IP Library Granted Patent US 11,544,807
Granted Patent B1
US 11,544,807 · App. 17/089,388 · Granted Jan 3, 2023

Policyholder setup in secure personal and financial information storage and chatbot access by trusted individuals

Inventors: Edward W. Breitweiser (Bloomington, IL); Brian A. Steigerwald (Bloomington, IL); Shreeti Banerjee (Bloomington, IL); Larry Ingrum (Mahomet, IL)
Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
G06Q50/186G06Q40/08H04L51/02H04L51/04
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,544,807
App. No.
17/089,388
Granted
Jan 3, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

A computer-implement method and computer system may be configured to facilitate policyholder setup in connection with estate handling. An audible or visible chatbot avator or doppelgänger may lead a trustee, beneficiary, or family member through the estate of an impaired or deceased user. A computer system may have been provided with, or gather, sample voice and visual recordings associated with a user that are used to build the chatbot avatar that simulates the user audibly and/or visually. The computer system may have previously prompted the user for necessary items to properly handle their estate, such as information related to financial accounts, loans, insurance policies, etc. and user names and passwords to various electronic accounts.

Claims (33)

1. A computer-implemented method of setting up a computer system to provide digital asset storage, management and/or retrieval services in connection with insurance policies, the method comprising:

with a policyholder's permission, via one or more processors and/or associated transceivers, enrolling the policyholder in a digital asset storage, management and/or retrieval service, wherein enrolling the policyholder optionally includes establishing an account record associated with the policyholder;

receiving from the policyholder, via one or more processors and/or transceivers, information about a beneficiary;

accepting and storing, via one or more processors and/or associated transceivers, digital assets associated with the policyholder;

sending, via one or more processors and/or associated transceivers, a notification to the beneficiary informing the beneficiary of the opportunity to use the digital asset service;

receiving from the beneficiary, via one or more processors and/or transceivers, a request to enroll in the digital asset service;

enrolling the beneficiary as the policyholder's beneficiary in the digital asset service, wherein enrolling the beneficiary optionally includes storing information associated with the beneficiary in an account record associated with the policyholder; and

sending to the beneficiary, via one or more processors and/or transceivers, information about a beneficiary app that the beneficiary can download onto a communication device and use in connection with the digital asset services.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , the method further comprising receiving from the policyholder, via one or more processors and/or associated transceivers, a request to enroll in the digital asset service.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , the method further comprising sending to the policyholder, via one or more processors and/or associated transceivers, an invitation to enroll in the digital asset service.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the insurance policy includes one or more of a life insurance policy, a homeowner or renter insurance policy, a vehicle insurance policy and a medical insurance policy.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , the method further comprising storing information representative of a virtual personality of the policyholder or a virtual model of the policyholder based upon the digital assets.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the digital assets are fed into a machine learning module via one or more processors and/or associated transceivers, to create a virtual avatar with a personality similar to the personality of the policyholder.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 wherein the beneficiary app allows the beneficiary to have a conversation with the avatar of the policyholder.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein receiving from the policyholder information about a beneficiary includes receiving condition information including one or more of (1) limitations on roles of the beneficiary and/or (2) the types of information that can be provided to the beneficiary.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , the method further comprising prompting the policyholder to provide the information about a beneficiary and the digital assets.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 offered by a third party to provide services to the policyholder and/or beneficiary.

11. A computer system for providing digital asset storage, management and/or retrieval services in connection with insurance policies, the computer system comprising one or more local or remote processors, transceivers, servers and/or sensors, the computer system configured to:

with a policyholder's permission, via one or more processors and/or associated transceivers, enroll the policyholder in a digital asset storage, management and/or retrieval service, wherein enrolling the policyholder optionally includes establishing an account record associated with the policyholder;

receive from the policyholder, via one or more processors and/or transceivers, information about a beneficiary;

accept and store, via one or more processors and/or associated transceivers, digital assets associated with the policyholder;

send, via one or more processors and/or associated transceivers, a notification to the beneficiary informing the beneficiary of the opportunity to use the digital asset service;

receive from the beneficiary, via one or more processors and/or transceivers, a request to enroll in the digital asset service;

enroll the beneficiary as the policyholder's beneficiary in the digital asset service, wherein enrolling the beneficiary optionally includes storing information associated with the beneficiary in an account record associated with the policyholder; and

send to the beneficiary, via one or more processors and/or transceivers, information about a beneficiary app that the beneficiary can download onto a communication device and use in connection with the digital asset services.

12. The computer system of claim 11 , the system further configured to receive from the policyholder, via one or more processors and/or associated transceivers, a request to enroll in the digital asset service.

13. The computer system of claim 11 , the system further configured to send to the policyholder, via one or more processors and/or associated transceivers, an invitation to enroll in the digital asset service.

14. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the insurance policy includes one or more of a life insurance policy, a homeowner or renter insurance policy, a vehicle insurance policy and a medical insurance policy.

15. The computer system of claim 11 , the system further configured to store information representative of a virtual personality of the policyholder or a virtual model of the policyholder based upon the digital assets.

16. The computer system of claim 11 , the system further configured to provide a machine learning module via one or more processors and/or associated transceivers, to create a virtual avatar with a personality similar to the personality of the policyholder based upon the digital assets.

17. The computer system of claim 16 wherein the beneficiary app is configured to allow the beneficiary to have a conversation with the avatar of the policyholder.

18. The computer system of claim 11 wherein receiving from the policyholder information about a beneficiary includes receiving condition information including one or more of (1) limitations on roles of the beneficiary and/or (2) the types of information that can be provided to the beneficiary.

19. The computer system of claim 1 , the system further configured to prompt the policyholder to provide the information about a beneficiary and the digital assets.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2026
From: BREITWEISER, EDWARD W.; STEIGERWALD, BRIAN A.; BANERJEE, SHREETI
To: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 073736/0001 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 63108528 · Nov 2, 2020
Provisional Application 62947374 · Dec 12, 2019
Provisional Application 62931486 · Nov 6, 2019
Provisional Application 62930830 · Nov 5, 2019
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