US 12,078,912 B2
Direction adjustable drone accessory
Tim Valio, Kautokeino (NO); and Tor Erik Somby, Kautokeino (NO)
Assigned to Tundra Drone AS, Kautokeino (NO)
Appl. No. 17/756,521
Filed by Tundra Drone AS, Kautokeino (NO)
PCT Filed Nov. 20, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/082816
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 26, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/105013, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 3, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20191417 (NO), filed on Nov. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0411100 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. G03B 15/03 (2021.01); B64D 47/04 (2006.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/61 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01)
CPC G03B 15/03 (2013.01) [B64D 47/04 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/61 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drone accessory adapted to be removably attached to a drone comprising a directional-adjustable camera, the drone accessory comprising at least one camera, a directional-adjustable device and a processor in communication with the at least one camera and the directional-adjustable device, wherein
the at least one camera being configured to capturing images of the directional-adjustable camera of the drone and transmitting the images to the processor, and
the processor being configured to, in response to receiving the images of the directional-adjustable camera of the drone, determining a viewing direction of the directional-adjustable camera of the drone, and directing the directional-adjustable device in the determined viewing direction.