Systems and methods for improved property inspection management

• US 10,157,433 B2
• Filed: 09/29/2017
• Issued: 12/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Scope Solutions LLC
• Original Assignee: Uscope Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Randolph, Earl
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Tuyetlien T
• Application Number:
  US15/721,715
• Publication Number:
  US 20180025451A1
• Time in Patent Office: 445 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/13 Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/16 Real estate
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/163 Real estate management
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2210/04 Architectural design, interior design
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

Systems and methods presented herein can allow an inspector or other user to document damage or other information at a house using a mobile device, such as their cell phone. The mobile device can execute an application that allows the user to select a house and a property feature of the house. The user can then take pictures or video, which are stored according to the house and property feature for later retrieval. The user can also select a tag that gets stored and retrieved based on the house and property feature. The user can further record audio for association with the pictures or video.

Claims

1. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform stages for home insurance adjustment, the stages comprising:

receiving, on a graphical user interface (“

GUI”

), a first selection of a house from a plurality of houses;

receiving, on the GUI, a second selection of a property feature of the house;

based on a first press on the GUI, causing a camera to capture first media that is a picture or video and a first audio, the first audio being captured based on the first press lasting past a threshold time period;

transcribing the first audio into first text;

storing the first media and first text in association with the house and property feature;

causing the camera to capture a second media based on a second press; and

without receiving further selections of the previously-selected property feature, storing the second media in association with the home and property feature;

sorting a collection of media in a gallery view that groups the first and second media together based on house and property feature, wherein selection of the first media causes the first text to be displayed with the first media;

displaying, in the gallery view, a number of pictures per at least two different property features, along with a clickable phone number associated with an owner of the house; and

generating a report that displays the first and second media simultaneously for the property feature.

2. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the camera is mounted on a drone.

3. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1, the stages further comprising:

storing the first audio in association with the first media, wherein selection of the first media causes the first audio to play.

4. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the gallery view displays media gallery thumbnails that are grouped by property feature.

5. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1, the stages further comprising:

recording second audio with the second media based on the second press exceeding a threshold time period;

storing the second audio in association with the second media;

displaying a media gallery based on user selection of the house and property feature, the media gallery including both the first media and second media; and

in response to selection of the second media, presenting the second media with the second audio.

6. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1, the stages further comprising:

receiving annotations on the first media;

storing the annotations in association with the first media; and

in response to selection of the first media, displaying the annotations and tag with the first media.

7. A mobile device including a processor that executes an application for capturing insurance adjustment information, the processor performing stages comprising:

receiving, on a graphical user interface (“

GUI”

), a first selection of a house from a plurality of houses;

receiving, on the GUI, a second selection of a property feature of the house;

based on a first press on the GUI, causing a camera to capture first media that is a picture or video and a first audio, the first audio being captured based on the first press lasting past a threshold time period;

transcribing the first audio into first text;

storing the first media and first text in association with the house and property feature;

causing the camera to capture a second media based on a second press;

without receiving further selections of the previously-selected property feature, storing the second media in association with the home and property feature;

sorting a collection of media in a gallery view that groups the first and second media together based on house and property feature, wherein selection of the first media causes the first text to be displayed with the first media; and

displaying, in the gallery view, a number of pictures per at least two different property features, along with a clickable phone number associated with an owner of the house.

8. The mobile device of claim 7, wherein the camera is mounted on a drone that is separate from the mobile device.

9. The mobile device of claim 7, the stages further comprising:

storing the first audio in association with the first media, wherein selection of the first media causes the first audio to play.

10. The mobile device of claim 7, wherein the gallery view displays media gallery thumbnails that are grouped by property feature.

11. The mobile device of claim 7, the stages further comprising:

recording second audio with the second media based on the second press exceeding a threshold time period;

storing the second audio in association with the second media;

displaying a media gallery based on user selection of the house and property feature, the media gallery including both the first media and second media; and

in response to selection of the second media, presenting the second media with the second audio.

12. The mobile device of claim 7, the stages further comprising:

receiving annotations on the first media;

storing the annotations in association with the first media; and

in response to selection of the first media, displaying the annotations and tag with the first media.

13. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, on a graphical user interface (“

GUI”

), a first selection of a house from a plurality of houses;

receiving, on the GUI, a second selection of a property feature of the house;

based on a first press on the GUI, causing a camera to capture first media that is a picture or video and a first audio, the first audio being captured based on the first press lasting past a threshold time period;

transcribing the first audio into first text;

storing the first media and first text in association with the house and property feature;

causing the camera to capture a second media based on a second press;

without receiving further selections of the previously-selected property feature, storing the second media in association with the home and property feature;

sorting a collection of media in a gallery view that groups the first and second media together based on house and property feature, wherein selection of the first media causes the first text to be displayed with the first media; and

displaying, in the gallery view, a number of pictures per at least two different property features, along with a clickable phone number associated with an owner of the house.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the camera is mounted on a drone that is separate from a mobile device that displays the GUI.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

storing the first audio in association with the first media, wherein selection of the first media causes the first audio to play.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising displaying media gallery thumbnails in the gallery view that are grouped by property feature.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

recording second audio with the second media based on the second press exceeding a threshold time period;

storing the second audio in association with the second media;

displaying a media gallery based on user selection of the house and property feature, the media gallery including both the first media and second media; and

in response to selection of the second media, presenting the second media with the second audio.