Integrated life planning method and systems and products for implementation
First Claim
1. A device for providing and obtaining information about the owner or bearer thereof, comprising:
- a first medium for storing information, and identity information stored on said first medium, wherein said identity information includes a code for identifying the owner or bearer of the device and contact information, said contact information comprising instructions for communicating with a contact entity, wherein, in the event of the incapacity or death of the owner or bearer of the device, communication of said code to said contact entity causes instructions stored by said owner or bearer relating to the incapacity or death of same to be implemented, wherein said instructions comprise at least one of the group consisting of;
information required to complete a death certificate, health insurance information, organ donation desires, funeral information, long term care desires, a living will, life insurance information, family information, and representative information.
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Abstract
A method for facilitating final estate planning comprises gathering data in response to a series of questions organized into four points of estate planning, which are (1) client assets, (2) client fiscal and human/pet care responsibilities (i.e. creditors, children, spouse, employers and others that are dependent upon the client), (3) desired disposition of the client'"'"'s body before (e.g., assisted living, hospice, palliative care, life support) and after death (corporal disposition), and (4) funding arrangements and documentation for asset disposition to cover fiscal, human/pet care responsibilities, living body and subsequent remains disposition, and to carry out the client'"'"'s other wishes. A system for performing the method includes a computer program that is preferably accessible via an internet web site. A unique identification card, known as a denicard™, is provided which includes information for accessing the bearer'"'"'s or owner'"'"'s end of life (EOL) plans and data that is stored in a database accessible via a the web site or a designated entity, wherein the stored data is generated by the system when the FEP method was performed. Numerous variations of FEP and EOL planning methods and systems and products for implementation are described. These can be incorporated into a total life plan.
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1. A device for providing and obtaining information about the owner or bearer thereof, comprising:
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a first medium for storing information, and identity information stored on said first medium, wherein said identity information includes a code for identifying the owner or bearer of the device and contact information, said contact information comprising instructions for communicating with a contact entity, wherein, in the event of the incapacity or death of the owner or bearer of the device, communication of said code to said contact entity causes instructions stored by said owner or bearer relating to the incapacity or death of same to be implemented, wherein said instructions comprise at least one of the group consisting of;
information required to complete a death certificate, health insurance information, organ donation desires, funeral information, long term care desires, a living will, life insurance information, family information, and representative information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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- 8. A system for conducting life planning, comprising at least one computer in operable relationship with a data storage device, a data input device, and a data output device, wherein a hierarchical set of interrogatories are incorporated into a computer program that can be stored and implemented by said computer, wherein said system can be used to obtain, store, analyze, update and output information provided in response to said interrogatories, wherein a method for end of life planning for assisting individuals to gather information related to final estate planning can be performed, said method comprising obtaining information in response to inquiries organized into a first, a second, a third and a fourth category, said first category comprising inquiries about an individual'"'"'s assets and the location of said assets, said second category comprising inquiries about the individual'"'"'s responsibilities, said third category comprising inquiries about the individual'"'"'s corporal plans in the event of incapacity or death, and said fourth category comprising inquiries about how the individual desires said assets to be applied to meet said responsibilities and said plans and documentation expressing said desires.
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22. A method for end of life planning for assisting individuals to gather information related to final estate planning, said method comprising obtaining information in response to inquiries organized into a first, a second, a third and a fourth category, said first category comprising inquiries about an individual'"'"'s assets and the location of said assets, said second category comprising inquiries about the individual'"'"'s responsibilities, said third category comprising inquiries about the individual'"'"'s corporal plans in the event of incapacity or death, and said fourth category comprising inquiries about how the individual desires said assets to be applied to meeting said responsibilities and said plans and documentation expressing said desires.
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23. A kit for end of life planning, comprising a series of inquiries accessible via computer or in paper form, said inquiries comprising inquiries for assisting individuals to gather information related to final estate planning, said inquiries organized into a first, a second, a third and a forth category, said first category comprising inquiries about an individual'"'"'s assets and the location of said assets, said second category comprising inquiries about the individual'"'"'s responsibilities, said third category comprising inquiries about the individual'"'"'s corporal plans in the event of incapacity or death, and said fourth category comprising inquiries about how the individual desires said assets to be applied to meeting said responsibilities and said plans and documentation expressing said desires, said kit further comprising an identity card, said card having a data field for a code corresponding to a particular entity and information for accessing said data provided in response to said inquiries for a particular entity.
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24. A computer program for final estate planning embodied in a computer readable medium, said computer program comprising:
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a user interface routine, said user interface routine capable of providing questions and information to and receiving information from a user;
a first storage routine coupled to said user interface routine, said first storage routine comprising a plurality of interactive messages, each of said plurality of interactive messages operative to derive a response from a user, at least one of said interactive messages being related to a user'"'"'s final estate plans;
a second storage routine coupled with said user interface routine, said second storage routine operative to receive and direct the storage of responses to each of said plurality of interactive messages in a record; and
a program logic routine coupled with said user interface routine and said first and second storage routines wherein said program logic routine utilizes said user interface routine to present each of said plurality of interactive messages to said user and receive each response, said program logic routine including a storage routine to store each response in said record, wherein said plurality of interactive messages further comprises first, second, third and fourth subsets of interactive messages, said first subset comprising interactive messages about an individual'"'"'s assets and the location of said assets, said second subset comprising interactive messages about the individual'"'"'s responsibilities, said third category comprising interactive messages about the individual'"'"'s corporal plans in the event of incapacity or death, and said fourth category comprising interactive messages about how the individual desires said assets to be applied to meet said responsibilities and said plans and related documentation. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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