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

摘要: An illustrative emergency-support system may include mul tiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which are configured to provide emergency Support for a number of different emer gency 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. 23 Claims, 6 Drawing Sheets