Method and system for drone deliveries to vehicles in route

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9494937
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14310261

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A system comprise a server configured to communicate vehicle information with a vehicle transceiver of a vehicle moving along a vehicle route and communicate drone information with a drone transceiver of a drone moving along a drone route. A computing device with a memory and a processor may be configured to communicatively connect with the server, process the vehicle information and the drone information, identify a plurality of pickup locations based in part on the vehicle information and drone information, select at least one of the plurality of pickup locations based in part on a priority score associated with a travel time to or wait time for each of the plurality of pickup locations, and update the drone route based in part on the selected pickup location.

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  • VERIZON TELEMATICS INC.

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Barfield,, Jr James Ronald Atlanta, US 20 1428
Siegel, Robert S Atlanta, US 3 629
Welch, Stephen Christopher Atlanta, US 12 1006

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