TWI742748B - Storage system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

A storage system includes a locker control device, a remote server, and a portable electronic device. After the remote server receives a storage reservation request from the portable electronic device, the remote server, based on a stored appointment schedule and the reservation usage period included in the storage reservation request, selects a storage number which corresponds to the reservation schedule in the reservation usage period as the unused storage number, and generates and transmits a storage reservation information to the portable electronic device. The locker control device obtains the reservation serial number of the storage reservation information and the storage number when the portable electronic device is close to it. And after determining that the current time falls in the reservation usage period, the locker control device switches the electronic lock corresponding to the selected storage number to the unlocked state.

Description

Storage system and method

The invention relates to a storage system, in particular to a storage system involving wireless communication.

Most of the current smart lockers need to be connected to the network to obtain the locker-related data from the management server. However, after being connected to the network, they are vulnerable to remote malicious attacks, which may cause security concerns.

Therefore, how to improve the existing smart lockers becomes the subject of the present invention.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a storage system that can solve at least one of the above-mentioned prior art problems.

Therefore, the storage system provided by the present invention is suitable for a storage cabinet including a plurality of storage compartments, and includes a storage cabinet control device, a remote server and a portable electronic device. The locker control device is electrically connected to the portable electronic device through a communication network, and includes an input unit, a plurality of electronic locks respectively provided in the lockers, and a control device electrically connected to the input unit and the electronic locks Unit, the control unit can respectively control the electronic locks to switch to the locked state or the unlocked state. The remote server stores Multiple shelf numbers corresponding to the shelf, and multiple appointment schedules corresponding to the shelf numbers and the shelf, each appointment schedule indicates that the corresponding shelf is reserved for use And unused time slots.

After the remote server receives a shelf reservation request from the portable electronic device that is related to a user identification data and includes a reserved usage period, the remote server performs the reservation according to the shelf reservation request Use time period and the appointment schedules, select the corresponding appointment schedule for the shelf number that is not reserved for use during the appointment use time period, and generate a shelf appointment data, the shelf appointment data includes the use of the appointment The time period and the selected shelf number; the remote server transmits the reserved use time period of the shelf reservation data and the selected shelf number to the portable electronic device; the locker control device is in the When the portable electronic device is adjacent to it, the control unit obtains the reserved use period and the selected shelf number of the shelf reservation data from the portable electronic device through the input unit, and determines the current time After falling within the time period indicated by the reserved use time period, the control unit of the locker control device controls the electronic lock set in the storage compartment corresponding to the selected storage compartment number to switch to an unlocked state.

In other implementation aspects, the storage compartment reservation request received by the remote server further includes a picker identification data; the storage cabinet control device generates a used-up instruction corresponding to the selected storage compartment number, the The completed use indication indicates that the storage compartment corresponding to the selected storage compartment number has been used up, and when the portable electric When the child device is close to it, send the completed use instruction to the portable electronic device, so that the portable electronic device sends the completed use instruction to the remote server, and obtains the instruction from the portable electronic device After the use instruction, switch the electronic lock to the locked state; after the remote server receives the use completion instruction from the portable electronic device, according to the selected compartment number corresponding to the use completion instruction , Generating and transmitting a pick-up message related to the storage compartment reservation request to a terminal electronic device corresponding to the pick-up person identification data.

In other implementations, the shelf reservation data generated by the remote server further includes a reservation data generation time indicating the time when the shelf reservation data is generated; the locker control device is determining whether the current time is down. Before the time period indicated by the reserved use time period, the locker control device determines whether the time difference between the current time and the time indicated by the reservation data generation time does not exceed a preset length of time; when the locker control device determines After the time difference between the current time and the time indicated by the reservation data generation time does not exceed the preset length of time, the locker control device determines whether the current time falls within the time period indicated by the reserved use time period.

In other embodiments, the input unit of the locker control device includes a code reading module. After the remote server generates the shelf reservation data, it also generates a shelf control barcode based on the reserved use period of the shelf appointment data and the selected shelf number, and transmits the shelf control barcode Give the portable electronic device. The remote server sends the shelf control barcode to the In a portable electronic device mode, the reserved use period of the storage compartment reservation data and the selected storage compartment number are transmitted to the portable electronic device. The storage cabinet control device reads the storage control barcode displayed by the portable electronic device through the barcode reading module when the portable electronic device is adjacent to it, so as to obtain the storage reservation data The reserved use period and the selected shelf number.

In other embodiments, the locker control device receives the storage reservation data from the portable electronic device through Bluetooth technology when the portable electronic device is adjacent to it, so as to obtain the storage reservation The reserved use period of the data and the selected shelf number.

In other embodiments, the locker control device receives the storage compartment reservation data from the portable electronic device through the near field communication technology when the portable electronic device is adjacent to it, so as to obtain the storage compartment The reserved use period of the reservation data and the selected shelf number.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a storage method, the storage method is executed by a storage system, the storage system is suitable for a storage cabinet including a plurality of storage compartments, and the storage system includes a storage The cabinet control device includes a remote server and a portable electronic device. The locker control device includes an input unit, a plurality of electronic locks respectively arranged in the lockers, and electrically connected to the input unit and the electronic locks. A control unit capable of respectively controlling the electronic lock, the remote server is electrically connected to the portable electronic device through a communication network and stores a plurality of compartment codes corresponding to the compartments respectively The number and multiple corresponding to the shelf numbers and the appointment schedules of the shelf, each appointment schedule indicates the corresponding time slot for the shelf to be used and not to be used.

The storage method includes: after the remote server receives a storage compartment reservation request from the portable electronic device that is related to a user identification data and includes a reserved use period, the remote server according to the storage The reserved use time period and the reservation schedules of the grid reservation request, select the corresponding reservation schedule in the reserved use time period as the shelf number that is not reserved for use, and generate a shelf reservation data, the storage grid The reservation information includes the reserved use period and the selected shelf number.

The remote server transmits the reserved use period of the shelf reservation data and the selected shelf number to the portable electronic device.

When the locker control device is adjacent to the portable electronic device, the control unit obtains the reserved usage period and the selected storage slot number from the portable electronic device's storage compartment reservation data through the input unit , And determine whether the current time falls within the time period indicated by the reserved use time period.

When the locker control device determines that the current time falls within the time period indicated by the reserved use period, the control unit of the locker control device controls the electronic device set in the storage compartment corresponding to the selected storage compartment number. The lock switches to the unlocked state.

The effect of the present invention is that the storage system of the present invention generates the storage reservation data by the remote server according to the stored reservation schedules and the storage reservation request from the portable electronic device, and The storage compartment reservation data is sent to the storage cabinet control device through the portable electronic device, so that the storage cabinet control device can control the electronic lock set in the storage compartment corresponding to the selected storage compartment number to switch to unlock In this way, the locker control device does not need to be connected to the network, and does not need to store user-related data, thereby avoiding remote malicious attacks, so it can indeed achieve the purpose of the invention.

10: Locker control device

11: Input unit

111: Barcode reading module

12: Electronic lock

13: Control unit

14: display unit

20: remote server

30: Portable electronic devices

200: Communication network

S1~S6: steps

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiment with reference to the drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hardware connection relationship of an embodiment of the storage system of the present invention; and FIG. 2 is the implementation Example executes a flow chart of a storage method.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same numbers.

Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of the storage system of the present invention is applicable to a storage cabinet (not shown) containing a plurality of storage compartments.

The storage system includes a locker control device 10 and a remote server 20 And a portable electronic device 30.

The portable electronic device 30 is, for example, but not limited to, a smart phone or a tablet computer. The storage cabinet is for example placed in a public place, and each storage compartment is used for temporary or short-term storage of objects.

The locker control device 10 includes an input unit 11, a plurality of electronic locks 12 respectively arranged in the lockers, a control unit 13 electrically connected to the input unit 11 and the electronic locks 12, and electrically connected to the control unit A display unit 14 of the unit. The control unit 13 can respectively control the electronic locks 12 to switch to the locked state or the unlocked state.

In this embodiment, the input unit 11 includes a code reading module 111 (for example, a barcode scanner). In other embodiments, the input unit 11 may also include a Bluetooth module (Bluetooth, not shown) or a near-field communication module (NFC, Near-Field Communication, not shown).

More specifically, each compartment includes a compartment body (not shown) and an automatic door assembly (not shown). The control unit 13 can control one of the electronic locks 12 to be unlocked or The locked state can open or close the corresponding one of the automatic door assemblies.

The remote server 20 is, for example, a server that manages the locker, and is electrically connected to the portable electronic device 30 through a communication network 200 (for example, the Internet), and stores a plurality of items corresponding to the storage cabinets. The shelf number of the grid, and multiple corresponding to the shelf number and the appointment schedule of the shelf, each appointment schedule instruction Shows the time period when the corresponding shelf is reserved for use and when it is not used.

For example, each reservation schedule indicates, for example, the time period during which the corresponding shelf is not reserved for use in the next two weeks, but it is not limited to the above.

1 and FIG. 2, the following describes the steps of a storage method implemented in this embodiment.

Referring to step S1, after the remote server 20 receives a shelf reservation request from the portable electronic device 30 that is related to a user identification data and includes a reserved usage period, the remote server 20 responds to the The reserved use time period and the reservation schedules of the storage space reservation request, select the corresponding reservation schedule in the reserved use time period as the storage space number that is not reserved for use, and generate a storage space reservation data, the storage The grid reservation data includes the reserved use period, a reservation data generation time indicating the time when the shelf reservation data is generated, and the selected shelf number.

More specifically, the portable electronic device 30 is operated by a user, and the user identification data is, for example, but not limited to, the user's employee number, date of birth, and mobile phone number. The reserved use time period indicates the time period during which the user intends to use the locker (for example, 5:00-6:00 next Monday morning). The remote server 20 then selects an appointment schedule from the appointment schedules that indicates that there is no appointment to use next Monday morning from 5:00 to 6:00 am according to the reserved use period included in the storage compartment reservation request. Process, so as to generate the reservation data of the storage compartment.

Furthermore, the remote server 20 is generating the inventory reservation data It will use a pre-set encryption mechanism for encryption, so that the reservation data of the storage compartment cannot be stolen. Then step S2 is executed.

Referring to step S2, after generating the shelf reservation data, the remote server 20 generates a shelf control based on the reserved use period of the shelf reservation data, the time when the reservation data is generated, and the selected shelf number A barcode (for example, but not limited to QR Code or Bar Code), and the storage compartment control barcode is sent to the portable electronic device 30, and the remote server 20 transmits the storage compartment control barcode to the portable electronic device 30. In the manner of the portable electronic device 30, the reserved use period of the storage reservation data, the generation time of the reservation data, and the selected storage number are sent to the portable electronic device 30. Then step S3 is executed.

Referring to step S3, the locker control device 10 reads the display of the portable electronic device 30 through the barcode reading module 111 included in the control unit 13 when the portable electronic device 30 is adjacent to it. The storage compartment controls the bar code method to obtain the reservation information of the storage compartment.

In other embodiments, the remote server 20 may directly send the storage compartment reservation data to the portable electronic device 30, and the portable electronic device 30 will use Bluetooth technology or near field communication technology to transfer The storage compartment reservation data is transmitted to the storage cabinet control device 10. Then step S4 is executed.

Referring to step S4, after the locker control device 10 obtains the storage compartment reservation data, the storage cabinet control device 10 will first decrypt the storage compartment reservation data. Then, it is determined whether the time difference between the current time and the time indicated by the time when the reservation data is generated does not exceed a preset time length (for example, 1 minute).

Referring to step S5, when the locker control device 10 determines that the time difference between the current time and the time indicated by the time when the reservation data is generated does not exceed the preset length of time, the locker control device 10 determines whether the current time falls within The time period indicated by the reserved use time period.

That is to say, the usage time limit of the storage compartment reservation data is only five minutes. If the storage cabinet control device 10 receives the storage compartment reservation data five minutes after the storage compartment reservation data is generated, the storage cabinet control device 10 will determine that the storage compartment reservation data is invalid to prevent the storage compartment reservation data from being distributed and poor control problems.

When the locker control device 10 determines that the current time falls within the time period indicated by the reserved use time period, it then executes step S6, if not, it ends this procedure.

Referring to step S6, after the locker control device 10 determines that the current time falls within the time period indicated by the reserved use period, the control unit 13 of the locker control device 10 controls the storage corresponding to the selected storage compartment number The electronic lock 12 set by the grid is switched to the unlocked state.

Furthermore, the purpose of judging whether the current time falls within the reserved time period is to, if the storage compartment reservation data or the storage compartment control barcode is stolen, However, since the thief does not know the reserved usage time period, it is not easy for the thief to successfully control the corresponding electronic lock 12 to be switched to the unlocked state by the storage compartment reservation data or the storage compartment control barcode, thereby preventing The thief opens the corresponding automatic door assembly.

In another implementation aspect of this embodiment, the storage compartment reservation request received by the remote server 20 further includes identification data corresponding to a picker-pickup person, and the picker identification data is, for example, but not It is limited to a phone number corresponding to a terminal electronic device (not shown) to which a picker belongs.

The user can make an appointment through the aforementioned steps S1 to S6 and open a storage compartment to put the items in, and close the automatic door assembly after the items are placed. At this time, the locker control device 10 will correspond to The electronic lock 12 is switched to the locked state, and before the locker control device 10 switches the electronic lock 12 to the locked state, a usage completion instruction corresponding to the selected compartment number is generated, and the usage completion instruction indicates The compartment corresponding to the selected compartment number has been used up, and when the portable electronic device 30 is adjacent to it, the completed use instruction is sent to the portable electronic device 30 for the portable electronic device 30 The electronic device 30 transmits the use completion instruction to the remote server 20, and when the locker control device 10 confirms that the use completion instruction has been transmitted to the portable electronic device 30, the electronic lock 12 is switched To the locked state.

More specifically, the locker control device 10 displays a used-up bar code corresponding to the used-up instruction through the display unit 14 for the portable electronic device Set 30 to scan to get the end of use indication. The above method is only an example, and is not limited to the above.

After the remote server 20 receives the completed use instruction from the portable electronic device 30, it generates and transmits a reservation request related to the storage compartment according to the selected storage compartment number corresponding to the use completion instruction. The pick-up message gives the terminal electronic device corresponding to the pick-up person’s identification data.

Upon receiving the pick-up message, the terminal electronic device can generate and send a pick-up request to the remote server 20 according to the storage compartment reservation request related to the pick-up message, and then perform similar steps to the aforementioned step S1 Go to S6 to enable the locker control device 10 to open the corresponding storage compartment for the picker to take out the items.

In summary, the storage system of the present invention generates the storage reservation data by the remote server 20 according to the stored reservation schedules and the storage reservation request from the portable electronic device 30, And through the portable electronic device 30, the storage compartment reservation data is transmitted to the storage cabinet control device 10, so that the storage cabinet control device 10 can control the electronic device set in the storage compartment corresponding to the selected storage compartment number. The lock 12 is switched to the unlocked state. In this way, the locker control device 10 does not need to be connected to the Internet, and does not need to store user-related data, thereby avoiding remote malicious attacks, so it can indeed achieve the cost of the invention. Purpose.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and should not be used to limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. Any application for patent scope and patent specification according to the present invention Simple equivalent changes and modifications made to the content are still within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

10: Locker control device

11: Input unit

111: Barcode reading module

12: Electronic lock

13: Control unit

14: display unit

20: remote server

30: Portable electronic devices

200: Communication network

Claims (12)

A storage system is suitable for a storage cabinet including a plurality of storage compartments. The storage system includes: a portable electronic device; a storage cabinet control device including an input unit and a plurality of storage cabinets respectively arranged in the storage cabinets The electronic lock and a control unit electrically connected to the input unit and the electronic locks, the control unit can respectively control the electronic locks to switch to the locked state or the unlocked state; and a remote server, which is electrically connected through a communication network The portable electronic device stores a plurality of compartment numbers respectively corresponding to the compartments, and a plurality of appointment schedules corresponding to the compartment numbers and the compartments, each appointment schedule Indicate the corresponding time period that the storage compartment is reserved for use and not reserved for use; the remote server receives a storage compartment from the portable electronic device that is related to a user identification data and includes a reserved use time period After the reservation request, the remote server selects the corresponding shelf number in the reserved use time slot according to the reserved usage time period and the reservation schedules of the shelf reservation request , And generate a shelf reservation data, the shelf reservation data includes the reserved use time period and the selected shelf number; the remote server for the shelf reservation data for the reserved use time period and the selected shelf The grid number is transmitted to the portable electronic device; when the locker control device is adjacent to the portable electronic device, the locker control device obtains data from the portable electronic device through the input unit The reserved use period of the storage compartment reservation data of the electronic device and the selected storage compartment number, and after judging that the current time falls within the period indicated by the reserved use period, the control unit of the storage cabinet control device The electronic lock set in the storage compartment corresponding to the selected storage compartment number is controlled to switch to the unlocked state; the storage cabinet control device switches the corresponding electronic lock to the locked state. The storage system according to claim 1, wherein the storage compartment reservation request received by the remote server further includes a picker identification data; before the storage cabinet control device switches the electronic lock to the locked state, it generates A used-up instruction corresponding to the selected shelf number, the used-up instruction indicates that the shelf corresponding to the selected shelf number has been used up, and when the portable electronic device is adjacent to it, Send the completed use instruction to the portable electronic device for the portable electronic device to send the completed use instruction to the remote server, and after the portable electronic device obtains the completed use instruction, send The electronic lock is switched to the locked state; after the remote server receives the completed use instruction from the portable electronic device, it generates and transmits the related information according to the selected compartment number corresponding to the completed use instruction The storage compartment reservation requests a pick-up message to a terminal electronic device corresponding to the pick-up person’s identification data. The storage system according to claim 1, wherein the storage reservation data generated by the remote server further includes an instruction to generate the storage reservation data A reservation data generation time of the time of the material; the locker control device determines whether the current time falls before the time period indicated by the reserved use period, the locker control device determines the current time and the time indicated by the reservation data generation time Whether the time difference between is not more than a preset time length; when the locker control device determines that the time difference between the current time and the time indicated by the appointment data generation time does not exceed the preset time length, the locker controls The device determines whether the current time falls within the period indicated by the reserved use period. The storage system according to claim 1, wherein the input unit of the storage cabinet control device includes a code reading module; after the remote server generates the storage compartment reservation data, it also responds according to the storage compartment The reserved usage period of the reservation data and the selected shelf number generate a shelf control barcode, and send the shelf control barcode to the portable electronic device; the remote server is controlled by the shelf The bar code is sent to the portable electronic device, so that the reserved usage period of the shelf reservation data and the selected shelf number are sent to the portable electronic device; the locker control device is in the portable electronic device When a portable electronic device is adjacent to it, the barcode reading module is used to read the storage compartment control barcode displayed by the portable electronic device to obtain the reserved use period of the storage compartment reservation data and the selected The number of the compartment. The storage system according to claim 1, wherein the locker control device is When the portable electronic device is adjacent to it, it receives the storage reservation data from the portable electronic device through Bluetooth technology to obtain the reserved use time period of the storage reservation data and the selected storage compartment serial number. The storage system according to claim 1, wherein the locker control device receives the storage compartment reservation data from the portable electronic device through near field communication technology when the portable electronic device is adjacent to it , To obtain the reserved use period of the shelf reservation data and the selected shelf number. A storage method is executed by a storage system, the storage system is suitable for electrically connecting a portable electronic device and a storage cabinet including a plurality of storage compartments, and the storage system includes a storage cabinet control device and A remote server, the locker control device includes an input unit, a plurality of electronic locks respectively arranged in the lockers, and a control unit electrically connected to the input unit and the electronic locks and capable of controlling the electronic locks respectively , The remote server stores multiple shelf numbers corresponding to the shelf numbers, and multiple appointment schedules corresponding to the shelf numbers and the shelves, and each appointment schedule indicates Corresponding to the time period when the storage compartment is reserved for use and not used; the storage method includes: the remote server receives from the portable electronic device and is related to a user identification data and includes a reserved use period After a shelf reservation request for the shelf, the remote server selects the corresponding appointment schedule as the one that has not been reserved for use in the reserved use time slot according to the reserved use time period of the storage space reservation request and the appointment schedules The number of the compartment, And generate a shelf reservation data, the shelf reservation data includes the reserved use time period and the selected shelf number; the remote server for the shelf reservation data for the reserved use time period and the selected shelf The serial number is sent to the portable electronic device; when the locker control device is adjacent to the portable electronic device, the locker control device obtains the storage compartment reservation data from the portable electronic device through the input unit The reserved use period and the selected compartment number, and determine whether the current time falls within the period indicated by the reserved use period; when the locker control device determines that the current time falls within the period indicated by the reserved use period , The control unit of the storage cabinet control device controls the electronic lock set in the storage compartment corresponding to the selected storage compartment number to switch to the unlocked state; the storage cabinet control device switches the corresponding electronic lock to the locked state . The storage method according to claim 7, wherein the storage compartment reservation request received by the remote server further includes a picker identification data; the storage method further includes: the storage cabinet control device locks the electronic lock After switching to the unlocked state, and before the electronic lock is switched to the locked state, a completed instruction corresponding to the selected compartment number is generated, and the completed use instruction indicates the corresponding to the selected compartment number The compartment has been used up, and when the portable electronic device is adjacent to it, the use completion instruction is sent to the portable electronic device for the portable electronic device to transmit the use completion instruction to the remote wait Server, and after the portable electronic device obtains the use completion instruction, switch the electronic lock to the locked state; and after the remote server receives the use completion instruction from the portable electronic device, according to The selected compartment number corresponding to the used instruction generates and transmits a pick-up message related to the compartment reservation request to a terminal electronic device corresponding to the picker identification data. The storage method according to claim 7, wherein the storage compartment reservation data generated by the remote server further includes a reservation data generation time indicating the time when the storage compartment reservation data is generated; the storage cabinet control device Before judging whether the current time falls within the time period indicated by the reserved use period, the locker control device judges whether the time difference between the current time and the time indicated by the time when the reservation data is generated does not exceed a preset length of time; After the locker control device determines that the time difference between the current time and the time indicated by the reservation data generation time does not exceed the preset length of time, the locker control device determines whether the current time falls within the time period indicated by the reserved use period . The storage method according to claim 7, wherein the input unit of the locker control device includes a code reading module; after the remote server generates the storage space reservation data, it also performs the storage according to the storage space The reserved use period of the reservation data and the selected storage compartment number generate a storage compartment control barcode, and transmit the storage compartment control barcode to the portable electronic device; The remote server sends the storage compartment control barcode to the portable electronic device to transmit the reserved usage period of the storage compartment reservation data and the selected compartment number to the portable electronic device. Electronic device; when the portable electronic device is adjacent to the locker control device, the way of reading the storage compartment control barcode displayed by the portable electronic device through the barcode reading module to obtain the storage The reserved usage period of the grid reservation data and the selected storage grid number. The storage method according to claim 7, wherein the locker control device receives the storage compartment reservation data from the portable electronic device through Bluetooth technology when the portable electronic device is adjacent to it, To obtain the reserved usage period of the shelf reservation data and the selected shelf number. The storage method according to claim 7, wherein the locker control device receives the storage compartment reservation data from the portable electronic device through near field communication technology when the portable electronic device is adjacent to it , To obtain the reserved use period of the shelf reservation data and the selected shelf number.

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