US 12,008,667 B1Granted

Systems and methods for detecting building events and trends

AssigneeState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

InventorsCraig Benjamin Cope, Emily Kate Schneider, Kara Lynn Heuer, Burton J Floyd, Kevin Joseph Alcozar

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Abstract

A building analysis (“BA”) system for detecting events of a building includes a plurality of sensors positioned within a building, a memory device including an optimal profile of an infrastructure to be monitored, and a building analysis (“BA”) server communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors. The infrastructure is at least one of (i) a fixture associated with the building and (ii) at least one person located within the building. The BA system includes one or more processors in communication with the memory that are programmed to: (i) receive sensor data related to the infrastructure, (ii) compare the sensor data to the optimal profile to detect an event, (iii) generate an alert message including the event and a recommended action for an owner of the building, (iv) transmit the alert message to a user computing device associated with the owner, and (v) take or direct corrective actions.

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Dependent claims

A building analysis (“BA”) system for detecting events of a building, the system comprising:

a plurality of sensors positioned within a building, the plurality of sensors configured to detect a condition of an infrastructure of the building, wherein the infrastructure includes (i) a plurality of fixtures associated with the building and (ii) a plurality of persons located within the building, and wherein the plurality of sensors comprises a sensor configured to detect audio data of at least one of the plurality of fixtures associated with the building and of at least one person of the plurality of persons located within the building;
a memory device;
and
a building analysis (“BA”) server communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors, the BA server including one or more processors in communication with the memory device, wherein the one or more processors are programmed to:
build a profile for the infrastructure using historical sensor data received over a period of time, the profile including i) detected historic conditions of the plurality of fixtures included within or part of the building and ii) detected historic conditions of the at least one person including audio data of the at least one person;
store the profile in the memory device;
receive current person audio data from the at least one person;
compare current person audio data to the profile to determine a change from the detected historic conditions of the at least one person, wherein the determined change is used to determine a condition associated with the building;
generate, based upon the comparison, an alert message that includes the determined condition and a recommended action for an owner of the building, wherein the recommended action is at least one of a preventative action or a corrective action;
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transmit the alert message to a user computing device associated with the owner of the building.

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A computer-implemented method for detecting events of a building, the method implemented using a building analysis (“BA”) system, the BA system including (a) a plurality of sensors positioned within a building, the plurality of sensors configured to detect a condition of an infrastructure of the building, wherein the infrastructure is includes (i) a plurality of fixtures associated with the building and (ii) person a plurality of persons located within the building, (b) a memory device, and (c) a building analysis (“BA”) server communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors, and wherein the plurality of sensors comprises a sensor configured to detect audio data at least one of the plurality of fixtures associated with the building and of at least one person of the plurality of persons located within the building the BA server including one or more processors in communication with the memory device, the method comprising:

building a profile for the infrastructure using historical sensor data received over a period of time, the profile including i) detected historic conditions of the plurality of fixtures included within or part of the building and ii) detected historic conditions of the at least one person including audio data of the at least one person, the profile comprising characteristics representative of a range of conditions of the infrastructure including audio data of at least one person located within the building;
storing the profile in the memory device;
receiving, current person audio data from the at least one person;
comparing the current person audio data to the profile to determine a change from the detected historic conditions of the at least one person, wherein the determined change is used to determine a condition associated with the building;
generating, based upon the comparison, an alert message that includes the determined condition and a recommended action for an owner of the building, wherein the recommended action is at least one of a preventative action or a corrective action;
and
transmitting the alert message to a user computing device associated with the owner of the building.

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Application: 16/677,247Filed 7 Nov 2019 · us provisional application
Priority: 7 Feb 2019
Granted: 11 Jun 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification26 codes

G06Q 50/163
Real estate: real estate management
G06N 5/04
Computing arrangements using knowledge-based models: inference or reasoning models
G06N 20/00
Machine learning
G06Q 10/20
Administration; Management: administration of product repair or maintenance

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Application62/802,435Us provisional application · filed 7 Feb 2019
Application62/820,650Us provisional application · filed 19 Mar 2019
Application62/835,269Us provisional application · filed 17 Apr 2019
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