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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2021
Evernorth Strategic Development, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Ankur Kaneria, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Evernorth Strategic Development, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A method includes, in response to a determination that one or more authenticated delivery locations includes a first delivery location, identifying, using an unmanned aerial vehicle registry, one or more unmanned aerial vehicles based on at least one unmanned aerial vehicle characteristic associated with a medication delivery request. The method also includes determining, for each unmanned aerial vehicle of the one or more unmanned aerial vehicles, an availability status, selecting an unmanned aerial vehicle based on at least a corresponding availability status and at least one selection criteria, and instructing the unmanned aerial vehicle to transport the medication package from a starting location to the first delivery location.