# US 2022/0035344 A1 · Method, apparatus and system for presenting spraying operation

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- Number: US 2022/0035344 A1
- Document ID: US20220035344A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/309,057
- Filed: 2019-10-10
- Published: 2022-02-03
- Earliest claimed: 2018-10-18
- Assignees: Guangzhou Xaircraft Technology Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Guangzhou Xaircraft Technology Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Jixiang LI
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220035344A1

## CPC

- G05B 19/4166: {Controlling feed or in-feed (G05B19/4163 takes precedence)}
- G06Q 50/02: Agriculture; Fishing; Forestry; Mining
- A01M 7/0089: {Regulating or controlling systems (the delivery being related to the movement of a vehicle B05B9/06)}
- G06T 11/10: Texturing; Colouring; Generation of textures or colours (retouching, inpainting or scratch removal G06T5/77)
- G06T 11/40: Filling planar surfaces by adding surface attributes, e.g. adding colours or textures
- G05B 2219/45013: Spraying, coating, painting
- G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A01M: CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS (appliances for catching swarms or drone-catching A01K57/00; fishing A01K69/00 - {A01K99/00}; biocides, pest repellants or attractants A01N); APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS
- G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL

## Abstract

Disclosed are a method, apparatus and system for presenting a spraying operation, wherein the method comprises: acquiring a spray coefficient of an operating device at an operation position corresponding to a sampling point, wherein the spray coefficient is used for representing a spray quantity of the operating device at the operation position (S102); acquiring color information corresponding to the spray coefficient of the operation position (S104); and presenting the operation position and the color information corresponding to the operation position (S106). The method solves the technical problems that a spray quantity at a specific position in a target region cannot be determined, and spray efficiency is low.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for presenting a spraying operation, comprising:
acquiring a spray coefficient of an operating device at an operation location corresponding to a sampling point, wherein the spray coefficient is used for representing an amount of a chemical sprayed from the operating device at the operation location;
acquiring color information corresponding to the operation location according to the spray coefficient; and
presenting the operation location and the color information corresponding to the operation location.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the acquiring a spray coefficient of an operating device at an operation location corresponding to a sampling point comprises:
acquiring information on a spray flow rate from the operating device at the operation location and information on a moving speed of the operating device when passing through the operation location; and
determining a spray coefficient based on the information on the spray flow rate and the information on the moving speed of the operating device, wherein the spray coefficient is directly proportional to the spray amount at the operation location.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the acquiring color information corresponding to the operation location according to the spray coefficient comprises:
determining a value interval within which the spray coefficient at the operation location falls; and
determining color information corresponding to the value interval, and using the color information corresponding to the value interval as the color information corresponding to the operation location.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the presenting the operation location and the color information corresponding to the operation location comprises:
presenting, in an electronic map, a moving trail of the operating device, the operation location in the moving trail, and the color information corresponding to the operation location; and
filling gradient colors to a moving trail between adjacent operation locations according to color information corresponding to the adjacent operation locations, and presenting the moving trail which has been filled with the gradient colors.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the presenting the operation location and the color information corresponding to the operation location comprises:
filling gradient colors to a moving trail of the operating device between adjacent operation locations according to color information corresponding to the adjacent operation locations.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The method according to claim 4, further comprising: before the filling gradient colors to a moving trail between adjacent operation locations,
judging whether spray coefficients corresponding to the adjacent operation locations fall within the same value interval,
wherein it is determined to trigger the filling gradient colors to a moving trail between adjacent operation locations, when a judgment result is NO.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method according to claim 6, further comprising:
determining to fill a specified color to the moving trail between the adjacent operation locations when the judgment result is YES, wherein the specified color is a color corresponding to any one of the adjacent operation locations.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, further comprising, after the presenting the operation location and the color information corresponding to the operation location, sending a control instruction to the operating device, wherein the control instruction is used for controlling the operating device to perform at least one of following operations:
controlling the operating device to supplementarily spray the chemical at an operation location corresponding to a first color when the color information is the first color; and
controlling the operating device to spray water for diluting at an operation location corresponding to a second color when the color information is the second color.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, further comprising, after the presenting the operation location and the color information corresponding to the operation location, sending a control instruction to the operating device, wherein the control instruction is used for controlling the operating device to perform at least one of following operations:
controlling the operating device to supplementarily spray the chemical at an operation location with a spray coefficient lower than a first preset threshold; and
controlling the operating device to spray water for diluting at an operation location with a spray coefficient higher than a second preset threshold, wherein the second preset threshold is not less than the first preset threshold.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The method according to claim 8, further comprising, before sending a control instruction to the operating device, acquiring a prescription map of a target area,
wherein the prescription map is used for
representing a target spray amount at each operation location in the target area;
comparing the target spray amount with a spray amount corresponding to the spray coefficient; and
determining the control instruction according to a comparison result.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the acquiring color information corresponding to the operation location according to the spray coefficient comprises:
acquiring a target spray amount corresponding to the operation location;
calculating a value of difference degree between the target spray amount and the spray coefficient at the operation location; and
acquiring the color information corresponding to the operation location according to the value of difference degree.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method according to claim 11, wherein the acquiring the color information corresponding to the operation location according to the value of difference degree comprises:
determining a value interval within which the value of difference degree falls; and
determining color information corresponding to the value interval, and using the color information corresponding to the value interval as the color information corresponding to the operation location.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The method according to claim 11, wherein the acquiring a target spray amount corresponding to the operation location comprises:
acquiring a prescription map of a site to be sprayed, wherein the prescription map is used for indicating a target spray amount which is to be sprayed onto each point or each area in the site to be sprayed; and
determining the target spray amount corresponding to the operation location according to the correspondence relationship between the operation location and a point or area on the prescription map.

### Claim 14

A method for presenting a spraying operation, comprising:
acquiring a spray coefficient of an operating device at an operation location corresponding to a sampling point, wherein the spray coefficient is used for representing an amount of a chemical sprayed from the operating device at the operation location;
acquiring an element corresponding to the operation location according to the spray coefficient, wherein the element is an element in a presentation interface;
determining information on a change trend between adjacent elements; and
presenting the operation location, the element corresponding to the operation location, and the information on the change trend.

### Claim 15

A method for presenting operation information, comprising:
acquiring an operation coefficient of an operating device at an operation location corresponding to a sampling point, wherein the operation coefficient is used for representing an amount of operation of the operating device at the operation location;
acquiring marking information corresponding to the operation location according to the operation coefficient; and
presenting the operation location and the marking information corresponding to the operation location.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The method according to claim 15, wherein the operation coefficient comprises at least one of: a chemical spraying operation coefficient and a coefficient for an operation of spreading of a solid object to be spread; and the marking information comprises at least one of: three-dimensional height information, fringe density information, color information, and point set density information.

### Claim at position 17

17-20. (canceled)

### Claim 21 (depends on 2)

The method according to claim 2, wherein the acquiring color information corresponding to the operation location according to the spray coefficient comprises:
determining a value interval within which the spray coefficient at the operation location falls; and
determining color information corresponding to the value interval, and using the color information corresponding to the value interval as the color information corresponding to the operation location.

### Claim 22 (depends on 2)

The method according to claim 2, wherein the presenting the operation location and the color information corresponding to the operation location comprises:
presenting, in an electronic map, a moving trail of the operating device, the operation location in the moving trail, and the color information corresponding to the operation location; and
filling gradient colors to a moving trail between adjacent operation locations according to color information corresponding to the adjacent operation locations, and presenting the moving trail which has been filled with the gradient colors.

### Claim 23 (depends on 2)

The method according to claim 2, wherein the presenting the operation location and the color information corresponding to the operation location comprises:
filling gradient colors to a moving trail of the operating device between adjacent operation locations according to color information corresponding to the adjacent operation locations.

### Claim 24 (depends on 5)

The method according to claim 5, further comprising: before the filling gradient colors to a moving trail between adjacent operation locations,
judging whether spray coefficients corresponding to the adjacent operation locations fall within the same value interval,
wherein it is determined to trigger the filling gradient colors to a moving trail between adjacent operation locations, when a judgment result is NO.
