TWI652631B - Smart locker system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an intelligent locker system, which includes a locker device, an electronic mobile device, and a cloud server. The locker device provides a storage item, and the locker device is provided with a near field communication sensing element. When the electronic mobile device senses and reads the near field communication sensing element, the screen of the electronic mobile device will display corresponding storage positioning information. The parked location information is then uploaded to the cloud server via the Internet. When the depositor wants to take things, the electronic mobile device can be turned on to display and guide the locker device, so as to improve the efficiency of finding the locker device.

Description

Smart locker system

The present invention relates to a related field of temporarily stored lockers, and more particularly to a smart locker system using near field communication technology.

Generally, in public places, such as train stations, department stores, shopping centers, or swimming pools, there are several lockers for people to temporarily store items. When a traditional locker is used, first put the stored items in the locker and close the door of the locker to lock it, and then the public will get a key or a set of paper passwords to open the locker. , Provide the public with proper storage, and when you want to retrieve the contents of the locker, use the key or enter the corresponding password to unlock.

However, when people want to pick up the stored items, it is easy to forget the exact location of the drop box, especially in the drop box of the train station or department store. Because of the wide range of public space and complex floor factors, the people need Spending a lot of time looking for a drop box will relatively reduce the public's willingness to use the drop box.

In addition, people may easily lose their keys or passwords due to human error when they travel abroad, and they will not be able to open the locker by themselves. They need to ask service personnel to confirm and unlock, but they also need to pay for their own expenses, which will affect their use. The inconvenience of the locker.

In this way, how to design a related technology of the locker can effectively provide the public to find and guide the exact location of the locker, and then shorten the time to find the locker, so as to increase the public's willingness to use the locker. It remains to be resolved by relevant industry players.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a smart locker system, which can provide the depositor to quickly and immediately guide the exact location of the locker, thereby saving the time of finding the locker.

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention provides a smart locker system, which includes: a locker device for placing a storage item, and the locker device is provided with a near field communication sensing element; And an electronic mobile device comprising a near field communication sensor module, a park positioning module, a communication module and a display module, the park positioning module has a positioning unit and a map guidance unit in the near field When the communication sensor module reads the near-field communication sensor, the positioning unit displays and confirms the positioning information on the display module. The communication module uploads the positioning information via the Internet. The map guidance unit displays the positioning information. A flat map; and a cloud server, the Internet of which is connected to the communication module of the electronic mobile device, and receives stored positioning information.

Therefore, the main technology of the present invention is to use near field communication technology (NFC) to upload and store parked positioning information on a cloud server. When the host wants to pick up the parked items, the electronic mobile device downloads and displays the parked positioning information on the cloud server , Can quickly and immediately guide the exact location of the locker device for the depositor, thereby saving the time of finding the locker device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic mobile device further includes a rate calculation module, and the rate calculation module displays a rate information of the locker device; the positioning information includes a storage area and a starting storage time. .

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the sensing module of the electronic mobile device senses the sensing element again, the locker positioning module displays an end of the storage time, and the locker positioning module further includes a storage amount calculation unit. , The deposit amount calculation unit converts the initial deposit time and the end deposit time into a cumulative time, and calculates the accumulated time to form a deposit amount based on the rate information. The electronic mobile device further includes a payment transaction module corresponding to the deposit amount for payment. .

In an embodiment of the present invention, the park positioning module further has a password output unit, and the password output unit displays a park password after the cloud server stores the park positioning information.

In addition, the password output unit is used to directly display the storage password on the display module, thereby saving the cost of printing the paper password, and also avoiding losing or forgetting the storage password, thereby improving the practicality of the present invention.

In addition, the present invention can also provide the depositor to use the inductive payment method for consumption, thereby avoiding the problem of insufficient change carrying, and effectively increasing the willingness to use the deposit box device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the locker device is provided with a signal sending module, and the signal sending module uploads a use status signal of one of the locker devices via the Internet. The electronic mobile device further includes a receiving use status. One of the signals is a status module.

In addition, before using the locker device, the sender can use the electronic mobile device to immediately query whether the locker device has a locker in an idle state, which can prevent the sender from running in vain, further increasing the use of the present invention. To improve the practicality of the sender.

In order to facilitate the description of the central idea of the present invention in the above-mentioned summary of content, specific embodiments are described below. Various objects in the embodiments are drawn according to the proportions suitable for enumeration, rather than the proportions of the actual components, which will be described beforehand.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 6. The present invention provides a smart locker system, which includes a locker device 10, an electronic mobile device 20, and a cloud server 30. The electronic mobile device 20 and the cloud server 30 are interconnected by the Internet.

The locker device 10 includes a plurality of lockers 11 arranged side by side. Each locker 11 can be used to provide a depositor to store and lock a storage item, and the locker device 10 is further provided with The display panel, the password input button and the coin slot provide the sender with a coin payment and a corresponding input password to control the opening of the locker 11 with the stored items.

In addition, the present invention is provided with a near field communication sensing element 12 and a signal transmitting module 13 in the locker device 10, and the near field communication sensing element 12 provides the sender's electronic mobile device 20 with wireless induction reading and a signal transmitting module. 13 can detect the use status of each locker 11, such as: use status and idle status, and upload a use status signal of each locker 11 to the cloud server 30 via the Internet.

The electronic mobile device 20 may be a portable mobile device of a smart phone or a tablet computer. In the embodiment of the present invention, the electronic mobile device 20 is a smart phone. The electronic mobile device 20 includes a near field communication sensing module 21, a storage positioning module 22, a display module 23, and a communication module 24. The near field communication sensing module 21 uses near field communication (NFC) sensing to read The near-field communication sensing element 12 of the locker device 10 and the storage positioning module 22 have a positioning unit 221 and a map guidance unit 222. Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 5 for reference. When the near field communication sensing module 21 senses and reads the near field communication sensing element 12, the positioning unit 221 displays and confirms a corresponding positioning information through the display module 23. In the embodiment of the present invention, the park positioning information includes a park area, a start park time, and a route guidance information, and the map guidance unit 222 integrates and displays a flat map of the park area, the start park time, and the route guide information. The display module 23 is a touch screen of the electronic mobile device 20, and the communication module 24 uploads the positioning information to the cloud server 30 mainly through the Internet.

The cloud server 30 is connected to the electronic mobile device 20 via the Internet, and receives the storage location information uploaded by the storage communication module 24. The cloud server 30 includes a member management module 31, an information storage module 32, and an editing module 33. The member management module 31 is used by a client to register for a membership, and the information storage module 32 receives and stores electronic actions. The storage location information uploaded by the device 20, and provides a client with a membership to view and control the number and efficiency of the use of the locker device 10, and the editing module 33 mainly provides settings to modify or delete the client with a membership Park location information.

In this way, the sender inquires the exact location of the locker device 10 and the storage time on the cloud server 30 through the electronic mobile device 20, and provides the sender to the correct direction according to the instructions on the flat map, and can find it exactly The position of the locker device 10 can effectively shorten the searching time and greatly improve the convenience of the present invention.

In addition, in order to improve the convenience and willingness of the depositor to use the deposit box device 10, the present invention further includes a password output unit 223 in the storage positioning module 22. After the cloud server 30 receives the storage storage positioning information, The password output unit 223 displays the storage password correspondingly through the display module 23, thereby saving the cost of issuing the paper password and avoiding the problem of losing the password.

Moreover, the electronic mobile device 20 further includes a rate calculation module 25 and a payment transaction module 26. Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 6 for reference. The rate calculation module 25 presents a drop box device through the display module 23. A rate information of 10, among which, the rate information corresponds to a set charge amount according to the size of the locker 11, and the charge standard is to calculate a charge every three hours. The rate calculation module 25 has a deposit amount calculation unit 251. In the embodiment of the present invention, when the electronic mobile device 20 senses and reads the near field communication sensing element 12 of the locker device 10 again, the storage positioning module 22 will display an end of the storage time, at which time the storage amount calculation unit 251 will start The initial storage time and the end storage time are converted into a cumulative time, and the cumulative time is calculated to form a deposit amount according to the charging rate of the rate information. The cumulative time is the difference between the end storage time and the initial storage time, and the end storage time. Greater than the initial storage time.

The payment transaction module 26 is used to pay according to the deposit amount. Based on this, the depositor can choose to use the inductive payment method to consume, thereby avoiding the problem of insufficient change carrying, and effectively increasing the willingness to use the deposit box device 10.

In addition, the electronic mobile device 20 further includes a storage status module 27, a locker information module 28, and an instruction module 29. The storage status module 27 is used to receive each locker 11 uploaded by the cloud server 30 The use status signal provides the sender to inquire whether the locker 11 is currently idle before using the locker device 10.

The locker information module 28 is mainly used to display a usage message of the locker device 10, such as: the location of the locker device 10, the opening time, the specifications of each locker 11, and related information such as prohibited items. The use instruction module 29 is used to display an operation message of the positioning and positioning module 22; thus, the present invention provides relevant information of the sender before using the locker device 10 in detail, further increasing the use of the present invention. Practicality, enhance the willingness of the sender.

In summary, due to the popularity of the electronic mobile device 20, the present invention uses the electronic mobile device 20 to improve the efficiency of finding the luggage box device 10. The main technology of the present invention is to use near field communication technology (NFC) to upload and store the parked positioning information on the cloud server 30. When the host wants to claim the parked items, the electronic mobile device 20 is used to download and display the parked positioning information on the cloud server 30 It can guide the depositor to the correct direction, and quickly and immediately guide to the exact position of the locker device 10, thereby saving the time of finding the locker device 10.

In addition, when the cloud server 30 finishes storing the storage positioning information, the password output unit 223 will display the storage password correspondingly, thereby saving the cost of printing the paper password, and also preventing the depositor from losing or forgetting the password, thereby improving the practicality of the present invention. Sex.

Furthermore, the present invention can also provide the depositor to use the inductive payment method for consumption, thereby avoiding the problem of insufficient change carrying, and effectively increasing the willingness to use the deposit box device 10.

In addition, before using the locker device 10, the sender can use the electronic mobile device 20 to immediately query whether the locker device 10 has a locker 11 in an idle state, which can prevent the sender from running away for nothing, further increasing the cost. The invention is practical in use, so as to enhance the intention of the sender.

The above-mentioned embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Various modifications or changes which do not violate the spirit of the present invention belong to the scope of the present invention.

10‧‧‧ Drop box device

24‧‧‧Communication Module

11‧‧‧ Locker

12‧‧‧Near field communication sensor

13‧‧‧Signal sending module

20‧‧‧Electronic mobile device

21‧‧‧Near field communication sensor module

22‧‧‧Parking positioning module

221‧‧‧ positioning unit

222‧‧‧Map guidance unit

223‧‧‧Password output unit

23‧‧‧Display Module

25‧‧‧Rate Calculation Module

251‧‧‧Parking amount calculation unit

26‧‧‧Payment Transaction Module

27‧‧‧Parking Status Module

28‧‧‧Locker Information Module

29‧‧‧Instruction module

30‧‧‧ Cloud Server

31‧‧‧Member Management Module

32‧‧‧Information storage module

33‧‧‧Edit Module

FIG. 1 is a system equipment diagram of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a functional architecture diagram of the system of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic operation diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the content displayed by the display module of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of displaying the positioning information by the positioning module of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a display rate calculation module selected by the present invention.

Claims (6)

A smart locker system includes: a locker device including a plurality of lockers, each locker is used to store and lock a locker, and the locker device is provided with a near field communication Sensing element; an electronic mobile device comprising a near field communication sensing module, a parking positioning module, a communication module and a display module, the parking positioning module having a positioning unit, a map guidance unit and A password output unit, when the near field communication sensing module senses and reads the near field communication sensing element, the positioning unit displays and confirms a parking positioning information correspondingly through the display module, and the parking positioning information includes a parking area An initial storage time and a path guidance information, the communication module uploads the parking positioning information via the Internet, and the map guidance unit displays a flat map having the parking positioning information, wherein the electronic mobile device further includes Containing a rate calculation module and a payment transaction module, the rate calculation module displays a rate information of the locker device, and the rate calculation module has a Amount calculation unit; and a cloud server, the Internet of which is connected to the communication module of the electronic mobile device, and receives and stores the parked positioning information, and the password output unit stores the parked positioning information in the cloud server, and passes the The display module displays a storage password for unlocking and opening the locker, wherein when the near field communication sensor module senses the near field communication sensor element again, the storage positioning module displays an end storage time, The deposit amount calculation unit converts the initial deposit time and the end deposit time into a cumulative time, and calculates the accumulated time into a deposit amount based on the rate information, and pays the deposit amount through the payment transaction module . The smart locker system according to claim 1, wherein the accumulated time is a difference between the end storage time and the start storage time, and the end storage time is greater than the start storage time. The smart locker system according to claim 1, wherein the locker device is provided with a signal sending module for detecting and uploading a use status signal of one of the locker devices to In the cloud server, the electronic mobile device further includes a storage status module, and the storage status module receives the use status signal at the cloud server. The smart locker system as described in claim 3, wherein the electronic mobile device further includes a locker information module and an instruction module, and the locker information module displays the information of the locker device. A usage message, the usage instruction module displays an operation message of the park positioning module. The smart locker system according to claim 1, wherein the cloud server includes a member management module, an information storage module, and an editing module, and the member management module is provided for registration by a client A membership, the information storage module receives the stored positioning information of the electronic mobile device via the Internet, and the editing module is used by a client having the membership to modify or delete the stored positioning information. The smart locker system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic mobile device is selected from one of a smart phone and a tablet; the display module is a touch screen of the electronic mobile device.