US 12,276,978 B2
User interaction paradigms for a flying digital assistant
Abraham Galton Bachrach, Emerald Hills, CA (US); Adam Parker Bry, Redwood City, CA (US); and Matthew Joseph Donahoe, Redwood City, CA (US)
Assigned to Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by Skydio, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/162,156.
Application 16/581,020 is a division of application No. 15/791,230, filed on Oct. 23, 2017, granted, now 10,466,695, issued on Nov. 5, 2019.
Application 18/162,156 is a continuation of application No. 17/826,301, filed on May 27, 2022, granted, now 11,644,832.
Application 17/826,301 is a continuation of application No. 17/063,664, filed on Oct. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,347,217, issued on May 31, 2022.
Application 17/063,664 is a continuation of application No. 16/581,020, filed on Sep. 24, 2019, granted, now 10,795,353, issued on Oct. 6, 2020.
Application 15/791,230 is a continuation of application No. 14/689,008, filed on Apr. 16, 2015, granted, now 9,798,322, issued on Oct. 24, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/140,413, filed on Mar. 30, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/014,650, filed on Jun. 19, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0280746 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/00 (2006.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); H04N 5/00 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01)
CPC G05D 1/0038 (2013.01) [B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); G05D 1/0044 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G06F 3/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); H04N 5/00 (2013.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01); G06F 2203/04808 (2013.01); H04N 21/4307 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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10. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to capture aerial video of multiple subjects in a physical environment, the UAV comprising:
an image capture device configured to capture video of a physical environment;
a network communication interface including radio frequency (RF) circuitry, the network communication interface configured for communication with one or more distributed electronic devices; and
receive, via the network interface, first audio of the physical environment captured by a first microphone of a first distributed electronic device; and
synchronize the video of the physical environment captured by the image capture device with the first audio of the physical environment captured by the first microphone of the first distributed electronic device.