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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2021
Alarm.com Incorporated, Tysons, VA (US);
Kevin Maurer, Tysons, VA (US);
Alison Jane Slavin, Falls Church, VA (US);
Aaron Lee Roberts, Centreville, VA (US);
Shan Huang, Fairfax, VA (US);
Alarm.com Incorporated, Tysons, VA (US);
Abstract
Systems and techniques are provided for charging devices at a property using battery-charging drones. In some implementations, a monitoring system is configured to monitor a property and includes a battery-powered sensor configured to generate sensor data. The system includes a drone that is configured to navigate the property and charge the battery-powered sensor. A monitor control unit is configured to obtain a battery level from the battery-powered sensor and compare the battery level to a battery level threshold. Based on the comparison, the monitor control unit determines that the battery level does not satisfy the threshold. Based on the determination, the monitor control unit generates and transmits an instruction to a drone for the drone to navigate to the battery-powered sensor and charge a battery of the battery-powered sensor. The monitor control unit receives data from the drone that indicates whether the drone charged the battery of the sensor.