Patent ID: 11956380
Assignee: X DEVELOPMENT LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A device comprising:
a communication module configured to communicate wirelessly with a communication network;
two or more sensors configured to:
independently indicate whether an aircraft on which the device is aboard has taken off; and
independently indicate whether the aircraft is not in flight; and

a controller coupled to the communication module and the two or more sensors, and configured to:
receive, from the two or more sensors, a first indication that the aircraft has taken off;
activate, in response to receipt of the first indication, an airplane mode of the communication module;
receive, while the airplane mode of the communication module is active and from the two or more sensors, a second indication that the aircraft is not in flight; and

in response to receipt of the second indication:
deactivate, the airplane mode of the communication module; and
calibrate an orientation of the device.