Patents by Inventor Jim Fini

Jim Fini 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).

  • Publication number: 20100235198
    Abstract: Disclosed in one general aspect is an insurance item valuation method that includes establishing a communication link between a location in an operations base and a field site and transmitting item identification information about a series of different discrete items in different item categories located at the field site through the communications link. Insurance valuation information about the items is accessed at the operations base, and an acknowledgement about the insurance valuation information is transmitted from the operations base to the field site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Jim Fini, Jerry S. Straughan, JR.
  • Publication number: 20100049552
    Abstract: In one general aspect, an insurance claim processing method is disclosed. It includes establishing a communication session over a communication link between a first location for a first insured and a claim processing location, and receiving a first notice of loss communication from the first location at the claim processing location during the communication session over the communication link. It also includes receiving item identification information about a series of different items affected by the loss from the first location at the claim processing location through the communication link, and accessing insurance valuation information about the items at the claim processing location during the communication session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Jim Fini, Jon McNeill, Jerry S. Straughan, JR.
  • Publication number: 20100030585
    Abstract: An insurance fulfillment system is disclosed that includes, in one general aspect, an interactive vendor interface and storage for item listings. It also includes fulfillment management logic that is responsive to the interactive vendor interface, operative to access the storage, and responsive to a claim settlement system. A shopping access interface is operative to display aggregated item listings from different vendors and is responsive to selection commands to select items based on a claim settlement amount received from the claim settlement system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventor: Jim Fini