# US 2018/0025392 A1 · Methods and systems for assessing and managing asset condition > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0025392 A1 - Document ID: US20180025392A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/654,057 - Filed: 2017-07-19 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-22 - Inventors: EDMOND HELSTAB - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180025392A1 ## CPC - G06Q 30/0278: {Product appraisal} - G06Q 10/06: Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling - G06Q 10/10: Office automation; Time management - G06Q 40/08: Insurance - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract Reliable assessment data is important for individual and enterprises to make value judgements relating to the purchase, sale, use and disposal of assets. However, in the majority of instances one party is beholden to the other party for assessment information and this may be the truth, part of the truth or not the truth. Further, individual's assessments of a condition or severity of damage will vary even without considering their monetary benefits from adjusting these from their true values. it would therefore be beneficial to provide a system that provides users with an assessment report established through a standardized sequence of graphical user interfaces by another user so that a degree of standardization is introduced to the assessment reports the users access. Further, users can employ a summary assessment report/score within an advertisement for example that when selected triggers access to full assessment report. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Computer executable instructions stored on a non-volatile non-transitory storage medium for execution by a microprocessor, the instructions when executed by the microprocessor relating to a process comprising the steps of: receiving upon an electronic device comprising the microprocessor and non-volatile non-transitory storage medium a vehicle condition query from a remote electronic device comprising information relating to an assessment to be performed; receiving identification data of a vehicle for transmittal to the remote electronic device allowing remote verification that the vehicle to which the identification data relates is the vehicle to which the vehicle condition query relates; upon verification providing to a user of the electronic device access to a vehicle condition query completion process comprising: retrieving from a first remote database data metrics corresponding to the vehicle associated with the vehicle condition query; retrieving from a second remote database schematic data corresponding to the vehicle associated with the vehicle condition query, the schematic data relating to at least one of interior schematics, exterior schematics, and engineering schematics of the vehicle; providing a graphical user interface allowing the user to identify specific areas of the vehicle; providing to the user within the graphical user interface a means to associate text data and image data to the identified specific area of the vehicle; and transmitting for storage in association with at least one of the vehicle condition query and verified identification data to a third remote database inspection data relating to the identified specific areas of the vehicle together with their associated text data and image data. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer executable instructions according to claim 1, the instructions when executed relating to the further steps of at least one of: establish communications between at least one of the remote electronic device and the electronic device and a vehicle management system associated with the vehicle and retrieving vehicle stored inspection data; and receiving from the remote electronic device report data, the report data comprising: an overall condition of the vehicle based upon analysis of the inspection data; a vehicle condition report including the one or more visual condition descriptors indicative of the condition of the vehicle; and providing the user of the electronic device with the ability to present the report data to another user. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computer executable instructions according to claim 1, wherein the received verification data is at least one of text data and image data and relates to at least one of a Government issued license identifier, a license plate number, a manufacturer's name, a year of manufacture, a model name, a model number, a color, a vehicle identification number (VIN), a registered owner name, owner contact information, or an insurance policy identifier. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The computer executable instructions according to claim 1, wherein providing to the user a means to associate image data to the identified specific area of the vehicle comprises allowing the user to select at least one of an acquired digital image file and an acquired digital video file. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The computer executable instructions according to claim 1, wherein providing to the user a means to associate text data to the identified specific area of the vehicle comprises allowing the user to select from presented content established in dependence upon the received data metrics. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The computer executable instructions according to claim 2, wherein providing the ability to present the report data to another user comprises providing the user with the ability to at least one of display the report data, electronically transmit the report data to the another user, and print the report data. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computer executable instructions according to claim 1, wherein retrieving the schematic data relating to at least one of interior schematics, exterior schematics, and engineering schematics of the vehicle comprises receiving at least one of a baseline schematic relating to the at least one of and rendered annotations relating to inspection data provided in response to a previous vehicle inspection query relating to the vehicle, the rendered annotations being protected to prevent a user action relating to the rendered annotations. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The computer executable instructions according to claim 1, the instructions when executed relating to the further steps of: receiving information data from at least one of the user of the electronic device, a fourth database storing information relating to the vehicle, and a registered owner of the vehicle, the information data relating to at least one of a Governmentally defined jurisdiction relating to a vehicle registration, a registered usage of the vehicle, usage data relating to users of the vehicle, accident data relating to the vehicle, repairs performed to the vehicle, scheduled maintenance performed on the vehicle, and regulatory data relating to the vehicle. ### Claim 9 A method comprising: receiving upon an electronic device comprising the microprocessor and non-volatile non-transitory storage medium a vehicle condition query from a remote electronic device comprising information relating to an assessment to be performed; receiving identification data of a vehicle for transmittal to the remote electronic device allowing remote verification that the vehicle to which the identification data relates is the vehicle to which the vehicle condition query relates; upon verification providing to a user of the electronic device access to a vehicle condition query completion process comprising: retrieving from a first remote database data metrics corresponding to the vehicle associated with the vehicle condition query; retrieving from a second remote database schematic data corresponding to the vehicle associated with the vehicle condition query, the schematic data relating to at least one of interior schematics, exterior schematics, and engineering schematics of the vehicle; providing a graphical user interface allowing the user to identify specific areas of the vehicle; providing to the user within the graphical user interface a means to associate text data and image data to the identified specific area of the vehicle; and transmitting for storage in association with at least one of the vehicle condition query and verified identification data to a third remote database inspection data relating to the identified specific areas of the vehicle together with their associated text data and image data. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, the instructions when executed relating to the further steps of at least one of: establish communications between at least one of the remote electronic device and the electronic device and a vehicle management system associated with the vehicle and retrieving vehicle stored inspection data; and receiving from the remote electronic device report data, the report data comprising: an overall condition of the vehicle based upon analysis of the inspection data; a vehicle condition report including the one or more visual condition descriptors indicative of the condition of the vehicle; and providing the user of the electronic device with the ability to present the report data to another user. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the received verification data is at least one of text data and image data and relates to at least one of a Government issued license identifier, a license plate number, a manufacturer's name, a year of manufacture, a model name, a model number, a color, a vehicle identification number (VIN), a registered owner name, owner contact information, or an insurance policy identifier. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein at least one of: providing to the user a means to associate image data to the identified specific area of the vehicle comprises allowing the user to select at least one of an acquired digital image file and an acquired digital video file; and providing to the user a means to associate text data to the identified specific area of the vehicle comprises allowing the user to select from presented content established in dependence upon the received data metrics. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10, wherein providing the ability to present the report data to another user comprises providing the user with the ability to at least one of display the report data, electronically transmit the report data to the another user, and print the report data. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein retrieving the schematic data relating to at least one of interior schematics, exterior schematics, and engineering schematics of the vehicle comprises receiving at least one of a baseline schematic relating to the at least one of and rendered annotations relating to inspection data provided in response to a previous vehicle inspection query relating to the vehicle, the rendered annotations being protected to prevent a user action relating to the rendered annotations. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, the instructions when executed relating to the further steps of: receiving information data from at least one of the user of the electronic device, a fourth database storing information relating to the vehicle, and a registered owner of the vehicle, the information data relating to at least one of a Governmentally defined jurisdiction relating to a vehicle registration, a registered usage of the vehicle, usage data relating to users of the vehicle, accident data relating to the vehicle, repairs performed to the vehicle, scheduled maintenance performed on the vehicle, and regulatory data relating to the vehicle. ### Claim 16 A method comprising: receiving at a server a request for assessment data relating to a vehicle, the request including at least vehicle identification data of the vehicle and an electronic address of a remote electronic device to which the assessment data is to be sent upon verification of the request transmitting to the remote electronic device an assessment report, the assessment report generated in dependence upon an aspect of the request and comprising: a first portion retrieved from a first database relating to data metrics corresponding to the vehicle associated with the vehicle identification data; a second portion retrieved from a second database relating to schematic data corresponding to the vehicle associated with the vehicle identification data, the schematic data relating to at least one of interior schematics, exterior schematics, and engineering schematics of the vehicle; a third portion retrieved from a third database relating to content previously generated by a user performing an assessment of the vehicle, the content comprising at least one of audiovisual images, visual images, text data, classification data, and classification ratings; and an assessment score determined by one or more algorithms employing a predetermined portion of the content previously generated by the user performing an assessment of the vehicle. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, wherein aspect of the request is at least one of an identity of the requester, an identity of an entity to which the requester is associated, an identity of an entity to which the vehicle is associated, a subscription level of the requester, a login credential of the requester, and a type of assessment report. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, wherein the assessment report comprises: an overall condition of the vehicle based upon analysis of the previous assessment of the vehicle; a vehicle condition report including the one or more visual condition descriptors indicative of the condition of the vehicle; the assessment score; and a logo associated with the provider of the previous assessment; and the assessment report may be uploaded to at least one of an advertisement relating to the vehicle, a social network, and an online service provider or electronically transmitted to a third party. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, wherein the assessment report comprises electronic content capable of being at least one of uploaded to a web based application website, uploaded to a web based service, and electronically transmitted: an overall condition of the vehicle based upon analysis of the previous assessment of the vehicle; a vehicle condition report including the one or more visual condition descriptors indicative of the condition of the vehicle; the assessment score; and a logo associated with the provider of the previous assessment; and upon selection of at least one of the assessment report and the logo the user making the selection is provided with a second assessment report which contains all of the content previously generated by a user performing an assessment of the vehicle together with a fourth portion of the first database and a fifth portion of the second database. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, wherein the received vehicle identification data is at least one of text data and image data and relates to at least one of a Government issued license identifier, a license plate number, a manufacturer's name, a year of manufacture, a model name, a model number, a color, a vehicle identification number (VIN), a registered owner name, owner contact information, or an insurance policy identifier.