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Patent No.:

US 9170117 B1

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Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 21, 2014
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Kelly Abuelsaad, Somers, NY (US);

Gregory J. Boss, Saginaw, MI (US);

Kevin C. McConnell, Austin, TX (US);

Shane B. McElligott, Apex, NC (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0011 (2013.01); B64C 2201/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/12 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01);
Abstract

In an approach to providing navigation assistance, one or more computer processors receive a request for navigation assistance to a destination from a first user. The one or more computer processors locate a navigation assistance UAV near a location of the first user. The one or more computer processors dispatch the navigation assistance UAV to the location of the first user. The one or more computer processors notify the first user of the navigation assistance UAV associated with the request for navigation assistance. The one or more computer processors determine a route for the navigation assistance UAV to follow from the location of the first user to the destination. The one or more computer processors provide navigation assistance for the route to the first user.


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