US 12,347,306 B2
Emergency incident detection, response, and mitigation using autonomous drones
Surender Kumar, Palatine, IL (US); Mark V. Slusar, Chicago, IL (US); and Howard Hayes, Glencoe, IL (US)
Assigned to Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, IL (US)
Filed by Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, IL (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/524,513.
Application 18/524,513 is a continuation of application No. 17/706,653, filed on Mar. 29, 2022, granted, now 11,875,670.
Application 17/706,653 is a continuation of application No. 16/991,707, filed on Aug. 12, 2020, granted, now 11,288,936, issued on Mar. 29, 2022.
Application 16/991,707 is a continuation of application No. 15/906,022, filed on Feb. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,777,051, issued on Sep. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0105034 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. G08B 7/06 (2006.01); B64D 47/02 (2006.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); E05B 65/10 (2006.01); E05F 15/72 (2015.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G05D 1/692 (2024.01)
CPC G08B 7/066 (2013.01) [B64D 47/02 (2013.01); E05B 65/108 (2013.01); E05F 15/72 (2015.01); G05D 1/104 (2013.01); G05D 1/692 (2024.01); G08B 7/062 (2013.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
detecting, based on received sensor data, an emergency condition at a location;
generating a response plan containing response actions for responding to the emergency condition where the emergency condition is present;
generating a user interface indicating the response actions of the response plan, the response actions including dispatch of one or more drones;
transmitting an instruction that causes a computing device to output the user interface; and
dispatching the one or more drones to the location upon detecting the emergency condition.