Incident Reporting Assistance System

• US 20170069033A1
• Filed: 09/04/2015
• Published: 03/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Red Fox Inc.
• Original Assignee: Red Fox Incorporated OBA Iosweep Incorporated
• Inventors: Hales, Allan, Hales, Jason
• Application Number:
  US14/846,541
• Publication Number:
  US 20170069033A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance

Abstract

An incident reporting assistant system may include an electronic device with a processor, memory, a data communication system, a camera and a user interface. Software may be provided on the electronic device, which may cause the electronic device to receive and display a plurality of instructional steps. This data may then be uploaded to a remote server. The instructional steps may include a classification of incident; general data, incident categories, each category including a subcategory to which a user can check if applicable to that incident, taking photos using the camera, and creating a sketch of the incident location and activity and storing the sketch in a sketch folder for review prior to uploading to the remote server. The details of an incident may be documented, reviewed and uploaded remotely from a phone or other electronic device.

Claims

1. An incident reporting assistance system, comprising:

an electronic device with a processor, memory, data communication capability, a camera and a user interface; and

software on the electronic device, which when executed by the electronic device, causes the electronic device to receive and display a plurality of instructions and then store and communicate data via upload to a remote server by the data communication capability, the data provided in accordance with the instructions, the instructions including the steps of;

(a) providing classification of incident;

(b) providing general data including the date and time;

(c) providing a list of incident categories, each category including a subcategory to which a user can check if applicable to that incident;

(d) taking photos using the camera of the electronic device and storing those photos in a photo folder for review prior to being uploaded to the remote server; and

(e) creating a sketch of the incident location and activity and store sketch in a sketch folder for review prior to uploading to the remote server.

2. The incident reporting assistance system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a smart phone.

3. The incident reporting assistance system according to claim 1, wherein the classification of incident includes an accident or vehicular damage.

4. The incident reporting assistance system according to claim 1, wherein the software further comprises receiving and displaying GPS coordinates of the electronic device.

5. The incident reporting assistance system according to claim 1, wherein general data is data selected from the group consisting of the date, the time and the location.

6. The incident reporting assistance system according to claim 1, wherein the incident categories include categories selected from a list consisting of road conditions, weather conditions, the type of accident, the accident time, the visibility, the vehicle type and the number of vehicles involved.

7. The incident reporting assistance system according to claim 1, further comprising the step of enabling editing of data derived from steps (d) and (e).

8. The incident reporting assistance system according to claim 1, wherein the step of creating a sketch includes the software on the electronic device providing a plurality of icons.

9. The incident reporting assistance system according to claim 8, wherein the icons are selected from the group consisting of road signs, vehicles and other objects.

10. The incident reporting assistance system according to claim 8, wherein the icons are pulled from a menu and dropped into place on the user interface of the electronic device.

11. The incident reporting assistance system according to claim 1, further comprising the step of modifying the list of incident categories or subcategories, whereby unused categories or subcategories may be removed and new categories or subcategories may be added.

12. A method of reporting incident data, the method including an electronic device of the type including a processor, memory, data communication system, a camera, a user interface and software on the electronic device, which when executed by the electronic device, causes the electronic device to receive and display a plurality of instructional steps and then store and communicate data via upload to a remote server by the data communication system, the data provided in accordance with the instructional steps, including the steps of:

(a) providing classification of incident;

(b) providing general data including the date and time;

(c) providing a list of incident categories, each category including a subcategory to which a user can check if applicable to that incident;

(d) taking photos using the camera of the electronic device and storing those photos in a photo folder for review prior to being uploaded to the remote server; and

(e) creating a sketch of the incident location and activity and store sketch in a sketch folder for review prior to uploading to the remote server.

13. The incident reporting assistance system according to claim 12, wherein the electronic device is a smart phone.

14. The incident reporting assistance system according to claim 12, wherein the classification of incident includes an accident or vehicular damage.

15. The incident reporting assistance system according to claim 12, wherein the software further comprises receiving and displaying GPS coordinates of the electronic device.

16. The incident reporting assistance system according to claim 12, wherein general data is data selected from the group consisting of the date, the time and the location.

17. The incident reporting assistance system according to claim 12, wherein the incident categories include categories selected from a list consisting of road conditions, weather conditions, the type of accident, the accident time, the visibility, the vehicle type and the number of vehicles involved.

18. The incident reporting assistance system according to claim 12, further comprising the step of enabling editing of data derived from steps (d) and (e).

19. The incident reporting assistance system according to claim 12, wherein the step of creating a sketch includes the software on the electronic device providing a plurality of icons.

20. The incident reporting assistance system according to claim 19, wherein the icons are selected from the group consisting of road signs, vehicles and other objects.

21. The incident reporting assistance system according to claim 19, wherein the icons are pulled from a menu and dropped into place on the user interface of the electronic device.

22. The incident reporting assistance system according to claim 12, further comprising the step of modifying the list of incident categories or subcategories, whereby unused categories or subcategories may be removed and new categories or subcategories may be added.