JP6934962B2 - Communication equipment, information processing methods, and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to communication devices, information processing methods, and programs.

In recent years, the development of wireless communication technology has been remarkable, and even general users have an increasing opportunity to communicate with a device far away by using a device at hand. This communication may be used not only for calls between users but also for operating a flight device such as a drone.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-174360

For example, communication of operation information for operating a device and communication for contacting a victim are more important to maintain communication than communication for general conversation. On the other hand, when communicating via a wireless network, communication quality such as radio field strength may differ depending on the location of the communication device, but the user of the communication source device communicates with the communication destination device. It is difficult to grasp the quality. Therefore, the communication source user may guide the operation target device or the rescue target user to an area where the communication quality is low.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of these points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique for allowing a user of a communication source device to grasp the communication quality of a network around a communication destination device that communicates via a wireless network. And.

The communication device of the first aspect of the present invention is a communication device that transmits / receives information via a wireless network, and provides location information indicating a location where a flight device, which is a communication destination device with which the communication device is communicating, exists. , The receiving unit that receives from the flight device, the distribution information acquisition unit that acquires the distribution information indicating the distribution of the communication quality of the wireless network created in advance, and the altitude of the flight device indicated by the location information. A display control unit for displaying the distribution of communication quality indicated by the distribution information on the display unit of the communication device is provided.

For example, the receiving unit receives quality information indicating the communication quality of the wireless network in the place where the flying device exists from the flying device, and the display control unit causes the display unit to display the quality information. ..

For example, the display control unit causes the display unit to display a direction in which the communication quality is improved when the flight device moves.

For example, the display control unit causes the display unit to display the distribution of communication quality indicated by the distribution information when the flight device is viewed from a direction parallel to the ground surface.

For example, the distribution information acquisition unit acquires the distribution information when the power of the communication device is turned on.

In the information processing method of the second aspect of the present invention, the location information indicating the location where the processor of the communication device that transmits / receives information via the wireless network exists, which is the communication destination device with which the communication device is communicating. The distribution information is associated with the step of receiving the information from the flight device, the step of acquiring the distribution information indicating the distribution of the communication quality of the wireless network created in advance, and the altitude of the flight device indicated by the location information. The step of displaying the distribution of the communication quality indicated by the above on the display unit of the communication device is executed.

In the program of the third aspect of the present invention, the computer that transmits / receives information via the wireless network is provided with location information indicating the location of the flight device, which is the communication destination device with which the computer is communicating, from the flight device. The function of receiving, the function of acquiring the distribution information indicating the distribution of the communication quality of the wireless network created in advance, and the distribution of the communication quality indicated by the distribution information in association with the altitude of the flight device indicated by the location information. Is realized on the display unit of the computer.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technique for allowing a user of a communication source device to grasp the communication quality of a network around a communication destination device that communicates via a wireless network.

It is a figure which shows typically the whole structure of the communication system which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows typically the functional structure of the communication apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows typically an example of the display screen displayed on the display part of the communication device which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows typically the display screen which is displayed on the display part 30 when the radio wave intensity around the flight apparatus becomes less than a predetermined threshold value. It is a figure which shows an example of the radio wave intensity map displayed on the display part. It is a figure which shows another example of the display screen displayed on the display part of the communication apparatus which concerns on embodiment schematically. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the information processing executed by the communication apparatus which concerns on embodiment.

<Outline of the embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of a communication system S according to an embodiment. The communication system S includes a communication device 1 and a flight device 2. The communication device 1 and the flight device 2 are paired with each other and can communicate with each other via the wireless network N. FIG. 1 shows an example in which the communication device 1 is a control device and the communication destination device 2 is a device that a user can control using the communication device 1. In particular, FIG. 1 shows an example in which the communication destination device 2 is a flight device such as a drone.

The communication device 1 is a communication terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet. When the communication destination device 2 is a flight device, the communication device 1 may be a dedicated radio for operating the communication destination device 2. In the present specification, it is assumed that the communication destination device 2 is a flight device, and is described as "flying device 2" for convenience. However, the communication destination device 2 is not limited to the flight device. Like the communication device 1, the communication destination device 2 may be a communication terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet.

When the user operates the communication device 1, the communication device 1 transmits control information according to the operation content to the flight device 2. The flight device 2 transmits flight information necessary for maneuvering, such as flight position and flight speed, to the communication device 1. Further, the flight device 2 has a camera, and the image data imaged by the camera and generated is transmitted to the communication device 1.

The communication device 1 and the flight device 2 can transmit and receive control information, flight information, and image data using a plurality of wireless communication lines. The communication device 1 and the flight device 2 communicate using a first wireless communication line W1 capable of transmitting and receiving information without going through a base station 3 of a mobile phone network. The communication device 1 and the flight device 2 can also communicate using the second wireless communication line W2 capable of transmitting and receiving information via the base station 3 of the mobile phone network. In particular, when the communication device 1 and the flight device 2 are far apart from each other, the communication device 1 and the flight device 2 communicate with each other using the second wireless communication line W2. The first wireless communication line W1 is, for example, a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) line. The second wireless communication line W2 is a 4G (4th Generation) line including, for example, LTE (Long Time Evolution).

Communication equipment is generally equipped with a function of displaying an indicator indicating the communication quality around the own unit including the radio field strength of the wireless network N. The same applies to the communication device 1 and the flight device 2, each of which has a function of displaying an indicator indicating the communication quality of the wireless network N in the peripheral area including the own device.

By the way, in the communication system S according to the embodiment, the flight device 2 flies according to the flight information received from the communication device 1 via the wireless network N. Therefore, if the communication quality around the flight device 2 deteriorates, it may become impossible to control the flight of the flight device 2 from the communication device 1. If the communication quality around the flight device 2 cannot be obtained from the communication device 1 when the flight device 2 is flown to a place away from the communication device 1, the flight device 2 moves to an area where the communication quality is poor and the user controls it. It can be difficult.

Therefore, the communication device 1 according to the embodiment acquires the communication quality of the wireless network N around the flight device 2 from the flight device 2 while the communication device 1 can communicate with the flight device 2. Therefore, the communication device 1 can display an indicator indicating the communication quality of the wireless network N around the flight device 2 in addition to or instead of the indicator indicating the communication quality of the wireless network N around the own aircraft. .. As a result, the user who operates the communication device 1 according to the embodiment can check the communication quality of the wireless network N around the flight device 2 by using the communication device 1 at hand.

Hereinafter, the functional configuration of the communication device 1 will be described in more detail.
<Functional configuration of communication device 1>
FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a functional configuration of the communication device 1 according to the embodiment. The communication device 1 according to the embodiment includes a communication unit 10, a storage unit 20, a display unit 30, an operation unit 40, a quality information acquisition unit 50, a control unit 60, and a notification unit 70.

The communication unit 10 is a communication interface for the communication device 1 to send and receive information to and from the flight device 2. The communication unit 10 includes a reception unit 11 and a transmission unit 12. The communication unit 10 is realized by a known communication module such as a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) module or a mobile phone communication module.

The storage unit 20 stores a ROM (Read Only Memory) for storing an OS (Operating System), an application program, etc., a RAM (Random Access Memory) for a work area of the communication device 1, and an SSD (Solid State) for storing various other information. It is a large-capacity storage device such as Drive).

The display unit 30 is an interface for visually notifying the user of the information generated by the communication device 1. The display unit 30 may be a touch screen in which the display area and the touch panel are integrated, and in this case, the display unit 30 also functions as an input interface.

The operation unit 40 is a device for the user to perform an operation for operating the flight device 2. The operating unit 40 includes, for example, a joystick or volume for controlling flight direction and flight speed. When the display unit 30 is a touch screen, the operation unit 40 may be fully or partially mounted using a GUI (Graphical User Interface) displayed on the display unit 30.

The quality information acquisition unit 50 acquires quality information indicating the communication quality of the wireless network N in the place where the communication device 1 exists. Here, the "communication quality of the wireless network N" includes not only the radio wave strength of the wireless network N but also the radio wave interference degree. For example, if the radio wave strength of the wireless network N is weakened, the communication quality is deteriorated. Further, when the radio wave interference degree of the wireless network N is large, the communication quality of the wireless network N deteriorates even when the radio wave strength of the wireless network N is strong.

The control unit 60 is a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) of the communication device 1, and by executing a program stored in the storage unit 20, the communication control unit 61 and the display control unit 62 , The distribution information acquisition unit 63, and the operation reception unit 64 that converts the input of the operation unit 40 into the operation information of the flight device 2.
The notification unit 70 will be described later.

The communication control unit 61 controls the operation of the communication unit 10. The communication control unit 61 controls the reception unit 11 to receive information from the outside of the communication device 1, and controls the transmission unit 12 to transmit information to the outside of the communication device 1. For example, under the control of the communication control unit 61, the reception unit 11 receives quality information indicating the communication quality of the wireless network N at the place where the flight device 2 with which the communication device 1 is communicating exists from the flight device 2. Under the control of the communication control unit 61, the transmission unit 12 transmits a control signal used for maneuvering the flight device 2 to the flight device 2 via the wireless network N.

Hereinafter, in the present specification, the description of the communication control unit 61 is omitted on the premise that the reception unit 11 and the transmission unit 12 operate under the control of the communication control unit 61. Further, for convenience of explanation, the quality information indicating the communication quality of the wireless network N in the place where the flight device 2 in which the communication device 1 is communicating exists is described as "first quality information". Similarly, the quality information indicating the communication quality of the wireless network N in the place where the communication device 1 exists is described as "second quality information".

The display control unit 62 controls the display operation of the display unit 30. For example, the display control unit 62 causes the display unit of the display unit 30 to display the first quality information and the second quality information.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a display screen displayed on the display unit 30 of the communication device 1 according to the embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the display screen is the first quality information indicator 301, the second quality information indicator 302, the communication destination icon 303, the own machine icon 304, the communication destination battery remaining amount indicator 305, the own machine battery remaining amount indicator 306, It includes an information panel 307, a route map 308, and a live image display area 309.

The first quality information indicator 301 is an icon indicating the first quality information, and the second quality information indicator 302 is an icon indicating the second quality information. As shown in FIG. 3, the display control unit 62 causes the first quality information indicator 301 to display the first quality information indicator 301 in the vicinity of the communication destination icon 303 indicating the flight device 2 which is the communication destination device. Similarly, the display control unit 62 displays the second quality information indicator 302 in the vicinity of the own machine icon 304 indicating the communication device 1. As a result, the user of the communication device 1 can grasp the communication quality around the communication device 1 and the communication quality around the flight device 2 just by looking at the display unit 30.

The display control unit 62 displays the communication destination battery remaining amount indicator 305 indicating the remaining battery level of the flight device 2 in the vicinity of the communication destination icon 303. The display control unit 62 also displays the own unit battery remaining amount indicator 306 indicating the remaining amount of the battery of the communication device 1 in the vicinity of the own unit icon 304. As a result, the user of the communication device 1 can grasp the remaining battery level of the communication device 1 and the remaining battery level of the flight device 2 just by looking at the display unit 30. When the user operates a distant flight device 2 using the communication device 1, if the battery of the flight device 2 runs out and the operation of the flight device 2 stops, it takes time and effort to collect the flight device 2. By showing the user the remaining battery level of the flight device 2, the communication device 1 can provide the user with an awareness that the flight device 2 will be returned to the user before the battery of the flight device 2 runs out.

The display control unit 62 also displays the information panel 307 showing information about the flight of the flight device 2 in the vicinity of the communication destination icon 303. The information panel 307 includes indicators indicating the distance between the communication device 1 and the flight device 2, the flight speed of the flight device 2, the altitude of the flight device 2, and the direction of travel of the flight device 2.

The display control unit 62 can calculate the distance between the communication device 1 and the flight device 2 by using the respective position information of the communication device 1 and the flight device 2. When the communication device 1 and the flight device 2 are communicating via the first wireless communication line W1, the display control unit 62 estimates the distance between the communication device 1 and the flight device 2 from the difference in the radio field strengths of each. You may.

The display control unit 62 also causes the display unit 30 to display a route map 308, which is a two-dimensional map including the start point of the flight device 2 and the arrival target point of the flight device 2. In the example of the route map 308 shown in FIG. 3, the start point of the flight device 2 is indicated by a black circle, and the arrival target point of the flight device 2 is indicated by a white star. Further, the current position of the flight device 2 in the route map 308 is indicated by a black triangle, and the route traced from the start point of the flight device 2 to the current position of the flight device 2 is also shown. By confirming the information panel 307 and the route map 308, the user can determine the starting point of the flight device 2 (that is, the point where the user exists), the current position of the flight device 2, and the arrival target point of the flight device 2. You can grasp the relationship.

As described above, the flight device 2 has a camera, and the receiving unit 11 receives the image data imaged and generated by the camera of the flight device 2. The display control unit 62 displays the data received by the reception unit 11 in the live image display area 309. As a result, the user can operate the flight device 2 while watching the image around the flight device 2. When the user selects the full-screen display icon 310, the display control unit 62 displays the image data captured and generated by the camera of the flight device 2 in the entire display area of the display unit 30. As a result, the user can operate the flight device 2 while viewing the live image captured by the camera of the flight device 2 on a wider screen.

When the display control unit 62 displays the live image captured by the camera of the flight device 2 in full screen, the user can select whether or not to superimpose each of the above indicators and icons on the live image. .. This is realized by the user operating a setting GUI (not shown).

Returning to the description of FIG. When the radio wave intensity of the wireless network N included in the first quality information becomes equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value, the notification unit 70 notifies the user of that fact. Specifically, when the radio wave intensity around the flight device 2 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value, the notification unit 70 causes the display unit 30 to display a message indicating that fact via the display control unit 62. The notification unit 70 replaces or in addition to displaying the message on the display unit 30, vibrates the vibrator (not shown) built in the communication device 1, or makes a voice from the speaker (not shown) of the communication device 1. May be notified to the user by generating.

The "predetermined threshold value" is the radio field intensity referred to by the notification unit 70 in order to determine whether or not the communication quality that can withstand the transmission of the operation information from the communication device 1 to the flight device 2 can be maintained. It is a discrimination reference threshold. The specific value of the discrimination reference threshold value may be determined experimentally in consideration of the performance of the antenna included in the communication device 1 and the flight device 2.

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a display screen displayed on the display unit 30 when the radio wave intensity around the flight device 2 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value. As shown in FIG. 4, when the radio wave intensity around the flight device 2 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value, the display unit 30 displays the radio wave intensity decrease message 311. As a result, the user can move the flight device 2 to an environment with good communication quality before the communication with the flight device 2 is interrupted.

Here, it is useful for the user if it is possible to know in which direction the flight device 2 should be moved to improve the communication environment. Therefore, the communication device 1 also includes a distribution information acquisition unit 63 that acquires distribution information indicating the distribution of the communication quality of the second wireless communication line measured in advance. The display control unit 62 causes the display unit 30 to display the distribution of the communication quality indicated by the distribution information in the region including the position of the communication device 1 and the position of the flight device 2. The display control unit 62 further causes the display unit 30 to display the direction in which the communication quality indicated by the second quality information is improved when the flight device 2 moves.

In FIG. 4, the direction indicator 312 indicates the direction in which the communication quality indicated by the second quality information improves when the flight device 2 moves, and the user icon 313 indicates the presence of the user when the position of the flight device 2 is used as a reference. It shows the direction. In the example shown in FIG. 4, it is shown that if the user operates the flight device 2 so as to raise it in the northwest direction, the communication quality indicated by the second quality information is improved.

The direction indicator 312 shown in FIG. 4 indicates the direction in which the flight device 2 can actually move. The display control unit 62 may display the direction indicator 312 on the display unit 30 in the direction in which the flight device 2 cannot move due to an obstacle or the like even if the communication quality indicated by the second quality information is improved. , Display an icon (not shown) indicating that it cannot be moved.

Here, when the radio wave intensity around the flight device 2 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value, the flight device 2 is stopped (hovering) on the spot until new operation information is transmitted from the communication device 1. You may. As a result, it is possible to prevent the flight device 2 from moving to a region where the radio field strength is further low.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the radio wave intensity map 314 displayed on the display unit 30. In FIG. 5, distribution information showing the distribution of the communication quality of the second wireless communication line W2 for each area is displayed as a radio wave intensity map 314. As shown in the hatching label 315, the radio wave intensity map 314 classifies regions having different radio wave strengths of the second wireless communication line with different hatches.

The radio field intensity map includes three-dimensional distribution information of communication quality. Therefore, the display control unit 62 displays the radio wave intensity map 314 in association with the altitude of the flight device 2 from the ground. On this display screen, a radio wave intensity map 314 at an altitude of around 35 m is shown. Each time the user selects the up icon 316, the display control unit 62 displays a radio field intensity map in which the altitude is increased by 5 m. Further, each time the user selects the down icon 317, the display control unit 62 displays a radio wave intensity map in which the altitude is reduced by 5 m.

The receiving unit 11 receives information indicating the location of the flight device 2 from the flight device 2 via the wireless network N. The display control unit 62 displays a flight device icon 318 indicating the flight position and height of the flight device 2 in the center of the radio wave intensity map 314. This display screen shows an example in which the flight device 2 is located at an altitude of 34.2 m from the ground. In this way, the display control unit 62 superimposes the location where the flight device 2 exists on the radio wave intensity map 314 including the location where the flight device 2 exists, and causes the display unit 30 to display the location. As a result, the user can select an area with good communication quality to fly the flight device 2.

The display control unit 62 may read out the radio wave intensity map 314 stored in advance in the storage unit 20 and display it on the display unit 30, or the radio wave intensity measured by the flight device 2 during flight is received by the reception unit 11. It may be acquired through the display unit 30 and displayed on the display unit 30.

The flight device 2 may include a distance measuring sensor (not shown). In this case, the flight device 2 measures the distance to an obstacle such as a structure existing in the traveling direction, imposes a limit on the altitude change of the flight device 2 according to the measurement result, or the user can use the flight device 2 You may want to warn when you try to change the altitude of.

Further, FIG. 5 shows the radio field strength when the flight device 2 is looked down from the sky. In place of or in addition to this display, the radio field intensity when the flight device 2 is viewed from the side (that is, when the direction of the line of sight is viewed from a direction parallel to the ground surface) may be displayed. As a result, the user can easily grasp the distribution of the radio field intensity in the height direction.

As described with reference to FIG. 1, the wireless network N includes a route using the first wireless communication line W1 that does not go through the base station of the mobile phone network and a second wireless communication line W2 that goes through the base station of the mobile phone network. Includes routes using. Therefore, it is convenient if the user can confirm the communication quality of each of the first wireless communication line W1 and the second wireless communication line W2. Therefore, the display control unit 62 causes the display unit 30 to display the first quality information and the second quality information for each of the radio wave strength in the first wireless communication line W1 and the communication quality in the second wireless communication line W2.

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing another example of a display screen displayed on the display unit 30 of the communication device 1 according to the embodiment. The display screen shown in FIG. 6 is similar to the display screen shown in FIG. The display screen shown in FIG. 6 is different from the display screen shown in FIG. 3 in that it includes the third quality information indicator 319 and the fourth quality information indicator 320, but is the same in other respects.

The third quality information indicator 319 is an indicator indicating the communication quality of the first wireless communication line W1 in the vicinity of the flight device 2. On the other hand, the fourth quality information indicator 320 is an indicator indicating the communication quality of the first wireless communication line W1 in the vicinity of the communication device 1. In this way, the display control unit 62 displays the communication qualities of the first wireless communication line W1 and the second wireless communication line W2 on the display unit 30 for each of the periphery of the communication device 1 and the periphery of the flight device 2. Let me. As a result, the user can change the line of the wireless network N used for communication between the communication device 1 and the flight device 2 according to the communication quality.

<Processing flow of information processing executed by communication device 1>
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of information processing executed by the communication device 1 according to the embodiment. The process in this flowchart starts, for example, when the power of the communication device 1 is turned on.

The receiving unit 11 acquires the first distribution information indicating the communication quality around the flight device 2 from the flight device 2 via the wireless network N (S2). The quality information acquisition unit 50 acquires the second distribution information indicating the communication quality around the communication device 1 (S4). The display control unit 62 causes the display unit 30 of the communication device 1 to display the first distribution information and the second distribution information (S6).

When the communication quality around the flight device 2 is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value (Yes in S8), the notification unit 70 notifies that the communication quality around the flight device 2 is equal to or less than the reference (S10). The display control unit 62 causes the base station 3 of the communication device 1 to display the direction in which the communication quality around the flight device 2 is improved (S12).

When the display control unit 62 causes the base station 3 of the communication device 1 to display the direction in which the communication quality around the flight device 2 is improved, or when the communication quality around the flight device 2 is better than a predetermined threshold value as a reference (S8). No), the process in this flowchart ends.

<Operation and effect of communication system S according to the embodiment>
As described above, according to the communication system S according to the embodiment, it is possible to make the user of the communication source device grasp the communication quality of the wireless network N around the communication destination device that communicates via the wireless network N. ..
In particular, when a communication destination device located far away from the control device such as a drone is operated wirelessly, the user can check the communication quality around the communication destination device, so that communication with the communication destination device can be performed. Can suppress the situation where the

Further, the communication device 1 according to the embodiment notifies the user that the communication quality around the flight device 2 has deteriorated. As a result, the user can move the flight device 2 to another area before the communication with the flight device 2 is interrupted. At this time, the communication device 1 displays the direction in which the communication quality is improved by moving the flight device 2. As a result, the user can easily move the flight device 2 to an area having good communication quality before the communication with the flight device 2 is interrupted.

When the communication device 1 and the flight device 2 can communicate with each other by a plurality of types of wireless communication lines, the communication device 1 displays the communication quality of each wireless communication line around the flight device 2. As a result, the user can select a communication line having better quality and communicate with the communication device 1 and the flight device 2 while observing the communication quality status of each wireless communication line.

Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or improvements can be made to the above embodiments. In particular, the specific embodiments of the distribution / integration of the devices are not limited to those shown above, and all or a part thereof may be in arbitrary units according to various additions or the like, or according to the functional load. It can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated.

<Modification example>
In the above, the case where the communication device is the communication device 1 and the communication destination device is the flight device 2 has been mainly described. However, both the communication device and the communication destination device may be a mobile phone or a smartphone. If the communication device can display the communication quality of the communication destination device, for example, the communication quality around the victim can be confirmed from the mobile phone of the rescuer in the mountainous area. If the communication quality around the victim is poor, the rescuer can also lead to an area where the communication quality is good. Since communication between the rescuer and the victim can be maintained, the rescue operation of the victim by the rescuer can be made more effective.

1 ... Communication device 2 ... Communication destination device (flying device)
3 ... Base station 10 ... Communication unit 11 ... Reception unit 12 ... Transmission unit 20 ... Storage unit 30 ... Display unit 40 ... Operation unit 50 ... Quality information acquisition unit 60 ... Control unit 61 ... Communication control unit 62 ... Display control unit 63 ... Distribution information acquisition unit 64 ... Operation reception unit 70 ... Notification unit N ... Wireless network S ... ·Communications system

Claims (5)

A communication device that sends and receives information via a wireless network.
A receiving unit that receives location information indicating the location of the flight device, which is the communication destination device with which the communication device is communicating, from the flight device, and
A distribution information acquisition unit that acquires distribution information indicating a three-dimensional distribution of communication quality of the wireless network, which is created in advance in a highly associated manner, and a distribution information acquisition unit.
A display control unit that identifies the distribution of communication quality indicated by the distribution information corresponding to the altitude of the flight device indicated by the location information from the distribution information and displays it on the display unit of the communication device.
Equipped with a,
The display controller, the flying device indicator indicating the direction in which the communication quality is better when moving, the display unit Ru communication apparatus is displayed. The display control unit displays an icon for selecting an altitude on the display unit, and displays the distribution of communication quality corresponding to the selected altitude on the display unit by operating the icon.
The communication device according to claim 1. The display control unit causes the display unit to display the distribution of communication quality indicated by the distribution information when the flight device is viewed from a direction parallel to the ground surface.
The communication device according to claim 1 or 2. The processor of a communication device that sends and receives information over a wireless network
A step of receiving location information indicating a location of a flight device, which is a communication destination device with which the communication device is communicating, from the flight device.
A step of acquiring distribution information indicating a three-dimensional distribution of communication quality of the wireless network, which is created in advance in a highly associated manner, and
A step of identifying the distribution of communication quality indicated by the distribution information indicating the altitude of the flight device indicated by the location information from the distribution information and displaying it on the display unit of the communication device.
A step of displaying an indicator indicating a direction in which the communication quality is improved when the flight device moves on the display unit, and a step of displaying the indicator.
Information processing method to execute. For computers that send and receive information over wireless networks
A function of receiving location information indicating the location of a flight device, which is a communication destination device with which the computer is communicating, from the flight device, and
A function to acquire distribution information indicating a three-dimensional distribution of communication quality of the wireless network, which is created in advance in a highly associated manner, and
A function of identifying the distribution of communication quality indicated by the distribution information indicating the altitude of the flight device indicated by the location information from the distribution information and displaying it on the display unit of the computer.
A function of displaying an indicator indicating a direction in which the communication quality is improved when the flight device moves on the display unit, and
A program that realizes.

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