Patent ID: 9582832
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: G06Q,G06T

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method of roofing material identification, the method comprising: receiving, by said one or more processors, image data corresponding to one or more images of roofing materials; receiving, by said one or more processors, a user selection of a type of roofing materials; selecting, by said one or more processors, an algorithm corresponding to the user-selected type of roofing materials; processing, by said one or more processors and using the selected algorithm, the image data to determine a set of characteristics of the roofing materials; using, by said one or more processors, (i) the determined set of characteristics, and (ii) a characteristics database storing data indicative of associations between a plurality of roofing material products and characteristics of the plurality of roofing material products, to identify a roofing material product associated with the set of characteristics; and providing, by one or more processors, an indication of the identified roofing material product to a computing system of an insurance provider to facilitate determination of an estimated cost of repair or settlement associated with the roofing materials, wherein providing the indication to the computing system includes causing the computing system to automatically populate one or more data fields relating to an insurance claim.