Patent ID: 9534905
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: G01C,G05B,G06Q

Claim:
1. A vehicle delivery method comprising: receiving, by a computer processor of control hardware of a delivery vehicle, delivery rules for delivering a package to a secure indoor location of a customer premises, wherein said delivery rules comprise rules selected from the group consisting of an address of said customer premises, GPS coordinates of said secure indoor location, and a backup delivery plan for an alternate delivery location with respect to said secure indoor location; receiving, by said computer processor, a temporary passcode for accessing said secure indoor location; directing, by said computer processor, said delivery vehicle to said secured indoor location, wherein said package is loaded on said vehicle; first transmitting, by said computer processor, said temporary passcode to a control system for said secure indoor location; enabling by said computer processor in response to said first transmitting, access to said secure indoor location, wherein said secure indoor location comprises a first electromechanical device comprising an electronically controlled lock securing a barrier for an entry point of said secure indoor location, wherein said secure indoor location comprises a second electromechanical device configured to automatically open or close said barrier, and wherein said enabling said access to said secure indoor location further comprises; directing, by said computer processor, said delivery vehicle into said secure indoor location; directing, by said computer processor, said delivery vehicle to deliver said package within said secure indoor location such that said package is placed on a specified placement apparatus within a specified room within said secure indoor location; determining, by said computer processor based on a video logging process, that said secure indoor location has not been damaged by said delivery vehicle; directing, by said computer processor, said delivery vehicle out of said secure indoor location; second transmitting, by said computer processor, said temporary passcode to said control system for said secure indoor location; and disabling by said computer processor in response to said second transmitting, access to said secure indoor location.