# US 2020/0401139 A1 · Flying vehicle and method of controlling flying vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0401139 A1 - Document ID: US20200401139A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/969,493 - Filed: 2018-12-12 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2018-02-20 - Assignees: Sony Corporation - Applicants: Sony Corporation - Inventors: MIKIO NAKAI; YUSUKE KUDO; KUNIAKI TORII - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200401139A1 ## CPC - G06F 3/011: {Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00)} - B64D 47/02: Arrangements or adaptations of signal or lighting devices - G05D 1/0094: {involving pointing a payload, e.g. camera, weapon, sensor, towards a fixed or moving target} - G05D 1/101: {specially adapted for aircraft} - G05D 1/102: {specially adapted for vertical take-off of aircraft} - G06F 3/017: {Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883)} - G06F 3/0481: based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance - G06T 7/20: Analysis of motion (motion estimation for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals H04N19/43, H04N19/51) - G06V 20/13: Satellite images - B64U 2101/30: for imaging, photography or videography - B64U 2101/32: for cartography or topography - B64U 2201/00: UAVs characterised by their flight controls - B64U 2201/10: autonomous, i.e. by navigating independently from ground or air stations, e.g. by using inertial navigation systems [INS] - G06V 20/44: {Event detection} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - B64D: EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - B64U: UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR ## Abstract [Object] To make it possible for a person on the ground to communicate with an arbitrary flying vehicle flying in the air. [Solution] According to the present disclosure, there is provided a flying vehicle including: an image presentation section that presents an image for requesting an action from a person; and a situation recognition section that recognizes a situation, in which the image presentation section presents the image on the basis of the situation recognized by the situation recognition section. This configuration makes it possible for the person on the ground to communicate with an arbitrary flying vehicle flying in the air. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A flying vehicle comprising: an image presentation section that presents an image for requesting an action from a person; and a situation recognition section that recognizes a situation, the image presentation section presenting the image on a basis of the situation recognized by the situation recognition section. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The flying vehicle according to claim 1, comprising a projection planning section that specifies a subject person to whom the image is presented on a basis of the situation recognized by the situation recognition section, wherein the image presentation section presents the image to the subject person. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The flying vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the projection planning section determines the subject person on a basis of a gesture of the subject person. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The flying vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the projection planning section defines a content of the image on a basis of the situation recognized by the situation recognition section. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The flying vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the projection planning section determines a content of the image on a basis of a gesture of the subject person. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The flying vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the image presentation section presents the image using the gesture as a trigger. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The flying vehicle according to claim 1, comprising a presentation location determination section that determines a location where the image is presented on a basis of the situation recognized by the situation recognition section, wherein the image presentation section presents the image to a location determined by the presentation location determination section. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The flying vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the presentation location determination section determines a shaded region as a location where the image is presented on a basis of the situation recognized by the situation recognition section. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The flying vehicle according to claim 1, comprising a flight thrust generation section that generates thrust for flight, and a flight control section that controls the flight thrust generation section on a basis of the situation recognized by the situation recognition section. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The flying vehicle according to claim 1, comprising a presentation direction control section that controls a direction in which the image is presented by the image presentation section. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The flying vehicle according to claim 1, comprising an image generation section that generates the image, wherein the image generation section generates the image for requesting a predetermined motion from the person on a ground. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The flying vehicle according to claim 11, wherein the image generation section generates the image for establishing communication with the person on the ground. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The flying vehicle according to claim 1, comprising a reaction recognition section that recognizes a reaction performed by the person on a ground depending on the image presented on the ground. ### Claim 14 A method of controlling a flying vehicle, the method comprising: presenting an image for requesting an action from a person; and recognizing a situation, the image being presented on a basis of the recognized situation.