US 11,867,599 B2
Apparatus and methods for controlling attention of a robot
Philip Meier, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed on May 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/749,863.
Application 17/749,863 is a continuation of application No. 16/743,095, filed on Jan. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,360,003.
Application 16/743,095 is a continuation of application No. 16/231,762, filed on Dec. 24, 2018, granted, now 10,545,074, issued on Jan. 28, 2020.
Application 16/231,762 is a continuation of application No. 15/852,821, filed on Dec. 22, 2017, granted, now 10,213,921, issued on Feb. 26, 2019.
Application 15/852,821 is a continuation of application No. 15/269,761, filed on Sep. 19, 2016, granted, now 9,868,208, issued on Jan. 16, 2018.
Application 15/269,761 is a continuation of application No. 14/625,464, filed on Feb. 18, 2015, granted, now 9,446,515, issued on Sep. 20, 2016.
Application 14/625,464 is a continuation of application No. 13/601,721, filed on Aug. 31, 2012, granted, now 9,186,793, issued on Nov. 17, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0283060 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G01N 1/22 (2006.01); G05B 19/42 (2006.01); B60K 11/02 (2006.01); F01P 3/20 (2006.01); G01N 1/44 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); F01P 7/16 (2006.01); F01P 11/16 (2006.01); G01N 30/72 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 1/2273 (2013.01) [B25J 9/163 (2013.01); B25J 9/1656 (2013.01); B25J 9/1694 (2013.01); B60K 11/02 (2013.01); F01P 3/20 (2013.01); G01N 1/44 (2013.01); G01N 33/0016 (2013.01); G05B 19/42 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/432 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/433 (2013.01); F01P 7/16 (2013.01); F01P 11/16 (2013.01); G01N 30/72 (2013.01); G01N 33/0047 (2013.01); G01N 2001/2288 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00475 (2013.01); G05B 2219/31048 (2013.01); G05B 2219/36447 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40103 (2013.01); Y02P 90/02 (2015.11)] 20 Claims
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1. An automated control system comprising:
a cloud-based repository; and
an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
a sensor;
a receiver; and
a memory comprising task association data including one or more tasks for execution by the UAV; and
an input device comprising a tagging block configured to:
select an object of interest with the tagging block;
send a tag, from the tagging block, regarding the object of interest to the UAV, via the receiver;
connect to the cloud-based repository to save, load, update, and/or perform operations within the cloud-based repository; and
store images on the cloud-based repository so that the images stored may be downloaded by one or more other devices;
wherein the object of interest is located within a visual field of the UAV;
wherein the sensor processes data within the visual field;
wherein a task is selected from the task association data and the UAV is controlled to execute the task with respect to the object of interest; and
wherein the task is a command that the UAV follows the object of interest selected with the tagging block.