US 11,756,344 B2
Methods and entities for alerting about failure of an unmanned aerial vehicle
Andreas Nilsson, Gothenburg (SE); Jonas Fridén, Mölndal (SE); Fredrik Harrysson, Gothenburg (SE); and Lars Manholm, Gothenburg (SE)
Assigned to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
Filed by TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm (SE)
Filed on Oct. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/506,356.
Application 17/506,356 is a continuation of application No. 16/466,521, granted, now 11,195,345, previously published as PCT/EP2016/080937, filed on Dec. 14, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0044498 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07C 5/00 (2006.01); B64F 5/60 (2017.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G08B 25/10 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC G07C 5/008 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64F 5/60 (2017.01); G07C 5/0816 (2013.01); G08B 25/10 (2013.01); B64U 2201/104 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A method performed in an unmanned aerial vehicle for alerting about a failure, the method comprising:
identifying a malfunctioning in the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the malfunctioning comprising low battery voltage or lack of fuel, and
transmitting to a network node, a failure report, wherein the failure report comprises the malfunctioning and/or position of the unmanned aerial vehicle.