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US 2019/0102728 A1Published application
Parcel delivery system and method
OwnerAndrew Leeinventor
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Abstract
A parcel delivery system and method for the delivery of a parcel into a vehicle within a parking location. The system and method uses communicative devices coupled to a vehicle and capable of providing a position of the vehicle within the parking location to a controller for the direction of a delivery of a given parcel. The system assigns a given parking location with an address for use by a user to direct a delivery into a vehicle parked within the parking location.
Claims15
A system for delivering a parcel within a vehicle of a user at a predetermined location, the system comprising:
- a location module executable by a processor configured to provide a parcel delivery address to the user corresponding to a parking lot at the predetermined location and selected by the user;
- an electronic communication device comprising a GPS receiver, a microprocessor, and a wireless communication transceiver coupled to the GPS receiver, the electronic communication device configured to communicate with and control systems of the vehicle and generate a signal, the electronic communication device configured for removable coupling to the vehicle and coupled to the location module to transmit a position when at the predetermined location;
- a first mobile device comprising a display, a microprocessor, and a wireless communication transceiver;
- a second mobile device comprising a display, a microprocessor, and a wireless communication transceiver;
- and
- a server comprising a central processing unit, a memory, and a server communication transceiver that receives the position of the electronic communication device at the predetermined location, the central processing unit hosting the location module and programmed to:
- receive the signal from the electronic communication device when at the predetermined location;
- transmit the position of the vehicle to the first mobile device for visual representation on the display;
- confirm a position of the first mobile device and the position of the electronic communication device are within an acceptable proximity;
- execute a command to the electronic communication to allow access to the vehicle;
- receive a confirmation of the delivery from the first mobile device;
- and
- transmit the confirmation of the delivery to the second mobile device for visual representation on the display.
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A method for the delivery of a parcel within a vehicle of a user at a predetermined location comprising:
- selecting by the user an address corresponding to a parking location at the predetermined location at a server comprising a central processing unit, a memory, and a server communication transceiver;
- assigning a unique identification to an electronic communication device comprising a GPS receiver, a microprocessor, a wireless communication transceiver coupled to the GPS receiver configured to transmit a signal;
- placing the electronic communication device into the vehicle in a communicative coupling with systems of the vehicle;
- transmitting the signal from the electronic communication device to the server when the electronic communication device is at the predetermined location;
- determining the position of the vehicle at the predetermined location at the server;
- calculating the most efficient route for the delivery of the parcel at the vehicle at the server;
- transmitting this route to a first mobile device comprising a display, a microprocessor, and a wireless communication transceiver of a delivery driver of the parcel for display at the server;
- receiving a transmission from the first mobile device to confirm that the first mobile device and electronic communication device are within an acceptable proximity at the server;
- transmitting a command to the electronic communication device to provide access to the vehicle for delivery of the parcel at the server;
- delivering the parcel into an interior of the vehicle;
- transmitting a confirmation of delivery from the first mobile device for receipt at the server;
- and
- transmitting the confirmation of delivery to a second mobile device comprising a display, a microprocessor, and a wireless communication transceiver of the user for display at the server.
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A method for the delivery of a parcel of a user at a predetermined location comprising:
- selecting by the user an address corresponding to a parking lot at the predetermined location at a server comprising a central processing unit, a memory, and a server communication transceiver;
- assigning a unique identification to an electronic communication device comprising a GPS receiver, a microprocessor, a wireless communication transceiver coupled to the GPS receiver configured to transmit a signal;
- placing the electronic communication device into a vehicle in a communicative coupling with systems of the vehicle;
- transmitting from a first mobile device comprising a display, a microprocessor, and a wireless communication transceiver of a delivery driver of the parcel the position of the parcel at the predetermined location at the server;
- transmitting the position of the parcel at the predetermined location to a second mobile device comprising a display, a microprocessor, and a wireless communication transceiver of the user for display at the server;
- driving the vehicle to the predetermined location by the user;
- transmitting from the electronic communication device the position of the vehicle at the predetermined location at the server;
- transmitting to the first mobile device the presence of the vehicle at the predetermined location at the server;
- preparing the parcel for delivery;
- and
- delivering the parcel to the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.