Unmanned device interaction methods and systems
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1. A system comprising:
- a wall-mountable unmanned aerial device mooring structure including at leasta wall-mountable base including at least one coil; and
an unmanned aerial device including at least one optical sensor configured at least for sensing optical image data from a vicinity of the wall-mountable unmanned aerial device mooring structure when the unmanned aerial device is positioned on the wall-mountable base, and at least one inductive charging coil configured to align with the at least one coil of the wall-mountable base for contactless charging of the unmanned aerial device, wherein at least one of the wall-mountable base or the unmanned aerial device include at leastcircuitry configured for controlling the unmanned aerial device to launch responsive to an application of at least one recognition criterion to the optical image data sensed from the vicinity of the wall-mountable unmanned aerial device mooring structure; and
circuitry configured for causing the unmanned aerial device to perform at least one task following launch of the unmanned aerial device.
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Abstract
Structures and protocols are presented for configuring an unmanned aerial device to participate in the performance of tasks, for using data resulting from such a configuration or performance, or for facilitating other interactions with such devices.
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1. A system comprising:
a wall-mountable unmanned aerial device mooring structure including at least a wall-mountable base including at least one coil; and an unmanned aerial device including at least one optical sensor configured at least for sensing optical image data from a vicinity of the wall-mountable unmanned aerial device mooring structure when the unmanned aerial device is positioned on the wall-mountable base, and at least one inductive charging coil configured to align with the at least one coil of the wall-mountable base for contactless charging of the unmanned aerial device, wherein at least one of the wall-mountable base or the unmanned aerial device include at least circuitry configured for controlling the unmanned aerial device to launch responsive to an application of at least one recognition criterion to the optical image data sensed from the vicinity of the wall-mountable unmanned aerial device mooring structure; and circuitry configured for causing the unmanned aerial device to perform at least one task following launch of the unmanned aerial device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22)
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18. A system comprising:
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means for mounting an unmanned aerial device on a wall; means for sensing optical image data in a vicinity of the means for mounting the unmanned aerial device, wherein the unmanned aerial device includes at least the means for sensing optical image data; means for contactless inductive charging of the unmanned aerial device via the means for mounting the unmanned aerial device, wherein at least one of the means for mounting the unmanned aerial device or the unmanned aerial device include at least means for controlling the unmanned aerial device to launch responsive to an application of at least one recognition criterion to the optical image data sensed from the vicinity of the wall-mountable unmanned aerial device mooring structure; and means for causing the unmanned aerial device to perform at least one task following launch of the unmanned aerial device.
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19. A method comprising:
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sensing optical image data from a vicinity of a wall-mountable unmanned aerial device mooring structure when the unmanned aerial device is positioned on a wall-mountable base; charging the unmanned aerial device via contactless inductive charging by the wall-mountable base; controlling the unmanned aerial device to launch responsive to an application of at least one recognition criterion to the optical image data sensed from the vicinity of the wall-mountable unmanned aerial device mooring structure; and causing the unmanned aerial device to perform at least one task following launch of the unmanned aerial device.
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20. One or more non-transitory, device readable physical media bearing a device-detectable outcome indicating an occurrence of
sensing optical image data from a vicinity of a wall-mountable unmanned aerial device mooring structure when the unmanned aerial device is positioned on a wall-mountable base; -
charging the unmanned aerial device via contactless inductive charging by the wall-mountable base; controlling the unmanned aerial device to launch responsive to an application of at least one recognition criterion to the optical image data sensed from the vicinity of the wall-mountable unmanned aerial device mooring structure; and causing the unmanned aerial device to perform at least one task following launch of the unmanned aerial device.
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