Abstract: A method and device are provided that enable the establishment and at least partial recordation of a communications session between at least two electronic communications devices. In one application, a hand-held, mobile video-enabled device transmits video and/or photographic images of a location within a construction or remodeling site. The visual image date transmitted from the mobile device is received rendered at a remote computer and the visual data is analyzed in the context of a building, construction, tax, or safety regulation, code or standard. In an optional aspect, a graphic user interface may be employed at either or both the mobile device or the remote computer to add icons or other visual markers to one or more visual data frame sets. Visual data, text data, audio data, and/or pointers to other records may be associated with the each GUI icon or marker for later reference or further annotation.