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

Claim 7:
8. A method comprising:
determining, by a provider computing system, that a damaged property needs to be inspected;
causing, by the provider computing system, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to autonomously travel to a location of the damaged property, wherein the UAV is communicatively coupled to the provider computing system;
causing, by the provider computing system, the UAV to collect information about a condition of the damaged property using one or more sensors of the UAV;
receiving, by the provider computing system and from the UAV, inspection data collected by the one or more sensors;
determining, by the provider computing system and based on the damage inspection data, a series of tests to perform;
causing, by the provider computing system, the UAV to perform the series of tests;
receiving, by the provider computing system, from the UAV, and responsive to performing the series of tests, detailed inspection data;
analyzing the detailed inspection data to determine if any insurance limits apply;
if any insurance limits apply, analyzing the detailed inspection data to determine if it satisfies a special case exception to the insurance limits; and
determining, by the provider computing system and based on the detailed inspection data, a monetary amount to approve for an insurance claim related to the damaged property.