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Audio-based 3D point cloud generation and analysis

US10242497B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company · US

Inventors

James M. Freeman · Normal, US
Roger D. Schmidgall · Normal, US
Patrick H. Boyer · Bloomington, US
Nicholas U. Christopulos · Bloomington, US
Jonathan D. Maurer · Bloomington, US
Nathan L. Tofte · Downs, US
Jackie O. Jordan, II · Bloomington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 26, 2018
Grant date	Mar 26, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 26, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/10032
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a system and method for inspecting a property, a microphone receives one or more audio waves propagating from a structure. One or more processors generate a 3D point cloud based on the received audio waves, analyzed the generated 3D point cloud to identify features of a surface or subsurface of the structure, and generate an estimate of a condition of the surface or subsurface.

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