Unmanned aerial vehicle privacy controls

US10762795B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Skydio, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Dana Livonia Contreras · San Francisco, US
• Lucas Palage Doyle · San Francisco, US
• Justin Eugene Kuehn · San Francisco, US
• Volkan Gurel · San Francisco, US
• Eric Johnson · Mill Valley, US
• Edward Dale Steakley · Cupertino, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 31, 2016
• Grant date: Sep 1, 2020
• Expiry date: Mar 31, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/021
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Disclosed in this specification are methods, systems and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on non-transitory computer storage media for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight operation and privacy controls. Based on geofence types, and UAV distance from a geofence, sensors and other devices connected to a UAV are conditionally operational. Image data collected during a UAV flight may be obfuscated by the UAV while in flight, or via a post-flight process using log data generated by the UAV.