Systems and methods for operating drones in response to an incident
First Claim
1. A response drone for detecting incidents within a coverage area including a plurality of zones, the response drone comprising a processor, a memory in communication with the processor, and a sensor, wherein the processor is programmed to:
- determine a navigation path to a first zone of the plurality of zones that is associated with a triggering activity;
travel to the first zone based upon the determined navigation path;
collect sensor data using the sensor at the first zone;
detect items located within the first zone;
compare the detected items to a virtual inventory stored in the memory of items within the first zone;
identify a difference between the detected items and the stored items of the virtual inventory;
tag a point of interest within the first zone based upon a stored location of the difference by associating an identifier and a location with the point of interest and storing the identifier and the location within the memory;
trigger an insurance event based upon the tagged point of interest; and
transmit an alert to a user computing device associated with a user to notify the user of the triggered insurance event, wherein the alert includes the collected sensor data with the tagged point of interest.
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Abstract
A response drone for detecting incidents within a coverage area including multiple zones is provided. With customer permission or affirmative consent, the drone may be programmed to (1) detect (or receive an indication of) triggering activity associated with one of the zones; (2) determine or receive a navigation path to that zone; (3) travel to that zone based upon the determined navigation path; (4) collect sensor data using drone-mounted sensors; and (5) transmit the collected sensor data to a user computing device associated with the coverage area for review. The response drone may be an autonomous drone in wireless communication with a smart home controller that detects triggering activity associated with an insurance-related event (e.g., fire). The autonomous drone may automatically deploy to mitigate damage to insured assets (e.g., a home or personal belongings). The autonomous drone data may be used for subsequent insurance claim handling and/or damage estimation.
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1. A response drone for detecting incidents within a coverage area including a plurality of zones, the response drone comprising a processor, a memory in communication with the processor, and a sensor, wherein the processor is programmed to:
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determine a navigation path to a first zone of the plurality of zones that is associated with a triggering activity; travel to the first zone based upon the determined navigation path; collect sensor data using the sensor at the first zone; detect items located within the first zone; compare the detected items to a virtual inventory stored in the memory of items within the first zone; identify a difference between the detected items and the stored items of the virtual inventory; tag a point of interest within the first zone based upon a stored location of the difference by associating an identifier and a location with the point of interest and storing the identifier and the location within the memory; trigger an insurance event based upon the tagged point of interest; and transmit an alert to a user computing device associated with a user to notify the user of the triggered insurance event, wherein the alert includes the collected sensor data with the tagged point of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-based method for detecting incidents within a coverage area including a plurality of zones, said method comprising:
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determining a navigation path to a first zone of the plurality of zones that is associated with a triggering activity; traveling, by a response drone, to the first zone based upon the determined navigation path; collecting, by the response drone, sensor data using a sensor at the first zone; detecting items located within the first zone; comparing the detected items to a virtual inventory stored in a memory of items within the first zone; identifying a difference between the detected items and the stored items of the virtual inventory; tagging a point of interest within the first zone based upon a stored location of the difference by associating an identifier and a location with the point of interest and storing the identifier and the location within the memory; triggering an insurance event based upon the tagged point of interest; and transmitting an alert to a user computing device associated with a user to notify the user of the triggered insurance event, wherein the alert includes the collected sensor data with the tagged point of interest. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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