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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:
Feb. 14, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 19, 2019
Applicant:

Uipco, Llc, San Antonio, TX (US);

Inventors:

Justin Dax Haslam, San Antonio, TX (US);

Donnette Moncrief Brown, San Antonio, TX (US);

Eric David Schroeder, San Antonio, TX (US);

Ravi Durairaj, San Antonio, TX (US);

Deborah Janette Schulz, San Antonio, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/12 (2006.01); G06Q 50/26 (2012.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G06Q 40/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/12 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G06Q 50/265 (2013.01); B64C 2201/027 (2013.01); B64C 2201/08 (2013.01); B64C 2201/127 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01); B64C 2201/208 (2013.01); G06Q 40/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems for automatically deploying an autonomous drone from a vehicle in response to a triggering event or accident so that data associated with the triggering event or accident may be automatically obtained are described. In one embodiment, a method for deploying an autonomous drone in response to a triggering event is described. The method includes providing an autonomous drone in a vehicle. The method also includes detecting a triggering event associated with the vehicle. Upon detection of the triggering event, the method includes automatically deploying the autonomous drone from the vehicle. The method further includes implementing, by the autonomous drone, a plurality of automatic actions, including recording data associated with the vehicle in which the autonomous drone is provided.


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