JP2022105512A - Stocker system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve convenience for a user when an additional delivery store room is required.

SOLUTION: A stocker management device 60 comprises: storage units 63, 83 that can store a delivery store room association table in which a delivery store room number capable of identifying any one delivery store room 45 of a stocker 40 and an unlocking code of the delivery store room 45 are associated with each other; and a master control unit 62 and a slave control unit 82. The master control unit 62 receives input of a delivery store room determination request, and when the delivery store room determination request input thereto is related to any one delivery store room number in the delivery store room association table, performs delivery store room determination processing of determining any one delivery store room 45 of empty delivery store rooms 45, and stores a delivery store room number of the determined delivery store room 45 and an unlocking code corresponding to the delivery store room number related to the delivery store room determination request in association with each other. The slave control unit 82 determines the presence or absence of one or more delivery store room numbers corresponding to the input unlocking code in the delivery store room association table, and when present, unlocks the delivery store rooms 45 identified by the one or more delivery store room numbers.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a stocker management device and a stocker system.

Conventionally, a system including a plurality of lockers used for delivery of luggage and a device for managing the lockers is known. For example, Patent Document 1 describes the following system including a locker and a management center. First, when the customer wants to pick up the goods in the locker, the management center reserves a vacant locker and informs the courier company of the station name and the locker number. The courier company stores the goods in the locker box of the designated locker. After receiving the warehousing notification from the management center on the communication terminal, the purchaser goes to the locker and takes out the products inside. When taking out the product, the customer inputs the password using the numeric keypad of the delivery locker, or inserts the pre-registered card into the card reader of the delivery locker. Subsequently, the database server of the management center determines whether or not the entered password or card number is correct. Then, if it is determined to be correct, the locker box door is opened by a signal from the management center.

Patent No. 3560327

By the way, it is conceivable that an additional locker box may be required after the locker box for which the customer orders the product and uses it is determined. For example, if you order an item once and then order another item before you receive the item, you may need an additional locker box. In addition, when a courier company stores a product in a locker box, the product may not be stored in the designated locker box, and an additional locker box may be required. Patent Document 1 does not consider the case where such an additional locker box is required.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to improve user convenience when an additional delivery room is required.

The present invention has taken the following measures to achieve the above-mentioned main object.

The stocker management device of the present invention is
It is a stocker management device that manages stockers equipped with multiple lockable delivery warehouses.
A delivery storage correspondence information storage means that can store delivery storage correspondence information in which the delivery storage information that can identify the delivery storage of any of the stockers and the unlocking code used for unlocking the delivery storage are associated with each other. ,
If you have entered a delivery room decision request and the entered delivery room decision request is related to any of the delivery room information in the stored delivery room correspondence information, the delivery room is included in the delivery room correspondence information. The above-mentioned solution corresponding to the delivery storage information of the determined delivery storage and the delivery storage information related to the delivery storage determination request by performing the delivery storage determination process for determining one of the empty delivery units for which information does not exist. A delivery storage determination means stored in the delivery storage corresponding information storage means in association with a lock code, and a delivery storage determination means.
When the unlocking code is input, it is determined whether or not one or more delivery storage information corresponding to the input unlocking code exists in the stored delivery storage correspondence information, and if so, the 1 is present. An unlocking control means for unlocking the delivery warehouse specified by the above delivery storage information, and
It is equipped with.

In this stocker management device, the delivery storage correspondence information storage means stores the delivery storage correspondence information in which the delivery storage information that can identify one of the stockers and the unlocking code used for unlocking the delivery storage are associated with each other. I remember. Then, when the delivery storage decision request is input and the input delivery storage determination request is related to any delivery storage information in the stored delivery storage correspondence information, that is, an additional related to the stored delivery storage information. When a decision request for delivery is made, the following processing is performed. First, a delivery warehouse determination process is performed to determine one of the empty delivery warehouses for which the delivery storage information does not exist in the delivery storage correspondence information. Next, the determined delivery storage information and the unlocking code corresponding to the delivery storage information related to the delivery storage determination request are associated and stored in the delivery storage correspondence information storage means. That is, when an additional warehousing decision request related to the stored warehousing information is input, the same unlocking code as the unlocking code corresponding to the related warehousing information is assigned to the newly determined warehousing information. It is stored in the delivery warehouse correspondence information in association with. Then, when the unlocking code is input, it is determined whether or not one or more delivery storage information corresponding to the input unlocking code exists in the stored delivery storage correspondence information, and if it exists, one or more of them is determined. Unlock the delivery box specified in the delivery box information of. Therefore, if there is a delivery room added later, the user can unlock a plurality of delivery boxes including the added delivery room with the same unlock code. Therefore, the convenience of the user is improved when an additional delivery room is required. Here, the "user" includes a delivery person of the goods to the delivery room and a recipient of the goods from the delivery room. That is, the situation of "unlocking the delivery room" includes the time when the goods are delivered to the delivery room and the time when the goods are received from the delivery room.

In the stocker management device of the present invention, the delivery storage correspondence information includes a receipt unlocking code used as the unlocking code when receiving an article from the delivery storage, and the unlocking control means is stored. When an unlock request at the time of delivery that can specify any of the delivery information in the delivery room correspondence information is input, the unlock request at the time of delivery corresponding to the input unlocking request at the time of delivery in the stored delivery room correspondence information 1 It is determined whether or not the above delivery storage information exists, and if it exists, the delivery storage specified by the one or more delivery storage information is unlocked, and the delivery storage determination means is performed by the unlock control means. If the delivery storage determination request is input after the delivery time unlock request is input and before another delivery time unlock request is input, the input delivery storage determination request is the last in the delivery storage correspondence information. It is regarded as a request related to the delivery room information specified by the delivery unlock request input to the above, and the delivery storage determination process is performed, and the delivery storage information of the determined delivery storage and the delivery storage determination request are related. It may be stored in the delivery storage corresponding information storage means in association with the receipt unlocking code corresponding to the delivery storage information. This way, if an additional vault is needed when the goods are delivered to the vault, the recipient unlocks multiple vaults, including the added vault, with the same receipt unlock code. be able to. Therefore, the convenience of the recipient is improved when an additional delivery room is required. In addition, the input delivery storage determination request is regarded as a request related to the delivery storage information specified by the last input unlocking request at the time of delivery. Therefore, for example, even if the delivery warehousing decision request does not include information that can identify the relationship with the memorized delivery warehousing information, the same receipt unlock code as the memorized delivery warehousing information should be appropriately associated with the additional warehousing. It is easy to reduce the trouble of inputting the delivery warehousing decision request by the delivery person. Therefore, it is easy to improve the convenience of the delivery person when an additional delivery room is required.

In the stocker management device of the present invention, the delivery storage determination means inputs the delivery storage determination request, and the input delivery storage determination request is input to any of the delivery storage information in the stored delivery storage correspondence information. If it is related, even if the vacant delivery room is preferentially determined in the delivery storage determination process, the delivery storage located near the delivery storage specified by the delivery storage information related to the delivery storage determination request is preferentially determined. good. In this way, the delivery room specified by the stored delivery storage information and the additional delivery storage related to the delivery storage are likely to be close to each other. Therefore, it becomes easy to deliver or receive the goods, and the convenience of the user when an additional delivery room is required is improved.

In this case, when the delivery storage determination means inputs the delivery storage determination request and the input delivery storage determination request is not related to any of the delivery storage information in the stored delivery storage correspondence information. Is adjacent to each of the one or more delivery boxes specified in the delivery room information included in the delivery room correspondence information so that at least one empty delivery room adjacent to the delivery room exists. The delivery room determination process is performed so as to preferentially determine the delivery room excluding the delivery room, and the unlock code is different from any of the unlocking codes in the delivery storage information of the determined delivery storage and the delivery storage correspondence information. May be stored in the delivery storage corresponding information storage means in association with the above. This way, if a delivery order decision request is made that is not related to the stored delivery information, at least an empty delivery is adjacent to the delivery for each of the delivery specified in the stored delivery information. One is the delivery warehouse determination process so that it remains as empty as possible. Therefore, the delivery room specified by the stored delivery storage information and the additional delivery storage related to the delivery storage are likely to be adjacent to each other. Therefore, the effect of facilitating the delivery or receipt of the above-mentioned goods is enhanced, and the convenience of the user when an additional delivery room is required is improved.

In the stocker management device of the present invention, the stocker includes a detection means for detecting at least one of opening / closing of each door of the plurality of delivery boxes and the presence / absence of an article, and the unlock control means is the above-mentioned unlocking control means. When there are a plurality of delivery room information corresponding to the input unlock code in the stored delivery room correspondence information, the delivery room corresponding to at least one of the plurality of delivery room information is unlocked. When the user's work completion for any of the unlocked delivery depots is detected based on the detection status of the detection means, the user may be notified of the existence of the other delivery depot. In this way, it is possible to prevent forgetting to deliver or receive goods related to the delivery room other than the delivery room where the work completion is detected. The unlocking control means unlocks the delivery room corresponding to at least one of the plurality of delivery storage information, and the unlocking of the delivery storage corresponding to the remaining delivery storage information is notified to the user. It may be performed before, after the notification, or together with the notification.

The stocker system of the present invention is
The stocker management device of the present invention in any of the above-described embodiments,
With the stocker
It is equipped with.

This stocker system includes the stocker management device of the present invention in any of the above-described embodiments. Therefore, the same effect as the stocker management device of the present invention described above, for example, the effect of improving the convenience of the user when an additional delivery room is required can be obtained.

Schematic diagram of the configuration of the stocker system 1. An explanatory diagram of management information 65 stored in the storage unit 63 of the parent device 61. The explanatory view of the management information 85 stored in the storage unit 83 of the first child device 71. A flowchart showing an example of an order processing routine. The flowchart which shows an example of the unlocking control routine at the time of delivery. The flowchart which shows an example of the unlocking control routine at the time of receipt. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the member attribute table 90 and the attribute correspondence delivery table 91.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of a configuration of a stocker system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the management information 65 stored in the storage unit 63 of the parent device 61. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the management information 85 stored in the storage unit 83 of the first child device 71. The stocker system 1 includes a supplier-side system 5, a mobile terminal 21 of a recipient 20, a plurality of stockers 40, and a stocker management device 60 including a parent device 61 and a plurality of child devices 70. The store PC 12, the mobile terminal 21, the parent device 61, and the plurality of child devices 70 of the supplier side system 5 are connected to a network 2 such as the Internet.

The supplier-side system 5 is a system for selling the product 17 to the recipient 20, for example, a store 10 such as a supermarket, a store PC 12 which is a computer arranged in the store 10 and manages the supplier-side system 5, and a store 10. It has a website 15 of a net supermarket operated by. The website 15 can be accessed from, for example, a store PC 12 or a mobile terminal 21 via the network 2.

The mobile terminal 21 is a device possessed by the recipient 20 who orders and receives the product 17, and is configured as a portable computer such as a smartphone. The mobile terminal 21 includes a terminal control unit 22, a storage unit 23, a communication unit 24, and a display operation unit 25. The terminal control unit 22 is composed of a CPU, RAM, and the like, and controls the entire device. The storage unit 23 stores various application programs and various data. The communication unit 24 is wirelessly connected to the network 2 via a transmission / reception facility such as a base station (not shown) to perform bidirectional communication with other devices. The display operation unit 25 includes a touch panel, operation buttons, and the like, and displays various information to the recipient 20 and inputs various operations from the recipient 20.

The plurality of stockers 40 are used for delivery of the goods 17 delivered from the supplier side system 5 to the recipient 20. In the present embodiment, the stocker system 1 includes three stockers 40 (first to third stockers 41 to 43). Each of the plurality of stockers 40 includes a plurality of lockable (30 in this embodiment) delivery storage 45, a display operation unit 54, readers 55 and 56, and an additional barcode 58. .. Each of the delivery storage 45 has an internal space capable of accommodating an article such as a product 17, a front door 46, a lock mechanism 47 for locking and unlocking the door 46, and an article in the delivery storage 45. It is provided with an article sensor 48 for detecting the presence or absence of a door 46 and an opening / closing sensor 49 for detecting the opening / closing of the door 46. The display operation unit 54 includes a touch panel or the like arranged on the front surface of the stocker 40, displays various information to the deliverer 19 and the recipient 20 of the product 17, and various operations from the deliverer 19 and the recipient 20. Enter. The reader 55 is a QR code reader that reads a QR code (registered trademark) used by the recipient 20 to unlock the delivery storage 45, and is arranged near the display operation unit 54 on the front surface of the stocker 40. The reader 56 is a hand-held barcode reader that reads the barcode 18 attached to the product 17 delivered from the store 10. The additional barcode 58 is used when the delivery person 19 instructs the addition of the delivery storage 45 when the delivery storage 45 is insufficient at the time of delivery of the product 17. The stocker 40 can be used by a large number of recipients 20, and can be placed in various places such as offices, convenience stores, factories, train stations, schools, and condominiums.

The stocker management device 60 is a device that manages a plurality of stockers 40, and is configured as a system including a parent device 61 and a plurality of child devices 70. The parent device 61 is configured as a server for a plurality of child devices 70, and includes a parent control unit 62, a storage unit 63, and a communication unit 64. The parent control unit 62 is composed of a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like, and controls the entire device. The storage unit 63 stores various application programs such as processing programs and various data such as management information 65 of the stocker 40. The communication unit 64 is connected to the network 2 and performs bidirectional communication with other devices.

As shown in FIG. 2, the management information 65 stored in the storage unit 63 includes a delivery storage correspondence table 67 and an article presence / absence table 68. The delivery storage correspondence table 67 is a table in which a member ID, a slip ID, a plurality of stockers 40, a delivery storage number, and an unlocking code are associated with each other. The member ID is information that is issued in advance from the supplier side system 5 and can identify the recipient 20. The slip ID is information that can identify the order of the product 17 with respect to the supplier side system 5. The delivery storage number is information that can identify which delivery storage 45 in the stocker 40. In the present embodiment, each stocker 40 is provided with 30 delivery storages 45, and the 30 delivery storages 45 are the delivery storages 1 to 30 from the upper left to the lower right when the stocker 40 is viewed from the front. It is assumed that the number has been set. The unlock code is information for unlocking the delivery room 45 when the product 17 is received (unlock code at the time of receipt). The article presence / absence table 68 is a table in which a plurality of stockers 40, delivery storage numbers (Nos. 1 to 30), and the presence / absence of articles indicating the presence / absence of articles in the delivery storage 45 are associated with each other. The presence / absence of an article in the delivery storage 45 is information based on the detection of the presence / absence of an article by the article sensor 48, and is information acquired by the parent device 61 from the child device 70. Further, although not shown, the management information 65 also includes a member information table in which the member IDs of the plurality of recipients 20 and the email addresses of the plurality of recipients 20 are associated with each other.

The plurality of child devices 70 are configured as clients for the parent device 61. In the present embodiment, the stocker management device 60 includes three child devices 70 (first to third child devices 71 to 73). The first child device 71 is a device that manages the first stocker 41, and is arranged in one box-shaped chamber of the first stocker 41 similar to the delivery storage 45. The first child device 71 includes a child control unit 82, a storage unit 83, and a communication unit 84. The child control unit 82 is composed of a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like, and controls the entire device. The storage unit 83 stores various application programs such as processing programs and various data such as management information 85 of the first stocker 41. The communication unit 84 is connected to the network 2 and performs bidirectional communication with other devices. The first child device 71 outputs a display signal to the display operation unit 54 of the first stocker 41 to display information on the display operation unit 54, or inputs an operation signal from the display operation unit 54 of the first stocker 41. , The information of the QR code and the bar code 18 read by the readers 55 and 56 of the first stocker 41 is input. Further, the first child device 71 outputs a control signal to the lock mechanism 47 of the first stocker 41 to control the locking and unlocking of the delivery storage 45, or from the article sensor 48 and the open / close sensor 49 of the first stocker 41. Is input to detect the presence / absence of an article in the delivery room 45 and the opening / closing of the door 46. The second child device 72 and the third child device 73 are devices that manage the second stocker 42 and the third stocker 43, respectively, and are delivered among the second stocker 42 and the third stocker 43 in the same manner as the first child device 71. It is arranged in one box-shaped room similar to the warehouse 45. Although not shown, the second child device 72 and the third child device 73 include a child control unit 82, a storage unit 83 for storing management information 85, and a communication unit 84, similarly to the first child device 71. It is equipped with.

The management information 85 stored in the storage unit 83 of the first child device 71 does not include the information of the stocker 40 other than the first stocker 41 managed by the first child device 71. It contains a table similar to table 68. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the management information 85 corresponds to a delivery room number, a member ID, a slip ID, and an unlocking code that can identify the delivery room 45 of the first stocker 41. Includes a table 87 and an article presence / absence table 88 in which the delivery number and the presence / absence of articles in the delivery box 45 are associated with each of the delivery boxes 45 of the first stocker 41. The management information 85 stored in the storage unit 83 of the second child device 72 and the third child device 73 is also the delivery storage correspondence table 87 and the article presence / absence table 88 related to the second stocker 42 and the third stocker 43 managed by the second child device 72 and the third child device 73. Includes. When the information in the delivery room correspondence table 67 of the management information 65 is changed, the parent device 61 transmits the changed information to the child device 70 that manages the corresponding stocker 40. Similarly, when the information in the delivery storage correspondence table 87 and the article presence / absence table 88 of the management information 85 is changed, the child device 70 transmits the changed information to the parent device 61. Therefore, the management information 65 of the parent device 61 and the management information 85 of the plurality of child devices 70 are synchronized with each other. For example, the data 67a to 67d regarding the first stocker 41 included in the delivery storage correspondence table 67 in FIG. 2 and the data 87a to 87d in FIG. 3 are synchronized information, and the member IDs are among the corresponding data. The slip ID, delivery number, and unlock code are the same.

Subsequently, the operation of the stocker system 1 configured in this way will be described. First, the recipient 20 operates the mobile terminal 21 to access the website 15, inputs the desired product 17, his / her member ID, the stocker 40 desired to receive, and the like, and places an order for the product 17. When an order is placed, the store PC 12 acquires the input information and manages the order information with a slip ID for managing the order. Further, the store PC 12 transmits a delivery storage determination request including the member ID, the slip ID, and the information of the stocker 40 desired to be received among the order information to the parent device 61. Based on the delivery storage determination request of the store PC 12, the parent device 61 performs ordering processing for allocating the delivery storage 45 of the delivery destination of the product 17 (determining the delivery storage 45 to be used). FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of an ordering processing routine executed by the parent control unit 62 of the parent device 61. This routine is stored in the storage unit 63 and is started when the power of the parent device 61 is turned on.

When this routine is started, the parent control unit 62 first waits until the above-mentioned delivery storage determination request is received (input) from the store PC 12 (step S100). Upon receiving the delivery storage determination request, the parent control unit 62 determines whether or not there is an empty delivery storage 45, that is, a delivery storage 45 that is not scheduled to be used, for the stocker 40 to be received included in the received delivery storage determination request (step S110). .. The parent control unit 62 determines whether or not there is a delivery room 45 in which the delivery storage number is not stored in the delivery storage correspondence table 67 among the plurality of delivery storages 45 included in the stocker 40 desired to be received. Determine the presence or absence. When there is no empty delivery storage 45, that is, when any delivery storage number of the plurality of delivery storage 45 provided in the stocker 40 to be received is stored in the delivery storage correspondence table 67, the parent control unit 62 may use the store PC 12 to store the delivery number. Information for notifying the fact is transmitted (step S120), and the processes after step S100 are executed. When the store PC 12 receives the information from the parent device 61 that there is no empty delivery storage 45 in the stocker 40 desired to be received, the store PC 12 transmits the information to that effect, for example, to the mobile terminal 21 of the recipient 20. The recipient 20 cancels the order or changes the stocker 40 desired to be received. When the stocker 40 desired to be received is changed, the store PC 12 transmits a delivery storage determination request including the information of the stocker 40 desired to be received after the change to the parent device 61.

When there is an empty delivery storage 45 in step S110, the parent control unit 62 determines the stocker 40 to be received included in the delivery storage determination request received in step S100 as the stocker 40 of the delivery destination (step S130). Subsequently, the parent control unit 62 determines whether or not the received delivery storage determination request is related to any delivery storage number in the delivery storage correspondence table 67 stored in the storage unit 63 (step S140). .. In the present embodiment, in the parent control unit 62, the member ID included in the delivery storage determination request is the same as the member ID corresponding to any delivery storage number of the stocker 40 of the delivery destination in the delivery storage correspondence table 67. In some cases, it is determined that the delivery warehousing decision request is related to the delivery warehousing number. For example, consider a case where the stocker 40 of the delivery destination is the first stocker 41, and the data related to the first stocker 41 in the delivery storage correspondence table 67 shown in FIG. 2 is only the data 67a. In this case, for example, if a delivery storage determination request including data 66b is received, the same member ID as the member ID "BBBB" does not exist in the data related to the first stocker 41 of the delivery storage correspondence table 67. Therefore, the parent control unit 62 determines that the received delivery storage determination request is not related to any delivery storage number in the delivery storage correspondence table 67. On the other hand, assuming that the delivery storage determination request including the data 66c is received, the member ID "AAAA" included in the received delivery storage determination request corresponds to the delivery storage number "16" of the data 67a in the delivery storage correspondence table 67. It is the same as the member ID. Therefore, the parent control unit 62 determines that the delivery storage determination request is related to the delivery storage number “16”. It should be noted that the delivery storage determination request including the same member ID as the member ID already stored in the delivery storage correspondence table 67 is transmitted from the store PC 12, for example, after the recipient 20 orders the product 17, another product 17 is sent. This is the case when an additional order is placed.

When the delivery storage determination request is not related to any delivery storage number of the delivery storage correspondence table 67 in step S140, the parent control unit 62 transfers one of the delivery storages 45 to the delivery storage 45 of the delivery destination. The delivery room determination process to be determined is performed (step S150). In this delivery storage determination process, the parent control unit 62 delivers deliveries that are not adjacent to the left and right of the delivery storage 45 specified by the delivery storage number stored in the delivery storage correspondence table 67 among the empty delivery storages of the stocker 40 of the delivery destination. The storage is preferentially determined as the delivery storage 45 of the delivery destination. That is, the parent control unit 62 receives the delivery destination delivery storage 45 so that the empty delivery storages adjacent to the left and right sides of the delivery storage 45 remain as empty as possible for each of the delivery storages 45 stored in the delivery storage correspondence table 67. To decide. Then, the parent control unit 62 receives a delivery storage number different from the determined delivery storage number of the delivery storage 45, an unlocking code different from any of the unlocking codes of the stocker 40 of the delivery destination in the delivery storage corresponding table 67, and a delivery storage determination request. The included member ID, slip ID, and stocker 40 (delivery destination stocker 40) desired to be received are stored in association with each other in the delivery warehouse correspondence table 67 (step S160). For example, when a delivery storage determination request including data 66b is received in a state where the data related to the first stocker 41 in the delivery storage correspondence table 67 is only data 67a, the parent control unit 62 receives the related delivery storage number in step S150. The delivery number "18" that is not adjacent to the left and right of "16" is determined. Then, in step S160, the parent control unit 62 corresponds to the delivery storage number “18”, the unlocking code “YYYY” different from any of the unlocking codes stored in the delivery storage corresponding table 67, and the data 66b. The attached data 67b is stored in the delivery storage correspondence table 67. Then, the parent control unit 62 sends an unlock code notification including a QR code representing the unlock code stored in step S160 to the email address of the member ID corresponding to the delivery room 45 stored this time (step S170). , The processing after step S100 is executed. As a result, for example, the QR code representing the unlock code is stored in the storage unit 23 of the mobile terminal 21 that has received the unlock code notification. The unlock code notification may include information on the determined delivery destination stocker 40 and the delivery destination delivery storage 45.

On the other hand, when the delivery storage determination request is related to any delivery storage number in the delivery storage correspondence table 67 in step S140, the parent control unit 62 performs the delivery storage determination process (step S180). Unlike step S150, in the delivery storage determination process of step S180, the parent control unit 62 has the delivery storage specified by the delivery storage number related to the delivery storage determination request among the empty delivery storage 45 of the stocker 40 of the delivery destination. The delivery room 45 at a position close to 45 is preferentially determined. For example, if any of the delivery warehouses 45 adjacent to the left and right of the related delivery storage 45 is an empty delivery storage 45, the delivery storage 45 is determined from the empty delivery storage 45. The parent control unit 62 determines the empty delivery storage 45 adjacent to the left and right of the related delivery storage 45 with the highest priority, and if there is no empty delivery storage 45 adjacent to the left and right, the delivery adjacent to the top and bottom of the empty delivery storage 45. The storage 45 may be determined with the next priority, and if there is no empty delivery storage 45 adjacent to the top, bottom, left, and right, the empty delivery storage 45 other than the top, bottom, left, and right may be determined as close as possible to the related delivery storage 45. Then, the parent control unit 62 has a delivery number of the determined delivery storage 45, the same unlocking code as the delivery storage 45 related to the delivery storage determination request, a member ID, a slip ID, and a member ID included in the delivery storage determination request. The stocker 40 (delivery destination stocker 40) desired to be received is associated with the stocker 40 and stored in the delivery storage correspondence table 67 (step S190), and the processes after step S100 are executed. For example, when the parent control unit 62 receives the delivery storage determination request including the data 66c in a state where the data related to the first stocker 41 in the delivery storage correspondence table 67 is only the data 67a and 67b, the parent control unit 62 performs the related delivery in step S180. The delivery storage number "17" adjacent to the storage number "16" is determined. Then, the parent control unit 62 corresponds to the delivery storage number “17” in step S190, the same unlocking code “XXXX” as the unlocking code corresponding to the delivery storage number “16” of the data 67a, and the data 66c. The attached data 67c is stored in the delivery storage correspondence table 67. Since the parent control unit 62 has already sent the unlock code notification in step S170 when the related delivery number is stored, it is not necessary to send the unlock code notification to the recipient 20 after step S190. .. However, the parent control unit 62 may send the unlock code notification, or may send the information of the determined delivery destination stocker 40 and the delivery destination delivery storage 45 to the recipient 20.

On the other hand, the clerk of the store 10 arranges the product 17 and gives the delivery person 19 the delivery instruction of the product 17 based on the ordering information stored in the store PC 12. A barcode 18 representing a slip ID is attached to the product 17. The delivery person 19 delivers the product 17 to the stocker 40 instructed to deliver, and delivers the product 17 to the delivery storage 45. At this time, the child device 70 that manages the stocker 40 at the delivery destination performs an unlocking control process at the time of delivery that unlocks the delivery storage 45 at the delivery destination of the product 17 based on the operation of the delivery person 19. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of an unlocking control routine at the time of delivery executed by the child control unit 82 of the child device 70. This routine is stored in the storage unit 83 and is started when the power of the slave device 70 is turned on.

When this routine is started, the child control unit 82 first determines whether or not the barcode 18 attached to the product 17 has been input via the reader 56 (step S200). When the barcode 18 is input by the operation of the delivery person 19, the child control unit 82 unlocks the delivery box 45 corresponding to the slip ID represented by the barcode 18 (step S210). That is, the child control unit 82 inputs the slip ID of the barcode 18 read by the reader 56 in step S200 as the unlock request at the time of delivery, and unlocks the delivery storage 45 corresponding to the unlock request at the time of delivery. Specifically, the child control unit 82 determines whether or not the delivery storage number corresponding to the slip ID input in the delivery storage correspondence table 87 exists, and if it exists, controls the lock mechanism 47. Unlock the delivery box 45 specified by the delivery box number. If there are a plurality of delivery boxes corresponding to the input slip IDs, the child control unit 82 unlocks the plurality of delivery boxes 45 corresponding to the input slip IDs. Subsequently, the child control unit 82 waits until the completion of delivery of the product 17 to the unlocked delivery storage 45 is detected based on the detection status of the article sensor 48 and the open / close sensor 49 (step S220). In the present embodiment, the child control unit 82 determines that the delivery is completed when the article sensor 48 detects that there is an article in the delivery storage 45 and the open / close sensor 49 detects that the door 46 of the delivery storage 45 is closed. When the delivery completion is detected, the child control unit 82 locks the delivery storage 45 for which delivery has been completed (step S230).

When the barcode 18 is not input in step S200 or after step S230, the child control unit 82 determines whether or not the additional barcode 58 is input via the reader 56 (step S240). Here, the delivery person 19 causes the reader 56 to read the additional barcode 58 when the product 17 does not fit in the delivery storage 45 unlocked in step S210, so that the new delivery storage 45 can be used. Instruct the assignment. The child control unit 82 inputs the reading operation of the additional barcode 58 as a delivery storage determination request.

When the additional barcode 58, that is, the delivery storage determination request is input, the child control unit 82 identifies the delivery storage 45 corresponding to the slip ID input in the immediately preceding step S200 (step S250). Subsequently, the child control unit 82 preferentially determines the delivery storage 45 close to the specified delivery storage 45 from the empty delivery storage 45 whose delivery storage number is not stored in the delivery storage correspondence table 87. Processing is performed (step S260). Then, the child control unit 82 corresponds to the determined delivery storage number of the delivery storage 45, the same unlocking code as the delivery storage 45 specified in step S250, and the same member ID and slip ID as the specified delivery storage 45. It is attached and stored in the delivery storage correspondence table 87 (step S270). That is, in steps S250 to S270, the child control unit 82 specifies the delivery storage determination request input in step S240 by the slip ID (unlocking request at the time of delivery) input last in the delivery storage correspondence table 87. It is regarded as a request related to the delivery number to be received, and the same processing as in steps S180 and S190 of FIG. 4 is performed. For example, in a state where the delivery storage correspondence table 87 stored in the storage unit 83 of the first child device 71 is only the data 87a to 87c of FIG. 3, the child control unit 82 of the first child device 71 has the slip ID “cccc”. Consider a case where the barcode 18 representing the above is input in step S200, and then the additional barcode 58 is input in step S240. In this case, the child control unit 82 identifies the delivery box 45 having the delivery box number “18” corresponding to the slip ID “cccc” in step S250, and the delivery box number “19” adjacent to the delivery box 45 in step S260. To decide. Then, in step S270, the parent control unit 62 has the same unlocking code “YYYY” and the same member ID “BBBB” as the unlocking code corresponding to the delivery number “19” and the delivery number “18” of the data 87b. , The data 87d associated with the same slip ID “cccc” is stored in the delivery warehouse correspondence table 87.

After step S270, the child control unit 82 unlocks the delivery room 45 determined in step S270 (step S280), and executes the processes after step S220. As a result, the delivery person 19 can deliver the remaining goods 17 to the additionally unlocked delivery room 45.

On the other hand, when the additional barcode 58, that is, the delivery warehousing determination request is not input in step S240, the child control unit 82 executes the processes after step S200. As a result, when the delivery of the product 17 having the barcode 18 read is completed and the product 17 with another barcode 18 still exists, the delivery person 19 performs the barcode 18 reading operation again. , The product 17 can be delivered to the unlocked delivery storage 45.

When the child control unit 82 executes this delivery unlock control routine, for example, an additional barcode 58 may be input and a correspondence between the delivery number and the unlock code may be added to the delivery storage correspondence table 87. The presence / absence of the article in the article presence / absence table 88 stored in the storage unit 83 after the product 17 is delivered in the delivery storage 45 may be changed. As described above, since the management information 65 of the parent device 61 and the management information 85 of the plurality of child devices 70 are synchronized with each other, the data of FIG. 3 may be stored in the storage unit 83 of the first child device 71 at the time of delivery. When 87d is added, the data 67d is also added to the delivery storage correspondence table 67 of the storage unit 63 of the parent device 61. Further, when the parent control unit 62 detects that the presence / absence of an article corresponding to any of the delivery numbers of the article presence / absence table 68 has been changed from no article to with an article, the delivery warehouse 45 of the delivery warehouse correspondence table 67 has been detected. A delivery completion email is sent to the email address of the member ID corresponding to.

The recipient 20 who received the delivery completion mail on the mobile terminal 21 heads to the stocker 40 of the delivery destination and receives the delivered product 17 from the delivery storage 45. At this time, the child device 70 that manages the stocker 40 of the delivery destination performs the unlocking control process at the time of receipt, such as unlocking the delivery storage 45 to which the product 17 has been delivered, based on the operation of the recipient 20. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a receiving unlock control routine executed by the child control unit 82 of the child device 70. This routine is stored in the storage unit 83 and is started when the power of the slave device 70 is turned on.

When this routine is started, the child control unit 82 first waits until the QR code is input via the reader 55 (step S300). Here, the recipient 20 displays the QR code included in the above-mentioned unlock code notification on, for example, the display screen of the display operation unit 25, and causes the reader 55 to read the QR code. The child control unit 82 inputs this QR code via the reader 55. When the QR code is input, the child control unit 82 unlocks the delivery room 45 corresponding to the unlock code represented by the QR code (step S310). Specifically, the child control unit 82 determines whether or not the delivery storage number corresponding to the unlocking code input in the delivery storage correspondence table 87 exists, and controls the lock mechanism 47 if it exists. Then, the delivery storage 45 specified by the delivery storage number is unlocked. If a plurality of delivery storage numbers corresponding to the input unlocking codes exist, the child control unit 82 unlocks the plurality of delivery storages 45. Subsequently, the child control unit 82 waits until the completion of receipt of the product 17 is detected in any of the unlocked delivery boxes 45 based on the detection status of the article sensor 48 and the open / close sensor 49 (step S320). In the present embodiment, the child control unit 82 determines that the receipt is completed when the article sensor 48 detects that there is no article in the delivery storage 45 and the open / close sensor 49 detects that the door 46 of the delivery storage 45 is closed. When the receipt completion is detected, the child control unit 82 locks the delivery storage 45 that has been received (step S330), and updates the delivery storage correspondence table 87 (step S340). Specifically, the child control unit 82 deletes the information (correspondence with the unlocking code and the like) regarding the delivery storage 45 that has been received from the delivery storage correspondence table 87. This update is also reflected in the delivery room correspondence table 67 of the parent device 61.

Subsequently, the child control unit 82 determines whether or not there is a delivery room 45 for which receipt has not been completed (step S350). In the present embodiment, the child control unit 82 detects whether the article sensor 48 has detected the presence of an article in the delivery storage 45 among the delivery storage 45 unlocked in step S310, or the opening / closing sensor 49 has the door 46 of the delivery storage 45. When there is a delivery room 45 that has not detected the opening of the door, it is determined that there is a delivery room 45 that has not been received. For example, when a plurality of delivery boxes 45 are unlocked in step S310 and only one of them is determined to be received in step S320, the child control unit 82 determines that there is a delivery box 45 whose receipt has not been completed. It will be. When there is a delivery room 45 that has not been received, the child control unit 82 notifies the recipient 20 of the existence of another delivery box 45 (delivery box 45 that has not been received) (step S360), and steps S320 and subsequent steps. Executes the processing of. In the present embodiment, a warning sound is output from a speaker (not shown) provided in the stocker 40 to notify the recipient 20 of the existence of another delivery storage 45. It suffices if the recipient 20 can be notified of the existence of another delivery storage 45, for example, playing a voice (message), displaying information on the display operation unit 25, or transmitting information to the mobile terminal 21 for display operation. It may be notified by displaying it on the unit 25.

On the other hand, when there is no delivery room 45 whose receipt has not been completed in step S350, that is, when the receipt and locking of the product 17 for all the delivery boxes 45 unlocked in step S310 are completed, the child control unit 82 performs the child control unit 82 after step S300. Is processed.

Here, the correspondence between the constituent elements of the present embodiment and the constituent elements of the present invention will be clarified. The delivery storage number of the present embodiment corresponds to the delivery storage information of the present invention, the delivery storage correspondence tables 67 and 87 correspond to the delivery storage correspondence information, and the storage units 63 and 83 correspond to the delivery storage correspondence information storage means. The parent control unit 62 and the child control unit 82 correspond to the delivery storage determination means, and the child control unit 82 corresponds to the unlock control means. Further, the article sensor 48 and the open / close sensor 49 correspond to the detection means.

In the stocker system 1 of the present embodiment described in detail above, a delivery storage in which any delivery storage 45 of the stocker 40 can be identified and an unlocking code used for unlocking the delivery storage 45 are associated with each other. The storage units 63 and 83 store the corresponding tables 67 and 87. Then, when the delivery storage decision request is input from the store PC12 and the input delivery storage determination request is related to any delivery storage number in the delivery storage correspondence table 67 in which the input delivery storage determination request is stored, that is, in the stored delivery delivery number. When the determination request of the related additional delivery room 45 is made, the parent control unit 62 performs the following processing. First, the parent control unit 62 performs a delivery storage determination process for determining one of the delivery storage 45 among the empty delivery storage 45 for which the delivery storage number does not exist in the delivery storage correspondence table 67. Next, the determined delivery storage number of the delivery storage 45 and the unlocking code corresponding to the delivery storage number related to the delivery storage determination request are stored in the storage unit 63 in association with each other. That is, when the determination request of the additional storage 45 related to the stored delivery number is input, the same unlocking code as the unlocking code corresponding to the related delivery number is input to the newly determined delivery 45. It is stored in the delivery storage correspondence table 67 in association with the storage number. The child control unit 82 also performs delivery storage determination processing and unlocking in the same manner as the parent control unit 62 when an additional delivery storage 45 determination request related to the stored delivery storage number is made via the reader 56. The code, the delivery storage number, and the like are stored in the delivery storage correspondence table 87. Then, when the unlocking code is input, the child control unit 82 determines whether or not one or more delivery storage numbers corresponding to the input unlocking code exist in the delivery storage correspondence table 87 stored in the storage unit 83. Is determined, and if it exists, the delivery storage 45 specified by the delivery storage number of 1 or more is unlocked. Therefore, for example, when there is a delivery room 45 added later by an additional order by the recipient 20, the recipient 20 unlocks a plurality of delivery boxes 45 including the added delivery room 45 with the same unlock code. can do. Further, even if the delivery storage 45 is insufficient and the delivery storage 45 is added at the time of delivery of the product 17 by the delivery person 19, the recipient 20 similarly has a plurality of delivery storages 45 including the added delivery storage 45. It can be unlocked with the same unlocking code. Therefore, the convenience of the recipient 20 when an additional delivery room 45 is required is improved.

Further, the unlocking code included in the delivery storage corresponding tables 67 and 87 is a receiving unlocking code used when receiving the article from the delivery storage 45, and the child control unit 82 is in the stored delivery storage corresponding table 87. When a slip ID (unlocking request at the time of delivery) that can specify one of the delivery warehousing numbers is input, one or more delivery boxes corresponding to the unlocking request at the time of delivery entered in the stored delivery store correspondence table 87. It is determined whether or not the number exists, and if it exists, the delivery warehouse 45 specified by one or more delivery storage numbers is unlocked. Then, when the child control unit 82 inputs the additional barcode 58 (delivery storage determination request) after inputting the delivery unlock request and before inputting another delivery time unlock request, the input delivery storage The decision request is regarded as a request related to the delivery number specified in the last input unlock request at the time of delivery in the delivery storage correspondence table 87, the delivery storage determination process is performed, and the delivery of the determined delivery storage 45 is performed. The storage number and the unlocking code at the time of receipt corresponding to the delivery storage number related to the delivery storage determination request are stored in association with each other in the storage unit 83. Therefore, even if an additional delivery room 45 is required when the product 17 is delivered to the delivery room 45, the recipient 20 uses the same QR code (at the time of receipt) for a plurality of delivery boxes 45 including the added delivery room 45. It can be unlocked with the unlock code). Therefore, the convenience of the recipient 20 when an additional delivery room 45 is required is improved. Further, the child control unit 82 regards the input additional barcode 58 (delivery storage determination request) as a request related to the delivery storage number specified in the last input unlocking request at the time of delivery. Therefore, even if the additional barcode 58 (delivery warehousing decision request) itself does not include information that can identify the relationship with the memorized delivery warehousing number as in the present embodiment, when the same receipt as the memorized delivery warehousing number is received. The unlocking code can be appropriately associated with the additional delivery room 45, and the trouble of inputting the delivery room determination request by the delivery person 19 can be reduced. Therefore, the convenience of the delivery person 19 when an additional delivery room 45 is required is improved.

Further, the parent control unit 62 and the child control unit 82 are related to any of the delivery storage numbers in the delivery storage correspondence tables 67 and 87 in which the delivery storage determination request is input and the input delivery storage determination request is stored. In this case, in the delivery storage determination process, the delivery storage 45 at a position close to the delivery storage 45 specified by the delivery storage number related to the delivery storage determination request among the empty delivery storage 45 is preferentially determined. By doing so, the delivery storage 45 specified by the stored delivery storage number and the additional delivery storage 45 related to the delivery storage 45 are likely to be close to each other. Therefore, it becomes easy to deliver or receive the product 17, and the convenience of the deliverer 19 and the recipient 20 when an additional delivery storage 45 is required is improved.

Furthermore, the parent control unit 62 inputs the delivery storage determination request, and if the input delivery storage determination request is not related to any delivery storage number in the delivery storage correspondence table 67 in which the input delivery storage determination request is stored, the delivery storage is not related to the delivery storage. For each of the one or more delivery boxes 45 specified by the delivery delivery number included in the corresponding table 67, the adjacent empty delivery storage 45 is arranged so that there is at least one empty delivery storage 45 adjacent to the delivery storage 45. The delivery warehouse determination process is performed so as to preferentially determine the delivery warehouse 45 to be excluded. Then, the parent control unit 62 stores the determined delivery storage number of the delivery storage 45 and the unlocking code different from any unlocking code in the delivery storage corresponding table 67 in association with each other in the storage unit 63. Therefore, when a delivery storage determination request not related to the stored delivery storage number is made, an empty delivery storage 45 adjacent to the delivery storage 45 is provided for each of the delivery storage 45 specified by the stored delivery storage number. The delivery warehousing process is performed so that at least one remains as empty as possible. Therefore, the delivery storage 45 specified by the stored delivery storage number and the additional delivery storage 45 related thereto tend to be adjacent to each other. Therefore, the effect of facilitating the delivery or receipt of the above-mentioned product 17 is enhanced, and the convenience of the deliverer 19 and the recipient 20 when an additional delivery storage 45 is required is improved.

Further, the stocker 40 includes an open / close sensor 49 and an article sensor 48 for detecting the opening / closing of each door 46 of the plurality of delivery boxes 45 and the presence / absence of an article. Then, when the child control unit 82 has a plurality of delivery storage numbers corresponding to the input unlocking codes in the stored delivery storage correspondence table 87, the child control unit 82 solves the delivery storage 45 corresponding to the plurality of delivery storage numbers. When it is detected that the recipient 20 has received the locked and unlocked delivery warehouse 45 based on the detection status of the open / close sensor 49 and the article sensor 48, the recipient 20 is notified of the existence of the other delivery storage 45. do. Therefore, it is possible to prevent forgetting to receive the goods related to the delivery storage 45 other than the delivery storage 45 for which the completion of receipt is detected.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be carried out in various embodiments as long as it belongs to the technical scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, in step S140 of FIG. 4, the parent control unit 62 delivers the member ID included in the delivery storage determination request to any of the stockers 40 of the delivery destination in the delivery storage correspondence table 67. When it is the same as the member ID corresponding to the storage number, it is determined that the delivery storage determination request is related to the delivery storage number, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the delivery storage correspondence table 67 is information in which the delivery storage number and one or more types of information including the unlocking code are associated with each other, and includes any delivery storage number included in the delivery storage correspondence table 67. Alternatively, when a delivery room determination request containing information corresponding to the delivery storage number is input in the delivery storage correspondence table 67, the parent control unit 62 determines that the delivery storage determination request is related to the stored delivery storage number. You may judge. For example, if the recipient 20 places an order for the product 17 and then another product 17 is additionally ordered, and the store PC 12 assigns the same slip ID to the previous order and the additional order, the parent control unit 62 sets the delivery box. When the slip ID included in the decision request is the same as the slip ID corresponding to the delivery number of any of the stockers 40 of the delivery destination in the delivery table 67, the delivery decision request is set to the delivery number. It may be determined to be related. Further, when at least one of the delivery storage number and the unlocking code determined from the parent device 61 is transmitted to the store PC 12, the delivery storage number or the unlocking code included in the delivery storage determination request is the delivery storage correspondence table. When it is the same as the delivery number or unlocking code of 67, it may be determined that the delivery decision request is related to the delivery number.

Further, in step S140 of FIG. 4, the parent control unit 62 corresponds to the delivery number of any of the stockers 40 other than the stocker 40 of the delivery destination of the delivery destination table 67 in the member ID included in the delivery storage determination request. If it is the same as the member ID to be used, it may be determined that the delivery storage determination request is related to the delivery storage number. That is, the same unlocking code may be attached to the delivery number corresponding to the same member ID even between different stockers 40.

Further, in step S140 of FIG. 4, when the member ID included in the delivery storage determination request is the same as the member ID corresponding to any delivery storage number of the stocker 40 of the delivery destination in the delivery storage correspondence table 67. However, there may be cases where it is not determined that the delivery storage determination request is related to the delivery storage number. For example, the order date and time of the recipient 20 is stored in the delivery room correspondence table 67, and the date and time when the recipient 20 orders the product 17 and the date and time when another product 17 is additionally ordered are compared and both are used. If the dates are different, or if both are ordered before or after a predetermined threshold time, it may be determined that the delivery storage determination request is not related to the delivery storage number. The predetermined threshold time may be, for example, an order deadline for the same delivery person 19 to collectively deliver a plurality of products 17.

In the above-described embodiment, the child control unit 82 inputs the reading operation of the additional barcode 58 as a delivery storage determination request, but the input is not limited to this, and any method may be used. For example, when the delivery person 19 presses the additional button displayed on the display operation unit 54, the child control unit 82 may input this operation as a delivery storage determination request. Further, the child control unit 82 considers the input delivery storage determination request to be a request related to the delivery storage number specified by the last input unlocking request at the time of delivery in the delivery storage correspondence table 87. Not limited to. For example, if the delivery person 19 does not fit the product 17 in the delivery room 45 unlocked in step S210 of FIG. 5, the delivery person 19 may have the reader 56 read the barcode 18 of the product 17 that does not fit. good. That is, if the child control unit 82 re-enters the same voucher ID as the entered voucher ID after inputting the voucher ID (unlocking request at the time of delivery) and before inputting another voucher ID, the child control unit 82 delivers the input operation. It may be input as a storage decision request. Then, the child control unit 82 identifies the related delivery number based on the re-entered slip ID (= the last slip ID entered before the delivery delivery determination request), and performs the processing after step S260. May be good. Even in this way, it is possible to reduce the trouble of inputting the delivery warehousing decision request by the delivery person 19. Alternatively, the delivery person 19 may operate the display operation unit 54 to input a delivery storage determination request including a slip ID and a member ID of the product 17 in which the delivery storage 45 is insufficient. Even in this way, since the child control unit 82 can associate the same unlocking code as the stored delivery storage 45 with the additional delivery storage 45, the convenience of the recipient 20 when the additional delivery storage 45 is required. The effect of improving is obtained.

In the above-described embodiment, in step S150 of FIG. 4, the parent control unit 62 gives priority to the vacant delivery storage 45 that is not adjacent to the left and right of the delivery storage 45 specified by the stored delivery storage number. However, the delivery destination is determined to be the delivery room 45, but the present invention is not limited to this. For each of the delivery boxes 45 specified by the stored delivery storage number, the delivery storage determination process may be performed so that at least one empty delivery storage 45 adjacent to the delivery storage 45 remains as empty as possible. For example, the parent control unit 62 may perform a delivery storage determination process so as to preferentially determine the delivery storage 45 excluding the delivery storage 45 adjacent to the top and bottom of the delivery storage 45. The parent control unit 62 may perform a delivery storage determination process so as to preferentially determine the delivery storage 45 excluding the delivery storage 45 adjacent to the top, bottom, left, and right of the delivery storage 45. Further, when the parent control unit 62 performs step S150 a plurality of times, the delivery storage 45 may be determined every other in order from the upper left, or the delivery storage 45 may be determined every other step up and down. .. Alternatively, the delivery storage 45 may be randomly determined, or the delivery storage 45 may be determined in order from the upper left, without particularly considering the positional relationship with the stored delivery storage 45.

In the above-described embodiment, in step S180 of FIG. 4, among the vacant delivery warehouses 45, the delivery storage 45 adjacent to the left and right of the delivery storage 45 specified by the delivery storage number related to the delivery storage determination request is determined with the highest priority. However, if the delivery room 45 at a position close to the related delivery room 45 is preferentially determined, the delivery room 45 may be determined in another priority order. For example, the parent control unit 62 may determine the empty delivery storage 45 adjacent to the top and bottom of the related delivery storage 45 with the highest priority, and may determine the empty delivery storage 45 adjacent to the left and right with the next priority. Further, the parent control unit 62 does not have to preferentially determine the delivery storage 45 at a position close to the related delivery storage 45. For example, a part of the plurality of delivery depots 45 provided in the stocker 40 is predetermined for addition, and in step S180, the parent control unit 62 preferentially determines the delivery depot 45 from the additional delivery depots 45. You may. Alternatively, the parent control unit 62 may, for example, randomly determine the delivery storage 45.

In the above-described embodiment, the recipient 20 designates the stocker 40 that he / she wishes to receive and places an order for the product 17, but in addition to this, the delivery warehouse 45 that he / she wishes to receive may be designated. For example, you may specify the range of the position (height) of the delivery room 45 that you want to receive according to your height. In this case, the parent control unit 62 may determine the delivery storage 45 from the designated delivery storages 45 desired to be received in S150 and S180 of FIG. 4 in consideration of the above-mentioned priority.

In the above-described embodiment, when the child control unit 82 detects that the article sensor 48 has an article in the delivery storage 45 and the open / close sensor 49 detects that the door 46 of the delivery storage 45 is closed in step S220 of FIG. In addition, it was judged that the delivery was completed, but it is not limited to this. For example, when the article sensor 48 detects that there is an article in the delivery storage 45, it may be determined that the delivery is completed, or the opening / closing sensor 49 closes the door 46 of the delivery storage 45 (closed after the door is opened once). When it is detected, it may be determined that the delivery is completed. Similarly, the child control unit 82 may determine in step S320 of FIG. 6 that the receipt is completed when the article sensor 48 detects that there is no article in the delivery storage 45, and the open / close sensor 49 of the delivery storage 45. When it is detected that the door 46 is closed (closed after the door is opened once), it may be determined that the receipt is completed. Further, the delivery person 19 and the recipient 20 may input the work completion via the display operation unit 54, and the parent control unit 62 may detect the work completion based on this input.

In the above-described embodiment, the child control unit 82 unlocks all of the delivery storages 45 corresponding to the unlocking code in step S310 of FIG. 6, but the present invention is not limited to this. At least one of them may be unlocked. For example, one delivery storage 45 may be unlocked, and when receipt completion is detected, the next delivery storage 45 may be unlocked. Further, the child control unit 82 unlocks the delivery storage 45 other than the delivery storage 45 that was first unlocked among the plurality of delivery storage 45, at any timing such as before and after the notification in step S360 or during notification. May be good. Similarly, in step S210 of FIG. 5, when there are a plurality of delivery boxes 45 corresponding to the input slip IDs, the parent control unit 62 does not have to unlock the plurality of delivery boxes 45 at the same time.

In the above-described embodiment, the child control unit 82 inputs the unlocking code by reading the QR code by the reader 56, but the unlocking code may be input by any method. For example, another two-dimensional code or one-dimensional code (for example, a bar code) may be used instead of the QR code, or the child control unit 82 unlocks the unlock code through the operation of the display operation unit 54 by the recipient 20. It may be input, or the mobile terminal 21 may send an unlock code to the slave device 70.

In the above-described embodiment, the child control unit 82 notifies the existence of another delivery storage 45 in step S360 when the delivery storage 45 that has not been received is present in step S350 of FIG. 6, but the present invention is not limited to this. .. For example, if the unlocked delivery storage 45 does not detect the completion of receipt even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the existence of the delivery storage 45 may be notified. Further, steps S350 and S360 in FIG. 6 may be omitted so that the child control unit 82 does not notify the other delivery storage 45.

In the above-described embodiment, the parent control unit 62 transmits the unlock code to the recipient 20 in step S170 of FIG. 4, but the unlock code may be notified to the recipient 20 at another timing. For example, when the delivery completion is detected in step S220 of FIG. 5, the unlocking code may be notified to the recipient 20. Further, when the number of delivery boxes 45 to receive the product 17 increases by performing the processes of steps S250 to S270, the parent control unit 62 notifies the recipient 20 to that effect (for example, transmission of an email to the mobile terminal 21). ) May.

In the above-described embodiment, the management information 65 of the parent device 61 and the management information 85 of the plurality of child devices 70 are synchronized with each other, but the information is not limited to this. For example, the child device 70 may not store the delivery storage correspondence table 87, and the child control unit 82 may access the parent device 61 and refer to the delivery storage correspondence table 67 as needed. However, for example, even if communication between the parent device 61 and the child device 70 becomes temporarily impossible, the routines shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 can be executed, so that information can be synchronized between the parent device 61 and the child device 70. It is preferable to take it. In the above-described embodiment, the changed information is transmitted to the other party each time the information is changed between the parent control unit 62 and the child control unit 82. For example, the changed information is periodically transmitted. And synchronize.

In the above-described embodiment, in step S200 of FIG. 5, the slip ID of the barcode 18 is input as the unlock request at the time of delivery, but the input is not limited to this and the input of other information may be used as the unlock request at the time of delivery. .. Further, the input operation is not limited to reading the barcode 18. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the unlocking code is the unlocking code at the time of receipt, but the present invention is not limited to this. The unlocking code may be at least one of the unlocking code at the time of receipt and the unlocking code at the time of delivery. For example, the parent control unit 62 determines the unlocking code at the time of delivery in steps S160 and S190 of FIG. 4 in the same manner as the unlocking code (unlocking code at the time of receipt) of the above-described embodiment, and delivers the product in step S200 of FIG. The hourly unlocking code may be input to unlock the corresponding delivery room 45 in step S210. In this way, if there is a delivery room 45 added later due to an additional order by the recipient 20, the delivery person 19 unlocks a plurality of delivery boxes 45 including the added delivery room 45 at the same delivery time. It can be unlocked with. In this case, the parent control unit 62 notifies the delivery person 19 of the delivery unlock code in advance via the store PC 12, for example, or transmits the delivery unlock code to the mobile terminal possessed by the delivery person 19 in advance. You can do it. Further, in this case, the child control unit 82 may perform the same processing as in steps S350 and S360 of FIG. 6 in the above-described embodiment after step S230 of FIG. That is, when the child control unit 82 has a plurality of delivery storage numbers corresponding to the input unlocking codes at the time of delivery in the stored delivery storage correspondence table 87, the child control unit 82 can be assigned to at least one of the plurality of delivery storage numbers. When the corresponding delivery box 45 is unlocked and the delivery completion of the delivery person 19 for any of the delivery boxes 45 unlocked based on the detection status of the article sensor 48 and the open / close sensor 49 is detected, the delivery of the other delivery room 45 is detected. The existence may be notified to the delivery person 19. By doing so, it is possible to prevent forgetting to deliver the product 17 related to the delivery storage 45 other than the delivery storage 45 in which the completion of delivery is detected.

In the above-described embodiment, after detecting the completion of delivery in step S220 of FIG. 5, it is determined in step S240 whether or not the additional barcode 58 is input, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the child control unit 82 may perform the processing after step S250 even when the additional barcode 58 is input before the delivery is completed.

In the delivery storage determination processing (step S150, step S180, step S260) in the ordering processing routine and the delivery unlocking control routine of the above-described embodiment, the parent control unit 62 and the child control unit 82 have attribute information of the recipient 20. The delivery room 45 may be determined with reference to. In this case, the management information 65, 85 stored in the storage units 63, 83 includes the attribute correspondence information in which the recipient 20, the attribute information of the recipient 20, and the delivery room 45 are associated with each other. May be good. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the member attribute table 90 and the attribute-corresponding delivery table 91 included in the management information 65. The member attribute table 90 is a table in which the member IDs of the plurality of recipients 20 and the attribute information of the plurality of recipients 20 are associated with each other. The attribute information of the recipient 20 is, for example, information regarding the age of the recipient 20. In the member attribute table 90 of FIG. 7, as the attribute information of the recipient 20, "1" is used when the age of the recipient 20 is equal to or higher than a specific threshold value, and "2" is used when the age of the recipient 20 does not reach a specific threshold value. It is stored in association with the member ID. In this example, the attribute information of the recipient 20 is information that can identify the elderly recipient 20. The attribute-corresponding delivery storage table 91 is a table in which a plurality of stockers 40, delivery storage numbers (1st to 30th), and attribute information to which the delivery storage number should be preferentially assigned are associated with each other. In the example of FIG. 7, among the plurality of delivery boxes 45 of the first stocker 41, the 15th to 17th positions are located at positions where it is easy for the elderly to take out the delivered products 17 (for example, an appropriate height such as the middle stage). The attribute information "1" (that is, the elderly) is set for the delivery room 45. On the other hand, attribute information is not set in the other delivery boxes 45 (1st to 14th, 18th to 30th). The delivery warehousing determination process using such attribute correspondence information (member attribute correspondence table 90, attribute correspondence delivery warehousing table 91) will be described. For example, in the delivery storage determination process in step S150, the parent control unit 62 derives the attribute information of the member ID included in the delivery storage determination request with reference to the member attribute table 90. When the derived attribute information is "1", the parent control unit 62 determines the delivery storage 45 specified by the delivery storage number stored in the delivery storage correspondence table 67 among the empty delivery storages of the stocker 40 of the delivery destination. The delivery room 45, which is not adjacent to the left and right sides of the above and has the attribute information "1" set in the attribute-corresponding delivery room table 91, is preferentially determined as the delivery place 45 of the delivery destination. Similarly, in the delivery warehousing determination process of steps S180 and S260, a process of preferentially deciding the delivery warehousing 45 corresponding to the derived attribute information to the delivery warehousing 45 of the delivery destination is performed. In step S260, the child control unit 82 specifies the member ID corresponding to the slip ID input immediately before based on the delivery room correspondence table 87, and the attribute information corresponding to the specified member ID is the member attribute table 90. It may be derived by reference. In this way, the stocker management device 60 inputs information (member ID, slip ID, etc.) from which attribute information can be derived, derives attribute information based on the input information, and vacant delivery storage in the delivery storage determination process. Of these, the delivery room 45 corresponding to the derived attribute information may be preferentially determined. By doing so, the more appropriate delivery room 45 can be preferentially assigned to the recipient 20 based on the attribute information, so that the convenience of the recipient 20 is improved. In the example of FIG. 7, the delivery number to be preferentially assigned to the recipient 20 of the attribute information “2”, that is, the recipient 20 who is not elderly, is not set in this example, but may be set. The attribute information may be divided into three or more stages. The attribute information of the recipient 20 is not limited to the attribute information related to age, and may be any information. For example, it may be information on the gender and height of the recipient 20. As the attribute information of the recipient 20, information that combines a plurality of age, gender, height, and some other factors may be used. Further, the "information from which the attribute information can be derived" input by the stocker management device 60 may be any information as long as the attribute information can be derived (acquired). For example, in the example of FIG. 7, the stocker management device 60 may input the age of the recipient 20 or may input the attribute information itself (“1” or “2”). In these cases, the attribute correspondence information may be the attribute correspondence delivery box table 91.

Although not particularly described in the above-described embodiment, the slip ID (bar code 18) input in step S200 for unlocking the delivery storage 45 is locked after the delivery of the delivery storage 45 is completed. Once done, the delivery person 19 may not be able to use it to unlock the delivery room 45 again. That is, after the child control unit 82 determines that the delivery is completed, controls the lock mechanism 47 to lock the delivery storage 45 in step S230, the delivery person 19 is input to unlock the delivery storage 45. Even if the barcode 18 corresponding to the same slip ID is input, the child control unit 82 will use the delivery box 45 if the delivery box number corresponding to the input slip ID is the delivery box 45 for which delivery has already been completed. May not be unlocked. By doing so, it is possible to prevent a person other than the recipient 20 from unlocking the delivery storage 45 after the delivery is completed, and it is possible to realize a stocker 40 with high security. Even if the delivery person 19 accidentally closes the door 46 of the delivery room 45 while all the products 17 have not been delivered to the delivery room 45, the delivery person 19 can add a bar to the reader 56. The code 58 may be read and the remaining product 17 may be delivered to the additional delivery room 45. The child control unit 82 may determine whether or not the delivery of each of the plurality of delivery boxes 45 has been completed. For example, information on whether or not delivery has been completed for each delivery storage 45 may be stored in the storage unit 83, or there is an article based on the detection of the presence or absence of an article by the article sensor 48 (article presence / absence table 88). It may be determined that the delivery of the delivery storage 45 has been completed.

In the above-described embodiment, the child control unit 82 locks the delivery storage 45 in step S330 when it detects that the receipt is completed (there is no article in the delivery storage 45 and the door 46 is closed) in step S320, but the article sensor 48 The child control unit 82 may lock the delivery storage 45 even when the sensor 49 detects the presence of an article in the delivery storage 45 and the open / close sensor 49 detects that the door 46 is closed. In this case, the child control unit 82 does not perform the process of step S340 (deletion of the information regarding the delivery storage 45 that has been received) until it detects that the receipt is completed (there is no article in the delivery storage 45 and the door 46 is closed). May be good. For example, after the recipient 20 inputs a QR code (unlocking code at the time of receipt) to unlock the delivery storage 45, and before the product 17 is taken out from the delivery storage 45, the door 46 of the delivery storage 45 unintentionally opens. The recipient 20 may close or intentionally close the door 46. In such a case, when the open / close sensor 49 detects that the delivery storage 45 is closed, the child control unit 82 may control the lock mechanism 47 to lock the delivery storage 45. In this case, when the recipient 20 inputs the QR code to open the door 46 of the delivery storage 45 again, the child control unit 82 considers that the recipient 20 tries to unlock the delivery storage 45 for the first time. Similarly, it is determined whether or not the delivery storage number corresponding to the input QR code exists in the delivery storage correspondence table 87, and if it exists, the lock mechanism 47 is controlled and specified by the delivery storage number. The delivery storage 45 to be used may be unlocked. By doing so, the stocker 40 can be unlocked and locked many times until the receipt of the product 17 from the delivery storage 45 is completed, so that the stocker 40 that is convenient for the recipient 20 can be realized. As described in the above-described embodiment, when the door of the delivery storage 45 is closed after the recipient 20 takes out the product 17 from the delivery storage 45, the child control unit detects the article sensor 48 and the open / close sensor 49. Based on the above, the delivery storage 45 that has been determined to have been received is locked, and the information regarding the delivery storage 45 that has been received in step S340 is deleted from the delivery storage correspondence table 87. Therefore, even if the recipient 20 re-enters the QR code entered to unlock the delivery warehouse 45 that has been received, the delivery receipt number corresponding to the entered QR code is the delivery receipt correspondence table 87. Since it does not exist inside, the child control unit 82 does not unlock the delivery storage 45 that has been received. Therefore, it is possible to realize a stocker 40 with high security. The child control unit 82 may determine whether or not the receipt of each of the plurality of delivery boxes 45 has been completed. For example, the child control unit 82 deletes the information about the delivery room 45 that has been received from the delivery room correspondence table 87 as described above, and whether or not the receipt is completed depending on the presence or absence of the delivery room number corresponding to the input QR code. May be determined. Alternatively, the child control unit 82 may store in the storage unit 83 information on whether or not the receipt has been completed for each delivery storage 45. Further, the child control unit 82 solves the delivery storage 45 without articles based on the detection of the presence / absence of articles by the article sensor 48 (article presence / absence table 88) even if the delivery storage 45 corresponding to the input QR code exists. It may not be locked. In this way, the child control unit 82 does not unlock the delivery storage 45 that has been received with the unlock code at the time of receipt, and can also unlock the delivery storage 45 before delivery with the unlock code at the time of receipt. do not have.

In the above-described embodiment, the routine of FIG. 4 is executed by the parent control unit 62, and the routines of FIGS. 5 and 6 are executed by the child control unit 82. However, if the stocker management device 60 can perform these routines as a whole. good. For example, the child device 70 and the parent device 61 may share and execute any of the routines of FIGS. 4 to 6, or the parent control unit 62 may execute the routines of FIGS. 5 and 6.

In the above-described embodiment, the stocker management device 60 includes, but is not limited to, a parent device 61 and a plurality of child devices 70. For example, the parent device 61 may exchange information with the lock mechanism 47, the article sensor 48, the open / close sensor 49, the display operation unit 54, the readers 55, 56, etc. without the plurality of child devices 70. Alternatively, the plurality of child devices 70 may be configured as independent stocker management devices 60 without the parent device 61. Further, the child device 70 is arranged in one box-shaped chamber similar to the delivery storage 45 in the stocker 40, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the child device 70 corresponding to a place different from the stocker 40 may be arranged. One child device 70 may manage a plurality of stockers 40.

In the above-described embodiment, the goods received by the recipient 20 using the delivery room 45 are the goods 17 ordered by the recipient 20, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the recipient 20 may receive the goods ordered by another orderer in the delivery room 45. Alternatively, the recipient 20 may receive the deliverables other than the goods for which the other requester has requested delivery in the delivery room 45.

In the above-described embodiment, the store PC 12, the mobile terminal 21, the parent device 61, and the child device 70 transmit and receive information via the network 2, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, information may be transmitted / received between the parent device 61 and the child device 70 on a dedicated line different from the network 2.

1 stocker system, 2 network, 5 supplier side system, 10 stores, 12 store PCs, 15 websites, 17 products, 18 barcodes, 19 deliverers, 20 recipients, 21 mobile terminals, 22 terminal controls, 23 memories. Unit, 24 communication unit, 25 display operation unit, 40 stocker, 41-43 1st to 3rd stocker, 45 delivery room, 46 door, 47 lock mechanism, 48 article sensor, 49 open / close sensor, 54 display operation unit, 55, 56 Reader, 58 Additional barcode, 60 Stocker management device, 61 Parent device, 62 Parent control unit, 63 Storage unit, 64 Communication unit, 65 Management information, 66b, 66c data, 67 Delivery table, 67a to 67d Data, 68 article presence / absence table, 70 child device, 71-73 first to third child devices, 82 child control unit, 83 storage unit, 84 communication unit, 85 management information, 87 delivery warehouse correspondence table, 87a to 87d data, 88 Goods presence / absence table, 90 Member attribute table, 91 Attribute compatible delivery table.

Claims (6)

It is a stocker management device that manages stockers equipped with multiple lockable delivery warehouses.
A delivery storage correspondence information storage means that can store delivery storage correspondence information in which the delivery storage information that can identify the delivery storage of any of the stockers and the unlocking code used for unlocking the delivery storage are associated with each other. ,
If you have entered a delivery room decision request and the entered delivery room decision request is related to any of the delivery room information in the stored delivery room correspondence information, the delivery room is included in the delivery room correspondence information. The above-mentioned solution corresponding to the delivery storage information of the determined delivery storage and the delivery storage information related to the delivery storage determination request by performing the delivery storage determination process for determining one of the empty delivery units for which information does not exist. A delivery storage determination means stored in the delivery storage corresponding information storage means in association with a lock code, and a delivery storage determination means.
When the unlocking code is input, it is determined whether or not one or more delivery storage information corresponding to the input unlocking code exists in the stored delivery storage correspondence information, and if so, the 1 is present. An unlocking control means for unlocking the delivery warehouse specified by the above delivery storage information, and
Stocker management device equipped with. The delivery storage correspondence information includes a receipt unlocking code used when receiving an article from the delivery storage as the unlocking code.
When the unlock control means inputs an unlock request at the time of delivery capable of specifying any of the delivery storage information in the stored delivery storage correspondence information, the unlocking control means inputs the input in the storage delivery storage correspondence information. It is determined whether or not one or more delivery storage information corresponding to the unlocking request at the time of delivery exists, and if so, the delivery storage specified by the one or more delivery storage information is unlocked.
When the delivery storage determination means inputs the delivery storage determination request before the unlock control means inputs the delivery unlock request and then inputs another delivery unlock request, the input delivery is delivered. The delivery storage determination request is regarded as a request related to the delivery storage information specified by the delivery unlock request last input in the delivery storage correspondence information, the delivery storage determination process is performed, and the determined delivery is performed. The delivery storage information of the storage is associated with the delivery unlock code corresponding to the delivery storage information related to the delivery storage determination request and stored in the delivery storage correspondence information storage means.
The stocker management device according to claim 1. The delivery storage determination means inputs the delivery storage determination request, and if the input delivery storage determination request is related to any of the delivery storage information in the stored delivery storage correspondence information, the delivery is delivered. In the warehousing determination process, the vacant warehousing is preferentially determined at a position close to the warehousing specified by the warehousing information related to the warehousing decision request.
The stocker management device according to claim 1 or 2. The delivery storage determination means inputs the delivery storage determination request, and if the input delivery storage determination request is not related to any of the delivery storage information in the stored delivery storage correspondence information, the delivery is delivered. For each of the one or more deliveries specified in the deliveries information contained in the warehouse correspondence information, the adjacent empty deliveries are arranged so that at least one of the empty deliveries adjacent to the deliveries exists. The delivery storage determination process is performed so as to preferentially determine the delivery storage to be excluded, and the delivery storage information of the determined delivery storage and the unlocking code different from any of the unlocking codes in the above-mentioned delivery storage correspondence information are obtained. Correspondingly stored in the delivery storage corresponding information storage means,
The stocker management device according to claim 3. The stocker management device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
The stocker is provided with a detection means for detecting at least one of the opening / closing of each door of the plurality of delivery boxes and the presence / absence of an article.
The unlock control means corresponds to at least one of the plurality of delivery storage information when a plurality of delivery storage information corresponding to the input unlocking code exists in the stored delivery storage correspondence information. When the user unlocks the delivery room and detects the completion of the work of the user for any of the unlocked delivery boxes based on the detection status of the detection means, the user is notified of the existence of the other delivery room.
Stocker management device. The stocker management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
With the stocker
Stocker system with.

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