Aug 18, 2026

US12710769 - Drone-hunting drone, information processing method, and system

According to an embodiment, a hunting drone includes a hunting mechanism, a net gun, a flying mechanism, and a control unit. The hunting mechanism captures a target. The net gun generates a sound at the time of firing a hunting net. After approaching the target to a predetermined distance, the hunting drone captures the target using the hunting mechanism, while avoiding false recognition of the target by using the sound generated at the time of firing the net gun as a threatening sound to repel a wrong target such as a bird.

Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Inventors: Takeshi Yasuda, Toshiaki Yoshida
Filing date: 2024-09-13

The patent describes a drone designed for hunting that features a hunting mechanism, net gun, flying mechanism, and control unit, which work together to capture targets while minimizing false recognition. The control unit enables the drone to approach targets, generate a sound to deter non-targets, and execute the capture using its hunting mechanism.

Claim 1

1 . A drone, comprising: a hunting mechanism configured to capture a target; a flying mechanism configured to fly the drone; and a control unit; the control unit, the hunting mechanism, and the flying mechanism communicating via a data bus; wherein the control unit is configured to: cause the drone to approach the target to a predetermined distance using the flying mechanism; generate a sound using the hunting mechanism; and capture the target using the hunting mechanism. a hunting mechanism configured to capture a target; a flying mechanism configured to fly the drone; and a control unit; the control unit, the hunting mechanism, and the flying mechanism communicating via a data bus; wherein the control unit is configured to: cause the drone to approach the target to a predetermined distance using the flying mechanism; generate a sound using the hunting mechanism; and capture the target using the hunting mechanism. cause the drone to approach the target to a predetermined distance using the flying mechanism; generate a sound using the hunting mechanism; and capture the target using the hunting mechanism.

Google Patents

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