US 12,273,782 B2
Methods, apparatus and systems for command and control (C2) communications setup and update
Samir Ferdi, Kirkland (CA); Atle Monrad, Froland (NO); Guanzhou Wang, Brossard (CA); and Michelle Perras, Montréal (CA)
Assigned to INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC., Wilmington, DE (US)
Appl. No. 17/915,988
Filed by InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 2, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/025512
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 29, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/202960, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 7, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/150,279, filed on Feb. 17, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/063,687, filed on Aug. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/004,139, filed on Apr. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0156554 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); G08G 5/21 (2025.01); G08G 5/26 (2025.01); G08G 5/53 (2025.01); G08G 5/55 (2025.01); G08G 5/57 (2025.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 36/30 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 36/30 (2013.01) [G08G 5/21 (2025.01); G08G 5/26 (2025.01); G08G 5/53 (2025.01); G08G 5/55 (2025.01); G08G 5/57 (2025.01); H04L 5/0096 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
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1. A method of switching from a first command and control (C2) communication link between an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a UAV controller (UAV-C) to a second C2 communication link for C2 communications, implemented by a Wireless Transmit/Receive Unit (WTRU), the method comprising:
determining to switch C2 communications from the first C2 communication link to the second C2 communication link based on a C2 switching condition;
sending to a C2 control entity, a notification indicating link information used to determine switching from the first C2 communication link to the second C2 communication link;
receiving from the C2 control entity, information indicating a switch to the second communication link; and
switching C2 communications from the first C2 communication link to the second C2 communication link,
wherein the first C2 communication link is a direct C2 communication link and the second C2 communication link is a network-assisted C2 communication link or wherein the second C2 communication link is a direct C2 communication link and the first C2 communication link is a network-assisted C2 communication link.