System and method for enabling virtual sightseeing using unmanned aerial vehicles
First Claim
1. A method for operating unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
- assigning a plurality of UAVs to station in a plurality of ground stations within a plurality of cells of a honeycomb UAV ground configuration covering an operational region, wherein a said cell in the honeycomb UAV ground configuration includes multiple said ground stations positioned in a miniature honeycomb pattern, each of the plurality of UAVs being assigned to station in at least one of the plurality of ground stations, and more UAVs being stationed in a first cell of high demand than in a second cell of low demand;
in response to an operating request and according to navigational information, redeploying at least one said UAV from the first cell to a region of interest within the second cell, and the operating request including operating settings, a location of the region of interest and a characteristic of the region of interest; and
acquiring data regarding the region of interest via the redeployed UAV.
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Abstract
A system of virtual sightseeing using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and methods of making and using same. The virtual sightseeing system can include a plurality of UAVs arranged over a geographical area of interest in one or more ground configurations. In response to a sightseeing request, one or more UAVs are activated and deployed to a sightseeing region of interest. The UAVs travel to the region of interest and, upon arriving, acquire data for presentation in real-time. The data can include both visual and non-visual data from the region of interest and can be presented in integrated fashion in a virtual reality terminal. The virtual sightseeing is supervised by an operational subsystem that is responsible for efficient allocation of UAVs in response to multiple sightseeing requests. Even if physically separate, the subsystems of the virtual sightseeing system can communicate via a data communication subsystem, such as a wireless network.
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1. A method for operating unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
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assigning a plurality of UAVs to station in a plurality of ground stations within a plurality of cells of a honeycomb UAV ground configuration covering an operational region, wherein a said cell in the honeycomb UAV ground configuration includes multiple said ground stations positioned in a miniature honeycomb pattern, each of the plurality of UAVs being assigned to station in at least one of the plurality of ground stations, and more UAVs being stationed in a first cell of high demand than in a second cell of low demand; in response to an operating request and according to navigational information, redeploying at least one said UAV from the first cell to a region of interest within the second cell, and the operating request including operating settings, a location of the region of interest and a characteristic of the region of interest; and acquiring data regarding the region of interest via the redeployed UAV. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for operating unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
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assigning a plurality of UAVs to station in a plurality of ground stations within a plurality of cells of a honeycomb UAV ground configuration covering an operational region, wherein a said cell in the honeycomb UAV ground configuration includes multiple said ground stations positioned in a miniature honeycomb pattern, each of the plurality of UAVs being assigned to station in at least one of the plurality of ground stations, and more UAVs being stationed in a first cell of high demand than in a second cell of low demand; receiving an operating request including operating settings, a location of a region of interest within the second cell, and a characteristic of the region of interest; computing a UAV deployment request based on navigational information, the operating request, and a status of the UAVs; transmitting the UAV deployment request to at least one said UAV assigned to station within the first cell; redeploying the at least one said UAV from the first cell to the region of interest within the second cell in response to the UAV deployment request; acquiring data regarding the region of interest via the redeployed UAV; transmitting the acquired data regarding the region of interest to a terminal; and presenting the acquired data using the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A method for operating unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
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assigning a plurality of UAVs to station in a plurality of ground stations within a plurality of cells of a honeycomb UAV ground configuration covering an operational region, wherein a said cell in the honeycomb UAV ground configuration includes multiple said ground stations positioned in a miniature honeycomb pattern, each of the plurality of UAVs being assigned to station in at least one of the plurality of ground stations, and more UAVs being stationed in a first cell of high demand than in a second cell of low demand; selecting, in response to an operating request and according to navigational information, at least one said UAV for redeploying from the first cell to a region of interest within the second cell, and the operating request including operating settings, a location of the region of interest and a characteristic of the region of interest; redeploying the at least one said UAV to the region of interest; acquiring encrypted data regarding the region of interest via the redeployed UAV; transmitting the acquired data regarding the region of interest to a terminal; and presenting the acquired data using the terminal.
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25. A system for operating unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
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a plurality of UAVs assigned to station in a plurality of ground stations within a plurality of cells of a honeycomb UAV ground configuration covering an operational region, wherein a said cell in the honeycomb UAV ground configuration includes multiple said ground stations positioned in a miniature honeycomb pattern, each of the plurality of UAVs being assigned to station in at least one of the plurality of ground stations, and more UAVs being stationed in a first cell of high demand than in a second cell of low demand; and an operational subsystem for; redeploying, in response to an operating request and according to navigational information, at least one said UAV from the first cell to a region of interest within the second cell, and the operating request including operating settings, a location of the region of interest and a characteristic of the region of interest, the at least one said UAV being for acquiring data regarding the region of interest, wherein said operational subsystem is in communication with a terminal subsystem for inputting the operating request and presenting the acquired data regarding the region of interest. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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