Image capture system, control equipment, control methods, programs, and storage media.

TH122861BActive Publication Date: 2026-07-14HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
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Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
TH · TH
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
Filing Date
2020-09-16
Publication Date
2026-07-14

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Current technologies for photographing pre-registered subjects using unmanned aerial vehicles lack efficient control mechanisms to ensure accurate targeting and optimal imaging conditions, particularly in scenarios involving multiple vehicles or pedestrians, leading to missed shots and suboptimal image quality.

Method used

A photographing system that includes an unmanned aircraft with a camera and a control device capable of communicating with the aircraft and the subject's terminal, which registers subject information, determines the subject's location, generates control signals for the camera, and transmits these signals to the aircraft for precise targeting and image capture, while also managing parameters like inter-vehicle distance and lighting conditions.

Benefits of technology

Enables precise and timely photography of pre-registered subjects, including groups of vehicles or pedestrians, by controlling the timing of image capture and adjusting for optimal conditions, ensuring high-quality images and reducing the need for retakes.

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Abstract

A photography system that includes: an unmanned aircraft that has a photography unit; and a control device that can communicate with the unmanned aircraft and a subject terminal. The control device comprises: a storage unit at which is registered subject information that sets a subject as a photography target; a determination unit that determines whether the subject is in a prescribed photography area on the basis of map information and location information for the subject that has been acquired via communication with the subject terminal; a signal generation unit that generates a control signal for controlling the photography unit on the basis of the determination made by the determination unit; and a communication control unit that transmits the subject information and the control signal to the unmanned aircraft. The unmanned aircraft comprises: a specifying unit that specifies the subject on the basis of subject information delivered from the subject terminal and the subject information transmitted from the communication control unit; and a photography control means that controls the photography unit on the basis of the control signal so as to control photography of the subject specified by the specifying unit.
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