Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating photo-based estimation are described. In an aspect, a server is configured to send via a communications module to a remote computing device a first signal comprising a chat interface. The server may receive, via the communications module and from the remote computing device, a second signal representing input received at the remote computing device through the chat interface. The server may identify an account associated with the remote computing device and retrieve policy data associated with the identified account from the data store. The server may automatically evaluate the input and policy data against predetermined criteria to determine whether a claim has a low risk level and, when the claim is determined to have a low risk level, engage a photo-based estimation module.

Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating photo-based estimation are described. In an aspect, a computing device is configured to receive, from the camera, a signal comprising image data. The image data may represent at least a portion of a vehicle. The computing device may also retrieve data representing a preferred scene of the vehicle and determine, based on the image data and based on the data representing the preferred scene of the vehicle, whether the image data corresponds to the preferred scene of the vehicle. The server may, when the received image data corresponds to the preferred scene of the vehicle, enable capture of the image data. The server may send, via the communications module, a signal representing the captured image data to a processing server configured to analyze the captured image data to assess vehicular damage.

Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating photo-based estimation are described. In an aspect, a server is configured to receive, via a communications module and from a remote computing device, a signal representing identification data and to identify, based on the identification data, one or more of the profiles stored in a data store. The server may obtain a three-dimensional vehicle model based on the identified profile. The server may send, via the communications module to the remote computing device, a signal representing display data. The display data includes the three-dimensional vehicle model and a damage location indicator overlaid on the three-dimensional vehicle model. The damage location indicator may be selectable to input an indication of a damage location. The server may receive via the communications module, after selection of the damage location indicator on the remote computing device, a signal comprising an indicator of the location of damage.

Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating photo-based estimation are described. In an aspect, a server is configured to receive, via a communications module from a remote computing device, a signal comprising image data obtained by the remote computing device through activation of a submission application. The server may obtain verification data that includes at least one of policy data obtained from at least one of the stored profiles or sensor data received from the remote computing device. The server may evaluate the image data based on the verification data to determine whether the image data is valid. The server may, upon determining that the image data is not valid, generate an error.