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US 12,202,603 B2Granted
Unmanned aerial vehicle with biometric verification
AssigneeGlobal Tel*Link Corporation
InventorMitch Volkart
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for locating, identifying, and tracking a known criminal, fugitive, missing person, and/or any other person of interest. An embodiment operates by deploying an unmanned aerial vehicle, determining the mode of operation of the UAV, operating the UAV in accordance with the mode of operation of the UAV, determining whether a subject has been detected, capturing a first voice sample associated with the subject, authenticating the identity of the subject, and transmitting the GPS location of the unmanned aerial vehicle to a computing device.
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An unmanned aerial vehicle performing operations, the unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- a global positioning system receiver configured to determine a first global position of the unmanned aerial vehicle;
- a communication port configured to communicate with one or more computing systems over a communication link;
- a biometric sensing device;
- and
- a processor in communication with the global positioning system receiver, the communication port, and the biometric sensing device, wherein the processor is configured to:
- receive, over the communication link from a steering module implemented in the one or more computing systems, directional commands configured to cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to:
- operate in an auto-pilot mode in a programmed flight path until a potential subject is detected;
- interrupt the auto-pilot mode and cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to switch to a manual mode when the potential subject is detected, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle operating in the manual mode comprises:
- detecting a GPS location of the unmanned aerial vehicle upon switching to the manual mode;
- and
- receiving additional directional commands to cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to deviate from the programmed flight path;
- and
- return to the auto-pilot mode after completion of the manual mode, wherein returning to the auto-pilot mode comprises returning to the GPS location of the unmanned aerial vehicle and resuming the programmed flight path;
- monitoring by the one or more computing systems, while the unmanned aerial vehicle is operating in the auto-pilot mode or the manual mode, at least one of a noise signal or a video signal for a presence of a potential target subject;
- transmit by the unmanned aerial vehicle, over the communication link to a biometric module implemented in the one or more computing systems while the unmanned aerial vehicle is operating in the auto-pilot mode or the manual mode, a biometric signal captured by the biometric sensing device, wherein the transmitting occurs in response to the monitoring;
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- receive by the unmanned aerial vehicle, over the communication link from a payload deployment module implemented in the one or more computing systems while the unmanned aerial vehicle is operating in the auto-pilot mode or the manual mode, a payload deployment command.
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A method for operating an unmanned aerial vehicle in communication with one or more computing systems over a communication link, the method comprising:
- receiving, over the communication link from a steering module implemented in the one or more computing systems, a directional command configured to cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to:
- operate in an auto-pilot mode in a programmed flight path until a potential subject is detected;
- interrupt the auto-pilot mode and cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to switch to a manual mode when the potential subject is detected, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle operating in the manual mode comprises:
- detecting a GPS location of the unmanned aerial vehicle upon switching to the manual mode;
- and
- receiving additional directional commands to cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to deviate from the programmed flight path;
- and
- return to the auto-pilot mode after completion of the manual mode, wherein returning to the auto-pilot mode comprises returning to the GPS location of the unmanned aerial vehicle and resuming the programmed flight path;
- monitoring by the one or more computing systems, while the unmanned aerial vehicle is operating in the auto-pilot mode or the manual mode, at least one of a noise signal or a video signal for a presence of a potential target subject;
- transmitting by the unmanned aerial vehicle, over the communication link to a biometric module implemented in the one or more computing systems while the unmanned aerial vehicle is operating in the auto-pilot mode or the manual mode, a biometric signal captured by a biometric sensing device of the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the transmitting occurs in response to the monitoring;
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- receiving by the unmanned aerial vehicle, over the communication link from a payload deployment module implemented in the one or more computing systems while the unmanned aerial vehicle is operating in the auto-pilot mode or the manual mode, a payload deployment command.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor in an unmanned aerial vehicle in communication with one or more computing systems over a communication link cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving, over the communication link from a steering module implemented in the one or more computing systems, a directional command configured to cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to:
- operate in an auto-pilot mode in a programmed flight path until a potential subject is detected;
- interrupt the auto-pilot mode and cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to switch to a manual mode when the potential subject is detected, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle operating in the manual mode comprises:
- detecting a GPS location of the unmanned aerial vehicle upon switching to the manual mode;
- and
- receiving additional directional commands to cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to deviate from the programmed flight path;
- and
- return to the auto-pilot mode after completion of the manual mode, wherein returning to the auto-pilot mode comprises returning to the GPS location of the unmanned aerial vehicle and resuming the programmed flight path;
- monitoring by the one or more computing systems, while the unmanned aerial vehicle is operating in the auto-pilot mode or the manual mode, at least one of a noise signal or a video signal for a presence of a potential target subject;
- transmitting by the unmanned aerial vehicle, over the communication link to a biometric module implemented in the one or more computing systems while the unmanned aerial vehicle is operating in the auto-pilot mode or the manual mode, a biometric signal captured by a biometric sensing device, wherein the transmitting occurs in response to the monitoring;
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- receiving by the unmanned aerial vehicle, over the communication link from a payload deployment module implemented in the one or more computing systems while the unmanned aerial vehicle is operating in the auto-pilot mode or the manual mode, a payload deployment command.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.