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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Eli M. Dow, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Michael R. Kelly, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Harry R. Kolar, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Jessie Yu, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to computer-implemented methods, computer systems, and computer program products for remote monitoring of devices. The method includes causing a launch of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV is instructed to fly a path that is optimized to read optical signals from a set of one or more devices. Data is received from the UAV, the data corresponding to the optical signals read from the set of one or more devices.