Image capturing and automatic labeling system

A system for recording damage to a vehicle, the system comprising:

• an image attribute capturer, the image attribute capturer comprising one or more tangible, non-transitory memories storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the system to:
• present, at a user interface, a plurality of user controls, wherein each user control of the plurality of user controls indicates a respective portion of the vehicle and includes a pre-assigned identifier that (a) is expressed in a non-natural language, the non-natural language being a computer-readable language having a particular syntax and format, (b) identifies the respective portion of the vehicle, and (c) is not presented on the user interface, and the plurality of user controls is a specific template of a plurality of templates of user controls, each template of the plurality of templates defined to meet a different set of jurisdictional requirements;
• receive a first captured image of a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) or other unique identifier of the vehicle;
• image-process the first captured image to determine the VIN or other unique identifier of the vehicle;
• receive, at the user interface, a selection of a particular user control included in the plurality of user controls, the selected, particular user control indicative of a particular portion of the vehicle from which the VIN or other unique identifier of the vehicle is excluded;
• receive a second captured image of the particular portion of the vehicle corresponding to the selected, particular user control;
• and
• cause the second captured image and metadata indicative of attributes corresponding to the second captured image to be transmitted to a data storage system that is configured to store information corresponding to vehicle damage, the attributes corresponding to the second captured image including (i) the pre-assigned identifier corresponding to the particular user control and the particular portion of the vehicle, and (ii) the identified VIN or other unique identifier of the vehicle, thereby labeling the captured second image of the particular portion of the vehicle with the pre-assigned identifier corresponding to the particular portion of the vehicle and with the identified VIN or other unique identifier of the vehicle.

A method of creating an electronic image of a subject, the method comprising:

• presenting, via a user interface of a mobile computing device having a computer processor, a plurality of user controls, wherein each user control of the plurality of user controls corresponds to a respective portion of the subject, the plurality of user controls is a specific template of a plurality of templates of user controls, and each template of the plurality of templates is defined to meet a different set of jurisdictional requirements;
• receiving, via the user interface of the mobile computing device interacting with the computer processor, a selection of a particular user control included in the plurality of user controls, the selected, particular user control indicative of a particular portion of the subject from which a unique identifier of the subject is excluded;
• launching, using the computer processor, an image capturing system on the mobile computing device;
• receiving, using the computer processor, a first electronic image of the unique identifier of the subject, the first electronic image captured by the image capturing system;
• image processing, using the computer processor, the first electronic image to determine the unique identifier of the subject;
• receiving, using the computer processor, a second electronic image captured by the image capturing system and including an image of the particular portion of the subject corresponding to the selected, particular user control;
• and
• causing, using the computer processor, the captured second electronic image and metadata indicative of attributes corresponding to the captured second electronic image to be stored in a data storage system, the attributes corresponding to the captured second electronic image including (i) a pre-assigned identifier that corresponds to the selected, particular user control and identifies the particular portion of the subject, is expressed in a non-natural language that is a computer-readable language having a particular syntax and format, and is not presented on the user interface of the mobile computing device, and (ii) the determined unique identifier of the subject, thereby automatically labeling the captured second electronic image with the pre-assigned identifier corresponding to the particular portion of the subject and with the unique identifier of the subject.