An overhead tethered drone system can include a least one camera-bearing drone tethered by a retractable electrical power carrying tether line to a retraction assembly attached to venue infrastructure located above a live activity occurring within the venue. Controlling x-y-z orientation of the camera bearing drone can be accomplished via power to drone propellers and/or a tether line retraction motor located in the retraction assembly attached above the drone to venue infrastructure (e.g., ceiling rafters). Control over drone movement can be conducted remotely from a remote controller (e.g., control booth) while capturing high definition images of perspective within the venue by one or more drone cameras. Video images captured by the camera bearing drone can be provided to at least one of a production server or mobile devices via a wired and/or wireless data network where the images can be processed and rendered on display screens viewable by media directors, editors and spectators located either at the venue or remote from the venue (e.g., at home).


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    Title :

    OVERHEAD TETHERED DRONE SYSTEM


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2018-10-18


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen



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