Granted Patent B1

US 12,361,497 · App. 18/060,924 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

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)

G06Q40/08G05D1/0094B64U10/25B64U2101/31

Abstract

Claims (29)

1. A method comprising:

determining to place a sensor at a location based on the location being in an expected path of a future event that is anticipated to cause damage;

prior to occurrence of the future event, placing at the location, using an unmanned vehicle, the sensor configured to collect information regarding a property in a vicinity of the location, wherein the sensor is separated from the unmanned vehicle;

determining, based on the information regarding the location, damage to the property at the location;

determining, based on the information, an object or substance configured to mitigate further damage to the property; and

causing one of the unmanned vehicle or a second unmanned vehicle to place the object or the substance on the structure, wherein the object or the substance is not the unmanned vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising causing the unmanned vehicle to deploy to the location.

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

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises a map associated with the location.

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

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

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

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

7. A system comprising:

an unmanned vehicle; and

a computing device configured to:

determine to place a sensor at a location based on the location being in an expected path of a future event that is anticipated to cause damage;

prior to occurrence of the future event, place at the location, using an unmanned vehicle, the sensor configured to collect information regarding a property in a vicinity of the location, wherein the sensor is separated from the unmanned vehicle;

determine, based on the information regarding the location, damage to the property at the location;

determine, based on the information, an object or substance configured to mitigate further damage to the property; and

cause one of the unmanned vehicle or a second unmanned vehicle to place the object or the substance on the property, wherein the object or the substance is not the unmanned vehicle.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the computing device is configured to cause the unmanned vehicle to deploy to the location.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the computing device comprises a component of the unmanned vehicle.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the information comprises an indication of a weather event associated with the location.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the information comprises a map associated with the location.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the damage is associated with at least one of water, electricity, gas, fire, or a weather condition.

13. The system of claim 7 , wherein the computing device is further configured to:

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

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

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