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Granted Patent B2
US 9,984,389 · App. 15/350,432 · Granted May 29, 2018

Flying type in-store advertising system

Inventor: Toshio Nozawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: ENUKANTO CO., LTD.
G06Q30/0261
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Patent No.
US 9,984,389
App. No.
15/350,432
Granted
May 29, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a flying type in-store advertising system which advertises to many customers dispersed to respective counters while flying above an in-store passage for a commodity, an event or the like. In a flying type in-store advertising system of allowing an unmanned aircraft 11 displaying an in-store advertisement to fly in accordance with flight route data of an in-store passage, which is sent from a flight control terminal 12 , the unmanned aircraft 11 has an aircraft side communication means 26 and an aircraft flight means 27 for allowing the unmanned aircraft 11 to fly in accordance with the flight route data, and the flight control terminal has a flight route setting means 35 , a storage means 36 for storing the flight route data, a terminal side communication means 37 and a terminal side control means 42.

Claims (31)

1. A flying type in-store advertising system comprising:

an unmanned aircraft configured to display an in-store advertisement and a flight control terminal configured to control the unmanned aircraft, wherein:

the unmanned aircraft comprising:

an aircraft side communicator configured to receive flight route data of an in-store passage from the flight control terminal via wireless communication or via communication through an internet line; and

an aircraft controller configured to control the unmanned aircraft to fly in accordance with the flight route data;

the flight control terminal comprising:

a flight route setter configured to set the in-store passage;

a timer configured to set a time of day;

memory electrically connected to the aircraft controller, the memory being configured to store the flight route data and the time of day;

a terminal side communicator configured to send the flight route data to the unmanned aircraft at the time of day via the wireless communication or via the communication through the internet line; and

a terminal side controller configured to control the flight control terminal.

2. The flying type in-store advertising system according to claim 1 , wherein the unmanned aircraft comprises a hooking tool configured to hook an advertising medium on which the in-store advertisement is displayed.

3. The flying type in-store advertising system according to claim 1 , the unmanned aircraft further comprising:

a sensor configured to detect an approach to an obstacle and to output an approach signal, wherein the aircraft controller is configured to control the aircraft to avoid the obstacle based on the approach signal.

4. The flying type in-store advertising system according to claim 1 , wherein the unmanned aircraft comprises a speaker.

5. The flying type in-store advertising system according to claim 1 , wherein the unmanned aircraft comprises an LED light.

6. The flying type in-store advertising system according to claim 1 , wherein the weight of the unmanned aircraft is 200 g or less.

7. The flying type in-store advertising system according to claim 1 , wherein the unmanned aircraft comprises a parachute.

8. The flying type in-store advertising system according to claim 1 , wherein the aircraft controller is configured to control an electrical system of the unmanned aircraft.

9. The flying type in-store advertising system according to claim 8 , wherein the aircraft flight controller is configured to control a linear actuator to move a center of gravity of the unmanned aircraft, thereby altering an attitude of the unmanned aircraft during flight.

10. The flying type in-store advertising system according to claim 1 , wherein the memory is RAM memory.

11. The flying type in-store advertising system according to claim 1 , wherein the memory is ROM memory.

12. The flying type in-store advertising system according to claim 3 , wherein the sensor is an ultrasonic sensor.

13. The flying type in-store advertising system according to claim 1 , wherein the unmanned aircraft is a vertical take-off and landing quadcopter type flying drone.

14. The flying type in-store advertising system according to claim 13 , wherein the vertical take-off and landing quadcopter type flying drone further comprises an aircraft body, four support arms radially extending at 90° intervals from the aircraft body, and a propulsion unit including a propeller and a motor disposed at an end of each of the support arms.

15. The flying type in-store advertising system according to claim 14 , wherein the aircraft body further includes a right bumper and a left bumper arranged symmetrically on opposite sides of the aircraft body, the right bumper and the left bumper being connected to the aircraft body via two elongated support frames.

16. The flying type in-store advertising system according to claim 15 , wherein the right bumper and the left bumper are configured as a gently-sloping two-mountain curved shape that extend beyond a rotational area of the propeller in a horizontal plane such that the right bumper and the left bumper help rebound the unmanned aircraft when coming into contact with an obstacle.

17. The flying type in-store advertising system according to claim 1 , wherein the flight control terminal is a personal computer.

18. The flying type in-store advertising system according to claim 17 , wherein the personal computer includes a monitor to display the in-store passage set by the flight route setter.

19. The flying type in-store advertising system according to claim 1 , wherein the flight control terminal is a smart phone.

20. The flying type in-store advertising system according to claim 1 , wherein the flight control terminal is a tablet.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2016
From: NOZAWA, TOSHIO
To: ENUKANTO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 040310/0623 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-098660 · May 17, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170337581A1 · Nov 23, 2017