System and method for delivering and receiving purchased articles using lockers

摘要

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.