A system for placing the shipment package in the trunk compartment of the vehicle of the person

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system (1) which enables the shipment package belonging to a customer who owns the vehicle and who shops online on the internet to be placed in a secure compartment located in the trunk of the vehicle of the respective customer by the person bringing the shipment, and which enables the customer to be notified after the shipment is placed in the trunk of the vehicle of the customer.

Description

[0001] A SYSTEM FOR PLACING THE SHIPMENT PACKAGE IN THE TRUNK COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE OF THE PERSON

[0002] Technical Field

[0003] The present invention relates to a system which enables the shipment package belonging to a customer who owns the vehicle and who shops online on the internet to be placed in a secure compartment located in the trunk of the vehicle of the respective customer by the person bringing the shipment, and which enables the customer to be notified after the shipment is placed in the trunk of the vehicle of the customer.

[0004] Background of the Invention

[0005] Today, shopping on the internet is widely used. Online shopping sites receive orders from a large number of people and deliver the orders they receive to the shipping companies they have contracted with. However, shipping companies may sometimes have difficulty in delivering the shipment package to the customer on time. Besides, the package of the customer whose package is delivered to the shipping company may be damaged in the shipping branch, as a result of which various discussions may occur between the shopping site and the customer. Generally, the shipping company employee brings the package of the customer to the relevant address; however, as s / he cannot find the customer at the address, s / he brings the shipment package back to the shipping branch to which s / he is affiliated. The fact that the shipment employee cannot reach the customer and physically deliver the relevant shipment causes both the customer and the shipping companies to lose time. In the current technique, shipping companies or online shopping companies build their own shipment delivery structures in certain regions, the shipping company employee notifies the respective customer after going to the relevant shipment delivery structure in the region of the customer and placing the package of the customer in a lockable compartment.

[0006] In the current technique, there is no solution that enables the delivery method of the shipment to be suggested to the driver after the online shopping of the vehicle driver; the delivery time of the shipment to be shortened and customer satisfaction to be increased by ensuring the shipment package to be delivered to the vehicle of the said driver in a contactless way via tracking the vehicle location; at least one compartment located in the trunk of the vehicle to be used by the employee delivering the shipment in order to place the shipment package in the trunk of the vehicle by opening it, and the other compartment to store the personal belongings of the driver securely; and the employee to notify the driver of the vehicle that the shipment delivery has been completed after the shipment package is placed in the compartment in the trunk of the vehicle.

[0007] The Chinese patent document no. CN107451764, an application included in the state of the art, discloses a vehicle -based shipment receiving method and a mainline automatic receiving device. The invention subject to the said Chinese patent document sends mobile delivery information of the shipment intended to be delivered to an online shop seller, the online shop seller transmits the delivery information to a logistics center, the delivery information at the logistics center comprises a vehicle parking address, a delivery time and an activation. The trunk code of the vehicle and the first mobile terminal belong to the vehicle owner and are not shared, the logistics center transmits the delivery information to a second mobile terminal, so that the goods are delivered to the rear trunk of the vehicle according to the delivery information, wherein the second mobile terminal belongs to the courier, and after the delivery of the goods is completed, the second mobile terminal sends a delivery completion prompt to the logistics center. The logistics center sends the delivery completion prompt to the first mobile terminal. According to the method provided by the invention, the respective shipment can be received by the consumer through the consumer intermediary, and high flexibility and security are ensured.

[0008] Summary of the Invention

[0009] An object of the present invention is to realize a system which enables the delivery method of the shipment to be suggested to the driver after the online shopping of the vehicle driver; the delivery time of the shipment to be shortened and customer satisfaction to be increased by ensuring the shipment package to be delivered to the vehicle of the said driver in a contactless way via continuously tracking the vehicle location; the shipment package to be placed in the trunk of the vehicle upon the employee delivering the shipment opening at least one area located in the trunk of the vehicle; the shipment package to be placed in the trunk compartment in the vehicle of the person; the private personal belongings of the driver in the trunk to be protected by the other part of the trunk which is not accessible to the courier.

[0010] Detailed Description of the Invention

[0011] “A System for Placing the Shipment Package in the Trunk Compartment of the Vehicle of the Person” realized to fulfd the objective of the present invention is shown in the figure attached, in which:

[0012] Figure 1 is a view of the inventive system.

[0013] The components illustrated in the figure are individually numbered, where the numbers refer to the following:

[0014] 1. System

[0015] 2. Electronic Device

[0016] 3. Communication Device 4. Code Scanner

[0017] 5. Trunk Compartment

[0018] 51. Private Compartment

[0019] 52. Movement Mechanism

[0020] 53. Lifting Mechanism

[0021] 54. Movable Dividing Base

[0022] 541. Control Sensor

[0023] 55. Delivery Compartment

[0024] 551. Weight Sensor

[0025] 6. Server

[0026] An inventive system (1) for securely placing a shipment package in the trunk compartment of a vehicle of the person which enables the shipment package belonging to a customer who owns the vehicle and who shops online on the internet to be placed in a secure compartment located in the trunk of the vehicle of the respective customer by the person bringing the shipment, and which enables the customer to be notified after the shipment is placed in the trunk of the vehicle of the customer comprises at least one electronic device (2) which is used by the courier working in the shipping company and is configured to enable the courier to establish communication with other persons; to enable the courier to reach the vehicle wherein the courier will deliver the shipment package with the shipment package the courier carries by enabling the courier to view the location information of the vehicle wherein the courier will deliver the shipment package according to the location information transmitted from the shipping company; at least one communication device (3) which is used by the vehicle owner customer and is configured to enable the customer to establish communication with the courier using electronic devices through wired or wireless communication networks via the equipment thereon; at least one code scanner (4) which is located on the trunk lid of the vehicle wherein the courier will make the delivery and / or on the vehicle body in the part wherein the trunk of the vehicle is located and is configured to enable the trunk lid of the vehicle to be partially opened by reading the QR code located on the electronic device (2) of the courier who will make the delivery via the hardware located thereon; and to provide access only to the delivery compartment (55); at least one trunk compartment (5) which is positioned in the trunk of the vehicle wherein the courier will make the delivery and which enables the trunk part to be separated into a private compartment (51) and a delivery compartment (55) via at least one movable dividing base (54) located in the centre part thereof; the vehicle owner customer to place his / her personal belongings in the trunk via the private compartment (51); the delivery compartment (55) to be adjusted according to the dimensions of the shipment package that will be left by the courier by enabling the vehicle owner customer to move the movable dividing base (54) up or down in the direction of the Z axis via the movement mechanism (52) and the lifting mechanism (53) connected to the movement mechanism (52); the courier to deliver the contactless shipment package to the driver of the vehicle by the courier placing the accompanying shipment package in the delivery compartment (55) under the private compartment (51) upon partial opening of the trunk lid with access only to the delivery compartment (55) after the courier scanning the QR code on his / her electronic device (2) via the code scanner (4); and which prevents the movable dividing base (54) from moving further upwards as a result of the control sensor (541) giving a warning by enabling the situation in which the private belongings of the driver are stuck in the private compartment (51) to be detected by at least one control sensor (541) located on the movable dividing base (54); enables the weight of the shipment package placed on the base of the delivery compartment (55) to be measured by at least one weight sensor (551) located on the base of the delivery compartment (55); and at least one server (6) which establishes connection with at least one shopping website wherein the driver of the vehicle shops; establishes connection with the electronic device of the courier (2); and is configured to send at least one message comprising the information that the shipment have been delivered to the communication device (3) of the driver automatically upon the courier closing the trunk lid of the vehicle after the courier leaves the shipment package of the driver in the delivery compartment (55); the delivery time of the shipment to be reduced by enabling the courier closest to the vehicle to be assigned to deliver the shipment by comparing the location information of the courier with the location information of the vehicle of the driver.

[0027] The electronic device (2) included in the inventive system (1) is a smart device such as a cell phone, tablet computer or computer configured to enable the location information of the courier to be instantly transmitted to the server (6) via the hardware located thereon, and to enable the courier to view the location information of the vehicle of the driver who owns the shipment package. The electronic device (2) is configured to display the location information of the vehicle to the courier for a certain period of time via the interface thereon; to create the most optimal delivery route for the courier by comparing the location information for all deliveries within a certain time interval of the courier; or to enable the courier to track the location of the vehicle for a certain period of time by displaying the location information of the vehicle to the courier until the courier places the shipment package in the delivery compartment (55) and to enable the most optimal route to be recommended to the courier as a result of continuous tracking of the locations of the vehicles that the courier needs to deliver the shipment.

[0028] In one embodiment of the inventive system (1), the vehicle code scanner (4) is configured to enable the lifting mechanism (53) in the vehicle to be activated by enabling the courier to enter the code transmitted from the server (6) to the input unit located thereon before delivering the shipment package upon verifying the authenticity of the code; and to enable the shipment package to be placed in the vehicle securely by preventing the courier from accessing the private compartment (51) in the trunk by enabling the courier to place the shipment package belonging to the driver in the delivery compartment (55) by partially opening the trunk lid of the vehicle automatically after the lifting mechanism (53) is activated. In one embodiment of the invention, the code scanner (4) is configured to enable the trunk lid to be closed automatically after the courier has placed the shipment package in the delivery compartment (55) in the trunk, or to wait for the courier to close the trunk lid within a certain period of time. In one embodiment of the invention, the code scanner (4) is configured to generate and transmit a security alert to the server (6) when it detects that the courier has not closed the trunk lid for a certain period of time after the courier has placed the shipment package in the delivery compartment (55).

[0029] The trunk compartment (5) included in one embodiment of the inventive system (1) is divided into two parts by at least one movable dividing base (54) connected with at least one movement mechanism (52) movable in the + or - Z direction located thereon; creates a suitable space in the delivery compartment (55) according to the shipment volume by means of the said movable dividing base (54) and the movement mechanism (52) having a + or -Z direction, and enables the trunk lid to be opened in a restricted way in order to provide access only to the delivery compartment. In one embodiment of the inventive system (1), the movable dividing base (54) is positioned at the base of the trunk after the code from the electronic device (2) of the courier has been scanned by the code scanner (4).

[0030] The trunk compartment (5) included in another embodiment of the inventive system (1) prevents the courier from reaching the said private compartment (51) during shipment delivery by movable dividing base (54) acting as a cover between the private compartment (51) and the delivery compartment (55) by enabling the trunk lid to be locked at the level of the movable dividing base (54) by pulling the lifting mechanism (53) located in the trunk after the vehicle owner customer places his / her personal belongings on the horizontal plate located at the floor level of the trunk.

[0031] The movable dividing base (54) enables the trunk lid to be opened to the courier at the level of the private compartment (51); the driver to have access to the entire trunk.

[0032] The server (6) included in the inventive system (1) is configured to check whether the courier has delivered the correct product to the vehicle owner customer by comparing the weight information of the product in the shipment package detected by the weight sensor (551) located at the bottom of the delivery compartment (55) with the weight information of the product that is on the shopping website wherein the vehicle driver shops and the vehicle owner has ordered.

[0033] The server (6) included in the inventive system (1) is configured to enable the driver to be notified by transmitting the security alert transmitted from the code scanner (4) and / or the alarm data transmitted from the weight sensor (551) in the delivery compartment (55) to the communication device (3) of the driver.

[0034] The server (6) is configured to activate the shipment tracking permission that enables the courier to track the location of the vehicle via the electronic device (2) until the delivery of the shipment by sending a code to the electronic device (2) of the courier after optimizing the delivery route by taking into account the packages that the courier will deliver according to the location information of the vehicle; and to prevent the location information of the vehicle on the electronic device (2) from being displayed to the courier by cancelling the shipment tracking permission of the courier by establishing connection with the code scanner (4) after the courier closes the trunk lid after the shipment package is closed in the delivery compartment (55) in the vehicle.

[0035] Industrial Application of the Invention

[0036] In the inventive system (1), the driver shops online. The shipment package of the driver is given to the couriers at the shipping company. After the driver requests delivery to his / her vehicle, the shipment package of the driver is given to the courier closest to the location of the vehicle of the driver. The location information of the vehicle of the driver and the code that allows the trunk lid to be opened are transmitted to the electronic device (2) of the courier. The courier finds the vehicle s / he will deliver to by means of his / her electronic device (2). The courier enables the trunk lid to be opened by scanning the QR code on the electronic device (2) into the code scanner (3) located on the trunk lid before delivering the package. The delivery compartment (55) which is included in the system (1) and has a horizontal plate is located in the trunk lid. The courier places the package in the delivery compartment. The weight sensor (551) in the delivery compartment (55) verifies that the package is the correct one and that it has been placed in the vehicle of the driver by checking the weight of the delivered package. After the package is placed in the delivery compartment (55), the shipment package delivery is completed either by the courier manually closing the trunk lid or by the trunk lid closing automatically if the courier does not close it.

[0037] The inventive system (1) operates in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK) and requires permission from the driver on sharing the location information of the vehicle with the courier.

[0038] With the inventive system (1), suggesting the delivery method of the shipment to the driver after the online shopping of the vehicle driver; shortening the delivery time of the shipment and increasing customer satisfaction by ensuring the shipment package to be delivered to the vehicle of the said driver in a contactless way via tracking the vehicle location; and placing the shipment package in the trunk of the vehicle upon the employee delivering the shipment opening at least one area located in the trunk of the vehicle are enabled. Within these basic concepts; it is possible to develop various embodiments of the inventive “A System (1) for Placing the Shipment Package in the Trunk Compartment of the Vehicle of the Person”; the invention cannot be limited to examples disclosed herein and it is essentially according to claims.

Claims

CLAIMS1. A system (1) for placing the shipment package in the trunk compartment of the vehicle of the person which enables the shipment package belonging to a customer who owns the vehicle and who shops online on the internet to be placed in a secure area located in the trunk of the vehicle of the respective customer by the person bringing the shipment, and which enables the customer to be notified after the shipment is placed in the trunk of the vehicle of the customer; comprising at least one electronic device (2) which is used by the courier working in the shipping company and is configured to enable the courier to establish communication with other persons; to enable the courier to reach the vehicle wherein the courier will deliver the shipment package with the shipment package the courier carries by enabling the courier to view the location information of the vehicle wherein the courier will deliver the shipment package according to the location information transmitted from the shipping company; at least one communication device (3) which is used by the vehicle owner customer and is configured to enable the customer to establish communication with the courier using electronic devices through wired or wireless communication networks via the equipment thereon; and characterized by at least one code scanner (4) which is located on the trunk lid of the vehicle wherein the courier will make the delivery and / or on the vehicle body in the part wherein the trunk of the vehicle is located and is configured to enable the trunk lid of the vehicle to be partially opened by reading the QR code located on the electronic device (2) of the courier who will make the delivery via the hardware located thereon; and to provide access only to the delivery compartment (55);at least one trunk compartment (5) which is positioned in the trunk of the vehicle wherein the courier will make the delivery and which enables the trunk part to be separated into a private compartment (51) and a delivery compartment (55) via at least one movable dividing base (54) located in the centre part thereof; the vehicle owner customer to place his / her personal belongings in the trunk via the private compartment (51); the delivery compartment (55) to be adjusted according to the dimensions of the shipment package that will be left by the courier by enabling the vehicle owner customer to move the movable dividing base (54) up or down in the direction of the Z axis via the movement mechanism (52) and the lifting mechanism (53) connected to the movement mechanism (52); the courier to deliver the contactless shipment package to the driver of the vehicle by the courier placing the accompanying shipment package in the delivery compartment (55) under the private compartment (51) upon partial opening of the trunk lid with access only to the delivery compartment (55) after the courier scanning the QR code on his / her electronic device (2) via the code scanner (4); and which prevents the movable dividing base (54) from moving further upwards as a result of the control sensor (541) giving a warning by enabling the situation in which the private belongings of the driver are stuck in the private compartment (51) to be detected by at least one control sensor (541) located on the movable dividing base (54); enables the weight of the shipment package placed on the base of the delivery compartment (55) to be measured by at least one weight sensor (551) located on the base of the delivery compartment (55);and at least one server (6) which establishes connection with at least one shopping website wherein the driver of the vehicle shops; establishes connection with the electronic device of the courier (2); and is configured to send at least one message comprising the information that the shipment have been delivered to the communication device (3) of the driver automatically upon the courier closing the trunk lid of the vehicle or the trunk automatically closing after a certain period of time after the courier leaves the shipment package of the driver in the delivery compartment (55); the delivery time of the shipment to be reduced by enabling thecourier closest to the vehicle to be assigned to deliver the shipment by comparing the location information of the courier with the location information of the vehicle of the driver.

2. A system (1) for placing the shipment package in the trunk compartment of the vehicle of the person according to Claim 1 ; characterized by the electronic device (2) which is a smart device such as a cell phone, tablet computer or computer configured to enable the location information of the courier to be instantly transmitted to the server (6) via the hardware located thereon, and to enable the courier to view the location information of the vehicle of the driver who owns the shipment package.

3. A system (1) for placing the shipment package in the trunk compartment of the vehicle of the person according to Claim 1 or 2; characterized by the electronic device (2) which is configured to display the location information of the vehicle to the courier for a certain period of time via the interface thereon; to create the most optimal delivery route for the courier by comparing the location information for all deliveries within a certain time interval of the courier; or to enable the courier to track the location of the vehicle for a certain period of time by displaying the location information of the vehicle to the courier until the courier places the shipment package in the delivery compartment (55) and to enable the most optimal route to be recommended to the courier as a result of continuous tracking of the locations of the vehicles that the courier needs to deliver the shipment.

4. A system (1) for placing the shipment package in the trunk compartment of the vehicle of the person according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the code scanner (4) which is configured to enable the lifting mechanism (53) in the vehicle to be activated by enabling the courier to enter the code transmitted from the server (6) to the input unit located thereon before delivering the shipment package upon verifying the authenticity of the code; andto enable the shipment package to be placed in the vehicle securely by preventing the courier from accessing the private compartment (51) in the trunk by enabling the courier to place the shipment package belonging to the driver in the delivery compartment (55) by partially opening the trunk lid of the vehicle automatically after the lifting mechanism (53) is activated.

5. A system (1) for placing the shipment package in the trunk compartment of the vehicle of the person according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the code scanner (4) which is configured to enable the trunk lid to be closed automatically after the courier has placed the shipment package in the delivery compartment (55) in the trunk, or to wait for the courier to close the trunk lid within a certain period of time.

6. A system (1) for placing the shipment package in the trunk compartment of the vehicle of the person according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the code scanner (4) which is configured to generate and transmit a security alert to the server (6) when it detects that the courier has not closed the trunk lid for a certain period of time after the courier has placed the shipment package in the delivery compartment (55).

7. A system (1) for placing the shipment package in the trunk compartment of the vehicle of the person according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the trunk compartment (5) which is divided into two parts by at least one movable dividing base (54) connected with at least one movement mechanism (52) movable in the + or - Z direction located thereon; creates a suitable space in the delivery compartment (55) according to the shipment volume by means of the said movable dividing base (54) and the movement mechanism (52) having a + or -Z direction, and enables the trunk lid to be opened in a restricted way in order to provide access only to the delivery compartment.

8. A system (1) for placing the shipment package in the trunk compartment of the vehicle of the person according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the movable dividing base (54) which is positioned at the base of the trunk after the code from the electronic device (2) of the courier has been scanned by the code scanner (4).

9. A system (1) for placing the shipment package in the trunk compartment of the vehicle of the person according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the trunk compartment (5) which prevents the courier from reaching the said private compartment (51) during shipment delivery by movable dividing base (54) acting as a cover between the private compartment (51) and the delivery compartment (55) by enabling the trunk lid to be locked at the level of the movable dividing base (54) by pulling the lifting mechanism (53) located in the trunk after the vehicle owner customer places his / her personal belongings on the horizontal plate located at the floor level of the trunk.

10. A system (1) for placing the shipment package in the trunk compartment of the vehicle of the person according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the movable dividing base (54) which enables the trunk lid to be opened to the courier at the level of the private compartment (51); the driver to have access to the entire trunk.

11. A system (1) for placing the shipment package in the trunk compartment of the vehicle of the person according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the server (6) which is configured to check whether the courier has delivered the correct product to the vehicle owner customer by comparing the weight information of the product in the shipment package detected by the weight sensor (551) located at the bottom of the delivery compartment (55) with the weight information of the product that is on the shopping website wherein the vehicle driver shops and the vehicle owner has ordered.

12. A system (1) for placing the shipment package in the trunk compartment of the vehicle of the person according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the server (6) which is configured to enable the driver to be notified by transmitting the security alert transmitted from the code scanner (4) and / or the alarm data transmitted from the weight sensor (551) in the delivery compartment (55) to the communication device (3) of the driver.

13. A system (1) for placing the shipment package in the trunk compartment of the vehicle of the person according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the server (6) which is configured to activate the shipment tracking permission that enables the courier to track the location of the vehicle via the electronic device (2) until the delivery of the shipment by sending a code to the electronic device (2) of the courier after optimizing the delivery route by taking into account the packages that the courier will deliver according to the location information of the vehicle; and to prevent the location information of the vehicle on the electronic device (2) from being displayed to the courier by cancelling the shipment tracking permission of the courier by establishing connection with the code scanner (4) after the courier closes the trunk lid after the shipment package is closed in the delivery compartment (55) in the vehicle.

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