United Services Automobile Association (usaa)

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William J Cunningham

David Patrick Dixon

John C Hopkins

Vehicle inspection systems and methods are disclosed. A system disclosed includes a frame configured to be mounted to a vehicle, wherein the frame comprises an extendable arm. The system also includes at least one camera for taking imagery of a damaged vehicle at an accident scene in support of a damage assessment, wherein the at least one camera is coupled with the extendable arm. The system also includes at least one damage filter associated with the at least one camera. The damage filter creates filtered imagery based on the imagery of the damaged vehicle.

Vehicle inspection systems and methods

Vehicle inspection systems and methods are disclosed. A system disclosed includes a drone vehicle configured to fly in a vicinity of the damaged vehicle at an accident scene. The drone includes at least one camera for taking imagery of the damaged vehicle at an accident scene in support of a damage assessment and a frame coupling the drone vehicle and the at least one camera. A computing device is in communication with the at least one camera to receive the imagery from the at least one camera for purposes of damage assessment.

Disclosed are vehicle inspection systems and methods, and more particularly, systems and methods for appraising the damage caused to a vehicle during an accident and in certain embodiments for dispositioning the vehicle from the accident scene. The disclosed appraisal systems can include one or more cameras, scanner and sensors and a computing device. The cameras can be mounted to a recovery vehicle, for example, for taking imagery of the damaged vehicle at an accident scene. The computing device receives the imagery from each camera and/or sensors/scanners and communicates the data and imagery to a remote server for use in a damage assessment. An evaluation is performed using the transmitted data and a determination is made as to whether sufficient information has been provided in order to allow an agent of the insurer and/or a data analysis module to make a damage assessment and provide a routing instruction for dispositioning the vehicle from the accident scene and, if appropriate, for automatically arranging a rental car service for the driver or owner of the damaged vehicle based on factors such as vehicle and coverage data.

The present invention is a trifunctional golfing cage having an elongated flat playing surface base with a tee off area at its front, a free standing frame, a first netting connected to the frame so as to enclose sides, back and top areas of the base, a second netting hanging down in front of the back portion of the first netting, a third netting hanging down in front of the second netting, and a cup located in the base. The second netting is a driving 'loose drop' netting which hangs down at least 75% of the height of the cage to stop driven golf balls. The third netting is a chipping 'loose drop' netting much shorter than the second netting and is a chipping 'loose drop' netting. The cup is strategically located for putting. Return trough(s) may be employed to return the hit balls back to the front of the base, e.g. by gravity. An optional fourth netting may be employed to enhance deflection of chipped golf balls.

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San Antonio, TX, United States of America

William J Cunningham