KR20210133749A - Method and apparatus for managing delivery information - Google Patents

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a delivery information integrated management method and device. The delivery information integrated management method includes the steps of: obtaining delivery information including identification information of one or more delivery articles and destination address information of the delivery article; generating delivery route information including a route for delivering the delivery article based on the obtained delivery information; transmitting the generated delivery route information and delivery information to a pre-registered delivery driver terminal and customer terminal; and receiving location information of the delivery driver terminal to update delivery status information.

Description

Shipping information integrated management method and device {METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING DELIVERY INFORMATION}

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for managing delivery information.

In the past, when a consumer purchases a product from an offline store and requests delivery from the seller, the delivery address is recorded using paper-type means such as paper receipts, delivery slips, and notes, and the delivery address information is entered in the navigation system when delivering goods. Delivery was made using the results printed by searching for the delivery address on an online portal that provides map information. As such, there was a risk of information being lost during recording and transmission by tributaries. In addition, since the delivery address information must be separately inputted, searched, and outputted, it is cumbersome and takes time according to the search, resulting in a long delivery time.

Meanwhile, in the past, even if address information is provided and delivered through a navigation device or a portable terminal, when the operation becomes impossible due to an area where the use of the portable terminal is restricted or an error occurs in the navigation device, there is a problem in that delivery is difficult.

An object of the present invention is to provide a delivery information integrated management apparatus and method for collecting delivery information, storing it in a database, and generating a delivery route based on a destination address and delivering it to delivery drivers and customers.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is not limited to the problem(s) mentioned above, and another problem(s) not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

A method for integrated management of delivery information by an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: acquiring delivery information including identification information of one or more delivery articles and destination address information of delivery articles; generating delivery route information including a route for delivering a delivery article based on the acquired delivery information; Transmitting the generated delivery route information and delivery information to the pre-registered delivery driver terminal and customer terminal; And receiving the location information of the delivery driver terminal comprises the step of updating the delivery status information.

The management method according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes providing updated delivery status information to one or more of the customer terminal and the pre-registered manager terminal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the updating of the delivery status information comprises comparing the delivery route with the location information received from the delivery driver terminal, and when the location information is out of the delivery route, the delivery driver terminal A new delivery route is created based on the location information of , and provided to the delivery driver terminal and the customer terminal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of updating the delivery status information includes, when the delivery location information of the delivery driver terminal coincides with the pre-registered delivery location of the delivered article, activating the status change to delivery, and Upon receiving delivery start information indicating delivery start from the delivery driver terminal, the delivery status is changed from ready for delivery to delivery in progress.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of updating the delivery location information includes, when the delivery location information of the delivery driver terminal matches the destination address, activates a state change to delivery completion, and from the delivery driver terminal When the delivery completion information indicating that delivery is complete is received, the delivery status is changed to delivery completed.

The integrated delivery information management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a communication unit for obtaining delivery information including identification information of one or more delivery articles and destination address information of the delivery article; and a controller for generating and managing delivery route information including a route for delivering a delivery item based on the acquired delivery information, wherein the controller registers the delivery route information and delivery information generated through the communication unit in advance with a registered delivery driver It transmits to the terminal and the customer terminal, and receives the location information of the delivery driver terminal to update the delivery status information.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, delivery information in the form of a branch, which is easily destroyed, is computerized, so that delivery information can be easily managed to increase delivery efficiency and reduce misdelivery.

1 is a block diagram of a delivery information integrated management system according to an embodiment of the present specification.
2 is a block diagram of the integrated management device 10 according to an embodiment of the present specification.
3 is a flowchart of a delivery information integrated management process according to an embodiment of the present specification.
4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the apparatus for integrated management of delivery information in the process of FIG. 3 .
5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of updating delivery status information during delivery according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of updating delivery status information according to delivery completion according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Before describing various embodiments of the present invention in detail, it is to be understood that the application is not limited to the details of the construction and arrangement of components described in the following detailed description or shown in the drawings. The invention is capable of being embodied and practiced in other embodiments and of being carried out in various ways. Also, device or element orientation (eg "front", "back", "up", "down", "top", "bottom") The expressions and predicates used herein with respect to terms such as ", "left", "right", "lateral", etc. are used merely to simplify the description of the invention, and the associated apparatus Or it will be appreciated that it does not simply indicate or imply that an element must have a particular orientation. Also, terms such as “first” and “second” are used in this application and the appended claims for the purpose of description and are not intended to indicate or imply relative importance or spirit.

Advantages and/or features of the present invention, and methods of achieving them, will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in various different forms, and only these embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and common knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains It is provided to fully inform those who have the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

Hereinafter, a portable dosimetry apparatus according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a delivery information integrated management system according to an embodiment of the present specification.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the integrated delivery information management system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a device 10 (hereinafter referred to as an integrated management device) and a delivery driver terminal 20 for integrated management of delivery information. and may further include a POS 30 , a customer terminal 40 , and a manager terminal 50 . In addition, the delivery driver terminal 20 , the POS 30 , the customer terminal 40 , and the manager terminal 50 are connected to the integrated management device 10 through a communication network and communicate with each other. The communication network is, for example, Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), WI-FI, Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access), Wireless Broadband (WiBro), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), etc., may be implemented using at least some of communication methods developed in the past, present, or available in the future. Hereinafter, for convenience, it will be described as if the terminal and the integrated management device 10 communicate directly without referring to the communication network.

The integrated management device 10 may be implemented as, for example, a workstation, a server, a general computer, other electronic devices capable of performing communication, or similar devices.

The integrated management device 10 collects and manages information on product delivery as described below, and provides related information to a connected terminal. For example, when the integrated management device 10 obtains delivery information, it generates route information based on the destination information included in the delivery information and provides it to the delivery driver terminal 20 . The integrated management device 10 updates the delivery status based on the information received from the delivery driver terminal 20 . When the delivery status is changed, related information may be provided to the connected terminal.

The delivery driver terminal 20 is, for example, a smart phone, PDA, tablet PC, other portable electronic device, or an electronic device capable of generating location information, performing communication, receiving a user's input and outputting a screen. It can be implemented as a similar device. The delivery driver terminal 20 may include a device, for example, a GPS that can check location information to generate location information.

The point of sales (POS) 30 may include an input device including a barcode scanner, an RFID reader, and a keyboard to receive delivery information. The delivery information may include delivery article information and a destination address.

For example, the POS 30 recognizes the barcode of one or more delivered goods selected by the customer by the barcode scanner to obtain identification information of the delivered goods, and recognizes the barcode of the customer card or enters the customer's phone number in advance Destination address information and recipient information of the delivered goods may be obtained from the stored customer information. In another modification, the destination address of the delivered article may be directly input through a keyboard.

The point of sales (POS) 30 provides the received delivery information to the integrated management device 10 .

The customer terminal 40 and the manager terminal 50 are, for example, a smart phone, a PDA, a tablet PC, a notebook computer, a laptop computer, a personal computer, and other electronic devices capable of performing communication, receiving a user's input, and outputting a screen. Or it may be implemented as a similar device. The customer can easily check the delivery information through the customer terminal 40 . The manager can easily check the delivery information through the manager terminal 50 .

2 is a block diagram of the integrated management device 10 according to an embodiment of the present specification.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the integrated management apparatus 10 may include a communication unit 110 , a control unit 120 , and a storage unit 130 .

The communication unit 110 transmits and receives signals necessary for the operation of the integrated management device 10 . The communication unit 210 includes, for example, identification information of one or more delivered goods from the POS 30, destination address information of the delivered goods (eg, address, zip code, etc.), recipient information (eg, name, contact information, etc.) delivery information can be obtained. In addition, the communication unit 110 may transmit delivery information to the delivery driver terminal 20 or receive location information of the delivery driver terminal 20 . Also, the communication unit 110 may receive a delivery information inquiry request message from the customer terminal 40 and/or the store manager terminal 50 and transmit a response message to the inquiry request message.

The control unit 120 stores information (eg, delivery information) received by the communication unit 110 in the storage unit 130 to manage the delivery information in an integrated manner, and according to the request message received by the communication unit 110 , the storage unit By obtaining the necessary information from 130, a response to the inquiry is generated.

Based on the delivery information received by the communication unit 110 , the controller 120 may generate delivery route information including a map showing a route to a destination based on destination address information included in the delivery information.

The controller 120 may use a general navigation algorithm to generate the delivery route information. The navigation algorithm provides the shortest path (SP) information from the departure to the destination by using the length information of the road stored in advance. Algorithms for finding the shortest path include Dijkstra, Bellman Ford, Topological Ordering, and A-Star (A*). These algorithms generally use length information as arc weights, and the Dijkstra algorithm is the most widely used among them. is becoming The Dijkstra algorithm is an algorithm that finds the single-source shortest path from a single starting node to all other nodes in a directed graph composed of arcs with positive weights. However, such a navigation algorithm is only an example and is not limited thereto.

In addition, the controller 120 reflects the transportation means (eg, two-wheeled vehicle, automobile, etc.) of the delivery driver who possesses the delivery driver terminal 20, road conditions, traffic situation information, etc. You can set path information. The estimated delivery time may be included in the delivery route information. Here, the controller 120 may obtain the real-time road condition and traffic condition information from an external server that provides road traffic information through the communication unit 110 .

The control unit 120 transmits the delivery information and the delivery route information to the delivery driver terminal 20 through the communication unit 110, receives the location information and delivery completion information from the delivery driver terminal 20, and a storage unit ( 130) can be stored. Here, the delivery completion information may include any one or more of a delivery product, a receipt confirmation indicator (eg, a signature of a recipient, etc.), and a time of receipt of the product.

The controller 120 may manage the delivery status based on the location information received from the delivery driver terminal 20 . For example, the integrated management device 10 manages the movement location of the delivered article based on the location information of the delivery driver terminal 20, and as the delivery completion information is received, the article can be updated to the delivery completion state. have. And, by reflecting the destination address of the article to update the final location of the delivery driver terminal 20, or receive the location information corresponding to the delivery completion information from the delivery driver terminal 20, and the received location information to the delivery driver terminal It can be updated to the final position of (20).

When the controller 120 requests information about delivery from the customer terminal 40 and/or the manager terminal 50 , the controller 120 provides the corresponding information.

The storage unit 130 may store information and program codes required for the operation of the integrated management device 10 for integrated management of the information received by the communication unit 110 and the product delivery information. For example, the storage unit 130 may store pre-registered customer information and delivery article information. The customer information may include a customer's name, an address used as a delivery destination, contact information, a customer unique identification number, and the like. The delivery driver information may include a delivery driver name, identification information (eg, ID) of a delivery driver, identification information (MAC address, phone number, etc.) of a terminal possessed by the delivery driver.

3 is a flowchart of a delivery information integrated management process according to an embodiment of the present specification.

In step S100, the device for integrated management of delivery information acquires delivery information including identification information of one or more delivered articles and destination address information of the delivered articles.

The integrated management device includes delivery information including identification information of the delivered product, destination address information (eg, address, postal code, etc.) of the delivered product (eg, registered, parcel, etc.), and recipient information (eg, name, contact information, etc.) can be created and stored (S201). Here, the delivery information may be input through a POS connected to the integrated management device.

In step S110, the apparatus for integrated management of delivery information generates delivery route information including a route for delivering a delivery article based on the acquired delivery information.

In step S115, the delivery information integrated management device transmits the generated delivery route information to the pre-registered delivery driver terminal and the customer terminal.

In step S120, the delivery driver terminal receives and displays the delivery route information.

When the delivery driver terminal receives the delivery route information, it may display the delivery route information. The delivery driver directly picks up the item and starts delivery. The delivery terminal may generate location information in real time after displaying the delivery route information.

In step S125, the delivery driver terminal may provide the location information in real time or periodically to the integrated management device. In another modified example, the delivery driver terminal periodically provides the location information to the integrated management device, but if it deviates from the delivery route, it may additionally provide the location information to the integrated management device.

In step S130, the integrated delivery information management apparatus may manage the delivery status based on the location information received from the delivery driver terminal. The delivery status is changed from Delivery Request to Delivery when delivery starts, and from Delivery to Delivery Completed when delivery is complete.

In step S140, the delivery driver terminal completes delivery and transmits delivery completion information to the delivery information integrated management device.

The delivery completion information may include any one or more of identification information of the product, information imagining the signature of the recipient, delivery completion, an image of the delivered product, and delivery completion time.

In step S145, the delivery driver terminal transmits the delivery completion information to the delivery information integrated management device.

In step S150, the delivery information integrated management device completes the delivery of the article.

4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the apparatus for integrated management of delivery information in the process of FIG. 3 .

In step S200, delivery information including identification information of one or more delivered articles and destination address information of the delivered articles is acquired.

For example, delivery of the name, type, price, etc. of one or more delivered items from an input device such as a POS, barcode scanner, RFID reader, OCR reader, keyboard, etc. It is possible to receive input of product information, destination address information (eg, address, postal code, etc.) of the delivered product, and recipient information (eg, name, contact information, etc.). And, by bundling the received information to give a single delivery identification number, it is possible to manage the delivery information in units of the delivery identification number.

In step S210, based on the obtained delivery information, the delivery route information including the delivery route is generated, and the generated delivery route information and delivery information are transmitted to the pre-registered delivery driver terminal and the customer terminal.

When there are a plurality of delivery identification numbers to be delivered, the integrated delivery information management apparatus may generate delivery route information in consideration of the destination address of each delivery identification number. Accordingly, the delivery driver terminal does not need to set the destination for each delivery identification number. Delivery route information may be displayed on the MAP in conjunction with the navigation function of the delivery driver terminal.

In step S220, the delivery status information is updated by receiving the location information of the delivery driver terminal. When the location of the delivery driver terminal is received, it may be stored by linking the location of the delivery article based on the current location of the delivery driver terminal.

When the location of the delivery driver terminal deviates from the preset delivery route, a new delivery route may be created based on the location information of the delivery driver terminal. When a new delivery route is created, the estimated delivery time may be recalculated by reflecting road conditions, traffic condition information, and the like.

The newly created delivery route including the estimated delivery time may be provided to the delivery driver terminal and the customer terminal. In addition, the newly created delivery route according to the setting may be provided to the manager terminal.

When a new delivery route is created, the estimated delivery time may be recalculated by reflecting road conditions, traffic condition information, and the like.

Delivery status information update will be described later with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 .

In step S230, the updated delivery status information is provided to any one or more of the customer terminal and the manager terminal.

Accordingly, it is possible to reduce misdelivery by computerizing offline delivery information in the form of paper receipts, delivery slips, and notes, such as paper receipts, delivery slips, and notes, to increase delivery efficiency, and to reduce labor costs and fuel costs caused by low efficiency.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of updating delivery status information during delivery according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S310, the integrated management device determines whether the delivery location information received from the delivery driver terminal matches the pre-registered delivery location of the delivery article.

In step S320, if the delivery location information of the delivery driver terminal matches the pre-registered delivery location, for example, the offline store location, it is determined that the delivery driver is ready to receive the article and start delivery, and the delivery status Enable to change the status from Ready to Ship to Shipping. That is, if it is not determined in step S310 that the delivery location information of the delivery driver terminal matches the delivery location of the pre-registered delivery article, the delivery status change is deactivated and the status change cannot be performed.

In step S330, after the step change from ready for delivery to delivery is activated, when the integrated management device receives delivery start information from the delivery driver terminal, in step S340, the delivery status is changed from ready to delivery to delivery in progress.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of updating delivery status information according to delivery completion according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S410, the integrated management device determines whether the delivery location information received from the delivery driver terminal matches the delivery location of the pre-registered delivery article.

In step S420, if the delivery location information of the delivery driver terminal matches the destination address, it is determined that the delivery driver has arrived at the destination, and the delivery status is activated to change the delivery status from delivery to delivery completed.

In step S430, after the step change from ready for delivery to delivery is activated, when the integrated management device receives delivery completion information from the delivery driver terminal, in step S440, the delivery status is changed from delivery to delivery completed.

That is, if it is not determined in step S410 that the delivery location information of the delivery driver's terminal matches the pre-registered delivery location of the delivered article, the status change to delivery completion is impossible.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the customer can not only check the delivery location, but also can be automatically provided with information on delivery status, such as delivery start, delivery expected time change, delivery completion, etc. based on the delivery location.

The present invention can also be embodied as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all storage media, such as a magnetic storage medium and an optically readable medium. Also, it is possible to record the data format of the message used in the present invention on a recording medium.

Although specific embodiments according to the present invention have been described so far, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims described below as well as the claims and equivalents.

As described above, although the present invention has been described with reference to the limited examples and drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above examples, which are various modifications and Transformation is possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims described below, and all equivalents or equivalent modifications thereof will fall within the scope of the spirit of the present invention.

10: integrated management unit
20: delivery driver terminal
30: POS
40: customer terminal
50: administrator terminal
110: communication department
120: control unit
130: storage

Claims (10)

As a management method by an integrated delivery information management device,
obtaining delivery information including identification information of one or more delivered articles and destination address information of the delivered articles;
generating delivery route information including a route for delivering a delivery article based on the acquired delivery information;
Transmitting the generated delivery route information and delivery information to the pre-registered delivery driver terminal and customer terminal; and
Updating the delivery status information by receiving the location information of the delivery driver terminal
A method for integrated management of shipping information, including. According to claim 1,
providing the updated delivery status information to one or more of the customer terminal and a pre-registered manager terminal
Shipping information integrated management method further comprising. According to claim 1,
The step of updating the delivery status information includes:
By comparing the location information received from the delivery driver terminal and the delivery route, if the location information is out of the delivery route, a new delivery route is generated based on the location information of the delivery driver terminal, and the delivery driver terminal and the Shipping information integrated management method, characterized in that provided to the customer terminal. According to claim 1,
The step of updating the delivery status information includes:
When the delivery location information of the delivery driver terminal matches the delivery location of the pre-registered delivery article, the status change to delivery is activated,
Shipping information integrated management method, characterized in that when receiving delivery start information indicating the start of delivery is received from the delivery driver terminal, the delivery status is changed from ready for delivery to being delivered. According to claim 1,
The step of updating the delivery location information includes:
When the delivery location information of the delivery driver terminal matches the destination address, the status change to delivery complete is activated, and when delivery completion information indicating that delivery is completed is received from the delivery driver terminal, the delivery status is changed to delivery completed Shipping information integrated management method, characterized in that. a communication unit for obtaining delivery information including identification information of one or more delivery articles and destination address information of the delivery article;
A control unit that creates and manages delivery route information including a route for delivering a delivery item based on the acquired delivery information
including,
The control unit transmits the delivery route information and delivery information generated through the communication unit to a previously registered delivery driver terminal and a customer terminal, and receives the location information of the delivery driver terminal to update delivery status information Information integrated management device. 7. The method of claim 6,
The control unit delivery information integrated management device, characterized in that for providing the updated delivery status information through the communication unit to any one or more of the customer terminal and the pre-registered manager terminal. 7. The method of claim 6,
The control unit compares the delivery route with the location information received from the delivery driver terminal, and when the location information deviates from the delivery route, generates a new delivery route based on the location information of the delivery driver terminal to the communication unit Delivery information integrated management device, characterized in that provided to the delivery driver terminal and the customer terminal through. 7. The method of claim 6,
When the delivery location information of the delivery driver terminal matches the delivery location of the pre-registered delivery article, the control unit activates a status change in delivery,
Delivery information integrated management device, characterized in that when receiving the delivery start information indicating the start of delivery from the delivery driver terminal to change the delivery status from delivery preparation to delivery. 7. The method of claim 6,
When the delivery location information of the delivery driver terminal matches the destination address, the control unit activates a status change to delivery complete, and when receiving delivery completion information indicating that delivery is complete from the delivery driver terminal, delivers the delivery status Delivery information integrated management device, characterized in that the change to complete.

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