System and method for supporting simulated movement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11217112-B2
Application number	US-201816177749-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 1, 2018
Priority date	Sep 30, 2014
Publication date	Jan 4, 2022
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022

Abstract

A method includes receiving state information of a virtual movable object in a simulated movement from a movement simulator associated with a movable object and determining movement information for the simulated movement by associating the state information with context information. The state information includes information identifying a location of the virtual movable object in a virtual space. The context information includes information identifying a location of the user terminal, which is at a different location than the movable object in a real space. The method further includes displaying the simulated movement on a display associated with the user terminal based on the movement information, and receiving control data to control the simulated movement in the virtual space using the user terminal when the movable object is in simulation and to control movement of the movable object in the real space when the movable object is in real operation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of supporting a simulated movement of a movable object comprising:
receiving, via a process of a user terminal, state information of a virtual movable object in the simulated movement from a movement simulator that is associated with the movable object, the state information including information identifying a location of the virtual movable object in a virtual space;
determining movement information for the simulated movement by associating the received state information with context information obtained by the process of the user terminal, the context information including information identifying a location of the user terminal, the user terminal being at a different location than the movable object in a real space;
displaying the simulated movement of the virtual movable object on a display associated with the user terminal based on the movement information; and
receiving control data to control the simulated movement of the virtual movable object in the virtual space using the user terminal when the movable object is in simulation and to control movement of the movable object in the real space when the movable object is in real operation.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
establishing a connection between the user terminal and the movement simulator; and
sending one or more control signals to the movement simulator.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
resetting or restarting at least a part of the simulated movement.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a user interface associated with the movable object on the display associated with the user terminal.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
displaying a different user interface on the display associated with the user terminal, when the user terminal is connected with a movement simulator that is associated with a different movable object.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying an animation of the virtual movable object in the simulated movement on the display associated with the user terminal.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the state information further includes coordinate information of the virtual movable object relative to an originating point of the virtual movable object in the simulated movement, and
the context information further includes longitude and latitude information of the originating point of the virtual movable object in the simulated movement.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
determining a movement path of the virtual movable object in the simulated movement based on the coordinate information of the virtual movable object and the longitude and latitude information of the originating point of the virtual movable object in the simulated movement.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
displaying the movement path of the virtual movable object in the simulated movement on a map section of the display associated with the user terminal.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying at least one of attitude information or payload status information of the virtual movable object on the display associated with the user terminal.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a fictional or predetermined view based on a predetermined terrain model in an animation on the display associated with the user terminal.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the process is used by an application on the user terminal, the application allowing a user to configure and operate the virtual movable object in the simulated movement.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining the location of the movable object in the simulated movement based on a priority list including information received from the movable object, a remote control, and an application on the user terminal.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the user terminal includes at least one of a control terminal or a display terminal.

15. A user terminal for supporting a simulated movement of a movable object comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive state information of a virtual movable object in the simulated movement from a movement simulator that is associated with the movable object, the state information including information identifying a location of the virtual movable object in a virtual space;
determine movement information for the simulated movement by associating the received state information with context information obtained by the process of the user terminal, the context information including information identifying a location of the user terminal, the user terminal being at a different location than the movable object in a real space;
cause a display associated with the user terminal to display the simulated movement of the virtual movable object based on the movement information; and
receive control data to control the simulated movement of the virtual movable object in the virtual space using the user terminal when the movable object is in simulation and to control movement of the movable object in the real space when the movable object is in real operation.

16. The user terminal of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:
establish a connection between the user terminal and the movement simulator; and
send one or more control signals to the movement simulator.

17. The user terminal of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:
display an animation of the virtual movable object in the simulated movement on the display associated with the user terminal.

18. The user terminal of claim 15 , wherein:
the state information further includes coordinate information of the virtual movable object relative to an originating point of the virtual movable object in the simulated movement, and
the context information further includes longitude and latitude information of the originating point of the virtual movable object in the simulated movement.

19. The user terminal of claim 18 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:
determine a movement path of the virtual movable object in the simulated movement based on the coordinate information of the virtual movable object and the longitude and latitude information of the originating point of the virtual movable object in the simulated movement.

20. The user terminal of claim 19 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:
display the movement path of the virtual movable object in the simulated movement on a map section of the display associated with the user terminal.

Assignees

• Sz Dji Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tao Ye
• Li Shunnian
• Zhang Zhiyuan
• Zhang Liutao
• Liu Weifeng

Classifications

• G09B9/302

  the image being transformed by computer processing, e.g. updating the image to correspond to the changing point of view · CPC title

• G09B9/24

  including display or recording of simulated flight path · CPC title

• G09B9/08 Primary

  for teaching control of aircraft, e.g. Link trainer · CPC title

• G09B9/46

  the aircraft being a helicopter · CPC title