Connecticut Inventors Develop Patent for Method and System for Connecting an Insured to an Insurer Using a Mobile Device

By Targeted News Service

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- Mark Stender, Farmington, Conn., and Paul Simeone, West Hartford, Conn., have developed a patent (8,401,878) for a "method and system for connecting an insured to an insurer using a mobile device."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for connecting an insured to an insurer using a mobile device in order to provide insurance services. The mobile device, which is associated with the insured, includes a mobile insurance module that is in communication with a server insurance module of a server, which is associated with the insurer. Together, the mobile insurance module and the server insurance module establish a communication channel with the insurer over which insurance services (e.g., requesting a quote, buying a policy, filing a claim and reviewing account information) are provided. The communication channel leverages the technological capabilities of the mobile device, such as a smart phone, to deliver data in a fast, efficient and integrated manner having robust functionalities."

The patent application was filed on Jan. 6, 2010 (12/683,225). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,401,878&OS=8,401,878&RS=8,401,878

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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