Patent ID: 11869370
Assignee: RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 10:
11. The control method according to claim 1, further comprising:
reserving a first take-off and landing facility among the plurality of take-off and landing facilities as a take-off and landing facility to be used for landing by the first unmanned aerial vehicle before the first unmanned aerial vehicle flies based at least in part on:
a reservation status of each of the plurality of take-off and landing facilities for the second unmanned aerial vehicle, and
a usage priority of each of the plurality of take-off and landing facilities preset for the first unmanned aerial vehicle, each usage priority being preset in value for the first unmanned aerial vehicle prior to a beginning of a flight of the first unmanned aerial vehicle, each usage priority being maintained in value for a duration of the flight, each usage priority defining a preference of the first unmanned aerial vehicle to use the corresponding take-off and landing facility for landing at a conclusion of the flight, the first take-off and landing facility of the plurality of take-off and landing facilities having a first usage priority, a second take-off and landing facility of the plurality of take-off and landing facilities having a second usage priority which defines a higher preference than the first usage priority, the second take-off and landing facility being different from the first take-off and landing facility; and

changing the reservation, responsive to a change to the reservation status of at least one of the plurality of take-off and landing facilities for the second unmanned aerial vehicle while the first unmanned aerial vehicle is flying, to the second take-off and landing facility, based at least in part on the usage priority of each of the plurality of take-off and landing facilities preset for the first unmanned aerial vehicle, the second take-off and landing facility thereby reserved to be used for landing by the first unmanned aerial vehicle.