JP2018070334A - Physical distribution system, movable body for physical distribution, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cloud-type physical distribution system, a movable body for physical distribution, and a program that make it possible to minimize the time loss in cargo collection and delivery and further ensure the security of cargo in unmanned transport.SOLUTION: A physical distribution system 100 comprises a mobile terminal 130 that acquires a location of a movable body 132 in a time series fashion and sends dynamic state information of the movable body through a network, determines that location information included in the dynamic state information from the mobile terminal 130 is matched with location information of a delivery destination to which a cargo is to be delivered, and notifies the delivery destination of an arrival of the movable body 130 at the delivery destination in response to the matching.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to distribution management via a network, and more particularly to a distribution system, a distribution mobile body, and a program.

  In recent years, network infrastructure has become widespread, and mobile communications have also become popular, so many vehicles are equipped with information processing devices such as GPS (Global Positioning System) terminals, tablet-type information processing terminals, and smart phones. Information about location and destination is acquired. The same situation applies to cargo vehicles such as trucks that are responsible for land logistics.

  Furthermore, in recent years, autonomous driving vehicles and unmanned aircraft referred to as drones that move from a departure place to a destination by using a GPS function and a driving control function have appeared. For this reason, the future logistics infrastructure is expected to become increasingly complex and sophisticated with major changes. Learning from such trends, the applicant of the present invention, for example, as described in Japanese Patent No. 5,515,064 (Patent Document 1), logistics that performs distribution management and location management of logistics vehicles via a network A management system is proposed.

  Although the distribution system using vehicles has been improved in efficiency by the technology described in Patent Document 1, the arrival of the delivery vehicle may not be noticed until the vehicle is unloaded after the vehicle arrives at the destination. In some cases, the delivery efficiency may decrease due to the vehicle standing by at the destination.

  In addition, when a vehicle carries loads from multiple shippers and transports them continuously to their final destination, it is necessary for the driver to check the package and destination, select the package, and deliver it to the shipper each time. In addition, as the number of delivery destinations and parcels increased, it also caused a decrease in logistics efficiency.

Patent No. 5,515,064

  An object of the present invention is to provide a distribution system, a distribution moving body, and a program that enable efficient distribution in view of the above-described conventional technology.

According to the present invention,
A logistics system that uses dynamic information of a mobile terminal that moves with a mobile object,
Mobile terminal means for acquiring the position of a mobile object in time series and sending the dynamic information of the mobile object through a network;
Determining means for determining that position information included in the dynamic information from the mobile terminal matches position information of a delivery destination to which a package is to be delivered;
And a notifying means for notifying the delivery destination of the arrival of the mobile body in response to the match.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a distribution system, a distribution vehicle, and a program that enable efficient distribution.

1 is a schematic diagram of a physical distribution system 100 according to the present embodiment. The figure which shows the hardware block 200 of the physical distribution management server 113 of this embodiment. The figure which shows the software block 300 of the physical distribution management server 113 of this embodiment. The figure which shows the software block 400 of the order management part 302 of this embodiment. The figure which shows the software block 500 of the movement management part 303 of this embodiment. The flowchart of the process which the physical distribution management server 113 of this embodiment performs. The flowchart of other embodiment of the process which the physical distribution management server 113 of this embodiment performs. The figure which shows embodiment of the security information 800 used by this embodiment. The figure which shows embodiment of the physical distribution management information 900 in this embodiment. The flowchart in embodiment of the process at the time of performing arrival notification in this embodiment. The figure which shows Embodiment 1100 when the vehicle which transports a luggage | work arrives at a delivery destination according to this embodiment. The figure which showed the structure also in the rear part of the loading platform of the vehicle 1030 of this embodiment.

100: Distribution system 110: Network 111: Order terminal 112: Delivery destination terminal 113: Distribution management server 114: Distribution destination terminal 130: Mobile terminal 132: Mobile unit 134: Mobile terminal 136: Mobile unit 150: Wireless network 200: Block 201 : CPU
202: RAM
203: ROM
204: Display device 205: Communication device 206: System bus 207: I / O bus 208: Input device 209: Storage device 210: Auxiliary storage device 220: Dynamic management unit 300: Block 301: Interface 302: Order management unit 303: Dynamic Management unit 304: Operation management unit 305: DB access unit 400: Block 401: Package collection / delivery request processing unit 402: Matching request processing unit 403: Password generation unit 404: Security processing unit 405: Package delivery status search unit 500: Block 501: Location information acquisition unit 502: Delivery status search unit 503: Arrival notification issue unit 504: Location information registration unit 505: Location information comparison unit 800: Security information

  Hereinafter, although this invention is demonstrated with embodiment, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned later. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a physical distribution system 100 of the present embodiment. In the logistics system 100, an orderer who wishes to ship cargo remotely via a network 110, a public telephone network such as a telephone or a facsimile line, or a communication network such as ISDN requests delivery and responds to a request from the orderer. A logistics company orders collection and delivery, and enables monitoring of collection and delivery status. The distribution system 100 includes an ordering terminal 111 installed at the orderer site.

  The ordering terminal 111 requests the transportation of the package by designating the package to be transported and registering it in the physical distribution management server 113. The ordering terminal 111 inquires the delivery status of the package to the logistics management server 113, and acquires from the logistics management server 113 the current delivery status such as the current location of the package and the scheduled delivery completion time in substantially real time. Further, the ordering terminal 111 of the present application issues a spot delivery request online to the physical distribution management server 113 in response to a user request, thereby enabling spot delivery service.

  The ordering terminal 111 can be composed of a personal computer, a workstation, or a server computer, and is mounted with a central processing unit (CPU), RAM, ROM, hard disk, etc., and under the control of an appropriate operating system (OS). It executes object-oriented programming languages, legacy programming languages, etc., and provides functional means for executing various processes.

  In addition, the distribution system 100 can include a delivery destination terminal 112. The delivery destination terminal 112 is installed at a delivery destination site that receives the package, and can access the physical distribution management server 113 at the delivery destination site and acquire information such as the location of the package and the scheduled delivery time. Further, in the present embodiment, the delivery destination terminal 112 receives an arrival notification indicating that the vehicle has arrived at the delivery destination site, and uses the display on the display device or the sound by the audio device, telephone, facsimile, etc. The arrival of a moving object such as a vehicle or a flying object can be acquired at the delivery destination site. Note that the ordering terminal 111 and the delivery destination terminal 112 can also be implemented with a dedicated client-server application for accessing the physical distribution management server 113.

  The mobile body of this embodiment can be equipped with an auto-lock mechanism that uses a password. The auto-lock mechanism is arranged to enable access to the package at the delivery destination site, and is not allowed to access the target package except for an authorized delivery destination site.

  Furthermore, in a more preferable embodiment, the ordering terminal 111 and the delivery destination terminal 112 are browsers such as Internet Explorer (registered trademark), Mozilla (registered trademark), Opera (registered trademark) FireFox (registered trademark), and Chrome (registered trademark). Software installed, accessing the logistics management server 116 using HTTP protocol or FTP protocol, and via application programs such as JAVA (registered trademark), JAVA APPLET (registered trademark), JAVASCRIPT (registered trademark) It is configured to receive various services.

  Each physical distribution management server 113 receives an order request or an operation management request from the order terminal 111, and supports creation of a collection / delivery plan based on the order request. The physical distribution management server 113 acquires the collection / delivery status of each of the mobile units 132 and 136 from the mobile terminals 130 and 134 mounted on the mobile unit that is currently performing the collection / delivery business by communication via a wireless network, and is substantially in real time. We are updating the collection and delivery status. In the present embodiment, “substantially real time” means that the location information and date / time information are periodically sent from the mobile terminals 130 and 134, and the updated latest information is used as dynamic information. .

  For this purpose, the distribution management server 113 manages the order DB 114, the dynamics DB 115, and the operation DB 116, which are based on orders, management of the status of collection and delivery of mobile units, and new orders from the ordering terminal 111 and the delivery destination terminal 112, respectively. Supports operation planning. The logistics management server 113 functions as a web server and an FTP server to execute the above-described processing, and further implements a database application such as a relational database (RDB) or an object-oriented database (OODB) to acquire data related to logistics. Acquire the request, process the request using SQL (Structured Query Language), XML (extensible Markup Language), etc., and provide the requested information to the ordering terminal 111 or the delivery destination terminal 112, respectively. Yes.

  Note that the physical distribution management server 113 of this embodiment is implemented with a server program that operates under the control of an OS such as Windows (registered trademark) Server 20XX, UNIX (registered trademark), Linux (registered trademark), and SQL (Structured Query Language). Equipped with RDB such as DB2 (registered trademark), Oracle (registered trademark), ACCESS (registered trademark), Microsoft SQL Server (registered trademark), and OODB such as CASHE, which can search by, and process various requests .

  The moving bodies 132 and 136 are vehicles or flying bodies capable of collecting and delivering luggage such as unmanned aircraft referred to as motorcycles, bicycles with motors, drones and the like in addition to vehicles such as trucks. 136 is equipped with the mobile terminals 130 and 134, and sends various information of the moving body such as the vehicle and the flying body to the physical distribution management server 113.

  The mobile terminals 130 and 134 are implemented using any known terminal such as a car navigation device, a smart phone, a PDA (Personal Data Assistant), a mini-notebook computer, an iPad (registered trademark), or the like. be able to.

  The mobile terminals 130 and 134 can acquire time information, position information, and the like to be sent to the physical distribution system 100 of the present embodiment under an appropriate OS such as iOS (registered trademark) or Android (registered trademark). The information acquired periodically by the physical distribution management server 113 via the wireless network can be obtained by using FTP (File Transfer Protocol) defined in RFC959 or the like, FTPS defined in RFC2228 or the like, HTTP defined in RFC2616, RFC2660 As long as it can be sent using a protocol such as HTTPS defined in, the type and format of the terminal are not particularly limited.

  In addition, the mobile terminals 130 and 134 can acquire position information using GPS (Global Positioning System) or the like, and instead of GPS, position information of a wireless station in a specific wireless communication system is acquired as the position information. Can be obtained as The wireless network 150 according to the present embodiment can use communication bases of various communication methods. For example, wireless communication defined by standards such as IEEE802.11x, Bluetooth (registered trademark), DoPa, FOMA, PHS, 7 .High-speed FOMA enabling a data transfer rate of 2 Mbps, 3G, 4G, 5G, LTE (RFC3095, etc.), Wi-Fi, or other mobile communication systems for data communication at a rate of 32 Mbps or higher Can be configured using.

  FIG. 2 shows a hardware block 200 of the physical distribution management server 113 of this embodiment. The distribution management server 113 includes a CPU 201, a RAM 202, a ROM 203, a display device 204, and a communication device 205 that are interconnected by a system bus 206. Furthermore, an I / O bus 207 is connected to the system bus 206 via a bus bridge such as PCI or PCI Express. Note that the hardware block 200 can be virtualized and mounted using an appropriate hypervisor.

  Further, an input device 208 such as a keyboard and a mouse, a storage device 209 such as an HDD, and an auxiliary storage device 210 such as a DVD drive are connected to the I / O bus 207 via an appropriate protocol.

  More specifically, the CPU used by the physical distribution management server 113 is, for example, PENTIUM (registered trademark) to PENTIUM IV (registered trademark), Corei (registered trademark) series, XEON (registered trademark), PENTIUM (registered trademark). ) Compatible CPU, POWER PC (registered trademark), MIPS, and the like.

  As the operating system (OS) to be used, MacOS (trademark), Windows (registered trademark), CHROME (registered trademark), ANDROID (registered trademark), Windows (registered trademark) 200X Server, UNIX (registered trademark), AIX ( (Registered trademark), LINUX (registered trademark), or any other suitable OS. Furthermore, the information processing apparatus 10 stores and executes application programs written in programming languages such as C, C ++, Visual C ++, Visual Basic, Java (registered trademark), Perl, and Ruby, which operate on the OS described above. To do.

  The ordering terminal 111 and the delivery destination terminal 112 can adopt the same hardware configuration as that shown in FIG. 2 except that the capabilities of the CPU 201 and the RAM 202 are different. The ordering terminal 111, the delivery destination terminal 112, and the physical distribution management server 113 according to the present embodiment each implement a program and function as the ordering terminal 111, the delivery destination terminal 112, and the physical distribution management server 113 by executing the program code. I will provide a.

  FIG. 3 shows a software block 300 of the physical distribution management server 113 of this embodiment. The physical distribution management server 113 is configured to include a network interface 301. The network interface 301 is implemented using hardware and software including NIC and the like, and enables information communication with the network 110. Yes.

  The distribution management server 113 further includes an order management unit 302 and an operation management unit 304. The order management unit 302 receives the collection / delivery request from the ordering terminal 111 and supports the creation of a delivery plan by referring to the collection / delivery resource information of the carrier that requests delivery. The operation management unit 304 registers a delivery plan in the operation DB 116 and manages the operation DB 116.

  In this embodiment, the order management unit 302 has a function of a front-end server for both the orderer and the delivery destination. The order management unit 302 receives a package collection / delivery request from the order terminal 111, registers it in the order DB 114, and operates. The package tracking and arrival notification using the management unit 304 and the behavior management unit 303 are enabled. Upon receiving a request for inquiring about the current state of the package from the ordering terminal 111 or the delivery destination terminal 112, the order management unit 302 searches for the latest delivery status of the mobile unit carrying the package of the inquired orderer. The map data corresponding to the position information and the object for displaying the estimated delivery time are combined with the map data to create HTML data, which is downloaded as a response to the current inquiry request to the inquiry source.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the order management unit 302 receives a new order from the order terminal 111, creates vehicle information and other operation plans, and then generates a password for each operation plan. The generated password is sent to the delivery destination terminal 112, and the worker accesses the package to be received by the delivery destination at the delivery destination, thereby enabling unloading and other operations.

  The movement management unit 303 receives position information, time information, and the like sent from the moving bodies 132 and 136 and updates the current information of a specific vehicle registered in the movement DB 115. When the dynamic DB 115 receives an inquiry from the ordering terminal 111 or the delivery destination terminal 112 regarding the delivery status of the package handled by the specific vehicle, the dynamics DB 115 searches the delivery status of the vehicle, and an order management unit described later The retrieved information is passed to 302. The order management unit 302 obtains corresponding map information, road information, and the like, combines them with map data of an object for displaying the current position, planned delivery time, and the like, and generates current position information and estimated arrival time of the package. , Processing such as combining with map data.

  The distribution management server 113 includes a DB access unit 305. The DB access unit 305 is a processing unit that performs data registration and search for RDB and OODB, creation of search results, and the like, and can be implemented including an SQL parser. The DB access unit 305 analyzes a query statement created by SQL or the like, and enables processing such as data addition, search result generation, data deletion, and data update for each database. Each data acquired by the operation management unit 304, the behavior management unit 303, and the order management unit 302 is reflected in each DB via the DB access unit 305.

  Of the functional units of the physical distribution management server 113 shown in FIG. 3, the operation management unit 304 and the order management unit 302 can be configured as a web server. In addition, the behavior management unit 303 can be configured as an FTP server or a web server. The logistics management server 113 can also be configured as a server network of a web server, an FTP server, and a data server, and the specific implementation of the logistics management server 113 takes into consideration system capacity, cost, and installation environment as appropriate. And can be changed.

  Note that each functional unit described in FIG. 3 can be implemented as a server functional unit within a single unit by executing a server program. In another embodiment, each functional unit in FIG. 2 is implemented as an appliance server dedicated to a specific function, and each appliance server is configured as a server network interconnected by Ethernet (registered trademark) or the like. You can also Furthermore, the function of the physical distribution management server 113 in FIG. 3 can be configured on a computing platform such as a so-called cloud.

  FIG. 4 shows a software block 400 of the order management unit 302 of this embodiment. The order management unit 302 can include a package collection / delivery request processing unit 401, a password generation unit 403, and a security processing unit 404. The package collection / delivery request processing unit 401 receives the package collection / delivery request from the ordering terminal 11, passes the received package collection / delivery request to the operation management unit 304, and generates an operation plan.

  When the operation plan is determined, the password generation unit 403 generates a password for each delivery destination, and associates the orderer, delivery destination, and operation plan ID included in the operation plan identification value (ID) with the generated password. , Security information is generated and registered in the security processing unit 404.

  The security processing unit 404 manages the security table, and the security table is generated by registering the orderer, the delivery destination, the operation plan ID and the generated password in association with each other. Further, the security processing unit 404 generates a password table that registers the delivery destination information and the password in association with each other. The password table provides a function of managing the latitude / longitude, place name, company name, and office name to which the generated password is applied in association with each password. The order management unit 302 detects a key sequence such as a password input from the delivery destination when the position information and other information acquired by the behavior management unit 303 match the delivery destination information.

  In another embodiment, a password table is stored in a storage device equipped with the auto-lock function, and the auto-lock is released when the password is successfully associated with the location information acquired by the mobile terminals 130 and 134. By doing so, it is possible to adopt a configuration that allows the delivery destination to access the package. The process for storing the password table in the auto-lock function can be performed by updating the latest password table from the order management unit 302 to the auto-lock function.

  Further, the order management unit 302 can include a current status inquiry request processing unit 402 and a package delivery status search unit 405. The current status inquiry request processing unit 402 receives a current status inquiry request for a package from the ordering terminal 111 or the delivery destination terminal 112, introduces the operation DB 116 from the corresponding operation plan ID, and identifies the moving body. Thereafter, the specified mobile body information is passed to the package delivery status search unit 405.

  When receiving the vehicle information, the package delivery status search unit 405 introduces the dynamic DB 115, acquires a predetermined operation history of the corresponding mobile object, acquires the current position from the latest information, and arrives with reference to the operation history. Time is predicted and returned to the current status inquiry request processing unit 402. The current state inquiry request processing unit 402 executes processing for combining the current position and arrival prediction information with map data including the position where the vehicle is present to generate HTML, and returning it as a response to the request sender.

  FIG. 5 shows a software block 500 of the activity management unit 303 of this embodiment. The activity management unit 303 includes a location information acquisition unit 501, a location information registration unit 504, and a delivery status search unit 502. The position information acquisition unit 501 receives information indicating the current position of the moving body sent from the mobile terminals 130 and 134, and passes the position information together with the moving body information to the position information registration unit 504 as information such as latitude and longitude. The operation history information related to a specific moving body is accumulated in the dynamic DB 115.

  The delivery status search unit 502 searches the dynamic DB 115 using the mobile body information received from the order management unit 302 as a search key, searches for information in response to the current inquiry request, and executes processing to pass to the order management unit 302.

  Furthermore, the activity management unit 303 can include an arrival notification issuance unit 503 and a location information comparison unit 505. When the position information comparison unit 505 acquires the position information, the position information comparison unit 505 notifies the operation DB 116 of the moving body information, and inquires whether the current position matches the intended delivery destination of the moving body. If the current location is the intended delivery destination, the arrival notification issuance unit 503 is notified of this, and the order management unit 302 is issued an arrival notification notifying that the mobile has arrived at the intended delivery destination. Then, the arrival management process to the delivery destination by the order management unit 302 is started.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart of processing executed by the physical distribution management server 113 of this embodiment. The process of FIG. 6 starts from step S600, and a delivery request from the ordering terminal 111 is received in step S601. In step S602, the operation management unit 304 is requested to create an operation plan. In step S603, an operation plan ID is assigned to the operation plan, and a password is generated. The operation plan includes an orderer, a delivery destination, a password for each delivery destination, an operation plan ID, and the like. The created information is registered in the order receiving DB 114 as order receiving information.

  In step S604, the corresponding password is notified to the delivery destination, and in step S605, it is determined whether a current status inquiry request has been received. If a current status inquiry request has not been received (no), the process returns to step S601 and waits for a delivery request to be received.

  When a current state inquiry request is received in step S605 (yes), in step S606, the current position information and travel history information of the corresponding moving body are inquired to the movement management unit 303. In step S607, the acquired position information is mapped to the map. The HTML data including the scheduled delivery time is synthesized from the average speed calculated from the travel history information. Thereafter, the HTML data generated in step S608 is returned to the inquiry source as current status information, and the process returns to step S601 to repeat the process.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart of another embodiment of the process executed by the physical distribution management server 113 of this embodiment. The process of FIG. 7 starts from step S700, receives a current state inquiry request from the shipper terminal in step S701, and inquires the current position information and travel history information to the movement management unit 303 in step S702. The position information of the moving body acquired in step S703 is combined with map data, HTML data including the estimated delivery time is combined from the average speed calculated from the travel history information, and returned to the inquiry source as current state information in step S704.

  In step S705, it is determined whether or not an arrival notification has been received from the dynamic management unit 303. If not received (no), the process returns to step S701 to repeat the process. On the other hand, if an arrival notification is received in step S705 (yes), the arrival of the package is notified to the delivery destination in step S706. The process of notifying the delivery destination of the package can be performed by any method capable of notifying the arrival from the order management unit 302. For example, there is no particular limitation as long as arrival can be notified, such as e-mail, telephone by automatic voice function, facsimile, message, audio signal.

  In another embodiment, a notification method in which a predetermined message is announced from an acoustic device mounted on a moving body is also possible. In yet another embodiment, an arrival message from a mobile can be generated along with a notification mail, a message, and a message with sound. After notifying in step S706, the process returns to step S701 to repeat the process further.

  Through the above processing, it becomes possible to issue an arrival notification when the mobile unit is within the range set from the delivery destination, reducing unnecessary waiting time of the mobile unit, and further improving the efficiency and delivery of unmanned delivery. Can improve security.

  FIG. 8 shows an embodiment of security information 800 used in the present embodiment. The security information 800 of this embodiment can be configured to include a security table 810 and a password table 820. The security table includes a password for each delivery destination that is generated after the order management unit 302 receives a delivery order from the orderer and the operation plan ID is given by the operation management unit 304, and the orderer, delivery destination, and operation plan ID. It is a table associated with the above. In the present embodiment, since a plurality of delivery destinations can be registered in the operation plan, delivery destinations specified by different passwords can be included in the same operation plan ID.

  The password table 820 is a table in which the generated password and location information of the delivery destination, for example, latitude / longitude, place name, office name, and the like are registered in association with each other. The password table 820 provides a function that associates delivery destination information such as latitude and longitude as a user ID instead of a normal user ID and password security information, and enables access control using a password for each delivery destination.

  FIG. 9 shows an embodiment of the distribution management information 900 in this embodiment. The distribution management information 900 can be configured to include an operation plan table 910 and a dynamic information table 920. The operation plan table 910 can be generated by associating a starting point and a target point (single or plural) by designating a movable body and a driver that are possible when receiving a new order.

  The movement information table 920 is generated as movement history information in which the movement status of a specific moving body ID is associated with time Tn and position information such as latitude and longitude measured at time Tn. When the order management unit 302 receives the current position inquiry, the order management unit 302 refers to the operation plan table 910 and acquires the moving body ID. Then, the dynamic information table 920 is searched using the acquired mobile body ID as a search key, the latest position information and information before an appropriate time before that are extracted, and the current position information and average speed, As a result, it is possible to calculate the estimated arrival time.

  Further, the latest information in the dynamic information table 920 can be used as a parameter indicating that the mobile object has arrived at the delivery destination in the physical distribution management server 113. In still another embodiment, the position coordinates of the destination point registered in the record of the corresponding mobile object ID in the operation plan table 910 copied by the mobile terminals 130 and 134 mounted on the mobile object, When the position coordinates measured by the unit 134 coincide with each other within the set range, an arrival notification is issued to the physical distribution management server 113 to cause the order management unit 302 to start the arrival notification process. Can do.

  Which notification mode is used can be selected according to a specific application in consideration of stability of the communication state, processing load and load distribution of the distribution management server 113, notification accuracy, and the like.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart in the embodiment of the process when the arrival notification is performed in the present embodiment. The process starts from step S1000. In step S1001, the dynamic management unit 303 inquires the operation management unit 304 about the position coordinates of the destination position M that has not yet arrived. In step S1002, the dynamic management unit 303 acquires the position coordinates of the target position M from the operation management unit 304, and determines whether or not the latest position matches the position coordinates of the target position M in step S1003. If they do not match (no), the process returns to step S1001 and the determination is repeated.

  On the other hand, it is determined whether or not the latest position matches the position coordinates of the target position M. If they match (yes), the behavior management unit 303 issues an arrival notification to the order management unit 302 in step S1004, passes the process to step S706 in FIG. 7, and starts the arrival notification process. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 10, the arrival determination is performed by the movement management unit 303. However, the arrival determination is performed by the operation management unit 304 of the physical distribution management server 113 according to the implementation format of the program. It can also be executed by the order management unit 302, or can be executed by the mobile terminals 130 and 134, and there is no particular limitation.

  FIG. 11 shows an embodiment 1100 when a vehicle that transports a package arrives at a delivery destination according to this embodiment. When the vehicle 1130 approaches the predetermined range of the delivery destination 1110 according to this embodiment, the physical distribution management server 113 applies the arrival notification process to the delivery destination terminal 112 or the vehicle 1130. As a result, the delivery destination worker 1120 can go out to the cargo receiving space and prepare for receiving the cargo before the vehicle 1130 stops completely in contact with the cargo receiving space, and wasteful waiting time can be reduced.

  The worker 1120 can input a password notified in advance from the auto-lock function 1130a according to the present embodiment to unlock the baggage, and can enter the cargo bed of the vehicle and deliver the cargo. It should be noted that the password and the delivery destination can be verified using the position information of the mobile terminals 130 and 134 based on the information held by the auto-lock mechanism 1130a.

  In another aspect, a process of sending an input sequence for the auto-lock function 1130a to the distribution management server 113 and unlocking it in accordance with a command from the distribution management server 113 can also be used.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the detailed configuration of the rear part of the loading platform of the vehicle 1030 according to this embodiment. On the rear door of the vehicle 1030, the auto-lock function 1030a is disposed at a height that allows easy input. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 12, when the vehicle 1030 arrives at a set distance from the delivery destination, an arrival message is sent to the delivery destination terminal 112 by e-mail, message, etc. independently of the logistics management server 113. Send. FIG. 12 also shows an aspect in which the vehicle notifies the delivery destination worker of an arrival notification as an acoustic message.

  The worker who has received the arrival notification waits in advance in the cargo receiving space, and upon entering the password, inputs the password to the auto-lock mechanism 1030a to open the rear door lock 1040 and access the internal luggage. be able to. For this reason, in this embodiment, the security of delivery can be improved. In this embodiment, it is possible to improve the delivery efficiency even in the conventional manned delivery in which the driver delivers. Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to deliver packages with high security even in the case of unmanned delivery in which packages are delivered using an autonomous driving vehicle or an unmanned aircraft.

  In another embodiment, in the case of small package delivery, a box that can be accessed with a password, for example, is installed inside the rear door, and the box identification value and password are notified to the delivery destination, so that the security of the package in the case of small package transportation Can be secured. The box identification value can be handled by generating a password table in which the delivery destination, the password, and the box identification value are associated with each other when the order management unit 302 generates a password. Further, the generated password and the box identification value can be associated with each other and registered in an IC tag or the like.

  As described above, the present invention has been described with the embodiment. However, according to the present invention, a cloud type that minimizes time loss of package collection and delivery and further ensures the security of luggage in unmanned transportation. Logistics systems, logistics vehicles and programs can be provided.

  Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and other embodiments, additions, modifications, deletions, and the like can be modified within a range that can be conceived by those skilled in the art. As long as the functions and effects of the present invention are exhibited, the scope of the present invention is also included.

Claims (9)

A logistics system that uses dynamic information of a mobile terminal that moves with a mobile object,
Mobile terminal means for acquiring the position of a mobile object in time series and sending the dynamic information of the mobile object through a network;
Determining means for determining that position information included in the dynamic information from the mobile terminal matches position information of a delivery destination to which a package is to be delivered;
And a notifying means for notifying the delivery destination of the arrival of the mobile body in response to the match.   The logistics system includes an auto-lock mechanism, and when the package arrives at a delivery destination to which the package is to be delivered, unlocking means for unlocking the auto-lock mechanism in response to an input of a password associated with the delivery destination The distribution system according to claim 1, comprising:   The physical distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the moving body is a manned driving vehicle, an autonomous driving vehicle, or an unmanned aircraft. Mobile terminal means for acquiring the position of a mobile object in time series and sending the dynamic information of the mobile object through a network;
Determining means for determining that position information included in the dynamic information from the mobile terminal matches position information of a delivery destination to which a package is to be delivered;
A distribution mobile unit including notification means for notifying the delivery destination of arrival of the mobile unit in response to the match.   The mobile body is provided with an auto-lock mechanism, and an unlocking means for unlocking the auto-lock mechanism in response to an input of a password associated with the delivery destination when the package arrives at a delivery destination to which the package is to be delivered. The distribution system according to claim 1, comprising:   The logistics vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle is a manned driving vehicle, an autonomous driving vehicle, or an unmanned aircraft. Information processing device
Mobile terminal means for acquiring the position of a mobile object in time series and sending the dynamic information of the mobile object through a network;
Judgment means for judging that position information included in the dynamic information from the mobile terminal matches position information of a delivery destination to which a package should be delivered;
An apparatus-executable program that functions as notification means for notifying the delivery destination of the arrival of the mobile object in response to the match. further,
8. The program according to claim 7, wherein when the package arrives at a delivery destination to which the package is to be delivered, the program functions as an unlocking means for unlocking the auto-lock mechanism in response to an input of a password associated with the delivery destination.   The program according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the moving body is a manned driving vehicle, an autonomous driving vehicle, or an unmanned aerial vehicle.