Systems For Valuating and Tracking Items of Property
OwnerWilliam Seippelinventor
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for tracking and providing information relating to items of tangible personal property. For example, in one embodiment, a property management system is adapted to (a) periodically estimate the value of one or more items of tangible personal property based on data regarding the sale of similar items of tangible personal property and (b) track the value of one or more items of tangible personal property. The property management system may also be used for purposes other than estimating the value of a particular item. For example, the information may be used to help an owner locate a lost or stolen item of tangible personal property.
Claims20
A system for tracking the value of collectibles, the system comprising:
- memory;
- and
- one or more processors, wherein the system is configured to:
- receive information identifying an item of tangible personal property that is part of a portfolio of collectibles;
- identify a universal identifier for the item of tangible personal property, the universal identifier being associated with a taxonomy classifying a plurality of items of tangible personal property into classes;
- identify a first condition identifier that at least generally corresponds to the condition of the item of tangible personal property;
- and
- determine an estimated value for the item of tangible personal property, wherein the estimated value is based at least in part on the first condition identifier.
A system for generating appraisals of collectibles, the system comprising:
- memory;
- and
- one or more processors, wherein the system is configured to:
- identify an item of tangible personal property, wherein the item of tangible personal property comprises a collectible item;
- cause display of an offer to provide an appraisal of the item of tangible personal property;
- and
- in response to receiving an acceptance to the offer to provide an appraisal of the item of tangible personal property, initiate an appraisal, wherein to initiate the appraisal, the system is further configured to:
- identify a universal identifier for the item of tangible personal property, the universal identifier being associated with a taxonomy classifying a plurality of items of tangible personal property into classes;
- identify a condition identifier for the item of tangible personal property that at least generally corresponds to the condition of the item of tangible personal property;
- determine an estimated value for the item of tangible personal property, wherein the estimated value is based at least in part on the condition identifier of the item of tangible personal property;
- and
- generate an appraisal, wherein the appraisal is based at least in part on the estimated value of the item of tangible personal property.
A system for identifying collectibles, the system comprising:
- memory;
- and
- one or more processors, the system being configured to:
- receive a first image of an item of tangible personal property;
- identify a class within a taxonomy associated with the item of tangible personal property;
- receive a second image of an item from the same class as the item of tangible personal property;
- determine whether the first and second images are substantially the same;
- and
- in response to determining that the first and second images are substantially the same, generate an alert.
A system for tracking collectibles comprising:
- memory;
- and
- one or more processors, wherein the system is configured to:
- receive input identifying an item of tangible personal property, wherein the item of tangible personal property is a collectible item;
- identify a universal identifier for the item of tangible personal property, wherein the universal identifier is associated with a taxonomy classifying a plurality of items of tangible personal property into classes;
- and
- receive information indicating that an item of tangible personal property associated with the universal identifier (a) is available for purchase or (b) has been sold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.