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Unmanned aerial vehicle data services

  • US 10,466,693 B1
  • Filed: 08/02/2018
  • Issued: 11/05/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method performed by a computing system of an unmanned aerial vehicle, the computer-implemented method comprising:

  • accessing information associated with a request for a data service from a provider, the information identifying a location of a computing device to receive the data service, the provider associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle;

    causing the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly to the location of the computing device;

    detecting that the unmanned aerial vehicle is within a first range of the location of the computing device;

    establishing a communication with the computing device based at least in part on the detecting that the unmanned aerial vehicle is within the first range;

    repositioning the unmanned aerial vehicle to be within a second range of the location of the computing device by at least measuring a first bandwidth of the communication at the first range and a second bandwidth of the communication at the second range and determining that the second bandwidth is larger than the first bandwidth; and

    providing at least a portion of the data service to the computing device based at least in part on the unmanned aerial vehicle being within the second range, the providing comprising using the communication at the second bandwidth.

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