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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 10, 2016
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Jui-Hsin Lai, White Plains, NY (US);

Yu Ma, White Plains, NY (US);

Conglei Shi, White Plains, NY (US);

Yinglong Xia, Rye Brook, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/18 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/18 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); G05D 1/0011 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for painting a structure. The system comprises: a computer vision processing system configured to obtain images of a target structure and generate first instructions signals for real time communication to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a paint fluid dispensing system provided thereon; a control device at the UAV responsive to received the first instruction signals for controlling real time navigating of the UAV to a location at the target structure; and the computer vision processing system configured to generate second instruction signals for real time communication to the UAV, wherein the control device at the UAV is configured to automatically actuate the paint fluid dispensing system to apply a paint fluid at the location on the target structure in response, the received second instruction signals configuring the UAV to render a desired visual image on the target structure.


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