DELIVERY LOCATION DETERMINATION

• US 20180068265A1
• Filed: 11/08/2017
• Published: 03/08/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Jalaldeen, Ahamed, Narayana, Chivukula Venkata L.
• Granted Patent: US 10,607,177 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/13 Flying platforms
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/60 for transporting passengers; for transporting goods other than weapons
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/64 for parcel delivery or retrieval
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2201/104 using satellite radio beacon positioning systems, e.g. GPS
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2201/20 Remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3605 Destination input or retrieval
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0832 Special goods or special handling procedures, e.g. handling of hazardous or fragile goods
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0026 located on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0034 Assembly of a flight plan
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0069 specially adapted for an unmanned aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/025 Navigation or guidance aids radar or analogous systems specially adapted for landing purposes G01S13/913

Abstract

A method and system for determining a delivery location is provided. The method includes enabling a UAV delivery application specifying a delivery location for delivery of a package. A street address defining the delivery location is received and an eyewear based video device is enabled and directed towards a geographical area associated with the delivery of the package. GPS data associated with the geographical area is retrieved from the eyewear based video device and first GPS coordinates identifying a location of an embedded computing device are retrieved from a GPS system. A distance between the first GPS coordinates and the geographical area is calculated. Additionally, second GPS coordinates identifying the geographical area are calculated based on the GPS data, the distance, and the first GPS coordinates and it is determined if the second GPS coordinates are located within a specified perimeter surrounding the street address defining the delivery location.

Claims

1. A delivery location determination method comprising:

enabling, by a computer processor of an embedded computing device in response to a command from a user, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) delivery software application associated with specifying a delivery location for delivery of at least one package;

receiving, by said computer processor from said user, a street address defining said delivery location;

directing, by said computer processor, an eyewear based video device, of said embedded computing device, towards a specified geographical area associated with said delivery of said at least one package;

retrieving, by said computer processor from said eyewear based video device, GPS data associated with said specified geographical area;

retrieving, by said computer processor from a GPS system, first GPS coordinates identifying a location of said embedded computing device;

calculating, by said computer processor, a distance between said first GPS coordinates and said specified geographical area;

calculating, by said computer processor based on said GPS data, said distance, and said first GPS coordinates, second GPS coordinates identifying said specified geographical area; and

first determining, by said computer processor, if said second GPS coordinates are located within a specified perimeter surrounding said street address defining said delivery location.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein results of said first determining indicate that said second GPS coordinates are not located within said specified perimeter, and wherein said method further comprises:

rejecting, by said computer processor, said specified geographical area for said delivery of said at least one package; and

presenting, by said computer processor to said user, a message indicating said rejecting.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein results of said first determining indicate that said second GPS coordinates are located within said specified perimeter, and wherein said method further comprises:

second determining, by said computer processor, if said specified geographical area is associated with a different user.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein results of said second determining indicate that said specified geographical area is associated with said different user, and wherein said method further comprises:

generating, by said computer processor, a request for selecting a new specified geographical area for said delivery of said at least one package; and

transmitting, by said computer processor, said request to said user.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein results of said second determining indicate that said specified geographical area is associated with said different user, and wherein said method further comprises:

generating, by said computer processor, a request for concurrently using said specified geographical area for said delivery of said at least one package; and

transmitting, by said computer processor, said request to said user;

receiving, by said computer processor from said user, approval for concurrently using said specified geographical area for said delivery of said at least one package; and

transmitting, by said computer processor to a UAV, instructions for delivering said at least one package to said specified geographical area.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein results of said second determining indicate that said specified geographical area is not associated with said different user, and wherein said method further comprises:

transmitting, by said computer processor to an aircraft, instructions for delivering said at least one package to said specified geographical area.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said UAV comprises a drone aircraft.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein results of said first determining indicate that said second GPS coordinates overlap with said specified perimeter, and wherein said method further comprises:

second determining, by said computer processor, if said specified geographical area is associated with a different user.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein results of said second determining indicate that said specified geographical area is associated with said different user, and wherein said method further comprises:

generating, by said computer processor for said user, a request for selecting a new specified geographical area for said delivery of said at least one package to avoid said overlap.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing at least one support service for at least one of creating, integrating, hosting, maintaining, and deploying computer-readable code in the computing system, said code being executed by the computer processor to implement;

said enabling said UAV software delivery application, said receiving, said directing, said retrieving said GPS data, said retrieving said first GPS coordinates, said calculating said distance, said calculating said second GPS coordinates, and said first determining.

11. A delivery method comprising:

receiving, by a computer processor of an embedded computing device comprising an eyewear based video device, a street address for delivery of at least one package to a user;

determining, by said computer processor, that said street address comprises an apartment complex comprising a plurality of residences;

retrieving, by said computer processor from a data store associated with said user and said apartment complex in response to results of said determining, data describing said user and a specified geographical area located within a specified perimeter surrounding said street address;

directing, by said computer processor based on a flight plan for a UAV for delivering said at least one package to said specified geographical area, said eyewear based video device towards said specified geographical area;

retrieving, by said computer processor from said eyewear based video device, GPS data associated with said specified geographical area;

retrieving, by said computer processor from a GPS system, first GPS coordinates identifying a location of said embedded computing device;

calculating, by said computer processor, a distance between said first GPS coordinates and said specified geographical area;

calculating, by said computer processor based on said GPS data, said distance, and said first GPS coordinates, second GPS coordinates identifying said specified geographical area; and

first determining, by said computer processor, if said second GPS coordinates are located within said specified perimeter surrounding said street address defining a delivery location for said at least one package.

12. A computer program product, comprising a computer readable hardware storage device storing a computer readable program code, said computer readable program code comprising an algorithm that when executed by a computer processor of an embedded computing device implements a delivery location determination method, said method comprising:

enabling, by said computer processor in response to a command from a user, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) delivery software application associated with specifying a delivery location for delivery of at least one package;

receiving, by said computer processor from said user, a street address defining said delivery location;

directing, by said computer processor, an eyewear based video device, of said embedded computing device, towards a specified geographical area associated with said delivery of said at least one package;

retrieving, by said computer processor from said eyewear based video device, GPS data associated with said specified geographical area;

retrieving, by said computer processor from a GPS system, first GPS coordinates identifying a location of said embedded computing device;

calculating, by said computer processor, a distance between said first GPS coordinates and said specified geographical area;

calculating, by said computer processor based on said GPS data, said distance, and said first GPS coordinates, second GPS coordinates identifying said specified geographical area; and

first determining, by said computer processor, if said second GPS coordinates are located within a specified perimeter surrounding said street address defining said delivery location.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein results of said first determining indicate that said second GPS coordinates are not located within said specified perimeter, and wherein said method further comprises:

rejecting, by said computer processor, said specified geographical area for said delivery of said at least one package; and

presenting, by said computer processor to said user, a message indicating said rejecting.

14. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein results of said first determining indicate that said second GPS coordinates are located within said specified perimeter, and wherein said method further comprises:

second determining, by said computer processor, if said specified geographical area is associated with a different user.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein results of said second determining indicate that said specified geographical area is associated with said different user, and wherein said method further comprises:

generating, by said computer processor, a request for selecting a new specified geographical area for said delivery of said at least one package; and

transmitting, by said computer processor, said request to said user.

16. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein results of said second determining indicate that said specified geographical area is associated with said different user, and wherein said method further comprises:

generating, by said computer processor, a request for concurrently using said specified geographical area for said delivery of said at least one package; and

transmitting, by said computer processor, said request to said user;

receiving, by said computer processor from said user, approval for concurrently using said specified geographical area for said delivery of said at least one package; and

transmitting, by said computer processor to a UAV, instructions for delivering said at least one package to said specified geographical area.

17. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein results of said second determining indicate that said specified geographical area is not associated with said different user, and wherein said method further comprises:

transmitting, by said computer processor to an aircraft, instructions for delivering said at least one package to said specified geographical area.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein said UAV comprises a drone aircraft.

19. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein results of said first determining indicate that said second GPS coordinates overlap with said specified perimeter, and wherein said method further comprises:

second determining, by said computer processor, if said specified geographical area is associated with a different user.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein results of said second determining indicate that said specified geographical area is associated with said different user, and wherein said method further comprises:

generating, by said computer processor for said user, a request for selecting a new specified geographical area for said delivery