KR101531954B1 - System and method for tms-based delivery call service - Google Patents

Abstract

The TMS-based delivery call service system according to the present invention is a terminal of a customer who requests a cargo delivery, and transmits delivery information such as a destination, a delivery item, a delivery schedule, and a delivery quantity at the time of a delivery call to a TMS server A list of vendors that can be delivered, and a distribution cost and route information for each vendor to be provided to the customer terminal. When the customer terminal selects a vendor, A TMS server for delivering the customer information and the delivery information requested for the delivery to the corresponding shippers terminal, and a shippers terminal of a company responsible for delivery, which can selectively respond to a customer's delivery request, And when the delivery destination is received from the shipping side terminal as a terminal of the delivery article belonging to the delivery company, Emitter is configured to include the customer's shipping information and shipping terminal to receive articles down the path information.
The present invention implements a call service system that monitors the history, status, and location information of freight shipment in real time using a TMS server and allows a customer to select a desired delivery company. In addition, the present invention implements the delivery call service as an app that runs on a smart phone and works in conjunction with a navigation application such as a T-map or an i-Navi (app for a smart phone) (TMS) can be easily operated in small-sized small businesses (companies), and it is also possible to provide an inexpensive and easy delivery call service system which can be operated in a small truck, a short distance service and a smart phone Respectively.

Description

[0001] SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TMS BASED DELIVERY CALL SERVICE [0002]

The present invention relates to a transportation management system, and more particularly, to a transportation management system using a mobile terminal.

The Transportation Management System (TMS) quickly collects and manages the data and information associated with freight transportation and efficiently manages it. At the same time, the transportation management system (TMS) . The Transportation Management System (TMS) reduces inventory and transportation costs and improves responsiveness across the delivery network. Accuracy between suppliers and departments is ensured on-time delivery guarantees. Optimal transportation planning and fulfillment functions are provided for incoming and outgoing logistics and inventory replenishment. We plan and optimize transportation considering transportation constraints, and plan using the fulfillment function.

The existing transportation management system (TMS) is managed by a large workplace, a large lorry, a large system, and a long distance traffic, and a freight driver using TMS can use two to four devices (navigation, DTG, DMB, etc.) There is a problem that it is difficult to operate easily in a small and medium sized workplace in terms of size and cost.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0062468

It is an object of the present invention to provide a TMS-based delivery call service system that is based on TMS and manages cargo delivery and transportation in conjunction with navigation.

Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the present invention will be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the claims, as well as the following description and the annexed drawings.

The present invention implements a call service system that monitors the history, status, and location information of freight shipment in real time using a TMS server, and allows a customer to select a desired delivery company. In addition, the present invention implements the delivery call service as an app that runs on a smart phone and works in conjunction with a navigation application such as a T-map or an i-Navi (app for a smart phone) (TMS) can be easily operated in small-sized small businesses (companies), and it is also possible to provide an inexpensive and easy delivery call service system which can be operated in a small truck, a short distance service and a smart phone Respectively.

1 is a block diagram of a delivery call service system according to the present invention;
2 is a block diagram of a TMS server according to the present invention;
3 is a flowchart illustrating a delivery call service method according to the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a delivery call service method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, a TMS-based delivery call service system according to the present invention is a terminal of a customer requesting a cargo delivery, such as a destination, a delivery item, a delivery schedule, A customer terminal that provides delivery information to the TMS server side, a list of vendors that can be delivered when the delivery request is received, distribution cost and route information for each vendor, and provides the distribution cost and route information to the customer terminal, When the side terminal selects a delivery company, a TMS server for delivering the customer information and the delivery information requesting the delivery to the corresponding shippers side terminal, and a shippers terminal of a company responsible for delivery, When the shipping side is received from the shipping side terminal as a terminal of the shipping company belonging to the delivery company and capable of selectively accepting and responding to the delivery auction, For water delivery it is configured to include a shipping terminal downloading articles to the customer's shipping information and route information from the tee LMS server.

Preferably, the TMS server includes: a communication unit that performs wireless communication with a terminal side; a route calculation unit that detects route information in accordance with the delivery information in cooperation with navigation; and a route calculation unit that, An auction processing unit that starts auction and receives bids from the companies and bids one of the bidders according to the customer's selection; a control unit that controls the operation of the TMS server and the respective components; And a storage unit for storing the number table and providing the customer number to the customer terminal at the time of requesting delivery of the customer or auction.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method of delivering a delivery call service based on a T-MS, wherein a customer terminal sends delivery information such as a destination, a delivery item, a delivery schedule, Calculating a delivery cost and route information for each company, and providing the calculated delivery cost and route information to the client terminal when the delivery request is received by the server; A step in which the server transmits information about the customer and the delivery information to the shipping terminal, and when the shipping terminal instructs delivery to the delivery article terminal in response to the delivery request, And downloading the customer's delivery information and route information and performing the delivery.

The point of the present invention is to provide a low cost and simple TMS-based delivery call service system that can be operated in a smartphone by implementing a delivery call service as an app running on a smart phone and linking with a navigation application .

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a delivery call service system according to the present invention.

1, a delivery call service system according to the present invention includes a customer terminal 100, a TMS server 200, a shipper terminal 300, a navigation system 400, 500).

The customer terminal 100 requests the delivery of the cargo to the TMS server 200 through the delivery call service as a terminal of the customer. At the time of a call, the customer terminal 100 provides delivery information such as a destination, a delivery item, a delivery schedule, a delivery quantity, and the like to the TMS server 200 side.

A user (for example, a customer) drives a delivery call application (hereinafter referred to as "delivery call application (App)") of the terminal 100 and requests the delivery of the cargo to the TMS server 200 side.

The terminal 100 user (for example, a customer) downloads the delivery call service app (app) through an application purchase destination such as the Android market or an app store, and installs the downloaded call service application in the terminal 100. In order to request the delivery of the cargo, the user executes the delivery call service app (app) and can access the TMS server 200 and request the cargo delivery.

After requesting the delivery of the cargo, the customer terminal 100 is provided with a list of suppliers that can be delivered from the TMS server 200 side and route information to the destination. The deliverable business list includes company-specific cost information (e.g., shipping number table) and company information.

The customer terminal 100 selects a desired delivery company from the deliverable business list. The customer terminal 100 can select a delivery company by auction rather than selecting a desired delivery company from the deliverable business list.

A user (e.g., a customer) according to the present invention can monitor the history, status, and location information of the cargo delivery requested by the user through the delivery call service app (app) in real time.

Upon receipt of the delivery request, the TMS server 200 calculates a delivery cost and route information for each company and provides a list of available vendors to the client terminal. When the client terminal selects a delivery company, To the corresponding terminal of the shipper.

The navigation 400 is an existing commercial navigation application such as T-map or I-Navi and refers to the destination information (e.g., destination, delivery item, delivery schedule, delivery amount, etc.) provided by the TMS server 200, And provides the route information to the TMS server 200. The route information includes the route information, the route information, and the route information.

The shipper terminal 300 can be connected to the ISP server 200 through the delivery call service as a terminal of the delivery company and can selectively respond to a customer's delivery call. The shipper side terminal 300 registers the delivery number table of the delivery company in advance and participates in the auction. The shipper terminal 300 executes the delivery call service app (app), and can connect to the TMS server 200.

The delivery article terminal 500 is a terminal of a delivery article belonging to a delivery company. When the delivery article is received from the shipping side terminal, the delivery article terminal 500 receives customer's delivery information (e.g., destination, (Such as a delivery item, a delivery schedule, a delivery quantity, etc.) and route information (for example, the shortest or optimal route to the destination, the travel distance, the travel time, and the traffic situation). The delivery article terminal 300 executes the delivery call service app (app), and can access the TMS server 200. [

The delivery engine terminal 500 includes a wireless communication unit 550 (not shown) for periodically transmitting its position to the TMUS server 200. The wireless communication unit 550 may include one or more components that enable wireless communication with the TS server 200. [ For example, the wireless communication unit 130 may be one of communication protocols such as WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) And may include a short range communication module or a location information module.

The short-range communication module refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, radio frequency identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), ultra wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as the short distance communication technology. The positional information module is a module for confirming or obtaining the position of the wearable digital appliance 100. One example is the GPS (Global Position System) module.

2 is a block diagram of a TMS server according to the present invention.

2, the TMS server 200 according to the present invention includes a communication unit 210, a path calculating unit 220, an auction processing unit 230, a control unit 240, and a storage unit 250 .

The communication unit 210 includes a wireless LAN (WLAN) (Wi-Fi), a wireless broadband (WIBRO), a wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access) , HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), and the like.

The path calculation unit 220 detects the path information in conjunction with the navigation system 400. The route calculating unit 220 refers to the delivery information (e.g., the destination, the item to be delivered, the quantity of the item to be delivered, and the like) to determine the shortest or best route to the destination, the travel distance, Situation, etc.). The control unit 240 provides the detected delivery route information to the delivery article terminal 500 or the shipping side terminal 300 or the customer side terminal 100 under the control of the control unit 240.

The auction processing unit 230 designates auction time (for example, auction start and end) when an auction request is received from the customer terminal 100. And while the auction is in progress, the shippers confirm their intention to bid and, at the customer's option, win one of the shipping companies that accepted the bid. Then, it is informed that the bidder has been awarded to the delivery company side (e.g., the shipper terminal 300) that has been selected by the customer.

The controller 240 controls the overall operation of the TMS server 200 and each of the components 210, 220, 230 and 250. The control unit 240 controls the operation and signal transmission of the elements (e.g., the communication unit 210, the path calculation unit 220, the auction processing unit 230, the storage unit 250, etc.) constituting the TMS server 200 .

The control unit 240 provides cargo delivery history information of the customer when the customer (for example, the terminal 100) requests it. In addition, the position information (or the status information) of the cargo can be provided to the customer terminal 100 or the shipper terminal 300 by monitoring the position information of the delivery article (terminal 500) being delivered in real time.

The storage unit 250 stores a table of the number of shipment registered by each company and provides a table of the number of shipment of each company to the corresponding customer terminal 100 at the time of requesting delivery of a customer or auction.

The storage unit 250 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 240 and may store data input / output (e.g., customer information (history information), shippers information, delivery information, route information, For example.

The storage unit 250 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory) (Random Access Memory) SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory) A disk, and / or an optical disk.

2, the storage unit 250 includes a customer information storage 252 that stores customer information (e.g., history information), a shipper information store 254 that stores the shipper information, A delivery information storage 256, and a route information storage 258 for storing the route information.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a delivery call service method according to the present invention.

The delivery call service application according to the present invention can be provided by an application purchase destination such as an Android market or an application store. A user (e.g., a customer, a shipper, a delivery article, etc.) downloads a service application (app) 100, 300, 500). The delivery call service app according to the present invention can be implemented in a controller (not shown) in manufacturing a terminal, and in this case, the service app is regarded as a control unit (not shown) of the terminal.

A user (for example, a customer) according to the present invention first requests a cargo delivery through the customer terminal 100 as shown in Fig. (S10) In a delivery call, the terminal 100 provides delivery information such as a destination, a delivery item, a delivery schedule, and a delivery quantity from the customer to the TMS server 200 side. The delivery information also includes personal information of a user (e.g., a customer) or identification information of the terminal 100.

When the delivery request is received from the customer terminal 100, the TMS server 200 calculates a delivery company list, a delivery cost (e.g., a delivery number table) and route information for each company, 100). (S20 to S30)

When the customer selects any one of the shipping companies from the list (S40 to S50), the TMS server 200 transmits information about the customer (e.g., personal information of the user (e.g., customer) (For example, the destination, the item to be delivered, the schedule of delivery, the amount of the delivery, and the like) to the corresponding shipper terminal 300. (S60)

If the shipment can also be delivered from the shipment side, the shipment delivery time is delivered to the shipment article terminal 500 in response to the shipment call. (S70 to S80)

The delivery article terminal 500 accesses the TMS server 200 and transmits the customer's delivery information (for example, the destination, the delivery item, etc.) from the TMS server 200 The delivery schedule, the amount of delivery, etc.) and route information (for example, the shortest or optimal route to the destination, the travel distance, the operating time, the road traffic situation, etc.) and performs the delivery according to the downloaded route information. (S90 to S110)

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a delivery call service method according to another embodiment of the present invention, which illustrates a delivery call service method according to an auction procedure.

The initial procedures (S10 to S30) of the delivery call service system according to the present embodiment proceed in the same manner as the example of FIG.

In the case where the customer requests an auction to the side of the TMS server 200 without selecting a delivery company in step S40 of selecting one of the delivery companies from the list (S210), the TMS server 200 The auction process is performed and during the auction process, the auction related information is provided to each of the vessel terminals 300 (S220 to S230), and the intention of the bidders to bid is confirmed. (S240) The auction related information includes delivery information (e.g., destination, delivery item, delivery schedule, delivery quantity, etc.).

Thereafter, when the bidding of the delivery companies is completed, the customer selects the delivery company by comparing the bidding conditions (e.g., the lowest bid, etc.) with the bidding companies, and the TMUS server 200, Win one of the shipping companies that accepted the bid. (S250 to S260). Then, the winning bidder informs the winning bidder (for example, the shipper terminal 300) of the customer's selection. (S270) In step S240, the shipper's terminal 300 can present the table of pre-registered number of ships or proactively bid by presenting a new number of ships.

Thereafter, the shipper that is awarded the auction delivers the delivery information to the delivery articles waiting for work, and instructs the delivery article (terminal 500) closest to the customer to the delivery operation. (S280)

Upon receiving the work instruction, the delivery article terminal 500 accesses the TMS server 200 and transmits the customer's delivery information (e.g., destination, delivery item, delivery schedule, delivery amount, etc.) and route information The shortest or optimal route, the travel distance, the operating time, the road traffic situation, etc.) of the vehicle, and starts the cargo transportation according to the downloaded route information. (S290 to S310)

As described above, the control unit 240 and the delivery call service app according to the present invention can be implemented as computer readable codes on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer-readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored.

Examples of the computer-readable medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device and the like, and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) . The computer may include the control unit 240 and a delivery call service application.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. May be constructed by selectively or in combination. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

As described above, the present invention provides a call service system that monitors the history, status, and location information of freight shipment in real time using a TMS server and allows a customer to select a desired delivery company Respectively. In addition, the present invention implements the delivery call service as an app that runs on a smart phone and works in conjunction with a navigation application such as a T-map or an i-Navi (app for a smart phone) (TMS) can be easily operated in small-sized small businesses (companies), and it is also possible to provide an inexpensive and easy delivery call service system which can be operated in a small truck, a short distance service and a smart phone Respectively.

100: client terminal 200: TMS server
210: communication unit 220: path calculating unit
230: auction processing unit 240:
250: storage unit 252: customer information storage
254: Shippers Information Store 258: Path Information Store
300: Shipper side terminal 400: Navigation
500: Delivery article terminal

Claims (10)

A customer terminal 100 that provides delivery information such as a destination, a delivery item, a delivery schedule, and a delivery quantity to a TMS server at the time of a call;
When the delivery request is received, the list of available vendors, and the delivery cost and route information for each vendor are calculated and provided to the client terminal. When the client terminal selects the delivery company, A TMUS server (200) for transmitting information to the corresponding shipment terminal;
A shipper terminal (300) capable of selectively responding to a delivery request of a customer and capable of making a bid for a delivery auction;
And a delivery article terminal 500 for downloading the customer's delivery information and route information from the TMS server for shipment of the cargo when the shipping destination is received from the shipping side terminal as a terminal of the delivery article belonging to the delivery company, And,
The shipper terminal 300 registers the delivery number table in the TMS server in advance and registers the ID list of the delivery articles of its members in the TMS server,

The TMUS server 200
A communication unit 210 for performing wireless communication with the terminals 100, 300, and 500,
A route calculation unit 220 for detecting route information according to the delivery information in cooperation with the navigation system 400,
An auction processing unit 230 for starting an auction when receiving an auction request from a customer terminal, receiving bids from the companies, and winning one of the bidders according to the customer's selection,
A control unit 240 for controlling operations of the TMS server 200 and the respective devices 210, 220, 230 and 250,
And a storage unit 250 storing the table of the number of shipment registered by each company and providing the shipment number table to the corresponding customer terminal at the time of requesting delivery of a customer or auction,

The TMUS server 200,
When the customer terminal 100 requests an auction to the T-MAMS server 200 without selecting a delivery company from the vendor list, the auction-related information is provided to each of the vendor's terminals 300,
When the bidding expense is received from the shippers' terminal 300 which desires to bid, the customer terminal 100 selects one of the bidders that compares the bidding expense by comparing them,
And notifies the winning bidder to the shipper terminal (300) of the selected vendor. delete delete The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller (240)
And provides the location information of the cargo to the customer terminal (100) by monitoring the location information of the delivery article terminal (500) being delivered in real time. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller (240)
And provides the cargo delivery history information of the customer when the customer terminal (100) requests it. The method according to claim 1,
And navigation (400) for detecting information on the shortest or optimum travel route, the travel distance, the travel time, and the road traffic situation to the destination by referring to the delivery information and providing the information to the TMSS server TMS based shipping call service system. delete Providing delivery information such as a destination, a delivery item, a delivery schedule, and a delivery quantity to the TMS server 200 when the customer terminal 100 calls;
Calculating a list of suppliers that can be delivered, a delivery cost and route information for each company, and providing the list to the client terminal (100) when the delivery request is received in the TMS server (200);
When the customer requests an auction to the ISP server 200 without selecting a carrier from the vendor list, the ISP server 200 provides the auction related information to each of the vendor terminals 300 ;
Selecting one of the vendors to which the client terminal 100 has bid by comparing the bidding suggestion costs when the bidding expense is received from the vessel terminal 300 desiring to bid;
A step of informing the seller side terminal (300) of the selected company of the winning bid,
When the customer selects a shipper from the vendor list, transmitting the information about the customer and the delivery information to the shipper terminal 300;
When the shipper terminal 300 instructs delivery to the delivery article terminal 500 in response to the delivery request, the terminal 500 downloads the customer's delivery information and route information from the TMS server 200 And performing delivery and delivery,
The shipper terminal 300 registers the delivery number table in the TMS server 200 in advance and registers the ID list of the delivery engineers 200 in the TMS server 200, ,

The TMUS server 200
A communication unit 210 for performing wireless communication with the terminals 100, 300, and 500;
A path calculating unit 220 interfacing with the navigation system 400 and detecting path information according to the delivery information;
An auction processing unit (230) for starting an auction when receiving an auction request from a customer, receiving a bid from shippers, and winning one of the bidders according to a customer's choice;
A control unit 240 for controlling the operation of the TMS server 200 and the respective devices 210, 220, 230 and 250;
And a storage unit (250) for storing the table of the number of shipment registered by each company and providing the customer terminal when requesting a delivery or auction of the customer. . delete delete

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