Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Extending wireless signal coverage with drones
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Application No.: US16059354Application Date: 2018-08-09
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Publication No.: US10476581B2Publication Date: 2019-11-12
- Inventor: James W. Fan , Venson Shaw , Jeffrey A. Aaron
- Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
- Current Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Main IPC: H04W4/00
- IPC: H04W4/00 ; H04B7/185 ; H04W4/02 ; H04B7/26 ; H04W24/02 ; H04W64/00

Abstract:
Based on electronic communication received from a wireless device or from an access point, it is determined that a wireless signal relay is needed between the wireless device and the access point. In response to the determination, a drone is deployed between the wireless device and the access point to relay wireless signals between the wireless device and the access point. The deployed drone measures a first strength of a first wireless signal received from the wireless device or measures a second strength of a second wireless signal received from the access point. Based on the measurements, it is determined that the wireless device has moved relative to the access point after the drone has been deployed. In response to the determining that the wireless device has moved, the location of the drone is adjusted to maintain the first strength or the second strength above a predetermined level.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180375567A1 EXTENDING WIRELESS SIGNAL COVERAGE WITH DRONES Public/Granted day:2018-12-27
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