JP7414316B2 - Aircraft and airborne vehicle programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an aircraft having a display screen and a program for the aircraft.

2. Description of the Related Art Circulating printed materials is generally used as a means of transmitting information, notices, etc. to multiple people. Recently, companies are distributing personal computers to each of their employees, and in such organizations, e-mail is sometimes used as a method of transmitting information and announcements.

Additionally, a system called digital signage has recently appeared for use in transmitting advertising information to an unspecified number of people. For example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-32458), in this digital signage system, when a person with attributes related to a product is detected, Images related to products are also displayed.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2014-32458

In the method of circulating information and notices through printed materials and communicating them to multiple people, the printed materials need to be handed over from person to person one after another, which is cumbersome and tends to result in delays in communication. There is a drawback.

If you use the method of simultaneously broadcasting information by e-mail, you can quickly send information and information, but e-mail cannot be displayed unless you open the received information. If a person does not open the e-mail, there may be a situation where the information or notice is not actually delivered. Furthermore, even if an e-mail is opened, a person who skips reading the e-mail may not receive the information or notice. Furthermore, the method using e-mail has a problem in that information cannot be transmitted if the user does not have a terminal device such as a personal computer or a smartphone with a display screen.

Further, according to the digital signage system of Patent Document 1 mentioned above, it is convenient to be able to display an image such as an advertisement for the product to a person who has an attribute that has a predetermined relationship with the attribute related to the product. However, in a digital signage system, the displayed image cannot be viewed unless the user goes to the location where the display screen is located. Therefore, there is a problem that information cannot be circulated.

This invention aims to solve the above problems.

In order to solve the above problem, the invention of claim 1:
an aerial flight mechanism section for flying in the air;
a display comprising a display screen;
a transmission information reception unit that receives transmission information;
a transmission information storage unit that stores the transmission information received by the transmission information reception unit;
a transmission target person designation reception unit that accepts designation of one or more transmission targets to whom the transmission information received by the transmission information reception unit is to be transmitted;
a secret designation reception unit that accepts a designation that the transmission information received by the transmission information reception unit is confidential information;
flight movement control means for driving and controlling the aerial flight mechanism unit to fly and move it near the designated communication target person;
transmission information display means for displaying the transmission information stored in the transmission information storage section on a display screen of the display;
When the transmission information stored in the transmission information storage unit is designated as confidential information by the secret designation reception unit, viewing of the display screen by anyone other than the transmission target person is difficult. a secret response control means that performs processing to
Provided is a flying object characterized by comprising:

In the aircraft according to the invention of claim 1, the transmission information receiving unit receives input of transmission information from the messenger, and the transmission target person designation reception unit receives designation information of the transmission target to whom the transmission information is to be transmitted, Further, the secret designation reception unit receives designation that the transmitted information is confidential information.

The flying object according to the invention of claim 1 drives and controls the aerial flight mechanism section so as to fly close to the designated person to whom the information is to be transmitted, and displays the transmission information on the display screen. control to transmit the communication information to the specified communication target person. At this time, if the secret designation reception unit has accepted the designation that the transmitted information is confidential information, the confidentiality control means performs processing to make it difficult for anyone other than the person to whom the information is transmitted to view the display screen. conduct.

According to the flying object according to the present invention, there is no need for the recipient to hand-deliver the message to the next recipient, unlike in the case of printed circulars, and, unlike digital signage, the person to whom the information is to be communicated does not have to go there himself to display the information. It is very convenient because there is no need to look at the screen. If the transmitted information is designated as confidential information, the display screen is processed to make it difficult for anyone other than the person to whom the information is to be viewed, so that the information can be transmitted in a confidential manner. It becomes possible.

1 is a diagram showing an example of the mechanical configuration of a first embodiment of an aircraft according to the present invention. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a drive control device section of a first embodiment of an aircraft according to the present invention; FIG. 3 is a diagram used to explain a part of FIG. 2. FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a part of a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment of the flying object according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a part of a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment of the flying object according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a part of a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment of the flying object according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a part of a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment of the flying object according to the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an example of how the first embodiment of the flying object according to the present invention is used. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an example of how the first embodiment of the flying object according to the present invention is used. It is a figure for explaining an example of the utilization aspect of the 2nd embodiment of the flying object according to this invention. It is a figure which shows the flowchart for demonstrating the operation|movement of 2nd Embodiment of the flying object by this invention. It is a figure for explaining the 3rd embodiment of the flying object according to this invention.

[First embodiment]
The first embodiment is a case of an aircraft configured to be able to transmit predetermined transmission information (display information) to a designated transmission target.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a first embodiment of a flying object according to the present invention. The flying object 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured to be able to autonomously fly and move in the air. FIG. 1(A) is a diagram of the flying object 1 of this embodiment seen from above, and FIG. 1(B) is a diagram of the flying object 1 of this embodiment seen from the front. .

The flying object 1 of this embodiment includes an aerial flight mechanism section 2 having a structure of a so-called quadcopter, and a drive control unit 3. The aerial flight mechanism section 2 is drive-controlled by a drive control unit 3. As shown in FIG. 1, the aerial flight mechanism section 2 has rotor mechanisms 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D attached to the tips of four arms 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D extending from the drive control unit 3. It is constructed according to the following.

The rotor mechanisms 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D rotate the rotor blades 52A, 52B, 52C, and 52D by rotationally driving rotor shafts (not shown) by motor drive units 51A, 51B, 51C, and 51D, respectively. It is configured to be rotationally driven. The rotation speed and rotation direction of the motor drive units 51A, 51B, 51C, and 51D are controlled by a drive control signal from the drive control unit 3. The motor drive units 51A, 51B, 51C, and 51D and the drive control unit 3 use a battery (not shown) as a power source for rotational drive and a power source for drive control. The camera, microphone, various sensors, display, control unit, etc., which will be described later, are also powered by the battery. For example, a rechargeable secondary battery is used as the battery. Moreover, a solar cell can also be used. When equipped with solar cells, the flying object 1 has the advantage of being able to fly while being charged by sunlight if it is outdoors during the day.

In this example, each of the motor drive units 51A, 51B, 51C, and 51D is independently controlled by a drive control signal from the drive control unit 3, so that the aircraft 1 can take off, land, and climb (directly overhead). , diagonally upward), descend (directly downward, diagonally downward), turn right, turn left, move forward, backward, shift right, shift left, etc., as well as tilt with respect to the vertical direction. It is possible to control posture such as angle and position control of hovering position.

In the flying object 1 of this embodiment, a camera, a microphone, various sensors, etc., which will be described later, are attached integrally with the drive control unit 3, and a housing 6 houses a drive control device section 10 including a control section. is formed. In this example, the housing 6 has a box-like shape as a whole.

Two legs 7A and 7B are attached to the housing 6 so as to face each other. In this example, the legs 7A and 7B are made of trapezoidal pipe members, and are formed to stably hold the flying object 1 on the landing surface 8, as shown in FIG. 1(B). ing. The shape and members of the leg portions are not limited to these, and various other shapes can be considered. For example, the four legs at the four corners of the casing 6 may be formed of wood or metal material into a cylindrical shape. Further, in order to facilitate movement on the landing surface 8, movable wheels may be attached to the legs.

A display 9 having a display screen 9D is installed above the rotary blades 52A, 52B, 52C, and 52D in a position that does not interfere with the rotation of the rotary blades 52A, 52B, 52C, and 52D. It is supported by being fixed to a support frame 9F that is erected from the upper surface of the control unit 3 portion. In this example, the display 9 has a thin structure composed of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). The display 9 may have a display configuration using other display devices such as organic EL (Electroluminescence). Although the display 9 has a flat plate shape in FIG. 1, it may have a curved shape to make it difficult for others other than the viewer who views the display screen from the front to see the display screen. . Further, the display 9 may be covered with an eave or a cover to make it difficult for others other than the viewer to see the display screen and to prevent the display screen from becoming difficult to see due to reflections of sunlight or indoor light.

Further, the connecting portions 9FA and 9FB between the display 9 and the support frame 9F may be in a fixed connected state, or a straight line connecting the center position of the connecting portion 9FA and the center position of the connecting portion 9FB may be used. The display 9 may be rotatably connected as a rotation center. Further, the support frame 9F may be movably erected. For example, if the display screen is rotatable through 360 degrees, the viewer can view the display screen from the front regardless of the orientation of the flying object 1. Instead of manually moving the direction of the display screen 9D, a mechanism is provided that automatically allows the display screen 9D to be rotated (rotated up and down) and rotated (rotated left and right) to provide a display position that is easy for the recipient to view. Since the information is confidential, the display position may be changed so that other people cannot see it, or the display position may be controlled to avoid backlighting when outdoors. Further, a means for adjusting the viewing angle of the display screen 9D may be provided, and when secret information is displayed on the display screen 9D, the viewing angle may be controlled to be narrow so that it cannot be seen by other people. In addition, in order to improve visibility, the flying object 1 is equipped with a function to distinguish between indoors and outdoors, and a function to distinguish the surrounding environment such as backlighting and light intensity, and the brightness of the display screen 9D is controlled according to the discrimination results. It may also be possible to perform contrast control.

In this example, the display 9 is installed separately in the housing 6, but it goes without saying that the display may be built into one or more of the four sides of the housing 6. Alternatively, a display may be built into the bottom of the housing 6 so that the viewer can view it from below. Of course, the display 9 may also be used together. Note that in the case of multiple displays, the same content or different content may be displayed on each display screen. In the case of the same content, there is an advantage that the viewer can select a display screen at a suitable position, and the same information can be transmitted to multiple viewers simultaneously. Furthermore, in the case of different contents, it is convenient because it is possible to convey different information needed by each viewer to a plurality of viewers.

In the following description, the side in which the display screen 9D of the display 9 faces is defined as the front of the aircraft 1.

In this example, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, a camera CM1 and a microphone MC are provided on the front of the housing 6. Furthermore, a speaker SP is also provided on the front side of the housing 6. As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, cameras CM2 and CM3 are provided on the left and right sides of the casing, respectively, and a camera CM4 is provided on the back of the casing 6. Further, a camera CM5 is provided on the bottom surface of the housing 6, as shown in FIG. 1(B). Further, a camera CM6 is provided at the center of the upper part of the frame of the display screen 9D of the display 9.

The optical axes of the cameras CM1 to CM6 (corresponding to the photographing direction) are perpendicular to the respective mounting surfaces of the cameras CM1 to CM6, and a predetermined field angle range can be photographed around the optical axis direction.

A drive control device section 10 is provided within the housing 6. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the drive control device section 10 in the flying object 1 of this embodiment. Note that the battery is omitted in FIG. 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the drive control device section 10 in this embodiment connects a control section 101 consisting of a microcomputer (abbreviated as microcomputer in FIG. 2) to an aerial flight drive section 102, a gyro sensor, etc. 103, geomagnetic sensor 104, altitude sensor 105, obstacle sensor 106, moving space information memory 107, current position detection section 108, flight drive signal generation section 109, position and attitude control signal generation section 110, camera group 111, communication target person information Memory 112, transmission information input reception section 113, transmission display information memory 114, image recognition section 115, voice interface section 116, voice recognition section 117, alert sound generation section 118, message memory 119, display control section 120, operation section 121 are connected to each other.

The audio interface unit 116 is connected to a microphone MC and a speaker SP. Further, the display 9 is connected to the display control section 120.

The aerial flight drive section 102 supplies drive control signals to the motor drive sections 51A, 51B, 51C, and 51D of the rotary wing mechanisms 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D of the aerial flight mechanism section 2 under the control of the control section 101. do.

The gyro sensor 103 detects changes in acceleration of the flying object 1 during flight, and is used to detect the flight direction, speed, and attitude of the flying object 1. The geomagnetic sensor 104 is used to detect in which direction the flying object 1 is flying. The altitude sensor 105 is for detecting the altitude at which the flying object 1 is located at a given time, and is composed of, for example, an air pressure sensor.

The obstacle sensor 106 detects the presence of an obstacle by emitting light, infrared rays, or ultrasonic waves, and detecting reflected waves from the obstacle. It is possible to detect the time and amount of attenuation until the reflected wave is received, and calculate the distance to the detected obstacle from the time and amount of attenuation. In this embodiment, the obstacle sensor 106 detects obstacles in a space where the flying object 1 is used (hereinafter referred to as a movement space), such as an indoor wall, a dresser, a bed, a desk, etc., or an outdoor movement space. It is used to detect obstacles such as utility poles, buildings, and trees, and to avoid collisions with them while flying.

The movement space information memory 107 stores space information regarding the indoor and outdoor movement spaces in which the flying object 1 is used. The outdoor movement space targets a limited range of spaces such as theme parks, amusement parks, zoos, concert venues, soccer stadiums, baseball stadiums, and the like. Of course, the spatial information is not limited to a limited range of space, but any area within the flight range of the aircraft 1, such as around the home, around the office, around the station, around the airport, etc., can be stored as a movement space in the movement space information memory 107. be remembered.

An application program for panoramic photography (for example, Photosynth) is stored in the memory of the control unit 101 of the flying object 1 in this embodiment. - Using all or part of CM6, take pictures in a 360 degree range at each location within the moving space. Then, the control unit 101 uses an application program for panoramic photography to generate 3D image information at each point in the moving space from the captured image information, and converts the generated 3D image information into the moving space information. It is stored in the memory 107.

In this case, in this example, the flying object 1 determines a specific location in the movement space in which it is used as its home position, and takes off and lands using that location as a base. The specific location may be a charging station, which is a normal waiting location. Note that the home position may not be a specific place but a specific person. For example, a transmitter of information can be set as a home position, and a position near that person can be used as a base for takeoff and landing. In this case, when determining the communicator as the home position, a face image of the communicator is photographed by the camera CM6 and registered along with the position information. If the communicator moves, the system returns to the communicator's original location and then tracks the communicator using facial image recognition. The destination of the communicator is the new home position, and the nearby position is the base.

The information stored in the moving space information memory 107 also stores position information of the determined home position. In addition, in the moving space information memory 107, when the moving space is indoors, information on the length, width, and height of the room to be used is also stored in advance. Furthermore, if the movement space is indoors, structural information of the room used such as beams, pipe spaces, pillars, etc. may be stored in advance, and if the movement space is outdoors, utility poles, buildings, etc. The positions of trees may also be stored in advance.

The current position detection unit 108 includes, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver, and detects the latitude, longitude, and altitude of the current position of the flying object 1. In order to obtain more accurate location information, the current location may be detected using radio waves from a mobile phone base station or radio waves from an access point for Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity (registered trademark)) communication. . Further, all or part of the cameras CM1 to CM6 are used to photograph the surroundings of the flying object 1, and the photographed image information is compared with the 3D image information stored in the moving space information memory 107 for image recognition. By doing so, the relative position in the 3D image space may be grasped and the current position may be detected. In order to detect the current position after movement, the current position detection unit 108 also uses a gyro sensor 103, a geomagnetic sensor 104, and an altitude sensor 105.

When the flight drive signal generation unit 109 starts flight from a base (home position) and moves in the air, the flight drive signal generation unit 109 receives a command from the control unit 101 based on the activation information, and generates the base position information stored in the movement space information memory 107 and the base position information stored in the movement space information memory 107. , the direction of movement and the distance of movement are calculated from the position information of the current position detected by the current position detection unit 108 in order to generate a flight drive signal for movement.

The flight drive signal generation unit 109 uses information from the gyro sensor 103, the geomagnetic sensor 104, the altitude sensor 105, etc., as well as the calculated direction and distance, and further generates captured images from the cameras CM1 to CM6 of the camera group 111. While referring to the above, a flight drive signal for moving from the base position to the position instructed by the control unit 101 is generated and supplied to the aerial flight mechanism unit 2 through the aerial flight drive unit 102. In this case, the flight drive signal consists of a signal that drives each of the motor drive units 51A to 51D of the four rotary wing mechanisms 5A to 5D. The generated flight drive signal is supplied to each of the motor drive units 51A to 51D of the aerial flight mechanism unit 2 through the aerial flight drive unit 102.

The aerial flight mechanism section 2 receives this flight drive signal, rotates each of the rotary wings 52A to 52D, and performs an aerial flight from the base to the position instructed by the control section 101, or from the current position to the base. Move by.

The position and orientation control signal generation unit 110 determines the orientation and position of the display screen 9D with respect to the viewer, as described later, based on images captured by the gyro sensor 103, the geomagnetic sensor 104, the altitude sensor 105, and the cameras CM1 to CM6. , Is the position and posture appropriate (Is the display screen 9D directly facing the viewer, is it located slightly away from the front, back, left and right, and is the vertical position (height position) appropriate)? generate position/orientation control signals to control the

When the flying object 1 detects a communication target, which will be described later, under the control of the control unit 101, the flight drive signal generation unit 109 detects a specific body part of the communication target, in this example, the face (or eyes) of the communication target. ), a flight drive signal is generated to hover at a predetermined distance from the person to whom communication is to be made, and is supplied to the aerial flight mechanism section 2 through the aerial flight drive section 102. do. The position/orientation control signal generation unit 110 generates a signal for controlling the height position of hovering. The person to whom communication is to be made is to view the display screen 9D of the hovering flying object 1. If there is a space available for landing, such as a desk, near the person to be communicated, the flying object 1 will land with the display screen 9D facing the person to be communicated, and display the display information to be transmitted on the display screen 9D. You may also do so.

The camera group 111 is composed of the aforementioned cameras CM1 to CM6. Each of the cameras CM1 to CM6 outputs captured image information of a moving image to the system bus 100. Identification information for identifying from which camera the captured image information is sent to the system bus 100 from each of the cameras CM1 to CM6 is added. Note that the captured image information from each of the cameras CM1 to CM6 may be captured image information of still images at predetermined time intervals, for example, 0.5 second intervals, instead of moving image captured image information.

The transmission target person information memory 112 stores in advance the attribute information of people who are candidates for transmitting transmission information (display information) as candidates for transmission targets. That is, in this embodiment, the communication target person information is attribute information about the communication target person.

FIG. 3 shows an example of communication target person information when the moving space of the flying object 1 is inside a company building and the candidate of the communication target is an employee of the company. In the example shown in Figure 3, the attribute information of the person to be communicated includes name, gender, affiliation (department name in this example), location information (for example, desk location information within the company), facial image information, and age. , information on hobbies and preferences, etc. are registered as attribute information of each communication target person. Note that, in this example, the position information is position information in the movement space stored in the movement space memory 107. In addition, attribute information is not limited to this example, and includes nationality, year of employment, type of work (e.g., research and development, design, manufacturing, sales, planning, accounting, transportation, secretary, etc.), and clubs (clubs) in which you are a member. , club), etc. Further, a nickname or nickname may be registered in addition to the name.

In addition, identification information is assigned to each of the communication target candidate candidates, and the aircraft 1 A function for receiving identification information and location information from the transmitter may be provided to enable the current location of each person to be communicated to be detected in real time. In that case, instead of registering location information as attribute information in the communication target person information memory 112, each piece of identification information sent from the transmitter of the communication target is registered instead of the position information. and remember it.

The transmission information input reception unit 113 receives transmission information transmitted as display information. In this example, the transmission information input receiving section 113 is configured with an interface section that receives transmission information stored in a USB memory or a card type memory. However, the transmission information input reception unit 113 is not limited to this, and may be any device as long as it can receive information displayed on the display screen 9D, even if it is a wireless communication means based on a short-range wireless standard. good.

Note that in this case, the transmitted information may be only an image, only a text message, or may be composed of an image and a text message. The transmission information input reception unit 113 of this embodiment has a function of converting the information of the received text message into display information, and when it consists of an image and a text message, displays a display image that is a composite of both. It also has the ability to generate. Note that the transmitted information may consist of multiple pages (multiple screens), and the image and text message may be displayed on two screens on the display screen 9D, or may be displayed on a separate display screen (not shown). You can.

The transmission display information memory 114 stores the display information of the transmission information received by the transmission information input receiving section 113.

The image recognition unit 115 compares the image information taken by the cameras CM1 to CM6 with images of obstacles stored in an image memory (not shown) to identify the obstacles to be avoided during flight. It has the function of recognizing The flight drive signal generation unit 109 generates a flight drive signal that causes the robot to move in the air while avoiding the recognized obstacle.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the image recognition unit 115 recognizes each of the facial image of the viewer on the display screen 9D captured by the camera CM6 and the facial image of the communication target person stored in the communication target person information memory 112. It also has a function of recognizing whether or not the viewer of the display screen 9D is the designated communication target person by performing image matching processing with the user, as will be described later.

The audio interface unit 116 has a function of supplying the audio signal picked up by the microphone MC to the voice recognition unit 117 and to the message memory 119. In addition, under the control of the control unit 101, the audio interface unit 116 outputs a voice to alert the recipient that there is something to be communicated, a voice to inquire about whether there is a message prepared in advance, etc. It has a function of emitting sound from the speaker SP. The microphone MC may be an omnidirectional microphone, but may also be a directional microphone in order to pick up only the voice uttered by the person to be communicated.

The alerting sound generating unit 118 is a functional unit that stores and generates a voice for alerting the person to whom there is a matter to be communicated, a voice for inquiring whether there is a message, etc.

The message memory 119 is used to temporarily store and send a message when a message is received from the person to be communicated.

The display control unit 120 generates display information to be displayed on the display screen 9D of the display 9 under the control of the control unit 101, and performs control for displaying the information on the display screen 9D.

In this example, the operation unit 121 includes a touch panel superimposed on the display screen 9D of the display 9. In this embodiment, under the control of the control unit 101, the display screen 9D displays a guide image for inputting the attributes of the person to whom the communication information is to be transmitted. The attributes of the target person are input through the operation unit 121. Therefore, the attribute specification receiving section is composed of this operation section 121 and the control section 101.

The operation unit 121 is also used by the user to input instructions for starting the flight of the aircraft 1, creating movement space information and storing it in the movement space information memory 107, and other operation instructions. In this example, the flight start of the flying object 1 can be started not only immediately by a start instruction but also by a timer function (of the control unit 101) set by the user through the operation unit 121 (a predetermined time or The timer is configured so that the timer can be activated at a predetermined time (such as after a predetermined time from the current time).

In FIG. 2, the processing functions of the flight drive signal generation unit 109, position and attitude control signal generation unit 110, transmission information input reception unit 113, image recognition unit 115, voice recognition unit 117, and display control unit 120 are replaced by the control unit 101. can also be realized as a software processing function.

[Flow of operation of drive control device section 10 of aircraft 1]
Hereinafter, an example of the flow of the operation of the drive control device section 10 of the flying object 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 4 to 7. Each step of the flowchart shown in FIGS. 4 to 7 includes a flight drive signal generation section 109, a position/attitude control signal generation section 110, a transmission information input reception section 113, an image recognition section 115, a voice recognition section 117, and a display control section 120. The function will be described assuming that the control unit 101 realizes the function as a software processing function.

The control unit 101 receives input of transmission information through the transmission information input reception unit 113, and stores it in the transmission display information memory 114 (step S101). At this time, the input of the transmitted information also includes, as additional information, a designation (secret designation) as to whether the transmitted information is to be kept secret (handled as confidential information).

Next, the control unit 101 receives input of attributes regarding the communication target person and designation of a communication method through the operation unit 121 (step S102). As mentioned above, the designated attributes to be input include the name of the person to be communicated, gender (male or female), affiliation, age (20s, 30s, etc.), hobbies, etc. You can enter more than one. Note that instead of age, age or date of birth may be used. You can derive your age and decade from your date of birth, and your decade from your age.

If the name of the person to whom information is to be conveyed is set as an attribute, the names of all the persons to whom information should be conveyed are input or selected from a list. In this case, the transmission information is specified to be transmitted only to the specified or selected transmission target person. The designation of gender (male or female) is a designation to transmit the communication information only to the designated gender. If the name of the department to which the employee belongs is specified as an attribute, the transmission information is transmitted only to employees who belong to the designated department. When an age (20's, 30's, etc.) is specified as an attribute, the communication information is transmitted only to employees of the specified age. When a hobby or the like is designated as an attribute, the transmission information is transmitted only to employees who have the designated hobby or preference. If multiple attributes are specified, for example, if the gender is male, the department name is Sales Section 1, and the age is 30s, the transmitted information will be for a person in his 30s who belongs to Sales Section 1. Information will be communicated to male employees only.

Next, the control unit 101 determines whether a flight start instruction has been given through the operation unit 121 (step S103), and if it is determined that a flight start instruction has not been given, it waits for a flight start instruction. When it is determined in step S103 that a flight start instruction has been given, the control unit 101 searches for and recognizes the location of the communication target person matching the attributes specified in step S102 from the information stored in the communication target person information memory 112. (Step S104).

Then, the control unit 101 causes the flying object 1 to fly and move to the position of the first communication target among the communication targets that match the specified attribute recognized in step S104 (step S105). Then, when the control unit 101 moves to the location of the communication target person, the control unit 101 outputs an alert sound (or an alert message) from the speaker SP to notify the person (viewer) at that location that there is information to be communicated. By emitting a sound, the user is alerted to look toward the flying object 1 (step S106). If the target person does not notice the alerting sound, the alerting sound may be made louder, the display screen 9D may be made to blink, or the alerting sound may be moved in front of the person to make the person aware of the alerting sound.

Next, the control unit 101 performs image recognition on the face image of the person (viewer) at that position, and combines it with the face image of the person to be communicated who should be at the position, which is stored in the communication target person information memory 112. Based on whether or not they match, it is determined whether or not the communication target person has been detected (step S107). Note that at this time, the control unit 101 causes the flying object 1 to hover with the display screen 9D facing the viewer at the relevant position, and displays the facial image of the viewer at the relevant position using the camera CM6. Control to shoot.

When it is determined in step S107 that the communication target person has not been detected, it is determined whether or not there is the next communication target person (step S108), and if there is the next communication target person, the location of the next communication target person is determined. is searched for and recognized from the information stored in the communication target person information memory 112 (step S109). After step S109, the control unit 101 returns the process to step S105 and repeats the process from step S105 onwards.

When it is determined in step S108 that there is no next communication target, the control unit 101 determines whether the waiting time when there is no communication target has exceeded the time (step S111 in FIG. 5), and determines whether or not the waiting time has exceeded the time. When it is determined that the viewer is not in the same position, the viewer waits there and searches for another viewer at the position (step S112). Then, the control unit 101 determines whether or not another viewer has been detected (step S113), and when determining that no other viewer has been detected, the process returns to step S111, and this step The process from S111 onward is repeated.

Further, when it is determined in step S113 that another viewer has been detected, the control unit 101 returns the process to step S106 in FIG. 4, and repeats the process from step S106 onwards.

Further, when it is determined in step S111 that the time has elapsed, the control unit 101 controls the flying object 1 to return to the base, which is the home position (step S114), and ends this processing routine. If the aircraft cannot return to its home position due to insufficient battery power or unforeseen circumstances, the aircraft may be controlled to make an emergency landing.

Further, when it is determined in step S107 in FIG. 4 that a communication target person matching the specified attributes has been detected, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the communication information has been designated as secret (in FIG. Step S121). In this step S121, when it is determined that the transmitted information has been designated as secret, the control unit 101 displays on the display screen 9D that the transmitted information is confidential information, and causes the flying object 1 to hover over the transmission target. The position is changed in accordance with the movement of the person to be communicated with (step S122). Note that at this time, the control unit 101 may control the flying object 1 not to be in a hovering state but to have the person to be informed prepare an appropriate landing position and to land there.

Then, the control unit 101 determines whether or not permission to start communication has been received from the person to be communicated (step S123), and when it is determined that permission to start communication has not been received, it waits for permission to start communication. Then, in step S123, when permission to start the transmission is accepted, and in step S121, when it is determined that the transmission information is not designated as secret, the control unit 101 transfers the display image to be transmitted to the display screen 9D. Display (step S124). In this case, the display time of the display image to be transmitted on the display screen 9D is set such that the time required for the transmission target person to finish reading the content of the display image is set. Of course, the display time of the displayed image to be transmitted may be varied depending on the recipient.

Next, the control unit 101 determines whether or not there is a message from another target person to the target person viewing the display screen 9D by referring to the information stored in the message memory 119 ( Step S125).

When it is determined in this step S125 that there is a message, the control unit 101 reads the message from the message memory 119, displays the message on the display screen 9D, and also displays the message from the sender of the message. The name is displayed (step S126). Note that not only the name of the caller but also a facial image may be displayed so that the caller can be easily identified.

After step S126, when it is determined in step S125 that there is no message, the control unit 101 displays on the display screen 9D an inquiry as to whether there is a message for another recipient, Alternatively, this may be done by emitting audio from the speaker SP (step S131 in FIG. 7). The control unit 101 determines whether or not there is a message based on the response from the recipient to this inquiry (step S132). In this case, the response from the person to be communicated may be a gesture meaning denial or affirmation by the person to be communicated, or may be a voice from the person to be communicated. Alternatively, a touch sensor or buttons attached to the display 9 may be used to answer the question. If the answer is a gesture, the gesture can be determined from the photographed image of the communication target person taken by the camera CM6. Furthermore, if the response from the recipient is voice, it is possible to determine whether the response is negative or positive by voice recognition. Note that the other party to the message may be another recipient of the message who does not have the attributes specified at the time of the message.

When it is determined in step S132 that there is a message to be sent to another person to whom the message is sent, the control unit 101 first informs the person to whom the message is sent that it will accept the other party (addressee) as a voice, and then sends the message to another person. The voice of the other party's name is collected and voice recognized, and while checking the stored contents of the communication target person information memory 112, the name of the other party to whom the message is addressed is received and stored in the message memory 119 (step S133). Note that the destination of the message may be not just one person but a plurality of persons, and all persons to whom the communication information displayed on the display screen 9D is to be communicated may be specified.

Next, the control unit 101 informs the recipient that the message will be accepted as voice, collects the voice message, performs voice recognition, converts it into text information, and records the name and address of the person to whom the message is sent. The messages are stored in correspondence in the message memory 119 (step S134). Note that the control unit 101 may display the recorded message and the name of the person receiving the message on the display screen 9D for confirmation.

After step S134, the control unit 101 refers to the communication target person information memory 112 to determine whether there is a next communication target (step S135), and determines that there is a next communication target. In some cases, the location of the next person to be communicated is recognized (step S136), the process returns to step S105 in FIG. 4, and the processes from step S105 onwards are repeated. Further, when it is determined in step S135 that there is no next communication target, the control unit 101 moves the process to step S111 in FIG. 5, and repeats the process from step S111 onwards.

[Example of usage mode of flying object 1 of first embodiment]
An example of how the flying object 1 of the first embodiment is used is shown in FIG. 8 below. The example shown in FIG. 8 shows a case where the communication information regarding "Information on a girls'party" is transmitted only to women among the communication targets registered in the communication target person information memory 112. That is, this is a case where the specified attribute is the gender "female".

In this example, the flying object 1 stores desks 12A, 12B, 12C, 12D, 12E, 12C, 12D, 12E, etc. of each person to be communicated with, which are divided by partitions 11 in the indoor space of the company as shown in FIG. It holds information on the arrangement of 12F, 1G, and 12H. Then, the aircraft 1 extracts a communication target person having the attribute "female" from the communication target person information memory 112, and from the position information of the extracted communication target person, a female communication target that matches the specified attribute. The location of the person is identified by referring to the information in the moving space information memory 107.

Then, the aircraft 1 recognizes the communication target person at the certified position as the communication target person that matches the specified attribute, and in this example, the positions of the desks 12B, 12D, 12F, 12G, and 12H are Recognized as the transmission position. Then, as shown by the curved arrow 13 in FIG. 8, the flying object 1 sequentially moves through the air using the positions of the desks 12B, 12D, 12F, 12G, and 12H as information transmission positions. Then, the flying object 1 displays information on the girls' party guide on the display screen 9D, either by hovering or by landing if there is a landing space, for each person to whom the information is to be transmitted at the information transmission position. So, try to communicate it.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 9, when the aircraft 1 receives a message from a certain transmission target, it displays the message to the transmission target who is the recipient of the message. and communicate it.

As described above, according to the flying object of the first embodiment, predetermined information can be sequentially transmitted to all the communication targets having the specified attributes. In this embodiment, the person to whom information is to be communicated only needs to wait for the flying object 1 to arrive, and there is no need to forward the information to other persons to whom information is to be communicated, which is very convenient.

Further, according to the flying object of the first embodiment, the information transmitter can transmit information to the desired communication target by simply inputting the information to be transmitted and specifying the attributes of the communication target. It becomes possible.

Further, according to the embodiment described above, the communication target person who has received the information can transmit a message to the flying object 1 that he or she wants to send to another specific communication target person or all communication targets. , there is also the effect that messages can be easily sent to other specific recipients or to all recipients. Furthermore, the same message can be transmitted to each target person, or different messages can be transmitted to each target person. Furthermore, even if the contents of the message are the same, the name (addressee) of the message recipient is determined by acquiring the name of each recipient from the recipient information memory 112 and using the acquired name. You can also create and send a message by changing it.

In the above description, the order of transmission to the recipients is based on the movement route of the aircraft, but the order may be arbitrary. Further, the order may be specified in advance, such as age order, name order, rank order, and rank order.

[Modification of the first embodiment]
In the first embodiment described above, there was no means to notify the transmitter when the communication information was transmitted to the recipient, but it is possible to notify the transmitter in real time as follows. You can. That is, for example, the flying object is assumed to be equipped with a communication function and a mail sending function. Then, the sender's e-mail address is registered in the aircraft when the transfer information is input. After transmitting the transmission information to the transmission target, the aircraft acquires the name of the transmission target who has completed the transmission of the transmission information from the transmission target person information memory 112, and combines the acquired name with "Transmission of transmission information". Create an email that includes the words "Completed" and send it to the registered sender's email address. Furthermore, after transmitting the transmission information to the transmission target, the aircraft may take an image such as a face image of the transmission target using the camera CM6, and attach the photographed image to the email. At this time, the recipient may be asked to make a gesture such as an OK or NG sign, the gesture may be photographed, and the photographed gesture may be attached to the email.

In addition, in the first embodiment described above, the communication target person is identified using a facial image, but the communication target person can also be identified by recognition of appearance (external shape, silhouette, physical characteristics) in addition to facial image recognition. It is also possible to perform image recognition using . In this case, if the recipient is registered in advance on the day, the recipient can be identified by image recognition of clothing. In addition, in many cases, employees are required to wear employee identification cards or ID cards in companies, factories, offices, etc., and they may also wear name tags at general parties. By image-recognizing these employee ID cards, ID cards, and name tags, it is also possible to identify the recipient of the message. Furthermore, in addition to image recognition, by registering the voice of the person to be communicated, the person to be communicated may be specified by speaker recognition using voice recognition.

When transmitting confidential information, it is necessary to strictly prohibit anyone other than the person who will receive the confidential information from viewing the display screen. If the camera CM6 detects someone who is not qualified to receive confidential information, the system will respond by dimming the display screen, putting on a mosaic, or turning off the display. If copying is strictly prohibited on the display screen, if you try to take a picture with a mobile device such as a digital camera or smartphone, you may be required to darken the display screen, apply a mosaic, turn off the display, or change the orientation of the display. It is possible to make it impossible to take pictures of the display screen, which is strictly prohibited by copying, by changing the display screen, moving high in the air, etc.

In addition, in the first embodiment, the birthday (date of birth) is registered as an attribute of each communication target person in the communication target person information, and on the day of the birthday, the aircraft will contact the communication target person. , a message of ``Happy Birthday'' may be transmitted on the display screen, or a birthday song may be played from the speaker. By registering the customer's birthday in the communication target information at a restaurant, bar, coffee shop, or other eatery, it is possible to provide a well-timed presentation to the customer. At theme parks and amusement parks, when customers enter the park, they register their own attribute information such as recognition information such as a facial image and their birthday. When all of them acquire the attribute information and discover the customer using the recognition information, they can wish the customer a happy birthday.

Furthermore, the birth month and zodiac sign may be set as attributes of each person to be communicated in the information to be communicated, and "today's fortune telling" may be communicated to each person to be communicated. There are many different types of fortune-telling that use birthdays (dates of birth), such as ``Four Pillars of Destiny,'' ``Nine Star Astrology,'' ``Western Astrology,'' ``Horoscope,'' ``Nariunogaku,'' and ``Six Star Astrology.'' Furthermore, since the recipient of the communication has hobbies and preferences, the type of fortune telling to choose is also set as an attribute. For example, if you set the ``Four Pillars of Destiny'', the month of December is from January to December, and if you set the ``horoscope'', it will be the 12 constellations from Aries to Pisces. In addition, the recipient of the message can view "today's fortune-telling" classified into 12 different patterns on the display screen of the aircraft. It is very convenient to know your fortune, lucky color, and lucky number for the day.

In addition, when the detected communication target person is moving, the flying object may move to follow the movement. However, make sure that it does not follow you to specific places such as toilets. Note that locations that the aircraft is not allowed to follow are set in advance as no-fly areas on the aircraft.

[Second embodiment]
In the first embodiment described above, it is assumed that information is transmitted in a circular manner. However, the use of the flying object 1 of the present invention is not limited to such cases. For example, it can also be used to display and present transmitted information such as recommended information according to the customer's attributes on a display screen to customers visiting a theme park or store.

The mechanical configuration of the flying object 1A of this second embodiment is the same as that of the flying object 1 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. However, although not shown, the drive control device section of the flying object 1A of the second embodiment is different from the drive control device section 10 of FIG. 2. That is, in the flying object 1A of the second embodiment, since a specific person is not the communication target, the communication target person information memory 112 in the drive control device section 10 is unnecessary.

The image recognition section (corresponding to the image recognition section 115) in the drive control device section of the flying object 1A of this second embodiment does not recognize the face image of a specific person, but rather recognizes the facial image of a female person. It has a function to determine the attributes of the person to be recognized, such as whether the person is a child, a man, a child, or an elderly person. Furthermore, the function may be provided not only for determining the attributes of individuals but also for determining the attributes of groups such as couples, families, friends, etc.

A plurality of pieces of display information are prepared in the transmission display information memory 114, corresponding to each attribute recognized by the image recognition unit. This display information includes information on recommended products, events, etc. according to the attributes of the customer, who is the person to be recognized. That is, display information for male customers, display information for female customers, display information for children's customers, display information for elderly customers, display information for customers such as couples, families, friends, etc. is stored and prepared in the transmission display information memory 114.

In this second embodiment, when a customer comes to the store, the customer flies next to the customer, photographs the customer with a camera, performs image recognition on the photographed image, determines the customer's attributes, and determines the determination result. The display information corresponding to is read from the transmission display information memory 114 and displayed on the display screen 9D. Thereby, the aircraft 1A can present display information such as recommended information according to the attributes of customers visiting the store, for example.

Note that the attributes of the customer determined from the photographed image are not limited to the attributes that a person inherently has, such as the gender of the customer as described above. For example, by recognizing the clothes and accessories worn by a customer from a photographed image, and in the case of a customer who wears so-called brand-name items, the system determines that the customer is a brand lover and responds accordingly. As the display information, information on recommended brand products may also be displayed.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the movement of the flying object 1A of the second embodiment, which presents display information to customers visiting the store according to their attribute information. Further, FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of processing operations executed by the control section of the drive control device section of the flying object 1A according to the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 10, the flying object 1A of the second embodiment monitors the customer 22 coming from the store entrance 21 at a predetermined home position HP (step S201 in FIG. 11). When the flying object 1A detects the customer 22 coming from the store entrance 21, it flies in the air to the customer 22 who has arrived at the store, as shown in FIG. 10 (step S202).

Then, the control unit of the aircraft 1A photographs the customer 22 with the camera CM6 and determines the attributes of the customer 22 (step S203). Then, the control unit of the aircraft 1A reads an image corresponding to the determined attribute of the customer 22 from the transmission display information memory and displays it on the display screen 9D (step S204).

Next, the control unit of the aircraft 1A determines from the captured image of the camera CM6 whether permission to leave is received by the customer's gesture or voice (step S205), and if permission to leave is received. If it is determined that there is no one present, the process returns to step S204, and the processes from step S204 onwards are repeated. Further, when it is determined in step S205 that permission to leave has been received from the customer, the control unit of the flying object 1A determines whether or not there are other visitors to the store (step S206), and determines that there are other visitors. If so, the process returns to step S202, flies to the side of the customer who has visited the store, and repeats the process from step S202 onwards.

When it is determined in step S206 that there are no other visitors, the control unit of the flying object 1A controls the flying object 1A to return to the home position (step S207). Thereafter, the control unit of the aircraft 1A returns the process to step S201 and repeats the process from step S201 onwards.

[Modification of second embodiment]
In the second embodiment described above, examples of display information such as advertisement information and recommendation information are shown, but the display information is not limited to this. For example, providing ``today's lunch'' and ``daily menus'' at restaurants, providing information on sale items and bargain items at department stores and supermarkets, providing information on waiting times at counters at banks, etc., and providing information on waiting times for attractions at theme parks. , it can be applied to guiding works in art galleries and museums. In addition, QR codes (registered trademarks) can be displayed to allow customers to access various information from their mobile devices, and coupons and discount tickets can be displayed, and customers can take a photo of the code and use it as a coupon or discount ticket. You can make it usable.

Furthermore, if the aircraft determines that the viewer is a child, it will display only display information aimed at children, and will not display information such as alcoholic beverages, dangerous goods, or magazines for adults. Try not to show it. Further, in places where copying of exhibits, etc. is prohibited, the flying object may notify viewers that photography is prohibited.

Furthermore, the aircraft may be configured to identify the nationality based on the facial image and physical characteristics, and to communicate in the language of that country. Furthermore, the aircraft may be configured to recognize the language of the communication target person's conversation and communicate in that language.

[Third embodiment]
In the first and second embodiments described above, the display information to be displayed on the display screen and presented to the viewer is stored and prepared in advance in the transmission display information memory 114. However, the flying object may be equipped with a communication function, and the display information may be transmitted and provided to the flying object by communication from the display information providing device. In this case, there are two methods for providing display information to the aircraft: one is to provide it in a broadcast format, and the other is to provide it from a display information providing device in response to a request from the aircraft to provide display information. be.

FIG. 12(A) is a conceptual diagram for explaining an example of a method of providing display information to an aircraft in the former broadcast format. In the drive control device section 10B of the aircraft 1B used in this example, a display information broadcast receiving section 131, an attribute recognition section 132, and a display 9 are connected to the control section 101B through the system bus 100. . Although the transmission information input receiving section 113 and the transmission display information memory 114 are not provided, other components of the drive control device section 10 shown in FIG. 2 are connected to the system bus 100. Note that the flying object 1B includes a broadcast receiving antenna 133.

The display information providing device 200B provides display information according to the attributes of viewers (including customers) in a broadcast format. Broadcasting in this case is local broadcasting in a limited broadcasting area, such as inside a store or a theme park. The broadcast signal transmitted from the display information providing device 200B is configured to have different broadcast channels for each attribute, and display information corresponding to the attribute is broadcast on each broadcast channel. The display information providing device 200B includes a transmission antenna 201 for broadcasting signals.

The display information broadcast receiving unit 131 receives a broadcast signal from the display information providing device 200B through the antenna 133, and selects (channels selects) a signal of a broadcast channel according to the channel selection information from the control unit 101 from the received broadcast signal. ). The attribute recognition section 132 includes the camera CM6 and the image recognition section 115 described in the above embodiment. The control unit 101B receives the information on the attribute certified by the attribute certification unit 132, generates channel selection information for selecting a broadcast channel according to the attribute, and supplies it to the display information broadcast receiving unit 131.

As a result, in the aircraft 1B, the display information broadcast receiving unit 131 extracts display information according to the attributes of the viewer from the broadcast signal, and the control unit 101B transfers this extracted display information to the display screen of the display 9. to be displayed. Therefore, in the flying object 1B of this example, display information according to the attributes of the viewer of the display screen of the flying object 1B is displayed on the display screen of the display 9.

Next, FIG. 12(B) is a conceptual diagram for explaining an example of a method of providing display information from a display information providing device in response to a request for display information from an aircraft. In the drive control device section 10C of the aircraft 1C used in this example, a display information receiving section 141, an attribute recognition section 142, an attribute transmitting section 143, a display 9 is connected. In this example as well, the transmission information input reception section 113 and the transmission display information memory 114 are not provided, but other components of the drive control device section 10 shown in FIG. 2 are connected to the system bus 100.

The display information providing device 200C in this example includes a display information transmitter 211 and an attribute receiver 212. The flying object 1C and the display information providing device 200C each include an antenna 144 and an antenna 213 for wireless transmission and reception therebetween.

In the example of FIG. 12(B), the control unit 101C of the flying object 1C, when the attribute of the viewer is certified by the attribute certification unit 142, transmits the attribute information of the certification result from the attribute transmission unit 143 to the antenna. 144 to the display information providing device 200C.

The display information providing device 200C receives this attribute information at the attribute receiving unit 212 and recognizes the attribute. Then, the display information providing device 200C transmits display information according to the recognized attribute from the display information transmitter 211 to the aircraft 1C via the antenna 213.

The control unit 101C of the aircraft 1C receives the display information sent from the display information providing device 200C using the display information receiving unit 141, and causes the display information to be displayed on the display screen of the display 9. Thereby, also in the flying object 1C of this example, display information corresponding to the attributes of the viewer of the display screen of the flying object 1C is displayed on the display screen of the display 9.

In the above embodiment, the flying object determines the attributes of the viewer on the display screen 9D from the photographed image. However, the information on the image taken by the camera CM6 is sent to the display information providing device, and the operator of the providing device of the display device identifies the attributes of the viewer from the taken image and provides the display information to the flying object. may be configured to be set according to the certified attribute.

[Other embodiments or modifications]
In the above-described embodiment, the aerial flight mechanism section 2 of the aircraft is explained as an example of a helicopter-type mechanism section having four rotary wing mechanisms, but the number of rotary wing mechanisms may be five or less, even if it is three or less. The above is fine. Furthermore, the mechanism part is not limited to a helicopter type, but may be an airplane type mechanism part.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the number of cameras in the camera group 111 was six and the number of microphones was one, but it goes without saying that the numbers are not limited. Furthermore, various positions for providing the camera and microphone can be considered. The camera may be a standard camera, a wide-angle camera, a fisheye camera, or a 360-degree camera. Alternatively, it may be a telephoto camera, an infrared camera, or the like. Of course, these cameras may be used together.

Furthermore, it goes without saying that there may be a plurality of gyro sensors, geomagnetic sensors, altitude sensors, and obstacle sensors.

In addition, in the case of a flying vehicle that is expected to be used outdoors, it is desirable to have a waterproof specification. If the waterproof specifications are not sufficient, the aircraft needs to take defensive measures such as waiting in a place where it will not be exposed to rain or snow and not flying during rain or snow. In addition, if the aircraft experiences rain or snow during its flight, or detects the possibility of rain or snow, the aircraft shall immediately land in a place out of the rain or snow and follow the instructions of the communicator. to seek. In this case, rain or snowfall is detected by a rain sensor or a snowfall sensor. Additionally, if the flying object is equipped with an umbrella, the umbrella may be used during rain or snowfall. Further, the flying object may be configured to be able to measure wind force or wind speed, and may not be allowed to fly outdoors if the wind is strong, since there is a high possibility of an accident occurring.

In addition, it goes without saying that various modifications of the aircraft are conceivable due to its mechanism.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1A, 1B, 1C... Flight object, 2... Aerial flight mechanism section, 3... Drive control unit, 6... Housing, 9... Display, 9D... Display screen, 10, 10B, 10C... Drive control device section, 101 , 101B, 101C...Control unit, CM1 to CM6...Camera

Claims (47)

an aerial flight mechanism section for flying in the air;
a display comprising a display screen;
a transmission information reception unit that receives transmission information;
a transmission information storage unit that stores the transmission information received by the transmission information reception unit;
a transmission target person designation reception unit that accepts designation of one or more transmission targets to whom the transmission information received by the transmission information reception unit is to be transmitted;
a secret designation reception unit that accepts a designation that the transmission information received by the transmission information reception unit is confidential information;
flight movement control means for driving and controlling the aerial flight mechanism unit to fly and move it near the designated communication target person;
transmission information display means for displaying the transmission information stored in the transmission information storage section on a display screen of the display;
When the transmission information stored in the transmission information storage unit is designated as confidential information by the secret designation reception unit, viewing of the display screen by anyone other than the transmission target person is difficult. a secret response control means that performs processing to
A flying object characterized by comprising: 2. The secret response control means controls the display and/or the aerial flight mechanism section to perform processing to make it difficult for anyone other than the communication target to view the display screen. flying vehicle. The flying object according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the secret handling control means controls the display of a display image on the display screen of the display. The flying object according to claim 3, wherein the display control includes darkening the display screen, applying mosaic to the display image, and turning off the display. comprising means for changing the orientation of the display screen of the display,
The flying object according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the secret response control means includes control to change the orientation of the display screen of the display. comprising viewing angle adjustment means for adjusting the viewing angle of the display screen of the display,
The flying object according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the secret response control means includes adjustment of the viewing angle by the viewing angle adjustment means. Any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the secret handling control means includes controlling an aerial flight mechanism unit to change the direction of the display screen of the display or to move it high in the air. The flying object described in . comprising a camera for photographing a viewer viewing the display screen,
When the secret response control means detects viewing of the displayed image on the display screen by a person other than the transmission target person based on the captured image of the camera, the confidential response control means makes viewing of the displayed image difficult. The flying object according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the flying object executes a process. When the secret designation accepting unit accepts a designation that the transmission information stored in the transmission information storage unit is confidential information, a message indicating that the transmission information is confidential information is displayed on the display screen of the display. The flying object according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the aircraft displays: After indicating that the confidential information is to be transmitted, the hovering position is changed according to the movement of the person to whom the information is to be transmitted, or the hovering position is controlled to land at a landing position set by the person to whom the information is to be conveyed. The flying object according to claim 9. Claim 9 or claim 9, characterized in that, after displaying that the secret information is to be transmitted, if permission to start transmission is received from the person to be transmitted, the transmitted information is displayed on the display screen of the display. The flying object according to item 10. a current position detection unit that detects the current position of the self-aircraft;
Communication that stores information including at least communication target person identification information for identifying each of a plurality of communication target person candidates and position identification information for specifying the location of each of the communication target person candidates. a subject information storage unit;
One or more transmissions for transmitting the communication information from among the plurality of communication target person candidates stored in the communication target person information storage unit based on the designation received by the communication target person specification reception unit. a means for certifying a communication target person to certify a target person;
The flight movement control means comprises:
Drive the aerial flight mechanism unit based on the location identification information of the certified communication target person in the information stored in the communication target person information storage unit and the current position information detected by the current position detection unit. The flying object according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the flying object is controlled to fly close to the authorized communication target person. When the flight movement control means causes the flight to move close to the authorized communication target person, the information for identifying the communication target person is used to determine whether the viewer of the display is the authorized communication target person. It is equipped with a communication target person determination means for determining whether or not
The communication information display means displays the communication information stored in the communication information storage section on the display when the communication target person determining means determines that the viewer is the authorized communication target person. The flying object according to claim 12, wherein the flying object is displayed on a display screen of. A means for collecting sound;
voice recognition means for recognizing the voice collected by the sound collection means;
Equipped with
The communication target person identification information is voice information of the communication target person,
14. The communication target person determining means determines whether the viewer of the display is the authorized communication target person based on the recognition result of the voice recognition means. flying vehicle. The transmission information storage unit stores the transmission information in the transmission information storage unit corresponding to each of the transmission target person candidates,
When the flight movement control means flies close to the authorized communication target person, it is determined whether transmission information for the certified communication target person is stored in the transmission information storage unit, and the The flying object according to any one of claims 12 to 14, wherein the transmission information is displayed on the display screen when it is determined that the transmission information is stored. The communication target person identification information in the communication target person information storage unit includes the name of the communication target person candidate,
sound collection means for collecting the transmission information in the form of sound;
means for recognizing the name of the message recipient included in the sound collected by the sound collecting means;
Equipped with
Claims 12 to 15 are characterized in that, based on recognition of the name, the transmission information display means controls the transmission information to be displayed on a display screen only to the person to whom the name is to be transmitted. The flying object described in any of the above. The position specifying information is identification information for identifying the candidate for the communication target,
comprising a reception function unit that receives the identification information and the current location information of the candidate for communication from a transmitter included in the candidate for communication,
The flying object according to any one of claims 12 to 16, characterized in that the position of the candidate for the communication target is specified from the information received by the reception function unit. The communication target person identification information in the communication target person information storage unit includes information on the name, gender, age, affiliation, hobbies, and preferences of the communication target candidate, or a combination thereof. The flying object according to any one of claims 12 to 17, characterized by: comprising a camera for photographing a viewer viewing the display screen,
The communication target person identification information is information that allows the communication target person to be identified by image recognition of an image captured by the camera, according to any one of claims 12 to 18. flying vehicle. 20. The communication target person identification information is a facial image, appearance, and clothing of the communication target person, or image information of an employee ID card, ID card, or name tag worn by the communication target person, according to claim 19. flying object. Equipped with a moving space information memory in which spatial information regarding the moving space in which the self-aircraft flies is stored,
The current position detection unit detects the current position of the self-aircraft within the movement space,
The communication target person information storage unit stores information for specifying the position of each of the communication target person candidates in the movement space as the position specifying information,
The flight movement control means specifies the location of the authorized communication target person in the spatial information regarding the movement space stored in the movement space information memory and the information stored in the communication target person information storage unit. drive control of the aerial flight mechanism section based on the current position information detected by the current position detection section and the information on the current position detected by the current position detection section, so as to control the aerial flight mechanism section so as to fly near the authorized communication target person. The flying object according to any one of claims 12 to 20. The flying object according to claim 21, wherein the position specifying information is position information of the communication target person candidate in the moving space. The flying object according to claim 21 or 22, wherein the flying object takes off and lands using a specific location in the movement space as a home position, and uses the home position as a base. The communication information includes the name of the person who communicates, and the name and/or face image of the person who communicates is also displayed in the communication information displayed on the display screen. 24. The flying object according to any one of 23. sound collection means for collecting the transmission information in the form of sound;
a converting means for recognizing transmission information of the sound collected by the sound collecting means and converting it into display information;
The flying object according to any one of claims 1 to 24, wherein the transmission information storage section stores display information of the transmission information converted by the conversion means. Claims 1 to 3, further comprising a warning means for alerting the communication target person to the incoming flight of the self-flying object when the flight movement control unit flies close to the communication target person. 25. The flying object according to any one of 25. 27. The flying object according to claim 26, wherein the attention calling means notifies the person to whom the communication information exists. The flying object according to claim 26 or 27, wherein the attention calling means makes the display screen blink to make the person to whom the information is communicated notice. The flying object according to any one of claims 26 to 28, wherein the attention calling means moves in front of the eyes of the person to whom the information is to be communicated so that the person to whom the message is to be communicated notices the information. The attention-calling means is characterized by generating an attention-calling sound, and if the person to be communicated does not notice the attention-calling sound, the attention-calling sound is made louder to make the person to be communicated notice. The flying object according to any one of claims 26 to 29. The designation that the transmitted information is confidential information includes a designation that copying of the display screen is strictly prohibited;
The secret response control means controls the display and/or the aerial flight mechanism unit so as to disable camera photography of the display screen that is designated as strictly prohibited from copying. The flying object according to any one of Item 30. Any one of claims 1 to 31, characterized in that, when the designated communication target person is moving, the flight movement control means moves to follow the movement of the communication target person. A flying object described as a crab. 33. The flying object according to claim 32, wherein a place where the object is not allowed to follow is set in advance as a no-fly area, and the flying object does not follow when the person to be informed enters the no-fly area. The flying object according to any one of claims 1 to 33, wherein the transmission information includes a QR code (registered trademark). It is equipped with a communication means and is configured to be able to communicate with the transmitter of the message information through the communication means,
If it is determined that the transmission of the transmission information to the transmission target person has been completed, the transmission means is notified of the completion of transmission of the transmission information to the transmission party through the communication means. The flying object according to any of Item 34. A claim characterized in that each time the transmission of the communication information to the communication target person is completed, the communication means is notified to the transmitter along with information that allows the communication target person to whom the communication has been completed. The flying object according to item 35. Inquiry means for inquiring whether or not the communication target person at the position to which the flight movement control unit has flown has a message for another communication target person;
response determining means for determining whether or not the communication target person has responded to the inquiry by the inquiry unit that there is a message message for the other communication target person;
For identifying the other communication target person from the communication target person who transmitted the communication information when the response determining means determines that there is a message for the other communication target person. a message storage means for acquiring the message and the other communication target person specification information including the communication target person identification information, and storing the message in a message storage unit;
Determining whether or not there is a message addressed to the person to be communicated at a position to which the flight movement control means has moved by flight, among the messages stored in the message storage unit, and determining that the message is present. when the message is displayed on the display screen of the display, the message display means for displaying the message subsequent to the display of the transmission information;
The flying object according to any one of claims 1 to 36, characterized by comprising: 38. The aircraft according to claim 37, wherein the inquiry means makes an inquiry as to whether or not there is a message through the display screen and/or by voice. The answer from the communication target person is voice, gesture, or operation of a touch sensor or button, and the answer determining means is voice recognition, gesture recognition, image recognition, touch sensor detection, or button detection. The flying object according to claim 37 or 38, characterized in that: Once the flying movement control means has caused the aircraft to fly close to the communication target person, it hovers at a predetermined distance away from the communication target person at a height position based on a specific body part of the communication target person. The flying object according to any one of claims 1 to 39, characterized by: A claim characterized in that the transmission information receiving unit is constituted by an interface unit that accepts transmission information stored in a USB memory or a card type memory, or is constituted by a wireless communication means based on a short-range wireless communication standard. The flying object according to any one of claims 1 to 40. The flying object according to any one of claims 1 to 41, wherein the transmission information is either an image only, a text message only, or an image and a text message. Equipped with a timer function,
The flying object according to any one of claims 1 to 42, characterized in that it is activated to start flight at a set time. The flying object according to any one of claims 1 to 43, further comprising means for accepting a setting of a display time for displaying the transmitted information to the person to whom the transmitted information is to be displayed by the transmitted information display means. The flying object according to any one of claims 1 to 44, characterized in that the order in which the information is transmitted to the person to be transmitted is determined according to a travel route, or in random order. The order in which the communication information is transmitted to the recipients of information is specified in a predetermined order, such as the age of the recipients, the alphabetical order of their names, and the order of their senior positions. The flying object according to any one of claims 1 to 44, characterized by: A computer included in a flying object that includes an aerial flight mechanism for flying in the air and a display that includes a display screen,
a transmission information receiving means for receiving transmission information;
transmission information storage means for storing the transmission information received by the transmission information reception means in a transmission information storage section;
communication target person designation receiving means for accepting designations of one or more communication targets to whom the communication information received by the communication information receiving means is to be transmitted;
secrecy designation receiving means for accepting a designation that the transmission information received by the transmission information reception means is confidential information;
flight movement control means for driving and controlling the aerial flight mechanism unit to fly and move the said designated communication target person;
transmission information display means for displaying the transmission information stored in the transmission information storage section on a display screen of the display;
When the transmission information stored in the transmission information storage section is designated as confidential information by the secret designation receiving means, viewing of the display screen by anyone other than the transmission target person is difficult. secret response control means that performs processing to
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