Patent ID: 11922618
Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
identifying, using an existing first virtual model in which a physical object is represented, a configuration of a surface of the object;
causing a computing device to capture first data points associated with the surface of the object, for which additional information is needed;
generating, based at least in part on the first data points, a second virtual model in which at least a portion of the object including the surface is represented;
identifying, based at least in part on the first data points and using the second virtual model, an area of the surface for which additional data is needed;
causing the computing device to capture second data points associated with the area of the surface;
updating the second virtual model based on the second data points;
determining, based on the representations of the surface in the first virtual model and in the second virtual model, an abnormality associated with the second virtual model; and
determining, based on the abnormality, a damaged section of the object, the damaged section including the surface.