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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Jeanette L. Blomberg, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Eric K. Butler, San Jose, CA (US);
Anca A. Chandra, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Pawan R. Chowdhary, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas D. Griffin, Campbell, CA (US);
Divyesh Jadav, San Jose, CA (US);
Sunhwan Lee, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Robert J. Moore, San Jose, CA (US);
Hovey R. Strong, Jr., San Jose, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus comprising a body including a cavity for storing one or more packages, and a conveyor belt disposed above a top surface of the body. The belt is shaped to receive one or more packages, and the belt is controllable to rotate a package placed on the belt either from the top surface to the cavity for storage or from the cavity to the top surface for dispatch. A package comprises at least one of a drone and a payload transported by the drone. The apparatus further comprises a landing mechanism for stabilizing a drone landing on the apparatus.