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Granted Patent B2
US 11,797,914 · App. 17/487,163 · Granted Oct 24, 2023

Delivery management system and delivery management method

Inventors: Takashi Yamamoto (Toyota, JP); Kunihiro Iwamoto (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G06Q10/0834A47G29/141
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Patent No.
US 11,797,914
App. No.
17/487,163
Granted
Oct 24, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A delivery management system configured to automatically order a delivery of an article based on an inventory status of the article in a storage room by using a computer is provided. The storage room is installed so that it penetrates an exterior wall of a house. The delivered article can be put into the storage room from the outside of the house, and the article put into the storage room can be taken out, in a living space of the house, from the storage room.

Claims (28)

1. A delivery management system configured to automatically order a delivery of an article based on an inventory status of the article in a storage room by using a computer, wherein

the storage room is installed so that it penetrates an exterior wall of a house,

the delivered article can be put into the storage room from the outside of the house, and the article put into the storage room can be taken out, in a living space of the house, from the storage room,

the storage room is divided into a plurality of storage spaces, and

each of the plurality of storage spaces is configured so as to be able to be independently opened and closed; the article can be put into the storage space from the outside of the house; and the article can be taken out, in the living space, from the storage space,

identification information is attached to the delivered article,

when the article arrives at the storage room, the identification information is read, and among the plurality of storage spaces, only a storage space associated with the read identification information is opened,

each of the plurality of storage spaces includes:

an outer door through which the article is put into the storage space from the outside of the house;

an inner door through which the article is taken out, in the living space, from the storage space; and

a storage box configured to store the article, and

when the article arrives at the storage room and the identification information is read, the outer door of the storage space associated with the identification information is unlocked; the inner door thereof is locked; and the storage box is detached from the inner door and connected to the outer door.

2. The delivery management system according to claim 1 , wherein

after the article is put into the storage space associated with the identification information and the locking of the outer door is detected, the outer door of the storage space associated with the identification information is locked; the inner door thereof is unlocked; and the storage box is connected to the inner door and detached from the outer door.

3. A delivery management method for automatically ordering a delivery of an article based on an inventory status of the article in a storage room by using a computer, wherein

the storage room is installed so that it penetrates an exterior wall of a house,

the delivered article can be put into the storage room from the outside of the house, and the article put into the storage room can be taken out, in a living space of the house, from the storage room,

the storage room is divided into a plurality of storage spaces,

each of the plurality of storage spaces is configured so as to be able to be independently opened and closed; the article can be put into the storage space from the outside of the house; and the article can be taken out, in the living space, from the storage space,

identification information is attached to the delivered article,

when the article arrives at the storage room, the identification information is read, and among the plurality of storage spaces, only a storage space associated with the read identification information is opened,

each of the plurality of storage spaces includes:

an outer door through which the article is put into the storage space from the outside of the house;

an inner door through which the article is taken out, in the living space, from the storage space; and

a storage box configured to store the article, and

when the article arrives at the storage room and the identification information is read, the outer door of the storage space associated with the identification information is unlocked; the inner door thereof is locked; and the storage box is detached from the inner door and connected to the outer door.

4. The delivery management method according to claim 3 , wherein

after the article is put into the storage space associated with the identification information and the locking of the outer door is detected, the outer door of the storage space associated with the identification information is locked; the inner door thereof is unlocked; and the storage box is connected to the inner door and detached from the outer door.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2021
From: YAMAMOTO, TAKASHI; IWAMOTO, KUNIHIRO
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 057626/0277 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-168115 · Oct 2, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220108267A1 · Apr 7, 2022
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