JP2013107745A - Delivery instruction device and delivery instruction system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To determine whether an additional package can be additionally delivered and instruction of an effective deliver route in the case of the additional deliver is possible, when the additional delivering package is generated without exerting load to crew.SOLUTION: Information of desire of the additional deliver including information of a delivering destination (or a receiving destination and the delivering destination) of the additionally delivered package is transmitted from a server 31 of a vehicle administrator 3 to a delivery instruction device 10 of a vehicle 1. The CPU 16 of the delivery instruction device 10 having received the above information via a wireless communication device 13 determines the possibility of the additional deliver the desired package by relation between the delivering destination (or the receiving destination and the delivering destination) of the additionally delivered package and the current location of the vehicle 1 and relation between the total weight of the mounted packages adding the weight of the additionally delivered package and the maximum deadweight of the vehicle 1. A deliver route (new deliver route) of the packages including the delivering destination (or the receiving destination and the delivering destination) of the additionally delivered package is newly decided displayed in a touch panel display 14 and informed to the crew in the case the additional delivery is possible.

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus that issues a delivery instruction in a vehicle that delivers packages, and a system that uses this apparatus to issue a delivery instruction.

  When loading multiple packages on a vehicle and delivering them to their respective destinations, the delivery route of the loaded packages is determined before the vehicle leaves the office, and it is handed over to the vehicle crew as the day of operation and received. It is common for crew to deliver packages efficiently by operating vehicles according to the delivery route.

  In addition, if a delivery request for additional parcels arrives at the office after the vehicle leaves the office, the current delivery status (the location of the car In response to an answer from the vehicle (the driver) side, it is determined whether or not to instruct additional delivery to the vehicle.

  The crew member of the vehicle who received the instruction for additional delivery moves off the delivery route on the way, moves the vehicle to the collection destination of the additional delivery baggage, and incorporates the delivery destination of the collected baggage after collecting the package. Change the remaining delivery route and deliver undelivered packages including additional packages.

  In such a method of accepting additional delivery of luggage, the crew of the vehicle must consider an efficient delivery route after adding the delivery destination, and the burden on the crew is heavy. In addition, the crew can visually recognize whether there is room in the luggage compartment to accommodate additional baggage, but if the additional baggage is loaded, whether it will fit within the legal maximum load capacity of the vehicle. It is very difficult for the crew to make their own judgment.

  In order to efficiently deliver parcels loaded on the vehicle, the address and zip code of each parcel to be loaded on the vehicle are registered to obtain the latitude and longitude data for each parcel, and navigation is performed based on this data. Proposals have already been made in which a device guides a delivery route to each delivery destination for each delivery destination and displays a guide route to a selected delivery destination (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2000-285390 A

  However, simply determining and displaying the guidance route to the delivery destination of each package with the navigation device makes it easier for the crew to determine the efficient delivery route including the delivery destination of additional packages and manage the load weight of the cargo compartment. It cannot be released.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to determine whether or not to allow additional delivery of an additional delivery package and an efficient delivery route when the additional delivery is possible. Is to provide a delivery instruction apparatus capable of executing the above instruction without burdening the crew, and a delivery instruction system using the delivery instruction apparatus.

In order to achieve the above object, a delivery instruction apparatus according to the present invention described in claim 1
A delivery instruction device mounted on a vehicle and instructing a crew member of the vehicle on delivery routes of a plurality of packages loaded on the vehicle,
Current position detecting means for detecting the current position of the vehicle;
When request information from the outside that requests additional delivery of a package is received, whether or not additional delivery of the package can be determined is determined based on at least delivery destination information of the package of additional delivery included in the request information A determination means;
An additional delivery instruction means for instructing the crew to deliver additional packages when the additional delivery of the packages is possible;
Based on a delivery route that goes around all delivery destinations of the load loaded on the vehicle, a current position of the vehicle, and information on at least a delivery destination of the additional delivery baggage, Determining whether or not a condition for establishing a detour route for detouring the delivery route from the position and delivering the package for the additional delivery is satisfied, and determining that the additional delivery of the package is permitted when the condition for satisfaction is satisfied And
The additional delivery instruction means determines a new delivery route of the vehicle including the detour route and informs the crew;
It is characterized by that.

  According to the delivery instruction apparatus of the present invention described in claim 1, when receiving the request information from the outside requesting the additional delivery of the package, the delivery destination (or the pickup destination and the delivery destination) of the package to be additionally delivered, When the conditions for establishing the detour route that goes around all the delivery destinations of the luggage loaded on the vehicle are satisfied, a new delivery route of the vehicle including the detour route is determined and notified to the vehicle crew.

  The crew of the vehicle is not involved in the period from the above judgment to the notification, and the new delivery route of the vehicle including the delivery destination (or the pickup destination and the delivery destination) of the additional delivery is newly determined. The crew member is notified as an additional delivery instruction. For this reason, when an additional delivery package is generated, a burden is imposed on the crew member to determine whether or not the package can be additionally delivered and to specify an efficient delivery route (new delivery route) when the additional delivery is possible. Can run without.

  Further, the delivery instruction device of the present invention described in claim 2 is the delivery instruction device of the present invention described in claim 1, wherein the addition availability determination means, when the establishment condition of the detour route is satisfied, Based on the weight information of the additional delivery load included in the request information, the total weight of the total weight of the load loaded on the vehicle and the weight of the additional delivery load is equal to or less than the maximum load weight of the vehicle. Only when the total weight is equal to or less than the maximum load weight, it is determined that the additional delivery of the package is permitted.

  According to the delivery instruction device of the present invention described in claim 2, in the delivery instruction device of the present invention described in claim 1, when a package to be additionally delivered is loaded, the total weight of the loaded package is the maximum of the vehicle. If the weight exceeds the load weight, the additional delivery of the luggage is rejected, and the additional delivery of the luggage is not notified to the crew.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the passenger from being notified of the additional delivery of the baggage beyond the maximum load capacity of the vehicle without imposing a burden on the crew.

  Furthermore, the delivery instruction device of the present invention described in claim 3 is the delivery instruction device of the present invention described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the additional delivery instruction means delivers each package loaded on the vehicle. The new delivery route from the current position of the vehicle is determined by appropriately assigning the destination and the delivery destination of the additional delivery package to the destination and the waypoint of the vehicle.

  According to the delivery instruction device of the present invention described in claim 3, in the delivery instruction device of the present invention described in claim 1 or 2, when the delivery of a part of the luggage loaded on the vehicle is completed, the addition of the luggage is performed. Even if delivery occurs, a new delivery route from the current location of the vehicle is assigned to the destination and destination of the packages still loaded on the vehicle and the packages to be additionally delivered. The determination can be made without placing a burden on the crew, and the crew can be notified.

In order to achieve the above object, the delivery instruction system according to the present invention described in claim 4 includes:
A delivery instruction system for instructing a crew member of the vehicle about delivery routes of a plurality of packages loaded on the vehicle,
The delivery instruction device according to claim 1, 2 or 3 mounted on the vehicle,
Installed in a management office of the vehicle, and comprises request information transmitting means for transmitting request information for requesting additional delivery of luggage to the vehicle.
It is characterized by that.

  According to the delivery instruction system of the present invention as set forth in claim 4, when a package to be additionally delivered is generated at the management office of the vehicle, request information for requesting the additional delivery of the package is transmitted to the vehicle. On the other hand, in the case of a vehicle, when a request information from the management office is received, a detour route that goes around the delivery destination of the package to be additionally delivered (or the delivery destination and the delivery destination) and all the delivery destinations of the luggage loaded on the vehicle If the conditions for satisfying the above are satisfied, the new delivery route of the vehicle including the detour route is determined without any involvement of the crew of the vehicle, and is notified to the crew of the vehicle.

  For this reason, when an additional delivery package is generated, a burden is imposed on the crew member to determine whether or not the package can be additionally delivered and to specify an efficient delivery route (new delivery route) when the additional delivery is possible. Can run without.

  According to the present invention, when an additional delivery package is generated, it is possible to determine whether or not the package can be additionally delivered and to specify an efficient delivery route when the additional delivery is possible without burdening the crew. Can be executed.

It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the delivery instruction | indication system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of the transmission process of the delivery request data of the additional delivery package which CPU of the administrator server system shown in FIG. 1 performs according to the program of ROM. It is a flowchart which shows the outline | summary of the delivery instruction | indication process of the additional delivery package which CPU of the vehicle-mounted system shown in FIG. 1 performs according to the program of ROM. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the delivery instruction | indication screen displayed on the touchscreen display of FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a delivery instruction system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The delivery instruction system shown in FIG. 1 includes a delivery instruction apparatus 10 mounted on a vehicle 1 and a vehicle manager 3 such as a remote business office that manages the operation state of the vehicle 1 (external and administrative offices in the claims). Communication with an administrator server system (hereinafter abbreviated as “server”) 31 installed in the wireless public telephone network 5 or the Internet 7.

  The delivery instruction device 10 determines a delivery route that passes through a destination (final delivery destination) and a transit point (delivery destination other than the final) of the vehicle 1 based on the delivery destination of the luggage loaded on the vehicle 1. To the crew (not shown). For this purpose, the delivery instruction apparatus 10 includes an in-vehicle system main body 11, a GPS module 12, a wireless communication device 13, a touch panel display 14, various information storage memories 15, and the like.

  The in-vehicle system main body 11 includes a position acquisition module 11a that periodically acquires the current position of the vehicle 1 using the GPS module 12, and a time information module 11b that measures the current time based on an internal clock. As for the current position of the vehicle 1 acquired by the position acquisition module 11a, the latest data is overwritten and stored in the various information storage memory 15 together with the current time measured by the time information module 11b at that time.

  In the various information storage memory 15, the measurement result of the driving state (sleeping etc.) of the crew measured by the biological information measuring device 21, the operation state of the vehicle 1 (such as the load weight of the load) measured by the vehicle information measuring device 23. ) The latest measurement result data is also periodically overwritten and stored.

  In this embodiment, the wireless communication device 13 communicates with the server 31 of the vehicle manager 3 connected to the Internet 7 described later by packet communication using the wireless public telephone line network 5 (mobile phone line network). Send and receive data.

  A server 81 of a mobile phone line operator 8 is connected to the wireless public telephone line network 5 via a connection center 51. The server 81 is connected to the Internet 7 via an Internet service provider (hereinafter abbreviated as “ISP”) 71. A server 31 on the vehicle manager 3 side is connected to the Internet 7 via another ISP 73 via a modem or a router (not shown).

  The server 31 of the vehicle manager 3 receives the data (packet communication data) received from the delivery instruction apparatus 10 via the wireless public telephone line network 5 by the server 81 of the mobile phone line operator 8 via the Internet 7. Further, the server 31 appropriately transmits data (information) to the delivery instruction device 10 via the Internet 7 and the wireless public telephone line network 5.

  The touch panel display 14 displays various information notified to the crew of the vehicle 1. This display content can be switched by appropriately touching the display surface of the touch panel display 14.

  The in-vehicle system main body 11 has a CPU 16 and a map information memory module 17. The CPU 16 is based on the map information stored in the map information memory module 17 with the delivery route of the package loaded on the vehicle 1 as a transit point (a delivery destination that stops on the way) and the destination (the delivery destination that goes to the end). To be displayed on the touch panel display 14.

  The delivery destination of each package is registered in the various information storage memory 15 of the delivery instruction device 10 every time the package is loaded on the vehicle 1 before the vehicle 1 leaves the office of the vehicle manager 3, for example. be able to. The delivery destination can be registered by latitude and longitude, for example.

  Further, every time the position acquisition module 11 a acquires the current position of the vehicle 1 and stores it in the various information storage memory 15, the CPU 16 transmits the current position to the server 31 by the wireless communication device 13. Further, when the wireless communication device 13 receives the request for additional package delivery from the server 31, the CPU 16 determines whether or not the additional package delivery is possible. When the additional delivery of the package is possible, the CPU 16 determines the new delivery route including the collection destination and the delivery destination of the additional delivery package using the map information of the map information memory module 17 and determines the new delivery route. The new delivery route is displayed on the touch panel display 14.

  Next, referring to the flowchart of FIG. 2, an outline of the transmission process of the request information for the additional delivery package executed by the CPU of the server 31 of the vehicle manager 3 in accordance with the program stored in the ROM (none of which is shown). I will explain.

  The CPU of the server 31 first confirms whether or not the current position of the vehicle 1 has been received from the delivery instruction device 10 (step S1). If not received (NO in step S1), step S1 is performed until it is received. Repeat.

  On the other hand, if it is received (YES in step S1), the CPU of the server 31 requests additional delivery using the delivery destination as an additional destination or waypoint of the vehicle 1 when additional delivery is generated. Is created (step S3). At that time, if the newly delivered baggage is newly picked up and loaded on the vehicle 1 (which is not yet loaded on the vehicle 1), the loading information indicating the pickup destination of the additional delivered baggage is added. Request information. It should be noted that the delivery destination (or the pick-up destination and delivery destination) of the package to be additionally delivered can also be expressed by latitude and longitude, for example.

  Then, the CPU of the server 31 sends the created additional delivery request information data to the Internet by using the delivery instruction device 10 (the wireless communication device 13 of the vehicle 1 on which the vehicle 1 is installed) of the current location as the destination. 7 (step S5).

  When the server 31 receives the current position of each vehicle 1 from the delivery instruction device 10 of the plurality of vehicles 1, for example, the vehicle 1 closest to the delivery destination (or collection destination) of the package to be additionally delivered. The request information data may be transmitted with the delivery instruction apparatus 10 as the destination.

  Thus, a series of processing is completed. After the end, after a predetermined interval, the process of FIG. 2 is executed again.

  Next, the outline of the delivery instruction process for the additional delivery package executed by the CPU 16 of the delivery instruction apparatus 10 according to the program stored in the ROM (not shown) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the CPU 16 transmits the information on the latest current position of the vehicle 1 stored in the various information storage memory 15 to the server 31 by the wireless communication device 13 via the wireless public telephone line network 5 to the Internet 7 (steps). S11). Next, the CPU 16 confirms whether or not the transmission data of the additional delivery request information from the server 31 has been received (step S13).

  If not received (NO in step S13), the process returns to step S11. If received (YES in step S13), the CPU 16 determines the weight information of the additional package to be included in the received request information, and various information. Based on the latest load weight of the vehicle 1 stored in the information storage memory 15 and the in-house information such as the maximum load weight of the vehicle 1, it is confirmed whether or not the requested package can be additionally delivered ( Step S15).

  Here, the CPU 16 determines that the requested additional package cannot be additionally delivered when the sum of the weight of the additional package and the latest loaded weight of the vehicle 1 exceeds the maximum loaded weight of the vehicle 1, and determines the maximum load. If it is less than the weight, it is determined that the requested package can be additionally delivered.

  If the additional delivery is possible (YES in step S15), the CPU 16 can perform the additional delivery of the requested package based on the information on the locus (delivery route) on which the vehicle 1 travels and the current position. It is confirmed whether or not (step S17).

  Here, the CPU 16 determines that the delivery destination (or the pickup destination and the delivery destination) of the additional delivery is less than a preset reference value from the unarrived delivery destination (route point, destination) nearest to the current position. If the delivery destination of the package to be additionally delivered (or the delivery destination and the delivery destination) is less than the reference value from the destination on the delivery route, the requested additional delivery of the package is If not, it is determined that the requested package cannot be additionally delivered.

  If additional delivery is not possible in either step S15 or step S17 (NO), the CPU 16 deletes the additional delivery request information received by the wireless communication device 13 (step S19), which will be described later. The process proceeds to step S23. On the other hand, if additional delivery is also possible in step S17 following step S15 (YES), the CPU 16 determines the delivery destination (or the take-up destination and the delivery destination) of the package to be additionally delivered in the additional delivery request information. It adds to the destination or waypoint of the vehicle 1 (step S21), and transfers a process to step S23.

  In step S23, a search based on the map information stored in the map information memory module 17 for the delivery route of the vehicle 1 including the current destination and waypoint of the vehicle 1 is started (step S23). Is displayed on the touch panel display 14 to notify the crew member, and the operation of the vehicle 1 is started (step S25). Therefore, when the delivery destination (or the pickup destination and the delivery destination) of the package to be additionally delivered in step S21 is added to the destination or waypoint of the vehicle 1, a new delivery route is determined in step S23 and step S25. Thus, the information is displayed on the touch panel display 14 for notification to the crew. The display content of the delivery route on the touch panel display 14 can be, for example, like a delivery instruction screen shown in the explanatory diagram of FIG. 4, and this content is updated every time the current position of the vehicle 1 changes. Is done.

  In FIG. 4, from the server 31 of the vehicle manager 3, the initial delivery route in which “support logistics warehouse” and “Yokohama delivery center” are originally set as the waypoints are originally set on the touch panel display 14. This shows a case where “Tokyo Distribution Center”, which is an additional delivery destination of the package, is added as a transit point according to the request information for the additional delivery of the delivered package. For this reason, in the new delivery route displayed as the delivery instruction on the touch panel display 14 of FIG. 4, “Susono Logistics Warehouse” is moved down to waypoint 2 and “Tokyo Distribution Center” is set as an interrupt point as waypoint 1. Yes.

  Thus, a series of processing is completed. After the end, after a predetermined interval, the process of FIG. 3 is executed again.

  As is apparent from the above description, in the present embodiment, step S15 and step S17 in the flowchart of FIG. 3 performed by the CPU 16 of the delivery instruction apparatus 10 are processing corresponding to the addability determination unit in the claims. Yes. In the present embodiment, steps S21 to S25 in FIG. 3 performed by the CPU 16 are processes corresponding to the additional delivery instruction means in the claims.

In this embodiment, the following conditions (1) and (2), which are the criteria for the determination in step S17,
(1) The distance between the delivery destination (or the pick-up destination and the delivery destination) of the additional delivery that is less than the reference value from the unarrived delivery destination (route point, destination) nearest to the vehicle 1 on the delivery route Being
as well as,
(2) The delivery destination of the package to be additionally delivered (or the pick-up destination and the delivery destination) is less than the reference value from the destination on the delivery route,
These two conditions correspond to the conditions for establishing the detour route in the claims.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, step S3 and step S5 in the flowchart of FIG. 2 performed by the CPU of the server 31 of the vehicle manager 3 are processing corresponding to the request information transmitting means in the claims. In the present embodiment, the GPS module 12 corresponds to the current position detection means in the claims.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a package to be additionally delivered is generated, a delivery destination (or a pickup destination and a delivery destination) of the package to be additionally delivered from the server 31 of the vehicle manager 3. The additional delivery request information including the information is transmitted to the delivery instruction device 10 of the vehicle 1. Then, the CPU 16 of the delivery instruction apparatus 10 that has received this via the wireless communication device 13 adds the relationship between the delivery destination (or the take-up destination and the delivery destination) of the package to be additionally delivered and the current position of the vehicle 1 and the addition. Whether or not the requested additional delivery of the package is possible is determined based on the relationship between the total weight of the loaded package including the weight of the package to be delivered and the maximum loaded weight of the vehicle 1. Further, when additional delivery is possible, a delivery route (new delivery route) of the package including the delivery destination (or the pickup destination and delivery destination) of the package to be additionally delivered is newly determined and displayed on the touch panel display 14. To inform the crew.

  For this reason, when the delivery instruction apparatus 10 determines whether or not additional delivery of the package is possible, the delivery destinations of all the packages loaded on the vehicle 1 including the delivery destination (or the pickup destination and the delivery destination) of the additional delivery packages. When an efficient delivery route (new delivery route) as a route point or destination is determined and displayed on the touch panel display 14, these can be executed without imposing a burden on the crew.

  In the present embodiment, when the total weight of the loaded luggage exceeds the maximum loaded weight of the vehicle 1 when the package to be additionally delivered is loaded, the delivery destination of the package to be additionally delivered (or the pick-up destination and the delivery destination) Regardless of whether the distance is less than the reference value from the nearest unarrived delivery destination (route, destination) or final destination, New delivery route including delivery destination) is not determined or notified.

  The configuration for doing so may be omitted, but if the configuration for that is provided as in the present embodiment, if a new load is newly loaded, the maximum load weight of the vehicle 1 will be exceeded. This is advantageous because it is possible to prevent an overload without properly accepting additional delivery of the baggage without the crew member confirming it by himself / herself.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the delivery destination (or the pick-up destination and the delivery destination) of the package to be additionally delivered can be arranged at the waypoint and the destination of the new delivery route. A delivery route that can be efficiently moved is flexibly determined according to the positional relationship between the delivery destination (or the pick-up destination and delivery destination) of the package to be additionally delivered and the delivery destination where the already loaded package has not arrived. can do.

  In the present embodiment, the case where transmission / reception is performed between the delivery instruction device 10 of the vehicle 1 and the server 31 of the vehicle manager 3 via the wireless public telephone line network 5 and the Internet 7 has been described as an example. . However, the communication means between the two may be other means as long as it is wireless.

  The present invention is suitable for use in a device that issues a delivery instruction in a vehicle that delivers packages and a system that uses this device to issue a delivery instruction.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 3 Vehicle administrator 5 Wireless public telephone line network 7 Internet 8 Mobile phone line provider 10 Delivery instruction | indication apparatus 11 In-vehicle system main body 11a Position acquisition module 11b Time information module 12 GPS module 13 Wireless communication equipment 14 Touch panel display 15 Kind information Storage memory 16 CPU
17 Map Information Memory Module 21 Biological Information Measuring Device 23 Vehicle Information Measuring Device 31 Server 51 Connection Center 71, 73 Internet Service Provider 81 Server

Claims (4)

A delivery instruction device mounted on a vehicle and instructing a crew member of the vehicle on delivery routes of a plurality of packages loaded on the vehicle,
Current position detecting means for detecting the current position of the vehicle;
When request information from the outside that requests additional delivery of a package is received, whether or not additional delivery of the package can be determined is determined based on at least delivery destination information of the package of additional delivery included in the request information A determination means;
An additional delivery instruction means for instructing the crew to deliver additional packages when the additional delivery of the packages is possible;
The addability determination means is based on a delivery route that goes around all delivery destinations of the package loaded on the vehicle, a current position of the vehicle, and information on at least a delivery destination of the additional delivery package. Determining whether or not a condition for establishing a detour route for detouring the delivery route from the position and delivering the package for the additional delivery is satisfied, and determining that the additional delivery of the package is permitted when the condition for satisfaction is satisfied And
The additional delivery instruction means determines a new delivery route of the vehicle including the detour route and informs the crew;
A delivery instruction device.   When the conditions for establishing the detour route are satisfied, the addability determination unit determines the total weight of the load loaded on the vehicle based on the weight information of the additional delivery load included in the request information, and Judgment is made as to whether or not the total weight of the additional delivery packages is less than or equal to the maximum load weight of the vehicle. The delivery instruction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the determination is made as follows.   The additional delivery instruction means appropriately assigns a delivery destination of each package loaded on the vehicle and a delivery destination of the additional delivery package to the destination of the vehicle and the waypoint, and 3. The delivery instruction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the new delivery route from a position is determined. A delivery instruction system for instructing a crew member of the vehicle about delivery routes of a plurality of packages loaded on the vehicle,
The delivery instruction device according to claim 1, 2 or 3 mounted on the vehicle,
Installed in a management office of the vehicle, and comprises request information transmitting means for transmitting request information for requesting additional delivery of luggage to the vehicle.
A delivery instruction system characterized by the above.

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