JP6714488B2 - Unattended delivery system - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an unmanned delivery system that unmanned the delivery work of a package by using an autonomous mobile device.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in commercial transactions, retailers are actively using online shops (hereinafter referred to as EC sites) for selling products to consumers through websites on the Internet. This will be helped by smartphones owned by more than 60% of the total population in the country (2014 survey) and tablet terminals that have a slightly larger display than smartphones and can send and receive more information. In the following, it depends largely on the spread of smart devices).

For example, the consumer can pay the price of the product by an electronic payment system or the like on the Internet by inputting information such as credit card information on the EC site, and regarding the delivery of the purchased product. Similarly to the price and payment of goods, desired delivery date and time and delivery location can be designated by inputting them on the EC site.

In the use of the EC site by the above-mentioned consumers, the delivery of products is outsourced to the logistics company by the operators of the majority of EC sites. This is because cost reduction can be expected by linking the existing distribution infrastructure such as vehicles, warehouses, and distribution equipment that the distribution company originally owns with the distribution infrastructure for the products traded on the EC site.

In order to cope with such a current situation, physical distribution companies are also introducing IT (Information Technology) into their existing physical distribution systems and actively promoting IoT (Internet of Things) to improve work efficiency. As a result, the product can be efficiently delivered to the desired date and time and place designated by the user of the EC site (hereinafter referred to as the user) who is the consumer.

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However, the final step of delivering the product to the user's hand, that is, the delivery step from the distribution warehouse in the vicinity of the delivery place specified by the user, is done by the "human hand" of the delivery operator. , Have some challenges.

The first problem is an increase in the frequency of redelivery requests due to the absence of users or delivery requesters. When the delivery worker delivers the product, that is, the package to the place specified by the user at the date and time specified by the user, ideally the delivery is completed by the user receiving the package at the time of delivery. However, when the user forgets the date and time when the delivery of the parcel is designated, or remembers an incorrect date and time, the user often becomes absent. In that case, the delivery worker once brings the parcel back to the distribution warehouse, and delivers the designated parcel again at the newly designated date and time in response to the redelivery request from the user.

At this time, again, there is a possibility that the user will be absent, which in turn causes a reduction in the efficiency of the delivery work and an increase in the work load on the delivery worker.

The second problem is the designation of delivery time by time zone. In order to respond to various needs of users and to absorb the amount of deviation of scheduled arrival time due to traffic conditions at the time of delivery, the delivery time designated by the user is usually set to several hours. For example, it is assumed that when delivery is performed at an early time in the specified time zone, the user will be greatly satisfied, whereas when delivered at a later time, the user will not be sufficiently satisfied. However, the reality is not unique in this way, and even if the product is delivered in an early time, it is not possible to obtain sufficient satisfaction, and a complaint from the user may occur.

This is a mismatch that occurs between the expected time of the user and the actual delivery time even if the delivery is performed in the time zone specified by the user, and the expected time depends on the subjectivity of various users. Therefore, it is not possible to obtain the satisfaction of the user by simply delivering it in the designated time zone.

The third problem is security. In recent years, with the diversification of women's lifestyles, the number of women who want to deliver luggage at night is increasing. On the other hand, crimes masquerading as delivery companies are increasing as well. Therefore, in order to eliminate the anxiety of female users, considering that men are mainly in charge of delivery, for example, a delivery worker who arrives at a designated place during the first designated delivery time, The number of cases in which the luggage is confirmed by checking the image displayed on the camera installed in the intercom, confirming the safety without once receiving the luggage, and again specifying the desired delivery time zone and receiving the luggage is increasing.

The increase in redelivery requests for the purpose of eliminating such anxiety leads to the same phenomenon as the first problem.

In order to solve the above problems, the unmanned delivery system according to the present invention has been completed.

That is, the unmanned delivery system according to the present invention is
A delivery system for delivering a predetermined package to a user at a predetermined place and at a predetermined time according to a request issued by the user,
And user identification information for enabling identification of the specific and the user to the user, and the user terminal which the user designated location, and information of the user specified time and the user-specified load, the outputs of including delivery request inputted by the user,
Comprising a function of inputting the delivery request record, based on the delivery request, and a function of determining whether the available or not said to check for user-specified load to the record and the delivery of the warehouse Delivery management means,
A function of the delivery enter a request to record, the delivery and request generates a user authentication key that corresponds recording function of issuing a function of the delivery request generates including shipping instruction to record is issued, the Delivery control means provided,
A function of inputting and recording the delivery command, a function of autonomously moving based on the delivery command, a function of inputting the user authentication key, and determining whether or not the delivery command and the user authentication key match a function of, the autonomous mobile unit and a function of issuing a delivery completion notice after delivery to the user the user-specified load when the shipping instructions and said user authentication key is determined to fit,
Remote monitoring means having a function of inputting and recording machine information of the autonomous mobile unit, and a function of judging the quality of the machine state of the autonomous mobile unit based on the machine information,
A high-speed transfer device that can be moved at a higher speed than the self-supporting mobile device and that carries in or connects the self-supporting mobile device to a point near the user-specified position.
Consists of
The self-sustaining mobile device is transferred by the high-speed transfer device to a point near the user-specified position, separated or carried out from the transfer device at the near-point, and autonomously moves from the near-point to the user-specified position to load the luggage. to deliver.

Also, the delivery control means further Ru comprising the delivery request contained in calculating the difference in distance between the current position of the user designated location and the autonomous mobile function for determining the magnitude of the value.
The autonomous mobile unit is equipped with a GPS unit, and the current position information of the autonomous mobile unit obtained by the GPS unit is input to and recorded in the delivery control unit, and is included in the delivery request recorded in the delivery control unit. The value of the difference from the user specified position is calculated.
When the delivery control means determines that the distance between the user-specified position and the current position of the autonomous mobile device is greater than a predetermined value, the autonomous mobile device loaded with the user-specified luggage is It is connected to a transfer machine or carried in the high-speed transfer machine and transferred to a point near the user-specified position.
The autonomous mobile device includes at least one closed casing that can accommodate the user-specified luggage and has at least one openable/closable window, and determines that the delivery command and the user authentication key match. The window section is sometimes opened, and a function of issuing a delivery completion notification indicating that the user-specified luggage has moved from the inside to the outside of the closed casing section is provided.

The autonomous mobile device further has a function of issuing an elevator control command for controlling the raising/lowering operation of the cab of the electric elevator and the opening/closing operation of the entrance to the cab, and when the user-specified position is located on a higher floor boarded on the cab of the electric lift, move up the stairs with the user-specified position.

According to the present invention, the final process of delivery conventionally performed by manned work, that is, the delivery process from a distribution warehouse or the like in a neighborhood area of a delivery location designated by a user, can be autonomously moved. By using the machine and the server system that operates in conjunction with it, work on the delivery company and delivery workers is reduced, and the specified parcel is delivered to the specified location at the specified time desired by the user. It is possible to meet such needs with higher accuracy than before, and it is possible to obtain the effect of improving the degree of user satisfaction.

It is a figure explaining the concept of the basic operation of the unmanned delivery system concerning this invention. It is a figure explaining the authentication operation|movement performed between an autonomous mobile device and a user, and the taking-out operation of a user-specified baggage. It is a figure explaining the example of the delivery method which used the high speed transfer machine and the autonomous mobile machine together. It is a figure explaining the delivery method to a higher floor using operation control of the electric lift by an autonomous mobile machine.

The configuration and operation of one embodiment of the unmanned delivery system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1. Configuration of Unattended Delivery System According to the Present Invention The basic operation of the unattended delivery system according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIG.

When a person who uses the EC site when purchasing a product (hereinafter referred to as a user) who purchases the product and requests the product to be delivered by online shopping, displays the EC site on the user terminal 2, Information specified by the user, that is, the "user specified position", which is the place where the purchased product is desired to be delivered, the "user specified time" which is the time when the purchased product is desired to be delivered, and the purchase desired to be delivered as a package. Enter the "user-specified luggage" information for the product.

At this time, "user identification information" that is unique to the user 1 and that can identify the user 1 is input together with the above information. The user identification information is, for example, the name of the user 1, a combination of the name of the user 1, the address of the user 1, the date of birth and other information unique to the user 1, or the fingerprint, voice, handwriting, veins, iris of the pupil of the user 1, etc. Can be used.

The information including the user identification information, the user-specified location 100, the user-specified time, and the user-specified baggage 3 is a delivery request from the user terminal 2 and is a server on which an electronic commerce program connected to the IP network 4 operates. It is input to the (hereinafter referred to as EC server) 5 via the IP network 4, and is recorded and managed as the product purchase information of the user 1.

Here, the delivery request is input to the delivery management unit 6 again via the IP network 4. The delivery management unit 6 refers to the information of the user-specified package 3 included in the delivery request, and determines the inventory quantity of the package in which the product purchased by the user 1 is packed in the distribution warehouse (hereinafter referred to as the warehouse) 10. If it is confirmed that the item is in stock, it is determined that delivery is possible, and a delivery request is sent to the delivery control means 7.

When a delivery request is input and recorded in the delivery control means 7, first, a user authentication key having a data structure corresponding to the delivery request is generated. The user authentication key is necessary information for identifying the user when the user-designated parcel 3 or the product is delivered to the user 1 and received. When the user authentication key is generated, the delivery control means 7 transmits the user authentication key to the user terminal 2 and records it, and at the same time, records and manages it in the delivery control means 7.

The delivery control means 7 generates a delivery command having a data structure including a delivery request in addition to the above-described generation of the user authentication key. This delivery command is information necessary for the autonomous mobile device 8 described below to deliver the user-specified luggage 3 to the user-specified location at the user-specified time. When the delivery command is generated, the delivery control means 7 transmits the delivery command to the autonomous mobile device 8 and records it, and at the same time, records and manages it in the delivery control means 7.

When the delivery command is input to the autonomous mobile device 8, the autonomous mobile device 8 refers to the information of the delivery request included in the delivery command to refer to the route from the current position of the autonomous mobile device 8 to the user-specified position 100, The time difference between the current time and the user-specified time is calculated. Here, when the user-specified baggage 3 is accommodated in the autonomous mobile device 8 from the warehouse 10, the autonomous mobile device 8 starts delivery while referring to the calculated route and the time difference based on the delivery command. To do.

When the autonomous mobile device 8 arrives at the user-specified position 100, an arrival notification is transmitted to the user terminal 2 and the arrival notification is displayed on the user terminal 2. Here, the user 1 knows from the arrival notification displayed on the user terminal 2 that the user-specified luggage 3 has been delivered, and heads to the user-specified location.

When the user 1 encounters the autonomous mobile device 8, the user 1 inputs the user authentication key recorded in the user terminal 2 into the user authentication key input unit of the autonomous mobile device 8.

When the user authentication key is input to the autonomous mobile device 8, the autonomous mobile device 8 determines whether the delivery command recorded in the autonomous mobile device 8 and the input user authentication key match. When it is determined that they match, the window 83 of the closed casing 82 in which the user-specified luggage 3 is stored is opened. At this time, the user 1 can receive the user-designated luggage 3, that is, the product, from the inside of the closed casing 82 through the window 83 that is open.

The autonomous mobile device 8 transmits a delivery completion notification having a data structure indicating that the user-specified baggage 3 has moved from the inside of the closed casing 82 of the autonomous mobile device 8 to the delivery control means 7. .. When the delivery completion notification is input and recorded in the delivery control means 7, a series of delivery operations by the unmanned delivery system according to the present invention is completed. Here, the delivery completion notification is recorded such that it is associated with the delivery request issued first by the user 1 and recorded in the delivery control means 7.

The autonomous mobile station 8 transmits the machine information of the autonomous mobile station 8 periodically during the operation of the autonomous mobile and at the same time as the delivery completion notification is transmitted. The machine information of the autonomous mobile unit 8 is input to and recorded in the remote monitoring unit 9, and the remote monitoring unit 9 determines whether the machine state of the autonomous mobile unit 8 is good or bad based on it.

Further, at that time, the person who implements the unmanned delivery system refers to the delivery request recorded in the delivery control means 7 and the delivery completion notification related to the delivery request, thereby referring to the machine state of the autonomous mobile unit 8 and the user. Based on the delivery request, that is, the location where the user 1 wishes to deliver the package and the correlation with the time, for example, the determination of the optimum amount of the autonomous mobile stations 8 to be installed in the warehouse 10 and the time zone when the autonomous mobile stations 8 are not operating It is also possible to perform maintenance, etc., and to apply it to fleet management.

Next, the functions and operations of each of the means and the machine constituting the unmanned delivery system according to the present invention will be described in detail.

(1) User Terminal In the unmanned delivery system according to the present invention, the user terminal 2 is a machine used by the user 1 himself and is unique to the user 1 who is the user of the terminal and can identify the user 1. The machine has a data structure including user identification information, user-specified position 100 input by the user 1, user-specified time, and user-specified package 3 information and has a function of issuing a delivery request.

The user terminal 2 is preferably, for example, an information communication terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet type terminal, that is, a so-called smart device, and has a display unit capable of displaying information as a mechanical configuration, and inputs information. An input unit capable of recording information, a recording medium for recording information, a calculation unit for operating a program, an Internet communication unit for communicating via the Internet, and a position information for the user terminal 2. And a position information acquisition unit.

In the above machine configuration, the user identification information, the user-specified position 100, the user-specified time, and the user-specified baggage 3 are calculated by the calculation unit of the user terminal 2 so as to be a single delivery request, and delivered through the Internet communication unit. It is output to the management means 6. The user authentication key issued by the delivery control means 7 is recorded on the recording medium of the user terminal 2 through the Internet communication unit of the user terminal 2.

(2) Delivery management means In the unmanned delivery system according to the present invention, the delivery management means 6 has a function of inputting and recording a delivery request and the presence/absence of the user-specified luggage 3 in the warehouse 10 based on the delivery request. It is equipped with a function to check, record, and determine whether or not delivery is possible.

The delivery management unit 6 confirms the input unit for inputting the delivery request, the recording medium 61 for recording the delivery request and the information on the presence/absence of the user-specified package 3, and the presence/absence of the user-specified package 3 in the warehouse 10. It is configured by an inventory confirmation unit having a function of determining whether or not delivery is possible, and can be configured by using, for example, a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a PC).

A method for checking whether or not there is a user-specified package 3 in the warehouse 10 and determining whether or not the package can be delivered is, for example, constructed for management by recording the amount and type of the inventory of the package in the warehouse 10 and the like. It is possible to adopt a method of referring to an existing existing database (hereinafter referred to as a DB) and determining that delivery is possible when there is inventory.

In addition, by constructing a DB by associating the delivery request with the information on the presence or absence of the corresponding inventory, and extracting information from the DB as appropriate, for example, forecasting the increase or decrease of the inventory amount in the warehouse, and performing unmanned delivery. It can be used for optimizing the operation of the system.

(3) Delivery Control Means In the unmanned delivery system according to the present invention, the delivery control means 7 has a function of inputting and recording a delivery request and having a data structure corresponding to the delivery request, generating, recording and issuing a user authentication key. And a function of generating, recording and issuing a delivery command having a data structure including a delivery request.

The delivery control means 7 is configured by using, for example, a PC like the delivery management means 6, and has an input unit for inputting a delivery request, and a recording medium 71 for recording the delivery request, the user authentication key, and the delivery command. , A user authentication key generation unit having a data structure corresponding to a delivery request and generating a user authentication key, a delivery command generation unit having a data structure including a delivery request and generating a delivery command, a user authentication key and a delivery command And an output unit for issuing.

The method of generating the user authentication key is such that the user identification information, the user-specified position 100, the user-specified time, and the information of the user-specified baggage 3 included in the delivery request are given a predetermined redundancy with respect to the delivery request in plain text. Ciphertext is generated by performing scrambling or encryption processing to the extent that it cannot be easily decrypted by a third party. As a method of generating the user authentication key, a known encryption technique can be adopted without limitation.

The method for generating the delivery command is the same as the method for generating the user authentication key. Similarly, known encryption techniques can be adopted without limitation. However, since the plaintext delivery request is the same in the delivery command and the user authentication key, in order to improve security, the plaintext is provided with different lengths of redundancy or different encryption methods are used. It is preferable to use.

Further, by associating the delivery request with the user authentication key and the delivery command generated from the delivery request, constructing a DB, and extracting information from the DB as appropriate, there is a malicious inside of the delivery control means 7. It can be used to construct an encrypted DB for protecting the information recorded in the delivery control means 7 from intrusion of a program or unauthorized access.

(4) Autonomous Mobile Device In the unmanned delivery system according to the present invention, the autonomous mobile device 8 has a function of inputting and recording a delivery command, a function of autonomously moving based on the delivery command, and a function of inputting a user authentication key. , A function of determining whether or not the delivery command and the user authentication key match, and a closed casing 82 having at least one openable/closable window 83 capable of accommodating the user-specified luggage 3. When at least one is provided and it is determined that the delivery command and the user authentication key match, the window portion 83 of the closed casing portion 82 in which the user-designated luggage 3 is accommodated opens, and the user-designated luggage 3 becomes the autonomous mobile device. 8 is a machine having a function of issuing a delivery completion notice having a data structure indicating that the closed casing 82 has moved from the inside to the outside.

Specifically, the autonomous mobile machine 8 has a mechanical configuration similar to that of a general automobile, and is a machine that moves on the road without using a rail or the like by rotating wheels by the power given by a prime mover. Is desirable. The prime mover can use electricity, hydrogen gas, petroleum, or the like as an energy source.

Here, since the autonomous mobile device 8 can move without any operation command or operation control from the outside during the movement by inputting the movement route or the like in advance, it is not so-called manned driving. It can be moved by unmanned automatic driving. Further, it is preferable to provide an image analysis function by a sensor such as a stereo camera so as not to collide with an obstacle around the autonomous mobile unit 8 when autonomously moving.

When the user-specified position 100 and a part of the route during autonomous movement are along a sidewalk where a human walks, the impact on the human is minimized even if the autonomous mobile unit 8 collides with the human. In order to suppress it, it is preferable to move at a speed similar to the walking speed of a human.

In addition, the autonomous mobile device 8 has a self-diagnosis function (On-Board Diagnostics, hereinafter referred to as OBD) for elements of its mechanical configuration, such as a power machine, a body, a chassis, and a transmission. With this OBD, it is possible to output information about an abnormality in an element of the machine configuration to the outside of the autonomous mobile station 8. Here, the electronic control units (Electronic Control Units, hereinafter referred to as ECUs) provided in the respective elements of the machine configuration of the autonomous mobile unit 8 perform data input/output according to the CAN standard, and to the outside of the autonomous mobile unit 8. It is desirable that the output of the OBD data of 1 is based on the protocol according to OBD2.

Further, the autonomous mobile device 8 inputs/outputs a delivery command input unit for inputting a delivery command, input/output of a user authentication key, and input/output of data necessary for determining whether or not the delivery command and the user authentication key match. And a delivery completion notification unit 84 for outputting a delivery completion notification. Further, a recording medium (not shown) for recording the delivery command and the user authentication key is provided, and an adequacy determining unit (not shown) for determining whether or not the delivery command and the user authentication key are compatible is provided. There is.

Here, as a method of determining whether or not the delivery command and the user authentication key match, a known authentication technique can be freely applied. In the suitability determination unit, the mutually encrypted information can be calculated for suitability determination, for example, the public key cryptosystem, the one-time password system, or a combination thereof.

The method of inputting the user authentication key into the user authentication unit 81 can be set without particular limitation. A method of physically pressing one or a plurality of buttons by a momentary method, an alternative method, or a combination thereof to input user authentication key information, or a wireless communication input method by optical wireless communication such as WiFi or wireless LAN or infrared communication, Examples include Bluetooth (registered trademark) and other short-distance wireless communication input methods, and these examples can be used alone or in combination depending on the mode of the user authentication key input to the user terminal 2.

The user authentication unit 81 can employ a mechanical configuration that can realize the input method shown in the above example. At this time, in consideration of the case where at least one of the user authentication unit 81 and the user terminal 2 fails and becomes inoperable, a mechanical structure that enables a user authentication key input method by wireless communication or short-range wireless communication is also included. Therefore, it is preferable to have a configuration including an input unit using physical buttons.

The user-designated baggage 3, that is, the hermetically-sealed housing portion 82 that houses the product has a structure that is recessed inside the autonomous mobile device 8, and the hermetically-sealed housing portion is provided at a portion that communicates the entrance of the recess and the outside of the autonomous mobile device 8. A window portion 83 is provided so as to block the inside of the portion 82 from the outside of the autonomous mobile device 8. The window portion 83 is closed as described above at least when the user-designated luggage 3 is inside the closed casing, and when the suitability determination unit determines that the suitability is met, the user-designated luggage 3 is stored in the closed casing 82. The user 1 can take out the user-specified baggage 3 by opening the inside and the outside of the autonomous mobile unit 8 so that they can move freely.

Although the number of the hermetically-sealed housing portion 82 and the window portion 83 installed in one autonomous mobile unit 8 is not limited, the hermetically-sealed housing unit 82 retains strength enough not to be destroyed during the movement of the autonomous mobile unit 8. This can be the upper limit criterion.

Further, the materials of the closed casing portion 82 and the window portion 83 can be selected regardless of whether they are the same as those of the autonomous mobile unit 8.

In particular, it is preferable that the material of the window portion 83 is appropriately selected according to the property of the user-specified baggage 3 housed inside the closed casing portion 82. For example, when the user-designated luggage 3 has the property of protecting the privacy of the user 1 individually, it is opaque to the light so that the luggage designated by the user 1 cannot be recognized from outside the autonomous mobile unit 8 through the window 83. You can choose a different material.

(5) Remote Monitoring Means In the unmanned delivery system according to the present invention, the remote monitoring means 9 has a function of inputting and recording the machine information of the autonomous mobile unit 8 and the autonomous mobile unit 8 based on the machine information of the autonomous mobile unit 8. And the function of determining the quality of the machine state.

The remote monitoring means 9 is configured by using, for example, a PC similarly to the delivery management means 6 and the delivery control means 7, and has an input unit for inputting machine information of the autonomous mobile station 8 and machine information of the autonomous mobile station 8. And a machine state determination unit that determines the quality of the machine state of the autonomous mobile unit 8 based on the machine information of the autonomous mobile unit 8.

The machine information of the autonomous mobile unit 8 can be obtained by referring to the OBD data output from the autonomous mobile unit 8, and based on that, the machine state of the autonomous mobile unit 8 in the machine state determination unit is not good. That is, when it is determined that the machine configuration is abnormal, the person who implements the unmanned delivery system can know the necessity of maintenance.

2. Multi-Stage Delivery System The unmanned delivery system according to the present invention requires a large amount of time when the autonomous mobile unit 8 is difficult to move independently or moves independently, and the time required by the user 1 for delivery is met. When it is not possible to deliver to the customer, it is possible to deliver more efficiently by linking with a means capable of moving faster than the autonomous mobile unit 8.

Hereinafter, an example of a delivery method in which the high-speed transfer device 11 and the autonomous mobile device 8 are used together will be described with reference to FIG.

That is, the delivery control means 7 is further provided with a function of calculating a difference in distance between the user-specified position 100 included in the input delivery request and the current position of the autonomous mobile unit 8 and determining the magnitude of the value, and the predetermined value is set. When it is determined that the value is larger than the value, the autonomous mobile machine 8 loaded with the user-specified luggage 3 is connected to the high-speed transport machine 11 capable of moving faster than the autonomous mobile machine 8 or the high-speed transport machine 11 thereof. Is carried into the inside of the vehicle, transferred to a point near the user-specified position 100, separated or carried out from the high-speed transporter 11 at the point near the user-specified position 100, and autonomously moved from the near-point to the user-specified position 100. ..

Here, the current position of the autonomous mobile unit 8 can be obtained, for example, by mounting a GPS unit on the autonomous mobile unit 8 and the position information is input to the delivery control unit 7 and recorded therein, thereby delivering the delivery control unit 7. It is possible to calculate the value of the difference from the user-specified position 100 included in the delivery request recorded in.

When the delivery control means 7 determines that the value of the distance difference between the user-specified position 100 and the current position of the autonomous mobile unit 8 is larger than a predetermined value, for example, a delivery command generated by the delivery control means 7 is issued. By adding the information to that effect or adding the information to that effect to the delivery request input to the delivery control means 7, a delivery command is generated and the delivery command is input to the autonomous mobile unit 8. It is possible to instruct the mobile unit 8 to be connected to the high-speed transport unit 11 or to be loaded into the high-speed transport unit 11.

In addition, at a point near the user-specified position 100 where the autonomous mobile device 8 is separated or carried out from the high-speed transport device 11, the value of the difference in distance between the user-specified position 100 and the current position of the autonomous mobile device 8 is the autonomous mobile device. A range in which the user 8 is not difficult to autonomously move independently from the current position of the autonomous mobile device 8 or can be delivered at the time the user 1 desires to deliver, that is, at the time specified by the user when moving independently. It is desirable to set within.

In consideration of the fact that one or more automatic mobile devices loaded with user-specified luggage 3 are loaded into the high-speed transport device 11 and that the high-speed transport device 11 moves faster than the autonomous mobile device 8, it ensures safety during delivery. Therefore, it is preferable to use manned driving rather than unmanned autonomous driving.

3. Elevator Boarding Delivery System The elevator boarding delivery system will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a delivery method to the higher floor 102 using the operation control of the electric elevator by the autonomous mobile unit 8.
In the unmanned delivery system according to the present invention, the autonomous mobile device 8 can be moved in a substantially horizontal place, but can be moved in a place having a narrow step such as a staircase in the building 101. Is difficult. Therefore, when the place to be delivered is located on the higher floor 102 in the building 101, the autonomous mobile unit 8 moves to the higher floor 102 by using the elevator installed in the building 101. We can respond to requests for detailed contents.

Even if a delivery box that is independently assigned to each room number of the condominium is installed in the condominium, it is often installed on the first floor of the condominium, so a user desiring delivery to a room on the higher floor 102 1 needs to get down to the first floor to receive the luggage.

In such a case, since the autonomous mobile device 8 moves to the user's designated floor 100, which is the residence floor of the user, using the elevator, the user 1 needs to get down to the first floor to receive the user-designated luggage 3. It is possible to obtain a great effect.

That is, when the delivery control means 7 determines that the user-specified position 100 is located on the higher floor 102 in the building 101, the autonomous mobile machine 8 causes the cab of the electric lift installed in the building 101. Further, a function of issuing an elevator control command having a data structure for controlling the ascending/descending operation of 103 and the opening/closing operation of the entrance of the cab 103 is further provided, and the autonomous mobile machine 8 is stored inside the cab 103 of the electric elevator. This is realized by moving the user-specified position 100 to a certain floor.

Here, the delivery control means 7 determines that the user-specified position 100 is located on the higher floor 102 in the building 101. For example, the autonomous mobile station 8 is input from the delivery control means 7 and the autonomous mobile station 8 is input. It is possible to employ a method of automatically discriminating the information of the user-specified position 100 included in the delivery command recorded in the above. More specifically, when the user-specified position 100 included in the delivery command is decoded and expressed in Japanese, words commonly used in social convention when expressing the hierarchy of the building 101 such as the floor and F are decoded. The case of being located on the end side when it is represented as Japanese is used as an index for automatic discrimination.

The elevator control command having a data structure for controlling the raising/lowering operation of the car room 103 of the electric elevator and the opening/closing operation of the entrance of the car room 103 is similar to the method of inputting the user authentication key to the autonomous mobile device 8 and the wireless LAN. , Optical wireless communication or short-range wireless communication is preferable. More specifically, the elevator control command is issued to the commander 104 of the electric elevator that can perform the lifting operation and stop of the electric elevator, the opening and closing of the entrance door, and other operation settings without operating the hierarchy instruction buttons. It is preferable that the elevator control communication unit further provided in the autonomous mobile unit 8 issue the wireless unit by wireless communication.

Here, in many cases, the command device 104 used for maintenance and inspection of the electric lift is installed inside the wall surface of the portion where the hierarchy indicating button is installed.

Further, since the protocol at the time of communication differs depending on the manufacturer of the elevator, it is further desirable that the elevator control communication unit has a protocol conversion function in order to correspond to each protocol.

1 User 2 User Terminal 3 User Specified Package 4 IP Network 5 EC Server 6 Deliverables Management Means 61 Recording Medium 7 of Delivered Goods Management Means Delivery Control Means 71 Recording Medium of Delivery Control Means 8 Autonomous Mobile Station 81 User Authentication Unit 82 Sealed Casing Body part 83 Window part 84 Delivery completion notification unit 9 Remote monitoring means 91 Remote monitoring means recording medium 10 Physical distribution warehouse 11 High-speed transfer machine 100 User-specified position 101 Building 102 High-rise floor 103 Electric elevator car room 104 Electric elevator commander

Claims (6)

A delivery system for delivering a predetermined package to a user at a predetermined place and at a predetermined time according to a request issued by the user,
And user identification information for enabling identification of the specific and the user to the user, and the user terminal which the user designated location, and information of the user specified time and the user-specified load, the outputs of including delivery request inputted by the user,
Comprising a function of inputting the delivery request record, based on the delivery request, and a function of determining whether the available or not said to check for user-specified load to the record and the delivery of the warehouse Delivery management means,
A function of the delivery enter a request to record, the delivery and request generates a user authentication key that corresponds recording function of issuing a function of the delivery request generates including shipping instruction to record is issued, the Delivery control means provided,
A function of inputting and recording the delivery command, a function of autonomously moving based on the delivery command, a function of inputting the user authentication key, and determining whether or not the delivery command and the user authentication key match a function of, the autonomous mobile unit and a function of issuing a delivery completion notice after delivery to the user the user-specified load when the shipping instructions and said user authentication key is determined to fit,
Remote monitoring means having a function of inputting and recording machine information of the autonomous mobile unit, and a function of judging the quality of the machine state of the autonomous mobile unit based on the machine information,
A high-speed transfer device that can be moved at a higher speed than the self-supporting mobile device and that carries in or connects the self-supporting mobile device to a point near the user-specified position.
Consists of
The self-sustaining mobile device is transferred by the high-speed transfer device to a point near the user-specified position, separated or carried out from the transfer device at the near-point, and autonomously moves from the near-point to the user-specified position to load the luggage. An unattended delivery system for delivery. The delivery control means further Ru comprising the delivery request difference in distance between the current position of the user designated location and the autonomous mobile unit included in calculating the function for determining the magnitude of the value, according to claim 1 Unattended delivery system. The autonomous mobile unit is equipped with a GPS unit, and the current position information of the autonomous mobile unit obtained by the GPS unit is input to and recorded in the delivery control unit, and is included in the delivery request recorded in the delivery control unit. The unmanned delivery system according to claim 2 , wherein a value of a difference from the user-specified position is calculated . When the delivery control means determines that the distance between the user-specified position and the current position of the autonomous mobile device is greater than a predetermined value,
The autonomous mobile device loaded with the user-specified luggage is connected to the high-speed transfer device or carried into the high-speed transfer device and transferred to a point near the user-specified position. Unattended delivery system. The autonomous mobile device is
At least one hermetically-sealed housing part capable of accommodating the user-specified luggage and having at least one openable/closable window part,
A function of issuing a delivery completion notification indicating that the window has opened and the user-designated luggage has moved from the inside of the closed casing to the outside when it is determined that the delivery command and the user authentication key match. The unmanned delivery system according to claim 1, further comprising: The autonomous mobile machine further has a function of issuing an elevator control command for controlling the raising/lowering operation of the cab of the electric elevator and the opening/closing operation of the entrance of the cab,
When the user-specified position is located on a higher floor,
The unattended delivery system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the unmanned delivery system rides in a car room of the electric lift and moves to a floor where the user-specified position is located.