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US 10,121,296 B1Granted
Secure delivery via unmanned vehicles
AssigneeCapital One Services, LLC
InventorJeremy Rephlo
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for on-demand delivery of a payload by an unmanned vehicle. An unmanned vehicle may comprise a chamber configured to house a payload and adjust a payload state. The payload state may be adjusted based on detection of a tampering event. An unmanned vehicle may also comprise an authentication system configured to allow access to the payload.
Claims20
An unmanned vehicle for secure delivery configured to perform operations comprising:
- receiving instructions to travel to a delivery destination with a payload, the instructions based on a request for on-demand delivery associated with a user profile;
- traveling to the delivery destination with the payload;
- initiating an interaction with a person;
- conducting an authentication process comprising verifying an input provided by the person with information in the user profile associated with the request;
- and
- granting access to the payload following the verification process.
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A method for secure delivery by an unmanned vehicle comprising:
- receiving, by the unmanned vehicle, instructions to travel to a delivery destination with a payload, the instructions based on a request associated with a user profile;
- traveling, by the unmanned vehicle, to the delivery destination with the payload;
- initiating, by the unmanned vehicle, an interaction with a person;
- conducting, by the unmanned vehicle, an authentication process comprising verifying an input provided by the person with information in the user profile associated with the request;
- and
- granting, by the unmanned vehicle, access to the payload following the verification process.
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A system for secure delivery by an unmanned vehicle comprising:
- a memory for storing instructions for secure delivery via unmanned vehicles;
- a processor configured to execute the stored instructions to:
- create a user profile;
- receive a request for on-demand delivery of a payload, wherein the request is associated with the user profile;
- transmit, to an unmanned vehicle, instructions to:
- receive a payload from a loading location;
- and
- travel to the location of another vehicle with the payload;
- initiate an interaction with a component of the other vehicle;
- dock on the other vehicle;
- conduct an authentication process comprising verifying information provided by the user with the information in the user profile associated with the request;
- and
- deliver the payload to another vehicle following the authentication process.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.