# US 2021/0241208 A1 · Method and system for identifying and onboarding a vehicle into inventory > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0241208 A1 - Document ID: US20210241208A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/778,023 - Filed: 2020-01-31 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2020-01-31 - Assignees: Capital One Services, LLC - Applicants: Capital One Services, LLC - Inventors: Qiaochu TANG; Micah PRICE; Avid GHAMSARI; Jason HOOVER; Geoffrey DAGLEY - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210241208A1 ## CPC - G06Q 10/087: Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders - G06F 16/532: Query formulation, e.g. graphical querying - G06F 16/953: Querying, e.g. by the use of web search engines - G06F 18/22: Matching criteria, e.g. proximity measures - G06N 3/045: Combinations of networks - G06N 3/0464: Convolutional networks [CNN, ConvNet] - G06N 3/09: Supervised learning - G06N 20/00: Machine learning - G06Q 10/08772: {Inventory counting methods} - G06Q 30/0185: {Product, service or business identity fraud} - G06T 7/73: using feature-based methods - G06V 10/75: Organisation of the matching processes, e.g. simultaneous or sequential comparisons of image or video features; Coarse-fine approaches, e.g. multi-scale approaches; using context analysis; Selection of dictionaries - G06V 10/764: using classification, e.g. of video objects - G06V 20/10: Terrestrial scenes (scenes under surveillance with static cameras G06V20/52; scenes perceived from the exterior of a vehicle G06V20/56; scenes perceived from the interior of a vehicle G06V20/59) - G06T 2207/30248: Vehicle exterior or interior - 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 - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06N: COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING ## Abstract The disclosed embodiments provide methods and systems for identifying and onboarding a vehicle into an inventory. According to one exemplary embodiment, an image is captured of a vehicle. Based on the captured image, attributes of the imaged vehicle are determined. A vehicle onboarding system storing a plurality of vehicle attributes is queried, the query being based on the imaged vehicle, and a matching vehicle from the vehicle onboarding system based on the query is received. The mobile device further transmits the image of the vehicle to a vehicle inventory system with instructions to associate the image with the vehicle attributes of the matching vehicle in the vehicle inventory system. Image analysis is employed to determine vehicle attributes. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system of identifying and onboarding an inventory item, comprising: a mobile device having at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations, comprising: capturing an image of a vehicle; determining, based on the captured image, attributes of the imaged vehicle; querying, over a network, a vehicle onboarding system storing a plurality of vehicle attributes, the query being based on the imaged vehicle; receiving a matching vehicle from the vehicle onboarding system based on the query; displaying the matching vehicle received from the vehicle onboarding system via a display of the mobile device; requesting input from a user of the mobile device to confirm the matching vehicle is the same vehicle as the imaged vehicle based on the display; receiving confirmation that the imaged vehicle is the same as the matched vehicle; and transmitting the image of the vehicle to a vehicle inventory system configured to maintain an inventory of onboarded vehicles, wherein transmitting the image comprises transmitting instructions to associate the image with the vehicle attributes of the matching vehicle in the inventory. ### Claim at position 2 2-3. (canceled) ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the determined attributes further comprise at least one of a vehicle identification number (VIN), a make and model, a model year, a trim level, an exterior color, a body style, or a door count of the imaged vehicle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising: determining a mismatch between the determined attributes of the imaged vehicle and the matching vehicle received from the vehicle onboarding system; and requesting input from a user of the mobile device to select an accurate set of vehicle attributes based on the mismatch. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5, further comprising transmitting the accurate set of vehicle attributes to the vehicle onboarding system with instructions to replace the vehicle attributes associated with the matching vehicle on the vehicle onboarding system. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein determining the attributes of the imaged vehicle further comprises transmitting the captured image to one or more remote processors with a request to identify the attributes based on the captured image. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein determining the attributes of the imaged vehicle further comprises processing data from the captured image via the at least one processor of the mobile device and determining the attributes by comparing the processed data to a database of known vehicle attributes. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising requesting input from a user of the mobile device to manually input one or more user-identified attributes of the imaged vehicle and associating the user-identified attributes with the determined attributes of the imaged vehicle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising transmitting, based on receiving the matching vehicle, a request to the vehicle onboarding system to transfer or link the vehicle attributes of the matching vehicle to the vehicle inventory system. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the transmitted instructions to the vehicle inventory system further comprise instructions to generate a vehicle listing based on the vehicle attributes of the matching vehicle and the transmitted image. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the transmitted instructions to generate the vehicle listing further comprise instructions to make available, via an application programming interface (API) of the vehicle inventory system, the vehicle attributes of the matching vehicle and the transmitted image of the vehicle to a vehicle listing system. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein capturing of the image of the vehicle further comprises sending a signal to a camera of the mobile device to capture a digital image. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein capturing of the image of the vehicle further comprises receiving the captured image from a camera or camera system communicatively linked to the mobile device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle inventory system and vehicle onboarding system comprise a combined system having one or more processors. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle inventory system and vehicle onboarding system comprise a plurality of communicatively linked servers. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising determining a vehicle exterior condition based on the captured image of the vehicle. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein determining the vehicle exterior condition comprises evaluating the vehicle in one of a plurality of predetermined grades. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein determining the vehicle exterior condition comprises identifying instances of visual damage appearing on the captured image. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein determining the vehicle condition comprises transmitting the captured image to one or more remote processors with a request to determine, based on machine learning and image analysis, the vehicle condition. ### Claim 21 A method for identifying and onboarding an inventory item, comprising: capturing, by a mobile device, an image of a vehicle; determining, based on the captured image, attributes of the imaged vehicle; querying, over a network, a vehicle onboarding system storing a plurality of vehicle attributes, the query being based on the imaged vehicle; receiving a matching vehicle from the vehicle onboarding system based on the query; transmitting the image of the vehicle to a vehicle inventory system configured to maintain an inventory of onboarded vehicles, wherein transmitting the image comprises transmitting instructions to supplement existing images in a listing of the matching vehicle in the inventory with the image.