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Arrangement determination apparatus, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon program, and arrangement determination method

US11394456B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 14, 2021
Grant dateJul 19, 2022
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Expiry dateDec 14, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T50/50
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An arrangement determination apparatus is provided comprising a target region identifying unit configured to identify a target region for providing service by a plurality of flying objects, the plurality of flying objects forming a wireless communication area on a ground by emitting a beam toward the ground, a flying object number retrieving unit configured to retrieve a number of the plurality of flying objects, a point retrieving unit configured to retrieve a point for each of a plurality of meshes obtained by dividing the target region, and an arrangement determination unit configured to determine an arrangement of the plurality of flying objects over the target region based on the number of flying objects and the point for each of the plurality of meshes.

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