VEHICLE DAMAGE REPORT
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1. A method comprising:
- obtaining a scan of a vehicle, the scan including a digital surface representation of a panel of the vehicle;
analyzing the scan to detect and to distinguish a defect in the panel, thereby providing an analysis including a location of the defect and a size of the defect;
obtaining vehicle identification information for the vehicle including a vehicle identifier, an owner, and an insurer;
verifying the owner and the insurer based on the vehicle identifier;
combining the vehicle identification information, the scan, and the analysis into a damage report; and
communicating the damage report to a remote claims processing resource over a data network.
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Abstract
A vehicle damage report is constructed from a scan of vehicle surfaces. Objective information derived from the surface scan is augmented with other information from other sources, such as vehicle identification information or repair cost estimates that can be used to facilitate and administer a multi-party downstream repair process.
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining a scan of a vehicle, the scan including a digital surface representation of a panel of the vehicle; analyzing the scan to detect and to distinguish a defect in the panel, thereby providing an analysis including a location of the defect and a size of the defect; obtaining vehicle identification information for the vehicle including a vehicle identifier, an owner, and an insurer; verifying the owner and the insurer based on the vehicle identifier; combining the vehicle identification information, the scan, and the analysis into a damage report; and communicating the damage report to a remote claims processing resource over a data network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising computer executable code embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium that, when executing on one or more computing devices, performs the steps of:
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obtaining a scan of a vehicle, the scan including a digital surface representation of a panel of the vehicle; analyzing the scan to detect and to distinguish a defect in the panel, thereby providing an analysis including a location of the defect and a size of the defect; obtaining vehicle identification information for the vehicle including a vehicle identifier, an owner, and an insurer; verifying the owner and the insurer based on the vehicle identifier; combining the vehicle identification information, the scan, and the analysis into a damage report; and communicating the damage report to a remote claims processing resource over a data network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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