PACKAGE TRANSPORT CONTAINER AND TRANSPORT OPERATIONS FOR AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A package transport container for a UAV, comprising:
- a manifest device including a computer processor, the manifest device wirelessly coupled to the UAV;
a package receptacle including an attachment base that is configured to secure contents of the package receptacle;
a configurable locking mechanism that physically couples the manifest device to the package receptacle during a package transport operation and releases the package receptacle and the attachment base at a delivery location;
a connector that physically couples the manifest device to the UAV;
wherein the computer processor is configured to;
transmit material properties of the contents of the package receptacle to the UAV;
receive routing information for a package to be transported, the routing information determined at least in part based on the material properties of the contents;
monitor and transmit active coordinates of the package transport container during a transport operation;
upon determining the coordinates match coordinates of the delivery location specified in the routing information;
sending a release request signal to the UAV to release the package receptacle;
receiving a release command from the UAV; and
disengaging the locking mechanism to release the manifest device from the attachment base.
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Abstract
According to an aspect, a package transport container for a UAV includes a manifest device having a computer processor, a receptacle including a base that secures contents of the receptacle, a locking mechanism that couples the manifest device to the receptacle during transport, and a connector coupling the manifest device to the UAV. The processor transmits material properties of the contents of the receptacle to the UAV, receives routing information for a package to be transported, monitors coordinates of the package transport container during transport, and upon determining the coordinates match coordinates of a delivery location specified in the routing information: sends a release request signal to the UAV to release the receptacle; receives a release command from the UAV; and disengages the locking mechanism to release the manifest device from the base. The routing information is determined at least in part based on the material properties of the contents.
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20 Claims
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1. A package transport container for a UAV, comprising:
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a manifest device including a computer processor, the manifest device wirelessly coupled to the UAV; a package receptacle including an attachment base that is configured to secure contents of the package receptacle; a configurable locking mechanism that physically couples the manifest device to the package receptacle during a package transport operation and releases the package receptacle and the attachment base at a delivery location; a connector that physically couples the manifest device to the UAV; wherein the computer processor is configured to; transmit material properties of the contents of the package receptacle to the UAV; receive routing information for a package to be transported, the routing information determined at least in part based on the material properties of the contents; monitor and transmit active coordinates of the package transport container during a transport operation; upon determining the coordinates match coordinates of the delivery location specified in the routing information; sending a release request signal to the UAV to release the package receptacle; receiving a release command from the UAV; and disengaging the locking mechanism to release the manifest device from the attachment base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for implementing a package transport container operation for a UAV, the method comprising:
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transmitting, by a computer processor of a manifest device, material properties of contents of a package receptacle to the UAV; receiving, at the computer processor of the manifest device, routing information for a package to be transported, the routing information determined at least in part based on the material properties of the contents, the manifest device physically coupled to the package receptacle via a configurable locking mechanism, the package receptacle including an attachment base that is configured to secure the contents of the package receptacle, wherein the manifest device is physically coupled to the UAV; monitoring and transmitting, by the computer processor, active coordinates of the package transport container during a transport operation; upon determining the coordinates match coordinates of a delivery location specified in the routing information; sending a release request signal to the UAV to release the package receptacle; receiving a release command from the UAV; and disengaging the locking mechanism to release the manifest device from the attachment base. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising:
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a tangible storage medium readable by processing circuits of a package transport container for a UAV and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuits to perform a method, comprising; transmitting, by a manifest device, material properties of contents of a package receptacle to the UAV; receiving, at the manifest device, routing information for a package to be transported, the routing information determined at least in part based on the material properties of the contents, the manifest device physically coupled to a package receptacle via a configurable locking mechanism, the package receptacle including an attachment base that is configured to secure contents of the package receptacle, wherein the manifest device is physically coupled to the UAV; monitoring and transmitting active coordinates of the package transport container during a transport operation; upon determining the coordinates match coordinates of a delivery location specified in the routing information; sending a release request signal to the UAV to release the package receptacle; receiving a release command from the UAV; and disengaging the locking mechanism to release the manifest device from the attachment base. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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