Process to Enable Digital Registration, Compliance Enforcement, and Permission Indications for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Other Devices

摘要

This application discloses a system which allow registrations or licenses for multiple jurisdictions to be electronically maintained on a mobile device or central server which are tied to an application running on a mobile device. The application running on the device may have several modes. Administrative mode allows for login and other administrative functions. Inquiry mode allows an operator to determine if he or she has necessary registrations, permits, licenses, or insurance coverage for the current location. Flight mode transmits location and identity to a central server at regular intervals which can be made available to local authorities or others. Verification mode allows an operator to provide proof of registrations, permits, or licenses to authorities. Purchase mode allows an operator to immediately and remotely obtain any needed but missing registration, permit, license or insurance coverage. This process allows certificates from multiple jurisdictions or subdivisions within jurisdictions which may have reciprocity arrangements to be readily accessible from a mobile device. The process allows operators to determine if their “paperwork” is in order to fly from a given location (and perhaps time). It can alert authorities when an operator is flying without proper “paperwork.” It can also help identify the operator of a UAV in a given area or provide insight into the UAVs flying in an area.

主权项

1. A process whereby registrations for UAVs (or other devices), licenses for UAV operators (or other devices), permits for operating UAVs (or other devices), and insurance coverage in certain places or at certain times which may be from numerous jurisdictions are maintained digitally on a mobile device or central server and the mobile device communicates with the central server through an application running on the mobile device.