Patent ID: 9654476
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B64C,B64D,G05D,G06F,G06Q,G08G,H04L

Claim:
1. A method for regulating the use of a site comprising: establishing, by a server, an outer site boundary of the site with a geo-fence; determining, by the server, that a programmable drone is received at the outer site boundary; negotiating, by the server, site use restrictions for the programmable drone, wherein said negotiating comprises an investigation and response process to permit the programmable drone site access and use according to a set of configured parameters representing how data collected by the programmable drone within the site is to be used, the access and use based upon results of the investigation and response process; and issuing, by the server, a permitted access and use verdict to the programmable drone to enter the site based on the negotiating.