Automated Veteran Status Identification via Predictive Scoring

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current practices for veteran status identification rely on self-declaration, leading to inefficiencies, potential denial of benefits to eligible veterans, administrative burdens, and increased susceptibility to errors or fraudulent claims.

Innovation Solution

An automatic veteran identification system using a veteran status predictive classification model that systematically identifies user veteran status by extracting relevant data, generating an aggregated veteran likelihood score, and providing a verification prompt to confirm the assigned classification.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual self-declaration methods are used for veteran status identification, then veterans can access benefits through simple self-identification, but the process becomes administratively burdensome, error-prone, and excludes less informed veterans from accessing their entitled benefits

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of veteran status identificationVSAvoidaccuracy of veteran status identification

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables veterans to self-verify their status through automated electronic verification with military branches and databases, eliminating the need for manual document submission and administrative review. The veteran initiates the verification process and receives automated confirmation, making the system both self-service oriented and highly reliable.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical processes (paper forms, physical document handling, human review) with an automated electronic system that uses digital data extraction, algorithmic analysis, and electronic verification databases to determine veteran status, thereby improving both ease of operation and reliability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Reliability

If manual verification processes are implemented, then establishments can verify veteran status through human review, but processing time increases and administrative costs rise

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of veteran status verificationVSAvoidprocessing time for veteran status determination

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system replaces time-consuming manual verification processes with automated electronic data extraction and analysis algorithms that can process veteran status determination in seconds, dramatically reducing processing time while maintaining high accuracy through multiple verification data points.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The verification system operates continuously and automatically once initiated, with data extraction, analysis, and verification occurring in an uninterrupted automated workflow without human intervention delays, enabling rapid processing of veteran status determinations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #20Continuity of useful action

3Productivity

If automated data extraction is used to identify veterans systematically, then processing efficiency improves and errors are minimized, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprocessing efficiency of veteran identificationVSAvoidcomplexity of identification system

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system employs a multi-functional smart engine that performs data extraction, veteran status determination, benefits eligibility assessment, and verification coordination through a single integrated platform, improving productivity while managing complexity through functional consolidation rather than proliferation of separate systems.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Measurement precision

If comprehensive data extraction and analysis are performed to ensure accurate veteran status identification, then identification accuracy improves, but computational resources and system complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprecision of veteran status classificationVSAvoidcomplexity of predictive classification model

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The smart engine segments the veteran identification process into distinct functional modules: data extraction from multiple sources, veteran status determination through predictive classification, benefits eligibility assessment, and verification coordination. This segmentation improves measurement precision through specialized processing while managing complexity through modular design.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20250173808A1Systems and methods for automatic identification of veteran status

Publication Date: 2025.05.29 WELLS FARGO BANK NA

AI summary

Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for automatic identification of veteran status. An example method includes extracting user data from a data environment. The example method further includes determining a user attribute set comprising one or more user attributes, each associated with a user data type. The example method further includes generating an aggregated veteran likelihood score based on an analysis of the one or more user attributes. The example method further includes assigning a veteran status classification based on the aggregated veteran likelihood score, and providing a verification prompt requesting the user to verify the assigned veteran status classification.