Rich claim reporting system
First Claim
1. A rich media method that allows an insured to illustrate damage and request payment in accordance with an insurance policy comprising:
- receiving identification data from a remote computer that identifies a user and an insured item;
accessing a rich media application that generates dynamic objects that are transmitted to the remote computer to render an image of the insured item or a portion thereof;
receiving relative or absolute data from the remote computer in response to the user selecting a linked element of the image of the insured item or the portion thereof to identify a damaged area of the insured item;
assigning an indicia to the damaged area of the insured item that corresponds to the relative data or the absolute data;
storing data that identifies the damage to the insured item in a server programmed to receive insurance claims in accordance with an insurance policy; and
transmitting data to the remote computer that renders a graphical user interface at the remote computer that enables the user to visually recreate an event that resulted in the damaged area of the insured item.
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Abstract
A rich-media system allows a user to illustrate damage and request payment in accordance with an insurance policy or another arrangement. The rich-media system includes network servers that may operate and appear to remote client applications and remote computers as if the network servers were a single computer. A damage indicator tool resident to one of the network servers enables a remote user to visually illustrate damage to an item through a rich-media application. The damage indicator may support a relative pointing device and an absolute pointing device. An incident animator tool linked to the damage indicator tool in some rich media systems enables the remote user to visually recreate an event in a second rich media application. An optional scheduler linked to the incident animator tool and the damage indicator tool may enable the remote user to schedule an appointment to have the damage inspected or repaired.
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40 Claims
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1. A rich media method that allows an insured to illustrate damage and request payment in accordance with an insurance policy comprising:
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receiving identification data from a remote computer that identifies a user and an insured item; accessing a rich media application that generates dynamic objects that are transmitted to the remote computer to render an image of the insured item or a portion thereof; receiving relative or absolute data from the remote computer in response to the user selecting a linked element of the image of the insured item or the portion thereof to identify a damaged area of the insured item; assigning an indicia to the damaged area of the insured item that corresponds to the relative data or the absolute data; storing data that identifies the damage to the insured item in a server programmed to receive insurance claims in accordance with an insurance policy; and transmitting data to the remote computer that renders a graphical user interface at the remote computer that enables the user to visually recreate an event that resulted in the damaged area of the insured item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A rich media system that allows an insured to illustrate damage and request payment in accordance with an insurance policy comprising:
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an interface configured to receive identification data from a remote computer that identifies a user and an insured item; a server configured to allow access to a rich media application that generates dynamic objects that are transmitted to the remote computer to render an image of the insured item or a portion thereof; the interface configured to receive relative or absolute data from the remote computer in response to the user selecting a linked element of the image of the insured item or the portion thereof to identify a damaged area of the insured item; the server hosting a program that assigns an indicia to the damaged area of the insured item that corresponds to the relative data or the absolute data; the server configured to transmit data to the remote computer that renders a graphical user interface at the remote computer that enables the user to visually recreate an event that resulted in the damaged area of the insured item; and a database for storing data that identifies the damage to the insured item in a server programmed to receive insurance claims in accordance with an insurance policy. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A rich media system that allows an insured to illustrate damage and request payment in accordance with an insurance policy or another formal arrangement comprising:
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a plurality of network servers that operate and appear to clients as if the network of servers comprise a single computer; a damage indicator tool resident to one of the plurality of network servers that enables a remote user to visually illustrate damage to an item through a first rich media application that supports a relative pointing device and an absolute pointing device; an incident animator tool linked to the damage indicator tool and resident to one of the plurality of network servers that enables the remote user to visually recreate an event in a second rich media application that resulted in the damage to the item; and a scheduler linked to the incident animator tool and the damage indicator tool and resident to one of the plurality of network servers that enables the remote user to schedule an appointment for an inspection or repair of the illustrated damage to the item through a remote web browser. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A rich media damage illustration system, comprising:
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an interface configured to receive identification data from a remote computer that identifies an insured item; a server configured to allow access to a rich media application that generates dynamic objects that are transmitted to the remote computer to render an image of the insured item or a portion thereof at the remote computer; the interface configured to receive damage data from the remote computer in response to a user of the remote computer selecting an element of the image of the insured item or the portion thereof displayed at the remote computer to identify a damaged area of the insured item; the server hosting a program that assigns an indicia to the damaged area that corresponds to the damage data received from the remote computer; the server configured to transmit the indicia to the remote computer to render a modified image of the insured item at the remote computer that indicates the damaged area of the insured item; the server configured to transmit data to the remote computer that renders a graphical user interface at the remote computer that enables the user to visually recreate an event that resulted in the damaged area of the insured item; and a database for storing data that identifies damage to the insured item in a server programmed to receive insurance claims in accordance with an insurance policy. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A rich media method for illustrating windshield damage, comprising:
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accessing a rich media application that generates dynamic objects that are transmitted to a remote computer to render an image of a vehicle windshield; transmitting data by a server computer to the remote computer that renders a graphical user interface at the remote computer that enables a user to interact with the image to illustrate damage to the vehicle windshield; receiving data by the server computer from the remote computer in response to the user selecting a linked element of the image of the vehicle windshield to identify a damaged area of the vehicle windshield; and storing data that identifies the damaged area in a server programmed to receive insurance claims in accordance with an insurance policy. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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