KR20220152844A - Integrated management system for logistics based on intelligent internet of things - Google Patents

Abstract

An integrated management system for logistics is disclosed. The integrated management system for logistics includes a plurality of logistics transportation means which are equipped with smart integrated sensors, a logistics transportation management server which receives and uses sensed information, and the like. Accordingly, user convenience and system efficiency may be improved.

Description

Logistics integrated management system based on intelligent IOT {INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR LOGISTICS BASED ON INTELLIGENT INTERNET OF THINGS}

The present invention relates to a system for integrally managing a logistics transportation means equipped with a smart integrated sensor.

The online market is expanding day by day thanks to technological advances in the fields of Internet, security and telecommunications. In particular, as the recent worldwide corona epidemic spreads rampantly, the non-face-to-face logistics transportation market is rapidly increasing more explosively.

In the online market, not only industrial products, but also food ingredients such as vegetables and meat, where freshness is the key, and medicines are widely distributed. To this end, transportation vehicles are equipped with refrigeration and freezing systems to transport goods.

However, as the volume of transport increases, an environment for operating and managing logistics transport more effectively is required, so a method for providing integrated logistics management and transport services is required.

On the other hand, the above information is presented only as background information to help the understanding of the present invention. No determination has been made, nor is any assertion made, as to whether any of the foregoing is applicable as prior art with respect to the present invention.

Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1974882 (registration date: 2019.04.26)

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, one object of the present invention is to provide a system for integrated management of logistics transportation services using a logistics transportation means equipped with a smart integrated sensor.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a system that converts data collected from means of transportation into big data and uses them in an integrated manner.

The technical problems to be achieved in the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below. You will be able to.

Logistics integrated management system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of logistics transportation means; a logistics transport management server that manages the plurality of logistics transport means and includes a server communication unit and a server control unit; And it may include a logistics warehouse management system.

Each of the plurality of logistic means of transportation may include a means of transportation management device that manages a loading space capable of storing transported goods by refrigerating or freezing.

Each vehicle management device includes one or more coolers; A device communication unit communicating with the logistics transportation management server, a smart integrated sensor for measuring at least one of the temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide amount, oxygen amount, and fine dust amount inside the loading space, and refrigerating or freezing the inside of the loading space, wherein the It may include a device controller for transmitting the sensing information collected from the smart integrated sensor to the outside through the device communication unit.

The server control unit of the logistic transport management server collects various sensing information from the means of transport management devices located in the plurality of logistic transport means through the server communication unit, generates a control signal corresponding thereto, and through the server communication unit, It may be transmitted to the transportation means management device.

The technical solutions of the present invention are not limited to the technical solutions mentioned above, and other technical solutions not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below. It could be.

According to various embodiments of the present invention for realizing the above object, an integrated logistics transportation management service can be provided by managing a logistics transportation means based on data collected from a smart integrated sensor, and an effective logistics transportation service. Since is provided, user (consumer) convenience can also be improved.

The effects obtainable in the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below. will be.

1 is a diagram for schematically explaining an integrated logistics management system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a means of transportation management device located in a means of logistics transportation according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3(a) and 3(b) are diagrams for explaining a logistics transport management service that provides loading order information and loading location information of goods to a mobile terminal corresponding to a logistics transportation means according to an embodiment of the present invention. admit.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them, will become clear with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in various different forms, only these embodiments make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and common knowledge in the art to which the present invention belongs. It is provided to fully inform the holder of the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

The shapes, sizes, ratios, angles, numbers, etc. disclosed in the drawings for explaining the embodiments of the present invention are illustrative, so the present invention is not limited to the details shown. Like reference numbers designate like elements throughout the specification.

In addition, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of related known technologies may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

When 'includes', 'has', 'consists', etc. mentioned in this specification is used, other parts may be added unless 'only' is used. In the case where a component is expressed in the singular, the case including the plural is included unless otherwise explicitly stated.

In interpreting the components, even if there is no separate explicit description, it is interpreted as including the error range. In the case of a description of a positional relationship, for example, 'on top of', 'on top of', 'at the bottom of', 'next to', etc. Or, unless 'directly' is used, one or more other parts may be located between the two parts.

In the case of a description of a temporal relationship, for example, 'immediately' or 'directly' when a temporal precedence relationship is described in terms of 'after', 'following', 'next to', 'before', etc. It can also include non-continuous cases unless is used.

Although first, second, etc. are used to describe various components, these components are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another. Therefore, the first component mentioned below may also be the second component within the technical spirit of the present invention.

The term “at least one” should be understood to include all possible combinations from one or more related items. For example, "at least one of the first item, the second item, and the third item" means not only the first item, the second item, or the third item, respectively, but also two of the first item, the second item, and the third item. It may mean a combination of all items that can be presented from one or more.

Each feature of the various embodiments of the present invention can be partially or entirely combined or combined with each other, technically various interlocking and driving are possible, and each embodiment can be implemented independently of each other, or can be implemented together in association. may be

1 is a diagram for schematically explaining an integrated logistics management system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The integrated logistics management system 1000 is a system for integratively managing services related to logistics, and may include a plurality of management servers and systems (SS) and a plurality of logistics transportation means (TR, TR1 to TRN).

A plurality of management servers and systems (SS) include a server for logistics transportation management (200, logistics transportation management server), a system for warehouse management (300, warehouse management system), a personnel management system (400, personnel management system), etc. However, more servers and systems may be included in the integrated logistics management system 1000.

First, the logistics transport management server 200 includes a server communication unit and a server control unit, and may manage a plurality of transport transport means TR, TR1 to TRN. Furthermore, the logistics transport management server 200 may communicate with mobile terminals UE (UE1 to UEN) possessed by drivers of a plurality of logistics transport means (TR, TR1 to TRN).

The logistics transportation management server 200 collects operation, logistics transportation, information on loaded goods, and sensing information on the environment in which loaded goods are loaded from a plurality of logistic transportation means (TR, TR1 to TRN), and collects the collected information. Based on it, it is possible to control a plurality of logistics transportation means (TR).

In addition, the logistics transport management server 200 provides information collected from a plurality of transport transport means (TR, TR1 to TRN) to the integrated logistics management system 1000, and the integrated logistics management system 1000 transmits the collected information. With big data, logistics services can be performed more effectively.

The logistics warehouse management system 300 may be an integrated system for managing a plurality of warehouses for managing logistics, and the personnel management system 400 may be a system for managing personnel performance information of employees performing logistics transportation services. .

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a transportation means management device 100 mounted on a logistic transportation means TR according to an embodiment of the present invention. For convenience of description, reference numerals in FIG. 1 will be referred to together. In addition, although a plurality of logistics transportation means (TR) may be implemented, one (TR) will be described assuming for convenience of description.

The logistic transport means TR may be a manned vehicle including a transport driver, and may be implemented as one of an unmanned vehicle or an unmanned flying device as an optional or additional embodiment. However, the embodiment is not limited thereto, and can be used as a logistics transportation means as long as goods are transported.

Logistics transport means TR may include a transport management device 100 that manages a loading space in which transported goods can be stored by refrigerating or freezing.

The vehicle management device 100 is a device that performs overall operations related to loading goods and driving a vehicle, and includes a cooler 110, a device communication unit 120, a smart integrated sensor 130, a display 140, and a device memory 150. ) and a device controller 190 that controls these components.

The cooler 110 is a module capable of lowering the temperature of the entire loading space of the logistic transport means TR or each sectioned area spatially dividing the loading space. The cooler 110 may include one or more.

The device communication unit 120 can communicate with various external systems including the logistics transportation management server 200 and can also communicate with a mobile terminal (typically referred to as a UE) possessed by a driver.

The device communication unit 120 may also include a GPS module for measuring location information based on artificial satellites, and may collect location information during movement.

The device communication unit 120 may include a short-range wireless communication module. The short-range wireless communication module may include a Near Field Communication (NFC) module, a Bluetooth communication module, a BLE communication module, and the like.

The device communication unit 120 may be disposed in a driver's seat or passenger seat door of a vehicle, and may perform NFC communication with a mobile terminal or the like.

The device communication unit 120 may also include a wireless charging module. The wireless charging module may be disposed in a predetermined area of the vehicle, and as an optional embodiment, may be located within a predetermined distance from the center fascia of the vehicle.

Even if the car key is not placed in the vehicle, the means of transportation management device 100 can turn on the vehicle if the mobile terminal has a digital key and the mobile terminal is placed in a charging state in the wireless charging module. To this end, the means of transportation management apparatus 100 may interwork with an electric control unit (ECU) of the vehicle.

The smart integrated sensor 130 may include a temperature sensor 1301, a humidity sensor 1302, a gas sensor 1303, and a fine dust sensor 1304. The smart integrated sensor 130 may be implemented in the form of a sensor array, and may simply be used as a collective term for a plurality of sensors. In alternative or additional embodiments, the smart integrated sensor 130 may include more sensors than the sensors described above.

The smart integrated sensor 130 may measure at least one of temperature, humidity, amount of carbon dioxide, amount of oxygen, and amount of fine dust for each of the entire loading space or partial areas of the loading space.

Specifically, the temperature sensor 1301 can measure the temperature inside the loading space, the humidity sensor 1302 can measure the humidity inside the loading space, and the gas sensor 1303 can measure the amount of carbon dioxide in the loading space, The amount of oxygen and nitrogen can be measured, and the fine dust sensor 1304 can measure the amount of fine dust inside the loading space.

The device controller 190 may directly use the collected information and transmit the collected information to the outside. For example, the device control unit 190 may transmit the collected sensing information to the logistics transportation management server 200 . In this case, the device communication unit 120 may map the collected sensing information, time information, and location information, and transmit them to an external mobile terminal (UE) or logistics management server 200.

The display 140 is a display disposed inside or outside the vehicle management apparatus 100 and may be disposed at a specific location in the vehicle.

The device controller 190 may provide information on the loading order of goods loaded in the loading space and information on the loading position of the goods to the display 140 or a mobile terminal (UE) owned by the driver.

The device memory 150 may store various types of information. It may store information generated within the logistic transportation means TR, and may store information of the logistic transportation means TR. Also, the device memory 150 may store a learned model for performing artificial intelligence.

The device controller 190 manages refrigerating or freezing the inside of the loading space, and transmits sensing information collected from the smart integrated sensor 130 to the outside through the device communication unit.

In addition, the logistic transportation means TR may include an emergency power source for improving the storage environment of the loading space in case of emergency, and may include an emergency refrigerant and use it in case of an emergency such as an accident.

The server control unit of the logistics transport management server 200 collects various sensing information from the transportation means management apparatus 100 located in a plurality of logistic transportation means (TR) through the server communication unit, generates a control signal corresponding thereto, Through the server communication unit, it may be transmitted to the means of transport management device.

For example, the logistics transportation management server 200 controls the cooler 110 to lower the temperature of the loading position when the average management temperature of the item to be transported is minus 5 degrees and is out of the corresponding temperature. The signal may be transmitted to the device communication unit 120 of the logistic transportation means 100 through the server communication unit.

Meanwhile, when receiving a transport notification for an item from the logistics and transportation management system 200, the warehouse management system 300 may search for the item, map it to the logistic transport means (TR), and manage it.

Logistics transport management server 200 includes information on the characteristics of goods to be transported, transport management information on goods, destination information on goods, the size of the loading space of the plurality of logistic transportation means (TR), and the year of manufacture of the plurality of logistic transportation means. Based on at least one of the pieces of information, an item to be transported may be managed corresponding to the plurality of logistic transport means (TR).

The property information of the product may include whether the product is fresh, whether the product is fragile during transportation, and the like, but the embodiment is not limited thereto. The transport management information of the product may include information on a transport route based on information received from the product warehouse management system 300, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

In addition, the logistics transportation management server 200 may determine whether the goods to be transported can be stored in the loading space of the logistics transportation means TR, and considering the manufacturing year of the logistics transportation means TR, the logistics transportation means TR ) can be managed.

In the warehouse management system 300, when a specific item transportation means (TR) loads goods to be transported, refrigerated/frozen transportation of the loading space is performed in advance so that the driver of the goods transportation means (TR) can easily load the goods. It is possible to collect possible partial areas and partial areas where general items are located.

The logistic transport management server 200 may design moving line information for transporting goods in advance, determine the loading order of the goods based on the moving line, based on the order of unloading the goods, and A control signal for displaying it on the display 140 or the mobile terminal UE possessed by the driver may be provided to the logistic transportation management device 100 of the logistic transportation means TR.

3(a) and 3(b) are logistic transportation management providing loading order information and loading position information of goods to a mobile terminal (UE) corresponding to a logistic transportation means (TR) according to an embodiment of the present invention. These are drawings for explaining the service.

When loading the goods, the logistics transportation management server 200 considers at least one of the characteristic information of the goods, the destination information of the goods, the size of the loading space ST, and the manufacturing year information of the transportation means TR. Loading order information and loading position information of items in the loading space may be provided to the mobile terminal 100 mapped to the logistic transportation means TR.

The logistics transportation management server 200 displays the loading position of the goods to be loaded on the display 140 of the logistic transportation means TR or the logistics transportation means (TR) based on the information on the spatial configuration of the loading space of the logistics transportation means TR. TR) can be provided to the corresponding mobile terminal (UE).

The logistics transportation management server 200 stores items to be placed in the refrigerating compartment 1, the freezing compartment 2, and the general compartment 3 of the logistic transportation means TR based on the order of the goods delivery destination, and stores them in the loading space ST. can be designed to be placed in

When a specific item is loaded, the mobile terminal (UE) transports the item to the space (310A, 310B, 310C) corresponding to the loading space (ST) of the actual logistic transportation means (TR) by the logistic transportation management server 200. As guided, it can be loaded.

Accordingly, the driver can load the items most efficiently without having to worry about the loading order of the loaded items.

Meanwhile, a mobile terminal (UE) may include a digital security key for performing a Pick Up And Delivery service. The digital security key can be acquired through a program (application) downloadable on a mobile terminal (UE). The digital security key may be issued to temporary workers who temporarily perform transport services, but may also be issued to regular workers as an optional embodiment.

A mobile terminal (UE) may first subscribe to a service through an application and then proceed with an authentication procedure. In the authentication process, authentication of the user, authentication of the mobile terminal, and information on the means of logistics transport to be used (vehicle identification number, vehicle type, vehicle image information), etc. may be input. Logistic transportation means to be used may be shared by a plurality of users, and a sharer may share the vehicle by specifying a person to be shared. In an embodiment, a sharer may be a manager of the logistics transport management server 200, and a share recipient may be an employee who will perform a logistics transport service.

When the mobile terminal (UE) completes the authentication process, it can approach the door of a specific logistic transportation means and open the vehicle door through NFC authentication. At this time, a digital security key may be used to open a vehicle door. Before opening the vehicle door, a user who wants to use a specific means of transportation takes a picture of the vehicle, uploads the picture of the vehicle through a program, and after receiving confirmation from the logistics transportation management server 200 whether the means of transportation is correct, can open

In a specific logistic transport means, when a mobile terminal (UE) is placed in a wireless charging area, the engine can be turned on even if the driver does not possess the vehicle key.

A specific logistic transportation means may perform a delivery service while driving a vehicle based on a route provided by the logistic transportation management server 200 through an AVN display. The means of transport management apparatus 100 may provide corresponding information to the logistic transport management server 200 when the provided route is not followed. When the transportation task is completed, the specific logistics transportation means may return to the warehouse, but it may move to a location designated by the logistics transportation management server 200, move to the driver's residence, or other temporary transportation driver's residence or various other means. You can move to location.

When returning the vehicle, the driver may photograph the interior and exterior of the vehicle, provide the captured image to the logistic transportation management server 200 through a program, and then return the vehicle. The pick-up and delivery service may also be used when an accident occurs in a logistics transportation means, and a logistics transportation means without an accident is transferred to a corresponding accident point.

Meanwhile, the device control unit 190 of the transportation means management device 100 measures at least one of temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide amount, oxygen amount, and fine dust amount of a plurality of division areas inside the loading space from the smart integrated sensor 130. Thus, it can be provided to the logistics transportation management server 200.

The server control unit of the logistics transport management server 200 may transmit a control signal to the corresponding transport management device 100 so that a plurality of division areas inside the loading space of the transport means TR are managed based on a predetermined criterion.

The logistic transportation management server 200 may be configured to transmit related information to the driver's mobile terminal UE mapped to the logistic transportation means TR when a predetermined criterion is not complied with.

For example, the logistic transport management server 200 may transmit a control signal to the means of transportation management device 100 to match the predetermined temperature/humidity when the freezer compartment is managed at or below a predetermined temperature and humidity.

Meanwhile, the integrated logistics management system 1000 may further include a personnel management system.

The integrated logistics management system 1000 refers to at least one of the total weight of the transported item, the amount of travel distance, the characteristic information of the destination building, the age of the transport driver, the health condition, and the transport accident information, to a plurality of logistics transport means. Personnel evaluation information of corresponding transport drivers may be provided to the personnel arrangement system.

The personnel management system may perform personnel arrangement based on personnel performance information of transportation drivers. Accordingly, a transportation environment in which death from overwork occurs due to excessive labor may be improved.

On the other hand, the integrated logistics management system 1000 may use the collected information as big data. That is, the integrated logistics management system 1000 may collect management information on logistics transport means using a smart integrated sensor, management information on logistics transport drivers, and management information on logistics loading methods based on the cloud.

The integrated logistics management system 1000 collects, compares, and analyzes the collected information when mapping transport goods to transport logistics means, when transport goods are loaded on transport logistics means, and when transporting goods, to provide the most effective It can be analyzed to enable logistics services.

The integrated logistics management system 1000 can use big data to determine which is safe and most effective to pass through a specific time zone and specific location section when transporting a specific item, and provides the most effective method of managing logistics transportation means. It can be determined using big data, and the most effective way to manage the health of logistics drivers can also be determined using big data.

For example, the integrated logistics management system 1000 may reflect information such as working hours/moving distance/moving distance of transported goods based on whether or not there is an elevator at the delivery destination to personnel evaluation information, You can manage your health.

In addition, the integrated logistics management system 1000 may analyze loading and disposition information of goods maximizing a transportation effect when goods are loaded onto a means of transportation.

In addition, the integrated logistics management system 1000 may provide the most suitable time and road for transport to the logistics transport means based on transport time information and transport road information.

In addition, the integrated logistics management system 1000 may monitor road conditions in real time and recommend a road most suitable for transportation according to the monitored road conditions.

In addition, the integrated logistics management system 1000 can recruit various logistic transportation means capable of loading goods in the nearest location when an accident occurs in a specific logistic transportation means, and can prepare for damage to the goods.

As described above, the integrated logistics management system 1000 can more effectively perform logistics management and logistics transportation using big data.

Although this specification contains many specific implementation details, they should not be construed as limiting on the scope of any invention or what is claimed, but rather as a description of features that may be unique to a particular embodiment of a particular invention. It should be understood. Likewise, certain features that are described in this specification in the context of separate embodiments may also be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single embodiment can also be implemented in multiple embodiments individually or in any suitable subcombination. Further, while features may operate in particular combinations and are initially depicted as such claimed, one or more features from a claimed combination may in some cases be excluded from that combination, and the claimed combination is a subcombination. or sub-combination variations.

In addition, although operations are depicted in the drawings in a specific order in this specification, it is not to be understood that such operations must be performed in the specific order shown or sequential order or that all illustrated operations must be performed in order to obtain desired results. Can not be done. In certain cases, it is possible to transfer one or multiple devices at the same time.

As such, this specification is not intended to limit the invention to the specific terms presented. Therefore, although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above-described examples, those skilled in the art may make alterations, changes, and modifications to the present examples without departing from the scope of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the detailed description above, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

Claims (5)

As an intelligent IOT-based integrated logistics management system,
a plurality of logistical means of transportation;
a logistics transport management server that manages the plurality of logistics transport means and includes a server communication unit and a server control unit; and
Including a logistics warehouse management system,
Each of the plurality of logistics transportation means,
Including a transportation management device that manages a loading space that can store transported goods by refrigeration and freezing,
Each of the means of transportation management devices,
one or more coolers;
A device communication unit communicating with the logistics transport management server;
A smart integrated sensor for measuring at least one of the temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide amount, oxygen amount, and fine dust amount inside the loading space, and
A device control unit that manages the inside of the loading space by refrigerating or freezing and transmits the sensing information collected from the smart integrated sensor to the outside through the device communication unit,
The server control unit of the logistics transportation management server,
Through the server communication unit, various sensing information is collected from the means of transportation management device located in the plurality of means of logistics transportation, and a control signal corresponding to the collected information is generated and transmitted to the means of transportation management device through the server communication unit. , integrated logistics management system. According to claim 1,
The logistics transportation management server,
An article to be transported based on at least one of characteristic information of an article to be transported, transport management information of the article, destination information of the article, size of a loading space of the plurality of logistic transport means, and manufacturing year information of the plurality of logistic transport means. , Logistics integrated management system for managing in response to the plurality of logistics transportation means. According to claim 2,
Each of the means of transportation management devices further includes a display,
The device control unit of each of the means of transportation management devices,
Logistics integrated management system configured to display on the display the loading order information and the loading position information of the goods loaded in the loading space. According to claim 1,
The device control unit of the transportation means management device,
At least one of temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide amount, oxygen amount, and fine dust amount of a plurality of division areas inside the loading space is measured from the smart integrated sensor and provided to the logistics transportation management server,
The server control unit of the logistics transportation management server,
configured to transmit a control signal to a corresponding means of transportation management device so that a plurality of divisional areas inside the loading space of the means of logistics transportation are managed based on a predetermined criterion;
When the predetermined criterion is not complied with, the logistic integrated management system configured to transmit related information to a driver's mobile terminal mapped to the logistic transportation means. According to claim 1,
Further comprising a personnel management system,
The integrated logistics management system,
Performance evaluation information of transport drivers corresponding to the plurality of means of logistics transport with reference to at least one of the total weight of the transported object, the amount of travel distance, the characteristic information of the destination building, the transport driver's age, health condition, and transportation accident information Provided to the personnel placement system,
The personnel management system,
An integrated logistics management system configured to perform personnel assignment based on the personnel evaluation information of the transportation drivers.

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