JPH05147693A - Delivery receiving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To inform a delivery receiver of all the delivery goods addressed to him so as to provide a higher level of service when the delivery goods addressed to a single receiver are put in a plurality of delivery boxes of a device provided for a forwarder to deliver the goods to the receiver. CONSTITUTION:An automatic parcel receiving device installed in a condominium is provided with parcel boxes 11-22 of different sizes and a control box 3 and each of the parcel boxes 11-22 is provided with a locking mechanism on its door. The control box 3 has a control part provided with a magnetic card reader for reading information from a magnetic card, ten keys, function keys, a character display, a parcel number display and a printer for printing out a receipt. When the receiver inputs the addressee information and this information agrees with the receiver information stored in a memory means, the parcel number display indicates the receiver information stored by a previous input and the information on the plurality of the parcels to be received based on the parcel box information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a delivery receiving apparatus for delivering a home delivery to a recipient by a delivery company, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a large number of lockable and unlockable luggage boxes have been installed in condominiums such as condominiums, and luggage delivery companies such as courier companies and supermarkets can select the luggage boxes to deliver the packages to be delivered. A device has been developed that locks the package after it is stored and the package recipient unlocks the corresponding package box to receive the package.

By the way, in such a device, the operation of receiving the package by the package receiver is such that the package to be received should be received by the package recipient in one package so that the package receiver can receive the package surely. I was only able to receive it.

When a plurality of packages to be received are delivered to one package recipient and the packages are stored in a plurality of package boxes, the packages are stored in the order of storage. Box information was being stored in memory. When the luggage receiver performs the receiving operation, the luggage box in which the luggage is stored first is unlocked based on the information on the luggage box stored in the memory, and the luggage recipient receives the luggage in the first storage. Can be received. Next, when the luggage receiver performs the receiving operation, the luggage box in which the luggage is stored is unlocked, and the luggage recipient can receive the luggage. In this way, the luggage box is unlocked in order every time the luggage receiver performs the receiving operation, and the luggage can be received.

[0005]

In the conventional delivery receiving apparatus, when a plurality of packages to be received are delivered to one package receiver and are stored in a plurality of package boxes,
When the parcel receiver performed the receiving operation, only the parcel box in which the parcel was initially stored was displayed and unlocked, so for the parcel receiver, the total number of parcels in which the parcel to receive should be stored. I didn't understand. Therefore, there is a problem that the baggage recipient cannot recognize the existence of the baggage although the baggage should be received.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when a package to be received by one package recipient is stored in a plurality of package boxes, the package recipient should receive the package according to the package receiving operation of the package recipient. It is an object of the present invention to provide a delivery receiving device that can notify all packages.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a plurality of luggage boxes that can be unlocked and locked, a luggage sensor provided for each of these luggage boxes to detect the presence or absence of stored luggage, and luggage delivery company information. The empty luggage box unlocking means for selecting and unlocking the empty luggage box according to the input of and the luggage box for locking the luggage box unlocked by the empty luggage box unlocking means according to the input of the luggage recipient information A locking means, a luggage receiver information storage means for storing the inputted luggage recipient information together with the information of the plurality of luggage boxes storing the luggage when the luggage is stored in the plurality of luggage boxes; A collation unit that collates whether there is a match among the package recipient information stored in the package recipient information storage unit in response to re-input of the package recipient information, and this package collating unit matches the package recipient information. Pre-filled with the package recipient information when If the baggage recipient information is stored in the baggage recipient information storage means and the information of a plurality of packages to be received based on the information of the luggage box, the baggage recipient information is matched by the matching means. Luggage box unlocking means for unlocking the luggage box locked by pre-inputting the luggage recipient information when collated and luggage box unlocked by this luggage box unlocking means by luggage sensor When the absence of the package is detected, a correction means for correcting the package recipient information stored in the package recipient information storage means and the information of the package box in which the package is detected as being empty is deleted from the package box information. It is provided.

[0008]

In the present invention having such a structure, first, the empty luggage box unlocking means selects and unlocks the empty luggage box according to the input of the luggage delivery company. The luggage box locking means locks the luggage box unlocked according to the input of the luggage box recipient information.

When a package is stored in a plurality of package boxes, the package recipient information storage means stores the input package recipient information together with the information of the package boxes containing the package.

With respect to the re-input of the package recipient information, the collating means collates whether or not there is a match among the package recipient information stored in the package recipient information storage means. When the match of the package recipient information is verified here, based on the package recipient information and the package box information stored in the package recipient information storage unit by pre-input of package recipient information by the package receipt display means. Information about a plurality of packages to be received is displayed. Further, the luggage box unlocking means unlocks the luggage box locked by the pre-input of the luggage recipient information.

When the baggage sensor of the unlocked baggage box detects that there is no baggage, the correction means detects that there is no baggage from the baggage recipient information and the baggage box information stored in the baggage recipient information storage means. Corrections such as deleting the detected luggage box information are made.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a delivery receiving apparatus to which the present invention is applied. The outer casing 1 has a plurality of luggage boxes 11
22 to 22 and the control box 3 are mounted. Each luggage box 1
Each of Nos. 1 to 22 is provided with a lock mechanism for locking the door, and the luggage box numbers "1" to "12" are written on the door surface.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the control box 3, a handling indicator 31 for displaying "in handling" or "discontinued", an ID in which a package delivery person code or a package recipient code is magnetically stored. Magnetic card reader 32, numeric keypad 33, "delivery", "receipt", "designation of luggage box", "designation of recipient", "input" function in which a card is inserted to read the luggage delivery person code or the luggage recipient code A key 34, a character display 35 for displaying numerical values input by the ten keys 33, guidance guidance, etc., and a luggage box number display 36 provided with LEDs (light emitting diodes) corresponding to the luggage boxes 11 to 22, respectively. An operation unit provided with a printer 37 used for issuing receipts is provided.

A circuit unit shown in FIG. 3 is housed in the control box 3. This circuit unit is provided with a microprocessor 51 that constitutes the main body of the control unit, and a memory 52 as a package receiver information storage means in which a package receiver code for receiving the package stored is stored together with a package box number. Card reader I / F (interface) 53 to which the card reader 32 is connected, each luggage box 1
The I / O (input / output) that receives the output signal from the baggage detection sensor 54, which is provided in the inside of Nos. 1 to 22 and detects the presence or absence of the stored baggage
The interface section 55 is connected to the microprocessor 51 via a system bus 56.

A key controller 57 for controlling the numeric keys 33 and the function keys 34, a display controller 5 for controlling the handling display 31, the character display 35 and the luggage box number display 36.
8. Printer controller 59 for controlling the printer 37
Is also connected to the microprocessor 51 via the system bus 56. FIG. 4 shows a flow of the luggage storing process performed by the microprocessor 51.

First, the delivery company inserts an ID card from the card insertion slot of the magnetic card reader 32, and is in a standby state until the magnetic card reader 32 reads the parcel delivery person code from the ID card. When the ID card is inserted and the parcel delivery person code is read (parcel delivery person code input), a standby state is set until the delivery key provided on the function key 34 is turned on.

When the delivery key is turned on, next the luggage box 11
Check to see if there is an empty (empty) luggage box in ~ 22. If there is no luggage box in which luggage is stored in the luggage boxes 11 to 22, all the LEDs of the luggage box number indicator 36 are turned on and the ID card inserted in the magnetic card reader 32 is returned. After that, the luggage storage process is completed.

If there is a luggage box in which the luggage is not stored in the luggage boxes 11 to 22, the luggage box number indicator 36 is displayed.
In the waiting state until the LED is turned on / off according to whether or not the luggage is stored in each of the luggage boxes 11 to 22 and the luggage box number of the non-illuminated display is input by the ten keys 33. Becomes When the luggage box number is entered using the ten keys 33, the luggage box with the entered luggage box number is unlocked. (Means for unlocking empty luggage box)

Next, when the luggage receiver code is entered by the ten-key 33, the waiting state is entered. When the luggage recipient code is entered by the ten-key 33, the door of the unlocked luggage box is closed and the luggage detection sensor. When it is detected by 54 that the luggage is stored, the unlocked luggage box is locked again (the luggage box locking means), and the data of the luggage recipient code entered here is stored in the corresponding luggage box number. It is stored in the memory 52 together with the data.

When the unlocked luggage box is re-locked, the ID card inserted in the magnetic card reader 32 is returned and the luggage storage processing is completed. FIG. 5 shows a flow of baggage transfer processing performed by the microprocessor 51.

First, the parcel receiver is in a standby state until the parcel receiver inserts the ID card through the card insertion port of the magnetic card reader 32 and the magnetic card reader 32 reads the parcel receiver code from the ID card. When the ID card is inserted and the parcel receiver code is read (parcel receiver code input), there is a case where the read parcel receiver code data matches the parcel receiver code stored in the memory 52. If there is no matching data, the ID inserted in the magnetic card reader 32 is checked.
The process of returning the card is performed, and the baggage delivery process is completed.

If there is a match between the read package recipient code and the package recipient code data stored in the memory 52, the package box number indicators for all package box numbers corresponding to the matching data. The display is turned on at 36. (Luggage display means)

If the luggage box number corresponding to the data of the luggage recipient code stored in the memory 52 that matches the luggage recipient code read from the luggage recipient's ID card is displayed on the luggage box number indicator 36 in a lit state. , And is in a standby state until the receiving key provided on the function key 34 is turned on next time. Then, when the receiving key is turned on, all the luggage boxes of the luggage box numbers which are lighted and displayed on the luggage box number display 36 are unlocked. (Luggage box unlocking means)

In the unlocked luggage box, when the luggage detection sensor 54 detects that there is no luggage stored and the door of the luggage box is closed, the unlocked luggage box is locked. When the unlocked luggage box is locked, in the luggage box corresponding to the luggage box number of the data of the luggage recipient code stored in the memory 52 that matches the luggage recipient code read from the luggage recipient's ID card. The luggage detection sensor 54 inspects the presence or absence of the stored luggage. By this inspection, for luggage boxes that do not contain luggage,
The in-use setting based on the package recipient code data stored in the memory 52 is canceled, and the package box number data stored together with the package recipient code is corrected. (Correction means)

Based on the correction of the data, a receipt for receipt of the parcel is issued, the ID card inserted in the magnetic card reader 32 is returned, and the parcel delivery process is ended. ..

In this embodiment having such a configuration, when a package delivery company stores a plurality of packages to be received by one package recipient in a plurality of package boxes of the delivery receiving device, the package delivery company. By inserting the ID card possessed by the person into the magnetic card reader 32, the luggage delivery person code is read, and the luggage box containing the luggage and the luggage box not containing the luggage light up on the luggage box number display 36 /
It is displayed by not lighting.

By inputting the non-lit luggage box number with the ten keys 33 a plurality of times, the plurality of luggage boxes are unlocked. When the luggage is stored in the unlocked luggage box, and the luggage recipient code is input to the luggage box in which the luggage is stored using the ten-key 33, the luggage is detected by the luggage detection sensor 54 provided in the luggage box. Is confirmed, the luggage box is locked. Here, the data of the inputted package recipient code is stored in the memory 52 together with the package box number of the package in which the package is stored.

The luggage receiver inserts his or her ID card into the magnetic card reader 32 to read the luggage recipient code, and the memory 5 together with the luggage recipient code.
From the luggage box numbers stored in No. 2, all the luggage boxes storing the luggage to be received by the luggage recipient are displayed on the luggage box number indicator 36 in a lighted state.

By inputting the receipt key provided on the function key 34, the luggage receiver unlocks all the luggage boxes with the illuminated luggage box number and takes out the luggage to be received from the luggage box. When the baggage detection sensor 54 provided in the baggage box detects that there is no baggage and the door of the baggage box is further closed, all the unlocked baggage boxes are locked.

When all the unlocked luggage boxes are locked, the luggage detection sensor 54 inspects the locked luggage boxes for the presence of luggage, and stores the luggage boxes in which no luggage is stored in the memory 52. The in-use setting based on the stored package recipient code data is released, and the package box number data stored together with the package recipient code is corrected.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the parcels to be received are stored in a plurality of parcel boxes for one parcel receiver, the parcel code together with the parcel receiver code of the parcel receiver is stored in the memory 52. By storing together with the luggage box number of the luggage box in which the luggage to be received is stored, all the luggage boxes in which the luggage to be received are stored can be displayed to the luggage recipient. Therefore, since the package receiver can grasp the entire package to be received, there is no fear that the package recipient does not know the existence of the package to be received.

Furthermore, when the door of the luggage box is closed after receiving the luggage, all the luggage boxes that have been unlocked are automatically locked,
The data of the luggage box stored together with the luggage recipient code in the memory 52 is also corrected by the data of the luggage box number from which the package was received, so if the package recipient cannot receive all the packages to be received at that time, There is no problem in security management even if you receive only the luggage of the department, and you can display all the luggage boxes where the remaining luggage is stored when you receive it later. Therefore, the package recipient can receive the package more freely.

[0034]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
When a package to be received is stored in multiple package boxes, one package recipient can be notified of all packages to be received by the package recipient according to the package receiving operation of the package recipient. A delivery receiving device can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a control box showing the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flow of a luggage storing process of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flow of baggage passing processing according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

3 ... Control box, 11-22 ... Luggage box, 32 ... Magnetic card reader, 33 ... Numeric keypad, 36 ... Luggage box number indicator,
51 ... Microprocessor, 54 ... Luggage detection sensor.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of lockable and unlockable luggage boxes, a luggage sensor provided for each of these luggage boxes to detect the presence or absence of stored luggage, and an empty luggage box in response to input of luggage delivery agent information. A plurality of packages, and an empty box unlocking means for selecting and unlocking, and a luggage box locking means for locking the luggage box unlocked by the empty box unlocking means in response to input of the luggage recipient information. When stored in one luggage box, the luggage recipient information storage means for storing the entered luggage recipient information together with the information of the plurality of luggage boxes in which the luggage is stored, and the re-input of the luggage recipient information. On the other hand, collation means for collating whether there is a match among the package recipient information stored in the package recipient information storage means, and the package when the package recipient information is collated by this collating means. By inputting the recipient information in advance, the package recipient The baggage display means for displaying information on a plurality of packages to be received based on the package recipient information and the package box information stored in the information storage means, and the collating means collate the package recipient information. When the baggage receiver information is entered, the baggage box unlocking means for unlocking the locked baggage box and the baggage box unlocked by the baggage box unlocking means And correction means for making a correction such as deleting the information of the luggage box in which the absence of luggage is detected from the luggage recipient information and the information of the luggage box stored in the luggage recipient information storage means when the absence is detected. A delivery receiving device, characterized by being provided with.