Delivery system

{
  "publication_number": "US2018165782A1",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "A1",
  "title": "Delivery system",
  "abstract": "A delivery system comprises a delivery vehicle configured to carry a delivery box to be delivered to a delivery destination thereon; and a carrier vehicle configured to carry the delivery vehicle thereon. The carrier vehicle performs exit control to get the delivery car carrying the delivery box to be delivered to the delivery destination out of the carrier vehicle at a relay point on a traveling route to the delivery destination, and the delivery vehicle performs traveling control on the traveling route from the relay point to the delivery destination, and fixes the delivery box to a delivery box fixture located at the delivery destination.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A delivery system comprising: a delivery vehicle configured to carry a delivery box to be delivered to a delivery destination thereon; and a carrier vehicle configured to carry the delivery vehicle thereon, wherein: the carrier vehicle performs exit control to get the delivery car carrying the delivery box to be delivered to the delivery destination out of the carrier vehicle at a relay point on a traveling route to the delivery destination; and the delivery vehicle performs traveling control on the traveling route from the relay point to the delivery destination, and fixes the delivery box to a delivery box fixture located at the delivery destination. 2. The delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the delivery vehicle includes: a map information storage part configured to store map information containing the delivery destination; a searching part configured to search the traveling route of the delivery vehicle by using the map information stored in the map information storage part; and a traveling control part configured to perform the traveling control based on the traveling route searched by the searching part. 3. The delivery system according to claim 2, wherein: the searching part searches the traveling route from the relay point to the delivery destination by using the map information stored in the map information storage part; and the traveling control part performs the traveling control from the relay point to the delivery destination, based on the traveling route to the delivery destination searched by the searching part. 4. The delivery system according to claim 2, wherein: the searching part searches the traveling route from the delivery destination to a return point designated by communicating with the carrier vehicle, after fixing the delivery box to the delivery box fixture; and the traveling control part performs the traveling control from the delivery destination to the return point, based on the traveling route to the return point searched by the searching part. 5. A delivery system for delivering a delivery box to a delivery destination, comprising: a delivery vehicle configured to carry the delivery box to be delivered to the delivery destination thereon; and a carrier vehicle configured to carry the delivery vehicle thereon, wherein: a delivery box fixture configured to be able to fix the delivery box is located at the delivery destination; the delivery box is carried on the delivery vehicle at a predetermined position; the delivery vehicle includes a movable member configured to move the delivery box from the predetermined position to the delivery box fixture; and the delivery vehicle fixes the delivery box to the delivery box fixture located at the delivery destination by using the movable member, after the delivery vehicle gets out of the carrier vehicle and travels to the delivery destination. 6. The delivery system according to claim 5, wherein: the delivery box includes a first engagement portion configured to be able to engage with the delivery box fixture; the delivery vehicle includes a detection part configured to detect a second engagement portion of the delivery box fixture which corresponds to the first engagement portion; and the second engagement portion detected by the detection part engages with the first engagement portion of the delivery box to fix the delivery box to the delivery box fixture."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The present invention relates to a delivery system.\n\nAs an environment for communication by using various kinds of terminals has been improved in the whole of society, e-commerce (electric commerce) by using EC (e-commerce) sites created by using web technology has been widely used. These EC sites are also referred to as, for example, online shops, which serve as virtual shops on the Web. When a person selects an item in an EC site, the person can purchase the item, and then a set of procedures including personal identification, payment, and so forth are completed on a web payment system. After that, the purchased item is delivered to a designated delivery destination. Items offered by the EC sites include, for example, “digital data” delivered online, and “tangible products or goods” such as commodities. When “digital data” is purchased, the purchased item is sent to a designated address such as an e-mail address, so that the delivery of the item is completed. Meanwhile, when “tangible product” is purchased, the item is delivered to a delivery destination via, for example, a delivery company in general. That is, a delivery process is required to deliver the purchased item to the delivery destination.\n\nWhen a delivery company is used for the delivery, the delivery process is naturally performed by humans, and therefore involves costs such as a labor cost. Consequently, when an amount of delivered parcels (items) are increased, the costs for labor and equipment are increased.",
  "cpc": [
    "G06Q 10/08",
    "A47G 2029/144",
    "A47G 2029/149",
    "A47G 29/141",
    "B65G 61/00",
    "G06Q 10/08355",
    "G06Q 50/28"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "G06Q 10/08"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "V SYNC CO LTD"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "IBE TAKAYA"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2017-01-30",
  "publication_date": "2018-06-14",
  "priority_date": "2016-02-15",
  "application_number": "US-201715576732-A",
  "family_id": "59625006",
  "citations": [
    "US2015120094A1",
    "US2015158599A1",
    "US2016200438A1",
    "US9798995B1"
  ]
}