KR102486152B1 - Locker, delivery management method and system using locker - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a delivery management method and system using an article container. In order to solve the above problems, the delivery management method according to the present invention includes the step of generating an item delivery event for a specific user account, and extracting the password of the item container linked to the specific user account based on the item delivery event. and transmitting the password to a delivery server matched to the product delivery event so that the product corresponding to the product delivery event can be delivered to the product container.

Description

A delivery management method and system using an article receiving box {LOCKER, DELIVERY MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM USING LOCKER}

The present invention relates to a delivery management method and system using an article container.

As technology develops, utilization of digital devices is increasing. In particular, electronic devices (eg, smart phones, tablet PCs, etc.) are used for communication purposes such as phone calls and text messages, as well as various activities such as shopping using the Internet, surfing the web, listening to music, and viewing video contents. being used for a purpose.

Thanks to the popularization of such electronic devices, consumers' consumption patterns are changing, and the conventional offline-oriented consumption patterns are being converted to online-oriented consumption patterns. A typical example of an online-centered consumption pattern is shopping using the Internet, and consumers engage in consumption activities by purchasing products using electronic devices connected to the Internet. Furthermore, goods purchased through Internet shopping are delivered to a place desired by a consumer by a delivery company or a courier service company.

On the other hand, as shopping using the Internet increases, various delivery problems for goods are also increasing, and most delivery problems occur when the consumer to receive the goods is absent. For example, if the consumer is absent, the item subject to delivery is i) re-delivered on a different date, or ii) stored in a place designated by the consumer, i) in the case of re-delivery, an additional cost is incurred, ii) If stored in a place designated by the consumer, theft may occur.

Therefore, there are various attempts to solve the problems occurring in the delivery of these goods, and Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1854077 discloses a courier storage box and its operation method. According to these registered patents, the delivery problem is solved by utilizing the courier storage box, and in particular, a method of controlling the unlocking of the courier storage box when a password for the courier storage box is set through the Internet and the password is entered into the courier storage box. is disclosed about.

However, since these registered patents must connect the courier storage box to the Internet and build a network with the courier storage box and the server, the cost of the courier storage box increases, and it is difficult to manage the communication status of the courier storage box. do.

Accordingly, while securing security, there is still a need for a method for storing delivered goods in an easy-to-manage manner.

An object of the present invention is to provide a delivery management method and system that allows consumers (or users) to safely deliver products to consumers even if they do not directly receive the products.

More specifically, the present invention is to provide a delivery management method and system capable of managing delivery of goods purchased by consumers.

Furthermore, the present invention is to provide a delivery management method and system that allows a product purchased by a consumer to be delivered to a product container.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a delivery management method and system that organically connects a consumer, a product container, and a delivery company so that the delivery company can deliver products to the consumer's product container.

On the other hand, the present invention is to provide an article container that is easy to manage while ensuring security.

In particular, the present invention is to provide an article container capable of maintaining security even without separate communication with an external server or external device.

In order to solve the above problems, the delivery management method according to the present invention includes the step of generating an item delivery event for a specific user account, and extracting the password of the item container linked to the specific user account based on the item delivery event. and transmitting the password to a delivery server matched to the product delivery event so that the product corresponding to the product delivery event can be delivered to the product container.

Here, in the step of extracting the password, the password may be extracted using a specific algorithm for generating the same password as the password generation algorithm provided in the article container.

In this case, the specific algorithm may generate the password using at least one of identification information of the article container and date information corresponding to a specific date.

Furthermore, the delivery management system according to the present invention includes a communication unit that receives unique information of an article container from an electronic device logged into a specific user account, and a matching unit that matches the article container having the unique information to the specific user account. , When a product delivery event for the specific user account occurs, a password unit for extracting the password of the product container matched to the specific user account and the product corresponding to the product delivery event can be delivered to the product container, A control unit controlling the communication unit to transmit the password to a delivery server matched to the product delivery event may be included.

Furthermore, the article accommodation box according to the present invention includes a housing having an accommodation portion for receiving articles; a door part connected to the housing and opening and closing the receiving part; a locking unit controlling a state related to locking of the door unit; And a password generator for generating a plurality of passwords valid for a predetermined period of time for the locking unit, wherein the locking unit, when any one of the plurality of passwords is input within the predetermined period, the door unit It can be made to unlock.

On the other hand, a password extraction method according to the present invention includes the steps of generating a password sharing event for a specific user account, and extracting the password of a door equipped with a locking unit linked to the specific user account based on the password sharing event. and transmitting the password to an external server matched to the password sharing event.

As described above, in the delivery management method and system according to the present invention, the goods to be delivered to the user can be stored in the user's goods container through sharing the password of the goods container linked to the user's account with the delivery server. can make it

Accordingly, the user can reduce the inconvenience of having to separately inform the delivery company or the delivery driver of the password for the goods container, and furthermore, the inconvenience of separately managing the password for the goods container can be reduced.

Furthermore, the delivery management method and system according to the present invention generates the password for the article container by using the same method as the method for generating the password for the article container, so that the password for the article container is not performed even if communication with the article container is not performed. can recognize Accordingly, the user who owns the article container can reduce the inconvenience of separately managing the article container for communication between the article container and the delivery management system.

Furthermore, the delivery management method and system according to the present invention and the password generated in the product container are generated and discarded in a disposable manner, so that the password once used cannot be reused. Through this, the password input into the article container can open or open the article container only once, and thus, it is possible to prevent the article container from being arbitrarily opened or opened by a third party.

1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a delivery management system according to the present invention.
Figure 2a is a conceptual diagram for explaining the article accommodation according to the present invention.
2B is a conceptual diagram for explaining a delivery server according to the present invention.
3A is a conceptual diagram illustrating the linkage between a user account and an article container in the present invention.
3B is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method of generating a password in an article container according to the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a delivery management method according to the present invention.
5A and 5B are flow charts for explaining a method of generating a password for an article container and sharing it with a delivery server in the present invention.
6, 7 and 8 are conceptual diagrams for explaining a product delivery event in the present invention.
9 are conceptual diagrams for explaining a method of allocating a password to a delivery server in the present invention.

Hereinafter, the embodiments disclosed in this specification will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the same reference numerals will be assigned to the same or similar components regardless of reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions thereof will be omitted. The suffixes "module" and "unit" for components used in the following description are given or used together in consideration of ease of writing the specification, and do not have meanings or roles that are distinct from each other by themselves. In addition, in describing the embodiments disclosed in this specification, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may obscure the gist of the embodiment disclosed in this specification, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the accompanying drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in this specification, the technical idea disclosed in this specification is not limited by the accompanying drawings, and all changes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention , it should be understood to include equivalents or substitutes.

Terms including ordinal numbers, such as first and second, may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms. These terms are only used for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

It is understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in the middle. It should be. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as “directly connected” or “directly connected” to another element, it should be understood that no other element exists in the middle.

Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In this application, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features It should be understood that the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

The present invention relates to a delivery management method and system for delivering goods to a delivery box, and provides a delivery management method and system for safely delivering goods to users even if consumers (or users) do not directly receive the goods. will be.

In particular, the present invention proposes a method for sharing the password of the article container from the delivery management system to the delivery server even if separate communication is not performed between the article container and the delivery management system. Therefore, the delivery company can use the password received from the delivery management system through the delivery server so that the deliverer (or delivery driver, courier driver) can safely deliver the article to the article container.

In the present invention, the article container may also be referred to as a delivery box, a delivery box, a delivery box, or a delivery box.

Such an article container may be arranged or installed at a location desired by the user, for example, may be arranged or installed around the user's home (eg, in front of the front door).

The type of goods delivered to the goods container and the reason for the delivery of the goods may vary, and the present specification does not place any particular limitations on them. For example, the goods delivered to the goods container may be i) delivered by the user's product purchase, ii) delivered by the user's acquaintance's shipment, or iii) delivered by winning a prize.

Meanwhile, the delivery server may be a server managed by a delivery company (or a delivery company) that delivers goods. In this delivery server, the password of the article container can be received from the delivery management system according to the present invention.

Furthermore, the delivery server may transmit the received password to an electronic device (eg, smart phone, tablet PC, etc.) of a delivery person (or delivery driver or delivery driver) delivering the product. Accordingly, the delivery person may use the password received from the delivery server through the electronic device to unlock the article container, and then deliver the target product to the article container.

Meanwhile, the types of delivery servers may be very diverse, and each delivery company may have a separate delivery server. The delivery management system according to the present invention can communicate with various delivery servers as long as communication is possible regardless of the type of delivery server.

In this way, according to the present invention, the delivery management system can share the password of the article container with the delivery server, so that the goods are delivered to the article container.

Meanwhile, in the following description, the delivery server and the delivery management system are described as separate entities, but in the present invention, the delivery server and the delivery management system may be operated by the same entity. That is, it is possible that the delivery management system and the delivery server are operated by the same business operator or a plurality of business operators in a close and inseparable relationship.

In this case, the delivery server may be understood as one component of the delivery management system. In this case, the delivery server may be referred to as "delivery management unit" or "delivery unit" and may be included as one component of the delivery management system.

On the other hand, in order to increase security, the article container according to the present invention may be configured to generate a valid password only for a preset period at a preset cycle. At this time, the delivery management system according to the present invention, even if communication with the article container is not performed, it is possible to extract (or generate) a password of the article container that is generated at a preset period and valid only for a preset period.

Hereinafter, together with the accompanying drawings, look at the delivery management method and system according to the present invention, and the goods container in more detail. 1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a delivery management system according to the present invention, and FIG. 2a is a conceptual diagram for explaining an article accommodation according to the present invention. 2B is a conceptual diagram for explaining a delivery server according to the present invention.

Furthermore, FIG. 3A is a conceptual diagram illustrating the linkage between a user account and an article container in the present invention, and FIG. 3B is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of generating a password in the article container according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the delivery management system 100 according to the present invention uses at least one of the communication unit 110, the matching unit 120, the password unit 130, the storage unit 140 and the control unit 150. can be configured to include

Delivery management system 100 according to the present invention, it is possible to generate a password for control related to the lock of the article container (200).

The delivery management system 100 according to the present invention may play a role of mediating the delivery process between the user and the delivery company through communication with the delivery server 1000 and the electronic device 300 logged into the user's account. . Therefore, the delivery management system 100 according to the present invention can manage delivery of goods to the goods container 200 .

More specifically, the communication unit 110 may communicate with at least one of the electronic device 300 and the delivery server 1000 logged in with a user account. Here, the user account may also be referred to as ID (identification) information. Here, the user account may be information pre-registered and existing in the delivery management system according to the present invention.

Meanwhile, the communication method of the communication unit 110 is not limited in its type, and may be configured to perform communication in at least one of wired and wireless methods.

The matching unit 120 may be configured to mutually match a user account and an item container. Here, "matching" can also be understood as "interlocking".

More specifically, the matching unit 120 may mutually match the user account and the unique information (or identification information, serial information, or serial number) of the article container. For example, as shown in FIG. 3A , a specific user account (eg, user account: “Lee Hyo-ri”) and unique information (eg, unique information) of the item container 200 matched to the specific user account Information: "ADCSE17") may be mutually matched and exist as matching information. The matching information includes a specific user account (eg, user account: "Lee Hyori") and unique information (eg, user account: "Lee Hyori") of the item container 200 linked to the specific user account (eg, user account: "Lee Hyori"). For example, unique information: “ADCSE17”) may be included.

Through this matching information, which user account is matched with which article container 200 can be specified.

Meanwhile, unique information (or identification information) for identifying each article container 200 may be assigned to the article container 200 . Accordingly, the article container 200 may be specified through unique information. The point in time at which the unique information of the article container 200 is given can be very diverse, and the present invention does not limit a special case.

Matching (or interlocking) between the article container 200 and the user account may be performed in various ways.

As an example, matching between the article container 200 and the user account may be performed based on receiving unique information of the article container 200 from the electronic device 300 logged in from the user account.

For example, the user may transmit unique information of the article container 200 that the user owns to the delivery management system 100 through the electronic device 300 logged in with the user account. Then, the matching unit 120 may match the unique information of the article container 200 received from the electronic device 300 with the user account (or may also be referred to as a "specific user account"). This process may also be expressed as "registering an article container in a user account".

The process of registering the article container 200 in the user account may be performed through a web page or application related to the delivery management system 100 .

On the other hand, through the matching process described above, the user can register the user's own storage box 200 in his or her user account, so that the goods are delivered to the storage box 200 held by the user when delivering goods later. there is.

On the other hand, there are various modifications to the method of matching the user account and the unique information of the article container 200, and in the present invention, there is no particular limitation thereto.

However, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3A , unique information of the item container 200 matched for each user account may be managed as matching information. Therefore, the delivery management system 100 according to the present invention can manage the delivery of goods so that the goods are accurately delivered to the goods container 200 possessed by each user.

Meanwhile, the configuration of the matching unit 120 described above may be replaced by the control unit 150. That is, of course, the control unit 150 can perform the dynamics of the matching unit 120.

Next, the password unit 130 may generate (or extract) a password for an article container matched to the user account when an article delivery event for the user account occurs. The operation of the password unit 130 may be controlled under the control of the control unit 150 .

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, a “specific user account” will be described as an example. Here, the "specific user account" may be any one of a plurality of user accounts registered in the delivery management system according to the present invention.

The password unit 130 may extract a password of a product container matched to a specific user account when an article delivery event occurs for a specific user account.

Here, the product delivery event is an event that causes "goods" to be delivered to a product container linked to a specific user account, and the time and route at which the product delivery event occurs may vary (for the occurrence of the product delivery event, , which will be reviewed in more detail with the drawings of FIGS. 6 to 8 later).

On the other hand, the controller 150 controls the password unit 130 to deliver the goods to the goods container linked to the specific user account based on the goods delivery event, so that the password of the goods container linked to the specific user account is entered. can be extracted.

The control unit 150 may specify an article container linked to a specific user account by using the aforementioned matching information. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3A , the controller 150 may specify an article container linked to a specific user account by using unique information of the article container matched to the specific user account.

In this way, when the article container 200 linked to a specific user account is specified, the controller 150 may control the password unit 130 to extract a password for the specified article container.

Here, extraction of the password may be performed using a specific algorithm (or password generation algorithm).

The password unit 130 may extract the password using a specific algorithm for generating the same password as the password generation algorithm provided in the article container 200 .

Here, "generating a password" may mean generating a password through a password generation algorithm. At this time, a plurality of passwords may be generated in the password generation algorithm.

Furthermore, “extracting a password” may mean selecting one of the generated passwords. That is, password extraction may mean a process of "selecting one password to be transmitted to the delivery server 1000" among "generated passwords". On the other hand, in the present invention, it may be expressed that the password unit 130 generates a password and transmits the generated password to the delivery server without clearly distinguishing generation and extraction of the password.

On the other hand, as mentioned above, the delivery management system according to the present invention can generate a password for the article container 200 using the same password generation algorithm as the password generation algorithm provided in the article container 200. there is. Therefore, the delivery management system 200 according to the present invention shares the password for controlling the unlocking of the article container 200 to the delivery server even without performing separate communication with the article container 200. It is possible.

Meanwhile, the article container 200 and the password unit 130 may generate a password based on unique information of the article container 200 . Accordingly, in the present invention, different passwords may be generated for each article container 200 . The controller 150 may control the password unit 130 to generate a password by using unique information of the product container 200 matched to a specific user account in which a product delivery event has occurred.

As shown in FIG. 3A , the control unit 150 may generate a password for an article container linked to a specific user account by utilizing matching information in which the user account and the unique information of the article container 200 are mutually matched. .

Next, the password generated or extracted through the password unit 130 may be stored in the storage unit 140 . Furthermore, the storage unit 140 may be configured to store matching information including a user account and unique information of the article container 200 .

In addition, the storage unit 140 may store various information related to the delivery management system according to the present invention.

The controller 150 is made to perform overall control related to the present invention, and in particular, may be made to control at least one of the components of the delivery management system 100 according to the present invention.

As an example, the control unit 150 may control the password unit 130 to extract the password of the product container 200 linked to the specific user account when a product delivery event occurs for a specific user account. there is. Then, the control unit 150 transmits the extracted password to the delivery server 1000 matched to the product delivery event so that the product corresponding to the product delivery event can be delivered to the product container 200 linked to the user account. can At this time, the control unit 150 may control the communication unit 110 to transmit the password extracted from the password unit 130 to the delivery server 1000 through the communication unit 110 .

As described above, in the delivery management system according to the present invention, the product corresponding to the product delivery event is generated by generating a password with the same password generation algorithm as the product container 200 and transmitting the generated password to the delivery server. , can be delivered to the goods container.

Hereinafter, the item container 200 will be looked at in detail, and a method for generating a password will be looked at in more detail.

As shown in FIG. 2A , the article container 200 according to the present invention may include a housing 200a and an accommodating part 200b provided in the housing 200a. At this time, the accommodating part 200b has a space, and articles may be accommodated in the space provided in the accommodating part 200b.

Meanwhile, the article container 200 may be formed in a foldable structure. More specifically, the housing 200a and the accommodating portion 200b may have any one of a folded state and an unfolded state. The housing 200a and the accommodating portion 200b are configured to enable state conversion (or conversion) between a folded state and an unfolded state by an external force. At this time, the external force may be human power (human force, human force) or mechanical (or electrical) force.

When the state of the housing 200a and the accommodating portion 200b is changed between a folded state and an unfolded state by an external force, the size of the space provided in the accommodating portion 200b may be varied.

When the housing 200a is converted from a folded state to an unfolded state, the accommodating portion 200b may be converted from a folded state to an unfolded state in conjunction with the state change of the housing 200a. Conversely, when the housing 200a is converted from an open state to a folded state, the accommodating portion 200b may also be converted from an open state to a folded state in conjunction with the state change of the housing 200a. In this way, the housing 200a and the accommodating portion 200b may be formed to perform state conversion by interlocking with each other.

Meanwhile, in a state in which the housing 200a and the accommodating portion 200b are completely folded, the size of the article container 200 may be minimized. In this case, the article container 200 may occupy a minimum space at the location where the article container is disposed (eg, an external passage). Conversely, in a state in which the housing 200a and the accommodating portion 200b are completely unfolded, the size of the article container 200 may be maximized.

On the other hand, the housing 200a and the accommodating portion 200b may have an intermediate state between an unfolded state and a folded state. In this case, the size of the space provided in the accommodating portion 200b is the housing 200a and the accommodating portion ( 200b) may be smaller than the fully unfolded state. The article container 200 according to the present invention can be made to accommodate articles even in an intermediate state. The article container 200 according to the present invention may have a foldable structure that allows the size of the space provided in the container 200b to be variable. In this case, the delivery driver can vary the size of the article container 200 according to the size of the article.

On the other hand, since the folding structure of the article container 200 can be modified in various ways, the structure will not be limited in this specification.

Furthermore, the article container 200 may further include a door part 200c that is connected to the housing 200a and opens and closes the accommodation part 200b. The door part 200c may have any one of an open state and a closed state. When the door part 200c is open, the accommodating part 200b may be exposed to the outside. When the door unit 200c is in an open state, a delivery driver or user may insert an item into the housing unit 200b or, conversely, take the item stored in the housing unit 200b to the outside.

Meanwhile, when the door part 200c is in a closed state, exposure of the receiving part 200b to the outside may be limited. In this case, a delivery engineer or user may be made unable to access the inside of the accommodating unit 200b.

On the other hand, the article container 200 is configured to further include a locking unit 210 (or a door lock), and the locking unit 210 is configured to control a state related to locking of the door unit 200c. can

More specifically, the locking unit 210 may include at least one of an input unit 211 , a code recognition unit 212 and a locking device 213 .

Here, the locking device 213 may be connected to the door unit 200c to restrict indiscriminately opening (or opening) of the door unit 200c by an unauthorized third party.

The input unit 211 is a component that receives a password for controlling a state related to the locking of the door unit 200c, and may include a keypad or a touchpad.

The locking unit 210 may control the locked state of the door unit 200c based on the password input through the input unit 211 . More specifically, the locking unit 210 may open the door unit 200c by controlling the locking device 213 based on the password input through the input unit 211 .

At this time, the locking unit 210 is a locking device to unlock the door unit 200c when a valid password is input through the input unit 211 or the code recognition unit 212 to open the door unit 200c. (213) can be controlled.

When the lock of the door unit 200c is released in the closed state, the state of the door unit 200c may be converted to an open state. That is, in this case, the door unit 200c may be opened.

Meanwhile, the code recognition unit 212 may be configured to recognize at least one of a barcode or a quick response code (QR). The password for the article container 200 may also be input in the form of a barcode or QR code through the code recognition unit 212 .

Next, the article container 200 may be configured to include a timer 220 . Here, the timer 220 may be configured to count the current time. Furthermore, the timer 220 may be configured to count current date information. Timer 220 may be configured to count both the current time and the current date.

The timer 220 may be configured to count the current time based on a reference time system. The standard time system includes Universal Time (UT), Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), Korea Standard Time (KST), Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), and Unix Time. time) and at least one of GPS time. In addition, various other examples other than the examples listed above may exist as the reference time system.

Next, the password generator 230 may be configured to generate a password. The password generator 230 may generate a password using a password generation algorithm using at least one of time information based on the timer 220 and unique information (or identification information) of the article container 200 .

Next, the storage unit 240 may be configured to store the password generated through the password generation unit 230.

When any one of the passwords stored in the storage unit 240 is input through the input unit 211 or the code recognition unit 212, the locking unit 210 can control a state related to the locking of the door unit 200c. there is.

More specifically, the locking unit 210 may unlock the door unit 200c when the password stored in the storage unit 240 is input through the input unit 211 or the code recognition unit 212 . Here, "the door unit 200c is unlocked" means a state in which the door unit 200c can be opened. In this case, the state of the door unit 200c may be switched from a closed state to an open state.

Meanwhile, in the storage unit 240, a master password set based on an external input may be stored in addition to the password generated through the password generation unit 230.

The locking unit 210 may unlock the door unit 200c when the master password stored in the storage unit 240 is input through the input unit 211 or the code recognition unit 212 .

Meanwhile, the master password may be set based on an input to the input unit 211 or the code recognition unit 212 . The master password may be a password used by the user to take out the delivered goods from the goods container 200 .

In the present invention, the term "master password" is to be distinguished from the password generated through the password generator 230, and may be changed to various terms depending on the case. For example, it is also possible that the password generated through the password generation unit 230 is named a "first type password" and the password generated by the user's setting is named a "second type password". .

Meanwhile, the master password may be stored in the storage unit 240 until an additional request (eg, deletion request) is received. Therefore, the user can control the locked state of the article container 200 by using the master password, separately from the password generated by the password generator 230 .

Next, the power supply unit 250 serves to supply power to the article container 200 and may include a battery.

Hereinafter, the delivery server 1000 will be described in more detail together with FIG. 2B. As shown in FIG. 2B , the delivery server 1000 may include at least one of a communication unit 1010, a storage unit 1020, and a control unit 1030.

The delivery server 1000 may transmit the password of the article container 200 to the electronic device 1000a of the delivery person. At this time, the delivery server 1000 may transmit the password of the article container 200 received from the delivery management system 100 to the electronic device 1000a of the deliverer.

More specifically, the communication unit 1010 may be configured to communicate with at least one of the electronic device 1000a and the delivery management system 100 of the delivery person.

Meanwhile, the communication method of the communication unit 1010 is not limited in its type, and communication may be performed in at least one of wired and wireless methods.

The storage unit 1020 may be configured to store the password received from the delivery management system 100 . Furthermore, the storage unit 1020 may be configured to store various information related to delivery of goods.

Next, the control unit 1030 may be configured to control at least one of the communication unit 1010 and the storage unit 1020 .

The control unit 1030 may control the communication unit 1010 to transmit the password for the article container stored in the storage unit 1020 to the electronic device 1000a of the delivery person.

More specifically, the controller 1030 may control the communication unit 1010 to transmit the password received from the delivery management system 100 to the electronic device 1000a of the distributor.

Meanwhile, in order to transmit the password to the electronic device 1000a of the distributor, the controller 1030 may perform a process of specifying the electronic device of the distributor.

That is, the controller 1030 may specify a delivery person who delivers a delivery target product (or a product corresponding to a product delivery event) and may specify the electronic device 1000a owned by the delivery person.

The controller 1030 may check delivery information of an item to be delivered and determine a delivery person designated in a delivery area corresponding to the checked delivery information.

In the present invention, different deliverers may be matched for each delivery region, and matching information obtained by matching delivery regions and deliverer information may be stored and present in the storage unit 1020 . Furthermore, identification information of the electronic device 1000a possessed by the delivery person may be stored together with the matching information. That is, in the matching information, at least two pieces of information among the information of the delivery area, the delivery person, and the electronic device 1000a of the delivery person may be matched and present.

Meanwhile, the controller 1030 may receive delivery information (eg, address information) of a user account corresponding to an item delivery event from the delivery management system 100 through the communication unit 1010 . In addition, the controller 1030 may determine the electronic device 1000a of the deliverer to whom the password is transmitted based on the delivery information of the user account corresponding to the product delivery event.

The control unit 1030 may compare matching information stored in the storage unit 1020 with delivery information of a user account to determine (or specify) a delivery person to deliver an item corresponding to an item delivery event. Then, the password of the article container 200 may be transmitted to the specified electronic device 1000a of the delivery person.

Meanwhile, a time point at which delivery information of a user account is received from the delivery management system 100 to the delivery server 1000 may vary. For example, the delivery management system 100 may transmit the delivery information of the user account together while transmitting the password to the delivery server 1000 . In this case, the delivery server 1000 may receive both the password and the delivery information of the user account from the delivery management system 100 .

In this way, the delivery server 1000 specifies the electronic device 1000a of the deliverer to deliver the product, and transmits the password received from the delivery management system 100 to the specified electronic device 1000a, thereby It is possible to ensure that the target product is accurately delivered to the user's product container.

Meanwhile, the time point at which the password is transmitted from the delivery server 1000 to the electronic device 1000a of the delivery person may vary greatly. That is, a point in time when the electronic device 1000a of the distributor is specified and a point in time when the password is transmitted to the electronic device 1000a of the distributor may be different from each other.

The delivery server 1000a transmits a password to i) the electronic device 1000a of the distributor at the time when the electronic device 1000a is specified, or ii) a password transmission request is received from the electronic device 1000a of the distributor In this case, the password may be transmitted to the electronic device 1000a of the deliverer, or iiii) the password may be transmitted to the electronic device 1000a of the deliverer on the scheduled delivery date of the item to be delivered. Furthermore, various other modified examples may exist.

Hereinafter, based on the description of the article container reviewed above, a method of generating a password for the article container and operating the article container based thereon will be described in more detail.

First, the password generation unit 230 according to the present invention may generate a password at a predetermined cycle, as shown in FIG. 3B. At this time, the password generation unit 230 can generate a plurality of passwords for each preset period.

Here, the preset cycle may be set in various ways, and for example, the preset cycle may be 1 day (or 24 hours). In this case, the password generation unit 230 may be configured to generate a password every 24 hours.

Alternatively, the preset period may be a unit of time shorter than 24 hours (eg, unit of 5 minutes). In this case, the number of passwords generated for one day (24 hours) may be 144.

For example, when a password is generated in 5-minute increments, the password generating unit 230 may generate a password in 5-minute intervals. Alternatively, the password generation unit 230 can generate 144 passwords at a time using time information of 5-minute intervals.

Here, the information of the time interval used for generating the password (eg, time information of 5 minute intervals) and the period of generating the password (eg, every 24 hours) may be different from each other.

For example, at 00:00 every day, the password generation unit 230 generates time information of predetermined time intervals (eg, 5-minute intervals), for example, i) 0000 (00:00 minutes), ii ) Using numbers corresponding to 0005 (00:05) and iii) 0010 (00:10), generate multiple passwords (for example, in the case of time information at 5-minute intervals, 144 passwords are generated) can do.

Meanwhile, when a password is generated by the password generator 230, the generated password may be stored in the storage unit 240. Accordingly, the locking unit 210 can control the locking of the door unit 200c according to whether one of the passwords stored in the storage unit 240 is input to the input unit 211 or the code recognition unit 212. there is.

The locking unit 210 may recognize only the password stored in the storage unit 240 as a valid password. Accordingly, the locking unit 210 may not recognize the password as a valid password even if the password is generated through the password generating unit 230, but is not stored in the storage unit 240. When an invalid password is input to the locking unit 210, the locking unit 210 may not unlock the door unit 200c.

On the other hand, as mentioned above, the password generation unit 230 generates a password at a preset cycle. At this time, when a new password is generated every preset cycle, the password generated immediately before the password is generated is stored in the storage unit ( 240) can be deleted.

More specifically, in the present invention, the password stored in the storage unit 240 may be valid only for a predetermined period of time (eg, 24 hours). That is, the password stored in the storage unit 240 may be stored in the storage unit 240 only for a predetermined period of time, and may be deleted from the storage unit 240 after the predetermined period has elapsed.

In this way, the password generated by the password generation unit 230 is stored in the storage unit 240 only for a predetermined period after the password is generated, and when the predetermined period elapses after the password is generated, the password is stored. may be deleted from section 240 .

As shown in FIG. 3B, when the preset period is 24 hours and the password is generated at 00:00 on May 15, 2020, the password generated at 00:00 on May 15, 2020 is May 15, 2020 Valid only from 00:00 on the day until 24:00 on May 15, 2020. Therefore, when the password generated at 00:00 on May 15, 2020 is input to the locking unit 210 at 03:00 on May 16, 2020, the locking unit 210 does not unlock the door unit 200c. may not be

This is because the password already created at 03:00 on May 16, 2020 at 00:00 on May 15, 2020 was deleted. Accordingly, the locking unit 210 may no longer recognize the password as a valid password, even if the password is generated through the password generating unit 230, when the preset period has elapsed.

Meanwhile, a time point at which the password is generated in the password generator 230 and a time point at which the password generated by the password 230 is deleted in the storage unit 240 may be different from each other.

That is, a "preset cycle (eg, 24 hours") in which the password is generated and an effective period (eg, "for 25 hours from the time the password is generated") in which the password is stored in the storage unit 240. ) may be different from each other Here, the effective period may also be referred to as a “preset period”.

Therefore, in the storage unit 240, even if a new password is generated by the password generation unit 230, the password stored in the storage unit 240 may not be deleted immediately, but may be deleted after a predetermined period of time has elapsed. In this case, during a predetermined period of time, in the storage unit 240, both i) a newly generated password and ii) a password generated immediately before may be stored. In this case, the locking unit 230 may unlock the door unit 200c when any one of i) a newly generated password and ii) a previously generated password is input.

As described above, the password generation unit 230 may generate a plurality of passwords for each preset period. In this case, the locking unit 210 may select any one of the plurality of passwords stored in the storage unit 240. When the input is received, the door unit 200c may be unlocked. That is, the locking unit 210 may unlock the door unit 200c when any one of a plurality of passwords is input to the locking unit 210 . Furthermore, in the present invention, when any one of the passwords is input to the locking unit 210 and the door unit 200c is unlocked, the one of the passwords input to the locking unit 210 is stored in the storage unit ( 240) can be deleted from the rotor.

In this way, the password deleted from the storage unit 240 may no longer be a valid password for the locking unit 210 . Therefore, when any one password is input to the locking unit 210 and the door unit 200c is unlocked, the one password input to the locking unit 210 is input again to the locking unit 210. Even if it is, the lock of the door unit 200c is not released. This is to increase the security of the article container 200 by preventing the password from being reused. For example, as shown in FIG. 3B, the passwords ("123456" and "1234567") corresponding to the items "no1" and "no2" have already been input to the locking unit 210, and the door unit 200c When the lock of is released, even if the passwords ("123456" and "1234567") corresponding to the items "no1" and "no2" are re-entered in the locking unit 210, the door unit 200c is not unlocked. may not be This is because the passwords ("123456" and "1234567") respectively corresponding to the items "no1" and "no2" are deleted from the storage unit 240.

Meanwhile, differently from this, the master password described above may not be deleted from the storage unit 240 even if the master password is input to the locking unit 210 and the door unit 200c is unlocked. This is to increase user convenience for the article container 200 .

As described above, the article container according to the present invention is generated at a preset period and the security of the article container can be increased through a password valid only for a preset period.

Hereinafter, a method of generating a password will be described in more detail. In the present invention, a method of generating a password in the password generating unit 230 of the article container 200 and a method of generating a password in the password unit 130 of the delivery management system 100 are the same. That is, as described above, the password unit 130 of the delivery management system 100 and the password generation unit of the article container 200 are configured to generate passwords using the same password generation algorithm.

At this time, the time point at which the password is generated in the password generator 230 and the password unit 130 may also be the same, and through this, the delivery management system 100 can always extract a valid password for the article container 200. can

The password generator 230 and the password generation algorithm provided in the password unit 130 may generate a password using a one time password (OTP) method. That is, the password generator 230 and the password unit 130 may generate a password based on time information.

At this time, the password generator 230 may generate a password based on the time information counted by the timer 220 .

Also, the password unit 130 may generate a password based on a timer (not shown) having the same reference time system as the timer 220 . Since the password generator 230 and the timer used by the password unit 130 to generate a password have the same reference time system, the password can be generated based on mutually identical time information. Therefore, it is possible for the password generation unit 230 and the password unit 130 to generate the same password.

As discussed above, the standard time system is Universal Time (UT), Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), Korea Standard Time (KST), and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). , Unix time and GPS time. In addition, various other examples other than the examples listed above may exist as the reference time system.

More specifically, the password unit 130 and the password generator 230 may generate a password based on time information counted through a timer.

Here, the time information may relate to at least one of years, months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds.

As an example, the password unit 130 and the password generator 230 generate a password using date information corresponding to the current date (eg, May 18, 2020) at the time of generating the password. can

Furthermore, the password generation algorithm provided in the password unit 130 and the password generation unit 230 uses at least one of unique information (or identification information) of the article container 200 and a combination of random numbers as well as time information. So, you can create a password.

For example, the password unit 130 and the password generation unit 230 are the date information corresponding to the current date (eg, May 18, 2020) at the time of generating the password and the item accommodation box 200 A password can be generated using unique information. At this time, the password unit 130 may generate a password using unique information of the article container 200 linked to the user account in which the article delivery event occurred.

In addition, the password unit 130 and the password generation unit 230, the time information (eg, 180000) corresponding to the current time (eg, 18:00:00) at the time of generating the password and the article acceptance A password may be generated using the unique information of the box 200 .

As another example, the password generation unit 230 may generate a password using both current date and time information at the time of password generation and unique information of the article container 200 .

In this way, the password generation unit 230 according to the present invention generates a password based on time information, so that it is possible to generate a new password as time elapses.

Meanwhile, the password unit 130 and the password generation unit 230 may generate a password using time information of the same rule, so that the same password is generated for the same article container.

That is, the password unit 130 of the delivery management system 100 may generate a password according to the same rule as the password generation unit 230, as described above.

For example, the password unit 130 may generate a password at the same period as a predetermined period at which the password generation unit 230 generates a password. At this time, the password unit 130, like the password generation unit 230, it is possible to generate a plurality of passwords for each predetermined cycle.

Furthermore, when a plurality of passwords are generated for each preset period in the password unit 130 , the passwords stored in the storage unit 140 may be deleted from the storage unit 140 . Here, the password stored in the storage unit 140 may be a password generated before a new password is generated.

Here, the preset cycle may be set in various ways, and the preset cycle may be set equal to the password generation cycle in the password unit 230 of the article container 200 .

For example, the preset period may be 1 day (or 24 hours). In this case, the password generation unit 130 may be configured to generate a password every 24 hours.

Alternatively, the preset period may be a unit of time shorter than 24 hours (eg, unit of 5 minutes). In this case, the number of passwords generated for one day (24 hours) may be 144. For example, when a password is generated every 5 minutes, the password generation unit 130 may generate a password every 5 minutes. Alternatively, the password generation unit 130 can generate 144 passwords at a time using time information of 5 minute intervals.

Meanwhile, the controller 150 may control the storage unit 140 to store the newly created password in the storage unit 140 .

Accordingly, the controller 150 may update the storage unit 140 based on the password being generated by the password generator 230 . By this update, the "password generated just before (or the password stored in the storage unit 140 before a new password is generated)" stored in the storage unit 140 can be replaced with a newly generated password. there is.

Since the password unit 130 generates a password with the same algorithm as the password generation algorithm of the password generation unit 230, the control unit 150 of the distribution management system 100 always uses a valid password for the article container 200. I know. Meanwhile, the password generated by the password unit 130 may be stored in the storage unit 140 .

As described above, the product container and delivery management system according to the present invention generates a valid password for the article container using the same password generation method and shares it with the delivery server, so that the product is delivered to the product container. can be made

Hereinafter, a method of sharing the password of the article container 200 discussed above with the delivery server 1000 at the side of the delivery management system 100 will be looked at in more detail along with the accompanying drawings.

4 is a flowchart for explaining a delivery management method according to the present invention, and FIGS. 5A and 5B are flowcharts for explaining a method for generating a password for an article container and sharing it with a delivery server in the present invention. Furthermore, FIGS. 6, 7 and 8 are conceptual diagrams for explaining a product delivery event in the present invention. 9 are conceptual diagrams for explaining a method of allocating a password to a delivery server in the present invention.

First, in the present invention, a step of generating an item delivery event for a specific user account proceeds (S410, see FIG. 4).

As described above, the product delivery event is an event in which “goods” are delivered to a product container linked to a specific user account, and the time and route at which the product delivery event occurs may vary.

As shown in FIG. 5A , an item delivery event may occur based on an item order or item purchase (S510a, see FIG. 5A) from the user account 2000 (S520a, see FIG. 5A).

In addition, apart from the order of goods or the purchase of goods, an item delivery event may occur based on the shipment of goods to the user by a third party (eg, shipment by an acquaintance of the user, or shipment of a gift). there is.

Furthermore, a product delivery event may occur based on a user's request. Here, the product delivery event may be an event meaning "deliver the product to be delivered to the product container".

Looking at an example in which a product delivery event occurs based on a user's request, as shown in FIG. , can occur.

Here, the product purchase page may be a web page or an execution screen of an application. In such a product purchase page (or payment page, 610), a product receiving method may be selected.

Accordingly, in an electronic device logged in with a user account, a method of receiving a product may be selected on the product purchase page 610 based on the user's intention.

For example, the product purchase page 610 may include an area 620 for selecting a method of receiving the product. In this area 620, when a signal for selecting "item corresponding to delivery to the goods container" (eg, "receive as box" item 621) is received from an electronic device logged in with a user account. , an item delivery event may occur.

Meanwhile, the purchase page 610 of these items may be controlled by the delivery management system 100 according to the present invention. Alternatively, the product purchase page 610 may be operated independently of the delivery management system 100 according to the present invention. In this case, the delivery management system 100 may receive information related to occurrence of a product delivery event and information about a user account from a server that operates the product purchase page 610 . In this case, the information related to the occurrence of the product delivery event may include information on a product to be delivered.

In this way, the product delivery event may occur based on the user's selection specifying the product delivery method on the product purchase page. Through this, the user can specify a delivery method of the product at once along with purchase of the product, and thus convenience can be improved.

Looking at another example in which a product delivery event occurs based on a user's request, as shown in FIG. 7 , the product delivery event may occur based on a user's request on a messenger.

Here, the messenger may be an application or program installed on an electronic device (eg, a smart phone, a tablet PC, a laptop computer, etc.).

When there is an event related to delivery of goods to the user account, the delivery management system 100 according to the present invention may transmit a message 711 related to delivery to the user account using a messenger.

In this case, the user may select a method of receiving the goods through the messenger page (eg, the messenger execution screen 710). For example, as shown in FIG. 7 , the message 711 related to delivery may include an area 712 for selecting a method of receiving an item. In addition, when an item corresponding to receiving delivery to the goods container (for example, “box password transmission” item 712) is selected through the message 711, an item delivery event may occur. In this case, the user's An item corresponding to being delivered to the product container may be selected through a messenger executed in the electronic device.

On the other hand, if there is an event related to delivery of goods to the user account, the subject that transmits the message related to delivery to the user account may not necessarily be the delivery management system according to the present invention. In this case, the subject that transmits the message related to delivery may be a delivery server of a specific delivery company or a separate external server that processes information related to delivery. In this case, the delivery management system 100 may receive information related to the occurrence of an item delivery event and information about a user account from a delivery server of a specific delivery company or a separate external server that integrates and processes delivery-related information. there is. In this case, the information related to the occurrence of the product delivery event may include information on a product to be delivered.

Looking at another example in which an item delivery event occurs based on a user's request, as shown in FIG. 8 , the item delivery event occurs through a user account through an integrated management page that manages items to be delivered in relation to a user account. Based on request, may occur.

The operator of the integrated management page may be diverse. As described above, the operator of the integrated management page 810 is the delivery management system 100 according to the present invention, a server of a specific shopping mall, a delivery server of a specific delivery company, or a separate external entity that integrates and processes information related to delivery. server, etc.

Such an integrated management page 810 may provide information on items to be delivered related to the user's account and select a delivery method from the user.

As shown, in the integrated management page 810, a method of receiving each product may be selected for each product. For example, when "an item (for example, "box") included in the first item ("no1" item, 811) is selected, the first item ("no1" item) is selected. , 811) may generate a product delivery event. Furthermore, when a “direct receipt item (eg, “directly”) included in the fifth item (“no 5” item, 812) is selected, an item included in the fifth item (“no 5” item, 812) An item delivery event may not occur for . Meanwhile, selection of an item corresponding to delivery to the item container may be made from an electronic device logged in to the user's account.

On the other hand, when the operating entity of the integrated management page 810 and the operating entity of the delivery management system 100 according to the present invention are different from each other, the delivery management system 100 provides information related to the occurrence of an item delivery event and user Receive information about your account.

In this case, the information related to the occurrence of the product delivery event may include information on a product to be delivered.

In this way, the product delivery event may occur based on the selection of a delivery method of a product to be delivered as using the product container.

At this time, when the subject providing the user environment (web page or execution screen of an application) to receive the delivery method selection of the goods is the delivery management system according to the present invention, the goods delivery event occurs from an electronic device logged into a user account. may occur based on which delivery method is selected as using an item container.

Furthermore, when a subject providing a user environment (web page or execution screen of an application) in order to receive a selection of a delivery method of goods is different from the delivery management system according to the present invention, an item delivery event is information received from a server of a different subject. may occur due to At this time, the delivery management system 100 may receive information related to the occurrence of an item delivery event and information about a user account from a server of a different subject. In this case, the information related to the occurrence of the product delivery event may include information on a product to be delivered.

As described above, when a product delivery event occurs, a process of extracting a password for a product container linked to a specific user account is performed based on the product delivery event (S420, see FIG. 4). That is, when a product delivery event occurs (S520a, see FIG. 5a), a process of extracting a password for an article container in the delivery management system 100 (see S530a, FIG. 5a) proceeds.

As described above, the password unit 130 may generate a password using the same password generation algorithm as the password generation unit 230 of the article container 200 .

At this time, the password unit 130 may be configured to extract a valid password for the article container 200 at the time when the delivery person (or delivery driver or courier driver) delivers the article to the article container 200. there is.

As described above, since the password unit 130 of the delivery management system 100 and the password generation unit 230 of the article container 200 generate a password based on time information, the password unit 130 Based on the time information, a valid password for the article container 200 can be extracted.

For example, when the password generation unit 230 of the article container 200 generates a password based on date information (in particular, the current date), the delivery management system 100, i) the shipping date of the goods The password unit 130 may be controlled so that a password is generated based on the information or ii) a password is generated on the delivery date of the product.

For example, if the expected delivery date of the item sent on May 18, 2020 is May 20, 2020, the password unit 130 may generate a password based on the date information of May 20, 2020 there is. This is to provide a valid password to the delivery server 1000 at the time the article is delivered to the article container 200 in the present invention. That is, when the password generation unit 230 generates a password based on the current date, this is because the delivery time (expected delivery date) becomes the current date.

Meanwhile, the controller 150 may monitor whether delivery of the item is completed on the expected delivery date. That is, if the delivery of the item is not completed on the expected delivery date, the delivery of the item may be made on a date different from the expected delivery date. In this case, the password transmitted to the delivery server 1000 may no longer be a valid password for the article container 200 . Accordingly, the control unit 150 may re-extract the password of the product container 200 by using date information corresponding to the changed estimated delivery date when the delivery of the product has not been completed as a result of monitoring. Also, the controller 150 may transmit the re-extracted password to a delivery server matched to the product delivery event. Through this, in the present invention, even when the product is delivered on a date different from the expected delivery date, the product can be delivered to the product container.

Meanwhile, in the above example, a method of monitoring whether or not an item is delivered in the delivery management system 100 has been described, but it is possible for the password to be re-extracted in a different form. For example, the delivery management system 100 may extract a valid password for the article container 200 based on a request from the delivery server 1000 .

That is, the delivery server 1000 may request retransmission of the password to the delivery management system 100 when delivery of the product is not performed on the expected delivery date. In this case, the delivery server 1000 may transmit newly set estimated delivery date information to the delivery management system 100 . The control unit 150 may control the password unit 130 to generate a password using the estimated delivery date information received from the delivery server 1000 .

In addition, unlike the example described above, the control unit 150 monitors the delivery information of the goods (in particular, the scheduled delivery date of the goods), and based on the monitoring result, the password unit 130 generates a password on the day of delivery of the goods. can control. In this case, the password unit 130 may generate a password based on the current date. The password unit 130 generates a password based on the current date of delivery of the product, and the controller 150 may transmit the generated password to the delivery server 1000 .

Furthermore, in the present invention, a process of transmitting a password to the delivery server matched to the product delivery event is performed so that the product corresponding to the product delivery event can be delivered to the product container (S430, see FIG. 4).

As described above, the control unit 150 controls the password unit 130 to extract the password of the goods container linked to the specific user account that occurred in the goods delivery event, and transmits the extracted password to the delivery server 1000. The communication unit 110 may be controlled.

Meanwhile, the delivery server 1000 receiving the password from the delivery management system 100 may transmit the password to the electronic device of the delivery person (see S550a, S560a in FIG. 5a, and S520b in FIG. 5b).

2B, the control unit 1030 of the delivery server 1000 controls the communication unit 1010 to transmit the password received from the delivery management system 100 to the electronic device 1000a of the distributor. can

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 5B , the electronic device 1000a of the delivery person (or delivery driver or delivery driver) may receive the password from the delivery server 1000 (S530b, see FIG. 5B). The deliverer who has confirmed the password through the electronic device 1000a of the deliverer may input the password received from the delivery server 1000 into the article container 200 for delivery of the article (S540b, see FIG. 5B). .

On the other hand, the article container 200 generates a password using a preset password generation algorithm (see S510b and FIG. 5b), and the password input to the locking unit 210 (corresponds to the password input in the above process S540b) A process of determining may be performed (S550b, see FIG. 5B).

The locking unit 210 of the article container 200, as a result of the determination, when the password input to the locking unit 210 is the password (or valid password) stored in the storage unit 140, the door unit 200c, FIG. 2a) can be unlocked.

In this way, the delivery management system according to the present invention recognizes the password of the article container even if it does not perform communication with the article container by generating the password of the article container using the same method as the method of generating the password of the article container. can do. Accordingly, the delivery management system shares the password of the article container through communication with the delivery server, and the deliverer can receive the password of the article container from the delivery server and deliver the product to the article container.

On the other hand, as described above, the password unit 130 is a valid password for the article container 200 at the time when the delivery person (or delivery driver or courier driver) delivers the article to the article container 200. It can be made to extract, look at this in more detail.

The password unit 130 may extract the password of the article container 200 based on a password transmission request from the delivery person's electronic device.

At this time, the password transmission request from the electronic device of the distributor can be transmitted to the delivery management system 100 through the delivery server 1000 . When a password transmission request is received from the delivery server 1000 or the delivery person's electronic device, the controller 150 may control the password unit 130 to extract the password of the article container 200 .

Then, the extracted password may be transmitted to the delivery server 1000 or the electronic device of the delivery person through the communication unit 110 . When the password is transmitted to the delivery server 1000, the delivery server 1000 may transmit the password to the electronic device of the deliverer having received the password transmission request.

On the other hand, the delivery person's electronic device may be provided with a code recognition unit. The code recognition unit provided in the electronic device of the shipper may be configured to recognize at least one of a barcode (barcode) or a QR code (Quick Response code).

The electronic device of the deliverer may be configured to sense a code image (eg, a barcode or a quick response code (QR code) image) attached to an item to be delivered through a code recognition unit.

When the electronic device of the deliverer senses the code image included in the product, the electronic device of the deliverer may transmit code information included in the code image to the delivery server 1000 . When code information is received from the electronic device of the delivery person, the delivery server 1000 may determine that a password transmission request has been received.

The delivery server 1000 may transmit the password of the article box corresponding to the code information to the electronic device of the deliverer based on the code information being received from the electronic device of the deliverer.

The delivery server 1000 transmits the received code information to the delivery management system 100 based on the code information being received from the electronic device of the deliverer, thereby providing a password for the article container 200 corresponding to the code information. It can be received from the delivery management system 100. In addition, the delivery server 1000 may transmit the password received from the delivery management system 100 to the electronic device of the delivery person.

In the code image (or code information) attached to the item to be delivered, the user information (or user account information) to which the item is to be received and identification information (eg, item name, delivery) of the item to be delivered information, order information, etc.) may be included. Since the time point at which the code image is attached to the article and the subject attaching the code image to the article may be variously modified, no particular limitation is made on this in the present specification. In addition, subjects that issue code images may also vary.

However, the code image includes information used for delivery of the product, and the delivery person can obtain delivery information to be delivered by sensing (or scanning) the code image through an electronic device.

Meanwhile, the delivery management system 100 may specify an article container for an article attached with a code image sensed by the electronic device of the deliverer based on the code information received from the delivery server 1000 . The control unit 150 may control the password unit 130 to extract the password of the specified article container and transmit the extracted password to the delivery server 1000 . In addition, the delivery server 1000 may transmit the password received from the delivery management system 100 to the electronic device of the delivery person. As a result, the delivery person can open the article container 200 using the password received by the electronic device.

In this way, the password of the article container may be transmitted from the delivery management system 100 to the electronic device of the deliverer based on the sensing (or scanning) of the code image attached to the article by the electronic device of the deliverer.

Meanwhile, in the above example, the method of extracting the password from the delivery management system 100 via the delivery server 1000 in the electronic device of the deliverer has been looked at, but in the present invention, in the electronic device of the deliverer, delivery It is also possible to send a password transmission request directly to the management system 100 . In this case, code information of the code image sensed by the electronic device of the delivery person may be transmitted to the delivery management system 100 . In addition, the delivery management system 100 may transmit the password of the article container 200 corresponding to the received code information to the electronic device of the deliverer.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, when a plurality of goods delivery events occur for a user account. The control unit 150 of the delivery management system 100 may extract a plurality of passwords so that different passwords are assigned to each of the plurality of product delivery events.

Here, the plurality of goods delivery event may occur in various cases, such as when a user purchases a plurality of goods or when there are a plurality of goods to be delivered to the user.

As described above, the password of the article container 200 may be input to the locking unit 210 to unlock the door unit 200c and then be deleted from the storage unit 240 . Accordingly, when the same password is assigned to a plurality of product delivery events, other products other than the product corresponding to any one product delivery event may not be delivered to the product container 200 . This is because the password is no longer valid.

Therefore, in the present invention, in order to prevent such a situation, different passwords may be assigned to each of a plurality of product delivery events (eg, no1 to no 4 items), as shown in FIG. 9 .

Meanwhile, if there are at least two product delivery events having the same predetermined delivery condition among a plurality of product delivery events, the controller 150 may assign the same password to the at least two product delivery events.

Here, the preset delivery condition may be related to at least one of an expected delivery date and a delivery company.

The controller 150 may assign the same password to at least two product delivery events when the expected delivery date and delivery company of a plurality of products corresponding to the at least two product delivery events are the same.

In addition, the predetermined delivery condition may further include information on a delivery person (or a delivery driver or a delivery driver) as well as an expected delivery date and delivery company.

In this case, the controller 150 may assign the same password to at least two product delivery events when the expected delivery date, delivery company, and delivery person of the plurality of products corresponding to the at least two product delivery events are the same. This is because there are cases in which delivery is performed by different delivery companies, even if they correspond to the same delivery company.

Furthermore, the controller 150 may transmit the same password to a delivery server matched to at least two product delivery events.

This is because, when multiple product delivery events are delivered on the same date and by the same delivery company, multiple products corresponding to the multiple product delivery events can be delivered simply by releasing the product container once. .

As described above, in the delivery management system according to the present invention, when a plurality of goods delivery events occur for a user account, all goods corresponding to the plurality of goods delivery events can be delivered to the goods container, allocation can be managed.

Furthermore, the delivery management method and system according to the present invention can enable the goods to be delivered to the user to be stored in the user's goods container by sharing the password of the goods container linked to the user's account with the delivery server. .

Accordingly, the user can reduce the inconvenience of having to separately inform the delivery company or the delivery driver of the password for the goods container, and furthermore, the inconvenience of separately managing the password for the goods container can be reduced.

Furthermore, the delivery management method and system according to the present invention generates the password for the article container by using the same method as the method for generating the password for the article container, so that the password for the article container is not performed even if communication with the article container is not performed. can recognize Accordingly, the user who owns the article container can reduce the inconvenience of separately managing the article container for communication between the article container and the delivery management system.

Furthermore, the delivery management method and system according to the present invention and the password generated in the product container are generated and discarded in a disposable manner, so that the password once used cannot be reused. Through this, the password input to the article container can open or open the article container only once, and thus, it is possible to prevent the article container from being opened or opened arbitrarily by a third party.

Meanwhile, in the above description, a method of extracting the password of the article container 200 in the delivery management system 100 and sharing it with the delivery server 1000 in order to deliver the article to the article container 200. looked at.

The series of processes of the present invention reviewed above can be used for various purposes other than the use for delivery of goods to the silk goods container 200.

As an example, the series of processes described above may also be applied to a “door equipped with a lock”, such as the product container 200 . In this case, the article container 200 described above may be referred to as a "door equipped with a locking part".

A "door equipped with a locking unit" may correspond to doors corresponding to various places such as a user's home, office, and warehouse.

The door provided with the locking part has the same configuration except for the configuration of the housing 200a and the housing 200b provided in the housing 200a, among the configurations of the article container 200 described in FIG. 2a. can be configured.

On the other hand, in the above case, the delivery management system 100, instead of extracting and sharing the password for delivery of goods to the goods container 200, a series of processes for sharing the password of the "door equipped with a lock" can be done

In this case, the process of linking the user account and the identification information of the article container 200 as described above can be understood as a process of linking the user account and the identification information of the “door equipped with a lock”.

In this case, the delivery management system 100 may be named a different name, for example, may be named a generalized name such as "password management system".

Such a "password management system" may perform a process for extracting a password of a "door equipped with a locking unit" and sharing it with an external server (corresponding to the delivery server discussed above), as described above.

In this case, the "password management system" may extract the password of the "door equipped with a lock" in response to a "password sharing event" rather than a "goods delivery event".

The "password sharing event" is an event having the same properties as the aforementioned "product delivery event" and may occur based on a user request. A password sharing event may occur based on requesting a service to a third party.

As described above, in the case of managing the password of the "door equipped with a locking unit" in the "password management system", a third party authorized by the user can open the "door equipped with a locking unit" only once. authority can be obtained.

Therefore, a third party can enter and exit the corresponding door even if the user does not directly open the “door equipped with a locking unit”.

In this case, the third party may be a subject that provides services to the user, and may be, for example, a housekeeper, a dog-walking helper, or a repair company.

It is possible for this third party to receive the password of the "door equipped with a lock" from an external server (corresponding to the delivery server described above) through the electronic device of the third party.

Meanwhile, in this case, the external server and the “password management system” may be implemented as one component rather than separate components. That is, the "password management system" can extract the password of the "door equipped with a locking unit" and transmit the password to a third party's electronic device.

As reviewed above, the "delivery management system 200" of the present invention can be changed to a "password management system" and the term "item accommodation" to a "door equipped with a locking unit". Furthermore, it is possible that the "delivery server" is also named an "external server". 1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5a, 5b, 6 to 9, the embodiments examined above can be replaced with the above modified term, so hereby A detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Meanwhile, the present invention described above is executed by one or more processes in a computer and can be implemented as a program that can be stored in a computer-readable medium.

Furthermore, the present invention described above can be implemented as computer readable codes or instructions in a medium on which a program is recorded. That is, the present invention may be provided in the form of a program.

On the other hand, the computer-readable medium includes all types of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable media include Hard Disk Drive (HDD), Solid State Disk (SSD), Silicon Disk Drive (SDD), ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, etc. there is

Furthermore, the computer-readable medium may be a server or cloud storage that includes storage and can be accessed by electronic devices through communication. In this case, the computer may download the program according to the present invention from a server or cloud storage through wired or wireless communication.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the above-described computer is an electronic device equipped with a processor, that is, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and there is no particular limitation on its type.

On the other hand, the above detailed description should not be construed as limiting in all respects and should be considered as illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by reasonable interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the equivalent scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (17)

In the delivery management system, on the basis that the delivery method for the product is selected to use the product container through a page related to the purchase of the product from an electronic device logged in to a specific user account, acceptance of the product linked to the specific user account generating an item delivery event that causes the item to be delivered by doing so;
Specifying, in the controller of the delivery management system, an article accommodation linked to the specific user account, using unique information matched to the user account among matching information existing in the storage unit, based on the article delivery event. ;
extracting a password of an article container linked to the specific user account based on unique information matched to the user account; and
A delivery server associated with the deliverer matched to the goods delivery event through the communication unit of the delivery management system so that the goods corresponding to the goods delivery event can be delivered by the deliverer to the goods container linked to the specific user account. Delivery management method comprising the step of transmitting the password to. According to claim 1,
In the step of extracting the password,
Delivery management method characterized in that the password is extracted using a specific algorithm for generating the same password as the password generation algorithm provided in the article container linked to the specific user account. According to claim 2,
The specific algorithm,
Delivery management method, characterized in that for generating the password by using at least one of the identification information of the article container linked to the specific user account and date information corresponding to a specific date. According to claim 3,
The specific date is a delivery management method, characterized in that the expected delivery date of the item. According to claim 4,
monitoring, by the control unit, whether or not delivery of the item is completed on the expected delivery date;
As a result of the monitoring, when delivery of the goods is not completed, re-extracting, by the control unit, the password of the goods container linked to the specific user account using date information corresponding to the changed expected delivery date; and
The delivery management method further comprising the step of transmitting, by the communication unit, the re-extracted password to a delivery server matched to the product delivery event. delete According to claim 1,
In the event that multiple delivery events occur for the specific user account,
In the step of extracting the password,
Delivery management method characterized by extracting a plurality of passwords so that different passwords are assigned to each of the plurality of goods delivery events. According to claim 7,
If there are at least two goods delivery events having the same predetermined delivery conditions among the plurality of goods delivery events,
Delivery management method, characterized in that the same password is assigned to the at least two goods delivery event. According to claim 8,
The predetermined delivery condition is related to at least one of an expected delivery date and a delivery company,
Wherein the same password is assigned to the at least two product delivery events when the expected delivery date and delivery company of the plurality of products corresponding to the at least two product delivery events are the same. A communication unit for receiving unique information of an article container from an electronic device logged into a specific user account;
a matching unit that matches the article container having the unique information with the specific user account;
From the electronic device logged in to the specific user account, based on the selection of using the item container as the delivery method for the item through the page related to the purchase of the item, the item container linked to the specific user account is selected. a password unit for extracting a password of an article container linked to the specific user account, based on unique information of the article container matched to the specific user account, when an article delivery event occurs that causes the article to be delivered; and
The password is sent to a delivery server related to the deliverer matched to the goods delivery event using the communication unit so that the goods corresponding to the goods delivery event can be delivered by the deliverer to the goods container linked to the specific user account. Shipping management system characterized in that it comprises a control unit for transmitting. According to claim 10,
The container for the goods is
a housing having an accommodating part accommodating the article;
a door part connected to the housing and opening and closing the receiving part;
a locking unit controlling a state related to locking of the door unit; and
And a password generator for generating a plurality of passwords valid for a predetermined period of time for the locking unit,
the locking part,
Within the predetermined period, when any one of the plurality of passwords is input, the delivery management system, characterized in that for unlocking the door unit. According to claim 11,
Further comprising a storage unit for storing the plurality of passwords,
the locking part,
When any one of the plurality of passwords stored in the storage unit is input, the door unit is unlocked,
Delivery management system, characterized in that, when the lock of the door unit is unlocked by inputting the one password to the locking unit, the one password is deleted from the storage unit. According to claim 12,
When the lock of the door is unlocked by inputting any one of the passwords to the locking unit, the delivery management system, characterized in that the locking of the door unit is not unlocked even if the one of the passwords is input again to the locking unit. According to claim 12,
The storage unit stores a master password set based on an external input,
The master password is
Even if the master password is input to the locking unit and the door unit is unlocked, the delivery management system, characterized in that it is not deleted from the storage unit. According to claim 11,
The password generator,
Generating the plurality of passwords at a predetermined cycle,
After the plurality of passwords are generated, when any one of the plurality of passwords generated through the password generation unit before the plurality of passwords is generated is input to the locking unit,
Delivery management system, characterized in that the lock of the door unit is not released. According to claim 11,
Including more timers,
The password generating unit, based on the time information of the timer, the distribution management system, characterized in that for generating the plurality of passwords valid for the predetermined period. As a program that is executed by one or more processes in an electronic device and can be stored in a computer-readable medium,
said program,
In the delivery management system, on the basis that the delivery method for the product is selected to use the product container through a page related to the purchase of the product from an electronic device logged in to a specific user account, acceptance of the product linked to the specific user account generating an item delivery event that causes the item to be delivered by doing so;
Specifying, in the controller of the delivery management system, an article accommodation linked to the specific user account, using unique information matched to the user account among matching information existing in the storage unit, based on the article delivery event. ;
extracting a password of an article container linked to the specific user account based on unique information matched to the user account; and
A delivery server associated with the deliverer matched to the goods delivery event through the communication unit of the delivery management system so that the goods corresponding to the goods delivery event can be delivered by the deliverer to the goods container linked to the specific user account. A program storable on a computer-readable medium comprising instructions for performing the step of transmitting the password to.

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