# US 2023/0273623 A1 · Repurposing autonomous vehicles for package delivery > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0273623 A1 - Document ID: US20230273623A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/309,687 - Filed: 2023-04-28 - Published: 2023-08-31 - Earliest claimed: 2018-02-09 - Assignees: Micron Technology, Inc. - Applicants: Micron Technology, Inc. - Inventors: Zoltan Szubbocsev - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230273623A1 ## CPC - G05D 1/0291: {Fleet control (monitoring fleets in traffic control systems for road vehicles G08G1/127, G08G1/127)} - B60W 60/00256: {Delivery operations} - G05D 1/0225: {involving docking at a fixed facility, e.g. base station or loading bay (parking aids B62D15/027)} - G05D 1/0285: {using signals transmitted via a public communication network, e.g. GSM network} - G05D 1/227: Handing over between remote control and on-board control; Handing over between remote control arrangements - G05D 1/247: using signals provided by artificial sources external to the vehicle, e.g. navigation beacons - G05D 1/661: Docking at a base station (delivering or retrieving payloads G05D1/667) - G05D 1/69: Coordinated control of the position or course of two or more vehicles - G06Q 10/08355: {Routing methods} - G08G 1/202: {Dispatching vehicles on the basis of a location, e.g. taxi dispatching} - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) ## Abstract Systems and methods for re-purposing autonomous vehicle for package transportation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising receiving a request from an autonomous vehicle; identifying, responsive to the request, a nearby package stored within a delivery structure; transmitting routing instructions to the autonomous vehicle, the routing instructions including a location of the delivery structure; detecting a presence of the autonomous vehicle; instructing the delivery structure to deposit the nearby package into the autonomous vehicle; calculating a waypoint for delivery of the nearby package; and transmitting transport routing instructions to the autonomous vehicle, the transport routing instructions including the waypoint. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device comprising: a housing with a slot configured to receive a package; a scanner within the housing configured to scan the package to identify a code affixed to the package; a shelf and a movable platform within the housing to transport the package to a designated location within the shelf; a processor configured to receive a pickup notification including the code and an identity of an autonomous vehicle and confirm the identity of the autonomous vehicle upon detecting a presence of the autonomous vehicle; and a robotic arm, controllable by the processor, for inserting the package into the autonomous vehicle using a robotic arm of the pickup device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising one or more optical scanners within the housing to scan the exterior of the package while the package moves on the movable platform. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein transporting the package to the designated location comprises moving the movable platform to the shelf and operating a conveyer belt of the movable platform to move the package to the shelf. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The device of claim 3, the processor further configured to move one or more partitions perpendicular to the shelf to lock the package in the designated location. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, the processor further configured to perform one or more security scans of the package, the security scans comprising moving the package through one or more security sensors. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, the processor further configured to transmit a notification to a central server that the package was deposited in the autonomous vehicle. ### Claim 7 A method comprising: receiving, at a pickup device, a package; scanning, by the pickup device, the package to identify a code affixed to the package; transporting, by the pickup device, the package to a designated location within a shelf of the pickup device; receiving, by the pickup device, a pickup notification including the code and an identity of an autonomous vehicle; confirming, by the pickup device, the identity of the autonomous vehicle upon detecting a presence of the autonomous vehicle; and inserting, by the pickup device, the package into the autonomous vehicle using a robotic arm of the pickup device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein receiving a package comprises receiving the package through a slot of the pickup, wherein the package is deposited on a movable platform within the pickup device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein scanning the package comprises utilizing one or more optical scanners to scan the exterior of the package while the package moves on the movable platform. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein transporting the package to the designated location comprises moving the movable platform to the shelf and operating a conveyer belt of the movable platform to move the package to the shelf. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising moving one or more partitions perpendicular to the shelf to lock the package in the designated location. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising performing one or more security scans of the package, the security scans comprising moving the package through one or more security sensors. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising transmitting a notification to a central server that the package was deposited in the autonomous vehicle. ### Claim 14 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for tangibly storing computer program instructions capable of being executed by a computer processor, the computer program instructions defining steps of: receiving, at a pickup device, a package; scanning, by the pickup device, the package to identify a code affixed to the package; transporting, by the pickup device, the package to a designated location within a shelf of the pickup device; receiving, by the pickup device, a pickup notification including the code and an identity of an autonomous vehicle; confirming, by the pickup device, the identity of the autonomous vehicle upon detecting a presence of the autonomous vehicle; and inserting, by the pickup device, the package into the autonomous vehicle using a robotic arm of the pickup device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein receiving a package comprises receiving the package through a slot of the pickup, wherein the package is deposited on a movable platform within the pickup device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein scanning the package comprises utilizing one or more optical scanners to scan the exterior of the package while the package moves on the movable platform. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein transporting the package to the designated location comprises moving the movable platform to the shelf and operating a conveyer belt of the movable platform to move the package to the shelf. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, further comprising moving one or more partitions perpendicular to the shelf to lock the package in the designated location. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, further comprising performing one or more security scans of the package, the security scans comprising moving the package through one or more security sensors. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, further comprising transmitting a notification to a central server that the package was deposited in the autonomous vehicle.