AUTONOMOUS DELIVERY OF ITEMS
First Claim
1. A method of controlling an autonomous vehicle for delivering an item to a recipient at a delivery location in a trusted manner, the method comprises:
- detecting, while the autonomous vehicle is travelling to the delivery location, a value of a property of at least one of;
the autonomous vehicle, and the item;
storing, in a data store of the autonomous vehicle, authentication data for verifying the trustworthiness of the item, the authentication data being based on at least the value detected;
verifying the identity of the recipient;
generating a verification signal indicative of whether the identity of the recipient is verified; and
based on the generated verification signal, communicating the stored authentication data to an authentication system for verification.
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Abstract
Proposed is an autonomous vehicle (AV) for delivering an item to a recipient at a delivery location in a trusted manner. The AV includes: a sensor system adapted to detect, while the autonomous vehicle is travelling to the delivery location, a value of a property of at least one of: the autonomous vehicle, and the item. The AV further includes a data store adapted to store authentication data for verifying the trustworthiness of the item, the authentication data being based on the value detected. The AV further includes a recipient verification unit adapted to verify the identity of the recipient and to generate a verification signal indicative of whether the identity of the recipient is verified. The AV further includes a communication unit adapted to communicate stored authentication data to an authentication system for verification.
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5 Claims
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1. A method of controlling an autonomous vehicle for delivering an item to a recipient at a delivery location in a trusted manner, the method comprises:
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detecting, while the autonomous vehicle is travelling to the delivery location, a value of a property of at least one of;
the autonomous vehicle, and the item;storing, in a data store of the autonomous vehicle, authentication data for verifying the trustworthiness of the item, the authentication data being based on at least the value detected; verifying the identity of the recipient; generating a verification signal indicative of whether the identity of the recipient is verified; and based on the generated verification signal, communicating the stored authentication data to an authentication system for verification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An automated delivery method for delivering an item to a recipient at a delivery location in a trusted manner, wherein the method comprises:
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receiving authentication data from an autonomous vehicle; and verifying the trustworthiness of the item based on the received authentication data. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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