Patent ID: 9727921
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A method of detecting damage to a property, the method comprising: collecting sensor data from at least one sensor included in a sensor array of a specified area, the sensor array disposed in proximity to a portion of the property, the sensor data corresponding to an electrical charge generated by the at least one sensor in response to a physical force exerted on the portion of the property; converting the sensor data into mechanical force data; receiving, via near field communication (NFC) from an NFC data tag disposed in proximity to the roof of the property, data indicative of a surface area of the portion of the property; identifying a ratio between the specified area of the sensor array and the surface area of the portion of the property; calculating a total amount of mechanical force exerted on the portion of the property by multiplying the mechanical force data by the ratio between the specified area of the sensor array and the surface area of the portion of the property; estimating, by a processor, an amount of damage to the portion of the property based on the total amount of mechanical force; storing the amount of damage in a memory device until a network connection to a server is detected; detecting the network connection to the server; and responsive to detecting the network connection, automatically transmitting the amount of damage to the server via the network connection.