Unmanned vehicle security guard

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10474168-B1
Application number	US-201715596898-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	May 16, 2017
Priority date	May 16, 2016
Publication date	Nov 12, 2019
Grant date	Nov 12, 2019

Abstract

Unmanned vehicles can be terrestrial, aerial, nautical, or multi-mode. Unmanned vehicles may be used to survey a property in response to or in anticipation of a threat. For example, an unmanned vehicle may analyze information about the property and based on the information deter theft of items on the property.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An unmanned vehicle comprising:
a sensor;
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 data collected by the sensor, wherein the data is associated with a surveilled environment;
analyzing the data collected by the sensor;
determining, based on the analyzed data, a threat level associated with the surveilled environment; and
securing, based on the determined threat level, the surveilled environment, wherein the securing the surveilled environment comprises:
tagging, with paint or an electronic beacon, a person or an object in the surveilled environment; and
transmitting a notification indicative of the tagging to one or more devices associated with the surveilled environment.

2. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving external data from a device external to the unmanned vehicle;
analyzing the external data; and
determining, based on the analyzed external data, the threat level.

3. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise patrolling an area of the surveilled environment.

4. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises a camera; and
wherein the operations further comprise controlling a zoom level and a direction of aim of the camera.

5. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises at least one of a particle inspection device, a gas sensor, a humidity sensor, a temperature sensor, and a hyperspectral sensor.

6. The unmanned vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the securing the surveilled environment comprises transmitting an alert indicative of the threat level to one or more devices external to the unmanned vehicle.

7. A system comprising:
a sensor; and
an unmanned vehicle in communication with the sensor, wherein the unmanned vehicle is configured to:
receive data from the sensor, wherein the data is associated with a surveilled environment,
analyze the data received from the sensor,

determine, based on the analyzed data, a threat level associated with the surveilled environment, and
secure, based on the determined threat level, the surveilled environment, wherein securing the surveilled environment comprises:
tagging, with paint or an electronic beacon, a person or an object in the surveilled environment; and
transmitting a notification indicative of the tagging to one or more devices associated with the surveilled environment.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the unmanned vehicle comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the unmanned vehicle comprises:
a first unmanned vehicle; and
a second unmanned vehicle configured to:
house the first unmanned vehicle;
deploy the first unmanned vehicle; and
guide the first unmanned vehicle.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the sensor is configured to scan an identification barcode and identify a person based on the scanning the identification barcode.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the sensor comprises at least one of a camera, a particle inspection device, a gas sensor, a humidity sensor, a temperature sensor, and a hyperspectral sensor.

12. A method comprising:
receiving, by an unmanned vehicle and from a sensor, data associated with a surveilled environment;
analyzing, by the unmanned vehicle, the data received from the sensor;
determining, by the unmanned vehicle and based on the analyzed data, a threat level associated with the surveilled environment; and
securing, by the unmanned vehicle and based on the determined threat level, the surveilled environment, wherein the securing the surveilled environment comprises:
tagging, with paint or an electronic beacon, a person or an object in the surveilled environment; and
transmitting a notification indicative of the tagging to one or more devices associated with the surveilled environment.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the data received from the sensor comprises a heart rate of an individual associated with the surveilled environment; and
wherein the analyzing the data comprises comparing the heart rate of the individual to a baseline heart rate of the individual.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the data from the sensor comprises an image of a person, an object, or an animal associated with the surveilled environment; and
wherein the analyzing the data comprises comparing, by the unmanned vehicle, the image to stored information, and
identifying, by the unmanned vehicle and based on the comparing the image to the stored information, the person, the object or the animal.

15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
navigating, by the unmanned vehicle, a planned path; and
modifying, by the unmanned vehicle and based on the data from the sensor, the planned path.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the modifying the planned path is based on a travel path of a pursued person or a pursued object in the surveilled environment.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the securing the surveilled environment comprises causing, by the unmanned vehicle, at least one device associated with the surveilled environment to turn on or to turn off.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the securing the surveilled environment comprises causing, by the unmanned vehicle, one or more structures in the surveilled environment to lock.

19. The method of claim 12 , further comprising accessing, by the unmanned vehicle and based on the data received from the sensor, stored information associated with the surveilled environment; and
wherein the determining the threat level is further based on the accessed information.

20. The method of claim 12 , wherein the security the surveilled environment comprises transmitting, by the unmanned vehicle and to another unmanned vehicle, a request for the another unmanned vehicle to travel to a position at the surveilled environment.

Assignees

• Usaa

Inventors

• Graham Richard Daniel
• Scott Kade
• Flachsbart Matthew

Classifications

• B64D5/00

  Aircraft transported by aircraft, e.g. for release or reberthing during flight · CPC title

• B64U2201/00

  UAVs characterised by their flight controls · CPC title

• B64D47/08

  Arrangements of cameras · CPC title

• B64C2201/12

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• G05D1/0027

  involving a plurality of vehicles, e.g. fleet or convoy travelling (fleet control of land vehicles from a control room G05D1/0297; traffic control systems for road vehicles G08G1/00; for marine craft G08G3/00; for aircraft G08G5/00) · CPC title