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US Patent 8234209: Method of collecting delinquent specialized debt

US 8234209  ·  granted 2012-07-31

Abstract

An internet-based system for organization and collection of specialized debt that is delinquent; an example of specialized debt being healthcare debt.

Patent Number 8234209
Title Method of collecting delinquent specialized debt
Filed 2011-04-18
Granted 2012-07-31
Inventor(s) Zadoorian; James A., LaManna; Joseph, Golden; Christopher
CPC Classification G06Q 40/00
Number of Claims 5

Abstract

An internet-based system for organization and collection of specialized debt that is delinquent; an example of specialized debt being healthcare debt.

Claim 1

A method for the organization of disorganized receivables comprising: organizing by a computer the disorganized receivables into a portfolio of organized receivables by a methodincluding sorting the delinquent receivables by employing a sorting parameter to obtain sorted receivables, ranking the sorted receivables by employing a ranking parameter to obtain ranked receivables, and scoring the ranked receivables by employing ascoring parameter to obtain a final score; wherein the sorting parameter, for each specific account in the receivables, comprises: (a) outstanding unpaid balance on the account; (b) age of the account; (c) prior collection history of the account; (d)household income and home value of the debtor on the account; (e) geographic distribution of debtor, based on a parameter which is a member selected from a state, a zip code, a phone number, an employer and a work phone (f) type of debtor/payerclassification selected from the group consisting of individual, business entity, insurance provider and government provider; wherein the ranking parameter comprises: (g) an intrinsic value for each sorting parameter (a)-(f); (h) a comparative valuefor each sorting parameter (a

Claims

5 total

A method for the organization of disorganized receivables comprising: organizing by a computer the disorganized receivables into a portfolio of organized receivables by a methodincluding sorting the delinquent receivables by employing a sorting parameter to obtain sorted receivables, ranking the sorted receivables by employing a ranking parameter to obtain ranked receivables, and scoring the ranked receivables by employing ascoring parameter to obtain a final score; wherein the sorting parameter, for each specific account in the receivables, comprises: (a) outstanding unpaid balance on the account; (b) age of the account; (c) prior collection history of the account; (d)household income and home value of the debtor on the account; (e) geographic distribution of debtor, based on a parameter which is a member selected from a state, a zip code, a phone number, an employer and a work phone (f) type of debtor/payerclassification selected from the group consisting of individual, business entity, insurance provider and government provider; wherein the ranking parameter comprises: (g) an intrinsic value for each sorting parameter (a)-(f); (h) a comparative valuefor each sorting parameter (a