Abstract: A landing sequence for the unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) wherein once the landing sequence is initiated, the UAV detects the operator's hand after hovering at an operative height, then the UAV begins a dissent at an operative rate toward the operators hands reducing the lift generated by the UAV until a time where the operator's hand exerts enough pressure on the bottom of the UAV to trigger the UAV to cut all power to the motors thereby landing the UAV in the operator's hand giving the operator the ability to “catch” the UAV in their hand and not risk landing the UAV in an undesirable location.

Abstract: Introduced herein are techniques for improving media content production and consumption by utilizing metadata associated with the relevant media content. More specifically, systems and techniques are introduced herein for automatically producing media content (e.g., a video composition) using several inputs uploaded by a filming device (e.g., an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) copter or action camera), an operator device, and/or some other computing device. Some or all of these devices may include non-visual sensors that generate sensor data. Interesting segments of raw video recorded by the filming device can be formed into a video composition based on events detected within the non-visual sensor data that are indicative of interesting real world events. For example, substantial variations or significant absolute values in elevation, pressure, acceleration, etc., may be used to identify segments of raw video that are likely to be of interest to a viewer.

Abstract: Introduced herein are systems and techniques for automatically producing media content (e.g., a video composition) using several inputs uploaded by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) copter, an operator device, and/or some other computing device. More specifically, production and modification techniques based on sensor-driven events are described herein that allow videos to be created on behalf of a user of the UAV copter. Interesting segments of raw video recorded by the UAV copter can be formed into a video composition based on sensor events that are indicative of interesting real world events. The sensors responsible for detecting the events may be connected to (or housed within) the UAV copter, the operator device, and/or some other computing device. Sensor measurements can also be used to modify the positioning, movement pattern, focus level/point, etc., of the UAV copter responsible for generating the raw video.

Abstract: Several embodiments include a remote tracker for a videography drone. The remote tracker can include a spatial information sensor and a microphone configured to capture audio data surrounding the remote tracker. The remote tracker can also include a logic control component configured to decorate the audio data with location-based metadata or temporal metadata. A network interface of the remote tracker can communicate with the videography drone, including streaming the audio data captured by the microphone to the videography drone.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) copter for consumer photography or videography can be launched by a user throwing the UAV copter into mid-air. The UAV copter can detect that the UAV copter has been thrown upward while propeller drivers of the UAV copter are inert. In response to detecting that the UAV copter has been thrown upward, the UAV copter can compute power adjustments for propeller drivers of the UAV copter to have the UAV copter reach a predetermined elevation above an operator device. The UAV copter can then supply power to the propeller drivers in accordance with the computed power adjustments.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) copter for consumer photography or videography can be launched by a user throwing the UAV copter into mid-air. The UAV copter can detect that the UAV copter has been thrown upward while propeller drivers of the UAV copter are inert. In response to detecting that the UAV copter has been thrown upward, the UAV copter can compute power adjustments for propeller drivers of the UAV copter to have the UAV copter reach a predetermined elevation above an operator device. The UAV copter can then supply power to the propeller drivers in accordance with the computed power adjustments.

Abstract: A videography drone can communicate with a microphone device. The videography drone can receive spatial information and audio data from a remote microphone device (e.g., a remote tracker, a mobile device running a drone control application, and/or a standalone audio recording device separate from the videography drone without drone control functionalities). The videography drone can utilize the spatial information to navigate the videography drone to follow the remote microphone device. The videography drone can stitch a video segment captured by its camera with an audio segment from the received audio data to generate an audio/video (A/V) segment. The stitching can be performed by matching spatial or temporal information (e.g., from the received spatial information) associated with the audio segment against spatial or temporal information associated with the video segment.

Abstract: Several embodiments include a remote tracker for a videography drone. The remote tracker can include a spatial information sensor and a microphone configured to capture audio data surrounding the remote tracker. The remote tracker can also include a logic control component configured to decorate the audio data with location-based metadata or temporal metadata. A network interface of the remote tracker can communicate with the videography drone, including streaming the audio data captured by the microphone to the videography drone.

Abstract: A videography drone can communicate with a microphone device. The videography drone can receive spatial information and audio data from a remote microphone device (e.g., a remote tracker, a mobile device running a drone control application, and/or a standalone audio recording device separate from the videography drone without drone control functionalities). The videography drone can utilize the spatial information to navigate the videography drone to follow the remote microphone device. The videography drone can stitch a video segment captured by its camera with an audio segment from the received audio data to generate an audio/video (A/V) segment. The stitching can be performed by matching spatial or temporal information (e.g., from the received spatial information) associated with the audio segment against spatial or temporal information associated with the video segment.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) copter for consumer photography or videography can be launched by a user throwing the UAV copter into mid-air. The UAV copter can detect that the UAV copter has been thrown upward while propeller drivers of the UAV copter are inert. In response to detecting that the UAV copter has been thrown upward, the UAV copter can compute power adjustments for propeller drivers of the UAV copter to have the UAV copter reach a predetermined elevation above an operator device. The UAV copter can then supply power to the propeller drivers in accordance with the computed power adjustments.