Patent ID: 8955137
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for attaching a file to an electronic record of an insurance claim or insurance policy, the method comprising: receiving, via a computer network, at a backend server associated with a first entity, a first file originating from a client device associated with a second entity, wherein the first file is in a first format and the first file corresponds to an insurance claim; scanning the first file to determine if the first file contains malware; removing the malware from the first file when it is determined that the first file contains malware; determining, by the one or more processors of the backend server associated with the first entity, whether the first file meets a supported threshold value; wherein, when it is determined that the first file format does not meet the threshold value, converting, by the one or more processors of the backend server associated with the first entity, the first file to a compressed file by applying a compression algorithm to the first file, wherein the compressed file meets the supported threshold value; transmitting, from the backend server associated with the first entity, over the computer network, the compressed file to the client device associated with the second entity, for a confirmation from the client device associated with the second entity, that the compressed file does not contain one or more compression artifacts and that the compressed file is appropriate for attachment to the insurance claim or insurance policy; receiving, at the backend server associated with the first entity, the confirmation that the compressed file is appropriate for attachment, wherein the confirmation is received in response to the confirmation transmission and the confirmation originates from the client device associated with the second entity; attaching, by the one or more processors of the backend server associated with the first entity, the compressed file to the electronic record of the insurance claim or insurance policy; storing the compressed file on a storage medium.