System and method for self-performing a cosmetic evaluation of an electronic device

A method of performing a cosmetic evaluation of an electronic device, said electronic device having a front side, back side, top side, bottom side, right side, and left side, said electronic device having a first camera, said electronic device having a processor and memory, said method comprising:

• installing an application on the electronic device, wherein the application causes the electronic device to:
• trigger the first camera to take a first photograph when the electronic device is placed in front of a mirror in such a way as to reflect an image of at least one side of the electronic device so that the image is in the first camera's field of view;
• analyze the first photograph to determine the number and type of cosmetic imperfections on the at least one side;
• positioning a first mirror in front of the first camera;
• using the first camera to take a first photograph of the at least one side of the electronic device;
• determining the location of the electronic device in the first photograph;
• cropping the first photograph to isolate a first image of the electronic device;
• analyzing the first image of the electronic device to determine the cosmetic condition of the electronic device.

A method of performing a cosmetic evaluation of an electronic device, said electronic device having a front side, back side, top side, bottom side, right side, and left side, said electronic device having a first camera, said electronic device having a processor and memory, said method comprising:

• installing an application on the electronic device, wherein the application causes the electronic device to:
• trigger the first camera to take a first photograph when the electronic device is placed in front of a mirror in such a way as to reflect an image of at least one side of the electronic device so that the image is in the first camera's field of view;
• analyze the first photograph to determine the number and type of cosmetic imperfections on the at least one side;
• positioning a first mirror in front of the first camera;
• using the first camera to take a first photograph of the at least one side of the electronic device;
• analyzing the first photograph to determine the cosmetic condition of the electronic device:
• wherein the at least one photograph shows the screen of the electronic device, wherein the electronic device displays a background image comprising areas of a first color and areas of a second color, wherein the analyzing step comprises:
• creating an image mask, which comprises the following steps:
• applying a filter of the first color to the background image to create a first color-filtered background image;
• applying a filter of the second color to the background image to create a second color-filtered background image;
• merging the first color-filtered background image and the second color-filtered background image and inverting to create an image mask;
• identifying and isolating the screen of the electronic device in the at least one photograph to produce a screen image;
• using an edge detector algorithm to create a processed screen image;
• applying a colored filter of the first color to the screen image to produce a first color-filtered screen image;
• applying a colored filter of the second color to the screen image to produce a second color-filtered screen image;
• merging the first color-filtered screen image and the second color-filtered screen image and inverting the result to produce a merged screen image;
• merging the merged screen image and the processed screen image and subtracting the mask image to produce a result image;
• applying an edge detector algorithm to the result image;
• if any edges are found, circling them on the display of the electronic device and concluding that the electronic device has a scratch or a crack.

A method of performing a cosmetic evaluation of an electronic device, said electronic device having a front side, back side, top side, bottom side, right side, and left side, said electronic device having a first camera, said electronic device having a processor and memory, said method comprising:

• installing an application on the electronic device, wherein the application causes the electronic device to:
• trigger the first camera to take a first photograph when the electronic device is placed in front of a mirror in such a way as to reflect an image of at least one side of the electronic device so that the image is in the first camera's field of view;
• analyze the first photograph to determine the number and type of cosmetic imperfections on the at least one side;
• positioning a first mirror in front of the first camera;
• using the first camera to take a first photograph of the at least one side of the electronic device;
• analyzing the first photograph to determine the cosmetic condition of the electronic device,
• wherein the at least one photograph shows the screen of the electronic device, wherein the electronic device displays a background image comprising areas of a first color and areas of a second color, wherein the analyzing step comprises:
• identifying and isolating the screen of the electronic device in the at least one photograph to produce a screen image;
• applying a colored filter of the first color to the screen image to produce a first color-filtered screen image;
• applying a colored filter of the second color to the screen image to produce a second color-filtered screen image;
• merging the first color-filtered screen image and the second color-filtered screen image with an OR function to create a merged image;
• if any pixels in the merged image are black, concluding that the electronic device has a damaged LCD screen.