US 12,072,423 B2
Unmanned aerial vehicle assisted positioning
Gaviphat Lekutai, Kirkland, WA (US)
Assigned to T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed by T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed on Mar. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/191,274.
Prior Publication US 2022/0283313 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. G01S 19/03 (2010.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC G01S 19/03 (2013.01) [G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.02); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the method comprising:
monitoring a predefined area within a geofence;
establishing communication with a base station;
determining that a vehicle has entered the predefined area;
receiving credentials for the vehicle from the base station, the credentials including identification data and authorization data;
establishing communication with the vehicle;
receiving first global position system (GPS) data associated with the vehicle;
receiving second GPS data from a GPS satellite; and
sending the second GPS data to the vehicle;
determining that the vehicle has left the predefined area; and
returning to an initial position in response to determining that the vehicle has left the predefined area.