# US 9,519,734 B2 · Systems and methods for improved property inspection management > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,519,734 B2 - Document ID: US9519734B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/883,620 - Filed: 2015-10-15 - Published: 2016-04-21 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2014-10-15 - Assignees: UScope Technologies, Inc. - Applicants: UScope Technologies, Inc. - Inventors: Earl Randolph - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9519734B2 ## CPC - G06F 30/13: Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads - G06T 3/00: Geometric image transformations in the plane of the image - G06T 11/20: Drawing from basic elements - G06T 11/65: on geographic maps - G06T 2210/04: Architectural design, interior design - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL ## Abstract Systems and methods presented herein can allow an inspector or other user to sketch a floor plan on a customized graph template. The graph template can be customized by a system based on the property the user is visiting. The user can take a picture of the customized graph template with a mobile computing device. An application executing on the mobile computing device or a server can transform the sketch in the picture into a floor plan. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions for generating a floor plan, the instructions causing a processor to perform stages including: generating a first graph template for a first property, wherein the first graph template includes an information region and a graph region in a single document, wherein generating the first graph template includes supplying different information selection options in the information region than in a second graph template that is generated for a second property, based on characteristics of the first property; capturing a photograph of the information region and graph region of the first graph template; analyzing the photograph to retrieve a property characteristic from the information region; vectorizing the graph region to transform a sketch into a floor plan; and storing the property characteristic with the floor plan. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, the stages further including: prioritizing visitation of a plurality of properties for a first user, the first and second properties being included in the plurality of properties; and printing the graph templates in order of priority, wherein the graph templates are generated to contain property-specific information selection options in the information region portions of the graph templates. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the graph region includes a grid with a first color, wherein the stages further include: eliminating lines matching the first color prior to vectorizing. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the vectorizing includes: scaling the graph region to a predetermined size or resolution; based on grid markers, warping the scaled graph region to account for curvature of the graph region in the photograph; and detecting horizontal and vertical lines in the warped graph region. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, the stages further including generating a report based at least in part on the stored property characteristic and the floor plan. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, the stages further including: determining dimensions of at least some horizontal and vertical lines in the floor plan based on a scale for grid markers; and storing the dimensions with the floor plan. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the scale for grid markers is determined based on detecting a user annotation in the information region. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, the stages further including: determining labels for rooms in the floor plan based on codes provided in the graph region by a user; and storing the labels with the floor plan. ### Claim 9 A system for managing user mobile devices in an environment, the system comprising: a database that stores property information and user information; at least one processor that performs stages including: generating a first graph template for a first property based on the property information, wherein the first graph template includes an information region and a graph region in a single document, wherein generating the first graph template includes supplying different information selection options in the information region than in a second graph template that is generated for a second property, based on characteristics of the first property; analyzing a photograph of the information region and graph region to retrieve a property characteristic from the information region; vectorizing the graph region to transform a sketch into a floor plan; and storing the property characteristic and the floor plan with the property information in the database. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, the stages further including printing a plurality of graph templates including the first and second graph templates in an order that is dictated by a scheduled visitation route. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the vectorizing includes: scaling the graph region to a predetermined size or resolution; based on grid markers, warping the scaled graph region to account for curvature of the graph region in the photograph; and detecting horizontal and vertical lines in the warped graph region. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the processor performs further stages including: determining dimensions of at least some horizontal and vertical lines in the floor plan based on a scale for grid markers; and storing the dimensions with the floor plan. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the scale for grid markers is determined based on detecting a user annotation in the information region that indicates the scale. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the processor performs further stages including: determining labels for rooms in the floor plan based on codes provided in the graph region by a user; and storing the labels with the floor plan. ### Claim 15 A computer-implemented method, including: generating a first graph template for a first property, wherein the first graph template includes an information region and a graph region in a single document, wherein generating the first graph template includes supplying different information selection options in the information region than in a second graph template that is generated for a second property, based on characteristics of the first property; capturing a photograph of the information region and graph region of the first graph template; analyzing the photograph to retrieve a property characteristic from the information region; vectorizing the graph region to transform a sketch into a floor plan; and storing the property characteristic with the floor plan. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The computer-implemented method of claim 15, further including: printing the graph templates in order of priority, wherein the graph templates are dynamically generated to contain property-specific information selection options in the information region portions of the graph templates. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the vectorizing includes: scaling the graph region to a predetermined size or resolution; based on grid markers, warping the scaled graph region to account for curvature of the graph region in the photograph; and detecting horizontal and vertical lines in the warped graph region. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The computer-implemented method of claim 17, the stages further including: determining dimensions of at least some horizontal and vertical lines in the floor plan based on a scale for grid markers; and storing the dimensions with the floor plan. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The computer-implemented method of claim 18, wherein the scale for grid markers is determined based on detecting a user annotation in the information region.