DIAGRAMMING TOOL FOR VEHICLE INSURANCE CLAIMS
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1. A computer implemented method for submission of a motor vehicle insurance claim relating to an incident to one or more insurance service providers, the method comprising:
- receiving an insurance claim application form containing information concerning the incident;
receiving a graphical representation of the incident in electronic form prepared using a diagramming software tool, the graphical representation comprising at least one representation of an insured individual or a vehicle of the insured individual;
storing the insurance claim application form and the graphical representation of the incident as a completed insurance claim application; and
submitting the completed insurance claim application to the one or more insurance service providers.
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Abstract
A method to use a diagramming tool software application is provided. The diagramming tool software application enables an insured to generate a graphical representation of an incident to be submitted along with an insurance claim application form. The method provided herein streamlines the claim application process, and reduces errors stemming from the insurance adjuster being required to associate the drawings with the claims, and/or re-create the drawings in a more legible and/or transferable format.
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1. A computer implemented method for submission of a motor vehicle insurance claim relating to an incident to one or more insurance service providers, the method comprising:
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receiving an insurance claim application form containing information concerning the incident; receiving a graphical representation of the incident in electronic form prepared using a diagramming software tool, the graphical representation comprising at least one representation of an insured individual or a vehicle of the insured individual; storing the insurance claim application form and the graphical representation of the incident as a completed insurance claim application; and submitting the completed insurance claim application to the one or more insurance service providers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer implemented storage medium, the medium storing:
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a graphical diagramming tool for generating a graphical representation of a motor vehicle incident, the graphical diagramming tool comprising; a mapping tool for generating a diagram of a location of the motor vehicle incident; a shapes tool for generating one or more icons representing one or more objects present at the location of the motor vehicle incident, the one or more objects comprising signs, motor vehicles, people, natural objects, or man-made objects; and an insurance claim application tool for filling out an insurance claim application form, wherein the graphical diagramming tool interacts with the insurance claim application tool.
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24. A computer implemented method of providing a photograph of an object at a geographical location on a display device, the method comprising:
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providing a graphical representation of the geographical location on the display device, the graphical representation comprising one or more icons representing one or more still objects present at the geographical location, the one or more objects comprising signs, natural objects, or man-made objects; pointing to at least one of the one or more icons with a pointing device to activate the at least one icon; and providing a photograph of the one or more still objects represented by the at least one icon on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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