US 11,923,957 B2
Maintaining network connectivity of aerial devices during unmanned flight
Giuseppe De Rosa, Atlanta, GA (US); Mario Kosseifi, Roswell, GA (US); and Ronald Kiefer, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD., Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Oct. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/507,352.
Application 17/507,352 is a division of application No. 16/544,706, filed on Aug. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,184,083.
Application 16/544,706 is a continuation of application No. 15/630,872, filed on Jun. 22, 2017, granted, now 10,389,432, issued on Aug. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0045747 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 36/08 (2009.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04W 72/04 (2023.01); H04W 72/541 (2023.01); H04W 72/542 (2023.01)
CPC H04B 7/18506 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G08G 5/0034 (2013.01); G08G 5/0039 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); H04W 72/04 (2013.01); H04W 72/541 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01); H04W 36/08 (2013.01); H04W 72/542 (2023.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a device comprising a processor, route data representative of a flight route comprising defined air corridors, wherein a defined air corridor of the defined air corridors is associated with a first interference index;
navigating, by the device, an unmanned aerial vehicle according to the flight route;
facilitating, by the device and during a flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle on at least some of the defined air corridors, connecting the unmanned aerial vehicle to a network, resulting in network connectivity for the unmanned aerial vehicle; and
after the connecting, facilitating, by the device, maintaining the network connectivity of the unmanned aerial vehicle to the network during the navigating.