Patent ID: 8977481
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
1. A method for assisting in management of a number of unmanned aerial vehicles, the method comprising: identifying symbols used to display a number of pre-planned routes for the number of unmanned aerial vehicles on a top-down view of the number of pre-planned routes, wherein the symbols include map symbols and event symbols, the map symbols represent each of the number of unmanned aerial vehicles, and the event symbols represent types of events of the number of unmanned aerial vehicles that correspond to the number of pre-planned routes; and displaying, in a timeline view, flight information with respect to time for the number of unmanned aerial vehicles on a number of timelines using the symbols identified as being used to display the number of pre-planned routes for the number of unmanned aerial vehicles on the top-down view of the number of pre-planned routes, wherein the number of timelines are displayed parallel to each other in the timeline view and each comprise line segments representing amounts of time passing between the events of the number of unmanned aerial vehicles.