Methods and Systems for Requesting and Displaying UAV Information

An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

• causing a display device to display a graphical interface comprising an interface feature that indicates unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assignments;
• receiving an indication that a weight of a particular item is higher than a threshold weight;
• in response to receiving the indication, displaying, on the graphical interface, a graphical status indicating that the weight is higher than the threshold weight, wherein the graphical status is a graphical prompt requesting an update to the weight of the particular item;
• receiving a message comprising a UAV identifier that identifies a particular UAV assigned to the particular item based on a UAV-assignment request for the particular item, wherein the UAV-assignment request includes the weight of the particular item;
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• using the received UAV identifier as a basis causing the display device to display, on the graphical interface, (i) a graphical identifier of the particular UAV assigned to the particular item based on the UAV-assignment request for the particular item and (ii) a graphical identifier of the particular item.

An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

• causing a display device to display a graphical interface comprising an interface feature that indicates unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assignments;
• receiving an indication that a weight of a particular item is higher than a threshold weight;
• in response to receiving the indication, displaying, on the graphical interface, a graphical status indicating that the weight is higher than the threshold weight;
• receiving an update to a UAV-assignment request indicating an update to the weight of the particular item;
• receiving a message comprising a UAV identifier that identifies a particular UAV assigned to the particular item based on the UAV-assignment request for the particular item, wherein the particular UAV is assigned based at least on the updated weight of the particular item;
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• using the received UAV identifier as a basis for causing the display device to display, on the graphical interface, (i) a graphical identifier of the particular UAV assigned to the particular item based on the UAV-assignment request for the particular item and (ii) a graphical identifier of the particular item.

An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

• causing a display device to display a graphical interface comprising an interface feature that indicates unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assignments;
• receiving a message comprising a UAV identifier that identifies a particular UAV assigned to a particular item based on a UAV-assignment request for the particular item, wherein the UAV-assignment request comprises a request to have a UAV assigned to pick up the particular item at a source location for subsequent transport of the particular item from the source location to another location;
• using the received UAV identifier as a basis for displaying, on the graphical interface, (i) a graphical identifier of the particular UAV assigned to the particular item based on the UAV-assignment request for the particular item and (ii) a graphical identifier of the particular item;
• receiving an arrival notification indicating that the particular UAV has arrived or that arrival of the particular UAV is imminent at the source location;
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• in response to receiving the arrival notification, outputting an indication that the particular UAV has arrived or that arrival of the particular UAV is imminent at the source location.

An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

• causing a display device to display a graphical interface comprising an interface feature that indicates unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assignments;
• receiving a message comprising a UAV identifier that identifies a particular UAV assigned to a particular item based on a UAV-assignment request for the particular item, wherein the UAV-assignment request comprises a request to have a UAV assigned to pick up the particular item at a source location for subsequent transport of the particular item from the source location to another location;
• using the received UAV identifier as a basis for displaying, on the graphical interface, (i) a graphical identifier of the particular UAV assigned to the particular item based on the UAV-assignment request for the particular item and (ii) a graphical identifier of the particular item;
• receiving a sub-location notification indicating a sub-location of the source location at which the particular UAV has arrived or at which arrival of the particular UAV is imminent;
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• in response to receiving the sub-location notification, outputting an indication of the sub-location at which the particular UAV has arrived or at which arrival of the particular UAV is imminent.

An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

• causing a display device to display a graphical interface comprising an interface feature that indicates unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assignments;
• receiving a message comprising a UAV identifier that identifies a particular UAV assigned to a particular item based on a UAV-assignment request for the particular item, wherein the UAV-assignment request comprises a request to have a UAV assigned to pick up the particular item at a source location for subsequent transport of the particular item from the source location to another location;
• using the received UAV identifier as a basis for causing the display device to display, on the graphical interface, (i) a graphical identifier of the particular UAV assigned to the particular item based on the UAV-assignment request for the particular item and (ii) a graphical identifier of the particular item;
• receiving a successful-pickup notification indicating that the particular UAV successfully picked up the particular item at the source location for subsequent transport of the particular item by the particular UAV to another location;
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• using the received successful-pickup notification as a basis for causing the display device to display, on the graphical interface, a graphical status indicating that the particular UAV successfully picked up the particular item at the source location for subsequent transport of the particular item by the particular UAV to another location.

An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

• causing a display device to display a graphical interface comprising an interface feature that indicates unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assignments;
• receiving a message comprising a UAV identifier that identifies a particular UAV assigned to a particular item based on a UAV-assignment request for the particular item, wherein the UAV-assignment request comprises a request to have a UAV assigned to pick up the particular item at a source location for subsequent transport of the particular item from the source location to another location;
• using the received UAV identifier as a basis for causing the display device to display, on the graphical interface, (i) a graphical identifier of the particular UAV assigned to the particular item based on the UAV-assignment request for the particular item and (ii) a graphical identifier of the particular item;
• receiving a successful-pickup notification indicating that the particular UAV successfully picked up the particular item at the source location for subsequent transport of the particular item by the particular UAV to another location;
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• in response to receiving the successful-pickup notification, facilitating transmission of an indication that the particular item has been picked up, wherein the transmission is to a device associated with the other location.

An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

• causing a display device to display a graphical interface comprising an interface feature that indicates unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assignments;
• receiving a message comprising a UAV identifier that identifies a particular UAV assigned to a particular item based on a UAV-assignment request for the particular item, wherein the UAV-assignment request comprises a request to have a UAV assigned to pick up the particular item at a source location for subsequent transport of the particular item from the source location to another location;
• using the received UAV identifier as a basis for causing the display device to display, on the graphical interface, (i) a graphical identifier of the particular UAV assigned to the particular item based on the UAV-assignment request for the particular item and (ii) a graphical identifier of the particular item;
• receiving an unsuccessful-pickup notification indicating that the particular UAV did not successfully pick up the particular item at the source location for subsequent transport of the particular item by the particular UAV to another location;
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• using the received unsuccessful-pickup notification as a basis for causing the display device to display, on the graphical interface, a graphical status indicating that the particular UAV did not successfully pick up the particular item at the source location for subsequent transport of the particular item by the particular UAV to another location.

An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

• causing a display device to display a graphical interface comprising an interface feature that indicates unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assignments;
• receiving a message comprising a UAV identifier that identifies a particular UAV assigned to a particular item based on a UAV-assignment request for the particular item, wherein the UAV-assignment request comprises a request to have a UAV assigned to pick up the particular item at a source location for subsequent transport of the particular item from the source location to another location;
• using the received UAV identifier as a basis for causing the display device to display, on the graphical interface, (i) a graphical identifier of the particular UAV assigned to the particular item based on the UAV-assignment request for the particular item and (ii) a graphical identifier of the particular item, wherein the message is a first message, wherein the UAV identifier is a first UAV identifier, and wherein the particular UAV is a first UAV;
• receiving an unsuccessful-pickup notification indicating that the first UAV did not successfully pick up the particular item at the source location for subsequent transport of the particular item by the first UAV to another location;
• receiving a second message comprising a second UAV identifier that identifies a second UAV assigned to the particular item based on the UAV-assignment request for the particular item;
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• using the received second UAV identifier as a basis for the display device to display, on the graphical interface, (i) a graphical identifier of the second UAV assigned to the particular item based on the UAV-assignment request for the particular item and (ii) the graphical identifier of the particular item.