CPC G08G 5/0069 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/12 (2013.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G05D 1/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G06Q 10/083 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0641 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system for aerial delivery of items, comprising:
a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles, each of the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles configured to aerially transport items; and
a management system, including:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor and storing program instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to at least:
receive, from a portable device, a request for aerial delivery of an item, the item available for purchase through an e-commerce shopping site;
instruct an unmanned aerial vehicle of the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles to deliver the item from a source location to a destination location;
send, to the portable device, a first notification in response to the unmanned aerial vehicle initiating delivery of the item;
send, to the portable device, a second notification in response to the unmanned aerial vehicle arriving at the destination location;
send, to the portable device, a request to place the portable device at the destination location; and
cause, by the unmanned aerial vehicle, delivery of the item proximate the portable device at the destination location.
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