KR102306363B1 - Goods transport mediation method and terminal apparatus and server apparatus for performing the method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present specification discloses an article transport mediation method and a terminal apparatus and a server apparatus for performing the same. The server apparatus according to one embodiment disclosed herein includes: a communication unit for communicating with at least one user terminal; a database unit for storing a carrier database including at least one carrier information; a storage unit for storing a transport mediation program for delivering carrier information to the user terminal device; and a processing unit for mediating the transport of goods through the communication unit, the database unit, and the storage unit, wherein the processing unit receives first information related to the transport route of the target article from the first terminal device through the communication unit, selects at least one carrier information from the carrier database based on the first information as recommended carrier information through the transport mediation program, and provides second information generated based on the recommended carrier information to the first terminal device through the communication unit.

Description

Goods transport brokerage method and terminal device and server device for performing the same

The present invention relates to a method for mediating the transport of goods, and to a terminal device and a server for performing the same, and more particularly, to a method for assisting the transport of goods to be carried out quickly at a lower price, and a terminal for performing the same It's about devices and servers.

As the e-commerce market continues to grow, the parcel delivery market, land or sea freight market, etc. are also showing good growth, and the logistics networks and logistics services of these companies are also expanding.

However, unlike the general transportation industry where service scope and quality are improved and even some overseas advances are made, in the case of 'quick service', which is mainly used when users want to transport goods urgently, unlike other logistics services, the transport Due to the nature of the time and place being very flexible, the systemization construction is very slow.

On the other hand, the number of cars registered nationwide has exceeded 23 million, indicating that one in two people owns a car. Excluding this, about 1.5 million vehicles were counted to have traveled long-distance routes using expressways.

Based on these statistics and the industry situation, the development of a new type of platform that can make the express delivery service cheaper and more convenient and provide additional revenue to drivers is emerging.

One object of the present invention is to provide a method, a terminal device, or a server device for mediating the transport of goods.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an article transport intermediary method, a terminal device or a server device for performing the transport of goods to be carried out at low cost, and to minimize environmental pollution due to transport of the goods.

However, the problems of the present invention are not limited to the above-described problems, and from the present specification and the accompanying drawings, the problems within a range that can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs are also It will be seen that it corresponds to the subject of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a server device for providing a user with carrier information matching a transport route of an article includes a communication unit communicating with at least one of a first terminal device and at least one second terminal device, at least one carrier A database unit for storing a carrier database including information, a storage unit for storing a transport intermediary program for transmitting the carrier information to the first terminal device, and the communication unit, the database unit and the storage unit to transport the goods and an intermediary processing unit, wherein the processing unit receives first information related to a transport route of a target article from the first terminal device through the communication unit, and through the transport intermediary program, the transporter based on the first information Selecting recommended carrier information from a database, and providing second information generated based on the recommended carrier information to the first terminal device through the communication unit, wherein the first information indicates a delivery destination to which the target product is to be transported information, collection information indicating a collection point of the target product, collection time information indicating a collection time requested for the target product, and product information, wherein the product information includes the type of the target product, the size of the target product, Information on the volume of the target article, the weight of the target article, the size of the target article and whether the volume of the target article can fit into a packaging article of a predetermined size, whether the target article is lighter than a predetermined threshold It includes information indicating whether or not the target article is food, an article requiring refrigeration or freezing storage, a liquid or a fragile article, wherein the transporter database includes departure time information indicating the departure time of the transporter, the transporter It may include at least one carrier information including departure point information indicating the departure point of the carrier, destination information related to the expected moving place of the carrier, and arrival time information indicating the expected arrival time of the carrier's delivery place.

According to the present invention, the cost and time required for transporting the article can be reduced.

According to the present invention, carbon emissions generated by the transport of articles can be reduced.

The effect of the present invention is not limited to the above-described effects, and from the present specification and accompanying drawings, to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, effects not mentioned will also be understood.

1 illustrates an embodiment of an article transport brokerage system for providing the article transport mediation method described herein.
Figure 2 shows an embodiment of an article transport mediation server for providing the article transport mediation method described in the present specification.
3 is a flowchart for explaining a method for mediating goods transport according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart for explaining a method for mediating goods transport according to another embodiment of the present invention described herein.
5 illustrates an embodiment of a terminal device for providing the article transport mediation method described in the present specification.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for mediating goods transport according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those of ordinary skill in the art can easily carry out the present invention. However, the invention described in this specification may be implemented with various modifications and is not limited to the embodiments described below. In the accompanying drawings, parts not necessary or irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly explain the invention described in the present specification. Throughout the specification, like reference numerals refer to like elements in principle.

Throughout the specification, when a part "includes" a certain element, it means that other elements may be further included, rather than excluding other elements, unless otherwise stated. In addition, terms such as “…unit”, “…group”, and “module” described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. have.

The method according to the embodiment described below may be implemented in the form of program instructions and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and floppy disks. hardware devices configured to store and execute program instructions, such as magneto-optical media, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like.

In the present specification, a system, apparatus and/or method in which a user who wants to request the transport of an article and a transporter who wants to transport the article are matched with each other can quickly deliver the target article at low cost.

Again, in this specification, considering that the majority of vehicles using domestic highways are non-freight vehicles, general vehicles are incorporated into the quick service industry to provide a cheaper and more convenient quick delivery service, and an opportunity to create additional revenue for long-distance drivers Various embodiments will be described with respect to the goods transport intermediary system, apparatus and/or method to be given.

1 illustrates an embodiment of an article transport brokerage system for providing the article transport mediation method described herein.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the article transport brokerage system may include a server device 100 , a first terminal device 200 , and a second terminal device 300 . In FIG. 1, for convenience, the system includes one first terminal device and one second terminal device, respectively, but this is only an example, and the goods transport brokerage system includes a plurality of first terminal devices and/or a plurality of second terminal devices. It may include a second terminal device.

The server device 100 may store a program for providing an article transport brokerage service. The server device 100 may communicate with the plurality of first terminal devices 200 and the plurality of second terminal devices 300 .

The server device 100 may communicate with the first terminal device 200 and/or the second terminal device 300 using a communication network. The communication network may be at least one of a mobile communication network, a public switched telephone network (PSTN), and a wired/wireless Internet network.

The first terminal 200 may be a terminal of a user requesting transport of a target article. The second terminal 300 may be a terminal of a carrier that accepts a transport request for goods.

The server device 100 may receive a transport request of the article from the first terminal 200 , and may provide identification information of an appropriate transporter to the first terminal 200 based on this.

As an example, the server device 100 may obtain a transport request for goods, and transmit at least one transporter identification information corresponding to the transport request obtained from a previously stored transporter database to the first terminal device 200 .

As another example, the server device 100 transmits the goods transport request to the plurality of second terminals 300 , and receives identification information of the transporter (or the transporter's second terminal 300 ) who has accepted the transport request of the goods. It may be transmitted to the first terminal 200 .

As another example, the server device 100 receives a transport request request including a movement route or departure time from the second terminal device 300 , and a transport request corresponding to the transport request request from the first terminal device 200 . When is received, the transport request may be transmitted to the second terminal device 300 .

In addition to the above-described examples, the server device 100 , the first terminal device 200 , and the second terminal device 300 may configure a transport request brokerage system for goods in various forms.

The configuration and operation of the server device 100 , the first terminal 200 , and the second terminal 300 will be described in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6 .

Figure 2 shows an embodiment of an article transport mediation server for providing the article transport mediation method described in the present specification.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the article transport mediation server device 100 according to an embodiment may include a processing unit 110 , a storage unit 120 , a database unit 130 , and a communication unit 140 . The article transport intermediary server device 100 may provide the user with transporter information matching the transport route of the article. The goods transport intermediary server device 100 stores data necessary for goods transport mediation, and uses a program for goods transport mediation, and communicates with the user terminal and the transporter terminal to mediate the transport of goods between the user and the transporter. .

The storage unit 120 may store a program for performing the goods transport mediation method described in this specification. In this case, the program may include commands for controlling the operation of the server device 100 . For example, the storage unit 120 may store a transport intermediary program for delivering carrier information to the user terminal device.

The database unit 130 may store data required for goods transport brokerage. The database unit 130 may include a user database for storing user information requesting goods, a carrier database for storing carrier information for transporting goods, and/or a billing database for storing billing information. In particular, the database unit 130 may store a carrier database including at least one carrier information.

The communication unit 140 may communicate with an external device. The communication unit 140 may communicate with at least one user terminal and/or a carrier terminal. The communication unit 140 communicates with an external device through a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), the Internet (WWW: World Wide Web), a wired/wireless data communication network, a telephone network, a wired/wireless television communication network, etc. can be performed.

The processing unit 110 may mediate the transport of goods through the communication unit 140 , the database unit 130 , and the storage unit 120 .

The processing unit 110 may operate based on a program stored in the storage unit 120 . The processing unit 110 may mediate the transport of goods between the user and the carrier based on the goods transport mediation program stored in the storage unit 20 .

The processing unit 110 may receive the first information related to the transport route of the target article from the first terminal device 200 through the communication unit 140 . The processing unit 110 may receive an article transport request including first information related to a transport route of the target article from the first terminal device 200 .

According to an embodiment, the first information may include product information such as the type of the target product, the size of the target product, or the weight of the target product. The first information may include collection information indicating a collection location, such as a current location of the transport target article, a collection request location of the transport target article, and the like. The first information may include delivery address information indicating a location where the target article is to be transported. The first information may include collection time information indicating a requested collection time for the target article or delivery time information indicating a requested delivery time. The collection time information or delivery time information may be provided in the form of a range of time.

The processing unit 110 may select, as recommended carrier information, at least one carrier information from the carrier database based on the first information through the transport brokerage program stored in the storage unit 120 . The recommended carrier information may refer to identification information of a carrier selected to be suitable for transporting a target article.

The pre-stored transporter database includes departure time information indicating the time at which the transporter is expected to start moving, departure information indicating the expected departure area of the transporter, that is, departure point information, destination information related to the expected moving place of the transporter, and delivery address of the transporter. It may include at least one carrier information including at least one of arrival time information indicating the expected arrival time.

The pre-stored carrier database may include carrier information scheduled to move. The carrier database may store information related to the expected moving time or the expected moving route of the carrier scheduled to move together with the carrier's identification information.

For example, when a first carrier scheduled to move from a predetermined departure place to a destination is registered through a terminal device that transport corresponding to such a movement is registered through the terminal device, the carrier database includes the first carrier's departure point, destination, and scheduled departure time. and first carrier information in which identification information of the first carrier is associated with one or more of the estimated arrival time. The carrier information may also include information on the carrier's transportation means.

As a specific example, the transporter database may include first transporter information of a first transporter having a departure point in Seocho-gu, Seoul, a destination in Saha-gu, Busan, and a vehicle as a means of transportation.

The pre-stored transporter database may include information on transporters who have requested transport requests in a predetermined time range.

For example, when the second transporter registers through the terminal device that transport activities within a predetermined area range from a predetermined transport start time to a transport end time are possible, the transporter database includes the transport start time, transport end time and The second identification information may include second carrier information associated with one or more of the transportable areas.

As a specific example, the carrier database sets the transport start time at 9 am and the transport end time at 5 pm, and the transportable areas are Seoul and Gyeonggi-do, and the second carrier information of the second carrier having second identification information. may include

The processing unit 110 may select or determine at least one carrier information as recommended carrier information.

The processing unit 110 selects at least one carrier information as the recommended carrier information, the processing unit 110 determines the carrier information determined to be appropriate for the transport of the target product through the goods transport brokerage program according to a predetermined standard. can mean that

The processing unit 110 selects, as a recommended carrier, a carrier whose moving destination is close to the delivery place of the item or a carrier whose departure place is close to the collection point of the item, and provides identification information of the selected carrier as recommended carrier information to the first terminal device can do.

As an example, the processing unit 110 selects at least one carrier information as the recommended carrier information, based on the delivery address information and the destination information, the carrier information within the reference distance and the delivery destination to which the target product is to be transported is recommended. It may further include selecting as carrier information. The processing unit 110 may select, as the recommended carrier information, carrier information belonging to the same administrative area as the delivery destination to which the target product is to be transported to the moving destination.

Alternatively, the processing unit 110 arranges the carrier information included in the carrier database in the order of the closest distance between the moving place of each carrier and the delivery place of the item, and the distance between the moving place and the delivery place of the item is the closest From there, a predetermined number of carrier information may be selected as recommended carrier information.

As another example, when the processing unit 110 selects the at least one carrier information as the recommended carrier information, the departure place is within a reference distance (or within the same administrative district) as the collection point and the departure point based on the collection point information and the departure point information. The method may further include selecting the carrier information as the recommended carrier information.

Alternatively, the processing unit 110 sorts the carrier information included in the carrier database in the order of the distance between the departure place of each carrier and the collection point of the goods, and the distance between the departure place and the collection point of the goods is the closest. From there, a predetermined number of carrier information may be selected as recommended carrier information.

The processing unit 110 may transmit the contents of the transport request received from the user to the plurality of transporters, and select information of the transporter who has accepted the transport request as the recommended transporter information.

The processing unit 110, based on the transport request, may transmit a transport request message generated based on the transport request to a transporter whose transport request time is registered as transportable time. Alternatively, the processing unit 110 may transmit a transport request message to a transporter registered as a transportable area to a delivery destination requested for transport, based on the transport request.

For example, when the processing unit 110 selects the at least one carrier information as the recommended carrier information, a transport request message generated based on the first information is transmitted to the at least one second terminal device, and the at least one second receiving, from the terminal device, the transport acceptance message generated in response to the transport request message, receiving the transport acceptance message, and selecting the carrier information corresponding to the second terminal device that transmitted the transport acceptance message as the recommended carrier information may include

The processing unit 110 may determine, as recommended carrier information, identification information of a carrier whose expected delivery time of the item is fast so that the item can be delivered quickly.

As an example, the processing unit 110 selects the at least one carrier information as the recommended carrier information, based on the result of sorting the at least one carrier information included in the carrier information based on the arrival time information, the estimated arrival time Further comprising selecting at least one carrier information selected in this fast order as recommended carrier information,

The processing unit 110, based on the user's transport request obtained through the first terminal, may determine the recommended carrier selection criteria. For example, when a transport request requesting quick completion is received from the user, the processing unit 110 may select recommended transporter information based on arrival time information. Alternatively, upon receiving a transport request requesting a low cost from the user, the processing unit 110 may select, as the recommended driver information, driver information for which a low fare is charged in consideration of a billing standard to be described later.

The processing unit 110 may provide the second information generated based on the recommended carrier information to the first terminal device through the communication unit.

The second information may further include charge information.

The fee information may include an estimated fee calculated based on a requested transport distance of the target product. The fee information may include an estimated fee calculated in proportion to at least a part of the distance to which the target article needs to be transported, that is, the transport distance. The fare information may include an estimated fare including a base fare and a distance-based fare determined in proportion to a transport distance. For example, the fee information may include an estimated fee calculated according to a distance between the collection point and the delivery location based on the collection point information and the delivery location information.

The fee information may include an estimated fee calculated based on the distance the carrier must additionally travel by requesting the transport to a specific carrier. For example, the charge information may include an estimated charge calculated according to a distance between the destination and the delivery destination based on the delivery destination information and the destination information. Also, for example, the fare information may include an expected fare calculated according to the distance between the departure point and the collection point based on the collection point information and the departure point information.

According to an embodiment, the fee information may include a basic fee and an additional fee. For example, the fee information may include a basic fee calculated according to a distance between a collection point and a delivery location and an additional fee calculated according to a distance between a destination and a delivery location.

The terminal device may include a GPS module, and may acquire GPS-based location information. The charge information may be calculated according to a transport distance requested for the target article, which is obtained based on the GPS-based location information. The fare information may include an estimated fare calculated according to the carrier's location information and the expected moving distance of the carrier.

The fare information may include an estimated fare calculated according to the moving distance regardless of the transport means of the carrier. Alternatively, the fare information may include an estimated fare calculated in consideration of the transport means of the carrier.

The fee information may be obtained from the second terminal device. For example, the processing unit 110 may obtain GPS location information or fare information calculated based on the driving distance from the second terminal device. According to an embodiment, the second terminal device may be a meter built into the vehicle of the carrier or a terminal device that communicates with or interworks with such a meter.

The processing unit 110 receives, from the first terminal device, third information for selecting one carrier information among at least one piece of recommended carrier information as the selected carrier information, and a transport request confirmation guide generated based on the third information may be transmitted to the second terminal device.

3 is a flowchart for explaining a method for mediating goods transport according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to one embodiment, a server device communicating with at least one terminal may provide an article transport brokerage method for providing a user with carrier information matching a transport route of the article. In the following method, the operation of the server device described with reference to FIG. 2 may be similarly applied unless otherwise specified.

Referring to FIG. 3 , in the article transport brokerage method according to an embodiment, receiving first information related to a transport route of a target article from a first terminal device ( S110 ), based on the first information, at least one transporter Selecting the information as the recommended carrier information (S130) and transmitting the second information generated based on the recommended carrier information to the first terminal device (S150).

Receiving the first information related to the transport route of the target article from the first terminal device ( S110 ) may include, by the server device, receiving first information related to the transport route of the target article from the first terminal device. .

The step of selecting at least one carrier information as recommended carrier information based on the first information (S130) is that the server device selects at least one carrier information from the pre-stored carrier database based on the first information as recommended carrier information. may include The recommended carrier information may refer to identification information of a carrier selected to be suitable for transporting a target article.

According to an embodiment, the first information may include product information such as the type of the target product, the size (eg, length and width) of the target product, the volume of the target product, and/or the weight of the target product. For example, the first information may further include information that the size of the target article or the volume of the target article is smaller than a packaging article (eg, a packaging box) of a predetermined size or information that can fit into the packaging article have. In addition, the type of the target product may indicate whether the target product is a food material, a product requiring refrigeration or freezing storage, a liquid type, a fragile product, and the like. In addition, the weight of the target article may indicate an absolute weight (eg, mg, kg, ton, pound), but may also be information indicating whether it is lighter or heavier than a predetermined threshold value. Also, the first information may include collection information indicating a collection location, such as a current location of the transport target article, a collection request location of the transport target article, and the like. The first information may include delivery address information indicating a location where the target article is to be transported. The first information may include collection time information indicating a requested collection time for the target article or delivery time information indicating a requested delivery time. The collection time information or delivery time information may be provided in the form of a range of time.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention can be applied and applied not only when a carrier carries a target article but also when a passenger (person) is transported. For example, the carrier may correspond to a taxi industry worker, a tour bus driver, or a person providing a car-sharing (vehicle sharing) service. Therefore, it goes without saying that the contents described based on the target article in the present invention can be applied by replacing the target article with a passenger.

According to an embodiment, the pre-stored transporter database includes departure time information indicating a time at which the transporter is expected to start moving, the expected departure area of the transporter, that is, departure information indicating the departure point, and related to the expected moving place of the transporter. It may include at least one carrier information including at least one of destination information and arrival time information indicating the expected arrival time of the delivery destination of the carrier.

The pre-stored carrier database may include carrier information scheduled to move. The carrier database may store information related to the expected moving time and the expected moving route of the carrier scheduled to move, together with the carrier's identification information.

In the step (S130) of the server device selecting at least one carrier information as recommended carrier information, based on the delivery address information and the destination information, the moving destination is within a reference distance from the delivery address to which the target product will be transported. It may further include selecting with information.

In the step (S130) of the server device selecting at least one carrier information as the recommended carrier information, based on the delivery location information and the destination information, the location to be moved from the carrier database is the closest to the delivery location to which the target product is to be transported. Based on the , the method may further include selecting at least one piece of carrier information as recommended carrier information.

The step (S130) of the server device selecting the at least one carrier information as the recommended carrier information, based on the result of sorting the at least one carrier information included in the carrier information based on the arrival time information, the estimated arrival time The method may further include selecting at least one carrier information selected in this fast order as recommended carrier information.

In the step (S130) of the server device selecting the at least one carrier information as recommended carrier information, the first carrier information determined that the delivery address information is within a predetermined distance from the destination and the transport request generated based on the first information The method may further include selecting second carrier information corresponding to the terminal device that has received the message and transmitted the transport acceptance message as the recommended carrier information.

The step (S150) of the server device transmitting the second information generated based on the recommended carrier information to the first terminal device may further include transmitting the second information including the fee information to the first terminal device.

The fee information may include an estimated fee calculated based on a requested transport distance of the target product. For example, the fee information may include an estimated fee calculated according to a distance between the collection point and the delivery location based on the collection point information and the delivery location information.

The fee information may include an estimated fee calculated based on the distance the carrier must additionally travel by requesting the transport to a specific carrier. For example, the charge information may include an estimated charge calculated according to a distance between the destination and the delivery destination based on the delivery destination information and the destination information. Also, for example, the fare information may include an expected fare calculated according to the distance between the departure point and the collection point based on the collection point information and the departure point information.

According to an embodiment, the fee information may include a basic fee and an additional fee. For example, the fee information may include a basic fee calculated according to a distance between a collection point and a delivery location and an additional fee calculated according to a distance between a destination and a delivery location.

4 is a flowchart for explaining a method for mediating goods transport according to another embodiment of the present invention described herein.

Referring to FIG. 4 , it is a flowchart for explaining a specific example of the step of selecting at least one carrier information as recommended carrier information in the article transport brokerage method according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the step of selecting at least one carrier information as recommended carrier information ( S130 ) includes transmitting a transport request message to the second terminal device ( S131 ), and receiving a transport acceptance message from the second terminal device and selecting the carrier information corresponding to the second terminal device as recommended carrier information (S135).

Transmitting the transport request message to the second terminal device ( S131 ) may include transmitting the transport request message generated based on the first information to at least one second terminal device.

In the step of transmitting the transport request message to the second terminal device (S131), at least one transport request message is generated based on the first information and includes one or more of product information, collection information, delivery address information, and delivery time information. It may include transmitting to the second terminal device of Transmitting the transport request message to the second terminal device ( S131 ) may include transmitting the transport request message to a transporter capable of transport according to the first information among transporters registered in advance. For example, a transport request message may be transmitted to a carrier registered as being able to transport at a requested delivery time.

Receiving the transport approval message from the second terminal device ( S133 ) may include receiving, from at least one second terminal device, a transport approval message generated in response to the transport request message.

In the step S135 of selecting the carrier information corresponding to the second terminal device as the recommended carrier information, receiving the transport acceptance message, and selecting the carrier information corresponding to the second terminal device that transmitted the transport approval message as the recommended carrier information may include doing

On the other hand, the step of selecting at least one carrier information as the recommended carrier information (S130) may include selecting a plurality of carrier information selected according to a plurality of criteria as the recommended carrier information. For example, the step of selecting at least one carrier information as recommended carrier information (S130), the destination is within a reference distance from the delivery place, the first carrier information of the first carrier and the second carrier of the second carrier that transmits the transport acceptance message Information can be selected as recommended carrier information.

Although not shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 , the article transport mediation method may further include transmitting a transport request confirmation message (or guidance) to the second terminal device.

In the article transport brokerage method, after the step of transmitting the second information to the first terminal (S150), it is possible to obtain a user input for selecting any one of the at least one recommended transporter information.

In the article transport brokerage method, after the step of transmitting the second information to the first terminal (S150), from the first terminal device, a third for selecting one carrier information among at least one recommended carrier information as the selected carrier information receiving the information and transmitting a transport request confirmation guide generated based on the third information to the second terminal device; may further include.

On the other hand, although not shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the article transport mediation method may further include transmitting the determined billing information. For example, the server device may obtain completion information indicating that the transport of the article is completed from the second terminal device, and transmit billing information according to the transport of the article to the first terminal device.

The server device may acquire completion information indicating that the transport has been completed.

For example, the server device may determine that the carrier has reached the delivery destination based on the GPS-based location information of the second terminal device. Also, for example, the server device may obtain a completion input indicating that the transport has been completed from the carrier through the second terminal device. Alternatively, the server device may obtain a completion input indicating that the transport has been completed through the third terminal device from the recipient who will receive the article.

The server device may transmit the charging information to the first terminal device.

For example, the server device may transmit, to the first terminal device, the fixed fee calculated based on the moving distance of the transporter, regardless of the transport means of the transporter. Based on the GPS-based location information of the second terminal device, billing information including a fixed charge calculated based on the moving distance from the collection point of the goods of the second terminal device to the delivery destination may be transmitted to the first terminal device. Alternatively, based on the GPS-based location information of the second terminal device, the server device first transmits billing information including a fixed fee calculated in consideration of the moving distance from the collection point of the goods to the delivery location and the time required for the moving, based on the GPS-based location information of the second terminal device. It can be transmitted to the terminal device.

The server device may transmit the calculated fixed fee in consideration of the carrier's moving means to the first terminal device. For example, when a carrier transports goods through a vehicle, the server device may transmit a fixed fee calculated in consideration of at least a part of a fueling cost required for transport to the first terminal device.

The server device may obtain the fee information from the second terminal device. For example, the server device may obtain GPS location information or fare information calculated based on the driving distance from the second terminal device. According to an embodiment, the second terminal device may be a meter built into the vehicle of the carrier or a terminal device that communicates with or interworks with such a meter.

5 illustrates an embodiment of the terminal device 200 for providing the article transport mediation method described in the present specification. According to an embodiment, the terminal device 200 providing the user with carrier information matching the transport route of the article may be provided. The terminal device 200 may be a mobile phone, a smart phone, a PDA phone, a handheld personal computer (PC), and a desktop/laptop personal computer (PC). In FIG. 5 , the first terminal device, that is, the user terminal device, will be described based on the description, but the second terminal device, that is, the carrier terminal device, may be provided similarly to the second terminal device.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the terminal device 200 according to an embodiment may include a processing unit 210 , a storage unit 220 , a communication unit 230 , an input unit 240 , and an output unit 250 .

The storage 220 may store data or a program. The storage unit 220 may store a transport brokerage program for requesting transporter information from the user to the server and delivering the transporter information to the user. The storage unit 220 may store at least part of the transport request information obtained from the user so as to be used for the next request.

The communication unit 230 may communicate with an external device. The communication unit 230 may communicate with a server having a carrier database for storing at least one carrier information.

The input unit 240 may obtain a user input. The input unit 240 may obtain a user input through a touch screen, a keyboard, a microphone, or the like.

The output unit 250 may output information received from the server.

The processing unit 210 may mediate the transport of goods through the input unit 240 , the communication unit 230 , the storage unit 220 , and the output unit 250 . The processing unit 210 may operate based on a program stored in the storage unit 230 . The processing unit 210 may mediate the transport of goods between the user and the transporter based on the goods transport mediation program stored in the storage unit 230 .

The processing unit 210 may obtain a user input related to the transport path of the target article through the input unit 240 .

In addition, the processing unit 210 transmits the first information related to the transport route of the target article to the server device through the communication unit 230, and includes at least one carrier information selected from the server device based on the first information. The second information may be received.

In addition, the processing unit 210 may display at least one carrier information based on the second information through the output unit 250 .

The first information includes at least one of delivery address information indicating a delivery address to which the target product is to be transported, collection information indicating a collection point of the target product, and collection time information indicating a collection time requested for the target product,

The pre-stored transporter database includes at least one of departure time information indicating the departure time of the transporter, departure information indicating the departure point of the transporter, destination information related to the transport scheduled place of the transporter, and arrival time information indicating the expected arrival time of the transporter's delivery place. It may include at least one carrier information that includes.

Displaying the at least one carrier information by the processing unit 210 displays at least one carrier information according to a priority determined based on the first distance between the origin and the collection point or the second distance between the destination and the delivery place may further include

Displaying the at least one carrier information by the processing unit 210 may further include displaying the at least one carrier information according to a priority determined based on arrival time information.

The second information includes charge information, and the processing unit 210 displays at least one carrier information according to a priority determined based on the charge information corresponding to the carrier information, at least one carrier information and charge information It may further include displaying

In addition, the processing unit 210 obtains a user input for selecting one of the at least one carrier information displayed through the input unit, and transmits the third information including the selected carrier information, which is identification information of the selected carrier information, through the communication unit. can be sent to the server.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for mediating goods transport according to an embodiment of the present invention. Unless otherwise specified, the contents described in FIGS. 1 to 5 may be similarly applied to the goods transport mediation method described in FIG. 6 .

Referring to FIG. 6 , in the article transport mediation method according to an embodiment, a terminal device communicating with a server provides transporter information matching a transport route of an article to a user in the article transport mediation method, the terminal device A, obtaining a user input related to the transport route of the target article, and transmitting the first information related to the transport route of the target article to the server device; receiving, by the terminal device, second information including at least one carrier information selected based on the first information, from the server device; and displaying, by the terminal device, at least one piece of carrier information based on the second information. Including, wherein the first information may include at least one of delivery address information indicating a delivery address to which the target product is to be transported, collection information indicating a collection point of the target product, and collection time information indicating a collection time requested for the target product. have.

In addition, the pre-stored transporter database is at least one of departure time information indicating the departure time of the transporter, departure information indicating the departure point of the transporter, destination information related to the transport scheduled place of the transporter, and arrival time information indicating the expected arrival time of the transporter's delivery place It may include at least one carrier information including a.

In addition, the displaying of the at least one carrier information may further include displaying the at least one carrier information according to a priority determined based on the first distance between the origin and the collection point or the second distance between the destination and the delivery place. may include

In addition, the displaying of the at least one carrier information may further include displaying the at least one carrier information according to a priority determined based on the arrival time information.

In addition, the second information includes fee information, and the displaying of the at least one carrier information includes displaying at least one carrier information and the fee information according to a priority determined based on the fee information corresponding to the carrier information. may further include

The displaying of the at least one carrier information may further include displaying the at least one carrier information according to a priority determined in consideration of the current location of the carrier.

In addition, the method includes receiving the second information, obtaining a user input for selecting one of the displayed at least one carrier information, and sending third information including selected carrier information that is identification information of the selected carrier information to the server transmitting; may further include.

The second information may further include charge information including an estimated charge calculated according to a distance between the collection point and the delivery location based on the collection point information and the delivery location information.

The second information, based on the departure information and the destination information, may include an estimated fee calculated in consideration of the estimated cost according to the moving distance of the carrier.

Alternatively, for example, according to an embodiment, the above-described fare information may be specifically calculated based on a distance-added charge and the estimated fueling cost. In this case, the distance plus fee may be derived by adding a first distance fee based on the first distance and a first weight and a second distance fee based on the second distance and a second weight, and the second weight is It may be greater than the first weight. For example, the second weight may be set to twice the first weight. Through this, when the distance between the destination and the delivery destination is long, a higher rate may be set.

Or, for example, when the transport is completed by the selected transporter according to the selected transporter information, the processing unit may receive transport completion information from the second terminal device corresponding to the selected transporter information, and the transport completion information may be transmitted to the first terminal device. In addition, the transport completion confirmation information corresponding to the transport completion information may be received from the first terminal device, and based on the completion time information and the estimated transport completion time information according to the estimated required time, the transport completion information is received. It is possible to determine the rate reduction information. In addition, the fare reduction information may be transmitted to the first terminal device and the second terminal device corresponding to the selected carrier information.

Here, the fare reduction information may be determined to be 0 when the difference between the completion time information and the expected transport completion time information is less than a first threshold, and the difference between the completion time information and the expected transport completion time information is the first If the threshold is greater than or equal to the second threshold, it may be determined as 10% of the charge information, and when the difference between the completion time information and the expected transport completion time information is greater than or equal to the second threshold, 30% of the charge information may be determined The first threshold may be determined as 20% of the estimated required time, and the second threshold may be determined as 50% of the estimated required time.

Also, for example, when the difference between the completion time information and the expected transport completion time information is equal to or greater than the second threshold, the processing unit may generate penalty information for a carrier according to the selected carrier information, and the penalty information may be included in the selected carrier information in the carrier database, and delay probability information may be derived based on information on the number of penalty information included in the selected carrier information and information on the number of transports performed by the selected carrier. In addition, when the number of transport information is 10 or more and the delay probability information is 20% or more, information indicating a high delay probability may be included in the selected carrier information, and the transport number information is 10 or more, and the delay If the probability information is more than 30%, the selected carrier information may be set as a selection prohibited carrier that is not selected as the recommended carrier information for a preset period, and when the preset period has elapsed, the delay of the selected carrier information Probability information -10% is applied, the set selection prohibition carrier can be released, and when the selection carrier information that was set as the selection prohibition carrier is set again as the selection prohibition carrier, the selection carrier information is permanently It may not be selected as recommended carrier information.

Also, for example, the carrier corresponding to the selected carrier information from which the selection prohibition carrier is released has a second weight corresponding to the second distance among the distance-addition charges among the fare information by a preset number of transports (eg, 5 times) It can be set to half. However, after the preset number of transports, the second weight may be set back to the original value.

Or, for example, according to one embodiment, when the transport is completed by the selected transporter according to the selected transporter information, the processing unit receives transport completion information from the second terminal device corresponding to the selected transporter information through the communication unit. first image information including the face of the carrier corresponding to the selected carrier information and the article obtained by the second terminal device corresponding to the selected carrier information, and the carrier It may include second image information including the article without including the face of the .

In addition, the processing unit may receive the current location information of the second terminal device corresponding to the selected carrier information together when receiving the transport completion information from the second terminal device corresponding to the selected carrier information, The processing unit determines the carrier corresponding to the selected carrier information based on the first image information including the face of the carrier and the third image information including the face of the carrier included in the carrier information of the carrier database. It can be determined whether the goods have been transported. For example, if the coincidence rate between the face in the first image and the face in the third image is equal to or greater than a preset face comparison threshold, it may be determined that they are the same person. Here, the comparison between the faces in the image may be performed by a preset or learned face recognition algorithm, and since the face recognition algorithm is a conventional technique, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, the processing unit may determine whether the goods have been transported to the delivery destination based on the current location information and the delivery address information, and the processing unit, it is determined that the transporter corresponding to the selected transporter information has transported the goods, and , when it is determined that the goods have been transported to the delivery destination, the transport completion information excluding the first image information is transmitted to the first terminal device, and the second transport completion information included in the transport completion information from the first terminal device The first transport completion confirmation information may be received based on the image information.

Or, for example, the processing unit may generate a quick-response (QR) code for the article, and transmit fourth image information including the QR code to the second terminal device corresponding to the selected carrier information. In addition, the second terminal device may be equipped with an output module capable of printing a printed matter. The article may be affixed with a printed matter including the QR code according to the fourth image information printed by the second terminal device. That is, the carrier corresponding to the second terminal device can carry the article by attaching the printed matter including the QR code printed by the second terminal device to the article.

In this case, when the QR code is recognized by the third terminal device corresponding to the recipient of the article, the processing unit provides a plurality of product status candidates to the third terminal device, and the delivery from the third terminal device is It is possible to receive second transport completion confirmation information including fifth image information of the completed article and information on a specific product status candidate selected from among the plurality of product status candidates. In addition, when the processing unit receives both the first transport completion confirmation information and the second transport completion confirmation information, based on the completion time information of receiving the transport completion information and the estimated transport completion time information according to the estimated required time to determine the first rate reduction information. Here, the first rate reduction information may be the same as the above-described rate reduction information.

Or, for example, the fare information may be obtained through the communication unit from the second terminal device linked to a meter built into the vehicle of the carrier according to the selected carrier information.

Furthermore, according to an embodiment, the processing unit may derive second rate reduction information based on the information on the selected specific product state candidate received from the third terminal device, and the second rate reduction information may include the plurality of may be determined based on a ratio corresponding to product status candidates of It may transmit to the second terminal device.

The operation according to the embodiment of the present invention can be implemented as a computer-readable program or code on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all types of recording devices in which data readable by a computer system is stored. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium is distributed in a computer system connected to a network so that computer-readable programs or codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may include a hardware device specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, and flash memory. The program instructions may include not only machine language codes such as those generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

Although some aspects of the invention have been described in the context of an apparatus, it may also represent a description according to a corresponding method, wherein a block or apparatus corresponds to a method step or feature of a method step. Similarly, aspects described in the context of a method may also represent a corresponding block or item or a corresponding device feature. Some or all of the method steps may be performed by (or using) a hardware device such as, for example, a microprocessor, a programmable computer, or an electronic circuit. In some embodiments, one or more of the most important method steps may be performed by such an apparatus.

In embodiments, a programmable logic device (eg, a field programmable gate array) may be used to perform some or all of the functions of the methods described herein. In embodiments, the field programmable gate array may operate in conjunction with a microprocessor to perform one of the methods described herein. In general, the methods are preferably performed by some hardware device.

Although the above has been described with reference to preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art can variously modify and change the present invention within the scope without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below. You will understand that it can be done.

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A server device for providing a user with carrier information matching a transport route of an article, the server device comprising:
a communication unit communicating with at least one of a first terminal device corresponding to the user and at least one second terminal device corresponding to at least one carrier;
a database unit for storing a carrier database including at least one carrier information corresponding to the at least one carrier;
a storage unit for storing a transport intermediary program for transmitting the carrier information to the first terminal device; and
and a processing unit that mediates the transport of the target article through the communication unit, the database unit, and the storage unit,
The processing unit,
Receive first information related to the transport route of the target article from the first terminal device through the communication unit,
Through the transport brokerage program, select recommended carrier information from the carrier database based on the first information, and provide second information generated based on the recommended carrier information to the first terminal device through the communication unit ,
The first information includes delivery address information indicating a delivery destination to transport the target product, collection information indicating a collection point of the target product, collection time information indicating a collection time requested for the target product, and product information,
The article information includes information on whether the type of the target article, the size of the target article, the volume of the target article, the weight of the target article, and whether the volume of the target article can fit into a packaging article of a predetermined size, the Information indicating whether the target product is lighter than a predetermined threshold value, information indicating whether the target product is a food material, information indicating whether the target product is an item requiring refrigeration storage, information indicating whether the target product is an item requiring refrigeration storage information indicating whether or not the target article is liquid, or information indicating whether the target article is a fragile article;
The carrier database includes departure time information indicating the departure time of the carrier, departure information indicating the departure point of the carrier, destination information related to the expected place of movement of the carrier, and arrival time information indicating the expected arrival time of the carrier. contains at least one,
Selecting, through the transport brokerage program, recommended transporter information from the transporter database based on the first information, includes:
Based on the delivery address information and the destination information, at least one piece of first transporter information that is within a reference distance of the delivery location to which the target article is to be transported is derived from the transporter database,
Transmitting a transport request message generated based on the first information through the communication unit to the at least one second terminal device corresponding to the at least one first carrier information,
receiving a transport acceptance message generated in response to the transport request message from at least a portion of the at least one second terminal device through the communication unit;
and selecting, as the recommended carrier information, second carrier information corresponding to at least a part of the at least one second terminal device that has transmitted the transport acceptance message,
The second information further includes charge information,
The fee information is
A first distance fee corresponding to a first distance between the collection point and the delivery destination based on the collection point information and the delivery location information, and a second distance between the delivery location and the destination based on the delivery address information and the destination information It is expected that it will take the carrier to transport the target item based on the second distance fee, the estimated time required to travel to the collection point and the delivery destination, the carrier's moving means information and the moving means information It is determined based on the expected fueling cost,
The first distance fee is derived based on a first weight and the first distance, the second distance fee is derived based on a second weight and the second distance, and the second weight is greater than the first weight. big,
The processing unit receives third information for selecting one of the recommended carrier information as the selected carrier information from the first terminal device through the communication unit, and a transport request confirmation guide generated based on the third information further comprising transmitting to a second terminal device corresponding to the selected carrier information,
The processing unit, when the transport is completed by the selected carrier according to the selected carrier information, receives the transport completion information from the second terminal device corresponding to the selected carrier information through the communication unit,
The transport completion information does not include the first image information including the face of the carrier corresponding to the selected carrier information obtained by the second terminal device corresponding to the selected carrier information and the target article and the face of the carrier. and second image information including the target article,
The processing unit, when receiving the transport completion information from the second terminal device corresponding to the selected carrier information, receives the current location information of the second terminal device corresponding to the selected carrier information together,
The processing unit, the carrier corresponding to the selected carrier information based on the first image information including the face of the carrier and the third image information including the face of the carrier included in the carrier information of the carrier database Determining whether the target goods have been transported,
The processing unit, based on the current location information and the delivery location information, determines whether the target product has been delivered to the delivery location,
The processing unit, when it is determined that the carrier corresponding to the selected carrier information has transported the target article, and when it is determined that the target article has been transported to the delivery location, the transport completion information excluding the first image information is transferred to the second 1 transmit to a terminal device, and receive first transport completion confirmation information from the first terminal device based on the second image information included in the transport completion information,
The processing unit generates a quick-response (QR) code for the target article, and transmits fourth image information including the QR code to the second terminal device corresponding to the selected carrier information,
The second terminal device is equipped with an output module capable of printing a printed matter,
The target article is attached with a printed matter including the QR code according to the fourth image information printed by the second terminal device,
The processing unit, when the QR code is recognized by the third terminal device corresponding to the recipient of the target article, provides a plurality of product status candidates to the third terminal device, and the delivery from the third terminal device is completed receiving fifth image information of the target product and second transport completion confirmation information including information on a specific product status candidate selected from among the plurality of product status candidates;
The processing unit, when both the first transport completion confirmation information and the second transport completion confirmation information are received, based on the completion time information for receiving the transport completion information and the estimated transport completion time information according to the expected required time determine first rate reduction information;
The first rate reduction information is
If the difference between the completion time information and the expected transport completion time information is less than a first threshold, it is determined as 0;
If the difference between the completion time information and the expected transport completion time information is greater than or equal to the first threshold and less than the second threshold, it is determined as 10% of the charge information;
If the difference between the completion time information and the expected transport completion time information is equal to or greater than the second threshold, it is determined as 30% of the charge information;
The first threshold is determined to be 20% of the expected required time, and the second threshold is determined to be 50% of the expected required time;
The processing unit generates penalty information for a carrier according to the selected carrier information when a difference between the completion time information and the expected transport completion time information is equal to or greater than the second threshold,
including the penalty information in the selected carrier information in the carrier database;
Deriving delay probability information based on information on the number of penalty information included in the selected carrier information and information on the number of transports performed by the selected carrier,
When the number of transport information is 10 or more and the delay probability information is 20% or more, information indicating a high delay probability is included in the selected carrier information,
If the number of transport information is 10 or more, and the delay probability information is 30% or more, the selected carrier information is set as a selection prohibited carrier that is not selected as the recommended carrier information for a preset period,
When the preset period has elapsed, -10% is applied to the delay probability information of the selected carrier information, and the set select prohibited carrier is released,
If the selective carrier information that was set as the selective carrier information is set as the selective carrier information again, the selective carrier information is not permanently selected as the recommended carrier information,
In the case of the carrier corresponding to the selected carrier information for which the selection prohibition carrier is released, the second weight is set to half as many as the preset number of transports, and the second weight is set back to the original value after the preset number of transports become,
The fee information is obtained through the communication unit from the second terminal device interlocked with a meter built into the vehicle of the carrier according to the selected carrier information,
The processing unit derives second rate reduction information based on the information on the selected specific product status candidate received from the third terminal device,
The second rate reduction information is determined based on a ratio corresponding to the plurality of product status candidates,
wherein the processing unit transmits the first rate reduction information and the second rate reduction information to the first terminal device and the second terminal device corresponding to the selected carrier information through the communication unit;
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