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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:
Feb. 16, 2021

Filed:

Mar. 16, 2020
Applicant:

Drone Control Llc, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Inventor:

David Allan Jones, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Assignee:

Drone Control LLC, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/10 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/12 (2006.01); A63B 6/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); A63B 69/00 (2006.01); A63B 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23203 (2013.01); A63B 6/02 (2013.01); A63B 69/0048 (2013.01); A63B 71/0622 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); G02B 27/0093 (2013.01); G02B 27/017 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/12 (2013.01); G06F 3/012 (2013.01); H04N 5/23216 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); A63B 29/02 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0666 (2013.01); A63B 2220/13 (2013.01); A63B 2220/20 (2013.01); A63B 2220/44 (2013.01); A63B 2220/805 (2013.01); A63B 2220/806 (2013.01); A63B 2225/50 (2013.01); B64C 2201/127 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0187 (2013.01);
Abstract

Videography of surfaces and improved positional control of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are disclosed. Embodiments include defining a plane relative a vertical or semi-vertical surface. Linearly scanning along a line parallel to the plane. The plane being defined by three non-colinear points. The linear scanning along the plane is defined by a defined distance from the plane to the surface. The scanning including distance sensor scanning. The distance sensor scanning creating a model of the surface. The distance sensor scanning can include sound-based or light-based distance measurement scanning. The surveillance scanning can further include capture of imagery of the surface along the linear scanning along the plane.


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