KR20200064665A - Apparatus for tracking delivery location based on address search and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an inquiry server for inquiring a shipping location comprises: a communication module for communication; a storage module for storage; and a control module for collecting shipping information including an address of a shipping destination of goods for the goods being shipped from a system of a shipping company shipping the goods through the communication module, storing the collected shipping information in the storage module by sorting the address of the shipping address as a kit value, searching shipping information including an address matching an address search word of the shipping information from the storage module when a shipping inquiry message including the address search word is received from a user device through the communication module, and controlling the searched shipping information to be transmitted to the user device through the communication module.

Description

Apparatus for tracking delivery location based on address search and method thereof

The present invention relates to a delivery inquiry technology, and more particularly, to an apparatus for inquiring an address search based delivery location and a method therefor.

Existing courier delivery inquiry service is a service that knows where the courier has started and where he is coming by knowing the waybill number and the courier. However, it is difficult to inquire about delivery by waybill number without taking a picture or writing a random waybill number of more than 10 digits. But you don't have to remember the address. Even if you don't know the courier and waybill number, just enter the address to know the courier and mail coming. When purchasing a product on the Internet, a waybill number is provided. This means that the person who made the purchase knows, and the recipient does not know the waybill number, so he cannot know where the goods are coming or not. Also, the same is true of someone sending me a courier. However, I don't send it, I don't buy it, so I don't know the waybill number and courier, but if I enter the address, I can find the courier and mail coming to this place. It would be more convenient if you could go through the courier and search for all mailings coming to your home or office, such as letters, bills, notices, announcements, publicity letters, etc., just by address, or through an alarm to know in advance that this kind of mailing is coming home now. I think it will be life. Most people send a letter or e-mail to the other party with the expectation of a reply. So I check my mailbox from time to time, and I check my mailbox as if a letter came. If this service expands like this, I always have the idea that there will be a courier or a letter coming to our house, and I think that it might be fun to come in and check it once a day or two even if people are curious. I think I will do it. If this service is provided as a website and an application, it is easy for people to access, so it is expected that the revisit rate will increase, so it is also expecting advertising revenue. There is also a notification service for users who cannot check every time.

Registered Korean Registered Patent No. 134184 on December 10, 2013 (Name: Automatic inquiry system for courier delivery information and automatic inquiry method, and devices and terminals supporting it)

An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for querying an address search based delivery location that can search for a delivery location using a search term using an address that is already known instead of a difficult search term such as an invoice number.

In order to achieve the above object, an inquiry server for querying an address search based delivery location according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a communication module for communication, a storage module for storage, and an article through the communication module. After collecting the shipping information including the address of the delivery destination of the goods for the goods being delivered from the system of the shipping company to deliver the, and after storing the collected shipping information in the storage module by sorting the address of the shipping address as a kit value When receiving a shipping inquiry message including an address search word from a user device through the communication module, the storage module searches for shipping information including an address matching the address search term from the storage information, and retrieves the searched shipping information. It includes a control module for controlling to transmit to the user device through a communication module.

The delivery information is characterized in that it includes the address of the delivery destination, the current location of the article and the estimated time when the article will arrive at the delivery destination.

The article is characterized in that it contains at least one of a letter, notice, notice and courier.

The user device for querying the delivery location based on the address search includes a display unit for displaying a screen, a communication unit for communication, and when an address search word is input, a delivery inquiry message including the input address search word through the communication unit When the delivery information is received from the inquiry server corresponding to the address search word from the inquiry server in response to the delivery inquiry message through the communication unit, the received delivery information to the screen through the display unit It includes a control unit to control the display.

The delivery information is characterized in that it includes the address of the delivery destination, the current location of the article and the estimated time when the article will arrive at the delivery destination.

The article is characterized in that it contains at least one of a letter, notice, notice and courier.

A method for inquiring a delivery location based on an address search of an inquiry server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object is a delivery destination of the article with respect to the article being delivered from the delivery company's system for delivering the article. Collecting shipping information including the address of, and storing the collected shipping information in the storage module by sorting the address of the shipping address as a kit value, and receiving a shipping inquiry message including an address search word from the user device If it does, it includes the steps of retrieving the delivery information including the address matching the address search term among the delivery information, and transmitting the retrieved delivery information to the user device.

The method for querying the delivery location based on the address search of the user device according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, when the address query is input, the delivery inquiry message including the input address search query Transmitting to the inquiry server through the communication unit; receiving delivery information from the inquiry server, which includes an address matching the address search word, from the inquiry server in response to the delivery inquiry message; and receiving the received delivery information. And displaying the screen.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the convenience for the user because the delivery location can be searched using a search term for an address that is already known instead of a search term that is difficult to memorize, such as an invoice number.

1 is a view for explaining the configuration of a system for fitting a hearing aid according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view for explaining the configuration of a query server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a user device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for inquiring a delivery location based on an address search.
5 and 6 are diagrams for explaining a method for inquiring a delivery location based on an address search.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in the following description and accompanying drawings, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention are omitted. In addition, it should be noted that the same components throughout the drawings are represented by the same reference numerals as much as possible.

The terms or words used in the present specification and claims described below should not be construed as being limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventor is appropriate as a concept of terms for explaining his or her invention in the best way. Based on the principle that it can be defined, it should be interpreted as meanings and concepts consistent with the technical spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the configuration shown in the embodiments and drawings described in this specification is only one of the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and does not represent all of the technical spirit of the present invention, and can replace them at the time of this application. It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

In addition, terms including ordinal numbers such as first and second are used to describe various components, and are used only to distinguish one component from other components, and to limit the components It is not used. For example, the second component may be referred to as a first component without departing from the scope of the present invention, and similarly, the first component may also be referred to as a second component.

In addition, when referring to a component being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it means that it can be connected or connected logically or physically. In other words, although the component may be directly connected or connected to other components, it should be understood that other components may exist in the middle and may be connected or connected indirectly.

In addition, the terms used in this specification are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In addition, terms such as "comprises" or "have" described herein are intended to indicate that there are features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, or one or more thereof. It should be understood that the above other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof are not excluded in advance.

In addition, embodiments within the scope of the present invention include computer-readable media having or having computer-executable instructions or data structures stored on computer-readable media. Such computer-readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer system. By way of example, such computer readable media may be in the form of RAM, ROM, EPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage, or computer executable instructions, computer readable instructions or data structures. Physical storage media, such as any other media that may be used to store or transfer certain program code means in, and can be accessed by, general purpose or special purpose computer systems. .

First, a system for inquiring an address search based delivery location according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 1 is a view for explaining the configuration of a system for fitting a hearing aid according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1, the delivery location inquiry system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a query server 100 and a user device 200.

The inquiry server 100 and the user device 200 may communicate with each other through a network. Here, if the network is a network capable of transmitting and receiving data, the type is not particularly limited. For example, the network may include a wireless communication network such as a wireless LAN (WLAN), Wi-Fi, Wibro, Wimax, or High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), depending on the system implementation method. It may also include wired communication networks such as Ethernet, xDSL (ADSL, VDSL), HFC (Hybrid Fiber Coaxial Cable), FTTC (Fiber to The Curb), and FTTH (Fiber To The Home). Preferably, the network of the present invention may include, for example, a mobile communication network composed of a plurality of access networks (not shown) and a core network (not shown) connecting them. Here, the access network is a network that directly connects to a terminal and performs wireless communication, for example, a plurality of base stations, such as a base station (BS), a base transceiver station (BTS), a NodeB, an eNodeB, and a base station controller (BSC). , RNC (Radio Network Controller) can be implemented as a base station controller. In addition, as described above, the digital signal processing unit and the wireless signal processing unit which are integrally implemented in the base station are divided into digital units (hereinafter referred to as DU and radio units (hereinafter referred to as RU)), respectively. A plurality of RUs (not shown) may be installed in a plurality of areas, and a plurality of RUs may be configured by connecting to a centralized DU, and the core network (not shown) constituting the mobile network together with the access network is connected to the access network. It serves to connect other communication networks, such as an external network, for example, an Internet network.The core network is a network system that performs a main function for mobile communication services such as mobility control and switching between access networks, as described above. It performs circuit switching or packet switching, manages and controls packet flow within the mobile network, and the core network manages inter-frequency mobility, and traffic and other traffic in the access network and the core network. It may also play a role for interworking with a network, for example, an Internet network, such as SGW (Serving GateWay), PGW (PDN GateWay), MSC (Mobile Switching Center), HLR (Home Location Register), MME (Mobile) Mobility Entity (HSS), Home Subscriber Server (HSS), etc. It may also be configured to further include the network according to the present invention may include an Internet network, the Internet network is usually exchanged information according to the TCP / IP protocol It means the open communication network of ie the public network.

Through this network, the inquiry server 100 and the user device 200 interwork with each other to form a delivery location inquiry system according to the present invention.

The inquiry server 100 is a server device for providing delivery location information, and may include a memory for storing programs and protocols for transmitting and receiving information, and a processor for executing and controlling various programs.

The user device 200 may be applied to various terminals, such as all information and communication devices that perform computing operations, multimedia terminals, wired terminals, fixed terminals, and Internet Protocol (IP) terminals. For example, the user device 200 may exemplify a mobile phone, a portable multimedia player (PMP), a mobile Internet device (MID), a smart phone, a tablet, a phablet, a laptop, and a personal computer.

Then, the configuration of the inquiry server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail. 2 is a view for explaining the configuration of a query server according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the inquiry server 100 includes a communication module 110, a storage module 120, and a control module 130.

The communication module 110 is for communicating with the user device 200 through a network. The communication module 110 may include a modem that modulates a signal transmitted through a network and demodulates the received signal.

The storage module 120 serves to store programs and data necessary for the operation of the inquiry server 100. In particular, the storage module 120 is an area in which data generated according to the use of the inquiry server 100 is stored. This data includes delivery information whose address is the kit value. Various types of data stored in the storage module 120 may be deleted, changed, or added according to user manipulation.

The control module 130 may control the overall operation of the inquiry server 100 and the signal flow between the internal blocks of the inquiry server 100, and may perform a data processing function for processing data. The control module 130 may be a central processing unit (CPU), a digital signal processor (DSP), or the like. The operation of the control module 130 will be described in more detail below.

Next, a user device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a user device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the user device 200 includes a communication unit 210, a camera unit 220, an audio unit 230, an input unit 240, a display unit 250, a storage unit 260, and a control unit 270. Includes.

The communication unit 210 is a means for communicating with the inquiry server 100 through a network. The communication unit 210 may include a radio frequency (RF) transmitter (Tx) for up-converting and amplifying the frequency of the transmitted signal and an RF receiver (Rx) for amplifying the received signal with low-noise and down-converting the frequency. In addition, the communication unit 210 may include a modem for modulating the transmitted signal and demodulating the received signal. The communication unit 210 transmits the received data, for example, delivery information to the control unit 270.

The camera unit 220 is for taking an image. The camera unit 220 includes an image sensor, and the image sensor receives light reflected from a subject and converts it into an electrical signal, and may be implemented based on a CCD (Charged Coupled Device), CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor), or the like. Can be. The camera unit 220 may further include an analog-to-digital converter, and convert the electrical signal output from the image sensor into a digital sequence to output pixel values (eg, RGB values) of each pixel. Can be.

The audio unit 230 includes an audio input module 231 that collects and transmits an audio signal such as voice to the control unit 270 and an audio output module 233 for outputting an audio signal provided from the control unit 270. . In an embodiment of the present invention, the audio input module 231 may be a microphone (MIC). The audio output module 233 may be a speaker SPK.

The input unit 240 receives a user's key operation for controlling the user device 200, generates an input signal, and transmits the input signal to the control unit 270. The input unit 240 may include various types of keys for controlling the user device 200. When the display unit 250 is made of a touch screen, the input unit 240 may perform functions of various types of keys on the display unit 250, and if all functions can be performed only by the touch screen, the input unit 240 may be omitted. It might be.

The display unit 250 visually provides a menu of the user device 200, input data, function setting information, and various other information to the user. The display unit 250 performs a function of outputting a screen such as a boot screen, a standby screen, a menu screen, and the like of the user device 200. The display unit 250 may be formed of a liquid crystal display (LCD), organic light emitting diodes (OLED), active matrix organic light emitting diodes (AMOLED), or the like. Meanwhile, the display unit 250 may be implemented as a touch screen. In this case, the display unit 250 includes a touch sensor. The touch sensor detects the user's touch input. The touch sensor may include a touch sensing sensor such as a capacitive overlay, a pressure type, a resistive overlay, an infrared beam, or a pressure sensor. . In addition to the sensors, all kinds of sensor devices capable of sensing contact or pressure of an object can be used as the touch sensor of the present invention. The touch sensor detects a user's touch input, generates a detection signal, and transmits it to the control unit 270. In particular, when the display unit 250 is made of a touch screen, some or all of the functions of the input unit 240 may be performed through the display unit 250.

The storage unit 260 stores programs and data necessary for the operation of the user device 200. In particular, the storage unit 260 may store user data generated according to the use of the user device 200. Various types of data stored in the storage unit 260 may be deleted, changed, or added according to user manipulation.

The control unit 270 may control the overall operation of the user device 200 and the signal flow between the internal blocks 210 to 260 of the hearing aid device 200 and perform a data processing function for processing data. The 270 may be a central processing unit (CPU), a graphic processing unit (GPU), a digital signal processor (DSP), etc. For the operation of the control unit 270 It will be described in more detail below.

Next, a method for inquiring a delivery location based on an address search according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for inquiring a delivery location based on an address search. 5 and 6 are diagrams for explaining a method for inquiring a delivery location based on an address search.

Referring to FIG. 4, the control module 130 of the inquiry server 100 collects delivery information for the goods through the communication module 110 in step S110. Here, the article includes at least one of a letter, a notice, a notice, and a courier service.

At this time, the control module 130 may collect delivery information including the address of the delivery destination of the goods being delivered from the system of the shipping company that delivers the goods through the communication module 110.

Next, the control module 130 stores the delivery information in the storage module 120 in step S120. At this time, the control module 130 may store the collected shipping information in the storage module 120 by sorting the address of the delivery address as a kit value.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user may input an address to the user device 200 to inquire the delivery, as shown in FIG. 5. This address can be your residence, work, etc. Accordingly, when the control unit 270 of the user device 200 detects that an address search word is input through the input unit 240 or the display unit 250 from the user, the control unit 270 displays a delivery inquiry message including the address search word input in step S130. It is transmitted to the inquiry server 100 through the communication unit 210.

Accordingly, the control module 130 of the inquiry server 100 may receive a delivery inquiry message including an address search word from the user device 200 through the communication module 110.

Then, the control module 130 of the inquiry server 100 retrieves the delivery information including the address matching the address search word of the delivery inquiry message among the delivery information stored in the storage module 120 in step S140. Accordingly, the control module 130 of the inquiry server 100 transmits the delivery information retrieved in step S150 to the user device 200 through the communication module 110.

Accordingly, the control unit 270 of the user device 200 may receive the delivery information including the address matching the address search word among the delivery information from the inquiry server 100 through the communication unit 210 in response to the delivery inquiry message. have.

Then, the control unit 270 of the user device 200 controls to display the delivery information received in step S160 on the screen through the display unit 250. At this time, the delivery information includes, as shown in FIG. 6, the address of the delivery destination, the current location of the article and the expected time when the article will arrive at the delivery destination, the time according to the current location, the delivery status, and the like.

Meanwhile, the method according to the embodiment of the present invention described above may be implemented in a form of a program readable through various computer means and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Here, the recording medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, or the like alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the recording medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention or may be known and usable by those skilled in computer software. For example, the recording medium includes magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic-optical media such as floptical disks ( magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions may include machine language such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level languages that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. Such a hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operation of the present invention, and vice versa.

Although the present invention has been described using some preferred embodiments, these embodiments are illustrative and not limiting. As described above, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that various changes and modifications can be made according to the theory of equality without departing from the spirit of the present invention and the scope of the rights set forth in the appended claims.

This specification includes details of many specific implementations, but these should not be understood as limiting on the scope of any invention or claim, but rather as a description of features that may be specific to a particular embodiment of the particular invention. It should be understood. Certain features that are described in this specification in the context of separate embodiments may be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single embodiment can also be implemented in multiple embodiments individually or in any suitable subcombination. Further, although features may operate in a particular combination and may be initially depicted as so claimed, one or more features from the claimed combination may in some cases be excluded from the combination, and the claimed combination subcombined. Or sub-combinations.

Likewise, although the operations are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, it should not be understood that such operations should be performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order, or that all shown actions should be performed in order to obtain desirable results. In certain cases, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. In addition, the separation of various system components of the above-described embodiments should not be understood as requiring such separation in all embodiments, and the described program components and systems will generally be integrated together into a single software product or packaged in multiple software products. You should understand that you can.

Specific embodiments of the subject matter described herein have been described. Other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims. For example, the operations recited in the claims may be performed in different orders while still achieving desirable results. As an example, the process illustrated in the accompanying drawings does not necessarily require that particular illustrated order or sequential order to obtain desirable results. In certain implementations, multitasking and parallel processing can be advantageous.

The described description presents the best mode of the present invention, and provides examples for explaining the present invention and for those skilled in the art to make and use the present invention. This written specification is not intended to limit the invention to the specific terms presented. Therefore, although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above-described examples, those skilled in the art can make modifications, alterations, and modifications to these examples without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be determined by the described embodiments, but should be determined by the claims.

100: inquiry server 110: communication module
120: storage module 130: control module
200: user device 210: communication unit
220: camera unit 230: audio unit
240: input unit 250: display unit
260: storage unit 270: control unit

Claims (8)

In the inquiry server for querying the delivery location based on the address search,
A communication module for communication;
A storage module for storage; And
Collect delivery information including the address of the delivery destination of the goods for the goods being delivered from the system of the shipping company delivering the goods through the communication module,
After storing the collected shipping information in the storage module by sorting the address of the shipping address as a kit value,
When a delivery inquiry message including an address search word is received from the user device through the communication module,
Among the shipping information, the storage module searches for shipping information including an address that matches the address search term,
It characterized in that it comprises; a control module for controlling to transmit the retrieved shipping information to the user device through the communication module
Inquiry server to inquire shipping location. According to claim 1,
The above shipping information
The address of the delivery address above,
The current location of the item and
Characterized in that the article includes the estimated time of arrival at the destination.
Inquiry server to inquire shipping location. According to claim 1,
The article is
Characterized in that it comprises at least one of a letter, notice, notice and courier
Inquiry server to inquire shipping location. In the user device for querying the delivery location based on the address search,
A display unit for displaying a screen;
A communication unit for communication;
When an address search word is input, a delivery inquiry message including the input address search word is transmitted to the inquiry server through the communication unit,
In response to the delivery inquiry message, when the delivery information including the address matching the address search word among the delivery information from the inquiry server is received through the communication unit,
And a control unit configured to control the received delivery information to be displayed on the screen through the display unit.
User device for tracking delivery location. The method of claim 4,
The above shipping information
Characterized by including the address of the delivery destination, the current location of the article and the estimated time when the article will arrive at the delivery destination.
User device for tracking delivery location. The method of claim 4,
The article is
Characterized in that it comprises at least one of a letter, notice, notice and courier
User device for tracking delivery location. In the method for inquiring the delivery location based on the address search of the inquiry server,
Collecting delivery information including an address of a delivery destination of the goods for goods being delivered from a system of a shipping company that delivers the goods;
Storing the collected shipping information in the storage module by sorting the address of the shipping address as a kit value;
Receiving a delivery inquiry message including an address search word from a user device, retrieving the delivery information including an address matching the address search word from the delivery information; And
And transmitting the retrieved delivery information to the user device. In the method for inquiring the delivery location based on the address search of the user device,
When an address search word is input, transmitting a delivery inquiry message including the input address search word to the inquiry server through the communication unit;
Receiving delivery information including an address matching the address search word among the delivery information from the inquiry server in response to the delivery inquiry message; And
And displaying the received delivery information on a screen.

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