INSURANCE ADJUSTMENT THROUGH DIGITAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for providing an object damage appraisal through digital imaging, the method comprising:
- obtaining a first digital damaged object image depicting a damaged object;
comparing the first digital damaged object image to a first digital undamaged object image, depicting an undamaged object, from an object database; and
,generating a damage appraisal based on the difference between the first digital damaged object image and the first digital undamaged object image.
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Abstract
This invention relates generally to insurance adjusting and damage appraisal, and more specifically, to systems and methods for insurance adjustment and damage appraisal through digital imaging. In one embodiment, the invention includes a method for providing an insurance adjustment or damage appraisal, which includes the steps of a user generating an image of a damaged vehicle, sending the image to an image processing center, comparing the image to an image of a similar undamaged vehicle, which is stored in a database, and generating a damage appraisal or insurance adjustment based on differences in the depicted vehicles.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for providing an object damage appraisal through digital imaging, the method comprising:
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obtaining a first digital damaged object image depicting a damaged object; comparing the first digital damaged object image to a first digital undamaged object image, depicting an undamaged object, from an object database; and
,generating a damage appraisal based on the difference between the first digital damaged object image and the first digital undamaged object image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computing device, the device configured to provide an object damage appraisal through digital imaging, the device comprising:
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a means for obtaining a first digital damaged object image depicting a damaged object; a means for comparing the first digital damaged object image to a first digital undamaged object image, depicting an undamaged object, from an object database; and
,a means for generating a damage appraisal based on the difference between the first digital damaged object image and the first digital undamaged object image. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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