Patents Assigned to Degould Limited
  • Publication number: 20230342729
    Abstract: A method and apparatus (10) for mapping damage on a vehicle, the method comprising: displaying a graphical user interface on a display device (14) of a computing device (12) which shows a first image representing a first view of a vehicle; defining a first coordinate system relative to the first image; detecting a first user input command provided via a user input device associated with the computing device, the first user input command being representative of an instance of damage observed on the vehicle; storing one or more sets of image coordinates representing the first user input command to map damage to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Degould Limited
    Inventor: Daniel George GOULD
  • Patent number: 11453349
    Abstract: A vehicle damage detection system comprising: a booth having a booth entrance for a vehicle to enter the booth and a booth exit for the vehicle to exit the booth; a plurality of damage assessment cameras orientated to capture damage assessment images of the vehicle when the vehicle is located at a damage assessment zone within the booth; a data processor configured to: receive the damage assessment images; execute a program to identify and assess damage to the vehicle using the damage assessment images; and generate a damage report quantifying the damage to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: DEGOULD LIMITED
    Inventor: Daniel George Gould
  • Patent number: 11303822
    Abstract: A vehicle imaging station comprising one or more cameras each camera having an adjustable shutter speed and a field of view, the fields of view of the one or more cameras covering an vehicle imaging volume, a control unit arranged to control the shutter speed of the cameras, a vehicle speed detection device arranged to measure the speed of a vehicle moving through the vehicle imaging volume and to output detected vehicle speed data to the control unit. The control unit is arranged to automatically adjust the shutter speed of the cameras based on the detected vehicle speed data and to cause the cameras to capture one or more images with the adjusted shutter speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Degould Limited
    Inventor: Daniel George Gould
  • Publication number: 20210170960
    Abstract: A vehicle damage detection system comprising: a booth having a booth entrance for a vehicle to enter the booth and a booth exit for the vehicle to exit the booth; a plurality of damage assessment cameras orientated to capture damage assessment images of the vehicle when the vehicle is located at a damage assessment zone within the booth; a data processor configured to: receive the damage assessment images; execute a program to identify and assess damage to the vehicle using the damage assessment images; and generate a damage report quantifying the damage to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Degould Limited
    Inventor: Daniel George Gould
  • Patent number: 10814800
    Abstract: A vehicle damage detection system comprising: a booth having a booth entrance for a vehicle to enter the booth and a booth exit for the vehicle to exit the booth; a plurality of damage assessment cameras orientated to capture damage assessment images of the vehicle when the vehicle is located at a damage assessment zone within the booth; a data processor configured to: receive the damage assessment images; execute a program to identify and assess damage to the vehicle using the damage assessment images; and generate a damage report quantifying the damage to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Degould Limited
    Inventor: Daniel George Gould
  • Publication number: 20200219069
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for mapping damage on a vehicle, the method comprising: displaying a graphical user interface on a display device of a computing device which shows a first image representing a first view of a vehicle; defining a first coordinate system relative to the first image; detecting a first user input command provided via a user input device associated with the computing device, the first user input command being representative of an instance of damage observed on the vehicle; storing one or more sets of image coordinates representing the first user input command to map damage to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Degould Limited
    Inventor: Daniel George Gould
  • Publication number: 20200084393
    Abstract: A vehicle imaging station comprising one or more cameras each camera having an adjustable shutter speed and a field of view, the fields of view of the one or more cameras covering an vehicle imaging volume, a control unit arranged to control the shutter speed of the cameras, a vehicle speed detection device arranged to measure the speed of a vehicle moving through the vehicle imaging volume and to output detected vehicle speed data to the control unit. The control unit is arranged to automatically adjust the shutter speed of the cameras based on the detected vehicle speed data and to cause the cameras to capture one or more images with the adjusted shutter speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Degould Limited
    Inventor: Daniel George Gould