JP4095366B2 - Baggage delivery support system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a system for supporting delivery of carry-on luggage, and more particularly to a system for supporting a work of delivering a carry-on luggage of a passenger at a terminal such as an airport or a station.
[0002]
[Prior art]
At departure terminals such as airports and stations, carry-on luggage (so-called baggage) such as large baggage that cannot be brought into the cabin or in the car is temporarily stored from the passenger, and this is delivered to the passenger at the arrival terminal. . For example, at an airport serving as a departure terminal, in the boarding procedure that is usually performed at an airline counter, an operation is performed in which baggage is received from a passenger and a paper baggage tag is attached thereto. This baggage tag has a tag ID written in the form of a number or a barcode. This tag ID is read visually or with a barcode reader or the like, and data such as passenger's personal information and flight number scheduled to be boarded. At the same time, a process of inputting to the computer is performed. In this way, it is possible to determine the destination of each individual baggage with a tag ID based on the data input to the computer, so that each baggage can be accurately delivered to the terminal where each passenger arrives. Become.
[0003]
Passengers receive their carry-on luggage at the arrival terminal. For example, in the case of an airport, usually, loads loaded on an aircraft are collectively flowed on a conveyance path including a belt conveyor. The passenger finds his / her carry-on baggage from a large number of loads flowing on the belt conveyor and picks it up.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
At large airport terminals adjacent to the city, a large number of aircraft arrive and depart daily, and a large number of passengers receive handed luggage. In such a large terminal, it is usual that a plurality of carrying baggage transport paths are provided, and the belt conveyor constituting the transport path is divided into a plurality of lines. For this reason, the passenger must first check to which line his / her carry baggage flows. Normally, at airport terminals, information indicating to which line the carrying baggage flows for each arrival flight is presented to the passenger, but not all passengers can recognize the correct line. In addition, even if the correct line can be recognized, it is difficult to predict the time when the carrying baggage actually flows, so while gazing at the large number of bags flowing on the belt conveyor, You have to do the work of finding your own luggage.
[0005]
As described above, in the conventional baggage delivery system, the passenger's labor at the time of picking up the baggage is large, and there are not a few cases in which his / her own baggage is missed or mistaken. In addition, a large number of passengers gather in the vicinity of the delivery place in search of their own luggage, which is a cause of unnecessary congestion.
[0006]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a portable baggage delivery support system that can reduce the burden on passengers when picking up a baggage and can smoothly deliver the baggage.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  (1) A first aspect of the present invention is a carry-on baggage delivery support system for supporting the receipt and receipt of a passenger's carry-on baggage at a departure terminal and delivering it at an arrival terminal.
  Correspondence relationship defining means for defining a correspondence relationship between a tag ID given to a tag attached to a carry-on baggage to be received from a passenger and an identification code of a portable terminal device carried by the passenger at the departure terminal,
  Correspondence storage means for storing the tag ID and the identification code for which the correspondence is defined in the correspondence definition means;
  Tag ID reading means for reading a tag ID attached to a tag attached to a carry-on baggage to be delivered to a passenger at the arrival terminal;
  Recognizing a specific identification code corresponding to a specific tag ID read by the tag ID reading means with reference to the information in the correspondence storage means,Based on the reading time of the specific tag ID, the arrival time of the specific baggage to which the tag with the specific tag ID is attached is predicted, and the arrival time or the arrival time is reached. Delivery information transmitting means for transmitting delivery information indicating a time until a specific portable terminal device having the specific identification code;
  Is provided.
[0008]
  (2) According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the baggage delivery support system according to the first aspect described above,
  The delivery information transmitting means sends the delivery information indicating both the arrival time of the specific carry-on baggage to the delivery location or the time until the arrival time and the delivery location with a specific identification code having a specific identification code. Send to portable terminalIt is what I did.
[0009]
  (3) The third aspect of the present invention is the above-mentionedSecondIn the carrying baggage delivery support system according to the aspect of
  A plurality of tag ID reading means are installed on a plurality of transport paths for transporting packages to different delivery locations,
The delivery information transmission means reads the delivery information indicating the delivery location for the conveyance path in which the tag ID reading means that has read the specific tag ID is set, and has a specific identification code corresponding to the specific tag ID. The data is transmitted to the portable terminal device.
[0010]
(4) According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the delivery support system for carried luggage according to the first to third aspects described above,
Correspondence definition means has a function of writing a predetermined tag ID on a tag attached to a passenger's carry-on baggage and a function of reading an identification code of a portable terminal device carried by the passenger, and read the written tag ID. A one-to-one correspondence relationship is defined with the identification code.
[0011]
(5) According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the baggage delivery support system according to the fourth aspect described above,
A function for the correspondence definition means to write a predetermined tag ID to the non-contact IC tag in a non-contact manner, and a function to read an identification code recorded in a UIM attached to the portable terminal device in a non-contact manner; , And so on.
[0012]
(6) A sixth aspect of the present invention is the carrying baggage delivery support system according to the fifth aspect described above,
The tag ID reading means has a function of reading the tag ID written on the non-contact type IC tag in a non-contact manner.
[0013]
(7) The seventh aspect of the present invention is the carrying baggage delivery support system according to the first to sixth aspects described above,
The delivery information transmitting means has a function of sending delivery information to a mobile phone as a portable terminal device by mail or voice consisting of a character string.
[0014]
(8) The eighth aspect of the present invention is the carrying baggage delivery support system according to the first to seventh aspects described above,
The correspondence definition means uses a telephone number of a mobile phone carried by a passenger or an e-mail address addressed to the mobile phone or a unique code that can specify these as an identification code.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on the illustrated embodiments.
[0016]
<<< §1. Basic Embodiment >>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a carry-on baggage delivery support system according to the present invention. This system is a system that supports the receipt of passenger baggage at the departure terminal and delivery at the arrival terminal. The feature of this system is that the portable terminal device such as a mobile phone worn by the passenger is used. It is used to notify the delivery location and delivery time of the checked baggage. Here, when a passenger using an aircraft deposits his / her carry-on baggage 10 at the airport serving as the departure terminal 100 and receives the carry-on baggage 10 at the airport serving as the arrival terminal 200, the delivery location and the delivery time are determined by the passenger. An example of notifying the portable terminal device 20 worn will be described.
[0017]
As shown in the figure, the support system according to the present embodiment is composed of each component of correspondence relationship defining means 30, correspondence relationship storage means 40, tag ID reading means 50, and delivery information transmitting means 60. Each of these components is actually configured by a computer or its peripheral devices, and is connected to each other via a network such as a LAN or the Internet. In the illustrated example, the correspondence definition means 30 is installed in the departure terminal 100, the tag ID reading means 50 and the delivery information transmission means 60 are installed in the arrival terminal 200, and the correspondence relationship storage means 40 is stored in each of these. Although it is installed at a location different from the terminal, the components need not be arranged as shown in the illustrated example. However, as will be described later, the correspondence definition means 30 needs to recognize the tag ID given to the tag attached to the carry-on baggage 10 deposited by the passenger and the identification code of the portable terminal device 20 carried by the passenger. In practice, it is preferable that the terminal is installed near the counter for boarding procedures in the departure terminal 100. Moreover, since the tag ID reading means 50 needs to read the tag ID from the tag attached to the carrying baggage 10 loaded in the cargo compartment of the arrival flight, in practice, the baggage conveyance path in the arrival terminal 200 It is preferable to install near.
[0018]
Usually, a passenger who arrives at the airport as the departure terminal 100 deposits his / her carry-on baggage 10 at an airline counter for boarding procedures. At this time, at the counter, an operation for attaching the tag 11 is performed in order to identify each carry-on baggage 10. This tag 11 is given a unique tag ID. The tag ID is data composed of a combination of characters and numbers, and any data can be used as long as it is a unique code so that the individual carried luggage 10 can be identified from each other. Here, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that a tag 11 with a tag ID “TAG001” is attached to the carry-on baggage 10 deposited by Passenger A. Further, here, it is assumed that the passenger A wears a mobile phone with the mail address “abc @ xyz” as the portable terminal device 20.
[0019]
Correspondence definition means 30 includes tag ID “TAG001” given to tag 11 attached to carrying baggage 10 to be received from passenger A at departure terminal 100, and identification code of portable terminal device 20 carried by passenger A , A component having a function of defining the corresponding relationship. In this example, since the portable terminal device 20 carried by Passenger A is a mobile phone, the identification code of this mobile phone is recognized. As a mobile phone identification code, any code can be used as long as it can identify the mobile phone and can access the mobile phone later. . Here, for convenience of explanation, an example in which the mail address “abc @ xyz” of the mobile phone is used as the identification code is shown, but the telephone number of the mobile phone can also be used as the identification code. In addition, if the correspondence table between the serial number of the mobile phone and the telephone number, the correspondence table of the serial number of the mobile phone and the mail address, etc. are published, the serial number can be used as an identification code. It is.
[0020]
Finally, in the case of the above example, as shown in the block of the correspondence definition means 30 in FIG. 1, the correspondence between the tag ID “TAG001” and the identification code “abc @ xyz” is the correspondence definition means. 30. Here, “TAG001” is a tag ID assigned to the tag 11 attached to the carrying baggage 10 of a specific passenger named “A”, and “abc @ xyz” is an identification code of the mobile phone 20 of the same passenger named “A”. It will be. Of course, for another passenger B, for example, another correspondence such as a tag ID “TAG002” and an identification code “def @ xyz” is defined.
[0021]
The correspondence relationship storage unit 40 is a component for storing the tag ID and the identification code for which the correspondence relationship is defined by the correspondence relationship definition unit 30. In FIG. 1, for convenience of explanation, only an example in which a single departure terminal 100 and a single arrival terminal 200 are involved is shown. However, in practice, a large number of airports each serve as the arrival terminal 100. It will function as 200. Therefore, in actual operation of the system according to the present invention, the correspondence relationship storage means 40 is configured by a server device that can be accessed from the correspondence relationship definition means 30 installed at many airports via a network such as the Internet. Is preferred. In this case, in this server device, a database that holds correspondence relationships between tag IDs and identification codes for a large number of passengers who have boarded at a large number of airports is constructed. In the actual operation, when a huge number of correspondence relationships are accumulated in the correspondence relationship storage means 40, the correspondence relationship information stored in the correspondence relationship storage means 40 is stored in a predetermined manner. It is preferable to delete the data at the timing (for example, after one week has elapsed or after the identification code is notified to the delivery information transmitting means 60).
[0022]
On the other hand, the tag ID reading means 50 is a component that reads the tag ID given to the tag attached to the carry-on luggage to be delivered to the passenger at the arrival terminal 200. At the arrival terminal 200, the cargo loaded in the cargo compartment of the arrival flight is conveyed to the delivery place P along the conveyance path L such as a belt conveyor. The tag ID reading means 50 performs a process of reading the tag ID of the tag 11 attached to the carrying baggage 10 in the middle of the transport path. Therefore, the tag ID “TAG001” given to the tag 11 is read for the carry-on baggage 10 deposited by Passenger A.
[0023]
The delivery information transmitting means 60 accesses the correspondence storage means 40 via a network such as the Internet, refers to the information stored as a database therein, and refers to the specific information read by the tag ID reading means 50. A specific identification code corresponding to the tag ID is recognized, and a specific baggage 10 to which a tag to which the specific tag ID is attached is attached to a specific portable terminal device 20 having the specific identification code. Has a function of transmitting delivery information indicating the delivery location P and / or delivery time in the arrival terminal 200 of the destination terminal 200. In the case of the above example, when the tag ID “TAG001” is read from the carry-on luggage 10 of the passenger A by the tag ID reading means 50 and the fact is reported to the delivery information transmitting means 60, the delivery information transmitting means 60 Then, the correspondence relationship storage means 40 is accessed via the network, and it is recognized that the identification code corresponding to the tag ID “TAG001” is “abc @ xyz”. Accordingly, the delivery information transmitting means 60 performs processing for transmitting delivery information indicating the delivery location P and delivery time of the passenger's carry-on baggage 10 to the mail address indicated by the identification code “abc @ xyz”.
[0024]
Here, the delivery location P and delivery time can be determined based on the installation location of the tag ID reading means 50. That is, since the carry-on baggage 10 is transported along the transport path L that passes through the place where the tag ID reading means 50 is installed, the delivery place P is determined as the end point. Although only a single conveyance path L is shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of delivery places are provided as the end points of a plurality of conveyance paths in practice. In such a case, a separate tag ID reading unit 50 is provided for each conveyance path, and the delivery information transmission unit 60 reports from the tag ID reading unit 50 provided on which conveyance path. A process for instructing a specific delivery location may be performed while recognizing whether the tag ID is set. Further, the delivery time may be obtained based on the length of the transport path L and the transport speed, when the carry-on luggage 10 is transported along the transport path L and is expected to reach the delivery place P. For example, if the transport time from the place where the tag ID reading means 50 is installed to the delivery place P is 3 minutes and the tag ID reading time by the tag ID reading means 50 is 17:10, "Passenger A: << Luggage collection >> Your baggage can be delivered at the delivery location P around 17:13. Alternatively, it may be possible to notify the time required for delivery, such as “Your baggage will be delivered to delivery location P in 3 minutes”. As described above, the “delivery time” notified to the passenger in the present invention may be a time when delivery is possible or a required time until delivery is possible.
[0025]
Now, when using the carry-on baggage delivery support system according to the present invention, the passenger A boarding the arrival flight at the arrival terminal 200 may wait for an incoming mail at the airport lobby. In the case of the above example, the mail address “abc @ xyz” of the mobile phone 20 worn by Passenger A will eventually be read as “Customer's baggage will appear at the delivery location P around 17:13”. In addition, an email informing the delivery location and delivery time will be received. Passenger A is notified by such an e-mail and can recognize where and when his / her carry-on baggage 10 comes out, so that a very smooth collection is possible. Of course, in carrying out the present invention, it is not always necessary to include both the delivery location and the delivery time in the delivery information to be notified to the passenger, only the delivery location in consideration of the size of the airport and the degree of congestion. May be notified, or only the delivery time may be notified.
[0026]
<<< §2. Practical embodiment >>>
Subsequently, more practical embodiments of the present invention will be described. First, an example of a practical embodiment of the correspondence definition means 30 will be shown. As described above, the correspondence relationship defining means 30 includes the tag ID given to the tag 11 attached to the carry-on baggage 10 to be received from the passenger at the departure terminal 100, the identification code of the portable terminal device 20 carried by the passenger, Any configuration can be used as long as it can define the corresponding relationship. For example, a paper tag is used as the tag 11, and a tag ID is printed on the paper tag as characters and numbers, and the tag ID is manually input from a keyboard or the like. A computer having a function of manually inputting an identification code such as an e-mail address or a telephone number of a mobile phone can also be used as the correspondence definition means 30. However, in practice, such manual input is very inefficient. Therefore, in order to be able to input the tag ID by a simpler work, it is possible to take a method in which the tag ID is printed on the tag 11 in the form of a barcode and is read by a barcode reader. is there.
[0027]
However, here, as a more practical embodiment, a non-contact IC tag is used as the tag 11, and the identification code of the portable terminal device 20 is recorded in a UIM (User Identity Module) attached to a mobile phone or the like. An embodiment using the identification code will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the correspondence definition means 30 in such an embodiment. As illustrated, the correspondence definition means 30 includes a tag ID writing unit 31, an identification code reading unit 32, and a communication unit 33. The communication unit 33 has a function of wirelessly communicating with the non-contact type IC tag 11 attached to the carrying baggage 10 and the UIM 21 attached to the mobile phone 20.
[0028]
The non-contact type IC tag 11 has a built-in IC, has a function of performing wireless communication with the communication unit 33, can store predetermined data from the outside, and can also read out to the outside Can function as. On the other hand, the UIM 21 is an IC module with a built-in card called “User Identity Module”. Currently, a third-generation mobile communication terminal (for example, NTT DOCOMO, Inc. offers a communication service called “FOMA”). Used). In the UIM 21, a telephone number, a subscriber ID, and the like are written, and by replacing them, it becomes possible to easily respond to requests such as changing the terminal model. Both the non-contact type IC tag 11 and the UIM 21 can communicate with the outside in a non-contact state, and the communication unit 33 performs wireless communication with the non-contact type IC tag 11 and UIM 21 existing within a predetermined wireless reachable range. It has a function to perform.
[0029]
The tag ID writing unit 31 has a function of writing a predetermined tag ID into the non-contact IC tag 11 via the communication unit 33. In this embodiment, the tag ID writing unit 31 has a function of automatically generating a unique tag ID. For example, a predetermined algorithm such as “TAG001”, “TAG002”, “TAG003”,. Then, a unique tag ID is sequentially generated, and a process of sequentially writing the tag ID into the non-contact type IC tag 11 is performed. On the other hand, the identification code reading unit 32 has a function of reading the identification code written in the UIM 21 mounted in the mobile phone 20 via the communication unit 33. Here, for the sake of convenience, an example in which the mail address “abc @ xyz” of the mobile phone 20 is read as an identification code will be shown. Of course, when the identification code written in the UIM 21 is a telephone number. The telephone number is read as an identification code.
[0030]
After all, the correspondence definition means 30 shown in the embodiment of FIG. 2 has a function of writing a predetermined tag ID in a non-contact manner to the non-contact IC tag 11 attached to the passenger's carry-on luggage 10 and the portable terminal device 20. And a function of reading the identification code recorded on the UIM 21 attached to the non-contact method, and there is a one-to-one correspondence between the written tag ID and the read identification code. Can be defined. Thus, providing the correspondence definition means 30 with the function of writing the tag ID and reading the identification code in a non-contact manner is very effective for smoothing the procedure at the boarding counter. . That is, if the communication unit 33 is installed around the boarding counter, and the carry-on baggage 10 is deposited at the boarding counter, the communication unit 33 will attach the tag ID to the non-contact IC tag 11 at the time of deposit. Can be written. At this time, since the passenger also performs a predetermined boarding procedure at the boarding counter, if the mobile phone 20 held by the passenger is presented in the vicinity of the communication unit 33, the UIM 21 is transmitted by the communication unit 33. The identification code reading process can also be performed. Of course, if the passenger can read the identification code by the communication unit 33 while the mobile phone 20 is still in a pocket or bag, the passenger does not need to have the mobile phone 20 presented.
[0031]
As described above, the correspondence definition means 30 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 performs a process of writing a unique tag ID for the non-contact type IC tag 11, and the identification code recorded for the UIM 21. When the non-contact IC tag 11 in which a unique tag ID is recorded in advance is used, of course, the correspondence relationship between the written tag ID and the read identification code is defined. In this case, instead of the tag ID writing unit 31, a tag ID reading unit is provided to define the correspondence between the tag ID read from the non-contact IC tag 11 and the identification code read from the UIM 21. It doesn't matter. As described above, the pair of tag IDs and identification codes defined in this way are transferred to the server device constituting the correspondence storage means 40 via a network such as the Internet and stored as a database.
[0032]
Then, each component arrange | positioned at the arrival terminal 200 in the practical embodiment described here is demonstrated. As described above, the arrival terminal 200 is provided with the tag ID reading means 50 and the delivery information transmitting means 60. In the embodiment described here, a plurality of tag ID reading means 50 are respectively loaded at different delivery locations. Are installed on a plurality of conveying paths. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a plurality of transport paths A, B, and C installed at the arrival terminal 200. In the figure, the area on the left side separated by the bulkhead W indicated by the bold line is the baggage pick-up place in the airport arrival lobby, and the area on the right side is the temporary baggage loading place loaded on the arrival flight. A belt conveyor forming a rectangular conveyance path is provided from the temporary loading station on the right side to the baggage pickup station on the left side. In the example shown in the figure, a total of three sets of belt conveyors constituting the conveyance paths A, B, and C are arranged. The baggage (carrying baggage 10) transported from the arrival flight is temporarily loaded on the side of each belt conveyor as the baggage stock 70A, 70B, 70C, and then placed on the belt conveyor one by one. It will be conveyed in the direction. Eventually, the passenger can pick up the carry-on baggage 10 at any one of the delivery locations A, B, and C in the baggage pickup place.
[0033]
As shown in the figure, independent tag ID reading means 50A, 50B, 50C are installed on the transport paths A, B, C formed of belt conveyors, respectively. The tag ID of the attached non-contact type IC tag 11 can be read. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of each tag ID reading means 50. As shown in the figure, the tag ID reading unit 50 includes a tag ID reading unit 51 and a communication unit 52, and the tag ID reading unit 51 records in the non-contact type IC tag 11 via the communication unit 52. Has a function of reading the tag ID. Since this reading process is performed in a non-contact manner using radio, even if the non-contact type IC tag 11 is attached to any part of the carrying baggage 10 conveyed on the belt conveyor, the tag ID is accurately set. Can be read.
[0034]
In this way, the tag IDs for each individual baggage 10 are read by each of the three tag ID reading means 50A, 50B, 50C arranged on the three transport paths A, B, C, and the result is the delivery information. It will be reported to the transmission means 60. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration and operation of the delivery information transmitting means 60 in the embodiment described here. As shown in the figure, the delivery information transmission means 60 has a delivery information creation unit 61 and a delivery information transmission unit 62. When the delivery information creation unit 61 receives a report indicating that a specific tag ID has been read from each of the three tag ID reading means 50A, 50B, and 50C, it accesses the correspondence storage means 40 via a network such as the Internet. Then, with reference to the identification code corresponding to the specific tag ID that has received the report, the mail address or telephone number of the portable terminal device 20 to be notified is recognized. At the same time, the delivery information creation unit 61 creates delivery information as notification contents. This delivery information is information indicating a delivery location and delivery time for a conveyance path in which a tag ID reading unit that reads a specific tag ID is installed. The delivery information created by the delivery information creation unit 61 and the mail address or telephone number of the specific portable terminal device 20 that is the notification destination are given to the delivery information transmission unit 62. The delivery information transmitting unit 62 transmits the given delivery information to the given mail address or telephone number.
[0035]
The delivery information creation unit 61 can determine the delivery location to be notified by confirming in which conveyance path the tag ID reading means 50 to which the tag ID is reported is installed. That is, in the case of the configuration shown in FIG. 3, the carry-on luggage 10 whose tag ID has been read by the tag ID reading means 50A is transported along the transport path A and delivered at the delivery place A. The carried baggage 10 having the tag ID read by 50B is conveyed along the conveyance path B and delivered at the delivery place B. The carried baggage 10 having the tag ID read by the tag ID reading means 50C is conveyed. It is transported along the path C and delivered at the delivery location C. Further, the delivery information creation unit 61 predicts the arrival time of the specific carrying baggage 10 at the delivery location based on the reading time of the tag ID related to the specific carrying baggage 10, and reaches the arrival time or the arrival time. Can be determined as a delivery time to be notified to the passenger. For example, if it takes 3 minutes for the carry-on luggage 10 to be transported from the installation position of the tag ID reading means 50A along the transport path A to the delivery place A, and the tag ID is read at 17:10 , Delivery information such as “I will come to the delivery location A around 17:13” or “I will come to the delivery location A in 3 minutes” is created and sent immediately.
[0036]
The delivery information transmitting unit 62 can transmit such delivery information as a mail consisting of a character string or can be transmitted by voice. In the case of adopting the former transmission method, a mail address addressed to the portable terminal device 20 may be used as an identification code, and delivery information made up of a character string may be created in the delivery information creation unit 61. If a mail server device or the like is used as the delivery information transmitting unit 62, delivery information can be transmitted as an electronic mail addressed to the portable terminal device 20. If the mobile terminal device 20 is a mobile phone that cannot directly handle ordinary e-mails, the mobile terminal device 20 passes through a protocol conversion server provided by the telecommunications carrier that provides the mobile phone, if necessary. Try to send. On the other hand, when the latter transmission method is adopted, the telephone number addressed to the portable terminal device 20 may be used as the identification code, and the delivery information creation unit 61 may create delivery information composed of voice. If a server device or the like having a telephone call function by voice is used as the delivery information transmission unit 62, a call is made directly by telephone to the portable terminal device 20, and when the passenger responds, the delivery information is voiced. Can be transmitted.
[0037]
In any case, if you use this baggage delivery support system, passengers who got off the arrival flight need only wait in the arrival lobby until notification of delivery information, When delivery information such as “I will come out later” is notified, it is only necessary to go to the appropriate delivery location of the baggage pickup office. In this way, by using the support system according to the present invention, a passenger can know in advance when and where he / she can receive his / her carry-on baggage, so even when there are a plurality of delivery locations. Unnecessary confusion will not occur, and congestion near the delivery location can be eliminated.
[0038]
As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on embodiment shown in figure, this invention is not limited to these embodiment, In addition, it can implement in a various aspect. For example, although the above-described embodiment has been described assuming an airport as the departure terminal 100 and the arrival terminal 200, the present invention is not necessarily limited to application to the delivery of carry-on luggage at the airport. It can also be used at terminals such as buses. In the above-described embodiment, an email address or a telephone number is used as an identification code that is read from the portable terminal device 20 and stored in the correspondence storage means 40. However, as the identification code, the portable terminal device 20 is used. Any code can be used as long as it can be specified. Of course, in order to transmit the delivery information from the delivery information transmitting unit 62 to the portable terminal device 20, address information such as an e-mail address and a telephone number for accessing the portable terminal device 20 is required. Instead of using such address information itself as an identification code, it is also possible to use a unique code capable of specifying such address information by some method as an identification code.
[0039]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the carrying baggage delivery support system according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the burden on the passenger at the time of baggage collection, and smooth delivery becomes possible.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a carrying baggage delivery support system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of correspondence relationship defining means 30 in a specific embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a plurality of transport paths A, B, and C installed in an arrival terminal 200 in a specific embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of each tag ID reading means 50 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration and operation of delivery information transmitting means 60 for use in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3;
[Explanation of symbols]
10: Carrying baggage
11: Non-contact IC tag
20: Portable terminal device (mobile phone)
21: UIM (User Identity Module)
30: Correspondence relationship defining means
31: Tag ID writing unit
32: Identification code reading unit
33: Communication unit
40: Correspondence storage means
50, 50A, 50B, 50C: Tag ID reading means
60: Delivery information transmission means
70A, 70B, 70C: Luggage stock
A, B, C: Delivery place
L: Transport path
P: Delivery location

Claims (8)

It is a system that supports the delivery when passengers carry luggage at the departure terminal and deliver it at the arrival terminal,
Correspondence relationship defining means for defining a correspondence relationship between a tag ID given to a tag attached to a carry-on baggage to be received from a passenger and an identification code of a portable terminal device carried by the passenger at the departure terminal,
Correspondence relation storage means for storing the tag ID and the identification code for which the correspondence relation is defined in the correspondence relation definition means;
Tag ID reading means for reading a tag ID attached to a tag attached to a carry-on baggage to be delivered to a passenger at the arrival terminal;
With reference to the information in the correspondence storage means, a specific identification code corresponding to the specific tag ID read by the tag ID reading means is recognized, and based on the reading time of the specific tag ID, the Predicting the arrival time of a specific baggage with a tag with a specific tag ID attached to the delivery location, the delivery information indicating the arrival time or the time until the arrival time is designated as the specific information Delivery information transmitting means for transmitting to a specific portable terminal device having an identification code;
Carrying support system for carrying baggage, comprising: The support system according to claim 1,
The delivery information transmitting means sends the delivery information indicating both the arrival time of the specific baggage to the delivery location or the time until the arrival time, and the delivery location, with a specific identification code having a specific identification code. Carrying baggage delivery support system characterized by transmitting to portable terminal device. The support system according to claim 2,
  A plurality of tag ID reading means are installed on a plurality of transport paths for transporting packages to different delivery locations,
  The delivery information transmission means reads the specific tag ID. The delivery information indicating the delivery location for the conveyance path in which the tag ID reading means is installed is specified with a specific identification code corresponding to the specific tag ID. A portable baggage delivery support system, characterized by being transmitted to a portable terminal device. The support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The correspondence definition means has a function of writing a predetermined tag ID on a tag attached to a passenger's carry-on baggage and a function of reading an identification code of a portable terminal device carried by the passenger, and reads the written tag ID. A carry-on baggage delivery support system, wherein a one-to-one correspondence relationship is defined with the identification code. The support system according to claim 4,
A function for the correspondence definition means to write a predetermined tag ID to the non-contact IC tag in a non-contact manner, and a function to read an identification code recorded in a UIM attached to the portable terminal device in a non-contact manner; , A carrying baggage delivery support system. The support system according to claim 5,
A system for supporting delivery of carry-on luggage, wherein the tag ID reading means has a function of reading the tag ID written on the non-contact type IC tag in a non-contact manner. In the support system according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A delivery support system for carrying baggage, wherein the delivery information transmitting means has a function of transmitting delivery information by e-mail or voice consisting of character strings to a mobile phone as a portable terminal device. In the support system in any one of Claims 1-7,
A baggage delivery support system, wherein the correspondence definition means uses as the identification code a telephone number of a mobile phone carried by a passenger or a mail address addressed to the mobile phone or a unique code that can identify them.

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