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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2017
United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Altanta, GA (US);
Jerome Ferguson, Princeton, NJ (US);
Jeffrey Cooper, Atlanta, GA (US);
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Systems, media, and methods for collecting front-end information from a customer to establish a delivery/pickup location for delivery/pickup of a parcel by unmanned vehicles are provided. In some embodiments, a customer may be guided though a registration process that includes establishing release/retrieve zones for unmanned delivery/pickup. In some cases, release/retrieve zones may be determined using a map provided to the customer. Areas to establish release/retrieve zones may be suggested to the customer, or in some cases, the customer may suggest potential release/retrieve zones. It may be determined whether a release/retrieve zone is suitable based on customer configurations and consents. Some embodiments include establishing a release/retrieve zone using augmented reality. In some cases, customers may wish to designate off-limits areas, including no-fly zones, to prohibit certain unmanned vehicles from entering the off-limits areas.