US 11,927,960 B2
Control device, control method, and computer program
Kohtaro Sabe, Tokyo (JP); and Peter Duerr, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Nov. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/056,730.
Application 18/056,730 is a continuation of application No. 16/232,699, filed on Dec. 26, 2018, granted, now 11,520,334.
Application 16/232,699 is a continuation of application No. 15/505,541, granted, now 10,198,003, issued on Feb. 5, 2019, previously published as PCT/JP2015/005142, filed on Oct. 9, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 2014-212953 (JP), filed on Oct. 17, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0106526 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G01C 11/02 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/04 (2006.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01)
CPC G05D 1/0094 (2013.01) [B64C 39/02 (2013.01); G01C 11/025 (2013.01); G05D 1/0038 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); G08G 5/0086 (2013.01); G08G 5/045 (2013.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A vehicle control method, comprising:
capturing, via at least one camera attached to a vehicle, a plurality of images;
generating a 2D composite image from the plurality of images, and displaying the composite image on a display;
generating flight route information based on an input position of a user operation on the display, wherein the flight route information includes an imaging position in a real coordinate system; and
operating the vehicle based on the flight route information.