US 12,006,040 B2
Autonomous aerial management as a service
Joseph Soryal, Glendale, NY (US); Lalita V. Rao, Holmdel, NJ (US); Cristina Serban, Middletown, NJ (US); Naila Jaoude, Eatontown, NJ (US); and Tony Hansen, South Amboy, NJ (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/181,906.
Application 18/181,906 is a continuation of application No. 16/056,076, filed on Aug. 6, 2018, granted, now 11,634,220.
Prior Publication US 2023/0227159 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 101/00 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01)
CPC B64C 39/024 (2013.01) [B64U 2101/00 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); B64U 2201/102 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A server comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled with the processor, the processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in the memory, the computer-readable instructions stored in the memory comprising computer-readable instructions for:
determining whether a non-zero portion of a service that had been requested can be performed by a first unmanned vehicle of a plurality of unmanned vehicles, wherein the first unmanned vehicle comprises one or more devices, wherein the one or more devices comprises a sensor, and wherein the determining results in a determination; and
based on the determination being that the non-zero portion of the service can be performed by the first unmanned vehicle, providing instructions to the first unmanned vehicle to perform the non-zero portion of the service, the first unmanned vehicle determining, based on a weather condition that is detected by the sensor of the first unmanned vehicle, that the first unmanned vehicle should check a weather forecast for an area in which the first unmanned vehicle is located, the first unmanned vehicle checking the weather forecast via a website, the first unmanned vehicle further determining, based on the weather forecast, if the first unmanned vehicle should continue to perform the non-zero portion of the service or if the first unmanned vehicle should abort performance of the non-zero portion of the service.