Patent ID: 11934202
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A smart container comprising:
a body configured to store one or more items, the body comprising an opening and a door configured to transition between an open position and a closed position;
one or more sensors;
an inductive charging module configured to be charged via an external charging source and to power the smart container;
communication circuitry configured to communicate with one or more receivers; and
a computing device comprising a processor and a memory having computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
transmit data indicative of smart container information to at least one of the one or more receivers via the communication circuitry to facilitate delivery of the one or more items,

wherein one of the one or more receivers is integrated with a customer device, and
wherein the processor is configured to transmit data indicative of smart container information to the customer device, the smart container information comprising a map including a location of the smart container within a delivery vehicle to facilitate delivery of the one or more items.