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Location aware profiles in an aerial network

  • US 9,584,214 B2
  • Filed: 02/02/2016
  • Issued: 02/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • initially, when an aerial vehicle is at a location associated with a second geographic area in an aerial network, operating the aerial vehicle according to a vehicle-state profile for the second geographic area, wherein the aerial network comprises a plurality of geographic areas;

    subsequently determining, by a computing system of the aerial vehicle, that the aerial vehicle has moved to a location associated with a first geographic area in the aerial network, and that a vehicle-state of the aerial vehicle should be updated in accordance with a vehicle-state profile for the first geographic area; and

    in response to determining that the vehicle-state profile should be updated;

    determining the vehicle-state profile for the first geographic area, wherein the vehicle-state profile comprises one or more state parameters for aerial vehicles operating in the first geographic area; and

    causing the aerial vehicle to switch from operation according to the vehicle state profile for the second geographic area to operate according to the vehicle-state profile for the first geographic area, wherein the vehicle state profile for the first geographic area comprises one or more state parameters for aerial vehicles operating in the first geographic areas, and wherein the vehicle state profile for the second geographic area comprises one or more state parameters for aerial vehicles operating in the second geographic area.

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