Verifying odometer mileage using captured images and optical character recognition (OCR)
US10534968B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/02
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, apparatus, and non-transitory media are described for verifying a vehicle's odometer mileage that is associated with an insurance policy. The described techniques include sending a notification to a mobile computing device requesting an update of the odometer mileage. The notification may be generated in response to the current date being within a threshold number of days prior to the insurance policy's expiration date. In response to the notification, a user may capture an image of the odometer with the mobile computing device, which may also include data indicative of the status of the mobile computing device. One or more optical character recognition (OCR) processes may be applied to the captured image to determine various odometer mileages. Aspects include verifying the odometer mileage when different OCR processes produce the same odometer mileage result and using the status of the mobile computing device to flag potentially fraudulent images.
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