System and Method for Evaluating the Effects of Natural Events on Structures and Individuals

This invention describes a computer program designed to assess how natural disasters, like earthquakes, affect buildings and the people inside them. It gathers information about the event, the building's characteristics, and the individuals' vulnerabilities, then uses a set of rules to calculate the risk of damage or injury and advises on protective actions. The claims specifically narrow it to a computer-implemented method that considers individual parameters and provides risk assessments.

Why it matters: Expert systems in 2007 relied on hand-coded rules. Today, advanced AI and machine learning can dynamically build and refine such knowledge bases, while ubiquitous IoT sensors offer real-time structural and environmental data for more accurate assessments.

Status: ExpiredProtection ended and was never renewed
How hard to build: SpecializedSoftware logic, expert system, data integration

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