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US 12,699,018 B1Granted
Systems and methods for water detection
AssigneeUnited Services Automobile Association (USAA)
InventorMatthew T. Flachsbart
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Abstract
A system for detecting water in an environment includes a first sensor configured to provide first feedback indicative of a temperature of the environment, a second sensor configured to provide second feedback indicative of a humidity of the environment, and an electronic circuit having a processor configured to execute one or more instructions stored on a memory of the electronic circuit. The one or more instructions are configured to receive the first feedback from the first sensor, receive the second feedback from the second sensor, generate a risk score by comparing the first feedback and the second feedback to baseline data stored on the memory of the electronic circuit, and provide an indication of a water detection event when the risk score is equal to or exceeds a threshold value.
Claims16
A system for detecting a water leak within an environment comprising:
- a portable electronic device of a user comprising a sensor system including one or more sensors, wherein the sensor system is configured to measure one or more properties of the environment, wherein the one or more properties comprise a temperature of the environment, a humidity of the environment, a barometric pressure of the environment, or any combination thereof, and
- processing circuitry configured to:
- receive, from the sensor system, first feedback indicative of the one or more properties of the environment at a first time;
- generate first baseline data based on the first feedback;
- receive, from the sensor system, second feedback indicative of the one or more properties of the environment at a second time subsequent to the first time;
- correlate the first feedback and the second feedback with the environment based on a location of the portable electronic device of the user at the first time and the second time, respectively;
- generate a first risk score based on a comparison between the second feedback and the first baseline data, wherein the first risk score is representative of a likelihood that the second feedback is indicative of the water leak within the environment;
- in response to the first risk score being greater than a first threshold, provide an indication of a first potential water leak to the portable electronic device of the user;
- based on an input received from the portable electronic device of the user in response to the indication of the first potential water leak, confirm the water leak is not present;
- receive, from the sensor system, third feedback indicative of the one or more properties of the environment at a third time;
- generate second baseline data for the environment based on the third feedback;
- receive, from the sensor system, fourth feedback indicative of the one or more properties of the environment at a fourth time subsequent to the third time;
- correlate the third feedback and the fourth feedback with the environment based on the location of the portable electronic device of the user at the third time and the fourth time, respectively;
- generate a second risk score based on a second comparison between the fourth feedback and the second baseline data, wherein the second risk score is representative of a second likelihood that the fourth feedback is indicative of a second water leak within the environment;
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- in response to the second risk score being greater than a second threshold, provide a second indication of a second potential water leak.
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A method comprising:
- obtaining, at a first time from a sensor system of a portable electronic device of a user, first feedback indicative of one or more properties of an environment, wherein the one or more properties comprise a temperature, a humidity, a barometric pressure, or any combination thereof;
- generating first baseline data for the environment based on the first feedback;
- obtaining, at a second time subsequent to the first time, second feedback from the sensor system of the portable electronic device of the user, wherein the second feedback is indicative of at least one property of the one or more properties of the environment;
- correlating the first feedback and the second feedback with the environment based on a location of the portable electronic device of the user at the first time and the second time, respectively;
- generating a first risk score based on a comparison between the second feedback and the first baseline data, wherein the first risk score is representative of a likelihood that the second feedback is indicative of a water leak within the environment;
- in response to the first risk score being greater than a first threshold, providing an indication of a first potential water leak to the portable electronic device of the user;
- based on an input received from the portable electronic device of the user in response to the indication of the first potential water leak, confirming the water leak is not present;
- obtaining, at a third time from the sensor system of the portable electronic device of the user, third feedback indicative of the one or more properties of the environment;
- generating second baseline data for the environment based on the third feedback;
- obtaining, at a fourth time subsequent to the third time, fourth feedback from the sensor system of the portable electronic device of the user, wherein the fourth feedback is indicative of the at least one property of the one or more properties of the environment;
- correlating the third feedback and the fourth feedback with the environment based on the location of the portable electronic device of the user at the third time and the fourth time, respectively;
- generating a second risk score based on a comparison between the fourth feedback and the second baseline data, wherein the second risk score is representative of a second likelihood that the fourth feedback is indicative of a second water leak within the environment;
- and
- in response to the second risk score being greater than a second threshold, providing a second indication of a second potential water leak.
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A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- obtaining, at a first time from a sensor system of a portable electronic device of a user, first feedback indicative of one or more properties at a location within a structure, wherein the one or more properties comprise a temperature, a humidity, a barometric pressure, or any combination thereof;
- generating first baseline data for the location within the structure based on the first feedback;
- obtaining, at a second time subsequent to the first time from the sensor system of the portable electronic device of the user, second feedback indicative of at least one property of the one or more properties at the location within the structure;
- correlating the first feedback and the second feedback with an environment based on the location of the portable electronic device of the user at the first time and the second time, respectively;
- generating a first risk score based on a comparison between the second feedback and the first baseline data, wherein the first risk score is representative of a likelihood that the second feedback is indicative of a water leak at the location within the structure;
- in response to the first risk score being greater than a first threshold, providing an indication of a first potential water leak to the portable electronic device of the user;
- based on an input received from the portable electronic device of the user in response to the indication of the first potential water leak, confirming the water leak is not present;
- obtaining, at a third time from the sensor system of the portable electronic device of the user, third feedback indicative of the one or more properties at the location within the structure;
- generating second baseline data for the location within the structure based on the third feedback;
- obtaining, at a fourth time subsequent to the third time from the sensor system of the portable electronic device of the user, fourth feedback indicative of the at least one property of the one or more properties at the location within the structure;
- correlating the third feedback and the fourth feedback with the environment based on the location of the portable electronic device of the user at the third time and the fourth time, respectively;
- generating a second risk score based on a comparison between the fourth feedback and the second baseline data, wherein the second risk score is representative of a second likelihood that the fourth feedback is indicative of a second water leak at the location within the structure;
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- in response to the second risk score being greater than a second threshold, providing a second indication of a second potential water leak.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.