KR101868930B1 - System and method for managing doorlock of manless locker - Google Patents

Abstract

An unmanned locker management system and method are disclosed. The unmanned locker managing system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of lockers having different unique IDs and controlling the power supply to the electromagnets according to an external beacon signal to lock or unlock the door, A beacon transmitter having unique identification information corresponding to a location and broadcasting a beacon signal corresponding to a high frequency band in a predetermined variation pattern; and a beacon transmitter for matching the locker management history information of the plurality of lockers with the unique identification information A locker management server that stores locker management history information in a database and provides locker management history information according to an external request; and a locker management server installed on the mobile terminal and receiving the beacon signal broadcasted from the beacon transmitter, Signal unique identification information and the mobile terminal The mobile terminal displays the locker management history information in response to the unique information of the horse, displays the locker management history information in the mobile terminal, selects a locker beacon signal from the locker management history information, And transmits the beacon signal to the selected locker to lock the door of the selected locker. Upon selection of the locker being used by the user on the locker management history information, the beacon signal for unlocking is generated and transmitted to the used locker, The lock release unit of the door may include a locker management device.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a system and a method for managing an unmanned locker,

The present invention relates to an unmanned locker management system and method capable of locking and unlocking a door based on a beacon.

In general, various types of lockers are installed in facilities used by a large number of users such as a subway station, a department store, a mart, and the like. A locker is installed to allow a number of unspecified users of the facility to store personal items, and these lockers are provided with a system for preventing the articles from being stolen.

Free lockers are operated by putting coins, etc., and then returning the coins to them when they return the items. A locker used for a fee is operated in such a manner that a user receives a key or a password after paying a predetermined fee for use, leaves the object, and restores the object after use.

However, such a locker management method has a problem in that it can not contact the user when the user does not visit the locker after leaving the item in the locker, which makes it difficult to process the object, There is a problem in that the management cost is increased because the door lock device for locking or unlocking the door is replaced.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0155908 (Oct. 1, 2014)

In accordance with the present invention, in response to a beacon signal broadcast in a beacon transmitter in a location where an unmanned locker is installed, a locker management history information about an unmanned locker is displayed on the mobile terminal, And a beacon signal or a beacon signal for unlocking the beacon signal to lock or unlock the door of the locker.

In addition, in the present invention, in the displayed locker management history information, after registering the unique ID of the locked locker, the unique identification information of the beacon transmitter, the unique information of the beacon transmitter, and the unique information of the mobile terminal in the locker management server, The present invention provides an unmanned locker management system and method that can be performed through a locker management server and a beacon transmitter.

It is to be understood, however, that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described technical problems, and other technical problems may exist.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an unmanned locker managing system comprising: an unmanned locker managing system having different unique IDs for controlling power supply to an electromagnet according to an external beacon signal, A beacon transmitter connected to a wired / wireless communication network for broadcasting a beacon signal corresponding to a high frequency band with unique identification information corresponding to a position and having a predetermined variation pattern; A locker management server for storing the locker management history information and the unique identification information in a database and providing locker management history information according to an external request using the unique identification information; Upon receiving the broadcast beacon signal And transmits the unique identification information in the received beacon signal and the unique information of the mobile terminal to the locker management server and receives the locker management history information in response thereto to display the information on the mobile terminal, Locks a door of the selected locker by transmitting a beacon signal for locking to the selected locker by selecting one of the lockers in the locker management history information and selects a locker being used by the user on the locker management history information, And a locker management device for generating a beacon signal and transmitting the beacon signal to the locker in use to release the lock of the door of the locker in use.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the locker management apparatus may further include means for paying a fee for a locker that locks the door using a predetermined settlement means after the door is locked.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the locker management device generates a locking beacon signal including key information for locking the door and a unique ID of a locker, and the unique information, unique identification information, key information, A unique ID is transmitted to the locker management server to request registration, and the locker management server can store information received from the locker management device in the database in response to the registration request.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the locker management apparatus requests the locker management server to release the door lock to the locked box according to the selection of the locker in use, and the locker management server requests the door lock release And transmits the key information and the unique ID of the locker requesting the door lock release to the beacon transmitter corresponding to the unique identification information based on the key ID and the unique ID of the locker, The beacon transmitter can generate the unlocking beacon signal using the received unique ID and key information, broadcast it, and transmit the beacon signal to the locker in use.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the locker may include a notification unit for informing that the beacon signal for unlocking is received from the beacon transmitter or the door is unlocked upon receipt of the unlocking beacon signal from the locker management apparatus have.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the locker management server checks the occupancy time of the locker in use in the locker management history information, and if the occupation time exceeds the predetermined time, The beacon transmitter transmits to the beacon transmitter predetermined information and the unique ID of the excess locker to request the unlocking of the locker whose occupancy time has expired, and the beacon transmitter transmits the predetermined information and the excess A beacon signal for temporary unlocking may be generated using the unique ID of the locker and then transmitted to the locker exceeding the occupancy time.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the locker management server checks the occupancy time of the locker in use in the locker management history information, and if the occupation time exceeds the predetermined time, A predetermined notification message can be transmitted using the unique information of the mobile terminal matched with the ID.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for managing an unmanned locker in an unmanned locker having a unique ID and controlling power supply to the electromagnet according to an external beacon signal to lock the door The method comprising: receiving a beacon signal having a unique variation information corresponding to a position in a beacon transmitter and corresponding to a high frequency band in a predetermined variation pattern; Transmitting unique identification information in the received beacon signal and unique information of the mobile terminal to the locker management server as the signal is received; and transmitting locker management history information corresponding to the unique identification information transmitted from the locker management server To the mobile terminal; The method comprising the steps of: transmitting a beacon signal for locking including key information to the selected locker by selecting one locker from the locker management history information in the terminal, and transmitting the beacon signal to the selected locker based on the beacon signal for locking in the locker Storing the key information in the locking beacon signal in a memory by supplying power to the door and locking the door; selecting a locker in use by the user on the locker management history information in the mobile terminal; When the key information in the lock-unlocking beacon signal is identical to the information stored in the memory in the locker that has received the unlocking beacon signal, generating a lock-unlocking beacon signal and transmitting the beacon signal to the locked locker in use; The supply of power to the electromagnet is cut off, The locking may comprise the step of releasing.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method for managing unmanned lockers may further include performing a settlement process of a fee for the selected locker in the mobile terminal as the door is locked.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method of managing an unmanned locker in a mobile terminal comprises: generating a locking beacon signal in the mobile terminal, and then generating unique information of the mobile terminal, unique identification information in the received beacon signal, And storing the information received from the mobile terminal in the database in accordance with the registration request in the locker management server and storing the locker management details matching the unique identification information in the database, And updating the information.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of releasing the locking of the door includes a step of requesting the locker management server to release the door lock to the locker in use according to the selection of the locker in use at the mobile terminal, Retrieving key information and unique identification information from the database on the basis of a unique ID of a locker requesting the locker management server to release the door lock; Transmitting the beacon signal to the beacon transmitter, generating the beacon signal for unlocking based on the unique ID and key information in the beacon transmitter, broadcasting the beacon signal to the beacon transmitter, and broadcasting the beacon signal to the locker in use.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the unmanned locker managing method further includes the steps of: checking an occupancy time of a locker being used in the locker management server; checking whether the occupancy time exceeds a predetermined time, Transmitting a beacon signal to the beacon transmitter and requesting the beacon transmitter to release the lock to release the lock of the door of the beacon transmitter; and generating a temporary unlocking beacon signal including predetermined information in the beacon transmitter, And transmitting the beacon signal to the locker; and releasing the locking of the door by interrupting power supply to the electromagnet based on the temporary unlocking beacon signal in the locker.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the unmanned locker managing method further includes the steps of: checking an occupancy time of a locker being used in the locker management server; checking whether the occupancy time exceeds a predetermined time, And transmitting a predetermined notification message to the unique information of the mobile terminal matching the unique ID of the mobile terminal.

The above-described task solution is merely exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. In addition to the exemplary embodiments described above, there may be additional embodiments described in the drawings and the detailed description of the invention.

According to any one of the above-mentioned means of the present invention, in response to a beacon signal broadcasted by a beacon transmitter in a location where an unmanned locker is installed, the locker management history information of the unmanned locker is displayed on the mobile terminal, The present invention provides an unmanned locker management system and method capable of locking or locking a door of a locker by transmitting a beacon signal for locking or a beacon signal for unlocking by selecting a locker in management detail information, And it is possible to minimize the cost of managing the locker since no separate key is required for using the locker.

In addition, according to any of the above-mentioned objects of the present invention, it is possible to provide a locker management system having a function of initializing a locked unattended locker, whereby it is possible to initialize the locker without replacing the door lock device Therefore, it can reduce the management cost of lockers.

 According to any one of the above-mentioned objects, the door lock is locked on the basis of the locking beacon signal, and the unique ID of the locked locker and the unique information of the mobile terminal are registered in the locker management server, The owner of the item stored in the locker can be easily found.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of an unmanned locker managing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view illustrating the overall configuration of a locker to which a door lock device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a detailed configuration of a door lock device including a movable locking hole and a fixed locking hole for locking and unlocking a door of a locker according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a control unit in a door lock apparatus using an electromagnet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a locker managing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling a door of a locker according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of managing a locker by the unmanned locker managing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification of the present invention, when a part is referred to as "including " an element, it is understood that it may include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

The terms "about "," substantially ", etc. used to the extent that they are used throughout the present disclosure are used in their numerical value or in close proximity to their numerical values when the manufacturing and material tolerances inherent in the stated meanings are presented, Accurate or absolute numbers are used to prevent unauthorized exploitation by unauthorized intruders of the referenced disclosure. The word " step (or step) "or" step "used in the specification of the present invention does not mean" step for.

In this specification, the term " part " includes a unit realized by hardware, a unit realized by software, and a unit realized by using both. Further, one unit may be implemented using two or more hardware, or two or more units may be implemented by one hardware. In the present description, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by a terminal, a device, or a device may be performed instead in a server connected to the terminal, device, or device. Likewise, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by the server may also be performed in a terminal, device or device connected to the server. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an overall configuration of an unmanned locker managing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a plurality of lockers 100, a beacon transmitter 110, a mobile terminal 120, a locker management server 140, . Here, the locker 100, the beacon transmitter 110, and the mobile terminal 120 are connected through the short-range wireless communication network 150, and the beacon transmitter 110, the mobile terminal 120, and the locker management server 140 And may be interconnected through a wired / wireless communication network 160. In addition, the plurality of lockers 100 have different unique IDs and can be interconnected by wired and wireless.

First, the locker 100 transmits a lock beacon signal including a unique ID of the locker 100 transmitted from the beacon transmitter 110 or the mobile terminal 120 and a beacon signal for unlocking the door 100 of the locker 100 30 can be locked or unlocked. The control unit 60 of the locker 100 receives the locking beacon signal broadcasted from the mobile terminal 120 using the short range wireless communication module 320 and transmits the key information in the received locking beacon signal, 3) to generate a first switching control signal and apply the first switching control signal to the switching unit 230 (FIG. 3). The beacon transmitter 110 generates a first switching control signal, The second switching control signal is generated by comparing the key information in the beacon signal for unlocking with the information stored in the memory 300 as the beacon signal for unlocking is received from the mobile terminal 120 and outputs the second switching control signal to the switching unit 230 .

On the other hand, the locker 100 can notify that the door has been unlocked as a beacon signal for unlocking is received from the beacon transmitter 110 or a beacon signal for unlocking is received from the mobile terminal 120.

Hereinafter, the detailed configuration of the locker 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 2 to FIG.

2 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of a locker 100 to which a door lock device is applied in an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the locker 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a small enclosure 10 formed continuously in the horizontal and vertical directions, and a hinge 20 is formed on one side of the front opening of each enclosure 10, And a hinged door 30, which is axially supported by the hinged door 30, can be installed.

A front panel 40 having a handle 42 for opening and closing the door 30 and an information setting unit 44 for setting the locking and unlocking of the door 30 is provided on one side of the front surface of the door 30 And a movable locking hole 50 that operates according to the polarity of the electromagnet may be installed on one side of the inner surface of the door 30 corresponding to the front panel 40.

The movable locking member 50 may be connected to a control unit 60 that can lock or unlock the door 30 by adjusting the polarity of the electromagnet mounted therein.

The information setting unit 44 provides an interface for locking or unlocking the door 30 and provides the key information corresponding to the key set through the interface to the control unit 60 connected to the mobile locking unit 50 can do.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the key information includes, but is not limited to, a combination key obtained by combining at least one character, fingerprint information, and the like.

The locker 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be provided with a fixed locking hole 70 on one side of the inner wall of the small enclosure 10 corresponding to the movable locking hole 50 when the door 30 is closed. More specifically, the movable locking hole 50 is formed at one side of the inner side surface of the door 30 so as to correspond to the fixed locking hole 70 when the door 30 is closed, and the fixed locking hole 70 is formed in the door 30, The locking member 50 may be formed at one side of the inner wall of the housing 10 so as to correspond to the locking member 50 when the locking member 50 is closed.

The locker 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be configured such that a beacon signal for unlocking is received from the beacon transmitter 110 at one side of the outer side of the door 30 or a beacon signal for unlocking is received from the mobile terminal 120 And a notification unit 80 for notifying that the door has been unlocked as it is received.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the notification unit 80 may be a display device such as an LED or an LCD capable of displaying a predetermined message under the control of the controller 60, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The detailed structure of the movable locking hole 50 and the fixed locking hole 70 for locking or unlocking the door 30 of the locker 100 having the above-described structure will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a detailed configuration of a door lock device including a movable locking hole 50 and a fixed locking hole 70 for locking and unlocking a door of a locker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the movable locking member 50 includes an electromagnet 200 having a first polarity, for example, an N pole in accordance with the supply of power, a transfer member (not shown) spaced apart from the electromagnet 200 by a predetermined interval And a fixing body 220 made of a metal material formed between the electromagnet 200 and the transfer body 210. [ Here, the conveying member 210 is composed of a stationary magnetic body 212 having a first polarity and a coupling member 214 connected to the outer surface of the stationary magnetic body 212 to be coupled to the stationary locking hole 70 .

The electromagnet 200 has a first polarity according to the supply of power, and can be non-polar as the power supply is cut off. The electromagnet 200 having the first polarity is capable of pivoting the conveying member 210 in the left direction by the magnetic field between the fixed body 220 and the stationary magnetic body 212 formed apart from the stationary body 220. Accordingly, the engaging member 214 of the conveying body 210 can be coupled to the fixed locking hole 70 to lock the door 30.

When the electromagnet 200 becomes nonpolar as the power supply to the electromagnet 200 is interrupted, the fixed magnetic body 212 of the conveying body 210 may be coupled to the fixture 220 made of a metal. At this time, the engaging member 214 of the conveying body 210 is disengaged from the fixed locking hole 70, and the door 30 can be unlocked.

Meanwhile, the electromagnet 200 may be connected to a power supply unit 240 that supplies power through the switching unit 230, for example, a battery.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the engaging member 214 can be moved in the left-right direction through the guide hole 205 formed in the movable locking hole 50. Specifically, the engaging member 214 can be moved laterally through the guide hole 205 formed in one side of the main body 250 of the portion corresponding to the defect hole 260 of the fixed locking hole 70.

The switching unit 230 switches according to the switching control signal supplied from the controller 60 to apply the power supplied from the power supply unit 240 to the electromagnet 200 or to cut off the power supplied to the electromagnet 200 have. Specifically, the switching unit 230 may connect or disconnect the power supply unit 240 and the electromagnet 200 through a switching operation.

The movable locking member 50 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an elastic member formed by connecting one side portion and the other side of the outer surface of the stationary magnetic body 212 and the inner surface of the main body 250 of the movable locking member 50 216 may be further provided.

This elastic member 216 can prevent the conveying member 210 from being suddenly moved in the lateral direction to collide with the fixing member 220 or collide with the inner surface of the main body 250.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the elastic member 216 may be, but not limited to, a spring.

The fixed locking member 70 may have a defect hole 260 that can be engaged with the coupling member 214 of the transfer member 210. Specifically, the coupling member 214, which is moved in accordance with the polarity of the electromagnet 200, is inserted into and coupled to the defective hole 260 to lock the door 30, and the coupling member 214 is released to lock the door 30 Can be released.

Hereinafter, the detailed configuration and operation of the control unit 60 will be described with reference to FIG.

4 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a control unit 60 in a door lock apparatus using an electromagnet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4, the control unit 60 includes a memory 300 for storing key information provided from the information setting unit 44 or key information in a locking beacon signal received from the mobile terminal 120, The first switching control signal for supplying power to the electromagnet 200 as the key information is received while the door 30 is unlocked, or the first switching control signal for supplying power to the electromagnet 200 as the key information is received while the door 30 is locked, And a control module 310 for generating a second switching control signal for interrupting the power supply of the electromagnet 200 through comparison between the key information stored in the memory 300 and the received key information.

The control module 310 may control the connection between the electromagnet 200 and the power supply unit 240 by applying the first and second switching control signals to the switching unit 230. [ More specifically, the control module 310 applies a first switching control signal to the switching unit 230 to connect the power supply unit 240 and the electromagnet 200 to supply power generated by the power supply unit 240 to the electromagnet 200, And the second switching control signal is applied to the switching unit 230 to turn off the switching unit 230 to cut off the connection between the power supply unit 240 and the electromagnet 200, To prevent the power supply from being supplied thereto.

The control module 310 stores the key information in the memory 300 as the key information is received from the information setting unit 44 in a state where the door 30 is unlocked, The key information stored in the memory 300 can be reset, i.e., deleted.

Meanwhile, the controller 60 according to the embodiment of the present invention may further include a short range wireless communication module 320 for short range wireless communication.

The short-range wireless communication module 320 is a communication interface for connecting the locker 100 to the short-range wireless communication network 150 such as Bluetooth LE, RF communication, infrared communication or the like, through which an external device such as a user's mobile terminal 120 , And may receive a signal broadcast from the beacon transmitter 110 and provide it to the control module 310. Specifically, the short-range wireless communication module 320 receives the beacon signal for locking and the beacon signal for unlocking including the key information from the mobile terminal 120 via the short-range wireless communication and provides it to the control module 310 or the beacon transmitter 110 to the control module 310. The control module 310 may be configured to receive the unlocking beacon signal. Here, the unique ID of the locker 100 may be the MAC address of the local area wireless communication module 320 installed in the locker 100.

The control module 310 stores the key information received through the short-range wireless communication module 320 in the memory 300 and then applies the first switching control signal to the switching unit 230 or transmits the key information to the memory 300 The second switching control signal may be generated and applied to the switching unit 230 by comparing the stored information.

The control module 310 applies a first switching control signal to the switching unit 230 based on the locking beacon signal to connect the power supply unit 240 and the electromagnet 200 to each other, A power source is applied to the electromagnet 200 to have a first polarity and a second switching control signal is applied to the switching unit 230 based on the beacon signal for unlocking to turn off the switching unit 230, 240 and the electromagnet 200 are disconnected, so that the electromagnet 200 is prevented from being supplied with power.

On the other hand, the control module 310 releases the locking of the door 30 as the beacon signal for unlocking is received through the near field wireless communication module 320, and then the door is unlocked through the notification unit 80 "Can be transmitted.

The control unit 60 may further include a key information segmentation module 330, a segmentation information storage module 332, a key information generation module 334, and a segmentation information provision module 336 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The key information segmentation module 330 divides N pieces of key information in the locking beacon signal received through the short distance wireless communication module 320 or N pieces of key information set by the information setting unit 44 ) To generate N pieces of division information. Specifically, the key information segmentation module 330 divides the key information into a number smaller than the number of the lockers 100 to generate a plurality of pieces of segmentation information corresponding to the key information, and transmits the generated plurality of segmentation information to the segmentation information storage module 332, respectively.

Meanwhile, when the biometric information of the user is input as the key information, the key information segmentation module 330 may extract the image or biometric pattern of the biometric information, and then generate N divided information by dividing the image into N pieces. Here, examples of biometric information include fingerprint information, face motion information at the time of uttering a specific word, brain wave information, and the like, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The partition information storage module 332 stores the plurality of partition information in the different lockers 100 and stores them in the memory 300 in each locker 100. The partition information is stored in the memory 300 of the locker 100, Each of the IDs can be stored in the memory 300. Specifically, the division information storage module 332 transmits each of the plurality of pieces of division information through the near field wireless communication module 320, stores the divided information in another locker 100, and then stores the unique ID of the other locker 100 And can be stored in the memory 300.

Meanwhile, the partition information storage module 332 may store the partition information received from another locker 100 connected to the wired / wireless network in the memory 300. Specifically, the partition information storage module 332 may store the partition information received from another locker 100 connected through the near field wireless communication module 320 in the memory 300.

The key information generation module 334 receives the beacon signal for unlocking from the mobile terminal 120 or receives the key information for unlocking from the mobile terminal 120 or transmits the key information from the information setting part 44 to the key information generation module 334 in a state where the door of the locker 100 is locked. The key information is generated by merging the received division information and receiving the division information from each locker 100 corresponding to the unique ID of the locker 100 stored in the memory 300, To the control module 310. Specifically, the key information generation module 334 accesses each locker 100 corresponding to a unique ID stored in the memory 300 according to the control of the control module 310, and requests division information, And the key information can be generated by merging the received division information.

The division information providing module 336 may extract the division information from the memory 300 and transmit the division information to the locker 100 as the division information request of the locker 100 is received through the short range wireless communication module 320. [

The beacon transmitter 110 broadcasts a beacon signal corresponding to a sound signal of a high frequency band with a predetermined variation pattern having unique identification information for a position within a predetermined radius and transmits the beacon signal to the locker management server 140 to transmit a beacon signal for unlocking. Specifically, the beacon transmitter 110 uses the unique ID as a destination address in response to an information transmission request including the unique ID and key information of the locker 100 from the locker management server 140, For example, a sound signal, and broadcast the generated beacon signal, e.g., a sound signal, to the locker 100 having the unique ID.

The beacon transmitter 110 receives the forced lockout request from the locker management server 140 for the door lock 30 of the specific locker 100, A beacon signal for release can be transmitted.

To this end, the beacon transmitter 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention generates a beacon signal, i.e., a beacon signal for unlocking and a beacon signal for temporary unlocking, in cooperation with the locker management server 140 Means (not shown).

The mobile terminal 120 includes a locker management device 130 for managing a locker and is connected to a specific locker 100 at a specific location through the local area wireless communication network 150 through the execution of the locker management device 130, Not only the beacon signal for locking, but also information about the locker 100 that has been locked to the locker management server 140, that is, the key information set for the unique ID and locking, can be transmitted and stored. The mobile terminal 120 may also transmit the unlocking beacon signal to the locker 100 via the locker management device 130. [

The locker management device 130 according to the present invention is executed by a beacon signal broadcasted in the beacon transmitter 110 and transmits unique identification information in the beacon signal to the locker management server 140, (I.e., the locker management history information) in the location where the mobile terminal 120 is installed, and displays the content on the mobile terminal 120. Specifically, the locker managing device 130 is executed upon reception of the beacon signal from the beacon transmitter 110 to transmit the unique identification information corresponding to the position to the locker management server 140, and in response thereto, Such as the overall structure of the locker, available locker information, locker information in use by the user, and the like, and provide it on the mobile terminal 120.

If the user selects the locker 100 based on the locker management history information, the locker managing device 130 provides an interface for setting the key information for door locking of the selected locker 100, A unique ID of the selected locker 100 to the locker management server 140 and transmits the beacon signal to the locker management server 140 to register the key information, can do.

 On the other hand, if the user selects the locker 100 that he / she is using based on the locker management history information, the locker managing device 130 provides an interface for setting the key information for unlocking the door of the selected locker 100 And generates a beacon signal for unlocking including the set key information, and transmits the beacon signal to the locker 100 to request the door lock release.

The locker management device 130 transmits information and unique identification information of the locker 100 to the locker management server 140 according to the selection of the locker 100 being used by the user and requests the unlocking of the locker 100 . The locker management server 140 transmits the beacon signal to the beacon transmitter 110 having the unique identification information using the unique ID and key information of the locker 100 set in the information of the locker 100, To be transmitted.

The locker management device 130 may provide a plurality of settlement means capable of performing settlement according to use of the locker 100. [ Specifically, the locker managing device 130 provides an interface for registering the payment means according to the usage of the locker 100, and performs payment according to use of the locker 100 through the registered payment means through the interface can do.

The locker management device 130 as described above may be stored in an executable form in a recording medium (not shown) in the mobile terminal 120 in the form of an application. In addition, the locker managing device 130 may include various types of interfaces capable of inputting or setting information necessary for generating beacon signals for locking and unlocking through execution of an application stored in a recording medium by a central processing unit (CPU) To a display device (not shown) of the mobile terminal 120.

Hereinafter, the detailed configuration and operation of the locker managing device 130 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG.

5 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a locker managing apparatus 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, the locker management device 130 includes a signal transmission / reception unit 400, an information provider 410, a door locking unit 420, a door locking / unlocking unit 430, a payment processing unit 440, and the like . ≪ / RTI >

The signal transmitting and receiving unit 400 is connected to the wired / wireless communication network 160 using a wireless communication device (not shown) provided in the mobile terminal 120 and is connected to the locker management server 140 and connected to the locker management server 140 Information can be transmitted or received.

The signal transmitting and receiving unit 400 connects the local area wireless communication network 150 through a local area wireless communication apparatus (not shown) such as a Bluetooth LE, an infrared communication, and an RF communication apparatus provided in the mobile terminal 120, The mobile terminal 100 may receive a beacon signal having unique identification information corresponding to location information broadcast from the mobile terminal 110 or may be connected to the locker 100 to transmit a beacon signal for locking and unlocking.

Meanwhile, the signal transmitting and receiving unit 400 may provide the beacon signal to the information providing unit 410 as the beacon signal broadcasted from the beacon transmitter 110 is received.

The signal transmitting and receiving unit 400 may receive information on a locker being used by a user of the mobile terminal 120 from the locker management server 140 and provide the information to the information providing unit 1410.

The information providing unit 410 extracts unique identification information in the beacon signal and then transmits unique information and unique identification information of the mobile terminal 120 to the locker management server 140 through the signal transmitting and receiving unit 400, The mobile terminal 120 may receive the locker management history information corresponding to the location from the locker management server 140 and provide the same to the mobile terminal 120. Specifically, the information providing unit 410 receives the locker management history information including the plurality of locker usage states, and provides an interface for selecting any one of the plurality of lockers 100 to the display of the mobile terminal 120 Device (not shown).

In addition, the information providing unit 410 transmits information on the locker 100 being used by the user of the mobile terminal 120 provided through the signal transmitting and receiving unit 400, for example, information indicating that the locker use period has expired, Can be displayed.

The door locking unit 420 provides an interface by which a user can set key information for locking the door of the selected locker 100 according to selection of any available locker 100 based on the locker management history information The beacon signal including the key information set through the interface and the unique ID of the selected locker 100, and transmits the generated beacon signal to the locker 100 through the signal transmitting and receiving unit 400 to request the door lock.

The door locking unit 420 transmits the unique ID and key information of the locker 100, the unique information of the mobile terminal 120 and the unique identification information received from the beacon transmitter 110 to the signal transmitting and receiving unit 400 To the locker management server 140 so as to request information registration for use of the locker.

The door lock releasing unit 430 may be configured to store key information for unlocking the door 30 of the locker 100 in use when the user of the mobile terminal 120 selects the locker 100 being used by the user of the mobile terminal 120 based on the locker management history information. And generates a beacon signal for unlocking using the key information and the unique ID of the locker 100 in use, and then transmits the generated beacon signal to the locker 100.

The door lock releasing unit 430 selects the locker 100 being used by the user of the mobile terminal 120 from the locker management history information provided by the information providing unit 410, , Unique information of the mobile terminal 120, unique identification information, and the like, and transmits the generated signal to the locker management server 140 through the signal transmission / reception unit 400 to request the door lock release. Accordingly, the locker management server 140 can request the beacon transmitter 110 installed at the location of the unique identification information to release the lock.

The settlement processing unit 440 can perform the settlement of expenses by using the locker after the door 30 is locked by the door locking unit 420. [ Specifically, the payment processing unit 440 can process the cost of using the locker on the basis of a payment means registered by the user, for example, a credit card, an accountless deposit, a micropayment, or the like.

The operation of the locker managing apparatus 130 having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling a locker door by a locker managing device 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6, when the sound signal including the unique identification information corresponding to the broadcast location in the beacon transmitter 110 is received (S500), the locker management device 130 transmits the unique information of the mobile terminal 120 Unique identification information, and the like to the locker management server 140, receives the locker management history information in response thereto, and displays the information on the mobile terminal 120 (S502).

When the user selects one of the lockers 100 in the locker management history information to use the locker 100 in operation S504, the locker managing device 130 displays the key information through the door locking unit 420 An interface that can be set is provided (S506).

Thereafter, the locker managing device 130 generates a locking beacon signal for locking the door 30 of the locker 100 based on the key information set through the interface and the unique ID of the selected locker 100, (S508). The control unit 60 of the locker 100 stores the key information in the locking beacon signal in the memory 300 and applies the first switching control signal to the switching unit 230 so that the electromagnet 200, (240) are connected to each other to supply electric power to the electromagnet (200), thereby locking the door (30).

The locker management device 130 transmits the key information, the unique identification information, the unique information of the mobile terminal 120 and the unique ID of the locker 100 where the door 30 is locked to the locker management server 140, And requests information registration for use (S510).

On the other hand, when the user selects the locker 100 in use (S512), the locker management device 130 can input the key information for unlocking through the door lock releasing unit 430 (S514).

Then, the locker managing device 130 generates an unlocking beacon signal including the key information input through the interface and the unique ID of the selected locker 100, and transmits the beacon signal to the locker 100 to request the unlocking (S516). The controller 60 of the locker 100 compares the key information in the beacon signal for unlocking with the information stored in the memory 300 and applies a second switching control signal to the switching unit 230, The power supply to the electromagnet 200 is interrupted by interrupting the connection between the power supply unit 200 and the power supply unit 240, thereby releasing the locking of the door 30.

Although the locker managing device 130 directly transmits the beacon signal for unlocking the door 30 in the embodiment of the present invention as described above, when the locker managing device 130 receives the beacon signal from the locker management server 140 To request the door lock release. In this case, the locker management server 140 may request the door lock release by transmitting the unique ID and the key information of the locker 100 to the beacon transmitter 110. Accordingly, the beacon transmitter 110 can unlock the door 30 of the locker 100 by transmitting a sound signal including a unique ID and key information of the locker 100, that is, a beacon signal for unlocking.

The locker management server 140 stores and manages unique identification information for a location set in the plurality of beacon transmitters 110 in the first database 142 and stores the unique identification information for the locker 100 installed at a location corresponding to the unique identification information The locker management history information can be stored in the second database 144 and managed according to the unique identification information. Specifically, the locker management server 140 manages the locker management history including the unique information of the mobile terminal 120, i.e., the unique information of the mobile terminal 120, key information, usable locker information, locker structure information, Information can be stored and managed in the second database 144 by matching the unique identification information.

Also, the locker management server 140 may transmit the locker management history information mapped to the unique identification information to the mobile terminal 120 as the unique identification information and the unique information of the mobile terminal 120 are received from the mobile terminal 120 When there is a locker 100 matched with unique information and unique identification information of the mobile terminal 120, the beacon transmitter 110 transmits a unique ID of the locker 100 and key information used for locking the locker 100, So as to request the door lock release of the locker 100.

The locker management server 140 receives the information received at the registration request of the mobile terminal 120, that is, the unique information of the mobile terminal 120, the unique identification information in the beacon signal received by the mobile terminal 120, The unique ID of the locker 100 and the key information used in the locking are matched and stored in the user database 146. After checking the occupation time of the locker 100 in use, When the threshold value is exceeded, a unique ID of the locker 100 and preset key information are transmitted to the beacon transmitter 110 to forcibly unlock the door 30 of the locker 100, Requesting the transmission of the signal. Accordingly, the beacon transmitter 110 can transmit to the locker 100 a temporary unlocking beacon signal corresponding to a sound signal having a predetermined pattern.

The locker 100 receiving the temporary unlocking beacon signal generates a second switching control signal for interrupting the supply of power to the electromagnet 200 and applies the second switching control signal to the switching unit 230 to apply the second switching control signal to the door 30 The locking can be released.

In addition, the locker management server 140 generates a message informing that the occupation time for the locker 100 is exceeded when the occupation time exceeds the predetermined threshold after checking the occupation time of the used locker 100 And transmits the unique information of the mobile terminal 120 as unique information. Accordingly, the mobile terminal 120 can display the message on the display device after receiving the message.

The operation of the locker management system having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of managing a locker by the unmanned locker managing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7, the mobile terminal 120 receiving the beacon signal from the beacon transmitter 110 first transmits the unique identification information in the beacon signal and the unique information of the mobile terminal 120 to the locker management server 140 (S600).

Accordingly, the locker management server 140 determines whether there is a unique ID of the locker matched with the unique information of the mobile terminal 120 through the search of the user database 146, that is, It is determined whether there is a locker 100 being used by the user in the locker 100 of the user.

When there is a locker 100 being used by the user, the locker management server 140 transmits a predetermined message (message for using a locker) using the unique information of the mobile terminal 120, (S604).

When the user of the mobile terminal 120 selects the locker 100 in use (S606), the locker managing device 130 of the mobile terminal 120 transmits an interface for inputting the key information And generates an unlocking beacon signal including the key information input through the interface and the unique ID of the selected locker 100, and transmits the generated beacon signal to the locker 100 (S608).

The control unit 60 of the locker 100 then disconnects the connection between the electromagnet 200 and the power supply unit 240 when the key information in the beacon signal for unlocking is compared with the information stored in the memory 300 The controller 200 generates a second switching control signal for turning off the power supplied to the electromagnet 200 by applying the second switching control signal to the switching unit 230 to release the locking of the door 30 of the locker 100 at step S612.

If the user selects any one of the locker management history information to use the locker 100 in operation S610, the locker managing device 130 of the mobile terminal 120 can input key information for locking Interface, generates a locking beacon signal including key information input through the interface and a unique ID of the locker, and transmits the beacon signal to the locker 100 (S614).

The control unit 60 of the locker 100 stores the key information in the beacon signal for locking and generates a first switching control signal for connecting the electromagnet 200 and the power supply unit 240, 230 to apply power to the electromagnet 200 to lock the door 30 of the locker 100 (S616).

Thereafter, the locker management device 130 of the mobile terminal 120 transmits the key information, the unique ID of the locker, the unique identification information in the beacon signal received from the beacon transmitter 110, and the unique information of the mobile terminal 120, To the server 140 and requests registration of the locker use (S618).

Accordingly, the locker management server 140 matches the unique information of the mobile terminal 120 with the unique information in the beacon signal received from the beacon transmitter 110, the key information, the unique ID of the locker, (S620). In addition, the locker management server 140 can update the locker management history information based on the received information. Specifically, the locker management server 140 can update information on the locker in use of the locker details information matched with the received unique identification information.

On the other hand, if it is determined in operation S602 that there is no locker in use, the locker management server 130 provides locker management history information to the mobile terminal 120 (S622).

As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention, the unlocking beacon signal is generated in the locker management device 130 of the mobile terminal 120, but the locker management server 140 may select the locker 100 ) And the unique information of the mobile terminal 120 to request release of the lock. Accordingly, the locker management server 140 searches the user database 146 for the key information using the unique information of the mobile terminal 120 or the unique ID of the selected locker 100, To the beacon transmitter 110 to request transmission of the beacon signal for unlocking.

Accordingly, the beacon transmitter 110 may generate the unlocking beacon signal including the key information, and then transmit the beacon signal to the selected locker 100.

On the other hand, the locker management server 140 checks the occupation time of each unique ID of the locker 100 matched with the unique information of the mobile terminal 120 stored in the user database 146, When there is a locker 100 having an occupation time, the beacon transmitter 110 may be requested to transmit a beacon signal for temporary unlocking, or may transmit a message to the mobile terminal 120 indicating that the occupation time has been exceeded.

In the operation of the unmanned locker managing system as described above, each step may be implemented in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer such as a program module executed by a computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

100: Locker
110: Beacon transmitter
120: mobile terminal
130: Locker management device
140: locker management server
142: first database
144: Second database
146: User database
150: Local area wireless communication network
160: wired / wireless communication network
300: memory
310: Control module
320: Local area wireless communication module
330: Key information division module
332: Split information storage module
334: Key information generation module
336: Split information providing module

Claims (13)

A plurality of lockers each having a unique ID and having a control unit for controlling the power supply to the electromagnet according to an external beacon signal to lock or unlock the door, a memory, and a short range communication module for short-
A beacon transmitter which is connectable to a wired / wireless communication network and broadcasts a beacon signal corresponding to a high frequency band with a predetermined variation pattern having unique identification information corresponding to the position,
A locker management server for storing locker management history information of the plurality of lockers and the unique identification information in a database and providing locker management history information according to an external request;
The beacon signal is transmitted to the locker management server in response to receipt of a beacon signal broadcast in the beacon transmitter and is transmitted to the locker management server in response to the unique identification information in the received beacon signal and the unique information of the mobile terminal, And displays the management history information on the mobile terminal, and locks a door of the selected locker by transmitting a beacon signal for locking to the selected locker by selecting one of the locker management information in the locker management history information, And a locker management device for generating a lockout beacon signal by selecting a locker being used by the user on the locker management history information and transmitting the beacon signal to the locker in use to release the locker of the locker in use,
The locker management device includes:
And an interface for setting the key information for locking the door of the selected locker by selecting one of the lockers in the locker management history information to use any one of the lockers, And generates a locking beacon signal including the unique ID of the selected locker,
The control unit of the locker that receives the locking beacon signal generates N pieces of division information by dividing the key information in the locking beacon signal into N pieces (N is a number smaller than the number of lockers) To each of the different lockers through a short range wireless communication module and stores them in the respective memories in the different lockers, stores the unique IDs of the different lockers in the memory,
The control unit of the locker having received the unlocking beacon signal accesses each of the different lockers with a unique ID stored in the memory and receives N pieces of division information and generates key information for unlocking using the divided information, And locks the door of the locker through comparison between the generated key information and the key information in the unlocking beacon signal. The method according to claim 1,
The locker management device includes:
And means for paying a fee for a locker that locks the door using a predetermined settlement means after the door is locked. The method according to claim 1,
The locker management device includes:
Unique identification information, key information, and a unique ID to the locker management server to generate a locking beacon signal including key information for locking the door and a unique ID of the locker, In addition,
The locker management server includes:
And stores the information received from the locker management apparatus in the database in response to the registration request. The method of claim 3,
The locker management device includes:
Requesting the locker management server to release the door lock to the used locker according to the selection of the used locker,
The locker management server includes:
The key information and the unique identification information are retrieved from the database based on the unique ID of the locker requesting the door lock release, and the unique ID of the locker requesting the retrieved key information and the door unlocking is stored in the retrieved unique identification information To a corresponding beacon transmitter,
Wherein the beacon transmitter generates the unlocking beacon signal using the transmitted unique ID and key information, broadcasts the unlocking beacon signal, and transmits the generated beacon signal to the used locker. 5. The method of claim 4,
The locker includes:
And a notification unit for informing that the door has been unlocked when a beacon signal for unlocking is received from the beacon transmitter or a beacon signal for unlocking is received from the locker management apparatus. The method of claim 3,
The locker management server includes:
Wherein the control unit checks the occupancy time of the locker in use in the locker management history information, and when the occupancy time exceeds the predetermined time, the predetermined information and the excess locker to unlock the door of the locker exceeding the occupancy time, Transmits a unique ID of the locker to the beacon transmitter to request the unlocking of the locker whose occupancy time has been exceeded,
The beacon transmitter includes:
And generates a temporary unlocking beacon signal using the predetermined information and the unique ID of the excess locker, and transmits the generated beacon signal to the locker exceeding the occupancy time. The method of claim 3,
The locker management server includes:
The method of claim 1, further comprising: checking the occupancy time of the locker in use in the locker management history information, and if the occupancy time exceeds the predetermined time, using the unique information of the mobile terminal matching the unique ID of the locker, To the unmanned locker management system. A control unit for controlling the power supply to the electromagnet according to an external beacon signal to lock or unlock the door, a memory, and a plurality of lockers provided with a short-range communication module for short-range wireless communication In the method,
Receiving a beacon signal having a unique identification information corresponding to a position in a beacon transmitter and corresponding to a high frequency band in a predetermined variation pattern;
Transmitting unique identification information in the received beacon signal and unique information of the mobile terminal to a locker management server when a beacon signal broadcast in the beacon transmitter is received;
Providing a locker management history information corresponding to the received unique identification information to the mobile terminal in the locker management server;
Transmitting, by the mobile terminal, a locking beacon signal including key information to the selected locker by selecting one of the locker management history information for use in the locker management history information;
Storing the key information in the locking beacon signal by supplying power to the electromagnet based on a locking beacon signal in the locker to lock the door,
Generating a lockout beacon signal including key information by selecting a locker being used by the user on the locker management history information in the mobile terminal, and transmitting the beacon signal to the locker in use;
When the key information in the unlocking beacon signal matches the information stored in the memory in the locker that has received the unlocking beacon signal, stopping the power supply to the electromagnet to release the locking of the door ≪ / RTI &
Wherein the step of transmitting to the selected locker comprises:
Providing an interface capable of setting key information for locking a door of the selected locker by selecting one of the lockers in the locker management history information,
And generating a locking beacon signal including key information input through the interface and a unique ID of the selected locker,
Wherein the step of storing the key information in the locking beacon signal comprises:
The key information in the locking beacon signal is divided into N pieces (N is a number smaller than the number of lockers) to generate N divided pieces of information, and the generated N divided pieces of information are transmitted to respective different lockers And stores the unique IDs of the respective lockers in the memory,
The step of unlocking the door includes:
When receiving the beacon signal for unlocking, accesses each of the different lockers with a unique ID stored in the memory, receives N pieces of partition information, generates key information for unlocking using the N pieces of partition information, And comparing the key information with key information in the unlocking beacon signal to unlock the door of the locker. 9. The method of claim 8,
The unmanned locker managing method includes:
Further comprising performing payment processing of a fee for the selected locker at the mobile terminal as the door is locked. 9. The method of claim 8,
The unmanned locker managing method includes:
After generating the beacon signal for locking in the mobile terminal, unique information of the mobile terminal, unique identification information in the received beacon signal, key information, and unique ID of the selected locker are transmitted to the locker management server to request registration Step,
Storing the information received from the mobile terminal according to the registration request in the locker management server, and updating the locker management history information matched with the unique identification information. 11. The method of claim 10,
The step of unlocking the door includes:
Requesting the locker management server to release the door lock to the used locker according to the selection of the locker in use by the mobile terminal;
Retrieving key information and unique identification information from the database on the basis of a unique ID of a locker requesting the door lock release from the locker management server;
Transmitting the retrieved key information and the unique ID to a beacon transmitter corresponding to the unique identification information;
Further comprising generating the unlocking beacon signal based on the unique ID and the key information in the beacon transmitter, broadcasting the beacon signal for unlocking, and transmitting the beacon signal to the locker in use. 11. The method of claim 10,
The unmanned locker managing method includes:
Checking an occupancy time of a locker in use by the locker management server;
Transmitting to the beacon transmitter a unique ID and predetermined information of the locker for which the occupancy time has exceeded when the occupancy time exceeds a predetermined time,
Generating a temporary unlocking beacon signal including the unique ID and predetermined information of the excess locker in the beacon transmitter and transmitting the beacon signal to the locker whose occupancy time is exceeded;
Further comprising the step of unlocking the door by interrupting power supply to the electromagnet based on the temporary unlocking beacon signal in the locker for which the occupancy time has been exceeded, 11. The method of claim 10,
The unmanned locker managing method includes:
Checking an occupancy time of a locker in use by the locker management server;
And transmitting a predetermined notification message to the unique information of the mobile terminal matched with the unique ID of the locker whose occupancy time has exceeded when the occupancy time exceeds a preset time.

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