Patent ID: 8340997
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A dispatch system for evaluation of an article of furniture, comprising: a plurality of furniture evaluators, wherein each furniture evaluator includes evaluation logic and a portable evaluation apparatus to perform an evaluation of the article furniture so as to determine evaluation information selected from a group comprising a characteristic option, a loss option, a current monetary market value, a devaluated monetary market value, or combinations thereof; and a dispatcher computer system comprising at least a computer and a memory for receiving project information indicative of at least one of a specified article of furniture, a customer for the specified article of furniture, an insurer for the specified article of furniture, a furniture site for the specified article of furniture, an insurance coverage for the specified article of furniture, or combinations thereof, wherein the dispatcher computer system utilizes the project information received to select at least one appropriate furniture evaluator from the plurality of furniture evaluators to perform a furniture evaluation of the specified article of furniture, and provides at least a portion of the project information to the at least one selected furniture evaluator wherein the at least one selected furniture evaluator further receives at least one of authorization or instructions for restitution proceedings, wherein the restitution proceedings includes providing at least one of monetary compensation for damage to the specified article of furniture, restoring at least a portion of the specified article of furniture, or replacing at least a portion of the specified article of furniture.