US 12,230,149 B2
Unmanned aerial vehicle authorization and geofence envelope determination
Jonathan Downey, San Francisco, CA (US); Bernard J. Michini, San Francisco, CA (US); Joseph Moster, San Francisco, CA (US); Donald Curry Weigel, Los Altos, CA (US); and James Ogden, Tracy, CA (US)
Assigned to Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/172,827.
Application 18/172,827 is a continuation of application No. 17/001,576, filed on Aug. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,610,495.
Application 17/001,576 is a continuation of application No. 15/431,057, filed on Feb. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,755,585, issued on Aug. 25, 2020.
Application 15/431,057 is a continuation of application No. 15/158,009, filed on May 18, 2016, granted, now 9,607,522, issued on Mar. 28, 2017.
Application 15/158,009 is a continuation of application No. 15/004,411, filed on Jan. 22, 2016, granted, now 9,406,237, issued on Aug. 2, 2016.
Application 15/004,411 is a continuation of application No. 14/709,324, filed on May 11, 2015, granted, now 9,256,225, issued on Feb. 9, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/991,826, filed on May 12, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0334993 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/02 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 48/02 (2009.01); B64U 101/32 (2023.01); G01S 1/00 (2006.01); G01S 19/14 (2010.01)
CPC G08G 5/0039 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0011 (2013.01); G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); G05D 1/0027 (2013.01); G05D 1/0202 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G07C 5/004 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/02 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); G07C 5/0816 (2013.01); G08G 5/0026 (2013.01); G08G 5/0056 (2013.01); G08G 5/006 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); G08G 5/0091 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 48/02 (2013.01); B64U 2101/32 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01); G01S 1/00 (2013.01); G01S 19/14 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
obtaining, by a computing system in communication with one or more unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems, information identifying a requested flight operation for a UAV to perform;
transmitting, by the computing system, an authorization request associated with the requested flight operation to an external system associated with a regulatory agency,
wherein transmitting the authorization request to the external system includes: automatically generating an authorization request report identifying the requested flight operation, the authorization request report including risk assessment information associated with the operator of the UAV; and
transmitting the authorization request report to the external system;
transmitting, from the computing system based on information obtained from the external system, information associated with a response to the authorization request to configure the UAV to perform the requested flight operation; and
direct the UAV to configure and perform the requested flight operation.