US 12,267,574 B1
Optimizing dynamic observation with an autonomous camera vehicle based on uncertain sensor data
Alexander S. Pachikov, San Carlos, CA (US); Christian Eheim, Fällanden (CH); and Yannik S. Nager, Zürich (CH)
Assigned to Sunflower Labs Inc., San Carlos, CA (US)
Filed by Sunflower Labs Inc., San Carlos, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/804,860.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/815,442, filed on Mar. 8, 2019.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/57 (2023.01); B60R 1/23 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 23/57 (2023.01) [B60R 1/23 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2013.01); B60R 2300/303 (2013.01)] 2 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of directing a camera vehicle, comprising:
detecting dynamic objects within a perimeter of a property that is monitored by the camera vehicle;
tracking the objects by capturing positions and motion vectors of the objects using sensors that are independent of the camera vehicle and are distributed throughout the property;
determining one or more uncertainty areas corresponding to possible locations of the objects based on captured positions and motion vectors from the sensors that are distributed throughout the property and are independent of the camera vehicle; and
dispatching the camera vehicle to observe the one or more uncertainty areas only after capturing positions and motion vectors of the objects using the sensors that are independent of the camera vehicle,
wherein the one or more uncertainty areas split in response to at least some of the objects diverging and merge in response to at least some of the objects coming together.