Method and system for recording and transferring motor vehicle information
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1. A method of analyzing information related to a motor vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- using a handheld mobile device, capturing image data of at least a portion of a motor vehicle and GPS coordinates of the handheld mobile device at the time the image data was captured;
receiving automobile information at the handheld mobile device, wherein the automobile information relates to attributes of the motor vehicle;
saving the image data together with the automobile information on the handheld mobile device to form a first set of identifying information;
establishing a communication between the handheld mobile device and a database, the database containing a second set of identifying information for a plurality of motor vehicles;
uploading the first set of identifying information from the handheld mobile device to the database;
receiving at the handheld mobile device a vehicle license plate data that has been extracted from the image data;
sending confirmation from the handheld mobile device that the vehicle license plate data is accurate;
after sending confirmation from the handheld mobile device that the vehicle license plate data is accurate, receiving at the handheld mobile device a result of a comparison of the first and second sets of identifying information; and
displaying on a user interface of the handheld mobile device one or more user instructions relating to the automobile.
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Abstract
An improved system and method for capturing and uploading pertinent information related to a motor vehicle that is accurate, simple to use, and may be implemented on a wide-array of mobile devices in a cost-effective manner. Methods are also disclosed for users of the mobile devices to send identifying information to a database, where the identifying information is compared to other motor vehicle identifying information located the database.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of analyzing information related to a motor vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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using a handheld mobile device, capturing image data of at least a portion of a motor vehicle and GPS coordinates of the handheld mobile device at the time the image data was captured; receiving automobile information at the handheld mobile device, wherein the automobile information relates to attributes of the motor vehicle; saving the image data together with the automobile information on the handheld mobile device to form a first set of identifying information; establishing a communication between the handheld mobile device and a database, the database containing a second set of identifying information for a plurality of motor vehicles; uploading the first set of identifying information from the handheld mobile device to the database; receiving at the handheld mobile device a vehicle license plate data that has been extracted from the image data; sending confirmation from the handheld mobile device that the vehicle license plate data is accurate; after sending confirmation from the handheld mobile device that the vehicle license plate data is accurate, receiving at the handheld mobile device a result of a comparison of the first and second sets of identifying information; and displaying on a user interface of the handheld mobile device one or more user instructions relating to the automobile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for analyzing information related to tracking a motor vehicle, the system comprising:
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a handheld mobile device including; a camera for capturing an image data of the motor vehicle; a GPS transceiver for determining a location of the handheld mobile device when the camera captures the image data; an input device configured for user input of automobile information about the motor vehicle; and a display engine to display instructions regarding the automobile; a processor for processing the image data of the motor vehicle to extract image information about the motor vehicle; the handheld mobile device further comprising a user confirmation engine for receiving user confirmation that the extracted image information is accurate, wherein the extracted image information and the automobile information together comprise a first set of identifying information; a communication link for establishing communication between the mobile device and a database; the database comprising a second set of identifying information concerning a plurality of motor vehicles; a calculation engine for comparing, after the user confirmation engine has received user confirmation that the extracted image information is accurate, the first set of identifying information from the mobile device with the second set of identifying information from the database and indicating correlation between the first set of identifying information and the second set of identifying information; and a notification engine for sending a notification to the handheld mobile device if there is a correlation between the first set of identifying information and the second set of identifying information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of analyzing information related to a motor vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
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establishing a communication between a handheld mobile device and a database, the database containing a second set of identifying information for a plurality of motor vehicles; receiving image data of at least a portion of a motor vehicle from the handheld mobile device and GPS coordinates of the handheld mobile device at the time the image data was taken; receiving automobile information from the handheld mobile device, wherein the automobile information relates to attributes of the motor vehicle, wherein the image data together with the automobile information concerning the vehicle form a first set of identifying information; analyzing the image data to extract vehicle license plate data; sending the vehicle license plate data to the handheld mobile device; receiving user confirmation that the vehicle license plate data is accurate; comparing the first and second sets of identifying information to determine whether there is a correlation between the first and second sets of identifying information; sending a notification to the handheld mobile device if there is a correlation between the first and second sets of identifying information; and sending user instructions to the handheld mobile device regarding the automobile. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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