US 11,783,283 B2
Public transport infrastructure facilitated drone delivery
Jonathan Gabbai, London (GB)
Assigned to eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 12, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/96,468.
Application 17/096,468 is a continuation of application No. 14/794,698, filed on Jul. 8, 2015, granted, now 10,867,277.
Prior Publication US 2021/0065108 A1, Mar. 4, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/0836 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0835 (2023.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/127 (2006.01)
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
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.