Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System, method, and apparatus for user-less payment on delivery
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Application No.: US16771538Application Date: 2017-12-11
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Publication No.: US11562340B2Publication Date: 2023-01-24
- Inventor: Yuexi Chen
- Applicant: Visa International Service Association
- Applicant Address: US CA San Francisco
- Assignee: Visa International Service Association
- Current Assignee: Visa International Service Association
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Francisco
- Agency: The Webb Law Firm
- International Application: PCT/US2017/065498 WO 20171211
- International Announcement: WO2019/117843 WO 20190620
- Main IPC: G06Q20/32
- IPC: G06Q20/32 ; G06Q20/40 ; G06Q20/04 ; B64C39/02 ; G06Q10/08 ; G06Q20/12 ; G06Q20/38

Abstract:
Described herein are systems, methods, and apparatuses for performing a user-less payment for an item upon its delivery by an unmanned delivery vehicle. The unmanned delivery vehicle may navigate to a delivery location, receive payment information, initiate a payment transaction with a remote server, and release the item at a specified location upon successful completion of the payment transaction. Upon arrival of the unmanned delivery vehicle, a wireless data transmission device may send payment information to a remote server, and the remote server may provide the unmanned delivery vehicle with an indication of whether the item can be released and a specific location at which the item can be released.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210174332A1 System, Method, and Apparatus for User-Less Payment on Delivery Public/Granted day:2021-06-10
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