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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022

Filed:

Aug. 24, 2018
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Benjamin D. Briggs, Waterford, NY (US);

Leigh Anne H. Clevenger, Rhinebeck, NY (US);

Aldis Sipolins, New York City, NY (US);

Michael Rizzolo, Albany, NY (US);

Lawrence A. Clevenger, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);

Christopher J. Penny, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/08345 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08355 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); G08G 5/0034 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); G08G 5/0091 (2013.01); B64C 2201/128 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects include a system, method and computer program product for delivering a package via an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). A delivery parameter for delivering the package via the UAV is obtained. A weather parameter related to the delivery parameter is obtained. A flight configured for the UAV is selected, wherein the selected flight configuration reduces a delivery cost of the package via the UAV based on the weather parameter and the delivery parameter. The package is delivered using the selected flight configuration of the UAV.


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