System and method for analyzing an integrity of a roof covering
AssigneeState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
InventorEric Haefli
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Abstract
Methods and systems for analyzing an integrity of a roof covering are presented. An airflow may be directed over one or more shingles or other discontinuous roof covering materials by an airflow unit. A respective lift for each of the discontinuous roof covering materials may then be observed by an imaging unit, and an overall roof integrity rating may then be generated by the one or more processors based on the respective lift of the discontinuous roof covering materials.
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A computer implemented method for analyzing an integrity of a roof covering, the method comprising:
- directing, by an airflow device, an airflow over one or more discontinuous roof covering materials of a roof covering of a structure;
- observing, by an imaging unit, a respective lift for each of the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials;
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- 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.
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 while an airflow is directed over the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials;
- 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.
A device for analyzing an integrity of a roof covering, the device comprising:
- an airflow unit configured to generate an airflow over one or more discontinuous roof covering materials of a roof covering of a structure;
- an imaging unit configured to observe the respective lift for each of the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials while the airflow is directed over the one or more discontinuous roof covering materials;
- 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 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.