Patent ID: 11961408
Assignee: METAL RAPTOR INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H  B | IPC B  G  H

Claim 14:
15. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for delivering a package, the UAV comprising:
hardware and antennas adapted to communicate with one or more wireless networks;
a processor communicatively coupled to the hardware and antennas; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
communicate with a control system via one or more wireless networks;
obtain and send data to the control system in association with a flight of the UAV during delivery of the package, the data including at least one image chosen from a photograph and a video of a delivery location;
control the UAV in conjunction with control instructions received from the control system based on the sent data and air traffic, and a signal strength between the UAV and the one or more networks, the control including causing the UAV to operate only where wireless communication coverage by the one or more wireless networks exists by adjusting a flight path of the UAV in response to at least one of signal degradation and signal loss between the UAV and the one or more wireless networks;
receive confirmation that the delivery location is clear for package delivery from the control system;
receive a delivery zone within the delivery location and a delivery technique, selected from a plurality of delivery techniques based on the at least one image, from the control system, wherein the delivery technique causes the UAV to deliver the package via a tether and p2 deliver the package to the delivery zone using the delivery technique.