Methods, computer programs, computing devices and controllers

Abstract

A handheld computing device comprises: a display; a camera operable to capture image data representing a scene, the scene comprising a UAV; an RF receiver configured to receive identification data wirelessly from the UAV as a result of the UAV having broadcast the identification data; and a controller configured to cause the received identification data and/or data based on the received identification data to be displayed on the display at the same time as a representation of the UAV.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, comprising:
 a transmitter configured to transmit:
 identification data of the UAV; and 
 telemetry data of the UAV, 
   wherein the telemetry data of the UAV comprises:
 a location of the UAV; and 
 an altitude of the UAV. 
   
     
     
         2 . The UAV of  claim 1 , wherein the telemetry data of the UA comprises a speed of the UAV. 
     
     
         3 . The UAV of  claim 1 , wherein the telemetry data of the UA comprises a direction of the UAV. 
     
     
         4 . The UAV of  claim 1 , wherein the telemetry data of the UA comprises a velocity of the UAV, and wherein the velocity of the UAV comprises a speed of the UAV and a direction of the UAV. 
     
     
         5 . The UAV of  claim 1 , wherein the telemetry data of the UA comprises a battery level of the UAV. 
     
     
         6 . The UAV of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is configured to broadcast the identification data of the UAV and/or the telemetry data of the UAV. 
     
     
         7 . The UAV of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the identification data of the UAV and/or the telemetry data of the UAV using a short-range wireless technology. 
     
     
         8 . The UAV of  claim 7 , wherein the short-range wireless technology comprises Bluetooth. 
     
     
         9 . The UAV of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the identification data of the UAV and/or the telemetry data of the UAV using a wireless local area network, WLAN. 
     
     
         10 . The UAV of  claim 9 , wherein the WLAN is in accordance with Wi-Fi technology. 
     
     
         11 . The UAV of  claim 10 , wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit in a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi band and/or a 5.8 GHz Wi-Fi band. 
     
     
         12 . The UAV of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the identification data of the UAV and/or the telemetry data of the UAV in a radio frequency, RF, part of an electromagnetic spectrum. 
     
     
         13 . The UAV of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is operable to transmit the identification data of the UAV and the telemetry data of the UAV to a computing device of a law enforcement agency. 
     
     
         14 . The UAV of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is operable to transmit the identification data of the UAV and the telemetry data of the UAV to a computing device of an aviation authority. 
     
     
         15 . The UAV of  claim 1 , wherein the identification data of the UAV comprises an equipment identifier of the UAV. 
     
     
         16 . The UAV of  claim 1 , wherein the identification data of the UAV comprises a registration identifier of the UAV. 
     
     
         17 . The UAV of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit a transmitter identifier, the transmitter identifier being configured to identify the transmitter of the UAV and being different from the identification data of the UAV. 
     
     
         18 . The UAV of  claim 1 , wherein the transmitter identifier comprises a Basic Service Set ID, BSSID. 
     
     
         19 . An unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, comprising:
 a transmitter configured to transmit, in a radio frequency, RF, part of an electromagnetic spectrum:
 a transmitter identifier, the transmitter identifier being configured to identify the transmitter of the UAV; 
 a location of the UAV; 
 an altitude of the UAV; 
 a velocity of the UAV, the velocity of the UAV comprising:
 a speed of the UAV; and 
 a direction of the UAV. 
 
   
     
     
         20 . An unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, comprising:
 a transmitter configured to broadcast telemetry data to a computing device of an aviation authority and/or to a computing device of a law enforcement agency, the telemetry data being configured to identify a location, altitude and velocity of the UAV,   wherein the transmitter is configured to broadcast the telemetry data using a short-range wireless technology and/or a wireless local area network, WLAN.