Unlocking mobile-device and/or unmanned aerial vehicle capability in an emergency situation

摘要

An illustrative emergency-support system may include multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which are configured to provide emergency support for a number of different emergency situations. Further, the emergency-support system may be configured to: (a) identify a request for assistance in a remote emergency situation, (b) identify a remote device associated with the request for assistance, (c) determine a target location corresponding to the emergency situation, (d) control a UAV to travel to the target location to provide emergency support, and (e) enable an otherwise restricted capability of one or more of the remote device or the UAV after controlling the UAV to travel to the target location, wherein the capability is enabled to help provide emergency support in the remote emergency situation.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
identifying, by a computing device, a request for assistance at a remote emergency situation, wherein the request is associated with a remote device; identifying the remote device that is associated with the request for assistance; determining a target location corresponding to the emergency situation; controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to travel to the target location to provide emergency support; and enabling an otherwise restricted capability of one or more of the remote device or the UAV after controlling the UAV to travel to the target location, wherein the capability is a communication capability that is enabled to help provide emergency support in the remote emergency situation.