INSURANCE QUOTING APPLICATION FOR HANDHELD DEVICE
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1. A method of providing location-based insurance rate quotes, comprising:
- determining a property address proximate a mobile electronic device based on global positioning system signals received by the mobile electronic device;
prompting a user of the mobile electronic device to input a name;
requesting a determination of insurable property affiliated with the property address and the name;
requesting an insurance rate quote for the insurable property; and
receiving and displaying the insurance rate quote on the mobile electronic device.
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Abstract
A method of providing location-based insurance rate quotes and a system for implementing that method. The method comprises determining a property address proximate a mobile electronic device based on global positioning system signals received by the mobile electronic device, prompting a user of the mobile electronic device to input a name, requesting a determination of insurable property affiliated with the property address and the name, requesting an insurance rate quote for the insurable property, and receiving and displaying the insurance rate quote on the mobile electronic device.
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1. A method of providing location-based insurance rate quotes, comprising:
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determining a property address proximate a mobile electronic device based on global positioning system signals received by the mobile electronic device; prompting a user of the mobile electronic device to input a name; requesting a determination of insurable property affiliated with the property address and the name; requesting an insurance rate quote for the insurable property; and receiving and displaying the insurance rate quote on the mobile electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer readable medium tangibly embodying instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement a process comprising:
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determining a property address proximate a mobile electronic device using based on global positioning system signals received by the mobile electronic device; prompting a user of the mobile electronic device to input a name; requesting a determination of insurable property affiliated with the property address and the name; requesting one or more insurance rate quotes for the insurable property; and receiving and displaying the one or more insurance rate quotes on the mobile electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A location-based insurance rate quote system, comprising:
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a location module executable by a processor, the location module configured to determine a property address proximate a mobile electronic device; an insurable property module executable by a processor, the insurable property module configured to determine insurable property affiliated with the property address and a name of a user of the mobile electronic device; a rate quote module executable by a processor, the rate quote module configured to request an insurance rate quote for the insurable property from a plurality of insurance companies and to transmit the plurality of insurance rate quotes to the mobile electronic device for display thereon. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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