US 12,079,343 B2
Tamper-resistant geo-fence system for drones
Ernesto Martinez, Folsom, CA (US)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on May 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/196,842.
Application 18/196,842 is a continuation of application No. 17/027,325, filed on Sep. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,675,907.
Application 17/027,325 is a continuation of application No. 15/855,780, filed on Dec. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,783,251.
Prior Publication US 2023/0289445 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/57 (2013.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 21/572 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G08G 5/003 (2013.01); G08G 5/0034 (2013.01); G08G 5/0039 (2013.01); G08G 5/006 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drone, comprising:
memory to securely host firmware or software instructions of the drone, the instructions to enable the drone to operate in at least one controlled airspace area; and
processor circuitry to provide a trusted execution environment (TEE) to securely execute the instructions, wherein to securely execute the instructions includes to:
verify that the instructions to operate the drone are valid;
load a flight plan authorization associated with at least one airspace authority;
identify a geofence that is compliant with the flight plan authorization, wherein the geofence defines at least one area within the at least one controlled airspace area in which the drone is permitted to operate; and
cause the drone to navigate within the at least one controlled airspace area, based on the geofence.