Patent ID: 11907887
Assignee: NURO, INC.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
propelling a vehicle to a location, wherein the vehicle is an autonomous vehicle, the vehicle including at least one compartment and a propulsion system configured to propel the vehicle, the at least one compartment configured to contain at least one delivery item and at least one transfer mechanism, the transfer mechanism arranged to be activated to cause the delivery item to be purged from the at least one compartment, the transfer mechanism including a transfer surface, a linear force mechanism, and a linear force actuator, the linear force mechanism and the linear force actuator being disposed on the transfer surface;
determining, after the vehicle arrives at the location, whether a delivery of the delivery item at the location is authorized, wherein determining whether the delivery of the delivery item at the location is authorized includes the vehicle communicating with a customer associated with the location to obtain permission to complete the delivery of the delivery item without the customer being physically present at the location;
opening a door to the at least one compartment at the location when it is determined that the delivery of the delivery item at the location is authorized;
at the location, aligning the vehicle with respect to a target after opening the door at the location, the target being arranged to receive the delivery item when the delivery item is purged from the at least one compartment, wherein aligning the vehicle with respect to the target includes autonomously propelling the vehicle; and
after opening the door to the at least one compartment at the location, activating the transfer mechanism, wherein activating the transfer mechanism includes causing the transfer mechanism to purge the delivery item from the at least one compartment such that the delivery item is obtained by the target.