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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 12, 2018
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Morgan Lindqvist, Sundbyberg, SE;

Remi Robert, Stockholm, SE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01); G05D 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/0034 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); G05D 1/0808 (2013.01); G08G 5/0004 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); H04W 36/14 (2013.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

An unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV is controlled based on communication via at least two mobile communication networks. Before takeoff, the UAV receives position data describing starting and destination points. A flight plan is set up from the starting point to the destination point by obtaining information about service coverage provided by the two mobile communication networks in a volume between the starting and destination points. A path to be followed by the UAV is calculated at least based on the obtained information. The path defines a restriction volume within which the UAV is allowed to fly from the starting point to the destination point. The path is calculated on the further basis of at least one switching criterion for changing from a communicative connection between the UAV and the first mobile communication network to a communicative connection between the UAV and the second mobile communication network.


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