ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,549,961, issued on Feb. 10.

"Method and system for deployment and synchronization of flying-base-stations for establishing communication network over a desired region" was invented by Kirtan Gopal Panda (West Bengal, India), Amulya Wilson (West Bengal, India) and Debarati Sen (West Bengal, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) mount with a base station, also known as Flying Base Station (FBS) has garnered considerable attention for 5G and beyond communication. This invention provides a method and system for deploying a swarm of FBSs over a geographical region autonomously. The proposed 3-D deployment techniqu...