FACILITATING TARGETED INFORMATION DELIVERY THROUGH A UAV NETWORK

• US 20170193556A1
• Filed: 11/02/2016
• Published: 07/06/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wellen Sham
• Original Assignee: Wellen Sham
• Inventors: Sham, Wellen
• Application Number:
  US15/341,818
• Publication Number:
  US 20170193556A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/14 with four distinct rotor axes, e.g. quadcopters
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/20 for use as communications relays, e.g. high-altitude platforms
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0265 Vehicular advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/593 Recognising seat occupancy
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18504 Aircraft used as relay or high altitude atmospheric platform
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23418 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics television picture signal circuitry for scene change detection H04N5/147; filtering for image enhancement G06T5/00; methods or arrangements for recognising scenes G06V20/00; arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41422 located in transportation means, e.g. personal vehicle arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62

Abstract

Embodiments are provided for deliver information to a transportation apparatus via a UAV network. After the transportation apparatus enters an area, one or more UAVs may be configured to capture one or more images of an interior of the transportation apparatus. Information regarding the transportation apparatus can be collected by the UAV(s), such as the make and multimedia presentation capability of the transportation apparatus, in response to the images being received. Image analysis may be employed to analyze the images to obtain passenger and/or driver information. Based on the information regard the transportation apparatus, and passenger and/or driver information, one or more items can be determined for presentation to the passenger(s) and/or driver(s) in the transportation apparatus. The one or more items may include local information of interest to the passenger(s) and driver(s). The one or more items can be transmitted to transportation apparatus for presentation.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating targeted delivery of information to a transportation apparatus 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, via the UAV network, one or more images of the transportation apparatus captured by a UAV;

obtaining information related to the transportation apparatus in response to receiving the images of the transportation apparatus;

determining a first transportation apparatus parameter based on the information related to the transportation apparatus;

analyzing the one or more images to obtain passenger information related to one or more passengers in the transportation apparatus;

determining a first passenger parameter based on the information related to the one or more passengers based on the passenger information;

determining one or more items for presentation to the one or more passengers based on the first transportation apparatus parameter and the first passenger parameter; and

transmitting the determined one or more items to the transportation apparatus for presentation.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the transportation apparatus includes a vehicle.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first passenger parameter indicates a quantity of passengers in the transportation apparatus, gender of each passenger in the transportation apparatus, age group of each passenger in the transportation apparatus and identity of each passenger in the transportation apparatus.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising processing the passenger information and one or more images to obtain position information regarding positions of the one or more passengers within the transportation apparatus.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first transportation apparatus parameter indicates a make of the transportation apparatus, a geographical area the transportation apparatus is traveling in, a transmission channel employed by the transportation apparatus for communication, and/or multimedia presentation capability of the transportation apparatus.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more items are presented to the one or more passengers through audio and/or video within the transportation apparatus.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining one or more items for presentation to the one or more passengers based on the first transportation apparatus parameter and the first passenger parameter comprises:

determining a specific display device within the transportation apparatus for presentation of the one or more items based on the information related to transportation apparatus and the passenger information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein determining one or more items for presentation to the one or more passengers based on the first transportation apparatus parameter and the first passenger parameter comprises:

determining a manner in which the one or more items are to be presented within the transportation apparatus based on the information related to transportation apparatus and the passenger information.

6. (canceled)

10. A system for facilitating targeted delivery of information to a transportation apparatus via an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) network, the system comprising one or more of a processor configured to execute machine-readable instructions such that when the machine-readable instructions are executed, the processor is caused to perform:

receiving, via the UAV network, one or more images of the transportation apparatus captured by a UAV;

determining a first transportation apparatus parameter based on the information related to the transportation apparatus;

obtaining information related to the transportation apparatus in response to receiving the images of the transportation apparatus;

analyzing the one or more images to obtain passenger information related to one or more passengers in the transportation apparatus;

determining a first passenger parameter based on the information related to the one or more passengers based on the passenger information;

determining one or more items for presentation to the one or more passengers based on the first transportation apparatus parameter and the first passenger parameter; and

transmitting the determined one or more items to the transportation apparatus for presentation.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the transportation apparatus includes a vehicle.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the first passenger parameter indicates a quantity of passengers in the transportation apparatus, gender of each passenger in the transportation apparatus, age group of each passenger in the transportation apparatus and identity of each passenger in the transportation apparatus.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is further caused to perform processing the passenger information and one or more images to obtain position information regarding positions of the one or more passengers within the transportation apparatus.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the first transportation apparatus parameter indicates information indicating a make of the transportation apparatus, a geographical area the transportation apparatus is traveling in, a transmission channel employed by the transportation apparatus for communication, and/or multimedia presentation capability of the transportation apparatus.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more items are presented to the one or more passengers through audio and/or video within the transportation apparatus.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein determining one or more items for presentation to the one or more passengers based on the first transportation apparatus parameter and the first passenger parameter:

determining a specific display device within the transportation apparatus for presentation of the one or more items based on the information related to transportation apparatus and the passenger information.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein determining one or more items for presentation to the one or more passengers based on the first transportation apparatus parameter and the first passenger parameter comprises:

determining a manner in which the one or more items are to be presented within the transportation apparatus based on the information related to transportation apparatus and the passenger information.

15. (canceled)