Unmanned aerial vehicles landing zones at cell sites
AssigneeETAK Systems, LLC
InventorsLee PRIEST, Joseph HUMMER
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Abstract
A cell site with a landing zone for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) includes a cell tower including cell site components for wireless service; a cabinet or shelter with equipment for the wireless service; and one or more landing zones defined at the cell site for the UAV with associated structure for each of the one or more landing zones, equipment for one or more purposes associated with the UAV, and access privileges to the cell site for personnel associated with the UAV, wherein the one or more landing zones are located on one or more of the cell tower, the cabinet or shelter, and surrounding geography around the cell tower.
Claims18
A cell site with a landing zone for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), the cell site comprising:
- a cell tower comprising cell site components for wireless service;
- a cabinet or shelter with equipment for the wireless service;
- and
- one or more landing zones defined at the cell site for the UAV with associated structure for each of the one or more landing zones, equipment for one or more purposes associated with the UAV, and access privileges to the cell site for personnel associated with the UAV,
- wherein the one or more landing zones are located on one or more of the cell tower, the cabinet or shelter, and surrounding geography around the cell tower.
A method of providing landing zones for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at a cell site, the method comprising:
- at a cell tower comprising cell site components for wireless service and a cabinet or shelter with equipment for the wireless service, providing one or more landing zones defined at the cell site for the UAV with associated structure for each of the one or more landing zones;
- providing equipment for one or more purposes associated with the UAV;
- and
- providing access privileges to the cell site for personnel associated with the UAV,
- wherein the one or more landing zones are located on one or more of the cell tower, the cabinet or shelter, and surrounding geography around the cell tower.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.