JP2978037B2 - Delivery charge calculation device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention measures the weight of a parcel and the dimensions of three sides of width, depth and height when a parcel delivery company delivers parcels and the like. The present invention relates to a charge calculation device for obtaining a home delivery charge from the result, the type of parcel, and the destination of the article.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, when a parcel is delivered by a carrier's courier service, the delivery fee is determined by the type, weight, size,
It is determined by the destination. Therefore, the operator measures the dimensions of the three sides of the parcel, width, depth, and height, using a measure to determine the total length of the three sides, and measures the weight of the parcel by the weighing unit. The delivery fee is determined by referring to the fee table based on these measurement results, the type of parcel to be delivered, and the destination.

[0003] Further, for example, when delivering golf and skiing equipment, when materials such as covers for storing these equipment are required, the material money is added to the above-mentioned delivery fee, and the customer is charged. Has become.

[0004]

As described above, in order to calculate the delivery fee, the dimensions of the three sides of the parcel width, depth, and height are measured by the respective measures and the sum of these is determined. May cause errors. Further, it takes time to find the corresponding delivery charge from the charge table, and the delivery charge may be read incorrectly.

According to the present invention, there is provided a charge calculating device which measures the weight of an article by a weighing section, measures the dimensions of three sides of the article, and obtains a charge based on the measurement result, the type of the article, and the destination. The purpose is to provide.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a separate measuring section for measuring and outputting the weight of an article provided with a height-adjustable leg at a lower portion, and a dimension measuring section for measuring the dimension of the article. And an input unit for inputting the type of the article and the destination, size determination means for obtaining the article size based on the weight output from the weighing unit and the dimensions measured by the dimension measuring unit, and input from the input unit. A calculation unit for obtaining a delivery charge from the type of the article, the destination, and the article size obtained by the size determination unit; and a display unit for displaying the delivery charge and the like, wherein the dimension measurement unit is provided on a handy terminal. This is an arithmetic unit.

[0007]

As described above, the weight of the article to be delivered is measured and output by the separate weighing section which is kept horizontal by the legs, and the dimension of the article is measured by the handy terminal. Further, the type and destination of the article are input from the input unit. Then, the article size of the article is determined from the dimensions and weight of the article, and a delivery fee for the article is obtained based on the determined article size and the input article type and destination, and the input article type is determined. Is displayed on the display unit.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. This embodiment is applied to a method for calculating a delivery fee when a parcel is sent by a courier service of a shipping company.

FIG. 1 shows the entirety of a charge calculating device 1, comprising a control unit 2, a measuring unit 3, and a handy terminal 4 as a dimension measuring unit. The control unit 2 and the measuring unit 3 are connected. The control unit 2 and the handy terminal 4 are connected by a cord 5 and wirelessly. On the upper surface of the control unit 2, a display 20 as a display unit made of liquid crystal is provided.
1, a keyboard 202, a slip issuing port 203, and a recess 204 on which the handy terminal 4 is placed.

[0010] As shown in FIG.
U205 via a bus line 206, a control ROM 207 storing a program to be executed by the CPU, a fee ROM 208 storing a fee for parcels, a RAM 209 storing information to be changed, and a clock IC 21 for measuring time.
0 is connected. Further, a keyboard controller 211, a display controller 212, a print controller 213, a wireless controller 214, and a weighing unit interface 215 are transmitted to the CPU 205 via the bus line 206.
(Shown as a measuring unit I / F in FIG. 2) and an extension interface 216 (shown as an extension I / F in FIG. 2). The RAM 209 is provided with an area for storing a parcel flag F for determining the type of parcel determined by key input, a register used for various processes, a receiving buffer, a display buffer, and a print buffer. I have.

A keyboard 202 is connected to the keyboard controller 211. This keyboard has a general parcel key 70 as shown in detail in FIG.
1. Parcel (1) key 702, Parcel (2) key 70
3. Material key 704, print key 705, communication key 7
06, a delete key 707, a cancel key 708, ten keys 709 of 0-9, and an input key 710 are provided. The display 201 is connected to the display controller 213, the printing unit 217 is connected to the printing controller 213, the wireless receiving unit 218 is connected to the wireless controller 214, and the measuring unit 3 is connected to the measuring unit interface 215. The connection is made via a connection cord 5.

Next, the handy terminal 4 will be described. The handy terminal 4 is driven by a battery (not shown). The handy terminal 4 has a step at substantially the center in the longitudinal direction, the front half 400 is thick and the rear half 401 is thick. Has a thin shape, and the latter half 401 has a thickness that is easy for an operator to grasp. Also, at the tip of the first half 400,
A roller 402 for measuring the length of the three sides of the parcel is attached, as will be described later. Further, a display 403 is provided on the upper surface of the first half 400, and a barcode reading unit 404 is provided on the side surface.
An enter key 405 is provided on the side surface near the step portion of the first. The roller 402 is formed of rubber having a relatively large friction coefficient on its surface.

As shown in FIG. 4, the handy terminal 4 is connected to a CPU 406 via a bus line 407 via a control ROM 408, a RAM 409, a keyboard controller 410, a display controller 411, a roller controller 412, a scanner controller 413, and a wireless controller. 414 are connected. An enter key 405 is connected to the keyboard controller 410,
The liquid crystal display 403 is connected to the display controller 411 and the like,
The roller unit 415 is connected to the roller controller 412, the scanner unit 416 is connected to the scanner controller 413, and the wireless transmission unit 417 is connected to the wireless controller 414.
Is connected. The RAM 409 is provided with a buffer (not shown), and stores dimension data input from the roller unit 415 and barcode data input from the scanner unit 416.

The roller section 415 includes a roller 402 and a detecting section (not shown) for detecting the number of rotations of the roller. When the roller 402 is rotated by moving the handy terminal 4 by applying the roller 402 to the small package, the number of rotations can be detected, and the length of each side of the small package can be detected. The scanner unit 416
Has a sensor (not shown) provided inside the reading unit 404, and reads an optical signal input through the reading unit 404. When the handy terminal 4 is placed in the concave portion 204 of the control section 2, the terminal 219 provided in the concave portion 204 comes into contact with a terminal (not shown) on the lower surface of the handy terminal 4,
The battery in the handy terminal 4 is charged.
Further, a notch 220 into which the reading unit 404 is inserted when the handy terminal 4 is placed is formed in the recess 204. When the handy terminal 4 is placed in the concave portion 204, the rear end of the rear half 401 protrudes from the concave portion 204 so that the handy terminal 4 can be easily taken out.

The weighing unit 3 has a load cell (not shown) provided therein. When a small package is placed on the pan 301 of the weighing unit 3, an electric signal corresponding to the weight of the small package is transmitted via the connection cord 5. It is sent to the control unit 2. In addition, this measuring unit 3
At the lower four corners, there are provided leg portions 302 whose height can be adjusted.

Next, the processing executed by the control unit 2 will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, it is determined whether or not there is a key input from the keyboard 202 (step 1, the step is indicated as ST in the figure). If there is no key input, it is determined whether or not wireless reception is performed (step 2). If so, the received data is stored in the reception buffer (step 3), and the flow returns to step 1 for key input determination. If wireless reception is not performed in step 2, it is determined whether or not weighing data has been transmitted from the weighing unit 3 (step 4). If transmitted, weighing data is stored in the weighing buffer (step 5). It returns to the judgment of the key input of 1. If the weighing data has not been transmitted in step 4, the process returns to step 1 in which the key input is determined without performing any processing.

If it is determined in step 1 that the key is input, the input key is a general parcel key 701, a parcel (1) key 702, a parcel (2) key 703,
Judge whether it is a print key (Steps 6, 7,
Step 8, Step 9). And general parcel key 7
If it is 01, the small baggage flag F is set to 0 (step 1).
0), the weight area is determined from the data in the weighing buffer (step 11), and the size area is determined from the data in the receiving buffer (step 12). Then, the article size of the article is determined from the weight area and the dimension area. Although not shown, when the weighing buffer data is not stored, a message to prompt the weighing of the parcel is displayed on the display 201, and when the data is not stored in the receiving buffer, a message to urge the measurement of the size is displayed on the display 201. It returns to the process of step 1.

Further, in this fee calculation device, the weight area is defined as A for small packages of 2 kg or less, B for small packages of 2 kg to 5 kg, C for small packages of 5 kg to 10 kg, and 10 kg for 20 kg or less. Baggage is identified as D, and the size area is A, 6 for parcels with a total length of three sides of 60 cm or less.
B for parcels between 0cm and 80cm in size, 80cm and 100cm in size
The following small packages are identified as C, and the small packages between 100 cm and 120 cm are identified as D. The article size is determined in one of the areas where the fee for the weight area and the dimension area is higher. That is, for example, if the weight of a small package is 7 kg, the weight area is C, but if the total of the dimensions in three directions of width, depth, and height is 110 cm, the dimension area is D, and the charge is high. Is selected, the article size becomes the D area, and the delivery fee of the small package is obtained in the article area D.

The key input is not the general parcel key 701,
If it is determined in step 7 that the parcel (1) key 702,
The small baggage flag F is set to 1 (step 13). And
If it is not the parcel (1) key 702, it is determined in step 8 whether it is the parcel (2) key 703, and if it is the parcel (2) key 703, the parcel flag F is set to 2 (step 14). .

Further, the key input is not the parcel (2) key 703 in step 8, but the print key 7
05, the contents stored in the print buffer are printed by the printing unit 22 (step 15), the contents of the print buffer are cleared (step 16), and the process returns to step 1; If not, the process returns to step 1 without any processing. Although not shown, if data is not stored in the print buffer, even if the print key 705 is input, step 1 is executed.
To return to.

After step 12, step 13 or step 14, the corresponding destination code is input using the ten keys 709 based on a table of destination codes (not shown) (step 17). Then, it waits until the input key 710 is input (step 18). When the input key 710 is input, it is determined whether or not the next key input is the material key 704 (step 19). If the input is 704, the material money is input using the numeric keypad 709 (step 20), and the process waits until the input key 710 is input (step 21). When an input key is input after step 21 or after step 18 (step 22), a fee is determined from data such as the contents of the parcel flag F, the destination area, and the article size (step 22). 23) The fee is displayed on the display 201 (step 24), and the fee, the destination code, the article size and the like are stored in the print buffer (step 25), and the process is terminated.

Next, referring to the flowchart of FIG.
The processing executed by the handy terminal 4 will be described. First, at step 31, it is determined whether or not the enter key 405 has been input. If the enter key 405 has been input, the bar code data read by the scanner unit and the roller unit 415 detect the buffer code set in the RAM 409. It is determined whether or not the data of the set dimensions are stored (step 32). If the data is not stored, the process returns to step 31. If the data is stored, the barcode data and the length data in the buffer are compared. Control unit 2 via wireless transmission unit 417
(Step 33). Then, the data in this buffer is cleared (step 34), and the process returns to step 31.

In step 31, enter key 405
If it is determined that the input is not an input from the scanner unit 416, it is determined whether or not the input is from the scanner unit 416 (step 35). If the input is from the scanner unit 416, the barcode data is stored in a buffer (step 36). The read barcode data is displayed as a numerical value on the display 403 (step 3).
7), the process returns to step 31. If there is no input from the scanner unit 416 in step 35, it is determined whether or not the roller 402 is rotating (step 38).
If 02 rotates, the number of rotations is converted into length data (step 39), the length data is added and stored in a buffer (step 40), and the measured dimension data is displayed on the display 403 as a numerical value. It is displayed (step 37), and the process returns to step 31.

Next, a method of using the fee calculation device 1 will be described. First, when an operator of a parcel handling store receives parcels from a customer, he / she asks the customer to fill in a parcel slip with the destination of the parcel and the recipient. Then, the scanner number 416 of the handy terminal 4 reads the slip number attached to the small package slip with a bar code. In the case of general parcels, the roller 40 is used to measure the length of three sides of the parcel.
2 is moved while rolling from end to end of each side of the parcel, and the total of these three sides is measured. Then, when the enter key 405 of the handy terminal 4 is input, the slip number and the data of the length dimension are transmitted to the control unit 2 by radio. Also, put the parcel on the pan 301 of the weighing unit 3 and
The weight of the parcel is measured. Next, if the parcel is a general parcel, a general parcel key 701 is input. For example, if the parcel to be delivered is a golf bag, the parcel (1) key 702 is input, and if the parcel is a ski, the parcel (2) key 703 is input.

Next, a destination code is input using the numeric keypad 709. Then, since this code is displayed on the display 201, if this display result is acceptable, the input key 7
Enter 10. Thereafter, for example, when materials such as a cardboard box for home delivery or a cover of a golf bag are required, after inputting a material key 704 and inputting a charge of the material with a numeric keypad 709, the charge is displayed on the display 201. If the display result is correct, the input key 71
Enter 0. Then, when the input key 710 is input again, a delivery charge is obtained from the data stored in the charge ROM 208 in consideration of the type of the package, the destination, the weight, the dimensions, and the like, and stored in the display buffer. As shown in FIG. 7, the data is displayed on the display 201, and these data are stored in the print buffer. The operator operates the display 201
Check the display and receive a fee from the customer. FIG.
In the display for a general parcel, the weight, the size, the size determined from the weight or the size, the destination, and the material are displayed, and the fee is displayed.

Next, when the parcel delivery company arrives at the truck to collect parcels, the print key 705 is input.
Is issued from the slip issuing port 203. This slip 801 is received by the home delivery company for confirmation. The printing result in FIG. 8 is a result when there are two general parcels, and the handling date and time 8
02, a slip number 803, a dealer code 804, a destination code 805, an article size 806 and a fee 807 are printed, and further, the number of pieces handled 808 for two parcels,
The total collected amount 809, commission 810, and settlement amount 811 are printed.

Although not described in the above embodiment,
An erase key 707 provided on the keyboard 9 is a numeric keypad 709.
If an input operation is performed when the input data is wrong, the input data of the ten-key 709 is cleared. The cancel key 708 is, for example, a parcel (1) key 702.
Input key 71 when the wrong key is input to the parcel and parcel (2) key 703 or after the wrong input of the destination code.
The communication key 706 is a key for canceling these when the user presses 0, for example. When the person in charge of the home delivery company carries a portable terminal (not shown), the print key 705 is used. 8 through the extended interface 216 of the control unit 2 instead of inputting and issuing the slip 801.
This is used when transmitting data having the contents as described above to the portable terminal.

As described above, the charge calculation device 1 can easily measure the total length of the three sides of the parcel, and measure the measured dimensions and weight, and the input destination and parcel. By automatically obtaining and displaying the delivery fee to be charged to the customer based on the type of the product and the fee of the material, the fee can be known only by an extremely simple operation, and errors caused by manual labor can be reduced. Then, when the person in charge of the parcel delivery company comes to pick up the parcel, a slip 801 printed with information on the parcel can be issued, so that mistaken delivery of the parcel is less likely to occur. Further, in the fee calculation device 1, since the control unit 2 is relatively small, it is hardly obstructed even if it is placed on the counter of the convenience store, and it can be hung on a wall.

In this embodiment, the roller 402 is rolled along the parcel to measure the dimensions of the three sides of the parcel. However, the present invention is not limited to this. 4, the size of the parcel may be measured based on the length of the pulled-out string, or the slip number may be input using a numeric keypad. When the destination code is input, the destination code may be created in advance as barcode data, and the barcode corresponding to the destination may be read by the scanner unit 416. Further, the present invention is not limited to small packages, and can be applied to a device for obtaining a postage based on, for example, the size of an external shape.

[0030]

According to the present invention, the weighing portion formed separately can be kept horizontal by the legs whose height can be adjusted, and the weight of the article measured by the weighing portion is output. Measure the length dimension of the article using the handy terminal, enter the type of the article, the destination, determine the article size from these weights and dimensions, determine the delivery fee from this article size, type, destination, Since the calculated fee is displayed on the display, there is no need to move the goods or the weighing unit, there is no error in weighing the weight, errors in length measurement can be extremely reduced, and quick, easy and accurate It is possible to provide a delivery charge calculation device that calculates and displays a delivery charge.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an electric block diagram of a control unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a keyboard of a control unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an electric block diagram of the handy terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a control unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a control unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the handy terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a slip issued according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Charge calculation device 2 Control part 3 Measuring part 4 Dimension measurement part (handy terminal) 10 CPU 13 Charge ROM 201 Display part (display) 202 Input part (keyboard) 402 Roller

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A device having a leg portion adjustable in height at a lower portion.
A separate measuring section for measuring and outputting the weight of the article , a dimension measuring section for measuring the dimensions of the article, an input section for inputting the type and destination of the article, and an output section for outputting from the measuring section. a size determining means for determining the article size based on the the dimensions measured by the weight and dimension measurement portion has, the type of article that is input from the input unit, products from the article size determined by the destination and the size determining means A calculation unit for calculating a charge, and a display unit for displaying a delivery charge and the like , wherein the dimension measurement unit is a handy
A delivery charge calculation device provided in a terminal .