Multi-Box Storage Equipment for Delivery Consolidation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing door-to-door delivery systems face limitations in storage capacity and user convenience, as they often require multiple locker openings for multiple deliveries to the same resident, and carriers must return packages when boxes are full, potentially delaying delivery.
Innovation Solution
A storage equipment system with multiple receiving boxes assigned to each user, allowing additional deliveries to be stored even when the box is already occupied, and a single receiving box for common use when space is available, with authentication via user or carrier IDs, and a control server managing authentication data to optimize storage and delivery processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the number of boxes is limited, then the storage equipment structure is simple, but the carrier has to bring back packages when boxes are full, causing delivery delays
Solution Approach 1:
The storage equipment is divided into multiple receiving boxes, each capable of storing multiple deliveries. This segmentation allows the system to handle more packages without increasing the overall structural complexity, as each box operates independently within the existing framework.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a temporal dimension to storage capacity by allowing receiving boxes to be reused after deliveries are picked up. This enables the same physical boxes to serve multiple delivery cycles, effectively increasing storage capacity without adding more physical boxes.
2Ease of operation
If multiple box doors are opened for multiple packages, then all deliveries can be accessed, but it is very cumbersome for the user
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple deliveries to the same user are merged into a single receiving box. This consolidation allows users to access all their deliveries by opening only one box door, significantly improving convenience and reducing the time required for retrieval.
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving box is designed to serve multiple functions: it can store multiple different deliveries, accommodate various package sizes, and be accessed by authorized users. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate boxes for each delivery, streamlining the user experience.
3Reliability
If the box is locked to store delivery, then security is improved, but the carrier cannot easily add additional deliveries to the same box
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary authentication of the carrier before allowing access to add deliveries. This preliminary action maintains security by verifying carrier identity while enabling the flexibility needed to add additional deliveries to the same receiving box when necessary.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking mechanism is made dynamic through authentication-based access control. The box remains locked for security, but authorized carriers can temporarily unlock it to add deliveries. This dynamic approach balances security requirements with the operational flexibility needed for multiple deliveries.
Data Source
AI summary
A storage equipment and a door-to-door delivery system stores deliveries in boxes and allows a user easy access to the delivery even when a plurality of separate deliveries to the same resident is delivered during different and multiple times. The system includes a storage equipment element that stores the delivery delivered for a door-to-door delivery service; a control server, connected to the storage equipment via a network which controls data relative to the door-to-door delivery service: a user terminal, connected to the storage equipment via a network and operated by the addressee-user of the delivery and a carrier terminal, connected to the storage equipment via the network and operated by the carrier who delivers the delivery to the addressee-resident.