US 11,907,888 B2 · Aerial vehicle and computing device interaction for validating aerial vehicle activity

Abstract

One or more processors obtain a first radio environment signature associated with an aerial vehicle (AV) and a second radio environment signature associated with a computing device. Responsive to determining that the first radio environment signature and the second radio environment signature satisfy a similarity criteria, the one or more processors generate a validation data object verifying one or more of (i) that a location of the AV substantially corresponds to a location of the computing device at a time associated with at least one of the first radio environment signature or the second radio environment signature, (ii) a AV delivery associated with the AV and the computing device, or (iii) a AV pickup associated with the AV and the computing device. The one or more processors store or provide validation information based on the validation data object.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

obtaining, by one or more processors, at least one validation data object, wherein the at least one validation data object was automatically generated, and the generation of the at least one validation data object was automatically triggered by an interaction having occurred between an aerial vehicle (AV) and a computing device;
determining, by the one or more processors and based at least in part on the at least one validation data object, that the AV was located at a particular location at a particular time when the interaction occurred;
determining, by the one or more processors, whether the particular location and the particular time match a planned location of the AV at a planned time, respectively;
and
responsive to determining that the particular location and the particular time match the planned location of the AV at the planned time, respectively, providing a confirmation that the AV was at the planned location at the planned time.

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An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor, at least one memory storing computer program code, and a communications interface, the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
obtain at least one validation data object, wherein the at least one validation data object was automatically generated, and the generation of the at least one validation data object was automatically triggered by an interaction having occurred between an aerial vehicle (AV) and a computing device;
determine, based at least in part on the at least one validation data object, that the AV was located at a particular location at a particular time when the interaction occurred;
determine whether the particular location and the particular time match a planned location of the AV at a planned time, respectively;
and
responsive to determining that the particular location and the particular time match the planned location of the AV at the planned time, respectively, provide a confirmation that the AV was at the planned location at the planned time.

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A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising executable portions configured, when executed by a processor of an apparatus, to cause the apparatus to:

obtain at least one validation data object, wherein the at least one validation data object was automatically generated, and the generation of the at least one validation data object was automatically triggered by an interaction having occurred between an aerial vehicle (AV) and a computing device;
determine, based at least in part on the at least one validation data object, that the AV was located at a particular location at a particular time when the interaction occurred;
determine whether the particular location and the particular time match a planned location of the AV at a planned time, respectively;
and
responsive to determining that the particular location and the particular time match the planned location of the AV at the planned time, respectively, provide a confirmation that the AV was at the planned location at the planned time.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Aerial vehicle and computing device interaction for validating aerial vehicle activity

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Aerial vehicle and computing device interaction for validating aerial vehicle activity

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