US 12,065,798 B1
System and method for pre-emptive property shifting detection and remediation
Justin Royell Nash, Little Elm, TX (US); Gregory David Hansen, San Antonio, TX (US); Nathan Lee Post, Rockport, TX (US); Jose L. Romero, Jr., San Antonio, TX (US); Andre Rene Buentello, San Antonio, TX (US); and Brian Francisco Shipley, Plano, TX (US)
Assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/678,731.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/153,026, filed on Feb. 24, 2021.
Int. Cl. G08B 21/00 (2006.01); E02D 31/10 (2006.01); E02D 33/00 (2006.01); G01C 5/00 (2006.01); G01C 9/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/24 (2006.01); G06Q 40/08 (2012.01)
CPC E02D 33/00 (2013.01) [E02D 31/10 (2013.01); G01C 5/00 (2013.01); G01C 9/00 (2013.01); G01N 33/246 (2013.01); G06Q 40/08 (2013.01); E02D 2600/10 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for monitoring shifting of a structure, comprising:
a first plurality of sensors configured to be disposed at a plurality of locations throughout the structure;
a second plurality of sensors configured to be located on or within soil adjacent a perimeter of the structure;
one or more hardware processors; and
a non-transitory memory, the non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more hardware processors, causes the one or more hardware processors to perform actions comprising:
monitoring the structure for a shift in elevation in a portion of the structure;
receiving, from the first plurality of sensors, feedback related to a condition of a foundation of the structure;
receiving, from the second plurality of sensors, feedback related to a condition of the soil adjacent the perimeter of the structure;
determining whether a portion of the foundation of the structure has shifted in elevation based on the feedback; and
providing a notification when the portion of the structure has shifted in elevation.