Vehicle-to-vehicle communication using drones focusing antenna beams

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11190267
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16639802

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A drone communication system is described. Using the system, a method may be executed that includes: when a recipient vehicle is out of wireless range, transmitting a message, from a sending vehicle, to a plurality of drones that are focusing antenna beams on the sending vehicle so that the plurality then may transmit the message to the recipient vehicle by focusing antenna beams thereon.

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  • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

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Hamel, Jeffrey Anthony Berkley, US 11 173
MacNeille, Perry Robinson Lathrup Village, US 167 3859
Moore, Doug Southfield, US 14 790
Pfeiffer, John Jeffrey Saline, US 14 35

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