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US 2026/0120339 A1Published application
System for shared remote drone usage
AssigneeDrisit, Inc.
InventorsAlejandro BACKER, Mauro Edgardo LACY BOPP
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Abstract
Systems and methods for shared drone usage are disclosed. A drone owned by one party is made available for control by a second party through a combination of drone-end software, a streaming service, and a system backend. The second party is provided a set of controls that is translated into the manufacturer-designated controls for the drone.
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A method for providing an automated drone escort to a target subject, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a backend server, an escort request specifying a target subject and a geographic location associated with the target subject;
- dispatching a drone to the geographic location;
- obtaining, by the drone, visual data of the target subject via an onboard camera;
- executing, by a processor associated with the drone, a computer vision tracking algorithm to detect the target subject within the visual data;
- and
- autonomously commanding the drone to follow the target subject by dynamically adjusting a flight path of the drone to maintain the target subject within a field of view of the onboard camera, wherein the flight path is adjusted based on a fusion of the visual data and a geolocation signal associated with the target subject.
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A system for managing shared remote control of a drone, comprising:
- a drone controller interface configured to communicate with a drone;
- a backend server communicatively coupled to the drone controller interface and a plurality of remote client devices, the backend server configured to:
- establish a control session between the drone and a first client device of the plurality of remote client devices;
- receive a first set of control inputs from the first client device;
- translate the first set of control inputs into manufacturer-specific commands for the drone controller interface;
- receive a request for control transfer from a second client device;
- and execute a control handoff by terminating the control session of the first client device and establishing a control session for the second client device based on a priority list.
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A method for utilizing shared drone resources, comprising:
- registering, in a database, a plurality of drones owned by a first set of users;
- presenting availability of the plurality of drones to a second set of users via a map-based graphical user interface;
- receiving a reservation request for a selected drone from a user in the second set of users;
- calculating a revenue share for an owner of the selected drone based on a function of utilization metrics, wherein the utilization metrics include at least one of:
- number of flights, minutes flown, or number of video views;
- and
- automatically debiting a fee from the user and allocating a portion of the fee to the owner based on the calculated revenue share.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.