System and method for analyzing an integrity of a roof covering

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12211192-B2
Application number	US-202318235194-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2023
Priority date	Feb 19, 2019
Publication date	Jan 28, 2025
Grant date	Jan 28, 2025

Abstract

Methods and systems for analyzing an integrity of a roof covering are presented. An exemplary method includes observing, by an imaging unit, a respective lift for one or more discontinuous roof covering materials of a roof covering of a structure. The exemplary method further includes generating, by one or more processors, an overall roof integrity rating based on the respective lift of one or more of the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer implemented method for analyzing an integrity of a roof covering, the method comprising:
observing, by an imaging unit, a respective lift for one or more discontinuous roof covering materials of a roof covering of a structure; and
generating, by one or more processors, an overall roof integrity rating based on the respective lift of one or more of the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials include: (i) asphalt shingles, (ii) metal panels, (iii) metal shingles, (iv) stone-coated steel panels, (v) slate panels, (vi) rubber slate panels, (vii) clay tiles, (viii) concrete tiles, or (ix) cedar shakes.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
directing, by an airflow device, an airflow over the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials; and
determining, by the one or more processors, at least one of: (i) an angle relative to the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials to direct the airflow over the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials or (ii) a distance from the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials to direct the airflow over the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the one or more processors, a discontinuous roof covering material adhesion score for each of the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials based on the respective lift, wherein the discontinuous roof covering material adhesion score for each of the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials indicates a seal quality for each of the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 4 , wherein determining the discontinuous roof covering material adhesion score for each of the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials includes assessing at least one of: (i) a curvature of a respective discontinuous roof covering material of the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials, (ii) a smoothness of the respective discontinuous roof covering material, or (iii) the seal quality of the respective discontinuous roof covering material.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
creating, by the one or more processors, a plurality of discontinuous roof covering material adhesion scores based on the respective lift of one or more of the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials;
updating, by the one or more processors, an aspect of an insurance policy based on the overall roof integrity rating; and
determining, by the one or more processors, eligibility of the structure for coverage under the insurance policy based on the overall roof integrity rating, wherein the overall roof integrity rating is based on the plurality of discontinuous roof covering material adhesion scores.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the overall roof integrity rating indicates at least one of: (i) an adhesion of the roof covering to itself, or (ii) an adhesion of the roof covering to a roof deck.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying, by the one or more processors, one or more roof sections of the roof covering that include the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials; and
providing, by the one or more processors, the overall roof integrity rating to a user of a computing device.

9. A computer device for analyzing an integrity of a roof covering, the computer device comprising:
an imaging unit configured to observe a respective lift for each of one or more discontinuous roof covering materials of a roof covering of a structure;
one or more processors; and
one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more memories including non-transitory computer executable instructions stored therein that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computer device to:
obtain the respective lift for each of the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials from the imaging unit, and
generate an overall roof integrity rating based on the respective lift of one or more of the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials.

10. The computer device of claim 9 , wherein the computer device further comprises a display, and the non-transitory computer executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the computer device to:
provide the overall roof integrity rating to a user via the display.

11. The computer device of claim 9 , wherein the non-transitory computer executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the computer device to:
determine at least one of the following: (i) an angle relative to the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials to direct an airflow over the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials, or (ii) a distance from the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials to direct the airflow over the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials.

12. The computer device of claim 9 , wherein the non-transitory computer executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the computer device to:
determine a discontinuous roof covering material adhesion score for each of the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials based on the respective lift, the discontinuous roof covering material adhesion score for each of the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials indicating a seal quality for each of the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials.

13. The computer device of claim 12 , wherein the non-transitory computer executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the computer device to:
assess at least one of: (i) a curvature of a respective discontinuous roof covering material of the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials, (ii) a smoothness of the respective discontinuous roof covering material, or (iii) the seal quality of the respective discontinuous roof covering material.

14. The computer device of claim 9 , wherein the non-transitory computer executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the computer device to:
create a plurality of discontinuous roof covering material adhesion scores based on the respective lift of one or more of the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials;
update an aspect of an insurance policy based on the overall roof integrity rating; and
determine eligibility of the structure for coverage under the insurance policy based on the overall roof integrity rating, wherein the overall roof integrity rating is based on the plurality of discontinuous roof covering material adhesion scores.

15. The computer device of claim 9 , wherein the overall roof integrity rating indicates at least one of: (i) an adhesion of the roof covering to itself, or (ii) an adhesion of the roof covering to a roof deck.

16. A device for analyzing an integrity of a roof covering, the device comprising:
an imaging unit configured to observe a respective lift for each of one or more discontinuous roof covering materials of a roof covering of a structure;
one or more processors; and
one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more memories including non-transitory computer executable instructions stored therein that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause

Assignees

• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co

Inventors

• Haefli Eric

Classifications

• G06Q40/08 Primary

  Insurance · CPC title

• G01N3/12

  Pressure testing · CPC title

• E04D1/12

  Roofing elements shaped as plain tiles or shingles, i.e. with flat outer surface (E04D1/28, E04D1/30 take precedence) · CPC title

• G06T2207/30132

  Masonry; Concrete · CPC title

• G06T2207/30184

  Infrastructure · CPC title