Patent ID: 11856938
Assignee: ALARM.COM INCORPORATED
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 10:
11. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving, from a sensor that is included in a drone that is configured to monitor a property, sensor data;
analyzing, by the drone, the sensor data;
determining, by the drone using a result of an analysis of the sensor data, that an unwanted animal is located at the property;
in response to determining that the unwanted animal is located at the property, determining by the drone, a location that is more likely than another location to cause the unwanted animal to leave the property, wherein the location comprises at least one of a location:
for a most efficient path;
that avoids obstacles; or
that is away from people or pets;

navigating, by the drone and using data for the location that is more likely than another location to cause the unwanted animal to leave the property, towards the unwanted animal; and
activating, by the drone, a device that is configured to encourage the unwanted animal to leave the property.