US 12,106,380 B2
Blockchain subrogation claims with arbitration
Shawn M. Call, Bloomington, IL (US); Jaime Skaggs, Chenoa, IL (US); Eric Bellas, Bloomington, IL (US); Douglas A. Graff, Mountain View, MO (US); William J. Leise, Normal, IL (US); Vicki King, Bloomington, IL (US); Jacob J. Alt, Downs, IL (US); Eric R. Moore, Heyworth, IL (US); and Stacie A. McCullough, Bloomington, IL (US)
Assigned to STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed by STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/206,899.
Application 18/206,899 is a continuation of application No. 17/583,497, filed on Jan. 25, 2022, granted, now 11,710,190.
Application 17/583,497 is a continuation of application No. 15/955,180, filed on Apr. 17, 2018, granted, now 11,270,383, issued on Mar. 8, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/584,364, filed on Nov. 10, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/584,424, filed on Nov. 10, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/584,435, filed on Nov. 10, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/555,174, filed on Sep. 7, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/555,177, filed on Sep. 7, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/555,014, filed on Sep. 6, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/555,002, filed on Sep. 6, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/510,664, filed on May 24, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0316414 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 40/08 (2012.01); G06Q 20/06 (2012.01); H04L 9/00 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 40/08 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/0655 (2013.01); G06Q 2220/00 (2013.01); H04L 9/50 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method of settling a subrogation claim by a shared ledger, the method comprising, via one or more processors, servers, and/or associated transceivers:
generating a subrogation claim smart contract, the subrogation claim smart contract: including a demand for arbitration of the subrogation claim, wherein the arbitration demand includes an identity of an arbitrator; and
deploying the subrogation claim smart contract to a shared ledger maintained by a plurality of participants in a shared ledger network according to a set of consensus rules, the subrogation claim smart contract including a contract state and configured to obtain cryptographically signed evidence from participating entities, determine the cryptographically signed evidence is submitted by one of a plurality of predetermined participating entities, and determine that a transaction by the identified arbitrator includes a proof-of-identity to cryptographically prove that the transaction is submitted by the identified arbitrator.