US 2017/0285633 A1 · DRONE CONTROL REGISTRATION

Abstract

A drone includes technology for tracking controllers. A controller registration module (CRM) in the drone enables the drone to receive a first controller identifier from a first remote device. In response to receiving the first controller identifier, the CRM registers the first remote device as the current controller for the drone. Registering comprises adding the first controller identifier to a drone control registration record (DCRR) in the drone. Also, the DCRR is added to a block chain in remote storage. The CRM then receives a second controller identifier from a second remote device. In response, the CRM registers the second remote device as the current controller. Registering comprises creating an updated DCRR that identifies the second controller as the current controller. The updated DCRR is then added to the block chain. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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Dependent claims

A drone with technology for tracking controllers, the drone comprising:

a communications subsystem which enables the drone to receive data from remote devices;
and
a controller registration module which enables the drone to:
receive a first controller identifier from a first remote device, via the communications subsystem;
in response to receiving the first controller identifier, register the first remote device as a current controller for the drone, wherein registering the first remote device comprises adding the first controller identifier to a drone control registration record (DCRR) in the drone;
after adding the first controller identifier to the DCRR, cause the DCRR to be added to a block chain in remote storage;
after adding the first controller identifier to the DCRR, receive a second controller identifier from a second remote device;
in response to receiving the second controller identifier, register the second remote device as the current controller for the drone, wherein registering the second remote device comprises creating an updated DCRR that identifies the second remote device as the current controller;
and
after creating the updated DCRR, cause the updated DCRR to be added to the block chain in remote storage.

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An apparatus to enable a drone to track controllers, the apparatus comprising:

at least one non-transitory machine-accessible storage medium;
and
a controller registration module in the machine-accessible storage medium which, when executed by a processor of a drone, enables the drone to:
receive a first controller identifier from a first remote device;
in response to receiving the first controller identifier, register the first remote device as a current controller for the drone, wherein registering the first remote device comprises adding the first controller identifier to a drone control registration record (DCRR) in the drone;
after adding the first controller identifier to the DCRR, cause the DCRR to be added to a block chain in remote storage;
after adding the first controller identifier to the DCRR, receive a second controller identifier from a second remote device;
in response to receiving the second controller identifier, register the second remote device as the current controller for the drone, wherein registering the second remote device comprises creating an updated DCRR that identifies the second remote device as the current controller;
and
after creating the updated DCRR, cause the updated DCRR to be added to the block chain in remote storage.

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A method for tracking drone controllers, the method comprising:

at a drone, receiving a first controller identifier from a first remote device;
in response to receiving the first controller identifier, registering the first remote device as a current controller for the drone, wherein registering the first remote device comprises adding the first controller identifier to a drone control registration record (DCRR) in the drone;
after adding the first controller identifier to the DCRR, causing the DCRR to be added to a block chain in remote storage;
after adding the first controller identifier to the DCRR, receiving a second controller identifier from a second remote device;
in response to receiving the second controller identifier, registering the second remote device as the current controller for the drone, wherein registering the second remote device comprises creating an updated DCRR that identifies the second remote device as the current controller;
and
after creating the updated DCRR, causing the updated DCRR to be added to the block chain in remote storage.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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