KR101581914B1 - An unmanned parcel service system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an unmanned parcel delivery service system, and more particularly, to an active unmanned parcel delivery service system using smart devices and a method thereof. An unmanned courier service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a database for storing location information and map information of an unmanned courier storage box; An unmanned courier storage location information providing unit for receiving the location information of the service user from the courier service user terminal and providing map information showing the location of the service user and the location of the unmanned courier storage box available around the location; An unmanned parcel delivery box management unit for providing vacant storage box information available in the selected unattended parcel delivery box to the user terminal when receiving the unattended parcel delivery box selection information from the user terminal; Information for transferring at least one of the vacant storage box selection information, the password, and the location information of the selected unmanned courier storage box to at least one of the courier server and the selected unmanned courier box, from the user terminal And a transmission unit.

Description

[0001] AN UNMANNED PARCEL SERVICE SYSTEM [0002]

The present invention relates to an unmanned courier service system, and more particularly, to an active unmanned courier service system using a smart device.

The unmanned parcel delivery system industry is closely related to the trend of courier market due to the activation of electronic commerce such as the Internet. In particular, the B2C market between companies and consumers, which are the driving force of the courier industry, grew by 520% in 2001 from about KRW2.5 trillion in 2010 to KRW16 trillion in 2010. During the same period, the volume of parcel delivery grew by more than 355% from about 300 million in 2001 to about 1.3 billion in 2010, and the market size was about 3,300 billion won. Due to the expansion of the e - commerce market, the number of domestic couriers per person in 2000 was 5.3, but in 2009, it increased to 30.1, so the courier service was already familiar and convenient to our life.

On the other hand, the proportion of major households by household composition in Seoul was only 9.1% in 1990, but it increased to 27.5% in 2010, while that of two households also increased from 12.9% to 18.4% Respectively.

Taken together, the number of courier service use is increasing, but there is a great inconvenience in receiving the courier service due to the increase in 'one-person households' and 'double-income couple' In the case of apartments, there are few inconveniences in receiving the courier service if there is a security guard or unmanned courier storage. However, multi-family houses, single-family houses and villas are having difficulties in receiving the courier service. Of the total cost of the project.

To overcome these shortcomings, unmanned courier systems have been introduced. Unmanned delivery system industry is related not only to the trend of courier market due to e-commerce activation but also to the current state of new apartment construction, which is a major demand market. In order to increase the convenience of residents and promote publicity, the need for introducing the unmanned courier system is increasing for the purpose of increasing the luxury of the apartments and the effect of the sale advertisement for the residents.

However, since these unmanned courier boxes are limited to public areas such as high-end apartments or subway stations, their use is limited, so that more people can conveniently send and receive the courier goods at the optimum location It will be necessary to develop a form of unmanned courier system.

In addition, it is necessary to develop a system that can conveniently use the door-to-door delivery service at anytime and anywhere through interlocking with smart devices that are popularized.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0625253 Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0039150

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an active unmanned courier service system and method for providing unattended courier storage box information around a courier service user through interlocking with a smart device, so that courier service can be conveniently used anytime and anywhere ,

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an active unmanned courier service system and method which can conveniently receive courier service without exposing personal information or communicating with a courier recipient.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for performing an unmanned courier service in a server connectable to a courier service user terminal,

Receiving location information of a service user from the user terminal;

Providing map information indicating location information of a service user and a location of an available unmanned parcel delivery box;

Providing vacant bin information available in the selected unmanned parcel delivery box to the user terminal when receiving the unattended parcel delivery box selection information from the user terminal;

And receiving the vacant storage box selection information and the password from the user terminal and transmitting the vacant storage bin selection information and the selected vacant bin to the selected courier server and the selected unmanned parcel delivery box.

Another variant of the unmanned courier service method,

Receiving location information of a service user from a courier service user terminal;

Providing map information indicating location information of a service user and a location of an available unmanned parcel delivery box;

Providing vacant bin information available in the selected unmanned parcel delivery box to the user terminal when receiving the unattended parcel delivery box selection information from the user terminal;

Transmitting vacant storage box selection information and password information from the user terminal to the selected unmanned parcel delivery container when receiving the password;

And transmitting the changed password generated when the courier article is stored in the selected vacant bin to the terminal of the service user from the selected unattended courier storage box.

Further, according to another modified embodiment of the present invention,

Receiving location information of a service user from a courier service user terminal;

Providing map information indicating location information of a service user and a location of an available unmanned parcel delivery box;

Providing vacant bin information available in the selected unmanned parcel delivery box to the user terminal when receiving the unattended parcel delivery box selection information from the user terminal;

Receiving the vacant bin selection information and the password from the user terminal and transmitting the vacant bin selection information and the selected vacant bin to the selected unmanned parcel delivery bin together with the location information of the selected unattended parcel delivery bin;

And transmitting the changed password generated when the courier article is stored in the selected vacant bin to the terminal of the service user from the selected unattended courier storage box.

The unmanned courier service methods further include requesting payment of the courier service fee.

And transmitting the financial settlement information transmitted in response to the settlement request to the settlement system, receiving the settlement processing result from the settlement system, and transmitting the settlement result to the user terminal,

And transmitting the delivery message of the courier article to the service user terminal having selected the vacant storage box upon receiving the delivery information of the courier article stored in the vacant storage box from the unattended courier storage box.

In the unmanned courier service system according to the embodiment of the present invention,

A database for storing location information and map information of the unmanned delivery courier;

An unmanned courier storage location information providing unit for receiving the location information of the service user from the courier service user terminal and providing map information showing the location of the service user and the location of the unmanned courier storage box available around the location;

An unmanned parcel delivery box management unit for providing vacant storage box information available in the selected unattended parcel delivery box to the user terminal when receiving the unattended parcel delivery box selection information from the user terminal;

Information for transferring at least one of the vacant storage box selection information, the password, and the location information of the selected unmanned courier storage box to at least one of the courier server and the selected unmanned courier box, from the user terminal And a transmission unit,

A courier service requesting payment of the courier service usage fee to the user terminal, transmitting the financial settlement information transmitted in response to the settlement request to the settlement system, receiving the settlement processing result from the settlement system, and feeding the result to the user terminal And a usage fee payment processing unit.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method for an unmanned courier, comprising the steps of: (a) Normal courier service can be performed, and personal information can be protected.

Further, according to the present invention, a service user who desires to send a courier service while traveling or traveling can access the unmanned courier service system and receive the location information of the unmanned courier courier service available nearby, And the courier company can receive the courier request in real time online through the affiliated unmanned courier service system, so that it is possible to minimize the number of operating personnel and equipment for courier service.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a peripheral configuration of an active unmanned courier delivery service system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of an unmanned courier delivery service system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exemplary view showing the configuration of the unmanned parcel delivery container 300 of FIG.
FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are exemplary service flows for explaining the unmanned courier service method according to an embodiment of the present invention in more detail.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The foregoing and further aspects of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 illustrates a peripheral configuration diagram of an active unmanned courier service system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an unmanned courier service system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be connected to a courier service user terminal 100, for example, a smart phone, a tablet PC, and a general computer system. It can also be called a courier service server. In the following description, the embodiment of the present invention will be described on the assumption that the courier service user terminal 100 is a smart phone. For reference, a user of a courier service using a smartphone first installs an unmanned courier service app on a smartphone in order to use the courier service according to the embodiment of the present invention. With this unmanned delivery service application, it is possible to conveniently monitor the location information of the unattended delivery courier 300 in the vicinity of the current location of the courier service 300, to select an available vacant storage box in the selected unattended courier storage 300, A password for controlling opening of the vacant storage box can be input and transmitted to the unmanned courier service system 200.

Meanwhile, the unmanned courier service system 200 can grasp the current location of the courier service user (using the GPS information of the smartphone or using the IP information of the computer system), so that the courier service user can use the courier service at a short distance (300,400) of the unmanned courier.

In addition, the unmanned courier service system 200 is configured to transmit unattended courier storage box selection information transmitted from the courier service user through the terminal 100 and a storage box selected by the service user from among the vacant storage boxes available in the selected unattended courier storage box 300, (Hereinafter, referred to as vacant room selection information) and a password for opening the room, and transmits the information to the courier server 500 or the unmanned courier storage 300 or 400. The unmanned parcel delivery service system 200 can exchange information with the unmanned parcel delivery boxes 300 and 400, which can be connected through an Ethernet network or a wireless communication network, to obtain currently available vacant storage box information.

More specifically, FIG. 2 illustrates a configuration diagram of an unmanned parcel delivery service system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the unmanned parcel delivery service system 200 includes a map information database 240 storing location information and map information of the unmanned parcel delivery boxes 300 and 400,

The location information of the service user is received from the courier service user terminal 100 and the location information of the service user is provided and map information indicating the location of the unmanned courier boxes 300, Study 210,

An unmanned parcel delivery box management unit 220 for providing the vacant storage box information available in the selected unattended parcel delivery boxes 300 and 400 to the user terminal 100 upon receiving the unattended parcel delivery box selection information from the user terminal 100,

And transmits the at least one of the vacant storage box selection information, the password, and the location information of the selected unmanned parcel delivery containers (300, 400) to the courier server (500) and the selected unmanned courier And an information transmission unit 230 for transmitting the information to at least one of the storage units 300 and 400.

The unmanned courier service system 200 requests the user terminal 100 to settle the courier service use fee when using the courier service, and transmits the financial settlement information (mobile phone settlement information, card settlement information) transmitted in response to the settlement request And a courier fee payment processor 250 for transmitting the payment transaction result to the system (financial institution or carrier server or other PG company), and receiving the payment processing result from the payment system and feeding back the result to the user terminal 100.

FIG. 3 illustrates a configuration of an unmanned parcel delivery server 300, which is connected to the unmanned parcel delivery service system 200 of FIG. 1 to transmit vacant storage selection information and passwords to each other.

Referring to FIG. 3, the display unit 305 displays a usage guide message, vacant storage box information, and the like of the unattended parcel delivery container 300 under the control of the controller 325. The operation unit 310 receives a user command, (325). The display unit 305 and the operation unit 310 may be implemented as a touch screen.

The camera / speaker 315 is used to prevent theft / breakage of the user. The camera / speaker 315 captures an image of the user around the unmanned parcel delivery box 300 or stores it in the internal memory 335, And the like.

The local communication unit 320 is provided for communication with the smart device and the wired / wireless communication unit 330 is provided for data transmission with the unmanned parcel delivery service system 200. The memory 335 is provided in the unmanned parcel delivery storage 300 ), As well as the image captured by the camera, the vacant storage box selection information, and the password that is matched and transmitted thereto are stored.

The sensor unit 340 includes a sensing sensor and is used to implement a system power saving function. The sensor unit 340 is used to output an alarm sound in response to a concern about system damage including an impact sensor. The unmanned courier storage 300 further includes a GPS receiver 345 and is used to provide location information of the unattended courier storage 300 to the unmanned courier service system 200.

The control unit 325 controls the opening / closing of the storage box 350 under the control of the control unit 325. The control unit 325 stores the vacant storage box selection information and the password transmitted from the unmanned courier service system 200 through the wired / wireless communication unit 330 And controls the opening of the vacant storage box according to whether or not the password inputted to the selected vacant storage box is matched.

In some cases, for example, in case of delivery of a courier, after the courier has stored the courier article in the storage box, the control section 325 changes the password stored first to prevent illegal opening of the storage box of the third party as well as the courier article, The password is transmitted to the unmanned courier service system 200 through the wired / wireless communication unit 330 and transmitted to the terminal 100 of the courier service user who is the courier service recipient. This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

Although not shown, the unmanned parcel delivery container 300 may further include payment means for adding a deposit fee or a courier service fee. Such a payment means may be a cash dispenser in the form of being installed in the unmanned delivery courier 300, or may use various known financial payment means such as a card payment means and a T-money payment means.

4 and 5 illustrate a service flow diagram for more specifically explaining an unmanned courier service method according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 illustrates an unmanned courier service method when courier dispatch is assumed, It is the unmanned courier service method when assuming the courier receipt.

Referring first to FIG. 4, a courier service user who desires to send a courier service by traveling or traveling may first execute an unmanned courier service app installed in his / her smart phone to search for the unattended courier storage closest to the user.

That is, when the unmanned courier service application is launched, the app transmits the current service user location information acquired from the GPS receiver of the smartphone to the unmanned courier service system 200 (step S10). The unmanned courier storage location information providing unit 210 of the unmanned parcel delivery service system 200 searches the available uninhuisicated parcel storage 400 located at the vicinity thereof based on the current location information of the service user, And the map information indicating the location of the unmanned delivery courier box (step S12). In the embodiment of the present invention, the position of the unmanned courier storage box located in the vicinity of the service user is displayed, but it is possible to select the area to be used as an option and display the position of the unattended courier storage box 400 available in the area It might be.

According to the map information, the current location of the courier service user terminal 100 and the location of the available uninhabitated courier storage box 400 are displayed in the terminal 100 of the courier service user, so that the service user can select one unattended courier box convenient to use. According to this selection, the unmanned courier storage box selection information is transmitted from the user terminal 100 to the unmanned courier delivery service system 200 (step S14).

The unmanned courier storage box management unit 220 of the unmanned courier service system 200 receiving the unattended courier storage box selection information retrieves vacant storage box information available from the unattended courier storage box 400 selected by the service user and transmits the vacant bin box information to the user terminal 100 (Step S16). The courier service user selects one of the provided vacant storage boxes or the provided plurality of vacant storage box information, and inputs a password for opening the selected vacant storage box. The information generated when the service user selects the vacant storage box is designated as vacant storage box selection information.

The empty room selection information and the password are transmitted from the courier service user terminal 100 to the unmanned courier service system 200 at step S18 and the information transmission unit 230 of the unmanned courier service system 200 at step S14 The location information of the unmanned courier box and the vacant bin selection information and the password are transmitted to the courier server in the affiliated relationship to request the courier service, To the selected unmanned parcel delivery container 400 (step S20).

Through the above-described series of processes, the user of the courier service moves to the unattended courier storage box 400 selected by himself / herself, stores the courier article by inputting the password into the vacant storage box selected by himself / herself in the storage box 400, After moving to the unattended courier storage box 400 selected by the courier service user, the vacant courier box is searched for the vacant bin corresponding to the vacant bin selection information received, and the courier article stored by storing the password is received and is delivered to the courier article printed or printed at the address do.

In this case, payment of the courier service fee can be made through various methods. First, when the unmanned courier storage box 400 receives any one of the vacant storage box selection information and the password, if there is a password input in order to open the vacant storage bin, it may request payment of the courier service fee. That is, the user of the courier service can preferentially settle the courier service use fee by way of cash (coin), T-money or card settlement when storing the courier service.

Alternatively, after the vacant storage box selection and password input are completed, the courier service charge processing unit 250 of the unmanned courier service system 200 may request payment of the courier service fee. In response to the settlement request, the service user can select a mobile phone small settlement, a credit card settlement, and the like, and the financial settlement information inputted by the user is transmitted to the courier service charge processing unit 250 according to the selection. The courier fee payment processor 250 transmits the received financial settlement information to the payment system (communication company or financial institution), receives the settlement processing result from the settlement system, and feeds back the result to the user terminal 100, . If the courier service use fee is paid through the user terminal 100, the payment processing result is transmitted to the unmanned courier storage box 400 together with the vacant bin selection information and the password, Do not make duplicate payment requests for service usage fees.

In addition, if the courier has received the article stored in the unmanned courier storage box 400, the control unit 325 of the unattended courier storage box 400 determines whether the article stored through the opening number of the storage bin, that is, And delivers the delivery information of the delivery goods to the unmanned delivery service system 200. The information transmission unit 230 of the unmanned parcel delivery service system 200 receives the delivery information of the parcel delivered from the unattended parcel delivery box 400 to the service user terminal 100 that selects the vacant parcel, By sending the export message, the service user can confirm that the courier delivery has been normally performed.

According to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, a service user who desires to send a courier service while traveling or at a destination can access the unmanned courier service system 200 to access the unattended courier storage 400 Since the location information is provided, there is a convenience that the courier service can be conveniently used anytime and anywhere, and the courier company can receive the courier request in real time online through the affiliated unmanned courier service system 200 to operate the courier service It has the effect of minimizing personnel and equipment.

The unmanned parcel delivery service method will be described below with reference to FIG.

First, if a user of a courier service who needs to purchase goods through a home shopping and receives the goods by courier or a courier service user who is out of the vicinity of the courier receipt area and uses the unattended courier storage 300 in the complex, You can run the courier service app to search for unattended courier boxes for receiving courier services.

That is, when the unmanned courier service application is launched, the app transmits the current service user location information acquired from the GPS receiver of the smartphone to the unmanned courier service system 200 (step S10). The unmanned courier storage location information providing unit 210 of the unmanned parcel delivery service system 200 searches for the available uninhuisried courier store 300 located near the current service user based on the location information of the current service user, And the map information indicating the location of the unmanned delivery courier box (step S12). As described above, the user can select an area to be used as an option and display the location of the unmanned parcel delivery container 300 available in the area.

According to the map information, the current location of the courier service user terminal 100 and the location of the available uninhabitated courier storage box 300 are displayed in the terminal 100 of the courier service user, so that the service user can select one unattended courier box convenient to use. According to this selection, the unmanned courier storage box selection information is transmitted from the user terminal 100 to the unmanned courier delivery service system 200 (step S14).

The unmanned courier storage box management unit 220 of the unmanned courier service system 200 receiving the unattended courier storage box selection information retrieves vacant storage box information available from the unattended courier storage box 400 selected by the service user and transmits the vacant bin box information to the user terminal 100 (Step S16). The courier service user selects one of the provided vacant storage boxes or the provided plurality of vacant storage box information, and inputs a password for opening the selected vacant storage box.

The empty room selection information and the password are transmitted from the courier service user terminal 100 to the unmanned courier service system 200 at step S18 and the information transmission unit 230 of the unmanned courier service system 200 at step S14 The location information of the unmanned courier box and the vacant bin selection information and the secret number are transmitted to the unattended parcel delivery box 300 selected in step S14 (step S22).

When the courier service user selects the unmanned courier storage box 300 at a specific location and the vacant storage box and the password selection / input of one of the selected storage boxes 300 is completed, the courier service user himself / herself selects and inputs The position information of the unmanned courier storage box 300, the vacant storage box selection information, and the password are input as destination information at the time of home shopping. Or if there is a call from the courier article, the above information is notified by wire.

The courier moves to the unattended courier storage 300 through the information printed on the courier service user or the courier information and stores the courier goods by inputting the password in the selected vacant storage box of the storage box 300. [

On the other hand, the unmanned delivery courier storage 300 stores the vacant storage box selection information and the password received from the unmanned delivery courier service system 200, opens the vacant storage box when a normal password is inputted by the courier, The old password is changed to a new password, and the new password is transmitted to the unmanned courier service system 200. The information transmission unit 230 of the unmanned parcel delivery service system 200 receives the change password from the unattended parcel delivery box 300 in step S24 and transmits it to the corresponding parcel delivery service user terminal 100 in step S26.

As a result, the courier service user normally receives the courier article stored by inputting the changed password in the vacant storage box of the unattended courier storage box 300 selected and reserved by the change password transmitted.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible not only to record a personal telephone number and the like on a delivery paper sheet attached to an order article in a home shopping or the like, but simply to provide the location information of the unmanned courier storage box, Normal courier service can be performed, and personal information can be protected.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, it is explained that the courier service user delivers the location information of the unmanned courier storage box and the vacant storage box selection information and the password to the courier. However, without any modification, And deliver it to the courier service.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to conveniently use the courier service at any time and anywhere by providing unattended courier storage box information around a courier service user through interlocking with a smart device, and can expose personal information or communicate with a courier recipient It is possible to receive the courier conveniently without having to.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, substitutions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. will be. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present invention should be construed in accordance with the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

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delete delete delete delete delete delete A database for storing location information and map information of the unmanned delivery courier;
An unmanned courier storage location information providing unit for receiving the location information of the service user from the courier service user terminal and providing map information showing the location of the service user and the location of the unmanned courier storage box available around the location;
An unmanned parcel delivery box management unit for providing vacant storage box information available in the selected unattended parcel delivery box to the user terminal when receiving the unattended parcel delivery box selection information from the user terminal;
And transmits the vacant storage box selection information and the password and the location information of the selected unattended parcel delivery box to the courier server and the selected unattended courier storage box from the user terminal, An information transmitting unit for receiving a change password generated when the courier article is stored in the vacant storage bin and transmitting the changed password to the terminal of the service user who is the courier recipient;
A storage unit for storing the vacant storage box selection information and the password transmitted from the information transmission unit and controlling the opening of the vacant storage box according to whether the password inputted to the selected vacant storage compartment matches or not; And a plurality of unmanned parcel delivery services for transmitting the unmanned parcel delivery service to the information transmission unit. 8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising the steps of: requesting the user terminal to settle the courier service use fee when using the courier service, transmitting the financial settlement information transmitted in response to the settlement request to the settlement system, And transmitting the feedback information to the unmanned courier service system. delete

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