US 12,223,462 B2Granted

Drone delivery device for use with a drone delivery service and methods for use therewith

OwnerBruce E. Stuckman, Judith Lynn Stuckman +1inventors

InventorsBruce E. Stuckman, Judith Lynn Stuckman, Katherine C. Stuckman

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Abstract

A system can be used with a drone delivery service that facilitates a service delivery via at least one drone delivery device. The system includes a code generator configured to generate beacon data that identifies a subscriber. A beacon generator is configured to generate a wireless homing beacon that indicates the beacon data, wherein the wireless homing beacon is detectable by the at least one drone delivery device to facilitate the service delivery to the subscriber by the drone delivery device at a location selected by the subscriber and a network interface is configured to communicate via a network. The system receives delivery image data captured after the service delivery by the drone delivery device.

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Dependent claims

A drone delivery device for use with a drone delivery service that facilitates a service delivery, the drone delivery device comprising:

an aerial drone structure configured for service delivery via autonomous flight;
a beacon receiver configured to receive a wireless homing beacon transmitted from a beacon device as a radio frequency (RF) signal that designates a desired delivery location at a service address selected by a subscriber, wherein the wireless homing beacon is modulated by beacon data that identifies the subscriber and includes a pseudo random code sequence generated by a code generator that is recognized by the drone delivery device to authenticate the delivery;
and wherein the wireless homing beacon is received by the beacon receiver to facilitate the service delivery to the subscriber by the drone delivery device at the desired delivery location at the service address selected by the subscriber;
an image capture device configured to generate delivery image data captured after the service delivery;
and
a transmitter configured to transmit the delivery image data captured after the service delivery.

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Application: 18/544,642Filed 19 Dec 2023 · continuation
Priority: 17 Feb 2014
Published: US 2024/0144159 A12 May 2024
Granted: 11 Feb 2025
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification30 codes

G06Q 10/0832
Shipping: special goods or special handling procedures, e.g. handling of hazardous or fragile goods
G01S 1/00
Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable
G01S 1/02
Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers…:…
G01S 1/0428
Transmitters: signal details

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Application61/940,680Us provisional application · filed 17 Feb 2014
Application14/620,941Parent of this continuation · filed 12 Feb 2015
Application15/970,010Parent of this continuation · filed 3 May 2018
US 9,990,601 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 5 Jun 2018
Application16/891,329Parent of this continuation · filed 3 Jun 2020
US 10,713,612 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 14 Jul 2020
Application17/658,726Parent of this continuation · filed 11 Apr 2022
US 11,328,246 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 10 May 2022
US 2024/0144159 A1Pre-grant publication · published 2 May 2024
US 11,893,529 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2015/0302495 A1Published application
US 2018/0252792 A1Published application
US 2020/0293985 A1Published application
US 2022/0237555 A1Published application
US 12,223,462 B2This patent

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