US 12,344,409 B2
Fully autonomous drone flights
Mathias Andreas Hintermann, Playa Vista, CA (US); Justin Huang, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Russell Douglas Patton, Playa Vista, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/981,807.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/335,429, filed on Apr. 27, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0350431 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B64U 30/20 (2023.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01)
CPC B64U 30/20 (2023.01) [G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G06V 40/107 (2022.01); G06V 40/172 (2022.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus of an autonomous drone comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, configure the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
capturing an image using a first image capturing device of the autonomous drone;
processing the image to identify a face of a user;
taking off from a hand of the user;
capturing a second image using a second image capturing device, the second image capturing device being directed downward;
processing the second image to identify the hand;
navigating in accordance with a flight plan; and
navigating the autonomous drone to land on the hand.