Delivery system and reception management device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021116924-A1
Application number	US-202016933096-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 20, 2020
Priority date	Oct 16, 2019
Publication date	Apr 22, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

The ID acquisition unit acquires identification information of a delivered delivery box, or identification information of a transport robot that delivered the delivery box. The whitelist holding unit holds identification information of a receivable delivery box, or identification information of a transport robot permitted to deliver. The receiving determination unit determines, when the acquired identification information of the delivery box or the acquired identification information of the transport robot is held in the whitelist holding unit, to receive the delivery box.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A delivery system, comprising:
a transport robot configured to carry a delivery box and autonomously travel to a destination; and a reception management device configured to manage reception of the delivery box at the destination, wherein: at least one of the delivery box or the transport robot has identification information with which the delivery box or transport robot can be identified; and the reception management device includes: a first holding unit configured to hold identification information of a receivable delivery box, or identification information of a transport robot permitted to deliver; an acquisition unit configured to acquire identification information of a delivered delivery box, or identification information of a transport robot that delivered the delivery box; and a receiving determination unit configured to, when the acquired identification information of the delivery box or the acquired identification information of the transport robot is held in the first holding unit, determine to receive the delivery box.

2 . The delivery system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second holding unit configured to hold identification information of an unreceivable delivery box, or identification information of a transport robot prohibited from delivering, wherein the receiving determination unit is configured to, when the acquired identification information of the delivery box or the acquired identification information of the transport robot is held in the second holding unit, determine not to receive the delivery box.

3 . The delivery system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the transport robot is configured to fix the delivery box to the transport robot using a locking mechanism; and the reception management device further includes a lock-release control unit configured to, when the receiving determination unit determines to receive the delivery box, transmit to the transport robot an instruction signal for releasing the delivery box locked by the locking mechanism.

4 . A reception management device that manages reception of a delivery box delivered by a transport robot having an autonomous traveling function, comprising:
a holding unit configured to hold identification information of a receivable delivery box, or identification information of a transport robot permitted to deliver; an acquisition unit configured to acquire identification information of a delivered delivery box, or identification information of a transport robot that delivered the delivery box; and a receiving determination unit configured to, when the acquired identification information of the delivery box or the acquired identification information of the transport robot is held in the holding unit, determine to receive the delivery box.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Etou Yasutaka
• Matsuoka Tomohito
• Tomatsu Nobuyuki
• Ohmi Masanobu
• Yamamoto Manabu
• Watanabe Suguru
• Tanigawa Yohei

Classifications

• G07C9/00896

  specially adapted for particular uses · CPC title

• G06Q10/083

  Shipping · CPC title

• B60P7/10

  the load being plates, cases, or boxes · CPC title

• G07C2009/0092

  for cargo, freight or shipping containers and applications therefore in general · CPC title

• G06K17/00 Primary

  Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations · CPC title