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Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 28, 2022
Applicant:

Sunflower Labs Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);

Inventors:

Alexander S. Pachikov, San Carlos, CA (US);

Phil Libin, Bentonville, AR (US);

Assignee:

Sunflower Labs Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); H04N 23/69 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/183 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); H04N 23/69 (2023.01);
Abstract

Viewing an object detected within a property perimeter includes using a fixed camera to view the object, adjusting optical zoom and/or digital zoom of the fixed camera in response to an initial image of the object from the fixed camera being of insufficient quality to fully assess the unknown object, using different zoom levels of the fixed camera to determine a satisfactory zoom level based on a relationship between zoom level, image quality, and security threat forecast, dispatching a multicopter with a camera to a location of the unknown object in response to the fixed camera being unable to reach the satisfactory zoom level, and providing an image of the unknown object from the camera of the multicopter. The multicopter may be dispatched following interpolating a forecast line to determine that the fixed camera is unable to reach the satisfactory zoom level. Dispatching the multicopter may include optimizing flight trajectory.


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