JP7438440B1 - Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to appropriately set an area in which a flight device can fly. An information processing device 1 according to the present embodiment is an information processing device that sets a flight route for a flight device, and includes a registration unit 131 that registers performance or usage of the flight device, and a schedule on which the flight device will fly. a schedule acquisition unit 132 that acquires flight schedule data indicating the route of the flight schedule; a setting unit 134 that sets the upper limit range of the flightable area of the flight device based on the performance or purpose registered in the registration unit 131; and an area determining unit 135 that determines a flightable area of the flight device based on the upper limit range and the upper limit range. [Selection diagram] Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing system for managing flight devices.

Conventionally, a flight application is accepted before a flight device flies, and if the number of flight devices scheduled to fly in the area where the flight device is scheduled to fly exceeds a preset upper limit, the flight route of the flight device is set. A device is known that limits this (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Patent No. 7061716

For users of flight devices that can fly over long distances, the wider the flight area, the better. However, if the flight area is uniformly expanded, a problem arises in that flight applicants may apply for use of a wider area than necessary, which may interfere with the flight of the flight device that should be flown. Ta.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of these points, and an object of the present invention is to enable appropriate setting of an area in which a flight device can fly.

An information processing device according to a first aspect of the present invention is an information processing device that sets a flight route for a flight device, and includes a registration unit that registers performance or usage of the flight device, and a schedule on which the flight device will fly. a schedule acquisition unit that acquires flight schedule data indicating a route for the flight; a setting unit that sets an upper limit range of a flightable area of the flight device based on the performance or purpose registered in the registration unit; and an area determining unit that determines a flightable area of the flight device based on the upper limit range and the upper limit range.

The registration unit may register the maximum flight distance of the flight device as the performance, and the setting unit may set the upper limit range to be larger as the maximum flight distance is larger.

The registration unit may acquire the maximum flight speed and flight time of the flight device, and calculate the maximum flight distance based on the acquired maximum flight speed and flight time.

The setting unit may set the upper limit range to be larger as the use of the flight device becomes more urgent.

The information processing device may further include an information acquisition unit that acquires area information indicating wind speed or rainfall in the area, and the setting unit may increase the upper limit range as the wind speed or rainfall indicated by the area information increases. It may be set to a large value.

The information processing device may further include an information acquisition unit that acquires area information indicating a degree of congestion in the area, and the setting unit sets the upper limit range to be smaller as the degree of congestion indicated by the area information increases. You may.

The schedule acquisition unit may further acquire information indicating a fee to be paid for the flight of the flight device, and the setting unit may set the upper limit range to be larger as the fee is higher.

The area may include a plurality of meshes, and the setting unit sets a range of one or more allowable meshes among the plurality of meshes, a number determined based on the performance or the application, as the upper limit range. You can.

The schedule acquisition unit may display the plurality of meshes on a screen of an information terminal, and acquire the flight schedule data indicating one or more selected meshes selected from the plurality of meshes on the screen, and The determining unit is configured to determine an area constituted by the one or more selected meshes when the number of the one or more selected meshes indicated by the flight schedule data is less than or equal to the number of the one or more allowable meshes corresponding to the upper limit range. may be determined as the flight area.

The flight schedule data may be line data indicating a route that the flight device is scheduled to fly, and the area determining unit may determine whether the number of meshes including the route indicated by the line data is equal to or less than the number of the one or more allowable meshes. In this case, an area constituted by one or more meshes including the route indicated by the line data may be determined as the flightable area.

The area determining unit may determine the number of meshes included in the flightable area by adding the number of meshes based on the performance to the number of one or more meshes including the route indicated by the line data. good.

The area may include a plurality of subareas, the setting section may set the upper limit range for each of the plurality of subareas, and the area determination section may include an area corresponding to the flight schedule data. If the upper limit range corresponding to the first subarea is exceeded, an alternative route passing through a second subarea different from the first subarea may be presented to the user of the flight device.

The information processing device may further include a storage unit that stores identification information of a plurality of flight devices that can be used by the flight device in association with a user of the flight device, and the area determination unit stores identification information of a plurality of flight devices that can be used by the user. If the area corresponding to the data exceeds the upper limit range, the registration unit may present the user of the flight device with a flight device that is different from the flight device in which the performance or the purpose has been registered.

An information processing method according to a second aspect of the present invention is an information processing method executed by a computer that sets a flight route for a flight device, and includes a step of registering performance or usage of the flight device; a step of obtaining flight schedule data indicating a route to be flown; a step of setting an upper limit range of a flightable area of the flight device based on registered performance or use; and determining a flight area of the flight device based on the above.

An information processing system according to a third aspect of the present invention includes an information processing device that sets a flight route for a flight device, and an information terminal that can communicate with the information processing device, and the information processing device a registration unit that registers the performance or usage of the device; a schedule acquisition unit that acquires flight schedule data indicating the route the flight device is scheduled to fly; The information terminal has a setting unit that sets an upper limit range of a flight area of the device, and an area determining unit that determines a flight area of the flight device based on the flight schedule data and the upper limit range. has a communication unit that transmits the performance or usage of the flight device to the information processing device and receives notification of the flight area.

According to the present invention, it is possible to appropriately set an area in which a flight device can fly.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an overview of the operation of the information processing system. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the concept of a mesh. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a flightable area determined by the information processing device. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of an information processing device. It is a figure showing an example of flight schedule data. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of flight device data. It is a figure which shows an example of upper limit range data. It is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of a mesh selection screen. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining line data. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining presentation of an alternative route. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the information processing device.

[Overview of information processing system S]
1 to 3 are diagrams for explaining an overview of the information processing system S according to this embodiment. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of the operation of the information processing system S. The information processing system S includes an information processing device 1 and an information terminal 2. The information processing system S may include other devices such as servers and terminals.

The information processing device 1 is a computer such as a server that sets an area in which a flight device can fly. The information processing device 1 sets a flight route for the flight device in an area where the communication quality with a base station of a mobile phone network satisfies a predetermined communication quality. The predetermined communication quality is a communication quality that allows the flight device to transmit and receive data to and from an external device during flight. Since the wireless communication channel provided by a base station is limited, when a large number of flying devices fly in the same area, the flying devices may not be able to communicate well with the base station. Therefore, the information processing device 1 determines the upper limit range of the area in which each flight device is permitted to fly, based on at least one of the performance and usage of the flight device (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "performance or usage"). do. The upper limit range is the upper limit of the size of the range that can be set as the flight area of the flight device.

The information processing device 1 is connected to a plurality of information terminals 2 and the like via a communication network such as the Internet. The information terminal 2 is an information terminal used by a user of the flight device who is an applicant for flight of the flight device. The information terminal 2 may be a portable terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet personal computer, or may be a stationary terminal such as a desktop personal computer.

An overview of the processing executed by the information processing device 1 will be explained with reference to FIG. The information processing device 1 determines the flight device's performance based on the upper limit range of the flightable area of the flight device, which is set based on the performance or application of the flight device, and flight schedule data indicating the route the flight device is scheduled to fly. Determine the flight area. The flying device is, for example, a drone, although it is not particularly limited. The performance of a flight device can be expressed as the aircraft specifications. The performance of the flight device is, for example, the maximum flight speed or the maximum flight distance.

The information terminal 2 receives from the user an input of a planned flight route and an input of the performance or application of the flight device. The information terminal 2 transmits flight schedule data indicating a planned flight route and data indicating performance or usage to the information processing device 1.

Upon receiving the flight schedule data, the information processing device 1 increases the upper limit range of the flightable area, for example, as the maximum flight speed of the flight device increases or the maximum flightable distance increases. Furthermore, when the flight device is used for purposes that require flight over long distances, the upper limit range of the flightable area is set larger than when the flight device is used for purposes that do not require flight over long distances. The information processing device 1 determines the flightable area so that it includes the route indicated by the flight schedule data and the area of the flightable area is less than or equal to the upper limit range. The flyable area is represented by, for example, a mesh superimposed on a map.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a mesh. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example in which an area consisting of a plurality of districts is divided into 100 meshes. There are various types of meshes depending on the length of each side of each mesh, but in this embodiment, for example, a reference area mesh in which the length of each side of each mesh is approximately 1 km is used. be able to. Details of the mesh can be found on the website of the Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (https://www.stat.go.jp/data/mesh/m_tuite.html).

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a mesh indicating a flightable area determined by the information processing device 1. In FIG. 3, the area formed by the hatched mesh is the area in which the flight device 3 can fly. The information processing device 1 transmits data indicating the flyable area to the information terminal 2, and the information terminal 2 displays, for example, a mesh showing the flyable area shown in FIG. 3.

Note that in FIG. 1, the information terminal 2 transmits data indicating performance and usage together with flight schedule data, but the information processing device 1 transmits performance or usage data in association with flight device identification information for identifying the flight device. The purpose may be memorized. In this case, the information processing device 1 specifies the performance or application corresponding to the flight device identification information included in the flight schedule data, and determines the upper limit range based on the specified performance or application. The information processing device 1 may store an upper limit range determined in advance based on performance or usage in association with the flight device identification information.

In this way, when the information processing device 1 receives input of flight schedule data of a flightable area, the information processing device 1 determines the flightable area so as not to exceed the upper limit range determined based on the performance or usage of the flight device. . As a result, it is possible to prevent the user from applying for the use of a wider area than necessary, which may interfere with the flight of other flight devices that should be flown.

[Configuration of information processing device 1]
Next, the configuration of the information processing device 1 will be explained. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the information processing device 1. As shown in FIG. The information processing device 1 includes a communication section 11, a storage section 12, and a control section 13, as shown in FIG.

The communication unit 11 is a communication interface for communicating with the information terminal 2, the flight management system, etc. via a communication network such as the Internet. The communication unit 11 receives the flight date and time, the flight route, and the performance or purpose of the flight device from the information terminal 2, and causes the registration unit 131 to register the information. The communication unit 11 also transmits information generated by the schedule acquisition unit 132 for displaying the mesh selection screen to the information terminal 2. The communication unit 11 also receives information on the mesh selected on the mesh selection screen from the information terminal 2 and passes it to the area determination unit 135. Furthermore, the communication unit 11 transmits information indicating the flightable area, which is generated by the area determination unit 135, to the information terminal 2.

The storage unit 12 is a storage medium including a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. The storage unit 12 stores programs executed by the control unit 13. For example, the storage unit 12 stores an information processing program that causes the control unit 13 to function as a registration unit 131, a schedule acquisition unit 132, an information acquisition unit 133, a setting unit 134, and an area determination unit 135. The storage unit 12 stores flight schedule data, flight device data, and upper limit range data. The flight schedule data is data indicating a route that the flight device is scheduled to fly. Flight device data is data that includes performance or usage of a flight device. The upper limit range data is data that includes an upper limit range depending on the performance or application of the flight device.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of flight schedule data stored in the storage unit 12. As shown in FIG. 5, the flight schedule data includes, for example, flight route identification information for identifying the flight route, flight device identification information for identifying the flight device, flight date and time, flight route, etc. Include in association. The flight route information may be a combination of latitude and longitude as shown in FIG. 5, or may be information that shows a specific flight route by a line on a map (not shown in FIG. 5).

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of flight device data stored in the storage unit 12. As shown in FIG. 6, the flight device data includes, for example, user identification information for identifying the user, flight device identification information, the maximum flight distance of the flight device, the maximum flight speed of the flight device, and the flight device. The information includes the available flight time of the flight device, the purpose of the flight device, fare information, alternative flight device identification information, etc. in association with each other.

Maximum flight range, maximum flight speed, and flight time are examples of flight device performance. Applications of flight devices include, for example, "transportation/delivery," "emergency," and "observation." The fee information is information indicating the fee that the user should pay for flying the flight device. The alternative flight device identification information is information for identifying another flight device that can be used instead of the flight device that the user wants to use. In this way, the storage unit 12 can store identification information of a plurality of flight devices that can be used by the user in association with the user of the flight device.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of upper limit range data stored in the storage unit 12. The upper limit range data shown in FIG. 7 includes a maximum flight distance, a maximum flight speed, a flight time, a purpose, and an upper limit range of an area in which the flight device is allowed to fly, in association with each other. The upper limit range data may be data in which at least one piece of information indicating the performance or application of the flight device is associated with the upper limit range.

Note that even if the maximum flight distance is the same, different upper limit range values may be set for different purposes. For example, in the first row of the upper limit range table shown in Figure 7, the maximum flight distance is 20 km and the upper limit range is set to 20 mesh when the purpose is "transportation/delivery". In the case of "urgent", a value larger than 20 meshes may be set as the upper limit range.

The control unit 13 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The control unit 13 functions as a registration unit 131, a schedule acquisition unit 132, an information acquisition unit 133, a setting unit 134, and an area determination unit 135 by executing the information processing program stored in the storage unit 12.

The registration unit 131 registers the performance or usage of the flight device. In addition, after receiving the performance or usage of the flight device from the information terminal 2 or the flight management system via the communication unit 11, the registration unit 131 associates the received performance or usage with the flight device identification information to create flight device data. You may also register. After receiving the flight date and time and flight route from the information terminal 2 via the communication unit 11, the registration unit 131 may register the received flight date and time and flight route in the flight schedule data.

The registration unit 131 may register the maximum flight distance of the flight device as the performance. The registration unit 131 may also acquire the maximum flight speed and flight time of the flight device, and calculate the maximum flight distance based on the acquired maximum flight speed and flight time.

For example, if the flight device can. Furthermore, if the flight device Y can fly for one hour at a maximum flight speed of 100 km/h, the registration unit 131 can calculate 100 km/h×1h=100 km as the maximum flight distance of the flight device Y.

The schedule acquisition unit 132 acquires flight schedule data. The schedule acquisition unit 132 acquires flight schedule data from the information terminal 2, for example. The schedule acquisition unit 132 may acquire flight schedule data corresponding to the flight route identification information stored in the storage unit 12 in advance by acquiring the flight route identification information from the information terminal 2. The schedule acquisition unit 132 receives the fee paid for the flight of the flight device from an external device of a business operator or other business operator that provides a wireless communication line in the area for which the information processing device 1 determines the flight area. Further information may be obtained.

The information acquisition unit 133 acquires area information indicating wind speed or rainfall in the flight area of the flight device from an external device that provides weather information via the communication unit 11. Further, the information acquisition unit 133 may acquire area information indicating the degree of congestion of the flightable area of the flight device from an external device of an operator that manages the operation of the flight device via the communication unit 11.

The setting unit 134 sets the upper limit range (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “upper limit range”) of the flight area of the flight device based on the performance or application registered in the registration unit 131. That is, the setting unit 134 sets the upper limit range using at least the performance or application of the flight device registered in the flight device data by the registration unit 131.

For example, the setting unit 134 sets, as the upper limit range, a range of one or more allowable meshes, the number of which is determined based on performance or usage, among a plurality of meshes corresponding to an area to be set as a flightable range. For example, the setting unit 134 sets the upper limit range to 20 meshes for the above-mentioned flight device Set with mesh. The setting unit 134 sets the upper limit range for each flight device by referring to the upper limit range table shown in FIG. 7, for example. That is, by referring to the upper limit range table shown in FIG. 7, the setting unit 134 sets the upper limit range corresponding to flight device X with a maximum flight distance of 20 km to 20 meshes, and sets the upper limit range corresponding to flight device The upper limit range corresponding to can be set to 100 meshes.

For example, the setting unit 134 sets the upper limit range to be larger as the maximum flight distance is larger. If the maximum flight distance is large, there is a possibility of flying over a wide area. Therefore, by setting the upper limit range in this way by the setting unit 134, it is possible to prevent the flightable area from becoming too narrow with respect to the maximum flightable distance.

Further, the setting unit 134 may set the upper limit range to be larger as the urgency or necessity of the use of the flight device is higher. An example of a highly urgent or necessary use is the above-mentioned "emergency" use. In highly urgent or necessary applications, the flight device is required to fly to its destination even if an unplanned event occurs. By setting the upper limit range in this way by the setting unit 134, the probability that a flight device flying for a highly urgent or highly necessary purpose will be able to fly to its destination increases.

The setting unit 134 may set the upper limit range based on the fee. Specifically, the setting unit 134 may set the upper limit range to be larger as the fee is higher. As a result, a user who wants to have a wider flyable area set can pay a larger fee to have the desired flyable area set.

The setting unit 134 may set the upper limit range based on area information indicating the state of the area. The setting unit 134 may set the upper limit range to be larger as the wind speed or rainfall amount indicated by the area information is larger. If the wind speed or rainfall is high, it becomes difficult for the flight device to fly in a straight line. By setting the upper limit range based on the wind speed or rainfall in this way, the setting unit 134 can set an appropriate flight area according to the weather when the flight device flies.

Furthermore, the setting unit 134 may set the upper limit range to be smaller as the degree of congestion indicated by the area information is greater. When the degree of congestion is high, there is an increased possibility that a flight device will collide with another flight device or that communication quality will deteriorate. The safety of the flight device is improved by the setting unit 134 setting the upper limit range based on the degree of congestion.

The area determination unit 135 determines the flightable area of the flight device based on the flight schedule data acquired by the schedule acquisition unit 132 and the upper limit range set by the setting unit 134. Specifically, the area determining unit 135 determines the flightable area so that it includes the flight route indicated by the flight schedule data and is less than or equal to the area (for example, the number of meshes) of the area indicated by the upper limit range. As described above, the flightable area is represented by a plurality of meshes. The area determining unit 135 transmits the determined flight area to the information terminal 2 via the communication unit 11.

[Configuration of information terminal 2]
Next, the configuration of the information terminal 2 will be explained. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the information terminal 2. As shown in FIG. The information terminal 2 includes a communication section 21, a display section 22, a storage section 23, and a control section 24, as shown in FIG.

The communication unit 21 is a communication interface for communicating with the information processing device 1 via a communication network such as the Internet. The communication unit 21 transmits the flight date and time, the flight route, and the performance and purpose of the flight device to the information processing device 1. The communication unit 21 also receives information for displaying a mesh selection screen from the information processing device 1. Further, the communication unit 21 transmits information on the mesh selected on the mesh selection screen to the information processing device 1. The communication unit 21 also receives a notification of a flightable area from the information processing device 1 .

The display unit 22 is configured with, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display. The display unit 22 displays various information under the control of the display processing unit 241. The display unit 22 displays, for example, a screen for the user to input flight schedule data and the performance or application of the flight device. The display unit 22 has a touch panel and may receive data input by the user.

The storage unit 23 is a storage medium including ROM, RAM, and the like. The storage unit 23 stores programs executed by the control unit 24. For example, the storage unit 23 stores a program that causes the control unit 24 to function as a display processing unit 241 and an input reception unit 242.

The control unit 24 is, for example, a CPU. The control unit 24 functions as a display processing unit 241 and an input reception unit 242 by executing a program stored in the storage unit 23.

The display processing unit 241 causes the display unit 22 to display various information. For example, after receiving information for displaying a mesh selection screen from the schedule acquisition unit 132 of the information processing device 1 via the communication unit 21, the display processing unit 241 displays a screen for inputting flight schedule data. It is displayed on the display unit 22. In addition, after receiving information for displaying the determined flyable area from the area determination unit 135 of the information processing device 1 via the communication unit 21, the display processing unit 241 displays the determined flyable area. It is displayed on the display unit 22.

The input receiving unit 242 receives input from the user regarding the flight date and time, the flight route, and the performance and purpose of the flight device, and transmits the input information to the registration unit 131 of the information processing device 1 via the communication unit 21. In addition, the input receiving unit 242 receives the selection of a mesh corresponding to the area in which the user desires to fly, as will be described later, and transmits the information of the selected mesh via the communication unit 21 to the information processing device 1 to determine the area. The information may also be transmitted to the section 135.

[How to set the flight area]
A user can set a flight area by inputting a flight route on the information terminal 2. The information terminal 2 may allow the user to select a mesh corresponding to a desired area as a flight area in the following manner.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a mesh selection screen displayed on the information terminal 2. As shown in FIG. 9, the schedule acquisition unit 132 displays a plurality of meshes on the screen of the information terminal 2, and acquires flight schedule data indicating one or more selected meshes selected from the plurality of meshes on the screen. Next, if the number of one or more selected meshes indicated by the flight schedule data acquired by the schedule acquisition unit 132 is less than or equal to the number of one or more allowable meshes corresponding to the upper limit range, the area determination unit 135 selects one or more selected meshes. The area formed by the selected mesh is determined as the flight possible area. If the number of one or more selected meshes indicated by the flight schedule data acquired by the schedule acquisition unit 132 is greater than the number of one or more allowable meshes corresponding to the upper limit range, the area determination unit 135 determines that the number of meshes that can be set is The information terminal 2 displays a warning such as "The number exceeds the limit."

The flight schedule data may be line data indicating a route that the flight device is scheduled to fly. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of line data indicating a route that the flight device is scheduled to fly. If the number of meshes (12 in FIG. 10) that include the route indicated by the line data is less than or equal to the number of allowable meshes, the area determination unit 135 determines whether the route indicated by the line data is included in one or more meshes. The area made up of meshes (the area made up of 12 meshes marked with diagonal hatching in FIG. 10) is determined as the flightable area. If the number of meshes that include the route indicated by the line data is greater than the number of allowable meshes of 1 or more, the area determination unit 135 displays a warning such as "The number of meshes that can be set has been exceeded" on the information terminal 2. let

Further, the flightable area may be determined to be wide depending on the performance of the flight device. That is, the area determining unit 135 adds the number of meshes based on performance (for example, maximum flight speed) as a buffer to the number of one or more meshes that include the route indicated by the line data, thereby determining the number of meshes included in the flightable area. Determine the number of In this way, the area determination unit 135 determines the flyable area by adding the meshes for the buffer, thereby preventing a flight device with a high maximum flight speed from going out of the area when flying over the edge of the area.

By the way, although the flight device cannot fly because the route desired by the user exceeds the upper limit range, the flight device may be able to fly if it is an alternative route. In this case, the area determining unit 135 may present the alternative route to the user as follows.

First, the setting unit 134 sets the upper limit range for each of the plurality of subareas included in the area using the method described above. Next, if the area corresponding to the flight schedule data exceeds the upper limit range corresponding to the first subarea, the area determining unit 135 determines an alternative route for the flight device that passes through a second subarea different from the first subarea. Present to the user.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining presentation of alternative routes. FIG. 11 shows a first subarea, a second subarea, and a third subarea. A no-fly area is included near the boundary between the first subarea and the second subarea. Here, it is assumed that the user has selected 14 meshes with dot-like hatching in the first subarea. If the number of meshes selected by the user exceeds the upper limit range of 12 corresponding to the first subarea, the area determining unit 135 selects an alternative route (a diagonal line) passing through a second subarea different from the first subarea. (12 hatched meshes) are presented to the flight device user. By operating the area determination unit 135 in this manner, it is possible to set a flyable area within the upper limit range while complying with the user's wishes as much as possible.

Further, although the flight device for which the user has registered the performance or purpose cannot fly in the area corresponding to the flight schedule data, it may be possible to fly if it is a substitute aircraft with a different performance or purpose. Therefore, if the area corresponding to the flight schedule data exceeds the upper limit range, the area determining unit 135 may present the flight device user with a flight device that is different from the flight device whose performance or purpose has been registered by the registration unit 131. good. For example, if the area corresponding to the flight schedule data for user U001 in the flight device data shown in FIG. to be presented. The area determining unit 135 presents an alternative aircraft to the user, so that even if the flight device that the user was planning to use cannot fly on the route corresponding to the flight schedule data, the user can use the alternative aircraft to achieve the purpose. It becomes possible to do so.

[Flow of processing in information processing device 1]
The flow of processing in the information processing device 1 will be explained. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the information processing device 1. The flowchart shown in FIG. 12 starts from the time when the user starts the application software on the information terminal 2 for applying for a flight.

First, the registration unit 131 receives and acquires the performance or usage of the flight device owned by the user from the information terminal 2 via the communication unit 11 (S1). Subsequently, the schedule acquisition unit 132 acquires flight schedule data requested by the user from the information terminal 2 via the communication unit 11 (S2). Subsequently, the information acquisition unit 133 acquires area information indicating the wind speed or rainfall amount in the area or the degree of congestion in the area via the communication unit 11 (S3).

Next, the setting unit 134 determines the upper limit range of the flightable area of the flight device based on the performance or application of the flight device registered by the registration unit 131 in S1 and the area information acquired by the information acquisition unit 133 in S3. The number of meshes is set (S4).

Next, the area determining unit 135 determines whether the number of meshes indicated by the flight schedule data acquired by the schedule acquiring unit 132 in S2 is less than or equal to the number of meshes in the upper limit range set by the setting unit 134 in S4 ( S5).

If the number of meshes indicated by the flight schedule data is less than or equal to the number of meshes in the upper limit range (S5: Yes), the area determination unit 135 determines a flightable area including the scheduled route of the flight device indicated by the flight schedule data (S6 ), and notifies the information terminal 2 of the determined flight area (S7). On the other hand, if the number of meshes indicated by the flight schedule data is not less than or equal to the number of meshes in the upper limit range (S5: No), the area determining unit 135 determines whether there is an alternative route (S8).

If there is an alternative route (S8: Yes), the area determination unit 135 determines a flightable area that includes the alternative route and has a number of meshes less than or equal to the upper limit range (S6), and transmits the determined flightable area to the information terminal 2. Notify (S7). On the other hand, if there is no alternative route (S8: No), the area determining unit 135 determines whether there is an alternative device owned by the user (S9).

If there is a substitute device owned by the user (S9: Yes), the control unit 13 returns the process to S1 and executes the processes from S1 to S8 on the substitute device as well. If the user does not have a substitute aircraft (S9: No), the area determining unit 135 does not determine a flightable area and notifies the information terminal 2 that flight is not possible (S10).

[Effects of information processing device 1]
As explained above, in the information processing device 1 according to the present embodiment, the area in which the flight device can fly is appropriately determined based on the upper limit range set based on the performance or application of the flight device and the flight schedule data. Can be set to As a result, it is possible to prevent the user from applying for the use of a wider area than necessary, which may interfere with the flight of other flight devices that should be flown.

Furthermore, in the information processing device 1 according to the present embodiment, the upper limit range can be set using not only the performance or application of the flight device, but also the wind speed or rainfall in the flightable area, or the degree of congestion in the flightable area. , the fees paid for flying the flying device may also be used to establish the upper range. As a result, the information processing device 1 can set an appropriate flight area according to the sky situation at the time of application and the user's budget.

In the information processing device 1 according to the present embodiment, when a flight device whose performance or purpose has been registered by the user cannot set an area in which the user can fly on the route desired by the user, an alternative route or an alternative aircraft is presented to the user. can do. As a result, the user can avoid a situation in which flight of the flight device itself is not permitted.

Furthermore, the present invention makes it possible to contribute to Goal 9 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) led by the United Nations, "Create a foundation for industry and technological innovation."

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, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the gist. be. For example, all or part of the device can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated into arbitrary units. In addition, new embodiments created by arbitrary combinations of multiple embodiments are also included in the embodiments of the present invention. The effects of the new embodiment resulting from the combination have the effects of the original embodiment.

1 Information processing device 11 Communication unit 12 Storage unit 13 Control unit 131 Registration unit 132 Schedule acquisition unit 133 Information acquisition unit 134 Setting unit 135 Area determination unit 2 Information terminal 21 Communication unit 22 Display unit 23 Storage unit 24 Control unit 241 Display processing unit 242 Input reception unit 3 Drone S information processing system

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An information processing device that sets a flight route for a flight device,
a registration unit that registers the performance or usage of the flight device;
a schedule acquisition unit that acquires flight schedule data indicating a route that the flight device is scheduled to fly;
a setting unit that sets an upper limit range of a flightable area of the flight device based on the performance or usage registered in the registration unit;
an area determining unit that determines a flightable area of the flight device based on the flight schedule data and the upper limit range;
An information processing device having: The registration unit registers a maximum flight distance of the flight device as the performance,
The setting unit sets the upper limit range to be larger as the maximum flight distance is larger.
The information processing device according to claim 1. The registration unit acquires the maximum flight speed and flight time of the flight device, and calculates the maximum flight distance based on the acquired maximum flight speed and flight time.
The information processing device according to claim 2. The setting unit sets the upper limit range to be larger as the use of the flight device becomes more urgent.
The information processing device according to claim 1. further comprising an information acquisition unit that acquires area information indicating wind speed or rainfall in the area,
The setting unit sets the upper limit range to be larger as the wind speed or rainfall amount indicated by the area information is larger.
The information processing device according to claim 1. further comprising an information acquisition unit that acquires area information indicating the degree of congestion in the area,
The setting unit sets the upper limit range to be smaller as the degree of congestion indicated by the area information is larger;
The information processing device according to claim 1. The schedule acquisition unit further acquires information indicating a fee to be paid for the flight of the flight device,
The setting unit sets the upper limit range to be larger as the fee is higher.
The information processing device according to claim 1. The area includes a plurality of meshes,
The setting unit sets, as the upper limit range, a range of one or more allowable meshes, the number of which is determined based on the performance or the application, among the plurality of meshes.
The information processing device according to claim 1. The schedule acquisition unit displays the plurality of meshes on a screen of an information terminal, and acquires the flight schedule data indicating one or more selected meshes selected from the plurality of meshes on the screen,
The area determining unit is configured of the one or more selected meshes when the number of the one or more selected meshes indicated by the flight schedule data is less than or equal to the number of the one or more allowable meshes corresponding to the upper limit range. determining the area to be the flightable area;
The information processing device according to claim 8. The flight schedule data is line data indicating a route that the flight device is scheduled to fly,
The area determining unit is configured of one or more meshes including the route indicated by the line data when the number of meshes including the route indicated by the line data is less than or equal to the number of the one or more allowable meshes. determining the area as the flightable area;
The information processing device according to claim 8. The area determining unit determines the number of meshes included in the flightable area by adding the number of meshes based on the performance to the number of one or more meshes including the route indicated by the line data.
The information processing device according to claim 10. The area includes a plurality of subareas,
The setting unit sets the upper limit range for each of the plurality of subareas,
When the area corresponding to the flight schedule data exceeds the upper limit range corresponding to the first sub-area, the area determining unit determines an alternative route for the flight device that passes through a second sub-area different from the first sub-area. to present to users of
The information processing device according to claim 1. further comprising a storage unit that stores identification information of a plurality of flight devices that can be used by the user in association with the user of the flight device;
If the area corresponding to the flight schedule data exceeds the upper limit range, the area determining unit is configured to provide a user of the flight device with a flight device that is different from the flight device for which the registration unit has registered the performance or the purpose. present,
The information processing device according to claim 1. An information processing method executed by a computer for setting a flight route of a flight device, the method comprising:
registering the performance or usage of the flight device;
obtaining flight schedule data indicating a route that the flight device is scheduled to fly;
setting an upper limit range of the flight area of the flight device based on the registered performance or use;
determining a flight area of the flight device based on the flight schedule data and the upper limit range;
An information processing method having comprising an information processing device for setting a flight route of a flight device, and an information terminal capable of communicating with the information processing device,
The information processing device includes:
a registration unit that registers the performance or usage of the flight device;
a schedule acquisition unit that acquires flight schedule data indicating a route that the flight device is scheduled to fly;
a setting unit that sets an upper limit range of a flightable area of the flight device based on the performance or usage registered in the registration unit;
an area determining unit that determines a flightable area of the flight device based on the flight schedule data and the upper limit range;
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The information terminal has a communication unit that transmits the performance or usage of the flight device to the information processing device and receives notification of the flight area.
Information processing system.

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