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Indoor location vehicle delivery

  • US 9,534,905 B1
  • Filed: 01/25/2016
  • Issued: 01/03/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle delivery method comprising:

  • receiving, by a computer processor of control hardware of a delivery vehicle, delivery rules for delivering a package to a secure indoor location of a customer premises, wherein said delivery rules comprise rules selected from the group consisting of an address of said customer premises, GPS coordinates of said secure indoor location, and a backup delivery plan for an alternate delivery location with respect to said secure indoor location;

    receiving, by said computer processor, a temporary passcode for accessing said secure indoor location;

    directing, by said computer processor, said delivery vehicle to said secured indoor location, wherein said package is loaded on said vehicle;

    first transmitting, by said computer processor, said temporary passcode to a control system for said secure indoor location;

    enabling by said computer processor in response to said first transmitting, access to said secure indoor location, wherein said secure indoor location comprises a first electromechanical device comprising an electronically controlled lock securing a barrier for an entry point of said secure indoor location, wherein said secure indoor location comprises a second electromechanical device configured to automatically open or close said barrier, and wherein said enabling said access to said secure indoor location further comprises;

    activating via said temporary passcode, said first electromechanical device such that said electronically controlled lock becomes unlocked and said barrier becomes unsecured; and

    automatically opening, via said second electromechanical device, said barrier after performing said activating;

    directing, by said computer processor, said delivery vehicle into said secure indoor location;

    directing, by said computer processor, said delivery vehicle to deliver said package within said secure indoor location such that said package is placed on a specified placement apparatus within a specified room within said secure indoor location;

    determining, by said computer processor based on a video logging process, that said secure indoor location has not been damaged by said delivery vehicle;

    directing, by said computer processor, said delivery vehicle out of said secure indoor location;

    second transmitting, by said computer processor, said temporary passcode to said control system for said secure indoor location; and

    disabling by said computer processor in response to said second transmitting, access to said secure indoor location.

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