Facilitating wide view video conferencing through a drone network
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating a wide-view video conference via an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) network, the method being implemented in one or more of a processor configured to execute programmed components, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a first transportation apparatus, a request to initiate a wide-view conference involving the first transportation apparatus;
communicating with a first UAV controller to capture a wide-view video of the first transportation apparatus in response to receiving the request;
receiving the wide-view video from the first UAV controller;
processing the wide-view video from the first UAV controller to generate wide-view data; and
transmitting the wide-view data to a second transportation apparatus for presentation.
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Abstract
Embodiments are provided for facilitating a wide-view video conference through a UAV network. For facilitating the wide-view video conference, UAVs can be employed to capture and transmit video data at locations of parties involved in the wide-view video conference. One or more UAVs in the UAV network can be instructed to locate the party'"'"'s location and zoom-in onto the party'"'"'s location. In some examples, the UAV(s) can be equipped with a 360 degree video camera such that a wide-area covered by the 360 degree video can be captured. The video data can be transmitted to a video data processing center in real-time or substantially in real-time. The video data transmission by the given UAV to the video data processing center can be through a UAV network. The video stream can be output at a location of a given party in the video conference.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating a wide-view video conference via an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) network, the method being implemented in one or more of a processor configured to execute programmed components, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a first transportation apparatus, a request to initiate a wide-view conference involving the first transportation apparatus; communicating with a first UAV controller to capture a wide-view video of the first transportation apparatus in response to receiving the request; receiving the wide-view video from the first UAV controller; processing the wide-view video from the first UAV controller to generate wide-view data; and transmitting the wide-view data to a second transportation apparatus for presentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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