Over the air updates using drones
US10552147B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 2, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/34
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer implemented method of using a drone to provide update packages to embedded devices, comprising using one or more processors mounted on the drone for executing a code for maneuvering the drone to be in range of one or more wireless interfaces of each of a plurality of embedded devices, communicating with each embedded device through the wireless interface(s) to identify one or more attributes of each embedded device, selecting one of a plurality of update packages according to the identified attribute(s) and transmitting the selected update package to the each embedded device through the wireless interface(s).
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