Patent ID: 8289160

Claim:
A system for collecting data concerning conditions present at a building, the system comprising: at least one subsystem that installs a data recorder in a building at least partially covered by an insurance policy; at least one subsystem that engages in a contact with the data recorder; at least one subsystem that receives data collected by the data recorder, the data representing at least one physical condition present at the building; at least one subsystem that stores the data; at least one subsystem that performs an analysis of the data; at least one subsystem that determines whether to issue an alert to an owner of the building based on the at least one physical condition present at the building; at least one subsystem that takes a tangible action based on the analysis; and at least one subsystem that compares the data to data collected by another data recorder in another building, wherein the another building is associated with a different level of physical damage than the building.