KR20000059131A - Information providing system of commodities-delivery using unmanned receiving-device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A delivery information supply system using unattended collection device is provided to safely deliver or receive delivery product and to inform the registered customers, product sellers, and shipment companies with the appropriate product's delivery information by using unattended collection device. CONSTITUTION: A delivery information supply system using unattended collection device is composed of connection, execution, and delivery. The delivery information supply device(10) is connected to multiple registered users' devices(30), such as personal computers, product sales companies(40), and shipment companies(50) through internet(20) in order to delivery prescribed product to destination. The delivery information supply device is connected to prescribed unattended collection device(80) through a gateway(60) that executes data interface, and a wireless network(70) that enables wireless data transmission with unattended collection device. The wireless network can be organized by mobile communication network or satellite network. The product sales companies and shipment companies can be limited to service cooperation companies and the connection between the delivery information supply device, product sales companies, and shipment companies can be made by connection methods other than the internet.

Description

Information providing system of commodities-delivery using unmanned receiving-device

The present invention relates to a system for providing goods delivery information, and in particular, when delivering goods ordered by a service subscriber to an unmanned storage device, the scheduled time and storage time of the storage and delivery of the goods stored in the unmanned storage device to a predetermined destination. In this case, the unmanned storage device which makes it possible to easily recognize the delivery process of the goods between the subscribers involved in the delivery of the goods by informing the consumer of the service related to the delivery of the goods and the delivery time of the goods to the service subscriber and the seller of the goods and the courier. It relates to a product delivery information providing system using.

Recently, due to the development of communication technology, various electronic commerce such as communication sales, the Internet, cable TV, shopping malls, etc. are actively performed, and accordingly, cases of directly delivering ordered products to homes are increasing.

Thus, it is a convenient time to buy all the goods through telephone or computer without going to market or store. However, the date and time that the ordered goods are delivered is not constant and there was a problem that a person must be in the house to receive the delivered goods.

In addition, if the recipient of the goods should go out as an important thing, there is inconvenience to ask the guard or neighbors, as well as to make an appointment by making a telephone call with the delivery person who delivers the goods and wait until the delivery person arrives. There is discomfort.

Therefore, there is an urgent need for an unmanned storage device capable of receiving goods delivered at any time even if there is no person in the house.

In addition, if you want to deliver a certain item to any destination, you have to wait for a delivery person from the courier to deliver the goods, even if you deliver the goods through a shipping means, for example, a post office, or if using a courier. It is inconvenient in today's family structure, with many working families and nuclear families.

Therefore, in view of the above-mentioned reality, even if there is no person in the house, it can be said that the device that can be stably provided for the receipt of goods and the delivery of the goods requested for delivery.

Therefore, the present invention enables the unmanned storage device to reliably deliver or deliver the requested delivery goods, and provides the delivery information of the corresponding goods to the service subscribers, the goods sellers, and the courier service. The purpose is to provide a delivery information providing system using a storage device.

1 is a system configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of a delivery information providing system using an unmanned storage device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a functional block diagram showing the functional separation of the internal configuration of the unmanned storage device 80 shown in FIG.

Figure 3 is a functional block diagram showing the functional separation of the configuration of the delivery information providing apparatus 10 shown in FIG.

4 is a diagram showing the configuration of a data storage table of the delivery item information storage unit 122c shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an order article delivery information providing operation of the delivery information providing system shown in FIG.

6 is a view for explaining a delivery article delivery information providing operation of the delivery information providing system shown in FIG.

Figure 7 is a system configuration diagram showing the configuration of the delivery information providing system using the unmanned storage device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration of a delivery information providing system using an unmanned storage device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ***

10: delivery information providing device, 20: internet,

30: subscriber terminal, 40: seller of goods,

50: courier, 60: gateway,

70: wireless network, 80: unmanned storage device,

100: mobile communication network.

Delivery information providing system using the unmanned storage device according to the present invention for achieving the above object, a subscriber terminal, a merchandise seller performing the goods sale, a courier delivering the goods, an unmanned storage device for the storage of the delivery goods, and A delivery information providing system using an unmanned storage device which provides a delivery information of a delivery request by combining a delivery information providing device for providing goods delivery information through a predetermined communication network, the goods ordered by the service subscription consumer to the goods seller Provides the unmanned storage device with goods expected to be received from the courier to the unmanned storage device, and provides the unattended storage device with information about the cashier's expected receipt of the delivery items stored in the unmanned storage device, and the goods storage port with the unmanned storage device. It comprises a delivery information providing device for transmitting a predetermined authentication information for opening of the The receiving and receiving device displays and outputs the goods receipt schedule information and goods receipt schedule information authorized from the delivery information providing device, and opens the goods storage port when the same information as the authentication information authorized from the delivery information providing device is input. It is characterized in that for sending the goods storage information and goods receipt information due to the opening of the goods receiving port to the delivery information providing device.

That is, according to the above, the service subscription consumer is provided with information on the expected storage time and the storage completion time of the ordered goods, as well as the scheduled delivery time and delivery even if the user wants to deliver the predetermined goods using the unmanned storage device. By being provided with information on the completion time, it is possible to easily recognize the delivery process of the goods by the consumer and the product distributor and the courier service related to the goods delivery.

Next, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a system configuration diagram showing a schematic configuration of an article delivery information providing system using an unmanned storage device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the goods delivery information providing system using the unmanned storage device according to the present invention, a delivery information providing device 10 for providing delivery information includes a plurality of personal computers (PCs) through the Internet 20. In addition to being coupled with the subscriber terminal 30, such as, the article sales company 40 for selling a predetermined article, and the courier 50 for delivering a predetermined article to the destination is configured.

In addition, the delivery information providing device 10 is coupled to a predetermined unmanned storage device 80, which is a gateway 60 for performing a data interface function between heterogeneous networks, and wireless data transmission and reception with the unmanned storage device 80 It will be coupled through a wireless network 70 to provide.

Here, the wireless network 70 may be configured as a satellite network using a mobile communication network or satellites.

On the other hand, in Figure 1, the article sales company 40 and the courier company 50 may be limited to a company affiliated to provide this service, the article sales company 40 and the courier company 50 and the delivery information providing apparatus 10 ), It is not necessary to use the Internet 20, but can be combined through a separate dedicated network.

In addition, the unmanned storage device 80 in Figure 1 is the unmanned storage device shown in the application number 00-17422 filed April 3, 2000, or the application number 00-40827 filed July 15, 2000 It can be configured and implemented as the unmanned storage device shown in.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram functionally separating the configuration of the unmanned storage device 80 shown in FIG. 1, and as shown in FIG. 2, the unmanned storage device 80 is wirelessly connected to the wireless network 70. An RF processing unit 82 for demodulating the antenna 81 for transmitting and receiving data and the wireless data applied from the antenna 81 and modulating the data applied from the control unit 88 to the antenna 81. ), Identification number information and predetermined processing data assigned to the unmanned storage device, for example, URL information of the delivery information providing device, member ID information, password, delivery authentication number and password information for opening and closing of the customer. Data memory 83 for storing a predetermined item, an article storing part 84 for storing a predetermined item, a keypad 85 for inputting data, an LCD display 86 for displaying a predetermined message, predetermined data such as a delivery person to A housing or disbursed voucher printed output data output section 87 to which the ball and, consists of a controller 88 for controlling the overall operation of the unmanned hangers.

Here, the control unit 88 stores the predetermined processing data applied from the delivery information providing apparatus 10 to the data memory 83, and displays the predetermined delivery information through the display unit 86 on the LCD, and displays the keypad ( 85 compares the information applied from the data stored in the data memory 83 with the data stored in the data memory 83, and controls to open the receiving opening of the article storage unit 84, and outputs the data when storing or dispensing a predetermined article The control unit 87 outputs a predetermined confirmation certificate.

At this time, in the case of the unmanned storage device configured as the application number 00-17422, the corresponding opening is opened, and in the case of the unmanned storage device configured as the application number 00-40827, the storage opening assigned to the service subscription consumer is opened. Alternatively, in the case of shared use, any one of the plurality of storage openings may be selectively opened, for example, to open the storage opening of the article storage unit allocated by the service subscription consumer based on the member ID.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 1, the delivery information providing device 10 stores the identification information of the unmanned storage device 80 to correspond to the member ID, which indicates the identification information of the unmanned storage device 80 when the subscriber registers. Input or enter the member ID of the service subscription consumer using the keypad 85 of the unmanned storage device 80, and transfers the corresponding member ID information and identification information of the unmanned storage device 80 to the delivery information providing device 10. By sending, the unmanned storage device information is stored and registered in the storage device information storage unit 122b of the database 122 so as to correspond to the member ID. At this time, the delivery information providing device 10 transmits the URL information of the website to the unmanned storage device 80, the unmanned storage device 80 URL information of the website received from the delivery information providing device 10 Is stored in the data memory 83.

In addition, the delivery information providing device 10 performs communication with the unmanned storage device 80 on the basis of the identification information stored in the storage device information storage unit 122b, the goods storage scheduled information and the cashier received from the courier company 50 Transmission information is controlled to the unmanned storage device 80.

3 is a functional block diagram showing a functional separation of the internal structure of the delivery information providing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1, which is composed of a modem 11, a server 12, and an operator terminal 13. The server 12 is configured to include a service control unit 121 for controlling execution of the goods delivery information providing service, a database 122, a homepage information storage unit 123, and a data memory 124.

Here, the service control unit 121 is provided with a GUI (Graphic User Interface) module, for example, to provide a variety of input screens, such as membership registration of the service subscription consumer, the database 122 based on a variety of information that is authorized from the input screen In addition to updating the control, the unmanned storage device 80 is controlled to provide predetermined goods delivery information.

In addition, the database 122 is a member information storage unit for storing personal information of a service subscription consumer registered through the subscriber terminal 30, for example, a member ID, password, name, phone number, mobile communication number, address, etc. 122a), a storage device information storage unit 122b for storing unique number information of the unmanned storage device 80 according to member IDs, and a delivery product information storage unit for storing delivery goods for each member ID and information on its delivery. And 122c.

Here, as shown in Figure 4, the delivery goods information storage unit 122c is a storage information table for storing goods storage information for the goods ordered by the service subscription consumer, and the service subscription consumer to any destination And a shipping information table (b) for storing goods shipping information for the goods to be delivered, wherein the storing information table (a) includes a "member ID" field and a bar code information of the delivered goods. The "information information" field, the "supplier" field for selling the goods, the "courier" field for delivering the goods, the "password" field for storing the predetermined authentication information for opening the storage of the unmanned storage device, provided by the courier "Storing expected information" field consisting of the expected date and time of receiving the goods, "Storing information" field consisting of the date and time the goods were delivered, and received by the consumer It consists of a "Item Receipt Information" field consisting of the date and time the item was received. In addition, the delivery information table (b) includes a "member ID" field, a "courier" field for delivering goods, a "password" field for storing authentication information for opening a storage port of the unmanned storage device, an item to be delivered. On the "Delivery Destination Information" field to store the address and telephone number information of the addressee, the "Scheduled Delivery Information" field to store the information about the scheduled delivery date of the goods authorized by the courier, on the date of the goods receipt from the unmanned storage device. And a "receipt information" field for storing information about the information about the date of completion of delivery of goods, which is authorized by the courier.

In addition, in FIG. 3, the homepage information storage unit 123 is a memory for storing various homepage information of a website for providing the service on the Internet, and the data memory 124 stores processing data for providing the service. A memory for temporary storage, which consists of, for example, a random access memory (RAM) or a hard disk.

In addition, in Figure 3, the operator terminal 13 is configured to include a predetermined key input unit and a screen output unit for inputting the member registration information of the service subscription consumer or output information.

On the other hand, the database 122 in the above configuration is shown as being configured in the server 12, it is also preferably configured as a separate file server (File Sever).

In the above configuration, when the modem 11 is combined with a dedicated line or a high speed internet network, the modem 11 may be replaced with a LAN card.

Next, the operation of the system having the above configuration will be described.

5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of providing goods receipt information of the delivery information providing system according to the present invention.

First, the unmanned storage device 80 is assigned a predetermined identification number, and the delivery information providing device 10 stores the identification number of the unmanned storage device 80 so as to correspond to the member ID of the service subscription consumer.

When the unsubscribed storage device 80 has a service subscription consumer installed in the home, accesses the website of the delivery information providing device 10 for providing the service through the subscriber terminal 30, the delivery information providing device ( 10) the homepage information storage unit 123 reads out the predetermined initial screen information and transmits it to the corresponding subscriber terminal 30.

In addition, the subscriber terminal 30 displays the corresponding initial screen through a predetermined web browser for accessing the Internet, so that the "membership" item is selected from the initial screen, and the personal information for membership, for example. When the member ID, password, name, phone number, mobile phone number, address, etc. are input and transmitted to the delivery information providing apparatus 10 through the Internet 20, the service control unit 121 of the delivery information providing apparatus 10 is a subscriber. The personal information authorized from the terminal 30 is stored and registered in the member information storage 122a of the database 122 (ST1). Here, the member ID registered through the delivery information providing apparatus 10 may be shared and used with the goods seller 40 and the courier company 50 associated with the delivery information providing apparatus 10.

As in step ST1, when the service subscription consumer sends out the product order data to the product sales company 40 using its member ID through the subscriber terminal 30, the product sales company 40 On the basis of this, the product information provided by the company is transmitted to the subscriber terminal (30). The identification information of the article selected by the subscriber terminal 30 among the articles provided by the article sales company 40, for example, barcode information of the article, is stored in a predetermined memory so as to correspond to the member ID (ST2).

Subsequently, the item seller 40 performs a predetermined delivery request for the ordered item to the courier company 50 (ST3). At this time, the item seller 40 sends the member ID information together with the delivery request message (ST3). ).

In response to this, the courier company 50 transmits predetermined delivery information for delivery approval, for example, courier company identification information, to the article sales company 40 (ST4). At this time, the courier company 50 is provided to receive the goods information and delivery information requested by the goods seller 40 from the goods seller 40 or to be provided to the goods delivery device 10 to be provided.

On the other hand, the goods sales company 40 is the delivery information identification information from the courier company 50 and the delivery information and the item information selected by the subscriber terminal 30 in step ST2, for example, the bar code information corresponding to the order goods and the member ID and Together with the Internet 20 is sent to the delivery information providing apparatus 10 (ST5). Then, the delivery information providing apparatus 10 stores and registers the information authorized from the article sales company 40 in the storage information table (a) of the delivery article information storage unit 122c based on the member ID in step ST5.

Meanwhile, the courier company 50 transmits the courier authentication information and the predetermined password information to the delivery information providing device 10 (ST6), and the courier service authentication information and the password information are arbitrarily provided by the courier company 50, wherein The delivery agent authentication information is information for confirming whether the delivery person associated with the courier company 50 in the unmanned storage device 80, the password information is to be used as an authentication number for opening the goods receiving opening of the unmanned storage device (80). do.

Then, the delivery information providing apparatus 10 stores the password information authorized from the courier company 50 in the storage information table (a) of the delivery product information storage unit 122c, and stores the member ID authorized from the courier company 50. On the basis of reading the identification number of the unmanned storage device 80 corresponding to the member ID from the storage device information storage unit 122b of the database 122, the delivery number authentication received from the read identification number and the courier company 50. The information and the password information is sent to the unmanned storage device 80. In this case, the delivery information providing apparatus 10 transmits the identification number, the delivery agent authentication information, and the password information of the unmanned storage device 80 to the gateway 60, and the gateway 60 corresponds to the wireless network 70. After converting the data into the wireless network 70, the wireless network 70, the delivery person to the unmanned storage device 80 based on the identification number of the unmanned storage device 80 received through the gateway 60 Authentication information and password information is transmitted (ST7).

Then, the unmanned storage device 80 stores the delivery agent authentication information and the password information authorized from the delivery information providing device 10 in the data memory 83 shown in FIG.

On the other hand, the courier company 50 delivers the goods requested to be delivered from the goods seller 40, the storage information of the corresponding goods, that is, the member ID and the storage date and time information of the storage of the goods to the delivery information providing device 10 In step ST8, the delivery information providing apparatus 10 stores the storage scheduled information applied from the courier company 50 in the article information storage unit 122c of the database 122 based on the member ID.

Subsequently, the delivery information providing device 10 transmits the storage scheduled information received from the courier company 50 to the unmanned storage device 80 of the corresponding customer (ST9).

Then, the unmanned storage device 80 displays the scheduled delivery information received from the delivery information providing device 10 through the display unit 86 of the unmanned storage device 80.

Meanwhile, the courier company 50 receives the goods requested to be delivered from the goods seller 40 from the goods seller 40, and delivers the same to the unmanned storage device 80. In this case, the deliveryman of the unmanned storage device 80 In storing the delivery items in the goods storage unit 84, first to enter the delivery agent authentication number and password sent to the delivery information providing device 10 in step ST6 through the keypad 85 of the unmanned storage device 80 do.

Then, the control unit 88 of the unmanned storage device 80 judges whether the deliveryman authentication number and password input by the deliveryman is the same as the deliveryman authentication number and password stored in the data memory 83 and judges that the article is the same. The storage port of the storage unit 84 is opened.

Subsequently, the deliveryman may store the corresponding article through the storage opening of the article storing unit 84, and when the predetermined article is stored in the article storing unit 84, the predetermined sensor provided in the article storing unit 84 ( (Not shown) detects the storage of the article and applies predetermined article storage information to the controller 88.

The control unit 88 transmits the acknowledgment information applied from the article storage unit 84 to the wireless network 70 through the RF processing unit 82 and the antenna 81, and is transmitted to the wireless network 70. The receipt confirmation information is converted into data through the gateway 60 and then applied to the delivery information providing apparatus 10. Here, the unmanned storage device 80 transmits the URL information of the delivery information providing device 10 when the receipt confirmation information is sent, and the gateway 60 based on the URL information received through the wireless network 70. The storage confirmation information is applied to the delivery information providing device 10 (ST11).

On the other hand, the delivery information device 10 transmits the receipt confirmation information applied from the unmanned storage device 80 to the goods sales company 40 through the Internet 20 (ST12). At this time, the unmanned storage device 80 outputs a predetermined receipt receipt confirmation to the delivery person through the data output unit 87 shown in FIG.

In addition, the unmanned storage device 80 when the service subscription consumer receives the goods stored in the article storage unit 84 by entering a member ID and password, and receives the sensor provided in the article storage unit 84 The predetermined cashier information generated through the control unit 88 is applied to the control unit 88, and the control unit 88 transmits the predetermined item reception information to the delivery information providing apparatus 10 through the RF processing unit 82 and the antenna 81 based on the predetermined cashier information. (ST13).

In addition, the delivery information providing device 10 stores the goods receipt information applied from the unmanned storage device 80 in the goods information storage unit 122c of the database 122, and stores the goods receipt information in the goods sales company 40. Will be sent out.

In this case, the delivery information providing apparatus 10 may be configured to transmit the storage scheduled information and the article receiving information applied from the article storage device 80 to the courier company 50 as well.

That is, according to the above, when a customer who subscribes to the service ordered a predetermined item, the product seller sends a request to the courier for delivery of the item, and sends information about the item and parcel delivery information to the delivery information providing device. In addition, the delivery information providing device transmits the scheduled delivery information from the courier company and the goods information authorized from the goods seller to the unmanned storage device that can be received by the service subscriber.

Then, the unmanned storage device displays the scheduled delivery information, which is authorized from the delivery information providing device, through predetermined display means, and the same authentication information as the authentication information authorized from the delivery information providing device when the predetermined goods are stored in the unmanned storage device by the delivery person. That is, the delivery goods are received only when a password is input, and when the delivery goods are received, the predetermined storage confirmation information and the goods receipt information are sent to the delivery information providing device.

Finally, the delivery information providing device sends the receipt confirmation information and the goods receipt information, which are authorized from the unmanned storage device, to the goods seller and the courier company, thereby ending the information providing service of the ordered goods.

On the other hand, the system shown in FIG. 1 can be implemented to provide delivery information even when a service subscription consumer delivers a certain item to another destination or wants to return the received item. It demonstrates with reference to the flowchart shown.

6 is a view for explaining a delivery information providing process of the delivery article of the delivery information providing system according to the present invention.

First, the service subscription consumer performs member registration to the delivery information providing device 10 through the subscriber terminal 30, and the identification information on the unmanned storage device 80 available to the service subscription consumer is the delivery information providing device 10 Will be registered in advance. At this time, membership of the service subscription consumer may be performed through the subscriber terminal 30 or may be input and set by the operator from the operator terminal 13 by receiving the subscriber information.

In the above state, if the customer who wants to subscribe to the service wants to deliver the predetermined goods to an arbitrary destination, the delivered goods are stored in the goods storage unit 87 of the unmanned storage device 80, and the Internet 20 through the subscriber terminal 30. After the access to the device, the delivery request data is sent to the delivery information providing apparatus 10 to perform the delivery request (ST21). At this time, the service subscription consumer may be implemented to perform the goods delivery request of the delivery information providing device 10 through the keypad 85 provided in the unmanned storage device (80).

Then, the delivery information providing apparatus 10 is to perform a predetermined delivery request to the courier 50 on the basis of receiving the goods delivery request data from the subscriber terminal 30, at this time also sends the member ID information ( ST22).

On the other hand, the courier company 50 sends the delivery information corresponding to the data reception from the step ST22, for example, the delivery approval information, the delivery agent authentication information and the predetermined password information to the delivery information providing device 10 (ST23), the delivery information providing device (10) updates the delivery information table (b) of the delivery information storage 122c based on the data applied from the parcel delivery company 50. That is, the delivery information table (b) stores and registers the corresponding parcel delivery company 50 information, parcel delivery company identification information, and password information based on the member ID.

In addition, the delivery information providing apparatus 10 is to send the delivery agent authentication information and password information received from the courier company 50 to the unmanned storage device 80 available to the member, which is based on the member ID information database ( 122, the unmanned storage device 80 information of the member, that is, the unmanned storage device identification information is read out, and together with the identification information, the delivery agent authentication information and the password information authorized from the delivery information providing device 10, the gateway 60 The gateway 60 transmits the data authorized from the delivery information providing apparatus 10 to the unmanned storage device 80 through the wireless network 70. Then, the unmanned storing device 80 stores the delivery agent authentication information and the password information authorized from the delivery information providing device 10 in the data memory 83 (ST24).

On the other hand, the courier company 50 transmits the predetermined cashier scheduled information, that is, the cashier's scheduled date and time information to the delivery information providing device 10 before the cashier in the unmanned storage device 80 (ST25), delivery The information providing device 10 stores the scheduled payment information received from the courier company 50 in the delivery information table (b) of the delivery item information storage unit 122, and stores the scheduled payment information to the unmanned storage device 80. It is sent (ST26).

Then, when the delivery person from the courier company 50 withdraw the delivery goods from the unmanned storage device 80, the unmanned storage device 80 receives the information of the goods, that is, the cashier date and time information of the wireless network 70 and the gateway Through 60, it is sent to the delivery information providing apparatus 10.

That is, the deliveryman inputs the predetermined delivery agent authentication information and the password using the keypad 85 provided in the unmanned storage device 80, and the control unit 88 of the unmanned storage device 80 is the delivery agent authentication information input by the delivery person And whether the password matches the password stored in the data memory 84 in step ST24, and if the password matches, the opening of the article storage unit 84 in which the predetermined article is stored is controlled. Although the article storage unit 84 of the unmanned storage device 80 is not shown, a predetermined sensor is provided to apply the information on the presence or absence of the article to the controller 88. On the basis of the information on the presence or absence of the goods, the predetermined goods receipt information is transmitted to the delivery information providing apparatus 10 through the wireless network 70 and the gateway 60 (ST27).

On the other hand, the delivery information providing device 10 is a delivery information table (b) of the delivery goods information storage unit 122c so that the goods delivery confirmation information, that is, the goods receipt information is authorized from the unmanned storage device 80 corresponding to the member ID Will be stored in.

After that, the delivery person of the courier company 40 will deliver the goods withdrawn from the unmanned storage device 80 to the destination (ST28), the courier company 40 is provided with the goods delivery completion information from the delivery person based on the predetermined The goods delivery confirmation information is sent to the delivery information providing apparatus 10 (ST29).

In addition, the delivery information providing apparatus 10 stores the goods delivery confirmation information received from the courier company 50 in the delivery information table (b) of the delivery goods information storage unit 122c, and stores the goods delivery confirmation information in an unmanned state. The unmanned storage device 80 displays the predetermined delivery completion message on the display unit 86 based on the reception of the goods delivery confirmation information applied from the delivery information providing device 10. Output is made (ST30).

Here, when the recipient of the goods is a service subscription consumer, that is, a service subscription consumer using an unmanned storage device, the goods receipt confirmation and the goods receipt information are automatically provided to the delivery information providing device 10 through the unmanned storage device of the recipient. .

That is, according to the above, when a predetermined item is to be delivered using an unmanned storage device, the predetermined delivery item is stored in the unmanned storage device and then the delivery request data is sent to the subscriber terminal or the delivery information providing device through the unmanned storage device. Then, the delivery information providing device performs a delivery request to the courier, and sends the password received from the courier to the unmanned storage device.

In addition, the unmanned storage device permits the entry and exit of the goods by opening the goods storage port when the password and the password stored in the keypad match the pre-stored, and displays the scheduled payment and delivery confirmation information and delivery confirmation information provided through the delivery information providing device from the courier company. And the cashier information is sent to the delivery information providing device.

On the other hand, in the above embodiment, the display outputs the goods delivery information applied to the unmanned storage device 80, that is, storage scheduled information and storage confirmation information, goods receipt information, cashier information and cashier information through the display unit 86. Although the service subscription consumer is configured to recognize the delivery information through the information displayed on the unmanned storage device 80, the unmanned storage device 80 is configured to be wire-coupled with the interphone of the service subscription consumer home, predetermined delivery information May be provided to the interphone.

In addition, the unmanned storage device 80 is configured to have a predetermined delivery cost input port, so that when the courier injects the delivery cost for the corresponding goods through the delivery cost input port during the toll-free goods delivery so that the goods storage of the unmanned storage device 80 is opened. Can be configured. And, if the customer subscribes to the service through the delivery cost input port, the product storage port of the unmanned storage device 80 is opened to accommodate the predetermined goods, and then the deliveryman uses the password to open the product storage port after It can be done to collect the goods and delivery costs together. In this case, it is preferable that the information related to the delivery of the toll-free goods is configured to be registered by the service subscription consumer upon request for the goods delivery service to the delivery information providing device 10.

In addition, as shown in Figure 7, the delivery information providing device 10 is configured to be coupled to the mobile communication network 100 through the gateway 60, the unmanned storage device 80 is set by the service subscription consumer When predetermined delivery schedule information is received from the delivery information providing device 10 in a state in which information on the missed state is stored in the data memory 83 of the unmanned storage device 80 by storing information about the missed state. By transmitting the information about the absence status to the delivery information providing device 80, the delivery information providing device 80 can be carried out to provide the goods delivery information to the mobile communication terminal 101 of the service subscription consumer.

That is, in FIG. 7, the unmanned storage device 80 transmits the corresponding service subscription consumer status information to the data memory 84 based on the missed information inputted through the keypad 85 by the service subscription consumer (for example, function key input). After storing and storing the predetermined goods delivery information from the delivery information providing device 10, the information is displayed and output through the display unit 86, and the predetermined absence information is delivered to the delivery information providing device 10. Will be sent to.

Then, the delivery information providing device 10 reads the mobile communication number of the service subscription consumer in the database 122 based on the information on the absence of the service subscription consumer authorized from the unmanned storage device 80, and based on this delivery of the goods Since the information is transmitted to the mobile communication network 100 through the gateway 60, the mobile communication network 100 uses the mobile communication number of the service subscription consumer authorized through the gateway 60 from the delivery information providing device 10. It will provide the goods delivery information to the service subscribers.

In addition, in FIG. 7, the unmanned storage device stores the absent information and the absent contact number input by the service subscription consumer in the data memory 83, and the delivery information providing device in the state in which the absent information is stored in the data memory 83. When predetermined delivery information is applied from 10), the delivery information is displayed and displayed on the display unit 86, and the absence status information and the absent contact number stored in the data memory 83 are sent to the delivery information providing device 10. In addition, the delivery information providing apparatus 10 may be configured to provide the delivery information as the absent contact number based on the sub-distribution status information and the absent contact number authorized from the unmanned storage device 80.

In addition, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 8, the delivery information providing device is fixed to an unmanned storage device 80 including a plurality of article storage units 802 and a storage management device 801 that manages and controls them as a whole. An IP may be assigned and combined via the Internet 20.

Here, the unmanned storage device 80 shows a schematic configuration of the unmanned storage device 80 is configured as described in the application number 00-40827, which is a plurality of article storage unit 802 _{1 in an} apartment or a public place, etc. ~ 802m) is provided, the unmanned storage management device 801 assigns a predetermined identification number to a plurality of article storage unit 802, and is managed and controlled to be selectively used by the service subscription consumer.

In addition, although not shown, when the unmanned storage device 80 is installed in a common residence area or a public place, a server of a company that provides high-speed Internet service to a predetermined communication terminal provided in each home of the area, for example It is coupled to the Hanaro communication server can be combined with the delivery information providing apparatus 10 via a dedicated line or the Internet. Here, the delivery information providing apparatus 10 transmits the delivery information to the Internet network server, the Internet network server transmits the delivery information authorized from the delivery information providing apparatus 10 to the unmanned storage device 80, unmanned storage The device 80 transmits the delivery information to the Internet network server, and the Internet network server transmits the delivery information authorized from the unmanned storage device 80 to the delivery information providing device 10. That is, the delivery information providing apparatus 10 may be implemented to be combined with the unmanned storage device 80 by using an existing Internet or dedicated network.

Therefore, the delivery information providing system using the unmanned storage device according to the present invention is provided with information on the expected storage time and the storage completion time of the goods ordered by the subscriber, as well as to deliver the predetermined goods using the unmanned storage device In addition, since the information about the scheduled delivery time and the delivery completion time is provided, the service subscriber can easily recognize the delivery process of the goods.

In addition, the information on the delivery situation is provided to the goods sales company and the courier in the same way, it is possible to easily recognize the delivery process of goods in the goods sales company and courier companies associated with the delivery of goods.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the opening of the unmanned storage device is opened based on the password authorized by the courier company, but the barcode information of the delivered goods provided by the goods seller or the password information set by the service subscriber is used. The storage port of the unmanned storage device may be opened, or the storage port of the unmanned storage device may be opened through a separate magnetic card or an IC card.

As described above, according to the present invention, the service subscription consumer is provided with information regarding the expected storage time and the storage completion time of the ordered item, and the delivery scheduled time even when the user wants to deliver a predetermined item using an unmanned storage device. And by being provided with information on the delivery completion time, it is possible to easily recognize the delivery process of the goods in the service subscription consumers and goods distributors and couriers related to the goods delivery.

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A subscriber terminal, a merchandise seller performing a merchandise sale, a courier delivering an item, an unmanned storage device for storing a delivery item, and a delivery information providing device for providing goods delivery information are combined through a predetermined communication network. Delivery information providing system using an unmanned storage device that provides delivery information of, It provides the unmanned storage device with the information about the goods received from the courier for the goods ordered by the consumer to the service provider to the unmanned storage device, as well as the unattended storage of information about the payment of the delivery items stored in the unmanned storage device. And a delivery information providing device for providing a device, and transmitting predetermined authentication information for opening the article storage port to the unmanned storage device. The unmanned storage device displays the goods storage schedule information and goods storage schedule information authorized from the delivery information providing device, and opens the goods storage port when the same information as the authentication information authorized from the delivery information providing device is input. Delivery information providing system using the unmanned storage device, characterized in that for sending the goods storage information and the goods receipt information due to the opening of the goods receiving port to the delivery information providing device. The method of claim 1, The delivery information providing apparatus includes a member information storage unit for storing personal information of a subscribed service subscriber, a storage device information storage unit for storing identification information of an unmanned storage device corresponding to a member ID, and a service subscription consumer. A delivery information table including a storage information table for storing delivery information of the goods requested by the order and a delivery information table for storing delivery information of the goods requested to be delivered to an arbitrary destination, which are stored in an unmanned storage device. The database that is configured, The database is updated based on the scheduled delivery information received from the courier service, and the identification information of the unmanned storage device corresponding to the member ID is read by the storage device information storage unit, and the scheduled delivery information received from the courier service is read. And a service control unit for transmitting to the unmanned storage device and transmitting predetermined authentication information to the unmanned storage device. The method of claim 1, Authentication information sent from the delivery information providing device to the unmanned storage device is a delivery information providing system using an unmanned storage device, characterized in that the password provided from the courier. The method of claim 3, The delivery information providing device is a delivery information providing system using an unmanned storage device, characterized in that to send the authentication information provided from the courier at the time of sending the authentication information to the unmanned storage device. The method of claim 1, The authentication information sent from the delivery information providing device to the unmanned storage device is a delivery information providing system using an unmanned storage device, characterized in that the bar code information of the goods. The method of claim 1, The delivery information providing device is a delivery information providing system using an unmanned storage device, characterized in that coupled to the unmanned storage device by wire through the Internet, or a dedicated network. The method of claim 6, The delivery information providing device and the unmanned storage device are configured to be combined with a server of a company providing an internet network service, and provide delivery information using an unmanned storage device, characterized in that configured to transmit and receive delivery information through the Internet network service server. system. The method of claim 1, The delivery information providing device is a gateway for performing mutual data conversion between heterogeneous networks, and delivery information providing system using an unmanned storage device, characterized in that coupled to the unmanned storage device through a wireless network coupled to the gateway. The method of claim 1, The unmanned storage device stores the absent state information input by the service subscription consumer, and when the delivery information is received from the delivery information providing device, transmits the absent state information to the delivery information providing device. The delivery information providing device is coupled to a mobile communication network through a gateway for data conversion between heterogeneous networks, and when the missed status information is received from the unmanned storage device, the delivery information providing device is sent to the mobile communication number of the corresponding customer who subscribed to the service through the mobile communication network. Delivery information providing system using an unmanned storage device, characterized in that configured to send the delivery information. The method of claim 1, The unattended storage device stores the absence status information and the absence contact number input by the service subscription consumer, and when delivery information is received from the delivery information providing device, the absence status information and the absence contact number are transferred to the delivery information providing device. Sending out, And the delivery information providing device is configured to transmit the delivery information to the missed contact number when the absent state information and the missed contact number are received from the unmanned storage device. The method of claim 1, The unmanned storage device is a delivery information providing system using an unmanned storage device characterized in that it comprises a data output means for outputting a predetermined confirmation when storing or withdrawing the goods. The method of claim 1, The unmanned storage device is a delivery information providing system using the unmanned storage device, characterized in that the wired connection with the communication means of the customer's home premises subscription service configured to provide predetermined delivery information to the communication means of the home.