Automatic building assessment

NU Christopulos, JD Maurer, NL Tofte… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
Disclosed systems and methods automatically assess build ings and structures. A device
may receive one or more images of a structure. Such as a building or portion of the building …

Device and method for building claim assessment

NL Tofte - US Patent 9,002,719, 2015 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND After an accident or loss, property owners typically file claims with their
insurance companies. In response to these claims, the insurance companies assign an …

Systems and methods for assessing property damage

BA Plummer, D Cross - US Patent 8,756,085, 2014 - Google Patents
A damage assessment module operating on a computer system automatically evaluates a
property, estimating damage to the property by analyzing a point cloud of a property. The …

Systems and methods for assessing property damage

BA Plummer, D Cross, NL Tofte - US Patent 9,633,146, 2017 - Google Patents
Primary Examiner—Frantzy Poinvil (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Marshall, Gerstein &
Borun LLP. Randall G. Rueth (57) ABSTRACT A damage assessment module operating on …

Systems and methods for assessing a roof and generating models

BA Plummer, D Cross, NL Tofte - US Patent 9,098,655, 2015 - Google Patents
A damage assessment module operating on a computer system generating a model
undamaged roof shingle includes using a method based on the average nearest-neighbor …

System and method for assessing a claim using an inspection vehicle

N Tofte - US Patent 9,262,789, 2016 - Google Patents
Disclosed systems and methods automatically assess claims. A device may receive one or
more images of a claimed object, Such as a building or vehicle, compare the images to …

Method of estimating damage to a roof

BA Plummer, D Cross, NL Tofte - US Patent 9,262,564, 2016 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Insurance companies spend considerable amounts of resources estimating
damage caused to shingles. Currently an estimator needs to be on site to determine whether …

Methods and systems for capturing the condition of a physical structure via chemical detection

JM Freeman, RD Schmidgall, PH Boyer… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
In a computer-implemented method and system for capturing the condition of a structure, the
structure is scanned with a three-dimensional (3D) scanner. The 3D scanner generates 3D …

Laser-based methods and systems for capturing the condition of a physical structure

JM Freeman, RD Schmidgall, PH Boyer… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
In a computer-implemented method and system for capturing the condition of a structure, the
structure is scanned with a three-dimensional (3D) scanner. The 3D scanner generates 3D …

Methods and systems for capturing the condition of a physical structure via detection of electromagnetic radiation

JM Freeman, RD Schmidgall, PH Boyer… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
In a computer-implemented method and system for capturing the condition of a structure, the
structure is scanned with a three-dimensional (3D) scanner. The 3D scanner generates 3D …