IP Library Granted Patent US 12,556,819
Granted Patent B2
US 12,556,819 · App. 18/673,722 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Control device and method

Inventors: Keisuke Chida (Tokyo, JP); Takuro Kawai (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
H04N23/687B64C39/024B64D47/08B64U10/13G05D1/0607G05D1/46B64U2101/30B64U2201/20
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Patent No.
US 12,556,819
App. No.
18/673,722
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a control device and method for enabling image capturing under optimum image-capturing conditions. A control section corrects preset image-capturing conditions on the basis of an analysis result of an image captured by an image capturing device included in a mobile body. A driving control section controls driving of the mobile body on the basis of the corrected image-capturing conditions. The present technique is applicable to a mobile-body control system that controls the mobile body.

Claims (63)

1 . A control method, comprising:

by a processing unit:

correcting an image-capturing condition of a mobile body based on a fineness of a subject of an image, wherein

the mobile body includes an image capturing device, and

the image capturing device captures the image; and

changing, based on the corrected image-capturing condition, an image capturing interval between at least two image capturing points of the mobile body.

2 . The control method according to claim 1 , further comprising changing, by the processing unit, an image-capturing altitude of the mobile body based on the corrected image-capturing condition.

3 . The control method according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one of:

reducing, by the processing unit, an overlap amount associated with the image based on the corrected image-capturing condition; or

widening, by the processing unit, the image capturing interval based on the corrected image-capturing condition.

4 . A control method, comprising:

by a processing unit:

correcting an image-capturing condition of a mobile body in a case where a subject of an image is unrecognizable, wherein

the mobile body includes an image capturing device, and

the image capturing device captures the image; and

changing, based on the corrected image-capturing condition, an image capturing interval between at least two image capturing points of the mobile body.

5 . The control method according to claim 4 , further comprising changing, by the processing unit, an image-capturing altitude of the mobile body based on the corrected image-capturing condition.

6 . The control method according to claim 4 , further comprising at least one of:

reducing, by the processing unit, an overlap amount associated with the image based on the corrected image-capturing condition; or

widening, by the processing unit, the image capturing interval based on the corrected image-capturing condition.

7 . A control method, comprising:

by a processing unit:

correcting an image-capturing condition of a mobile body based on a blurring amount in an image, wherein the mobile body includes an image capturing device, and the image capturing device captures the image is captured by an image capturing device included in a mobile body; and

changing, controlling driving of the mobile body-based on the corrected image-capturing condition, an image capturing interval between at least two image capturing points of the mobile body.

8 . The control method according to claim 7 , further comprising changing, by the processing unit, a speed of the mobile body based on the corrected image-capturing condition.

9 . The control method according to claim 7 , further comprising changing, by the processing unit, an image-capturing point of the at least two image capturing points based on the corrected image-capturing condition.

10 . The control method according to claim 7 , wherein the blurring amount is based on at least one of low brightness, a wind condition, or a narrow aperture of a camera setting.

11 . The control method according to claim 7 , further comprising at least one of:

reducing, by the processing unit, an overlap amount associated with the image based on the corrected image-capturing condition; or

widening, by the processing unit, the image capturing interval based on the corrected image-capturing condition.

12 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processing unit, cause the processing unit to execute operations, the operations comprising:

correcting an image-capturing condition of a mobile body based on a fineness of a subject of an image, wherein

the mobile body includes an image capturing device, and

the image capturing device captures the image; and

changing, controlling driving of the mobile body-based on the corrected image-capturing condition, an image capturing interval between at least two image capturing points of the mobile body.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 12 , further comprising changing an image-capturing altitude of the mobile body based on the corrected image-capturing condition.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 12 , further comprising at least one of:

reducing an overlap amount associated with the image based on the corrected image-capturing condition; or

widening the image capturing interval based on the corrected image-capturing condition.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processing unit, cause the processing unit to execute operations, the operations comprising:

correcting an image-capturing condition of a mobile body in a case where a subject of an image is unrecognizable, wherein

the mobile body includes an image capturing device, and

the image capturing device captures the image; and

changing, based on the corrected image- capturing condition, an image capturing interval between at least two image capturing points of the mobile body.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 15 , further comprising changing an image-capturing altitude of the mobile body based on the corrected image-capturing condition.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 15 , further comprising at least one of:

reducing an overlap amount associated with the image based on the corrected image-capturing condition; or

widening the image capturing interval based on the corrected image-capturing condition.

18 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processing unit, cause the processing unit to execute operations, the operations comprising:

correcting an image-capturing condition of a mobile body based on a blurring amount in an image, wherein

the mobile body includes an image capturing device, and

the image capturing device captures the image; and

changing, based on the corrected image- capturing condition, an image capturing interval between at least two image capturing points of the mobile body.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 18 , further comprising changing a speed of the mobile body based on the corrected image-capturing condition.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 18 , wherein the blurring amount is based on at least one of low brightness, a wind condition, or a narrow aperture of a camera setting.

21 . The control method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

analyzing a band of the image, wherein the analyzed band indicates the fineness of the subject;

determining a correction value for the image-capturing condition based on a relationship between the image-capturing condition and the band of the image; and

correcting the image-capturing condition based on the determined correction value.

22 . The control method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

analyzing the blurring amount in the image;

determining a correction value for the image-capturing condition based on a relationship between the image-capturing condition and the blurring amount; and

correcting the image-capturing condition based on the determined correction value.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-120458 · Jun 26, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17252888
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