Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to supplement network coverage with a fleet of autonomous drones are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include configuring a first drone with information specifying a size and a target location associated with the coverage area. Disclosed example methods also include, when the first drone reaches the target location, monitoring for communication signals to determine whether a first coverage zone provided by the first drone and a second coverage zone provided by a second drone in a fleet of drones overlap. Disclosed example methods further include autonomously adjusting a position of the first drone to maintain overlapping of the first coverage zone provided by the first drone with the coverage area, but to reduce an amount of overlap of the first coverage zone with the second coverage zone.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 7, 2016
Date of Patent:
March 13, 2018
Assignees:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT7T MOBILITY II LLC
Inventors:
Juliette Zerick, Eugene H. Rascle, Jr., Jeremy Fix
Abstract: A personal profile data repository is disclosed. The personal profile data repository stores information about a user. The user has complete control over the content of the profile and over what third parties may access information stored in the repository.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 29, 2013
Publication date:
September 12, 2013
Applicant:
AT7T Mobility II LLC
Inventors:
Scott Allen Swanburg, James Partrick Ryan, Jeffrey Clinton Mikan