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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 07, 2023
Applicant:

Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);

Inventors:

Ankur Kaneria, Cedar Park, TX (US);

Timothy B. Clise, Howell, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2024.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0835 (2023.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 101/23 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); B64U 101/55 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/0039 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08355 (2013.01); G08G 5/0043 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 2101/23 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2101/55 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01);
Abstract

A method for controlling secure delivery of a medication package includes receiving a medication delivery request to deliver a medication package to a first delivery location. The method also includes identifying one or more authenticated delivery locations corresponding to a recipient and determining whether the one or more authenticated delivery locations includes the first delivery location and, in response to a determination that the one or more authenticated delivery locations includes the first delivery location, instructing an unmanned aerial vehicle to transport the medication package from a starting location to the first delivery location. The method also includes, in response to the unmanned aerial vehicle communicating authentication data, determining whether the authentication data corresponds to the recipient. The method also includes, in response to a determination that the authentication data corresponds to the recipient, instructing the unmanned aerial vehicle to release the medication package to the recipient.


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