Utilization of third party networks and third party unmanned aerial vehicle platforms
US9881021B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/14
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device receives a request for a flight path, for a UAV, from a first location to a second location, and calculates the flight path based on the request. The device determines network requirements for the flight path based on the request, and selects a network based on the network requirements. The device generates flight path instructions, and device provides the flight path instructions to the UAV to permit the UAV to travel from the first location to the second location via the flight path. The device receives, at a particular point of the flight path, an indication that the UAV is leaving a coverage area of the network and entering a coverage area of a third party network, and hands off the UAV to a third party device to permit the third party device to monitor traversal of the flight path by the UAV, via the third party network.
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