks it by an operation part 52 described later. When the first locking device 51 is unlocked, the first opening / closing part 42 to which the first locking device 51 is attached rotates slightly on the right side with the left side as an axis. On the other hand, the right side protrudes forward.

  The plurality of operation units 52, 52... Are installed in different first opening / closing units 42, respectively. Each operation unit 52 is, for example, a waist push key, and is operated by a newspaper dealer when unlocking the first lock device 51 corresponding to the first opening / closing unit 42 in which the operation unit 52 is installed. In response to the unlocking operation by the newspaper dealer, each operation unit 52 unlocks the first locking device 51. In each operation unit 52, the newspaper dealer can freely set a number for unlocking the first lock device 51. The plurality of operation units 52, 52... Correspond to the operation device of the present invention. In addition, it is preferable that the part exposed to the surface of the 1st opening / closing part 42 among the operation parts 52 is made the same color as the 1st opening / closing part 42.

  The plurality of second locking devices 53, 53... Are associated with different second opening / closing parts 43 and provided on the right side of the associated second opening / closing parts 43. Each second locking device 53 is, for example, an electric lock, and locks the associated second opening / closing unit 43 in a closed state, and unlocks it by a control unit 57 described later. When the second locking device 53 is unlocked, the second opening / closing portion 43 to which the second locking device 53 is attached rotates slightly on the right side with the left side as an axis. On the other hand, the right side protrudes forward.

  The selection unit 54 is a touch panel including a display screen 541 as shown in FIG. 3, and the newspaper names stored in the boxes 41 are displayed on the display screen 541. That is, the selection unit 54 is provided for the resident to select a desired newspaper from among the newspapers stored in each of the plurality of box bodies 41. It is provided to select the box body 41 that opens the second opening / closing part 43. When a resident wants to select a newspaper, the sales price (charge amount) of the newspaper stored in the selected box 41 is displayed on the display screen 541.

  The reading unit 55 shown in FIG. 1 reads identification information from a key of its own dwelling unit possessed by a resident (hereinafter referred to as “dwelling unit key”). The identification information is individually assigned to each resident in advance and stored in the built-in memory of the dwelling unit key. The correspondence between the resident and the identification information is stored in the storage unit 59. In the present embodiment, the reading unit 55 is installed at the uppermost position of the newspaper unit 4 together with the selection unit 54.

  The authentication unit 56 is configured by a central processing unit (CPU) of a computer, for example, and authenticates the resident by collating the identification information read by the reading unit 55 with the correspondence relationship of the storage unit 59.

  The control unit 57 is constituted by a central processing unit of a computer, for example, and controls each function of the newspaper delivery box 1. As a specific example, when the resident is authenticated by the authentication unit 56, the control unit 57 unlocks the second lock device 53 of the box body 41 in which the newspaper selected by the selection unit 54 is stored. While the first opening / closing unit 42 is open, the control unit 57 controls the second locking device 53 of the same box body 41 not to be unlocked.

  The communication unit 58 communicates with the management device 2 via the network 3 under the control of the control unit 57. The signal transmitted from the communication unit 58 to the management device 2 includes information from the newspaper delivery box 1. The information from the newspaper delivery box 1 includes, for example, information on the correspondence between the box body 41 and the newspaper stored in the box body 41. When a newspaper is selected by the resident by the selection unit 54, the communication unit 58 transmits information on the newspaper (or box body 41) selected by the selection unit 54 to the management device 2.

  The management device 2 is configured by a computer such as a management server, for example, and includes a communication unit 21, a billing unit 22, a determination unit 23, a notification unit 24, and a storage unit 25.

  The communication unit 21 communicates with the communication unit 58 of the newspaper delivery box 1 via the network 3. The signal transmitted from the communication unit 21 to the newspaper delivery box 1 includes information from the management device 2. Further, the communication unit 21 receives a signal including information on the correspondence between the box body 41 (see FIG. 2) and the newspaper. The information on the correspondence relationship is stored in the storage unit 25. The storage unit 25 is configured by, for example, a computer storage device.

  The billing unit 22 is constituted by a central processing unit of a computer, for example, and uses the correspondence stored in the storage unit 25 to store the price of the newspaper selected by the selection unit 54 by the authentication unit 56. Charge the person. The purchase history of each resident is stored in the storage unit 25. In addition, as payment methods for newspaper charges, for example, a method of billing including newspaper charges in administrative expenses, a method of automatically deducting newspaper charges from a prepayment paid by the resident, a resident's bank account, etc. There is a method of automatically withdrawing the newspaper bill from the bank, a method in which the manager of the apartment house A directly charges the resident.

  The determination unit 23 is configured by, for example, a central processing unit of a computer, and manages the sales quantity of each newspaper stored in each box body 41 of the newspaper delivery box 1, and according to the sales quantity of each newspaper, The correspondence with the position of the box body 41 in which the newspaper is stored is determined. The correspondence determined by the determination unit 23 is stored in the storage unit 25.

  The notification unit 24 notifies each newspaper seller of the correspondence determined by the determination unit 23. Each newspaper dealer who recognizes the correspondence relationship stores the newspaper in the box body 41 of the newspaper delivery box 1 based on the correspondence relationship. As a notification method by the notification unit 24, there are a method of transmitting the correspondence information to each newspaper dealer by e-mail, a method of transmitting the correspondence information to each newspaper dealer by FAX, and the like. The correspondence determined by the determination unit 23 is also transmitted to the newspaper delivery box 1 by the communication unit 21.

  The newspaper delivery box 1 includes a delivery unit 6 as shown in FIG. 2 in order to store the delivery delivered by the delivery company. The home delivery unit 6 includes a home delivery box body 61, a third opening / closing part 62, and a fourth opening / closing part 63. The delivery agent unlocks the third opening / closing part 62 and stores the delivery item in the delivery object box body 61. Thereafter, the third opening / closing part 62 is locked. The resident who is the recipient of the delivery item unlocks the fourth opening / closing part 63 and takes out the delivery item from the delivery object box body 61. Thereby, even if a resident is going out when the courier comes, the resident can receive the delivery immediately after returning home.

  Next, newspaper purchase by the newspaper delivery system according to the present embodiment will be described. First, the resident looks at the display content of the display screen 541 of the selection unit 54 and selects a desired newspaper (see FIG. 3). When a newspaper is selected, the charge amount is displayed on the display screen 541. Thereafter, the resident brings the dwelling unit key closer to the reading unit 55. The reading unit 55 reads identification information from the dwell unit key. Thereafter, the authentication unit 56 authenticates the resident by collating the identification information read by the reading unit 55 with the correspondence relationship in the storage unit 59. When the authentication by the authentication unit 56 is successful, the control unit 57 opens the second opening / closing unit 43 provided to the box body 41 in which the newspaper selected by the resident is stored. The second locking device 53 corresponding to is unlocked. Thereafter, the resident opens the second opening / closing part 43 and takes out a part of the newspaper (see FIG. 4). The purchase information of the resident is transmitted from the communication unit 58 to the management device 2.

  In the management device 2, when the communication unit 21 acquires the resident purchase information from the newspaper delivery box 1, the billing unit 22 charges the newspaper fee for the resident using the resident purchase information. In the management device 2, the determination unit 23 determines the correspondence between the newspaper and the position of the box body 41 according to the sales volume of each newspaper. The correspondence determined by the determination unit 23 is notified to each newspaper dealer by the notification unit 24 and transmitted to the newspaper delivery box 1 by the communication unit 21.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the resident can select and purchase (acquire) a newspaper based on the authentication procedure, and therefore makes a regular newspaper subscription contract with a newspaper dealer. Unlike you, you can buy your favorite newspaper whenever you want. From the above, the newspaper delivery system according to the present embodiment can meet the demands of residents who do not exist in other apartment houses (requests to read favorite newspapers whenever they want), and the addition of the apartment house A Value can be increased. Therefore, it is preferable to use the newspaper delivery system of this embodiment for a luxury apartment.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, each time a resident selects and purchases a newspaper, he / she charges the newspaper for the resident, thereby not having a subscription contract with a newspaper dealer. However, it is possible to charge the resident for the cost of the newspaper purchased by the resident.

  Furthermore, according to this embodiment, since the ease of selection by the resident varies depending on the position of the box body 41 in which newspapers are generally stored, newspapers with high sales are managed by managing the sales volume of each newspaper. Can be stored in the box body 41 at a position that is easily selected by the resident. Thereby, since a newspaper with a lot of sales can be prioritized, the sales willingness of a newspaper dealer can be heightened.

  As a modification of the present embodiment, the selection unit 54 and the reading unit 55 may be installed not at the uppermost position of the newspaper unit 4 but at other positions of the newspaper unit 4. For example, the selection unit 54 and the reading unit 55 may be installed between any two box bodies 41 or at a lower position than all the box bodies 41 according to the height of the resident.

  Further, as another modification of the present embodiment, the memory storing the resident identification information may be a non-contact type, and may be an authentication card instead of the dwell unit key, or a dongle type It may be a memory. In the case of an authentication card, it may be a card (for example, a prepaid card) having a settlement function as well as an authentication function.

  Furthermore, as another modification of the present embodiment, the newspaper unit 4 of the newspaper delivery box 1 may have a handle portion attached to at least one of the first opening / closing portion 42 and the second opening / closing portion 43. When the handle part is attached to the first opening / closing part 42, the newspaper dealer can easily open the first opening / closing part 42 by using the handle part when the first locking device 51 is unlocked. . When the handle part is attached to the second opening / closing part 43, when the second locking device 53 is unlocked, the resident can easily open the second opening / closing part 43 using the handle part. On the other hand, when the handle part is not provided in the first opening / closing part 42 and the second opening / closing part 43 as in the present embodiment, the degree of freedom in design of the first opening / closing part 42 and the second opening / closing part 43. And the appearance of the newspaper unit 4 is not impaired.

  As another modification of the present embodiment, the newspaper delivery box 1 may include a charging unit. Specifically, the newspaper delivery box 1 of the above-described modified example only needs to have the same function as the charging unit 22 of the present embodiment.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the profit from the sales of newspapers in the newspaper delivery box 1 may be used as the management cost of the apartment house A.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Newspaper delivery box 2 Management apparatus 22 Charging part 23 Determination part 4 Newspaper unit 41 Box body 411 1st opening part 412 2nd opening part 42 1st opening / closing part 43 2nd opening / closing part 51 1st locking device 52 Operation unit (operation device)
53 Second Locking Device 54 Selection Unit 56 Authentication Unit 57 Control Unit A Apartment House

Claims (3)

A newspaper delivery box provided in the apartment house for delivering newspapers to residents of the apartment house,
A plurality of box bodies each containing a different type of newspaper and having a first opening for a newspaper dealer to store the newspaper and a second opening for the resident to take out the newspaper;
A plurality of first opening and closing portions attached to open and close the first opening with respect to different box bodies,
A plurality of second opening and closing portions attached to open and close the second opening with respect to different box bodies,
A plurality of first locking devices for locking different first opening / closing sections in a closed state;
An operation device that is operated when unlocking any of the plurality of first locking devices, and unlocks the first locking device corresponding to the unlocking operation;
A plurality of second locking devices each locking a different second opening / closing part in a closed state;
A selection unit for selecting one of the newspapers stored in each of the plurality of box bodies;
An authentication unit for authenticating the resident using identification information individually assigned to the resident; and
A control unit that unlocks the second locking device of the box body in which the newspaper selected by the selection unit is stored when the resident is authenticated by the authentication unit. Delivery box. A newspaper delivery box according to claim 1;
For each box body of the newspaper delivery box, the selling price of the newspaper stored in the box body is set, and the price of the newspaper selected by the selection unit is charged to the resident who is authenticated by the authentication unit A newspaper delivery system characterized by comprising a billing unit. A newspaper delivery box according to claim 1;
The sales volume of each newspaper stored in each box body of the newspaper delivery box is managed, and the correspondence between the newspaper and the position of the box body storing the newspaper is determined according to the sales volume of each newspaper. A newspaper delivery system characterized by comprising a decision unit.

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