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Unmanned aerial vehicle airspace reservation and allocation system

US11847924B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Skydio, Inc. · US

Inventors

Eric Johnson · Mill Valley, US
Jesse Daniel Kallman · San Francisco, US
Bernard J. Michini · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 2, 2021
Grant date	Dec 19, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 19, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64U2201/10
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for reserving airspace for UAV operations. In some implementations, a flight planning system can reserve and allocate airspace for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations. For example, a UAV operator device can submit a flight plan to the flight planning system. The flight planning system can submit a flight authorization request to an airspace management system to reserve airspace necessary for the flight plan. The flight planning system can receive approval and/or a reservation of the airspace for the flight plan from the airspace management system, generate a flight data package, and send the flight data package to the operator's device.

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