Methods and apparatus for data control and transfer with an unmanned aerial vehicle

A system, comprising:

• a drone session server to collect drone session information;
• a drone user machine in a client relationship with the drone session server;
• a drone control machine in a client relationship with the drone session server and connected through a network with the drone user machine, and in a peer-to-peer relationship with the drone user machine, the drone control machine is configured to:
• relay video data from a drone to the drone user machine through a drone console and the drone control machine and the network via a peer-to-peer connection wherein the drone console is within visual presence of the drone,
• send autopilot commands to the drone console to lift off the drone and direct the drone into a three-dimensional geographical fence,
• receive user command through the network from the drone user machine, wherein the drone user machine is operated by a user that is not within visual presence of the drone;
• generate a user command vector based on the received user commands,
• generate a revised vector based on the user command vector and the three-dimensional geographical fence for producing enforced limits commands to maintain the drone within the three-dimensional geographical fence,
• provide the enforced limits commands to the drone through the drone console;
• and
• send autopilot commands to the drone to transport the drone from within the three-dimensional geographical fence to a land site outside of the three-dimensional geographical fence to complete a drone session.