Methods and systems for drone network delivery system

A system for managing drones, comprising:

• at least one processor that
• receives information about each of a plurality of drones, wherein each of the plurality of drones is associated with a respective one of a plurality of users, and wherein receiving the information comprises receiving, by a drone delivery network from each of the plurality of users, registration information associated with respective ones of the plurality of drones, the registration information including at least a storage location address, a range, and a payload capacity of the respective ones of the plurality of drones;
• receives a request to transport an item from an origination point to a destination;
• based on the information about the plurality of drones, the origination point, and the destination, selects a first of the plurality of drones to transport the item from the origination point into an intermediate region;
• and
• based on the information about the plurality of drones, the origination point, and the destination, selects a second of the plurality of drones to transport the item from the intermediate region to the destination.

A computer program product for managing drones by one or more processors, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

• a first executable portion that receives information about each of a plurality of drones, wherein each of the plurality of drones is associated with a respective one of a plurality of users, and wherein receiving the information comprises receiving, by a drone delivery network from each of the plurality of users, registration information associated with respective ones of the plurality of drones, the registration information including at least a storage location address, a range, and a payload capacity of the respective ones of the plurality of drones;
• a second executable portion that receives a request to transport an item from an origination point to a destination;
• a third executable portion that, based on the information about the plurality of drones, the origination point, and the destination, selects a first of the plurality of drones to transport the item from the origination point into an intermediate region;
• and
• a fourth executable portion that, based on the information about the plurality of drones, the origination point, and the destination, selects a second of the plurality of drones to transport the item from the intermediate region to the destination.