US 12,223,462 B2
Drone delivery device for use with a drone delivery service and methods for use therewith
Bruce E. Stuckman, Austin, TX (US); Judith Lynn Stuckman, Austin, TX (US); and Katherine C. Stuckman, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by Bruce E. Stuckman, Austin, TX (US); Judith Lynn Stuckman, Austin, TX (US); and Katherine C. Stuckman, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/544,642.
Application 18/544,642 is a continuation of application No. 17/658,726, filed on Apr. 11, 2022, granted, now 11,893,529.
Application 17/658,726 is a continuation of application No. 16/891,329, filed on Jun. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,328,246, issued on May 10, 2022.
Application 16/891,329 is a continuation of application No. 15/970,010, filed on May 3, 2018, granted, now 10,713,612, issued on Jul. 14, 2020.
Application 15/970,010 is a continuation of application No. 14/620,941, filed on Feb. 12, 2015, granted, now 9,990,601, issued on Jun. 5, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/940,680, filed on Feb. 17, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2024/0144159 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/08 (2024.01); G01S 1/00 (2006.01); G01S 1/02 (2010.01); G01S 1/04 (2006.01); G01S 1/68 (2006.01); G01S 1/70 (2006.01); G01S 19/48 (2010.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2023.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); H04N 21/63 (2011.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01) [G01S 1/00 (2013.01); G01S 1/02 (2013.01); G01S 1/0428 (2019.08); G01S 1/68 (2013.01); G01S 1/7034 (2019.08); G01S 1/7038 (2019.08); G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); G01S 19/485 (2020.05); G01S 2201/01 (2019.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drone delivery device for use with a drone delivery service that facilitates a service delivery, the drone delivery device comprising:
an aerial drone structure configured for service delivery via autonomous flight;
a beacon receiver configured to receive a wireless homing beacon transmitted from a beacon device as a radio frequency (RF) signal that designates a desired delivery location at a service address selected by a subscriber, wherein the wireless homing beacon is modulated by beacon data that identifies the subscriber and includes a pseudo random code sequence generated by a code generator that is recognized by the drone delivery device to authenticate the delivery; and wherein the wireless homing beacon is received by the beacon receiver to facilitate the service delivery to the subscriber by the drone delivery device at the desired delivery location at the service address selected by the subscriber;
an image capture device configured to generate delivery image data captured after the service delivery; and
a transmitter configured to transmit the delivery image data captured after the service delivery.