JP2002163338A - Package delivery system, package delivery method and package delivery device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide emergency luggage delivery at a low service fee. SOLUTION: A travel company, a traveler using a parking lot near an airport, or the like is registered as a HC member in a predetermined database of a database unit 10 of a delivery management server 1. Then, the delivery requesting company 8 makes a delivery request using the delivery requesting company computer 4 based on the list L published on the site operated by the delivery management server 1. Upon receiving the request, the delivery management server 1 issues a delivery relay instruction to the HC member mobile phone 5 and sends the delivery management computer 3 of the delivery management company 7.
, The detailed information on the delivery request is transmitted. On the other hand, the delivery management company 7 issues a delivery takeover instruction to the destination delivery company computer 6 of the destination delivery company 9.
The HC member carries the delivered emergency baggage as his / her own baggage and transports it to a destination in a predetermined area using transportation. At the destination, the destination delivery company 9 takes over the emergency package and delivers it to the destination of the emergency package.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a package delivery method and the like, and more particularly to a package delivery system and a package delivery method suitable for urgently delivering a package over a long distance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When requesting delivery of package,
Except for some mountainous areas and remote islands where transportation is not sufficient, in Japan, if you request delivery by 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, delivery will be completed the next day, and service Has been enhanced.

[0003] There is also a service corresponding to luggage (hereinafter referred to as emergency luggage) when delivery within several hours is required or when it occurs after a delivery time that can be delivered the next day. These are so-called “motorcycle flights”, “messenger” (bicycle delivery service) and the like, and can be performed immediately from collection to delivery on the same day, and are widely used in general. As a vehicle to be used in response to such emergency luggage, various transportation means such as a bicycle, a motorcycle, a light four-wheeled vehicle, an airplane (used for a hand carry service), and a bullet train are adopted.

[0004]

In order to respond to the need for same-day delivery, most of the services corresponding to the above-mentioned emergency luggage have a delivery area near the client's location. Of course, the delivery company that provides the service is also responding to the need for delivery to distant places (for example, from Tokyo to Sapporo). This service is called a hand carry service, and is used particularly for delivering emergency luggage that occurs after the collection time for delivery the next day.

[0005] However, the service fee is extremely high compared to the service fee for a normal request for luggage. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of a work flow from a delivery request to delivery when a delivery is requested from Tokyo to Sapporo. The reason why the service fee is high will be described based on FIG.

First, the delivery company receives a request for emergency package delivery (step S100). Upon receiving this request, the delivery staff visits the client and collects the cargo (step S10).
1). Next, the delivery person carries the baggage to Haneda Airport and purchases a boarding pass (ticket) for the same day flight to New Chitose Airport, which is an outbound route (step S102). Then, the user boardes the aircraft with the purchased boarding pass (step S103).

[0007] Further, the delivery person arrives at New Chitose Airport (step S104), and secures optimal transportation means (train, taxi, etc., if necessary, both) to Sapporo city (step S105). . By the above-mentioned transportation means, the delivery person delivers the emergency package to the destination (step S1).
06).

Subsequently, the delivery staff goes to New Chitose Airport and board a flight to Haneda Airport, which is the return route (step S107). Finally, after arriving at Haneda Airport, the delivery staff returns home by his / her transportation means (motorcycle, car, etc.) (step S108).

As described above, according to the conventional emergency baggage delivery method, one delivery person goes to a destination and purchases a boarding pass at an undiscounted price. Accordingly, the fee for the round-trip flight boarding pass and the fee equivalent to the actual cost of the transportation at the destination are included in the service fee, and as a result, the service fee is extremely high.

[0010] It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems and to make it possible to deliver emergency packages at a low price.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a package delivery system according to the present invention is designed so that a person who uses transportation means travels in a predetermined area between a package receiving point and a package receiving point. In a luggage delivery system that carries the luggage from the point of receipt to the point of delivery, the person carrying the luggage (hereinafter referred to as the luggage carrier) must not use the luggage to carry the luggage but use travel As a user, at least the departure place, departure time, arrival place, and arrival time data of the means of transportation used by the luggage carrier are stored in the delivery management server. Each data can be browsed.

[0012] As described above, since the luggage carrier is a traveler for the purpose of travel, the fare of transportation means can be significantly reduced. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the fee for the luggage transportation service. When the cost of baggage transportation is reduced, fresh foods and the like in various places can be obtained at a low price, and various new services and new business formats can be provided. In addition, since the luggage transport applicant can obtain information on the means of transportation used by the luggage carrier, it is possible to request luggage transportation easily and efficiently.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a luggage delivery system, wherein a person using transportation means carries a predetermined area between a receiving point of a package and a receiving point of the package by hand. In a luggage delivery system for delivering the luggage from a receiving point to a receiving point, the luggage carrier is a person who uses the above-mentioned transportation means for the purpose of traveling, not for carrying the luggage, and transmits the data of the luggage carrier to a communication network. Stored in the delivery management server connected to the server, and when a request for transporting the package is made to a predetermined package carrier, the data relating to the package transport request is transmitted from the delivery management server to the portable terminal owned by the predetermined package carrier. are doing.

As described above, since the luggage carrier is a traveler for the purpose of travel, the fare of transportation means can be significantly reduced. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the fee for the luggage transportation service. When the cost of baggage transportation is reduced, fresh foods and the like in various places can be obtained at a low price, and various new services and new business formats can be provided. Further, when a luggage transportation request is generated, the data of the luggage transportation is transmitted to the portable terminal of the luggage carrier, so that the luggage transportation request can be smoothly executed.

[0015] Furthermore, a package delivery system according to another invention includes:
In a luggage delivery system in which a person using transportation transports a predetermined area between a receiving point of a package and a receiving point of the package by hand, and delivers the package from the receiving point to the receiving point, A person who uses the above means of transportation for the purpose of traveling, not for carrying luggage, and when using the means of transportation, arrives with the vehicle at the place of departure and leaves the vehicle in a parking lot around the place of departure As a person, at least a part of various data required for the parking is stored in a delivery management server for package delivery connected to a communication network, and the data is used as data for package delivery. I have.

As described above, since the luggage carrier is a traveler for the purpose of travel, the fare of transportation means can be greatly reduced. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the fee for the luggage transportation service. When the cost of baggage transportation is reduced, fresh foods and the like in various places can be obtained at a low price, and various new services and new business formats can be provided. Furthermore, luggage carriers handle their luggage more carefully because they leave their vehicles in the parking lot. Therefore, it is possible to transport the luggage more safely. Further, by diverting various types of data required for parking, it is possible to greatly reduce the time and effort of data creation.

Further, in the package delivery system according to another invention, a person using transportation means manually carries a predetermined area between the receiving point of the load and the receiving point of the load, and transfers the load from the receiving point. In a package delivery system that delivers to the destination, at least the place of departure, the departure time, and the place of arrival of a person whose area is between airports connected by air, the person carrying the baggage is the traveler, and the role of the person carrying the baggage is agreed in advance Storing the arrival time data in a delivery management server for package delivery connected to the communication network, so that a person who wishes to transport the package in a predetermined area can access the delivery management server via the communication network. At the same time, when there is a request for luggage transportation from a person who wishes to carry luggage in that area and time, the luggage transportation request is sent to the portable terminal owned by the traveler who is the relevant luggage carrier in the delivery management server. ,Baggage As the baggage of the luggage person, so that transport to the airport of destination by airplane with its luggage person.

As described above, since the luggage carrier is a traveler for the purpose of travel, the fare of transportation means can be greatly reduced. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the fee for the luggage transportation service. When the cost of baggage transportation is reduced, fresh foods and the like in various places can be obtained at a low price, and various new services and new business formats can be provided. In addition, since the luggage transport applicant can obtain information on the means of transportation used by the luggage carrier, it is possible to request luggage transportation easily and efficiently. Further, when a luggage transport request is generated, the data of the luggage transport is transmitted to the portable terminal of the luggage carrier, so that the luggage transport request can be smoothly executed.

In order to achieve the above object, a package delivery system according to another invention comprises at least one client terminal of a delivery requesting company that requests delivery of a package, a client terminal of a delivery management company that manages the delivery request of a package, Consists of a delivery management server that processes client terminals of the delivery request company and client terminals of the delivery management company, and a communication network to which the client terminal of the delivery request company, the client terminal of the delivery management company, and the delivery management server are connected. In the package delivery system, the delivery management server is a traveler who uses at least one of land, sea, and air transportation means for which arrival and departure times and arrival and departure locations are predetermined, and Means to publish the information of the person carrying the luggage as baggage using the communication network as text information That.

As described above, since the luggage carrier is a traveler for the purpose of travel, the fare of transportation means can be greatly reduced. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the fee for the luggage transportation service. When the cost of baggage transportation is reduced, fresh foods and the like in various places can be obtained at a low price, and various new services and new business formats can be provided. Also, the delivery management server publishes the information of the luggage carrier, so that the delivery requesting company can easily request the delivery.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above-described package delivery system, the character information includes at least one of a flight name of transportation means, a flight departure / arrival location, and a flight departure / arrival time. This allows the delivery requesting company to make a more accurate request.

Further, in another invention, in addition to each of the above-described package delivery systems, the delivery management server receives at least a delivery request from a client terminal of a delivery requesting company, and assigns a receipt number to the delivery request. Means for transmitting a delivery request with a receipt number to a client terminal of a delivery requesting company, and means for sending a delivery request with a receipt number to a client terminal of a delivery management company. Thus, the delivery management company that executes the delivery request can perform the process without waste.

Further, according to another invention, in addition to the above-described package delivery system, the client terminal of the delivery management company receives at least a delivery request provided with a receipt number transmitted from the delivery management server, and then uses at least the transportation means. Means for transmitting a delivery instruction to one of the client terminal of the destination delivery company which includes the mobile phone of the person or the delivery location of the package in the deliverable range. As a result, the delivery management company can issue a smooth delivery instruction.

According to the baggage delivery method of the present invention, a person who uses transportation means carries a predetermined area between a receiving point of a baggage and a receiving point of the baggage, and transfers the baggage from the receiving point to the receiving point. In the baggage delivery method to be delivered, a step of recruiting a luggage carrier for a person who uses the above-mentioned transportation means for the purpose of travel, not for carrying luggage, and at least a transportation method used by the luggage carrier who has applied. The method includes a step of storing data of a departure place, a departure time, an arrival place, and an arrival time in a delivery management server, and a step of browsing each data through a communication network for a person who wants to transport a package.

In this luggage delivery method, since the luggage carrier is a traveler for the purpose of travel, the fare of transportation means can be significantly reduced. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the fee for the luggage transportation service. When the cost of baggage transportation is reduced, fresh foods and the like in various places can be obtained at a low price, and various new services and new business formats can be provided. In addition, since the luggage transport applicant can obtain information on the means of transportation used by the luggage carrier, it can easily request luggage transportation.

Further, according to another package delivery method of the present invention, a person who uses transportation means carries a predetermined area between a receiving point of a load and a receiving point of the load by hand, and transfers the load from the receiving point. In the luggage delivery method of delivering to the destination, the luggage carrier is a person who uses transportation means for the purpose of traveling, not for carrying luggage, and the data of the luggage carrier is transmitted to a delivery management server connected to a communication network. And a step of transmitting, when a request for transporting the package to a predetermined package carrier occurs, a data relating to the request for the package transport from the delivery management server to the portable terminal held by the predetermined package carrier. Have.

In this luggage delivery method, since the luggage carrier is a traveler for the purpose of travel, the fare of transportation means can be greatly reduced. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the fee for the luggage transportation service. When the cost of baggage transportation is reduced, fresh foods and the like in various places can be obtained at a low price, and various new services and new business formats can be provided. Further, when a luggage transportation request is generated, the data of the luggage transportation is transmitted to the portable terminal of the luggage carrier, so that the luggage transportation request can be smoothly executed.

Further, according to another package delivery method of the present invention, a person using transportation means carries a predetermined area between a receiving point of a load and a receiving point of the load by hand, and the load is loaded from the receiving point. In the luggage delivery method of delivering to the destination, the luggage carrier is assumed to be a person who uses transportation means for the purpose of traveling, not for carrying luggage, and the luggage carrier is referred to as a vehicle at the place of departure when using the transportation means And a process of employing the vehicle from a person who deposits the vehicle in a parking lot around the place of departure, and at least a part of various data required for the parking for the delivery of luggage connected to a communication network. The method includes a step of storing the data in the delivery management server and a step of using the data as data at the time of package delivery.

As described above, since the luggage carrier is a traveler for the purpose of travel, the fare of transportation means can be significantly reduced. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the fee for the luggage transportation service. When the cost of baggage transportation is reduced, fresh foods and the like in various places can be obtained at a low price, and various new services and new business formats can be provided. Furthermore, luggage carriers handle their luggage more carefully because they leave their vehicles in the parking lot. Therefore, it is possible to transport the luggage more safely. Further, by diverting various types of data required for parking, it is possible to greatly reduce the time and effort of data creation.

Further, according to another package delivery method of the present invention, a person using transportation means carries a predetermined area between a receiving point of a package and a receiving point of the package by hand, and transfers the package from the receiving point. In the baggage delivery method for delivering to the destination, the area is between airports connected by airplane, the process of hiring a baggage carrier from a traveler, and at least the place of departure and departure of a person who has agreed in advance as a baggage carrier A step of storing the time, destination, and arrival time data in a delivery management server for package delivery connected to the communication network, and a person who wishes to transport the package in the area accesses the delivery management server via the communication network. A process of browsing data, a process of requesting a package transport by a person who wishes to transport a package in an area and a time, and a traveler who becomes the corresponding package carrier in the delivery management server when the request is made. Owned That a process of a request for luggage transport to the mobile terminal, as baggage of the luggage people luggage, has a process to carry up to the destination airport, the by airplane with its luggage person.

As described above, since the luggage carrier is a traveler for the purpose of travel, the fare of transportation means can be greatly reduced. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the fee for the luggage transportation service. When the cost of baggage transportation is reduced, fresh foods and the like in various places can be obtained at a low price, and various new services and new business formats can be provided. In addition, since the luggage transport applicant can obtain information on the means of transportation used by the luggage carrier, it is possible to request luggage transportation easily and efficiently. Further, when a luggage transport request is generated, the data of the luggage transport is transmitted to the portable terminal of the luggage carrier, so that the luggage transport request can be smoothly executed.

Further, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a package delivery method capable of communicating with a client terminal of a delivery management company managing a package delivery request from at least one client terminal of the delivery requesting company that requests delivery of the package via a communication network. In the package delivery method of requesting delivery of a package to the management server, the delivery management server uses at least one of land, sea, and air transportation means in which the time of arrival and departure are predetermined. Information on travelers who carry luggage as baggage is disclosed as textual information using a communication network.

As described above, since the luggage carrier is a traveler for the purpose of travel, the fare of transportation means can be significantly reduced. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the fee for the luggage transportation service. When the cost of baggage transportation is reduced, fresh foods and the like in various places can be obtained at a low price, and various new services and new business formats can be provided. In addition, since the luggage transport applicant can obtain information on the luggage carrier, for example, information on transportation means used by the luggage carrier, it is possible to easily request luggage transportation.

Further, in another invention, in addition to the above-described package delivery method, the character information includes at least one of a flight name of transportation means, a flight departure / arrival location, and a flight departure / arrival time. This enables the delivery requesting company to obtain more accurate information and make a more efficient request.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a package delivery device which is provided between at least one client terminal of a delivery requesting company which requests delivery of a package and a client terminal of a delivery management company which manages a delivery request of a package. And a luggage delivery device capable of communicating with each other via a communication network, wherein the luggage delivery device has a predetermined departure / arrival time and a departure / departure place. Means are provided for publishing, as character information, information of a user who uses at least one of them and who carries a baggage as baggage using a communication network.

As described above, since the luggage carrier is a traveler for the purpose of travel, the fare of transportation means can be greatly reduced. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the fee for the luggage transportation service. When the cost of baggage transportation is reduced, fresh foods and the like in various places can be obtained at a low price, and various new services and new business formats can be provided. Further, since the luggage transport applicant can obtain information on the luggage carrier, for example, information on transportation means used by the luggage carrier, it is possible to easily request luggage transportation.

Further, in another aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above-described package delivery device, a means for receiving a delivery request from at least a client terminal of a delivery requesting company, a means for assigning a receipt number to the delivery request, A means for transmitting the assigned delivery request to the client terminal of the delivery requesting company and a means for sending the delivery request to which the receipt number is assigned to the client terminal of the delivery management company are provided. With this configuration, the delivery management company that executes the delivery request can perform a lean process.

A baggage delivery device according to another invention is a person who travels as a traveler in a predetermined area between a baggage receiving point and a baggage receiving point by using transportation means, and Holds at least carrier data as the data of the person carrying it as baggage and departure / arrival data including the departure place, departure time, arrival place, and arrival time of the means of transportation used by the carrier, and requests delivery of the baggage Access from a client terminal of a delivery request company via a communication network is enabled, and a delivery request for a package is received.

This luggage delivery device stores data of travelers who are luggage carriers and information on transportation means used by the luggage carrier, and receives a delivery request from a delivery requesting company. Therefore, if this data is used, urgent luggage transportation can be performed at a low cost.

Further, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a client terminal of a delivery management company that manages delivery of a package and a client terminal of a delivery location delivery company that includes a delivery location of the package in a deliverable range, in addition to the package delivery device described above. Has access via a communication network and can transmit and receive data to and from the accessing client terminal. For this reason, the data in the baggage delivery device can be used by a delivery management company or a destination delivery management company. As a result, accurate management and reliable and prompt delivery are possible.

[0041]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the description, first, the overall structure of the package delivery system will be described, then the configuration of the database, each computer, etc., the site that provides the package delivery service will be described, and finally the processing procedure will be described. In addition, the package delivery method and the package delivery device will be described together with the above description.

(Overall Configuration of System) First, a schematic configuration of the entire package delivery system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a network of the package delivery system. FIG.
Is a block diagram of a main part of the package delivery system. FIG. 3 is a system explanatory diagram for explaining the outline of the package delivery device.

This package delivery system has a database section 10 and a delivery management server 1 serving as a package delivery device.
And a communication line 2 serving as a communication network such as the Internet for transmitting and receiving information of each computer and the delivery management server 1, and a client terminal 3 (hereinafter referred to as a delivery management company) connected to the communication line 2 via the provider server 3S. , A delivery management company computer 3) and a client terminal 4 of the delivery requesting company (hereinafter referred to as a delivery requesting company computer 4) connected to the communication line 2 via the provider server 4 </ b> S.
The mobile phone 5 is connected to the communication line 2 via the provider server 5S, and is used by a hand-carrying member (hereinafter, referred to as an HC member) to carry luggage.
(Hereinafter, referred to as an HC member mobile phone 5) and a client terminal 6 of a destination delivery company (hereinafter, referred to as a destination company computer 6) connected to the communication line 2 via the provider server 6S. . The HC member is a luggage carrier.

In FIG. 1, in order to facilitate understanding, the delivery requesting company computer 4 of the delivery requesting company receiving the service, the HC member mobile phone 5 responsible for the delivery, and the destination address used by the destination delivery company. Although only one delivery company computer 6 is shown, there are actually a plurality of delivery requesting company computers 4, a plurality of HC member mobile phones 5, and a plurality of destination delivery company computers 6. Further, the delivery management computer 3 of the delivery management company 7 that manages the package delivery system, and the delivery management server 1 managed and operated by the delivery management computer 3 are not one, but a plurality of each. May be arranged in the provider server 3S.

In the present embodiment, for example, the Internet (communication mode using TCP / IP protocol) is used as the communication line 2, but a network using another communication protocol may be used. Further, communication may be enabled between a communication device (not shown) of the delivery management company 7 having the delivery management company computer 3 and the HC member mobile phone 5.

As shown in FIG. 2, a delivery management company computer 3, a delivery request company computer 4, an HC member mobile phone 5, and a destination delivery company computer 6 can be connected to the delivery management server 1. . Also, H
The C-member mobile phone 5 can communicate with the delivery management company 7.

Thus, the delivery management company computer 3
Can manage the database unit 10 stored in the delivery management server 1 and manage information necessary for providing a service. Further, the delivery requesting company computer 4 can access a site managed by the delivery management server 1 and receive a desired service.

An outline of this package delivery system having the following configuration will be described with reference to the system diagram of FIG. FIG. 3 shows a case where it is assumed that a package is delivered from Tokyo to Sapporo using this package delivery system.

First, a travel company, a traveler using a parking lot near the airport, a restaurant, or the like is requested to register as a HC member (step S1). Information about the traveler who has obtained the consent to register as an HC member is registered in a predetermined database of the database unit 10 of the delivery management server 1 as HC member data and action data (step S).
2).

The delivery requesting company 8 having the emergency package has the list L published by the delivery requesting computer 4 on a site operated by the delivery management server 1 (see FIG. 12).
(Step S3).

The delivery management server 1 that has received the request,
A delivery relay instruction is issued to the C-member mobile phone 5 (step S4). Further, detailed information on the delivery request is transmitted to the delivery management computer 3 of the delivery management company 7 (step S5).

The delivery management company 7 has the HC member mobile phone 5
To prevent mistakes, the delivery management company computer 3
Then, the delivery relay instruction is transmitted again by telephone or the like (step S6). Further, a delivery takeover instruction is transmitted to the destination delivery company computer 6 of the destination delivery company 9 (step S7).

The HC member stands by at the previously designated meeting place in Haneda Airport based on the delivery relay instruction received by the HC member mobile phone 5 (step S8). Also, the delivery vehicle 7a managed by the delivery management company 7 collects the urgent baggage related to the delivery request from the delivery requesting company 8, and delivers the emergency baggage to the HC member at the meeting place in Haneda Airport (step S9). The delivery vehicle 7a is not owned by the delivery management company 7, but is owned by the delivery requesting company 8, and each delivery requesting company 8 uses its own delivery vehicle to deliver emergency luggage to the meeting place at Haneda Airport. Is also good.

The HC member deposits the delivered emergency baggage as his / her own baggage at the baggage counter at the airport, and heads to New Chitose Airport on a scheduled aircraft (step S10).
Here, in order to prevent accidents such as breakage or erroneous delivery of the emergency baggage, an employee of the delivery management company 7 may deposit the emergency baggage as HC member baggage at the counter.

Next, after getting off the aircraft, the HC member receives his / her own luggage and the emergency luggage deposited as baggage, and receives only the emergency luggage. It is deposited at the deposit counter (step S11). Finally, the delivery vehicle 9a managed by the destination delivery company 9 takes over the emergency package from the counter,
The emergency baggage is delivered to the delivery destination (step S12). This completes the transportation of the emergency luggage.

(Database) Next, the database unit 10 in the delivery management server 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the database unit 10. The database unit 10 includes an HC member database 10a including information on “HC members” (details will be described later) that perform delivery relay, so-called hand carry, and information on airports and transportation means used by the HC members when traveling. An HC member behavior database 10b storing information, a delivery requesting company database 10c including information on the delivery requesting company 8, and a destination storing information related to the destination delivery company 9 that finally delivers the package. It has a local delivery company database 10d and a delivery request detailed information database 10e that stores detailed information on delivery requests such as packages, destinations, and dates and times. The details of each database will be described later.

(Regarding Delivery Management Server) Next, the delivery management server 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the delivery management server.

The delivery management server 1 includes a database unit 10 described above, a list publication unit 12 for publishing a list edited based on the HC member behavior database 10b as one content of a site, and a delivery requesting company based on the list. A delivery request receiving unit 13 for processing a delivery request from the delivery request receiving unit 8, a delivery route securing unit 14 for selecting a company or the like in charge of an item ordered by the delivery request receiving unit 13, and a delivery management company 7.
Delivery request detailed information transmitting means 15 for notifying detailed information of the delivery request to the delivery request detailed information storage means 16 for recording information related to the delivery request in the delivery request detailed information database 10e, and delivery request details to the delivery completion information Delivery request completion recording means 1 for recording in information database 10e
7 is comprised.

The list publishing means 12 includes a data extracting means 12a for reading out data necessary for completing the publishing list L (see FIG. 12) from the HC member behavior database 10b, and a list based on the extraction. It comprises a list editing means 12b for editing data in a format and a list issuing means 12c for publishing a completed list to a site.

The list issuing means 12c is composed of two means, a list posting means 12c1 and a list distribution means 12c2. The list posting means 12c1 is for posting the edited list (see FIG. 12) on a site operated by the delivery management server 1. On the other hand, the list distribution unit 12c2 is provided for periodically distributing the contents of the list as character information to the delivery requesting company 8 that frequently makes delivery requests.

The list distribution means 12c2 periodically transmits the list to a preset mail address of the delivery requesting company 8. This allows companies that make frequent delivery requests,
Each time, it is possible to obtain the list without accessing the site. The list distribution means 12c
No. 2 transmits only the contents of the list. Therefore, when a delivery request is made, it is necessary to obtain a request form described later from the delivery management server 1.

The data extracting means 12a is updated and stored by the registration information updating means 32 (see FIG. 7) in the delivery management company computer 3, and the HC member action database 1 is stored.
The flight number (or train name), departure / arrival time, etc. of the transportation means used by the HC member during a preset period (for example, three days) are extracted from the information stored in 0b. next,
The list editing means 12b edits the extracted information into a list format. The list posting means 12c1 posts this list as one piece of information in a site in the delivery management server 1. In order to meet the needs of more customers, it is preferable to use the list distribution unit 12c2 in combination.

The delivery request receiving means 13 responds to a request from the request form requesting means 42a (see FIG. 8) of the delivery requesting company computer 4 and transmits a request form. The request form receiving means 13b for receiving the delivery request transmitted by the request form 42c (see FIG. 8), the request form confirming means 13c for confirming the incompleteness of the entry of the delivery request received by the request form receiving means 13b, If there is no reception number, a reception number is assigned to manage the delivery request. 13d and a reception number. Providing means 13d
A request reception notifying means 13e, which is provided with a reception number and transmits information which is a copy of a delivery request of a delivery request company;
It is composed of

Further, the delivery route securing means 14 includes an HC member selecting means 14a for selecting an HC member to be in charge of the delivery request received by the delivery request receiving means 13;
A destination delivery company selecting means 14b for selecting a destination delivery company 9 whose delivery destination is the delivery destination of the delivery destination.

The delivery request detailed information transmitting means 15
HC member instructing means 15 for instructing the HC member to relay the delivery
a, and a delivery management company request transmission means 15b for notifying the delivery management company computer 3 of the delivery request.

Note that a delivery management company computer 3 described later
The control unit 3a also has an HC member instructing unit 15a and a delivery relay instructing unit 34a for giving a delivery takeover instruction to the HC member. This is provided to prevent an accident that the delivery relay instruction is not transmitted to the HC member. Of course, only the HC member instruction means 15a in the delivery management server 1 may be used.

The delivery request completion recording means 17 includes a delivery completion information receiving means 17a for receiving information input by the delivery management company via the delivery completion information input means 35b (see FIG. 7) of the delivery management company computer 3, and And delivery completion detailed information storage means 17b for recording information in the delivery request detailed information database 10c.

(Configuration of Client Terminals Constituting Package Delivery System) The configuration of each client terminal composing the package delivery system will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of each client terminal configuring the package delivery system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6A, the delivery management company computer 3 mainly includes a CPU and the like, and controls a variety of functions, a control unit 3a, a display unit 3b which is a display device such as a liquid crystal display device, and the like. The main components are an input unit 3c using a mouse or a keyboard of a personal computer, and an output unit 3d that is a printing device that prints information such as a delivery request on paper.

This configuration is the same for the delivery requesting company computer 4 and the destination delivery company computer 6. That is, as shown in FIGS. 6B and 6D, the control units 4a and 6a
Is mainly composed of a CPU of a computer, and has the same functions as the control unit 3a described above. The display units 4a and 6b of the computers 4 and 6 are display devices such as a liquid crystal display device and have the same functions as the display unit 3b. Further, the input unit 4c and the input unit 6c of both computers 4 and 6 have the same function as the input unit 3c, and the output unit 4d and the output unit 6d are the same as the output unit 3d. Each computer 3, 4,
6 is provided with an audio input unit and an audio output unit (not shown) for inputting and outputting audio.

The HC member mobile phone 5 in FIG.
Has a basically similar configuration, though slightly different from other devices. That is, a control unit 5a including a CPU or the like for controlling a telephone call function and an e-mail management function, a display unit 5b as a display screen of a liquid crystal display device or the like, and an input unit 5c as a number button and a function setting button. It comprises a voice input unit 5d for voice input and a voice output unit 5e for outputting voice.

(About the Delivery Management Company Computer 3)
Next, the configuration of the control unit 3a of the delivery management company computer 3 that manages this package delivery system will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the control unit 3a of the delivery management company computer 3.

The control unit 3a of the delivery management company computer 3
Is a server access unit 31 for accessing the delivery management server 1 and a registration information updating unit 32 for updating / changing various data stored in the database unit 10.
A delivery request processing means 33 for processing the detailed information related to the delivery request received by the delivery management server 1, a delivery instruction means 34 for receiving the delivery request and instructing the HC member and the destination delivery company 9; And registration and delivery request detailed information output means 36 for outputting information relating to each process to a document.

The server access means 31 is means for accessing the delivery management server 1 through the communication line 2 shown in FIG. 1, and is provided with a communication relay device (modem or dial-up, not shown) provided in the delivery management company computer 3. Router, etc.).

The registration information updating means 32 includes the HC member database 10a and the HC member action database 10
b) HC member information input means 32a for updating HC member information stored in b, and destination delivery company database 10
delivery company information input means 32b for updating the destination delivery company information stored in the storage location d, and registering the information relating to these updates in the HC member database 10a, HC member behavior database 10b, and destination delivery company database 10d. And an information storage means 32c.

The delivery request processing means 33 is a delivery request detailed information receiving means 33 for receiving the delivery request for each case transmitted from the delivery request detailed information sending means 15 of the delivery management server 1.
a and delivery request detailed information display means 3 for displaying its contents
3b.

Further, the delivery completion information recording means 35 is a delivery completion report transmitting means 6 of the destination delivery company computer 6.
Delivery completion report receiving means 35a for receiving the delivery completion report of the package related to the delivery request transmitted from 2b (see FIG. 10).
And delivery completion information input means 35b for storing the delivery completion report in the delivery request detailed information database 10e of the delivery management server 1.

The delivery management company 7 checks the contents displayed on the display unit 3b of the delivery management computer 3, and inputs information and the like through the input unit 3c. When necessary, the operation is performed by appropriately printing the contents displayed on the display unit 3b on the output unit 3d.

(Regarding Computer 4 of Delivery Requesting Company)
Next, the control unit 4a of the delivery requesting company computer 4 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the control unit 4a of the computer 4 of the delivery request company.

Control unit 4a of delivery requesting company computer 4
Includes a list browsing unit 41 for checking a list to check whether a delivery request can be made, a delivery requesting unit 42 for making a request to the delivery management server 1 when a delivery request is possible, Request information output means 43 for printing the information displayed by each means.

The list browsing means 41 is provided for the delivery management server 1.
List L by the list publication means 12 (see FIG. 12)
Is made up of a site access means 41a for accessing a URL of a site published and published, and a list display means 41b for displaying the contents thereof.

The delivery requesting means 42 requests the request form transmitting means 13a of the delivery management server 1 to transmit a request form, and obtains the request form requesting means 42a for obtaining the request form. Request form input means 42b which operates when inputting the request form, request form transmitting means 42c for transmitting information input by the request form input means 42b to the request form receiving means 13b of the delivery management server 1, Request reception confirmation receiving means 42d for receiving the request reception notification (information for confirming the reception of the request) transmitted by the request reception notification means 13e.

The delivery requesting company 8 checks the contents displayed on the display unit 4b of the delivery requesting company computer 4, and inputs information and the like through the input unit 4c. When necessary, the operation is performed by appropriately printing the contents displayed on the display unit 4b on the output unit 4d.

(Regarding HC Member Cellular Phone 5) Next, the control unit 5a of the HC member cellular phone 5 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the control unit 5a of the HC member mobile phone 5.

The control section 5a of the HC member mobile phone 5 receives the delivery relay instruction from the delivery relay instruction means 34a of the delivery management company computer 3 and receives the delivery relay instruction.
And delivery relay instruction display means 52 for displaying the instruction. Here, the information received by the delivery relay instruction receiving means 51 is received as character information such as an electronic mail. The control unit 5a also has a storage unit for storing this information (not shown). The HC member receives the delivery relay instruction by operating the input unit 5c of the HC member mobile phone 5, and confirms it on the display unit 5b.

(Regarding the destination delivery company computer 6) Next, the control unit 6a of the destination delivery company computer 6
Will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control unit 6a of the destination delivery company computer 6.

Control unit 6 of destination delivery company computer 6
a is a delivery takeover means 61 for processing an instruction transmitted by the delivery takeover instruction means 34b of the delivery management company computer 3, and a package received from an HC member at an arrival airport or the like, and the delivery is completed after the delivery is completed. It comprises a delivery completion report unit 62 for reporting to the requesting company 8 and a delivery takeover information output unit 63 for printing the received and input information.

The delivery takeover means 61a receives the instruction transmitted from the delivery takeover instruction means 34b of the computer 3 of the delivery management company.
And a delivery takeover instruction display means 61b for displaying the instruction on the display unit 6b. Further, the delivery completion report means 62 operates to input the completion of the delivery, and the delivery completion report input means 62a, and transmits the information relating to the report to the delivery completion report receiving means 35a of the delivery management company computer 3. And a delivery completion report transmitting means 62b which operates as described above.

(“HC member” and details of the database unit 10) The “HC member” described above is a person who plays a central role in this luggage delivery system. In this embodiment, luggage is transported between airports. Who have agreed to move
Refers to the luggage carrier. Their recruitment is carried out by a travel agency that sells tickets such as boarding passes and travel arrangements that are affiliated with the delivery management company 7, and a parking service company that parks private cars used to return to and from the airport. .

The company that recruits HC members may pay a fee for the delivery of the HC member recruitment guide, that is, the delivery of the emergency luggage, upon receiving a ticket sales or parking request from the customer. Give a document or the like stating that you are looking for a person to the customer or parking person. If the customer or the like who sees the recruitment advertisement understands the purpose of the luggage delivery service and understands that he / she will be responsible for a part of the service, the customer is registered in the HC member database 10a as an “HC member”. If the HC member approves of carrying the luggage immediately on the trip to be performed, the HC member also provides the delivery management company 7 with detailed information (transportation, date and time, etc.) relating to the movement. Based on these information, the delivery management company 7 inputs to the HC member behavior database 10b in addition to the input to the HC member database 10a. Thus, when the delivery management company 7 subsequently receives a delivery request for an emergency package, the delivery management company 7 can issue a delivery relay instruction to the HC member by means described later.

When the HC member is a parking user, the data of the HC member, such as name, transportation means (flight name in the case of an airplane), arrival place, etc., already obtained at the time of using the parking. The data is stored in the HC member database 10a or the HC member behavior database 10b.
May be directly stored (diverted). Similarly, if the HC member is a person who has applied for a travel agency, the data at the time of the application may be similarly diverted.

[0091] Customers registered as "HC members"
On a travel or business trip, he purchases his own ticket and gets on an airplane or gets on a train. Therefore, not only the information on the means of transportation (aircraft, train, etc.) to be used is determined in advance, but also emergency luggage requested to be delivered together with their luggage (up to 15 kg on an airplane) as baggage It is possible. This eliminates the need for a single person to purchase a round-trip ticket (boarding pass for the same day) as in the conventional delivery method for luggage transportation, and thus the service fee can be reduced.

[0092] The HC member database 10a stores personal information of the HC member (address, mobile phone number, mail address, etc.). The HC member behavior database 10b stores various kinds of information such as flight numbers or train names used by HC members, departure and arrival times, departure places and destinations (stations, airports, etc.). Further, various information required for delivery, such as information on each airport or station, service charges, and locations for receiving and receiving luggage, are also stored.

The delivery requesting company database 10c includes information on contact information such as the address, telephone number, mail address, etc. of the delivery requesting company 8 pertaining to each delivery request, the type of past package requested to be delivered, and its destination. Etc. are stored. This information is stored as customer data,
It is used as billing data and system improvement data.

The destination delivery company database 10d contains
Information on destination delivery companies 9 in various parts of Japan that are affiliated with the delivery management company is input. This information includes your address,
Various information such as information related to communication such as a telephone number and an e-mail address, a delivery area, a collection and delivery available time zone, and a delivery service fee are stored. Based on this information,
The destination delivery company 9 is selected for each package.

Further, the delivery request detailed information database 10
In e, various information such as a delivery requesting company (also referred to as a receiving place) at the time of the delivery request, a delivery destination, the contents of the package, an HC member performing delivery relay, and a delivery destination delivery company are stored. This information will be used as a confirmation of the contents of the delivery request when the delivery request is being processed.
It will be used as information to understand customer needs.

Next, functions and operations performed by each device and each company will be described.

In the above configuration, the delivery management company 7
The personal information and travel information of the applicant who has been accepted as an HC member are input and updated through the input unit 3c of the delivery management company computer 3. The input information is stored in the database unit 10 by the registration information storage unit 32c.

The delivery requesting company 8 operates the delivery requesting company computer 4 and accesses the delivery management server 1 via the communication line 2. Then, the user browses the list L (see FIG. 12) edited based on the HC member behavior database 10b on a site operated by the delivery management company 7. And
If you have information to fulfill your shipping request,
Enter predetermined items in request form F (see FIG. 13),
Reply to the delivery management server 1.

After confirming the contents of the request, if there is no deficiency, the delivery management server 1 assigns a receipt number and transmits a receipt number notification to the delivery requesting company computer 4 to confirm the receipt of the request. Thereafter, the delivery management server 1 sends the delivery request detailed information to the delivery management company computer 3.

To respond to this request, the delivery management company 7
From the delivery management company computer 3 to the delivery management server 1
To the HC member mobile phone 5 to transmit the delivery relay instruction, and to the destination delivery company computer 6 to transmit the takeover delivery instruction. As a result, the delivery request is properly processed. Note that the delivery relay instruction to the HC member mobile phone 5 and the destination delivery computer 6 and the takeover delivery instruction may be automatically performed from the delivery management server 1. Alternatively, the delivery management company 7 may directly issue an instruction to the HC member mobile phone 5 or the destination delivery company 9 by telephone or the like.

After the delivery of the package is completed, the destination delivery company 9 sends a notification of the completion of the delivery from the destination delivery company computer 6 to the delivery management server 1. The delivery management server 1 receives this information and stores it in the database unit 10. The delivery management company 7 uses the delivery management company computer 3 to send the delivery management server 1
Receive from.

The operation and function of the delivery management server 1 will be described in more detail.
The data necessary for completing the list L is read from the HC member behavior database 10b by the second data extraction unit 12a. Further, the list editing means 12b edits the data into a list L format based on the extraction. Then, the list posting means 12c1 outputs the edited list L
(See FIG. 12) on a site operated by the delivery management server 1.

The request form transmitting means 13a is provided with the request form requesting means 42 of the delivery requesting company computer 4.
In response to the request by a, a request form F (see FIG. 13) is transmitted. Further, the request form receiving means 13b receives the delivery request transmitted by the request form transmitting means 42c of the delivery request computer 4.

The request form confirming means 13c confirms the deficiencies of the entry items of the delivery request received by the request form receiving means 13b. The receiving unit 13d assigns a reception number to manage the delivery request. Then, the request reception notifying means 13 e
O. The information to be used as a copy of the delivery request to which the receipt number is assigned by the assigning means 13d is transmitted.

Next, the HC member selecting means 14a of the delivery route securing means 14 selects an HC member to be in charge of the delivery request received by the delivery request receiving means 13. When there are a plurality of HC members who get on the designated flight (or train), the information is extracted from the number of past baggage transports.

The destination delivery company selecting means 14b selects the destination delivery company 9 whose delivery destination is the delivery destination of the cargo.
This selection is made based on the data stored in the destination delivery company database 10d, and the delivery company most suitable for delivering the package is selected. Specifically, these data are based on geographical conditions such as the location of a company on the shortest route from an airport or the like to a delivery destination, past delivery times, delivery experience, and the like. As described above, the delivery management company 7 can process the delivery request smoothly.

Then, the delivery request received by the delivery request receiving means 13 and the details of the delivery means selected by the delivery route securing means 14 are transmitted to the delivery management company request transmitting means 15.
b to be transmitted to the delivery request detailed information receiving means 33a of the delivery management company computer 3. Therefore, the delivery management company 7 sets the delivery request detailed information receiving means 33
With a, it becomes possible to recognize not only the information of the delivery request itself, but also the detailed information of the HC member who is in charge of the delivery request and the information of the delivery company which takes over the package from the HC member at the cargo transfer point.

The delivery request detailed information storage means 16 records the same information as the information transmitted to the delivery request detailed information receiving means 33a of the delivery management company computer 3 by the delivery management company request transmission means 15b in the delivery request detailed information database 10e. I do. Thus, even if an accident occurs in the delivery management company computer 3 and the detailed delivery request information is lost, the information can be reconfirmed, and the delivery requesting company 8 and the destination delivery company 9 can communicate with the communication line. 2, the content (excluding the personal information of the HC member) can be browsed and confirmed.

With this configuration, it is possible for the delivery request detailed information storage means 16 to supplement the delivery request detailed information once stored in the delivery request detailed information database 10e, and to store information from receipt of the request to completion of delivery. be able to.

The delivery completion information receiving means 17a of the delivery request completion recording means 17 receives the information inputted by the delivery management company 7 through the delivery completion information input means 35b of the delivery management company computer 3. Then, the delivery completion detailed information storage unit 17b records the information in the delivery request detailed information database 10e.

Next, the operation and function of the delivery management company computer 3 will be described in detail. The delivery management company 7 provides detailed information on the delivery request transmitted from the delivery request detailed information transmitting unit 15 of the delivery management server 1 by the delivery management company computer 3, that is, the request date and time, the requesting company, the destination,
Recognize information such as the designated delivery time, the HC member who relays the package, and the delivery company at the destination of the package.

The delivery management company computer 3 uses the information obtained by the delivery request processing means 33 to
4, the instruction information for the HC member is transmitted to the HC member mobile phone 5 via the delivery management server 1 with or without the delivery relay instruction means 34 a. Further, the delivery takeover instruction means 34b instructs the destination delivery company computer 6 to take over the package from the HC member via the delivery management server 1 or not. Here, the instructions to the HC member mobile phone 5 and the destination delivery company computer 6 are transmitted as character information using electronic mail software. Other information transmitting means may be used as long as the same effect as the means of the present embodiment can be obtained without an instruction error or the like.

The instructions sent to the HC member from the delivery management company computer 3 via the delivery management server 1 or directly from the delivery management company 7 include the type of package to be relayed (documents, product samples, etc.) and the standard (size) , Weight), time and place for receiving the package, and other information required for relaying. Further, this instruction information also serves as evidence when requesting a delivery management company 7 for a job reward when no reward is paid to the “HC member”. Also,
In the above-described configuration, the delivery management company 7 is “HC member”
Since the details of the delivery request can be confirmed before giving instructions to the customer, if the standard of the package related to the delivery request is small and lightweight, one HC member should use multiple delivery requests as one delivery relay instruction Is also possible.

Next, the operation and functions of the delivery requesting company computer 4 will be described in detail. First, the delivery requesting company 8
The site provided by the delivery management company 7 stored in the delivery management server 1 is accessed by the site access means 41a. For the access, the provider server 4S and the communication line 2 shown in FIG. 1 are used.

If information on an aircraft or a train that can be requested to be delivered using this package delivery system is posted on the site among the packages received by the delivery requesting company 8, a request form Operating the request means 42a,
A request form acquisition request is made to the delivery management server 1. After that, the request form input means 42b is operated on the request form F transmitted from the request form transmitting means 13a of the delivery management server 1, and information such as the address of the delivery company,
Enter the information on the destination of the cargo, the flight number you want to use, the designated delivery time, the standard of the package, etc.

When there is no error in the input contents, the request form transmitting means 42c is operated to transmit the request form to the delivery management server 1. Finally, the request receipt confirmation receiving means 42d receives information from the request receipt notifying means 13e as a copy of the delivery request.

The “HC member” can access the delivery management server 1 using the HC member mobile phone 5 and browse the contents of the delivery request detailed information database 10e. As a result, it is possible to confirm and grasp the contents of the work at any time using the communication line 2. Also,
When the “HC member” delivers the package carried to the person in charge of the destination delivery company 9, the fact is notified using the HC member mobile phone 5 to the delivery request detailed information database 10 e.
In the “HC member confirmation column” (not shown). At this time, the person in charge of the destination delivery company 9 also writes the receipt of the package in a destination delivery company receipt confirmation column (not shown) of the database 10e using his / her terminal such as a mobile phone. I have. As a result, "HC
"Member" is a proof that you have relayed your package,
A reward for the relay can be obtained from the delivery management company 7.

Next, the operation and functions of the destination delivery company computer 6 will be described in detail. With the above configuration, the destination delivery company 9 checks the delivery takeover instruction information received by the delivery takeover instruction receiving means 61a. The contents of the instruction information include the type and standard of the package, the estimated arrival time of the used flight, etc.,
The information includes the name of the HC member, the telephone number of the mobile phone, the address / name and telephone number of the delivery destination, the designated delivery time, and the like. Based on this information, the delivery person at the destination delivery company takes over the package from the HC member and delivers the destination to the destination as described above.

After the delivery is completed, the destination delivery company 9 uses the delivery completion report input means 62a of the destination delivery company computer 6 to input information such as the delivery date and time of the delivery completion and the person in charge of delivery. Further, the input information is transmitted to the delivery management server 1 by the delivery completion report transmitting means 62b. The delivery management server 1 transmits the data to the delivery completion information input means 35b of the delivery management company computer 3 and stores the data relating to the delivery completion in the delivery request detailed information database 10e. At this time, the delivery management company 7 may temporarily check the data relating to the delivery completion, and may store the data in the database 10e after the completion of the check.

The above-mentioned delivery completion report is composed of information such as the date and time of delivery and the person in charge of delivery. When the delivery completion report is sent from the destination delivery company 9 to the delivery management company 7 by telephone or facsimile, the delivery management company 7 inputs the data, and the delivery request detailed information database 10e
Will be stored.

(About Site Contents) Here, a site for providing a service in this package delivery system will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
Is a front page S of a site that provides a package delivery service. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a list L that publishes flight names and the like that can accept a delivery request and a request form request button B. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the request form F. Further, FIG. 14A is a diagram showing a display example for confirming items input in the request form F. FIG.
4 (b) is received by the delivery management server 1. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of delivery request acceptance confirmation information to which is attached.

First, the delivery requesting company 7 accesses the site by the above-mentioned site access means 41a. FIG.
As shown in the figure, on the front page S, items linking to usage, inquiries, and the like are provided on the left side of the figure. The delivery requesting company 7 clicks on the “Hand Carry Service” character portion arranged at the center, thereby
The list L shown in FIG. 2 can be displayed. Note that the configuration of the front page S is shown as an example, and the layout and the like are not particularly limited to the configuration displayed here.

The list L shown in FIG.
It is edited based on the detailed information of the member behavior database 10b. In FIG. 12, flights for flights from Haneda are disclosed for easy understanding, but it is of course preferable to disclose flights from airports throughout Japan. Further, the list may be made public based not only on airplanes but also on train flights (for example, Shinkansen flights starting from Tokyo Station), HC member flights using long-distance buses, ferries, and the like.
When publishing information by all means of transportation as a list, it is necessary to be able to grasp the departure / arrival location and the time.

In the list L shown in FIG. 12, the leftmost row has Haneda as the departure airport, each airport as the destination airport, and the top row as the departure date. In addition,
The lower section of the flight “Haneda → Miyazaki” is omitted.

The structure of the list L will be described with reference to "Haneda → Sapporo" (actually, New Chitose Airport is the destination airport) of 11/1 (Wednesday). First, "640" and "9"
"40" is the scheduled departure time from Haneda Airport (6:40) and the scheduled arrival time at New Chitose Airport (9:40). “JAL501” to the right of “640” indicates an airplane flight used by the HC member. Furthermore, the "J
“3” at the bottom of the display of “AL501” indicates the number of HC members who use this flight.

With this configuration, the delivery requesting company 8 can easily understand the state of the flight to the destination of the cargo. Then, when there is a package to be delivered and a package carrier, the delivery requesting company 8 clicks a request form request button B provided in the upper right portion of FIG. The request form F is received. The list L does not disclose personal information of HC members.

FIG. 13 shows a state where necessary items have been entered in the request form F for easy understanding. The delivery requesting company 8 uses the request form input means 42b of the delivery requesting company computer 4 to input necessary items in the request form F received in a blank state. The request form F includes information about the delivery requesting company 8, information about the destination, information about the package, desired flights, designated delivery time of the package, and remarks. With this configuration, the delivery requesting company 8 can easily make a delivery request.

Next, the delivery requesting company 8 clicks a confirmation button CB to confirm the input items. In response to the click of the confirmation button CB, the input item confirmation display OS of FIG. 14 is performed. The delivery requesting company 8 confirms the input items here, and if there is a correction, clicks a correction button AB, and if there is no correction, clicks a transmission button TB to transmit the input information to the delivery management server 1. .

[0129] Thus, the delivery management server 1 sets the above reception number. The receiving unit 13d assigns a reception number, and the request reception notifying unit 13e returns the request to the delivery management company computer 3. The displayed one is shown in FIG.
(B). The delivery request acceptance confirmation information C has a configuration in which a reception number assigned by the delivery management server 1 is displayed at an upper portion, and items input by the delivery requesting company 8 are displayed at a lower portion for confirmation. As a result, the delivery requesting company 8 can check the request contents. It also serves as information for inquiring the delivery management company 7 about the delivery request.

(Regarding Processing from Request to Delivery Completion)
Next, a series of processes of the package delivery system of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In describing the flow of this series of processing, some description is different from the above description, but the different part corresponds to a modified example of the above example.

First, the delivery management company 7 inputs various information to the delivery management company computer 3 (step S2).
1). Thereafter, the data is transmitted to the delivery management server 1, and the above information is registered in the database unit 10 (step S22). Then, information relating to the HC member is extracted from the information, and the list L shown in FIG. 12 is edited (step S23). Further, the list L is made public on the site (step S24).

The delivery requesting company 8 accesses this site using the delivery requesting computer 4 and browses the list L (step S25). Then, when a delivery request is possible, a request for transmission of the request form F is made to the delivery management server 1 by using a request form request button B in FIG. 12 (step S26). Receiving this request, the delivery management server 1 transmits the request form F by the request form transmitting means 13a (step S27).

Delivery requesting company 8 receiving request form F
Inputs necessary items to the request form F by the request form input means 42b of the computer 4 of the delivery requesting company (step S28). Then, the input items are confirmed on the display shown in FIG. 14A (step S29).
Here, if correction is required, the user clicks the correction button AB in FIG. 14A and returns to the input screen again (step S
30, S28). If there is no correction and transmission is possible (Yes in step S30), the transmission button TB is similarly clicked to transmit a delivery request to the delivery management server 1 (step S31).

Further, the delivery management server 1 receives the delivery request from the delivery requesting company 8 by the request form receiving means 13b (step S32). Further, the delivery management server 1 checks whether there is any deficiency such as an omission in the contents of the delivery request (step S33). If there is any deficiency,
The request form F is retransmitted (step S27),
If there is no deficiency, the delivery number is accepted for the delivery request. A receiving number is provided by the providing means 13d (step S3).
4).

The delivery request information to which the receipt number is assigned is transmitted to the delivery requesting company computer 4 by the request receipt notifying means 13e (step S35). The delivery requesting company 8 sends the information (delivery request receipt confirmation information) with the receipt number shown in FIG.
d (step S36).

After sending the delivery request receipt confirmation information to the delivery requesting company computer 4, the delivery management server 1
An HC member to be in charge of the delivery request is selected (step S37). Further, the destination delivery company 9 that delivers at the delivery destination is selected (step S38). Then, the delivery management company computer 3 transmits the delivery request detailed information including the information on the delivery request and the information on the HC member responsible for the request and the destination delivery company 9 (step S39).

The delivery management company 7 has the delivery relay instruction means 34
a, the delivery request detailed information is received (step S4)
0). Then, based on this information, a delivery relay instruction is transmitted to the HC member mobile phone 5 directly or via the delivery management server 1 (step S41). The HC member receives this instruction by the delivery relay instruction receiving means 51 (step S4).
2). Thereby, the HC member relays the package from the delivery requesting company 8 at the airport at a predetermined time based on the instruction,
You will be on a flight.

The delivery management company 7 sends a delivery takeover instruction to the destination delivery company computer 6 by the delivery takeover instruction means 34b directly or through the delivery management server 1 (step S43). The destination delivery company 9 receives this instruction by the delivery takeover instruction receiving means 61a (step S44). As a result, the destination delivery company 9
Means that the HC member takes over the luggage at the place where the HC member expects to arrive and delivers the luggage to the cargo destination.

After the delivery of the package is completed, the destination delivery company 9 inputs the delivery completion report by the delivery completion report means 62 and transmits it to the delivery management server 1 (step S45).
Then, the delivery management server 1 receives this report by the delivery completion report receiving means 35a (step S46).

Furthermore, the delivery management company computer 3
The delivery completion information input means 35b which receives this report from the delivery management server 1 is operated, correct delivery completion information is input, and transmitted to the delivery management server 1 (step S48).
Finally, the delivery management server 1 that has received this transmission stores this information in the delivery request detailed information database 10c (step S49).

The embodiment described above is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the information described in the list L and the programs and databases executed by the delivery management server 1 may be stored in a computer-readable information recording medium such as a CD-ROM. As the information recording medium, various recording media such as an optical recording medium, a magnetic recording medium, and a semiconductor recording medium can be adopted.

In the above-described embodiment, the method in which the delivery management company 7 receives the emergency package from the delivery requesting company 8 and the method in which the delivery requesting company 8 delivers the emergency package to the relay location with the HC member at its own risk are shown. However, the delivery management company 7 may go out to the destination where the emergency package is generated and collect it. Further, the delivery requesting company 7 is a delivery company for motorcycle flights and the like, but may be a company or a store where luggage is brought in, such as a personal store or a convenience store.

In the above-described embodiment, each unit in the delivery management server 1 and each unit in each of the computers 3, 4, and 6 serving as client terminals have been described as members different from the other units. Each means is understood as a part of the function of the CPU which is a main component of each of the control units 3a, 4a, 6a. Each unit in the delivery management server 1 is also grasped as a part of the function of the control unit of the delivery management server 1. Although the database unit 10 is stored on a hard disk in the delivery management server 1, other storage units such as an optical disk and a semiconductor storage unit may be employed in addition to the hard disk.

The HC member telephone 5 is a telephone capable of voice communication, but may be another client terminal as long as it is a terminal capable of data communication. Further, since each client terminal uses a computer in this embodiment, the term “computer” has been described. However, as long as data can be exchanged via the communication line 2, any term may be used. , A client terminal.

Further, instead of the delivery requesting company 8, the company in which the emergency package has occurred, that is, the company that puts out the package may directly access the delivery management server 1 and transmit the request for the package transportation. In addition, this luggage delivery system can be used for luggage other than emergency luggage, such as luggage that you request in the morning and want to deliver it by the afternoon of the next day, or luggage that you want to deliver at a predetermined time two days later. We can deal with it.

[0146]

According to the package delivery system, package delivery method and package delivery device of the present invention, it is possible to carry emergency packages at low cost. In addition, by using each invention, for example, it is possible to deliver goods to Tokyo from Hokkaido or Kyushu on the same day at a low price, so that distant seafood etc. caught in the morning can be cheaper in Tokyo that evening. It becomes possible to provide. Therefore, a new service can be developed based on the present invention.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a network of a package delivery system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a cooperative relationship among devices in the package delivery system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a system explanatory diagram for explaining an outline of the package delivery system of FIG. 1, and is a system diagram in a case where emergency package is delivered from Tokyo to Sapporo.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a database in a delivery management server in the package delivery system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a delivery management server used in the package delivery system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of each device constituting the package delivery system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control unit of a delivery management company computer used in the package delivery system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the structure of a control unit of a delivery requesting company computer used in the package delivery system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 shows H used in the package delivery system of FIG.
It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control part of a C member mobile telephone.

10 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control unit of a destination delivery company computer used in the package delivery system of FIG. 1;

11 is a diagram showing an example of a front page of a site operated and provided by the delivery management server of the package delivery system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a list of published flight names and the like and a request form request button which can be displayed on a site operated and provided by the delivery management server of the package delivery system of FIG. .

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a delivery request form displayed on a site operated and provided by the delivery management server of the package delivery system of FIG. 1;

14 is a diagram showing contents displayed on a site operated and provided by the delivery management server of the package delivery system in FIG. 1, and FIG. 14 (a) shows a display example for confirming items input in a request form; FIG. 14B is a diagram illustrating a case where the delivery management server receives a reception number. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of delivery request acceptance confirmation information to which is attached.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a series of processes of the package delivery system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of a conventional work flow from a delivery request to delivery.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 delivery management server (package delivery device) 2 communication line (communication network) 3 delivery management company computer (delivery management company client terminal) 4 delivery request company computer (delivery request company client terminal) 5 HC member mobile phone (mobile phone) 6) Delivery destination company computer (client terminal of the destination delivery company) 7 Delivery management company 8 Delivery request company 9 Destination delivery company 10 Database unit 10a HC member database 10b HC member behavior database 10c Delivery request company database 10d Destination place Delivery company database 10e Delivery request detailed information database 12 List publication means 13 Delivery request order receiving means 13a Request form transmission means 13b Request form acceptance means 13c Request form confirmation means 13d Reception NO. Giving means 13e Request acceptance notifying means 41 List browsing means 42 Delivery request means L List S Front page F Request form

Claims (18)

[Claims] 1. A package delivery system in which a person using transportation means carries a predetermined area between a receiving point of a package and a receiving point of the package by hand, and delivers the package from the receiving point to the receiving point. In the system, a person who carries the baggage by hand (hereinafter referred to as a baggage carrier)
Is the person who uses the above means of transport for the purpose of traveling, not the purpose of carrying luggage, and at least the data of the departure place, departure time, arrival point, and arrival time of the means of transportation used by the luggage carrier are delivered A luggage delivery system stored in a management server so that a person who wishes to transport luggage can view the above data via a communication network. 2. A package delivery system in which a person who uses transportation means carries a predetermined area between a receiving point of a package and a receiving point of the package by hand, and delivers the package from the receiving point to the receiving point. In the system, a person who carries the baggage by hand (hereinafter referred to as a baggage carrier)
Is a person who uses the above-mentioned transportation means for the purpose of traveling, not for carrying luggage, and stores the data of the luggage carrier in a delivery management server connected to a communication network, and transports luggage to a predetermined luggage carrier. Wherein the data relating to the request for the transportation of the package is transmitted from the delivery management server to the portable terminal held by the predetermined package carrier when the request is issued. 3. A luggage delivery system in which a person using transportation means manually carries a predetermined area between a receiving point of the load and a receiving point of the load, and delivers the load from the receiving point to the receiving point. In the system, the person carrying the luggage by hand is not the purpose of carrying the luggage, but the person who uses the transportation means for the purpose of traveling,
Also, when using the means of transportation, a person who comes to the place of departure with the vehicle and deposits the vehicle in a parking lot around the place of departure shall be at least a part of various data required for the parking. A package delivery system characterized in that the package is stored in a delivery management server for package delivery connected to a communication network, and that data is used as data for package delivery. 4. A package delivery system in which a person using transportation means carries a predetermined area between a receiving point of the package and a receiving point of the package by hand, and delivers the package from the receiving point to the receiving point. In the system, the above area shall be between airports connected by air, the person carrying the luggage (hereinafter referred to as the luggage carrier) shall be a traveler, and at least the place of departure and departure of a person who has agreed in advance as a luggage carrier The time, destination, and arrival time data are stored in a delivery management server for package delivery connected to the communication network, and a person who wants to carry the package in the above-mentioned area sends the data to the delivery management server via the communication network. In addition to enabling access, when a request for luggage transportation is made by a person who wishes to transport luggage in the above area and time, the luggage will be transferred to the portable terminal owned by the traveler who is the relevant luggage carrier in the delivery management server Baggage A luggage delivery system wherein a request for transportation is provided, and the luggage is carried as baggage of the luggage carrier to the destination airport by airplane together with the luggage carrier. 5. A client terminal of a delivery requesting company for requesting delivery of a package, a client terminal of a delivery management company managing the delivery request of the package, a client terminal of the delivery requesting company, and a client terminal of the delivery management company. In a luggage delivery system including a delivery management server that performs processing on a client terminal, a client terminal of the delivery requesting company, a client terminal of the delivery management company, and a communication network to which the delivery management server is connected, The delivery management server is provided for a traveler using at least one of land, sea, and air transportation means in which the arrival and departure time and the arrival and departure place are predetermined, and a person who carries the baggage as baggage. Means for publishing information as character information using the communication network. Package delivery system. 6. The luggage delivery system according to claim 5, wherein said character information includes at least one of a flight name of transportation means, a departure / arrival location of said flight, and a departure / arrival time of said flight. 7. The delivery management server includes: means for receiving at least a delivery request from a client terminal of the delivery requesting company; means for assigning a delivery number to the delivery request; 7. The package delivery according to claim 5, further comprising: means for transmitting the delivery request to the client terminal of the delivery requesting company; and means for sending the delivery request with the receipt number to the client terminal of the delivery management company. system. 8. The client terminal of the delivery management company, after receiving the delivery request with the receipt number transmitted from the delivery management server, at least receiving a delivery of a mobile phone or package of the user of the means of transportation. 8. The package delivery system according to claim 7, further comprising means for transmitting a delivery instruction to any one of client terminals of a destination delivery company that includes the location within a deliverable range. 9. A package delivery system in which a person using transportation means carries a predetermined area between a receiving point of a package and a destination of the package by hand, and delivers the package from the receiving location to the destination. In the method, a person who carries the baggage by hand (hereinafter referred to as a baggage carrier)
A step of recruiting people who use the above-mentioned transportation means for the purpose of traveling, not for carrying luggage, and at least the departure place, departure time, arrival place of the transportation means used by the luggage carrier who has applied, A package delivery method, comprising: a step of storing each data of arrival time in a delivery management server; and a step of a person who wants to transport the package reading the data via a communication network. 10. A person using transportation means carries a predetermined area between the receiving point of the baggage and the receiving point of the baggage by hand,
In a baggage delivery method for delivering the package from the receiving point to the destination, a person carrying the package by hand (hereinafter referred to as a "package carrier")
Storing the luggage carrier's data in a delivery management server connected to a communication network as a person who uses the above-mentioned transportation means for the purpose of traveling, not for carrying luggage, and luggage to a predetermined luggage carrier. Transmitting a data relating to a request for transportation of the luggage from the delivery management server to the portable terminal held by the predetermined luggage carrier when the request for transportation of the luggage is generated. Shipping method. 11. A person using transportation means carries a predetermined area between the receiving point of the package and the receiving point of the package by hand,
In a baggage delivery method for delivering the package from the receiving point to the destination, a person carrying the package by hand (hereinafter referred to as a "package carrier")
Is a person who uses the above means of transportation for the purpose of traveling, not for carrying luggage, and the person carrying the luggage arrives with the vehicle at the departure place when using the means of transportation, and places the vehicle around the place of departure. A step of recruiting from a parking person, a step of storing at least a part of various data required for the parking in a delivery management server for parcel delivery connected to a communication network, and a step of storing the data. Using the data as data at the time of package delivery. 12. A person using transportation means carries a predetermined area between a receiving point of the package and a receiving point of the package by hand,
In a luggage delivery method for delivering the luggage from the receiving point to the destination, the area is set between airports connected by air, and a person carrying the luggage (hereinafter referred to as a luggage carrier) is employed from a traveler. Storing at least the data of the departure place, departure time, arrival place, and arrival time of a person who has previously acknowledged the role as a baggage carrier in a delivery management server for baggage delivery connected to the communication network; A step of accessing the delivery management server via the communication network to view the data by a person who wants to transport the luggage in the area; and a request to transport the luggage by the person who wants to transport the luggage in the area and time. Requesting the luggage transport to the portable terminal of the traveler who is the corresponding luggage carrier in the delivery management server when the request is made; and As the baggage of monohakobi people, luggage delivery method which is characterized in that it has a, a process that carries to the airport of destination by airplane with its luggage person. 13. A communication network from at least one client terminal of a delivery requesting company requesting delivery of a package.
In a package delivery method for requesting delivery of a package to a delivery management server that can communicate with a client terminal of a delivery management company that manages a delivery request for the package, the delivery management server has a predetermined departure / arrival time and location. It is necessary to publish the information of travelers who use at least one of land, sea, or air transportation and carry the luggage as baggage as textual information using the communication network. Characteristic package delivery method. 14. The character information includes a flight name of the transportation means, a departure and arrival place of the flight, or a departure and arrival time of the flight
14. The package delivery method according to claim 13, including at least one. 15. Communication is possible via a communication network with at least one client terminal of a delivery requesting company that requests delivery of a package and with a client terminal of a delivery management company that manages delivery of the package. A luggage delivery device, which is a traveler using at least one of land, sea, and air transportation, for which the time of arrival and departure are predetermined. And a means for publishing, as character information, information of a person who carries the baggage as baggage using the communication network. 16. The package delivery device, comprising: means for receiving at least a delivery request from a client terminal of the delivery requesting company; means for assigning a receipt number to the delivery request; 16. A package delivery device according to claim 15, further comprising: means for transmitting a delivery request to the client terminal of the delivery requesting company; and means for sending the delivery request with the receipt number to the client terminal of the delivery management company. Equipment. 17. A person who travels as a traveler using a means of transportation in a predetermined area between a baggage receiving point and a baggage receiving point, and carries the baggage as baggage (hereinafter referred to as baggage carrying). ), And at least departure / arrival data consisting of the departure place, departure time, arrival place, and arrival time of the means of transportation used by this luggage carrier. An apparatus for delivering a package, wherein a client terminal of a delivery requesting company can access the package via a communication network and accepts a package delivery request. 18. A client terminal of a delivery management company that manages delivery of the package and a client terminal of a delivery location delivery company that includes a delivery destination of the package in a deliverable range via the communication network. 18. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said arrival / departure data can be transmitted to said client terminal.