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US 9,254,363 B2Granted
Unmanned device interaction methods and systems
AssigneeElwha LLC
InventorsRoyce A. Levien, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Abstract
Structures and protocols are presented for configuring an unmanned aerial device to participate in the performance of tasks, for using data resulting from such a configuration or performance, or for facilitating other interactions with such devices.
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A system comprising:
- circuitry for detecting a first location of an unmanned aerial device;
- circuitry for obtaining data indicative of a device-detectable wireless signal path between an entity and the unmanned aerial device at the first location;
- circuitry for obtaining data indicative of no device-detectable wireless signal path between the entity and the unmanned aerial device at a second location;
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- circuitry for causing the unmanned aerial device to travel from a current location toward the first location based on the data indicative of the device-detectable wireless signal path between the entity and the unmanned aerial device at the first location and based on the data indicative of no device-detectable wireless signal path between the second entity and the unmanned aerial device at the second location.
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A system comprising:
- means for detecting a first location of an unmanned aerial device;
- means for obtaining data indicative of a device-detectable wireless signal path between an entity and the unmanned aerial device at the first location;
- means for obtaining data indicative of no device-detectable wireless signal path between the entity and the unmanned aerial device at a second location;
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- means for causing the unmanned aerial device to travel from a current location toward the first location based on the data indicative of the device-detectable wireless signal path between the entity and the unmanned aerial device at the first location and based on the data indicative of no device-detectable wireless signal path between the second entity and the unmanned aerial device at the second location.
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A method comprising:
- detecting a first location of an unmanned aerial device;
- obtaining data indicative of a device-detectable wireless signal path between an entity and the unmanned aerial device at the first location;
- obtaining data indicative of no device-detectable wireless signal path between the entity and the unmanned aerial device at a second location;
- and
- causing the unmanned aerial device to travel from a current location toward the first location based on the data indicative of the device-detectable wireless signal path between the entity and the unmanned aerial device at the first location and based on the data indicative of no device-detectable wireless signal path between the second entity and the unmanned aerial device at the second location.
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One or more non-transitory physical media configured to bear a device-detectable implementation of a method including at least
- detecting a first location of an unmanned aerial device;
- obtaining data indicative of a device-detectable wireless signal path between an entity and the unmanned aerial device at the first location;
- obtaining data indicative of no device-detectable wireless signal path between the entity and the unmanned aerial device at a second location;
- and
- causing the unmanned aerial device to travel from a current location toward the first location based on the data indicative of the device-detectable wireless signal path between the entity and the unmanned aerial device at the first location and based on the data indicative of no device-detectable wireless signal path between the second entity and the unmanned aerial device at the second location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.