Patent ID: 9628395
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B64B,B64C,G06F,G09B,H04B,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to perform functions comprising: displaying a graphical interface that comprises one or more interface features to receive a request for use of bandwidth of a balloon network; receiving, via the graphical interface, input data corresponding to a bandwidth request for a first location, wherein the bandwidth request comprises: (i) an indication of the first location and (ii) an indication of time; receiving an indication corresponding to whether or not the bandwidth request is accepted, wherein acceptance of the bandwidth request is based at least in part on expected movement of one or more balloons from a plurality of balloons in the balloon network; and displaying, on the graphical interface, the indication corresponding to whether or not the bandwidth request is accepted.