Patent ID: 11909552
Assignee: FLIR UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS ULC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A process for receiving and transmitting data by an unmanned vehicle (UV), the UV comprising a first and a second communication interface for connecting to a payload device, and a third communication interface for communicating with a remote station, the first and second communication interfaces being of different types from each other, the process comprising:
receiving, through the third communication interface, one or more data packets from the remote station, each received data packet comprising a header based on which the data packet is designated for the first communication interface or the second communication interface;
monitoring a quality of service (QoS) of a first communication channel associated with one of the first and second communication interfaces, to detect whether or not the QoS is below a predetermined threshold;
upon detecting that the QoS is not below a predetermined threshold:
transmitting the one or more data packets to the payload device through the first communication interface when the one or more data packets are designated for the first communication interface, the first communication interface delivering the one or more data packets to the payload device; and
transmitting the one or more data packets to the payload device through the second communication interface when the one or more data packets are designated for the second communication interface, the second communication interface delivering the one or more data packets to the payload device;

upon detecting that the QoS is below the pre-determined threshold, when the one or more data packets are associated with the first communication channel and designated for the associated one of the first and second communication interfaces, transmitting the one or more
data packets to the payload device through the other of the first and second communication interfaces;

wherein the first communication interface is configured to transmit data packets other than control commands, and the second communication interface is configured to transmit control commands for controlling operations of the payload device.