Patents by Inventor Heli Zhong

Heli Zhong has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11924539
    Abstract: A method for controlling image capture includes: receiving, from a movable device, an image of a target imaging area; adjusting, by a first control apparatus, one or more first imaging parameters for imaging the target imaging area based at least in part on the image to obtain one or more first adjusted imaging parameters; adjusting, by operating on an interactive interface of a second control apparatus, one or more second imaging parameters for imaging the target imaging area based at least in part on the image to obtain one or more second adjusted imaging parameters, the interactive interface being configured to receive user interaction to control an attitude of a gimbal device configured on the movable device, the gimbal device carrying an imaging device for imaging the targeted area; and sending, by the first control apparatus and/or the second control apparatus, an instruction carrying the one or more first adjusted imaging parameters and the one or more second adjusted imaging parameters to the movable
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heli Zhong, Bingzhen Yang, Lifu Yu, Zhiyuan Zhang
  • Patent number: 11794899
    Abstract: A method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes receiving locking instruction information for locking the UAV; remotely controlling, based on the locking instruction information, a remote control device of the UAV to lock the UAV; and remotely controlling, after controlling the remote control device to lock the UAV, the remote control device to unlock the UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xumin Wu, Chunming Wang, Qirong Deng, Heli Zhong
  • Publication number: 20220169384
    Abstract: A method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes receiving locking instruction information for locking the UAV; remotely controlling, based on the locking instruction information, a remote control device of the UAV to lock the UAV; and remotely controlling, after controlling the remote control device to lock the UAV, the remote control device to unlock the UAV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Xumin WU, Chunming WANG, Qirong DENG, Heli ZHONG
  • Patent number: 11254428
    Abstract: A method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) includes receiving locking instruction information from a user terminal for locking the UAV. The method also includes transmitting a locking command to a remote control device of the UAV based on the locking instruction information, to instruct the remote control device to lock the UAV based on the locking command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xumin Wu, Chunming Wang, Qirong Deng, Heli Zhong
  • Publication number: 20210149554
    Abstract: A method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle includes displaying, in response to a preset trigger event being detected, a preset image region on a control interactive interface provided on a touch display of a mobile apparatus; detecting a contact operation on the touch display in a real-time manner; in response to determining that the contact operation is a sliding contact operation in the preset image region, determining whether the sliding contact operation is a control trigger operation for controlling the UAV; and generating, in response to determining that the sliding contact operation is the control trigger operation, a control instruction for controlling the UAV. The preset image region is configured to prompt a user to perform a sliding, and the control interactive interface is included in a control application that is installed in the mobile apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Heli ZHONG, Zhiyuan ZHANG, Weifeng LIU
  • Patent number: 10996817
    Abstract: A method for processing an operation interface and a device for displaying an operation interface are provided. By displaying the operation interface with sector menus in hierarchies, a mapping relationship can be established between a previous level menu and a next level menu, such that a user may choose a corresponding option according to a desired operation in use, and the display layout may be in a way of sectors expanding outwardly. Thus, a more concise display may be achieved, a larger range of parameters may be configured, and more application scenarios can be satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heli Zhong, Zhiyuan Zhang, Tao Zhao
  • Publication number: 20210112207
    Abstract: A method for controlling image capture includes: receiving, from a movable device, an image of a target imaging area; adjusting, by a first control apparatus, one or more first imaging parameters for imaging the target imaging area based at least in part on the image to obtain one or more first adjusted imaging parameters; adjusting, by operating on an interactive interface of a second control apparatus, one or more second imaging parameters for imaging the target imaging area based at least in part on the image to obtain one or more second adjusted imaging parameters, the interactive interface being configured to receive user interaction to control an attitude of a gimbal device configured on the movable device, the gimbal device carrying an imaging device for imaging the targeted area; and sending, by the first control apparatus and/or the second control apparatus, an instruction carrying the one or more first adjusted imaging parameters and the one or more second adjusted imaging parameters to the movable
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Heli ZHONG, Bingzhen YANG, Lifu YU, Zhiyuan ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10908799
    Abstract: A method and a device for controlling a moving object and a mobile apparatus are provided. The method comprises detecting a contact operation on a touch display, detecting, if the detected contact operation is a sliding contact operation in a preset image region, whether the sliding contact operation is a control trigger operation for the moving object, and, if yes, generating a control instruction for the moving object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heli Zhong, Zhiyuan Zhang, Weifeng Liu
  • Patent number: 10809716
    Abstract: A method for controlling image capture includes receiving, from a movable device, an image of a target imaging area; adjusting, by a first control apparatus and a second control apparatus, one or more imaging parameters for imaging the target imaging area based at least in part on the image to obtain one or more adjusted imaging parameters; and sending, by the first control apparatus and/or the second control apparatus, an instruction carrying the one or more adjusted imaging parameters to the movable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heli Zhong, Bingzhen Yang, Lifu Yu, Zhiyuan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200137295
    Abstract: A method for controlling image capture includes receiving, from a movable device, an image of a target imaging area; adjusting, by a first control apparatus and a second control apparatus, one or more imaging parameters for imaging the target imaging area based at least in part on the image to obtain one or more adjusted imaging parameters; and sending, by the first control apparatus and/or the second control apparatus, an instruction carrying the one or more adjusted imaging parameters to the movable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Heli ZHONG, Bingzhen YANG, Lifu YU, Zhiyuan ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20200023968
    Abstract: A method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) includes receiving locking instruction information from a user terminal for locking the UAV. The method also includes transmitting a locking command to a remote control device of the UAV based on the locking instruction information, to instruct the remote control device to lock the UAV based on the locking command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Xumin WU, Chunming WANG, Qirong DENG, Heli ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20190016475
    Abstract: A method for providing flight information related to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes receiving, at a remote terminal, UAV state information comprising at least attitude information of the UAV when the UAV is airborne; determining, based on sensing data from one or more sensors of the remote terminal, remote terminal state information; processing the received UAV state information and the remote terminal state information to determine a spatial relationship between the UAV and the remote terminal; and simultaneously displaying, in a same display area on a display of the remote terminal, the determined spatial relationship between the UAV and the remote terminal, and a non-numeric, graphical attitude indicator that indicates the attitude information of the UAV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Heli ZHONG, Zhiyuan ZHANG, Xiaojun LI
  • Patent number: 10181211
    Abstract: Method and apparatus of prompting a position of an aerial vehicle are provided. The method may include: obtaining first position information of the aerial vehicle and second position information of a ground end; and presenting a relative position relationship between the aerial vehicle and the ground end on a preset map according to the first position information and the second position information. Flight status including flight position and other suitable information of an aerial vehicle may therefore be directly provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heli Zhong, Zhiyuan Zhang, Liutao Zhang
  • Patent number: 10086954
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are provided for displaying flight information related to a UAV. The UAV may carry a payload via a carrier that may permit the payload to move relative to the UAV. UAV related information including UAV state information and payload state information can be provided to a remote display terminal. The UAV state information can include position information as well as attitude information of the UAV. The payload state information can include attitude information of the payload relative to the UAV. The remote display terminal can be configured to simultaneously display the UAV state information and the payload state information so as to provide the user with an intuitive, comprehensive, yet efficient user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heli Zhong, Zhiyuan Zhang, Xiaojun Li
  • Publication number: 20170242578
    Abstract: A method and a device for controlling a moving object and a mobile apparatus are provided. The method comprises detecting a contact operation on a touch display, detecting, if the detected contact operation is a sliding cot tact operation in a preset image region, whether the sliding contact operation is a control trigger operation for the moving object, and, if yes, generating a control instruction for the moving object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Heli ZHONG, Zhiyuan ZHANG, Weifeng LIU
  • Publication number: 20170221246
    Abstract: Method and apparatus of prompting a position of an aerial vehicle are provided. The method may include: obtaining first position information of the aerial vehicle and second position information of a ground end; and presenting a relative position relationship between the aerial vehicle and the ground end on a preset map according to the first position information and the second position information. Flight status including flight position and other suitable information of an aerial vehicle may therefore be directly provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Heli ZHONG, Zhiyuan ZHANG, Liutao ZHANG
  • Patent number: D795269
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heli Zhong, Weifeng Liu, Zhiyuan Zhang, Shunnian Li, Xiaojun Li, Yayun Zheng, Taiwen Liang, Ye Tao, Xiaohang Zhong, Liutao Zhang
  • Patent number: D804512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heli Zhong, Zhiyuan Zhang
  • Patent number: D839898
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heli Zhong, Shunnian Li, Xiaojun Li
  • Patent number: D847176
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heli Zhong, Zhiyuan Zhang