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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2021
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Europe B.v., Weybridge, GB;
Peter Exner, Malmö, SE;
Pär Spjuth, Södra Sandby, SE;
Anders Isberg, Åkarp, SE;
Hannes Bergkvist, Rydebäck, SE;
Shaun Lee, Winchester, GB;
Sony Europe B.V., Weybridge, GB;
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control system in a delivery system performs a method to deliver a payload by an unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, without requiring presence of the recipient even if the payload comprises sensitive or vulnerable goods. The method comprises obtaining a designated location for delivery of the payload, obtaining at least one payload vulnerability index for the payload, and obtaining a pick-up time indicative of a time point when the payload is expected to be retrieved by the recipient. The method further comprises selecting a final delivery area at or near the designated location as a function of the at least one payload vulnerability index and the pick-up time, and operating the UAV to deliver the payload to the final delivery area.