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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

  • US 20150142211A1
  • Filed: 05/06/2013
  • Published: 05/21/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of remotely controlling operation of a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles, performed by a computing device, the method comprising:

  • receiving real-time vehicle status data from a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (“

    UAVs”

    ), the vehicle status comprising vehicle location data;

    receiving real-time location data from a target communication device, wherein the target communication device comprises a ground station;

    displaying at least a subset of the received vehicle status data for each of the plurality of UAVs in a single interface, the displaying comprising providing a graphical representation of the respective vehicle location data of each of the plurality of UAVs in a single interface;

    receiving a control command input associated with one of the plurality of UAVs having vehicle status data displayed in the single interface, the control command input received through the single interface, wherein the command comprises instructions for maintaining a flight path that follows movement of the target communication device; and

    transmitting the received control command to the respective one of the plurality of UAVs.

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