System and method for acquiring, comparing and evaluating property condition
First Claim
1. A method implemented by a server connected to the Internet for determining an amount of a deposit associated with rental property that will be returned to a rentee or owed by the rentee, the method comprising:
- guiding, through a Computer and Camera Unit (CCU), a rentee to capture a first documentation during commencement of a rental period, wherein the first documentation comprise images of a rental property and each image of the first documentation includes geotag, time and date information, and wherein the images of the first documentation are captured in pre-determined directions and orientations at multiple geographical locations of the rental property, and wherein the multiple geographical locations are shown to the rentee by a Global Positioning System (GPS) of the CCU;
receiving, by the server, the first documentation showing a condition of the rental property during commencement of a rental period;
guiding, through the CCU, the rentee to capture a second documentation during termination of the rental period, wherein the second documentation comprise images of the rental property and each image of the second documentation includes geotag, time and date information, and wherein the images of the second documentation are captured in pre-determined directions and orientations at multiple geographical locations of the rental property, and wherein the multiple geographical locations are shown to the rentee by the GPS of the CCU;
receiving, by the server, the second documentation showing a condition of the rental property during termination of the rental period;
the server finding a match between corresponding images of the first documentation and the second documentation, based on the geotag, time and date information embedded in the images of the first documentation and the images of the second documentation;
the server comparing the matching corresponding images, from the first documentation and the second documentation for identifying one or more rental property problems related to the condition of the rental property after the termination of the rental period, wherein the matching corresponding images of the first documentation and the second documentation relates to same views of the rental property;
the server assigning a monetary value associated with each of one or more deductions based on the identified one or more rental property problems related to the condition of the rental property; and
the server calculating an amount of the deposit that will be returned to the rentee or owed by the rentee based on the one or more deductions.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for acquiring, collecting, comparing and evaluating the condition of rental property at several time periods during a lease or rental agreement. A deposit amount that is returned to a rentee or owed by the rentee is determined by a computer or individual based on a comparison of the documentation provided by the rentee and/or renter at the start of the rental period to the documentation that is provided the end of the rental period. The documentation provided by the rentee and renter is time-stamped and imprinted with geo-location information if it is available.
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17 Claims
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1. A method implemented by a server connected to the Internet for determining an amount of a deposit associated with rental property that will be returned to a rentee or owed by the rentee, the method comprising:
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guiding, through a Computer and Camera Unit (CCU), a rentee to capture a first documentation during commencement of a rental period, wherein the first documentation comprise images of a rental property and each image of the first documentation includes geotag, time and date information, and wherein the images of the first documentation are captured in pre-determined directions and orientations at multiple geographical locations of the rental property, and wherein the multiple geographical locations are shown to the rentee by a Global Positioning System (GPS) of the CCU; receiving, by the server, the first documentation showing a condition of the rental property during commencement of a rental period; guiding, through the CCU, the rentee to capture a second documentation during termination of the rental period, wherein the second documentation comprise images of the rental property and each image of the second documentation includes geotag, time and date information, and wherein the images of the second documentation are captured in pre-determined directions and orientations at multiple geographical locations of the rental property, and wherein the multiple geographical locations are shown to the rentee by the GPS of the CCU; receiving, by the server, the second documentation showing a condition of the rental property during termination of the rental period; the server finding a match between corresponding images of the first documentation and the second documentation, based on the geotag, time and date information embedded in the images of the first documentation and the images of the second documentation; the server comparing the matching corresponding images, from the first documentation and the second documentation for identifying one or more rental property problems related to the condition of the rental property after the termination of the rental period, wherein the matching corresponding images of the first documentation and the second documentation relates to same views of the rental property; the server assigning a monetary value associated with each of one or more deductions based on the identified one or more rental property problems related to the condition of the rental property; and the server calculating an amount of the deposit that will be returned to the rentee or owed by the rentee based on the one or more deductions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method implemented by a server for determining whether a deposit associated with rental property will be returned to a rentee or owed by the rentee, the method comprising:
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the server registering an account to be associated with the rentee and identifying an amount of the deposit; at the commencement of a rental period, the server receiving from a Computer and Camera Unit (CCU), one or more first images comprising geotag, time and date information, wherein the one or more first images are captured in pre-determined directions and orientations at multiple geographical locations of a rental property, and wherein the multiple geographical locations are shown by a Global Positioning System (GPS) of the CCU; the server associating the one or more first images with the account; the server receiving from the CCU, one or more second images comprising geotag, time and date information, wherein the one or more second images are captured in pre-determined directions and orientations at multiple geographical locations of the rental property, and wherein the multiple geographical locations are shown by the GPS of the CCU; the server associating the one or more second images with the account; the server finding matches between corresponding images from the one or more first images and the one or more second images associated with the account, based on the geotag, time and date information embedded in the one or more first images and the one or more second images; the server determining differences between the matching corresponding images; the server determining whether the differences between the matching corresponding images correspond to one or more problems related to the condition of the rental property; the server assigning values to the differences found between the matching corresponding images; the server calculating an amount of the remaining deposit amount by subtracting the values from the deposit; and the server storing the amount of the remaining deposit associated with the account. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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