US 12,462,699 B2
Mechanism for unmanned vehicle authorization for operation over cellular networks
Stefano Faccin, San Ysidro, CA (US); Haris Zisimopoulos, London (GB); and Hong Cheng, Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Assigned to Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/759,500
Filed by QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, San Diego, CA (US)
PCT Filed Feb. 23, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/019282
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 26, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/173583, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 2, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20200100097 (GR), filed on Feb. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0102300 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. G08G 5/72 (2025.01); G08G 5/26 (2025.01); G08G 5/55 (2025.01); G08G 5/56 (2025.01); G08G 5/57 (2025.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/108 (2021.01); H04W 60/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01)
CPC G08G 5/723 (2025.01) [G08G 5/26 (2025.01); G08G 5/55 (2025.01); G08G 5/56 (2025.01); G08G 5/57 (2025.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/108 (2021.01); H04W 60/00 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02)] 51 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for wireless communications, comprising:
receiving, at an access and mobility management function (AMF) or a session management function (SMF) of a core network of a public land mobile network, a registration request message from a wireless device that is coupled with an aerial vehicle, the registration request message comprising a network identifier for the wireless device, an aerial identifier for the aerial vehicle, and operational information for the aerial vehicle, wherein the aerial identifier is unique to the aerial vehicle and is associated with an aerial function management system external to the public land mobile network, and wherein the operational information comprises an identifier associated with the aerial function management system;
verifying, at the AMF or the SMF, that the wireless device is associated with a subscription for aerial communication services provided by the public land mobile network based at least in part on the network identifier for the wireless device;
determining, by the AMF or the SMF, that the wireless device is coupled with the aerial vehicle based at least in part on the verification that the wireless device is associated with the subscription for the aerial communication services provided by the public land mobile network;
sending, based at least in part on the operational information, a request from the AMF or the SMF to the aerial function management system for verification of the aerial vehicle based at least in part on the determining, wherein the request comprises the aerial identifier;
receiving, by the AMF or the SMF, a response from the aerial function management system comprising an approval of the aerial vehicle based at least in part on the aerial identifier; and
transmitting, by the AMF or the SMF, a session establishment response message to establish a data session for the wireless device for the aerial communication services based at least in part on validation of the subscription for the aerial communication services and the approval of the aerial vehicle.