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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Here Global B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Frank Kozak, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
HERE GLOBAL, B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G06K 9/00369 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); B64C 2201/123 (2013.01); B64C 2201/127 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to collect additional location-related data. In the context of a method, for example, an entity in motion is identified and a drone is caused to accompany the entity that has been identified and to collect the location-related data while accompanying the entity. After having collected at least some location-related data, the method includes causing the drone to discontinue accompanying of the entity and to travel toward a destination.