Patents Assigned to SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Systems and methods for generating a real-time map using a movable object
    Patent number: 11644839
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating a real-time map of a survey area are provided. The methods and systems may include or be configured to carry out the steps of determining, based on a desired map resolution, a flight path over the survey area for a movable object having at least one image capture device. The methods and systems further may include obtaining images of the survey area captured by the at least one image capture device as the movable object travels along the flight path, and processing the images to generate the real-time map of the survey area with the desired map resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kaiyong Zhao, Yuewen Ma, Minglei Zhang
  • Systems and methods for UAV interactive instructions and control
    Patent number: 11635775
    Abstract: A method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes receiving, by a processor of the UAV, a plurality of images captured by an imaging device coupled to the UAV, identifying, by the processor, a target in at least one image of the plurality of images, determining, by the processor, whether the target is a stationary target or a moving target based on analyzing the plurality of images, and automatically effecting, by the processor, movement of the UAV based on determining the target is the stationary target or the moving target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingyu Wang, Tao Zhao, Yun Yu, Guyue Zhou, Ketan Tang, Cong Zhao, Ang Liu, You Zhou, Minjian Pang, Xiao Hu, Litian Zhang
  • Systems and methods for controlling an image captured by an imaging device
    Patent number: 11632497
    Abstract: A control device includes a touchscreen and one or more processors. The touchscreen is configured to display an image captured by an imaging device supported by a movable object or a carrier coupled to the movable object, and receive a user input indicative of selection of a position on the touchscreen to display a selected target of the image and selection of a zoom factor for zooming in or out of the selected target. The one or more processors are configured to generate control data based on information about the user input. The control data includes instructions for the imaging device, the carrier, or the movable object to automatically control an attitude of the imaging device for positioning the selected target at or near the selected position on the touchscreen and a zoom level of the imaging device according to the user selected zoom factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mingxi Wang, Hanping Chen, Jiadi Wang, Qi Zhou, Chao Weng
  • ANTENNA, ANTENNA ASSEMBLY, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230113751
    Abstract: An antenna, an antenna assembly and a wireless communication device are provided. The antenna includes an antenna substrate; and at least one radiation unit disposed on the antenna substrate, each of the at least one radiation unit including: a first radiation branch, and a second radiation branch, where one of the first radiation branch or the second radiation branch is connected to a feeding point, the other of the first radiation branch or the second radiation branch is connected to a ground point, an end part of the first radiation branch bends toward the second radiation branch, and an end part of the second radiation branch is extend in a direction away from the first radiation branch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mu FANG, Chao LYU, Chao MA
  • Foldable gimbal photographing device
    Patent number: 11619338
    Abstract: A gimbal photographing device includes a fuselage; a folding mechanism, connected to the fuselage; and a gimbal camera, connected to the folding mechanism. The gimbal camera is foldable and unfoldable relative to the fuselage via the folding mechanism. A power switch is disposed on the fuselage. The folding mechanism includes a base connected to the gimbal camera. When the gimbal camera is unfolded relative to the fuselage, the base is configured to abut against the power switch to turn on the gimbal photographing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shengjia Guo, Yin Tang, Xing Huang
  • Method and device for controlling flight, control terminal, flight system and processor
    Patent number: 11613354
    Abstract: A method for controlling flight includes displaying, in a real-time manner, a picture photographed and sent by a photographing device carried by an aerial vehicle; determining a no-clicking area in the picture based on a position of an obstacle or a no-fly zone; receiving a click operation of a user on the picture; and controlling a flight of the aerial vehicle based on the click operation. Controlling the flight of the aerial vehicle based on the click operation includes invalidating the click operation in response to determining a click location of the click operation being in the no-clicking area; and controlling the flight of the aerial vehicle based on a position of the click location in response to determining the click location being not in the no-clicking area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao Zhao, Guyue Zhou, Ang Liu, Xiao Hu, Litian Zhang
  • AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20230088467
    Abstract: An audio processing method includes: obtaining relative attitude information between a lens and a plurality of microphones, where the lens is movable relative to at least one of the plurality of microphones; obtaining original audio signals acquired by the plurality of microphones; determining weight information corresponding to the original audio signals based on the relative attitude information; and synthesizing the original audio signals based on the weight information to obtain a target audio signal, where the target audio signal is played with images captured by the lens. The method disclosed in this application resolves a problem that a sound source orientation indicated by recorded audio does not match the images captured by the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang LIU, Pinxi MO, Yunfeng BIAN, Zheng XUE
  • Monitoring method and system
    Patent number: 11610496
    Abstract: A method for monitoring an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a processor generating a datagram based on monitoring data for a UAV-detector communication between the UAV and one or more detectors. The monitoring data indicates at least one of a location of the UAV or a location of a control station in communication with the UAV. The method further includes the processor encrypting working data for a UAV-control station communication between the UAV and the control station using an encryption key known to the control station but now known to the one or more detectors, and a transmitter transmitting the datagram along with encrypted working data. The datagram is to be received by the one or more detectors and the encrypted working data is to be received and deciphered by the control station using the encryption key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming Gong, Bingzhen Yang, Zhongqian You, Guohao Zhan, Peng Xie, Xiaohang Zhong, Naibo Wang, Xingsen Lin, Xiongbin Rao, Renqin Deng, Wenyue Chen, Mingyu Wang
  • Video processing method and device, unmanned aerial vehicle and system
    Patent number: 11611811
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a video processing method, applied to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a camera device for capturing videos. The video processing method includes in response to the UAV moving in accordance with a flight trajectory, controlling the camera device of the UAV to obtain a first video segment when reaching a first photography point; in response to reaching a second photography point as the UAV continues moving, controlling the camera device of the UAV to capture environmental images to obtain a panoramic image, and generating a second video segment based on the panoramic image; and generating a target video based on the first video segment and the second video segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Ang Liu
  • Battery and unmanned aerial vehicle with battery indicator and venting opening
    Patent number: 11607972
    Abstract: A system includes a terminal and a power supply assembly. The terminal includes a user interface configured to receive user input for generating a first input signal or a second input signal. The power supply assembly includes a communication interface configured to receive the first input signal or the second input signal from the terminal, a power supply configured to power an unmanned vehicle, and a power supply circuit in electrical communication with the power supply. The power supply circuit is configured to switch the power supply between a plurality of operational modes in response to the first input signal, or display a level of charge or remaining capacity of the power supply in response to the second input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tao Zhao
  • SHUTTER AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20230079584
    Abstract: A shutter and a photographing apparatus are provided. The shutter includes: a shutter base including an exposure opening; a shutter mechanism including a blade assembly and a synchronizer ring for driving the blade assembly, the synchronizer ring being movable between a first position and a second position, and the exposure opening being open when the synchronizer ring is in the first position and closed when the synchronizer ring is in the second position; and a braking member for decelerating the shutter mechanism. In the shutter and the photographing apparatus according to the present disclosure, the shutter mechanism may be buffered when the blade assembly closes the exposure opening of a camera, so as to prevent the shutter mechanism from being damaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Longji BAI, Tongyao HUANG
  • Load-stabilizing apparatus
    Patent number: 11603959
    Abstract: A load-stabilizing apparatus includes a load-connecting member configured to carry a load, a parallelogram mechanism connected to the load-connecting member, and a stabilizing motor drivingly connected to the parallelogram mechanism. The stabilizing motor is configured to drive the parallelogram mechanism to deform, such that the parallelogram mechanism drives the load-connecting member to move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fangming Ye, Peng Bin, Peng Wang
  • Methods and system for vision-based landing
    Patent number: 11604479
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes obtaining a first image captured by an imaging device carried by the UAV during a takeoff of the UAV from a target location, obtaining a second image from the imaging device in response to an indication to return to the target location, determining a spatial relationship between the UAV and the target location by comparing the first image and the second image, and controlling the UAV to approach the target location based at least in part on the spatial relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Wu, Ang Liu, Litian Zhang
  • Multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle
    Patent number: 11597513
    Abstract: A multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprises: a fuselage; a plurality of rotor mechanisms disposed on the fuselage, each rotor mechanism including a rotor; and a plurality of connection mechanisms disposed on the fuselage. The plurality of connection mechanisms have a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of rotor mechanisms, each connection mechanism corresponding to one of the plurality of rotor mechanisms. Each rotor mechanism is movably connected to the fuselage through the corresponding connection mechanism; and the plurality of rotor mechanisms are configured to be rotated with respect to the corresponding connection mechanisms to cause the plurality of rotor mechanisms to overlap with each other and form a rotor mechanism assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yifen Liu
  • Gimbal, control method thereof, and UAV
    Patent number: 11592138
    Abstract: A gimbal includes a first shaft assembly, a second shaft assembly, and a third shaft assembly. The first shaft assembly includes a first shaft arm and a first motor arranged at a first end of the first shaft arm. The second shaft assembly includes a second shaft arm and a second motor arranged at a first end of the second shaft arm and fixedly connected to a second end of the first shaft arm that is distal from the first motor. The third shaft assembly includes a third shaft arm configured to carry a load and a third motor arranged at an end of the third shaft arm and fixedly connected to a second end of the second shaft arm that is distal from the second motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tie Su, Paul Pan
  • Execution status indication method, apparatus, and unmanned aerial vehicle
    Patent number: 11588964
    Abstract: A execution status indication method includes receiving a control instruction sent from a control device, the control instruction being configured to instruct an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to perform an operation; and controlling an indicator light at the UAV to indicate an execution status of the control instruction executed by the UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhuo Guo, Paul Pan
  • Video processing method and terminal device
    Patent number: 11587317
    Abstract: A video processing method and a terminal device are provided. The video processing method includes acquiring video data, acquiring a plurality of video segments from the video data according to flight parameter information of an unmanned aerial vehicle or motion parameter information of a capturing device, and obtaining a target video by processing the plurality of video segments according to a preset parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiheng Song, Xinyu Li, Jianghui Liu
  • Aerial vehicle
    Patent number: D979454
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaewan Jeong, Baichuan He, Yiwei Chen
  • Aerial vehicle
    Patent number: D980120
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chenjie Wang, Yuan Gao, Yadong Wang
  • Camera
    Patent number: D980891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Kim, Chihiro Tsukamoto, Yuan Gao, Yichao Wang, Lin Li, Yiwei Chen, Bo Liang, Xingchi Chen, Shu Li