EP3438941A1 - Casier autonome avec serrure synchronisée, système et procédure de distribution et de collecte de marchandises associées audit casier - Google Patents
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- E-commerce is being increasingly used by the general population for purchasing a wide variety of products.
- products are first selected through web pages or mobile applications, for example, and after making the corresponding payment, a courier company transports the purchased product from a shop or warehouse to the address or collection point indicated by the buyer.
- lockers prepared for installation in common areas, such as hallways of residential buildings, in order to allow receiving products in the absence of the buyer, are available today.
- These lockers usually have an electronic lock connected to a processing center through an external network, such as for example, the Internet or a mobile telephony network.
- the processing center can synchronize the opening code of the lock of each particular locker every time a package is received.
- the processing center establishes a specific first opening code in a particular locker of the block of lockers, and at the same time sends said first opening code to a delivery staff of the courier company, for example.
- the delivery staff can therefore open the locker in question to deliver the product.
- the processing center communicates with the locker to change the opening code, and then sends the new code to the buyer who can therefore collect the product at a time that is the most convenient to them.
- the present invention is considered as a solution to these problems, as a result of a novel locker the closure mechanism of which, in addition to being autonomous with respect to external communications, allows keeping the processes of assigning access codes to delivery staff and buyers independent, thereby increasing the security conditions of the service with respect to the known techniques.
- the present invention solves the mentioned problems of the state of the art as a result of a new configuration of the lock of a locker which does not require an external data connection. Furthermore, the locker of the invention is a much safer / more secure alternative compared to that of the earlier systems, since it completely eliminates the risk of the person delivering the good and of any other third parties accessing the data of the locker buyer, or preventing the buyer from accessing the delivered products as a result of an assignation error.
- a second aspect of the invention relates to a system for the delivery and collection of goods comprising at least:
- a third aspect of the invention relates to a method of operating an autonomous locker with a synchronized lock, where the locker comprises a door closed by means of an electronic lock provided with a keypad for inputting codes, storage means and processing means.
- This method generally comprises the following steps:
- This method therefore determines a specific sequence for changing the opening code of the locker according to a known, predetermined algorithm. Therefore, by externally reproducing in a parallel manner the algorithm for changing the opening codes, it is possible to know which code is valid in the lock at any given time.
- a control center which lacks connection with the locker but knows the sequence for changing the codes will know which code is active at any given time in the locker, and can therefore send the first code and the second code, respectively, to a delivery staff who will leave the good in the locker and to a buyer who will collect it.
- the sending of the opening codes can be performed according to any known means, such as a specific mobile application, web page, SMS, or any other means, for example.
- a locker system for e-commerce can thus be operated without requiring the lockers to have an external connection.
- the storage means store two or more sets of codes, the codes of said sets being related with one another by using one or more sort criteria assigned in the set of codes, or through the generation seed itself, for example.
- each set of codes must include a large enough number of codes so as to allow using different codes for each delivery process for a relatively long time period.
- An application for managing the locker of the invention informs, at a suitable moment, the buyer of the particular code from the set of codes which now constitutes the active code. So, when the buyer inputs said new particular code through the keypad of the locker, the lock opens. The buyer collects the good and closes the door of the locker. At the moment in which the door of the locker closes, the active code of the lock automatically changes again, said particular code from the set of codes again becoming any established new code belonging to one of the defined sets of codes. The locker thereby returns to the initial situation, ready for the delivery of a new product.
- the method further comprises opening the lock when a master code is input through the keypad, without affecting the code of the lock that is active at that moment.
- the master code therefore allows accessing the locker regardless of what the active code at that particular moment is. It is a code envisaged for use by the operators of the system in the case of repair works, loss of the current active code, etc.
- the use of the master code does not alter the sequence of the method for operating the locker. In other words, if, when inputting the master code, the active code was a particular code from one of the sets of codes, after opening the locker with the master code, the active code will still be said particular code from the mentioned set of codes.
- the method further comprises opening the lock when the master code is input through the keypad, and returning subsequently to the first step of establishing all the codes from one or more of the sets of codes used as the active codes of the lock.
- the user delivery staff or buyer
- the operation method will continue to be in the initial state in which all the codes from said set, or from another one of the sets if it has been pre-established as such, are active.
- Figure 1 shows a schematic view of a block of lockers according to the present invention formed by a plurality of lockers (1), preferably of different shapes and sizes.
- the arrangement of lockers (1) of different shapes and sizes allows providing space for the users to manage products of different volume. Therefore, in each delivery process, an operator of the system can assign a locker (1) with a suitable volume for the product in question, for example, large lockers (1) for bulky products, such as suits from the dry cleaners and the like, and smaller lockers (1) for products such as bread or the like.
- Each of these lockers (1) has a door (11) the opening of which is controlled by means of an electronic lock (12).
- the doors (11), or other significant regions of the lockers (1) are preferably externally identified (for example, by means of alphanumeric codes, QR- or BIDI-type labels, images, barcodes, etc.), such that the users can easily identify the locker assigned to them for the collection of products, both visually and by means of a mobile reader for reading said codes or labels, for example.
- Said reader can be, for example, a tablet- or smart phone-type device equipped with reading and processing means for identifying the mentioned codes.
- FIG 2 schematically shows the internal configuration of an electronic lock (12) according to the invention which comprises, as can be seen, at least one keypad (121) and storage means (122) for storing information associated with the opening codes generated by the lock (12).
- the keypad (121) is configured for inputting the opening codes of the door (11) which can be used by different users (preferably including both delivery staff and buyers).
- the storage means (122) store at least one set (A) of opening codes.
- Said storage can comprise, for example, a closed list of opening codes, but can also comprise other similar sources, such as one or more seeds for generating said codes by means of corresponding generation algorithms.
- Said algorithms are in turn implemented in processing means (123) equipped in the lock (12), which can adopt different hardware/software combinations or the like, associated with the storage means (122) of the lock (12) and the keypad (121).
- the processing means (123) of the lock (12) are adapted and configured for identifying when the door (11) of the locker (1) is open or closed, and also for automatically assigning to the lock (12) a new opening code within the set (A), when the door (11) undergoes a change in "open/closed" state (i.e., the lock (12) goes from being open to being closed, or from being closed to being open). Said assignation will be done by means of an opening code selection algorithm implemented in the processing means (123). It is therefore possible, for example, to automatically assign a new opening code to the lock (12) after the delivery staff has accessed the locker (1) (by means of a prior opening code, different from the new one) and placed the corresponding product in said locker.
- the processing means (123) will identify the change in state (from being closed to being open, upon opening the door (11), or from being open to being closed, upon closing the door) and assign a new opening code to the lock (12), either by selecting it from the set (A) of codes contained in the storage means (122), or generating a new code from the corresponding seed stored in the mentioned set (A). Therefore, once the delivery staff placed the product in the locker (1), the opening code will change to a new code which the buyer must use to again open the door (11) and collect their product.
- the opening code will change again, to be used by the delivery staff to perform subsequent delivery to the locker (11).
- the locker (1) therefore remains in the initial situation, ready for a new delivery process.
- the storage means (122) can additionally store the "used" or “not used” situation of each of the codes of the set (A), and also one or more bypass codes and/or master codes for use, for example, if the delivery staff or buyers forget their opening code.
- the storage means (122) can also comprise one or more additional sets of opening codes, where the corresponding codes thereof are related through one or more sort criteria assigned in the set of codes, or through the generation seed itself.
- This embodiment may have additional advantages when there is need to differentiate, for example, the opening codes used by the buyers from those used by the delivery staff where different sets are assigned to the latter.
- the active code of the server (2) will preferably be synchronized with the active code of the locker (1), such that said code can be communicated to the users (3, 3') of the system (i.e., delivery staff or buyers) from the server (2), by means of one or more terminals (4, 4') (for example, computers or tablet- or smart phone-type mobile devices) connected to said server (2) through a communication network (5).
- the server (2) can therefore inform the different users (3, 3') of which opening code is active at any given time, in a manner synchronized with the lock (12) of the locker (1).
- the users (3, 3') will be required to provide a confirmation of the delivery or collection to the server (2) through the terminals (4, 4'), such that the server can update its processing means (22) with a new opening code for use in the subsequent delivery/collection by the corresponding user (3, 3').
- This new user will thus be informed of the new applicable code corresponding to the selection with respect to the set (A) of codes that are stored and synchronized with the active code of the locker (1).
- the lock (12) can also emit a sound, such as a beep, for example, identifying the opening. If the delivery staff gets the code wrong and inputs one that does not coincide with one of the active codes, the lock (12) remains closed and emits a sound, such as two beeps, for example, identifying the input of an incorrect code.
- a sound such as a beep
- the lock (12) can also emit a sound, such as a beep, for example, identifying the opening.
- a sound such as a beep
- the input of any other code different from the new active code will not cause the lock (12) to open. For example, if the buyer gets the code wrong and inputs a code that does not coincide with the new active code, the lock (12) will remain closed and emit a sound, such as two beeps, for example, identifying the input of an incorrect code.
- this diagram of changing the active code of the lock (12) can be reproduced in parallel by the application for managing lockers (1) via remote server (2). To that end, it is sufficient for the latter to know set (A) (and, optionally, the additional sets of codes and the relation thereof with set (A), if they are used).
- the system of the invention can therefore manage the dynamic selection and communication of opening codes for the users (3, 3') in a comprehensive manner and in the absence of any connection whatsoever with the lockers (1).
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| EP17382543.1A EP3438941A1 (fr) | 2017-08-03 | 2017-08-03 | Casier autonome avec serrure synchronisée, système et procédure de distribution et de collecte de marchandises associées audit casier |
| PCT/EP2018/071192 WO2019025616A1 (fr) | 2017-08-03 | 2018-08-03 | Casier autonome à verrou synchronisé, système et procédé de livraison et de collecte de biens associés audit casier |
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