Authenticated messages between unmanned vehicles
US-2016285864-A1 · Sep 29, 2016 · US
Drone receiver
US10081425B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10081425-B2 |
| Application number | US-201815905572-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2018 |
| Priority date | Mar 8, 2016 |
| Publication date | Sep 25, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2018 |
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Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus comprising a body including a cavity for storing one or more packages, and a conveyor belt disposed above a top surface of the body. The belt is shaped to receive one or more packages, and the belt is controllable to rotate a package placed on the belt either from the top surface to the cavity for storage or from the cavity to the top surface for dispatch. A package comprises at least one of a drone and a payload transported by the drone. The apparatus further comprises a landing mechanism for stabilizing a drone landing on the apparatus.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: storing one or more packages in a cavity of a body of an apparatus; controlling a conveyor belt disposed above a top surface of the body, wherein the belt is shaped to receive one or more packages, and the belt is controllable to rotate a package placed on the belt either from the top surface to the cavity for storage or from the cavity to the top surface for dispatch; and stabilizing a drone landing on the apparatus via a landing mechanism of the apparatus; wherein a package comprises at least one of a drone and a payload transported by the drone. 2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: slowing and stabilizing the fall of a drone landing from above the apparatus via the landing mechanism; and re-charging one or more batteries of one or more drones stored in the cavity using a recharge unit of the body. 3. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable hardware storage device having program code embodied therewith, the program code being executable by a computer to implement a method comprising: storing one or more packages in a cavity of a body of an apparatus; controlling a conveyor belt disposed above a top surface of the body, wherein the belt is shaped to receive one or more packages, and the belt is controllable to rotate a package placed on the belt either from the top surface to the cavity for storage or from the cavity to the top surface for dispatch; and stabilizing a drone landing on the apparatus via a landing mechanism of the apparatus; wherein a package comprises at least one of a drone and a payload transported by the drone.
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Land vehicles · CPC title
Waterborne vehicles · CPC title
Airborne vehicles · CPC title
Other airport installations (ground installations for de-icing aircraft B64F5/20) · CPC title
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US10081425B2 cover?
- Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus comprising a body including a cavity for storing one or more packages, and a conveyor belt disposed above a top surface of the body. The belt is shaped to receive one or more packages, and the belt is controllable to rotate a package placed on the belt either from the top surface to the cavity for storage or from the cavity to the top su…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- IBM
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B64C39/024. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Sep 25 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 12 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).