System, method and software application for accessing and processing information
Patent 8,121,871
The present invention relates generally to systems, methods and software applications for storing, retrieving, and displaying information. More particularly, the present invention relates to providing a comprehensive, interactive tool for storing, retrieving, and displaying agent identifying information and agent commission information. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving agent identifying information and agent commission information; analyzing and sorting the received agent identifying information and agent commission information; saving the agent identifying information and the agent commission information; providing an interactive display of the agent identifying information and the agent commission information; providing interactive access to a display of detailed agent identifying information; and providing interactive access to a display of detailed agent commission information.
Inventors: Freeland Glen Young III (Glen Allen); Liane Dietrich (Richmond); Diana H. Garland (Sandy Hook, Va.); Lee Edwards (Ashland)
Assignee: Genworth Financial, Inc. (Richmond)
Feb. 21, 2012
I read about this “invention” on the USPTO website. I fail to see anything novel about the invention. It uses commonly available IT technology (i.e., it is composed solely of prior art) and is nothing more than the design and implementation of an IT application. In fact, applications similar to Genworth’s are probably in use by Genworth’s competitors. Why would the USPTO approve such a patent application? I am not a patent lawyer so I am sure some of the nuances of this patent went over my head. Would someone explain this to me?