US 12,071,238 B2
Fixed drone visualization in security systems
Anthony Mucci, Wellington, FL (US)
Assigned to TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH, Neuhausen am Rheinfall (CH)
Filed by Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed on Jul. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/228,140.
Application 18/228,140 is a continuation of application No. 17/880,948, filed on Aug. 4, 2022, granted, now 11,753,162.
Application 17/880,948 is a continuation of application No. 16/274,066, filed on Feb. 12, 2019, granted, now 11,414,188, issued on Aug. 16, 2022.
Application 16/274,066 is a continuation of application No. 14/516,671, filed on Oct. 17, 2014, granted, now 10,301,018, issued on May 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0406497 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2024.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); B64U 101/31 (2023.01); G05D 1/686 (2024.01); G05D 1/689 (2024.01); G06Q 50/26 (2024.01); G08B 25/00 (2006.01); G08B 25/08 (2006.01); G08B 29/18 (2006.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 39/024 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/686 (2024.01); G05D 1/689 (2024.01); G06Q 50/26 (2013.01); G08B 25/001 (2013.01); G08B 25/08 (2013.01); G08B 29/185 (2013.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2101/31 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01); G06T 2207/30232 (2013.01); G08B 13/19695 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of aerial surveillance, comprising:
receiving, by a computer system from a server of a building, an alarm condition;
programming, by the computer system and responsive to the alarm condition, an electronic component of a drone with a route between a starting point and a location associated with the alarm condition, the route indicated by a data structure representation of a plurality of radio-frequency (RF) devices;
the drone configured to navigate to the location associated with the alarm condition based on determinations of drone position on the route using signals from the plurality of RF devices; and
sending, by the drone, to the computer system, sensor data associated with the location associated with the alarm condition.