KR20200044691A - System apparatus and method for managing transport using drone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a delivery management method using a drone and a system thereof. According to the present invention, a delivery management device which communicates with a delivery device for delivering a delivery item at a delivery location may comprise: a control unit for loading delivery items and allocating a requested delivery item to a drone moving to a delivery location, and providing delivery information about the delivery item to the drone so that the delivery item is delivered through the drone; and a memory for storing the delivery information.

Description

Delivery management method and system using drone {SYSTEM APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TRANSPORT USING DRONE}

Embodiments disclosed herein relates to a delivery management method and system using a drone, and more particularly, to a method and system for delivering a product to a multi-storey building such as an apartment using an unmanned aerial vehicle such as a drone.

2. Description of the Related Art With the development of communication technology and the spread of smart devices, the delivery of products using existing logistics methods such as motorcycles, vans and trucks has increased with the increase in e-commerce that purchases products online.

That is, the product is delivered through the process of delivering the classified product to the delivery location by the courier when the delivery article picks up the product from the origin and delivers the product to the distribution center.

However, due to the process in which the products are concentrated in the distribution center and then sorted according to the delivery location, unnecessary movement occurs in the case of short-distance delivery products. Due to this, there is a problem that the delivery cost of the product increases and the delivery of the product slows down.

In addition, in a mountainous region of a island where delivery is difficult, there is a problem in that it is difficult to purchase a product through e-commerce due to the difficulty in delivery by existing logistics.

In relation to this, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2004-0076109, which is a prior art document, relates to a method of operating a courier logistics system, and inputs the order history and contact information from the customer as a text message to the mobile terminal of the regional transportation person. By sending it, the transport manager does not need to take a separate note of the order history. Also, it is possible to easily and accurately grasp the order history through a text message while on the go. Can't solve the difficulties of shipping.

Therefore, a technique for solving the above-described problems is needed.

On the other hand, the above-mentioned background technology is the technical information acquired by the inventor for the derivation of the present invention or acquired in the derivation process of the present invention, and is not necessarily a known technology disclosed to the general public before filing the present invention. .

The embodiments disclosed herein have an object to provide a delivery management method and system using a drone.

The embodiments disclosed herein have an object to provide a delivery management method and system for delivering a product directly from a seller to a delivery place using a drone.

The embodiments disclosed herein have an object to provide a delivery management method and system for controlling a delivery structure to enable delivery of goods in an aggregated building using a drone.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, according to an embodiment, in a delivery management device that communicates with a transfer device for transferring a delivery item from a delivery location, to a drone moving the delivery location by loading the delivery item It may include a memory for allocating a delivery item requested for delivery, providing a delivery information for the delivery item to the drone so that a delivery item is delivered through the drone, and a memory for storing the delivery information.

According to another embodiment, in a method of managing a delivery of a delivery item by a delivery management device, a method of allocating a delivery item to a drone moving the delivery position by loading the delivery item and assigning the delivery item to the drone It may include the step of providing the delivery information for the delivery of goods delivered through the drone.

According to another embodiment, the delivery management method is a computer-readable recording medium in which a program for performing a delivery management method is recorded. The delivery management method allocates a delivery request to a drone moving to the delivery location by loading the delivery item. And providing delivery information about the delivery item to the drone so that the delivery item is delivered through the drone.

And according to another embodiment, the delivery management method is a computer program stored in the medium to be performed by the delivery management device to perform the delivery management method, and the delivery request is delivered to the drone moving the delivery location to the delivery location. The method may include allocating an article and providing delivery information about the delivered article to the drone so that the delivered article is delivered through the drone.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, it is possible to present a delivery management method and system using a drone.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, it is possible to present a delivery management method and system for improving the efficiency of product delivery by delivering a product directly from a seller to a delivery place using a drone.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means, a delivery management method and system are proposed to control a delivery structure to enable delivery of goods in an aggregated building by using a drone so that a drone can be delivered to a place where delivery to the drone is difficult. You can.

Effects obtained in the disclosed embodiments are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned are apparent to those skilled in the art to which the embodiments disclosed from the following description belong. It can be understood.

1 is a block diagram showing a delivery management system according to an embodiment.
2 is a block diagram of a delivery management system according to an embodiment.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a delivery management method according to an embodiment.
4 to 5 are exemplary views for explaining a delivery management method according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below may be embodied in various different forms. In order to more clearly describe the features of the embodiments, detailed descriptions of the matters well known to those skilled in the art to which the following embodiments pertain are omitted. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description of the embodiments are omitted, and like reference numerals are assigned to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a component is "connected" to another component, this includes not only "directly connected" but also "connected with other components in between". In addition, when a configuration is said to "include" a configuration, this means that unless otherwise stated, other configurations may be excluded and other configurations may be further included.

Before explaining this, however, the meanings of terms used below are defined first.

'Delivery location' is a specific place where delivery items should be delivered, and the location on the map including such delivery location is called a 'delivery location'. For example, the delivery location may be an apartment that is a location on a map, and the delivery location may be a specific room of the apartment.

'Delivery information' is information required to deliver the delivered items through a drone, for example, information on the address of the building where the shipping location is located, or information such as the rooftop, veranda, courier box, mailbox, and management office of the delivery location in the building where the delivery location is located. Information may be included.

The 'shipper' is a subject who requests delivery of a delivery item, and may be, for example, an individual or an e-commerce company.

In addition to the terms defined above, terms that require explanation will be described separately below.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram for explaining a delivery management system 100 according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, the delivery management system 100 may include a delivery management device 10 and a drone (unmanned aerial vehicle) 20. And the delivery management system 100 may additionally include a transfer device 30 according to the embodiment.

First, the delivery management device 10 may be implemented as a server-client system, and the system may include an electronic terminal for installing an online service application or web browser for interaction with a user.

At this time, the electronic terminal may be implemented as a computer or a portable terminal, a television, a wearable device, or the like, which can connect to a remote server through a network N or connect to another terminal and a server. Here, the computer includes, for example, a laptop equipped with a web browser (WEB Browser), a desktop (desktop), a laptop (laptop), and the like, and the portable terminal is, for example, a wireless communication device that guarantees portability and mobility. , PCS (Personal Communication System), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000, CDMA (Code All kinds of handhelds such as Division Multiple Access (2000), W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wireless Broadband Internet (Wibro), Smart Phone, Mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), etc. (Handheld) -based wireless communication device. In addition, the television may include Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), Internet Television (TV), terrestrial TV, and cable TV. Furthermore, the wearable device is a type of information processing device that can be directly worn on the human body, for example, a watch, glasses, accessories, clothing, shoes, etc., or connects to a remote server through a network directly or through another information processing device or other terminal. And can be connected.

In addition, the server may be implemented as an application for interaction with a user or a computer capable of communicating through a network with an electronic terminal on which a web browser is installed, and may include a storage device capable of storing data, or data through a third server. You can also save

As described above, the delivery management device 10 may be implemented in any form of an electronic terminal or a server-client system, and when implemented as a server, components constituting the delivery management device 10 are physically separated. It may include multiple servers.

The delivery management device 10 may manage one or more drones 20 to be described later, and may check and control overall operations according to delivery of the courier goods by the drone 20.

That is, the delivery management device 10 may provide the delivery information for the delivery item that received the delivery request to the drone 20 so that the delivery item can be delivered through the drone 20. And the delivery management device 10, when the delivery of goods is delivered from the drone 20 to the delivery device 30 provided at the delivery position, the delivery device is controlled to control the delivery device 30 to deliver the delivery goods to a delivery location at a point in the delivery location. Can be transferred.

On the other hand, the drone (unmanned aerial vehicle) 20 may communicate with the delivery management device 10 by an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of flight and control by radio wave induction without boarding a pilot, and load or deliver delivery items. Detachable modules are provided to deliver the delivered items to the delivery location.

To this end, the drone 20 continuously detects its current position, directly controls the flight operation to reach the delivery location, or the flight operation may be controlled by the delivery management device 10.

The drone 20 may be assigned a delivery item to be delivered from the delivery management device 10, and may be provided with delivery information including coordinates for delivery of the delivery item. In addition, the drone 20 may calculate the shortest path from the current location to the delivery location, fly along the shortest path, and detect obstacles generated during the flight operation to avoid obstacles.

Thereafter, when the drone 20 reaches the coordinate corresponding to the delivery location, the drone 20 may release the delivery product and deliver the delivery product. And when the delivery is completed, the drone 20 may return to the position where the delivery item is loaded.

In addition, the transfer device 30 is provided at a delivery location and is connected to a delivery location within the delivery location, so that the delivery product is transported, and may be configured as a transport path through which the delivery product is transferred and a structure for changing the path of the transportation path. .

The transfer device 30 can operate the structure under the control of the delivery management device 10, and when the path of the transfer path is set according to the operation of the structure, the delivery of goods is transferred to the delivery location along the path of the set transfer path. I can do it.

2 is a block diagram of the delivery management system 100. Referring to FIG. 2, the delivery management device 10 of the delivery management system 100 according to an embodiment may include an input / output unit 110, a control unit 120, a communication unit 130, and a memory 140. . In addition, the drone 20 may include a control transmission / reception unit 210 and a delivery product loading unit 220, and the transportation device 30 may include a delivery product detection unit 310 and a structure operation unit 320. have.

First, the input / output unit 110 of the delivery management apparatus 10 may include an input unit for receiving input from a user, and an output unit for displaying information such as a result of performing a job or the status of the delivery management apparatus 10. have. For example, the input / output unit 110 may include an operation panel for receiving user input, a display panel for displaying the screen, and the like.

Specifically, the input unit may include devices capable of receiving various types of user input, such as a keyboard, a physical button, a touch screen, a camera, or a microphone. Also, the output unit may include a display panel or a speaker. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the input / output unit 110 may include a configuration supporting various input / output.

The control unit 120 controls the overall operation of the delivery management device 10, and may include a processor such as a CPU. The controller 120 may control other components included in the delivery management device 10 to perform an operation corresponding to a user input received through the input / output unit 110.

For example, the controller 120 may execute a program stored in the memory 140, read a file stored in the memory 140, or store a new file in the memory 140.

The control unit 120 may allocate the requested delivery item to the drone 20 that loads the delivery item and moves to the delivery location.

To this end, the controller 120 may obtain a delivery request for a delivery item from the shipper and obtain delivery information for the delivery item.

For example, the controller 120 may be requested to deliver a delivery item from an e-commerce company (not shown), which is a shipper, and may obtain delivery information including information about a delivery location for delivering the delivery item.

In addition, the control unit 120 may allocate the delivery item requested to be delivered to the drone 20. At this time, the control unit 120 may determine the drone 20 to which the delivery item is allocated based on the location of the delivery item and the position of the drone 20.

For example, the controller 120 may select the drone 20 closest to the delivery product as the drone 20 to deliver the delivery product and allocate the delivery product.

Alternatively, for example, the control unit 120 may further allocate a shipment item by selecting a drone 20 overlapping a movement path of a new shipment item to be allocated among the drones 20 to which the shipment items are allocated. At this time, the control unit 120 may determine whether additional allocation of the shipments is made by identifying whether additional loading is possible by identifying the weight of the shipments previously loaded in the selected drone 20.

In addition, the controller 120 may provide delivery information to the drone 20 to which the delivery item is assigned.

For example, the control unit 120 may identify the address of the delivery location included in the delivery information of the delivery item, convert the address into the GPS coordinates of the delivery location corresponding to the identified address, and provide it to the drone 20 You can.

Thereafter, the control unit 120 may allow the delivery of goods to be delivered to the delivery location through the drone 20.

According to one embodiment, the control unit 120 may monitor the autonomous flight of the drone 20 and allow delivery of goods to be delivered to a delivery place.

For example, the controller 120 may provide the delivery information to the drone 20, and may move the coordinates corresponding to the delivery location through the autonomous flight of the drone 20 so that the delivery product is delivered to the delivery location. have.

According to another embodiment, the control unit 120 may set the movement path of the drone 20 and control the drone 20 to move along the set movement path so that the delivered goods are delivered to the delivery location.

For example, the controller 120 may set a movement path to a delivery location, convert the movement path to coordinates, and provide it to the drone 20, but monitor whether the flight path of the drone 20 moves along the provided coordinates. When the movement path of the drone 20 is outside the provided coordinates, the drone 20 may be controlled to fly along the movement path.

In addition, the control unit 120 may identify the location of the delivery item based on the location information of the drone 20 and release the delivery item loaded on the drone 20 if the identified location of the delivery item is the delivery position. .

According to one embodiment, when the delivery location is not an aggregate building (if it is a delivery location), the controller 120 may release the delivery item loaded on the drone 20 to the delivery location,

For example, when the delivery location is a single-family home, the control unit 120 controls the drone 20 to land the drone 20 at the delivery location, the delivery location, to release the shipments loaded on the drone 20, or The drone 20 may be controlled to allow the drone 20 to drop the delivery product.

According to another embodiment, when the delivery location is a collective building, the controller 120 may control the drone 20 so that the delivery product is provided to the transfer device 30 provided at the delivery location included in the delivery information.

For example, when the delivery location is an apartment, the control unit 120 is connected to each room in the apartment, and the drone 20 is transferred to the transport device 30 composed of a transport path through which courier goods are transferred and a structure for changing the path of the transport path. ), The drone 20 can be controlled to provide the loaded goods.

In addition, when the delivery product is detected by the transfer device 30, the control unit 120 may control the transfer device matched to the delivery location included in the delivery information among the transfer devices of the delivery location.

That is, the control unit 120 may identify the location of the delivery product and set a path from the location of the delivery product to the delivery location, and deliver the delivery product to the delivery location within the delivery location along the path of the transportation path of the set delivery device 30 Can be transferred.

For example, the control unit 120 transfers the delivery item from the drone 20 to the delivery location where the delivery item should arrive from the input port of the transportation device 30 when the delivery item is detected at the entrance of the transportation device 30 located on the roof of the apartment. The path of the passage can be set.

At this time, the control unit 120 may be provided in the transfer device 30 to control the opening and closing structure of the transfer passage.

For example, the control unit 120 is provided for each section where the transport paths of the transport device 30 are divided to control a structure capable of opening and closing the transport paths, so that the delivery items follow the route of the set transport path from the roof to the delivery location. Can be transferred.

Subsequently, when the delivery of the delivery product is completed, the controller 120 may return the drone 20 to the position where the delivery product is loaded.

For example, the control unit 120 may identify the drone 20 from which the shipment is released, and may control the identified drone 20 to move back to the initial starting point.

Alternatively, the control unit 120 may move the drone 20 to a location where the delivery item that received the delivery request is located.

For example, the control unit 120 controls the movement of the drone 20 to a location where the corresponding delivery item is located, so that additional delivery is possible when a delivery item receiving a delivery request exists within a predetermined distance from the position of the drone 20. You can.

On the other hand, the control unit 120 manages the remaining battery capacity for the operation of the drone 20, calculates whether sufficient battery level is secured for the drone 20 for delivery of delivery items, and inputs / outputs information related to battery charging 110 ). In addition, the logistics management device 10 may detect the occurrence of an abnormal operation of the drone 20 and may alarm whether an abnormal operation occurs.

The communication unit 130 may perform wired / wireless communication with other devices or networks. To this end, the communication unit 130 may include a communication module supporting at least one of various wired and wireless communication methods. For example, the communication module may be implemented in the form of a chipset.

The wireless communication supported by the communication unit 130 may be, for example, Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth (Bluetooth), UWB (Ultra Wide Band), or NFC (Near Field Communication). In addition, the wired communication supported by the communication unit 130 may be, for example, USB or HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface).

Various types of data such as files, applications, and programs may be installed and stored in the memory 140. The controller 120 may access and use data stored in the memory 140, or may store new data in the memory 140. Also, the control unit 120 may execute a program installed in the memory 140.

The memory 140 may store delivery information. For example, the memory 140 may store the delivery information received by the control unit 120 from the shipper, and store the identification information of the drone 20 that delivers the delivery item by matching the delivery information.

Meanwhile, the control transmission / reception unit 210 of the drone 20 may receive at least one of delivery information and control information from the delivery management device 10.

For example, the control transmission / reception unit 210 receives the delivery information including the coordinates of the delivery location of the delivery item allocated by the delivery management device 10 or receives information about the movement path up to the coordinates of the delivery location. Delivery information may be included.

Or, for example, the control transmission / reception unit 210 may receive control information on a movement path from the delivery management device 10 to a delivery location, or receive loading and release control information on a delivery item.

In addition, the delivery product loading unit 220 of the drone 20 may control a loading device (not shown) capable of loading the delivery product.

For example, the shipping goods loading unit 220 controls a loading device (not shown) capable of loading the shipping goods based on the control information received through the control transmission / reception unit 210 to load the shipping goods on the loading device. Or you can release the shipment of goods loaded on the loading device.

Or, for example, the delivery goods loading unit 220 may detect whether the coordinates of the delivery location and the current drone 20 are the same and automatically release the loaded delivery goods in the same case.

Meanwhile, the delivery product detection unit 310 of the transfer device 30 may detect whether or not the delivery product is provided.

For example, the delivery product detection unit 310 may detect whether the delivery item is input by the drone 20 using a sensor (not shown), and when the delivery item is detected, the delivery management device 10 You can notify us that the delivery item has been put in.

In addition, the structure operation unit 320 of the transfer device 30 is provided in the transfer device 30 to operate the structure to open and close the transfer passage under the control of the delivery management device 10.

For example, the structure operation unit 320 operates a structure provided at each point where the transportation passage is divided under the control of the delivery management device 10 that detects the input of the delivery product from the delivery detection unit 310 to perform specific transportation. The passage can be opened or closed.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a delivery management method according to an embodiment.

The delivery management method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 includes steps that are processed in time series in the delivery management system 100 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Therefore, even if omitted below, the contents described above with respect to the delivery management system 100 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 can be applied to the delivery management method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3.

4 to 5 will be described below with reference to FIG. 3. 4 to 5 are exemplary views for explaining a delivery management method according to an embodiment.

First, the delivery management device 10 may allocate a delivery item requested to be delivered to a drone 20 that loads the delivery item and moves to a delivery location (S3001).

For example, the delivery management device 10 may be requested to deliver a delivery item from an e-commerce company and assign identification information to the delivery item requested to be delivered. In addition, the delivery management device 10 may allocate the delivery product to the drone 20 by determining the drone 20 to deliver the delivery product and matching the identification information of the delivery product with the identification information of the drone 20.

In addition, the delivery management device 10 may control the drone 20 so that the delivery item is loaded on the drone 20 to which the delivery item is assigned.

For example, the delivery management device 10 may provide the GPS coordinates of the place where the delivery item is located to the drone 20, and move the drone 20 to the provided GPS coordinates to load the delivery item by loading the drone 20 Can be controlled.

In addition, the delivery management device 10 may provide delivery information to the drone 20 to which delivery items are allocated (S3002).

For example, the delivery management device 10 may change the address of the delivery location included in the delivery information of the delivery item assigned to the drone 20 in step S3001 to GPS coordinates, and the delivery information including the changed GPS coordinates. It can be provided to the drone 20.

In addition, the delivery management device 10 may control the drone 20 moving to the delivery location.

According to one embodiment, the delivery management device 10 may directly control the movement of the drone 20.

To this end, the delivery management device 10 may control the movement of the drone 20 by providing the GPS coordinates of the route from the current location of the drone 20 to the delivery location in real time to the drone 20.

For example, the delivery management device 10 may generate a route connecting a GPS coordinate corresponding to the current location of the drone 20 and a GPS coordinate corresponding to the delivery location, and for a plurality of points on the generated route. The GPS coordinates may be provided based on the current GPS coordinates of the drone 20.

According to another embodiment, the delivery management device 10 may allow the drone 20 to move according to autonomous control of the drone 20.

For example, the delivery management apparatus 10 may provide the drone 20 with the GPS coordinates of the delivery location, so that the drone 20 can generate a route and move the drone 20.

Thereafter, the delivery management device 10 may identify the location of the delivery item based on the location information of the drone 20 (S3003).

For example, the delivery management device 10 may acquire GPS coordinates from a drone 20 loaded with delivery items at regular intervals to identify the location of the current delivery item and identify whether it is located at the delivery position.

At this time, the delivery management device 10 may provide the location of the current delivery item to the recipient.

For example, the delivery management device 10 may provide the GPS coordinates received from the drone 20 to the receiver to provide information about the location of the current delivery item.

And the delivery management device 10, if the drone 20 is located in the delivery position, it is possible to identify whether the delivery device 30 is provided in the delivery position (S3004), the delivery device 30 is provided in the delivery position In this case, the delivery management device 10 may control the drone 20 so that the delivery goods loaded on the drone 20 are provided to the transfer device 30 (S3005).

For example, when the transfer device 30 is provided to the apartment where the delivery location is the collective building, the delivery management device 10 controls the drone 20 to transfer the delivery items loaded on the drone 20. 30).

4 is an exemplary view showing a process in which a delivery product is provided to the transfer device 30. Referring to FIG. 4, the delivery management device 10 may control the drone 20 so that the delivery item 401 loaded on the drone 20 is introduced into the inlet 402 of the transfer device 30.

Thereafter, the delivery management device 10 may control the delivery device 30 connected to the delivery location included in the delivery information among the delivery devices 30 at the delivery location to transfer the delivery items to the delivery location (S3006).

To this end, the delivery management device 10 may identify the location of the delivery item in the transportation device 30 and set a path of the transportation path from the location of the delivery item to the delivery location.

For example, the delivery management device 10 may detect the location of the delivery item input to the delivery device 30 through a sensor provided in the delivery device 30, and transfer the detected delivery item from the location of the delivery item to the delivery location. By controlling the structure provided in the passage, the route of the transport passage can be set.

5 is an exemplary view showing a cross-section of a transfer device 30 according to an embodiment. Referring to FIG. 5, the delivery management device 10 may identify the position of the delivery product 502 input to the input port 501 of the transfer device 30, and among the first and second structures 503 and 504 By controlling the second structure 504, it is possible to set the path of the transport passage from the location of the delivery product 502 to the delivery location 505.

In addition, the delivery management device 10 may allow the delivery of goods to be transported along the route of the set transportation passage.

For example, if the delivery location of the delivery item is A Apartment No. 502, the delivery management device 10 transfers the delivery path from the inlet where the delivery item is input to the transfer unit 30 installed in the apartment to the delivery location Apartment No. The route can be set, and the delivery of goods can be transferred to No. 502 along the route of the set transport path.

On the other hand, if the transfer device 30 is not provided at the delivery position in step S3004, the delivery management device 10 may release the delivery item at the delivery position (S3007).

For example, if the delivery location is a single-family house or general land and there is no transfer device 30, the delivery management device 10 controls the drone 20 to land at a point at the delivery location to control the delivery of goods, or The drone 20 in flight can be controlled to drop delivery items.

The term '~ unit' used in the above embodiments means software or hardware components such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or ASIC, and '~ unit' performs certain roles. However, '~ wealth' is not limited to software or hardware. The '~ unit' may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium or may be configured to reproduce one or more processors. Thus, as an example, '~ unit' refers to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components and task components, processes, functions, attributes, and procedures. , Subroutines, segments of program patent code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, database, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.

The functionality provided within components and '~ units' may be combined into a smaller number of components and '~ units', or separated from additional components and '~ units'.

In addition, the components and '~ unit' may be implemented to play one or more CPUs in the device or secure multimedia card.

The delivery management method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 3 may also be implemented in the form of a computer-readable medium that stores instructions and data executable by a computer. At this time, instructions and data may be stored in the form of program code, and when executed by a processor, a predetermined program module may be generated to perform a predetermined operation. Also, the computer-readable medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer, and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium may be a computer recording medium, which is volatile and non-volatile implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. It can include both volatile, removable and non-removable media. For example, computer recording media are magnetic storage media such as HDDs and SSDs, optical recording media such as CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, or are accessible over a network. It may be a memory included in the server.

In addition, the delivery management method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 3 may be implemented as a computer program (or computer program product) including instructions executable by a computer. The computer program includes programmable machine instructions processed by a processor and may be implemented in a high-level programming language, object-oriented programming language, assembly language, or machine language. . In addition, the computer program may be recorded on a tangible computer-readable recording medium (eg, memory, hard disk, magnetic / optical medium, or solid-state drive (SSD), etc.).

Therefore, the delivery management method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 3 may be implemented by executing a computer program as described above by a computing device. The computing device may include at least some of a processor, a memory, a storage device, a high-speed interface connected to the memory and a high-speed expansion port, and a low-speed interface connected to the low-speed bus and the storage device. Each of these components is connected to each other using various buses, and may be mounted on a common motherboard or mounted in other suitable ways.

Here, the processor is capable of processing instructions within the computing device, such as for displaying graphical information for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) on an external input or output device, such as a display connected to a high-speed interface. Examples include instructions stored in memory or storage devices. In other embodiments, multiple processors and / or multiple buses may be used with multiple memories and memory types as appropriate. In addition, the processor may be implemented as a chipset formed by chips including a plurality of independent analog and / or digital processors.

Memory also stores information within computing devices. In one example, the memory may be comprised of volatile memory units or a collection thereof. As another example, the memory may be composed of non-volatile memory units or a collection thereof. The memory may also be other types of computer readable media, such as magnetic or optical disks.

And the storage device can provide a large storage space for the computing device. The storage device may be a computer readable medium or a configuration including such a medium, and may include, for example, devices within a storage area network (SAN) or other configurations, and may include floppy disk devices, hard disk devices, optical disk devices, Or a tape device, flash memory, or other similar semiconductor memory device or device array.

The above-described embodiments are for illustration only, and those skilled in the art to which the above-described embodiments belong can easily be modified into other specific forms without changing the technical idea or essential characteristics of the above-described embodiments. You will understand. Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope to be protected through the present specification is indicated by the claims, which will be described later, rather than the detailed description, and should be interpreted to include all modified or modified forms derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalent concepts thereof. .

100: delivery management system
10: Delivery management device
20: drone
30: transfer device

Claims (14)

In the delivery management device that communicates with the delivery device for delivering the delivery item at the delivery location,
A control unit for loading a delivery item and allocating the requested delivery item to a drone moving to the delivery location, and providing delivery information about the delivery item to the drone so that the delivery item is delivered through the drone; And
And a memory for storing the delivery information. According to claim 1,
The control unit,
Delivery management, which identifies the location of the delivery item based on the location information of the drone, and controls the drone so that the delivery item is provided to a transfer device provided at the delivery location if the identified drone location is the delivery location Device. According to claim 2,
The control unit,
A delivery management device that controls a delivery device matched to a delivery location included in the delivery information among the delivery devices at the delivery location. The method of claim 3,
The control unit,
When the delivery device is detected in the delivery device, the delivery management device for transferring the delivery item to the delivery location at a point of the delivery location through the delivery passage of the delivery device. The method of claim 4,
The control unit,
A delivery management device that identifies the location of the delivery product in the transfer device and sets a path from the location of the delivery product to the delivery location. The method of claim 5,
The control unit,
Delivery management device provided in the transfer device to control the opening and closing structure of the transfer passage. In the delivery management device to manage the delivery of goods,
Allocating the delivery item to the drone moving the delivery position by loading the delivery item; And
And providing delivery information about the delivery item to the drone so that the delivery item is delivered through the drone. The method of claim 7,
The step of allowing the delivery goods to be delivered through the drone,
Identifying a location of the delivery item based on the location information of the drone; And
And controlling the drone so that the delivery item is provided to the transfer device provided at the delivery location if the identified location of the drone is the delivery location. The method of claim 8,
The delivery management method,
And further comprising the step of controlling the transfer device matched to the delivery location included in the delivery information of the delivery device of the delivery location, delivery management method. The method of claim 9,
Controlling the delivery device of the delivery location,
And when the delivery product is detected by the transfer device, transferring the delivery product to the delivery location, which is a point of the delivery location, through the transportation passage of the delivery device. The method of claim 10,
The step of transferring the delivery goods,
And identifying a location of the delivery article in the transfer device and setting a path from the location of the delivery article to the delivery location. The method of claim 11,
The step of setting the route to the delivery location,
The control method comprising the step of controlling the opening and closing structure of the transfer passage provided in the transfer device. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for performing the method according to claim 7 is recorded. A computer program carried out by a delivery management device and stored in a medium to carry out the method according to claim 7.

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