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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021

Filed:

Apr. 17, 2019
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Evelyn R. Anderson, Houston, TX (US);

Michael Bender, Rye Brook, NY (US);

Rhonda L. Childress, Austin, TX (US);

Ea-Ee Jan, Westchester, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/106 (2019.05); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); G05D 1/0027 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/1062 (2019.05); B64C 2201/128 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01); B64C 2201/146 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01);
Abstract

A tool for protecting outdoor objects from weather related damage. Responsive to a registration request, the tool registers an object and an originating location where the object is currently located. The tool determines whether a risk threshold for the object is exceeded based, at least in part, on weather conditions at the originating location. Responsive to a determination that the risk threshold for the object is exceeded, the tool instructs one or more drones to relocate the object from an originating location to a protected location that is protected from the weather conditions.


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