System and method for custom material replacement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12023867-B2
Application number	US-202318127450-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 28, 2023
Priority date	Jan 27, 2020
Publication date	Jul 2, 2024
Grant date	Jul 2, 2024

Abstract

A method for generating a material for a partial replacement includes receiving an image of a sample of an original material needing to be replaced, generating a representative data set for the original material based on the image received, accessing a reference database comprised of a plurality of different materials and including reference texture data or reference characteristic data for each of the plurality of different materials, comparing the representative data set to the reference data in the reference database, identifying at least one of the plurality of different materials correlated to the representative data set, determining the identified correlated material is not available, sending a request to generate a replacement material, and generating the replacement material.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A computer-implemented method for generating a material replacement, the method comprising:
receiving, by a server and from a mobile device, an image of an original material needing to be replaced;
generating, by the server, representative data for the original material based upon the image;
accessing, by the server, reference data for each of a plurality of different materials;
comparing, by the server, the representative data and the reference data to identify at least one material of the plurality of different materials that correlates with the original material;
outputting, by the server, information unique to the at least one material to the mobile device;
receiving, by the server and from the mobile device, an indication to replace the original material with the at least one material;
determining, by the server, if the at least one material is not available in a needed amount and if the original material is aged beyond a predetermined threshold; and
sending, by the server, a request to generate a replacement material for the at least one material.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising providing the replacement material for a partial replacement in an insured loss.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the original material includes at least one of siding for a building, a roofing material, a window sill, a window trim, a plumbing fixture, a plumbing joint, a plumbing material, an automotive component, or an automotive material.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the image of the original material is sent from the mobile device by a client or a claim representative of an insurance company.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the reference data includes reference characteristic data associated with each of the plurality of different materials, and the reference characteristic data includes at least one of: a color, a texture, a construction material type, a construction material style, a construction material face characteristic, a construction material profile characteristic, or a construction material manufacturer name.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the indication to replace the original material with the at least one material includes an amount of the at least one material needed to replace the original material.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sending the request to generate the replacement material for the at least one material to a custom manufacturing facility, and
sending an amount of the replacement material needed to replace the original material to the custom manufacturing facility.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , further comprising generating the replacement material by manufacturing the replacement material using an additive manufacturing process at the custom manufacturing facility.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising transmitting files for the additive manufacturing process of the replacement material from a reference database to the custom manufacturing facility.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the image includes a digital image of a transferred ink pattern of the original material.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein comparing, by the server, the representative data and the reference data to identify at least one material of the plurality of different materials that correlates with the original material includes:
determining a similarity score for the reference data based upon a similarity between the reference data and the representative data; and
identifying the at least one material of the plurality of different materials that correlates with the original material based upon the similarity score for the reference data.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein generating, by the server, representative data for the original material based upon the image further comprises:
segmenting, by the server, a texture region from the image;
extracting, by the server, a feature of the original material from the texture region; and
generating, by the server and based on the feature, the representative data for the original material.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , wherein comparing, by the server, the representative data and the reference data to identify at least one material of the plurality of different materials that correlates with the original material further comprises:
extracting, by the server and based on the reference data, reference feature corresponding to each of the plurality of different materials;
outputting, by the server, a similarity score between the feature of the original material and the reference feature corresponding to each of the plurality of different materials; and
determining, by the server and based on the similarity score satisfying a criteria, the at least one material.

14. A system for generating a material replacement, the system comprising:
a processor;
a non-transitory storage medium; and
a set of computer readable instructions stored in the non-transitory storage medium that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive, from a mobile device, an image of an original material needing to be replaced;
generate representative data for the original material based upon the received image;
access reference data for each of a plurality of different materials;
compare, the representative data and the reference data to identify at least one material of the plurality of materials that correlates with the original material;
output, to the mobile device, information unique to the at least one material;
receive, from the mobile device, an indication to replace the original material with the at least one material;
determine if the at least one material is not available in a needed amount and if the original material is aged beyond a predetermined threshold; and
send a request to generate a replacement material for the at least one material.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the set of computer readable instructions further include instructions that cause the processor to use an additive manufacturing process to manufacture the replacement material.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the replacement material includes a veneer layered on an existing substrate.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the set of computer readable instructions further include instructions that cause the processor to access a reference database that stores design specifications for additive manufacturing of the plurality of different materials.

18. A computer-implemented method for generating a partial material replacement, the method comprising:
providing, by a server, a claims handling application to a user for installation on a client device of the user;
collecting, by the server, claims data transmitted by the client device through the claims handling application;
receiving, by the server, an image of an original material needing to be replaced;
generating, by the server, representative data for the original material based upon the received image;
accessing, by the server, reference data for each of a plurality of different materials;
comparing, by the server, the representative data and the reference data to identify at least one material of the plurality of materials that correlates with the original material;
outputting, by the server, information unique to the at least one materi

Assignees

• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co

Inventors

• Lavazza Ivan R
• Matesevac Edward P
• Hunt John H

Classifications

• B33Y50/00

  Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing · CPC title

• B33Y80/00

  Products made by additive manufacturing · CPC title

• G06Q50/04

  Manufacturing · CPC title

• G06Q40/08 Primary

  Insurance · CPC title

• B33Y30/00

  Apparatus for additive manufacturing; Details thereof or accessories therefor · CPC title