US 2026/0065375 A1Published application

Assessing property damage using a 3d point cloud of a scanned property

AssigneeRoofr Inc.

InventorsBryan Allen Plummer, Drew Cross, Nathan L. Tofte

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Abstract

A damage assessment module operating on a computer system automatically evaluates a property, estimating damage to the property by analyzing a point cloud of a property. The damage assessment module identifies individual point clusters or segments from the point cloud and detects potentially damaged areas of the property surface by identifying outlier points in the point clusters. The damage assessment module may be used to determine the financial cost of the damage and/or determine whether the property should be replaced or repaired. In addition to eliminating the need for an estimator to visit the property in person, the damage assessment module improves the consistency and accuracy associated with estimating damage to a property.

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Dependent claims

A computer implemented method for estimating damage to objects on a property, the method comprising:

causing one or more processors to access a memory storing:
(a) a 3D point cloud representing a property scanned by a 3D scanner and (b) a damage assessment module;
and implementing, by the one or more processors, the damage assessment module, including:
(i) identifying a segment of the 3D point cloud that represents an object on the property;
(ii) performing an analysis of the segment and a model point cloud representing a model object;
(iii) detecting, based on the analysis of the segment and the model point cloud, that the object represented by the segment of the 3D point cloud is damaged;
(iv) generating a damage status indicating a degree to which the object is damaged;
and
(v) automatically generating, based at least in part on the damage status, a report of estimated damage to the object.

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Application: 19/309,328Filed 25 Aug 2025
Priority: 15 Mar 2013
Published: 5 Mar 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification17 codes

G06Q 40/08
Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes: insurance
G06F 30/20
Computer-aided design [CAD]: design optimisation, verification or simulation
G06Q 20/10
Payment architectures: specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
G06Q 30/0278
Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising: product appraisal

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