US 12,170,903 B2
Methods and apparatuses for unmanned aerial system (UAS) identification, binding and pairing
Arnab Roy, Phoenixville, PA (US); Ravikumar V. Pragada, Warrington, PA (US); Samir Ferdi, Kirkland (CA); and Michelle Perras, Montreal (CA)
Assigned to INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC., Wilmington, DE (US)
Appl. No. 17/637,584
Filed by INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC., Wilmington, DE (US)
PCT Filed Aug. 21, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/047400
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 23, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/041214, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 4, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/890,920, filed on Aug. 23, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0279355 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 12/50 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/50 (2021.01); H04W 12/71 (2021.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01); H04W 84/06 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 12/50 (2021.01) [H04W 12/068 (2021.01); H04W 12/71 (2021.01); H04W 60/04 (2013.01); H04W 84/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for use in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a UAV wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for cellular communication, the method comprising:
transmitting, to a network node, a first non-access stratum (NAS) request message that includes a registration request indication, a UAV identification (UAV ID), and a USS identification (USS ID);
receiving, from the network node, a first NAS response message that indicates that registration was accepted;
transmitting, to the network node, a second NAS request message comprising pairing information for the UAV and a UAV-controller (UAV-C) to be paired with the UAV, wherein transmitting the second NAS request message is performed after receipt of the first NAS response message;
receiving, from the network node, a second NAS response message that indicates that pairing was accepted;
transmitting, to the network node, after receipt of the indication that pairing was accepted, a request for command and control (C2) communication authorization between the UAV and the UAV-C; and
receiving, from the network node, based on the request for C2 authorization, a third NAS response message indicating rejection of authorization for C2 communication.