Granted Patent B2

US 12,651,533 · App. 18/507,543 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Inventors: John Knag (San Francisco, CA); Zachary Schmid (San Francisco, CA)

Assignee: Dedrone Holdings, Inc.

G08G5/727H04N7/183

Abstract

Claims (43)

1 . A method, comprising:

determining, via one of one or more computing devices, that an unidentified aerial vehicle (UAV) is within a particular airspace;

determining, via one of the one or more computing devices, a GPS location of a countermeasure device;

determining, via one of the one or more computing devices, a range of a particular attack signal generated by a signal disruption component and at least one antenna of the countermeasure device;

monitoring, via one of the one or more computing devices, a distance between the GPS location of the countermeasure device and a location of the UAV;

rendering, via one of the one or more computing devices, positional information comprising the distance on a display of the countermeasure device; and

in response to the distance being less than the range of the particular attack signal, generating, via the signal disruption component and the at least one antenna of the countermeasure device, the particular attack signal comprising a noise signal.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, via one of the one or more computing devices, that the UAV is no longer within the range of the countermeasure device; and

in response to determining that the UAV is no longer within the range, stopping generation of the particular attack signal.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a command to generate the particular attack signal originates from a UAV tracking system.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying, via one of the one or more computing devices, an orientation corresponding to the countermeasure device;

computing, via one of the one or more computing devices, a position of the UAV relative to an aiming direction of the countermeasure device; and

in response to the position being within the aiming direction, rendering, via one of the one or more computing devices, an indicator on the display of the countermeasure device at a position corresponding to the position of the UAV.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

rendering, via one of the one or more computing devices, a camera feed from the countermeasure device on the display; and

augmenting, via one of the one or more computing devices, the camera feed by rendering an overlay, wherein the overlay is based on at least one of: a position of the UAV, a type of signal being emitted, proximate wireless signals, proximate UAVs, or proximate countermeasure devices.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the particular attack signal comprising a combination of a plurality of different frequencies.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more computing devices are of a drone tracking system.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the drone tracking system is separate from the countermeasure device.

9 . A system, comprising:

at least one computing device configured to:

determine that an unidentified aerial vehicle (UAV) is within a particular airspace;

determine a location of a countermeasure device;

determine a range of a particular attack signal generated by a signal disruption component and at least one antenna of the countermeasure device;

monitor a distance between the location of the countermeasure device and a location of the UAV;

the countermeasure device comprising a display, the signal disruption component, and the at least one antenna, the countermeasure device being configured to:

render positional information comprising the distance on the display; and

in response to the distance being less than the range of the particular attack signal, generate the particular attack signal comprising a noise signal via the signal disruption component and the at least one antenna.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one computing device is further configured to:

determine that the UAV is no longer within the range of the countermeasure device; and

in response to determining that the UAV is no longer within the range, stop generation of the particular attack signal.

11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein a command to generate the particular attack signal originates from a UAV tracking system.

12 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one computing device is further configured to:

identify an orientation corresponding to the countermeasure device;

compute a position of the UAV relative to an aiming direction of the countermeasure device; and

in response to the position being within the aiming direction, causing an indicator to be rendered on the display of the countermeasure device at a position corresponding to the position of the UAV.

13 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one computing device is further configured to:

render a camera feed from the countermeasure device on the display; and

augment the camera feed by rendering an overlay, wherein the overlay is based on at least one of: a position of the UAV, a type of signal being emitted, proximate wireless signals, proximate UAVs, or proximate countermeasure devices.

14 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the particular attack signal comprising a combination of a plurality of different frequencies.

15 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the location of the countermeasure device is a GPS location.

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