Patent ID: 11906962
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H  B | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A non-transitory computer readable memory medium storing program instructions executable by processing circuitry to cause a processor to:
receive, from a network entity, tracking information associated with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and/or a UAV controller (UAC) associated with the UAV, wherein the UAV is in a Network-Assisted control mode, and wherein the tracking information includes at least one of a UAV identifier (UAV ID) associated with the UAV or a UAC identifier (UAC ID) associated with the UAC;
determine, based on the tracking information associated with the UAV, to switch the UAV from the Network-Assisted control mode to a UTM-Navigated control mode; and
send, to the network entity, a control mode change request, wherein the control mode change request includes a cause code and at least one of the UAV ID or UAC ID.