US 12,169,412 B2
Repurposing autonomous vehicles for package delivery
Zoltan Szubbocsev, Haimhausen (DE)
Assigned to Lodestar Licensing Group LLC, Evanston, IL (US)
Filed by Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/309,687.
Application 18/309,687 is a continuation of application No. 17/113,775, filed on Dec. 7, 2020, granted, now 11,656,631.
Application 17/113,775 is a continuation of application No. 15/893,036, filed on Feb. 9, 2018, granted, now 10,860,036, issued on Dec. 8, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0273623 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G06Q 10/0835 (2023.01)
CPC G05D 1/0291 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0225 (2013.01); G05D 1/0285 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08355 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
a housing with a slot configured to receive a package including a code affixed thereto;
a processor configured to receive a pickup notification including the code and an identity of an autonomous vehicle and confirm the identity of the autonomous vehicle upon detecting a presence of the autonomous vehicle; and
a robotic arm, controllable by the processor, for inserting the package into the autonomous vehicle.