US 11,928,742 B2
Collection of crash data using autonomous or semi-autonomous drones
Rosemarie G. Grant, Ellsworth, IL (US); and Christina P. Mullen, Normal, 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 Aug. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/891,798.
Application 17/891,798 is a continuation of application No. 17/085,605, filed on Oct. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,423,489.
Application 17/085,605 is a continuation of application No. 14/989,433, filed on Jan. 6, 2016, granted, now 10,832,330, issued on Nov. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/250,178, filed on Nov. 3, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/180,830, filed on Jun. 17, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0414786 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 40/08 (2012.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06Q 50/26 (2012.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/04 (2006.01); B64U 101/00 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 40/08 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G06Q 50/265 (2013.01); G08G 1/012 (2013.01); G08G 1/205 (2013.01); G08G 5/0034 (2013.01); G08G 5/045 (2013.01); B64U 2101/00 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for collecting vehicle crash data at a vehicle crash site of a vehicle crash, the system comprising:
an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
at least one processor;
a memory; and
at least one sensor,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
analyze, in real-time while the UAV is disengaged from an emergency response vehicle, the vehicle crash data and drone data at the vehicle crash site;
determine, based upon the analysis of the vehicle crash data and the drone data, an extent of damage of the vehicle crash; and
transmit the vehicle crash data and the determined extent of the damage to a remote computing device for transmission to at least one computing device associated with a party requesting information related to the vehicle crash.