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US 2020/0349853 A1Published application
Unmanned aerial vehicle management
AssigneeImagekeeper LLC
InventorsJerry Speasl, Mike Patterson, Marc Roberts
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AssigneeImagekeeper LLC
InventorsJerry Speasl, Mike Patterson, Marc Roberts
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A base module may be used to receive and house one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) via one or more cavities. The base module receives commands from a manager device and identifies a flight plan that allows a UAV to execute the received commands. The base module transfers the flight plan to the UAV and frees the UAV. Once the UAV returns, the base module once again receives it. The base module then receives sensor data from the UAV from one or more sensors onboard the UAV, and optionally receives additional information describing its flight and identifying success or failure of the flight plan. The base module transmits the sensor data and optionally the additional information to a storage medium locally or remotely accessible by the manager device.
A method of unmanned aerial vehicle management, the method comprising:
The method of 1, further comprising activating a sliding mechanism of the base module that slides a lid from an open position to a closed position after receiving the UAV in the cavity, wherein the lid covers the cavity while the lid is in the closed position.
The method of 1, wherein freeing the UAV from the cavity includes activating a sliding mechanism of the base module that slides a lid from a closed position to an open position, wherein the lid covers the cavity while the lid is in the closed position.
The method of 1, further comprising activating a motor of the base module that closes one or more doors of the base module from an open position to a closed position in which the one or more doors cover the cavity after receiving the UAV in the cavity.
The method of 1, wherein freeing the UAV from the cavity includes activating a motor that opens one or more doors of the base module, moving the one or more doors from a closed position in which the one or more doors cover the cavity to an open position in which the one or more doors uncover the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.