ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,425,873, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Method for managing coverage and interference of internet of drones (IoD)" was invented by Gamil Abdullah Mohsen Ahmed (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Tarek Rahil Omar Sheltami (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) and AnsarUlHaque Yasar (Lubbeek, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of maximizing coverage and minimizing interference in an Internet of Drones (IoD) network with multiple drones is provided. The method includes obtaining input parameters such as radio frequency parameters, drone locations, velocities, coverage areas,...