# US 2024/0201689 A1 · Flying camera and a system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2024/0201689 A1 - Document ID: US20240201689A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/591,014 - Filed: 2024-02-29 - Published: 2024-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2013-04-19 - Assignees: Sony Group Corporation - Applicants: Sony Group Corporation - Inventors: Kohtaro SABE; Yasunori KAWANAMI; Kenta KAWAMOTO; Tsutomu SAWADA; Satoru SHIMIZU; Peter DUERR; Yuki YAMAMOTO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240201689A1 ## CPC - G05D 1/0094: {involving pointing a payload, e.g. camera, weapon, sensor, towards a fixed or moving target} - A63H 27/12: {Helicopters (A63H27/04 takes precedence); Flying tops} - A63H 30/04: using wireless transmission - G05D 1/0016: {characterised by the operator's input device (input arrangements for computing systems in general G06F3/00)} - G05D 1/0038: {by providing the operator with simple or augmented images from one or more cameras located onboard the vehicle, e.g. tele-operation (images analyzed by a computer and used for automatic navigation G05D1/0246)} - G05D 1/223: Command input arrangements on the remote controller, e.g. joysticks or touch screens - G05D 1/224: Output arrangements on the remote controller, e.g. displays, haptics or speakers - G05D 1/689: Pointing payloads towards fixed or moving targets (positioning towed, pushed or suspended implements G05D1/672) - H04N 7/183: {for receiving images from a single remote source} - H04N 23/611: where the recognised objects include parts of the human body - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - A63H: TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract There is provided a control device including an image display unit configured to acquire, from a flying body, an image captured by an imaging device provided in the flying body and to display the image, and a flight instruction generation unit configured to generate a flight instruction for the flying body based on content of an operation performed with respect to the image captured by the imaging device and displayed by the image display unit. ## Claims ### Claim 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: capturing, by the camera, the image while the flying camera is flying. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: with the circuitry of the flying camera, controlling the position of the flying camera so that the designated target is in a center of the image on the touch panel display. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: capturing, by the camera, the image in response to a predetermined condition being satisfied. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein controlling the position of the flying camera further comprises: controlling the position of the flying camera based on image recognition of the designated target in images captured by the camera. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising: performing, in the images captured by the camera, the image recognition of the designated target to identify the designated target in the images captured by the camera. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: controlling the touch panel display to include an object frame to designate the designated target according to a region in the image designated by the touch operation. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the object frame is displayed within the image displayed on the touch panel display. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: with the circuitry of the flying camera, controlling a position of the flying camera to so that the position of the designated target within the image on the touch panel display continues to satisfy a predetermined formation. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: with the circuitry of the flying camera, recognizing a face of the designated target and detecting the face of the designated target. ### Claim 11 A flying camera, comprising: a body; rotors with arms attached to the body, the rotors configured to be rotated respectively to fly the body; a camera disposed on the body and flown by the rotors with the body; and circuitry configured to wirelessly transmit to a control device an image captured with the camera so the control device displays the image on a touch panel display of the control device, set a designated target in response to a touch operation performed on the touch panel display, control a position of the flying camera to the designated target, detect information of surrounding obstacles using a sensor, and notify the information of surrounding obstacles to the control device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The flying camera of claim 11, wherein the circuitry is configured to control the camera to capture the image while the flying camera is flying. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The flying camera of claim 11, wherein the circuitry is configured to control the position of the flying camera so that the designated target is in a center of the image on the touch panel display. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The flying camera of claim 11, wherein the circuitry is configured to control the camera to capture the image when a predetermined condition is satisfied. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The flying camera of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is configured to control the position of the flying camera based on image recognition of the designated target in images captured by the camera. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The flying camera of claim 11, wherein the circuitry is configured to perform, in the images captured by the camera, image recognition of the designated target to identify the designated target in the images captured by the camera. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The flying camera of claim 11, wherein the circuitry is configured to control the touch panel display to include an object frame to designate the designated target according to a region in the image designated by the touch operation. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The flying camera of claim 17, wherein the object frame is displayed within the image displayed on the touch panel display. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The flying camera of claim 11, wherein the circuitry is configured to control the position of the flying camera so that the position of the target within the image on the touch panel display continues to satisfy a predetermined formation. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The flying camera of claim 11, wherein the circuitry is configured to recognize a face of the designated target and detect the face of the designated target.