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

Claim 7:
8. A control system for delivering a package via an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the control system comprising:
a processor and a network interface communicatively coupled to one another; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
communicate with the UAV via one or more wireless networks;
maintain data received from the UAV in association with a flight of the UAV during delivery of the package;
control the UAV based on the maintained data, air traffic, and a signal strength between the UAV and the one or more networks, and adjust 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;
obtain at least one image chosen from a photograph and a video of a delivery location;
select a delivery technique based on the at least one image obtained, wherein the delivery technique causes the UAV to deliver the package via a tether;
determine a delivery zone within the delivery location to deliver the package based on the at least one image obtained; and instruct the UAV to deliver the package to the delivery zone using the delivery technique selected.