US 12,136,991 B2
Aerial vehicle for establishing a cellular network
William Moffat, Metheringham (GB)
Assigned to Raytheon Systems Limited, Essex (GB)
Filed by Raytheon Systems Limited, Harlow (GB)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/550,617.
Claims priority of application No. 2019708 (GB), filed on Dec. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0190909 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04B 7/204 (2006.01)
CPC H04B 7/18504 (2013.01) [H04B 7/18506 (2013.01); H04B 7/2041 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerial vehicle comprising:
a communications system comprising an antenna and a processor coupled to the antenna, the processor configured to:
establish a cellular network for transferring data with a plurality of mobile devices, wherein the plurality of mobile devices comprises a first User Equipment (UE) and a second UE, wherein the aerial vehicle is configured to enable the first UE to transfer data with the second UE;
identify each of the plurality of mobile devices using an Internet Protocol (IP) address received in a data packet from each of the plurality of mobile devices;
determine locations of the plurality of mobile devices using Global Positioning System (GPS) data received from the plurality of mobile devices; and
cause the aerial vehicle to initially follow a predetermined flight itinerary to establish a predetermined communications footprint and then adjust the flight itinerary based on the GPS data received from the plurality of mobile devices.