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Communicate an alert via an unmanned vehicle

  • US 10,097,293 B2
  • Filed: 12/04/2014
  • Issued: 10/09/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a processor;

    a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising;

    receiving a message and an indication of a geographical region in which the message is to be communicated by an unmanned aerial vehicle comprising a mobile base station;

    providing an instruction to the unmanned aerial vehicle to move towards the geographical region;

    determining that the unmanned aerial vehicle is within range of a portion of the geographical region; and

    responsive to determining that the unmanned aerial vehicle is within the range, instructing the unmanned aerial vehicle to communicate, via the mobile base station, a short message service (“

    SMS”

    ) cellular broadcast text message comprising the message,wherein a reception device is an intended recipient of the SMS cellular broadcast text message based on the reception device being located in the portion of the geographical region,wherein the geographical region is defined based on an inability of a fixed base station in a vicinity of the geographical region to provide the reception device with non-impaired connectivity to a cellular network.

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