Early morning news on March 23, Beijing time, Amazon recently applied for a new patent on drones. According to the patent introduction, this drone can respond to human gestures and actions, such as waving, pointing, and flashing , And speeches, etc.
Smarter Amazon Releases New Patent for UAV Distinguishing Gestures
The application time for this patent was July 2016, and was disclosed this week. According to the patent description; 'Human package recipients can use gestures to communicate with drones to help drones deliver goods along the path. Point. 'This patent demonstrates the drone's 'drive' mode. When the drone recognizes the 'drive' gesture, it will no longer be close to the gesture sender and adjust its speed and direction. When it recognizes the 'welcome' gesture, the drone thinks that the gesture sender should be delivered.
The patent also shows other details of the delivery drone, including communication, navigation, gesture recognition, and delivery modules. At the same time, the drone is equipped with multiple sensors and cameras, including light sensors, Distance sensors, visible light cameras, infrared cameras, and audio sensors.
Although the patent appears to be very powerful, it is still only a patent after all. It is not yet certain that the unmanned opportunity described in the patent will not be produced. Amazon has issued many patents that have not been realized as products.