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US 12,510,902 B2Granted
Unmanned aerial vehicle for delivering goods using drop zone, operating method thereof and computer readable storage medium
OwnerJae Hoon Chung, Kye Yoon Kiminventors
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Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle includes: a drive configured to accelerate the unmanned aerial vehicle; a carrying part configured to carry goods; a communication unit; one or more processors; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to enter a standby space associated with a drop zone, transmit a drop permission request, enter a drop space above the drop zone when drop permission is received, and drop the goods into the drop zone by controlling the carrying part.
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An unmanned aerial vehicle for delivering goods using a drop zone, the unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- a drive configured to accelerate the unmanned aerial vehicle;
- a carrying part configured to carry goods;
- a communication interface;
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to:
- identify a drop space and a standby space associated with the drop zone;
- enter, using the drive, the standby space associated with the drop zone;
- transmit, based on entering the standby space and via the communication interface, a drop permission request;
- based on receiving, via the communication interface, a drop permission, enter, using the drive, the drop space above the drop zone;
- and
- based on entering the drop space, drop the goods into the drop zone, without landing the unmanned aerial vehicle, by controlling the carrying part,
- wherein the drop zone has a funnel shape that forms a lower opening, an upper opening directly above the lower opening, and an inclined surface connecting the upper opening to the lower opening,
- wherein the drop space comprises a space extending, by a first length, upward from the upper opening of the drop zone, and excludes a space directly above the lower opening of the drop zone, and
- wherein the standby space comprises a space formed by extending, by a second length, from a side surface of the drop space to surround the side surface of the drop space.
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A method comprising:
- identifying a drop space and a standby space associated with a drop zone;
- entering, by an unmanned aerial vehicle, the standby space associated with the drop zone;
- transmitting, based on entering the standby space, a drop permission request;
- based on receiving a drop permission, entering the drop space above the drop zone;
- and
- based on entering the drop space, dropping goods into the drop zone without landing the unmanned aerial vehicle,
- wherein the drop zone has a funnel shape that forms a lower opening, an upper opening directly above the lower opening, and an inclined surface connecting the upper opening to the lower opening,
- wherein the drop space comprises a space formed by extending, by a first length, upward from the upper opening of the drop zone, and excludes a space directly above the lower opening of the drop zone, and
- wherein the standby space comprises a space formed by extending, by a second length, from a side surface of the drop space to surround the side surface of the drop space.
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An unmanned aerial vehicle for delivering goods using a drop zone, the unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- a drive configured to accelerate the unmanned aerial vehicle;
- a carrying part configured to carry goods;
- a communication interface;
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to:
- transmit, before entering a standby space associated with the drop zone, an emergency drop request via the communication interface;
- based on receiving a drop permission, identify, based on a shape of the drop zone, a drop space and the standby space and enter, using the drive, the drop space above the drop zone without waiting in the standby space;
- and
- based on entering the drop space, drop the goods into the drop zone, without landing the unmanned aerial vehicle, by controlling the carrying part,
- wherein the drop zone has a funnel shape that forms a lower opening, an upper opening directly above the lower opening, and an inclined surface connecting the upper opening to the lower opening,
- wherein the drop space comprises a space extending, by a first length, upward from the upper opening of the drop zone, and excludes a space directly above the lower opening of the drop zone, and
- wherein the standby space comprises a space formed by extending, by a second length, from a side surface of the drop space to surround the side surface of the drop space.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.