Property damage detection system and method of use
View Patent ↗A property damage detection system comprising a sensor device, a transmitter device, a receiver device, and a computing device, the sensor device configured to monitor and detect environmental conditions of a building, the transmitter device to convey the data, the receiver device configured to collect and transmit information from the sensor device to the computing device, the computing device configured to analyze the transmitted information and report to a user.
1. A method of detecting environmental conditions, the method comprising: providing one or more sensor devices configured to monitor and detect one or more environmental conditions:
providing one or more transmitting devices to send data to a receiver device; providing one or more receiver devices configured to collect and transmit data from the one or more sensor devices;
providing a computer system to analyze data collected from the one or more sensors device and the one or more receiver devices;
positioning the one or more sensor devices onto the structure of a building, within a fixture or component of a building, or a combination thereof;
positioning the one or more transmitter devices incorporated within the one or more sensor devices or as an additional component installed elsewhere within or on the building;
positioning the one or more receiver devices in the interior portion of a building or another remote location;
receiving data from the one or more sensor devices, the one or more transmitter devices, the one or more receiver devices and the computer system;
providing real-time monitoring and notification of events; providing a record of monitored events;
providing data that can be utilized for a computerized analysis of events; providing data that can be compared to forensic analysis of weather data; providing data that can be compared to forensic analysis of physical damages; providing monitoring of inaccessible or remote locations;
providing data for insurance claims analysis; providing data for insurance underwriting analysis;
providing data for architectural building component recommendations; providing historical loss analysis by location and region;
providing research data for building codes; providing data for rating insurance underwriting; providing data for damage prevention, mitigation, and restoration recommendations;
providing data for repair, restoration, and replacement recommendations; providing data for code upgrade requirements for building components;
providing monitor of vandalism, weather-related events, extreme loss events, or a combination thereof;
providing regional coordination of regional weather-related events; and
allowing a user to manage data from the one or more sensor devices, one or more transmitter devices, one or more receiver devices, computer system, or a combination thereof.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more environmental conditions includes one or more real-time and preserved evidence of vibration, acceleration, pressure, temperature, sound, infrared, motion, moisture, orientation, size of hail, shape of hail, weight of hail, seismic activity, unauthorized human entry, and other conditions that indicate damage or potential damage to a structure, fixture, or component of a building.