US 12,314,899 B2
Drone-based inventory management methods and systems
Mudrad Guhya, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to eMeasurematics Inc., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by eMeasurematics Inc., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/127,171.
Application 18/127,171 is a continuation of application No. 17/170,004, filed on Feb. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,620,613.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/971,470, filed on Feb. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0237430 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/08 (2024.01); G01W 1/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/174 (2017.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); B64F 1/36 (2017.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 80/25 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); B64U 101/70 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 10/087 (2013.01) [G01W 1/02 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/1062 (2019.05); G06Q 10/06315 (2013.01); G06T 7/001 (2013.01); G06T 7/174 (2017.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); B64F 1/362 (2013.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 80/25 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2101/70 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01); G06T 2207/10032 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30136 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drone-based inventory management system comprising:
one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs);
a central management server including
a transceiver configured to communicate with the one or more UAVs, and
an electronic processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to
determine an area for inventory tracking;
measure, using a UAV of the one or more UAVs,
one of height changes and volume changes of the inventory at each location in the area;
determine change in inventory at each location in the area based on height or volume changes; and
update inventory based on the change in inventory at each location in the area,
determine a discrepancy in inventory,
determine an inventory location associated with the discrepancy in inventory,
capture, using the UAV, images of the area for inventory tracking at different angles of the inventory location, wherein the one of the height changes and the volume changes are measured based on the captured images of the area for inventory tracking, wherein the UAV is selected from the one or more UAVs based on the inventory location
determine new inventory in the area for inventory tracking based on the captured images, and
update inventory based on the new inventory.