KR101872649B1 - Terminal apparatus, central server apparatus and method for providing delivery service thereby - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a courier service providing method, which is executed by a central server apparatus, includes the steps of: receiving departing point information and destination information from a first terminal; transmitting a courier request message to a terminal of a courier delivery operator (hereinafter referred to as a courier terminal) near the current location of the first terminal or the departing point; determining the courier terminal transmitting a response message corresponding to the courier request message to the central server apparatus as a final courier terminal; and transmitting the basic information of the final courier terminal to the first terminal to display the basic information of the final courier terminal on the screen of the first terminal.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a terminal device, a central server device, and a courier service providing method using the terminal device,

The present invention relates to the field of courier services. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing a courier service using a terminal or the like connected to a network.

Due to the increase in the online trading market, courier service has become an indispensable service in everyday life. According to the latest statistics, the volume of domestic courier services has exceeded 2.1 billion, and it is estimated that the market size will be about 5 trillion won.

There are still inconveniences that ordinary users use courier services compared to the number of courier services. Although convenience stores provide courier services, users who want to send goods must search for and visit convenience stores that provide courier services directly, and even if they want to send goods at home, they must wait for courier articles at home Lt; / RTI >

With the development of networks and mobile terminals, there is a need for a simple way to use courier services by utilizing such infrastructure.

A terminal device, a central server device, and a courier service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention are intended to allow a user to use a courier service simply by using a terminal device.

In addition, a terminal device, a central server device, and a method for providing a courier service by using the terminal device, the central server device, and the courier service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention are intended to benefit a taxi operator by using a taxi or the like as a courier vehicle.

In addition, a terminal device, a central server device, and a courier service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention are intended to allow quick and safe delivery of goods.

A method of providing a courier service according to an embodiment of the present invention includes:

A method of providing a parcel delivery service by a central server apparatus, comprising the steps of: receiving source information and destination information from a first terminal; Transmitting a courier request message to the terminal of the courier article (hereinafter referred to as " courier terminal ") near the current position or the origin of the first terminal; Determining a courier terminal that has transmitted a response message corresponding to the courier request message to the central server device as a final courier terminal; And transmitting basic information of the final courier terminal to the first terminal so that basic information of the final courier terminal is displayed on the screen of the first terminal.

The courier service providing method includes: receiving identification information of a second terminal from the first terminal; And transmitting the courier arrival forecast message to the second terminal based on the identification information as the final courier terminal is determined.

The courier service providing method may further include transmitting real-time location information of the final courier terminal to the first terminal and the second terminal.

The courier service providing method may further include transmitting the coupon information and the destination information to the final courier terminal.

The step of receiving the departure point information and the destination information from the first terminal may include receiving product information from the first terminal, and the step of transmitting the courier request message may include: And transmitting the courier request message to the courier terminal capable of transmitting the courier request message.

The step of receiving the departure point information and the destination information from the first terminal may further include receiving from the first terminal a type of courier service to be used by the user of the first terminal, May include transmitting a courier delivery request message to a courier terminal corresponding to the type of courier service received.

The type of the courier service may include at least one of a taxi courier service, a truck courier service, a motorcycle courier service, a subway courier service, an airplane courier service, and a train courier service.

The step of transmitting the basic information of the final parcel delivery terminal to the first terminal may include transmitting the estimated rate information of the parcel delivery service to the first terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a courier service,

Setting departure point information and destination information; Transmitting the set origin information and destination information to a central server; Receiving basic information of a final courier terminal from the central server device; And displaying the received basic information of the last courier terminal on the screen.

According to another aspect of the present invention,

A memory for storing basic information of the courier terminal; A communication unit for receiving the origin information and the destination information from the first terminal and transmitting the courier request message to the courier terminal near the current location or the origin of the first terminal; And a controller for determining, as a final courier terminal, a courier terminal that has transmitted a response message corresponding to the courier request message to the central server device, wherein the communication unit displays the basic information of the final courier terminal on the screen of the first terminal So that basic information of the final courier terminal can be transmitted to the first terminal.

According to another embodiment of the present invention,

A control unit for setting departure point information and destination information; A communication unit for transmitting the established departure point information and destination information to the central server apparatus and receiving basic information of the final courier terminal from the central server apparatus; And a display for displaying the basic information of the final courier terminal on the screen.

A terminal device, a central server device, and a courier service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention allow a user to use a courier service simply by using a terminal device.

Also, the terminal device, the central server device, and the courier service providing method according to the embodiment of the present invention can benefit the taxi operator by using a vehicle such as a taxi as a delivery vehicle.

In addition, the terminal device, the central server device, and the courier service providing method according to the embodiment of the present invention allow quick and safe delivery of goods.

However, the terminal device, the central server device, and the courier service providing method according to the embodiment of the present invention can achieve the effects that are not limited to those described above. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS A brief description of each drawing is provided to more fully understand the drawings recited herein.
1 is a diagram illustrating an environment in which a central server apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a courier service by a central server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exemplary diagram showing a screen displayed on the display of the first terminal for setting the origin information and the destination information of the courier service.
4 is an exemplary table showing basic information of a courier terminal stored in a central server apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an exemplary diagram showing basic information and real-time position information of a final courier terminal displayed on the display of the first terminal.
6 is an exemplary diagram showing a courier arrival forecast message sent to a second terminal;
7 is an exemplary diagram showing basic information and real-time position information of a final courier terminal displayed on the display of the second terminal.
8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a central server apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It is to be understood, however, that the intention is not to limit the invention to the specific embodiments, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, numerals (e.g., first, second, etc.) used in the description of the present invention are merely an identifier for distinguishing one component from another.

Also, in this specification, when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" with another element, the element may be directly connected or directly connected to the other element, It should be understood that, unless an opposite description is present, it may be connected or connected via another element in the middle.

In the present specification, a component represented by 'unit', 'module', or the like refers to a case where two or more components are combined into one component, or one component is divided into two or more ≪ / RTI > In addition, each of the components to be described below may additionally perform some or all of the functions of the other components in addition to the main functions of the component itself, and some of the main functions And may be performed entirely by components.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is a diagram illustrating an environment in which a central server apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

1, a central server 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first terminal 10, a second terminal 20, and a terminal of a courier 3 (hereinafter, (30).

Here, the network may include a wired network and a wireless network. Specifically, the network may include a variety of networks such as a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN) Network. In addition, the network may include a known World Wide Web (WWW). However, the network according to the present invention is not limited to the above listed networks, and may include at least a known wireless data network, a known telephone network, and a known wired and wireless television network.

The first terminal 10 is a terminal used by a first user 1 to send a product using a courier service and the second terminal 20 is a terminal used by a second user 2 who receives a product through a courier service . Although FIG. 1 illustrates the first terminal 10 and the second terminal 20 as smartphones, the present invention is not limited thereto and includes various kinds of devices capable of communicating with the central server 100 through a network can do.

The courier terminal 30 is a terminal used by the courier article 3 performing the courier service. The courier terminal 30 is also shown as a smartphone in FIG. 1, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The courier terminal 30 may include various kinds of devices capable of communicating with the central server 100 through a network.

The first user 1 requests the courier service to the central server 100 by using the first terminal 10 to deliver the goods to the second user 2 and the central server 100 transmits the courier service (3) to be delivered to the second user (2) through the selected courier article (3).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first user 1 can use the courier service simply by using his / her first terminal 10, and the second user 2 can receive the goods easily and simply .

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a courier service by the central server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S210, the central server apparatus 100 receives the departure point information and the destination information from the first terminal 10. [ An application for using a courier service may be installed in the first terminal 10. The first user 1 can execute the application installed in the first terminal 10 and then input the source information and the destination information have. The first terminal 10 may automatically set the current location of the first terminal 10 to the origin when the first terminal 10 has a built-in GPS module.

FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram showing a screen displayed on the display of the first terminal 10 for setting the origin information and the destination information of the parcel delivery. The first user 1 displays the origin menu 310 and the destination menu (320), and then input the start point and the destination point. Thereafter, when the first user 1 selects the call button 360, the first terminal 10 can transmit the source and destination information to the central server apparatus 100.

In step S220, the central server apparatus 100 transmits a courier delivery request message to the courier terminal 30 near the current location or departure point of the first terminal 10 as the source information and the destination information are received from the first terminal 10, . The central server apparatus 100 communicates with the plurality of courier terminals 30 in real time or periodically and collects the location information of each courier terminal 30. In response to the courier service request of the first terminal 10, 1 terminal 10 to the courier terminals 30 located within a predetermined distance from the current location or the origin of the terminal 10.

The central server apparatus 100 may store basic information of the plurality of courier terminals 30 in advance in order to transmit the courier request message.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary table showing basic information of the courier terminal 30 stored in the central server apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, (E.g., name) of the courier article 3 using the courier terminal 30, identification information (e.g., telephone number and the like) of each courier terminal 30, courier service used by each courier article 3 (For example, the maximum weight of the product, the maximum size of the product, etc.) and the basic charge for the courier service as the basic information . However, the information shown in FIG. 4 is only one example, information not shown may be additionally stored as basic information, or some of the information shown in FIG. 4 may be omitted.

Referring again to FIG. 2, in step S230, the central server apparatus 100 determines the courier terminal 30 that has transmitted the response message corresponding to the courier request message to the central server apparatus 100 as the final courier terminal. For example, when the central server apparatus 100 transmits the courier delivery request message to the three courier terminals 30, the courier terminal 30, which is the first among the three courier terminals 30, transmits the response message to the central server apparatus 100 The terminal 30 can be determined as the final courier terminal.

When the final courier terminal is determined, the central server 100 may transmit the source information and the destination information of the first user 1 to the final courier terminal so that the courier article 3 of the final courier terminal moves to the departure point .

In step S240, the central server 100 transmits the basic information of the final courier terminal to the first terminal 10, and the first terminal 10 displays the basic information of the received courier terminal on the display. The central server 100 may further transmit the real time location information of the final courier terminal and the time information required to arrive at the originating location to the first terminal 10. In addition, the central server 100 may further transmit to the first terminal 10 information on an estimated amount of money when the courier article 3 using the final courier terminal performs the courier service. The real-time location information and the estimated amount information of the final courier terminal can be displayed on the display of the first terminal 10.

5 is an exemplary diagram showing basic information and real-time location information of the final courier terminal displayed on the display of the first terminal 10. [

Referring to FIG. 5, the first terminal 10 displays basic information 510 of a final courier terminal, a photograph image of the courier article 3, a courier vehicle number used by the courier article 3, have. Also, the first terminal 10 may display the current location 520 of the final courier terminal and the place of departure on the map, and may indicate the time required to arrive at the place of departure.

The first user 1 can select either the telephone button 530 or the message button 540 displayed on the screen to send a telephone call or a message to the courier article 3 or to select the cancel button 550, May be canceled.

When the first user 1 inputs the departure information and the destination information in step S210, the identification information of the second terminal 20 (for example, the telephone number of the second terminal 20, The e-mail address of the user 2, the ID of the second user 2 registered in the central server apparatus 100, and the like). In step S230, the central server apparatus 100 determines the final courier terminal To the second terminal 20 in accordance with the message.

6 is an exemplary diagram showing a courier arrival forecast message transmitted to the second terminal 20. As shown in FIG. 6, the courier arrival forecast message is transmitted to the second terminal 20 in the form of SMS . However, the courier arrival forecast message is not limited to the SMS character, but may be transmitted to the second terminal 20 by various methods such as an e-mail, an SNS channel, an MMS message, and an application message.

The screen displayed on the display of the second terminal 20 when the second user 2 has selected the link of the courier arrival forecast message is illustrated in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 7, basic information 710 of the final courier terminal is displayed on the second terminal 20, and the current position 720 of the destination and the final courier terminal can be displayed on the map. Further, time information required for the final courier terminal to arrive at the destination can be further displayed.

The second user 2 can select the telephone button 730 or the message button 740 displayed on the screen and send a telephone or message to the courier article 3. [

The central server device 100 can track the position of the final courier terminal in real time during the delivery of the courier service by collecting the goods from the first user 1 at the departure point of the courier article 3, Information can be transmitted to the first terminal 10 and the second terminal 20. Thereby, the first user (1) and the second user (2) can constantly check at which point the final courier terminal is located.

Also, depending on the implementation, the time required for the courier to reach the destination may be transmitted to the first terminal 10 and the second terminal 20 in the form of a message. For example, if the remaining time is 30 minutes, the required time notification message is transmitted to the first terminal 10 and the second terminal 20. After that, if the remaining time is reduced to 20 minutes, May be transmitted to the first terminal 10 and the second terminal 20 again.

In one embodiment of the present invention, all courier operators 3 performing courier service can use the taxi cab as a courier vehicle. According to this, after a taxi is called in a similar manner to a conventional call taxi, a person can be delivered in a taxi instead of boarding the vehicle. When a taxi operator operates a courier service, the taxi driver can increase the profit of the taxi driver and provide accessibility of the user who wants to use the courier service And convenience can be increased.

3, the first user 1 may input goods information to be transferred to the first terminal 10 when requesting the courier service, and may transmit the goods information to the first terminal 10 through the first terminal 10 And transmit the corresponding information to the central server apparatus 100. [ Here, the product information may include information on the weight of the product to be delivered and information on the size of the product.

4, the central server apparatus 100 is a basic information of a plurality of courier terminals 30, and stores information on the goods that each courier article 3 can carry out (for example, the maximum weight of the goods Information on the maximum size of the goods, and the maximum size information of the goods), it is possible to select only the courier articles 3 that can provide the courier service for the commodity information inputted by the first user 1. [ 2, when the central server device 100 receives the product information from the first terminal 10, it compares the received product information with the basic information of each stored courier terminal 30, It is possible to transmit the courier request message only to the courier terminal 30 of the courier article 3 capable of delivering the goods of the first user 1 in step S220.

3, the first user 1 may select the type of the courier service, and may select the type of the courier service to be used by the first terminal 10 Information may be transmitted to the central server apparatus 100. Here, the type of the courier service may include at least one of a taxi courier service, a truck courier service, a motorcycle courier service, a subway courier service, an airplane courier service, and a train courier service.

4, the central server apparatus 100 stores the courier information of the courier articles 3 used by the courier articles 3 as the basic information of the courier terminals 30. Therefore, Only the courier article 3 using the courier vehicle corresponding to the courier service type entered by the user 1 can be selected. In other words, when the central server 100 receives the courier service type information from the first terminal 10 in step S210 of FIG. 2, the received type information and the basic information of each courier terminal 30 In comparison, in step S220, the first user 1 can transmit the courier request message only to the courier terminal 30 of the courier article 3 using the desired car. For example, when the first user 1 selects a taxi, the central server 100 transmits a courier request message only in the words of courier article A and courier article B in Fig. 4, and the first user 1 When the subway courier is selected, the central server 100 transmits the courier request message only to the courier article C in FIG. Of course, the courier article A, the courier article B, and the courier article C are limited to a case where they are located within a predetermined distance about the current position or origin of the first terminal 10.

Since the price or the time required varies depending on the kind of the courier service, the user can select the desired service by comparing various conditions.

8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a central server apparatus 800 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the central server apparatus 800 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a memory 810, a communication unit 830, and a controller 850.

The memory 810, the communication unit 830 and the control unit 850 may be implemented by at least one processor. The memory 810, the communication unit 830, and the control unit 850 may be operated by the program stored in the memory 810 can do.

The memory 810 stores basic information of the plurality of courier terminals 30. The basic information of the courier terminals 30 has been described above, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The communication unit 830 transmits the courier delivery request message to the courier terminal 30 near the current location or the origin of the first terminal 10 when the source information and the destination information are received from the first terminal 10. As described above, when the first terminal 10 restricts (selects) the commodity information or the courier service type, the communication unit 830 transmits only the courier terminal 30 that satisfies the restriction conditions selected by the first terminal 10 A request message can be transmitted.

The controller 850 determines the courier terminal 30 which has transmitted the response message corresponding to the courier request message to the central server 100 as the final courier terminal.

The communication unit 830 transmits the basic information of the final courier terminal to the first terminal 10 so that the basic information of the final courier terminal is displayed on the screen of the first terminal 10. [ The communication unit 830 may transmit the real time location information of the final courier terminal to the first terminal 10 and may transmit the basic information and the real time location information of the final courier terminal to the second terminal 20 as well.

9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a terminal device 900 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9, a terminal device 900 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a memory 910, a control unit 930, a communication unit 950, and a display 970. [

The memory 910, the control unit 930, and the communication unit 950 may be implemented as at least one processor, and may operate according to programs stored in the memory 910. [

The memory 910 may store an application for using the courier service and may further store contacts of the second user 2 of the second terminal 20 corresponding to the courier recipient.

First, the control unit 930 sets the source information and the destination information. The control unit 930 may set the departure point information and the destination information according to a user's input through an input device such as a touch screen or a mouse or may set a current location of the terminal device 900 sensed by the GPS module as a departure point have.

The communication unit 950 transmits the source information and the destination information to the central server apparatus 100 and receives the basic information of the final courier terminal from the central server apparatus 100. [

The display 970 displays the basic information of the final courier terminal on the screen and displays the current position information on the map when the current position information of the final courier terminal is received through the communication unit 930. [

Although it has been described above that the central server 100 provides the courier service to the first user 1 of the first terminal 10 at the request of the first terminal 10, At least some of the functions performed by the central server device 100 may be implemented in the first terminal 10 within a range that is obvious to a person skilled in the art. For example, instead of the central server apparatus 100, the first terminal 10 may transmit the courier request message to the courier terminals 30. [

Meanwhile, the embodiments of the present invention described above can be written in a program that can be executed in a computer, and the created program can be stored in a medium.

The medium may be one that continues to store computer executable programs, or temporarily store them for execution or download. In addition, the medium may be a variety of recording means or storage means in the form of a combination of a single hardware or a plurality of hardware, but is not limited to a medium directly connected to a computer system, but may be dispersed on a network. Examples of the medium include a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, an optical recording medium such as CD-ROM and DVD, a magneto-optical medium such as a floptical disk, And program instructions including ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. As another example of the medium, a recording medium or a storage medium managed by a site or a server that supplies or distributes an application store or various other software to distribute the application may be mentioned.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, Various modifications and variations are possible.

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Claims (12)

A method for providing a courier service by a central server device,
Receiving origin information, destination information and identification information of a second terminal from the first terminal;
Collects location information of the terminal of each taxi operator while communicating with the terminal of the taxi operators operating the taxi in real time and transmits a courier request message to the terminal of the taxi operators located within a predetermined distance from the current position of the first terminal ;
Determining a terminal of a taxi operator who has transmitted a response message to the central server device as a final courier terminal in response to the courier request message;
Transmitting the source information and the destination information to the final parcel delivery terminal;
Transmitting basic information of the final courier terminal to the first terminal so that basic information of the final courier terminal is displayed on the screen of the first terminal;
Transmitting a courier arrival forecast message to the second terminal based on the identification information of the second terminal as the final courier terminal is determined;
Tracking the position of the final courier terminal in real time and transmitting the real time location information of the last courier terminal tracked to the first terminal and the second terminal;
Compares the real time location of the final courier terminal with the destination and transmits a required time notification message to the first terminal and the second terminal every time the time required for the final courier terminal to arrive at the destination corresponds to each of the predetermined values ;
In the display of the first terminal, a screen for inputting a start point and a destination is displayed. When a user of the first terminal inputs a start point and a destination and then selects a call menu displayed on the display, And identification information of the second terminal is transmitted to the central server apparatus,
Wherein the basic information of the final courier terminal displayed on the display of the first terminal includes a photograph image of a taxi operator, a number of a taxi car operated by a taxi operator, and a vehicle type, A time button, a telephone button, a message button, and a cancel button for canceling the courier service are further displayed,
The courier arrival forecast message includes a predetermined link as an SMS character. When the user of the second terminal selects a link, the screen of the second terminal displays basic information of the final courier terminal, a destination on the map, The second terminal and the last courier terminal are connected when the user of the second terminal selects the telephone button or the message button,
The central server apparatus operates a taxi, communicates with a terminal of a taxi operator who provides a service to a guest and provides a courier service through the taxi,
When the user of the first terminal selects air courier service instead of a taxi courier service as a means of transporting the courier service, the central server device provides a courier service for the airplane, And the courier delivery request message is transmitted to the terminal. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete

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