Patent ID: 11935347
Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  A  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 7:
8. A computing system for delivering community items via a drone equipped with a secured container comprising a locking mechanism and one or more disinfecting systems, the computing system comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processor, cause the computing system to perform a process comprising:
receiving delivery information for one or more items;
obtaining transportation parameters, for the one or more items, specifying:
a first route to a pickup location;
a second route from the pickup location to a drop-off location;
security procedures to employ at the drop-off location including an indication of an access code for the locking mechanism; and
a disinfectant schedule for the one or more items that is based on a mapping of A) disinfecting actions to B) one or more categories assigned to the one or more items and/or one or more surface materials of the one or more items;

using the first route to travel to the pickup location and unlocking the locking mechanism of the secured container in response to arriving at the pickup location, wherein the secured container receives the one or more items at the pickup location;
using the second route to transport the one or more items to a delivery location while engaging at least one of the one or more disinfecting systems according to the disinfectant schedule; and
upon arriving at the delivery location, executing the security procedures
by: performing an authentication at the delivery location based on receiving the access code indicated in the security procedures; and
in response to the authenticating, unlocking the locking mechanism of the secured container.