US 12,411,498 B2
Mission critical data delivery booster drones for satellite data centers
Gandhi Sivakumar, Bentleigh (AU); Kushal S. Patel, Pune (IN); and Sarvesh S. Patel, Pune (IN)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/067,118.
Prior Publication US 2024/0201694 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2024.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 10/00 (2023.01); H04W 12/088 (2021.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01)
CPC G05D 1/104 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64U 10/00 (2023.01); G05D 1/0027 (2013.01); H04W 12/088 (2021.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
responsive to receiving a first request to amplify a mission critical workload to a low earth orbit satellite from an edge device at a ground station, initiating, by one or more processors, a targeted service instance;
obtaining, by the one or more processors, a level of mission criticality of the first request by mapping the first request against a registry of applications and a respective level of mission criticality of the applications;
selecting, by the one or more processors, a booster drone from a drone delivery station;
determining, by the one or more processors, a first geo-location from where a satellite data communication needs to be initiated;
sending the booster drone to the first geo-location;
responsive to the booster drone reaching the first geo-location, determining, by the one or more processors, a second geo-location of the low earth orbit satellite to where the satellite data communication needs to be pushed;
generating, by the one or more processors, one or more signal strength requirements based on a first set of factors; and
amplifying, by the one or more processors, using the booster drone, the mission critical workload according to the one or more generated signal strength requirements, to the low earth orbit satellite.