In-vehicle machine, unlocking system, and method for controlling system and in-vehicle machine

Abstract

To deliver a package to an automobile.SOLUTION: A delivery person inputs slip number information of a package and an unlocking instruction to a delivery person's terminal. The delivery person's terminal transmits the slip number information and unlocking instruction information to a home delivery system S3, and the home delivery system S3 transmits the slip number information and the unlocking instruction information to an automobile delivery management system S2. The automobile delivery management system transmits the unlocking instruction information to a user's in-vehicle machine Vm specified by an in-vehicle machine ID indicated by the slip number information. Then, the user's in-vehicle machine Vm unlocks a door lock of an automobile in which the user's in-vehicle machine Vm is installed. The delivery person opens a door to deliver the package to the automobile.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 20

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an in-vehicle device, an unlocking system, a system, and a method for controlling an in-vehicle device. [Background technology]

[0002] The expansion of online shopping has led to an increase in redelivery of parcels to individual homes, becoming a social problem, and various companies and organizations are considering measures to address this. Non-Patent Document 1 mentions a project to build a logistics platform that utilizes parcel boxes, etc. [Prior art documents] [Non-patent literature]

[0003] [Non-Patent Document 1] Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Commerce, Distribution and Security Group, Logistics Planning Office, "Efforts to reduce redelivery of home delivery packages" [online], September 25, 2015 [Retrieved April 28, 2017] (URL: http: / / www.mlit.go.jp / / common / 001106351.pdf) Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, it is still not easy to deliver packages, and there are various problems with the current delivery lockers.

[0005] The object of the present invention is to make, for example, delivery of parcels and the like easier than ever before. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] (1) For example, it may be an in-vehicle device that receives unlocking instruction information wirelessly transmitted from a delivery person's terminal, which is a terminal carried by the delivery person, and controls the unlocking of the vehicle doors.

[0007] The delivery person can unlock the door lock of the vehicle, so the delivery person can deliver the package to the vehicle. For example, the delivery person does not have to deliver the package to the recipient's house, but can simply unlock the recipient's car and put the package in. For example, even if the recipient is not at the house, the delivery person can simply deliver the package to the car. This reduces the effort of redelivering the package. When delivering to a home, the delivery person has to wait until the recipient comes to the front door of the home, but if the package is delivered to a vehicle, there is no need to wait until the recipient or sender of the package comes to the front door of the home. Furthermore, since a vehicle can fit relatively large packages, We can deliver even large quantities of luggage.

[0008] The recipient can receive packages even when they are not at home, and can hand over packages that need to be delivered. Since there is no need to change into loungewear or put on makeup, even if the recipient is at home, if they do not want to meet the deliverer or do not want to wait until the designated delivery time, they can hand over or receive the package without having to meet the deliverer, wait until the designated delivery time, or wait until the pickup time.

[0009] The delivery person terminal may be, for example, a dedicated terminal, or may be a terminal using a smartphone or tablet terminal. The delivery person may simply possess the delivery person, and may not have ownership of the terminal, and may be loaned to him / her. Of course, the person may have ownership of the terminal, for example. The person who delivers is preferably a delivery person of a delivery company, but may not be a delivery person of a delivery company. For example, the delivery person may be a general person who is not a delivery company, and such a person may put his / her own or other person's luggage into the car of the recipient when he / she is free. In such a configuration, the delivery person terminal may be configured as an app such as a smartphone. For example, the luggage may be the item to be delivered. For example, whether the vehicle-mounted device has received the unlocking instruction information wirelessly transmitted from the delivery person's terminal may be determined from the unlocking instruction information wirelessly transmitted from the delivery person's terminal and the identification information of the terminal wirelessly transmitted from that terminal.

[0010] In the configuration (1), the vehicle-mounted device receives unlocking instruction information wirelessly transmitted from a delivery person's terminal, which is a terminal held by the person who delivers, and controls the unlocking of the vehicle's door lock. However, it is preferable that the vehicle-mounted device receives unlocking instruction information wirelessly transmitted from a collection person's terminal, which is a terminal held by the person who collects the package, instead of the delivery person, and controls the unlocking of the vehicle's door lock. Alternatively, the delivery person's terminal may be held by the person who collects the package. Alternatively, the functions of the delivery person's terminal and the collection person's terminal may be provided in one terminal. If the package to be collected is in the vehicle, the vehicle's door lock can be unlocked and the package can be collected.

[0011] When collecting parcels at a home, the person collecting the parcel must wait until the sender comes to the front door, but if the parcel is collected from a vehicle, there is no need to wait until the sender comes to the front door. Furthermore, unlike a delivery box, a vehicle can hold relatively large parcels, so it is possible to collect large quantities of parcels, even large ones.

[0012] The sender can also hand over the package to be delivered without meeting the person who will collect it. Since there is no need to change into loungewear or put on makeup, even if the sender is at home, those who do not want to meet the person who collects the package or do not want to wait until the designated time for collection can hand over the package without meeting the person who collects the package or waiting until the designated time for collection.

[0013] In this way, the vehicle can be used as a place to hand over or receive packages. Since packages can be handed over or received even when not at home, packages can be handed over or received while out, and packages can be handed over or received even early in the morning or at night. The sender or recipient of the package does not need to wait for the delivery person to come to their home, and the deliverer does not need to collect or re-deliver the package, so it is very convenient for all parties, the sender, recipient, and deliverer.

[0014] The vehicle is a vehicle that is not a delivery person's vehicle. In particular, the vehicle may be a vehicle of a person who resides at the premises of the delivery address. In particular, the on-board unit may be an on-board unit that is retrofitted to the vehicle after it is shipped from the vehicle manufacturer. Also, (A) an in-vehicle device having a function of unlocking the vehicle door lock based on a signal from a remote control, which is a device carried by the vehicle driver and is separate from the genuine key carried by the vehicle driver, may further be an in-vehicle device that receives unlock instruction information wirelessly transmitted from a delivery person's terminal carried by the delivery person and controls to unlock the vehicle door lock. In particular, it is preferable to configure the device to change its operation based on whether the unlocking is from the remote control or the delivery person's terminal. The control for unlocking the vehicle doors may be, for example, a complete control up to unlocking the doors, or it may be a partial control, for example, a control that outputs an instruction to unlock the doors to a door lock control means provided in the vehicle. The unlocking instruction information wirelessly transmitted from the delivery person's terminal, which is a terminal held by the deliverer, may be received indirectly, such as via the Internet, such as the cloud, a specified server, or home WiFi, but it is particularly preferable to configure the wireless signal of the unlocking instruction information wirelessly transmitted from the delivery person's terminal, which is a terminal held by the deliverer, to be received directly wirelessly. In this way, unlocking is only possible within the range of the wireless signal. Even if the delivery person's terminal is stolen, the thief cannot unlock the vehicle unless he is near the vehicle, making it easier to capture the thief. The range of the wireless signal should be less than several tens of meters, and in particular should be about 10 meters to several meters.

[0015] (2) For example, after the door is unlocked based on the unlock instruction information, the door may be locked based on detection that the vehicle door has been closed.

[0016] When a delivery person delivers a package to a vehicle or collects a package from a vehicle, the door of the vehicle can be prevented from being left unlocked. Even if the door lock of the vehicle is unlocked based on unlock instruction information from the delivery person's terminal, if it is detected that the door is closed after that, the door will be locked, so that a suspicious person can be prevented from entering the vehicle. For example, when the vehicle-mounted device detects that the door is closed after unlocking the door lock, it is considered that the delivery of the package to the vehicle or the collection of the package from the vehicle is completed, so the vehicle-mounted device may control to lock the door. In particular, when using the configuration as in (A), the door may be configured not to be locked even if the door of the vehicle is closed after the door lock is unlocked when an unlock instruction is issued from the driver's remote control, while it is preferable to control to lock the door based on the detection that the door of the vehicle is closed after the door lock is unlocked based on the unlock instruction information wirelessly transmitted from the delivery person's terminal, which is a terminal held by the delivery person. "After the doors are unlocked" may be, for example, after an instruction to unlock the doors has been output to the vehicle, but it is particularly preferable to be after an instruction to unlock the doors has been output to the vehicle and it has been detected that the doors are locked. The control of locking the doors based on the detection that the vehicle doors are closed may be configured to output a door lock command to the vehicle, particularly when it is detected that the vehicle doors are closed. The opening and closing of the vehicle doors may be directly detected by a sensor or the like, but it is also preferable to detect the opening and closing of the vehicle doors by inputting a signal from a sensor originally provided in the vehicle or to detect a signal output in response to the opening and closing of a door originally provided in the vehicle.

[0017] In addition, for example, the car security may be disabled based on the unlock instruction information, which can prevent the car security from sounding an alarm when the delivery person opens the door of the vehicle. For example, it would be good to control the car security to arm when it detects that the door of the vehicle has been closed by the delivery person. In this way, the package delivered to the car can also be protected by the car security. The detection of the vehicle door being closed by the delivery person can be performed, for example, by sending a message from the delivery person's terminal. The door lock instruction signal may be received from the delivery terminal, or may be output from the delivery terminal along with the delivery completion input. In particular, the car security may be disabled based on the unlock instruction signal, and the vehicle doors may be closed.

[0018] (3) For example, it is preferable to control the car security to be in a disarmed state based on the unlocking instruction information, and to be in an armed state based on detection that the vehicle door has been closed. This makes it possible to prevent the car security from sounding an alarm when the delivery person opens the vehicle door, and it also saves the delivery person or the owner of the vehicle the trouble of having to arm the car security when there is a delivered package inside the vehicle. The car security may be the vehicle's original car security or it may be a third party car security that is retrofitted to the vehicle. For example, in a configuration in which a vehicle is equipped with car security and an onboard device has a function for controlling the car security function, or in a configuration in which an onboard device has a car security function, even in a configuration in which the door lock is unlocked based on unlock instruction information from the delivery person's terminal when the car security is in an armed state, and an alarm is issued if the door is opened, the car security is disarmed when an unlock instruction information is received from the delivery person's terminal, so it is possible to prevent the delivery person from opening the vehicle door and accidentally causing an alarm to be issued by the car security. Also, when the delivery of the package is completed and the vehicle door is closed, the car security is armed, so it is possible to prevent suspicious persons from entering the vehicle.

[0019] (4) For example, information on a scheduled time period for delivery of a package may be acquired, and control may be performed to unlock the vehicle doors based on the acquired information on a scheduled time period for delivery of the package.

[0020] In this way, the vehicle doors of package recipients, etc. can be unlocked more appropriately. In particular, if the door locks were always unlocked based on unlocking instruction information wirelessly transmitted from the delivery person terminal, the delivery person terminal would also unlock the vehicle doors if the delivery person terminal was used illegally by a third party other than the deliverer. Since the vehicle doors are unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information transmitted from the delivery person terminal based on the scheduled delivery time period information, it is possible to increase the possibility of preventing unauthorized unlocking of the doors due to unauthorized use of the delivery person terminal, and to increase the possibility of preventing unauthorized entry into the vehicle by a third party. The control for unlocking the vehicle doors based on the acquired scheduled delivery time period information of the parcel may be configured such that if the current time period is outside the scheduled delivery time period of the acquired parcel, the doors of the vehicle will not be unlocked even if unlocking instruction information is received from the delivery person terminal, and if the current time period is within the scheduled delivery time period of the acquired parcel, the doors of the vehicle will be unlocked if unlocking instruction information is received from the delivery person terminal.

[0021] The information on the scheduled delivery time period of the parcel may be, for example, information specifying one or more time periods from a time period divided into a number of time periods during the day. Time period 1 is particularly preferable. In particular, if this time period is matched with the existing desired delivery time period previously set by the delivery company, delivery efficiency will improve. In particular, it is preferable not to unlock the doors of the vehicle during time periods other than the specified time period, even if unlocking instruction information is received from the delivery person's terminal. For example, the scheduled delivery time period information of the parcel may be information specifying one or more time periods from information on the scheduled delivery date and a time period divided into a plurality of time periods within a day, particularly a specific time period on a specific day when delivery to a vehicle is to be performed. Also, for example, the scheduled delivery time zone information may include information on the scheduled delivery date, but may not include information on the time zones that divide a day into a plurality of time zones. In particular, on the scheduled delivery date of the parcel, the vehicle door lock is unlocked by receiving unlock instruction information from the delivery person terminal during a normally specified time zone, and the vehicle door lock is not unlocked even if unlock instruction information is received from the delivery person terminal outside the specified time zone. In this way, the vehicle will not be unlocked even if unlock instruction information is received from the delivery person terminal on days other than the scheduled delivery date, and the vehicle will not be unlocked even if unlock instruction information is received from the delivery person terminal during times other than the specified time zone, even on the scheduled delivery date. This predetermined time period may be, for example, the time period during which deliveries are usually made, for example, from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm.

[0022] For example, depending on the scheduled delivery time period information for the package sent from the delivery management system, it is possible to control the unlocking of the vehicle doors based on an unlocking command from the delivery person's terminal.

[0023] Similarly, when collecting a package using a delivery person's terminal, the vehicle doors are unlocked by receiving unlocking instruction information from the delivery person's terminal during the time period specified by the scheduled collection time period information, and the vehicle doors are not unlocked even if unlocking instruction information is received from the delivery person's terminal during the time period other than the time period specified by the acquired scheduled collection time period information.

[0024] (5) For example, in response to a setting for prohibiting unlocking of the doors based on the unlocking instruction information, it is advisable to perform control for prohibiting unlocking of the doors based on the unlocking instruction information.

[0025] For example, there are times when you do not want the delivery person to enter the vehicle, such as when valuables or car keys are left inside the vehicle. By setting the door lock unlocking prohibition, the door will not be unlocked even if unlocking instruction information is wirelessly transmitted from the delivery person's terminal, so it is possible to prevent the delivery person from entering the vehicle against the user's will. The door lock unlocking prohibition setting can be set, for example, by transmitting unlocking prohibition information from the user's terminal to the vehicle-mounted unit. In accordance with the setting of the prohibition of unlocking the door based on the unlocking instruction information, the control for prohibiting the unlocking of the door based on the unlocking instruction information may be, for example, a control for prohibiting the unlocking of the door based on the unlocking instruction information when the prohibition of unlocking the door based on the unlocking instruction information is set, and for permitting the unlocking of the door based on the unlocking instruction information when the prohibition of unlocking the door based on the unlocking instruction information is not set.

[0026] (6) For example, a door may be opened based on the unlocking instruction information, and when it is detected that the door has been closed, control may be performed to prohibit the starting of the vehicle engine.

[0027] If a car key or the like is left inside the vehicle, the engine can be started using the key when the door lock is unlocked, allowing a delivery person or the like to drive the vehicle without permission. By prohibiting the starting of the vehicle engine, it is possible to prevent a delivery person or the like from driving the vehicle without the owner's permission. The control for prohibiting the starting of the vehicle engine based on the detection that the door has been opened and closed based on the unlocking instruction information may, for example, prohibit the starting of the vehicle engine when it is detected that the door has been opened based on the unlocking instruction information and then that the door has been closed. After the start of the vehicle engine is prohibited, the start of the vehicle engine may be permitted upon receipt of an engine start permission signal from a terminal carried by the vehicle owner, or upon detection of a predetermined operation determined by the vehicle owner, for example.

[0028] (7) For example, based on detection of a delivery person approaching the vehicle, control may be performed to photograph at least either the exterior or the interior of the vehicle for a specified period of time.

[0029] A delivery person may accidentally damage a vehicle when delivering a package to the vehicle. By photographing at least one of the exterior and interior of the vehicle, it is possible to grasp the state of the damage even if the delivery person damages the vehicle. Also, if the vehicle is damaged and it is not clear whether the damage was caused by the delivery person, it is possible to confirm whether the damage was caused by the delivery person by photographing it. Such a camera may be installed in the vehicle and the image of the camera may be recorded, or, for example, the signal of a camera already installed in the vehicle may be acquired and recorded. For example, when a backup camera is installed in the vehicle, the image may be taken by the backup camera, when an electronic mirror is installed in the vehicle, the image may be taken by the camera of the electronic mirror, or when multiple cameras that take images around the vehicle are installed, the image may be taken by those cameras. Also, a hemispherical camera may be installed on the ceiling inside the vehicle to take images, or a camera that takes images of the driver's seat and passenger seat may be installed on the top of the windshield, and a camera that takes images of the rear seats may be installed in the rear of the vehicle to take images. The captured images may be recorded on a recording medium. In addition, it is advisable to control the camera so that it is normally off and turned on when taking this photograph. For example, if a rearview camera is installed on the vehicle, the rearview camera can be turned on to take photographs, if an electronic mirror is installed on the vehicle, the electronic mirror camera can be turned on to take photographs, and if multiple cameras are installed to take photographs around the vehicle, those cameras can be turned on to take photographs.

[0030] (8) For example, when it is detected that a delivery person is approaching the vehicle, control may be performed to transmit deactivation information to deactivate security around the vehicle, and when it is detected that a delivery person has left the vehicle, control may be performed to transmit alert information to deactivate security around the vehicle.

[0031] When security is set to detect intruders near where a vehicle is parked, an alarm may be set off by the security when a delivery person approaches the vehicle. When a delivery person approaches the vehicle, deactivation information is transmitted to deactivate security around the vehicle, preventing the security from setting off an alarm even when the delivery person approaches the vehicle. When the delivery person leaves the vehicle, security around the vehicle is set to alert, allowing security to guard against suspicious people.

[0032] For example, it would be good to know whether a delivery person is approaching the vehicle based on the delivery person's terminal responding to advertising performed by the in-vehicle device. For example, it would be good to include the route that the delivery person takes when carrying the package to the vehicle in the surroundings where the vehicle is located. A home security system or the like may be used as security for the area around the vehicle. Information to deactivate security and information to set security for the area around the vehicle to an alert state may be sent to the home security system. Since homes and cars are usually within WiFi areas, it may be desirable to configure the in-vehicle device to connect to the home security system via WiFi, for example.

[0033] (9) For example, when it is detected that the vehicle door is opened based on the unlocking instruction information and then closed, control may be performed to prohibit the unlocking of the vehicle door lock based on the unlocking instruction information.

[0034] When a package is delivered to a vehicle, and then another package is delivered to the same vehicle, the package is already in the vehicle. In this state, if the vehicle door is unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information, the delivered package is placed inside the vehicle. If the vehicle door is opened and closed based on the unlocking instruction information, it is assumed that the delivered package is placed inside the vehicle, and unlocking of the vehicle door based on the unlocking instruction information is prohibited. This prevents the delivery person who arrives later from removing the package. The control for prohibiting unlocking of the vehicle doors based on the unlocking instruction information based on detection that the vehicle doors have been opened and closed based on the unlocking instruction information may be, for example, a control for prohibiting unlocking of the vehicle doors based on the unlocking instruction information when it is detected that the door has been opened based on the unlocking instruction information and then that the door has been closed.

[0035] (10) For example, it may be possible to control the start of a vehicle's air conditioner when a delivered package is placed inside the vehicle.

[0036] It is believed that the temperature inside the vehicle is kept comfortable for humans by starting the air conditioner, and this prevents the temperature inside the vehicle from becoming too high in summer or too low in winter, which would adversely affect luggage (especially foodstuffs, precision equipment, etc.) placed inside the vehicle. Whether or not a delivered luggage is placed inside the vehicle may be determined by taking pictures of the interior of the vehicle at regular intervals with a camera or the like, comparing the images obtained, and determining whether or not there has been a change in the images.

[0037] When the package to be collected is placed inside the vehicle and the vehicle is opened using the delivery person terminal to collect the package, control may be performed to start the air conditioner inside the vehicle. The control for starting the vehicle's air conditioner (air conditioner) when a delivered package is placed inside the vehicle may be, in particular, a control for starting the vehicle's air conditioner (air conditioner) when a delivered package is placed inside the vehicle. The control for starting the vehicle's air conditioner (air conditioner) may be, for example, a control for turning on the vehicle's air conditioner. In a vehicle with an engine, the engine is turned off when the vehicle is parked, so the air conditioner does not operate. Therefore, the control for starting the vehicle's air conditioner (air conditioner) may be, for example, a control for starting the engine. Whether or not the delivered luggage is placed inside the vehicle may be determined by checking whether an image of the seats or other areas captured by a camera or the like shows a change from an area where luggage was not present to an area where luggage is present, but it is particularly preferable to determine this based on detection that the vehicle doors have been closed after the doors have been unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information described above.

[0038] (11) For example, in response to detection of the user unlocking the vehicle, control may be performed to stop the vehicle's air conditioner.

[0039] If the air conditioner continues to operate after the delivered package has been removed from the vehicle, it will be wasted. However, when it is detected that the user has unlocked the vehicle, it is assumed that the package has been removed by the user, and the vehicle's air conditioner is stopped. This makes it possible to prevent the air conditioner from operating unnecessarily. For example, it is advisable to detect the transmission of an unlocking code from an electronic key owned by the user as the detection of the user unlocking the vehicle.

[0040] For example, the air conditioner may be stopped in response to detection of delivery of a package being removed from the vehicle. For example, whether or not a package has been removed from the vehicle may be determined by continuously capturing images of the interior of the vehicle using a camera or the like and comparing the captured images. The control for stopping the vehicle air conditioner is the same as the control for turning off the vehicle air conditioner, for example. In addition, in a vehicle having an engine, for example, control for stopping the vehicle's air conditioner should be control for turning off the engine.

[0041] (12) It is advisable to detect the location where the delivered package is placed and to perform control to notify the detected location.

[0042] It is fine if the delivered package is placed in a place where it can be easily found, but if it is not placed in a place where it can be easily found, it may be difficult to find. The location where the delivered package is placed is detected and the detected location is notified, so that it is possible to immediately know where the package is located in the vehicle. For example, the location where the deliverer places the package in the vehicle, such as on the driver's seat, on the passenger seat, on the back seat, etc., can be set by a terminal owned by the deliverer, and information indicating the location of the delivered package can be transmitted from the terminal to the vehicle-mounted device. For example, when the door of the vehicle is opened by the user, information indicating the location of the package can be transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device to the user's terminal, and the location of the package can be notified from the user's terminal. Also, when the package to be collected is placed in the vehicle, the location where the package to be collected can be set by a terminal owned by the user, such as on the driver's seat, on the passenger seat, on the back seat, etc., and information indicating the location of the package to be collected can be transmitted from the terminal to the vehicle-mounted device. For example, when unlocking instruction information is wirelessly transmitted to the vehicle-mounted device, information indicating the location where the package has been placed is transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device to the delivery person's terminal, and the delivery person's terminal notifies the delivery person of the location where the package has been placed.

[0043] (13) For example, based on the unlocking instruction information, the vehicle door may be opened, and based on the detection of the door being closed, control may be performed to notify the user that delivery of the package has been completed.

[0044] The user knows that the package has been delivered to the vehicle, and can go to the vehicle to pick up the package. When collecting package left in the vehicle, the door of the vehicle may be opened based on the unlocking instruction information, and the user may be notified that the package collection is complete based on the detection that the door has been closed. The user knows that the package left in the vehicle has been collected, and can then use the vehicle. The control for notifying the user that delivery of the package has been completed may be performed by a server (e.g., a web server) that transmits information to display that delivery has been completed when the user accesses an accessible site from the user's terminal, but it is preferable for the control to be a so-called push notification to be sent to the user's terminal.

[0045] (14) For example, the above-mentioned notification control is control to send information indicating that delivery of the package has been completed to a delivery management system, and the delivery management system may perform control to notify the user that delivery of the package has been completed.

[0046] In this way, the user can know when the package has been delivered. In this way, the delivery management system may control to notify the user that delivery of the package is complete, or the vehicle-mounted device may control to notify the user that placement of the package is complete. Even when the package left in the vehicle is collected, information indicating that delivery of the package is complete may be sent to the delivery management system, and the delivery management system may control to notify the user that delivery of the package is complete. The user may be, for example, a recipient of a package to be delivered. In addition, the user may particularly be, for example, a parcel delivery company. Preferably, the user may be both a recipient of a package to be delivered and a parcel delivery company.

[0047] (15) For example, when it is determined that luggage has been left in the vehicle for a predetermined period of time, control may be performed to notify the user of this fact.

[0048] The user can go and retrieve the package that was delivered to the vehicle, knowing that it is still in the vehicle. For example, the predetermined period may be a fixed period from the scheduled delivery time of the package. For example, the predetermined period may be set by the user in the vehicle-mounted device. For example, the determination of whether the package is left there may be made by taking pictures of the interior of the vehicle at fixed intervals and comparing the obtained photographed images. Also, when collecting the package that is left in the vehicle, if it is determined that the package has not been left in the vehicle for the fixed period, the user is notified of this fact, and the user is informed that the package has been missed, and is urged to collect the package. In particular, the control to notify the user when it is determined that luggage has been left in the vehicle for a predetermined period of time may be performed by directly determining whether or not the luggage itself is left there based on image from a camera, etc., but the control to notify the user when it is determined that luggage has been left in the vehicle for a predetermined period of time should be performed when a predetermined period of time has elapsed during which the vehicle door has not been unlocked by the user after it has been detected that the vehicle door has been closed following unlocking of the door lock based on the unlocking instruction information.

[0049] (16) For example, when a delivered package is placed inside a vehicle, the system may be controlled to notify the user that a package has arrived when the user approaches the vehicle or unlocks the vehicle door.

[0050] When the user is notified that a package has arrived in response to the user approaching the vehicle, the user can know that a package has arrived at the vehicle when passing near the vehicle. The notification can trigger the user to open the vehicle door and take out the delivered package. Furthermore, when the user is notified that a package has arrived in response to the user unlocking the door lock inside the vehicle, the user knows that the delivered package is inside the vehicle and can take out the delivered package from the vehicle. In particular, if the package is placed in an obscure location inside the vehicle, the user is likely to forget to take the package. However, when the user approaches the vehicle or unlocks the door lock of the vehicle, the user is notified that a package has arrived, so that forgetting to take the package is prevented. For example, it is preferable that the vehicle-mounted device performs advertising, and when the user's terminal that the user possesses responds to the advertising, the user approaches the vehicle. It is also preferable that the vehicle recognizes the vehicle key possessed by the user, and when the vehicle door lock is unlocked with such key, the user unlocks the vehicle door lock.

[0051] (17) For example, it may be possible to control the system so that different notifications are issued depending on whether a delivered package is placed inside the vehicle or not.

[0052] Since the notification is made in different ways, the user can know that a delivered package is placed in the vehicle simply by recognizing the manner of the notification. For example, the vehicle-mounted device can be provided with a lamp that can emit multiple colors, and the color of the lamp can be changed depending on whether the delivered package is placed in the vehicle or not. By simply looking at the color of the lamp, it is possible to know whether the package to be delivered is in the vehicle. Similarly, when collecting a package that is placed in a vehicle, control can be performed to notify in different ways depending on whether the package to be collected is placed in the vehicle or not. By simply looking at the color of the lamp, it is possible to know whether the package to be collected is in the vehicle or not. Whether or not the delivered parcel is placed inside the vehicle may be determined based on images of the seats, etc. captured by a camera, etc., but it is particularly preferable to determine whether or not the vehicle doors have not been unlocked by the user after the doors have been unlocked based on the above-mentioned unlocking instruction information and the vehicle doors have been detected as being closed.

[0053] The above notification may be performed in the delivery management system based on the control of the vehicle-mounted device.

[0054] (18) For example, it is advisable to implement control that notifies the driver that the vehicle is a vehicle that should deliver a package when a delivery person approaches the vehicle.

[0055] The deliverer will know that this is the vehicle that should deliver the package. In particular, in a parking lot where many vehicles are parked, it is difficult to find the vehicle that should deliver the package, but this makes it relatively easy to find the vehicle. For example, the on-board device may advertise, and when the user terminal carried by the deliverer responds to the advertising, the deliverer may approach the vehicle. For example, the on-board device may communicate with the deliverer's terminal and transmit to the deliverer's terminal that this is the vehicle that should deliver the package. For example, the vehicle that should deliver the package may simply be provided with a lamp or the like, and the notification may be controlled by flashing the lamp.

[0056] For vehicles that have packages to be collected, it is advisable to implement control that notifies the driver that the vehicle is the one to collect the package when the driver approaches the vehicle. This makes it easier to find the vehicle. The control that notifies the driver that the vehicle is a vehicle that should deliver a package when a delivery person approaches the vehicle may, for example, be a control that notifies the driver that the vehicle is a vehicle that should deliver a package while it is detected that a delivery person is approaching the vehicle, and does not notify the driver that the vehicle is a vehicle that should deliver a package while it is not detected that a delivery person is approaching the vehicle. Whether or not a delivery person is approaching the vehicle may be determined, for example, by whether or not a characteristic unique to the delivery person is recognized by image recognition of a camera, but it may also be determined by whether or not the delivery person's terminal is within the range of direct wireless communication with the in-vehicle device. For example, it may be determined by whether or not the delivery person's terminal and the in-vehicle device can directly wirelessly communicate specified information. The range of direct wireless communication may be, for example, within several tens of meters, and preferably within a few meters.

[0057] (19) For example, in response to information indicating that delivery of a package to a vehicle has been specified between delivery to a vehicle and delivery to a home, vehicle unlocking control may be performed based on the unlocking instruction information.

[0058] A user may wish to have a package delivered to his / her home, but not to the vehicle. When the user wishes the package to be delivered to the vehicle, the package can be delivered to the vehicle. Similarly, in response to information indicating that the package has been designated for collection at the vehicle, vehicle unlocking control may be performed based on the unlocking instruction information. When the user wishes the package to be collected at the vehicle, the package can be collected at the vehicle. Depending on information indicating that delivery of a package to a vehicle has been specified between delivery to a vehicle and delivery to a home, the vehicle unlocking control based on the unlocking instruction information may be such that, for example, when there is information indicating that delivery of a package to a vehicle has been specified, the vehicle is unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information, and when there is no information indicating that delivery of a package to a vehicle has been specified, the vehicle is not unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information.

[0059] (20) It is preferable to transmit billing data in response to the vehicle door being unlocked based on the unlock instruction information.

[0060] Because the vehicle door locks have been unlocked, the package is considered to have been delivered to the vehicle and can now be charged. When the vehicle door lock is unlocked based on the unlocking finger information, the billing data is As a configuration for transmitting the data, for example, the billing data may be transmitted when the vehicle doors are unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information, but it is preferable to transmit the billing data when the vehicle doors are unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information and then the doors are locked. Also, billing data may be transmitted in response to the vehicle not being unlocked at the scheduled delivery time, so that if the vehicle is not unlocked at the scheduled delivery time, the delivery of the parcel is considered to be delayed and a charge can be made.

[0061] (21) For example, an onboard device installed in a vehicle other than the recipient's vehicle may perform control to unlock the vehicle's doors when the scheduled delivery time has elapsed.

[0062] It is possible to deliver the recipient's parcel to a vehicle other than the recipient's vehicle. This is a form of temporarily using a vehicle other than the recipient's vehicle as a vehicle to place the recipient's parcel. In this form, if the recipient does not come to collect the parcel after the scheduled delivery time has passed, the vehicle cannot be used. When the scheduled delivery time has passed, the vehicle's door lock is unlocked to remove the parcel and move it to another vehicle. Whether or not the on-board device is installed in a vehicle other than the recipient's vehicle can be determined, for example, by providing a setting switch in the on-board device and determining that the on-board device is installed in a vehicle other than the recipient's vehicle based on the setting of the setting switch.

[0063] (22) For example, the scheduled delivery time to the vehicle and the scheduled delivery time to the home may be different, and the door lock of the vehicle may be unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information during the scheduled delivery time to the vehicle.

[0064] If the scheduled delivery time to the vehicle and the scheduled delivery time to the home are different, the door lock of the vehicle can be unlocked based on the unlock instruction information during the scheduled delivery time to the vehicle. If the scheduled delivery time to the vehicle is later or earlier than the scheduled delivery time to the home, the package can be delivered even at a later or earlier time. The scheduled delivery time to the vehicle and the scheduled delivery time to the home are different, and a configuration for unlocking the vehicle door locks based on the unlocking instruction information during the scheduled delivery time to the vehicle may be, for example, an in-vehicle unit that can be used in a home delivery system in which the scheduled delivery time to the vehicle and the scheduled delivery time to the home can be set separately, the delivery person's terminal may have a function for notifying whether the delivery destination is a home or a vehicle depending on the time of day, the in-vehicle unit may have a function for acquiring information on the scheduled delivery time to the vehicle, and may be configured to unlock the vehicle door locks based on the unlocking instruction information when the current time is within the scheduled delivery time to the vehicle.

[0065] (23) In a state in which priority delivery to a vehicle or priority delivery to a home can be set, it is preferable to control unlocking of the vehicle doors based on the above-mentioned unlocking instruction information in response to priority delivery to a vehicle being set.

[0066] Depending on whether priority delivery to a vehicle is set, the vehicle door lock can be unlocked based on unlocking instruction information wirelessly transmitted from the delivery person's terminal. When priority delivery to a home is set, it is preferable to control so that the vehicle door lock cannot be unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information. In this way, it is possible to prevent the delivery person from accidentally unlocking the vehicle door lock when priority delivery to a home is set.

[0067] (24) For example, it is advisable to perform control to notify the recipient that they have received their package based on the recipient's instruction to unlock the vehicle door.

[0068] In this way, the recipient can unlock the vehicle door based on the instruction given by the recipient. You will be notified when your package has been received. For example, it is advisable to control the system to send package receipt completion information to the delivery management system based on the user's instruction to unlock the vehicle door. In this way, the delivery management system can recognize that the user has received the package.

[0069] (25) For example, the vehicle-mounted device set may include an in-vehicle device described in any one of (1) to (24) above, and a remote controller that performs control to permit unlocking of the vehicle doors based on the unlocking instruction information.

[0070] By simply using the remote controller, it is possible to control the vehicle door lock to be permitted to be unlocked based on the unlock instruction information wirelessly transmitted from the delivery person terminal. For example, a button may be provided on the remote controller, and the vehicle door lock may be permitted to be unlocked based on the unlock instruction information by simply pressing the button.

[0071] (26) For example, the remote controller may be controlled to notify in different manners depending on whether or not a delivered package is placed in the vehicle.

[0072] The recipient can tell whether the delivered package is in the vehicle by simply checking the notification on the remote controller.

[0073] (27) For example, when a delivered package is placed inside a vehicle, the remote controller may perform control such that, when a recipient carrying the remote controller approaches the vehicle, the recipient is notified that the delivered package has been placed in the vehicle.

[0074] When the recipient approaches the vehicle, the remote controller performs control to notify the user that the delivered package has been placed inside the vehicle, so that the user can know that the delivered package has been placed inside the vehicle without having to check the inside of the vehicle. For example, whether the delivered package has been placed inside the vehicle may be determined by taking pictures of the interior of the vehicle at regular intervals and comparing the obtained pictures. For example, if an item that was not present before the door lock was unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information is shown in a picture taken after the door lock is unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information, it may be determined that the delivered package has been placed inside the vehicle. For example, whether the user has approached the vehicle may be determined based on whether the remote controller has received radio waves transmitted by the vehicle-mounted device.

[0075] (28) For example, the remote controller may transmit control information to an in-vehicle device to unlock the vehicle doors.

[0076] The vehicle door lock can be unlocked using the remote controller. In particular, when the remote controller performs control to notify the user that a delivered package is placed in the vehicle, the user can use the remote controller to unlock the vehicle door lock based on the notification, so that the user can know that a package is placed in the vehicle using only the remote controller, and when it is determined that the package is placed in the vehicle, the user can use the remote controller to unlock the vehicle door lock, and thus notification of the presence of the package and unlocking of the door lock can be realized using only one remote controller. In particular, the control information by which the remote controller causes the on-board device to unlock the vehicle doors may be a control different from the above-described control based on the unlocking instruction information, and may be a control different from the control based on the unlocking instruction information. In particular, even if the control based on the unlocking instruction information controls not to unlock the doors, the control information may be controlled to unlock the doors.

[0077] (29) For example, the unlocking system may include an on-vehicle device described in any one of (1) to (28) above, and a delivery person terminal, which is a terminal carried by the person making the delivery.

[0078] By wirelessly transmitting unlock instruction information from the delivery person's terminal, the vehicle door locks can be unlocked by the in-vehicle unit.

[0079] (30) The vehicle-mounted device transmits vehicle parking location information in response to receiving request information for the vehicle parking location, and the delivery terminal performs control to notify at least one of the vehicle parking location or the fact that the vehicle is not in the specified parking location based on the vehicle parking location information transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device.

[0080] If the delivery person's terminal is controlled to notify the parking location of the vehicle, the delivery person can move to that parking location and find that the vehicle that will deliver the package is parked there, eliminating the need to search for the vehicle and allowing the delivery person to reach the vehicle quickly. Also, if the delivery person's terminal is controlled to notify that the vehicle is not in the designated parking location, the delivery person can find that the vehicle is not parked even if he or she goes to the designated parking location, and can reach the vehicle relatively quickly by having the user confirm the parking location of the vehicle.

[0081] For example, the onboard device may acquire the current parking position information of the vehicle in response to the inquiry data of the parking position of the vehicle transmitted from the vehicle delivery management system and transmit it to the delivery management system, and the delivery person terminal may notify the parking position of the vehicle based on the received parking position information of the vehicle transmitted from the delivery management system, or may notify that the vehicle is not in the designated parking position. The current parking position information may be acquired by a GPS (Global Positioning System) or other means such as indoor positioning technology.

[0082] (31) For example, the delivery person terminal may receive information about the location of the package to be delivered inside the vehicle and perform control to notify the user of the location of the package.

[0083] Even if there is a package inside the vehicle, it can be difficult to know where it is. The location of the package inside the vehicle is notified, so the deliverer can find out where the package is inside the vehicle relatively quickly.

[0084] (32) A system comprising an onboard device described in any one of (1) to (31) above and an EC server, wherein the EC server is configured to transmit information to a delivery management system indicating that delivery of a parcel to a vehicle has been set when delivery of the parcel to a vehicle has been set, out of settings for delivery of the parcel to a vehicle or delivery to a home.

[0085] Since it is possible to recognize that delivery of the package to the vehicle has been set, the delivery management system can transmit information indicating that delivery of the package to the vehicle has been set to the terminal of the deliverer. The deliverer will then know that he or she should use the terminal to deliver the package to the vehicle.

[0086] (33) For example, in response to a delivery of a package to a vehicle being set, the EC server may perform at least one of the following controls: control of a discount on charges or control of including car-related products in the package.

[0087] By implementing the discount control of charges, it becomes easier to deliver packages to vehicles, which is relatively easy to deliver packages to compared to home delivery. By implementing the delivery of packages to vehicles, it becomes relatively easy for the deliverer to deliver the package. By implementing the control of including car-related products in the package, This allows car-related products to be delivered to the vehicle together with the package. In particular, since users who have their packages delivered by vehicles are considered to be relatively interested in cars, delivering car-related products together with the package can also lead to increased sales of car-related products. Good examples of car-related products include car-related novelties and car-related flyers.

[0088] (34) For example, the EC server may record that delivery of a package has been completed based on unlocking instruction information from the delivery person's terminal.

[0089] The EC server can recognize that the delivery of the package has been completed.

[0090] (35) For example, the method may be a method in which the vehicle-mounted device receives unlocking instruction information wirelessly transmitted from a delivery person's terminal, which is a terminal carried by the delivery person, and controls the vehicle-mounted device to unlock the doors of the vehicle.

[0091] The deliverer can unlock the door lock of the vehicle, so the deliverer can deliver the package to the vehicle. For example, the deliverer does not have to deliver the package to the recipient's house, etc., but can simply unlock the recipient's car and put the package in. For example, even if the recipient is not at the home, etc., the deliverer can simply deliver the package to the car. This reduces the hassle of redelivering the package. The deliverer can unlock the door lock of the vehicle, so the deliverer can deliver the package to the vehicle. This reduces the hassle of redelivering the package. In addition, by having the deliverer terminal carried by the person who collects the package, the door lock of the vehicle can be unlocked and the package can be collected when the package to be collected is left inside the vehicle. This eliminates the hassle of redelivering and collecting the package. The components in the above description can be combined in any way except for configurations where there are factors that inhibit the combination. For example, the inventions (1) to (35) can be combined in any way. For example, it is possible to have at least one of the other configurations (2) to (35) without all or part of (1). However, it is particularly good to have the configuration (1) and combine it with at least one of the configurations (2) to (35). In addition, any of the components (1) to (35) may be extracted and combined. The applicant intends to obtain patent rights for such configurations as well. Effect of the Invention

[0092] For example, delivery of packages and the like can be made easier than ever before. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0093] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a delivery system. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the communication system. [Diagram 3] 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the communication system and a user's vehicle-mounted device; [Figure 4] 1 shows a camera mounted on a car. [Diagram 5] FIG. 11 is a registration state transition diagram of a user's vehicle-mounted device. [Figure 6] FIG. 11 is a state transition diagram of an LED of a user's vehicle-mounted device. [Figure 7] This is a state transition diagram for Car Security. [Figure 8] This is a state transition diagram of the door lock. [Figure 9] FIG. 1 is a state transition diagram of the engine starter. [Figure 10] FIG. 1 is a sequence diagram of a delivery system. [Figure 11] 1 is a vehicle delivery management system management table. [Figure 12] FIG. 1 is a sequence diagram of a delivery system. [Figure 13] This is the EC system user management table. [Figure 14] FIG. 1 is a sequence diagram of a delivery system. [Figure 15] 13 is an example of a receiving location selection screen. [Figure 16] 13 is an example of a receiving location selection screen. [Figure 17] 13 is an example of a receiving location selection screen. [Figure 18] This is an EC system product management table. [Figure 19] FIG. 1 is a sequence diagram of a delivery system. [Figure 20] FIG. 1 is a sequence diagram of a delivery system. [Figure 21] FIG. 1 is a sequence diagram of a delivery system. [Figure 22]11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the junction unit. [Diagram 23] 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the junction unit. [Figure 24] 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the junction unit. [Diagram 25] 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the junction unit. [Figure 26] 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the junction unit. [Figure 27] 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the junction unit. [Figure 28] 13 is an example of a display screen of a user terminal. [Figure 29] Shows the appearance of the user remote controller. [Diagram 30] FIG. 1 is a sequence diagram of a delivery system. [Diagram 31] 13 is an example of a receiving location selection screen. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0094] [1. Delivery system] FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the invention, illustrating the overall configuration of a delivery system.

[0095] The delivery system according to this embodiment enables a delivery person to deliver packages to the inside of a vehicle. As will be described in detail later, the delivery person can use a delivery person terminal to unlock and open the door of the user's vehicle. The delivery person opens the door of the vehicle and delivers the package into the vehicle.

[0096] As shown in FIG. 1, the delivery system includes an EC (electronic commerce) system S1 (an example of an EC server), a user terminal group Tug, a vehicle delivery management system S2 (an example of a delivery management system), a delivery system group Sg, a delivery staff terminal group Tdg, and a user vehicle-mounted device group Vmg. The EC system S1 includes m multiple EC sites, and is configured, for example, by a server. The user terminal group Tug includes n multiple user terminals. The user terminal is a terminal used by a user who receives or delivers a package using the delivery system according to this embodiment. The user terminal is, for example, a smartphone, a feature phone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, or the like. The vehicle delivery management system S2 is also, for example, configured by a server. The delivery system group Sg includes p multiple delivery systems. Each of the p multiple delivery systems is also configured by a server. There is a delivery system for each delivery company. The delivery staff terminal group Tdg includes q multiple delivery staff terminals. The delivery staff terminal may be a dedicated terminal owned by a delivery company, or may be a smartphone or tablet terminal with an application installed. The user vehicle-mounted device group Vmg includes r user vehicle-mounted devices. Each of the user vehicle-mounted devices is not originally installed in the vehicle, but is newly installed in the vehicle after the purchase of the vehicle, as described later.

[0097] The EC system S1, each of the n user terminals included in the user terminal group Tug, the vehicle delivery management system S2, each of the p delivery systems included in the delivery system group Sg, each of the q delivery staff terminals included in the delivery staff terminal group Tdg, and each of the r user vehicle-mounted devices included in the user vehicle-mounted device group Vmg are all capable of connecting to the Internet and communicating with each other.

[0098] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the communication system 1. As shown in FIG.

[0099] The communication system 1 shown in FIG. 2 controls an automobile, is already installed in the automobile when it is shipped from the factory, and constitutes a part of the automobile.

[0100] The communication system 1 includes a CAN (Controller Area Network) 2. The CAN 2 is connected to an engine ECU (engine control unit) 3, a transmission ECU 4, a body ECU 5, and a gateway ECU 6. The engine ECU 3 controls the engine system, and is connected to sensors and devices (all not shown) such as an engine starter, a throttle sensor, an engine RPM sensor, and a water temperature sensor. The transmission ECU 4 controls the transmission system, and is connected to devices such as a shift position detection sensor 7 that detects the position of the shift lever. The body ECU 5 controls the so-called body system. The body ECU 5 is connected to a door lock control device 8 that controls the locking and unlocking of the car doors, a hazard lighting control device 9 that controls the lighting of the hazard lights, as well as devices (not shown) such as an air conditioner, car security, a detection device that detects when the car door is opened, and a detection device that detects when the car door is closed. The gateway ECU 6 mediates between communication networks and controls the exchange of signals, and is connected to a fault diagnosis connector 11 provided in the vehicle interior for connecting the CAN 2 on one side and a fault diagnosis device on the other side. In Fig. 2, the engine ECU 3, transmission ECU 4, body ECU 5, and gateway ECU 6 are connected to CAN 2, but other ECUs such as the battery ECU are also connected and the vehicle is operated by these ECUs.

[0101] The genuine portable device 10 (genuine key) attached to the automobile transmits an unlock instruction signal or a lock instruction signal, which is received by the body ECU 5. The body ECU 5 that receives the unlock instruction signal controls the door lock control device 8, which then unlocks the automobile doors. The body ECU 5 that receives the lock instruction signal controls the door lock control device 8, which then locks the automobile doors.

[0102] These ECUs 3 to 6 operate the devices connected to them, and output signals generated based on information obtained from the devices connected to them to CAN2. Therefore, the detection signal output from the shift position detection sensor, the door lock instruction signal and door unlock instruction signal output from the door lock control device 8, the hazard light control signal output from the hazard light control device 9, etc. all pass through CAN2, and the respective information can be obtained from CAN2. In addition, signals indicating the engine status (starting, operating, etc.), signals indicating the status of the air conditioner, the status of the car security, etc. also pass through CAN2, and the respective information can be obtained from CAN2.

[0103] The communication system 1 is installed in a space that is not visible from the outside or inside the vehicle, such as inside the dashboard or under the hood.

[0104] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the communication system 1 and the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm.

[0105] As described above, the communication system 1 is already installed in the automobile when it is shipped from the factory, but the user's in-vehicle device Vm is installed in the shipped automobile later by an automobile accessory store, etc. The user's in-vehicle device Vm is one of the user's in-vehicle device group Vmg shown in FIG.

[0106] The user vehicle-mounted device Vm includes a junction unit 20. The junction unit 20 includes a microcomputer 21, a memory 22, an LTE (Long Term Evolution) circuit 23, a Bluetooth circuit 24, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) circuit 25, a communication circuit The junction unit 20 includes a microcomputer 21 connected to each part, and a circuit 26. The various functions of the junction unit 20 described below are realized by the CPU of the microcomputer 21 executing a program stored in a flash memory of the microcomputer 21 connected to each part described below to control each part. The LTE circuit 23 allows the junction unit 20 to connect to the Internet almost anywhere in the country via a mobile phone communication network by wirelessly communicating with a mobile phone communication base station. The Bluetooth circuit 24 has a communication area of ​​approximately 10 m radius from the vehicle, and when the Bluetooth circuit of the delivery person terminal 51 (an example of a delivery person terminal carried by a delivery person) is in this communication area, the two can communicate with each other. The communication circuit 26 is a specific low-power wireless communication circuit in the 420 MHz band, and can communicate with a user remote controller 52 equipped with a similar wireless communication circuit within a radius of approximately 300 m. At a car accessory store, the junction unit 20 connects to the CAN 2 included in the communication system 1 that is already installed in the car when it is shipped from the factory. The junction unit 20 also has a connector 27 for Ethernet, and is connected to an Ethernet 29 by connecting it to a connector 28 that connects to the Ethernet 29 .

[0107] The Ethernet 29 connects the display device 31 and the first camera 41 to the fifth camera 45. (In reality, they are connected via a hub, but this is not shown in the figure.)

[0108] As will be described in detail later (see FIG. 4), the first camera 41, the second camera 42, the third camera 43, and the fourth camera 44 are attached to the outside of the automobile and photograph the surroundings of the automobile. The fifth camera 45 is attached to the inside of the automobile and photographs the interior of the automobile. It is preferable that each camera is a wide-angle camera, and it is particularly preferable that each camera is a panoramic camera.

[0109] The display device 31 is an Android terminal equipped with a control circuit having an SoC incorporating a microcomputer 21 and the like connected to each part described below. The functions of the display device 31 described below are realized by the CPU of the microcomputer 21 executing a program stored in the flash memory of the control circuit to control each part. The display device 31 has a display screen 32, and displays images captured by the first camera 41 to the fifth camera 45 on the display screen 32. The display device 31 also has a memory card 33 loaded therein, and records information representing images captured by the first camera 41 to the fifth camera 45, information instructed to be recorded by the junction unit 20, and information passing through the Ethernet 29 on the memory card 33 via a memory card reader / writer (not shown) built into the display device 31. The display device 31 not only simply displays images captured by the first camera 41 to the fifth camera 45, but also has the function of compositing and displaying those images, and compositing and displaying characters, icons, etc. other than the captured image on the captured image. A touch panel is provided on the display screen 32, and commands are input using the touch panel to the display device 31. Furthermore, the display device 31 is provided with a red LED 34 that emits red light, a green LED 35 that emits green light, a blue LED 36 that emits blue light, and a yellow LED 37 that emits yellow light.

[0110] The junction unit 20 of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm is connected to the CAN2 included in the communication system 1, and can therefore obtain all information about the vehicle that is transmitted through the CAN2.

[0111] FIG. 4 is a plan view of a car.

[0112] The upper side of Fig. 4 corresponds to the front of the automobile 60, and the lower side of Fig. 4 corresponds to the rear of the automobile 60. The left side of Fig. 4 corresponds to the left side of the automobile 60, and the right side of Fig. 4 corresponds to the right side of the automobile 60. A first camera 41 is fixed approximately in the center of the front of the automobile 60, a second camera 42 is fixed slightly forward of the left side of the automobile 60 when viewed from above, a third camera 43 is fixed slightly forward of the right side of the automobile 60 when viewed from above, and a fourth camera 44 is fixed approximately in the center of the rear of the automobile 60. The first camera 41 to the fourth camera 44 are fixed outside the automobile 60. In addition, a fifth camera 45 is fixed approximately in the center of the ceiling inside the automobile 60.

[0113] The first camera 41 photographs the front of the automobile 60, the second camera 42 photographs the left side of the automobile 60 as viewed from above, the third camera 43 photographs the right side of the automobile 60 as viewed from above, and the fourth camera 44 photographs the rear of the automobile 60. The first camera 41 to the fourth camera 44 photograph the surroundings of the automobile 60. The fifth camera 45 photographs the interior of the automobile 60. The first camera 41 to the fourth camera 44 are fixed to the outside of the automobile 60, but may be fixed to the inside of the automobile 60 if they can photograph the front, left and right sides of the automobile 60, and the rear of the automobile. The fifth camera 45 is fixed to the inside of the automobile 60, but may be fixed to the outside of the automobile 60 if they can photograph the interior of the automobile.

[0114] Figures 5 to 9 are state transition diagrams, and the states are held by the microcomputers of the junction unit 20 and the display device 30 of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm. When a state transition occurs, communication is performed between the two microcomputers to synchronize the states held by both microcomputers.

[0115] FIG. 5 is a state transition diagram regarding the registration state of a user's vehicle-mounted device.

[0116] If the user's vehicle-mounted device is not registered in the vehicle delivery management system S2, a registration request is made to the vehicle delivery management system S2, and the user's vehicle-mounted device is registered in the vehicle delivery management system S2. If the memory 22 of the junction unit 20 stores the user's vehicle-mounted device ID and the user's vehicle-mounted device password, the user's vehicle-mounted device is registered in the vehicle delivery management system S2, and if the memory 22 does not store the user's vehicle-mounted device ID and the user's vehicle-mounted device password, the user's vehicle-mounted device is not registered in the vehicle delivery management system S2.

[0117] The user's vehicle-mounted device ID and user's vehicle-mounted device password are described in the user's vehicle-mounted device manual, as will be described in detail later, and the user's vehicle-mounted device ID and password are read from the manual and stored in the memory 22 of the junction unit 20.

[0118] FIG. 6 is a state transition diagram regarding the LEDs 34 to 37 of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm.

[0119] All of the above-mentioned components, including the junction unit 20, are connected to and receive power from an automobile battery (not shown) installed in the automobile 60, and the level of the junction unit 20 detects the voltage level of the automobile battery (hereinafter referred to as the battery level).If the battery level is above a predetermined level, the LEDs 34 to 37 formed on the display device 31 of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm are put into an operating state in which they are controlled, and if the battery level is below the predetermined level, the LEDs 34 to 37 formed on the display device 31 of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm are kept off and control is stopped. The predetermined battery level may be, for example, a level that allows the engine to be started several times.

[0120] When the battery level is at or above a predetermined level, if the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm is not registered in the vehicle delivery management system S2, the junction unit 20 turns on the red LED 34. If the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm is registered in the vehicle delivery management system S2, the junction unit 20 turns on the red LED 34 and turns on the green LED 35. For example, as described below, if a package reception setting (a package delivery setting to the vehicle 60) is set in the vehicle 60, the junction unit 20 turns on the green LED 35 and turns on the blue LED 36. When the user receives the package delivered to the vehicle, the blue LED 36 is turned off and the yellow LED 37 is turned on. When the user receives the package delivered and gives a release setting to the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm, the junction unit 20 turns on the yellow LED 37 and turns on the green LED 35.

[0121] By simply looking at the lit LED among the red LED 34, the green LED 35, the blue LED 36, and the yellow LED 37, it is possible to determine whether the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm is registered in the vehicle delivery management system S2 or whether the package is being delivered. It becomes possible to check whether the item receiving settings have been made, whether the package has been delivered to the automobile 60, and whether the package has been received. The color may be the same but the position of the LED may be different, or a single LED may emit different colors, but by using a different color and position as in this embodiment, as long as the LED light is visible from a distance from the vehicle, it becomes possible to more reliably check whether the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm has been registered in the vehicle delivery management system S2, whether the package receiving settings have been made, whether the package has been delivered to the automobile 60, and whether the package has been received.

[0122] Figure 7 shows a state transition diagram for car security.

[0123] If the car battery level is above a certain level, the car security will be activated, and if the car battery level is below a certain level, the car security will be deactivated.

[0124] When the battery level is above a predetermined level, the car security is in a disarmed state, and the car user's remote controller for the car security gives security set instruction information to the body ECU5, the body ECU5 puts the car security in an armed state. When the car security is in an armed state, and the car user's remote controller for the car security gives security release instruction information to the body ECU5, the body ECU5 puts the car security in a disarmed state. When an unlock instruction signal (one example of unlock instruction information) is given from the delivery person terminal 51 to the junction unit 20, the junction unit 20 outputs a control signal to the CAN2 to put the car security in a disarmed state. The car security goes into a disarmed state for delivery. When the car security is in a disarmed state for delivery, if a certain time, for example, 5 seconds, has elapsed since it was detected that the door of the car 60 has been opened and closed, the junction unit 20 outputs a control signal to the CAN2 to put the car security in an armed state. Car security is armed.

[0125] When the door lock of the automobile 60 is unlocked based on an unlock instruction signal from the delivery person terminal 51, the car security is put into a disarmed state (disarmed state for delivery), so that even if the delivery person opens the door of the automobile 60, an alarm is prevented from being generated by the car security.

[0126] FIG. 8 shows a state transition diagram for the door lock.

[0127] When the doors of the automobile 60 are locked, and the body ECU 5 receives an unlock command signal using a genuine key transmitted from the genuine portable device 10 owned by the user, the body ECU 5 controls the door lock control device 8 to unlock the doors of the automobile. Also, when the junction unit 20 receives an unlock command signal transmitted from the user remote controller 52 (when the communication circuit 26 included in the junction unit 20 receives an unlock command signal, it can be determined that the unlock command signal is transmitted from the remote controller 52. The same applies to the lock command signal described below), the junction unit 20 outputs an unlock command signal to the CAN 2. The body ECU 5 that receives this signal controls the door lock control device 8 to unlock the doors of the automobile.

[0128] In the user unlocked state (a state in which the doors of the vehicle are unlocked based on an unlock signal transmitted from the genuine portable device 10 or the user remote controller 52 owned by the user), when the body ECU 5 receives a genuine key lock instruction signal transmitted from the genuine portable device 10, the body ECU 5 controls the door lock control device 8 to lock the doors of the vehicle 60. Also, in the user unlocked state, when the junction unit 20 receives a door lock instruction signal transmitted from the user remote controller 52, the junction The application unit 20 outputs a lock instruction signal to the CAN 2, and the body ECU 5 receiving this signal controls the door lock control device 8 to lock the doors of the vehicle.

[0129] In the locked state, when the junction unit 20 receives an unlock instruction signal transmitted from a Bluetooth circuit included in the delivery person terminal 51 (when the Bluetooth circuit 24 included in the junction unit 20 receives an unlock instruction signal, it determines that it is an unlock instruction signal transmitted from the delivery person terminal 51), the junction unit 20 outputs a lock instruction signal to CAN2. The body ECU 5 that receives this signal controls the door lock control device 8 to unlock the doors of the automobile 60, and the delivery person enters an unlocked state. In the unlocked state, when the door lock control device 8 detects that the doors of the automobile 60 have been opened and the body ECU 5 that receives the detection result outputs a door lock unlock signal to CAN2, the junction unit 20 acquires the door lock unlock signal that is output to CAN2 and detects that the doors of the automobile have been closed, the doors of the automobile 60 enter a locked state.

[0130] FIG. 9 is a state transition diagram for the engine starter.

[0131] If the battery level for the automobile is above a certain level, the engine starter operates, and if the battery level is below a certain level, the engine starter stops.

[0132] When the engine starter is in operation and the engine is stopped by user operation, if the junction unit 20 receives an engine start signal transmitted from the user remote controller 52, the junction unit 20 outputs the engine start signal to the CAN 2. The engine ECU 3 controls the engine starter. The engine starter starts the engine, and when engine start is completed, the engine goes into operation.

[0133] In the engine operating state, when the communication circuit 26 of the junction unit 20 receives an engine stop signal from the user remote controller 52, the junction unit 20 outputs an engine stop signal to the CAN2. The engine is stopped by user operation. In the engine operating state, when the Bluetooth circuit 24 of the junction unit 20 receives an unlock instruction signal from the delivery person terminal 51, the junction unit 20 outputs an engine stop signal to the CAN2. The engine is stopped for delivery. In the engine stopped state for delivery, the door of the automobile 60 is opened by a signal from the body ECU 5 sent to the CAN2, and when a certain time, for example, 30 seconds, has elapsed since it was detected that the door of the automobile 60 has been closed, the junction unit 20 outputs an engine start signal to the CAN2. The engine starts. Even if the door is opened by the delivery person while the engine is operating, the engine is stopped, so that the delivery person is prevented from driving the automobile 60.

[0134] [2. Delivery System Sequence] Figures 10 to 21 mainly show sequence diagrams of the delivery system.

[0135] This embodiment is an example in which a user accesses the EC system S1, purchases goods via the Internet, and has the purchased goods delivered by a delivery person.

[0136] Figure 10 shows a sequence diagram illustrating the processing steps performed when the vehicle delivery management system S2 has not registered an onboard unit ID, an onboard unit password, or user information (the unregistered state of the vehicle delivery management system shown in Figures 5 and 6 at the time of shipment from the factory).

[0137] The process shown in FIG. 10 is performed for each user when the user installs the user on-board device Vm in the vehicle.

[0138] The manual of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm describes the URL of the vehicle delivery management system S2, the vehicle-mounted device ID of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm, the vehicle-mounted device password, and the vehicle-mounted device IP address for accessing the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm (the LTE circuit 23 of the junction unit 20 of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm) via the Internet. The vehicle-mounted device Vm stores the vehicle-mounted device ID, the vehicle-mounted device password, and the IP address described therein when shipped from the factory, and various information necessary for Internet access, including the IP address, is set. A user who has installed the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm in the automobile 60 accesses the URL of the vehicle delivery management system S2 described in the manual of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm using a browser or the like on a user terminal (smartphone, tablet terminal, personal computer, etc.) Tu owned by the user (the user terminal Tu is any terminal of the user terminal group Tug shown in FIG. 1). The car delivery management system S2 transmits to the user terminal Tu information including a user ID and user password input form for registered users of the car delivery management system S2, a send button for these, and a link for new registration for users not registered with the car delivery management system S2, and the user terminal Tu displays a page including a user ID and user password input form for registered users of the car delivery management system S2, a send button for these, and a link to a new registration page for users not registered with the car delivery management system S2. When a user not registered with the car delivery management system S2 presses the link for new registration, the new registration page at the link destination is displayed. The new registration page has a form for inputting the onboard device ID, onboard device password, onboard device IP address, user ID and user password of the desired car delivery management system, address, name, telephone number, credit card information, and car identification information (car identification information is information that a user attaches to his or her own car to identify the car, and is used to enable the user to distinguish between the cars he or she owns, particularly when the user owns multiple cars. For example, it can be considered as a nickname for the car, such as a blue car or a red car.).When the user enters these items into their user terminal Tu and presses the send button at the bottom of the form, the entered information is sent to the vehicle delivery management system S2. In other words, the user terminal Tu accesses the vehicle delivery management system S2 via the Internet and sends information indicating the entered vehicle-mounted unit ID, vehicle-mounted unit password and vehicle-mounted unit IP address, vehicle delivery management system user ID and user password, as well as address, name, telephone number, credit card information and vehicle identification information (hereinafter also referred to as "vehicle-mounted unit ID, etc.") to the vehicle delivery management system S2.

[0139] If the user ID of the vehicle delivery management system among the received vehicle-mounted device IDs, etc., is already registered, the vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits information to the user terminal Tu to that effect and prompts the user to input a different user ID. If the user ID of the vehicle delivery management system among the received vehicle-mounted device IDs, etc., is not yet registered, when the vehicle-mounted device ID and other information transmitted from the user terminal Tu is received, the vehicle delivery management system S2 accesses the user vehicle-mounted device Vm to which the vehicle-mounted device IP address included in the received information is assigned. The vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits a transmission request command for the vehicle-mounted device ID and vehicle-mounted device password stored in the memory 22 of the junction unit 20 of the user vehicle-mounted device Vm to the user vehicle-mounted device Vm. When the user vehicle-mounted device Vm receives the transmission request command, it reads the vehicle-mounted device ID and vehicle-mounted device password stored in the memory 22. The user vehicle-mounted device Vm transmits data indicating the read vehicle-mounted device ID and vehicle-mounted device password to the vehicle delivery management system S2. The vehicle delivery management system S2 judges whether the vehicle device ID and vehicle device password represented by the data transmitted from the user terminal Tu match the vehicle device ID and vehicle device password represented by the data transmitted from the user vehicle device Vm. If they match, the vehicle delivery management system S2 stores information such as the vehicle device ID represented by the data transmitted from the user terminal Tu in a vehicle delivery management system management table stored in the memory of the vehicle delivery management system S2. If they do not match, a message indicating that an error has occurred and information on a page including the form are transmitted to the user terminal Tu. A user who has already registered with the vehicle delivery management system S2 enters his / her user ID and user password in the input form for the user ID and user password and presses the send button. The vehicle delivery management system S2 receives this information from the user terminal Tu, extracts one column in the table in FIG. 11 for the combination of the user ID and user password, generates information for displaying the page entered in the form for new registration described above, including information on items other than the three pieces of information, the vehicle identification information, the onboard device password, and the onboard device IP address, and transmits this information to the user terminal Tu. Since the form for new registration described above is displayed in a state in which information on items other than the three pieces of information, the vehicle identification information, the onboard device password, and the onboard device IP address, which have already been registered, is entered in the user terminal Tu, the process of additionally registering the onboard device is performed by entering the three pieces of information, the vehicle identification information, the onboard device password, and the onboard device IP address, in the same manner as in the case of new registration described above.

[0140] FIG. 11 is an example of a vehicle delivery management system management table.

[0141] In this management table, one column is used for each user, and information about multiple users is stored in the management table. If one user owns multiple automobiles and a user onboard unit is installed in each of the multiple automobiles, one column is used for each user and each automobile (for each automobile identification name). If the onboard unit ID and onboard unit password represented by the data sent from the user terminal Tu match with the onboard unit ID and onboard unit password represented by the data sent from the user onboard unit Vm, information such as the user ID of the vehicle delivery management system sent from the user terminal Tu is stored in the vehicle delivery management system management table.

[0142] In addition, as described below, the vehicle delivery management system management table also stores the slip number given by the EC system S1 when the user purchases an item using the EC system S1 and information on whether the item specified by the slip number has been delivered to the user. When the user uses the delivery system multiple times, these slip numbers and delivery completion information are stored and accumulated in the vehicle delivery management system management table according to the usage.

[0143] Returning to FIG. 10, when the information transmitted from the user terminal Tu is stored in the management table, the vehicle delivery management system S2 regards the registration of the user information as being complete and transmits registration completion page information to each of the user terminal Tu and the user vehicle-mounted device Vm, indicating that registration has been completed. When the user terminal Tu receives the registration completion information, the display screen of the user terminal Tu displays a page indicating that registration has been completed. The user is informed that registration has been completed. Furthermore, when the user vehicle-mounted device Vm receives the registration completion information, the junction unit 20 and display device 30 of the user vehicle-mounted device Vm perform the state transitions shown in the above-mentioned FIGS. 5 and 6, turning off the red LED 34 and turning on the green LED 35. The user is also informed by seeing the green LED 35 being lit that the user vehicle-mounted device Vm has been registered in the vehicle delivery management system S2.

[0144] FIG. 12 shows a sequence diagram illustrating the processing steps performed when user information has not been registered in the EC system S1.

[0145] The process shown in FIG. 12 is performed for each user.

[0146] The user inputs into the user terminal Tu the user ID and user password for the EC system S1, address, name, telephone number, credit card information, and information indicating an instruction to permit the EC site to obtain vehicle identification information from the vehicle delivery management system. The user terminal Tu transmits the input information from the user terminal Tu to the EC system S1. When the EC system S1 receives the information transmitted from the user terminal Tu, the EC system S1 transmits vehicle identification information acquisition permission request information to the vehicle delivery management system S2.

[0147] When the vehicle delivery management system S2 receives the vehicle identification information acquisition permission request information transmitted from the EC system S1, the vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits request information for the user ID and user password of the vehicle delivery management system S2 to the user terminal Tu for confirmation. The user inputs the user ID and user password of the vehicle delivery management system S2 into the user terminal Tu according to the request information from the vehicle delivery management system S2. The user terminal Tu transmits information representing the input user ID and user password of the vehicle delivery management system S2 to the vehicle delivery management system S2. When the vehicle delivery management system S2 receives the information representing the user ID and user password of the vehicle delivery management system S2 transmitted from the user terminal Tu, it determines whether the user ID and user password of the vehicle delivery management system S2 represented by the received information match the user ID and password of the vehicle delivery management system S2 stored in the vehicle delivery management system management table as shown in FIG. 11.

[0148] If there is a match, the user is considered to be a user registered in the vehicle delivery management system management table, so the vehicle delivery management system S2 sends vehicle identification information acquisition permission completion information to the EC system S1. When the EC system S1 receives the vehicle identification information acquisition permission completion information, it stores information such as the EC system user ID sent from the user terminal Tu in the EC system's management table. The EC system S1 then sends registration completion information to the user terminal Tu, and the user terminal Tu displays that registration is complete. The user can see that registration is complete by looking at the display screen of the user terminal Tu.

[0149] FIG. 13 is an example of an EC system user management table.

[0150] The user management table of the EC system S1 uses one column for each user of the EC system S1, and stores information about multiple users.

[0151] As described above, if the user ID and user password of the vehicle delivery management system S2 represented by the information transmitted from the user terminal Tu match with the user ID and password of the vehicle delivery management system S2 stored in the vehicle delivery management system management table, the user is considered to be a user registered in the vehicle delivery management system management table, and the EC system S1 stores the user information in the EC system user management table. The EC system S1 also stores information indicating whether or not the user is authorized to obtain vehicle identification information in the EC system user management table.

[0152] FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram showing the processing procedure for specifying a delivery destination.

[0153] A user accesses the EC system S1 using a user terminal Tu, and when the user has decided which product to purchase at the desired EC site, he / she inputs the user ID and user password of the EC system S1 into the user terminal Tu to carry out the purchase procedure. The user terminal Tu transmits the input user ID and user password of the EC system S1 to the EC system S1.

[0154] The EC system S1 checks whether the user ID and user password of the EC system S1 represented by the received information match the user ID and user password of the EC system S1 included in the user information stored in the EC system user management table shown in FIG. 13. If they match, the EC system S1 reads the vehicle identification information acquisition permission information stored in correspondence with the matching user ID. If the read vehicle identification information acquisition permission information indicates permission, the EC system S1 transmits vehicle identification information request information to the vehicle delivery management system S2. If they do not indicate permission, the EC system S 1 transmits information to the user terminal Tu to the effect that since permission has not been granted, the user information needs to be changed, and the process ends.

[0155] The vehicle delivery management system S2, which has received the vehicle identification information request information, reads the vehicle identification information and the onboard device ID stored in the vehicle delivery management system management table, and transmits information indicating the vehicle identification information and the onboard device ID to the EC system S1. The EC system S1 transmits information such as the user's address, name, and telephone number to the vehicle delivery management system S2, and based on the telephone number, the vehicle delivery management system S2 reads the vehicle identification information and onboard device ID for the matching user from the vehicle delivery management system management table. The vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits the read vehicle identification information and onboard device ID to the EC system S1.

[0156] When the EC system S1 receives the vehicle identification information transmitted from the vehicle delivery management system S2, it generates a pick-up location selection screen using the received vehicle identification information. The EC system S1 transmits information representing the generated pick-up location selection screen to the user terminal Tu. The user terminal Tu displays the pick-up location selection screen.

[0157] FIG. 15 is an example of the receiving location selection screen 80.

[0158] The receiving location selection screen 80 includes a receiving location selection area 81 , a desired receiving date and time selection area 91 , and a receiving content display area 101 .

[0159] In the receiving location selection area 81, radio buttons 82 to 85 are formed. To the right of radio button 82, the words "Pick up in car (blue car)" are displayed. To the right of radio button 83, the words "Pick up in car (red car)" are displayed. To the right of radio button 84, the words "Pick up at home" are displayed. To the right of radio button 85, the words "Pick up at convenience store" are displayed.

[0160] In this embodiment, it is assumed that the user has at least two cars, a blue car and a red car, and that a user vehicle-mounted device Vm is installed in each car. It is assumed that the user has given the blue car the car identification information of "blue car" and the red car the car identification information of "red car". For this reason, the words "Pick up at car (blue car)" are displayed to the right of radio button 82 so that the user can select this when picking up a package at the "blue car". Similarly, the words "Pick up at car (red car)" are displayed to the right of radio button 83 so that the user can select this when picking up a package at the "red car".

[0161] The EC system S1 obtains vehicle identification information for two users from the vehicle delivery management system S2, and so creates areas for the two vehicles and generates information to display the words "Pick up at vehicle (blue vehicle)" to the right of radio button 82 and the words "Pick up at vehicle (red vehicle)" to the right of radio button 83.

[0162] If the user wishes to receive the package in a blue car, the user selects radio button 82 (radio button 82 is selected in Figure 15), if the user wishes to receive the package in a red car, the user selects radio button 83, if the user wishes to receive the package at home, the user selects radio button 84, and if the user wishes to receive the package at a convenience store, the user selects radio button 85.

[0163] Radio buttons 92 to 94 are formed in the desired date and time selection area 91. These radio buttons 92 to 94 are used to select the desired date and time of receipt. Radio button 92 is selected when receiving the parcel between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on the desired date. Radio button 93 is selected when receiving the parcel between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the desired date. Radio button 94 is selected when the user wishes to receive the parcel between 5:00 PM and 9:00 PM on the desired date. It goes without saying that the user can change the desired date by specifying it using a pull-down menu or the like. In the example shown in FIG. 15, radio button 92 is selected.

[0164] The receipt content display area 101 displays the contents of the product ordered by the user, the quantity of the product, the price of the product, the designated receipt location, and the desired date and time of receipt.

[0165] The user uses the receiving location selection screen 80 displayed on the user terminal to specify whether to receive the parcel by car (in the case where there are multiple cars and each car is equipped with a user's onboard device, which car is to be received by the user, which can be identified by the car identification information), at home, or at a convenience store, and the desired date and time. The user terminal Tu transmits the specified information to the EC system S1 (see FIG. 14). When the EC system S1 receives the information specified in the user terminal Tu, the EC system transmits the delivery destination information, including the address, name, receiving location information (information indicating whether to receive the parcel by car, or if to receive the parcel by car, including the car identification information, at home, or at a convenience store), the desired date and time, the onboard device ID, and the slip number, to the delivery system S3. The slip number is generated in the EC system S1 by a process of assigning one of the unused numbers from the range of numbers assigned and stored in advance by the delivery system S3 of the delivery company used by the user, in response to the information transmitted from the user terminal. The assigned number is stored as a used number.

[0166] When the home delivery system S3 receives the delivery destination information transmitted from the EC system S1, if the vehicle reception is selected, the system transmits information indicating the slip number, the vehicle-mounted device ID, and the desired reception date and time from the received delivery destination information to the vehicle delivery management system S2. The slip number is stored in the vehicle delivery management system management table. If necessary, information indicating the desired reception date and time may also be stored in the vehicle delivery management system management table. The vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits the slip number and information indicating the desired reception date and time to the user vehicle-mounted device Vm having the vehicle-mounted device ID. The user vehicle-mounted device Vm that receives this information stores the received information in the memory 22 of the junction unit 20. Using the slip number, the door lock of the automobile 60 is unlocked based on an unlock instruction signal from the delivery person terminal 51, as described below.

[0167] FIG. 16 corresponds to FIG. 15 and is another example of the receiving location selection screen 80. In FIG.

[0168] In the receiving location selection screen 80 shown in Fig. 15, radio button 82 is selected, and receiving the package at a blue car is selected. In contrast, in the receiving location selection screen 80 shown in Fig. 16, radio button 84 is selected, and receiving the package at home is selected.

[0169] Since receiving the package at home has been selected, the desired receiving date and time range has also been changed. The radio buttons 92 in the desired receiving date and time range selection area 91 shown in Fig. 15 are for selecting a time range from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., whereas the radio buttons 92 in the desired receiving date and time range selection area 91 shown in Fig. 16 have been changed to select a time range from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Similarly, the radio buttons 94 in the desired receiving date and time range selection area 91 shown in Fig. 15 are for selecting a time range from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., whereas the radio buttons 94 in the desired receiving date and time range selection area 91 shown in Fig. 16 have been changed to select a time range from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

[0170] In this way, the desired time period for receiving the package can be changed depending on whether the package is to be received at the car 60 or at home. When receiving the package at the car, unlike when receiving the package at home, the user does not need to deal with a delivery person, so it is acceptable to receive the package earlier in the morning or later in the evening than when receiving the package at home. Conversely, when receiving the package at home, the user needs to deal with a delivery person, so it is easier to receive the package if the time is later in the morning or earlier in the evening.

[0171] Furthermore, the price is higher for receiving packages at home than for receiving them in a car. For the delivery person, delivering to a home is inefficient because it requires waiting for the user to respond, whereas delivery to a car 60 is efficient because the delivery person only needs to open the door, making the price lower. However, it may be cheaper to deliver packages to a home than to a car 60. It is advisable to store information about these shipping fees for each combination of the receiving location and receiving date and time in FIG. 15, and generate information to calculate and display the shipping fee.

[0172] FIG. 17 corresponds to FIGS. 15 and 16 and is an example of the receiving location selection screen 80. In FIG.

[0173] In the receiving location selection area 81 shown in FIG. 17, pull-down menus 102, 103, and 104 are formed corresponding to the radio buttons 82, 83, and 84. These pull-down menus 102, 103, and 104 can specify either "priority" or "confirm." "Priority" means that receiving by car or receiving at home is given priority, and if receiving (delivery) at the car is not possible, receiving at home is permitted, or if receiving (delivery) at home is not possible, receiving by car is permitted. For example, when the radio button 82 is selected and "priority" is specified by the pull-down menu 102, receiving the package at a blue car is given priority, but if the blue car is not at the specified location or the door does not open, receiving at a red car or receiving at home is permitted. Similarly, when the radio button 83 is selected and "priority" is specified by the pull-down menu 103, priority is given to receiving the parcel in the red car, but if the red car is not at the specified location or the door does not open, the parcel is allowed to be received in the blue car or at home. When the radio button 84 is selected and "priority" is specified by the pull-down menu 104, priority is given to receiving the parcel at home, but if the person is not at home, the parcel is allowed to be received in the blue or red car. In this way, priority may be given to receiving the parcel at the car or at home, and the parcel may be received in the order of priority. Depending on whether priority delivery to the car 60 is set, the door lock of the car may be unlocked based on an unlock instruction signal transmitted (as an example of wireless transmission) from the deliveryman terminal Td.

[0174] In this way, it would be good to be able to set which comes first, pick-up at the car or pick-up at home (home pick-up). If you set pick-up at the car as a priority, you don't have to meet the delivery person even if you are at home. On the other hand, if you want to receive something important in person, you can set pick-up at home as a priority. Furthermore, the pick-up location selection screen may have a radio button that specifies whether pick-up at the car or at home is prohibited. If pick-up at the car is prohibited, the delivery person will deliver the package to the home, and if pick-up at home is prohibited, the delivery person will deliver the package to the car. The same applies to collection, and it may be possible to set priority pick-up at the vehicle or at home, and pick-up at the set collection location may be prioritized.

[0175] FIG. 18 is an example of a product management table stored in the EC system S1.

[0176] The product management table stores the product name, price, and whether or not there is a car pick-up shipping discount for each product number. The car pick-up shipping discount is a discount on shipping fees because, as mentioned above, receiving packages at a car reduces the delivery person's workload.

[0177] If the car pick-up shipping discount is set to "Yes," and pick-up at the car is selected, the shipping fee will be discounted, but if pick-up at home is selected, the shipping fee will not be discounted. In this way, it is possible to differentiate the fees for pick-up at the car and pick-up at home. It is also possible to discount the product price instead of the shipping fee.

[0178] FIG. 19 is a sequence diagram showing the processing procedure for a delivery person to obtain a delivery destination of a package.

[0179] The delivery person checks the slip number written on the slip (printed by the printer of the EC system S1 with the slip number, address, name, pick-up location, desired pick-up date and time, etc.) attached to the package (the package with the slip attached is, for example, handed over from the EC shop that sold the item to the delivery system company), and inputs the slip number into the delivery person terminal Td that the delivery person has. The delivery person terminal Td transmits information indicating the input slip number to the delivery system S3 via the Internet.

[0180] When the delivery system S3 receives the information representing the slip number, it reads the vehicle-mounted device ID corresponding to the slip number included in the delivery information already sent from the EC system S1. The vehicle-mounted device ID is stored in the delivery system S3 in correspondence with the slip number, and the delivery system S3 reads the vehicle-mounted device ID corresponding to the slip number. The delivery system S3 transmits the information representing the received slip number and information indicating the read vehicle-mounted device ID to the vehicle delivery management system S2.

[0181] When the vehicle delivery management system S2 receives the information representing the slip number and the vehicle-mounted device ID, it reads the vehicle-mounted device IP address of the vehicle-mounted device specified by the vehicle-mounted device ID represented by the received information from the vehicle delivery management system management table. The vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits inquiry information about the current location of the automobile to the vehicle-mounted device IP address that it read.

[0182] When the LTE circuit 23 included in the junction unit 20 of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm receives the inquiry information transmitted from the vehicle delivery management system S2, the junction unit 20 included in the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm causes the display device 31 to acquire vehicle position information indicating the current position of the automobile 60. The display device 31 is equipped with a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver, and acquires the vehicle position information by means of the GPS receiver. The user's vehicle-mounted device Vm transmits the read vehicle position information and information indicating the vehicle-mounted device ID to the vehicle delivery management system S2 using the LTE circuit 23.

[0183] When the vehicle delivery management system S2 receives the vehicle location information and the information representing the vehicle-mounted device ID, it transmits the information representing the slip number and the vehicle-mounted device ID, as well as the vehicle location information, to the delivery system S3. When the delivery system receives the information representing the slip number and the vehicle-mounted device ID, as well as the vehicle location information, it transmits this information, as well as the vehicle identification information and information representing the desired date and time of receipt, which are already stored as delivery destination information, to the delivery person terminal Td.

[0184] The delivery person's terminal Td displays the slip number, onboard device ID, vehicle location, vehicle identification information, and desired date and time from the received information. From the displayed slip number, vehicle location, vehicle identification information, etc., the delivery person can determine which parcel should be delivered to which parked vehicle, and the characteristics of the vehicle, so that the delivery person can know which vehicle to deliver the parcel to.

[0185] FIG. 20 is a sequence diagram showing the processing steps for a delivery person to deliver a package to a car 60. As shown in FIG.

[0186] When a delivery person approaches a vehicle to which a package is to be delivered, the delivery person inputs the slip number and an unlocking instruction into the delivery person terminal Td that the delivery person terminal Td carries. When the slip number and the unlocking instruction are input, the delivery person terminal Td transmits information representing the input slip number and the unlocking instruction to the home delivery system S3. When the home delivery system S3 receives the information representing the slip number and the unlocking instruction, it transmits the received information representing the slip number and the unlocking instruction to the vehicle delivery management system S2.

[0187] When the vehicle delivery management system S2 receives the information representing the slip number and the unlocking instruction, The vehicle delivery management system S2 reads the vehicle-mounted device ID corresponding to the number and transmits information indicating an unlocking instruction to the user vehicle-mounted device corresponding to the read vehicle-mounted device ID. In the vehicle delivery management system S2, since information indicating the slip number and the vehicle-mounted device ID is transmitted from the home delivery system S3 as described above and stored in the memory of the vehicle delivery management system S2, the vehicle delivery management system S2 reads the vehicle-mounted device ID corresponding to the slip number from the memory of the vehicle delivery management system S2.

[0188] When the LTE circuit 23 included in the junction unit 20 of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm receives information indicating an unlocking instruction transmitted from the vehicle delivery management system S2, the junction unit 20 outputs an unlocking instruction signal to the CAN 2. The unlocking instruction signal is received by the body ECU 5, which controls the door lock control device 8, and the door lock control device 8 unlocks the doors of the automobile 60.

[0189] When the delivery person finds that the door lock of the automobile 60 is unlocked and the door can be opened, he opens the door, places the package to be delivered inside the automobile 60, and closes the automobile door. When a detection device connected to the body ECU 5 detects that the door has been opened and closed, these detection signals are output to CAN2, and the junction unit 20 also recognizes that the door of the automobile 60 has been opened and closed. When the door is opened and closed, it is considered that a package has been delivered to the automobile 60, so the junction unit 20 outputs a lock command signal to CAN2 to control the locking of the door of the automobile 60. The door lock control device 8 locks the door.

[0190] In addition, the fifth camera 45 installed inside the vehicle captures an image of the slip number written on the slip affixed to the package, and the slip number is read by the junction unit 20. The junction unit 20 transmits information indicating the read slip number and delivery completion information to the vehicle delivery management system S2. The junction unit 20 also turns off the green LED 35 that was lit, and turns on the blue LED 36. When the blue LED 36 turns on, it becomes clear that the package has been delivered to the automobile 60.

[0191] The vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits information representing the slip number and delivery management information to each of the home delivery system S3 and the EC system S1. The vehicle delivery management system S2 also transmits information representing the slip number, vehicle identification information, and delivery completion information to the user terminal Tu. The slip number, vehicle identification information, and delivery completion information are displayed on the user terminal Tu, and the user can see that the package has been delivered to the automobile 60.

[0192] In the above-described embodiment, the delivery person terminal Td sends information representing an unlocking instruction to the delivery system S3, and the delivery system S3, having received the information representing the unlocking instruction, sends it to the vehicle delivery management system S2, which then sends the information representing the unlocking instruction to the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm, thereby unlocking the door lock of the automobile 60. In this way, the door lock of the automobile 60 is indirectly unlocked using the delivery person terminal Td, but it is also possible to unlock the door lock of the automobile 60 by sending information representing an unlocking instruction directly from the delivery person terminal Td to the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm.

[0193] FIG. 21 is a sequence diagram showing the processing procedure for a user to remove luggage from the car 60. As shown in FIG.

[0194] When the user approaches the automobile 60 in which the luggage is placed, the user uses the user remote controller 52 to transmit an unlock command signal to the automobile 60 in which the luggage is placed (the unlock command signal may also be transmitted to the automobile 60 in which the luggage is placed using the user terminal Tu). When the user remote controller 52 transmits the unlock command signal, the junction unit 20 receives the unlock command signal and unlocks the door. When the user uses the genuine portable device 10 to transmit an unlock command signal to the automobile 60 in which the luggage is placed, the body ECU 5 receives the unlock command signal. Trust and unlock the door.

[0195] When the junction unit 20 detects that the door of the automobile 60 has been opened by the user and the fifth camera 45 is no longer able to read the slip number written on the slip affixed to the package, the junction unit 20 of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm transmits information indicating the slip number and receipt completion information to the vehicle delivery management system S2. The junction unit 20 also turns off the blue LED 36 that was lit and turns on the yellow LED 37. By seeing that the yellow LED 37 is lit, it is known that the package has been delivered and that it has been received.

[0196] The vehicle delivery management system S2 stores the receipt completion information in the vehicle delivery management table. It goes without saying that the receipt completion information is stored in the vehicle delivery management table in correspondence with the slip number. Furthermore, the vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits information representing the slip number and receipt completion information to the home delivery system S3. The home delivery system S3 recognizes that the user has received the package. The vehicle delivery management system S2 also transmits information representing the slip number, the vehicle identification information, and receipt completion information to the user terminal Tu. The user knows that the home delivery system S3 has been notified that the package has been received. The user uses the user terminal Tu to transmit a setting unlock signal to the user vehicle-mounted device Vm. When the communication circuit 26 included in the junction unit 20 of the user vehicle-mounted device Vm receives the setting unlock signal, the junction unit 20 turns off the yellow LED 37 that was turned on and turns on the green LED 35. By looking at the green LED, the user knows that the vehicle 60 can accept the package.

[0197] Currently, there are many redeliveries in the morning for home delivery companies, so the home delivery system S3 should have a function to adjust the schedule so that deliveries designated for car pick-up are concentrated in the morning and delivered to homes in the afternoon. A function to notify the delivery order may also be provided to the delivery staff terminal Td. When displaying the delivery order on a map, it is preferable to display it in a manner that makes it clear whether the delivery destination is a car or a home. For example, if the delivery destination is a home, a house mark or a circle is displayed, and if the delivery destination is a car, a car mark, a double circle, a triangle, a square, etc. are displayed. This allows delivery to be made to the car delivery destination first (for example, in the morning), and then to the home delivery destination (for example, in the afternoon). Different colors may be used for different time periods. When displaying the delivery order, it may be displayed like a route on a car navigation system, and a car priority button may be provided so that when the car priority button is pressed, delivery is made to the car destination first.

[0198] It is preferable to provide a function that sets the deadline for accepting redelivery to a home to a different time than the deadline for accepting redelivery to a car. It is preferable to provide a function that accepts redelivery to a car up to a time later than the redelivery acceptance time to a home. It is preferable to provide a function that allows the designated time period for redelivery to a car to be set to different time periods than the designated time period for redelivery to a home. It is preferable to provide a function that sets different additional fees for redelivery to a home and redelivery to a car. It is preferable to provide a function that sets one as a paid service and the other as free. It is preferable to provide a function that sends a message to the LINE (registered trademark) account when delivery to a car is completed. It is preferable to allow delivery to a car as a delivery box even for packages that have been set to "prohibit delivery to delivery boxes." It is preferable to provide a function that sets "prohibit delivery to cars." It is preferable to provide a function that notifies the user of the fact on a map or when the vehicle is traveling nearby if the package has not been removed from the car several days after it has been delivered to the car. It would be good to print out a note stating "Delivered to your car on XX / XX date, but you have not picked it up" and place it in a postbox, etc. It would also be good to print out a note stating "Delivered to your car" when the parcel is first delivered to the car.

[0199] Furthermore, by having packages delivered to cars, it is possible to deal with the inconvenience of having cardboard boxes at home. For example, packages are often in cardboard boxes, but if you have to carry them at home, When you receive it, you can open it and take the cardboard box to your car right away. If you can receive it by car, you can open it in your car, take only the items inside and leave the cardboard box in your car, and then take it to the collection site by car, which is very convenient.

[0200] As an added bonus for the car deliverer, it would be good to have a function that outputs instructions to automatically insert free samples or flyers related to cars for packages that have been selected for pick-up at the car. Furthermore, it would be good to have a car model sending function in the car-mounted device, or to allow the recipient to select the car model on the web, obtain the car model information, and make that information available to the sender at the time of delivery. Free samples, flyers, recall information, etc. for specific car models could be delivered.

[0201] As an idea for a function to be added to the EC mall, it would be good to have a function that discounts the fee if the customer specifies that they want to receive the package in their car. If the customer specifies that they want to receive the package in their car, a bonus could be automatically given. It would be good to have a function that allows the customer to specify whether they want to receive the package in their car or at home depending on the time of day. For example, the customer could specify that they want to receive the package in their car during the day and at home in the evening. A function could be provided to set the default delivery address to either home or car, and the default delivery address would be displayed when making a purchase. If people want their package to be left in their car even when they are at home, they could set the car as the default in the member information settings on the EC site, eliminating the hassle of selecting "car" every time they shop, or the mistake of forgetting to select "car". It would be good to have a function that gives points to people who specify delivery to their car.

[0202] [3. Processing on the user's in-vehicle device] 22 to 28 are flowcharts showing the processing procedure of the junction unit 20 (microcomputer 21) included in the user vehicle-mounted device Vm. As described above, Fig. 22 to Fig. 28 show the processing procedure in which the delivery person obtains the delivery destination, delivers the package to the automobile 60, and the user retrieves the package from the automobile 60.

[0203] The Bluetooth circuit 24 included in the junction unit 20 transmits radio waves at regular intervals. When the deliveryman terminal 51 receives the radio waves transmitted from the Bluetooth circuit 24, the deliveryman terminal 51 responds to the received radio waves and establishes communication between the Bluetooth circuit 24 (user vehicle-mounted device Vm) and the deliveryman terminal 51. When communication is established between the Bluetooth circuit 24 and the deliveryman terminal 51, it is determined that the deliveryman terminal 51 is approaching an automobile 60 (one example of a vehicle) (YES in step 111). Then, the junction unit 20 notifies the deliveryman that the automobile 60 is the one to which the package should be delivered (step 112). When the user vehicle-mounted device Vm is set to accept packages, the green LED 35 is on, but when it is determined that the deliveryman terminal 51 is approaching the user vehicle-mounted device Vm, the junction unit 20 notifies the deliveryman that the automobile is the one to which the package should be delivered, for example, by flashing the green LED 35. However, in addition to flashing the green LED 35, the delivery person may also be notified that a package should be delivered by other lights turning on or flashing, the hazard lights flashing, audio output, etc.

[0204] In addition, a security system (such as a home security system, office security system, or parking security system) (not shown) may be set around the area where the automobile 60 to deliver the package is parked (or the path to the area where the automobile 60 is parked) to prevent the intrusion of suspicious persons. When the security system is set, if the delivery person enters the security range of the security system, an alarm will be issued, so the wireless LAN circuit 25 (or the communication circuit 26) of the junction unit 20 sends a deactivation signal to the control device of the security system (step 113). Since the security of the security system is deactivated, it is possible to prevent an alarm from being erroneously issued even if the delivery person enters the security range of the security system. In this way, if home security or the like is set up in the area where the car is located, it is recommended that the security of the area of ​​the premises leading to the car be deactivated for the date and time range of the delivery. Delivery company (delivery person) The control unit 10 may be configured to release the control signal when it recognizes that the control signal is a

[0205] When the delivery person approaches the automobile 60, the junction unit 20 further controls the first camera 41 to the fifth camera 45. The first camera 41 to the fourth camera 44 start taking pictures of the outside of the automobile 60, and the fifth camera 45 starts taking pictures of the interior of the automobile 60 (step 114). The first camera 41 to the fourth camera 44 take pictures of the outside of the automobile 60 for a certain period of time, and the fifth camera 45 takes pictures of the interior of the automobile 60 for a certain period of time. It is not necessary to take pictures of the outside and interior of the automobile 60 using all of the first camera 41 to the fifth camera 45, and any of the first camera 41 to the fifth camera 45 may be used to take pictures of the outside or interior of the automobile 60. The reason why the outside and interior of the automobile 60 are taken by the first camera 41 to the fifth camera 45 is, for example, to obtain evidence video in case the delivery person accidentally scratches the automobile 60. Thus, there is a problem of delivery personnel soiling or damaging the interior of the car. When it is detected that a delivery personnel has opened the door, for example, the camera that records the interior of the car should start recording, and when the door is closed, recording should stop. If possible, it is good to record a few minutes before the door is opened. It is also good to record a few minutes after the door is closed. As mentioned above, it is good to have a mechanism that can record the outside of the car to check whether the door or other parts are damaged. For example, the backup camera or an electronic mirror using a camera can be turned on to record the image.

[0206] It is determined whether the Bluetooth circuit 24 of the junction unit 20 has received an unlock instruction signal transmitted from the deliveryman terminal 51 (step 115), and if not (NO in step 114), it is confirmed whether the deliveryman terminal Td has moved away from the vehicle (step 116).

[0207] A microwave sensor may be placed inside the display device 31 and used to detect whether a person (such as a delivery person) approaches the automobile 60. When the microwave sensor detects a person approaching the automobile 60, the display device 31 may be turned on and the first camera 41 to the fifth camera 45 may start taking pictures.

[0208] When the junction unit 20 detects that the communication established between the deliveryman terminal Td and the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm has been cut off, the junction unit 20 determines that the deliveryman terminal Td has moved away from the automobile 60 (YES in step 116). Then, the wireless LAN circuit 25 (or the communication circuit 26) of the junction unit 20 transmits an alert signal to the security system to restore security to the unlocked security system (step 117). The security system that receives the alert signal returns to the security state. In addition, the junction unit 20 stops the capture by the first camera 41 to the fifth camera 45 (step 118) and returns to the processing of step 111.

[0209] As described above, when the deliveryman terminal Td transmits an unlocking instruction signal to the home delivery system S3 and the LTE circuit 23 of the junction unit 20 of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm receives the unlocking instruction signal transmitted from the vehicle delivery management system S2 (YES in step 115), the junction unit 20 judges whether the current time is within the scheduled delivery time zone (desired date and time zone for receipt) (step 119). The desired date and time zone information is transmitted from the vehicle delivery management system to the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm, and it is judged whether the current time is within the scheduled delivery time zone based on the desired date and time information.

[0210] If it is not the scheduled delivery time (NO in step 119), the Bluetooth circuit 24 of the junction unit 20 transmits to the delivery person terminal Td that it is outside the scheduled delivery time (step 120). The delivery person terminal Td notifies the delivery person that it is outside the scheduled delivery time, and the delivery person knows that it is outside the scheduled delivery time. The delivery person will return to the automobile 60 during the scheduled delivery time and deliver the package to the automobile 60. The doors of the automobile 60 will be permitted to be unlocked during the scheduled delivery time.

[0211] If it is within the scheduled delivery time period (YES in step 119), the junction unit 20 judges whether the prohibition of unlocking the door based on the unlocking instruction signal from the deliveryman terminal Td is set in the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm (step 121). There may be cases where another deliveryman has delivered another package to the automobile 60 to which the package is to be delivered. In such a case, if the door lock of the automobile 60 is unlocked to enable the package to be delivered to the automobile 60, the package already delivered to the automobile 60 may be stolen by the deliveryman who delivers the package later. For this reason, as described later, when a package has already been delivered to the automobile 60, the unlocking of the door based on the unlocking instruction signal from the deliveryman terminal Td is prohibited. As described above, when a package is delivered to the automobile 60, the blue LED 36 is turned on, so that when the blue LED is turned on, the unlocking of the door based on the unlocking instruction signal from the deliveryman terminal Td may be prohibited. When the door lock unlocking prohibition is set, the junction unit 20 of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm transmits information indicating that the door lock is prohibited to the deliveryman terminal 51 (step 122). The deliveryman terminal 51 notifies (by displaying, outputting voice, etc.) that the door lock is prohibited, so that the deliveryman knows this. The deliveryman will deliver the package already delivered to the automobile 60 to the user after the user removes the package and the door lock unlocking prohibition is lifted, to the automobile 60 or to the user's house. In this way, when multiple parcels arrive on the same day, only the first company to arrive can unlock (unlock) the door, so that the next company cannot steal the package that the previous company has put in, and the delivery company may not be able to unlock (unlock) the door when the package is put in.

[0212] If the prohibition of unlocking the doors based on the unlocking instruction signal from the delivery person terminal is not set (NO in step 121), the junction unit 20 outputs a control signal to the CAN2 to disarm the car security (step 123). This causes the body ECU 5 to disarm the car security. If the door is opened while the car security is set to the armed state, an alarm will be issued. By disarming the car security before the delivery person opens the door, it is possible to prevent an alarm from being issued erroneously.

[0213] When the car security is in the disarmed state, the junction unit 20 outputs a door unlock instruction signal to the CAN2 (step 124). Then, the body ECU5 controls the door lock control device 8, and the door lock control device 8 unlocks the door. The door is now in a state where it can be opened by the delivery person. It is preferable that unlocking of the door of the automobile 60 based on the door lock unlocking signal transmitted from the delivery person terminal Td is limited to delivery hours of home delivery, and that unlocking of the door based on the door lock unlocking signal transmitted from the delivery person terminal Td is prohibited outside of delivery hours of home delivery. This can prevent the door lock of the automobile from being unlocked by stealing the delivery person terminal Td at night.

[0214] When a detection device connected to the body ECU 5 detects that the door has been opened by a delivery person, the body ECU 5 outputs a detection signal to CAN 2, and the junction unit 20 detects the detection signal. The junction unit 20 then recognizes that the door has been opened (YES in step 125). When the delivery person places a package inside the automobile 60 and closes the door, a detection device connected to the body ECU 5 detects that the door has been closed. The body ECU 5 then outputs a detection signal to CAN 2, and the junction unit 20 detects the detection signal. The junction unit 20 then recognizes that the door has been opened (YES in step 126).

[0215] In this way, when the junction unit 20 detects that the door of the automobile 60 has been opened and closed, which is transmitted from the deliveryman terminal Td, it is considered that a package has been delivered to the automobile 60, and the junction unit 20 outputs a door lock control signal to the CAN2. The body ECU 5 recognizes the door lock control signal output to the CAN 2 and controls the door lock control device 8, which then locks the doors. Furthermore, the junction unit 20 analyzes the slip number from the image of the interior of the vehicle captured by the fifth camera 45, which shows the slip of the package placed inside the vehicle. The junction unit 20 uses the LTE circuit 23 to transmit information showing the analyzed slip number and delivery completion information to the vehicle delivery management system.

[0216] Next, the junction unit 20 lights up the yellow LED 37 of the display device 31 so that the user can know that the package has been delivered to the automobile 60 (step 128). The user can know that the package has been delivered to the automobile 60 by seeing the yellow LED 37 light up, without having to open the door of the automobile 60.

[0217] In addition, the junction unit 20 outputs a control signal to CAN2 to put the car security into an armed state. When the body ECU 5 recognizes the control signal output to CAN2, the body ECU 5 puts the car security into an armed state. Furthermore, the junction unit 20 outputs an engine start prohibition control signal to CAN2 (step 130). When the engine ECU 3 recognizes that the engine start prohibition control signal has been output to CAN2, it prohibits the engine from starting. When a delivery person opens the door to deliver a package, the delivery person can enter the car, so if the car key or the like is left inside the car, the delivery person may close the door and use the key to start the engine of the car 60 and drive it. To prevent this from happening, the engine start is prohibited. There is a problem that a delivery person can start the engine and drive the car using an immobilizer unlocking key or the like in the car interior. Therefore, when it is detected that the delivery person has opened the door, it is preferable to control the engine not to start in this way.

[0218] Furthermore, as described above, when a package is delivered to the automobile 60, if another package is delivered to the same automobile afterwards, the package already placed in the automobile 60 may be stolen by the delivery person who comes later. For this reason, a prohibition on unlocking the door lock based on an unlock instruction signal transmitted from the delivery person terminal Td is set in the junction unit 20 (step 131). For example, an unlock prohibition code is stored in a predetermined area of ​​the memory 22 of the junction unit 20, and when the unlock prohibition code is stored in that area, a prohibition on unlocking the door lock is set in the junction unit 20. If the unlock prohibition code is not stored in the predetermined area of ​​the memory 22, the prohibition on unlocking the door lock based on an unlock instruction signal from the delivery person terminal is not set.

[0219] When a certain time has elapsed from the start of image capture by the first camera 41 to the fifth camera 45 (step 192), it is assumed that the delivery person has delivered the package to the vehicle 60 and left the vehicle 60, so image capture is stopped (step 133).

[0220] When communication between the deliveryman terminal Td and the Bluetooth circuit 24 of the junction unit 20 is cut off, it is considered that the deliveryman terminal Td has moved away from the automobile 60. When the junction unit 20 recognizes that the deliveryman terminal Td has moved away from the automobile 60 in this manner (YES in step 134), the wireless LAN circuit 25 of the junction unit 20 transmits an alert signal to the security system in order to restore the security system from the unlocked state (step 135). The security system that receives the alert signal goes into a guard state.

[0221] Next, the junction unit 20 controls the fifth camera 45 to start taking pictures of the interior of the vehicle (step 136).

[0222] The junction unit 20 compares an image showing the state of the interior of the vehicle before the door is opened by the delivery person with an image showing the state of the interior of the vehicle after the door is opened by the delivery person and closed, thereby determining whether a package is placed inside the vehicle. By comparing these images, the junction unit determines whether a package to be delivered is placed inside the vehicle (step 137). If there is no change between the image showing the state of the interior of the vehicle before the door is opened by the delivery person and the image showing the state of the interior of the vehicle after the door is opened by the delivery person and closed, the junction unit 20 determines that a package is not placed inside the vehicle, and if there is a change between these images, the junction unit 20 determines that a package is placed inside the vehicle. However, since the interior of the vehicle is photographed by the fifth camera 45, the junction unit 20 may determine that a package is placed inside the vehicle by reading the slip number of the slip attached to the package by the fifth camera 45. When the junction unit 20 determines that there is no luggage in the vehicle (NO in step 137), the communication circuit 26 of the junction unit 20 transmits to the user terminal Tu a message indicating that the door has been opened or closed (step 138).

[0223] When the junction unit 20 determines that a package is placed inside the vehicle (YES in step 137), the junction unit 20 outputs an air conditioner start signal to CAN2 in order to keep the temperature inside the vehicle constant (step 139). When the body ECU 5 recognizes the air conditioner start signal output to CAN2, the body ECU 5 starts the air conditioner. Since the temperature inside the vehicle is kept constant, even if the package placed inside the vehicle is sensitive to temperature changes such as precision equipment, adverse effects of temperature changes on the package can be prevented in advance. In this way, for example, since the inside of a vehicle gets hot in summer, it is problematic if the package is heat-sensitive such as food or precision equipment (the same applies to the cold in winter), but after the package arrives at the vehicle (or a little before the scheduled delivery time), it is advisable to start the vehicle engine to operate the air conditioner and keep the temperature optimal for the package. This control should be terminated when it is detected that the recipient has removed the package.

[0224] Furthermore, the fifth camera 45 detects the shipping slip attached to the package placed inside the vehicle, or the junction unit 20 detects the location where the package was placed inside the vehicle by comparing an image showing the state of the interior of the vehicle before the door is opened by the delivery person with an image showing the state of the interior of the vehicle after the door has been opened and closed by the delivery person (step 140).

[0225] Next, the junction unit 20 transmits information indicating that the package has been delivered and information indicating the location where the package has been placed to the user terminal Tu using the LTE circuit 23 (steps 141, 142). When the user terminal Tu receives the information indicating that the package has been delivered, the user terminal displays a message indicating that the package has been delivered, so the user knows that the package has been delivered to the automobile 60. In addition, when the user terminal Tu receives the information indicating the location where the package has been placed, the user terminal displays the location where the package has been placed, so the user knows where in the automobile the package has been placed.

[0226] 26, the junction unit 20 judges whether the delivered package has been left in the vehicle for a certain period of time (step 143). The junction unit 20 includes a clock, and the junction unit 20 judges, using the clock, whether the package has been left in the vehicle for a certain period of time from the time when it was determined that the package was left in the vehicle (for example, when the door was opened and closed after an unlocking instruction signal was sent from the deliveryman terminal Td) and whether the package has not been taken out of the automobile 60.

[0227] If the junction unit 20 determines that no luggage has been left inside the vehicle for a certain period of time (YES in step 143), there is a possibility that the user has forgotten to pick up the luggage from inside the vehicle 60. For this reason, the junction unit 20 transmits information indicating that the delivered luggage is left inside the vehicle 60 to the vehicle delivery management system S2 (step 144). The vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits the received information to the user terminal Tu. The user terminal Tu notifies the user that a package has been placed inside the vehicle 60. The user is reminded that a package has been placed inside the vehicle 60. When the email address, etc. of the user terminal Tu is registered in the memory 22 of the junction unit 20, information indicating that a delivered package has been placed inside the vehicle 60 may be transmitted directly from the junction unit 20 to the user terminal Tu.

[0228] When the user approaches the automobile 60 in which the luggage is placed and communication is established between the user terminal Tu and the Bluetooth circuit 24 of the junction unit 20, the junction unit 20 determines that the user terminal Tu has approached the automobile 60 (step 145).

[0229] When the junction unit 20 judges that the user terminal Tu is approaching the automobile 60 (YES in step 145), the junction unit 20 transmits information indicating that the delivered package has been placed inside the automobile 60 to the vehicle delivery management system S2 (step 146). The junction unit 20 may transmit the information to the user terminal Tu, and the user terminal Tu may have a vibration function to inform the user that the package has been placed by vibration, or may output the information by voice. The vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits the received information to the user terminal Tu. The user terminal Tu notifies the user that the package has been placed inside the automobile 60. The user is reminded that the package has been placed inside the automobile 60 nearby. When the email address or the like of the user terminal Tu is registered in the memory 22 of the junction unit 20, information indicating that the delivered package has been placed inside the automobile 60 may be transmitted directly from the junction unit 20 to the user terminal Tu.

[0230] In this way, since it is assumed that the recipient will not know that a package has arrived in their car, or will forget about it, it is a good idea to have the smartphone (user terminal) notify the recipient that there is a package in their car when the smartphone approaches their house. It is a good idea to notify the recipient periodically several times until the "Received" button is pressed.

[0231] When the user uses the genuine portable device 10 or the user remote controller 52 to send an unlock command signal from the genuine portable device 10 or the user remote controller 52, the body ECU 5 receives the unlock command signal when it is sent from the genuine portable device 10 and controls the door lock control device 8, and when it is sent from the user remote controller 52, the junction unit 20 receives the unlock command signal and outputs the unlock command signal to CAN2, thereby unlocking the doors (step 147).

[0232] When the door is unlocked, the junction unit 20 outputs a control signal to the CAN2 to stop the air conditioner (step 148). The body ECU 5 stops the air conditioner. Since the fact that the door is opened means that the user is going to remove the luggage that is placed inside the vehicle, the air conditioner is stopped. Furthermore, when the door is unlocked, the junction unit 20 transmits information indicating that the delivered luggage is placed inside the vehicle 60 to the vehicle delivery management system S2 (step 149). The vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits the received information to the user terminal Tu. The user terminal Tu displays the position where the luggage is placed inside the vehicle 60 (step 150). If there is luggage, a voice message saying "There is luggage" may be output from the display device 31.

[0233] FIG. 28 is an example of a display screen 160 of the user terminal Tu.

[0234] A notification area 161 is formed at the top of the display screen 160. It is displayed that the package has been delivered and where it has been placed. Almost the entire display screen 160 is displayed with an image 162 taken by the fifth camera 45, and the location where the package has been placed is indicated by a cross mark 163 in the image 162. The user can see at a glance that the package has been placed at the location of the cross mark 163. The image in which the cross mark 163 is combined with the display screen 160 is generated by the display device 31 under the control of the junction unit 20.

[0235] The user remembers that a package has been placed inside the automobile 60 when the door is opened. In this case, too, when the email address or the like of the user terminal Tu is registered in the memory 22 of the junction unit 20, information indicating that a delivered package has been placed inside the automobile 60 may be transmitted directly from the junction unit 20 to the user terminal Tu.

[0236] When placing a small package in a large vehicle (automobile), there are cases where the recipient does not know where the package is located inside the vehicle. In this case, it would be a good idea to allow the recipient to specify in advance where they would like the package placed inside the vehicle. Alternatively, as mentioned above, it would be a good idea to have a system in place that lets the recipient know where the package has been placed inside the vehicle. For example, it would be good to identify the location of the package by comparing the camera images before and after the door is opened and closed, and to show the location of the package on a smartphone using AR (Augmented Reality) or similar.

[0237] When the door lock of the automobile 60 is unlocked, the junction unit 20 transmits the billing data for delivery to the automobile 60 to the vehicle delivery management system S2 (step 151). The vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits the billing data to the home delivery system S3, so that the operating company of the vehicle delivery management system S2 can collect the usage fee from the operating company (home delivery company) of the home delivery system S3. The junction unit may transmit the billing data to the vehicle delivery management system S2 when the desired date and time has passed. Also, when the delivery person delivers the package to the automobile 60, the billing data may be transmitted from the junction unit 20 to the home delivery system S3. The company of the home delivery system S3 tally up the billing data and pay the usage fee to the company of the vehicle delivery management system S2, for example. The company of the home delivery system S3 will manage the billing data in a database.

[0238] When the door lock of the automobile 60 is unlocked, it is assumed that the package has been removed, so the junction unit 20 turns off the yellow LED 37 and turns on the green LED 34. The lighting of the green LED 34 indicates that the package has been removed from the automobile 60 and can be delivered to the automobile 60. The junction unit 20 then transmits information indicating that the package has been received to the vehicle delivery management system S2, and the vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits information indicating that the package has been received to the EC system S1 and the home delivery system S3 (step 153).

[0239] As an additional function to the in-vehicle device (user in-vehicle device), when there are multiple cars in the parking lot, the delivery person may not know which car to put the package in. Therefore, it would be good to have a function to notify the delivery person that this is the car (by turning on a lamp, etc.) when they approach the car. It would also be good to have a function to output a voice message of appreciation such as "Thank you for your hard work with the delivery" when the delivery person performs the operation to put the package in the car, or when they are in the middle of putting the package in, or when they have finished putting the package in. Such voice output not only soothes the delivery person, but also encourages them to treat the car with care.

[0240] In the embodiment shown in Fig. 28, the user is informed of the location to place the package, but the user terminal may be set to specify the location to place the package and transmit the specified information to the delivery person terminal. The location to place the package may be transmitted to the delivery person terminal using an image of the interior of the vehicle taken by the fifth camera 45. However, the location to place the package may be determined in advance, such as on the driver's seat or on the passenger seat.

[0241] [4. Other Examples] FIG. 29 is an external view of the user remote controller 52A.

[0242] The user remote controller 52A described above simply transmits signals to unlock the doors of the automobile 60, transmits signals to lock the doors, and transmits signals to start the engine. However, the user remote controller 52A shown in FIG. 29 can, in addition to transmitting these signals, also perform functions such as setting up the automobile 60 to receive packages.

[0243] An antenna 71 is formed on the top of the user remote controller 52A. Also, on the front of the user remote controller 52A, a liquid crystal display screen 72, a delivery button 74 with the word "delivery" written on it, a start / lock button 75 with the word "start" and an icon indicating that the lock is to be locked, a stop / unlock button 76 with the word "stop" and an icon indicating that the lock is to be unlocked, and an engine button 77 with the word "engine" written on it are formed. On the liquid crystal display screen 72, as will be described in detail later, a notification area 73 is formed that indicates whether a package has been delivered to the automobile 60, etc.

[0244] The user remote controller 52A has a built-in microcomputer (not shown), to which are connected a display device such as an LCD screen 72, a delivery button 74, a start / lock button 75, a stop / unlock button 76, and an engine button 77. The user remote controller 52A also includes a communication circuit (not shown) connected to the microcomputer and the antenna 71.

[0245] When the home delivery button 74 is not pressed, the notification area 73 of the liquid crystal display screen 72 is colorless. When a package is scheduled to be delivered to the user's automobile 60, the user presses the home delivery button 74. When the home delivery button 74 is pressed, a signal indicating that the home delivery button 74 has been pressed is input to the microcomputer, and a signal indicating that the home delivery button has been pressed is transmitted from the antenna 71 to the communication circuit 26 of the junction unit 20 of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm by the communication circuit. Then, the blue LED 36 connected to the junction unit 20 lights up. In addition, the notification area 73 formed on the liquid crystal display screen 72 of the user remote controller 52A turns blue. By simply looking at the color of the notification area 73, the user can confirm that a package is scheduled to be delivered to the user's automobile 60 and that the door of the automobile 60 may be opened by a delivery person.

[0246] When the door of the automobile 60 is opened by a delivery person and a package is delivered into the automobile 60, the communication circuit 26 of the junction unit 20 of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm transmits a package acceptance signal, and when the user holding the user remote controller 52A approaches the automobile 60, the package acceptance signal is received. Then, the notification area 73 turns yellow. By looking at the notification area 73, the user can see that a package has been delivered into the automobile 60.

[0247] When the user presses the start / lock button 75, the user remote controller 52A transmits a lock instruction signal to the junction unit 20 of the user vehicle-mounted device Vm. The junction unit 20 outputs the lock instruction signal to the CAN 2. Then, the body ECU 5 controls the door lock control device 8 to lock the doors of the automobile 60.

[0248] When the user presses the stop / unlock button 76, the user remote controller 52A transmits a door unlock command signal to the communication circuit 26 included in the junction unit 20 of the user vehicle-mounted device Vm. The junction unit 20 outputs a door lock command signal to the CAN 2. Then, the body ECU 5 controls the door lock control device 8 to unlock the doors of the automobile 60.

[0249] When the user presses the engine button 77 and then the start / lock button 75, The user remote controller 52A transmits an engine start signal to the communication circuit 26 included in the junction unit 20 of the user vehicle-mounted device Vm. Then, the junction unit 20 outputs the engine start signal to the CAN 2. The engine ECU 3 controls the engine starter to start the engine of the automobile 60.

[0250] When the user presses the engine button 77 and then the start / unlock button 76, the user remote controller 52A transmits an engine stop signal to the communication circuit 26 included in the junction unit 20 of the user vehicle-mounted device Vm. The junction unit 20 then outputs the engine stop signal to the CAN 2. The engine ECU 3 detects the engine stop signal output to the CAN 2 and stops the engine of the automobile 60.

[0251] As described above, when the notification area 73 is yellow, a package has been delivered to the automobile 60. When the notification area 73 is yellow, if the stop / unlock button 76 is pressed to unlock the door of the automobile 60, the user is assumed to enter the automobile 60 and receive the package delivered to the automobile 60. For this reason, the notification area 73 changes from yellow to colorless. The user remote controller 52A may output that a package is available.

[0252] In the above-mentioned embodiment, when the home delivery button 74 is pressed, the door of the vehicle may be unlocked based on an unlocking signal transmitted from the deliveryman terminal Td. However, the door of the vehicle may be unlocked based only on an unlocking signal transmitted from the deliveryman terminal Td that delivers to that area.

[0253] It would be good if operations could be performed from a smartphone or computer, but to simplify operations even further, it would be a good idea to provide buttons on the remote controller for an engine starter (remote control engine starter) or car security system that say, for example, "Allow delivery personnel to unlock the door to receive packages for 12 hours" and another button that says "Package received."

[0254] Furthermore, as an additional function to engine starter and car security remote controls (remote controllers, user remote controllers), it would be good to provide the remote control with a notification means, such as a lamp that lights up when there is luggage inside the car. The notification should end when the luggage is removed. It would be even better if the car or the remote control had a function to notify the user that there is luggage when they approach the car.

[0255] When receiving a package, the user may press and hold the delivery button 74 on the user remote controller 52A to send a signal indicating that the package has been received to the delivery system S3, or to the user terminal Tu.

[0256] FIG. 30 shows yet another embodiment, illustrating the sequence of a delivery system.

[0257] In the embodiment described above, the user has the package delivered to his / her own car 60 (the car 60 may belong to the user's family), whereas in the embodiment shown in FIG. 30, the package is delivered to a car other than the user's (recipient's) car (for example, a car at a used car dealership).

[0258] When the package is to be delivered to a vehicle other than the user's own vehicle, the user terminal Tu displays a receiving location selection screen 80 as shown in FIG.

[0259] In addition to the radio buttons 82 to 85 described above, the receiving location selection area 81 also includes a radio button 86. and 87 are formed. To the right of the radio button 86, "Receive at used car dealer's receiving car 1" is displayed, and to the right of the radio button 87, "Receive at used car dealer's receiving car 2" is displayed. A used car dealer sells a large number of used cars, and among these many used cars, there are receiving cars for receiving packages (all used cars may be receiving cars for receiving packages). Here, two receiving cars are specified, but three or more receiving cars may be specified. The above-mentioned user on-board device is installed in each of the two receiving cars. The first receiving car is installed with the first user on-board device Vm1, and the second receiving car is installed with the second user on-board device Vm2. A used car dealer near the home of the user who has been registered in advance is selected. However, receiving cars placed at multiple used car dealers in different locations may be displayed in the receiving location selection area. The user would select a vehicle for pickup that is located at a used car dealership in a convenient location for package pickup.

[0260] The user selects radio button 86 to specify that the parcel will be delivered to the used car dealer's delivery vehicle 1. The delivery content display area 101 displays the specified delivery location, "delivery to the used car dealer's delivery vehicle 1."

[0261] As described with reference to FIG. 14, the user terminal Tu transmits information such as the specified receiving location to the EC system S1, and the EC system S1 transmits the delivery destination information to the home delivery system S3. The home delivery system S3 transmits information on the slip number, the vehicle-mounted device ID, and the desired date and time to the vehicle delivery management system S2, and the vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits the slip number and the desired date and time to the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm having the vehicle-mounted device ID. In this embodiment, since "receive at the receiving vehicle 1 at the used car dealer" is specified, the vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits the slip number and the desired date and time to the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm1 installed in that vehicle. In this embodiment, the user's vehicle-mounted device installed in the first receiving vehicle located at the used car dealer is the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm1, and the user's vehicle-mounted device installed in the second receiving vehicle is the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm2.

[0262] As explained with reference to Fig. 19, the delivery person inputs the slip number into the delivery person terminal Td to obtain the parking location of the delivery destination, "Used car dealer's receiving car 1". The delivery person approaches the car parked in that parking location with the package in hand, and as explained with reference to Fig. 20, opens the door of the first receiving car using the delivery person terminal Td and delivers the package. The car delivery management system S2 then transmits the slip number, car identification information, and delivery completion information to the user terminal Tu.

[0263] The user goes to the used car dealership within a predetermined time (for example, within one hour) after the specified desired date and time has passed, and operates the user terminal Tu to transmit information indicating the slip number and an unlocking instruction signal to the car delivery management system S2. The car delivery management system S2, which has received the slip number and the unlocking instruction signal, transmits the unlocking instruction signal to the user on-board device Vm1 (the user on-board device installed in the first receiving vehicle) having the user on-board device ID corresponding to the slip number. The junction unit 20 of the user on-board device Vm1 that has received the unlocking instruction signal outputs the unlocking instruction signal to the CAN2. Then, the body ECU5 controls the door lock control device 8 to unlock the door. Since the door lock is unlocked, the user can open the door and receive the package installed in the first receiving vehicle. After the user takes out the package from the first receiving vehicle and closes the door, the body ECU5 controls the door lock control device 8 to lock the door.

[0264] When a used car dealer has many cars, it may be difficult to know which of the many cars is the first car to be received. In that case, the used car dealer may be informed which car is the first car to be received. Also, as described with reference to FIG. The delivery management system S2 may inquire about the vehicle location of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm1 installed in the first receiving vehicle, and transmit the obtained vehicle location information to the user terminal.

[0265] Even after the specified desired date and time has passed, the user may not come to pick up the package. In such a case, the used car dealer may want to use the first receiving vehicle to which the package has been delivered for a test drive or the like. However, if the delivered package is left in the vehicle, the user may come to pick up the package during the test drive or the package may be damaged, so the used car dealer wants to move the package to another receiving vehicle (in this case, the second receiving vehicle). In this embodiment, the package can be moved to another receiving vehicle. As to whether the on-board device is installed in a vehicle other than the recipient's vehicle, for example, a setting switch is provided in the on-board device, and based on the setting of the setting switch, it can be determined that the on-board device is installed in a vehicle other than the recipient's vehicle.

[0266] Referring to FIG. 30, when a predetermined time has elapsed after the desired date and time period has elapsed, the junction unit 20 of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm1 outputs an unlocking instruction signal to the CAN2, and unlocks the door lock of the first receiving vehicle. A clerk at the used car dealer takes out the package delivered to the first receiving vehicle. The LTE circuit 23 included in the junction unit 20 of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm1 installed in the first receiving vehicle transmits automatic unlocking information over time and vehicle-mounted device ID information of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm1 to the home delivery system S3. The home delivery system S3 transmits the received automatic unlocking information over time and vehicle-mounted device ID information of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm1 to the vehicle delivery management system S2. The vehicle delivery management system S2 recognizes that the door of the first receiving vehicle to which the package was delivered has been opened, and the delivered package has been taken out of the first receiving vehicle. Then, the vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits information representing a door unlocking instruction to the user's vehicle-mounted device of the second receiving vehicle. The car delivery management system S2 can recognize that the first receiving vehicle and the second receiving vehicle are at the same used car dealership by referring to the car delivery management system management table shown in Fig. 11, and since the package delivered to the first receiving vehicle is removed from the first receiving vehicle and placed in the second receiving vehicle by a clerk at the used car dealership, it transmits information representing an instruction to unlock the door to the user's onboard device of the second receiving vehicle. The car delivery management system S2 reads the onboard device IP address of the user's onboard device Vm2 of the second receiving vehicle from the car delivery management system management table.

[0267] When the LTE circuit 23 included in the junction unit 20 of the user vehicle-mounted device Vm2 of the second receiving vehicle receives information indicating an unlocking instruction, the junction unit 20 outputs an unlocking instruction signal to the CAN2. Then, the body ECU 5 controls the door lock control device 8, and the door lock control device 8 unlocks the door. The used car dealer puts the package taken out of the first receiving vehicle into the second receiving vehicle. When the fifth camera 45 for taking pictures inside the vehicle, which is attached to the second receiving vehicle, reads the slip number attached to the package put into the second receiving vehicle, it is found that the package has been put into the second receiving vehicle. Then, the LTE circuit 23 included in the user vehicle-mounted device Vm2 of the second receiving vehicle transmits locking information for moving the package, vehicle-mounted device ID information, and slip number information to the home delivery system S3.

[0268] The delivery system S3 finds the email address of the user terminal Tu from the received slip number information (it goes without saying that the delivery system S3 stores the slip number and the email address of the user terminal Tu of the user to whom the package is to be delivered), and transmits locking information for the package transfer, vehicle device ID information, and email address information to the vehicle delivery management system S2.

[0269] The vehicle delivery management system S2 reads the vehicle identification information of the destination of the package from the received vehicle-mounted device ID information, and transmits delivery destination change information to the user terminal Tu by email to the effect that the package has been moved to the second receiving vehicle identified by the read vehicle identification information. The user then knows that the package has been moved from the specified first receiving vehicle to the second receiving vehicle. The user then goes to the second receiving vehicle at the used car dealership and picks up the package that has been placed in the second receiving vehicle.

[0270] In the above embodiment, the parcel is delivered to a car parked at a used car dealership, but it is preferable to make it possible to deliver parcels to cars parked in company parking lots and other locations, in addition to cars parked at used car dealerships. The location of the car will be sent by GPS. Information may also be provided so that the delivery company can understand that the vehicle is not available during the time period when the person plans to use the vehicle or when the vehicle is planned to be lent to others for car sharing. Cars parked in parking lots, such as rental cars, car sharing, and company cars, may be made available as delivery boxes. If a person always comes home at about the same time, there are cases where the person can receive the parcel by simply renting someone else's car near their home for about 30 minutes. In particular, it is preferable to have a function to adjust the time of the car sharing reservation and the time of the delivery box reservation.

[0271] In addition, as a benefit to used car dealers, they can use this system (delivery system) to increase the value of used cars {adding value with engine starters, car security, drive recorders, and home delivery systems}. Used car dealers are likely to also double as maintenance businesses, so managers can give the mechanics the job of installing this system when they have free time. Used car dealers display used cars facing the road, making it easy to hand over packages. In addition, it can attract people who do not usually visit used car showrooms to receive packages (developing new customers). Furthermore, it can function not only as a delivery box, but also as a coin locker. If a coin locker application is installed on a user terminal Tu, the user terminal Tu can be used to unlock the car door lock, and the user terminal transmits information indicating the phone number of the user terminal Tu to the user's in-vehicle device, puts in the package, and closes the door, and the user terminal Tu is charged. Later, the user terminal Tu sends information indicating the telephone number to the user's onboard device in the car, and once the user's onboard device has authenticated the information, the car's door lock is unlocked and the user can retrieve any luggage placed in the car.

[0272] In the above embodiment, an example is described in which a delivery person delivers a package to a car, but in a similar manner, the package to be collected can be placed in the car, and the person collecting the package can use a terminal to open the car door, remove the package from the car, and deliver it to the destination. In this way, it is preferable to configure the system so that the delivery company can collect the package directly from the car. The user sets the package to be placed in the car. The delivery company collects the package from the car. A message is sent to the user to inform them that the package has been collected.

[0273] Furthermore, as a system for determining who will bear the costs, it would be good to have a function that allows the user to set who will bear the costs required to use this system (delivery system), such as the shipping company, the shipper, or the recipient. For example, if it can be set so that the shipper pays for mail order, this can be used as a differentiation strategy (appeal point) for stores compared to other stores.

[0274] Furthermore, the revenue model could be (a) a model in which a fee is charged when delivery to a vehicle is successful (a system in which a fee is charged for successful transport to and from a vehicle), or (b) a system in which a few yen is charged per API call, as in the API economy method. For example, 10 yen is charged for a reservation API call, 10 yen for a door-opening API call, and 10 yen for a receipt API call. (c) A monthly or annual fee could be charged in the form of a system usage fee. (x) It would be good to allow different transport entities to use different fees for each of these. Delivery company A could use an annual model, delivery company B a success-fee model, and delivery company C an API charging model, etc.

[0275] Furthermore, all cars equipped with this system (delivery system) can be considered as delivery boxes. In particular, cars that are parked during working hours, especially cars that are parked during working hours in parking lots accessible to the general public such as convenience stores and supermarkets, can be considered as delivery boxes. Also, as mentioned above, cars that are displayed for used car sales, etc. can be considered as delivery boxes. Therefore, it is desirable to have a system that allows the car to be used as a delivery box during the time that the car will remain at the parked location, such as working hours, if set. In this way, there is a risk that the recipient will not receive the package during the time that the car will remain at the location (such as working hours). This will cause trouble if someone else's package is left in the car. As a solution, it is desirable to have a system that pays money to the owner of the car (such as a late payment penalty) to make the car wait. Alternatively, it is desirable to have a system that allows the package to be moved to a nearby car. In other words, when the time that the car provider will be staying there has passed, it is possible to search for cars that are staying nearby and the time that the cars will be staying there, and to move the package in the car to the car. The recipient may be provided with a function that allows them to set the range in which they can move or the cars they can move to in advance. If there is a movement, a message to that effect is sent to the recipient.

[0276] Furthermore, the operation status such as unlocking, opening the door, closing the door, putting the package in, and receiving the package may be recorded in the blockchain. This makes it difficult to tamper with the delivery status to the vehicle. For example, in each of the above sequence diagrams, when each terminal or system on the side sending the information (the base point of the arrow) sends information to the other party, it is preferable to also send the contents of the information to the blockchain system on the Internet. It is preferable that in each of the above sequence diagrams, each terminal or system on the side receiving the information (the end point of the arrow) sends the contents of the information to the blockchain system on the Internet when it receives information from the other party. It is more preferable to perform both of these processes. As the blockchain system, a private system may be used, but it is particularly preferable to use a public system. It is even more preferable to send to both. As the blockchain system, for example, Ethereum or the Hyperledger Project may be used.

[0277] In the above embodiment, the EC system S1 and the like are used, but the EC system S1 is not necessarily required. When a slip number is entered into a delivery person terminal, the car in which the slip number is stored may be unlocked. For example, a delivery person may go near a car to deliver a package, and the delivery person terminal and a user terminal installed in the car may communicate directly or indirectly to unlock the car door lock. For example, a slip for delivering a package is written, that is, a postal code, address, name, etc. are written in the destination, recipient, sender, and destination, and a time zone designation is also written. If such a slip has a column for receiving at the car, and the column for receiving at the car is checked, the delivery person opens the car at the destination with the delivery person terminal and delivers the package to the car. The user's vehicle-mounted device installed in the car unlocks the door lock in response to an unlocking signal transmitted (for example, wirelessly transmitted) from the delivery person terminal. For example, a slip number is stored in the user's in-vehicle device, and the deliveryman terminal transmits a signal indicating the slip number and an unlocking signal to the user's in-vehicle device, and when the signal indicating the slip number stored in the user's in-vehicle device matches the signal indicating the slip number received, the user's in-vehicle device unlocks the car door lock. However, if the user's in-vehicle device unlocks the car door lock when it receives an unlocking signal transmitted from the deliveryman terminal, it is not necessarily necessary to transmit a signal indicating the slip number to the user's in-vehicle device.

[0278] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the vehicle door lock is unlocked and the package is delivered inside the vehicle, but in vehicles where the interior and trunk are separate, it may be possible to use the user terminal to open only the interior or only the trunk.

[0279] Furthermore, in rural areas, where there are many cars, if a user's vehicle-mounted device according to this embodiment is installed in all of the cars, the package can be received in any of the cars. For example, the doors of all the cars can be opened, the package delivered to the delivery target car, and information that the package has been received can be sent to all the cars, and the doors of all the cars can be locked. Also, when all the doors of multiple cars are opened, the package is placed inside the car and the car door is closed, a door lock signal can be sent from the car whose door was opened to the cars whose doors were not opened, and information on which car the package was placed in can be sent to the user terminal.

[0280] The above-mentioned user vehicle-mounted device Vm may use a battery for the automobile 60 as its operating power source, or may use a battery for the user vehicle-mounted device Vm (for example, a mobile battery) as its operating power source. When using a battery for the user vehicle-mounted device Vm as its operating power source, it is preferable to charge the battery while the automobile 60 is being driven.

[0281] The car 60 delivering the package does not necessarily have to be parked at home, but can be in a company parking lot or on the road. This is because the parking location can be known using GPS, as described above. It is a good idea to inform the delivery company of your (user, recipient) planned use and the usage status of the rental car sharing service. If you know your planned use, the delivery person's terminal Td will be able to recognize that the car will not be in the parking location during that time period.

[0282] Furthermore, when a parcel needs to be redelivered, the user may access the website of the home delivery company and specify the redelivery of the parcel. In such a case, the specified time for redelivery to a car may be later than the specified time for redelivery to a house. For example, if the delivery is later than a certain time, redelivery to a house may not be possible, but redelivery to a car may be possible. Also, it is advisable to provide a function that allows the user to set different time periods for redelivery to a car and redelivery to a house. A field for redelivery destination of house or car, a field for redelivery destination of house, and a field for redelivery destination of car may be provided, allowing the user to set redelivery to a house in the morning and redelivery to a car in the afternoon. For example, if there are few parcels, redelivery to a house may be performed in the morning, and if there are many parcels, redelivery to a car may be performed in the afternoon.

[0283] Also, different fees may be charged for redelivery to a home and redelivery to a car. For example, redelivery to a home may be free and redelivery to a car may be charged, or vice versa.

[0284] Furthermore, if the package has not been removed from the automobile 60 several days after it was delivered to the automobile 60, the deliveryman terminal Td can notify the recipient of the fact on a map or when the deliveryman drives through the neighborhood. The deliveryman terminal Td can print a note indicating that the package has not been received and place it in the recipient's mailbox or on the automobile.

[0285] Furthermore, the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm may be provided with a vehicle model transmission function. By providing a function for setting the vehicle model in the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm, when the vehicle model is set, the vehicle model information can be obtained, and the EC system S1 can obtain such information and include sample products, flyers, and recall information for that vehicle model in the package.

[0286] Furthermore, when an EC shop specifies that the item be delivered to a car, the price may be discounted or a bonus may be automatically given. A function may also be provided that allows the user to specify whether the item should be delivered to the car or at home depending on the time of day. A function may then be provided to set either the home or the car as the default delivery destination, so that the default delivery destination is displayed at the time of purchase. For example, on the delivery location selection screen 80 shown in Figures 15 to 17, if either "delivery to car (blue car)" or "delivery to car (red car)" is selected, the selected option may be checked the next time the item is used. This allows the user to choose whether to deliver the item to the car or at home, even if the user is at home. A user who wants to have parcels delivered to a car 60 can set car pickup as the default in the member information section of the EC shop, and thus avoid the trouble of selecting car pickup and avoid missing the chance of selecting car pickup. If it is set as the default, there is no need to change the setting. Points may be awarded to a person who specifies delivery to a car. Cars such as private cars (a car is one example of a vehicle) have characteristics such as being lockable, having space for luggage, having the interior (car compartment) and trunk, and having the same space as cars with separate interiors and trunks, and are usually kept near the home, with many kept on the home's premises, making them suitable as delivery boxes for parcels sent by courier services.

[0287] Delivery lockers are generally small and may not be able to accommodate large packages. In contrast, cars can accommodate larger packages. For example, a large coin locker can only fit one suitcase, but a car can fit much more packages, including larger packages. For example, items such as prefabricated furniture can be delivered to a car. Packages that fit into a car can even be delivered.

[0288] In a service that applies the system for private lodging, where a delivery person from a delivery company can receive the key to the recipient's house while the recipient is away, it is conceivable that the delivery person could open the door to the house even if no one is at home, leave the package, and then the house would automatically lock. However, it is risky for a delivery person from a delivery company to open the house of an ordinary person without permission and leave a package in the house.

[0289] Since the labor costs for redelivery are huge for parcel delivery companies, delivering parcels to cars would result in significant cost savings. Therefore, for example, it would be reasonable to charge the parcel delivery company 5 to 100 yen for each successful delivery to a car (because the labor costs for redelivery are huge, and because currently there is a service that gives a 100 yen discount if the parcel is brought to a convenience store or other location for collection). Also, when delivering to a home, it takes quite a long time, 2 or 3 minutes, for the homeowner to be called and come out. During that time, the parcel delivery company's delivery person has to wait there the whole time, but if the parcel is delivered to a car, the delivery person will not have to wait while carrying a heavy parcel until the recipient comes out.

[0290] Furthermore, if the utilization rate of the delivery system according to this embodiment increases, the utilization fee will also increase, and as the delivery system becomes more widespread, sales of engine starters, car security systems, cameras, etc. will also increase, revitalizing the entire car accessory industry.

[0291] A possible target user would be, for example, a dual-income household where the car is left at home but the household is away during the day on weekdays. For example, it would be a good idea to target people whose car is at home during normal delivery hours, for example, from 9am to 9pm. People who go to work by car but do not have a car at home, or who do not have a car from 9am to 9pm and return around 9pm, could be excluded. It is thought that there is a certain user who always has at least one car as a target.

[0292] Potential users (potential targets) could include people who do not want to meet the delivery person even when they are at home (so they do not need to change into loungewear, put on makeup, etc.) and people who do not want to wait for the specified time for their package to be delivered (in fact, there is thought to be a large potential demand for this).

[0293] The basic mechanism is to have a function to unlock the car door so that the delivery person from the delivery company can open the car door at the delivery recipient's house. It also has a function to automatically lock the door once the delivery person puts the package inside and closes the door. In addition, the car security is temporarily deactivated before the door is opened and restored once the door is closed. The person receiving the package is then notified by email, LINE (registered trademark), etc. that the package has been placed inside. A fee is charged to the delivery company.

[0294] Also, although there are various possible implementation methods, this seems to be very compatible with the API (Application Programming Interface) economy. An API is provided to delivery companies, who can use this system (delivery system) by accessing this API from their own systems. For example, if delivery is successful using this API, the delivery company is charged about 5 yen per package. The recipient (user) simply needs to select "Pick up in car at home" from the "Change scheduled delivery date / time (location)" page already on the delivery company's website, in the same way as the currently available "Pick up at convenience store" option. The cost of changing the delivery company's system is very small.

[0295] However, as a possible problem and a countermeasure, if the delivery person is allowed to open the door of the car at any time, there is a security problem, so it is preferable to open the door on the scheduled delivery date of the package. As described later, it is preferable to be able to transmit the date and time to the car via an LTE (Long Term Evolution) line, but it is also preferable to set the date and time in a smartphone paired with Bluetooth or the like, bring the smartphone close to the in-vehicle device (user's in-vehicle device), read it with the in-vehicle device, and set the time when the door can be unlocked, or to set it using various communication methods. In the above example, a vehicle was described as an example in which signals from the vehicle can be received and acquired from CAN2, and the vehicle can be controlled by transmitting a control signal to CAN2, but some or all of the signals may be acquired from a sensor provided in the vehicle, or an actuator provided in the vehicle may be controlled. The slip number may be input, for example, by printing a barcode or the like corresponding to the slip number on the slip and reading it with a sensor provided in the delivery person terminal Td.

[0296] The above-mentioned embodiments are merely illustrative, and it goes without saying that partial substitution or combination of the configurations shown in different embodiments is possible. The components described in each embodiment may be combined in any manner. In addition, the invention and components described in the means for solving the problem may be further applied to combinations of the components of each embodiment. Similar actions and effects due to similar configurations of multiple embodiments are not mentioned in each embodiment. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. For example, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various modifications, improvements, combinations, etc. are possible.

[0297] The scope of the present invention is not limited to the configurations expressly described in the specification, but includes combinations of various aspects of the present invention disclosed herein. The configurations of the present invention for which a patent is sought are specified in the appended claims, but it is the intention of the present inventors to include in the claims any configurations disclosed in this specification that are not currently specified in the claims.

[0298] The present invention is not limited to the configurations described in the above-mentioned embodiments. The components of each of the above-mentioned embodiments and variations may be arbitrarily selected and combined. Any component of each of the embodiments and variations may be arbitrarily combined with any component described in the means for solving the invention or any component that embodies any component described in the means for solving the invention. We intend to obtain rights to these as well through amendments to this application or divisional applications, etc.

[0299] In addition, we intend to obtain rights to the overall design or partial design by filing a conversion application to a design application. The drawings depict the entire device in solid lines, but they include not only the overall design but also partial designs claimed for some parts of the device. For example, it is a drawing that includes some parts of the device as partial designs, regardless of the parts, as well as a drawing that includes some parts of the device as partial designs. A part of the device may be a part of the device, or it may be a part of that part. We intend to obtain rights to not only the overall design, but also partial designs in which any part of the solid line parts of the drawings is drawn as a dashed line part. [Explanation of symbols]

[0300] 1: Communication system, 2: CAN, 3: Engine ECU, 4: Transmission ECU, 5: Body ECU, 6: Gateway ECU, 7: Shift position detection sensor, 8: Door lock control device, 9: Hazard lighting control device, 10: Genuine mobile device, 11: Connector, 20: Junction unit, 21: Microcomputer, 22: Memory, 23: LTE circuit, 24: Bluetooth circuit, 25: Wireless LAN circuit, 26: Communication circuit, 27: Connector, 28: Connector, 29: Ethernet, 31: Display device, 32: Display screen, 33: Memory card, 34: Red LED, 35: Green LED, 36: Blue LED, 37: Yellow LED, 41: First camera, 42: Second camera, 43: Third camera, 44: Fourth camera, 45: Fifth camera, 51: Delivery person terminal, 52 :User remote controller,52A:User remote controller,60:Car,71:Antenna,72:LCD screen,73:Notification area,74:Delivery button,75:Start / lock button,76:Stop / unlock button,77:Engine button,80:Receipt location selection screen,81:Receipt location selection area,82:Radio button,83:Radio button,84:Radio button,85:Radio button,86:Radio button,87:Radio button,91:Desired date and time selection area,92:Radio button,93 :Radio button, 94:Radio button, 101:Received content display area, 102:Pull-down menu, 103:Pull-down menu, 104:Pull-down menu, 160:Display screen, 161:Notification area, 162:Image, 163:X mark, S1:EC system, S2:Vehicle delivery management system, S3:Delivery system, Sg:Delivery system group, Td:Delivery staff terminal, Tdg:Delivery staff terminal group, Tu:User terminal, Tug:User terminal group, Vm:User vehicle-mounted device, Vm1:First user vehicle-mounted device, Vm2:Second user vehicle-mounted device, Vmg:User vehicle-mounted device group

Claims

1. The vehicle-mounted device has a function of controlling to notify the delivery person that the delivery person's terminal is a vehicle that should deliver a package when it is determined that the delivery person's terminal is approaching the vehicle-mounted device.

2. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1 has a function of controlling the vehicle-mounted device to perform advertising, determine that a delivery person is approaching the vehicle-mounted device when the delivery person's terminal responds to the advertising, and notify the delivery person that the vehicle is a vehicle that should deliver a package.

3. 3. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1, further comprising a function of controlling a notification by turning on a predetermined lamp as a function of notifying a delivery person that the vehicle is a vehicle that should deliver the package.

4. An on-board device as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, which has a function of controlling a vehicle in which a package to be collected is placed to notify the delivery person that the package is to be collected when the delivery person approaches the on-board device.

5. The vehicle-mounted device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a control function for notifying a delivery person that the vehicle is a vehicle that should deliver the package while it is detected that the delivery person is approaching the vehicle, and a control function for not notifying the delivery person that the vehicle is a vehicle that should deliver the package while it is not detected that the delivery person is approaching the vehicle.

6. The vehicle-mounted device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a function of controlling the output of a voice of appreciation when a delivery person loads a package into the vehicle, or when the delivery person is in the middle of loading the package into the vehicle, or when the delivery person has finished loading the package into the vehicle.

7. 7. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1, further comprising a function for controlling a state of a lamp to change depending on whether a delivered package is placed inside the vehicle or not.

8. A program for causing a computer to realize the functions of the electronic information system according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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