US 9,978,033 B1 · System and methods for simulating home loss prevention

Abstract

A method and computer system executes a home loss prevention simulation to provide a user with information on home loss prevention. The method and system may allow the user to select and place one or more home sensors on items and/or in locations within a simulated home environment. Once the user has finished selecting and placing the home sensors in the simulated home, the method and system may begin the home loss prevention simulation by applying different loss-related simulation scenarios to the simulated home. Based the different loss-related scenarios, the method and system may evaluate the placement of the home sensors in the simulated home to determine one or more losses (e.g., fire, water or burglary) and any associated financial costs. At the end of the simulation, the method and system may provide instructional information regarding the simulation results in order to educate the user on how to improve or optimize home loss prevention.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method for simulating home loss prevention using a simulation model of a home environment, the simulation model including an interior plan depicting a plurality of rooms, the method comprising:

displaying, in a user interface, (i) at least a portion the simulation model of the home environment, and (ii) a set of depictions of a set of home sensors;
receiving, by a processor via the user interface, a set of inputs regarding placement of at least a portion of the set of home sensors in at least a portion of the plurality of rooms;
accessing a set of loss-related scenarios based on information derived from loss data;
based on the placement of at least the portion of set of home sensors, performing, by the processor, a home loss simulation by applying the set of loss-related scenarios to the simulation model of the home environment in order to determine a set of losses in the home environment, the set of losses specifying a set of damages that can occur in the home environment including one or more of fire damages, water damages, and theft damages;
and
displaying, in the user interface, feedback on how to prevent the set of losses in the home environment.

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A system for simulating home loss prevention using a simulation model of a home environment, the simulation model including an interior plan depicting a plurality of rooms, the system comprising:

a user interface;
a memory storing at least a set of instructions;
and
a processor interfacing with the user interface and the memory, and configured to execute the set of instructions to cause the processor to:
cause the user interface to display (i) at least a portion the simulation model of the home environment, and (ii) a set of depictions of a set of home sensors,
receive, via the user interface, a set of inputs regarding placement of at least a portion of the set of home sensors in at least a portion of the plurality of rooms,
access, from the memory, a set of loss-related scenarios based on information derived from loss data,
based on the placement of at least the portion of set of home sensors, perform a home loss simulation by applying the set of loss-related scenarios to the simulation model of the home environment in order to determine a set of losses in the home environment, the set of losses specifying a set of damages that can occur in the home environment including one or more of fire damages, water damages, and theft damages, and
cause the user interface to display feedback on how to prevent the set of losses in the home environment.

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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer-readable instructions to be executed on one or more processors of a system for simulating home loss prevention using a simulation model of a home environment, the simulation model including an interior plan depicting a plurality of rooms, the instructions when executed causing the one or more processors to:

display, in a user interface, (i) at least a portion the simulation model of the home environment, and (ii) a set of depictions of a set of home sensors;
receive, via the user interface, a set of inputs regarding placement of at least a portion of the set of home sensors in at least a portion of the plurality of rooms;
access a set of loss-related scenarios based on information derived from loss data;
based on the placement of at least the portion of set of home sensors, perform a home loss simulation by applying the set of loss-related scenarios to the simulation model of the home environment in order to determine a set of losses in the home environment, the set of losses specifying a set of damages that can occur in the home environment including one or more of fire damages, water damages, and theft damages;
and
display, in the user interface, feedback on how to prevent the set of losses in the home environment.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and methods for simulating home loss prevention

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