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Drone device for news reporting

  • US 10,301,023 B2
  • Filed: 06/25/2018
  • Issued: 05/28/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a computing device; and

    an aerial drone device configured to acquire content and communicate with the computing device, wherein the aerial drone device includes a body configured to transition from a first configuration to a second configuration and from the second configuration to the first configuration, wherein the body includes components capable of folding such that the aerial drone device is more compact when in the first configuration than when in the second configuration, wherein while in the first configuration the aerial drone device appears to look like another object, wherein the body is further configured to secure at least one power supply, the at least one power supply configured to supply power to;

    at least one motor which causes at least one propeller to move,at least one camera,the at least one camera configured to acquire the content including images and/or videos, further wherein the at least one camera is configured to scan an area, anda plurality of information acquisition components coupled to the body, wherein a first information acquisition component of the plurality of information acquisition components is positioned in different direction than a second information acquisition component of the plurality of information acquisition components, wherein the plurality of information acquisition components are configured to acquire external information,wherein the aerial drone device is further configured to;

    process the content acquired by the at least one camera and the external information acquired by the plurality of information acquisition components;

    acquire depth information using the at least one camera, the plurality of information acquisition components, or any combination thereof;

    navigate based on the content from the at least one camera, the external information from the plurality of information acquisition components, or any combination thereof, including avoiding an obstruction; and

    track at least one object; and

    generate a depth map using the depth information, wherein the depth map is used to avoid the obstruction, track the at least one object, or any combination thereof,wherein the aerial drone device is configured to automatically re-position itself to avoid the obstruction by generating the depth map and utilizing an obstruction threshold, wherein generating the depth map includes using an object size calculation analysis, wherein when an amount of obstruction is above the obstruction threshold, the aerial drone device moves to reduce the amount of obstruction.

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