Patent ID: 11869090
Assignee: ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A provider computing system communicatively coupled to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the provider computing system comprising:
at least one processor; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
determine that a damaged property needs to be inspected;
cause the UAV to autonomously travel to a location of the damaged property;
cause the UAV to collect information about a condition of the damaged property using one or more sensors of the UAV;
receive, from the UAV, inspection data collected by the one or more sensors;
determine, based on the damage inspection data, a series of tests to perform;
cause the UAV to perform the series of tests;
receive, from the UAV and responsive to performing the series of tests, detailed inspection data;
analyze the detailed inspection data to determine if any insurance limits apply;
if any insurance limits apply, analyze the detailed inspection data to determine if it satisfies a special case exception to the insurance limits; and
determine, based on the detailed inspection data, a monetary amount to approve for an insurance claim related to the damaged property.