Patent ID: 9220086
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting data, the method comprising: (i) providing a first communication module on a vehicle, wherein the first communication module is capable of establishing a direct communication link with a remote terminal, wherein said direct communication link is configured for transmitting downlink data to the remote terminal and receiving uplink data from the remote terminal; (ii) providing a second communication module on a vehicle, wherein the second communication module is capable of establishing an indirect communication link with the remote terminal, wherein said indirect communication link is configured for transmitting downlink data to the remote terminal and receiving uplink data from the remote terminal; (iii) determining, with aid of one or more processors, whether a prospective data transmission is an uplink data transmission or a downlink data transmission; and wherein the uplink data transmission comprises control data for varying an orientation of a payload of the vehicle relative to an orientation of the vehicle.