US 12,332,645 B2
Flying camera and a system
Kohtaro Sabe, Tokyo (JP); Yasunori Kawanami, Tokyo (JP); Kenta Kawamoto, Tokyo (JP); Tsutomu Sawada, Tokyo (JP); Satoru Shimizu, Tokyo (JP); Peter Duerr, Tokyo (JP); and Yuki Yamamoto, Chiba (JP)
Assigned to SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Feb. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/591,014.
Application 18/591,014 is a continuation of application No. 17/865,398, filed on Jul. 15, 2022, granted, now 11,953,904.
Application 17/865,398 is a continuation of application No. 16/953,386, filed on Nov. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,422,560, issued on Aug. 23, 2022.
Application 16/953,386 is a continuation of application No. 16/595,978, filed on Oct. 8, 2019, granted, now 10,863,096, issued on Dec. 8, 2020.
Application 16/595,978 is a continuation of application No. 16/118,173, filed on Aug. 30, 2018, granted, now 10,469,757, issued on Nov. 5, 2019.
Application 16/118,173 is a continuation of application No. 15/656,870, filed on Jul. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,104,297, issued on Oct. 16, 2018.
Application 15/656,870 is a continuation of application No. 14/227,182, filed on Mar. 27, 2014, granted, now 9,749,540, issued on Aug. 29, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 2013-088456 (JP), filed on Apr. 19, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2024/0201689 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 7/18 (2006.01); A63H 27/00 (2006.01); A63H 30/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/223 (2024.01); G05D 1/224 (2024.01); G05D 1/689 (2024.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01)
CPC G05D 1/0094 (2013.01) [A63H 27/12 (2013.01); A63H 30/04 (2013.01); G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); G05D 1/0038 (2013.01); G05D 1/223 (2024.01); G05D 1/224 (2024.01); G05D 1/689 (2024.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a flying camera, the method comprising:
driving rotors attached to a body of the flying camera so as to fly the flying camera;
with circuitry of the flying camera, wirelessly transmitting to a control device an image captured with a camera of the flying camera so the control device displays the image on a touch panel display of the control device;
with the circuitry of the flying camera, setting a designated target in response to a touch operation performed on the touch panel display;
with the circuitry of the flying camera, controlling a position of the flying camera to the designated target;
with the circuitry of the flying camera, detecting information of surrounding obstacles using a sensor; and
with the circuitry of the flying camera, notifying the information of surrounding obstacles to the control device.