Autonomous ground vehicles based at delivery locations
US10216188B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T7/20
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Autonomous ground vehicles (“AGVs”) are utilized to retrieve items from transportation vehicles (e.g., delivery trucks) for delivery to specified locations (e.g., user residences, etc.). In various implementations, the AGVs may be owned by individual users and/or may service a group of users in a given area (e.g., in an apartment building, neighborhood, etc.). The AGVs may travel out (e.g., from a user's residence, apartment building, etc.) to meet a transportation vehicle (e.g., a delivery truck on the street) to receive items, and may be joined by other AGVs that have traveled out to meet the transportation vehicle, and may line up in a particular order (e.g., according to delivery addresses, etc.). After the items are received, the AGVs may travel back (e.g., to the user residences) to deliver the items, and may be equipped to open and close access barriers (e.g., front doors, garage doors, etc.).
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