Back to results
US 12,608,067 B1Granted
Systems and methods for monitoring and recording the effects of weather events
AssigneeWeatherEyes LLC
InventorSamuel Penner
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
This disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for monitoring and recording weather event impacts on structures. A weather evaluation system can include onsite devices installed at structure locations that leverage various sensor integrations and/or AI models to permit precise, localized weather monitoring at the structures. The sensor integrations and/or AI models utilized by the onsite devices can facilitate the detection and documentation of weather damage on structures, such as damage caused by hail, high-speed winds, or the like.
Claims18
A system for monitoring a weather event and recording an impact of the weather event on a structure:
- a system support platform stored on one or more servers and configured to communicate with a plurality of onsite monitoring devices installed at a plurality of structures in different geographic locations;
- and
- at least one onsite monitoring device comprising an enclosure that is configured to be installed at or near a structure to be monitored, wherein the at least one onsite monitoring device comprises:
- one or more storage devices integrated with the enclosure and storing computing instructions for implementing a device controller that is configured to transition the at least one onsite monitoring device among a plurality of operational modes based on forecast data received from one or more weather service platforms;
- one or more processing devices integrated with the enclosure and coupled to the one or more storage devices, the one or more processing devices being configured to execute the computing instructions corresponding to the device controller;
- one or more sensor devices integrated with the enclosure and coupled to the one or more processing devices, the one or more sensor devices configured to detect or monitor weather conditions at a location of the structure during an occurrence of a weather event in a vicinity of the structure;
- one or more camera devices integrated with the enclosure and coupled to the one or more processing devices, the one or more camera devices being configured to capture imaging data of the structure before, during, and after the occurrence of the weather event;
- one or more communication devices integrated with the enclosure and coupled to the one or more processing devices, the one or more communication devices being configured to communicate with the system support platform and the one or more weather service platforms over a network;
- and
- one or more power sources integrated with the enclosure and configured to supply power to the one or more storage devices, the one or more processing devices, the one or more sensor devices, the one or more camera devices, and the one or more communication devices;
- wherein the one or more processing devices are configured to execute the computing instructions corresponding to the device controller to transition the at least one onsite monitoring device among the plurality of operational modes including:
- a first operational mode that configures the at least one onsite monitoring device in a low-power state in response to receiving a first type of forecast data that does not indicate a potential for a severe weather event in the vicinity of the structure, wherein, when arranged in the first operational mode, the device controller deactivates the one or more sensor devices and the one or more camera devices, and the one or more communication devices periodically access the one or more weather service platforms for updates to the forecast data at a first predefined time interval;
- a second operational mode triggered in response to receiving a second type of forecast data indicating a potential for the severe weather event, wherein, in the second operational mode, the device controller temporarily activates the one or more camera devices to capture one or more images to document a pre-event state of the structure and the one or more communication devices periodically access the one or more weather service platforms for updates to the forecast data at a second predefined time interval;
- and
- a third operational mode that configures the at least one onsite monitoring device in an active state in response to receiving a third type of forecast data indicating a weather alert, wherein, in the third operational mode, the device controller activates the one or more sensor devices and the one or more camera devices to document the impact of the severe weather event during and/or after the occurrence of the severe weather event;
- wherein, the at least one onsite monitoring device includes or communicates with an artificial intelligence (AI) architecture comprising a hail validation model that is pre-trained to detect objects corresponding to hail;
- wherein, in the third operational mode, the hail validation model analyzes the imaging data captured by the one or more camera devices to determine whether hail was detected during the occurrence of the weather event at the location of the structure;
- and
- wherein the one or more communication devices are configured to transmit site monitoring data over the network to the system support platform.
16 more elements
A method for monitoring a weather event and recording an impact of the weather event on a structure, the method comprising:
- storing computing instructions corresponding to a device controller on one or more storage devices integrated within an enclosure of an onsite monitoring device, the enclosure being configured to be installed at or near a structure to be monitored;
- executing the computing instructions corresponding to the device controller using one or more processing devices integrated with the enclosure and coupled to the one or more storage devices;
- receiving, over a network, forecast data from one or more weather service platforms via one or more communication devices integrated with the enclosure and coupled to the one or more processing devices;
- transitioning the onsite monitoring device among a plurality of operational modes based on the forecast data that is received from the one or more weather service platforms, wherein the plurality of operational modes include:
- a first operational mode that configures the onsite monitoring device in a low-power state in response to receiving a first type of forecast data that does not indicate a potential for a severe weather event in a vicinity of the structure, wherein, when arranged in the first operational mode, the device controller deactivates one or more sensor devices and one or more camera devices, and the one or more communication devices periodically access the one or more weather service platforms for updates to the forecast data at a first predefined time interval;
- a second operational mode triggered in response to receiving a second type of forecast data indicating a potential for the severe weather event, wherein, in the second operational mode, the device controller temporarily activates the one or more camera devices to capture one or more images to document a pre-event state of the structure and the one or more communication devices periodically access the one or more weather service platforms for updates to the forecast data at a second predefined time interval;
- and
- a third operational mode that configures the onsite monitoring device in an active state in response to receiving a third type of forecast data indicating a weather alert, wherein, in the third operational mode, the device controller activates the one or more sensor devices and the one or more camera devices to document the impact of the severe weather event during and/or after an occurrence of the severe weather event;
- wherein, the onsite monitoring device includes or communicates with an artificial intelligence (AI) architecture comprising a hail validation model that is pre-trained to detect objects corresponding to hail;
- wherein, in the third operational mode, the hail validation model analyzes imaging data captured by the one or more camera devices to determine whether hail was detected during the occurrence of the weather event at a location of the structure;
- and
- transmitting site monitoring data over the network to a system support platform using the one or more communication devices.
9 more elements
An onsite monitoring device configured to monitor a weather event and record an impact of the weather event on a structure, the onsite monitoring device comprising:
- an enclosure adapted to be installed at or near a structure;
- one or more storage devices integrated with the enclosure and storing computing instructions for implementing a device controller that is configured to transition the onsite monitoring device among a plurality of operational modes based on forecast data received from one or more weather service platforms;
- one or more processing devices integrated with the enclosure and coupled to the one or more storage devices, the one or more processing devices being configured to execute the computing instructions corresponding to the device controller;
- one or more sensor devices integrated with the enclosure and coupled to the one or more processing devices, the one or more sensor devices configured to detect or monitor weather conditions at a location of the structure during an occurrence of a weather event;
- one or more camera devices integrated with the enclosure and coupled to the one or more processing devices, the one or more camera devices being configured to capture imaging data of the structure before, during, and after the occurrence of the weather event;
- one or more communication devices integrated with the enclosure and coupled to the one or more processing devices, the one or more communication devices being configured to communicate with the one or more weather service platforms over a network;
- and
- one or more power sources integrated with the enclosure and configured to supply power to the one or more storage devices, the one or more processing devices, the one or more sensor devices, the one or more camera devices, and the one or more communication devices;
- wherein the one or more processing devices are configured to execute the computing instructions corresponding to the device controller to transition the onsite monitoring device among the plurality of operational modes such that:
- including:
- a first operational mode that configures the onsite monitoring device in a low-power state in response to receiving a first type of forecast data that does not indicate a potential for a severe weather event in a vicinity of the structure, wherein, when arranged in the first operational mode, the device controller deactivates the one or more sensor devices and the one or more camera devices, and the one or more communication devices periodically access the one or more weather service platforms for updates to the forecast data at a first predefined time interval;
- a second operational mode triggered in response to receiving a second type of forecast data indicating a potential for the severe weather event, wherein, in the second operational mode, the device controller temporarily activates the one or more camera devices to capture one or more images to document a pre-event state of the structure and the one or more communication devices periodically access the one or more weather service platforms for updates to the forecast data at a second predefined time interval;
- and
- a third operational mode that configures the onsite monitoring device in an active state in response to receiving a third type of forecast data indicating a weather alert, wherein, in the third operational mode, the device controller activates the one or more sensor devices and the one or more camera devices to document the impact of the severe weather event during and/or after the occurrence of the severe weather event;
- wherein, the onsite monitoring device includes or communicates with an artificial intelligence (AI) architecture comprising a hail validation model that is pre-trained to detect objects corresponding to hail;
- wherein, in the third operational mode, the hail validation model analyzes the imaging data captured by the one or more camera devices to determine whether hail was detected during the occurrence of the weather event at the location of the structure.
13 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.