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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2025
Applicant:
Ikorongo Technology, Llc, Swansboro, NC (US);
Inventor:
Hugh Blake Svendsen, Swansboro, NC (US);
Assignee:
Ikorongo Technology, LLC, Swansboro, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); G05D 1/686 (2024.01); G06Q 10/40 (2026.01); G06V 10/94 (2022.01); G06V 20/13 (2022.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G06V 20/30 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01); H04N 23/661 (2023.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); G05D 105/30 (2024.01); G05D 109/20 (2024.01); G05D 111/10 (2024.01); G05D 111/30 (2024.01); H04N 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 40/172 (2022.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); G05D 1/686 (2024.01); G06Q 10/40 (2026.01); G06V 10/95 (2022.01); G06V 20/13 (2022.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G06V 20/30 (2022.01); G06V 40/161 (2022.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01); H04N 23/661 (2023.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); G05D 2105/30 (2024.01); G05D 2109/20 (2024.01); G05D 2111/10 (2024.01); G05D 2111/32 (2024.01);
Abstract
One method of using a computer-implemented method of operating a drone device comprises receiving capture instructions identifying one or more subject faces found in a collection of images stored at a user device; positioning the drone device based on priorities assigned to the one or more subject faces; and capturing an image including the one or more subject faces identified in the capture instructions.