JP2019116784A - Electronic lock unit, home delivery confirmation method, and home delivery confirmation assistance system - Google Patents

Abstract

To reduce the time and labor of a delivery person until completion of delivery by eliminating the need to repeatedly visit an owner's room, and to reduce anxiety of both an owner and a service provider when the person unlocks the room to enter while the owner is not at home.SOLUTION: An identification file of a delivery person is transmitted to an owner terminal 5 in advance, and when an owner confirms the delivery person who has arrived at a room through a TV phone, special authority information is transmitted from the owner terminal 5 to an electronic lock unit 10, and the electronic lock unit 10 is unlocked. An indoor side camera 12 provided in the electronic lock unit 10 seamlessly photographs a series of operations where a door D is opened, and the delivery person leaves a package P, and exits from the door D, acquired dynamic image data is transmitted to the owner terminal 5 via an assistance server 6, and the owner views a dynamic image. Confirmation as to the viewing is transmitted to the assistance server 6.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 15

Description

  The invention of this application relates to an electronic lock unit and to confirmation of receipt and collection of a package of a home delivery using the electronic lock unit.

  In the retail industry, while sales at existing stores such as department stores are sluggish, non-store sales such as Internet shopping and TV mail-order sales are increasing significantly, and this trend is expected to continue in the future. On the other hand, it has been pointed out that the boom in the non-store sales industry has come to home delivery companies. This is a significant increase in the number of delivery services for delivery of non-store products. Due to the excessive delivery volume, long hours of labor are required mainly by the delivery staff, and there are also opinions that are regarded as a problem. For this reason, some home delivery companies have also seen movements to raise delivery charges.

  On the other hand, the wave of IT adoption is also pushing the lock attached to various doors, and the electronic lock which can be unlocked electronically has been developed and is gradually spreading. The electronic lock is a lock that can be unlocked by electronic information input from the outside. An electronic lock that can be unlocked by a portable terminal such as a smartphone is also commercially available, and has the convenience of being able to unlock without holding a key.

JP, 2017-36644, A

One factor of delivery workers' long working hours at the courier company is redelivery. In the absence of the delivery person, the delivery person takes the package back to the sales office, and repeatedly visits during a prescribed period to check whether he is at home and repeats this until delivery is completed. For this reason, the labor of the deliveryman until the delivery of one package is completed tends to be excessive.
The problem that the deliveryman repeatedly visits the user's room also occurs when depositing luggage. That is, when the delivery person visits the user because collection is requested by telephone or the like, the user may not be able to collect the item in the absence of the user, and in many cases, he or she has to visit again after a while.
In addition, since the user is often the owner of the room to which the package is delivered, the user is hereinafter referred to as the owner.
The invention of this application is made to solve such problems in the home delivery industry, eliminating the need to repeatedly visit the owner's room at the time of delivery or collection, and until the completion of delivery of a single package. The purpose is to provide a technical configuration that can reduce labor.

As the above-mentioned electronic lock is known as one that can be unlocked by remote control, it is also conceivable to use it for receiving a package of the courier service. That is, when a delivery person comes for delivery of the package, the electronic lock is opened by remote control and the package is placed.
However, even if it is delivery of a package, it is very uneasy for the owner to unlock without confirming anything. It is not always wrong if you enter the room and put your luggage. On the other hand, even for the courier company, if it is unlocked by remote control, it is very simple as it only requires leaving and leaving the package, which is extremely simplified, but the deliveryman enters the room when the deliveryman is absent. Things are very hesitant. That is, despite the fact that the delivery staff has not made any fraud, it is fear that they can be suspicioned. For example, a delivery clerk may be blamed for missing things in a room. Therefore, it is considered that the deliveryman will not enter the room when the owner is absent unless there is evidence that there is no fraud.

Such a point applies similarly to services other than the home delivery service. For example, a service for regularly delivering foodstuffs to general households is known, but even in such services, it is preferable in terms of safety and convenience if it is possible to place foodstuffs in a room when the owner is absent. However, the delivery clerk is hesitant because he does not want to make any doubts.
Another object of the invention of this application is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the anxiety of both the owner and the service provider when the owner enters the room to provide service by unlocking in the absence of the owner. Intended to reduce.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention of this application takes the form of an invention of an electronic lock unit as a first solution means. That is, the electronic lock unit according to claim 1 of this application comprises: a frame attached to a door of a room;
A drive mechanism that drives a dead bolt that is engaged with strike and locked thereby to perform locking and unlocking;
An input unit to which an external signal is input;
A signal output unit capable of outputting an unlocking signal to the drive mechanism in accordance with an external signal input to the input unit;
A camera is attached to the side of the frame facing the room,
The camera is capable of shooting video where the luggage on the indoor side of the door is placed.
It has a configuration in which a storage unit for storing moving image data captured by a camera is provided, or a transmitting unit for transmitting moving image data captured by a camera to an apparatus at a remote location is provided.
Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the electronic lock unit according to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect, in the camera, the door is opened and a person who holds the luggage places the luggage in the place. It has a configuration in which it is possible to continuously shoot a series of operations out of the door or a series of operations in which the door is opened and a person enters and holds a load from the place and exits the door.
Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the electronic lock unit according to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to the first or second aspect, the camera is authorized information when unlocking for persons other than the room owner. When the special authority information that is is input to the input unit, shooting is started.
Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the electronic lock unit according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is provided with a display part indicating that the photographing by the camera is performed in any of the first to third aspects. ,
The display unit is configured to be provided at a position where a person outside the door can confirm that photographing by the camera is being performed.
Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the electronic lock unit according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the frame or a frame separately provided on the frame is a surface exposed outside. And another camera is attached to this side,
The terminal has a configuration that includes a transmission unit that transmits, in real time, an image captured by the other camera to a terminal operated by the room owner.
Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the electronic lock unit according to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the input unit receives an external signal by near field communication. It has the composition of.
Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the electronic lock unit according to claim 7, in the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 5, it is said that the input unit is to receive an external signal through a network. It has composition.

Moreover, invention of this application takes the form of invention of the courier service confirmation method as a 2nd means of solution in order to solve the above-mentioned subject. That is, the home delivery confirmation method according to claim 8 is a home delivery confirmation method for confirming receipt or collection of the home delivery package using the electronic lock unit according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
When special authority information is input to the input unit and the signal output unit outputs an unlocking signal to drive the dead bolt and the door is opened, until the delivery person places a package and leaves the room or A photographing step of photographing the camera with the camera until the deliveryman picks up the luggage and leaves the room;
And a viewing step for enabling the moving image data shot in the shooting step to be viewed on a terminal operated by the room owner.
Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the method of checking a home delivery service according to claim 9, in the configuration according to claim 8, the signal output unit receives an unlock signal when special authority information is input to the input unit. Prior to output, the room owner is provided with a videophone step in which a deliveryman of the home delivery is confirmed by a videophone.
Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the method of checking a home delivery service according to claim 10, in the configuration according to claim 8 or 9, the signal output unit is unlocked by inputting the special authority information into the input unit. Prior to outputting the signal, an authentication information transmission step of transmitting authentication information to a terminal operated by the room owner is provided,
The authentication information is configured to be information used by the room owner to determine that the delivery person is an authentic delivery person.
Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the method of checking a home delivery service according to claim 11, in any one of the configurations according to claims 8 to 10, a display unit is provided to indicate that photographing by the camera is performed. Yes,
The display unit is provided at a position where a person outside the door can confirm that shooting by the camera is being performed.
The delivery person of the home delivery service has a configuration in which the delivery person enters the room only when it is confirmed by the display unit that the photographing by the camera is being performed.
Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the method for checking a home delivery service according to claim 12, a drive mechanism for driving a dead bolt engaged with a strike and locking is performed to perform locking and unlocking, and an external signal is input An electronic lock unit comprising: an input unit to be selected; and a signal output unit capable of outputting an unlocking signal to the drive mechanism in accordance with an external signal input to the input unit;
This is a courier confirmation method using a camera capable of shooting a video of a place where the luggage on the indoor side of the door is placed,
When special authority information is input to the input unit and the signal output unit outputs an unlock signal to drive the dead bolt and the door opens, until the delivery person leaves the room and leaves the room or the delivery person A shooting step that takes a package and shoots without interruption with the camera until it leaves the room,
And a viewing step for enabling the moving image data shot in the shooting step to be viewed on a terminal operated by the room owner.
Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the invention of claim 13, in the configuration of the claim 12, the signal output unit outputs an unlock signal when special authority information is input to the input unit. Prior to the process, the room owner is provided with a videophone step for confirming the delivery person of the home delivery service by videophone.
Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the invention of claim 14, in the configuration according to claim 12 or 13, the signal output unit outputs an unlock signal when special authority information is input to the input unit. The authentication information transmission step of transmitting the authentication information to the terminal operated by the room owner is provided prior to the step
The authentication information is configured to be information used by the room owner to determine that the delivery person is an authentic delivery person.
Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the invention of claim 15, a display unit is provided in any of the constitutions of claims 12 to 14 to indicate that photographing by the camera is performed,
The display unit is provided at a position where a person outside the door can confirm that shooting by the camera is being performed.
The delivery person of the home delivery service has a configuration in which the delivery person enters the room only when it is confirmed by the display unit that the photographing by the camera is being performed.

Moreover, in order to solve the said subject, invention of this application takes the form of a courier service confirmation assistance system as a 3rd solution means. That is, the invention according to claim 16 is a courier service confirmation support system which supports confirmation of receipt or collection of a home delivery package by using the electronic lock unit according to any one of claims 1 to 7. ,
It has a server provided on the network,
The server
When special authority information is input to the input unit and the signal output unit outputs an unlocking signal to drive the dead bolt and the door is opened, until the delivery person places a package and leaves the room or A program that causes the server to function as a receiving unit that receives moving image data captured by the camera through a network until a delivery clerk takes a package and leaves the room;
A program that causes the server to function as storage means for storing received moving image data;
It has a configuration in which a program that causes the server to function as a transmission unit that transmits received moving image data to the owner terminal, which is a terminal owned by the room owner, via a network to enable viewing of the moving image is implemented. .
Further, in order to solve the above problem, the courier service confirmation support system according to claim 17 is a moving image for authenticating that the transmission means transmits without changing the moving image data in the configuration according to claim 16 It has the structure of providing an authentication means.
Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the configuration of the claim 16 or 17, in the configuration of the claim 16 or 17, the server according to the eighteenth aspect of the present invention is the courier service confirmation support system.
When the receipt confirmation information, which is information indicating that the receipt or collection of the package has been confirmed by browsing the moving image data, is received from the owner terminal, the receipt confirmation information receiving unit receives the receipt confirmation information. A program that makes the server work,
When the receipt confirmation information receiving means receives the receipt confirmation information, the reception confirmation information is stored in the receipt confirmation information or the terminal operated by a person in charge of the delivery company who delivered the package or the delivery clerk operates the receipt confirmation information. A program for causing the server to function is installed as confirmation processing means for transmission.
Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the configuration of the courier service confirmation support system according to claim 19, in the configuration according to any one of claims 16 to 18, the server or a terminal accessible to the server is provided.
A program that causes the server or the terminal to function is implemented as a charging unit.
The charging unit is configured to count, for each home delivery service provider, the number of deliveries or collections of the packages for which the moving image data has been received from the electronic lock unit and transmitted to the owner terminal.

As described below, according to the electronic lock unit according to claim 1 of this application, the camera is attached to the surface of the frame facing the indoor side, and the camera is a place where the luggage on the indoor side of the door is placed And a storage unit for storing moving image data captured by a camera, or a transmitting unit for transmitting moving image data captured by a camera to an apparatus at a remote location. It is possible to check if there is no illegal act at the time of unlocking. For this reason, the psychological uneasiness of inputting an external signal into an input part and unlocking at the time of absence falls, and it can utilize the convenience of an electronic lock.
Further, according to the electronic lock unit of claim 2, in addition to the above effect, the camera opens a door, and a series of operations in which a person holding the luggage puts the luggage and leaves the door, or the door opens. Since it is possible to take pictures without interruption of a series of operations in which a person takes in a package, holds the package, and leaves the door, it is more preferable in terms of preventing fraud.
Further, according to the electronic lock unit of claim 3, in addition to the above effect, the camera receives special authority information, which is authority information at the time of unlocking for persons other than the room owner, inputted to the input unit. In this case, shooting is started, so moving image data is not unnecessarily stored or transmitted, and unnecessarily uses a storage area or performs unnecessary data transmission. There is no problem to get tired.
According to the electronic lock unit of the fourth aspect, in addition to the above effects, the display unit can confirm that shooting with a camera is performed before entering the room, so for those who enter, it is After confirming that the evidence of non-corruption remains properly, you can enter and you can safely perform the service in the absence of the owner.
Further, according to the electronic lock unit of claim 5, in addition to the above effect, the owner can check the person outside the door by the image, so there is no problem for the person who is trying to enter the room The owner can make an image decision prior to unlocking.
Further, according to the electronic lock unit of the sixth aspect, in addition to the above effect, since the input unit is one to which an external signal is input by near field communication, when the owner himself enters the room, the near field communication It is also possible to unlock by communication, which is preferable in this respect. In addition, it is not necessary to have a network function for unlocking, and by configuring without the network function, the cost can be reduced.
Further, according to the electronic lock unit according to claim 7, in addition to the above effect, the input section is an external signal input through the network, so the owner directly unlocks through the network from a distant place You can do the operation. For this reason, it becomes suitable, when it is necessary to make a person who does not have a terminal like a deliveryman terminal enter a room.

In addition, according to the method for confirming the home delivery service according to claim 8 or 12, or the system for supporting the confirmation of home delivery according to claim 16, the delivery person leaves the room until the delivery person leaves the room or the delivery person takes the luggage and leaves the room When the owner browses the moving image taken up to the point, it is possible to confirm the receipt and the collection of the package of the courier service. For this reason, it is not necessary to repeatedly visit the owner's room at the time of delivery or collection, and it is possible to reduce the effort until the completion of delivery of one package.
Further, according to the method for checking a home delivery service according to claim 9 or 13, in addition to the above-mentioned effects, prior to the signal output unit outputting the unlocking signal by inputting the special authority information to the input unit, Since the owner confirms the delivery person by the videophone, the concern of the owner at the time of unlocking is further reduced.
Further, according to the method of checking the home delivery service according to claim 10 or 14, in addition to the above effects, the owner can judge whether the delivery person is a genuine delivery person or not by the authentication information prior to unlocking. The owner's anxiety reduction effect is higher.
Further, according to the method of checking a home delivery service according to claim 11 or 15, in addition to the above effects, the delivery person can confirm by the display unit that photographing by a camera is being performed before entering the room. It is possible to enter the service after confirming that the evidence of non-corruption remains properly, and it is possible to perform the delivery or collection service in the absence of the owner more safely.

Further, according to the courier service confirmation support system according to claim 17, in addition to the above effect, it is authenticated that the transmitting means is transmitting without changing the moving image data, and therefore, evidence for proving whether or not there is an irregularity. As the evidence value of video data becomes higher.
Moreover, according to the courier service confirmation support system according to claim 18, in addition to the above effect, the home delivery company can confirm that the owner browses the moving image at the time of delivery or collection, so the owner of delivery completion or habit completion If the owner insists that the package has not received the package or the package has not been collected, the courier company can counter it. For this reason, the system can be used more safely at the home delivery company.
Moreover, according to the courier service confirmation support system according to claim 19, in addition to the above effects, the number of times the confirmation service of delivery or collection by video viewing is performed is totaled for each courier company, and charging is performed based thereon . For this reason, it is convenient when providing a reward such as cashback to the owner for the trouble of the owner required for browsing of the moving image and confirmation transmission of browsing.

It is the schematic of the electronic lock unit of embodiment, and is the perspective schematic seen from the indoor side. It is the schematic of the electronic lock unit of embodiment, and is the perspective schematic seen from the outdoor side. It is the schematic of the electronic lock unit of embodiment, and is a block diagram of a control system. It is the schematic which showed the execution screen of the electronic lock application installed in the owner terminal. It is the flowchart which showed the outline of the electronic lock program implemented in the small general purpose computer. It is the schematic shown about the courier service confirmation assistance system of embodiment. It is the schematic which showed an example of the structure of a delivery person information file. It is the schematic which showed an example of the structure of an owner information file. It is the schematic of the top page of the support application for owners. It is the schematic which showed an example of the top page of the assistance application for delivery workers. It is the schematic which showed an example of the structure of the delivery log file. It is the schematic which showed an example of the authentication transmission instruction | indication page. It is the schematic which showed an example of the push notification confirmation page displayed by the push for authentication transmission. It is the schematic which showed each screen display of the owner terminal at the time of displaying the moving image at the time of delivery. It is the schematic shown about the courier service confirmation method of embodiment. It is the schematic shown about another embodiment containing the more preferable structure of the assistance application for owners.

Next, a mode (embodiment) for carrying out the invention of this application will be described.
First, an embodiment of the invention of the electronic lock unit will be described. 1 to 3 are schematic views of the electronic lock unit according to the embodiment, FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view seen from the indoor side, and FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view seen from the outdoor side. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control system of the electronic lock unit of the embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the electronic lock unit of the embodiment is driven by locking the frames 1 and 2 attached to the door D of the room and the dead bolt B engaged with the strike and locked. A drive mechanism 3 for unlocking, an input unit 41 to which an external signal is input, and a signal output unit capable of outputting at least an unlock signal to the drive mechanism 3 according to the external signal input to the input unit 41 Have.

In this embodiment, the electronic lock unit consists of two unit elements. One is an element attached to the indoor side of the door D, and hereinafter referred to as an indoor side element. The other is an element attached to the outdoor side of the door D, and hereinafter referred to as an outdoor side element.
As shown in FIG. 1, the indoor side element includes the indoor side frame 1. The indoor side frame 1 is in the shape of a rounded rectangular cup, and is attached so as to cover the surface of the door D on the indoor side.
Also, as shown in FIG. 2, the outdoor element includes the outdoor frame 2. The outdoor frame 2 is also in the form of a rounded rectangular cup. The outdoor side frame 2 is attached so as to cover the outer side surface of the door D.
The indoor side frame 1 and the indoor side frame 2 may be separate frames or may be an integral frame. In the case of a one-piece frame, the electronic lock unit is attached with the portion connecting the two penetrating through the door D.

As shown in FIG. 1, the indoor side element includes a thumb turn 11. The thumb turns 11 are provided in a state of projecting from the front surface of the indoor side frame 11.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the outdoor element includes a cylinder 21. The cylinder 21 has a keyhole.
The thumb turn 11 and the cylinder 21 drive the dead bolt B via the drive mechanism 3. This part can be similar to the previously known mechanism, but an example is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the drive mechanism 3 is a mechanism including a rack 31 fixed to the upper surface of the dead bolt B and a pinion 32 meshing with the rack 31. The axis of the pinion 32 is perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 3, the thumb turn 11 is connected to one side (the indoor side), and the cylinder 21 is connected to the other side (the outdoor side).

  And since this embodiment is an electronic lock unit, the element which drives pinion 32 by a signal is added. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, a worm 33 meshes with the pinion 32, and a rotational drive source (motor, solenoid, air cylinder, etc.) 34 for rotating the worm 33 is provided. A signal output unit is connected to the rotational drive source 34, and the rotational drive source 34 is operated by a signal output from the signal output unit so that the dead bolt B is driven through the drive mechanism 3 It has become.

  Although the signal output unit may have various configurations, in this embodiment, it is configured by a small general-purpose computer 4 such as raspberry pie. The small general-purpose computer 4 includes an input port, which corresponds to the input unit 41 in the embodiment. Therefore, in this embodiment, the input unit 41 and the signal output unit are configured by one small general-purpose computer 4.

  The electronic lock unit according to the embodiment is provided with a camera (interior side camera) 12 for photographing the indoor side. As shown in FIG. 1, in the indoor camera 12, the indoor camera 12 is attached to the front of the indoor frame 1. The indoor side frame 1 is formed with a pedestal 121 having a triangular prism shape formed to protrude to the indoor side, and the indoor camera 12 is attached to the pedestal 121. As shown in FIG. 1, the direction in which the indoor camera 12 is attached is the side of the end face of the door D.

  The indoor camera 12 is a digital camera and is connected to the small general-purpose computer 4 as shown in FIG. The small general-purpose computer 4 includes a general-purpose interface such as USB, and the indoor camera 12 is connected to a general-purpose interface terminal (not shown). As the indoor camera 12, a camera with a wide field of view (a camera equipped with a wide-angle lens) as used in a security camera is preferably used.

  The outdoor side frame 2 is provided with a display unit 22 which indicates that shooting by the indoor side camera 12 is being performed. In this embodiment, the display 22 is a small lamp such as an LED lamp. The display unit 22 is connected to the small general purpose computer 4 and is controlled to be lit by the small general purpose computer 4.

  On the other hand, the outdoor side frame 2 is provided with an outdoor side camera 23 and a short distance wireless communication unit 24. The outdoor camera 23 may be a small camera mounted on a smartphone. The indoor camera 12 is also connected to the general purpose interface terminal of the small general purpose computer 4. The short distance wireless communication unit 24 is a module that performs infrared communication or Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication. The short distance wireless communication unit 24 is connected to an interface unit for short distance wireless communication of the small general-purpose computer 4.

  The outdoor camera 23 is used for a videophone using the small general-purpose computer 4. Therefore, the small general-purpose computer 4 is provided with a videophone API. As shown in FIG. 2, the outdoor frame 2 is provided with a videophone button 25 for starting a videophone call. In this embodiment, the videophone is fixed and used for videophone with the owner terminal. The videophone button 25 is connected to the small general purpose computer 4, and when the videophone button 25 is turned on in the small general purpose computer 4, the telephone number of the owner terminal is called to open the videophone. The program is implemented.

Further, the electronic lock unit according to the embodiment includes a storage unit 42 for storing moving image data captured by the indoor camera 12, and a transmitting unit 43 for transmitting the moving image data captured by the indoor camera 12 to a remote location. Is equipped.
The small general-purpose computer 4 can attach and detach a small storage medium such as an SD memory card as a storage, and the storage medium 42 is used as the storage unit 42. The small general-purpose computer 4 is provided with a wireless LAN interface such as WiFi, and the transmission unit 43 is a communication module in this wireless LAN interface. The transmitting unit 43 is connected to a network such as the Internet via a wireless LAN router (not shown) provided indoors.

The small general-purpose computer 4 includes a power supply unit 44. In this embodiment, the power supply unit 44 is wired and is connected to a household outlet by a power cable (not shown). The power supply unit 44 is, for example, an AC adapter (AC-DC adapter) of approximately 2 to 3 A at 5V. The power supply unit 44 may be battery-powered or rechargeable.
A program (hereinafter, an electronic lock program) for performing an operation characteristic of the electronic lock of the embodiment is implemented in such a small general-purpose computer 4. The small general-purpose computer 4 is a computer operating on an OS such as RISC OS or Arch Linux (registered trademark), and the OS and application programs are stored and executed in an SD memory card as the storage unit 42. The electronic lock program is also stored in the SD memory card, and when the power is turned on, it is automatically activated and becomes a resident program. The power supply of the electronic lock unit is always on.

  The electronic lock unit has a so-called auto lock function. That is, the electronic lock unit is provided with a sensor (hereinafter referred to as a close sensor) 45 for detecting that the door D is closed from the open state, and a signal from the close sensor 45 is sent to the small general purpose computer 4 It is supposed to be. When there is an input from the close sensor 45, the small general-purpose computer 4 automatically outputs a lock signal to the drive mechanism 3 to move the dead bolt B forward to close it.

  As will be understood from the above description, this electronic lock unit is a composite type in which both the normal operation of opening and closing using a key and the operation of opening and closing electronically by the input from the input unit 41 can be performed. And about electronic opening and closing, using a mobile terminal (a smart phone, a mobile phone, a tablet PC, etc.) which an owner (owner of a room) of an electronic lock unit operates is premised. A terminal operated by the owner is referred to as an owner terminal in this specification.

  Application software for operating the electronic lock unit (hereinafter referred to as an electronic lock application) is installed in the owner terminal. The electronic lock application is provided as an attached software from a sales company of the electronic lock unit or from an operator of a support server described later. The electronic lock application is downloaded and installed on the owner terminal. Hereinafter, the electronic lock application will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing an execution screen of the electronic lock application installed in the owner terminal. The main function of the electronic lock application is to send the authority information to the electronic lock unit to open the electronic lock. Therefore, the electronic lock application includes an authority information registration program for registering authority information in the electronic lock, and an authority information transmission program for transmitting the authority information to the electronic lock. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the execution screen of the electronic lock application includes an authority information registration button 51 and authority information transmission buttons 52 to 55. The authority information registration button 51 is a start button of the authority information registration program, and the authority information transmission buttons 52 to 55 are start buttons of the authority information transmission program.

  The authority information registration program is a program that is executed when the owner registers the authority information as the initial setting of the electronic lock. Although details are omitted, registration of the authority information is performed using the short-distance wireless communication unit 24 of the electronic lock unit. That is, when the owner inputs an arbitrary password as the authority information at the owner terminal 5 and taps the transmission button, the authority information registration program transmits the password by near field wireless transmission using the near field wireless communication function of the owner terminal 5 , And stored in the storage unit 42 of the electronic lock unit.

  In this embodiment, two types of authority information are set. One is authority information for a normal unlocking operation that does not require photographing with the indoor camera 12 (hereinafter, normal authority information). The other is authority information for an unlocking operation which requires photographing with the indoor camera 12 since the operator is unlocked to a person other than the owner (hereinafter, special authority information). Then, two different types of special authority information are set. One is special authority information for receipt and collection of packages of the courier service, and the other is special authority information for other purposes. As shown in FIG. 4, on the execution screen of the electronic lock application, a transmission button for normal authority information (hereinafter referred to as a normal unlocking button) 52, and for transmission of special authority information for receiving or collecting parcels of a courier service. And a button (hereinafter, general special unlocking button) 55 for transmitting special authority information for other purposes. The unlocking buttons 53 and 54 for home delivery are provided separately for each home delivery company. In this example, there are two delivery companies, and respective delivery unlocking buttons 53 and 54 are provided on the execution screen.

  The normal unlocking button 53 is a button similar to a remote control button of a normal electronic lock. That is, it is a button for transmitting the normal authority information to the electronic lock unit via the network 100 and driving the dead bolt B to unlock it. Although the unlocking button 54 for home delivery is also the same, it is a button for transmitting special authority information in which additional information is added to the normal authority information. The additional information is information that means that it is authority information for home delivery and can identify the home delivery company. The general special unlock button 55 is a button for transmitting the authority information with additional information indicating that it is special authority information for purposes other than home delivery. For example, assuming that the normal authority information is xxxx (four digits), the special authority information for home delivery is xxxx-abc, and the other special authority information is xxxx-000. Even when the authority information delivery unlocking button 54 or the general special unlocking button 55 is tapped, the dead bolt B is driven to unlock as in the case of the normal release button.

The electronic lock program implemented in the small general-purpose computer 4 is also configured to cooperate with the electronic lock application on such an owner terminal. Hereinafter, the details of the electronic lock program will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing an outline of the electronic lock program.
As shown in FIG. 5, when the electronic lock program is activated, it waits for the input of the authority information. When the authority information is input, it is determined whether it is correct authority information. If not correct, return to waiting for the input of authority information.

If the authority information is correct, the electronic lock program determines whether there is additional information in the authority information (whether or not it is special authority information), and if there is additional information, the additional information is acquired and stored in a variable. Then, the operation of the indoor camera 12 is started.
At the same time as or after the start of the operation of the indoor camera 12, the electronic lock program sends an unlock signal to the drive mechanism 3 to drive the dead bolt B to open it. Thereafter, the electronic lock program waits for the input of a signal from the close sensor 45.
If there is no additional information in the authority information, the electronic lock program sends an unlock signal to the drive mechanism 3 as it is and does not operate the indoor side camera 12 because the transmission is normally performed by the unlock button 53. And similarly, it becomes waiting for the input of the signal from the closing sensor 45.

When there is an input from the close sensor 45, the electronic lock program sends a lock signal to the drive mechanism 3 to move the dead bolt B forward to close it. Then, the value of the variable is checked, and if the additional information is stored, the operation of the indoor camera 12 is stopped. The moving image data is stored as it is in the storage unit 42 of the electronic lock unit.
Next, the electronic lock program rewrites the file name of the photographed moving image data with the value of the additional information. That is, the file name of the captured moving image data is a default value by the indoor camera 12, and for example, assuming that it is 201712220153033.avi and the additional information is abc, the file name is abc201712220153033.avi. In this example, the head abc is information for identifying a home delivery company.

Then, the electronic lock program sends the video data to the server. This server is a support server described later. A moving picture data reception program is implemented in the support server, and the electronic lock program starts the moving picture data reception program, passes the moving picture data, and stores it in the storage unit on the support server.
When the transmission of the video data is completed, the electronic lock program returns to the state of waiting for the initial input of the authority information. The electronic lock program is programmed to perform such an operation.

In addition, it is preferable that the electronic lock unit described above be attached to be replaced with an existing mechanical lock. For example, the electric thumb-turn unit "PiACK II" sold by Miwa Lock Co., Ltd. is an electronic lock unit of this type, and its structure can be referred to.
Further, as the electronic lock unit, it is sufficient if the dead bolt B can be driven to open and close, and the dead bolt itself may not be included as a component. Therefore, what is marketed as a thumb-turn unit like the electric-type thumb-turn unit "PiACK II" sold by Miwa Lock Co., Ltd. can be used as the electronic lock unit of the embodiment.

  Next, home delivery confirmation will be described as an application example of the electronic lock according to such an embodiment. In the home delivery confirmation, there are a mode of confirmation of receipt of the delivered package and a mode of confirmation of deposit (collection of collection) of the package desired to be delivered. Although the invention of this application can be practiced in any aspect (or in both aspects), confirmation of receipt will be described below as an example. FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing the home delivery confirmation support system according to the embodiment.

  The system shown in FIG. 6 is configured by a server (hereinafter referred to as a support server) 6 provided on the network 100. The support server 6 provides the service of the courier service confirmation support to both the courier company and the owner. The owner, in this embodiment, is the owner of the room that receives and ships the package. Owners are not necessarily owners, as they may be rented. In addition, there may be cases in which the package is shipped from the office or received at the office, so it may be a non-resident (employee etc.).

As shown in FIG. 6, the support server 6 includes a storage unit 60. The storage unit 60 may be a storage such as a hard disk provided in the support server 6 or may be a server (storage server) provided separately from the support server 6.
In this embodiment, it is assumed that the support server 6 is operated by a provider (hereinafter referred to as a support provider) different from the home delivery provider. The support agent operates and manages the support server 6.

  The support contractor contracts with a home delivery service provider to provide information on each delivery person. The information on each delivery clerk includes the name of the delivery clerk and an image file (hereinafter referred to as a personal identification file) of the certificate (identification card) of the delivery clerk. The storage unit 60 stores a delivery person information file 61 in which the provided information on each delivery person is recorded. FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing an example of the structure of a delivery person information file.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the delivery person information file 61 has fields such as “trader ID”, “trader name”, “delivery person ID”, “password”, “delivery person name”, “identification file path name” and the like. Is a database file in which a large number of records are recorded. The “trader ID” is a field for recording the ID of the delivery company to which the delivery member belongs. The "trader name" is a field for recording the name of the home delivery service to which the delivery person belongs. The storage unit 60 stores an identification file 62 of each delivery person. The “identification file path name” is a field in which the path name of this file 62 is recorded.

On the other hand, it is assumed that the owner who receives the package also makes a member registration with the support server 6. Therefore, the storage unit 60 stores an owner information file 63 in which owner information is recorded. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the structure of the owner information file.
As shown in FIG. 8, the owner information file 63 is a database file in which a large number of records including fields such as "owner ID", "owner name", "address", and "telephone number" are recorded. The support server 6 shown in FIG. 6 is a web server, and is a server that provides a site for home delivery confirmation support (hereinafter referred to as a support site). The support site includes a page for member registration, and the information input here is recorded in the owner information file 63.

  Further, in this embodiment, in order to receive the service of confirming the home delivery service as the owner, install application software for home delivery confirmation support for the owner (hereinafter referred to as a support application for the owner) on the owner terminal 5. Is required. The support server 6 also prepares a page for downloading the owner support application, and the owner who has registered as a member downloads and installs the owner support application on the owner terminal 5 of the owner.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the top page (hereinafter referred to as the owner top) of the owner support application. As shown in FIG. 9, the owner top is provided with a notification confirmation button 56 described as “notification confirmation”, a delivery moving image viewing button 57 described as “delivery moving image viewing”, and the like.

Further, the support server 6 is configured to provide application software (hereinafter referred to as a delivery person support application) for each delivery person of the delivery company. Each deliveryman is assumed to carry a mobile terminal (hereinafter referred to as a deliveryman terminal) 7 at the time of delivery or collection. Each deliveryman downloads and installs a deliveryman support application on his / her deliveryman terminal 7.
FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing an example of a top page of the delivery person support application (hereinafter referred to as delivery person top). When an ID (delivery person ID) as a delivery person and a password are input and logged in, the delivery person top shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the delivery person terminal 7. As shown in FIG. 10, the delivery person top is provided with a delivery notification button 71 described as "delivery notification", a collection notification button 72 described as "collection notification", and the like.

In addition, the delivery log file 64 is stored in the storage unit 60 of the support server 6. The delivery log file 64 is a file in which the information on the delivery service for which delivery has been made (or made) using the support server 6 is recorded. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the structure of the delivery log file.
As shown in FIG. 11, the delivery log file 64 includes “delivery log ID”, “delivery agent ID”, “trader name”, “slip number”, “delivery person ID”, “delivery person name”, “owner ID” This is a database file in which a large number of records including fields such as “owner name”, “moving image path name”, and “confirmation date and time” are recorded.
The "slip number" is a management number in the delivery company. When delivery of a package is requested over the Internet, such as online shopping, a slip number is automatically generated on the system of the system receiving the request or the system of the delivery company, and it is delivered and recorded. When shipping is performed using a paper slip, the number of the slip is input at the delivery company, and it is delivered and recorded.
The “moving image path name” is a field in which the path name of a file of moving image data to be captured as described later is recorded.
“Confirmation date” is a field for recording the date and time when the owner views the video (confirmation of receipt) described later.

  Each record of the delivery log file 64 is created for each delivery of packages for which the recipient is a member of this support site. The addition of a new record to the delivery log file 64 can be roughly divided into two configurations. One is a configuration in which a new record is automatically added when the delivery of a package is received. This configuration is also configured to be recorded in the delivery log file 64 at the same time as recording in another database file for delivery management.

  For example, in the case of delivery of no-sale items such as online shopping, the address of the delivery destination is entered on the website. At this time, a field (for example, a check box) for inputting whether the owner of the room of the delivery destination is a member of the support site is additionally provided, and if it is a member of the support site, the user is input. In the case of Internet shopping, the package recipient is often the orderer himself, and in that case, if he / she is a member of the support site, the fact is entered in the input field. When the order confirmation button is clicked or tapped, the order is processed at the site, but the web program running at the site is programmed to send delivery information to the support server 6, the support server 6, a program for adding a new record to the delivery log file 64 is implemented.

  Another configuration for adding a new record to the delivery log file 64 is that with the help of operations by a courier representative. For example, if the package sender ships the slip by handwriting, a field indicating whether the receiver is a member of the support site is provided in the slip, and if it is a member, the field is written Be done. In this case, the person in charge of the delivery company operates the delivery company management terminal 91 to access the support server 6 to add a new record to the delivery log file 64. More specifically, the support server 6 is implemented with a query program that returns whether or not a member is registered when a name and an address are input. The person in charge executes the inquiry program by inputting the payee's name and address handwritten on the slip. When the user is a member registered, the page displaying the return value includes a field for inputting a slip number, a sales office in charge, and a send button. The send button is embedded with a program that adds a new record to the delivery log file 64, and pressing the send button adds a new record to the delivery log file 64, and the slip number, sales office name, etc. at that time. The known information is recorded.

With regard to delivery of a package for which a record is added to the delivery log file 64, authentication information is sent in advance from the support server 6 to the owner terminal 5. The authentication information is information used by the room owner to determine that the delivery person is an authentic delivery person. In this embodiment, the authentication information is a deliveryman's identification file.
There are several conceivable methods for sending authentication information to the owner, but in this embodiment, the delivery person logs in to the support site and sends it by himself. For this transmission, the support site is provided with an input page (hereinafter referred to as an authentication transmission instruction page) for transmitting authentication information. FIG. 12 is a schematic view showing an example of the authentication transmission instruction page.
In this embodiment, the authentication transmission instruction page is a page for displaying a list of delivery statuses of packages for which the sales office to which the delivery person belongs belongs. That is, as shown in FIG. 10, on the authentication transmission instruction page, delivery information including items such as delivery destination name, delivery destination address, etc. is displayed as a list.

  The support server 6 is implemented with an instruction page display program for displaying an authentication transmission instruction page on the delivery terminal 7. As shown in FIG. 10, a delivery notification tongue 71 is provided on the delivery person top. The delivery notification button 71 is an execution button of the instruction page display program. The instruction page display program searches the delivery person information file 61 with the delivery person ID held at the time of login, and acquires the sales office ID of the sales office to which it belongs. Then, the delivery log file 64 is searched by the sales office ID, the necessary information is acquired from all the hit records, and incorporated into the authentication transmission instruction page as shown in FIG. It is programmed.

As shown in FIG. 12, a button (hereinafter referred to as an authentication transmission button) 73 displayed as “authentication transmission” is provided in the column displaying each delivery of the authentication transmission instruction page. The authentication transmission button 73 is an execution button of a push notification program (hereinafter referred to as authentication transmission push) for transmitting authentication information.
The instruction page display program displays an authentication transmission page in which the delivery log ID is incorporated in the authentication transmission button 73. The authentication transmission button 73 is a button for executing an authentication transmission push with the delivery log ID and the delivery person ID held at login as arguments.

  The authentication transmission push first searches the delivery log file 64 using the delivery log ID as an argument, and acquires the owner ID of the corresponding record. Then, it is programmed to perform push notification to the owner terminal 5 of the owner ID using an API for push notification. Each owner sets the push notification to be effective when the support application is installed on the own owner terminal 5. At this time, identification information of the terminal is registered in the API. Since these technical matters are similar to the push notification in other apps, detailed explanation will be omitted.

  The authentication transmission push is programmed to record the held delivery clerk ID in the field “delivery clerk ID” of the record of the delivery log file 64 when the push notification is performed. Until the certification transmission button 73 is pressed, the "delivery clerk ID" is a null value in each record of the delivery log file 64, but the certification member's ID of the delivery clerk who did that by pressing the certification transmission button 73 is It is recorded in the delivery log file 64 as the information of the responsible deliveryman.

The authentication transmission push is programmed to record the delivery log ID in a push log file (not shown) when the push notification is performed. The push log file is a database file that temporarily records information for managing push notifications, and is a database file in which a large number of records including “delivery log ID”, “owner ID”, and the like are recorded.
In the support server 6, a notification confirmation page display program for displaying a page for confirmation of push notification (push notification confirmation page) is implemented. A notification confirmation button 56 is provided on the owner top shown in FIG. 9, and the notification confirmation button 56 is an execution button of a notification confirmation page display program.

  The notification confirmation page display program searches the push log file with the owner ID held at the time of login, and acquires the delivery log ID of the corresponding record. Then, the delivery log file 64 is searched by the delivery log ID, and each information is acquired from the corresponding record. Then, it is programmed to be incorporated in the push notification confirmation page and displayed on the owner terminal 5. FIG. 13 is a schematic view showing an example of a push notification confirmation page displayed by the authentication transmission push.

As shown in FIG. 13, on the push notification confirmation page, a message indicating that the package is to be delivered and a message indicating that the ID card of the delivery person is desired to be downloaded beforehand by the support application are displayed. The push notification confirmation page is configured to include an identification download button 59.
In the support server 6, an authentication transmission program is implemented. The identification card download button 59 is an execution button of the authentication transmission program. A delivery log ID is incorporated in the ID card download button 59. The program for displaying the push notification page is programmed to incorporate the delivery log ID acquired in the search of the delivery log file 64 into the identification download button 59.

  The authentication transmission program searches the delivery log file 64 with the delivery log ID, and acquires the value of “delivery person ID”. Then, the delivery person information file 61 is searched with the delivery person ID, and the “identification file path name” of the corresponding record is acquired. Then, it is programmed to acquire an image file of the ID card according to the path name and transmit it to the owner terminal 5.

In addition, the support server 6 has a function of allowing the owner to view moving image data captured by the indoor camera 12 of the electronic lock unit 10. Hereinafter, this function will be described.
First, the support server 6 is implemented with a moving image data receiving program for receiving moving image data from the electronic lock unit 10 and storing the data in the storage unit 60. The moving image data receiving program is a program called and executed by the electronic lock program on the electronic lock unit 10 as described above. The electronic lock program passes the moving picture data to the moving picture data receiving program together with the additional information, and the moving picture data receiving program is programmed to store the moving picture data in a predetermined path according to the additional information. The predetermined path is a path for storing moving image data for the home-delivery company specified by the additional information.

In addition, the support server 6 is implemented with a moving image data transmission program for transmitting moving image data to the owner terminal 5 for browsing. The moving image data transmission program is a program for transmitting moving image data in response to a request from the support application on the owner terminal 5. FIG. 14 is a schematic view showing each screen display of the owner terminal 5 when displaying a moving image at the time of delivery.
As shown in FIG. 9, a delivery video browsing button 57 is provided on the owner top. When this button 57 is tapped, a browsing request page for transmitting a delivery moving image browsing request as shown in FIG. 14 (1) is displayed. In the support server 6, a display program of a browsing request page is implemented. This display program searches the delivery log file 64 by the owner ID held at the time of login, acquires each information from the corresponding record, and incorporates it into the browsing request page as shown in FIG. It is programmed to display on 5.

  As shown in FIG. 14 (1), the browsing request page includes a request transmission button 58 in which "Confirm the video at the time of delivery" is written. The request transmission button 58 is an execution button of the moving image data transmission program. In addition, as shown in FIG. 14 (1), when there are a plurality of cases for which the absence delivery has been completed for the owner, all the completion times are displayed in the order of latest, and other cases can be displayed by swiping and scrolling. It can be done.

When the request transmission button 58 shown in FIG. 14 (1) is tapped, the moving image data transmission program is activated and the screen shown in FIG. 14 (2) is displayed. When the play button in the moving image reproduction frame is tapped on this screen, the moving image reproduction function of the owner terminal 5 reproduces the moving image.
In addition, the moving image data transmission program is programmed to display a confirmation transmission button 59 described as “send video confirmation completion” below the moving image reproduction frame. A confirmation receiving program is implemented in the support server 6, and the confirmation transmission button 59 is an execution button of the confirmation receiving program.

  In the confirmation transmission button 59, the delivery log ID to which the moving image data has been transmitted is embedded, and the confirmation transmission button 59 passes the delivery log ID as an argument to execute the confirmation receiving program. The confirmation receiving program is programmed to search the delivery log file 64 with the delivered delivery log ID and record the system date (time when the program is executed) in the "confirmation date" of the corresponding record.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the owner browses a moving image obtained by photographing the situation in which the package has been delivered, confirms receipt of the package, and transmits a message to that effect to the support server 6. The support server 6 records and stores that this transmission has been made. This record is a proof that the delivery has been completed for the delivery company, so it may be necessary to inquire later or store it in the delivery company's own system. Therefore, the support server 6 according to the embodiment has a function of permitting access from the home-delivery company management terminal 91 operated by a person in charge of the home-delivery company to browse or copy the contents of the delivery log file 64. ing. Hereinafter, this point will be described.

Although detailed description and illustration are omitted, the support server 6 issues an ID (Delivery Service Provider ID) as a whole company and a password to the delivery service company separately from each delivery person. When the administrator operates the home delivery service management terminal 91 and logs in to the support server 6 with the home delivery service ID and the password, it is displayed on the management page of the home delivery service. This page is provided with a button for searching a record in which the home delivery service provider ID is recorded for the relevant home delivery service from the delivery log file 64 and checking the value of the "confirmation date and time" field. Also included is a button for acquiring the “moving image path name” of the record having the same home delivery service provider ID, transmitting the moving image data for the delivery, and viewing the moving image. And the support server 6 is implemented with a program for causing these buttons to function. The courier company operates these buttons to confirm that the recipient (owner) has received and confirmed each delivery made by the company, and by viewing the video that there was no particular problem at the time of delivery. You can check it.
Furthermore, the moving image data may be sent to the delivery terminal 7 so that the delivery staff can view it. Specifically, a button for viewing a moving image is provided on the delivery person top shown in FIG. 10, and when this button is tapped, information on deliveries that he / she is in charge of and completed is displayed in a list. Each column is provided with a button such as "view video at delivery", and tapping it allows the video to be viewed in the same manner as the owner.

The moving image data is created from the beginning in an immutable form. That is, the indoor camera 12 creates moving image data in a non-modifiable file format. As described above, the electronic lock program transmits moving image data to the support server 6 separately from storage in the storage unit 42. The moving image data receiving program on the support server 6 stores the transmitted moving image data in the storage unit 60 as it is. Furthermore, the moving image data transmission program for transmitting moving image data to the owner terminal 5 in response to a request from the owner transmits the moving image data on the storage unit 60 without changing it. Therefore, the moving image browsed by the owner on the owner terminal 5 is a moving image as it is photographed by the indoor camera 12 of the electronic lock unit 10 owned by the owner, and the moving image data is not changed.
As described above, the fact that the moving image data is not changed has an effect of enhancing the value as evidence that proves that there was no fraud at the time of unlocking. If the video data has been changed, it is possible to cut the portion showing the illegal act, and the value of the evidence is reduced. If not changed, there is no such problem.

The support system according to the embodiment includes an authentication unit that authenticates that transmission is performed without changing the moving image data, in consideration of the above points. As the configuration of the authentication means, for example, it is confirmed that the last update date of the file of the moving image data matches or is slightly earlier than the transmission date of the moving image data to the support server 6, A configuration is conceivable in which a message to that effect is displayed at the same time as viewing moving image data. In addition, when moving image data is received from the electronic lock unit 10, a time stamp may be added, and a means for storing the moving image data together with the time stamp may be used as an authentication means.
In any case, if the support server 6 is provided with means for authenticating that there is no change in moving image data, it is preferable because the value of the moving image data as evidence to prove that there is no fraud is further enhanced.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the owner remotely unlocks and causes the delivery clerk to deliver the package at the time of absence, and the owner browses the video at that time to confirm receipt of the package, and the support server It is sent to 6 but this is a time-consuming operation. Therefore, the support system of the embodiment adopts a configuration in which the owner is cashed back. Since the cashback funds are fees paid by the home delivery service provider to the support service provider, the confirmation of the video browsing is configured to be tabulated for each home delivery service provider. Hereinafter, this point will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the support system of the embodiment includes a management terminal 92 (hereinafter, referred to as a support agent management terminal) operated by a person in charge of the support agent. A charging program is implemented in the support vendor management terminal 92 or the support server 6. The charging program is a program that is periodically executed, for example, once a month.

  The start page for the charge program (provided by the support vendor management terminal 92 or the support server 6) includes a selection field for the home delivery provider and a start button, and the home delivery provider is selected and the start button is clicked. To run a billing program. The charging program searches the delivery log file 64 with the selected delivery company's delivery company ID, and counts the number of cases where the value of the "Confirmation Date" field falls within the aggregation period among the applicable records. It is done. Then, the person in charge or the charging program calculates the amount according to the number, and sets the charge amount of the fee to the delivery company.

  The operator cashes back a portion of the amount paid by the courier company to the owner. This is the time and labor fee for viewing the moving image and transmitting the confirmation. In addition, the mounting cost of the electronic lock unit 10 is a burden on the owner, and there is also a reward to it. The cash back may be stored in the form of so-called points, in addition to the case where the money is deposited into the owner's bank account after a certain amount of money is stored. That is, it may be possible to cooperate with a point service provider who can exchange goods and services for accumulated points and provide the points as cashback to the owner. Furthermore, it is possible to pay a reward for the trouble of the owner in a virtual currency. That is, each time the courier company and the owner possess a wallet of virtual currency, and each time the owner browses a moving image and transmits confirmation, the labor fee is transmitted from the courier company's wallet to the owner's wallet (for example, about 20 yen) (A virtual currency is sent) can also be considered. In any case, in this embodiment, since the charging means is provided, it becomes a convenient system when providing a reward to the owner for the effort of the owner for browsing the video or confirming transmission of the browsing. ing.

The operations of the electronic lock unit 10 and the support server 6 of the embodiment according to such a configuration will be schematically described below. The following description is also the description of the embodiment of the home delivery confirmation method. FIG. 15 is a schematic view showing a home delivery confirmation method according to the embodiment.
First, the owner purchases the electronic lock unit 10 and attaches it to the door D of his own room. In addition to replacing the existing mechanical lock unit, the electronic lock unit 10 may be attached at the time of new construction.
Furthermore, the owner downloads the electronic lock application and the support application to the own owner terminal 5. Also, the member is registered at the support site, and the issue of the ID (owner ID) and password is received. The owner sets the push notification from the support server 6 in the owner terminal 5 to be effective.

On the other hand, the support agent contracts with the delivery company to receive information on each delivery person of the delivery company and the identification file 62 of each delivery person. The person in charge of the support agent operates the support agent management terminal 92 to upload the information to the storage unit 60 of the support server 6. That is, while recording in each record of the delivery person information file 61, each ID card file 62 is stored in the pass for the delivery company.
In the delivery company, the delivery terminal 7 is lent to each delivery person. Each deliveryman downloads the support application, registers as a deliveryman, and receives an ID (deliveryman ID) and a password.

  The delivery company handles the delivery of the package P to which the owner's room is the delivery destination. For example, the owner goes online shopping and places an order with his home as a delivery destination. At this time, input that you are a member of the support site. As a result, a delivery log ID is newly generated, and a new record is added to the delivery log file 64. And, since the designated home delivery trader is used in the internet shopping, at this time, in the delivery log file 64, "the home delivery trader ID", "the home delivery trader name", "the delivery destination name", "the delivery destination address" etc. Fields are recorded.

The package P takes the delivery route of the courier company and arrives at the sales office that has jurisdiction over the delivery destination. And the delivery person in charge is decided. The deliveryman operates his delivery terminal 7 a little before arriving at the delivery destination (the home of the owner), logs in to the support server 6, and displays the authentication transmission instruction page. Then, in the list, the authentication transmission button 73 in the column displaying the matter to be delivered is tapped to cause the support server 6 to make a push notification.
The owner notices that a push notification has been made on the owner terminal 5 of the owner, activates the support application, logs in, and displays a push notification confirmation page on the owner terminal 5. After confirming the contents, the ID card download button 59 is tapped to download the ID card file 62.

  After that, as shown in FIG. 15 (1), the deliveryman arrives at the owner's home and stands in front of the door D. Then, the videophone button 25 provided on the outdoor side frame 2 is pressed. As a result, the videophone function of the electronic lock unit 10 opens a videophone between the outdoor camera 23 of the electronic lock unit 10 and the owner terminal 5. The deliveryman informs the owner of the delivery by videophone. The owner confirms the deliveryman's face by videophone. At this time, the owner opens the ID card file 62 on the owner terminal 5 and compares it with the photo included in the ID card to confirm that the carrier is the person himself.

  If it is confirmed that the delivery person himself is, the owner activates the electronic lock application on the owner terminal 5 and taps the home delivery unlocking button 53 or 54 for the home delivery service provider. Thereby, authority information (special authority information) with additional information is transmitted from the owner terminal 5 to the electronic lock unit 10. As a result, the indoor camera 12 starts to operate. At the same time or after that, the drive mechanism 3 is operated and unlocked.

The operation start of the indoor camera 12 is displayed on the display unit 22 on the outdoor frame 2. After confirming on the display unit 22 that the indoor camera 12 is operating, the delivery person opens the unlocked door D and enters the room. Then, as shown in FIG. 15 (2), the luggage P is placed in a place near the door D (a place within the shooting range of the indoor camera 12) such as a rising roof. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 15 (3), the user comes out of the room and closes the door D.
When the door D is closed, the close sensor 45 detects this and the signal is sent to the small general purpose computer 4. As a result, the drive mechanism 3 operates to move the dead bolt B forward and automatic locking is performed. At the same time as or after the locking, the indoor camera 12 stops its operation.

The small general-purpose computer 4 saves the moving image data obtained by photographing in the storage unit 42 and transmits the data to the support server 6. The support server 6 stores the moving image data in a predetermined path of the storage unit 60 according to the additional information sent simultaneously.
Thereafter, the owner restarts the support application on the owner terminal 5, logs in to the support server 6, and displays the owner top. Then, the delivery moving image viewing button 57 at the owner top is pressed, and a viewing request page shown in FIG. 14 (1) is displayed on the owner terminal 5. Then, the request transmission button 58 in the column indicating the delivery for which you want to view the moving image is tapped. Thereby, the delivery moving image transmission program of the support server 6 is executed, and the moving image display screen shown in FIG. 14 (2) is obtained. The owner taps the play button on this screen to play and view the video.

  Then, the owner taps the confirmation transmission button 59 under the moving image reproduction frame, and browses the moving image and transmits to the support server 6 a message indicating that the receipt of the package P has been confirmed. On the support server 6, the confirmation receiving program is executed, and the system date is recorded in the "confirmation date" of the corresponding record of the delivery log file 64. After that, the person in charge of the home delivery company operates the home delivery company management terminal 91 as necessary, logs in to the support server 6, and confirms whether the delivery confirmation has been confirmed by the owner.

  According to the electronic lock unit of the embodiment according to the configuration described above, the camera 12 is attached to the indoor side frame 1, and the camera 12 can shoot a moving image of the place where the luggage on the indoor side of the door D is placed. As it has a storage unit 42 for storing moving image data taken by the camera 12 as well as a video camera, it is possible that there is no illegal act at the time of opening by reproducing the stored moving image data and browsing the moving image Etc. can be confirmed. For this reason, the psychological uneasiness of inputting an external signal into the input part 41 and unlocking at the time of absence falls, and it can utilize the convenience of an electronic lock.

In addition to the storage unit 42, in this embodiment, the electronic lock program transmits moving image data to the support server 6, and the moving image data receiving program operating on the support server 6 stores the moving image data in the storage unit 60. By accessing the storage unit 60, it is possible to confirm that there is no fraud at the time of unlocking.
Although the above-mentioned example is performing both preservation | save to the preservation | save part 42 on an electronic lock unit, and transmission to another apparatus, either one may be sufficient. For example, even if stored in the storage unit 42, if there is something wrong, the image data can be used as evidence or can be viewed by a third party.

  Further, as an example of transmitting moving image data to another device, in addition to a configuration of transmitting to the support server 6 and storing the same in the storage unit 60, a configuration of reproducing in real time with another device can be considered. That is, the indoor camera 12 may be used as a surveillance camera and transmitted to the owner terminal 5 of the owner located in another place so that the owner can monitor the unlocking state in real time. In this case, for example, a program for opening the videophone automatically between the indoor camera 12 and the owner terminal 5 is implemented on the small general-purpose computer 4 when the special right information is transmitted and the remote unlocking is performed in the absence. It is conceivable. In the case of real-time transmission, it is possible to take measures such as notifying the police on the spot if there is any irregularity, or providing an alarm buzzer or alarm lamp and operating it immediately, thus preventing fraud. It is more preferable from the viewpoint of

In any case, in the electronic lock unit of the embodiment, the camera 12 is attached to the surface of the frame 1 facing the indoor side, and this is used, so it is not necessary to attach a camera separately from the electronic lock unit. Therefore, the effort when adding the above-mentioned function to the existing equipment is omitted, and the structure is also simplified.
In the above example, although the delivery service is picked up, the situation in which the luggage is placed or the placed luggage is taken is considered other than the delivery service. For example, it is an example where a circular board of a neighborhood association is placed, a company delivering food to the home delivers food, and a lunchbox is delivered for a single person living alone or the like. In addition, as an example of the collection of luggage, there are examples of collecting recycling resources and collecting bulky waste. Also in such a case, the electronic lock unit of the embodiment can be suitably used.

Also, the indoor camera 12 is a series of operations in which the door D is opened, and the person carrying the luggage puts the luggage and exits from the door D, or the door D is opened and a person takes in the luggage and exits the door D Since it is possible to shoot without interrupting a series of motions, it is more preferable in terms of preventing fraud.
Depending on the installation location, direction, and the size of the field of view, the indoor camera 12 performs this operation in a series of operations until the luggage is put out and out or a series of operations until the luggage is carried out. It is possible that some people may get into a blind spot and not be caught. Even in such a case, the fact that it is taken with the camera has a sufficient effect of preventing fraud. However, it is also possible to do some injustice at the timing of entering the blind spot. That is, the indoor camera 12 that shoots with no blind spot is more preferable in terms of preventing fraud.

  In the above embodiment, the indoor camera 12 operates only when the special authority information is sent and unlocked. That is, when the owner himself sends the authority information by short distance wireless communication to enter the room and performs unlocking, or when the relative etc. performs electronic unlocking by remote control to enter the room, Since the unlock button 53 is tapped and the normal authority information is transmitted and unlocked, the indoor camera 12 does not operate and moving image data is not created. Therefore, moving image data is not unnecessarily stored or transmitted, and there is no problem of unnecessarily using the storage area or performing unnecessary data transmission.

In addition, since the electronic lock unit is provided with the display unit 22 that indicates that shooting by the indoor camera 12 is being performed, when the special authority information is transmitted and unlocked in the absence of the owner, A person who enters can confirm that the indoor camera 12 is operating before entering. For this reason, it is possible for those who are inside to confirm that the evidence that they do not do wrong is properly left and then to enter, and it is possible to perform the service in the absence of the owner at ease.
The display unit 22 may be an information display unit such as a liquid crystal display other than a lamp such as an LED. In this case, the operation of the indoor camera 12 may be displayed in the form of a message.

  Moreover, since the electronic lock unit of the embodiment can also be unlocked by inputting an external signal to the input unit 41 by short distance wireless communication, the owner himself unlocks by short distance wireless communication when entering the room. It is also possible to do (normally press the release button to unlock). Therefore, the user can enter the room without the key, and is suitable for the case where the user goes out without holding the key.

In the above description, the special authority information is transmitted from the owner terminal 5 to the electronic lock unit via the network 100 and unlocked, but the special authority information is transmitted from the owner terminal 5 to the delivery terminal 7 It is also conceivable that the delivery person brings the delivery person terminal 7 close to the electronic lock unit and transmits the special right information to the electronic lock unit by near field communication. In this case, it is preferable that the special authority information is information for unlocking only once, such as a so-called one-time password. As described above, when the special authority information is transmitted from the delivery terminal 7 by short distance wireless communication, the electronic lock unit does not have to have the network function for unlocking, and the configuration without the network function can do. In this configuration, the configuration of the electronic lock unit is simplified, and there are cost advantages such as no communication cost.
In addition to the above, a numeric keypad, a touch panel, or the like may be provided on the outdoor side frame 2 as a configuration for the delivery clerk to input the special authority information. Therefore, it is not necessarily limited to wireless input. When a ten key, a touch panel or the like is provided on the outdoor side frame 2, even when the owner himself unlocks, authority information may be input from there.

  On the other hand, when the authority information is input via the network 100 such as the Internet, communication costs are often incurred, but the owner can directly perform the unlocking operation from a distant place. For this reason, it becomes suitable when it is necessary to make a person who does not have a terminal such as the delivery terminal 7 enter the room. For example, if a trusted person such as the owner's relative visits his home in the absence, he / she presses the videophone button 25 to make a videophone call to the owner, and the owner confirms and unlocks the other party via the videophone. Can also be used for this purpose. For this reason, it is suitable.

  In addition to special authority information or normal authority information, for security improvement, it is preferable to use time-limited authority information such as a one-time password. As a technical configuration for this purpose, a configuration may be considered in which time information is incorporated in the authority information, and it is determined whether or not the expiration date has expired at the time of collation.

  For example, when the owner himself unlocks according to the normal authority information, the owner terminal transmits a transmission request for time information to the electronic lock unit. The electronic lock unit returns the time information at that time to the owner terminal 5, and temporarily stores the time information in the storage unit 42. Then, the owner terminal 5 transmits a generation request to the unlocking key to the support server 6 in a form including the returned time information. In the storage unit 60, an unlocking key is stored corresponding to the owner ID, and the support server 6 normally performs the authentication at the time of login while including the unlocking key and the transmitted time information. Generate authority information and hash (generate a hash). The transmitted hash is sent from the owner terminal 5 to the electronic lock unit 10 by near field communication. In the storage unit 42 of the electronic upper unit 10, an unlocking key similar to the unlocking key on the support server 6 is stored, and the electronic lock unit 10 usually includes time information temporarily stored. Authority information is generated and hashed by the same algorithm. Then, the hash transmitted from the owner terminal 5 is compared with the generated hash, and it is determined that the unlocking is OK if they match, and it is determined that the unlocking is NG if they do not match.

In the case of the special authority information for the delivery person, etc., the delivery person terminal 7 similarly requests the electronic lock unit 10 to transmit the time information, and the electronic lock unit 10 sends back the time information at that time and Temporarily store information and carrier ID. Then, the delivery clerk terminal 7 requests the support server 6 to generate special authority information in a form including time information, and the support server 6 transmits the effect to the owner terminal 5. When unlocking OK is returned from the owner terminal 5 as a result of confirmation in the ID file, the support server 6 generates special authority information in a form including time information, hashes it, and returns it to the deliveryman terminal 7. Then, when the hash is sent from the delivery clerk terminal 7 to the electronic lock unit 10, the electronic lock unit 10 similarly generates special authority information from the stored time information and delivery person ID, hashes it, and transmits it. Compare with the hash. And if it corresponds, it will be considered as unlocking OK, and it will be considered as unlocking NG if it is not coincident.
According to such a configuration, since the time information issued by the electronic lock unit 10 is included in the authority information, the authority information used once can not be used again. For this reason, even if the terminals 5 and 7 are lost or the delivery person tries to copy and use the special authority information, the unlocking is not performed. This further improves security.

  Further, in the embodiment of the above-mentioned courier service confirmation method, since the owner of the room confirms the delivery person by videophone prior to unlocking, it is confirmed that the delivery person has come for delivery or collection of the package. You can unlock the For this reason, the concern of the owner at the time of unlocking is reduced. As an embodiment of the home delivery confirmation method, there may be a configuration in which the delivery clerk is given the special right information in advance, and the delivery clerk inputs the special right information and unlocks. Even in this configuration, there is no problem because the situation at the time of unlocking is photographed by the indoor camera 12 and the moving image can be browsed to prevent fraud. However, it is safe for the owner to confirm that the deliveryman has entered the room in advance, and it is possible to confirm the deliveryman with the videophone in advance, considering that there may be fraud such as the special authority information being stolen. If you can do it, the anxiety of the owner will be reduced.

In the case of videophone, it is not essential that the electronic lock unit has its function implemented. In addition to the electronic lock unit, a camera for a videophone may be provided at or near the door D and may be used. Further, there is also a case where the deliveryman operates the deliveryman terminal 7 to open a videophone with the owner terminal 5. In this case, the deliveryman makes a video call while projecting himself so that the owner knows that he is outside the door D of the owner's room.
From the viewpoint of fraud prevention, it is only necessary to be able to confirm the delivery person in real time video, and may not necessarily be a videophone. That is, for example, the configuration may be such that there is no audio and the video is unilaterally sent to the owner terminal 5.

In addition, the authentication information is transmitted to the owner terminal 5 prior to unlocking, and the owner can determine whether the delivery person is an authentic delivery person based on the authentication information, so the owner's anxiety reduction effect at the time of unlocking is higher. Become.
As the authentication information, various information other than the above-mentioned ID card file can be considered. For example, it may be possible to confirm on the support system whether it is an authentic delivery person and to transmit the result to the owner terminal 5. For example, it is conceivable to provide the electronic lock unit with a biometric authentication function such as fingerprint authentication. More specifically, a fingerprint sensor is provided on the outdoor frame 2 of the electronic lock unit. The delivery company is requested to provide fingerprint data of each delivery person along with the delivery person ID in advance as a substitute for the ID card file, and is stored and registered in the storage unit 60 of the support server 6. The electronic lock unit sends the image data (fingerprint data) of the fingerprint read by the fingerprint sensor to the support server 6, and the support server 6 determines whether it matches the registered one, and if it matches, a genuine delivery It transmits to the owner terminal 5 that it is a member. After confirming the transmission, the owner taps the unlock button 54 for home delivery of the support application to unlock it. Such a configuration may be used. In addition to this, a face authentication configuration may be used in which it is determined whether the face (face photo) in the ID card file matches the face displayed on the videophone. These configurations are very useful for owners who are blind, deaf or can not speak well.

  Further, in the case of a configuration using a videophone, it is preferable that the display of the ID card and the image display of the deliveryman by the videophone can be performed in parallel in the owner support application. This point will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing another embodiment including a more preferable configuration of the owner support application.

  In this embodiment, the owner support application is integrated with the electronic lock application to be one application (in this example, the name of the electronic lock & home delivery confirmation support application). When the videophone button 25 is pressed while the electronic lock is in the closed state, the small general-purpose computer 4 activates a confirmation program including the videophone API on the support server 6. The confirmation program is programmed to place a videophone call on the owner terminal 5 of the owner of the electronic lock, but in the setting of the owner terminal 5, the electronic lock and the courier service confirmation support for the call of the videophone via the support server 6 The app is set to use the app. Therefore, when there is a videophone call from the support server 6, as shown in FIG. 16 (1), the electronic lock and courier confirmation application is automatically activated and a button (answer button for responding to the call) ) 591 is displayed. As such, the electronic lock and courier confirmation application is programmed. Moreover, a microphone and a speaker are provided in the outdoor side flame | frame 2 of an electronic lock unit.

  Then, when the response button 591 is tapped, the videophone screen 592 as shown in FIG. 16 (2) is incorporated. In the case of delivery of a package, an image (video) of a deliveryman holding the package is displayed in the videophone screen 592. Although the deliveryman informs the delivery of the package through the videophone, an identification file display button 593 is provided under the videophone screen 592 as a function of the application. When the identification file display button 593 is tapped, a frame 594 is incorporated in parallel with the videophone screen 592 as shown in FIG. 16 (3), and the identification file is programmed to be displayed there. The owner confirms the authenticity of the delivery person by comparing the face of the delivery person on the video telephone screen 592 with the employee of the ID card in the frame 594.

  Further, under the frame 594 displaying the ID file, it is programmed to provide an unlock button 595. The unlocking button 595 is a button similar to the unlocking button 54 for home delivery in the embodiment described above. In addition to the unlocking button 595, a non-locking button 596 displayed as "do not unlock" is provided. The support server 6 is implemented with a program for causing an error message in the case of no unlocking to flow from the speaker of the electronic lock unit, and the no unlocking button 596 is the activation button. When the non-locking button 596 is tapped, an error message is played, and the videophone button 25 is disabled until it is reset. The reset is configured to be automatically performed after a configuration instructed by the owner terminal 5 or a predetermined time lag.

In the embodiment including the above-described example, since the face of the owner can not be seen from the side of the deliveryman, the configuration is closer to the configuration of the interphone than the videophone. However, a display may be provided on the outdoor side frame 2 so that the face of the owner is displayed.
In addition, the matching rate between the face in the videophone screen 592 and the face of the ID card in the frame 594 may be displayed in the execution screen of the application shown in FIG. 16 (3). It is also preferable that the conversational conversations be displayed as text.
In addition, about the above applications, it is also possible to provide the same function as a web service. That is, there may be a case where a videophone, browsing of an identification card, transmission of an unlocking button, and the like are performed by a program operating on a browser.

  Further, as an embodiment of the invention of the method of checking the home delivery service, not the receipt of the package but the collection of the package may be used. In the case of collection, when making a request for collection of luggage, the owner indicates that he / she is a member of the support site. For example, although there is a home delivery company that offers a service for receiving a request for collection on a website, when using this, a field is provided to input that the user is a member of the support site. When the user inputs a request for collection in this field, the delivery clerk in charge of collection also logs in to the support server 6 similarly before arriving at the room, and displays the authentication transmission instruction page. In this case, the authentication transmission instruction page is a page on which a collection request is displayed in a list. Then, the authentication transmission button in the corresponding column is tapped, and a push notification is given to the owner terminal 5 of the owner who has requested collection.

  The owner who has received the push notification downloads the ID card file 62 to the owner terminal 5 in advance. Then, when the delivery person arrives at the room, he / she presses the videophone button 25 to open the videophone with the owner terminal 5. After confirming the delivery person with the videophone, the owner activates the electronic lock application, presses the home delivery unlocking button 54 pertaining to the delivery company, and unlocks the electronic lock. After confirming that the picture is taken by the indoor camera 12 on the display unit 22, the delivery person opens the door D, enters the room, takes the luggage, exits the room, and closes the door D. The electronic lock unit is automatically locked by the closing sensor 45. In the case where collection is requested by entering predetermined items in a slip instead of a request for collection on the website, a column of whether the client is a member of the support site is provided in the column of the client. If the member of the support site is entered in this field, the person in charge of the delivery company operates the home delivery company management terminal 91 to acquire the owner ID, and the push notification can be made.

  In the case of delivery of a package, it is necessary for the owner to stay at home since it is necessary to receive the payment for the package on delivery, but it is also possible to cope by devising the configuration of the embodiment. For example, in the case of cash on delivery, after the package is placed, a transmission indicating that the package has been placed is made to be transmitted from the delivery terminal 7 to the small general-purpose computer 4. The small general-purpose computer 4 has a program implemented to send moving image data up to that point in time to the owner terminal 5 via the support server 6 for confirmation while continuing photographing by the indoor camera 12. When the confirmation transmission is made, for example, the payment is made by credit card settlement, and the transmission to the effect that the payment has been made is made to the delivery terminal 7. When the deliveryman confirms that this transmission has been made, he leaves the package and leaves the room and closes the door D. The point that the electronic lock is automatically locked, and the point that moving image data until the door D is opened and closed is sent and confirmed by the owner are the same as described above. In this way, delivery of cash-on-delivery packages can also be performed using the configuration of the embodiment. In addition to credit card payment, it may be possible to pay in a virtual currency or make a decision after accumulating the reward for the owner.

  Such a decision-making system can of course be adopted also for the collection of luggage. The delivery person once enters the room, measures the size, weight, etc. of the placed luggage, calculates the price, and transmits it from the deliveryman terminal 7 to the owner terminal 5 (if necessary, the small general-purpose computer 4 or the support server 6 Via). Then, when transmission for approval is made at the owner's terminal 5 and it is confirmed at the deliveryman's terminal 7, the deliveryman holds the package, leaves the room and closes the door D. Then, the series of operations can be confirmed later on the owner terminal 5 by moving image browsing.

The decision may be so-called postpaid. It can be confirmed by the video data that the delivery staff has put the package or the delivery staff has the package, and the evidence of the video data remains. Therefore, it is also possible to charge the owner based on the video data.
Furthermore, it may be possible to make a decision before delivery, before collection. That is, while the delivery company is delivering the package, the terminal in the delivery company transmits a charge request to the owner terminal 5, and accordingly the transmission of confirmation that the approval has been made is made to the deliveryman terminal 7. To make The deliveryman terminal 7 delivers only the package for which the final decision has been sent in advance. This point is the same as in the case of collection.

In either case of receiving or collecting a package, the electronic lock unit does not necessarily have the indoor camera 12 as an embodiment of the method of checking the home delivery service. Even if the camera 12 on the indoor side is provided separately from the electronic lock unit, if it is possible to take pictures without interruption of the series of operations from opening to closing the door D, you will be able to view videos as baggage receipt and collection The effect of being able to handle as confirmation can be obtained, and the effect of being able to suppress the deliveryman from performing any fraud as long as the moving image data is stored or transmitted can be obtained.
It is not necessary to shoot a moving image until the door D is opened and then closed, as long as a person enters from the door D and exits. For example, a sensor may be provided which can detect heat generated from a human body to specify a location where a person is present, start shooting at the timing when a person enters from the door, and end shooting at the timing when it leaves the door.

The transmission of the ID card file to the owner terminal 5 is to transmit information (authentication information) for the owner to determine whether the delivery person who is going to enter the room is a genuine delivery person. In this case, if the authentication information is an identification file with a face picture as described above, whether the person is an authentic delivery person by comparing the face of the person captured by the outdoor camera 23 with the face of the identification card Is preferable because it can be determined with certainty.
The ID file is not transmitted on the delivery terminal 7 but is transmitted from a delivery company that has been provided in advance and stored in the storage unit 60 of the support server 6, or the delivery company manages It is desirable to be sent from a server that If the delivery person's terminal 7 is configured to transmit something, if the delivery person's terminal 7 is stolen or lost and passed to another person's hand, the forged ID card will be sent to the owner and unlocked Because it is easy to

  In the embodiment of the home delivery confirmation method described above and the embodiment of the home delivery confirmation support system, it is premised that the final unlocking (tap of the unlock button 54 for home delivery) is strictly based on the action of the owner. This point is a technical configuration for finally making the form of the lock unlocked by the owner. As a technical configuration leading to the unlocking, a configuration may be considered in which the owner's consent is obtained and the delivery company or the support agent unlocks. For example, a configuration may be considered in which special authority information is transmitted from the support server 6 to the electronic lock unit with the approval of the owner, or a delivery clerk transmits special authority information to the electronic lock unit with the approval of the owner. Even with such a technical configuration, the present invention can be practiced, but if the final operation until unlocking is in the form of the owner's operation, the final decision on whether or not to finally unlock is left to the owner It is preferable because it will

  In addition, when a specific delivery person repeatedly goes to a room of a specific owner for delivery or collection, it often becomes familiar with the owner and a relationship of trust is created. In such a case, the owner may give in advance the special authority information that can be used repeatedly to the delivery clerk, and it may not be necessary to obtain the owner's approval each time, unlocking, delivering or collecting the goods. In this case, the special authority information is transmitted in advance to the delivery terminal 7 and stored, and is transmitted from the delivery terminal 7 to the electronic lock unit 10 by short distance wireless communication to be unlocked. At this time, considering that the delivery clerk terminal 7 is lost or stolen, the electronic lock unit is provided with a biometric authentication function such as face authentication or fingerprint authentication, and it is opened after confirming that the delivery clerk is the person. The locking configuration is more preferred.

  Moreover, although the push notification was used for the contact to an owner in the said courier service confirmation method and the courier service confirmation assistance system, you may use the notification by an email. For example, when the delivery person taps the authentication transmission button 73 on the authentication transmission instruction page, the package is delivered, and the owner terminal of the owner's terminal displays an email stating that the delivery person's ID file 62 should be downloaded. The program to be sent to 5 is implemented on the support server 6. In the e-mail, a hyperlink for executing a program for downloading the ID file 62 is embedded, and tapping on the owner terminal 5 causes the ID file 62 to be downloaded.

  The delivery log file 64 may be provided separately for each owner. In this case, each delivery log file 64 is stored in a path provided for each owner in the storage unit 60 as an identifiable file name by using an owner ID or the like. Furthermore, the delivery log file 64 may be a separate file for each delivery company.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 indoor side frame 11 thumb turn 12 indoor side camera 2 indoor side frame 21 cylinder 22 display unit 23 outdoor side camera 24 short distance wireless communication unit 25 video telephone button 3 driving mechanism 4 small general purpose computer 41 input unit 42 storage unit 43 transmission unit 5 Owner terminal 6 Support server 7 Delivery person terminal 60 Storage unit 91 Delivery agent management terminal 92 Support agent management terminal

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A frame attached to the door of the room,
A drive mechanism that drives a dead bolt that is engaged with strike and locked thereby to perform locking and unlocking;
An input unit to which an external signal is input;
A signal output unit capable of outputting an unlocking signal to the drive mechanism in accordance with an external signal input to the input unit;
A camera is attached to the side of the frame facing the room,
The camera is capable of shooting video where the luggage on the indoor side of the door is placed.
An electronic lock unit comprising: a storage unit for storing moving image data captured by a camera, or a transmitting unit for transmitting moving image data captured by a camera to an apparatus at a remote location.   The camera is a series of operations in which the door is opened and a person holding the luggage puts the luggage at the place and exits the door, or the door is opened and a person comes in and the luggage holds from the location. The electronic lock unit according to claim 1, wherein the electronic lock unit is capable of photographing without interruption a series of operations coming out of the camera.   4. The camera according to claim 1, wherein the camera starts photographing when special authority information, which is authority information for unlocking for a person other than the room owner, is input to the input unit. The electronic lock unit according to 1 or 2. A display unit is provided to indicate that shooting by the camera is being performed.
The electronic lock unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a display unit is provided at a position where a person outside the door can confirm that photographing by the camera is being performed. The frame or the frame separately provided on the frame has a surface exposed to the outdoor side, and another camera is attached to this surface,
The electronic lock unit according to any one of 1 to 4, further comprising: a transmission unit that transmits, in real time, an image captured by the other camera to a terminal operated by the room owner.   The electronic lock unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the input unit receives an external signal by near field communication.   The electronic lock unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the input unit receives an external signal via a network. A method for confirming a home delivery service, which uses the electronic lock unit according to any one of claims 1 to 7 to confirm receipt or collection of a home delivery package,
When special authority information is input to the input unit and the signal output unit outputs an unlocking signal to drive the dead bolt and the door is opened, until the delivery person places a package and leaves the room or A photographing step of photographing the camera with the camera until the deliveryman picks up the luggage and leaves the room;
A method of checking a home delivery service, comprising: a browsing step enabling browsing of moving image data photographed in a photographing step on a terminal operated by an owner of the room.   Prior to the signal output unit outputting the unlocking signal by inputting the special authority information into the input unit, a videophone step is provided in which the owner of the room confirms the deliveryman of the courier service by videophone. The method for checking a home delivery service according to claim 8, characterized in that An authentication information transmission step for transmitting authentication information to a terminal operated by the room owner is provided prior to the signal output unit outputting an unlocking signal by inputting special authority information into the input unit. Yes,
The method according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the authentication information is information used by an owner of the room to determine that the delivery person is an authentic delivery person. A display unit is provided to indicate that shooting by the camera is being performed.
The display unit is provided at a position where a person outside the door can confirm that shooting by the camera is being performed.
11. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the delivery person of the home delivery service enters the room only when the display unit confirms that shooting by the camera is being performed. A drive mechanism that drives a dead bolt that engages with strike and performs locking to lock and unlock, an input unit to which an external signal is input, and unlocking to the drive mechanism according to an external signal input to the input unit An electronic lock unit comprising a signal output unit capable of outputting a signal;
This is a courier confirmation method using a camera capable of shooting a video of a place where the luggage on the indoor side of the door is placed,
When special authority information is input to the input unit and the signal output unit outputs an unlock signal to drive the dead bolt and the door opens, until the delivery person leaves the room and leaves the room or the delivery person A shooting step that takes a package and shoots without interruption with the camera until it leaves the room,
And a browsing step of browsing moving image data photographed in the photographing step on a terminal operated by a room owner.   Prior to the signal output unit outputting the unlocking signal by inputting the special authority information into the input unit, a videophone step is provided in which the owner of the room confirms the deliveryman of the courier service by videophone. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that: An authentication information transmission step for transmitting authentication information to a terminal operated by the room owner is provided prior to the signal output unit outputting an unlocking signal by inputting special authority information into the input unit. Yes,
The method according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the authentication information is information used by the owner of the room to determine that the delivery person is an authentic delivery person. A display unit is provided to indicate that shooting by the camera is being performed.
The display unit is provided at a position where a person outside the door can confirm that shooting by the camera is being performed.
The method according to any one of claims 12 to 14, wherein the delivery member of the home delivery service enters the room only when the display unit confirms that shooting by the camera is being performed. A home delivery confirmation support system for supporting confirmation of receipt or collection of a home delivery package using the electronic lock unit according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
It has a server provided on the network,
The server
When special authority information is input to the input unit and the signal output unit outputs an unlocking signal to drive the dead bolt and the door is opened, until the delivery person places a package and leaves the room or A program that causes the server to function as a receiving unit that receives moving image data captured by the camera through a network until a delivery clerk takes a package and leaves the room;
A program that causes the server to function as storage means for storing received moving image data;
A program that causes the server to function as a transmission unit that transmits the received moving image data to the owner terminal, which is a terminal owned by the room owner, via the network so that the moving image can be viewed is implemented. Courier service confirmation support system.   17. The home delivery service confirmation support system according to claim 16, further comprising a moving image authentication unit that authenticates that the transmission unit is transmitting without changing the moving image data. The server
When the receipt confirmation information, which is information indicating that the receipt or collection of the package has been confirmed by browsing the moving image data, is received from the owner terminal, the receipt confirmation information receiving unit receives the receipt confirmation information. A program that makes the server work,
When the receipt confirmation information receiving means receives the receipt confirmation information, the reception confirmation information is stored in the receipt confirmation information or the terminal operated by a person in charge of the delivery company who delivered the package or the delivery clerk operates the receipt confirmation information. The courier service confirmation support system according to claim 16 or 17, wherein a program that causes the server to function as the confirmation processing means to be transmitted is implemented. For the server or a terminal accessible to the server:
A program that causes the server or the terminal to function is implemented as a charging unit.
The charging unit is a unit that counts the number of deliveries or collections of the package in which the moving image data has been received from the electronic lock unit and transmitted to the owner terminal, for each courier company. The courier service confirmation support system according to any one of 16 to 18.

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