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Authorization to open a receiving compartment of an unmanned vehicle

  • US 10,246,053 B2
  • Filed: 10/04/2017
  • Issued: 04/02/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for checking the authorization to open a receiving compartment of an unmanned vehicle, the method comprising:

  • obtaining a request to open the receiving compartment of the unmanned vehicle and first proof of authorization information;

    capturing a position of the unmanned vehicle and at least one environmental parameter dependent on the position of the unmanned vehicle, wherein an environmental parameter dependent on the position of the unmanned vehicle is at least one of an image of an environment of the unmanned vehicle and an availability of at least one wireless communication signal, where the image of an environment of the unmanned vehicle contains an environmental feature which is characteristic of the position of the vehicle, wherein the availability of the at least one wireless communication signal is characteristic of the position of the vehicle;

    checking the authorization of the request to open the receiving compartment of the unmanned vehicle dependent on the obtained first proof of authorization information, the captured position of the unmanned vehicle and the captured environmental parameter; and

    opening and/or causing of opening of the receiving compartment of the unmanned vehicle only when the checking reveals that the request to open the receiving compartment of the unmanned vehicle is authorized.

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