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

Claim 10:
11. A base station, comprising:
a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to:
receive 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;
send 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;
receive a response from the network computing device indicating whether the UAV is entitled to perform operations anonymously;
determine whether the UAV is entitled to perform operations anonymously based on the response received from the network computing device; and
broadcast 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.