Systems, apparatuses and methods for unmanned aerial vehicle

A method, comprising:

• analyzing video data and/or audio data captured by a camera device and/or a microphone device, to determine whether designated visual content is present in the video data and/or whether designated audio content is present in the audio data, the camera device and the microphone device disposed on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);
• and
• triggering one or more actions based on the determination as to whether the designated visual content is present in the video data and/or the determination as to whether the designated audio content is present in the audio data,
• wherein the one or more actions comprise at least one of:
• (A) controlling navigation of the UAV;
• (B) associating metadata with the video data and/or the audio data;
• (C) associating metadata with other captured data associated with the video data and/or the audio data;
• (D) transmitting a wireless communication;
• (E) issuing an audible alert;
• (F) controlling operation of the camera device;
• (G) starting capture of additional data, and (H) determining a location from which the designated audio content originated, and
• causing the UAV to launch from a docking station upon occurrence of at least one of the following pairs of conditions:
• (A) (i) a door of the vehicle on which the docking station is mounted is opened, and (ii) a light-bar of the vehicle on which the docking station is mounted is turned on, and
• (B) (i) receipt by the receiver of an alert indicating content to be searched for in video data captured by the camera device, and (ii) a light-bar of the vehicle on which the docking station is mounted is turned on.

A system comprising:

• an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV),
• wherein the UAV comprises:
• a camera device configured to capture at least video data;
• a receiver configured to receive wireless communications;
• a transmitter configured to transmit wireless communications;
• storage linked with the camera device, the receiver, and the transmitter and configured to store data captured by the camera device and wireless communications received by the receiver;
• and
• a processor linked with and configured to exercise control over the camera device, the receiver, the transmitter, and the storage,
• wherein the UAV is configured to dock with a docking station mounted on a vehicle,
• wherein the UAV further comprises a perching mechanism operable to perch the UAV on an object, and
• wherein the processor is operable to trigger perching of the UAV, at a location other than a start location, when at least one of the following conditions obtains:
• (A) a distance the UAV has traveled, continuously or from a start time or the start location, reaches a threshold distance, and (B) a duration of time the UAV has been airborne flying, continuously or from a start time or the start location, reaches a threshold duration,
• wherein the location other than the start location is a location remote from the docking station mounted on the vehicle, the UAV having launched from the docking station mounted on the vehicle.

A system comprising:

• an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV),
• wherein the UAV comprises:
• a camera device configured to capture at least video data;
• a receiver configured to receive wireless communications;
• a transmitter configured to transmit wireless communications;
• storage linked with the camera device, the receiver, and the transmitter and configured to store data captured by the camera device and wireless communications received by the receiver;
• and
• a processor linked with and configured to exercise control over the camera device, the receiver, the transmitter, and the storage,
• wherein the UAV is configured to dock with a docking station mounted on a vehicle, and
• wherein the processor is operable to execute instructions to (A) analyze video data captured by the camera device to determine whether designated visual content is present in the video data, (B) if it is determined that the designated visual content is present in the video data, tag the video data with an event tag corresponding to the designated visual content, and (C) if it is determined that the designated visual content is present in the video data, bookmark at least one of a start point and a stop point in at least one of a file containing the video data and a file containing metadata associated with the video data, the start point and the stop point defining a portion of the file containing the video data, wherein the designated visual content is present in the portion of the file containing the video data.