SYSTEMS AND METHODOLOGIES FOR VALIDATING THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN AN IMAGE AND AN ASSET

摘要

A method is provided for performing an appraisal on an asset, such as a home. The method includes providing software, installed on a mobile technology platform associated with a user, which includes image capture and location awareness functionalities; obtaining a set of comparable assets to be used as a basis for establishing the appraisal value of the asset; repeating, until n images have been captured, where n≧1, the steps of (i) receiving, from the user, a request to capture an image with the software of a target asset selected from the group consisting of the asset and the comparable assets, (ii) determining the current location of the user with respect to a geofence associated with the target asset, and (iii) if the user is within a distance d of the geofence associated with the target asset, then capturing the image, and otherwise denying the request; and using the n images to determine an appraisal value of the asset.