US 11,747,515 B2
System for sensor enabled reporting and notification in a distributed network
Eugene T. Smyth, Granby, CT (US); Deborah D. Fox, West Hartford, CT (US); Roopak Hooda, Ellington, CT (US); Kristen Sara Mattson, Granby, CT (US); and Kristian L. Sanders, Nashville, TN (US)
Assigned to HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Hartford, CT (US)
Filed by HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Hartford, CT (US)
Filed on Aug. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/459,601.
Application 17/459,601 is a continuation of application No. 16/438,041, filed on Jun. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,112,533.
Application 16/438,041 is a continuation of application No. 14/807,856, filed on Jul. 23, 2015, granted, now 10,330,826, issued on Jun. 25, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0389501 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. G01W 1/02 (2006.01); G01W 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01W 1/02 (2013.01) [G01W 2001/006 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless device capable of having a plurality of operating modes, the wireless device comprising:
an integrated device capable of toggling between a reporting mode and a warning mode, the reporting mode including one or more sensors configured to capture information from a distributed geographic area and transmitting information captured by the one or more sensors, wherein the transmitted information is combined with other transmitted data to determine a region of warning and a plurality of property associated with the determined region of warning is identified allowing a series of electronic transmission messages to be generated to selected ones of a plurality of devices based on the region of warning, the selected ones of the devices associated with a plurality of policyholders who have indicated a preference to receive the electronic transmission messages, the messages associated with protecting certain real property covered in one or more policy documents associated with the policyholders;
a communication interface configured to receive at least one of the electronic transmission messages including an instruction to employ remedial measures to protect real property; and
a processor operatively coupled to the integrated device, the processor adapted to determine whether a change of at least one state of weather has occurred based upon weather factors, the processor adapted to change the reporting mode to the warning mode of the plurality of operating modes of the wireless device and to provide feedback associated with the remedial measures employed.