Method, apparatus and system of providing communication coverage to an unmanned aerial vehicle
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1. A method of providing communication coverage comprising:
- collecting, by a processor, a location of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) while the UAV is in flight;
receiving, by the processor, a communication signal distribution in a proximity of the UAV detected by one or more mobile signal detectors; and
determining, by the processor, one or more locations for arranging one or more relays based on the communication signal distribution to improve communication signal coverage along a flight path of the UAV, the one or more locations being one or more fixed locations where a quality of public communications signal exceeds a first threshold value, and a signal coverage of the one or more relays arranged at the one or more fixed locations include one or more areas in which the quality of public communications signal is below a second threshold value.
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Abstract
A method of providing communication coverage includes collecting a location of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) while the UAV is in flight, determining a communication signal distribution in a proximity of the UAV, and determining one or more locations for arranging one or more relays based on the communication signal distribution to improve communication signal coverage along a flight path of the UAV.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of providing communication coverage comprising:
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collecting, by a processor, a location of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) while the UAV is in flight; receiving, by the processor, a communication signal distribution in a proximity of the UAV detected by one or more mobile signal detectors; and determining, by the processor, one or more locations for arranging one or more relays based on the communication signal distribution to improve communication signal coverage along a flight path of the UAV, the one or more locations being one or more fixed locations where a quality of public communications signal exceeds a first threshold value, and a signal coverage of the one or more relays arranged at the one or more fixed locations include one or more areas in which the quality of public communications signal is below a second threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing communication coverage comprising:
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collecting, by a processor, a location of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) while the UAV is in flight; determining, by the processor, a communication signal distribution in a proximity of the UAV; and determining, by the processor, one or more locations for arranging one or more relays based on the communication signal distribution to improve communication signal coverage along a flight path of the UAV; determining, by the processor, whether the UAV is capable of communicating over a communication network at a predetermined level of quality based on the communication signal distribution; instructing, by the processor, the UAV to communicate over the communication network without using the one or more relays in response to the UAV being capable of communicating over the communication network at the predetermined level of quality; and instructing, by the processor, the UAV to communicate with at least one of the one or more relays in response to the UAV not being capable of communicating over the communication network at the predetermined level of quality.
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10. An apparatus for providing communication coverage comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; collect a location of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) while the UAV is in flight; determine a communication signal distribution in a proximity of the UAV; and determine one or more locations for arranging one or more relays based on the communication signal distribution to improve communication signal coverage along a flight path of the UAV, the one or more locations being one or more fixed locations where a quality of public communications signal exceeds a first threshold value, and a signal coverage of the one or more relays arranged at the one or more fixed locations include one or more areas in which the quality of public communications signal is below a second threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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