TW201733653A - Unmanned aerial vehicle service system and method for performing mission thereto - Google Patents

Abstract

The disclosure is related to an unmanned aerial vehicle service system and a method for performing mission thereto. The system acquires registration data from multiple hosts of unmanned aerial vehicles. The registration data includes a geographical range of service, service time, and specification of equipment. A database with query indexes is therefore established. In the method, the system firstly receives a user request. A mission related geographical data, time and mission specification can be obtained so as to form matching factors. After querying the database, a matching result is generated based on the matching factors. The matching result is delivered to the user for make a selection of one of the hosts of the unmanned aerial vehicles in a list. The selected host can perform the mission.

Description

Unmanned aerial vehicle service system and method of performing tasks

The present invention relates to a service system and method, and more particularly to a system and method for performing a specific task for a customer's needs using an unmanned aerial vehicle deployed in various geographic locations.

In traditional news reports, once an incident occurs, journalists send reporters and photographers to the scene to report and obtain pictures. If there is an aerial photography demand, they will have to hire a helicopter or use an aerial camera to shoot, but these On-site missions often start some time after the news event, and in addition to the high cost, they also lose the news of the first scene.

In other cases, when it is necessary to use the aerial camera to shoot the scene, there may be cases where it is impossible to find a suitable aerial camera, or if the aerial camera has other tasks, the first-hand information may not be obtained.

For users who generally propose aerial photography, there is no special way for current users to find a suitable aerial camera, or they may encounter problems that cannot be performed for no specific reason.

In view of the fact that the current technology does not propose that a service mode can cope with the need for aerial photography at any time and situation, the present invention proposes an unmanned aerial vehicle service. The system and the method of performing the task. The system is registered with the owner of the unmanned aerial vehicle distributed throughout the country, and the situation of each unmanned aerial vehicle is obtained at any time, and can be requested by the user, such as location, time, price, The specifications, task content, and active mediation provide users with one or more unmanned aerial vehicles and related operators who can perform tasks to achieve the purpose of effectively performing specific tasks.

According to the embodiment of the disclosure, the unmanned aerial vehicle service system includes a user management module implemented by software or hardware, thereby providing a user interface and accepting user input. a user requirement; comprising a demand analysis module for analyzing the received user requirements to obtain at least a geographical location, a time and a task specification for performing a task content, or a matching condition such as a price; The system further includes an unmanned aerial vehicle management module, and provides a management interface for accepting information of multiple unmanned aerial vehicle owners to log in. The login information includes at least the geographic scope, service time and equipment of the unmanned aerial vehicle owners. A specification, and a vehicle information indexing module that generates a database query index based on the login information. The system further comprises a mediation module, which can obtain a geographical location query database for performing the task content according to the analysis of the user's needs, to obtain whether the login information has any unmanned aerial vehicle capable of performing the task content in the geographic location, and generates A matchmaking result. In addition, the database can be queried by time and task specifications to generate further matching results, which are provided to the user to confirm whether the task content is performed.

In one embodiment, the unmanned aerial vehicle service system provides a service coverage map, which is divided into a plurality of regions, and the service geographic scope of each unmanned aerial vehicle vehicle owner covers one or more regions as a mediation based on geographic location. index.

In operation, the unmanned aerial vehicle management module instantly updates an effective service time of each unmanned aerial vehicle owner.

In the method for applying the unmanned aerial vehicle service system, the unmanned aerial vehicle service system receives a user demand through a user interface, and after analyzing the user demand, obtains a geographical location about a task content, The timing of time and task specifications, etc., may also include factors such as cost considerations. After inquiry After the library, the result of the matchmaking according to the match condition is obtained. For example, it can be obtained whether there is any unmanned aerial vehicle in the login information that can perform the task content in the geographical position, and a match result is generated; or according to the time and The task specification query database is used to generate further matching results. After confirmation by both parties, the task content can be performed.

When the above media meets the needs of the user and the unmanned aerial vehicle in a specific area, the mission specifications include one of the vehicle type, the flying height, the battery life, the bearing camera specification and the carrier sensor type of the designated unmanned aerial vehicle or combination. Moreover, the system should be able to immediately obtain an instant status of any unmanned aerial vehicle owner listed in the matchmaking result, which can be a reference information for whether or not to perform the task.

In order to further understand the technology, method and effect of the present invention in order to achieve the intended purpose, reference should be made to the detailed description and drawings of the present invention. The drawings are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive

10‧‧‧Network

101‧‧‧User 1

102‧‧‧User 2

111‧‧‧Unmanned Vehicle Carrier Owners

112‧‧‧Unmanned Vehicle Vehicle Owner II

113‧‧‧Unmanned Flight Vehicle Owners III

12‧‧‧Unmanned Flight Vehicle Service System

121‧‧‧User Management

122‧‧‧Unmanned aerial vehicle management

123‧‧‧Gold Stream Management

20‧‧‧ service coverage map

201‧‧‧ Area One

202‧‧‧District 2

203‧‧‧Region III

204‧‧‧Region IV

205‧‧‧ Region 5

206‧‧‧Regional Six

207‧‧‧Regional Seven

30‧‧‧Unmanned Flight Vehicle Service System

31‧‧‧Users

32‧‧‧Unmanned aerial vehicle owners

301‧‧‧User Management Module

303‧‧‧Requirement Analysis Module

331‧‧‧ Geographical factors

332‧‧‧Time factor

333‧‧‧cost factor

334‧‧‧Task specification factors

305‧‧‧Media module

307‧‧‧ Vehicle Information Index Module

371‧‧‧Service geographical factors

372‧‧‧effective time factor

373‧‧‧Price factors

374‧‧‧Device specification factors

309‧‧‧Unmanned aerial vehicle management module

311‧‧Archives

40‧‧‧User demand list

401‧‧‧ task content

402‧‧‧Time

403‧‧‧Location

404‧‧‧Task duration

405‧‧‧ fees

406‧‧‧Specification requirements

50‧‧‧Unmanned Vehicle Vehicle Registration Form

501‧‧‧Owners

502‧‧‧ Vehicle type

503‧‧‧Location

504‧‧‧Flying ability

505‧‧‧bearing camera specifications

506‧‧‧ Carrying other equipment

507‧‧‧Price range

Step S601~S613‧‧‧Execution task flow

Step S701~S721‧‧‧Execution task flow

1 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of a network architecture of an unmanned aerial vehicle service system; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a geographical layout of an unmanned aerial vehicle service system; FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a functional block of an unmanned aerial vehicle service system; 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a user requesting an unmanned aerial vehicle service system according to the present invention; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an unmanned aerial vehicle owner logging in an unmanned aerial vehicle through the unmanned aerial vehicle service system of the present invention; One of the processes of the method for implementing the unmanned aerial vehicle carrying out the task; FIG. 7 shows the second embodiment of the method for carrying out the task of the unmanned aerial vehicle of the present invention; 8A to 8F are diagrams showing a situation in which a user operates a mobile device to present a demand and a task completion.

The present invention provides an unmanned aerial vehicle service system and a method for performing a task, the unmanned aerial vehicle service system implementing a service platform in which an owner of an unmanned aerial vehicle distributed throughout the country is logged in, and When the flight vehicle is not in operation, the tasks entrusted by others are performed, and the system obtains the status of each unmanned aerial vehicle at any time, so that the task proposed by the user can be performed at any time. The system can obtain the user's needs through the user interface, including the location, time, price, specifications, and task content of the task. The system will actively carry out the mediation and provide the user with one or more unmanned flights that can perform the task. Information about the vehicle and the relevant operator to achieve the purpose of effectively performing a specific task.

1 is a schematic diagram showing a network architecture embodiment of the unmanned aerial vehicle service system of the present invention. The unmanned aerial vehicle service architecture is on the network, especially the Internet, so that the user can directly specify the remote task. For example, the user is a reporter, the person is in the A place, but a news event occurs in the B place. In order to obtain the live picture immediately, the demand can be input in the unmanned aerial vehicle service system, and the task content is set, including at least the geographical location and the task. Time, and derive the task specifications that can perform the task content, the system can immediately query the database to get the unmanned aerial vehicle owner who is related to the aforementioned geography and can perform the task at the set time, even including the price factor, let people in A Local reporters can effectively get news pictures that happen in B.

The unmanned aerial vehicle service system 12 is constructed on the network 10, so that the user 101 and the user two 102 in the local area can connect at any time, request and obtain any unmanned aerial vehicle owner who meets the demand. The system provides the unmanned aerial vehicle owner 111, the unmanned aerial vehicle owner 2112 and the unmanned aerial vehicle owner 3 113 login information, and the login information includes at least the service geographic scope, service time and equipment of each unmanned aerial vehicle owner. Specifications, etc.

A business model is created to integrate unmanned aerial vehicles in various locations and to perform various tasks through the platform through mediation, so that owners with various unmanned aerial vehicles can profit from the mission, unmanned vehicles The service system 12 is provided with a mechanism for the user management 121 to manage the users who request tasks through the platform, and the functions of the unmanned aerial vehicle management 122, thereby managing the unmanned aerial vehicle owners who are able to provide services in various places. It also provides the Golden Flow Management 123 function, allowing the parties to close the transaction after completing the task.

The unmanned aerial vehicle service system proposed by the present invention operates on an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of performing tasks in a certain area, and the system will provide a specific management mechanism and service interface for players and operators having unmanned aerial vehicles to go online. Login, login information such as: cruising ability (flight altitude, time) of the unmanned aerial vehicle, vehicle equipment (camera (resolution), sensor), time and place (region) to accept the task, and may include pricing ( According to time, content, etc.

The concept related to the geographical location can be referred to the geographical layout layout of the unmanned aerial vehicle service system shown in FIG. 2 .

The figure shows a service coverage map 20, which can be a map of a specific region, national territory, in which multiple regions are cut according to the geographic clarity of the service provided, indicating whether there are any unmanned aerial vehicles in each region that can perform tasks. , including the quantity representation.

This example shows that the service covers the map 20, which is divided into a plurality of regions, and the service geographic extent of each unmanned aerial vehicle vehicle owner can cover one or more regions as an index for mediating according to the geographic location.

Service Coverage Map 20 In addition to the techniques for schematically indicating the system of the present invention, the system may display the results of obtaining a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicle registrations on the service coverage map 20, such as the unmanned flight carrier that can serve the area 201, having two areas. There are 2 unmanned flight carriers of the 2nd 202, 3 of the districts 203, 2 of the districts 204, 1 of the districts 205, 1 of the districts 206, and 4 of the districts 207. These display results are based on the location information of the unmanned aerial vehicle owner. Class, and does not rule out the task that some unmanned aerial vehicles can serve two or more regions; or the regional distinction is not limited to the more regular division as shown, but can be based on the geographic latitude and longitude of the actual region. , terrain, features and other features have different ways of division.

In particular, the service displayed here covers the map 20 or can be a user interface, so that the user who requests the task can learn the status of the unmanned vehicle that the system logs in, and even click to check or specify execution. Unmanned aerial vehicle for the mission. In an embodiment, the system can indicate the unmanned flight vehicle status of the currently executable task by means of discoloration, flashing, descriptive information, and the like, and even includes evaluations of the unmanned aerial vehicle owners by other users.

3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a functional block of an unmanned aerial vehicle service system that can implement various functions in software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

The system 30 has an unmanned aerial vehicle management module 309, which can be a software module for managing each unmanned aerial vehicle owner 32, including real-time information on whether the unmanned aerial vehicle owner 32 can obtain a mission (eg, Instantly updating an effective service time of each unmanned aerial vehicle owner, calendar, etc., the unmanned aerial vehicle management module 309 provides a management interface for accepting information of multiple unmanned aerial vehicle owners 32 login information, at least login information Including the geographic scope, service time and equipment specifications of each unmanned aerial vehicle owner 32, and the price that each unmanned aerial vehicle owner 32 needs to obtain for each mission, or the price adjustment according to the difficulty of the task.

After the system 30 receives the information registered by the unmanned aerial vehicle owner 32, it can obtain the index of the database that can be queried by the vehicle information indexing module 307. The vehicle information indexing module 307 obtains information about a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicle owners 32 registered according to the unmanned aerial vehicle management module 309, including information related to the geographical location, that is, a service geographic range factor 371; Information related to the time of execution of the recognition, forming a valid time factor 372; price-related information forms a price factor 373, information related to the unmanned vehicle hardware, forming a device specification factor 374, the system 30 will use these login information Make a query index and shape Become a database.

The system 30 has a user management module 301 for managing the user 31. The user 31 is generally a task requester, and the task can be submitted through the unmanned aerial vehicle service system 30. The system can provide a user interface. For example, a web interface or a user interface provided by a specific software program allows the user 31 to fill in the task requirements according to the middle field, and the user interface is used to accept a user request generated by the user 31.

Then, after the unmanned aerial vehicle service system 30 receives the request from the user 31, a demand analysis module 303 is used to analyze the user demand to obtain at least the geographic location, time, and task specifications for executing a task content. Other factors can also be used as a price consideration factor proposed by the user 31 to obtain a fee information, and the fee information is used as one of the conditions for querying the database. In this embodiment, the requirements analysis module 303 will find relevant conditions for the system to provide the mediation from the user requirements, including the geographic factor 331 of the geographic location where the user 31 proposes to perform the task, and the time factor of the time at which the task is performed. 332. The cost factor 333 of the acceptable price considerations will also be the hardware condition of the unmanned aerial vehicle required to perform the task content, which is the task specification factor 334.

After the data is completed by the above modules, the unmanned aerial vehicle service system 30 can analyze various media matching conditions according to the task requirements input by the user through the user management module 301. The module 305 performs the query and pairing.

The mediation module 305 obtains a geographic location query for performing specific task content according to the analysis of the user's needs. According to the database, it is determined whether the information registered by each unmanned aerial vehicle owner 32 has any content that can be executed in the geographic location. An unmanned aerial vehicle produces a matchmaking result. In addition to the location-related matching conditions, it also includes time and task specifications. After querying the database, further matching results can be generated. Any matching result is provided to the user 31 who requests the user to confirm whether Carry out the task content.

After being assembled by the unmanned aerial vehicle service system 30, it is eligible, or After being close to the qualified unmanned aerial vehicle owner 32, the two parties can have further opportunities to coordinate the content and price of the task until the match is completed. Then, the unmanned aerial vehicle owner 32 accepting the task performs tasks, such as empty shooting, monitoring, etc., and the results should be generated after the task is completed. The result can be stored in the archive 311 provided by the system 30, and obtained by the user who requests the request. . Once the task is completed and both parties are satisfied (or have an evaluation), they can go through the checkout.

4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a user requesting a system through the unmanned aerial vehicle service system of the present invention. The user demand list 40 shown in the figure may provide a form provided by a user for a system, which may be provided through a web server, or It is provided by a specific software program or by an action software (APP) on the mobile device.

This example is only an example for explaining the contents of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. This example shows that the field in the table has task content 401, which is filled in by the user: empty shot of Keelung River; time 402 is 2016/02/24; location 403 is in Taipei; mission duration 404 is 30 minutes; fee 405 It can be specified according to the system; the final specification requirement 406 is set to Full HD wide-angle camera. In actual implementation, the user can only fill in some of the conditions that are of interest, and the rest are directly matched by the system to provide a choice.

After the above user requirements are received by the system, the matching conditions will be analyzed, such as the geography, time, cost, and task specifications shown in FIG. In another embodiment, the user can set the cruise route through the user interface, so that the accepting task can follow the operation.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an unmanned aerial vehicle owner logging in an unmanned aerial vehicle through the unmanned aerial vehicle service system of the present invention. This example is merely an example for explaining the contents of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the implementation of the present invention. range.

The figure shows an unmanned aerial vehicle registration form 50, which is filled in by the unmanned aerial vehicle owner. In this respect, the more detailed the better, the more the reference index of the system matching is added. This example shows relevant login information: owner 501 (XXX), vehicle type 502 (four-axis aerial camera), location 503 (Taipei), flight capability 504 (flight altitude: 100M; battery life: 30 minutes), carrying camera specifications 505 (4K motion camera), carrying other devices 506 (GPS sensor, infrared sensor), and price range 507 (USD200-500).

The owner of the unmanned aerial vehicle can use the web interface provided by the system, the interface of the specific software, or the mobile software (APP) setting conditions on the mobile device, including accepting the match message, accepting the reply, and uploading the result of the task completion (video) , photos) and so on.

6 shows a flow of an embodiment of a method for performing an unmanned aerial vehicle of the present invention.

Beginning in step S601, the system receives the user's needs through the user interface, and the user fills in the task requirements, including the location, time, content, and required equipment, or may include a cruise route.

After the completion of the requirement, in step S603, the system analyzes the content of the requirement to obtain the matching condition. The actual situation is that at least the geographic location, time and task specifications of the task content should be included. The mission specifications include one or a combination of the vehicle type, flight altitude, battery life, bearer camera specifications, and carrier sensor type of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

Then, in step S605, the system performs mediation, and the mediation is performed according to the demand condition (cost, time, location, task content, equipment capability), wherein the unmanned flight vehicle owner's executable task time should be considered, or according to Instantly obtain executable task information, etc., so as not to succeed in the match but not to perform the task. The main method of mediation is to query the database, and to query the information of multiple unmanned aerial vehicle owners registered in the database according to the analysis of the user's needs. In addition to the comparison of various conditions, Each condition is weighted, for example, user requirements can focus on specific conditions.

In another step S607, the system provides the match result, and the result includes whether the log information has any unmanned aerial vehicle capable of performing the task content in the geographic location, and generates a match result; or query the database according to the time and task specifications. , resulting in different matchmaking results, any matchmaking result can be presented to the user to confirm whether to carry out Content.

The system can transmit the demand to the unmanned aerial vehicle owner in the matchmaking result according to the user's choice, or according to the ordering level, and the first recipient can get the task dispatch, or give priority to whether to accept the task, and the user can select the task.

In step S609, after the user selects and confirms by the task acceptor, the task is executed. Finally, in step S611, after the task is completed, the file is formed. After the delivery, in step S613, the subsequent steps such as completion of the transaction and evaluation are performed.

At the system side, the method embodiment flow of the unmanned aerial vehicle as shown in FIG. 7 is performed.

The user request is received by the system (step S701), and then the demand content is analyzed (step S703) to obtain information such as location, time, hardware demand, and the like, and may include fee information (step S705). The system queries the database according to all or part of the analyzed matching conditions (step S707), and outputs the matching result (step S709), and the matching result is delivered to the user, wherein the price analysis can be provided (step S711), The price at which each owner performs the task, or recommendations are provided to the user, and finally selected by the user.

On the system side, in step S713, the system receives the selection, and in step S715, the system transmits the relevant message to the owner of the unmanned aerial vehicle to confirm whether to accept the task.

If the unmanned aerial vehicle owner vetoes, the system notifies the user to display a reselection message on the user device (step S717), and the step can return to S713 to receive another selection of the user until it is confirmed that no matchmaking is successful.

If the unmanned aerial vehicle owner accepts the task, as in step S719, the owner of the unmanned aerial vehicle performs the task according to the task content, and finally transfers the completed file to the system, and the system provides the user profile (step S721).

8A to 8F are diagrams showing a situation in which a user operates a mobile device to present a demand and a task completion.

The operating environment provided by the system to the user or the unmanned aerial vehicle owner can be web-based or a mobile device program. As shown in the example, Figure 8A shows The program is started; then, as shown in FIG. 8B, the user fills in all or part of the content, time, cost range, task, etc. through the interface, and then submits it to the system for execution. The result is shown in Fig. 8C, and the system will match the result (this example) The carrier 1 and the carrier 2 are transmitted to the user device, and the user decides, as shown in FIG. 8D, after selecting and submitting the demand, and then the system and the owner of the unmanned aerial vehicle confirm whether to perform the task. Again, as shown in Figure 8E, the task confirmation notification, Figure 8F shows the link to provide file downloads when the task is completed, and then proceeds to checkout.

Therefore, the present disclosure discloses an unmanned aerial vehicle service system and a method for performing a task. One of the technical purposes is to provide a platform for managing an unmanned aerial vehicle for a player or operator of an unmanned aerial vehicle to log in to the system. The demand is put forward by the demander (cost, time, location, task content, cruise path), the platform performs task matching, and the drone owner accepts the result of the match, performs the task, and generates a business model.

However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, equivalent structural changes that are made by using the specification and the contents of the present invention are equally included in the present invention. Within the scope, it is combined with Chen Ming.

10‧‧‧Network

101‧‧‧User 1

102‧‧‧User 2

111‧‧‧Unmanned Vehicle Carrier Owners

112‧‧‧Unmanned Vehicle Vehicle Owner II

113‧‧‧Unmanned Flight Vehicle Owners III

12‧‧‧Unmanned Flight Vehicle Service System

121‧‧‧User Management

122‧‧‧Unmanned aerial vehicle management

123‧‧‧Gold Stream Management

Claims (10)

An unmanned aerial vehicle service system includes: a user management module providing a user interface for accepting a user demand generated by a user; and a demand analysis module for analyzing the user demand, To obtain at least one geographic location, one time and one mission specification for performing a task content; an unmanned aerial vehicle management module, providing a management interface for accepting information of multiple unmanned aerial vehicle owners to log in, at least login information Including the geographic scope, service time and equipment specifications of the unmanned aerial vehicle owners; a vehicle information indexing module obtains information on the registration of the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicle owners based on the unmanned aerial vehicle management module, Logging in the information creation query index, and forming a database; and a mediation module, querying the database according to the geographic location of the user to perform the task content to determine whether the login information has Geographically performing any unmanned aerial vehicle of the content of the task, producing a matchmaking result; or again with the time and the task The database query format, to produce further results of matchmaking, matchmaking any of the results to the user of the proposed user needs to confirm whether the task content. The unmanned aerial vehicle service system of claim 1, wherein the fee analysis information is obtained from the user demand analysis, and the fee information is used as one of the conditions for querying the database. The unmanned aerial vehicle service system of claim 1, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle service system provides a service coverage map, wherein the geographic coverage of each unmanned aerial vehicle vehicle owner is one or more The area is an index of the match based on the geographic location. The unmanned aerial vehicle service system of claim 1, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle management module instantly updates an effective service time of each unmanned aerial vehicle owner. An unmanned aerial vehicle service execution task method is applied to an unmanned aerial vehicle service system, and the unmanned aerial vehicle service system obtains information of multiple unmanned aerial vehicle owner logins, and the login information includes at least unmanned aerial vehicle owners Service geographic scope, service time and equipment specifications, and establish a query index of the database, the method includes: the unmanned aerial vehicle service system receives a user demand through a user interface; analyzes the user demand, and obtains The matching condition includes at least a geographic location, a time and a task specification about a task content; querying the database, and querying the plurality of undocumented persons in the database according to the matching condition obtained by analyzing the user requirement Information about the login of the flight vehicle owner; and querying the database according to the geographic location of the content of the task to obtain whether the login information has any unmanned aerial vehicle capable of performing the task content in the geographic location, generating one Matching the result; or querying the database according to the task specification at the time to generate the match result The results provide either a matchmaking to put forward a user of the user needs to confirm whether the task content. The method for performing an unmanned aerial vehicle service according to claim 5, wherein the user requirement further comprises a fee information, and the fee information is used as one of the matching conditions for querying the database. The method for performing an unmanned aerial vehicle service according to claim 5, wherein the task specification in the user requirement includes a vehicle type, a flying height, a battery life, a bearing camera specification, and a bearing sense of the designated unmanned aerial vehicle. One or a combination of detector types. The method for performing an unmanned aerial vehicle service according to claim 5, wherein before the generating of the matchmaking result, the unmanned aerial vehicle service system immediately obtains any one of the unmanned persons listed in the matchmaking result. Whether the flight vehicle owner can accept a real-time status of the mission. The method for performing an unmanned aerial vehicle service according to claim 5, wherein the user demand further comprises a cruise route. The method for performing an unmanned aerial vehicle service according to any one of claims 5 to 9, wherein, after the user obtains the match result, an unmanned aerial vehicle owner listed in the match result is selected The owner of the unmanned aerial vehicle carries out the task.