Location aware profiles in an aerial network
First Claim
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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Abstract
Disclosed embodiments may help an aerial vehicle network to provide substantially continuous service in a given geographic area. An example method may be carried out at an aerial vehicle that is at a location associated with the first geographic area in an aerial network that includes a plurality of geographic areas. The balloon may determine that it should update its vehicle-state in accordance with a vehicle-state profile for the first geographic area. Then, in response, the balloon may determine the vehicle-state profile for the first geographic area, which may include one or more state parameters for balloons operating in the first geographic area. The balloon may then operate according to the vehicle-state profile for the first geographic area.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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initially, when an aerial vehicle is at a location associated with a second geographic area in an aerial network, transmitting a second vehicle-state signal via a second communication channel, wherein the second communication channel is accessible to one or more other aerial vehicles that are operable in the aerial network, wherein the second vehicle-state signal indicates at least a portion of the vehicle-state profile for the second geographic area, 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; subsequently determining that the aerial vehicle is at a location associated with the first geographic area in the aerial network; determining a 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 transmitting a first vehicle-state signal via a first communication channel, wherein the first communication channel is accessible to one or more other aerial vehicles that are operable in the aerial network, wherein the first vehicle-state signal indicates at least a portion of the vehicle-state profile for the first geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program instructions stored thereon that are executable by at least one processor, the program instructions comprising:
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initially, when an aerial vehicle is at a location associated with a second geographic area in an aerial network, transmitting a second vehicle-state signal via a second communication channel, wherein the second communication channel is accessible to one or more other aerial vehicles that are operable in the aerial network, wherein the second vehicle-state signal indicates at least a portion of the vehicle-state profile for the second geographic area; subsequently determining that the aerial vehicle is at a location associated with the first geographic area in the aerial network; determining a 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 transmitting a first vehicle-state signal via a first communication channel, wherein the first communication channel is accessible to one or more other aerial vehicles that are operable in the aerial network, wherein the first vehicle-state signal indicates at least a portion of the vehicle-state profile for the first geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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