AUTONOMOUS SECURITY DRONE SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. An apparatus for assisting a driver who is located remote from a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
- at least one light source; and
an aircraft or drone located remote from said driver, said aircraft or drone being adapted to fly towards said driver in response to a summons issued by a communication device and energize said at least one light source to illuminate an area near said driver.
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Abstract
A drone aircraft for personal assistance or protection. When a driver'"'"'s car is located in a parking lot at night, the driver can summon a drone stored in the vehicle which flies to the driver and leads the driver to the vehicle by projecting a spot of light onto the ground. The drone makes a video recording of events occurring at this time and transmits the recording to a remote storage location.
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1. An apparatus for assisting a driver who is located remote from a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one light source; and an aircraft or drone located remote from said driver, said aircraft or drone being adapted to fly towards said driver in response to a summons issued by a communication device and energize said at least one light source to illuminate an area near said driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle, comprising:
an aircraft or drone comprising; a propulsion system for maintaining said aircraft or drone airborne; a receiver for receiving at least one location signal indicating a location of a driver; at least one light source; a control system for directing said at least one light source toward either said driver or a vicinity of said driver; and a navigation system which enables said aircraft or drone to fly autonomously from a storage location toward the driver in response to a summons from a transmitter under control of said driver. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for assisting a person located at a first location, said apparatus comprising:
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an aircraft or drone which flies toward said person in response to a summons from a transmitter operated by said person; said aircraft or drone comprising at least one light source that is energized to illuminate an area associated with said person. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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