ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,476,840, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to iControl Networks Inc. (Philadelphia).
"Mobile premises automation platform" was invented by Chris Decenzo (Menlo Park, Calif.), Paul Dawes (Redwood City, Calif.), Wayne Fenton (Redwood City, Calif.) and Jim Kitchen (Round Rock, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system including a drone or unmanned vehicle configured to perform surveillance of a premises. The drone surveillance includes autonomous navigation and/or remote or optional piloting around the premises. The drone includes a controller coupled to a plurality of sensors configured to collect drone data and security data at the prem...