US 12,205,479 B2
System and method for secure delivery of a medication package
Ankur Kaneria, Cedar Park, TX (US); and Timothy B. Clise, Howell, MI (US)
Assigned to Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Nov. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/387,594.
Application 18/387,594 is a continuation of application No. 17/959,743, filed on Oct. 4, 2022, granted, now 11,847,922.
Application 17/959,743 is a continuation of application No. 16/865,221, filed on May 1, 2020, granted, now 11,475,778.
Prior Publication US 2024/0087462 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2024.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0835 (2023.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 101/23 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); B64U 101/55 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01)
CPC G08G 5/0039 (2013.01) [G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08355 (2013.01); G08G 5/0043 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 2101/23 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2101/55 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for controlling secure package delivery, the method comprising:
receiving a delivery request to deliver a package to a first delivery location;
instructing an unmanned aerial vehicle to transport the package from a starting location to the first delivery location;
in response to authentication data:
determining whether the authentication data corresponds to a recipient of the package at the first delivery location; and
in response to a delivery determination that the authentication data corresponds to the recipient of the package, instructing the unmanned aerial vehicle to release the package to the recipient of the package at the first delivery location;
in response to a nondelivery determination that the authentication data does not correspond to the recipient of the package, instructing the unmanned aerial vehicle to hold the package; and
in response to a determination that the first delivery location does not include an authorized deposit location instructing the unmanned aerial vehicle to wait a first period at a secure location.