MUMBAI, India, Aug. 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202514019051 A) filed by Korea Maritime Transportation Safety Authority on March 04, 2025, for Navigation Obstacle Information Providing System Using Drones And Method Thereof.

Inventors include Kim, Daewon; Park, Youngsoo; and Kang, Shin-Baek Republic Of.

The application for the patent was published on August 21, 2026, under issue no. 34/2026.

Abstract: This invention relates to a maritime obstacle information providing system. It detects obstacles in advance in real-time from images captured by drones along the route, predicts the movement of detected obstacles to determine the possibility of collision with the ship, and then notifies the ship of this collision risk, allowing the ship's passengers to prepare for maritime obstacles in advance.

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