US 10,768,625 B2 · Drone control device

Abstract

In one general aspect, a drone control device includes a body, a motor that is configured to move the body, a network module, an input module, and a processor. The network module is configured to communicate with a security system that monitors a property and receive data associated with a location within the property. The input module is configured to receive user input. The processor is configured to perform operations that include: determine, from among the location within the property and other locations within the property, a target location within the property; move the body to the target location within the property by providing a signal to the motor; receive, from the input module, input data that is associated with an operation of the security system; and in response to receiving the input data, perform the operation of the security system.

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Dependent claims

A drone control device comprising:

a body;
a motor that is configured to move the body and navigate the body within an interior environment of a property;
a controller module that is configured to control one or more devices of a security system of the property;
and
one or more processors configured to:
determine that an emergency condition has likely occurred at the property;
determine a location of a user within the interior environment of the property during the emergency condition determined to have likely occurred at the property,
move the body to the location of the user by providing a signal to the motor,
determine that the body is within a proximity to the location of the user, and
based on determining that the body is within a proximity to the location of the user, provide, for output, an interface that allows the user to submit one or more inputs relating to (i) an alert notification indicating that the emergency condition was determined to likely have occurred at the property, and (ii) a selectable option to provide a communication associated with the alert notification to another entity.

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A computer-implemented method comprising:

determining, by a drone control device associated with a security system of a property, that an emergency condition has likely occurred at the property, wherein the drone control device is configured to control operations of one or more devices of the security system;
determining, by the drone control device, a location of a user within an interior environment of the property during the emergency condition determined to have likely occurred at the property;
providing, by the drone control device, a signal to a motor of the drone control device to move a body of the drone control device to the location of the user;
determining, by the drone control device, that the body is within a proximity to the location of the user;
and
based on determining that the body is within a proximity to the location of the user, providing, by the drone control device and for output, an interface that allows a user to submit one or more inputs relating to (i) an alert notification indicating that the emergency condition was determined to likely have occurred at the property, and (ii) a selectable option to provide a communication associated with the alert notification to another entity.

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A non-transitory computer-readable storage device encoded with computer program instructions that, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

determining, by a drone control device associated with a security system of a property, that an emergency condition has likely occurred at the property, wherein the drone control device is configured to control operations of one or more devices of the security system;
determining, by the drone control device, a location of a user within an interior environment of the property during the emergency condition determined to have likely occurred at the property;
providing, by the drone control device, a signal to a motor of the drone control device to move a body of the drone control device to the location of the user;
determining, by the drone control device, that the body is within a proximity to the location of the user;
and
based on determining that the body is within a proximity to the location of the user, providing, by the drone control device and for output, an interface that allows a user to submit one or more inputs relating to (i) an alert notification indicating that the emergency condition was determined to likely have occurred at the property, and (ii) a selectable option to provide a communication associated with the alert notification to another entity.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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