JP2015222572A - Home delivery article shipment procedure system including home delivery box device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a shipper himself/herself to perform shipment procedure of a home delivery article by acquiring a packing material by the shipper himself/herself in an installation place of a home delivery box device.SOLUTION: A home delivery article shipment procedure system includes a home delivery box device 1 for performing shipment reception of a home delivery article 35 which is not yet packed and in which a single or a plurality of articles are packed as one package. The home delivery article shipment procedure system includes: measurement means 32 for measuring the size of the home delivery article 35; a packing material storage part 61 for storing a plurality of types of packing materials 60 having different sizes; packing material providing means 46 for selecting the packing material 60 based on the measurement result of the measurement means 32 and providing it; a plurality of types of sizes of home delivery article storage parts 5 including a locking device 4 for storing the home delivery article 35 and having different sizes of storage space; shipment reception means 11; identification code generation unit 12; and home delivery information imparting means 13. Based on the measurement result measured by the measurement means 32, out of the plurality of types of sizes of home delivery article storage parts 5, the home delivery article storage part 5 for storing the home delivery article 35 packed by the packing material 60 is determined.

Description

  The present invention relates to a delivery service delivery procedure system provided with a delivery box device.

  Conventionally, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses that a delivery box device dedicated to receiving parcel deliveries only for residents of an apartment house is installed in an entrance hall of an apartment house such as an apartment.

JP 2009-100787 A

  On the other hand, in order for the shipper to deliver the delivery, bring the delivery to a delivery company such as a delivery company sales office or a convenience store in a state where it is packed in advance with a packing material such as a cardboard box, and directly face the store clerk. And shipping procedures.

  For this reason, there is a problem that the delivery procedure of the delivery cannot be performed unless it is a delivery delivery store such as a sales office of a delivery company or a convenience store.

  In addition, the shipper must be packed with packing materials in advance before shipping the parcel from the parcel delivery business such as the courier's sales office or convenience store. Because it was not easy to get packing materials on the road, it was not possible to ship parcels easily.

  Also, there are cases where packing materials such as cardboard boxes are sold at parcel delivery offices such as parcel delivery offices and convenience stores, but it was necessary to face the store staff and buy the packaging materials.

  The shipper must face the clerk of the delivery service store and disclose and process personal information such as the shipper's address, name, phone number, consignee address, name, phone number, etc. There was a problem in terms of privacy.

  On the other hand, there is a problem that a delivery service store requires a person who directly meets with the shipper to carry out the shipping procedure, which places a heavy burden on the delivery service store.

  Thus, conventionally, the delivery person and the store clerk have faced each other directly to perform the delivery procedure for the delivery, and there has not been a delivery box device that performs the delivery procedure for the delivery without going through the store clerk.

  The present invention was invented in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is possible to acquire a packing material by the sender himself at the place where the delivery box device is installed, and to perform the delivery procedure of the delivery goods by the sender himself. Objective.

  The present invention is a parcel delivery procedure system provided with a parcel delivery box device for performing a delivery procedure for an unpacked parcel delivery made of a single article or an unpacked parcel delivered with a plurality of articles wrapped together. A measuring means for measuring the size of the unpacked delivery product or the unpacked delivery product in which a plurality of items are bundled together, and a plurality of types of packaging materials having different sizes. And a packing material providing unit for selecting and providing the packing material having a size corresponding to the size of the delivery product based on a measurement result obtained by measuring the size of the delivery product by the measurement unit. And a delivery device storing a plurality of different sizes of storage spaces having a locking device for storing the delivery items packed with the provided packing material, and electronically sending the delivery information of the delivery items. Dispatch acceptance means to accept as data An identification code generation unit that generates, as electronic data, an identification code that individually identifies the corresponding delivery item for each reception of shipping information, and the shipping information received by the shipping reception unit or the identification code generated by the identification code generation unit Delivery information providing means for giving delivery information consisting of either one or both pieces of code information to the delivery item, and based on the measurement result measured by the measurement means, the plurality of types of sizes The delivery item storage unit for storing the delivery item packed with the packing material is determined from the delivery item storage unit.

  According to the present invention, the shipper can acquire the packing material by the shipper himself / herself at the place where the delivery box device is installed, and can perform the delivery procedure for the home delivery by the shipper himself / herself.

It is a perspective view of the delivery box apparatus in the delivery item dispatch procedure system of this invention. It is a perspective view of the delivery thing measurement means provided with the measurement means in the delivery box apparatus same as the above. It is a schematic block diagram of one Embodiment of the delivery delivery dispatch system using the delivery box apparatus same as the above. It is a flowchart of a process of the delivery delivery procedure system at the time of bringing an unpacked delivery to the above. It is a flowchart of a process of the delivery delivery procedure system at the time of bringing a packed delivery product same as the above.

  Hereinafter, a description will be given based on an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a delivery box device 1. FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a delivery-item delivery procedure system in which the delivery box device 1 and the management server 2 are connected by a communication network 3.

  The home delivery box device 1 includes a plurality of home delivery storage units 5 having different sizes for storing the home delivery items 35, a measurement storage unit 34, and a packing material storage unit for storing a plurality of types of packing materials 60 having different sizes. 61 and a control device 8.

  The home delivery storage unit 5 includes a home delivery detection sensor 6 that detects whether the home delivery 35 is stored, a door 7 that opens and closes an opening for taking in and out the home delivery 35, and an electric lock that is locked when the door 7 is closed. A locking device 4 is provided.

  In the present embodiment, the shape and size of the storage space of the delivery delivery storage unit 5 in plan view are all the same, and there are two types, a delivery delivery storage unit 51 having a high height and a delivery delivery storage unit 52 having a low height. is there. In addition, there may be three or more types of the height of the storage space of the delivery item storage unit 5, and there may be a plurality of types of depth lengths and left and right widths when viewed from the opening side where the door 7 is provided. Further, there may be a plurality of types of two or more of height, depth length, and left-right width.

  The measurement storage unit 34 has a size larger than that of the maximum-size delivery delivery storage unit 5 and includes a measurement unit 32 inside.

  The inside of the packing material storage 61 is a space for storing the packing material 60, has a door 62 that can be opened and closed, and a single packing material 60 is provided by opening the door 62.

  In the embodiment, a plurality of packing material storage units 61 are provided, and packing materials 60 having different sizes are divided and stored in a plurality of packing material storage units 61, and a door 62 is provided in each packing material storage unit 61. .

  In addition, as a mechanism for providing only one packaging material 60 from the packaging material storage unit 61, a mechanism for sending and providing only one product in a conventionally known vending machine can be employed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the control device 8 includes an operation unit 10, a size estimation unit 43, a packing material provision unit 46, a shipping reception unit 11, an identification code generation unit 12, a delivery information addition unit 13, a settlement unit 14, an unlocking unit. An authentication information generation unit 15, an authentication unit 16, an acceptance confirmation information generation unit 17, and a communication unit 18 are provided, and a control unit 9 that controls them is further provided.

  The operation unit 10 is provided on the outer surface of the delivery box device 1 so as to be operated from the outside, and includes a display unit. As the operation unit 10, for example, a touch panel type operation unit using a liquid crystal monitor, an operation unit operated by pressing a key, or the like can be adopted. In this case, the liquid crystal monitor also serves as the display unit. Of course, the form of the operation unit 10 is not limited to these.

  The operation unit 10 includes mode selection means for selecting a delivery procedure mode for the packaged delivery item 35 and a delivery procedure mode for the unpacked delivery item 35.

  The delivery procedure mode of the packaged delivery item 35 is a mode in which the packaged delivery item 35 is brought to the delivery box device 1 and the delivery procedure is performed.

  In addition, the unpacked home delivery 35 has a delivery procedure mode in which an unpacked home delivery 35 consisting of a single unpacked item or an unpacked home delivery 35 in which a plurality of items are wrapped together is a delivery box device. This is a mode for bringing in 1 and carrying out shipping procedures.

  When the operation unit 10 is a liquid crystal monitor, a selection button serving as a mode selection unit is displayed on the initial screen.

  When the operation unit 10 is key-operated, a selection key serving as a mode selection unit is provided on the initial screen.

  The measuring storage section 34 is a box section for storing the delivery item 35 inside, and the size and weight of the delivery item 35 can be measured by the measuring means 32 by placing the delivery item 35 in the box section. ing. The measurement storage section 34 includes a door 42 that can be opened and closed at the opening.

  The measuring means 32 has a function of measuring at least the size, and the size is measured by the infrared sensor 38 in the embodiment shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, the measuring means 32 includes a weight sensor 44 that measures not only the size but also the weight.

  The infrared sensor 38 is provided with an infrared transmission unit 39 and a reception unit 40 movably up and down on surfaces of the inner wall of the measurement storage unit 34 facing each other. A long conveyance path 41 is provided in the inner wall of the measurement storage section 34 so as to be recessed vertically. The transmission section 39 and the reception section 40 are automatically conveyed in the conveyance path 41. The transmission of the transmission unit 39 and the reception unit 40 is performed by a driving source such as a motor via a power transmission mechanism such as a rack and pinion, but is not particularly limited. The transmission unit 39 and the reception unit 40 are transported while the drive source is controlled by the drive control unit, and the height from the bottom surface of the measurement storage unit 34 of the transmission unit 39 and the reception unit 40 is kept the same.

  And the infrared rays transmitted from the transmission unit 39 are received by the reception unit 40 when there is nothing to block between the transmission unit 39 and the reception unit 40, and are not received by the reception unit 40 when there is something to block. Therefore, it is determined whether there is an object between the transmission unit 39 and the reception unit 40.

  The height that is the boundary between reception and non-reception at the reception unit 40 is the height from the bottom surface of the measurement storage unit 34 of the delivery 35 to be measured.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, each of the inner walls of the measurement storage section 34 is provided with a single vertical conveyance path 41, but there are a plurality of conveyance paths 41, transmission sections 39 and reception sections 40. By being provided, the height of the highest part of the delivery item 35 is more reliably measured. In addition, the direction of the conveyance path 41 (that is, the conveyance direction) is not up and down, but is provided in the front-rear direction on the left and right side walls, or in the left-right direction on the back wall and the door 42 as viewed from the opening side where the door 42 is provided. The depth length and the left-right width of the delivery item 35 are measured.

  The measurement information of the delivery item 35 measured by the measuring unit 32 is sent to the size estimating unit 43.

  The size estimation unit 43 estimates the size of the delivery item 35 based on the measurement information measured by the measurement unit 32.

  In the delivery procedure mode of the packaged delivery item 35, the size of the delivery item 35 and the storage of the delivery item 35 are displayed on the display unit (liquid crystal monitor) based on the size estimation unit 43 estimating the size of the delivery item 35. The size of the delivery item storage unit 5 suitable for the item is displayed. In addition, the display unit displays “to shipping information input operation”.

  In the case of the delivery procedure mode for the unpacked delivery item 35, the size of the packaging material 60 is determined based on the size estimation unit 43 estimating the size of the delivery item 35.

  In the case of the delivery procedure mode of the unpacked delivery item 35, the size of the delivery item 35, the size of the packing material 60 for packing the applicable delivery item 35, the charge of the packing material 60, the The size of the home delivery storage unit 5 suitable for storage is displayed on the display unit (liquid crystal monitor). In addition, the display unit displays “to shipping information input operation”.

  The packing material providing means 46 stores the packing material 60 in which the packing material 60 of the corresponding size is stored based on the payment being settled by the payment means 14 described later in the delivery procedure mode of the unpacked delivery goods 35. It has a function of opening one door 62 of the part 61 and providing one piece of the packing material 60.

  The shipment acceptance unit 11 is for inputting and receiving the shipment information of the delivery item 35, and a part of the operation unit 10 constitutes the shipment acceptance unit 11 in the embodiment.

  The operation unit 10 serving as the shipment acceptance unit 11 accepts the shipment information as electronic data based on the input of the shipment information of the delivery item 35 by the sender.

  The shipping information to be input includes sender information such as the sender's address, name, telephone number, and mail address, consignee information such as the consignee's address, name, telephone number, and mail address, and other shipping information.

  The identification code generation unit 12 generates, as electronic data, an identification code that individually identifies the corresponding delivery item 35 every time the shipping information is received by the shipping reception unit 11. The electronic data of this identification code is linked to the electronic data of the shipping information.

  The home delivery information adding unit 13 has a function of giving home delivery information including one or both of the shipping information received by the shipping receiving unit 11 and the identification code information generated by the identification code generating unit 12 to the home delivery 35. It has.

  Examples of the delivery information providing unit 13 include a label issuing device that issues a shipping label in which the delivery information is printed as a barcode or QR code (registered trademark). The issued shipping label is affixed to the home delivery 35 corresponding to the sender.

  As another example, a printing apparatus such as an inkjet printing apparatus that directly prints the delivery information as a barcode or a QR code (registered trademark) on the delivery item 35 can be cited.

  The settlement means 14 is for settlement of the delivery cost of the delivery item 35 (in the delivery procedure mode of the unpacked delivery item 35, the delivery cost of the delivery item 35 and the charge of the packing material 60 are settled). .

  As an example of the settlement means 14, for example, the shipping cost displayed on the liquid crystal monitor is confirmed in the operation unit 10, and the shipping cost is settled by inputting a designated account of a financial institution such as a bank or a credit card number. To do. Of course, other settlement methods may be adopted as the settlement means 14.

  The locking device 4 is locked by performing a locking operation with the operation unit 10.

  The unlocking authentication information generation unit 15 generates unlocking authentication information for unlocking the locking device 4, and transmits the unlocking authentication information from the communication unit 18 to the communication unit 20 of the management server 2.

  The management server 2 transmits the collection information such as the delivery box device 1, the number of the delivered delivery storage unit 5, unlocking authentication information, and the like from the communication unit 20 to the delivery company terminal device 19.

  The authentication unit 16 is for the home delivery company to perform authentication for unlocking the locking device 4 based on the unlocking authentication information. When the authentication unit 16 performs authentication, the authentication unit 16 unlocks the locking device 4. be able to.

  The receipt confirmation information generation unit 17 proves that the delivery acceptance process of the delivery item 35 is completed when all the processes related to the receipt of delivery of the delivery item 35, the settlement of the delivery cost, the locking acceptance of the locking device 4 and the like are completed. Receipt confirmation information is generated.

  The receipt confirmation information generation unit 17 is, for example, a receipt confirmation slip issuing device, which prints out a receipt confirmation slip in which the delivery information, identification code, payment details, etc. of the delivery item 35 are entered and issues it to the sender.

  The delivery box device 1 having the above-described configuration is installed in many different public places 30 that can be used by unspecified persons, as in the embodiment shown in FIG. It can be used as a public delivery box device 1 that can be used for business purposes.

  It can also be installed and used in private places (non-public places) that can be used only by a limited number of specific people.

  FIG. 3 shows an embodiment used as a public delivery box device 1 (hereinafter referred to as a public delivery home delivery box device 1) that can be used by a large number of unspecified people for shipping the home delivery 35.

  In the present embodiment, the delivery box device 1 having the above-described configuration is installed in a number of different public places 30 that can be used by unspecified persons, and the delivery box device 1 and the management server 2 for shipping for public use. Are connected by the communication network 3.

  Here, the public place 30 where the delivery box device 1 for shipping for public use is installed is a place that can be freely used by an unspecified person such as a convenience store, a station, or a business office of a delivery company. is there.

  In the following, the procedure for sending out a delivery 35 for an unspecified person by the delivery box device 1 for public use will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the delivery of the delivery item 35, the delivery person of the delivery item 35 is installed in any public place convenient for shipment out of the public delivery box devices 1 for delivery procedures installed in many different places. The delivered delivery box device 1 is selected, and the delivery item 35 is brought to the corresponding place.

  The delivery home delivery box device 1 can carry out the delivery procedure for either the delivered home delivery 35 that has been brought or the undelivered home delivery 35.

  Here, the unpacked delivery item 35 that can be shipped is an unpacked delivery item consisting of a single unpacked item or an unpacked delivery item 35 (a plurality of items wrapped together). That is, the undelivered delivery item 35).

  The unpacked delivery item 35 in which a plurality of articles are wrapped together is, for example, a delivery item 35 in a state where a plurality of articles are put together in a simple temporary packing material such as a plastic bag or a paper bag. The one that has not been packed with packing materials such as cardboard boxes.

  First, an unpacked delivery product 35 made up of a single unpacked item or an unpacked delivery product 35 in which a plurality of items are packaged together will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The sender brings the unpacked delivery item 35 made of a single article or the unpacked delivery item 35 in which a plurality of items are bundled together to the place where the delivery box device 1 is installed. The delivery procedure mode of the unpacked home delivery 35 is selected.

  When the delivery procedure mode of the unpacked delivery item 35 is selected, the door 42 of the measurement storage unit 34 is automatically opened.

  When the door 42 of the measurement storage unit 34 is opened, the sender puts an unpacked delivery item 35 into the measurement storage unit 34 and operates the measurement button of the operation unit 10.

  When the measurement button is operated, the measurement means 32 measures the size and weight of the unpacked delivery item 35 made up of a single item or the unpacked delivery item 35 in which a plurality of items are wrapped together. The

  Here, in the measurement of the size, in the case of an unpacked article made of a single article, since it is single, it can be easily measured by the measuring means 32.

  Further, in the case of a plurality of articles, since the plurality of articles are put in a measurement storage unit 34 in an unpacked state in which the plurality of articles are wrapped together in a bag, bag, etc., even if they are unpacked, they are collected together. It can be measured by the measuring means 32 as if it were wrapped in.

  The measurement information measured by the measurement means 32 is sent to the size estimation means 43, and based on the measurement information, the size estimation means 43 performs the process of estimating the size of the delivery item 35.

  When the process of estimating the size of the delivery item 35 is performed, the size of the delivery item 35, the size of the packing material 60 for packing the applicable delivery item 35, the charge of the packing material 60, the storage of the delivery item 35 Is displayed on the display unit (liquid crystal monitor). At the same time, the display unit displays “to shipping information input operation”.

  At this stage, the sender operates the operation unit 10 that is the shipment acceptance means 11 and inputs the shipment information of the delivery item 35.

  The delivery information of the delivery item 35 to be input is, for example, sender information such as sender name, address, postal code, telephone number, mobile phone number, e-mail address, consignee name, address, postal code, telephone, etc. This is information such as a receiver's number such as a number, a mobile phone number, and an e-mail address, a shipping date, and a receiving date.

  When these shipping information is input to the shipping receiving means 11, the shipping information is generated as electronic data.

  When the shipping information is input and accepted, the identification code generation unit 12 generates an identification code for specifying the delivery object 35 to be shipped as electronic data.

  In this way, by generating an identification code for specifying the corresponding delivery item 35, the corresponding delivery item 35 is managed from the shipment and collection to the confirmation of receipt at the consignee by this identification code.

  Before or after input of the shipping information, the size / usage status of the plurality of delivery items storage units 5 provided in the delivery box device 1 corresponding to the display unit is displayed.

  Based on the display of the size / usage status, the sender selects the delivery delivery storage unit 5 suitable for the size of the delivery product 35 to be sent out from the available delivery delivery storage units 5, and operates the operation unit. Specify 10.

  When generation of shipping information as electronic data, generation of an identification code, and specification of the delivery item storage unit 5 by the input of home delivery information by the shipping acceptance unit 11, the charge of the packaging material 60, the information measured by the measuring unit 32 The shipping cost based on the received shipping information, the size of the selected delivery item storage unit 5 and the like is displayed on the display unit.

  The sender confirms the displayed charge and shipping cost of the packaging material 60, and settles the charge and shipping cost of the packaging material 60 by the settlement means 14. In this embodiment, the charge of the packing material 60 and the shipping cost are settled by inputting a designated account of a financial institution such as a bank displayed on the display unit or a number such as a credit card.

  When settlement of the charge of the packing material 60 and the shipping cost is completed, the door 7 of the designated delivery item storage unit 5 is automatically opened.

  When the settlement of the charge of the packing material 60 and the shipping cost is completed, the packing material providing means 46 opens the door 62 of the packing material storage unit 61 in which the packing material 60 of the corresponding size is stored, and the packing material 60 is unloaded. Send out only one piece and provide it to the sender.

  When the provision of one sheet of packaging material 60 of the corresponding size is completed, the door 62 is automatically closed.

  The packing material 60 is a foldable type, is stored in the packing material storage unit 61 in a folded and compact state, and is sent out in a folded state.

  The shipper assembles the packaging material 60 provided in a folded state in this manner into a box shape, and receives an unpacked delivery item 35 or a plurality of items made of a single item taken out from the measurement storage unit 34. Put the unpacked delivery items 35 wrapped together, and close the lid of the packing material 60.

  In this case, in order to close the lid of the packaging material 60, it is possible to attach a fixing means such as an adhesive tape with a release paper to the packaging material 60 in advance and use this to close the lid so that the lid does not open. It may be closed in other ways.

  Thereby, it can bring to the installation location of the delivery box apparatus 1 in the state which has not packed the goods, can receive the provision of the packing material 60 with the delivery box apparatus 1, and can pack it.

  In addition, when settlement of the charge of the packing material 60 and the shipping cost is completed, the home delivery information giving means 13 outputs the home delivery information, and gives the outputted home delivery information to the home delivery 35 (in this case, the home delivery 35 is packed) Applied to the packaging material 60).

  When the delivery information providing means 13 is a label issuing device, the delivery label is printed with the delivery information printed as a barcode or QR code (registered trademark), so the sender packs the delivery label 35 with the issued delivery label. Affixed to the packaging material 60.

  Thereafter, the sender puts the delivery item 35 packed with the packaging material 60 on which the shipping label is pasted into the designated delivery item storage unit 5.

  Further, when the home delivery information providing means 13 is a printing device such as an ink jet printing device, the sender puts the home delivery 35 packed with the packing material 60 into the designated home delivery storage unit 5 so that the home delivery information is displayed on the bar. A code or a QR code (registered trademark) is directly printed on the packaging material 60 of the delivery item 35.

  In any case, when the delivery item 35 is put into the delivery item storage unit 5, the delivery item detection sensor 6 detects the storage of the delivery item 35.

  Next, the sender closes the door 7, operates the operation unit 10 to perform the locking operation, and locks the locking device 4.

  When the delivery item 35 is detected by the delivery item detection sensor 6 and the locking device 4 is locked, the unlocking authentication information generation unit 15 generates unlocking authentication information for unlocking the locking device 4.

  In addition, the reception confirmation information generation unit 17 generates reception confirmation information and outputs it to the sender.

  In the present embodiment, a receipt confirmation slip in which the delivery information, identification code, payment details, etc. of the delivery item 35 are entered is printed out and issued to the sender.

  As another embodiment, the confirmation information may be transmitted to the sender terminal device 25 such as the sender's mobile phone or personal computer.

  As described above, the unpackaged delivery item 35 made of a single unpackaged item or the unpackaged package item 35 in which a plurality of items are packaged together is brought to the installation location of the public delivery box device 1. In this case, the shipping acceptance process is completed (shipping registration is completed).

  Next, based on FIGS. 3 and 5, an example in which a packaged delivery item 35 that has already been packed is brought to the installation location of the public delivery box device 1 and the shipping procedure is performed will be described.

  The sender who brought the packaged delivery item 35 to the installation location of the public delivery box device 1 selects the delivery procedure mode of the packaged delivery item 35 with the operation unit 10.

  When the delivery procedure mode of the packaged delivery item 35 is selected, the door 42 of the measurement storage unit 34 is automatically opened.

  When the door 42 of the measurement storage unit 34 opens, the sender puts the packaged delivery 35 into the measurement storage unit 34 and operates the measurement button of the operation unit 10.

  When the measurement button is operated, the measurement means 32 measures the size and weight of the packaged delivery item 35 made of a single article.

  Here, in the measurement of the size, the packaged delivery item 35 is single and can be easily measured by the measuring means 32.

  The measurement information measured by the measurement means 32 is sent to the size estimation means 43, and based on the measurement information, the size estimation means 43 performs the process of estimating the size of the delivery item 35.

  When the process of estimating the size of the delivery item 35 is performed, the size of the delivery item 35 and the size of the delivery item storage unit 5 suitable for storing the delivery item 35 are displayed on the display unit (liquid crystal monitor). At the same time, the display unit displays “to shipping information input operation”.

  At this stage, the sender operates the operation unit 10 that is the shipment acceptance means 11 and inputs the shipment information of the delivery item 35.

  The delivery information of the delivery item 35 to be input is, for example, sender information such as sender name, address, postal code, telephone number, mobile phone number, e-mail address, consignee name, address, postal code, telephone, etc. This is information such as a receiver's number such as a number, a mobile phone number, and an e-mail address, a shipping date, and a receiving date.

  When these shipping information is input to the shipping receiving means 11, the shipping information is generated as electronic data.

  When the shipping information is input and accepted, the identification code generation unit 12 generates an identification code for specifying the delivery object 35 to be shipped as electronic data.

  Before or after input of the shipping information, the size / usage status of the plurality of delivery items storage units 5 provided in the delivery box device 1 corresponding to the display unit is displayed.

  Based on the display of the size / usage status, the sender selects the delivery delivery storage unit 5 suitable for the size of the delivery product 35 to be sent out from the available delivery delivery storage units 5, and operates the operation unit. Specify 10.

  When generation of shipping information as electronic data and generation of an identification code by designation of delivery information by the shipping acceptance means 11 and specification of the delivery item storage unit 5, information measured by the measuring means 32, received shipping information, The shipping cost is displayed on the display unit based on the size of the selected delivery item storage unit 5 and the like.

  The shipper confirms the displayed shipping cost, and settles the charge of the packing material 60 and the shipping cost by inputting a designated account of a financial institution such as a bank or a credit card displayed on the display unit. .

  When settlement of the charge of the packing material 60 and the shipping cost is completed, the door 7 of the designated delivery item storage unit 5 is automatically opened.

  Further, when the settlement of the shipping cost is completed, the home delivery information giving means 13 outputs the home delivery information and gives the outputted home delivery information to the home delivery 35.

  When the home delivery information providing means 13 is a label issuing device, the home delivery information is printed as a barcode or QR code (registered trademark), and the delivery label is printed. Therefore, the sender attaches the issued delivery label to the home delivery item 35. The

  Thereafter, the sender puts the delivery item 35 on which the shipping label is pasted into the designated delivery item storage unit 5.

  Further, when the home delivery information providing means 13 is a printing device such as an ink jet printing device, the sender puts the home delivery 35 into the designated home delivery storage unit 5 so that the home delivery information is stored in a barcode or QR code (registration). Trademark) is directly printed on the packaging material 60 of the delivery item 35.

  In any case, when the delivery item 35 is put into the delivery item storage unit 5, the delivery item detection sensor 6 detects the storage of the delivery item 35.

  Next, the sender closes the door 7, operates the operation unit 10 to perform the locking operation, and locks the locking device 4.

  When the delivery item 35 is detected by the delivery item detection sensor 6 and the locking device 4 is locked, the unlocking authentication information generation unit 15 generates unlocking authentication information for unlocking the locking device 4.

  In addition, the reception confirmation information generation unit 17 generates reception confirmation information and outputs it to the sender.

  This completes the shipping procedure processing (shipping registration is completed) when bringing the pre-packed home delivery 35 to the installation location of the public delivery box device 1.

  In any of the above modes, when the shipping registration is completed, the shipping information regarding the corresponding delivery item 35, the identification code, the number of the delivery item storage unit 5 in which the delivery item 35 is stored, the individual unlocking authentication information, the settlement information, etc. The shipping registration information is transmitted from the communication unit 18 of the delivery home delivery box device 1 to the communication unit 20 of the management server 2.

  A series of processing up to shipping registration in the home delivery box device 1, authentication by an authentication unit 16 described later, and unlocking of the locking device 4 based on the authentication are performed by control of the control unit 9.

  The management server 2 includes a home delivery information management unit 22, a communication unit 20, and a control unit 21 that controls them.

  When the management server 2 receives the shipping registration information such as the delivery information, the identification code, the number of the home delivery storage unit 5 in which the home delivery 35 is stored, the individual unlocking authentication information, the settlement information, etc. 2 sends the collection information such as the installation location of the corresponding public delivery box device 1, the number of the corresponding delivery item storage unit 5, and individual unlocking authentication information to the delivery company terminal device 19.

  When the collection information is transmitted from the management server 2 to the delivery company terminal device 19, the delivery company goes to the public delivery box device 1 at the corresponding installation location.

  Then, the authentication unit 16 provided in the public delivery box device 1 for public use at the corresponding installation location performs authentication for unlocking the locking device 4 based on the transmitted unlocking authentication information, and corresponds. The locking device 4 of the delivery item storage unit 5 is unlocked, the door 7 is opened, the delivery item 35 contained therein is taken out, and the door 7 is locked again.

  In this way, when the locking device 4 is unlocked and the delivery object detection sensor 6 makes the presence of the delivery object 35 non-detected, and then the door 7 is locked, the unlocking and closing signals and the undelivered signal of the delivery object 35 are detected. The completion of the collection by the delivery company is confirmed based on the information, and the collection completion information by the delivery company of the delivery 35 is transmitted from the communication unit 18 to the communication unit 20 of the management server 2.

  Further, the delivery agent transmits collection completion information of the corresponding delivery item 35 from the delivery agent terminal device 19 to the management server 2.

  When the management server 2 receives the collection completion information of the corresponding delivery item 35 from the public delivery box device 1 and the delivery agent terminal device 19, the management server 2 stores the collection completion information in the delivery information management unit 22. History management.

  In the flow of processing as described above, the sender can use the public delivery delivery box device 1 installed at an arbitrary installation location among the public delivery delivery delivery device devices 1 installed at a number of different locations. Then, the delivery procedure of the delivery item 35 is performed for an unspecified person. In addition, the home delivery company can collect the home delivery 35 stored in the corresponding home delivery storage unit 5 subjected to the shipping procedure.

  As described above, since the delivery procedure processing of the delivery item 35 can be performed using the delivery box device 1 for public use, the delivery procedure of the delivery item 35 is burdened with the human burden of the delivery company and the delivery service store. This can be reduced, and the distribution cost of the delivery item 35 can be reduced.

  In addition, the shipper can use any public-use shipping delivery box device 1 among the public-use shipping delivery box devices 1 installed in a number of different public places 30 that can be used by unspecified persons. Since the delivery item 35 can be shipped using the, the most convenient place for the shipper can be selected and shipped regardless of time.

  In addition, when the delivery item 35 is shipped, the delivery procedure can be performed without the sender meeting the collection person or the store clerk, and privacy can be protected when the delivery item 35 is shipped.

  In addition, the delivery information 35 including the delivery information received by the delivery receiving means 11 or the identification code information generated by the identification code generation unit 12 or both of the delivery information into the delivery delivery storage unit 5 On the other hand, since the delivery information providing means 13 to be provided is provided, the input delivery information and the generated identification code information coincide with the delivery information given to the delivery 35, and the delivery after the delivery procedure Management of 35 deliveries can be performed reliably.

  In addition, since it includes the acceptance confirmation information generating unit 17 that outputs to the sender the receipt of the delivery of the delivery item 35 based on the receipt of the shipment information in the shipment acceptance means 11, it is used for the shipment for public use. It can be confirmed that the delivery of the delivery item 35 has been accepted using the delivery box device 1.

  In particular, even if the delivery product 35 to be shipped is brought into the delivery delivery box device 1 in an unpacked state, the unpacked delivery product 35 or a plurality of unpacked delivery products 35 made up of a single article. If the undelivered parcel delivery items 35 are packed together, the delivery procedure for the parcel delivery items 35 can be performed.

  In other words, the size of the unpacked home delivery item 35 is measured by the delivery home delivery box device 1, the packaging material 60 having the corresponding size is received, and the unpacked home delivery product 35 is provided. By packing in 60, the shipping procedure can be performed.

  For this reason, at the place of shopping or the like, the packaging material 60 can be moved by the shipper's own operation by bringing it to the installation location of the delivery box device 1 for shipping in a state where the article is put in a paper bag (temporarily packed). Upon receipt of the provision, the bag containing the article can be packed with the packing material 60 and the delivery procedure of the delivery item 35 can be performed.

  In addition, the bag containing documents and the like on a business trip is brought to the place where the delivery box device 1 for shipping is installed, the packaging material 60 is provided by the sender's own operation, and the bag is packed with the packaging material 60. The delivery procedure of the delivery item 35 can be performed.

  In this embodiment, the delivery procedure for the delivery item 35 and the collection by the delivery agent are performed using the public delivery box device 1 as described above, but the delivery destinations after the collected delivery item 35 are collected. Delivery to is performed by a known delivery system 35 for home delivery.

  For example, the collected delivery items 35 are collected at the delivery center of the delivery company, sorted for each delivery destination area, transferred to the regional delivery base, and delivered from the regional delivery base to the intended delivery destination. Management of the individual delivery items 35 during this period is performed by the delivery information management unit 22 provided in the management server 2 based on the identification code assigned to each delivery item 35 at the time of receipt of shipment. That is, since the home delivery information including one or both of the shipping information and the identification code information is given to the individual delivery items 35 by the home delivery information giving means 13, the identification code information to which the home delivery information is linked. Can be managed based on

  In addition, when the delivery information attached to the delivery item 35 is such that the information is not stolen from a third party such as a barcode or a QR code (registered trademark), various personal information regarding the delivery and receipt of the delivery item 35 is provided. It can be prevented from being known to a third party, which is preferable from the viewpoint of privacy protection.

  Since the delivery item storage unit 5 is automatically determined based on the size of the delivery item 35 measured by the measuring means 32, the sender can select a plurality of different sizes depending on the size of the delivery item 35. It becomes possible to easily select the delivery product storage unit 5 having a suitable size from the delivery product storage unit 5.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the charge of the packaging material 60 and the shipping cost of the delivery item 35 are summed up and settled by the settlement means 14 has been described. The settlement of the shipping cost of the item 35 may be performed separately.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the delivery delivery box apparatus 1 for dispatch was demonstrated by the example provided with the mode selection means which selects the delivery procedure mode of the unpacked delivery 35, and the mode which receives the packed delivery 35, it was demonstrated. Alternatively, only the mode for receiving the unpacked home delivery 35 may be provided.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Home delivery box apparatus 4 Locking apparatus 5 Home delivery storage part 7 Door 9 Control part 14 Settlement means 32 Measurement means 34 Measurement storage part 35 Delivery goods 46 Packing material provision means 60 Packing material 61 Packing material storage part

Claims (1)

A delivery package delivery procedure system comprising a delivery box device for accepting delivery of unpackaged delivery packages consisting of a single article or unpacked delivery packages in which a plurality of articles are wrapped together,
A measuring means for measuring the size of the unpacked home delivery made of the single article or the unpacked home delivery in which a plurality of articles are wrapped together;
A packaging material storage section for storing a plurality of types of packaging materials of different sizes;
Packing material providing means for selecting and providing the packing material having a size corresponding to the size of the home delivery based on the measurement result of measuring the size of the home delivery by the measuring means;
A plurality of types of home delivery storage units having different sizes of storage spaces, each having a locking device for storing the home delivery packed with the provided packing material;
Shipping accepting means for accepting shipping information of the home delivery as electronic data;
An identification code generating unit that generates, as electronic data, an identification code that individually identifies the corresponding delivery item for each reception of shipping information;
Delivery information giving means for giving delivery information consisting of either or both of the delivery information received by the delivery accepting means and the identification code information generated by the identification code generating section to the delivery item; ,
Based on the measurement result measured by the measuring means, the delivery item storage unit for storing the delivery item packed with the packing material is determined from the plurality of types of delivery item storage units. A delivery delivery system with a special delivery box device.

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