WIRELESSLY CONTROLLING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT AND ACCESSING ASSOCIATED SURVEILLANCE DATA
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Abstract
Controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may be accomplished by using a wireless device (e.g., cell phone) to send a control message to a receiver at the UAV via a wireless telecommunication network (e.g., an existing cellular network configured primarily for mobile telephone communication). In addition, the wireless device may be used to receive communications from a transmitter at the UAV, wherein the wireless device receives the communications from the transmitter via the wireless network. Examples of such communications include surveillance information and UAV monitoring information.
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80 Claims
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1-53. -53. (canceled)
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54. A method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the method comprising:
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receiving a control message at a first UAV and over a wireless connection; transmitting the control message from the first UAV to a second UAV, wherein the control message includes instructions to control at least one of;
surveillance activities of the second UAV and activities of a weapons system of the second UAV; andreceiving communications from a transmitter, the transmitter located at the second UAV. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), by a method comprising:
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receiving a control message at a first UAV and over a wireless connection; transmitting the control message from the first UAV to a second UAV, wherein the control message includes instructions to control at least one of;
surveillance activities of the second UAV and activities of a weapons system of the second UAV; andreceiving communications from a transmitter, the transmitter located at the second UAV. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A system for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
a transceiver arrangement configured to; receive a control message at a first UAV and over a wireless connection; transmit the control message from the first UAV to a second UAV, wherein the control message includes instructions to control at least one of;
surveillance activities of the second UAV and activities of a weapons system of the second UAV; andreceive communications from a transmitter, the transmitter located at the second UAV. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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