Patent ID: 7912765
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: G06Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of verifying occupancy of a given address comprising the steps of: dispatching vehicles to locations within a geographic area to provide a service other than verifying occupancy; capturing signatures of respective occupants at respective locations in connection with providing said service at least some of said locations, wherein said signatures are digitized and stored in a data record in association with an address for respective locations with respective occupant's names, and dates of service at said respective locations; transferring said data records into a data repository from said data acquisition device; receiving a request for proof of occupancy evidence that a business or person occupied a select location within said geographic area, said request including a select address or a select occupant's name; querying said data repository to identify any data records associated with said request; determining whether data records associated with said request exist in said data repository; and if data records exist, providing proof of occupancy evidence for said select location based at least in part on said identified records.