Using aerial imaging to provide supplemental information about a location
First Claim
1. A method, implemented by one or more computing devices, comprising:
- receiving, by the one or more computing devices, an alert indicating a condition or event associated with a user device, the alert identifying a location of the user device;
identifying a particular aerial imaging device, from a plurality of aerial imaging devices, as an aerial imaging device that is capable of capturing an aerial image associated with the location of the user device;
requesting, by the one or more computing devices and from the particular aerial imaging device, the aerial image associated with the location of the user device;
receiving, by the one or more computing devices, the requested aerial image; and
responding, by the one or more computing devices, to the alert based on the received image.
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Abstract
Aerial images, such as images from satellites or other aerial imaging devices, may be used to assist in responding to the occurrence of events (such as vehicle accidents or other emergency events) or conditions. In one implementation, an alert may be received indicating a condition or event associated with a user device. In response, an aerial image associated with the location of the user device may be requested. The alert may be responded to based on the received image. Aerial imaging may also provide views of the road ahead of a driver that terrain, topography, or darkness may otherwise impede. Image recognition may provide analysis of a hazard, condition, or occurrence at a scene that the aerial imaging system has captured and transmitted in response to a request.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, implemented by one or more computing devices, comprising:
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receiving, by the one or more computing devices, an alert indicating a condition or event associated with a user device, the alert identifying a location of the user device; identifying a particular aerial imaging device, from a plurality of aerial imaging devices, as an aerial imaging device that is capable of capturing an aerial image associated with the location of the user device; requesting, by the one or more computing devices and from the particular aerial imaging device, the aerial image associated with the location of the user device; receiving, by the one or more computing devices, the requested aerial image; and responding, by the one or more computing devices, to the alert based on the received image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 19)
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9. A server device including:
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a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing program instructions; and one or more processors to execute the program instructions to; receive an alert indicating a condition or event associated with a user device, the alert identifying a location of the user device; identify a particular aerial imaging device, from a plurality of aerial imaging devices, as an aerial imaging device that is capable of capturing an aerial image associated with the location of the user device; request, from the particular aerial imaging device, the aerial image associated with the location of the user device; receive the requested aerial image; and respond to the alert based on the received image. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 20)
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14. A device comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing program instructions; and one or more processors to execute the program instructions to; receive, from a vehicle telematics device associated with a vehicle, an indication of a request for emergency assistance associated with the vehicle and a location of the vehicle; identify, based on the location of the vehicle, an aerial imaging device, from among a plurality of potential aerial imaging devices, capable of capturing an image of an area associated with the location; request, from the identified aerial imaging device, an aerial image associated with the location; receive the requested aerial image; and output the received aerial image to an emergency response entity. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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