Mobile report capture

• US 20050060179A1
• Filed: 09/13/2004
• Published: 03/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Valorem Systems Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Valorem Systems Pty Limited
• Inventors: Bordin, Luca, Rogerson, Robi Mark, Tinberg, Rickard Jon
• Application Number:
  US10/939,770
• Publication Number:
  US 20050060179A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/306
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0278 Product appraisal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

A method of generating and managing property reports, in which a report is generated using a remote device at the place of inspection or occurrence, said device including an image capture function, said report including both written and image data wherein the date and time of creation of both said data are recorded and related to each other.

Claims

1. A system for generating and managing property reports, in which a report is generated using a remote device at the place of inspection or occurrence, said device including an image capture function, said report including both written and image data wherein the date and time of creation of both said data are recorded and related to each other.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the report is generated such that after a predetermined step the data cannot be revised by a user.

3. A system according to claim 1, wherein the report is generated using a predetermined format.

4. A system according to claim 3, wherein said predetermined format includes multiple fields, said fields specifying a data type, wherein said fields include at least data types being written data and image data, so that multiple fields may specify the same data type.

5. A system according to claim 4, wherein the fields also specify other data types.

6. A system according to claim 5, wherein said other data types include one or more of audio, images, numbers, signatures, GPS or other position data, barcodes, RFID, and pre-loaded images.

13. A system according to claim 2, wherein the report is generated using a predetermined format.

7. A method for generating a property report, including at least the steps of:

a) providing a handheld computing device including a predetermined report format accessible to the user;

b) the user taking said device to a required location;

c) the user commencing the preparation of a report using said predetermined format, said report preparation including taking a digital image with said device;

d) the device retaining text and image data integrated into a report document together with an indication of the time and date said data was entered; and

e) collating said data in a form suitable for an upload to a control device.

8. A method according to claim 7, wherein the report is generated using a predetermined format.

9. A method according to claim 8, wherein said predetermined format includes multiple fields, said fields specifying a data type, wherein said fields include at least data types being written data and image data, so that multiple fields may specify the same data type.

10. A method according to claim 9, wherein the fields also specify other data types.

11. A method according to claim 10, wherein said other data types include one or more of audio, images, numbers, signatures, GPS or other position data, barcodes, RFID, and pre-loaded images.

12. A method according to claim 7, wherein after a predetermined step the data cannot be altered by the user.

14. A method according to claim 8, wherein after a predetermined step the data cannot be altered by the user.

15. A method according to claim 9, wherein after a predetermined step the data cannot be altered by the user.

16. A method according to claim 10, wherein after a predetermined step the data cannot be altered by the user.

17. A method according to claim 11, wherein after a predetermined step the data cannot be altered by the user.