KR20110005343A - Freight transporting system and method for transporting freight using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A freight transporting system and a method for transporting freight using the same are provided to enable a user to more conveniently use a transportation system by transporting fright to a destination with an additional device. CONSTITUTION: Plural freight carriers transport freight through plural transport passages. Transport bases are arranged at one ends of transport passages. Recognition marks are attached to the fright carriers, and store the freight information. Based on the information stored at the recognition marks, a control system controls the transport of the freight carriers.

Description

Baggage transportation system and method of baggage transportation using same {FREIGHT TRANSPORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING FREIGHT USING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a system for transporting baggage, and more particularly, to a system having a transport path for transporting luggage in an urban road network or underground, and capable of automatically transporting luggage through this transport path.

In the current transportation system, automobiles make up a large portion as a means of transporting people and cargoes, and vehicles using such vehicles are very disadvantageous in terms of energy consumption and air pollution. Not only do automobiles consume a lot of petroleum energy, but the smoke generated when driving a vehicle causes air pollution and is a major factor in generating carbon dioxide. In addition, a transportation system using automobiles has many problems, such as not only waste of energy but also waste of time in terms of time and economics when traffic congestion occurs due to crowding of vehicles.

In addition, since petroleum resources are inherently unfriendly to the environment, in order to make the transportation system more environmentally friendly, it is necessary to go in the direction of reducing petroleum consumption and to use environmentally friendly energy such as electricity.

Recently, the development of pollution-free electric vehicles that do not generate pollution because they do not use petroleum energy has been attempted. As such electric vehicles, researches on hybrid vehicles that drive vehicles by efficiently combining two or more different power sources are active. . In the case of a hybrid vehicle, the driving force is obtained by an electric motor driven by an engine and an engine that obtains driving force using fuel, and the hybrid vehicle also does not completely exclude the use of petroleum energy.

Therefore, in order to solve the energy problem more efficiently and smooth the traffic flow, it is necessary to fundamentally improve the automobile-centric transportation system. In order to improve the current transportation system, it is first necessary to reduce the volume of traffic as a whole, and in particular, to reduce the demand for transportation for private use. In other words, there should be a system to reduce the use of private cars and use public transportation.

One of the main factors that people avoid using public transportation is because they have things to carry with them when they go out. In other words, it is inconvenient to use a car because it is very inconvenient to carry things while using public transportation such as a bus or subway when going out. Therefore, there is a need to find a way to use public transportation without carrying luggage.

In addition, even in the aspect of the vehicle, a vehicle such as a truck is not intended to move people, and a large part of the vehicle today is a situation that transports goods for private use such as mail or courier. Due to the vehicle carrying these cargoes there is a problem that causes the traffic congestion increases the overall traffic volume. Therefore, there is a need for a method that can transport cargo without using a vehicle such as a truck. Since a vehicle such as a truck consumes a lot of energy itself, it would be very advantageous in terms of energy savings if the object can be moved without using such a vehicle itself.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a means for transporting a baggage separately from a person so that people can use public transportation more.

In addition, it is an object to reduce the overall traffic volume by introducing a system for transporting only baggage without using a vehicle such as a truck.

The present invention is a transport system for automatically transporting baggage from a certain point in the city to another point to achieve the above object, a baggage carrier for transporting the baggage; A plurality of transport passages through which the baggage carrier moves to transport luggage; A transport base disposed at one end of the transport passage; An identification mark attached to the baggage carrier and storing information of the baggage; And a control system for controlling the movement of the baggage carrier by using the information stored in the recognition mark.

By the above configuration, the luggage to be transported can be automatically transported without the need for a person to take it directly.

In addition, the plurality of transport passages may be provided on the road along the road network of the city or the plurality of transport passages may be provided in the underground of the city.

The transport point provides a transport system that is a shipping point for sending the baggage or an arrival point for the baggage.

Preferably, the identification mark attached to the baggage carrier is an RFID tag, and the transportation passage provides a luggage transportation system having a plurality of recognition devices for reading and transmitting information stored in the identification mark to the control system.

The information transmitted by the recognition device includes information on the origin and destination of the baggage, the contents of the baggage, and the movement route of the baggage carrier, and the control system is based on the information transmitted by the recognition device. Control the movement path of the carrier.

In addition, the baggage carrier is a container standardized to a certain shape and size, and the baggage carrier is provided with a battery and a wheel for moving the transportation passage, and moves using it, or the baggage carrier is used with air pressure. Move the transportation passage.

In addition, the transport base must have a computer interface, and the computer interface provides a luggage transport system connected to the control system using an internet network.

The transport base should be provided with a waiting space for waiting baggage to be transported, and the place where the transport base is installed includes a home, an office, a shopping mall, and a public institution.

In addition, the present invention comprises a main server, a sending point terminal, an arrival point terminal and a network connecting them, and a method of loading a baggage on a baggage carrier from the sending point to the destination point, the main point of the sending point terminal Accessing and logging in to a server; A shipment request step of requesting shipment by inputting information of the baggage at the dispatch point terminal; An approval step of approving the baggage shipment from the main server; An output step of outputting information input in the dispatch request step; An attachment step of attaching the information output in the output step to the luggage carrier; And a transportation step in which the baggage carrier is transported to an arrival point.

The baggage information of the dispatch request step includes information on the contents of the baggage, the dispatch point and the arrival point, and if the baggage requires special handling, it should be possible to enter special requirements in the dispatch request step. .

In addition, in the shipment request step, the baggage which is requested to be transported must be input separately from the baggage which requires urgent processing and the baggage which requires normal processing, and in the transport step, the baggage requiring normal processing is urgently processed. It provides a luggage transport method further comprising the step of waiting in a certain space while the luggage is transported.

In addition, in the approval step, if the size or weight of the baggage inputted in the sending request step exceeds the allowable value, the transportation should be refused, and the delivery point may be approved only when the baggage receipt is acknowledged by the sending point terminal. .

And, in the shipment request step, it is possible to schedule a time when the baggage transportation is carried out, and in the transport step provides a baggage transportation method in which baggage transportation is performed at the reserved time.

According to the above configuration, since the baggage can be transported to a destination by a separate means, people can use public transportation more conveniently, and as a result, the use of public transportation increases and the use of private vehicles decreases. The beneficial effect of reducing traffic volume occurs.

In addition, the demand for cargo transportation such as trucks is reduced to save energy, and the overall vehicle is reduced, so that the smoke emitted from the vehicle is reduced and the traffic flow is smooth.

In addition, using the cargo transportation system of the present invention, there is a convenient effect because there is no need to move people directly to deliver the luggage.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.

The present invention distinguishes between a means of transporting a person and a cargo, while a person is moved and moved by using public transportation, but it is considered that it is convenient for the luggage to be automatically transported to a destination by a means separate from the person. In other words, a person travels by public transportation, and a baggage is delivered to a destination by using a separate means of automatically transporting information using an internet network without a person carrying it.

In other words, there is provided a transportation path capable of transporting only the baggage in the city or the like. The transportation passage may be installed on the road along the road network of the city, or may be installed in the passage connecting the building and the building over the city. Preferably it is formed through the basement of the city. Or it may be provided with a transport passage for transporting luggage in the subway space is built in the basement of the city. In addition, the transportation passage is connected to any place that requires the transportation of luggage, such as homes, offices, buildings, shops, public institutions, shopping malls, department stores.

Through the transport passage provided in the basement of the city, the baggage carrier for directly transporting the baggage is moved. That is, the baggage carrier is to carry the baggage, to move through the transport passage to transport the baggage from the point of origin to the destination.

At this time, the power for moving the luggage carrier can use the air pressure inside the transport passage. That is, the baggage carrier can be moved by pressurizing the baggage carrier in the moving direction using high pressure air in the transport passage. Alternatively, the baggage carrier may be provided with energy storage means such as a storage battery, and may be moved by driving wheels provided in the baggage carrier using energy stored in the battery. Alternatively, the baggage carrier may be moved by providing a track for power transmission, such as subway, by continuously transmitting power to the baggage carrier.

Each baggage carrier is provided with a recognition mark on which information about the baggage being loaded and transported is stored. While the baggage carrier is moving on the transportation path, the control system for controlling the baggage transportation system according to the present invention can detect the identification mark and track and move the baggage carrier. The information stored in the recognition label may include various kinds of information about the origin, destination, sender, recipient and other baggage. There are sensors that can recognize the identification mark attached to the baggage carrier passing through the transportation path.The information of the identification mark read by the sensor is transmitted to the control system that controls the transportation system. Based on this information, it is possible to grasp and control the path along which the baggage carrier moves. It is preferable that the recognition label is contactless, and specifically, an RFID (Radio-Frequency IDentification) tag is used.

In addition, the baggage carrier may be provided to enable two-way communication, in which case the baggage carrier may receive necessary information from the recognition device. And, the baggage carrier will be able to control the movement path by itself based on this received information.

In the transportation system of the present invention, in order to move the baggage using the transport passage provided in the basement of the city, a space for sending the baggage or finding the arrived baggage is required, which is hereinafter referred to as a 'shipping point'. The transport base is located at one end of the transport passage provided in the basement of the city described above, and the user can send the baggage there or find the baggage arrived. Such a transport base may be provided wherever you want to use the transport system, such as a home, a restaurant or an office. Each transport base has a computer interface and can be connected to the control system of the baggage transport system of the present invention. The user can use such a computer interface to input information of a baggage, request shipment, pay transportation costs, etc., and also be able to schedule baggage shipment. That is, the transport base not only has a computer interface, but the computer interface is connected to the control system using an internet network.

In addition, the baggage carrier may also be equipped with a computer interface, which may be connected to the Internet or to a packet switch network.

In addition, the transport base should have a space waiting for the shipment requested to be dispatched, or waiting for the recipient to deliver the baggage arriving at the destination, which is called 'waiting space'. These waiting spaces are determined to be appropriately sized according to the characteristics and use of each transport base. For example, a transport space with a lot of baggage sent or arriving should have a relatively large air space, and a transport space with a small volume may be relatively small.

The person requesting the shipment of the baggage, after accessing the Internet network with a computer provided at the transportation base, logging in to the baggage transportation system according to the present invention, the starting point and destination point of the baggage, the desired transportation time, the contents of the baggage, etc. Enter to request a shipment. In particular, if there are special requirements for the carriage of luggage, it should be possible to enter them. That is, if the baggage is a perishable item after a certain period of time, it should be possible to enter the time required for delivery.

In addition, the emergency delivery baggage and the non-urgent delivery baggage should be described so that they can be distinguished from each other, and the emergency delivery baggage may be charged an additional fee. Normal delivery baggage is transported after waiting for it to be transported away from the peak time after the emergency delivery baggage is delivered.

When the baggage requested by the sender at the point of transport exceeds its size or weight, the control system of this transport system shall exclude the transport. And, the control system may allow the baggage not reserved in advance to be automatically rejected. In addition, the control system of the present invention should always be aware of the air space capacity of the transport base, and should not allow baggage transportation if there is no room in the air space. In addition, if the transport destination of the baggage is a family home, when the whole family travels for a long time or is away from home for a long time, the user can inform the control system by using the Internet. If a certain time has elapsed, it should refuse to accept the sender's baggage. In some cases, the baggage may be designed so that the baggage may be sent only when the recipient acknowledges the baggage receipt.

Hereinafter, a method of transmitting a baggage using the baggage transportation system described above will be described.

The present invention includes a main server constituting a control system, a terminal provided at a sending point, a terminal provided at an arrival point, and a network connecting them to each other.

In order to load a baggage on a baggage carrier and to send it from the point of shipment to the point of arrival, the user first accesses the main server and logs in at the terminal of the point of shipment, and then enters the information of the baggage to be requested for shipment. Request for dispatch.

Then, the main server accepts the baggage shipment and approves the shipment request if there is no situation to reject the approval. In this case, the information input in the shipment request step is output from the computer of the sending point. The user then attaches the output information to the baggage carrier and sends the baggage carrier.

At this time, the baggage information of the shipment request step includes information on the contents of the baggage, a sending point and an arrival point. If the baggage requires special handling, special requirements and the like are also input at the sending request step.

In addition, in the dispatch request step, whether the baggage requested to be transported is a baggage which requires urgent processing or a baggage which requires normal processing, the baggage requiring urgent processing should be entered first rather than a baggage requiring normal processing. Baggage that needs to be disposed of normally must be able to wait in a certain space for this purpose.

In addition, if the size or weight of the baggage inputted in the step of sending a request exceeds the allowable value, the main server should reject the request for sending, and only if the baggage is recognized by the source terminal, the transport may be approved. The shipment request step may be scheduled by scheduling the time at which the baggage transportation is performed, the baggage transportation will have to be made at the scheduled time.

Hereinafter, a detailed case of applying the transportation system according to the present invention will be described.

If you need to go to a shopping mall or department store to use the transport system according to the present invention, the buyer who purchases the goods first go to the purchase place, such as department stores by using public transport to buy the necessary goods, the baggage according to the present invention The shoppers load the baggage on the baggage carrier of the transport system and send it to their home through the transport base in the department store. Then, the goods sent by the buyer are automatically delivered to the buyer's home through the transportation passage of the baggage transportation system of the present invention. In addition, the buyer can easily return home using public transportation without having to carry the shopping item and returning. When a buyer arrives at home, the purchase will already be at home. Therefore, the person who goes shopping can easily enjoy shopping without having to take his own car, and can return home without carrying the shopping directly, thereby reducing the need for using public transportation, thereby reducing the traffic volume.

According to another example in which the luggage transportation system according to the present invention is applied, when a family eats a meal such as pizza, the user orders food to a restaurant by using the luggage transportation system of the present invention and conveniently delivers food. You can eat it. That is, when a user orders food at a delivery restaurant, the delivery restaurant does not directly deliver the ordered food, but delivers the food to a home ordered by placing the food on a baggage carrier using a transport system according to the present invention. Will be. After the meal is completed with the delivered food, the bowl may also be transported to a restaurant using the transport system of the present invention. Like this, food delivery may also be sent to a restaurant using the transportation system according to the present invention. Therefore, the labor cost is reduced because the person does not have to deliver food directly, and the traffic volume is reduced because the delivery vehicle does not need to travel the city.

In addition, even when a book is borrowed from a rental bookstore that rents a book, a person who wants to borrow a book orders the book to be rented to the rental bookstore, and the rental bookstore delivers the ordered book to an orderer using a transportation system according to the present invention. Even if the book can be sent and read and returned, the book may also be returned using the transport system of the present invention. Similarly, even if the laundry is left in the laundry and looking for it, a person can send and receive laundry using the baggage transportation system of the present invention without having to take the laundry.

In addition, if the retailer stores the goods that are periodically sold from the wholesaler and then stores them, the retailer may use the baggage transportation system to receive the goods periodically. If the baggage is transported on a regular basis, it may be possible to deliver the baggage using the time frame of the transportation system. For example, it may be convenient to have the baggage delivered in a low-night time zone.

In the shipment request step, the time required for transporting the baggage is provided to the consumer through the shipping point terminal, and the consumer can determine whether to request a transport based on this. In the transport step, when the location and arrival of the baggage in transit are arrived. The remaining time remaining may be provided in real time.

An example in which the baggage transportation system of the present invention described above is applied is exemplary, and the present transportation system may be applied in various aspects. This means that luggage can be automatically transported to the destination without the need for people's power, thereby eliminating the need for people to carry things directly, making public transportation more convenient, and ultimately reducing car use. The effect of reducing the traffic volume on the road occurs.

Claims (25)

A transport system that automatically transports baggage from one point of the city to another, A plurality of luggage carriers for transporting luggage; A plurality of transport passages through which the baggage carrier moves to transport luggage; A transport base disposed at one end of the transport passage; An identification mark attached to the baggage carrier and storing information of the baggage; And a control system for controlling the movement of the baggage carrier by using the information stored in the identification mark. The method of claim 1, The plurality of transport passages are baggage transportation system, characterized in that provided on the road along the road network of the city. The method of claim 1, Baggage transportation system, characterized in that provided in the plurality of transportation passages underground. The method of claim 1, The plurality of transportation passages, baggage transportation system characterized in that provided in the air over the city to connect between the buildings. The method of claim 1, The transportation point is a baggage transportation system, characterized in that the shipment point for sending the baggage or the arrival point where the baggage arrives. The method of claim 1, Baggage transportation system, characterized in that the recognition label attached to the baggage carrier is a non-contact recognition mark. The method of claim 1, The transport passage is provided with a plurality of recognition devices for reading the information stored in the identification mark attached to the baggage carrier to the control system, the baggage carrier is a two-way communication system characterized in that the two-way communication is possible. The method of claim 7, wherein The information transmitted by the recognition device includes information about the origin and destination of the baggage, the contents of the baggage and the movement route of the baggage carrier, and the recognition device can receive necessary information from the control system. Baggage transportation system characterized by the above-mentioned. The method of claim 8, And the control system controls the movement route of the baggage carrier based on the information transmitted by the recognition device. The method of claim 7, wherein The baggage carrier is a baggage transport system, characterized in that to control the movement path on the basis of the information received from the recognition device. The method of claim 1, The baggage carrier is a baggage transportation system, characterized in that the container standardized in a certain shape and size. The method of claim 1, The transport hub must have a computer interface, and the computer interface is connected to the control system using an internet network. 13. The method of claim 12, The baggage carrier is provided with a computer interface, the baggage transport system, characterized in that can be connected to the Internet or a packet switch network. The method of claim 13, The transport hub is a baggage transport system, characterized in that the waiting space for the baggage to be transported is provided. The method of claim 13, The transport hub is a baggage transport system, characterized in that the temporary transport is temporarily stored to avoid congestion of the baggage carriers is stored. In the method comprising a sending point terminal, an arrival point terminal and a network connecting them, and carrying the baggage on a baggage carrier to send from the sending point to the destination point, Logging in at the sending point terminal; A shipment request step of requesting shipment by inputting information of the baggage; An approval step of approving the baggage shipment; An output step of outputting information input in the dispatch request step; An attachment step of attaching the information output in the output step to the luggage carrier; And Baggage transportation method characterized in that it comprises a; transport step wherein the baggage carrier is transported to the arrival point The method of claim 16, Baggage information of the shipment request step, characterized in that the information about the contents of the baggage, characterized in that it comprises a sending point and destination point. The method of claim 17, If the baggage requires special handling, the baggage transport method, characterized in that the special requirements can be entered at the step of sending out. The method of claim 17, In the shipment request step, the baggage that is requested to be transported, characterized in that it can be entered in various grades in consideration of the urgency of delivery. The method of claim 19, In the transportation step, the baggage requiring normal processing further comprises the step of waiting in a predetermined space while the baggage requiring urgent processing is transported. The method of claim 16, In the approval step, the transport method characterized in that the transport can be refused in consideration of the characteristics or content of the baggage input in the request step. The method of claim 21, In the approval step, if the baggage size or weight entered in the request for shipment exceeds the allowable value or if the baggage may be corrupted while the baggage is delivered, the baggage transportation method characterized in that the refusal of transport. The method of claim 16, Baggage transportation method characterized in that, in the approval step, the transport is approved only when the shipment point terminal acknowledges the receipt of the baggage. The method of claim 16, In the shipment request step, it is possible to make a reservation for the time at which baggage transportation is performed, and in the transport step, baggage transportation is performed at the reserved time. The method of claim 16, In the shipment request step, the time required for baggage transportation is provided through the sending point terminal, and in the transport step, the location and arrival time of the baggage being transported are provided in real time.