US 11,837,097 B2
Method of displaying flight route of unmanned aerial vehicle that flies autonomously, terminal, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing program
Shunsuke Kuhara, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US)
Filed by PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/570,064.
Application 17/570,064 is a continuation of application No. 16/862,713, filed on Apr. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,257,380.
Application 16/862,713 is a continuation of application No. 15/841,506, filed on Dec. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,685,573, issued on Jun. 16, 2020.
Application 15/841,506 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2016/003143, filed on Jun. 30, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/193,660, filed on Jul. 17, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 2015-210331 (JP), filed on Oct. 27, 2015; and application No. 2016-123243 (JP), filed on Jun. 22, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0165166 A1, May 26, 2022
Int. Cl. G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01)
CPC G08G 5/0034 (2013.01) [G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G08G 5/0026 (2013.01); G08G 5/0039 (2013.01); G08G 5/0047 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 2201/104 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01)] 12 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a flight route of an unmanned aerial vehicle that performs autonomous flight, the method comprising:
accepting, by a touch panel display, an input of a departure point and a waypoint that the unmanned aerial vehicle will pass, wherein the input of the departure point and the waypoint is accepted by touching (i) a first certain point on a map which is displayed on the touch panel display and (ii) a second certain point on the map, wherein the first certain point is a point corresponding to the departure point, and wherein the second certain point is a point corresponding to the waypoint;
receiving a predetermined time, indicating an end of a time period in which the unmanned aerial vehicle is permitted to fly;
generating a flight route passing through the departure point and the waypoint;
determining whether or not an arrival time to the waypoint is later than the predetermined time;
not accepting the waypoint for the generated flight route when the arrival time is later than the predetermined time;
accepting the waypoint for the generated flight route when the arrival time is not later than the predetermined time; and
transmitting a control command to the unmanned aerial vehicle, the control command controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly according to the generated flight route.