APPLICANT SCREENING

• US 20140157375A1
• Filed: 02/10/2014
• Published: 06/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Transunion Rental Screening Solutions, Inc. (TransUnion Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Transunion Rental Screening Solutions, Inc. (TransUnion Corporation)
• Inventors: Britti, Michael A., Springer, Joel R., Thornley, Robert D., Mauseth, Michael John
• Granted Patent: US 9,705,863 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/16 Real estate
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/20 Education
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles

Abstract

A method comprising receiving by a screening service, an applicant profile that identifies an applicant and an authorization to provide access to screening results generated by the screening service based on the applicant profile to a screener, associating, using a computer, an identifier with the screening results, and communicating the identifier to the screener.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving by a screening service, an applicant profile that identifies an applicant and an authorization to provide access to screening results generated by the screening service based on the applicant profile to a screener;

associating, using a computer, an identifier with the screening results; and

communicating the identifier to the screener.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the authorization and the applicant profile are submitted by the applicant.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the screening results can be retrieved using the identifier.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising communicating the identifier to the applicant, wherein the applicant can access the screening results using the identifier.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising authenticating an identity of the applicant prior to communicating the identifier to the applicant.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising authenticating an identity of the applicant prior to generating the screening results.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating the screening results based on a screening selection by the applicant.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions comprising:

receiving an applicant profile that identifies an applicant and an authorization to provide access to screening results generated based on the applicant profile to a screener;

associating an identifier with the screening results; and

communicating the identifier to the screener.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions further comprising communicating the identifier to the screener in response to receiving the authorization.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions further comprising sending a communication to the applicant in response to generating the screening results.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein receiving the applicant profile further comprises receiving a screening selection from a plurality of screening selections presented to the applicant.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions further comprising generating the identifier by a screening service.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12, wherein the computer-executable instructions further comprising communicating the identifier to the applicant.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions further comprising authenticating an identity of the applicant before generating the screening results.

15. A method comprising:

receiving by a screening service, a request for screening results and an applicant profile that identifies an applicant;

generating by the screening service, the screening results based on the applicant profile; and

sending a communication to a screener in response to receiving an authorization from the applicant, wherein the screening results can be retrieved upon receiving the communication.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein receiving the request for the screening results further comprising receiving a screening selection from a plurality of screening selections identified by the screener.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising authenticating the applicant before generating the screening results.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising authenticating the applicant before sending the communication to the screener.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising generating an identifier and associating the identifier with the communication.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the screener retrieves the screening results using the identifier.