IDENTIFICATION OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES BASED ON AUDIO SIGNATURES

• US 20180091908A1
• Filed: 09/29/2016
• Published: 03/29/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: GOEL, GAURAV, NAIGA, KIRAN
• Granted Patent: US 10,582,321 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2201/20 Remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0013 with a ground station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0026 located on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0034 Assembly of a flight plan
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0069 specially adapted for an unmanned aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0082 for monitoring traffic from a ground station radar or analogous systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/26 Recognition of special voice characteristics, e.g. for use in lie detectors; Recognition of animal voices
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 25/48 specially adapted for particular use
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 25/51 for comparison or discrimination
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 29/00 Monitoring arrangements; Testing arrangements for hearing aids H04R25/30; detection of loudspeaker connection H04R5/04; sound-field adaptation dependent on speaker detection H04S7/308

Abstract

A device may receive audio information that includes an audio signature. The device may identify an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based on the audio signature. The UAV may be identified based on a UAV identifier that is encoded into or determined based on the audio signature. The device may obtain profile information associated with the UAV based on the UAV identifier. The device may provide the profile information.

Claims

1. A first device, comprising:

one or more processors to;

receive profile information corresponding to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV),

the profile information identifying a client associated with the UAV;

assign a UAV identifier to the UAV,

the UAV identifier being associated with the profile information;

generate an audio signature based on the UAV identifier,

the audio signature being associated with a sound to be emitted by the UAV;

receive audio information that includes the audio signature,

the audio information being received from a second device;

identify the UAV identifier based on the audio information,

the UAV identifier being identified based on the audio signature that is included in the audio information;

obtain information identifying the UAV that is associated with the UAV identifier; and

perform an action based on the information identifying the UAV.

3. The first device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when performing the action, are to:

provide the profile information,

the profile information identifying one or more of;

an entity that owns or operates the UAV,

an area in which the UAV is permitted to operate,

an area in which the UAV is not permitted to operate,

a flight plan of the UAV,

a make or model of the UAV, or

a purpose or task associated with the UAV.

4. The first device of claim 1,

where the one or more processors are further to:

identify the UAV based on the UAV identifier and based on a location of the second device.

5. The first device of claim 4, where the one or more processors, when identifying the UAV, are to:

identify the UAV based on comparing a flight plan associated with the UAV to the location of the second device.

6. The first device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when performing the action, are to:

transmit a notification to an entity associated with the UAV based on obtaining the information identifying the UAV.

7. The first device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when performing the action, are to:

obtain information identifying a location of the UAV; and

provide the information identifying the location of the UAV.

21. The first device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when performing the action, are to:

determine whether the UAV is associated with an onboard sensor; and

provide information that indicates whether the UAV is associated with the onboard sensor.

2. (canceled)

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive profile information corresponding to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV),

the profile information identifying a client associated with the UAV;

assign a UAV identifier to the UAV,

the UAV identifier being associated with the profile information;

generate an audio signature based on the UAV identifier,

the audio signature being associated with a sound to be emitted by the UAV;

provide the audio signature to the UAV;

the UAV to emit audio based on the audio signature;

receive audio information that includes the audio signature;

identify the UAV based on the audio signature,

the UAV being identified based on the UAV identifier that is encoded into or determined based on the audio signature;

obtain profile information associated with the UAV based on the UAV identifier; and

perform an action based on the profile information.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to identify the UAV, cause the one or more processors to:

identify the UAV based on comparing a location associated with the UAV to a location associated with a device from which the audio information was received.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to identify the UAV, cause the one or more processors to:

identify the UAV based on comparing a flight plan associated with the UAV to a location associated with a device from which the audio information was received.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to receive the audio information, cause the one or more processors to:

receive the audio information from the device.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

obtain information identifying one or more of a location associated with the UAV or a velocity of the UAV; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to provide the profile information, cause the one or more processors to;

provide information that identifies the location associated with the UAV or the velocity of the UAV.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to provide the profile information, cause the one or more processors to:

provide information identifying one or more onboard sensors associated with the UAV.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to perform the action, cause the one or more processors to:

provide the profile information,

the profile information identifying one or more of;

an entity that owns or operates the UAV,

an area in which the UAV is permitted to operate,

an area in which the UAV is not permitted to operate,

a flight plan of the UAV,

a make or model of the UAV, or

a purpose or task associated with the UAV.

9. (canceled)

15. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a device, profile information corresponding to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV),

the profile information identifying a client associated with the UAV;

assigning, by the device, a UAV identifier to the UAV,

the UAV identifier being associated with the profile information;

generating, by the device, an audio signature based on the UAV identifier,

the audio signature being associated with a sound to be emitted by the UAV;

receiving, by the device, audio information that includes the audio signature;

identifying, by the device, the UAV based on the audio signature,

the UAV being identified based on the UAV identifier that is encoded into or determined based on the audio signature;

obtaining, by the device, profile information associated with the UAV based on the UAV identifier; and

performing, by the device, an action based on the profile information.

20. The method of claim 15, where performing the action comprises:

determining whether the UAV is associated with an onboard sensor; and

providing information that indicates whether the UAV is associated with the onboard sensor.

23. The method of claim 15, where performing the action comprises:

providing the profile information,

the profile information identifying one or more of;

an entity that owns or operates the UAV,

an area in which the UAV is permitted to operate,

an area in which the UAV is not permitted to operate,

a flight plan of the UAV,

a make or model of the UAV, or

a purpose or task associated with the UAV.

16. (canceled)

17. The method of claim 1516, where the device is a first device;

and

where identifying the UAV comprises;

identifying the UAV based on a location associated with a second device, the audio information being received from the second device.

18. The method of claim 17, where receiving the profile information further comprises:

receiving a flight plan associated with the UAV; and

where identifying the UAV comprises;

identifying the UAV based on the location associated with the second device and based on the flight plan.

19. The method of claim 17, where performing the action comprises.

identifying a time at which the UAV is to be located at the location;

and

providing information identifying the time.