88 results about "Delivery location" patented technology

The invention discloses a supply chain performance path optimization and collaborative decision-making method based on an AI algorithm, and particularly relates to the field of supply chain performance path optimization, and the method comprises the steps: firstly obtaining order goods information and warehouse resource data, and judging whether a single warehouse can independently perform a performance or not through matching; if yes, constructing a comprehensive evaluation function including total transportation time, time redundancy, path complexity and resource utilization rate, and generating an optimal path from the warehouse to the delivery place; if multi-warehouse collaboration is needed, dynamically selecting a centralized point warehouse, generating a comprehensive early warning score and selecting an optimal centralized point by comprehensively calculating the cargo transfer cost and the historical performance risk value of each warehouse, and finally planning a transfer path from a supply warehouse to the centralized point and a performance path from the centralized point to a terminal to form a full-link collaboration scheme; according to the method, a traditional single-warehouse decision mode is broken through, global resource scheduling is realized through a double-path optimization mechanism, the transportation delay risk is remarkably reduced, and the supply chain operation efficiency is improved.

A system or method for verifying delivery of items in an order using user and delivery client devices. The system receives, from a user device, an order containing at least one item requiring delivery verification. The system determines that a delivery device is within a geofence around the delivery location and sends instructions to display a user interface for initiating verification. Upon interaction, the system instructs the user device to display a signature interface. If the user cannot provide a signature, the system sends instructions to the delivery device to present a fallback verification interface, including at least one of: a document scanning element, image capture element, or text fields for manual entry of identification information. Verification data collected through this interface is received from the delivery device and stored in a verification database, certifying delivery of the order.

The present disclosure relates to a delivery robot for providing delivery services, wherein the delivery robot includes a communication unit and one or more processors, and the one or more processors are configured to obtain delivery object information and delivery location information of the delivery object, determine a tray on which the delivery object is to be loaded based on the delivery object information, invoke a transportation means to move to the delivery location, and when recognizing that a floor included in the delivery location information has been reached, get off the transportation means and move to a destination corresponding to the delivery location information.

This specification relates to systems, methods and apparatus for automating and guiding the delivery of concrete from a concrete mixer. According to a first aspect of this specification, there is described a system for positioning a delivery chute (104, 210) of a concrete mixer vehicle (100, 200), the system comprising: one or more vehicle positioning sensors (116) for determining location data specifying a location of the concrete mixer vehicle (100, 200); the delivery chute (104, 210) for delivering the concrete mix from a concrete mixing drum (102) to a target location (204), the delivery chute (104, 210) comprising: one or more chute positioning sensors (112) for monitoring a position of the delivery chute (104, 210); and one or more actuators (110) for positioning the delivery chute (104, 210); one or more processors; and a memory, the memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform a method positioning a delivery chute (104, 210) of a concrete mixer vehicle (100, 200). The method comprises: determining, based on the location data, whether the concrete mixer vehicle (200) is at a target vehicle location (206); initiating, based at least in part on determining that the concrete mixer vehicle (200) is at the target vehicle location (206), deployment of the delivery chute (210) from the concrete mixing vehicle (200); positioning, based at least in part on data from the one or more chute positioning sensors (112), the delivery chute (210) to a target delivery location (204) using the one or more actuators (110); and indicating, to a user of the concrete mixer vehicle, that the chute is in a correct position for concrete delivery.

An online system predicts whether a user will be at a delivery location at a delivery time for an attended delivery of an order using a machine-learned model. The online system receives the order from a client device of a user and a request by the user for an attended delivery of the order where the user will be at the delivery location at the delivery time of the order. The machine-learned model predicts that the user will not be at the delivery location at the delivery time based on user attributes of the user and order attributes of the order that are input into the machine-learned model. The online system performs a remedial action including transmitting a notification to the client device of the user to provide additional instructions for the attended delivery responsive to the determination that the user is not likely to be at the delivery location.

A hand-held rodent trap setting device includes a base supporting a rodent trap, a handle, and a releasable trap retainer that user-releasably secures the rodent trap to the platform. The device allows a user to arm the trap near a delivery location, and place the trap even in relatively inaccessible locations. The retainer may include a clamping arm that presses down on the top surface of the trap base, a spring-loaded ball that presses up on the underside of the trap base, and / or a magnet that attaches to a metallic part of the rodent trap such as the arm bar hinge. A trap release such as a clamping arm actuator, a longitudinal plunger, and / or a slidable magnet support allows detaching the rodent trap after arming. A spring-loaded safety catch allows automatically securing the kill bar of the trap when the trap is being armed while secured to the platform.

Fleet management of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is disclosed. Fleet management systems and methods may be implemented within UAVs, or systems utilizing UAVs, utilized in a delivery system configured to pick up a payload or a package at a shipping location and deliver a payload or package to a delivery location. The fleet management systems and methods may facilitate system operations of a UAV fleet, including, without limitation, positioning or deploying UAVs to meet or fill demand, prepositioning UAVs to meet a demand prediction, association delivery' orders to UAVs, order fulfillment, fleet maintenance management during operations, and flight path planning or generation.

An inspection device comprises a layer conveyor which has a pickup and a drive in order to pick up a respective individual anode or cathode layer from a transfer location and bring it to a delivery location. A stacking table picks up the anode or cathode layer from the pickup at the delivery location to form a layer stack. The layer conveyor delivers an anode or cathode layer from its pickup to the stacking table at the delivery location. An image sensor is directed towards an area encompassing an upper edge of the layer stack located on the stacking table, which comprises a connection tab of the anode or cathode layer located at the top of the layer stack and performs an image feed before or after the anode or cathode layer is deposited on the stacking table.

A computer-implemented method of controlling an autonomous vehicle (AV) for delivering a payload (120) to an intended delivery location (130-2), the method comprising the steps of: identifying a first AV (110-1) for retrieving the payload from a first location (130-1); determining a second location (140-1) to which the first AV is capable of travelling from the first location with the payload; instructing the first AV to retrieve the payload from the first location and deliver the payload to the second location; transmitting a wireless communication (160) requesting another AV to assist in delivering the payload from the second location, wherein the wireless communication is in the form of a system information message; in response to the wireless communication, identifying a second AV (110-2) for retrieving the payload from the second location; and instructing the second AV to retrieve the payload from the second location and deliver the payload to the intended delivery location (140-3).

The application provides a warehouse management method for stacked boxes and related devices, applied to a terminal device of a warehouse management system. The method comprises: when detecting a warehousing task, determining a target warehousing instruction according to warehousing information corresponding to the warehousing task, and sending the target warehousing instruction to the warehousing robot, so that the warehousing robot simultaneously places multiple target warehousing stacked boxes on a target storage location; when detecting a delivery task, determining a target delivery instruction according to delivery information corresponding to the delivery task, and sending the target delivery instruction to the warehousing robot, so that the warehousing robot simultaneously takes out multiple target delivery stacked boxes and transports them to a target delivery location. In this way, the specific application of stacked boxes in the field of intelligent warehousing is realized, the boxes can be stably stacked and stored in the warehouse, the vertical space utilization rate of the same location is improved, the warehouse management cost is saved, and the intelligence of the system is improved.

The invention discloses an order information display method, an order information acquisition method, an order information display device, an order information acquisition device, an electronic device and a storage medium, in the order information display method, initial order delivery address information is provided for a server, then the server determines an initial interest surface to which the initial order delivery address information belongs, whether the initial interest surface hits a reference interest surface is judged, and if the reference interest surface is hit, the order information is displayed. Actually, whether the initial delivery position point is a deliverable position point or not is judged based on the initial interest surface to which the reference interest surface belongs, and when the initial delivery position point is not the deliverable position point, the candidate delivery position point is determined based on the hit reference interest surface. According to the method, candidate delivery position points which are provided by a server side, correspond to the to-be-processed order and can be directly delivered are obtained, and then guide information used for guiding an order placing user to select candidate delivery position point information is displayed on an order submission page subsequently, so that the order placing user selects a target delivery position point based on the guide information; and a distribution rider can conveniently distribute the to-be-processed order.

The delivery system automatically delivers the delivery items to each of a plurality of residents in the building through a delivery channel arranged in the building. A delivery system is provided with: a control unit that, when a delivery item delivered through a conveyance path passes through a delivery item placement site provided in a resident of a recipient of the delivery item, moves the delivery item delivered through the conveyance path from the conveyance path to the delivery item placement site; and a locking mechanism that locks the delivered article so as not to be removed from the transfer path, and that unlocks in response to an authentication process. The building is provided with the delivery system and the conveying channel. The delivery system is provided with the delivery system and a server that manages the autonomous vehicle to transport the delivery items from the logistics site outside the building to the building.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods generating a dynamic purchase interface within an on-demand purchase app installed and executed on a client device. An inventory management system (IMS) is configured to store, for each inventory unit within an automated vehicle, an inventory record, and to monitor a location of the automated vehicle as the automated vehicle travels along a predetermined travel route. The IMS is also configured to receive, from the client device, a request for generation of the dynamic purchase interface within the on-demand purchase app executed at the client device, and, in response to the request, identify a delivery location associated with the client device, and cause display of the dynamic purchase interface within the on-demand purchase app at the client device, the dynamic purchase interface including a subset of the inventory units that are available for delivery to the delivery location at a delivery time.

The invention discloses a time efficiency label generation method and device and a storage medium, and relates to the technical field of logistics time efficiency, and the time efficiency label generation method comprises the steps: responding to a time efficiency label obtaining request, and determining whether the client time corresponding to the time efficiency label obtaining request is before the preset time; and if the client time is before the preset time, constructing query input based on a commodity identifier corresponding to the timeliness label acquisition request, and querying the white list data in the memory cache. When the subitems in the white list data are hit, the shipping warehouse information and the receiving place information corresponding to the timeliness label acquisition request are assembled into a key, and the precomputation state of the target route is inquired in the Redis cache based on the key assembled by the shipping warehouse information and the receiving place information. And if the pre-calculation state is normal, the next day arrival tag is used as a response of the timeliness tag acquisition request and is sent to the client. According to the method, the technical effect of high-robustness and high-certainty time-efficiency label calculation capability of the million-level QPS can be realized.

The system according to this embodiment aims to efficiently match people who want to purchase goods with people who want to deliver them. [Solution] The system according to the embodiment comprises a selection unit, a matching unit, a notification unit, a delivery unit, and a payment unit. The selection unit selects a product. The matching unit matches the purchaser and the delivery person based on the product selected by the selection unit. The notification unit notifies the delivery person matched by the matching unit. The delivery unit has the delivery person notified by the notification unit leave the product at the delivery location. The payment unit makes a payment based on the product selected by the selection unit.

A hand-held rodent trap setting device includes a base supporting a rodent trap, a handle, and a releasable trap retainer that user-releasably secures the rodent trap to the platform. The device allows a user to arm the trap near a delivery location, and place the trap even in relatively inaccessible locations. The retainer may include a clamping arm that presses down on the top surface of the trap base, a spring-loaded ball that presses up on the underside of the trap base, and / or a magnet that attaches to a metallic part of the rodent trap such as the arm bar hinge. A trap release such as a clamping arm actuator, a longitudinal plunger, and / or a slidable magnet support allows detaching the rodent trap after arming. A spring-loaded safety catch allows automatically securing the kill bar of the trap when the trap is being armed while secured to the platform.

This specification discloses a method and apparatus for determining a delivery location. First, based on user input and area information, a search request carrying the area information is sent to a server. Second, the server receives and displays the area identifiers of at least one Area of ​​Interest (AOI) matching the area information. Next, the user-selected area identifier is sent to the server, causing the server to return the address identifiers of each location point associated with the corresponding AOI. Then, the received address identifiers are displayed to determine the user-selected address identifier. Finally, the delivery location is determined based on the location points corresponding to the user-selected address identifier, and this delivery location is returned to the server, allowing the server to determine a delivery route. By providing the user with the address identifiers of each location point associated with the AOI, a more accurate location can be determined as the delivery location, improving delivery efficiency.

A repair management system, a repair management method and a non-transient computer-readable storage medium. The repair management system includes a processing device. The processing device receives pieces of repair center information from a plurality of repair centers and obtains repair request information. The processing device is configured to access the plurality of repair center hosts to perform: calculating a repair center characteristic index set of each of the repair centers according to the pieces of repair center information and the repair request information; calculating a comprehensive weight index of each of the repair centers according to the repair center characteristic index set of each of the repair centers; and labelling the repair center corresponding to a largest one among the comprehensive weight indexes as a primary delivery location.

This application provides a method, apparatus, equipment, and medium for instant delivery of goods, belonging to the field of logistics management technology. The method includes: in response to receiving a new target order, determining the priority of the target order based on the target pickup time window and the target user's pickup method preference; determining an order diversion determination result based on the target order priority, historical order data, in-store queuing numbers, delivery capacity load, vending machine inventory, and regional time-period attribute data; the order diversion determination result includes delivery pickup or in-store pickup; if the order diversion determination result is delivery pickup, generating order push data based on the target order data, delivery location, and regional capacity distribution data, and pushing the order push data to the delivery end; in response to receiving feedback data from the delivery end, obtaining order status update data based on the feedback data. This application enables efficient delivery of goods.

A system including: a self-contained module configured to install within a cargo vehicle; and a controller. The self-contained module includes: a shelf assembly; and a robotic assembly. The shelf assembly includes: shelves configured to store packages; and a chute extending between the shelves and configured to locate proximal a driver cab of the cargo vehicle. The robotic assembly includes: an end effector configured to manipulate the packages; a robotic arm configured to manipulate the end effector across the shelves; and an elevator configured to maneuver the robotic arm between the shelves. The controller is configured to: identify a shelf occupied by a package associated with a delivery location; trigger the elevator to maneuver the robotic arm to the shelf; and trigger the robotic arm to withdraw the package, via the end effector, toward the chute prior to arrival of the cargo vehicle at the delivery location.

Systems and methods for autonomous vehicle transactions are disclosed. An exemplary system may include a user interface configured to receive a user authentication request. The system may include a processor in communication with a server and the user interface. The system may be configured to receive one or more delivery instructions from the server, cause an autonomous vehicle to move to a delivery location based on the one or more delivery instructions, authenticate the user authentication request, and grant user access, based on successful authentication of the authentication request, to one or more partitioned areas of the autonomous vehicle.

Generating a fulfillment attribute(s) associated with an item(s) based on inputs associated with the item(s) is described. One or more inputs (e.g., images) of an item (packaged or unpackaged) can be analyzed, and characteristics associated with the item can be determined based on the analysis of the inputs. Upon receiving a user-specified delivery location, fulfillment attribute(s) can be determined based on the delivery location and the characteristics associated with the item, and the fulfillment attribute(s) can be displayed to a user. For example, a point-of-sale (POS) device can be used during a checkout process at a merchant location to capture an image(s) of an item, and to display a shipping quote for selection by a user based on the captured item imagery.

A receiving and disbursement system is provided for the receipt of items from fulfillment centers, retail locations, or homes to a designated location, securing the delivered items from theft, or inserting the delivered items directly into a building or building automation system. The receiving and disbursement system is further able to reverse the process in order to automatically retrieve items back from the delivery location to return items to retail locations, homes, businesses, fulfillment or recycling centers for delivery, re-filling, recycling and / or disposal. A system of delivery vehicle interfaces, delivery containers, item trays, and docking stations to facilitate the movement of items from one location to another location and back to the same or other designated location. Locations may include industrial, agricultural, business, government, waste disposal, homes, garages, carports, barns, greenhouses, or inside a home. The system further utilizes autonomous road worthy vehicles, sidewalk vehicles, and drones.

The invention discloses an attribute authentication-based express delivery position privacy protection method, which comprises the following steps of: firstly, acquiring delivery physical position information, defining a province-city-region-interest point-expansion bit five-level hierarchical set adaptive to a logistics full link, and generating a dynamic hierarchical code through hash and character confusion in combination with a differential timestamp; a check value is generated through exclusive-or operation and hash of a timestamp and a code, so that the coding integrity is guaranteed; an exclusive key is generated according to the hierarchy, and onion type nested encryption from inside to outside is executed; and collecting identity, time and geographical multi-dimensional attributes to construct an access policy, completing policy binding and attribute verification based on a CP-ABE framework, and decrypting by an authorization subject according to hierarchy and demand. According to the method, hierarchical desensitization, dynamic protection, refined authority control and whole-process integrity guarantee of address information are realized, the method is adaptive to an existing logistics system, privacy security and distribution efficiency are balanced, and attacks such as location mode mining and unauthorized access can be effectively resisted.

The invention provides an order processing method and system and electronic equipment, which can be applied to the technical field of logistics. The order processing method may comprise: receiving a first image for order information sent by a server after position verification, the order information comprising a first order position expected to be delivered configured by a user side, the first image comprising a delivery position, the delivery position being used for indicating the actual geographic position of an article indicated by the order information, and the delivery position being used for indicating the actual geographic position of the article; the position verification result indicates that the delivery position is matched with the first order position; the first image is displayed on an order detail page used for displaying the order information, and the delivery position is displayed in the first image.

A method, including, associating a wireless tracker with an asset, tracking a location of the asset via the wireless tracker, determining a recipient mobile device authorized to accept receipt of the asset, determining a recipient mobile device holder is authorized to accept receipt of the asset, determining if the location of the asset is within a defined delivery location, determining if the authorized recipient mobile device is within the defined delivery location, sending a passcode to the authorized recipient mobile device if the authorized recipient mobile device location and the location of the asset are within the defined delivery location, receiving an authenticated passcode from the authorized recipient mobile device within the defined delivery location and notifying a delivery agent that delivery of the asset is approved.

An order fulfillment and delivery system for autonomously fulfilling orders while en route to a delivery location. The system includes a delivery vehicle having a storage area, a robotic system at least partially disposed within the storage area and one or more processors. The one or more processors being configured to receive an order of one or more inventory items, generate container retrieval instructions for the robotic system to perform based on the received order and transmit to the robotic system the container retrieval instructions to perform. The robot system includes a container retrieval device movable in at least two dimensions to engage and move a container, based upon the container retrieval instructions, from a first location within the delivery vehicle to a second location within the delivery vehicle.

Method of operating vehicle management systems are disclosed in particular for the delivery of goods which potentially degrade during a journey for example concrete. The method includes registering a different delivery time slots for multiple vehicles to a location. Using GPS to determine the locations of the vehicles on their journeys and estimating the expected arrival times at the delivery location for the vehicles. If one vehicle will be late and another will be early swapping the delivery time slots and if the one vehicle has goods which, from monitoring a variable of the goods, can be seen to be unsuitable for delivery within the time delivery window for that vehicle, swapping the time delivery slot with another vehicle by directing that vehicle to a holding area.

The invention relates to the technical field of instant distribution, and discloses a distribution addressing auxiliary method and system based on spatial modeling and real-time excitation. The method comprises the following steps: on the basis of a three-dimensional geographic grid generated by taking an addressing auxiliary anchor point as a center, converting an unstructured description related to addressing into structured data containing an azimuth vector and a grid coordinate; value quantification is carried out on the structured data according to multiple dimensions including a time dimension, a reputation dimension and a problem dimension, and a value information score is obtained; calculating a real-time dynamic reward given to the rider based on the value information score in combination with the addressing difficulty of the distribution position; and triggering and pushing the structured data through the geofences arranged around the addressing auxiliary anchor points, and performing dynamic iterative optimization according to the collected feedback data of the rider. According to the invention, through the cooperative effect of spatial modeling, multi-dimensional value quantification, real-time excitation and closed-loop optimization, the instant distribution service efficiency can be improved.

Methods, apparatus, and systems that enhance delivery management of an item being shipped using a mobile node-enabled logistics receptacle are described that involve improved release control of the item and corrective delivery notifications related to the item. For example, a method for enhanced delivery management may a mobile node-enabled logistics receptacle identifying an intended delivery location associated with the item, detecting a current location of the mobile node-enabled logistics receptacle, and selectively releasing the item from the mobile node-enabled logistics receptacle based upon the detected current location of the mobile node-enabled logistics receptacle and the identified intended delivery location. Further detected conditions may be used when selectively releasing the item, such as successfully establishing a validation connection to a particular node in order to confirm or authorize release of the item or detecting signals from nodes associated with the intended delivery location.