Preventing anonymous theft by drones
US10475306B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B25/08
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and systems for tracking objects are provided. A method includes: accessing, by a tracking server, a secure database that stores data about an object of personal property; determining, by the tracking server and from the data about the object, that a tracking state of the object is set to ON; obtaining, by the tracking server and in response to the determining, altitude data from an altitude sensor of an Internet of Things (IoT) device associated with the object; comparing, by the tracking server, the altitude data to a predefined criteria; and repeating, by the tracking server, the obtaining and the comparing until one of: the altitude data satisfies the predefined criteria, or the tracking state of the object is set to OFF.
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