Patent ID: 11861726
Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system for collaborative, real-time inspection of insured properties, the system comprising:
a plurality of workstations, each operated by a different user with a respective role in processing an insurance claim;
a memory storing a database; and
a server system communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of workstations, the memory, and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to collect aerial imagery, wherein the server system is configured to:
obtain, during a pre-inspection session flight of the UAV, a plurality of aerial images of an insured property to create a three-dimensional (3D) image of the insured property based upon a stereoscopic imaging technique,
determine dimensional data associated with the insured property by analyzing the 3D image in conjunction with proximity sensor data, and
transmit an instruction to the UAV causing the UAV to autonomously perform at least a portion of an inspection session based upon the dimensional data.