ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,670,797, issued on June 30, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"System and method for controlling flight" was invented by Su Young Han (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for controlling flight includes an aerial vehicle, which flies in at least one control area, a plurality of ground internetworking devices provided in the at least one control area to perform communication with the aerial vehicle, and a ground control station to perform communication with at least one of the ground internetworking devices depending on a position of the aerial vehicle."

The ...