Coordination of aerial vehicles through a central server
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a central server;
an Internet protocol network;
a first aerial vehicle communicatively coupled with the central server through the Internet protocol network;
a second aerial vehicle communicatively coupled with the first aerial vehicle when a command is transferred through the central server using the Internet protocol network;
a first computing device of a first user of the first aerial vehicle operatively controlling the first aerial vehicle through the first computing device through the Internet protocol network,wherein the first computing device to include an undo function to maneuver the first aerial vehicle in flight to a last previously saved geo-spatial location of the first aerial vehicle based on a last previous location of the first aerial vehicle stored in the central server when the undo function is initiated; and
a second computing device of a second user of the second aerial vehicle operatively controlling the second aerial vehicle through the second computing device through the Internet protocol network, andwherein at least one of the first computing device of the first user and the second computing device of the second user to communicate the command to the first aerial vehicle through the central server,a neighborhood social network through which the first user and the second user are communicatively coupled to each other,wherein the first user is connected to the second user in the neighborhood social network prior to the second computing device of the second user communicating the command to the first aerial vehicle through the central server, andwherein at least one of the first computing device and the second computing device is at least one of a mobile device and a desktop computer.
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Abstract
A system and method of coordination of aerial vehicles through a central server are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a central server and an Internet protocol network. A first aerial vehicle is communicatively coupled with the central server through the Internet protocol network and a second aerial vehicle is communicatively coupled with the first aerial vehicle when a command is transferred through the central server using the Internet protocol network. A first computing device of a first user of the first aerial vehicle operatively controls the first aerial vehicle and a second computing device of a second user of the second aerial vehicle operatively controls the second aerial vehicle. At least one of the first computing device of the first user and the second computing device of the second user communicate the command to the first aerial vehicle through the central server.
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26 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a central server; an Internet protocol network; a first aerial vehicle communicatively coupled with the central server through the Internet protocol network; a second aerial vehicle communicatively coupled with the first aerial vehicle when a command is transferred through the central server using the Internet protocol network; a first computing device of a first user of the first aerial vehicle operatively controlling the first aerial vehicle through the first computing device through the Internet protocol network, wherein the first computing device to include an undo function to maneuver the first aerial vehicle in flight to a last previously saved geo-spatial location of the first aerial vehicle based on a last previous location of the first aerial vehicle stored in the central server when the undo function is initiated; and a second computing device of a second user of the second aerial vehicle operatively controlling the second aerial vehicle through the second computing device through the Internet protocol network, and wherein at least one of the first computing device of the first user and the second computing device of the second user to communicate the command to the first aerial vehicle through the central server, a neighborhood social network through which the first user and the second user are communicatively coupled to each other, wherein the first user is connected to the second user in the neighborhood social network prior to the second computing device of the second user communicating the command to the first aerial vehicle through the central server, and wherein at least one of the first computing device and the second computing device is at least one of a mobile device and a desktop computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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communicatively coupling a first aerial vehicle with a central server through an Internet protocol network; communicatively coupling a second aerial vehicle with the first aerial vehicle when a coordination command is transferred through the central server using the Internet protocol network; operatively controlling the first aerial vehicle through a first computing device through the Internet protocol network using the first computing device of a first user; operatively controlling the second aerial vehicle through a second computing device through the Internet protocol network using the second computing device of a second user, wherein at least one of the first computing device of the first user and the second computing device of the second user communicate the coordination command to the first aerial vehicle through the central server, wherein the first computing device to include an undo function to maneuver in flight the first aerial vehicle to a last previously saved geo-spatial location of the first aerial-vehicle based on a last previous location of the first aerial vehicle stored in the central server when the undo function is initiated, wherein the first user and the second user are communicatively coupled to each other through a neighborhood social network, in which the first user is connected to the second user in the neighborhood social network prior to the second computing device of the second user communicating the coordination command to the first aerial vehicle through the central server, and wherein at least one of the first computing device and the second computing device is at least one of a mobile device and a desktop computer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
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a central server; an Internet protocol network; a first aerial vehicle communicatively coupled with the central server through the Internet protocol network; a second aerial vehicle communicatively coupled with the first aerial vehicle when a command is transferred through the central server using the Internet protocol network; a first computing device of a first user of the first aerial vehicle operatively controlling the first aerial vehicle through the first computing device through the Internet protocol network, wherein the first computing device to include an undo function to maneuver in flight the first aerial vehicle to a last previously saved geo-spatial location of the first aerial-vehicle based on a last previous location of the first aerial vehicle stored in the central server when the undo function is initiated; and a second computing device of a second user of the second aerial vehicle operatively controlling the second aerial vehicle through the second computing device through the Internet protocol network, and wherein at least one of the first computing device of the first user and the second computing device of the second user to communicate a coordination command to the first aerial vehicle through the central server, a communication logic block to communicate a current geo-spatial location and an altitude data of the first aerial vehicle to the central server when the first aerial vehicle is hovering at the current geo-spatial location for at least a threshold amount of time, wherein the first user and the second user are communicatively coupled to each other through a neighborhood social network, in which the first user is connected to the second user in the neighborhood social network prior to the second computing device of the second user communicating the coordination command to the first aerial vehicle through the central server, wherein at least one of the first computing device and the second computing device is at least one of a mobile device and a desktop computer, and wherein the threshold amount of time is at least approximately two seconds of time. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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