US 12,432,200 B2
Systems and methods for requesting unmanned aerial vehicle-based surveillance services
George Eric Madjitey, Jr., Sugar Land, TX (US)
Assigned to GEM Industrial Solutions Ltd., Accra (GH)
Filed by GEM Industrial Solutions Ltd., Accra (GH)
Filed on Apr. 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/630,413.
Application 18/630,413 is a continuation of application No. 17/533,999, filed on Nov. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,985,119.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/117,427, filed on Nov. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0259369 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 29/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01); H04W 12/062 (2021.01); H04W 12/086 (2021.01)
CPC H04L 63/0838 (2013.01) [H04W 4/14 (2013.01); H04W 12/062 (2021.01); H04W 12/086 (2021.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A method for requesting an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based agricultural service, the method comprising, at a server-based platform:
receiving, from a phone of a user, a message request for a UAV-based agricultural service;
in response to receiving the message request, transmitting, to the user, one or more prompts with predefined numerical response options for defining the UAV-based agricultural service, wherein the predefined numerical response options are associated with one or more geographical regions associated with the UAV-based agricultural service;
receiving, from the user, a message response comprising a numerical response from among the predefined numerical response options;
in response to receiving the message response, identifying the one or more geographical regions based on the numerical response;
generating a UAV-based agricultural service work request based on the one or more geographical regions;
transmitting automated voice calls to a plurality of UAV operators requesting acceptance of the UAV-based agricultural service work request;
receiving, from the accepting UAV operator, an access code, wherein the accepting UAV operator has a pre-established account with the server-based platform; and
in accordance with a successful authentication based on the access code, associating the UAV-based agricultural service work request with the pre-established account associated with the accepting UAV operator.