# US 10,455,520 B2 · Altitude based device management in a wireless communications system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,455,520 B2 - Document ID: US10455520B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/474,754 - Filed: 2017-03-30 - Published: 2018-10-04 - Granted: 2019-10-22 - Earliest claimed: 2017-03-30 - Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Inventors: Mario Kosseifi; Giuseppe De Rosa; Ron Kiefer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10455520B2 ## CPC - H04W 52/283: {Power depending on the position of the mobile} - H04W 8/24: Transfer of terminal data - H04W 36/328: {by altitude} - H04W 52/0212: {managed by the network, e.g. network or access point is leader and terminal is follower} - H04W 52/281: {taking into account user or data type priority} - B64U 10/13: Flying platforms - B64U 2101/20: for use as communications relays, e.g. high-altitude platforms - B64U 2201/20: Remote controls - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - B64U: UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract Altitude based device management is provided herein. A method can comprise transmitting, by a mobile device comprising a processor, a signaling message to a network device of a wireless network. The signaling message can comprise first data indicating a device type of the mobile device and second data indicating a distance measurement of the mobile device with respect to a reference point. The method can also comprise implementing, by the mobile device, a first instruction related to a power setting and a second instruction related to an operating parameter. The first instruction and the second instruction can be received from the network device and can be based on the device type of the mobile device and the distance measurement of the mobile device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: setting, by a mobile device comprising a processor, a first flag in a signaling message to a binary value that indicates a device type of the mobile device and a second flag in the signaling message to a numerical value that indicates a distance measurement; transmitting, by the mobile device, the signaling message to a network device of a wireless network, wherein the signaling message comprises first data indicating the device type of the mobile device and second data indicating the distance measurement of the mobile device with respect to a reference point, wherein the first data comprises the first flag and the second data comprises the second flag; and implementing, by the mobile device, a first instruction related to a power setting and a second instruction related to an operating parameter, wherein the first instruction and the second instruction are received from the network device and are based on the device type of the mobile device and the distance measurement of the mobile device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the device type of the mobile device comprises an indication that the mobile device is capable of movement in a vertical direction. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the mobile device is a drone equipped with wireless communications functionality. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the binary value is a value of zero based on the mobile device being a ground-based device and a value of one based on the mobile device being a self-powered air transport device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the implementing the first instruction related to the power setting and the second instruction related to the operating parameter comprises receiving the first instruction and the second instruction that are configured for the mobile device based on the signaling message. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the network device is a first network device, and wherein the second instruction comprises a hand-off instruction that indicates a movement of the mobile device from the first network device to a second network device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the distance measurement is included in a defined measurement range identified by a value associated with the second data. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the defined measurement range is configured to conserve battery resources of the mobile device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the reference point is a mean sea level and the distance measurement is an altitude measurement. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the reference point is a local ground level and the distance measurement is an altitude measurement. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first flag and the second flag are located in a header of the signaling message. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first flag indicates that the mobile device is a drone-type device. ### Claim 13 A system, comprising: a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: transmitting a first signal that comprises a first indication of a device type wherein the transmitting the first signal comprises setting a first indicator in a message to a defined binary value based on the device type being a self-powered device capable of being airborne; transmitting a second signal that comprises a second indication of a distance measurement of a device with respect to a reference datum, wherein the device type is a first value based on the device type being a ground-based device and a second value based on the device being a self-powered air transport device, wherein the distance measurement is a vertical distance measurement, and wherein the transmitting the second signal comprises changing a second indicator in the message based on the vertical distance measurement being within a defined measurement range; and adjusting a first configurable setting of the device and a second configurable setting of the device based on an instruction received in reply to the transmitting the first signal and the transmitting the second signal. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the instruction comprises a change to the first configurable setting and the second configurable setting being customized for the device based on the device type and the distance measurement. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the first configurable setting is related to an operating parameter and the second configurable setting is related to a power parameter. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the reference datum is a local ground level. ### Claim 17 A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: setting a first flag in a signaling message to a binary value that is indicative of a device type of a mobile device, and a second flag in the signaling message to a numerical value that is indicative of a distance measurement of the mobile device with respect to a reference point; sending, to a network device of network devices, the signaling message that comprises first data indicative of the device type and second data indicative of the distance measurement, wherein the first data comprises the first flag and the second data comprises the second flag; and modifying a power setting based on a first instruction and an operating parameter based on a second instruction, wherein the first instruction and the second instruction are received in response to the signaling message and are customized for the mobile device based on the device type and the distance measurement. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the device type of the mobile device comprises an indication that the mobile device is capable of self-powered flight. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the mobile device is an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of communicating within a wireless communications network. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the first flag and the second flag are located in a header of the signaling message, and wherein the first flag indicates that the mobile device is a drone-type device.