CPC G06Q 10/0836 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/08355 (2013.01); G08G 5/006 (2013.01); G08G 5/0034 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); G08G 1/127 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of delivering a package using a drone and one or more computer systems, the method comprising:
receiving a request to deliver the package to a drop-off destination using the drone;
accessing, with the one or more computer systems, terminal location information for terminals positioned at geographic locations;
accessing, with the one or more computer systems, timing or scheduling information for vehicles that travel to the geographic locations of the terminals;
selecting, by the one or more computer systems, one of the terminals from which the drone delivers the package to the drop-off destination based on the terminal location information and the timing or scheduling information;
determining, by the one or more computer systems, a drone delivery route from a geographic location of the selected terminal to the drop-off destination;
communicating an instruction to cause the package to be transported by a vehicle that travels to the geographic location of the selected terminal;
communicating, from the one or more computer systems to the drone via a wired or wireless connection, instructions to cause the drone to deliver the package from the geographic location of the selected terminal to the drop-off destination using the drone delivery route as determined by the one or more computer system; and
delivering, by the drone, in accordance with the instructions communicated to the drone, the package from the geographic location of the selected terminal to the drop-off destination using the drone delivery route as determined by the one or more computer systems.
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