Systems and methods to enable machines by forming parasitic relationship
AssigneeUnited Services Automobile Association (USAA)
InventorsDavid M. Jones, Jr., Megan S. Jennings, Bradly J. Billman, Sumita T. Jonak, Priyadarshini Badugu, Justin R. Nash
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Abstract
Autonomous vehicles may be terrestrial, aerial, nautical, or multi-mode and may be used to enable communications of other devices. For example, an autonomous vehicle may analyze information about a device outage and based on the information direct an autonomous vehicle to a location of the device to address the outage by adding a capability to the device.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- memory coupled with the processor, the memory storing executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
- detecting an outage associated with a device;
- based on the outage, deploying an autonomous vehicle to a location near the device;
- and
- utilizing a function of the autonomous vehicle to provide a capability to the device, wherein the function comprises connecting detachable antenna from the autonomous vehicle to the device.
A method comprising:
- detecting an outage associated with a device;
- based on the outage, deploying an autonomous vehicle to a location near the device;
- and
- utilizing a function of the autonomous vehicle to provide a capability to the device, wherein the function comprises connecting detachable antenna from the autonomous vehicle to the device.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed by a computing device cause said computing device to effectuate operations comprising:
- detecting an outage associated with a device;
- based on the outage, deploying an autonomous vehicle to a location near the device;
- and
- utilizing a function of the autonomous vehicle to provide a capability to the device, wherein the function comprises connecting detachable antenna from the autonomous vehicle to the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.