公开(公告)号：WO2014014772A3

公开(公告)日：2014-01-23

申请号：PCT/US2013/050271

申请日：2013-07-12

Applicant: GOOGLE INC.

Inventor： TELLER, Eric ,  DEVAUL, Richard Wa ne ,  WEAVER, Joshua ,  BIFFLE Clifford L. ,  RHODES Bradley James

IPC: H04B7/185 ,  B64B1/40

Abstract: Methods and systems involving an incentivized recovery of balloon materials are disclosed herein. An example system may be configured to: (a) determine a landing location of a balloon, where the balloon has been configured to operate as a node in a balloon network; (b) detect a removal event corresponding to the balloon ceasing to operate as a node in the balloon network and descending to the landing location; and (c) in response to detecting the removal event, initiate a transmission of a recovery-assistance signal that is comprised of (i) location data corresponding to the landing location of the balloon and (ii) an indication of an incentive to recover the balloon.

公开(公告)号：EP2873167A2

公开(公告)日：2015-05-20

申请号：EP13820287.4

申请日：2013-07-12

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： TELLER, Eric ,  DEVAUL, Richard Wa ne ,  WEAVER, Joshua ,  BIFFLE Clifford L. ,  RHODES Bradley James

IPC: H04B7/185 ,  B64B1/40

CPC classification number: B64B1/40

Abstract: Methods and systems involving an incentivized recovery of balloon materials are disclosed herein. An example system may be configured to: (a) determine a landing location of a balloon, where the balloon has been configured to operate as a node in a balloon network; (b) detect a removal event corresponding to the balloon ceasing to operate as a node in the balloon network and descending to the landing location; and (c) in response to detecting the removal event, initiate a transmission of a recovery-assistance signal that is comprised of (i) location data corresponding to the landing location of the balloon and (ii) an indication of an incentive to recover the balloon.