Vehicle Trunk Locking Control for Multi-Company Parcel Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
In trunk sharing systems, ensuring the security of parcels within vehicles when multiple delivery companies share the same vehicle, as unauthorized access can occur if parcels from one company remain when another company is scheduled to deliver, leading to potential tampering or misuse of the parcel.
Innovation Solution
A locking and unlocking control system that acquires presence information about parcels within a designated region of a vehicle and restricts access by other users if the parcel is present and the region is locked, preventing unauthorized unlocking through a predetermined process that invalidates or does not issue authentication information to secondary users.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple delivery companies share the same vehicle for parcel delivery, then vehicle utilization efficiency is improved, but parcel security deteriorates due to potential unauthorized access
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments access rights by creating distinct authentication information for different delivery companies. Each company receives authentication information that is valid only for specific time periods and under specific conditions, allowing multiple companies to share the vehicle while maintaining individual access control. This resolves the contradiction by enabling multi-company usage (improving productivity) while preventing unauthorized access (maintaining security).
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by issuing authentication information in advance to delivery companies before they need access to the vehicle. The authentication information includes predetermined validity periods and conditions, allowing companies to prepare for deliveries without requiring real-time authorization. This enables efficient vehicle sharing while maintaining security through pre-established access rules.
2Adaptability or versatility
If authentication information is issued to multiple delivery companies for vehicle access, then delivery operation flexibility is improved, but access control reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The authentication information is designed to be dynamic rather than static. Each authentication token has a predetermined validity period that automatically expires, and can be revoked or modified by the management server. This allows the system to adapt to changing delivery requirements (improving flexibility) while maintaining reliable access control through time-limited and condition-based authentication (maintaining reliability).
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes key parameters of authentication information including validity periods, access conditions, and authorized time windows. By dynamically adjusting these parameters based on delivery schedules and security requirements, the system achieves both operational flexibility and access control reliability. Different companies receive authentication with different parameter settings tailored to their specific delivery needs.
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AI summary
A locking and unlocking control system includes: a first information acquisition part (4023) configured to acquire presence information as to whether a parcel associated with a first user is present in a predetermined region defined in a vehicle or a facility, the predetermined region having a door configured to be locked and unlocked through a locking and unlocking process performed by a locking and unlocking control device (10A); and a locking and unlocking control part (4022) configured to execute a predetermined process so as not to permit unlocking of the door by a second user when the locking and unlocking control part (4022) determines based on the presence information that the parcel is present in the predetermined region and when the door is locked.