Patent ID: 11888999
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 20:
21. A base station, comprising:
means for receiving from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) an assertion that the UAV is entitled to perform operations anonymously, wherein performing operations anonymously comprises transmitting all messages that do not include information identifying the UAV;
means for sending to a network computing device a request to authenticate the UAV, wherein the request includes the assertion and a digital signature performed over the assertion;
means for receiving a response from the network computing device indicating whether the UAV is entitled to perform operations anonymously;
means for determining whether the UAV is entitled to perform operations anonymously based on the response received from the network computing device; and
means for broadcasting information about the UAV that is configured without identity information of the UAV in response to determining that the UAV is entitled to perform operations anonymously.