Electronic device and control method thereof

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display; and

a processor configured to:

control the display to provide a first user interface (UI) for setting a reconnaissance target of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and

based on the reconnaissance target being selected through the first UI, control the display to provide a second UI for selecting a flight path for reconnoitering the reconnaissance target,

wherein the second UI comprises a plurality of images corresponding to a plurality of different flight paths for reconnoitering the reconnaissance target,

wherein each of the plurality of images comprises a flight space for reconnoitering the reconnaissance target represented as a figure of a predetermined shape and each of the plurality of different flight paths is represented as a directional line in the figure,

wherein the predetermined shape comprises a three-dimensional shape, and

wherein the flight space indicates a movement range of the UAV in which the UAV moves according to a control of the electronic device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of different flight paths comprises a predetermined flight pattern, and

wherein the predetermined flight pattern comprises a pattern that is vertical in an upward and downward direction with respect to a fixed reconnaissance target, a pattern that is horizontal in a right and left direction with respect to a fixed reconnaissance target, a pattern that is vertical in a zigzag shape, a pattern that is horizontal in a zigzag shape, a pattern that is a border-type that traces a volumetric extent of the flight space, a pattern that is a fixed-type that remains at one point, a pattern that is a radial that traces a volumetric extent of the flight space, a pattern that is diagonal with respect to a fixed reconnaissance target, a pattern that is an enlarged circle that is larger than the reconnaissance target, a pattern that is a reduced circle that is smaller than the reconnaissance target, a pattern that is a spiral, and a pattern that is a lattice-type.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second UI comprises an image of the reconnaissance target,

wherein the processor is configured to control the display to provide the image of the reconnaissance target to be reconnoitered, an image of the flight space, and an image of the flight path as the same proportion based on an actual size of the reconnaissance target, an actual size of the flight space, and an actual size of the flight path.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control the display to provide the second UI that includes information on at least one of a size of the flight space, a shape of the flight space, and a recommended flight path each of which is recommended based on features of the selected reconnaissance target.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

control the display to provide a third UI for setting at least one of a horizontal width of the flight space, a vertical width of the flight space, and a height of the flight space for reconnoitering the reconnaissance target, and

based further on a size of the flight space being set through the third UI, control the display to provide the second UI which includes information on a shape of the flight space and a flight path that are recommended based on the set size of the flight space.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

control the display to provide a fourth UI for receiving a reconnaissance use of the reconnaissance target, and

based further on the reconnaissance use being input through the fourth UI, control the display to provide the second UI that includes a size of the flight space, a shape of the flight space and a recommended flight path each of which is recommended based on the reconnaissance use.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to provide the first UI according to a predetermined event.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to transmit information regarding the reconnaissance target and the flight path selected using the first and second UIs to the UAV.

9. A control method of an electronic device, the method comprising:

providing a first user interface (UI) for setting a reconnaissance target of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); and

based on the reconnaissance target being selected through the first UI, providing a second UI for selecting a flight path for reconnoitering the reconnaissance target,

wherein the second UI comprises a plurality of images corresponding to a plurality of different flight paths for reconnoitering the reconnaissance target,

wherein each of the plurality of images comprises a flight space for reconnoitering the reconnaissance target represented as a figure of a predetermined shape and each of the plurality of different flight paths is represented as a directional line in the figure,

wherein the predetermined shape comprises a three-dimensional shape, and

wherein the flight space indicates a movement range of the UAV in which the UAV moves according to a control of the electronic device.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein each of the plurality of different flight paths comprises a predetermined flight pattern, and

wherein the predetermined flight pattern comprises a pattern that is vertical in an upward and downward direction with respect to a fixed reconnaissance target, a pattern that is horizontal in a right and left direction with respect to a fixed reconnaissance target, a pattern that is vertical in a zigzag shape, a pattern that is horizontal in a zigzag shape, a pattern that is a border-type that traces a volumetric extent of the flight space, a pattern that is a fixed-type that remains at one point, a pattern that is a radial that traces a volumetric extent of the flight space, a pattern that is diagonal with respect to a fixed reconnaissance target, a pattern that is an enlarged circle that is larger than the reconnaissance target, a pattern that is a reduced circle that is smaller than the reconnaissance target, a pattern that is a spiral, and a pattern that is a lattice-type.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the second UI comprises an image of the reconnaissance target,

wherein the providing the second UI comprises providing the second UI that includes the image of the target to be reconnoitered, an image of the flight space, and an image of the flight path as the same proportion based on an actual size of the reconnaissance target, an actual size of the flight space, and an actual size of the flight path.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the providing the second UI comprises providing the second UI that includes information on at least one of a size of the flight space, a shape of the flight space, and a recommended flight path each of which is recommended based on features of the selected reconnaissance target.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising: providing a third UI for setting at least one of a horizontal width of the flight space, a vertical width of the flight space, and a height of the flight space for reconnoitering the reconnaissance target,

wherein the providing the second UI comprises, if a size of the flight space is further set through the third UI, providing the second UI which includes information on a shape of the flight space and a flight path that are recommended based on the set size of the flight space.

14. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

providing a fourth UI for receiving a reconnaissance use of the reconnaissance target,

wherein the providing the second UI comprises, based further on the reconnaissance use being input through the fourth UI, providing the second UI that includes a size of the flight space, a shape of the flight space, and a recommended flight path each of which is recommended based on the reconnaissance use.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first UI is provided in response to a predetermined event.

16. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

transmitting information regarding the reconnaissance target and the flight path selected using the first and second UIs to the UAV.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer command enabling an electronic device to perform a method when executed by a processor of the electronic device,

wherein the method comprises:

providing a first user interface (UI) for setting a reconnaissance target of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and

based on a reconnaissance target being selected through the first UI, providing a second UI for setting a flight path to reconnoiter the reconnaissance target,

wherein the second UI comprises a plurality of images corresponding to a plurality of different flight paths to reconnoiter the reconnaissance target,

wherein each of the plurality of images comprises a flight space for reconnoitering the reconnaissance target represented as a figure of a predetermined shape and each of the plurality of different flight paths is represented as a directional line in the figure, and

wherein the predetermined shape comprises a three-dimensional shape,

wherein the flight space indicates a movement range of the UAV in which the UAV moves according to a control of the electronic device.