KR20210150005A - Locker, delivery management method and system using locker - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a delivery management method and system using an article container. In order to solve the above problems, the delivery management method in the present invention includes: a step in which an article delivery event for a specific user account occurs; a step of extracting the password of the article container linked to the specific user account based on the article delivery event; and a step of transmitting the password to a delivery server matched with the article delivery event so that the article corresponding to the article delivery event can be delivered to the article container.

Description

Item box, delivery management method and system using item box {LOCKER, DELIVERY MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM USING LOCKER}

The present invention relates to a delivery management method and system using an article container.

As technology develops, the utilization of digital devices is increasing. In particular, electronic devices (eg, smartphones, tablet PCs, etc.) are used for communication such as phone calls and text messages, as well as shopping using the Internet, surfing the web, listening to music, and viewing video content. being used for a purpose.

Thanks to the popularization of these electronic devices, consumers' consumption patterns are changing, and the conventional offline-centered consumption pattern is shifting to an online-centered consumption pattern. A typical example of an online-centered consumption pattern is shopping using the Internet, and consumers engage in consumption activities by purchasing products using electronic devices connected to the Internet. Furthermore, goods purchased through Internet shopping are delivered to a place desired by a consumer by a delivery company or a delivery company.

On the other hand, as shopping using the Internet increases, various delivery problems for goods are also increasing, and most of the delivery problems occur when the consumer to receive the goods is absent. For example, if the consumer is absent, the item to be delivered is i) re-delivered on a different date or ii) stored in a location designated by the consumer, and i) re-delivery of the item incurs additional costs; ii) If it is stored in a place designated by the consumer, theft problem may occur.

Therefore, various attempts exist to solve the problem occurring in the delivery of such goods, and Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1854077 discloses a courier storage box and an operating method thereof. According to this registered patent, the delivery problem is solved by utilizing the delivery locker, and in particular, a method of controlling the unlocking of the delivery locker when a password for the delivery locker is set through the Internet and the password is input to the delivery locker is disclosed about.

However, this registered patent requires that the delivery box be connected to the Internet and a network with the delivery locker and the server must be established, so the cost of the delivery locker increases and it is difficult to manage the communication status of the delivery box. do.

Accordingly, there is still a need for a method of storing the delivered goods in an easy-to-manage manner while securing security.

An object of the present invention is to provide a delivery management method and system that enables a consumer (or a user) to safely deliver an article to a consumer even if the consumer (or user) does not directly receive the article.

More specifically, the present invention provides a delivery management method and system capable of managing delivery of goods purchased by a consumer.

Furthermore, the present invention is to provide a delivery management method and system that enables the goods purchased by the consumer to be delivered to the goods accommodating box.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a delivery management method and system for organically connecting a consumer, an article accommodating box, and a delivery company, so that the delivery company can deliver the article to the consumer's article container.

On the other hand, the present invention is to provide an article storage box that is easy to manage while ensuring security.

In particular, the present invention is to provide an article accommodating box capable of maintaining security even if there is no separate communication with an external server or an external device.

In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, the delivery management method extracts the password of the goods box linked to the specific user account based on the steps in which the product delivery event for a specific user account occurs, and the product delivery event and transmitting the password to a delivery server matched with the product delivery event so that the product corresponding to the product delivery event can be delivered to the product accommodating box.

Here, in the step of extracting the password, the password may be extracted by using a specific algorithm for generating the same password as the password generating algorithm provided in the article accommodating box.

In this case, the specific algorithm may generate the password by using at least one of the identification information of the goods box and the date information corresponding to a specific date.

Furthermore, the delivery management system according to the present invention includes a communication unit that receives unique information of an article container from an electronic device logged in with a specific user account, and a matching unit that matches the article container having the unique information to the specific user account , when an item delivery event for the specific user account occurs, a password unit for extracting the password of the item box matched to the specific user account and the item corresponding to the item delivery event can be delivered to the item box, It may include a control unit for controlling the communication unit to transmit the password to the delivery server matched to the item delivery event.

Furthermore, the article accommodating box according to the present invention includes a housing having a accommodating part for accommodating the article; a door unit connected to the housing and opening and closing the receiving unit; a locking unit for controlling a state related to the locking of the door unit; and a password generator configured to generate a plurality of passwords valid for a preset period with respect to the locking unit, wherein the locking unit comprises: when any one of the plurality of passwords is input within the preset period, the door unit can be made to unlock.

On the other hand, the password extraction method according to the present invention includes the steps of generating a password sharing event for a specific user account, and extracting the password of a door equipped with a lock unit linked to the specific user account based on the password sharing event and transmitting the password to an external server matched with the password sharing event.

As described above, the delivery management method and system according to the present invention share the password of the article container linked to the user's account with the delivery server, so that the article to be delivered to the user can be stored in the user's article container. can make it

Accordingly, the user can reduce the hassle of having to separately inform the delivery company or the delivery driver of the password of the article container, and furthermore, the hassle of separately managing the password of the article container can be reduced.

Furthermore, the delivery management method and system according to the present invention generates the password of the goods accommodating box using the same method as the method for generating the password of the goods accommodating box, even if communication with the goods accommodating box is not performed, the password of the goods accommodating box can be recognized Accordingly, the user who owns the article accommodating box can reduce the hassle of having to separately manage the article accommodating box for communication between the article accommodating box and the delivery management system.

Furthermore, the password generated in the delivery management method and system according to the present invention, and the goods box, is generated and discarded in a one-time manner, so that it is impossible to reuse the password once used. Through this, the password input to the goods accommodating box can open or open the goods accommodating box only once, so that it is possible to prevent the goods accommodating box from being opened or opened arbitrarily by a third party.

1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a delivery management system according to the present invention.
Figure 2a is a conceptual diagram for explaining the article accommodating according to the present invention.
2B is a conceptual diagram for explaining a delivery server according to the present invention.
Figure 3a is a conceptual diagram for explaining the linkage of the user account and the goods box in the present invention.
Figure 3b is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method for generating a password in the goods box according to the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a delivery management method according to the present invention.
5A and 5B are flowcharts for explaining a method of generating a password for an article storage box and sharing it with a delivery server in the present invention.
6, 7 and 8 are conceptual diagrams for explaining an article delivery event in the present invention.
9 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method of allocating a password to a delivery server in the present invention.

Hereinafter, the embodiments disclosed in the present specification will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the same or similar components will be given the same reference numbers regardless of reference numerals, and redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted. The suffixes "module" and "part" for components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of only the ease of writing the specification, and do not have distinct meanings or roles by themselves. In addition, in describing the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, if it is determined that detailed descriptions of related known technologies may obscure the gist of the embodiments disclosed in this specification, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the accompanying drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, and the technical idea disclosed herein is not limited by the accompanying drawings, and all changes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention , should be understood to include equivalents or substitutes.

Terms including an ordinal number such as 1st, 2nd, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

When an element is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another element, it is understood that it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is said that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that the other element does not exist in the middle.

The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the present application, terms such as “comprises” or “have” are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features It should be understood that this does not preclude the existence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

The present invention relates to a delivery management method and system for delivering goods to a goods accommodating box, and to provide a delivery management method and system that can safely deliver goods to a user even if the consumer (or user) does not directly receive the goods will be.

In particular, the present invention proposes a method of sharing a password of an article accommodating box from a delivery management system to a delivery server without performing separate communication between the article accommodating box and the delivery management system. Accordingly, the delivery company may use the password received from the delivery management system through the delivery server to allow the delivery person (or delivery driver, delivery driver) to safely deliver the article to the article accommodating box.

In the present invention, the article accommodating box may also be called a delivery box, a delivery box, a delivery box or a delivery box.

The article accommodating box may be disposed or installed at a location desired by the user, for example, may be disposed or installed around the user's home (eg, in front of a front door).

The types of goods delivered to the goods accommodating box and the reasons for the delivery of the goods may be varied, and the present specification does not place special limitations thereon. For example, the goods delivered to the goods box may be i) delivered by the user's purchase of the goods, ii) delivered by the sending of an acquaintance of the user, or iii) delivered by winning a prize.

Meanwhile, the delivery server may be a server managed by a delivery company (or delivery company) that delivers goods. In such a delivery server, it is possible to receive the password of the article accommodating box from the delivery management system according to the present invention.

Furthermore, the delivery server may transmit the received password to an electronic device (eg, a smartphone, a tablet PC, etc.) of a delivery person (or a delivery driver or a delivery driver) who delivers the goods. Accordingly, the deliverer may use the password received from the delivery server through the electronic device to unlock the article container and then deliver the item to be delivered to the article container.

On the other hand, the types of delivery servers may be very diverse, and each delivery company may have a separate delivery server. The delivery management system according to the present invention may communicate with various delivery servers as long as communication is possible regardless of the type of delivery server.

As described above, according to the present invention, the product can be delivered to the product box by sharing the password of the product box with the delivery server in the delivery management system.

Meanwhile, in the following description, the delivery server and the delivery management system are described as separate entities, but in the present invention, the delivery server and the delivery management system may be operated by the same principal. That is, the delivery management system and the delivery server may be operated by the same operator or a plurality of operators in close inseparable relationship.

In this case, the delivery server may be understood as a component of the delivery management system. In this case, the delivery server may be named "delivery management unit" or "delivery unit", and may be included as one component of the delivery management system.

On the other hand, the article accommodating box according to the present invention may be configured to generate a valid password only for a preset period at a preset period in order to increase security. In this case, the delivery management system according to the present invention is generated at a preset period even without performing communication with the article container, and it is possible to extract (or generate) a password of the article container that is valid only for a preset period.

Hereinafter, along with the accompanying drawings, a delivery management method and system according to the present invention, and an article accommodating box will be looked at in more detail. 1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a delivery management system according to the present invention, Figure 2a is a conceptual diagram for explaining an article accommodating according to the present invention. 2B is a conceptual diagram for explaining a delivery server according to the present invention.

Furthermore, FIG. 3A is a conceptual diagram for explaining the interworking of a user account and an item box in the present invention, and FIG. 3B is a conceptual view for explaining a method for generating a password in the item box according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the delivery management system 100 according to the present invention includes at least one of the communication unit 110 , the matching unit 120 , the password unit 130 , the storage unit 140 , and the control unit 150 . can be configured to include.

Delivery management system 100 according to the present invention, it is possible to generate a password for the control related to the lock of the article container (200).

The delivery management system 100 according to the present invention may play a role of mediating a delivery process between a user and a delivery company through communication with the electronic device 300 logged into the user's account and the delivery server 1000 . . Accordingly, the delivery management system 100 according to the present invention may manage delivery of goods to the article accommodating box 200 .

More specifically, the communication unit 110 may be configured to communicate with at least one of the electronic device 300 logged in as a user account and the delivery server 1000 . Here, the user account may also be referred to as identification (ID) information. Here, the user account may be information that has been previously registered in the delivery management system according to the present invention.

On the other hand, the communication method of the communication unit 110 is not limited in its type, and communication may be performed in at least one of a wired method and a wireless method.

The matching unit 120 may be configured to mutually match the user account and the item accommodating box. Here, "matching" may also be understood as "interlocking".

More specifically, the matching unit 120 may match the user account and unique information (or identification information, serial information, or serial number) of the goods box. For example, as shown in FIG. 3A , a specific user account (eg, user account: “Lee Hyori”) and unique information (eg, unique information of the item container 200 matched to the specific user account) Information: "ADCSE17") may be mutually matched and exist as matching information. In the matching information, the specific user account (eg, user account: "Lee Hyori") and the specific user account (eg, user account: "Hyori Lee") unique information (eg For example, unique information: "ADCSE17") may be included.

Through this matching information, it can be specified which item accommodating box 200 is matched to which user account.

On the other hand, the article accommodating box 200, unique information (or identification information) for identifying each of the article accommodating box 200 may be given. Accordingly, the article accommodating box 200 may be specified through unique information. The timing at which the unique information of the article accommodating box 200 is given may be very diverse, and the present invention will not limit a special case.

Matching (or interlocking) between the goods container 200 and the user account may be performed in various ways.

As an example, matching between the goods accommodating box 200 and the user account may be made based on the reception of unique information of the goods accommodating box 200 from the electronic device 300 logged in from the user account.

For example, the user may transmit, to the delivery management system 100 , the unique information of the article accommodating box 200 owned by the user through the electronic device 300 logged into the user account. Then, the matching unit 120 may match the user account (or may also be referred to as a “specific user account”) with the unique information of the article accommodating box 200 received from the electronic device 300 . This process may also be expressed as "registering the goods box in the user account".

The process of registering the goods accommodating box 200 in the user account may be performed through a web page or an application related to the delivery management system 100 .

On the other hand, through the matching process described above, the user registers the goods accommodating box 200 owned by the user to his or her user account, so that the goods are delivered to the goods accommodating box 200 possessed by the user when the goods are delivered later. have.

On the other hand, there are various modifications to the method of matching the user account and the unique information of the goods accommodating box 200, in the present invention, there is no particular limitation thereto.

However, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3A , unique information of the item accommodating box 200 matched for each user account may be managed as matching information. Accordingly, the delivery management system 100 according to the present invention can manage the delivery of goods so that the goods are accurately delivered to the article accommodating boxes 200 held by each user.

Meanwhile, the configuration of the matching unit 120 described above may be replaced by the control unit 150 . That is, of course, the control unit 150 can perform the dynamics of the matching unit 120 .

Next, when an item delivery event for the user account occurs, the password unit 130 may generate (or extract) a password for the item box matched to the user account. The operation of the password unit 130 may be controlled under the control of the control unit 150 .

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, a “specific user account” will be described as an example. Here, the "specific user account" may be any one user account among a plurality of user accounts registered in the delivery management system according to the present invention.

The password unit 130 may extract the password of the item box matched to the specific user account when an item delivery event occurs for a specific user account.

Here, the product delivery event is an event to deliver the "goods" to the product box linked to a specific user account, and the timing and route at which the product delivery event occurs may vary (for the occurrence of the product delivery event, , will be looked at in more detail later with the drawings of FIGS. 6 to 8 ).

On the other hand, the controller 150 controls the password unit 130 so that the goods can be delivered to the goods box linked to the specific user account based on the product delivery event, and the password of the product box linked to the specific user account. can be extracted.

The controller 150 may specify the item accommodating box linked to a specific user account by using the matching information discussed above. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3A , the controller 150 may specify the item box linked to the specific user account by using unique information of the item box matched to the specific user account.

In this way, when the item accommodating box 200 linked to a specific user account is specified, the controller 150 may control the password unit 130 to extract a password for the specified item accommodating box.

Here, extraction of the password may be performed using a specific algorithm (or password generation algorithm).

The password unit 130 may extract the password by using a specific algorithm for generating the same password as the password generation algorithm provided in the article accommodating box 200 .

Here, "generating a password" may mean generating a password through a password generation algorithm. In this case, a plurality of passwords may be generated in the password generation algorithm.

Furthermore, "extracting the password" may mean selecting any one of the generated passwords. That is, extraction of the password may refer to a process of “selecting any one password to be transmitted to the delivery server 1000” among “generated passwords”. On the other hand, in the present invention, it may be expressed that the password is generated and the password is transmitted to the delivery server in the password unit 130 without clearly distinguishing the generation and extraction of the password.

On the other hand, as mentioned above, the delivery management system according to the present invention can generate a password for the goods accommodating box 200 by using the same password generating algorithm as the password generating algorithm provided in the goods accommodating box 200 . have. Therefore, even if the delivery management system 200 according to the present invention does not perform separate communication with the article container 200, sharing a password that can control the unlocking of the article container 200 to the delivery server is It is possible.

On the other hand, the article accommodating box 200 and the password unit 130 may generate a password based on the unique information of the article accommodating box (200). Accordingly, in the present invention, different passwords may be generated for each item accommodating box 200 . The control unit 150 may control the password unit 130 to generate a password by using the unique information of the product accommodating box 200 matched to a specific user account in which the product delivery event has occurred.

As shown in FIG. 3A , the control unit 150 may generate a password for the item box linked to a specific user account by using matching information in which the user account and the unique information of the item box 200 are matched with each other. .

Next, in the storage unit 140 , the password generated or extracted through the password unit 130 may be stored. Furthermore, the storage unit 140 may be configured to store matching information including unique information of the user account and the item accommodating box 200 .

In addition, the storage unit 140 may store various information related to the delivery management system according to the present invention.

The control unit 150 is configured to perform overall control related to the present invention, and in particular, may be configured to control at least one of the components of the delivery management system 100 according to the present invention.

As an example, when an item delivery event occurs for a specific user account, the control unit 150 may control the password unit 130 to extract the password of the item accommodating box 200 linked to the specific user account. have. Then, the control unit 150 transmits the extracted password to the delivery server 1000 matched to the item delivery event so that the item corresponding to the item delivery event can be delivered to the item box 200 linked to the user account. can In this case, the control unit 150 may control the communication unit 110 to transmit the password extracted from the password unit 130 to the delivery server 1000 through the communication unit 110 .

As described above, in the delivery management system according to the present invention, a password is generated with the same password generation algorithm as that of the article accommodating box 200, and by transmitting the generated password to the delivery server, the article corresponding to the article delivery event is , it can be delivered to the goods container.

Hereinafter, a method for generating a password will be described in more detail with a detailed look at the article accommodating box 200 .

As shown in FIG. 2A , the article accommodating box 200 according to the present invention may include a housing 200a and a accommodating part 200b provided in the housing 200a. In this case, the accommodating part 200b has a space, and the space provided in the accommodating part 200b may be configured to accommodate an article.

On the other hand, the article accommodating box 200 may be formed in a foldable structure. More specifically, the housing 200a and the accommodating part 200b may have any one of a folded state and an unfolded state. The housing 200a and the accommodating part 200b are made to be able to change state (or switch) between the folded state and the unfolded state by an external force. In this case, the external force may be a human force (human force, human force) or a mechanical (or electrical) force.

When the state is changed between the folded state and the unfolded state of the housing 200a and the accommodating part 200b by an external force, the size of the space provided in the accommodating part 200b may be changed.

When the housing 200a is converted from a folded state to an unfolded state, the accommodating part 200b may be converted from a folded state to an unfolded state by interlocking with the state change of the housing 200a. Conversely, when the housing 200a is converted from an unfolded state to a folded state, the accommodating part 200b may also be converted from an unfolded state to a folded state by interlocking with the state change of the housing 200a. In this way, the housing 200a and the accommodating part 200b may be formed so that a state change is made by interworking with each other.

Meanwhile, in a state in which the housing 200a and the accommodating part 200b are fully folded, the size of the article accommodating box 200 may be minimized. In this case, the article accommodating box 200 may occupy a minimum space at a position (eg, an external passage) in which the article accommodating box is disposed. Conversely, in a state in which the housing 200a and the accommodating part 200b are fully unfolded, the size of the article accommodating box 200 may be maximized.

On the other hand, the housing 200a and the accommodating part 200b may have an intermediate state between an unfolded state and a folded state. In this case, the size of the space provided in the accommodating part 200b is, 200b) may be smaller than the fully unfolded state. The article accommodating box 200 according to the present invention may be made to accommodate the article even in an intermediate state. The article accommodating box 200 according to the present invention may have a folding structure so that the size of the space provided in the accommodating part 200b can be varied. In this case, the delivery driver is able to vary the size of the article accommodating box 200 according to the size of the article.

On the other hand, since the folding structure of the article accommodating box 200 is variously deformable, in the present specification, a limitation on the structure will not be placed.

Furthermore, the article accommodating box 200 may further include a door part 200c connected to the housing 200a and opening and closing the accommodating part 200b. The door part 200c may have any one of an open state and a closed state. In a state in which the door part 200c is opened, the receiving part 200b may be exposed to the outside. When the door part 200c is in an open state, a delivery driver or a user may put an article inside the accommodating part 200b or, conversely, take out the goods accommodated in the accommodating part 200b to the outside.

Meanwhile, when the door part 200c is in a closed state, the accommodating part 200b may be restricted from being exposed to the outside. In this case, the delivery driver or the user may be made to not be able to access the inside of the receiving unit (200b).

Meanwhile, the article accommodating box 200 is configured to further include a locking unit 210 (or a door lock), and the locking unit 210 is configured to control a state related to locking of the door unit 200c. can

More specifically, the locking unit 210 may include at least one of the input unit 211 , the code recognition unit 212 , and the locking device 213 .

Here, the locking device 213 may be connected to the door unit 200c to limit the indiscriminate opening (or opening) of the door unit 200c by an unauthorized third party.

The input unit 211 is configured to receive a password for controlling the lock-related state of the door unit 200c, and may be formed of a keypad, a touchpad, or the like.

The lock unit 210 may control the lock state of the door unit 200c based on the password input to the input unit 211 . More specifically, the lock unit 210 may control the lock device 213 based on the password input to the input unit 211 to open the door unit 200c.

At this time, the locking unit 210 is a locking device so that when a valid password is input through the input unit 211 or the code recognition unit 212 to open the door unit 200c, the lock of the door unit 200c is released. (213) can be controlled.

When the lock of the door unit 200c is released in the closed state, the state of the door unit 200c may be switched to an open state. That is, in this case, the door part 200c may be opened.

Meanwhile, the code recognition unit 212 may be configured to recognize at least one of a barcode or a Quick Response code (QR). It is also possible to input the password for the goods box 200 in the form of a barcode or QR code through the code recognition unit 212 .

Next, the article container 200 may be made to include a timer 220 . Here, the timer 220 may be configured to count the current time. Furthermore, the timer 220 may be configured to count the current date information. The timer 220 may be configured to count both the current time and the current date.

The timer 220 may be configured to count the current time based on a reference time system. The standard time system is Korean Standard Time (UT, Universal Time), Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), Korea Standard Time (KST), Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, Greenwich Mean Time), and Unix time (Unix). time) and GPS time (GPS Time). In addition, various other examples may exist for the reference time system in addition to the examples listed above.

Next, the password generator 230 may be configured to generate a password. The password generation unit 230 may generate a password by using a password generation algorithm using at least one of time information based on the timer 220 and unique information (or identification information) of the article accommodating box 200 .

Next, the storage unit 240 may be configured to store the password generated through the password generation unit 230 .

When any one of the passwords stored in the storage unit 240 is input through the input unit 211 or the code recognition unit 212, the lock unit 210 may control a state related to the lock of the door unit 200c. have.

More specifically, when the password stored in the storage unit 240 is input through the input unit 211 or the code recognition unit 212 , the lock unit 210 may unlock the door unit 200c. Here, "the door part 200c is unlocked" means that the door part 200c can be opened. In this case, the state of the door part 200c may be switched from a closed state to an open state.

Meanwhile, in the storage unit 240 , in addition to the password generated through the password generating unit 230 , a master password set based on an external input may be stored.

The lock unit 210 may unlock the door unit 200c when the master password stored in the storage unit 240 is input through the input unit 211 or the code recognition unit 212 .

Meanwhile, the master password may be set based on an input to the input unit 211 or the code recognition unit 212 . The master password may be a password used by the user to take out the goods delivered to the goods accommodating box 200 .

In the present invention, the term "master password" is used to distinguish it from the password generated by the password generator 230, and may be changed to various terms depending on the case. For example, it is also possible that the password generated through the password generator 230 is named "first type password", and the password generated by the user's setting is named "second type password". .

Meanwhile, the master password may be stored in the storage unit 240 until an additional request (eg, a deletion request) is received. Accordingly, the user may control the locking state of the article accommodating box 200 by using the master password, separately from the password generated through the password generating unit 230 .

Next, the power supply unit 250 serves to supply power to the article accommodating box 200 , and may include a battery.

Hereinafter, the delivery server 1000 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2B . As shown in FIG. 2B , the delivery server 1000 may include at least one of a communication unit 1010 , a storage unit 1020 , and a control unit 1030 .

The delivery server 1000 may be configured to transmit the password of the article accommodating box 200 to the electronic device 1000a of the delivery person. In this case, the delivery server 1000 may transmit the password of the article accommodating box 200 received from the delivery management system 100 to the electronic device 1000a of the delivery company.

More specifically, the communication unit 1010 may be configured to communicate with at least one of the electronic device 1000a of the delivery person and the delivery management system 100 .

Meanwhile, the communication method of the communication unit 1010 is not limited in its type, and communication may be performed in at least one of a wired method and a wireless method.

The storage unit 1020 may be configured to store the password received from the delivery management system 100 . Furthermore, the storage unit 1020 may be configured to store various information related to the delivery of goods.

Next, the control unit 1030 may be configured to control at least one of the communication unit 1010 and the storage unit 1020 .

The control unit 1030 may control the communication unit 1010 to transmit the password for the item accommodating box stored in the storage unit 1020 to the electronic device 1000a of the delivery company.

More specifically, the controller 1030 may control the communication unit 1010 to transmit the password received from the delivery management system 100 to the electronic device 1000a of the delivery person.

Meanwhile, in order to transmit the password to the electronic device 1000a of the deliverer, the controller 1030 may perform a process of specifying the electronic device of the deliverer.

That is, the control unit 1030 may specify a deliverer who delivers an item to be delivered (or an article corresponding to an item delivery event), and may specify the electronic device 1000a possessed by the delivery person.

The controller 1030 may check delivery information of an item to be delivered, and determine a delivery person designated in a delivery area corresponding to the checked delivery information.

In the present invention, different deliverers may be matched for each delivery area, and matching information that matches delivery area and delivery information may be stored in the storage 1020 . Furthermore, in the matching information, identification information of the electronic device 1000a owned by the delivery person may be stored together. That is, in the matching information, at least two pieces of information among the delivery area, the delivery person, and the electronic device 1000a of the delivery person may be matched with each other.

Meanwhile, the controller 1030 may receive, from the delivery management system 100 , delivery information (eg, address information) of a user account corresponding to an article delivery event through the communication unit 1010 . Then, the controller 1030 may determine the electronic device 1000a of the deliverer to which the password is to be transmitted, based on the delivery information of the user account corresponding to the article delivery event.

The controller 1030 may compare the matching information stored in the storage 1020 with the delivery information of the user account to determine (or specify) a delivery person to deliver the article corresponding to the article delivery event. And, it is possible to transmit the password of the goods accommodating box 200 to the specified delivery person's electronic device (1000a).

Meanwhile, the time at which the delivery information of the user account is received from the delivery management system 100 to the delivery server 1000 may vary. For example, the delivery management system 100 may transmit the delivery information of the user account while transmitting the password to the delivery server 1000 . In this case, the delivery server 1000 may receive the password and delivery information of the user account together from the delivery management system 100 .

In this way, the delivery server 1000 specifies the electronic device 1000a of the delivery person who will deliver the product, and transmits the password received from the delivery management system 100 to the specified electronic device 1000a, thereby It is possible to ensure that the target item is accurately delivered to the user's item box.

Meanwhile, the timing at which the password is transmitted from the delivery server 1000 to the electronic device 1000a of the delivery person may vary widely. That is, the timing at which the electronic device 1000a of the deliverer is specified and the timing at which the password is transmitted to the electronic device 1000a of the delivery company may be different from each other.

The delivery server 1000a i) transmits the password to the electronic device 1000a of the delivery company at a time point when the electronic device 1000a of the delivery company is specified, or ii) the password transmission request is received from the electronic device 1000a of the delivery company. In this case, the password may be transmitted to the electronic device 1000a of the deliverer, or iiii) the password may be transmitted to the electronic device 1000a of the deliverer on the scheduled delivery date of the item to be delivered. Furthermore, there may be various modified examples in addition to this.

Hereinafter, on the basis of the description of the article accommodating box discussed above, a method of generating a password of the article accommodating box and operating the article accommodating box based on this will be described in more detail.

First, the password generating unit 230 according to the present invention may generate a password at a preset cycle, as shown in FIG. 3B . In this case, the password generating unit 230 may generate a plurality of passwords every preset period.

Here, the preset period may be set in various ways, for example, the preset period may be 1 day (or 24 hours). In this case, the password generator 230 may be configured to generate a password every 24 hours.

Also, differently from this, the preset period may be a unit of time shorter than 24 hours (eg, unit of 5 minutes). In this case, the number of passwords generated during one day (24 hours) may be 144.

For example, when a password is generated every 5 minutes, the password generating unit 230 may generate a password every 5 minutes. Also, alternatively, the password generating unit 230 may generate 144 passwords at a time by using time information at intervals of 5 minutes.

Here, information of a time interval used for generating a password (eg, time information of a 5-minute interval) and a period of generating a password (eg, every 24 hours) may be different from each other.

For example, the password generator 230 provides time information of a preset time interval (eg, 5-minute interval) at 00:00 every day, for example, i) 0000 (00:00), ii ) Using the numbers corresponding to 0005 (00:05) and iii)0010 (00:10), generate a plurality of passwords (for example, in the case of time information at 5-minute intervals, 144 passwords are generated) can do.

Meanwhile, when a password is generated by the password generating unit 230 , the generated password may be stored in the storage unit 240 . Accordingly, the lock unit 210 may control the lock of the door unit 200c according to whether any one of the passwords stored in the storage unit 240 is input to the input unit 211 or the code recognition unit 212 . have.

The lock unit 210 may recognize only the password stored in the storage unit 240 as a valid password. Accordingly, the locking unit 210 may not recognize the password generated by the password generating unit 230 as a valid password if it is not stored in the storage unit 240 . When an invalid password is input to the lock unit 210 , the lock unit 210 may not unlock the door unit 200c.

Meanwhile, as mentioned above, the password generator 230 generates a password at a preset cycle. At this time, when a password is newly generated every preset cycle, the password generated immediately before the password is generated is stored in the storage unit ( 240) may be deleted.

More specifically, in the present invention, the password stored in the storage unit 240 may be valid only for a preset period (eg, for 24 hours). That is, the password stored in the storage unit 240 may be stored in the storage unit 240 only for a preset period, and may be deleted from the storage unit 240 after the preset period has elapsed.

In this way, the password generated by the password generation unit 230 is stored in the storage unit 240 only for a preset period after the password is generated, and after the password is generated, when the preset period elapses, storage may be deleted from unit 240 .

As shown in FIG. 3B , if the preset period is 24 hours and the password is generated at 00:00 on May 15, 2020, the password generated at 00:00 on May 15, 2020 is May 15, 2020 From 00:00 on the day, it is only valid until 24:00 on May 15, 2020. Accordingly, when the password generated at 00:00 on May 15, 2020 is input to the lock unit 210 at 03:00 on May 16, 2020, the lock unit 210 does not unlock the door unit 200c. it may not be

This is because the password that was already created at 00:00 on May 15, 2020 at 00:00 on May 16, 2020 has been deleted. Accordingly, when the preset period has elapsed, the locking unit 210 may no longer recognize the password as a valid password even if it is a password generated through the password generating unit 230 .

Meanwhile, the time when the password is generated by the password generator 230 and the time when the password generated by the password 230 is deleted from the storage unit 240 may be different from each other.

That is, a “pre-set period (eg, “24 hours”) during which the password is generated, and an effective period during which the password is stored in the storage unit 240 (eg, “for 25 hours from the time when the password is generated”) ) may be different from each other. Here, the effective period may also be referred to as “a preset period”.

Accordingly, even when a new password is generated by the password generating unit 230 in the storage unit 240 , the password stored in the storage unit 240 may not be deleted immediately, but may be deleted after a predetermined period has elapsed. In this case, for a predetermined period, both i) a newly generated password and ii) a previously generated password may be stored in the storage unit 240 . In this case, the lock unit 230 may unlock the door unit 200c when either one of i) a newly generated password and ii) a password that has been generated just before is input.

As described above, the password generating unit 230 may generate a plurality of passwords every preset period. In this case, the locking unit 210 determines whether any one of the plurality of passwords stored in the storage unit 240 is In case of input, the lock of the door unit 200c may be released. That is, the lock unit 210 may unlock the door unit 200c when any one of the plurality of passwords is input to the lock unit 210 . Further, in the present invention, when any one of the passwords is input to the locking unit 210 and the lock of the door unit 200c is released, the any one of the passwords input to the locking unit 210 is stored in the storage unit ( 240) can be deleted.

As such, the password deleted from the storage unit 240 may no longer be a valid password for the lock unit 210 . Therefore, when any one password is input to the locking unit 210 and the door unit 200c is unlocked, any one of the passwords input to the locking unit 210 is input again into the locking unit 210 . Even if it is, the lock of the door part 200c is not released. This is to increase the security of the article accommodating box 200 by preventing the password from being reused. For example, as shown in FIG. 3B , passwords (“123456” and “1234567”) corresponding to the items “no1” and “no2” are already input to the lock unit 210, and the door unit 200c is unlocked, even if the passwords ("123456", "1234567") corresponding to the items "no1" and "no2" are inputted to the lock unit 210 again, the lock of the door unit 200c is not released. it may not be This is because the passwords "123456" and "1234567" respectively corresponding to the items "no1" and "no2" have been deleted from the storage unit 240 .

On the other hand, unlike this, the master password as described above may not be deleted from the storage unit 240 even if the master password is input to the lock unit 210 and the door unit 200c is unlocked. This is to increase the user's convenience for the article accommodating box (200).

As described above, the article accommodating box according to the present invention is generated at a preset period, and through a password valid only for a preset period, the security of the article accommodating box can be increased.

Hereinafter, a method for generating a password will be described in more detail. In the present invention, the method of generating a password in the password generating unit 230 of the article accommodating box 200 and the method of generating the password in the password unit 130 of the delivery management system 100 are the same. That is, as described above, the password unit 130 of the delivery management system 100 and the password generation unit of the goods accommodating box 200 use the same password generation algorithm to generate a password.

At this time, the time when the password is generated in the password generating unit 230 and the password unit 130 may also be the same. can

The password generation algorithm provided in the password generation unit 230 and the password unit 130 may generate a password in a one time password (OTP) method. That is, the password generating unit 230 and the password unit 130 may generate a password based on the time information.

In this case, the password generator 230 may generate a password based on time information counted through the timer 220 .

In addition, the password unit 130 may generate a password based on a timer (not shown) having the same reference time system as that of the timer 220 . Since the timers used by the password generating unit 230 and the password unit 130 to generate a password have the same reference time system, passwords can be generated based on the same time information. Accordingly, the password generating unit 230 and the password unit 130 may generate the same password.

As described above, the reference time system is Korean Standard Time (UT, Universal Time), Coordinated Universal Time (UTC, Coordinated Universal Time), Korean Standard Time (KST, Korea Standard Time), Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, Greenwich Mean Time) , may be at least one of Unix time and GPS time. In addition, various other examples may exist for the reference time system in addition to the examples listed above.

More specifically, the password unit 130 and the password generation unit 230 may generate a password based on time information counted through a timer.

Here, the time information may be related to at least one of years, months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds.

As an example, the password unit 130 and the password generation unit 230 may generate a password using date information corresponding to the current date (eg, May 18, 2020) at the time of generating the password. can

Furthermore, the password generation algorithm provided in the password unit 130 and the password generation unit 230 uses at least one of a combination of unique information (or identification information) and a random number of the article container 200 as well as time information. So, you can create a password.

For example, the password unit 130 and the password generation unit 230 of the date information and article storage box 200 corresponding to the current date (eg, May 18, 2020) at the time of generating the password. A password can be generated using the unique information. In this case, the password unit 130 may generate a password by using the unique information of the goods accommodating box 200 linked to the user account in which the goods delivery event occurred.

In addition, the password unit 130 and the password generation unit 230 receive time information (eg, 180000) and goods corresponding to the current time (eg, 18:00:00) at the time of generating the password. By using the unique information of the box 200, it is possible to generate a password.

As another example, the password generation unit 230 may generate a password by using all of the current date and time information at the time of generating the password, and unique information of the article accommodating box 200 .

As described above, the password generating unit 230 according to the present invention generates a password based on time information, and as time elapses, it is possible to generate a new password.

On the other hand, the password unit 130 and the password generation unit 230 may generate the password using time information of the same rule to generate the same password for the same item accommodating unit.

That is, as described above, the password unit 130 of the delivery management system 100 may generate a password according to the same rules as the rules for generating a password in the password generation unit 230 .

For example, the password unit 130 may generate the password at the same cycle as a preset cycle for generating the password by the password generation unit 230 . At this time, the password unit 130, like the password generation unit 230, it is possible to generate a plurality of passwords every preset period.

Furthermore, when the password unit 130 generates a plurality of passwords every preset period, the passwords stored in the storage unit 140 may be deleted from the storage unit 140 . Here, the password being stored in the storage unit 140 may be a password that was generated before a new password was generated.

Here, the preset period may be set in various ways, and the preset period may be set to be the same as the password generation period in the password unit 230 of the article accommodating box 200 .

For example, the preset period may be 1 day (or 24 hours). In this case, the password generating unit 130 may be configured to generate a password every 24 hours.

Also, differently from this, the preset period may be a unit of time shorter than 24 hours (eg, unit of 5 minutes). In this case, the number of passwords generated during one day (24 hours) may be 144. For example, when a password is generated every 5 minutes, the password generating unit 130 may generate a password every 5 minutes. Also, differently from this, the password generating unit 130 may generate 144 passwords at a time by using time information at intervals of 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, the controller 150 may control the storage unit 140 to store the newly generated password in the storage unit 140 .

Accordingly, the control unit 150 may update the storage unit 140 based on the password generation by the password generation unit 230 . By this update, the "password generated just before (or the password that was stored in the storage unit 140 before a new password is generated)" that was stored in the storage unit 140 can be replaced with the newly generated password. have.

Since the password unit 130 generates a password with the same algorithm as the password generation algorithm of the password generation unit 230 , the control unit 150 of the delivery management system 100 always provides a valid password for the goods accommodating box 200 . I know. Meanwhile, the password generated by the password unit 130 may be stored in the storage unit 140 .

As described above, in the article container and delivery management system according to the present invention, a valid password is generated for the article container using the same password generation method, and the item is delivered to the article container by sharing it with the delivery server. can make it happen

Hereinafter, a method of sharing the password of the article accommodating box 200 described above, on the delivery management system 100 side, with the delivery server 1000 will be described in more detail with the accompanying drawings.

4 is a flowchart for explaining a delivery management method according to the present invention, and Figures 5a and 5b are flowcharts for explaining a method of generating a password for an article box in the present invention and sharing it with a delivery server. Furthermore, FIGS. 6, 7 and 8 are conceptual diagrams for explaining an article delivery event in the present invention. 9 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a method of allocating a password to a delivery server in the present invention.

First, in the present invention, a step of generating an item delivery event for a specific user account is performed (S410, see FIG. 4).

As described above, the product delivery event is an event for delivering “goods” to a product box linked to a specific user account, and the timing and route at which the product delivery event occurs may vary.

As shown in FIG. 5A , the item delivery event may occur based on an item order or item purchase (S510a, see FIG. 5A ) from the user account 2000 ( S520a , see FIG. 5A ).

In addition, product delivery events may occur based on the shipment of the product to the user by a third party (for example, shipment by a user's acquaintance or sending of a gift, etc.), apart from ordering the product or purchasing the product have.

Furthermore, the item delivery event may be generated based on a user's request. Here, the product delivery event may be an event in the meaning of “delivery of the product to be delivered to the product accommodating box”.

Looking at an example in which a product delivery event occurs based on a user's request, as shown in FIG. 6 , the product delivery event is based on the user's request on the purchase page (or payment page, 610) of the product. , may occur.

Here, the purchase page of the product may be a web page or an execution screen of an application. In the purchase page (or payment page, 610 ) of the product, a method of receiving the product may be selected.

Accordingly, in the electronic device logged into the user account, a method of receiving the product may be selected on the purchase page 610 of the product based on the user's intention.

For example, the purchase page 610 of the product may include an area 620 for selecting a method of receiving the product. In this area 620, when a signal for selecting an "item corresponding to being delivered to the goods box" (eg, "received by box" item 621) is received from the electronic device logged into the user account , an item delivery event may occur.

On the other hand, the purchase page 610 of such an article may be controlled by the delivery management system 100 according to the present invention. Alternatively, the purchase page 610 of the product may be operated independently of the delivery management system 100 according to the present invention. In this case, the delivery management system 100 may receive information related to the occurrence of a product delivery event and information about a user account from a server operating the purchase page 610 of the product. In this case, the information related to the occurrence of the product delivery event may include information about the product to be delivered.

As such, the product delivery event may occur based on a user's selection specifying a delivery method of the product on the purchase page of the product. Through this, the user can specify the delivery method of the product at once together with the purchase of the product, thereby improving convenience.

Referring to another example in which an item delivery event occurs based on a user's request, as shown in FIG. 7 , the item delivery event may occur based on a user's request on a messenger.

Here, the messenger may be an application or program installed in an electronic device (eg, a smart phone, a tablet PC, a notebook computer, etc.).

When an event related to product delivery exists for the user account, the delivery management system 100 according to the present invention may transmit a delivery related message 711 to the user account using a messenger.

In this case, the user may select a method of receiving the goods through the messenger page (eg, the messenger execution screen 710 ). For example, as shown in FIG. 7 , a message 711 related to delivery may include an area 712 for selecting a method of receiving an item. In addition, when an item corresponding to receiving delivery to the item container (eg, "box password transmission" item 712) is selected through the message 711, an item delivery event may occur. In this case, the user's Through a messenger executed on the electronic device, an item corresponding to receiving delivery to the goods accommodating box may be selected.

On the other hand, when an event related to delivery of goods exists for the user account, the subject transmitting the message related to delivery to the user account may not necessarily be the delivery management system according to the present invention. In this case, the subject transmitting the message related to delivery may be a delivery server of a specific delivery company or a separate external server that processes delivery-related information. In this case, the delivery management system 100 may receive information related to the occurrence of an item delivery event and information about a user account from a delivery server of a specific delivery company or a separate external server that integrates and processes information related to delivery. have. In this case, the information related to the occurrence of the product delivery event may include information about the product to be delivered.

Looking at another example in which an item delivery event occurs based on a user's request, as shown in FIG. 8 , the item delivery event is a user through an integrated management page that manages items to be delivered in relation to a user account. On request, it may occur.

The operating subject of such an integrated management page may be diverse. As described above, the operating subject of the integrated management page 810 is the delivery management system 100 according to the present invention, a server of a specific shopping mall, a delivery server of a specific delivery company, or a separate external system that integrates and processes information related to delivery. It can be a server, etc.

The integrated management page 810 may provide information on a delivery target item related to a user's account and receive a selection of a delivery item receiving method from the user.

As shown, in the integrated management page 810, a method of receiving each item may be selected for each item. For example, when "item corresponding to receiving delivery to the goods container (eg, "box")" included in the first item (item "no1", 811) is selected, the first item (item "no1") , 811), an item delivery event may occur. Further, when the “directly received item (eg, “directly”) included in the fifth item (“no 5” item, 812) is selected, the item included in the fifth item (“no 5” item, 812 ) On the other hand, the selection of an item corresponding to receiving delivery to the product accommodating box may be made from an electronic device logged into the user's account.

On the other hand, when the operating subject of the integrated management page 810 and the operating subject of the delivery management system 100 according to the present invention are different from each other, the delivery management system 100 provides information related to the occurrence of an item delivery event and a user You can receive information about your account.

In this case, the information related to the occurrence of the product delivery event may include information about the product to be delivered.

As described above, the article delivery event may occur based on selection of a delivery method of an article to be delivered using the article container.

In this case, when the subject providing the user environment (web page or execution screen of the application) in order to receive a selection of the delivery method of the goods is the delivery management system according to the present invention, the goods delivery event is the goods from the electronic device logged into the user account. may occur based on which delivery method is selected to use the goods container.

Furthermore, when the subject providing the user environment (web page or execution screen of the application) in order to receive the selection of the delivery method of the item is different from the delivery management system according to the present invention, the item delivery event is information received from a server of a different subject. may occur due to In this case, the delivery management system 100 may receive, from a server of a different entity, information related to the occurrence of an article delivery event and information about a user account. In this case, the information related to the occurrence of the product delivery event may include information about the product to be delivered.

As described above, when an item delivery event occurs, a process of extracting the password of the item box linked to a specific user account is performed based on the item delivery event (S420, see FIG. 4). That is, when a product delivery event occurs (S520a, see FIG. 5A ), the process of extracting the password of the product box in the delivery management system 100 ( S530a , see FIG. 5A ) proceeds.

As described above, the password unit 130 may be configured to generate a password by using the same password generation algorithm as that of the password generation unit 230 of the article accommodating box 200 .

At this time, the password unit 130 may be configured to extract a valid password for the goods accommodating box 200 at the time the delivery person (or delivery driver, courier driver) delivers the goods to the article accommodating box 200 . have.

As described above, since the password unit 130 of the delivery management system 100 and the password generation unit 230 of the goods accommodating box 200 generate a password based on time information, the password unit 130 is such a Based on the time information, it may be made to extract a valid password for the article container (200).

For example, when the password generating unit 230 of the goods accommodating box 200 generates a password based on date information (particularly, the current date), the delivery management system 100, i) the delivery date of the goods The password unit 130 may be controlled to generate a password based on the information, or ii) to generate a password on the same day of delivery of the product.

For example, if the expected delivery date of the item sent on May 18, 2020 is May 20, 2020, the password unit 130 may generate a password based on the date information of May 20, 2020. have. This is in order to provide a valid password to the delivery server 1000 at the time the article is delivered to the article accommodating box 200 in the present invention. That is, when the password generator 230 generates a password based on the current date, the delivery time (expected delivery date) becomes the current date.

Meanwhile, the controller 150 may monitor whether the delivery of the goods is completed on the expected delivery date. That is, when the delivery of the article is not completed on the expected delivery date, the delivery of the article may be made on a date different from the expected delivery date. In this case, the password transmitted to the delivery server 1000 may no longer be a valid password for the article container 200 . Accordingly, as a result of monitoring, when the delivery of the article is not completed, the controller 150 may re-extract the password of the article accommodating box 200 using date information corresponding to the changed expected delivery date. In addition, the controller 150 may transmit the re-extracted password to a delivery server matched with the product delivery event. Through this, in the present invention, even if the goods are delivered on a date different from the expected delivery date, the goods can be delivered to the goods accommodating box.

On the other hand, in the above example, although the method of monitoring whether the item is delivered in the delivery management system 100 has been described, it is possible to re-extract the password in a different form. For example, the delivery management system 100 may extract a valid password for the article container 200 based on a request from the delivery server 1000 .

That is, the delivery server 1000 may request retransmission of the password to the delivery management system 100 when the delivery of the product is not performed on the expected delivery date. In this case, the delivery server 1000 may transmit the newly set expected delivery date information to the delivery management system 100 . The controller 150 may control the password unit 130 to generate a password using the expected delivery date information received from the delivery server 1000 .

In addition, unlike the example discussed above, the control unit 150 monitors the delivery information of the product (in particular, the expected delivery date of the product), and based on the monitoring result, the password unit 130 so that a password is generated on the same day as the delivery date of the product. can control In this case, the password unit 130 may generate a password based on the current date. The password unit 130 generates a password based on the current date, which is the same day as the delivery date of the item, and the control unit 150 may transmit the generated password to the delivery server 1000 .

Furthermore, in the present invention, the process of transmitting the password to the delivery server matched with the item delivery event is performed so that the item corresponding to the item delivery event can be delivered to the item box (S430, see FIG. 4),

As described above, the control unit 150 controls the password unit 130 to extract the password of the goods box linked to a specific user account that occurs in the goods delivery event, and transmits the extracted password to the delivery server 1000 . The communication unit 110 may be controlled.

Meanwhile, the delivery server 1000 receiving the password from the delivery management system 100 may be configured to transmit the password to the electronic device of the delivery company (refer to S550a and S560a of FIG. 5A , and S520b of FIG. 5B ).

Previously, as shown in FIG. 2B , the controller 1030 of the delivery server 1000 controls the communication unit 1010 so that the password received from the delivery management system 100 is transmitted to the electronic device 1000a of the delivery person. can

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 5B , the electronic device 1000a of the deliverer (or delivery driver, delivery driver ) may receive a password from the delivery server 1000 ( S530b , see FIG. 5B ). The deliverer, who has confirmed the password through the electronic device 1000a of the deliverer, may input the password received from the delivery server 1000 into the article accommodating box 200 in order to deliver the article (S540b, see FIG. 5b). .

On the other hand, the goods accommodating box 200 generates a password using a preset password generation algorithm (S510b, see Fig. 5b), and the password input to the lock unit 210 (corresponding to the password input in the above S540b process) may be performed (S550b, see FIG. 5B).

As a result of the determination, the locking unit 210 of the goods container 200 is a password (or a valid password) stored in the storage unit 140, the door unit 200c, FIG. 2a) can be unlocked.

In this way, the delivery management system according to the present invention generates the password of the product box using the same method as the method for generating the password of the product box, and recognizes the password of the product box even if it does not communicate with the product box. can do. Accordingly, the delivery management system may share the password of the article accommodating box through communication with the delivery server, and the deliverer may receive the password of the article accommodating box from the delivery server to deliver the article to the article container.

On the other hand, as described above, the password unit 130 is a password valid for the goods accommodating box 200 at the time when the delivery person (or delivery driver, courier driver) delivers the goods to the goods accommodating box 200 . It can be made to extract, and we will look at this in more detail.

The password unit 130 may extract the password of the goods accommodating box 200 based on the password transmission request from the electronic device of the delivery company.

In this case, the password transmission request from the electronic device of the deliverer may be transmitted to the delivery management system 100 through the delivery server 1000 . When a password transmission request is received from the delivery server 1000 or the electronic device of the delivery company, the control unit 150 may control the password unit 130 to extract the password of the goods accommodating box 200 .

And, the extracted password may be transmitted to the electronic device of the delivery company or the delivery server 1000 through the communication unit 110 . When the password is transmitted to the delivery server 1000 , the delivery server 1000 may transmit the password to the electronic device of the delivery company that has received the password transmission request.

Meanwhile, the electronic device of the deliverer may include a code recognition unit. The code recognition unit provided in the electronic device of the delivery company may be configured to recognize at least one of a barcode or a QR code (Quick Response code).

The electronic device of the deliverer may be configured to sense a code image (eg, a barcode or a Quick Response code (QR) image) attached to an item to be delivered through the code recognition unit.

When the deliverer's electronic device senses a code image included in the article, the deliverer's electronic device may transmit code information included in the code image to the delivery server 1000 . When the code information is received from the electronic device of the deliverer, the delivery server 1000 may determine that the password transmission request has been received.

The delivery server 1000 may transmit the password of the article box corresponding to the code information to the electronic device of the delivery company based on the code information being received from the electronic device of the delivery company.

The delivery server 1000 transmits the received code information to the delivery management system 100 on the basis of receiving code information from the delivery person's electronic device, thereby obtaining the password of the article accommodating box 200 corresponding to the code information. It may be received from the delivery management system 100 . In addition, the delivery server 1000 may transmit the password received from the delivery management system 100 to the electronic device of the delivery company.

In the code image (or code information) attached to the item to be delivered, the user information (or user account information) that is the subject of receipt of the item and identification information (eg, item name, delivery information, order information, etc.) may be included. Since the time point at which the code image is attached to the article and the subject that attaches the code image to the article may be variously modified, no particular limitation will be made thereto in the present specification. In addition, the subject that issues the code image may also be diverse.

However, the code image includes information used for delivery of the product, and the deliverer may obtain delivery information to which the article is to be delivered by sensing (or scanning) the code image through an electronic device.

On the other hand, the delivery management system 100 may specify, based on the code information received from the delivery server 1000 , the article box of the article to which the code image sensed by the delivery person's electronic device is attached. The control unit 150 may control the password unit 130 to extract a password of a specified item accommodating box, and transmit the extracted password to the delivery server 1000 . In addition, the delivery server 1000 may transmit the password received from the delivery management system 100 to the electronic device of the delivery company. As a result, it is possible for the delivery person to open the article accommodating box 200 by using the password received from the electronic device.

In this way, the password of the goods container may be transmitted from the delivery management system 100 to the electronic device of the deliverer based on the sensed (or scanned) code image attached to the article by the electronic device of the deliverer.

Meanwhile, in the above example, the method of extracting the password from the delivery management system 100 via the delivery server 1000 from the delivery person's electronic device has been described, but in the present invention, in the delivery company's electronic device, the delivery It is also possible to directly transmit a password transmission request to the management system 100 . In this case, the code information of the code image sensed by the electronic device of the delivery company may be transmitted to the delivery management system 100 . In addition, the delivery management system 100 may transmit the password of the article accommodating box 200 corresponding to the received code information to the electronic device of the delivery company.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, when a plurality of product delivery events occur for a user account. The controller 150 of the delivery management system 100 may extract a plurality of passwords so that different passwords are assigned to each of the plurality of product delivery events.

Here, the plurality of product delivery events may occur according to various cases, such as when the user purchases a plurality of products or when a plurality of products are delivered to the user.

As described above, the password of the article accommodating box 200 may be input to the locking unit 210 and deleted from the storage unit 240 after the door unit 200c is unlocked. Accordingly, when the same password is assigned to a plurality of product delivery events, other products other than the product corresponding to any one product delivery event may not be delivered to the product accommodating box 200 . This is because the password is no longer valid.

Accordingly, in the present invention, in order to prevent such a situation, as shown in FIG. 9 , different passwords may be assigned to each of a plurality of product delivery events (eg, items no1 to no4).

Meanwhile, when there are at least two product delivery events having the same preset delivery condition among a plurality of product delivery events, the controller 150 may assign the same password to the at least two product delivery events.

Here, the preset delivery condition may be related to at least one of an expected delivery date and a delivery company.

The controller 150 may assign the same password to the at least two product delivery events when expected delivery dates and delivery companies of a plurality of products corresponding to the at least two product delivery events are the same.

In addition, the preset delivery condition may further include information on the delivery company (or delivery driver, delivery driver) as well as the expected delivery date and delivery company.

In this case, the controller 150 may assign the same password to the at least two product delivery events when the expected delivery dates, delivery companies, and deliverers of a plurality of products corresponding to the at least two product delivery events are the same. This is because there are cases in which delivery is performed by different delivery companies, even in the case of the same delivery company.

Furthermore, the controller 150 may transmit the same password to a delivery server matched with at least two product delivery events.

This is because, when a plurality of article delivery events are delivered on the same date and by the same delivery company, a plurality of articles corresponding to the plurality of article delivery events can be delivered only by releasing the article container once. .

As described above, in the delivery management system according to the present invention, when a plurality of article delivery events occur with respect to a user account, the password is set so that all articles corresponding to the plurality of article delivery events can be delivered to the article container Allocation can be managed.

Furthermore, the delivery management method and system according to the present invention share the password of the article container linked to the user's account with the delivery server, so that the article to be delivered to the user can be stored in the user's article container. .

Accordingly, the user can reduce the hassle of having to separately inform the delivery company or the delivery driver of the password of the article container, and furthermore, the hassle of separately managing the password of the article container can be reduced.

Furthermore, the delivery management method and system according to the present invention generates the password of the goods accommodating box using the same method as the method for generating the password of the goods accommodating box, even if communication with the goods accommodating box is not performed, the password of the goods accommodating box can be recognized Accordingly, the user who owns the article accommodating box can reduce the hassle of having to separately manage the article accommodating box for communication between the article accommodating box and the delivery management system.

Furthermore, the password generated in the delivery management method and system according to the present invention, and the goods box, is generated and discarded in a one-time manner, so that it is impossible to reuse the password once used. Through this, the password input to the goods accommodating box can open or open the goods accommodating box only once, so that it is possible to prevent the goods accommodating box from being opened or opened arbitrarily by a third party.

On the other hand, in the above description, for the delivery of goods to the goods accommodating box 200 , the delivery management system 100 extracts the password of the goods accommodating box 200 , and a method of sharing it with the delivery server 1000 . looked into.

A series of processes of the present invention described above may be utilized for various purposes, in addition to the use for delivery of goods to the silk article accommodating box 200 .

As an example, the above-described series of processes may be applied to a “door equipped with a lock”, such as the article receiving box 200 . In this case, the article accommodating box 200 as seen above may be referred to as "a door equipped with a lock".

A “door equipped with a lock” may correspond to an entrance door corresponding to various places such as a user's home, an office, and a warehouse.

The door provided with the lock has the same configuration, except for the configuration of the housing 200a and the housing 200b provided in the housing 200a, among the configurations of the article accommodating box 200 discussed above in FIG. 2A . can be configured.

On the other hand, in the above case, the delivery management system 100 performs a series of processes for sharing the password of the "door equipped with a lock", rather than extracting and sharing the password for delivery of the article to the article accommodating box 200 . can be done

In this case, the process of linking the user account and the identification information of the goods accommodating box 200 as described above may be understood as a process of linking the user account and the identification information of the “door with a lock”.

In this case, the delivery management system 100 may be named by a different name, for example, may be named as a generalized name such as "password management system".

This "password management system" can proceed with the process for extracting the password of the "door with a lock" and sharing it with an external server (corresponding to the delivery server described above), as it is described above.

In this case, the "password management system" may extract the password of the "door equipped with a lock" in response to the "password sharing event" rather than the "product delivery event".

The "password sharing event" is an event having the same attributes as the "product delivery event" discussed above, and may occur based on a request from a user. The password sharing event may occur based on requesting a service to a third party.

As described above, in the "password management system", when the password of the "door with lock" is managed, a third party authorized by the user can open the "door with lock" only once. authority can be obtained.

Accordingly, a third party can enter and exit the corresponding door even if the user does not directly open the "door provided with the lock".

In this case, the third party may be a subject providing a service to the user, for example, may be a housekeeper, a dog walk helper, a repair company, and the like.

Such a third party can receive the password of the “door with lock” from an external server (corresponding to the delivery server described above) through the third party's electronic device.

On the other hand, in this case, it is possible to implement the external server and the "password management system" as one configuration rather than a separate configuration. That is, the "password management system" can extract the password of the "door equipped with a lock" and transmit it to a third party's electronic device.

As described above, the "delivery management system 200" of the present invention may be changed to a "password management system", and the "item accommodating box" may be changed to the term of "door equipped with a lock". Furthermore, it is possible that the "delivery server" is also named "external server". Accordingly, the embodiments discussed above with FIGS. 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4, 5A, 5B, and 6 to 9 may be replaced with the above changed terms, so that A detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Meanwhile, the present invention described above may be implemented as a program storable in a computer-readable medium, which is executed by one or more processes in a computer.

Furthermore, the present invention as seen above can be implemented as computer-readable codes or instructions on a medium in which a program is recorded. That is, the present invention may be provided in the form of a program.

Meanwhile, the computer-readable medium includes all types of recording devices in which data readable by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable media include Hard Disk Drive (HDD), Solid State Disk (SSD), Silicon Disk Drive (SDD), ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, etc. There is this.

Furthermore, the computer-readable medium may be a server or a cloud storage that includes a storage and that an electronic device can access through communication. In this case, the computer may download the program according to the present invention from a server or cloud storage through wired or wireless communication.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the computer described above is an electronic device equipped with a processor, that is, a CPU (Central Processing Unit, Central Processing Unit), and there is no particular limitation on the type thereof.

On the other hand, the above detailed description should not be construed as limiting in all respects, but should be considered as exemplary. The scope of the present invention should be determined by a reasonable interpretation of the appended claims, and all modifications within the equivalent scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

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generating an item delivery event for a specific user account;
extracting a password of a product box linked to the specific user account based on the product delivery event; and
and transmitting the password to a delivery server matched with the product delivery event so that the product corresponding to the product delivery event can be delivered to the product accommodating box. The method of claim 1,
In the step of extracting the password,
A delivery management method, characterized in that the password is extracted by using a specific algorithm for generating the same password as the password generating algorithm provided in the goods accommodating box. 3. The method of claim 2,
The specific algorithm is
The delivery management method of claim 1, wherein the password is generated by using at least one of identification information of the goods box and date information corresponding to a specific date. 4. The method of claim 3,
The specific date is a delivery management method, characterized in that the expected delivery date of the product. 5. The method of claim 4,
monitoring whether delivery of the article is completed on the expected delivery date;
As a result of monitoring, if the delivery of the article is not completed, re-extracting the password of the article box using date information corresponding to the changed expected delivery date; and
The delivery management method further comprising the step of transmitting the re-extracted password to a delivery server matched with the article delivery event. The method of claim 1,
The item delivery event is
The delivery management method according to claim 1, wherein a delivery method for the article is selected from the electronic device logged into the user account by using the article container. The method of claim 1,
When multiple item delivery events occur for the specific user account,
In the step of extracting the password,
and extracting a plurality of passwords so that different passwords are assigned to each of the plurality of product delivery events. 8. The method of claim 7,
If there are at least two product delivery events having the same preset delivery conditions among the plurality of product delivery events,
The delivery management method, characterized in that the same password is assigned to the at least two product delivery events. 9. The method of claim 8,
The preset delivery condition is related to at least one of an expected delivery date and a delivery company,
If the expected delivery date and delivery company of the plurality of items corresponding to the at least two item delivery events are the same, the same password is assigned to the at least two item delivery events. a communication unit configured to receive unique information of an article storage box from an electronic device logged into a specific user account;
a matching unit for matching the article container having the unique information to the specific user account;
a password unit for extracting a password of the goods accommodating box matched with the specific user account when an item delivery event for the specific user account occurs; and
and a control unit that transmits the password to a delivery server matched with the product delivery event using the communication unit so that the product corresponding to the product delivery event can be delivered to the product container. a housing having a receiving portion for accommodating an article;
a door unit connected to the housing and opening and closing the receiving unit;
a locking unit for controlling a state related to the locking of the door unit; and
and a password generating unit for generating a plurality of passwords valid for a preset period for the locking unit;
The lock is
When any one of the plurality of passwords is input within the preset period, the lock of the door unit is unlocked. 12. The method of claim 11,
Further comprising a storage unit for storing the plurality of passwords,
The lock is
When any one of a plurality of passwords stored in the storage unit is input, unlocking the door unit,
When the one password is input to the lock unit and the lock of the door unit is released, the one password is deleted from the storage unit. 13. The method of claim 12,
When any one of the passwords is input to the locking unit and the door unit is unlocked, the lock of the door unit is not released even if the any one password is inputted again into the locking unit. 13. The method of claim 12,
The storage unit stores a master password set based on an external input,
The master password is
Even if the master password is input to the lock unit and the door unit is unlocked, it is not deleted from the storage unit. 12. The method of claim 11,
The password generator,
generating the plurality of passwords at a preset period,
After the plurality of passwords are generated, when any one of the plurality of passwords generated through the password generator before the plurality of passwords is generated is input to the locking unit,
The locking of the door part is not released. 12. The method of claim 11,
further including a timer;
The password generator is configured to generate the plurality of passwords valid for the preset period based on time information of the timer. A program executable by one or more processes in an electronic device and storable in a computer-readable medium,
The program is
extracting a password of a product box linked to the specific user account based on the product delivery event occurring in the specific user account; and
Computer-readable, characterized in that it includes instructions for performing the step of transmitting the password to a delivery server matching the article delivery event so that the article corresponding to the article delivery event can be delivered to the article accommodating box A program that can be stored on a medium.

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