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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2015
Ent. Services Development Corporation Lp, Houston, TX (US);
Chandra H. Kamalakantha, Plano, TX (US);
Parag Doshi, Marietta, GA (US);
ENT. SERVICES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LP, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Examples disclosed herein relate to control of a drone. In one example, aerial movement of the drone is controlled. In the example, it is determined, based on a plurality of devices, whether the drone is within a line-of-sight with at least a respective one of a plurality of humans within a physical proximity to a respective one of a the devices. In the example, the devices are used by the drone to track the humans. In the example, when the drone is determined to lack the line-of-sight, aerial movement of the drone is controlled to move the drone to become within the line-of-sight.