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US 10,895,874 B2Granted
Method and apparatus of controlling a flight device
AssigneeSz Dji Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsShuo Yang, Jiahang Ying, Zhaoliang Peng
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Abstract
A method of controlling a flight device includes receiving, by a controller of the flight device, a control request from a target device for requesting a control of the flight device, receiving control data sent from the target device, and converting the control data into an executable instruction for controlling the flight device.
Claims17
A method of controlling a flight device, comprising:
- receiving, by a controller of the flight device, a control request from a target device for requesting a control of the flight device;
- receiving control data sent from the target device;
- converting the control data into an executable instruction for controlling the flight device;
- directing the flight device to operate in a virtual control mode;
- and
- in response to not receiving control data from the target device for a specified period of time, directing the flight device to operate in a remote control mode under which the flight device is controlled by a remote controller.
3 more elements
An apparatus for controlling a flight device, comprising:
- a controller;
- and
- a storage medium storing a program that, when executed by the controller, causes the controller to:
- receive a control request from a target device for requesting a control of the flight device;
- direct the flight device to operate in a virtual control mode in response to the control request;
- receive control data sent from the target device in the virtual control mode;
- convert the control data into an executable instruction for controlling the flight device;
- and
- in response to receiving a virtual control termination request from the target device, switch a control mode of the flight device to a remote control mode under which the flight device is controlled by a remote controller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.