Drone delivery and landing
OwnerMichael E. Giorgi, Patrick M. Mause +1inventors
InventorsMichael E. Giorgi, Patrick M. Mause, Steven Rosen
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Abstract
Techniques that facilitate drone delivery and landing, particularly with respect to home and commercial package delivery, are provided. In one example, a computer-implemented method comprises: detecting, by a system comprising a processor, presence of a drone device within a defined vicinity of a protected area, wherein the protected area is accessible via an opening that is blocked by a physical barrier. The method further comprises controlling, by the system, access by the drone device to the protected area to drop off or pick up a package by controlling removal of the physical barrier based in part on detection of the drone device within the defined vicinity of the protected area.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a memory that stores computer executable components;
- and
- a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise:
- a drone detection component configured to detect presence of a drone device within a defined vicinity of a protected area, wherein the protected area is accessible via an opening that is blocked by a physical barrier;
- and
- an access control component configured to control access, by the drone device to the protected area via the opening by controlling removal of the physical barrier based in part on detection of the drone device within the defined vicinity of the protected area.
A drone device, comprising:
- a package carrying apparatus configured to carry a package;
- a memory that stores computer executable components;
- and
- a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise:
- a navigation component configured to control flight of the drone device to a protected area, wherein the protected area is accessible via an opening that is blocked by a physical barrier;
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- an access component configured to facilitate access by the drone device to the protected area via the opening to drop off the package or pick up the package by facilitating removal of the physical barrier.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- detecting, by a system comprising a processor, presence of a drone device within a defined vicinity of a protected area, wherein the protected area is accessible via an opening that is blocked by a physical barrier;
- and
- controlling, by the system, access by the drone device to the protected area to drop off or pick up a package by controlling removal of the physical barrier based in part on detection of the drone device within the defined vicinity of the protected area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.