JP7465555B2 - Item receiving device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an item receiving device that allows a depositor, such as a delivery person, to retrieve an item or change the delivery address even after depositing the item in a storage box.

In recent years, the volume of mail and parcels delivered has increased due to changes in people's working styles and lifestyles, and article receiving devices for storing items, such as parcel boxes (also called parcel lockers), are increasingly being installed in the entrance halls of apartment complexes and offices. As the frequency of use of article receiving devices increases, users are also demanding more from the functionality of the device. For example, there is a demand for security features to prevent deposited items from being easily removed.

As an example of an item receiving device equipped with such a security function, a technology has been disclosed in which, when a recipient of a deposited item retrieves the item, an authentication function is used to determine whether the recipient is the correct recipient, and the door of the delivery box is unlocked only if the authentication passes (Patent Document 1). With such an item receiving device, no one other than the recipient can retrieve the item, improving the security function of the item receiving device.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-312486

However, while the above-mentioned item receiving device has high security performance, there is a problem in that no one other than the recipient can retrieve the item. For example, if a person who deposits an item, such as a delivery person, deposits an item that should not have been deposited or deposits an item to the wrong address, the depositor cannot retrieve the item himself, nor can he change the address of the item. In such a case, the depositor must contact the person to whom the item was mistakenly delivered or the management company of the item receiving device and have that person retrieve the item, which is very inconvenient.

The present invention was made in consideration of the above problems, and aims to provide an item receiving device that allows the depositor to retrieve the item or change the delivery address even after the item has been deposited.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an item receiving device that includes one or more storage boxes having doors that can be electrically unlocked by an electric lock, information acquisition means for acquiring information about an item when the item is deposited in the storage box, issuing means for issuing authentication information linked to the information about the item acquired by the information acquisition means to the depositor of the item when the item is deposited in the storage box, and removal means for unlocking the door of the storage box in which the item linked to the authentication information has been deposited and enabling the item to be removed when the authentication information issued by the issuing means is input, and/or change means for enabling the destination of the item to be changed without unlocking the door of the storage box in which the item linked to the authentication information has been deposited (Invention 1).

According to this invention (Invention 1), even if an item that should not have been deposited in the item receiving device is deposited, or an item is deposited to a wrong delivery address, the person who deposited the item (depositor) can retrieve the item or change the delivery address by entering specific authentication information. This eliminates the need to contact the person who received the item to the wrong delivery address or the management company and have them retrieve the item from the item receiving device, improving the convenience of the item receiving device.

In the above invention (Invention 1), the information about the item acquired by the information acquisition means may include at least one of information about the person depositing the item, information about the destination of the item, and information about the storage box in which the item has been deposited (Invention 2).

The above inventions (Inventions 1 and 2) may also have a remote change means that allows the destination to be changed by the change means through remote operation of an information processing terminal device (Invention 3).

The item receiving device of the present invention allows the depositor to remove the item or change the delivery address (destination) even after the item has been deposited.

1 is a diagram showing a basic configuration of a system to which an article receiving device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of the appearance of the article receiving device; 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the article receiving device. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of a management server. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of management data. 2 is a functional block diagram for explaining the main functions of the article receiving device. FIG. 11A to 11C are diagrams showing examples of a series of screens displayed by an information acquisition unit and an issuing unit. 11A to 11C are diagrams showing an example of a series of screens displayed by the extraction means. 13A to 13C are diagrams showing an example of a series of screens displayed by a change unit. 1 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example 1 of a main processing flow in an article receiving device. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram for explaining an example 2 of a main processing flow in the item receiving device. FIG.

One embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this embodiment is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

(1) Basic Configuration of a System Including an Article Receiving Device FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of the basic configuration of a system to which an article receiving device 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention is applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, the item collection device 1 may be connectable to a communication network NW such as the Internet, and may be capable of communicating with a management server 20 and/or a terminal device 30 connected to the communication network NW.

<Item receiving device>
The article receiving device 1 according to this embodiment is a device for receiving articles (parcels) such as parcels delivered by a collection and delivery company (including, for example, parcels delivered by a collection and delivery company, newspapers, advertising flyers, circulars, etc.) and mail. As a specific example of the article receiving device 1, a parcel box 1A is shown in Fig. 2, but the article receiving device 1 may be a postal box 1B, or may be a composite box including a plurality of parcel boxes 1A and postal boxes 1B.

The item receiving device 1 includes at least one storage box 11 for storing items, and each storage box 11 includes a door 12 that can be electrically unlocked by an electric lock. The item receiving device 1 may also include a sensor that detects an item when it is stored. The item receiving device 1 may also be a multiple type that includes multiple storage boxes 11, as shown in FIG. 2(b).

As shown in FIG. 2(b), the item receiving device 1 may have an operation unit 15. The operation unit 15 may be an integrated type housed together with the storage box 11 in a single housing as shown in FIG. 2(b), or may be a separate type (not shown) in which the operation unit 15 is provided separately from the housing in which they are housed (for example, on a surrounding wall surface, etc.). The operation unit 15 may also be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone. As shown in FIG. 2(b), the operation unit 15 may be provided with a display unit 16 for displaying information and an input unit 17 for inputting information. The operation unit 15 may also be provided with a camera, and may be capable of taking and/or recording images of the user, etc.

<Management Server>
The management server 20 manages various information related to the article receiving device 1. For example, information related to the article and authentication information, which will be described later, may be managed within the management server 20. The management server 20 is connected to the article receiving device 1 and/or the terminal device 30 via the communication network NW, and can communicate with each other.

<Terminal Device>
The terminal device 30 may be a terminal device operated by an individual user (e.g., a delivery company, a sender, a recipient, etc.), such as, for example, a mobile terminal, a smartphone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a personal computer, a television receiver with two-way communication capabilities (including so-called multi-function smart televisions), an intercom, etc.

(2) Internal Configuration of the Article Receiving Device The internal configuration of the article receiving device 1 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the item receiving device 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 41, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 42, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 43, a storage device 44, a display processing unit 45, a display unit 16, an input unit 17, and a communication interface unit 48, and is provided with a bus 49 for transmitting control signals or data signals between each unit.

When the power is applied to the item receiving device 1, the CPU 41 loads various programs stored in the ROM 42 or the storage device 44 into the RAM 43 and executes them. In this embodiment, the CPU 41 reads out and executes the programs stored in the ROM 42 or the storage device 44 to realize various functions such as the information acquisition means 81, the issuing means 82, the retrieval means 83, and the change means 84, which will be described later.

The CPU 41 receives information transmitted from the outside (e.g., the management server 20 or the terminal device 30) via the communication interface unit 48, and stores the received information in the RAM 43 or the storage device 44. The CPU 41 also transmits data stored in the ROM 42, the RAM 43, or the storage device 44 to the outside (e.g., the management server 20 or the terminal device 30) via the communication interface unit 48.

The storage device 44 may be a non-volatile storage device such as a flash memory, SSD (Solid State Drive), magnetic storage device (e.g., HDD (Hard Disk Drive), floppy disk (registered trademark), magnetic tape, etc.), optical disk, or a volatile storage device such as RAM, and stores the programs executed by the CPU 41 and the data referenced by the CPU 41.

Note that, although the case where the memory device 44 is provided inside the item collection device 1 is described as an example here, the memory device 44 may be provided not inside the item collection device 1 but, for example, in a specific device that can communicate via a communication network NW including the management server 20 of the item collection device 1. In this case, the CPU 41 may access the specific device via the communication network NW to read or write programs and data stored in the memory device 44.

The display processing unit 45 displays the display data provided by the CPU 41 on the display unit 16. The display unit 16 is, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitor including thin-film transistors arranged in a matrix on a pixel-by-pixel basis, and displays the data to be displayed on the display screen by driving the thin-film transistors based on the display data.

The input unit 17 includes a keyboard and a reader. The input unit 17 may be configured, for example, as a touch panel or a touch pad, and in this case, accepts touch-based input, for example, by touching the display screen with a fingertip or a pen. The touch input method may be a well-known method, such as a capacitive method. The input unit 17 may also be a microphone for voice input or a camera for image input.

The communication interface unit 48 includes an interface circuit for communicating via the communication network NW.

(3) Internal Configuration of Management Server 20 The configuration of the management server 20 will be described with reference to Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the management server 20. As shown in Fig. 4, the management server 20 includes a CPU 21, a ROM 22, a RAM 23, a storage device 24, a display processing unit 25, a display unit 26, an input unit 27, and a communication interface unit 28, and is provided with a bus 29 for transmitting control signals or data signals between the respective units. The management server 20 may be, for example, a general-purpose personal computer.

When power is applied to the management server 20, the CPU 21 loads various programs stored in the ROM 22 or the storage device 24 into the RAM 23 and executes them.

The CPU 21 receives information transmitted from the outside (e.g., the item receiving device 1 or the terminal device 30) via the communication interface unit 28, and stores the received information in the RAM 23 or the storage device 24. The CPU 21 also transmits data stored in the ROM 22, the RAM 23, or the storage device 24 to the outside (e.g., the item receiving device 1 or the terminal device 30) via the communication interface unit 28.

The storage device 24 may be, for example, a non-volatile storage device such as a flash memory, SSD, magnetic storage device, or optical disk, or a volatile storage device such as RAM, and stores the programs executed by the CPU 21 and the data referenced by the CPU 21.

The display processing unit 25 displays the display data provided by the CPU 21 on the display unit 26. The display unit 26 may be, for example, an LCD monitor. The input unit 27 may be, for example, an information input device such as a mouse, a keyboard, or a microphone for voice input.

The communication interface unit 28 includes an interface circuit for communicating via the communication network NW.

(4) Configuration of Management Data The configuration of management data will be described with reference to Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of management data. Fig. 5 shows an example in which the management data includes the number of each storage box 11, and for each storage box 11, items such as storage date and time, room number, type, authentication number, whether or not it has been taken out, and whether or not it has been changed, but the items of the management data are not limited to these.

The storage date and time field records the date and time the item was stored in the storage box 11. The room number field records the room number to which the package is to be delivered. In addition, the type field records "received" if the package has been delivered, and records "sent" if the package has been stored for shipping. If the package has been stored for shipping, for example, empty data (NULL data) is recorded in the room number field.

In the authentication number field, authentication information issued by issuing means 82, which will be described later, is recorded. The authentication information is used by removal means 83 and/or change means 84, which will be described later, to remove stored items or change the delivery address of the items. Note that the authentication information may be information composed of numbers, kanji, hiragana, katakana, English letters, figures and/or symbols selected from a plurality of numbers, kanji, hiragana, katakana, English letters, figures and/or symbols.

The "removal" field contains information on whether or not the parcel has been removed by the removal means 83, which will be described later. If removal has been performed, the data "Completed" is displayed, and if removal has not been performed, the data "Not yet" is displayed. The "change" field contains information on whether or not the destination of the item has been changed by the change means 84, which will be described later. If a change has been made, the data "Completed" is displayed, and if removal has not been performed, the data "Not yet" is displayed.

(5) Overview of Functions in the Article Receiving Device 1 The functions realized by the article receiving device 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a functional block diagram for explaining the functions that play the main role in the article receiving device 1 of this embodiment. In the functional block diagram of Fig. 6, an information acquiring means 81, an issuing means 82, an retrieving means 83, and a changing means 84 correspond to the main components of the present invention. The other means are not necessarily essential components, but are components that make the present invention more preferable.

<Means of acquiring information>
The information acquisition means 81 in this embodiment is a means for acquiring information about an item when the item is deposited in the storage box 11 .

The function of the information acquisition means 81 is realized, for example, as follows. First, the CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 instructs the display processing unit 45 to display a screen on the display unit 16 for acquiring information about the item from the person depositing the item. The screen for acquiring the information may be displayed on the terminal device 30 via the communication interface unit 48. Next, the CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 acquires the information input by the depositor in accordance with the display unit 16 via the input unit 17 and the communication interface unit 48, and stores it in the storage device 44 or the management server 20. By using the information acquisition means 81 to acquire information about the item when the item is deposited in the storage box 11, it is possible to facilitate management of information about the stored items.

Here, the depositor means a person who deposits an item in the storage box 11 of the item receiving device 1, and can include a person who deposits an item to be delivered (e.g., a delivery person, etc.) and a person who deposits an item to be shipped (e.g., a resident of an apartment building in which the item receiving device 1 is installed). The information about the item acquired by the information acquisition means 81 can include various information, such as information about the depositor of the item, information about the destination of the item (e.g., room number and address), information about the storage box 11 in which the item was deposited (e.g., the number of the storage box 11), the date and time the item was stored, the type of storage of the item (whether the stored item was delivered or stored for shipping), and authentication information used by the retrieval means 83 and/or change means 84 described below.

Figures 7(a)-(c) show an example of a series of screens for acquiring information about an item from the depositor. When storing an item, the depositor first selects "Delivery" (Figure 7(a)), and then inputs the room number of the delivery destination (Figure 7(b)). The depositor then selects the storage box 11 in which to store the item (Figure 7(c)). The information selected and input by the depositor is stored in the storage device 44 or management server 20 by the CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 as information about the item acquired by the information acquisition means 81.

<Means of issuance>
The issuing means 82 in this embodiment is a means for issuing authentication information linked to information about the item acquired by the information acquiring means 81 to the person depositing the item when the item is deposited in the storage box 11.

The function of the issuing means 82 is realized, for example, as follows. First, when the deposit of the item in the storage box 11 is completed, the door 12 is closed, and the electronic lock is applied to lock the item, the CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 issues authentication information. Next, the CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 instructs the display processing unit 45 to display the authentication information on the display unit 16, and the display processing unit 45 displays the information on the display unit 16 and notifies the depositor of the authentication information. The CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 also links the authentication information to information about the item acquired by the information acquisition means 81, and stores the information in the storage device 44 of the item receiving device 1 or the storage device 24 of the management server 20. FIG. 7(d) shows an example of a screen for notifying the depositor of the authentication information (authentication number in the figure) issued by the issuing means 82.

The authentication information issued here may be automatically generated by the CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1. By using automatically generated authentication information, the depositor is not required to set an authentication number when depositing the item, improving convenience. The authentication information may also be selected from the information about the item acquired by the information acquisition means 81 described above. By using the information selected from the information about the item as the PIN number, the frequency of occurrence of the problem of the depositor forgetting their PIN number can be reduced.

The item receiving device 1 according to one embodiment may also have an authentication information notification means for notifying the depositor's terminal device 30 of the issued authentication information via the communication network NW. This means can prevent the depositor from forgetting or losing the PIN.

<Means for Removal>
The removal means 83 in this embodiment is a means for unlocking the door 12 of the storage box 11 in which an item linked to the authentication information has been deposited, when the authentication information issued by the issuing means 82 is input, thereby enabling removal of the item. When a depositor of an item has mistakenly deposited an item, the removal means 83 allows the depositor to remove the item by himself/herself without having to ask the wrong recipient or the management company to unlock the door 12 of the storage box 11, thereby improving convenience.

The function of the removal means 83 is realized, for example, as follows. First, the CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 requests the depositor who is attempting to remove a stored item to input information corresponding to authentication information on the display unit 16, and acquires the information via the input unit 17. The operation for acquiring the information corresponding to the authentication information may be performed using the terminal device 30 via the communication interface unit 48.

When information is input by a person attempting to retrieve an item, the CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 compares the information input by the person attempting to retrieve the item with the authentication information issued by the issuing means 82 and stored in the memory device 44 or the memory device 24 of the management server 20. If the comparison shows that the input information matches the authentication information, the CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 unlocks the door 12 of the storage box 11 in which the item linked to the authentication information has been deposited, allowing the item to be removed.

Figures 8(a)-(d) show an example of a series of screens displayed on the display unit 16 etc. of the removal means 83. When removing an item, the depositor first selects "Confirm delivery" (Figure 8(a)), and then inputs authentication information (a PIN number in the figure) (Figure 8(b)). The CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 collates the input information with authentication information stored in the storage device 44 etc., and if the information matches, the screen shown in Figure 8(c) is displayed. When the depositor selects "Remove luggage" on this screen, the CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 unlocks the door 12 of the storage box 11 in which the item linked to the authentication information has been deposited (Figure 8(d)).

<Means of change>
The change means 84 in this embodiment is a means for enabling a change of the destination of an item linked to the authentication information without unlocking the door 12 of the storage box 11 in which the item linked to the authentication information has been deposited, when the authentication information issued by the issuing means 82 is input. When a person who deposits an item has deposited an item in the storage box 11 with a wrong destination, the change means 84 enables the person who deposits the item to correct the destination without having to retrieve the item or contact the management company, thereby improving the convenience of the item receiving device 1.

The function of the change means 84 is realized, for example, as follows: First, the CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 requests the depositor who wishes to change the delivery address of the stored item to input information corresponding to the authentication information via the input unit 17.

When information is input by a person who wishes to change the delivery destination of an item, the CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 compares the input information with the authentication information issued by the issuing means 82 and stored in the memory device 44 or the memory device 24 of the management server 20. If the comparison shows that the input information matches the authentication information, the CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 displays on the display unit 16 or the terminal device 30 a screen for changing the delivery destination of the item linked to the authentication information, and has the person who wishes to change the delivery destination of the item input a new delivery destination. The CPU 41 changes the delivery destination of the item according to the new delivery destination input.

Figures 9(a)-(d) show an example of a series of screens displayed on the display unit 16 etc. by the change means 84. When changing the delivery address of an item, the depositor first selects "Confirm delivery" (Figure 9(a)), and then inputs authentication information (a PIN in the figure) (Figure 9(b)). The CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 compares the input information with authentication information stored in the storage device 44 etc., and if the information matches, displays the screen shown in Figure 9(c). When the depositor selects "Change delivery address" on this screen, the CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 displays the screen shown in Figure 9(d) and requests the depositor to input a new delivery address (room number in the figure), and changes the delivery address of the item accordingly once the new delivery address has been input.

The item receiving device 1 according to one embodiment may also have a remote change means 85 that allows the destination to be changed by the change means 84 described above through remote operation of an information processing terminal device (terminal device 30). By having this means, the depositor of the item does not need to go to the location where the item receiving device 1 is installed to carry out the procedure for changing the destination, thereby improving the convenience of the item receiving device 1.

For example, the remote change means 85 is realized as follows. The CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 requests the depositor who wishes to change the destination of the stored item to input information corresponding to the authentication information from the terminal device 30 via the communication interface unit 48. The CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 acquires the information input by the depositor via the communication interface unit 48. The CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 then compares the information with the authentication information issued by the issuing means 82 and stored in the storage device 44 or the storage device 24 of the management server 20. If the input information matches the authentication information as a result of the comparison, the CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 displays a screen for changing the destination of the item linked to the authentication information on the terminal device 30 via the communication interface unit 48, and has the depositor input a new destination. The CPU 41 obtains the input new destination via the communication interface unit 48 and changes the destination of the item accordingly.

The above-mentioned removal means 83 and/or change means 84 may have a restriction means 86 that sets a limit on the period during which an item can be removed or the destination can be changed. For example, a restriction can be set so that if a certain period of time has passed since the item was deposited, the item cannot be removed by the removal means 83 or the destination of the item cannot be changed by the change means 84. Any period can be selected and set. The restriction means 86 can encourage the depositor to remove the incorrectly stored item or change the incorrect destination, thereby preventing the storage box 11 of the item receiving device 1 from being occupied for a long period of time by incorrectly stored items or items with an incorrect destination.

(6) Main processing flow of the article collection device of this embodiment With reference to the sequence diagrams of Figures 10 and 11, examples 1 and 2 of the main processing flow in the article collection device 1 of this embodiment will be described. For ease of explanation, the case where the article collection device 1 performs processing related to the removal means 83 and the case where the article collection device 1 performs processing related to the change means 84 will be described separately as examples 1 and 2, but the article collection device 1 can also have both the removal means 83 and the change means 84.

Example 1
10, as Example 1, a case will be described in which the article receiving device 1 performs processing related to the removal means 83. When the depositor of an article starts a storage procedure (S101) and the CPU 41 of the article receiving device 1 recognizes the start of the procedure (S102), it requests information about the article from the depositor based on the information acquisition means 81 (S103). Based on the request from the article receiving device 1, the depositor inputs information about the article via an input unit or the like (S104).

The CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 stores the information about the item input by the depositor in the storage device 44 or the like (S105). Next, the CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 issues authentication information linked to the information about the item based on the issuing means 82 (S106), notifies the depositor of the authentication information via the display unit 16 or the like (S107), and completes the storage procedure by locking the door 12 with an electronic lock (S108).

When the depositor starts the procedure to remove the item (S109), the CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 requests the depositor to input authentication information via the display unit 16 or the like (S110). The depositor follows the request and inputs information corresponding to the authentication information via an input unit or the like (S111). The CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 then compares the input information with the authentication information issued by the issuing means 82 and stored in the memory device 44 or the like (S112). If these pieces of information match, the electronic lock of the storage box 11 linked to the authentication information stored in the memory device 44 or the like is unlocked (S113). The depositor opens the unlocked door 12 and removes the item from the storage box 11 (S114).

Example 2
11, as Example 2, a case will be described in which the article receiving device 1 performs processing related to the change means 84. Here, each step from the start of the article storage procedure (S201) to the completion of the storage procedure (S208) is the same as the above-mentioned steps S101 to S108, so the description will be omitted.

When the depositor starts the procedure to change the delivery destination (S209), the CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 requests the depositor to input authentication information via the display unit 16 or the like (S210). In response to the request, the depositor inputs information corresponding to the authentication information via the input unit or the like (S211). Next, the CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 compares the input information with the authentication information issued by the issuing means 82 and stored in the storage device 44 or the like (S212). Then, if these pieces of information match, the CPU 41 requests the depositor to input a new delivery destination for the storage box 11 linked to the authentication information stored in the storage device 44 or the like (S213). In response to the request, the depositor inputs a new delivery destination for the item (S214), and the CPU 41 of the item receiving device 1 stores the input new delivery destination in the storage device 44 or the like, linking it to the storage box 11 (S215).

The above-described embodiment has been described to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and is not described to limit the present invention. Therefore, each element disclosed in the above embodiment is intended to include all design modifications and equivalents that fall within the technical scope of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, each means such as the information acquisition means 81, the issuing means 82, the retrieval means 83, and the change means 84 are mainly realized by the item receiving device 1, but some or all of each means may be realized by the management server 20 or the terminal device 30 connected to the item receiving device 1 via the communication network NW.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, an example was shown in which the item collection device 1 is connected to the management server 20 and/or the terminal device 30 via a communication network NW, but this is not limited thereto, and the item collection device 1 does not have to be connected to the management server 20 and/or the terminal device 30. In this case, the item collection device 1 alone realizes each of the means such as the information acquisition means 81, the issuing means 82, the retrieval means 83, the change means 84, etc.

1...Item receiving device 1A...Delivery box 1B...Mail box 11...Storage box 12...Door 15...Operation unit 16...Display unit 17...Input unit 20...Management server 30...Terminal device

Claims (3)

One or more storage boxes having doors that can be electrically unlocked by an electric lock;
an information acquisition means for acquiring information about an item when the item is deposited in the storage box;
an issuing means for issuing authentication information linked to information about the item acquired by the information acquiring means to a depositor of the item when the item is deposited in the storage box;
a change means for changing the destination of the item without unlocking the door of a storage box in which the item associated with the authentication information is deposited when the authentication information issued by the issue means is input;
An article receiving device comprising: The item receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the information about the item acquired by the information acquisition means includes at least one of information about the person depositing the item, information about the destination of the item, and information about the storage box in which the item is deposited. The item receiving device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a remote change means that enables the destination to be changed by the change means through remote operation of an information processing terminal device.