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Geo-fencing

A balloon, predetermined area technology, applied in the field of non-transitory computer readable media, can solve the problems of high cost, unavailability of data connectivity, unreliable cost, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-05-06
LOON LLC
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However, in many parts of the world, data connectivity is still not available, or if available, is unreliable and / or costly

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[0019] This document describes example methods and systems. Any example embodiment or feature described herein is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or features. The example embodiments described herein are not intended to be limiting. It will be readily appreciated that certain aspects of the disclosed systems and methods can be arranged and combined in a wide variety of different configurations, all of which are contemplated herein.

[0020] Additionally, the particular arrangements shown in the drawings should not be viewed as limiting. It should be understood that other embodiments may include more or less of each element shown in a given figure. Additionally, some illustrated elements may be combined or omitted. Additionally, example embodiments may include elements not shown in the figures.

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[0022] Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to determining the position of a balloon relative to a p...

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Abstract

A balloon includes a cut-down device, a payload, and an envelope. A control system could be configured to determine a position of the balloon with respect to a predetermined zone. The cut-down device could be operable to cause at least the payload to land in response to determining that the position of the balloon is within the predetermined zone. The predetermined zone includes an exclusion zone and a shadow zone. The shadow zone could include locations from which the balloon would be likely to drift into the exclusion zone based on, e.g., historic weather patterns or expected environmental conditions. Boundaries of the shadow zone could be determined based on, for example, a probability of the balloon entering the exclusion zone.

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Background technique [0001] Unless otherwise indicated herein, the materials described in this section are not prior art to the claims in this application and are not admitted to be prior art by inclusion in this section. [0002] Computing devices, such as personal computers, laptops, tablet computers, cellular telephones, and countless types of networking-capable devices, are becoming increasingly ubiquitous in many aspects of modern life. As such, the demand for data connectivity via the Internet, cellular data networks, and other such networks is increasing. However, in many parts of the world, data connectivity is still not available, or if available, is unreliable and / or costly. Therefore, additional network infrastructure is desirable. Contents of the invention [0003] In a first aspect, a method is provided. The method includes determining a position of the balloon relative to a predetermined area. The predetermined area includes a forbidden area and a shaded ar...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04B7/185H04W4/00
CPCB64B1/40B64B1/62B64D1/02G05D1/105H04B10/1129H04W84/02G05D1/106
Inventor E.特勒R.W.德沃尔J.韦弗C.L.比弗尔B.罗兹A.斯塔夫
Owner LOON LLC
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