DELIVERY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20140379607A1
• Filed: 06/10/2014
• Published: 12/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yahoo Japan Corporation (A Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo Japan Corporation (A Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: CHOUSA, Yuushi, HYODO, Yutaka
• Application Number:
  US14/300,486
• Publication Number:
  US 20140379607A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/339
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0836 Recipient pick-ups

Abstract

A delivery management apparatus includes a delivery information reception unit that receives from a sender information about a shipping deposit location relating to a delivery item, and receives from a recipient information about a receipt location relating to the delivery item; a delivery person determination unit that communicates at least the information about the shipping deposit location and the information about the receipt location to users in order to recruit a user desiring to perform delivery, and determines a delivery person from applicant users; and a delivery procedure communication unit that at least communicates to the delivery person information used for pickup of the delivery item from the shipping deposit location or from a relay storage location and information used for storage in the relay storage location or in the receipt location, and communicates to the recipient information used for pickup of the delivery item from the receipt location.

Claims

1. A delivery management apparatus comprising:

a delivery information reception unit that receives from a sender input of information about a shipping deposit location relating to a delivery item, and receives from a recipient input of information about a receipt location relating to the delivery item;

a delivery person determination unit that communicates at least the information about the shipping deposit location and the information about the receipt location to users in order to recruit a user who desires to perform delivery, and determines a delivery person from applicant users in accordance with a predetermined rule; and

a delivery procedure communication unit that at least communicates to the delivery person information used for pickup of the delivery item from the shipping deposit location or from a relay storage location in which another delivery person has stored the delivery item and information used for storage in the relay storage location or in the receipt location, and

communicates to the recipient information used for pickup of the delivery item from the receipt location in which the delivery person has stored the delivery item.

2. The delivery management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a delivery state management unit that

receives from the sender a notification of completion of storage of the delivery item in the shipping deposit location,

receives from the delivery person a notification of completion of pickup of the delivery item from the shipping deposit location or from the relay storage location,

receives from the delivery person a notification of completion of storage of the delivery item in the relay storage location or in the receipt location, and

receives from the recipient a notification of completion of pickup of the delivery item from the receipt location.

3. The delivery management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the delivery state management unit displays in a browsable manner

information about completion of storage of the delivery item in the shipping deposit location by the sender,

information about completion of pickup of the delivery item from the shipping deposit location or from the relay storage location by the delivery person,

information about completion of storage of the delivery item in the relay storage location or in the receipt location by the delivery person, and

information about completion of pickup of the delivery item from the receipt location by the recipient.

4. The delivery management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the delivery procedure communication unit notifies, upon receiving a notification of completion of storage of the delivery item, a person next involved of completion of the storage, and communicates to the person next involved information used for pickup of the delivery item from a storage location.

5. The delivery management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the delivery person determination unit recruits a delivery person by displaying to users who have completed user registration information about a shipping deposit location and information about a receipt location relating to an auction item, and determines a delivery person.

6. The delivery management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a reward giving unit that gives a bonus to the delivery person who has delivered the delivery item.

7. A non-transitory recording medium storing a delivery management control program that causes a computer to function as the units included in the delivery management apparatus according to claim 1.