Recipient customized delivery paths for unmanned aerial vehicle deliveries
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJESSICA P. DOHERTY, HEIDI LAGARES-GREENBLATT, JUSTIN A. MCCOY
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Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products for delivering a package by a drone using a customized delivery path are provided. Aspects include receiving a package for delivery to a delivery recipient and obtaining delivery preferences for the delivery recipient. Aspects also include determining a delivery location for the package based on the delivery preferences and one or more characteristics of the package and obtaining a flight plan for the drone to deliver the package to the delivery location, wherein the flight plan includes a delivery path across a private property.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for delivering a package by a drone using a customized delivery path, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, a package for delivery to an delivery recipient;
- obtaining, by the processor, delivery preferences for the delivery recipient;
- determining, by the processor, a delivery location for the package based on the delivery preferences and one or more characteristics of the package;
- and
- obtaining, by the processor, a flight plan for the drone to deliver the package to the delivery location, wherein the flight plan includes an delivery path across a private property.
A system for delivering a package by a drone using a customized delivery path comprising:
- a memory having computer readable instructions;
- and
- one or more processors for executing the computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions comprising:
- receiving a package for delivery to an delivery recipient;
- obtaining delivery preferences for the delivery recipient;
- determining a delivery location for the package based on the delivery preferences and one or more characteristics of the package;
- and
- obtaining a flight plan for the drone to deliver the package to the delivery location, wherein the flight plan includes an delivery path across a private property.
A computer program product for delivering a package by a drone using a customized delivery path, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform:
- receiving a package for delivery to an delivery recipient;
- obtaining delivery preferences for the delivery recipient;
- determining a delivery location for the package based on the delivery preferences and one or more characteristics of the package;
- and
- obtaining a flight plan for the drone to deliver the package to the delivery location, wherein the flight plan includes an delivery path across a private property.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.