A system for placing a shipment package in the vehicle of a customer

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system (1) which enables a shipping company employee to place a shipment package belonging to the vehicle owner in a special area that can be opened and closed as a roll in the trunk by opening the trunk lid in the respective vehicle upon accessing the location information of the vehicle belonging to the vehicle owner who is waiting for the delivery of the shipment package.

Description

[0001] A SYSTEM FOR PLACING A SHIPMENT PACKAGE IN THE VEHICLE OF A CUSTOMER

[0002] Technical Field

[0003] The present invention relates to a system which enables a shipping company employee to place a shipment package belonging to the vehicle owner in a special area that can be opened and closed as a roll in the trunk by opening the trunk lid in the respective vehicle upon accessing the location information of the vehicle belonging to the vehicle owner who is waiting for the delivery of the shipment package.

[0004] Background of the Invention

[0005] Users shop through the Internet or by going to a physical store. After shopping, the goods purchased by the customer are sent to a shipping company and the shipment is delivered to the address of the customer by the shipping company. Shipping companies may deliver the packages of the customer after the date determined by them during the periods when the orders are at high volume. Therefore, customer satisfaction decreases for the store in which shopping is carried out. In the current technique, shipping companies use their own shipment lockers in the areas they have designated in order to deliver shipment packages faster. In the state of art, there are various inventions that enable the delivery process and vehicle controls to work together in the event that the vehicle trunk is used during the delivery of shipment, and that comprise a compartment inside the trunk for delivery. However, in the current technique, there is no solution that enables measuring the weight of the placed shipment package during the placement of the shipment package in the compartment inside the trunk; checking the weight of the shipment package; generating an alarm and notifying the shipment owner if the weight of the shipment package does not match the known value upon checking; creating a shipment delivery compartment that is compatible with the dimensions of the shipment package with its structure that can be opened and closed in a roll form by moving on the rails integrated on the edge of the wall where the trunk lid is opened when the shipment package is to be delivered; and enabling a shipping company employee to access only the shipment delivery compartment by opening the trunk lid.

[0006] The Japanese patent document no. JP2020024699A, an application included in the state of the art, discloses a vehicle baggage management system. The objective of the invention which is the subject of the said Japanese patent document is to provide a technology for contributing to improvement of security when a cargo chamber of a vehicle is considered as a delivery place of a baggage. A baggage management system utilizes a predetermined area in a vehicle as a delivery place of a baggage. The baggage management system consists of a locking / unlocking device which locks and unlocks the vehicle according to a request received from a delivery user terminal, or a request user terminal; a photographing device which photographs the inside of the predetermined area; a control device which causes the photographing device to photograph the inside of the predetermined area to store an image in lock-related timing according to the request received from the delivery user terminal; and a determination unit which determines whether or not the baggage is carried away based on comparison between the image photographed in the previous lock-related timing with the image photographed in the present lock-related timing.

[0007] Summary of the Invention An objective of the present invention is to realize a system which enables measuring the weight of the placed shipment package during the placement of the shipment package in the compartment inside the trunk; checking the weight of the shipment package; generating an alarm and notifying the shipment owner if the weight of the shipment package does not match the known value upon checking; creating a shipment delivery compartment that is compatible with the dimensions of the shipment package with its structure that can be opened and closed in a roll form by moving on the slides integrated on the edge of the wall where the trunk lid is opened when the shipment package is to be delivered; and placing a shipment package in the vehicle of a customer.

[0008] Detailed Description of the Invention

[0009] “System for Placing a Shipment Package in the Vehicle of a Customer” realized to fulfil the objective of the present invention is shown in the figures attached, in which:

[0010] Figure 1 is a view of the inventive system together with the trunk configuration.

[0011] Figure 2 is a bottom view of the inventive system together with the trunk configuration.

[0012] The components illustrated in the figures are individually numbered, where the numbers refer to the following:

[0013] 1. System

[0014] 2. Terminal

[0015] 3. Communication Device

[0016] 4. Rear View Camera

[0017] 5. Shipment Compartment

[0018] 51. Fabric 52. Spool

[0019] 53. Locking Mechanism

[0020] 54. Sliding Mechanism

[0021] 55. Scale

[0022] 6. Server

[0023] An inventive system (1) for placing a shipment package in the vehicle of a customer which enables a shipping company employee to place a shipment package belonging to the vehicle owner in a special area that can be opened and closed as a roll in the trunk by opening the trunk lid in the respective vehicle upon accessing the location information of the vehicle belonging to the vehicle owner who is waiting for the delivery of the shipment package comprises at least one terminal (2) which is configured to enable a courier to access information such as the location of the vehicle of a customer and the customer information required for shipment delivery by being used by the courier delivering the shipment package, and to enable a courier to access the location of the vehicle of a customer; at least one communication device (3) which is configured to enable a customer to communicate with a courier by allowing the customer to establish connection through wired and / or wireless communication networks by being used by the customer who is the owner of the vehicle in which the courier will deliver the shipment package; at least one rear view camera (4) which is located on the trunk lid of the vehicle of a customer who is the owner of the shipment package and / or on the rear body of the vehicle; and is configured to enable the trunk lid of the vehicle to be opened through the equipment in the vehicle by scanning at least one QR code transmitted to the terminal (2) through the equipment located thereon and used during the delivery of the shipment package from the terminal (2) of the courier; at least one shipment compartment (5) which is located in the trunk space of the vehicle; comprises at least one fabric (51) having a roll structure which operates integrally with the edge of the wall where the vehicle trunk is opened; comprises at least one sliding mechanism (54) which enables the fabric (51) in a roll form to unwind up to a certain distance within the trunk space; comprises at least one spool (52) with a two-way rolling mechanism which enables the fabric (51) to be winded in a rolled form via the sliding mechanism (54); comprises at least one locking mechanism (53) which enables the slide mechanism (54) to operate upon opening the trunk lid and the slide mechanism (54) to be locked upon closing the trunk lid; comprises at least one scale (55) included in the base of the fabric (51) inside the trunk lid; and is configured to enable the weight value of the shipment package left by the courier to be checked according to the known weight value of the shipment package by measuring the weight of the shipment package left by the courier in the space limited by the roll fabric (51) by means of the scale (55); to allow a courier to perform the shipment delivery process if there is no problem with the weight of the shipment package delivered by using the scale (55); and at least one server (6) which establishes connection with the rear view camera (4), the scale (55) in the shipment compartment (5), the terminal (2) of a courier; establishes connection with the company where the vehicle owner customer shops and the company where the courier works; and is configured to enable a customer to be notified that a shipment package is present in the shipment compartment (5) of the vehicle of the customer by transmitting the affirmative checking information about the weight value of the shipment package transmitted from the scale (55) to the communication device (3) of the customer; to notify the respective shipping company that the courier has successfully delivered the shipment package to the shipment compartment (5) of the vehicle of the customer by contacting the shipping company. The terminal (2) included in the inventive system (1) is a smart device in the form of a cell phone, tablet computer or computer configured to display the delivery location information of the shipment package to a courier and / or the location information of the vehicle of a customer who is the owner of the shipment package to the courier via the interface located thereon by establishing connection with the shipping company through the server (6). The terminal (2) is configured to display the customer-specific QR code or customer-specific numeric code information to the courier by establishing connection with the shipping company through the server (6) after the courier receives the shipment package of the customer who is the owner vehicle; and to display the location information of the respective vehicle to the courier for a certain period of time or until the courier places the shipment package in the shipment compartment (5) in the trunk; and to display the shortest route between the current location of the courier and the location of the vehicle to the courier.

[0024] The rear view camera (4) included in the inventive system (1) is configured to scan the customer-specific QR code displayed on the terminal (2) of a courier via the equipment located thereon; to listen the query result that will be transmitted from the server (6) by initiating the query process on the server (6) on whether the QR code information belongs to the customer or not; and to open the trunk lid of the vehicle of the customer upon the query result being affirmative. The rear view camera (4) included in one embodiment of the inventive system (1) is configured to enable the courier to enter the special numeric code of the customer located on the terminal (2) into the input unit located thereon; to initiate the verification process of the said numeric code by transmitting the numeric code to the server (6) that the courier has entered; and to open the trunk lid of the vehicle of the customer upon completion of the verification process.

[0025] The shipment compartment (5) included in the inventive system (1) enables the courier to access the said adjusted area by opening the roll fabric (51) that is adjusted by the driver in accordance with the dimensions of the shipment package, upon the courier scans the QR code on the terminal (2) to the rear view camera (4) and then opens the trunk lid of the vehicle. The shipment compartment (5) enables the driver to use the entire trunk compartment by closing the roll fabric (51) when no shipment is being delivered. The scale (55) is configured to access the weight value of the shipment that will be placed in the shipment compartment (5) by establishing connection with the shipping company through the server (6) while measuring the weight of the shipment package that the courier has left in the area limited by the roll fabric (51); to compare the weight value of the shipment package with the weight value of the shipment package that the courier has placed in the shipment compartment (5); to generate an alarm information when it is detected that there is a weight difference as a result of the comparison; and to transmit the alarm information to the communication device (3) of the customer through the server (6). The scale (55) is configured to transmit at least one information message to the server (6) that the courier has successfully placed the shipment package of the customer in the shipment compartment (5) of the vehicle when it detects that there is no weight difference as a result of the comparison and that the courier has closed the trunk lid of the vehicle.

[0026] The server (6) included in the system (1) is configured to prevent the courier from tracking the location information of the customer by removing the customerspecific QR code on the terminal (2) of the courier from the terminal (2) when it accesses at least one information message from the scale (55) that the courier has successfully placed the shipment package of the customer in the cargo compartment (5) in the vehicle by establishing connection with the scale (55) in the shipment compartment (5). The server (6) is configured to access the number of shipment packages that the courier will deliver through the shipping company; to reduce the carbon footprint of the shipping company and to conserve energy by analysing the number of shipment packages, the location information of the vehicles that will receive the delivery and the current location information of the couriers together and by optimizing the order of shipment delivery according to the location information of the vehicles. Industrial Application of the Invention

[0027] In the inventive system (1), a shipment package formed upon the shopping of a customer is prepared by a shipping company and handed over to a courier. The courier can track the location of the vehicles of the customers by using his / her terminal (2) and can view the customer-specific QR code transmitted from the shipping company. There is at least one rear view camera (4) located on the trunk lid of the vehicle of the customer. The rear view camera (4) opens the trunk lid of the vehicle of the customer by scanning the QR code on the terminal (2) via the equipment thereon. A shipment compartment (5) with a roll fabric (51) adjusted by the customer is opened by means of a sliding mechanism (54) when the trunk lid is opened, and the shipment package of the customer is placed in the shipment compartment (5) by the courier. The scale (55) in the shipment compartment (5) generates an alarm data by checking the weight of the shipment package when there is a change in the weight of the shipment and notifies the customer. The server (6) prevents the courier from tracking the location of the customer vehicle by cancelling the QR code on the terminal (2) of the courier when it detects that the courier has successfully placed the respective shipment package in the shipment compartment (5).

[0028] The inventive system (1) operates in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK) and requires permission from a driver on sharing the location information of a vehicle with a courier.

[0029] With the inventive system (1), measuring the weight of the placed shipment package during the placement of the shipment package in the compartment inside the trunk; checking the weight of the shipment package; generating an alarm and notifying the shipment owner if the weight of the shipment package does not match the known value upon checking; creating a shipment delivery compartment that is compatible with the dimensions of the shipment package with its structure that can be opened and closed in a roll form by moving on the slides integrated on the edge of the wall where the trunk lid is opened when the shipment package is to be delivered; and placing a shipment package in the vehicle of a customer are enabled.

[0030] Within these basic concepts; it is possible to develop various embodiments of the inventive “A System (1) for Placing a Shipment Package in the Vehicle of the Customer”; the invention cannot be limited to examples disclosed herein and it is essentially according to claims.

Claims

CLAIMS1. A system (1) for placing a shipment package in the vehicle of a customer which enables a shipping company employee to place a shipment package belonging to the vehicle owner in a special area that can be opened and closed as a roll in the trunk by opening the trunk lid in the respective vehicle upon accessing the location information of the vehicle belonging to the vehicle owner who is waiting for the delivery of the shipment package; comprising at least one terminal (2) which is configured to enable a courier to access information such as the location of the vehicle of a customer and the customer information required for shipment delivery by being used by the courier delivering the shipment package, and to enable a courier to access the location of the vehicle of a customer; at least one communication device (3) which is configured to enable a customer to communicate with a courier by allowing the customer to establish connection through wired and / or wireless communication networks by being used by the customer who is the owner of the vehicle in which the courier will deliver the shipment package; and characterized by at least one rear view camera (4) which is located on the trunk lid of the vehicle of a customer who is the owner of the shipment package and / or on the rear body of the vehicle; and is configured to enable the trunk lid of the vehicle to be opened through the equipment in the vehicle by scanning at least one QR code transmitted to the terminal (2) through the equipment located thereon and used during the delivery of the shipment package from the terminal (2) of the courier; at least one shipment compartment (5) which is located in the trunk space of the vehicle; comprises at least one fabric (51) having a roll structure which operates integrally with the edge of the wall where the vehicle trunk is opened; comprises at least one sliding mechanism (54) which enables the fabric (51) in a roll form to unwind up to a certain distance within the trunk space;comprises at least one spool (52) with a two-way rolling mechanism which enables the fabric (51) to be winded in a rolled form via the sliding mechanism (54); comprises at least one locking mechanism (53) which enables the slide mechanism (54) to operate upon opening the trunk lid and the slide mechanism (54) to be locked upon closing the trunk lid; comprises at least one scale (55) included in the base of the fabric (51) inside the trunk lid; and is configured to enable the weight value of the shipment package left by the courier to be checked according to the known weight value of the shipment package by measuring the weight of the shipment package left by the courier in the space limited by the roll fabric (51) by means of the scale (55); to allow a courier to perform the shipment delivery process if there is no problem with the weight of the shipment package delivered by using the scale (55); and at least one server (6) which establishes connection with the rear view camera (4), the scale (55) in the shipment compartment (5), the terminal (2) of a courier; establishes connection with the company where the vehicle owner customer shops and the company where the courier works; and is configured to enable a customer to be notified that a shipment package is present in the shipment compartment (5) of the vehicle of the customer by transmitting the affirmative checking information about the weight value of the shipment package transmitted from the scale (55) to the communication device (3) of the customer; to notify the respective shipping company that the courier has successfully delivered the shipment package to the shipment compartment (5) of the vehicle of the customer by contacting the shipping company.

2. A system (1) for placing a shipment package in the vehicle of a customer according to Claim 1; characterized by the terminal (2) which is a smart device in the form of a cell phone, tablet computer or computer configured to display the delivery location information of the shipment package to a courier and / or the location information of the vehicle of a customer who is the owner of theshipment package to the courier via the interface located thereon by establishing connection with the shipping company through the server (6).

3. A system (1) for placing a shipment package in the vehicle of a customer according to Claim 1 or 2; characterized by the terminal (2) which is configured to display the customer-specific QR code or customer-specific numeric code information to the courier by establishing connection with the shipping company through the server (6) after the courier receives the shipment package of the customer who is the owner vehicle; and to display the location information of the respective vehicle to the courier for a certain period of time or until the courier places the shipment package in the shipment compartment (5) in the trunk; and to display the shortest route between the current location of the courier and the location of the vehicle to the courier.

4. A system (1) for placing a shipment package in the vehicle of a customer according to Claim 3; characterized by the rear view camera (4) which is configured to scan the customer- specific QR code displayed on the terminal (2) of the courier via the equipment located thereon; to listen the query result that will be transmitted from the server (6) by initiating the query process on the server (6) on whether the QR code information belongs to the customer or not; and to open the trunk lid of the vehicle of the customer upon the query result being affirmative.

5. A system (1) for placing a shipment package in the vehicle of a customer according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the rear view camera (4) which is configured to enable the courier to enter the special numeric code of the customer located on the terminal (2) into the input unit located thereon; to initiate the verification process of the said numeric code by transmitting the numeric code to the server (6) that the courier has entered; and to open the trunk lid of the vehicle of the customer upon completion of the verification process.

6. A system (1) for placing a shipment package in the vehicle of a customer according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the shipment compartment (5) which enables the courier to access the said adjusted area by opening the roll fabric (51) that is adjusted by the driver in accordance with the dimensions of the shipment package, upon the courier scans the QR code on the terminal (2) to the rear view camera (4) and then opens the trunk lid of the vehicle.

7. A system (1) for placing a shipment package in the vehicle of a customer according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the shipment compartment (5) which enables the driver to use the entire trunk compartment by closing the roll fabric (51) when no shipment is being delivered.

8. A system (1) for placing a shipment package in the vehicle of a customer according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the scale (55) which is configured to access the weight value of the shipment that will be placed in the shipment compartment (5) by establishing connection with the shipping company through the server (6) while measuring the weight of the shipment package that the courier has left in the area limited by the roll fabric (51); to compare the weight value of the shipment package with the weight value of the shipment package that the courier has placed in the shipment compartment (5); to generate an alarm information when it is detected that there is a weight difference as a result of the comparison; and to transmit the alarm information to the communication device (3) of the customer through the server (6).

9. A system (1) for placing a shipment package in the vehicle of a customer according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the scale (55) which is configured to transmit at least one information message to the server (6) that the courier has successfully placed the shipment package of the customer in the shipment compartment (5) of the vehicle when it detects that there is noweight difference as a result of the comparison and that the courier has closed the trunk lid of the vehicle.

10. A system (1) for placing a shipment package in the vehicle of a customer according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the server (6) which is configured to prevent the courier from tracking the location information of the customer by removing the customer- specific QR code on the terminal (2) of the courier from the terminal (2) when it accesses at least one information message from the scale (55) that the courier has successfully placed the shipment package of the customer in the cargo compartment (5) in the vehicle by establishing connection with the scale (55) in the shipment compartment (5).

11. A system (1) for placing a shipment package in the vehicle of a customer according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the server (6) which is configured to access the number of shipment packages that the courier will deliver through the shipping company; to reduce the carbon footprint of the shipping company and to conserve energy by analysing the number of shipment packages, the location information of the vehicles that will receive the delivery and the current location information of the couriers together and by optimizing the order of shipment delivery according to the location information of the vehicles.

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