# US 10,484,849 B2 · Aerial profiling of communication networks > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,484,849 B2 - Document ID: US10484849B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/899,202 - Filed: 2018-02-19 - Published: 2018-07-05 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-11 - Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Inventors: Eric Zavesky; Jason Decuir; Robert Gratz - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10484849B2 ## CPC - G05D 1/102: {specially adapted for vertical take-off of aircraft} - H04W 4/40: for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P] - H04M 1/724098: {Interfacing with an on-board device of a vehicle (for hands-free speaking in vehicles H04M1/6075)} - H04W 4/30: Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes - H04M 1/72412: using two-way short-range wireless interfaces - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract The use of semi-autonomous vehicles (e.g., unmanned aerial vehicles) as a means to profile an airspace for prospective service, determine the characteristics of a radio-based problem, and temporarily host a service in response to emergency, unexpected outages, or other things are discussed herein. Functionalities of the solution may include probing and profiling, line-of-sight verification, and problem determination. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising: obtaining first information comprising a number of obstacles proximate to a location in an airspace; based on the first information, providing instructions to an unmanned vehicle, wherein the instructions comprise a frequency of probing of a geographic area to be performed by the unmanned vehicle along a path; providing instructions to a mobile phone attached to the unmanned vehicle to emulate application services used by a user during the obtaining of one or more of the first information; and based on the first information obtained during the emulating of the application services, generating a map comprising a radio signal reading to the location in the airspace. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first information comprises topography approximate to the location in the airspace. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first information comprises a material reflection coefficient of an object approximate to the location in the airspace. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the radio signal reading comprises a signal-to-noise ratio of a frequency. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the radio signal reading is empirical. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the location is a location of a point in three-dimensional space. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the radio signal reading is empirically obtained by the unmanned aerial vehicle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a server. ### Claim 9 A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed by a computing device cause said computing device to effectuate operations comprising: obtaining first information comprising topography approximate to a location in an airspace; based on the first information, providing instructions to an unmanned vehicle, wherein the instructions comprise a frequency of probing of a geographic area to be performed by the unmanned vehicle along a path; providing instructions to a mobile phone attached to the unmanned vehicle to emulate application services used by a user during the obtaining of one or more of the first information; and based on the first information obtained during the emulating of the application services, generating a map comprising a radio signal reading to the location in the airspace. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the first information comprises number of obstacles proximate to the location in the airspace. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the first information comprises a material reflection coefficient of an object approximate to the location in the airspace. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the radio signal reading comprises a signal-to-noise ratio of a frequency. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the radio signal reading is empirical. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the location is a location of a point in three-dimensional space. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the radio signal reading is empirically obtained by the unmanned aerial vehicle. ### Claim 16 A system comprising: an unmanned vehicle; and a processor communicatively connected with the unmanned vehicle; and a memory coupled with the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising: obtaining first information comprising a material reflection coefficient of an object approximate to a location in an airspace; based on the first information, obtaining instructions comprising a frequency of probing of a geographic area to be performed by the unmanned vehicle along a path; emulating application services used by a user of a mobile device during the obtaining of one or more of the first information; and based on the first information obtained during the emulating of the application services, generating a map comprising a radio signal reading to the location in the airspace. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein the first information comprises number of obstacles proximate to the location in the airspace. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein the first information comprises topography approximate to the location in the airspace. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein the location is a location of a point in three-dimensional space. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein the radio signal reading is empirically obtained by the unmanned aerial vehicle.