SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFICATION CODE SELECTION

• US 20150331903A1
• Filed: 05/19/2014
• Published: 11/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Travelers Indemnity Company (The Travelers Cos., Inc.)
• Original Assignee: The Travelers Indemnity Company (The Travelers Cos., Inc.)
• Inventors: Blanco, Monica N., Crumrine, Hayden, Gitberg, Michael L., Leveillee, Anthony J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,626,081 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2423 Interactive query statement specification based on a database schema
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range

Abstract

A system for classification code selection is provided. In some embodiments, the system receives a geographic location indicator associated with a plurality of geographic location-based rules stored in a database. The system monitors a user input interface of an interactive user display for a user input string that includes a minimum number of characters. A suggestion request may be generated to retrieve a data set from the database that matches the geographic location indicator and the user input string based on determining that the user input string includes at least the minimum number of characters. The data set received in response to the suggestion request may be formatted as a list including one or more entries, where each of the entries has a numeric classification code and a corresponding description. The list may be output on the interactive user display for selection and further processing.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a processing device; and

a memory device in communication with the processing device, the memory device storing instructions that when executed by the processing device result in;

receiving a geographic location indicator associated with a plurality of geographic location-based rules stored in a database;

monitoring a user input interface of an interactive user display for a user input string comprising a minimum number of characters;

generating a suggestion request to retrieve a data set from the plurality of geographic location-based rules stored in the database that match the geographic location indicator and the user input string based on determining that the user input string includes at least the minimum number of characters;

receiving the data set in response to the suggestion request;

formatting the data set as a list comprising one or more entries, each of the entries comprising a numeric classification code and a corresponding description; and

outputting the list on the interactive user display as one or more user selectable instances of the one or more entries.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising instructions that when executed by the processing device result in:

determining a requested search type; and

initiating a keyword search of description data associated with the geographic location indicator in the database as the suggestion request based on determining that the requested search type is a keyword search.

3. The system of claim 2, further comprising instructions that when executed by the processing device result in:

including a desired industry code in combination with the suggestion request based on determining that the requested search type is an industry search, wherein the data set is filtered by the desired industry code.

4. The system of claim 3, further comprising instructions that when executed by the processing device result in:

providing a first option to perform the keyword search based on the desired industry code in combination with searching the description data associated with the geographic location indicator in the database; and

providing a second option to retrieve all numeric classification codes and corresponding descriptions associated with the desired industry code and the geographic location indicator as the data set.

5. The system of claim 3, further comprising instructions that when executed by the processing device result in:

providing a list of industries based on determining that the requested search type is the industry search;

mapping the list of industries to industry codes; and

setting the desired industry code from the industry codes based on identifying a selection from the list of industries.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising instructions that when executed by the processing device result in:

monitoring the user input interface of the interactive user display for character input of the user input string;

detecting a user pause after each keystroke of the character input above the minimum number of characters; and

generating the suggestion request based on determining that the user pause is greater than a timeout period.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the data set received in response to the suggestion request further comprises a synonym match of the user input string.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the suggestion request is further based on one or more of an effective date and an expiration date, and the data set received in response to the suggestion request is filtered by one or more of the effective date and the expiration date.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the list is formatted in a sorted order such that entries comprising closer matches to the suggestion request are presented at a higher position in the list.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising instructions that when executed by the processing device result in:

providing a hyperlink on the interactive user display to a remote data source comprising additional information associated with numeric classification codes and corresponding descriptions for the geographic location indicator.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the geographic location indicator defines a regulatory jurisdiction for workers compensation insurance coverage, and the numeric classification code and the corresponding description of each of the entries define classifications for workers compensation insurance according to predefined rules of the regulatory jurisdiction.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising instructions that when executed by the processing device result in:

displaying the geographic location indicator on the interactive user display; and

providing the geographic location indicator as part of the suggestion request using a reduced size code corresponding to the regulatory jurisdiction.

13. The system of claim 1, further comprising instructions that when executed by the processing device result in:

receiving the geographic location indicator from a classification code interface operable to create a plurality of classification records in preparation of an insurance policy;

detecting a selection of one of the one or more entries in the list comprising the numeric classification code and the corresponding description; and

populating one of the classification records of the classification code interface that is active for editing with a selected instance of the numeric classification code and the corresponding description.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the database is periodically updated and indexed by an automated process.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the interactive user display is generated by an application server coupled to a mediation layer gateway, and the data set received in response to the suggestion request is retrieved from the database by a query processor and passed through the mediation layer gateway.

16. The system of claim 1, further comprising instructions that when executed by the processing device result in:

determining a requested search type; and

initiating a search of corresponding data associated with the geographic location indicator in the database as the suggestion request based on the requested search type.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the requested search type is one of:

a standard industry classification (SIC) code search, a national association of insurance commissioners (NAIC) code search, or a numeric classification code search.

18. A computer program product comprising a storage medium embodied with computer program instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to implement:

receiving a geographic location indicator associated with a plurality of geographic location-based rules stored in a database;

monitoring a user input interface of an interactive user display for a user input string comprising a minimum number of characters;

generating a suggestion request to retrieve a data set from the plurality of geographic location-based rules stored in the database that match the geographic location indicator and the user input string based on determining that the user input string includes at least the minimum number of characters;

receiving the data set in response to the suggestion request;

formatting the data set as a list comprising one or more entries, each of the entries comprising a numeric classification code and a corresponding description; and

outputting the list on the interactive user display as one or more user selectable instances of the one or more entries.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, further comprising computer program instructions that when executed by the computer cause the computer to implement:

determining a requested search type; and

initiating a keyword search of description data associated with the geographic location indicator in the database as the suggestion request based on determining that the requested search type is a keyword search.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, further comprising computer program instructions that when executed by the computer cause the computer to implement:

including a desired industry code in combination with the suggestion request based on determining that the requested search type is an industry search, wherein the data set is filtered by the desired industry code.

21. The computer program product of claim 20, further comprising computer program instructions that when executed by the computer cause the computer to implement:

providing a first option to perform the keyword search based on the desired industry code in combination with searching the description data associated with the geographic location indicator in the database; and

providing a second option to retrieve all numeric classification codes and corresponding descriptions associated with the desired industry code and the geographic location indicator as the data set.

22. The computer program product of claim 20, further comprising computer program instructions that when executed by the computer cause the computer to implement:

providing a list of industries based on determining that the requested search type is the industry search;

mapping the list of industries to industry codes; and

setting the desired industry code from the industry codes based on identifying a selection from the list of industries.

23. The computer program product of claim 18, further comprising computer program instructions that when executed by the computer cause the computer to implement:

monitoring the user input interface of the interactive user display for character input of the user input string;

detecting a user pause after each keystroke of the character input above the minimum number of characters; and

generating the suggestion request based on determining that the user pause is greater than a timeout period.

24. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the data set received in response to the suggestion request further comprises a synonym match of the user input string.

25. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the suggestion request is further based on one or more of an effective date and an expiration date, and the data set received in response to the suggestion request is filtered by one or more of the effective date and the expiration date.

26. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the list is formatted in a sorted order such that entries comprising closer matches to the suggestion request are presented at a higher position in the list.

27. The computer program product of claim 18, further comprising computer program instructions that when executed by the computer cause the computer to implement:

providing a hyperlink on the interactive user display to a remote data source comprising additional information associated with numeric classification codes and corresponding descriptions for the geographic location indicator.

28. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the geographic location indicator defines a regulatory jurisdiction for workers compensation insurance coverage, and the numeric classification code and the corresponding description of each of the entries define classifications for workers compensation insurance according to predefined rules of the regulatory jurisdiction.

29. The computer program product of claim 28, wherein the computer program instructions executed by the computer further cause the computer to implement:

displaying the geographic location indicator on the interactive user display; and

providing the geographic location indicator as part of the suggestion request using a reduced size code corresponding to the regulatory jurisdiction.

30. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the computer program instructions executed by the computer further cause the computer to implement:

receiving the geographic location indicator from a classification code interface operable to create a plurality of classification records in preparation of an insurance policy;

detecting a selection of one of the one or more entries in the list comprising the numeric classification code and the corresponding description; and

populating one of the classification records of the classification code interface that is active for editing with a selected instance of the numeric classification code and the corresponding description.

31. The computer program product of claim 18, further comprising computer program instructions that when executed by the computer cause the computer to implement:

determining a requested search type; and

initiating a search of corresponding data associated with the geographic location indicator in the database as the suggestion request based on the requested search type.

32. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the requested search type is one of:

a standard industry classification (SIC) code search, a national association of insurance commissioners (NAIC) code search, or a numeric classification code search.