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Granted Patent B2
US 11,816,995 · App. 16/896,671 · Granted Nov 14, 2023

Methods and apparatuses for updating UAV status in UAS ecosystem

Inventors: Santosh Reddy Naini (Hyderabad, IN); Sarath Chandra Vaidyula (Hyderabad, IN); Naveen Kumar Pasunooru (Hyderabad, IN); Prashanth Mohan (Hyderabad, IN)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
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Patent No.
US 11,816,995
App. No.
16/896,671
Granted
Nov 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Method and apparatus are provided for updating unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) status in unmanned aircraft system (UAS) ecosystem. In accordance with some implementation, a UE may determine a change in flight state of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UE upon such determination may communicating to an unmanned aerial system traffic management (UTM) the fight state via a wireless wide area network (WWAN). This may allow the UTM to more efficiently manage and allocate resources to UAVs.

Claims (34)

1. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

determining a change in flight state of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);

initiating a radio link failure (RLF) procedure;

communicating to an unmanned aerial system traffic management (UTM) the fight state via a wireless wide area network (WWAN); and

further comprising communicating to the UTM a capability information of the UAV, wherein the capability information comprises the flight state, and wherein the capability information is based on the determined change in the flight state.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the flight state comprises a mobile mode, a stationary mode, or a flight mode.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communicating to an UTM the flight state comprises communicating to a presence server the determined change in the flight state.

4. A method of communication performed by an unmanned aerial system traffic management (UTM), comprising:

receiving an information indicative of a change in a flight state of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);

managing operation of one or more UAVs based on the information, wherein managing comprises at least one of allocating flight path, allocating resource, and managing traffic.

5. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

determine a change in flight state an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);

initiate a radio link failure (RLF) procedure;

communicate to an unmanned aerial system traffic management (UTM) the fight state via a wireless wide area network (WWAN); and

the at least one processor is further configured to communicate to the UTM a capability information of the UAV, wherein the capability information comprises the flight state, and wherein the capability information is based on the determined change in the flight state.

6. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the flight state comprises a mobile mode, a stationary mode, or a flight mode.

7. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the communicate to an UTM the flight state comprises communicate to a presence server the determined change in the flight state.

8. An unmanned aerial system traffic management (UTM) for communication, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

receive an information indicative of a change in a flight state of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), wherein the receive comprises receiving a capability information of the UAV;

manage operation of one or more UAVs based on the information, wherein managing comprises at least one of allocating flight path, allocating resource, and managing traffic.

9. An apparatus for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

means for determining a change in flight state of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);

means for initiating a radio link failure (RLF) procedure;

means for communicating to an unmanned aerial system traffic management (UTM) the fight state via a wireless wide area network (WWAN); and

further comprising means for communicating to the UTM a capability information of the UAV, wherein the capability information comprises the flight state, and wherein the capability information is based on the determined change in the flight state.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the flight state comprises a mobile mode, a stationary mode, or a flight mode.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the communicating to an UTM the flight state comprises communicating to a presence server the determined change in the flight state.

12. A apparatus of communication performed by an unmanned aerial system traffic management (UTM), comprising:

means for receiving an information indicative of a change in a flight state of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), wherein the means for receiving comprises means for receiving a capability information of the UAV;

means for managing operation of one or more UAVs based on the information, wherein managing comprises at least one of allocating flight path, allocating resource, and managing traffic.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2021
From: NAINI, SANTOSH REDDY; VAIDYULA, SARATH CHANDRA; PASUNOORU, NAVEEN KUMAR; MOHAN, PRASHANTH
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 055772/0925 →
Priority Claims (1)
IN 201941023645 · Jun 14, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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