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Providing network connectivity and access to content and communications via moving objects

  • US 9,742,485 B2
  • Filed: 10/31/2016
  • Issued: 08/22/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A first moving object that provides network connectivity, comprising:

  • a first uplink device of the first moving object to connect the first moving object to a publicly available computer network;

    a first downlink device of the first moving object to be communicatively coupled to a remote device at a specific segment along a route of the first moving object, wherein the remote device is to provide data received via the first downlink device to a user;

    a cache store communicatively coupled to the first uplink device and the first downlink device; and

    a communications module to attempt to establish a handoff connection between the first moving object and a second moving object and, in response to establishing the handoff connection, migrate the routing of the data to and from the remote device to a second downlink device and a second uplink device on the second moving object from the first downlink device.

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