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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2018
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Mark Daniel Sibon, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Delivery area guidance may be provided to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) delivering a package to a customer. For example, a UAV may be programmed to fly to a delivery area. When the UAV approaches the delivery area, the UAV may send a signal that it has a package for the customer. A delivery area guidance (DAG) device associated with the customer may receive the signal and project a visible landing marker to guide the UAV to a designated delivery location. The DAG device may monitor motion near the designated delivery location, indicate existence of obstacles, and/or notify inhabitance of the approach of the UAV and/or receipt of the package.