US 12,062,107 B2
Social distancing methods and devices
William Hart, Aptos, CA (US); Edmond A. DeFrank, Northridge, CA (US); Antonio DeFrank, Northridge (CA); Nicolas DeFrank, Northridge, CA (US); and Allen Mark Jones, Imperial Beach, CA (US)
Filed by William Hart, Aptos, CA (US); Edmond A. DeFrank, Northridge, CA (US); Antonio DeFrank, Northridge (CA); Nicolas DeFrank, Northridge, CA (US); and Allen Mark Jones, Imperial Beach, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/227,961.
Application 18/227,961 is a continuation of application No. 17/887,449, filed on Aug. 13, 2022, granted, now 11,715,168.
Application 17/887,449 is a continuation of application No. 17/232,133, filed on Apr. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,414,189, issued on Aug. 16, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/010,650, filed on Apr. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0385972 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 50/26 (2024.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06V 40/70 (2022.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01); H04W 4/90 (2018.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 80/60 (2023.01); B64U 101/00 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 50/265 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0055 (2013.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06V 40/70 (2022.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.02); H04W 4/90 (2018.02); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 80/60 (2023.01); B64U 2101/00 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
an aerial drone wirelessly coupled to an application operating on an electronic device of a user;
a plurality of solar cell panels coupled to at least one rechargeable battery of the aerial drone and configured to use solar energy to recharge the at least one rechargeable battery;
a navigation guidance device coupled to the aerial drone and the application and configured to navigate the aerial drone to a predetermined location while avoiding colliding with objects;
a Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) detection device coupled to the aerial drone and configured to capture LIDAR data comprised of three-dimensional images of terrain, structures, living objects, stationary objects, and moving objects while the aerial drone is navigating to the predetermined location;
at least one sensor coupled to the aerial drone and configured to detect and measure atmospheric components while the aerial drone is navigating to the predetermined location; and
wherein the application is configured to determine hazards associated with the LIDAR data and the atmospheric components and alert the user of the hazards.