# US 2024/0201698 A1 · Information processing method, information processing device, computer-readable medium, and imaging system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2024/0201698 A1 - Document ID: US20240201698A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/551,871 - Filed: 2022-02-17 - Published: 2024-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2021-03-30 - Assignees: Sony Group Corporation - Applicants: Sony Group Corporation - Inventors: Shinichi IRIYA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240201698A1 ## CPC - G05D 1/2232: {Touch screens} - G05D 1/2246: {displaying a map of the environment} - G05D 1/689: Pointing payloads towards fixed or moving targets (positioning towed, pushed or suspended implements G05D1/672) - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - G06F 3/0484: for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range - G06F 3/0486: Drag-and-drop - G06F 3/0488: using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures - G08G 5/22: located on the ground - G08G 5/26: Transmission of traffic-related information between aircraft and ground stations - G08G 5/55: for a single aircraft - H04N 7/183: {for receiving images from a single remote source} - B64U 2101/30: for imaging, photography or videography - B64U 2201/10: autonomous, i.e. by navigating independently from ground or air stations, e.g. by using inertial navigation systems [INS] - B64U 2201/20: Remote controls - G01C 21/20: Instruments for performing navigational calculations (G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence) - G05D 2105/345: {for photography} - G05D 2109/254: {Flying platforms, e.g. multicopters} - G08G 5/57: for unmanned aircraft - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - B64U: UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR - G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S) ## Abstract An information processing method, an information processing device, a computer-readable medium, and an imaging system capable of generating a flight route of a flight vehicle by simple operation are proposed. An information processing method of the present disclosure includes: a display control step of causing a display unit to display a plurality of template objects schematically illustrating flight patterns; and a control signal generation step of generating a control signal for a flight vehicle on the basis of flight control information including information on a flight route corresponding to a plurality of selected template objects selected from among the plurality of template objects. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information processing method comprising: a display control step of causing a display unit to display a plurality of template objects schematically illustrating flight patterns; and a control signal generation step of generating a control signal for a flight vehicle on a basis of flight control information including information on a flight route corresponding to a plurality of selected template objects selected from among the plurality of template objects. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the control signal generation step includes generating a control signal corresponding to the plurality of selected template objects in a predetermined order. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The information processing method according to claim 2, wherein the control signal generation step incudes generating the control signal corresponding to the plurality of selected template objects on a basis of a selection order from among the plurality of template objects displayed on the display unit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The information processing method according to claim 3, wherein the display control step incudes displaying the selected template objects side by side in an order of selection in a predetermined area of the display unit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The information processing method according to claim 4, wherein the display control step includes changing and displaying an order of the plurality of selected template objects displayed side by side in the predetermined area according to a predetermined signal. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The information processing method according to claim 4, wherein the display control step includes deleting any of the plurality of selected template objects displayed side by side in the predetermined area according to a predetermined signal. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The information processing method according to claim 4, wherein the display control step includes adding a new selected template object to the plurality of selected template objects displayed side by side in the predetermined area according to a predetermined signal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The information processing method according to claim 4, wherein the display control step includes generating a flight route corresponding to each of the plurality of selected template objects displayed side by side in the predetermined area according to an arrangement order of the selected template objects, and causing the display unit to display the flight route. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The information processing method according to claim 4, wherein the display control step includes causing the display unit to display an image line indicating a selected template object corresponding to a control signal being executed among the plurality of selected template objects displayed side by side in the predetermined area. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The information processing method according to claim 9, wherein the display control step includes fixing the image line and changing positions of the plurality of selected template objects according to execution of the control signal. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The information processing method according to claim 9, wherein the display control step includes changing a position of the image line according to execution of the control signal. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The information processing method according to claim 8, wherein the display control step includes causing the display unit to display a captured image based on position information of the flight vehicle, and causing positions of the flight route and the captured image to correspond to each other. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The information processing method according to claim 8, wherein the display control step includes causing the display unit to display a map based on position information of the flight vehicle, and causing positions of the flight route and the map to correspond to each other. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the flight control information includes at least any one of information of a distance, an altitude, a turning radius, and a speed. ### Claim 15 An information processing device including: a display control unit that causes a display unit to display a plurality of template objects schematically illustrating a flight route; and a control signal generation unit that generates a control signal for a flight vehicle on a basis of flight control information including information on the flight route corresponding to a plurality of selected template objects selected from among the plurality of template objects. ### Claim 16 An imaging system comprising: a flight vehicle; and an information processing device that controls the flight vehicle, wherein the information processing device includes a display control unit that causes a display unit to display a plurality of template objects schematically illustrating flight patterns, and a control signal generation unit that generates a control signal for the flight vehicle on a basis of flight control information including information on a flight route corresponding to a plurality of selected template objects selected from among the plurality of template objects. ### Claim 17 An imaging system comprising: a flight vehicle; a communication device that controls the flight vehicle; and an information processing device that controls the flight vehicle via the communication device, wherein the information processing device includes a display control unit that causes a display unit to display a plurality of template objects schematically illustrating flight patterns, and a control signal generation unit that generates a control signal for the flight vehicle on a basis of flight control information including information on a flight route corresponding to a plurality of selected template objects selected from among the plurality of template objects. ### Claim 18 An imaging system comprising: a flight vehicle; and an information processing device that controls the flight vehicle, wherein the information processing device includes a display control unit that causes a display unit to display a plurality of template objects schematically illustrating flight patterns, a control signal generation unit that generates a control signal for the flight vehicle on a basis of flight control information including information on a flight route corresponding to a plurality of selected template objects selected from among the plurality of template objects, and a communication unit that communicates with the flight vehicle via a wireless base station. ### Claim 19 A program for causing a computer to execute: a display control step of causing a display unit to display a plurality of template objects schematically illustrating flight patterns; and a control signal generation step of generating a control signal for a flight vehicle on a basis of flight control information including information on a flight route corresponding to a plurality of selected template objects selected from among the plurality of template objects. ### Claim 20 A computer-readable medium having recorded therein a program for causing a computer to execute: a display control step of causing a display unit to display a plurality of template objects schematically illustrating flight patterns; and a control signal generation step of generating a control signal for a flight vehicle on a basis of flight control information including information on a flight route corresponding to a plurality of selected template objects selected from among the plurality of template objects.