Weather risk estimation system and method
AssigneeStrategic Design Federation W, Inc.
InventorsCharles A. Eldering, Edward A. Ehrlacher
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Abstract
A method of presenting a visual representation of a probable impact of a weather phenomenon to a location includes obtaining an impact function for the location by combining a weather function corresponding to a characteristic of the weather phenomenon with a damage function associated with the same characteristic. A graphic representation of an interest at the location is obtained. A visual representation of a probable impact of the weather phenomenon on the interest by modifying the graphic representation of the interest, where the modification is based on a predicted impact to the interest determined using the impact function.
Claims27
A computer-implemented method of presenting a visual representation of a predicted impact of a weather phenomenon to a location, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by a computer, a damage function for a value of a characteristic of the weather phenomenon;
- determining, by the computer, a probability of occurrence associated with the value based on a weather function;
- obtaining, by the computer, an impact function by scaling the damage function according to the probability of occurrence;
- obtaining, by the computer, a photographic image depicting at least one structure at the location;
- modifying, by the computer, the photographic image to reflect probable damage to the at least one structure commensurate with the impact function;
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- providing, by the computer, an interactive visual representation of the predicted impact of the weather phenomenon to the location, the visual representation including the modified photographic image.
A computer-implemented method of determining a predicted impact to a location, the method comprising:
- (a) obtaining, by a computer, at least one impact function related to a change in an environmental condition, wherein the impact function comprises a damage function for the environmental condition scaled according to a probability of occurrence;
- (b) predicting, by the computer, the impact to the location in response to the change in the environmental condition using the at least one impact function;
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- (c) providing, by the computer, an interactive visual representation of the predicted impact to the location, wherein the interactive visual representation comprises a photographic image of the location modified to depict probable damage to the at least one structure commensurate with the predicted impact.
An article of manufacture for presenting a visual representation of a probable impact of a weather phenomenon to a location, the article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory machine-readable medium holding machine-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
- obtaining, by a computer, a damage function for a value of a characteristic of the weather phenomenon;
- determining, by the computer a probability of occurrence associated with the value based on a weather function;
- obtaining, by the computer, an impact function by scaling the damage function according to the probability of occurrence;
- obtaining a photographic image of at least one structure at the location;
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- providing an interactive visual representation of a probable impact of the weather phenomenon on the at least one structure by modifying the photographic image to depict damage to the at least one structure based on a predicted impact to the at least one structure determined using the impact function.
A system for presenting a visual representation of a probable impact of a weather phenomenon to a location, the system comprising:
- a network device configured to
- obtain a damage function for a value of a characteristic of the weather phenomenon, and
- obtain a photographic image of at least one structure at the location;
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- a processor configured to
- determine a probability of occurrence associated with the value based on a weather function;
- determine an impact function for the location by scaling the damage function according to the probability of occurrence,
- modify the photographic image to reflect probable damage to the at least one structure commensurate with the impact function, and
- provide an interactive visual representation of the predicted impact of the weather phenomenon to the location, the visual representation including the modified photographic image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.