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Device and method for building claim assessment

  • US 9,002,719 B2
  • Filed: 10/08/2012
  • Issued: 04/07/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system configured to automatically assess a claim, the system comprising:

  • a controllable inspection vehicle including an image sensor, the controllable inspection vehicle controlled via a transportation module configured to cause the controllable inspection vehicle to travel around a geographic area; and

    a device including;

    an input unit;

    a processing unit;

    a memory unit; and

    a claim assessment module configured to cause the device to;

    receive one or more captured images of an identified building, the one or more captured images captured, via the image sensor, from one or more locations traversed by the controllable inspection vehicle;

    automatically perform an analysis of the one or more captured images, including;

    (i) automatically perform a comparison between the one or more captured images and one or more reference images;

    (ii) automatically calculate, based on results of the image comparison, damage to the identified building, including identifying parts for repair or replacement; and

    (iii) automatically estimate a remedial financial cost to remedy the damage calculated from the image comparison;

    perform a fraud analysis of past events relevant to the claim, wherein the past events occurred prior to the device receiving the one or more captured images; and

    generate a claim assessment based, at least in part, on (i) results of the analysis of the one or more captured images, the results of the analysis including the estimated remedial financial cost and (ii) results from the fraud analysis.

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