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Granted Patent B2
US 12,470,923 · App. 18/210,175 · Granted Nov 11, 2025

Aerial service

Inventors: Jinsook Ryu (Oakton, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Kyungmin Park (Vienna, VA); Peyman Talebi Fard (Vienna, VA); Taehun Kim (Fairfax, VA); Weihua Qiao (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
H04W12/06H04W36/1443H04W84/06
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Patent No.
US 12,470,923
App. No.
18/210,175
Granted
Nov 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device receives, from a first network, one or more messages comprising an authentication and/or authorization (AA) status of the wireless device indicating whether the wireless device is authenticated and/or authorized for an aerial service, and a parameter indicating that an interface between the first network and a second network is not supported. The wireless device sends, to a network function of the second network, a message, wherein the message comprises the AA status based on the parameter indicating that there is no interface.

Claims (46)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device from a first network, one or more first messages comprising:

an authentication and/or authorization (AA) status of the wireless device indicating whether the wireless device is authenticated and/or authorized for an aerial service; and

a parameter indicating that an interface between the first network and a second network is not supported; and

sending, by the wireless device to a network function of the second network, a second message, wherein the second message comprises the AA status based on the parameter indicating that the interface is not supported, and wherein the second message further indicates a valid time period of the AA status.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the aerial service is at least one of:

an unmanned aerial system service; or

an uncrewed aerial system service.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device is at least one of:

an unmanned aerial vehicle; or

an uncrewed aerial vehicle.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the interface is an N26 interface.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameter is an interworking support parameter.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameter indicates that the interface between a first network device and an access and mobility management function (AMF) of the second network is not supported.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameter indicates that a direct interface between a first network device and the second network is not supported.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameter indicates that an N26 interface between a first network device and the second network is not supported.

9 . A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a first network, one or more first messages comprising:

an authentication and/or authorization (AA) status of the wireless device indicating whether the wireless device is authenticated and/or authorized for an aerial service; and

a parameter indicating that an interface between the first network and a second network is not supported; and

sending, to a network function of the second network, a second message, wherein the second message comprises the AA status based on the parameter indicating that the interface is not supported, and wherein the second message further indicates a valid time period of the AA status.

10 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the aerial service is at least one of:

an unmanned aerial system service; or

an uncrewed aerial system service.

11 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the wireless device is at least one of:

an unmanned aerial vehicle; or

an uncrewed aerial vehicle.

12 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the interface is an N26 interface.

13 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the parameter is an interworking support parameter.

14 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the parameter indicates that the interface between a first network device and an access and mobility management function (AMF) of the second network is not supported.

15 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the parameter indicates that a direct interface between a first network device and the second network is not supported.

16 . The wireless device of claim 9 , wherein the parameter indicates that an N26 interface between a first network device and the second network is not supported.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a wireless device to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a first network, one or more first messages comprising:

an authentication and/or authorization (AA) status of the wireless device indicating whether the wireless device is authenticated and/or authorized for an aerial service; and

a parameter indicating that an interface between the first network and a second network is not supported; and

sending, to a network function of the second network, a second message, wherein the second message comprises the AA status based on the parameter indicating that the interface is not supported, and wherein the second message further indicates a valid time period of the AA status.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the aerial service is at least one of:

an unmanned aerial system service; and

an uncrewed aerial system service.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the wireless device is at least one of:

an unmanned aerial vehicle; and

an uncrewed aerial vehicle.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the interface is an N26 interface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2023
From: RYU, JINSOOK; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; PARK, KYUNGMIN; TALEBI FARD, PEYMAN; KIM, TAEHUN; QIAO, WEIHUA
To: OFINNO, LLC
Reel/Frame 064292/0293 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2021061984 · Dec 6, 2021
Provisional Application 63126870 · Dec 17, 2020
Related Publication 20230328520A1 · Oct 12, 2023
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