Patents Assigned to ACS State and Local Solutions, Inc.
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Patent number: 9483616Abstract: A method for collecting information at a vehicle, such as an emergency vehicle, involves receiving at the vehicle a request regarding a patient. The method further involves collecting information on the patient using a mobile computer at the vehicle. The method also involves transmitting the patient information as an electronic file from the mobile computer to a hospital over a network. As part of this method, billing information concerning the patient may be collected. Additionally, a method for processing billing information concerning a patient involves collecting billing information regarding the patient from a mobile computer at a vehicle over a network. The method further involves classifying a service provided to the patient in at least one billing category based on the billing information. In addition, the method further involves generating a bill for the patient based on the billing information.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2003Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Richard Hamilton, Edward Kerkow
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Publication number: 20140236825Abstract: Apparatus and methods provide an accumulator that processes electronic payments from an employer to a recipient via a network. The payments processed may be, for example, child support payments collected from an employee by the employer. The employer may submit one transaction made up of payments collected from multiple employees bound for multiple recipients and the accumulator may receive, translate, batch, and deliver the payments to the multiple recipients. The accumulator, employers, and recipients may communicate via a network such as the Internet.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc.Inventors: John D. POLK, James K. SELWAY, Jeffrey F. KACH
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Publication number: 20140236826Abstract: Apparatus and methods provide an accumulator that processes electronic payments from an employer to a recipient via a network. The payments processed may be, for example, child support payments collected from an employee by the employer. The employer may submit one transaction made up of payments collected from multiple employees bound for multiple recipients and the accumulator may receive, translate, batch, and deliver the payments to the multiple recipients. The accumulator, employers, and recipients may communicate via a network such as the Internet.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc.Inventors: John D. POLK, James K. SELWAY, Jeffrey F. KACH
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Patent number: 8738530Abstract: Apparatus and methods provide an accumulator that processes electronic payments from an employer to a recipient via a network. The payments processed may be, for example, child support payments collected from an employee by the employer. The employer may submit one transaction made up of payments collected from multiple employees bound for multiple recipients and the accumulator may receive, translate, batch, and deliver the payments to the multiple recipients. The accumulator, employers, and recipients may communicate via a network such as the Internet.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2013Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc.Inventors: John D. Polk, James K. Selway, Jeffrey F. Kach
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Patent number: 8626654Abstract: This disclosure describes a payment and disbursement system, wherein an initiator authorizes a payment and disbursement to a collector and the collector processes the payment and disbursement through an accumulator agency. The accumulator agency processes the payment as a debit-based transaction and processes the disbursement as an addendum-based transaction. The processing of a debit-based transaction generally occurs by electronic funds transfer (EFT) or by financial electronic data interchange (FEDI). The processing of an addendum-based transaction generally occurs by electronic data interchange (EDI).Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2013Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc.Inventor: John D. Polk
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Patent number: 8554728Abstract: Systems and methods for managing a distributed transaction process include an active transaction manager that manages transactions with an active database, a latent transaction manager that manages transactions with a merge database, a transaction log that reflects the set of transactions in the active database that are not affiliated with the transactions in the merge database, and a merge manager that uses the transaction log to determine whether to transfer control of the merge database to the active transaction manager. Systems and methods may further instruct the active transaction manager to halt transactions with the active database while the merge database is updated to reflect a set of transactions affiliated with the set of transactions in the transaction log, and instruct the active transaction manager to subsequently manage transactions to the active database and the merge database.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2009Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Zou, Josh A. Wiles, Pasquale Solitro, Zheng Zhu
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Patent number: 8527548Abstract: This disclosure describes a system that electronically collects, translates, groups, and delivers wage assignment information from at least one initiator to at least one recipient via an accumulator. An initiator initially receives the wage assignment information. Then, an accumulator collects the wage assignment information from at least one initiator, such as a government agency. The accumulator then translates the wage assignment information into a format compatible with electronic data interchange (EDI), such as the ANSI X12 standard. The accumulator then groups the EDI wage assignment information into specific files, batching the files based upon one data field contained within the wage assignment information data set, such as a recipient. The accumulator then delivers a batched EDI wage assignment file to each respective recipient. Once the EDI wage assignment file is received by the recipient, the wage assignment may then be implemented.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2012Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: ACS State and Local Solutions, Inc.Inventor: John Polk
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Publication number: 20130185212Abstract: Apparatus and methods provide an accumulator that processes electronic payments from an employer to a recipient via a network. The payments processed may be, for example, child support payments collected from an employee by the employer. The employer may submit one transaction made up of payments collected from multiple employees bound for multiple recipients and the accumulator may receive, translate, batch, and deliver the payments to the multiple recipients. The accumulator, employers, and recipients may communicate via a network such as the Internet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2013Publication date: July 18, 2013Applicant: ACS STATE & LOCAL SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventor: ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc.
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Publication number: 20130138560Abstract: This disclosure describes a payment and disbursement system, wherein an initiator authorizes a payment and disbursement to a collector and the collector processes the payment and disbursement through an accumulator agency. The accumulator agency processes the payment as a debit-based transaction and processes the disbursement as an addendum-based transaction. The processing of a debit-based transaction generally occurs by electronic funds transfer (EFT) or by financial electronic data interchange (FEDI). The processing of an addendum-based transaction generally occurs by electronic data interchange (EDI).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2013Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: ACS STATE & LOCAL SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventor: ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc.
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Publication number: 20130124429Abstract: Systems and methods for processing benefits include providing a graphical user interface, such as a web browser, to a benefit recipient for accessing at least account information concerning at least one benefit type. The benefits processing system may receive a request from the benefit recipient through the graphical user interface for displaying the at least account information concerning the at least one benefit type. The benefits processing system may then display the at least account information through the graphical user interface concerning the at least one benefit type.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2012Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: ACS STATE & LOCAL SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventor: ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc.
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Patent number: 8392204Abstract: A method of monitoring the provision of child welfare services to a child. The method includes: receiving child update information on the child, the child update information including reporter information and child status information; storing the child update information in a central database; and providing a report based on the stored child update information.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2004Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Lloyd R. Camp, Stephen Goldsmith, David D. Schneider
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Patent number: 8392326Abstract: This disclosure describes a payment and disbursement system, wherein an initiator authorizes a payment and disbursement to a collector and the collector processes the payment and disbursement through an accumulator agency. The accumulator agency processes the payment as a debit-based transaction and processes the disbursement as an addendum-based transaction. The processing of a debit-based transaction generally occurs by electronic funds transfer (EFT) or by financial electronic data interchange (FEDI). The processing of an addendum-based transaction generally occurs by electronic data interchange (EDI).Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc.Inventor: John Polk
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Patent number: 8386385Abstract: Apparatus and methods provide an accumulator that processes electronic payments from an employer to a recipient via a network. The payments processed may be, for example, child support payments collected from an employee by the employer. The employer may submit one transaction made up of payments collected from multiple employees bound for multiple recipients and the accumulator may receive, translate, batch, and deliver the payments to the multiple recipients. The accumulator, employers, and recipients may communicate via a network such as the Internet.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2011Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc.Inventors: John D. Polk, James K. Selway, Jeffrey F. Kach
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Patent number: 8340979Abstract: Systems and methods for processing benefits include providing a graphical user interface, such as a web browser, to a benefit recipient for accessing at least account information concerning at least one benefit type. The benefits processing system may receive a request from the benefit recipient through the graphical user interface for displaying the at least account information concerning the at least one benefit type. The benefits processing system may then display the at least account information through the graphical user interface concerning the at least one benefit type.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2003Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Zou, Josh A. Wiles, Pasquale Solitro, Zheng Zhu
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Patent number: 8315946Abstract: Systems and methods for processing, for example, childcare benefits include: issuing a benefit card to a childcare customer; receiving a start time for childcare service at a childcare provider, the start time recorded by using the benefit card at a terminal located at the childcare provider at the start of childcare service; receiving an end time for childcare service at the childcare provider, the end time recorded by using the benefit card at a terminal located at the childcare provider at the end of childcare service; computing the childcare benefit eligibility based on the start time, the end time and benefits available for the childcare customer; and paying the childcare provider a payment based on the computed benefit eligibility.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2012Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Irma Jean Neal, David Schneider
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Patent number: 8229978Abstract: A system electronically collects, translates, groups, and delivers wage assignment information from at least one initiator to at least one recipient via an accumulator. An initiator initially receives the wage assignment information. Then, an accumulator collects the wage assignment information from at least one initiator, such as a government agency. The accumulator then translates the wage assignment information into a format compatible with electronic data interchange (EDI), such as the ANSI X12 standard. The accumulator then groups the EDI wage assignment information into specific files, batching the files based upon one data field contained within the wage assignment information data set, such as a recipient. The accumulator then delivers a batched EDI wage assignment file to each respective recipient. Once the EDI wage assignment file is received by the recipient, the wage assignment may then be implemented.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2010Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: ACS State and Local Solutions, Inc.Inventor: John Polk
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Patent number: 8190469Abstract: A system is provided for acquiring and storing field information, comprising field devices operable to gather field information and receive updated file information. The field devices may be placed in cradles, which facilitate the transfer of the field and file information. A network is provided for receiving the field information from the field devices and transferring the field information to field devices located in the cradles. The system also provides a server operable to receive the field information from the network, store the field information in data tables assigned to at least one client, and transmit updated field information to the network.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2009Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: ACS State and Local Solutions, IncInventors: Anthony Derasmo, Robert Parrella, Brian Zolnoski
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Patent number: 8185470Abstract: Systems and methods for processing, for example, childcare benefits include: issuing a benefit card to a childcare customer; receiving a start time for childcare service at a childcare provider, the start time recorded by using the benefit card at a terminal located at the childcare provider at the start of childcare service; receiving an end time for childcare service at the childcare provider, the end time recorded by using the benefit card at a terminal located at the childcare provider at the end of childcare service; computing the childcare benefit eligibility based on the start time, the end time and benefits available for the childcare customer; and paying the childcare provider a payment based on the computed benefit eligibility.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2010Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Irma Jean Neal, David Schneider
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Publication number: 20120089527Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for monitoring compliance in reporting unclaimed property. The method is capable of identifying both potential non-reporters and potential under-reporters. In this regard, potential under-reporters may be identified as a result of a multilevel review that may take into account the recent reporting history, both in terms of frequency and the type and quantity of unclaimed property that has been reported. The potential non-reporters and potential under-reporters may then be further evaluated, such as by means of an audit or other follow up procedure, to insure compliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: ACS STATE AND LOCAL SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Nancy A. Froude, Stephen J. Galvin, Jeremy D. Katz, Lynden D. Lyman, Robert B. Martens, Vincent P. O'Rorke, Kenneth J. Weeks, David P. Whiteside
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Publication number: 20120029952Abstract: A method and a computer program product are provided for processing an insurance claim. In particular, an example method may comprise receiving policy information associated with a particular insurance policy. The policy information may comprise a plurality of rules that define one or more benefits under the insurance policy. The example method may further comprise organizing the plurality of rules into a predefined tabular format. Furthermore, the example method may comprise providing a claims processing engine with the organized plurality of rules and thereafter processing the insurance claim in accordance with the plurality of rules.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: ACS STATE AND LOCAL SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventor: ALEKSANDER SZLAM