Patents Assigned to The Prudential Insurance Company of America
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Patent number: 12189923Abstract: An apparatus includes a display, a memory, and a processor. The memory stores events and available conversion options for a policy. The events include a conversion expiration event occurring on a conversion expiration date. Each conversion option is associated with a new policy type into which the policy is convertible prior to occurrence of the conversion expiration event. The processor presents a first page of a GUI, displaying a timeline of the events. The first page also displays a feature selectable to investigate the available conversion options. In response to receiving information associated with a selection of the feature, the processor presents a second page of the GUI, displaying the conversion options. The processor receives information associated with a selection of a first conversion option, and, in response, displays a graph illustrating the behavior of the policy upon conversion to the new policy type associated with the first conversion option.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAInventors: Christopher Brian Potter, Katie Peatrowsky, Linda Julian, David Nothnagel, Trevor Jones, Caroline Frances Stephani, Jeffrey Lee Dennie
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Patent number: 12118012Abstract: An apparatus includes a display, a memory, and a hardware processor. The processor accesses a database that includes initial assumptions, current assumptions, values of a life insurance policy over time, transactions, and payments. The processor displays on a first region of the display a baseline curve, a historical performance curve, and an in-force curve. The processor further displays on various other regions of the display a series of points representing the transactions, a current policy value, a first link to download a first file, a second link to display the current assumptions, a third link to download a second file, a fourth link to display the initial assumptions, a fifth link to open an in-force illustrator used to generate an illustration, a sixth link to create or update a new baseline, a seventh link to display the payments, and an eighth link to display the transactions.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2023Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAInventors: Christopher Brian Potter, Brian James Perra, Caroline Frances Stephani, Lisa Marie Wark, Jeff Lee Dennie, Michelle Nicole Samuel
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Patent number: 11954230Abstract: A system protects personally identifiable information (PII) by implementing an unconventional key management scheme. In this scheme, the system uses a set of keys rather than an individual key for encrypting PII. Different portions of the PII are encrypted using different keys from the set of keys. In this manner, even if a malicious user were to access a key, that key would not give the malicious user the ability to decrypt all of the PII. Additionally, the system generates a new set of keys periodically (e.g., once a month). The system also deletes sets of keys that are too old (e.g., six months old). As a result, even if a malicious user were to access a key, the usefulness of that key would be time limited.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAInventors: Venkatesh Sarvottamrao Apsingekar, Sahil Vinod Motadoo, Christopher John Schille, James Francis Lavine
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Patent number: 11831776Abstract: A system allows a user to store his personally identifiable information (PII) on a personal device. When a third party wants to access the user's PII (e.g., to update the PII or to retrieve the PII), a notification will be presented to the user on the personal device seeking consent to the access. The notification may inform the user as to what information is being requested and which entity is requesting the access. The requested access will be denied unless the user consents to the access. In this manner, the user is given control over the dissemination of his PII. Additionally, the system alters or adjusts the PII that is stored in third-party servers so that even if these servers are breached, the user's actual PII is not exposed.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2023Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAInventors: Venkatesh Sarvottamrao Apsingekar, Sahil Vinod Motadoo, Christopher John Schille, James Francis Lavine
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Patent number: 11829513Abstract: When a third party wants to redeem a user's personally identifiable information (PII), the third party presents to the system a token representing the PII, which indicates a request for the PII. The system seeks consent from the user for sending the PII to the third party. If the user grants consent, then the system prepares the PII for the third party. In some embodiments, the third party can initiate a telephone call with a dispatch to receive the PII. In some embodiments, the third party can receive the PII directly from the system.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAInventors: Venkatesh Sarvottamrao Apsingekar, Sahil Vinod Motadoo, Christopher John Schille, James Francis Lavine
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Patent number: 11822767Abstract: An apparatus includes a display, a memory, and a processor. The memory stores events and available conversion options for a policy. The events include a conversion expiration event occurring on a conversion expiration date. Each conversion option is associated with a new policy type into which the policy is convertible prior to occurrence of the conversion expiration event. The processor presents a first page of a GUI, displaying a timeline of the events. The first page also displays a feature selectable to investigate the available conversion options. In response to receiving information associated with a selection of the feature, the processor presents a second page of the GUI, displaying the conversion options. The processor receives information associated with a selection of a first conversion option, and, in response, displays a graph illustrating the behavior of the policy upon conversion to the new policy type associated with the first conversion option.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2023Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAInventors: Christopher Brian Potter, Katie Peatrowsky, Linda Julian, David Nothnagel, Trevor Jones, Caroline Frances Stephani, Jeffrey Lee Dennie
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Patent number: 11803622Abstract: When personally identifiable information (PII) is to be stored or updated, a system first seeks consent from the user for the PII store or update. If the user grants consent, then the system stores the PII in the user's personal device or updates the PII stored in the user's personal device. The system then retrieves that PII and generates a token representing that PII. Even if the token were taken by a malicious user, it would not be possible for the malicious user to determine the user's actual PII from the token. In this manner, the security of the PII is improved over conventional systems.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAInventors: Venkatesh Sarvottamrao Apsingekar, Sahil Vinod Motadoo, Christopher John Schille, James Francis Lavine
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Patent number: 11727026Abstract: An apparatus includes a display, a memory, and a hardware processor. The processor accesses a database that includes initial assumptions, current assumptions, values of a life insurance policy over time, transactions, and payments. The processor displays on a first region of the display a baseline curve, a historical performance curve, and an in-force curve. The processor further displays on various other regions of the display a series of points representing the transactions, a current policy value, a first link to download a first file, a second link to display the current assumptions, a third link to download a second file, a fourth link to display the initial assumptions, a fifth link to open an in-force illustrator used to generate an illustration, a sixth link to create or update a new baseline, a seventh link to display the payments, and an eighth link to display the transactions.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAInventors: Christopher Brian Potter, Brian James Perra, Caroline Frances Stephani, Lisa Marie Wark, Jeff Lee Dennie, Michelle Nicole Samuel
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Patent number: 11693872Abstract: An apparatus includes a display, a memory, and a hardware processor. The processor accesses a database that includes initial assumptions, current assumptions, values of a life insurance policy over time, transactions, and payments. The processor displays on a first region of the display a baseline curve, a historical performance curve, and an in-force curve. The processor further displays on various other regions of the display a series of points representing the transactions, a current policy value, a first link to download a first file, a second link to display the current assumptions, a third link to download a second file, a fourth link to display the initial assumptions, a fifth link to open an in-force illustrator used to generate an illustration, a sixth link to create or update a new baseline, a seventh link to display the payments, and an eighth link to display the transactions.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAInventors: Christopher Brian Potter, Brian James Perra, Caroline Frances Stephani, Lisa Marie Wark, Jeff Lee Dennie, Michelle Nicole Samuel
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Patent number: 11657181Abstract: A system protects personally identifiable information (PII) by implementing an unconventional key management scheme. In this scheme, the system uses a set of keys rather than an individual key for encrypting PII. Different portions of the PII are encrypted using different keys from the set of keys. In this manner, even if a malicious user were to access a key, that key would not give the malicious user the ability to decrypt all of the PII. Additionally, the system generates a new set of keys periodically (e.g., once a month). The system also deletes sets of keys that are too old (e.g., six months old). As a result, even if a malicious user were to access a key, the usefulness of that key would be time limited.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAInventors: Venkatesh Sarvottamrao Apsingekar, Sahil Vinod Motadoo, Christopher John Schille, James Francis Lavine
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Patent number: 11646888Abstract: A system allows a user to store his personally identifiable information (PII) on a personal device. When a third party wants to access the user's PII (e.g., to update the PII or to retrieve the PII), a notification will be presented to the user on the personal device seeking consent to the access. The notification may inform the user as to what information is being requested and which entity is requesting the access. The requested access will be denied unless the user consents to the access. In this manner, the user is given control over the dissemination of his PII. Additionally, the system alters or adjusts the PII that is stored in third-party servers so that even if these servers are breached, the user's actual PII is not exposed.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAInventors: Venkatesh Sarvottamrao Apsingekar, Sahil Vinod Motadoo, Christopher John Schille, James Francis Lavine
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Patent number: 11580497Abstract: A system includes a memory, a survey engine, and a reporting engine. The memory stores identifying information of a plurality of users. The survey engine determines a question to present to each user of the plurality of users and determines an interval for each user of the plurality of users. The determined interval for a first user of the plurality of users is different from the determined interval for a second user of the plurality of users. For each user, the survey engine communicates to that user, based on the stored identifying information, the determined question for that user according to the determined interval for that user and receives a response from each user of the plurality of users. The reporting engine generates a report based on the received response from the plurality of users.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAInventors: Andrew M. Wisdom, David A. Casto
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Patent number: 11468080Abstract: An apparatus includes a display, a memory, and a hardware processor. The processor accesses a database that includes initial assumptions, current assumptions, values of a life insurance policy over time, transactions, and payments. The processor displays on a first region of the display a baseline curve, a historical performance curve, and an in-force curve. The processor further displays on various other regions of the display a series of points representing the transactions, a current policy value, a first link to download a first file, a second link to display the current assumptions, a third link to download a second file, a fourth link to display the initial assumptions, a fifth link to open an in-force illustrator used to generate an illustration, a sixth link to create or update a new baseline, a seventh link to display the payments, and an eighth link to display the transactions.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAInventors: Christopher Brian Potter, Brian James Perra, Caroline Frances Stephani, Lisa Marie Wark, Jeff Lee Dennie, Michelle Nicole Samuel
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Patent number: 11321489Abstract: When a third party wants to redeem a user's personally identifiable information (PII), the third party presents to the system a token representing the PII, which indicates a request for the PII. The system seeks consent from the user for sending the PII to the third party. If the user grants consent, then the system prepares the PII for the third party. In some embodiments, the third party can initiate a telephone call with a dispatch to receive the PII. In some embodiments, the third party can receive the PII directly from the system.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAInventors: Venkatesh Sarvottamrao Apsingekar, Sahil Vinod Motadoo, Christopher John Schille, James Francis Lavine
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Patent number: 11295387Abstract: One embodiment of the invention is a method for providing a financial instrument that includes determining an initial account balance associated with a financial instrument, establishing a first guarantee of a protected value, the protected value including at least an amount based upon the initial account balance growing at a minimum positive growth rate, establishing a second guarantee that a beneficiary may receive a transfer of an amount of money, and establishing an agreement to allow at least a portion of the account balance to be transferred from one or more selected investments to one or more alternative investments in response to a triggering event.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2007Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAInventors: Jacob M. Herschler, Daniel O. Kane, N. David Kuperstock, Robert Francis O'Donnell, Steven Lee Putterman, Dain Eric Runestad, Robert J. Schwartz, Nicholas Berardis, Jr., John L. Grucza, Michael Albert Guido, J. Scott Dunn
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Patent number: 11281752Abstract: When personally identifiable information (PII) is to be stored or updated, a system first seeks consent from the user for the PII store or update. If the user grants consent, then the system stores the PII in the user's personal device or updates the PII stored in the user's personal device. The system then retrieves that PII and generates a token representing that PII. Even if the token were taken by a malicious user, it would not be possible for the malicious user to determine the user's actual PII from the token. In this manner, the security of the PII is improved over conventional systems.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAInventors: Venkatesh Sarvottamrao Apsingekar, Sahil Vinod Motadoo, Christopher John Schille, James Francis Lavine
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Patent number: 11250157Abstract: A system protects personally identifiable information (PII) by implementing an unconventional key management scheme. In this scheme, the system uses a set of keys rather than an individual key for encrypting PII. Different portions of the PII are encrypted using different keys from the set of keys. In this manner, even if a malicious user were to access a key, that key would not give the malicious user the ability to decrypt all of the PII. Additionally, the system generates a new set of keys periodically (e.g., once a month). The system also deletes sets of keys that are too old (e.g., six months old). As a result, even if a malicious user were to access a key, the usefulness of that key would be time limited.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAInventors: Venkatesh Sarvottamrao Apsingekar, Sahil Vinod Motadoo, Christopher John Schille, James Francis Lavine
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Patent number: 11210311Abstract: An apparatus includes a display, a memory, and a hardware processor. The processor accesses a database that includes initial assumptions, current assumptions, values of a life insurance policy over time, transactions, and payments. The processor displays on a first region of the display a baseline curve, a historical performance curve, and an in-force curve. The processor further displays on various other regions of the display a series of points representing the transactions, a current policy value, a first link to download a first file, a second link to display the current assumptions, a third link to download a second file, a fourth link to display the initial assumptions, a fifth link to open an in-force illustrator used to generate an illustration, a sixth link to create or update a new baseline, a seventh link to display the payments, and an eighth link to display the transactions.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAInventors: Christopher Brian Potter, Brian James Perra, Caroline Frances Stephani, Lisa Marie Wark, Jeff Lee Dennie, Michelle Nicole Samuel
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Patent number: 11201741Abstract: A system allows a user to store his personally identifiable information (PII) on a personal device. When a third party wants to access the user's PII (e.g., to update the PII or to retrieve the PII), a notification will be presented to the user on the personal device seeking consent to the access. The notification may inform the user as to what information is being requested and which entity is requesting the access. The requested access will be denied unless the user consents to the access. In this manner, the user is given control over the dissemination of his PII. Additionally, the system alters or adjusts the PII that is stored in third-party servers so that even if these servers are breached, the user's actual PII is not exposed.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAInventors: Venkatesh Sarvottamrao Apsingekar, Sahil Vinod Motadoo, Christopher John Schille, James Francis Lavine
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Patent number: 11010717Abstract: A system includes a memory, a survey engine, and a reporting engine. The memory stores identifying information of a plurality of users. The survey engine determines a question to present to each user of the plurality of users and determines an interval for each user of the plurality of users. The determined interval for a first user of the plurality of users is different from the determined interval for a second user of the plurality of users. For each user, the survey engine communicates to that user, based on the stored identifying information, the determined question for that user according to the determined interval for that user and receives a response from each user of the plurality of users. The reporting engine generates a report based on the received response from the plurality of users.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: The Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaInventors: Andrew M. Wisdom, David A. Casto