Home delivery system, moving body, and home delivery method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12039485-B2
Application number	US-202217742933-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 12, 2022
Priority date	Jun 7, 2021
Publication date	Jul 16, 2024
Grant date	Jul 16, 2024

Abstract

A home delivery system delivering objects to a residence comprises a moving body configured to move autonomously or remotely, a plurality of sensors placed in the residence, and the processing apparatus. The processing apparatus is configured to execute observing status of a resident including whether or not the resident is in the residence based on detection information acquired from the plurality of sensors. Then, the processing apparatus is configured to execute instructing the moving body to start a delivery at least condition that the resident is in the residence and instructing the moving body to complete the delivery on condition that the resident is available to response after the moving body arriving at the residence.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A home delivery system delivering objects to a residence, comprising:
a moving body configured to move autonomously or remotely;
a plurality of sensors placed in the residence; and
a processing apparatus configured to execute:
storing in a memory;
a first category of a status of the resident, indicating the resident being unable to respond for a first amount of time, and
a second category of the status of the resident, indicating the resident being unable to respond for a second amount of time less than the first amount of time;

acquiring detection information from the plurality of sensors;
determining whether a resident is in the residence based on the detection information;
instructing the moving body to start a delivery based on the determination that the resident is in the residence;
after arriving at the residence, determining one or more activities of the resident based on the detection information;
determining whether the resident is available to respond to the delivery based on the determined one or more activities of the resident; and
instructing the moving body to complete the delivery based on the determination the resident is available to respond to the delivery after the moving body arrives at the residence,

wherein the instructing the moving body to start the delivery includes instructing the moving body to start the delivery based upon a determination the resident is in the residence and the status of the resident does not fall into the first category,
wherein the instructing the moving body to complete the delivery includes instructing the moving body to complete the delivery based upon a determination the resident is in the residence and the status of the resident does not fall into either the first category or the second category, and
wherein
the instructing the moving body to start the delivery includes removing one or more actions that belong to the first category based upon a determination the instructing the moving body to start the delivery is not executed for a first predetermined period, or
the instructing the moving body to complete the delivery includes removing one or more actions that belong to the first category or the second category based upon a determination the moving body to complete the delivery is not executed for a second predetermined period.

2. The home delivery system according to claim 1 , wherein
the processing apparatus is further configured to execute:
receiving an input of a setting for determining the detection information to be acquired; and
storing the setting in the memory, and

wherein the acquiring the detection information includes acquiring the detection information according to the setting.

3. The home delivery system according to claim 1 , wherein
the processing apparatus is further configured to execute receiving a designation of a receiver for the objects, and
the determining whether the resident is in the residence includes observing a status of the receiver.

4. The home delivery system according to claim 1 , wherein
the processing apparatus is further configured to execute receiving an input of changing either or both of the first category and the second category.

5. A moving body for delivering objects to a residence autonomously or remotely, the moving body comprising:
a processing apparatus configured to execute:
storing in a memory:
a first category of a status of the resident, indicating the resident being unable to respond for a first amount of time, and
a second category of the status of the resident, indicating the resident being unable to respond for a second amount of time less than the first amount of time;

acquiring detection information from a plurality of sensors placed in the residence;
determining whether a resident is in the residence based on the detection information;
starting a delivery based on the determination that the resident is in the residence;
after arriving at the residence, determining one or more activities of the resident based on the detection information;
determining whether the resident is available to respond to the delivery based on the determined one or more activities of the resident; and
completing the delivery based on the determination the resident is available to respond to the delivery after the moving body arrives at the residence,

wherein the starting the delivery includes starting the delivery based upon a determination the resident is in the residence and the status of the resident does not fall into the first category,
wherein the completing the delivery includes completing the delivery based upon a determination the resident is in the residence and the status of the resident does not fall into either the first category or the second category, and
wherein
the starting the delivery includes removing one or more actions that belong to the first category based upon a determination the starting the delivery is not executed for a first predetermined period, or
the completing the delivery includes removing one or more actions that belong to the first category or the second category based upon a determination the completing the delivery is not executed for a second predetermined period.

6. The moving body according to claim 5 , wherein
the processing apparatus is further configured to:
receiving an input of a setting for determining the detection information to be acquired; and
storing the setting in the memory, and

wherein the acquiring the detection information includes acquiring the detection information according to the setting.

7. The moving body according to claim 5 , wherein
the processing apparatus is further configured to execute receiving a designation of a receiver for the objects, and
the determining whether the resident is in the residence includes observing a status of the receiver.

8. The moving body according to claim 6 , wherein
the processing apparatus is further configured to execute receiving an input of changing either or both of the first category and the second category.

9. A home delivery method delivering objects to a residence by a moving body configured to move autonomously or remotely, comprising:
storing in a memory:
a first category of a status of the resident, indicating the resident being unable to respond for a first amount of time, and
a second category of the status of the resident, indicating the resident being unable to respond for a second amount of time less than the first amount of time;

acquiring detection information from a plurality of sensors placed in the residence;
determining whether a resident is in the residence based on the detection information;
instructing the moving body to start a delivery based on at least one condition that the resident is in the residence;
instructing the moving body move to the residence;
after arriving at the residence, determining one or more activities of the resident based on the detection information;
determining whether the resident is available to respond to the delivery based on the determined one or more activities of the resident; and
instructing the moving body to complete the delivery based on the determination the resident is available to respond to the delivery after the moving body arrives at the residence,
wherein the instructing the moving body to start the delivery includes instructing the moving body to start the delivery based upon a determination the resident is in the residence and the status of the resident does not fall into the first category,
wherein the instructing the moving body to complete the delivery includes instructing the moving body to complete the delivery based upon a determination the resident is in the resid

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Otsuki Nobuhisa
• Lee Haeyeon
• Iwamoto Kunihiro
• Itozawa Yuta
• Komura Hirotaka
• Takagi Yutaro
• Oishi Kota

Classifications

• G06Q10/0832 Primary

  Special goods or special handling procedures, e.g. handling of hazardous or fragile goods · CPC title

• G06Q10/08355

  Routing methods · CPC title

• G06Q10/063116

  Schedule adjustment for a person or group · CPC title

• G06Q10/0838

  Historical data · CPC title

• G06Q10/0833 Primary

  Tracking · CPC title