Patents by Inventor Paul Joseph Hoffman

Paul Joseph Hoffman 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: 11380435
    Abstract: Automated assistance program qualification and enrollment are provided. An assistance program qualification and enrollment (APQE) system determines whether a user qualifies for an assistance program that offers assistance with an ongoing transaction record with a service provider. The APQE system generates a set of questions based on qualification data (used to make a qualification determination) that are not included in collected user data and financial data about the user. The user's qualification is based on an evaluation of the user data, financial data, and user-provided responses to the questions. If the user qualifies for the assistance program, an option is provided to the user to enroll in the assistance program. If additional information is needed to complete an enrollment process for the assistance program, an interface is provided that enables the user to provide the data for completing the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: EXPERIAN HEALTH, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Hoffman, Sean M. Porter, Kevin Otto Horvath, Elizabeth Donato Serie
  • Publication number: 20190304599
    Abstract: Automated assistance program qualification and enrollment are provided. An assistance program qualification and enrollment (APQE) system determines whether a user qualifies for an assistance program that offers assistance with an ongoing transaction record with a service provider. The APQE system generates a set of questions based on qualification data (used to make a qualification determination) that are not included in collected user data and financial data about the user. The user's qualification is based on an evaluation of the user data, financial data, and user-provided responses to the questions. If the user qualifies for the assistance program, an option is provided to the user to enroll in the assistance program. If additional information is needed to complete an enrollment process for the assistance program, an interface is provided that enables the user to provide the data for completing the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Experian Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Hoffman, Sean M. Porter, Kevin Otto Horvath, Elizabeth Donato Serie
  • Patent number: 10217141
    Abstract: An ability to expose and display a current billing amount associated with a billing account in a billing system to one or more third parties, and to link one or more payments from the one or more third parties to the billing account in an account receivable system is provided. A user may create, publish, and share a fundraising webpage, which when accessed by a third party, allows the third party to send a payment in the form of a contribution or donation. An intermediary system allows for secure communication of billing account data from the accounts receivable system to the third party, allowing the third party to interact with the accounts receivable system as if the third party is in direct communication with the accounts receivable system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: PASSPORT HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC
    Inventor: Paul Joseph Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20180285872
    Abstract: Improvements to the distribution and handling of electronic transactions across a distributed system are provided herein. A user interface is provided to a user responsible for one or more ongoing transactions or plans. The user interface is populated with data related to the user and the ongoing transactions. The user interface enables the user to group and manipulate various ongoing transactions and plans, and is populated with data based on the ongoing transactions, the user's historical transactional data, and a profile for the user based on similar users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Experian Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven B. Millhouse, Christopher G. Busch, Nathan Todd Gilman, Sean M. Porter, Paul Joseph Hoffman, Jorge Wong, Jason Michael Considine, Michael A. Johnson, Anthony Causin Suralta, Oscar Valdez
  • Publication number: 20180197160
    Abstract: Aspects of methods and systems for proactively allowing the consumers to setup a transaction management plan upon determining their recovery probability are provided herein. Upon receiving an ongoing transaction record or file from a service provider, the system analyzes the ongoing transaction record or file and assigns a score based on plurality of factors such as balance on the ongoing transaction, consumer's transactional data, etc. The system further determines the consumer's recovery probability for the ongoing transaction balance. Upon determining the consumer's low recovery probability for the balance, the system sends an indication to the consumer to activate a transaction management plan or apply for assistance programs, without consumer intervention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: Experian Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Hoffman, Jason Michael Considine, Michael A. Johnson, Marina Babic, Kevin Otto Horvath, Anthony Causin Suralta
  • Publication number: 20140089181
    Abstract: An ability to expose and display a current billing amount associated with a billing account in a billing system to one or more third parties, and to link one or more payments from the one or more third parties to the billing account in an account receivable system is provided. A user may create, publish, and share a fundraising webpage, which when accessed by a third party, allows the third party to send a payment in the form of a contribution or donation. An intermediary system allows for secure communication of billing account data from the accounts receivable system to the third party, allowing the third party to interact with the accounts receivable system as if the third party is in direct communication with the accounts receivable system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Passport Health Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Joseph Hoffman
  • Patent number: 8600885
    Abstract: An ability to expose and display a current billing amount associated with a billing account in a billing system to one or more third parties, and to link one or more payments from the one or more third parties to the billing account in an account receivable system is provided. A user may create, publish, and share a fundraising webpage, which when accessed by a third party, allows the third party to send a payment in the form of a contribution or donation. An intermediary system allows for secure communication of billing account data from the accounts receivable system to the third party, allowing the third party to interact with the accounts receivable system as if the third party is in direct communication with the accounts receivable system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Passport Health Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Joseph Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20130246090
    Abstract: Estimate of benefits (EOB) data and healthcare billing data are provided in a single user interface. By providing a display of billing information and EOB information on a same screen, a patient may be enabled to better understand his payment responsibility compared to an amount owed to a healthcare provider. When a patient logs into a healthcare billing account, healthcare billing data may be provided, as well as input fields for entering EOB data. When EOB data is received, the billing data received from the healthcare provider billing system and the EOB data may be displayed in the single user interface. If a total of entered EOB amounts does not equal a total amount owed to the healthcare provider, a notification may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: PASSPORT HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Hoffman, Lance Clifford Mansfield
  • Publication number: 20120259773
    Abstract: An ability to expose and display a current billing amount associated with a billing account in a billing system to one or more third parties, and to link one or more payments from the one or more third parties to the billing account in an account receivable system is provided. A user may create, publish, and share a fundraising webpage, which when accessed by a third party, allows the third party to send a payment in the form of a contribution or donation. An intermediary system allows for secure communication of billing account data from the accounts receivable system to the third party, allowing the third party to interact with the accounts receivable system as if the third party is in direct communication with the accounts receivable system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: PASSPORT HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Paul Joseph Hoffman
  • Patent number: D841675
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Experian Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Hoffman, Jason Michael Considine, Michael A. Johnson, Marina Babic, Anthony Causin Suralta, Kevin Otto Horvath