Method and system for providing geohazard information to customers
First Claim
1. A method of displaying geohazard information to a user, the method including:
- providing a computer having a processor;
receiving a search query from the user;
accessing, using the processor, a real estate database;
determining, using the processor, a plurality of homes in the real estate database matching the search query;
displaying information related to the plurality of homes to the user;
accessing, using the processor, a geohazard database;
determining, using the processor, one or more geohazards for one or more of the plurality of homes; and
displaying information related to the one or more geohazards to the user.
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Abstract
A method of displaying geohazard information to a user includes providing a computer having a processor and receiving a search query from the user. The method also includes accessing, using the processor, a real estate database, determining, using the processor, a plurality of homes in the real estate database matching the search query, and displaying information related to the plurality of homes to the user. The method further includes accessing, using the processor, a geohazard database, determining, using the processor, one or more geohazards for one or more of the plurality of homes, and displaying information related to the one or more geohazards to the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of displaying geohazard information to a user, the method including:
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providing a computer having a processor; receiving a search query from the user; accessing, using the processor, a real estate database; determining, using the processor, a plurality of homes in the real estate database matching the search query; displaying information related to the plurality of homes to the user; accessing, using the processor, a geohazard database; determining, using the processor, one or more geohazards for one or more of the plurality of homes; and displaying information related to the one or more geohazards to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of informing a user of an insurability status based on geohazards, the method comprising:
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providing a computer having a processor; receiving an address from the user, wherein a property is associated with the address; accessing a geohazard database; determining, using the processor, one or more geohazards associated with the property; determining, using the processor, if the property is insurable; if the property is insurable; accessing an insurance database; computing, using the processor, a baseline insurance premium for the property; computing, using the processor, an additional insurance premium based on the one or more geohazards; and displaying an insurance premium for the property, wherein the insurance premium includes the baseline insurance premium and the additional insurance premium; and if the property is uninsurable, notifying the user that the property is uninsurable. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a plurality of computer-readable instructions tangibly embodied on the computer-readable storage medium, which, when executed by a data processor, display geohazard information to a user, the plurality of instructions comprising:
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instructions that cause the data processor to receive a search query from the user; instructions that cause the data processor to access a real estate database; instructions that cause the data processor to determine a plurality of homes in the real estate database matching the search query; instructions that cause the data processor to display information related to the plurality of homes to the user; instructions that cause the data processor to access a geohazard database; instructions that cause the data processor to determine one or more geohazards for each of the plurality of homes; and instructions that cause the data processor to display information related to the one or more geohazards to the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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