Granted Patent B2

US 12,743,097 · App. 18/757,350 · Granted Sep 22, 2026

Inventors: Yevgeni Gehtman (Modi'in, IL); Tomer Shachar (Beer-Sheva, IL); Arieh Don (Newton, MA)

Assignee: Dell Products L.P.

G05D1/247G05D1/246H04B10/116

Abstract

Claims (39)

1 . A system, comprising:

a light-based communications antenna; and

at least one memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

maintaining mapping information applicable to a physical area that corresponds to a device;

physically navigating the system toward the device, wherein the device is configured to emit light-based communications substantially vertically, and wherein the device does not comprise any internet connectivity capability;

while physically navigating the system toward the device and based on the mapping information, adjusting a position of the light-based communications antenna relative to another part of the system other than the light-based communications antenna;

after physically navigating the system toward the device, attempting to establish a light-based communications channel with the device; and

based on a result of the attempting indicating success in establishing the light-based communications channel with the device, receiving data from the device via the light-based communications channel.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the position of the light-based communications antenna relative to the other part of the system based on the mapping information is performed responsive to movement of the system.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the light-based communications antenna comprises a mechanical rotary-based light-based communications antenna.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein physically navigating the system toward the device is performed based on the mapping information.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the mapping information comprises information indicative of a place where there is a line-of-sight from the system to the device.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the position of the light-based communications antenna relative to the other part of the system is performed based on determining that a physical distance between the device and the system satisfies a nearness criterion.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the position of the light-based communications antenna relative to the other part of the system is performed based on determining that a time for the system to reach the device satisfies a time criterion.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the position of the light-based communications antenna relative to the other part of the system based on the mapping information is performed based on an indication of a physical location of the device in the mapping information.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the position of the light-based communications antenna relative to the other part of the system is performed based on determining that the mapping information satisfies a recency criterion.

10 . A method, comprising:

moving a system, by the system comprising at least one processor, toward a device, wherein the device is configured to emit light-based communications, and wherein the device omits internet connectivity;

while moving the system toward the device, adjusting, by the system, a position of a light-based communications antenna relative to another part of the system based on mapping information;

after moving the system toward the device, attempting, by the system, to establish a light-based communications channel with the device to produce a result; and

based on the result indicating success in establishing the light-based communications channel with the device, receiving, by the system, data from the device via the light-based communications channel.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein moving the system at least in part comprises flying the system.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein moving the system toward the device is performed based on the mapping information, wherein the mapping information indicates a place where there is a line-of-sight from the system to the device, and

wherein a first amount of time associated with establishing the light-based communications channel based on moving the system toward the device based on the mapping information is less than a second amount of time associated with establishing the light-based communications channel based on moving the system toward the device independent of information about the place where there is the line-of-sight.

13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein moving the system toward the device is performed based on the mapping information, wherein the mapping information indicates a place where there is a line-of-sight from the system to the device, and

wherein a first amount of time associated with establishing the light-based communications channel based on adjusting the position of the light-based communications antenna while moving the system toward the device is less than a second amount of time associated with establishing the light-based communications channel based on adjusting the position of the light-based communications antenna after moving the system toward the device.

14 . The method of claim 10 , wherein moving the system toward the device is performed based on the mapping information, wherein the mapping information indicates a place where there is a line-of-sight from the system to the device, and

wherein a first amount of time associated with establishing the light-based communications channel based on adjusting the position of the light-based communications antenna while moving the system toward the device is less than a second amount of time associated with establishing the light-based communications channel based on refraining from adjusting the position of the light-based communications antenna.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising at least one processor to perform operations, comprising:

while moving the system toward a device and based on mapping information, adjusting a position of an antenna relative to another part of the system other than the antenna;

after moving the system toward the device, attempting to establish a communications channel with the device, and using the antenna; and

based on a result of the attempting indicating success in establishing the communications channel with the device, receiving data from the device via the communications channel.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the mapping information comprises information about a location of plant life relative to the device, and wherein the plant life changes in shape over time.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

updating the mapping information to produce updated mapping information.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein moving the system toward the device comprises moving the system toward the device a first time, and wherein the operations further comprise:

while moving the system toward the device a second time, adjusting the position of the communications antenna relative to the other part of the system based on the updated mapping information.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the device is configured to emit light-based communications, and wherein the device is not configured to be able to connect to any wide area network.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the antenna comprises a light-based communications antenna, and wherein the communications channel comprises a light-based communications channel.

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