Autonomous mobile goods transfer

US10252659B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

• Jennifer A. Healey · Waltham, US
• Omar Florez Choque · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 31, 2017
• Grant date: Apr 9, 2019
• Expiry date: Apr 14, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06N3/08
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed in some examples, are devices, methods, systems, and machine readable mediums that provide for automated goods exchange between autonomous vehicles while the autonomous vehicles are still in motion. This may be used to efficiently ship packages long distances as well as to transfer goods to consumers. This allows shippers to transfer goods from one truck to another without having to stop and unload the truck, decreasing costs by limiting human involvement and improving efficiency. Likewise, mobile merchants, such as food trucks, may sell to consumers in cars without having to stop to perform the exchange, increasing the convenience to consumers.