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SUPPLEMENTING NETWORK COVERAGE WITH A FLEET OF AUTONOMOUS DRONES

  • US 20170257779A1
  • Filed: 03/07/2016
  • Published: 09/07/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method to provide network coverage in a coverage area, the method comprising:

  • configuring, by executing an instruction with a processor, a first drone in a fleet of drones with information specifying a size of the coverage area and a target location associated with the coverage area;

    when the first drone reaches the target location, monitoring for communication signals with a transceiver of the first drone to determine whether a first coverage zone provided by the first drone and a second coverage zone provided by a second drone in the fleet of drones overlap, wherein the second drone is different from the first drone; and

    autonomously adjusting, by executing an instruction with the processor, a position of the first drone to maintain overlapping of the first coverage zone with the coverage area, but to reduce an amount of overlap of the first coverage zone with the second coverage zone.

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