US 12,304,424 B2
Vehicle systems for dynamic crowdsourced delivery
Brian M. Kursar, Fairview, TX (US)
Assigned to Toyota Connected North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Toyota Connected North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/938,317.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/001,220, filed on Mar. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0300297 A1, Sep. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. B60R 25/23 (2013.01); A61L 2/00 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01); A61L 2/26 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 3/30 (2017.01); B60R 9/06 (2006.01); B60R 16/033 (2006.01); B60R 25/01 (2013.01); B60R 25/40 (2013.01); E05B 83/18 (2014.01); G01K 13/00 (2021.01); G06F 16/2455 (2019.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0639 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0835 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0836 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0204 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0207 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0226 (2023.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); A23B 2/53 (2025.01); B60P 3/04 (2006.01); B60P 3/20 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2023.01); G06Q 50/04 (2012.01)
CPC B60R 25/23 (2013.01) [A61L 2/0047 (2013.01); A61L 2/10 (2013.01); A61L 2/26 (2013.01); B60H 1/00735 (2013.01); B60Q 3/30 (2017.02); B60R 9/065 (2013.01); B60R 16/033 (2013.01); B60R 25/01 (2013.01); B60R 25/403 (2013.01); E05B 83/18 (2013.01); G01K 13/00 (2013.01); G06F 16/24558 (2019.01); G06K 7/10297 (2013.01); G06Q 10/063114 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06312 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06315 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06398 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08355 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0836 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0205 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0215 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0226 (2013.01); G07C 9/00571 (2013.01); A23B 2/53 (2025.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/121 (2013.01); A61L 2202/122 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/23 (2013.01); B60P 3/04 (2013.01); B60P 3/205 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); G06Q 50/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage system for implementing crowdsourced delivery of a parcel, comprising:
a communication system configured to communicate wirelessly with an external server to receive an access setting;
a storage locker disposed on a vehicle and configured to be secured by a primary electronic locking mechanism, the storage locker including a plurality of inner compartments each configured to be secured by a respective secondary electronic locking mechanism, at least one of the inner compartments including an inner container configured to be secured by a tertiary electronic locking mechanism;
one or more processors; and
a memory communicably coupled to the one or more processors and storing a locking module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to set the primary electronic locking mechanism and at least one secondary electronic locking mechanism to open in response, respectively, to a primary code and a secondary code based at least in part on information received in the access setting,
wherein the communications system is configured to receive, from the external server, access keys, wherein:
in response to an operator of the vehicle being responsible for delivering the parcel between handoff locations, the access keys allow the operator to access the storage locker and an inner compartment, but not the inner container, and
in response to the operator having a need to access the inner container, the access keys allow the operator access to the storage locker, the inner compartment, and the inner container.