US 11,740,160 B2
Systems and methods of alarm triggered equipment verification using drone deployment of sensors
Matthew Roberts, North Chelmsford, MA (US); and Stephen Tarmey, Leominster, MA (US)
Assigned to Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed by Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Filed on Aug. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/880,978.
Application 17/880,978 is a continuation of application No. 16/117,030, filed on Aug. 30, 2018, granted, now 11,415,486.
Prior Publication US 2022/0390330 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01M 99/00 (2011.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 101/00 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01)
CPC G01M 99/005 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0011 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G08B 21/185 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64U 2101/00 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An equipment monitoring system, comprising:
a control circuit comprising one or more processors to:
receive, from an alarm circuit, an indication of a condition to test a building component;
generate, based on the indication, an equipment verification signal that includes an identifier of the building component and a test of the building component to be executed; and
transmit the equipment verification signal to a flight controller of an unmanned vehicle to cause the unmanned vehicle to execute the test of the building component.