Facilitating multimedia information delivery through a UAV network

• US 9,826,256 B2
• Filed: 11/02/2016
• Issued: 11/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wellen Sham
• Original Assignee: Wellen Sham
• Inventors: Sham, Wellen
• Primary Examiner(s): Alcon, Fernando
• Application Number:
  US15/341,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20170195694A1
• Time in Patent Office: 384 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/02 characterised by special use
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/20 for use as communications relays, e.g. high-altitude platforms
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0265 Vehicular advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/13 Satellite images
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/17 taken from planes or by drones
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/593 Recognising seat occupancy
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18504 Aircraft used as relay or high altitude atmospheric platform
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/214 Specialised server platform, e.g. server located in an airplane, hotel, hospital arrangements specially adapted for local area broadcast systems H04H20/61
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41422 located in transportation means, e.g. personal vehicle arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72

Abstract

Embodiments are provided for deliver multimedia information to a transportation apparatus through a UAV network. After the transportation apparatus enters an area, one or more UAVs may be configured to capture one or more images of an interior of the transportation apparatus. Geographical location of the transportation apparatus can be obtained. Image analysis may be employed to analyze the images to obtain passenger. Based on the geographical information regarding the transportation apparatus, and passenger, specific multimedia information can be determined for presentation to the passenger(s) in the transportation apparatus. The determined multimedia information may include media contents of interest to the passenger(s) and available in the geographical location the transportation apparatus is currently traveling in. The determined multimedia information can be transmitted to transportation apparatus for presentation to the passenger.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating targeted delivery of multimedia information to a transportation apparatus via an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) network, the method being implemented in one or more of a processor configured to execute programmed components, the method comprising:

receiving, via the UAV network, one or more images of the transportation apparatus captured by a UAV;

obtaining information related to the transportation apparatus in response to receiving the images of the transportation apparatus;

analyzing the one or more images to obtain passenger information related to one or more passengers in the transportation apparatus;

processing the passenger information and one or more images to obtain position information regarding positions of the one or more passengers within the transportation apparatus;

determining multimedia information for presentation to the one or more passengers based on the information related to transportation apparatus and the position information; and

transmitting the multimedia information to the transportation apparatus for presentation.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the transportation apparatus includes a vehicle.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the passenger information includes gender of each passenger in the transportation apparatus, age group of each passenger in the transportation apparatus and identity of each passenger in the transportation apparatus.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia information determined to be presented to the one or more passengers include an interactive TV channel guide and/or an on-demand entertainment guide.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia information determined to be presented to the one or more passengers include a video clip, an audio clip, and a video game.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia information is presented to the one or more passengers through audio and/or video within the transportation apparatus.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining one or more items for presentation to the one or more passengers based on the geographical information of the transportation apparatus and the passenger information comprises:

determining a specific display device within the transportation apparatus for presentation of the one or more items based on the information related to transportation apparatus and the passenger information.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the multimedia information for presentation to the one or more passengers based on the geographical information of the transportation apparatus and the passenger information comprises:

determining which whether a set of multimedia contents is available for viewing in a geographical area indicated by the geographical information of the transportation apparatus and whether the a set of multimedia contents is of interest to the one or more passengers.

9. A system for facilitating targeted delivery of multimedia information to a transportation apparatus via an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) network, the system comprising one or more of a processor configured by machine-readable instructions to perform:

receiving, via the UAV network, one or more images of the transportation apparatus captured by a UAV;

obtaining information related to the transportation apparatus in response to receiving the images of the transportation apparatus;

analyzing the one or more images to obtain passenger information related to one or more passengers in the transportation apparatus;

processing the passenger information and one or more images to obtain position information regarding positions of the one or more passengers within the transportation apparatus;

determining multimedia information for presentation to the one or more passengers based on the information related to transportation apparatus and the position information; and

transmitting the multimedia information to the transportation apparatus for presentation.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the transportation apparatus includes a vehicle.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the passenger information includes gender of each passenger in the transportation apparatus, age group of each passenger in the transportation apparatus and identity of each passenger in the transportation apparatus.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the multimedia information determined to be presented to the one or more passengers include an interactive TV channel guide and/or an on-demand entertainment guide.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the multimedia information determined to be presented to the one or more passengers include a video clip, an audio clip, and a video game.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the multimedia information is presented to the one or more passengers through audio and/or video within the transportation apparatus.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein determining one or more items for presentation to the one or more passengers based on the geographical information of the transportation apparatus and the passenger information comprises:

determining a specific display device within the transportation apparatus for presentation of the one or more items based on the information related to transportation apparatus and the passenger information.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein determining the multimedia information for presentation to the one or more passengers based on the geographical information of the transportation apparatus and the passenger information comprises:

determining which whether a set of multimedia contents is available for viewing in a geographical area indicated by the geographical information of the transportation apparatus and whether the a set of multimedia contents is of interest to the one or more passengers.