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Patent No.:

US 11812355 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023

Filed:

May. 18, 2021

Drone-based vehicle connectivity systems and methods

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);

Attorneys:

Brandon Hicks

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Primary Examiner:

Minjung Kim

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.

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