Method and system to improve safety concerning drones
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsZhi Cui, Sangar Dowlatkhah, Venson Shaw
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Abstract
A method and system for controlling access to restricted sectors in airspace is disclosed. The method includes creating a multi-dimensional map of airspace, overlaying a sector having boundaries onto the map, wherein the sector contains a restricted flight zone and a buffer zone monitoring the flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), sending a command to the UAV if the UAV enters the buffer zone; and generating a response if the UAV does not leave the sector based on the command.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, data from a first vehicle;
- updating, by the processor based on the data, a map of an airspace to generate an updated map, wherein the map is associated with a flight zone having a first boundary and a buffer zone having a second boundary;
- and
- sending, by the processor, the updated map to a second vehicle.
A system comprising:
- a memory that stores machine-readable instructions;
- and
- a processor that executes the machine-readable instructions to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving data associated with an event;
- generating, based on the data, a map associated with a restricted zone having a first boundary and a buffer zone having a second boundary;
- and
- sending the map to a first vehicle.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- accessing a map associated with a first restricted zone having a first boundary and a first buffer zone having a second boundary;
- updating, based on received data, the map to add a second restricted zone and a second buffer zone to obtain an updated map;
- receiving a first request from a first vehicle to enter one of the first restricted zone or the second restricted zone;
- and
- sending a first command to the first vehicle in response to the first request.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.