Denial of service systems and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12530697-B2
Application number	US-202418659221-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 9, 2024
Priority date	Apr 17, 2020
Publication date	Jan 20, 2026
Grant date	Jan 20, 2026

Abstract

A non-transitory computer-readable media comprising computer-readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to generate a route, control a drone to surveil an area along the route, generate, from a sensor on the drone, status data for one or more refuse containers, analyze the status data to determine a status of refuse within the area, provide a notification to a customer based on the status of refuse, repeat surveillance to determine if the status of refuse has changed, generate a revised route in response to determining that the status of refuse has changed, and update a customer bill in response to determining that the status of refuse has changed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A non-transitory computer-readable media comprising computer-readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
generate a route; control a drone to surveil an area along the route so that the drone travels along a predetermined route ahead of a refuse vehicle; generate, from a sensor on the drone, status data for one or more refuse containers; analyze the status data to determine a status of refuse within the area, wherein the status of refuse within the area includes an orientation of one of the one or more refuse containers relative to a predicted orientation; provide a notification to a customer based on the status of refuse; repeat surveillance to determine if the status of refuse has changed; generate a revised route in response to determining that the status of refuse has changed; and update a customer bill in response to determining that the status of refuse has changed.

2 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to categorize the status of refuse as one of (a) in condition for a standard pickup, (b) in condition for an extended-length pickup, or (c) in condition for an incomplete pickup.

3 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to categorize the status of refuse based on (a) a distance between a refuse container and the route, (b) if an obstacle is present that obstructs access to one of the one or more refuse containers, or (c) a location of obstacles in relation to a refuse container.

4 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to send a communication to the customer in response to the status of the refuse being categorized as in condition for the incomplete pickup.

5 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 4 , wherein the processor is configured to receive an indication from the customer that the status of the refuse is categorized as in condition for the standard pickup.

6 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 4 , wherein the processor is configured to record an instance where the communication is not sent to the customer prior to pickup.

7 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to send the revised route to a refuse vehicle.

8 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a camera.

9 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to send the status of refuse to a refuse vehicle.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the status of refuse prior to the refuse vehicle arrives within the area.

11 . A non-transitory computer-readable media comprising computer-readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
control a drone to travel along a predetermined route ahead of a refuse vehicle; receive data from a sensor of the drone; determine, based on the data, a status of refuse within a scan area before the refuse vehicle arrives at the scan area, wherein the status of refuse includes an orientation of a refuse container relative to the predetermined route; generate a route for the refuse vehicle based on the status of refuse within the scan area; generate a modified route for the refuse vehicle based on the status of refuse within the scan area; and provide a signal to the refuse vehicle regarding the status of the refuse within the scan area.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to categorize the status of refuse as one of (a) in condition for a standard pickup, (b) in condition for an extended-length pickup, or (c) in condition for an incomplete pickup.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to categorize the status of refuse based on (a) a distance between a refuse container and the route, (b) if an obstacle is present that obstructs access to the refuse container, or (c) a location of obstacles in relation to the refuse container.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to send a communication to a customer in response to the status of the refuse being categorized as in condition for the incomplete pickup.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured to receive an indication from the customer that the status of the refuse is categorized as in condition for the standard pickup.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured to record an instance where the communication is not sent to the customer prior to pickup.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to send the modified route to the refuse vehicle in response to determining that the status of refuse has changed within the scan area.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11 , wherein the sensor is a camera.

Assignees

• Oshkosh Corp

Inventors

• Koga Jeffrey
• Davis Emily
• Kappers Jerrod
• Schad Vince
• Messina Robert S
• Yakes Christopher K
• Rocholl Joshua D
• Hoover Vincent
• Weckwerth Clinton T
• Klein Zachary L
• Beck John
• Chan Brendan
• Wachter Skylar A
• Matsumoto Dale

Classifications

• B64C39/024

  of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV · CPC title

• B64U2201/104

  using satellite radio beacon positioning systems, e.g. GPS · CPC title

• B64U10/14

  with four distinct rotor axes, e.g. quadcopters · CPC title

• G05D1/692

  involving a plurality of disparate vehicles · CPC title

• G05D1/683

  Intercepting moving targets (docking at a base station G05D1/661) · CPC title