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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Ethan Zane Evans, Sumner, WA (US);
Atishkumar Kalyan, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64D 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 39/028 (2013.01); B64D 1/12 (2013.01); G05B 19/4182 (2013.01); G06Q 10/083 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01); B64C 2201/128 (2013.01); B64C 2201/14 (2013.01); B64C 2201/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mobile base is provided that travels through delivery areas and utilizes associated transportation units (e.g., automated aerial vehicles) for delivering items from the mobile base to delivery locations. The transportation units may be carried on the mobile base, and may travel back and forth to the mobile base when making deliveries. The mobile base may include an extraction point (e.g., an opening in the roof of the mobile base) where items may be engaged by transportation units for delivery.