US 12,148,310 B1
Mitigation operations for a distressed drone
Ali Reza Manouchehri, McLean, VA (US); Udaya Chundury, Aldie, VA (US); and Vy Truong, Vienna, VA (US)
Assigned to MetroStar Systems LLC, Reston, VA (US)
Filed by MetroStar Systems LLC, Reston, VA (US)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/206,761.
Int. Cl. G08G 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 5/0013 (2013.01) [G08G 5/0008 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a drone, one or more communications indicating a distress event experienced by the drone based on one or more indicators, wherein the drone is assigned mission tasks based on a mission assigned to the drone;
transmitting a mitigation instruction message to the drone to initiate a mitigation operation;
receiving from the drone at a ground station, one or more communications comprising content stored on the drone, wherein at least one of the one or more communications are forwarded to another drone currently operating in an area where the drone is operating;
releasing a token assigned to the drone;
transmitting a data purge instruction to the drone to purge data stored on the drone;
recording the token in a blockchain as a transaction identifying the another drone as a trusted drone and a mission leader associated with the mission,
authorizing the token prior to assigning the mission; and
assigning the mission to the another drone.