Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Response to the applicant’s arguments
The previous rejection is withdrawn. Applicant’s amendments are entered. Applicant’s remarks are also entered into the record. A new search was made necessitated by the applicant’s amendments.
A new reference was found. A new rejection is made herein.
Applicant’s arguments are now moot in view of the new rejection of the claims.
Claims 1 and 16 are amended to recite and SZ DJI teaches “...when switching from the at least one power feeding device which wirelessly feeds power to the flight vehicle to another power feeding device of the plurality of
power feeding devices is required
while the flight vehicle is flying along a flight path.
the control unit controls the at least one power feeding device and the another power feeding device among the plurality of power feeding devices such that wireless power (See FIG 1-2 where the drone can be flown to the first second or third different charging station and then controlled with the tablet to activate and commerce the charge or to move to the second or third different charging station in FIG. 1-10 for charging the vehicle; In an embodiment of the invention, the control module is configured to control at least one of a current intensity and a centroid position of the electromagnet. It should be noted that the control module controls the current intensity of the electromagnet to change the intensity of the magnetic field generated by the electromagnet, thereby adjusting the levitation height of the UAV; and by controlling the position of the centroid, the offset between the center of mass and the center of rotation can be indirectly controlled. The amount, in turn, achieves the control of the speed of rotation and the direction of rotation.
It should be noted that only the structure of the UAV base 20 of one embodiment is shown in FIG. 2. The UAV base 20 of other configurations will be explained when introducing the UAV system of the embodiment of the present invention.
The unmanned aerial vehicle and the unmanned aerial vehicle base of the embodiment of the present invention are respectively described above, and the unmanned aerial vehicle system 30 of the embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
Fig. 3 schematically shows a system block diagram of an unmanned aerial vehicle system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 3, an unmanned aerial vehicle system 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an unmanned aerial vehicle 10 and an unmanned aerial vehicle base 20. Optionally, an external monitoring device 40 can also be included.
The unmanned aerial vehicle 10 may include a camera 101, a wireless charging module 102, a magnetic levitation module 103, a processor 104, and a first communication module 105. The camera 101 is configured to acquire video image data; the processor 104 is coupled to the camera 101 for processing video image data acquired by the camera 101; and the first communication module 105 is coupled to the processor 104.
Optionally, the unmanned aerial vehicle 10 may further include a rechargeable battery 106 connected to the wireless charging module 102 for charging by the wireless charging module 102. In addition, the UAV 10 may further include a memory 107 for storing video image data acquired by the camera 101, and a second communication module 108 coupled to the processor 104.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the second communication module 108 can be connected to the external monitoring device 40 by wireless communication, and the external monitoring device 40 can send corresponding control commands to the second communication module 108 to implement corresponding operations, such as The UAV 10 is controlled to transmit back the acquired video image data, control the wireless charging module 102 to turn on/off the charging, and the like.)
is continuously fed to the flight vehicle from the at least one power feeding device or the another power feeding device until the switching is completed”. (see FIG. 1-10 where the UAV can be charged wirelessly by different charging stations by flying and then entering the magnetic levitation state to be charged by the charging stations and then fly through the charging station in FIG. 10 for wireless charging of the battery of the UAV)
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the present disclosure to combine the teachings of the SZ DJI with the disclosure of the primary reference to MOHAMAD with a reasonable expectation of success since SZ DJI teaches that in FIG. 1-10 different wireless charging stations can be provided where the drone can levitate near the wireless charging station and then a tablet can turn on the charging. Then the drone can move to a second charging station like in FIG. 10 where it flies through the charging station and then activated a second time by the table to charge the battery an additional amount. This can provide an improved configuration where the drone does not have to land to be charged. See FIG. 1-10 and paragraph 1-31 and claims 1-2 of SZ DJI.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA ) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
The factual inquiries for establishing a background for determining obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103 are summarized as follows:
1. Determining the scope and contents of the prior art.
2. Ascertaining the differences between the prior art and the claims at issue.
3. Resolving the level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art.
4. Considering objective evidence present in the application indicating obviousness or nonobviousness.
This application currently names joint inventors. In considering patentability of the claims the examiner presumes that the subject matter of the various claims was commonly owned as of the effective filing date of the claimed invention(s) absent any evidence to the contrary. Applicant is advised of the obligation under 37 CFR 1.56 to point out the inventor and effective filing dates of each claim that was not commonly owned as of the effective filing date of the later invention in order for the examiner to consider the applicability of 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(2)(C) for any potential 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) prior art against the later invention.
Claims 1 and 16 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. sec. 103 as being unpatentable as obvious in view of United States Patent Application Pub. NO.: US20200174052A1 to Homma and in view of International Patent Application Pub. NO.: WO2019084796A1 to SZ DJI Technology filed in 2017 (hereinafter “SZ DJI”).
In regard to claim 1, and 16, Homma discloses “...1. (Currently Amended) A power feed management device comprising: (see paragraph 1)
an installation geographic location information storage unit which (see paragraph 179-184 and where the drone is then directed to be over the power station in FIG. 9)
stores geographic location information of a ground-based installation (see paragraph 92-96 where the drone can scan a 2d map to determine where the power generating device is located and then the drone is position over the top of the power generating device to receive the beam of energy to charge the drone) (see paragraph 179-184 and where the drone is then directed to be over the power station in FIG. 9)
a geographic location of each of a
plurality of power feeding devices, each of which has a function of wirelessly feeding (see paragraph 117-121 where the drone can receive a pilot signal from each of the power transmitting device to link up and then commence the power transfer and see paragraph 92-96 where the drone can scan a 2d map to determine where the power generating device is located and then the drone is position over the top of the power generating device to receive the beam of energy to charge the drone) (see paragraph 179-184 and where the drone is then directed to be over the power station in FIG. 9)
power from the ground-based installation to a flight vehicle while in flight by (see paragraph 103-114)
irradiating from the ground-based installation. with a beam, a power generation panel (see paragraph 103-124)
mounted on the flight vehicle while in flight;
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an information acquisition unit which is configured to acquire[[s]] flight
position information indicating a flight position of the flight vehicle in flight; and (see paragraph 179-184)
a control unit which is configured to control[[s]] at least one power feeding
device among the plurality of power feeding devices, such that the flight vehicle is (see figure 9 where the drone is controlled in its flight path to move over the power transmitting device and then it receives a pilot signal and then a power transfer of the power wirelessly to the drone is provided)
wirelessly fed with power from the at least one power feeding device while the flight
vehicle is flying, based on the flight position information and the geographic location
information of the ground-based installation wherein(see paragraph 90-103 where the drone is controlled to hover at the location where the power device is located and see figure 9 where the drone is controlled in its flight path to move over the power transmitting device and then it receives a pilot signal and then a power transfer of the power wirelessly to the drone is provided) (see paragraph 179-184 and where the drone is then directed to be over the power station in FIG. 9)
the beam is one of a laser beam. a millimeter wave beam. or a microwave beam”. (see paragraph 12)
Claims 1 and 16 are amended to recite and SZ DJI teaches “...when switching from the at least one power feeding device which wirelessly feeds power to the flight vehicle to another power feeding device of the plurality of
power feeding devices is required
while the flight vehicle is flying along a flight path.
the control unit controls the at least one power feeding device and the another power feeding device among the plurality of power feeding devices such that wireless power (See FIG 1-2 where the drone can be flown to the first second or third different charging station and then controlled with the tablet to activate and commerce the charge or to move to the second or third different charging station in FIG. 1-10 for charging the vehicle; In an embodiment of the invention, the control module is configured to control at least one of a current intensity and a centroid position of the electromagnet. It should be noted that the control module controls the current intensity of the electromagnet to change the intensity of the magnetic field generated by the electromagnet, thereby adjusting the levitation height of the UAV; and by controlling the position of the centroid, the offset between the center of mass and the center of rotation can be indirectly controlled. The amount, in turn, achieves the control of the speed of rotation and the direction of rotation.
It should be noted that only the structure of the UAV base 20 of one embodiment is shown in FIG. 2. The UAV base 20 of other configurations will be explained when introducing the UAV system of the embodiment of the present invention.
The unmanned aerial vehicle and the unmanned aerial vehicle base of the embodiment of the present invention are respectively described above, and the unmanned aerial vehicle system 30 of the embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
Fig. 3 schematically shows a system block diagram of an unmanned aerial vehicle system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 3, an unmanned aerial vehicle system 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an unmanned aerial vehicle 10 and an unmanned aerial vehicle base 20. Optionally, an external monitoring device 40 can also be included.
The unmanned aerial vehicle 10 may include a camera 101, a wireless charging module 102, a magnetic levitation module 103, a processor 104, and a first communication module 105. The camera 101 is configured to acquire video image data; the processor 104 is coupled to the camera 101 for processing video image data acquired by the camera 101; and the first communication module 105 is coupled to the processor 104.
Optionally, the unmanned aerial vehicle 10 may further include a rechargeable battery 106 connected to the wireless charging module 102 for charging by the wireless charging module 102. In addition, the UAV 10 may further include a memory 107 for storing video image data acquired by the camera 101, and a second communication module 108 coupled to the processor 104.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the second communication module 108 can be connected to the external monitoring device 40 by wireless communication, and the external monitoring device 40 can send corresponding control commands to the second communication module 108 to implement corresponding operations, such as The UAV 10 is controlled to transmit back the acquired video image data, control the wireless charging module 102 to turn on/off the charging, and the like.)
is continuously fed to the flight vehicle from the at least one power feeding device or the another power feeding device until the switching is completed”. (see FIG. 1-10 where the UAV can be charged wirelessly by different charging stations by flying and then entering the magnetic levitation state to be charged by the charging stations and then fly through the charging station in FIG. 10 for wireless charging of the battery of the UAV)
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the present disclosure to combine the teachings of the SZ DJI with the disclosure of the primary reference to HOMMA with a reasonable expectation of success since SZ DJI teaches that in FIG. 1-10 different wireless charging stations can be provided where the drone can levitate near the wireless charging station and then a tablet can turn on the charging. Then the drone can move to a second charging station like in FIG. 10 where it flies through the charging station and then activated a second time by the table to charge the battery an additional amount. This can provide an improved configuration where the drone does not have to land to be charged. See FIG. 1-10 and paragraph 1-31 and claims 1-2 of SZ DJI.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA ) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
The factual inquiries for establishing a background for determining obviousness under 35 U.S.C. 103 are summarized as follows:
1. Determining the scope and contents of the prior art.
2. Ascertaining the differences between the prior art and the claims at issue.
3. Resolving the level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art.
4. Considering objective evidence present in the application indicating obviousness or nonobviousness.
This application currently names joint inventors. In considering patentability of the claims the examiner presumes that the subject matter of the various claims was commonly owned as of the effective filing date of the claimed invention(s) absent any evidence to the contrary. Applicant is advised of the obligation under 37 CFR 1.56 to point out the inventor and effective filing dates of each claim that was not commonly owned as of the effective filing date of the later invention in order for the examiner to consider the applicability of 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(2)(C) for any potential 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) prior art against the later invention.
Claims 1, 3-7 and 16-18 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. sec. 103 as being unpatentable as obvious in view of International Patent Pub. No.: WO 2023/047177 A1 to Mohamad et al. and in view of NPL, Selim, Mohamed, et al., Post-disaster 4G/5G Network Rehabilitation using Drones: Solving Battery and Backhaul Issues, 2018 IEEE Globecom Workshops, Iowa State University, Iowa State, USA, Email: {myoussef, kamal}@iastate.edu (2018) and in view of Homma and SZ DJI.
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In regard to claim 1, and 16, Mohamad discloses “...1. A power feed management device comprising:
an installation position information storage unit which stores installation position information indicating an installation position of each of a plurality of power feeding devices,” (see Fig. 4 where the drone can connect to the energy drone via cable 8 to charge the drone that is itself being charged via battery element 4)
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The primary reference is silent but Selim teaches “ each of which has a function of wirelessly feeding power to a flight vehicle by irradiating, with a beam, a power generation panel mounted on the flight vehicle; . (see FIG. 1 and page 2, col. 2, where the disaster affected area has no communication and now a number of communication drones are provided to provide communication services to the area and there is a tether backhaul drone to provide tethered communication to the service and to the communication drones and there is a powering third drone to provide power to the communication drones and where the communication channels are from the customer in the area such as a cell phone to the communication drones to the tethered drone to the truck and the operational tower in FIG. 1 and the cellular tower can provide a signal to the tethered drone to the communication drones and to the customer and see page 3 where there is a downlink and uplink rate)
an information acquisition unit which acquires flight position information indicating a flight position of the flight vehicle; and
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a control unit which controls at least one power feeding device among the plurality of power feeding devices, . (see FIG. 2 where the drone power level falls and then when it reaches a predetermined value then the other drone comes in and charges it inductively to increase the charging of each drone; and page 2, col. 2, where the disaster affected area has no communication and now a number of communication drones are provided to provide communication services to the area and there is a tether backhaul drone to provide tethered communication to the service and to the communication drones and there is a powering third drone to provide power to the communication drones and where the communication channels are from the customer in the area such as a cell phone to the communication drones to the tethered drone to the truck and the operational tower in FIG. 1 and the cellular tower can provide a signal to the tethered drone to the communication drones and to the customer and see page 3 where there is a downlink and uplink rate)
such that the flight vehicle is wirelessly fed with power from the at least one power feeding device while the flight vehicle is flying, based on the flight position information and the installation position information. (see FIG. 2 where the drone power level falls and then when it reaches a predetermined value then the other drone comes in and charges it inductively to increase the charging of each drone; and page 2, col. 2, where the disaster affected area has no communication and now a number of communication drones are provided to provide communication services to the area and there is a tether backhaul drone to provide tethered communication to the service and to the communication drones and there is a powering third drone to provide power to the communication drones and where the communication channels are from the customer in the area such as a cell phone to the communication drones to the tethered drone to the truck and the operational tower in FIG. 1 and the cellular tower can provide a signal to the tethered drone to the communication drones and to the customer and see page 3 where there is a downlink and uplink rate)
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It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the present disclosure to combine the disclosure of MOHAMAD with the teachings of SELIM with a reasonable expectation of success since SELIM teaches that a communication can be rendered non-functioning due to a disaster event. The event can remove communication. A number of drones can be provided with some drones being a replacement for 4G and 5G communication. A tethered backhaul drone can provide a link to the viable communication network. Also to ensure that the communication is not interrupted, a second number of powering drones can be provided. The second number of powered drones can provide an inductive charging of each of the first drones to restore the battery levels as shown in Fig. 2-3 so as to ensure constant UAV flight and no needed to leave their location that is providing a backhaul of drone services. See pages 1-6.
In regard to claim 1, and 16 and 19, the primary reference is silent but Homma teaches “....
an installation geographic location information storage unit which (see paragraph 179-184 and where the drone is then directed to be over the power station in FIG. 9) (see paragraph 1)
stores geographic location information of a ground-based installation (see paragraph 92-96 where the drone can scan a 2d map to determine where the power generating device is located and then the drone is position over the top of the power generating device to receive the beam of energy to charge the drone) (see paragraph 179-184 and where the drone is then directed to be over the power station in FIG. 9)
a geographic location of each of a
plurality of power feeding devices, each of which has a function of wirelessly feeding (see paragraph 117-121 where the drone can receive a pilot signal from each of the power transmitting device to link up and then commence the power transfer and see paragraph 92-96 where the drone can scan a 2d map to determine where the power generating device is located and then the drone is position over the top of the power generating device to receive the beam of energy to charge the drone) (see paragraph 179-184 and where the drone is then directed to be over the power station in FIG. 9)
power from the ground-based installation to a flight vehicle while in flight by (see paragraph 103-114)
irradiating from the ground-based installation. with a beam, a power generation panel (see paragraph 103-124)
mounted on the flight vehicle while in flight;
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an information acquisition unit which is configured to acquire[[s]] flight
position information indicating a flight position of the flight vehicle in flight; and (see paragraph 179-184)
a control unit which is configured to control[[s]] at least one power feeding
device among the plurality of power feeding devices, such that the flight vehicle is (see figure 9 where the drone is controlled in its flight path to move over the power transmitting device and then it receives a pilot signal and then a power transfer of the power wirelessly to the drone is provided)
......and the geographic location
information of the ground-based installation ....(see paragraph 90-103 where the drone is controlled to hover at the location where the power device is located and see figure 9 where the drone is controlled in its flight path to move over the power transmitting device and then it receives a pilot signal and then a power transfer of the power wirelessly to the drone is provided) (see paragraph 179-184 and where the drone is then directed to be over the power station in FIG. 9)
the beam is one of a laser beam. a millimeter wave beam. or a microwave beam”. (see paragraph 12)
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It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the present disclosure to combine the teachings of HOMMA with the disclosure of MOHAMED with a reasonable expectation of success since HOMMA teaches that the GPS location of the drone can be determined and the location of the installation can also be determined. The drone can then be controlled to move over a 2d map of the area and find a pilot signal and then stop. A location of each power emitting wireless charging device is shown on the map 37, 37, 37, 37 and 1a. Then a wireless transfer of power from the installation to the drone can be determined via a location of the drone on the 2d map. This can provide a wireless transfer of power without landing in a fast and efficient manner.
Claims 1 and 16 are amended to recite and SZ DJI teaches “...when switching from the at least one power feeding device which wirelessly feeds power to the flight vehicle to another power feeding device of the plurality of
power feeding devices is required
while the flight vehicle is flying along a flight path.
the control unit controls the at least one power feeding device and the another power feeding device among the plurality of power feeding devices such that wireless power (See FIG 1-2 where the drone can be flown to the first second or third different charging station and then controlled with the tablet to activate and commerce the charge or to move to the second or third different charging station in FIG. 1-10 for charging the vehicle; In an embodiment of the invention, the control module is configured to control at least one of a current intensity and a centroid position of the electromagnet. It should be noted that the control module controls the current intensity of the electromagnet to change the intensity of the magnetic field generated by the electromagnet, thereby adjusting the levitation height of the UAV; and by controlling the position of the centroid, the offset between the center of mass and the center of rotation can be indirectly controlled. The amount, in turn, achieves the control of the speed of rotation and the direction of rotation.
It should be noted that only the structure of the UAV base 20 of one embodiment is shown in FIG. 2. The UAV base 20 of other configurations will be explained when introducing the UAV system of the embodiment of the present invention.
The unmanned aerial vehicle and the unmanned aerial vehicle base of the embodiment of the present invention are respectively described above, and the unmanned aerial vehicle system 30 of the embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
Fig. 3 schematically shows a system block diagram of an unmanned aerial vehicle system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 3, an unmanned aerial vehicle system 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an unmanned aerial vehicle 10 and an unmanned aerial vehicle base 20. Optionally, an external monitoring device 40 can also be included.
The unmanned aerial vehicle 10 may include a camera 101, a wireless charging module 102, a magnetic levitation module 103, a processor 104, and a first communication module 105. The camera 101 is configured to acquire video image data; the processor 104 is coupled to the camera 101 for processing video image data acquired by the camera 101; and the first communication module 105 is coupled to the processor 104.
Optionally, the unmanned aerial vehicle 10 may further include a rechargeable battery 106 connected to the wireless charging module 102 for charging by the wireless charging module 102. In addition, the UAV 10 may further include a memory 107 for storing video image data acquired by the camera 101, and a second communication module 108 coupled to the processor 104.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the second communication module 108 can be connected to the external monitoring device 40 by wireless communication, and the external monitoring device 40 can send corresponding control commands to the second communication module 108 to implement corresponding operations, such as The UAV 10 is controlled to transmit back the acquired video image data, control the wireless charging module 102 to turn on/off the charging, and the like.)
is continuously fed to the flight vehicle from the at least one power feeding device or the another power feeding device until the switching is completed”. (see FIG. 1-10 where the UAV can be charged wirelessly by different charging stations by flying and then entering the magnetic levitation state to be charged by the charging stations and then fly through the charging station in FIG. 10 for wireless charging of the battery of the UAV)
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the present disclosure to combine the teachings of the SZ DJI with the disclosure of the primary reference to MOHAMAD with a reasonable expectation of success since SZ DJI teaches that in FIG. 1-10 different wireless charging stations can be provided where the drone can levitate near the wireless charging station and then a tablet can turn on the charging. Then the drone can move to a second charging station like in FIG. 10 where it flies through the charging station and then activated a second time by the table to charge the battery an additional amount. This can provide an improved configuration where the drone does not have to land to be charged. See FIG. 1-10 and paragraph 1-31 and claims 1-2 of SZ DJI.
Claim 2 is cancelled.
In regard to claim 2, and 17, Selim teaches “...2. The power feed management device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit us configured to control at least a power feeding device which wirelessly feeds power to the flight vehicle, such that the flight vehicle is continuously wirelessly fed with power from the at least one power feeding device while the flight vehicle is flying, by switching from one power feeding device among the plurality of power feeding devices to another power feeding device among the plurality of power feeding devices. . (see page 2 col. 1, where each area has a set of powering drones (PD) to provide support to the communication drones; see FIG. 2 where the drone power level falls and then when it reaches a predetermined value then the other drone comes in and charges it inductively to increase the charging of each drone; and page 2, col. 2, where the disaster affected area has no communication and now a number of communication drones are provided to provide communication services to the area and there is a tether backhaul drone to provide tethered communication to the service and to the communication drones and there is a powering third drone to provide power to the communication drones and where the communication channels are from the customer in the area such as a cell phone to the communication drones to the tethered drone to the truck and the operational tower in FIG. 1 and the cellular tower can provide a signal to the tethered drone to the communication drones and to the customer and see page 3 where there is a downlink and uplink rate)
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the present disclosure to combine the disclosure of MOHAMAD with the teachings of SELIM with a reasonable expectation of success since SELIM teaches that a communication can be rendered non-functioning due to a disaster event. The event can remove communication. A number of drones can be provided with some drones being a replacement for 4G and 5G communication. A tethered backhaul drone can provide a link to the viable communication network. Also to ensure that the communication is not interrupted, a second number of powering drones can be provided. The second number of powered drones can provide an inductive charging of each of the first drones to restore the battery levels as shown in Fig. 2-3 so as to ensure constant UAV flight and no needed to leave their location that is providing a backhaul of drone services. See pages 1-6.
Selim teaches “3. The power feed management device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to control the at least one power feeding device which wirelessly feeds power to the flight vehicle, such that the at least one power feeding device which wirelessly feeds power to the flight vehicle is switched at a predetermined switching position from the at least one power feeding device to the another power feeding device”. . (see FIG. 2 where the drone power level falls and then when it reaches a predetermined value then the other drone comes in and charges it inductively to increase the charging of each drone; and page 2, col. 2, where the disaster affected area has no communication and now a number of communication drones are provided to provide communication services to the area and there is a tether backhaul drone to provide tethered communication to the service and to the communication drones and there is a powering third drone to provide power to the communication drones and where the communication channels are from the customer in the area such as a cell phone to the communication drones to the tethered drone to the truck and the operational tower in FIG. 1 and the cellular tower can provide a signal to the tethered drone to the communication drones and to the customer and see page 3 where there is a downlink and uplink rate)
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the present disclosure to combine the disclosure of MOHAMAD with the teachings of SELIM with a reasonable expectation of success since SELIM teaches that a communication can be rendered non-functioning due to a disaster event. The event can remove communication. A number of drones can be provided with some drones being a replacement for 4G and 5G communication. A tethered backhaul drone can provide a link to the viable communication network. Also to ensure that the communication is not interrupted, a second number of powering drones can be provided. The second number of powered drones can provide an inductive charging of each of the first drones to restore the battery levels as shown in Fig. 2-3 so as to ensure constant UAV flight and no needed to leave their location that is providing a backhaul of drone services. See pages 1-6.
Selim teaches “..4. The power feed management device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to control the at least one power feeding device which wirelessly feeds power to the flight vehicle, such that the at least one power feeding device which wirelessly feeds power to the flight vehicle is switched at a predetermined switching moment from the at least one power feeding device to the another power feeding device. . (see FIG. 2 where the drone power level falls and then when it reaches a predetermined value then the other drone comes in and charges it inductively to increase the charging of each drone; and page 2, col. 2, where the disaster affected area has no communication and now a number of communication drones are provided to provide communication services to the area and there is a tether backhaul drone to provide tethered communication to the service and to the communication drones and there is a powering third drone to provide power to the communication drones and where the communication channels are from the customer in the area such as a cell phone to the communication drones to the tethered drone to the truck and the operational tower in FIG. 1 and the cellular tower can provide a signal to the tethered drone to the communication drones and to the customer and see page 3 where there is a downlink and uplink rate)
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the present disclosure to combine the disclosure of MOHAMAD with the teachings of SELIM with a reasonable expectation of success since SELIM teaches that a communication can be rendered non-functioning due to a disaster event. The event can remove communication. A number of drones can be provided with some drones being a replacement for 4G and 5G communication. A tethered backhaul drone can provide a link to the viable communication network. Also to ensure that the communication is not interrupted, a second number of powering drones can be provided. The second number of powered drones can provide an inductive charging of each of the first drones to restore the battery levels as shown in Fig. 2-3 so as to ensure constant UAV flight and no needed to leave their location that is providing a backhaul of drone services. See pages 1-6.
Selim teaches “...5. The power feed management device according to claim 1, wherein when the at least one power feeding device which wirelessly feeds power to the flight vehicle is switched from the at least one power feeding device to the another power feeding device, the control unit is further configured to control the another at least one power feeding device so as to increase a power feed amount of power wirelessly fed by the another at least one power feeding device to the flight vehicle”, (see FIG. 1 where the drones are spaced above the town from the original take off point and see page 2, col. 2, where the disaster affected area has no communication and now a number of communication drones are provided to provide communication services to the area and there is a tether backhaul drone to provide tethered communication to the service and to the communication drones and there is a powering third drone to provide power to the communication drones and where the communication channels are from the customer in the area such as a cell phone to the communication drones to the tethered drone to the truck and the operational tower in FIG. 1 and the cellular tower can provide a signal to the tethered drone to the communication drones and to the customer and see page 3 where there is a downlink and uplink rate)”.
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It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the present disclosure to combine the disclosure of MOHAMAD with the teachings of SELIM with a reasonable expectation of success since SELIM teaches that a communication can be rendered non-functioning due to a disaster event. The event can remove communication. A number of drones can be provided with some drones being a replacement for 4G and 5G communication. A tethered backhaul drone can provide a link to the viable communication network. Also to ensure that the communication is not interrupted, a second number of powering drones can be provided. The second number of powered drones can provide an inductive charging of each of the first drones to restore the battery levels as shown in Fig. 2-3 so as to ensure constant UAV flight and no needed to leave their location that is providing a backhaul of drone services. See pages 1-6.
Mohamad dislcoses “...in response to a decrease in a power feed amount of power wirelessly fed by the at least one power feeding device to the flight vehicle. (see Fig. 4 where the drone can connect to the energy drone via cable 8 to charge the drone that is itself being charged via battery element 4)
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Selim taches “...6. The power feed management device according to claim 1, wherein when the power feeding device which wirelessly feeds power to the flight vehicle mounted with a plurality of power generation panels, each being identical to the power generation panel, is switched from the one power feeding device to the another power feeding device, the control unit controls the another power feeding device such that the another power feeding device irradiates, with a beam, the power generation panel different from the power generation panel irradiated with a beam by the one power feeding device” (see FIG. 2 where the drone power level falls and then when it reaches a predetermined value then the other drone comes in and charges it inductively to increase the charging of each drone; and page 2, col. 2, where the disaster affected area has no communication and now a number of communication drones are provided to provide communication services to the area and there is a tether backhaul drone to provide tethered communication to the service and to the communication drones and there is a powering third drone to provide power to the communication drones and where the communication channels are from the customer in the area such as a cell phone to the communication drones to the tethered drone to the truck and the operational tower in FIG. 1 and the cellular tower can provide a signal to the tethered drone to the communication drones and to the customer and see page 3 where there is a downlink and uplink rate). (see FIG. 1 and page 2, col. 2, where the disaster affected area has no communication and now a number of communication drones are provided to provide communication services to the area and there is a tether backhaul drone to provide tethered communication to the service and to the communication drones and there is a powering third drone to provide power to the communication drones and where the communication channels are from the customer in the area such as a cell phone to the communication drones to the tethered drone to the truck and the operational tower in FIG. 1 and the cellular tower can provide a signal to the tethered drone to the communication drones and to the customer and see page 3 where there is a downlink and uplink rate)
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the present disclosure to combine the disclosure of MOHAMAD with the teachings of SELIM with a reasonable expectation of success since SELIM teaches that a communication can be rendered non-functioning due to a disaster event. The event can remove communication. A number of drones can be provided with some drones being a replacement for 4G and 5G communication. A tethered backhaul drone can provide a link to the viable communication network. Also to ensure that the communication is not interrupted, a second number of powering drones can be provided. The second number of powered drones can provide an inductive charging of each of the first drones to restore the battery levels as shown in Fig. 2-3 so as to ensure constant UAV flight and no needed to leave their location that is providing a backhaul of drone services. See pages 1-6.
Selim teaches “...7. The power feed management device according to claim 1, wherein when the at least one power feeding device which wirelessly feeds power to the flight vehicle is switched from the at least one power feeding to the another power feeding device, the control unit is further configured to control the flight vehicle such that the power generation panel has”. (see FIG. 1 and page 2, col. 2, where the disaster affected area has no communication and now a number of communication drones are provided to provide communication services to the area and there is a tether backhaul drone to provide tethered communication to the service and to the communication drones and there is a powering third drone to provide power to the communication drones and where the communication channels are from the customer in the area such as a cell phone to the communication drones to the tethered drone to the truck and the operational tower in FIG. 1 and the cellular tower can provide a signal to the tethered drone to the communication drones and to the customer and see page 3 where there is a downlink and uplink rate)
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the present disclosure to combine the disclosure of MOHAMAD with the teachings of SELIM with a reasonable expectation of success since SELIM teaches that a communication can be rendered non-functioning due to a disaster event. The event can remove communication. A number of drones can be provided with some drones being a replacement for 4G and 5G communication. A tethered backhaul drone can provide a link to the viable communication network. Also to ensure that the communication is not interrupted, a second number of powering drones can be provided. The second number of powered drones can provide an inductive charging of each of the first drones to restore the battery levels as shown in Fig. 2-3 so as to ensure constant UAV flight and no needed to leave their location that is providing a backhaul of drone services. See pages 1-6.
Mohamad discloses “..an orientation that allows a larger power feed amount of power to be wirelessly fed from the another power feeding device. ”. (see Fig. 4 where the drone can connect to the energy drone via cable 8 to charge the drone that is itself being charged via battery element 4)
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art to combine the teachings of MOHAMAD with the disclosure of SIEM with a reasonable expectation of success since MOHAMAD teaches that a first drone can receive charging from a second drone that has more power via a connection and a second drone can charge via a battery. This can be via an electrical magnetic connection. The drone can provide a guidance to charge to a second uav with a high amount of battery for improved productive charging. See abstract.
Claims 8-9 and 14 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. sec. 103 as being unpatentable as obvious in view of International Patent Pub. No.: WO 2023/047177 A1 to Mohamad et al. and in view of NPL, Selim, Mohamed, et al., Post-disaster 4G/5G Network Rehabilitation using Drones: Solving Battery and Backhaul Issues, 2018 IEEE Globecom Workshops, Iowa State University, Iowa State, USA, Email: {myoussef, kamal}@iastate.edu (2018) and in view of Homma and SZ DJI.
Mohamad teaches “...8. The power feed management device according to claim 1, wherein
the information acquisition unit further is configured to acquire flight direction information indicating a flight direction of the flight vehicle, and
based on the flight direction information, the control unit is further configured to control the flight vehicle such that the power generation panel has an orientation that allows air resistance received by the power generation panel to be smaller, and controls the at least one power feeding device such that a beam of the at least one power feeding device has a shape that allows the flight vehicle to be wirelessly fed with a larger power feed amount of power”. (The connectors may create an inductive connection wherein the connector includes an inductive coil and the complementary connector includes an inductive coil such that, when connected, energy may be transferred through inductive coupling. The battery charger may generate alternating current for the inductive connection. The alternating current may be generated by an inverter connected to the energy UAV battery.) (see specification that recites In this example, the primary UAV 2 has a complementary connector 10 on the underside of its body 5 which can releasably engage and connect to the charging connector 9. The complementary connector 10 may also be on the energy UAV, in which case the charging element will form part of the primary UAV 2. When the complementary connector 10 and the charging connector engage to form a connection, the battery charger charges the primary UAV battery from the energy UAV battery 4. The charging connector 9 and the complementary connector 10 may form a mechanical connection wherein conductors on the charging connector 9 engage conductors on the complementary connector 10. Alternatively, as is the case in the current example, the connectors may create an inductive connection wherein the charging connector 9 includes an inductive coil and the complementary connector 10 includes an inductive coil such that, when connected, energy may be transferred through inductive coupling. When the connectors form an inductive connection the battery charger may generate alternating current for the inductive connection by an inverter connected to the energy UAV battery 4. The charging connector 9 and complementary connector 10 may include magnetic elements for creating and securing the connection. In the current example, the charging element 9 includes an electromagnet which is powered from the energy UAV battery 4 and may be selectively activated or deactivated, depending on whether the UAVs are in the charging position or not, and the complementary connector 10 has a permanent magnet. In a second embodiment (shown in figures 5a, 5b, and 6) the charging element includes a rod 8 and extendable charging wires, or set of charging wires, which extend from the charging element 8. This enables the primary UAV 2 and energy UAV 3 to form a charging connection in the charging position and allows the primary UAV 2 and secondary UAV 3 to move apart from one another once the charging connection is established. The extendable charging wires can extend and retract in a spring loaded manner. Alternatively, the extension and retraction of the charging wires 11 may be actuated as and when necessary. In the example shown in figures 5a, 5b and 6 the extendable charging wires are on a spring loaded spool located within the energy UAV 3.)
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the information acquisition unit further is configured to acquire flight plan information indicating a flight plan of the flight vehicle, ( see FIG. 1 where the drones are spaced above the town from the original take off point and see page 2, col. 2, where the disaster affected area has no communication and now a number of communication drones are provided to provide communication services to the area and there is a tether backhaul drone to provide tethered communication to the service and to the communication drones and there is a powering third drone to provide power to the communication drones and where the communication channels are from the customer in the area such as a cell phone to the communication drones to the tethered drone to the truck and the operational tower in FIG. 1 and the cellular tower can provide a signal to the tethered drone to the communication drones and to the customer and see page 3 where there is a downlink and uplink rate)”. and
the power feed management device further is configured to comprises:
a usage schedule information storage unit which stores usage schedule information indicating a usage schedule of each of the plurality of power feeding devices;
a power feed plan creation unit which is configured to create a power feed plan for the flight vehicle so as to satisfy a predetermined power feed condition, based on the flight plan information and the usage schedule information; and
an information transmission unit which is configured to transmit notification information when the power feed plan creation unit cannot create the power feed plan for the flight vehicle. (see FIG. 2 where the drone power level falls and then when it reaches a predetermined value then the other drone comes in and charges it inductively to increase the charging of each drone; and page 2, col. 2, where the disaster affected area has no communication and now a number of communication drones are provided to provide communication services to the area and there is a tether backhaul drone to provide tethered communication to the service and to the communication drones and there is a powering third drone to provide power to the communication drones and where the communication channels are from the customer in the area such as a cell phone to the communication drones to the tethered drone to the truck and the operational tower in FIG. 1 and the cellular tower can provide a signal to the tethered drone to the communication drones and to the customer and see page 3 where there is a downlink and uplink rate)
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the present disclosure to combine the disclosure of MOHAMAD with the teachings of SELIM with a reasonable expectation of success since SELIM teaches that a communication can be rendered non-functioning due to a disaster event. The event can remove communication. A number of drones can be provided with some drones being a replacement for 4G and 5G communication. A tethered backhaul drone can provide a link to the viable communication network. Also to ensure that the communication is not interrupted, a second number of powering drones can be provided. The second number of powered drones can provide an inductive charging of each of the first drones to restore the battery levels as shown in Fig. 2-3 so as to ensure constant UAV flight and no needed to leave their location that is providing a backhaul of drone services. See pages 1-6.
Claims 10-11 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. sec. 103 as being unpatentable as obvious in view of International Patent Pub. No.: WO 2023/047177 A1 to Mohamad et al. and in view of NPL, Selim, Mohamed, et al., Post-disaster 4G/5G Network Rehabilitation using Drones: Solving Battery and Backhaul Issues, 2018 IEEE Globecom Workshops, Iowa State University, Iowa State, USA, Email: {myoussef, kamal}@iastate.edu (2018) and in view of Homma and SZ DJI.
Selim discloses “..10. The power feed management device according to claim 9, wherein the control unit is configured to control the at least one power feeding device to wirelessly feed power to the flight vehicle in accordance with the power feed plan created by the power feed plan creation unit”. (see FIG. 2 where the drone power level falls and then when it reaches a predetermined value then the other drone comes in and charges it inductively to increase the charging of each drone; and page 2, col. 2, where the disaster affected area has no communication and now a number of communication drones are provided to provide communication services to the area and there is a tether backhaul drone to provide tethered communication to the service and to the communication drones and there is a powering third drone to provide power to the communication drones and where the communication channels are from the customer in the area such as a cell phone to the communication drones to the tethered drone to the truck and the operational tower in FIG. 1 and the cellular tower can provide a signal to the tethered drone to the communication drones and to the customer and see page 3 where there is a downlink and uplink rate)
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the present disclosure to combine the disclosure of MOHAMAD with the teachings of SELIM with a reasonable expectation of success since SELIM teaches that a communication can be rendered non-functioning due to a disaster event. The event can remove communication. A number of drones can be provided with some drones being a replacement for 4G and 5G communication. A tethered backhaul drone can provide a link to the viable communication network. Also to ensure that the communication is not interrupted, a second number of powering drones can be provided. The second number of powered drones can provide an inductive charging of each of the first drones to restore the battery levels as shown in Fig. 2-3 so as to ensure constant UAV flight and no needed to leave their location that is providing a backhaul of drone services. See pages 1-6.
Selim teaches “...11. The power feed management device according to claim 9, wherein the power feed plan creation unit creates the power feed plan for the flight vehicle such that a flight period in which the flight vehicle flying in accordance with the flight plan flies in a state of not being wirelessly fed with power is shorter than a predetermined flight period threshold. (see FIG. 2 where the drone power level falls and then when it reaches a predetermined value then the other drone comes in and charges it inductively to increase the charging of each drone; and page 2, col. 2, where the disaster affected area has no communication and now a number of communication drones are provided to provide communication services to the area and there is a tether backhaul drone to provide tethered communication to the service and to the communication drones and there is a powering third drone to provide power to the communication drones and where the communication channels are from the customer in the area such as a cell phone to the communication drones to the tethered drone to the truck and the operational tower in FIG. 1 and the cellular tower can provide a signal to the tethered drone to the communication drones and to the customer and see page 3 where there is a downlink and uplink rate)
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the present disclosure to combine the disclosure of MOHAMAD with the teachings of SELIM with a reasonable expectation of success since SELIM teaches that a communication can be rendered non-functioning due to a disaster event. The event can remove communication. A number of drones can be provided with some drones being a replacement for 4G and 5G communication. A tethered backhaul drone can provide a link to the viable communication network. Also to ensure that the communication is not interrupted, a second number of powering drones can be provided. The second number of powered drones can provide an inductive charging of each of the first drones to restore the battery levels as shown in Fig. 2-3 so as to ensure constant UAV flight and no needed to leave their location that is providing a backhaul of drone services. See pages 1-6.
Claim 12 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. sec. 103 as being unpatentable as obvious in view of International Patent Pub. No.: WO 2023/047177 A1 to Mohamad et al. and in view of NPL, Selim, Mohamed, et al., Post-disaster 4G/5G Network Rehabilitation using Drones: Solving Battery and Backhaul Issues, 2018 IEEE Globecom Workshops, Iowa State University, Iowa State, USA, Email: {myoussef, kamal}@iastate.edu (2018) and NPL, Ma et al., Drone Relays for Battery-Free Networks, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, {yunfeima,nselby,fadel}@mit.edu (https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3098822.3098847) and in view of U.S. Patent No.: 11,515,728 B2 to Yang assigned to Intel and in view of Homma and SZ DJI.
Ma teaches “...12. The power feed management device according to claim 11, wherein the power feed plan creation unit (see page 3 where the flight plan has a downlink and uplink with a signal )
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the present disclosure to combine the disclosure of MOHAMAD with the teachings of MA with a reasonable expectation of success since MA teaches that a flight path can be provided for optimal uplink and downlink communication with a tag and a reader. This flight path is based on the tag response. See page 3.
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Yang teaches “...creates the power feed plan for the flight vehicle such that there is no flight period in which the flight vehicle flying in accordance with the flight plan flies in the state of not being wirelessly fed with power”. (see Fig. 3a where the drone is flown in a circuit that includes a magnetic field to provide a power source from a wireless source; see claims 1--8 where the wireless power charges the electric motors along the flight path and this is separated from the drone battery).
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the present disclosure to combine the disclosure of MOHAMAD with the teachings of YANG with a reasonable expectation of success since YANG teaches that a drone can have a receiver device and a battery. The receiver device can receive power wirelessly to power the electric motor via the battery and also the wireless power source. This can provide flight from a wireless power supply. See abstract.
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Claim 13 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. sec. 103 as being unpatentable as obvious in view of International Patent Pub. No.: WO 2023/047177 A1 to Mohamad et al. and in view of NPL, Selim, Mohamed, et al., Post-disaster 4G/5G Network Rehabilitation using Drones: Solving Battery and Backhaul Issues, 2018 IEEE Globecom Workshops, Iowa State University, Iowa State, USA, Email: {myoussef, kamal}@iastate.edu (2018) and in view of U.S. Patent No.: 11,515,728 B2 to Yang assigned to Intel and in view of Homma and SZ DJI.
Yang teaches “...13. The power feed management device according to claim 9, wherein the power feed plan creation unit creates the power feed plan for the flight vehicle such that a flight distance which the flight vehicle flying in accordance with the flight plan flies in a state of not being wirelessly fed with power is shorter than a predetermined flight distance threshold”. (see Fig. 3b where the device can be powered by the battery only 324, or the receiver coil 212, or both to power the device motor 210 along the path and see Fig. 3a where the drone is flown in a circuit that includes a magnetic field to provide a power source from a wireless source; see claims 1--8 where the wireless power charges the electric motors along the flight path and this is separated from the drone battery). It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the present disclosure to combine the disclosure of MOHAMAD with the teachings of YANG with a reasonable expectation of success since YANG teaches that a drone can have a receiver device and a battery. The receiver device can receive power wirelessly to power the electric motor via the battery and also the wireless power source. This can provide flight from a wireless power supply. See abstract.
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Selim discloses “...14. The power feed management device according to claim 9, wherein
the information acquisition unit further acquires flight plan information indicating a changed flight plan of the flight vehicle when the flight plan of the flight vehicle is changed while the flight vehicle is flying in accordance with the flight plan, and
the power feed plan creation unit is configured to change the power feed plan for the flight vehicle so as to satisfy the power feed condition, based on the flight plan information indicating the changed flight plan of the flight vehicle and the usage schedule information” (see FIG. 2 where the drone power level falls and then when it reaches a predetermined value then the other drone comes in and charges it inductively to increase the charging of each drone; and page 2, col. 2, where the disaster affected area has no communication and now a number of communication drones are provided to provide communication services to the area and there is a tether backhaul drone to provide tethered communication to the service and to the communication drones and there is a powering third drone to provide power to the communication drones and where the communication channels are from the customer in the area such as a cell phone to the communication drones to the tethered drone to the truck and the operational tower in FIG. 1 and the cellular tower can provide a signal to the tethered drone to the communication drones and to the customer and see page 3 where there is a downlink and uplink rate).
See motivation statement above.
Claim 15 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. sec. 103 as being unpatentable as obvious in view of International Patent Pub. No.: WO 2023/047177 A1 to Mohamad et al. and in view of NPL, Selim, Mohamed, et al., Post-disaster 4G/5G Network Rehabilitation using Drones: Solving Battery and Backhaul Issues, 2018 IEEE Globecom Workshops, Iowa State University, Iowa State, USA, Email: {myoussef, kamal}@iastate.edu (2018) and in view of United States Patent No.: US 11,701,978 B2 to Maurer and Homma and SZ DJI.
Maurer teaches “...15. The power feed management device according to claim 14, wherein the information transmission unit is configured to transmit the notification information for notifying cancellation of flight according to the flight plan of the flight vehicle when the power feed plan creation unit cannot change the power feed plan for the flight vehicle”. (see drone 176 completes the flight along the path provided by the GPS navigational coordinates. At the end of the flight path, the drone 176 should be near receptacle 152 of the device 156. In some implementations, the drone 176 detects the receptacle 152 by wirelessly detecting a magnetic presence within proximity to the device 156. In particular, the receptacle 152 emits a magnetic presence due to its connecting functionality. In other implementations, the drone 176 detects the receptacle 152 using other vision recognition means, such as for example, video recognition. The receptacle 152 may include one or more markings that allow the drone 176 to identify the receptacle with the drone 176's camera. In other implementations, the drone 176 can detect the extendable cable attached to the receptacle 152. The extendable cable may include one or more markings that allow the drone 176 to identify the extendable cable with a camera. See abstract where the power is insufficient to complete the path based on the threshold power being below a level and then control instructions are provided to navigate the battery powered sensor to charge the battery) It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the present disclosure to combine the disclosure of MOHAMAD with the teachings of MAURER with a reasonable expectation of success since MAURER teaches that a drone can have an alarm where the flight can be cancelled. The drone can be alerted to move to a location for charging immediately and stop the flight path. This can provide a safe flight to ensure power.
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Selim teaches ‘...18. The system according to claim 17, further comprising
the flight vehicle, wherein
the flight vehicle includes:
a mounting portion on which the power generation panel is mounted;
an installation position information storage unit which configured to stores the installation position information;
a flight position information acquisition unit which is configured to acquire the flight position information;
a switching information reception unit which is configured to receive switching information indicating that at least one power feeding device which wirelessly feeds power to the flight vehicle is switched from at least one power feeding device among the plurality of power feeding devices to another power feeding device among the plurality of power feeding devices; and
a control unit which controls, in response to reception of the switching information, the flight vehicle such that the power generation panel has an orientation that allows a larger power feed amount of power to be wirelessly fed from the another power feeding device, based on the flight position information and thee....... information. (see page 2 col. 1, where each area has a set of powering drones (PD) to provide support to the communication drones; see FIG. 2 where the drone power level falls and then when it reaches a predetermined value then the other drone comes in and charges it inductively to increase the charging of each drone; and page 2, col. 2, where the disaster affected area has no communication and now a number of communication drones are provided to provide communication services to the area and there is a tether backhaul drone to provide tethered communication to the service and to the communication drones and there is a powering third drone to provide power to the communication drones and where the communication channels are from the customer in the area such as a cell phone to the communication drones to the tethered drone to the truck and the operational tower in FIG. 1 and the cellular tower can provide a signal to the tethered drone to the communication drones and to the customer and see page 3 where there is a downlink and uplink rate)”.
See motivation statement above.
In regard to claim 18, Homma teaches “.
an installation geographic location information storage unit which (see paragraph 179-184 and where the drone is then directed to be over the power station in FIG. 9) ..(see paragraph 1)
stores geographic location information of a ground-based installation (see paragraph 92-96 where the drone can scan a 2d map to determine where the power generating device is located and then the drone is position over the top of the power generating device to receive the beam of energy to charge the drone) (see paragraph 179-184 and where the drone is then directed to be over the power station in FIG. 9)
a geographic location of each of a
plurality of power feeding devices, each of which has a function of wirelessly feeding (see paragraph 117-121 where the drone can receive a pilot signal from each of the power transmitting device to link up and then commence the power transfer and see paragraph 92-96 where the drone can scan a 2d map to determine where the power generating device is located and then the drone is position over the top of the power generating device to receive the beam of energy to charge the drone) (see paragraph 179-184 and where the drone is then directed to be over the power station in FIG. 9)
acquire a flight position information to generate flight position information p (see paragraph 103-114)
irradiating from the ground-based installation. with a beam, a power generation panel (see paragraph 103-124)
mounted on the flight vehicle while in flight;
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geographic location information of the ground based installation (see paragraph 179-184) (see figure 9 where the drone is controlled in its flight path to move over the power transmitting device and then it receives a pilot signal and then a power transfer of the power wirelessly to the drone is provided) (see paragraph 90-103 where the drone is controlled to hover at the location where the power device is located and see figure 9 where the drone is controlled in its flight path to move over the power transmitting device and then it receives a pilot signal and then a power transfer of the power wirelessly to the drone is provided) (see paragraph 179-184 and where the drone is then directed to be over the power station in FIG. 9)
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Selim discloses “ 19. A flight vehicle comprising:
a mounting portion on which a power generation panel is mounted;
an installation position information storage unit which stores installation position information indicating an installation position of each of a plurality of power feeding devices, each of which has a function of wirelessly feeding power to the flight vehicle by irradiating the power generation panel with a beam;
a flight position information acquisition unit which acquires flight position information indicating a flight position of the flight vehicle;
. (see FIG. 1 and page 2, col. 2, where the disaster affected area has no communication and now a number of communication drones are provided to provide communication services to the area and there is a tether backhaul drone to provide tethered communication to the service and to the communication drones and there is a powering third drone to provide power to the communication drones and where the communication channels are from the customer in the area such as a cell phone to the communication drones to the tethered drone to the truck and the operational tower in FIG. 1 and the cellular tower can provide a signal to the tethered drone to the communication drones and to the customer and see page 3 where there is a downlink and uplink rate)
See motivation statement above.
Mohamad discloses “a switching information reception unit which receives switching information indicating that a power feeding device which wirelessly feeds power to the flight vehicle is switched from one power feeding device among the plurality of power feeding devices to another power feeding device among the plurality of power feeding devices; and” ,” (see Fig. 4 where the drone can connect to the energy drone via cable 8 to charge the drone that is itself being charged via battery element 4)
Selim teaches “...a control unit which controls, in response to reception of the switching information, the flight vehicle such that the power generation panel has an orientation that allows a larger power feed amount of power to be wirelessly fed from the another power feeding device, based on the flight position information and the installation position information”. (see FIG. 2 where the drone power level falls and then when it reaches a predetermined value then the other drone comes in and charges it inductively to increase the charging of each drone; and page 2, col. 2, where the disaster affected area has no communication and now a number of communication drones are provided to provide communication services to the area and there is a tether backhaul drone to provide tethered communication to the service and to the communication drones and there is a powering third drone to provide power to the communication drones and where the communication channels are from the customer in the area such as a cell phone to the communication drones to the tethered drone to the truck and the operational tower in FIG. 1 and the cellular tower can provide a signal to the tethered drone to the communication drones and to the customer and see page 3 where there is a downlink and uplink rate)”.
See motivation statement above.
In regard to claim 1, and 16 and 19, the primary reference is silent but Homma teaches “....
an installation geographic location information storage unit which (see paragraph 179-184 and where the drone is then directed to be over the power station in FIG. 9) (see paragraph 1)
stores geographic location information of a ground-based installation (see paragraph 92-96 where the drone can scan a 2d map to determine where the power generating device is located and then the drone is position over the top of the power generating device to receive the beam of energy to charge the drone) (see paragraph 179-184 and where the drone is then directed to be over the power station in FIG. 9)
a geographic location of each of a
plurality of power feeding devices, each of which has a function of wirelessly feeding (see paragraph 117-121 where the drone can receive a pilot signal from each of the power transmitting device to link up and then commence the power transfer and see paragraph 92-96 where the drone can scan a 2d map to determine where the power generating device is located and then the drone is position over the top of the power generating device to receive the beam of energy to charge the drone) (see paragraph 179-184 and where the drone is then directed to be over the power station in FIG. 9)
power from the ground-based installation to a flight vehicle while in flight by (see paragraph 103-114)
irradiating from the ground-based installation. with a beam, a power generation panel (see paragraph 103-124)
mounted on the flight vehicle while in flight;
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an information acquisition unit which is configured to acquire[[s]] flight
position information indicating a flight position of the flight vehicle in flight; and (see paragraph 179-184)
a control unit which is configured to control[[s]] at least one power feeding
device among the plurality of power feeding devices, such that the flight vehicle is (see figure 9 where the drone is controlled in its flight path to move over the power transmitting device and then it receives a pilot signal and then a power transfer of the power wirelessly to the drone is provided)
......and the geographic location
information of the ground-based installation ....(see paragraph 90-103 where the drone is controlled to hover at the location where the power device is located and see figure 9 where the drone is controlled in its flight path to move over the power transmitting device and then it receives a pilot signal and then a power transfer of the power wirelessly to the drone is provided) (see paragraph 179-184 and where the drone is then directed to be over the power station in FIG. 9)
the beam is one of a laser beam. a millimeter wave beam. or a microwave beam”. (see paragraph 12)
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It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the present disclosure to combine the teachings of HOMMA with the disclosure of MOHAMED with a reasonable expectation of success since HOMMA teaches that the GPS location of the drone can be determined and the location of the installation can also be determined. The drone can then be controlled to move over a 2d map of the area and find a pilot signal and then stop. A location of each power emitting wireless charging device is shown on the map 37, 37, 37, 37 and 1a. Then a wireless transfer of power from the installation to the drone can be determined via a location of the drone on the 2d map. This can provide a wireless transfer of power without landing in a fast and efficient manner.
SZ DJI teaches “...when switching from the at least one power feeding device which wirelessly feeds power to the flight vehicle to another power feeding device of the plurality of
power feeding devices is required
while the flight vehicle is flying along a flight path.
the control unit controls the at least one power feeding device and the another power feeding device among the plurality of power feeding devices such that wireless power (See FIG 1-2 where the drone can be flown to the first second or third different charging station and then controlled with the tablet to activate and commerce the charge or to move to the second or third different charging station in FIG. 1-10 for charging the vehicle; In an embodiment of the invention, the control module is configured to control at least one of a current intensity and a centroid position of the electromagnet. It should be noted that the control module controls the current intensity of the electromagnet to change the intensity of the magnetic field generated by the electromagnet, thereby adjusting the levitation height of the UAV; and by controlling the position of the centroid, the offset between the center of mass and the center of rotation can be indirectly controlled. The amount, in turn, achieves the control of the speed of rotation and the direction of rotation.
It should be noted that only the structure of the UAV base 20 of one embodiment is shown in FIG. 2. The UAV base 20 of other configurations will be explained when introducing the UAV system of the embodiment of the present invention.
The unmanned aerial vehicle and the unmanned aerial vehicle base of the embodiment of the present invention are respectively described above, and the unmanned aerial vehicle system 30 of the embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
Fig. 3 schematically shows a system block diagram of an unmanned aerial vehicle system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 3, an unmanned aerial vehicle system 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an unmanned aerial vehicle 10 and an unmanned aerial vehicle base 20. Optionally, an external monitoring device 40 can also be included.
The unmanned aerial vehicle 10 may include a camera 101, a wireless charging module 102, a magnetic levitation module 103, a processor 104, and a first communication module 105. The camera 101 is configured to acquire video image data; the processor 104 is coupled to the camera 101 for processing video image data acquired by the camera 101; and the first communication module 105 is coupled to the processor 104.
Optionally, the unmanned aerial vehicle 10 may further include a rechargeable battery 106 connected to the wireless charging module 102 for charging by the wireless charging module 102. In addition, the UAV 10 may further include a memory 107 for storing video image data acquired by the camera 101, and a second communication module 108 coupled to the processor 104.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the second communication module 108 can be connected to the external monitoring device 40 by wireless communication, and the external monitoring device 40 can send corresponding control commands to the second communication module 108 to implement corresponding operations, such as The UAV 10 is controlled to transmit back the acquired video image data, control the wireless charging module 102 to turn on/off the charging, and the like.)
is continuously fed to the flight vehicle from the at least one power feeding device or the another power feeding device until the switching is completed”. (see FIG. 1-10 where the UAV can be charged wirelessly by different charging stations by flying and then entering the magnetic levitation state to be charged by the charging stations and then fly through the charging station in FIG. 10 for wireless charging of the battery of the UAV)
It would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the present disclosure to combine the teachings of the SZ DJI with the disclosure of the primary reference to SELIM with a reasonable expectation of success since SZ DJI teaches that in FIG. 1-10 different wireless charging stations can be provided where the drone can levitate near the wireless charging station and then a tablet can turn on the charging. Then the drone can move to a second charging station like in FIG. 10 where it flies through the charging station and then activated a second time by the table to charge the battery an additional amount. This can provide an improved configuration where the drone does not have to land to be charged. See FIG. 1-10 and paragraph 1-31 and claims 1-2 of SZ DJI.
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/JEAN PAUL CASS/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3666
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