Granted Patent B2

US 12,417,475 · App. 16/501,906 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Inventor: Erik Mikael Ahroon (Corona Del Mar, CA)

Assignee: MOUSIKI INC.

G06Q30/06G06Q20/10G06Q40/00

Abstract

Claims (66)

1. A server-implemented method of determining a deposit refund for a renter associated with a rental property, the method comprising:

receiving, from an image capture device, a first image of the rental property at a first time instance indicating commencement of a rental period;

delivering, on a first electronic device associated with a first user, a first webpage with a first link;

receiving, from the first webpage delivered on the first electronic device, information inputted on the first webpage and associated with a state of the rental property at the first time instance;

embedding timestamp, date stamp, and geotag information in the captured first image, wherein the geotag information includes location coordinates captured by a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver of the image capture device;

generating a first document based on the captured first image, the received information associated with the state of the rental property, and the timestamp, date stamp, and geotag information embedded in the first image;

delivering, on the first electronic device of the first user, a second webpage encoded with a second link;

uploading the generated first document on the server via the second link on the second webpage, the first document comprising information showing a condition of the rental property recorded upon commencement of the rental period;

receiving, from the image capture device, a second image of the rental property at a second time instance indicating termination of the rental period;

embedding timestamp, date stamp, and geotag information in the captured second image;

determining information associated with the state of the rental property at the second time instance based on the captured second image and the timestamp, date stamp, and geotag information embedded in the captured second image;

generating a second document based on determined information associated with the state of the rental property at the second time instance;

delivering, on at least one of the first electronic device of the first user or a second electronic device of a second user, a third webpage encoded with a third link;

uploading the generated second document on the server via the third link, the second document comprising information showing a condition of the rental property recorded upon termination of the rental period;

comparing, by the server, the first document to the second document, based on the embedded timestamp, date stamp, and geotag information, wherein the information present in both the first document and the second document relate to same items of the rental property;

identifying, by the server, damages to items of the rental property, based on the comparison of the first document to the second document;

determining, by the server, preset standard amounts for the identified damages to the items of the rental property, wherein the preset standard amounts are stored in a memory;

calculating, by the server, the deposit refund based on an initial deposit amount and the determined standard amounts, wherein the rental property is a real property; and

paying, via an electronic payment service interface, the calculated deposit refund to the first user in an electronic format.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the comparing is performed when a predefined amount of time is lapsed between receiving the first document and the second document.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, by the server, information about the deposit refund to a third party in the electronic format.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first document includes a first checklist indicating the condition of the rental property, and the second document includes a second checklist indicating the condition of the rental property.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising comparing the first checklist to the second checklist to determine damages to the items of the rental property.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first document includes a first set of images of the rental property and the second document includes a second set of images of the rental property.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising comparing the first set of images to the second set of images for identifying damages to the items of the rental property.

8. A system for determining a deposit refund for a renter associated with a rental property, the system comprising:

an image capture device configured to:

capture a first image of the rental property at a first time instance indicating commencement of a rental period, and a second image of the rental property at a second time instance indicating termination of the rental period; and

embed timestamp, date stamp, and geotag information in the first image captured at the first time instance and the second image captured at the second time instance, wherein the geotag information includes location coordinates captured by a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver included in the image capture device; and

a processor configured to:

deliver, on a first electronic device associated with a first user, a first webpage with a first link;

receive, from the first webpage delivered on the first electronic device, the information inputted on the first webpage and associated with a state of the rental property at the first time instance;

generate a first document based on the captured first image, the received information associated with the state of the rental property, and the timestamp, date stamp, and geotag information embedded in the first image;

deliver, on the first electronic device of the first user, a second webpage with a second link;

upload the generated first document on a server via the second link on the second webpage, the first document comprising information showing a condition of the rental property recorded upon commencement of the rental period;

determine information associated with the state of the rental property at the second time instance based on the second image and the timestamp, date stamp, and geotag information embedded in the second image;

generate a second document based on determined information associated with the state of the rental property at the second time instance;

deliver, on at least one of the first electronic device of the first user or a second electronic device of a second user, a third webpage with a third link;

upload the generated second document on the server via the third link, the second document comprising information showing a condition of the rental property recorded upon termination of the rental period;

compare the first document to the second document, based on the embedded timestamp, date stamp, and geotag information, wherein the information present in both the first document and the second document relate to same items of the rental property;

identify damages to items of the rental property, based on the comparison of the first document to the second document;

determine preset standard amounts for identified damages to the items of the rental property, wherein the preset standard amounts are stored in a memory;

calculate the deposit refund based on an initial deposit amount and the determined standard amounts, wherein the rental property is a real property; and

pay, via an electronic payment service interface, the calculated deposit refund to the first user in an electronic format.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first document includes a first checklist indicating the condition of the rental property, and the second document includes a second checklist indicating the condition of the rental property.

10. The system of claim 9 , further comprising comparing the first checklist to the second checklist to determine damages to the items of the rental property.

11. The system of claim 8 , further comprising transmitting information about the deposit refund to a third party in the electronic format.

12. A non-transient computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that direct a processor to:

receive, from an image capture device, a first image of the rental property at a first time instance indicating commencement of a rental period;

deliver, on a first electronic device associated with a first user, a first webpage with a first link;

receive, from the first webpage delivered on the first electronic device, information inputted on the first webpage and associated with a state of the rental property at the first time instance;

embed timestamp, date stamp, and geotag information in the captured first image, wherein the geotag information includes location coordinates captured by a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver of the image capture device;

generate a first document based on the captured first image, the received information associated with the state of the rental property, and the timestamp, date stamp, and geotag information embedded in the first image;

deliver, on the first electronic device of the first user, a second webpage encoded with a second link;

upload, the generated first document on a server via the second link on the second webpage, the first document comprising information showing a condition of the rental property recorded upon commencement of the rental period;

receive, from the image capture device, a second image of the rental property at a second time instance indicating termination of the rental period;

embed timestamp, date stamp, and geotag information in the captured second image;

determine information associated with the state of the rental property at the second time instance based on the captured second image and the timestamp, date stamp, and geotag information embedded in the captured second image;

generate a second document based on determined information associated with the state of the rental property at the second time instance;

deliver, on at least one of the first electronic device of the first user or a second electronic device of a second user, a third webpage encoded with a third link;

upload the generated second document on the server via the third link, the second document comprising information showing a condition of the rental property recorded upon termination of the rental period;

compare the first document to the second document, based on the embedded timestamp, date stamp, and geotag information, wherein the information present in both the first document and the second document relate to same items of the rental property;

identify damages to items of the rental property, based on the comparison of the first document to the second document;

determine preset standard amounts for the identified damages to the items of the rental property, wherein the preset standard amounts are stored in a memory;

calculate the deposit refund based on an initial deposit amount and the determined standard amounts, wherein the rental property is a real property; and

pay, via an electronic payment service interface, the calculated deposit fund to the first user in an electronic format.

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