JP2002327563A - Delivery car lock system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a delivery car lock system that can easily perform security management and can always appropriately manage a cargo door. SOLUTION: A portable terminal 1 is a portable terminal carried by a driver of a delivery vehicle, and is connected to the Internet 4.
The delivery car lock controller 5 is a controller mounted inside the delivery car, and has a mobile phone function and a lock / lock function.
It has an unlocking function and is connected to the Internet 4.
The management server 6 is a server that manages delivery car locks, stores delivery car unlock information in an internal database, and transmits the unlock information to the terminal 1 and the controller 5 via the Internet 4. Then, the mobile terminal 1 sends the unlock information to the controller 5 by short-range wireless communication,
The controller 5 receives the unlock information and locks / unlocks the loading door of the delivery vehicle and starts the engine.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a delivery car lock system including a freezer car, a refrigerated car and the like, and more particularly to a delivery car lock system using a mobile phone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, a key of a loading door of a delivery car is usually a common metal key, and the loading door is locked / unlocked manually.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional key system, anyone with a key can unlock the loading door, and there is a problem in security management. In addition, since the lock control of the loading doors of the freezer car, the refrigerator car, and the like is manually performed, there is a problem that a state such as an open door occurs, and it is not possible to sufficiently perform the detailed temperature control and the like.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has as its object to provide a delivery car lock system capable of easily performing security management and capable of always properly managing a loading door. It is in.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the invention according to claim 1 has the following features.
A management server that manages the unlock information of the delivery vehicle, a mobile terminal held by the driver of the delivery vehicle, a delivery lock controller provided in the delivery vehicle, and the management server, the mobile terminal, and the delivery lock controller. A delivery car lock system comprising an interconnected communication network, wherein the management server stores the data specifying the delivery car and the unlock information of the delivery car in an internal storage means in association with each other; Transmitting the unlocking information to the terminal and the delivery wheel lock controller, wherein the portable terminal stores unlocking information, control means for reading the unlocking information from the storing means, and unlocking. Transmitting means for transmitting information on a carrier wave, wherein the delivery car lock controller stores first unlocking information transmitted from the management server;
Control means for receiving the unlock information transmitted from the portable terminal, comparing the unlock information with the unlock information in the storage means, and locking or unlocking the door lock of the cargo bed based on the comparison result; And a second storage means for storing an unlock history.

[0006] The invention described in claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1.
In the delivery car lock management system according to the above, the delivery car lock controller compares the unlock information transmitted from the portable terminal with the unlock information in the storage means, and stores the unlock information in the storage means. , The unlock information corresponding to the detected unlock information is detected, and the lock corresponding to the detected unlock information is unlocked.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the delivery car lock system according to the first aspect, the portable terminal has means for storing unlock information transmitted from the management server in the storage means. Features.

[0007] The invention described in claim 4 is the first invention.
Wherein the management server changes the unlock information in the internal storage means and transmits the changed unlock information to the portable terminal and the delivery wheel lock controller. I do.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a management server for managing unlocking information of a delivery vehicle, a portable terminal held by a driver of the delivery vehicle, and a delivery wheel lock controller provided in the delivery vehicle. And a communication network interconnecting the management server, the mobile terminal, and the delivery car lock controller, wherein the management server includes data specifying the delivery car and unlock information of the delivery car. And in the internal storage means, and transmits the unlock information to the mobile terminal in response to a request from the mobile terminal, and stores the transmission time and data indicating the transmitted unlock information in the internal terminal. The portable terminal transmits the unlock information transmitted from the management server by a short distance wirelessly, and the delivery car lock controller stores the unlock information in advance in the storage means. And, wherein the receiving the unlocking information transmitted from the mobile terminal compared with the unlocking information in said storage means,
A delivery car lock system characterized by locking or unlocking a door lock of a carrier based on a comparison result.

The invention described in claim 6 is the same as the invention in claim 5
In the delivery car lock system according to the above, when the management server receives a request for unlocking information from the portable terminal, it prompts for a password, and when the entered password matches a number registered in advance. The unlock information is transmitted to the mobile terminal.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a delivery car lock system according to the embodiment.
In this figure, reference numerals 1 and 2 are portable terminals such as a mobile phone and a PHS owned by a driver of a delivery vehicle, and are connected to the Internet 4 via a base station 3. Reference numeral 5 denotes a delivery wheel lock controller attached to the delivery vehicle, which has the same function as a mobile phone inside, and is connected to the Internet 4 via the base station 3. Reference numeral 6 denotes a management server which is managed by a shipping company which is the owner of the delivery vehicle, and stores and holds unlock information of the delivery vehicle in an internal database corresponding to the registration number of the delivery vehicle, and via a telephone line. Internet 4
It is connected to the.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a database in the management server 6. As shown in this figure, the database stores “user name”,
"Category", "Mobile phone number", "Password", "Engine unlock information", "Driver door unlock information", "Carrier door unlock information", "Bonnet unlock information", "Dashboard" Unlock information "is recorded. Note that "-" indicates that the unlock information is not allocated.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the portable terminals 1 and 2 described above. In this figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a liquid crystal display, 12 denotes a key unit composed of a numeric keypad for inputting a telephone number and function keys such as an off-hook key and an on-hook key, and 13 denotes a control unit for controlling each unit of the portable terminal. A communication unit 14 converts a signal from the base station 3 received via the antenna 15 into a voice signal,
The signal is output to the speaker 16 and the output signal of the microphone 17 is put on a carrier wave and transmitted from the antenna 15. The communication unit 14 outputs the telephone number of the caller and various data received from the base station 3 to the control unit 13.
The data output from the control unit 13 is put on a carrier wave and transmitted to the base station 3. The above configuration is the same as the configuration of a conventional portable terminal capable of data communication. Reference numeral 19 denotes a short-range communication unit which transmits data output from the control unit 13 on a weak carrier wave from the antenna 20. In this case, for example, the Bluetooth standard is used. Reference numeral 21 denotes a non-volatile memory, which stores unlock information of the delivery vehicle.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the delivery wheel lock controller 5. In this figure, reference numeral 31 denotes a communication unit which demodulates a signal received via an antenna 32 and outputs the demodulated signal to a control unit 33, and places data output from the control unit 33 on a carrier wave and transmits the data from the antenna 32. . The memory 34 is a nonvolatile memory in which various types of unlock information transmitted from the management server 5 are stored. The memory 35 is a non-volatile memory in which the opening / closing history of the door lock of the delivery vehicle is recorded. The memory 34 and the memory 35 may use the same memory. A clock circuit 36 controls the current time by the control unit 3.
Output to 3.

The control unit 33 controls the starter 3 for starting the engine based on the data supplied through the communication unit 31.
8. Drive control of a solenoid 39 for driving the door lock of the driver, a solenoid 40 for driving the lock of the loading door, a bonnet solenoid 41 for driving the locking mechanism of the bonnet, and a dashboard solenoid 43 for driving the lock of the dashboard storage unit. Circuit. Output unit 42
Amplifies the output signal of the control unit 33,
Output to solenoids 39-43.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. When the shipping company purchases a delivery car, first, as shown in FIG. 2, a user name, a section, and a mobile terminal telephone number are registered in the database of the management server 6, and then a password of each user is determined. register. Next, unlock information of the engine, the driver's seat door, the pallet door, the hood, and the dashboard is determined. Next, a part for which unlocking is permitted for each user is determined, and unlocking information is registered in accordance with the determination. Next, the determined unlock information is transmitted from the management server 6 to the portable terminal of each user via the Internet 4, and the password is notified to each user by telephone or the like. Next, the management server transmits all unlock information to the delivery car lock controller 5 provided in the delivery car. When the unlock information is transmitted from the management server 6 to the mobile terminals 1 and 2, the transmitted unlock information is stored in the memory 21 (FIG. 3) of the mobile terminals 1 and 2.
Further, when the unlock information is transmitted from the management server 6 to the delivery wheel lock controller 5, the memory 34 of the controller 5
(FIG. 4).

Next, when the driver who owns the portable terminal 1 tries to get on the delivery vehicle, first, the user operates the key unit 12 of the portable terminal 1 to release a door lock by a predetermined key operation ( For example, “#, 1”) is performed.
When this key operation “#, 1” is performed, the control unit 13 detects this, reads out the unlock information of the driver's door lock from the internal storage unit, and outputs it to the short-range communication unit 19. The short-range communication unit 19 puts the unlock information on a carrier wave and transmits the unlock information from the antenna 20. The transmitted unlock information is received by the communication unit 31 via the antenna 32 of the delivery wheel lock controller 4, demodulated, and output to the control unit 33. Control unit 33
Is the unlock information output from the communication unit 31 and the memory 34
By detecting the unlock information of the driver's door lock by comparing the unlock information with the unlock information, the drive signal for driving the door solenoid 39 is output to the output unit 42. The output unit 42 amplifies the drive signal and outputs the amplified signal to the door solenoid 3.
9 is output. As a result, the door solenoid 39 is driven, and the door lock is released.

Next, when the driver gets on the delivery car and starts the engine, the key operation "#, 2" is performed on the key unit 12 of the portable terminal 1. This key operation "#,
When “2” is performed, the control unit 13 detects this, reads the unlock information of the starter motor from the internal storage unit, and outputs it to the short-range communication unit 19. The short-range communication unit 19 transmits the unlock information from the antenna 20. The transmitted unlock information is received by the control unit 33 via the antenna 32 and the communication unit 31 of the delivery wheel lock controller 4. The control unit 33
By comparing the received unlocking information with the unlocking information in the memory 34, it is detected that unlocking information of the starter motor has been received, and a drive signal for driving the starter motor 38 is output to the output unit 42. The output unit 42 amplifies the drive signal and outputs the amplified drive signal to the starter motor 38. Thus, the starter motor 38 is driven, and the engine is started.

Next, when the driver tries to release the lock of the loading door, the key operation "#, 3" is performed on the key unit 12 of the portable terminal 1. This key operation "#,
When “3” is performed, the control unit 13 reads the unlock information of the loading door from the internal storage unit and outputs the unlock information to the short-range communication unit 19. The short-range communication unit 19 transmits the unlock information to the antenna 20
Send from. The transmitted unlock information is received by the control unit 33 of the delivery wheel lock controller 4, and the control unit 33
By comparing the received unlocking information with the unlocking information in the memory 34, it is detected that unlocking information of the loading door has been received, and a driving signal for driving the loading door solenoid 40 is output to the output unit 42. I do. The output unit 42 amplifies the drive signal and outputs the amplified drive signal to the cargo bed door solenoid 40. This allows
The loading door lock is unlocked. At this time, the control unit 33 writes the current time output from the clock circuit 36 in the memory 35 together with a mark indicating that the loading door is unlocked.

Next, when the driver tries to lock the loading door, the key operation "#, 4" is performed on the key unit 12 of the portable terminal 1. When the key operation “#, 4” is performed, the control unit 13 reads out the unlocking information of the loading door from the internal storage unit again and outputs it to the short-range communication unit 19. The short-range communication unit 19 transmits the unlock information from the antenna 20. The transmitted unlock information is transmitted to the delivery wheel lock controller 4.
Is received by the control unit 33. The control unit 33 compares the received unlock information with the unlock information in the memory 34 to detect that the unlock information of the loading door has been received, and then detects the current loading platform from the data in the memory 35. It detects that the door is unlocked. Therefore, the control unit 33
Outputs to the output unit 42 a signal for locking the loading door solenoid 40. The output unit 42 receives this signal,
The driving of the loading door solenoid 40 is turned off. As a result, the loading door solenoid is turned off, and the loading door lock returns to the locked state. At this time, the control unit 33 writes the current time output from the clock circuit 36 in the memory 35 together with a mark indicating the lock on the bed door.

Next, when the daily operation of the delivery vehicle is completed,
The driver notifies the management server 6 from the mobile terminal 1 to that effect. Upon receiving the notification, the management server 6 transmits an instruction to transmit the cargo door data to the delivery car lock controller 5 via the Internet 4. This instruction is sent to the delivery wheel lock controller 5.
Is received by the control unit 33 via the antenna 32 and the communication unit 31. Upon receiving this instruction, the control unit 33 reads the history of opening and closing of the bed door lock from the memory 35,
To the management server 6 via the Internet 3. The management server 6 receives the transmitted data and writes it in an internal database.

Next, when the driver of the delivery person is changed, it is necessary to invalidate the unlocking information of the portable terminal 1 used by the driver so far. In this case, the clerk of the transportation company first deletes all the unlock information of the target delivery vehicle registered in the database of the management server 6, and then generates new unlock information and registers it in the database. Next, the newly registered unlock information is transmitted to the portable terminal of each user and is transmitted to the delivery wheel lock controller 5. The control unit 13 of the mobile terminal writes the unlock information transmitted to the memory 21. The control unit 3 of the delivery wheel lock controller 5
Reference numeral 3 rewrites the unlock information in the memory 34.

In the above embodiment, an alcohol sensor is provided near the driver's seat of the delivery vehicle, and the output of the sensor is input to the control unit 33. When the output of the sensor exceeds a certain level, the control unit 33 may not drive the starter motor 38 even when the control unit 33 receives the unlock information for starting the engine via the communication unit 31. Thereby, drunk driving can be prevented. Further, according to the above embodiment, the history of locking / unlocking the loading door lock is stored in the memory 35 in the delivery lock controller 5, but instead of this, the mobile terminals 1 and 2 are used. May be stored in the storage unit.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The overall configuration of this embodiment is the same as in FIG. 1, and the block configuration of each unit is also the same as in FIGS. This embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the point that the unlock information is not stored in the memory 21 of the mobile terminals 1 and 2, the operation of the control unit 13, and the operation of the management server 6. Hereinafter, only different points from the above embodiment will be described.

When the driver tries to open the loading door, for example, the driver first performs a key operation (for example, presses “#”) on the key unit 12 of the portable terminal 1 to release the lock. When the key operation “#” is pressed, the control unit 13 detects this and notifies the management server 6 of the press of “#”. The management server 6 receives this notification and transmits to the mobile terminal 1 all the registration numbers of the vehicles currently permitted to be used by the driver. The transmitted registration number is displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 of the portable terminal 1 as shown in FIG. Here, when the driver selects the registration number of the car he is going to ride with the cursor, next, the management server 6 transmits a password input screen shown in FIG.

When the driver enters a password on this screen, the management server 6 checks the entered password against the driver's password registered in the internal database. Then, when the collation result is “mismatch”, a guidance message to that effect is transmitted to the mobile terminal 1. on the other hand,
If the collation result is “match”, then the management server 6 detects unlock information set for the driver in the database, and displays a character representing the detected unlock information in a guide text. With the mobile terminal 1 (see FIG. 5C).

Here, when the driver selects necessary unlocking information (in this case, "loading door") with the cursor, the management server 6 reads out the unlocking information of the selected loading door from the database, and the portable terminal 1 Send to Further, at this time, the management server 6 records in the internal database that the unlocking information of the loading door has been transmitted to the driver, the vehicle registration number, and the date and time. The control unit 13 of the mobile terminal 1
Upon receiving the unlock information from the management server 6, the short-range communication unit 19
Output to The short-range communication unit 19 transmits the unlock information from the antenna 20. Thereby, the bed door solenoid 40 of the vehicle controller 5 is driven, and the bed door is unlocked. Exactly the same processing is performed when the bed door is locked. Driving of a solenoid other than the bed door solenoid or driving of the self-motor 36 is also performed in exactly the same manner.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, each part of the automobile cannot be unlocked / locked unless the management server 6 confirms with the password. Security can be ensured. Further, according to this embodiment, there is also obtained an advantage that a record of locking / unlocking remains.

[0028]

As described above, according to the first and fifth aspects of the present invention, since the portable terminal is used instead of the key, the person who possesses the portable terminal in which the unlock information is registered is possessed. Only the operation of the delivery person and the opening and closing of the cargo bed door can be performed, thereby providing an advantage that security can be easily ensured. In addition, since the physical lock disappears, it is not possible to know where the key is located, thereby improving security. Further, since the history of locking / unlocking of the bed door lock is recorded, there is obtained an advantage that the locked state and the open / closed state of the bed door of the freezer car, the refrigerator car, etc. can be appropriately managed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the cell motor of the delivery vehicle can be driven by the wireless signal from the portable terminal, it is possible to start the engine from a place distant from the delivery vehicle in the house or the like. The following advantages are obtained. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the management server changes the unlock information in the internal storage means and transmits the changed unlock information to the portable terminal and the delivery wheel lock controller. In the case of replacement of a mobile terminal or theft of a portable terminal, there is an advantage that unlock information can be easily changed. According to the invention described in claim 6, since the unlock information is transmitted after confirming the password, the security can be further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a delivery car lock system according to first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a database provided in a management server 6 in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of mobile terminals 1 and 2 in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a delivery vehicle controller 4 in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2, mobile terminal 3, base station 4, Internet 5, delivery lock controller 6, management server 12, key unit 13, control unit 14, communication unit 19, short-range communication unit 31, communication unit 33, control unit 34 , 35 ... memory 36 ... clock circuit 38 ... cell motor 39 ... driver door solenoid 40 ... bed door solenoid

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A management server for managing unlocking information of a delivery vehicle, a mobile terminal held by a driver of the delivery vehicle, a delivery wheel lock controller provided on the delivery vehicle, the management server, the mobile terminal, A delivery car lock system comprising a communication network interconnecting delivery car lock controllers, wherein the management server stores data identifying the delivery car and unlock information of the delivery car in an internal storage in correspondence with each other. Means for transmitting the unlock information to the terminal and the delivery wheel lock controller, wherein the portable terminal stores the unlock information and a control means for reading the unlock information from the storage means. Transmitting means for transmitting the unlock information on a carrier wave, wherein the delivery wheel lock controller stores first unlock information transmitted from the management server; Control means for receiving the unlock information transmitted from the mobile terminal, comparing the unlock information with the unlock information in the storage means, and locking or unlocking the door lock of the cargo bed based on the comparison result; And a second storage means for storing a lock history. 2. The delivery car lock controller compares the unlock information transmitted from the portable terminal with the unlock information in the storage means, and matches the unlock information in the unlock information in the storage means. The delivery wheel lock management system according to claim 1, wherein information is detected, and a lock corresponding to the detected unlock information is unlocked. 3. The delivery wheel lock system according to claim 1, wherein the portable terminal has means for storing unlock information transmitted from the management server in the storage means. 4. The management server according to claim 1, wherein the management server changes the unlock information in the internal storage means and transmits the changed unlock information to the portable terminal and the delivery wheel lock controller. Delivery wheel lock system according to the item. 5. A management server for managing unlocking information of a delivery vehicle, a mobile terminal held by a driver of the delivery vehicle, a delivery wheel lock controller provided in the delivery vehicle, the management server, the mobile terminal, A delivery car lock system comprising a communication network interconnecting delivery car lock controllers, wherein the management server stores data identifying the delivery car and unlock information of the delivery car in an internal storage in correspondence with each other. Means for transmitting the unlock information to the mobile terminal in response to a request from the mobile terminal, and recording transmission time and data indicating the transmitted unlock information in an internal storage means; The terminal transmits the unlock information transmitted from the management server wirelessly over a short distance, and the delivery car lock controller has a storage unit in which the unlock information is stored in advance, and is transmitted from the mobile terminal. A delivery car lock system comprising: receiving the unlocked information; comparing the unlocked information with the unlocked information in the storage means; and locking or unlocking the door lock of the cargo bed based on the comparison result. 6. The management server, when receiving a request for unlocking information from the portable terminal, prompts for the input of a password, and when the input password matches a previously registered number, the unlocking information is displayed. Is transmitted to the portable terminal.