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Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021

Filed:

Apr. 17, 2020
Applicant:

Drone Delivery Canada Inc., Vaughan, CA;

Inventors:

Paul Di Benedetto, Vaughan, CA;

Gregory Colacitti, Vaughan, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/10 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/102 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0027 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01);
Abstract

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system operates with a flight management system and has controlled access UAV zones, each being UAV landing, loading, takeoff. A control and communication unit controls access to each UAV zone. A barrier around each zone controls entry into that zone. An opening in the barrier permits personnel to enter. A closure for the opening is locked by at least one remotely operable lock. A communications module is operable to control the lock for that zone to govern access to and entry into that zone by users. A flight management system is separate from the plurality of zones and in communication with the control and communication unit and with each communications module, and responsive to requests by users to allow access. At least some of the UAV zones are charging zones that include at least one charging cable for charging a battery of a UAV.


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