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公开(公告)号：US20230081273A1
公开(公告)日：2023-03-16
申请号：US17977977
申请日：2022-10-31
Inventor： Brian N. Harvey , Nathan L. Tofte , Roger D. Schmidgall , Michael Jeffrey Aviles , Kyle Pott , Rosemarie Geier Grant , Eric Haefli , Michael Shawn Jacob
Abstract: A method and system may survey a property using aerial images captured from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a manned aerial vehicle (MAV) or from a satellite device. The method may include identifying a commercial property for a UAV to perform surveillance, and directing the UAV to hover over the commercial property and capture aerial images at predetermined time intervals. Furthermore, the method may include receiving the aerial images of the commercial property captured at the predetermined time intervals, detecting a surveillance event at the commercial property, generating a surveillance alert, and transmitting the surveillance alert to an electronic device associated with an owner of the commercial property.
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公开(公告)号：US11270504B2
公开(公告)日：2022-03-08
申请号：US16831518
申请日：2020-03-26
Inventor： James M. Freeman , Roger D. Schmidgall , Patrick H. Boyer , Nicholas U. Christopulos , Jonathan D. Maurer , Nathan L. Tofte , Jackie O. Jordan, II
IPC: G06T17/20 , H04N13/106 , G06T7/00 , H04N13/254 , H04N13/271 , H04N13/275 , G01S17/89 , G01S13/89 , B64C39/02 , G06F30/13 , G01S17/86 , G01S15/89 , G06Q40/08 , G06Q50/16 , G06Q30/02 , H04R23/00 , G01N21/64 , G01N21/88 , G06T1/00 , G01S7/481 , H04N7/18 , G01N22/02
Abstract: In a computer-implemented method and system for capturing the condition of a structure, the structure is scanned with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV receives an instruction to collect information on at least one aspect of a property, and identifies one or more onboard sensors of the UAV to collect the information on the at least one aspect of the property, where the UAV is configured to identify a first set of one or more onboard sensors to collect a first type of data and to identify a second set of one or more onboard sensors to collect a second type of data. The UAV also collects the information on the at least one aspect of the property using the one or more onboard sensors, and identifies, based on the collected information, a type of damage incurred on the at least one aspect of the property.
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13.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20210192629A1
公开(公告)日：2021-06-24
申请号：US14858034
申请日：2015-09-18
Inventor： Nathan L. Tofte , Timothy W. Ryan , Nathan W. Baumann , Michael Shawn Jacob , Joshua David Lillie , Brian N. Harvey , Roxane Lyons , Rosemarie Geier Grant
Abstract: Various techniques are described utilizing one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, or “drones”) for various disaster and/or catastrophe-related purposes. UAVs may collect data in an attempt to predict the occurrence and/or extent of a catastrophe and/or to mitigate the impact of a catastrophe before and, if not at that time, once it has occurred. The UAVs may perform various tasks such that the damage to property caused by a catastrophe (or potential catastrophe) may be eliminated or mitigated. The drone data may be transmitted by the UAVs to an external computing device, which may be associated with an insurer and used, with an insured's permission, to begin and/or facilitate an insurance claim process or other various insurance-related tasks. Damage to insured property may be estimated from the drone data, and proposed or estimated insurance claims may be generated for customer review, modification, or approval.
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公开(公告)号：US10663591B2
公开(公告)日：2020-05-26
申请号：US15598071
申请日：2017-05-17
Inventor： Nathan L. Tofte , Patrick H. Boyer , James M. Freeman
IPC: G01S17/89 , G01S7/481 , G01S7/48 , G01S7/497 , G01S17/88 , G01S17/10 , G01S17/66 , G01S7/00 , G01S17/42
Abstract: In a method and system for scanning a structure, a structure scanner may acquire multiple scans of a surface of a structure. Each of the scans may correspond to different portions of the surface. The property inspection system may generate a 3D model of the surface using the scans. To account for potential changes in position and/or orientation of the structure scanner between scans, the structure scanner may self-calibrate using a fiducial marker. By correcting for changes in position and orientation over time, the structure scanner may accurately map the scans of the different portions of the surface to a 3D model of the surface.
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公开(公告)号：US10604097B1
公开(公告)日：2020-03-31
申请号：US16385619
申请日：2019-04-16
Inventor： Michael Shawn Jacob , Nathan L. Tofte
IPC: B60R21/0136 , G07C5/00
Abstract: Systems and approaches for detecting an event, such as a crash involving a motorized and/or non-motorized vehicle, are described. In one approach, a listening component of a mobile computing device is first activated. This listening component may then monitor the sound proximate thereto (e.g., within the vehicle in which the mobile computing device is disposed). Using one or more processors, an audio source may be detected which was generated by an event (such as, for example, a crash involving the vehicle and/or an alerting triggering phrase) and was sensed by the listening component. Using an audio recognition technique, the detected audio source is processed to determine a severity of the event which generated the audio signal. This detection step may include identifying a type and magnitude of the detected audio signal using audio signal identification data. An information signal based on the severity of the event is then transmitted.
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公开(公告)号：US10565658B1
公开(公告)日：2020-02-18
申请号：US15837649
申请日：2017-12-11
Inventor： Brian N. Harvey , Nathan L. Tofte , Roger D. Schmidgall , Michael Jeffrey Aviles , Kyle Pott , Rosemarie Geier Grant , Michael Shawn Jacob
Abstract: A method and system may determine the condition of insured properties in a neighborhood using aerial images captured from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or from a satellite device. The neighborhood may be selected by identifying a neighborhood that includes properties which are insured by a particular insurance provider. Aerial images of the entire neighborhood may then be captured and received from the UAV or the satellite device. For each insured property in the neighborhood, a condition and level of risk may be automatically determined based on the received aerial images. Then a level of risk indicator may be assigned to the insured property based on the determined level of risk. The aerial images of the insured property may be displayed on a user interface with indications of the level of risk overlaying the aerial images.
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公开(公告)号：US10281911B1
公开(公告)日：2019-05-07
申请号：US15468209
申请日：2017-03-24
Inventor： Nathan L. Tofte , James M. Freeman , Brian N. Harvey
IPC: B64C19/00 , B64C39/00 , B64C39/02 , G05D1/12 , G05D1/00 , B64D47/08 , G06K9/00 , H04N7/18 , G06Q40/08
Abstract: The method and system may be used to control the movement of a remote aerial device in an incremental step manner during a close inspection of an object or other subject matter. At the inspection location, a control module “stabilizes” the remote aerial device in a maintained, consistent hover while maintaining a close distance to the desired object. The control module may retrieve proximal sensor data that indicates possible nearby obstructions to the remote aerial device and may transmit the data to a remote control client. The remote control module may determine and display the possible one or more non-obstructed directions that the remote aerial device is capable of moving by an incremental distance. In response to receiving a selection of one of the directions, the remote control module may transmit the selection to the remote aerial device to indicate the next movement for the remote aerial device.
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公开(公告)号：US10134092B1
公开(公告)日：2018-11-20
申请号：US14510492
申请日：2014-10-09
Inventor： Brian N. Harvey , Nathan L. Tofte , Roger D. Schmidgall , Michael Jeffrey Aviles , Kyle Pott , Rosemarie Geier Grant , Michael Shawn Jacob
Abstract: A method and system may assess the damage to insured properties in a neighborhood using aerial images captured from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or from a satellite device. The neighborhood may be selected by identifying a neighborhood affected by a catastrophe and having a large concentration of properties which are insured by a particular insurance provider. Aerial images of the entire neighborhood may then be captured and received from the UAV or the satellite device. For each insured property in the neighborhood, a condition and the extent and/or severity of the damage may be automatically determined based on the received aerial images. The aerial images along with indications of the extent of the damage may be displayed.
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公开(公告)号：US09898558B1
公开(公告)日：2018-02-20
申请号：US15492798
申请日：2017-04-20
Inventor： Nathan L. Tofte
CPC classification number: G06F17/5004 , B64D47/08 , G06F17/00 , G06K9/00637 , G06K9/00791 , G06K9/6201 , G06Q10/10 , G06Q10/20 , G06Q40/08 , G06T7/0002 , G06T17/10 , G06T2207/10004 , H04N7/18 , H04N7/185
Abstract: Disclosed systems and methods estimate a financial cost to remedy estimated damage to a building. A controllable inspection vehicle, such as an aircraft, may capture one or more images of the building. The one or more images may be utilized to generate a model of the building, which can be analyzed to estimate the damage to the building.
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公开(公告)号：US09875509B1
公开(公告)日：2018-01-23
申请号：US14510307
申请日：2014-10-09
Inventor： Brian N. Harvey , Nathan L. Tofte , Roger D. Schmidgall , Michael Jeffrey Aviles , Kyle Pott , Rosemarie Geier Grant , Michael Shawn Jacob
CPC classification number: G06Q40/08 , G06K9/00637 , G06T17/20 , G06T2210/04
Abstract: A method and system may determine the condition of insured properties in a neighborhood using aerial images captured from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or from a satellite device. The neighborhood may be selected by identifying a neighborhood having a large concentration of properties which are insured by a particular insurance provider. Aerial images of the entire neighborhood may then be captured and received from the UAV or the satellite device. For each insured property in the neighborhood, a condition and level of risk may be automatically determined based on the received aerial images, and the aerial images along with indications of the level of risk may be displayed.
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