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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Annette L. Huebner, White Lake, MI (US);
James Stewart Rankin, II, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/14 (2006.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01); G01S 19/14 (2010.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G08B 13/10 (2006.01); G08B 25/10 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/1472 (2013.01); G01S 19/14 (2013.01); G06K 9/00771 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); G08B 13/10 (2013.01); G08B 25/10 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); G06K 2209/21 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mat includes a receiving surface, a transceiver, and a computer. The computer is programmed to cause the transceiver to transmit a beacon, including one or both of a mat identifier and location, upon detecting an approaching delivery vehicle. The computer is programmed to, upon detecting placement of an object on the receiving surface, transmit a confirmation message.