Patents by Inventor Andrew A. Betz

Andrew A. Betz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11588728
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for retrieving, from a database, over a network, historical routing data for multiple attributes and determining, for each attribute, based on its respective historical routing data, whether processing volume and processing error rates for each attribute exceed respective threshold. If both processing volume and error rate exceed their respective thresholds, the systems and methods describe herein calculate, for each qualifying attribute, a degree to which routing for each attribute can be improved. The systems and methods described herein output a ranking for each qualifying attribute based on their respective degrees to which routing can be improved for the respective attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Airbnb, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuanpei Cao, Yu Guo, William Andrew Betz, Reid Marlow Andersen
  • Publication number: 20200195550
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for retrieving, from a database, over a network, historical routing data for multiple attributes and determining, for each attribute, based on its respective historical routing data, whether processing volume and processing error rates for each attribute exceed respective threshold. If both processing volume and error rate exceed their respective thresholds, the systems and methods describe herein calculate, for each qualifying attribute, a degree to which routing for each attribute can be improved. The systems and methods described herein output a ranking for each qualifying attribute based on their respective degrees to which routing can be improved for the respective attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Yuanpei Cao, Yu Guo, William Andrew Betz, Reid Marlow Andersen
  • Patent number: 8731962
    Abstract: Methods and systems for acquiring a pre-approval from a responsible party and receiving funds from a financial account related to the pre-approval in the healthcare field are described herein. A method for collecting payment from an individual for services rendered by a provider is disclosed. The method includes verifying an individual's eligibility for benefits, estimating an individual responsibility amount, acquiring authority from the individual for up to the individual responsibility amount on at least one financial account held by the individual, submitting one or more claims to one or more payer entities requesting compensation for the services rendered by the provider, deducting an amount from the at least one financial account held by the individual, and transferring the deducted amount to the provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Instamed Communications LLC
    Inventors: Christopher D. Seib, Andrew A. Betz, Brian R. Bentow, Elmahdi Erraji, William F. Marvin
  • Publication number: 20140074500
    Abstract: Methods and systems for acquiring a pre-approval from a responsible party and receiving funds from a financial account related to the pre-approval in the healthcare field are described herein. A method for collecting payment from an individual for services rendered by a provider is disclosed. The method includes verifying an individual's eligibility for benefits, estimating an individual responsibility amount, acquiring authority from the individual for up to the individual responsibility amount on at least one financial account held by the individual, submitting one or more claims to one or more payer entities requesting compensation for the services rendered by the provider, deducting an amount from the at least one financial account held by the individual, and transferring the deducted amount to the provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: INSTAMED COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher D. SEIB, Andrew A. BETZ, Brian R. BENTOW, Elmahdi ERRAJI, William F. MARVIN
  • Patent number: 8538875
    Abstract: Methods and systems for acquiring a pre-approval from a responsible party and receiving funds from a financial account related to the pre-approval in the healthcare field are described herein. A method for collecting payment from an individual for services rendered by a provider is disclosed. The method includes verifying an individual's eligibility for benefits, estimating an individual responsibility amount, acquiring authority from the individual for up to the individual responsibility amount on at least one financial account held by the individual, submitting one or more claims to one or more payer entities requesting compensation for the services rendered by the provider, deducting an amount from the at least one financial account held by the individual, and transferring the deducted amount to the provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Instamed Communications LLC
    Inventors: Christopher D. Seib, Andrew A. Betz, Brian R. Bentow, Elmahdi Erraji, William F. Marvin
  • Publication number: 20120296815
    Abstract: Methods and systems for acquiring a pre-approval from a responsible party and receiving funds from a financial account related to the pre-approval in the healthcare field are described herein. A method for collecting payment from an individual for services rendered by a provider is disclosed. The method includes verifying an individual's eligibility for benefits, estimating an individual responsibility amount, acquiring authority from the individual for up to the individual responsibility amount on at least one financial account held by the individual, submitting one or more claims to one or more payer entities requesting compensation for the services rendered by the provider, deducting an amount from the at least one financial account held by the individual, and transferring the deducted amount to the provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: INSTAMED COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher D. Seib, Andrew A. Betz, Brian R. Bentow, Elmahdi Erraji, William F. Marvin
  • Publication number: 20070106607
    Abstract: Methods and systems for acquiring a pre-approval from a responsible party and receiving funds from a financial account related to the pre-approval in the healthcare field are described herein. A method for collecting payment from an individual for services rendered by a provider is disclosed. The method includes verifying an individual's eligibility for benefits, estimating an individual responsibility amount, acquiring authority from the individual for up to the individual responsibility amount on at least one financial account held by the individual, submitting one or more claims to one or more payer entities requesting compensation for the services rendered by the provider, deducting an amount from the at least one financial account held by the individual, and transferring the deducted amount to the provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Christopher Seib, Andrew Betz, Brian Bentow, Elmahdi Erraji, William Marvin