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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2005
William Kress Bodin, Austin, TX (US);
Jesse Redman, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Derral Charles Thorson, Austin, TX (US);
William Kress Bodin, Austin, TX (US);
Jesse Redman, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Derral Charles Thorson, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and products for navigating a UAV having an on-board digital camera are provided. Embodiments include identifying a geographic area not captured by the digital camera while the UAV is flying in a current flying pattern, and modifying the current flying pattern to capture an image of the identified geographic area. Identifying a geographic area not captured by the digital camera while the UAV is flying in a current flying pattern may be carried out by determining an area captured by the onboard camera, extrapolating the area captured by the onboard camera along the flying pattern to determine a perimeter of uncaptured geographic area, and determining the area of the uncaptured geographic area in dependence upon the perimeter.