Patent ID: 8874454
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of estimating damage to a roof, the method comprising: generating, by a processor, from a first point cloud representing a roof, a second point cloud representing a shingle, wherein generating the second point cloud representing a shingle comprises: the method further comprising: comparing, by a processor, the second point cloud to a model point cloud, the model point cloud representing a model shingle; identifying, by a processor, based on the comparison, a first set of points, correlating each point within the first set of points to a representation of a point of damage; identifying, by a processor communicatively connected to a memory, a second set of points, the second set of points including at least one point from the first set of points, correlating the second set of points to a representation of a damaged region of the roof; and generating and storing to the memory a report based on the second set of points for subsequent retrieval and use in estimating damage to at least part of the roof.