Medium and method for quick square roof reporting

• US 10,346,935 B2
• Filed: 11/06/2015
• Issued: 07/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pictometry International Corporation (EagleView Technologies Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Pictometry International Corporation (EagleView Technologies Incorporated)
• Inventors: Thornberry, Chris T., Thornberry, Dale R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Zimmerman, Matthew E
• Application Number:
  US14/934,882
• Publication Number:
  US 20160063654A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,341 Days
• Field of Search: 705 261, 705 271, 705 265
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/08 Construction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/16 Real estate
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30184 Infrastructure
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/62 of area, perimeter, diameter or volume

Abstract

Methods and systems for roof estimations are disclosed, including a method comprising receiving, by at least one computer processor, a roof report order including a geographic location of a roof; providing imagery of the roof based on the geographic location of the roof; receiving, from a user, identification of features of the roof; determining and providing an estimated roofing area based at least on a predominant pitch and a footprint of the roof by analyzing one or more image showing the roof, the footprint of the roof determined at least in part using at least one image of the roof and the identified features of the roof; and generating a roof report for determination of an amount of materials needed for a construction project, wherein the roof report includes at least one image showing the roof and the estimated roofing area of the roof.

Claims

1. One or more non-transitory computer readable medium storing a set of computer executable instructions for running on one or more computer systems that when executed cause the one or more computer systems to:

receive a roofing order for a roof report of a roof having a plurality of roof portions;

analyze pixels of at least two images of the roof taken from different perspectives to determine a first pitch factor of a first roof portion of the roof, and a second pitch factor of a second roof portion of the roof using at least a portion of a footprint of the roof as a boundary of the roof, at least one of the images being an oblique image;

determine a predominant pitch of the roof by combining the first pitch factor and the second pitch factor, thereby transforming data shown in the at least two images into the predominant pitch;

determine an estimated roofing area of the roof based on the predominant pitch and the footprint of the roof; and

generate a roof report for determination of allocation resources in response to damage to the roof, wherein the roof report includes at least one image showing the roof and the estimated roofing area of the roof.

2. The one or more non-transitory computer readable medium storing a set of computer executable instructions for running on one or more computer systems of claim 1, wherein the roof report includes one or more ortho images of the roof, one or more oblique images of the roof, the estimated roofing area and contact information of one or more contractor within a region of interest of the geographic location of the roof.

3. The one or more non-transitory computer readable medium storing a set of computer executable instructions for running on one or more computer systems of claim 1, that when executed further cause the one or more computer systems to provide the roof report to one or more contractors, the contractor located within a region of interest of the geographic location of the roof.

4. The one or more non-transitory computer readable medium storing a set of computer executable instructions for running on one or more computer systems of claim 1, wherein the estimated roofing area of the roof is reported as a number of squares of roofing material.

5. A roofing estimate method, comprising:

receiving, by at least one computer processor from a user via a user terminal, a roofing order for a roof report of a roof having a first roof portion and a second roof portion;

analyzing pixels of at least two images of the roof taken from different perspectives to determine a first pitch factor of the first roof portion of the roof, and a second pitch factor of the second roof portion of the roof using at least a portion of a footprint of the roof as a boundary of the roof, at least one of the images being an oblique image;

determining, with the computer processor, a predominant pitch of the roof by combining the first pitch factor and the second pitch factor thereby transforming data shown in the at least two images into the predominant pitch;

determining an estimated roofing area of the roof based on the predominant pitch and the footprint of the roof; and

generating a roof report for determination of an amount of materials needed for a construction project, wherein the roof report includes at least one image showing the roof and the estimated roofing area of the roof.

6. The roofing estimate method of claim 5, wherein the roof report includes one or more ortho images of the roof, one or more oblique images of the roof, an estimated roofing area, and contact information of one or more contractor within a region of interest of the geographic location of the roof.

7. The roofing estimate method of claim 5, further comprising providing the roof report to one or more contractors, the contractor located within a region of interest of the geographic location of the roof.

8. The roofing estimate method of claim 5, wherein an estimated roofing area of the roof is reported as a number of squares of roofing material.