IP Library Granted Patent US 11,532,050
Granted Patent B1
US 11,532,050 · App. 16/453,901 · Granted Dec 20, 2022

Unmanned vehicle service delivery

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)
G06Q40/08G05D1/0094B64C2201/127G05D2201/0207
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Patent No.
US 11,532,050
App. No.
16/453,901
Granted
Dec 20, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

Unmanned vehicles may be used to survey a property in response to or in anticipation of damage to the property. For example, an unmanned vehicle may use one or more sensors to determine damage to the property. Unmanned vehicles can be terrestrial, aerial, nautical, or multi-mode.

Claims (39)

1. A device comprising:

a processor; and

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

receiving, from an unmanned vehicle, information regarding a location, wherein the information comprises sensor information gathered by at least one sensor of the unmanned vehicle, and wherein the sensor information comprises a plurality of images and wherein at least one image of plurality of images has a higher resolution than another image of the plurality of images:

determining, based on the one image of the plurality of images having a higher resolution, damage to a structure at the location;

causing a course of action to be performed by the unmanned vehicle, wherein the course of action comprises communicating with the structure and mitigating the damage to the structure based on the communication with the structure.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the operations comprise causing the unmanned vehicle to deploy to the location.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a component of the unmanned vehicle.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises an indication of a weather event associated with the location.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises a map associated with the location.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the damage is associated with at least one of water, electricity, gas, fire, or a weather condition.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a proximity of a mobile device to the structure; and

based on the proximity of the mobile device to the structure, sending an alert to the mobile device.

8. A method comprising:

receiving, from an unmanned vehicle, information regarding a location, wherein the information comprises sensor information gathered by at least one sensor of the unmanned vehicle, wherein the sensor information comprises a plurality of images and wherein at least one image of the plurality of images has a higher resolution than another image of the plurality of images;

determining, based on the portion of the sensor information having a higher resolution, damage to a structure at the location; and

causing a course of action to be performed by the unmanned vehicle, wherein the course of action comprises communicating with the structure and mitigating the damage to the structure based on the communication with the structure.

9. The method of claim 8 , comprising causing the unmanned vehicle to deploy to the location.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the information comprises an indication of a weather event associated with the location.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the information comprises a map associated with the location.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the damage is associated with at least one of water, electricity, gas, fire, or a weather condition.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining a proximity of a mobile device to the structure; and

based on the proximity of the mobile device to the structure, sending an alert to the mobile device.

14. A system comprising:

an unmanned vehicle; and

a computing device configured to:

receive, from the unmanned vehicle, information regarding a location, wherein the information comprises sensor information gathered by at least one sensor of the unmanned vehicle, and wherein the sensor information comprises a plurality of images and wherein at least one image of the plurality of images has a higher resolution than another image of the plurality of images;

determine, based on the portion of the sensor information having a higher resolution, damage to a structure at the location; and

cause a course of action to be performed by the unmanned vehicle, wherein the course of action comprises communicating with the structure and mitigating the damage to the structure based on the communication with the structure.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the computing device is configured to cause the unmanned vehicle to deploy to the location.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the computing device comprises a component of the unmanned vehicle.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the information comprises an indication of a weather event associated with the location.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the information comprises a map associated with the location.

19. The system of claim 14 , wherein the damage is associated with at least one of water, electricity, gas, fire, or a weather condition.

20. The system of claim 14 , wherein the computing device is further configured to:

determine a proximity of a mobile device to the structure; and

based on the proximity of the mobile device to the structure, send an alert to the mobile device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2019
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 049605/0572 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15007980 · Jan 27, 2016
Provisional Application 62108137 · Jan 27, 2015
Cited By (1)
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