Secure access for drone package delivery
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsBenjamin D. Briggs, Lawrence A. Clevenger, Leigh Anne H. Clevenger, Christopher J. Penny, Michael Rizzolo, Aldis Sipolins
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Abstract
The present invention may receive a plurality of unlock instructions based on determining a location is secured from access by the drone. The present invention may use the plurality of received unlock instructions to access the location with an access device while determining the drone is present at the drop off location. The present invention may use the plurality of received unlock instructions to re-secure the location with the access device when determining successful delivery of a package by the drone, and may monitor a security of the location.
Claims20
A processor-implemented method for secure access package delivery for a drone having an access device, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of unlock instructions based on determining a drop off location is secured from access by the drone;
- based on determining the drone is present at the drop off location, using the plurality of received unlock instructions to access the location with an access device;
- based on determining successful delivery of a package by the drone, using the plurality of received unlock instructions to re-secure the location with the access device;
- and
- monitoring a security of the location.
A computer system for secure access package delivery for a drone having an access device, the computer system comprising:
- one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage medium for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of unlock instructions based on determining a drop off location is secured from access by the drone;
- based on determining the drone is present at the drop off location, using the plurality of received unlock instructions to access the location with an access device;
- based on determining successful delivery of a package by the drone, using the plurality of received unlock instructions to re-secure the location with the access device;
- and
- monitoring a security of the location.
A computer program product for secure access package delivery for a drone having an access device, the computer program product comprising:
- one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage medium, the program instructions executable by a processor, the program instructions comprising:
- program instructions to receive a plurality of unlock instructions based on determining a drop off location is secured from access by the drone;
- based on determining the drone is present at the drop off location, program instructions to use the plurality of received unlock instructions to access the location with an access device;
- based on determining successful delivery of a package by the drone, program instructions to use the plurality of received unlock instructions to re-secure the location with the access device;
- and
- program instructions to monitor a security of the location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.