PHOTO GUIDE FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A camera device that assists a user in photographing a vehicle for documenting a condition of the vehicle, comprising:
- a camera that has a screen that displays a video image of the vehicle and a graphic overlay that is used to align said video image so that said video image is captured at a predetermined orientation.
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Abstract
A device and method for assisting a user in photographing a vehicle for documenting a condition of the vehicle. The method includes receiving information regarding the vehicle and displaying a graphic overlay of the vehicle. A video image of the vehicle is captured with a camera and is displayed with the graphical overlay. The video image of the vehicle is aligned with the graphical overlay of the vehicle and the image of the vehicle is stored. The graphical overlay can be oriented on the screen in a manner so that the stored image of the vehicle is captured at a predetermined horizontal angle, vertical height and/or vehicle size. The photograph of the vehicle can be attached to an insurance estimate. Standardizing the horizontal angle, vertical and/or vehicle size of the photographed vehicle promotes consistency and uniformity in the estimating process.
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19 Claims
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1. A camera device that assists a user in photographing a vehicle for documenting a condition of the vehicle, comprising:
a camera that has a screen that displays a video image of the vehicle and a graphic overlay that is used to align said video image so that said video image is captured at a predetermined orientation. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- 2. (canceled)
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9. A non-transitory computer program storage medium that assists a user in photographing a vehicle for documenting a condition of the vehicle, comprising:
- a computer program storage medium that includes a program that causes a screen of a camera to display a video image of the vehicle and a graphic overlay that is used to align said video image so that said video image is captured at a predetermined orientation.
- View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
- 10. (canceled)
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15. A method for assisting a user in photographing a vehicle for documenting a condition of the vehicle, comprising;
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displaying a graphic overlay on a screen of a camera; aligning a video image of the vehicle with the graphical overlay on the screen of the camera; storing the video image of the vehicle in the camera; and
,sending the video image from said camera to a server. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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