US 11,861,726 B2
Method and system for collaborative inspection of insured properties
Stuart D. Kenney, Heyworth, IL (US)
Assigned to STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed by STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/730,684.
Application 17/730,684 is a continuation of application No. 17/190,104, filed on Mar. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,367,145.
Application 17/190,104 is a continuation of application No. 15/164,617, filed on May 25, 2016, granted, now 10,977,734.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/168,423, filed on May 29, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0253946 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 40/08 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 40/08 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for collaborative, real-time inspection of insured properties, the system comprising:
a plurality of workstations, each operated by a different user with a respective role in processing an insurance claim;
a memory storing a database; and
a server system communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of workstations, the memory, and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to collect aerial imagery, wherein the server system is configured to:
obtain, during a pre-inspection session flight of the UAV, a plurality of aerial images of an insured property to create a three-dimensional (3D) image of the insured property based upon a stereoscopic imaging technique,
determine dimensional data associated with the insured property by analyzing the 3D image in conjunction with proximity sensor data, and
transmit an instruction to the UAV causing the UAV to autonomously perform at least a portion of an inspection session based upon the dimensional data.