# US 11,113,330 B2 · System for providing imaging satellite opportunity notifications and low resolution preview images on a mobile device

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- Number: US 11,113,330 B2
- Document ID: US11113330B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/078,663
- Filed: 2020-10-23
- Published: 2021-04-08
- Granted: 2021-09-07
- Earliest claimed: 2014-03-04
- Assignees: Orbit Logic, Inc.
- Applicants: Orbit Logic, Inc.
- Inventors: Alexander Herz
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11113330B2

## CPC

- H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information
- G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
- G06F 16/5866: {using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, manually generated location and time information}
- G06Q 30/0601: Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
- G06Q 30/0643: {graphically representing goods, e.g. 3D product representation}
- G06T 19/006: {Mixed reality (object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00)}
- G06V 20/13: Satellite images
- H04M 1/72403: with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
- H04M 1/72457: according to geographic location
- H04W 4/021: Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
- H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services
- G06T 2200/24: involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
- G06V 20/20: in augmented reality scenes
- G06V 2201/10: Recognition assisted with metadata
- H04M 2250/52: including functional features of a camera
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)

## Abstract

A system, which includes a mobile device and a support server, provides real-time notifications to a user whenever imaging satellites are positioned in the vicinity of the user, such that the imaging satellite is in a position to capture imagery of the user's location or a user-specified location. The user may access and purchase, via the mobile device application, available satellite imagery. In certain embodiments, the user may also be provided with the opportunity to issue, via the mobile device, a satellite tasking request such that a satellite will be tasked to capture imagery of a specific location.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system configured to provide real-time imaging satellite opportunity notifications on a mobile device, the system comprising:
a mobile device having a user interface configured to receive a user image request to capture satellite imagery of a user-defined location; and
a support server configured to receive, from the mobile device over a wireless network connection, information corresponding to the user image request,
wherein the system is configured to:
receive satellite state information corresponding to one or more satellites,
calculate, using the satellite state information, one or more time periods during which the one or more satellites will be capable of capturing satellite imagery of the user-defined location,
provide a real-time user notification corresponding to at least one of the calculated one or more time periods during which the one or more satellites will be capable of capturing satellite imagery of the user-defined location,
receive, by the mobile device, a low resolution preview image in response to the user image request, and
display, on a display of the mobile device, the low resolution preview image.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device of the system is further configured to:
receive a user purchase request corresponding to the low resolution preview image,
transmit, to the support server, the user purchase request, and
receive, from the support server, satellite imagery corresponding to the user-defined location.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device of the system is further configured to:
transmit, to the support server, a user tasking request to corresponding to a desired new satellite imagery,
receive, from the support server, a tasking request confirmation, based on information received from a satellite operator,
receive, from the support server, an imaging planned confirmation corresponding to a time period during which the desired new satellite imagery is expected to be captured, and
receive, from the support server, the desired new satellite imagery based on imagery received from the satellite operator.