Law Enforcement Database of Active Insurance Information
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1. A motor vehicle insurance verification system comprising:
- i) an insurance policy server;
ii) a database accessible by the insurance policy server and including a plurality of records, wherein each record includes at least an insurance policy identifier and a status;
iii) the insurance policy server further comprising a first network interface;
iv) a remote computer system including a second network interface and an input device;
v) the first network interface of the remote computer system being adaptively coupled to the insurance policy server through a wireless network; and
vi) wherein the remote computer system is adapted to accept an insurance policy identifier and transmit the insurance policy identifier to the insurance policy server through the wireless network, and wherein the insurance policy server is adapted to retrieve the insurance policy status from the database and transmit the insurance policy status to the remote computer system through the wireless network in response to the insurance policy identifier.
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Abstract
A system and method for verifying the status of an insured automobile insurance are disclosed. In particular, a law enforcement officer with a smart phone or tablet takes a picture of a motorist'"'"'s insurance card while at a traffic stop. The picture is then transmitted to an insurance policy server hosting a collection of records each with insurance information. The policy number is extracted from the picture and a corresponding record is retrieved from the insurance policy server. The status of the policy, which is contained in the record, is then transmitted to the law enforcement officer'"'"'s smart phone or tablet computer.
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1. A motor vehicle insurance verification system comprising:
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i) an insurance policy server; ii) a database accessible by the insurance policy server and including a plurality of records, wherein each record includes at least an insurance policy identifier and a status; iii) the insurance policy server further comprising a first network interface; iv) a remote computer system including a second network interface and an input device; v) the first network interface of the remote computer system being adaptively coupled to the insurance policy server through a wireless network; and vi) wherein the remote computer system is adapted to accept an insurance policy identifier and transmit the insurance policy identifier to the insurance policy server through the wireless network, and wherein the insurance policy server is adapted to retrieve the insurance policy status from the database and transmit the insurance policy status to the remote computer system through the wireless network in response to the insurance policy identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for verifying motor vehicle insurance comprising the steps of:
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i) accepting an insurance policy identifier at a remote computer system; ii) transmitting the insurance policy identifier through a wireless network; iii) receiving the insurance policy identifier at an insurance policy server; iv) retrieving an insurance policy status from a database accessible by the insurance policy server corresponding to the insurance policy identifier; and v) transmitting the insurance policy status to the remote computer system. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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