IP Library Granted Patent US 10,732,626
Granted Patent B1
US 10,732,626 · App. 15/927,606 · Granted Aug 4, 2020

Indoor drone flight awareness system

Inventors: Cory Matheson (Celina, TX); Anthony Scott Farnsworth (San Antonio, TX); Kathleen L. Swain (Kemah, TX); Michael J. Allen (San Antonio, TX); Benjamin Ethington (Savannah, TX); Jordan A. Newmark (Fair Oaks Ranch, TX)
Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
G05D1/0044G01N33/0004G05D1/02G06F3/14G06Q40/08G06Q50/163G06T11/206G06T11/40G09G5/12H04W4/02B64C39/024
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Patent No.
US 10,732,626
App. No.
15/927,606
Granted
Aug 4, 2020
Kind
B1
Abstract

Unmanned vehicles can be terrestrial, aerial, nautical, or multi-mode. Unmanned vehicles may be used to survey a property in response to or in anticipation of a security threat or damage to the property. For example, an unmanned vehicle may analyze information about the property and based on the information provide graphics and information associated with the surveying of the property.

Claims (35)

1. A unmanned vehicle, the unmanned vehicle comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled with the processor, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor to cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

transmitting, to a security system configured to detect motion within a structure, instructions to disregard motion of the unmanned vehicle;

determining structural elements of the structure;

obtaining, from the security system, instructions to identify a cause of a detected motion within the structure, wherein the motion does not comprise the motion of the unmanned vehicle;

determining changes in the structural elements; and

identifying, based on the changes in the structural elements, the cause of the detected motion.

2. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , the operations further comprising notifying the security system that the cause of the detected motion is innocuous.

3. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , the operations further comprising notifying the security system that the cause of the detected motion is innocuous, wherein the cause of the detected motion is a pet.

4. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

obtaining a notification that the cause of the detected motion is unauthorized; and

contacting authorities about the cause of the detected motion.

5. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , the operations further comprising closing a window to enable the security system to be turned on.

6. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , the operations further comprising closing a door to enable the security system to be turned on.

7. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , the operations further comprising closing a window to enable the security system to be reset.

8. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , the operations further comprising closing a door to enable the security system to be reset.

9. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , the operations further comprising obtaining navigational rules to keep a buffer distance based on a type of object.

10. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , the operations further comprising obtaining navigational rules to keep a buffer distance based on a type of object, wherein a buffer distance for a fragile object is larger than a buffer distance for a durable object.

11. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , the operations further comprising obtaining navigational rules to keep a buffer distance based on a type of object, wherein a buffer distance for a glass object is larger than a buffer distance for a durable object.

12. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , the operations further comprising relaying the provided instructions to another unmanned vehicle to cooperatively identify the cause of the detected motion within the structure.

13. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , the operations further comprising relaying the provided instructions to another unmanned vehicle to identify the cause of the detected motion within the structure instead of the unmanned vehicle.

14. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

based on a comparison of unmanned vehicle and another unmanned vehicle performance for identifying the cause of the detected motion, relaying the provided instructions to the another unmanned vehicle to identify the cause of the detected motion within the structure instead of the unmanned vehicle.

15. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

generating a heat map that is indicative of the condition of the structure at the location, wherein the heat map is:

a graphical representation of data based on gathered information about a structure, and

the graphical representation of data is represented as colors; and

navigating the unmanned vehicle based on the colors of the heat map.

16. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:

generating a heat map that is indicative of the condition of the structure at the location, wherein the heat map is:

a graphical representation of data based on gathered information about a structure, and

the graphical representation of data is represented as colors; and

surveilling the structure based on the colors of the heat map.

17. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , the operations further comprising surveilling the structure based on colors of a heat map associated with valuables within the structure.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2023
From: USAA PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC.
To: HL ACQUISITION, INC.
Reel/Frame 063556/0972 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2023
From: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION
To: USAA PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 063512/0834 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2019
From: MATHESON, COREY; FARNSWORTH, ANTHONY SCOTT; ALLEN, MICHAEL J.; ETHINGTON, BENJAMIN; NEWMARK, JORDAN A.
To: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
Reel/Frame 050176/0049 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15130632 · Apr 15, 2016
Provisional Application 62148823 · Apr 17, 2015