DRONE RECEIVER
First Claim
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1. A method comprising:
- storing one or more packages in a cavity of a body of an apparatus;
controlling a conveyor belt disposed above a top surface of the body, wherein the belt is shaped to receive one or more packages, and the belt is controllable to rotate a package placed on the belt either from the top surface to the cavity for storage or from the cavity to the top surface for dispatch; and
stabilizing a drone landing on the apparatus via a landing mechanism of the apparatus;
wherein a package comprises at least one of a drone and a payload transported by the drone.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus comprising a body including a cavity for storing one or more packages, and a conveyor belt disposed above a top surface of the body. The belt is shaped to receive one or more packages, and the belt is controllable to rotate a package placed on the belt either from the top surface to the cavity for storage or from the cavity to the top surface for dispatch. A package comprises at least one of a drone and a payload transported by the drone. The apparatus further comprises a landing mechanism for stabilizing a drone landing on the apparatus.
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3 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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storing one or more packages in a cavity of a body of an apparatus; controlling a conveyor belt disposed above a top surface of the body, wherein the belt is shaped to receive one or more packages, and the belt is controllable to rotate a package placed on the belt either from the top surface to the cavity for storage or from the cavity to the top surface for dispatch; and stabilizing a drone landing on the apparatus via a landing mechanism of the apparatus; wherein a package comprises at least one of a drone and a payload transported by the drone.
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2. The method of claim 2, further comprising:
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slowing and stabilizing the fall of a drone landing from above the apparatus via the landing mechanism; and re-charging one or more batteries of one or more drones stored in the cavity using a recharge unit of the body.
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3. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable hardware storage device having program code embodied therewith, the program code being executable by a computer to implement a method comprising:
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storing one or more packages in a cavity of a body of an apparatus; controlling a conveyor belt disposed above a top surface of the body, wherein the belt is shaped to receive one or more packages, and the belt is controllable to rotate a package placed on the belt either from the top surface to the cavity for storage or from the cavity to the top surface for dispatch; and stabilizing a drone landing on the apparatus via a landing mechanism of the apparatus; wherein a package comprises at least one of a drone and a payload transported by the drone.
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