IP Library Granted Patent US 10,810,679
Granted Patent B1
US 10,810,679 · App. 16/123,329 · Granted Oct 20, 2020

Systems and methods for unmanned vehicle management

Inventors: Anthony Scott Farnsworth (San Antonio, TX); Justin Dax Haslam (San Antonio, TX); Kathleen L. Swain (Kemah, TX); Teddy Joseph Edmond Voutour (Helotes, TX); Jess W. Gingrich (San Antonio, TX); Michael J. Allen (San Antonio, TX); Anthony G. Castiglione (San Antonio, TX); Jordan A. Newmark (Fair Oaks Ranch, TX)
Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
G06Q40/08G08G5/0069H04L9/08G06Q10/0633
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Patent No.
US 10,810,679
App. No.
16/123,329
Granted
Oct 20, 2020
Kind
B1
Abstract

A property is identified about which to gather information. A vehicle is deployed to a location associated with the property. The vehicle gathers data at the location. A portion of the gathered data indicating a condition or event at the property is determined and encrypted. The portion of the gathered data is stored or sent to an authorized party.

Claims (43)

1. A vehicle comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the vehicle to:

deploy to a location associated with at least one property;

gather data;

determine a portion of the gathered data indicating an event at the at least one property; and

encrypt the determined portion of the gathered data.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the event comprises at least one of a gas leak or a fire.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the data comprises thermal data.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle comprises a multi-mode vehicle having two or more of terrestrial, aerial, or nautical functionalities.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the at least one property comprises a smart home; and

wherein the event comprises an operation performed by a smart home device located at the smart home.

6. The vehicle of claim 5 , further comprising controlling, based on the gathered data, the smart home device.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the at least one property comprises a smart home; and

wherein the vehicle is configured to communicate with at least one smart home device of the smart home.

8. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the vehicle to transmit, to the at least one smart home device, a code; and

gain access, based on transmitting the code, to the smart home.

9. A method comprising:

identifying at least one property about which to gather information;

deploying a vehicle to a location associated with the at least one property;

gathering data, by the deployed vehicle;

determining a party authorized to access the gathered data; and

encrypting, using a key associated with the party, at least a portion of the gathered data determined to be associated with the at least one property.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising encrypting a different portion of the gathered data using a different key associated with a different party.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising storing the encrypted at least the portion of the gathered data in a storage location associated with the party.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising determining, based on an amount of data purchased by the party, an amount of the at least a portion of the gathered data;

wherein the encrypting the at least a portion of the gathered data comprises encrypting the determined amount of the at least a portion of the gathered data.

13. A method comprising:

identifying at least one property about which to gather information;

deploying a vehicle to a location associated with the at least one property;

gathering data, by the deployed vehicle;

determining a portion of the gathered data indicating a condition of the at least one property; and

encrypting the determined portion of the gathered data.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the condition comprises damage.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising determining a party authorized to access the gathered data;

wherein the encrypting the determined portion of the gathered data comprises encrypting the determined portion of the gathered data using a key associated with the party.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the data comprises image data; and

wherein the determining the portion of the gathered data indicating the condition of the at least one property comprises determining a portion of the image data comprising an image of the condition of the at least one property.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the determining the portion of the gathered data indicating the condition of the at least one property comprises comparing the gathered data to previously gathered data.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the vehicle comprises an aerial vehicle.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein the at least one property has a first priority; and

wherein the method further comprises deploying the vehicle to another property having a second priority lower than the first priority.

20. The method of claim 13 , wherein the condition comprises a state of a device located at the at least one property.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2018
From: FARNSWORTH, ANTHONY SCOTT; HASLAM, JUSTIN DAX; VOUTOUR, TEDDY JOSEPH EDMOND; GINGRICH, JESS W.; ALLEN, MICHAEL J.; CASTIGLIONE, ANTHONY G.; NEWMARK, JORDAN A.
To: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
Reel/Frame 046807/0860 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 14873810 · Oct 2, 2015
Provisional Application 62058990 · Oct 2, 2014
Provisional Application 62108137 · Jan 27, 2015
Provisional Application 62140107 · Mar 30, 2015
Provisional Application 62148823 · Apr 17, 2015
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