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

Claim 0:
1. A method performed by a processor of a base station for managing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) identity, comprising:
receiving from a 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;
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;
receiving a response from the network computing device indicating whether the UAV is entitled to perform operations anonymously;
determining whether the UAV is entitled to perform operations anonymously based on the response received from the network computing device; and
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.