Notification of the condition of a property

• US 11,562,434 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2016
• Issued: 01/24/2023
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: oneEvent Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: oneEvent Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Wedig, Kurt J., Parent, Daniel Ralph
• Primary Examiner(s): Jacob, William J
• Application Number:
  US15/375,686
• Publication Number:
  US 20170301030A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,234 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/182 Level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold

Abstract

A method includes receiving, at an insurance provider server and from at least one sensor located at an insured property, sensor data indicative of an insurance risk associated with the insured property. The method also includes determining, based at least in part on the received sensor data, a risk-adjusted insurance premium for an insurance account associated with the insured property. The risk-adjusted insurance premium compensates for the insurance risk associated with the insured property.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring a property, the method comprising:

continuously receiving, at a plurality of sensory nodes, digital sensor data from a plurality of digital sensors;

receiving wirelessly, at a computing device, digital sensor data that indicates a condition of a property;

continuously receiving occupancy data from an occupancy sensor, the occupancy data including a type of occupant selected from at least one of human or animal, wherein the condition of the property is affected at least in part by one or more occupants of the property, and wherein the sensor data is received from the plurality of sensory nodes that are each configured to monitor the condition of the property at respective locations within the property;

assessing in real-time, by the computing device, a rate of change of a sensed condition based on the sensor data received from the plurality of sensory nodes, wherein assessing the rate of change comprises comparing the sensor data from at least two sensory nodes configured to monitor different locations within the property;

determining, by the computing device, a severity of the sensed condition based on the sensor data and the rate of change of the sensed condition within the property;

determining, by the computing device, a continuously adjusted risk based on the severity of the sensed condition and a previously determined risk;

modifying a frequency of activation of at least one of the plurality of sensor nodes based on the adjusted risk and an occupancy pattern of the property derived from the occupancy data;

comparing, by the computing device, the adjusted risk and a threshold risk; and

notifying a user, via a user interface, of the condition of the property based on a result of the comparing the adjusted risk and the threshold risk.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said notifying the user includes providing a recommendation to reduce the adjusted risk.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the recommendation includes a change of behavior of the occupant.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the recommendation includes suggested maintenance of the property.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said notifying the user includes providing to the user a report including a time, a location, and the adjusted risk.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the previously determined risk was determined based on a plurality of sensor data, each sensor data indicating a condition of the property at a different time.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the occupancy data further includes a number of persons or animals detected by the occupancy sensor.

7. A system comprising:

a plurality of electronic sensory nodes configured to continuously monitor conditions of a property at respective locations within the property and at least one occupancy sensor which continuously monitors the property for occupancy, wherein the conditions of the property are affected at least in part by one or more occupants of the property; and

a computing device configured to;

receive wirelessly, from the sensory node, digital sensor data from the plurality of sensory nodes that indicates the condition of the property,

receive from the at least one occupancy sensor, occupancy data, the occupancy data including a type of occupant selected from at least one of human or animal;

assess in real-time a rate of change of a sensed condition based on the sensor data from the plurality of sensory nodes, wherein assessing the rate of change comprises comparing the sensor data from at least two sensory nodes configured to monitor different locations within the property;

determine a severity of the sensed condition based on the sensor data and the rate of change of the sensed condition within the property;

determine a continuously adjusted risk based on the severity of the sensed condition and a previously determined risk;

modify a frequency of activation of at least one of the plurality of sensory nodes based on the adjusted risk and an occupancy pattern of the property derived from the occupancy data;

compare the adjusted risk and a threshold risk; and

notify, via a user interface, a user of the condition of the property based on a result of the comparing the adjusted risk and the threshold risk.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein to notify the user, the computing device is configured to provide a recommendation to reduce the adjusted risk.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the recommendation includes a change of behavior of the occupant.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the recommendation includes suggested maintenance of the property.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein to notify the user, the computing device is configured to provide to the user a report including a time, a location, and the adjusted risk.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the previously determined risk was determined based on a plurality of sensor data, each sensor data indicating a condition of the property at a different time.

13. The system of claim 7, wherein the sensor data that indicates the condition of the property includes an indication of an activation state of the sensor data, and wherein to notify the user, the computing device is configured to provide a recommendation to more frequently activate the sensor node.

14. The system of claim 7, wherein the previously determined risk is indicative of a learned normal pattern of the condition of the property, and wherein the adjusted risk indicates an abnormal condition of the property.

20. The system of claim 7, wherein the occupancy data further includes a number of persons or animals detected by the occupancy sensor.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a processor, cause a device to perform operations, wherein the instructions comprise:

instructions to continuously receive digital sensor data that indicates a condition of a property;

instructions to continuously receive occupancy data from an occupancy sensor, the occupancy data including a type of occupant selected from at least one of human or animal, wherein the condition of the property is affected at least in part by one or more occupants of the property, and wherein the sensor data is received from a plurality of sensory nodes that are each configured to continuously monitor the condition of the property at respective locations within the property;

instructions to assess in real-time a rate of change of a sensed condition based on the sensor data received from the plurality of sensory nodes, wherein assessing the rate of change comprises comparing the sensor data from at least two sensory nodes configured to monitor different locations within the property;

instructions to determine a severity of the sensed condition based on the sensor data and the rate of change of the sensed condition within the property;

instructions to determine a continuously adjusted risk based on the severity of the sensed condition and a previously determined risk;

instructions to modify a frequency of activation of at least one of the plurality of electronic sensory nodes based on the adjusted risk and an occupancy pattern of the property derived from the occupancy sensor;

instructions to compare the adjusted risk and a threshold risk; and

instructions to notify, via a user interface, a user of the condition of the property based on a result of the comparing the adjusted risk and the threshold risk.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions to notify the user include instructions to provide a recommendation to reduce an adjusted risk that is determined in the future.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions to notify the user include instructions to provide an incentive to reduce an adjusted risk that is determined in the future.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the sensor data that indicates the condition of the property includes an indication of an activation state of the sensor data, and wherein the instructions to notify the user of the condition of the property include instructions to recommend that activation of the sensory node is to be more frequent.