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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Han Pu, Hong Kong, HK;
Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar, Singapore, SG;
Jordi Agud Ruiz, Meguro-ku, JP;
Krisztian Kiss, Hayward, CA (US);
Srinivasan Nimmala, San Jose, CA (US);
Vijay Venkataraman, San Jose, CA (US);
Yip Pong Herbert Wong, Hong Kong, HK;
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for pairing/unpairing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to/from UAV controllers (UACs). A UAV and/or a UAC may initiate, based on a triggering condition, a paring/unpairing of the UAV to/from a host UAC and receive, from a network, a configuration update that may confirm the paring/unpairing of the UAV to/from the host UAC. The triggering condition may include at least one of the UAV moving from a location designated as controlled by the host UAC, the UAV moving into a location in which the host UAC is restricted from controlling the host UAV, and/or the host UAC losing signaling capabilities. The configuration update may include at least one of a cause code, an identifier associated with the UAV, an identifier associated with the host UAC, an identifier associated with an unmanned aerial system (UAS).