Systems and methods for geo-fencing device communications
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1. A geo-fencing device, comprising:
- one or more storage units configured to store;
one or more sets of flight regulations for a predetermined geographic range of the geo-fencing device, anda local map of an area around the geo-fencing device, the local map including information indicating at least one of a restriction on flight in a region on the local map or a restriction on a payload operation in the region on the local map; and
a communication module configured to send a set of flight regulations selected from the one or more sets of flight regulations to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) when the UAV enters the predetermined geographic range of the geo-fencing device, the selected set of flight regulations including one or more rules governing bandwidths or protocols of wireless communication of the UAV and one or more rules regarding a minimum remaining battery capacity for the UAV to operate.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for UAV safety are provided. An authentication system may be used to confirm UAV and/or user identity and provide secured communications between users and UAVs. The UAVs may operate in accordance with a set of flight regulations. The set of flight regulations may be associated with a geo-fencing device in the vicinity of the UAV.
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1. A geo-fencing device, comprising:
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one or more storage units configured to store; one or more sets of flight regulations for a predetermined geographic range of the geo-fencing device, and a local map of an area around the geo-fencing device, the local map including information indicating at least one of a restriction on flight in a region on the local map or a restriction on a payload operation in the region on the local map; and a communication module configured to send a set of flight regulations selected from the one or more sets of flight regulations to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) when the UAV enters the predetermined geographic range of the geo-fencing device, the selected set of flight regulations including one or more rules governing bandwidths or protocols of wireless communication of the UAV and one or more rules regarding a minimum remaining battery capacity for the UAV to operate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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