Methods of creating comprehensive condition reports of a vehicle
AssigneeBWI Acquisition, Inc.
InventorJason Hauk
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Abstract
A computerized exchange network makes available on the Internet collected information of items under inspection, such as goods, real estate, or the like. In one aspect, the items and collected information, such as images and videos, are added to a virtual showroom or other virtual inspection site that presents an inventory of such goods, real estate, or the like available from multiple sellers and/or locations. In another aspect, detailed objective information about the items is provided. In another aspect, a data structure includes desired criteria for a desired item and provides an alert when an item of interest matches the desired criteria.
Claims21
1-19. (canceled)
A method of creating a comprehensive condition report of a vehicle, comprising:
- recording, via a front-end information acquisition system, a first sound recording of the vehicle;
- acquiring, via the front-end information acquisition system, a set of exterior images of the vehicle and a set of interior images of the vehicle;
- detecting at least one damage feature of the vehicle based on the set of exterior images of the vehicle, wherein the at least one damage feature includes at least one of a scratch, a dent, or hail damage;
- displaying, on a graphical user interface, the comprehensive condition report including:
- an audio component configured to provide the first sound recording of the vehicle;
- an exterior image component configured to display at least one exterior image from the set of exterior images of the vehicle;
- an interior image component configured to display at least one interior image from the set of interior images of the vehicle;
- and
- a damage component configured to provide damage information about the vehicle, wherein the damage information includes an identification of the damage feature and at least one image of the damage feature.
A method of creating a comprehensive condition report of a vehicle, comprising:
- recording, via a front-end information acquisition system, a first sound recording of the vehicle;
- acquiring, via the front-end information acquisition system, a set of exterior images of the vehicle, and a set of undercarriage images of an undercarriage of the vehicle;
- displaying, via a graphical user interface, a comprehensive condition report including:
- an audio component, configured to provide the first sound recording of the vehicle;
- a first exterior image, from the set of exterior images of the vehicle;
- and
- an undercarriage component including a first undercarriage image, from the set of undercarriage images of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.