UNMANNED DEVICE UTILIZATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS

• US 20160070260A1
• Filed: 09/04/2015
• Published: 03/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Levien, Royce A., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr., Wood, Lowell Jr., Lord, Richard T.
• Application Number:
  US14/846,011
• Publication Number:
  US 20160070260A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/20 Automatic syringes, e.g. with automatically actuated piston rod, with automatic needle injection, filling automatically A61M5/142 , A61M5/46 take precedence; hypodermic projectiles F42B12/54
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/00 Type of UAV
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/00 UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/20 for use as communications relays, e.g. high-altitude platforms
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/26 for manufacturing, inspections or repairs
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/30 for imaging, photography or videography
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/31 for surveillance
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/60 for transporting passengers; for transporting goods other than weapons
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/64 for parcel delivery or retrieval
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2201/10 autonomous, i.e. by navigating independently from ground or air stations, e.g. by using inertial navigation systems [INS]
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 50/32 generated by fuel cells
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/00 Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots drive control systems specially adapted for autonomous road vehicles B60W60/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 7/76 Arrangements for rearranging, permuting or selecting data according to predetermined rules, independently of the content of the data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Structures and protocols are presented for configuring an unmanned aerial device to perform a task, alone or in combination with other entities, or for using data resulting from such a configuration or performance.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

circuitry for receiving an indication of a first unmanned aerial device participating in a first task; and

circuitry for causing the first unmanned aerial device to recognize an alias identifying the first unmanned aerial device as an automatic and conditional response to an indication of the first unmanned aerial device participating in the first task, the alias being different than a primary digital identifier of the first unmanned aerial device.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

circuitry for configuring the first unmanned aerial device to perform a first observation of a particular task in a first zone and a second unmanned aerial device to perform a second observation of the particular task in a second zone, the particular task being the first task.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

circuitry for configuring the first unmanned aerial device to perform a first observation of a particular task in a first zone and a second unmanned aerial device to perform a second observation of the particular task in a second zone, the particular task being the first task, the first zone and the second zone sharing a common boundary.

4. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

circuitry for configuring the first unmanned aerial device to capture data relating to a human subject as a component of the first task.

6. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

circuitry for configuring the first unmanned aerial device to capture data relating to a human subject as a component of the first task, the data relating to a human subject being indicative of a biometric of the human subject.

7. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

circuitry for configuring the first unmanned aerial device to capture data relating to a human subject as a component of the first task, the data relating to a human subject being indicative of at least one of speech or movement of the human subject.

9. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

circuitry for transmitting a wireless signal indicative of a delivery of a package to a device associated with a recipient of the package, the wireless signal indicating at least one of the first unmanned aerial device or the package or a sender of the package, the first task including the delivery of the package to the recipient of the package.

10. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

circuitry for presenting navigation guidance via a display aboard the first unmanned aerial device while a primary motor of the first unmanned aerial device is not moving the first unmanned aerial device.

11. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

circuitry for transmitting navigation guidance via a speaker of the first unmanned aerial device while a primary motor of the first unmanned aerial device is not moving the first unmanned aerial device.

12. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

circuitry for identifying an operating mode of the first unmanned aerial device audibly or visibly while a primary motor of the first unmanned aerial device is not moving the first unmanned aerial device.

13. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

circuitry for causing another unmanned aerial device to capture delivery data relating to the first unmanned aerial device.

14. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

circuitry for causing another unmanned aerial device to capture delivery data relating to the first unmanned aerial device, the delivery data relating to the first unmanned aerial device depicting at least one of the first unmanned aerial device or a vicinity of the first unmanned aerial device.

17. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

circuitry for causing a data handling device aboard the first unmanned aerial device to contain a task schedule indicating a first future delivery of a first object to a first destination and a second future delivery of a second object to a second destination.

19. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

circuitry for determining whether or not an operator of the first unmanned aerial device has indicated a tracking mode of the first unmanned aerial device.

20. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

circuitry for overriding a first task being performed by the first unmanned aerial device by transmitting a wireless signal indicative of a second task to the first unmanned aerial device.

21. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

circuitry for configuring the first unmanned aerial device to transmit a wireless signal indicative of having performed a particular task and not to store any indication of having performed the particular task, the particular task being the first task.

22. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

circuitry for signaling a decision whether or not to reserve a space for a passenger vehicle.

23. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

circuitry for signaling a decision whether or not to reserve a specific resource by associating the specific resource with the first unmanned aerial device or with a specific person.

25. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

circuitry for detecting a proximity of the first unmanned aerial device to a mobile device.

26. The system of claim 25:

wherein the detecting a proximity of the first unmanned aerial device to a mobile device includes;

detecting a proximity of the first unmanned aerial device to a mobile device via a sensor of the unmanned aerial device.

27. The system of claim 1:

wherein the detecting a proximity of the first unmanned aerial device to a mobile device includes;

detecting a proximity of the first unmanned aerial device to the mobile device by a sensor of the mobile device.

29. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

circuitry for signaling a decision whether or not to configure the first unmanned aerial device to continue observing a first person responsive to a prior observation of the first person.

30. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

circuitry for causing the first unmanned aerial device to execute a delivery of a therapeutic material to a human responsive to an image capture of the human, the first task including the delivery of the therapeutic material.

31. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

circuitry for configuring the first unmanned aerial device to execute a delivery of a particular material to a vicinity of a portable device responsive to an image capture of the vicinity of the portable device, the first task including the delivery of the particular material to the vicinity of the portable device.

32. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

circuitry for causing the first unmanned aerial device to execute a delivery of a particular object to a human recipient contemporaneously with an image capture of a portion of the human recipient, the first task including the delivery of the particular object to the human recipient.

33. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

circuitry for causing the first unmanned aerial device to fly toward a home station in response to an indication of a specific person moving at least a threshold distance away from the first unmanned aerial device.

34. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

circuitry for responding to a determination of whether or not a received signal expresses a first name of the first unmanned aerial device and whether or not the received signal expresses a second name of the first unmanned aerial device, the first name of the unmanned aerial device being the primary digital identifier, the second name of the unmanned aerial device being the alias.

35. The system of claim 1

wherein the first unmanned aerial device includes the circuitry for receiving an indication of a first unmanned aerial device participating in a first task and including the circuitry for causing the first unmanned aerial device to recognize an alias identifying the first unmanned aerial device as an automatic and conditional response to an indication of the first unmanned aerial device participating in the first task, the alias being different than a primary digital identifier of the first unmanned aerial device.

36. The system of claim 1

wherein a second unmanned aerial device includes the circuitry for receiving an indication of a first unmanned aerial device participating in a first task and including the circuitry for causing the first unmanned aerial device to recognize an alias identifying the first unmanned aerial device as an automatic and conditional response to an indication of the first unmanned aerial device participating in the first task, the alias being different than a primary digital identifier of the first unmanned aerial device.

37. The system of claim 1

wherein a handheld device includes the circuitry for receiving an indication of a first unmanned aerial device participating in a first task and including the circuitry for causing the first unmanned aerial device to recognize an alias identifying the first unmanned aerial device as an automatic and conditional response to an indication of the first unmanned aerial device participating in the first task, the alias being different than a primary digital identifier of the first unmanned aerial device.

38. The system of claim 1

wherein a wearable device includes the circuitry for receiving an indication of a first unmanned aerial device participating in a first task and including the circuitry for causing the first unmanned aerial device to recognize an alias identifying the first unmanned aerial device as an automatic and conditional response to an indication of the first unmanned aerial device participating in the first task, the alias being different than a primary digital identifier of the first unmanned aerial device.

39. The system of claim 1

wherein a vehicle having one or more wheels includes the circuitry for causing the first unmanned aerial device to recognize an alias identifying the first unmanned aerial device as an automatic and conditional response to an indication of the first unmanned aerial device participating in the first task, the alias being different than a primary digital identifier of the first unmanned aerial device.

114. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiving an indication of a first unmanned aerial device participating in a first task includes:

receiving, from the first unmanned aerial device, an acceptance of an enlistment request for the first task previously transmitted to the first unmanned aerial device.

115. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiving an indication of a first unmanned aerial device participating in a first task includes:

receiving, from the first unmanned aerial device, a request to participate in the first task.

116. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

circuitry for identifying at least one task suitable for the first unmanned aerial device.

117. The system of claim 116, further comprising:

circuitry for transmitting a request to the first unmanned aerial device to participate in the first task responsive to the identifying at least one task suitable for the first unmanned aerial device.

118. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

circuitry for transmitting a request to the first unmanned aerial device to participate in the first task.

119. The system of claim 118, further comprising:

circuitry for comparing a time duration since the transmitting a request to the first unmanned aerial device to participate in the first task to a temporal threshold indicative of a deadline for a response to the request to the first unmanned aerial device to participate in the first task.

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40. A system comprising:

means for receiving an indication of a first unmanned aerial device participating in a first task; and

means for causing the first unmanned aerial device to recognize an alias identifying the first unmanned aerial device as an automatic and conditional response to an indication of the first unmanned aerial device participating in the first task, the alias being different than a primary digital identifier of the first unmanned aerial device.

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69. A method comprising:

receiving an indication of a first unmanned aerial device participating in a first task; and

causing the first unmanned aerial device to recognize an alias identifying the first unmanned aerial device as an automatic and conditional response to an indication of the first unmanned aerial device participating in the first task, the alias being different than a primary digital identifier of the first unmanned aerial device.

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110. One or more physical media configured to bear a device-detectable implementation of a method including at least

receiving an indication of a first unmanned aerial device participating in a first task;

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causing the first unmanned aerial device to recognize an alias identifying the first unmanned aerial device as an automatic and conditional response to an indication of the first unmanned aerial device participating in the first task, the alias being different than a primary digital identifier of the first unmanned aerial device.

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