Landing Pad for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Delivery

Abstract

A landing pad receives and stores packages delivered from an aerial vehicle are 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 landing pad comprising:
 (a) a landing platform,   wherein said landing pad acts as a charging station for an air drone.   
     
     
         2 . The landing pad of  claim 1  further comprising:
 (b) a receptacle for said air drone to plug into said landing pad for charging said air drone. 
 
     
     
         3 . The landing pad of  claim 1  wherein said charging station charges said air drone via inductive charging. 
     
     
         4 . The landing pad of  claim 1  wherein said landing pad is configured to be placed in a window. 
     
     
         5 . The landing pad of  claim 1  further comprising:
 (b) a sound emitter capable of deterring animals. 
 
     
     
         6 . The landing pad of  claim 1  further comprising:
 (b) a transmitter that transmits a unique ID associate with said landing pad. 
 
     
     
         7 . A method of directing an air drone to a landing pad wherein said landing pad acts as a charging station for said air drone. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein said method comprises said air drone plugging into a receptacle of said landing pad to charge said air drone. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7  wherein said charging station charges said air drone via inductive charging. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7  wherein said method comprises: extending said landing pad from a window. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein said method comprises folding said landing pad into said window when said landing pad is not interacting with said air drone. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 7  wherein said method comprises: providing said landing pad with a unique landing pad ID. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 7  wherein said method comprises: employing a global positioning system device to navigate said air drone to said landing pad. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10  wherein said method comprises emitting a sound from a sound emitter to deter animals. 
     
     
         15 . A system comprising:
 (a) a landing pad; and   (b) an application wherein said application confirms a delivery of a package to said landing pad.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15  wherein said application runs on a smartphone. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 15  wherein said application runs on a tablet. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 15  wherein said application modifies a setting on said landing pad. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18  wherein said setting adjusting a plurality of climate control mechanisms of a storage compartment. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 15  wherein said application sends a confirmation to a third party when a drone delivers said package to said landing pad, wherein said confirmation is an email.