System and method for delivering and receiving purchased articles using lockers
First Claim
1. In a system for performing electronic commerce involving an article over a network and managing a locker for delivery and receipt of the article, an article delivery method comprising the steps of:
- receiving an order for the article over said network and setting and storing receipt identification information used to open said locker, said receipt identification information identifying a recipient of said article;
receiving a specification of said locker to which said article is to be delivered;
outputting delivery request data including article identification information identifying said article and locker information indicating said locker; and
after the article is delivered to the locker, unlocking said locker containing said delivered article based on said delivery request data in response to acceptance of said receipt identification information.
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Abstract
An article delivery method and system for improving customer convenience. An article ordered by a customer is delivered by a delivery service to a locker specified by the customer. At the time of delivering the article, a delivery person uses a delivery password indicated in advance by a commerce server to unlock a compartment of the specified locker and places the article in the compartment. Then, the compartment is locked. To receive the article, the customer uses a pre-specified receipt password to unlock the compartment and retrieve the article.
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1. In a system for performing electronic commerce involving an article over a network and managing a locker for delivery and receipt of the article, an article delivery method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an order for the article over said network and setting and storing receipt identification information used to open said locker, said receipt identification information identifying a recipient of said article;
receiving a specification of said locker to which said article is to be delivered;
outputting delivery request data including article identification information identifying said article and locker information indicating said locker; and
after the article is delivered to the locker, unlocking said locker containing said delivered article based on said delivery request data in response to acceptance of said receipt identification information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An article delivery system, comprising:
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a receipt setting receiving module for receiving specification of a locker to which an article is to be delivered;
a password management module for registering a receipt password used by a recipient of said article to open said locker and a delivery password used by a deliverer of the article to open said locker;
an entry monitoring module for locking said locker when said delivery password is input and said article is placed in said locker; and
a retrieval monitoring module for unlocking said locker containing said article when said receipt password is input.
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8. A locker management server, comprising:
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a receipt setting receiving module for receiving specification of a locker to which an article is to be delivered; and
a password management module for registering a first password used for unlocking said locker when said article is placed in said locker and a second password used for unlocking said locker when said article is retrieved from said locker. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A locker control server, comprising:
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a lock control module for controlling locking and unlocking of a specified locker to which an article is to be delivered;
a password registration module for registering a first password and a second password provided from an external source over a network for unlocking said locker;
an entry monitoring module for unlocking said locker when said first password is input and locking said locker after said article is placed in said locker; and
a retrieval monitoring module for unlocking said locker when said second password is input. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A commerce server, comprising:
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a receipt setting receiving module for receiving a request for delivery of an article by receiving specification of a locker to which an article is to be delivered and customer identification information identifying a customer provided from a terminal of said customer over a network;
a password management module for setting an unlocking password for unlocking said locker and indicating said unlocking password to said terminal of said customer over said network; and
a delivery information issuance module for outputting locker identification information identifying said locker and article identification information identifying said article for delivering said article to said specified locker. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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