Mobile Delivery Receptacles for Dynamic Location Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current delivery systems face challenges in efficiently delivering items to non-standard locations, such as mobile or dynamic locations, as they lack the capability to adapt to changing recipient locations and ensure secure, automated delivery processes.
Innovation Solution
A mobile delivery receptacle system that includes a housing with a mount for attachment to a mobile object, a computer-readable code for identification, a sensor for communication with delivery resources, and a locking mechanism for security, enabling secure and automated delivery to dynamic locations through integration with autonomous or manned vehicles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If delivery systems use traditional stationary receptacles, then delivery security is maintained, but adaptability to mobile locations is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the Dynamics principle by transforming the traditional stationary receptacle into a mobile delivery receptacle that can move with the recipient. The receptacle is mounted on a mobile platform (vehicle, cart, or other mobile carrier) and includes location tracking capabilities, allowing it to dynamically follow the recipient's movements while maintaining secure delivery through integrated locking mechanisms and authentication systems.
2Productivity
If manual delivery processes are used, then security control is maintained, but delivery efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the Self-service principle by enabling the mobile delivery receptacle to autonomously perform delivery operations. The system includes automated authentication mechanisms (biometric sensors, RFID readers, or code verification), automatic locking/unlocking sequences, and integrated communication systems that coordinate with delivery networks, allowing the receptacle to handle security and delivery coordination without manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical delivery processes with automated electronic and sensor-based systems. The mobile receptacle incorporates GPS tracking, wireless communication modules, electronic locking mechanisms, and sensor arrays that automatically detect and verify delivery conditions, substituting human-operated mechanical processes with automated technological systems.
3Measurement precision
If unique identification systems are implemented, then delivery accuracy improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the Universality principle by designing the mobile delivery receptacle with multi-functional integrated systems. A single identification module serves multiple purposes: unique receptacle identification, location tracking, authentication verification, and communication with delivery networks. This consolidation reduces overall system complexity while maintaining high delivery accuracy through versatile functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods of delivering an item to a mobile delivery receptacle are disclosed. A method of delivering an item to a mobile delivery receptacle can include receiving from a mobile delivery receptacle a location of the mobile delivery receptacle. Based on a cross-referencing credential, the method can include verifying the location of the mobile delivery receptacle. The method may include identifying a mobile delivery unit and determining a position of the mobile delivery unit. The method can include calculating a delivery route from the position of the mobile delivery unit to the mobile delivery receptacle and passing the location of the delivery resource and the delivery route to the mobile delivery unit.