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公开(公告)号：US08967533B2
公开(公告)日：2015-03-03
申请号：US13590020
申请日：2012-08-20
IPC分类号： B64B1/62
CPC分类号： G05D1/042 , B64B1/40 , B64B1/62 , C25B1/04 , H02S20/30 , Y02E60/366 , Y02E70/10 , Y02P20/134
摘要： Example embodiments may facilitate altitude control by a balloon in a balloon network. An example method involves: (a) causing a balloon to operate in a first mode, wherein the balloon comprises an envelope, a high-pressure storage chamber, and a solar power system, (b) while the balloon is operating in the first mode: (i) operating the solar power system to generate power for the balloon and (ii) using at least some of the power generated by the solar power system to move gas from the envelope to the high-pressure storage chamber such that the buoyancy of the balloon decreases; (c) causing the balloon to operate in a second mode; and while the balloon is operating in the second mode, moving gas from the high-pressure storage chamber to the envelope such that the buoyancy of the balloon increases.
摘要翻译： 示例性实施例可以促进气球网络中的气球的高度控制。 示例性方法包括：（a）使气球以第一模式操作，其中气囊包括外壳，高压储存室和太阳能发电系统，（b）当气囊以第一模式操作时 （i）操作太阳能发电系统以产生用于气球的电力，以及（ii）使用由太阳能发电系统产生的至少一些电力将气体从外壳移动到高压储存室，使得浮力 气球减少; （c）使气球以第二模式操作; 并且当气囊在第二模式下操作时，将气体从高压储存室移动到外壳，使得气球的浮力增加。
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公开(公告)号：US20140048646A1
公开(公告)日：2014-02-20
申请号：US13590020
申请日：2012-08-20
IPC分类号： B64B1/44
CPC分类号： G05D1/042 , B64B1/40 , B64B1/62 , C25B1/04 , H02S20/30 , Y02E60/366 , Y02E70/10 , Y02P20/134
摘要： Example embodiments may facilitate altitude control by a balloon in a balloon network. An example method involves: (a) causing a balloon to operate in a first mode, wherein the balloon comprises an envelope, a high-pressure storage chamber, and a solar power system, (b) while the balloon is operating in the first mode: (i) operating the solar power system to generate power for the balloon and (ii) using at least some of the power generated by the solar power system to move gas from the envelope to the high-pressure storage chamber such that the buoyancy of the balloon decreases; (c) causing the balloon to operate in a second mode; and while the balloon is operating in the second mode, moving gas from the high-pressure storage chamber to the envelope such that the buoyancy of the balloon increases.
摘要翻译： 示例性实施例可以促进气球网络中的气球的高度控制。 示例性方法包括：（a）使气球以第一模式操作，其中气囊包括外壳，高压储存室和太阳能发电系统，（b）当气囊以第一模式操作时 （i）操作太阳能发电系统以产生用于气球的电力，以及（ii）使用由太阳能发电系统产生的至少一些电力将气体从外壳移动到高压储存室，使得浮力 气球减少; （c）使气球以第二模式操作; 并且当气囊在第二模式下操作时，将气体从高压储存室移动到外壳，使得气球的浮力增加。
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公开(公告)号：US20140015694A1
公开(公告)日：2014-01-16
申请号：US13550160
申请日：2012-07-16
IPC分类号： G08B21/00
CPC分类号： B64B1/40
摘要： Methods and systems involving an incentivized recovery of balloon materials are disclosed herein. An example system may be configured to: (a) determine a landing location of a balloon, where the balloon has been configured to operate as a node in a balloon network; (b) detect a removal event corresponding to the balloon ceasing to operate as a node in the balloon network and descending to the landing location; and (c) in response to detecting the removal event, initiate a transmission of a recovery-assistance signal that is comprised of (i) location data corresponding to the landing location of the balloon and (ii) an indication of an incentive to recover the balloon.
摘要翻译： 本文公开了涉及激发回收球囊材料的方法和系统。 示例系统可以被配置为：（a）确定气球的着陆位置，其中气球已被配置为作为气球网络中的节点操作; （b）检测与所述气球相对应的移除事件停止作为所述气球网络中的节点并下降到所述着陆位置; 和（c）响应于检测到去除事件，发起恢复辅助信号的传输，该恢复辅助信号包括（i）对应于气球的着陆位置的位置数据，以及（ii）恢复 气球。
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公开(公告)号：US20140042042A1
公开(公告)日：2014-02-13
申请号：US13570054
申请日：2012-08-08
IPC分类号： B65D77/00
CPC分类号： B64B1/40 , B64B1/58 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/022 , B64C2201/122 , B64C2201/201 , B64C2201/208 , B64C2201/22 , B64F1/04 , B64F1/22 , H04L43/0811 , H04L43/0817 , Y04S40/168
摘要： Disclosed embodiments relate to a combined shipping container and balloon deployment system for deploying balloons into a balloon network. Such a shipping container may allow one or more balloons to be transported to a desired launch location, and then launched directly from the shipping container.
摘要翻译： 公开的实施例涉及用于将气囊部署到气球网络中的组合运输容器和气囊展开系统。 这种运输容器可以允许一个或多个气囊被运送到期望的发射位置，然后直接从运输容器发射。
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公开(公告)号：US08988253B2
公开(公告)日：2015-03-24
申请号：US13550160
申请日：2012-07-16
CPC分类号： B64B1/40
摘要： Methods and systems involving an incentivized recovery of balloon materials are disclosed herein. An example system may be configured to: (a) determine a landing location of a balloon, where the balloon has been configured to operate as a node in a balloon network; (b) detect a removal event corresponding to the balloon ceasing to operate as a node in the balloon network and descending to the landing location; and (c) in response to detecting the removal event, initiate a transmission of a recovery-assistance signal that is comprised of (i) location data corresponding to the landing location of the balloon and (ii) an indication of an incentive to recover the balloon.
摘要翻译： 本文公开了涉及激发回收球囊材料的方法和系统。 示例系统可以被配置为：（a）确定气球的着陆位置，其中气球已被配置为作为气球网络中的节点操作; （b）检测与所述气球相对应的移除事件停止作为所述气球网络中的节点并下降到所述着陆位置; 和（c）响应于检测到去除事件，发起恢复辅助信号的传输，该恢复辅助信号包括（i）对应于气球的着陆位置的位置数据，以及（ii）恢复 气球。
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公开(公告)号：US08910905B2
公开(公告)日：2014-12-16
申请号：US13570054
申请日：2012-08-08
CPC分类号： B64B1/40 , B64B1/58 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/022 , B64C2201/122 , B64C2201/201 , B64C2201/208 , B64C2201/22 , B64F1/04 , B64F1/22 , H04L43/0811 , H04L43/0817 , Y04S40/168
摘要： Disclosed embodiments relate to a combined shipping container and balloon deployment system for deploying balloons into a balloon network. Such a shipping container may allow one or more balloons to be transported to a desired launch location, and then launched directly from the shipping container.
摘要翻译： 公开的实施例涉及用于将气囊部署到气球网络中的组合运输容器和气囊展开系统。 这种运输容器可以允许一个或多个气囊被运送到期望的发射位置，然后直接从运输容器发射。
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公开(公告)号：US20140014770A1
公开(公告)日：2014-01-16
申请号：US13547503
申请日：2012-07-12
申请人： Eric Teller , Richard Wayne DeVaul , Joshua Weaver , Clifford L. Biffle , Bradley Rhodes , Anton Staaf
发明人： Eric Teller , Richard Wayne DeVaul , Joshua Weaver , Clifford L. Biffle , Bradley Rhodes , Anton Staaf
摘要： A balloon includes a cut-down device, a payload, and an envelope. A control system could be configured to determine a position of the balloon with respect to a predetermined zone. The cut-down device could be operable to cause at least the payload to land in response to determining that the position of the balloon is within the predetermined zone. The predetermined zone includes an exclusion zone and a shadow zone. The shadow zone could include locations from which the balloon would be likely to drift into the exclusion zone based on, e.g., historic weather patterns or expected environmental conditions. Boundaries of the shadow zone could be determined based on, for example, a probability of the balloon entering the exclusion zone.
摘要翻译： 气球包括切割装置，有效载荷和信封。 控制系统可被配置为确定气囊相对于预定区域的位置。 响应于确定球囊的位置在预定区域内，切割装置可操作以使至少有效载荷着陆。 预定区域包括禁区和阴影区。 阴影区域可以包括基于例如历史天气模式或期望的环境条件气球可能从该位置漂移到排除区域中的位置。 阴影区域的边界可以基于例如气球进入排除区域的概率来确定。
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公开(公告)号：US09203148B1
公开(公告)日：2015-12-01
申请号：US13729219
申请日：2012-12-28
摘要： This disclosure relates to the use of a mobile device in connection with a balloon network. A disclosed method includes communicating with an antenna structure coupled to the housing of a mobile device. Additionally, the antenna structure may have an omnidirectional radiation pattern when the housing in a first position. The method may also include detecting a reconfiguration the housing of the mobile device. Further, the method also includes communicating with the antenna structure with the reconfigured housing. The antenna structure may have as directional radiation pattern when the housing in a second position. When in the second position the mobile device may be configured to communicate with a balloon network and when the mobile device is in the first position the mobile device may be configured to communicate with a cellular network.
摘要翻译： 本公开涉及与气球网络相关联的移动设备的使用。 所公开的方法包括与耦合到移动设备的壳体的天线结构进行通信。 另外，当壳体处于第一位置时，天线结构可以具有全向辐射图案。 该方法还可以包括检测重新配置移动设备的外壳。 此外，该方法还包括与重新配置的壳体与天线结构通信。 当壳体处于第二位置时，天线结构可以具有定向辐射图。 当处于第二位置时，移动设备可以被配置为与气球网络通信，并且当移动设备处于第一位置时，移动设备可以被配置为与蜂窝网络通信。
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9.发明授权Using predicted movement to maintain optical-communication lock with nearby balloon 有权使用预测的运动来保持邻近气球的光通信锁定公开(公告)号：US08634974B2
公开(公告)日：2014-01-21
申请号：US13346654
申请日：2012-01-09
CPC分类号： H04B7/18504 , B64B1/40 , G05D1/0094 , H04B10/1123 , H04B10/1129 , H04B10/118
摘要： A balloon may include an optical-communication component, which may have a pointing axis. A pointing mechanism could be configured to adjust the pointing axis. The optical-communication component could be operable to communicate with a correspondent balloon via a free-space optical link. For example, the optical-communication component could include an optical receiver, transmitter, or transceiver. A controller could be configured to determine a predicted relative location of the correspondent balloon. The controller may control the pointing mechanism to adjust the pointing axis of the optical-communication component based on the predicted relative location so as to maintain the free-space optical link with the correspondent balloon.
摘要翻译： 气球可以包括可以具有指向轴的光通信部件。 可以配置指示机构来调整指向轴。 光通信部件可以通过自由空间的光学链路与对应的气球通信。 例如，光通信部件可以包括光接收器，发射器或收发器。 控制器可以被配置为确定相应气球的预测相对位置。 控制器可以基于预测的相对位置来控制指示机构来调整光通信部件的指向轴，以便保持与对应气球的自由空间光学链路。
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公开(公告)号：US20130238784A1
公开(公告)日：2013-09-12
申请号：US13485514
申请日：2012-05-31
IPC分类号： G06F15/173
CPC分类号： H04B7/18502 , H04B10/118 , H04L41/12 , H04L67/303 , H04W4/021 , H04W4/026 , H04W40/38 , H04W52/18
摘要： Disclosed embodiments may help a balloon network to provide substantially continuous service in a given geographic area. An example method may be carried out at a balloon that is at a location associated with the first geographic area in a balloon network that includes a plurality of geographic areas. The balloon may determine that it should update its balloon-state in accordance with a balloon-state profile for the first geographic area. Then, in response, the balloon may determine the balloon-state profile for the first geographic area, which may include one or more state parameters for balloons operating in the first geographic area. The balloon may then operate according to the balloon-state profile for the first geographic area.
摘要翻译： 公开的实施例可以帮助气球网络在给定的地理区域中提供基本上连续的服务。 可以在包括多个地理区域的气球网络中的与第一地理区域相关联的位置处的气球执行示例性方法。 气球可以确定它应该根据第一地理区域的气球状态轮廓更新其气球状态。 然后，作为响应，气球可以确定第一地理区域的气球状态轮廓，其可以包括在第一地理区域中操作的气球的一个或多个状态参数。 气球然后可以根据第一地理区域的气球状态轮廓进行操作。
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