Patent · US Active

Laser-based methods and systems for capturing the condition of a physical structure

US9336552B1 · kind B1 · utility

38Cited by

22References

17Claims

0Family size

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	Feb 25, 2015
Grant date	May 10, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 25, 2035

Classification

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

Abstract

In a computer-implemented method and system for capturing the condition of a structure, the structure is scanned with a three-dimensional (3D) scanner. The 3D scanner generates 3D data. A point cloud or 3D model is constructed from the 3D data. The point cloud or 3D model is then analyzed to determine the condition of the structure.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.