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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
ALi Hassani, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Alexandra Taylor, Harbor Springs, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G06Q 40/08 (2012.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/0133 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G06Q 40/08 (2013.01); G08G 1/012 (2013.01); B64C 2201/127 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for providing drone oversight at a location having high potential for a collision event. The method may include recruiting one or more drones to provide oversight at a location having high potential for a collision event, and dispatching the drones to the location. One or more servers may request from the drones buffers of sensory data corresponding to the location. In response, the servers may receive from the drones the buffers of sensory data. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed and claimed herein.