# US 12,182,233 B2 · Delivery vehicle

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- Number: US 12,182,233 B2
- Document ID: US12182233B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/861,456
- Filed: 2022-07-11
- Published: 2023-01-19
- Granted: 2024-12-31
- Earliest claimed: 2021-07-19
- Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Hidekazu Sasaki; Daisuke Sato; Kazumi Serizawa; Shunsuke Mogi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12182233B2

## CPC

- G06F 21/305: {by remotely controlling device operation}
- B60W 60/00256: {Delivery operations}
- G06F 21/44: Program or device authentication
- G06F 21/60: Protecting data
- G06Q 10/0832: Special goods or special handling procedures, e.g. handling of hazardous or fragile goods
- B60W 2556/40: High definition maps
- B60W 2556/50: of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data
- G06F 2221/2143: Clearing memory, e.g. to prevent the data from being stolen
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A delivery vehicle includes: a main body portion equipped with a moving mechanism; and a control section provided at the main body portion, wherein the control section includes: an autonomous driving executing section that controls the moving mechanism and makes it possible for the main body portion to travel autonomously; a destination information acquiring section that acquires information relating to a delivery destination or a collection destination of a package; a data transmitting section transmitting predetermined data for authentication to a management system that manages a secure area on a delivery path; and a data acquiring section that, in a case in which the data for authentication is authenticated by the management system, acquires area information including map information of the secure area from the management system.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A delivery vehicle comprising a main body portion equipped with a moving mechanism, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to:
control the moving mechanism to allow the main body portion to travel autonomously;
acquire information relating to a delivery destination or a collection destination of a package;
transmit predetermined data for authentication to a management system that manages a secure area on a delivery path; and
acquire area information including map information of the secure area from the management system after the predetermined data for authentication is authenticated, the map information of the secure area including information relating to facilities including elevators;
delete the acquired map information of the secure area and transmit the deleted map information to the management system after delivery or collection of the package; and
prohibit the delivery vehicle from leaving the delivery or collection destination until receiving confirmation that the secure area information has been received by the management system.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The delivery vehicle of claim 1, wherein the data for authentication is information relating to the delivery destination or the collection destination.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The delivery vehicle of claim 1, wherein the processor acquires, among the area information, only information that is needed for a path to the delivery destination or the collection destination.