Receiving Appliance for Automated Deliveries

Abstract

A landing pad receives and stores packages delivered from an aerial vehicle and awaiting pickup from an aerial vehicle. The landing pad can be placed outside of a window and can contain a transmitter for sending out an identification signal via radio frequency to aid aerial vehicles in finding the landing pad. The landing pad contains a landing platform with a trapdoor that leads to a storage compartment. The trapdoor can be configured to only open when it receives a signal from an authorized aerial vehicle. The storage compartment can be accessed via a storage compartment door which can contain a locking mechanism. The storage compartment can be climate controlled. The landing pad can also have a transmitter that emits sounds to discourage animals from nesting on or near the landing pad. The landing pad can also include a solar power generator as a source of electrical energy.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A drone delivery system comprising:
 (a) a parcel receptacle comprising:
 (i) a piece of parcel receptacle information; 
 (ii) a door on the top of said parcel receptable configured to open to receive a parcel from a drone or deliver said parcel to said drone; 
   (b) a drone containing a piece of drone information configured to deliver or pickup said parcel from said parcel receptacle;   (c) a status determination system;   (d) parcel containing a piece of parcel information; and   (e) a central processor;   wherein said status determination system communicates to said central processor.   
     
     
         2 . The drone delivery system of  claim 1  wherein said parcel receptacle is a stand-alone parcel receptacle. 
     
     
         3 . The drone delivery system of  claim 1  wherein said a piece of parcel information is the dimensions of said parcel. 
     
     
         4 . The drone delivery system of  claim 1  wherein said piece of drone information is the current location of said drone. 
     
     
         5 . The drone delivery system of  claim 1  wherein said piece of receptacle information is whether said parcel receptacle has a package. 
     
     
         6 . The drone delivery system of  claim 1  wherein said parcel receptacle is a multi-vault receptacle comprising:
 (i) a first vault; 
 (ii) a second vault; and 
 (iii) a third vault, 
 wherein said parcel is directed to one of said first vault, said second vault or said third vault based on said piece of parcel information. 
 
     
     
         7 . The drone delivery system of  claim 6  wherein said multi-vault receptacle further comprises:
 (iv) a first vault door configured to allow a user to access said first vault; 
 (v) a second vault door configured to allow a user to access said second vault; and 
 (vi) a third vault door configured to allow a user to access said third vault. 
 
     
     
         8 . The drone delivery system of  claim 6  wherein said multi-vault receptacle further comprises:
 (iv) a sorting system. 
 
     
     
         9 . The drone delivery system of  claim 6  wherein said multi-vault receptacle further comprises:
 (iv) a receiving vault. 
 
     
     
         10 . The drone delivery system of  claim 1  wherein said parcel comprises a RFID tag wherein said RFID tag comprises said piece of parcel receptacle information. 
     
     
         11 . The drone delivery system of  claim 1  wherein further comprising:
 (f) a weather management system, wherein said parcel receptacle further comprises: 
 (iii) an environmental sensor configured to collect data that is utilized by said weather management system to generate a weather map. 
 
     
     
         12 . The drone delivery system of  claim 11  wherein said parcel receptacle further comprises:
 (iii) a thermal heat conducting mechanism configured to raise a surface temperature of said parcel receptacle, wherein said thermal heat conducting mechanism is configured to turn on based on data provided from said weather management system. 
 
     
     
         13 . The drone delivery system of  claim 11  wherein said drone delivery system utilizes said weather map in determining a route for said drone. 
     
     
         14 . The drone delivery system of  claim 1  wherein said drone delivery system uses said parcel receptacle information, said drone information, and said parcel information in determining if said drone is capable of delivering said parcel to said parcel receptacle. 
     
     
         15 . The drone delivery system of  claim 1  wherein said drone information is the current energy status of said drone. 
     
     
         16 . The drone delivery system of  claim 1  wherein said parcel receptacle includes a User Interface. 
     
     
         17 . The drone delivery system of  claim 16  wherein said User Interface is an LED display. 
     
     
         18 . The drone delivery system of  claim 1  wherein said parcel receptacle includes an array of cameras. 
     
     
         19 . The drone delivery system of  claim 1  further comprising a balcony mounting system. 
     
     
         20 . The drone delivery system of  claim 1  wherein said parcel receptacle is a multi-vault receptacle comprising:
 (i) a first vault; 
 (ii) a second vault; 
 (iii) a third vault, 
 (iv) a first vault door configured to allow a user to access said first vault; 
 (v) a second vault door configured to allow a user to access said second vault; 
 (vi) a third vault door configured to allow a user to access said third vault; and 
 (vii) a receiving vault, 
 wherein said parcel is directed from said receiving vault to one of said first vault, said second vault or said third vault based on said piece of parcel information via a sorting system.