WO2021125618A1 - Mail/delivery service method and system - Google Patents

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WO2021125618A1
WO2021125618A1 PCT/KR2020/017281 KR2020017281W WO2021125618A1 WO 2021125618 A1 WO2021125618 A1 WO 2021125618A1 KR 2020017281 W KR2020017281 W KR 2020017281W WO 2021125618 A1 WO2021125618 A1 WO 2021125618A1
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  • the present invention relates to a postal/courier service method and system, and more particularly, using a security key such as OTP (One Time Password)/PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) through short-distance communication between a postal/courier box and a user terminal. It relates to a postal/delivery service method and system that grants the right to use and enables unmanned delivery of mail or parcel delivery.
  • a security key such as OTP (One Time Password)/PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)
  • the delivery person visits the address of the recipient and puts the mail with the invoice containing the recipient's personal information in the recipient's mailbox, or, in the case of registered mail or parcel delivery, delivers it directly to the recipient.
  • an unmanned storage box capable of delivering mail or parcels without having to face the delivery person.
  • the unmanned storage box can open the door after performing user authentication by inputting a password through a key input device or using an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag.
  • RFID Radio Frequency Identification
  • the existing user authentication method of unattended lockers has problems such as exposure of passwords, duplication, poor recognition, and loss.
  • the technical problem to be solved by the present invention in order to solve the above problems is to provide a postal/courier service method and system that can safely deliver delivered goods even when a recipient is absent.
  • Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is a postal/courier service method that can provide convenience during delivery by enabling the shipper to quickly and easily find the recipient's postal/courier box for storing the delivered goods and to provide a system.
  • the postal/courier service method transmits the sender information and the invoice information to the postal/courier management server by the sender terminal and corresponds to the invoice information.
  • receiving address information receiving, by the delivery terminal, serial information of a storage box corresponding to the address information by transmitting the address information through short-distance communication; receiving, by the delivery terminal, the authentication key corresponding to the serial information by transmitting the serial information to an authentication server; transmitting, by the delivery terminal, the authentication key to the storage box to request authentication; and the storage box compares the authentication key with a pre-stored authentication key to authenticate and open the door when authentication is successful.
  • the step of the delivery terminal sending the delivery person information and the invoice information to the postal/courier management server to receive the address information corresponding to the invoice information is attached to the shipment in the delivery terminal and storing the invoice information, obtaining a code; transmitting the code and the shipper information to the postal/courier management server; and determining whether the forwarder information is valid information matching the previously stored forwarder information in the postal/courier management server, and if the forwarder information is valid, transmitting the address information corresponding to the code to the forwarder terminal step; may include.
  • the step of the delivery terminal transmitting the address information through short-distance communication and receiving the serial information of the storage box corresponding to the address information includes receiving the address information provided by the mail/courier management server in the delivery terminal and transmitting the address information to the storage box in a short-distance communication method; and transmitting the serial information to the delivery terminal in the storage box corresponding to the address information in the short-distance communication method.
  • the step of opening the door by authenticating the authentication key in the storage box may include: determining whether the storage box is a valid authentication key matching the received authentication key with a pre-stored authentication key; performing Bluetooth pairing between the storage box and the delivery terminal when the authentication key is valid; and opening the door of the storage box when pairing is complete, and locking the door when Bluetooth communication with the delivery terminal is disconnected.
  • the authentication key may include at least one of a One Time Password (OTP) and a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
  • OTP One Time Password
  • PKI Public Key Infrastructure
  • a postal/courier service system includes: a postal/courier management server for managing shipper information, invoice information, and codes corresponding to the invoice information; an authentication server storing serial information of the storage box and providing an authentication key corresponding to the serial information; The sender information and the invoice information are transmitted to the postal/courier management server to receive address information corresponding to the invoice information, and the address information is transmitted to the storage box to obtain serial information of the storage box corresponding to the address information.
  • a delivery terminal that receives, transmits the serial information to the authentication server, receives an authentication key corresponding to the serial information, and requests authentication to the storage box; and when the address information is received from the delivery terminal through short-distance communication, the serial information is transmitted to the delivery terminal, and the authentication key received from the delivery terminal through the short-distance communication is compared with a pre-stored authentication key. It may include a storage box that opens the door when authentication is successful.
  • the delivery terminal may acquire code information attached to the delivery and storing the invoice information, and transmit the delivery information and the code information in which the invoice information is stored to the postal/courier management server through a network. .
  • the storage box When the authentication key authentication is successful, the storage box performs Bluetooth pairing with the delivery terminal, and when the Bluetooth communication with the delivery terminal is disconnected after opening the door, the door may be switched to a locked state.
  • the delivery terminal transmits a wake-up signal
  • the storage box maintains a sleep mode driven by a minimum power for receiving the wake-up signal, and can switch to an active state when the wake-up signal is received.
  • a message management server for transmitting delivery information to the recipient terminal may be further included.
  • the authentication key may include at least one of a One Time Password (OTP) and a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
  • OTP One Time Password
  • PKI Public Key Infrastructure
  • an authentication key such as OTP (One Time Password)/PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)
  • OTP One Time Password
  • PKI Public Key Infrastructure
  • a series of authentication processes between the postal/delivery box and the deliverer's terminal are automatically performed only by obtaining and transmitting the code in which the invoice information is stored from the delivery terminal, thereby improving delivery convenience.
  • FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram of a postal/delivery service system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the mail/courier box of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the terminal of FIG.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a delivery method of the postal/courier service system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a network configuration diagram of a postal/delivery service system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a delivery method of a postal/delivery service system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a network configuration diagram of a facility user authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a facility user authentication method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • any element, component, device, or system includes a component consisting of a program or software, even if not explicitly stated, that element, component, device, or system means that the program or software executes or operates It should be understood to include hardware (eg, memory, CPU, etc.) or other programs or software (eg, drivers required to run an operating system or hardware) necessary for the operation.
  • hardware eg, memory, CPU, etc.
  • other programs or software eg, drivers required to run an operating system or hardware
  • the element may be implemented in software, hardware, or any form of software and hardware.
  • FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram of a postal/delivery service system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the postal/courier service system includes a postal/courier box 100, a postal/courier management server 310, an authentication server 320, and a delivery terminal. (200).
  • the postal/delivery box 100 may be allocated to each household and used to receive delivery items such as mail and parcels of the corresponding household, and may include various types of storage boxes equipped with a digital lock device.
  • unique serial information is set for each box, and locking and unlocking is possible by a digital lock method.
  • the locking and unlocking functions of the door may be controlled by a digital lock method depending on whether the authentication is performed.
  • the short-distance wireless communication includes various communication methods for wirelessly transmitting and receiving data between terminals at a relatively close distance, such as NFC (Near field communication), Wi-Fi, Zigbee communication, and ISA100, WirelessHART, Bluetooth, and Wave. This can be applied.
  • NFC Near field communication
  • Wi-Fi Wireless Fidelity
  • Zigbee communication Zigbee communication
  • ISA100 WirelessHART
  • Bluetooth WirelessHART
  • the postal/courier box 100 receives address information from the delivery terminal 200 through short-distance communication, and compares the received address information with pre-stored address information to determine whether it is valid address information. When valid address information is received, the serial information of the postal/courier box 100 is transmitted to the delivery terminal 200 side. After that, when the authentication key is received from the delivery terminal 200 through short-distance communication, the postal/courier box 100 verifies the pre-stored authentication key and the received authentication key to authenticate the validity of the authentication key. If authentication is successful, the mail/courier box 100 opens the door.
  • the postal/courier box 100 establishes Bluetooth pairing with the delivery terminal 200 that has succeeded in authentication, and after opening the door, when the delivery terminal 200 is separated by a certain distance or more and the pairing is cancelled, the mail/courier delivery box 100 The door of the storage box 100 may be switched back to the locked state.
  • the mail/courier box 100 normally maintains a sleep state for power saving, and when an external event, for example, a wake-up signal of the delivery terminal 200 is received or a user input is received, mail/courier delivery It may wake up to a standby state for performing the functions of the storage box 100 .
  • an external event for example, a wake-up signal of the delivery terminal 200 is received or a user input is received
  • mail/courier delivery It may wake up to a standby state for performing the functions of the storage box 100 .
  • the operation of the mail/courier box 100 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2 to be described later.
  • the postal/courier management server 310 stores code information such as delivery person information for delivering the delivered product, invoice information including sender, recipient, and address information of the delivered product, and barcode or QR code generated according to the invoice information. and manage.
  • code information such as delivery person information for delivering the delivered product, invoice information including sender, recipient, and address information of the delivered product, and barcode or QR code generated according to the invoice information. and manage.
  • the postal/courier management server 310 compares the delivery information with pre-stored information to determine whether the delivery person is a valid delivery person. If it is determined as a valid delivery person, the postal/courier management server 310 reads the address information corresponding to the code information received together with the delivery person information and transmits it to the delivery terminal 200 .
  • the authentication server 320 generates and provides an authentication key used when the mail/courier box 100 and the delivery terminal 200 authenticate each other.
  • the authentication server 320 stores serial information of the postal/delivery box 100 to generate an authentication key corresponding to each serial information.
  • the authentication server 320 receives a request for generating an authentication key along with the serial information of the postal/courier box 100 from the delivery terminal 200 through the network, it generates an authentication key according to the received serial information to the delivery terminal. (200).
  • the authentication server 320 may generate and transmit an OTP (One Time Password) according to the serial information, or may generate and transmit an authentication key using a public key infrastructure (PKI) method.
  • OTP One Time Password
  • the delivery terminal 200 may include a portable communication terminal device such as a smart phone or a tablet capable of both short-range communication and mobile communication network communication.
  • the delivery terminal 200 may perform a means for obtaining a barcode, a QR code, etc. attached to the delivery and storing invoice information, for example, a camera or a code scanner function.
  • a dedicated application may be installed in the delivery terminal 200 .
  • the shipper terminal 200 captures the invoice information attached in the form of a code such as a barcode or QR code with a camera or scans it with a scanner to send the delivery person information and invoice information to the postal/courier management server 310 through a mobile communication network.
  • address information corresponding to invoice information can be received.
  • the delivery terminal 200 transmits the received address information to the postal/courier box 100 through short-distance communication to receive serial information of the postal/courier box 100 corresponding to the address information.
  • the delivery terminal 200 transmits the received serial information to the authentication server 320 through the mobile communication network to request an authentication key.
  • the delivery terminal 200 transmits the authentication key received from the authentication server 320 to the postal/courier box 100 in a short-distance communication method to request authentication. If authentication with the postal/courier box 100 is successful, the door of the postal/courier box 100 is opened.
  • the above series of processes are performed by the application in the delivery terminal 200, so that the actual delivery person can open the door of the postal/courier box 100 only by scanning a code attached to the delivery.
  • delivery completion information is obtained from the postal/courier management server 310 or the dedicated message management server 330 may be received and a delivery completion message may be transmitted to the recipient terminal 250 .
  • Bluetooth pairing may be established between the postal/courier box 100 and the delivery terminal 200 .
  • the Bluetooth pairing is released.
  • the mail/courier box 100 may switch the door to a locked state.
  • the postal/courier service system captures or scans the code including the invoice information attached to the delivery with the delivery terminal 200 to obtain the delivery information and the invoice information.
  • address information corresponding to invoice information may be received from the postal/courier management server 310 .
  • the delivery terminal 200 transmits the address information to the postal/courier box 100 through short-distance communication
  • the postal/courier box 100 corresponding to the address information transmits the serial information to the delivery terminal 200. .
  • the delivery terminal 200 transmits the serial information of the postal/delivery box 100 to the authentication server 320 through the mobile communication network to request an authentication key, and sends the authentication key received from the authentication server 320 by mail/ It is transmitted in a short-distance communication method to the delivery box 100.
  • the postal/delivery box 100 compares the authentication key received from the delivery terminal 200 with pre-stored information to determine the validity of the authentication key, and opens the door when it is authenticated as valid.
  • the delivery terminal 200 may transmit delivery completion information from the postal/courier management server 310 or the dedicated message management server 330 to transmit a delivery completion message to the recipient terminal 250 .
  • FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the mail/courier box 100 of FIG. 1 .
  • the mail/courier box 100 includes a power unit 110 , a motor unit 112 , a memory unit 114 , a communication unit 118 , a user interface 120 , and a storage box control unit 116 . can do.
  • the power supply unit 110 supplies power for the operation of the mail/courier box 100 .
  • the mail/courier box 100 may receive power through a battery to configure wirelessly.
  • the motor unit 112 is a hardware configuration for driving the digital lock of the postal/delivery box 100 , and operates or releases the lock of the digital lock according to the control of the storage box controller 116 .
  • the memory unit 114 stores all information necessary for the operation of the mail/courier box 100 .
  • the memory unit 114 may store serial information and an authentication key given to the postal/courier box 100 .
  • the communication unit 118 supports the postal/courier box 100 to perform short-range wireless communication with the delivery terminal 200, and may be Bluetooth.
  • the user interface 120 may include an output device for visually or audibly displaying the operation state of the postal/delivery box 100 and an input device for user input.
  • the output device may include an LED, a display device, a speaker, etc. provided for each color.
  • the input device may include a keypad or a touch pad, and may include a touch panel capable of both input and output.
  • the locker control unit 116 controls the overall operation of the mail/courier box 100 . That is, the controller 270 controls signal input/output between the power supply unit 110 , the motor unit 220 , the memory unit 230 , the communication unit 240 , and the user interface 120 .
  • the storage box control unit 116 normally maintains a sleep state using only the minimum power for receiving an external input, and a wakeup signal is received from the delivery terminal 200 or an input through the user interface 120 is detected. It can be switched to an active state.
  • FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the terminal 200 that is the delivery person of FIG. 1 .
  • the delivery terminal 200 includes an app driving unit 210 , a short-range communication unit 212 , a code obtaining unit 214 , a user interface unit 216 , a network interface unit 218 , and a storage unit 220 . ) and a terminal control unit 222 .
  • the app driving unit 210 drives the dedicated app, and all operations for the delivery terminal 200 to perform the corresponding operation in the postal/delivery service system are performed through the dedicated app. For example, various requests made by a delivery person to deliver a delivery item may be processed through a dedicated app.
  • the short-range communication unit 212 supports short-range wireless communication, and enables the delivery terminal 200 and the postal/courier box 100 to perform short-range wireless communication.
  • the short-distance communication unit 212 may perform communication only when the delivery terminal 200 and the postal/courier box 100 exist within a short-distance communication range.
  • the code acquisition unit 214 may include a means for acquiring a barcode or QR code that is attached to a shipment and stores invoice information, for example, a camera or a barcode scanner.
  • the user interface unit 216 may provide a menu for selecting various functions supported by the dedicated app provided by the app driving unit 310 , including a touch screen for input/output of the user.
  • the network interface unit 218 supports a wired/wireless network, and the delivery terminal 200 can exchange predetermined information with the postal/courier management server 310 , the authentication server 320 , and the message management server 330 . let it be
  • the storage unit 220 stores all information necessary for the operation of the delivery terminal 200 .
  • a dedicated app executed by the app driving unit 210 may be stored.
  • the terminal control unit 214 controls the overall operation of the delivery terminal 200 . That is, the terminal control unit 214 controls signal input/output between the app driving unit 210 , the short-range communication unit 320 , the user interface unit 216 , the network interface unit 218 , and the storage unit 220 .
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a delivery method of the postal/courier service system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the delivery terminal 200 acquires code information by photographing the invoice information attached in the form of a code such as a barcode or a QR code with a camera or scanning it with a scanner (S110).
  • a code such as a barcode or a QR code
  • S110 scanning it with a scanner
  • the delivery terminal 200 transmits the obtained code information and delivery information to the postal/courier management server 310 through a mobile communication network (S112).
  • the shipper information may include information that can identify the shipper, such as the shipper's ID and phone number. If the delivery person information for identification of the delivery person is stored in advance in the dedicated app, the delivery person information and the code information are transmitted to the postal/courier management server 310 by selecting the send menu after scanning the code without an additional input process. .
  • the postal/courier management server 310 compares the delivery information with pre-stored information to determine whether it is a pre-registered delivery person. If it is determined as a valid delivery person, the postal/courier management server 310 reads the address information corresponding to the code information received together with the delivery information and transmits it to the delivery terminal 200 (S114).
  • the delivery terminal 200 transmits the received address information to the postal/courier box 100 through short-distance communication (S115), and receives the serial information of the postal/courier box 100 corresponding to the address information (S116). ).
  • S115 short-distance communication
  • S116 serial information of the postal/courier box 100 corresponding to the address information
  • S113 a wake-up step for short-distance communication between the postal/courier box 100 and the delivery terminal 200 may be performed (S113).
  • the delivery terminal 200 transmits the received serial information to the authentication server 320 through the mobile communication network to request an authentication key (S118).
  • the authentication server 320 When the authentication server 320 receives a request for generating an authentication key together with the serial information of the postal/courier box 100 from the delivery terminal 200 through the network, it generates an authentication key according to the serial information and generates an authentication key according to the serial information of the delivery terminal 200. ) to (S120).
  • the authentication server 320 may generate and transmit an OTP (One Time Password) according to the serial information, or may generate and transmit an authentication key using a public key infrastructure (PKI) method.
  • OTP One Time Password
  • the delivery terminal 200 transmits the authentication key received from the authentication server 320 to the postal/courier box 100 in a short-distance communication method to request authentication (S122).
  • Bluetooth pairing is established between the postal/courier box 100 and the delivery terminal 200 (S124), and the post/courier box 100 opens the door ( S126).
  • the above series of processes are performed by the application in the delivery terminal 200, so that the actual delivery person can open the door of the postal/courier box 100 only by scanning a code attached to the delivery.
  • the message management server 330 After receiving the shipment in the postal/courier box 100, when the delivery person transmits the delivery completion from the delivery terminal 200 (S128), the message management server 330 receives delivery completion information from the recipient terminal 250 ) to transmit a postal/courier delivery completion message (S130).
  • the postal/delivery box 100 switches the door to the locked state again when the Bluetooth pairing is released because the delivery terminal 200 is separated by a predetermined distance or more after the door is opened.
  • FIG. 5 is a network configuration diagram of a postal/delivery service system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the second embodiment of the present invention exemplifies the case where one postal/courier box 100 is not designated for each address, but is operated in a way that randomly allocates an empty box at the time of delivery to receive the delivered product.
  • This second embodiment is applicable to both a postal service and a courier service, and in the following description, the case of application to the courier service will be exemplified.
  • the same names and reference numerals will be applied to components that perform the same functions as in the postal/delivery service system of the first embodiment.
  • the postal/delivery service system includes a delivery box 105 , a postal/courier management server 310 , an authentication server 320 and a delivery terminal 200 . do.
  • the delivery box 105 is provided with unique serial information, and a plurality of storage boxes equipped with a digital lock device and storage box management that manages the use and non-use status of each storage box and controls the digital lock lock device in an open or closed state device may be included.
  • the storage box management apparatus of the delivery box 105 may perform an authentication function using short-range wireless communication to lock or open the door of a specific storage box depending on whether authentication is performed.
  • the short-distance wireless communication includes various communication methods for wirelessly transmitting and receiving data between terminals at a relatively close distance, such as NFC (Near field communication), Wi-Fi, Zigbee communication, and ISA100, WirelessHART, Bluetooth, and Wave. This can be applied.
  • NFC Near field communication
  • Wi-Fi Wireless Fidelity
  • Zigbee communication WirelessHART
  • Bluetooth WirelessHART
  • the storage box management apparatus of the parcel delivery box 105 receives the address information of the parcel delivery goods from the delivery terminal 200 through short-distance communication, and combines the received address information with the pre-stored address information. It is compared to determine if it is valid address information. When valid address information is received, it is determined that the storage box is in an unused state among all storage boxes, and the serial information of the storage box is transmitted to the delivery terminal 200 side. After that, when the authentication key is received from the delivery terminal 200 through short-distance communication, the validity of the authentication key is authenticated by checking the serial information of the storage box and the received authentication key. If authentication of the authentication key is successful, the door of the storage box corresponding to the serial information is opened.
  • the storage box management device establishes Bluetooth pairing with the delivery terminal 200 that has succeeded in authentication, and after opening the door, when the delivery terminal 200 is separated by a certain distance or more and the pairing is released, the door of the storage box is locked again. state can be converted.
  • the storage box management device of the delivery box 105 is normally maintained in a sleep state for power saving, and when an external event, for example, a wake-up signal of the delivery terminal 200 is received or a user input is received, the delivery It may wake up to a standby state for performing the functions of the storage box 105 .
  • the postal/courier management server 310 compares the delivery information with pre-stored information to determine whether the delivery person is a valid delivery person. If it is determined as a valid delivery person, the postal/courier management server 310 reads the address information corresponding to the code information received together with the delivery person information and transmits it to the delivery terminal 200 .
  • the authentication server 320 generates and provides an authentication key used when the delivery box 105 and the delivery terminal 200 authenticate each other.
  • the authentication server 320 stores serial information of each storage box managed by the delivery box 105 and generates an authentication key corresponding to each serial information.
  • the authentication server 320 receives a request for generating an authentication key together with serial information from the delivery terminal 200 through the network, it generates an authentication key according to the received serial information and transmits it to the delivery terminal 200 .
  • the authentication server 320 may generate and transmit an OTP (One Time Password) according to the serial information, or may generate and transmit an authentication key using a public key infrastructure (PKI) method.
  • OTP One Time Password
  • the delivery terminal 200 may include a portable communication terminal device such as a smart phone or a tablet capable of both short-range communication and mobile communication network communication.
  • the delivery terminal 200 may perform a means for obtaining a barcode, a QR code, etc. attached to the delivery and storing invoice information, for example, a camera or a code scanner function.
  • a dedicated application may be installed in the delivery terminal 200 .
  • the shipper terminal 200 captures the invoice information attached in the form of a code such as a barcode or QR code with a camera or scans it with a scanner to send the delivery person information and invoice information to the postal/courier management server 310 through a mobile communication network.
  • the delivery terminal 200 transmits the received address information to the delivery box 105 through short-distance communication to receive serial information of the delivery box 105 corresponding to the address information.
  • the delivery terminal 200 transmits the received serial information to the authentication server 320 through the mobile communication network to request an authentication key.
  • the delivery terminal 200 transmits the authentication key received from the authentication server 320 to the delivery box 105 in a short-distance communication method to request authentication. If authentication with the delivery box 105 is successful, the door of the delivery box 105 is opened.
  • the above series of processes is performed by the application in the delivery terminal 200, so that the actual delivery person can open the door of the delivery box 105 only by scanning the code attached to the delivery.
  • the delivery completion information is received from the postal/courier management server 310 or the dedicated message management server 330 Thus, a delivery completion message may be transmitted to the recipient terminal 250 .
  • Bluetooth pairing may be established between the delivery box 105 and the delivery terminal 200 .
  • the Bluetooth pairing is released.
  • the delivery box 105 may switch the door to a locked state.
  • the postal/delivery service system captures or scans the code including the invoice information attached to the delivery with the delivery terminal 200 to obtain the delivery information and the invoice information.
  • address information corresponding to invoice information may be received from the postal/courier management server 310 .
  • the delivery terminal 200 transmits the address information to the delivery box 105 through short-distance communication
  • the delivery box 105 transmits serial information of the empty locker to the delivery terminal 200 .
  • the delivery terminal 200 transmits the serial information of the empty storage box to the authentication server 320 through the mobile communication network to request an authentication key, and stores the authentication key received from the authentication server 320 in the delivery box 105.
  • the delivery box 105 compares the authentication key received from the delivery terminal 200 with pre-stored information to determine the validity of the authentication key, and opens the door when it is authenticated as valid.
  • the delivery terminal 200 may transmit delivery completion information from the postal/courier management server 310 or the dedicated message management server 330 to transmit a delivery completion message to the recipient terminal 250 .
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a delivery method of a postal/delivery service system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the delivery terminal 200 acquires code information by photographing the invoice information attached in the form of a code such as a barcode or a QR code with a camera or scanning it with a scanner (S210).
  • a code such as a barcode or a QR code
  • S210 scanning it with a scanner
  • the delivery terminal 200 transmits the obtained code information and delivery information to the postal/courier management server 310 through the mobile communication network (S212).
  • the shipper information may include information that can identify the shipper, such as the shipper's ID and phone number. If the delivery person information for identification of the delivery person is stored in advance in the dedicated app, the delivery person information and the code information are transmitted to the postal/courier management server 310 by selecting the send menu after scanning the code without an additional input process. .
  • the postal/courier management server 310 compares the delivery information with pre-stored information to determine whether it is a pre-registered delivery person. If it is determined as a valid delivery person, the postal/courier management server 310 reads the address information corresponding to the code information received together with the delivery person information and transmits it to the delivery terminal 200 (S214).
  • the delivery terminal 200 transmits the received address information to the delivery box 105 through short-distance communication (S216).
  • the delivery box 105 determines whether the received address information is valid address information, and if it is valid address information, searches for an available storage box (S218).
  • the courier storage box 105 may determine a storage box that is in an unused state among all storage boxes as a usable storage box.
  • the delivery box 105 transmits the serial information of the available storage box to the delivery terminal 200 side (S220).
  • the delivery terminal 200 transmits the received serial information to the authentication server 320 through the mobile communication network to request an authentication key (S222).
  • the authentication server 320 When the authentication server 320 receives a request for generating an authentication key along with the serial information of the delivery box 105 from the delivery terminal 200 through the network, it generates an authentication key according to the serial information and sends it to the delivery terminal 200. transmit (S224).
  • the authentication server 320 may generate and transmit an OTP (One Time Password) according to the serial information, or may generate and transmit an authentication key using a public key infrastructure (PKI) method.
  • OTP One Time Password
  • the delivery terminal 200 transmits the authentication key received from the authentication server 320 to the delivery box 105 in a short-distance communication method to request authentication (S226).
  • Bluetooth pairing is established between the delivery box 105 and the delivery terminal 200 (S228), and the delivery box 105 opens the door of the locker corresponding to the serial information. do (S230). After opening the door, the delivery box 105 may switch the door to the locked state again when the delivery terminal 200 is separated by a predetermined distance or more and the Bluetooth pairing is released.
  • the message management server 330 After receiving the shipment in the delivery box 105, when the delivery person transmits the delivery completion from the delivery terminal 200 (S232), the message management server 330 receives delivery completion information to the recipient terminal 250 A courier delivery completion message is transmitted (S234).
  • authentication keys such as OTP (One Time Password)/PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) are obtained through short-distance communication between the postal/courier box 100 and the delivery terminal.
  • OTP One Time Password
  • PKI Public Key Infrastructure
  • OTP One Time Password
  • delivery items can be delivered safely and conveniently even in the absence of the recipient.
  • it is possible to enhance convenience during delivery by automatically performing a series of authentication processes between the postal/delivery box and the delivery terminal only by obtaining and transmitting the code in which the invoice information is stored from the delivery terminal 200 .
  • the authentication method of the use authority between the postal/delivery box 100 and the delivery terminal applied to the post/courier service system of the present invention is a public facility used in an apartment house such as the postal/courier box 100, for example, a common entrance. It can also be applied to entrance doors, fire doors, parking lot breakers, elevators, bicycle racks installed in the complex, and garbage meter.
  • FIG. 7 is a network configuration diagram of a facility user authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the facility user authentication system includes a facility 400 requiring household member authentication, an authentication server 320 and a household member terminal 260 .
  • the facility 400 is provided in apartment houses, villas, officetels, and the like and is provided in a postal/delivery box shared by household members, a door at a common entrance, a fire door, a circuit breaker in a parking lot, an elevator, a bicycle storage rack installed in the complex, a garbage meter, etc. may include a variety of facilities.
  • the facility 400 may permit or block use according to whether authentication is performed by performing an authentication function using short-range wireless communication. Locking and unlocking functions of doors can be controlled for postal/delivery lockers, public entrance doors, fire doors, parking breakers, and elevators, the locking and unlocking functions of the bicycle storage unit can be controlled, and the volumetric garbage disposal is garbage. Weights can be approved or disapproved.
  • the facility 400 transmits OTP security authentication information to the household member terminal 260 through short-distance communication, and then, when an authentication key is received from the household member terminal 260 through short-distance communication, the pre-stored authentication key and the received authentication key to allow or block the use of the facility 400 by confirming.
  • the authentication server 320 generates and provides an authentication key used when the facility 400 and the household member terminal 260 authenticate each other.
  • the authentication server 320 stores OTP security authentication information of the facility 400 to generate an authentication key corresponding to each OTP security authentication information.
  • the authentication server 320 receives a request for generating an authentication key together with the OTP security authentication information of the facility 400 from the household member terminal 260 through the network, and generates an authentication key according to the received OTP security authentication information to the household member terminal ( 260) is sent.
  • the household member terminal 260 may include a portable communication terminal device such as a smart phone or a tablet capable of both short-range communication and mobile communication network communication.
  • a dedicated application may be installed in the household member terminal 260 .
  • the household member terminal 260 transmits the OTP security authentication information received from the facility 400 to the authentication server 320 through the mobile communication network to request an authentication key.
  • the household member terminal 260 transmits the authentication key received from the authentication server 320 to the facility 400 in a short-distance communication method to request authentication.
  • the facility 400 can be used.
  • Bluetooth pairing may be established between the facility 400 and the household member terminal 260 . When a household member moves away from the facility 400 by a certain distance or more after using the facility, the Bluetooth pairing is released. By signaling that Bluetooth pairing is released, the facility 400 may be converted to a state before being used.
  • the facility user authentication system receives OTP security authentication information from the facility 400 in a short-distance communication method in the household member terminal 260 and transmits the received OTP security authentication information to the mobile communication network. can be transmitted to the authentication server 320 through , and request an authentication key.
  • the household member terminal 260 transmits the authentication key received from the authentication server 320 to the facility 400 in a short-distance communication method to be authenticated with the right to use the facility 400 .
  • FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a facility user authentication method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the facility 400 transmits OTP security authentication information to the household member terminal 260 through short-distance communication (S310).
  • the OTP security authentication information is information transmitted to request an authentication key from the authentication server 320 , and may include serial information and a unique ID of the facility 400 stored in the authentication server 320 .
  • the household member terminal 260 transmits the OTP security authentication information received from the facility 400 to the authentication server 320 through the mobile communication network to request an authentication key (S312).
  • the authentication server 320 transmits the authentication key corresponding to the received OTP security authentication information to the household member terminal 260 in response to the authentication key request from the household member terminal 260 (S314).
  • the authentication key may include an authentication key preset according to OTP security authentication information, an authentication key set according to household members, or a one-time authentication key.
  • the household member terminal 260 transmits the authentication key received from the authentication server 320 to the facility 400 in a short-distance communication method to request authentication (S316).
  • the facility 400 compares the received authentication key with the pre-stored authentication key to authenticate, and performs a preset function so that the corresponding household member can use the facility 400 when the authentication is successful (S318).
  • the facility user authentication system receives OTP security authentication information from a facility in a short-distance communication method from a household member terminal, and transmits the received OTP security authentication information to an authentication server through a mobile communication network to provide an authentication key can request
  • a security management system for public facilities used in an apartment house can be easily constructed by authenticating the right to use using an authentication key through short-distance communication between the facility and the household member terminal.
  • household members do not set a separate password or have a physical key, they can use the dedicated app installed in the terminal to be authenticated for the use of the facility, thereby enhancing the convenience of use.
  • the right to use is granted using a security key such as OTP (One Time Password)/PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) through short-distance communication between the postal/courier box and the user terminal, and It is the art of receiving parcels.
  • OTP One Time Password
  • PKI Public Key Infrastructure

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a mail/delivery service method and system, and the mail/delivery service method of the present invention comprises the steps of: transmitting, by a deliverer terminal, deliverer information and invoice information to a mail/delivery management server so as to receive address information corresponding to the invoice information; transmitting, by the deliverer terminal, the address information via short-range communication so as to receive serial information of a storage box corresponding to the address information; transmitting, by the deliverer terminal, the serial information to an authentication server so as to receive an authentication key corresponding to the serial information; transmitting, by the deliverer terminal, the authentication key to the storage box so as to request for authentication; and comparing, by the storage box, the authentication key with a pre-stored authentication key to perform authentication, and opening a door when the authentication is successful.

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우편/택배 서비스 방법 및 시스템Postal/Courier Service Methods and Systems
본 발명은 우편/택배 서비스 방법 및 시스템에 관한 것으로서, 보다 상세하게는, 우편/택배 보관함과 사용자 단말 간의 근거리 통신을 통해 OTP(One Time Password)/PKI(Public Key Infrastructure) 등의 보안키를 이용하여 사용권한을 부여하고 무인으로 우편물 또는 택배물을 수령할 수 있도록 한 우편/택배 서비스 방법 및 시스템에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to a postal/courier service method and system, and more particularly, using a security key such as OTP (One Time Password)/PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) through short-distance communication between a postal/courier box and a user terminal. It relates to a postal/delivery service method and system that grants the right to use and enables unmanned delivery of mail or parcel delivery.
우편 및 택배 서비스는 우편물 또는 택배물을 배송인이 수령인의 주소지에 방문하여 수령인의 우편함에 수령인의 개인정보가 기재된 송장이 붙은 우편물을 넣거나, 등기우편 또는 택배물품인 경우 수령인에게 직접 전달하고 있다.In the postal and courier service, the delivery person visits the address of the recipient and puts the mail with the invoice containing the recipient's personal information in the recipient's mailbox, or, in the case of registered mail or parcel delivery, delivers it directly to the recipient.
이때, 수령인이 부재중인 경우에는 등기 또는 소포와 관련된 정보를 메모지에 남기고 철수하거나 재방문하고 있었으며, 택배배달 시 우편물에 붙은 송장을 통해 수령인의 개인정보를 이용하여 수령인에게 전화를 걸어 수령 일시를 확인하고 있다. 이로 인해 집배원이나 택배기사의 업무량이 과중해지는 문제점이 있다.At this time, if the recipient was absent, he or she was withdrawing or revisiting, leaving information related to the registration or parcel on a memo, and during delivery, the recipient's personal information was used through the invoice attached to the post to call the recipient to confirm the date of receipt. are doing As a result, there is a problem in that the workload of the postman or courier is overloaded.
이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 배송인과 직접 대면할 필요 없이 우편물 또는 택배물을 전달할 수 있는 무인 보관함이 제안되고 있다. 무인 보관함은 키입력장치를 통해 비밀번호를 입력하거나 RFID(Radio Frequency Identification) 태그 등을 이용하여 사용자 인증을 수행한 후 도어를 개방할 수 있다. 그러나 기존의 무인 보관함의 사용자 인증 방법은 비밀번호가 노출되거나, 복제, 인식불량, 분실 등의 문제점을 안고 있다.In order to solve this problem, an unmanned storage box capable of delivering mail or parcels without having to face the delivery person has been proposed. The unmanned storage box can open the door after performing user authentication by inputting a password through a key input device or using an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag. However, the existing user authentication method of unattended lockers has problems such as exposure of passwords, duplication, poor recognition, and loss.
전술한 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 본 발명이 해결하고자 하는 기술적 과제는, 수령인이 부재중인 경우에도 안전하게 배달 물품을 전달할 수 있도록 하는 우편/택배 서비스 방법 및 시스템을 제공하는 것이다.The technical problem to be solved by the present invention in order to solve the above problems is to provide a postal/courier service method and system that can safely deliver delivered goods even when a recipient is absent.
또한, 본 발명이 해결하고자 하는 또 다른 기술적 과제는, 배송인이 배달 물품을 수납할 수령인의 우편/택배 보관함을 신속하고 용이하게 찾을 수 있도록 하여 배송 시 편의를 제공할 수 있는 우편/택배 서비스 방법 및 시스템을 제공하는 것이다.In addition, another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is a postal/courier service method that can provide convenience during delivery by enabling the shipper to quickly and easily find the recipient's postal/courier box for storing the delivered goods and to provide a system.
전술한 기술적 과제를 해결하기 위한 수단으로서, 본 발명의 실시 예에 따른 우편/택배 서비스 방법은, 배송인 단말이 배송인 정보 및 송장정보를 우편/택배 관리 서버에 전송하여 상기 송장정보에 해당하는 주소정보를 수신하는 단계; 상기 배송인 단말이 상기 주소정보를 근거리 통신으로 전송하여 상기 주소정보에 대응되는 보관함의 시리얼정보를 수신하는 단계; 상기 배송인 단말이 상기 시리얼정보를 인증서버로 전송하여 상기 시리얼정보에 해당하는 인증키를 수신하는 단계; 상기 배송인 단말이 상기 인증키를 상기 보관함에 전송하여 인증을 요청하는 단계; 및 상기 보관함이 상기 인증키를 기저장된 인증키와 비교하여 인증하고 인증에 성공한 경우 도어를 개방하는 단계;를 포함한다.As a means for solving the above-described technical problem, the postal/courier service method according to an embodiment of the present invention transmits the sender information and the invoice information to the postal/courier management server by the sender terminal and corresponds to the invoice information. receiving address information; receiving, by the delivery terminal, serial information of a storage box corresponding to the address information by transmitting the address information through short-distance communication; receiving, by the delivery terminal, the authentication key corresponding to the serial information by transmitting the serial information to an authentication server; transmitting, by the delivery terminal, the authentication key to the storage box to request authentication; and the storage box compares the authentication key with a pre-stored authentication key to authenticate and open the door when authentication is successful.
상기 배송인 단말이 배송인 정보 및 송장정보를 우편/택배 관리 서버에 전송하여 상기 송장정보에 해당하는 주소정보를 수신하는 단계는, 상기 배송인 단말에서 배송물에 부착되어 상기 송장정보를 저장하고 있는 코드를 획득하는 단계; 상기 코드와 상기 배송인 정보를 상기 우편/택배 관리 서버에 전송하는 단계; 및 상기 우편/택배 관리 서버에서 상기 배송인 정보가 기저장된 배송인 정보와 일치하는 유효한 정보인지 판단하고, 상기 배송인 정보가 유효하면 상기 코드에 해당되는 상기 주소정보를 상기 배송인 단말로 전송하는 단계;를 포함할 수 있다.The step of the delivery terminal sending the delivery person information and the invoice information to the postal/courier management server to receive the address information corresponding to the invoice information is attached to the shipment in the delivery terminal and storing the invoice information, obtaining a code; transmitting the code and the shipper information to the postal/courier management server; and determining whether the forwarder information is valid information matching the previously stored forwarder information in the postal/courier management server, and if the forwarder information is valid, transmitting the address information corresponding to the code to the forwarder terminal step; may include.
상기 배송인 단말이 상기 주소정보를 근거리 통신으로 전송하여 상기 주소정보에 대응되는 보관함의 시리얼정보를 수신하는 단계는, 상기 배송인 단말에서 상기 우편/택배 관리 서버가 제공하는 상기 주소정보를 수신하여 상기 보관함에 근거리 통신 방식으로 상기 주소정보를 전송하는 단계; 및 상기 주소정보에 대응되는 보관함이 상기 배송인 단말에 상기 시리얼정보를 상기 근거리 통신 방식으로 전송하는 단계;를 포함할 수 있다.The step of the delivery terminal transmitting the address information through short-distance communication and receiving the serial information of the storage box corresponding to the address information includes receiving the address information provided by the mail/courier management server in the delivery terminal and transmitting the address information to the storage box in a short-distance communication method; and transmitting the serial information to the delivery terminal in the storage box corresponding to the address information in the short-distance communication method.
상기 배송인 단말이 상기 시리얼정보를 인증서버로 전송하여 상기 시리얼정보에 해당하는 인증키를 수신하는 단계는; 상기 배송인 단말이 상기 시리얼정보를 상기 인증서버에 전송하여 상기 인증키를 요청하는 단계; 및 상기 인증서버에서 상기 시리얼정보에 해당하는 인증키를 생성하여 상기 배송인 단말에 전송하는 단계;를 포함할 수 있다.transmitting, by the delivery terminal, the serial information to an authentication server to receive an authentication key corresponding to the serial information; transmitting, by the delivery terminal, the serial information to the authentication server to request the authentication key; and generating an authentication key corresponding to the serial information in the authentication server and transmitting the authentication key to the delivery terminal.
상기 보관함이 상기 인증키를 인증하여 도어를 개방하는 단계는, 상기 보관함이 상기 수신된 인증키가 기저장된 인증키와 일치하는 유효한 인증키인지 판단하는 단계; 상기 인증키가 유효한 경우 상기 보관함과 상기 배송인 단말 간 블루투스 페어링을 수행하는 단계; 및 페어링이 완료되면 상기 보관함이 도어를 개방하는 단계;를 포함하고, 상기 배송인 단말과 블루투스 통신이 단절되면 상기 도어를 잠금하는 단계;를 더 포함할 수 있다.The step of opening the door by authenticating the authentication key in the storage box may include: determining whether the storage box is a valid authentication key matching the received authentication key with a pre-stored authentication key; performing Bluetooth pairing between the storage box and the delivery terminal when the authentication key is valid; and opening the door of the storage box when pairing is complete, and locking the door when Bluetooth communication with the delivery terminal is disconnected.
배송인 단말이 상기 보관함에 웨이크업 신호를 송신하는 단계; 및 상기 웨이크업 신호에 응답하여 상기 보관함이 활성화 상태로 전환되는 단계;를 더 포함할 수 있다.transmitting, by the delivery terminal, a wake-up signal to the storage box; and switching the storage box to an activated state in response to the wake-up signal.
상기 배송인 단말이 배송완료 정보를 전송하는 단계; 및 메시지 관리 서버에서 상기 배송완료 정보에 따라 수령인 단말에 배송정보를 송신하는 단계;를 더 포함할 수 있다.transmitting, by the delivery terminal, delivery completion information; and transmitting, from the message management server, delivery information to the recipient terminal according to the delivery completion information.
상기 인증키는, OTP(One Time Password), PKI(Public Key Infrastructure) 중 적어도 어느 하나를 포함할 수 있다.The authentication key may include at least one of a One Time Password (OTP) and a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
본 발명의 다른 실시예에 따른 우편/택배 서비스 시스템은, 배송인 정보, 송장정보와 상기 송장정보에 대응되는 코드를 관리하는 우편/택배 관리 서버; 보관함의 시리얼정보가 저장되고 상기 시리얼정보에 대응되는 인증키를 제공하는 인증서버; 상기 배송인 정보 및 상기 송장정보를 상기 우편/택배 관리 서버에 전송하여 상기 송장정보에 해당하는 주소정보를 수신하고, 상기 주소정보를 상기 보관함으로 전송하여 상기 주소정보에 대응되는 보관함의 시리얼정보를 수신하며, 상기 시리얼정보를 상기 인증서버로 전송하여 상기 시리얼정보에 해당하는 인증키를 수신하여 상기 보관함에 인증을 요청하는 배송인 단말; 및 근거리 통신을 통해 상기 배송인 단말로부터 상기 주소정보가 수신되면 상기 시리얼정보를 상기 배송인 단말로 전송하고, 상기 근거리 통신을 통해 상기 배송인 단말로부터 수신된 인증키를 기저장된 인증키와 비교하여 인증에 성공한 경우 도어를 개방하는 보관함;을 포함할 수 있다.A postal/courier service system according to another embodiment of the present invention includes: a postal/courier management server for managing shipper information, invoice information, and codes corresponding to the invoice information; an authentication server storing serial information of the storage box and providing an authentication key corresponding to the serial information; The sender information and the invoice information are transmitted to the postal/courier management server to receive address information corresponding to the invoice information, and the address information is transmitted to the storage box to obtain serial information of the storage box corresponding to the address information. a delivery terminal that receives, transmits the serial information to the authentication server, receives an authentication key corresponding to the serial information, and requests authentication to the storage box; and when the address information is received from the delivery terminal through short-distance communication, the serial information is transmitted to the delivery terminal, and the authentication key received from the delivery terminal through the short-distance communication is compared with a pre-stored authentication key. It may include a storage box that opens the door when authentication is successful.
상기 배송인 단말은, 배송물에 부착되어 상기 송장정보를 저장하고 있는 코드정보를 획득하여 상기 배송인 정보와 상기 송장정보가 저장된 상기 코드정보를 네트워크를 통해 상기 우편/택배 관리 서버에 전송할 수 있다.The delivery terminal may acquire code information attached to the delivery and storing the invoice information, and transmit the delivery information and the code information in which the invoice information is stored to the postal/courier management server through a network. .
상기 보관함은, 상기 인증키 인증에 성공한 경우 상기 배송인 단말과 블루투스 페어링을 수행하고, 상기 도어를 개방한 후 상기 배송인 단말과 블루투스 통신이 단절되면 상기 도어를 장금 상태로 전환할 수 있다.When the authentication key authentication is successful, the storage box performs Bluetooth pairing with the delivery terminal, and when the Bluetooth communication with the delivery terminal is disconnected after opening the door, the door may be switched to a locked state.
상기 배송인 단말은 웨이크업 신호를 전송하고, 상기 보관함은 상기 웨이크업 신호를 수신하기 위한 최소한의 전원으로 구동되는 슬립모드를 유지하고, 상기 웨이크업 신호가 수신된 경우 활성화 상태로 전환할 수 있다.The delivery terminal transmits a wake-up signal, the storage box maintains a sleep mode driven by a minimum power for receiving the wake-up signal, and can switch to an active state when the wake-up signal is received. .
상기 배송인 단말로부터 배송완료 신호가 수신되면 수령인 단말에 배송정보를 송신하는 메시지 관리 서버를 더 포함할 수 있다.When a delivery completion signal is received from the delivery terminal, a message management server for transmitting delivery information to the recipient terminal may be further included.
상기 인증키는, OTP(One Time Password), PKI(Public Key Infrastructure) 중 적어도 어느 하나를 포함할 수 있다.The authentication key may include at least one of a One Time Password (OTP) and a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
본 발명의 실시예에 따르면, 우편/택배함과 배송자 단말 간의 근거리 통신을 통해 OTP(One Time Password)/PKI(Public Key Infrastructure) 등의 인증키를 이용하여 보관함의 사용 권한을 인증함으로써, 수령인 부재시에도 안전하고 편리하게 배송물품을 배송할 수 있다.According to an embodiment of the present invention, by using an authentication key such as OTP (One Time Password)/PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) through short-distance communication between the postal/delivery box and the delivery terminal, by authenticating the right to use the storage box, the recipient Delivered goods safely and conveniently even when absent.
또한, 배송인 단말에서 송장정보가 저장된 코드를 획득하여 전송하는 동작만으로 우편/택배함과 배송자 단말 간의 일련의 인증 과정이 자동으로 수행되도록 하여 배송 시 편의를 증진시킬 수 있다.In addition, a series of authentication processes between the postal/delivery box and the deliverer's terminal are automatically performed only by obtaining and transmitting the code in which the invoice information is stored from the delivery terminal, thereby improving delivery convenience.
도 1은 본 발명의 제1실시예에 따른 우편/택배 서비스 시스템의 네트워크 구성도이다.1 is a network configuration diagram of a postal/delivery service system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
도 2는 도 1의 우편/택배 보관함의 제어 블럭도이다.FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the mail/courier box of FIG. 1 .
도 3은 도 1의 배송인 단말의 제어 블럭도이다.FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the terminal of FIG.
도 4는 본 발명의 제1실시예에 따른 우편/택배 서비스 시스템의 배송 방법의 흐름도이다.4 is a flowchart of a delivery method of the postal/courier service system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
도 5는 본 발명의 제2실시예에 따른 우편/택배 서비스 시스템의 네트워크 구성도이다.5 is a network configuration diagram of a postal/delivery service system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
도 6은 본 발명의 제2실시예에 따른 우편/택배 서비스 시스템의 배송 방법의 흐름도이다.6 is a flowchart of a delivery method of a postal/delivery service system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
도 7은 본 발명의 실시예에 따른 시설물 사용자 인증 시스템의 네트워크 구성도이다.7 is a network configuration diagram of a facility user authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
도 8은 본 발명의 실시예에 따른 시설물 사용자 인증 방법의 흐름도이다.8 is a flowchart of a facility user authentication method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
이상의 본 발명의 목적들, 다른 목적들, 특징들 및 이점들은 첨부된 도면과 관련된 이하의 바람직한 실시 예들을 통해서 쉽게 이해될 것이다. 그러나 본 발명은 여기서 설명되는 실시 예들에 한정되지 않고 다른 형태로 구체화될 수도 있다. 오히려, 여기서 소개되는 실시 예들은 개시된 내용이 철저하고 완전해질 수 있도록 그리고 당업자에게 본 발명의 사상이 충분히 전달될 수 있도록 하기 위해 제공되는 것이다.The above objects, other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be easily understood through the following preferred embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein and may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments introduced herein are provided so that the disclosed content may be thorough and complete, and the spirit of the present invention may be sufficiently conveyed to those skilled in the art.
본 명세서에서, 어떤 구성요소가 다른 구성요소 상에 있다고 언급되는 경우에 그것은 다른 구성요소 상에 직접 형성될 수 있거나 또는 그들 사이에 제 3의 구성요소가 개재될 수도 있다는 것을 의미한다. 또한, 도면들에 있어서, 구성요소들의 두께는 기술적 내용의 효과적인 설명을 위해 과장된 것이다.In this specification, when a component is referred to as being on another component, it may be directly formed on the other component or a third component may be interposed therebetween. In addition, in the drawings, the thickness of the components is exaggerated for effective description of the technical content.
어떤 엘리먼트, 구성요소, 장치, 또는 시스템이 프로그램 또는 소프트웨어로 이루어진 구성요소를 포함한다고 언급되는 경우, 명시적인 언급이 없더라도, 그 엘리먼트, 구성요소, 장치, 또는 시스템은 그 프로그램 또는 소프트웨어가 실행 또는 동작하는데 필요한 하드웨어(예를 들면, 메모리, CPU 등)나 다른 프로그램 또는 소프트웨어(예를 들면 운영체제나 하드웨어를 구동하는데 필요한 드라이버 등)를 포함하는 것으로 이해되어야 할 것이다.When it is stated that any element, component, device, or system includes a component consisting of a program or software, even if not explicitly stated, that element, component, device, or system means that the program or software executes or operates It should be understood to include hardware (eg, memory, CPU, etc.) or other programs or software (eg, drivers required to run an operating system or hardware) necessary for the operation.
또한, 어떤 엘리먼트(또는 구성요소)가 구현됨에 있어서 특별한 언급이 없다면, 그 엘리먼트(또는 구성요소)는 소프트웨어, 하드웨어, 또는 소프트웨어 및 하드웨어 어떤 형태로도 구현될 수 있는 것으로 이해되어야 할 것이다.In addition, it should be understood that, unless specifically stated in the implementation of an element (or component), the element (or component) may be implemented in software, hardware, or any form of software and hardware.
또한, 본 명세서에서 사용된 용어는 실시 예들을 설명하기 위한 것이며 본 발명을 제한하고자 하는 것은 아니다. 본 명세서에서, 단수형은 문구에서 특별히 언급하지 않는 한 복수형도 포함한다. 명세서에서 사용되는 '포함한다(comprises)' 및/또는 '포함하는(comprising)'은 언급된 구성요소는 하나 이상의 다른 구성요소의 존재 또는 추가를 배제하지 않는다.In addition, the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. As used herein, the singular also includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase. As used herein, the terms 'comprises' and/or 'comprising' do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other components.
도 1은 본 발명의 제1실시예에 따른 우편/택배 서비스 시스템의 네트워크 구성도이다.1 is a network configuration diagram of a postal/delivery service system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
도 1에 도시한 바와 같이, 본 발명의 제1실시예에 따른 우편/택배 서비스 시스템은, 우편/택배 보관함(100), 우편/택배 관리 서버(310), 인증서버(320) 및 배송인 단말(200)을 포함한다.As shown in FIG. 1, the postal/courier service system according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a postal/courier box 100, a postal/courier management server 310, an authentication server 320, and a delivery terminal. (200).
우편/택배 보관함(100)은 각 세대별로 할당되어 해당 세대의 우편물 및 택배물 등 배달물품을 수령하는 용도로 사용될 수 있고 디지털 락 장치가 장착된 다양한 형태의 보관함을 포함할 수 있다. 본 발명의 실시예에 따른 우편/택배 보관함(100)은 각 보관함에 대해 고유한 시리얼정보가 설정되고 디지털 락 방식으로 잠금 및 해제가 가능하다. 또한, 근거리 무선통신을 이용한 인증 기능을 수행하여 인증 여부에 따라 디지털 락 방식으로 도어의 잠금 및 해제 기능이 제어될 수 있다. 여기서, 근거리무선통신은 NFC(Near field communication), 와이파이(Wi-Fi), 지그비(Zigbee)통신 및 ISA100, WirelessHART, 블루투스, Wave 등 상대적으로 근접한 거리의 단말 간에 무선으로 데이터를 송수신하는 다양한 통신 방식이 적용될 수 있다. 이하 설명에서는 상기 근거리무선통신 방식들 중 블루투스 방식을 이용하는 경우를 예시하여 설명하기로 한다.The postal/delivery box 100 may be allocated to each household and used to receive delivery items such as mail and parcels of the corresponding household, and may include various types of storage boxes equipped with a digital lock device. In the postal/delivery box 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, unique serial information is set for each box, and locking and unlocking is possible by a digital lock method. In addition, by performing an authentication function using short-range wireless communication, the locking and unlocking functions of the door may be controlled by a digital lock method depending on whether the authentication is performed. Here, the short-distance wireless communication includes various communication methods for wirelessly transmitting and receiving data between terminals at a relatively close distance, such as NFC (Near field communication), Wi-Fi, Zigbee communication, and ISA100, WirelessHART, Bluetooth, and Wave. This can be applied. In the following description, a case of using the Bluetooth method among the short-range wireless communication methods will be described as an example.
우편/택배 보관함(100)은 배송인 단말(200)로부터 근거리 통신을 통해 주소정보를 수신하고, 수신된 주소정보를 기저장된 주소정보와 비교하여 유효한 주소정보인지 판단한다. 유효한 주소정보가 수신된 경우 우편/택배 보관함(100)의 시리얼정보를 배송인 단말(200) 측에 송신한다. 이 후, 배송인 단말(200)로부터 근거리 통신을 통해 인증키가 수신되면 우편/택배 보관함(100)은 기저장된 인증키와 수신된 인증키를 확인하여 인증키의 유효성을 인증한다. 인증에 성공하면 우편/택배 보관함(100)은 도어를 개방한다. 여기서, 우편/택배 보관함(100)은 인증에 성공한 배송인 단말(200)과 블루투스 페어링을 설정하고, 도어를 개방한 후 배송인 단말(200)이 일정 거리 이상 이격되어 페어링이 해제되면 우편/택배 보관함(100)의 도어를 다시 잠금 상태로 전환시킬 수 있다.The postal/courier box 100 receives address information from the delivery terminal 200 through short-distance communication, and compares the received address information with pre-stored address information to determine whether it is valid address information. When valid address information is received, the serial information of the postal/courier box 100 is transmitted to the delivery terminal 200 side. After that, when the authentication key is received from the delivery terminal 200 through short-distance communication, the postal/courier box 100 verifies the pre-stored authentication key and the received authentication key to authenticate the validity of the authentication key. If authentication is successful, the mail/courier box 100 opens the door. Here, the postal/courier box 100 establishes Bluetooth pairing with the delivery terminal 200 that has succeeded in authentication, and after opening the door, when the delivery terminal 200 is separated by a certain distance or more and the pairing is cancelled, the mail/courier delivery box 100 The door of the storage box 100 may be switched back to the locked state.
우편/택배 보관함(100)은 평상시에는 전원 절약을 위한 슬립(sleep)상태를 유지하고, 외부 이벤트, 예컨대, 배송인 단말(200)의 웨이크업 신호가 수신되거나 사용자의 입력이 수신되면 우편/택배 보관함(100)의 기능들을 수행하기 위한 대기상태로 웨이크업 될 수 있다. 이러한 우편/택배 보관함(100)의 동작에 관하여는 후술하는 도 2에서 보다 상세히 설명한다.The mail/courier box 100 normally maintains a sleep state for power saving, and when an external event, for example, a wake-up signal of the delivery terminal 200 is received or a user input is received, mail/courier delivery It may wake up to a standby state for performing the functions of the storage box 100 . The operation of the mail/courier box 100 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2 to be described later.
우편/택배 관리 서버(310)는 배달물품을 배송하는 배송인 정보, 배달물품의 발신인, 수신인, 주소정보 등을 포함하는 송장정보, 송장정보에 따라 생성되는 바코드 혹은 QR코드 등의 코드정보를 저장 및 관리한다. 우편/택배 관리 서버(310)는 배송인 단말(200)로부터 배송인 정보와 코드정보가 수신되면 배송인 정보를 기 저장된 정보와 비교하여 유효한 배송인인지 여부를 판단한다. 유효한 배송인으로 판단되면 우편/택배 관리 서버(310)는 배송인 정보와 함께 수신된 코드정보에 해당되는 주소정보를 판독하여 배송인 단말(200)로 전송한다.The postal/courier management server 310 stores code information such as delivery person information for delivering the delivered product, invoice information including sender, recipient, and address information of the delivered product, and barcode or QR code generated according to the invoice information. and manage. When the delivery person information and code information are received from the delivery terminal 200 , the postal/courier management server 310 compares the delivery information with pre-stored information to determine whether the delivery person is a valid delivery person. If it is determined as a valid delivery person, the postal/courier management server 310 reads the address information corresponding to the code information received together with the delivery person information and transmits it to the delivery terminal 200 .
인증서버(320)는 우편/택배 보관함(100)과 배송인 단말(200)이 서로 상대를 인증할 때 사용되는 인증키를 생성하여 제공한다. 인증서버(320)는 우편/택배 보관함(100)의 시리얼정보를 저장하여 각각의 시리얼정보에 대응되는 인증키를 생성한다. 인증서버(320)는 네트워크를 통해 배송인 단말(200)로부터 우편/택배 보관함(100)의 시리얼정보와 함께 인증키 생성 요청을 수신하면, 수신된 시리얼정보에 따른 인증키를 생성하여 배송인 단말(200)로 전송한다. 인증서버(320)는 시리얼정보에 따라 OTP(One Time Password)를 생성하여 전송할 수 있으며, 혹은, PKI(Public Key Infrastructure) 방식으로 인증키를 생성하여 전송할 수 있다.The authentication server 320 generates and provides an authentication key used when the mail/courier box 100 and the delivery terminal 200 authenticate each other. The authentication server 320 stores serial information of the postal/delivery box 100 to generate an authentication key corresponding to each serial information. When the authentication server 320 receives a request for generating an authentication key along with the serial information of the postal/courier box 100 from the delivery terminal 200 through the network, it generates an authentication key according to the received serial information to the delivery terminal. (200). The authentication server 320 may generate and transmit an OTP (One Time Password) according to the serial information, or may generate and transmit an authentication key using a public key infrastructure (PKI) method.
배송인 단말(200)은 근거리 통신과 이동통신 네트워크 통신이 모두 가능한 스마트폰, 태블릿 등의 휴대형 통신단말장치를 포함할 수 있다. 또한, 배송인 단말(200)은 배송물에 부착되어 송장정보를 저장하고 있는 바코드, QR코드 등을 획득할 수 있는 수단, 예컨대, 카메라나 코드 스캐너 기능을 수행할 수 있다.The delivery terminal 200 may include a portable communication terminal device such as a smart phone or a tablet capable of both short-range communication and mobile communication network communication. In addition, the delivery terminal 200 may perform a means for obtaining a barcode, a QR code, etc. attached to the delivery and storing invoice information, for example, a camera or a code scanner function.
본 우편/택배 서비스 시스템에 적용되기 위해, 배송인 단말(200)에는 전용 어플리케이션이 설치될 수 있다. 배송인 단말(200)은 바코드, QR코드 등의 코드형태로 부착된 송장정보를 카메라로 촬영하거나 스캐너로 스캔하여 배송인 정보 및 송장정보를 이동통신 네트워크를 통해 우편/택배 관리 서버(310)에 전송함으로써 송장정보에 해당하는 주소정보를 수신할 수 있다. 배송인 단말(200)은 수신된 주소정보를 근거리 통신을 통해 우편/택배 보관함(100)으로 전송하여 주소정보에 대응되는 우편/택배 보관함(100)의 시리얼정보를 수신한다. 배송인 단말(200)은 수신된 시리얼정보를 이동통신 네트워크를 통해 인증서버(320)로 전송하여 인증키를 요청한다. 배송인 단말(200)은 인증서버(320)로부터 수신된 인증키를 우편/택배 보관함(100)에 근거리 통신 방식으로 송신하여 인증을 요청한다. 우편/택배 보관함(100)과의 인증에 성공하면 우편/택배 보관함(100)의 도어가 개방된다. 이상의 일련의 과정이 배송인 단말(200) 내의 애플리케이션에 의해 진행되어 실재 배송인은 배송물에 부착된 코드를 스캔하는 동작만으로 우편/택배 보관함(100)의 도어를 개방할 수 있다.In order to be applied to the present postal/courier service system, a dedicated application may be installed in the delivery terminal 200 . The shipper terminal 200 captures the invoice information attached in the form of a code such as a barcode or QR code with a camera or scans it with a scanner to send the delivery person information and invoice information to the postal/courier management server 310 through a mobile communication network. By transmitting, address information corresponding to invoice information can be received. The delivery terminal 200 transmits the received address information to the postal/courier box 100 through short-distance communication to receive serial information of the postal/courier box 100 corresponding to the address information. The delivery terminal 200 transmits the received serial information to the authentication server 320 through the mobile communication network to request an authentication key. The delivery terminal 200 transmits the authentication key received from the authentication server 320 to the postal/courier box 100 in a short-distance communication method to request authentication. If authentication with the postal/courier box 100 is successful, the door of the postal/courier box 100 is opened. The above series of processes are performed by the application in the delivery terminal 200, so that the actual delivery person can open the door of the postal/courier box 100 only by scanning a code attached to the delivery.
우편/택배 보관함(100)에 배송물을 수납한 후 배송인이 배송인 단말(200)에서 배송완료를 선택하면, 우편/택배 관리 서버(310) 혹은 전용 메시지 관리 서버(330)에서 배송완료 정보를 수신하여 수신인 단말(250)에 배송완료 메시지가 발신될 수 있다. 여기서, 우편/택배 보관함(100)과의 인증에 성공하면 우편/택배 보관함(100)과 배송인 단말(200) 사이에 블루투스 페어링이 설정될 수 있다. 배달이 완료된 후 배송인 단말(200)이 우편/택배 보관함(100)으로부터 일정 거리 이상 멀어지면 블루투스 페어링이 해제된다. 블루투스 페어링이 해제됨을 신호로 하여 우편/택배 보관함(100)은 도어를 잠금 상태로 전환할 수 있다. 또한, 블루투스 페어링이 해제됨을 신호로 하여 배송인 단말(200)에서 배송완료 정보를 우편/택배 관리 서버(310) 또는 전용 메시지 관리 서버(330)로 자동 송신하도록 하는 것도 가능하다.When the delivery person selects delivery completion in the delivery terminal 200 after storing the delivery in the postal/courier box 100, delivery completion information is obtained from the postal/courier management server 310 or the dedicated message management server 330 may be received and a delivery completion message may be transmitted to the recipient terminal 250 . Here, if authentication with the postal/courier box 100 is successful, Bluetooth pairing may be established between the postal/courier box 100 and the delivery terminal 200 . After the delivery is completed, when the delivery terminal 200 moves away from the postal/courier box 100 by a certain distance or more, the Bluetooth pairing is released. As a signal that Bluetooth pairing is released, the mail/courier box 100 may switch the door to a locked state. In addition, it is also possible to automatically transmit the delivery completion information from the delivery terminal 200 to the postal/courier management server 310 or the dedicated message management server 330 by signaling that the Bluetooth pairing is released.
이러한 구성에 따라, 본 발명의 제1실시예에 따른 우편/택배 서비스 시스템은, 배송물에 부착된 송장정보를 포함한 코드를 배송인 단말(200)로 촬영하거나 스캔하여 배송인 정보 및 송장정보를 이동통신 네트워크를 통해 우편/택배 관리 서버(310)에 전송하면, 우편/택배 관리 서버(310)로부터 송장정보에 해당하는 주소정보를 수신할 수 있다. 배송인 단말(200)이 주소정보를 근거리 통신을 통해 우편/택배 보관함(100)으로 전송하면 해당 주소정보에 대응되는 우편/택배 보관함(100)에서 배송인 단말(200)에 시리얼정보를 전송한다. 배송인 단말(200)은 우편/택배 보관함(100)의 시리얼정보를 이동통신 네트워크를 통해 인증서버(320)로 전송하여 인증키를 요청하고, 인증서버(320)로부터 수신된 인증키를 우편/택배 보관함(100)에 근거리 통신 방식으로 송신한다. 우편/택배 보관함(100)은 배송인 단말(200)로부터 수신된 인증키와 기저장된 정보를 비교하여 인증키의 유효성을 판단하고, 유효한 것으로 인증되면 도어를 개방한다. 배송이 완료되면 배송인 단말(200)은 우편/택배 관리 서버(310) 혹은 전용 메시지 관리 서버(330)에서 배송완료 정보를 전송하여 수신인 단말(250)에 배송완료 메시지가 발신될 수 있다.According to this configuration, the postal/courier service system according to the first embodiment of the present invention captures or scans the code including the invoice information attached to the delivery with the delivery terminal 200 to obtain the delivery information and the invoice information. When transmitted to the postal/courier management server 310 through the mobile communication network, address information corresponding to invoice information may be received from the postal/courier management server 310 . When the delivery terminal 200 transmits the address information to the postal/courier box 100 through short-distance communication, the postal/courier box 100 corresponding to the address information transmits the serial information to the delivery terminal 200. . The delivery terminal 200 transmits the serial information of the postal/delivery box 100 to the authentication server 320 through the mobile communication network to request an authentication key, and sends the authentication key received from the authentication server 320 by mail/ It is transmitted in a short-distance communication method to the delivery box 100. The postal/delivery box 100 compares the authentication key received from the delivery terminal 200 with pre-stored information to determine the validity of the authentication key, and opens the door when it is authenticated as valid. When delivery is completed, the delivery terminal 200 may transmit delivery completion information from the postal/courier management server 310 or the dedicated message management server 330 to transmit a delivery completion message to the recipient terminal 250 .
도 2는 도 1의 우편/택배 보관함(100)의 제어 블럭도이다.FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the mail/courier box 100 of FIG. 1 .
도 2를 참조하면, 우편/택배 보관함(100)은 전원부(110), 모터부(112), 메모리부(114), 통신부(118), 사용자 인터페이스(120), 및 보관함 제어부(116)를 포함할 수 있다.Referring to FIG. 2 , the mail/courier box 100 includes a power unit 110 , a motor unit 112 , a memory unit 114 , a communication unit 118 , a user interface 120 , and a storage box control unit 116 . can do.
전원부(110)는 우편/택배 보관함(100)의 동작을 위한 전원을 공급한다. 우편/택배 보관함(100)은 무선으로 구성하기 위해 배터리를 통해 전원을 공급받을 수 있다.The power supply unit 110 supplies power for the operation of the mail/courier box 100 . The mail/courier box 100 may receive power through a battery to configure wirelessly.
모터부(112)는 우편/택배 보관함(100)의 디지털 락을 구동하기 위한 하드웨어적 구성으로, 보관함 제어부(116)의 제어에 따라 디지털 락의 잠금을 동작시키거나 해제시킨다.The motor unit 112 is a hardware configuration for driving the digital lock of the postal/delivery box 100 , and operates or releases the lock of the digital lock according to the control of the storage box controller 116 .
메모리부(114)는 우편/택배 보관함(100)의 동작에 필요한 모든 정보를 저장한다. 예를 들면, 메모리부(114)는 우편/택배 보관함(100)에 부여된 시리얼정보와, 인증키를 저장할 수 있다.The memory unit 114 stores all information necessary for the operation of the mail/courier box 100 . For example, the memory unit 114 may store serial information and an authentication key given to the postal/courier box 100 .
통신부(118)는 우편/택배 보관함(100)이 배송인 단말(200)와 근거리 무선통신을 수행할 수 있도록 지원하는 것으로, 블루투스일 수 있다.The communication unit 118 supports the postal/courier box 100 to perform short-range wireless communication with the delivery terminal 200, and may be Bluetooth.
사용자 인터페이스(120)는 우편/택배 보관함(100)의 동작 상태를 시각적 혹은 청각적으로 표시하는 출력장치와 사용자 입력을 위한 입력장치를 포함할 수 있다. 출력장치로는 색상 별로 구비된 LED, 디스플레이장치, 스피커 등을 포함할 수 있다. 입력장치로는 키패드 혹은 터치패드 등을 포함할 수 있으며 입출력이 모두 가능한 터치패널을 구비하는 것도 가능하다.The user interface 120 may include an output device for visually or audibly displaying the operation state of the postal/delivery box 100 and an input device for user input. The output device may include an LED, a display device, a speaker, etc. provided for each color. The input device may include a keypad or a touch pad, and may include a touch panel capable of both input and output.
보관함 제어부(116)는 우편/택배 보관함(100)의 전반적인 동작을 제어한다. 즉, 컨트롤러(270)는 전원부(110), 모터부(220), 메모리부(230), 통신부(240), 사용자 인터페이스(120)들 간의 신호 입출력을 제어한다. 보관함 제어부(116)는 평상시에는 외부입력을 수신하기 위한 최소 전원만을 사용하는 슬립(sleep) 상태를 유지하고 배송인 단말(200)로부터 웨이크업 신호가 수신되거나 사용자 인터페이스(120)를 통한 입력이 감지되면 활성화 상태로 전환될 수 있다.The locker control unit 116 controls the overall operation of the mail/courier box 100 . That is, the controller 270 controls signal input/output between the power supply unit 110 , the motor unit 220 , the memory unit 230 , the communication unit 240 , and the user interface 120 . The storage box control unit 116 normally maintains a sleep state using only the minimum power for receiving an external input, and a wakeup signal is received from the delivery terminal 200 or an input through the user interface 120 is detected. It can be switched to an active state.
도 3은 도 1의 배송인 단말(200)의 제어 블럭도이다.FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the terminal 200 that is the delivery person of FIG. 1 .
도 3을 참조하면, 배송인 단말(200)는 앱 구동부(210), 근거리 통신부(212), 코드 획득부(214), 사용자 인터페이스부(216), 네트워크 인터페이스부(218), 저장부(220) 및 단말 제어부(222)를 포함한다.Referring to FIG. 3 , the delivery terminal 200 includes an app driving unit 210 , a short-range communication unit 212 , a code obtaining unit 214 , a user interface unit 216 , a network interface unit 218 , and a storage unit 220 . ) and a terminal control unit 222 .
앱 구동부(210)는 전용 앱을 구동시키는 것으로, 본 우편/택배 서비스 시스템에서 배송인 단말(200)이 해당 동작을 수행하기 위한 모든 동작들이 전용 앱을 통해 이루어진다. 예를 들면, 배송인이 배송물품을 전달하기 위해 수행하는 각종 요청들은 전용 앱을 통해 처리될 수 있다.The app driving unit 210 drives the dedicated app, and all operations for the delivery terminal 200 to perform the corresponding operation in the postal/delivery service system are performed through the dedicated app. For example, various requests made by a delivery person to deliver a delivery item may be processed through a dedicated app.
근거리 통신부(212)는 근거리 무선통신을 지원하는 것으로, 배송인 단말(200)과 우편/택배 보관함(100)이 근거리 무선통신을 수행할 수 있도록 한다. 근거리 통신부(212)는 배송인 단말(200)와 우편/택배 보관함(100)이 근거리 통신범위 내에서 존재할 경우에만 통신을 수행할 수 있다.The short-range communication unit 212 supports short-range wireless communication, and enables the delivery terminal 200 and the postal/courier box 100 to perform short-range wireless communication. The short-distance communication unit 212 may perform communication only when the delivery terminal 200 and the postal/courier box 100 exist within a short-distance communication range.
코드 획득부(214)는 배송물에 부착되어 송장정보를 저장하고 있는 바코드, QR코드 등을 획득할 수 있는 수단, 예컨대, 카메라나 바코드 스캐너 등을 포함할 수 있다.The code acquisition unit 214 may include a means for acquiring a barcode or QR code that is attached to a shipment and stores invoice information, for example, a camera or a barcode scanner.
사용자 인터페이스부(216)는 사용자의 입출력을 위한 터치스크린 등을 포함하여 앱 구동부(310)에서 제공하는 전용 앱에서 지원하는 각종 기능을 선택하기 위한 메뉴를 제공할 수 있다.The user interface unit 216 may provide a menu for selecting various functions supported by the dedicated app provided by the app driving unit 310 , including a touch screen for input/output of the user.
네트워크 인터페이스부(218)는 유무선의 네트워크를 지원하는 것으로, 배송인 단말(200)이 우편/택배 관리 서버(310), 인증서버(320), 메시지 관리 서버(330)와 소정 정보를 주고받을 수 있도록 한다.The network interface unit 218 supports a wired/wireless network, and the delivery terminal 200 can exchange predetermined information with the postal/courier management server 310 , the authentication server 320 , and the message management server 330 . let it be
저장부(220)는 배송인 단말(200)의 동작에 필요한 모든 정보를 저장한다. 예를 들면, 앱 구동부(210)에 의해 실행되는 전용 앱이 저장될 수 있다.The storage unit 220 stores all information necessary for the operation of the delivery terminal 200 . For example, a dedicated app executed by the app driving unit 210 may be stored.
단말 제어부(214)는 배송인 단말(200)의 전반적인 동작을 제어한다. 즉, 단말 제어부(214)는 앱 구동부(210), 근거리통신부(320), 사용자 인터페이스부(216), 네트워크 인터페이스부(218), 저장부(220)들 간의 신호 입출력을 제어한다.The terminal control unit 214 controls the overall operation of the delivery terminal 200 . That is, the terminal control unit 214 controls signal input/output between the app driving unit 210 , the short-range communication unit 320 , the user interface unit 216 , the network interface unit 218 , and the storage unit 220 .
도 4는 본 발명의 제1실시예에 따른 우편/택배 서비스 시스템의 배송 방법의 흐름도이다.4 is a flowchart of a delivery method of the postal/courier service system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
배송인 단말(200)은 바코드, QR코드 등의 코드형태로 부착된 송장정보를 카메라로 촬영하거나 스캐너로 스캔하여 코드정보를 획득한다(S110).The delivery terminal 200 acquires code information by photographing the invoice information attached in the form of a code such as a barcode or a QR code with a camera or scanning it with a scanner (S110).
배송인 단말(200)은 획득된 코드정보와 배송인 정보를 이동통신 네트워크를 통해 우편/택배 관리 서버(310)에 전송한다(S112). 배송인 정보는 배송인의 ID, 전화번호 등 배송인을 식별할 수 있는 정보를 포함할 수 있다. 전용 앱에 배송인 식별을 위한 배송인 정보가 미리 저장되어 있는 경우, 별도의 추가 입력 과정 없이 코드 스캔 후 전송 메뉴를 선택하면 배송인 정보와 코드정보가 우편/택배 관리 서버(310)로 전송된다.The delivery terminal 200 transmits the obtained code information and delivery information to the postal/courier management server 310 through a mobile communication network (S112). The shipper information may include information that can identify the shipper, such as the shipper's ID and phone number. If the delivery person information for identification of the delivery person is stored in advance in the dedicated app, the delivery person information and the code information are transmitted to the postal/courier management server 310 by selecting the send menu after scanning the code without an additional input process. .
우편/택배 관리 서버(310)는 배송인 단말(200)로부터 배송인 정보와 코드정보가 수신되면 배송인 정보를 기 저장된 정보와 비교하여 사전에 등록된 배송인인지 여부를 판단한다. 유효한 배송인으로 판단되면 우편/택배 관리 서버(310)는 배송인 정보와 함께 수신된 코드정보에 해당되는 주소정보를 판독하여 배송인 단말(200)로 전송한다(S114). When the delivery person information and code information are received from the delivery terminal 200 , the postal/courier management server 310 compares the delivery information with pre-stored information to determine whether it is a pre-registered delivery person. If it is determined as a valid delivery person, the postal/courier management server 310 reads the address information corresponding to the code information received together with the delivery information and transmits it to the delivery terminal 200 (S114).
배송인 단말(200)은 수신된 주소정보를 근거리 통신을 통해 우편/택배 보관함(100)으로 전송하여(S115), 주소정보에 대응되는 우편/택배 보관함(100)의 시리얼정보를 수신한다(S116). 여기서, 우편/택배 보관함(100)이 슬립(sleep)상태인 경우 우편/택배 보관함(100)과 배송인 단말(200) 간의 근거리 통신을 위한 웨이크업 단계가 수행될 수 있다(S113).The delivery terminal 200 transmits the received address information to the postal/courier box 100 through short-distance communication (S115), and receives the serial information of the postal/courier box 100 corresponding to the address information (S116). ). Here, when the postal/courier box 100 is in a sleep state, a wake-up step for short-distance communication between the postal/courier box 100 and the delivery terminal 200 may be performed (S113).
배송인 단말(200)은 수신된 시리얼정보를 이동통신 네트워크를 통해 인증서버(320)로 전송하여 인증키를 요청한다(S118).The delivery terminal 200 transmits the received serial information to the authentication server 320 through the mobile communication network to request an authentication key (S118).
인증서버(320)는 네트워크를 통해 배송인 단말(200)로부터 우편/택배 보관함(100)의 시리얼정보와 함께 인증키 생성 요청을 수신하면, 시리얼정보에 따라 인증키를 생성하여 배송인 단말(200)로 전송한다(S120). 인증서버(320)는 시리얼정보에 따라 OTP(One Time Password)를 생성하여 전송할 수 있으며, 혹은, PKI(Public Key Infrastructure) 방식으로 인증키를 생성하여 전송할 수 있다. When the authentication server 320 receives a request for generating an authentication key together with the serial information of the postal/courier box 100 from the delivery terminal 200 through the network, it generates an authentication key according to the serial information and generates an authentication key according to the serial information of the delivery terminal 200. ) to (S120). The authentication server 320 may generate and transmit an OTP (One Time Password) according to the serial information, or may generate and transmit an authentication key using a public key infrastructure (PKI) method.
배송인 단말(200)은 인증서버(320)로부터 수신된 인증키를 우편/택배 보관함(100)에 근거리 통신 방식으로 송신하여 인증을 요청한다(S122).The delivery terminal 200 transmits the authentication key received from the authentication server 320 to the postal/courier box 100 in a short-distance communication method to request authentication (S122).
우편/택배 보관함(100)과의 인증에 성공하면 우편/택배 보관함(100)과 배송인 단말(200) 간에 블루투스 페어링이 설정되고(S124), 우편/택배 보관함(100)은 도어를 개방한다(S126). 이상의 일련의 과정이 배송인 단말(200) 내의 애플리케이션에 의해 진행되어 실재 배송인은 배송물에 부착된 코드를 스캔하는 동작만으로 우편/택배 보관함(100)의 도어를 개방할 수 있다.If authentication with the postal/courier box 100 is successful, Bluetooth pairing is established between the postal/courier box 100 and the delivery terminal 200 (S124), and the post/courier box 100 opens the door ( S126). The above series of processes are performed by the application in the delivery terminal 200, so that the actual delivery person can open the door of the postal/courier box 100 only by scanning a code attached to the delivery.
우편/택배 보관함(100)에 배송물을 수납한 후 배송인이 배송인 단말(200)에서 배송완료를 전송하면(S128), 메시지 관리 서버(330)에서 배송완료 정보를 수신하여 수신인 단말(250)에 우편/택배 배달 완료 메시지를 전송한다(S130).After receiving the shipment in the postal/courier box 100, when the delivery person transmits the delivery completion from the delivery terminal 200 (S128), the message management server 330 receives delivery completion information from the recipient terminal 250 ) to transmit a postal/courier delivery completion message (S130).
한편, 우편/택배 보관함(100)은 도어를 개방한 후 배송인 단말(200)이 일정 거리 이상 이격되어 블루투스 페어링이 해제되면 도어를 다시 잠금 상태로 전환한다.On the other hand, the postal/delivery box 100 switches the door to the locked state again when the Bluetooth pairing is released because the delivery terminal 200 is separated by a predetermined distance or more after the door is opened.
도 5는 본 발명의 제2실시예에 따른 우편/택배 서비스 시스템의 네트워크 구성도이다. 본 발명의 제2실시예는 우편/택배 보관함(100)이 각 주소지 당 하나씩 지정되지 않고, 배달 시점에 비어있는 보관함을 랜덤 할당하여 배달물품을 수령하는 방식으로 운영되는 경우를 예시한 것이다. 이러한 제2실시예는 우편 서비스 및 택배 서비스에 모두 적용 가능하며, 이하 설명에서는 택배 서비스에 적용하는 경우를 예시하기로 한다. 본 발명의 제2실시예를 설명함에 있어서, 제1실시예의 우편/택배 서비스 시스템에서와 같은 기능을 수행하는 구성에 대해서는 동일한 명칭 및 참조부호를 적용하기로 한다.5 is a network configuration diagram of a postal/delivery service system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment of the present invention exemplifies the case where one postal/courier box 100 is not designated for each address, but is operated in a way that randomly allocates an empty box at the time of delivery to receive the delivered product. This second embodiment is applicable to both a postal service and a courier service, and in the following description, the case of application to the courier service will be exemplified. In describing the second embodiment of the present invention, the same names and reference numerals will be applied to components that perform the same functions as in the postal/delivery service system of the first embodiment.
도 5를 참조하면, 본 발명의 제2실시예에 따른 우편/택배 서비스 시스템, 택배 보관함(105), 우편/택배 관리 서버(310), 인증서버(320) 및 배송인 단말(200)을 포함한다.Referring to FIG. 5 , the postal/delivery service system according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a delivery box 105 , a postal/courier management server 310 , an authentication server 320 and a delivery terminal 200 . do.
택배 보관함(105)은 각기 고유한 시리얼정보가 부여되고 디지털 락 장치가 장착된 복수개의 보관함들과 각 보관함들의 사용 및 비사용 상태를 관리하고 디지털 락 잠금장치를 개방 혹은 폐쇄상태로 제어하는 보관함 관리장치를 포함할 수 있다. 본 발명의 실시예에 따른 택배 보관함(105)의 보관함 관리장치는 근거리 무선통신을 이용한 인증 기능을 수행하여 인증 여부에 따라 특정 보관함의 도어를 잠금 혹은 개방할 수 있다. 여기서, 근거리무선통신은 NFC(Near field communication), 와이파이(Wi-Fi), 지그비(Zigbee)통신 및 ISA100, WirelessHART, 블루투스, Wave 등 상대적으로 근접한 거리의 단말 간에 무선으로 데이터를 송수신하는 다양한 통신 방식이 적용될 수 있다. 이하 설명에서는 상기 근거리무선통신 방식들 중 블루투스 방식을 이용하는 경우를 예시하여 설명하기로 한다.The delivery box 105 is provided with unique serial information, and a plurality of storage boxes equipped with a digital lock device and storage box management that manages the use and non-use status of each storage box and controls the digital lock lock device in an open or closed state device may be included. The storage box management apparatus of the delivery box 105 according to an embodiment of the present invention may perform an authentication function using short-range wireless communication to lock or open the door of a specific storage box depending on whether authentication is performed. Here, the short-distance wireless communication includes various communication methods for wirelessly transmitting and receiving data between terminals at a relatively close distance, such as NFC (Near field communication), Wi-Fi, Zigbee communication, and ISA100, WirelessHART, Bluetooth, and Wave. This can be applied. In the following description, a case of using the Bluetooth method among the short-range wireless communication methods will be described as an example.
본 발명의 제2실시예에 따른 택배 보관함(105)의 보관함 관리장치는 배송인 단말(200)로부터 근거리 통신을 통해 택배물품의 주소정보를 수신하고, 수신된 주소정보를 기저장된 주소정보들과 비교하여 유효한 주소정보인지 판단한다. 유효한 주소정보가 수신된 경우 전체 보관함들 중 비사용 상태인 보관함을 판단하여 해당 보관함의 시리얼정보를 배송인 단말(200) 측에 송신한다. 이 후, 배송인 단말(200)로부터 근거리 통신을 통해 인증키가 수신되면 보관함의 시리얼정보와 수신된 인증키를 확인하여 인증키의 유효성을 인증한다. 인증키의 인증에 성공하면 해당 시리얼정보에 대응되는 보관함의 도어를 개방한다. 여기서, 보관함 관리장치는 인증에 성공한 배송인 단말(200)과 블루투스 페어링을 설정하고, 도어를 개방한 후 배송인 단말(200)이 일정 거리 이상 이격되어 페어링이 해제되면 해당 보관함의 도어를 다시 잠금 상태로 전환시킬 수 있다. 이러한 택배 보관함(105)의 보관함 관리장치는 평상시에는 전원 절약을 위한 슬립(sleep)상태로 유지되고 외부 이벤트, 예컨대, 배송인 단말(200)의 웨이크업 신호가 수신되거나 사용자의 입력이 수신되면 택배 보관함(105)의 기능들을 수행하기 위한 대기상태로 웨이크업 될 수 있다.The storage box management apparatus of the parcel delivery box 105 according to the second embodiment of the present invention receives the address information of the parcel delivery goods from the delivery terminal 200 through short-distance communication, and combines the received address information with the pre-stored address information. It is compared to determine if it is valid address information. When valid address information is received, it is determined that the storage box is in an unused state among all storage boxes, and the serial information of the storage box is transmitted to the delivery terminal 200 side. After that, when the authentication key is received from the delivery terminal 200 through short-distance communication, the validity of the authentication key is authenticated by checking the serial information of the storage box and the received authentication key. If authentication of the authentication key is successful, the door of the storage box corresponding to the serial information is opened. Here, the storage box management device establishes Bluetooth pairing with the delivery terminal 200 that has succeeded in authentication, and after opening the door, when the delivery terminal 200 is separated by a certain distance or more and the pairing is released, the door of the storage box is locked again. state can be converted. The storage box management device of the delivery box 105 is normally maintained in a sleep state for power saving, and when an external event, for example, a wake-up signal of the delivery terminal 200 is received or a user input is received, the delivery It may wake up to a standby state for performing the functions of the storage box 105 .
우편/택배 관리 서버(310)는 배송인 단말(200)로부터 배송인 정보와 코드정보가 수신되면 배송인 정보를 기 저장된 정보와 비교하여 유효한 배송인인지 여부를 판단한다. 유효한 배송인으로 판단되면 우편/택배 관리 서버(310)는 배송인 정보와 함께 수신된 코드정보에 해당되는 주소정보를 판독하여 배송인 단말(200)로 전송한다.When the delivery person information and code information are received from the delivery terminal 200 , the postal/courier management server 310 compares the delivery information with pre-stored information to determine whether the delivery person is a valid delivery person. If it is determined as a valid delivery person, the postal/courier management server 310 reads the address information corresponding to the code information received together with the delivery person information and transmits it to the delivery terminal 200 .
인증서버(320)는 택배 보관함(105)과 배송인 단말(200)이 서로 상대를 인증할 때 사용되는 인증키를 생성하여 제공한다. 인증서버(320)는 택배 보관함(105)이 관리하는 각 보관함의 시리얼정보를 저장하여 각각의 시리얼정보에 대응되는 인증키를 생성한다. 인증서버(320)는 네트워크를 통해 배송인 단말(200)로부터 시리얼정보와 함께 인증키 생성 요청을 수신하면, 수신된 시리얼정보에 따른 인증키를 생성하여 배송인 단말(200)로 전송한다. 인증서버(320)는 시리얼정보에 따라 OTP(One Time Password)를 생성하여 전송할 수 있으며, 혹은, PKI(Public Key Infrastructure) 방식으로 인증키를 생성하여 전송할 수 있다.The authentication server 320 generates and provides an authentication key used when the delivery box 105 and the delivery terminal 200 authenticate each other. The authentication server 320 stores serial information of each storage box managed by the delivery box 105 and generates an authentication key corresponding to each serial information. When the authentication server 320 receives a request for generating an authentication key together with serial information from the delivery terminal 200 through the network, it generates an authentication key according to the received serial information and transmits it to the delivery terminal 200 . The authentication server 320 may generate and transmit an OTP (One Time Password) according to the serial information, or may generate and transmit an authentication key using a public key infrastructure (PKI) method.
배송인 단말(200)은 근거리 통신과 이동통신 네트워크 통신이 모두 가능한 스마트폰, 태블릿 등의 휴대형 통신단말장치를 포함할 수 있다. 또한, 배송인 단말(200)은 배송물에 부착되어 송장정보를 저장하고 있는 바코드, QR코드 등을 획득할 수 있는 수단, 예컨대, 카메라나 코드 스캐너 기능을 수행할 수 있다. 본 우편/택배 서비스 시스템에 적용되기 위해, 배송인 단말(200)에는 전용 어플리케이션이 설치될 수 있다. 배송인 단말(200)은 바코드, QR코드 등의 코드형태로 부착된 송장정보를 카메라로 촬영하거나 스캐너로 스캔하여 배송인 정보 및 송장정보를 이동통신 네트워크를 통해 우편/택배 관리 서버(310)에 전송함으로써 송장정보에 해당하는 주소정보를 수신할 수 있다. 배송인 단말(200)은 수신된 주소정보를 근거리 통신을 통해 택배 보관함(105)으로 전송하여 주소정보에 대응되는 택배 보관함(105)의 시리얼정보를 수신한다. 배송인 단말(200)은 수신된 시리얼정보를 이동통신 네트워크를 통해 인증서버(320)로 전송하여 인증키를 요청한다. 배송인 단말(200)은 인증서버(320)로부터 수신된 인증키를 택배 보관함(105)에 근거리 통신 방식으로 송신하여 인증을 요청한다. 택배 보관함(105)과의 인증에 성공하면 택배 보관함(105)의 도어가 개방된다. 이상의 일련의 과정이 배송인 단말(200) 내의 애플리케이션에 의해 진행되어 실재 배송인은 배송물에 부착된 코드를 스캔하는 동작만으로 택배 보관함(105)의 도어를 개방할 수 있다. 택배 보관함(105)에 배송물을 수납한 후 배송인이 배송인 단말(200)에서 배송완료를 선택하면, 우편/택배 관리 서버(310) 혹은 전용 메시지 관리 서버(330)에서 배송완료 정보를 수신하여 수신인 단말(250)에 배송완료 메시지가 발신될 수 있다.The delivery terminal 200 may include a portable communication terminal device such as a smart phone or a tablet capable of both short-range communication and mobile communication network communication. In addition, the delivery terminal 200 may perform a means for obtaining a barcode, a QR code, etc. attached to the delivery and storing invoice information, for example, a camera or a code scanner function. In order to be applied to the present postal/courier service system, a dedicated application may be installed in the delivery terminal 200 . The shipper terminal 200 captures the invoice information attached in the form of a code such as a barcode or QR code with a camera or scans it with a scanner to send the delivery person information and invoice information to the postal/courier management server 310 through a mobile communication network. By transmitting, address information corresponding to invoice information can be received. The delivery terminal 200 transmits the received address information to the delivery box 105 through short-distance communication to receive serial information of the delivery box 105 corresponding to the address information. The delivery terminal 200 transmits the received serial information to the authentication server 320 through the mobile communication network to request an authentication key. The delivery terminal 200 transmits the authentication key received from the authentication server 320 to the delivery box 105 in a short-distance communication method to request authentication. If authentication with the delivery box 105 is successful, the door of the delivery box 105 is opened. The above series of processes is performed by the application in the delivery terminal 200, so that the actual delivery person can open the door of the delivery box 105 only by scanning the code attached to the delivery. When the delivery person selects delivery completion in the delivery terminal 200 after storing the delivery in the delivery box 105, the delivery completion information is received from the postal/courier management server 310 or the dedicated message management server 330 Thus, a delivery completion message may be transmitted to the recipient terminal 250 .
여기서, 택배 보관함(105)과의 인증에 성공하면 택배 보관함(105)과 배송인 단말(200) 사이에 블루투스 페어링이 설정될 수 있다. 배달이 완료된 후 배송인 단말(200)이 택배 보관함(105)으로부터 일정 거리 이상 멀어지면 블루투스 페어링이 해제된다. 블루투스 페어링이 해제됨을 신호로 하여 택배 보관함(105)은 도어를 잠금 상태로 전환할 수 있다. 또한, 블루투스 페어링이 해제됨을 신호로 하여 배송인 단말(200)에서 배송완료 정보를 우편/택배 관리 서버(310) 또는 전용 메시지 관리 서버(330)로 송신하도록 하는 것도 가능하다.Here, if authentication with the delivery box 105 is successful, Bluetooth pairing may be established between the delivery box 105 and the delivery terminal 200 . After the delivery is completed, when the delivery terminal 200 is more than a certain distance away from the delivery box 105, the Bluetooth pairing is released. By signaling that the Bluetooth pairing is released, the delivery box 105 may switch the door to a locked state. In addition, it is also possible to transmit the delivery completion information from the delivery terminal 200 to the postal/courier management server 310 or the dedicated message management server 330 by signaling that the Bluetooth pairing is released.
이러한 구성에 따라, 본 발명의 제2실시예에 따른 우편/택배 서비스 시스템은, 배송물에 부착된 송장정보를 포함한 코드를 배송인 단말(200)로 촬영하거나 스캔하여 배송인 정보 및 송장정보를 이동통신 네트워크를 통해 우편/택배 관리 서버(310)에 전송하면, 우편/택배 관리 서버(310)로부터 송장정보에 해당하는 주소정보를 수신할 수 있다. 배송인 단말(200)이 주소정보를 근거리 통신을 통해 택배 보관함(105)으로 전송하면 택배 보관함(105)에서 비어 있는 보관함의 시리얼정보를 배송인 단말(200)에 전송한다. 배송인 단말(200)은 비어 있는 보관함의 시리얼정보를 이동통신 네트워크를 통해 인증서버(320)로 전송하여 인증키를 요청하고, 인증서버(320)로부터 수신된 인증키를 택배 보관함(105)에 근거리 통신 방식으로 송신한다. 택배 보관함(105)은 배송인 단말(200)로부터 수신된 인증키와 기저장된 정보를 비교하여 인증키의 유효성을 판단하고, 유효한 것으로 인증되면 도어를 개방한다. 배송이 완료되면 배송인 단말(200)은 우편/택배 관리 서버(310) 혹은 전용 메시지 관리 서버(330)에서 배송완료 정보를 전송하여 수신인 단말(250)에 배송완료 메시지가 발신될 수 있다.According to this configuration, the postal/delivery service system according to the second embodiment of the present invention captures or scans the code including the invoice information attached to the delivery with the delivery terminal 200 to obtain the delivery information and the invoice information. When transmitted to the postal/courier management server 310 through the mobile communication network, address information corresponding to invoice information may be received from the postal/courier management server 310 . When the delivery terminal 200 transmits the address information to the delivery box 105 through short-distance communication, the delivery box 105 transmits serial information of the empty locker to the delivery terminal 200 . The delivery terminal 200 transmits the serial information of the empty storage box to the authentication server 320 through the mobile communication network to request an authentication key, and stores the authentication key received from the authentication server 320 in the delivery box 105. It is transmitted using short-distance communication. The delivery box 105 compares the authentication key received from the delivery terminal 200 with pre-stored information to determine the validity of the authentication key, and opens the door when it is authenticated as valid. When delivery is completed, the delivery terminal 200 may transmit delivery completion information from the postal/courier management server 310 or the dedicated message management server 330 to transmit a delivery completion message to the recipient terminal 250 .
도 6은 본 발명의 제2실시예에 따른 우편/택배 서비스 시스템의 배송 방법의 흐름도이다.6 is a flowchart of a delivery method of a postal/delivery service system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
배송인 단말(200)은 바코드, QR코드 등의 코드형태로 부착된 송장정보를 카메라로 촬영하거나 스캐너로 스캔하여 코드정보를 획득한다(S210).The delivery terminal 200 acquires code information by photographing the invoice information attached in the form of a code such as a barcode or a QR code with a camera or scanning it with a scanner (S210).
배송인 단말(200)은 획득된 코드정보와 배송인 정보를 이동통신 네트워크를 통해 우편/택배 관리 서버(310)에 전송한다(S212). 배송인 정보는 배송인의 ID, 전화번호 등 배송인을 식별할 수 있는 정보를 포함할 수 있다. 전용 앱에 배송인 식별을 위한 배송인 정보가 미리 저장되어 있는 경우, 별도의 추가 입력 과정 없이 코드 스캔 후 전송 메뉴를 선택하면 배송인 정보와 코드정보가 우편/택배 관리 서버(310)로 전송된다.The delivery terminal 200 transmits the obtained code information and delivery information to the postal/courier management server 310 through the mobile communication network (S212). The shipper information may include information that can identify the shipper, such as the shipper's ID and phone number. If the delivery person information for identification of the delivery person is stored in advance in the dedicated app, the delivery person information and the code information are transmitted to the postal/courier management server 310 by selecting the send menu after scanning the code without an additional input process. .
우편/택배 관리 서버(310)는 배송인 단말(200)로부터 배송인 정보와 코드정보가 수신되면 배송인 정보를 기 저장된 정보와 비교하여 사전에 등록된 배송인인지 여부를 판단한다. 유효한 배송인으로 판단되면 우편/택배 관리 서버(310)는 배송인 정보와 함께 수신된 코드정보에 해당되는 주소정보를 판독하여 배송인 단말(200)로 전송한다(S214). When the delivery person information and code information are received from the delivery terminal 200 , the postal/courier management server 310 compares the delivery information with pre-stored information to determine whether it is a pre-registered delivery person. If it is determined as a valid delivery person, the postal/courier management server 310 reads the address information corresponding to the code information received together with the delivery person information and transmits it to the delivery terminal 200 (S214).
배송인 단말(200)은 수신된 주소정보를 근거리 통신을 통해 택배 보관함(105)으로 전송한다(S216).The delivery terminal 200 transmits the received address information to the delivery box 105 through short-distance communication (S216).
택배 보관함(105)은 수신된 주소정보의 유효한 주소정보인지 판단하고, 유효한 주소정보인 경우 사용 가능한 보관함을 검색한다(S218). 택배 보관함(105)은 전체 보관함들 중 비사용 상태인 보관함을 사용 가능한 보관함으로 판단할 수 있다.The delivery box 105 determines whether the received address information is valid address information, and if it is valid address information, searches for an available storage box (S218). The courier storage box 105 may determine a storage box that is in an unused state among all storage boxes as a usable storage box.
택배 보관함(105)은 사용 가능한 보관함의 시리얼정보를 배송인 단말(200) 측에 송신한다(S220).The delivery box 105 transmits the serial information of the available storage box to the delivery terminal 200 side (S220).
배송인 단말(200)은 수신된 시리얼정보를 이동통신 네트워크를 통해 인증서버(320)로 전송하여 인증키를 요청한다(S222).The delivery terminal 200 transmits the received serial information to the authentication server 320 through the mobile communication network to request an authentication key (S222).
인증서버(320)는 네트워크를 통해 배송인 단말(200)로부터 택배 보관함(105)의 시리얼정보와 함께 인증키 생성 요청을 수신하면, 시리얼정보에 따라 인증키를 생성하여 배송인 단말(200)로 전송한다(S224). 인증서버(320)는 시리얼정보에 따라 OTP(One Time Password)를 생성하여 전송할 수 있으며, 혹은, PKI(Public Key Infrastructure) 방식으로 인증키를 생성하여 전송할 수 있다. When the authentication server 320 receives a request for generating an authentication key along with the serial information of the delivery box 105 from the delivery terminal 200 through the network, it generates an authentication key according to the serial information and sends it to the delivery terminal 200. transmit (S224). The authentication server 320 may generate and transmit an OTP (One Time Password) according to the serial information, or may generate and transmit an authentication key using a public key infrastructure (PKI) method.
배송인 단말(200)은 인증서버(320)로부터 수신된 인증키를 택배 보관함(105)에 근거리 통신 방식으로 송신하여 인증을 요청한다(S226).The delivery terminal 200 transmits the authentication key received from the authentication server 320 to the delivery box 105 in a short-distance communication method to request authentication (S226).
택배 보관함(105)과의 인증에 성공하면 택배 보관함(105)과 배송인 단말(200) 간에 블루투스 페어링이 설정되고(S228), 택배 보관함(105)은 해당 시리얼정보에 대응되는 보관함의 도어를 개방한다(S230). 택배 보관함(105)은 도어를 개방한 후 배송인 단말(200)이 일정 거리 이상 이격되어 블루투스 페어링이 해제되면 도어를 다시 잠금 상태로 전환할 수 있다.If authentication with the delivery box 105 is successful, Bluetooth pairing is established between the delivery box 105 and the delivery terminal 200 (S228), and the delivery box 105 opens the door of the locker corresponding to the serial information. do (S230). After opening the door, the delivery box 105 may switch the door to the locked state again when the delivery terminal 200 is separated by a predetermined distance or more and the Bluetooth pairing is released.
택배 보관함(105)에 배송물을 수납한 후 배송인이 배송인 단말(200)에서 배송완료를 전송하면(S232), 메시지 관리 서버(330)에서 배송완료 정보를 수신하여 수신인 단말(250)에 택배 배달 완료 메시지를 전송한다(S234).After receiving the shipment in the delivery box 105, when the delivery person transmits the delivery completion from the delivery terminal 200 (S232), the message management server 330 receives delivery completion information to the recipient terminal 250 A courier delivery completion message is transmitted (S234).
이상 설명한 바와 같이, 본 발명의 우편/택배 서비스 시스템에 따르면, 우편/택배 보관함(100)과 배송자 단말 간의 근거리 통신을 통해 OTP(One Time Password)/PKI(Public Key Infrastructure) 등의 인증키를 이용하여 보관함의 사용 권한을 인증함으로써, 수령인 부재시에도 안전하고 편리하게 배송물품을 배송할 수 있다. 또한, 배송인 단말(200)에서 송장정보가 저장된 코드를 획득하여 전송하는 동작만으로 우편/택배함과 배송자 단말 간의 일련의 인증 과정이 자동으로 수행되도록 하여 배송 시 편의를 증진시킬 수 있다.As described above, according to the postal/delivery service system of the present invention, authentication keys such as OTP (One Time Password)/PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) are obtained through short-distance communication between the postal/courier box 100 and the delivery terminal. By authenticating the right to use the locker using the bin, delivery items can be delivered safely and conveniently even in the absence of the recipient. In addition, it is possible to enhance convenience during delivery by automatically performing a series of authentication processes between the postal/delivery box and the delivery terminal only by obtaining and transmitting the code in which the invoice information is stored from the delivery terminal 200 .
한편, 본 발명의 우편/택배 서비스 시스템에 적용된 우편/택배 보관함(100)과 배송자 단말 간의 사용 권한 인증방식은 우편/택배 보관함(100)과 같이 공동주택에서 사용되는 공용 시설물, 예컨대, 공용 현관의 출입문, 방화문, 주차장의 차단기, 엘리베이터, 단지 내에 설치된 자전거 보관대, 쓰레기 종량기 등에도 적용될 수 있다.On the other hand, the authentication method of the use authority between the postal/delivery box 100 and the delivery terminal applied to the post/courier service system of the present invention is a public facility used in an apartment house such as the postal/courier box 100, for example, a common entrance. It can also be applied to entrance doors, fire doors, parking lot breakers, elevators, bicycle racks installed in the complex, and garbage meter.
도 7은 본 발명의 실시예에 따른 시설물 사용자 인증 시스템의 네트워크 구성도이다. 7 is a network configuration diagram of a facility user authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
본 발명의 실시예에 따른 시설물 사용자 인증 시스템은, 세대원 인증이 필요한 시설물(400), 인증서버(320) 및 세대원 단말(260)을 포함한다.The facility user authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a facility 400 requiring household member authentication, an authentication server 320 and a household member terminal 260 .
시설물(400)은 아파트, 빌라, 오피스텔과 같은 공동주택에 마련되어 세대원들이 공용으로 사용하는 우편/택배 보관함, 공용 현관의 출입문, 방화문, 주차장의 차단기, 엘리베이터, 단지 내에 설치된 자전거 보관대, 쓰레기 종량기 등의 다양한 시설들을 포함할 수 있다. 시설물(400)은 근거리 무선통신을 이용한 인증 기능을 수행하여 인증 여부에 따라 사용을 허가 또는 차단할 수 있다. 우편/택배 보관함, 공용 현관의 출입문, 방화문, 주차장의 차단기, 엘리베이터는 도어의 잠금 및 해제 기능이 제어될 수 있고, 자전거 보관대는 잠금장치의 잠금 및 해제 기능이 제어될 수 있으며, 쓰레기 종량기는 쓰레기 중량을 승인 혹은 불승인할 수 있다. 시설물(400)은 근거리 통신을 통해 세대원 단말(260)에 OTP 보안인증 정보를 전송하고, 이 후, 세대원 단말(260)로부터 근거리 통신을 통해 인증키가 수신되면 기저장된 인증키와 수신된 인증키를 확인하여 시설물(400)에 대한 사용을 허여하거나 차단한다.The facility 400 is provided in apartment houses, villas, officetels, and the like and is provided in a postal/delivery box shared by household members, a door at a common entrance, a fire door, a circuit breaker in a parking lot, an elevator, a bicycle storage rack installed in the complex, a garbage meter, etc. may include a variety of facilities. The facility 400 may permit or block use according to whether authentication is performed by performing an authentication function using short-range wireless communication. Locking and unlocking functions of doors can be controlled for postal/delivery lockers, public entrance doors, fire doors, parking breakers, and elevators, the locking and unlocking functions of the bicycle storage unit can be controlled, and the volumetric garbage disposal is garbage. Weights can be approved or disapproved. The facility 400 transmits OTP security authentication information to the household member terminal 260 through short-distance communication, and then, when an authentication key is received from the household member terminal 260 through short-distance communication, the pre-stored authentication key and the received authentication key to allow or block the use of the facility 400 by confirming.
인증서버(320)는 시설물(400)과 세대원 단말(260)이 서로 상대를 인증할 때 사용되는 인증키를 생성하여 제공한다. 인증서버(320)는 시설물(400)의 OTP 보안인증 정보를 저장하여 각각의 OTP 보안인증 정보에 대응되는 인증키를 생성한다. 인증서버(320)는 네트워크를 통해 세대원 단말(260)로부터 시설물(400)의 OTP 보안인증 정보와 함께 인증키 생성 요청을 수신하고, 수신된 OTP 보안인증 정보에 따른 인증키를 생성하여 세대원 단말(260)로 전송한다.The authentication server 320 generates and provides an authentication key used when the facility 400 and the household member terminal 260 authenticate each other. The authentication server 320 stores OTP security authentication information of the facility 400 to generate an authentication key corresponding to each OTP security authentication information. The authentication server 320 receives a request for generating an authentication key together with the OTP security authentication information of the facility 400 from the household member terminal 260 through the network, and generates an authentication key according to the received OTP security authentication information to the household member terminal ( 260) is sent.
세대원 단말(260)은 근거리 통신과 이동통신 네트워크 통신이 모두 가능한 스마트폰, 태블릿 등의 휴대형 통신단말장치를 포함할 수 있다. 본 시설물 사용자 인증 시스템에 적용되기 위해, 세대원 단말(260)에는 전용 어플리케이션이 설치될 수 있다. 세대원 단말(260)은 시설물(400)로부터 수신된 OTP 보안인증 정보를 이동통신 네트워크를 통해 인증서버(320)로 전송하여 인증키를 요청한다. 세대원 단말(260)은 인증서버(320)로부터 수신된 인증키를 시설물(400)에 근거리 통신 방식으로 송신하여 인증을 요청한다. 시설물(400)과의 인증에 성공하면 시설물(400)을 이용할 수 있다. 여기서, 시설물(400)과의 인증에 성공하면 시설물(400)과 세대원 단말(260) 사이에 블루투스 페어링이 설정될 수 있다. 세대원이 시설 이용 후 시설물(400)로부터 일정 거리 이상 멀어지면 블루투스 페어링이 해제된다. 블루투스 페어링이 해제됨을 신호로 하여 시설물(400)은 사용되기 이전 상태로 전환할 수 있다.The household member terminal 260 may include a portable communication terminal device such as a smart phone or a tablet capable of both short-range communication and mobile communication network communication. In order to be applied to the present facility user authentication system, a dedicated application may be installed in the household member terminal 260 . The household member terminal 260 transmits the OTP security authentication information received from the facility 400 to the authentication server 320 through the mobile communication network to request an authentication key. The household member terminal 260 transmits the authentication key received from the authentication server 320 to the facility 400 in a short-distance communication method to request authentication. If authentication with the facility 400 is successful, the facility 400 can be used. Here, if authentication with the facility 400 is successful, Bluetooth pairing may be established between the facility 400 and the household member terminal 260 . When a household member moves away from the facility 400 by a certain distance or more after using the facility, the Bluetooth pairing is released. By signaling that Bluetooth pairing is released, the facility 400 may be converted to a state before being used.
이러한 구성에 따라, 본 발명의 실시예에 따른 시설물 사용자 인증 시스템은, 세대원 단말(260)에서 시설물(400)로부터 근거리 통신 방식으로 OTP 보안인증 정보를 수신하고 수신된 OTP 보안인증 정보를 이동통신 네트워크를 통해 인증서버(320)로 전송하여 인증키를 요청할 수 있다. 세대원 단말(260)은 인증서버(320)로부터 수신된 인증키를 시설물(400)에 근거리 통신 방식으로 송신함으로써 해당 시설물(400)의 사용 권한을 인증받을 수 있다.According to this configuration, the facility user authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention receives OTP security authentication information from the facility 400 in a short-distance communication method in the household member terminal 260 and transmits the received OTP security authentication information to the mobile communication network. can be transmitted to the authentication server 320 through , and request an authentication key. The household member terminal 260 transmits the authentication key received from the authentication server 320 to the facility 400 in a short-distance communication method to be authenticated with the right to use the facility 400 .
도 8은 본 발명의 실시예에 따른 시설물 사용자 인증 방법의 흐름도이다.8 is a flowchart of a facility user authentication method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
시설물(400)은 근거리 통신을 통해 세대원 단말(260)에 OTP 보안인증 정보를 전송한다(S310). OTP 보안인증 정보는 인증서버(320)에 인증키를 요청하기 위해 전송하는 정보로서, 인증서버(320)에 저장된 해당 시설물(400)의 시리얼정보, 고유ID 등을 포함할 수 있다.The facility 400 transmits OTP security authentication information to the household member terminal 260 through short-distance communication (S310). The OTP security authentication information is information transmitted to request an authentication key from the authentication server 320 , and may include serial information and a unique ID of the facility 400 stored in the authentication server 320 .
세대원 단말(260)은 시설물(400)로부터 수신된 OTP 보안인증 정보를 이동통신 네트워크를 통해 인증서버(320)로 전송하여 인증키를 요청한다(S312).The household member terminal 260 transmits the OTP security authentication information received from the facility 400 to the authentication server 320 through the mobile communication network to request an authentication key (S312).
인증서버(320)는 세대원 단말(260)의 인증키 요청에 응답하여 수신된 OTP 보안인증 정보에 대응되는 인증키를 세대원 단말(260)로 전송한다(S314). 여기서 인증키는, OTP 보안인증 정보에 따라 미리 설정된 인증키, 세대원에 따라 설정된 인증키, 혹은, 일회성 인증키 등을 포함할 수 있다.The authentication server 320 transmits the authentication key corresponding to the received OTP security authentication information to the household member terminal 260 in response to the authentication key request from the household member terminal 260 (S314). Here, the authentication key may include an authentication key preset according to OTP security authentication information, an authentication key set according to household members, or a one-time authentication key.
세대원 단말(260)은 인증서버(320)로부터 수신된 인증키를 시설물(400)에 근거리 통신 방식으로 송신하여 인증을 요청한다(S316).The household member terminal 260 transmits the authentication key received from the authentication server 320 to the facility 400 in a short-distance communication method to request authentication (S316).
시설물(400)은 수신된 인증키를 기저장된 인증키와 비교하여 인증하고, 인증 성공 시 해당 세대원이 시설물(400)을 사용할 수 있도록 기설정된 기능을 수행한다(S318).The facility 400 compares the received authentication key with the pre-stored authentication key to authenticate, and performs a preset function so that the corresponding household member can use the facility 400 when the authentication is successful (S318).
이와 같이, 본 발명의 실시예에 따른 시설물 사용자 인증 시스템은 세대원 단말에서 시설물로부터 근거리 통신 방식으로 OTP 보안인증 정보를 수신하고 수신된 OTP 보안인증 정보를 이동통신 네트워크를 통해 인증서버로 전송하여 인증키를 요청할 수 있다. 시설물과 세대원 단말 간에는 근거리 통신을 통해 인증키를 이용하여 사용 권한을 인증함으로써 공동주택에서 사용되는 공용 시설물에 대한 보안 관리 시스템을 용이하게 구축할 수 있다. 또한, 세대원들은 별도의 패스워드를 설정하거나 물리적인 키를 구비하지 않더라도 단말에 설치된 전용 앱을 이용하여 시설물에 대한 사용을 인증 받을 수 있으므로 사용상 편의가 증진된다.As described above, the facility user authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention receives OTP security authentication information from a facility in a short-distance communication method from a household member terminal, and transmits the received OTP security authentication information to an authentication server through a mobile communication network to provide an authentication key can request A security management system for public facilities used in an apartment house can be easily constructed by authenticating the right to use using an authentication key through short-distance communication between the facility and the household member terminal. In addition, even if household members do not set a separate password or have a physical key, they can use the dedicated app installed in the terminal to be authenticated for the use of the facility, thereby enhancing the convenience of use.
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100 : 우편/택배 보관함 105 : 택배 보관함100: mail/courier storage box 105: courier storage box
200 : 배송인 단말 250 : 수신인 단말200: delivery terminal 250: recipient terminal
260 : 세대원 단말 310 : 우편/택배 관리 서버260: household member terminal 310: mail/courier management server
320 : 인증서버 330 : 메시지 관리 서버320: authentication server 330: message management server
400 : 시설물400: facility
우편/택배 보관함을 사용함에 있어서, 우편/택배 보관함과 사용자 단말 간의 근거리 통신을 통해 OTP(One Time Password)/PKI(Public Key Infrastructure) 등의 보안키를 이용하여 사용권한을 부여하고 무인으로 우편물 또는 택배물을 수령하는 기술이다.In using the postal/courier box, the right to use is granted using a security key such as OTP (One Time Password)/PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) through short-distance communication between the postal/courier box and the user terminal, and It is the art of receiving parcels.

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  1. 배송인 단말이 배송인 정보 및 송장정보를 우편/택배 관리 서버에 전송하여 상기 송장정보에 해당하는 주소정보를 수신하는 단계;receiving, by the delivery terminal, address information corresponding to the invoice information by transmitting delivery information and invoice information to a mail/courier management server;
    상기 배송인 단말이 상기 주소정보를 근거리 통신으로 전송하여 상기 주소정보에 대응되는 보관함의 시리얼정보를 수신하는 단계;receiving, by the delivery terminal, serial information of a storage box corresponding to the address information by transmitting the address information through short-distance communication;
    상기 배송인 단말이 상기 시리얼정보를 인증서버로 전송하여 상기 시리얼정보에 해당하는 인증키를 수신하는 단계;receiving, by the delivery terminal, the authentication key corresponding to the serial information by transmitting the serial information to an authentication server;
    상기 배송인 단말이 상기 인증키를 상기 보관함에 전송하여 인증을 요청하는 단계; 및transmitting, by the delivery terminal, the authentication key to the storage box to request authentication; and
    상기 보관함이 상기 인증키를 기저장된 인증키와 비교하여 인증하고 인증에 성공한 경우 도어를 개방하는 단계;Comparing the authentication key with the pre-stored authentication key in the storage box to authenticate, and opening the door when authentication is successful;
    를 포함하는 우편/택배 서비스 방법.A postal/courier service method that includes.
  2. 제1항에 있어서,According to claim 1,
    상기 배송인 단말이 배송인 정보 및 송장정보를 우편/택배 관리 서버에 전송하여 상기 송장정보에 해당하는 주소정보를 수신하는 단계는,The step of receiving the address information corresponding to the invoice information by sending the delivery person information and the invoice information to the postal/courier management server by the delivery terminal,
    상기 배송인 단말에서 배송물에 부착되어 상기 송장정보를 저장하고 있는 코드를 획득하는 단계;obtaining a code attached to the shipment from the delivery terminal and storing the invoice information;
    상기 코드와 상기 배송인 정보를 상기 우편/택배 관리 서버에 전송하는 단계; 및transmitting the code and the shipper information to the postal/courier management server; and
    상기 우편/택배 관리 서버에서 상기 배송인 정보가 기저장된 배송인 정보와 일치하는 유효한 정보인지 판단하고, 상기 배송인 정보가 유효하면 상기 코드에 해당되는 상기 주소정보를 상기 배송인 단말로 전송하는 단계;determining in the postal/courier management server whether the forwarder information is valid information consistent with pre-stored forwarder information, and transmitting the address information corresponding to the code to the forwarder terminal if the forwarder information is valid ;
    를 포함하는 우편/택배 서비스 방법.A postal/courier service method that includes.
  3. 제1항에 있어서,According to claim 1,
    상기 배송인 단말이 상기 주소정보를 근거리 통신으로 전송하여 상기 주소정보에 대응되는 보관함의 시리얼정보를 수신하는 단계는,The step of receiving, by the delivery terminal, the serial information of the storage box corresponding to the address information by transmitting the address information through short-distance communication,
    상기 배송인 단말에서 상기 우편/택배 관리 서버가 제공하는 상기 주소정보를 수신하여 상기 보관함에 근거리 통신 방식으로 상기 주소정보를 전송하는 단계; 및receiving the address information provided by the mail/courier management server in the delivery terminal and transmitting the address information to the storage box in a short-distance communication method; and
    상기 주소정보에 대응되는 보관함이 상기 배송인 단말에 상기 시리얼정보를 상기 근거리 통신 방식으로 전송하는 단계;transmitting the serial information to a terminal corresponding to the address information in the short-distance communication method;
    를 포함하는 우편/택배 서비스 방법.A postal/courier service method that includes.
  4. 제1항에 있어서,According to claim 1,
    상기 배송인 단말이 상기 시리얼정보를 인증서버로 전송하여 상기 시리얼정보에 해당하는 인증키를 수신하는 단계는;transmitting, by the delivery terminal, the serial information to an authentication server to receive an authentication key corresponding to the serial information;
    상기 배송인 단말이 상기 시리얼정보를 상기 인증서버에 전송하여 상기 인증키를 요청하는 단계; 및transmitting, by the delivery terminal, the serial information to the authentication server to request the authentication key; and
    상기 인증서버에서 상기 시리얼정보에 해당하는 인증키를 생성하여 상기 배송인 단말에 전송하는 단계;generating an authentication key corresponding to the serial information in the authentication server and transmitting the authentication key to the delivery terminal;
    를 포함하는 우편/택배 서비스 방법.A postal/courier service method that includes.
  5. 제1항에 있어서,According to claim 1,
    상기 보관함이 상기 인증키를 인증하여 도어를 개방하는 단계는,The step of opening the door by the storage box authenticating the authentication key,
    상기 보관함이 상기 수신된 인증키가 기저장된 인증키와 일치하는 유효한 인증키인지 판단하는 단계; determining whether the received authentication key is a valid authentication key matching the previously stored authentication key in the storage box;
    상기 인증키가 유효한 경우 상기 보관함과 상기 배송인 단말 간 블루투스 페어링을 수행하는 단계; 및performing Bluetooth pairing between the storage box and the delivery terminal when the authentication key is valid; and
    페어링이 완료되면 상기 보관함이 도어를 개방하는 단계;를 포함하고,When pairing is complete, opening the door of the storage box; includes,
    상기 배송인 단말과 블루투스 통신이 단절되면 상기 도어를 잠금하는 단계;locking the door when Bluetooth communication with the delivery terminal is cut off;
    를 더 포함하는 우편/택배 서비스 방법.A postal/courier service method that further includes.
  6. 제1항에 있어서,According to claim 1,
    배송인 단말이 상기 보관함에 웨이크업 신호를 송신하는 단계; 및transmitting, by the delivery terminal, a wake-up signal to the storage box; and
    상기 웨이크업 신호에 응답하여 상기 보관함이 활성화 상태로 전환되는 단계;switching the storage box to an activated state in response to the wake-up signal;
    를 더 포함하는 우편/택배 서비스 방법.A postal/courier service method that further includes.
  7. 제1항에 있어서,According to claim 1,
    상기 배송인 단말이 배송완료 정보를 전송하는 단계; 및 transmitting, by the delivery terminal, delivery completion information; and
    메시지 관리 서버에서 상기 배송완료 정보에 따라 수령인 단말에 배송정보를 송신하는 단계;transmitting, from a message management server, delivery information to a recipient terminal according to the delivery completion information;
    를 더 포함하는 우편/택배 서비스 방법.A postal/courier service method that further includes.
  8. 제1항에 있어서,According to claim 1,
    상기 인증키는,The authentication key is
    OTP(One Time Password), PKI(Public Key Infrastructure) 중 적어도 어느 하나를 포함하는 우편/택배 서비스 방법.A postal / courier service method comprising at least one of OTP (One Time Password) and PKI (Public Key Infrastructure).
  9. 배송인 정보, 송장정보와 상기 송장정보에 대응되는 코드를 관리하는 우편/택배 관리 서버;a mail/courier management server that manages shipper information, invoice information, and codes corresponding to the invoice information;
    보관함의 시리얼정보가 저장되고 상기 시리얼정보에 대응되는 인증키를 제공하는 인증서버;an authentication server storing serial information of the storage box and providing an authentication key corresponding to the serial information;
    상기 배송인 정보 및 상기 송장정보를 상기 우편/택배 관리 서버에 전송하여 상기 송장정보에 해당하는 주소정보를 수신하고, 상기 주소정보를 상기 보관함으로 전송하여 상기 주소정보에 대응되는 보관함의 시리얼정보를 수신하며, 상기 시리얼정보를 상기 인증서버로 전송하여 상기 시리얼정보에 해당하는 인증키를 수신하여 상기 보관함에 인증을 요청하는 배송인 단말; 및The sender information and the invoice information are transmitted to the postal/courier management server to receive address information corresponding to the invoice information, and the address information is transmitted to the storage box to obtain serial information of the storage box corresponding to the address information. a delivery terminal that receives, transmits the serial information to the authentication server, receives an authentication key corresponding to the serial information, and requests authentication to the storage box; and
    근거리 통신을 통해 상기 배송인 단말로부터 상기 주소정보가 수신되면 상기 시리얼정보를 상기 배송인 단말로 전송하고, 상기 근거리 통신을 통해 상기 배송인 단말로부터 수신된 인증키를 기저장된 인증키와 비교하여 인증에 성공한 경우 도어를 개방하는 보관함;When the address information is received from the delivery terminal through short-distance communication, the serial information is transmitted to the delivery terminal, and the authentication key received from the delivery terminal through the short-distance communication is compared with a pre-stored authentication key for authentication. locker to open the door if successful;
    을 포함하는 우편/택배 서비스 시스템.A postal/courier service system that includes
  10. 제9항에 있어서,10. The method of claim 9,
    상기 배송인 단말은,The delivery terminal is,
    배송물에 부착되어 상기 송장정보를 저장하고 있는 코드정보를 획득하여 상기 배송인 정보와 상기 송장정보가 저장된 상기 코드정보를 네트워크를 통해 상기 우편/택배 관리 서버에 전송하는 우편/택배 서비스 시스템.A postal/courier service system for acquiring code information attached to a shipment and storing the invoice information, and transmitting the shipper information and the code information storing the invoice information to the postal/courier management server through a network.
  11. 제9항에 있어서,10. The method of claim 9,
    상기 보관함은,The storage box is
    상기 인증키 인증에 성공한 경우 상기 배송인 단말과 블루투스 페어링을 수행하고, 상기 도어를 개방한 후 상기 배송인 단말과 블루투스 통신이 단절되면 상기 도어를 장금 상태로 전환하는 우편/택배 서비스 시스템.If the authentication key authentication is successful, Bluetooth pairing with the delivery terminal is performed, and when the Bluetooth communication with the delivery terminal is cut off after opening the door, the postal/courier service system converts the door to a locked state.
  12. 제9항에 있어서,10. The method of claim 9,
    상기 배송인 단말은 웨이크업 신호를 전송하고,The delivery terminal transmits a wake-up signal,
    상기 보관함은 상기 웨이크업 신호를 수신하기 위한 최소한의 전원으로 구동되는 슬립모드를 유지하고, 상기 웨이크업 신호가 수신된 경우 활성화 상태로 전환되는 우편/택배 서비스 시스템.The storage box maintains a sleep mode driven by a minimum power for receiving the wake-up signal, and is switched to an active state when the wake-up signal is received.
  13. 제9항에 있어서,10. The method of claim 9,
    상기 배송인 단말로부터 배송완료 신호가 수신되면 수령인 단말에 배송정보를 송신하는 메시지 관리 서버를 더 포함하는 우편/택배 서비스 시스템.The postal/courier service system further comprising a message management server for transmitting delivery information to the recipient terminal when a delivery completion signal is received from the delivery terminal.
  14. 제9항에 있어서,10. The method of claim 9,
    상기 인증키는,The authentication key is
    OTP(One Time Password), PKI(Public Key Infrastructure) 중 적어도 어느 하나를 포함하는 우편/택배 서비스 시스템.A postal / courier service system including at least one of OTP (One Time Password) and PKI (Public Key Infrastructure).
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