IP Library Granted Patent US 12,347,322
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US 12,347,322 · App. 17/543,001 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Unmanned aircraft identity module and storage method

Inventors: Gang Li (Shanghai, CN); HaiYing Lu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
G08G5/20B64U10/13G08G5/22H04W8/183B64U2201/20H04W4/40
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Patent No.
US 12,347,322
App. No.
17/543,001
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An unmanned aircraft identity module and a storage method relate to the field of electronic technologies, and implement information reading and information tracking of an unmanned aircraft over a whole life cycle thereof. The method includes: obtaining a physical identifier of an unmanned aircraft, and writing the physical identifier into a non-rewritable memory area, where the physical identifier is an unmodifiable hardware identifier of the unmanned aircraft; obtaining an access identifier of the unmanned aircraft, and writing the access identifier into an authorizedly rewritable memory area, where the access identifier is a subscription service identifier of the unmanned aircraft; and obtaining an application identifier of the unmanned aircraft, and writing the application identifier into a repeatedly rewritable memory area, where the application identifier is a flight-related identifier of the unmanned aircraft.

Claims (63)

1. An unmanned aircraft identity module, comprising:

a backup power supply;

a communication module;

a processor; and

a memory, wherein

the memory comprises a non-rewritable memory area, an authorizedly rewritable memory area, and a repeatedly rewritable memory area;

the processor is configured to:

obtain a physical identifier of an unmanned aircraft, and write the physical identifier into the non-rewritable memory area, wherein the physical identifier is an unmodifiable hardware identifier of the unmanned aircraft;

obtain an access identifier of the unmanned aircraft, and write the access identifier into the authorizedly rewritable memory area, wherein the access identifier is a subscription service identifier of the unmanned aircraft; and

obtain an application identifier of the unmanned aircraft, and write the application identifier into the repeatedly rewritable memory area, wherein the application identifier is a flight-related identifier of the unmanned aircraft; and

when an accident involving the unmanned aircraft occurs, the unmanned aircraft identity module is configured to send a wireless signal by using the backup power supply and the communication module.

2. The unmanned aircraft identity module according to claim 1 , wherein

the non-rewritable memory area, the authorizedly rewritable memory area, and the repeatedly rewritable memory area are deployed in one or more hardware units in the unmanned aircraft in which the unmanned aircraft identity module is located.

3. The unmanned aircraft identity module according to claim 1 , wherein

the unmanned aircraft identity module is located in a flight control module, and the flight control module is configured to implement a flight control processing function of the unmanned aircraft;

a read-only memory (ROM) area of the flight control module comprises the non-rewritable memory area;

a random access memory (RAM) area of the flight control module comprises the authorizedly rewritable memory area; and

an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) area of the flight control module comprises the repeatedly rewritable memory area.

4. The unmanned aircraft identity module according to claim 1 , wherein

the unmanned aircraft identity module is located in an on-board computer, and the on-board computer is configured to implement a flight task processing function of the unmanned aircraft;

a read-only memory (ROM) area of a memory of the on-board computer comprises the non-rewritable memory area;

a random access memory (RAM) area of the memory of the on-board computer comprises the authorizedly rewritable memory area; and

a secure digital memory card (SD card) area of the memory of the on-board computer comprises the repeatedly rewritable memory area.

5. The unmanned aircraft identity module according to claim 1 , wherein

the unmanned aircraft identity module is located in an on-board computer, the on-board computer is configured to implement a flight task processing function of the unmanned aircraft, and the on-board computer comprises an embedded subscriber identification module (eSIM) card or an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) card; and

the non-rewritable memory area, the authorizedly rewritable memory area, and the repeatedly rewritable memory area are deployed in the eSIM card or the eUICC card.

6. The unmanned aircraft identity module according to claim 1 , wherein

the unmanned aircraft identity module is located in an on-board computer, the on-board computer is configured to implement a flight task processing function of the unmanned aircraft, the on-board computer comprises an embedded subscriber identification module (eSIM) card or an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) card, and the on-board computer further comprises a secure digital memory card (SD) card; and

the non-rewritable memory area and the authorizedly rewritable memory area are deployed in the eSIM card or the eUICC card, and the repeatedly rewritable memory area is deployed in the SD card.

7. An unmanned aircraft identity storage method, wherein the method is performed at an unmanned aircraft identity module configured with a non-rewritable memory area, an authorizedly rewritable memory area, and a repeatedly rewritable memory area, and the method comprises:

obtaining a physical identifier of an unmanned aircraft, and writing the physical identifier into the non-rewritable memory area, wherein the physical identifier is an unmodifiable hardware identifier of the unmanned aircraft;

obtaining an access identifier of the unmanned aircraft, and writing the access identifier into the authorizedly rewritable memory area, wherein the access identifier is a subscription service identifier of the unmanned aircraft; and

obtaining an application identifier of the unmanned aircraft, and writing the application identifier into the repeatedly rewritable memory area, wherein the application identifier is a flight-related identifier of the unmanned aircraft,

wherein

the unmanned aircraft identity module is located in an on-board computer, the on-board computer is configured to implement a flight task processing function of the unmanned aircraft, and the on-board computer comprises an embedded subscriber identification module (eSIM) card or an eUICC card; and

the non-rewritable memory area and the authorizedly rewritable memory area are deployed in the eSIM card or the eUICC card.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein

the repeatedly rewritable memory area is deployed in a hardware unit in the unmanned aircraft.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein

the on-board computer further comprises a flight control module configured to implement the flight task processing function of the unmanned aircraft.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein

the repeatedly rewritable memory area is deployed in the eSIM card or the eUICC card.

11. The method according to claim 7 , wherein

the on-board computer further comprises a secure digital memory card (SD) card; and

the repeatedly rewritable memory area is deployed in the SD card.

12. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the unmanned aircraft identity module further comprises a backup power supply and a communication module, and the method further comprises:

when an accident involving the unmanned aircraft occurs, sending a wireless signal by using the backup power supply and the communication module.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising instructions executable by a processor to enable the processor is enabled to:

obtain a physical identifier of an unmanned aircraft, and write the physical identifier into a non-rewritable memory area, wherein the physical identifier is an unmodifiable hardware identifier of the unmanned aircraft;

obtain an access identifier of the unmanned aircraft, and write the access identifier into an authorizedly rewritable memory area, wherein the access identifier is a subscription service identifier of the unmanned aircraft; and

obtain an application identifier of the unmanned aircraft, and write the application identifier into a repeatedly rewritable memory area, wherein the application identifier is a flight-related identifier of the unmanned aircraft,

wherein

the unmanned aircraft comprises an on-board computer configured to implement a flight task processing function of the unmanned aircraft, and the on-board computer comprises an embedded subscriber identification module (eSIM) card or an eUICC card; and

the non-rewritable memory area and the authorizedly rewritable memory area are deployed in the eSIM card or the eUICC card.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein

the repeatedly rewritable memory area is deployed in a hardware unit in the unmanned aircraft.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to 13 , wherein

the on-board computer further comprises a unmanned aircraft identity module configured to implement the flight task processing function of the unmanned aircraft.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein

the repeatedly rewritable memory area is deployed in the eSIM card or the eUICC card.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein

comprises a secure digital memory card (SD) card; and

the repeatedly rewritable memory area is deployed in the SD card.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2022
From: LI, GANG; LU, HAIYING
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059131/0150 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910486503.7 · Jun 5, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020093001 · May 28, 2020
Related Publication 20220092989A1 · Mar 24, 2022
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