# US 12,181,895 B1 · Unmanned vehicle security guard

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- Number: US 12,181,895 B1
- Document ID: US12181895B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 18/495,024
- Filed: 2023-10-26
- Granted: 2024-12-31
- Earliest claimed: 2016-05-16
- Assignees: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
- Applicants: United Services Automobile Association (Usaa)
- Inventors: Richard Daniel Graham; Kade Scott; Matthew Flachsbart
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12181895B1

## CPC

- G05D 1/0094: {involving pointing a payload, e.g. camera, weapon, sensor, towards a fixed or moving target}
- G05D 1/12: Target-seeking control
- B64C 39/024: {of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV}
- B64D 5/00: Aircraft transported by aircraft, e.g. for release or reberthing during flight
- B64D 47/08: Arrangements of cameras
- G05D 1/0027: {involving a plurality of vehicles, e.g. fleet or convoy travelling (fleet control of land vehicles from a control room G05D1/0297; traffic control systems for road vehicles G08G1/00; for marine craft G08G3/00; for aircraft G08G5/00)}
- B64U 2101/00: UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications
- B64U 2101/26: for manufacturing, inspections or repairs
- B64U 2101/31: for surveillance
- B64U 2201/00: UAVs characterised by their flight controls
- G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
- B64C: AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
- B64D: EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
- B64U: UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR

## Abstract

Unmanned vehicles can be terrestrial, aerial, nautical, or multi-mode. Unmanned vehicles may be used to survey a property in response to or in anticipation of a threat. For example, an unmanned vehicle may analyze information about the property and based on the information deter theft of items on the property.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An unmanned vehicle comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled with the processor, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
patrolling, by the unmanned vehicle, an area of a surveilled environment;
receiving, by a sensor management engine, data collected by a sensor, wherein the data is associated with a person within the area of the surveilled environment;
analyzing, by a data analysis engine, the data collected by the sensor;
determining, based on the analyzed data, a threat level associated with the person; and
securing, based on the determined threat level, the area of surveilled environment.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The unmanned vehicle of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving external data from a device external to the unmanned vehicle;
analyzing the external data; and
determining, based on the analyzed external data, the threat level.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The unmanned vehicle of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises a camera; and
wherein the operations further comprise controlling a zoom level and a direction of aim of the camera.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The unmanned vehicle of claim 1, wherein the securing the area of the surveilled environment comprises transmitting an alert indicative of the threat level to one or more devices external to the unmanned vehicle.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The unmanned vehicle of claim 1, wherein the operations comprise:
generating, by the processor, an instruction to automatically lock at least one door or window of a structure in the area of the surveilled environment; and
transmitting the instruction to the at least one door or window, wherein securing the area of the surveilled environment comprises locking the at least one door or window.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The unmanned vehicle of claim 1, wherein the operations comprise:
generating, by the processor, an instruction to automatically disable a vehicle in the area of the surveilled environment; and
transmitting the instruction to the vehicle, wherein securing the area of the surveilled environment comprises disabling the vehicle.

### Claim 7

A system comprising:
a sensor; and
an unmanned vehicle in communication with the sensor, wherein the unmanned vehicle is configured to:
patrol an area of a surveilled environment:
receive, by a sensor management engine, data from the sensor, wherein the data is associated with a person within the surveilled environment;
analyze, by a data analysis engine and using a processor, the data received from the sensor;
determine, based on the analyzed data, a threat level associated with the person; and
secure, based on the determined threat level, the area of the surveilled environment.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein the unmanned vehicle comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein the unmanned vehicle comprises:
a first unmanned vehicle; and
a second unmanned vehicle configured to:
house the first unmanned vehicle;
deploy the first unmanned vehicle; and
guide the first unmanned vehicle.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein unmanned vehicle is configured to secure the surveilled environment by:
tagging, with paint or an electronic beacon, the person or an object in the area of the surveilled environment; and
transmitting a notification indicative of the tagging to one or more devices associated with the area of the surveilled environment.

### Claim 11

A method comprising:
patrolling, by an unmanned vehicle, an area of a surveilled environment;
receiving, by a sensor management engine of the unmanned vehicle and from a sensor, data associated with a person within the surveilled environment;
analyzing, using a processor and by a data analysis engine of the unmanned vehicle, the data received from the sensor;
determining, by the unmanned vehicle and based on the analyzed data, a threat level associated with the person; and
securing, by the unmanned vehicle and based on the determined threat level, the area of the surveilled environment.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the data received from the sensor comprises a heart rate of the person; and
wherein the analyzing the data comprises comparing the heart rate of the person to a baseline heart rate of the person.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the data from the sensor comprises an image of the person and
wherein the analyzing the data comprises comparing, by the unmanned vehicle, the image to stored information, and
identifying, by the unmanned vehicle and based on the comparing the image to the stored information, the person.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, further comprising:
navigating, by the unmanned vehicle, a planned path; and
modifying, by the unmanned vehicle and based on the data from the sensor, the planned path.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein the modifying the planned path is based on a travel path of the person.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the securing the area of the surveilled environment comprises causing, by the unmanned vehicle, at least one device associated with the surveilled environment to turn on or to turn off.

### Claim 17 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein the securing the surveilled environment comprises causing, by the unmanned vehicle, one or more structures in the area of the surveilled environment to lock.

### Claim 18 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, further comprising accessing, by the unmanned vehicle and based on the data received from the sensor, stored information associated with the surveilled environment; and
wherein the determining the threat level is further based on the stored information.

### Claim 19 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11, wherein securing the area of the surveilled environment comprises transmitting, by the unmanned vehicle and to another unmanned vehicle, a request for the another unmanned vehicle to travel to a position at the surveilled environment.