Systems and methods for monitoring unmanned aerial vehicles

1. A method for monitoring a drone by use of a mobile device:

receiving information of a drone via a communication unit of a mobile device on a ground directly from the drone, the information including a location of the drone;

displaying the information of the drone on a display of the mobile device;

based on a distance between the drone and the mobile device, detecting a danger posed by the drone to the mobile device; and

responsive to detection of the danger, issuing a warning of the danger,

wherein the step of displaying information of the drone includes:

rendering a map on the display; and

displaying a first icon indicating the location of the drone and a second icon indicating a location of the mobile device on the map.

2. A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the step of displaying information of the drone includes:

determining a zone on the map; and

displaying the first icon in a preset color when the drone is located in the zone.

3. A method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

determining an estimated trajectory and a crash site of the drone; and

displaying the estimated trajectory and crash site on the map.

4. A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the warning includes at least one of visual, verbal and mechanical warning signs.

5. A method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

storing a trajectory of the drone in a data storage of the mobile device; and

replaying the trajectory of the drone using the stored information on the map.

6. A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the information is contained in a signal broadcasted by the drone and includes status information of the drone, further comprising:

determining whether the drone poses the danger based on the status information.

7. A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the information is contained in a signal broadcasted by the drone and includes at least one of identification, flight data, flight condition measured by the drone and images captured by the drone.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium carrying one or more sequences of pattern data for monitoring a drone by use of a mobile device on a ground, where execution of the one or more sequences of pattern data by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform the steps of:

receiving information of the drone via a communication unit of the mobile device directly from the drone, the information including a location of the drone;

displaying the information of the drone on a display of the mobile device;

based on a distance between the drone and the mobile device, detecting a danger posed by the drone to the mobile device; and

responsive to detection of the danger, issuing a warning of the danger,

wherein the step of displaying information of the drone includes:

rendering a map on the display; and

displaying a first icon indicating the location of the drone and a second icon indicating a location of the mobile device on the map.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 8 , wherein the step of displaying information of the drone includes:

determining a zone on the map; and

displaying the first icon in a preset color when the drone is located in the zone.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 8 , wherein the execution of the one or more sequences of pattern data by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform the additional steps of:

determining an estimated trajectory and a crash site of the drone; and

displaying the estimated trajectory and crash site on the map.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 8 , wherein the warning includes at least one of visual, verbal and mechanical warning signs.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium as recited in claim 8 , wherein the execution of one or more sequences of pattern data by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform the additional steps of:

storing a trajectory of the drone in a data storage of the mobile device; and

replaying the trajectory of the drone using the stored information on the map.

13. A mobile device on a ground for monitoring a drone, comprising:

a communication unit for receiving information of a drone directly from the drone, the information including a location of the drone;

a display for displaying the information of the drone;

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes steps to be performed comprising:

rendering a map on the display;

displaying a first icon indicating the location of the drone and a second icon indicating a location of the mobile device on the map; and

responsive to detection of a danger posed by the drone to the mobile device, issuing a warning of the danger, the detection of the danger being based on a distance between the drone and the mobile device.

14. A mobile device as recited in claim 13 , wherein the display is configured to display a zone on the map and the first icon in a preset color when the drone is located in the zone.

15. A mobile device as recited in claim 13 , wherein the steps further comprise:

determining an estimated trajectory and a crash site of the drone; and

displaying the estimated trajectory and crash site on the map.

16. A mobile device as recited in claim 13 , further comprising: a data storage for storing a trajectory of the drone, wherein the mobile device is configured to replay the trajectory using the stored trajectory on the map.

17. A mobile device as recited in claim 13 , further comprising: at least one of a speaker and a vibrator for providing the warning sign.