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Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 27, 2019
Applicants:

Feng Xue, Redwood City, CA (US);

Mustafa Akdeniz, San Jose, CA (US);

Seong-youp John Suh, Portland, OR (US);

Shu-ping Yeh, Campbell, CA (US);

Eduardo Alban, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Philippe Auzas, Portland, OR (US);

Jonathan Byrne, Ashbourne Meath, IE;

Mark Davis, Carlsbad, CA (US);

David Gomez Gutierrez, Jalisco, MX;

Timo Huusari, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Bradley Alan Jackson, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Ranganadh Karella, San Diego, CA (US);

Sreenivas Kasturi, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Mengkun KE, Beaverton, OR (US);

Ching-yu Liao, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Tiefeng Shi, San Jose, CA (US);

Daniel Tong, Beaverton, OR (US);

Candy Yiu, Portland, OR (US);

Inventors:

Feng Xue, Redwood City, CA (US);

Mustafa Akdeniz, San Jose, CA (US);

Seong-Youp John Suh, Portland, OR (US);

Jingwen Bai, San Jose, CA (US);

Shu-Ping Yeh, Campbell, CA (US);

Rodrigo Aldana Lopez, Jal, MX;

Eduardo Alban, Hillsboro, OR (US);

David Arditti Ilitzky, Jal, MX;

Philippe Auzas, Portland, OR (US);

Jonathan Byrne, Ashbourne Meath, IE;

Leobardo Campos Macias, Jal, MX;

Mark Davis, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Rafael De La Guardia Gonzalez, Jal, MX;

David Gomez Gutierrez, Jalisco, MX;

Timo Huusari, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Bradley Alan Jackson, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Ranganadh Karella, San Diego, CA (US);

Sreenivas Kasturi, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Mengkun Ke, Beaverton, OR (US);

Ching-Yu Liao, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Tiefeng Shi, San Jose, CA (US);

Shilpa Talwar, Cupertino, CA (US);

Daniel Tong, Beaverton, OR (US);

Candy Yiu, Portland, OR (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/06 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); H01Q 1/28 (2006.01); H01Q 19/18 (2006.01); H04B 7/26 (2006.01); B64U 10/00 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/0617 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); H01Q 1/28 (2013.01); H01Q 19/18 (2013.01); H04B 7/26 (2013.01); B64U 10/00 (2023.01);
Abstract

An unmanned aerial vehicle can be configured to adjust a beam direction, provide path information, act as a base station, act as a cluster head, include an improved directional antenna or array of directional antennas, communicate in a collaboration using belief propagation, receive communications from a serving station aiding in navigation or improved signal performance, or the like.


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