PHOTOGRAPH INITIATED APPRAISAL PROCESS AND APPLICATION

• US 20140074733A1
• Filed: 09/13/2012
• Published: 03/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2012
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Fannie Mae
• Original Assignee: Fannie Mae
• Inventors: Den Herder, Nathan Pieter, Rosenblatt, Eric, Sigman, John Brevard, Lande, Nathan
• Application Number:
  US13/614,705
• Publication Number:
  US 20140074733A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/306
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

The present invention relates to photograph initiated property assessment. In one example, an electronic device performs a photograph initiated property assessment by accessing a photographic assessment itinerary that includes a plurality of target portions for the subject property and a set of image capture requirements for each of the plurality of target portions. Further, when performing the initiated property assessment the electronic device prompts a plurality of image capture requests according to the photographic assessment itinerary while displaying a menu that permits the addition of information to the set of image captures.

Claims

1. A method for producing a photograph initiated property assessment, comprising:

receiving a request for a photographic assessment itinerary for a subject property;

accessing the photographic assessment itinerary, the photographic assessment itinerary being generated in response to the request, the photographic assessment itinerary including a plurality of target portions for the subject property and a set of image capture requirements for each of the plurality of target portions;

prompting a plurality of image capture requests according to the photographic assessment itinerary; and

displaying a menu that allows additional information to be associated with captured images in association with the prompting of the plurality of image capture requests.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of target portions is defined according to property type.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the property type is selected from a set of properties types including a condo, a duplex, a townhome, a single family, and a multi-family.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of targets portions is generic parts of a selected property type.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the each target of the set of targets is further divided into a set of sub-targets including room angle, views, and fixtures.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein accessing the photographic assessment itinerary includes requesting an external resource to generate the photographic assessment itinerary and receiving the photographic assessment itinerary from the external source.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein accessing the photographic assessment itinerary includes requesting an internal circuit to generate the photographic assessment itinerary.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprises compiling the set of image captures in preparation to produce a photograph initiated property assessment.

9-16. -16. (canceled)

17. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium including a set of computer-executable instructions, the instructions comprising instructions for:

receiving a request for a photographic assessment itinerary for a subject property;

accessing the photographic assessment itinerary, the photographic assessment itinerary being generated in response to the request, the photographic assessment itinerary including a plurality of target portions for the subject property and a set of image capture requirements for each of the plurality of target portions;

prompting a plurality of image capture requests according to the photographic assessment itinerary; and

displaying a menu that allows additional information to be associated with captured images in association with the prompting of the plurality of image capture requests.