KR20120026410A - Delivery location tracking service method and server - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A delivery location tracking service method and a server thereof are provided to collect and manage delivery information of several delivery companies, thereby enabling a user to simply inquire delivery location tracking services by a user terminal. CONSTITUTION: A delivery information collecting unit(210) collects delivery information of delivery products from delivery company servers. A deliver inquiry unit(230) detects delivery products corresponding to a user phone number if a delivery location tracking request of a user terminal is received. The delivery inquiry unit analyzes delivery information of the delivery products to find locations. A delivery time estimating unit(240) estimates arrival estimation time according to a receiving place and the locations of the delivery products.

Description

Delivery location tracking service method and server {DELIVERY LOCATION TRACKING SERVICE METHOD AND SERVER}

The present invention relates to a parcel delivery location tracking service method and a server. In particular, the present invention relates to a parcel delivery location service method and server for collecting and dataizing parcel delivery location information from a plurality of parcel delivery companies, and providing parcel delivery location information and arrival schedule information according to a user's request.

In general, the courier service is a service that delivers mail, luggage, goods, and other goods from the sender to the destination quickly and under the collective responsibility of the carrier.

The conventional courier service is performed offline, but recently, based on a change in social infrastructure, it is based on wired and wireless networks. Accordingly, the sender or the receiver orders the courier service to the courier company by wired / wireless telephone, fax, or the Internet, and the courier company visits the sender, collects the cargo, passes the various route transportation routes, and delivers the cargo to the receiver. .

The courier service manages the waybill for the cargo during the courier process, the waybill is used as evidence of the consignment, and the waybill contains the sender information (caller's address, name, and phone number), and the recipient's information (recipient). Address, name and telephone number), the name of the goods, the price of the goods, the size of the goods, and the waybill number.

Such conventional parcel delivery services generally provide real-time cargo tracking services using the Internet. Conventional real-time freight tracking service is for the sender or receiver to inform the location where the goods are being delivered. However, the conventional parcel delivery service system provides only limited location information based on the state entered into the computer for each delivery step on the Internet.

For example, in order to confirm the location of the parcel service requested by a customer (sender and receiver), it is troublesome to access the courier's website (homepage), enter a waybill number, and perform a search. In recent years, the more advanced is sending a text message that arrives on the day of arrival, but it is difficult for customers to know where their parcels have arrived and when they are curious about the location of the parcels. There is a problem that is not being serviced.

In addition, in the conventional delivery inquiry method, the customer needs to receive two or more parcels, but if the parcel company is different, there is an inconvenient problem of accessing the web site of the respective parcel delivery company and searching for each waybill number. .

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a parcel delivery location tracking service method and a server for enabling a customer to easily search for one or more parcel delivery locations being delivered using identification information of a mobile terminal.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the parcel delivery location tracking service method according to an embodiment of the present invention,

A service server providing a parcel delivery location tracking service collecting and storing delivery information of parcels from a plurality of parcel delivery servers; b) when receiving a parcel delivery location tracking request of the user terminal, retrieving at least one parcel delivery corresponding to the user's telephone number to determine delivery information; c) estimating a destination arrival time according to the location of the parcel by identifying the location of the parcel based on the delivery information; And d) generating a parcel delivery location tracking result including the parcel delivery location information and the estimated time of arrival and transmitting the parcel delivery location tracking result to the user terminal.

On the other hand, parcel delivery location tracking service server according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Shipping information collecting unit for collecting and storing the delivery information of the courier service from the plurality of courier server; A delivery inquiry unit which receives a parcel delivery location tracking request of a user terminal, detects parcels corresponding to a user's telephone number, and analyzes parcel information of parcels to determine a location; A delivery time estimating unit estimating an estimated arrival time according to a location and a destination of the parcel; And a delivery information providing unit for transmitting the parcel delivery location tracking result including the parcel delivery location information and the estimated time of arrival to the user terminal.

On the other hand, parcel delivery location tracking service method according to another embodiment of the present invention,

a) collecting and storing delivery information of parcels from a plurality of parcel delivery servers by a service server providing parcel delivery location tracking services; b) upon receiving a parcel delivery location tracking request using a pre-distributed service application, authenticating the user terminal and inquiring parcels corresponding to the user's telephone number to provide a parcel inquiry list; c) identifying a location of the first parcel delivery item based on the delivery information of the first parcel delivery item selected from the parcel delivery inquiry list, and estimating a destination arrival time according to the location; And d) transmitting the graphical delivery location tracking result to the user terminal by matching the location information and the estimated time of arrival with the map information.

According to the embodiment of the present invention by the above-described configuration by collecting and managing the delivery information of the various courier service even if the user sends and receives a plurality of courier service through different courier service, simply look up a plurality of courier service location tracking service through the user terminal It can work. And, instead of receiving the hassle and courier's one-way delivery information through the Internet connection, the user can receive the parcel delivery location tracking service through the user terminal any time the user desires.

In addition, it is possible to expect the effect of improving the user's convenience and service satisfaction by estimating the estimated time of arrival by statistically calculating the time required according to the delivery route schedule of each parcel delivery company, and graphically providing it with the delivery parcel tracking information. .

1 is a network configuration diagram schematically showing a parcel delivery location tracking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a courier company server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for tracking a location for each delivery step according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a service server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
5 illustrates a parcel delivery location tracking service screen provided to a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a parcel delivery location tracking service method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a parcel delivery location tracking service method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating a network configuration of a system for providing parcel delivery location tracking to a wired user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, without excluding other components unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, the terms “… unit”, “… unit”, “module”, etc. described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. have.

A parcel delivery location service method and a server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a network configuration diagram schematically showing a parcel delivery location tracking system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a courier location tracking system courier server 100, a service server 200, and a user terminal 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention are included.

The courier server 100 receives the courier service for the delivery service, manages the delivery information including the courier waybill and location information, and grasps the location of the courier moving to the collection and one or more delivery routes to update the delivery information in real time.

The service server 200 collects and stores delivery information of the parcel delivery service from the parcel delivery server 100 as a server that tracks and provides a location of the parcel delivery service, and retrieves the corresponding delivery information according to a request for location information of the parcel delivery service of the user terminal 10. To provide real-time location information.

The user terminal 10 supports a text message service and an internet access function to a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone and a smartphone having mobility, and receives delivery information of a parcel delivery service using the user's phone number through the service server 200. For example, when the user terminal 10 is equipped with an application provided by the service server 200, the at least one parcel delivered to each parcel courier is integratedly searched based on the user's telephone number, The location (delivery route) and estimated arrival time information retrieved according to the delivery can be provided in detail.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the courier company server 100 and the service server 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

First, Figure 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a courier company server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the courier server 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a waybill management unit 110, a delivery information management unit 120, a location tracking unit 130, and a delivery information providing unit 140. do.

In addition, although omitted in the drawings, a communication unit for communication with an external device such as a web page and a service server 200 providing a parcel delivery service through the Internet, and a storage unit for storing data for operating the parcel delivery company server 100 are further included. do.

The waybill management unit 110 generates and registers a waybill (including a unique waybill number) including the sender and receiver information and the courier information according to the parcel delivery.

The waybill is a document confirming the consignment of the parcel delivery, including the sender information (caller's address, name, and user's telephone number), the recipient's information (receiver's address, name and user's telephone number, etc.), the name of the parcel and the size of the parcel. This includes, for example, the price of the package and the waybill number.

The delivery information management unit 120 manages real-time delivery information of the courier service corresponding to the waybill. That is, the delivery information management unit 120 schedules a delivery route from the reception place (sender address) of the parcel delivery to the delivery destination (receiver address), and manages location information of the parcel delivery according to the delivery route.

The location tracking unit 130 is linked to the delivery center 140, the delivery center 150, and the transport terminal 160 distributed nationwide to track the location of the parcel according to the delivery route to the delivery information management unit 120. to provide. Here, the collection center 140 collects the parcels received and sorted into the following waypoints, and the delivery center 150 serves to classify the parcels delivered from the collection center 140 for delivery to the destination. The transport terminal 160 has a location tracking function (GPS) as a terminal for a vehicle mounted on a vehicle or a container such as a truck, a ship, and an air carrier or a carrier carried by a delivery person. That is, the parcel can be attached to the bar code or RF tag matching the waybill information attached to the tracking center 140 and the delivery center 150 can be determined by tracking the location of the transport means or delivery boarded for delivery and delivery.

For example, Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method for tracking the location of each delivery step according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the location tracking unit 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention receives the location information of the parcel delivery from the sender according to the delivery route scheduling (S101) and moves to the collection center 140 ( Example: the load (S102), the step of being received in the collecting center 140 and classified by the delivery address (for example, classification of the delivery destination) (S103), released from the collecting center 140 is being moved to the delivery center 150 (Segment moving) (S104), the state being received by the delivery center 150 and being classified by destination (address) (during destination classification) (S105), being shipped from the delivery center 150 and being delivered to the destination address (delivering) At step S107, the delivery to the receiver is completed at step S107.

The delivery information providing unit 140 provides the service server 200 periodically and aperiodically to provide the location information of the parcel delivery service according to the delivery route managed by the delivery information management unit 120. Here, periodically providing the location information of the parcel delivery is to transmit the location update information of the parcels generated at a preset time interval to the service server 200. In addition, providing the location information of the parcels aperiodically is to transmit the location movement information generated in a delivery work group unit of the parcels (eg, vehicle arrival / departure) to the service server 200. Here, even if there is a separate tracking for the parcel delivery having a specific identification information requested by the service server 200 may be included in this.

On the other hand, Figure 4 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a service server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the service server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a delivery information collecting unit 210, a user authentication unit 220, a shipping inquiry unit 230, and a delivery time tracking unit 240. , Shipping information providing unit 250, shipping statistics calculation unit 260, database unit 270 and the control unit 280.

The delivery information collecting unit 210 collects and stores delivery information about parcels from the plurality of parcel delivery servers 100. The delivery information includes waybill information and location information on the parcel delivery.

The user authentication unit 220 authenticates the connection of the user terminal 10 that requested the parcel delivery location tracking service, extracts the requested user's telephone number, and transmits the requested user's phone number to the delivery inquiry unit 230.

The delivery inquiry unit 230 inquires all the location information of the parcel delivery related to the user terminal 10 based on the user's telephone number transmitted from the user authentication unit 220. In this case, the delivery inquiry unit 230 may detect all of the location information of the corresponding parcels even when the user is transmitting / receiving a plurality of parcels using different parcel couriers.

The delivery time estimating unit 240 estimates the time required for each delivery step (section) from the current location of the parcel to the address of the recipient based on the time required according to the delivery route schedule of each parcel delivery company, and the estimated delivery time arrives by adding them together. Estimate At this time, the estimated estimated delivery time can be estimated more accurate information, the smaller the delivery step (section).

The delivery information providing unit 250 provides the user terminal 10 with the location information of the parcel delivered and the estimated estimated delivery time information based on the user's phone number. That is, the delivery information providing unit 250 generates a message including the location information of the requested parcel delivery, the estimated time of arrival of the destination, and a callback message connected to the detailed information according to the detailed delivery schedule, and the like to the user terminal 10. Can transmit

On the other hand, Figure 5 shows a parcel delivery location tracking service screen provided to the user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the delivery information providing unit 250 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may provide not only the delivery location tracking information using the message but also graphically provide the delivery route and the map information.

In particular, when a service is requested through an application associated with a parcel delivery location tracking service from a user terminal 10 such as a smartphone, each delivery schedule information shown in FIG. Can be provided in a graphical state. At this time, the map information includes the location of the collection center 140 and the delivery center 150 according to each courier.

The delivery statistics calculation unit 260 considers the delivery completion result and the required time collected by each courier server 100 for a predetermined period in consideration of the delivery route (origin,…, destination), delivery acceptance time, delivery business time, etc. Calculate and store the delivery statistics time required for each step (section).

The database unit 270 stores various data and programs for providing a parcel delivery location tracking service according to an embodiment of the present invention, and includes a delivery information DB 271, a path map DB 272, and a delivery statistics DB 273. do.

The delivery information DB 271 stores delivery information collected from the courier service server 100 for each courier service.

The route map DB 272 stores the delivery route and its map information according to the origin and destination in the waybill information. At this time, since the location of the facilities of the delivery center and the delivery center may be different for each parcel delivery service, the route may be slightly different depending on the parcel delivery service even if the parcels are delivered from the same source and destination.

The delivery statistics DB 273 stores the delivery statistics time required for each delivery route of each courier calculated by the delivery statistics calculation unit 260.

The control unit 280 serves to suppress the operation of each unit for providing a parcel delivery location tracking service.

Meanwhile, a method of providing a home delivery location tracking service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

First, FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a parcel delivery location tracking service method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the service server 200 according to the first embodiment of the present invention collects and stores delivery information about parcels from the plurality of parcel delivery servers 100 (S201). At this time, the delivery information includes the waybill information and the identified location information for the parcel delivery.

When the service server 200 receives the parcel delivery location tracking request from the user terminal 10, the service server 200 authenticates the user terminal 10 (S202), and inquires parcel delivery items corresponding to the user's telephone number and location information (S203). The parcel delivery location tracking request is received using a national representative number service (eg, 15xy-xyxy) provided by a telecommunication company, or a location tracking inquiry callback message included in a text message transmitted to the user terminal 10 upon receipt of parcel delivery service. Can be received.

The service server 200 estimates the estimated delivery time according to the location of the at least one parcel service queried based on the user's telephone number (S204). The service server 200 estimates the time required for each delivery stage (section) from the identified location of the parcel to the address of the recipient based on the time required information according to the delivery schedule for each parcel delivery company, and estimates the estimated delivery time to arrive. do.

The service server 200 transmits a parcel delivery location tracking result message including a callback message connecting parcels and location information, estimated estimated delivery time information, and detailed delivery information, based on the user's telephone number. Provided by (S205).

When the service server 200 receives the request for detailed delivery related information using the callback message (S206), the waypoint information of the corresponding parcel delivery service, the current location information according to the delivery route, and the estimated arrival time are graphically mapped on the map information of the user terminal ( 10) to provide (S207). Subsequently, when the delivery of the parcel is completed, the result is stored, and the delivery parcel of the parcel, the delivery route, and the required time for each route are reflected in the statistical information (S208). On the other hand, if there is no request for detailed information of the user terminal 10 or the connection is disconnected in step S206, the step S208 is performed later.

Next, FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a parcel delivery location tracking service method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the service server 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention collects and stores delivery information about parcels from the plurality of parcel delivery servers 100 (S301). At this time, the delivery information includes the waybill information and the identified location information for the parcel delivery.

When the service server 200 receives a parcel delivery location tracking request using a service application distributed in advance from the user terminal 10, the service server 200 authenticates the user terminal 10 (S302) and queries parcels corresponding to the user's telephone number. (S303).

At this time, the service server 200 is a plurality of parcels using a different courier is provided to provide an inquiry list, if the location tracking request parcels are selected by the user terminal 10 (S304), the location information of the selected parcel delivery Inquiry (S305).

Then, the service server 200 estimates the estimated delivery time according to the location of the selected parcel delivery (S306). Then, the waybill information, the current location information according to the delivery route and the estimated time of arrival are graphically provided on the map information and provided to the user terminal 10 (S307).

When the user terminal 10 requests another parcel delivery location tracking from the parcel delivery list, the service server 200 repeats steps S305 to S307 and provides a graphic of the location tracking result of the parcel delivery.

On the other hand, if there is no delivery location tracking request or the connection is disconnected, the service is terminated, and when the delivery of the parcel is completed, the result is stored, and the delivery parcel of the parcel, the delivery route, and the time required for each route are reflected in the statistical information. (S309).

As described above, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, even if a user sends and receives a plurality of parcels through different parcel companies by managing delivery information of various parcel couriers, the service server 200 provides a plurality of parcel delivery location tracking services to a user terminal ( There is an effect that can be easily searched through 10).

In addition, there is an effect that the user can receive the delivery location tracking service through the user terminal 10 at any time if the user desires, rather than receiving the hassle through the internet connection and the courier's one-way delivery information.

In addition, by estimating the time required according to the delivery route schedule for each courier service to estimate the estimated time of arrival, it is effective to improve the user's convenience and service satisfaction by providing a visualized graphical representation with the delivery location tracking information.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited only to the above embodiments, and various other changes are possible.

For example, the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in FIG. 1 has been described on the assumption that the user terminal 10 is a mobile terminal. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the wired terminal capable of text service and video call (data service) as shown in FIG. Service is also available. Here, the wired terminal may be a SoIP (Service over IP) terminal which is an evolved form of an internet telephone. Therefore, there is an advantage that can easily provide a parcel delivery location tracking service based on the user's phone number as well as the mobile terminal.

The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-described apparatuses and / or methods, but may be implemented through a program for realizing functions corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention, a recording medium on which the program is recorded And such an embodiment can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art from the description of the embodiments described above.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

Claims (10)

a) collecting and storing delivery information of parcels from a plurality of parcel delivery servers by a service server providing parcel delivery location tracking services;
b) when receiving a parcel delivery location tracking request of the user terminal, retrieving at least one parcel delivery corresponding to the user's telephone number to determine delivery information;
c) estimating a destination arrival time according to the location of the parcel by identifying the location of the parcel based on the delivery information; And
d) generating a parcel delivery location tracking result including at least one of location information, estimated time of arrival, and delivery information connection callback message and transmitting the parcel delivery location tracking result to the user terminal;
Delivery location tracking service method comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The delivery information is a parcel delivery location service method, characterized in that it includes a waybill information and location information for the parcel delivery. The method of claim 1,
The step c)
Courier delivery location tracking service method characterized in that the identification information is attached to the parcel delivery to determine the location information for each section of the parcel through the identification information detected on the delivery route for each parcel delivery company determined according to the source and destination. The method of claim 3, wherein
The step c)
Estimating the time required for each delivery step (section) from the location of the parcel to a destination based on time required statistical information according to the delivery route schedule for each parcel delivery service; And
Estimating the estimated arrival time of the destination by adding the time required for each delivery step;
Delivery location tracking service method comprising a. The method of claim 1,
After step d),
Receiving a detailed delivery request through the delivery information connection callback message; And
Transmitting at least one of waybill information, delivery route schedule information, location information, and time required for each delivery step by matching the map information with the delivery information;
Courier location tracking service method further comprising. Shipping information collecting unit for collecting and storing the delivery information of the courier service from the plurality of courier server;
A delivery inquiry unit for detecting a parcel delivery corresponding to a user's telephone number when receiving a parcel delivery location tracking request from a user terminal and analyzing the delivery information of the parcel delivery to determine a location;
A delivery time estimating unit estimating an estimated estimated time of arrival according to a location of the parcel and a destination, and estimating an estimated delivery time by summing statistical time required for each delivery route from a location of the parcel to a destination; And
Delivery information providing unit for transmitting the parcel delivery location tracking result including the location information and the estimated time of arrival to the user terminal
Courier location tracking service server comprising a. The method according to claim 6,
The delivery inquiry unit,
Parcel delivery location tracking service server, characterized in that for detecting the delivery information for a plurality of parcels being sent and received from different courier based on the user phone number. The method according to claim 6 or 7,
A delivery statistic calculation unit configured to calculate a time required for each delivery route (section) by statisticizing the delivery route, delivery reception time, and delivery business time for each parcel according to the delivery completion result; And
Database unit for storing data and programs created to provide parcel delivery location tracking service
Courier location tracking service server further comprising. The method of claim 8,
The database unit,
A delivery information database for storing delivery information collected from the plurality of courier servers for each courier;
A route map database for storing a delivery route and map information according to a source and a destination of the waybill information for each courier; And
Shipping statistics database for storing the statistical time required by the delivery route of each courier calculated by the shipping statistics calculation unit
Courier location tracking service server comprising a. The method of claim 9,
The delivery information provider,
Courier location tracking service server, characterized in that for transmitting at least one of the waybill information, delivery route schedule information, location information, the time required for each delivery step to match the map information.

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