Patents
US 11539632 B2: System and method for detecting constant-datagram-rate network traffic indicative of an unmanned aerial vehicle
- Granted
- 2022-12-27
- Filed
- 2021-02-28 application 17187879
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
A system and method for detecting unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) includes capturing a set of wireless data traffic from a wireless transmission and performing frequency spectrum analysis on datagram arrival times to classify the wireless data traffic based upon potential constant-datagram-rate data content that may be indicative that at least a portion of the wireless data traffic is emanating from a UAV. The wireless data traffic may be captured from one or more Wi-Fi receivers and sorted based upon transmission parameters prior to performing the frequency spectrum analysis. Detected peak frequencies may be used to determine if any constant-datagram-rate traffic within the wireless data traffic potentially contains data traffic streaming from a UAV. Directional antennas and/or a phased array of antennas can be used to determine the direction of propagation of the wireless transmission and further classify the wireless data traffic based on potential emanation from a UAV.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg221227.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Electronics International, LLC 8 patents | US company or organization | Cookeville, TN | RESEARCH ELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL, L.L.C. State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas H. Jones | Cookeville, TN | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ross Alan Binkley | Cookeville, TN | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L43/0894 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G08G | Traffic control systems | G08G5/22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W12/121 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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