Method and apparatus for managing receipt of package using vehicle and computer-readable recording medium for executing the method
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorTae Ho Kim
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Abstract
A method of managing receipt of a package using a vehicle includes: determining a size of the package when there is a request for delivery of the package, determining an optimal place to store the package in the vehicle using the determined size of the package and a size of a loading space in the vehicle, providing the optimal place to a recipient, and finally determining a package storage position provided by the recipient. A deliverer may store the package in the finally determined package storage position.
Claims19
A method of managing receipt of a package using a vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining, by a size determination controller, a size of the package when there is a request for delivery of the package;
- acquiring, by the vehicle, information about weather around the vehicle;
- determining, by a place determination controller, an optimal place to store the package in the vehicle using the determined size of the package, a size of a loading space in the vehicle, and the information about the weather around the vehicle;
- and
- displaying, by a display of the vehicle, the optimal place to a recipient,
- wherein a deliverer is provided with instructions, by the display, to store the package in a finally determined package storage position.
An apparatus for managing receipt of a package using a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a size determination controller configured to determine a size of the package in response to a first control signal;
- a sensor configured to acquire information about weather around the vehicle;
- a place determination controller configured to determine an optimal place to store the package in the vehicle using the determined size of the package, a size of a loading space in the vehicle, and the information about the weather around the vehicle;
- a display configured to display the determined optimal place to a recipient in response to a second control signal;
- and
- a controller configured to generate the first control signal in response to a request for delivery of the package,
- wherein a deliverer is provided with instructions to store the package in a finally determined package storage position.
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium containing program instructions executed by a processor, the recording medium comprising:
- program instructions that determine a size of a package when there is a request for delivery of the package;
- program instructions that acquire information about weather around vehicle;
- program instructions that determine an optimal place to store the package in a-the vehicle using the determined size of the package, a size of a loading space in the vehicle, and the information about the weather around the vehicle;
- and
- program instructions that display the optimal place to a recipient for finally determining a package storage position provided by the recipient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.