JP2005213020A - Delivery management method - Google Patents

Abstract

【Task】
The purpose is to accurately authenticate the recipient at the time of delivery and to prevent fraud such as embezzlement of the deliverer.
[Solution]
The sales office terminal 511 generates a hash value from the delivery information of the delivery item, and generates two electronic tally A1150 and electronic tally B1160 based on the hash value. Electronic tally A1150 and email version number. Is stored in the barcode A303 and transmitted to the recipient's mobile phone 301 by a delivery guidance mail. Further, the electronic tally B1160 is stored in the barcode B203, and is printed and delivered to the delivery slip 202 of the delivery using the barcode printer 512. The recipient reads the electronic tally A1150 and the electronic tally B1160 by using the bar code reader 530 by using the deliverer mobile phone 402, synthesizes the read electronic tally A1150 and the electronic tally B1160, and decrypts the hash value. Restore.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for authenticating a recipient in delivery of a delivery. In particular, the present invention relates to a delivery management method and apparatus, a recipient authentication method and apparatus, and a person authentication method and apparatus suitable when the receiver or the recipient owns a mobile phone.

In delivery operations such as registered mail and home delivery, delivery items are delivered by the delivery person receiving the recipient's seal or signature. For example, Patent Document 1 has an example in which electronic signature information is distributed to each house, and the electronic signature information is sent to a delivery person to obtain a receipt certificate. However, it does not guarantee that the received delivery is an accurate delivery. An example in which electronic tally is used for personal authentication at the time of delivery is described in Patent Document 2, but no specific delivery system is mentioned.

JP 2003-196350 A

JP 2001-331450 A

  In the prior art, as described above, in delivery operations such as registered mail and home delivery, identity verification is performed by the recipient's seal or signature. In this method, there is a possibility that the delivery will be delivered even if the person who received the delivery address is not a valid recipient. In addition, there is a possibility that the delivery person misappropriates the delivery by improperly stamping or signing the seal.

  As described above, the conventional method has a problem in that the identity verification of the recipient is inferior, and there is a possibility that the illegal delivery person or the illegal delivery of the delivery item by the illegal recipient may occur.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for a delivery person to deliver a legitimate delivery to a legitimate recipient.

  Therefore, in the present invention, the delivery information related to the delivery item is divided into two, the first electronic tally and the second electronic tally are generated, and identity verification is performed using this.

  The present invention generates electronic tally from the hash value of the delivery information in delivery such as registered mail or home delivery, stores one in the barcode in the delivery slip of the delivery, and sends the other to the recipient's mobile phone. At the time of delivery, they are combined and decrypted with the public key, and checked to see if they match the original hash value. If the verification results match, the delivery is delivered as a valid recipient. If they do not match, it is determined that the recipient is not a valid recipient and the delivery is not delivered. Since the electronic tally is generated from the delivery information at the sales office by public key cryptography, it is impossible for the recipient or the deliverer to forge the electronic tally.

  In addition, since the collation is performed at the sales office, it is possible not only to prevent the receipt of the delivery by the illegal recipient but also to prevent the delivery person from embezzling. Therefore, it is possible to deliver a legitimate delivery to a legitimate recipient by using the electronic tally.

  Further, when the recipient is absent, the electronic delivery tally is transmitted to the substitute recipient recognized by the recipient, so that the legitimate delivery can be delivered to the legitimate substitute recipient.

  The bar code in this specification is a code representing information that can be read mechanically, and includes a two-dimensional bar code. Further, the present invention includes using a magnetic medium for storing information, an IC tag (card), etc. in addition to the barcode. The delivery includes receipt of goods by mail (including registered mail), home delivery, internet shopping, catalog shopping and the like.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to realize authentication of a recipient in a delivery.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 shows the flow of information / objects in the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows the processing in each apparatus in a sequence diagram. First, the processing flow of the present embodiment will be briefly described with reference to FIG. First, the client 101 brings a delivery item to the courier sales office (including a convenience store such as a convenience store) 102 and requests delivery. In the delivery request, the delivery information such as the address of the recipient is presented to the sales office as usual (1). Here, more preferably, the address of a recipient terminal such as a cellular phone of the recipient 105 is included. Next, the barcode A indicating the contents of the electronic tally A into which the delivery information is divided is transmitted to the recipient terminal (2). Then, a public key for each branch office is transmitted to the delivery person terminal of the delivery person 104 who performs the delivery work (3). Then, the delivery person 104 actually carries out the delivery work (4). Here, a barcode B (or a storage medium) in which electronic tally B is stored is attached to the delivery as a slip. Then, the delivery person 104 brings the delivery item to the recipient 105. At this time, the bar code A is presented from the recipient 105 (5). Then, the delivery person 104 creates a hash value based on the barcode A and the barcode B of the delivery and sends it to the sales office 102 (6). Then, the sales office 102 performs collation based on the hash value and transmits the result to the delivery person 104 (7). If the collation result is valid, the delivery item is delivered to the recipient 105 (8).

  Details of the information processing of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. 4 and 5, the sales office terminal 511 has a version number of the barcode A303. And electronic tally A1150 and electronic tally B1160 are generated based on the delivery information. Generated version No. The barcode A303 and the barcode B203 are generated from the electronic tally A1150 and the electronic tally B1160, and the barcode A303 is transmitted by e-mail to the recipient's mobile phone 301 via the communication network 103. The barcode B 203 is printed on the delivery slip 202 using the barcode printer 512.

  At the address of the recipient, the delivery person mobile phone 402 connected to the barcode reader 530 reads the electronic tally B1160 in the barcode B 203 of the delivery slip 202 and displays the barcode A 303 displayed on the recipient mobile phone 301. Version No. Read the electronic tally A1150. The deliverer mobile phone 402 restores the hash value from the electronic tally A1150 and the electronic tally B1160, and the version number. And the hash value are transmitted to the sales office terminal 511 via the communication network 103. The sales office terminal 511 has a version no. Then, the hash value is collated, and the collation result is transmitted to the delivery person mobile phone 402 via the communication network 103. If the delivery result is OK, the delivery person delivers the delivery to the recipient.

  FIG. 10 shows a flowchart when the business office terminal 511 generates the electronic tally A1150 and B1160. First, a hash value is generated from the delivery information (step 1001). Next, the hash value is encrypted with a secret key to generate signature data (step 1002). Then, the signature data is divided into two to generate an electronic tally A1150 and an electronic tally B1160 (step 1003). In FIG. 11, the flow of generation of the electronic tally A1150 and the electronic tally B1160 is shown using numerical examples.

  FIG. 13 shows a flowchart when the deliverer mobile phone 402 restores the hash value. First, the electronic tally A1150 and the electronic tally B1160 are combined to restore the signature data (step 1301). Next, the signature data is decrypted with the public key transmitted from the sales office terminal 511, and the hash value is restored (step 1302). In FIG. 14, the flow of hash value restoration is shown using numerical examples.

  6 to 9 show the means of each device. The sales office terminal 511 includes e-mail transmission / reception means, version number. Generation means, key pair generation / storage means, hash value generation means, signature data generation means, electronic tally generation means, barcode generation means, version number. It has collation means and hash value collation means. The barcode printer 512 has a delivery slip 202 creation means. The recipient's mobile phone 301 has e-mail transmission / reception means and screen display means for barcode A303. The deliverer mobile phone 402 has e-mail transmission / reception means, public key storage means, signature data restoration means, and hash value restoration means. The bar code reader 530 has bar code reading means.

  FIG. 12 shows a data table of data handled by the sales office terminal 511. In the sales office terminal 511, the delivery information, version No. , Hash value, secret key, public key, signature data, electronic tally A1150, electronic tally B1160, barcode A, barcode B data. The delivery information is the order number. , Delivery designation date and time, recipient address, recipient name, client name, and product name. Barcode A is electronic tally A1150, version no. Consists of The barcode B is composed of delivery information and electronic tally B1160.

FIG. 15 shows a data table of data handled by the deliverer mobile phone 402. In the delivery person mobile phone 402, the electronic tally A1150, the electronic tally B1160, the version number. Handles signature data, public key, hash value, and verification result data.
FIG. 3 shows a display example of the bar code A 303 on the recipient's mobile phone 301. A barcode A303 is displayed on the mobile screen together with the delivery guidance.
FIG. 2 shows a display example of the barcode B 203 in the delivery slip 202. A barcode B 203 is printed in the delivery slip 202.

  In the above-described embodiment, the bar code is transmitted to the recipient by e-mail, but it is also possible to send a postcard on which the bar code is described instead. It is also possible to use a PDA instead of a mobile phone.

  Furthermore, although the barcode is used as the recording medium for storing the electronic tally, the present invention can be similarly used by using another electronic medium such as an IC tag (card) instead of the barcode.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to accurately authenticate the recipient by collating the two electronic tally on the delivery item side and the recipient's mobile phone side. Can also prevent fraud such as embezzlement.

  The present invention makes it possible to authenticate recipients of deliverables using a computer.

It is a figure of the flow of information and things in the present invention. It is a figure of the delivery slip affixed on a delivery thing. It is a figure of the delivery guidance mail transmitted to a receiver's mobile telephone. It is a sequence diagram of processing of each device in the present invention. It is a block diagram of the apparatus in this invention. It is a means possessed by the sales office terminal. This is a means possessed by the bar code printer. This is a means possessed by the recipient's mobile phone. It is a means possessed by the delivery person's mobile phone and bar code reader. It is a flowchart of the electronic tally generation in a sales office terminal. It is a flow of electronic tally generation with a numerical example. It is a data table of the data handled in a sales office terminal. It is a flowchart of hash value restoration in a delivery person's mobile phone. It is a flow of hash value restoration with a numerical example. It is a data table of the data handled in a delivery person's mobile telephone.

Explanation of symbols

202 Delivery slip 203 Barcode B
301 Recipient mobile phone 303 Barcode A
401 Sales office system 402 Delivery person mobile phone 511 Sales office terminal 512 Bar code printer 530 Bar code reader 1150 Electronic tally A
1160 Electronic Tally B

Claims (4)

In a delivery management method that performs recipient authentication in delivery of deliveries,
A delivery server that manages delivery of the delivery items,
Accept a delivery request including delivery information that is information about the delivery;
Generating signature data corresponding to the delivery information using a predetermined secret key;
Dividing the signature data to generate a first electronic tally and a second electronic tally,
Create version information that identifies the signature data, the first electronic tally and the second electronic tally,
The version information, the signature data, and the second electronic tally are associated with each other and stored in a medium,
Sending the first electronic tally and the version information to a recipient terminal used by the recipient;
Receiving the version information and the first tally transmitted from the recipient terminal via the delivery terminal used by the delivery person at the time of delivery of the delivery,
The signature data is decrypted by combining the second electronic tally corresponding to the received version information and the transmitted first tally stored in the storage medium,
Comparing the decrypted signature data with the signature data stored in the storage medium;
Sending the comparison result to the delivery terminal,
A delivery management method capable of authenticating that the recipient is a valid recipient based on the transmitted comparison result. In the delivery management method according to claim 1,
The delivery server generates a hash value from the delivery information,
A delivery management method, wherein signature data is generated for the generated hash value using the secret key. In the delivery management method according to claim 1 or 2,
A delivery management method comprising: transmitting a first electronic tally and the version information to the recipient terminal in a barcode format. In the delivery management method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The delivery management method, wherein the storage medium is attached to the delivery.

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