SECURITY SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMATED LOCKER THAT STORES AND DISPENSES CUSTOMER ORDERS
Granted: October 24, 2019
Application Number:
20190325683
An example security system for an automated locker that stores and dispenses customer orders, include the automated locker including a plurality of sensors and a central computer in communication with the plurality sensors. The plurality sensors can include: at least one smoke detector, at least one camera, at least one sniffer, at least one shock sensor, at least one flood sensor, at least one wind sensor, and at least one fire sensor. The security system may also include a remote…
CHECK-IN SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AUTOMATED TOWER THAT STORES AND DISPENSES CUSTOMER ORDERS
Granted: October 24, 2019
Application Number:
20190325384
A check-in system for an automated tower includes a computing device having an application installed thereon. The computing device is configured to check in a customer to notify the automated tower of a time range during which an order of the customer is picked up. The automated tower is configured to: receive a check-in message from the computing device; receive the location of the computing device; receive a message indicative of the arrival of the customer at the automated tower;…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ON-SITE PURCHASES AT AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM
Granted: October 24, 2019
Application Number:
20190325367
A method for an on-site purchase at an automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) can include: analyzing likely impulse purchases for customers during a given season, the likely impulse purchases being associated with each customer's profile which comprises preferences, purchase history and search history; stocking items for customers to purchase and pick up at the ASRS, the stocked items comprising general and seasonal items, and supplementary items selected based on an analysis of…
SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR GENERATING SYNONYMS OF A SEARCH QUERY
Granted: October 24, 2019
Application Number:
20190324979
A method including analyzing the query data to formulate one or more groups of synonym candidates, wherein each synonym in the one or more groups of synonym candidates is categorized in one or more synonym candidate categories. Reformulating the first search query by removing at least one synonym candidate from the first group of synonym candidates to form a first set of synonyms such that each synonym in the first set of synonyms is categorized in the synonym candidate category that…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AUTOMATED KIOSK WHICH RESPONDS TO NATURAL DISASTERS
Granted: October 24, 2019
Application Number:
20190324426
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for an automated kiosk which responds to natural disasters. Such a system can: receive, at a processor in an automated kiosk, an electronic weather report for weather associated with a geographic location of the automated kiosk; receive, from an exterior sensor mounted on the automated kiosk, exterior sensor data; and receive, from an interior sensor mounted inside the automated kiosk, interior sensor data. The system can then…
MODULAR AUTOMATED LOCKER SYSTEMS FOR STORING AND DISPENSING CUSTOMER ORDERS
Granted: October 24, 2019
Application Number:
20190320834
A modular locker includes a bottom modular section. The bottom modular section includes a pickup window, a crane car and a crane associated with the crane car, a central computer and associated computer networking components, and a power unit. The locker system also includes at least one middle modular section. The at least one middle modular section is removably stacked atop the bottom modular, and includes a HVAC system, one or more doors, panels, shelves, and crane tracks. The locker…
AERIAL VEHICLE TURBINE SYSTEM
Granted: October 3, 2019
Application Number:
20190300157
A propeller-less unmanned aerial vehicle having a body having a plurality of channels, an inlet formed in the body and configured to allow air flow to enter the plurality of channels from an exterior of the body, an anechoic chamber formed in the body and coupled to the plurality of channels, a rotor comprising a plurality of angled fins located in the anechoic chamber, a control system configured to direct air flow within the plurality of channels, and one or more circular tubes coupled…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPLY CHAIN VERIFICATION USING BLOCKCHAIN
Granted: October 3, 2019
Application Number:
20190303853
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for performing a supply chain verification using blockchain. As packages proceed through the supply chain, data associated with each package is uploaded to respective blockchains such that a non-corruptible record can be maintained of how each individual blockchain was processed. This can require gathering current sensor data, comparing it to data previously stored in the blockchain, and if there is a difference, updating the…
WINDOW UNIT FOR UAV DELIVERY
Granted: October 3, 2019
Application Number:
20190300203
A window unit for receiving a package from an aerial vehicle to a window of a building. The window unit includes a frame and a net. The frame is coupled to a building wall and a window ledge. The net is coupled within the frame. The net receives delivery of the package. The window unit includes sensors and communication devices to confirm alignment of the package and effectuate delivery of the package. The window unit includes a release device for releasing the frame or net if there is a…
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RETRIEVING A PACKAGE DELIVERED BY AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
Granted: October 3, 2019
Application Number:
20190300202
A system and a method for retrieving a package delivered by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The system includes a receiving structure mounted to and extending from a wall of a building, the receiving structure being configured to receive the package delivered by the UAV; and a transport system configured to transport the package from the receiving structure located outside of the building to a location inside of the building. The receiving structure includes a platform configured to…
MOVABLE SAFETY GUARD SYSTEM FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE PROPELLERS
Granted: October 3, 2019
Application Number:
20190300150
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes one or more engines; a flight control system configured to control the one or more engines; one or more propellers operatively linked to the one or more engines to be driven by the one or more engines, the one or more propellers being located within corresponding one or more air ducts, each air duct having an air inlet opening and air outlet opening to allow passage of flow of air therethrough; and one or more safety guards configured to close…
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING AN INTERNAL PROPERTY OF A FOOD PRODUCT
Granted: September 26, 2019
Application Number:
20190293583
Systems and methods are provided to determine an internal property of a food product. The system includes one or more analyzing devices, a camera and a central unit in communication with the camera and analyzing device. The analyzing device is configured to analyze an interior region of the food product. The camera is configured to analyze an external property of the food product. The central unit is configured to determine the internal property of the food product based on feedback…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING A DRONE FOR A PACKAGE DELIVERY
Granted: August 29, 2019
Application Number:
20190263521
Methods and systems of utilizing a drone for a package delivery are provided. An example method can include: receiving, by a central server, a request from a customer device, the request comprising one or more ordered items and a delivery destination; determining, by a processor at a central server and based on the request, instructions of a flight mission for a drone at a distribution center; instructing a first control system at a distribution center to place the ordered items into a…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF A DATABASE SYSTEM
Granted: August 29, 2019
Application Number:
20190266169
A system can comprise one or more processors; and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform: receiving a request for a write operation of an input record in a data store associated with a sharded database and an alternate-key-global-index (AKGI) database; generating a new optimistic lock value, the new optimistic lock value being unique in the sharded database; when the data store does not…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY RECEIVING DELIVERIES USING AN AUTONOMOUS WAGON
Granted: August 29, 2019
Application Number:
20190265717
An autonomous wagon for receiving a package and transporting it to a storage unit for storage until retrieval by the recipient is described. The storage unit may include a heating or cooling mechanism for controlling the temperature in the interior of the storage unit that may be turned off when the storage unit is empty and turned on in response to a signal from a delivery vehicle.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING DRONES FOR INTERMITTENT FLIGHTS
Granted: August 29, 2019
Application Number:
20190265707
A method for utilizing a drone for intermittent flights can include: receiving instructions of a flight mission with a flight route from an original location to a mission destination of the drone, wherein a plurality of stand-by locations are configured for the drone to land on along the flight route; obtaining data of the stand-by locations; scanning a first area between the original location of the drone and a first stand-by location to determine whether the first area is clear;…
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A FAILSAFE SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
Granted: August 29, 2019
Application Number:
20190265690
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for iteratively planning autonomous vehicle missions with additional security. A system configured as disclosed herein generates a preliminary mission profile and a preliminary route for executing the mission. This information is transmitted to multiple third parties which can provide real-time updates regarding the proposed plan, and the system can iteratively update the proposed plan. In addition, the system can receive preliminary…
SYSTEM FOR STORING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
Granted: August 29, 2019
Application Number:
20190263538
A system for storing one or more unmanned aerial vehicles is described herein. The system includes one or more shelves attached to a holding structure, the one or more shelves being configured to support one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the one or more shelves defining one or more shelf areas configured to receive the one or more unmanned aerial vehicles. The system also includes an electrical charging station configured to charge electrical batteries of the one or more…
DRONE DELIVERY SYSTEM HAVING A SINGLE USE LOWERING LINE
Granted: August 29, 2019
Application Number:
20190263523
An aerial vehicle for delivering a package. The aerial vehicle having a package deployment system coupled to the aerial vehicle. The package deployment system having a spool coupled to the aerial vehicle, a lowering line fixedly coupled to the spool at a first end, the lowering line having a second end secured to a grasping device, and a cutting device coupled to one of the spool or the lowering line. The aerial vehicle also having a package coupled to the grasping device and a…
DRONE DELIVERY SYSTEM HAVING A CRANE WITH DETACHABLE LINE
Granted: August 29, 2019
Application Number:
20190263522
An aerial vehicle for delivering a package includes a package deployment system coupled to the aerial vehicle, a package coupled to the securing point, and a monitoring system couple to one of the aerial vehicle or the package deployment system. The package deployment system includes a spool coupled to the aerial vehicle; a lowering line fixedly coupled to the spool at a first end, the lowering line having a bitter end at a second end, a securing point coupled to the lowering line…
