US 12,127,075 B2
Method and apparatus for real time UAV connection monitoring and location reporting
Shuai Zhao, Pleasanton, CA (US); Stephan Wenger, Hillsborough, CA (US); and Shan Liu, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Tencent America LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by Tencent America LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on May 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/746,777.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/190,676, filed on May 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0377503 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/19 (2018.01); H04W 84/06 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/029 (2018.02) [H04W 64/003 (2013.01); H04W 76/19 (2018.02); H04W 84/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
9. An apparatus, comprising:
processing circuitry configured to:
receive a location report from a location management (LM) server of a service enabler architecture layer (SEAL) architecture, the location report indicating location information of a user equipment (UE);
receive a first network event notification associated with the UE from a network resource management (NRM) server in the SEAL architecture, the first network event notification indicating a connection status of the UE with a network;
in response to detecting a re-connected status of the UE, receive a second networking event notification from the NRM server, the second networking event notification indicating that the UE reconnects to the network; and
record (i) the second networking event notification, (ii) an identity of the apparatus, and (iii) most recently updated location information of the UE from the LM server.