公开(公告)号：US09262929B1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-16

申请号：US14274694

申请日：2014-05-10

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Nick Roy ,  Leila Takayama ,  Mathias Samuel Fleck ,  Roger William Graves

IPC: G01C23/00 ,  G08G5/00

CPC classification number: G08G5/0034 ,  G06Q10/047 ,  G08G5/0026 ,  G08G5/006 ,  G08G5/0069

Abstract: Embodiments described herein may help to automatically create flight plans that incorporate information regarding a number of different societal considerations. An illustrative computer-implemented method may involve receiving societal-consideration data for a plurality of geographic areas over which unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are deployable. For a given geographic area from the plurality of geographic areas, the societal-consideration data may include one or more land-use indications for the geographic area that are indicative of a type of land use in the geographic area. The method may also involve, for each of one or more of the plurality of geographic areas: applying a cost function to the one or more land-use indications for the geographic area to determine a societal-consideration cost of UAV flight over the geographic area; and sending an indication of the determined societal-consideration cost to a computer-based flight planner.

Abstract translation: 本文描述的实施例可以有助于自动创建包含关于多个不同社会考虑事项的信息的飞行计划。 示例性的计算机实现的方法可以涉及接收用于无人机（UAV）可部署的多个地理区域的社会考虑数据。 对于来自多个地理区域的给定地理区域，社会考虑数据可以包括指示地理区域中的土地利用类型的地理区域的一个或多个土地利用指示。 所述方法还可以涉及对于所述多个地理区域中的一个或多个地区中的每一个：对所述地理区域的所述一个或多个土地利用指示应用成本函数，以确定所述地理区域上的无人机飞行的社会考虑成本 ; 并将确定的社会考虑成本的指示发送给基于计算机的飞行计划员。

公开(公告)号：US20170011215A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-12

申请号：US14794170

申请日：2015-07-08

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin D. Poiesz ,  Andrew Abramson ,  Roger William Graves

IPC: G06F21/52 ,  G06F9/46

CPC classification number: G06F21/52 ,  G06F9/468 ,  G06F21/6209 ,  G06F2221/033

Abstract: Examples described may relate to methods and systems for controlling permission requests for applications running on a computing device to access resources provided by the computing device. A computing device may maintain in memory for a given application responses to permission requests. The computing device may receive responses to a first permission request that includes two selectable options to either allow or deny access to a particular resource. The computing device may determine whether a number of the responses to the first request that indicate to deny access exceeds a predefined threshold. If the number exceeds the threshold, the computing device may provide, at a run-time of the application subsequent to presentation of the first request, and based on the application attempting to access the resource, a modified permission request that includes, in addition to the two selectable options, a selectable option to prevent requesting permission to access the resource.

Abstract translation: 所描述的示例可以涉及用于控制在计算设备上运行的应用程序的许可请求以访问由计算设备提供的资源的方法和系统。 计算设备可以在存储器中维持给定应用对许可请求的响应。 计算设备可以接收对包括两个可选择选项的第一许可请求的响应，以允许或拒绝对特定资源的访问。 计算设备可以确定指示拒绝访问的对第一请求的响应的数量是否超过预定义的阈值。 如果数量超过阈值，则计算设备可以在呈现第一请求之后的应用的运行时，并且基于尝试访问资源的应用，提供修改的许可请求，该修改的许可请求除了 两个可选择的选项，一个可选择的选项，以防止请求访问资源的权限。

公开(公告)号：US09836596B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-05

申请号：US14794170

申请日：2015-07-08

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin D. Poiesz ,  Andrew Abramson ,  Roger William Graves

IPC: G06F21/00 ,  G06F21/52 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F21/62

CPC classification number: G06F21/52 ,  G06F9/468 ,  G06F21/6209 ,  G06F2221/033

Abstract: Examples described may relate to methods and systems for controlling permission requests for applications running on a computing device to access resources provided by the computing device. A computing device may maintain in memory for a given application responses to permission requests. The computing device may receive responses to a first permission request that includes two selectable options to either allow or deny access to a particular resource. The computing device may determine whether a number of the responses to the first request that indicate to deny access exceeds a predefined threshold. If the number exceeds the threshold, the computing device may provide, at a run-time of the application subsequent to presentation of the first request, and based on the application attempting to access the resource, a modified permission request that includes, in addition to the two selectable options, a selectable option to prevent requesting permission to access the resource.

公开(公告)号：US09493238B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-15

申请号：US15077571

申请日：2016-03-22

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Leila Takayama ,  Matthew Ball ,  Joanna Cohen ,  Roger William Graves ,  Mathias Samuel Fleck ,  Andrew Lambert ,  James Ryan Burgess ,  Paul Richard Komarek ,  Trevor Shannon

IPC: B64D1/02 ,  B64D47/06 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64D1/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64D1/12 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64D47/06

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed that includes a retractable payload delivery system. The payload delivery system can lower a payload to the ground using an assembly that secures the payload during descent and releases the payload upon reaching the ground. The assembly can also include a bystander communication module for generating cues for bystander perception. While the assembly securing the payload is being lowered from the UAV, the bystander communication module can generate an avoidance cue indicating that bystanders should avoid interference with the assembly. The assembly also includes sensors that generate data used, at least in part, to determine when the descending assembly is at or near the ground, at which point the assembly releases the payload. The bystander communication module can then cease the avoidance cue and the UAV can retract the assembly.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种包括可伸缩有效载荷传送系统的无人驾驶飞行器（UAV）。 有效载荷传送系统可以使用在下降期间固定有效载荷并在到达地面时释放有效负载的组件将有效载荷降低到地面。 组件还可以包括旁路通信模块，用于产生旁观者感知的线索。 当固定有效载荷的组件正在从UAV降低时，旁路通信模块可以产生避免提示，指示旁观者应避免干扰组件。 组件还包括生成数据的传感器，至少部分地用于确定下降组件何时位于或接近地面，在该点组装件释放有效载荷。 旁观者通信模块可以停止回避提示，并且UAV可以收回组件。

公开(公告)号：US20160236778A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-18

申请号：US15077571

申请日：2016-03-22

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Leila Takayama ,  Matthew Ball ,  Joanna Cohen ,  Roger William Graves ,  Mathias Samuel Fleck ,  Andrew Lambert ,  James Ryan Burgess ,  Paul Richard Komarek ,  Trevor Shannon

IPC: B64D1/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/06

CPC classification number: B64D1/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64D1/12 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64D47/06

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed that includes a retractable payload delivery system. The payload delivery system can lower a payload to the ground using an assembly that secures the payload during descent and releases the payload upon reaching the ground. The assembly can also include a bystander communication module for generating cues for bystander perception. While the assembly securing the payload is being lowered from the UAV, the bystander communication module can generate an avoidance cue indicating that bystanders should avoid interference with the assembly. The assembly also includes sensors that generate data used, at least in part, to determine when the descending assembly is at or near the ground, at which point the assembly releases the payload. The bystander communication module can then cease the avoidance cue and the UAV can retract the assembly.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种包括可伸缩有效载荷传送系统的无人驾驶飞行器（UAV）。 有效载荷传送系统可以使用在下降期间固定有效载荷并在到达地面时释放有效负载的组件将有效载荷降低到地面。 组件还可以包括旁路通信模块，用于产生旁观者感知的线索。 当固定有效载荷的组件正在从UAV降低时，旁路通信模块可以产生避免提示，指示旁观者应避免干扰组件。 组件还包括生成数据的传感器，至少部分地用于确定下降组件何时位于或接近地面，在该点组装件释放有效载荷。 旁观者通信模块可以停止回避提示，并且UAV可以收回组件。

公开(公告)号：US20180039775A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-08

申请号：US15787197

申请日：2017-10-18

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin D. Poiesz ,  Andrew Abramson ,  Roger William Graves

IPC: G06F21/52 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F21/62

CPC classification number: G06F21/52 ,  G06F9/468 ,  G06F21/6209 ,  G06F2221/033

Abstract: Examples described may relate to methods and systems for controlling permission requests for applications running on a computing device to access resources provided by the computing device. A computing device may maintain in memory for a given application responses to permission requests. The computing device may receive responses to a first permission request that includes two selectable options to either allow or deny access to a particular resource. The computing device may determine whether a number of the responses to the first request that indicate to deny access exceeds a predefined threshold. If the number exceeds the threshold, the computing device may provide, at a run-time of the application subsequent to presentation of the first request, and based on the application attempting to access the resource, a modified permission request that includes, in addition to the two selectable options, a selectable option to prevent requesting permission to access the resource.

公开(公告)号：US09321531B1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-26

申请号：US14325994

申请日：2014-07-08

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Leila Takayama ,  Matthew Ball ,  Joanna Cohen ,  Roger William Graves ,  Mathias Samuel Fleck ,  Andrew Lambert ,  James Ryan Burgess ,  Paul Richard Komarek ,  Trevor Shannon

IPC: B64D1/12

CPC classification number: B64D1/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64D1/12 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64D47/06

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed that includes a retractable payload delivery system. The payload delivery system can lower a payload to the ground using an assembly that secures the payload during descent and releases the payload upon reaching the ground. The assembly can also include a bystander communication module for generating cues for bystander perception. While the assembly securing the payload is being lowered from the UAV, the bystander communication module can generate an avoidance cue indicating that bystanders should avoid interference with the assembly. The assembly also includes sensors that generate data used, at least in part, to determine when the descending assembly is at or near the ground, at which point the assembly releases the payload. The bystander communication module can then cease the avoidance cue and the UAV can retract the assembly.