Unmanned aerial vehicle delivery system
US9573684B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U2101/64
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This disclosure describes an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) configured to autonomously deliver items of inventory to various destinations. The UAV may receive inventory information and a destination location and autonomously retrieve the inventory from a location within a materials handling facility, compute a route from the materials handling facility to a destination and travel to the destination to deliver the inventory.
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