System and method for determining and analyzing building occupancy
First Claim
1. A system for determining building occupancy for a site selected on a display unit, the system comprising:
- means for creating geo-business information by geocoding business information;
means for geographically constructing a structure based on coordinates of the site and said geo-business information by geo-matching similarly geocoded businesses; and
means for outputting business data on all geo-matched businesses to the display unit.
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Abstract
A system and method that determines building occupancy at a selected site by using geographically based structures to identify potential clients and to analyze aggregate carrier exposure levels at the selected site. This is achieved by using geographically based structures that are formed by geocoding business addresses and by linking all similarly geocoded businesses. Geographically based structures identify building characteristics and occupant related information. Specifically, all business addresses are address standardized, interjected with public protection code information and then geocoded. The geocoding information is used to identify and determine the building'"'"'s occupancy configuration. For each tenant or occupant of the building, the system will initially display basic information that includes for example, business name, address and whether the business is currently insured by the carrier. The user can request additional information such as hazard concerns, safety issues and other occupant related information.
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35 Claims
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1. A system for determining building occupancy for a site selected on a display unit, the system comprising:
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means for creating geo-business information by geocoding business information; means for geographically constructing a structure based on coordinates of the site and said geo-business information by geo-matching similarly geocoded businesses; and means for outputting business data on all geo-matched businesses to the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for determining building occupancy for a site selected on a display unit, the method comprising the steps of:
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creating geo-business information by geocoding business information; geographically constructing a structure based on coordinates of the site and said geo-business information by geo-matching similarly geocoded businesses; and outputting business data on all geo-matched businesses to the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus that determines building occupancy for a site selected on a display unit, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory for geographically storing geo-business information; a processor coupled to said memory, said processor operable to create said geo-business information by geocoding business information; said processor further operable to geographically construct a structure based on coordinates of the site and said geo-business information by geo-matching similarly geocoded businesses; and said processor further operable to output business data on all geo-matched businesses to the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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