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US 2026/0253145 A1Published application
Methods and Apparatus for Automating Real Property Documentation, Inventory Record Keeping and Insurance Policy Record Keeping
OwnerJames Buscemi, Jason Laverinventors
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for documenting a building and its contents are described based on photographs and for automatically generating and submitting an insurance claim are described. AI systems are used to automatically identify objects which are listed in pre-damage and post damage lists.
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A method of generating and using building content information, the method comprising:
- operating a server (102) to receive (270) a first picture of a first room (123) of a building (121), said first picture corresponding to a first period of time (e.g., a period prior to a fire or other disaster damaging building 121);
- operating the server (102) to send (274) the first picture of a first room (123) to a recognition system (97, 98, 99 or 114) for room content identification;
- and
- receiving (275) from the recognition system (97, 98, 99 or 114) information indicating objects in the first room;
- and
- storing (302) a first list of objects (171) including the objects in one or more rooms (e.g., a list of objects 171 returned by the recognition system (97, 98, 99 or 114) listing the content of one or more rooms, e.g., furniture and/or other objects in the rooms (123), (125), (127) prior to damage from, e.g., a fire).
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The method of claim 6, further comprising:
- operating the server (102) to request (276) from the recognition system (97, 98, 99 or 114) cost information for furniture included in the first list of objects.
A server including:
- an interface (104);
- a
- storage device (116);
- and
- a processor configured to control the server to:
- receive (270) a first picture of a first room (123) of a building (121), said first picture corresponding to a first period of time (e.g., a period prior to a fire or other disaster damaging building 121);
- send (274) the first picture of a first room (123) to a recognition system (97, 98, 99 or 114) for room content identification;
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- receive (275) from the recognition system (97, 98, 99 or 114) information indicating objects in the first room;
- and
- storing (302) a first list of objects (171) including the objects in one or more rooms (e.g., a list of objects 171 returned by the recognition system (97, 98, 99 or 114) listing the content of one or more rooms, e.g., furniture and/or other objects in the rooms (123), (125), (127) prior to damage from, e.g., a fire).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.