Systems, methods, and devices are provided for providing flight response to flight-restricted regions. The location of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may be compared with a location of a flight-restricted region. If needed a flight-response measure may be taken by the UAV to prevent the UAV from flying in a no-fly zone. Different flight-response measures may be taken based on the distance between the UAV and the flight-restricted region and the rules of a jurisdiction within which the UAV falls.

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›1.independentAn unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:none or more processors individually or collectively programmed to (1) obtain a location of the unmanned aerial …+13

›2.↳ 1The unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 1, wherein the location of the unmanned aerial vehicle comprises coordinates of the unmanned aerial vehicle at re…d2

›3.↳ 1The unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 1, wherein the location of the unmanned aerial vehicle is approximated using coordinates of an external device in…d2+3

›7.↳ 1The unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 1, wherein the location of the unmanned aerial vehicle is received with aid of a GPS signal at the unmanned aeria…d2

›8.↳ 1The unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 1, further comprising a local memory that stores the location of the flight-restricted region and further stores …d2+2

›11.↳ 1The unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 1, wherein the flight-restricted region is an airport.d2

›12.↳ 1The unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 1, wherein the distance is calculated at specified time intervals when the unmanned aerial vehicle is turned on.d2

›13.↳ 1The unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 1, wherein the location of the flight restricted region is selected from a plurality of possible flight restricte…d2

›14.↳ 1The unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 1, wherein the distance threshold is about 5 miles.d2

›15.independentA method for evaluating a takeoff condition for an unmanned aerial vehicle, said method comprising:nassessing a location of the unmanned aerial vehicl…+1

›16.independentAn unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:none or more processors individually or collectively programmed to (1) obtain a location of the unmanned aerial …+13

›17.↳ 16The unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 16, wherein the location of the unmanned aerial vehicle is received with aid of a GPS signal at the unmanned aeri…d2

›18.↳ 16The unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 16, further comprising a local memory that stores the location of the flight-restricted region and further stores…d2+2

›21.↳ 16The unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 16, wherein the flight-restricted region is an airport.d2

›22.↳ 16The unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 16, wherein the distance is calculated at specified time intervals when the unmanned aerial vehicle is turned on.d2

›23.↳ 16The unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 16, wherein the location of the flight restricted region is selected from a plurality of possible flight restrict…d2

›24.↳ 16The unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 16, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle is landed immediately when the distance falls within the distance thresho…d2

›25.↳ 16The unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 16, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle is landed after a time period.d2

›26.↳ 16The unmanned aerial vehicle of claim 16, wherein the location of the unmanned aerial vehicle is approximated using coordinates of an external device i…d2+3

›30.independentA method for assessing flight response of an unmanned aerial vehicle, said method comprising:nassessing a location of the unmanned aerial vehicle;asse…+1

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Section B — Performing operations; transporting

B64C39/02

Section G — Physics

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G05D1/02
G05D1/00

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