US 12,298,110 B2
Method and apparatus for overexposing images captured by drones
Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Henderson, NV (US); and Lukas Robinson, York, CA (US)
Assigned to AI Incorporated, Toronto (CA)
Filed by Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Henderson, NV (US); and Lukas Robinson, York, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/423,468.
Application 18/423,468 is a continuation of application No. 17/400,876, filed on Aug. 12, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/400,876 is a continuation of application No. 15/930,808, filed on May 13, 2020, granted, now 11,153,503, issued on Oct. 19, 2021.
Application 15/930,808 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/963,710, filed on Apr. 26, 2018, granted, now 10,690,457, issued on Jun. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/986,946, filed on Mar. 9, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/952,384, filed on Dec. 22, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/952,376, filed on Dec. 22, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/942,237, filed on Dec. 2, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/933,882, filed on Nov. 11, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/914,190, filed on Oct. 11, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0284053 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. G06T 7/70 (2017.01); F41H 13/00 (2006.01); G05D 3/10 (2006.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01)
CPC F41H 13/0087 (2013.01) [G05D 3/10 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for operating an autonomous robot, comprising:
capturing, with a first sensor disposed on the robot, data of an environment of the robot;
generating, with the processor, a map of the environment based on at least the data of the environment;
localizing, with the processor, the robot within the environment;
capturing, with a second sensor disposed on the robot, data of a floor surface;
determining, with the processor, a floor type of areas of the environment based on the data of the floor surface;
determining, with the processor, settings of the robot based on at least the floor type of the floor surface, wherein the settings comprise at least an elevation of each of at least one component of the robot from the floor surface; and
wherein:
the robot comprises:
a chassis;
a set of wheels coupled to the chassis;
a plurality of sensors; and
a processor; and
an application of a smartphone is paired with the robot.