KR102347933B1 - Method for operating delivery management platorm and server for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a device (server) thereof for operating a delivery management platform. More particularly, provided are the method and the device thereof for a shipper who intends to deliver goods to match a plurality of deliverers and present and manage schedules of a plurality of deliverers in order to deliver goods to a user (customer, etc.) who intends to receive the goods. In addition, an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present invention can efficiently deliver the goods delivered from a shipper to the recipient due to the operation. In addition, the shipper can efficiently deliver the goods without managing the delivery of each item in the process of delivery.

Description

METHOD FOR OPERATING DELIVERY MANAGEMENT PLATORM AND SERVER FOR THE SAME

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus (server) for operating a delivery management platform.

In more detail, it relates to a method and apparatus for a shipper who intends to deliver goods to match a plurality of deliverers and present and manage schedules of the plurality of deliverers in order to deliver goods to a user (customer, etc.) who intends to receive the goods.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention also relates to an unmanned delivery box linked to a delivery management platform.

In general, a buyer visits a store, such as a store, selects a desired product, and generally purchases a product offline by paying a purchase cost for the selected product. In addition, the purchased goods are delivered to a desired place using a delivery or delivery service provided by a retailer such as a store, or the purchased goods are transported to a desired place.

As the use of the Internet becomes common, the e-commerce market is expanding. In the e-commerce market, because transactions are made online, a delivery service for transporting the goods in which the transaction has been made is accompanied. The delivery service is a service in which a delivery person delivers a product requested by a customer to a requested delivery destination, and the delivery agent may provide a delivery service based on information obtained through the delivery agent terminal.

Recently, as such a delivery service has become more popular, there are more cases where customers request delivery to a specific location in the delivery address designated by the customer. However, when requesting a delivery location in this way, it was difficult for the customer to accurately convey the requirements, and in many cases, it was difficult for the delivery person to satisfy such requirements.

Domestic Patent Publication No. 10-2017-0079143 (2017.07.10)

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a method and an apparatus for operating a delivery management platform.

The technical problems to be achieved in the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs from the description below. will be able

A method of operating a delivery management platform according to embodiments performed by a server in order to solve the above-described problem, receiving a first request including information indicating the location of the terminal device from the terminal device of the first delivery man ; in response to the first request, ascertaining locations of the plurality of items for delivery and locations of the one or more spots based on the location information; providing a first page comprising locations of a plurality of articles and locations of one or more spots; Checking the first article locations selected by the terminal device of the first delivery man among the locations of the plurality of articles; generating a first delivery route based on the first item location and the locations of the one or more spots; and displaying the generated first delivery route on the first page; may include

Further, the source of the first delivery route is a location of the terminal device, the destination of the first delivery route is a first spot that is one of one or more spots, and the first delivery route may go through the first article location. .

Furthermore, the first page may further include information indicating incentives corresponding to a plurality of items and a remaining delivery time of each item.

Furthermore, the step of displaying the first delivery route on the first page may further display an incentive corresponding to the first article locations selected by the terminal device of the first delivery man.

In addition, the article delivery management method comprises the steps of receiving a delivery completion signal from the terminal device of the first delivery man; in response to receiving the delivery completion signal, identifying a second spot based on a location of a final destination of the first article; and determining a shortest path on a spot graph using the first spot as a starting point and the second spot as an arrival point; may further include.

Further, the article delivery management method includes: identifying a second delivery route having a first spot as a starting point in a shortest route; transmitting a delivery request message to a terminal device of a second delivery person for a second delivery path; may further include.

In addition, an incentive corresponding to the location of each item may be inversely proportional to the remaining delivery time of each item.

Furthermore, the article delivery management method may further include providing a second page including information on the delivery route generated in response to the second request of the terminal device of the delivery man.

In addition, the information on the generated delivery route may include a sum of the total travel distance of the delivery route, the total travel time of the delivery route, and incentives corresponding to one or more product locations included in the delivery route. .

An embodiment of the present invention provides a server for operating a delivery management platform, comprising: a processor for controlling at least one of a mobile app or a website on which the delivery management platform is implemented; and a transceiver; Including, wherein the processor receives a first request including information indicating the location of the terminal device from the terminal device of the first delivery man, and in response to the first request, a plurality of delivery items for delivery based on the location information ascertains locations of items and locations of one or more spots, and provides a first page comprising locations of the plurality of items and locations of the one or more spots, the locations of the plurality of items being provided Checking the first article locations selected by the terminal device of the first delivery man, and generating a first delivery route based on the first article location and the locations of the one or more spots, the generated first a delivery route is displayed on the first page, the source of the first delivery route is a location of the terminal device, and the destination of the first delivery route is a first spot that is one of the one or more spots; The first delivery route may be characterized in that via the first article location.

The first page may further include information indicating incentives corresponding to a plurality of items and a remaining delivery time of each item.

The processor may further display an incentive corresponding to the first article locations selected by the terminal device of the first delivery man when displaying the first delivery route on the first page.

The processor is configured to: receive a delivery completion signal from the terminal device of the first delivery man, and in response to receiving the delivery completion signal, identify the second spot based on the location of the final destination of the first article, the A shortest path on a spot graph using the first spot as a starting point and the second spot as an arrival point may be determined.

The processor may: identify a second delivery path having the first spot as a starting point in the shortest path, and transmit a delivery request message to a terminal device of a second delivery person for the second delivery path.

The electronic device may efficiently deliver the goods delivered from the shipper to the recipient due to this operation. In addition, the shipper can efficiently deliver the goods without managing the delivery of each item in the process of delivery.

In addition, the electronic device can ensure the delivery of goods quickly by using the shortest distance algorithm and the algorithm of the least cost, and can guarantee faster and more accurate delivery by providing an incentive to the delivery man.

The electronic device may ensure that delivery of goods is not delayed or lost by enabling warehousing and delivery through a spot.

The effects obtainable in the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned may be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs from the following description. will be.

Other aspects, features and benefits as described above of certain preferred embodiments of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
1 shows an example of a system for operating a delivery management platform according to embodiments.
2 illustrates an example of a method for an electronic device to operate a delivery management platform according to embodiments.
3 illustrates a method for a delivery management platform to schedule and manage delivery of goods according to embodiments.
4 illustrates an example of a method for a delivery management platform to schedule and manage delivery of goods according to embodiments.
5 is a diagram illustrating a method for a delivery management platform to schedule and manage delivery of goods in a shopping mall in conjunction with a shopping mall according to embodiments.
6 illustrates an example of a method for a delivery management platform to provide a delivery person with a delivery item and an arrival location according to embodiments.
7 illustrates an example of a method for a delivery management platform to provide a delivery person with a delivery item and an arrival location according to the embodiments.
8 illustrates an example of a method for a delivery management platform to provide a schedule of delivery of goods for a delivery person according to embodiments.
9 is an example of a hardware configuration diagram of a server operating a delivery management platform according to embodiments.
It should be noted that throughout the drawings, like reference numerals are used to denote the same or similar elements, features, and structures.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In describing the embodiments, descriptions of technical contents that are well known in the technical field to which the present invention pertains and are not directly related to the present invention will be omitted. This is to more clearly convey the gist of the present invention without obscuring the gist of the present invention by omitting unnecessary description.

For the same reason, some components are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In addition, the size of each component does not fully reflect the actual size. In each figure, the same or corresponding elements are assigned the same reference numerals.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method for achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only these embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs It is provided to fully inform the possessor of the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

At this time, it will be understood that each block of the flowchart diagrams and combinations of the flowchart diagrams may be performed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be embodied in a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing equipment, such that the instructions performed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing equipment are not described in the flowchart block(s). It creates a means to perform functions. These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-usable or computer-readable memory which may direct a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to implement a function in a particular manner, and thus the computer-usable or computer-readable memory. It is also possible that the instructions stored in the flow chart block(s) produce an article of manufacture containing instruction means for performing the function described in the flowchart block(s). The computer program instructions may also be mounted on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment, such that a series of operational steps are performed on the computer or other programmable data processing equipment to create a computer-executed process to create a computer or other programmable data processing equipment. It is also possible that instructions for performing the processing equipment provide steps for performing the functions described in the flowchart block(s).

Additionally, each block may represent a module, segment, or portion of code that includes one or more executable instructions for executing specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations it is also possible for the functions recited in blocks to occur out of order. For example, two blocks shown one after another may be performed substantially simultaneously, or the blocks may sometimes be performed in the reverse order according to a corresponding function.

In this case, the term '~ unit' used in this embodiment means software or hardware components such as field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), and '~ unit' refers to what role carry out the However, '-part' is not limited to software or hardware. '~' may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium or may be configured to refresh one or more processors. Accordingly, as an example, '~' indicates components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, and processes, functions, properties, and procedures. , subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. The functions provided in the components and '~ units' may be combined into a smaller number of components and '~ units' or further separated into additional components and '~ units'. In addition, components and '~ units' may be implemented to play one or more CPUs in a device or secure multimedia card.

In describing embodiments of the present invention in detail, an example of a specific system will be mainly targeted, but the main subject matter to be claimed in the present specification is to extend the scope disclosed herein to other communication systems and services having a similar technical background. It can be applied within a range that does not deviate significantly, and this will be possible at the discretion of a person with technical knowledge skilled in the art.

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1 shows an example of a system for operating a delivery management platform according to embodiments.

It may be performed in the apparatus (or the server thereof) 100 for operating the delivery management platform according to the embodiments of the system for operating the delivery management platform according to the embodiments. The apparatus 100 for operating a delivery management platform according to embodiments performs a method of operating a delivery management platform. Hereinafter, the device 100 for operating the delivery management platform will be referred to as a platform device, an electronic device 100 , or a platform server 100 according to embodiments.

The electronic device 100 according to the embodiments receives information about the goods from the terminal device 101 of a holder (or an occupant, that is, a shipper, consignor) of the goods that need to be delivered. That is, the shipper uploads information on the goods to be delivered to the electronic device 100 according to the embodiments through the shipper's terminal device 101 . The electronic device 100 stores information about the received article. Also, in the present invention, cargo may be referred to as baggage, storage, consignment, and storage.

The electronic device 100 identifies at least one delivery man's terminal device 103 within a range of a specific distance from the shipper's terminal device 101 in response to a delivery request of the goods from the shipper's terminal device 101 . That is, the electronic device 100 matches delivery men (or delivery men) who can move the corresponding item to a specific location (eg, a transit center). The electronic device 100 confirms the position of the terminal device 103 of the delivery man and the position of the goods of the shipper. The electronic device 100 identifies (and/or searches for) a transit center in a short distance based on the location of the delivery person's terminal device 103 and the location of the shipper's goods. The electronic device 100 uses the location of the terminal device 103 of the delivery person as a starting point, via the location of the shipper's goods, and confirms a path (or recommended route) with the location of the transit center as the destination (and / or search). The electronic device 100 provides the searched path (or recommended path) to the terminal device 103 of the delivery man.

A transit center according to embodiments may be a transit center existing at a preset location, and the electronic device 100 may include and store information on the transit center. For example, the information on the transit center may include information related to the location of the transit center, the total quantity (or total weight) of cargo that the transit center may contain, and the cost of the transit center. In this specification, the transit center may be referred to as a spot or a hub. A spot may mean, for example, a specific area in which the location is already stored in the electronic device according to embodiments, or a distribution center in which goods can be received or shipped.

The electronic device 100 may match the delivery man by considering all the goods of the shippers within a specific area. For example, when a plurality of articles, such as a first article, a second article, and a third article, exist in a specific area, all of these articles are placed in a specific transit center (first spot) or a plurality of spots (first spot, second spot) You can match deliverymen or deliverymen who can move to 2 spots, etc.). The electronic device 100 may calculate a movement path of the delivery man for each item, and may cause the delivery man to move each item along the corresponding route by presenting each route to the delivery man.

When the goods of the shipper arrives at the user 102 , the electronic device 100 may transmit a signal of completion of delivery of the goods to the terminal device 102 of the user.

Each terminal device 101, 102, 103 of the shipper, the user (or customer) and/or the delivery person according to the embodiments is, for example, a communicable desktop computer, a laptop computer, a notebook computer. (notebook), smart phone, tablet PC, mobile phone, smart watch, smart glass, e-book reader, PMP (portable multimedia player) , portable game console, navigation device, digital camera, digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) player, digital audio recorder, digital audio player, digital video recorder ), a digital video player, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or the like.

2 illustrates an example of a method for an electronic device to operate a delivery management platform according to embodiments.

The electronic device according to the embodiments performs the method of operating the delivery management platform according to the embodiments shown in FIG. 2 . An electronic device according to embodiments may refer to the electronic device 100 of FIG. 1 .

Referring to FIG. 2 , the electronic device according to the embodiments may perform steps S201 to S206 of FIG. 2 . Referring to Figure 2, the electronic device receives a first request including information indicating the location of the terminal device from the terminal device of the delivery man (S201), in response to the first request, based on the location information for delivery identifying the locations of the plurality of articles and the locations of the one or more spots (S202), providing a first page including the locations of the plurality of articles and the locations of the one or more spots (S203); Checking the one or more item locations selected by the terminal device of the delivery man among the locations of the plurality of items (S204), the delivery route based on the one or more item locations and the locations of the one or more spots It may include the step of generating (S205), and/or the step of displaying the generated delivery route on the first page (S206).

In step S201, the terminal device of the delivery man may refer to the terminal device 103 of the delivery man of FIG. The location of the terminal device may mean, for example, the location of the delivery man generated by the location sensor (GPS sensor) of the terminal device of the delivery man. The first request may be, for example, a request transmitted from the terminal device of the delivery man to the server (electronic device) according to the embodiments.

In step S202, the electronic device according to the embodiments may check the locations of the plurality of items and the locations of one or more spots through which the delivery person may pass. The locations of the plurality of items may refer to, for example, the location of a shipper or items to be delivered. That is, the terminal device of the shipper according to the embodiments may upload the location of its own article or its location to the electronic device (server), and the server may store the location of the article. The electronic device may check the location of the delivery man, and may confirm the location of the item within a specific distance from the delivery man (eg, 2 km if the delivery means of the delivery man is on foot, 10 km if the delivery means is a motorcycle or car, etc.).

The electronic device may check not only the positions of the articles but also the positions of spots. The spot may be, for example, a preset location.

In operation S203 , the electronic device may provide a first page including locations of a plurality of articles and locations of one or more spots. The first page may include, for example, a map for the location of the current delivery man's terminal device, and the locations and one or more spots of a plurality of items may be displayed on the map. The first page may provide, for example, the above-described map and route(s) according to embodiments for which the terminal device of the delivery person moves.

The first page according to embodiments may further display an incentive corresponding to each location along with locations of a plurality of articles and locations of one or more spots. Incentive may mean, for example, a point (or mileage or reward) provided to the delivery man's terminal device when the delivery man's terminal device succeeds in delivery of a specific item. For example, if the delivery person succeeds in moving the first item to the first spot (or if the delivery person succeeds in moving the first item to the first spot within a specific time), the electronic device may provide an incentive of a certain amount to the delivery person's terminal device. can Accordingly, the first page may display an incentive for the corresponding article at the location of the corresponding article with respect to the location of each article.

In step S204, the electronic device may check the location of one or more items selected by the terminal device of the delivery man among the locations of the plurality of items. That is, the delivery man may select one or more of the displayed items from the map displayed on the first page of the delivery man's terminal device. That is, the delivery man can select the goods that the delivery man wants to move by himself through the interface displayed on the map. The electronic device may receive request information regarding the selection of the delivery man, and check the request information.

In step S205, the electronic device may generate a delivery route based on the location of one or more items and one or more spots selected by the delivery person. The delivery route is a route according to the embodiments described in FIG. 1 , and may mean a shortest route generated based on distance or time.

The electronic device combines one or more item locations and one or more spots selected by the delivery man to create an optimal delivery route. The departure point of the delivery route may be a location of the delivery person's terminal device, and the arrival point of the delivery route may be an arrival spot that is one of one or more spots. That is, the electronic device may generate an optimal path among paths that satisfy the following three conditions.

1) The place of departure must be the location of the delivery person's terminal device

2) Destination must be one of one or more spots

3) The delivery route must pass through one or more locations of the goods selected by the delivery person.

In step S206, the electronic device may display the generated delivery route on the first page. The electronic device may receive the location information of the delivery man's terminal device in real time to check whether the delivery man is performing delivery through the correct route or the like.

The electronic device may efficiently deliver the goods delivered from the shipper to the recipient due to this operation. In addition, the shipper can efficiently deliver the goods without managing the delivery of each item in the process of delivery.

In addition, the electronic device can ensure the delivery of goods quickly by using the shortest distance algorithm and the algorithm of the least cost, and can guarantee faster and more accurate delivery by providing an incentive to the delivery man.

The electronic device may ensure that delivery of goods is not delayed or lost by enabling warehousing and delivery through a spot.

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3 illustrates a method for a delivery management platform to schedule and manage delivery of goods according to embodiments.

Specifically, FIG. 3 is an example showing a method of generating a plurality of routes so that the electronic device 300 delivers one article 301a of the shipper 301 by a plurality of delivery personnel 301b. For example, after passing the shipper's first item in the order of the first spot 302 , the second spot, and the third spot, a plurality of delivery personnel 301b are matched to arrive at the user (ie, the recipient) 303 . can do. That is, when the delivery of the first product is started at the request of the shipper, the electronic device 300 matches the first delivery person among the plurality of delivery agents, and places the first article of the shipper from the location of the shipper's item in the first spot 302 . A first path may be provided (and/or set) to move to . In addition, the electronic device 300, when the movement to the first spot 302 is completed (or before the movement is completed), matches a second deliveryman who is another deliveryman among the plurality of deliverymen, and sets the first item to the first spot ( A second route may be provided (and/or set) to move to the second spot at 302 . By repeating this, the electronic device 300 may schedule a plurality of routes to deliver the item to the user 303 via the plurality of spots. A method for the electronic device 300 to generate (and/or set) a plurality of gas stops will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. 4 .

The electronic device 300 may efficiently deliver the goods delivered from the shipper to the recipient due to this operation. In addition, the shipper can efficiently deliver the goods without managing the delivery of each item in the process of delivery.

In addition, the electronic device 300 can ensure the delivery of goods quickly by using the shortest distance algorithm and the algorithm of the minimum cost, and can guarantee faster and more accurate delivery by providing an incentive to the delivery man.

The electronic device 300 may ensure that the delivery of goods is not delayed or lost by enabling stocking and/or outgoing through a spot.

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4 illustrates an example of a method for a delivery management platform to schedule and manage delivery of goods according to embodiments.

Specifically, FIG. 4 is an example illustrating a method of generating (and/or setting) a plurality of paths described in FIG. 3 . One route may be performed by one delivery person, but one delivery person may go through a plurality of routes.

In order to generate (and/or set up) a plurality of routes for delivery of the goods, the electronic device first identifies the location 400 of the shipper's article and/or the location 401 of the receiver's terminal device. The location of the shipper's article and/or the location of the recipient's terminal device may be stored, for example, in an electronic device, and may be received from the recipient's terminal device and/or from the shipper's terminal device.

Referring to FIG. 4A , first, the electronic device may identify the shortest path from the shipper's article to the positions of spots within a specific range. That is, the electronic device may identify a spot that is closest to the article or has a sufficient storage capacity that can be stored. In this case, the storage capacity may be a value related to size and/or mass. For example, if the goods of the shipper exist in Building H in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, spots existing within a specific radius range (eg, within 2km, within 4km, etc.) from Building H are checked. The electronic device may check the storable amount of the identified spots in the order close to the location of the article, and select a location of a spot with a sufficient storable amount as the first spot 400a (operation ① of FIG. 4A ). On the other hand, sufficient storage capacity means that the size (eg width, length, height), weight (eg, kg) and/or number corresponding to the goods are smaller than the size, weight and/or number corresponding to the storage capacity, or can be shown to be the same.

Referring to FIG. 4A , the electronic device then identifies the shortest path from the location of the recipient's terminal device (or the location designated by the recipient) to the locations of spots within a specific range. That is, the electronic device identifies a spot closest to the location of the recipient or a nearby spot with sufficient storage capacity. For example, if the recipient's location exists in the G building of K University in Daejeon, the spots existing within a specific radius range (eg, within 2 km, 4 km, etc.) from the G building are identified. The electronic device may check the storable amount of the identified spots in the order close to the location of the article, and select a location of a spot with a sufficient storable amount as the last spot 400b (operation ② of FIG. 4(A) ).

At the same time, the electronic device 300 may match the position of the article and the first delivery man 301b located within a specific distance from the position of the first spot 302 . The electronic device 300 is a terminal device of the first delivery man, and may provide information on the article, location information of the article, and location information of the first spot (eg, the article on the first page of the delivery man) may provide the location of the first spot). When the electronic device 300 receives the delivery approval message from the terminal device of the first delivery person, the electronic device 300 may create a first route for the first delivery person. The first route 402a may have the current location of the first delivery person as the starting point, and the first spot as the arrival point via the corresponding article.

Next, referring to FIG. 4(B) , the electronic device calculates the shortest distance paths with the departure point as the first spot 400a and the arrival point as the arrival spot 400b based on pre-stored spots. can create The electronic device may store location information of each spot, and may store a data structure in the form of a graph in which the stored spots and the shortest distance between the spots are calculated in advance. That is, the electronic device calculates the positions of the spots and the paths between the spots in advance, and sets the positions of the spots as vertices and the distances between the spots as the cost of edges. Spot graph can be created and saved.

The electronic device may calculate the shortest path using the first spot as the starting point and the arrival spot 400b as the arrival point using the shortest path algorithm using the above-described spot graph. The shortest path algorithm may be, for example, a combination of at least one or more of Dijkstra Algorithm, Bellman Ford Algorithm, Floyd Warshall Algorithm, and A* algorithms. In the path on the spot graph generated in FIG. 4B , the electronic device may designate edges constituting each path as the second path, the third path, and the like.

The electronic device may match delivery men corresponding to each route in order to deliver the goods to the generated second route, the third route, and the like. Again, in order to deliver the goods through the second route, a second delivery man within a specific range may be matched from a first spot that is a departure spot of the second route and a second spot that is an arrival spot of the second route. Also, when the item arrives at the second spot through the second route (or within a specific time to arrive), the electronic device delivers the item through the third route to the second spot, which is the departure spot of the third route. And it is possible to match a third delivery man within a specific range from the third spot that is the arrival spot. By repeating this, the electronic device may match a plurality of delivery men to move the goods to the arrival spot 400b (operation ③ of FIG. 4(A)).

Referring to FIG. 4(B) , the electronic device matches the last delivery person when the item arrives at the arrival spot 400b (or within a specific time to arrive) and finally matches the last delivery person to deliver the item to the recipient's location. can be created (operation ④ in Fig. 4(A)).

The electronic device may efficiently deliver the goods delivered from the shipper to the recipient due to this operation. In addition, the shipper can efficiently deliver the goods without managing the delivery of each item in the process of delivery.

In addition, the electronic device can ensure the delivery of goods quickly by using the shortest distance algorithm and the algorithm of the least cost, and can guarantee faster and more accurate delivery by providing an incentive to the delivery man.

The electronic device may ensure that the delivery of goods is not delayed or lost by enabling storage and/or delivery through a spot.

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5 is a diagram illustrating a method for a delivery management platform to schedule and manage delivery of goods in a shopping mall in conjunction with a shopping mall according to embodiments.

Specifically, FIG. 5 shows an example in which a delivery management platform according to embodiments is applied to a system for delivering an item of a shopping mall 500 that is a shipper to a location of an orderer (customer, 504). The shopping mall 500 may upload items to be delivered to the customer to the electronic device according to embodiments. The electronic device confirms the location of the items in the shopping mall, and delivers the item to the customer's location via one or more spots 501 , 502 , and 503 based on the method shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 . Paths can be calculated. The spots 501 to 503 according to embodiments may be grouped and located for each zone.

6 illustrates an example of a method for a delivery management platform to provide a delivery person with a delivery item and an arrival location according to embodiments.

Specifically, FIG. 6 shows an example of a first page according to embodiments. The first page may refer to the first page described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 . Referring to FIG. 6 , the first page may include a map area 600 for indicating the location of the delivery man's terminal device, the spot, and the location of the goods. The first page according to the embodiments may also include an interface (600a) for viewing a place other than the place where the terminal device of the delivery man is located.

The map area 600 includes a first icon 601 for indicating the location of the delivery man's terminal device, a second icon 602 for indicating item(s) in a range of a specific distance from the delivery man's terminal device, an embodiment It may include a third icon 603 indicating positions of spots according to the fields. According to embodiments, the second icon 602 is not only the location of the item(s) in the range of a specific distance from the deliveryman's terminal device, but also an incentive that the deliveryman can receive from the article, the deliveryman This may include time given for delivery.

According to embodiments, the delivery man may select an item to be delivered by clicking a second icon corresponding to the item. When the delivery man selects the second icon(s) corresponding to the article, the electronic device according to the embodiments may check the selected articles from the delivery man's terminal device, and based on the selected items and the location of the delivery man's terminal device You can create routes according to them.

According to embodiments, the first page may include a second area 704 showing information about the item and route selected by the delivery person. The second area may include, for example, the current location of the delivery man, information indicating the location of the item the delivery man wants to deliver, or an interface for the delivery man to search for the item.

Incentives according to embodiments may be determined to be inversely proportional to the time given to the delivery person to deliver the item. That is, the electronic device may set an incentive to be inversely proportional to the time given to deliver the corresponding product. For example, the incentive (I, Incentive) may be determined by the following equation.

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In the above equation, I represents the incentive, T represents the time given to deliver the item, and D represents the moving distance of the item from the departure point to the arrival point (eg, the first spot, etc.). can k may be a proportional constant for converting a D/T value into Korean Won (KRW).

Incentive (I, Incentive) may be set higher, for example, during a time period when delivery is high (eg, lunch time, dinner time, late night meal time, etc.). That is, the incentive may be determined in proportion to the amount of delivery versus time.

Meanwhile, an embodiment of the present invention may further include the following features.

The device (server) according to an embodiment of the present invention may monitor or collect information about a plurality of delivery men during a predetermined monitoring period. Here, the predetermined monitoring period indicates a preset period such as one month or one year, or the number of times delivery is performed through the online platform according to an embodiment of the present invention or the number of delivery men additionally received on the online platform ( Alternatively, it may indicate until the number of people is a predetermined number. As an example, the number of delivery people additionally received (or reported) through the online platform

For example, it might be better to give more incentives to delivery people who don't have distance restrictions. To this end, the device (server) according to an embodiment of the present invention calculates a first incentive (or basic incentive) based on Equation 2 below, and calculates a second incentive (or final incentive) based on Equation 3 can be calculated.

[Equation 2]

In Equation 2 above, I ₀ represents the first incentive allocated to the delivery man, Tt (total Time) represents the sum of the times the delivery man was given to deliver the goods during the predetermined monitoring period, Dt (total Distance) may mean the sum of distances of moving articles from departure points to arrival points (eg, a first spot, etc.) during the predetermined monitoring period. k' may be a proportional constant for converting an _{I 0 value into Korean Won (KRW).}

[Equation 3]

In Equation 3 above, I' represents the second incentive, and SN (Number of Spot) may be the number of spots that the delivery person has passed during the predetermined monitoring period. Meanwhile, when counting the number of spots, overlapping spots may be excluded. In other words, more incentives can be given to deliverymen who cover more spots, which allocates more incentives to deliverymen who perform all of the wide-range deliveries than to those who perform small-range deliveries. It can also be seen as to increase the delivery liquidity of the platform according to an embodiment of the present invention by maintaining a lot.

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7 illustrates an example of a method for a delivery management platform to provide a delivery person with a delivery item and an arrival location according to the embodiments.

Specifically, FIG. 7 shows an example of the first page (eg, the first page of FIG. 6 ). The first page may include a map 700 and a second area 703 as shown in FIG. 6 . The second area 703 may include an interface (eg, a schedule registration button) 703a for creating a route via the items selected by the delivery person according to embodiments.

When the user receives a request (request through an interface) for creating a route, the electronic device according to the embodiments may check the locations of items and spots selected by the user in response to the operation shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 . After generating the route of the delivery man based on the, the generated route may be displayed on a map according to embodiments (702). The first page may further display the sum of total mileage (or points or rewards) that can be received through the generated route.

The first page according to the embodiments may further include a third area 701 for displaying information on an item to be delivered. The third area 701 may include a name of a corresponding product, a delivery location of the corresponding product, an original location of the corresponding product, and the like.

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8 illustrates an example of a method for a delivery management platform to provide a schedule of delivery of goods for a delivery person according to embodiments.

Specifically, Figure 8 shows the second page 800 provided to the terminal device of the delivery man according to the embodiments. The second page 800 shows the detailed status of the delivery route of the goods created for the delivery person. The second page 800 may classify goods into regular delivery 800a and/or short-term delivery 800b, and may be divided into tabs to provide a delivery schedule of the goods.

The second page 800 according to embodiments may include a fourth area 801(s) briefly showing a delivery schedule of each item. The fourth area 801 includes, for example, the names of departure and arrival points, the total travel distance of the corresponding route, the total travel time of the corresponding route, the total amount of incentives that the delivery person can receive through the corresponding route, and the corresponding route. may include the number of movements up to now.

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In addition, the delivery management platform according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an unmanned delivery box that stores the goods of the shipper, and can go to (receive) the goods after the delivery person goes through a predetermined authentication procedure. have.

The delivery management platform according to an embodiment of the present invention is an unmanned delivery box (eg, a delivery box installed in various facilities (eg, subway stations, restaurants, etc.) , and/or in or in front of a convenience store) It is possible to include an improved delivery management platform for users (customers) through interworking between API (Application Programming Interface), IoT (Internet of Things), and ICT (Information & Communication Technology).

Here, API means a language or message format used for communication between the operating system and application programs. It can be composed of more than 1,000 functions. An API is a language or message format used when an application program communicates with a system program such as an operating system or database management system. . Therefore, an API may have several program modules or routines that either already exist or must be linked to perform the tasks requested by the invocation of the function.

Here, IoT can be defined as the Internet of Things or the Internet of Objects.

Here, ICT is a compound word of information technology (IT) and communication technology (CT), and the hardware of information devices and software technology necessary for operation and information management of these devices and information are collected and produced using these technologies. , processing, preservation, transmission, and all methods of use.

The method according to an embodiment of the present invention relates to the process of, for example, a delivery person carrying the cargo of the shipper from the unmanned delivery box to the destination set by the shipper, taking out the cargo of the shipper from the unmanned storage box 110 it could be

The method according to an embodiment of the present invention may include the step of the delivery man running the delivery management platform in the terminal device 103 of the delivery man.

For example, the delivery management platform may be operated by the server 100 . In addition, the delivery man can check the information displayed or output through the delivery management platform i) information about the unmanned delivery box, ii) information about the cargo stored in the unmanned delivery box. The information on the unmanned delivery box may include information indicating a state (eg, a standby state, a reservation state, etc.) of each of a plurality of storage means of the unmanned delivery box.

And, the method may include the step of the delivery man entering the first information of the delivery man through the terminal device 103 of the delivery man.

The delivery man may execute a delivery management platform through the terminal device 103 of the delivery man, and input first information through the delivery management platform. The first information may be transmitted from the terminal device 103 of the delivery man to the server 100 and recorded in the server 100 .

The first information may include personal information of the delivery man. Here, the personal information may include the name of the delivery person, ID (identifier), password, resident registration number, street name address, phone number, mobile phone number, and/or e-mail address. In addition, the delivery management platform may be executed only after performing a predetermined authentication procedure through the personal information of the delivery person. As an example, the delivery management platform may be executed only after performing a predetermined authentication procedure through the personal information of the delivery person.

And, the method may include unlocking the locking device (locking means, locking member) of the unattended storage box.

And, the method may include generating second information indicating that the delivery person has output the cargo.

And, the method may include locking the locking device of the unattended storage box.

For example, the user may input second information indicating that the cargo corresponding to the delivery service has been output through the information input page output from the delivery management platform according to an embodiment of the present invention. At this time, when the delivery person inputs the second information, the server 100 may consider or set the time when the second information is input as the start time of delivery of the cargo.

As another example, the delivery management platform according to an embodiment of the present invention may output a first object and a second object selectable by the user, and when the user selects the first object, first information for requesting a storage service is generated by the server 100 , and when the user selects the second object, third information for requesting a storage service may be generated by the server 100 .

In addition, the method may include updating information indicating a storage list of the unattended storage box.

Here, the 'storage list' refers to information indicating whether each of the plurality of storage means of the unmanned delivery box is in a 'leaving state' in which a predetermined cargo is stored, and a 'standby state ( It may include information indicating whether it is 'waiting state)'. For example, the storage means in a consigned state may be referred to as a reserved storage means (or a storage means in a consignment state or a storage means in a consignment state, and the storage means in a standby state is a standby storage means (or a storage means in a standby state, a storage means in a standby state) ) can be said.

For example, when the second information is confirmed, the server 100 generates information indicating that the cargo is being stored in the storage means, or stores information indicating that the storage means is a reservation storage means for storing a predetermined cargo. can be added to the list.

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9 is an example of a hardware configuration diagram of a server operating a delivery management platform according to embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 9 , an apparatus (or a server thereof) 100 for operating a delivery management platform includes at least one processor (processor, 110); The at least one processor 110 may include a memory 120 for storing instructions instructing to perform at least one step.

Here, the at least one processor 110 may mean a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), or a dedicated processor on which methods according to embodiments of the present invention are performed. can Each of the memory 120 and the storage device 160 may be configured of at least one of a volatile storage medium and a non-volatile storage medium. For example, the memory 120 may be configured as at least one of a read only memory (ROM) and a random access memory (RAM).

In addition, the apparatus (or its server) 100 for operating the delivery management platform may include a transceiver 130 for performing communication through a wireless network. In addition, the device 100 for operating the delivery management platform may further include an input interface device 140 , an output interface device 150 , a storage device 160 , and the like. Each of the components included in the device 100 for operating the delivery management platform may be connected by a bus 170 to communicate with each other.

A method of operating a delivery management platform according to embodiments performed by a server, the method comprising: receiving a first request including information indicating the location of the terminal device from the terminal device of the first delivery man; in response to the first request, ascertaining locations of the plurality of items for delivery and locations of the one or more spots based on the location information; providing a first page comprising locations of a plurality of articles and locations of one or more spots; Checking the first article locations selected by the terminal device of the first delivery man among the locations of the plurality of articles; generating a first delivery route based on the first item location and the locations of the one or more spots; and displaying the generated first delivery route on the first page; may include

Further, the source of the first delivery route is a location of the terminal device, the destination of the first delivery route is a first spot that is one of one or more spots, and the first delivery route may go through the first article location. .

Furthermore, the first page may further include information indicating incentives corresponding to a plurality of items and a remaining delivery time of each item.

Furthermore, the step of displaying the first delivery route on the first page may further display an incentive corresponding to the first article locations selected by the terminal device of the first delivery man.

In addition, the article delivery management method comprises the steps of receiving a delivery completion signal from the terminal device of the first delivery man; in response to receiving the delivery completion signal, identifying a second spot based on a location of a final destination of the first article; and determining a shortest path on a spot graph using the first spot as a starting point and the second spot as an arrival point; may further include.

Further, the article delivery management method includes: identifying a second delivery route having a first spot as a starting point in a shortest route; transmitting a delivery request message to a terminal device of a second delivery person for a second delivery path; may further include.

In addition, an incentive corresponding to the location of each item may be inversely proportional to the remaining delivery time of each item.

Furthermore, the article delivery management method may further include providing a second page including information on the delivery route generated in response to the second request of the terminal device of the delivery man.

In addition, the information on the generated delivery route may include a sum of the total travel distance of the delivery route, the total travel time of the delivery route, and incentives corresponding to one or more product locations included in the delivery route. .

An embodiment of the present invention provides a server for operating a delivery management platform, comprising: a processor for controlling at least one of a mobile app and a website on which the delivery management platform is implemented; and a transceiver; Including, wherein the processor receives a first request including information indicating the location of the terminal device from the terminal device of the first delivery man, and in response to the first request, a plurality of delivery items for delivery based on the location information ascertains locations of items and locations of one or more spots, and provides a first page comprising locations of the plurality of items and locations of the one or more spots, the locations of the plurality of items being provided Check the first product locations selected by the terminal device of the first delivery person, and generate a first delivery route based on the first product location and the locations of the one or more spots, and the generated first a delivery route is displayed on the first page, the source of the first delivery route is a location of the terminal device, and the destination of the first delivery route is a first spot that is one of the one or more spots; The first delivery route may be characterized in that via the first article location.

The first page may further include information indicating incentives corresponding to a plurality of items and a remaining delivery time of each item.

The processor may further display an incentive corresponding to the first article locations selected by the terminal device of the first delivery man when displaying the first delivery route on the first page.

The processor is configured to: receive a delivery completion signal from the terminal device of the first delivery man, and in response to receiving the delivery completion signal, identify the second spot based on the location of the final destination of the first article, the A shortest path on a spot graph using the first spot as a starting point and the second spot as an arrival point may be determined.

The processor may: identify a second delivery path having the first spot as a starting point in the shortest path, and transmit a delivery request message to a terminal device of a second delivery person for the second delivery path.

The embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are merely provided for specific examples in order to easily explain the technical contents of the present invention and help the understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. That is, it will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains that other modifications can be implemented based on the technical idea of the present invention. In addition, each of the above embodiments may be operated in combination with each other as needed. For example, all embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by a system, server and/or terminal of the present invention in combination with each other in parts.

In addition, the method of controlling the system, server and/or terminal of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium.

As such, various embodiments of the present invention may be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium in a particular aspect. A computer readable recording medium is any data storage device capable of storing data that can be read by a computer system. Examples of computer readable recording media include read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), and compact disk-read only memory (CD-ROM). ), magnetic tapes, floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and carrier waves (such as data transmission over the Internet). The computer readable recording medium may also be distributed over network coupled computer systems, so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion. In addition, functional programs, codes, and code segments for achieving various embodiments of the present invention may be easily interpreted by programmers skilled in the field to which the present invention is applied.

In addition, it will be appreciated that the apparatus and method according to various embodiments of the present invention can be realized in the form of hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. Such software may include, for example, a volatile or non-volatile storage device, such as a ROM, or a memory, such as, for example, RAM, a memory chip, device or integrated circuit, whether erasable or rewritable, or For example, the storage medium may be stored in an optically or magnetically recordable storage medium such as a compact disk (CD), a DVD, a magnetic disk, or a magnetic tape, and a machine (eg, computer) readable storage medium. The method according to various embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by a computer or portable terminal including a controller (processor 110) and a memory, and the memory is a program including instructions for implementing embodiments of the present invention. Or it will be appreciated that it is an example of a machine-readable storage medium suitable for storing programs.

Accordingly, the present invention includes a program including code for implementing the apparatus or method described in the claims of the present specification, and a machine (computer, etc.) readable storage medium storing such a program. Also, such a program may be transmitted electronically through any medium such as a communication signal transmitted through a wired or wireless connection, and the present invention suitably includes the equivalent thereof.

The embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are merely provided for specific examples to easily explain the technical content of the present invention and help the understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. In addition, the above-described embodiments according to the present invention are merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent ranges of embodiments are possible therefrom. Accordingly, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the following claims.

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In the server operating the delivery management platform,
A processor (processor) for controlling at least one of the mobile app or website that the delivery management platform is implemented; and a transceiver; including,
The processor is:
Receiving a first request including location information indicating the location of the terminal device from the terminal device of the first delivery man,
in response to the first request, ascertain locations of a plurality of items for delivery and locations of one or more spots based on the location information;
providing a first page including locations of the plurality of items and locations of the one or more spots through at least one of the mobile app or the website;
Check the first article locations selected by the terminal device of the first delivery man among the locations of the plurality of articles,
generate a first delivery route based on the first item location and locations of the one or more spots;
Display the generated first delivery route on the first page, wherein the first page further includes information indicating incentives corresponding to each of a plurality of items and the remaining time of delivery of each item,
A source of the first delivery route is a location of the terminal device, and a destination of the first delivery route is a first spot that is one of the one or more spots,
the first delivery route is via the first article location;
The processor is:
When the first delivery route is displayed on the first page, an incentive corresponding to the first article locations selected by the terminal device of the first delivery person is displayed together,
Receiving a delivery completion signal from the terminal device of the first delivery man,
in response to receiving the delivery completion signal, identify a second spot that is one of the one or more spots based on a location of a final destination of the first article;
Determining a shortest path on a spot graph using the first spot as a starting point and the second spot as an arrival point,
Checking a second delivery route with the first spot as a starting point in the shortest route,
Transmitting a delivery request message to the terminal device of the second delivery person for the second delivery path,
The processor is:
In response to a second request from the terminal device of the delivery man, a second page including information on the generated delivery route is provided through at least one of the mobile app or the website,
The information on the generated delivery route includes a sum of the total travel distance of the delivery route, the total travel time of the delivery route, and incentives corresponding to one or more product locations included in the delivery route,
The processor is:
A final incentive corresponding to each of the plurality of items is set based on Equations 1 and 2 below,
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I' represents the final incentive, I ₀ represents the basic incentive, and SN (Number of Spot) represents the number of spots that the delivery person has passed during a predetermined monitoring period, but overlapping when counting the number of spots Spots are excluded,
[Equation 2]

T represents the time given for delivery of each of the plurality of items, D represents the distance traveled for each of the plurality of items from the origin to the destination, and k represents a value for converting the D/T value into Korean Won (KRW) A server, characterized in that it is a proportional constant. delete delete delete delete

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