Method and arrangement for providing autonomous emergency assistance
US11778688B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 18, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 1, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U2101/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for enabling autonomous emergency assistance for a communication device, CD, registered in a regular cellular network is presented. The method is performed in an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, and comprises directing the UAV to a geographical region connected to a preregistered position of the CD, emulating a cellular network in the geographical region, wherein the UAV and the CD are without connectivity with the regular cellular network, and providing autonomous emergency assistance for the CD in the geographical region. A CD, a UAV, a computer program and a computer program product are also presented.
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