Vicki S King

US Patent:

20220374549, Nov 24, 2022

Filed:

Aug 4, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/881060

Inventors:

- Bloomington IL, US
Eric Bellas - Bloomington IL, US
Jaime Skaggs - Chenoa IL, US
Shwn M. Call - Bloomington IL, US
Eric R. Moore - Heyworth IL, US
Vicki King - Bloomington IL, US
Burton J. Floyd - Mackinaw IL, US
David Turrentine - Normal IL, US
Steven T. Olson - Bloomington IL, US
Timothy Caleb Wells - Bloomington IL, US
Corin Rebekah Chapman - Bloomington IL, US
Edward W. Breitweiser - Bloomington IL, US
Robert Gomez - Bloomington IL, US
Shelia Cummings Smith - Bloomington IL, US

International Classification:

G06F 21/62
H04L 9/06
H04L 9/08

Abstract:

Methods and systems for processing a blockchain comprising a plurality of immutable sales records corresponding to sales made by agents of an entity are provided. According to certain aspects, a transaction request indicating a sale made by an agent of the entity may be received at a first node. A block including a sales record indicating the sale made by the agent may be added to a blockchain and transmitted to another node for validation. The first node may add the block to a copy of the blockchain, where the block may be identified by a hash value that references a previous block in the blockchain that includes at least one additional sales record.

US Patent:

20220351205, Nov 3, 2022

Filed:

Jul 19, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/868527

Inventors:

- Bloomington IL, US
Robert Alpine Jennings - Bloomington IL, US
Shyam Tummala - Bloomington IL, US
Eric Bellas - Bloomington IL, US
Jaime Skaggs - Chenoa IL, US
Shawn M. Call - Bloomington IL, US
Melinda Teresa Magerkurth - Utica IL, US
Vicki King - Bloomington IL, US
Charles H. Roscow - Bloomington IL, US
Scott Shoop - Heyworth IL, US
Greg Hayes - Bloomington IL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 20/40
G06F 21/64
H04L 9/32

Abstract:

The present methods and systems relate to using and accessing data stored in a blockchain, and in particular, interacting with the blockchain and users via smart contracts to handle account funding and distribution methods. The methods and systems include receiving a transaction from a participant, and verifying the transaction, such as by accessing a smart contract stored on the blockchain and checking a set of parameters against a set of conditions stored in the smart contract. Depending on whether the set of parameters satisfy the conditions, the results may be communicated to participants about the success or failure of the transaction.

US Patent:

20230039746, Feb 9, 2023

Filed:

Oct 26, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/973652

Inventors:

- Bloomington IL, US
Eric Bellas - Bloomington IL, US
Jaime Skaggs - Chenoa IL, US
Shawn M. Call - Bloomington IL, US
Eric R. Moore - Heyworth IL, US
Vicki King - Bloomington IL, US
Burton J. Floyd - Mackinaw IL, US
David Turrentine - Normal IL, US
Steven T. Olson - Bloomington IL, US
Timothy Caleb Wells - Bloomington IL, US
Corin Rebekah Chapman - Bloomington IL, US
Edward W. Breitweiser - Bloomington IL, US
Robert Gomez - Bloomington IL, US
Shelia Cummings Smith - Bloomington IL, US

International Classification:

G06F 21/62
H04L 67/104
H04L 9/08
H04L 9/06
H04L 9/40
G06Q 20/10

Abstract:

Methods and systems for managing and/or processing a blockchain to maintain data security for confidential and/or personal data are provided. According to certain aspects, the disclosed data security techniques may enable access sharing functionality utilizing the blockchain. For example, access sharing may be utilized to file documents, share policy information, and/or comply with an audit. The data security techniques disclosed herein also enable the use of smart contracts to transfer funds associated with payment obligations and/or other forms of blockchain based payments, comply with anti-money laundering requirements, report industry data, validate interest payments and/or maintain agent sales data. Data security may be achieved through the use of public key/private key encryption techniques.

US Patent:

20210350469, Nov 11, 2021

Filed:

Jan 12, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/870282

Inventors:

- Bloomington IL, US
Stacie A. McCullough - Bloomington IL, US
Mitchell J. Hill - Bloomington IL, US
Jacob J. Alt - Downs IL, US
Jaime Skaggs - Chenoa IL, US
Shawn M. Call - Bloomington IL, US
Eric Bellas - Bloomington IL, US
Vicki King - Bloomington IL, US
Melinda Teresa Magerkurth - Utica IL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 40/08
G06Q 30/02
G07C 5/00

Abstract:

Systems and methods are disclosed with respect to using a distributed ledger, such as a blockchain, for managing vehicle sensor data utilized to develop collision profiles. These collision profiles may be helpful when analyzing a collision to determine conditions that preceded the collision, to determine fault, and/or to determine an extent of damage to one or more vehicles involved in the collision. The sensor data may be collected from any of a number of sensors configured to capture position, orientation, movement, acceleration, driver behavior, etc.

US Patent:

20210342828, Nov 4, 2021

Filed:

Jan 22, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/877046

Inventors:

- Bloomington IL, US
Eric Bellas - Bloomington IL, US
Jaime Skaggs - Chenoa IL, US
Shawn M. Call - Bloomington IL, US
Eric R. Moore - Heyworth IL, US
Vicki King - Bloomington IL, US
Burton J. Floyd - Mackinaw IL, US
David Turrentine - Normal IL, US
Steven T. Olson - Bloomington IL, US
Timothy Caleb Wells - Bloomington IL, US
Corin Rebekah Chapman - Bloomington IL, US
Edward W. Breitweiser - Bloomington IL, US
Robert Gomez - Bloomington IL, US
Shelia Cummings Smith - Bloomington IL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 20/38
G06Q 40/08
G06F 21/62
H04L 9/06
H04L 9/32
H04L 9/08
H04L 9/14
H04L 9/30

Abstract:

Methods and systems for managing and/or processing a blockchain to maintain data security for confidential and/or personal data are provided. According to certain aspects, the disclosed data security techniques may enable access sharing functionality utilizing the blockchain. The data security techniques disclosed herein also enable the use of smart contracts to support compliance with anti-money laundering requirements. A node may receive a new account transaction that includes documents identifying an account holder. The node may compare the identity to a government list of identities. In some embodiments, the node may detect any discrepancies between the documents and modify the new account transaction. The new account transaction may be compiled into a block of the blockchain.

US Patent:

20210279722, Sep 9, 2021

Filed:

Jan 22, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/877006

Inventors:

- Bloomington IL, US
Eric Bellas - Bloomington IL, US
Jaime Skaggs - Chenoa IL, US
Shawn M. Call - Bloomington IL, US
Eric R. Moore - Heyworth IL, US
Vicki King - Bloomington IL, US
Burton J. Floyd - Mackinaw IL, US
David Turrentine - Normal IL, US
Steven T. Olson - Bloomington IL, US
Timothy Caleb Wells - Bloomington IL, US
Corin Rebekah Chapman - Bloomington IL, US
Edward W. Breitweiser - Bloomington IL, US
Robert Gomez - Bloomington IL, US
Shelia Cummings Smith - Bloomington IL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 20/38
G06Q 40/08
H04L 29/06
G06F 21/62
H04L 9/06
H04L 9/14
H04L 9/30
H04L 9/08
H04L 9/32

Abstract:

Methods and systems for managing and/or processing a blockchain to maintain data security for confidential and/or personal data are provided. According to certain aspects, the disclosed data security techniques may enable access sharing functionality utilizing the blockchain. For example, access sharing may be utilized to file documents with an agency. In some scenarios, the documents may be associated with unclaimed property. The documents may be associated with a smart contract. Accordingly, the document may be encrypted using a public key for the smart contract and compiled into a block of the blockchain. In response to a request to provide access to the document to a particular node, the private key for the smart contract may be encrypted using the public key for the particular node and compiled into a block of the blockchain.

US Patent:

20210279723, Sep 9, 2021

Filed:

Jan 22, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/877108

Inventors:

- Bloomington IL, US
Eric Bellas - Bloomington IL, US
Jaime Skaggs - Chenoa IL, US
Shawn M. Call - Bloomington IL, US
Eric R. Moore - Heyworth IL, US
Vicki King - Bloomington IL, US
Burton J. Floyd - Mackinaw IL, US
David Turrentine - Normal IL, US
Steven T. Olson - Bloomington IL, US
Timothy Caleb Wells - Bloomington IL, US
Corin Rebekah Chapman - Bloomington IL, US
Edward W. Breitweiser - Bloomington IL, US
Robert Gomez - Bloomington IL, US
Shelia Cummings Smith - Bloomington IL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 20/38
G06Q 40/08
G06F 21/62
G06Q 20/40
H04L 9/32

Abstract:

Methods and systems for processing a blockchain comprising a plurality of immutable insurance policy records corresponding to industry reports are provided. According to certain aspects, a transaction request indicating an industry report issued by an entity may be received at a first node. A block including a reporting record indicating the industry report may be added to a blockchain and transmitted to another node for validation. The first node may add the block to a copy of the blockchain, where the block may be identified by a hash value that references a previous block in the blockchain that includes at least one additional industry report.

US Patent:

20210279808, Sep 9, 2021

Filed:

Jan 12, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/870332

Inventors:

- Bloomington IL, US
Stacie A. McCullough - Bloomington IL, US
Mitchell J. Hill - Bloomington IL, US
Jacob J. Alt - Downs IL, US
Jaime Skaggs - Chenoa IL, US
Shawn M. Call - Bloomington IL, US
Eric Bellas - Bloomington IL, US
Vicki King - Bloomington IL, US
Melinda Teresa Magerkurth - Utica IL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 40/08
H04L 9/32

Abstract:

Systems and methods are disclosed with respect to using a distributed ledger, such as a blockchain, for insurance record management systems. The distributed ledger may be utilized to look up information pertaining to a person's insurance. For example, when a driver is pulled over by law enforcement for speeding, the driver may wish to verify an insurance policy by granting a law enforcement official permission to view his or her insurance records stored on the distributed ledger. Advantageously, the distributed ledger could consequently eliminate the need to carry physical proof of insurance.