IP Library Granted Patent US 10,959,107
Granted Patent B2
US 10,959,107 · App. 15/968,131 · Granted Mar 23, 2021

Systems and methods for delivering a close out package for work done at a telecommunications site

Inventors: Lee Priest (Charlotte, NC); Charlie Terry (Charlotte, NC); Joshua Godwin (Charlotte, NC)
Assignee: ETAK Systems, LLC
H04W16/18B64C39/024G01C11/06G05D1/0094G06K9/00637G06T17/05G06F30/00G06F30/13G06K9/6267G06K2009/2045G06T2200/08G06T2200/24H04N7/185
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Patent No.
US 10,959,107
App. No.
15/968,131
Granted
Mar 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for preparing and delivering a data package detailing work performed at a telecommunications site includes, subsequent to the work, performing data capture at the telecommunications site utilizing a plurality of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), a satellite, a multiple camera apparatus, and a telescoping apparatus; processing the data capture to provide a close out audit package for the telecommunications site describing the work; uploading the close out audit package through a User Interface to a server; providing the close out audit package to one or more users via the server; and performing verification of the work via the uploaded close out audit package.

Claims (35)

1. A method for preparing and delivering a data package detailing work performed at a telecommunications site, the method comprising:

subsequent to the work, performing data capture at the telecommunications site utilizing a plurality of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), a satellite, a multiple camera apparatus, and a telescoping apparatus;

processing the data capture to provide a close out audit package for the telecommunications site describing the work;

uploading the close out audit package through a User Interface to a server;

providing the close out audit package to one or more users via the server;

performing verification of the work via the uploaded close out audit package; and

processing the data capture to perform an inventory of equipment at the cell site including cell site components on a cell tower and networking equipment in an interior.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

processing the data capture to define a three dimensional (3D) model of the telecommunications site based on one or more objects of interest associated with the cell site components and noting the work in the 3D model; and

incorporating the 3D model in the close out audit package,

wherein the inventory is obtained from the 3D model and identifies each of the equipment at the cell site based on associated unique identifiers.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the 3D model comprises a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) photos embedded therein and viewable via clicking or selecting in the 3D model.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the close out audit package is hosted on a cloud-based server and the providing comprises one of sending an email, website log in, or a link directed to the close out package.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data capture includes photos or video of the telecommunications site and the work performed there, including a cell tower and cell site components on the cell tower.

6. The method of claim 1 ,

further comprising utilizing the close out packet for a determination of a down tilt angle of one or more antennas of the cell site components.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the determination of the down tilt angle of one or more antennas of the cell site components is based on measuring three points comprising two defined by each antenna and one by an associated support bar using the 3D model, plumb of the cell tower and/or the one or more antennas, azimuth of the one or more antennas using a location in the 3D model, dimensions of the cell site components, equipment type and serial number of the cell site components, connections between the cell site components, a status of a lightning rod and warning light on the cell tower, and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) coordinates.

8. A system configured to prepare and deliver a close out package detailing work performed at a telecommunications site, the system comprising:

a network interface and a processor communicatively coupled to one another; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to

subsequent to the work, perform data capture at the telecommunications site utilizing a plurality of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), a satellite, a multiple camera apparatus, and a telescoping apparatus;

process the data capture to provide a close out audit package for the telecommunications site describing the work;

upload the close out audit package through a User Interface to a server;

provide the close out audit package to one or more users via the server;

perform verification of the work via the uploaded close out audit package; and

processing the data capture to perform an inventory of equipment at the cell site including cell site components on a cell tower and networking equipment in an interior.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the memory storing instructions that, when executed, further cause the processor to:

process the data capture to define a three dimensional (3D) model of the telecommunications site based on one or more objects of interest associated with the cell site components and noting the work in the 3D model; and

incorporate the 3D model in the close out audit package,

wherein the inventory is obtained from the 3D model and identifies each of the equipment at the cell site based on associated unique identifiers.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the 3D model comprises a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) photos embedded therein and viewable via clicking or selecting in the 3D model.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the close out audit package is hosted on a cloud-based server and the providing comprises one of sending an email, website log in, or a link directed to the close out package.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the data capture includes photos or video of the telecommunications site and the work performed there, including a cell tower and cell site components on the cell tower.

13. The system of claim 8 , further comprising utilizing the close out packet for a determination of a down tilt angle of one or more antennas of the cell site components.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the determination of the down tilt angle of one or more antennas of the cell site components is based on measuring three points comprising two defined by each antenna and one by an associated support bar using the 3D model, plumb of the cell tower and/or the one or more antennas, azimuth of the one or more antennas using a location in the 3D model, dimensions of the cell site components, equipment type and serial number of the cell site components, connections between the cell site components, a status of a lightning rod and warning light on the cell tower, and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) coordinates.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2026
From: KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
To: ETAK SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 074818/0664 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 20, 2026
From: ETAK SYSTEMS, LLC
To: AQUARIAN CREDIT FUNDING LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075246/0859 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2021
From: ETAK SYSTEMS, LLC
To: KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 056003/0641 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2018
From: PRIEST, LEE; TERRY, CHARLIE; GODWIN, JOSHUA
To: ETAK SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 045683/0775 →
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