Technique for controlling a uav
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsJens POSCHER, Stefan EICHINGER, Ralph DETKE, Pedro TERCERO
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Abstract
A technique for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, (100) by a regulator entity (612) is provided, wherein the UAV (100) is connected to a cellular network. A method implementation of the technique is performed by the UAV (100) and comprises receiving, from a cellular network entity (604) of the cellular network, a command originating from the regulator entity (612), the command being directed to the UAV (100) and taking precedence in the UAV (100) over commands originating from other entities (608, 610) controlling the UAV (100).
Claims21
1-53. (canceled)
A method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the UAV being connected to a cellular network, the method being performed by the UAV and comprising:
- receiving, from a cellular network entity of the cellular network, a command originating from a regulator entity, the command being directed to the UAV and taking precedence in the UAV over commands originating from other entities controlling the UAV, wherein the command is received from the cellular network entity via a Non-Stratum (NAS) message;
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- executing the command received via NAS message with higher priority than commands received via user plane connections through the cellular network.
A computer readable recording medium, comprising program code portions, which when executed on one or more computing devices causes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) connected to a cellular network to:
- receive, from a cellular network entity of a cellular network a command originating from a regulator entity, the command being directed to the UAV and taking precedence in the UAV over commands originating from other entities controlling the UAV, wherein the command is received from the cellular network entity via a Non-Stratum (NAS) message;
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- execute the command received via NAS message with higher priority than commands received via user plane connections through the cellular network.
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) connectable to a cellular network and controllable by a regulator entity, the UAV comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, the at least one memory containing instructions executable by the at least one processor such that the UAV is operable to:
- receive, from a cellular network entity of the cellular network, a command originating from the regulator entity, the command being directed to the UAV and taking precedence in the UAV over commands originating from other entities controlling the UAV, wherein the command is received from the cellular network entity via a Non-Stratum (NAS) message;
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- execute the command received via NAS message with higher priority than commands received via user plane connections through the cellular network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.