Patents by Inventor Daniel William McMillan

Daniel William McMillan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Multipathing for unmanned aerial vehicle traffic
    Patent number: 11875687
    Abstract: A method may include receiving, from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a first message via a first network using User Datagram Protocol (UDP). The method may further include determining whether a second message that is identical to the first message has been received from the UAV via a second network that is different than the first network. The method may additionally include processing the first message when the second message has not been received and discarding the first message when the second message has been received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel William McMillan
  • Registration and authentication of a drone, ground control station, and user for flights leveraging a wide area network
    Patent number: 11785462
    Abstract: A device may include a memory and a processor. The device may receive, from a ground control station (GCS) associated with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), credentials associated with a user. The device may determine whether the GCS has been registered and determine, in response to determining that the GCS has been registered, whether the UAV has been registered. The device may present, in response to determining that the UAV has been registered, a list of UAVs the user is authorized to operate and receive selection of a particular UAV from the list of UAVs. The device may facilitate operational activities of the particular UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Dana Maher, Daniel William McMillan, David Brian Rinaldi, Jr., Jared Nelson Muirhead, Tera Lynn Schroeder
  • REGISTRATION AND AUTHENTICATION OF A DRONE, GROUND CONTROL STATION, AND USER FOR FLIGHTS LEVERAGING A WIDE AREA NETWORK
    Publication number: 20220210644
    Abstract: A device may include a memory and a processor. The device may receive, from a ground control station (GCS) associated with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), credentials associated with a user. The device may determine whether the GCS has been registered and determine, in response to determining that the GCS has been registered, whether the UAV has been registered. The device may present, in response to determining that the UAV has been registered, a list of UAVs the user is authorized to operate and receive selection of a particular UAV from the list of UAVs. The device may facilitate operational activities of the particular UAV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Dana Maher, Daniel William McMillan, David Brian Rinaldi, JR., Jared Nelson Muirhead, Tera Lynn Schroeder
  • MULTIPATHING FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE TRAFFIC
    Publication number: 20220198940
    Abstract: A method may include receiving, from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a first message via a first network using User Datagram Protocol (UDP). The method may further include determining whether a second message that is identical to the first message has been received from the UAV via a second network that is different than the first network. The method may additionally include processing the first message when the second message has not been received and discarding the first message when the second message has been received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Daniel William McMillan