Systems and methods for providing uav-based digital escort drones in visitor management and integrated access control systems

A method comprising:

• a transceiver device carried by a drone receiving a first signal identifying a starting location and a destination location;
• responsive to the transceiver device receiving the first signal, a programmable processor carried by the drone and executable control software stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium carried by the drone instructing the drone to traverse a path from the starting location to the destination location;
• and
• an access privilege device carried by the drone opening a secured door or accessing a secured area along the path.

A system comprising:

• a visitor management and access control system installed in a region;
• a drone;
• and
• an access privilege device carried by the drone,
• wherein the visitor management and access control system identifies a need for escorting a visitor through the region and transmits a signal to the drone that identifies a starting location and a destination location in the region,
• wherein, responsive to receiving the signal, the drone escorts the visitor along a path from the starting location to the destination location, and
• wherein the access privilege device opens a secured door or accesses a secured area along the path.