Systems and methods for a graphical input display in an insurance processing system

• US 20050060205A1
• Filed: 03/01/2004
• Published: 03/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Computer Sciences Corporation (DXC Technology Company)
• Original Assignee: Computer Sciences Corporation (DXC Technology Company)
• Inventors: Woods, Randall K., Wahlbin, Stefan L.
• Application Number:
  US10/790,632
• Publication Number:
  US 20050060205A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/453 Help systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

A graphical display in an insurance processing system is disclosed. The graphical display may include a human body representation. The human body representation may provide information to a user that is helpful in specifying insurance claim information. For example, the representation may provide information regarding body parts, information regarding injury codes, information regarding common injuries, information regarding common treatments and/or information regarding treatment codes. The representation may also be used to provide input into the insurance processing system. In some embodiments, menus may be provided on various graphical representations for inputting body parts, respective injuries, and treatments.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

providing a graphical display in an insurance claim processing system comprising at least one human body representation;

selecting a body part on at least one human body representation;

displaying input selection information related to the selected body part; and

receiving an input selection via the displayed input selection information;

wherein the input selection information comprises a listing of at least one subpart.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the input selection information further comprises a listing of at least one injury for at least one subpart and the input selection comprises selecting an injury from the listing of at least one injury.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the listing of at least one subpart appears for a body part when a user selects the body part.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the listing of at least one injury for at least one subpart appears for the subpart when the subpart is selected from the listing of at least one subpart.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the input selection information for the selected body part comprises a listing of at least one subpart and a listing of at least one injury.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the input selection information for a listing of at least one injury further comprises a listing of at least one treatment.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein a listing of at least one treatment appears when an injury is selected from a listing of at least one injury.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one human body representation comprises a representation of at least one of a human musculature, a human nervous system, a human skeletal system, and a human skin.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a menu near the selected body part.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising distinguishing the body part selected by at least one of highlighting, outlining, and circling the selected body part.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising distinguishing a body part for which input selection has been received.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein an indicator used for a body part that is currently selected is different from a body part from which an input selection has been received.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a more detailed view of a body part, in response to the body part being selected in the graphical display.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the listing of at least one subpart appears in a popup menu.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising displaying a popup menu of at least one injury type for a subpart when the subpart is selected.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein a subpart in the listing of at least one subpart is a node, wherein selecting the node displays a listing of at least one injury for the subpart.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a listing of received input selections.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising displaying an indicator next to a listing of a received input selection to indicate whether the input selection should be considered in a respective insurance claim.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a listing of available human body representations.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising displaying an indicator relative to a listing of a human body representation to indicate the human body representations that have had input selections entered.

21. A carrier medium comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are executable to implement a method of:

providing a graphical display in an insurance claim processing system comprising at least one human body representation;

selecting a body part on at least one human body representation;

displaying input selection information related to the selected body part; and

receiving an input selection via the displayed input selection information;

wherein the input selection information comprises a listing of at least one subpart.

22. The carrier medium of claim 21, wherein the input selection information further comprises a listing of at least one injury for at least one subpart and the input selection comprises selecting an injury from the listing of at least one injury.

23. The carrier medium of claim 21, wherein the listing of at least one subpart appears for a body part when a user selects the body part.

24. The carrier medium of claim 23, wherein the listing of at least one injury for at least one subpart appears for the subpart when the subpart is selected from the listing of at least one subpart.

25. The carrier medium of claim 21, wherein the input selection information for the selected body part comprises a listing of at least one subpart and a listing of at least one injury.

26. The carrier medium of claim 25, wherein the input selection information for a listing of at least one injury further comprises a listing of at least one treatment.

27. The carrier medium of claim 26, wherein a listing of at least one treatment appears when an injury is selected from a listing of at least one injury.

28. The carrier medium of claim 21, wherein at least one human body representation comprises a representation of at least one of a human musculature, a human nervous system, a human skeletal system, and a human skin.

29. The carrier medium of claim 21, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement displaying a menu near the selected body part.

30. The carrier medium of claim 21, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement distinguishing the body part selected by at least one of highlighting, outlining, and circling the selected body part.

31. The carrier medium of claim 21, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement distinguishing a body part for which input selection has been received.

32. The carrier medium of claim 31, wherein an indicator used for a body part that is currently selected is different from a body part from which an input selection has been received.

33. The carrier medium of claim 21, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement displaying a more detailed view of a body part, in response to the body part being selected in the graphical display.

34. The carrier medium of claim 21, wherein the listing of at least one subpart appears in a popup menu.

35. The carrier medium of claim 34, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement displaying a popup menu of at least one injury type for a subpart when the subpart is selected.

36. The carrier medium of claim 21, wherein a subpart in the listing of at least one subpart is a node, wherein selecting the node displays a listing of at least one injury for the subpart.

37. The carrier medium of claim 21, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement displaying a listing of received input selections.

38. The carrier medium of claim 37, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement displaying an indicator next to a listing of a received input selection to indicate whether the input selection should be considered in a respective insurance claim.

39. The carrier medium of claim 21, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement displaying a listing of available human body representations.

40. The carrier medium of claim 39, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement displaying an indicator relative to a listing of a human body representation to indicate the human body representations that have had input selections entered.

41. An insurance claim processing system, comprising:

a CPU;

a memory coupled to the CPU, wherein the memory comprises program instructions executable to implement;

providing a graphical display in an insurance claim processing system comprising at least one human body representation;

selecting a body part on at least one human body representation;

displaying input selection information related to the selected body part;

receiving an input selection via the displayed input selection information; and

wherein the input selection information comprises a listing of at least one subpart.

42. The system of claim 41, wherein the input selection information further comprises a listing of at least one injury for at least one subpart and the input selection comprises selecting an injury from the listing of at least one injury.

43. The system of claim 41, wherein the listing of at least one subpart appears for a body part when a user selects the body part.

44. The system of claim 43, wherein the listing of at least one injury for at least one subpart appears for the subpart when the subpart is selected from the listing of at least one subpart.

45. The system of claim 41, wherein the input selection information for the selected body part comprises a listing of at least one subpart and a listing of at least one injury.

46. The system of claim 45, wherein the input selection information for a listing of at least one injury further comprises a listing of at least one treatment.

47. The system of claim 46, wherein a listing of at least one treatment appears when an injury is selected from a listing of at least one injury.

48. The system of claim 41, wherein at least one human body representation comprises a representation of at least one of a human musculature, a human nervous system, a human skeletal system, and a human skin.

49. The system of claim 41, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement displaying a menu near the selected body part.

50. The system of claim 41, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement distinguishing the body part selected by at least one of highlighting, outlining, and circling the selected body part.

51. The system of claim 41, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement distinguishing a body part for which input selection has been received.

52. The system of claim 51, wherein an indicator used for a body part that is currently selected is different from a body part from which an input selection has been received.

53. The system of claim 41, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement displaying a more detailed view of a body part, in response to the body part being selected in the graphical display.

54. The system of claim 41, wherein the listing of at least one subpart appears in a popup menu.

55. The system of claim 54, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement displaying a popup menu of at least one injury type for a subpart when the subpart is selected.

56. The system of claim 41, wherein a subpart in the listing of at least one subpart is a node, wherein selecting the node displays a listing of at least one injury for the subpart.

57. The system of claim 41, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement displaying a listing of received input selections.

58. The system of claim 57, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement displaying an indicator next to a listing of a received input selection to indicate whether the input selection should be considered in a respective insurance claim.

59. The system of claim 41, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement displaying a listing of available human body representations.

60. The system of claim 59, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement displaying an indicator relative to a listing of a human body representation to indicate the human body representations that have had input selections entered.

61. A method, comprising:

providing a graphical display in an insurance claim processing system comprising at least one human body representation;

displaying a listing of at least one subpart associated with a body part on the human body representation;

receiving input corresponding to at least one body part on the at least one human body representation; and

highlighting at least one body part corresponding to the received input on at least one human body representation.

62-99. -99 (Cancelled).