JP2017066707A - Receiving box system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a receiving box system with high safety and reliability.SOLUTION: When a resident for whom goods have arrived in a receiving box approaches a resident area, a notification of the arrived goods is sent to a resident smartphone (step S56). When the resident inputs a proper code number or the like to the receiving box (step S60) and is authenticated as a proper recipient by face authentication (step S72), the resident can take the delivered goods out of the receiving box.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage box system, and more particularly to a storage box system that controls locking and unlocking of an electric lock of a storage box such as a delivery box or a mail box.

  In a housing complex such as an apartment, a storage box is provided in the entrance lobby and the like for a resident to indirectly receive a delivery delivered by mail or courier.

  Patent Document 1 proposes a system for notifying a resident who is a recipient by e-mail of such a storage box when there is arrival and a password necessary for taking out the delivery. ing.

JP 2001-175555 A

  However, if the delivery item can be taken out by inputting the personal identification number as in Patent Document 1, it is possible to take out by repeating the input while the third party changes the personal identification number, so safety and reliability are sufficient. There is a problem that is not.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a storage box system with high safety and reliability.

  In order to achieve the above object, a storage box system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of boxes for storing deliveries, and a recipient who receives the deliveries specifies a box in which the deliveries are stored. Thus, in the storage box system that enables the delivery items stored in the designated box to be taken out, when the portable terminal owned by the recipient approaches the installation location of the box, it is connected to the portable terminal by wireless communication, and the arrival is made. A notification means for notification, an authentication means for authenticating that the person who designated the box is a recipient, and a deliverable contained in the designated box when the authentication means authenticates the recipient. And a control means for making it impossible to take out the delivery contained in the designated box when the authentication means does not authenticate the recipient.

  According to this aspect, since it is suitably notified that the delivery recipient has arrived and authentication of whether or not the delivery recipient is an appropriate recipient is performed, a third party other than the appropriate recipient is received. It is possible to reliably prevent a person from taking out the delivery item from the storage box, thereby improving safety and reliability.

  In another aspect of the present invention, the control means registers in advance a password number required for taking out the delivery item from the box in which the delivery item is stored, and the password entered by the person who designated the box and the advance number. When the password registered in the box matches the password stored in the specified box and the password entered by the person who specified the box does not match the password registered in advance It is possible to make it impossible to take out the delivery items stored in the box designated in (1).

  In still another aspect of the present invention, the authentication unit may be configured to authenticate the recipient by face authentication.

  In still another aspect of the present invention, the notification means may be connected to the portable terminal by Bluetooth (registered trademark) standard wireless communication.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a storage box system with high safety and reliability.

Front view of a storage box to which the present invention is applied 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a storage box system 1 that controls the locking and unlocking of the storage box of FIG. The figure which showed the flow of the data for delivering a delivery thing between a visitor and a resident through a storage box Flow chart showing the procedure of operation or processing when a visitor delivers a delivery Flow chart showing procedure of operation or processing when resident receives delivery Block diagram showing the configuration for face authentication Flow chart showing face authentication procedure The figure which showed other forms of a control box FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a drawer portion that can be pulled out in the control box of FIG.

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

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a storage box to which the present invention is applied.

  The accommodation box 2 shown in the figure temporarily accommodates deliveries such as mail and parcels delivered by an outpatient such as a delivery company, etc., and the resident of the apartment houses the deliveries at a desired time. It is a box for receiving and is installed in the entrance lobby of apartment buildings.

  The storage box 2 mainly includes a plurality of delivery boxes 15, 15, 15,... That mainly store large-sized delivery items, and a plurality of mail boxes 16, 16 that mainly store small-sized mail items. ,... And a control box 14 equipped with a control device for controlling the locking and unlocking of the electric locks of the delivery box 15 and the mail box 16. The control box 14, the delivery box 15, and the mail box 16 are It is arranged side by side vertically and horizontally.

  In the present specification, the entire collection of boxes for storing deliveries such as the delivery box 15 and the mail box 16 is referred to as a storage box, and the individual boxes 15 and 16 are all referred to as a delivery box 15.

  In addition, the control box 14 may be obtained by adding a control device to the home delivery box 15 that accommodates a dedicated delivery item.

  Each delivery box 15 has a space for accommodating a delivery item inside, and has a door that can be opened and closed on the front surface or the back surface. The door can be locked and unlocked by locking the electric lock, and unlocked and unlocked by unlocking the electric lock.

  The control box 14 includes an operation panel 10A for displaying an operation screen for unlocking each delivery box 15 and performing an operation input. For example, a touch panel display is used as the operation panel 10A.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a storage box system 1 that controls the locking and unlocking of the storage box 2 of FIG.

  As shown in the figure, the storage box system 1 is mounted in the storage box 2 in a tablet terminal 10 such as a tablet PC mounted in the control box 14 and a main CPU board (control unit) 12, and in each delivery box 15. A box circuit 18 that is an electric circuit (solenoid, etc.) that constitutes an electric lock, etc., and a smartphone 20 owned by a foreigner (delivery person) such as a trader delivering the delivery or a resident (recipient) receiving the delivery; The management center 30 and the like for transferring data such as a personal identification number between an outpatient and a resident.

  The tablet terminal 10 has a plate-like shape integrally provided with a user interface such as a liquid crystal display as a display means and a touch panel as an input means in addition to the components contributing to the main functions as a computer such as a CPU and a memory. The touch panel type liquid crystal display is used as the operation panel 10 </ b> A in the control box 14.

  In addition, the tablet terminal 10 is commercially available or equivalent, and a commercially available tablet terminal generally includes a speaker (audio output mechanism), a microphone (audio input function), a camera ( Shooting function) and various communication functions. Communication functions include wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) and Bluetooth (registered trademark), which are short-range wireless communications, and NFC (Near field radio communication), which is a short-range wireless communication that has a shorter communicable distance than short-range wireless communications. And a function for connecting wirelessly to other devices in the vicinity.

  Note that in this specification, near-field wireless communication refers to near-field wireless communication having a communicable distance of about 10 cm, such as NFC.

  By using the tablet terminal 10 corresponding to such a commercially available product, it is possible to use the various functions as described above at a low cost and in comparison with the case of using industrial equipment.

  The main CPU board 12 (hereinafter referred to as the control unit 12) has a CPU and other peripheral circuits and has a main function as a computer. The main CPU board 12 is connected to the box circuit 18 of each delivery box 15 via a signal line. Controls the locking and unlocking of the electric lock on the door of the box 15.

  In addition, the control unit 12 is connected to the tablet terminal 10 so as to be able to perform wireless communication with, for example, Bluetooth, and controls the locking and unlocking based on information from the tablet terminal 10. By connecting the control unit 12 and the tablet terminal 10 by wireless communication, only the power cable is connected to the tablet terminal 10 as a wire, and wiring is simplified.

  The control unit 12 may be installed in a portion other than the control box 14.

  The smartphone 20 that is a mobile terminal is a form of a commercially available mobile phone, and is connected to be communicable with other devices by a mobile data communication function as a communication function. In addition, it has a function for wirelessly communicating with other devices nearby by Bluetooth, which is short-range wireless communication, NFC, which is close-range wireless communication, or the like.

  The smart phone 20 is used for an unlocking operation or the like by being wirelessly communicable with the tablet terminal 10 of the storage box 2 when a visitor delivers a delivery item or when a resident receives a delivery item. be able to.

  Here, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow of data for delivering a delivery item between a visitor and a resident through the storage box 2, and as shown in FIG. The smartphone 20 owned by the person is referred to as an outpatient smartphone 22, and the smartphone 20 owned by the resident is referred to as a resident smartphone 24.

  The management center 30 is connected to the smartphone 20 via a mobile data communication function or the like so as to be able to perform wireless communication. A visitor and a resident who use this system download and install a dedicated application from the management center 30 to the visitor smartphone 22 and the resident smartphone 24 that they own as shown in FIG. Information regarding the 24 owners is registered in the management center 30 in advance. The information regarding the owner indicates personal information such as a name as well as information for certifying that the employee is an employee of a specific delivery company in the case of the outpatient smartphone 22. In the case of the resident smartphone 24, personal information such as name and address (resident's apartment name, room number, etc.) is shown. This confirms that the owners of the outpatient smart phone 22 and the resident smart phone 24 are appropriate persons.

  The dedicated application can be downloaded from a predetermined homepage or the like by using a QR code or reading an NFC IC tag.

  In the following description, it is assumed that the dedicated application is appropriately activated when the smartphones 22 and 24 are used in the system.

  Hereinafter, when a visitor delivers a delivery using the storage box system 1 and when a resident receives a delivery, the visitor, the storage box 2 (the control unit 12 or the tablet terminal 10), a visitor smartphone 22, the procedure of the operation or process which each of the resident smart phone 24 and the management center 30 performs is demonstrated.

  First, an operation or processing procedure when a visitor delivers a delivery will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The foreign person who delivers the delivery item performs the panel operation (menu selection operation, etc.) in step S10 when depositing the delivery item in the storage box 2, and in step S12, the room number of the room to which the delivery item is delivered, the delivery The user enters the personal identification number necessary for taking out the item and the box number of the delivery box 15 that accommodates (deposits) the delivery item.

  Here, the panel operation and the input operation in step S10 and step S12 may be operations on the operation panel 10A of the tablet terminal 10 provided in the control box 14 of the storage box 2, or a visitor who has activated a dedicated application. Operation with respect to the operation panel (touch panel type display) of the smart phone 22 may be sufficient.

  Further, the box number of the delivery box 15 that accommodates the delivery item is selected from the box numbers of the unaccommodated delivery box 15 that accommodates nothing.

  In addition, the above room number and password will be referred to as delivery information below. Note that a box number may be included in the delivery information.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the password is determined by a visitor, but the tablet terminal 10 or the visitor smartphone 22 may automatically determine the password.

  Next, the tablet terminal 10 of the storage box 2 acquires the delivery information and the box number input in step S12 as step S14 (see FIG. 3). The tablet terminal 10 stores the delivery information acquired here in association with the box number.

  Here, when a visitor inputs delivery information and a box number from the tablet terminal 10, the tablet terminal 10 acquires those input information as it is. On the other hand, when the visitor inputs the delivery information and the box number from the visitor smartphone 22, the visitor smartphone 22 and the tablet terminal 10 are communicably connected by wireless communication such as Bluetooth or NFC, Information is acquired from the outpatient smartphone 22.

  In addition, when connecting the visitor smart phone 22 and the tablet terminal 10 so that communication is possible by proximity | contact wireless communication like NFC, the operation which brings the visitor smart phone 22 close to the tablet terminal 10 is required.

  Next, the tablet terminal 10 of the storage box 2 unlocks the door by unlocking the electric lock of the door in the delivery box 15 of the box number acquired in step S14 by an instruction to the control unit 12 in step S16, Open that door.

  Next, an outpatient accommodates a delivery in the delivery box 15 with the door opened as step S18, and closes the door as step S20. Thereby, the control part 12 of the storage box 2 locks the electric lock of the door as step S22, and validates a lock | rock.

  On the other hand, when the visitor inputs the delivery information and the box number in step S12, the visitor smartphone 22 transmits delivery information to the management center 30 as step S30, and the management center 30 sends the delivery information as step S32. Is received from the outpatient smartphone 22 (see FIG. 3).

  Here, when the outpatient inputs the delivery information from the tablet terminal 10 in step S12, the outpatient smartphone 22 and the tablet terminal 10 are communicably connected by wireless communication such as Bluetooth or NFC. The information is transferred from the tablet terminal 10 to the outpatient smartphone 22. Alternatively, the outpatient re-enters the delivery information into the outpatient smartphone 22. As a result, the delivery information can be transmitted from the outpatient smartphone 22 to the management center 30. On the other hand, when a visitor inputs delivery information from the visitor smartphone 22, the delivery information can be transmitted to the management center 30 as it is.

  Next, in Step S34, the management center 30 identifies the resident smartphone 24 owned by the resident of the room number from the registered information based on the room number information in the delivery information received in Step S32. Then, the delivery information is transmitted to the identified resident smartphone 24. The resident smartphone 24 receives the delivery information as step S36 (see FIG. 3). However, the room number is not necessarily required as the delivery information transmitted to the resident smartphone 24.

  Next, the resident smart phone 24 performs notification (display etc.) to the owner that there is arrival (delivery to the storage box 2) as step S38.

  The delivery information or the like can be directly transmitted from the outpatient smartphone 22 to the resident smartphone 24 by e-mail or the like without using the management center 30. It is also possible to notify a resident of a personal identification number or the like without going through a smartphone by means of an absence card or the like.

  Next, an operation or processing procedure when the resident receives the delivery will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When the resident approaches the resident area (the vicinity of the storage box 2) as step S50, when a delivery addressed to the resident is deposited, the resident smartphone 24 and the storage box are set as step S52 and step S54. The two tablet terminals 10 are automatically connected via Bluetooth. The resident smartphone 24 then notifies (displays, etc.) to the owner that there is an arrival at step S56.

  Since the resident smartphone 24 recognizes that there is arrival by acquiring delivery information from the management center 30, the Bluetooth connection with the tablet terminal 10 is an opportunity to notify arrival. However, information that there is arrival may be obtained from the tablet terminal 10.

  Next, when the resident takes out the delivery from the storage box 2, the panel is operated as step S58, and the delivery information acquired from the management center 30 or the like and the delivery are stored as step S60 ( Enter the box number of the delivery box 15 for picking up the delivery item.

  Here, the panel operation and the input operation in step S58 and step S60 may be operations on the operation panel 10A of the tablet terminal 10 provided in the control box 14 of the storage box 2, or a resident who has activated the dedicated application Operation with respect to the operation panel (touch panel type display) of the smart phone 24 may be sufficient.

  Further, the box number of the delivery box 15 in which the delivery item is accommodated is selected from the box numbers of the delivery box 15 in which the delivery item addressed to the resident of the input room number is accommodated. However, the accommodation box 2 may be automatically selected from the delivery information input by the resident, and the resident does not necessarily need to input the box number.

  Further, when the resident smartphone 24 receives the delivery information from the management center 30, it is not necessary to input the delivery information to the resident smartphone 24 again, and it is not always necessary for the resident to recognize the personal identification number. do not do.

  Next, the tablet terminal 10 of the storage box 2 acquires the delivery information and the box number input in step S60 as step S70 (see FIG. 3).

  Here, when a resident inputs delivery information and a box number from the tablet terminal 10, the tablet terminal 10 acquires those input information as it is. On the other hand, when the resident inputs the delivery information and the box number from the resident smart phone 24, the resident smart phone 24 and the tablet terminal 10 are communicably connected by wireless communication such as Bluetooth or NFC. Information is acquired from the resident smartphone 24.

  In addition, when connecting the resident smart phone 24 and the tablet terminal 10 so that communication is possible by proximity | contact wireless communication like NFC, operation which makes the resident smart phone 24 adjoin to the tablet terminal 10 is required.

  Next, in step S71, the tablet terminal 10 stores the delivery information stored in association with the box number obtained in step S70, and the delivery information obtained in step S14 of FIG. 4 and obtained in step S70. Check the delivery information. Here, it is assumed that the delivery information matches. However, if the delivery information does not match, an error display or the like is performed, and the electric lock on the door of the delivery box 15 is not unlocked thereafter.

  Next, in step S72, the tablet terminal 10 of the storage box 2 photographs the operator who is performing the panel operation in steps S58 and S60 with the camera, and performs face authentication. The face authentication will be described later. Here, it is assumed that the operator who performs the panel operation is authenticated by the face authentication as the resident of the room number input in step S60. However, if it is not authenticated, an error display or the like is performed and the electric lock on the door of the delivery box 15 is not unlocked thereafter.

  Next, the control part 12 of the storage box 2 unlocks the electric lock of the door in the delivery box 15 of the box number acquired in step S70 as step S74, invalidates the lock, and opens the door.

  Next, a resident takes out a delivery thing from the delivery box 15 which the door opened as step S76, and closes a door as step S78. Thereby, the control part 12 of the storage box 2 locks the electric lock of the door as step S80, and validates a lock | rock.

  As described above, since it is confirmed not only by a personal identification number but also by face authentication whether or not it is a proper recipient of the delivery, it is possible to prevent a situation where a third party other than the proper recipient takes out the delivery illegally. It is possible to improve safety and reliability.

  Next, the face authentication in step S72 will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration for carrying out face authentication, which is configured by the tablet terminal 10 and the control unit 12 of the storage box 2.

  As shown in the figure, the face authentication is performed by registering means 50 for registering the face image of the resident of each room number in advance, and the operator performing the panel operation in step S58 in FIG. The face image capturing means 52 that captures the face image of the person who has designated the delivery box 15 (box number) from which the object is taken out as a still image, the face image captured by the face image capturing means 52, and the registration means 50 When the face image of the registered resident is matched with the face image of the recipient who should receive the delivery, that is, the resident face image of the room number input in step S60 of FIG. The face authentication means 54 for authenticating the face image of the resident of the room number, and the face authentication means 54 accommodated in the delivery box 15 when the face image of the resident of the room number is authenticated. Delivery Allowing extraction, a control unit 56 for disabling taken out delivery items contained in the delivery box 15 when it is not authenticated as a resident of the face image of the aforementioned room number by the face authentication unit 54, and a.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a face authentication processing procedure.

  The tablet terminal 10 (face image capturing means 52) continuously shoots the subject on the operation panel 10A side with a camera (photographing means) mounted on the tablet terminal 10 or shoots it as a moving image, and shoots as step S100. It is determined whether or not there is a change in the subject image.

  And while determining with NO, determination of step S100 is repeated.

  Here, photographing with the tablet terminal 10 may be performed constantly, or may be performed only after the panel operation is performed in step S58 of FIG. 5 until the face authentication is completed.

  On the other hand, if it is determined as YES in step S100, a still image is captured (stored in the memory) as step S102. Note that step S100 and step S102 may be performed continuously during the following processing, and a still image may be captured and stored in the memory whenever the subject changes. Then, the following processing can be carried out one by one for each still image stored in the memory. Alternatively, a still image may be captured only when a person approaching the camera is detected.

  In this way, the memory capacity can be reduced by storing only the still image when the subject changes in the memory. However, it may be stored as a moving image. For example, a moving image from when a change in a subject is detected until when a change in the subject is not detected may be recorded.

  The image stored in the memory can be read and displayed, and can be used as a security image and an operation image, or as a history image.

  Even when the panel operation is performed in step S10 in FIG. 4, the face of the visitor may be recorded and stored by the same processing as in steps S100 and S102.

  Next, as step S104, the still image captured in step S102, when the panel operation is performed in step S58 of FIG. 5, that is, the delivery box 15 (box number) from which the delivery is to be taken out is designated. A face image is extracted from a still image at the time of being.

  Subsequently, in step S106, the tablet terminal 10 (face authentication unit 54) collates with the face image registered in advance by the registration unit 50 as a resident of the room number input in step S60 of FIG.

  In step S108, it is determined whether or not the face image of the resident registered in advance matches.

  When it determines with NO, it does not recognize as a resident, but repeats the process from step S100.

  On the other hand, when it determines with YES, as step S110, it authenticates that the face image | photographed with the camera is a resident's face of the room number input in step S60 of FIG.

  Only when the tablet terminal 10 and the control unit 12 (control unit 56) authenticate the face of the resident of the room number input in step S60 of FIG. 5 as in steps S72 and S74 of FIG. The electric lock of the door of the delivery box 15 of the designated box number is unlocked to disable the lock, and the delivery can be taken out by opening the door.

  In addition to the face authentication, the control means 56 confirms that the password registered in step S14 in FIG. 4 matches the password entered in step S60 as a condition for enabling delivery. As a condition.

  In addition, the registration unit 50 registers in advance a plurality of face images taken from different angles with respect to the resident's face of each room number, and the face authentication unit 54 extracts the face image extracted in step S104. Depending on the angle, a face image to be compared may be selected from a plurality of face images registered in the registration unit 50.

  Further, it may be authenticated that the face is the resident's face only when it is recognized that the still image for a plurality of frames taken in step S102 matches the registered resident's face image.

  As described above, in the above embodiment, instead of face authentication or by fingerprint authentication in combination with face authentication, it is authenticated that the operator performing the panel operation is a resident of the room number input in step S60. May be. In this case, a fingerprint authentication unit for detecting the fingerprint of the operator who is operating the panel is provided in the control box 14 (see FIG. 1) and connected to the control unit 12. The resident of each room number registers his / her fingerprint in the control unit 12 in advance using the fingerprint authentication unit.

  In the above embodiment, when the panel operation and the input operation are performed on the outpatient smartphone 22 and the resident smartphone 24 in steps S10 and S12 in FIG. 4 and steps S58 and S60 in FIG. The cost can be reduced by eliminating the terminal 10A (operation panel 10A).

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, for example, an NFC interface 80 for performing near field communication by NFC is provided in the control box 14 similar to FIG. 1, and is connected to the control unit 12. Accordingly, in step S14 of FIG. 4 and step S70 of FIG. 5, the visitor and the resident bring the visitor smartphone 22 and the resident smartphone 24 close to the NFC interface 80, so that the visitor smartphone 22 and the resident smartphone 24 The delivery information and the like can be acquired by the control unit 12 of the storage box 2.

  In the control box 14, the NFC interface 80 is provided in, for example, a pullout unit 82 that can be pulled out. When the drawer unit 82 is pulled out, a simple display unit 84 such as a 7-segment display as shown in FIG. For example, a simple input unit 86 composed of a plurality of switches may appear. However, the display unit 84 and the input unit 86 may be provided in a portion that is always exposed to the outside.

  Thereby, even a non-resident or a resident who does not own a smartphone can use the display unit 84 and the input unit 86 to perform the same operation as when a smartphone is owned.

  Note that the control box 14 provided with the NFC interface 80 or the like may be one of the delivery boxes 15 that can accommodate delivery items.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Storage box system, 2 ... Storage box, 10 ... Tablet terminal, 10A ... Operation panel, 12 ... Main CPU board (control part), 14 ... Control box, 15 ... Home delivery box, 16 ... Mail box, 20 ... Smartphone, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 22 ... Outpatient smart phone, 24 ... Resident smart phone, 30 ... Management center, 50 ... Registration means, 52 ... Face image taking means, 54 ... Face authentication means, 56 ... Control means, 80 ... NFC interface, 82 ... Lead-out part , 84 ... Display section, 86 ... Input section

Claims (4)

A container having a plurality of boxes for storing the deliverables, and a recipient who is to receive the deliverables can take out the deliverables contained in the designated box by designating the box in which the deliveries are accommodated. In the box system,
When the portable terminal owned by the recipient approaches the installation location of the box, it is connected to the portable terminal by wireless communication, and notification means for notifying arrival,
Authentication means for authenticating that the person who specified the box is the recipient;
When the authentication means authenticates the recipient, the delivery stored in the designated box can be taken out, and when the authentication means does not authenticate the recipient, the designation is made. A control means for making it impossible to take out the delivery contained in the box,
Containment box system with.   The control means pre-registers a password required for taking out the delivery from the box in which the delivery is accommodated, and registered in advance with the password entered by the person who designated the box. When the personal identification number matches, the delivery stored in the designated box can be taken out, and the personal identification number entered by the person who designated the box does not match the personal identification number registered in advance. 2. The storage box system according to claim 1, wherein a delivery stored in a specified box is made unusable.   The storage box system according to claim 1, wherein the authentication unit authenticates the recipient by face authentication.   4. The storage box system according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit is connected to the portable terminal by wireless communication based on a Bluetooth (registered trademark) standard.

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