JP3692988B2 - Mail / delivery delivery contact system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention uses a home delivery notification system that automatically sends delivery information of a home delivery to a delivery destination by e-mail when a home delivery is posted in a home delivery box installed in the home. The postal delivery / delivery delivery notification system automatically sends the postal information to a delivery destination when the postal mail is provided to a post box provided corresponding to each dwelling unit.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a delivery notification system that automatically sends delivery information of a delivery item to a delivery destination terminal when the delivery item is placed in a delivery box installed in an entrance hall of an apartment house such as a condominium. It has been known.
[0003]
That is, the delivery boxes to be installed in the above-mentioned housing complex are installed in a number smaller than the number of housings in the housing complex, and all the housings in the housing complex are used in common. When a delivery item is posted in an empty delivery box among the delivery boxes, a residence number as a delivery destination is input by an input means provided in the delivery box, and a receipt stamp is received by a stamping device provided in the delivery box, The delivery information of the delivery item including the delivery destination information specified by the input of these dwelling unit numbers is sent by e-mail to the delivery destination of the delivery item, and the delivery destination person sees this e-mail and the delivery item is delivered to the delivery site. You can know that you have reached the box.
[0004]
By the way, although the above-mentioned apartment houses are provided with postboxes corresponding to each dwelling unit, in the past, even if mails were posted on the postboxes of each dwelling unit, this postage information is notified to the delivery destination. It wasn't.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and when a delivery item is posted in a delivery box installed in an apartment house, the posted information is automatically transmitted to a delivery destination by e-mail. Posting information for deliverables by sending postal mailing information to the delivery address when mails are posted to postboxes corresponding to each dwelling unit of the apartment using the home delivery notification system It is an object of the present invention to provide a mail / delivery delivery communication system that can easily notify a delivery destination of postal mail posting information.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the postal / delivery delivery communication system according to the present invention has been posted from the Internet connection unit 2 when the delivery is delivered to the delivery box 1 installed in the apartment house B. Information including the delivery address of the delivery item is transmitted to the host computer 4 of the management center via the Internet 3, and an e-mail for notifying that the delivery item has been posted in the delivery box 1 is sent to the host computer 4 of the management center C. A home delivery notification system created by the e-mail generation unit 7 provided in the e-mail and sent to the delivery destination is constructed, and mail is posted to the post box 6 provided in the apartment house B corresponding to each dwelling unit. The postal mail detection means 8 for detecting the mailing of the mail is provided, and the postal mail detection means 8 detects the mailing of the postal mail at the individual mail post 6 for each unit. Posting information of the mail including the destination is transmitted to the Internet connection unit 2 provided in the home delivery notification system, and transmitted from the Internet connection unit 2 to the host computer 4 of the management center via the Internet 3, and the mail is posted. This is characterized in that an e-mail for notifying that is generated by an e-mail generation unit 7 provided in the host computer 4 and transmitted to a delivery destination. With such a configuration, when a delivery item is posted in the delivery box 1, not only the delivery information of the delivery item can be easily notified to the delivery destination by e-mail but also the delivery notification system. When mails are posted to the post boxes 6 corresponding to each unit of the apartment house B, it is possible to notify the postal mail delivery information to the mail delivery address by e-mail. It is preferable that the delivery box 1 and a plurality of postboxes 6 corresponding to each dwelling unit are arranged adjacent to each other. With such a configuration, the connection between the mail box 6 and the Internet connection unit 2 provided in the delivery box 1 can be easily performed with a short wiring.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.
[0008]
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a mail / delivery delivery communication system according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the mail / delivery delivery communication system.
[0009]
1 and 2, FIG. A is a delivery box device installed in a common space such as the entrance hall of the apartment house B. This delivery box device A is composed of a plurality of delivery boxes 1 and a delivery box controller 9. It is. The plurality of delivery boxes 1 are arranged side by side, and the plurality of delivery boxes 1 are shared in all households of the apartment house B. In order for the courier to deliver and lock the courier in Box 1, the resident of the delivery destination must enter the password given to each room where the resident lives. The corresponding delivery box 1 can be opened and the package can be taken out.
[0010]
The delivery box controller 9 provided in the delivery box device A includes a delivery product detection sensor provided in the delivery box 1, input means for inputting / unlocking doors, a delivery unit (room) number, etc., a stamping device, etc. Is provided, and a communication data generation unit 11 for generating communication data based on control information regarding the state of the delivery box 1 in the tool box 10 is provided. An Internet connection unit 2 is provided for connecting to the host computer 4 of the center C via the Internet 3 and transmitting communication data regarding the state of the delivery box 1 generated by the communication data generation unit 11.
[0011]
A management center C operated by a management company is provided with a host computer 4, which is connected to the Internet connection unit 2 provided in the delivery box controller 9 of the delivery box device A via the Internet 3. It is. The host computer 4 of the management center C is provided with a receiving unit 12 for receiving information about the delivery box 1 transmitted from the Internet connection unit 2 provided in the delivery box controller 9 of the delivery box device A, and The address table 13 in which the dwelling unit (room) number of each dwelling unit of the corresponding apartment B is associated with the e-mail address corresponding to each dwelling unit number is provided, and the Internet connection unit received by the receiving unit 12 An e-mail generating unit 7 is provided for generating and transmitting an e-mail based on the information transmitted from 2 and the e-mail address corresponding to the dwelling unit number included in the transmitted information.
[0012]
When a delivery is delivered to the delivery box 1 by the delivery box device A and the management center host computer 4 as described above, an email is sent to the delivery destination so that delivery information of the delivery is notified to the delivery destination. A home delivery notification system is built.
[0013]
That is, the delivery agent posts the delivery to the empty delivery box 1, inputs the delivery destination residence number by the input means, closes the door of the delivery box 1, and presses the receipt stamp by the stamping device. The delivery operation for delivery to 1 is completed. Management related to the delivery of the delivery items to the delivery box 1 is performed by the tool box 10, and control information regarding the state of the delivery box 1 in the tool box 10 (data on the delivery destination house number, ID of the delivery box 1, seal) Communication data such as a personal identification number used to lock the delivery box 1 and information related to delivery of the delivery item including delivery destination information of the delivery item, and the delivery number of the delivery item. When communication data is generated by the communication data generation unit 11, the communication data generated by the communication data generation unit 11 by automatically connecting to the host computer 4 of the management center C from the Internet connection unit 2 via the Internet 3. Is automatically transmitted to the management center C. The communication data transmitted to the host computer 4 is received by the receiving unit 12, the e-mail address corresponding to the delivery destination dwelling number included in the information transmitted by the e-mail generating unit 7 is searched from the address table 13, and E The mail generation unit 7 generates an e-mail based on the e-mail address (e-mail address of the delivery destination) corresponding to the dwelling unit number (delivery destination) included in the transmitted information, and sends it to the destination of the corresponding e-mail address. Send e-mail to. The contents of the sent e-mail can be browsed on the terminal 15 such as the delivery destination mobile phone or personal computer, and the resident of the corresponding residence number as the delivery destination can choose which delivery box among the plurality of delivery boxes 1 It is possible to know whether the mail has been posted to No. 1 and to know the personal identification number for unlocking the delivery box 1.
[0014]
In the present invention, when a delivery item is posted in the delivery box 1 installed in the apartment house B as described above, an email is automatically transmitted to the delivery destination to notify the delivery of the delivery item. Using the notification system, when a mail is posted on the post box 6 corresponding to each dwelling unit in the apartment house B, an email is sent to the delivery address to notify the delivery of the mail. There is a feature in doing so.
[0015]
That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the collective housing B is provided with a post box 6 corresponding to each dwelling unit, and a mail item is posted on the post box 6 to each of the plurality of post boxes 6 corresponding to each dwelling unit. A postal mail detection means 8 is provided for detecting postal mail posting, and a post ID storage unit 16 set by inputting a dwelling unit number (room number) with a dial or the like is provided. The postal mail 6 is provided with a communication data generation unit 17 and a communication unit 18. When the postal mail detection unit 8 detects the postal mail posting, the post stored in the post ID storage unit 16 by the communication data generation unit 17. Information relating to the posting of the mail including the delivery address specified by the ID is generated as communication information, and this communication information is provided from the communication unit 18 to the delivery box controller 9 of the delivery box device A. Posting of the postal matter generated by the communication data generation unit 17 of the postbox 6 after being transmitted to the network connection unit 2 and automatically connected to the host computer 4 of the management center C via the Internet 3 from the Internet connection unit 2 Is automatically transmitted to the management center C. The communication data for notifying the posting of the mail sent to the host computer 4 is received by the receiving unit 12 and the e-mail address corresponding to the delivery unit dwelling number included in the information transmitted by the e-mail generating unit 7 From the address table 13, and the e-mail generating unit 7 generates an e-mail based on the e-mail address (delivery destination e-mail address) corresponding to the dwelling unit number (delivery destination) included in the transmitted information. The e-mail is transmitted to the destination of the corresponding e-mail address. The contents of the transmitted e-mail can be viewed on the terminal 15 such as a mobile phone or personal computer of the delivery destination, and the resident of the corresponding residence unit number as the delivery destination can know that mail is being posted.
[0016]
In this way, mail delivery information can be notified to the delivery destination using the system that connects the delivery box device A in the apartment house to the Internet 3, so that the mail delivery information can be sent to the delivery destination in the apartment house. There is no need to wire a dedicated line for notification.
[0017]
By the way, when installing a plurality of delivery boxes 1 and a plurality of post boxes 6 in an apartment house, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of delivery boxes 1 and a plurality of post boxes 6 are installed in the entrance hall of the apartment house. Are arranged adjacent to each other, the communication unit 18 of the postbox 6 and the Internet connection unit 2 provided in the delivery box controller 9 of the delivery box device A can be easily connected with a short wiring. . In this case, the delivery box device A composed of a plurality of delivery boxes 1 and the plurality of post boxes 6 may be housed and integrated in a common storage box.
[0018]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the invention described in claim 1 of the present invention, a postal matter for detecting a postal matter when a postal matter is posted on a post box provided in the apartment house corresponding to each dwelling unit. Internet connection provided with postage detection means, postal mail detection information including postal delivery address is provided in the above-mentioned home delivery notification system by the postal mail detection means at each post box for each dwelling unit An email is sent from the Internet connection unit to the host computer of the management center via the Internet, and an email for notifying that the mail has been posted is created by the email generation unit provided in the host computer. When a delivery item is posted in the delivery box, the delivery destination can be easily informed of the delivery information of the delivery item by e-mail. Not only can this delivery system be used, but when mail is posted to the post box provided for each unit in the apartment, the postal information is sent to the mail delivery address. As a result, it is not necessary to provide a special dedicated line for notifying mail posting information when mail is posted to the post box provided for each dwelling unit in the housing complex. The e-mail can be browsed by a terminal such as a personal computer or a mobile phone using the Internet.
[0019]
Further, in the invention according to claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1, the delivery box and a plurality of post boxes corresponding to each dwelling unit are arranged adjacent to each other. The connection between the post and the Internet connection provided in the delivery box can be easily performed with a short wiring.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a mail / delivery delivery communication system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the delivery / delivery system for postal items and parcels delivered to the above.
FIG. 3 is a front view of another embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Delivery Box 2 Internet Connection Unit 3 Internet 4 Host Computer 6 Mailbox 7 E-mail Generation Unit 8 Mail Posting Detection Unit B Apartment House C Management Center

Claims (2)

When a delivery is delivered to a delivery box installed in an apartment house, information including the delivery destination of the delivered delivery is sent from the Internet connection unit to the host computer of the management center via the Internet. Established a home delivery notification system in which an e-mail is generated by an e-mail generation unit provided in the host computer of the management center and sent to the delivery destination for notification of posting in the home delivery box. A postal mail detection detection means is provided to detect the mailing of a mail when a mail is posted to the post box provided for each unit. Posting of mail is detected and mailing information including the delivery address is sent to the Internet connection section provided in the home delivery notification system to send the Internet. An email is sent from the connection unit to the host computer of the management center via the Internet, and an email for notifying that the mail has been posted is created by the email generation unit provided in the host computer and sent to the delivery destination. A mail / courier delivery contact system characterized by 2. The mail / delivery delivery communication system according to claim 1, wherein a delivery box and a plurality of post boxes corresponding to each dwelling unit are arranged adjacent to each other.

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