Autonomous Vehicle Access Control for Secure Delivery Transactions

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional consumer purchase transactions require human interaction, leading to inefficiencies, risks, and increased costs, while online shopping faces challenges such as delivery time, human error, and theft during delivery.

Innovation Solution

A secure autonomous transaction system utilizing an autonomous vehicle equipped with a user interface, processor, and server communication, allowing for authentication and granting access to partitioned areas for secure delivery and purchase transactions without human intervention.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If traditional human-mediated transactions are used, then personal interaction and service quality are improved, but labor costs, time consumption, and risk of error increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveservice qualityVSAvoidtime consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The autonomous vehicle performs delivery transactions independently without human intervention. The vehicle autonomously navigates to delivery locations, identifies recipients, and completes handover of goods, enabling the system to serve itself and eliminating dependency on human labor for routine delivery tasks.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical system of human-driven vehicles with an autonomous vehicle system equipped with sensors, processors, and automated control mechanisms. This substitution eliminates human physical labor while maintaining delivery functionality through automated navigation, identification, and handover mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Adaptability or versatility

If human employees are used for delivery, then flexibility and adaptability are improved, but risk of theft, bodily harm, and mistake increase

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveflexibilityVSAvoidrisk of theft and mistake

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The autonomous vehicle independently executes delivery tasks without human involvement, eliminating risks associated with human employees such as theft, bodily harm, and mistakes. The vehicle's automated systems ensure consistent and reliable execution of delivery protocols.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The autonomous vehicle incorporates sensors and communication systems that provide real-time feedback on delivery status, location, and recipient verification. This feedback mechanism enhances reliability by enabling automated monitoring and confirmation of successful delivery, reducing errors and theft risks.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Ease of operation

If online shopping with home delivery is used, then convenience and avoidance of human interaction are improved, but delivery time and risk of porch piracy increase

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveconvenienceVSAvoiddelivery time

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces traditional human-driven delivery vehicles with autonomous vehicles that can operate continuously without rest, reducing delivery times. The automated systems enable faster processing of deliveries while maintaining the convenience of home delivery and avoiding human interaction.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The autonomous vehicle performs the complete delivery process autonomously, from receiving goods to delivering them at the specified location. This self-service capability eliminates delays associated with human scheduling and reduces the window of vulnerability for porch piracy by completing deliveries more quickly.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

4Speed

If brick and mortar store shopping is used, then immediate product acquisition is improved, but exposure to human interaction and potential health risks increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveimmediate product acquisitionVSAvoidhealth risks from human interaction

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The autonomous vehicle replaces human-driven transportation and in-store shopping experiences with automated delivery services. Consumers can shop online and receive products delivered directly to their locations, eliminating the need to physically visit stores and interact with other people while still obtaining products efficiently.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS20250131370A1Systems and methods for autonomous vehicle transactions

Publication Date: 2025.04.24 CAPITAL ONE SERVICES LLC

AI summary

A system may include a user interface configured to receive a user authentication request. A system may include a processor in communication with a server and the user interface, configured to: receive one or more delivery instructions from the server, cause the 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.