WO2015122669A1

WO2015122669A1 - Method for providing internal image of electronic locker and electronic locker system to support same

Info

Publication number: WO2015122669A1
Application number: PCT/KR2015/001318
Authority: WO
Inventors: 유시연
Original assignee: 주식회사 스마트큐브; 유시연
Priority date: 2014-02-11
Filing date: 2015-02-10
Publication date: 2015-08-20
Also published as: KR101446583B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic locker system and, more specifically, to a method of providing an internal image of an electronic locker and an electronic locker system to support the same. To this end, the electronic locker system according to the present invention comprises: a camera installed in the interior of an electronic locker; an internal server for managing the electronic locker; an electronic locker DB for storing therein registration information of the electronic locker managed by the internal server; an integrated server for receiving the registration information of the electronic locker from the internal server; and an external management DB for storing therein the registration information of the electronic locker received by the integrated server. The integrated server extracts, from the external management DB, location information of the electronic locker having the same phone number as the phone number of an external user terminal in accordance with a request for an image captured by the camera received from the external user terminal, and provides the extracted location information of the electronic locker to the internal server, thereby receiving an internal image of the electronic locker from the internal server.

Description

Method for providing an image inside the electronic locker and electronic locker system supporting the same

The present invention relates to an electronic locker system, and more particularly, to a method for providing an image of an electronic locker and an electronic locker system supporting the same.

In the university's library, each college building is equipped with lockers for the convenience of students. In particular, in the case of libraries, hundreds of lockers are required for each floor, and each locker is kept with keys, but there is a difficulty in management such as loss of keys. Conventionally, mechanical keys used in general are not only inconvenient because they have to be carried, but also the security of security by replication is violated, and it is more inconvenient because of a current system that allows a large number of users to use a single locker. It is also difficult to give everyone a chance to use it fairly.

In order to solve the above problems, an unmanned digital locker system has been developed that automatically allocates an empty locker using a control computer and that can also process a payment using an electronic payment method.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2010-0045075 (name of the invention: a digital locker system and a method of using a locker using the system) includes sensing means for grasping the height information of a user who applies for a locker through an application terminal, When the locker is automatically assigned according to the user's application for the locker, the locker of the preset locker layer is automatically set for each extension section based on the user's height information, which is detected from the sensing means or identified and stored from the sensing means. It proposes a digital locker system characterized by assigning.

Korean Laid-Open Patent No. 2012-0057779 (name of the invention: a drawer with a digital locker) is equipped with a locker body 4 inside the drawer to lock the main body in a locker for safe storage of valuables when the user is away. (4) The driving unit for automatically driving the cover plate 11 provided on the upper surface is configured, the inside of the control unit 6 to wirelessly transmit the open signal and image data to the remote control computer 75 remotely Transmitter 80 and the control panel is built-in, the cover plate 11 is coupled to the upper portion of the main body 4, each of the sensing sensor 30 is provided on the front and rear of the cover plate 11 A drawer with a digital locker is proposed.

In addition, Korean Patent Publication No. 2010-0039095 (name of the invention: a digital locker for interior of a furniture having an open information remote transmission function) has a main body 4 installed inside the furniture, and the upper surface of the main body 4 is opened. The upper edges of both sides are bent to form a guide surface 14, and a guide rail 10 is mounted on an upper end of the guide surface 14, and a locking driving part 6 is provided on the front surface of the main body 4. It is installed, the upper surface of the locking driver 6 is formed so that the camera 42 for capturing the image of the user is exposed, the modem for transmitting the open signal and image data remotely inside the locking driver (6) The unit 80 and the control panel are built in, and the slide cover plate 20 is coupled to the upper portion of the main body 4, and the front surface of the slide cover plate 20 is driven by the locking driving unit 6. Locking protrusions 32 to be formed is formed Proposes a digital locker for an open remote information transfer function of the ranging having built furniture.

As described above, the conventional locker shows a method of providing a necessary image to a user when necessary, and a method of providing a necessary image when various users request it is not described.

Therefore, there is a need for a method of providing a user with a necessary image when the user who is using the locker wants it.

An object of the present invention is to propose a method for receiving an image inside the electronic locker if necessary.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to propose a method for notifying the outside of an abnormal phenomenon or situation change inside the electronic locker.

To this end, the electronic locker system of the present invention includes a camera installed inside the electronic locker, an internal server managing the electronic locker, an electronic locker DB storing registration information of the electronic locker managed by the internal server, and electronic locker registration from the internal server. An integrated server for receiving information and an external management DB for storing electronic locker registration information received by the integrated server, wherein the integrated server includes the user according to a request of an image captured by the camera received from an external user terminal; Extracting the electronic locker location information having the same phone number as the telephone number of the terminal from the external management DB, and providing the extracted electronic locker location information to the internal server to receive the internal image of the electronic locker from the internal server; .

To this end, in the electronic locker system including an integrated server, an external management DB, and an internal server of the present invention, a method for providing an image inside an electronic locker includes receiving an internal image of an electronic locker including an electronic number from a user terminal. The method may include: extracting, by the integration server, electronic locker location information corresponding to the phone number from the external management DB, and requesting the internal server for the electronic locker location information and the internal image of the electronic locker extracted by the integration server. And requesting, by the internal server, an image of the electronic locker to the control server managing the electronic locker having the received electronic locker location information.

The electronic locker system according to the present invention is provided with an image inside the electronic locker, if necessary, especially when an abnormality or situation change occurs inside the electronic locker, the manager or user immediately responds to the emergency treatment of the electronic locker. There is an advantage to it.

In addition, by capturing images before and after the door of the electronic locker is opened, it is possible to clearly define the responsible material in the event of a lost item.

In addition, when the telephone number of the user terminal requesting the image of the electronic locker is different from the registered telephone number, the user does not change the telephone number in advance by providing the image of the electronic locker with the changed telephone number through a predetermined authentication procedure. If not, there is an advantage that can be provided with the image inside the electronic locker.

1 illustrates an electronic locker system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 illustrates an electronic locker system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

3 illustrates an operation performed in the electronic locker of the present invention.

The foregoing and further aspects of the present invention will become more apparent through the preferred embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter will be described in detail to enable those skilled in the art to easily understand and reproduce through this embodiment of the present invention.

1 illustrates an electronic locker system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, an electronic locker system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1.

According to FIG. 1, the electronic locker system includes an electronic locker DB, an internal server, an integrated server, and an external management DB. Of course, other configurations in addition to the above-described configuration may be included in the electronic locker system proposed in the present invention. Hereinafter, a process of changing locker information by a user who uses the locker will be described.

The internal server 100 stores the electronic locker using program. When the internal locker information is requested to be changed from the outside, the internal server 100 transmits the electronic locker registration information to be changed and stored together with the electronic locker registration information to the integrated server 200. The electronic locker DB 110 stores registration information on the electronic locker that it manages. That is, the electronic locker DB 110 stores the location of the locker and the user's telephone number. Therefore, when the change of the electronic locker registration information is requested, the internal server 100 transmits the change request information to the integration server 200.

The integrated server 200 changes the electronic locker registration information stored in the external management DB 210 according to the request for changing the electronic locker registration information received from the internal server 100. For example, when a user newly registers to use an electronic locker, the location information of the electronic locker to be used and the telephone number of the user may be included.

The integrated server 200 stores the changed electronic locker registration information in the external management DB 210 and transmits whether the change is successful to the internal server.

As described above, the internal server 100 of the present invention stores the input electronic locker property change request in the external management DB 210 managed by the integrated server 200 as well as the electronic locker DB 110 managed by the internal server 100. Send the information. Of course, the internal server 100 may discard the electronic locker registration information stored in the electronic locker DB 110 when a notification that the corresponding information is stored from the integrated server 200 is received. Of course, in this case, the integrated server 200 also transmits the changed electronic locker registration information, and the internal server registers the electronic locker registration information requested for the change and the electronic locker registration information included in the information notified that the change is the same. Discard locker information.

2 illustrates an electronic locker system according to another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, an electronic locker system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

According to FIG. 2, the electronic locker system includes an integrated server, an external management DB, an internal server, an electronic locker DB, and a camera. Of course, other configurations in addition to the above-described configuration may be included in the electronic locker system proposed in the present invention.

Hereinafter, a method of transmitting an image of the inside of the electronic locker using a camera installed inside the electronic locker will be described.

As described above, the present invention proposes a method of installing a camera 120 inside an electronic locker and capturing an image using the installed camera 120.

The electronic locker installs a camera 120 for capturing the inside of the electronic locker, and is installed at a point where the door of the electronic locker can be photographed. In addition, the electronic locker installs a temperature sensor that can measure the internal temperature, and if necessary, installs a vibration sensor that can measure the vibration of the electronic locker.

Hereinafter, a process of transmitting an electronic locker image requested from the outside to the outside will be described.

The user requests an internal image of his electronic locker using his user terminal. To this end, an application stored in the user terminal is executed, and an image view item inside the electronic locker is selected from items displayed through the executed application.

The selected information is transmitted to the integration server 200 through the communication network. The integrated server 200 extracts the locker location information corresponding to the phone number and transmits the extracted locker location information and the image request of the locker to the internal server 100.

The internal server 100 requests a control server that controls the camera 120 to capture an image of the locker according to a request provided from the integrated server, and the control server transmits the image captured by the camera 120 to the internal server. do.

The internal server 100 transmits the received image to the integrated server 100, and the integrated server 100 also provides the received image to the smartphone. Of course, when the number of electronic lockers associated with the corresponding user terminal is at least two or more, images of all the electronic lockers may be provided.

In addition, when the integrated server 200 fails to capture an image of the electronic locker, the integrated server 200 provides information on a cause of failure to the internal server.

2 extracts electronic locker location information corresponding to a user terminal using electronic locker registration information stored in an external management DB, but is not limited thereto. That is, the electronic locker location information corresponding to the user terminal may be extracted using the electronic locker registration information stored in the electronic locker DB.

As such, the user of the present invention may be provided with an image of the electronic locker whenever necessary by using his or her user terminal.

Hereinafter, the conditions for taking an image from the camera installed inside the electronic locker will be described.

As described above, the temperature sensor is installed inside the electronic locker, and when the temperature inside the electronic locker rises above the set temperature, the image is transmitted to the outside and, if necessary, the voice output device installed outside the electronic locker. It can output warning sound to outside. Of course, the temperature sensor may store the temperature information measured on a periodic basis in an electronic locker DB or an external management DB.

In addition, the camera 120 captures an image not only by an external request but also in a set cycle unit, and the captured image may be stored in the electronic locker DB 110 or the external management DB 120. In addition, the camera may capture an image of the time when the door of the electronic locker is opened and an image of the time of opening and closing the door of the electronic locker, and store the image in the electronic locker DB 110 or the external management DB 210. To this end, when the electronic locker opening button is manipulated or an electronic locker door opening using a NFC is requested, the camera captures an image inside the electronic locker. After the open door is opened and closed, the camera captures an image inside the electronic locker.

Hereinafter, when the phone number stored in the electronic locker registration information is changed, the process of receiving an image of the electronic locker will be described.

As described above, the electronic locker registration information is generally changed using an internal server, but a user may inevitably change the electronic locker registration information using the internal server. In this case, the process of receiving the image of the electronic locker using the changed phone number will be described.

The user terminal requests an image inside the electronic locker using the installed application. The integrated server 200 checks whether the telephone number of the user terminal that requested the image inside the electronic locker is stored in the external management DB 210. If the phone number of the user terminal is stored in the external management DB (210), the integration server 200 performs the above operation.

However, if the telephone number of the user terminal is not stored in the external management DB 210, the external management DB 210 notifies the user terminal that it is not a registered telephone number. In addition, the external management DB 210 checks whether the telephone number of the user terminal and the last four digits have the same telephone number, and notifies that the back digit has the same telephone number. The integrated server requests the user terminal whether to receive user authentication using the phone number stored in the external management DB 210.

When the user terminal accepts the user authentication, the integrated server 200 transmits an authentication message to the phone number stored in the external management DB 210 and requests a reply of the transmitted authentication message. The user terminal transmits the received authentication message to the integrated server. If the transmitted authentication message and the received authentication message are the same, the integrated server 200 completes the authentication of the corresponding user terminal and proceeds to the above-described operation.

In general, when the user changes the phone number, the backseat remains the same, and in particular, it is common to set a message transmitted to the existing phone number to be received by the changed user terminal. Therefore, in the present invention, even if a phone number identical to the phone number of the user terminal requesting the image is not stored in the external management DB 210, even if the phone number is not registered through the above-described process, the image is provided through the authentication procedure. Suggest. Of course, the integrated server 200 requests the previous phone number to the user terminal that does not have a phone number having the same backseat, and if the previous phone number received from the user terminal is stored in the external management DB (210), external management The authentication message is transmitted to the telephone number stored in the DB 210. The user terminal transmits the received authentication message to the integration server 200. If the transmitted authentication message and the received authentication message are the same, the integrated server 200 completes the authentication of the corresponding user terminal.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation performed in the electronic locker system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, an operation performed in the electronic locker system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

In step S300 the integrated server receives a request for the image inside the electronic locker with a phone number from the user terminal.

In step S302, the integrated server extracts the electronic locker location information corresponding to the requested telephone number from the external management DB.

In step S304, the integrated server transmits the extracted electronic locker location information to the internal server, and additionally requests an image inside the electronic locker.

In step S306, the internal server requests the control server to control the camera to shoot the internal image of the electronic locker requested by the integration server, the control server transmits the image taken by the camera to the internal server.

In operation S308, the internal server transmits the received internal image of the electronic locker to the integrated server.

In operation S310, the integrated server provides the received electronic locker internal image to the user terminal.

Of course, as described above, the integrated server provides an image of the electronic locker to the user terminal after performing the above authentication process if the same phone number as the phone number of the user terminal is not stored in the external management DB.

In addition, it is installed on the top of the electronic locker, the camera automatically recognizes when the mail or courier is introduced into the door or the entrance of the electronic locker, and when the door is closed after the electronic locker is turned on the light is mounted inside In this state, the camera photographs incoming mail or parcels. The captured image is transmitted to the user terminal of the user using the electronic locker. Of course, the transmission method may be transmitted in the form of a message or a push message using the installed application.

The above operation is performed at the request of the internal server. In this manner, the user can obtain information about mail or parcel delivered to the electronic locker.

In addition, it is possible to recognize whether the message for notifying that the mail or the parcel has been delivered through a text message is a spam message. That is, when a message for notifying delivery of a parcel is received while an image of a postal mail or parcel delivered to an electronic locker proposed by the present invention is not received, the message may be determined to be a spam message or a phishing message.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. .

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200: integrated server 210: external management DB

100: internal server 110: electronic locker DB

120: camera

Claims

A camera installed inside the electronic locker;

An internal server managing the electronic locker;

An electronic locker DB for storing registration information of the electronic locker managed by the internal server;

An integrated server configured to receive electronic locker registration information from the internal server;

An external management DB for storing the electronic locker registration information received by the integration server,

The integrated server extracts electronic locker location information having the same phone number as the telephone number of the user terminal from the external management DB according to a request for transmitting an image captured by the camera received from an external user terminal, and extracts the extracted electronic locker. Providing location information to the internal server to receive an internal image of the electronic locker from the internal server,

If the internal server is notified that the electronic locker registration information stored in the external management DB has been changed from the integrated server, the internal server discards the electronic locker registration information stored in the electronic locker DB.

If the integrated server does not store the same telephone number as the telephone number of the external user terminal or the same telephone number as the four digits behind the user terminal, the integrated server sends the telephone number stored in the external management DB to the user terminal. Request

The integrated server transmits an authentication message to the same phone number as the four digits behind the user terminal or to a phone number stored in the external management DB.

When the internal server fails to capture the image of the electronic locker requested by the integrated server, the internal server is provided with information on the cause of failure.

The electronic locker installs a temperature sensor therein, and when the internal temperature of the electronic locker rises above a set temperature, transmits an image thereof to the outside,

The camera captures an image of a point at which the opening button of the electronic locker is manipulated to take an image of the time point at which the door of the electronic locker is opened or closed, or the image of the time point at which the door of the electronic locker is requested by NFC, and then the opened door is To take a picture of the closing time,

The integrated server does not request a phone number stored in the external management DB if the same phone number as the four digits behind the user terminal is stored, and authenticates once to transmit an authentication message to the phone number stored in the external management DB. Performing a procedure, requesting a telephone number stored in the external management DB if the same telephone number as the four digits behind the user terminal is not stored; and receiving a telephone number stored in the external management DB from the user terminal. Electronic locker system characterized in that performing two authentication procedures for transmitting an authentication message to the phone number stored in the external management DB.
The method of claim 1, wherein the integration server,

If the same telephone number as the telephone number of the user terminal requesting the video is not stored in the external management DB, the telephone number of the user terminal requesting the video and the same 4 digit number as the back is stored in the external management DB. Electronic locker system, characterized in that the presence.
The method of claim 2, wherein the integration server,

If the last four digits have the same phone number, the latter four digits transmit the authentication message to the same phone number. Requesting to transmit the image of the locker.
The method of claim 1, wherein the integration server,

If the same telephone number as the telephone number of the user terminal requesting the video is not stored in the external management DB, the telephone number previously stored in the external management DB, which is a telephone number associated with the telephone number of the user terminal, to the user terminal. Requesting

When receiving the associated telephone number from the user terminal, and transmits an authentication message to the associated telephone number, if the authentication message and the authentication message received from the user terminal is the same, the image of the electronic locker to the internal server Electronic locker system characterized by requesting to transmit.
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The method of claim 1, wherein the internal server,

When the electronic locker opening button is operated or when the electronic locker door opening using the NFC is requested, the camera requests shooting of the internal image of the electronic locker, and when the opened door is opened and closed, the camera requests the shooting of the internal image of the electronic locker. And requesting to transmit the captured internal image to the user terminal.
In the electronic locker system including an integrated server, an external management DB, an internal server, a method for providing an image inside the electronic locker,

Receiving, by the integrated server, a request for an internal image of an electronic locker including a telephone number from a user terminal;

Extracting, by the integrated server, electronic locker location information corresponding to the telephone number from the external management DB;

Transmitting the electronic locker location information extracted by the integrated server to the internal server, and requesting the internal server to transmit an image of the electronic locker;

Requesting an image transmission of the electronic locker to the control server controlling the camera of the electronic locker having the electronic locker location information received by the internal server;

If the internal server is notified that the electronic locker registration information stored in the external management DB has been changed from the integrated server, the internal server discards the electronic locker registration information stored in the electronic locker DB.

If the integrated server does not store the same telephone number as the telephone number of the external user terminal or the same telephone number as the four digits behind the user terminal, the integrated server sends the telephone number stored in the external management DB to the user terminal. Request

The integrated server transmits an authentication message to the same phone number as the four digits behind the user terminal or to a phone number stored in the external management DB.

When the internal server fails to capture the image of the electronic locker requested by the integrated server, the internal server is provided with information on the cause of failure.

The electronic locker is provided with a temperature sensor therein, and when the internal temperature of the electronic locker rises above the set temperature, provides an image inside the electronic locker, characterized in that for transmitting the image to the outside,

The camera captures an image of a point at which the opening button of the electronic locker is manipulated to take an image of the time point at which the door of the electronic locker is opened or closed, or the image of the time point at which the door of the electronic locker is requested by NFC, and then the opened door is To take a picture of the closing time,

The integrated server does not request a phone number stored in the external management DB if the same phone number as the four digits behind the user terminal is stored, and authenticates once to transmit an authentication message to the phone number stored in the external management DB. Performing a procedure, requesting a telephone number stored in the external management DB if the same telephone number as the four digits behind the user terminal is not stored; and receiving a telephone number stored in the external management DB from the user terminal. A method for providing an image inside an electronic locker, characterized in that two authentication procedures are performed to transmit an authentication message to a phone number stored in an external management DB.