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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Donald F. Wilkins, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/00 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); A01M 27/00 (2006.01); A01M 31/00 (2006.01); G06T 3/40 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 47/08 (2013.01); A01M 27/00 (2013.01); A01M 31/002 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G06T 1/0007 (2013.01); G06T 3/4053 (2013.01); H04N 5/2251 (2013.01); H04N 5/2252 (2013.01); H04N 5/23232 (2013.01); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01); B64C 2201/127 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10032 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein is a mobile apparatus for capturing images that includes a body, a propulsion device coupled to the body and actuatable to propel the body in response to a motion control command. The mobile apparatus also includes a low-resolution camera coupled to the body and configured to capture a plurality of low-resolution images. Further, the mobile apparatus includes a transceiver coupled to the body. The transceiver is configured to wirelessly receive the motion control command and wirelessly transmit the plurality of low-resolution images.