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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
May. 18, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Oliver Lei, Windsor, CA;
Vladyslav Slyusar, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/90 (2018.01); H04W 76/50 (2018.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); B64U 101/20 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/90 (2018.02); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/70 (2018.02); H04W 76/50 (2018.02); B64U 2101/20 (2023.01);
Abstract
Drone-based vehicle connectivity systems and methods are disclosed herein. A method can include determining a loss of network connectivity by any of a vehicle and/or a drone associated with the vehicle, receiving an emergency message from the vehicle, launching the drone to navigate to a location where network connectivity exists, and transmitting the emergency message to a service provider when a connection to a network is established.