Delivery system utilizing a secondary transportation service provider
US11880801B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/021
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tool for dynamically booking, from an autonomous transportation vehicle, a secondary transportation vehicle. The tool identifies a route for the autonomous transportation vehicle transporting one or more products from a first location to a second location. The tool publishes the one or more products online as available for purchase. The tool identifies a customer order for the one or more products. The tool requests a secondary transportation vehicle to deliver the one or more products to fulfill the customer order. The tool instructs the secondary transportation vehicle to retrieve the one or more products to fulfill the customer order from the autonomous transportation vehicle. The tool instructs the secondary transportation vehicle to deliver the one or more products from the autonomous transportation vehicle to a delivery location to fulfill the customer order.
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