METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING AND KEEPING RECORDS

• US 20070027899A1
• Filed: 04/28/2006
• Published: 02/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intra Vision Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: Intra Vision Technologies LLC
• Inventors: ELBRADER, ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US11/380,707
• Publication Number:
  US 20070027899A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/18 Legal services
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients

Abstract

A recordkeeping system according to various aspects of the present invention includes a recording system and an activation system. The recording system is configured to create a record of a deal session when activated. The activation system is connected to the recording system, and is configured to automatically activate the recording system upon initiation of the deal session and deactivate the recording system upon termination of the deal session. In one embodiment, the recording system includes one or more cameras and a network video recorder, and the activation system comprises a computer terminal. The computer terminal and one of the cameras are co-located. When the user initiates a deal on the computer system, the computer system may automatically activate the camera to record the deal session. When the deal is terminated, the computer may deactivate the camera, and the resulting video record may be stored.

Claims

1. A computer-based system for making records of a deal using a recording system, comprising:

a user interface;

an activation system responsive to the user interface and configured to;

receive an event signal from the user interface corresponding to the commencement of a selected portion of the deal relating to a selected subject matter of the deal; and

generate an activation signal in response to the event signal to activate the recording system.

2. A computer-based system according to claim 1, wherein the selected subject matter comprises at least one of:

information relating to finance for an automobile purchase; and

information relating to insurance for an automobile purchase.

3. A computer-based system according to claim 1, further comprising a data receiver configured to receive recorded information from the recording system.

4. A computer-based system according to claim 1, wherein the event signal is generated in response to an execution of a portion of a computer program.

5. A computer-based system according to claim 1, wherein the event signal is generated in response to a user input indicating the commencement of the selected portion of the deal.

6. A computer-based method of making a record of a deal, comprising:

receiving an event signal corresponding to a commencement of a selected portion of the deal relating to a selected subject matter of the deal; and

activating a recording system in response to the event signal to activate the recording system.

7. A computer-based method according to claim 6, wherein the selected subject matter comprises at least one of:

information relating to finance for an automobile purchase; and

information relating to insurance for an automobile purchase.

8. A computer-based method according to claim 6, further comprising:

receiving recorded information from the recording system; and

storing the recorded information.

9. A computer-based method according to claim 6, wherein the event signal is generated in response to an execution of a portion of a computer program.

10. A computer-based method according to claim 6, wherein the event signal is generated in response to a user input indicating the commencement of the selected portion of the deal.

24. A computer-based method according to claim 8, further comprising:

storing the recorded information at a storage location;

storing information relating to the recorded information in a database,

wherein the information relating to the recorded information includes information relating to the storage location;

accessing the database to identify the storage location; and

retrieving the recorded information from the storage location.

25. A computer-based method according to claim 24, further comprising remotely accessing the storage location to retrieve the recorded information.

26. A computer-based method according to claim 24, further comprising searching for information relating to recorded information according to a search parameter.

27. A computer-based method according to claim 24, further comprising generating a report relating to at least one of the deal and the recorded information.

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32. A recordkeeping system for accessibly storing a video record relating to an automobile transaction, comprising:

a storage system configured to store the video record relating to the automobile transaction; and

a retrieval system configured to retrieve the video record from the storage system.

33. A recordkeeping system according to claim 32, further comprising a database configured to store information relating to a storage location in the storage system of the video record, wherein the retrieval system is configured to access the database to identify the storage location.

34. A recordkeeping system according to claim 32, further comprising a recording system to make the video record, wherein the storage system is connected to the recording system to receive the video record.

35. A recordkeeping system according to claim 34, further comprising an activation system connected to the recording system, wherein the activation system is configured to automatically activate the recording system at a selected juncture in a program.

36. A recordkeeping system according to claim 32, further comprising a remote access system for remotely accessing the video record.

37. A recordkeeping system according to claim 32, wherein the retrieval system is configured to search for information relating to at least one of the automobile transaction and the video record according to a search parameter.

38. A recordkeeping system according to claim 32, further comprising a control system connected to the storage system and configured to generate a report relating to the automobile transaction and the video record.

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