US 11,754,414 B2
Systems and methods to provide last mile assistance to a delivery robot
Justin Miller, Berkley, MI (US); Pavithra Madhavan, Windsor (CA); Sanghyun Hong, Ann Arbor, MI (US); and Jianbo Lu, Northvile, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on May 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/320,137.
Prior Publication US 2022/0364876 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01)
CPC G01C 21/3647 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0234 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); G05D 1/0274 (2013.01); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
generating travel route information associated with a package delivery location, the travel route information interpretable by a delivery robot; and
using the travel route information, by the delivery robot, to deliver a package to a package drop-off spot at the package delivery location,
wherein generating the travel route information comprises:
generating a video clip of a travel route from an origination spot at the package delivery location to the package drop-off spot at the package delivery location; and
converting the video clip to a digital route map that is interpretable by the delivery robot for delivering the package to the package drop-off spot.