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US 12,271,955 B2Granted
Drone device
OwnerLucas J. Myslinskiinventor
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Abstract
An aerial drone device includes sensors and cameras to acquire information and content. The aerial drone device acquires depth information and navigates based on the acquired information and content, including avoiding an obstacle. The aerial drone device generates a depth map which is used to track an object. The aerial drone device is able to be re-positioned to avoid an obstruction using the depth map and obstruction analysis.
Claims20
An aerial drone device comprising:
- a device body;
- at least one motor coupled to the device body;
- at least one propeller coupled to the at least one motor;
- at least one camera coupled to the device body, wherein the at least one camera is configured to acquire content;
- a plurality of information acquisition components coupled to the device body, wherein a first information acquisition component of the plurality of information acquisition components is positioned in a first direction, and a second information acquisition component of the plurality of information acquisition components is positioned in a second direction, wherein the plurality of information acquisition components are configured to acquire external information;
- at least one power supply configured to provide power to the at least one motor, the at least one camera, and the plurality of information acquisition components;
- a memory configured to store an application, the application configured to:
- process the content acquired by the at least one camera and the external information acquired by the plurality of information acquisition components;
- acquire depth information using the at least one camera, the plurality of information acquisition components, or any combination thereof;
- direct the aerial drone device to navigate based on the content from the at least one camera, the external information from the plurality of information acquisition components, or any combination thereof, including avoiding at least one obstacle;
- track at least one object;
- generate a depth map using the depth information, wherein the depth map is used to track the at least one object;
- and
- re-position the aerial drone device to avoid an obstruction by utilizing the depth map and an obstruction analysis, wherein the aerial drone device moves to reduce an amount of obstruction, wherein the aerial drone device continues to re-position the aerial drone device to find an amount of obstruction less than an obstruction threshold to continue moving;
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- a processor configured to process the application.
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A system comprising:
- a controller device;
- and
- an aerial drone device configured to acquire content and communicate with the controller device, wherein the aerial drone device includes a body configured to secure at least one power supply, the at least one power supply configured to supply power to:
- at least one motor configured to cause at least one propeller to move,
- at least one camera, wherein the at least one camera is configured to acquire the content, and
- a plurality of information acquisition components, wherein a first information acquisition component of the plurality of information acquisition components is positioned in a first direction, and a second information acquisition component of the plurality of information acquisition components is positioned in a second direction, wherein the plurality of information acquisition components are configured to acquire external information,
- wherein the aerial drone device is further configured to:
- process the content acquired by the at least one camera, the external information acquired by the plurality of information acquisition components, or any combination thereof;
- acquire depth information using the at least one camera, the plurality of information acquisition components, or any combination thereof;
- navigate based on the content from the at least one camera, the external information from the plurality of information acquisition components, or any combination thereof, including avoiding at least one obstacle;
- track at least one object using the depth information;
- generate a depth map using the depth information, wherein the depth map is used to track the at least one object;
- and
- re-position the aerial drone device to avoid an obstruction by utilizing the depth map and an obstruction analysis, wherein the aerial drone device moves to reduce an amount of obstruction, wherein the aerial drone device continues to re-position the aerial drone device to find an amount of obstruction less than an obstruction threshold to continue moving.
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A method comprising:
- acquiring content with at least one camera of a first aerial drone device;
- acquiring external information with a plurality of information acquisition components of the first aerial drone device, wherein a first information acquisition component of the plurality of information acquisition components is positioned in a first direction, and a second information acquisition component of the plurality of information acquisition components is positioned in a second direction;
- processing the content acquired by the at least one camera, the external information acquired by the plurality of information acquisition components, or any combination thereof;
- determining depth information based on the content acquired by the at least one camera, the external information acquired by the plurality of information acquisition components, or any combination thereof;
- generating a depth map using the depth information, wherein the depth map is used to track at least one object;
- navigating the first aerial drone device based on the content acquired by the at least one camera, the external information acquired by the plurality of information acquisition components, or any combination thereof, wherein navigating includes tracking the at least one object and avoiding at least one obstacle, further wherein navigating includes utilizing at least one motor configured to cause at least one propeller to move;
- re-positioning the first aerial drone device to avoid an obstruction by utilizing the depth map and an obstruction analysis, wherein the first aerial drone device moves to reduce an amount of obstruction, wherein the first aerial drone device continues to re-position the first aerial drone device to find an amount of obstruction less than an obstruction threshold to continue moving;
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- navigating a second aerial drone device;
- acquiring additional content with the second aerial drone device, wherein the first aerial drone device and the second aerial drone device are configured for communicating and coordinating with each other regarding navigation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.