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

Claim 0:
1. A drone that is configured to monitor a property, the drone comprising:
a sensor that is configured to generate sensor data;
a motor that is configured to navigate the drone;
one or more processors configured to:
analyze the sensor data;
determine, 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, determine 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;

generate, using data for the location that is more likely than another location to cause the unwanted animal to leave the property, an instruction to navigate the drone towards the unwanted animal;
provide, to the motor, the instruction to cause the motor to navigate the drone towards the unwanted animal in response to the instruction to navigate the drone towards the unwanted animal; and
generate an instruction to activate a device that is configured to encourage the unwanted animal to leave the property.