Location-Based Services Provided via Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
First Claim
1. An automated method adapted to determine a location of an aerial platform, the method comprising:
- transmitting, from the aerial platform, a first pilot signal;
receiving, at a set of ground devices, the first pilot signal;
determining a first set of values based on measurements associated with the first pilot signal; and
calculating a position of the aerial platform based at least partly on the first set of values.
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Abstract
An automated method of determining a location of an aerial platform is described. The method includes: transmitting, from the aerial platform, a first pilot signal; receiving, at a set of ground devices, the first pilot signal; determining a first set of values based on measurements associated with the first pilot signal; and calculating a position of the aerial platform based at least partly on the first set of values. An automated method adapted to determine a location of a ground device includes: transmitting, from the ground device, a first pilot signal; receiving, at each aerial platform in a set of aerial platforms, the first pilot signal; determining a first set of values based on measurements associated with the first pilot signal; and calculating a position of the ground device based at least partly on the first set of values. A system adapted to provide location information is described.
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21 Claims
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1. An automated method adapted to determine a location of an aerial platform, the method comprising:
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transmitting, from the aerial platform, a first pilot signal; receiving, at a set of ground devices, the first pilot signal; determining a first set of values based on measurements associated with the first pilot signal; and calculating a position of the aerial platform based at least partly on the first set of values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An automated method adapted to determine a location of a ground device, the method comprising:
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transmitting, from the ground device, a first pilot signal; receiving, at each aerial platform in a set of aerial platforms, the first pilot signal; determining a first set of values based on measurements associated with the first pilot signal; and calculating a position of the ground device based at least partly on the first set of values. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system adapted to provide location information, the system comprising:
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a set of aerial platforms, each aerial platform comprising a radio sub-system adapted to transmit and receive signals; a set of ground devices, each ground device comprising a radio sub-system adapted to transmit and receive signals; a location server adapted to store location information and calculate locations based at least partly on data associated with at least one aerial platform and at least one ground device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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