US 12,444,198 B2
Incident surveillance using unmanned mobile machines
Jason M. Ouellette, Leominster, MA (US); and Gopal Paripally, North Andover, MA (US)
Assigned to Tyco Fire & Security GmbH, Neuhausen am Rheinfall (CH)
Filed by Tyco Fire & Security GmbH, Neuhausen am Rheinfall (CH)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/182,090.
Prior Publication US 2024/0303991 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. G06V 20/52 (2022.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); B64U 101/31 (2023.01)
CPC G06V 20/52 (2022.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/104 (2013.01); G05D 1/12 (2013.01); B64U 2101/31 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for operating an Unmanned Mobile Machine (“UMM”) to perform incident surveillance, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor communicatively coupled with the memory, wherein the processor is configured to:
receive an indication of a potential incident within an area associated with a building;
transmit a command to the UMM to travel to a location associated with the potential incident and capture video of the potential incident;
receive, from the UMM located at the location, information regarding the potential incident including an interaction of the UMM at the location;
obtain, from the UMM at the location, a charge indication of a charge level;
transmit, based at least in part on the charge level, a second command to a second UMM to travel to the location associated with the potential incident and capture video of the potential incident;
based on arrival of the second UMM to the location, transmit, to the UMM, a retreat command to retreat to a launching cradle for charging; and
receive, from the second UMM located at the location, second information regarding the potential incident including a second interaction of the second UMM at the location.