Smart mat for package deliveries
US9469476B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47G2029/149
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method, system, and/or computer program product dynamically configures a delivery system for delivering products to smart mats. A delivery coordination server determines a location of multiple smart mats. Each of the smart mats includes a positioning system and a transmitter that transmits a message describing the real-time geophysical location of the smart mats. The delivery coordination server receives a message describing a location of a first delivery vehicle that is transporting a first package addressed for delivery to a first smart mat. The delivery coordination server determines that the first smart mat has moved to a location that is within a predetermined distance of a second smart mat, to which a second delivery vehicle is scheduled to deliver a second package. The delivery coordination server directs the first delivery vehicle to transfer the first package to the second delivery vehicle for delivery to the first smart mat.
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