Method and device for determining a delivery and / or collection position

Abstract

A method, carried out by a portable user device (100), for determining a delivery position for delivering a shipment to a vehicle (304) and / or for determining a pickup position for picking up a shipment from a vehicle (304) in order to spatially restrict access to the vehicle (304) for a deliverer, and wherein the method comprises: - Providing (501) an activatable user interface (401) for determining the delivery and / or collection position, - detecting (502), by one or more positioning means of the portable user device (100), a position of the portable user device (100) when the user interface (401) is activated, and - Communicating (504) a piece of delivery and / or pickup position information associated with the detected position from the portable user device (100) to a delivery service device (200) for generating and / or selecting (603) access authorization information by the delivery service device (200), at least partially as a function of the delivery and / or pickup position information, wherein the delivery and / or pickup position information comprises a position indication and / or coordinate indication of the detected position for the delivery of the shipment to the vehicle (304) and / or for the pickup of the shipment from the vehicle (304) and an identifier assignable to the delivery and / or pickup of the shipment, wherein the access authorization information authorizes access for the delivery to the vehicle (304), and wherein the access authorization information has a limited spatial validity.

Description

Field of InterestExemplary embodiments of the invention relate to a method for defining a delivery and / or pickup position, to a method for communicating a delivery and / or pickup position, to a computer program, to a user device, to a delivery service device, and to a system.BackgroundThe delivery of a shipment to a mobile shipment receiving device by placing the shipment in the shipment receiving device is a very convenient delivery form for the shipment receiver, since the shipment receiver does not have to receive the shipment personally. An example of a mobile shipment pick-up device is a vehicle of the shipment receiver. For example, the shipment can be delivered to the vehicle of the shipment recipient parked in an enterprise parking space during the working time of the shipment recipient. However, the delivery position of the vehicle must be communicated to the delivery agent in advance. This significantly limits the flexibility and comfort of this delivery form, since the shipment recipient is bound to the previously communicated delivery position and cannot park the vehicle at another position.The prior art is described by the publications DE 10 2011 018 901 A1, DE 10 2011 089 496 A1, JP 2006-206 225 A, US 2014 / 0 180 959 A1, DE 10 2011 084 282 A1 and DE 10 2013 200 430 A1.Summary of Some Exemplary Embodiments of the InventionThe present invention has therefore for its object inter alia to overcome these problems.According to the invention, a first method is disclosed, the first method comprising:providing, by a user device, an activatable user interface for defining a delivery and / or pickup position,detecting a position of the user device when the user interface is activated; andcommunicating delivery and / or pickup position information associated with the detected position from the user device to a delivery service device.For example, the first method is a method for defining a delivery and / or pickup position, for example a method for defining a delivery position for delivery of a shipment (e.g. into a mobile shipment pickup device such as a vehicle) and / or for defining a pickup position for pickup of a shipment (e.g. from a mobile shipment pickup device such as a vehicle). For example, the first method is performed at least partially by the user device and / or by respective means of the user device.According to the invention, a user device is disclosed comprising:means adapted for executing and / or controlling the first method or respective means for executing and / or controlling the steps of the first method (e.g. all steps not executed by a user).For example, the means of the user device according to the invention are configured to execute and / or control the first method or its steps (e.g. apart from the steps executed by a user). One or more of the steps of the first method may also be carried out and / or controlled by the same means. For example, one or more of the means of the user device may be formed at least partially by one or more processors.For example, the user device according to the invention comprises at least one processor and at least one memory which contains program code, wherein the memory and the program code are configured to cause the user device with the at least one processor to execute and / or control at least the first method. In this case, either all steps of the first method can be controlled, or all steps of the first method can be carried out, or one or more steps can be controlled and one or more steps can be carried out.A processor is to be understood as meaning, for example, a control unit, a microprocessor, a microcontroller such as a microcontroller, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a field-programmable gate array (FPGA).For example, the user device according to the invention is a portable user device. For example, the user device according to the invention is a user device such as a mobile telephone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a media player (e.g. an iPod), a navigation device (e.g. a navigation device for a vehicle, e.g. a fixedly installed navigation device of a vehicle or a portable navigation device), a notebook computer and / or a tablet computer.According to the invention, there is further disclosed a second method comprising:obtaining delivery and / or pickup position information from a user device at a delivery service device,assigning, by the delivery service device, the obtained delivery and / or pickup position information to a delivery agent device,communicating the obtained delivery and / or pickup position information from the delivery service device to the delivery agent device.For example, the second method is a method for communicating a delivery and / or pickup position, for example a method for communicating a delivery position for delivering a consignment (e.g. into a mobile consignment receiving device such as a vehicle) and / or for defining a pickup position for pickup of a consignment (e.g. from a mobile consignment receiving device such as a vehicle) to a delivery agent device. For example, the second method is at least partially executed by the delivery service device and / or by respective means of the delivery service device.According to the invention, there is disclosed a delivery service apparatus comprising:means adapted for executing and / or controlling the second method or respective means for executing and / or controlling the steps of the second method (e.g. all steps not executed by a user).For example, the means of the delivery service device according to the invention are configured to execute and / or control the second method or its steps (e.g. apart from the steps executed by a user). One or more of the steps of the second method may also be carried out and / or controlled by the same means. For example, one or more of the means of the user device may be formed at least partially by one or more processors.For example, the delivery service device according to the invention comprises at least one processor and at least one memory which contains program code, wherein the memory and the program code are configured to cause the delivery service device with the at least one processor to execute and / or control at least the second method. In this case, either all steps of the second method can be controlled, or all steps of the second method can be carried out, or one or more steps can be controlled and one or more steps can be carried out.As disclosed above, a processor is to be understood to mean, for example, a control unit, a microprocessor, a microcontroller such as a microcontroller, a DSP, an ASIC or an FPGA.For example, the delivery service device according to the invention is a server of a delivery service, for example a backend server of the delivery service.According to the invention, there is further disclosed a third method comprising:the first method and / or the steps of the first method, andthe second method and / or the steps of the second method.For example, the third method is at least partially executed and / or controlled by the user device and / or by respective means of the user device as well as the delivery service device and / or by respective means of the delivery service device.According to the invention, a system is disclosed comprising:one or more user devices according to the invention, andone or more delivery service devices according to the invention.According to the invention, a computer program is disclosed, comprising: program instructions that cause a processor to execute and / or control the first, the second and / or the third method when the computer program runs on the processor.The computer program according to the invention is, for example, an application program for a user device, for example an application program for a mobile telephone such as an app.The computer program according to the invention can be distributed, for example, via a network such as the Internet, a telephone or mobile radio network and / or a local network. The computer program according to the invention can be at least partially software and / or firmware of a processor. It may likewise be implemented at least partially as hardware. The computer program according to the invention can be stored, for example, on a computer-readable storage medium, e.g., a tangible, magnetic, electrical, electromagnetic, optical and / or other storage medium. The storage medium can be part of the processor, for example a (non-volatile or volatile) program memory and / or main memory of the processor or a part thereof.The properties of the methods according to the invention, of the user device according to the invention, of the delivery service device according to the invention, of the system according to the invention and of the computer program according to the invention are described below, in some cases by way of example.An activatable user interface is to be understood, for example, as an element of a user interface of the user device which can be activated by a user input detectable by input means of the user device. The activatable user interface according to the first method is provided, for example, by the activatable user interface being rendered activatable in such a way that the activatable user interface can be activated by a user input which can be detected by input means of the user device. For example, the user device comprises one or more corresponding providing means and / or one or more input means. For example, the provision means of the user device are configured to provide the activatable user interface, and the input means of the user device are configured to capture a user input for activating the provided activatable user interface.For example, the activatable user interface is an activatable element of a graphical user interface, for example a button such as a button button. Such an element of a graphical user interface is provided, for example, by being displayed on a display means of the user device. An element of a graphical user interface displayed on a display means can be effected, for example, by an input on a suitable input means such as a mouse, a trackball, a joystick, a touchpad and / or a keyboard. An element of a graphical user interface displayed on a touch-sensitive display means such as a touch-sensitive screen (e.g. a touchscreen) can also be activated, for example, by touching the display means. For example, the user device comprises one or more suitably configured display means.The detection of a position of the user device according to the first method when the activatable user interface is activated is to be understood, for example, as the detection of the current position of the user device being effected as promptly as possible before, during and / or after the activation of the activatable user interface. For example, the detection of the position of the user device can take place immediately after the activation of the activatable user interface, such that the result of the detection is the current position of the user device. If the current position of the user device is not detectable, the result of the detection may instead be, for example, the most recently detected position (i.e., the last position detected prior to activation of the activatable user interface). This is intended to capture as far as possible the position of the user device at which the user device is located when the activatable user interface is activated, so that the user can define a delivery and / or pickup position by the position at which the activatable user interface is activated by the user.The position of the user device detected according to the first method is, for example, a spatial and / or geographical position of the user device. The position of the user device is detected, for example, by one or more positioning means of the user device, such as a positioning sensor. An example of such a positioning sensor is a sensor of a satellite-based positioning system, such as a global positioning system (GPS) sensor, a GLONASS sensor and / or a Galileo sensor.A delivery and / or pickup position is to be understood, for example, as a position at which or in the vicinity of which delivery of a shipment (e.g. into a mobile shipment receiving device such as a vehicle) and / or pickup of a shipment (e.g. from a mobile shipment receiving device such as a vehicle) is to take place. Delivery and / or pickup position information comprises, for example, a position specification and / or coordinate specification of a delivery and / or pickup position. Furthermore, delivery and / or pickup position information comprises, for example, an identifier that can be assigned to the delivery and / or pickup of the shipment, for example an identifier of the shipment, of the recipient / sender of the shipment, of a user of the user device and / or of a mobile shipment receiving device (e.g. of a vehicle), into which the delivery and / or from which the pickup is to take place.The delivery and / or pickup position information is to be understood, for example, as being associated with the position detected according to the first method if it comprises a position specification and / or coordinate specification of the detected position. The delivery and / or pickup position information comprises, for example, a position indication and / or coordinate indication of the position of the user device detected according to the first method, for example a position of the user device detected as promptly as possible before, during and / or after the activation of the activatable user interface. A user can thus define a delivery and / or pickup position by activating the activatable user interface, i.e. a position at or in the vicinity of which delivery of a shipment (e.g. into a mobile shipment pickup device such as a vehicle) or pickup of a shipment (e.g. from a mobile shipment pickup device such as a vehicle) is to take place. The invention is thus advantageous in particular in connection with the delivery of a shipment to a mobile shipment receiving device and the collection of a shipment from a mobile shipment receiving device.A mobile consignment receiving device is preferably to be understood as any portable device which can receive a consignment in a closable interior space. An example of a mobile shipment receiving device is a vehicle (e.g. a motor vehicle such as a lorry or a passenger car, particularly preferably a passenger car, e.g. a car) and / or a mobile letter box and / or parcel box (e.g. a so-called packet handler). The user device can be part of the shipment receiving device (e.g. as a navigation device of a vehicle). Alternatively, the user device is separate from the consignment receiving device (e.g. as a mobile telephone), so that a particularly high level of flexibility is possible (e.g. a user can use the user device for defining the delivery and / or pickup position in connection with different consignment receiving devices).According to the first method, the delivery and / or pickup position information is communicated from the user device to the delivery service device, for example, via a communication link, for example, transmitted from the user device to the delivery service device via a communication link. For example, the user device comprises one or more corresponding communication means. The communication means of the user device are configured, for example, to communicate with a delivery service device via a communication connection and to transmit and / or receive information. An example of such communication means is a communication interface. For example, the communication means of the user device comprise a communication interface of a wireless and / or wired communication technology.Obtaining the delivery and / or pickup position information from the user device at the delivery service device according to the second method is to be understood, for example, to mean that the delivery and / or pickup position is received via a communication link from the user device at the delivery service device. For example, the delivery service device comprises one or more corresponding communication means. The communication means of the delivery service device are configured, for example, to communicate with a user device via a communication connection and to transmit and / or receive information. An example of such communication means is a communication interface. For example, the communication means of the delivery service device comprise a communication interface of a wireless and / or wired communication technology.According to the second method, the obtained delivery and / or pickup position information is assigned to the delivery agent device, for example, at least partially as a function of an identifier comprised by the delivery and / or pickup position information. For example, the delivery and / or pickup position information is assigned to the delivery agent device of the delivery agent to which the shipment is to be delivered (e.g. into a mobile shipment receiving device such as a vehicle).According to the second method, the delivery and / or pickup position information is also communicated from the delivery service device to the delivery agent device, for example, via a communication connection, for example, transmitted from the delivery service device to the delivery agent device via a communication connection. The communication means of the delivery service device are configured, for example, to communicate with a delivery agent device via a communication connection and to transmit and / or receive information. As disclosed above, an example of such communication means is a communication interface. For example, the communication means of the delivery service device comprise a communication interface of a wireless and / or wired communication technology.The delivery device is, for example, a portable electronic device and / or a portable electronic unit. The delivery agent device is configured, for example, to communicate with the delivery service device according to the invention. For example, the delivery device can comprise corresponding communication means. An example of a delivery agent device is, for example, a user device such as a mobile telephone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a media player (e.g., an iPod), and / or a navigation device. Another example of a delivery agent device is, for example, a delivery agent device of a delivery service such as a hand scanner, for example the Delphin 99EX mobile computer from Honeywell. Another example of a delivery device is, for example, a "tag" such as an RFID or NFC tag, for example a MiARE DESFire from N XP.For example, a communication link between the user device and the delivery service device includes a communication link according to a wireless communication technique. For example, a communication link between the delivery service device and the delivery agent device comprises a further communication link according to a wireless communication technique. An example of a wireless communication technique is a local radio network technique such as radio frequency identification (RFID) and / or near field communication (NFC) and / or Bluetooth (e.g. Bluetooth version 2.1 and / or 4.0) and / or wireless local area network (WLAN). RFID and NFC- are specified, for example, according to ISO Standards 18000, 11784 / 11785 and ISO / IEC Standards 14443-A and 15693. The Bluetooth specifications are currently available on the Internet at www.bluetooth.org. WLAN is specified in the IEEE 802.11 family standards, for example. Another example of a wireless communication technology is a local area network technology such as a mobile radio technology, for example Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and / or Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) and / or Long Term Evolution (LTE). The GSM, UMTS and LTE specifications are maintained and developed by the 3rdGeneration Partnership Project (3GPP) and are currently available on the Internet under www.3gpp.com among others.As disclosed above, the invention is particularly advantageous in connection with delivering a shipment to a mobile shipment receiving device and picking up a shipment from a mobile shipment receiving device and significantly increases the flexibility and comfort of this delivery form for the user. This is because the invention offers the user the possibility of easily and uncomplicated defining a delivery and / or pickup position as soon as he is located with the user device at or near the desired delivery and / or pickup position. At the same time, the invention ensures that all necessary information is made available to the delivery agent automatically via the delivery device.Further advantages of the disclosed invention are described below with reference to exemplary embodiments of the methods according to the invention, the user device according to the invention, the delivery service device according to the invention, the system according to the invention and the computer program according to the invention, the disclosure of which is intended to apply equally to the respective categories (method, device, system, computer program).According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the activatable user interface is an activatable element of a user interface of the user device. As disclosed above, the activatable user interface is, for example, an activatable element of a graphical user interface. Such an element of a graphical user interface is provided, for example, by being displayed on a display means of the user device. An activatable element of a graphical user interface displayed on a display means can be activated, for example, by an input of a user on a suitable input means such as a mouse, a trackball, a joystick, a touchpad and / or a keyboard. An element of a graphical user interface displayed on a touch-sensitive display means such as a touch-sensitive screen (e.g. a touchscreen) can also be activated, for example, by touching the display means.According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the activatable user interface comprises a button, in particular a button button. A button is, for example, an activatable element of a graphical user interface. Such an element of a graphical user interface is provided, for example, by being displayed on a display means of the user device. A button button can be activated, for example, by "clicking" the button with the aid of a suitable input means.According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the activatable user interface is activatable by a user input. As disclosed above, the activatable user interface can be activated, for example, by an input of a user at a suitable input means. The activatable user interface can preferably be activated by as few user inputs as possible, particularly preferably by a single user input (e.g. by a single "clicking" of a button), so that a user of the user device can cause the capturing of the position and the communication of the delivery and / or pickup position information associated with the captured position according to the first method in a particularly uncomplicated and simple manner. This is advantageous, for example, in order to make the setting of a delivery and / or pickup position for the user as uncomplicated and simple as possible.According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the first method further comprises:providing, by the user device, a further user interface for defining a delivery and / or pickup period,obtaining delivery and / or pickup period information by the further user interface at the user device, andcommunicating the obtained delivery and / or pickup period information from the user device to the delivery service device.For example, the first method is a method for defining a delivery position and a delivery period for delivery of a shipment (e.g. into a mobile shipment receiving device such as a vehicle) and / or for defining a pickup position and a pickup period for pickup of a shipment (e.g. from a mobile shipment receiving device such as a vehicle).Further, the second method according to this exemplary embodiment of the invention comprises:obtaining delivery and / or pickup period information from the user device at the delivery service device; andcommunicating the delivery and / or pickup position information to the delivery agent device.For example, the further user interface is a user input element. For example, the further user interface is a user input element of a user interface of the user device. For example, the further user interface is a user input element of a graphical user interface. Such a user input element of a graphical user interface is provided, for example, by being displayed on a display means of the user device.A user input element is to be understood, for example, as an element of a graphical user interface that serves for the recording of information by the user, such as an input field and / or a selection element. Such an element of a graphical user interface is provided, for example, by being displayed on a display means of the user device. For example, the further user interface comprises an input field and / or a selection element, for example an input field and / or a selection element of a graphical user interface.By means of an input field, for example, text information (e.g. letters and / or numbers such as start and end times and / or time period information) can be input by a user with the aid of a suitable input means such as a keyboard. By selecting one or more possible selections of a selection element with the aid of a suitable input means (e.g. a mouse, a trackball, a joystick, a touchpad, a keyboard and / or a touch-sensitive screen), for example, selection information (e.g. start and end times and / or time period information) can be input by a user (e.g. selectable by "clicking" and / or "manipulating" the respective possible selections).The obtaining of delivery and / or pickup period information by the further user interface on the user device according to the first method is effected, for example, by the detection of a corresponding user input by a suitable input means of the user device. For example, by detecting input of text to an input pad using a keyboard and / or detecting selection of one or more selections of a selection element by a mouse, trackball, joystick, touch pad, keyboard and / or touch screen.According to the first method, the delivery and / or pickup period information is communicated from the user device to the delivery service device, for example, via a communication link, for example, transmitted from the user device to the delivery service device via a communication link. For example, the delivery and / or pickup period information is communicated from the user device to the delivery service device together with the delivery and / or pickup position information and / or via the same communication link as the delivery and / or pickup position information. As disclosed above, the user device comprises, for example, one or more corresponding communication means.Obtaining the delivery and / or pickup period information from the user device at the delivery service device according to the second method is to be understood, for example, to mean that the delivery and / or pickup period information is received via a communication link from the user device at the delivery service device. For example, the delivery and / or pickup period information is obtained together with the delivery and / or pickup position information and / or via the same communication link as the delivery and / or pickup position information from the user device at the delivery service device. As disclosed above, the delivery service device comprises, for example, one or more corresponding communication means.According to the second method, the delivery and / or pickup period information is also communicated from the delivery service device to the delivery agent device, for example, via a communication connection, for example, transmitted from the delivery service device to the delivery agent device via a communication connection. For example, the delivery and / or pickup period information is communicated jointly with the delivery and / or pickup position information and / or via the same communication link as the delivery and / or pickup position information from the delivery service device to the delivery agent device.For example, the delivery and / or pickup period information is associated with a delivery and / or pickup period (e.g., a start and an end time) for delivery and / or pickup of a shipment (e.g., into and / or from a mobile shipment pickup device such as a vehicle), for example, the delivery and / or pickup period information indicates a delivery and / or pickup period (e.g., a start and an end time) for delivery and / or pickup of the shipment (e.g., into and / or from a mobile shipment pickup device such as a vehicle). A user can thus also define, by means of an input via the further user interface, a delivery period, i.e. a period in which delivery of a shipment (e.g. into a vehicle) is to take place, in addition to a delivery position and / or pickup position, i.e. a position at which delivery of a shipment (e.g. into a vehicle) is to take place.This exemplary embodiment of the invention is therefore advantageous, for example, in order to further increase the comfort and flexibility of the delivery of a shipment to a mobile shipment receiving device and the pickup of a shipment from a mobile shipment receiving device for the user.According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the second method further comprises:generating and / or selecting access authorisation information at least partially as a function of the obtained delivery and / or pickup position information and / or the obtained delivery and / or pickup period information,communicating the generated and / or selected access authorisation information to the delivery agent device.For example, the access authorisation information has a limited temporal and / or spatial validity. For example, the access authorization information is valid for a limited number of accesses, for example only for a single access (e.g. into a particular shipment receiving device such as a particular vehicle).The access authorisation information contains, for example, one or more access authorisation parameters. In this case, it can be, for example, an (in particular unique) identifier for an access authorisation checking device (e.g. an access authorisation checking device of a shipment receiving device such as a vehicle), an (in particular unique) identifier for the access authorisation information itself, temporal validity information (e.g. in the form of a "non-date before", a "non-date after", a "start time of the day" and a "end time of the day", which specify within which day and within which time of day access for delivery can be granted, for example from 27.3.2014 00:00:00 to 28.3.2014 23:59:59:59), a piece of spatial validity information (e.g. in the form of a radius around a delivery coordinate and / or delivery and / or pickup position in which access can be granted), an upper limit of the permitted uses of the access authorisation information in order to obtain access, and an information to which extent access can be granted (i.e. for example whether all doors of a shipment receiving device such as a vehicle can be opened, or only one or a specific group).The temporal validity information defines, for example, a delivery and / or pickup period in which the access authorisation information is valid and authorised for access (e.g. into a shipment receiving device such as a vehicle). The spatial validity information defines, for example, a delivery and / or pickup position and / or a delivery and / or pickup area (e.g. a radius around a delivery and / or pickup position) in which the access authorisation information is valid and authorised for access (e.g. into a consignment receiving device such as a vehicle). This is advantageous, for example, in order to increase security and, for example, to allow the user to restrict access to the shipment receiving device (e.g., a vehicle) for the delivery agent in terms of time and / or space.Generating and / or selecting access authorisation information at least partially as a function of the obtained delivery and / or pickup position information and / or the obtained delivery and / or pickup period information is to be understood, for example, to mean that the access authorisation information is generated and / or selected in such a way that the access authorisation information is valid at the delivery and / or pickup position associated with the delivery and / or pickup position information and / or within the period associated with the delivery and / or pickup period information. For example, the delivery and / or pickup position associated with the delivery and / or pickup position information lies within a delivery and / or pickup region defined by the spatial validity information of the access authorisation information. For example, the delivery and / or pickup period associated with the delivery and / or pickup period information corresponds to the delivery and / or pickup period defined by the temporal validity information of the access authorisation information.According to the second method, the access authorisation information is further communicated, for example, via a communication connection from the delivery service device to the delivery agent device, for example, transmitted via a communication connection from the delivery service device to the delivery agent device. For example, the access authorisation information is communicated jointly with the delivery and / or pickup position information and / or via the same communication link as the delivery and / or pickup position information from the delivery service device to the delivery agent device.The access authorisation information authorizes, for example, access for delivery of a consignment into a consignment receiving device such as a vehicle. For example, the access authorisation information authorizes access exclusively for delivery of a consignment into a consignment receiving device. For example, access authorisation checking means of a shipment receiving device check whether the access authorisation information authorizes access before access to the vehicle is granted. For example, at least a predefined set (e.g. all, or only some) of the access authorisation parameters disclosed above is checked with respect to respective reference information (e.g. current time and / or current position of the consignment receiving device) whether they respectively authorize access.According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the second method further comprises:providing the computer program comprising program instructions that cause a processor to execute and / or control the first method, when the computer program runs on the processor, for obtaining at the user device.Providing the computer program for obtaining at the user device is to be understood, for example, as providing the computer program such that the user device can obtain the computer program via a communication connection, for example, can download it via a communication connection. For example, the computer program may be provided by making the computer program available for download over the Internet for receipt by the user device. For example, the computer program is made available for download over the Internet by storing and / or uploading the computer program to a file hosting and / or file sharing platform on the Internet (e.g., dropbox) and / or to an app shop platform on the Internet (e.g., app store (iOS), windows phone store or google play).According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the delivery and / or pickup position information and / or the delivery and / or pickup period information is based at least in part on a user input of a user at the user device (e.g. a user input detected by input means of the user device).Further advantageous exemplary embodiments of the invention can be gathered from the following detailed description of some exemplary embodiments of the present invention, in particular in conjunction with the figures. The figures attached to the application are intended, however, for the purpose of illustration only, but not for the purpose of determining the scope of the invention. The accompanying drawings are not necessarily to scale, and are intended to reflect, by way of example only, the general concept of the present invention. In particular, features included in the figures are not to be considered as a necessary part of the present invention in any way.The following are shown: FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the electronic components of an exemplary embodiment of a user device according to the invention; FIG. 2 is a block diagram of electronic components of an exemplary embodiment of a delivery service device according to the invention; FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of a system according to the invention; FIG. 4 shows a schematic representation of an exemplary embodiment of a provided user interface of a graphical user interface of a user device according to the invention; FIG. 5 is a flow chart of an example of the first method according to the invention; and FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of the second method according to the present invention.FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an example embodiment of the user device 100 according to the invention.Processor 101 of user device 100 is designed, in particular, as a microcontroller or microprocessor. Processor 101 executes program instructions stored in program memory 102, and stores intermediate results or the like in main memory 103, for example. For example, program memory 102 is a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, a magnetic memory, an EEPROM memory, a persistent memory such as a ROM memory, and / or an optical memory. Main memory 103 is, for example, a volatile or non-volatile memory, in particular a random access memory (RAM), such as a static RAM memory (SRAM), a dynamic RAM memory (DRAM), a ferroelectric RAM memory (FeRAM) and / or a magnetic RAM memory (MRAM).Program memory 102 and main memory 103 are preferably arranged together with processor 101 in one module.Program instructions are stored in program memory 102, for example, which, when processor 101 executes the program instructions, cause processor to execute and / or control, at least in part, the method illustrated in FIG. 5.The wireless communication interface 104 is configured to communicate according to one or more wireless communication techniques, for example. In the following, it is assumed by way of example that the wireless communication interface 104 supports communication via a mobile radio network. For example, the wireless communication interface 104 is formed at least in part by a cellular transceiver and one or more antennas. As disclosed above, an example of a mobile radio technology is GSM, UMTS and / or LTE.For example, the processor 101 may communicate with other devices such as a delivery service device (e.g., the delivery service device 200 in FIG. 3 ) via the wireless communication interface 104. Processor 101 is, for example, operatively connected to wireless communication interface 104. For example, the wireless communication interface 104 may receive or query information from other devices and forward it to processor 101 and / or receive information from processor 101 and transmit it to other devices. For example, processor 101 controls communication interface 104 at least partially.The input means 105 is configured, for example, to detect user inputs of a user and to forward them to the processor 101. Processor 101 is, for example, operatively connected to input means 105. For example, processor 101 controls input means 105 at least partially. In the following, it is assumed by way of example that the input means 105 is a keyboard, for example a numerical keyboard or an alphanumeric keyboard. Additionally or alternatively, the user device 100 may also include other input means such as a mouse, a trackball, a joystick, a touchpad, and / or a touch-sensitive screen.The display means 106 is configured, for example, to receive and display information from the processor 101. Processor 101 is operatively connected to display means 106, for example. For example, processor 101 controls display means 106 at least in part. For example, the display means 106 is configured to display a graphical user interface of the user device 100 (e.g. when the display means 106 is controlled accordingly by the processor 101). In the following, it is assumed by way of example that the display means 106 is a touch-sensitive screen. Additionally or alternatively, the user device 100 can also have further display means.The positioning sensor 107 serves, for example, to detect the spatial and / or geographical position of the user device 100. An example of such a positioning sensor is a sensor of a satellite-based positioning system, such as a global positioning system (GPS) sensor, a GLONASS sensor and / or a Galileo sensor. The positioning sensor 107 is configured, for example, to detect the position of the user device 100 and to forward corresponding position information (e.g. a position indication and / or a coordinate indication of the detected position) to the processor 101.In the following, it is assumed by way of example that the user device 100 is a mobile telephone. However, the invention is not limited thereto. Alternatively, the user device can also be, for example, a PDA, a media player (e.g. an iPod), a navigation device (e.g. a navigation device for a vehicle, e.g. a permanently installed navigation device of a vehicle or a portable navigation device), a notebook computer and / or a tablet computer.FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of the delivery service apparatus 200 according to the present invention.Processor 201 of delivery service device 200 is designed, in particular, as a microcontroller or microprocessor. Processor 201 executes program instructions stored in program memory 202, and stores intermediate results or the like in main memory 203, for example. For example, program memory 202 is a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, a magnetic memory, an EEPROM memory, a persistent memory such as a ROM memory and / or an optical memory. Main memory 203 is, for example, a volatile or non-volatile memory, in particular a random access memory (RAM), such as a static RAM memory (SRAM), a dynamic RAM memory (DRAM), a ferroelectric RAM memory (FeRAM) and / or a magnetic RAM memory (MRAM).Preferably, program memory 202 and main memory 203 are arranged together with processor 201 in one module.Program instructions are stored in program memory 202, for example, which, when processor 201 executes the program instructions, cause processor to execute and / or control, at least in part, the method illustrated in FIG. 6.The communication interface 204 is configured to communicate according to one or more wireless communication techniques, for example. Alternatively or additionally, the communication interface 204 is configured to communicate according to one or more wired communication techniques, for example. In the following, it is assumed by way of example that the communication interface 204 supports communication via a mobile radio network. For example, the wireless communication interface 204 is formed at least in part by a cellular transceiver and one or more antennas. As disclosed above, an example of a mobile radio technology is GSM, UMTS and / or LTE.For example, processor 201 may communicate with other devices such as a user device (e.g., user device 100 in FIG. 3 ) via communication interface 204. Processor 201 is operatively connected to communication interface 204, for example. For example, communication interface 204 may receive or query information from other devices and forward it to processor 201 and / or receive information from processor 201 and transmit it to other devices. For example, processor 201 controls communication interface 204 at least in part.Alternatively or additionally, the communication interface 204 can also be separate from the delivery service device 200, for example.Hereinafter, it is assumed by way of example that the delivery service device 200 is a server of a delivery service.FIG. 3 shows an exemplary embodiment of a system 300 according to the invention. The system 300 includes the user device 100, the delivery service device 200, and a portable delivery agent device 301.Delivery agent device 301 is, for example, an electronic device of a delivery service provider charged with the delivery of the shipment into the vehicle. An example of the delivery agent device 301 is, for example, a delivery agent device of a delivery service such as a hand scanner, for example the Delphin 99EX mobile computer from Honeywell.The user device 100 and delivery services device 200 are connected in system 300 via communication link 302. For example, the communication interface 104 of the user device 100 is configured to communicate with delivery service device 200 via communication link 302, for example to send information (e.g. delivery and pickup position information and / or delivery and pickup period information) to the delivery service device 200 and / or to receive it from the delivery service device 200. Furthermore, the communication interface 204 of the delivery service device 200 is configured to communicate with the user device 100 via communication link 302, for example to send information to the user device 100 and / or to receive it from the user device 100. In the following, it is assumed by way of example that the communication connection 302 comprises a wireless communication connection via a mobile radio network.Delivery services device 200 and delivery agent device 301 are connected in system 300 via communication link 303. For example, the communication interface 204 of the delivery service device 200 is configured to communicate with delivery agent device 301, for example to send information (e.g. delivery and pickup position information, delivery and pickup period information and / or access authorisation information) to the delivery agent device 301 and / or to receive it from the delivery agent device 301. In the following, it is assumed by way of example that the communication connection 303 comprises a wireless communication connection via a mobile radio network.Further, the system 300 optionally includes the vehicle 304. The vehicle 304 in system 300 is an example of a mobile shipment pick-up device. However, the invention is not limited thereto.The vehicle 304 and the delivery device 301 are optionally connected in system 300 via the communication link 305. For example, the delivery agent device 301 may send information (e.g., access authorization information) to the vehicle 304 and / or receive information from the vehicle 304 via the communication link 305. In the following, it is assumed by way of example that the communication connection 305 comprises a wireless communication connection via a local radio network.The communication connections 302, 303 and 305 are illustrated in FIG. 3 as wireless communication connections by way of example. However, it is also conceivable, for example, that the communication connections 302, 303 and / or 305 are not exclusively wireless communication connections, for example at least one of the communication connections 302, 303 and / or 305 comprises at least one wired communication connection and at least one wireless communication connection.FIG. 4 shows a schematic representation of an exemplary embodiment of a provided user interface of a graphical user interface 400 of the user device 100.In the illustration of FIG. 4, the graphical user interface 400 is displayed on the display means 106 of the user device 100. As disclosed above, it is assumed in the following by way of example that the display means 106 is a touch-sensitive screen.The graphical user interface 400 includes a key button 401 labeled "Yes" and a key button 402 labeled "No.". The key buttons 401 and 402 are activatable user interfaces that are activatable by a user input such as a touch at the display location on the display means 106 at which the respective key button 401 and 402 is displayed. The button button 401 serves, for example, to confirm that a delivery and / or pick-up position has been reached. For example, the display means 106 is configured to detect a touch at a display location of the key button 401 or 402 and to forward corresponding information to the processor 101. For example, the processor 101 is configured to interpret the detection of such a touch by the display means 106 as activation of the respective key button.Further, the user interface 400 comprises the optional selection element 403. The optional selection element 403 serves for selecting a start time and an end time of a delivery period by corresponding user input, such as one or more touches on the display means 106 and / or one or more inputs on the input means 105. For example, the display means 106 and / or the input means 105 are configured to detect such user inputs and to forward corresponding information to the processor 101. For example, the processor 101 is configured to interpret the detection of such user inputs by the display means 106 and / or the input means 105 as a selection of a start time and an end time of a delivery period.FIG. 5 shows a flow diagram 500 of an example of the first method according to the invention. The steps illustrated in the flowchart 500 are performed and / or controlled by means of the user device 100. For example, the steps are at least partially executed and / or controlled by the processor 101 of the user device 100. In the following, for the explanation of the flow chart 500, reference is made by way of example to the system 300 and the graphical user interface 400.In a step 501, an activatable user interface for defining a delivery and / or pickup position is provided. Optionally, in step 501, for example, a further user interface is provided for defining a delivery and / or pickup period.For example, in step 501, the graphical user interface 400 with the key buttons 401 and 402 and the optional selection element 406 is displayed on the display means 106 of the user device 100. For example, processor 101 of user device 100 controls display means 106 to cause graphical user interface 400 to be displayed on display means 106.As disclosed above with respect to Figure 4, the key buttons 401 and 402 are activatable user interfaces that are activatable by a user input such as a touch at the display location on the display means 106 at which the respective key button 401 and 402 is displayed. For example, the display means 106 is configured to detect such a touch at a display location and to forward corresponding information to the processor 101. For example, the processor 101 is configured to interpret the detection of such a touch by the display means 106 as activation of the respective button area.The optional selection element 403 is a further user interface which serves for selecting a start time and an end time of a delivery period by corresponding user input, such as one or more touches on the display means 106 and / or one or more inputs on the input means 105. For example, the display means 106 and / or the input means 105 are configured to detect such user inputs and to forward corresponding information to the processor 101. For example, the processor 101 is configured to interpret the detection of such user inputs by the display means 106 and / or the input means 105 as a selection of a start time and an end time of a time period.In a step 502, a position of the user device (e.g., the user device 100) is detected when the user interface is activated to define a delivery and / or pickup position (e.g., the button 401).Step 502 is not executed, for example, until the user interface is activated to define a delivery and / or pickup position (e.g., button button 401). For example, in the example of the graphical user interface 400, step 502 is only performed and the position of the user device 100 is detected when the graphical user interface button 401 labeled "Yes" is activated, but not when the graphical user interface button 402 labeled "No" is activated. This is because, by activating the button button 401, the user confirms that the delivery and / or pickup position has been reached.For example, the position of the user device 100 is detected by the positioning sensor 107 in step 502. For example, the processor 101 is configured to control the positioning sensor 107 to cause the position of the user device 100 to be detected by the positioning sensor 107 once the user interface for establishing a delivery and / or pickup position (e.g. the button 401) has been activated.For example, the user of the user device 100 desires a shipment to be delivered to or retrieved from his vehicle 304. For example, the shipment should be delivered to or picked up from the vehicle 304 as long as the vehicle 304 is located at a specific position, for example is parked in a parking lot. To define this position as a delivery and / or pickup position, the user may, for example, activate the button 401 once at (or near) this position. For example, the user activates the button button 401 when in the parked vehicle 304 or immediately after exiting the parked vehicle 304. This position is then detected in step 502.In an optional step 503, delivery and / or pickup period information is obtained at the user device (e.g. the user device 100).For example, the delivery and / or pickup period information is obtained in step 502 by detecting an input of a user to input means 105 and / or display means 106 of the user device 100 (e.g. user inputs for selecting a start time point and an end time point of a period in the optional selection element 403).In the example disclosed above that the user of the user device 100 desires a shipment to be delivered to or picked up from his vehicle 304, the user can define a delivery and / or pickup period by selection element 403, during which the shipment can be delivered to or picked up from the vehicle 304 at the position detected in step 502 (i.e. the delivery and / or pickup position). The delivery and / or pickup period corresponds, for example, to the expected parking time of the vehicle 304 at the delivery and / or pickup position.In a step 504, delivery and / or pickup position information associated with the position detected in step 502 is communicated to a delivery service device (e.g., delivery service device 200). Optionally, in step 504, delivery and / or pickup period information obtained in step 503 can also be communicated from the user device (e.g., the user device 100) to the delivery service device (e.g., the delivery service device 200), for example, to the delivery and / or pickup position information.For example, the delivery and / or pickup position information comprises a position indication and / or coordinate indication of the position detected in step 502 (e.g. a parking position of the vehicle 304). Furthermore, the delivery and / or pickup position information comprises, for example, an identifier that can be assigned to the delivery and / or pickup of the shipment, for example an identifier of a user of the user device. For example, an identifier of the user of the user device 100 is stored in the user device 100, for example, stored in program memory 102. For example, the user of the user device 100 having this identifier is registered with the delivery service of the delivery service device 200.The delivery and / or pickup period information corresponds to the delivery and / or pickup period information obtained in step 503, for example. The delivery and / or pickup period information indicates, for example, a start and an end time of a period at which delivery and / or pickup of a shipment at the position detected in step 502 (e.g., an expected parking period of the vehicle 304).The delivery and / or pickup position information (and optionally the delivery and / or pickup period information) is communicated from the user device 100 to the delivery service device 200, for example, via the communication link 302, in step 504, for example, sent through the communication interface 104.FIG. 6 shows a flow diagram 600 of an example of the second method according to the invention. The steps illustrated in the flow diagram 600 are executed and / or controlled by means of the delivery service device 200. For example, the steps are at least partially executed and / or controlled by the processor 201 of the delivery service device 200. In the following, for the explanation of the flow chart 600, reference is made by way of example to the system 300 and the graphical user interface 400.In a step 601, delivery and / or pickup position information at a delivery service device (e.g., the delivery service device 200) is obtained from a user device (e.g., the user device 100). Optionally, in step 601, delivery and / or pickup period information at the delivery service device (e.g., the delivery service device 200) is also obtained from the user device (e.g., the user device 100).For example, in step 601, the delivery and / or pickup position information (and optionally the delivery and / or pickup period information) is obtained at the delivery service device (e.g., the delivery service device 200) that was communicated from the user device (e.g., the user device 100) to the delivery service device (e.g., the delivery service device 200) in step 504.For example, the delivery and / or pickup position information (and optionally the delivery and / or pickup period information) is obtained in step 601 via the communication link 302 from the user device 100 at the delivery service device 200, for example received by the communication interface 204.For example, the delivery and / or pickup position information comprises a position indication and / or coordinate indication of the position detected in step 502. Furthermore, the delivery and / or pickup position information comprises, for example, an identifier that can be assigned to the delivery and / or pickup of the shipment, for example an identifier of a user of the user device 100. For example, the user of the user device 100 having this identifier is registered with the delivery service of the delivery service device 200 and / or the delivery service device 200. The delivery and / or pickup period information corresponds, for example, to the delivery and / or pickup period information optionally obtained in step 502. The delivery and / or pickup period information gives, for example, a start and an end time of a period at which delivery and / or pickup of a shipment at the position detected in step 502 (e.g. an expected parking period of the vehicle 304).In a step 602, the delivery and / or pickup position information obtained in step 601 is assigned to a delivery agent device (e.g. delivery agent device 301). Optionally, in step 602, the delivery and / or pickup period information optionally obtained in step 601 is likewise assigned to the delivery agent device (e.g. the delivery agent device 301).The assignment is carried out, for example, on the basis of an identifier of the user of the user device 100 contained in the delivery and / or pickup position information. For example, the user is registered with this identifier in the delivery service of the delivery service device 200 and / or the delivery service device 200. For example, corresponding registration information is stored in the delivery service device 200, for example stored in program memory 202. Furthermore, for example, information is stored in delivery service device 200 about which delivery agent of the delivery service is entrusted with a delivery and / or collection of a shipment (e.g. into or out of vehicle 304) of the user. For example, the delivery and / or pickup position information (and optionally delivery and / or pickup period information) obtained in step 601 is assigned to the delivery agent device (e.g., delivery agent device 301) of this delivery agent.In an optional step 603, access authorisation information is selected and / or generated at least partially as a function of the delivery and / or pickup position information obtained in step 601 and / or a delivery and / or pickup period information obtained in step 601.As disclosed above, the access authorisation information contains, for example, one or more access authorisation parameters. This can be, for example, an (in particular unique) identifier for an access authorisation checking device (e.g. an access authorisation checking device of a vehicle), an (in particular unique) identifier for the access authorisation information itself, a temporal validity information, a spatial validity information, an upper limit of the permitted uses of the access authorisation information in order to obtain access, and an information to which extent access can be granted (i.e. for example whether all doors of a vehicle can be opened, or only one or a specific group).The temporal validity information defines, for example, a delivery and / or pickup period in which the access authorisation information is valid and authorised for access (e.g. into a vehicle). The spatial validity information defines, for example, a delivery and / or pickup position and / or a delivery and / or pickup area (e.g. a radius around a delivery and / or pickup position) in which the access authorisation information is valid and authorizes it to access (e.g. into a vehicle).The access authorisation information is generated and / or selected in step 602, for example, in such a way that the access authorisation information is valid at the delivery and / or pickup position associated with the delivery and / or pickup position information and / or within the delivery and / or pickup period associated with the delivery and / or pickup period information. For example, the access entitlement information may be selected from a plurality of access entitlement information stored (e.g., stored in program memory 202) in the delivery service device 200. Alternatively or additionally, the access authorisation information can be generated, for example, by a calculation according to a calculation rule stored in the delivery service device 200 (e.g. stored in program memory 202).For example, the access authorization information at the delivery and / or pickup position associated with the delivery and / or pickup position information and within the delivery and / or pickup period associated with the delivery and / or pickup period information authorizes access for delivery and / or pickup of a shipment to the vehicle 304. For example, access entitlement information from deliverer device 301 may be used and sent to vehicle 304 via, for example, communication link 305 to enable a deliverer to access vehicle 304.In a step 604, the delivery and / or pickup position information obtained in step 601 is communicated from the delivery service device (e.g., the delivery service device 200) to the delivery agent device (e.g., the delivery agent device 301) to which the delivery and / or pickup position information has been assigned in step 602. Optionally, in step 604, the delivery and / or pickup period information optionally obtained in step 601 and / or the access authorisation information generated and / or selected in step 603 are also communicated from the delivery service device (e.g. the delivery service device 200) to this delivery agent device (e.g. the delivery agent device 301).The delivery and / or pickup position information (and optionally the delivery and / or pickup period information and / or the access authorisation information) is communicated in step 604 for example via the communication link 303 from the delivery service device 200 to the delivery agent device 301, for example sent by the communication interface 204.The exemplary embodiments of the present invention described in this specification should also be understood as disclosed in all combinations with one another. In particular, the description of a feature encompassed by an embodiment-unless explicitly explained to the contrary-should not be understood here as meaning that the feature is indispensable or essential for the function of the exemplary embodiment. The sequence of the method steps described in this specification in the individual flowcharts is not obligatory; alternative sequences of the method steps are conceivable. The method steps can be implemented in various ways, thus an implementation in software (by program instructions), hardware or a combination of both is conceivable for implementing the method steps.Terms such as "comprising", "having", "including", "containing" and the like used in the claims do not exclude further elements or steps. The phrase "at least partially" includes both the case "partially" and the case "completely". The phrase "and / or" is to be understood to mean that both the alternative and the combination are to be disclosed, i.e., "A and / or B" means "(A) or (B) or (A and B)". A plurality of units, persons or the like in the context of this specification means a plurality of units, persons or the like. The use of the indefinite article does not exclude a plurality. A single device can carry out the functions of several units or devices mentioned in the patent claims. Reference numerals indicated in the claims should not be regarded as limitations of the means and steps used.

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A method, performed by a portable user device (100), for defining a delivery position for a delivery of a consignment into a vehicle (304) and / or for defining a pickup position for a pickup of a consignment from a vehicle (304), in order to spatially restrict access to the vehicle (304) for a deliverer, and wherein the method comprises: - providing (501) an activatable user interface (401) for defining the delivery and / or pickup position, - detecting (502), by one or more positioning means of the portable user device (100), a position of the portable user device (100) when the user interface (401) is activated, and - communicating (504), by the delivery service device (200), delivery and / or pickup position information associated with the detected position from the portable user device (100) to a delivery service device (200) for generating and / or selecting (603), by the delivery service device (200), access authorisation information at least partially depending on the delivery and / or pickup position information, wherein the delivery and / or pickup position information comprises a position indication and / or coordinate indication of the detected position for the delivery of the shipment into the vehicle (304) and / or for the pickup of the shipment from the vehicle (304) and an identifier that can be assigned to the delivery and / or pickup of the shipment, wherein the access authorisation information authorizes access for the delivery into the vehicle (304), and wherein the access authorisation information has a restricted spatial validity.The method of claim 1, wherein the activatable user interface (401) is an activatable element of a user interface (400) of the user device (100).Method according to one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the activatable user interface (401) comprises a button, in particular a button button.Method according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the activatable user interface (401) is activatable by a user input.The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: - providing, by the user device (100), a further user interface (403) for setting a delivery and / or pickup period, - obtaining (503), by the further user interface (403), delivery and / or pickup period information at the user device (100), and - communicating the obtained delivery and / or pickup period information from the user device (100) to the delivery service device (200).The method of claim 5, wherein the delivery and / or pickup period information indicates a delivery and / or pickup period for delivery of a shipment to a vehicle (304).Method according to one of claims 5 and 6, wherein the further user interface (403) is an element of a user interface (400) of the user device (100).Method according to one of Claims 1 to 7, wherein the user is given the possibility of restricting access to the vehicle (304) for the delivery agent in terms of time and / or space, in particular of defining the spatial validity information in the form of a radius around a delivery coordinate and / or delivery and / or pickup position in which access can be granted.A user device (100) comprising: - means (101-107) arranged to perform the method according to any of claims 1 to 8, or comprising respective means for performing the steps of the method according to any of claims 1 to 8.A computer program comprising program instructions that cause a processor (101) to execute and / or control the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8 when the computer program runs on the processor (101).Method for communicating a delivery position for delivering a consignment into a vehicle (304) and / or a pickup position for picking up a consignment from a vehicle (304) to a delivery device, the method comprising: - obtaining (601) delivery and / or pickup position information from a portable user device (100) at a delivery service device (200), wherein the delivery and / or pickup position information comprises a position indication and / or coordinate indication of a position detected by positioning means of the user device for delivering the consignment into the vehicle (304) and / or for picking up the consignment from the vehicle (304) and an identifier which can be associated with the delivery and / or pickup of the consignment, - associating (602), by the delivery service device (200), the obtained delivery and / or pickup position information at least partially depending on the identifier comprised by the delivery and / or pickup position information to a delivery agent device (301), - generating and / or selecting (603) access authorisation information at least partially depending on the obtained delivery and / or pickup position information, wherein the access authorisation information authorizes access for delivery into a vehicle (304), wherein the access authorisation information has a limited spatial validity, - communicating (604) the obtained delivery and / or pickup position information from the delivery service device (200) to the delivery agent device (301), - communicating the generated and / or selected access authorisation information to the delivery agent device (301).The method according to claim 11, further comprising: - obtaining delivery and / or pickup period information from the user device (100) at the delivery service device (200), and - communicating the delivery and / or pickup period information to the delivery agent device (301).Method according to one of claims 11 and 12, wherein the access authorisation information has a restricted temporal validity and / or is valid for a restricted number of accesses.The method according to any of claims 11 to 13, further comprising: - providing a computer program according to claim 10 for obtaining at the user device (100).A delivery service device (200) comprising: - means (201-204) arranged to perform the method according to any one of claims 11 to 14, or comprising respective means for performing the steps of the method according to any one of claims 11 to 14.A computer program comprising program instructions that cause a processor to execute and / or control the method according to any one of claims 11 to 14, when the computer program runs on the processor.A method comprising: - the method and / or the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, and - the method and / or the steps of the method according to any one of claims 11 to 14.A system (300) comprising: - one or more user devices (100) according to claim 9, and - one or more delivery services devices (200) according to claim 15.

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