WO2012064308A1

WO2012064308A1 - A dispatch delivery method and a device related to this

Info

Publication number: WO2012064308A1
Application number: PCT/TR2011/000262
Authority: WO
Inventors: Hayri Cihan Dayi
Original assignee: Telekurye Dagitim Ve Kurye Hizmetleri Anonim Sirketi
Priority date: 2010-11-11
Filing date: 2011-11-03
Publication date: 2012-05-18
Also published as: TR201008000A2

Abstract

The invention relates to a dispatch delivery method providing standardization of physical addresses, which are not standard, formation of their geographical codes, and making the delivery in a more secure manner by storing the codes of the address in database and during any delivery made to that address, obtaining the photo of that address together with checking whether the delivery is made to that address via the specially developed mobile terminals (100) placed in the field for this purpose, and relates to the mobile terminal (100) developed for this purpose.

Description

DESCRIPTION

A DISPATCH DELIVERY METHOD AND A DEVICE RELATED TO THIS The Related Art

The invention relates to the method of forming standard address record and secure delivery in dispatch deliveries and to a device developed for this purpose.

The invention particularly relates to a dispatch delivery method providing standardization of physical addresses, which are not standard, formation of their geographical codes, and making the delivery in a more secure manner by storing the codes of the address in database and during any delivery made to that address, obtaining the photo of that address together with checking whether the delivery is made to that address via the specially developed devices placed in the field for this purpose.

The Prior Art

Nowadays, logistics sector has been developing in accordance with the needs of individuals or institutions and various practices are occurring with increasing competition. Logistics sector is generally known for delivering dispatches desired to be sent by individuals or institutions to receivers in time, without error, and without deficiency. In the sector, it is aimed to collect all kinds of parcels, packages, files etc. materials from the customer and deliver to desired addresses. Courier companies are frequently used for delivering various materials to certain points in accordance to the needs of people. Through courier companies, delivery of desired materials within a certain time to desired points is ensured. In cargo transportation, the cargo goes through various processes from the point where it is accepted to the point of delivery. According to this, a certain document is formed for accepted cargos. Cargos are collected at a main distribution center and forwarded to transfer centers in accordance with the addresses that the relevant cargos would be delivered to. Cargos transferred in this way are delivered in hand by relevant vehicles from the destination office. However, in the prior applications, it can not be checked in dispatch base whether the delivery is made just at the required address or not. Unfortunately, many dispatches can not reach the actual receiver because of the confusion of the address with another similar address. Especially, when it is considered that institutions make a great deal of dispatches in a daily basis, it is obvious that the most important factors in dispatches are quick and safe distribution. Person or institutions make their dispatches through courier companies. Dispatches can not be monitored on map and it can not be checked whether the dispatches have received at the right place at the right time or not, and in case of a loss of the document, it is not clear where it is lost and who is responsible from this loss. Moreover, correctness of dispatch delivery information is unfortunately not certain and accepted to be certain only according to the information given by the distributor.

In parallel with the development of technology, distribution companies have started to use GPS technology. However, in the prior applications, GPS technology is limited to monitor the distributors and the vehicles. Therefore, in the distribution companies using GPS, the distributors are only controlled for their correspondence with their distribution routes.

In the prior art, there are many patent application related to organization of the cargo operations. For example, the application with no WO2004034200 relates to a distribution system including all of the distribution process starting from the sender's door and ending at the receiver's door and sealing function is used in order to provide security in the system. In another application with no US2008173706, an internet based cargo/transportation monitoring system is described. In the light of the drawbacks of the prior art applications of the above said method, when all the technical documents and prior applications are analyzed, they are seen to be far away from a real-time distribution method in which the sender is informed on digital maps about where and when the dispatch is delivered together with the photo view of the delivery address and the information of the receiver.

As a result, the need for forming standard address record in dispatch delivery and a secure delivery method and the inadequacy of the present solutions have necessitated improvement in the related technical field. Purpose of the Invention From the known status of the art, purpose of the invention is to provide a dispatch delivery method providing standardization of physical addresses, which are not standard, formation of their geographical codes, and making the delivery in a more secure manner by storing the codes of the address in database and during any delivery made to that address, obtaining the photo of that address together with checking whether the delivery is made to that address via the specially developed mobile terminals placed in the field for this purpose.

Another purpose of the invention is to provide real-time information on digital maps to the sender about the place where the dispatch is delivered and the photo of the address besides giving the information of when and to whom the dispatch is delivered.

Another purpose of the invention is to provide the sender with the facility to monitor the geographical distribution of the receivers when the sender sends more than one dispatch. Another purpose of the invention is to provide control of the correctness of the distribution results in a way that is independent from the distributor.

Another purpose of the invention is to provide formation and updating of sound geographical coordinate data with low cost.

Another purpose of the invention is to provide implementation of distribution parcelling (separation into micro-regions) in a flexible manner. Parcelling in the distribution sector would not only be adaptable to post codes or administrative boundaries, but also to a parcelling to be formed instantly on digital map.

Another purpose of the invention is to provide facility to take photos of distribution points together with the geographical codes. Therefore, while forming sound GPS data, at the same time photos of the relevant points would be formed and updated with low cost.

In order to achieve the above said purposes, the invention is a dispatch delivery method wherein dispatches related to individuals and/or institutions are collected in a headquarter, classified according to their distribution locations, sent to the distribution centers, and then sent to their delivery addresses via distribution staff and it comprises the operation steps of: standardization of the address information of the dispatches arriving at the said distribution center, determination of the geographical codes of the address, transmission of the dispatches to relevant delivery addresses by the distribution staff, taking photo of the delivery address by the said staff via at least one mobile terminal, transmission of the photo taken by the said mobile terminal to the said distribution center together with the coordinate information gathered, checking by the said distribution center that whether the coordinate information arriving together with the photo is within the distribution frame or not, and if the coordinate information is within the distribution frame, giving permission to delivery and delivering of the dispatch to the receiver.

In order to achieve the above said purposes, the invention is at least one mobile terminal controlled by distribution staff within the distribution system wherein dispatches related to individuals and/or institutions are collected in a headquarter, classified according to their distribution locations, sent to the distribution centers, and then sent to their delivery addresses via the said staff and it comprises at least one camera to take photo of the delivery address, and at least one GPS module taking the coordinate information of its place, and at least one GPRS/3G/4G etc. communication module providing transmission of the geographical code and photo information to the said center, and it provides simultaneous data communication with the said distribution center.

In order to achieve the above said advantages which will be better understood from the below detailed description, the present invention; brings about many advantages through its said characteristics. The structural and characteristic features of the invention and all advantages will be understood better in detailed descriptions with the figures given below and with reference to the figures, and therefore, the assessment should be made taking into account the said figures and detailed explanations.

Brief Description of the Figures For better understanding of the embodiment of present invention and its advantages with its additional components, it should be evaluated together with below described figures.

Figure 1 : is the front view of the device, which is the subject of the invention. Figure 2: is the top view of the device, which is the subject of the invention.

Figure 3: is the side view of the device, which is the subject of the invention.

Figure 4: is the perspective view of the device, which is the subject of the invention.

Figure 5: is the demounted view of the device, which is the subject of the invention, together with the mainboard (300) and additional accessories. Figure 6: is the detailed view of the mainboard (300) placed in the device, which is the subject of the invention.

Figure 7: is the detailed view of the electronic card (200) placed in the device, which is the subject of the invention.

Figure 8: is the basic block diagram view of the operation of the system, which is the subject of the invention.

Figure 9: is the block diagram view of the accessories of the device, which is the subject of the invention.

Reference Numbers

100 - Mobile Terminal

101 - Numerical Key Pad

102 - Colour LCD Display

103 - Function Keys

104 - Snapshot Button

105 - Navigation Key

106 - On Off Key

107 - Barcode Reader Key 108 - PC Connection Port

109 - Charging Socket

110 - Rear Cover

111 - Front Cover

112 - Intermediate Casing

200 - Electronic Card

201 - GPS Antenna

202 - GPRS Antenna

203 - GPRS and GPS Module

204 - Bluetooth Module

205 - Camera

206 - Battery

207 - Charge Circuit

208 - Voltage Controller Circuit

209 - Microcontroller

210 - Memory Cell

300 - Mainboard

301 - Integrated LCD Driver

302 - Central Processor

303 - 2D Barcode Reader

400 - Distribution Center

401 - Distribution Staff

402 - Satellite

GSM: Global System for Mobile Communication

GPRS: General Packet Radio Service

Detailed Description of the Invention

In this detailed description, the preferred embodiments of the method of forming standard address record and secure distribution in dispatch delivery will only be disclosed for better understanding of the subject, and will not form any limiting effect. In Figure 8, the basic block diagram view of the operation of the system, which is the subject of the invention, is given. Customer desiring to send some materials through a distribution company delivers the dispatch to an office of the company or the dispatch is taken from the customer's address by the company staff. Received dispatches are collected at headquarter, classified according to distribution locations, and then sent to relevant distribution centers (400). With the system of the invention, receiver addresses of the incoming dispatches are checked at the distribution center (400) for compliance with the standards, and if not suitable, they are standardized, geographical codes of the address is determined from the previously formed database, distribution frame of the delivery address is determined and the dispatches are loaded into the distribution car according to the distribution parcelling with the help of distribution frame and then sent to the delivery address by being debited to the distribution staff (401 ). Dispatches are delivered to the delivery address by the said distribution staff (401) and the staff takes the photo of the delivery address via the mobile terminal (100). The photo taken via the said terminal (100) is transmitted to the said distribution center (400) through cellular network by being added to the coordinate information. The distribution center (400) checks whether the coordinate information incoming together with the photo is within the distribution frame or not. If the coordinate information is within the distribution frame, permission is given to delivery and the dispatch is delivered to the receiver. Together with the geographical code sent with the photo taken, the delivery time and the information of the person delivering the dispatch are also sent to the said center (400). The distribution center (400) updates its database with the incoming delivery information.

The said mobile terminal (100) shown in detail in Figures 5, 6, and 7 has an important role in the system. The said terminal (100) which is under the control of the distribution staff (401 ); comprises the control unit forming the user control interface formed of numerical key pad (101 ), colour LCD display (102), function keys (103), snapshot button (104), navigation key (105), and On-Off key (106) and the body, in which the said unit (18) is placed, and which comprises the accessories relevant to the operation of the terminal (100). In Figure 5, the block diagram form view of the said mobile terminal (100) accessories is given. Said terminal (100) comprises; two batteries (206) in order to provide the required energy feed. Batteries have 2,4 V and 2700mA capacity. Said batteries (206) are charged in a controlled manner by at least one charge circuit (20). At least one voltage controller circuit (208) is placed in order to convert the voltage obtained from the batteries (206) into 3.3 V, which is the voltage level required to operate the other accessories of the terminal (100). Device control is ensured via at least one microcontroller (209) controlling the functions and operations of the mobile terminal (100). Coordinate information is taken with the GPRS and GPS module (203) used and they are recorded in the memory unit. Moreover, fixation of satellite (402) positions is ensured for 2 hours with the memory cell (210). At least one camera (205) is placed on the terminal (100) in order to provide the distribution staff with the facility to take the photo of the address at the moment of delivery. Photos taken by the said camera (205) are added to the coordinate information (geographical code) obtained by the GPRS and GPS module (203) and then sent to the distribution center (400) again through at least one GPRS and GPS module (203).

In the preferred embodiments of the invention, the number of satellites (402) is checked in order to prevent deviation. Moreover, last recorded coordinate information can also be obtained at indoor places.

The protection area of this application has been specified under claims and cannot be limited to the descriptions only given as sampling above. It is obvious that a person skilled in the related art can apply the innovation disclosed by this invention into similar purposed other areas by means of changing the parts in form and using similar structures. Therefore, it is also clear that such embodiments lack of innovation criteria and especially the criteria of exceeding the known status of the art.

Claims

1. The invention is a dispatch delivery method wherein dispatches related to individuals and/or institutions are collected in a headquarter, classified according to their distribution locations, sent to the distribution centers (400), and then sent to their delivery addresses via distribution staff (401) and it is characterized in that; it comprises the operation steps of: standardization of the address information of the dispatches arriving at the said distribution center (400), determination of the geographical codes of the address, transmission of the dispatches to relevant delivery addresses by the distribution staff (401 ), taking photo of the delivery address by the said staff (401 ) via at least one mobile terminal (100), transmission of the photo taken by the said mobile terminal (100) to the said distribution center (400) together with the coordinate information gathered, checking by the said distribution center (400) that whether the coordinate information arriving together with the photo is within the distribution frame or not, and if the coordinate information is within the distribution frame, giving permission to delivery and delivering of the dispatch to the receiver.

2. A dispatch delivery method according to Claim 1 and it is characterized in that; it comprises determination of the delivery address distribution frame of the dispatch arriving at the said distribution center (400) and classification of the dispatches according to distribution parcelling with the help of distribution frame and loading into distribution car and transferring to their delivery addresses.

3. A dispatch delivery method according to Claim 1 and it is characterized in that; it comprises transmission of the geographical code and the photo of the receiver address taken by the said staff (401) to the said distribution center through GPRS.

4. A dispatch delivery method according to Claim 1 and it is characterized in that; it comprises transmission of the information of delivery time and the receiving person to the said center (400) together with the geographical code and the photo taken.

5. A dispatch delivery method according to Claim 1 and it is characterized in that; in case of sending of more than one dispatch by the sender, the sender can monitor the geographical distribution of the receivers on map.

6. The invention is at least one mobile terminal (100) controlled by distribution staff (401) within the distribution system wherein dispatches related to individuals and/or institutions are collected in a headquarter, classified according to their distribution locations, sent to the distribution centers (400), and then sent to their delivery addresses via the said staff and it is characterized in that; it comprises control unit formed of numerical key pad (101 ), colour LCD display (102), function keys (103), snapshot button (104), navigation key (105), and On-Off key (106) forming the user control interface, at least one camera (205) to take photo of the delivery address, and at least one GPRS and GPS module (203) taking the coordinate information of its place and providing transmission of the geographical code and photo information to the said distribution center (400), and it provides simultaneous data communication with the said distribution center (400).

7. A mobile terminal (100) according to Claim 6 and it is characterized in that; it comprises at least one microcontroller (209).

8. A mobile terminal (100) according to Claim 6 and it is characterized in that; it comprises at least one battery (206) in order to provide feed of energy.

9. A mobile terminal (100) according to Claim 6 and it is characterized in that; it comprises at least one voltage controller circuit (208) in order to convert the output voltage of the said battery (206) into the voltage level required for operation of other accessories.

10. A mobile terminal (100) according to Claim 6 and it is characterized in that; it comprises at least one memory cell (210) in order to provide fixation of satellite

(40) places.

11. A mobile terminal (100) according to Claim 6 and it is characterized in that; number of satellites (402) is controlled in order to prevent deviation.