Systems and methods for creating aerial messages
First Claim
1. A system for creating aerial messages using a plurality of aircraft, the system comprising:
- a logic and processing unit configured to provide a user interface for creating aerial messages using a plurality of aircraft, wherein the logic and processing unit is located in a master aircraft and sends data to and receives data from a master controller;
a master controller located in the master aircraft, wherein the master controller is a node on a wireless local area network (LAN) and is configured to transmit data over the LAN to a plurality of slave controllers and to receive data from each of the plurality of slave controllers;
a plurality of slave controllers, each slave controller designed to be located in one of a plurality of slave aircraft, wherein each of the slave controllers is a node on the wireless LAN and is configured to receive data from and transmit data to the master controller; and
a plurality of vapor puff creation systems, each vapor puff system designed to be located in one of the plurality of aircraft.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for creating aerial messages using multiple aircraft. Each of the aircraft includes a control box located in the aircraft for receiving data from and transmitting data to a software program running on a main computer. The systems and methods employ a wireless network to transmit and receive data between the aircraft and the software program, with each aircraft (or its respective control box) representing a node on the wireless network. Additionally, the systems and methods may operate on remote controlled devices, such as miniature remote controlled aircraft, and may be used to produce colored aerial messages. The systems and methods may be used to create an aerial vapor screen capable of displaying projected images. Also disclosed are various methods, systems and user interfaces for creating character libraries (including graphical image libraries and various language libraries), printing aerial messages, tracking system parameters (including message, system and/or aircraft parameters) and accounting of the messages created and printed.
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40 Claims
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1. A system for creating aerial messages using a plurality of aircraft, the system comprising:
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a logic and processing unit configured to provide a user interface for creating aerial messages using a plurality of aircraft, wherein the logic and processing unit is located in a master aircraft and sends data to and receives data from a master controller; a master controller located in the master aircraft, wherein the master controller is a node on a wireless local area network (LAN) and is configured to transmit data over the LAN to a plurality of slave controllers and to receive data from each of the plurality of slave controllers; a plurality of slave controllers, each slave controller designed to be located in one of a plurality of slave aircraft, wherein each of the slave controllers is a node on the wireless LAN and is configured to receive data from and transmit data to the master controller; and a plurality of vapor puff creation systems, each vapor puff system designed to be located in one of the plurality of aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for producing aerial messages, the method comprising:
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transmitting puff data from a computer to a plurality of controllers located in a plurality of aircraft, the puff data including an indication of whether each of the plurality of aircraft is to emit a vapor puff; and receiving status data at the computer from each of the plurality of controllers, the status data indicating whether the vapor puff was emitted by each of the plurality of aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for producing aerial messages using a plurality of aircraft, the system comprising:
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a main computer configured to provide a user interface for use in producing aerial messages using a plurality of aircraft, wherein the main computer operates as a node on a wireless network to transmit data to and receive data from a plurality of controllers; a plurality of controllers, each controller designed to be located in one of the plurality of aircraft, wherein each controllers is a node on the wireless network and wherein each controllers is configured to process data received from the main computer; and a plurality of vapor puff creation systems, each vapor puff creation system designed to be located in one of the plurality of aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A system for creating aerial messages using a plurality of aircraft, the system comprising:
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a master controller, wherein the master controller is a node on a wireless local area network (LAN) and is configured to transmit data over the LAN to a plurality of slave controllers and to receive data from each of the plurality of slave controllers; and a plurality of slave controllers, each slave controller designed to be located in one of a plurality of aircraft, wherein each of the slave controllers is a node on the wireless LAN and is configured to receive data from and transmit data to the master controller;
each of said slave controllers having at least one output control line for operating a vapor puff creation system;wherein the data transmitted by said master controller to said slave controller comprises instructions to control vapor puff creation systems and the data received from said plurality of slave controllers comprises status information. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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