JP7645111B2 - Management system, management method, and control device - Google Patents

Description

This disclosure relates to a management system, a management method, and a control device for managing a living space.

The number of users purchasing products via the Internet is increasing, and so is the demand for product delivery. If a user is not at home to receive a product, redelivery is a burden for both the user and the delivery company. Therefore, there is a need for technology that allows users to receive products when they are not at home, even if they do not have a delivery box or other facility for receiving deliveries. Furthermore, with the recent increase in demand for delivery, there have been inconveniences such as the need for redelivery due to the lack of space in delivery boxes, even in homes that have delivery boxes installed.

Patent document 1 discloses a technology that uses a foyer installed at the entrance of a house to allow recipients to receive deliveries even when they are not at home.

JP 2020-122385 A

The technology described in Patent Document 1 requires the installation of an additional foyer for receiving deliveries, so it can only be adopted in cases where there is ample space on the site.

The purpose of this disclosure is to provide technology that enables proper management of living space and utilization for purposes such as delivery of items.

In order to solve the above problems, a management system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a door for opening and closing an entrance to a living space, a partition material provided inside the living space, and a control device for controlling the opening/closing and locking/unlocking of the door and partition material. When a person or moving object that is permitted to enter a first area between the door and the partition material but not a second area other than the first area enters the first area, the control device locks the partition material in a closed state and then unlocks the door.

Another aspect of the present disclosure is a management method. This method includes a step of locking the partition material in a closed state when a person or moving object enters a first area between a door for opening and closing an entrance to a living space and a partition material provided inside the living space, and is not permitted to enter a second area other than the first area, and a step of unlocking the door.

Yet another aspect of the present disclosure is a control device. This device includes a partition control unit that locks the partition in a closed state when a person or moving object that is permitted to enter a first area between a door for opening and closing an entrance to a living space and a partition provided inside the living space and is not permitted to enter a second area other than the first area enters the first area, and a door control unit that unlocks the door after locking the partition in a closed state.

In addition, any combination of the above components, and conversions of the expressions of this disclosure between methods, devices, systems, recording media, computer programs, etc., are also valid aspects of this disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a management system according to an embodiment. FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing a procedure of a management method according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a control device according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment.

In this disclosure, we propose a technology that partitions off a part of a living space and makes it possible to utilize it for the delivery and receipt of packages, etc. In the management system according to the embodiment, a partition material that can be controlled to open, close, and lock and unlock is provided inside the living space, and the space is divided into a first area between the front door and the partition material, and a second area other than the first area. When a person such as a delivery person or a mobile object such as a delivery robot arrives, the partition material is locked in the closed state and then the front door is unlocked, allowing the visitor to enter the first area but preventing the visitor from entering the second area.

This allows delivery items to be handed over using the first area while ensuring security and privacy. In addition, since the first area can be created in the living space by the partition material, even if there is no room to add a new area for delivery items, parcels can be handed over in the first area created in the living space. In addition, even if a user does not own a delivery box, delivery items can be handed over when the user is not at home, improving the convenience of the user and the delivery person. In addition, even in an apartment building where delivery boxes are installed, delivery items that do not fit in the delivery box and heavy items that are difficult to carry from the delivery box to the user's room can be handed over in the user's room, improving the convenience of the user. In addition, even when the user is at home, delivery items can be handed over without meeting the delivery person.

Figure 1 shows the configuration of a management system according to an embodiment. The management system 1 includes a user terminal 20 used by a user 15 who is a resident of a house 2 to be managed, a delivery person terminal 14 used by a delivery person 13 who delivers packages to the house 2, a front door 4 for opening and closing the front door 3 which is the entrance to the house 2, a partition material 8 installed inside the house 2, a control device 50 for controlling the opening/closing and locking/unlocking of the front door 4 and the partition material 8, and a communication network 12 that connects these devices.

A lock 5 that can be locked and unlocked by a control device 50 is installed on the front door 4 installed at the front door 3. A door phone 6 including an imaging device for capturing images of visitors and an input device 7 for receiving input of a password to unlock the lock 5 are installed on the outside of the front door 3.

The interior of the house 2 is divided by a partition material 8 into a first area 10 between the front door 4 and the partition material 8, and a second area 11 other than the first area 10. When there is no need to separate the first area 10, such as when the user is at home, the partition material 8 is desirably configured to be storable in the ceiling, floor, or side of a wall, so as not to get in the way in daily life. This allows for effective use of the living space. The partition material 8 may be an interior shutter, door, or door. In particular, an interior shutter has a strong psychological effect of making the user feel that it is difficult to pry open, and therefore can improve crime prevention. In addition, by electronically controlling the opening/closing and locking/unlocking of the partition material 8, it can be made physically difficult to pry open, thereby improving crime prevention.

An imaging device 9 is installed in the first area 10 to capture images of the situation of a person or moving object that has entered the first area 10. Various sensors such as a human sensor and an infrared sensor may also be installed in the first area 10.

A removal device 16 may be installed in the first area 10 to remove pathogens, pollen, or dust attached to a person or moving object that has entered the first area 10, or to deliveries placed in the first area. The removal device 16 may be an air purifier that sucks in the air in the first area 10 and filters it, or may be an injection device that injects a liquid, gas, mist, or the like containing a disinfectant into the first area 10. The removal device 16 may be installed in the partition material 8.

Figure 2 is a sequence diagram showing the steps of the management method according to the embodiment. A delivery person 13 who delivers a delivery to a house 2 presses a button on a door phone 6 installed at the entrance 3 of the house 2. The door phone 6 notifies the control device 50 that a visitor has arrived (S10). The control device 50 notifies the user terminal 20 that a visitor has arrived (S12). At this time, the control device 50 may obtain an image of the visitor captured by an imaging device of the door phone 6 from the door phone 6 and transmit it to the user terminal 20. The control device 50 may obtain location information from the delivery person terminal 14 to detect that the delivery person 13 is approaching the house 2 and notify the user terminal 20.

The user confirms the visitor and notifies the control device 50 that the visiting delivery person 13 is permitted to enter the first area 10 (S14). If the partition material 8 is open, the control device 50 closes and locks the partition material 8 (S16). The control device 50 notifies the user terminal 20 that the partition material 8 has been locked in the closed state (S18).

The control device 50 issues a one-time password to unlock the lock 5 on the front door 4 and notifies the delivery person terminal 14 (S20). The delivery person 13 inputs the one-time password notified by the control device 50 into the input device 7 (S22). The control device 50 acquires the one-time password input into the input device 7 and authenticates it (S23). If the authentication is successful, the control device 50 unlocks the lock 5 on the front door 4 (S24). The control device 50 notifies the user terminal 20 that the lock 5 has been unlocked (S26).

The delivery person 13 enters the first area 10 through the front door 4 and places the delivery in the first area 10 (S28). The control device 50 transmits the captured image acquired from the imaging device 9 to the user terminal 20 (S30).

When the delivery person 13 leaves through the front door 4 (S32), the control device 50 locks the lock 5 of the front door 4 (S34) and unlocks and opens the partition material 8 (S36). The control device 50 notifies the user terminal 20 that the lock 5 of the front door 4 has been locked and the partition material 8 has been unlocked and opened (S38).

FIG. 3 shows the functional configuration of a control device 50 according to an embodiment. The control device 50 includes a communication device 51, a processing device 60, and a storage device 70. The control device 50 may be a server device, a device such as a personal computer, or a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone terminal, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal.

The communication device 51 controls communication with other devices via the communication network 12. The communication device 51 may communicate using any wired or wireless communication method.

The storage device 70 stores programs, data, etc. used by the processing device 60. The storage device 70 may be a semiconductor memory, a hard disk, etc. The storage device 70 includes a password storage unit 71.

The password storage unit 71 stores a one-time password for unlocking the lock 5 on the front door 4 of the user's house 2.

The processing device 60 comprises a location information acquisition unit 61, a visitor notification acquisition unit 62, an entry permission confirmation unit 63, an authentication unit 64, an entry control unit 65, an entrance door control unit 66, a partition material control unit 67, an image transmission unit 68, and a removal device control unit 69. In terms of hardware, these components are realized by the CPU, memory, and other LSIs of any computer, and in terms of software, by programs loaded into memory, but here we depict functional blocks realized by the cooperation of these. Therefore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that these functional blocks can be realized in various ways, such as hardware alone or a combination of hardware and software.

The location information acquisition unit 61 acquires location information from the delivery company terminal 14.

In step S10 of FIG. 2, the visitor notification acquisition unit 62 acquires a visitor notification from the door phone 6 and notifies the user terminal 20.

In step S14 of FIG. 2, the entry permission confirmation unit 63 confirms with the user terminal 20 whether or not to permit the visitor to enter the first area 10.

In step S20 of FIG. 2, the authentication unit 64 issues a one-time password for unlocking the lock 5 of the front door 4 and notifies the deliverer terminal 14 of the one-time password, while recording it in the password storage unit 71. The authentication unit 64 obtains the one-time password entered into the input device 7 and authenticates it by comparing it with the one-time password stored in the password storage unit 71. The authentication unit 64 may issue a password including letters, numbers, symbols, etc., or may issue authentication information including figures such as bar codes and two-dimensional codes. In addition, the deliverer's personal information and biometric information may be stored in the storage device 70 in advance, and the deliverer may be authenticated by comparing it with the personal information and biometric information of the deliverer obtained from the deliverer terminal 14 or the door phone 6.

The entry control unit 65 controls the front door 4 and the partition material 8 when allowing a visitor to enter the first area 10. The front door control unit 66 controls the locking and unlocking of the lock 5 of the front door 4. The front door control unit 66 may automatically control the opening and closing of the front door 4. The partition material control unit 67 controls the opening and closing, and the locking and unlocking of the partition material 8.

In step S16 of FIG. 2, the entry control unit 65 causes the partition control unit 67 to lock the partition material 8 in a closed state before allowing the visitor to enter the first area 10. In step S24 of FIG. 2, when the visitor is authenticated, the entry control unit 65 causes the front door control unit 66 to unlock the lock 5 of the front door 4. In step S34 of FIG. 2, the entry control unit 65 causes the front door control unit 66 to lock the lock 5 of the front door 4 after the visitor leaves. In step S36 of FIG. 2, the entry control unit 65 causes the partition material control unit 67 to unlock and open the partition material 8 after locking the lock 5 of the front door 4. When the entry control unit 65 controls the opening/closing or locking/unlocking of the front door 4 or the partition material 8, it notifies the user terminal 20 of the state of the front door 4 or the partition material 8. The entry control unit 65 may receive instructions from the user terminal 20 to open/close or lock/unlock the front door 4 or the partition material 8, and control the opening/closing or locking/unlocking of the front door 4 or the partition material 8 in accordance with the received instructions.

In step S30 of FIG. 2, the captured image transmission unit 68 transmits the captured image acquired from the imaging device 9 to the user terminal 20 (S30).

The removal device control unit 69 controls the removal device 16. When the resident returns home, the removal device control unit 69 causes the partition material control unit 67 to close the partition material 8 and then opens the front door 4. When the resident enters the first area 10, the removal device control unit 69 activates the removal device 16. When the operation of the removal device 16 is completed, the removal device control unit 69 causes the partition material control unit 67 to open the partition material 8. This makes it possible to prevent pathogens, pollen, dust, etc. attached to the resident's clothes from entering the living space. The removal device control unit 69 may also activate the removal device 16 when a person or moving object other than the resident enters the first area 10 or after the person or moving object leaves the first area 10.

Figure 4 shows the functional configuration of a user terminal 20 according to an embodiment. The user terminal 20 includes a communication device 21, a display device 22, an input device 23, a processing device 30, and a storage device 24. The user terminal 20 may be a device such as a personal computer, or may be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone terminal, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal.

The communication device 21 controls communication with other devices via the communication network 12. The communication device 21 may communicate by any wired or wireless communication method. The display device 22 displays a screen generated by the processing device 30. The display device 22 may be a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, or the like. The input device 23 transmits instructions input by a user to the processing device 30. The input device 23 may be a mouse, a keyboard, a touch pad, or the like. The display device 22 and the input device 23 may be implemented as a touch panel. The storage device 24 stores programs, data, and the like used by the processing device 30. The storage device 24 may be a semiconductor memory, a hard disk, or the like.

The processing device 60 includes a notification receiving unit 31, an entry permission transmitting unit 32, an image receiving unit 33, a display unit 34, and an instruction transmitting unit 35. These components can also be realized in various forms, such as hardware only or a combination of hardware and software.

The notification receiving unit 31 receives notifications of the status of the front door 4 or the partition material 8 from the control device 50.

In step S14 of FIG. 2, the entry permission transmission unit 32 transmits information to the control device 50 indicating whether the visitor is permitted to enter the first area 10.

In step S30 of FIG. 2, the captured image receiving unit 33 receives the captured image of the first area 10 from the control device 50.

The display unit 34 displays notifications received by the notification receiving unit 31, captured images received by the captured image receiving unit 33, etc. on the display device 22.

The instruction transmission unit 35 receives instructions to open/close or lock/unlock the front door 4 or the partition material 8 from the input device 23 and transmits them to the control device 50.

The management system 1 of this embodiment can be used not only to receive deliveries delivered by a delivery company, but also to hand over packages to a delivery company, receive food and drink from a food and drink delivery service, receive clothing from a clothing dry cleaning service, and deliver packages between acquaintances, and can be used to deliver any item. Furthermore, the management system 1 of the present disclosure can reduce waste, such as the need for redelivery due to a lack of space in delivery boxes, even in homes where delivery boxes are installed.

1 Management system, 2 House, 3 Entrance, 4 Entrance door, 5 Lock, 6 Doorphone, 7 Input device, 8 Partition material, 9 Imaging device, 10 First area, 11 Second area, 12 Communication network, 13 Delivery person, 14 Delivery person terminal, 15 User, 16 Removal device, 20 User terminal, 31 Notification receiving unit, 32 Entry permission transmission unit, 33 Captured image receiving unit, 34 Display unit, 35 Instruction transmission unit, 50 Control device, 61 Location information acquisition unit, 62 Visitor notification acquisition unit, 63 Entry permission confirmation unit, 64 Authentication unit, 65 Entry control unit, 66 Entrance door control unit, 67 Partition material control unit, 68 Captured image transmission unit, 69 Removal device control unit, 71 Password storage unit.

Claims (10)

A door for opening and closing the entrance to the living space;
An interior shutter provided inside the living space;
A control device for controlling opening/closing and locking/unlocking of the door and the interior shutter ;
Equipped with
The control device is a management system that locks the indoor shutter in a closed position and then unlocks the door when a person or moving object enters the first area, and is permitted to enter a first area between the door and the indoor shutter but is not permitted to enter a second area other than the first area. The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the indoor shutter is stored in a ceiling portion, a floor portion, or a side portion of the living space when in an open state. The management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control device unlocks and opens the indoor shutter after the person or moving object has left the living space. A management system as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control device receives instructions from a resident of the living space to open/close or lock/unlock the door or the interior shutter , and controls the opening/closing or locking/unlocking of the door or the interior shutter in accordance with the received instructions. An input device for inputting unlocking information for unlocking the door is further provided,
The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device transmits the unlocking information to the person or the moving object. The management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control device notifies a resident of the living space of the state of the door or the indoor shutter when controlling opening/closing or locking/unlocking of the door or the indoor shutter . Further comprising an imaging device or a detection device for detecting a state of the person or the moving object provided in the first area,
The management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the control device notifies a resident of the living space of an image captured by the imaging device or information detected by the detection device when the person or moving object enters the first area. The management system according to claim 1 , further comprising a removal device provided in the first area for removing pathogens, pollen, or dust. a step of locking the indoor shutter in a closed state when a person or a moving object that is permitted to enter a first area between a door for opening and closing an entrance to a living space and an indoor shutter provided inside the living space and is not permitted to enter a second area other than the first area enters the first area;
unlocking the door;
A management method comprising: a partition material control unit that allows a person or a moving object to enter a first area between a door for opening and closing an entrance to a living space and an interior shutter provided inside the living space and does not allow the person or object to enter a second area other than the first area, and locks the interior shutter in a closed state when the person or a moving object enters the first area;
a door control unit that unlocks the door after locking the indoor shutter in a closed state;
A control device comprising:

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