COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH OF DRONES
First Claim
1. A drone dispatching method comprising:
- transmitting a flight plan for a drone to a flight control platform, the flight plan based on a first location associated with a service request;
in response to receiving a message from the flight control platform indicating the flight plan is approved, initiating, with a processor, a first communication session between the flight control platform and a flight control unit of the drone to permit remote piloting of the drone; and
in response to receiving the message from the flight control platform indicating the flight plan is approved, initiating, with the processor, a second communication session to exchange multimedia data between the flight control platform and a drone observation platform separate from the flight control platform.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to implement computer aided dispatch of drones are disclosed. Example drone dispatching methods disclosed herein include transmitting a flight plan for a drone to a flight control platform, the flight plan based on a first location associated with a service request. Disclosed example methods also include, in response to receiving a message from the flight control platform indicating the flight plan is approved, initiating a first communication session between the flight control platform and a flight control unit of the drone to permit remote piloting of the drone. Disclosed example methods further include, in response to receiving the message from the flight control platform indicating the flight plan is approved, initiating a second communication session to exchange multimedia data between the flight control platform and a drone observation platform separate from the flight control platform.
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20 Claims
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1. A drone dispatching method comprising:
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transmitting a flight plan for a drone to a flight control platform, the flight plan based on a first location associated with a service request; in response to receiving a message from the flight control platform indicating the flight plan is approved, initiating, with a processor, a first communication session between the flight control platform and a flight control unit of the drone to permit remote piloting of the drone; and in response to receiving the message from the flight control platform indicating the flight plan is approved, initiating, with the processor, a second communication session to exchange multimedia data between the flight control platform and a drone observation platform separate from the flight control platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A tangible computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable instructions which, when executed, cause a processor to perform operations comprising:
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transmitting a flight plan for a drone to a flight control platform, the flight plan based on a first location associated with a service request; in response to receiving a message from the flight control platform indicating the flight plan is approved, initiating a first communication session between the flight control platform and a flight control unit of the drone to permit remote piloting of the drone; and in response to receiving the message from the flight control platform indicating the flight plan is approved, initiating a second communication session to exchange multimedia data between the flight control platform and a drone observation platform separate from the flight control platform. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for drone deployment, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory including computer readable instructions; and a processor to execute the computer readable instructions to perform operations including; transmitting a flight plan for a drone to a flight control platform, the flight plan based on a first location associated with a service request; in response to receiving a message from the flight control platform indicating the flight plan is approved, initiating a first communication session between the flight control platform and a flight control unit of the drone to permit remote piloting of the drone; and in response to receiving the message from the flight control platform indicating the flight plan is approved, initiating a second communication session to exchange multimedia data between the flight control platform and a drone observation platform separate from the flight control platform. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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