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Amazon.com is exploring using drones not just to deliver packages but also to provide surveillance as a service to its customers, according to a patent granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

据美国专利商标局授予的一项专利，亚马逊网站正在探索使用的无人机不仅是为了递送包裹，还将为其客户提供监控服务。

The delivery drones can be used to record video of consented user's property to gather data that can be analysed to look out, say for example, a broken window, or a fire or if a garage door was left open during the day, the patent described.

该专利称，无人机可以用来记录用户自愿财产的视频，以收集数据，这些数据可以被分析出来，以供查看。例如窗户是否打破、火灾或车库门白天是否开着。

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According to the patent, the surveillance function of the drone can be limited through geo-fencing, a technology used to draw a virtual boundary around the property under surveillance. Any image or data that the drone captures outside the geo-fence would be obscured or removed.

根据这项专利，无人机的监视功能可以通过地理围栏加以限制，地理围栏是一种用来在被监视的房产周围划定虚拟边界的技术。无人机在地理围栏外捕捉到的任何图像或数据都将将被模糊处理或删除。

The application for the patent was filed by the e-commerce giant in 2015 and granted on June 4.

该专利申请于2015年由这家电子商务巨头提出，并于6月4日获得批准。

Earlier this month, Amazon said it will start drones delivering packages to customers in 30 minutes or less in the coming months.

本月早些时候，亚马逊表示，在未来几个月内，开始向客户提供30分钟或更短的时间内使用无人机递送包裹。