Patent ID: 8135726

Claim:
A method of inventorying a residence using a user's mobile device, comprising: registering a user over a data network, using an inventory system; providing an inventory software program to the mobile device associated with the user, wherein the inventory software program is: preinstalled on the mobile device, transmitted over the data network to the mobile device of the user, or, partially preinstalled on the mobile device and partially transmitted over the data network to the mobile device of the user, and supports at least in part a user interface for providing instructions to the user and receiving responses from the user; providing an image capture instruction presented to the user via the mobile device user interface; receiving the user response to the image capture instruction presented on the mobile device user interface causing at least in part the receipt at the inventory system of: a first image wherein the image is sent from the user's mobile device, a geographic location of the user's mobile device wherein the geographic location is determined at least in part using GPS (Global Position Satellite) location information and corresponds to at least in part the geographic location of the mobile device at substantially the same time the first image was taken by the user using the user's mobile device, storing in computer readable memory the first image received from the user's mobile device and the geographic location associated with the first image; receiving the user response to the image capture instruction presented on the mobile device user interface causing at least in part the receipt at the inventory system of: a second image wherein the image is sent from the user's mobile device, a geographic location of the user's mobile device wherein the geographic location is determined at least in part using GPS (Global Position Satellite) location information and corresponds to at least in part the geographic location of the mobile device at substantially the same time the second image was taken by the user using the user's mobile device, storing in computer readable memory the second image received from the user's mobile device and the geographic location associated with the second image; determining, an address of the residence based at least in part on one or more of the geographic locations; storing in computer readable memory the address; determining an approximation of the dimensions of the residence based at least in part on the geographic locations; determining an approximation of the value of the residence based at least in part on the residence's location, approximate dimensions, or location and approximate dimensions; and, providing a display of the residence value via the mobile device user interface.