Patent ID: 9244147
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: A47G,G01C,G01S,G05D,G06Q,G08G

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method to automate package deliveries, comprising: receiving from a package delivery system processor, by one or more computing devices associated with a delivery device, delivery information associated with a package, the delivery information comprising a delivery location and instructions for the delivery device to approach the delivery location from a particular direction, the instructions further being provided to a delivery receptacle to provide a basis for directing one or more first beacons at the delivery location prior to arrival of the delivery device; transporting, by the delivery device, the package to the delivery location; locating, by the delivery device, the one or more first beacons being transmitted by the delivery receptacle at the delivery location; triangulating, by the one or more computing devices associated with the delivery device, a position of the delivery vehicle relative to the one or more first beacons; navigating, by the one or more computing devices associated with the delivery device, the delivery device toward the delivery receptacle based on the triangulated position; transmitting, by the one or more computing devices associated with the delivery device, a second beacon to the delivery receptacle, the second beacon providing a basis for the delivery receptacle to adjust a direction of the one or more first beacons during navigation of the delivery device toward the delivery receptacle; and depositing, by the delivery device, the package into the delivery receptacle.