On-vehicle machine, unlocking system, system, and method of controlling on-vehicle machine

Abstract

To provide a system on-vehicle machine, an on-vehicle machine set, and an unlocking system which facilitate delivery of a luggage etc. by delivering the luggage to a vehicle.SOLUTION: In a delivery system, a deliverer inputs, to a deliverer terminal Td, slip number information of a luggage and unlocking instructions. The deliverer terminal transmits the slip number information and the unlocking instruction information to a home delivery system S3. The home delivery system S3 transmits the slip number information and the unlocking instruction information to a vehicle delivery management system S2. The vehicle delivery management system transmits the unlocking instruction information to a user on-vehicle machine Vm specified by an on-vehicle machine ID determined by the slip number information. The user on-vehicle machine Vm unlocks a door of a vehicle with the user on-vehicle machine Vm. The deliverer opens the door to deliver the luggage to the vehicle.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 20

Description

[Technical Field]

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

[0002] With the expansion of online shopping, the number of redeliveries of parcels to individual homes has increased, becoming a social problem, and various companies and organizations are considering countermeasures. Non-Patent Document 1 mentions a project to build a logistics platform that utilizes delivery boxes, etc. [Prior art documents] [Non-patent literature]

[0003] [Non-Patent Document 1] Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Commerce and Distribution 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, delivering packages and other items is still not easy, and there are various problems with the current delivery lockers.

[0005] The present invention aims to make, for example, delivery of packages 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 door locks.

[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 home, the delivery person can simply deliver the package to the car. This reduces the hassle 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 vehicles can fit relatively large packages, We can deliver even large quantities of luggage.

[0008] The recipient can also receive packages when they are not at home, and deliveries can be handed over. Since there is no need to change into loungewear or put on makeup, even if the recipient is at home, those who do not want to meet the delivery person or do not want to wait until the specified delivery time can hand over or receive their package without having to meet the delivery person or wait until the specified delivery time or pickup time.

[0009] The delivery person's terminal may be, for example, a dedicated terminal, or may utilize a smartphone or tablet terminal. For example, the delivery person need only possess the terminal; the deliverer does not need to own the terminal and may be loaned it to them. Of course, the deliverer may also own the terminal. Furthermore, the deliverer is preferably a delivery person from a delivery company, but does not have to be a delivery person from a delivery company. For example, the deliverer may be a non-delivery person, such as an ordinary person, who may place their own or other people's packages into the recipient's vehicle during their free time. In such a configuration, the delivery person's terminal may be configured as an app on a smartphone or the like. Furthermore, for example, the package may be the item to be delivered. For example, whether the vehicle-mounted device has received the unlocking instruction information wirelessly transmitted from the deliverer's terminal may be determined based on the unlocking instruction information wirelessly transmitted from the deliverer's terminal and the terminal identification information wirelessly transmitted from that terminal.

[0010] In addition, in the configuration (1), the vehicle-mounted device receives unlocking instruction information wirelessly transmitted from a delivery person's terminal, which is a terminal carried by the person delivering the goods, and controls the unlocking of the vehicle's door locks. However, it is also preferable that the person collecting the goods instead of the delivery person, or the person collecting the goods instead of the delivery person's terminal, receives unlocking instruction information wirelessly transmitted from a collection person's terminal, which is a terminal carried by the person collecting the goods, and controls the unlocking of the vehicle's door locks. Alternatively, the delivery person's terminal may be carried by the person collecting the goods. Alternatively, the functions of the delivery person's terminal and the collection person's terminal may be provided in a single terminal. When the goods to be collected are in the vehicle, the vehicle's door locks can be unlocked and the goods can be collected.

[0011] When collecting packages from a home, the person collecting the package must wait until the sender comes to the front door, but if the package is collected from a vehicle, there is no need to wait until the sender comes to the front door. Furthermore, unlike delivery lockers, vehicles can hold relatively large packages, so even large quantities of packages can be collected.

[0012] Shippers can also hand over their packages without meeting the person collecting them. Since there is no need to change into loungewear or prepare makeup, even if they are at home, those who do not want to meet the person collecting the package or do not want to wait until the designated pickup time can hand over their package without meeting the person collecting the package or waiting until the pickup time.

[0013] In this way, vehicles can be used as locations for delivering or receiving packages. Packages can be delivered or received even when not at home, meaning they can be delivered or received while out, and even early in the morning or at night. This means that the sender or recipient of the package does not have to wait for the delivery person to come to their home, and the deliverer does not need to collect or re-deliver the package, making it extremely convenient for all parties, including 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 device is preferably an on-board device that is retrofitted to the vehicle after shipping from the vehicle manufacturer. In addition, (A) an onboard device having a function of unlocking the vehicle door lock based on a signal from a remote control, which is a device separate from the genuine key carried by the vehicle driver for unlocking the vehicle door lock, may further be an onboard device that receives unlocking instruction information wirelessly transmitted from a delivery person's terminal carried by the delivery person and controls the unlocking of the vehicle door lock. In particular, it may be configured to change its operation depending on whether the unlocking is from the remote control or the delivery person's terminal. The control for unlocking the vehicle door locks may be, for example, a complete control up to the point of unlocking the door locks, or it may be a partial control, for example, a control that outputs an instruction to unlock the door locks 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 carried by the deliverer, can be received indirectly, such as via the cloud, a designated server, or the Internet, such as home Wi-Fi. However, it is particularly preferable to configure the system to directly receive the wireless signal of the unlocking instruction information wirelessly transmitted from the delivery person's terminal, which is a terminal carried by the deliverer. 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 can only unlock the vehicle if he or she 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 preferably between about 10 meters and several meters.

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

[0016] This prevents the vehicle doors from remaining unlocked when a delivery person delivers or collects packages from a vehicle. Even if the vehicle doors are unlocked based on unlocking instruction information from the delivery person's terminal, the doors will be locked if the doors are subsequently detected as closed, preventing suspicious individuals from entering the vehicle. For example, if the onboard device detects that the doors are closed after unlocking the doors, it can assume that delivery of the package to or collection of the package from the vehicle is complete, and the onboard device can control the doors to lock. In particular, when using a configuration such as (A), the door may not be locked even if the vehicle doors are closed after unlocking when an unlocking instruction is issued from the driver's remote control. However, after the doors are unlocked based on unlocking instruction information wirelessly transmitted from the delivery person's terminal, which is a terminal carried by the delivery person, the door may be locked when the vehicle doors are detected as closed. After the door locks are unlocked, this may be 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 have been 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 the vehicle doors are detected to be closed. The opening and closing of the vehicle doors may be detected directly using a sensor or the like, but it is also preferable to detect by inputting a signal from a sensor originally provided in the vehicle, or to detect a signal output in response to the opening or closing of a door originally provided in the vehicle.

[0017] In addition, it is advisable to disable the car security system based on the unlock instruction information, for example, to prevent the car security system from sounding an alarm when the delivery person opens the vehicle door. For example, it would be good to control the car security to arm when it detects that the delivery person has closed the vehicle door, so that 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 when the door lock instruction signal is received, or when the information outputted along with the input of delivery completion transmitted from the delivery person terminal is received. 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 the detection that the vehicle door has been closed. This prevents the car security system from sounding an alarm when the delivery person opens the vehicle door, and also saves the delivery person or the owner of the vehicle the trouble of having to arm the car security system when there is a package inside the vehicle. The car security can be the vehicle's original car security or a third-party car security that is retrofitted to the vehicle. For example, in a configuration where a vehicle is equipped with car security and the onboard device has a function to control the car security function, or in a configuration where the onboard device has a car security function, even if the car security is armed and the door is unlocked based on unlock instruction information from the delivery person's terminal, and an alarm is sounded if the door is opened, the car security is disarmed when an unlock instruction information is received from the delivery person's terminal, preventing the delivery person from opening the vehicle door and accidentally sounding an alarm from the car security.Furthermore, when the package delivery is completed and the vehicle door is closed, the car security is armed, preventing suspicious persons from entering the vehicle.

[0019] (4) For example, it is advisable to obtain information on the scheduled time period for delivery of the package and perform control to unlock the vehicle door locks based on the obtained information on the scheduled time period for delivery of the package.

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

[0021] The information on the scheduled delivery time period for a package may be information that specifies one or more time periods from among a number of time periods divided into a single day. Time period 1 is particularly preferable. In particular, matching this time period to the existing desired delivery time period previously set by the delivery company will improve delivery efficiency. In particular, it is preferable that the vehicle doors are not unlocked outside the specified time period, even if unlocking instruction information is received from the delivery person's terminal. Furthermore, for example, the information on the scheduled delivery time period of a package may be information that specifies one or more time periods from information on the scheduled delivery date and a number of time periods divided into a day, and in particular, information that specifies a specific time period on a specific day when delivery to a vehicle is to be made. For example, the scheduled delivery time period information may include information about the scheduled delivery date, but not information about the time periods that divide a day into multiple time periods. In particular, on the scheduled delivery date of the package, the vehicle doors may be unlocked by receiving unlocking instruction information from the delivery person's terminal during a regular, predetermined time period, and the vehicle doors may not be unlocked even if unlocking instruction information is received from the delivery person's terminal outside the predetermined time period. In this way, the vehicle will not be unlocked even if unlocking instruction information is received from the delivery person's terminal on days other than the scheduled delivery date, and the vehicle will not be unlocked even if unlocking instruction information is received from the delivery person's terminal during times other than the predetermined time period, 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, it would be good to control the unlocking of the vehicle doors based on an unlocking instruction from the delivery person's terminal, in accordance with the scheduled delivery time information for the package sent from the delivery management system.

[0023] Similarly, when collecting a package using a delivery person's terminal, the vehicle door locks 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 door locks 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 door lock based on the unlocking instruction information, it is preferable to perform control for prohibiting unlocking of the door lock based on the unlocking instruction information.

[0025] For example, if there are valuables or car keys inside the vehicle, you may not want the delivery person to enter the vehicle. By setting the door lock 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 prohibition setting can be done, for example, by sending unlock prohibition information from the user's terminal to the in-vehicle device. In accordance with the setting of prohibition of unlocking of the door lock based on the unlocking instruction information, the control for prohibiting unlocking of the door lock based on the unlocking instruction information may be, for example, a control for prohibiting unlocking of the door lock based on the unlocking instruction information when prohibition of unlocking of the door lock based on the unlocking instruction information is set, and for permitting unlocking of the door lock based on the unlocking instruction information when prohibition of unlocking of the door lock based on the unlocking instruction information is not set.

[0026] (6) For example, it is preferable to perform control to prohibit the starting of the vehicle engine based on the detection that the door is opened based on the unlocking instruction information and the door is closed.

[0027] If a car key or other key is left inside the vehicle, the key can be used to start the engine when the door is unlocked, allowing delivery people and others to drive the vehicle without permission. By prohibiting the start of the vehicle engine, it is possible to prevent delivery people and others from driving the vehicle without the owner's permission. The control that prohibits the start 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 start of the vehicle engine when it is detected that the door has been opened based on the unlocking instruction information and then closed. After the start of the vehicle engine is prohibited, the start of the vehicle engine may be permitted upon reception 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.

[0028] (7) For example, based on the detection of a delivery person approaching the vehicle, it is advisable to control the photographing of at least one of the exterior or interior of the vehicle for a predetermined period of time.

[0029] A delivery person may accidentally damage a vehicle when delivering a package to it. By filming at least one of the exterior and interior of the vehicle, it is possible to ascertain the circumstances of the damage if the delivery person does. Furthermore, even if the vehicle is damaged and it is unclear whether the damage was caused by the delivery person, filming the vehicle makes it possible to confirm whether the damage was caused by the delivery person. Such a camera may be installed in the vehicle and the video from the camera may be recorded, or, for example, the signal from a camera already installed in the vehicle may be acquired and recorded. For example, if the vehicle is equipped with a backup camera, the video may be taken using the backup camera. If the vehicle is equipped with an electronic mirror, the video may be taken using the electronic mirror camera. If multiple cameras are installed to film the area around the vehicle, the video may be taken using those cameras. Furthermore, a hemispherical camera may be installed on the ceiling of the vehicle, or a camera may be installed above the windshield to film the driver's seat and passenger seat, and a camera may be installed at the rear of the vehicle to film the rear seat. The video 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 backup camera is installed on the vehicle, the backup camera can be turned on to take the photograph, if an electronic mirror is installed on the vehicle, the camera in the electronic mirror can be turned on to take the photograph, and if multiple cameras are installed to take photographs around the vehicle, those cameras can be turned on to take the photograph.

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

[0031] When security is set up 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 sent 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 for security to guard against suspicious individuals.

[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, the surroundings of the vehicle should include the route the delivery person takes when carrying the package to the vehicle. A home security system or the like can be used to provide security around the vehicle. Information to disable the security and information to alert the security around the vehicle can be sent to the home security system. Since homes and cars usually fall within the WiFi area, it is recommended that the in-vehicle device be configured to connect to the home security system via WiFi, for example.

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

[0034] After a package is delivered to a vehicle, when a package is delivered to the same vehicle, the package is already inside the vehicle. The delivered package is placed inside the vehicle. If the vehicle door is unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information in this state, there is a risk that the package already placed inside the vehicle may be taken out. When the vehicle door is opened and closed based on the unlocking instruction information, it is assumed that the delivered package has been placed inside the vehicle, and the vehicle door is prohibited from being unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information. This prevents the delivery person who arrives later from taking out the package. The control for prohibiting unlocking of the vehicle door locks based on the unlocking instruction information based on the detection that the vehicle door has been opened and closed based on the unlocking instruction information may be, for example, a control for prohibiting unlocking of the vehicle door locks 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 is advisable to control the vehicle's air conditioner to start when a delivered package is placed inside the vehicle.

[0036] It is believed that starting the air conditioner keeps the temperature inside the vehicle at a comfortable level for people, and this prevents the temperature inside the vehicle from becoming too high in the summer or too low in the 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 using a camera or the like, comparing the images obtained, and determining whether or not there has been a change in the images.

[0037] When a 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 a control for starting the vehicle's air conditioner (air conditioner), particularly 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 package is still in the vehicle may be determined by checking whether or not an area where there is no package in the image of the seats or other areas taken by a camera or the like changes to one where there is package, but it is particularly preferable to determine this based on whether or not the vehicle doors have been detected as being closed after the doors have been unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information.

[0038] (11) For example, when it is detected that the user has unlocked the vehicle, control may be performed to stop the vehicle's air conditioning.

[0039] If the air conditioner continues to operate after the delivered package has been removed from the vehicle, it would be wasted. However, if the system detects that the user has unlocked the vehicle, it is assumed that the package has been removed by the user, and the air conditioner in the vehicle is stopped. This prevents the air conditioner from operating unnecessarily. For example, detecting the transmission of an unlock code from an electronic key owned by the user can be regarded as detecting that the user has unlocked the vehicle.

[0040] For example, it would be good to stop the air conditioner when it detects that a delivered package has been removed from the vehicle. For example, it would be good to determine whether or not a delivered package has been removed from the vehicle by continuously taking pictures of the interior of the vehicle using a camera or the like and comparing the images taken. The control to stop the air conditioner of a vehicle is the same as the control to turn off the air conditioner of a vehicle, for example. In addition, in a vehicle having an engine, for example, control to stop the vehicle's air conditioner should be control to turn 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] This is fine if the delivered package is placed in an easily visible location, but if it is not, it can be difficult to find. The system detects the location of the delivered package and reports the detected location, allowing the user to immediately determine where the package is located in the vehicle. For example, the location where the deliverer places the package in the vehicle, such as above the driver's seat, above the passenger seat, or above the rear seat, can be set using a terminal carried 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 a user opens the vehicle door, information indicating the location of the package can be transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device to the user's terminal, and the user's terminal can report the location of the package. Furthermore, when a package to be collected is placed in the vehicle, the location where the package will be placed, such as above the driver's seat, above the passenger seat, or above the rear seat, can be set using a terminal carried by the user, and information indicating the location of the package 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 should be placed is transmitted from the vehicle-mounted device to the delivery person's terminal, and the delivery person's terminal notifies them of the location where the package should be placed.

[0043] (13) For example, it is desirable to perform control to notify the user that the delivery of the package has been completed based on the detection that the vehicle door has been opened and then closed based on the unlocking instruction information.

[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 a vehicle, the user can be notified that the package collection is complete based on the detection that the vehicle door has been opened and closed based on the unlock instruction information. 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, for example, a server (e.g., a web server) that sends information to display that delivery has been completed when the user accesses an accessible site from the user's terminal, but it is preferable that the control be a so-called push notification to the user's terminal.

[0045] (14) For example, the above-mentioned notification control is a 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 has been completed, or the in-vehicle device may control to notify the user that placement of the package has been completed. Even when a package left in a vehicle is collected, information indicating that delivery of the package has been completed may be sent to the delivery management system, and the delivery management system may control to notify the user that delivery of the package has been completed. 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 then know that the package that was delivered to the vehicle was forgotten and is still inside, and can go and retrieve it. 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 device. For example, whether or not a package is left inside the vehicle may be determined by taking pictures of the interior of the vehicle at regular intervals and comparing the obtained images. Furthermore, when collecting a package that has been left inside the vehicle, if it is determined that the package has not been left inside the vehicle for the predetermined period, the user is notified of this fact, and the user is informed that the package has been missed, and can be urged to collect the package. In particular, the control to notify the user when it is determined that luggage has been left inside the vehicle for a predetermined period of time may be performed by directly determining whether the luggage itself is left there or not based on images from a camera, etc., but the control to notify the user when it is determined that luggage has been left inside the vehicle for a predetermined period of time should be performed when a predetermined period of time has passed during which the vehicle door has not been unlocked by the user after it has been detected that the vehicle door has been closed after the door lock has been unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information.

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

[0050] When a user is notified that a package has arrived as the user approaches the vehicle, the user can know that a package has arrived when passing by the vehicle. This notification can trigger the user to open the vehicle door and retrieve the delivered package. Furthermore, when a user is notified that a package has arrived as the user unlocks the vehicle door, the user knows that the delivered package is inside the vehicle and can retrieve it from the vehicle. In particular, if the package is placed in an obscure location inside the vehicle, the user is likely to forget to retrieve it. However, when the user approaches the vehicle or unlocks the vehicle door, the user is notified that a package has arrived, preventing the user from forgetting to retrieve the package. For example, an in-vehicle device may advertise, and when the user's device responds to the advertising, the user may approach the vehicle. Furthermore, when the vehicle recognizes the vehicle key held by the user and the vehicle door is unlocked using the key, the user may unlock the vehicle door.

[0051] (17) For example, it may be possible to control the system so that different notifications are issued depending on whether the 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 has been placed in the vehicle simply by recognizing the way the notification is made. For example, the vehicle-mounted device can be provided with a lamp that can emit multiple colors, and the color of the lamp can change depending on whether the delivered package has been 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 has been placed in a vehicle, it is also possible to control the notification to be made in different ways depending on whether the package to be collected has been 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 package is placed inside the vehicle may be determined based on images of the seats, etc. taken by a camera, etc., but it is particularly preferable to determine whether or not the vehicle door has not been unlocked by the user after it is detected that the vehicle door has been closed after the door lock has been unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information.

[0053] The above notification may be made in the delivery management system under the control of the on-board device.

[0054] (18) For example, when a delivery person approaches a vehicle, it may be possible to perform control to notify the driver that the vehicle is a vehicle that should deliver a package.

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

[0056] For vehicles with 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 delivery person approaches the vehicle, making it easier to find the vehicle. The control that notifies the vehicle that a package should be delivered when a delivery person approaches the vehicle may be, for example, a control that notifies the vehicle that a package should be delivered while it detects that a delivery person is approaching the vehicle, and does not notify the vehicle that a package should be delivered while it does not detect that a delivery person is approaching the vehicle. Whether or not a delivery person is approaching the vehicle may be determined by, for example, whether or not a unique feature of the delivery person is recognized by image recognition using a camera, or 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 also be determined by whether or not the delivery person's terminal and the in-vehicle device can directly wirelessly communicate predetermined 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, 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, it is advisable to control the unlocking of the vehicle based on the unlocking instruction information.

[0058] A user may wish to have a package delivered to their home, rather than to their vehicle. When the user wishes for the package to be delivered to their vehicle, the package can be delivered to their 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 for the package to be collected at the vehicle, the package can be collected at the vehicle. Depending on the information indicating that delivery of a package to a vehicle has been designated, whether delivery of a package to a vehicle or delivery of a package to a home, the vehicle unlocking control based on the unlocking instruction information may be such that, for example, if there is information indicating that delivery of a package to a vehicle has been designated, the vehicle is unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information, and if there is no information indicating that delivery of a package to a vehicle has been designated, 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 lock being unlocked based on the unlock instruction information.

[0060] Once the vehicle door locks are unlocked, it is assumed that the package has been delivered to the vehicle and charges can be applied. 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 door lock is unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information, but it is preferable to transmit the billing data when the vehicle door lock is locked after the vehicle door lock is unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information. In addition, billing data may be transmitted in response to the vehicle not being unlocked at the scheduled delivery time. If the vehicle is not unlocked at the scheduled delivery time, it is considered that the delivery of the package is delayed, and billing can be performed.

[0061] (21) For example, it is preferable that the onboard device is installed in a vehicle other than the recipient's vehicle and controls the unlocking of the vehicle's doors when the scheduled delivery time period has passed.

[0062] It is conceivable that a recipient's package may be delivered to a vehicle other than the recipient's vehicle. This is a form of temporarily using a vehicle other than the recipient's vehicle to store the package for the recipient. In this form, if the recipient does not come to collect the package after the scheduled delivery time has passed, the vehicle will no longer be available for use. Once the scheduled delivery time has passed, the vehicle's door lock can be unlocked to remove the package and move it to another vehicle. To determine whether an onboard device is installed in a vehicle other than the recipient's vehicle, for example, a setting switch can be provided in the onboard device, and based on the setting of the setting switch, it can be determined that the onboard device is installed in a vehicle other than the recipient's vehicle.

[0063] (22) For example, the scheduled delivery time to the vehicle and the scheduled delivery time to the home may be different, and the vehicle door locks 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 vehicle doors 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 can be, for example, an in-vehicle device that can be used in a delivery system in which the scheduled delivery time to the vehicle and the scheduled delivery time to the home can be set separately, and the delivery person's terminal can be equipped with a function that can notify whether the delivery destination is a home or a vehicle depending on the time of day, and the in-vehicle device can be equipped with a function to obtain information on the scheduled delivery time to the vehicle, and can 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 where priority delivery to a vehicle or priority delivery to a home can be set, it is preferable to control the unlocking of the vehicle door locks based on the above-mentioned unlocking instruction information in accordance with whether priority delivery to a vehicle is set.

[0066] Depending on whether priority delivery to a vehicle is set, the vehicle's doors 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 advisable to control the system so that the vehicle's doors cannot be unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information. This can prevent the delivery person from accidentally unlocking the vehicle's doors when priority delivery to a home is set.

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

[0068] In this way, based on the recipient's instruction to unlock the vehicle door, You will be notified when your package has been received. For example, it is advisable to control the system so that package receipt completion information is sent 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, it is preferable that the vehicle-mounted device set includes an on-board device described in any one of (1) to (24) above and a remote controller that controls the vehicle to allow the door locks to be unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information.

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

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

[0072] The recipient can simply check the notification on the remote controller to see if the delivered package is in the vehicle.

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

[0074] When the recipient approaches the vehicle, the remote controller notifies the user that the delivered package has been placed inside the vehicle, allowing the user to know from the notification that the delivered package has been placed inside the vehicle without having to check the interior of the vehicle. For example, whether the delivered package has been placed inside the vehicle can be determined by taking images of the interior of the vehicle at regular intervals and comparing the resulting images. For example, if an item that was not present before the door was unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information is captured in an image after the door is unlocked based on the unlocking instruction information, it can be determined that the delivered package has been placed inside the vehicle. For example, whether the user has approached the vehicle can be determined based on whether the remote controller receives radio waves transmitted by the in-vehicle device.

[0075] (28) For example, the remote controller may transmit control information to the vehicle-mounted device to unlock the vehicle door locks.

[0076] It becomes possible to unlock the vehicle door lock using a remote controller. In particular, when the remote controller performs control to notify that a delivered package has been placed in the vehicle, the user can use the remote controller to unlock the vehicle door lock based on that notification, so that the user can know that a package has been placed in the vehicle using only the remote controller, and once it is determined that the package has been placed in the vehicle, the user can use the remote controller to unlock the vehicle door lock, making it possible to notify the presence of the package and unlock the door lock with just 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 control described above 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, it may still control to unlock the doors based on the control information.

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

[0078] By wirelessly transmitting unlocking instruction information from the delivery person's terminal, the vehicle door locks can be unlocked by the onboard device.

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

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

[0081] For example, the onboard device may acquire the vehicle's current parking location information in response to inquiry data about the vehicle's parking location sent from the vehicle delivery management system and transmit it to the delivery management system, and the delivery person terminal may report the vehicle's parking location based on the received parking location information sent from the delivery management system, or may report that the vehicle is not in the designated parking location. The current parking location information may be acquired using 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. Since the location of the package inside the vehicle is notified, the delivery person can find out relatively quickly where the package is inside the vehicle.

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

[0085] Since it is possible to recognize that delivery of the package to the vehicle has been set, the delivery management system can send 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 they can deliver the package to the vehicle using their own terminal.

[0086] (33) For example, in response to a package being scheduled for delivery to a vehicle, 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 controlling the discount on charges, it becomes easier to deliver packages to vehicles, which are relatively easy to deliver packages to compared to home delivery. By delivering packages to vehicles, it becomes relatively easy for the deliverer to deliver. By controlling the inclusion of car-related products, This allows car-related products to be delivered to the vehicle along with the package. In particular, since users who have packages delivered by vehicle are likely 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 the 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 such that 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 vehicle door locks.

[0091] 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 hassle of having to redeliver the package. The delivery person can unlock the door lock of the vehicle, so the delivery person can deliver the package to the vehicle. This reduces the hassle of having to redeliver the package. In addition, if the person collecting the package has the delivery person terminal, the delivery person can unlock the door lock of the vehicle and collect the package when it is left inside the vehicle. This eliminates the hassle of having to redeliver or collect the package again. The components in the above description can be combined in any way, except for configurations where there are factors that inhibit such combinations. 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 components (2) to (35) without all or part of (1). However, it is particularly preferable to have the component (1) in combination with at least one of the components (2) to (35). It is also possible to extract and combine any of the components (1) to (35). The applicant intends to obtain patent rights for such configurations as well. [Effects of the Invention]

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

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

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

[0095] The delivery system in this embodiment enables a delivery person to deliver a package 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 person terminal group Tdg, and a user vehicle-mounted device group Vmg. The EC system S1 includes m e-commerce sites and is configured, for example, by a server. The user terminal group Tug includes n user terminals. The user terminals are terminals used by users who receive or deliver packages using the delivery system of this embodiment. User terminals are, for example, smartphones, feature phones, tablet devices, personal computers, etc. The vehicle delivery management system S2 is also configured, for example, by a server. The delivery system group Sg includes p delivery systems. Each of the p delivery systems is also configured by a server. Each delivery company has its own delivery system. The delivery person terminal group Tdg includes q delivery person terminals. The delivery person terminals may be dedicated terminals owned by delivery companies, or may be smartphones, tablet devices, etc. with an application installed. The user in-vehicle device group Vmg includes r multiple user in-vehicle devices. Each of the multiple user in-vehicle devices is not originally installed in the vehicle, but is newly installed in the vehicle after the purchase of the vehicle, as will be 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 before 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 control unit (ECU) 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, throttle sensor, engine RPM sensor, and 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 vehicle doors, a hazard light control device 9 that controls the illumination of the hazard lights, as well as devices (not shown) such as an air conditioner, car security, a detection device that detects when a vehicle door is opened, and a detection device that detects when a vehicle 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 inside the vehicle cabin for connecting CAN 2 on one side and a fault diagnosis device on the other side. In Figure 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 operates using 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. Upon receiving the unlock instruction signal, the body ECU 5 controls the door lock control device 8, which then unlocks the automobile doors. Upon receiving the lock instruction signal, the body ECU 5 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 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, and the hazard light control signal output from the hazard light control device 9 all pass through CAN2, and each piece of information can be obtained from CAN2. In addition, signals indicating the engine status (whether it is starting or running, etc.), the air conditioner status, the car security status, etc. also pass through CAN2, and each piece of 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 the hood.

[0104] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the communication system 1 and the user 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 parts 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 and a circuit 26. The various functions of the junction unit 20 described below are realized by the microcomputer 21's CPU executing programs stored in the flash memory connected to each component described below and controlling each component. The LTE circuit 23 allows the junction unit 20 to wirelessly communicate with mobile phone base stations, enabling it to connect to the Internet almost anywhere in the country via the mobile phone network. The Bluetooth circuit 24 has a communication area with a radius of approximately 10 meters from the vehicle, allowing communication between the Bluetooth circuit included in the delivery person's terminal 51 (an example of a delivery person's terminal carried by the delivery person) and the delivery person's terminal 51. The communication circuit 26 is a specified low-power wireless communication circuit operating 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 meters. At car accessory stores, the junction unit 20 connects to the CAN 2 included in the communication system 1 already installed in the vehicle at the time of shipment from the factory. The junction unit 20 also has a connector 27 for Ethernet, and is connected to the 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 to fifth cameras 41 to 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 Figure 4), first camera 41, second camera 42, third camera 43, and fourth camera 44 are attached to the exterior of the automobile and photograph the area around the automobile. Fifth camera 45 is attached to the interior of the automobile and photographs the interior of the automobile. It is preferable that all of the cameras be wide-angle cameras, and it is particularly preferable that they be panoramic cameras.

[0109] The display device 31 is an Android terminal equipped with a control circuit having an SoC incorporating a microcomputer 21 and other components connected to the various components described below. The functions of the display device 31 described below are realized by the CPU of the microcomputer 21 executing programs stored in the flash memory of the control circuit to control the various components. The display device 31 has a display screen 32, on which images captured by the first camera 41 to the fifth camera 45 are displayed. The display device 31 also has a memory card 33 inserted, and records information representing the images captured by the first camera 41 to the fifth camera 45, information instructed to be recorded by the junction unit 20, and information transmitted via the Ethernet 29, via a memory card reader / writer (not shown) built into the display device 31, onto the memory card 33. The display device 31 not only 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, and other elements other than 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 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] Figure 4 is a plan view of the car.

[0112] The upper side of Figure 4 corresponds to the front of the automobile 60, and the lower side of Figure 4 corresponds to the rear of the automobile 60. The left side of Figure 4 corresponds to the left side of the automobile 60, and the right side of Figure 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 when viewed from above, the third camera 43 photographs the right side of the automobile 60 when 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 interior of the automobile 60 as long as they can photograph the front, left and right sides of the automobile 60, and the rear of the automobile. Furthermore, the fifth camera 45 is fixed to the interior of the automobile 60, but may be fixed to the outside of the automobile 60 as long as 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 the state transitions, communication is carried out 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 the user's vehicle-mounted device.

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

[0117] The user vehicle device ID and user vehicle device password are described in the user vehicle device manual, as will be described in detail later, and the user vehicle 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 for the LEDs 34 to 37 of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm.

[0119] All of the above-mentioned parts, including the junction unit 20, are connected to and receive power from the 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 on-board device Vm are put into an operating state where 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 on-board device Vm are kept off and control is stopped. The predetermined battery level may be set to a level that allows the engine to be started several times, for example.

[0120] When the battery level is 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 off 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) has been made in the vehicle 60, the junction unit 20 turns off the green LED 35 and turns on the blue LED 36. When the user receives the package delivered to the vehicle, the junction unit 20 turns off the blue LED 36 and turns on the yellow LED 37. When the user receives the delivered package and gives the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm a cancellation setting, the junction unit 20 turns off the yellow LED 37 and turns on the green LED 35.

[0121] By simply looking at the LED that is lit among the red LED 34, green LED 35, blue LED 36, and yellow LED 37, it is possible to determine whether the user 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 reception settings have been made, whether the package has been delivered to the automobile 60, and whether the package has been received. A configuration in which the LEDs are lit in different positions while keeping the same color may be used, or a configuration in which one LED emits different colors, but by using a configuration in which both the color and the position are different, as in this embodiment, it becomes possible to more reliably check whether the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm is registered in the vehicle delivery management system S2, whether the package reception settings have been made, whether the package has been delivered to the automobile 60, and whether the package has been received, as long as the LED light is visible even from a distance from the vehicle.

[0122] Figure 7 shows the 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 and the car security is in a disarmed state, if the car user's car security remote controller sends security set instruction information to the body ECU 5, the body ECU 5 puts the car security in an armed state. When the car security is in an armed state and the car user's car security remote controller sends security release instruction information to the body ECU 5, the body ECU 5 puts the car security in a disarmed state. When the delivery person terminal 51 sends an unlock instruction signal (an example of unlock instruction information) to the junction unit 20, the junction unit 20 outputs a control signal to the CAN 2 that puts the car security in a disarmed state. The car security goes into a delivery disarmed state. When the car security is in a delivery disarmed state and a certain time, for example, 5 seconds, has elapsed since the door of the car 60 was opened and the door was detected as being closed, the junction unit 20 outputs a control signal to the CAN 2 that puts 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 (delivery disarmed state), so that even if the delivery person opens the door of the automobile 60, an alarm is prevented from being issued by the car security.

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

[0127] When the doors of the automobile 60 are locked, and the body ECU 5 receives an original key unlock instruction signal transmitted from the original 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 instruction signal transmitted from the user remote controller 52 (when the communication circuit 26 included in the junction unit 20 receives an unlock instruction signal, it can be determined that the unlock instruction signal was transmitted from the remote controller 52. The same applies to the lock instruction signal described below), the junction unit 20 outputs an unlock instruction signal to the CAN 2. Upon receiving this signal, the body ECU 5 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 vehicle doors 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 unit The application unit 20 outputs a lock instruction signal to the CAN 2, and the body ECU 5 that receives 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 the 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 the signal 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 automobile enters the delivery person unlocked state. In the delivery person unlocked state, 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, which the junction unit 20 acquires. When it detects that the doors of the automobile have been closed, the doors of the automobile 60 enter the locked state.

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

[0131] If the battery level for the car is above a certain level, the engine starter will operate, and if the battery level is below a certain level, the engine starter will stop.

[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 starting is complete, the engine enters an operating state.

[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 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 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 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 CAN2. The engine starts. Even if the door is opened by the delivery person while the engine is running, the engine is stopped, thereby preventing the delivery person from driving the automobile 60.

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

[0135] In this embodiment, 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 the vehicle unit ID, vehicle unit password, and 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 for the user's in-vehicle device Vm contains the URL of the vehicle delivery management system S2, the in-vehicle device ID of the user's in-vehicle device Vm, the in-vehicle device password, and the in-vehicle device IP address for accessing the user's in-vehicle device Vm (LTE circuit 23 of junction unit 20 of the user's in-vehicle device Vm) via the Internet. The user's in-vehicle device Vm is factory-shipped with the in-vehicle device ID, in-vehicle device password, and IP address stored therein, and various information necessary for Internet access, including the IP address, is set in the user's in-vehicle device Vm. A user who installs a user's in-vehicle device Vm in a vehicle 60 accesses the URL of the vehicle delivery management system S2 described in the manual for the user's in-vehicle device Vm using a browser or the like on the user's own user terminal Tu (such as a smartphone, tablet, or personal computer) (the user terminal Tu is any terminal from the group of user terminals Tug shown in Figure 1). The car delivery management system S2 sends information to the user terminal Tu, including an input form for a user ID and a user password for registered users of the car delivery management system S2, a submit button for these, and a link for new registration for users not registered with the car delivery management system S2. A page is displayed on the user terminal Tu, including an input form for a user ID and a user password for registered users of the car delivery management system S2, a submit 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 clicks the new registration link, the new registration page at the link destination is displayed. The new registration page includes a form for entering the onboard device ID, onboard device password, onboard device IP address, the user ID and user password for the desired car delivery management system, as well as the user's address, name, telephone number, credit card information, and car identification information (car identification information is information that a user attaches to their own car to identify the car, and allows the user to distinguish between the cars they own, especially if they own multiple cars. For example, it can be thought of as a nickname for the car, such as blue car or 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 device ID, vehicle-mounted device password and vehicle-mounted device 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 device ID, etc.") to the vehicle delivery management system S2.

[0139] If the vehicle delivery management system S2 receives an onboard device ID or other information that indicates a user ID that has already been registered with the vehicle delivery management system, the vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits this information to the user terminal Tu and prompts the user to enter a different user ID. If the vehicle delivery management system user ID or other information that has not yet been registered with the vehicle delivery management system is received, the vehicle delivery management system S2 accesses the user onboard device Vm to which the onboard device IP address included in the received information is assigned, upon receiving the onboard device ID or other information transmitted from the user terminal Tu. The vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits a transmission request command to the user onboard device Vm for the onboard device ID and onboard device password stored in the memory 22 of the junction unit 20 of the user onboard device Vm. When the user onboard device Vm receives the transmission request command, it reads the onboard device ID and onboard device password stored in the memory 22. The user onboard device Vm transmits data indicating the read onboard device ID and onboard device password to the vehicle delivery management system S2. The vehicle delivery management system S2 determines whether the onboard device ID and onboard device password represented by the data transmitted from the user terminal Tu match the onboard device ID and onboard device password represented by the data transmitted from the user onboard device Vm. If they match, the vehicle delivery management system S2 stores the onboard device ID and other information 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 the page containing the form are transmitted to the user terminal Tu. A user who is already registered with the car delivery management system S2 enters their user ID and user password in the input form for that user ID and user password and presses the send button. The car delivery management system S2 receives this information from the user terminal Tu, extracts one column in the table in Figure 11 for the combination of the user ID and user password, and 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: vehicle identification information, on-board device password, and on-board device IP address, and sends this information to the user terminal Tu. Since the form for new registration described above is displayed on the user terminal Tu with information on items other than the three pieces of information already registered: vehicle identification information, on-board device password, and on-board device IP address, the process of entering the three pieces of information: vehicle identification information, on-board device password, and on-board device IP address, and additionally registering the on-board device is performed in the same way as for new registration described above.

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

[0141] This management table uses one column for each user, and information about multiple users is stored in the management table. If one user owns multiple vehicles and a user onboard device is installed in each of the multiple vehicles, one column is used for each user and each vehicle (for each vehicle identification name). If the onboard device ID and onboard device password represented by the data sent from the user terminal Tu match the onboard device ID and onboard device password represented by the data sent from the user onboard device 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 will be described later, the vehicle delivery management system management table also stores the slip number assigned by the EC system S1 when a user purchases an item using the EC system S1, and information on whether the item identified by the slip number has been delivered to the user. When a 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 number of uses.

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

[0144] FIG. 12 shows a sequence diagram illustrating the processing steps that are performed when user information is not 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 from the car delivery management system to the EC site to permit acquisition of vehicle identification information. 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 car delivery management system S2.

[0147] When the car delivery management system S2 receives the vehicle identification information acquisition permission request information sent from the EC system S1, it sends request information for the car delivery management system S2 user ID and user password to the user terminal Tu for confirmation. The user enters the car delivery management system S2 user ID and user password into the user terminal Tu in accordance with the request information from the car delivery management system S2. The user terminal Tu sends information representing the entered car delivery management system S2 user ID and user password to the car delivery management system S2. When the car delivery management system S2 receives the information representing the car delivery management system S2 user ID and user password sent from the user terminal Tu, it determines whether the car delivery management system S2 user ID and user password represented by the received information match the car delivery management system S2 user ID and password stored in the car 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 car delivery management system management table, so the car 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 the information sent from the user terminal Tu, such as the EC system user ID, in the EC system management table. The EC system S1 then sends registration completion information to the user terminal Tu, and the user terminal Tu displays a message 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 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 has permission 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 on the product to purchase at the desired EC site, the user enters the user ID and user password for the EC system S1 into the user terminal Tu to carry out the purchase procedure. The user terminal Tu then transmits the entered user ID and user password for 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 contained in the user information stored in the EC system user management table shown in Figure 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 permission is not indicated, the EC system S1 1 transmits information to the user terminal Tu that the user information needs to be changed because permission has not been granted, and then the process ends.

[0155] Upon receiving the vehicle identification information request information, the vehicle delivery management system S2 reads the vehicle identification information and onboard device ID stored in the vehicle delivery management system management table and transmits information indicating the vehicle identification information and 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 pickup location selection screen using the received vehicle identification information. The EC system S1 transmits information representing the generated pickup location selection screen to the user terminal Tu. The user terminal Tu displays the pickup 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] The pickup location selection area 81 has radio buttons 82 to 85. 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 owns at least two cars, a blue car and a red car, and that a user onboard device Vm is installed in each car. It is assumed that the user has assigned the car identification information "blue car" to the blue car and the car identification information "red car" to the 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 option 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 option when picking up a package at the "red car."

[0161] The EC system S1 has obtained vehicle identification information for two users from the vehicle delivery management system S2, and so has created areas for the two vehicles, and has generated 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 range selection area 91. These radio buttons 92 to 94 are used to select the desired date and time range for receiving. Radio button 92 is selected when receiving the package between 8:00 AM and 12:00 AM on the desired date. Radio button 93 is selected when receiving the package between 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM on the desired date. Radio button 94 is selected when the user wishes to receive the item between 5:00 PM and 9:00 PM on the desired date. Needless to say, the desired date can be changed by the user using a pull-down menu or the like. In the example shown in Figure 15, radio button 92 is selected.

[0164] The receiving content display area 101 displays the content of the product ordered by the user, the number of products, the price of the product, the designated receiving location, and the desired date and time range for receiving the product.

[0165] The user uses the pickup location selection screen 80 displayed on the user terminal to specify whether to pick up the parcel in the car (if the user has multiple cars, each equipped with a user onboard device, which car the user would like to pick up the parcel in can be identified by the vehicle identification information), at home, 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 by the user terminal Tu, the EC system transmits delivery destination information including the address, name, pickup location information (information indicating whether to pick up the parcel in the car, or if picking up the parcel in the car, including the vehicle identification information, and whether to pick up the parcel 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 in response to the information being sent from the user terminal by a process of assigning one of the unused numbers from the range of numbers previously assigned and stored by the delivery system S3 of the delivery company used by the user. The assigned number is stored as a used number.

[0166] When the home delivery system S3 receives the delivery destination information sent from the EC system S1, if receipt by car is selected, it transmits information indicating the invoice number, the vehicle-mounted device ID, and the desired date and time range of receipt from the received delivery destination information to the vehicle delivery management system S2. The invoice number is stored in the vehicle delivery management system management table. If information indicating the desired date and time range of receipt is also necessary, it may be stored in the vehicle delivery management system management table. The vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits the invoice number and information indicating the desired date and time range of receipt to the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm that has the vehicle-mounted device ID. The user's vehicle-mounted device Vm, which receives this information, stores the received information in the memory 22 of the junction unit 20. As will be described later, the invoice number is used to unlock the doors of the vehicle 60 based on an unlock instruction signal from the delivery person terminal 51.

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

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

[0169] Since home delivery has been selected, the desired delivery date and time range has also been changed. The radio buttons 92 in the desired delivery date and time range selection area 91 shown in Figure 15 are used to select a time range from 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM, whereas the radio buttons 92 in the desired delivery date and time range selection area 91 shown in Figure 16 have been changed to select a time range from 9:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Similarly, the radio buttons 94 in the desired delivery date and time range selection area 91 shown in Figure 15 are used to select a time range from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, whereas the radio buttons 94 in the desired delivery date and time range selection area 91 shown in Figure 16 have been changed to select a time range from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

[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 compared to when receiving the package at home, and conversely, when receiving the package at home, the user needs to deal with a delivery person, so it is easier to receive the package later in the morning or earlier in the evening.

[0171] Furthermore, the price is higher for receiving a package at home than for receiving it in a car. For the delivery person, delivering to a home is inefficient because they have to wait for the user to respond, whereas delivery to a car 60 is efficient because they simply have to open the door, so the price is lower. However, it may be cheaper to deliver a package 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 Figure 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 pick-up location selection screen 80. In FIG.

[0173] In the pickup location selection area 81 shown in FIG. 17, pull-down menus 102, 103, and 104 are formed corresponding to radio buttons 82, 83, and 84. These pull-down menus 102, 103, and 104 allow the user to specify either "Priority" or "Confirm." "Priority" prioritizes pickup by car or pickup at home, and allows pickup at home if pickup (delivery) at home is not possible, or allows pickup at car if pickup (delivery) at home is not possible. For example, if radio button 82 is selected and "Priority" is specified by pull-down menu 102, priority is given to pickup at a blue car, but if the blue car is not at the specified location or its door is not open, pickup at a red car or pickup at home is allowed. Similarly, when radio button 83 is selected and "Priority" is specified using pull-down menu 103, priority is given to receiving the package in the red car. However, if the red car is not at the specified location or the door will not open, delivery in the blue car or at home is permitted. Furthermore, when radio button 84 is selected and "Priority" is specified using pull-down menu 104, priority is given to receiving the package at home. However, if the recipient is not at home, delivery in either the blue or red car is permitted. In this way, priority may be given to receiving the package at the car or at home, and packages may be received in order of priority. When priority delivery to car 60 is set, the car's doors may be unlocked based on an unlock instruction signal transmitted (an example of wireless transmission) from deliveryman terminal Td.

[0174] In this way, it would be good to be able to set which comes first: picking up in the car or at home (home pickup). Even if you are at home, if you prioritize picking up in the car, you don't have to meet the delivery person. On the other hand, if you would prefer to receive important items in person, you can prioritize picking up at home. 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; it may be possible to set priority pick-up to the vehicle or to the home, and pick-up at the designated pickup 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, for each product number, the product name, price, whether or not there is a car pickup shipping discount, etc. The car pickup shipping discount is a discount on shipping costs because, as mentioned above, receiving packages in a car reduces the delivery person's workload.

[0177] If the car delivery shipping discount is set to "Yes," and delivery to the car is selected, the shipping fee will be discounted, but if delivery to home is selected, the shipping fee will not be discounted. In this way, it is possible to differentiate the fees for delivery to the car and delivery to 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 acquire a delivery destination of a package.

[0179] The delivery person looks at the slip number written on the slip attached to the package (which is printed by the printer of the EC system S1 and includes the slip number, address, name, pickup location, desired pickup date and time, etc.) (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 enters that slip number into the delivery person terminal Td that the delivery person is carrying. The delivery person terminal Td then transmits information representing the entered 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 onboard device ID corresponding to the slip number included in the delivery information already sent from the EC system S1. The onboard device ID is stored in the delivery system S3 in correspondence with the slip number, and the delivery system S3 reads the onboard device ID corresponding to the slip number from the delivery system S3. The delivery system S3 transmits the information representing the received slip number and information indicating the read onboard 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 identified 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 then transmits inquiry information about the current location of the vehicle to the read vehicle-mounted device IP address.

[0182] When the LTE circuit 23 included in the junction unit 20 of the user onboard device Vm receives the inquiry information transmitted from the vehicle delivery management system S2, the junction unit 20 included in the user onboard device Vm causes the display device 31 to acquire vehicle location information indicating the current location of the automobile 60. The display device 31 is equipped with a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver, and acquires the vehicle location information using the GPS receiver. The user onboard device Vm transmits the read vehicle location information and information representing the onboard 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 on-board device ID, it transmits the information representing the slip number and the on-board 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 on-board device ID, as well as the vehicle location information, it transmits this information, along with 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, on-board 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 package to deliver to, which parked vehicle, and the characteristics of the vehicle, and therefore which vehicle to deliver the package to.

[0185] FIG. 20 is a sequence diagram showing the processing procedure in which a delivery person delivers a package to a car 60.

[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 unlocking instruction are input, the delivery person terminal Td transmits information representing the input slip number and unlocking instruction to the delivery system S3. When the delivery system S3 receives the information representing the slip number and unlocking instruction, it transmits the received information representing the slip number and unlocking instruction to the vehicle delivery management system S2.

[0187] When the vehicle delivery management system S2 receives the information indicating the slip number and the unlocking instruction, The vehicle delivery management system S2 reads the vehicle device ID corresponding to the number and transmits information indicating an unlock instruction to the user vehicle device corresponding to the read vehicle device ID. As described above, in the vehicle delivery management system S2, information indicating the slip number and vehicle device ID is transmitted from the home delivery system S3 and stored in the memory of the vehicle delivery management system S2, so the vehicle delivery management system S2 reads the vehicle 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 in-vehicle device Vm receives information indicating an unlocking instruction transmitted from the car 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 that 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 instruction signal to CAN2 to control the locking of the door of the automobile 60. The door lock control device 8 locks the door.

[0190] Furthermore, a fifth camera 45 installed inside the vehicle captures an image of the slip number written on the slip attached to the package, and the slip number is read by the junction unit 20. The junction unit 20 transmits information representing 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. The lighting of the blue LED 36 indicates that the package has been delivered to the vehicle 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 user terminal Tu displays the slip number, vehicle identification information, and delivery completion information, allowing the user to know that the package has been delivered to the vehicle 60.

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

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

[0194] When the user approaches the automobile 60 where the luggage is placed, the user uses the user remote controller 52 to send an unlock instruction signal to the automobile 60 where the luggage is placed (the unlock instruction signal may also be sent to the automobile 60 where the luggage is placed using the user terminal Tu). When the user remote controller 52 sends the unlock instruction signal, the junction unit 20 receives the unlock instruction signal and unlocks the door. When the user uses the genuine portable device 10 to send an unlock instruction signal to the automobile 60 where the luggage is placed, the body ECU 5 receives the unlock instruction 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 attached to the package, the junction unit 20 of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm sends 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. Seeing that the yellow LED 37 is lit indicates 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. Needless to say, the receipt completion information is stored in the vehicle delivery management table in correspondence with the invoice number. Furthermore, the vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits information representing the invoice number and the 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 invoice number, 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 send 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 on and turns on the green LED 35. By seeing the green LED, the user knows that the vehicle 60 is ready to accept the package.

[0197] Since delivery companies currently make a large number of redeliveries in the morning, the delivery system S3 should have a function to adjust the schedule so that deliveries designated for car pickup are concentrated in the morning and home deliveries are made in the afternoon. The delivery person's terminal Td may also be equipped with a function to notify the delivery order. When displaying the delivery order on a map, it is advisable to use a display format that clearly indicates whether the delivery destination is a car or a home. For example, if the delivery destination is a home, a house symbol or a circle may be displayed, and if the delivery destination is a car, a car symbol, a double circle, a triangle, a square, etc. may be displayed. This allows delivery to be made to car destinations first (for example, in the morning), followed by home destinations (for example, in the afternoon). Different colors may be used for different time periods. The delivery order may be displayed like a car navigation system route, with a car priority button provided so that pressing the car priority button causes car destinations to be delivered first.

[0198] It is preferable to provide a function that sets different deadlines for accepting redelivery to a home and redelivery to a car. It is preferable to provide a function that allows redelivery to a car up to a later time than the redelivery acceptance time for a home. It is preferable to provide a function that allows the designated time period for redelivery to a car and the designated time period for redelivery to a home to be set as different time periods. 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 paid and the other as free. It is preferable to provide a function that sends a message to a 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 as "prohibited from delivery boxes." It is preferable to provide a function that sets "prohibited from delivery to cars." It is preferable to provide a function that notifies users on a map or when the car is driving nearby if the package has not been unloaded from the car several days after delivery. It would be a good idea to print out a note stating "Delivered to your car on XX / XX date, but it has not been picked up" and place it in a postbox, etc. When the parcel is first delivered to a car, it would also be good to print out a note saying "Delivered to your car."

[0199] Furthermore, by having packages delivered to your car, you can also avoid 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 pick it up by car, you can open it in the car, take the contents home, and leave the cardboard box in the car and take it to the collection site, which is very convenient.

[0200] Furthermore, as an added bonus for car delivery personnel, it would be a good idea to provide a function that outputs instructions to automatically insert free samples or flyers related to the car into the parcel that has been selected for delivery to the car. Furthermore, it would be a good idea to provide the onboard device with a vehicle model sending function, or to allow the recipient to select the vehicle model on the web, obtain the vehicle model information, and make that information available to the sender at the time of delivery. This would allow free samples, flyers, recall information, etc. for specific car models to be delivered.

[0201] Another idea for a function to be added to the e-commerce mall is to provide a discount on the price if car pickup is selected. A bonus could be automatically given if car pickup is selected. A function could be provided that allows customers to specify whether to pick up their order at car or at home depending on the time of day. For example, customers could specify to pick up their order at car during the day and at home at night. A function could be provided to set whether home or car is the default delivery address, with the default delivery address being displayed when making a purchase. For people who want their order to be left in their car even when they are at home, setting their car as the default in their membership information on the e-commerce site would eliminate the hassle of selecting "car" every time they shop, and the mistake of forgetting to select "car." A function could be provided that awards points to customers who select 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's vehicle-mounted device Vm. 22 to 28 show the processing procedure in which the delivery person acquires the delivery destination, delivers the package to the automobile 60, and the user retrieves the package from the automobile 60, as described above.

[0203] The Bluetooth circuit 24 included in the junction unit 20 transmits radio waves at regular intervals. When the deliveryperson terminal 51 receives the radio waves transmitted from the Bluetooth circuit 24, the deliveryperson terminal 51 responds to the received radio waves and establishes communication between the Bluetooth circuit 24 (user in-vehicle device Vm) and the deliveryperson terminal 51. When communication is established between the Bluetooth circuit 24 and the deliveryperson terminal 51, it is determined that the deliveryperson terminal 51 is approaching an automobile 60 (an example of a vehicle) (YES in step 111). The junction unit 20 then notifies the deliveryperson that the automobile 60 is the one to deliver the package (step 112). When the user in-vehicle device Vm is set to accept packages, the green LED 35 is lit. When it is determined that the deliveryperson terminal 51 is approaching the user in-vehicle device Vm, the junction unit 20 notifies the deliveryperson that the automobile 60 is the one to deliver the package, for example, by flashing the green LED 35. However, instead of just flashing the green LED 35, the delivery person may be notified that a package should be delivered by lighting or flashing other lamps, flashing hazard lights, outputting audio, 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 up around the area where the vehicle 60 to deliver the package is parked (or the path to where the vehicle 60 is parked) to prevent suspicious persons from entering. If a delivery person enters the security range of the security system while the security system is set up, an alarm will be sounded, so the wireless LAN circuit 25 (or the communication circuit 26) of the junction unit 20 sends a deactivation signal to the security system's control device (step 113). Since the security of the security system is deactivated, an alarm will not be sounded erroneously even if the delivery person enters the security range of the security system. In this way, if home security or the like is also set up at the location where the vehicle is located, it is recommended that security be deactivated for the area of ​​the premises leading to the vehicle during the delivery date and time range. Delivery company (delivery person) The control may be cancelled when it is recognized that the

[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 filming the exterior of the automobile 60, and the fifth camera 45 starts filming the interior of the automobile 60 (step 114). The first camera 41 to the fourth camera 44 film the exterior of the automobile 60 for a certain period of time, and the fifth camera 45 film the interior of the automobile 60 for a certain period of time. It is not necessary to use all of the first camera 41 to the fifth camera 45 to film the exterior and interior of the automobile 60; any one of the first camera 41 to the fifth camera 45 may be used to film the exterior or interior of the automobile 60. Filming the exterior and interior of the automobile 60 using the first camera 41 to the fifth camera 45 is intended to provide evidence, for example, in case the delivery person accidentally damages the automobile 60. As such, there is a problem of delivery personnel soiling or damaging the interior of a vehicle. When it is detected that a delivery person has opened a door, for example, a camera that records the interior of the vehicle should start recording, and stop recording when the door is closed. If possible, it is a good idea to record a few minutes before the door is opened, and a few minutes after the door is closed. As mentioned above, it would be good to have a system that can record the outside of the vehicle to check whether the door or other items are damaged. For example, it would be possible to record video by turning on a backup camera or an electronic mirror with a camera.

[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) is approaching the automobile 60. When the microwave sensor detects that a person is 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 communication established between the deliveryman terminal Td and the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm has been interrupted, the junction unit 20 determines that the deliveryman terminal Td has moved away from the vehicle 60 (YES in step 116). The wireless LAN circuit 25 (or the communication circuit 26) of the junction unit 20 then 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 its security state. The junction unit 20 also stops capturing images using the first through fifth cameras 41 through 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 determines whether the current time is within the scheduled delivery time zone (desired date and time range for receipt) (step 119). The desired date and time range information is transmitted from the vehicle delivery management system to the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm, and it is determined whether the current time is within the scheduled delivery time zone based on the desired date and time information.

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

[0211] If it is within the scheduled delivery time period (YES in step 119), the junction unit 20 determines whether the prohibition of door unlocking based on an unlocking instruction signal from the deliveryperson terminal Td is set in the user's in-vehicle device Vm (step 121). It may happen that another delivery person is delivering another package to the vehicle 60 to which the package is to be delivered. In such a case, if the door locks of the vehicle 60 are unlocked to allow the package to be delivered to the vehicle 60, there is a risk that the package already delivered to the vehicle 60 may be stolen by a delivery person who delivers the package later. For this reason, as will be described later, when a package has already been delivered to the vehicle 60, the door locks are prohibited from being unlocked based on an unlocking instruction signal from the deliveryperson terminal Td. As described above, when a package is delivered to the vehicle 60, the blue LED 36 is turned on. Therefore, when the blue LED is turned on, the door locks are prohibited from being unlocked based on an unlocking instruction signal from the deliveryperson terminal Td. When the door lock unlocking prohibition is set, the junction unit 20 of the user's in-vehicle device Vm transmits information to the delivery person terminal 51 indicating that the door lock is prohibited (step 122). The delivery person terminal 51 notifies the delivery person that the door lock is prohibited (by displaying, outputting audio, etc.), so that the delivery person knows this. The delivery person will deliver the package that has already been delivered to the vehicle 60 to the user after the user retrieves the package and the door lock unlocking prohibition is lifted, and will deliver it to the vehicle 60 or to the user's home. In this way, when multiple parcels arrive on the same day, only the first parcel delivery person to arrive can unlock the door, and the parcel delivery person may not be able to unlock the door once the package has been placed, so that the next parcel delivery person cannot steal the package placed by the previous person.

[0212] If the prohibition of unlocking the doors based on the unlock instruction signal from the delivery person terminal is not set (NO in step 121), the junction unit 20 outputs a control signal to the CAN 2 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 armed, an alarm will be sounded. By disarming the car security before the delivery person opens the door, it is possible to prevent an alarm from being sounded erroneously.

[0213] When the car security is disarmed, the junction unit 20 outputs a door unlock instruction signal to the CAN2 (step 124). Then, the body ECU 5 controls the door lock control device 8, which unlocks the door. The door is now ready for the delivery person to open. It is preferable that unlocking the doors of the automobile 60 based on the door unlock signal transmitted from the delivery person terminal Td is limited to delivery hours, and that unlocking the doors based on the door unlock signal transmitted from the delivery person terminal Td is prohibited outside of delivery hours. This can prevent the door locks 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 the delivery person, the body ECU 5 outputs a detection signal to the CAN 2, and the junction unit 20 detects this detection signal. The junction unit 20 then recognizes that the door has been opened (YES in step 125). When the delivery person places the package inside the vehicle 60 and closes the door, the 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 the CAN 2, and the junction unit 20 detects this 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 delivery person 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 shipping slip number from the image of the interior of the vehicle captured by the fifth camera 45, which shows the shipping slip for the package placed inside the vehicle. The junction unit 20 uses the LTE circuit 23 to transmit information showing the analyzed shipping slip number and delivery completion information to the vehicle delivery management system.

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

[0217] The junction unit 20 also outputs a control signal to CAN2 to arm the car security. When the body ECU 5 recognizes the control signal output to CAN2, the body ECU 5 arms the car security. 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 engine start. When a delivery person opens the door to deliver a package, the delivery person can enter the vehicle. However, if the delivery person leaves the car keys or other items inside the vehicle, the delivery person may close the door, use the keys to start the engine of the vehicle 60, and drive it. To prevent this from happening, engine start is prohibited. There is a problem in that a delivery person can start the engine and drive the car using an immobilizer unlocking key or other item inside the vehicle. Therefore, when it is detected that the delivery person has opened the door, it is effective to control the engine not to start.

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

[0219] When a certain time has elapsed since the first camera 41 to the fifth camera 45 started taking pictures (step 192), it is assumed that the delivery person has delivered the package to the car 60 and left the car 60, so taking pictures 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 assumed that the deliveryman terminal Td has moved away from the vehicle 60. When the junction unit 20 recognizes that the deliveryman terminal Td has moved away from the vehicle 60 in this way (YES in step 134), the wireless LAN circuit 25 of the junction unit 20 sends an alert signal to the security system in order to restore the unlocked security system (step 135). The security system that receives the alert signal goes into a security 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] Junction unit 20 compares an image showing the interior of the vehicle before the door is opened by the delivery person with an image showing the interior of the vehicle after the door is opened and closed by the delivery person, thereby determining whether a package has been placed inside the vehicle. By comparing these images, junction unit 20 determines whether a package to be delivered has been placed inside the vehicle (step 137). If there is no change between the image showing the interior of the vehicle before the door is opened by the delivery person and the image showing the interior of the vehicle after the door is opened and closed by the delivery person, junction unit 20 determines that a package has not been placed inside the vehicle; if there is a change between these images, junction unit 20 determines that a package has been placed inside the vehicle. However, since the interior of the vehicle is photographed by fifth camera 45, junction unit 20 may determine that a package has been placed inside the vehicle by reading the shipping slip number on the shipping slip affixed to the package using fifth camera 45. If 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 that the door has been opened or closed (step 138).

[0223] When the junction unit 20 determines that a package has been placed inside the vehicle (YES in step 137), the junction unit 20 outputs an air conditioner start signal to CAN2 to maintain a constant temperature inside the vehicle (step 139). When the body ECU 5 recognizes the air conditioner start signal output to CAN2, the body ECU 5 starts the air conditioner. Because the vehicle interior is maintained at a constant temperature, 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. For example, in summer, the interior of a vehicle becomes hot, which can be problematic if the package is heat-sensitive, such as food or precision equipment (the same applies in winter). However, after the package arrives at the vehicle (or shortly before the scheduled delivery time), it is advisable to start the vehicle engine, for example, to operate the air conditioner and maintain the optimal temperature 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 delivery person opens the door with an image showing the state of the interior of the vehicle after the delivery person opens and closes the door (step 140).

[0225] Next, the junction unit 20 transmits information indicating that delivery of the package has been completed 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 delivery of the package has been completed, the user terminal displays a message indicating that delivery has been completed, so the user knows that the package has been delivered to the vehicle 60. Furthermore, 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 vehicle the package has been placed.

[0226] 26, the junction unit 20 determines 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 uses the clock to determine 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 had been left in the vehicle (for example, when the door was opened and closed after an unlocking instruction signal was sent from the delivery person terminal Td) and whether the package has not been removed from the automobile 60.

[0227] If the junction unit 20 determines that no package has been left inside the vehicle for a certain period of time (YES in step 143), it is possible that the user has forgotten to take the package from inside the vehicle 60. For this reason, the junction unit 20 transmits information indicating that the delivered package has been left inside the vehicle 60 to the vehicle delivery management system S2 (step 144). The car 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 car 60. The user is reminded that a package has been placed inside the car 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 car 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 determines that the user terminal Tu is approaching the automobile 60 (YES in step 145), the junction unit 20 transmits information to the vehicle delivery management system S2 indicating that a delivered package has been placed inside the automobile 60 (step 146). The junction unit 20 may transmit the information to the user terminal Tu, and the user terminal Tu may be equipped with a vibration function to notify the user that a package has been placed there, 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 a package has been placed there in the automobile 60. The user is reminded that a package has been placed in a nearby automobile 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 there in the automobile 60 may be transmitted directly from the junction unit 20 to the user terminal Tu.

[0230] In this way, it is assumed that the recipient may not know that a package has arrived in their car, or may forget about it, so 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 home. It is also a good idea to notify the recipient periodically multiple 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 instruction signal from the genuine portable device 10 or the user remote controller 52, the body ECU 5 receives the unlock instruction 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 instruction signal and outputs the unlock instruction 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 door being opened means that the user is going to remove any luggage left inside the vehicle, the air conditioner is stopped. Furthermore, when the door is unlocked, the junction unit 20 transmits information to the car delivery management system S2 indicating that a delivered package has been placed inside the vehicle 60 (step 149). The car delivery management system S2 transmits the received information to the user terminal Tu. The user terminal Tu displays the location of the package 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 the display screen 160 of the user terminal Tu.

[0234] A notification area 161 is formed at the top of the display screen 160. In this notification area 161, It displays that the package has been delivered and where it has been placed. An image 162 taken by the fifth camera 45 is displayed across almost the entire display screen 160, and the location where the package has been placed is indicated in this image 162 by a cross mark 163. 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 superimposed on the display screen 160 is generated by the display device 31 under the control of the junction unit 20.

[0235] The user opens the door and remembers that a package has been placed inside the automobile 60. In this case, too, if 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 automobile 60 may be sent 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. Therefore, 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 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 camera images before and after the door is opened and closed, and then display 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 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, allowing the operating company of the vehicle delivery management system S2 to 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. The billing data may also be transmitted from the junction unit 20 to the home delivery system S3 when the delivery person delivers the package to the automobile 60. The company of the home delivery system S3 will tally the billing data and, for example, pay the usage fee to the company of the vehicle delivery management system S2. The company of the home delivery system S3 will likely 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 car delivery management system S2, and the car 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 a function to be added 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 that notifies 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 that outputs a voice message of appreciation, such as "Thank you for your hard work on 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 notified of the location where the package should be placed, but the user terminal may be configured to specify the location where the package should be placed and transmit this information to the delivery person terminal. Images of the interior of the vehicle taken by the fifth camera 45 may be used to transmit the location where the package should be placed to the delivery person terminal. However, the location where the package should be placed may also 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, signals to lock the doors, and signals to start the engine, but the user remote controller 52A shown in Figure 29 can also perform functions such as setting up the automobile 60 to receive packages in addition to transmitting these signals.

[0243] An antenna 71 is formed on the top of user remote controller 52A. Also, on the front of user remote controller 52A, there are formed a liquid crystal display screen 72, a delivery button 74 labeled "delivery," a start / lock button 75 labeled "start" and an icon indicating that the lock is engaged, a stop / unlock button 76 labeled "stop" and an icon indicating that the lock is engaged, and an engine button 77 labeled "engine." As will be described in detail later, a notification area 73 is formed on liquid crystal display screen 72, which indicates whether a package has been delivered to vehicle 60.

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

[0245] When the delivery button 74 is not pressed, the notification area 73 on 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 delivery button 74. When the delivery button 74 is pressed, a signal indicating that the delivery button 74 has been pressed is input to the microcomputer, and a signal indicating that the delivery button has been pressed is transmitted from the antenna 71 via the communication circuit to the communication circuit 26 of the junction unit 20 of the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm. This causes the blue LED 36 connected to the junction unit 20 to light 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 there is a possibility that the door of the automobile 60 will 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 in-vehicle 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 in-vehicle 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 instruction signal to the communication circuit 26 included in the junction unit 20 of the user in-vehicle device Vm. The junction unit 20 outputs a door lock instruction 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. In response, 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 in-vehicle 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 doors of the automobile 60, the user is considered 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-described embodiment, when the home delivery button 74 is pressed, the vehicle doors may be unlocked based on an unlocking signal transmitted from the deliveryman terminal Td. However, the vehicle doors may also be unlocked based only on an unlocking signal transmitted from the deliveryman terminal Td that delivers to that area.

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

[0254] Furthermore, as an additional function to engine starter and car security remote controls (remote controllers, user remote controllers), it would be a good idea 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 once 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, which is a sequence of a delivery system.

[0257] In the above-described embodiment, the user has the package delivered to his / her own car 60 (the car 60 may belong to the user's family), but in the embodiment shown in Figure 30, the package is delivered to a car other than the user's (recipient's) car (for example, a car parked 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 radio button 86, it is displayed "Pick up at used car dealer's pick-up vehicle 1," and to the right of radio button 87, it is displayed "Pick up at used car dealer's pick-up vehicle 2." A used car dealer sells a large number of used cars, and among these many used cars, there are pick-up vehicles for receiving packages (all used cars may be pick-up vehicles for receiving packages). Here, two pick-up vehicles are specified, but three or more pick-up vehicles may be specified. Each of the two pick-up vehicles is equipped with the above-mentioned user onboard device. The first pick-up vehicle is equipped with the first user onboard device Vm1, and the second pick-up vehicle is equipped with the second user onboard device Vm2. A used car dealer near the user's home, which has been registered in advance, is selected. However, pick-up vehicles located at multiple used car dealerships in different locations may be displayed in the pick-up location selection area. The user will likely select a vehicle for pickup that is located at a used car dealership conveniently located for package pickup.

[0260] The user selects radio button 86 to specify that the vehicle be picked up at the used car dealer's pick-up vehicle 1. The pick-up content display area 101 displays the specified pickup location, "Pick-up at the used car dealer's pick-up vehicle 1."

[0261] As explained 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 invoice number, onboard device ID, and desired date and time range to the vehicle delivery management system S2, and the vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits the invoice number and desired date and time range information to the user onboard device Vm having that onboard device ID. In this example, since "receive at receiving vehicle 1 at the used car dealership" is specified, the vehicle delivery management system S2 transmits the invoice number and desired date and time range information to the user onboard device Vm1 installed in that vehicle. In this example, the user onboard device installed in the first receiving vehicle located at the used car dealership is referred to as the user onboard device Vm1, and the user onboard device installed in the second receiving vehicle is referred to as the user onboard device Vm2.

[0262] As explained with reference to Figure 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 Pickup Vehicle 1." The delivery person approaches the vehicle parked in that parking location with the package in hand, and, as explained with reference to Figure 20, uses the delivery person terminal Td to open the door of the first pickup vehicle and deliver the package. The car delivery management system S2 then transmits the slip number, vehicle 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 period has passed, and operates the user terminal Tu to send information indicating the invoice number and an unlocking instruction signal to the car delivery management system S2. Upon receiving the invoice number and the unlocking instruction signal, the car delivery management system S2 sends the unlocking instruction signal to the user in-vehicle device Vm1 (the user in-vehicle device installed in the first receiving vehicle) that has the user in-vehicle device ID corresponding to the invoice number. Upon receiving the unlocking instruction signal, the junction unit 20 of the user in-vehicle device Vm1 outputs the unlocking instruction signal to the CAN2. The body ECU 5 then controls the door lock control device 8 to unlock the door. With the door unlocked, the user can open the door and receive the package that has been placed in the first receiving vehicle. After the user removes the package from the first receiving vehicle and closes the door, the body ECU 5 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 this case, the used car dealer may be asked to tell which car is the first car to be received. Also, as explained with reference to FIG. 19, the car delivery 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] There are cases where the user does not come to pick up the package even after a specified time has passed after the specified desired date and time period. In such cases, the used car dealership may want to use the first receiving vehicle to which the package has been delivered for a test drive. 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 dealership wants to move the package to another receiving vehicle (in this case, the second receiving vehicle). In this embodiment, it is possible to move the package to another receiving vehicle. To determine whether the onboard device is installed in a vehicle other than the recipient's vehicle, for example, a setting switch can be provided in the onboard device, and based on the setting of the setting switch, it can be determined that the onboard 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 passed, the junction unit 20 of the user's in-vehicle device Vm1 outputs an unlock instruction signal to the CAN2, unlocking the door of the first receiving vehicle. A used car dealership employee retrieves the package delivered to the first receiving vehicle. The LTE circuit 23 included in the junction unit 20 of the user's in-vehicle device Vm1 installed in the first receiving vehicle transmits automatic unlocking information over time and the in-vehicle device ID information of the user's in-vehicle device Vm1 to the delivery system S3. The delivery system S3 transmits the received automatic unlocking information over time and the in-vehicle device ID information of the user's in-vehicle device Vm1 to the car delivery management system S2. The car 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 removed from the first receiving vehicle. The car delivery management system S2 then transmits information indicating an instruction to unlock the door to the user's in-vehicle 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 Figure 11, and since the package delivered to the first receiving vehicle has been removed from the first receiving vehicle and will be placed in the second receiving vehicle by a staff member at the used car dealership, it sends information indicating an instruction to unlock the door to the user onboard device of the second receiving vehicle. The car delivery management system S2 reads the onboard device IP address of the user 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 onboard device Vm2 of the second receiving vehicle receives information indicating an unlocking instruction, the junction unit 20 outputs an unlocking instruction signal to CAN2. Then, the body ECU 5 controls the door lock control device 8, which unlocks the door. The used car dealer puts the package taken out of the first receiving vehicle into the second receiving vehicle. 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, and it is determined that the package has been placed in the second receiving vehicle. Then, the LTE circuit 23 included in the user onboard device Vm2 of the second receiving vehicle transmits locking information for the package transfer, onboard device ID information, and slip number information to the 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 sends locking information for 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 sends 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-described embodiment, packages are delivered to cars parked at used car dealerships. However, it would be desirable to enable deliveries to cars parked in company parking lots or other locations, not just cars parked at used car dealerships. The location of the car would be transmitted via GPS. Information could also be provided to the delivery company so that the vehicle would be available during the time the delivery person plans to use the vehicle or when the vehicle is scheduled to be rented to someone else via car sharing. Cars parked in parking lots, such as rental cars, car sharing cars, and company cars, could be rented out as delivery lockers. If a person always returns home at around the same time, they may be able to receive their package by simply renting someone else's car nearby for about 30 minutes. It would be particularly desirable to have a function that allows for the adjustment of car sharing reservation times and delivery locker reservation times.

[0271] Furthermore, as a benefit for used car dealers, they can use this system (delivery system) to increase the value of used cars (adding value with engine starters, car security systems, dashcams, and home delivery systems). Since used car dealers often double as maintenance businesses, managers can assign mechanics to install this system when they have free time. Used car dealers display used cars facing the road, making it easy to pick up and drop off parcels. It can also attract people who normally don't visit used car showrooms to pick up parcels (developing new customers). Furthermore, the system can function not only as a parcel locker but also as a coin locker. By installing a coin locker application on a user terminal Tu, the user can unlock the car door using the user terminal Tu. The user terminal sends information indicating the user terminal Tu's phone number to the user's in-vehicle device, places the parcel in, 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 authenticates it, the car's door lock is unlocked and the user can retrieve the luggage placed in the car.

[0272] In the above-described embodiment, an example is described in which a delivery person delivers a package to a car, but similarly, the package to be collected can be placed in a 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 desirable to configure the system so that the delivery company can collect the package directly from the car. The user sets the fact that the package has been 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, it would be good to have a function to determine who will bear the costs of using this system (delivery system), such as whether the shipping company, the shipper, or the recipient will bear the costs. For example, if it can be set so that the shipper pays for mail-order orders, this can be used as a differentiation strategy (appeal point) for 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 fee of a few yen is charged per API call, as in the API economy. For example, 10 yen is charged for a reservation API call, 10 yen for a door-opening API call, and 10 yen for a receiving API call. (c) A monthly or yearly 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 fee model, delivery company B a success-fee model, and delivery company C an API charging model, etc.

[0275] Furthermore, all vehicles equipped with this system (delivery system) can be considered delivery lockers. In particular, vehicles parked during working hours, especially in parking lots accessible to the public such as convenience stores and supermarkets, can be considered delivery lockers. As mentioned above, vehicles displayed for used car sales, etc., can also be considered delivery lockers. Therefore, a system can be established that allows a vehicle to be used as a delivery locker during a set time period, such as working hours, during which the vehicle will remain parked. This raises the risk that the recipient may not receive their package during the time the vehicle is left in that location (e.g., during working hours). This could lead to problems with someone else's package being left in the vehicle. A solution could be to provide a system that pays the vehicle owner money (similar to late payment penalties) to have the vehicle wait. Alternatively, a system could be established that allows the package to be moved to a nearby vehicle. In other words, if the vehicle provider's scheduled time has passed, the system can search for nearby vehicles and their expected times, and then move the package from their vehicle to those vehicles. The system can also provide a function that allows the recipient to set in advance the range of travel and the vehicles they are allowed to travel to. If there is a movement, a message to that effect is sent to the recipient.

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

[0277] In the above-described embodiment, an EC system S1 and the like are used, but the EC system S1 is not necessarily required. Entering a slip number into a delivery person's terminal may unlock the car in which the slip number is stored. For example, a delivery person may approach a vehicle to deliver a package, and the delivery person's terminal may communicate directly or indirectly with a user terminal installed in the vehicle to unlock the vehicle's door. For example, a delivery person may write a slip for delivering a package, i.e., write the address, recipient, sender, postal code, address, name, etc. in the destination field, and also write a time slot. If such a slip has a column for "Pick up at the vehicle," and the column for "Pick up at the vehicle" is checked, the delivery person opens the vehicle at the destination using the delivery person's terminal and delivers the package to the vehicle. The user's in-vehicle device installed in the vehicle unlocks the door in response to an unlocking signal transmitted (e.g., wirelessly) from the delivery person's terminal. For example, a slip number is stored in the user's in-vehicle device, and the delivery person terminal transmits a signal indicating the slip number and an unlocking signal to the user's in-vehicle device. If the signal indicating the slip number stored in the user's in-vehicle device matches the signal indicating the received slip number, the user's in-vehicle device unlocks the vehicle door lock. However, if the user's in-vehicle device unlocks the vehicle door lock when it receives the unlocking signal transmitted from the delivery person 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 locks are unlocked and the package is delivered inside the vehicle, but in a vehicle where the interior and trunk are separated, 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 every car, the package can be picked up in any of the cars. For example, all the car doors can be opened, the package delivered to the designated car, 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 doors are 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 about 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 the 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 the battery for the user vehicle-mounted device Vm as its operating power source, it is recommended that the battery be charged 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 determined using GPS, as mentioned 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 its parking location during that time period.

[0282] Furthermore, if a parcel needs to be redelivered, the user may access the delivery company's website and specify the redelivery. In such cases, the specified time for redelivery to a car may be later than the specified time for redelivery to a home. For example, if the delivery is later than a certain time, redelivery to a home may not be possible, but redelivery to a car may be possible. It may also be desirable to provide a function that allows the user to set different time periods for redelivery to a car and redelivery to a home. Columns for redelivery destination as home or car, redelivery destination as home, and redelivery destination as car may be provided, allowing the user to set redelivery to a home in the morning and redelivery to a car in the afternoon. For example, if there are few parcels, redelivery to a home may be performed in the morning, and if there are many parcels, redelivery to a car may be performed in the afternoon.

[0283] In addition, 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 unloaded from the vehicle 60 several days after it was delivered to the vehicle 60, the delivery person terminal Td can notify the fact on a map or when the delivery person drives around the neighborhood. The delivery person terminal Td can print out a note stating that the package has not been received and place it in the recipient's mailbox or stick it on the vehicle.

[0285] Furthermore, the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm may be provided with a vehicle model transmission function. By providing a function that allows the user to set the vehicle model in the user's vehicle-mounted device Vm, vehicle model information can be acquired by setting the vehicle model, and the EC system S1 can acquire this information and include sample products, flyers, and recall information for that vehicle model in the package.

[0286] Furthermore, if an EC shop specifies that the item be delivered to a car, the fee may be discounted or a bonus may be automatically added. A function may also be provided that allows the customer to specify whether to deliver to the car or to the home depending on the time of day. A function to set either the home or the car as the default delivery destination may then be provided so that the default delivery destination is displayed at the time of purchase. For example, if either "delivery to the car (blue car)" or "delivery to the car (red car)" is selected on the delivery location selection screen 80 shown in Figures 15 to 17, the selected option may be checked the next time the item is used. Even if the customer is at home, the customer may choose to deliver to the car or to the home. A user who wants to have their package delivered to a car 60 can set car pickup as the default in the member information section of the EC shop, eliminating the hassle of selecting car pickup and avoiding the mistake of selecting car pickup. If it is set as the default, there is no need to change the setting. Points can also be awarded to people who specify car delivery. Cars such as private cars (a car is one example of a vehicle) have features such as locks, space for storing luggage, an interior (inside the car), a trunk, and some cars with the same space as cars with separate interior and trunk spaces, and are usually kept close to the home, with many kept on the home's premises, making them suitable as delivery boxes for parcels.

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

[0288] In a service that applies the system used for private lodging, where a delivery person from a delivery company can receive the recipient's home key 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, there is a high risk in having a delivery person from a delivery company open the home of an ordinary person without permission and leave a package there.

[0289] Since delivery companies that deliver packages incur huge labor costs for redelivery attempts, being able to deliver packages to vehicles would result in significant cost savings. Therefore, for example, it would be reasonable to charge delivery companies 5 to 100 yen for each successful delivery to a vehicle (due to the huge labor costs of redelivery attempts and the fact that currently, when collection is required, there is a service that offers a 100 yen discount if the package is brought to a convenience store or other location). Also, when delivering to a home, it takes quite a long time, two or three minutes, for the homeowner to be called and come out. During that time, the delivery person from the delivery company has to wait there the whole time, but if the package is delivered to a vehicle, the delivery person will not have to wait while carrying a heavy package until the recipient comes out.

[0290] Furthermore, if the utilization rate of the delivery system in this embodiment increases, the usage 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 accessories industry.

[0291] A possible target user (employee) would be, for example, a dual-income household where the car is at home but the person is away during the day on weekdays. For example, it would be good 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 also be excluded. There are certain users who always have at least one car and are considered to be the target.

[0292] Potential users (potential targets) include people who do not want to meet the delivery person even when they are at home (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 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. Furthermore, the car security is temporarily disabled before the door is opened and restored once the door is closed. Furthermore, the person receiving the package is notified by email, LINE (registered trademark), etc. that the package has been placed inside. A fee is charged to the delivery company.

[0294] Furthermore, although there are various possible implementation methods, this seems to be a very good fit for the API (Application Programming Interface) economy. An API will be provided to delivery companies, who will then be able to 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 will be charged about 5 yen per package. The recipient (user) simply needs to select "Pick up in their car at home" from the "Change scheduled delivery date / time (location)" page that already exists on the delivery company's homepage, just like the currently available "Pick up at a convenience store." The system change costs for delivery companies will be very small.

[0295] However, as a potential problem and a solution, allowing the delivery person to open the car door at any time would pose a security risk, so it would be better to allow the door to be opened on the scheduled delivery date. As described below, it would be ideal to be able to transmit the date and time to the car via an LTE (Long Term Evolution) line, but it would also be better to set the time when the door can be unlocked by entering the date and time into a smartphone paired with the car via Bluetooth or other means, bringing the smartphone close to the in-vehicle device (user's in-vehicle device) and reading it with the in-vehicle device, or to set the time using various communication methods. In the above example, signals from the vehicle can be received and acquired from CAN2, and the vehicle can be controlled by transmitting control signals to CAN2. However, some or all of the signals may be acquired from sensors equipped in the vehicle, or actuators equipped in the vehicle may be controlled. The slip number may be entered, for example, by printing a barcode or the like corresponding to the slip number on the slip and reading it with a sensor on the delivery person's terminal Td.

[0296] The above-described 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 way. Furthermore, the invention and components described in the Means for Solving the Problems may be further applied to combinations of the components of each embodiment. Similar effects resulting from similar configurations in multiple embodiments will not be mentioned in each embodiment. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described 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 structures expressly described in the specification, but also includes combinations of various aspects of the invention disclosed herein. While the structures of the invention sought to be patented are specified in the accompanying claims, it is the intention to claim structures disclosed herein in the future, even if they are not currently specified in the claims.

[0298] The present invention is not limited to the configurations described in the above-described embodiments. The components of each of the above-described embodiments and variations may be arbitrarily selected and combined. Furthermore, any component of each embodiment or variation may be arbitrarily combined with any component described in the Summary of the Invention or any component embodying any component described in the Summary of the Invention. The present application also intends to obtain rights to these by filing an amendment or divisional application of the present application.

[0299] Furthermore, by filing a conversion application to a design application, the applicant intends to obtain rights to the overall design or partial design. The drawings depict the entire device in solid lines, but they also include partial designs claimed for parts of the device. For example, it is possible to include some components of the device as partial designs, and it is also possible to include some parts of the device as partial designs regardless of the components. A part of the device may be a part of the device, or it may be part of that component. The applicant intends to obtain rights not only to the overall design, but also to partial designs in which any part of the solid line portion of the drawings is shown as a broken line. [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 light 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:Pickup location selection screen, 81:Pickup 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 person terminal, Tdg:Delivery person terminal group, Tu:User terminal, Tug:User terminal group, Vm:User vehicle device, Vm1:First user vehicle device, Vm2:Second user vehicle device, Vmg:User vehicle device group

Claims

1. A system including a user terminal and a user in-vehicle device installed in a car, The process of transmitting information from the user terminal to the user's in-vehicle device, The process by which the user's in-vehicle device receives the information, A process to unlock the doors of the vehicle so that luggage can be placed inside the vehicle, A process to charge a fee when luggage is placed in the vehicle and the door is closed, Later, the user terminal transmits the information to the user's in-vehicle unit, and when the user's in-vehicle unit authenticates based on the information, the process unlocks the car's doors and allows the user to retrieve the luggage placed in the car. A system that performs this task.

2. The information transmitted from the user terminal to the user's in-vehicle device is information indicating the telephone number of the user terminal. The system according to claim 1.

3. The aforementioned user terminal has a coin locker application installed. The system according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The user terminal transmits information indicating the telephone number to the user's in-vehicle device, thereby unlocking the car's doors and allowing the user to load luggage into the car. The system according to claim 2.

5. The system is designed so that charges are incurred when luggage is placed in the vehicle and the doors are closed. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. When receiving the aforementioned package, The user terminal transmits the information to the user's in-vehicle device. The user's in-vehicle device authenticates based on the information it has received. In accordance with the aforementioned authentication, the door locks of the vehicle are unlocked. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. When loading luggage into the vehicle and when retrieving luggage later, the user terminal transmits information indicating the telephone number to the user's in-vehicle device. The system according to claim 2.

8. The aforementioned vehicle is designed to function not only as a delivery box but also as a coin locker. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. This is a system that allows vehicles to be used as delivery lockers. A process that accepts the setting of the time the car provider will remain at the parking location, A process for managing the set time, During the aforementioned time, the process is carried out to enable the vehicle to be used as a delivery box, A system that performs this task.

10. The time set by the provider of the vehicle is working hours. The system according to claim 9.

11. If the time allotted by the provider of the aforementioned vehicle exceeds the time it will be parked, the system will perform a process to search for nearby vehicles and the time allotted for those vehicles will be parked there. The system according to claim 9 or 10.

12. The process involves enabling the movement of luggage from inside a vehicle to a nearby vehicle found through the aforementioned search. The system according to claim 11.

13. When the aforementioned package is moved, the system will send a notification to the recipient to that effect. The system according to claim 12.

14. If the provider of the vehicle exceeds the time allotted for the vehicle to stay, a process is in place to ensure that money is paid to the owner of the vehicle. The system according to claim 9 or 10.

15. The aforementioned money is paid to the owner of the car to make him wait. The system according to claim 14.

16. The money paid to the owner of the vehicle is like a late payment penalty. The system according to claim 14 or 15.

17. A vehicle delivery management system for moving a package delivered to a first receiving vehicle to a second receiving vehicle, A process for recognizing that the package delivered to the first receiving vehicle has been removed from the first receiving vehicle, The process of transmitting information indicating a door unlocking instruction to the user's in-vehicle unit of the second vehicle for receiving the vehicle, A process to enable the goods taken out of the first receiving vehicle to be placed into the second receiving vehicle, A vehicle delivery management system that performs this task.

18. The first and second vehicles for receiving goods are vehicles for receiving goods located at a used car dealership. The vehicle delivery management system according to claim 17.

19. After the desired date and time range has elapsed, the system performs a process to receive the automatic unlocking information and in-vehicle unit ID information transmitted from the user's in-vehicle unit of the first vehicle to be received, in accordance with the elapsed time. The vehicle delivery management system according to claim 17 or 18.

20. Based on the received automatic unlocking information and the in-vehicle device ID information at the time elapsed, the system performs a process to recognize that the package delivered to the first receiving vehicle has been removed from the first receiving vehicle. The vehicle delivery management system according to claim 19.

21. The process involves reading the IP address of the user's in-vehicle unit of the second vehicle used for receiving deliveries from the vehicle delivery management system management table, The process involves sending information representing the door unlocking instruction to the read IP address of the in-vehicle device, To do A vehicle delivery management system according to any one of claims 17 to 20.

22. The system performs the process of receiving lock information, in-vehicle ID information, and slip number information transmitted from the user's in-vehicle unit of the second vehicle used for receiving goods. A vehicle delivery management system according to any one of claims 17 to 21.

23. The process involves reading the vehicle identification information of the destination vehicle of the cargo from the received in-vehicle device ID information. The vehicle delivery management system according to claim 22.

24. The process involves transmitting delivery destination change information to the user terminal, indicating that the package has been moved to the second receiving vehicle identified by the read vehicle identification information. The vehicle delivery management system according to claim 23.

25. A process to find the email address information of the user terminal based on the aforementioned slip number information, Based on the email address information found, the process involves sending the delivery address change information to the user terminal via email. To do The vehicle delivery management system according to claim 24.

26. A system for recording the operational status related to vehicle delivery, The process involves recording the actions performed, such as unlocking a door, opening a door, closing a door, putting in or receiving a package, on the blockchain. system.

27. When the terminal or system sending the information transmits the information to the recipient, it also performs a process to transmit the content of that information to the blockchain system on the internet. The system according to claim 26.

28. When the receiving terminal or system receives information from the other party, it performs a process of transmitting the content of that information to a blockchain system on the internet. The system according to claim 26 or 27.

29. The operation status indicating that the vehicle's key was unlocked, the door was opened, or the door was closed is recorded on the blockchain. The system according to any one of claims 26 to 28.

30. The operation status indicating that luggage has been placed in the vehicle or that luggage has been received is recorded on the blockchain. The system according to any one of claims 26 to 29.

31. The aforementioned user-in-vehicle device, The information transmitted from the user terminal is received, Authentication is performed based on the information received. In accordance with the aforementioned authentication, control is performed to unlock the doors of the vehicle. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

32. If the provider of the aforementioned vehicle exceeds the allotted time, Search for cars parked nearby and the time they are parked there. The searched vehicle will be made capable of moving the luggage inside the vehicle. If the aforementioned package is moved, a notification will be sent to the recipient. The system according to any one of claims 9 to 16.

33. The vehicle identification information is read from the in-vehicle unit ID information received from the user in-vehicle unit of the second vehicle for receiving the vehicle. The delivery destination change information indicating that the package has been moved to the second receiving vehicle identified by the vehicle identification information is transmitted to the user terminal. The vehicle delivery management system according to claim 24 or 25.

34. The terminal or system that transmits the information regarding the operating state, or the terminal or system that receives the information regarding the operating state, transmits the content of the information regarding the operating state to a blockchain system on the internet. The system according to any one of claims 26 to 30.

35. A program for causing a computer to function as the system described in any one of claims 1 to 34.

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