Package Receiving Station

A package receiving station configured to receive a package from a delivery vehicle, the station comprising:

• walls that extend upward to create and surround an interior space of the station;
• a moveable portion of the station positioned at an angle nonparallel to the ground, the moveable portion movable between an open position for receiving the package and a closed position for securing the package in the interior space;
• a motor configured to cause movement, of the moveable portion, between the open position and the closed position;
• and
• a receiver configured to receive a signal from or detect the delivery vehicle when the delivery vehicle is delivering a package to the station and in response thereto generate a control signal;
• and
• controller configured to receive the control signal from the receiver and, responsive to the control signal, send an activation signal to the motor to move the moveable portion from the closed position to the open position for delivery of the package.

A method for receiving a package at a package receiving station, delivered by an unmanned delivery vehicle, comprising:

• providing a package receiving station, the station defining a padded interior area of the station;
• receiving a signal from the delivery vehicle or detecting approach of the delivery vehicle;
• responsive to the signal from the delivery vehicle or detecting approach of the delivery vehicle, generating a control signal to open a portion of the station to receive the package;
• presenting the control signal to a motor or other actuator to open a portion of the station;
• receiving the package from the delivery vehicle in the interior of the station;
• and
• presenting the control signal to a motor or other actuator to close the portion of the station.