Drone Delivery Authentication Using Recipient Location Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
When using unmanned flight vehicles for delivery, there is a lack of observable security, leading to potential issues like theft, as the presence of the rightful recipient cannot be verified.
Innovation Solution
A server apparatus that acquires location information for both the delivery site and the recipient's current location, determines if they satisfy a predetermined criterion, and commands the flight vehicle to perform authentication if the criterion is met, ensuring secure delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If an unmanned flight vehicle is used for delivery, then delivery efficiency and safety are improved, but security performance deteriorates due to lack of observable security
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server apparatus as an intermediary that coordinates between the unmanned flight vehicle and the recipient. The server manages authentication processes by comparing location information and triggering authentication when the flight vehicle arrives at the delivery destination, providing the security oversight that replaces human observable security
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary authentication actions before delivery is completed. The server compares the flight vehicle's location with the delivery destination location in advance, and only when they match does it trigger the authentication process. This preliminary verification ensures security is established before the actual delivery occurs
2Reliability
If location-based authentication is implemented, then security performance is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server apparatus performs multiple functions: it manages flight vehicle location tracking, compares locations with delivery destinations, triggers authentication processes, and coordinates with both the flight vehicle and recipients. By consolidating these functions in a single multi-functional server, the system avoids the complexity of distributing these capabilities across multiple separate systems
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the flight vehicle's own location information (already being collected for navigation purposes) and the recipient's terminal location information to perform authentication. This self-service approach reuses existing data and capabilities rather than requiring additional specialized hardware or complex external verification systems
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AI summary
A server apparatus (10) includes a location information acquisition unit (110), a determination unit (120), and a flight vehicle control unit (130). The location information acquisition unit (110) acquires first location information indicating a location specified as a reception place for an item to be delivered by a flight vehicle (20), and second location information indicating a current location of a receiving person to receive the item. The determination unit (120) determines whether the location indicated by the first location information and the location indicated by the second location information when the flight vehicle (20) is flying satisfy a predetermined criterion. The flight vehicle control unit (130) transmits a command to the flight vehicle, and causes the flight vehicle (20) to execute flight control for performing authentication of the receiving person, when it is determined that the predetermined criterion is satisfied.