System and Method for non-face-to-face storing a commodity in the absence of a user
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing commodity storage lockers lack temperature control, leading to damage of perishable items, do not facilitate non-face-to-face returns, and have security vulnerabilities due to lack of identity verification for delivery personnel.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a server, freezers, refrigerators, storage boxes, scanners, identifiers, communicators, and controllers that enable non-face-to-face delivery and return of commodities by maintaining appropriate temperatures, verifying identities, and controlling access securely.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing storage lockers are used without temperature control, then device complexity is reduced, but perishable commodities are damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is divided into multiple independent temperature zones including a freezing chamber, refrigerating chamber, and constant temperature chamber, each capable of maintaining different temperature levels to preserve various types of perishable commodities
Solution Approach 2:
The storage locker is designed to serve multiple functions by incorporating different temperature control zones that can accommodate various types of commodities with different temperature requirements, making it a universal storage solution
2Adaptability or versatility
If existing storage lockers are used only for receiving commodities, then device complexity is reduced, but return functionality is unavailable
Solution Approach 1:
The storage locker is designed to serve dual purposes as both a receiving station for delivered commodities and a return station for items to be sent back, eliminating the need for separate facilities and providing convenient non-face-to-face return functionality
3Reliability
If existing storage lockers open without identity verification, then ease of operation is improved, but security is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates identity verification through scanning codes or biometric authentication that provides feedback confirmation before allowing door opening, ensuring that only authorized persons can access the storage locker while maintaining a streamlined process
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Prevents damage to perishable commodities by maintaining appropriate temperatures, allows for secure non-face-to-face returns, and enhances security by verifying identities and controlling access to storage units.
Implementation Method 1
a freezer with an openable door, configured to maintain the inside at a first temperature
Implementation Method 2
a refrigerator with an openable door, configured to maintain the inside at a second temperature
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method for non-face-to-face storing a commodity are provided. The system for non-face-to-face storing a commodity according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a server; a freezer with an openable door, configured to maintain the inside at a first temperature; a refrigerator with an openable door, configured to maintain the inside at a second temperature; a storage box with an openable a door, the storage box being different from the freezer and the refrigerator; a scanner configured to identify a commodity that a delivery person delivers to a user; an identifier configured to verify that at least one of a delivery person identification code of the delivery person and a user identification code of the user has been identified; a communicator configured to communicate with the server; and a controller configured to control the opening and closing of the door of the freezer, the door of the refrigerator, and the door of the storage box.