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Preventing anonymous theft by drones

  • US 10,475,306 B1
  • Filed: 04/24/2018
  • Issued: 11/12/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2018
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer implemented method, comprising:

  • accessing, by a tracking server, a secure database that stores data about an object of personal property;

    determining, by the tracking server and from the data about the object, that a tracking state of the object is set to ON;

    obtaining, by the tracking server and in response to the determining, altitude data from an altitude sensor of an Internet of Things (IoT) device associated with the object;

    comparing, by the tracking server, the altitude data to a predefined criteria;

    repeating, by the tracking server, the obtaining and the comparing until one of;

    the altitude data satisfies the predefined criteria, or the tracking state of the object is set to OFF;

    generating, by the tracking server, an alert in response to the altitude data satisfying the predefined criteria, wherein the generating the alert comprises sending an electronic message to a computer device of at least one designated alert recipient;

    periodically obtaining, by the tracking server and based on the generating the alert, location data from a location sensor of the IoT device;

    periodically obtaining, by the tracking server and based on the generating the alert, new altitude data from the altitude sensor of the IoT device; and

    sending, by the tracking server, updates including the location data and the new altitude data to the at least one designated alert recipient.

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