JP2006139419A - Delivery reception system, delivery reception terminal, and delivery reception program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To issue an invoice with an RFID by a self operation without depending on assistance of a store clerk at a store by a shipper and to enable to perform independently an operation until it pastes this on a package and perform clearing. <P>SOLUTION: A delivery reception system includes a delivery reception terminal 10 which calculates a delivery charge based on delivery information including the weight of the package including inputted shipper information, inputted shipping information and the weight of the package measured by a scale and inputted, writes this delivery information in the RFID and issues the invoice having this RFID. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  In the present invention, a delivery receipt terminal is installed in a store or the like, and the shipper can issue an invoice with an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification System) by the delivery receipt terminal so that it can be attached to the delivery package. The present invention relates to a home delivery reception system, a home delivery reception terminal, and a home delivery reception program that automate the main work in home delivery reception, reduce the work burden of both, and enable RFID to be used in home delivery collection and delivery operations after store reception.

Conventionally, the delivery of parcels at a store is usually done by the shipper entering the shipper's name and address information on the invoice form and the shipper's name and address and the destination information such as the address and address. In addition to measuring the weight and size of the baggage, the destination is visually confirmed from the invoice sheet, the fee is confirmed, these are added to the invoice, and settlement is performed.
However, such a form causes problems such as a store cash register stagnating for a long time due to a response to the shipper, or an erroneous charge for charges may occur.
In addition, for the shipper, it is necessary to write the shipper information and the destination information on the paper for each package by hand, resulting in compulsory work for the shipper.

By the way, with the recent price reduction of RFID tags (hereinafter referred to simply as RFID), RFID is individually affixed to the parcel delivery packages instead of the tag, so that the courier can perform various automation in the parcel transportation process. , It is expected to improve efficiency and track luggage.
However, there are still problems to be solved such as writing invoice information on the RFID and how to apply the RFID to the parcel delivery bag without burden.

Here, as a prior art related to a delivery system using RFID, for example, a delivery slip with ID described in Patent Document 1 and a service delivery method for a delivery service using an electronic tag described in Patent Document 2 can be cited. it can.
According to the delivery slip with ID described in Patent Document 1, since the RFID can be easily attached to and detached from the delivery slip, it is possible to reduce the recycling cost and the recycling cycle of the delivery slip with RFID. Further, the address of the delivery address written in the delivery slip can be optically read and written in the RFID, and the work load of the store can be reduced.
According to the courier service providing method using the electronic tag described in Patent Document 2, it is possible to always specify the position information of the package being delivered using the electronic tag, and to use the request locker device and the receiving locker device. Requests and receipts of parcels can be made unattended.

JP 2000-335710 A JP 2002-087536 A

  However, according to the delivery slip with ID described in Patent Document 1, it is possible to facilitate the recycling of the ID tag and reduce the work load of the store. It does not make it possible to carry out the operations independently until the payment is made.

In addition, according to the method for providing a courier service using an electronic tag described in Patent Document 2, it is possible to request and receive a courier package unattended. The RFID is automatically attached to the luggage by the request locker, or is attached by the worker who has collected the luggage.
However, it is estimated that a large amount of cost is required to provide the automatic lock function of RFID in the request locker, and there is a problem that the work load of the worker is increased by the worker. Furthermore, in the unmanned locker, it is necessary to input destination information and the like every time a package is sent, which requires complicated work.

  The present invention has been considered in view of the above circumstances, and the operation of the shipper at the store is not dependent on the store clerk, but is issued by self-operation, with the RFID attached invoice, pasted on the package and settled. Independent delivery system that automates the work of delivery to the shipper and store clerk to reduce the work burden on both, and enables the delivery of goods to be delivered and delivered after the store is received. An object is to provide a home delivery acceptance terminal and a home delivery acceptance program.

  In order to achieve the above object, a delivery delivery system according to the present invention is a delivery delivery system that issues an invoice with RFID by a delivery receipt terminal equipped with a scale for measuring the weight of a package. The home delivery acceptance terminal that calculates the delivery fee based on the delivery address information and the delivery information including the weight of the package measured and inputted by the scale, writes the delivery information to the RFID, and issues the invoice with the RFID. It is as composition to have.

If the home delivery reception system has such a configuration, the shipper can easily and quickly create an invoice with RFID at the cash register of the store and affix it to the package. At this time, the shipper himself can execute the procedure up to the calculation of the delivery fee.
For this reason, it is possible to reduce the stagnation of the store cash register by responding to the home delivery request.

Furthermore, by issuing an invoice with RFID and sticking it to the parcel delivery package, it is possible to realize various automation and efficiency in the delivery process of the parcel delivery company.
“Consignor information” is information including the name, address, e-mail address, etc. of the shipper. The “destination information” is information including the name, address, etc. of the destination.

  Also, the home delivery acceptance system of the present invention is connected to the home delivery acceptance terminal via a communication line, and when receiving shipper information from the home delivery acceptance terminal, allocates a shipper ID corresponding to the shipper information and transmits it to the home delivery acceptance terminal. The shipper information management server is provided, and the home delivery acceptance terminal writes the received shipper ID to the RFID and issues a card equipped with the RFID.

If the home delivery acceptance system has such a configuration, the shipper can obtain an RFID card in which the shipper ID uniquely corresponding to the shipper information is recorded by inputting the shipper information into the home delivery acceptance terminal.
For this reason, when a package is shipped a plurality of times, it is possible to omit the trouble of inputting the package information thereafter by simply holding the RFID card over the home delivery reception terminal and reading the shipper ID.

  Further, the home delivery acceptance system of the present invention has a delivery person portable terminal that reads a shipper ID from an invoice provided with an RFID and transmits information indicating delivery completion to the shipper information management server. When information indicating completion is received, a delivery completion notification is transmitted to the shipper terminal used by the shipper.

When the delivery system is configured in this way, when delivery is completed, the delivery person includes the shipper ID by holding the RFID invoice over the delivery person mobile terminal to be used and reading the shipper ID. Information indicating completion of delivery can be transmitted to the shipper information management server. Then, the shipper information management server can transmit a delivery completion notice to the shipper terminal based on the shipper information corresponding to the shipper ID.
For this reason, it becomes possible to improve the efficiency of delivery service information management.

  In the delivery delivery system of the present invention, the delivery receipt terminal reads the shipper ID from a card equipped with RFID, transmits the shipper ID to the shipper information management server, and receives the list of destinations received from the shipper information management server. , The selected and input destination is input as destination information, and the shipper information management server stores the corresponding destination list and the delivery history information for each shipper ID based on the received shipper ID. The configuration is such that a search is made from the shipper DB and the obtained list of destinations is transmitted to the home delivery acceptance terminal.

If the delivery delivery system is configured in this way, if the shipper sends the package to the same delivery address multiple times, once the delivery address is entered, the RFID card is then held over the delivery receipt terminal. It is possible to receive a list of home delivery destinations up to that point, and by selecting an appropriate destination from this list, re-entry of the destination can be omitted.
For this reason, the shipper can easily and quickly create an invoice for the package using the RFID card, and can perform the procedure until the package is pasted and settled.
The “delivery history information” is information including delivery information related to delivered delivery, reception completion information, delivery completion information, and the like.

  Further, the home delivery reception terminal of the present invention is a home delivery reception terminal that has a scale for measuring the weight of a package and issues an invoice with RFID, an input means for inputting shipper information and destination information, shipper information, Delivery fee calculation means for calculating the delivery fee based on the destination information and the delivery information including the weight of the package measured and inputted by the scale, and the RFID that writes the delivery information to the RFID and issues a invoice with the RFID And a cover letter issuing means.

  Further, the home delivery acceptance terminal of the present invention transmits / receives shipper information to a shipper information management server that allocates a shipper ID corresponding to the shipper information via a communication line and receives the shipper ID from the shipper information management server; The received shipper ID is written in the RFID, and a card issuing means with RFID for issuing a card provided with the RFID is provided.

  Further, the home delivery acceptance terminal of the present invention reads a shipper ID from a card equipped with an RFID and transmits the shipper ID to the shipper information management server, and a shipper ID based on the shipper ID in the shipper information management server. Display means for displaying a list of destinations corresponding to the shipper ID that has been retrieved and transmitted from the consignor DB storing each delivery history information, and a destination for inputting the selected destination as destination information And a selection unit.

  Further, the home delivery acceptance program of the present invention is a home delivery acceptance program for issuing an invoice with RFID to a home delivery acceptance device having a scale for measuring the weight of a package. The home delivery acceptance device is provided with shipper information and destination information. The delivery fee is calculated based on the shipper information, the destination information, and the delivery information including the weight of the package measured and input by the scale, and the delivery information is written to the RFID, and an invoice with this RFID is issued This is a configuration to be made.

  In addition, the home delivery acceptance program of the present invention causes the home delivery acceptance device to transmit the shipper information to the shipper information management server that allocates the shipper ID corresponding to the shipper information via the communication line, and receives the shipper ID from the shipper information management server. In this configuration, the received shipper ID is written in the RFID, and a card having the RFID is issued.

  Further, the home delivery acceptance program of the present invention causes the home delivery acceptance device to read the shipper ID from a card equipped with RFID and transmit the shipper ID to the shipper information management server. The shipper information management server uses the shipper ID based on the shipper ID. A list of destinations corresponding to the shipper ID that has been retrieved and transmitted from the shipper DB storing each delivery history information is displayed, and the selected destination is input as destination information.

If the home delivery reception terminal and the home delivery reception program are configured as described above, the shipper can easily and quickly create an invoice with RFID at the cash register of the store and affix it to the package. The procedure up to the calculation of the delivery fee can be executed.
For this reason, by responding to the home delivery request, it is possible to reduce the stagnation of the store cash register, and it is possible to realize various automation and efficiency in the subsequent transportation process.

  According to the present invention, a shipper can issue an invoice with RFID by self-operation without relying on the store clerk at the store, and independently perform operations until the customer attaches it to the package and performs settlement. In addition, it is possible to automate the work at the store clerk's home delivery reception, to reduce the work burden of both, and to use RFID in the home delivery collection and delivery operations after the store reception.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a home delivery acceptance system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Note that the home delivery acceptance system of the present invention shown in the following embodiments is operated by a computer controlled by a program. The CPU of the computer sends a command to each component of the computer based on the program, and performs predetermined processing required for the operation of the home delivery reception terminal, such as transmission processing of shipper information, issuance processing of the card with RFID, package weight Measurement processing, home delivery fee calculation processing, RFID invoice issuing processing, and the like are performed. Thus, each process and operation in the home delivery acceptance system of the present invention can be realized by specific means in which the program and the computer cooperate.

The program is stored in advance in a recording medium such as a ROM and a RAM, and is executed by causing the computer to read the program from a recording medium mounted on the computer. For example, the program may be read by the computer via a communication line.
Further, the recording medium for storing the program can be constituted by, for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or any other recording means that can be read by any computer.

[First embodiment]
First, the structure of 1st embodiment of this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIGS. 1-4. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the home delivery acceptance system of the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the home delivery acceptance terminal in the system. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the shipper information management server in the same. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the delivery person portable terminal in the system.
As shown in FIG. 1, the home delivery acceptance system of this embodiment includes a home delivery acceptance terminal 10 (10-1 to 10-n), a shipper information management server 20, a delivery person mobile terminal 30, a shipper terminal 40, and a communication line 50. Have.

  The home delivery acceptance terminal 10 is an information processing apparatus provided with a scale for measuring the weight of luggage, which is installed in a store such as a convenience store. As shown in FIG. 2, an input means 11, a transmission / reception means 12, an RFID card An issuing means 13, a scale 14, a delivery fee calculating means 15, a display means 16, and an invoice issuing means 17 with RFID are provided.

  The input means 11 enables the input of shipper information and destination information using a touch panel or the like. Also, input information such as the size of the luggage. The shipper information is information about the shipper including the name or name of the shipper, an address, an e-mail address, and the like. The destination information is information regarding the destination including the name or name of the destination, an address, and the like.

The transmission / reception means 12 transmits / receives information between the home delivery acceptance terminal 10 and the shipper information management server 20 via the communication line 50. For example, the transmission / reception means 12 transmits the shipper information to the shipper information management server 20 that allocates the shipper ID corresponding to the shipper information via the communication line 50, and receives the shipper ID from the shipper information management server 20.
In addition, when information indicating that the delivery fee has been approved is input from the delivery fee calculation unit 15, the transmission / reception unit 12 transmits reception completion information to the shipper information management server 20. The transmission of the reception completion information by the transmission / reception means 12 may be performed after inputting information indicating that an invoice with RFID has been issued from the invoice issuing means with RFID 17.

  The RFID-issued card issuing means 13 has an RFID reader / writer function, and when receiving the shipper ID from the shipper information management server 20, writes the shipper ID to the RFID in the RFID-attached card, and causes the shipper to hold the RFID-attached card. Issued for. The card issuing means 13 with RFID is preferably realized by being incorporated in the home delivery receiving terminal 10 by a printer with an RFID reader / writer function. It should be noted that shipper information including the shipper ID can be stored in the RFID card.

The scale 14 is built in or externally connected to the home delivery acceptance terminal 10, measures the weight of the parcel by placing the parcel on it, and outputs it to the parcel delivery fee calculation means 15.
The home delivery fee calculation means 15 is based on the shipper information, the destination information, the package size, the package weight measured by the scale 14 and other delivery information necessary for calculating the home delivery fee input from the input means 11. To calculate the delivery fee. The calculation method is not particularly limited. For example, the delivery receipt terminal 10 holds a table for storing the correspondence between the address of the shipper and the address of the shipper, the combination of the size and weight of the package and the delivery fee, and the like. Can be calculated based on the delivery information.

  In addition, when the button pressing information input from the display unit 16 is based on the approval button, the home delivery fee calculating unit 15 sends the calculated home delivery fee information and information indicating that the home delivery fee has been approved to the invoice with RFID. Output to the issuing means 17. If the button press information is from a cancel button, the delivery fee calculation means 15 can discard the calculated delivery fee information and put the delivery receipt terminal 10 in an initial state. Furthermore, the delivery fee calculation means 15 can also output information indicating that the delivery fee has been approved to the transmission / reception means 12.

  The display unit 16 displays the home delivery fee calculated by the home delivery fee calculation unit 15 on a display or the like in the home delivery acceptance terminal 10. In addition, an approval button and a cancel button are displayed on the screen, and the pressed information is output to the home delivery charge calculation means 15.

  The invoice issuing means 17 with RFID has an RFID reader / writer function and a printer function, writes all or part of the delivery information on the RFID, and prints all or part of the delivery information on an invoice with the RFID. Issue an invoice. The invoice issuing means with RFID 17 can also output information indicating that an invoice with RFID has been issued to the transmitting / receiving means 12.

The shipper information management server 20 is an information processing apparatus that allocates an ID for each shipper and manages delivery information for each shipper for each shipper ID. For example, a work station, a server, a personal computer, or the like can be used.
As shown in FIG. 3, the shipper information management server 20 includes a shipper DB 21, a transmission / reception unit 22, a shipper ID issuing unit 23, a shipper information updating unit 24, and a delivery completion notification issuing unit 25.

  The shipper DB 21 stores delivery information for each shipper ID. Examples of information stored in the shipper DB 21 include a shipper ID, shipper personal information, a list of parcel delivery address information unique to the shipper, shipper delivery history information, and a package ID being received. Further, the shipper's personal information may be the shipper's name or name, address, e-mail address, etc., and the destination information may be the shipper's name, name, address, or the like.

The transmission / reception means 22 performs transmission / reception of information between the shipper information management server 20 and the home delivery reception terminal 10, the delivery person mobile terminal 30, and the shipper terminal 40 via the communication line 50. For example, the transmission / reception means 22 receives the shipper information from the home delivery receiving terminal 10 and returns a shipper ID uniquely assigned to each shipper information to the home delivery receiving terminal 10.
The delivery completion information is received from the delivery receipt terminal 10 and the delivery completion information is received from the delivery person portable terminal 30, and the delivery completion notice issued by the delivery completion notice issuing means 25 is sent to the shipper terminal 40 of the shipper. Send.
Note that the reception completion information can be, for example, a shipper ID, destination information, a reception history, a package ID, and the like. The reception history can be the completion date of reception, the weight / size of the package, the delivery fee, etc. Further, the delivery completion information can be, for example, a package ID, a delivery completion date and time, and the like.

When the shipper ID issuing means 23 inputs the shipper information from the home delivery receiving terminal 10 from the transmission / reception means 22, the shipper ID issuing means 23 assigns a shipper ID uniquely corresponding to the shipper information.
The shipper information update unit 24 registers the shipper information in the shipper DB 21 for each shipper ID. The shipper information update unit 24 registers the shipper information in the shipper DB 21 and also changes or deletes the registered shipper information. In addition, the delivery completion information received from the home delivery acceptance terminal 10 and the delivery completion information received from the delivery person portable terminal 30 are registered in the shipper DB 21 to deliver delivered delivery information, acceptance completion information, delivery completion information, etc. Accumulated as history information.

  When the delivery completion information is input from the transmission / reception means 22, the delivery completion notification issuance means 25 obtains the corresponding shipper's e-mail address from the shipper DB 21 based on the shipper ID included in the delivery completion information, and sends a delivery completion notification. Created and output to transmission / reception means 22. Thereby, the delivery completion notice is transmitted to the shipper terminal 40 of the shipper by the transmission / reception means 22.

  The deliveryman portable terminal 30 is an information processing apparatus carried by a delivery person for delivery of luggage, and may be, for example, a mobile phone, a PHS, a PDA, a portable personal computer, or the like. As shown in FIG. 4, the delivery person portable terminal 30 includes an RFID reading unit 31, a wireless connection unit 32, a transmission / reception unit 33, and a slip printing unit 34.

The RFID reading means 31 has an RFID reader function, and reads information recorded on the RFID from the invoice with RFID. Further, the read shipper ID is output to the transmission / reception means 33.
The wireless connection means 32 is connected to the shipper information management server 20 via the communication line 50 by wireless communication means.

When the shipper ID is input from the RFID reading unit 31, the transmission / reception unit 33 transmits delivery completion information including the shipper ID and the delivery completion date and time to the shipper information management server 20.
The slip printing means 34 inputs the delivery destination information read from the RFID by the RFID reading means 31 and prints it on a delivery receipt slip (so-called judgment slip).

  The shipper terminal 40 is an information processing apparatus used by the shipper, and may be any device that can receive a delivery completion notification by e-mail or the like transmitted from the shipper information management server 20, for example, a personal computer, a mobile phone, a PHS, It can be a PDA or the like.

As the communication line 50, any publicly known public line, commercial line or dedicated line known in the art can be used. Moreover, it can be comprised by the same or separate communication line between each of the delivery delivery acceptance terminal 10, the shipper information management server 20, the delivery person portable terminal 30, and the shipper terminal 40.
Further, the communication line 50 is a line that can be connected between the home delivery acceptance terminal 10, the shipper information management server 20, the delivery person mobile terminal 30, and the shipper terminal 40 by radio or wire, for example, a public line network, It can be constituted by a private line network, an Internet line network and an intranet network.

Next, a processing procedure in the home delivery acceptance system of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 5 is an operation procedure diagram showing a request processing procedure in the home delivery acceptance system of the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is an operation procedure diagram showing a reception processing procedure in the system. In these figures, the part displayed with a dotted line is a part that is manually performed and does not indicate the operation of the home delivery acceptance system of the present invention, but in order to facilitate understanding of the processing contents. It is shown. In the following embodiments, the same format is used.

First, the shipper A who uses the home delivery acceptance system of the present embodiment for the first time inputs information unique to the shipper (shipper information) such as his / her name, address, and e-mail address using an input means such as a touch panel on the home delivery acceptance terminal 10. (Step 10).
The home delivery acceptance terminal 10 transmits the input shipper information to the shipper information management server 20 (step 11).
The shipper information management server 20 confirms based on the shipper DB 21 that the content of the received shipper information is newly registered, assigns a unique shipper ID to the shipper (step 12), and registers the shipper information in the shipper DB 21. (Step 13).
Then, the shipper information management server 20 returns the shipper ID to the home delivery acceptance terminal 10 (step 14).

Upon receipt of the shipper ID from the shipper information management server 20, the home delivery acceptance terminal 10 writes the shipper ID into the RFID of the RFID-attached card and issues it with a printer with an RFID function incorporated in the home delivery acceptance terminal 10 (step) 15).
Next, the shipper A inputs the destination information using an input means such as a touch panel of the home delivery acceptance terminal 10 (step 16).

  At this time, the input process is realized by causing the home delivery reception terminal 10 to implement a program that allows the input of the destination with a small number of operations, such as by inputting the first character such as the postal code or the name of the destination. It is preferable. In addition, in the case of home delivery such as a specific home delivery item (for example, skiing, golf home delivery, etc.), a program for easily specifying the destination from the first letter of the destination or the area information etc. 10 is also preferable.

Next, the shipper A places the package on the scale 14 built in the home delivery acceptance terminal 10 (step 17).
The scale 14 of the home delivery acceptance terminal 10 measures the weight of the luggage (step 18). Then, the shipper's address in the shipper information input in step 10, the delivery address in the destination information input in step 16, the weight of the package measured in step 18, and other input from the touch panel of the home delivery acceptance terminal 10 Based on the size, type, etc. of the package, the home delivery acceptance terminal 10 calculates a home delivery fee for the package (step 19), and displays the calculated home delivery fee on a display or the like in the home delivery acceptance terminal 10 (step 19). 20). At this time, in order to confirm the delivery information by the shipper A, it is preferable to display the shipper information, the destination information, and the information such as the package weight / size / package type together.

When the shipper A refers to the delivery fee displayed on the delivery receipt terminal 10 and approves it, the shipper A presses the approval button displayed on the display and inputs the approval (step 21).
Upon receipt of the approval information, the home delivery acceptance terminal 10 prints the shipper's name / address, the name / address of the addressee, the package type, etc. on the invoice with RFID, and writes the same contents into the RFID, thereby sending the invoice with RFID. Is issued (step 22).

Next, the home delivery acceptance terminal 10 transmits acceptance completion information indicating that acceptance of the home delivery request has been completed to the shipper information management server 20 (step 23). As described above, this reception completion information can be, for example, a shipper ID, destination information, a reception history, a package ID, or the like.
The shipper information management server 20 registers the received reception completion information in the shipper DB 21 (step 24).
Finally, the shipper A sticks the invoice with RFID issued by the home delivery acceptance terminal 10 to the package, and performs settlement as in the case of purchasing a normal article at the cash register of the store B (step 25). . This completes the parcel delivery service.

Next, a delivery package receiving process procedure will be described with reference to FIG.
First, when the delivery person C delivers the package (step 30), the delivery person C uses the RFID invoice with RFID attached to the parcel delivery package at the time of delivery of the package to the recipient (step 31). The package ID is read by the delivery person portable terminal 30 carried by the customer (step 32), and the delivery completion information including the package ID is transmitted to the shipper information management server 20 (step 33). As described above, this delivery completion information can be, for example, a package ID, a delivery completion date and time, and the like.
The shipper information management server 20 registers the received delivery completion information in the shipper DB 21 (step 34), issues a delivery completion notice, and transmits it to the shipper terminal 40 (step 35). This completes the delivery service for parcel delivery.

As described above, according to the home delivery reception system of this embodiment, the shipper A can perform various procedures necessary for home delivery reception from step 10 to step 25 by himself / herself. Need only be settled in the same way as for ordinary articles.
For this reason, the work of the store clerk necessary for accepting the home delivery request can be greatly reduced, and the stagnation of the cash register can be reduced.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the home delivery acceptance terminal in the home delivery acceptance system of this embodiment. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the shipper information management server in the system.
This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the shipper is specified based on the information recorded on the RFID-added card and the destination can be selected and input, thereby making it easier to input the shipper information and the destination information. . About another point, it is the same as that of 1st embodiment.

  That is, the home delivery acceptance terminal 10 in the present embodiment includes a shipper ID reading unit 18 and a destination selection unit 19 in addition to the configuration in the first embodiment. In addition, the shipper information management server 20 in the present embodiment includes a destination list extraction unit 26 in addition to the configuration in the first embodiment.

The shipper ID reading means 18 has an RFID reader function, reads the shipper ID recorded in the RFID from the card with RFID, and transmits the shipper ID to the shipper information management server 20 by the transmission / reception means 12.
Further, when the destination selection unit 19 inputs the destination list received from the shipper information management server 20 by the transmission / reception unit 12, the destination selection unit 19 displays the destination on the display or the like in the home delivery receiving terminal 10 so that the destination can be selected. When receiving a selection input from the shipper, the selected delivery destination information is used in the delivery receipt terminal 10 as the delivery destination information of the package.

  That is, the home delivery fee calculation means 15 sends the shipper information of the shipper transmitted from the shipper information management server 20, the selected destination information, the weight measured by the scale 14, and the other package input by the input means 11. The home delivery fee is calculated based on information such as the size of the item. The invoice issuing means 17 with RFID prints the selected destination information on the invoice. Further, the selected destination information is used in the reception completion information transmitted to the shipper information management server 20 by the transmission / reception means 12.

  The destination list extraction means 26 searches the shipper DB 21 using the shipper ID received from the home delivery reception terminal 10 as a key, and returns a list of destinations corresponding to the shipper ID to the home delivery reception terminal 10 via the transmission / reception means 22. To do. At this time, it is preferable to return the shipper information and the delivery receipt history together. In this way, it is not necessary to record shipper information on the RFID card.

Next, a processing procedure in the home delivery acceptance system of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is an operation procedure diagram showing a request processing procedure in the home delivery acceptance system of the present embodiment.
First, when the shipper A holds a card with RFID over the home delivery reception terminal 10 (step 50), the home delivery reception terminal 10 reads the shipper ID from the RFID of the card with RFID (step 51), and uses this shipper ID as the shipper information. It transmits to the management server 20 (step 52).

When the shipper information management server 20 receives the shipper ID from the home delivery acceptance terminal 10, the shipper information management server 20 performs a search on the shipper DB 21 based on the shipper ID (step 53), and displays a list of the corresponding shipper-specific delivery package destinations. The delivery destination list is extracted and returned to the home delivery acceptance terminal 10 (step 54).
Upon receipt of the delivery destination list, the home delivery acceptance terminal 10 displays it on a display or the like in the home delivery acceptance terminal 10 (step 55).

Next, the shipper A selects a destination to which the package is to be sent if it is present in the displayed destination list (step 56). When the delivery destination of the package does not exist in the delivery destination list, the name and address of the delivery destination can be directly input to the home delivery acceptance terminal 10 as in the first embodiment.
As described above, according to the home delivery acceptance system of the present embodiment, it is possible to omit the labor of inputting the shipper's shipper information and the destination information.
The subsequent operations (Step 57 to Step 65) are the same as the operations (Step 17 to Step 25) in the first embodiment.

It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and that various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.
For example, in each of the above embodiments, after the shipper information and the destination information are input to the home delivery receiving terminal 10, the package weight is measured by placing the package on the scale, but the package weight is measured first. It is possible to change appropriately.

  The present invention can be used not only when accepting home delivery at a store such as a convenience store, but also by being used as an invoice issuing machine with RFID in a company, so that it can also be applied to a home delivery service for corporations. Is possible.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the home delivery reception system of 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the home delivery reception terminal in the home delivery reception system of 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the shipper information management server in the home delivery reception system of 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the delivery person portable terminal in the home delivery reception system of 1st embodiment of this invention. It is an operation | movement procedure figure which shows the request processing procedure in the home delivery reception system of 1st embodiment of this invention. It is an operation | movement procedure figure which shows the reception process procedure in the home delivery reception system of 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the home delivery reception terminal in the home delivery reception system of 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the shipper information management server in the delivery delivery system of 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is an operation | movement procedure figure which shows the request processing procedure in the home delivery reception system of 2nd embodiment of this invention.

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10 (10-1 to 10-n) Delivery receiving terminal 11 Input means 12 Transmission / reception means 13 Card issuing means with RFID 14 Scale 15 Delivery charge calculating means 16 Display means 17 Invoice issuing means with RFID 18 Shipper ID reading means 19 Delivery destination selection Means 20 Shipper information management server 21 Shipper DB
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 22 Transmission / reception means 23 Shipper ID issuing means 24 Shipper information update means 25 Delivery completion notification issuing means 26 Delivery destination list extraction means 30 Delivery person portable terminal 31 RFID reading means 32 Wireless connection means 33 Transmission / reception means 34 Voucher printing means 40 Shipper terminal 50 Communication Line

Claims (10)

A home delivery reception system that issues an invoice with RFID by a home delivery reception terminal equipped with a scale for measuring the weight of luggage,
Based on the input shipper information, the input destination information, and the delivery information including the weight of the package measured and input by the scale, the delivery fee is calculated, the delivery information is written in the RFID, and the RFID is provided. A home delivery acceptance system comprising the home delivery acceptance terminal for issuing an invoice. There is a shipper information management server that is connected to the home delivery reception terminal via a communication line and allocates a shipper ID corresponding to the shipper information and transmits it to the home delivery reception terminal when receiving the shipper information from the home delivery reception terminal. And
The home delivery acceptance system according to claim 1, wherein the home delivery acceptance terminal writes the received shipper ID in the RFID and issues a card equipped with the RFID. A delivery person portable terminal that reads the shipper ID from the invoice with the RFID and transmits information indicating delivery completion to the shipper information management server;
3. The home delivery acceptance system according to claim 1, wherein, when the shipper information management server receives the information indicating completion of delivery, a delivery completion notice is transmitted to a shipper terminal used by the shipper. The home delivery reception terminal reads the shipper ID from a card equipped with the RFID, transmits the shipper ID to the shipper information management server, and outputs a list of destinations received from the shipper information management server. Enter the selected destination as the destination information,
Based on the received shipper ID, the shipper information management server retrieves a corresponding destination list from a shipper DB that stores delivery history information for each shipper ID, and receives the obtained list of destinations as the home delivery receipt. It transmits to a terminal. The delivery delivery acceptance system in any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. A delivery receipt terminal that has a scale for measuring the weight of a package and issues an invoice with RFID,
Input means for inputting shipper information and destination information;
A delivery fee calculation means for calculating a delivery fee based on the delivery information including the shipper information, the destination information, and the weight of the package measured and inputted by the scale;
A delivery receipt terminal with RFID, which writes the delivery information in an RFID and issues an invoice with the RFID. Transmitting / receiving means for transmitting the shipper information to a shipper information management server that allocates a shipper ID corresponding to the shipper information via a communication line, and receiving the shipper ID from the shipper information management server;
6. The home delivery acceptance terminal according to claim 5, further comprising: an RFID-added card issuing means for writing the received shipper ID in the RFID and issuing a card provided with the RFID. A shipper ID reading means for reading the shipper ID from a card equipped with the RFID and transmitting the shipper ID to the shipper information management server;
Display means for displaying a list of destinations corresponding to the shipper ID that has been retrieved and transmitted from the shipper DB storing delivery history information for each shipper ID based on the shipper ID in the shipper information management server;
7. The home delivery acceptance terminal according to claim 5, further comprising: a destination selection unit that inputs a destination that has been selectively input as the destination information. A delivery receipt program for issuing an invoice with RFID to a delivery receipt apparatus having a scale for measuring the weight of a load,
In the home delivery reception device,
Enter the shipper information and destination information,
Based on the delivery information including the shipper information, the destination information, and the weight of the package measured and input by the scale,
A delivery receipt program for causing the delivery information to be written in an RFID and issuing an invoice with the RFID. In the home delivery reception device,
The shipper information is transmitted to a shipper information management server that allocates a shipper ID corresponding to the shipper information via a communication line, and the shipper ID is received from the shipper information management server,
9. The home delivery acceptance program according to claim 8 for causing the received shipper ID to be written in an RFID and causing a card provided with the RFID to be issued. In the home delivery reception device,
The shipper ID is read from the card equipped with the RFID, and the shipper ID is transmitted to the shipper information management server.
The shipper information management server searches the shipper DB that stores the delivery history information for each shipper ID based on the shipper ID and displays a list of destinations corresponding to the shipper ID that has been transmitted,
10. The home delivery acceptance program according to claim 8 or 9, for executing execution of causing the selected destination to be inputted as the destination information.

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