TW201528165A - Commodity transaction method for use with storage cabinet and storage cabinet system - Google Patents

Abstract

A commodity transaction method for use with a storage cabinet is provided, in which an electronic device is connected, via the Internet, to a commodity transaction platform and completes a transaction of a commodity and acquires commodity pickup information; the commodity transaction platform providing the commodity and the commodity pickup information to a commodity management and logistic side to have the commodity deposited in a cabinet space of a storage cabinet so that after a code is set for a code lock of the cabinet space, the commodity pickup information and the number of the cabinet space and the code are supplied to an information service machine; the information service machine, upon receiving the pickup information entered by a user, providing the number and the code of the cabinet space corresponding to the pickup information to allow the user to unlock the code lock of the cabinet space according to the number and code in order to access the commodity deposited in the cabinet space.

Description

Commodity trading method and locker system applied to lockers

The invention relates to a commodity trading method and system, in particular to a commodity trading method and a locker system applied to a locker.

With the increase of Internet users, it is normal for online shopping opportunities to have a fever, set up websites or use online shopping platforms to expand market access. And how to allow consumers in A to order goods through the online shopping platform, the goods can be transported to a locker in B (or A) for storage, and another consumer of B (or A) (or the same consumer) self-service to receive the goods stored in the locker is the focus of the present invention.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a merchandise transaction method for a locker that allows a consumer to pick up a self-service pickup of a locker at a designated location.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a locker system that can provide a counter number of an item and an unlock code thereof according to a pickup data.

Accordingly, the present invention relates to a commodity transaction method for a locker, wherein the locker has a plurality of counters, and each counter has a password The method includes: (A) an electronic device connected to a commodity trading platform via the Internet, and completing a transaction of the commodity on the commodity trading platform according to a user operation, and obtaining a pickup data; B) the commodity trading platform provides the commodity and the pick-up information to a commodity management and logistics terminal, so that the commodity is stored in a counter of the locker, and a password is set in the lock of the counter; wherein The password is provided by one of the commodity trading platform and the commodity management and logistics terminal; (C) one of the commodity trading platform and the commodity management and logistics terminal, the pick-up information and the number of the counter and The password is transmitted to an information server via the Internet; and (D) when the information server receives the pickup data input by the user, it provides the number of the counter corresponding to the pickup data and The password allows the user to unlock the lock of the counter based on the number and password to obtain the goods stored in the counter.

Preferably, in step (B), the code lock is electrically coupled to a computer system of the locker, and the password is input by the code lock and recorded in the computer system.

Preferably, the commodity transaction method of the application locker further comprises the step (E): the computer system of the locker determines that a password inputting the password lock matches the recorded password, ie, the password is released Corresponding the password lock of the counter and notifying the information server, so that after receiving the notification, the information server returns an opened information of the counter to the commodity management and logistics terminal via the Internet.

Or, preferably, the commodity transaction method of the application locker further comprises the step (E): the computer system of the locker determines to input the password lock When the password of the password matches the recorded password, the password lock of the counter corresponding to the password is released, and an opened information of the counter is returned to the commodity management and logistics terminal via the Internet.

Preferably, the password is presented in one of a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode, and the password lock includes a code scanner that reads the image of the one-dimensional barcode or the two-dimensional barcode to decode the password.

Preferably, the storage cabinet is a temperature-controlled storage cabinet, and the computer system controls the internal temperature of each cabinet of the storage cabinet according to the control instruction of the commodity management and logistics end.

Preferably, the electronic device is a personal computer, a tablet computer, a number of assistants or a smart mobile phone connectable to the Internet.

Preferably, the electronic device is the information server.

Preferably, the pickup data includes at least a unique identification code or shipping serial number of the commodity.

In addition, the present invention provides a locker system that communicates with a merchandise management and logistics terminal via an internet, and includes a locker and an information server. The locker has a plurality of counters, each of which has a password lock, and can store a commodity and set a password for the commodity management and logistics end. The information server provides a number of a counter of the locker corresponding to the pick-up information and a password of the lock for releasing the lock box according to the input pick-up information.

Preferably, the locker further comprises a computer system for managing the use status of the counters, and the lock of each counter is electrically connected to the computer system. Coupling, and the password is input by the password lock and recorded in the computer system, and the computer system determines that a password inputting the password lock matches the recorded password, that is, the cabinet corresponding to the password is released. Bit lock, and determine that the counter is open.

Preferably, after the computer system determines that the counter is in the opened state, the information server is notified, and after receiving the notification, the information server will return an opened information of the counter through the Internet. Give the goods management and logistics.

Alternatively, preferably, after the computer system determines that the counter is in the opened state, the computer system returns an opened information of the counter to the commodity management and logistics terminal via the Internet.

Preferably, the password is presented in one of a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode, and the password lock includes a code scanner that reads the image of the one-dimensional barcode or the two-dimensional barcode to decode the password.

Preferably, the storage cabinet is a temperature-controlled storage cabinet, and the computer system controls the internal temperature of each cabinet of the storage cabinet according to the control instruction of the commodity management and logistics end.

Preferably, the locker further includes a common entrance and exit and a transport mechanism to and from the common entrance and exit and the cabinet, and the transport mechanism will according to the number and password of the counter provided by the computer system. The commodity placed at the common entrance and exit is transported to the counter and stored in the counter, or the merchandise stored in the counter is taken out and transported to the common entrance.

The invention allows the user to go online through the commodity trading platform The transaction obtains a pickup data, and the goods purchased by the user are sent to a designated locker in a counter for storage, so that the user inputs the pick-up information into an information server. The counter number of the locker storing the merchandise and the password of the lock of the lock can be obtained, and the goods stored in the locker are obtained accordingly.

1‧‧‧ lockers

2‧‧‧Commodity Trading Platform

3‧‧‧Electronic devices

4‧‧‧Commodity management and logistics

5‧‧‧Information Service Machine

10‧‧‧ counters

11‧‧‧ computer system

12‧‧‧ number

13‧‧‧ password lock

A, B‧‧‧ users

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Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the embodiments of the present invention, wherein: FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 2 shows the storage cabinets, electronic devices, information service machines, commodity trading platforms, commodity management and logistics terminals used in the implementation of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , it is a main flowchart of a preferred embodiment of the commodity transaction method of the present invention applied to a locker, and as shown in FIG. 2 , the locker 1 has a plurality of counters 10 and a management The computer system 11 of the use state of the cabinet 10, and each cabinet 10 has a number 12 and a code lock 13 electrically coupled to the computer system 11. Moreover, the computer system 11 can monitor whether there are items in the counters 10 to determine the usage status of each of the cabinets 10.

The method of this embodiment is as shown in step S1 of FIG. 1. First, a commodity trading platform 2 is provided on a website in the Internet 100, so that a user A, for example, located in the ground, can pass through an electronic device 3. E.g A personal computer, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a smart mobile phone is connected to the commodity trading platform 2 via the Internet 100, and the user A can purchase the electronic device 3 and purchase it on the commodity trading platform 2. a product X, and select a pickup location of the merchandise X, that is, the location of the locker 1 storing the merchandise X, such as the land, and the pick-up time, to complete the transaction process of the merchandise X, and in the transaction process User A can choose to complete the payment online, pay when picking up, or other available payment methods.

Of course, the user can also purchase a plurality of products at a time on the commodity trading platform 2 and select (set) different pick-up locations and pick-up times for each product, or purchase multiple identical products and select (set) them. Goods are distributed to different pick-up locations and pick-up times in different quantities or in the same quantity.

When the transaction process is completed, the commodity trading platform 2 provides (transmits) a pickup data corresponding to the item X to the electronic device 3 of the user A. The pickup data includes at least the picking location selected by the user A, a unique identification code or shipping serial number of the purchased product X, and whether the payment information has been paid. Therefore, the user A can forward the pickup data 100 to the user B located in the B via the Internet via the electronic device 3. In addition, the pickup data may also include the pick-up time selected (set) by the user A.

Then, when the online transaction is completed, as shown in step S2 of FIG. 1, the commodity trading platform 2 provides the commodity X (via the physical path) and its pickup data (via the physical channel or the Internet 100) to a commodity management and logistics terminal. 4, the goods X are transported to the picking location selected by the user A, that is, the land, and stored in the counter of the unloaded goods of the locker 1 of the pick-up location, for example The counter 10 of the number NO101 is set (input) by the logistician at the password lock 13 of the counter 10 of the number NO101 (input) by a password (pre-generated) provided by one of the commodity trading platform 2 and the commodity management and logistics terminal 4. To lock the cabinet 10. And the password is stored in the locker 1 computer system 11. In addition, the password when the logistics personnel opens the counter 10 may be a preset password or a universal password provided by one of the commodity trading platform 2 and the commodity management and logistics terminal 4 (in this embodiment, the commodity trading platform 2 is taken as an example). Or the password of the counter 10 of the above setting number NO101.

Then, the logistics personnel can return the message that the product X has been stored in the NO101 counter 10 of the designated locker 1 through a handheld communication device (not shown), such as a tablet computer, an iPAD, a smart mobile phone, or the like. For commodity management and logistics 4 . Moreover, the computer system 11 of the locker 1 can communicate with the merchandise management and logistics terminal 4 via the Internet 100. Therefore, when the computer system 11 of the locker 1 receives the password corresponding to the NO101 counter, it determines that the NO101 counter 10 has an item stored therein, and returns a used information (and its password) of the NO101 counter 10. To the merchandise management and logistics terminal 4 (and the commodity trading platform 2), the merchandise management and logistics terminal 4 can update the merchandise shipment status and the counter of the locker 1 according to the information returned by the logistics personnel and the locker 1 The usage status, for example, updates the usage status of the NO101 counter 10 of the locker to "in use" and records its password and the like.

Of course, this embodiment can also let all the cabinets 10 share a password lock 13, as long as the number of the cabinet 10 is input before the password is input.

Next, after the merchandise management and logistics terminal 4 (or the commodity trading platform 2) confirms that the merchandise X has been stored in the locker 1, as in step S3 of FIG. The merchandise management and logistics terminal 4 (or commodity trading platform 2) transmits the pickup data and the number NO101 of the counter 10 storing the merchandise X and its password via the Internet 100 to an information service located near the locker 1. Machine 5, the so-called KIOSK (or multimedia information service station or self-service station, etc.), can be located beside the locker 1 or in a general convenience store, and the information server 5 can be wired or wireless ( The network mode communicates with the computer system 11 of the locker 1, so that the information server 5 and the locker 1 can together form a locker system.

Therefore, as shown in step S4 of FIG. 1, when the user B located in the land B receives the pickup data from the user A of the land A, the user B can input the pickup data in the information service machine 5 of the land B. The information server 5 provides (displays or prints) the number NO101 and the password of the counter 10 of the locker 1 corresponding to the pick-up data to the user B according to the pick-up information, and causes the user B to The counter number NO101 and the password are used to cancel the code lock 13 of the counter 10 of the number NO101, and the item X stored in the counter 10 is obtained. In this way, the efficacy and purpose of self-service pickup of the locker for the consumer to a designated place can be achieved.

In addition, the above password may also be presented in one of a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode, that is, the information server 5 can display a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode containing a password to the consumer, and the consumer can take the one-dimensional image on the mobile phone. Bar code or 2D barcode storage. The password lock 13 further includes a code scanner (not shown), which can read the image of the one-dimensional barcode or the two-dimensional barcode displayed by the consumer mobile phone, to decode and obtain the password, and then transmit the password to the computer system 11 .

Moreover, in step S4, when the computer system 11 of the locker 1 determines that a password for entering the code lock 13 matches the password of the recorded number NO101 counter 10, the code lock 13 of the number NO101 counter 10 is released. And it is determined that the counter 10 is opened to notify the information server 5, after receiving the notification, the information server 5 will transmit an opened information of the number NO101 counter 10 to the commodity management and logistics terminal through the Internet 100. The commodity management and logistics terminal 4 can determine that the merchandise X has been picked up, and update the merchandise shipment status and the usage status of the cabinet 11 of the locker 1, for example, the usage status of the NO101 counter 10 of the locker. Updated to "Unused" and deleted its password, etc., and can further report the information on the commodity trading platform 2 that the product X has been picked up.

Alternatively, after the computer system 11 of the locker 1 determines that the NO101 counter 10 is turned on, it can directly transmit back an open information of the NO101 counter 10 to the commodity management and logistics terminal 4 through the Internet 100, and manage the merchandise and The logistics end 4 can determine that the merchandise X has been taken away, and correspondingly update the merchandise shipment state and the use state of the NO101 counter 10 of the locker 1.

It is worth mentioning that the above-mentioned A and B can be the same place or region, and User A and User B can also be the same person, and the electronic device 3 can also be the information server 5, that is, use Alternatively, the information service machine 5 can directly access the goods provided (sold) by the commodity trading platform 2, and after the transaction is completed, the information of the goods can be obtained directly from the information server 5.

In addition, the locker 1 of the embodiment may also be a temperature controlled storage. The cabinet, that is, the computer system 11, can regulate the internal temperature of each cabinet 10 so that the items stored in the cabinet 10 are optimally stored. Moreover, the computer system 11 can adjust the internal temperature of each of the cabinets 10 of the locker 1 according to the control commands transmitted from the commodity management and the logistics terminal 4.

Furthermore, the locker 1 can be further designed to have a mechanism similar to a three-dimensional parking tower, that is, the locker 1 can be further provided with a common entrance and exit and a transport mechanism to and from the common entrance and exit and the cabinet 10. And the transporting mechanism transports the goods placed at the common entrance and exit to the counter 10 according to the number and password of a certain counter 10 provided by the computer system 11, and deposits the same into the counter 10, or the counter The goods stored in 10 are taken out and transported to the common entrance and exit.

In summary, the above embodiment provides a commodity trading platform 2 for the user to obtain a pickup data by online transaction, and provides a commodity management and logistics terminal 4 to deliver the purchased product to the designated storage. A counter 10 of the cabinet 1 is stored, so that when the user inputs the pick-up information into the information server 5, the cabinet number of the locker storing the merchandise and the password of the password lock can be obtained, and the storage is obtained according to the The goods in the locker achieve the efficacy and purpose of the present invention.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the patent application scope and patent specification content of the present invention, All remain within the scope of the invention patent.

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Claims (16)

A merchandise transaction method for applying a locker, the locker having a plurality of counters, and each counter having a password lock, the method comprising: (A) an electronic device connected to a commodity trading platform via the Internet; And according to the operation of a user, completing a transaction of the commodity on the commodity trading platform, and obtaining a pickup data; (B) the commodity trading platform provides the commodity and the pickup information to a commodity management and logistics terminal, so that Depositing the product in a counter of the locker, and setting a password in the lock of the counter, wherein the password is provided by one of the commodity trading platform and the commodity management and logistics terminal; (C) The commodity trading platform and one of the commodity management and logistics terminals, the pickup data and the number of the counter and the password are transmitted to an information server via the Internet; and (D) when the information service machine receives When the user picks up the pickup data, it provides the number and password of the counter corresponding to the pickup data, and allows the user to unlock the lock of the counter according to the number and password to obtain the deposit in the counter. Provider in the counter . The merchandise transaction method of the application locker according to claim 1, wherein in step (B), the password lock is electrically coupled to a computer system of the locker, and the password is input and recorded by the password lock. In the computer system. The merchandise transaction method of the application locker according to claim 2, further comprising the step (E): the computer system of the locker determines the input of the password lock When the password matches the recorded password, the password lock of the counter corresponding to the password is released, and the information server is notified to enable the information server to return the cabinet through the Internet after receiving the notification. A bit of information has been opened to the merchandise management and logistics side. The merchandise transaction method of the application locker according to claim 2, further comprising the step (E): the computer system of the locker determines that a password inputting the password lock matches the recorded password, The password lock of the counter corresponding to the password, and returning an opened information of the counter to the commodity management and logistics terminal via the Internet. The merchandise transaction method of the application locker according to claim 2, wherein the locker is a temperature control locker, and the computer system correspondingly controls the locker according to the control instruction of the commodity management and the logistics end The internal temperature of each counter. The merchandise transaction method of the application locker according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a personal computer, a tablet computer, a number of assistants or a smart mobile phone connectable to the Internet. The merchandise transaction method of the application locker according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is the information server. The merchandise transaction method of the application locker according to claim 1, wherein the pickup data includes at least a unique identification code or a shipping serial number of the merchandise. The merchandise transaction method of the application locker according to claim 1, wherein the password is presented in one of a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode, and the password lock includes a code scanner that reads the one-dimensional barcode Or the image of the 2D barcode to obtain the password from the decoding. A locker system communicates with a commodity management and logistics terminal via an internet, and includes: a locker having a plurality of counters, each locker having a password lock, and being available for management and logistics of the commodity Storing a product and setting a password; and an information server providing a number of a counter of the locker corresponding to the pick-up information and a password for releasing the counter according to the received pick-up information The password for the lock. The locker system of claim 9, wherein the locker further includes a computer system for managing the use status of the counters, and the lock of each counter is electrically coupled to the computer system, and the The password is input by the password lock and recorded in the computer system, and the computer system determines that the password input to the password lock matches the recorded password, that is, the password lock of the counter corresponding to the password is released. And determine that the counter is in an open state. The locker system of claim 10, wherein the computer system notifies the information server after the cabinet system determines that the cabinet is in the opened state, and the information server receives the notification and then returns via the Internet. Passing an open message of the counter to the merchandise management and logistics terminal. The locker system of claim 10, wherein the computer system determines that the counter is in the opened state, that is, returns an opened information of the counter to the commodity management and logistics terminal via the Internet. The locker system of claim 10, wherein the locker is a temperature-controlled locker, and the computer system is based on the merchandise management and logistics The control command corresponds to the internal temperature of each cabinet of the locker. The locker system of claim 10, wherein the locker further comprises a common access and a transport mechanism to and from the common entrance and exit, and the transport mechanism is provided according to the computer system The number and password of the counter are transported to the counter at the common entrance and exit and stored in the counter, or the merchandise stored in the counter is taken out and transported to the common entrance. The locker system of claim 10, wherein the password is presented in one of a one-dimensional barcode or a two-dimensional barcode, and the password lock includes a code scanner that reads the one-dimensional barcode or two-dimensional barcode The image is decoded to obtain the password.