Transportation system, transportation method, mandatory terminal of transportation vehicle, ordering terminal and order receiving server
First Claim
1. A transportation system comprising:
- mandatory terminals of a plurality of transportation vehicles which directly transport an object to be transported from a business connection to a delivery destination for periodically transmitting current location information of their own to an order receiving server through a line to receive delivery information including a location of a business connection in charge of an object to be transported and a location of a delivery destination from said order receiving server through said line, a plurality of ordering terminals for placing an order for transportation of an object to be transported which transmit order information including a location of a business connection in charge of said object to be transported and a location of a delivery destination to the order receiving server through said line, and an order receiving order for receiving an order for transportation of said object to be transported which transmits, for each said order information, said delivery information to specific said transportation vehicle closest to a location of a business connection in charge of said object to be transported among said transportation vehicles.
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Abstract
In the transportation system, an order receiving terminal receives current location information from mandatory terminals of a plurality of transportation vehicles to specify current location information of the plurality of transportation vehicles, receives delivery information including a location of a business connection in charge of a customer'"'"'s object to be transported and a location of a delivery destination from a plurality of ordering terminals to specify a location of the business connection in charge of the customer'"'"'s object to be transported and a location of the delivery destination, specifies a transportation vehicle having current location information of a transportation vehicle closest to the location of the business connection in charge of the customer'"'"'s object to be transported among current location information of the plurality of transportation vehicles as a mandatory transportation vehicle, and transmits delivery information including the location of the business connection in charge of the customer'"'"'s object to be transported and the location of the delivery destination to a mandatory terminal of the transportation vehicle specified as the mandatory transportation vehicle.
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28 Claims
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1. A transportation system comprising:
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mandatory terminals of a plurality of transportation vehicles which directly transport an object to be transported from a business connection to a delivery destination for periodically transmitting current location information of their own to an order receiving server through a line to receive delivery information including a location of a business connection in charge of an object to be transported and a location of a delivery destination from said order receiving server through said line, a plurality of ordering terminals for placing an order for transportation of an object to be transported which transmit order information including a location of a business connection in charge of said object to be transported and a location of a delivery destination to the order receiving server through said line, and an order receiving order for receiving an order for transportation of said object to be transported which transmits, for each said order information, said delivery information to specific said transportation vehicle closest to a location of a business connection in charge of said object to be transported among said transportation vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mandatory terminal of a transportation vehicle for directly transporting an object to be transported from a business connection to a delivery destination, comprising:
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transmission means for periodically transmitting current location information of its own to an order receiving server through a line, control means for enabling said transmission means to transmit said current location information of its own only in a desired period, and means for receiving delivery information including a location of a business connection in charge of an object to be transported and a location of a delivery destination from said order receiving server through said line. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. An order receiving server for receiving an order for transportation of an object to be transported, comprising:
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means for receiving current location information of one'"'"'s own from each mandatory terminal of a plurality of transportation vehicles through the line to specify each current location information of said plurality of transportation vehicles, means for receiving order information including a location of a business connection in charge of a customer'"'"'s object to be transported and a location of a delivery destination from a plurality of ordering terminals through said line to specify a location of the business connection in charge of the object to be transported of said customer and a location of the delivery destination, means for specifying each transportation vehicle having current location information of a transportation vehicle closest to a location of the business connection in charge of the object to be transported of said customer among current location information of said plurality of transportation vehicles as a mandatory transportation vehicle, and means for transmitting delivery information including a location of the business connection in charge of the object to be transported of said customer and a location of the delivery destination to each mandatory terminal of the transportation vehicle specified as said mandatory transportation vehicle through said line. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A transportation method using a communication line, comprising the steps of:
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a first step of periodically transmitting each current location information of one'"'"'s own from each mandatory terminal of a plurality of transportation vehicles for directly transporting an object to be transported from a business connection to a delivery destination to an order receiving server through a line only in a desired period, a second step of receiving said current location information of one'"'"'s own at said order receiving server from each mandatory terminal of said plurality of transportation vehicles through said line to specify each current location information of said plurality of transportation vehicles, a third step of transmitting order information including a location of a business connection in charge of a customer'"'"'s object to be transported and a location of a delivery destination from an ordering terminal for placing an order for transportation of a customer'"'"'s object to be transported to said order receiving server through said line, a fourth step of receiving the order information including a location of a business connection in charge of an object to be transported of said customer and a location of a delivery destination at said order receiving server from said ordering terminal through said line to specify a location of the business connection in charge of the object to be transported of said customer and a location of the delivery destination, a fifth step of specifying a transportation vehicle having current location information of a transportation vehicle closest to the location of the business connection in charge of the object to be transported of said customer among current location information of said plurality of transportation vehicles as a mandatory transportation vehicle, and a sixth step of transmitting and receiving delivery information including a location of a business connection in charge of a customer'"'"'s object to be transported and a location of a delivery destination from/at said order receiving sever to/from the mandatory terminal of a transportation vehicle specified as said mandatory transportation vehicle through said line. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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