# US 10,370,101 B2 · Drone, method and systems for airborne visualization > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,370,101 B2 - Document ID: US10370101B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/320,867 - Filed: 2015-06-19 - Published: 2017-05-18 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2014-06-23 - Assignees: Jolanda Jacoba Maria Kales - Applicants: Jolanda Jacoba Maria Kales - Inventors: Jolanda Jacoba Maria Kales - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10370101B2 ## CPC - G09F 21/10: illuminated - B64U 10/14: with four distinct rotor axes, e.g. quadcopters - G05D 1/104: {involving a plurality of aircrafts, e.g. formation flying (traffic control systems for aircraft G08G5/00)} - G09F 9/3023: {Segmented electronic displays} - G09F 9/335: {being organic light emitting diodes [OLED]} - B64U 10/40: Ornithopters - B64U 30/293: Foldable or collapsible rotors or rotor supports - B64U 60/50: with landing legs - B64U 2101/24: for use as flying displays, e.g. advertising or billboards - B64U 2201/20: Remote controls - G09F 9/35: being liquid crystals (G09F9/302 takes precedence; liquid crystal materials C09K19/00; {liquid crystal panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell per se G02F1/13}) - G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS - B64U: UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES ## Abstract This invention relates to a drone, method and systems for displaying messages and/or images by using a group of one or more remotely controlled airborne drones provided with display means and controlled so the messages and/or images are created and are visual by the display means of the group of airborne drones. The display means are controlled such that the messages and/or images are 2D or 3D respectively. The display means may include LED's, OLED's or LCD based on means or DLP and/or laser projection means. The display of messages and/or images can be remotely controlled using a social gateway for airborne visualization, enabling the integration of content from end-user and marketing clients based on the drone's geographic position and social media audience profile. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A drone, said drone comprising: a propeller section (20) and a display section (21) comprising a screen (22) for displaying messages and/or images on a front side (28) of the screen, the display section being attached to the propeller section, the display section (21) comprises a screen support frame (23), wherein the support frame supports edges (24) of the screen; and wherein rear support elements (26) are arranged for providing a wind void fraction of the screen (22), the wind void fraction is arranged as a grid of horizontal and vertical elongated openings and/or slits (27′, 27″). ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The drone according to claim 1, wherein the screen support frame (23) comprises a first screen support element (25′) connected to a first side edge (24′) of the screen (22), and a second screen support element (25″) connected to a second side edge (24″) of the screen. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The drone according to claim 1, wherein the screen support frame (23) comprises rear screen support elements (26), which support a rear face (29) of the screen. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The drone according to claim 1, wherein, the wind void fraction of the screen is chosen between 50 and 80%. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The drone according to claim 1, wherein the propeller section (20) comprises propeller arms (41) for mounting propellers (40), the propeller arms are provided with a bend (42), and are mounted nearby outer ends (43) of the propeller section and are bent inwards towards a middle portion (44) of the propeller section. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The drone according to claim 5, wherein first segments (45′, 45″) of rear face propeller arms (41′, 41″) are provided with a support arm (46′, 46″) connected to first and second screen support elements (25′, 25″). ### Claim 7 A drone, said drone comprising: a propeller section (20) and a display section (21) comprising a screen (22) for displaying messages and/or images on a front side (28) of the screen for which, a landing gear (30) is provided which can be moved from a landing position into a retracted position at a rear face (29) of the screen (22). ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The drone according to claim 7, wherein the landing gear (30) is hingedly connected to the screen support frame (23), a hinged connection (31) is provided between the landing gear and both a first screen support element (25′) and a second screen support element (25″). ### Claim 9 Method for displaying messages and/or images by using a group comprising two or more remotely controlled airborne drones provided with display means and controlled such that said messages and/or images are created and made visual by the display means of said group of airborne drones wherein said display means comprise LED's, OLED's or LCD based means or DLP and/or laser projection means. ### Claim 10 System for displaying messages and/or images, comprising a group comprising two or more remotely controlled airborne drones provided with display means, and comprising control means arranged for controlling said drones such that said messages and/or images are created and made visual by the display means of said group of airborne drones, wherein said display means comprise LED's OLED's or LCD based means or DLP and/or laser projection means. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system according to claim 10, wherein drones comprising a propeller section and a display section being attached to the propeller section and comprising a screen for displaying messages and/or images on a front side of the screen, and a screen support frame which supports edges (24) of the screen are selected. ### Claim 12 System for displaying messages and/or images, comprising a group comprising two or more remotely controlled airborne drones provided with display means, and comprising control means arranged for controlling said drones such that said messages and/or images are created and made visual by the display means of said group of airborne drones, wherein said display means comprise LED's OLED's or LCD based means or DLP and/or laser projection means, comprising an Internet user interface for requesting and/or setting a session or series of sessions for displaying messages and/or images using said group of one or more remotely controlled air-borne drones with display means. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system according to claim 12 wherein airborne visualization requirements from end-user clients and marketing clients are matched and combined trough an internet gateway for display by one or more drones at a given location. ### Claim 14 A system for displaying messages and/or images, comprising a group comprising two or more remotely controlled airborne drones provided with display means, and comprising control means arranged for controlling said drones such that said messages and/or images are created and made visual by the display means of said group of airborne drones, wherein said display means comprise LED's OLED's or LCD based means or DLP and/or laser projection means comprising a software gateway for airborne visualization with artificial intelligence and analytics capabilities to determine the profile of the audience population at received drone location using social media posts and presence information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system according to claim 14 wherein a software bidding engine is used to match airborne visualization demand with supply.