US 12,032,073 B2
Drone carrying a physical identifier
Conor Ferguson, Batesville, MS (US); and Austin Ratcliffe, Batesville, MS (US)
Assigned to Autonomous Industrial Solutions, LLC, Batesville, MS (US)
Filed by Autonomous Industrial Solutions, LLC, Batesville, MS (US)
Filed on Nov. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/983,304.
Application 17/983,304 is a continuation of application No. 17/035,399, filed on Sep. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,493,641.
Application 17/035,399 is a continuation of application No. 16/137,092, filed on Sep. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,788,588.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/589,166, filed on Nov. 21, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0004083 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. G01S 19/28 (2010.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G01R 29/00 (2006.01); G01S 5/06 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H01Q 1/28 (2006.01)
CPC G01S 19/28 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G01R 29/00 (2013.01); G01S 5/06 (2013.01); H01Q 1/241 (2013.01); H04B 7/18506 (2013.01); H01Q 1/28 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising
an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);
a physical cell identity (PCI) scanner coupled to the UAV, the scanner covering frequencies using an omni-directional or directional antenna for capturing PCI data;
logic configured to geotag the PCI data with a latitude, a longitude, an altitude, and a direction of the UAV, the logic further configured to save the data in files for analyzation, the logic further configured to generate three-dimensional models using the geotag PCI data to find weak points in signal coverage.