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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Kelly Abuelsaad, Somers, NY (US);
Gregory J. Boss, Saginaw, MI (US);
Kevin C. McConnell, Austin, TX (US);
Shane B. McElligott, Apex, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
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 dispatch a navigation assistance UAV to the first user. The one or more computer processors determine a route for the first user to follow to the destination. The one or more computer processors provide navigation assistance for the route to the first user using the navigation assistance UAV.