Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Enhanced unmanned aerial vehicles for damage inspection
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Application No.: US15282237Application Date: 2016-09-30
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Publication No.: US10223753B1Publication Date: 2019-03-05
- Inventor: Clint J. Marlow , Bryan Keith Corder
- Applicant: Allstate Insurance Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Northbrook
- Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
- Current Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Northbrook
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff Ltd.
- Main IPC: G06Q40/08
- IPC: G06Q40/08 ; B64C39/02 ; B64D47/08 ; G05D1/00 ; G05D1/10

Abstract:
Systems and methods for performing insurance damage inspection by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are provided. A computing device may receive a request to inspect a vehicle, the request comprising a location of the vehicle. The computing device may identify a UAV from a plurality of UAVs that is located closest to the location of the vehicle from other UAVs in the plurality of UAVs. The computing device may instruct the UAV to travel to the location of the vehicle. The computing device may instruct the UAV to collect damage information on the vehicle using one or more onboard sensors of the UAV. The computing device may determine an amount of insurance payout to approve for repairs to the vehicle based on the damage information collected by the UAV.
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