Patent ID: 8788300

Claim:
One or more computer storage media storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, provide a vehicle insurance claim management application, the application comprising: a first set of instructions defined by the computer readable instructions, wherein the first set of instructions translates a set of assignment data and a set of estimate data between the vehicle insurance claim management application and a vehicle repair estimating system, wherein the set of assignment data includes information about a customer, a corresponding vehicle, and a corresponding loss with the vehicle and the set of estimate data includes information about a repair estimate for the loss of the vehicle, wherein the translating is into a format accepted by the vehicle insurance claim management application, and further wherein the translating includes encrypting the set of assignment data and the set of estimate data; and a second set of instructions defined by the computer readable instructions, wherein the second set of instructions: receives the set of assignment data, transfers the assignment data to the vehicle repair estimating system, reviews the estimate data for compliance with a set of contract-based conditions, and transfers the estimate data.