SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING PRODUCTS VIA UNMANNED MOBILE LOCKERS
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1. A system for delivering products to delivery locations via unmanned mobile lockers, the system comprising:
- a deployment station configured to operatively couple to the unmanned mobile lockers;
a plurality of unmanned mobile lockers configured to transport at least one product ordered to be delivered from the deployment location to a delivery location;
an electronic database including;
order data indicating the at least one product ordered to be delivered and the delivery location; and
unmanned mobile locker data indicating one or more of the unmanned mobile lockers available to deliver the at least one product to the delivery location;
a computing device including a processor-based control circuit configured to;
obtain the order data and the unmanned mobile locker data from the electronic database;
select, based on the obtained order data and the unmanned mobile locker data, an unmanned mobile locker from the plurality of unmanned mobile lockers at the deployment station to deliver the at least one product ordered to be delivered to the delivery location;
transmit a delivery control signal to the selected unmanned mobile locker, the delivery control signal including delivery route instructions to guide the selected unmanned mobile locker from the deployment station to the delivery location along a delivery route determined by control circuit of the computing device; and
transmit a return control signal to the selected unmanned mobile locker, the return control signal including return route instructions to guide the selected unmanned mobile locker from the delivery location to the deployment station along a return route determined by control circuit of the computing device.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided that provide for facilitating delivery of products to delivery locations via unmanned mobile lockers deployed from mobile deployment stations.
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1. A system for delivering products to delivery locations via unmanned mobile lockers, the system comprising:
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a deployment station configured to operatively couple to the unmanned mobile lockers; a plurality of unmanned mobile lockers configured to transport at least one product ordered to be delivered from the deployment location to a delivery location; an electronic database including; order data indicating the at least one product ordered to be delivered and the delivery location; and unmanned mobile locker data indicating one or more of the unmanned mobile lockers available to deliver the at least one product to the delivery location; a computing device including a processor-based control circuit configured to; obtain the order data and the unmanned mobile locker data from the electronic database; select, based on the obtained order data and the unmanned mobile locker data, an unmanned mobile locker from the plurality of unmanned mobile lockers at the deployment station to deliver the at least one product ordered to be delivered to the delivery location; transmit a delivery control signal to the selected unmanned mobile locker, the delivery control signal including delivery route instructions to guide the selected unmanned mobile locker from the deployment station to the delivery location along a delivery route determined by control circuit of the computing device; and transmit a return control signal to the selected unmanned mobile locker, the return control signal including return route instructions to guide the selected unmanned mobile locker from the delivery location to the deployment station along a return route determined by control circuit of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of delivering products to delivery locations via unmanned mobile lockers, the method comprising:
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providing a deployment station configured to operatively couple to the unmanned mobile lockers; providing a plurality of unmanned mobile lockers configured to transport at least one product from the deployment location to a delivery location; providing an electronic database including; order data indicating the at least one product ordered to be delivered and the delivery location; and unmanned mobile locker data indicating one or more of the unmanned mobile lockers available to deliver the at least one product to the delivery location; providing a computing device including a processor-based control circuit configured to; obtain the order data and the unmanned mobile locker data from the electronic database; select, based on the obtained order data and the unmanned mobile locker data, an unmanned mobile locker from the plurality of unmanned mobile lockers at the deployment station to deliver the at least one product ordered to be delivered to the delivery location; transmit a delivery control signal to the selected unmanned mobile locker, the delivery control signal including delivery route instructions to guide the selected unmanned mobile locker from the deployment station to the delivery location along a delivery route determined by control circuit of the computing device; and transmit a return control signal to the selected unmanned mobile locker, the return control signal including return route instructions to guide the selected unmanned mobile locker from the delivery location to the deployment station along a return route determined by control circuit of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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