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Patent No.:

US 12416919 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 01, 2022

Autonomously delivering items to corresponding delivery locations proximate a delivery route

Applicant:

United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventor:

Jeffrey Cooper, Marietta, GA (US);

Assignee:

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC., Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorneys:

SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P.

Elena McFarland

Primary Examiner:

Rodney A Bonnette

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2024.01); B64D 1/00 (2006.01); B64U 10/16 (2023.01); B64U 70/00 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G06Q 10/047 (2023.01); G06Q 10/08 (2024.01); G06Q 10/083 (2024.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G08G 5/26 (2025.01); G08G 5/32 (2025.01); G08G 5/54 (2025.01); G08G 5/55 (2025.01); G08G 5/57 (2025.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); G01S 13/935 (2020.01); G01S 17/933 (2020.01); G08G 5/80 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0202 (2013.01); B64D 1/00 (2013.01); B64U 10/16 (2023.01); B64U 70/00 (2023.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G06Q 10/047 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 10/083 (2013.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G08G 5/26 (2025.01); G08G 5/32 (2025.01); G08G 5/54 (2025.01); G08G 5/55 (2025.01); G08G 5/57 (2025.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); B64U 2201/104 (2023.01); G01S 13/935 (2020.01); G01S 17/933 (2013.01); G08G 5/80 (2025.01);
Abstract

Various systems and methodologies may be utilized to determine whether a particular shipment/item is eligible for delivery between a manual delivery vehicle and a final destination location via an autonomous delivery vehicle. To ensure autonomous deliveries are performed in a resource effective manner, shipments/items deemed eligible for autonomous delivery may be vetted by comparing the destination for the autonomous delivery shipment/item against one or more manual delivery destinations (serviced by the manual delivery vehicle operator), and ultimately identifying an optimal launch location for the autonomous delivery vehicle to leave the manual delivery vehicle to complete the autonomous delivery. If the autonomous delivery location does not satisfy applicable autonomous delivery criteria, the autonomous delivery shipment/item may be reclassified for manual delivery by the manual delivery vehicle operator.

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