SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTING WITH AERIAL DRONES
First Claim
1. A method for effecting third-party control of an aerial drone, the aerial drone being natively controllable by an original remote control mechanism, and having a situational control system configured to communicate with external devices, the method comprising:
- detecting, using a signaling system and at least one data processor, the presence of the aerial drone proximate the signaling system based on communications broadcast by the situational control system;
generating, by the signaling system and the at least one data processor, at least one control signal in response to the detection, the at least one control signal including one or more selectable options to reposition or land the aerial drone; and
transmitting the at least one control signal from the signaling system to the situational control system.
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Abstract
To provide third parties, such as government and private actors, control over aerial drones and/or the ability to communicate with operators of such drones, a signaling system can provide one or more instructions to drones equipped with situational control systems configured to process and/or use such instruction(s). The instruction(s) can include information presentable to the operators (e.g., via remote control mechanisms associated with the aerial drones), such as one or more options for repositioning and/or landing the drones. The instruction(s) can additionally, or alternatively, include data (e.g., coordinate or control information) usable by the aerial drones to reposition or land.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for effecting third-party control of an aerial drone, the aerial drone being natively controllable by an original remote control mechanism, and having a situational control system configured to communicate with external devices, the method comprising:
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detecting, using a signaling system and at least one data processor, the presence of the aerial drone proximate the signaling system based on communications broadcast by the situational control system; generating, by the signaling system and the at least one data processor, at least one control signal in response to the detection, the at least one control signal including one or more selectable options to reposition or land the aerial drone; and transmitting the at least one control signal from the signaling system to the situational control system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An aerial drone, comprising:
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at least one data processor; a navigational system configured to control movement of the aerial drone; an associated remote control mechanism configured to communicate movement commands to the navigational system; and a situational control system configured to; cause the at least one data processor to broadcast target data concerning the aerial drone; receive, from a signaling system, at least one control signal configured to at least partially control movement of the aerial drone; cause the at least one data processor to transmit information regarding the at least one control signal from the situational control system to the remote control mechanism, the information including one or more selectable options to reposition or land the aerial drone; receive a selection of one of the options from the remote control mechanism; and cause the at least one data processor to instruct the navigational system to control movement of the aerial drone based on the received selection. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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