Systems and methods for automated house damage detection and reporting
View Patent ↗A system for automated house damage detection and reporting may comprise at least one subsystem configured for receiving a damage detection signal detecting potential damage to a building from at least one sensor operably connected to the building, and at least one subsystem configured for automatically communicating damage detection data using the received damage detection signal to a remote system outside the building for further analysis.
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that are executed by a processor to:
receive, at a remote system, a signal indicating potential damage to a structure, wherein the signal is transmitted from a sensor operably coupled to the structure;
analyze the signal; and
determine whether to adjust an insurance rate in response to the analysis of the signal, wherein the analysis of the signal is based on a frequency at which signals are received that indicate potential damage to the structure.
2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is a sensor configured to detect an impact to a roof of the structure.
3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the remote system is associated with an insurance company.
4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , further comprising computer-executable instructions executed to receive the signal indicating potential damage to the structure responsive to the sensor detecting an impact exceeding a pre-determined pressure level.
5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the remote system is a mobile device of a person associated with the structure.
6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , further comprising computer-executable instructions executed to receive the signal wirelessly.
7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , further comprising computer-executable instructions stored thereon that are executed to receive a signal indicating potential damage to the structure from a second sensor operably coupled to the structure and configured to detect damage of a different type than that of the sensor.
8. A method for detecting potential damage to a structure, comprising:
receiving a signal from an impact sensor operably connected to a roof of a structure indicating an impact to the roof of the structure; and
analyzing the signal to determine whether damage has occurred to the roof, wherein the analysis of the signal is based on a frequency at which signals are received that indicate potential damage to the structure.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising determining a frequency of signals received indicating the impact to the roof of the structure.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the signal from the impact sensor is received wirelessly.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the structure is a first structure, and wherein the method further comprises determining a frequency of received signals indicating an impact to a roof of a second structure in an area proximate to the first structure.
12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising determining a type of damage based on the analysis of the signal and a weather condition local to the impact sensor.
13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising determining whether to initiate a process for adjusting an insurance rate based on the analysis of the signal and the weather condition local to the impact sensor.
14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising determining an extent of damage to the roof of the structure based on the signal indicating the impact to the roof of the structure.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that are executed by a processor to:
receive a signal from a damage detection sensor operably coupled to a structure, wherein the signal indicates data associated with potential damage to the structure detected by the sensor; and
determine a type of potential damage to the structure based on the data, wherein the determination of the type of potential damage is based on a frequency at which signals are received that indicate potential damage to the structure.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the damage detection sensor is configured to detect electrical system damage associated with the structure.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the damage detection sensor is a noise sensor configured for pest detection.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the damage detection sensor is a gas sensor.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the damage detection sensor is a water pressure sensor.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the damage detection sensor is configured to detect creosote buildup.