Drone-Based Object Cataloging for Property Asset Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Property owners face a tedious and error-prone process when manually cataloging and tracking warranty, recall, and maintenance information for objects within their properties.
Innovation Solution
A method utilizing a drone to survey properties, generate image data, and identify objects, which are then cataloged using automated image analysis, allowing for the tracking of items, warranties, recalls, and maintenance schedules.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual cataloging is used, then property owners can track objects, but the process is tedious and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automated self-service cataloging where the drone autonomously navigates the property, captures images, and the system automatically processes and catalogs objects without requiring manual intervention from property owners, thereby eliminating tedious manual work while ensuring accurate tracking
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of cataloging with an automated system using a drone for surveying and image capture, combined with automated image processing technology, substituting human effort with technological automation to improve both ease of operation and reliability
2Quantity of substance
If comprehensive object tracking is implemented, then all objects are cataloged, but the process requires ongoing manual effort
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic automated drone surveys that periodically revisit the property to detect and catalog objects, replacing continuous manual effort with scheduled automated inspections, thereby achieving comprehensive object tracking over time without requiring ongoing manual time investment from property owners
Solution Approach 2:
The automated system provides continuous useful action through periodic drone surveys and automated image processing that continuously build and update the object catalog, ensuring comprehensive coverage without interrupting the property owner's time, as the system operates autonomously between surveys
3Quantity of substance
If automated drone surveying is used, then comprehensive object coverage is achieved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system achieves comprehensive object detection by using a multi-functional integrated platform that combines drone navigation, image capture, automated image processing, and database management in a single universal system, thereby detecting all objects without requiring multiple separate complex systems
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an automated image processing system as an intermediary between the drone's image capture and the final catalog, automatically analyzing images to identify and classify objects, which simplifies the overall system architecture while achieving comprehensive object detection without manual intervention
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and techniques are described for cataloging objects in a property using a drone. In some implementations, a system monitors a property that includes a drone configured to survey the property. A control unit accesses data identifying items and provides instructions to the drone to locate the items. The control unit receives data identifying a location of a portion of the items, image data associated with each identified items, and data indicating remaining items not located. In response, the data identifying the remaining items and data indicating that the drone did not locate the remaining portion of the items are transmitted to a client device. The control unit receives data indicating a location within the property of a first group of the remaining portion of the items and data indicating that a second group of the remaining portion of the items are not located within the property.