JP2023031671A - locker management system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a locker management system capable of preventing a locker device from being unlocked without a user's intention.SOLUTION: A vending machine management crowd server 23 includes an authentication data generation unit 23a that generates two encrypted authentication data "A", "B" on which different encryption processes are respectively performed on the basis of an unlocking request, transmits the encrypted authentication data "A" from a locker device management crowd server 22 to a locker device 2, and transmits the encrypted authentication data "B" to the locker device 2 via a portable terminal 3. The locker device 2 generates decrypted authentication data "A", "B" obtained by decrypting the encrypted authentication data "A", "B", respectively, and, when the decrypted authentication data "A", "B" agree with each other, unlocks a storage unit 11 on which the unlocking request is performed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a locker management system capable of preventing unlocking of a locker device unintended by a user.

The vehicle type desired by the user is transported to the parking lot of a nearby convenience store, etc., and the vehicle key stored in advance is taken out from the locker device installed in the designated area of the parking lot. discloses a vehicle rental management system that enables a vehicle rental service to be received by performing a simple non-face-to-face procedure without going to a vehicle rental company store (see Patent Document 1).

On the other hand, there is a system in which a rental car pre-arranged in a parking lot can be used by reservation. In this system, the parking lot is provided with a separate locker device for storing the key of the reserved rental car.

Utility Model Registration No. 3187596

By the way, when attempting to remotely control the unlocking of the locker device, the locker device is unlocked by sending an unlocking instruction from the locker management server to the locker device after the user is authenticated. Even if there is no user in the vicinity, there is a problem that the locker device is unlocked if the user authentication processing is performed normally due to spoofing. In other words, the locker device may be unlocked unintentionally by the user due to spoofing.

In addition, since authentication processing may be performed due to spoofing or erroneous operation, there is a demand for a further improvement in security level.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a locker management system that can prevent a locker device from being unlocked unintentionally by a user.

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a locker device having one or more storage units that can be locked and unlocked, a mobile terminal of a user using the locker device, A locker management system having a cloud server on the cloud and capable of unlocking the storage unit by an unlocking request from the mobile terminal of the user, wherein the cloud server receives the unlocking request. generating first encrypted authentication data and second encrypted authentication data, which are originally encrypted in two different ways, transmitting the first encrypted authentication data from the cloud to the locker device; Encrypted authentication data is transmitted to the locker device via the mobile terminal, and the locker device decrypts the first encrypted authentication data and the second encrypted authentication data to generate first decrypted authentication data. and second decryption authentication data are generated, and when the first decryption authentication data and the second decryption authentication data match, the storage section requested to be unlocked is unlocked.

Further, according to the present invention, in the above invention, the mobile terminal is connectable to the locker device via short-range wireless communication, and the second encrypted authentication data is transmitted to the locker device via short-range wireless communication. characterized by transmitting to

In the above invention, the locker device is provided in a vending machine, the cloud server is a plurality of cloud servers, and a locker device management cloud server for managing the locker device and the vending machine a vending machine management cloud server for managing the vending machine, wherein the vending machine management cloud server associates the vending machine and the locker device with the first encrypted authentication data and the second encrypted authentication data; It is characterized by generating data.

According to the present invention, unlocking of the locker device not intended by the user can be prevented.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the external configuration of a vending machine in which a locker device of a locker management system according to an embodiment of the present invention is arranged. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the configuration and authentication flow of the locker management system. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing a locker unlocking control processing procedure of the locker management system.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

<Configuration of locker management system>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the external configuration of a vending machine 1 in which a locker device 2 of a locker management system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is arranged. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the configuration and authentication flow of the locker management system 100. As shown in FIG. The vending machine 1 is an example of a vending machine, for example, a vending machine that sells products such as canned beverages, bottled beverages, and PET bottled beverages. It may be one that sells products. Further, the vending machine 1 is arranged in a parking lot for vehicles including rental cars, and the locker device 2 stores the key of the rental car. Just do it.

As shown in FIG. 1, a vending machine 1 sells cold or warm products such as canned beverages and PET bottled beverages. is placed. Then, the locker device main body 10 is arranged in the poster display area on the front center left of the outer door 1b.

A product display room, product selection buttons, and the like are arranged on the upper front of the outer door 1b, and a coin slot, a banknote slot, a display, a return lever, an electronic money reader/writer, etc. It is provided. Further, at a position below the outer door 1b, there is provided a take-out port which is an opening for taking out the products carried out from the product storage rack.

As shown in FIG. 2, the locker management system 100 has a locker device 2 attached to a vending machine 1 placed in a parking lot, and the locker device 2 can be connected to a cloud CD. A member management cloud server 21, a locker device management cloud server 22, and a vending machine management cloud server 23 are arranged on the cloud CD. The vending machine management cloud server 23 has an authentication data generator 23a. The mobile terminal 3 is connectable to the cloud CD and connectable to the locker device 2 via short-range wireless communication.

The locker device 2 has a locker device body 10 , a communication unit 14 and a locker control section 15 . The locker device main body 10 has one or more storage portions 11, nine storage portions 11 here. Each storage unit 11 is a storage box that can be pulled out to the front, and a rental car key is stored inside the storage box. Each storage section 11 is provided with a lock section 12 for locking and unlocking, and each lock section 12 functions as an electronic control key. Therefore, no physical key is required for locking and unlocking the storage section 11 . Also, the lock is automatically locked by retracting the drawer. Note that the communication unit 14 and locker control unit 15 use the functions of the vending machine 1 .

The communication unit 14 uses a communication interface for connecting to the cloud CD to the Internet using a communication method such as LTE (registered trademark), and a communication method such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), or NFC. and a communication interface for performing short-range wireless communication. The short-range wireless communication is preferably connected by BLE with low power consumption.

The locker control unit 15 is a control unit that controls the entire locker device 2 , and has an unlocking control unit 15 a that controls unlocking of the lock unit 12 of the storage unit 11 . The locker control unit 15 combines the encrypted authentication data “A” (first encrypted authentication data) sent from the locker device management cloud server 22 on the cloud CD and the encrypted authentication data “B” sent from the portable terminal 3 (second 2 encrypted authentication data) is received, and when the decrypted decrypted authentication data "A" matches the decrypted authentication data "B", the lock portion 12 of the storage portion 11 requested to be unlocked is unlocked. do. The communication unit 14 may decrypt the encrypted authentication data "A" and the encrypted authentication data "B" and determine whether they match.

<Locker unlocking control process>
FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing a locker unlocking control processing procedure. The locker unlocking control processing procedure will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 2. FIG. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, first, the mobile terminal 3 receives a membership management request for unlocking the storage unit 11 of the locker device 2, which stores the key of the rental vehicle "C". It is transmitted to the cloud server 21 (step S10).

The member management cloud server 21 not only manages member registration and reservations, but also stores vehicle IDs, unit numbers. (locker device 2) and box ID (storage unit 11) are linked and managed. and the box ID is added, and an unlocking request is sent to the vending machine management cloud server 23 (step S11).

The vending machine management cloud server 23 stores the vending machine number of the vending machine 1 and the unit number of the locker device 2 . , and box IDs, and has an authentication data generator 23a. Upon receiving the unlocking request, the vending machine management cloud server 23 receives the vending machine number, unit number, and so on. , the box ID is used to generate encrypted authentication data "A" and encrypted authentication data "B" (step S12). Encrypted authentication data "A" and encrypted authentication data "B" are encrypted differently. The encryption strength may also be varied. For example, the encryption strength of the encrypted authentication data "B" is made weaker than the encryption strength of the encrypted authentication data "A".

The vending machine management cloud server 23 transmits the encrypted authentication data "A" to the locker device 2 via the locker device management cloud server 22 (step S13), and transmits the encrypted authentication data "B" to the mobile terminal 3. Send (step S14). The portable terminal 3 that has received the encrypted authentication data "B" transmits the encrypted authentication data "B" to the locker device 2 by short-range wireless communication (step S15). That is, the encrypted authentication data “A” is transmitted from the cloud CD to the locker device 2 and the encrypted authentication data “B” is transmitted from the portable terminal 3 to the locker device 2 .

The locker device 2 that has received the encrypted authentication data "A" and the encrypted authentication data "B" decrypts them to generate the decrypted authentication data "A" and the decrypted authentication data "B" (step S16). . Then, the locker device 2 determines whether or not the decrypted authentication data "A" and the decrypted authentication data "B" match (step S17). If the decrypted authentication data "A" and the decrypted authentication data "B" do not match (step S17: No), this process is terminated. On the other hand, if the decrypted authentication data "A" and the decrypted authentication data "B" match (step S17: Yes), an authentication completion notification is sent to the locker device management cloud server 22 (step S18). , and then the unit No. is set by the unlocking control section 15a. Then, the storage section 11 corresponding to the box ID is unlocked (step S19), and this processing ends.

When the storage section 11 is unlocked, the storage box of the storage section 11 protrudes forward. After the key is taken out or the key is stored, the storage box is automatically locked by pushing it.

In this embodiment, two encrypted authentication data "A" and encrypted authentication data "B" are generated on the cloud CD, and one encrypted authentication data "A" is transmitted from the cloud CD to the locker device 2. , another encrypted authentication data "B" is transmitted from the portable terminal 3 to the locker device 2, and two encrypted authentication data obtained by performing different encryptions on the same content are transmitted to the locker device 2 from two directions. , so the security level can be improved. Moreover, since the encrypted authentication data is generated on the cloud, the security level is improved in this respect as well, and the load can be reduced. In addition, since the mobile terminal 3 transmits the encrypted authentication data "B" to the locker device 2 via short-range wireless communication, it can be confirmed that the mobile terminal 3 is in the vicinity of the locker device 2, and the absence of the user can be confirmed. Unintended unlocking of the locker device 2 in this state can be prevented.

Further, in this embodiment, since the locker device 2 can be arranged using the vending machine 1 arranged in the parking lot, there is no need to secure a separate installation space, and the vending machine 1 can be Since the power source can be used, the locker device 2 can be installed easily.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, rental and return of rental items have been described, but this can also be applied to temporary storage by individuals.

Although the locker device 2 is provided in the vending machine 1 , it may be arranged outside the vending machine 1 and connected to the vending machine 1 . Also, the locker device installed outside may be chain-connected to the locker device 2 provided in the vending machine 1 .

Moreover, as described above, the objects stored in the locker device 2 are not limited to keys, and can be applied to various objects such as rental products and personal belongings of users. Moreover, the vending machine 1 can also be applied to those installed in various places other than the parking lot. Therefore, in the case of a rental product, it is possible to borrow an item from a certain vending machine 1 and return it from another vending machine 1. - 特許庁

The charge for using the locker device 2 may be related to the charge for the product sold by the vending machine 1 . For example, when the locker device 2 is used, points may be given at the time of purchase of a product from a vending machine, or the purchase of the product itself may be given. In addition, the usage fee of the locker device 2 may be discounted or usage points may be given depending on the purchase of the product. Also, if the vending machine 1 has a digital signage function, an advertisement for the locker device 2 may be displayed. Further, the usage fee for the locker device 2 may be paid in cash using the money processing mechanism of the vending machine 1, for example.

In addition, each configuration illustrated in the above embodiment is a functional schematic, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the form of dispersion/integration of each device and component is not limited to the illustrated one, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically distributed/integrated in arbitrary units according to various usage conditions. can be configured

1 vending machine 1a main body cabinet 1b outer door 2 locker device 3 mobile terminal 10 locker device main body 11 storage unit 12 lock unit 14 communication unit 15 locker control unit 15a unlock control unit 21 member management cloud server 22 locker device management cloud server 23 Vending machine management cloud server 23a authentication data generator 100 locker management system CD cloud

Claims (3)

A locker device having one or more storage units that can be locked and unlocked, a mobile terminal of a user who uses the locker device, and a cloud server on the cloud, A locker management system capable of unlocking the storage unit by an unlock request,
The cloud server generates two different encrypted first encrypted authentication data and second encrypted authentication data based on the unlocking request, and transmits the first encrypted authentication data from the cloud to the transmitting to the locker device and transmitting the second encrypted authentication data to the locker device via the mobile terminal;
The locker device generates first decrypted authentication data and second decrypted authentication data by decrypting the first encrypted authentication data and the second encrypted authentication data, respectively, and generates the first decrypted authentication data and the second decrypted authentication data. A locker management system, characterized in that, if the second decrypted authentication data and the second decrypted authentication data match, the storage unit requested to be unlocked is unlocked. 2. The portable terminal is connectable to the locker device via short-range wireless communication, and transmits the second encrypted authentication data to the locker device by short-range wireless communication. The locker management system described in . The locker device is provided in a vending machine,
The cloud server is a plurality of cloud servers, and has a locker device management cloud server that manages the locker devices and a vending machine management cloud server that manages the vending machines,
3. The vending machine management cloud server according to claim 1, wherein the vending machine and the locker device are linked to generate the first encrypted authentication data and the second encrypted authentication data. Described locker management system.

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