Method of using aircraft for providing mobile network connection and locating subscribers in specified areas

摘要

A system for tracking mobile subscribers, the system includes an aircraft having an on-board virtual BTS that substitutes for a stationary BTS. The virtual BTS emulates a behavior of the stationary BTS so as to be indistinguishable from the stationary BTS to the mobile device, including emulation of communication protocols and billing operations The virtual BTS communicate with the mobile devices. The virtual BTS includes a processor running Software Defined Radio (SDR) and a signal amplifier, the SDR receiving identifiers of the mobile devices. The aircraft includes a high-gain antenna for determining directions of signals from the mobile devices. A camera on board the aircraft takes images or video of an area on the ground. The processor collects and processes the images or video, the directions of the signals and the identifiers of the mobile devices to locate a specific subscriber. The processor transmits the processed information to a server.

主权项

1. A system for tracking mobile subscribers, the system comprising:
(a) an aircraft having an on-board virtual Base Transmitter Station (BTS) that substitutes for a stationary BTS to which mobile devices normally connect, wherein the virtual BTS emulates a behavior of the stationary BTS so as to be indistinguishable from the stationary BTS to the mobile device, including emulation of communication protocols and billing operations; (b) the virtual BTS configured to communicate with the mobile devices; (c) the virtual BTS including a processor running Software Defined Radio (SDR) and a signal amplifier, the SDR receiving identifiers of the mobile devices; (d) the aircraft also including a high-gain antenna for determining directions of signals from the mobile devices; (e) a camera on board the aircraft for taking images or video of an area on the ground; (f) the processor collecting and processing the images or video, the directions of the signals and the identifiers of the mobile devices to locate a specific subscriber; and (g) the processor transmitting the processed information to a server.