Identity verification system (package pickup at railway stations)

Abstract

To provide a solution to a serious shortage of logistics-related workers, which is expected with a significant decline in the working population.SOLUTION: An identity verification system provides train commuters with efficient digital means for identity verification when picking up packages at the nearest home railway station. This system promotes package pickup at railway stations and reduces man-hours required for personal delivery services.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention provides a technology for verifying the identity of a consignee when the consignee receives a package transported by a delivery service at a train station designated by the consignee. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for estimating the expected time of arrival at a delivery location designated by a consignee, including when the designated delivery location for a package is a train station. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2022-97910 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In personal delivery services, a lot of work is required for the last mile, and if redelivery is required, the work load increases even more. Since many people commute by train in urban areas, the labor shortage in personal delivery services could be resolved if these people could collect their packages at the station closest to their home, which they use for their commute. However, if there is no efficient system for verifying the identity of the recipient when collecting their package at the station, the burden on station staff increases. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the identity verification system of the present invention, when a railway station is designated as the designated delivery location for a package, comprises a management system, the management system comprising a contact information recording unit in which the consignee's contact information (various message services) and the consignee's name are recorded for each consignee, and a package management unit in which the consignee's contact information and the consignee's name recorded in the contact information recording unit are recorded for each identifier of the package being transported.

[0006] The identity verification system includes an IoT terminal A that prints the identifier of the package to be transported as a barcode on a shipping slip, and an IoT terminal B that reads the barcode on the shipping slip. The IoT terminal B includes a notification unit A that notifies the management system of the package identifier contained in the barcode of the read shipping slip. The management system includes a barcode sending unit that identifies the consignee's contact information and name from the package identifier notified by the notification unit A of the IoT terminal B and the information recorded in the package management unit, and sends an identity verification barcode containing the consignee's name and package identifier to the identified consignee's contact information.

[0007] The IoT terminal B is equipped with a reading unit that reads the personal identification barcode sent to the consignee by the barcode sending unit of the management system, and a notification unit B that notifies the management system of the package identifier contained in the personal identification barcode read by the reading unit, and the management system is equipped with a reminder unit that sends a reminder to the contact person that sent the personal identification barcode for a package for which the package identifier has not been notified from the notification unit B of the IoT terminal B even after a certain period of time has passed since the personal identification barcode was sent from the barcode sending unit.

[0008] The identity verification system includes a web service that allows a consignee to designate a designated delivery location for the package and request delivery of the package, a request content confirmation unit that transmits a method for confirming the request content (either a URL, a button, or a one-time pass) to the consignee's contact information recorded in the contact information recording unit of the management system when the designated delivery location for the package is designated as a train station in the web service, and a request acceptance unit that officially accepts the request when the consignee clicks the URL or button transmitted from the request content confirmation unit or inputs the one-time pass into the web service. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the personal identification system of the present invention, personal identification can be efficiently performed when picking up luggage at a train station. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an identity verification system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the personal identification system according to the embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the personal identification system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0012] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the schematic configuration of an identity verification system.

[0013] The personal identification system 100 is composed of a management system 1, an IoT terminal A2, an IoT terminal B3, and a web service 4.

[0014] The management system 1 includes a contact record unit 5, a package management unit 6, a barcode transmission unit 7, and a reminder unit 8.

[0015] The IoT terminal B3 includes a notification unit A9, a reading unit 10, and a notification unit B11.

[0016] The web service 4 includes a request content confirmation unit 12 and a request reception unit 13 .

[0017] If people who commute by train could collect their packages at the station closest to their home, it would solve the labor shortage for personal transport and reduce delivery costs. In areas where the number of rail users is expected to decrease due to population decline, increasing the number of rail freight handled is a rational choice. When collecting packages at a train station, the burden on station staff is heavy unless the recipient is notified that the package has arrived at the station and the recipient's identity is efficiently verified.

[0018] For this reason, the identity verification system 100, in the case where a train station is designated as the designated delivery location for a package, comprises a management system 1, which comprises a contact information recording unit 5 in which the consignee's contact information (various message services) and the consignee's name are recorded for each consignee, and a package management unit 6 in which the consignee's contact information and the consignee's name recorded in the contact information recording unit 5 are recorded for each identifier of the package being transported.

[0019] The system is equipped with an IoT terminal A2 that prints the identifier of the package to be transported as a barcode on a shipping slip, an IoT terminal B3 that reads the barcode on the shipping slip, and a notification unit A9 that notifies the management system 1 of the package identifier contained in the barcode of the shipping slip that it has read, and the management system 1 is equipped with a barcode sending unit 7 that identifies the consignee's contact information and name from the package identifier notified by the notification unit A9 of the IoT terminal B3 and the information recorded in the package management unit 6, and sends an identity verification barcode containing the consignee's name and package identifier to the identified consignee's contact information.

[0020] If a consignee forgets to pick up their luggage at a station, it becomes a burden on luggage management. Regular notifications are required to ensure that the consignee does not forget to pick up their luggage. The IoT terminal B3 includes a reading unit 10 that reads the personal identification barcode sent to the consignee by the barcode sending unit 7 of the management system 1, and a notification unit B11 that notifies the management system 1 of the luggage identifier contained in the personal identification barcode read by the reading unit 10. The management system 1 also includes a reminder unit 8 that sends a reminder to the contact person that sent the personal identification barcode for a luggage for which the notification unit B11 of the IoT terminal B3 has not notified the luggage identifier even after a certain period of time has passed since the personal identification barcode was sent from the barcode sending unit 7.

[0021] If the consignee's contact information is incorrect, the consignee cannot be notified that the package has arrived at the station. When the consignee requests the package to be shipped, the consignee's contact information must be confirmed. The identity verification system 100 includes a Web service 4 that allows the consignee to specify the location where the package will be received. If the consignee selects to receive the package at a train station, the Web service 4 includes a request content confirmation unit 12 that sends a request content confirmation method (either a URL, button, or one-time pass) to the consignee's contact information recorded in the contact record unit 5 of the management system 1. The system also includes a request acceptance unit 13 that officially accepts the request when the consignee clicks the URL or button sent from the request content confirmation unit 12 and enters the one-time pass into the Web service 4.

[0022] The above is a description of the configuration of the personal identification system 100. The operation of the personal identification system 100 will now be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

[0023] In step S1, the consignee selects to receive the package at a train station using the web service 4. In step S2, if the consignee's contact information and name are recorded in the contact record unit 5 of the management system 1, the process proceeds to step S3, and if the consignee's contact information and name are not recorded in the contact record unit 5 of the management system 1, the process proceeds to step S4.

[0024] In step S3, the request content confirmation unit 12 of the Web service 4 sends a method for confirming the request content (either a URL, a button, or a one-time pass) to the recipient's contact information recorded in the contact information recording unit 5 of the management system 1.

[0025] In step S4, the consignee is prompted to register his / her contact details and name in the contact details recording unit 5 of the management system 1, and once the consignee's contact details and name have been registered in the contact details recording unit 5, the process proceeds to step S3.

[0026] In step S5, if the consignee clicks on the URL or button sent from the request content confirmation unit 12 of the Web service 4 or enters the one-time pass into the Web service 4, the process proceeds to step S6; if the consignee does not click on the URL or button sent from the request content confirmation unit 12 of the Web service 4 or does not enter the one-time pass into the Web service 4, the process proceeds to step S4 as the contact information may be incorrect.

[0027] In step S6, the request reception unit 13 of the web service 4 officially accepts the package delivery request and registers the package identifier for each package and the consignee's contact information and name recorded in the contact information recording unit 5 in the package management unit 6 of the management system 1. The IoT terminal A2 prints a barcode including the package identifier on a shipping slip. The shipping slip is affixed to the package and the package is handed over to the logistics company.

[0028] In step S7, IoT terminal B3 reads the barcode on the package slip at the designated delivery location of the package, and notifies management system 1 of the read package identifier via notification unit A9. Management system 1 identifies the consignee's contact information and name from the package identifier notified by notification unit A9 of IoT terminal B3 and the information recorded in package management unit 6. Barcode transmission unit 7 transmits a barcode including the consignee's name and package identifier to the identified contact information.

[0029] In step S8, the reading unit 10 of the IoT terminal B3 reads the personal identification barcode sent from the barcode transmission unit 7 of the management system 1 that the consignee presented, performs personal identification, and identifies the package to be handed over to the consignee based on the package identifier contained in the barcode. At this time, the notification unit B11 notifies the management system 1 of the package identifier contained in the personal identification barcode read by the reading unit 10. If the package identifier is notified from the notification unit B11 of the IoT terminal B3 within a certain period of time after the barcode transmission unit 7 of the management system 1 sent the personal identification barcode to the consignee, the process proceeds to step S9. If the package identifier is not notified from the IoT terminal B11 within a certain period of time after the barcode transmission unit 7 of the management system 1 sent the personal identification barcode to the consignee, the process proceeds to step S10.

[0030] In step S9, delivery of the package corresponding to the package identifier notified by the notifying unit B11 of the IoT terminal B3 is completed.

[0031] In step S10, the reminder unit 8 of the management system 1 reminds the consignee of the package corresponding to the package identifier notified by the notification unit B11 of the IoT terminal B3, via the contact information to which the barcode sending unit 7 sent the personal identification barcode, that the package has arrived at the station. [Industrial Applicability]

[0032] The personal identification system according to the present invention is suitable for verifying personal identification when receiving luggage at a train station. [Explanation of symbols]

[0033] 1 Management System 2. IoT device A 3 IoT terminal B 4. Web Services 5. Contact Record Section 6. Baggage Management Department 7 Barcode transmitter 8 Remind Department 9 Notification Section A 10 Reading unit 11 Notification section B 12 Request Content Confirmation Department 13 Request Reception Department

Claims

1. If a train station is designated as the designated delivery location for your package, Equipped with a management system, The management system includes a contact information recording unit in which the contact information and name of the consignee are recorded for each consignee, and a parcel management unit in which the contact information and name of the consignee recorded in the contact information recording unit are recorded for each identifier of the parcel to be transported. An identity verification system characterized by the above.

2. The system is equipped with IoT terminal A, which prints the identifier of the parcel being transported as a barcode on the slip. Equipped with IoT terminal B that reads the barcode on the slip, The IoT terminal B includes a notification unit A that notifies the management system of the package identifier included in the barcode of the read slip, The management system includes a barcode sending unit that identifies the consignee's contact information and name from the package identifier notified by the notification unit A of the IoT terminal B and the information recorded in the package management unit, and sends an identity verification barcode including the consignee's name and package identifier to the identified consignee's contact information.

2. The personal identification system according to claim 1, wherein:

3. The IoT terminal B includes a reading unit that reads the personal identification barcode sent to the consignee by the barcode sending unit of the management system, a notification unit (B) that notifies the management system of the package identifier included in the personal identification barcode read by the reading unit; The management system includes a reminder unit that sends a reminder to the contact person that sent the personal identification barcode for a package for which the notification unit B of the IoT terminal B has not notified the package identifier even after a certain period of time has passed since the barcode transmission unit sent the personal identification barcode.

3. The personal identification system according to claim 2, wherein:

4. It has a web service that allows recipients to specify a delivery location and request delivery of their packages. a request content confirmation unit that, when a train station is designated as the designated delivery location of the package in the web service, transmits a method for confirming the request content (any of a URL, a button, or a one-time pass) to the contact information of the consignee recorded in the contact information recording unit of the management system; A request acceptance unit is provided that officially accepts the request when the consignee clicks on the URL or button sent from the request content confirmation unit and enters the one-time pass into the web service.

2. The personal identification system according to claim 1, wherein:

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