Method for providing delivery information on goods and delivery system employing the same

• US 20020088854A1
• Filed: 11/08/2001
• Published: 07/11/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jo, Hwan-Ju
• Application Number:
  US09/986,386
• Publication Number:
  US 20020088854A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/385
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management

Abstract

A technique and a delivery system provides for delivery information on goods. The technique includes the steps of attaching a storage storing information on a receiver to receive the delivery information on goods, reading the information in the attached storage on a delivery route and sending the information to a server, and providing the delivery information on the goods to the delivery information receiver based on receiver information by the server. With these steps, the technique provides the delivery information on the goods to the delivery information receiver during delivering.

Claims

1. A method for providing delivery information on goods, comprising the steps of:

attaching a storage storing information on a receiver to receive the delivery information on the goods;

reading the information in the attached storage on a delivery route and sending the information to a server; and

providing the delivery information on the goods to the delivery information receiver based on the receiver information by the server.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprised of a bar code being used as the storage.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprised of the storage storing at least one of an e-mail address and a telephone number of the delivery information receiver.

4. The method according to claim 2, further comprised of the storage storing at least one of an e-mail address and a telephone number of the delivery information receiver.

5. The method according to claim 3, further comprised of the delivery information being provided through an e-mail from the server.

6. The method according to claim 3, further comprised of the delivery information being provided through a short message service from the server.

7. The method according to claim 3, further comprised of the delivery information being provided by posting the delivery information on the server.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprised of the delivery information receiver being at least one of a sender and the receiver of the goods.

9. A delivery system, comprising;

a storage storing information on a receiver to receive the delivery information on goods;

a reader part reading the information of the receiver stored in the storage; and

a server providing the delivery information on the goods to the delivery information receiver based on a read result from the reader part on a delivery route.

10. The delivery system according to claim 9, further comprised of a bar code being used as the storage.

11. The delivery system according to claim 9, further comprised of the storage storing at least one of an e-mail address and a telephone number of the delivery information receiver.

12. The delivery system according to claim 10, further comprised of the storage storing at least one of an e-mail address and a telephone number of the delivery information receiver.

13. The delivery system according to claim 9, further comprised of the reader part comprising a bar code reader, and the bar code reader providing the read delivery information through a network to the server.

14. The delivery system according to claim 10, with the reader part comprising a barcode reader, and the bar code reader providing the read delivery information through a network to the server.

15. The delivery system according to claim 11, with the server comprising an e-mail sender providing the delivery information through an e-mail to the information receiver.

16. The delivery system according to claim 12, with the server comprising an e-mail sender providing the delivery information through an e-mail to the information receiver.

17. The delivery system according to claim 11, with the server comprising a short message service sender providing the delivery information to the delivery information receiver through a short message service.

18. The delivery system according to claim 12, with the server comprising a short message service sender providing the delivery information to the delivery information receiver through the short message service.

19. The delivery system according to claim 9, with the delivery information receiver being at least one of a sender and the receiver of the goods.

20. A method for providing delivery information on goods, comprising the steps of:

transferring information read from storage mediums attached on goods to a server through a network, the information including information of a receiver to receive the delivery information on the goods; and

providing the delivery information on the goods through the network to the delivery information receiver according to the receiver information by the server.

21. The method of claim 20, with the step of providing the delivery information being through electronic mail of the information to the delivery information receiver.