Patent ID: 9536254
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B60R,G06Q,G07C,H04N

Claim:
1. A method for generating a standardized, consistent, and comprehensive vehicle condition report comprising: receiving, by a server, a request to generate a standardized, consistent, and comprehensive vehicle condition report for a vehicle from a first user using a first user terminal over a communication network; transmitting, by the server, a notification to a computer terminal associated with a vehicle inspector notifying the vehicle inspector that a request by the first user has been made to have the vehicle inspected; receiving, by the server, vehicle inspection data from the computer terminal associated with the vehicle inspector after the vehicle inspector has inspected the vehicle, wherein the vehicle inspection data includes information describing a current mechanical and aesthetic condition of the vehicle; compiling, by the server, the vehicle inspection data with vehicle identification data to produce the standardized, consistent, and comprehensive vehicle condition report for the vehicle; analyzing, by the server, the information describing the current mechanical condition to generate a mechanical score for the vehicle; analyzing, by the server, the information describing the current aesthetic condition to generate an aesthetic score for the vehicle; and combining, by the server, the mechanical score and the aesthetic score to generate a standardized, consistent, and comprehensive rating for the vehicle, wherein the compiling further comprises combining the vehicle inspection data, the vehicle identification data, and the rating to produce the standardized, consistent, and comprehensive vehicle condition report for the vehicle.