Unmanned aerial vehicle remote identification, command and control

US11670177B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jared Nelson Muirhead · Portland, US
• Matthew S. Fanelli · Portland, US
• Dana Maher · Portland, US
• Eric T. Ringer · Portland, US
• Michael David Bergeron · Amsterdam, NL

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 12, 2021
• Grant date: Jun 6, 2023
• Expiry date: Nov 23, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/40
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method may include receiving an identifier (ID) from a first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) prior to a flight, storing the ID and receiving telemetry information from the first UAV during the flight. The method may also include storing the telemetry information, receiving a request from a user device for information associated with a first location and authenticating the user device. The method may further include determining whether at least one UAV is flying in an area associated with the first location and transmitting telemetry information associated with the at least one UAV, in response to determining that at least one UAV is flying in the area associated with the first location.