System and method for custom material, replacement

A system for generating a partial 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 an image of a sample of an original material needing to be replaced;
• generate representative data for the original material based upon the received image;
• access a reference database that stores reference data for a plurality of different materials including reference texture data or reference characteristic data for each material of the plurality of different materials;
• compare the representative data for the original material to the reference data in the reference database to identify at least one material of the plurality of materials that correlates with the original material;
• determine if the at least one material of the plurality of different materials that correlates with the original material is not available in a needed amount and if the original material is aged beyond a predetermined threshold;
• send a request to generate a replacement material for the at least one material of the plurality of different materials that correlates with the original material;
• and
• generate the replacement material by manufacturing the replacement material.

A 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 a sample 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, a reference database that stores reference data for a plurality of different materials including reference texture data or reference characteristic data for each material of the plurality of different materials;
• comparing, by the server, the representative data for the original material to the reference data in the reference database to identify at least one material of the plurality of materials that correlates with the original material;
• determining, by the server, if the at least one material of the plurality of different materials that correlates with the original material is not available in a needed amount and if the original material is aged beyond a predetermined threshold;
• sending, by the server, a request to generate a replacement material for the at least one material of the plurality of different materials that correlates with the original material;
• and
• generating the replacement material by manufacturing the replacement material.