Patent ID: 7653625

Claim:
A method of validating proper ownership of an item, the method comprising the steps: establishing an ownership validation database; filing a police report including information regarding a change in possession of an item, and including ownership identification information of said item; automatically appending said ownership validation database directly with information submitted in said police report, wherein said ownership validation database includes said identification information of said item; having at least one of a pawnbroker and reseller access said ownership validation database; entering information to determine if an item subject to resale is included in said ownership validation database; searching said ownership validation database to determine at least one of: if said item subject to resale is included in the ownership validation database, if the item subject to resale is listed as stolen, and if said item subject to resale is being offered by a listed owner identified in the ownership identification information; providing results of said search of said ownership validation database; determining if the ownership is proper; interacting with a world wide website portal to access a police report database; entering information respective to a police report solely using a world wide web portal site, having access to a police report database; storing entered information respective to the police report; and including information obtained from at least one list from a group of listings, the group of listings consisting of: stolen goods, missing goods, and recovered goods.