Patent ID: 11969113
Assignee: nan
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B  H | IPC A  B

Claim 12:
13. A package securing system comprising:
a package receptacle having an access door, and a package placed within the package receptacle for pickup;
a securing tarp having at least one of an opening that defines an interior region;
a frame is fastened to the opening of the securing tarp and fastened into the package receptacle, the package can be inserted into the interior region;
a vehicle web-enabled control system comprising a vehicle microcontroller, a vehicle navigation system, a vehicle communication interface, and a vehicle memory, each of the vehicle navigation system, the vehicle communication interface, and the vehicle memory are operationally related to the vehicle microcontroller;
an autonomous vehicle is equipped with the vehicle web-enabled control system, the autonomous vehicle is a car, truck, or drone;
a web-enabled control system comprising a microcontroller, a communication interface, a securing tether actuator, and a memory, each of the communication interface, the securing tether actuator, and the memory are operationally related to the microcontroller;
a securing tether is attached to the access door, the securing tether is operationally related to the securing tether actuator and repositions the access door in an open or a closed position, the memory is encoded with instructions that when executed by the microcontroller performs the steps of:
communicating an authorization between the communication interface and either the vehicle communication interface or a remote data processing resource; and
transitioning, upon receipt of the authorization, the access door to the open position, by way of the securing tether, wherein the open position allows the package to be removed from the package receptacle.