# US 2022/0277656 A1 · Providing automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast data for unmanned aerial vehicles

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- Number: US 2022/0277656 A1
- Document ID: US20220277656A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/587,037
- Filed: 2022-01-28
- Published: 2022-09-01
- Earliest claimed: 2017-07-17
- Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Applicants: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Inventors: X; Jonathan EVANS; Matt FANELLI
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220277656A1

## CPC

- G08G 5/55: for a single aircraft
- G08G 5/22: located on the ground
- G08G 5/25: Transmission of traffic-related information between aircraft
- G08G 5/26: Transmission of traffic-related information between aircraft and ground stations
- G08G 5/265: for managing air traffic control [ATC] clearance
- G08G 5/57: for unmanned aircraft
- G08G 5/727: {from a ground station}
- B64U 10/14: with four distinct rotor axes, e.g. quadcopters
- B64U 2101/21: for providing Internet access
- B64U 2101/31: for surveillance
- B64U 2201/00: UAVs characterised by their flight controls
- G08G 5/80: Anti-collision systems
- G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93})
- B64U: UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR

## Abstract

A device can be configured to receive flight data from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), where the flight data indicates at least one of an identifier that identifies the UAV, a location of the UAV, an altitude of the UAV, a bearing of the UAV, or a speed of the UAV. The device can be further configured to convert at least a portion of the flight data from a first format to a second format; generate automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data based on the converted flight data; and perform an action associated with the ADS-B data.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method, comprising:
receiving, by a device, flight data for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the flight data indicating a location of the UAV and an identifier that identifies the UAV;
converting, by the device, the location of the UAV from a first location format to an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) location format, wherein the first location format comprises a global positioning satellite (GPS) coordinate format;
determining a Mode select (Mode S) identifier for the UAV based on the identifier that identifies the UAV, the Mode S identifier identifying at least one of an operator of the UAV or a type of the UAV, and wherein the Mode S identifier is associated with a plurality of UAVs;
generating, by the device, ADS-B data based on the flight data of the UAV, the ADS-B data including the location of the UAV in the ADS-B location format and the Mode S identifier; and
performing, by the device, an action associated with the ADS-B data.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the first location format further comprises a National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) location format.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein determining the Mode S identifier comprises:
performing a lookup, in a data storage device and using the identifier that identifies the UAV, to identify an association between the identifier that identifies the UAV and the Mode S identifier.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein performing the action comprises:
transmitting the ADS-B message.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of UAVs associated with the Mode S address share the at least one of:
the operator of the UAV, or
the type of the UAV.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein performing the action comprises:
causing an ADS-B broadcast antenna to broadcast at least a portion of the ADS-B data.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein performing the action comprises:
encapsulating at least a portion of the ADS-B data in an internet protocol packet; and
transmitting the internet protocol packet.

### Claim 8

A device, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
receive flight data from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the flight data indicating a location of the UAV and an identifier that identifies the UAV;
convert the location of the UAV from a first location format to an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) location format, wherein the first location format comprises a global positioning satellite (GPS) coordinate format;
determine a Mode select (Mode S) identifier for the UAV based on the identifier that identifies the UAV, the Mode S identifier identifying at least one of an operator of the UAV or a type of the UAV, and wherein the Mode S identifier is associated with a plurality of UAVs;
generate ADS-B data based on the flight data of the UAV, the ADS-B data including the location of the UAV in the ADS-B location format and the Mode S identifier; and
perform an action associated with the ADS-B data.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The device of claim 8, wherein the first location format further comprises a National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) location format.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The device of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors, when determining the Mode S identifier, are configured to:
perform a lookup, in a data storage device and using the identifier that identifies the UAV, to identify an association between the identifier that identifies the UAV and the Mode S identifier.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The device of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors, when performing the action, are configured to:
transmit the ADS-B message.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The device of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of UAVs associated with the Mode S address share the at least one of:
the operator of the UAV, or
the type of the UAV.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The device of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors, when performing the action, are configured to:
cause an ADS-B broadcast antenna to broadcast at least a portion of the ADS-B data.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The device of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors, when performing the action, are configured to:
encapsulate at least a portion of the ADS-B data in an internet protocol packet; and
cause transmission of the internet protocol packet.

### Claim 15

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to:
receive flight data from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the flight data indicating a location of the UAV and an identifier that identifies the UAV;
convert the location of the UAV from a first location format to an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) location format, wherein the first location format comprises a global positioning satellite (GPS) coordinate format;
determine a Mode select (Mode S) identifier for the UAV based on the identifier that identifies the UAV, the Mode S identifier identifying at least one of an operator of the UAV or a type of the UAV, and wherein the Mode S identifier is associated with a plurality of UAVs;
generate ADS-B data based on the flight data of the UAV, the ADS-B data including the location of the UAV in the ADS-B location format and the Mode S identifier; and
perform an action associated with the ADS-B data.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first location format further comprises a National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) location format.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the device to determine the Mode S identifier, cause the device to:
perform a lookup, in a data storage device and using the identifier that identifies the UAV, to identify an association between the identifier that identifies the UAV and the Mode S identifier.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more instructions that cause the device to perform an action associated with the ADS-B data, cause the device to:
encapsulate the ADS-B message in an internet protocol packet.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein each of the plurality of UAVs associated with the Model S address share at least one of:
the operator of the UAV, or
the type of the UAV.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more instructions that cause the device to perform an action associated with the ADS-B data, cause the device to:
cause an ADS-B broadcast antenna to broadcast the portion of the ADS-B data.