Title:
APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AIRSPACE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/041707
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An apparatus, system and method for managing airspace for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The apparatus, system and method may include a platform comprising at least records of certified administratively acceptable requestors of restricted use of the airspace for UAVs, a plurality of airspace management rules for UAVs, and a broadcaster for providing notifications over at least one telecommunications network; and a plurality of applications, each instantiated by a processor on one of a plurality of corresponded devices by non-transitory computing code, wherein the plurality of corresponded devices comprises at least a plurality of mobile devices. A first of the plurality of applications may be capable of receiving the restricted UAV use request from a requestor within a physical area of the restricted UAV use request, and of forwarding the restricted UAV use request and an identification of the requestor to the platform over the at least one telecommunications network.
Inventors:
STEWART KENNETH (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2019/047912
Publication Date:
April 02, 2020
Filing Date:
August 23, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GE VENTURES (US)
International Classes:
G06F17/00; G05D1/00
Foreign References:
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| US20090210109A1 | 2009-08-20 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MCWILLIAMS, Thomas J. (US)
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