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US 2022/0035385 A1Published application
Dynamic selection of destinations for autonomous carriers
AssigneeVMware, Inc.
InventorROHIT PRADEEP SHETTY
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Abstract
Examples of the disclosure are directed to dynamic selection of a specific location at a destination for delivery or transfer of an item. A connected speaker can communicate with an autonomous carrier using an audio signal. The audio signal can contain identifying information associated with the specific location. The autonomous carrier can complete delivery of the item at the specific location.
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A system comprising:
- at least one computing device;
- at least one application executed by the at least one computing device, the at least one application causing the at least one computing device to at least:
- obtain an indication of an arrival of an autonomous carrier at a destination associated with a user;
- identify a specific location at the destination associated with the user;
- embed an identifier associated with the specific location into an audio signal;
- generate an encrypted audio signal from the audio signal;
- and
- transmit the encrypted audio signal to a connected speaker associated with the destination, wherein the connected speaker causes playback of the encrypted audio signal during the arrival of the autonomous carrier, wherein the autonomous carrier decrypts the audio signal to identify the specific location at the destination.
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A method comprising:
- obtaining an indication of an arrival of an autonomous carrier at a destination associated with a user;
- identifying a specific location at the destination associated with the user;
- embedding an identifier associated with the specific location into an audio signal;
- generate an encrypted audio signal from the audio signal;
- and
- transmitting the encrypted audio signal to a connected speaker associated with the destination, wherein the connected speaker causes playback of the encrypted audio signal during the arrival of the autonomous carrier, wherein the autonomous carrier decrypts the audio signal to identify the specific location at the destination.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying instructions executable by at least one computing device, the instructions causing the at least one computing device to at least:
- obtain an indication of an arrival of an autonomous carrier at a destination associated with a user;
- identify a specific location at the destination associated with the user;
- embed an identifier associated with the specific location into an audio signal;
- generate an encrypted audio signal from the audio signal;
- and
- transmit the encrypted audio signal to a connected speaker associated with the destination, wherein the connected speaker causes playback of the encrypted audio signal during the arrival of the autonomous carrier, wherein the autonomous carrier decrypts the audio signal to identify the specific location at the destination.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.